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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
January 12, 2006
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP1 City Council Meetings and Work Session Agendas
IP2 Memorandum from the City Manager: Budget Information FY07
IP3 Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager: Bike Library
IP4 Joint Communications Center Executive Summary Only - December 2005
IP5 Agenda: Council Economic Development Committee January 18, 2006
(Preliminary minutes enclosed)
Legislative Day 2006, Registration [Submitted by Council Member Vanderhoef]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week 2006 Events [Submitted by Mayor Wilburn]
Budget Presentation [City Manager overhead/handouts presented at 1/17 Work Session]
PRELlMINARYIDRAFT MINUTES
IP6 Animal Care and Adoption Center Advisory Board: November 16,2005
IP7 Senior Center Commission: December 27,2005
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
www.icgov.org
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
January 12, 2006
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP6 Animal Care and Adoption Center A isory Board:
IP1 City Council M etings and Work Session Agendas
IP2 Memorandum from he City Manager: Budget Information FY07
IP3 Memorandum from the ssistant City Manager: Bike Library
IP4 Joint Communications nter Executive Summary Only - Decem
IP5 Agenda: Council Economic evelopment Committee January
(Preliminary minutes enclosed)
IP7 Senior Center Commission: December
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City Council Meeting Schedule and
Work Session Agendas
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January 12, 2006
www.icgov.org
. MONDAY, JANUARY 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - City Offices Closed
+ TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
6:00p Special Formal
No Dinner Separate Agenda Posted
Budget - Special Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hali
TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS I
. MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Emma J. Harvat Hali
5:30p City Conference Board Meeting
No Dinner Special Work Session
7:00p Special Formal Meeting
. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
9:00a - 3:00p Council Goal Setting
Library Room A
. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
9:00a -12:00p Budget - Special Work Session
1 :OOp - 3:00p Joint Communication Center
Emma J. Harvat Hali
. MONDAY, JANUARY 30
7:00p Budget. Board/Commission/Organizations
Emma J. Harvat Hali
. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
9:00a-12:00p Budget - Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hali
. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
5:30p Special Work Session
7:00p Special Formal Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hali
. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Presidents' Day - City Offices Closed
. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Emma J. Harvat Hali
6:30p Special Work Session/City Conference Board Meeting
. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Emma J. Harvat Hali
7:00p Special Formal Meeting
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CITY OF IOWA CITYcm
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 10, 2006
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: Budget Information - FY07
Attached are various documents to be used during budget review.
1. Sworn Police/Fire personnel survey
2. Community Event - Summer of the Arts
3. Budget Highlights
4. Budget Schedule
5. Aviation Commerce Park policy
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City of Iowa City
Survey Results - January, 2006
Sworn Police and Fire Personnel
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"Total "Population Population Coverage
fiNotes re: #of Coverage Density Served In Sq Mi Other Notes
Other Services Stations S Miles rs ml Per Station Per Station
II Ames, IA 52,319 49 0.94 51 0.97 3 22.7 2,305 17,440 7.6
III Cedar Falls, fA 36,343 42 1.16 34 0.94 2 29.1 1,249 18,172 14.6
III Lawrence, KS** 81,873 123 1.50 135 1.65 EMS, county-wide 6 30.1 2,720 13,646 5.0 6 stations, 2 support facilities
II Champaign, IL 70,306 120 1.71 94 1.34 6 28.0 2,511 11,718 4.7
Janesville, WI 61,604 104 1.69 89 1.44 EMS 5 70.0 880 12,321 14.0
Eau Claire, WI 62,576 99 1.58 94 1.50 EMS 6 32.6 1,920 10,429 5.4
III Bloomington, IL 69,282 105 1.52 94 1.36 4 26.5 2,614 17,321 6.6 fifth station 'in the works'
II Evanston, IL 74,811 161 2.15 108 1.44 EMS 5 8.5 8,788 14,962 1.7
East Lansing, MI 46,678 63 1.35 48 1.03 EMS 2 18.5 2,523 23,339 9.3
III West Lafayette, IN 28,609 44 1.54 39 1.36 2 7.7 3,701 14,305 3.9 third station 'in the works'
II Bloomington, IN 68,779 82 1.19 104 1.51 EMS 5 23.3 2,957 13,756 4.7
II Dubuque, IA 57,504 93 1.62 89 1.55 6 29.4 1,956 9,584 4.9
III Council Bluffs, IA 59,347 110 1.85 109 1.84 6 42.0 1.413 9,891 7.0
III Waterloo, fA 66,767 119 1.78 116 1.74 7 62.5 1,068 9,538 8.9
Average: 59,771 93.9 1.54 86.0 1,4 4,6 30.8 2,615 14,030 7.0
Iowa City: 63,027 71,0 1.13 56.0 0.89 3.0 25.0 2,521 21,009 8.3
· These cities have one or more of the following revenue sources within their General Fund: a local option sales tax,
income tax, state-distributed gambling revenue and/or right-of way franchise fees. These funding options are
not available to Iowa City at this time.
. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) indicates provision of ambulance services by the Fire Department.
** Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Lawrence, Kansas extend beyond the city limits to service all of the county.
Sources of Information:
Phone interviews, city and departmental websites, Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and the U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov).
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Anplication for Community Event and ProlZI"am Funding
FY2007 (Julv 1. 2006 - June 30. 2007)
Name of event/program: "SUMMER of THE ARTS" which includes:
Iowa Arts Festival. Iowa City Jazz Festival. Friday Night Concert
Series. an"d the Saturday Ni~ht Free Movie Series.
Dates ofevent/program: Iowa ArtsFest-6/1-6/3/06. Iowa Citv Jazz Fest-6/30-7/02/06. FNCS-
Every Friday Night. Mav-September. and SNFMS- Saturdav Nights.
16 weeks throUlzhout the summer.
Did you receive funding from the City for this event last year? YES. as separate organizations.
H yes, how much - July 2005(FY06):
$18.075.00 total.
Arts Fest = $7.000.00.
Jazz Fest = $6.075.00
FNCS = $5.000.00
Amount requested from the City ofIowa City - July 2006 (FY07):
$50.000.00
Location of event/program: Old Capitol Cultural District. Down Town- Iowa City
Name of Organization:
Summer of The Arts. Inc.
Contact person:
Mailing address:
Don Thompson
Bradley & Rilev. P.c.
One South Gilbert Street
Iowa City. IA 52240
Day phone: (319) 861-8727
Estimated number ofindividuaIs expected to attend: Approx. total for all events = 67.800
Arts Fest =. 30.000
Jazz Fest =. 25.000
FNCS = 9.600
SNFMS = 3.200
Describe the event/program and all activities that will occur:
The Iowa Arts Festival is a free community event, funded by private and government
grants, and corporate and individual donations. The Arts Fest's primary events include:
A. An art fair, featuring over 100 local and regional visual artists, displaying and selling their
artwork.
B. A music festival, featuring local, regional and national performers.
C. "Culinary Row", featuring a variety of local food vendors offering tastes of regional and
ethnic food.
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D. A variety of activities and entertainment, both creative and educational for children,
including "Global Village" and "Children's Day".
The Iowa City Jazz Festival is afree community event that takes place in downtown Iowa City
for three consecutive days in July. The Jazz Fest has presented a consistently high level of
musicianship, treating audiences to some of the very best jazz performers in the world. A vital
component of the festival is the focus on Jazz education, collaborating with the U of I to provide
workshops, free of charge for high school jazz students Area high school jazz bands have been
featured as "openers" for some of the world's most influential jazz artists on our stages. The Jazz
Fest has been named one of the "Top 10 Festivals in the Nation" by Downbeat magazine.
The Friday Night Concert Series is afree, family- friendly, musical event held on the Ped Mall
in downtown Iowa City. For fourteen weeks, from May through mid-September, this event
features live music performed by local bands each and every Friday night. A diverse audience of
all ages and cultural backgrounds, whose numbers range from a few hundred to a few thousand
people, come down to dance and enjoy the music, while children splash in the fountain or climb on
the playground equipment.
The Saturday Night Free Movie Series is an outdoor film festival, held in downtown Iowa City
on the ill Pentacrest. Each week a family-friendly, feature length film will be screened for our
community to enjoy, free of charge. Audience members are invited to bring their own lawn chairs
or blankets for seating on the grass. This event has been supported by private donations and
partnerships from local businesses in our community, the DTA and the U of!.
How does this program/event benefit the Iowa City area?
Collectively, these four events all enhance and enrich the cultural atmosphere and diversity of the
Iowa City Community. They do this by featuring nationally recognized performers playing on the
same stages with our own local musicians. They showcase artists and their works from all over the
country and share glimpses of other cultures through art, film and food. All of these events are
provided free of charge to everyone, this alone is a wonderful benefit to our community. No
matter what your income level is, you can come and enjoy local, regional and national artists.
These events also provide a substantial social and economic impact on our community by
pumping millions of dollars into our local economy, drawing thousands of customers to area
businesses and raising awareness of what Iowa City has to offer. Families and companies are
looking to settle in places that offer a variety of activities to become involved in and to enjoy. Arts
events and programs make Iowa City a great place to live, which in turn, makes the area attractive
to business and industry looking to expand. Ii is events like these, which make Iowa City a
wonderful community to live in.
If this is an increase or decrease from previous funding, please indicate why:
We are requesting an increase in funding from the City to help successfully launch the Summer of
The Ans, Inc., a non-profit organization, formed to "umbrella" the Iowa City Jazz Festival, The
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Iowa Arts Festival, FNCS, and the SNFMS. We combined our efforts to assure continuation of
these individual cultural, free events, which enhance and enrich our community and local
economy. Funding sources such as the Iowa Depl. of Cultural Affairs, (and other granting
organizations) are also cutting funding for individual events with small budgets, (e. g., under
$150,00000/per year), so by combining our forces under the Summer of The Arts umbrella we
will collectively be able to apply for more and larger state, federal and private grants in the future.
We need to fund a compensated, Executive Director (a stipulation for the IDCA grant) to help steer
this organization, and at the very least maintain our level of quality events, keeping them free for
our community members to enjoy, amid rising costs of related expenses, such as: insurance,
equipment rentals, performance fees, etc.
We realize this is a large increase, but we believe that City funding is critical to a successful first
year of this new entity. Summer of The Arts, Inc. was designed to strengthen the currently
popular festivals by consolidating fundraising, operations and other administrative activities, while
still presenting four distinct, free events that will maintain their individual identities. We believe
this will enable us to run more efficient events, as well as improve on the level of quality
programming for said events. This in turn will altract a broader range of supporters, as we will no
longer be "duplicating" our fundraising efforts to essentially the same group of donors. In doing
so, we will make Iowa City a "destination point" in the Midwest region for cultural arts events.
Estimated Maior EIDenses:
Description Amount
Executive Director
Benefits/payroll taxes
Non-event related expo
Event related expenses
Total Budget for Event/Program
$266,180.00
$40,000.00
$8,000.00
$21,480.00
$196,700.00
List Pro Dosed Revenue Sources:
Description Amount
Requested City Funding
Government Grants
Private Grants
Private Contributions
Corporate Contributions
Event Receipts
Total Funding for Program
$316,775.00
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$50,000,00
$18,075.00
$17,000.00
$35,500.00
$115,000.00
$81,200.00
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
ANIMAL SHELTER
Currently negotiating agreements with Coralville and
Johnson County
AIRPORT
Operating subsidy for 07 of $120,000
Budget does not include sale of land at ACP. If sale
proceeds are applied to all airport debt it would
reduce subsidy to approximately $80,000 annually.
New commerce park planned. To be financed by City
Council, repaid through sale of land.
SENIOR CENTER
Assumes continued County participation of $75,000
annually. (once was $140,000 annually)
There is no current 28E with County
Not funded - expanded hours from 5-9/5 days -
$33,000
PARKS
Construct new OSHA compliant hazardous material
storage building - $24,500
Funded a master plan with citizen survey for $75,000.
Financed by Parkland Acquisition Fund.
PERSONNEL
Funded a comprehensive wage/classification study
for $50,000. Last study 1992.
LIBRARY
Not funded - expanded hours 3 hours per week for
$38,000
ARTS/CULTURE
Not funded - an additional $50,000 as a City
contribution. Current funding of $18,075.
WATER
5% reduction in water rates
WASTEWATER
8% increase in wastewater rates
Take advantage of refinance long term debt
Responding to decline in industrial charges
REFUSE COLLECTION Increase in monthly rates (31%) from $12.50 to
$13.00, with .50 increments for 08 and 09.
Note: Increase in wastewater and refuse plus
decrease in water - $1.50 per month for average
homeowner usages.
TRANSIT
Budgeted current level of service
Route review underway. Recommendations in
response to additional transit funding of $400,000
from Federal government and Court Street
Transportation Center income.
CONTINGENCY
Have budgeted at $350,000 for several years. Policy
is 1 % of expenditures. FY07 is $465,000.
CDBG
10% reduction in Federal funding.
entitlement of $700,000.
Estimated
FORESTRY
Increased contract tree removal. Full time
maintenance worker called to military service.
FIRE
Not funded - additional 9 personnel to staff Station
#4. ($600,000 annually)
Renovation of Station #2 - CIP - $500,000
POLICE
Not funded - Four (4) officers ($240,000) increasing
compliment from 71 to 75, return to 05 levels
Not funded - Two (2) additional emergency
communications personnel ($108,000). Await results
of study.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ICAD funded at $55,000. Expect recommended
increase in funding from ICAD.
CATV
$100,000 to City
recommendation
Commission.
General Fund. Contrary to
of Telecommunications
PARKING
Series of parking rate increases in garages, lots, and
on street meters.
REMINDER
Budget Schedule
Tuesday, January 17 6-9 Overview/Discussion
Tuesday, January 24 all day Goal session at Library
Wednesday, January 25 8:30 - noon - Capital Projects
Monday, January 30 7p.m. Boards/Commissions
Tuesday, January 31 8:30-noon - Open discussion
cc: Dept. Directors
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AVIATION COMMERCE PARK (ACP)
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City Council - Airport Commission polley on the distribution of sale/lease proceeds from the
Aviation Commerce Park (ACP).
Purpose:
Upon sale/lease of ACP property, the monies generated will be distributed to the
following obligations, in order of priority; that is, each obligation is to be fulfilled
before distributing money to the next obligation.
1. Aviation Commerce Park - ACP Capital debt
The current debt on the ACP is approximately $1.6 million. General obligation bonds and
internal financing have been used to construct ACP. Monies from the sale/lease of ACP
property will reduce the principal- interest costs of the existing debt plan as a 10' priority.
2. Other Airport Capital debt
Several internal loans used to construct airport improvements (e.g., hangars) will be
repaid in order to reduce annual tax subsidy. It Is expected that all properties will
continue to require market rate rentals on all income generating property.
3. Improvement Reserve - Depreciation Account
Create an account for the purpose of financing future airport capital replacement as well
as serve as match for grant program.
'To the fullest extent practical, interest income generated after repayment of debt
will accrue as revenue to the Airport.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
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Date:
January 11, 2006
Re:
City Council
Assistant City Manager
Bike Library
To:
From:
You may recall that last May the City agreed to lease the front portion of the main floor of the
Wilson Building to Environmental Advocates to operate a "Bike Library" where citizens can
check out bicycles for up to one year for their private use. A deposit is required and the bikes
are maintained in a state of good repair by volunteers. A copy of the brochure describing the
bike library is attached for your information. The project receives bicycles from a variety of
sources and approximately 40 bicycles have been donated to the project by the Iowa City Police
Department from among impounded bicycles that have remained unclaimed and would
otherwise be disposed of at auction.
Overall, the first season for the project appears to have been a very successful one. Service
began on June 22, 2005 and the facility was opened to the public every Wednesday and
Saturday through October 26, then on Saturdays only through December. 84 bikes were
checked out during that period. January and February will be devoted to conditioning bikes for
the upcoming spring and summer, and the facility will be open to the public again in March.
