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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-07-18 Info Packet of 7/6 -,- CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET c~ d '°/;,~¢~' July 6, 2000 I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS IP1 Meeting Schedule and Tentative Work Session Agendas IP2 Memorandum from City Manager: Bond Rating IP3 Memorandum from City Manager: Water Rates IP4 Letter from City Manager to Paul Broderick: Mr. Broderick's June 16, 2000, Correspondence IP5 Memorandum from City Manager: Johnson County SEATS - Airport Lease IP6 Forwarded (from Web Developer) Email to City Staff from John Lind: Eagles and Trees IP7 Letter from George Dane to JCCOG: Proposed Amendment to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan IP8 Memorandum from City Attorney: Vacation IP9 Memorandum from Parks and Recreation Director to City Manager: Commission Action IP10 Memorandum from Parks and Recreation Director to Skate Park Planners/Supporters: Upcoming Meetings IP11 Memorandum from City Clerk: June t 2 Council Work Session IP12 June 2000 Building Permit Information IP13 Board, Commission, Committee Applications IP14 Iowa League of Cities Special Report - New Laws of Interest to Cities IP15 ECICOG Update- May/June 2000 IP16 Minutes: May 25 ECICOG IP17 Minutes: May 25 East Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium 07-06-00 City Council Meeting Schedule and J.,v 6..~ Tentative Work Session Agendas July 11 Tuesday 7:00p SPECIAL WORK SESSION Council Chambers Joint - Bar Owners July 17 Monday 6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Council Chambers July 18 Tuesday 7:00p FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers I July 31 Monday 6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Council Chambers l August I Tuesday 7:00p FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers August 14 Monday 6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Council Chambers August 15 Tuesday 7 :OOp FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers September 5 Tuesday 3:00p SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION Council Chambers 7:00p FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Meeting dates/times subject to change FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS Kirkwood Avenue Signalization Sidewalk Snow Removal Campaign Contributions Sidewalk Cafes City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: June 28, 2000 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Bond Rating Attached is a copy of the Moody's bond rating of our recent general obligation bond of $14.3 million. The credit rating as you will see is again Aaa. The analysis by Moody's indicates our position with respect to our debt burden remains sound. They do point out, and to my knowledge this is the first time it has been so indicated in our credit rating, that we could begin to experience expenditure pressures since we have limited revenue raising flexibility. This is due to State property tax rate caps and we have no other major revenue source. This could affect our general fund cash balance. The statement mentioned is highlighted in this document. mgr\mernos\bondrate.doc JUN-28-2000 22::3? 21255:31414 P.02/04 Iowa City (City oO IA Contacts Iliana Pappas 212-553-7738 David Hamburger 212-553-4135 Moody'$ Rating Issue Rating General Obligation Bonds, Sedes 2000 Aaa Sale Amount $14.310.000 Expected Sale Data 06/20/00 Rating Description General Obligation, Unlimitad Tax MOODY'S ASSIGNS Aaa RATING TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. SERIES 2000 $53.5 MILLION DEBT AFFECTED Opinion Moody's Investors ServiGe has assigned a Aaa rating, with a stable outlook, to the City of Iowa Cib/s General Obligation Bonds. Series 2000. The bands, which are secured by the citys general obligation unlimited tax pledge, will be used to finance a vadety of Gapital improvement projects. At this time. Moody's also affirms the Aaa rating to the citys outstanding $39.2 million general obligation. unlimited tax bonds. The highest quality rating and stable outlook are based on the dty's long-term economic stability, strong financial management, and a moderate amount of rapidly retired debt. Moody's believes the city's credit factors will remain stable for the foreseeable future given the strengths provided by signifiGant institutional-based economic activity, as well as management's in-depth financial planning. STABLE ECONOMY WITH STEADY TAX BASE GROWTH Significant employment opportunities for more than 20.000 people at the University of Iowa and its medical canter, as well as a mix of serviGe and light manufacturing entities, result in strong city economic stability and continuing moderate economic growth. The University of Iowa is the flagship public institution in the state. with stable enrollment exceeding 23,000. Despita the significant presence of students, the clty's wealth levels are strong and exceed state averages. Unemployment at 1-8% (Apdl 2000} is lower than both state and national levels. Given these positive economic factors, the city's property tax base has been growing steadily, with assessed valuation increasing 3.8% annually from fiscal 1997 to fiscal 2001. Moody's believes that this level of growth will be maintained due to current plans for expansions at the university and medical canters, as well as the availability of land for development. STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESULTS IN REDUCED BUT FAVORABLE Iowa Cit-y (City oi) 1A JUN-28-2~00 22:37 2125531414 P.03/04 GENERAL FUND RESERVES The citys strong financial management is evidenced by multi-year operating and capital planning, conservative budgeting. and the continual goal of maintaining ample General Fund reserves. The city plans to maintain its undesignatad General Fund balance at 20% of General Fund expenditures and will use any excess to fund one-time capital projects. Despite balanced operations in FY 1999, the undesignated General Fund balance decreased from $8.4 million, or 30.9% of General Fund revenues in FY 1998 to $7.2 million, or 25.2% of fund revenues in FY 1999 due to an increase in reserves for long term receivables. In fiscal 2000, the city expects that the amount of funds in the undesignated General Fund balance will remain steady. but will represent approximately 23% of revenues. Given the city's reserve policy and the ability to eliminate some discretionary expenditures, Mcody's believes the city finenoes will remain stable for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, expenditure pressures and limited revenue raising flexibility may resWt In downward pressure on the undesignatad General Fund balance. Consequently. the city's ability to maintain favorable reserves will remain important over the long-term. MODERATE DEBT LEVELS WITH The overall debt burden of 2.4% is moderate, and payout is above average with 57.9% d principal retired in ten years. Pressure on property tax is somewhat mitigated in that approximately 30% of the city's general obligation debt service is paid from alternate sources such as water and sewer revenue. Later this year, the city anticipates issuing approximately $11 million in water revenue bonds and $10 million in sewer revenue. Moody's expects debt burden to remain manageable for the foreseeable future given the city's currently moderate debt levels, expectation for continued tax base growth. and rapid bond payout. KEY STATISTICS 1998 population (estimated): 60.847 2001 full valuation: $2.6 billion 2001 full valuation per capita: $42,294 Debt burden: 2.4% Payout of principal (10 years): 67.9% FY'99 General Fund balance: $7.2 million (25.2% of General Fund revenues) © Cop~ght2000 by Mood,/s Investors Service, 99 Church Sb-eet, New York, NY 10007. All dghts reserved. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: City Manager DATE: June 30, 2000 RE: Water Rates Attached is a summary of the rates in various cities throughout Iowa. Attachment Declining Rate Block Cities flatdeclinerates.xls6/29/008:04AM City Minimum B~I and RATE BLOCK Consumption I Cubic Feet I Gallons Cedar Rapids $2.30 = 0 cf 0 - 25,000 = $1.09/100 cf 25,001 - 100,000 = $0.99/100 cf over 100,000 = $0.87/100 cf Council Bluffs $5.90 = 300 cf 301 - 3,000 = $1.65/100 cf 3001 - 60,000 = $1.20/100 cf 60,001 - 2,000,000 = $0.681100 cf 2,000,001 -4,000,000 = $0.62/100 cf over 4,000,000 = $0.32/100 cf Des Moines $6.00 = 0 cf 0 - 5,000 = $2.15/1,000 gallons 5,001 - 15,000 = $1.47/1,000 gallons over 15,000 = $1.06/1,000 gallons Dubuque $2.92 = 200 cf 201 - 3,000 = $1.46/100 cf 3,001 - 15,000 = $1.20/100 cf 15,001 - 50,000 = $1.11/100 cf 50,001 ~ 100,000 = $0.99/100 cf over 100,000 = $0.85/100 cf Fort Madison $6.31 = 0 cf 0 - 10,000 = $2.39/1,000 gallons 10,001 - 50,000 = $2.27/1,000 gallons 50,001-250,000 = $2.08/1,000 gallons over 250,000 = $1.25/1,000 gallons Keokuk $6.46 = 0 cf 0-7,500 = $1.98/1,000 gallons 75,001-15,000 = $1.85/1,000 gallons 15,001-100,000 = $1.75/1,000 gallons 100,001-1,000,000 = $1.45/1,000 gallons over 1,000,000 = 1.25/1,000 gallons Otturnwa $6.87 = 300 cf res'l 301 - 2,700 = $1.63/100 cf $10.20=300 cf com'l 2,701 - 9,700 = $1.32/100 cf 9,701- 49,700 = $0.87/100 cf 49,701 - 1,555,200 = $0.78/100 cf ~2~: over 1,555,200 = $0.75/100 cf Iowa City $7.47 = 100 cf 101 - 3,000 = $3.49/100 cf (Effective 8-1-00) over 3,000 = $2.51/100 cf Flat Rate Cities flatdeclinerates.xls6/29/o08:04 AM City Minimum Bill and RATE BLOCK Consumption ~ Cubic Feet ~ Gallons Ames $6.85 = 0 cf $1.23 Flat Rate Coralville $6.00 = 200 cf $1.55 Flat Rate Marshalltown $4.00 = 0 cf $1.08 Flat Rate Oskaloosa $3.36 = 200 cf $1.62 Flat Rate Urbandale $3.15 = 151 cf $2.86 per thousand gallons West Des Moines $3.00 = 0 cf $3.05 per thousand gallons L 07-06-00 June 30, 2000 I .h IP4 Mr. Paul Broderick 506 Terrace Road *eee~. C~t]/0~11~ Iowa City, IA 52245 ~//,~ Re: Your correspondence of June 16, 2000 C Dear Mr. Broderick: Thank you for your letter to the City Council which I received on June 16, 2000. I asked our tra~c engineering staff to review your comments. We would all agree that the main thoroughfare streets around the University ~mpus are ve~ busy with motor vehicles, buses, bicycles, and pedestrians. The City and the University traffic planners a~empt to balance the needs of all transpo~ation modes to and from a ~mpus located in the head of our city. Our engineers have explained how our crosswalk signals across Burlington Street work. If you attempt to cross noah or south on a green signal which has been activated by a motor vehicle on a side street, you will not have enough time to walk across Burlington before the light changes to red. However, if you ~11 up a walk cycle from one of the push bu~ons it will allow you enough time through the "walk" and flashing "don't walk" signals to get nearly all the way across the street before the solid "don't walk" signal ~mes on. The solid "don't walk" signal occurs simultaneously with the amber phase of the tra~c signal and allows you adequate time to reach the other side of the street. With resped to your desire to have additional "No Right Turn on Red" signs erected, we have found that there is routine disobedience of "No Right Turn on Red" signs by motorists. This is both a local and national phenomenon. Bemuse of this we do not believe additional "No Right Turn on Red" signs along Burlington Street would provide pedestrians a signifi~nt measure of additional safety, and would in fact create a false sense of security. We unfo~unately do not have the police o~cers necessa~ to enforce a multitude of "No Right Turn on Red" signs throughout the community. We may at some time need to consider a sk~alk(s) across Burlington Street. The City Council has discussed this matter several times as I assume the University has, and thus far a sk~alk is not a high priority project. Issues with sk~alks include the expense, which for a span the size of Burlington Street would be in the neighborhood of $500,000+. There is also the issue of incorporating them into the sidewalk system so that pedestrians find them convenient. By copy of this letter I will make sure the City Council is aware of your concerns. Sin~rely, City Manager cc: Ci~ Council Ma~ Sue Coleman, President, The University of Iowa ~rl~rodedck.d~ 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: June 23, 2000 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Johnson County SEATS - Airport Lease A letter was recently directed to the Mayor's attention concerning a proposed release of a lease commitment by Johnson County SEATS. Johnson County SEATS currently contracts with the Airport Commission for rental space. If you and the Airport Commission choose to release them from this obligation, it will result in an additional $18,000 general fund requirement to finance the Airport. As you know the Airport provides for the cost of its operations through lease agreements, fuel flowage, etc. and therefore any reduction in a lease, such as what has been suggested, is a loss of income to the Airport. An option could possibly be a negotiated buyout of the lease with representatives of the Airport Commission thereby minimizing the expense to the City. Either case increases the property tax support for the Airport. Cc: Lisa Dewey Joe Fowler Ron O'Neil rngrVnem\sa6-15.doc Marjan Karr From: Kent Bliven Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 4:42 PM To: 'jlind@fyiowa.infi.net' Cc: *City Council Subject: RE: Eagles and Trees Thank you for you comments and concerns. However, my role here is purely technical in that I create and maintain the web pages that make up the City's web site. Your best bet would be to deal with the city council on issues such as these. I took the liberty of forwarding your email to them. You can send future emails to council@iowa-city.org, which will be forwarded to all Iowa City Council Members. You can also obtain individual email addresses at http://www.iowa-city.org/citycouncil.htm. Good Luck, Kent Bliven Web Developer City of Iowa City ..... Original Message .... From: John H. Lind [mailto:jlind@fyiowa.infi.net] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:35 PM To: webmaster@iowa-city.org Subject: Eagles and Trees Dear Iowa City Staffers, the last few years with the eagles making a comeback in our area; we During b driving into town. Along the Iowa River where the were a e to'enjoy them Butlers once lived [and Glasgows, too] it became unusual to NOT see the birds in the trees along the Iowa River. With the advent of construction a change has taken place that environmentalist must abhor. The many trees along the river were pulled out by the roots with no apparent reason, leaving but a few near the bridge. This clump of trees serves all of us multi ways. First it visually filters the view of a large land deformation we once enjoyed; secondly, with proper planning and care, it will be a magnificent design feature when the Butler Home is rehabilitated. [The home, to be functionally correct, will need to interface with the river and its once upon a time crossing]. Thirdly, the clump of trees can become the beginning of the return of the eagles to their old fishing grounds. MY DEEP CONCERN IS THE INAPPROPRIATE TREATMENT BEING GIVEN THE TREES DURING CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTORS HAVE MOUNDED DIRT OVER THE ROOT SYSTEMS [ AND MAKING IT OF YET GREATER CONCERN THEY USED IMPENETRABLE CLAY]. OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TREES DIE FROM SUFFOCATION OF THEIR ROOT SYSTEM WHICH IT PRIMARILY BUT A FEW INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE. IMMEDIATELY, THE OVERFILL DIRT SHOULD BE CAREFULLY REMOVED WITH VERY LIGHT EQUIPMENT AND THE SOIL AROUND THE TREE'S DRIP LINE BE PROTECTED. It takes very little overburden to cause heavy trauma to the trees. Please take care of this situation ASAP. While I realize my role in this large project is only to help pay for it; it would be a lot easier to do with the trees given the care they so richly deserve. Thank you for your interest. Please respond to this e-mail. John H Lind, FAIA jlind@fyiowa. infi .net 27 Lakeview Drive NE Iowa City, IA 52240 351.8708 PS Would you please send me info about the rehab efforts with the Butler House; Sue and I could become involved in its needs 1 L07-06-00 IP7 4120 Dane Road Iowa City, IA 52240 June 25, 2000 " Jo~son County of Council of Governments : :~- 410 E. Washin~on Street ~:~. Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: Proposed ~endment to the JCCOG ~erial Street Plan. Under a cover letter dated June 8, 2000, to the JCCOG Organizations, there is a proposal to amend the JCCOG Street Plan. This amendmere is to add the South Central ~erial Street which ~I1 e~end Mormon Trek from its intersection with H~ 1 east to ~verside Drive. Then cross the Iowa ~ver imo Southeast Iowa C:.ty. The western potion of the me~al, ~th its ~temative aligmems of N-l, N-1.1, and N-I.2, is sho~ on E~bit 1. ~ exact aligmem ~11 not be deterned umil the road is progra~ed for construction. The arterial is not cu~ently in Iowa City's Capital Improvement Program.. At t~s time there is also an application to rezone appro~mately 125 acres located east of Dane Road and west and south of the Lake ~dge Mobile Home P~ sometimes c~led the "Maxey Tract". A plat of the proposed rezoned area is shown on E~ibit 2. T~s application is pending before the Jo~son County Pla~ng and Zo~ng Commission and ~11 evemually come to the Jo~son County Board of Supersors. This same application was recemly considered by the Io'~a City Pla~ing and Zo~ng CoSssion. It was denied and is awaiting action by the Iowa City City Council. The proposed ~e~ Stree~ Plan mendment and the rezo~ng application are related and inter-dependent ~y development of the "Maxey Tract" will affect the ~tematives for the South Centr~ ~e~al Street. ~en ~lly developed, Lake ~dge Mobile Home Park could have as many as 2000 residents living in approximately 800 homes. At some poim in time, Dane Road will be an outlet for much of the traffic generated by t~s community. It can reasonably be assumed that the problems or objections to the rezoning will be resolved and the development will take place. It can also be reasonably assumed that this will occur prior to the time the proposed a~e~al street will be placed in Iowa City's Capital Impro,ement Program and scheduled for construction. Alternative N-1.2, the southern-most option for locating the arterial, is in the area of the proposed rezoning. It has several points in its favor. It would traverse relatively flat ground. It would follow the alignment of an existing county road. It would intersect Dane Road at close to a right angle. Development of the "Maxey Tract", prior to the decision on the location of the west end of the Mormon Trek extension, would raise the argument of substantial economic investment and would be a "fact accomplished". This could be a reason for eliminating consideration of Alternative N-1.2 Alternatives N-1 and N-1.1 would laterally cross the steep slopes of the Dane Farm located east of Dane Road. The extensive cuts and fills to accommodate a 100 foot wide right-of- way would materially affect the economic viability of the farm. The grading required to bring the arterial down to the existing level of Dane Road, and the "skewing" of Dane Road to create the necessary right-angle intersection and sight distances, would effectively destroy the hilltop adjacent to the George and Marjorie Dane residence. , The Dane land has been in the family since 1928. Pleas to develop it have been consistently turned down. Instead, the family has chosen to leave it undeveloped and to preserve the beauty of the hilltops for future generations to enjoy. We vigorously oppose and protest any action which will effectively take away consideration of Alternative N-I.2 for the location of the South Central Arterial. Sincerely yours, George R. Dane Copy: Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission Johnson County Board of Supervisors Iowa City City Council EXHIBIT City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: July 5, 2000 To: City Council From: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City AttorneyS),,~''// Re: Vacation I will be out of the office on Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14. My staff will know how to reach me. cc: Steve Atkins Dale Helling Marian Karr indexbc\memos\4-1ED.doc documetl city of iowa city PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 220 S. Gilbert Street __ TO: City Manager FROM: Parks & Recreation Director DATE: June 27, 2000 RE: Commission Action - two items At their meeting of June 14, 2000, the Parks and Recreation Commission took action on two items as follows: Advisory Committee of Peoole with Disabilities The Commission voted not to support formation of a separate advisory committee for people with disabilities, noting the public's review and input on plans for all projects and facilities is welcome at anytime. The vote was unanimous. In discussion, the Commission noted that they welcome input from people with disabilities at any time, but they do not see the need for another committee to be established. Parkland Accluisition The Commission voted unanimously to support the City's continuing efforts to purchase the land adjacent to Hickory Hill Park, fronting First Avenue. They are agreeable to a portion of the purchase price coming from parkland acquisition funds. July 5, 2000 ~& i .