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I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP1 Memorandum from Council Member Kanner: Human Service Agency Funding
Hearings (Report #2)
IP2 Letter from Council Member Kanner to Beverly Weber (United Way): Joint Budget
Hearings
IP3 Letter from Mayor to Sally Stutsman (JC Board of Supervisors): Johnson
County/Iowa City Fringe Area Agreement
IP4 Memorandum from City Manager: Family Resource Center
IP5 Memorandum from City Clerk: March Meeting Schedule
IP6 Memorandum from City Clerk: Council Laptop Update for 2001
IP7 Letter from JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner to Residents of 800/900 Blocks of
Dover Street: Snow Plower Concerns in the 800 and 900 Blocks of Dover
Street
IP8 Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Director to City Manager:
Development of Parcel 64-1 a
IP9 Memorandum from Denny Gannon to City Manager: Summit Street Bridge
IP10 Memorandum from Parking & Transit Director to City Manager: Parking Division
Revenue Report- FY98 to FY00
IPll Memorandum from Rene Paine (PATV Director) to Iowa City Telecommunications
Commission: Programming Fees and Joint Facility Funds
IP12 City of Iowa City Quarterly Investment Report - June 30, 2000 to September
30, 2000
IP13 Memorandum from Dianna Furman: Utility Discount Program Statistics - Fiscal
Year '99 Total, FY00 and 01 Monthly
IP14 Building Permit Information - November 2000
IP15 Eraall from Carol DeProsse to JCNEWS: Jail Library
IP16 Stepping Up Project News - Fall 2000
IP17 Board, Commission, Committee Applications
IP18 Meeting Schedule and Tentative Work Session Agendas
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5TEVEN KANNE
City Councilmember. 1'owe City
Home Address.' 807 E. Washington, #4, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319)338-8865
To: City Council
From: Steven Kanner
Re: Human Service Agency Funding Hearings (Report #2)
Date: December 7, 2000
Here are the Human Service Agencies that made presentations on November 29 along with
brief summaries about them.
If you have any questions about any of the agencies, feel free to contact me at home, 338-
8865.
City of Iowa City -Human Service Agency Funding
FY02 Increase
Agency Funding Allocated % Increase Request Dollar Percent
FY00 FY01 FY00-FY01 FY02
4 C's $ 0 $ 0 $ 6000 $ 6000
EHP 9,225 10,000 8.4% 12,000 2,000 20.0%
EIder Services 60,255 62,063 3.0% 65, 199 3, 136 5.0%
Crisis Center 38,672 40,600 5.0% 42,630 2,030 5.0%
TOTAL ALL $427,323 $455,500 6.5% $516,850 $61,350 13.4%
AGENCIES
(14 oM + 3 new agencies)
Nov. 29 Presentations
I) Community Coordinated Child Care (4 C's) - Theresa Guither, Director
A. Mission Statement: "Primary purpose is to promote the well being of children and their
families by assisting parents, child care providers, employers, and others with their child related
needs. This encompasses addressing challenges to the community's child care system;
Documenting needs and trends in the child care delivery system and serving as a resource for
planning and development of new programs."
B. Programs: Resources & Education; Home Ties Child Care Center (for homeless & near
homeless); Child Care Food Program (home visits by nutritionisis of home-based, registered
proriders)
C. Total Operating Budget FY02: $554,598. (Iowa City projected: $6,000. 1% of total
budget.)
II) Emergency Housing Project (EHP) - Christina Canane!li, Director
A. Mission Statement: "Strives to alleviate the problems faced by our community' s
homeless. We will advocate for positive changes and will guide, teach and facilitate those asking
for our assistance through a productive and sustained transition to permanent housing. We are
dedicated to the empowerment of the individual."
B. Programs: Emergency and Transitional Shelter; Drop-In Center; In-House Counseling;
Supported Training and Access to Resources (STAR).
C. Total Operating Budget FY02: $269,523. (Iowa City projected: $12,000. 4% of total
budget.)
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HI) EIder Services, Inc. (formerly known as Elderly Services) - Connie Wolfe, Director
A) Mission Statement: "To help older people remain safely in their homes for as long as
possible by providing or accessing a full range of support services. To assist family caregivers as
they sustain their elderly spouses or relatives. To offer volunteer opportunities geared to encourage
older citizens to actively contribute to their community."
B. Programs: In-Home Services (chore service referrals; shared housing; etc.); Geriatric
Care Services (i.e. case management); Productive Aging Services (Retired Senior Volunteer
Program)
C. Budgeted Total Support & Revenue FY02: $506,868. (Iowa City projected: $65,199.
13% of total budget.)
IV) Crisis Center - Ross Wilburn, Director
A) Mission Statement: "Provides basic emotional and material support through trained
volunteers and staff in an accessible, non-judgmental, and caring environment."
B) Programs: Crisis Intervention (suicide prevention; information; etc.); Food Bank-
Emergency and Supplemental Food Assistance for Johnson County Residents; Emergency
Assistance (service for transients; referral; clothing assistance; etc.)
C. Total Operating Budget FY02: $621,850. (Iowa City projected: $42,630. 11% of total
budget.)
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s T E V E N K A N N E
";~::':')"~"T':i"";~!!"':"City Councilmember, Iowa City
Home Address.' 807 E. FF. stzingto., #4, iow~ Cit~,
Beverly Weber
Executive Director
United Way of Johnson County
321 E. Market St., #302
Iowa City, IA 52245
December 4, 2000
Dear Ms. Weber,
Along with the rest of City Council and the public, I just received a copy of your 12/1/00
letter to Mayor Ernie Lehman. I wish to apologize for an apparent breech confidentiality for the
Joint Budget Hearings. Although I attended the Joint Budget Hearing Orientation last month, I
must have missed the part with your warnings about the confidentiality of these sessions.
It might be helpful in future Joint Budget Hearing orientations to spell out exactly what is
considered confidential at these hearings. In any case, you can be sure, that subsequent to reading a
copy of your letter I will not publicly release the United Way' s preliminary ratings of any of the
Johnson County agencies applying for money from the United Way, the City of Iowa City,
Coralville and Johnson County.
In the future, please feel free to call or write me directly with your concerns. I'm sorry you
apparently had trouble trying to reach me directly with your concerns. I can easily be reached at the
above address or phone number or through the City Clerk's office.
Sincerely,
Steven Kanner
Council Member
cc: Mayor Lehman and City Council
Stephan Atkins, City Manager
Linda Severson, Human Services Coordinator
December 6, 2000 % ~: ~ mae~
Chairperson Sally Stutsman and ~,~,~~[~ 1:);~~,
Johnson County Board of Supe~isors
913 South Dubuque Street, Suite 201
Iowa City IA 52240-4207 ~ ~
Re: Johnson County/Iowa City Fringe Area Agreement
Dear Sally and Members of the Board:
At the City Council's meeting of November 21, 2000, we considered your request to amend the
map which is a pa~ of the Johnson County/Iowa City Fringe Area Agreement. The amendments
requested around the intersection of Highway 218 and Highway 1 West were changed with no
debate. The issue at Herbe~ Hoover Highway and 1-80 was more controversial. Our Planning
and Zoning Commission recommended this change not be made and the City Council
concurred with that recommendation by a vote of 6-1.
I would like to explain to you our perspective on this issue. Frankly, we were a bit surprised by
the request in your letter of October 6, 2000. Prior to your meeting of Oct. 3, the County/City
subcommittee, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council, and the
County Planning and Zoning Commission had all voted in favor of authorizing the execution of
the Fringe Agreement with the eight qua~eFqua~er sections at the Hoover Highway/l-80
interchange designated for commercial land use. Both the City bodies had been approached by
the Donovans or their representatives to include their 15 acres, but the decision was to hold the
line with the eight qua~eFquader sections. As your request was then presented to us by your
staff, the Donovan prope~y plus an additional 40 acres was proposed for designation as
commercial.
As you know, under prior Fringe Agreements no land in this area was designated for future
commercial development. In spite of that, two rezonings were completed for Mr. Eyman
conveding over 25 acres from agricultural to commercial. These were done without suppo~ from
our previous Fringe Agreement and, in fact, gave rise to negotiations for this revised agreement.
During these negotiations, the City agreed to add to the Fringe Agreement a commercial
designation at this interchange which included 178 acres of land for future commercial use, over
and above that which is already developed commercially.
We believe that this acreage should amply enable the County to fulfill the directives of its land
use plan for commercial development in the County. We do not share the opinion of your staff of
the undevelopable nature of the land to the east due to the presence of a di~ road; access to
this prope~y could occur through the Oakes/Hodge prope~y, providing marketable commercial
sites with visibility from the interstate, similar to the Eyman prope~y noah of the Donovans.
We believe we have cooperated in t~ing to reach a mutually advantageous agreement which
respects the County's goals as well as the City's. We hope that you will approve the agreement
with the map presented, as approved by the City Council.
Si ,
Mayor
cc: Rick Dvorak, Johnson County Planning and Zoning Administrator
Karin Franklin, Director, Iowa City Planning and Community Development
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
DATE: November 30, 2000
RE: Family Resource Center
Some time ago, following our visit to Penn Elementary, Council Members asked
for a brief description of the Family Resource Center concept. Attached is a copy
of a letter and supporting documentation that I believe outlines the Family
Resource Center concept as administered by the Iowa City Community School
District.
I am passing this information along to you as requested. There does seem to be
some interest on the part of the school officials as well as City Council Members
about the possibility of City participation. I would encourage you to review this
information and, possibly at our upcoming budget discussions, be able to provide
a direction as to whether there would be any City involvement.
Attach me nts
mgr/mem/frc.doc
IOWA CITY COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lane Plugge, Ph.D. 509 S. Dubuque Street
Superintendent Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 339-6800
(319) 339-6890 FAX
November 13, 2000
Steven Atkins, City Manager
City of Iowa City
410 Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Steve,
Enclosed is a description of the Iowa City Community School District Family
Resource Center program and some preliminary ideas of how the City of Iowa City can
support our efforts. The district has been working to develop Family Resource Centers
in several of our elementary schools over the past six years. We have been pleased with
the success of the model. Through involvement with the program, we have seen
families gain greater access to services and develop supportive relationships with
others in their neighborhood / community. As an educational institution, we have also
been pleased to see parents become more actively involved in their children's
education.
We appreciate the City of Iowa City's interest in Family Resource Centers. The
ICCSD has collaborated with both North Liberty and Hills to provide school-based
services in their communities, we would welcome the opportunity to partner with the
City of Iowa City to strengthen and expand programs in Iowa City schools.
I would be happy to talk more with you and other representatives of the City of
Iowa City about our Family Resource Center program. Please feel free contact me at
339-6800 if you would like more information or if you would like for me to arrange a
meeting.
Sincerely,
Joan Vanden Berg,
Youth and Family Development Coordinator
GOALS AND PHILOSOPHY
The strength of the Family Resource Center model is that it is flexible and meets the
needs of the school / neighborhood that it serves. Our Family Resource Center
Program has three over-arching goals: 1) link families to community resources; 2)
connect families to the school; 3) connect families to each other to build a sense of
community. " ......
1. Access to Community Resources
The district recognizes that not all students are able to come to school ready to learn.
For many students, basic needs of safety, food, clothing and shelter need to be met
before they can focus on academics. The Family Resource Centers link families to a
wide range of services, both on-site at the school and in the community.