Brian Loring, project coordinator, advised that the project has received community support as
well as many positive comments. He will be presenting a workshop at the Iowa Bike Coalition
Summit in Des Moines on February 3.
cc. Brian Loring
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Iowa City Bike
Whllt is the lowlI City Bicycle Library?
Our goal is to put more people on bicycles. We do this
by "checking out" bicycles like a library checks out
books. In doing so, we also hope to expand
transportation options, reduce auto traffic congestion, and
provide the general health benefits that accompany cycling. The Bike Library is a volunteer-run
enterprise and the bikes are received as donations to the project.
Where do I go to check out a bike?
The Iowa City Bike Library is located at408 E College Street in downtown Iowa City (right
next to the old Greyhound station). We are open Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00pm,
and Saturday mornings from 8:30-11 :OOam. Regular hours will be kept from mid-May until
mid-October.
How do I check out a bike?
Once you find a bike that matches your needs, you must complete the check-out form. Bikes
are checked out for one year and a deposit is required. Deposits are based upon the quality
and durability of the bike and are non-negotiable. If you decide to keep the bike, that's
okay. But remember... if you keep the bike you will forfeit your deposit. You may return a
bike anytime during the year and some or all of your deposit may be returned. If you damage a
bike or keep it longer than 12 months, your deposit will not be returned.
What about repairs on the bikes?
After a bike is checked out, it may be returned for minor repairs that are part of normal wear on
the bike. The cost of replacement parts will be charged to the bike recipient. The opportunity
for minor repairs would be good for the entire 12 months the bike is checked out. If a bike is
broken beyond repair through no fauh of the recipient, then the bike could be replaced ifa
suitable replacement can be found.
Do you have helmets available?
Your safety and security are important to the ICBL. Helmets will be distributed to users of the
program.
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How do I donate a bike?
We are always looking for donations of bicycles. Preferred donations are in good working
order, although we also accept quality bikes with good usable parts. We do not accept adult
bicycles purchased at a department store. Volunteers are available for pick-up, or you can
drop bikes offat the Bike Library-408 E College Street- on Saturday mornings between
8:30-1 0:30am.
Who is sponsoring the ICBL?
Environmental Advocates, Inc. is the organization sponsoring the Iowa City Bike Library.
Environmental Advocates was formed in 1987 to make people more aware oflocal
environmental issues and to promote creative solutions to environmental problems.
Environmental Advocates is a50 I (c) nonprofit corporation. Donations are lax-deductible.
Who do I contact for more information?
Yo u may call 358-0484 x211, or brian@environmental-advocates.org
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Section 2
Executive Summary
GeoComm was tasked to look into two issues:
~ Issue one deals with the age, performance, capacity, and coverage of the Iowa City 800
MHz trunked radio system.
~ Issue two deals with the organization and processing of 9-1-1 calls and public safety
dispatching in Johnson County at large.
The two issues studied are related. To perform public safety dispatching, agencies must use
two-way radio. A two-way radio system that serves the City and current participating
agencies is designed and built much differently than a system that covers the entire County
and provides capacity for all public safety agencies in the County.
Organization of this Report: This executive summary, while an integral part of the overall
report, is also being bound and distributed separately. Thorough reading of the entire report
is highly recommended for those interested in developing a good foundation for carrying its
recommendations forward.
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
As stated at the outset of this Executive Summary, there is a relationship between the
examination of the Iowa City radio system and the 9-1-1 dispatching processes and
organizational structure in Johnson County. The following conclusions and recommendations
clearly reflect that fact.
~ Sub conclusion 1: The Iowa City radio system does not provide adequate in-building radio
signal strength coverage to serve portable radios in some critical life safety environments
within the City and Campus jurisdictions.
. Sub recommendation 1: Convert the system to (or replace it with) a simulcast
(simultaneous broadcast/reception from several towers) system.
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~ Sub conclusion 2: The Iowa City radio system does not provide adequate talk-through
capacity at all times.
. Sub recommendation 2: Have a seventh voice channel added to the current trunked
system to serve the existing city and campus users, or replace it with a not less than
seven channel trunked system.
~ Sub conclusion 3: The Iowa City radio system does not have access to conventional (non
trunked) repeaters on the national 800 MHZ interoperability radio channels, meaning it
cannot communicate with "foreign" 800 MHz radio users who might be summoned to Iowa
City to assist in a large scale incident.
. Sub recommendation 3: Install at least three of the potentially available five channels
and associated repeaters.
~ Sub conclusion 4: The Iowa City mobile and portable radios are not programmed for
operation on the above conventional (non trunked) 800 MHz interoperability radio
channels, and, as such, could not use these channels as back-up channels to their
trunked system should its trunking capability be lost, nor could they communicate directly
with "visiting" radios coming to assist in Iowa City, nor could they communicate in a
"foreign" area to which they might respond to assist.
. Sub recommendation 4: The current radios (or any replacements) should be
programmed for both direct and talk-around access to the five NPSPAC
interoperability channels, in conjunction with the associated FCC licensing activity.
? Sub conclusion 5: The Iowa City mobile and portable radios are not capable of accessing
the 700 MHz channels that will soon be coming on line. As such, they can't access the
many 700 MHz interoperability mutual aid channels that have been designated, nor will
they be able to operate on any trunked system that may be implemented by the State of
Iowa that uses 700 MHz channels, even if they were otherwise compatible.
. Sub recommendation 5: The current Iowa City mobile and portable radios should be
replaced with radios capable of being programmed to access the 700 MHz channels,
almost all of which are required to be deployed as digital channels.
~ Sub conclusion 6: The control computer and associated infrastructure for the trunked
radio system are obsolete and on-going maintenance will not be available going forward.
. Sub recommendation 6: Either replace the existing 6809 controller with an MCT 3600
controller or replace the system.
~ Sub conclusion 7: The existing shared access to the City's trunked radio system by public
safety and other city departments, as well as by some University users has been an
efficiency and interoperability multiplier.
. Sub recommendation 7: Continue with the local government owned trunked radio
system model, but consider expanding its user base to be countywide.
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~ Sub conclusion 8: The current City trunked radio system is 100 percent proprietary, which
means only Motorola radios can be purchased to be capable of accessing the trunked
system. It also means that the radios that populate the current system can only talk into
similar Motorola proprietary systems. These facts have an impact on competitive
procurement opportunities as well as interoperability.
. Sub recommendation 8: Replace the current City trunked radio system infrastructure
with one that is industry "standards compliant" and then procure replacement
subscriber radios that are similarly standards compliant. The relevant standard for
compliance is the "P25" standard.
MAJOR RECOMMENDATION "A":
Based on the preceding conclusions and recommendations, GeoComm recommends that,
at a minimum (assuming there is no PSAP merger andlor assuming there is no interest on
the part of any County or County served agencies to be served by the 800 MHz trunked
system), Iowa City government should replace the existing analog, single site, 800 MHz
trunked radio system with a two site, digital, P25 compliant, simulcast 700/800 MHz
capable trunked radio system infrastructure equipped with eight or nine channels on day
one, seven being for voice and the balance for controi signaiing and eventual migration
from the leased access RACOM system for mobile data. Acquisition of this trunked
system infrastructure should be separate and distinct from the acquisition of subscriber
radios for said system, with the rationale being that the City shouid encourage competitive
bids from several vendors for the subscriber radios, e\€nif there will likely be only one
bidder for the infrastructure. Similarly, it is quite likely that even Motorola would offer a
significant infrastructure discount in return for exclusivity on the subscriber radio
purchases. In either case, significant money could be saved on the subscriber radios via
this course of action. (See Table 1 at the end of the Executive Summary for cost detail on
all radio issues.)
WE HA VE ESTIMA TED THE TOTAL COST OF THIS ACTION TO BE $4.36 MILLION.
~ Sub conclusion 9: The current county sheriff, county fire, county highway department,
county EMS radio and other smaller systems are all subject to the provisions of the FCC's
narrow band ruling. As such, the entire system will need to have all base and field radios
capable of operating in a narrow band mode within about ten years. It can't be estimated
how many of the several hundred radios in use in these systems at this time are affected,
as no comprehensive inventory has been conducted. Departments other than Johnson
County departments own many of these radios and, as such, the County has no inventory
of them. With the inherent non-interactive technology in such non-trunked radio systems,
even radios not known to the County can operate on their system. All radios that are not
narrow band capable will require replacement.
. Sub recommendation 9: The County should commission or conduct a thorough
inventory of all radio equipment operating through any of its infrastructure and
determine actual counts of radios that are and are not narrow-band capable.
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~ Sub conclusion 10: The current County radio systems cannot intercommunicate directly
with those in use in Iowa City and the University campus. This is a definite interoperability
concern that affects not only major incident management, but also day-to-day
coordination between the several law enforcement agencies. Simply put, a sheriffs
squad car or deputy driving or walking through Iowa City near the Courthouse today is
routinely unaware of what is happening around him in the Iowa City Police Department.
. Sub recommendation 10: All law enforcement and fire units operating in Iowa City and
the rest of the urban parts of Johnson County should be on a radio system(s) via
which they can communicate directly with each other as well as routinely monitor each
other's activity on the radio.
~ Sub conclusion 11: It is a given that at least some of the radios in the system(s) of those
working through the sheriffs PSAP will need to be replaced due to the FCC's narrow
banding requirements, and said replacements will cost rot less than several hundred
dollars to the low $1,000 range per replaced radio. It has also been strongly
recommended that the County be on a radio system that will permit direct interconnection
and monitoring with the Iowa City radio system.
It is also known if the County were to decide at a later time, it wanted to migrate its
operations over on to the Iowa City 800 MHz trunked radio system for the above reasons,
the County's addition to the City's system would place a capacity burden on the City's
system, requiring added channels on the City's system.
Furthermore, should the County decide to join the City's system, at a later time, if the
preceding recommendations are followed and the City has implemented a two-site
simulcast system, addition of the County at that later time would require the addition of
(probably) two additional transmitter/receiver tower sites to the overall system.
Furthermore, the location of those two added sites to the City's already (by then) two-site
system would be problematic, because the City's two sites would have been placed and
located with the sole objective of covering the City's service area, and they would not
have been ideally located to also service the greater county area.
Put another way, if one were to design a four-site, simulcast countywide trunked radio
system from "day one", one would put those four towers in far different locations than if
one were to have to add to an already existing two-site City only system two additional
tower sites "out in the county". Simply put, it would make far more sense (and save
money) to know, plan for and implement all four sites in one system design from the
outset.
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MAJOR RECOMMENDATION "B":
Johnson County government should migrate all of their two-way radio operations over to
an 800 MHz, digital, simulcast trunked radio system that would be designed as an
outgrowth/replacement of the current Iowa City system, and would then go under a new
ownership/cost model. This migration could be somewhat gradual, with (for example) all
law enforcement units going in one budget year, all EMS units in one budget year, all fire
units in another budget year, and all remaining county agency units in yet another budget
year. (See Table 1 at the end of this Executive Summary for Cost breakdowns.)
WE HA VE ESTlMA TED THE COST OF THE ADDED INFRASTRUCTURE
TO SUPPORT SUCH A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM TO BE $1,650,000.
The cost of incrementally adding the projected 365 subscriber radios served by the
County's PSAP is estimated to be an additional $912,500. This raises a question about
who should pay for the costs of subscriber radios (estimated at $2,500 each) for agencies
that are part of the County's dispatch operation but are not part of County government?
This would be agencies like the Coralville Police Department, the North Liberty Police
Department and all the fire departments. Historically, the County has not purchased the
two-way radios these agencies use to access the radio system infrastructure the County
owns and maintains on their behalf. It would be in the County's best interest to have
these agencies migrate to the new system. A common way we have seen this handled is
for the County (or whichever entity ends up owning the radio system and has the money)
to "front end" the costs of the subscriber radios for these non-county agencies and then let
the agencies "lease purchase" the radios from the County over a 7-10 year period,
resulting in an affordable lease fee of between $250 and $500 per radio per year.
~ Sub conclusion 12: There is some inherent duplication and inefficiency in the tasks and
services provided by the County, City, and Campus PSAPs. For example, 9-1-1 police
calls answered at the ICPD are regularly transferred to the U of I PSAP. Also, with
wireless 9-1-1 calls it can't be ensured a wireless 9-1-1 call will always (or even regularly)
be answered at the PSAP that is appropriate for the location from which that
9-1-1 call is being placed.
The industry's "Best Practices" always argue against the transfer of 9-1-1 calls, partly for
fear of the call being dropped during the transfer, and partly due to the confusion and
frustration it engenders in callers who have to "tell their story" two or more times. As a
general rule, it is the best practice to strive to have all the 9-1-1 caller's needs be able to
be met in one place, by one group of9-1-1 staff and without the need to transfer the call.
Further, as a general rule, when the responses and activities of all emergency service
providers in any given multi-jurisdictional area are managed and coordinated by one set of
dispatchers in one place, using one CAD system, the result is a far more coordinated and
efficient response environment.
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~ Sub conclusion 13: There is inconsistency in the provision of "Emergency Medical
Dispatch" (EMD) services in the County. If a 9-1-1 medical emergency call is answered in
Iowa City, the dispatchers there are trained in the certified provision of EMD, which can
include the provision of potentially life-saving "pre-arrival instructions" to callers to enable
them to perform immediately effective measures (such as clearing the airway of a not
breathing baby), as well as providing triage services for the response. However, for 9-1-1
callers answered at the County's PSAP, EMD is not offered. These differences are the
result of concerns for staff capacity at the PSAPs to handle this extra workload, since the
provision of EMD is not an act which readily lends itself to putting the caller on hold to pick
up another ringing line.
~ Sub conclusion 14: The relativeiy "tight" staffing at the three PSAPs in three separate
facilities means there are less than optimal opportunities for a wide range of opportunities
for staff development and effective human resources management. Some examples of
things that are not able to be accomplished, or not accomplished to a desirable level are:
. In-service training
. Familiarization (ride-alongs) with police, fire, and EMS units
. Off-site training at seminars
. Professional involvement
. Away from the work station breaks from repetitive physical tasks
. This is a known causal factor for Repetitive Stress Injuries
. Away from the workstation meals
. This may be a violation of state labor law when not ensured
~ Sub conclusion 15: The total number of full time equivalent staff necessary to provide the
dispatching specific tasks identified in the report in one merged PSAP would be less than
the number currently required in the three separate PSAPs. The current PSAP total FTE
is 27.5 and our recommended staffing for a merged PSAP would be 21.52 FTE, not
counting any clerical support.
This reduction in FTE would mean spending about $295,000 less per year (see detail on
page 117) in a merged PSAP than in the three separate PSAPs; and this merged PSAP's
reduced staffing complement would provide for functions and services not currently
provided. Some of these are:
. Executive management
. Technical (systems) management
. Dedicated training management
. Programmed break and training time
. "On the floor'; 24 x 7 shift supervision
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However, this cost savings figure does not reflect the fact any of the three current PSAP
operating entities which deems it necessary to replace the departed dispatchers with
"front desk" staff on a 24 x 7 basis could spend in excess of $140,000 per year on said
staff.
~ Sub conclusion 16: The three PSAPs today use CAD systems and E9-1-1 PSAP
telephone equipment that is either not interconnected (CAD) or not closely integrated
(E9-1-1 equipment). We have seen and worked with a number of counties where all the
PSAPs (as many as nine) operate off the same networked CAD system, which means
each PSAP can enter CAD response events in the other PSAP's jurisdiction (ideal for
entering events reported via wireless E9-1-1) and each can see what the other has going
on, where, etc.
Similarly, we have seen counties where all the 63-1-1 "customer premise equipment"
(CPE) is networked off one central server which distributes the 9-1-1 calls to the PSAPs
as well as enabling any PSAP to pick up on or assist in handling the call load of any other
PSAP on the system in a manner far more user-friendly than today's Owest "alternate
routing" matrices. Added to this is the (earlier discussed) potential of all the PSAPs and
their responders being on the same radio system and one can begin to see what we call
"virtual consolidation of PSAPs". In other words, with three PSAP operating entities in
three separate places, some of the operational advantages (but few, if any of the
economic advantages) of consolidation could be realized, without having to go through a
physical consolidation.