~"'7 TO: Skate Park Planners/Supporters CITY OF I0 WA CITY FROM: Terry Trueblood, Director of Parks &Recreation PARKS &RECREATION DEPARTMENT RE: Upcoming meetings Good news! After numerous failed attempts to arrange something with the skate park consultant from Florida, we have decided to take a different direction. Tony Gembeck has been hired as a consultant to help us reach our final design stage. Tony is a skate park designer, working out of Minneapolis who authored "The Complete Step by Step Guide to Concrete Skate Park Construction." Thanks to Deme Garcia, I read about Tony on the internet and subsequently contacted him on the phone. I was quite impressed with his knowledge and enthusiasm, and I hope you will be too. He is most willing to come to Iowa City and work with other consultants to help us reach our ultimate goal... construction of the best possible skate park within our allotted funding. The first meeting will be held Monday, July 17, 6:30 p.m. in the Procter & Gamble Room, ScanIon Gymnasium, Mercer Park. A follow-up meeting may be scheduled on Tuesday, July 18, if necessary. This will be determined at the Monday night meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. / 220 SOUTH GILBERT STREET ~ PHONE (319)356-5100 IOWA CITY IOWA 52240-1632 " .... FAX(319)356-5487 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM ' Date: June 30, 2000 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, June 12, 2000, 6:40 PM in Council Chambers Council: Lehman, Champion, O'Donnell, Vanderhoef, Kanner, Wilburn, Pfab Staff: Atkins, Helling, Karr, Dilkes, Franklin, Davidson Tapes: 00-67 Both Sides; 00-68 Side 1 (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office) PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS PCD Director Franklin presented the following items: A. MOTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 18 ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF 69.37 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOWER WEST BRANCH ROAD AND TAFT AVENUE. (ANN00-0001) B. MOTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 18 ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 30.32 ACRES FROM COUNTY SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL (RS) TO LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-5) AND 39.05 ACRES FROM COUNTY SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL (RS) TO INTERIM DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL (ID-RS) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOWER WEST BRANCH ROAD AND TAFT AVENUE. (REZO0-0012) C. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 190 ACRES FROM INTERIM DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL (ID-RS) TO SENSITIVE AREAS OVERLAY (OSA-5) (APPROXIMATELY 82.1 ACRES) TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PENINSULA NEIGHBORHOOD, A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 400 DWELLING UNITS AND LIMITED COMMERCIAL USES AND PUBLIC (P) (APPROXIMATELY 107.9 ACRES) LOCATED WEST OF FOSTER ROAD. (REZ000-0016) Franklin requested that the agenda be amended to include first consideration after the public hearing on June 13, and expedited action on June 20 in order to get the development agreement done by the first of July. Majority of Council agreed to add first consideration to the agenda. D. ORDINANCE APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY (OPDH-5) PLAN FOR VILLAGE GREEN SOUTH PART 6, AN 8.69 ACRE, 35- LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH ONE OUTLOT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT Council Work Session June 12, 2000 Page 2 WINTERGREEN DRIVE WEST OF SOUTH JAMIE LANE (REZ00-0010/SUB00-0009) (FIRST CONSIDERATION) E. ORDINANCE TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 2.01 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET AND EAST OF GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY (OPDH-8) TO LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-5). (REZ00-0008) FIRST CONSIDERATION) F. ORDINANCE TO REZONE 54 ACRES FROM PUBLIC/INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL (P/C) TO SENSITIVE AREAS OVERLAY - PUBLIC (OSA-P) AND FOR APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY SENSITIVE AREAS DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE NORTH PART OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, WEST OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE. (REZ09- 0001 ) (FIRST CONSIDERATION) G. ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING CHAPTER 14-6D-5G1 REGARDING THE NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL ZONE (RNC-12). (SECOND CONSIDERATION). H. ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-5) AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY (OPDH-5) TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY (OPDH-5) AND APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY PLAN FOR VILLAGE GREEN PARTS 18-20, A 19.6-ACRE, 10-LOT, 63-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH ONE OUTLOT LOCATED SOUTH OF VILLAGE ROAD AND WEST OF SCOTT BOULEVARD. (REZ00-0002) (SECOND CONSIDERATION) I. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY ('OPDH- 5) PLAN, AND APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY PLAN FOR VILLAGE GREEN SOUTH PART 5,A RESUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF VILLAGE GREEN SOUTH PART 3A, A 12-LOT, 3.33-ACRE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT WASHINGTON DRIVE WEST OF SCOTT BOULEVARD. (REZ00-0009) (SECOND CONSIDERATION) J. ORDINANCE VACATING, THE NORTHERNMOST PORTION OF NORTH JAMIE LANE, LOCATED WEST OF SCOTT BOULEVARD. (VAC00-0003) (SECOND CONSIDERATION) K. ORDINANCE VACATING AN UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF WOOLF AVENUE FROM MCLEAN STREET SOUTH FOR A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET. (VAC97-0002) (PASS AND ADOPT) Franklin requested that the item be deferred indefinitely to allow the technicalities of the conveyance to be worked out and the vacation and conveyance considered at the same time. L. TITLE 14, CHAPTER 5, BUILDING AND HOUSING, ARTICLE H, SITE PLAN REVIEW, BY ADOPTING CENTRAL PLANNING MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, CHAPTER 6, ZONING, ARTICLE A. ZONING TITLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE. Council Work Session June 12, 2000 Page 3 AGENDA ITEMS 1. (Item 2e(6). Kent Angerer - Devonian Fossil Gorge, Inc.) Majority of Council agreed to a $20,000 contribution coming from the Economic Development fund after July 1, 2000. 2. (Item 2e(10). Mark Martin -Library Board of Directors) Majority of Council agreed to meet with the Library Board at 6:30 PM, June 19~h as the first item at their work session. 3. (Item 2e(8). Jennifer Glass - traffic calming on East Court Street) Asst. PCD Director Davidson provided information on the City's current policy concerning streets with a traffic volume over 3,000 vehicles per day not being eligible for the traffic calming program. Council agreed not to modify the provision. 4. In response to City Mgr. Arkins, Council agreed to schedule a meeting with liquor license holders/bar owners on Tuesday, July 11, 7-9 PM, in Council Chambers. 5. (ITEM 5. RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INVITATION THE PUBLIC ART COMPONENT OF THE NEAR SOUTHSIDE TRANSPORTATION CENTER.) In response to Council, PCD Franklin stated that because of the short time frame involved with the architects the invitational process needs to be done (rather than the open call) to allow the artist involvement in the architectural team phase of the project. She indicated the Public Art Committee noted this was not the sort of procedure that would be followed normally but recommended the invitational procedure this time under the circumstances. 6. (ITEM 20. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DESIGN OF THE EXTERIOR SIGNAGE TO THE OLD CAPITOL MALL TOWN CENTER ON CLINTON STREET.) Architect John Shaw displayed a sample of the proposed signage. Majority of Council agreed to proceed. 7. (ITEM 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND DIGITAL TELEPORT INC. TO USE A PORTION OF CITY STREETS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FIBER OPTIC NETWORK.) In regard to Vanderhoef, City Attorney Dilkes stated fees could be charged to recover management costs and that will be included in the ordinance, noting this agreement is subject to the ordinance. City Atty. Dilkes referenced Section 9 of the agreement regarding abandoned facilities. 8. (ITEM 24. RESOLUTION APPROVING CABLE VISION VII INC.'S REQUESTED RATE INCREASE AND ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM PERMITTED RATE FOR BASIC CABLE SERVICE.) In response to Q'Donnell, ACM Helling reported that he was unaware of any comparisons from other cities on fees and services; and stated Council had no leverage as long as the basic rates are within the FCC prescribed formula. 9. (ITEM 23. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE IOWA CITY ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, IAAF, AFL-CIO, LOCAL NO. 610, TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2001.) In response to Kanner, ACM Helling responded that the negotiations are private and discussed in Executive Session. Majority of Council were not interested in discussing negotiated issues after agreement had been reached. APPOINTMENTS Deer Management Commission - Confirmed Paul Emerson for the hunter position and appointed Linda Dykstra for a one year term as a Master Gardener. CounciiWork Session June 12,2000 Page 4 SEATS - Mike O'Donnell will fill the 1 year term and Dee Vanderhoef the 2 year term. Historic Preservation Committee - Ann Freerks Housing and Community Development Commission - April Gutting DEVELOPMENT CODE REVIEW PCD Franklin introduced Kyle Bishop from Duncan and Associates hired to look at the consistency between the City's zoning and subdivision ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan. Bishop stated an administrative review should be ready in August, and a public version is anticipated in late August or September. HIGHWAY 6 ACCESS AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL (1 P4 and 1 P5 6/8 packet) Harry Wolf, Vice President of Commercial Development for Southgate Development, presented information regarding their request for installation of a full phase traffic signal along Highway 6 between the intersections of Broadway and Keokuk to serve Kmart Plaza. Asst. PCD Director/Transportation Planner Davidson present for discussion. Council indicated support for the intersection if the developer wished to pursue it. CITY PLAZA NEWSPAPER VENDING (1 P7 of 6/8 packet) City Mgr. Atkins stated the kiosks were ready to be used, information has been provided to area representatives, and he is proposing an administrative procedure to implement the current ordinance in the City Plaza only. A resolution establishing fees to recover direct costs will be prepared for Council action. Majority of Council directed staff to proceed within the present ordinance as outlined. STAFF ACTION: Preparing resolution for future meeting. (Atkins) COUNCIL GOALS (IP3 of 6/1 packet and IP8 of 6/8 packet) City Mgr. Atkins referenced his memo identifying goals of Council's goal session, the number of votes each received, and stated he will make assignments to departments based on the memo with Council approval. Council agreed to add child care to the economic development goal, and directed the City Mgr. to proceed as outlined. STAFF ACTION: Report back in 6 months or sooner when appropriate. (Atkins) COUNCIL TIME 1. Council Member O'Donnell reminded Council of the ADA parade July 22, 10:00 and encouraged 100 percent participation by Council this year. 2. Council Member O'Donnell welcomed back the mayor. 3. Council Member Wilburn commented that Arts Fest. was wonderful and a great success. City Mgr. Atkins reported on the number of dogs brought to the event, individuals sitting in the planters, and drilling holes in fresh concrete for the stage. Council Work Session June 12, 2000 Page 5 4. Council Member O'Donnell asked everybody to visit the Shakespearean stage at City Park, and noted the efforts of everyone involved. 5. City Manager Atkins said there were a few glitches on the first go around with the rides at City Park but they will be taken care of, and the popcorn wagon is fixed and will be going down there soon. 6o Council Member Champion requested an increased police presence downtown. Majority of Council requested increased police enforcement of no bicycles, dogs on leashes, smoking by minors, and skateboarding. 7. Council Member Pfab asked Council to immediately install cameras to continuously monitor the entire area in the Ped mall. A majority of Council did not want to pursue the matter. Meeting adjourned 8:55 PM cleddmin/O6*l 2-OOws.doc BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION June 2000 ,KEY FOR ABBREVIATIONS Type of Improvement: ADD - Addition ALT- Alteration REP- Repair FND - Foundan'on Only NEW- New 01H- Other type of construction Type of Use .' RSF- Residential Single Family RDF- Residential Duplex RA4F- Three or more residential RA C- Residential Accessory Building MIX- Mixed NON- Non-residential OTH- Other Phge: 2- City of Iowa City n te: 7/3/20O0 Extraction of Building Permit Data for To: 6/1/2000 From: 6;30 000 Census Bureau Report Type Type Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation BLD00-00335 MERCY HOSPITAL 500 MARKET ST ADD NON 2 0 $3,500,000 INTERIOR FINISH OF 2 STORY ADDITION AND ALTERATION OF PORTION OF EXISTING OPERATION ROOMS AND PATIENT SLEEPING ROOMS BLD00-00490 ACT 2201 N DODGE ST ADD NON 0 0 $541,616 1 lY OF MASONRY RETAINING WALL k ' Total ADD/NON permits: 2 Total Valuation: $4,041,616 LD00-00421 MARY WESTBROOK 414 MAGOWAN AVE ADD RAC 1 0 $15,000 DETACHED GARAGE ADDITION . Total ADD/RAC permits: 1 Total Valuation: $15,000 BLD00-00462 NEPTUNE LAND COMPANY 410 RENO ST ADD RDF 2 0 $20,000 2ND STORY ADDITION TO RDF BLD00-00488 MARIAN RAUH 323 N LUCAS ST ADD RDF 1 0 $4,000 INSTALL TEMPORARY RAMP BLD00-00418 EDWARD PIZZINI 1538 ABER AVE ADD RDF 1 0 $2,800 INSTALL SCREEN PORCH OVER EXISTING DECK BLD00-00461 NICK HARTL 1227 DOLEN PL ADD RDF 1 0 $0 ADD 6' X 2Y TO EXISTING DECK . Total ADD/RDF permits: 4 Total Valuation: $26,800 BLD00-00449 CHRIS CALDARONE 815 PARK RD ADD RSF 2 0 $210,000 11945F SECOND FLOOR ADDITION BLD00-00457 SCHLECHTE 340 MAGOWAN AVE ADD RSF 2 0 $150,000 TWO STORY ADDITION AND MOVE GARAGE BACK TO REAR OF PROPERTY BLD00-00458 JONATHON TULL 909 S 7TH AVE ADD RSF 2 0 $49,450 2ND STORY ADDITION TO SFD BLD00-00440 OWNER 41 TUCSON PL ADD RSF 1 0 $30,000 CONSTRUCT AN ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE TO EXISTING GARAGE. BLD00-00497 BRIAN HARDER 1146 SUNSET ST ADD RSF 1 0 $22,000 GARAGE ADDITION/THREE SEASON ROOM AND DECK REPLACEMENT BLD00-00443 GREG GULLICKS 2665 CONCORD CIR ADD RSF 1 0 $18,500 16' X 16' SCREEN PORCH BLD00-00483 BONNIE NELSON 937 WEBSTER ST ADD RSF 1 0 $15,000 lY X 14' ROOM ADDITION BLD00-00477 DAVID LOHMAN 438 CLARK ST ADD RSF 1 0 $10,200 12' x 24' SLAB FOR FUTURE GARAGE ADDITION BLD00-00356 BONNIE BROADWELL 6 NORWOOD CIR ADD RSF 0 0 $10,000 12 x 14 THREE SEASON PORCH ADDITION TO SFD BLD00-00486 JAMES ROGERS 3703 ROHRET RD ADD RSF 1 0 $10,000 16' X 28' ATTACHED GARAGE BLD00-00432 FRED RIECKENS 712 KIMBALL AVE ADD RSF 1 0 $8,000 SINGLE STORY ADDITION TO REAR OF HOUSE hge 3 ' City of Iowa City Date 7;3;2ooo Extraction of Building Permit Data for To: 6/I/2000 Fro , 6 012000 Census Bureau Report Type Type Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation BLD00-00411 DEWAYNE ARMBRECHT 6 BANGOR CIR ADD RSF 1 0 $5,000 12' X 14' SCREEN PORCH ADDITION TO SFD BLD00-00464 MARY HANNA 126 AMHURST ST ADD RSF 1 0 $4,500 3 SEASON PORCH ADDITION TO SFD BLD00-00129 THE PADDOCK, LLC 232 PADDOCK CIR ADD RSF 1 0 $4,000 ATTACHED GARAGE ADDITION TO SFD BLD00-00476 MICHAEL TAKTAKISHVILI 1330 KIRKWOOD AVE ADD RSF 1 0 $4,000 15' X 19' COVERED PORCH BLD00-00127 SWEETING BUILT CONSTRU( 237 LENZ CT ADD RSF 1 0 $3,900 ATTACHED GARAGE TO EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME. BLD00-00463 EMBREE 917 DEARBORN ST ADD RSF 2 0 $3,900 THREE SEASON PORCH BLD00-00487 OWNER 1909 GLEASON AVE ADD RSF 0 0 $2,500 CONSTRUCT A 12' X 14' WOOD DECK BLD99-00671 FRED RIECKENS 712 KIMBALL AVE ADD RSF 0 0 $2,000 BASEMENT FOR 20' X 30' ADDITION BLD00-00492 ROBERT SHELLADY 935 SOUTHLAWN DR ADD RSF 1 0 $1,500 11.5' X 16' WOOD DECK BLD00-00475 JEFF ANDEREGG 1204 SHANNON DR ADD RSF 1 0 $1,000 8' X 10' AND Y X 7' DECK EXPANSION BLD00-00438 OWNER 1921 GLEASON AVE ADD RSF 0 0 $500 CONSTRUCT A WOOD DECK ON THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING HOUSE. I ' Total ADD/RSF permits: 22 Total Valuation: $565,950 BLD00-00494 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 WASHINGTON ST ALT NON 2 0 $535,000 2ND FLOOR REMODEL AND COSMETIC WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON 1 ST FLOOR BLD00-00197 IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOLS 1900 MORNINGSIDE DR ALT NON 3 0 $400,000 Remodel science rooms of City High School and replace water, gas and waste piping BLD00-00347 MERCY HOSPITAL 500 MARKET ST ALT NON 0 0 $260,000 REMODEL RADIOLOGY SUITE IN HOSPITAL BLD00-00473 LENSING 521 KIRKWOOD AVE 519 ALT NON 0 0 $8,000 INTERIOR ALTERATION OF OFFICE SPACE BLD00-00481 HODGE CONST 702 S GILBERT ST 104 ALT NON 0 0 $8,000 INTERIOR REMODEL BLD00-00456 KSK ENTERPRISES 485 HIGHWAY 1 WEST ALT NON 0 0 $300 ADD HANDICAP RESTROOM TO OFFICE SUITE AND ALTER INTERIOR WALLS ' Total ALT/NON permits: 6 Total Valuation: $1,211,300 BLD00-00455 KW RENTALS 817 CLARK ST ALT RDF 1 0 $1,200 CONVERT THREE PLEX TO DUPLEX I ' Total ALT/RDF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $1,200 BLD00-00447 ASPEN LAKE 2601 WESTWINDS DR # 1 ALT RMF 3 0 $50,540 INSTALL VINYL SIDING P ge: 4 City of Iowa City Date: 7/3/2OOO Extraction of Building Permit Data for To: 6/1/2000 From: 6/30/2000 CellSUS Bureau Report Type Type Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation BLD00-00298 FRANTZ CONSTRUCTION CO 3355 WENTWORTH PL ALT RMF 1 0 $23,014 THREE SEASON PORCH AND BASEMENT FINISH TO EXISTING CONDO. BLD00-00482 AUR 507 IOWA AVE ALT RMF 2 0 $500 CONVERSION OF UPSTAIRS 2-1BEDROOM APARTMENTS TO 1-3BEDROOM APT AND ELIMINATION OF BASEMENT 1 BEDROOM APT [ . Total ALT/RMF permits: 3 Total Valuation: $74,054 BLD00-00451 PHILIP PETERSON 330 BUTTERNUT LN ALT RSF 0 0 $10,000 BASEMENT FINISH BLD00-00491 ROBERT ETTEMA 11 WELLESLEY WY ALT RSF 0 0 $8,750 INSTALL BEDROOM IN BASEMENT BLD00-00406 STEVEN LILLEHAUG 401 MULLIN AVE ALT RSF 0 0 $6,000 BASEMENT FINISH OF SFD BLD00-00446 WALDEN WOODS ASSOC. 