Families with multiple needs probably benefit the most from the program; however, the
Family Resource Center model is based on the premise that all parents benefit from
information and support for their parenting roles. Services are open to everyone,
families do not have to meet certain eligibility requirements to participate. The
program has a strong prevention focus, families have the opportunity to receive
support before there is a Crisis or problem and there is no stigma attached to
participating in the program.
2. Increased Parental Involvement in School
Overwhelmingly, research has proven that increased parental involvement increases
student achievement. Students achieve higher test scores, better grades, more
consistent attendance and more positive attitudes and behavior when parents support
educational efforts. Families involved in meaningful ways are found to have improved
self-image, increased respect for teachers and schools and increased confidence that
they can help children succeed. Educators are found to benefit from increased parental
involvement through better understanding of family needs and cultures and awareness
of how parents can help schools succeed.
3. Increased networks of support
The Family Resource Center model has also been effective in connecting families to
each other. As our society becomes increasingly mobile, it is more challenging to build
a sense of community. Families do not have the interdependence with friends and
neighbors that existed in previous generations. The Family Resource Center provides
an opportunity for families to get acquainted and gain support from each other. It has
been rewarding to see families not only gain access to professional services, but also
gain support from other parents experiencing similar life challenges.
ACTIVITIES
Activities to meet the goals of the Family Resource Center vary from center to center,
depending on the needs, resources and culture of the school / neighborhood. Listed
below is a "menu" of possible services:
Services to meet immediate, fundamental needs of food, clothing, shelter and safety:
· Referrals / transportation to community resources (i.e. WIC, Crisis Center)
· Food distrfoutio'n'?" Food pantry
· Clothing closet
· Assistance in seeking housing
· School supplies
· Holiday assistance
· Lending library for toys, books, infant/toddler equipment;
· Crisis Intervention (i.e. domestic violence, utility cut-off, eviction)
· Health clinics
· Visits from Nurse Practitioner
Parent Education, Counseling and Support:
· In-home counseling on parentlug skills and other related issues
· Home visits with new or expecting parents
* Parent seminars / workshops
· Informal Counseling
· Referrals to counseling for mental health and substance abuse
· Family Nights
· Parent Resource Libraries, which have materials such as books, videos, and
pamphlets available for checkout,
· Informal Drop-Ins / friendly visits
· Activities to strengthen the parent-school partnership (i.e.transportation / child care
to parent-teacher conferences
Youth Programs
· Tutoring programs
· After school recreational activities
· Individual counseling and support with students
· Scholarships for summer school, child care, other activities
· Mental health assessments
· Play Therapy
COLLABORATION
Family Resource Centers are collaborative in nature. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson
County, United Action for Youth, Big Brothers / Big Sisters and the Mid-Eastern
Community Mental Health Center all have staff site on-site at one or more of the
centers. To make services highly accessible at the schools, Family Resource Centers also
collaborate with numerous other non-profit and state agencies, law enforcement,
hospitals, and University departments. The Family Resource Centers have provided a
mechanism for members of the community to contribute. Churches, service clubs,
businesses and private citizens have donated time, money, goods and services to the
program.
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BUDGET
The budget of a Family Resource Center varies on what you choose from the "menu" of
services. A viable program needs a minimum of one full-time staff person to outreach
to families, organize programs, coordinate volunteers, donations and other resources.
In some schools additional staff are working with families with children ages birth
through three years through the Empowerment Area Program. Other programs have
......... a~ditio..n_ st. aft to coordinate after school activities. -
Listed below is a sample budget. I chose the budget from our North Liberty Family
Resource Center, as it best exemplifies the collaborative nature of the model. All
factions of the community are contributing to the program in some way.
SAMPLE BUDGET
(North Liberty Family Resource Center, 2000-2001)
Income
City of North Liberty 15,000
Johnson County 15,000
Johnson County Decategorization 17,800
Project
ICCSD -JC Juvenile Crime Prevention 12,000
Project
Private Donations (service clubs, 8,000
individuals, churchs, etc.)
JC Empowerment Area Program 20,000
TOTALS 87,800
Expenditures
Salaries
· Program Coordinator 28,628
· Family Specialist 21,753
· Tutoring Coordinator 1,920
Benefits 14,353
Mileage 1,700
Supplies 2,060
Contract with UAY for .35 staff 12,000
TOTALS 87,800
Not included in the above cash budget is the strong inkind support the program
receives. The ICCSD provides space, a telephone, a computer with internet access and
administrative support. Local businesses, service clubs, churches, local agencies and
service clubs donate clothing, food, paper products and supplies. Over fifty volunteers
have worked at the center tutoring students, helping with food distribution and other
responsibilities.
STATUS OF CURRENT IOWA CITY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS
The Family Resource Centers at Mark Twain, Grant Wood and Horace Mann have not
been adequately funded, so services are limited. Also, since they have all been grant-
supported, the stability of the programs has been compromised.
Grant Wood Elementary
Family support services are no longer available at Grant Wood Elementary. For three
years a counselor at Uni~ec~ Act,-'on for Youth wa~ on-site to provide counseling,
outreach, after school activities and family nights. School personnel and families were
pleased with the program while it was in operation and were disappointed when
activities had to be discontinued because of the loss of the grant.
Mark Twain Elementary
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County has had staff on-site at Twain for the past
several years; however, the services have not been consistent due to a lack of stable
funding. Currently the Neighborhood Center supports one full-time staff person
through a new $26,000 juvenile crime prevention grant, which the district is providing
$9,000 in match. The grant is competitive on an annual basis, the maximum length of
funding for the project is three years. A small after school program is also located at
Twain through the Johnson County Juvenile Crime Prevention program.
Horace Mann Elementary
Since the fall of 1998, Horace Mann has operated a Family Resource Center as part of a
grant through the Iowa Department of Education. The total grant is for $150,000 with
the Family Resource Center component being about one third of the project. The grant
is due to expire after the 2001-2002 academic year.
PROPOSAL
The Iowa City Community School District would welcome a partnership with the City
of Iowa City to strengthen our Family Resource Center programming. Both Hills and
North Liberty are supporting Family Resource Centers in their communities. Dollars
from their limited city budgets leveraged additional funds, as their allocations were
matched by Johnson County. Having support from local government to supplement
grant and district support has greatly stabilized the Hills and North Liberty programs.
The district would like to explore the possibility of collaborating with the city's
neighborhood associations, as we feel strengthening the connection between the
associations and the schools would be mutually beneficial.
For 2001-2002, the district would like to partner with the City of Iowa City to: 1)
reinstate the Family Resource Center at Grant Wood; 2) expand after school activities at
Twain; 3) support the family outreach component at Twain as the grant dollars
decrease.
For 2002-2003 we would like to seek support from the City of Iowa City to help fund
the Mann Family Resource Center. Based on the success of our collaboration at Wood,
Twain and Mann, we would like to propose conducting a needs assessment to explore
sites in other neighborhoods for beyond 2002-2003.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 7, 2000
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
RE: March meeting schedule
Council Member Vanderhoef reminded me that the National League of Cities meeting is
scheduled March 6-10 in Washington, D.C. Last year we had a number of Council
Members attending the conference.
We have a regular meeting scheduled for March 6, and one agenda item will be approval
of the budget. You may wish to consider moving that meeting to allow all seven Council
Members the ability to vote on the budget. Some options could be:
· Combine the work session and formal and meet on Monday, March 5
· Adjust the schedule one week later to March 12-13 (Spring Break)
· Adjust the schedule one week earlier to February 26-27 (one week after the public
hearing)
· Leave the schedule as is and those attending the NLC Conference not vote on the
budget
The budget must be certified to the State by March 15.
Nlc.doc
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 6, 2000
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Madan K. Karr, City Clerk ~3~
RE: Council Laptop Update for 2001
It wil.1 be necessary to update your laptops to accommodate 2001 CD's. I'd like to suggest
you plan on leaving your laptops with me after your meeting of December 19. We'll
make the necessary adjustments and retum to you prior to the first CD of 2001.
November 29, 2000 ~
Resident
800/900 Blocks of Dover Street ~
Re: Snow plowing concerns in the 800 and 900 blocks of Dover Street ~~
Dear Resident:
As we approach the winter weather season, snowplow operators who have Dover Street as pad
of their route have ale~ed us to a potentially dangerous situation to be resolved. The issue is
the narrow width of Dover Street when there are cars parked on both sides of the street.
Snowplow operators have indicated to us that there were two occasions last winter when
because of on-street parking, they were unable to get a snowplow down Dover Street until cars
were moved. The City has been asked to take action to ensure that this does not happen during
the upcoming winter season.
We have obse~ed that there is a relatively large amount of on-street parking on the 800 and
900 blocks of Dover Street, indicating to us that many of you prefer to park your cars in the
street. During most of the year this is not a problem. However, during the snow plowing season,
especially after there have been one or two snows, vehicles tend to be parked fu~her out into
the street than is normal. This is what causes the problem for snowplow operators.
Because there is not a problem during most of the year, we would like to see if this matter can
be resolved with volunta~ compliance by those of you in the neighborhood. We are asking that
during snow events when snowplows are on the streets, those of you in the 800 and 900 blocks
of Dover Street please park your vehicles in your driveways to enable the free flow of
snowplows up and down Dover Street. If on-street parking is a necessity during snow events,
we would appreciate volunta~ adherence to an informal odd-even policy. To put it simply,
during snow events you would park only on the side of the street with odd house numbers on
odd-numbered days, and on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered days.
Once again, this will help alleviate the difficulty for snowplows during snow events while leaving
both sides of Dover Street available for on-street parking during the remainder of the year.
As stated previously, this is a test to see if we can get volunta~ compliance from your
neighborhood. Those of you who choose to ignore these suggestions will not be ticketed for
illegal parking. However, if we continue to receive repo~s that snowplow operators are having
trouble getting down the 800 and 900 blocks of Dover Street, we will be forced to formally
eliminate parking on one side of the street, at least for the winter months. We realize that taking
such action will be an inconvenience for your neighborhood, but this is a public safety matter,
and the safety of your neighborhood is our firs~ concern.
We appreciate your volunta~ assistance to the above policy during snow events. Feel free to
contact me at 356-5254, or Jeff Davidson at 356-5252 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Beth Santucci
JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
cc: City Council
City Manager
Dept. of Public Works
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City of Iowa City IP8
MEMORANDUM
Date: December 6, 2000
TO~
Steve Atkins, City Manager
From: ' ' '
Kann Frankhn, D~rector, P
Re: Development of Parcel 64-1 a
Since the passage of the library bond referendum, I have been approached by
parties interested in the development of Parcel 64-1 a. The projects proposed are
significant consisting of multi-story buildings with a mix of uses, likely to be
valued at several million dollars.
I have responded that in order for the City to dispose of this parcel, we will need
to put out a Request for Proposals; that we cannot just negotiate a sale with
someone who approaches us. I have also indicated, among other things, the
City's desire to include in any project on this parcel some parking for the library.
At this point, I need some direction from the City Council as to whether they wish
us to proceed with developing a Request for Proposals and the sale and
development of this lot.