MAJOR RECOMMENDATION "C":
At a minimum, Johnson County government agencies should implement the "virtual PSAP
consolidation" we describe above. This would entail three major steps:
1. Having all public safety response agencies on the same radio system.
2. Having all public safety dispatching on the same CAD system.
3. Having all 9-1-1 call taking handled through an integrated, server based platform.
Beyond this minimum, however, we would also urge the agencies strongly consider merging
the three physical operations into one Countywide PSAP, with said PSAP, its staff and
systems, all under the ownership and direction of a "joint powers" type governing board.
The costs of implementing either of these recommendations are detailed in the body of the
report and they can vary significantly, based on whether two or three entities were to merge,
based on what size, type and location is chosen for a new facility (if any - but we think one
would be required).
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COST COMPARISONS OF RADIO SYSTEM OPTIONS
Action
1: Upgrade sinale site dty-
only analoa system and add a
7th channel
2: Above action + expand it to
a two site simulcast system
COMBINATION
OF # 1 and # 2 ABOVE
3: Upgrade existing analog
system to be 4 site, 10
channel analoo simulcast
4: Repiace entire existing d1J'
2Oll'- system with new, P25, i
~~1~'1\.17 channel
simulcast system
5: Add 2 sites to above
design for a lj".i(au'llliJ'iiiil,
countywide, 10 channel
system from outset
COMBO OF 4 and 5 above
Item
~ Replace controller
~ Add 7th channel
.... Add prime site controller
~ Add 2" site (Incl RFI
.... Add three new sites,
incl. RF equipment and
tower structures
~ Replace main site and
add prime site control
equipment
... 4 site microwave (new)
~ Dispatch console
Equipment upgrades
~ 365 analog subscribers
TOTAL:
.... Prime site equipment
... New main tower
.. 2nd site and equipment
.... Consoles and interface
~ PM and labor for above
~ 650 subscribers at
$2500
~ 2 more RF equipped
sites
~ 2 more towers/shelters
~ 3 more rptrs. at 2 city
sites
.... 4 site microwave
system
~ 365 subscribers at
$2500
Unit Cost
$100,000
$25,000
$300,000
$750,000
$750,000
$1,000,000
$100,000
$300,000
$1,000 ea.
$730,000
$250,000
$500,000
$400,000
$850,000
$1,625,000
$325,000
$225,000
$25,000
$100,000
>>>>>
Total Cost
$125,000
$1,050,00
1$1,175,0001
$2,250,000
$1,000,000
$400,000
$300,000
$365,000
1$4,315,0001
1$4,355,0001
$650,000
$450,000
$150,000
$400,000
$912,500
1+$2,562,5001
1$6,917,5011 I
'" . CommentarY'
Adds capacity and deals with
obsolescence of controller issue, but
does nothing for improving current or
future interoperability, improvement of
signal coverage for in-buildings or
system security or enhancement of
competitive procurement options, and
does nothing for coverage into the
Countv.
Improves in-building coverage In the
citv.
End up with a . system with a new
trunking conlroller, a 7th channel ~t
two sites) and analog simulcasf that
would better cover Iowa City and the
campus, but not do much to improve
coverage out in the county, and
provide no gains in interoperabilily,
system security or competitive
Drocurement
Analog 800 MHz integrated "all user"
system with coverage throughout the
county. Still proprietary, and still with
limited analog interoperability
capabilities and no digital
interoperability capabilities. None of
the city's subscriber radios were
replaced in this process,
Provides state-of- the-art digital,
simulcast, fuHinteroperability capable
two site. cj'J!iY:hoNt'f coveraae and
caoacitv system with all new
competitively procured subscriber
radios.
In conjunction with action #4, provides
for a true, countywide, interoperability
ready, integrated P25 compliant, digital
700 MHz (capable) 800 MHz trunked
radio system eligible for competitive
procurement going forward.
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Supporting Detail for Recommendations and Conclusions
Status of the Current Iowa City Radio System:
Beginning with the Iowa City two-way radio system, we see it is a rather mature Motorola
Smartnet™ 800 MHz analog, single site, trunked radio system. (For a detailed description of
what a trunked radio system is, in general, and the difference between analog and digital, the
reader is referred to the Appendices 4 and 5. For more in depth detail on the current Iowa
City system, the reader is referred to the detailed analysis section of the report.)
The current radio system was implemented in 1991 in a well intentioned effort to organize all
of the City's two-way radio users on to one integrated radio system which would provide the
capability of all city owned radios to communicate with each other (when required), as well as
maximizing the efficient usage of a finite number of licensed two-way radio channels and
associated infrastructure. In many ways, this system represents an early version of the
ultimate local government two-way radio system many urban areas are struggling to achieve
even today.
Furthermore, the City not only incorporated all city government radio users on this trunked
radio system, but it also reached out to the University of Iowa and invited participation in the
city's trunked radio system by Uni versity radio units, on a fee per subscribed radio basis.
This made lots of sense since the radio signal coverage of the City's system was designed to
provide radio coverage to the land area that also includes the University campus (which was
necessary since the Iowa City Fire Department, Street Department, water and sewer
operations were already providing service to the campus anyway). That way, since the radio
coverage was already there, it would not cost the University any money for infrastructure to
use that radio signal coverage. In the end, the radio units of the U of I Department of Public
Safety (police and security operations) and the Campus Bus (CamBus) service opted to
subscribe to the Iowa City radio system.
The specific status of and issues with the City's current radio system are as follows:
~ It is an 800 Megahertz (MHz) trunked radio system.
~ It transmits using analog modulation.
~ It is a single transmitter tower site system, with a partially equipped back-up site.
~ It has six total radio channels, with five for voice and one for control signaling.
~ It uses a technology platform dating back to the early 1990's with issues related to the
availability of factory supported service and parts for major system elements.
~ It lacks direct interoperability with radios of neighboring public safety jurisdictions.
~ It is a "shared use" system, serving all agencies of city government, plus several of the
University of Iowa and the Johnson County EMS service.
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We will deal with these issues one by one, but before we do it may be helpful to set the stage
for a discussion of how two-way radio technologies have changed in the past 15-20 years.
The four main changes in radio system design technology since the early 1990s are:
~ The public availability of unscrambled D.O.D. Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite
timing signals for coordinating the output of multiple transmitters, thereby enabling
practical and reliable simulcast technologies.
~ The development and perfection of digital modulation equipment and standards.
~ The vast improvement in the processing speed and memory of the computing
technologies required to support digital and simulcast systems.
~ The movement towards "IP enabled" technologies which assigns to all essential
components an "Internet Protocol" (IP) like address, which vastly enables remote
addressability of each component device for maintenance, individual activation and so
forth.
800 MHz trunked radio: This is the current state of the art as it relates to basic technologies
for two-way radio. The only "orl-the-horizon" changes to this relate to the radio frequency
spectrum that would be used. The current system is licensed and operates at 800 MHz
because that's the only place where one could get adequate radio channels back in the early
1990s. Soon, one will be able to also get lots of radio channels for such systems at 700
MHz, and we strongly recommend any radios purchased going forward must be functional on
both 700 and 800 MHz channels, so as to take advantage of this new spectrum availability.
Analoq modulation (vs. diqital): (See the appendix for a detailed discussion of analog vs.
digital): In two-way radio, as in much of the technical world, the move is definitely towards
digital, as opposed to analog. However, having radio vendors agree upon standards for how
they are going to do digital in two-way radio has proven to be very contentious. But it is also
very important, since two-way radios exist to talk to other two-way radios, so ensuring that
one radio can talk to the other radio from vendor type to vendor type is critical.
Towards this end, and because the vendors themselves were not working towards a set of
common standards, a large group of broadly representative users and purchasers of two-way
radios at the federal, state and local governmental level formed an effort called "APCO
Project 25" or "P25". This effort has resulted in a digital two-way radio suite of standards
called the "P25 standards". And numerous (nearly all) radio vendors now offer radios that are
compliant with the P25 standards. If one builds a digital radio system infrastructure that is
P25 compliant, one can now expect to enjoy competitive pricing and procurement from
several makers of end user radio equipment, and all of those radios can talk to each other in
a digital mode on said infrastructure.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: One of the major hurdles in 700 and 800 MHz trunked radio system procurement for P25
compliant systems has been the fact only three vendors were making end user subscriber equipment, while only
one was making infrastructure equipment. The one selling infrastructure equipment was Motorola. The three
end-user radio manufacturers were Motorola, E.F. Johnson and Kenwood (portable radios only). Recently,
however, (and we have confirmed this at highly trustworthy levels) Motorola's chief competitor in major systems
(MIA-Com) has rolled out their P25 compliant and compatible end user (no infrastructure yet) radios that will work
in a digital trunked mode on a Motorola P25 800 MHz trunked radio system. This development has been eagerly
awaited for over ten years.
Having said this about digital, are there any reasons why digital modulation is better than
analog modulation?
Yes, several: (See the appendix for more detail):
~ With digital, one gets vastly improved radio signal qualitvwithin the defined coverage area
of a given system.
. The coverage area does not necessarily increase, but the degree to which the
receivable signal sounds good within that coverage area is much greater.
~ With digital one res an inherently more secure system, in that the only radios that can
intercept or eavesdrop on what is being said are those higher end radios that are digital
with the same digital decoding scheme.
. The "P25" digital encoding scheme is, however, now a "public domain" standard,
meaning that commercial radio scanner manufacturers are now making scanners that
can receive "P25" trunked transmissions. However, they are quite expensive
(compared to old analog scanners) and rather complicated to program, so their
adoption by casual scanner users has been relatively minimal.
~ By requiring P25 standards compliant radios in a competitive procurement process, one
will likely get competition and lower prices for the digital subscriber radios.
. With the caveat that virtually any digital radio, regardless of how competitively it may
be priced in a bid, will likely cost more than the analog radio it is replacing.
~ With P25 compliant digital radios, one paves the way for direct participation in other
agencies P25 digital radio systems on a local, regional, statewide, or multi-state basis.
~ With digital, one has the potential of being able to transmit over the radio channel a wide
variety of data, concurrent with voice, the potential of which is just now being imagined.
For example, in the public safety services, it will likely be possible to have walkie-talkies
that can not only ID which radio it is (that can be done now in analog), but also transmit
info such as locations, elevation, status, telemetry, and other relevant data over the "same
pipe" concurrent with voice.
. A good example of this is the "fireground" system Motorola is offering on their XTS
5000 P25 digital portable radios. This system will be the platform for future
developments that will enable "fire fighter down" location technologies and alarming on
fire scenes, along with many more yet to be developed features.
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Sinale site svstem with a partial back-up site: Using radio system design concepts
appropriate for the day, the current radio system relies on one transmission/receive tower site
(at a time) hearing all inbound radio traffic and transmitting out all outbound radio traffic.
Under this sort of design, the best location for the one primary tower is usually that place
where the signal will best cover the target coverage area for the system's users (within the
parameters of where one can actually build a tower and/or where a tower one can access
might already exist).
In the Iowa City case, the one main site is somewhat northeast of downtown, and the other is
somewhat northwest (see the current tower location map in the section of the main report
with radio signal propagation prediction maps). Neither appears to be particularly centrally
located, but may have elevation in their favor.
An important issue is if and when one considers going to a multi-site system where two or
more towers are transmitting simultaneous lv, the place where the current single site system's
one tower is located may not (and probably would not) be the best place for one of two
towers in a two site simulcast system.
This means when considering a second site for such a system, one needs to imagine the first
site should also probably be relocated to maximize the coverage density and take the
greatest advantage of simulcast and its inherent il'l-building coverage enhancements. Simply
put, one goes to a multi site system and employs simulcast so as to attempt to pound radio
signal energy from more than one origination point into hard to penetrate buildings,
depressions, etc. Therefore the design objective is to augment the coverage provided by one
site with that of another site.
Six channel svstems with five channels for voice and one for control siqnalinq: (See Appendix
4 for a more in depth explanation of the concept of shared channel usage in a trunked radio
system). The current system is licensed for a seventh channel but it has yet to be purchased
and installed. Currently there are reports of relatively frequent "channel busy" conditions on
the system, most likely resulting from high activity levels during football Saturdays and from
the rather "chatty" CamBus operation. Addition of the seventh channel to the current system
is not technically prohibited and should be pursued if the decision is made to retain the
current system's basic infrastructure. In fact, failure to "build out" to the seventh channel will
jeopardize the city's FCC license on that seventh channel if it is not deployed fairly soon.
An aqina technoloav platform: In the detailed analysis section of this report, we discuss at
length the near obsolescence of the current system's main control computer. Without this
control computer, the system cannot perform in a trunked mode. As a part of a typical
industry strategy with high tech components, Motorola will not support the current control
computer much longer. A replacement controller (which is eligible for factory support and
maintenance) is available, but it costs about $100,000. Importantly, if one replaces this
controller with the newer (but still analog) mntroller, one will have paid for a more CUrrent
version of a less than state-of-the-art system.
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Another part of the technology platform is the "subscriber" radios. These are the several
hundred vehicle mounted and hand held voice radios that use the system. The current radios
are mostly analog capable only, with a few in the fire department being also digital capable.
All subscriber radios eventually wear out or break and require replacement. When replaced,
analog replacements cost several hundreds to the low thousand dollar range, while digital
radios start out in the mid thousand dollar range and go up to $3,000 to $4,000 each,
depending on the feature set and accessories, despite these prices, however, most system
implementers today are choosing to implement digital, especially in public safety.
Lack of direct "interooerability" with radios/systems of other oublic safety iurisdictions:
Interoperability in public safety radio systems is currently very high priority issue. The degree
to which a system will or will not be "interoperable" can have a lot to do with the potential of
getting federal or state funds for such a system.
The current subscriber radios are capable of, but have not been programmed for accessing
the five available BOO MHz "interoperability" radio channels in a non-trunked mode, and they
should be. However, they are not capable of being programmed for access to the soon to be
available 700 MHz interoperability channels, most of which are also going to be 100 percent
digital. Additionally, the current subscriber radios are not capable of being programmed to
access trunked radio talk groups on either existing digital trunked radio systems (such as that
operated by Cedar Rapids), or on proposed or planned digital trunked radio systems such as
the proposed Iowa State Interoperable Radio System (I-SIRS) or the existing shared systems
in neighboring Illinois (statewide, called StarCom 21); Nebraska (the shared Omaha/Doug/as
County/Omaha Public Power and soon-to-be Washington County, Nebraska /Pottawattamie
County, bwa system); the Woodbury County/Sioux City/Union County S:luth Dakota and
Dakota County Nebraska system; or the now growing to statewide Minnesota "ARMER"
system.
The issue of interoperability is also inextricably related b the issue of compliance to the P25
industry standards for digital radio. These standards are still evolving, but it is our opinion
any radios the City would purchase going forward should be digital and P25 capable,
standards conforming radios, with expicit requirements the selling vendor must agree to
implement any P25 related standards currently under development.
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WHAT'S SO .IMPORTANT Ai;lOUTINTEROPERABILIl"Y?