1327 EMILY CT ALT RSF 0 0 $4,800 FINISH OFF BASEMENT BLD00-00439 OWNER 4741 INVERNESS CT ALT RSF 0 0 $2,620 INSTALL WINDOWS TO CONVERT SCREEN PORCH TO THREE SEASON PORCH. BLD00-00422 OWNER 10 N JOHNSON ST ALT RSF 2 0 $2,500 ADD BATHROOM ON 1 ST FLOOR. BLD00-00441 GLENN WEIMER 50 BUTTERNUT CT ALT RSF 0 0 $2,500 FINISH BASEMENT BATHROOM. Total ALT/RSF permits: 7 Total Valuation: $37,170 BLD00-00474 RON WADE 1524 WILLOW CREEK DR NEW NON 1 0 $23,000 2600 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE BUILDING BLD00-00238 DESIGN BUILDERS INC. 1339 LAKE SHORE DR. NEW NON 1 0 $20,000 CONSTRUCT BATH HOUSE ON OUTLOT "A" Total NEW/NON permits: 2 Total Valuation: $43,000 BLD00-00484 CRAIG FARLINGER 1122 KEOKUK ST NEW RAC 1 0 $3,000 22' X 24' DETACHED GARAGE Total NEW/RAC permits: 1 Total Valuation: $3,000' BLD00-00459 PRIME VENTURES LC 1641 RANIER DR NEW RDF 2 2 $219,396 TWO STORY DUPLEX WITH TWO CAR GARAGES BLD00-00413 PRIME VENTURES LC 1405 RANIER DR NEW RDF 1 2 $173,744 RDF WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGES 1405-1407 RANIER DRIVE Total NEW/RDF permits: 2 Total Valuation: $393,140' BLD00-00423 DUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES 4 DUCK CREEK PL NEW RMF 2 4 $373,570 TWO STORY FOUR UNIT BUILDING. 4-8-12-16 DUCK CREEK PLACE. hge: 5 City of Iowa City Date: V3/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Data for To: 6/1/2000 From: 6/30/2000 CellSUS Bureau ReDort Type Type Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation BLD00-00428 DUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES 15 DUCK CREEK PLACE NEW RMF 2 4 $373,570 TWO STORY FOUR UNIT BUILDING. 15-19-23-27 DUCK CREEK PLACE. BLD00-00430 DUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES 45 DUCK CREEK PLACE NEW RMF 2 4 $373,570 TWO STORY FOUR UNIT BUILDING. 45-49-53-57 DUCK CREEK PLACE. BLD00-00403 FRANTZ CONST. 1528 CHURCHILL PLACE NEW RMF 1 3 $305,868 RMF WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGES 1528, 1532, 1536 CHURCHILL PLACE I ' Total NEW/RMF permits: 4 Total Valuation: $1,426,578 BLD00-00424 OWNER 70 DONEGAL PL NEW RSF 1 1 $215,000 SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE. BLD00-00416 GLENN WEIMER CONST 746 HUNTINGTON DR NEW RSF 1 1 $200,000 SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GL4L~GE BLD00-00505 CLARENCE SEWELL 60 GOLDFINCH CIR NEW RSF 1 1 $166,000 S.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE BLD00-00431 LANDSTAR INVESTMENTS 703 TIPPERARY RD NEW RSF 1 1 $150,000 SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE. BLD00-00442 OWNER 1655 TOFTING AVE NEW RSF 1 1 $104,042 SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE. BLD00-00366 WALDEN HILLS PARTNERS 1270 SHANNON DR NEW RSF 2 1 $102,234 S.F.D. WITH ATTACHED 2-CAR GARAGE. THE "GEORGETOWN" BLD00-00405 WALDEN WOODS ASSOCIAT] 1370 EMILY CT NEW RSF 1 1 $99,860 SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE I ' Total NEW/RSF permits: 7 Total Valuation: $1,037,136 BLD00-00412 ORAL B 1832 LOWER MUSCATINE OTH NON 0 0 $7,500 8' SOLID METAL FENCE AROUND TRANSFORMERS BLD00-00500 EAGLES LODGE 225 HIGHWAY 1 WEST OTH NON 0 0 $0 TEMPORARY BUILDING PERMIT FOR A TENT FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2000 l ' Total OTIt/NON permits: 2 Total Valuation: $7,500 BLD00-00445 THEOBALD 25 WREXHAM DR OTH RSF 0 0 $1,250 75' OF 8' WOOD FENCE I ' Total OTH/RSF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $1,250 BLD00-00454 HARDEES 1828 LOWER MUSCATINE REP NON 1 0 $14,000 REROOF I ' Total REP/NON permits: 1 Total Valuation: $14,000 BLD00-00426 OWNER 112 S LOWELL ST REP RAC 1 0 $1,400 REMOVE AND REPLACE SHINGLES, SHEATHING, ADD COLLAR TIES TO STRENGTHEN ROOF ON DETACHED GARAGE. e~ge :6 City of Iowa City Date: 7/3/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Data for To: 6/1/2000 From: 6/30/2000 CellSUS Bureau Report Type Type Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation BLD00-00485 STEVEN BLACK 1100 -02 MARCY ST REP RAC 0 0 $800 REPAIR EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE. Total REP/RAC permits: 2 Total Valuation: $2,200 / BLD00-00003 COLLEGE TOWN PARTNERS 635 S DODGE ST PEP RMF 2 0 $2,000 REROOF, RESIDE RMF BLD00-00372 JONES CREEK PROPERTY MA 727 MICHAEL ST PEP RMF 3 0 $1,487 PEPAIR EXISTING EXTERIOR FIRE ESCAPE. I ' Total REP/RMF permits: 2 Total Valuation: $3,487 BLD00-00493 KHALED HABI~B 1 REGAL LN PEP RSF 0 0 $41,845 FIRE REPAIR BLD00-00448 DIANA NUGENT 1924 KATHLIN DR REP RSF 1 0 $3,000 REPLACE DECK BLD00-00398 CHARLES HAWTREY 715 S SUMMIT ST REP RSF 1 0 $2,500 RAILING REPLACEMENT BLD00-00395 LORIN DUDLEY 1214 KEOKUK ST REP RSF 0 0 $1,800 ROOF REPAIR BLD00-00437 OWNER 1107 COLLEGE ST REP RSF 0 0 $1,000 REPAIR FRONT PORCH- JOISTS, FLOOR. BLD00-00453 SUSAN VOTROUBEK 1611 CROSBY LN REP RSF 1 0 $1,000 REPLACE DECK FLOOR AND RAILINGS I ' Total REP/RSF permits: 6 Total Valuation: $51,145 GRAND TOTALS: PERMITS: 76 VALUATION: $8,955,526 Spouses and relatives of City Council Members and members of comparable County Boards and Commissions are not eligible for appointment to City Boards and Commissions. This includes: spouse, child, mother, father, mother- in- law, father- in- law, brother, sister, brother- in- law, sister- in- law, step-father, step-mother, step-child, aunt, or uncle. (Resolution 85-354) Males: 1 Females: 1 July 18, 2000 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Vacancy Unexpired Term July 18, 2000 - April 2, 2001 NO APPLICATIONS AS OF NOON July 5, 2000. [] Denotes applicant completed the Confidential page of the application. Spouses and relatives of City Council Members and members of comparable County Boards and Commissions are not eligible for appointment to City Boards and Commissions. This includes: spouse, child, mother, father, mother- in- law, father- in- law, brother, sister, brother- in- law, sister- in- law, step-father, step-mother, step-child, aunt, or uncle. (Resolution 85-354) Males: 3 Females: 3 July 18, 2000 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION One vacancy - Unexpired Term July 18, 2000 - May 1, 2001 Henry T. Madden [] 428 S. Summit Street Charles Eastham [] 1152 E. Court AS OF NOON July 5, 2000. [] Denotes applicant completed the Confidential page of the application. : ~CITY OF IOWA CITY ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION PLICATION FORM i> appointment is made at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees sere as unpaid vO~teers~ PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. Return the application to City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PUBLIC, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ~ST PAGE MARKED 'CONFIDENTIAL" THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME. ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME ~Z~/~ ~ ~ ~/~ ~ TERM ~ rl ~ ~ Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? ~s ~ No How long have you been a resident of Iowa City? Zo ~(Z~ ~ C UPATIONZ~~ P~~$~ O ~ EMPLOYER/J ~_T Cd~ ~ ~ PHONE NUMBER: HOME ~t~ ~ ~ BUSINESS ~ ~- O~ ~ EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: r~ FI~ ~ WHAT ~S YOUR ,RESE,T K,OWLEDGE O~ TH~S ADWSORY BOARD~ /VZ Y~ Z ~W a.~A WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON FOR APPLYING)? ~-~f.,,c,',,~ SPECIFIC ATTENTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. PLEASE LIST ANY PRESENT AFFILIATIONS YOU HAVE WITH AGENCIES WHICH MAY APPLY FOR FUNDING FROM THE CITY. AFFILIATION MEANS BEING A BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AGENCY. OTHER TYPES OF AFFILIATION MUST BE EXAMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SECTION 362.5 OF THE CODE OF IOWA GENERALLY PROHIBITS, WITH CERTAIN IMPORTANT EXCPETIONS, A MEMBER OF A CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION FROM HAVING AN INTEREST IN A CITY CONTRACT, A COPY OF SECTION 362.5 IS ATTACHED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY' S OFFICE AT 356-5030. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, PLEASE LIST THE AGENCY AND THEN CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. <:.r) -~<r-- FFI ~4, .c? IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED, DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED7 i,,/~ES __NO DO YOU CURRENTLY SERVE ON ANOTHER IOWA CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION? YES (It has been Council policy not to permit an individual to serve on two Boards or Commissions at the same time.) Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an appointee. If you fail to answer all questions on the application you may not be considered for appointment. cclerk~bdcomapp,doc January 1998 CITY OF IOWA CITY ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION k PLICATIO 2 N FORM Individuals se~ing on Boards/Commissions play an impo~ant role in advising the Coun ~ m~ers of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside in Iowa City. ~ . After a vacancy has been announced, the Council reviews all applications during the wok sess on. The r appointment is made at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees sere as unpaid volunteers. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. Return the application to City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PUBLIC, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ~ST PAGE MARKED "CONFIDENTIAL" THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME. ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME ~J~;~ ~J ~a~ ~~ TERM ~ ~~.~ NAME ~X~2~S ~Sr~ HOMEADDRESS /)f~ Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? V Yes __ No How long have you been a resident of Iowa City7 ~ ~ ~f ~ C UPATION ~o~p ~ C~ ~ )7,47 EMPLOYER PHONE NUMBER: HOME ~)~ -~ BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? TA~ FOR APPLYING)? ~ ~e/?euc ~ A~ q fe~)~eczZ~< 04 A~ SPECIFIC ATTENTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. PLEASE LIST ANY PRESENT AFFILIATIONS YOU HAVE WITH AGENCIES WHICH MAY APPLY FOR FUNDING FROM THE CITY. AFFILIATION MEANS BEING A BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AGENCY. OTHER TYPES OF AFFILIATION MUST BE EXAMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SECTION 362.5 OF THE CODE OF IOWA GENERALLY PROHIBITS, WITH CERTAIN IMPORTANT EXCPETIONS, A MEMBER OF A CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION FROM HAVING AN INTEREST IN A CITY CONTRACT. A COPY OF SECTION 362.5 IS ATTACHED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY' S OFFICE AT 356-5030. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, PLEASE'LIST THE AGENCY AND THEN CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED, DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED? YES .... NO DO YOU CURRENTLY SERVE ON ANOTHER IOWA CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION? YES v" NO (It has been Council policy not to permit an individual to serve on two Boards or Commissions at the same time.) Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an appointee. If you fail to answer all questions on the application you may not be considered for appointment. cclerkXbdcomapp.doc kT'~ '" ['o J~ry 1998 SPECIAL REPORT June 2000 NEW LA /S OF INTEREST TO CITIES The 2000 !cg~sl:,~tiv¢ session marks the nccond and I',nal scx,k;n t:l' die 7Sth General AsseinlMx. '1 his Special Repo,'t tk~$121'ibcs lilWll aI'l~c.t.itlg elL) gox ~fl~l~'lll tl~ p~scd drillrig the 2~ session. I.ax~ s ~e listed in order of House File (HF), Senate Joint Resolution (S JR) ad Senate File (SF) numbers. A table of contents, alphabetical index and index by government se~ice catego~ are provided to help locate specific laws of interest. All laws ~e effective July 1, 2~, unless othe~ise noted. A citation appe~s in italics after each summ~ to indicate if the new law amends the Code oflo~a. Please note the appendixes located at the end of the document. ~ese provide an in-depth review of legislation containing multiple components, including changes to public retirement systems benefits, conde~ation ad the Vision Iowa Progra. ~is report contains only abbreviated summaes and should not be considered a substitute for the enrolled bill. ~e legislation in its entirety may be obtained by finding the bill file number and using one of the options below. To receive a copy of an enrolled bill: Contact: Legislative Info~ation Office State Capitol Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515) 281-5129 Access the Interact at: www. iowaleague.org (click on "Governmental Affairs" and "Find a bill") If you have questions on the 2S laws, contact the League office at (515) 2~-7282 or the state executive branch agency responsible for enforcing the new law. IOWA SUITE 1400 LEAGUE 50309-4111 9f CITIES WEB SITE is ~.iowoleogue.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................... 1 HF 620 Persons with Disabilities ........................................................... 2 HF 2027 Rural Water Funding ............................................................. 2 HF 2153 Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council ................................................. 2 HF 2172 Polygraph Examinations .......................................................... 2 HF 2220 Public Information Requests ....................................................... 2 HF 23i5 Health and Medical Insurance for Retirees ............................................ 2 HF 2333 Medical and Nonemergency Medical Care ............................................ 2 HF 2376 Veterans' Preference ............................................................. 2 HF 2351 Sales and Use Tax Clothing Exemption ............................................... 2 HF 2373 State Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation ......................................... 2 HF 2422 Local Housing Assistance ......................................................... 2 HF 2423 Brown field Redevelopment Program ................................................. 2 HF 2429 Publication Rates ................................................................ 3 HF 2458 Committee on Air Service ......................................................... 3 HF 2477 Rail Service .................................................................... 3 HF 2485 Water Quality Protection Projects ................................................... 3 HF 2486 Taking of Deer ................................................................. 3 HF 2492 Townships ..................................................................... 3 HF 2502 Sheriff's Funding VETOED ...................................................... 3 HF 2511 Parental Notification of Underage Drunk Drivers ....................................... 3 HF 2512 Rental Car Violations ............................................................ 3 HF 2528 Condemnation Procedures ......................................................... 4 HF 2531 Disposition of Lost Property and Emergency Services Funding ............................. 4 HF 2540 Enterprise Zones ................................................................ 4 HF 2541 Rural Improvement Zones ......................................................... 4 HF 2545 State Agency Appropriations ....................................................... 4 HF 2548 Urban Revitalization Tax Exemptions VETOED ....................................... 4 HF 2549 Enrich Iowa .................................................................... 4 HF 2555 Tobacco Settlement .............................................................. 4 HF 2560 Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit .................................................. 4 HF 2562 Electronic Data Sales Tax Exemption ................................................ 4 S JR 2005 Classification of Condominiums ................................................... 4 SF 428 Rent Control Ordinances ........................................................... 5 SF 466 Agrichemical Site Remediation ...................................................... 5 SF 2048 Hospital Board Trustees ........................................................... 5 SF 2089 Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) ............................................ 5 SF 2091 City Discontinuance .............................................................. 5 SF 2147 Motor Vehicle Enforcement ........................................................ 5 SF 2156 Blue Lights on Emergency Vehicles .................................................. 5 SF 2164 Dust Control ................................................................... 5 SF 2194 Vacating Roads ................................................................. 5 SF 2215 Civil Service Leave of Absence ..................................................... 5 SF 2241 Liquor License and Permit Violations ................................................ 6 SF 2245 Disposition of Personal Property and Enforcement of Criminal Offenses ...................... 6 SF 2253 Utility Liens .................................................................... 6 SF 2307 Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law ................................................. 6 SF 2313 Authorized Emergency Vehicles ..................................................... 6 SF 2329 Rail Crossing Fines .............................................................. 6 SF 2330 Low Speed Vehicles .............................................................. 6 SF 2342 Real Estate Improvement Districts ................................................... 6 SF 2366 Sale of Tobacco Products .......................................................... 6 SF 2371 Water Quality Initiative Program .................................................... 