Cc David Schoon
Susan Craig
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: December 4, 2000
To: Steve Atkins
From: DennyGannon ~
Re: Summit Street Bridge
The Summit Street Bridge received another award --- its third. The bridge won the
"2000 Excellence in Concrete" Award. The award was presented by the Iowa Ready
Mixed Concrete Association at the Better Concrete Conference in Ames, Iowa.
Awards were given to the designer, NNW Inc. of Iowa City, and the City of Iowa City.
Feel free to see the plaque; it is in the Engineering Division Office.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: December4,2000 ~
Re: Parking Division Revenue Report - FY98 to FY00
The following is a summary of parking revenues for the time period FY98 to FY00. There are
several factors that should be taken into account when this information is reviewed.
First, FY98 was the highest revenue year in the history of the Parking Division. This is a result of
a rate increase that was implemented in FY97 and the continued high demand for parking.
Second, in FY99 Coral Ridge Mall opened. Third, during the past two summers extensive
streetscape work has taken place in the CBD, temporarily reducing the number of parking
spaces available. Fourth, the downtown hotel changed ownership during this time and
occupancy was greatly reduced during remodeling. Fifth, a large portion of the spaces on the
lower level of Chauncey Swan has been reserved for the Senior Center and Ecumenical
Towers. Six, there has been an unusual amount of construction in the CBD, removing meters
available to the parking public.
Overall the Parking Division's revenue has decreased from the high of FY98. The opening of
Coral Ridge had the biggest impact in the Capitol Street Ramp. In FY99 Capitol Street had a
20% reduction in revenue. Hourly Parking decreased 18% and Park & Shop revenue decreased
29%. Beginning in FY00 the hourly parking began to show some recovery, increasing by 1%.
Capital Street Ramp
1,000,000-
600,000'/' ' [] Hourly Parking
200,000J'
0 . /
FY98 FY99 FY00
The Dubuque Street Ramp has been most affected by the remodeling of the hotel. Historically
this facility has such a small number of Park & Shop users that it is not considered a shopper's
facility. In FY99 the Dubuque Street Ramp had a revenue reduction of 14%. In FY00 revenue
increased 5%.
Dubuque Street Ramp
450,000'
400,000
350,000
300,000
FY98 FY99 FY00
The following graph portrays the recent revenue trend at the Chauncey Swan Ramp, resulting
from the reservation of much of the ground floor for Ecumenical Towers and Senior Center
parking.
Chauncey Swan Ramp
100,000-
50
FY98 FY99 FY00
On-street parking, which includes street meters, metered parking lots, meter hood sales, and
the Linn Street Parking Lot have remained consistent over this time period. While the
streetscape projects have had a small influence on street meter revenue, the Linn Street
Parking Lot revenue has increased 11% over this period.
Street Meters, Metered Lots, Meter
Hoods, and the Linn Street Lot
895,000-
890,000/
885,000/
880,000/
875,000/_';em1
870,000./ -- __
865,000
FY98 FY99 FY00
Another area that generates revenue for the Parking Division is monthly parking permits. This
revenue has grown by 10% from FY98 to FY00. There has been a slight increase in the
number of monthly permits during this period.
Monthly Permits
500,000'
450,000/
400,000/
,,.
FY98 FY99 FY00
FY00 Parking Systems revenue was $2,560,672. This is 8% less then FY98's revenue of
$2,794,863.
At the end of the first four months of FY01 there has been an increase in revenue over FY00.
Both the Capitol and Dubuque Street Ramps are 5% above last year's revenue for this same
period. While it is impossible to accurately project parking revenue because of all the factors
that influence usage, if this trend continues revenue should be close to the FY98 levels.
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PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION I P 11
Your Neighborhood Ixletwork!i
To: Iowa City Telecommunications Commission December 5, 2000
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From: Ren~ Paine, PATV Director
Re: Programming Fees and Joint Facility Funds
I have a few questions and concerns I would like the Commission to address.
The pass-through funds (the fifty-cent local programming fees) were expected to derive about
$ 100,000.00 per year for access-related functions. In the memo from AT&T Broadband, which was
distributed at the October Commission Meeting, Y-T-D programming fees (pass-through funds) paid
to the City amounted to $78,943.55, with third quarter fees amounting to $31,398.87. A projected
yearly total would amount to approximately $ I 10,342.42. I would be interested in knowing to what
City account the excess is posted and if this excess is ultimately figured into the total amount available
for cable-related functions. If so, at what point in time does this additional money become available?
These pass-through funds were originally allocated for three separate purposes, one of them being to
finance a joint access facility. I was surprised at the City Channel's bid for the joint facility funds that
were originally set aside for "a proposed joint programming facility which would provide space for the
City Cable Division and for the Public Access Center (PATV)." I have attached the 1998
memorandum from Dale Helling to the City Council stipulating the use of this money.
When PATV was asked to move out of the library in August of '98, it pursued a joint space
opportunity with the City Channel. This venture did not work out. As a result, PATV is currently
renting a 1,468 square foot facility on South Dubuque Street. Now the City Channel, without
consulting the other access entities, has proposed using the accrued joint facility money,
approximately $125,000.00, to help finance the purchase of a 3,875 square foot space in the new ramp
in which to house its operation. As PATV Director I must object.
PATV was not invited to consider this proposed new location as a joint-space option. In light of this,
it seems unlikely that the City Channel and PATV will undertake a joint facility project within the
lifetime of the current franchise. Therefore, I am urging the Commission to re-evaluate the joint
facility funding and recommend to the Council a new use for these set-aside funds. This reassessment
could be done in the spirit of cooperation, allowing all of the access ch3nnels, and especial!y the cable
subscribers who pay this fee, to benefit from the redistribution.
The Commission is charged with recommending allocation of local programming fees to the Council.
I hope the Commission will consider the original intent of the joint facility funds--to create a more
dynamic, cohesive access entity in the Iowa City area. The narrow range of interest served by the
proposed redistribution of these funds goes against the letter and intent of the original agreement.
Sincerely, ,. ] '~ -
Ren~ Paine, PATV Director
cc: Iowa City City Council
623 South Dubuque St. · Iowa City, Iowa 52240 · Phone 338-7035
Fax 338-8456 · patv@avalon.net · http://www.icpatv.org
City of iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: June 5, 1998
To: City Council
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re: Local Cable Access: Programming and Funding
Programming
Much discussion is occurring with regard to local cable access, especially about access
channels and funding. I know that we use terms fairly loosely, sometimes without considering
those who may not clearly understand the distinctions between local access, public access,
government access, community programming, etc. Different individuals may define these terms
in slightly different ways. However, for the purpose of understanding the allocation of funds and
the services those funds provide, perhaps the following will help.
"Access" or "Local Access" refers to any form of getting into the local cable system to provide
some type of programming originating here in the community. It may include live programming,
a program taped earlier for cablecasting one or more times, or "imported" tapes from sources
outside the community which are of community interest.
"Access Channels" or "Local Access Channels" are those channels reserved for local access
programming and made available to various organizations/entities by the franchising authority
for that purpose. There are currently five reserved local access channels in the Iowa City
system.
· Channel 2, "Public Access" provides for access by the general public in some form. It ranges
from such things as open forums or discussion of local issues, to programs or series
produced or supplied by local citizens, to programming of public events. This is the function
currently assumed by PATV as provided in the agreement with the City. PATV currently
receives funding (approximately $161,362 this year) by virtue of that agreement and
provides access services to the public including equipment, training, and channel time.
PATV also does a limited amount of production for other entities. Some of what they do
constitutes "community programming" as we define it.
· Channel 4, "Government Access" provides for access by the local government and affiliated
departments and divisions, etc. This channel is controlled by the City Cable Division and
programming ranges from City Council meetings, to Senior Center programming, to
informational programming. InfoVision, the interactive information service, is a feature of the
government access channel and is provided through the City Cable division. The function of
"community programmer," which was created in conjunction with the franchise renewal and
funded with 50¢ pass through revenue, is also part of this division.
Community Programming is a term which describes the programming of community events for
cablecasting. These can range broadly from festive events such as Jazz Fest, Independence
Day Parade, etc. to political forums, to public entertainment or sporting events, to cultural events
of a public nature, all of which can be recorded and made available to the entire community
through the cable television medium. An often (though not always) distinguishing characteristic
of community programming is that it is produced or recorded by employees or volunteers who
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are not associated with the sponsorship or production of the specific event, but who wish to
record that event for the purpose of getting it on the Cable network for the benefit of the
community.
Community programming is not public access. Pure public access is something quite different.
However, some public access programming does, indeed, fall within the definition of community
programming, as does some government access programming and library access
programming. Productions involving Senior Center activities. which are largely cablecast over
the Government Access Channel 4, are a good example of a hybdd government
programming/community programming effort.
· Channel 10, "Library Access" is programming from the Iowa City Public Library ranging from
story hours, to various library functions/features, to cablecasting events taking place in the
main meeting room at the library. The library budget supports this function, with some
funding annually from the city's franchise fee revenue.
· Channel 11, "Educational Access" provides for access reserved for the educational
community, pdmadly the Iowa City Community School district. School board meetings are
cablecast on this channel. The distdct currently works with Kirkwood Community College to
provide ~artial programming of [his channel as well.
· Channel 12, "University of Iowa Access" provides for programming by the University of Iowa
and ranges from live or taped lectures, to health-related programs from University Hospitals,
to SCOLA.
Funding
Funding for all cable related functions comes from three sources:
1. The franchise fee. This is the amount negotiated by the City and the cable company. It is
5% of the company's gross annual revenue. Federal law and the franchise agreement
define what constitutes gross annual revenue. The franchise fee is currently about $325,000
per year. This money funds the operation of the City Cable Division including franchise
administration and compliance monitoring, government access Channel 4 programming and
InfoVision, and an annual subsidy to the Library for programming of the Library Channel 10.
The latter amount is approximately $43,000 for Fiscal Year 1999.
2. Pass-through funds. This is the newest funding source resulting from the franchise
renewal negotiations. It is 50¢ per month per subscriber and amounts to about $100,000 per
year. This revenue is al!ocated in the approximate annual amounts as follows:
· $60,000 is allocated for the Community Programmer function in the City Cable Division.
· $25,000 is reserved for partial funding of a proposed joint programming facility which
would provide space for the City Cable Division and for the Public Access Center
(PATV).
· $15,000 is allocated for various local access subsidies each year. Representatives from
the local access entities (including government access, library access, public access,
educational access, and Senior Center TV) form the Community Television Group
(CTG). This group allocates these funds on a discretionary basis, responding to
proposals put forth by each. Any of these entities may receive some or all of the
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approximately $15,000 in any given year. It is generally used for equipment or special
projects related to the programming of local access channels.
3. Cable Company funding for Public Access. This is a formula amount negotiated when
the local franchise was sold to Hedtage Communications in the 1980s. At that time the
Cable Company was obligated to operate the public access function under the terms of the
odginal franchise agreement. The transfer of ownership agreement we negotiated provided
that at such time as the City contracted with a pdvate non-profit organization (NPO) to
operate the public access channel, the Cable Company would provide $125,000 for the first
year of operations, and that amount would then be adjusted annually according to the
change in the consumer price index. The amount provided for calendar year 1998 is
$161,362. This entire amount is forwarded to PATV as provided in the contract between the
City and PATV for programming the public access channel. This contract continues until
December 31, 1999 and gives PATV two three-year renewal options, which could carry it to
the expiration of the current ten year franchise.
