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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-11-27 Info Packet of 11/20 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS IP1 Memorandum from City Manager: Dubuque Street-Foster Road Area IP2 Memorandum from City Manager: Update on Status of First Avenue Extension Construction IP3 Memorandum from City Manager: Dodge Street (Iowa Highway 1) reconstruction project between 1-80 and Governor St. IP4 Letter from Charles Meardon and Dennis Mitchell to Housing and Inspection Services Director: 403 S. Lucas Street and 619 Burlington Street IP5 Memorandum from City Clerk: November 12 Council Work Session IP6 Memorandum from City Clerk: 2002 Meeting Schedule IP7 Memorandum from JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner to Lexington Avenue Residents between Park Road and River Street: Lexington Avenue Traffic Barricade IP8 Memorandum from Senior Civil Engineer to City Engineer: 2001 Curb Ramp Project IP9 Memorandum from Associate Planner Howard: Southwest District Plan Update IP10 Memorandum from Community Development Coordinator: FY03 Applications for CDBG and HOME Funding IPI 1 Letter to Police Chief: OWl Arrests IP'I2 Minutes: November 7 - Neighborhood Housing Relations Task Force IP13 Minutes: September 5 - Joint Meeting IPI4 Minutes: September 20 - PATV Board IP15 ECICOG Express - November-December 2001 [Vanderhoef] IP16 Policy Informer - October 2001 [Vanderhoef] IP17 Special Projects - Photo History Report #9 [photo version available in City Clerk's Office] IP18 Invitation: Johnson County Task Force on Aging Holiday Potluck Luncheon IP19 E-mail from Kristie Fortmann Doser: Domestic Violence Intervention Program E-Newsletter November 20, 2001 Information Packet (continued) 2 IP19 E-mail from Kristie Fortmann Doser: Domestic Violence Intervention Program E-Newsletter Municipal Leadership Academy brochure: Facing Leadership Memorandum from JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner: Odd-even on-street parking policy during the winter snow season Letter from Caroline Dieterie: Big trouble for live music Memorandum from Assistant City Attorney: Citations Issued for Use/Possession of Tobacco by Minors Power Point Presentation: MidAmerican Energy (presented 11/26) Iowa City Franchise Information: MidAmerican Energy (distributed11/26) City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: November 15, 2001 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Dubuque Street-Foster Road area The purpose of this memorandum is to update you concerning a number of issues in the vicinity of Dubuque Street and Foster Road. You recently received a memo from the City Engineer as to the progress of the water line extension between Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien Road along the eventual alignment of Foster Road. City staff receives questions from the public regarding when the paving of the street will be completed; many people are under the impression that because the grading for the street has been completed, paving will occur soon. We have informed persons that the paving is not part of this project plan and would require additional programming by the City Council. We can discuss this matter at your CIP budget sessions. We also receive inquiries concerning the intersection of Foster Road and Dubuque Street. A traffic signal cannot be added to the existing intersection without reconstruction and modification of the horizontal and vertical geometry. This is a project we estimate at approximately $2 million. We are beginning to see some critical traffic service issues at this intersection. The preponderance of northbound to westbound left turning vehicles is increasing, and is effectively shutting down 50% of the northbound traffic flow through the intersection when a vehicle must yield to oncoming traffic. We are not aware yet of an increase in the incidence of rear end collisions involving yielding left turning vehicles, but we will monitor this situation carefully. The construction of homes in the Peninsula area as well as the ongoing condominium development along Foster Road will worsen traffic conditions in the future. There is also the potential development of the Washington Park property which also has access to Foster Road. This is a matter we believe will need further attention in the near future. We have a pending State Transportation Enhancement grant application with the Iowa Department of Transportation for entranceway improvements to Dubuque Street between 1-80 and Foster Road. We should hear if our application was successful within the next couple of months. When 1-80 is reconstructed through Coralville and Iowa City, Iowa DOT intends to reconstruct the Dubuque Street interchange and reconfigure it to a signalized "urban style" design similar to the First Avenue interchange in Coralville. It is likely that this project will get pushed out from its current 2005-2006 estimated construction date in conjunction with the other programming issues Iowa DOT is dealing with. cc: Karin Franklin Chuck Schmadeke Jeff Davidson Rick Fosse mgr~memos\dubuqfost(jd).doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: November 15, 2001 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Update on status of First Avenue extension construction The paving of the First Avenue extension to Scott Boulevard has recently been finished. In accordance with Council's direction, chain link fence will be installed by the contractor at both ends of the First Avenue extension so that traffic is not allowed on it until the Scott Boulevard extension to Rochester Avenue is completed approximately a year from now. If we are able to get the sidewalks along the First Avenue extension completed this year, they will be opened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic. However, the street will be barricaded between the sidewalks. We are proceeding with the other two elements that you directed us to implement in conjunction with the First Avenue extension. We will continue to work with the two property owners along the west side of First Avenue between Court Street and Rochester Avenue that do not currently have sidewatks. City staff is also proceeding with the design of the traffic signal system at the intersection of First Avenue and Court Street. This will be installed by City crews during the 2002 construction season and can be in place when the First Avenue extension is opened. Once the opening of the First Avenue extension is imminent, we will prepare an ordinance for your consideration concerning the embargo of large trucks. Let me know if you have any questions, or if you wish to modify any of these directives. cc: Karin Franklin Chuck Schmadeke Jeff Davidson Rick