6 SF 2395 Creation of an Information Technology Department ...................................... 6 SF 2411 Public Employee Pension and Disability .............................................. 6 SF 2418 Township Certification of Property Taxes .............................................. 7 SF 2419 City Hospital Investments ........................................ : ................ 7 SF 2420 Utility Replacement Tax .......................................................... 7 SF 2426 Taxation of Condominiums ........................................................ 7 SF 2427 Changes the Definition of a Mobile Home VETOED .................................... 7 SF 2429 Emergency Responders and Community Grant Fund ..................................... 7 SF 2430 Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations ....................................... 7 SF 2433 IowAccess ..................................................................... 7 SF 2438 Creation of a Water Quality District .................................................. 8 SF 2444 Property Used by the Iowa National Guard ............................................ 8 SF 2447 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa Program ........................................ 8 SF 2452 Standing Appropriations .......................................................... 8 SF 2453 Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund Appropriations ........................................ 8 SF 2459 TIF Reporting Deadline ........................................................... 8 Appendix A (SF 2447 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa Programs) ............................ 9 Appendix B (SF 2411 Public Employee Pension and Disability Benefits) ........................... 10 Appendix C (HF 2528 Condemnation) ...................................................... 11 Index in Alphabetical Order .............................................................. 12 Index by Category ..................................................................... 13 INTRODUCTION The 2000 New Laws oflnterest contains a summary of changes to state laws that impact cities. Summaries in this report are worded in a manner that emphasizes the change in current law from previous law. The report is designed to highlight the major points of legislation, but should not be substituted for a full review of the enrolled bill. For those who have commented that cities do not advocate a proactive agenda on the hill, "be careful what you wish for." The 2000 session marked progress on each of the League's six legislative priorities. Topping the League list of priorities were land use and electric deregulation. While we did not see a comprehensive land use bill move forward, the League led the way to secure significant changes to the onerous condemnation law that passed during the 1999 session. Most notable, changes were made that narrow the scope of the notice and heating requirements to apply only to projects involving agricultural land and a provision that will allow compensation commissions to deliberate in closed session. Although electric deregulation did not have the support necessary to pass, the League was successful in securing language that would have provided additional protections for cities and residential consumers. Efforts on the remaining four priorities resulted in an interim study to make recommendations to address cities hit hard with the machinery and equipment tax reimbursement; a provision limiting increases in publication rates to an inflationary factor; a brown field redevelopment program placing Iowa out front as an innovator; and the Vision Iowa Program, representing the most significant economic development investment in the state's history. For all of our proactive efforts, the nature of representing local government is defensive. Perhaps our biggest victory came when the General Assembly did not pass legislation to place a limitation on property taxes. Even with all that cities accomplished, this was the hardest fought battle. Credit for the victory goes to those local officials that worked tirelessly as advocates on behalf of cities to inform local legislators of the severe impact the proposal would have in their hometowns. Anti-city sentiment has grown in recent years. Cities will continue to face perennial attempts to limit property taxes, restrict tax increment financing and battle land use issues. Whether on offense or defense, our most successful strategy is cities serving as advocates. City officials have shown their strength and demonstrated the power of grassroots advocacy with both offensive and defensive victories this session. United, cities have the ability to continue our success into the next millennium. Editor's Note: Abbreviations for state departments will be used as follows, for the purpose of brevity: IDED Iowa Department of Economic Development IDOM Iowa Department of Management IDOT Iowa Department of TranSportation IDNR Iowa Department of Natural Resources HF 620 Persons with Disabilities HF 2376 Veterans' Preference Allows a person confined to a wheelchair to use a Eliminates the requirement that a public employer parking space not designated as a person-with- send written notice of refusal to a job applicant who disabilities space and reserves up to an 8-foot space is a veteran unless requested at the time of adjacent to the motor vehicle. A wheelchair parking application. If requested, the written notification cone must be placed within eight feet of the motor must be sent within I0 days after the successful vehicle's entry. Vehicles must display a disabled applicant is selected. Section 35C. 3. person parking permit and the disabled person must carry a statement in the vehicle saying the person is HF 2351 Sales and Use Tax Clothing Exemption permanently unable to walk. The scheduled fine for a Exempts temporarily from sales and use tax articles person with disabilities who does not comply with of clothing that are less than $100 with some the new law is $20. If a person interferes with a exceptions. The exemption applies annually from properly placed wheelchair parking cone, the fine is 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August until $100. Sections 321L. 2A and 805.8. midnight on the following Saturday. Section 422.45. HF 2027 Rural Water Funding HF 2373 State Private Activity Bond Ceiling Exempts rural water districts from paying taxes on Allocation revenue bonds and notes which finance all or part of Calls for a study by the state treasurer, auditor of the cost of the' construction or purchase of a project. state, the director of IDED and the executive director Section 357A. 15. of the Iowa Finance Authority regarding proposals for a new apportionment method for the state private HF 2153 Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council activity bond ceiling available to local governments. Expands the Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council The report will include a competitive rating system from nine to 15 members, including a representative in allocating the ceiling, as well as a method of from the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police and allocation for cities of different sizes. As of January Peace Officers and one from the Iowa State Police 1, 2001, state ceiling applications will not be Association. Section 80E. 2. approved prior to March 1. Sections 16.93, 7C. 4A. HF 2172 Polygraph Examinations HF 2422 Local Housing Assistance Allows polygraph examinations for applicants to Allows the Iowa Finance Authority to provide positions with law enforcement agencies if the surplus money to local housing assistance programs position has direct access to prisoner funds, cash administered by IDED for low- and moderate- assets or confidential information. Section 730.4. income housing. Funds are not to be used for infrastructure or administration. Section 16.10. HF 2220 Public Information Requests Effective upon enactment. Requires an Internet protocol number that identifies the computer from which a person requests a record HF 2423 Brownfield Redevelopment Program to be kept confidential. Section 22.7. Creates a brownfield redevelopment program to provide financial and technical assistance for HF 2315 Health and Medical Insurance for acquisition, remediation and redevelopment of Retirees brownfield sites. $3 million for the program is Allows cities to provide health or medical insurance included in the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund coverage or supplemental health or medical (RIIF). The redevelopment program will be insurance coverage to retired employees. If coverage administered by IDED. An applicant for the program is provided, the cost of the program may be paid must be sponsored by a city or county. Sponsorship from trust and agency funds. Section 364.25. means an agreement between a city or county and an applicant where the city or county agrees to offer HF 2333 Medical and Nonemergency Medical assistance or guidance to the applicant. Allows local Care development projects under the Revitalize Iowa's Authorizes emergency medical care providers to Sound Economy (RISE) fund to receive points for render services in locations other than hospitals if remediation of a brownfield site. Establishes a acting under physician's direct supervision. Section 147A.8. 2 Brownfield Redevelopment Advisory Council which an approved special deer population control plan. includes a city representative. Sections 15.291- The law also allows the use of silencers in such 15.295. takings. Section 481A. 123. Editor's Note: IDED, in consultation with the ' HF 2492 Townships IDNR, will adopt rules necessary to administer Requires a municipality that agrees to provide the program. mutual aid between municipalities for fire and emergency medical services to do so in writing. HF 2429 Publication Rates Entitles employees of the state who are volunteer Limits the amount publication rates can be raised or firefighters or emergency medical service providers lowered to the percentage change in the consumer paid leave of absence to respond to emergency calls. price index. Beginning June 1, 2001 rates will be 34 Establishes the state fire service and emergency cents per line for one insertion and 23 cents per line response council under the Department of Public for each subsequent insertion. Each year thereafter Safety and directs the council to establish statewide the state printing administrator will calculate a new training standards for fire service. Allows a county to rate for the following fiscal year in compliance with assume the powers and duties of township trustees the new law. Section 618. 11. relating to emergency services within unincorporated areas and establish an emergency services fund. HF 2458 Committee on Air Service Makes substantial changes to township governance, Creates a Committee on Air Service to study aviation accountability and budgeting requirements. Various issues. Requires the committee to submit a report to sections. the General Assembly by September 1, 2000. The committee will examine commercial aviation needs !lttO !ltlrl~# An item for $200,000 to develop a including unmet needs of travelers; overall budget system for township trustees was vetoed improvement to the total transportation network of by the Governor. highways, rail and airports; and whether a permanent air service council is needed. Noncode. Effective Editor ~ note: The definition of a municipality upon enactment. includes a city, county, township, bene~ted ~re district, or agency formed and authorized by law HF 2477 Rail Service to provide emergency services. Allows the director of IDOT to provide assistance and enter into agreements with cities along proposed I-IF 2502 Sheriff's Funding 1tr Ill l' O [ D passenger rail routes to encourage economic Prohibits funding of the sheriff's uniform patrol from development. Section 327J. 1. the rural service fund which only is paid by residents living in unincorporated areas. All funding for the HF 2485 Water Quality Protection Projects sheriff's patrol would be paid by the county general Removes the $1 million maximum allocation of fund levy, which both city and county residents pay. funds to the water quality protection projects account. Sections 331.421, 331.427. Provides that 50 percent of the money allocated to the soil and water enhancement account of the HF 2511 Parental Notification of Underage Drunk resource enhancement and protection fund be equally Drivers divided between the water quality projects account Requires law enforcement officers to make a and the water quality protection practices account. reasonable effort to notify custodial parents or legal Section 455A.19. guardians of minors involved in drunk driving violations. Section 123.46. HF 2486 Taking of Deer Allows use of firearms to shoot deer within 50 yards HF 2512 Rental Car Violations of a building inhabited by people or domestic Allows citations or complaints to be served on livestock, or a feedlot within the corporate limits of a persons renting a car for stopping, standing or city, provided the person obtains permission of the parking violations. Section 321.484. owner or tenant of the building or feedlot, pursuant to HF 2528 Condemnation Procedures HF 2549 Enrich Iowa Makes several changes to procedure and application Appropriates $1million to the State Library to be of condemnation law. Chapters 6A, 6B. Effective distributed to eligible public libraries for the Enrich upon enactment. Iowa Program. Amounts distributed will be based Editor~ Note: See Appendix C. upon level of compliance with established performance measures, the number of people HF 2531 Disposition of Lost Property and residing within the library's geographic service area Emergency Services Funding and the amount of other funding received in the Requires a finder of lost property to take the property previous fiscal year for providing service to rural to the appropriate local law enforcement agency and residents and contracting communities. To be requires the finder to follow notification procedures. eligible for the funds public libraries must have an Allows the board of supervisors to determine the use Internet-use policy in place which may or may not of moneys allocated to the county by the Department include Internet filtering. Noncode. of Health for emergency service purposes. Sections 135.25 and 556E7-8. HF 2555 Tobacco Settlement Appropriates $1.7 million to expand activities that HF 2540 Enterprise Zones ensure compliance with laws and local ordinances Extends the time cities may certify enterprise zones prohibiting sale of tobacco products to persons under to July 1, 2003. Allows a city of any size to designate 18. Noncode. Effective upon enactment. an enterprise zone any time prior to July 1, 2010, if a business closure causes the loss of 1,000 employees HF 2560 Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit from one place of business or four pement or more of Allows an income tax credit for certain types of a county's resident labor force. The new enterprise property designated as being of historical zone designated under this cimumstance will be significance including property designated as a local located in the area of the business closure. Section landmark by a city or county ordinance. The tax 15E. Effective upon enactment. credit is applied for rehabilitation costs. OverSight and approval of projects falls under the State HF 2541 Rural Improvement Zones Historical Preservation Office of the Department of Allows counties up to 18,000 in population to Cultural Affairs. Caps the total amount of tax credits designate a rural improvement zone in the that may be approved for any fiscal year at $2.4 unincorporated area around a private lake million. Sections 404A. I-5. development. Chapter 357H. HF 2562 Electronic Data Sales Tax Exemption HF 2545 State Agency Appropriations Exempts from sales tax the substance of a Appropriates $47,500 to reimburse local law transaction that is delivered to the purchaser enforcement agencies for training of officers who digitally, electronically, using cable, radio waves, resign within four years of completion of law satellites or fiber optics. The exemption is retroactive enforcement training. Allows the director of revenue to March 15, 1995, but claims are limited to $25,000 and finance to charge a fee to local governments to statewide. Requests that the legislative council recover the direct costs of administration related to establish an e-commerce task force to study the collection and distribution of local sales and services issues e-commerce has generated regarding state tax. Noncode. sales and use tax. The task force will include one member of local government. Sections 423. 