One could rightfully ask why it is so important to have the Iowa City (and/or any other local
government agency) radios be ableto talkonandthroughthe radio system infrastructures of
such far-flung places as Illinois, Minnesota and other distant (and some notso distant) places
in Iowa, and vice-versa, Recent and unfortunate histOry has provided a salient answer to that
question, Specifically, the response to Hurricane Katrina in the greater New Orleans and
Mississippi gulf coast areas showed how it can be that police cars (and portable radio
equipped officers) arid fire trucks (with portable radio equipped fire fighters) and ambulances
(with portable radio equipped paramedics) from far distant (by several thousand miles) cities,
counties, and states may be needed to assist with the response to and management of a
major disaster It could be natural such as Katrina, or terrorist based such as Oklahoma
City's bombing or other imaginable scenarios that could affect a major college town with
scheduled massive gatherings, And those radios coming from afar need to be able to do
more than talk a few blocks between themselves, They need to be able to be a part of ,the
command and control network that is so necessary for effective resource deployment and
information exchange to support correct decision-making, Furthermore, most of today's
publiC safety and general government radios will not even be able to talk to radios from their
same agency once they leave their home town,because they are away from the
infrastructure they are uniquely programmed to talk throuqh, This is why a community needs
an "interoperable" radio system that will permit emergency service "visitors" to talk into and
through their local system, as well as be made>up of local radios that have a decent chance
of beinq able to talk if thev need to be taken elsewhere,
Shared usaqe of the svstem: Earlier we mentioned the participation of the U of I on the City's
trunked radio system. Interestingly, this model where one entity (the City) paid for the
infrastructure (radio towers, antennas, base radio stations, etc.) to serve itself as well as
other entity pay-per-subscriber-radio users is very similar to a commercial model that also
exists throughout Iowa. In this commercial model, a private company builds as many radio
towers as necessary to provide the required level of radio signal coverage, and then installs
base radio stations (each of which is one radio channel) at these towers (as required) to
provide the level of capacity their customers need.
In both of the non-profit, public, and for-profit, private models, the concept is one entity builds
and pays for the always expensive fixed radio system infrastructure, and then attempts to
either recover or defray some of their costs by charging access fees to end user radios
(called 'subscribers' in this model) on a per radio basis. In the commercial model, the fee
would be structured to (hopefully) cover all fixed costs, plus yield some profit for the
owner/investor Clearly, in this model, the motive to at least not lose money would encourage
the private investor to not spend more money than is necessary to meet his customer's basic
requirements. In such a system, this translates into decisions made regarding how many
towers, and how many base radio stations at those towers. Each tower costs several
hundred thousand dollars, and the addition of one base radio at a tower can cost several tens
of thousands of dollars.
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Consequently, the challenge is for the system owner (in both models) to install only as many
towers as will "just do the job", and only as many base radios as will "just handle" the
predicted traffic, so as to keep their initial investment to a minimum, while maximizing their
potential for revenue from subscriber radio user fees.
This situation has been known to create certain tensions between the system
managerlowner, and the subscriber radio users, especially public safety subscribers. For
example, in the commercial model, if the user community is not satisfied with the signal
coverage (Example: their walkie-talkie will not work inside their office), that user would like
the system owner to either move one of the system's towers to be closer to the user's office
(which might result in reduced coverage someplace else that user cares about), or add
another tower near the user's office. Similarly, a user may have complaints about capacity
access to the system and may want the owner to add one or more channels to some or all of
the system's tower sites.
In both cases, if the system owner agrees (either by choice or contractual requirement) the
system owner will incur a cost. Whether or not said cost can be recovered in higher user
fees is a function of the nature of the contract for each user, and how many fee paying users
there are.
As it relates to public safety access to such commercial subscriber systems, a challenge is
often perceived and realized in the issue of access to channels during peak activity periods.
In some cases, public safety users have experienced unacceptable contention with private
users of these shared trunked system channels, especially during periods when both the
public safety agencies and their private system partners (like utility companies) are both very
busy, as in the aftermath of a high wind storm.
In some of these cases the public safety users have spent their own money to add base radio
stations (meaning channels) under their own proprietary license to ensure them uncontested
access to these channels. In other cases, the public entity subscriber has opted to leave the
commercial model and build and operate their own trunked radio system.
In Iowa, two such commercial models have been observed. One is a generally "statewide"
system operated by Racom, to which such entities as the Blackhawk County Sheriff,
Waterloo Police Department, Scott County Sheriff, Polk County Sheriff and (soon to end)
Sioux City Police Department have been subscribers. This Racom system is of a somewhat
older technology developed by General Electric and subsequently sold to a series of large
corporate take-over companies. The current owner of the technology in use (called EDACS,
for Enhanced Digital Access and Control System) is MIA-Com, a division of Tyco Electronics.
Racom owns this technical platform (a MIA-Com dealer located in Marshalltown, bwa). The
other such provider is a Racom competitor by the name of Electronic Engineering (EE), with
offices throughout the state, and they have a somewhat smaller Motorola Smartnet 800 MHz
trunked radio system (pretty much like the Iowa City owned system) serving a number of
counties in Iowa. One of the subscribers to the "EE" system is Story County, the City of
Ames, and Iowa State University in Ames.
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It is our view these commercial shared access systems were portending the future for state
and local government when they came on the scene in the late 1980s. Simply put, the
commercial operators had grasped the concept that many users, both emergency services
and nOrl-emergency and private services/users could share access to a common radio
system infrastructure. It would take a number of years for state and local governments to
realize this opportunity in a large scale. Iowa City realized it very early in the developmental
process, and now others are warming to the idea, with the significant modification that the
systems being proposed and implemented elsewhere are all public sector owned and
populated.
We think Iowa City should stay with the model that has worked well for over a decade and
continue to participate in a public shared access trunked radio system. If there is no
consolidation of dispatch centers, or if there is no move to expand the radio system to serve
all county agencies as well (regardless of whether there is dispatch center consolidation), it is
logical the City would continue to own, maintain and be responsible for upgrades to or
replacement d all or parts of the current system. However, if there is some merger of
dispatch and/or the decision for reasons of interoperability, all county agencies should at
least be on the same radio system, then the ownership of the current system, and the
financial responsibilities that accompany needs to be addressed.
Status of Public Safety Dispatchinq service and its oraanization in Johnson County
In Johnson County (as in many counties in the U.S.) there are several places and agencies
involved in the receipt of emergency phone calls and the radio dispatching of appropriate law
enforcement, fire/rescue services and/or emergency medical services, as well as providing
communications and informational support for field public safety personnel.
Since the implementation of 9-1-1 services began in the late 1960's, there has been a
gradual move towards examining the potential "consolidation" of these services in many
counties.
And, while it is nowhere near a universal trend, it has been GeoComm's recent experience
that local government funding problems, as well as an increased awareness of the need for
well-coordinated and inter-operable emergency services have increased the pace at which
these consolidation options are being pursued, with some (but nowhere near all) moving
towards implementation.
In Johnson County, dispatch services are provided by:
~ The Johnson County Sheriffs Department for all communities and law enforcement, fire
and EMS agencies except for those mentioned below. This service is provided out of
their Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) facility located in the jail building at 511 South
Capitol Street in Iowa City, located about 950 feet from the U of I police dispatch center
and 2,500 feet from the Iowa City PSAP. There is a total staff complement of 10.5 full
time equivalencies (FTE) and an annual budget of $534,702.
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. There is a slight modification to this operation as it relates to the Coralville Fblice
Department. CPO does staff a front desk during business hours that answers
seven-digit calls (presumably non-emergency) and does radio dispatch these calls to
the CPO officers. After hours, callers to the CPO seven-digit number are referred to
the sheriff's PSAP for a response or told to call back the next day.
~ The Iowa City Police Department provides all communications and dispatch services for
itself, the Iowa City Fire Department and the City of University Heights and its police
department. It also radio dispatches the Johnson County EMS agency and Iowa City Fire
Department to events within the City and on the U of I campus. It also provides 9-1-1 call
answering and transfer for the U of I police and security service. These services are
provided out of the Police Department facility in City Hall at 410 East Washington Street,
located about 2,300 feet from the U of I police dispatch center, and 2,500 feet from the
sheriff's PSAP. The total staff complement is 11.0 FTE and an annual budget of
$790,256.
~ The University of Iowa Police/Security service handles its own radio dispatching, answers
9-1-1 calls transferred to it from the Iowa City Police Department, answers calls dialed
directly to them on their internal seven-digit number, and provides it own communications
support using the Iowa City trunked radio system. There is a total staff of 6.0 FTE and an
estimated annual budget of $270,000. It is important to note that portions of the U of
I's policing jurisdiction fall within Iowa City and Coralville, along with other areas of
the County. Under the current incompatible radio systems, this further complicates
lack of interoperability.
The grand total annual operating cost for these three PSAPs is $1,594,958.
The issue of wireless 9-1-1 calls presents an important overall consideration in how and
where 9-1-1 calls are answered in the County. It is important to understand unlike 9-1-1 calls
from wired phones, it is not easy to ensure a wireless 9-1-1 call will always ring into the PSAP
that is most appropriate for the location from where the call is being placed. or the location of
the incident being reported.
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The more PSAPs there are serving a fairly small geographic area (such as the Iowa city
limits, the Coralville city limits, the University Heights city limits, and the U of I campus) the
greater the chances are a wireless 9-1-1 call will get routed to the "wrong" PSAP and a delay
and potential loss of the call will occur
Map showing relative locations of the three Johnson County 9-1-1 PSAPs in IA City:
While there is significant replication (and some duplication) in some services provided by
these three PSAPs, there are also significant services provided by the PSAP staff as a
function of being housed in their own agency's HQ facility. Most of these services relate to
providing 24 hour a day access for "walk-in" traffic.
Importantly, it is believed by the Iowa. City Policestaft/hat if theirdispatchers were to move elsewhere (out of
the building) as a part of a dispatch center consolidation, replacementstaft (one person) would need to. be
deployed 24 x 7 to handle this walk-intrafflc in the absence of their dispatchers. Simifarly, some "counter
staff' may also be needed, but perhaps on a less than 24 x 7 basis at thesherift's department and the U of I
police. To the extent that money was to be spent filling these "counter staff' positions, these expenditures
would reduce any savings we have projected for the consolidated PSAP.
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As established earlier, the U of I police and security services operate as subscribers on the
Iowa City 800 MHz trunked radio system. However, the sheriff's department and the
agencies it dispatches for do not. Rather, they all operate on a Very High Frequency (VHF)
radio system in the 150 MHz range, which is extremely common for county and rural
agencies throughout the U.S. The radio systems used by the sheriff and the agencies they
dispatch are not trunked, they are analog, and the fact they are at 150 MHz and the Iowa City
system is at 800 MHz, means radios on the two systems cannot electronically talk directlv to
each other. There is a "patch" capability provided in the Iowa City radio console system, but
will only "patch together" City radios and County radios if and when the City radio is within the
coveraqe area of the Citv's radio svstem. If a city radio leaves the general area of Iowa City,
it can't talk to any other radios as currently configured.
The County's owned radio system, as well as the individual radios owned by a number of
non-County agencies dispatched by the sheriff are subject to a recent FCC mandate which
requires all VHF and UHF (450 MHz, of which the County has several as well) radio
frequencies be "narrow-banded" by 2013 to 2018, at the latest. This could entail replacing a
very large portion of the equipment owned by these agencies, an inventory of which is not
available since they are not all owned by the County. This potential raises the real question
of whether this miqht be a qood time to consider miqratinq the County's radio operations over
to an expanded Iowa City 800 MHz trunked svstem.
All three PSAPs use some form of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), with the sheriff's office
migrating to an all-new CAD system before the end of 2005. The three CAD systems, while
similar in concept, come from different vendors and are not directly compatible with each
other. If there is to be a merger of the PSAPs, either the Iowa City or new sheriff's CAD
system would be candidates to carry this work, or a new system specifically selected for its
multi-jurisdictional capabilities could be obtained.
The Iowa City Police Department. the University Heights Police Department, and the
Coralville Police Department (dispatched by the sheriff) operate Mobile Data Computers
(MDCs) in their patrol units, which have the ability to off-load considerable data query activity
and some dispatch related radio traffic from the dispatchers. These MDCs currently operate
on subscriber fee based service through the RaCom 800 MHz network serving the general
Iowa City area.
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AGENDA
City of Iowa City
City Council Economic Development Committee
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
2:30 p.m.
City Hall
City Manager's Conference Room
410 East Washington Street
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - September 13,2005 and December 15, 2005
3. Iowa City Area Development (ICAD) Group Presentation
4. Aviation Commerce Park Update (Airport Commission Representative)
5. Set Meeting Schedule
6. Adjournment
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
CITY HALL, LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM
PRELIMINARY
Members Present: Regenia Bailey, Bob Elliot and Ernie Lehman
Members Absent: NONE
Staff Present: Steve Nasby
Others Present: Dion Baylor
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chairperson Lehman called the meeting to order at 8:47 AM.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY BAYLOR CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC FOR CDBG MICRO-
ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE
Nasby said that Dr. Baylor is proposing to expand his new chiropractic practice, located at 560 Highway
1, through the hiring of a part-time receptionist. He mentioned that Baylor Chiropractic Clinic is requesting
$25,000 in CDBG assistance as a forgivable loan for working capital and to purchase equipment. Nasby
added that Dr. Bylor has already received $20,000 from the State of Iowa's Targeted Small Business
Program.
Elliot said that he would like to know what the personal investment in the Clinic is. Baylor said that as a
personal investment he put in his own diagnostic equipment. Baylor mentioned that he still works for the
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics.
Lehman said that the application does not include a complete business plan. He added that there are no
financial projections in terms of expenses. Lehman noted that the only income projections included in the
information are made on a 'per patient' basis, and indicate the revenues that are expected to be received
per patient. He noted that the application stated there are around 55 chiropractors in Iowa City and would
like to know how this Clinic's approach towards the community would be different than this competitive
market.
Bailey asked if Baylor had run a proforma showing cash flow projections. Baylor answered no. Bailey
asked if the clinic would be collecting on insurance, and how would the system work. She added that
sometimes the process of charging through insurance is very time consuming, and the clinic could expect
revenues to come in after 3 months.
Baylor said that they will charge through insurance. He added that he does not know how the system will
work, due to that this is something new for him, and is in the process of learning the business side of
operating a clinic.
Lehman said that it is crucial to have income projections. Baylor said that they will need 25 patients for
the Clinic to break even, and that he currently has 10 patients.
Elliot asked Baylor to describe how his business is different than the other chiropractic clinics in Iowa City.
Baylor said that what separates him from other competitors is not only reaching out in community by
providing a wellness program, but providing a continual wellness program on a daily basis that help
patients in the long run. He added that most of his work will be correlated with the education of the
patient. For example, he said that I the case of patients with diabetes, he will help with rehabilitation, and
in the same time will make the patient understand what is causing the condition, or help them prepare diet
plans that can be followed. Another example is in a case where people that are exposed to strong
vibrations in their hands. He said that most people do not know that there are some special anti-vibration
gloves that would minimize the impact, and the effect on a person's health.
Elliot said that he would like to believe that the Committee does not only serve as a source to authorize
funding, but that is also helpful in explaining what it takes in having a successful business.
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Bailey said that she is not concerned about the applicant's medical knowledge, but about the cash flow of
the business.
Lehman said that the clinic's financial condition and expectations needs to be better known. He added
that the clinic needs income and expense projections, it needs a financial plan, and a plan to differentiate
itself from the other competitors.
Elliot said that he hopes that this discussion will help Baylor in understanding how to move forward with
his business.
Bailey said that she is worried about how will the insurance processing will be done. She added that
Baylor might consider paying more for getting the services of an experienced person in insurance
processing.
Elliot said that he would also be interested in seeing a comprehensive business plan.
The Committee agreed that Dr. Baylor could return for further discussions when he had a more detailed
business plan and complete financial statements.
Lehman asked about the CDBG fund application process and the requirement for financial information.
Nasby said that the application form asks for a business plan and financial projections\history. He said
that the City application also provides monthly cash-flow and balance sheet templates to potential
applicants. Elliot noted that he would like to see the review process start when complete applications
were received by staff. Nasby said that he would add language into the application form.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE
Next meeting was scheduled for September 20, 2005 at 8:30 AM.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:18 a.m.