Fosse Kim Shera mg~memos\l stavext(jd).doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: November 16, 2001 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Dodge Street (Iowa Highway 1 ) reconstruction project between 1-80 and Governor St. The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission is dealing with a shortfall in funding which will not allow them to proceed with their five-year reconstruction program as currently scheduled. One of the impacts will be to the Dodge Street reconstruction project between 1-80 and Governor Street, which has been pushed out from 2003, to 2004 or 2005. This is a $6.65 million project for which our local funding commitment is approximately $521,000. We have also allocated $228,000 from Road Use Tax and we have an $888,000 STP grant received through JCCOG. The balance of approximately $5 million is funded by Iowa DOT through the Primary Road Fund. We are dependent upon iowa DOT to determine the programming of this project based on when their funds are available. The Environmental Assessment for this project was completed last year, and we are currently involved in design activities. In spite of the delay of one or two years, it is our intention to proceed with the design of the project so that it can be on the shelf and ready to go. In the event that funds are freed up by Iowa DOT ahead of schedule, we will be ready to go with our project. The most critical elements of the Dodge Street reconstruction which will now be delayed are the construction of sidewalks throughout the corridor and the reconstruction and signalization of the intersection with Prairie du Chien Road. The DOT is unlikely to spend money on temporary solutions to these issues. We will be ready to go if state funds can be made available ahead of schedule. cc: Karin Franklin Chuck Schmadeke Kevin O'Malley Jeff Davidson Rick Fosse Ron Knoche mg~memos\dodgest(jd).doc HEARDON, SUEPPEL & DOWNER P.L.C. IP4 JAMES D MCCARRAGHER IOWA Cri'Y, IOWA 52240 - 1830 JENNIFER E. MORRISON ~-< < "~ Novemir 14, 2001 Douglas W. Boot~oy, Dir~tor Dept. of Housing and Inspection ~rvices Ci~ of Iowa City 410 E. Washington S~eet Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Doug: We are writing in response to your letter dated November 2, 2001. ~e of the issues which we raised in our letter dated ~ptember 28, 2001 which was not addressed in your le~er was our request that the City approve the building per~t applicafio~ filed by Tas Properties for 403 S. Lucas S~eet and 619 Burlington S~eet on March 10, 2000 and March 13, 2000 respectively. Those applications were filed and denied by the Ci~ prior to the decision of the Zoning Code Interpretation Panel on March 31, 2000 reversing its prior interpretations issued on January 5, 1983 and May 9, 1983. We do not believe there is any dispute that the building permit applications filed by Tas Proper~es should have been approved under those 1983 decisions. We would appreciate the City's response to this issue. Very ~uly yours, Charles A. Meardon Dennis Mitchell CAM/DJM/cu cc: Stephen J. Atkins, City Manager Karin Franklin, Director of Planning and Community Development Sarah E. Holecek, Assistant City Attorney City Council City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: November 20, 2001 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, November 12, 2001, 6:30 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council Present: Champion, Kanner, Lehman, O'Donnell, Vanderhoef, Wilburn, Pfab (6:33 PM) Staff Present: Arkins, Helling, Karr, Dilkes, Franklin, Boothroy, Nasby, O'Malley Tapes: 01-97, Side 2; 01-101, Both Sides (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office) ADDITION TO CONSENT CALENDAR Owner Mike Porter requested Council consider the addition of a Class C liquor License, Cigarette Permit and Dancing Permit for The Summit, 10 S. Clinton, to the agenda. Council agreed to the addition. (Council convened special formal meeting. See separate agenda and minutes, and returned to work session discussion at 6:50 PM) PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS PCD Director Franklin presented the following items: A. Motion setting a public hearing for November 27 on an ordinance to rezone .63 acres from General Industrial, I-1, to Intensive Commercial, C1-1, located on the south side of Highway I West, west of Ruppert Road. (RE01-00021) B. Motion setting a public hearing for November 27 on an ordinance to vacate West Benton Court north of Benton Street. (OaknollNAC01-00003) Mayor Lehman stated he was on the Executive Committee for Oaknoll and would be abstaining due to a conflict of interest, and indicated Mayor Pro tern O'Donnell would be facilitating discussion. C. Public hearing on an ordinance to rezone 1.38 acres from High Density Multi-Family Residential, RM-44, to Medium Density Multi-Family Residential, RM-20 for property located at 1045-1075 W. Benton Street. (Benton Villa/REZ01-00020) PCD Director Franklin reported that the neighborhood and the developer were working on a revised plan and asked that the hearing be opened and continued to November 27. D. Public hearing on an ordinance to fezone from Medium Density Single Family (RS-8) to Historic Preservation Overlay (RS-8/OHP) for properties within the Longfellow Neighborhood to establish the Longfellow Historic District. (REZ01-00019) Council Work Session Minutes November 12, 2001 Page 2 PCD Director Franklin stated that items D, E, AND F are all within the Longfellow Neighborhood, proposed by the Historic Preservation Commission, and endorsed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. E. Public hearing on an ordinance to rezone from Medium Density Single Family (RS-8) to Conservation District Overly (RS-8/QCD) for properties within the Longfellow Neighborhood to establish the Clark Street Conservation District. (REZ01-00019) F. Public hearing on an ordinance to rezone from Medium Density Single Family (RS-8) to Conservation District Overly (RS-8/OCD) for properties within the Longfellow Neighborhood to establish the Dearborn Street Conservation District. (REZ01-00019) G. Public hearing on an ordinance to vacate 11,800 square feet of undeveloped Kirkwood Avenue right-of-way located south of the Church of Christ parking lot at 1320 Kirkwood Avenue. (VAC01-00005) H. Ordinance to rezone approximately 3.07 acres from Medium Density Multifamily, RM- 20, to Medium Density Single Family, RS-8, located at 747 W. Benton Street. (Buss/REZ01-00013) (First Consideration) I. Public hearing and ordinance to rezone approximately 6.15 acres from Intensive Commercial, C1-1, to Community Commercial, CC-2, located at Commerce Drive and Liberty Drive. (Fareway/REZ01-00015) J. Ordinance to rezone approximately 24.12 acres from