Attached you will find a table which I hope will be helpful for you in identifying all the areas
where cable related funding is applied as well as the approximate amount and source for the
funding of each entity. Please let me know if you need further information or clarification.
Attachment
mgr/asst/mem/cabie2 .doc
Franchise Gov't. Library Public Access Educational U of I Access Senior Center
Annual Revenue Administration Channel 4 Channel 10 Channel 2 Channel 11 Channel 13 (SC'I'V)
1. Franchise fee $325,000 $100,000 $182,000 $43,000
2. Pass-through $100,000
a. Community programming $60,000
$60,000
b. Proposed joint facility* Office Limited use Office space Limited use Limited use
$25,000 space
c. Annual allocation by CTG ? ? ? ? ?
$15,000
3. Cable co. funding for $161,362
operation of public access
channel
*Note: The joint facility would be funded by the City Cable Division enterprise from reserves and current equity in its Civic Center space (40%), the
pass-through amount allocated for a joint facility (40%), and direct capital from PATV (20%). These percentages would vary based on the total
investment.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
QUARTERLY
INVESTMENT REPORT
JUNE 30, 2000
to
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
Finance Department:
Prepared by:
Sara Sproule
Senior Accountant
OVERVIEW
The City of Iowa City's investment objectives are safety, liquidity and yield. The primary
objective of the City of Iowa City's investment activities is the preservation of capital and the
protection of investment principal. The City's investment portfolio remains sufficiently liquid to
enable the City to meet operating requirements that cash management procedures anticipate.
In investing public funds, the City's cash management portfolio is designed with the objective
of regularly exceeding the average return on the six month U.S. Treasury Bill. The Treasury
Bill is considered a benchmark for riskless investment transactions and therefore comprises a
minimum standard for the portfolio's rate of return. The investment program seeks to achieve
returns above the threshold, consistent with risk limitations and prudent investment principles.
The quarterly investment report lists investments by fund, by institution, by maturity date, and
investments purchased and redeemed.
Rates on new investment purchases continue to be 145 to 200 basis points higher on
investments purchased in the third quarter of 2000 than on investments maturing in the third
quarter of 2000. This is consistent with the Federal Reserve increases in the federal funds
rate in the past year. These increases are discussed below.
The Federal Reserve made no changes to the federal funds rate during the third quarter of
2000. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend to each other. This rate
had been increased six times since June 1999. Previous increases by the Federal Reserve to
the federal funds rate are detailed in the table below. The increase in the federal funds rate
on June 30, 1999 was the first time this rate had been raised in two years.
Basis Point
Time Period Federal Funds Rate Increase
2nd Quarter 1999 4.75-5.00 25
3rd Quarter 1999 5.00-5.25 25
4th Quarter 1999 5.25-5.50 25
1 st Quarter 2000 5.50-6.00 50
2nd Quarter 2000 6.00-6.50 50
The Federal Reserve also made no changes to its discount rate in the third quarter of 2000.
This is the rate at which banks can borrow money from the Federal Reserve. Previous
increases by the Federal Reserve to the discount rate are detailed in the table below.
Basis Point
Time Period Federal Funds Rate Increase
4th Quarter 1999 4.75-5.00 25
1 st Quarter 2000 5.00-5.50 50
2nd Quarter 2000 5.50-6.00 50
CITY OF IOWA CITY
INVESTMENTS ON HAND
SUMMARY BY FUND
9130100 9/30/99
INSTITUTION INVESTMENT INVESTMENT
NAME AMOUNT AMOUNT
ALL OPERATING FUNDS 69,1'11,085.98 69,141,546.03
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND 0.00 0.00
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESERVE FUND 2,600,000.00 3,100,000.00
BOND RESERVE FUND 13,897,997.00 12,347,547.00
TOTAL 85,609,082.98 84,589,093.03
CITY OF IOWA CITY
INVESTMENTS ON HAND
LISTING BY INSTITUION
9/30/00 9/30/99
i NSTITUTI ON INVESTMENT INVESTMENT
NAME AMOUNT AMOUNT
BRENTON BANK 9,100,000.00 0.00
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK 663,221.00 9,648,684.00
MERCANTILE BANK MIDWEST 0.00 1,700,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK 27,392,442.00 0.00
FREEDOM SECURITY BANK 3,100,000.00 0.00
HAWKEYE STATE BANK 6,500,000.00 9,500,000.00
HILLS BANK & TRUST 5,800,000.00 0.00
IOWA STATE BANK 6,500,000.00 8,900,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST 14,454,218.98 13,811,562.20
UNION PLANTERS BANK 3,880,400.00 3,880,400.00
NORWEST BANK 2,718,463.00 23,935,463.00
U OF I COMM CREDIT UNION 5,300,338.00 9,950,000.00
US TREASURY NOTES AND AGENCIES 0.00 3,062,983.83
VAN KAMPEN 200,000.00 200,000.00
TOTAL 85,609,082.98 84,589,093.03
CITY OF IOWA CITY
INVESTMENTS ON HAND
DETAIL LISTING BY MATURITY DATE
9/30/00
INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST
NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE
VAN KAMPEN GOVT MUTUAL FUND 22-Ju1-85 N/A 200,000.00 VARIABLE
NORWEST BANK SAVINGS 1-Dec-99 N/A 1,300,000.00 VARIABLE
HAWKEYE STATE BANK SAVINGS 18-Ju1-97 N/A 1,500,000.00 VARIABLE
IOWA PUBLIC AGENY INVEST. TRUST IPAIT 3-Jun-00 N/A 3,000,000.00 VARIABLE
IOWA PUBLIC AGENY INVEST. TRUST IPAIT 19-Jul-00 N/A 8,575,330.94 VARIABLE
IOWA PUBLIC AGENY INVEST. TRUST IPAIT FLEX CD 31 -Mar-99 N/A 1,320,446.07 5.11
IOWA PUBLIC AGENY INVEST. TRUST IPAIT FLEX CD 21-May-99 N/A 1,558,441.97 5.01
FIRSTAR BANK CD 29-Sep-00 31-Oct-00 4,056,867.00 5.98
FIRSTAR BANK CD 15-Nov-99 2-Oct-00 1,200,000.00 5.83
FIRSTAR BANK CD 15-Nov-99 6-Oct-00 1,000,000.00 5.83
FIRSTAR BANK CD 15-Nov-99 16-Oct-00 1,200,000.00 5.83
FIRSTAR BANK CD 15-Novo99 20-Oct-00 1.000,000.00 5.83
BRENTON BANK CD 15-Nov-99 1 -Nov-00 1.200.000.00 5.85
BRENTON BANK CD 15-Nov-99 3-Nov-00 1,000,000.00 5.85
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 30-Nov-99 15-Nov-00 1,200,000.00 6.00
BRENTON BANK CD 10-Dec-99 17-Nov-00 1,600,000.00 6.05
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 30-Nov-99 l-Dec-00 2,200,000.00 6.10
FIRSTAR BANK CD 28-Jan-00 15-Dec-00 2,200,000.00 6.48
FIRSTAR BANK CD 12-Jan-00 29-Dec-00 1,000,000.00 6.36
FIRSTAR BANK CD 3-Feb-00 2-Jan-01 1,200,000.00 6.65
IOWA STATE BANK CD 12-Oct-99 2-Jan-01 1,200,000.00 6.83
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 24-Jan-00 2-Jan-01 1,600,000.00 6.30
FIRSTAR BANK CD 3-Feb-00 12-Jan-01 1,000,000.00 6.65
FIRSTAR BANK CD 25-Feb-00 16-Jan-01 1,200,000.00 6.60
FIRSTAR BANK CD 29-Feb-00 26-Jan-01 1,000,000.00 6.55
FIRSTAR BANK CD 10-Mar-00 26-Jan-01 1.000,000.00 6.65
BRENTON BANK CD 23-Mar-00 1-Feb-01 1.200,000.00 6.70
BRENTON BANK CD 23-Mar-00 9-Feb-01 1,000.000.00 6.70
HILLS BANK CD 6-Apr-00 15-Feb-01 1,200,000.00 6.60
BRENTON BANK CD 24-Mar-00 23-Feb-01 1,000,000.00 6.65
HILLS BANK CD 6-ApF00 l-Mar-01 1,200,000.00 6.60
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11 -ApF00 9-MaF01 1,000,000.00 6.70
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11 -Apr-00 15-Mar-01 1,200,000.00 6.70
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11 -Apr-00 23-Mar-01 1,000,000.00 6.70
FIRSTAR BANK CD 26-Apr-00 2-Apr-01 1,200,000.00 6.78
IOWA STATE BANK CD 5-Apr-00 5-ApF01 1,500,000.00 6.75
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11-May-00 6-Apr-01 1,000,000.00 7.20
FIRSTAR BANK CD 5-May-00 16-Apr-01 1,200,000.00 7.15
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11 -May-00 20-Apr-01 1,000,000.00 7.20
IOWA STATE BANK CD 11-May-00 1 -May-01 1,200,000.00 7.09
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11-May-00 4-May-01 1,000,000.00 7.20
FIRSTAR BANK CD 25-May-00 15-May-01 1,200,000.00 7.32
HILLS BANK CD 8-Jun-00 18-May-01 1,100,000.00 7.05
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 1-Ju1-99 31-May-01 663,221.00 5.699
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 3-Aug-00 1-Jun-01 2,300,000.00 7.25
HILLS BANK CD 28-Aug-00 15-Jun-01 2,300,000.00 7.10
FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 14-Sep-00 29-Jun-01 1,900,000.00 7.10
UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 3-Oct-97 30-Jun-01 119,000.00 6.25
BRENTON BANK CD 6-Jul-00 6-Jul-01 900,000.00 7.05
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 3-Aug-00 13-Jul-01 1.100,000.00 7.30
FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 14-Sep-00 16-Ju1-01 1,200,000.00 7.10
IOWA STATE BANK CD 22-Sep-00 27-Ju1-01 1,100,000.00 6.91
BRENTON BANK CD 23-Mar-00 2-Jul-01 1.200,000.00 6.73
IOWA STATE BANK CD 1 l-Apr-00 2-Jul-01 1,500,000.00 6.76
FIRSTAR BANK CD 29-Feb-00 28-Feb-02 535,575.00 6.87
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INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST
NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE
NORWEST BANK CD 31-Oct-97 31-Oct-02 1,418,463.00 6.49
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 30-MaF00 28-MaF03 765,338.00 7.14
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 31-May-00 30-May-01 1,135,000.00 7.425
UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 31-Oct-97 l-Jul-03 250,000.00 6.50
UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 13-Ju1-98 11-Jul-03 3,511,400.00 5.92
TOTAL $85,609,082.98