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CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005
CITY HALL, LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM
PRELIMINARY
Members Present: Regenia Bailey, Bob Elliott and Ernie Lehman
Members Absent: NONE
Staff Present: Steve Nasby
Others Present:
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chairperson Lehman called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Lehman asked if there were any corrections to the minutes as presented. Elliott moved to approve the
minutes and Bailey seconded. Motion passed 3-0.
UPDATE ON BUSINESS VISITS
Nasby said that although some of the visits had been completed he was not having much success in
getting the additional visits scheduled due to an apparent lack of interest on the part of the businesses.
Lehman said that could be an indication that there were no pressing City issues within the business
community. Bailey said that the visits she had been party to were positive. Elliott and Lehman
concurred. Nasby asked the Committee how they would like to proceed. There was a consensus that
Nasby should send out a letter to each of the business that had not yet been visited and ask them to
respond to the City if the business would like to schedule a visit. Once staff had a list of businesses that
replied a schedule for visits could be set up. Nasby said that he would send the letter out around the
middle of January 2006.
DISCUSSION OF FREIGHT MOVEMENT
Elliott asked staff give a short history of why this item was on the agenda. Nasby said that the issue of
freight movement had come up when the City was working on the financial assistance project with Lear
Corporation and it had also been mentioned by Councilmember Vanderhoef as a discussion item at a
League of Cities meeting. Nasby also said that the Committee had planned on using the business visits
to gage the business community's interest in this topic. The Committee discussed whether or not there
were areas of the community where there may be problems with the movement of freight after the
scheduled capital improvements to Dubuque Street, Dodge Street, Industrial Park Road and Highway 6
are completed. The Committee decided to table this item.
STAFF UPDATE
Nasby noted that he had expected two applications for CDBG funding to be on the agenda; however,
neither project had submitted an application in time for this meeting. He noted that in January he
expected at least two and possibly three CDBG applications. Nasby said that he has also been working
with ICAD on several projects and that some actions may come up for City Council consideration as early
as January.
Nasby informed the Committee that staff had been busy in November with the annual certifications and
reporting for the Iowa City TIF districts. He said that the certification had been completed and submitted
to the County by December 1 and that the Power Point presentation that had been provided to the City
Council was on the City's web page for several weeks. Lehman suggested that the TIF presentation be
put back on the 'Business' web page. Bailey and Elliott agreed.
Bailey asked about looking more to the future and the possibility of scheduling a goal setting session with
the new Economic Development Committee to look at 'the big picture'. Elliott agreed and said that he
would also be interested in tracking the trends in the value of building permits across the Iowa City area.
Nasby replied that having this Committee look at where future commercial and industrial land could be
zoned would be his priority. He also said that he has had discussions with Lehman, Karin Franklin, PCD
Director and Joe Raso at ICAD regarding additional industrial land on the SE side of Iowa City near Scott-
Six Industrial Park. Nasby said that much of the land around Scott-Six was owned by Eldon and Larry
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Pribyl. Lehman said that over the years several discussions had occurred regarding that property and the
owners have not made a decision on what they would like to see. Elliott said that he had talked to Eldon
Pribyl and thought he would be open to discussing the possibilities. Bailey asked about commercial or
retail space in east Iowa City. Nasby said that Wal-Mart had looked for land in east Iowa City prior to
them making an offer on the Aviation Commerce Park property. Bailey said that she would not
necessarily want a Wal-Mart, but some type of more intensive commercial would be okay. She asked if
the City works to attract retailers. Nasby said 'no' that the focus has not been on retail uses as the private
sector has been successful in that area. He suggested that if the Committee or Council would like to see
additional retail development one of the best ways for the City to do that is to zone the land for intensive
commercial and insure that the needed infrastructure was present. Lehman agreed. Bailey asked if the
City had been working with the University of Iowa regarding the development of wet lab space and that
may be one area for that could be the new Aviation Commerce Park - South. Nasby said that periodic
discussions with UI have taken place. He said that due to the accesses and potential industrial uses on
the Williams' property that the Aviation Commerce Park - South could turn out to be more industrial than
research oriented. Nasby added that if the City wanted to plan well ahead for commercial and industrial
land an emphasis could be on the capital improvements plan. He said that improvements to 420lh Street
and Taft Avenue would encourage quicker development in that part of the community.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The Committee decided to let the newly appointed Economic Development Committee set the next
meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
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I.C. council supports P&G expansion
By lack IucharsId lion in state tax credits. ence to make the upgrades to had a huge impact on the
The Gazette "This looks fabulous" the Iowa City plant, city aID: region's economy. The compa-
IOWA CITY - City Council council member Regenia B~i- cials said. ny's 450 Iowa City p.lant ~m-
members appear eager to join ley said of the application last The council will formally ployees.have an mdirect. nn-
with Procter & Gamble to try night. vote on the company's appli- pact o.n about 1,500 area Jobs,
and secure stat,: economic de- The proposed expansion, cation for city assistance dur- he SaId.
velopment fundmg for a pro- consisting primaril' y of equip mg Its meeting tonight. Se ral uf: .
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pos m Ion p an expan ment upgrades, would expand Steven Nasby, the city's cluding Alpla and Graham
slOn. the company's mouthwash community and economic de- Packaging have opened facil-
Council members gave ver- production line and consoli- velopment coordinator, told ities in the area because of
bal indication they will sup- date body wash product lines the council that the state eco- the plant he said
port a. request for $70,000 in currently manufactured out- nomic development board ' .
city economic development side the state. The company will consider tile company's While a timeline for the
funds during a work session es~tes. the addition of 40 request at a meeting this company's decision on whethc
last mght. full-tnne Jobs, and retention month. er to expand the Iowa City
The funding would provide o~ another 40 jobs if the Iowa Company officials have plant has not been disclosed
necessary local matching CIty plant, .2200 Lower Musca- been working with the city 'publicly, the company said
funds for the $200,000 in for- tme R~., IS chosen for the and the Iowa City Area Devel- full productlon in the reno-
givable loans .the company is expansIOn. opment Group on the applica- vated plant could be reached
seeking from the Iowa De- While the plant is one of tion for more than a' month. in 2007.
partment of Economic Devel- several under consideration Joe Rasa, President of the _ Contact the writer. (319) 339-3157 or
opment. The company is also for eXPansion, company!lffi- Iowa City. Area Development zack.kuch"'_-..nmunications.
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tainIy want to keep what we have with as well" technology conidor," Raso said
and put lltllSe!ws in a good spot to The local Procrer & Gamble "For us, ifs some1hing 1hat will
see 1hem expand" plant is at 2200 lower Muscatine allow us to continue to show com-
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.1'rucIer & Gamble 1he ci1y would g!llDt $70,000 to per.;onal Products P&Gis~"
retain and merged with Gmette in Procrer & Gamble fium 1he cit;y's Iowa Cil;y plant spokesman Reach Mille McWilliams at 339-7360
2005, adding five more bil- economic development fund. Bo1h Iloo Jackson declined to go into or IllllIl>IiIr"""""llres><ili2en.oom.
add jobs lion-dollar bmnds tn its
product portfolio, including
Gillette and Bmun's shaving
By Mike McWilliams and ~Ing products, the
Iowa City Press-Citizen OIa~B dentaJ care line and
DulllCe/l battsries. In Iowa
Procter & Gamble Co. is Cily, P&G and Gillette's
<=Sideling a $29 million 0Ia1-B employ about 500
~on of its Iowa City
P4nt and is asking for a lit- employees each.
tie help from 1he ci1y and
stare to pay for it Iowa City community
If1he plan comes togeth- and economic development
er, it would add 40 fuII-time coordinator Steve Nasby
jobs;at the plant as weD as saId 1he Iowa Ci1y plant is
retain 40 others, according one of several Procter &
to a,.1inance application Gamble is considering for
~ in the Iowa Cil;y the expansion. The propos.
ColUlcil's agenda packet al caDs for expansion of the
Most of the $29 million Iowa City plant's mouth-
investment would be in See P&G_ 4A
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PIG may expand Iowa City plant
I By lack KucharsId P&G human resources manager in programs through Kirkwood Commu- preference to make the upgrades to
The Gazette Iowa City, said Thursday. nity College, according to the fman- the Iowa City plant, Nasby said in a
IOWA CITY - Procter & Gamble is The company is proposing spending cial application to the city. A decision memo to City Council members reo
considering a $29 million expansion about $29 million to make necessary on state aid is expected this month. leased Thursday.
of its Iowa City plant to expand its renovations and upgrades at the plant "We're very excited about this," The expansion could begin within
mouthwash production line and con- at 2200 Lower Muscatine Rd. Steven Nasby, the city's community months, with full production begin-
I solidate body wash products that are City officials have proposed contrib- and economic development coordina- ning in 2007.
manufactured outside the state. uting about $70,000 in city economic tor, said of the proposed expansion to In addition to more high-paying
The proposed expansion includes development funds and partnering the city's largest basic sector employ- jobs, Joe Raso, president of the Iowa
I creation of 40 new full-time jobs and with the company on an application er. "If you look at the percentage of City Area Development Group, says
I could keep another 40 jobs from for $200,000 in forgivable loans from' public dollars being requested versus an expansion of the P&G plant would
I moving from Iowa City to other facili- the Iowa Department of Economic the private investment and the quali- likely carry significant economic ben-
ties, company officials said in an Development. The city's proposal is ty of the jobs being created and efits to the entire Corridor.
I application for fmancial assistance to awaiting City Council approval, retained, the public's investment in P&G employs about 450 people at
Iowa City made public Thursday. which could come Tuesday. this is quite iow." its Iowa City plant and about 110,000
I "The projects that we're talking The company also is applying for While the plant is one of several people worldwide.
I about have great synergy with what about $1.5 million in state tax credits under consideration for expansion, . Contact the writer: (319) 339-3157 or lack.
we already do here," Don Jackson, and $227,000 in industrial job training company officials have indicated a kucharski@gazettecommunications.com
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1lIe Gazette jobs, ,added $5.61 million tax base. Development Coordinator,
Private-sector proje~ as- base. . Sycamore Mall, $8.03 mil- said the projects must pass
sisted by the Iowa Ci~a . Alpla-ofC~wa ~ added 15 lion tax base. rigorous standards to obtain
Development Group have in- jobs, $2.94 million tax base. Tbe totals exclude projects state and city assistance. He
creased the Iowa City tax . United Natural Foods _ assisted. by ICAD in sur- praised the efforts, saying
base by $61.3 million and ere- added 82 jobs, retained 218 rounding communities such they've brought value, vitali-
ated or retained nearly 900 jobs, $8.29 million tax base. as Coralville and North Liber- ty, and spending to the com-
I jobs over a five-year period, . Lear Corp. - retained 318 ty. Many of the projects also munity.
i according to a new report. jobs. benefited from tax rebates,
I Six major distribution or . Loparex Inc. - added five cash grants, or other assis- ICAD President Joe Raso
I industrial projects received jobs, retained six jobs, tance from the city. said the projects will contin-
I ICAD assistance since 2002, $750,000 tax base. Tbe largest city assistance ue to add value to tlie com-
I adding $19.75 million to the Four real estate projects package was $6 million to munity by creating more jobs
tax base, the ICAD report also were assisted: Plaza Towers. It will be re- in the future.
i said: . Plaza Towers, $27 million paid through new property
I . Graham Packaging - tax base. taxes generated by the pro- A $3.75 million fundraising
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I brought 22 jobs, $5.44 million . Pepperwood Plaza, $2.22 ject. campaign to support ICAD's
tax hase. million tax base. Steve Nasby, Iowa City efforts through 2011 began in
I . Mercer - retained 202 . Plamor, $1.03 million tax Community and Economic June.
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A RESOURCE OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, NEWS AND EVENTS IN THE IOWA CITY AREA
January 2006
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Local leaders serve
as campaign chairs
he Iowa City Area Development
,. Group (ICAD Group) is launch-
ing a five-year investment cam-
paign for 2006-2011. The cam-
paign, named Creating Advantage In-
vesting for Results, was announced at
the organization's annual 111eeting in
September 2006.
Harry Wolf, NAI Iowa Realty Com-
mercial and chair of the ICAD Group
Board of Directors, said local leaders
will serve as campaign directors. "We
are very fortunate to have this dedica-
tion from our business and community
leaders."
STELLAR Fundraising Executives,
Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., is assisting
with fund-raising efforts. Bill Ger-
ingswald is the local Campaign Director
and Jessica Ross is Campaign Coordina-
tor.
Joe Raso, President of ICAD Group,
said nearly 30 people are assisting the
organization with its second five-year
investment campaign. "Our volunteers
represent all aspects of the area's public
sector and business community. We
appreciate this level of commit-
ment to our mission."
Serving are:
Honorary Tri-Chairs: Bill
Bywater, Chair Bankers Ad-
vertising Company, Dr. Rich-
ard Ferguson, CEO of ACT, and Dr.
David Skorton, President of the Univer-
sity of Iowa.
Campaign Tri-chairs: Jeff Disterhoft,
President and CEO of the University of
Iowa Community Credit Union, Kelly
Hayworth, Coralville City Administra-
tor, and Donna Katen-Bahensky, Direc-
tor and CEO of University of Iowa
Hospitals & Clinics.
Platinum Level Tri-Chairs: Bart
Floyd, Marketing President of US Bank,
Charlie Funk, President and CEO of
Iowa State Bank & Trust, and Brad
Langguth, Vice President of Hills Bank
and Trust Company.
Gold Division Chairs: Bonnie
Barney, Senior Vice President Sales Ad-
ministration and Advertising of Inte-
grated DNA Technologies, Tim Ghol-
son, President of Wells Fargo, Chuck
Peters, President and COO Gazette
Communications, and Lynn Rowat,
President of West Bank.
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investing
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for results
INVESTMENT 2006-2011 CAMPAIGN
Silver Division Chairs: Mike Hahn,
President, McComas-Lacina Construc-
tion and Michael Beck, Publisher of
Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Support Council Tri-Chairs: Steve
Atkins, City Manager City of Iowa
City, Jolm Wetzel, Vice President Eco-
nomic Developnlent for MidAmerican
Energy, and Harry Wolf, NAI Iowa Re-
alty Commercial.
Additional personnel are being re-
cruited.
Campaign 111aterials were designed
and printed by Benson & Hepker De-
sign, Hosper & Brother Printers and
TruArt.
Since 2001, the Iowa City Area De-
velopment Group assisted with 33 busi-
ness attraction and expansion projects.
These combined projects have retained
and created more than 2,400 jobs for
area citizens and added more than $230
million in capital investment.
Rental Surv~ looks at local rentpls, real estate market
The average apartment rent and number of vacancies are
holding steady, according to a recently completed Apart-
ment Rent Survey that reveals important facts and figures
about the Iowa City area rental market.
The confidential, voluntary survey is a product of Cook
Appraisal Inc., a real estate appraising firm. The firm works
with numerous banks, financial institutions, engineering
firms, real estate developers and law firms, corporate and
private individuals throughout eastern Iowa.
Casey Cook, owner of Cook Appraisal Inc., says, "The
survey answers an important question about the market: Is it
in balance?"
He says business and community leaders should care
about housing for a variety of reasons: "No.1, a diverse
workforce depends on rental housing. And No.2, construc-
tion has a powerful impact and effect on the local economy."
In 1992, Cook began a biennial compilation of facts and
figures to provide information for clients. To maintain con-
sistent data, he collects information from a core group of
area apartments and makes adjustments for owner-paid
utilities.
The 2005 Iowa City Area Apartment Rent Survey identi-
Survey continued on page 6
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Visitors enjoy refreshments at a PTON Corridor Welcome
Reception at the Cedar Rapids History Center.
lOW A CITY - The Cedar Rapids I Iowa City Profes-
sional and Technical Diversity Network (PTDN) will host a
Corridor Welcome Reception at the Iowa Children's Mu-
seum in the Coral Ridge Mall. The free reception will be
held Thursday, January 26, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cedar
Rapids attorney Carroll Reasoner will present a short
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program at 6 p.m.