Interim Development Single- Family, ID-RS, to Sensitive Areas Overlay Low Density Single-Family, SAO-5, located east of Hickory Trail. (REZ01-00012) (First Consideration) K. Ordinance rezoning the QPDH plan for Village Green Part XVIII to permit nine additional residential units on 4.33 acres of property located west of Scott Boulevard and south of Wellington Drive. (REZ01-00018) (First Consideration) L. Ordinance to rezone approximately 14.07 acres of property from Low Density Single Family Residential, RS-5, and Planned Development Overlay - Low Density Single Family Residential, OPDH-5, to OPDH-5, for approximately 14.07 acres of property located south of Village Road and north of Wintergreen Drive. (REZ01-00014) (First Consideration) M. Resolution approving the preliminary and final plat of Saltzman Subdivision, a 2.8- acre, 3-lot commercial subdivision located east of Riverside Drive south of Benton Street. (SUB01-00011 ) PCD Director Franklin stated the applicant had requested indefinite deferral. N. Resolution approving the preliminary plat and sensitive areas site plan of Dean Oakes Sixth Addition, a 30.11 acre, 18-1ot single family subdivision with one outlot located at the west end of Bristol Drive. (SUB01-00008) O. resolution approving the preliminary plat of Wild Prairie Estates Part 4, a 35.86 acre, 22-1ot single family subdivision with two outlots, located at the north terminus of Wild Prairie Drive and the west terminus of Duck Creek Drive. (SUB01-00022) Larry Schnittjer, MMS Consultants, appeared. Council Work Session Minutes November 12, 2001 Page 3 AGENDA ITEMS 1. (Item #7 Ordinance amending Unified Development Code...temporary moratorium...Miller Avenue, Hwy. 6, Hadocke Street and Benton Street) PCD Director Franklin and City Atty. Dilkes present for discussion. 2. (Item #10- Ordinance.. .Smoking in Restaurants)Council Member Vanderhoef stated she would be requesting an amendment to the ordinance to include all places that serve food (and not exclude establishments that are under 50 seats). City Atty. Dilkes advised Council to be cautious about altering the state definition of public place, noting that the Attorney General's opinion was specifically limited to those ordinances using the same definition. Vanderhoef also stated her intent to amend the ordinance to change the percentage from 65/35 to 50/50 as the percent mark for gross sales of alcohol. 3. (Consent Calendar - ~4d(1) - Resolution .... filing application with Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs for American Spirit Grant Funds) Council Member Kanner requested that PCD Director Franklin provide background on the grant prior to the vote tomorrow evening. 4. (Consent Calendar #4e(3) - Correspondence from Jody Bailey...staff response included) In response to Council Member Kanner, staff will provide more information. 5. (Item #12 - Ordinance...propedy taxes levied...Urban Renewal Redevelopment Project) In response to Council Member Kanner, PCD Director Franklin clarified that tax increment financing is limited by the taxes that are generated by the project. 6. (Item #13 - Ordinance...to allow the City...impound abandoned bicycles) In response to Council Member Kanner, the City Manager stated the comment inferred an intent of seven days to ticket and another seven to remove for a total of 14 days notice; however, the ordinance itself was not clear. Staff will report back at the formal meeting. 7. (item #16 Resolution establishing fees...Housing and Inspection Services Department) HIS Director Boothroy reported that Ed Barker had provided staff with a different alternative to address some of the variances noted in his letter to Council, and requested the item be deferred to November 27 to allow staff to prepare recommendations. In response to Council Member Kanner, Boothroy will provide information on cities that use fees based on sizes. CITY STEPS AMENDMENT (Item #15) Community Development Coordinator Nasby present for discussion. Majority of Council agreed to proceed. Council Work Session Minutes November 12, 2001 Page 4 2002 MEETING SCHEDULE After discussion the following schedule was agreed upon: January 4, 9:30 AM Organization meeting January 7, 6:30 PM Special Work Session January 8, 7:00 PM Special Formal January 10, 1:30-6:00 PM Budget Work Session January 15, 3:00-7:00 PM Budget Work Session January 21 Martin Luther King City Holiday January 22, TBA Special Work Session (Prior to Formal) January 22, 7:00 PM Special Formal January 24, 1:30-5:00 PM Budget Work Session January 29, 8:00 AM-Noon Budget Work Session Staff Action: Memo prepared for November 20 information packet. (Karr) COUNCIL TIME 1. (IP4 of November 8 Information Packet - Memo from Parking and Transit Director Fowler...OId Capitol Center request...reinstate 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM parking restriction in Capitol Street ramp) In response to Council Member Kanner, the City Mgr. stated staff has requested other alternatives, and will report back to Council. Meeting adjourned 8:55 PM. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: November 15, 2001 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk RE: 2002 Meeting Schedule Based on Council work session discussion of November 12 the following schedule was agreed upon: January 4, 9:30 AM - Organization meeting January 7, 6:30 PM - Special Work Session January 8, 7:00 PM - Special Formal January 10, 1:30-6:00 PM - Budget Work Session January 15, 3:00-7:00 PM - Budget Work Session January 21 - Martin Luther King City Holiday January 22, TBA - Special Work Session (Prior to Formal) January 22, 7:00 PM - Special Formal January 24, 1:30-5:00 PM - Budget Work Session January 29, 8:00 AM-Noon - Budget Work Session Council returns to their regular meetin schedule (first and third Tuesday) in February with the work sessions scheduled on 4t~ and 18th and formals on the 5th and 20th. Council is scheduled to set public hearing on the City budget February 5th for their meeting on February 19th. A calendar of the 2002 meeting schedule is attached for posting. All meetings are subject to change and are scheduled in Emma J. Harvat Hall. Cc: Department Directors Cable TV Maintenance U:2002 schedule.doe 2002 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 1(:~3 4 5 6 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 14 15 16 14 15 (J~17 18 19 20 27 28 29 30 3] 24 2,5 28 243, 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST S M T W T F S S M T W I F S S M T W I F S S M T W T ~: S 1 2 3 4 1 1(~:)3 4 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 (:~ 8 9 10 11 2 3 ~) 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 ~ 7 8 9 10 26 27 28 ~ ~ 31 ~s~ 24 25 26 27 28 ~ 28 ~ ~ 31 25 ~ ~ 31 