1, 12A. HF 2548 Urban Revitalization Tax Exemptions Example: Music downloaded from the Internet If [ll' 0 I~ I} would not be subject to sales tax. Specifies the length of time an urban revitalization property tax exemption may be allowed in situations S JR 2005 Classification of Condominiums where a timely application for exemption was not Nullifies rules established in March 1999 regarding filed. The specified time is equal to the number of classification of condominiums for property tax remaining years left in the exemption schedule. purposes. Administrative Rule 71.1. Effective upon Section 404.4. enactment. Editor ~ note: See SF 2426. SF 428 Rent Control Ordinances SF 2091 City Discontinuance Preempts counties and cities from adopting or Provides a third alternative for cities to discontinue. enforcing any ordinance imposing rent controls on A city may discontinue by adopting a resolution and private residential or commercial property. Does not conducting a public heating. An election on the prohibit counties and cities from managing or proposed discontinuance is triggered if a petition to controlling property in which the county or city has a the action is filed. The council may withdraw the property interest. Section 331.304. discontinuance resolution if a petition is filed. Section 368.3 SF 466 Agrichemical Site Remediation Establishes an agrichemical remediation board within SF 2147 Motor Vehicle Enforcement the Department of Agriculture and Land Adds special registration and inspection Stewardship. Provides for site cleanup where there requirements to provisions in the Code that prohibit has been contamination because of a release of local authorities from imposing any regulations on pesticides or fertilizers. A funding mechanism for the operation of motor carriers that are more remediation of the sites has not been established. restrictive than those listed in the Code. Extends and Sections 161.1-10 and 455B.601-602. raises scheduled fines for excessive weight violations. Sections 321.463 and 325A.2. SF 2048 Hospital Board Trustees Provides that when the number of hospital boards of SF 2156 Blue Lights on Emergency Vehicles trustees increases from three to five members, or Allows a blue light to be used by authorized from five to seven members, the two additional emergency vehicles other than fire department members be appointed immediately and one of the vehicles if the blue light is located on the passenger two additional members serves until the next side and used in conjunction with a red light on the succeeding general or city election. The other driver's side. Section 321.324. additional member serves until the second succeeding election. If a board expands from three to SF 2164 Dust Control seven, the four additional members must be Allows IDOT to expend moneys for dust control on appointed immediately and two of the additional city streets if there is an increase in traffic on the members serve until the next election with the street due to closure by the Department. remaining two serving until the second succeeding Section 313.4. election. The determination of the differing length of appointed terms is to be made by lot. Section 392.6. SF 2194 Vacating Roads Permits an agency that has jurisdiction over a road to SF 2089 Physical Plant and Equipment Levy vacate a road right of way held by easement without (PPEL) a public heating if the vacation does not change the Provides that revenues generated from a school existing traveled portion of the road or deny access district physical plant and equipment levy imposed in to the road by adjoining landowners. Eliminates the an urban renewal area are not considered increment requirement that an agency notify nonadjoining for the division of revenues. Cities may include the property owners located outside the boundary of a PPEL levy as increment if a city certifies to the city who own 10 or more acres of land within one school district that the revenues generated by the mile of the road when holding a hearing on the levy are necessary to pay the principal and interest vacation of a road or railroad crossing. Sections on debt incurred by the municipality to finance an 306.11-306.12. urban renewal project. Indebtedness must have been incurred before July 1, 2000, to qualify for this SF 2215 Civil Service Leave of Absence exception. The law applies to taxes due and owing Eliminates a mandated leave of absence for a civil on or after July 1, 2000. Sections 298.3 and 403.19. service employee, chief deputy sheriff or second deputy sheriff who is running for partisan elective office. If requested, the employee will be granted leave without pay. Section 341A.18 Effective upon enactmenL SF 2241 Liquor License and Permit Violations SF 2342 Real Estate Improvement Districts Allows local authorities to require physical restraint Allows the continuation of the creation of Real training for security employees as a condition of Estate Improvement Districts after June 30, 2000. obtaining a liquor license or permit for on-premises Section 358C. 1. consumption of alcohol. Section 123.32. SF 2366 Sale of Tobacco Products SF 2345 Disposition of Personal Property and Requires cities and counties issuing permits for retail Enforcement of Criminal Offenses sale of cigarettes to submit a copy of any Allows cities to deposit proceeds from the sale of applications to the Department of Public Health personal property into the general fund. Conforms within 30 days of issuance. Revocation of a retail penalties for ordinance violations to penalties for permit only applies to the place of business at which simple misdemeanors. As a result, ordinance the violation occurred. Any revocation or suspension violation penalties can increase from $200 to $500. of a permit must be reported to the Department of Sections 80.39, 321, 380, 364. Public Health within 30 days. Requires false or altered identification to be turned over to the SF 2253 Utility Liens appropriate law enforcement agency where the Requires that notice of a delinquent utility account permittee is located and the permittee must file a be given to the holder of the account at least 30 days written report. The local law enforcement agency prior to certification of the lien to the county may investigate whether a violation has occurred or treasurer for collection. Section 384.84. forward the report to IDOT. Increases scheduled fines for sale to minors to $100 for a first offense, SF 2307 Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law $250 for a second offense and $500 for third and Applies state boiler and elevator requirements to subsequent offenses. Sections 453A.4, 453A.13, buildings owned by or leased to the state or a 453A.22 and 805.8. political subdivision. Extends applicability of the Iowa wage payment collection law to former SF 2371 Water Quality Initiative Program employees. Sections 89.2, 89A. 1, 91A. 14. Creates "I on Iowa" (Initiative on Improving Our Watershed Attributes). Establishes an Iowa Clean SF 2313 Authorized Emergency Vehicles Water Award, conservation buffer strip program, Allows the director of IDOT to designate a privately conservation reserve enhancement program and owned vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle water quality protection program. Directs IDNR to and to issue a certificate of designation for the establish benchmarks for water quality in the state. vehicle. A fire or police chief may request the Defines "credible data" and establishes designation. Section 321.451. Effective upon qualifications for the use of credible data. Sections enactment. 466. 1-6, 455B. 171, 455B. 193-195. SF 2329 Rail Crossing Fines SF 2395 Creation of an Information Technology Increases fines from $50 to $100 for violations Department occurring at train crossings for certain vehicles. Creates a state Information Technology Department. Prohibits railway corporations from closing a Establishes the IowAccess Advisory Council with an crossing to the traveling public for more than 30 appointee by the governor representing cities. The days for repair or upgrade. Sections 321.341-321.344 appointee must be actively engaged in the and Section 327G. 25. administration of a city. Section 14B.201. SF 2330 Low Speed Vehicles SF 2411 Public Employee Pension and Disability Defines low-speed vehicle and requires such vehicles Makes several changes to existing pension law to comply with specific national standards. Prohibits including extension of disability benefits to all low-speed vehicles from being operated on streets protected class employees which includes public with a posted speed limit greater than 35 miles per safety employees not covered by Chapter 411. hour. It does not prohibit a low speed vehicle from Enhances benefits for employees in the 411 system. crossing a street with a posted speed limit greater Sections 97A, 97B.411. than 35 miles per hour. Sections 321.20 and Editor ~ Note: See Appendix B. 321.381A. 6 SF 2418 Township Certification of Property Taxes reimbursement is not available through the employer States that the chairperson of the board of township or other third-party payor. Establishes a Community trustees has until May 1, 2000, to certify township Grant Fund under the control of the division of property taxes for FY2001 taxes. After FY2001 criminal and juvenile justice in the department of townships must certify taxes by March 15. human rights. Modifies eligibility requirements for Section 359. 17. juvenile justice funds, placing emphasis on funding Editor ~ note: For additional information on decategorization boards instead of cities and township budgeting reqtdrements review counties. Section 232.190 and noncode. Community HF 2492. Grant Fund provisions effective ~tpon encactment. SF 2419 City Hospital Investments SF 2430 Agriculture and Natural Resources Adds common stock as an investment option for city Appropriations hospitals. Sections 12B. lO and 392.6. · Allows the IDNR to establish a pilot project for the refund of fees paid for issuing stormwater permits Utility Replacement Tax if the department fails to issue the permit in a Replaces the property taxes paid by electric and manner and within a period of time customary for natural gas utilities with an excise tax associated issuing such permits. with electricity and natural gas. Technical · Defines a motor vehicle fuel storage tank as an amendments address the interaction between the above ground or below ground container that is a utility taxpayer and the Department of Revenue and fixture used to keep an accumulation of motor Finance. There is no change to the operation of the vehicle fuel. Prohibits the sale, storage or use of law as it applies to cities. This law makes technical motor vehicle fuels containing more than trace corrections to SP 2416, passed in 1998. Chapter amounts of MTBE. Requires decals identifying the 437A, Section 421.10 name of renewable fuel sold from a motor vehicle Editor ~ Note: The League will issue a special fuel pump. report on the Utility Replacement Tax in the near · Transfers unobligated funds from the Organic future. Nutrient Management Fund as of July 1, 2000, to the Department of Agriculture and Land SF 2426 Taxation of Condominiums Stewardship in order to establish the Agrichemical Requires a property owner who wants to convert an Remediation Fund. apartment complex into condominiums to notify the · Allows IDNR for FY2001 to use additional funds city or county at least 60 days before notifying the from stormwater permit fees to staff full-time county recorder in order to establish that the employees to reduce the department's floodplain converted structure meets appropriate building code permit backlog and implement the Federal Total requirements. If a city or county does not have a Maximum Daily Load Program. Noncode. building code, the property owner must notify the state building code commissioner. Existing structures SF 2433 IowAccess can no longer be converted unless the structure meets Requires IDED and the Iowa Utilities Board to local building code requirements. Sections 499B. 3 develop a written report to the legislative oversight and 499B.20. Effective upon enactment. committee by October 1, 2000, to ensure that high- speed broadband Internet access is available to rural SF 2427 Changes the Definition of a Mobile Home areas of the state. Appropriates funds to the extent ~r Ill '!' O Ill II} available for the development and implementation of Makes changes to the definition of a "factory-built an online system for issuing environmental permits structure" to include mobile, manufactured and by IDNR0 Allows IowAccess to charge service fees modular homes. Section 103A.3. that are reasonable and necessary for information technology provided to participating agencies or SF 2429 Emergency Responders and Community other governmental entities. Section 14B. 102 and Grant Fund non-code. Entitles an emergency responder to hepatitis testing and immunization if exposed to bodily fluids. Reimbursement will be provided from state funds if 7 SF 2438 Creation of a Water Quality District hangers at general aviation airports. Allows for the creation of a water quality district. · $12.5 million for FY2001-2003 for the The district must be contiguous to a stream, river or Community Attraction and Tourism Fund. lake. A water quality district cannot be established on Designates $15 million annually to cover the cost open ditches or streams maintained by drainage of bonds for the Vision Iowa Fund through districts. The area may be incorporated as a FY2019. Designates $5 million annually into the combined recreational facility and water quality school infrastructure fund until all bonds are paid. district. Establishes requirements for referendum and · $3 million to IDED to provide assistance for authority to levy taxes. The levy cannot exceed 25 brownfield redevelopment. cents per $1,000 of assessed value within a water · $10.5 million to the Resource Enhancement and quality district, and $4 per $1,000 for a combined Protection Fund. district. Sections 375E. 1-8. · $3 million for a recreational grant matching program. SF 2~.~.~. Property Used by the Iowa National · $2.3 million for local cost-share grants for boating Guard accessibility. Exempts from property taxes property that is owned · $250,000 for review of National Pollution by or leased from a city or county for use by the Discharge Elimination System permits. Iowa National Guard. The designated property may · $153,000 to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load not be used for profit. Section 427. 1. program. · $600,000 for a program to assist rural homeowners SF 2447 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa with on-site wastewater systems. Program · $1,950,000 for the continuation of the Creates a Vision Iowa Program to fund large scale establishment and operation of water quality community attractions. Continues the Community monitoring stations. Attraction and Tourism fund for five years. · $70,000 to support volunteer management efforts Chapter 15F. in water quality programs. Editor ~ Note: See Appendix A. · $372,000 to establish and implement improved water quality planning, standards, and assessment. SF 2452 Standing Appropriations · $250,000 for a community-based grant program for Appropriates $2,444,863 for state and community planting trees. highway safety grants. Establishes a $100,000 line- Section 8.57 and noncode. of-duty death benefit for volunteer firefighters to be Editor ~ note: See Appendix A for a full review of paid from the state general fund. This provision is the V~sion Iowa Program and the Community repealed on July l, 2002. At that time, IDOM will Attraction and Tourism Program. make recommendations on the establishment of a pension system for volunteers. Section IOOB. 11. SF 2459 TIF Reporting Deadline Establishes a deadline of December 1 for cities to file SF 2453 Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund the annual tax increment financing report with IDOM Apropriations and the county auditor. Failure to meet the deadline · $1 million to IDOT to use for vertical infrastructure will result in withholding of increment. improvements at the 10 commercial air service Section 403.23. airports within the state. · $500,000 for the creation of the aviation hangar revolving loan fund to provide loan assistance with the design, construction and improvement of SF 2447 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa Programs SF 2447 contains both the newly established Vision · The VIP is available to any city, county, public Iowa Program (VIP) for large scale community organization or combination thereof, that meets the attractions and a continuation of the Community criteria for qualification and receives approval by Attraction and Tourism program (CAT) for s.'naller the VIP Board. A public organization is defined as projects. a nonprofit economic development corporation or other nonprofit corporation specializing in tourism CAT Changes or attraction activities. · A review committee, comprised of some members · The actual fund is $300 million bonding capacity of the Vision Iowa Board, is established for the that the state will extend to projects. It is not a purpose of considering applications. IDED $300 million appropriation for projects. continues to serve as the first stop in submitting applications. The department will analyze · To receive consideration, a project must have a applications and submit recommendations to the minimum cost of $20 million. A minimum 50 review committee. The review committee consists percent local match is required. Projects will also of a mayor from a city under 20,000 in population, be subject to a $75 million state contribution three members of the general public that come ceiling. from a different tourism region of the state and a county supervisor from one of the most sparsely · The VIP board is comprised of 13 members, five of populated 33 counties in the state. Applications which are those listed above in the CAT review must meet specific criteria. committee and the following: a mayor from a city over 20,000 in population, four members of the · Of the annual $12.5 appropriation to the fund, one- general public, the director of IDED, the state third must be earmarked for city applicants with a treasurer and the state auditor. Those that do not population under 10,000 and county applicants in serve on the CAT review committee serve on the the 33 lowest populated counties. The remaining Vision Iowa review committee. This committee two-thirds of the fund is available to any city or recommends to the full board which projects it county. Funding is extended for five years at $12.5 deems merit approval. As with the CAT fund, million annually. The state aid may come in the IDED staff will initially review applications. form of grants, loans, forgivable loans and loan guarantees. · One of the criteria that must be met for consideration is the applicant must provide at least The Vision Iowa Program 50 percent of the cost of a standard medical insurance plan for all full-time employees working The Vision Iowa Program is designed to encourage at the project after its completion. the development of large community attractions that require state aid to accomplish. · Tax increment financing may only be utilized in the demolition phase of a qualifying project. 