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 6/30/00 85,712,876.54
INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INTEREST
INSTITUTION TYPE DATE DATE RATE
PURCHASES 6/30/00 TO 9/30/00
BRENTON BANK CD 7/6/00 7/6/01 7.05 900,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST IPAIT 7/10/00 .................. VARIABLE 2,000,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST IPAIT 7/18/00 .................. VARIABLE 1,000,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST IPAIT 7/19/00 .................. VARIABLE 14,088,607.69
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 7/31/00 8/31/00 5.98 5,689,000.00
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 8/3/00 6/1/01 7.25 2,300,000.00
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 8/3/00 7/13/01 7.30 1,100,000.00
HILLS BANK CD 8/28/00 6/15/01 7.10 2,300,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 8/31/00 9/29/00 5.98 5,249,900.00
FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 9/14/00 6/29/01 7.10 1,900,000.00
FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 9/14/00 7/16/01 7.10 1,200,000.00
IOWA STATE BANK CD 9/22/00 7/27/01 6.91 1,100.000.00
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 9/29/00 10/31/00 5.98 4,056,867.00
TOTAL PURCHASES 42,884,374.69
REDEMPTIONS 6/30/00 TO 9/30/00
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 1/15/99 713/00 5.05 (1,200,000.00)
IOWA STATE BANK CD 9/9/99 7/3/00 5.63 (800,000.00)
IOWA STATE BANK CD 3/25/99 7/3/00 5.01 (2,500,000.00)
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 7/6/99 7/6/00 5.35 (900,000.00)
HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 10/12/99 7/14/00 5.75 (2,200,000.00)
IOWA STATE BANK CD 10/12/99 7/28/00 5.73 (1,000,000.00)
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 6/30/00 7/31/00 5.98 (5,689,000.00)
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 5/21/99 N/A(7/31/00) 5.01 (86,520.80)
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 3/31/99 N/A(7/31/00) 511 (110,780.48)
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 7/19/00 N/A(7/31/00) VARIABLE (4,972,968.64)
IOWA STATE BANK CD 11/12/99 8/1/00 5.75 (1,200,000.00)
FIRSTAR BANK CD 10/12/99 8/10/00 5.75 (1,000,000.00)
IOWA STATE BANK CD 11/12/99 8/15/00 5.76 (1,200,000.00)
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST IPAIT 7/18/00 N/A(8/16/00) VARIABLE (1,000.000.00
IOWA STATE BANK CD 11/12/99 8/25/00 5.77 (1,000,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 7/31/00 8/31/00 5.98 (5,689,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 5/21/99 N/A(8/31/O0) 5.01 (131,984.80
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 3/31/99 N/A(8/31/00) 5.11 (117,705.42
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 7/19/00 N/A(7/31/00) VARIABLE (540,308.11
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11/15/99 9/1/00 5.80 (1,200,000.00
IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT
TRUST IPAIT 7/10/00 N/A(9/1/00) VARIABLE (2,000,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11/15/99 9/8/00 5.80 (1,000,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11/15/99 9/15/00 5.83 (1,200,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK CD 11/15/99 9/22/00 5.83 (1,000,000.00
FIRSTAR BANK FLEX CD 8/31/00 9/29/00 5.98 (5,249,900.00
TOTAL REDEMPTIONS (42,988,168.25
INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 9/30/00 85,609,082.98
Date: 1 -Dec-00
To: City Manager and City Council
From: Dianna Furman
Subj: Utility Discount Program Statistics - Fiscal Year' 99 Total, FY ' 00 and ' 01 Monthly
Water Sewer
Refuse Total Accounts
Recyling Water Sewer on Discount Sewer Refuse Recycling
Month Discounts Discounts Program Water Discount Tax Discount Discount Discount Discount Total Discounts
FY99
Totals 1522 795 2317 ~ $8,019.87 $402.18 $8,042.58 $9,702.28 $3,105.90 $29,272.81
FY 00
Jul 120 63 183 614.19 30.81 615.93 744.57 238.35 2243.85
Aug 124 66 190 754.99 37.95 725.30 738.00 252.00 2508.24
Sept 130 75 205 600.33 30.29 576.72 498.15 170.10 1875.59
Oct 134 75 209 846.57 42.60 809.36 817.94 279.30 2795.77
Nov 137 83 220 893.38 44.89 854,32 836.39 285.60 2914.58
Dec 141 85 226 923.90 46.52 883.20 873.30 298.20 3025.12
Jan 144 89 233 932.03 46.81 891.48 879.45 300.30 3050.07
Feb 143 87 230 1174.20 59.16 1120.21 1196.17 408.45 3958.19
Mar 152 93 245 738.71 37.21 709.66 596.55 203.70 2285.83
Apt 151 90 241 995.12 50.02 952.08 931.72 318.15 3247.09
May 154 96 250 997.15 50.31 954.04 934.80 319.20 3255.50
Jun 158 95 253 1003.27 50.53 959.89 922.50 315.00 3251.19
Totals 1688 997 2685 $10,473.84 $527.10 $10,052.19 $9,969.54 $3,388.35 $34,411.02
FY 01
Jul 120 61 181' $856.74 $43.19 $819.13 $876,37 $299.25 $2,894.68
Aug 124 70 194 $855.68 $42.77 $779.03 $765.67 $261.45 $2,704.60
Sept 139 75 214 $891.52 $44.65 $811.82 $790.27 $269.85 $2,808.11
Oct 138 80 218 $965.44 $48.39 $879.48 $860.99 $294.00 $3,048.30
Nov 142 81 223 $987.84 $49.65 $899.98 $857.92 $292.95 $3,088.34
Totals 663 367 849 4,557.22 228.65 4,189.44 4,151.22 1,417.50 14,544.03
cc: Kevin O'Malley
UTILDIS00.XLS12/1/002:11 P
*Renewals for discount program completed July 2000
November 2000
KEY FOR ABBREVIATIONS
Type of Improvement .'
ADD - Addition
ALT- Alteration
REP- Repair
FND - Foundation Only
NEW- New
OTH- Other type of construction
Type of Use .'
RSF- Residential Single Family
RDF- Residential Duplex
RMF- Three or more residential
RAC- Residential Accessory Building
MIX - Mix ed
NON- Non-residential
017]- Other
Page: 2 City of Iowa City
Date: 12/1/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Data for
To: 11/1/2000
From: 11/30/2000 CellSUS Bureau Report
T~ Type
Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD00-00890 HY VEE 1720 WATERFRONT DR ADD NON 0 0 $25,000
ADDITION TO CAN REDEMPTION CENTER
BLD00-00849 NEWCREST 2460 TOWNCREST DR ADD NON 1 0 $22,000
8' X 8' GLASS VESTIBULE
BLD00-00801 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF IC 2401 SCOTT BLVD ADD NON 0 0 $9,300
ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANKS
BLD00-00800 UNITED RENTAL 1518 HIGHWAY 1 WEST ADD NON 0 0 $3,500
INSTALL TWO ABOVE GROUND 500 GALLON FUEL TANKS
Total ADD/NON permits: 4 Total Valuation: $59,800
BLD00-00787 OWNER 427 S DODGE ST ADD RDF 2 0 $90,000
CONSTRUCT AN ADDITION TO A SFD DUPLEX.
BLD00-00836 OWNER 1838 -40 B ST ADD RDF 0 0 $1,200
13' X 4' WOOD DECK AND RAILING.
Total ADD/RDF permits: 2 Total Valuation: $91,200 [
BLD00-00835 OWNER 570 FOSTER RD ADD RMF 1 0 $17,000
CONSTRUCT A 3 SEASON PORCH ON EXISTING RMF.
Total ADD/RMF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $17,000 ]
BLD00-00845 HOVENKAM 6 BELLA VISTA DR ADD RSF 2 0 $270,000
TWO STORY ADDITION WITH SINGLE STALL GARAGE
BLD00-00877 OWNER 1530 MUSCATINE AVE ADD RSF 1 0 $28,000
CONSTRUCT A 12' X 12' KITCHEN ADDITION AND REMODEL EXISTING TO INCLUDE A BATHROOM.
BLD00-00860 STUART WOOD & SHERI SHIt 702 BAYARD ST ADD RSF 1 0 $23,903
2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE ADDITION TO SFD
BLD00-00856 RICHARD &MARY JO VILLH~ 618 KEOKUK CT ADD RSF 1 0 $19,549
16 x 18 ADDITION AND DECK ADDITION TO SFD
BLD00-00865 OWNER 913 COTTONWOOD AVE ADD RSF 1 0 $17,000
CONSTRUCT A THREE-SEASON PORCH ADDITION TO A SFD.
BLD00-00854 OWNER 630 N DODGE ST ADD RSF 1 0 $9,135
12' X 9' THREE SEASON PORCH ADDITION TO SFD.
BLD00-00852 THE PADDOCK 248 PADDOCK CIR ADD RSF 1 0 $5,800
10' X 12' SCREEN PORCH AND 8' X 10' WOOD DECK
BLD00-00864 G&S ENTERPRISES 1230 BAKER ST ADD RSF 1 0 $2,500
CONSTRUCT A 7' X 7' FRONT COVERED STOOP.
BLD00-00869 OWNER 801 ALPINE DR ADD RSF 0 0 $1,800
RECONSTRUCT FRONT ENTRY WOOD DECK.
L '
Total ADD/RSF permits: 9 Total Valuation: $377,687
BLD00-00888 HAYS LORENZEN LAW OFFI( 125 S DUBUOUE ST ALT NON 5 0 $67,618
INTERIOR FINISH OF OFFICE SPACE(PHASE 2)
Page 3 City of Iowa City
Date 12/l/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Data for
To: 11/l/2000
From 11/30/2000 Census Bureau Report
Type Type
Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD95-00645 STEVE HAMMERSTROM 373 SCOTT CT FL #1 ALT NON 1 0 $35,000
INTERIOR REMODEL OF COMMERCIAL SPACE
BLD00-00893 JIM POHL 118 S DUBUOUE ST ALT NON 3 0 $25,000
ALTERATION OF RESTAURANT TO BAR
B LD00-00690 MERCY HOSPITAL 500 MARKET ST ALT NON 0 0 $19,000
ALTERATION OF INFORMATION SERVICES SERVER ROOM
BLD00-00832 OWNER 325 WASHINGTON ST ALT NON 0 0 $2,000
ADD WALL TO CREATE OFFICE.
Total ALT/NON permits: 5 Total Valuation: $148,618
BLD00-00840 OAKNOLL RETIREMENT RES 701 OAKNOLL DR ALT RMF 0 0 $28,000
INTERIOR REMODEL ROOM BY ROOM - ROOM 212
BLD00-00839 OAKNOLL RETIREMENT RES 701 OAKNOLL DR ALT RMF 0 0 $25,000
INTERIOR REMODEL ROOM BY ROOM - ROOM 208
BLD00-00870 WEST LIBERTY STATE BANK 919 LONGFELLOW PL ALT RMF 2 4 $4,000
REAPPLICATION TO COMPLETE THE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT FOR ELDER CONGREGATE HOUSING
BLD00-00064 TOM MARTIN 223 S JOHNSON ST ALT RMF 2 0 $900
ENCLOSE FURNACE ROOM, INSTALL EGRESS WINDOW
BLD00-00850 SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON 303 N RIVERSIDE DR ALT RMF 0 0 $800
REMOVE WALL BETWEEN TWO BEDROOMS(ROOM 25 &24)
Total ALT/RMF permits: 5 Total Valuation: $58,700
BLD00-00876 OWNER 1025 PHEASANT VALLEY ALT RSF 0 0 $26,957
FINISH BASEMENT TO INCLUDE REC ROOM, BEDROOM, AND BATH.
BLD00-00831 OWNER 1128 W BENTON ST ALT RSF 1 0 $15,000
REMODEL SFD TO INCLUDE BATH, KITCHEN, NEW WINDOWS, FINISHES.