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S ~ 2~,4 5 6 7 ~_.)2 3 4 B ~ 2 ~ 2 ~,~ 5 6 7 8 9 ~0 n ~2 ~3 ~4 6 7 8 9 ~0 ~ ~2 3 ~ ~ 7 8 9 8 9 ~0 ~ ~2 ~3 ~4 22 26 27 28 ~ 24 25 26 17 21 22 23 22 23 26 27 28 ~ ~ 27 28 ~ ~ 31 24 25 28 ~ 30 ~ 30 31 Citl/of November 6, 2001 Lexington Avenue residents between Park Road and River Street Re: Lexington Avenue traffic barricade Dear Residents: In August the City installed a barricade on Lexington Avenue near the intersection with McLean Street. This action occurred after a majority of the neighborhood indicated through a survey that they were in favor of such an action, in order to reduce the volume and speed of traffic on Lexington Avenue between Park Road and River Street. You will recall that the agreement worked out between the neighborhood and the City Council stated that the barricade would be in place for three seasons and removed during the winter. We specifically established that the barricade would be removed at the end of November when the City installed snowplows on City trucks, and reinstailed in March when the snowplows were taken off. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the barricade will be removed by City crews at the end of November, along with the warning signage on Lexington Avenue. The barricade will be reinstailed by City crews in March. If you note an increase in reckless operation of vehicles on Lexington Avenue, you should contact the Iowa City Police Depadment at their routine business number, 356-5275. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Beth Pfohl JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner cc: City Council City Manager Police Department Public Works Depadment Planning and Community Development Department ppdadm/Itrs/barricade doc 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 * FAX (319) 356-5009 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: September 26, 2001 TO: Rick Fosse, City Engineer FROM: Daniel Scott, Sr. Civil Engineer ~e,~ e~/U~ / re: 2001 Curb Ramp Project Plans and specifications were prepared for the 2001 Curb Ramp Project. This project was to include installation of ADA curb ramps along Benton Street and Glendale Road, based on the number of missing ramps, high number of complaints received and the relative location to the City's Sidewalk Repair Program efforts in these areas. This year's project was to be an informal project and bids were due September 24, 2001. No bids were received. The project will be re-bid in early 2002. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM/",' ?{ November 13, 2001 To: City Council ,,~ Re: t For your information I am forwarding a copy of the background materials and meeting agenda for the public planning workshop that we hosted on November 8. Most of this information can also be found on the City's website. We will continue to update the SW District webpage as the planning process unfolds over the next few months. Approximately 100 citizens attended the workshop on November 8. A broad range of citizens participated including property owners, residents from across the district, developers, and public officials from the University, University Heights and Iowa City. We have received a very positive response to the workshop from those who participated. We feel the workshop was successful in generating broad public input that will form the foundation for the Southwest District Plan. Another public workshop is scheduled for November 27 at West High to discuss some of the bigger issues facing the district in more detail. We will keep you apprised as the planning process continues. Cc: Steve Arkins Karin Franklin Jeff Davidson Bob Miklo South Thursday, November 8 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 Thank you for signing] up to help plan for the Southwest District of: Zowa City. We have a f:ull evenin9 planned. To prepare for the workshop, please take a minute Lo review the f:ollowin~J agenda and to think about how you will respond to some of~ the questions posed. A packet of: information about the Southwest District is enclosed for your review. We anticipate that the citizen plannin9 teams will be able to accomplish a ~jreat deal in a short time. To facilitate this process, I~lease take some time to review the enclosed backcJround information before the November 8 Dlannincj workshop. Think about how you would like the district to develop, and jot down your comments and ideas. Feel free to bring photos, historical facts and other inf~ormation to the workshop sessions. Agenda for the Thursday, November 8 Planning Workshop 6:30 p.m. Join us for coffee, punch & cookies in the cafeteria. Visit, get signed in and be ready for the workshop to startprompt/yat7p. m, 7:00 p.m. Be sealed in the Little Theater. Tntroductions and presentation by City plannin~l staff: Bob Miklo, 3ohn Yapp, and Karen Howard 7:30 p.m. Gather into small cjroups (plannin~J teams) & ~let set to tackle ~he plannin9 team tasks listed below. 7:40 p.m. PlannincJ Team Task #1: Group Brainstorm: What do you value most about the Southwest District of Towa City? What aspects of: the district make it a cJreat place to live, work, or play? 7:50 p.m. Plannine Team Task #2: Group Brainstorm: What aspects of: the Southwest District fall short of your vision of~ an ideal community? What could be improved and how? 8:00 p.m. Planning Team Task #3: Transportation: Are there parts of: the transportation system that should be improved, i.e. streets, sidewalks, transit system? Zn your opinion, are there additional street connections that would improve traffic circulation? 8:15 p.m. Planning Team Task #4: HousincJ: Note ~he locations of: the undeveloped properties within the district (These are the light Green areas on the current land use map). What types of housing] are most appropriate in these locations given the existin9 mix of housin9 in the area, the topocjraphy, and the available city services and infrastructure? 8:30 p.m. Planning Team Task #5: Commercial Development: How might existing commercial areas along Riverside Drive and Highway I be improved? The District contains one neighborhood commercial area, Walden Square, Is this commercial area serving an important function in the neighborhood? Are there any public improvements needed? As the district develops to the west over time, should there be additional commercial nodes? ]Ef so, where should they be located? 8=45 p.m. Planning Team Task #6: Envision parks, trail connections and open space within the district. Are there aspects of the parks and trails network that should be improved? ]Es the balance of active park space and natural areas satisfactory? Are there existing natural or sensitive areas that should be preserved? 9=00 p.m. Team Reports: Gather back in the Little Theater for team reports. 