9 Appendix B SF 2411 Public Employee Pension and Disability Benefits The public employees retirement bill encompasses MFPRSI the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS), the Municipal Fire and Police System of · Maintains the current 17 percent minimum Iowa (MFPRSI) and the Police Officers Retirement employer contribution to the MFPRSI retirement System (PORS). Several benefit enhancements and system. changes to the systems were adopted by the General Assembly. · Increases members' retirement allowance with 22 years of service to 66 percent of the member's IPERS average final compensation. Members retiring on or after July 1, 2000, with 22 years of service will · Allows elected officials eligible for IPERS to receive an additional two percent of the member's receive a pension while still serving as an elected average final compensation for up to eight years of official. additional service. This places the maximum service retirement at 82 percent of average final · Grants a line-of-duty death benefit in the amount compensation. of $100,000 for public safety peace officers. The benefits will be paid from the system. · Grants a line of duty death benefit in the amount of $11210,000, to be paid from the MFPRSI system. · Extends expanded disability benefits, similar to This provision is retroactive to January 1, 1992. those received by employees in the MFPRSI system, to protection occupations. Under this · Removes a member's eligibility for a disability expansion, all police officers in Iowa will be pension if the disability was caused by a chemical covered under the heart and lung presumption if dependency, action resulting in a felony conviction employed prior to July 1, 2000. This means any or mental disability due to appropriate disciplinary heart or lung ailment the police officer acquires actions at work. will be presumed to be caused by his or her employment for the purposes of granting disability · Authorizes the board of trustees of the system to compensation. establish protocols for ongoing wellness and fitness for police and firefighters. Cities may establish wellness protocols through collective bargaining. · Requires cities to notify the system if a member is temporarily incapacitated for at least 60 days or the city expects the member to be incapacitated for 60 days. 10 Appendix C HF 2528 Condemnation Encourage your city attorney to obtain a copy of · Removes the requirement that the acquiring agency HF 2528 must secure all necessary permits prior to condemnation. Instead, the acquiring agency must HF 2528 was initiated by city attorneys and demonstrate a reasonable expectation of securing supported by the League as a means of correcting necessary permits. some of the changes in condemnation procedure enacted under HF 476 in 1999. The corrections are · Consolidates the process for application of as follows: condemnation so that the application can be mailed to the property owner and published · Narrows the scope of notice and hearing simultaneously. A city may serve notice rather requirements to property owners of agricultural than mail if it chooses. land only. Most routine city projects, such as condenmation for streets or sewers, will no longer · The acquiring agency is responsible for mailing require notice and hearing if the land is not and publishing the list of compensation agricultural. commissioners, again under the four and 20 rule. The acquiring agency may opt to serve notice · For projects involving agricultural land, notice and rather than mail. hearing must be given but the timing of this requirement is moved back in the process. Notice · Both the acquiring agency and property owner may and hearing must be given prior to approval of challenge one commissioner without cause. The funding a final site-specific design for the public challenge must be made in writing to the sheriff improvement. and mailed to the other party not less than seven days prior to the compensation commission · The process for giving notice to affected property meeting. owners will be in accordance with the four and 20 rule. Notice must be published not less than four or · Notice of condemnation will be served according to more than 20 days prior to the hearing. Notice Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure. If the property shall be mailed 30 days prior to hearing. The owner is a nonresident, publication of notice must published notice does not have to include the take place each week for four consecutive weeks. statement of rights. The first publication must occur at least 30 days prior to the meeting of the commission. · The notice and hearing guidelines are void in emergency circumstances. An emergency is · Compensation commissions must view property and defined as constituting immediate danger to public take testimony in public but may deliberate in health, safety or welfare. private. Minutes of the meeting must be kept and will be considered public record. Votes taken will · Defines acquiring agency's good faith effort to be included in the minutes. After testimony, there purchase property as an amount that does not have will be no communication between commissioners to exceed the fair market value of the property. and interested parties unless all parties agree. · The per diem for commissioners is increased from $50 to $200. 11 INDEX IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page Agrichemical Site Remediation SF 466 ...................................................... 5 Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations SF 2430 ....................................... 7 Authorized Emergency Vehicles SF 2313 ..................................................... 6 Blue Lights on Emergency Vehicles SF 2156 .................................................. 5 Brownfield Redevelopment Program HF 2423 ................................................. 2 Changes the Definition of a Mobile Home SF 2427 VETOED .................................... 7 City Discontinuance SF 2091 .............................................................. 5 City Hospital Investments SF 2419 ......................................................... 7 Civil Service Leave of Absence SF 2215 ..................................................... 5 Classification of Condominiums S JR 2005 ................................................... 4 Committee on Air Service HF 2458 ......................................................... 3 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa Programs SF 2447 ...................................... 8,9 Condemnation Procedures HF 2528 ...................................................... 4, 11 Creation of a Water Quality District SF 2438 .................................................. 8 Creation of an Information Technology Department SF 2395 ...................................... 6 Disposition of Lost Property and Emergency Services Funding HF 2531 ............................. 4 Disposition of Personal Property and EnforCement of Criminal Offenses SF 2245 ...................... 6 Dust Control SF 2164 ................................................................... 5 Electronic Data Sales Tax Exemption HF 2562 ................................................ 4 Emergency Responders and Community Grant Fund SF 2429 ..................................... 7 Enrich Iowa HF 2549 .................................................................... 4 Enterprise Zones HF 2540 ................................................................ 4 Health and Medical Insurance for Retirees HF 2315 ............................................ 2 Hospital Board Trustees SF 2048 ........................................................... 5 Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council HF 2 153 ................................................. 2 Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law SF 2307 ................................................. 6 IowAccess SF 2433 ..................................................................... 7 Liquor License and Permit Violations SF 2241 ................................................ 6 Local Housing Assistance HF 2422 ......................................................... 2 Low Speed Vehicles SF 2330 .............................................................. 6 Medical and Non-emergency Medical Care HF 2333 ........................................... 2 Motor Vehicle Enforcement SF 2147 ........................................................ 5 Parental Notification of Underage Drunk Drivers HF 25 11 ....................................... 3 Persons with Disabilities HF 620 ........................................................... 2 Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) SF 2089 ............................................ 5 Polygraph Examinations HF 2172 .......................................................... 2 Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit HF 2560 .................................................. 4 Property Used by the Iowa National Guard SF 2444 ............................................ 8 Public Employee Pension and Disability SF 2411 ............................................ 6, 10 Public Information Requests HF 2220 ....................................................... 2 Publication Rates HF 2429 ................................................................ 3 Rail Crossing Fines SF 2329 .............................................................. 6 Rail Service HF 2477 .................................................................... 3 Real Estate Improvement Districts SF 2342 ................................................... 6 Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund Appropriations SF 2453 ........................................ 8 Rent Control Ordinances SF 428 ........................................................... 5 Rental Car Violations HF 2512 ............................................................ 3 Rural Water Funding HF 2027 ............................................................. 2 Rural Improvement Zones HF 2541 ......................................................... 4 Sale of Tobacco Products SF 2366 .......................................................... 6 Sales and Use Tax Clothing Exemption HF 2351 ............................................... 2 Sheriff's Funding VETOED HF 2502 ...................................................... 3 Standing Appropriations SF 2452 .......................................................... 8 State Agency Appropriations HF 2545 ....................................................... 4 State Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation HF 2373 ......................................... 2 Taking of Deer HF 2486 ................................................................. 3 Tax Increment Financing Reporting Deadline SF 2459 ........................................... 8 Taxation of Condominiums SF 2426 ........................................................ 7 Tobacco Settlement HF 2555 .............................................................. 4 Township Certification of Property Taxes SF 2418 .............................................. 7 Townships HF 2492 ..................................................................... 3 Urban Revitalization Tax Exemptions HF 2548 VETOED ....................................... 4 Utility Liens SF 2253 .................................................................... 6 Utility Replacement Tax SF 2420 .......................................................... 7 Vacating Roads SF 2194 ................................................................. 5 Veterans' Preference HF 2376 ............................................................. 2 Water Quality Initiative Program SF 2371 .................................................... 6 Water Quality Protection Projects HF 2485 ................................................... 3 12 INDEX BY CATEGORY Page Administration City Discontinuance SF 2091 .............................................................. 5 Civil Service Leave of Absence SF 2215 ..................................................... 5 Creation of an Information Technology Department SF 2395 ...................................... 6 Health and Medical Insurance for Retirees HF 2315 ............................................ 2 Hospital Board Trustees SF 2048 ........................................................... 5 Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law SF 2307 ................................................. 6 Motor Vehicle Enforcement SF 2147 ........................................................ 5 Public Information Requests HF 2220 ....................................................... 2 Public Employee Pension and Disability SF 2411 ............................................ 6, 10 Publication Rates HF 2429 ................................................................ 3 Rent Control Ordinances SF 428 ........................................................... 5 Sale of Tobacco Products SF 2366 .......................................................... 6 Tobacco Settlement HF 2555 .............................................................. 4 Township Certification of Property Taxes SF 2418 .............................................. 7 Utility Liens SF 2253 .................................................................... 6 Vacating Roads SF 2194 ................................................................. 5 Veterans' Preference HF 2376 ............................................................. 2 Community and Economic Development Brownfield Redevelopment Program HF 2423 ................................................. 2 Committee on Air Service HF 2458 ......................................................... 3 Community Attraction and Vision Iowa Programs SF 2447 ...................................... 8,9 Condemnation Procedures HF 2528 ...................................................... 4, 11 Enrich Iowa HF 2549 .................................................................... 4 Enterprise Zones HF 2540 ................................................................ 4 IowAccess SF 2433 ..................................................................... 7 Local Housing Assistance HF 2422 ......................................................... 2 Rail Service HF 2477 .................................................................... 3 Real Estate Improvement Districts SF 2342 ................................................... 6 Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund Appropriations SF 2453 ........................................ 8 Rural Improvement Zones HF 2541 ......................................................... 4 Urban Revitalization Tax Exemptions HF 2548 VETOED ....................................... 4 Public Safety Authorized Emergency Vehicles SF 2313 ..................................................... 6 Blue Lights on Emergency Vehicles SF 2156 .................................................. 5 Disposition of Lost Property and Emergency Services Funding HF 2531 ............................. 4 Disposition of Personal Property and Enforcement of Criminal Offenses SF 2245 ...................... 6 Emergency Responders and Community Grant Fund SF 2429 ..................................... 7 Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council HF 2153 ................................................. 2 Liquor License and Permit Violations SF 2241 ................................................ 6 Low Speed Vehicles SF 2330 .............................................................. 6 Medical and Non-emergency Medical Care HF 2333 ........................................... 2 Parental Notification of Underage Drunk Drivers HF 2511 ....................................... 3 Persons with Disabilities HF 620 ........................................................... 2 Polygraph Examinations HF 2172 .......................................................... 2 Rail Crossing Fines SF 2329 .............................................................. 6 Rental Car Violations HF 2512 ............................................................ 3 Sheriff's Funding VETOED HF 2502 ...................................................... 3 Standing Appropriations SF 2452 .......................................................... 8 State Agency Appropriations HF 2545 ....................................................... 4 Taking of Deer HF 2486 ................................................................. 3 Townships HF 2492 ................................. : ................................... 3 Public Works and Environment Agrichemical Site Remediation SF 466 ...................................................... 5 Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations SF 2430 ....................................... 7 Creation of a Water Quality District SF 2438 .................................................. 8 Dust Control SF 2164 ................................................................... 5 Water Quality Initiative Program SF 2371 .................................................... 6 Water Quality Protection Projects HF 2485 ................................................... 3 13 Taxation and Finance Changes the Definition of a Mobile Home SF 2427 VETOED .................................... 7 City Hospital Investments SF 2419 .................................................... _ .....7 Classification of Condominiums S JR 2005 ................................................... 4 Electronic Data Sales Tax Exemption HF 2562 ................................................ 4 Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) SF 2089 ............................................ 5 Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit HF 2560 .................................................. 4 Property Used by the Iowa National Guard SF 2444 ............................................ 8 Replacement Tax SF 2420 ................................................................ 7 Rural Water Funding HF 2027 ............................................................. 2 Sales and Use Tax Clothing Exemption HF 2351 ............................................... 2 State Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation HF 2373 ......................................... 2 Tax Increment Financing Reporting Deadline SF 2459 ........................................... 8 Taxation of Condominiums SF 2426 ........................................................ 7 14 A NEWSLETTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BENTON, IOWA, JONES, JOHNSON, LINN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES Summertime grant deadlinesDirector's Notes Pre-application and application deadlines for two categories. The Water and Sewer Fund are ' :etause theze is so much truly impor- several state programs fall over the summer limited to that specific that public infrastruc- Btant information to impart to you months. Submission deadlines and brief pro- ture. The Community Facilities and Services in this edition of the Update, my gram descriptions appear below. For additional Fund is available to support community needs comments must be brief. While grant writ- information on any of these programs or assis- such as daycare and senior centers. Storm sewer ing is:O~ one 0fthe many services Lance with a grant proposal, contact ECICOG. projects are also considered under this category. ECICOG provides tothe region, we do LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LI-IAP) Competitive pre-applicants are invited to sub- take significant satisfaction and a certain mit full applications in December with awards amount::ofpride:in ~urrole when such PRE-APPUCATION DEADLINE: JULY 5, 2000 anticipated in early 2001. effortS~emacl~!!~.~::~;~ :~: ~ i: Administered by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED), LHAP pro- RF-SOVRCEii~ AND PROTFLTION SU~'~n'thiS page of the vides funds to cities, counties, and a variety of Ac1:(REAP):ii:?!;'~i;'~i~' i~ !:: L :f,()~:!?~)~!~i. Z7: newsletter are awardstotaling over $1 nonprofit organizations for housing programs. APPWrdi~OaiiP..~Uh~ AugUST !5i ~:: :: :. ' milh'on tlai~'.