BLD00-00808 ED &GENIE MCLIMENT 2713 HICKORY TR ALT RSF 0 0 $14,500
BASEMENT OFFICE AND BATH FINISH OF SFD
BLD00-00868 OWNER 1123 HARLOCKE ST ALT RSF 0 0 $12,485
INSTALL A KITCHEN AND BATH IN EXISTING BASEMENT OF A SFD. MOVE LAUNDRY FACILITY.
BLD00-00813 MARK &GRETCHEN BROWN 1914 BRISTOL DR ALT RSF 0 0 $10,000
BASEMENT FINISH OF SFD
B LD00-00817 GARY FRAKES 53 CHANDLER PL ALT RSF 0 0 $10,000
BASEMENT FINISH OF SFD
BLD00-00882 MICHAEL SCHURRER 332 GALWAY DR ALT RSF 1 0 $10,000
BASEMENT FINISH
BLD00-00809 JEFF KUDSK 412 CHURCH ST ALT RSF 1 0 $7,500
WALL AND DOOR IN SFD
BLD00-00843 CATHERINE WHITEHILL 1218 SANTA FE DR ALT RSF 0 0 $6,000
CONVERT BASEMENT TO HABITABLE SPACE
BLD00-00842 NANCY SPALJ 14 GLENDALE CT ALT RSF 1 0 $4,500
CONVERT THREE SEASON PORCH TO HEATED ADDITION
BLD00-00825 OWNER 1406 SPRUCE ST ALT RSF 0 0 $3,500
CONSTRUCT A WOOD RAMP AND LANDING AT FRONT OF EXISTING SFD.
Page 4' City of Iowa City
Date 12/1/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Data for
To: 11/1/2000
From 11/30/2000 CeFISLIS Bureau Report
Type Type
Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD00-00855 JOHN SCHNEIDER 3201 RAVEN ST ALT RSF 0 0 $2,500
BASEMENT EGRESS WINDOWS
BLD00-00676 OWNER 821 3RD AVE ALT RSF 1 0 $2,000
INSTALL A GAMBREL ROOF DORMER FROM EXISTING ATTIC FOR FUTURE FINISH.
BLD00-00867 OWNER 827 BROWN ST ALT RSF 0 0 $2,000
INSTALL FIREPLACE IN EXISTING SFD. EXTERIOR CHASE.
BLD00-00823 OWNER 329 RIVER ST ALT RSF 0 0 $1,250
INSTALL A 24" x 39" SKYLIGHT IN ROOF OF EXISTING SFD.
BLD00-00874 OWNER 10 PEMBROKE LN ALT RSF 0 0 $1,000
DRYWALL EXISTING STORAGE AREA OF BASEMENT ONLY. FUTURE FAMILY ROMM, BEDROOM, AND BATH
ARE NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT.
BLD00-00875 OWNER 1111 MARCY ST ALT RSF 0 0 $1,000
CONSTRUCT 2 WALLS TO CREATE AN OFFICE SPACE IN EXISTING SFD BASEMENT.
BLD00-00846 GARY COOL 1227 SANTA FE DR ALT RSF 1 0 $700
PARTIAL BASEMENT FINISH
Total ALT/RSF permits: 18 Total Valuation: $130,892 '
BLD00~00858 BILL CONNELL 923 DAVENPORT ST NEW RAC 1 0 $6,000
14 x 22 DETACHED GARAGE FOR SFD
Total NEW/RAC permits: 1 Total Valuation: $6,000'
BLD00-00820 GREG ALLEN 431 S DODGE ST NEW RDF 2 2 $160,000
TWO STORY DUPLEX WITH FOUR BEDROOMS EACH
Total NEW/RDF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $160,000'
BLD00-00829 OWNER 29 SHAGBARK CT NEW RSF 1 1 $595,000
SFD. WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD00-00844 RON SCHINTLER 1061 PHEASANT VALLEY NEW RSF 2 1 $341,000
S.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE
BLD00-00828 OWNER ,48 GREEN MOUNTAIN DR NEW RSF 2 1 $260,000
SFD. WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD00-00847 BEN MOORE 5 EDGEWOOD CIR NEW RSF 1 1 $175,000
S.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE
BLD00-00853 ENO ENTERPRISES LC 1451 CHAMBERLAIN DR NEW RSF 1 1 $170,000
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
Total NEW/RSF permits: 5 Total Valuation: $1,541,000 '
BLD00-00848 GENERAL MILLS 2309 HEINZ RD REP NON 1 0 $112,996
TEAR OFF MEMBRANE AND REROOF WITH NEW
BLD00-00857 RICK MCDOUGALL 116 E BENTON ST REP NON 0 0 $5,000
FIRE REPAIR
Page: 5 City of Iowa City
Date: 12/1/2000 Extraction of Building Permit Dam for
To: 11/1/2000
From: 11/30/2000 CellSUS Bureau Report
Type Type
Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation
Total REP/NON permits: 2 Total Valuation: $117,996
BLD00-00880 OWNER 7 HARRISON ST REP RDF 0 0 $4,000
REMOVE EXISTING COVERED FRONT STOOP AND REPLACE WITH UNCOVERED DECK. (REPAIR)
Total REP/RDF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $4,000
BLD00-00891 JIM GLASGOW & ASSOC. 1956 BROADWAY ST REP RMF 2 0 $17,000
RESHEATHING AND RESIDING 36 UNIT CONDO
Total REP/RMF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $17,000
BLD00-00885 BRO\VN 911 RUNDELL ST REP RSF 0 0 $31,000
FIRE REPAIR
Total REP/RSF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $31,000'
GRAND TOTALS: PERMITS: 56 VALUATION: $2,760,893
Marian Karr
From: Carol DeProsse [cdeprosse@earthlin k. net]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 12:59 PM
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Subject: JCNEWS: Jail Library
The library at the jail has been dismantled so the room can be used to
increase deputy office space.
I thought the immediate need for space had to do with overcrowding of
inmates? Why cannot the Sheriff ask for a budget amendment for a Quonset hut
to provide for additional office space rather than a budget amendment to
transport out prisoners? Reading is a stress reducer by providing quiet time
and can help keep inmate incidents reduced.
I am slowly gathering the image of someone sitting behind a desk at the jail
drinking bitters and taking his disappointment out on the wrong people. He
has, after all, on many occasions been praised for his treatment of inmates
and his reluctance to transport them because of how difficult it is to
almost everyone involved in dealing with those who are housed out of county.
His budget amendment proposal will include some money to address 'jail
alternatives' I believe this is likely a sop in order to put pressure on
the Supervisors to give him what he wants.
The implication from the Sheriff, Peter Hayek, and one or two others from
the Jail Overcrowding Study Committee was clear: If Proposition A passed
there would be no transport of inmates, that somehow we would get by until
the new facility was ready in the year 2003. ("Vote NO and we'll have to
start transporting at a huge cost to you, the taxpayer; Vote YES and it will
save you money.")
We may have to transport some prisoners after we get some alternatives in
place. I fail to understand, given the arguments during the campaign, why
this transport needs to begin immediately and cannot wait 4-6 months,
especially since the state jail inspector is not mandating a reduction in
the inmate population. Why cannot the Sheriff call the Chiefs of Police of
Iowa City and Coralville and the head of the UI Department of Public Safety
and frimly ask them NOT TO BRING ANYONE TO THE JAIL UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE
NECESSITY. The City strongly implies in its recent letter to the Supervisors
(through Mr. Atkins) that there are policing policies that could be changed
that would affect inmate numbers.
The public hearing for this budget amendment proposal is December 28 at 9 am
in the Supervisors meeting room at the County Administration Building.
By the way, periodicals are still available for inmate reading. If they are
the periodicals available in most doctors' and dentists' offices, beauty
salons, etc., they are ho-hum reading material with hardly an idea in sight.
Books have the potential of changing ideas, something most readily available
periodicals do not. Bring the jail library back!
NEWS
TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF HIGH RISK DRINKING Fall, 2000
www.uiowa ,edu/-stepping
Council
ba s clarifies
· alcohol
strategy
when considering a~new
Of ~ liquor liters,
Penalties on TJns is sometiling ~e
laws and Emie l~a~ ~id.'
~eseric/ing Theeity~]~ent~ve~
d~ specials mont~ d~ng ways
~eg ~le Iowa City F!~ek do~ ~n binge
~ c~ 'rage and hjnge ea chines do~ro~ ~d u
hj~ role of b~e dnn~
h[ s~, which ~uong Unive~.y of
~re than olae ~u~enls.
~n at a ~l]le, ~
Binge d~n~g is eo~id-
~. ce the coun- emd d~n~ng five or more
~rkse~ion bee~ ~ hour for men
fo.r or mnre ~} ho~ff for
, ..
Council gives drinking policies priori~ over sm~
l The council will formally ~o]a i o~er ~ con~ntr.~ o. (~e smok~. q~ is) me~ be~ ~e ~ .s~s
' d~-~ing do~. not less of a p~em, jut less ~d out-of-sight s~, ~d put
~isc~$s possible st~ps The council voted unani- immedia~,' stud Mayor E~e a minim~ p~ on ~coholic
COBC~rBiB~ ~OWBIOWfl mo~y ~ pmue a smoke-~ Lehm~. bever~os.
~rinkinO within a monlh. r~stamnt ordin~ee ~-tM ~e ~uncil is ~d ~ Administmtivs actiona, or
furze, but the eouncilo~ include the ~ng in~un on eidl suit, would ~ ~d
h h ~ a~d that the ci~ at~e~s i~ public ~enda ~t~ ~e proseeu[e an es~blishment
City Council reviews strategies for
reducing high risk drinking
by Julie Phye
Over the last six months, the Iowa hold up under constitutional law. is not a criminal offense and there-
City City Council has become In fact, research by the Coalition's fore stays out of court. Instead, the
increasingly responsive to citizens' CommunityPolicyTask Force shows Council conducts the hearing.
calls for curbs on high risk that 33 states have some type of A preponderance of evidence is all
droning in the Iowa City commu- price special restriction in place. thatis required for civil prosecution,
nity. The Council has reviewed Many states prohibit 2-for-1 drink in contrast to evidence beyond a
several tactics that may help abate specials, while others prohibit using reasonable doubt as required in the
the problem. alcohol as a prize in games cr con- criminal system. Th~s action will
Zoning restrictions were explored as tests--a practice commonly used by most affect those who are lax in
one possible strategy for reducing, a few Iowa City bars to lure students. checking IDs and/or serving alcohol
or at least preventing an increase The City Attorney is draft~g a price to people who are intoxicated.
in the number of downtown bars. special resolution for the Council's
review. Great progress!