9=25 p.m. Wrap Up and Concluding Remarks: Turn in team reports. 9=:]0 p.m. Adjourn. HARK YOUR CALENDARS: For those of you who are interested, a second public workshop is tentatively scheduled for November 27, 2001 from 7-9 PM at West High. At this workshop, staff will provide a summary of public input from the first workshop and citizen planning teams will discuss specific issues of interest in more depth. Questions? comments? Ideas about the Southwest District? Please call Karen Howard at 356-5251, e-maih karen-howard~jowa-cjty.or~ or mail: 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. South West District Background Materials Southwest District Planning Workshop November 8, 2001 7:00 - 9:30 PM West High School Little Theater and Cafeteria 2901 Melrose Avenue Southwest District 01Jth Planning Workshop W Background I~ateria/s November B, Thank you for participating in the Southwest District planning workshop. During the workshop you will have an opportunity to meet with City staff, neighbors, area property owners, developers, business owners, and others who, like yourself, are interested in the future of Southwest Iowa City. Each area of the City has its own set of unique characteristics, assets, and challenges. It is important to identify and understand the history, physical features, and existing development patterns in order to develop a meaningful plan for the future of the area. The following background information is provided to inform the workshop process: · :- Description of the District Planning Process · :. Guiding principles of the Towa City Comprehensive Plan · :. Location Map of the District · :. History of land use and development in Southwest Iowa City · :o Tnformation regarding existing development in the District including: the transportation network; residential and commercial development; neighborhood amenities; parks and open space; and public facilities and services. · :, Map of the Existing Land Uses in the District Please take some time prior to the workshop to review this material. Think about what you value about your neighborhood. How would you like to see it develop over time? Do you have any concerns about existing or future development? During the workshop, we expect that participants will provide additional information based on their own broad range of experiences living and/or working in the Southwest District. From the dialogue that occurs at the workshop we hope to form some points of consensus that will become the guiding principles for future development in Southwest Iowa City. DZSTRZCT PLANNZNG Since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1997, the City has embarked on a series of District Planning efforts in order to provide vision and guidance for development that is more closely tailored to specific areas of the City. District plans are intended to promote patterns of land use, urban design, infrastructure and services that encourage and contribute to the livability of Iowa City and its neighborhoods. District plans are advisory documents for directing and managing change over time. They serve as guides to decision-making, public deliberation, and investments. To date, plans for the South, South ~ Central, Northeast, and North Districts I so~?.~T.s.~. · · have been completed. Over the next i.~.~. year, the Department and Planning and ' . t': Community Development will be soliciting input from residents, property ,,,,w,',~','.,~,~J.~,~,,,~,'R.'T~' ' i' "}OwnerS, area businesses, community organizations, public service agencies, and other interested citizens regarding the future of the Southwest part of Iowa City. Public Participation - Public input is vital to any comprehensive planning effort. There will be a number of opportunities for citizens to be involved in planning for the future of Southwest Iowa City. The upcoming public workshop is a forum for the collection of ideas, concerns and questions. Participants will be asked to help formulate a vision and a set of planning principles for the Southwest District that relate specifically to the history, existing conditions, and shared values in the community. As the vision starts to take shape, participants will be asked to use the plan principles to illustrate preferred land use scenarios on a plan map for the District. Depending on the level of public interest and the types of issues that surface at the first workshop, City staff may organize additional workshops or public forums. After gathering and analyzing public input, City staff will draft a plan document and map. These draft documents will be presented for public review in the spring of 2002. They will also be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council for their consideration. Once adopted by City Council, the Southwest District Plan will become an integral part of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Plan Implementation - The Southwest District Plan will be used as a general guide to future development within the district. Planning staff, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the City Council will review subdivision and rezoning requests using the Plan as a guide, The City will refer to the Plan when setting funding priorities for public projects and services. Property owners and developers who are thinking of investing in 2 the Southwest District may find the plan useful as a framework for their development plans. The plan will also serve as a benchmark over time and continued input from the public will ensure that the plan works equitably and reliably. PLANNING FRAMEWORK Any effective planning effort must be grounded in reality; it must take into account the existing local conditions and any community-wide goals and policies that have already been agreed upon. The Iowa City planning staff has tried to identify some of these "givens" so that workshop participants will have a basic framework to begin work on the plan. Workshop participants should keep in mind the following elements: o:o The adopted Comprehensive Plan guidelines for new and existing neighborhoods, environmental protection and transportation. These guidelines were adopted through a community-wide public process and provide the context for Iowa City's district planning efforts. Current land uses and property ownership in the Southwest District, such as existing residential development patterns, commercial areas, historic properties, institutions, parkland, and agricultural uses. o:o Established locations of existing arterial streets and topographical constraints in extending the street system for new neighborhoods. o:o Environmentally sensitive areas, including stream corridors, steep slopes, woodlands, wetlands, hydric soils, and potential archaeological sites. Land area that can be served by Iowa City sanitary sewer in the future. · :. Existing parks, trails, and open space within the district. iOWA CiTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUiDELiNES The Iowa City Comprehensive Plan presents a vision for Iowa City, provides strategies for realizing the vision, and sets policies for the growth and development of specific geographic areas of the City. The policies and goals of the Comprehensive Plan provide a framework for the development of the specific district plans. In other words, while each district plan addresses the unique characteristics of a specific area of the City, it must also meet the goals and policies adopted as a part of the Comprehensive Plan. As a workshop participant, you should keep the following citywide goals in mind as you help to develop a vision for the Southwest District: · :. Foster strong community neighborhoods with a mix of housing, churches, schools, recreation facilities, commercial area and historic landmarks. 