~ere:~6~need over;the last')m mOXitSs:. ~Z~ds will'support Eligible activities include new construction, The Iowa Department of Natural Resources purchase, rehabilitation, site acquisition and (IDNR) provides funds through its City Parks homing rehabilitation and development, development, area-wide projects, and transi- and Open Space programs to cities for park- encourage coordination of land use plan- tional housing. IDED invites competitive pre- land expansion and multipurpose recreational ning, and assist flood victims. Local gov- ernments are providing about $43,000 in applicants to submit a full application on development. Cities compete in three popula- November 13, 2000. Awards will be announced tion categories: less than 2,000, 2,000 - 25,000, matching funds. This means that each $1 January 5, 2001. and over 25,000. No local match is required, of local match is leveraging approximately CoMMtncnc DEVELOPMEh'r BLOCK GRAhrr (CDBG) and grants are highly competitive. $27 in state and federal fun&. Not a bad return. WATER AND SF~rER FUND PRE2APpHCATION RECRF. ATIOIq:~UCII.IIE GP, Am~ Gongratulations.'tii those communities DEADUNE: AUGUST 2, 2000 PROGRAM URIG) and organizations that will .be providing COMMUNITY FACILrrIES AND SERVICES FUND APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sin 1,2000 these programs to their constituents. If PRE-APPUC, ATION DEADHNE: AUGUST 23, 2000 Through RIG, the IDNR provides funding for your conunity would like assistance Also administered by IDED, the CDBG pro- the repair, renovation, or replacement of recre- with a funding proposal or identifying a gram provides grants to cities and counties ational fac~ities and sites, including buildings possible funding source to assist with a outside of the metropolitan areas for the con- and swimming pools. RIG will fund up to one- local initiative, I hope youql contact us. struction, improvement, or expansion of corn- third of the project costs with a maximum Have a great summer! munity infrastructure and facilities. Funds are grant amount of $100,000, and a minimum available for projects benefiting low-and-rood- amount of $2,500. Awards are anticipated in erate income households, and are divided into November 2000. Recent funding awards ECICOG (for HACAP) Housing Market Feasibility Study $ 6,150 IDED The following programs were recently funded ECICOG PlanningLivable Communities $13,809 IDED by the Iowa Department of Economic Develop- ment (IDED) and the Iowa Department of City of Central City Rood Buy-out/Replacement 5179,632 EMD Public Defense Emergency Management Division O~ of Cogon largeted Housing Needs assessmere $ l,$00 IDED (EMD). Grant applications were prepared by ECICOG staff. Citlt of North EnglishHousing Rehabilitation 5276,990 IBED City of Fairfax HouSing RehabllRation $273,.qg0 IDED City of Crawfordsville Housing Rehabilitation $276,990 IDED Community Development Planning for smart growth Since 1990, the ECICOG region has been the fastest growing recently awarded a $13,809 grant from the Iowa Department of area in the state of Iowa. Between 1990-1998, 31.1% of all pop- Economic Development's (IDED) Rural/Community Planning ulation growth in Iowa occurred in our region. According to & Development Fund. The grant will support the Community ISU Extension Census Service, the six ECICOG counties are Development department's development and publication of among the fifteen fastest growing counties. "Planning Livable Communities: A Status Report and Best Between 1990-1998, five of the six fastest growing commu- Practices ManuaL" nities were in the ECICOG region: Walford grew 215%, Robins It will also contain a comprehensive survey and analysis of 78.4%, Ely 74.9%, Tiffin 73.7%, and North Liberty grew 55.9%. all land use plans in use by communities and counties in the ECI- Twenty five of the 66 communities in the ECICO G region grew COG region. Land use plans provide the legal basis for the regu- at a rate greater than 10% (U.S. Bureau of the Census, lation of land use in Iowa; a thorough review of the conventions Population Estimates Division). of a plan's creation and use is a critical first step in promoting This growth has come on the heels of historically stagnant regional cooperation and smart growth in east central Iowa. population growth in the ECICOG region. Between 1980-1990 Planning Livable Communities will identify and describe in the region experienced significant population loss. The result detail best practices in land use planning. has been that many local governments are overwhelmed and ECICOG believes this document will serve the needs of underprepared to plan for growth management. growing communities throughout east central Iowa. The infor- In February, ECICOG organized and hosted a conference mation provided will enable policy makers and cities to coordi- where elected officials, policy makers and citizens from nate future land use planning efforts, identify areas of potential throughout the region discussed concerns related to growth conflict in future land use planning, reduce overlap in service and development. The consensus was that regional efforts provision, and ultimately serve as the basis for regional coopera- and resources are necessary to support land use planning in tion in land use planning. If you have questions about this this area. effort, contact Chad Sands or David Correia at (319) 365-9941 In support of that consensus, ECICOG applied for and was or at ecicog@ia.net Transportation Services Provider selection underway for 2001 Each year, ECICOG, as the designated sions outlined in FTA Circular 4220. I D, ECICOG on May 4. Proposals were sub- regional transit system, contracts with ECICOG is now required to undertake a mitted by the following organizations: providers in each of the six counties to Request for Proposals (RFP) from inter- = Jones County- Jones County JETS provide public transit service outside of ested providers at least every five years. · Washington County - Washington the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metro- Further clarification from FTA and politan areas. A purchase of service agree- the Iowa Department of Transportation County Mini Bus. ment makes federal and state assistance (IDOT) has revealed that a Memorandum Each of the responders is a current available from ECICOG to county of Understanding (MOU) shall suffice in provider of the regional system. The ECI- providers to operate public transit service lieu of a competitive process for services COG Board of Directors reviewed recom- within their respective county. A lease in Benton, Iowa, Johnson, and Linn mendations regarding the bid awards at agreement is also necessary to make fed- Counties, since the contractors are their May meeting. At the same time, the erally funded equipment available to departments of the respective local gov- board considered the execution of a MOU these providers. ernments. An RFP for the services in with the remaining county providers. The Federal Transit Administration Jones and Washington Counties, however, Purchase of service and lease agreements (FTA) has determined that these revenue is still required since these providers are for fiscal year 2001 will be considered by contracts are third party contracts that private organizations. the board in June. require competitive selection procedures RFPs were distributed to interested and principles. Accordingly, under provi- responders in late March and due to Solid Waste Planning Buying products with recycled content The key to expanding markets for recycled as soon as possible. roof tiles; molded rubber wheel chocks; materials is to build demand for products Projects that will be highly visible speed bumps; dock and trailer bumpers; that have recycled content. But, before to the public will receive priority. "We're wheel stops; sign base units; and wheel- consumers can purchase such products more likely to award funds for high school chair ramps. they have to know they are available. track surfacing, for example, than a "This grant program is intended to ECICOG is hoping to provide expo- rubber mat in somebody's office;' says draw attention to the reuse of old tires sure and build demand for one recy- ECICOG Board of Directors chair, Dee and the importance of recycling tires," clable--scrap tire material--through its Vanderhoef. "The reason is simple. adds Vanderhoef. Annually more than Waste Tire Products Grant ProSram. Funds Hundreds of people will see the track three million waste tires are generated in have been made available for products every year, and, we hope, the sign that Iowa, about one per person per year. that contain recycled tire material. The describes the material the track is made Viable markets for waste tires are critical program was marketed to cities, counties, of---maybe inspiring others to purchase to the success of Iowa's landfill ban on school districts, nonprofit organizations, products made from recycled tires." whole tires. and businesses in the ECICOG solid Products manufactured with scrap For more information concerning waste planning area (Benton, Iowa, Jones, tire material include soil amendment/ buying products with recycled content Johnson, Linn & Tama counties). Appli- compost; floor mats; playground surface generally and products with scrap tire cations were due June 5, and will be material; rubber safety surfaces; mats for material specifically, contact Marie reviewed immediately with funds awarded pick-up trucks, work areas, and livestock; DeVries, 365-9941, ext. 26. Housing Services Housing our elders The number of older Americans is grow- tation needs that, if unmet, could force Improve the Range and Coordination of ing faster than other segments of the them to move. HUD is expanding the Housing/Service Combination. population. There were 34.1 million Healthy Homes initiative to show the Options for seniors who wish to remain people age 65 or older in 'the United elderly how they can convert the equity in their communities are often limited. States in 1997. One in 8 Americans is a in their homes into funds for needed Limited options can prematurely force senior citizen today, compared to only 1 health and safety home repairs. lower income seniors into institutional in 25 at the dawn of the 20th century. living. One initiative is to allow low- Today's elderly population is expected to Expand Affordable Housing income seniors to use housing vouchers double by 2030, expanding at a rate of 3 Opportunities for Lower Income to cover the rent portion of assisted liv- percent each year to almost 70 million. Seniors. ing costs. HUD also plans to provide Planning to meet the future housing High housing costs are the most wide- additional funding to convert a portion needs of seniors must begin today. A spread housing problem among older of Section 202 independent living hous- new HUD initiative, Housing Security Americans. Approximately 1.7 million ing units to assisted living so facilities Plan for Older Americans, is designed to elders spend more than half their can better meet the changing needs of help. communities assemble and coordi- income on shelter. For seniors that their residents. nate a comprehensive continuum of are not able to remain in their homes, housing services. The Housing Security there must be affordable housing Portions of this article are excerpted Plan embodies three overarching goals: options. The Housing Security Plan from Housing Our Elders, A Report will address this issue by increasing Card on the Housing Conditions and Help Seniors Remain in Their Own funding to the Section 202 Supportive Needs of Older Americans, HUD, Homes. Housing for the Elderly program. November 1999. Six percent of seniors ( 1.45 million households) have serious home rehabili- Calendar of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments. June 8 ECICOG SWTAC meeting, Bluestem Solid Waste Agency, Kirkwood BCICOG was established in 1972 to pro- Community College campus, Cedar Rapids, 1:00 p.m. mote regional cooperation and provide June 28 ECIT TOG meeting, Washington County Mini Bus, Washington, 10:00 a.m. professional planning services to local governments in Benton, Iow~ Johnson, June 29 ECICOG board of directors meeting, Kirkwood Resource Center, Iones, Linn and Washington Counties. 1030 5th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, 12:45 p.m. MembenoftheECIO3G board ofdireaom July 4 ECICOG offices closed in observance of Independence Day Lu Barron Larry Kemp Edward Brown Mike Lehman The ECICOG Executive Committee will meet in lieu of the full board in the month of luly. Carol Casey Don Magdefrau Meeting date, location and time TBA. David Cavey Charles Montross Leo Cook EdRaber Gary Edwards Robert Stout Staff notes Dell Hanson Tom Tjdmeland Ann Hearn Dale Todd Jim Nehring joined the ECICOG staff in March, filling the newly created Hemy_Uerwig Dee Vanderhoef (chair) joint purchasing coordinator position. This position is funded by participat- ser ing local governments in and near Linn County and thrOL ~ Sta~. · grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Developme~ ~aoug Elliott, Execu~D/rector ~ rience in sales, purchasing, and events promotion, Nehring w~ Gina Peters, Administrative Assistant Intergovernmental Agency Purchasing Task Force in organizational develop- Mary Rump, TranspOrtation Services merit and the coordination of joint purchasing activities. Nehring received Robrn Jacobson, Tra~ona~:;~ the Bachelor of Science in finance from Southern Colorado State University. .~d Correia, CommUnity D~lyment Assuming the position of grants administrator in May, Tracey Mulcahey Marie DeVries, Solid Waste ~!~enaffer Ryan; 5ol/d~'fit/iste ~//~:;:~ '~i has already jumped into a variety of housing and community development ~e givett-~i~iHoU-4i~.~ '~ activities. Mukahey received the Masters of Public Administration degree :IFtm Nehring, loint ~rchasin~!~ · from Florida Atlantic University, and has previously worked in community and human services agencies. At ECICOG, she will assist with the adminis- East Central Iowa tration and preparation of grant proposals for community development · mS Thira StrmSE, Sul~ $00 and housing projects. :~>: Cedar Raplds~ Iowa 52401 Fa= (~9) $6S-99S~ Robyn Jacobson joined the ECICOG transportation planning staff in edcog~ia.net (e-mail) December 1999. Jacobson assists with planning projects and administers www. la.aed-ecicog the East Central Iowa Transit system. Her picture was not available when This program s]~onsond in l~att by a ~rant t~o~a~ed b), the Iowa t~-V~.totE, o.~ktx-~oV.~,. she was introduced in the January/February issue of the Update, and so el we're taking this opportunity to introduce her properly! East Central Iowa Council of Governments BULK RATE ]08 Third Street SE, Suite 300 u.s. POSTAGE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 PAID CEDAR RAPIDS, lOW/ Permit #597 DEE VANDERHOEF i _ IOWA CITY COUNCIL 2403 TUDAR DRIVE IOWA CITY IA 52245 07-06-00 I East Central Iowa Council of Governments Board Meeting 12:45 p.m. May 25, 2000 - Linn County Administrative Building 930 First Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa MEMBERS PRESENT Charles Montross-Iowa County Supervisor Dale Todd-Cedar Rapids Commissioner Edward Brown-Mayor of Washington Henry Herwig-Coralville City Council Carol Casey-Johnson County Citizen Gary Edwards-Iowa County Citizen Dennis Hansen-Jones County Citizen Dell Hanson-Benton County Supervisor Ed Raber-Washington County Citizen Leo Cook-Jones County Supervisor Rod Straub-lowa County Supervisor Lu Barron-Linn County Supervisor Ann Hearn-Linn County Citizen Don Magdefrau-Benton County Citizen Mike Lehman-Johnson County Supervisor Tom Tjelmeland-Mayor of Ely MEMBERS ABSENT Dee Vanderhoef-lowa City City Council Larry Kemp-Vinwn City Council Jim Houser-Linn County Supervisor Bob Stout-Washington County Supervisor David Cavey-Mayor of Olin ALTERNATES PRESENT - None OTHER'S PRESENT Mary Day-Senator Grassley' s office Mike Berkshire-Bluestern Solid Waste Agency Paul Morf-Simmons, Perrine, Albright & HIwood PLC Joanne Popelka-Linn County Citizen STAFF PRESENT Doug Elliott-Executive Director Gina Peters-Administrative Assistant Chris Kivett-Berry-Housing Planner Mary Rump-Transportation Planner Robyn Jacobson-Planner Jennifer Ryan-Planner Trace)2 Mulcahey-Grants Administrator Jim Nehring-Joint-Purchasing Coordinator Marie DeVries-Solid Waste Planning Coordinator 1.0 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairperson, Ed Brown at 12:52 p.m. .1 Recognition of Alternates - None Brown welcomed Mary Day from Senator Grassley's office. Mike Lehman has replaced Sally Stutsman as the Johnson County representative. .2 Public Discussion Paul Morf, attorney for N&N Sanitation stated he sent a letter to all board members asking them to reject the Solid Waste TAC's proposal regarding transfer stations. He asked that the board consider the letter when they make their recommendation. .3 Approval of Agenda M/S/C (Hansen/Todd) to approve the agenda. All ayes 2.0 ROUTINE MATTERS .1 Approval of Minutes (April 27, 2000) M/S/C (Hanson/Hansen) to approve the minutes as written. All ayes. .2 Preceding Month's Budget Reports/Balance Sheets Elliott gave an overview of the April financial statements. M/S/C (Tjelmeland/Hansen) to receive and file the April financial statements for audit. All ayes. 3.0 AGENCY REPORTS .1 Chairperson's Report Lehman told the board that there are transportation needs that need to be addressed for residents of Johnson County who seek employment but have no means of transportation. Discussion followed on the possibility of an integrated countywide transportation system. Elliott asked Rump to provide information regarding whether or not SEATS can provide service outside of Johnson County. Lehman said that the county would like to do a study to find out if this is feasible. M/S/C (Casey/Heam) to direct staff to meet with colleagues to start a discussion regarding the possibility of an integrated countywide transportation system and to bring a report back to the board. All ayes. .2 Board Members' Reports - None .3 Director's Report Elliott introduced Tracey Mulcahey as the new Grants Administrator at ECICOG. Elliott also told the board that he attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the ECO-House this morning. He congratulated DeVries on her efforts with the house. DeVries noted that an open house will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-5:00 p.m. .4 Joint-Purchasing Report Information included in the board packet. .8 Solid Waste Report: Public Hearing Brown opened the Public Hearing for the Subsequent Regional Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan 2000-2006 at 1:15 p.m. DeVries told the board that at the last board meeting, members were given a copy of the plan to look over for discussion at this meeting. DeVries gave a presentation on the process involved in preparing this document. Morf said that transfer stations do not interfere or intend to interfere with waste diversion goals. Popelka asked what would happen if anything in the DNR's response would warrant reconsideration by the ECICOG Board at a later time. DeVries said that if there were changes in the plan, they would be have to be in the form of an amendment. No written comments were received. Berkshire commended DeVries and Ryan for their efforts of puttini the plan together. M/S/C (Tjelmeland/Todd) to close the public hearing at 1:31 p.m. All ayes. M/S/(Todd/Herwig) to authorize the chair to sign the resolution approving the plan for submittal to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Discussion followed on the plan. Motion carded. All ayes. .5 Community Development Report Information included in the board packet. .5 Housing Report Kivett-Berry told the board that the she was notified by IDED that the application for a housing needs assessment for the City of Coggon was funded. A market study to be completed for Washington County HACAP was also funded. Elliott told the board ECICOG has secured over $1 million in the last two months for the region. .6 Transportation Report Rump told the board that RFP's for transit service in Jones and Washington Counties were received. Each county received one response. She handed out a sample award letter for Jones County JETS and Washington County Mini Bus for board comment (attached). She noted that information was missing in both RFP's. Discussion followed. M/S/C (Cook/Barron) to authorize the chair to sign the award letters for Jones County JETS and Washington County Mini Bus for public transit service. Rump is to amend the award letter to require that JETS and Mini Bus provide the deficient information prior to the June 29 board meeting. Their inability to respond would cause the board to reconsider their decision. All ayes. Rump told the board that a Memorandum of Understanding with Benton County Transportation, Iowa County Transportation, Johnson County SEATS and Linn County LIFTS needed the chair's signature. A copy was included in the board packet. M/S/C (Herwig/Todd) to allow the chair to sign the Memorandum Of Understanding with Benton, Iowa, Johnson, and Linn counties. All ayes. 4.