A number of other options were con- The work of the Council and the City
sidered as well: Restricting bar access Attomey's Office in examining the
· restricting "out of sight" sales Considerable media interest was many facets of these complicated
· restricting bar access generated when the Council issues is extremely heartening. The
, limiting price specials explored the poss~ility of raising the Stepping Up Project has always
· instituting civil penalties for minimum age for bar entrance to the supported the notion that environ-
bar owners who serve alcohol to legal drinking age of 21. This mental change must be pursued
minors and people who are already controversial topic elicited public through a variety of actions and poll-
intoxicated.
commentary from bar owners, stu- ties. The Council's directire to City
Restricting "out of sight sales" dents, and citizens, and fueled lively staff to draft resolutions and devise
discussion on how best to address procedures for implementing civil
Out-of-sight sales occur when a
person of legal age buys a pitcher underage drinking. While this option penalties reflects a commitment to
and takes extra glasses with it. The has not been ruled out altogether, it long-term re duction of high risk
bartender has no way of knowing seems clear that most Councilors drinking in our community. I don't
where the drinks are going. The view the "21 restriction~ as the think we can underestimate the
buyer could be sharing the pitcher option of last resort. impact these measures could have
in motivating bar owners to tighten
with minors or buying a drink for $n~tltutin~ civil pens Ities: control on the accessibility of
someone already intoxicated. City Council vote~ Y[5 alcohol by minors and those who
staff members are .working to dis-
cover what success dther cries have After careful consideration of the are intoxicated. We congratulate
had in restricting out-of-sight sales,issues involved, the Council voted to the Council for taking this very
and how these restrictions have institute civil penalties for alcohol important step.
been enforced. violations by bar owners and their
staff. This change is quite significant Steppin~t Up News
Limiting price specials because it gives Council the power Contributing Editors
The Council is also considering to conduct hearings and levy fines Jane Hoshl
Julte Phye
restricting price specials. The City or progressive penalties on bar own- Designer
Attorney has indicated that a ers who fail to comply with state or Wendy Brown
restriction of drink specials would local alcohol laws. A civil violation
Stepping Up News -- page two
High Risk Drinking at
The University of Iowa
by Peter E. Nathan and
Sara M. Dolan, Department of Psychology
Despite the fact that abusive drYhiring has long been seen as an inevitable feature
of the American collegiate scene, the first empirical study of collegiate drinking was
published only about 50 years ago. That study, by Straus and Bacon (1953), indicated
that collegiate drLnk~ng was both more intense and more troul~lesome than anyone
had anticipated. More recently, Wechsler and his colleagues (1994, 2000) have pub-
lished a series of articles reporting data from a large nationwide survey of more than
17,500 undergraduates at 140 American colleges and universities. They reported that
almost half the students they surveyed (44%) met criteria for hinge or high risk
drinking and about one in
five (19%) met criteria for .
frequent binge or high risk//"Binge drinkin~ rates for under~tmds under the
drinking. Wechsler and his age of'21 are s!.~nificantly Ii'igher than those for
~. colleagues also reported students over':21~ 'Thi~ ~onfirms reports by many
that hinge drinkers, espe- ' underage students .that when they enter Iowa
ciallyfrequentbinge drink- City bars and tavems; riley bare no problem
ers, were substantially securing drinks 'ordered for them by others.'
more U~ely to experience
adverse behavioral conse-
... ... : quences from their drinking than non-binge drYhikers.
· ~ ,. In an effort to compare high risk or binge dr~Jdng at the University of Iowa to
· " "~; that of the national sample reported by Wechsler, we asked four waves of University
· ': ...:.".' of Iowa undergraduates, totaling 1468 students, to provide data on quantity and fre-
:.' ' .'~. ' ... quency of dfinldng, binge drYhiring rates, and the behavioral consequences of their
':' drinking.
.,..'~!..
: ' ' . . '~ About 70 percent of the sample of University of Iowa undergraduates met criteria
,~' . i~ . i'~. "'for binge or high risk drinking; almost 47 percent met criteria for frequent binge or
: :: ~:' .': high risk drYhiring. These rates contrast sharply with the overall binge (44%) and
.. ~.
· :: :.'~:!.' frequent binge drinkring (19%) rates reported by Wechsler. Moreover, the behavioral
consequences of drinJdng by Iowa students also appears to be significantly greater in
· . magnitude than those experienced by the students Wechsler and his co-workers
g ;: ioral consequences of drinking between University of Iowa students and students in
' . '.~ ' Wechsler's national sample, Iowa students reported higher rates than students in the
,. ". ];': .'..!~:L' A major reason for these differences may be a unique local option which permits
~ .: .: ! ..: .': underage drinkers to enter Iowa City's bars and taverns so long as they do not drink.
.~..../~jlg~..~.gi' In fact, as the data presented here show, they do drink, in very substantial amounts,
.......! ,:]~i!~[~,]. ~.]].!::~, ?[~:..:::and they suffer very serious behavioral consequences because of their drYhiring.
:' "' ':~"' ::'' :":" :'E ~i::"~:::To request the full report, write to Peter Nathan: peter-nathanC~uiowa. edu.
Stepping Up News -- page three
S tuden ts speak out...
university administration, and the
~ --~' ~ '---- community, we can promote reapon-
"' sible drinking through education,
.~ . tent alternative programming.
j . We hope to produce more edu-
/: cational programs and campaigns.
~, / We hope to facilitate discussions
~ ~'.. ~/i among students and City Council.
i ~ And we hope to ensure the needs of
students who choose not to chink are
met through consistent alternative
-. .. ""'~':!~ programming, both on and off cam-
-. ~.. '.- . pus. The task force feels these meth-
-.. by Dan Patterson , ods encompass a wide range of ways
to fight the problems, while simul-
taneously allowing active student
~ ~' niversity of Iowa Student effectively to express not just my participation.
Government gllSG) voted own feelings, but the feelings of my This is an issue that affects us,
~ unanimously on Oct. 10, to constituency. The entire Task Force as students, directly. Whether it's
pass the Resolution to Promote wanted the resolution to pass. We the infamous "21 bar issue" or the
Responsible Drinking. The resolu- knew our job was to construct a limitation of drink specials and pric-
lion, drafted by the UISG Task Force statement that could accurately rep- ing, this is something that cannot,
for Respons~le Drinking, is the first resent the student body without and should not be decided upon with-
official voice of student involvement alienating opinions. (See complete out the direct influence of student
to come out of the extensive debates resoluHon on the back page. ) voices.
about drinking in lowa City. Foryears, groups have been ask- We have a lot of ground to cover
As co-chair of the Task Force, ing for student input in the respon- in the upcoming months. Students
and a student representative on the s~le drinking debate, and finally, we want to take a stand on the issue,
Stepping Up Executive Committee, as students are making our voices and now is our opportunity to do so.
I have worked extensively and heard. But this is just the begin- We are a group of nearly 30,000,
talked to many students about this ning. As it is only a resolution, it iswith just as many opinions. It is
issue. I have heard ;many different just the voice of the students. The everyone's issue---community, uni-
sides to the argument, and found action is yet to come. In coming versity and student. It is time we
myself often wondering on which months, we hope to work with Step- all form one coalition, not three, and
side of the baffle I stand. I saw the ping Up, City Council, and University work together as one voice towards
legal reasoning for the arguments, administration to help promote promoting responsible drinking.
but I also knew as a student, that responsible drinking in Iowa City, Dan Patterson is a senior from Dwight,
my student needs did not coincide. and find effective solutions to the Illinois. He is an English major and a
With the Task Force, I have been problems we have all been battling. member of the Stepping tip Executive
able to work more directly and As the resolution states: "Through Committee.
Stepping Up News -- page four
I am one person and one person is voiceless. Yet, something showed me that I am
not alone. Name after name. Together, we are the University of Iowa, its under-
graduate body, its graduate body, its future students, its faculty, its staff, its
administration, its student government, its Greek system, its alumni, and the
parents of its students. We are Iowa City and its surrounding communi~es, their
citizens, their business owners, their public o.l~qcials, their religious organizations,
their associations, their educators, and all others. Together, we have a voice.
La Shelle Christiansen, United Voices for Alcohol Alternatives
We are concerned about University and downtown. This is a responsibly or choose to not to use
alcohol in our community. challenge to change, offered from the them at all. We need to take back the
We are not asking for a community to the community. We heart of our city--not back from the
change of policy. We are asl~ing for need to publish alcohol alternative bars, but back from the abuse of
a change of action. As a community, events in our newspapers, redefine alcohol.
we are partially responsible for acts Together, drinker and non-drinker,
of binge drinking. Our current reac- //"We are ~athering a list of ~ city and university, we must present
tions--making the residence halls those who believe there's a a united voice for alcohol alternatives
and Greek system dry, questioning need for more alcohol-free within our community. As a collec-
the legal age of entrance into bars, social alternatives in our tive, we have the fight and responsi-
and preventing bar specials--will community. If you would like bility to generate responsible alter-
reduce but not remove the problem. to add your name to the list natives. To not do so, is to just move
Alcohol abuse is an untended fire. please send a message to: the problem. That is not a solution.
These decisions will simply fan it OVAA2OOO@hotmail.com This monthwe are gathering alist
to other locations, making it an of names. Our goal is to have a list
exotic and forbidden act. We will We will send you this article of individual supporters so long that
diffuse alcohol into our community, in an e-mall message. it can stretch from the University of
fueling house parties, -nmonitored Hopefully, you will forward it Iowa President's House, to 01d Capi-
drinking, and drunken driving. We to your friends and help get tol, to the Pedestrian Mall, to the
will make it an even more danger- ~,~even more people involved. fl Civic Center of Iowa City. This will
ous activity. stand as avisible proclamation of the
We are responsible because we our student union, and develop community's challenge to itself.
offer our community no viable con- additional accessible places for Together, we can present a united
sistent alternatives that can compete regular events to happen within the voice for alcohol alternatives.
with the bars. We must actively general community. We need to Together, we can inspire a solution.
present high-quality sustainable al- foster these events and establish-
cohol alternative events for both ments, support them fiscally and
La Shelle Christiansen is a senior
drinkers and non-drinkers alike and with our presence, and actively majoring in pre-medicine, psychology,
develop space that can make these teach students early on that people and American Sign Language. She is
events possible, both in the can have fun if they use substances fromDenison, Iowa.
Stepping Up News -- page five
Students Make Night Games a Success! aeademie year by a group known as
students why they go to the bars the the Individual Options With Alcohol
::'~ ...............~ mostcommonresponsewouldnotbe (IOWA) Committee. Originally
~ ~ to get dnmk. Rather, it would be to intended as a one-time recreational
~. spend time in a social environment and social event for students in the
with friends; an opportunity to meet residence halls, it has grown into a
~:!"; ~ campus-wide event held about once
,.. , '~ "~ and interact with other students.
· ~'' ~i~"' ~r'~ Currently, the University of Iowa a month. The program involves open-
i..'~ .~-. '~' , offers little in the form of social en-ing the UI Field House for three
tertainmentonweekendsthatwould hours on a Saturday evening, typi-
providing quality entertainment The mission is to provide a healthy
doesn't come cheap. Nonetheless, social alternative for members of the
talking about the problem won't University of Iowa community on
by Curt Kenoyer make it go away. What if the City weekends. Activities include
Night Qame~
Council decides to raise the age of
How often have you read through admittance for bars? Where will the ~! ~,
the newspaper or watched the local students go, what will they do? The
or national news only to find more University community must make a
stories related to alcohol abuse by financial commitment to providing
college students. We have become social alternatives to the bars. Stu-
inundated with alarming statistics dents will go if they are involved in
from national research studies and the decision-mak~ngprocess and feel
tragic stories in the media. One only the event is worthwhile. Just look at -.~
needs to look in the' Monday Daily the crowd of students that flocks to
Iowan under 'legal briefs' to recog- see hypnotist Ricky Kalmon perform
nize it's a problem. Still, it seems each year during Weeks of Welcome.
more time, energy, and resources Fortunately, some students at the ~:l~::~,~ii '~I~!/-i~ ~?: !~'
have been spent on the problem as University of Iowa have decided to
opposed to solutions. take matters into their own hands.