3 · :. Encourage patterns of compact growth and development that emphasize pedestrian access and neighborhood cohesivehess, and support alternative modes of transportation that enhance air quality. · :. Encourage neighborhoods that support the principle of diversity of housing types and households, and provide for interaction among neighbors. · :. Preserve the integrity of existing neighborhoods and the historic nature of older neighborhoods. · :- Focus commercial development in defined commercial centers, including small-scale neighborhood commercial centers. · :. Establish a system of bikeways and trails connecting parks, schools, neighborhoods, and the downtown area. · :. Pursue the identification and preservation of environmentally sensitive areas. · :. Plan ahead for undeveloped areas that are likely to be annexed into the City to ensure the development of sustainable and livable neighborhoods. COMPONENTS OF NEZGHBORHOOD DESlrGN The Comprehensive Plan also establishes a set of design concepts for maintaining and building healthy neighborhoods. Some of the these concepts may be useful to you during the workshop as you discuss issues with regard to both old and new neighborhoods in Southwest Towa City. Diversity of Housing Types - A mix of housing types within a neighborhood provides residential opportunities for a wide variety of people, including singles, couples, young families, large families, and elderly persons. When diverse housing sizes and types are well dispersed throughout the community, it becomes easier for people to live in the same neighborhood through a variety of life stages. A rich mix of housing within a neighborhood may include single-family homes on small lots, town houses, duplexes, small apartment buildings, and zero-lot-line housing as well as large-lot, single-family residential development. Compact Neiahborhoods - Diverse housing types and compact subdivision design can be used to increase the density of an area slightly, while maintaining the traditional residential character of a neighborhood. ]In low density developments, sometimes described as urban sprawl, the cost of providing public services such as roads, sewer, and water are higher per housing unit, which may ultimately result in a less livable and sustainable community for all City residents. 4 Affordable Housing - By allowing for a mix of housing types, moderately priced housing can be incorporated into a neighborhood, not segregated in one or two areas of the community. Small multi-family buildings can be incorporated on corner lots adjacent to arterial streets, and townhouses and duplex units can be mixed with single-family homes within a neighborhood. Apartments located above neighborhood commercial businesses provide needed housing while increasing the revenue stream for small commercial establishments and enhancing the residential context of the area. Neighborhood Commercial Areas - Located near an arterial street or near an intersection of two collector streets, a neighborhood commercial area can provide a focal point and gathering place for a neighborhood. The businesses within a neighborhood commercial center should provide shopping opportunities within convenient walking distance for the residents in the immediate area, and may include such facilities as a post office, a day care center, small restaurants and a grocery or convenience store. The design of the neighborhood commercial center should have a pedestrian orientation with the stores placed close to the street, but with sufficient open space to allow for outdoor cares and patios or landscaping. Parking should be located to the rear and sides of stores with additional parking on the street. Incorporating public open space and apartments above shops may foster additional activity and vitality to a neighborhood commercial area. Interconnected Street Systems. Modified, grid street systems can reduce congestion on main roads because multiple routes exist to get from point A to point B. In addition, by providing more direct routes interconnected streets can reduce the vehicle miles traveled each day within a neighborhood. A limited use of cul-de-sac streets should be considered where there are environmental constraints or barriers. Streets as more than pavement. Streets and the adjacent parking areas and sidewalks can be enhanced and planned at a scale to encourage pedestrian activity. Trees, benches, sidewalks, and attractive lighting associated with the street can create opportunities for informal neighborhood gatherings as well as give a sense of distinction, identity and security within a neighborhood. Narrower, local streets. Narrower streets slow traffic, allow for a more complete tree canopy over the street, and reduce the amount of separating pavement between homes in a neighborhood. Reduced front yard setbacks. Reduced setbacks allow homes to be placed closer to the street and garages to be located behind the front fac;ade or to the rear of a home. Having narrower drives along the side or to the rear of the houses reduces the amount of paving and curb cuts in front yards and lessens the emphasis of garage doors along a street. Narrower lot frontages. More compact development consumes less land and makes it possible to provide public improvements, such as streets, sewers and water lines more 5 efficiently. This factor combined with building on smaller lots allows the construction of more moderately priced housing. Use of alleys. Alleys can be amenities that allow utilities and garages to be located away from the street and enhance pedestrian connections. When garages are accessed from alleys vehicular traffic on residential streets is reduced. ]Et is possible to achieve a more appealing and pedestrian-friendly