The local PTDN chapter welcomes newcomers and oth-
ers who support diversity in the Corridor. Throughout the
year, the nonprofit organization offers a series of receptions
and Third Places activities that are open to the public.
PTDN was formed in 1997 in Seattle, Wash., by Micro-
soft professionals. The organization is a collaborative, non~
conlpetitive approach to nurturing diversity, benefiting
individuals, enlployers and organizations. Local chapters
hold networking activities to offer an efficient outreach
strategy, benchmarking best practices and professional de-
velopment.
In April 2000, the local chapter was launched by Rock-
well Collins CEO Clay Jones. Lt. Governor Sally Pederson
was the organization's first speaker. Since then Cedar Rap-
ids Ilowa City PTDN has hosted numerous activities and
featured Corridor business leaders and former IDEO Direc-
tor Michael Blouin.
Linda Schreiber, Business Outreach and Communica-
tions Director for the Iowa City Area Development Group,
serves as the 2006 PTDN chair; Rod Dooley, Diversity Di-
rector at Rockwell Collins, is PTDN chair-elect.
Nunlerous Corridor businesses sponsor activities. For a
complete listing of supporters and a calendar of events,
visit \V\vvv.PTDN.net.
HR Directors key to workforce success
Human Relations Directors in the Cedar Rapids Iowa
City Technology Corridor'" have unique opportunities to
collaborate and share information with peers.
Kari Stillman, Vice President of Workforce Initiatives
for Priority One, says the Corridor HR Advisory Network
originally formed as Priority One's "Trailing Spouse Net-
work" to assist with the recruitment and retention of em-
ployees with a spouse or family. The group changed its
name and evolved into much, much more.
Stillman says, "Just this past year the group was ex-
tended to cover the entire Corridor. We not only communi-
cate trends and best practices, but the Advisory Network
helps Priority One and the Iowa City Area Development
ICAD GROUP IMPORTANT DATES
January 6 - ICAD Group Executive Board meeting
January 13 - ICAD Group Board ot Directors meeting
January 24 - Corridor Mini-Job Fair
January 25 - Skills Advantage Consortium meeting
January 26 - PTDN Corridor Welcome Reception
February 3 - ICAD Group Executive Board meeting
February 10- ICAD Group Board at Directors meeting
February 17 - ICAD 9roup Advisory Council meeting
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Group evaluate Workforce Business Services. For example,
this group of professionals was very involved in the devel-
opment of our Employee Recruitment Packet and the Em-
ployment Directory that we use to recruit new workers to
the Corridor."
The HR Advisory Network also provides suggestions
about the Corridor's career fair schedule. Stillman and oth-
ers attend nearly 60 career fairs each year to attract new
workers to the area.
The HR Advisory Network also discusses training op-
portunities including the statewide Society for Human Re-
source Management (SHRM) conference that will be held
October 4-6,2006, at The Clarion in Cedar Rapids.
HR Advisory Network meetings are held the third
Thursday of the month from 8 to 9 a. m. The next meeting
will be held January 19, 2006, at H.R. Green offices just off
1-380 at Wright Bros. Blvd. east.
For more information e-mail kstillman@cedarrapids.org
or Ischreiber@iowacityarea.com.
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Corridor Skills Advantage Consortium formed
ore Corridor businesses are adopting the Skills Ad-
.. vantage program. Now, 15 businesses recommend
..... or require a Skills Advantage Certificate of Attain-
ment for employment.
The name, Skills Advantage, has become a metaphor for
this innovative new program that addresses workplace
readiness.
Dee Baird, Vice President of Continuing Education and
Training Services at Kirkwood Community College, says
"Skills Advantage is literally what the program offers Iowa
workers. II
Others are taking notice of this Corridor workforce ef-
fort. Skills Advantage is gaining attention throughout the
state as chambers and education agencies are calling to in-
quire about the program.
The Corridor joins five states now issuing Career Readi-
ness certification: Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Louisiana
and Missouri. Twelve others, including Iowa, have a certifi-
cation system in progress. All states use the WorkKeys job
skills assessment system.
Baird says, I'Globalization has increased C0l11petition.
Corridor businesses recognize the value of Skills Advan-
tage. This program improves the hiring process, which in
turn increases efficiencies, innovation and elnployee pro-
ductivity.1I
Baird says Skills Advantage cOlnmunicates the neces-
sary foundational skills to gain employment and reach suc-
cessful performance in the workplace. "This process helps
businesses reduce costly employee turnover and improve
productivity for existing employees. II
Joe Raso, President of the Iowa City Area Development
Group, says Skills Advantage helps K-12 schools under-
stand the skills businesses need and require from their em-
ployees. "Skills Advantage has the opportunity to trans-
fonn Iowa education and help our state maintain its promi-
nence in education."
Kirkwood Community College is working to involve all
area K-12 schools. The community college has also devel-
oped an implementation Guide for Employers and oppor-
tunities for business members to share information through
a newly-formed consortium. And, a new lnarketing pro-
gram will help jobseekers and others learn about and un-
derstand Skills Advantage opportunities.
WorkKeys job skills assessment system, developed by
ACT, Inc. in Iowa City, is used for Skills Advantage. Three
CORE assessments are offered: Locating Information; Ap-
plied Math and Reading for Information. Based on scores,
test-takers receive one of three work Ready Certificates -
Gold, Silver or Bronze. Applicants who do not meet stan-
dards or wish to improve their scores can seek gap training
from an educational provider.
Kirkwood tests individuals on its main campus. And in
January, Kirkwood will become a beta test site offering
Skills Advantage assessments via the Internet.
Ski lis
0flvantage
Iowa Workforce Development also offers jobseekers
testing at both Iowa City and Cedar Rapids locations.
The cost of each assessment is $10 and $15 for the cer-
tificate for a total cost of $45.
In the future, workers may also complete a second cer-
tificate - CORE+ to address additional employability skills:
Team Building, Listening and Problem Solving.
Kirkwood is the credentialing institution and the reposi-
tory of all credentials. Work Ready Certification is valid for
five years after issuance.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Chambers of com-
merce, Iowa City Area Development Group and Priority
One have all endorsed Skills Advantage.
Participating Skills Advantage Businesses
. AEGON Insurance Kirkwood Comnlunity
Group College
. Rockwell Collins, Inc. . Linn-Mar COlnlnunity
. ACT Inc. School District
. American Profol, Inc. . Mercy Iowa City
. City of Cedar Rapid'3 . Mercy Medical Center
. Graham Packaging . Modine Manufacturing
(formerly Owens-Illinois) Company
. Highway Equipment . Moore, a R.R. Donnelley
Company & Sons Company
. King's Material Inc. . Shive-Hattery Ine.
Skills Advantage Consortium to meet
Skills Advantage Consortium, a newly-formed group of
businesses participating in the worker certificate program,
will meet for a Skills Advantage update. The meeting will
be held Wednesday, January 25, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., in
Iowa Hall in rooms A-D on Kirkwood Community College
lnain cmnpus.
The meeting will cover the following:
. Implementation guide for Employers
. Assessment Testing Site Information
. Recruiting Additional Employers
. Marketing to Individuals
. Involving K-12 Partners
. Involving Community-based Organizational Partners
Consortium Member Sharing
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Iowa Citv Area Development Group
Mini-Job Fair focus on manufacturing, production and Industrial technology
UPS representative, Mark Anderson, Interviews jobseekers at the fall Mini-
Job Fair that focused on transportation, disfributlon and warehousing.
he second Mini-job Fair will
,. focus on employment that en-
gages nearly 20 percent the
region's total workforce.
Workers in this sector are employed in
positions in Manufacturing, Engineer-
ing and Infornlation Systems.
Coordinated by Iowa Workforce
Development with assistance fronl
other Technology Corridor partners,
the Mini-Job Fair activities offer on-
going business services to Corridor
employers and jobseekers, and create
greater awareness of workforce trends
and Iowa's workforce.
Sponsors will open the fair with
industry highlights and trends. The
fair will be held january 24 from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Iowa Workforce Develop-
ment Center in Eastdale Mall at 1700
First A venue in Iowa City.
Deb Ostrem, Labor Market Re-
search Economist in IWD's Employ-
ment Statistics Bureau, said more than
31,300 people are employed in manu-
facturing, engineering and information
systems businesses. " Although em-
ployment in manufacturing has de-
clined due to rapid advances in tech-
nology and the movement of work
domestically and internationally, it's
still one of Iowa's largest industries."
Ostrem said the average annual
manufacturing wage is $52,545, which
is 65.9 percent higher than the state-
wide average for all industries, and
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20.1 percent higher than in 2000.
Two-thirds of all employees in
manufacturing are male, and those
between the ages of 35 and 54 repre-
sent 59 percent of all workers.
Frank Rubero, business liaison for
Iowa Workforce Development Center
said some of the repion's largest em-
ployers in the manufacturing sector
include Rockwell Collins, May tag,
General Mills, Lea~ Corporation and
Loparex.
The North American Industry Clas-
sification System (NAICS) classifies
engineering and information technol-
ogy positions in the Professional, Sci-
entific and Technicnl Services category.
These firms specia]ize according to
expertise, and provide services to cli-
ents in a variety ofinclustries and in
some cases households. Ostrem said 16
percent of Iowa's total workforce is
represented in this,industry. This la-
borforce is nearly evenly divided be-
tween males and females and the aver-
age wage is $42,177.
Two of the small, but integral, com-
ponents of this sedor's employment,
engineering and information technol-
ogy services, show steady employ-
ment. "These two industries report the
highest annual average wage in the
sector at $58,271 and $59,016. Wages
vary greatly by sub-sector due to the
variety of services provided and the
range of skills and expertise required."
Larger companies specializing in
engineering services are Shive-
Hattery, Terracon, H. R. Green Co.,
and Hall & Hall. Some of the larger IT
companies in the region are Techni-
source, Keane lnc. and Genova Tech-
nologies.
Rubero said the first Mini-Job Fair
that focused on distribution, transpor-
tation and warehousing was a success
attracting 30 exhibitors and more than
500 jobseekers.
There is no cost for businesses to
participate in the Mini-job Fair; how-
ever businesses must register in ad-
vance by contacting Rubero at
319.365.9474 extension 1200 or by e-
mail at fri:mk.rubero@i\<vd.state.ia.us.
Internet access will be available.
IWD offers jobseekers on-line regis-
tration. Job applications will be ac-
cepted at the fair.
The Technology Corridor Mini-job
Fair partners include Iowa Workforce
Development, Iowa City Area Devel-
opment Group, Priority One, the Ce-
dar Rapids and Iowa City Area Cham-
bers of Commerce, Gazette COffilTIUni-
cations, Kirkwood Comn1unity College
and the University of Iowa.
Free Resume Workshops
Kirkwood Community College will
hold a free Resume Workshop for job-
seekers on january 19, from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Learning
Center at 1700 Muscatine Avenue in
Iowa City.
Participants will learn how to apply
skills and experience to each position
they are seeking, and in particular to a
career in the manufacturing, produc-
tion and industrial technology fields.
jobseekers will also learn to review
work history and add measurements
that demonstrate skill proficiency.
They will leave the workshop with a
resume rough draft and a cover letter
for use at the Manufacturing, Produc-
tion and Industrial Teclmology Mini-
job Fair.
To register for the free workshop
(Section Number: CCAR 225 KRA27),
call 319.398.1022 or 1.800.332.8833.
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Iowa City natives move Budcat Creations home
n interactive enter-
A tainment software
development COI1l~
pany has opened a
studio in Iowa City. Budcat
Creation moved its Nevada-
based company to a new
location at 332 S Linn Street.
Isaac Burns, managing partner,
says moving to Iowa City and a uni-
versity town was natural for the
three partners who all have local
ties. Burns, a Highland High School
alum, also graduated from the Uni-
versity of Iowa College of Engineer-
ing.
His partners, brothers, Jason An-
dersen, 34, and Jeremy Andersen 33,
graduated from City High School and
both attended the VI. Jeremy Ander-
sen has a B.A. from the VI College of
Business.
All three bring new possibilities to
the area. During a three-year year pe-
riod, they plan to hire 24 software en-
gineers, digital content artists and
managen1ent staff. The five-year-old
company estimates its annual payroll
at $1.5 million.
Since founding, the software com-
pany grew to a staff of 15. Eight will
continue in the Iowa office.
The company requested job train-
ing assistance for the Iowa City loca-
tion and workforce business service
tools from the Iowa City Area Devel-
opment Group (ICAD Group).
Burns says Budcat Creation's Ne-
vada operation offered several tax
advantages, but the company was
competing with Los Angles for em-
ployees. "We decided to give our
hometown a shot. We know several
developers who moved away from
the Midwest to pursue game develop-
ment careers. They would have stayed
in the Midwest if they had opportuni-
ties.
II Our mission is to establish our-
selves as the first successful develop-
ment studio in Iowa. We've seen start-
up examples in Madison, Wisconsin,
and other Midwest cities and feel con-
fident Iowa City is a prime location
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Budcat founders: Jeremy Andersen, Isaac Burns and Jason Andersen.
for game development."
The company developed games for
nearly all major video game platforms
(Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation,
Microsoft XBOX, Nintendo
GameCube, GameBoy Advance and
the Nintendo64 as well as personal
computer (PC) games.
Its biggest client is Electronic Arts,
the largest video game publisher in
the world. Budcat also established
itself with "tvlajesco Entertainnlent, the.
publisher of Psychonauts and plans to
pursue relationships with other lead-
ing publishers in the industry.
Some of the company's well-
known titles include Madden 06 for
PC, a leading football video game;
Total Club Manager 2005, a soccer
teaIn managelnent video game release
in Europe; Nascar Thunder 2004, a
driving simulation game and Psycho-
nauts for the Playstation 2, a crazy 3D
story based game that keeps players
intrigued from start to finish.
Joe Raso, ICAD Group President
said, "The University of Iowa Center
for Computer Aided Design is creat-
ing new opportunities and world-
class simulation with projects such as
the Virtual Soldier. Companies like
Budcat Creations can build on this
small, but highly-advanced industry
presence in the Technology Corridor."
Burns is anxious to begin work in
the Iowa City area. "We got our start
in the video gaming industry right
here in Iowa, but due to lack of oppor-
tunity were forced to leave to pursue
careers."
The three partners have been ac-
tive video garners since elementary
school. Burns and Jason Andersen
began programn1ing in high school,
while Jeremy focused on the business
side of the industry.
Jason Andersen went to San Fran-
cisco and ultimately moved to Or-
lando, Florida, where he co-founded
Tiburon Entertainment. After C0111-
pleting several successful titles for
Electronic Arts, the company was
picked up by the large gaming house
and transformed into EA Tiburon lo-
cated in Maitland, Florida.
In 1998, Burns began work at Tibu-
ran and was reintroduced to Jason
Andersen. Two years later, the two
decided to pursue their own interests
and started a gaming company in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Within three years and with sev-
eral successfully-co111pleted game ti-
tles under their belts, Jeremy Ander-
sen was recruited from Los Angeles,
where he worked for Activision
on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and
Spiderman video game franchises.
Officially, Budcat Creations opens
for business in January 2006.
The new space, which is tempo-
rary, will accommodate Budcat Crea-
tion's current staff and operation. A
new office in the same building is un-
der construction and will be ready for
a March 2006 occupancy.
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lOW A CITY - Loparex of Iowa City broke ground on a
$6.32 million project. The world's largest manufacturer of
siliconized release liner awarded a contract to City Con-
struction of Iowa City for the expansion at 2000 Industrial
park Road.
Site preparation is under way. Jon Tiemeyer, owner of
City Construction, said his crews are relocating water lines
and sprinkler lines. He expecls the 7,500-square-foot addi-
tion, which accomnlodates a new film production line, and
equipment start-up, will be completed by mid-June.
The Iowa City Loparex plant was selected over loca-
tions in North Carolina and Illinois.