Going 'downtown' in Iowa City One of these groups is the Night
VolleybaH. swimming. racquetbaH,
has become part of the campus Games organization. Night Games badminton, and basketbal~ a~e available
culture. However, if you asked most was created during the 1997-98 at each ~igbt Games event.
Stepping Up News ~ page six
',, - ~ : , ' ~ .... Saturday evenings. Considering the
~ '~ ' ~'~' " growth of Night Games over the past
' ................~ .........~T .......T~-..::-.-~ .,: :, :~-~-~:"~.,,..-~ ......................few years, it's clear that there is a
: -.-~'~ large population of students looking
~ ~.I ~ . ~ for social alternatives. The Univer-
· ..I .~.. sity of Iowa needs to provide stu-
..I . . .~ '. ~ ~ ' ' ~' ~. ~~ ~' · dents with more weekend options.
~ :' '! ~' ~'~'~i'~i :~. ~I~ While the student culture is not
~ ~ .~ .... ~·:l~ . ' ~ ~ ~'~ going to change overnight, with the
· ~ ~ help of other c,ampus organizations
-.~ and a greater financial commitment
from the University, it can be done.
....... ~- The Night Games Executive Board
': '~ would like to extend sincere thanks
. ~ to our sponsors: the UI Parents
~ :.,~,:. ~:-.: .'..~ .~..: ........ Board, The Stepping Up Project,
:.~..'~!i' .~: ~....~'-'. ~i. :"' ·. . ''~
~.!~:...~ .'~ ~.~-~ ..o~ ~.~" .".'.... Recreational Services, and the
. .,...~ ~!, .....:..:. ~. ..... !. i i.~' !' Leadership, Education, and Develop-
The spotlight activity at the October 2~ blight Games event was kayskinS.Fiere amerit Office in Residence Services.
current student receives some persona~ instruction from a member of the UniversityWithOUt the financial support of
of Iowa Canoe & Kayak Club. these groups, Night Games would
basketball, volleyball, racquetball, diving, kayaking, etc.) is one not exist.
swimming, and rock climbing. In strategy the group is using to lure
addition, each Night Games includes more students. Curt Keno ,ler is Night Games adviser and
a feature event such as kay~k~ng or Too often people use the popn]~r- a graduate student in the Leadership,
scuba diving for students to try ity of the bar culture as an excuse Education, and Development Office in
free of charge. for not programming on Friday and Residence Services.
This is my first year as adviser to
the Night Games student org~ni?~-
tion. I have been extremely ira-
commitment demonstrated by the
group. We have nine-member Execu-
tive Board responsible for all facets
publicity, recruitment of volunteers
and oversight of the event itself. The ! ' '~ ~I . ~ .
Board is currently recruiting new
committee members whom they
hope will take on Board responsibili-
ties in the future.
Almost 400 students artended
each of the Night Games that have
been held this fall. While attend-n ce
has been outstanding, one of this :.
year's goals is to find new ways to Extreme sports have taken the country by storm and the University of Iowa is no
increase participation. Sponsorship exception. Due to overwhelming student intersst, rock climbing has quickly become
a staple at all Night Games events. Students can take a 'climb' on the wild side free
of the special featured events (scuba of charge under the watchful eye of trained climbing! instructors.
Stepping Up News ~ page seven
UI Student Government Resolution to Promote Responsible Drinking
Passed unanimously on October 10, 2000
WHEREAS, in the past several one recognizes his or her own limits Therefore, BEITRESOLVED, that
years, student drinking behaviors while drinking, and makes sound UISG will make efforts to collect
in Iowa City have been widely decisions so that no one s~fers the student input in order to find the best
d~scussed, and adverse effects of their choice to methods to decrease the amount of
WHEREAS, the University of Iowa, drink," irresponsible drinking by surveying
the community, and students can WHEREAS, UISG defines 'irrespon- students through ISIS on the Web;
work together to promote more sible drinking' as: "A behavior oc-
and,
responsible drinking, and curring from excessive drinking,
WHEREAS, the IowaCity City Coun- which can adversely effect others. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
cil is now ready to act on this Some of these effects include drunk that the UISG will work with the
problem by limiting drink specials, driving, violence, aggressiveness, Iowa City Council to ensure student
out-of-sight sales, and number of sexualabuse, and property rlamage." opinions are represented. Through
drinks sold at one time, and UISG feels that 'irresponsible drink- the collaborative efforts of students,
WHEREAS, UISG thinks the best ing' is a behavior that should be
University administration, and the
way to change the drinking culture curbed and in no way promoted at community, we can promote respon-
is through promoting responsible the University of Iowa,
drinking, and WHEREAS, it is important that the sible drinking through education,
WHEREAS, UISG defines 'respon- City Council listen to students and facilitation of discussions, and
sible drinking' as a behavior: that students become actively in- increased consistent alcohol alterna-
"Respons~le drinking is when some- volved in this debate. tive programming.
--STEPPIll UP
TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF HIGH RISK DRINKING
~00 Cumer Hall
The Universi~y of Iow~
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Iowa City City C~unc!l
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City IA 52240
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: 2
Females: 4
Appointment Date: December 19, 2000
SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
Two vacancies - Three-Year Terms
January 1,2001 - December 31, 2003
Jeanne Georges []
312 Samoa Court
Kennard (Ken) Fearing []
605 Manor Drive
Charlotte Walker []
320 S. Dubuque Street
Deborah Perry Schoenfelder [] Served previous term
4841 Southchase Court (1/1/98-12/31/00)
Dr. Charles B. Thayer []
7 Montrose Avenue
Chevalier Monsanto [] Served previous term
2262 Hickory Coud. (1/1/98 - 12/31/00)
[] Denotes applicant completed the Confidential page of the application.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION
APPLICATION FORM
IndiVidusIs sewing on Bosrds/Commissions plsy 8n importsnt role in 8dvising tj~e'iC;OUn~jl~,~mstters of interest
to our community 8nd its future. Applicsnts must reside in low8 City.
After 8 vscsncy hss been 8nnounced, the Council reviews 811 8pplicstions during the work session. The
8ppointment is msde 8t the next formsI Council meedng. Appointees sewe 8s unpsid volunteers.
PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. Return the 8pplicstion to City Clerk, 4~0 E. Wsshington S~., low8 City,
lows.
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 'OONFIDENTIAL' THIS APPLICATION WILL
BE CONSIDERED FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY
DURING THAT TIME.
NAME ~~r ~E~EZ HOME ADDRESS ~1~
, ~ Yes No
.s your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City?
~ow long have you been a resident of Iowa City? ~/D y~
'HONE NUMBER: HOME Z/~ -,~,~-~yO BUS~NESS
~XPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION:
VHAT IS YOUR PRESENT; KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? l/~.d~_,y Z-,/77ZE
VHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
OR APPLYING)? /'~.~'/q. ,~'~:'/v///2,~ (/-/T/Z~-~F/ S ~/~V~ f ~/
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.
·:: '~ ~ ~.,..,,2
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 t 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.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
· ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION
APPLICATION FORM F!!
:~,..,.!...!,~ ~,:-. ..........
IndiViduals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the ~uncil on-mailers of interest
C
to our community and its future. Applicants must reside in Iowa City. j(.~'Q,,;/,, ". !'' ' ;' '~:-:".".!~
After a vacancy has been announced. the Council reviews all applications during the work session. The
appointment is made at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve 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 LAST PAGE MARKED 'CONFIDENTIAL" THIS APPLICATION WILL
BE CONSIDERED FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY
DURING THAT TIME.
ADvisoRY BOARD/COMM,SS,ON NAME.TERM
Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? . X Yes __ No
How long have you been a resident of Iowa City? /7k a° z]-e~-~L),
PHONE NUMBER: HOME ~ - ~ "75~' BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION:?~
WHAT IS YOUR PRESEN~ KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? ';CL, :~
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
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,
,~:~ ~":.
!
:': · C~"i
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 -~ 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.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION
....
APPLICATION FORM :'; .....
(,:- ·
Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the Council on matters 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 work session. The
appointment is made at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers.
PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. Return the application to City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City,
THIS APPLICATION IS :A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED F~'~R
THE PUBLIC, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST PAGE MARKED "CONFIDENTIAL" THIS APPLICATION WILL
BE CONSIDERED FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY
DURING THAT TIME.
NAME ~/~/GT//~ J-, ~/~L/~/~ HOME ADDRESS k3~O ~,, ~.~'~,~,,bi~, (, c St ~,~
Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? . ~Yes
How long have you been a ,resident of Iowa City? I ~
OCCUPATION ~~~ EMPLOYER
EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION:
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
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? .Z~YES NO
(l~ounciI~ot to permit an individual to erve n two Boards or Commis~s on~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.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION
APPLICATION FORM
Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the Council.;6~..,~a~te'rs of~ fn;~erest
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 work session. The
appointment is made at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve 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 LAST 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 ~q'~o-/~, ~i'a.l"' ~Q.h3"-~ (',~'t-~S,.~;-.j~ TERM ~.'~:::~t--
NAME ~~~~~OME ADDRESS ~ ~%~ C~, ~
Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? ~ Yes __ No
-Jow long have you been a resident of Iowa City? '2~ '~~M
°HONE NUMBER: HOME ~q- ~'L~I SINESS 3~ --~~
{XPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION:
,,VHAT IS YOUR PRESEN~ KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD?
,VHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
:OR APPLYING)7 ~ ~ ~
1. EXPERIENCE AND / OR ACTIVITIES
I have served as a member of the Senior Center Commission for the past 3 years, and for the past 6
months I have participated in the accreditation process at the Senior Center. My practice, teaching,
and research are focused on gerontology, especially health promotion for older adults. Also, I have
conducted several workshops and classes at the Senior Center on the topics of health responsibility
and falls prevention for older adults.
2. PRESENT KNOWLEDGE
The Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center serves as an advisory body to the City Council
Board of Supervisors and the Senior Center staff with the goal of meeting the holistic needs of older
needs in Johnson County. The Commission discusses Center policies and procedures, with input
from Center staff, Council of Elders, and interested participants, and makes recommendations to
City Council and the Board of Supervisors.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS
I believe I can continue to serve as an advocate for older adults of Johnson County through the
Senior Center Commission. Having served a term, I am familiar with the workings and decision-
making process of the Senior Center Commission.
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 ~Z 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.
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--- - City Council Meeting Schedule and December7,2000
%~C~' Tentative Work Session Agendas
I December 18 Monday
6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Counci/Chambers
I December 19 Tuesday
7:00p FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Counci/Chambers
I December 25/26 Monday/Tuesday
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
I January 1 Monday I
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
I January 4 Thursday
8:30a - 12:00p COUNCIL WORK SESSION - Budget Council Chambers
I January 8 Monday I
6:30p SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION Council Chambers
I January 9 Tuesday
7:00p SPECIAL FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Counci/Chambers
I January 15 Monday
MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Meeting dates/times subject to change
FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS
Kirkwood Avenue Signalization Sidewalk Cares
Emma Harvat Dog Park