residential streetscape if parking is provided off an alley or drive to the rear of buildings. Pedestrian/bikeway connections. Sidewalks in a neighborhood should lead to a destination, such as a park, a school, a bus stop or a neighborhood shopping center. Pedestrian and bike paths that intersect with key neighborhood destinations can be aligned along a grid street system, located along drainageways and constructed within major sanitary sewer easements. Parks, trails and open space. ]Edeally, neighborhood parks are small three to seven acre open spaces that provide a focal point for informal gatherings and recreation within easy walking distance from homes in a neighborhood. A neighborhood park may be completely surrounded by residential units, or situated adjacent to a school or a neighborhood shopping center. Neighborhood parks should be designed as an integral part of an interconnected system of open space. Preservation of sensitive areas, such as wetlands and stream corridors and their buffers, provides an opportunity to shape and enhance a neighborhood, while maintaining scenic and natural resources and wildlife habitat. Wherever possible, natural features, such as waterways, knolls and woodlands, should be incorporated as key amenities within parks and along trail systems. 6 IIELGJ:I~LO-RHOO~pT~' '- SMALL 4,8 UNtT APARTMENT BUILDINGS at /I~"- ,, [] Neighborhood Comrnerclal m Aoar~menls ~ Townhouses Figure 3. LOCATION Southwest Planning District The Southwest Planning District ex~ends from the Iowa River west to the City's western growth area limit. It is bounded on the north by Melrose Avenue and Grand Avenue and on the south by U.S. Highway 1. The City's growth area limit was recently expanded west~vard to the future alignment of Highway 965, which will eventually skirt the eastern edge of the Iowa City Landfill properly. The District is largely residential, although it contains important commercial areas along Riverside Drive, Highway 1 and Mormon Trek Boulevard. The residential neighborhoods and commercial areas are linked to the rest of Iowa City by a network of arterial streets and regional trails, including Melrose Avenue, Benton Street, Rohret Road, Mormon Trek Boulevard, Riverside Drive, the Willow Creek Trail, and l~he Iowa River Corridor Trail. Along Melrose Avenue the District abuts University Heights, which is incorporated as a separate city. The Universi~/of Iowa owns larges amounts of property along the no~hern edge of the District. The University of Iowa Law School and other University buildings are located in the northeast corner of the District. HZSTORY OF SOUTHWEST ZOWA CZTY Farms and country estates once dotted the landscape in the area that is now the Southwest District of Iowa City. While much of the land south of Rohret Road and west of Highway 218 is still used as farmland, vestiges of early country living still remain in the eastern part of the district along Melrose Avenue and Benton Street. The earliest known house of record is at 817 Melrose Avenue; a two-story I-house which is believed to be partially constructed of logs. Two blocks east is the Billingsley-Hills-Widness house, which was originally a 34-acre country estate. Constructed in Pratt -Soper House 1870, this Italianate structure is one of three former estates on Melrose Avenue listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The other two houses are the Cannon-Gay and Pratt-Soper houses at 320 and 503 Melrose Avenue respectively. These three houses are significant architecturally as examples of the 19t"-century Italianate style. The Pratt family who built the house at 503 Melrose was one of the first families to settle in 3ohnson County. The home is notable for the two-story addition that Walter Pratt added to make room for his pipe organ. 3ust east of Roosevelt School at 602 W. Benton Street is the 1880 home of Iowa City lawyer Levi Robinson. Currently referred to as the Williams-Unash house, this home was later occupied by 3.H. Williams, the proprietor of the Commercial College. Like the three National Register houses on Melrose Avenue, this two-story brick house was built in the popular Italianate style. Across the street on Benton is an empty piece of property that was once occupied by another historic brick house. The William Butterbaugh house was built in 1884 on a 160-acre farm. Behind the house were several barns and other farm structures. In 1925 Charles W. Ruppert Sr. purchased the property and rented it to William Sanger who operated a dairy farm at this location. The Rupperts still own portions of the original farm, however the house was abandoned and eventually demolished. Up the hill from these properties is the current William Buss house. Attorney Cyrus S. Ranck originally constructed this two-story wood house. Based upon the style of the house it was likely built around the turn-of-the-century and was originally surrounded by a 22-acre orchard. The current owners continue to maintain a large part of this property as natural woodland. In certain areas along Benton Street the topography is quite steep. For years what is now referred tO as the Benton Street Hill was called Ranck Hill. The steep hill has always been difficult in the winter months. Irving Weber notes accounts of Roosevelt schoolteachers having to "gun" and push their vehicles to reach the school. To the children living in the area, however, the hill was a popular location for sledding until 1952 when it was paved. During the 20t"-century, the Southwest District became host to a patchwork of small subdivisions with 19t"-century estates, 1920's bungalows, and post-war ranch houses interspersed with leftover farmland. A few of the old, two-story farmhouses can be found throughout the older areas of the Southwest District. The earliest subdivisions within the Southwest District were developed between 1921 and 1924 in the area south of Melrose Avenue and north of the Rock Island Railroad and Myrtle Avenue. These included Melrose Place, Circle and Court, as well as Brookland Place, Brookland Park, and Triangle Place. This neighborhood has narrow streets, and a wooded, rugged character that makes it intimate and distinct. In addition, a number of early, two-story houses were constructed between 1900 and 1933 on the South side of Melrose between Lucon and Riverside Drive. South of Benton Street between Miller and Hudson Avenues is the Baily and Beck Addition, which was platted in 1927. ."'~ ":', manufacturer constructed the small ranch homes along Douglas Court, which was platted in 1954. Further ~' Avenue and the Towa Interstate Railway. Others areas '."' ";" . ~ ~= ;~'.~.~.' ~. south of Melrose Avenue and north of Highway 1 ~.~.