Paul Steigleder, operations manager of the Iowa City
Survey continued from page 1
fies rental rates, vacancies and unit distribution in four
zones and four categories. The zones are identified as Pen-
lacrest-units located within one mile of the University of
Iowa main campus (Zone 1); Non-Pentacrest (Zone 2);
Coralville (Zone 3); North Liberty (Zone 4); and 1-
Bedroon1; 2-BedroOlu; 3-Bedroom; and 4-Bedroom units.
The survey shows number of apartment vacancies
throughout the area is relatively stable, except for one-
bedrooll1 units. One-bedroOlu apartn1ents fill up fast. The
trend, Cook says is a reason new development can be sup-
ported without more people. "People don't want room-
mo.tes. They want 1110re space."
The area shows a 4 percent vacancy factor. Cook said, U A
5 percent vacancy is a market in equilibrium. If the vacancy
factor goes from 4.5 to 7 percent that would be a concern."
He said The Lodge on Highway I has 230 bedrooms left
to rent and Downtown Apartments is building 4- and 5-
bedroom units on Gilbert Street. The Lodge and Down-
town Aparhnents aparhnents were not included in the
rental survey.
Casey says, "North Liberty has everyone shaking their
head. It's a market that tends to surprise us." The area has
more than 300 condo units in the $75,000 to $150,000 price
NGI considers Oakdale Research Park
CORALVILLE - The
Iowa Department of Eco-
nOll1ic Developlnent Board
of Directors awarded N a-
tional Genecular Institute,
Inc. (NGI) $60,000 in CEBA
funds and High Quality Job
Creation Program tax bene-
fits to locate a facility in
Iowa. NGI Dermacia is con-
sidering a location in the
Oakdale Research Park in
Coralville for a $7.8 million
research and development
project that would employ
23 people, 12 of them at an
average wage of $25.23 per
hour.
NGI is doing biomedical
and anti-aging research to
identify and characterize
human genetic and environ-
mental factors affecting the
skin. The information will
be used to formulate skin
care products and therapies
based on an individual's
SkinPrint™
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plant, says the project is expected to add and retain 15 jobs
during a three-year period. "The Iowa City plant was se-
lected for our talented workforce, an increasing focus on
filmic products and continued support from local and state
economic development leaders."
In September, the Iowa Department of Economic Devel-
opment awarded the Loparex project: $455,000 for High
Quality Job Creation Program and CEBA; and 260E job
training administered through Kirkwood Community Col-
lege. The City of Iowa City supported the project with a
$75,000 forgivable loan.
The Iowa City company pays $200,000 in annual prop-
erty taxes.
range for sale and many are in the North Liberty area.
In 2005, the number of building permits issued for
multi-family units including condominiums is down sig-
nificantly in Iowa City and Coralville. Cook said the local
market is taking a breather while consmners absorb the
excess supply.
And, although the average vacancies in North Liberty
decreased 5.3 percent, the n.ulnber of multi-fan1ily units
rose dramatically from 2003 (84) to 2004 (188) before drop-
ping significantly this year (72).
Demographic experts anticipate a 3 to 5 percent increase
in population in Johnson County, and the number is likely
to double the number of new households. "Population
drives housing delnand. And smaller households drives
the demand in general and in condoll1iniun1s in particu-
lar.," Cook says.
He discovered apartment owners are not passing in-
creases in energy costs or property tax increases on to ten-
ants of multi-family properties. The Pentacrest area in1me-
diately surrounding the University of Iowa main campus,
Inight be the only exception. "Rents are high. Outside Zone
2 and beyond, rents have changed very little."
Cook adds, "A delay for building materials following
Katrina and rising interest rates drives up the cost of hous-
ing and that will keep people in the rental market."
lOT expansion enters final phase
CORALVILLE - Inte-
grated DNA Technologies
(lOT) will move staff mem-
bers into its new 77,000-
square foot headquarter ex-
pansion early this year. The
expansion doubles the C0I11-
pany's research, support
and production capacity and
aHows the company to cater
to increasing market de-
mand for products by aug-
menting its customer service
center and order fu lfillment
departments.
The Coralville headquar-
ters, the company's founda-
tion for continued growth
during the past decade, em-
ploys 338 area residents. The
expansion is expected to
increase IDT employment to
approximately 500 during
the next two years.
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Iowa City Area DeveloDment GrouD
Area Development Group welcomes three new directors
he Iowa
City Area
Develop-
ment Group (ICAD
Group) recently ap-
pointed two Univer-
sity of Iowa faculty
members to serve on
the board of directors:
Meredith Hay, vice
president for Research
at University of Iowa,
and Pamela York, ex-
ecutive director of the University of Iowa Research Foun-
dation. Bruce Westemeycf, Area Chan1ber Chair-elect
and Packaging Engineer with Procter & Gamble, begins
service in January 2006. All will serve two-year tenns.
In August, Hay was appointed to the board, replacing
William F. Decker, senior associate vice president of Uni-
versity of Iowa Research and Development. In Novem-
ber, York filled the vacancy created when Bruce Whea-
ton, former director of the Ul Technology and Innovation
Center and Oakdale Research Park, began phased retire-
ment. In September, the ICAD Group recognized Whea-
ton for his longtime service and dedication to the Univer-
sity's entrepreneurial and technology transfer efforts.
Prior to joining the UI staff, Hay was a faculty l1lenl-
ber in the School of Medicine of the University of Mis-
souri and past associate director for research at the Uni-
versity of Missouri Nuclear Research Reactor. At Mis-
souri, she established large interdisciplinary teams in-
cluding the Center for Gender Physiology and the Uni-
versity of Missouri Homeland Security Task Force Initia-
tive.
Hay is internationally known for her research on the
understanding of central nervous system mechanisms
regulating blood pressure. She was responsible for more
than $2.4 million in external funding and was leading a
multi-investigator grant from NASA to study sex differ-
ences in disease and physiology. She was a principal in-
vestigator or co-investigator on awards froll1 the National
Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
A Texas native, Hay earned her B.A. in psychology
from the University of Colorado, Denver in 1983, her
M.A. in neurobiology from the University of Texas at San
Antonio in 1987, and her doctorate in cardiovascular
pharmacology from the University of Texas Health Sci-
ences Center, San Antonio in 1990. She trained as a post-
doctoral fellow in the Cardiovascular Center at the Uni-
versity of Iowa College of Medicine.
,.
Meredith Hay
Before coming
to Iowa, York
helped to de-
velop two ven-
ture-capital
financed com~
panies, Orchid
Bioscicnces
and Princeton
Lightwave.
Her experi-
ence at Orchid
Bruce Westemeyer B' .
IOSClcnccs
(NASDAQ: ORCH), a genomics company, included man-
aging a large team responsible for technology invention,
development and manufacturing, and the extensive intel-
lectual property portfolio. At Princeton Lightwave, she
was part of the team that built the company from the
ground up, defining the company's business strategy,
raising financing fro111 private investors and acting as
spokesperson to international media sources.
York earned a bachelor's degree, master's degree and
a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University
of Illinois and has authored more than 40 publications
and presentations. She holds more than a dozen patents
in detection systems, microfluidic chip fabrication and
lasers, and as part of her Ph.D. dissertation, helped pio-
neer a new class of semiconductor lasers enabling pre-
sent-day long haul fiber optic networks.
Westemeyer is a graduate of the Chamber's Leader-
ship Program and currently serves as the Past Chair of
Chamber's Youth Leadership Program.
The Geneseo, Illinois, native earned a B.s. from Iowa
State University, where he majored in Industrial Engi-
neering, played football and met his wife, Sara.
Westemeyer is an established entrepreneur. In 1995,
he co-founded Kids' Depot, Inc. In 1996, he co-founded
Westport Touchless Autowash of Iowa City, and in 2002,
Westport Touchless Autowash of Coralville. In 2004, he
co-founded Augie's Hidden Pet Fence Company of John-
son, Iowa and Cedar counties.
Westemeyer is active in the Iowa City and Regina
Catholic community. He also coaches his two boys and
helped start a tackle football program for 5th and 6th
grade students at Regina, and currently serves as a" self-
appointed" Youth Basketball Coordinator for Regina
boys basketball.
Westemeyers have two boys, Ryan, 14, and Ross, 12.
The boys attend Regina Education Center. The family is a
member of St. Mary's parish.
Pamela York
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THE EASTERN IOWA AIRPORT
CEDAR RAPIDS
December 7 marked the first Alle-
giant Air non-stop flight to Orlando,
Florida, from The Eastern Iowa Airport
in Cedar Rapids. It is the first time the
Airport has offered A
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the Florida location.
ACTl 1'1"1TIJ 1['nLlt~ -Ril{,I\ j,
ACT awarded contract for
National Writing Assessment
ACT, Ine., an Iowa City-based com-
pany, was awarded a $1.4 million con-
tract by the National AsseSSfilent Gov-
erning Board (NAGB) for a major pro-
ject to develop a new franlcwork and
specifications for the National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress' (NAEP)
national writing assessment.
Linda Schreiber, Business Solutions editor
Ischreiber@IowaCityArea.cOIn
Iowa City Area Development Group
325 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
319.354.3939
www.lowaCitvAreaDevelopment.com
Under the 18-month contract, ACT
will assemble committees comprising
of classroom teachers, curriculum spe-
cialists, test and meaSUrel11ent experts,
and others with a wide-range of back-
grounds to develop the new frarnework
for the writing assessment,
The company will also seek input
from college instructors, employers, the'
military, and recent high school gradu-
ates on the writing skills students need
to be successful, as well as review aca-
demic research and study group recol11-
111endations on student writing.
Technology Corridor Benefit
Study nearing completion
A salnple 111ailing to 1110re than
12,000 Iowa employers is the basis of
the Corridor Benefit Study. The report,
compiled by Iowa Workforce Develop-
ment Workforce Research Division,
makes Iowa one of the first in the na-
tion to review and analyze elnployer
benefit information on a statewide ba-
sis.
IWD Project Manager Heidi Wicks
received n10re than 5,000 responses
from Iowa employers. The en1ployer
response rate for the Technology Corri-
dor was 37 percent.
The Benefit Study will be available
in February from the Iowa City Area
Development Group and Priority One.
Pappajohn finances
entrepreneur competition
John Pappajohn announced a busi-
ness plan competition for Iowa entre-
preneurs. Entries will be accepted April
1 to Jl1f1e 30, 2006. The winning plans
will be awarded cash prizes: $25,000 for
first place; $15,000 for second place and
$10,000 for third place. Check the Web
site for details and information at:
www.iowabusinessplancompetition.com.
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Submitted by Council Member Vanderhoef
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Legislative Day 2006
Wednesday, February 1st, 10 a.m.
Morning - Downtown Marriott, Des Moines
Afternoon - Iowa State Capitol Building
The League's annual Legislative Day will be held in Des
Moines on Wednesday, February 1. The morning will include a
briefing from the legislative team on this year's priorities, a
panel discussion from several legislators, and a lunch presenta-
tion by Mike Glover of the Associated Press. In the afternoon,
participants will be bused up to the Capitol building where
they will have an opportunity to speak with their legislative
representatives. Buses will make return trips until 3:30 p.m.
The more city officials we have to fill the Capitoi's rotunda, the more
impact we have in reaching ail 150 members of the iegisiature!
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Wedoesdll, JIIHIII'I11
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
1110A MERF
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
SlI., JIIIUI1'I15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative SetVlces
First Christian Church (900 Uncolnshire Place, Coralville)
7:00 pm
MOIIIIII. JIIUI1'I16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
2nd Floor Ballroom, If.tu 4:30 pm
MOIdIl. JllUI1'I16 - FrId11. Jlnll'l20
SetV/ce Project-Third Annual Shelter House Donation Drive
Drop new or used children's books off at the following sites: 310 Calvin Hall (SSP),
130 N. Madison (WRAC), 1451MU (DSL)
TlIesdll. Jlnull'l11
Code Word Looting: Dismantling Racist & Classist Language in the Post-
Kallina Era
W401 PBB 11:30 am
2nd AnnualMLK Human Rights Week MESA Poster Competition
4th Floor Seamans Center
6:00 pm
The Martin Luther King Unity Step Show Presentation
2nd Floor BaHroom, IMU
7:00 pm
TUesdII.JIIUII'I11- WedHAlI. JUl11'I1.
The Untold StoIy of Emmet Louis Till
The Bijou Theater OUinois Room, IMU)
7:00pm
Wedoesdll,JIOUll'l1.
Video - '7he Cultute of Emotions: A Cultural Competence & Diversity Training
Program.
S552 PHAR 11:3Oam-12:3Opm
"Straight fn>m the Heart: Pa"""s Journey 10 Understanding and Love"
UIHC -bstRoom 12:00 pm -1:00 pm
Video - "Community ~/ces: Exploring Cross-cultural Care Through Cancer"
S538 PHAR 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
"Cultural Diversity, Umlted English Proficiency"
UIHC - East Room
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
"Put Your Language 10 Worlr at UIHC"
UIHC - East Room
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
"Celebrating 30 Y..IS of Inlllrpreting and Translation Services.
UIHC - East Room 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Native American Food Night
Latino Native American Cullural Center (LNACC)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
., Had an Abortion: Real Stories. R..I Choices. "
See website: www.emmagoldman.com for location
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
"erash" R Rated
W151 PBB
Gospel Fest 2006 ' The Music of Martin
2nd Roar Ballroom, IMU
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
Submitted by Mayor Wilburn
WednesdltJllUI1'I18cooUnued
Breaking the Silence: Human Trafficing Around the World and At Home
Indiana Room, IMU 7:00 pm. 9:00 pm
"Compulsory Homosexuality"
Iowa Room, IMU
7:00 pm
ThursdlV, JIOUI1'I19
"Judge Us by the Conlllnt of Our Characlllr-LGBT Famili.. Today. open forum
Minnesota Room, IMU 11:30 am -1:30 pm
Pulumayo Worid Music
UIHC - East Room
12:00 pm -1:00pm
A Closer Walk
2189 MERF
The Pan African Movement and Cultural Affirmation
Minnesota Room, IMU
'7he Shadow of Halll" (video & dicusslon)
Asian Pacific American Culwral Center (APACC)
"The Meeting" a Story of Martin and Malcolm
Theatre Buildin9 '8'
4:00 pm
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00pm
Frldly. Jlnul'l20
Human Rights Week Day of Action
Richey Ballroom,lMU 10:00 am. 3:00 pm
"Access and Dlspariti.. in Oral H..1th in Iowa" presenllld by Bob Russell
Oral B. Seminar Room N212, DSB 12:00 pm -1:00 pm
"The Words and Meaning of One Man's Dream"
UIHC-EastRoom 12:oopm-1:00pm
"A HIp-Hop Theory of Jus1ice" based upon his article "Much R..pect: Toward
a Hip Hop Theory of Punishment"
295 Levitt Auditorium, Boyd Law Bulldin9 3:00 pm
The Other Side of AGEP
2nd Floor Ballroom, IMU
3:00 pm
"The Hlslorv of Hip-Hop"
Old Brick (26 ~. MaI1<et St, Iowa City)
"Being Other In Iowa"
Indiana Room, IMU
7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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"HIp-Hop Dance Workshop.
UI Field House North Gym
Read-ln Day
Afro-American Cullural Center (AACC)
"Movement Demonstration.