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS .1 Executive Committee Elliott told the board that the Executive Committee met to assemble a draft workplan from the strategic planning committee recommendations. The chair will give a report at the June board meeting. He noted that the Executive Committee has decided to have staff include copies of the TAC and TOG minutes in the board packet for the next six months. At that time, the committee will reassess the value of including them in future board packets. .2 Budget Committee - None .3 Personnel Committee- None .4 Transit Operator' s Group - None .5 Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee DeVries told the board that the TAC met on May 11 and wants to reconsider the transfer station recommendation that was presented to the board. The TAC would like input from the ECICOG board. Discussion followed on transfer stations. The board would like to have the TAC consult legal counsel and have a rationale for the transfer station fee in the next recommendation presented to them. State legislation should continue to be supported regarding tonnage fees of transfer stations and landfills. The TAC should describe strategies being used by publicly owned landfills to capture waste in their service areas. M/S/C (Casey/Cook) to return the recommendation to the TAC with the above comments and for the TAC to return a recommendation to the board. Legal counsel to be consulted when a recommendation is received. All ayes. .6 Ad Hoc Committee Reports - None 5.0 IOWA INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW SYSTEM M/S/C (Hanson/Hearn) to approve all Intergovernmental Reviews with favorable review. All ayes. 6.0 OLD BUSINESS .1 Approval of Expenditures M/S/C (Hansen/Todd) to approve payment of expenditures. All ayes. 7.0 NEW BUSINESS Straub requested that the supervisors in Benton, Johnson, Iowa and Linn counties meet to talk about a proposed Highway 151 project after the board meeting. Straub is to Contact Elliott if he would like an agenda item for the next board meeting. The board discussed the meeting place for next month's meeting. It was decided to meet at the Kirkwood site on 5th Avenue SE. 8.0 NEXT MEETING: June 29, 2000 Dennis Hansen, Secretary/Treasurer June 29, 2000 Date EAST CENTRAL IOWA EMPLOYMENT and TRAINING CONSORTIUM May 25, 2000 Minutes LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS (LEOs) PRESENT: Lee Clancey Mayor, City of Cedar Rapids Leo Cook Jones County Board of Supervisors Lumir Dostal Linn County Board of Supervisors Lyle K. Hanson Council Member, City of Cedar Rapids Henry Herwig Mayor, City of Coralville Vic Klopfenstein Mayor, City of Marion--Chief Elected Official (CEO) Board Mike Lehman Johnson County Board of Supervisors Ed Sass Benton County Board of Supervisors Dale Todd Council Member, City of Cedar Rapids REGIONAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (RWIB) MEMBERS PRESENT: Dee Baird RWIB--Ex-Offcio Member Ken Cable RWIB Stanley B. Cooper Chair of the RWIB Doug Elliott RWIB--Ex-Officio Member AI Flieder RWIB--Ex-Officio Member Robert French RWIB Bob Marsh RWIB Marilyn Mclnroy RWIB--Ex-Offcio Beryl O'Connor RWIB Doug Peters RWIB OTHERS PRESENT: Robert L. Ballantyne Title IIA Administrative Entity Director Fondo Finley New Horizons Kimbedy Ann Hartel U.S. Cellular John Henik Kirkwood Community College Bob Koenig Now Horizons Judy Landt Iowa Workforce Development Staff, Cedar Rapids Office Mark Moore Consultant, State of Iowa Workforce Development Department Bonnie A. Pisarik Title IIA Administrative Entity Assistant Director Steve Rackis Regional Workforce Director, Kirkwood Community College/Iowa Workforce Development Tim Schminke Remedy Intelligent Staffing Angle Starks U.S. Cellular Lumir Dostal, Chair of the Local Elected Officials (LEOs), called the joint Chief Elected Officials (CEO), Local Elected Officials (LEO) and Regional Workforce Advisory Board (RWIB) meetings to order at 11:05 a.m. Introductions took place. ACTION ITEM~ 1. Reviow and discussion of New Hodzons Computer Learning Center Career Link Grant APPlication Bob Ballantyne pointed out to the boards that the proposal put forth by New Hodzons Computer Learning was the first training proposal to come before the new boards (RWIB and CEO boards). He distributed a handout listing questions for the boards to consider no matter what type of proposal may be brought before them. The boards need to consider if each proposal is compatible with existing employment end training programming with Service Delivery Region (SDR) Ten. Areas for board consideration were: an administrative structure for handling non~WIA (Workforce Investment Act) grants; clearinghouse function of boards; and medts of any proposal that comes before the CEO/RWIB boards. Steve Rackis informed the boards that the Pdvate Industry Council (PIC) had considered this item at their May 23 meeting. The PIC decided to table the matter until their June meeting so that more time could be allowed for information and proposal consideration. Bob Ballantyne added that the PIC had traditionally served as a "sounding board' for the Local Elected Officials in matters like this. He added that both the Private Industry Council and the Local Elected Officials have a wealth of employment and training programming expertise between them. Steve Rackis introduced staff from New Horizons, U.S. Cellular and Remedy Intelligent Staffing. Bob Koenig, President of New Horizons, presented a summary of the New Horizons Computer Learning Center Career Link Grant Application. The grant application proposed to use $237,090 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in order to create 200 jobs in Linn County for entry level positions within U.S. Cellular. Remedy Intelligent Staffing would serve as the recruiting agent for the grant. New Horizons would conduct the training. Benefits to Linn County would be an increase in economic status for some county residents. This translates into more cash flow within businesses in Linn County. The theory regarding serving just one county was to start small and grow the project to a larger size. Discussion took place regarding who can be a lead applicant for these funds. According to the guidelines, the source of funding for the Career Link program is HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. CDBG rules specify that the lead applicant must be either a non-entitlement city or county. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City would not be eligible to be the lead applicant on this project as they can apply for CDBG funds of their own. Lumir Dostal summarized the events that had occurred to date. New Horizons had approached the Linn County Board of Supervisors directly. The Linn County Board of Supervisors had approved of the submittal of this Career Link grant proposal. The Linn County Board of Supervisors later withdrew its support of the proposal and grant recipient status, citing that neither local staff nor any of the four boards had had an opportunity to review the proposal. Linn County. as an entity. also lacked the staff to oversee the grant compliance and performance responsibilities. Discussion took place regarding who could serve as grant recipient and administrative entity for these funds. CDBG dollars need a grant recipient. In the past, a grant recipient with a tax base has always been sought. A tax base provided indemnification against possible repayment of funds should grant funds either be misspent or disallowed. A key question for the LEOs and CEOs was hew are public assets under LEO and CEO control best engaged with private sector ventures? Hew do the LEOs and CEOs protect themselves and facilitate these types of projects at the same time? Discussion on various models took place. The Chief Elected Officials could serve as the oversight body with Linn County or another city acting as grant recipient. Grant funds could flow through Kirkwood Community College as the administrative entity. Kirkwood Community College has been serving as the fiscal agent for JTPA dollars since 1997. Kirkwood will continue to serve as the fiscal agent for WIA dollars. Kirkwood might be willing to serve as administrative entity, on behalf of the CEOs, for grants which are not normally a part of its funding stream much like the City of Cedar Rapids did when it was the administrative entity for CETA and JTPA funds. Lumir Dostal stated that Linn County, itself, does not have staff to watch over grants of this nature. Bob Ballantyne informed members that in the past the Local Elected Officials, acting as a consortium of governments, had used the JTPA Administrative Entity staff to fuffill such functions on behalf of the Consortlure. The LEO Consortium has been the grant recipient for JTPA funding. The Consortlure has also served as grant recipient for other non-JTPA grant sources. For instance, when the City of Cedar Rapids had served as the fiscal agent for the LEO Consortlure, the City of Cedar Rapids had also accepted the receipt of grant funds which were not a part of the City's funding stream but which had been approved by the LEO Consortium. It was the JTPA staff that had: assured eligibility verification; assured compliance and performance; and had disbursed funds under the auspices of the LEOs. Another possibility is that the Chief Elected Officials could serve as the oversight body with Linn County or another city being the grant recipient. The grant recipient could then subcontract the administrative entity functions with a private business, such as New Horizons. The key question here is since New Horizons does not have a tax base, how would New Hodzons indemnify the Chief Elected Officials in the event of misspent funds? It was suggested that perhaps New Horizons could obtain a surety bond and thus protect the CEOs against liability. Submittal of CDBG Career Link grant applications is open-ended. Proposals can be submitted at any time. Currently three CDBG Career Link grants are funded in the state of Iowa. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (CEO. LEO and RWIB) Ed Sass moved the acceptance of the joint CEO, LEO and RWIB agenda. Lee Clancey seconded the motion and it passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Leo Cook moved approval of the LEO and CEO minutes. Ed Sass seconded the motion and it passed. Bob Marsh moved approval of the RWIB minutes. Doug Peters seconded the motion and it passed. 2. Election of RWIB Chair and Vice-Chair Stan Cooper, RWIB Chair, announced that Joe Pacha had handed in his resignation from the Regional Workforce Investment Board. Joe had served as the Chair of the Youth Advisory Council. A new Youth Advisory Council Chair will need to be selected. Doug Peters nominated Stan Cooper to serve another term as Chair of the Regional Workforce Investment Board and called for nominations to cease. Bob Marsh seconded the motion. Beryl O'Connor nominated Dee Vanderhoef to serve as Vice-Chair of the Regional Workforce Investment Board. Ken Cable seconded the motion. Stan Cooper called three times. No further nominations were made. Nominations were closed. Bob Marsh made a motion to approve by unanimous acclamation the nominations of Stan Cooper as RWIB Chair and Dee Vanderhoef as RWIB Vice-Chair. Robert French seconded the motion and it carded. Stan Cooper appointed Doug Peters to the Youth Advisory Council. Five RWIB seats have terms expidng on June 30, 2000. 3. Pdvate Industry Council Transition Bob Ballantyne informed board members that the state is recommending that the Pdvate Industry Councils be kept in place through the closeout of the JTPA Programs. Mark Moore, Consultant, State of Iowa Workforce Development Department, announced that the JTPA doseout is scheduled to be completed by September 30, 2000. The RWIB will be picking up the responsibilities of the Pdvate Industry Council. Bob Ballantyne informed beard members that the Promise Jobs Program and the Weftare to Work Program are major components of the employment and training work performed by Kirkwood Community College and Iowa Workforce Development. Stan Cooper stated that he would welcome the PIC's attendance, if members so choose to participate, at future RWIB meetings. He stated that he valued their expertise in the operation of employment and training programs. Leo Cook made a motion directing the RWIB to work with the Private Industry Council through the JTPA Program closeout time period. Lyle Hanson seconded the motion and it Beryl O'Connor made a motion directing the RWIB to work with the Pdvate Industry Council through the JTPA Program closeout time period. Doug Peters seconded the motion and it was carded. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 1. RWIB Membership (Terms of Service) Mark Moore, Consultant for the State of Iowa Department of Workforce Development, informed beard members that no new nomination process was necessary if RWIB members wished to seek reappointment by the governors office. Steve Rackis suggested sending a letter to RWIB members ascertaining their interest in continuing to serve on the RWIB. if a member is not interested in continuing to serve then nominees for filling their RWIB seat will be sought. Steve suggested that the letter soliciting nominees be sent out under Lumir Dostal's signature. It was suggested that the availability of RWIB seats and nominee solicitation should also be advertised in the newspapers. 2. ReGional Customer Service Plan Update Steve Rackis informed board members that this was solely an informational item. No action was needed. He stated that Mark Moore, Consultant for the State of Iowa Department of Workforce Development, had informed him that minor revisions to SDR Ten's Customer Service Plan would need to be made. 3, A~plicetions for WIA Trainin¢3 Providers Mark Moore, Consultant for the State of Iowa Department of Workforce Development, informed board members that applications for WIA Training Providers would be in the mail June 21. His question to board members was how did they wish to conduct the review process? Did beard members wish to have the Coordinating Service Provider. which is comprised of Kirkwood Community College and Iowa Workforce Development, review the applications for the WIA training providers? Or did they wish to have a committee review these applications? 4 Bob Marsh made a motion that the Coordinating Service Provider review all applications for WIA training providers and to bring the results/recommendations back before the boards at the next meeting. Ken Cable seconded the motion. The motion was carried. 4. JTPA/WIA Transition Issues Bob Ballantyne informed board members that everything seems to be 'on track" for the transition of JTPA into WIA. He added that J3'PA closeout costs will need to be added to the Consodium's current budget. Since many transition issues had already been accomplished two years ago when Kirkwood Community College became the Administrative Entity and Fiscal Agent for the JTPA programs, Bob did not anticipate the JTPA closeout costs to be great. He stated the following doseout costs will need to be covered: costs associated with a final Consortium doseout audit; costs associated with the transfer of padicipants from the JTPA program to programs under WIA; and property transfer issues. 5. Report on StrateGic Workforce Development remainina budget Steve Rackis reported that the amount of residual Strategic Workforce Development Funds (SWDF) yet to be committed by June 30, 2000 is $64,086. The SWDF program will end June 30, 2000. Uncommitted SWDF funds (i.e. those not under contract) may not be carried over beyond June 30, 2000. MaW Lou Edacher, Regional Director of The Workplace Learning Connection, distributed two proposals that she was hoping the boards would fund with some SWDF residual funding. In the first proposal, SWDF monies would be used to maintain operations for the Regional Office during an interim process of replacing state School-to-Work grant money with new partners in order to continue to deliver, and possibly expand, services. The second proposal would expand the Program Coordinator position in the Cedar County satellite office from .75FTE to FT. Steve Rackis stated that he would follow-up with other groups who might also have an interest in using SWDF residual funding. Examples of other possible uses include a business directory with the Iowa City Chamber; and using the remaining monies to match the efforts of remaining school districts in utilizing Work Keys. Bob Ballantyne reiterated that he had been hopeful that some of the residual SWDF monies could have been coupled with WIA dollars in order to create transitional programming for low income disabled youth over the summer months. Bob did comment that the proposals put forth by area chambers are probably more 'in keeping' with the intent of the use of SWDF funds. Bob Marsh suggested that Joe Pacha, Steve Rackis, Bob Ballantyne, Doug Peters and he meet prior to the next Youth Advisory Council meeting to work on suggestions for the use of residual SWDF monies. Mark Moore, Consultant for the State of Iowa Department of Workforce Development, informed board members that there will apparently be another $44,031 available for Title 1 WIA Adult and/or Youth services. 6. Report on the Heartland Conference The Heartland Conference, an annual event sponsored by the Department of Labor (DOL), is for workforce development professionals. The Department of Labor uses workshops and 5 networking opportunities to share information and promote new initiatives. This year several SDR Ten CEO, RWIB and PIC members as wall as staff attended the May 16 through May 18 conference. Bob Marsh reported that he was one of only a handful of pdvate sector business representatives to attend this event. He thought that the conference could be enhanced by more participation from individuals in the pdvate sector. Lumir Dostal conducted a succ.~ssful workshop at the Heartland Conference. It was entitled 'Tailoring Business's Needs to Our Training". Steve Rackis informed board members that he will put the Business Services Initiative Implementation Proposal on the agenda of the June meeting as it was not discussed at the May meeting. It was decided that all three beards will convene again at 10:00 a.m. on June 27, 2000. Due to a scheduling conflict, the June meeting cannot take place at the Linn County Board of Supervisors Board Room. Lumir Dostal advised members to watch for the agenda of the June 27 meeting as it will contain the meeting location. A motion for adjournment was passed. The joint CEO, LEO and RWIB board meetings adjoumed at 12:40 p.m. Bonn