Hancher Lobby
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Hancher Auditorium
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
7:30 pm
FrtdII. JIDUI'I f1
College of Education Diversity R....rch Symposium
Jones Commons, tC
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Fiscal Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
City of Iowa City
Residential Property Growth
Revaluation
490,048
88,764,374
8,250,627
89,327,308
7,401,184
179,797,776
7,795,321
117,939,844
(455,265)
359,306,980
New Construction
37,743,170
26,020,834
29,322,360
34,563,180
45,031,450
34,002,340
39,217,590
49,152,027
79,346,724
39,031,842
Source: City Assessor's Abstract Reconciliation reports
400,000,000
350,000,000
3l 300,000,000
III
~ 250,000,000
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c 200,000,000
o
:; 150,000,000
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iii 100,000,000
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50,000,000
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Residential Growth
-+- Revaluation
__ New Construction
Total Residential
Valuation
1,382,385,030
1,500,758,870
1,542,647,920
1,668,300,540
1,719,544,600
1,932,715,150
1,986,809,060
2,156,326,000
2,237,603,740
2,644,533,750
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% change
from prior
year
8.56%
2.79%
8.15%
3.07%
12.40%
2.80%
8.53%
3.77%
18.19%
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Rollback - Recent History
1998 .588284
1999 .549090 down 7.1 %
2000 .564789 up 2.85%
2001 .548525 down 2.96%
2002 .562651 up 2.57%
2003 .516676 down 8.89%
2004 .513874 down .5%
2005 .484558 down 6.05%
2006 .4 79624 down 1.03%
2007 .45996 down 4.28%
avera~e decline 2.82% annually
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Value Increase
Rollback
Net
1999 8.56 -7.1 1.46
2000 2.79 +2.85 5.64
2001 8.15 -2.96 5.19
2002 3.07 +2.57 5.64
2003 12.40 -8.89 3.51
2004 2.80 - .50 2.30
2005 8.53 -6.05 2.48
2006 3.77 -1.03 2.74
2007 18.19 -4.28 13.91
Avg. 4.76
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CITY OF lOW A CITY. lOW A
FINANCIAL PLAN FOR 2007 - 2009
Fund: 1000 General
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Actual Estimate Budget projection Projection
Beginning Balance 16,193,64' 17.617,737 16,731,533 17,261,'86 17,224.71'
current Taxes '19,386,340 19,733,666 21,710,932 22,168,648 22,809,342
oelq Prop Taxes . 8,444
other City Taxes 1,019,714 1,038,328 1,065,793 1,085,863 1,105,146
General Use Permits 33,792 35,760 34,080 34,080 34,080
Food & Liquor Licens 96,063 93,478 96,173 96,173 96,173
professional Licenses 46,423 52,068 50,410 50,410 50,410
Misc Permits & Licen 2,025 2,260 1,925 1,925 1,925
Construction Permits & Fees 1,056,898 1,034,625 1,021,875 1,021,875 1,021,875
Misc. Lic. , Permits 24,577 33,715 37,455 37,455 37,455
Fed. Intergov. Rev. 476,512 487,599 789,009 789,009 789,009
properthaTax Credits 23,543 23,301 24,739 24,739 24,739
State-s red Revenues 64,190
State 28e Agreements 1,164,840 1,114,740 1,148,140 1,182,584 1,218,062
Other State Grants 477,341 356,771 451,682 451,682 451,682
Local Govt 28e Agreements 643,853 618,960 603,974 603,974 603,974
Bldy & Development 407,510 407,223 . 361,499 361,499 361,499
Pol ce Services 28,537 14,873 33,330 33,330 33,330
Animal Care Servs 6,267 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Fire Services 3,000 62,300 62,300 62,300
Transit Fees 880,810 799,929 801,745 801,745 801,745
CUlture And Recreation 576,202 581,906 576,828 576,828 576,828
Misc. Chg. For Ser. 62,503 60,780 63,968 63,968 63,968
Water Charges For Services 2,940 3,912 3,912 3,912 3,912
Code Enforcement 326,022 387,823 390,050 390,050 390,05<l
parking Fines 596,613 550,000 550,000 552,750 555,514
Librarb Fines & Fees 216,111 170,082 207,432 207,432 207,432
Contri & Donations 124, 854 35,105 238,600 216,000 201,000
Printed Materials 24,097 27,671 22,505 22,505 22,505
Animal Adoption 11,268 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Misc Merchandise 21,956 23,151 21,306 21,306 21,306
Intra-city Charges 1,584,194 1,619,400 1,612,027 1,612,027 1,612,027
Other Misc Revenue 260,275 131,442 178,559 178,559 178,559
Interest Revenues 512,171 804,381 818,221 808,221 804,721
Rents 118,240 285,377 287,668 287,668 287,668
Parking Lot Revenue 8,666 10,000 8,666 8,666 8,666
Pkg Ramp Revenue 310,000 310,000 310,000 310,000
Riralties & commissions 23,606 24,415 23,425 23,425 23,425
Sa e Of Assets 396,691 75,150 285,216 94,633 411,733
Empl. Benefi ts Levy 7,201,632 7,805,817 8,358,832 8,921,885 9,517,968
Emergency Levy 553,202 564,773 616,803 628,504 646,915
Road Use Tax 3,356,266 3,711,429 3,910,509 3,996,218 4,116,157
Misc Other Operatin~ Transfers 56,747 62,422 62,989 63,614
From P~rking Operat1ons 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
From Broadband 152,823 162,701 152,821 152,821 152,821
Interfund Loans 27,060 22,679 23,840 25,054 26,341
Misc Transfers In 172,611 101,335 7,500 2,000 2,000
Loans 108,635
Total Receipts 42.486,317 43,599,372 47,249,171 48,197,712 49.930,876
Personnel 29,128,323 31,293,171 32,597,597 33,979,329 35,378,799
Services 7,499,098 8,481,636 8,706,291 8,890,762 9,006,556
sup~lies 1,770,694 2,038,651 2,104,761 2,190,805 2,281,755
Cap tal OUtlay 1,526,482 1,582,649 1,997,399 1,636,003 1,488,952
Transfers Out 1,137,632 820,216 847,670 1,065,080 702,956
Contingency 269,253 465,000 473,000 483,000
Total Expenditures 41,062,229 44,485,576 46.718,718 48,234,979 4',342,018
lIDding Balance 17,617.737 16.731,533 17.261.986 17,224.719 17,813.577
Reserved 1,600,253 1,580,749 1,645,372 1,712,530 1,782,377
unre.erved Balance 16.017.484 15.150,784 15.616.614 15,512,189 16.031,200
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Budget
Current 06
07
07 Amended
100,000 Residential
Value
100,000
100,000
116,000*
City Tax Rate
17.729
17.863
17.863**
Rollback
47.9
45.9
45.9
Taxable Value
47.900
45,900
53,240
City Tax Revenue
$849
$820
$951
*
Applies an average assessed value increase for 2007
** Tax rate to be amended with reduction in employee benefits levy.
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BUDGET 07
1. Level of property tax in General Fund - as measured
by homeowner
2. Contingency meets 1% policy (+$100,000)
3. Revenues - those that can be sustained, those
which are risky, General Fund $500,000+ for 07
4. Policy of service, expansion, restoration, as is
5. Can we justify emergency levy (.27 - $600,000) with
the current budget proposals?
6. Water rate reduction of 5%
7. Sewer rate increase of 8%
8. Refuse collection/recycling rate increase of 50c,t a
month
9. Await transit service recommendations
10. Parking rates
11. Airport - Current subsidy $120,000 , confirm
reduction to $80,000 through Wal-Mart property sale
12. Library and Senior Center additional hours
13. Capital projects
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Steve Atkins, City Manager
Chris O'Brien, Parking Manager
December 29, 2005
FY07 Rate Increases
Following is a summary of the proposed rate increases to begin July 1, 2006. They are
shown by location.
Capitol Street Garage
. Increase hourly parking rate from .60 per hour to .75 per hour
. Increase parking permit rate from $70.00 per month to $75.00 per month
Dubuque Street Garage
. Increase hourly parking rate from .60 per hour to .75 per hour
. Increase parking permit rate from $60.00 per month to $65.00 per month
Tower Place Garage
. Increase hourly parking rate from .60 per hour to .75 per hour
. Increase parking permit rate from $70.00 per month to $75.00 per month
. Increase lower level permit rate from $75.00/month to $80.00/month
Chauncey Swan Garage
. Increase hourly parking rate from .50 per hour to .60 per hour
. Increase parking permit rate from $55.00 per month to $60.00 per month
On-street parking meters, off-street parking meters and off-street lots
. Increase .60 per hour parking meters rates to .75 per hour
. Increase.40 per hour parking meters rates to .50 per hour
. Increase parking permit rate from $55.00 per month to $60.00 per month
Cc: Joe Fowler
Mark Fay
Mark Rummel
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Minutes Draft
Iowa City/Coralville Animal Care and Adoption Center Advisory Board
November 16, 2005
Attended by: Maryann Dennis, Kathy Magarrell, Tammara Meester
Staff Present: Misha Goodman, Tom Widmer, Shane Kron
Absent: Mia Bartles
Guests: Amy Sacks, Teresa Kopel
Meeting called to order at 6:35 p.m. (Old Wastewater Treatment Plant)
Introductions
1) Misha introduced guests Teresa Kopel and Amy Sacks, both of whom work with
the Johnson County Humane Society (JCHS) helping with spay/neuter of cats and
dogs, and especially within the feral cat population.
2) For the benefit of the guests, Misha presented an overview of the shelter's
function as a municipal govemment agency and answered questions asked by the
guests.
3) Amy Sacks explained the structure of the JCHS and her role as coordinator (along
with Dr. Jennifer Doll). Amy arranges spay/neuter for cats on almost a daily basis.
Amy informed the Board of the terrible cat overpopulation problem at Regency
Trailer Court and other areas. Amy and Dr. Doll have done about 1,000
spay/neuters with JCHS in the last two years. Funds are very low, and they are
looking for ways to get more funding to continue their work.
Discussion turned to talking about ways in which we might be able to work
together to solve overpopulation problems in Iowa City and Johnson County in
general. Talked about various city and county political (and other) groups that we
might approach to discuss these problems and what we can do to solve them.
Urgent need for funding for the spay/neuter programs; will continue to brainstorm
ideas for low cost spay/neuter programs.
The Advisory Board will invite area vets, representatives from neighborhood
communities, pet store employees, members of Friends ofthe Animal Center
Foundation, etc., to future meetings to see how we might work together to solve
the overpopulation problem and other issues.
Old Business
1) Minutes of October 19, 2005 approved.
2) Update on 28E Agreement - Coralville has received the proposal; still needs
policy and procedure information from IC shelter that relates to proposal.
Meeting Adjourned 8: 10 pm
Next Meeting -- ?????
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DECEMBER 2005
MINUTES
SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
DECEMBER 27,2005
ASSEMBLY ROOM - SENIOR CENTER
DRAFT
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 2:00 PM
Members Present: Jay Honohan, Jo Hensch, Betty Kelly and Charity Rowley
Members Absent: Lori Benz, Sarah Maiers and Nancy Wombacher
Staff Present: Linda Kopping, Julie Seal and Susan Rogusky
Others Present: Lee McGovern and Charlotte Walker
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
None.
The meeting was called to order by Honohan at 2:05 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: To approve the minutes of the November 22,2005 meeting as
distributed. Motion carried on a vote of 4-0. Rowley/Hensch
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
None
COMMISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Hensch agreed to write the web article from today's meeting. Honohan agreed to
visit the Board of Supervisors and the City Council to report on today's meeting.
Kelly will write the web article from the January meeting.
SENIOR CENTER ASSET REPORT -Kopping
Kopping reviewed the Senior Center asset report that was distributed in the
Senior Center Commission packets. This report contained information on the
balances in all the Senior Center designated accounts at the Community
Foundation of Johnson County. The report also included information on the
current balance in the city managed Senior Center Gift Fund.
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE USE AND ALLOCATION OF THE
BEQUEST RECEIVED FROM ELEANOR HUGHES - Honohan
Currently the Eleanor Hughes bequest is deposited in the Senior Center Money
Market account in the Community Foundation of Johnson County and has a
value of $276,143.90.
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DECEMBER 2005
Commissioners discussed setting aside funding from the bequest to help fund
the purchase of new furnishing for the multipurpose Assembly Room. Because
Elder Services, Inc. uses the Assembly Room every day for the nutrition program
and also received a generous bequest from the Hughes estate to improve its
programming, it was suggested that Elder Services be asked to participate in the
selection and share the expense of new furnishings. Additional suggestions for
using these funds included investing the funds in the Senior Center Endowment,
updating the fitness areas, renaming the Assembly Room in honor of Eleanor
Hughes and purchasing a donor recognition plaque.
Motion: To ask the Senior Center Fund, Inc. Board of Directors to transfer
$200,000 from the Senior Center Money Market Account in the Community
Foundation of Johnson County to the Senior Center Endowment in the
Community Foundation of Johnson County. Motion carried on a vote of 4.
o. Kelly/Hensch
Motion: To ask the Senior Center Fund, Inc. Board of Directors to transfer
$50,000 from the Senior Center Money Market Account in the Community
Foundation of Johnson County to the Senior Center's Charitable Giving
Account in the Community Foundation of Johnson County. These funds
are to be used to purchase new furnishings for the Assembly Room as long
as the following conditions are met:
1. The total cost of new furnishings for the Assembly Room is shared
equally by Elder Services, Inc. and the Senior Center.
2. The total expense for the Senior Center does not exceed $50,000.
Motion carried on a vote of 4-0 Hensch/Rowley
Motion: To ask the Senior Center Fund, Inc. Board of Directors to transfer
the remaining balance from the Senior Center Money Market Account in the
Community Foundation of Johnson County to the Senior Center's
Charitable Giving Account in the Community Foundation of Johnson
County. Motion carried on a vote of 4-0. Kelly/Hensch.
ADJOURN FOR A MEETING OF IOWA CITY SENIOR CENTER FUND, INC.-
Hanohan
Motion: To adjourn for a meeting of the Iowa City Senior Center Fund, Inc.
Motion carried on a vote of 4-0. Rowley/Kelly
The Commission adjourned for a meeting of Senior Center Fund, Inc. at 2:45
p.m.
RECONVENE THE NOVEMBER 22,2005 MEETING OF THE SENIOR
CENTER COMMISSION-Hanahan
Motion: To reconvene Senior Center Commission meeting. Kelly/Hensch
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DECEMBER 2005
The meeting of the Senior Center Commission was reconvened at 3:20 p.m.
SENIOR CENTER UPDATE
Operations-Kopping
No report at this time.
Programs - Seal
Seal distributed list of January 2006 public events and classes. For a complete
listing programs scheduled for January, see the 2005/06 Winter Program Guide.
Volunteers - Rogusky
Rogusky reported that the holiday programs brought hundreds of people to the
Center. Rogusky also reminded Commissioners that she is coordinating a
Holistic Therapy lecture series that will be offered during January and February
and distributed a handout describing the series.
Memberships and Fundraising Report- Buhman
Buhman distributed a membership and revenue report. As of December 20, 2005
the Center had 938 members. The decease in membership is attributed to
people who have not renewed over the past few months. The staff is working to
develop a plan to contact these members to find out why they have not renewed.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION:
Honohan reported on Commission activities to the City Council.
The nominating committee offered the following slate of officers: Honohan as
Chair, Kelly as Vice-Chair and Hensch as Secretary.
Motion: To accept the slate of officers as proposed. Motion carried on a
vote of 4-0. Rowley IKelly
Motion: To adjourn. Motion carried on a vote of 4-0. Rowley/Kelly.
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DRAFT
DECEMBER 2005
Senior Center Commission
Attendance Record
Year 2005
Name Term 1/24 2/15 3/15 4/26 5/18 6/21 7/19 8/161 9/27 10/18 11/22 12/27
Expires
Lori Benz 12/31/05 OlE X OlE X X X X OlE X X X OlE
Jo Hensch 12/31/06 X X X X X X OlE X X X X X
Jav Hanahan 12/31/07 X X X X X X X X X OlE X X
Betty Kelly 12/31/07 X OlE OlE X X X OlE X OlE OlE OlE X
Sarah Maier 12/31/06 X X X X X X X X X X X OlE
Charity Rawlev 12/31/05 X X X X X X X X X X X X
Nancy 12/31/06 X OlE X X X X OlE OlE X X X OlE
Wombacher
Key:
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0=
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NM =
Present
Absent
Absent/Excused
No meeting
Not a member
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