~' ~. : . continued to develop through the 1970's in a rather ad _ ~ ~ hoc manner. Dozzglas Co~zrt One modern structure of significance to the postwar era of development is the 1949 Lustron house at 805 Melrose Avenue. Lustron houses were the brainchild of Carl Gunnard Strandlund, vice- president of Chicago Vitreous Enamel Product Company. In 1946, Strandlund needed an allocation of the federally regulated steel to resume production of porcelain-enamel-coated steel panels for appliances, and exterior cladding for White Castle restaurants and Standard Oil service stations. Strandlund proposed to manufacture prefabricated steel houses and, with the assistance of President Truman, he was loaned $37.5 million and allocated the steel he required. He began manufacturing Lustron homes in 1948 and the houses were marketed through Life, McCa//sand other magazines. Interestingly, even the interior walls and built-in cabinets in these homes are constructed of steel. Pictures are hung on the walls with magnets. They also included a combination dishwasher and washing machine for clothing. Strandlund had originally proposed to manufacture 45,000 homes, however, due to a number of factors, only about 2,500 were actually sold. The company eventually collapsed into bankruptcy. The yellow Lustron house on Melrose Avenue was the first of six constructed in Towa City. Another factor in the development of Southwest Iowa City was the increased need to house University students. Beginning in the late 1960's, apartment blocks were developed among the small subdivisions, The Seville, Carriage Hill and Benton Manor apartment complexes were constructed at the top of the Benton Street Hill. Apartment complexes were constructed around "University Lake" between University Heights to the north and 1960's single family neighborhoods to the south. Additional apartment blocks were built along Oakcrest Street. Larger subdivisions in the Southwest District were not platted until after the 1960's. Tt appears from the plat records that there was significant growth during the late 1960' and 1970's when most of the area south of Benton Street and east of Willow Creek Park was platted and built. The subdivisions west of Willow Creek Park were all platted in the latter part of the 20th-century. Today, while most of the land east of Highway 218 has been developed, a significant amount of undeveloped land exists in the western part of the district. 3ohnson County Poor Farm ..~~~ ~--., ~ One of the Southwest District's interesting historical :~ - ~ "~' ' ' i;~; !.!..~ '.;i ,;;t:~sites is the 19th-century 3ohnson County Poor Farm ~ "~ ~ located on Mel rose Avenue and Slothower Road. .. [ '~'~:,i ~" iLii::'::!".Before its formation, it was determined that the ~. .-~=. ...... ....~:i~iil~!ii!!i];i,:.development of a "Poor Farm" would provide an economical means for systematic care to those who ...i. "i~'~ were unable to care for themselves, including both the -.: ' ~..indigent and the mentally disabled. It was intended -' .-.C--~- ;~'~' ~i"~:'~, that the farm would be, to some extent, self- supporting. After voters passed a resolution in 1855 to ~' establish a poor farm, the Board of Supervisors Jolznson Count&l PoorP~2rm acquired a 160-acre site for $3,460 ($21.50 per acre). From its earliest days, farming was an important part of its operation. Residents of the poor farm were expected to do farm chores, to the extent of their ability, in order to compensate the county for their care. Crop farming and milk production were functions of the farm in 3ohnson County from the 1850's until the 1960's. The first building on the site was a four-room frame building. There was a kitchen, a room for the steward and his family, and the other two rooms were for the poor and the mentally disabled; one room for the men and the other for the women. In 1859, two long wings were added to the original four-room structure. However, by 1886 this structure was no longer used as an asylum. For many years afterwards, this building served as a hog house. In 1977, the remaining 1859 wing of the building was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. This structure was restored by the County and opened to the public in 1990. In addition to the historic asylum building, a number of early farm buildings and the poor farm cemetery are notable features of the site. In 1964, a newer facility was built on the site. Chatham Oaks, a privately run institution for persons with mental illness, is currently housed in this building. Johnson County leases some of the remaining farmland to a local farmer and maintains the buildings and historic cemetery. Roads and Rails The early roads in the Southwest District were unpaved country roads linking county farms and settlements to Iowa City. Melrose Avenue was originally called Snooks Grove Road or the Poor Farm Road. Snooks Grove was a settlement located in Poweschiek County on Bear Creek. Eventually, the residents on Snooks Grove Road rebelled and it was renamed Melrose Avenue. Although this name became popular with the naming of Melrose Place, Circle and Court, the origin of "Melrose' is not known. Rohret Road was named after Bavarian immigrant Wolfgang Rohret. Rohret, his wife Katrina and four sons had staked out a claim along Old Man's Creek in 1840. He and his sons traveled the early road to go to work daily constructing the Old Capitol. The Rohret sons were later hired by Lyman Dillon to plow the 100 mile long Dillion's Furrow. Trips were often made from the 3ohnson County area to Dubuque where the United States Land Office was located. Because of the wooded, hilly terrain, travelers often lost their way. The government hired Lyman to plow the furrow from Iowa City to Dubuque to mark the route which eventually became the Old Military Road and later Highway 1. 10 The railroad is a significant feature that cuts through the Southwest District. The Rock Island Railroad was extended to Towa City in 1860 at which time the deep swale was cut to accommodate the tracks. Eventually the railroad became a popular means of transportation to Hawkeye football games. A siding was located near the stadium to allow football fans to board and disembark the train. In 1856, Iowa City was the western most stop for the ]~ailroad Siding NearKinnick railroad. During that year, five companies of Mormon converts from England, Scotland, Wales, Norway, and Denmark passed through Iowa City on trek to Salt Lake City, Utah which they believed to be the promised land. The first company arrived in May and they spent four weeks at a camp along Clear Creek. Here, they constructed handcarts in which to haul their belongings to continue their journey on foot. By the end of 3uly the last company left Towa City for Utah with their handcarts in tow. Because of the late start, however, they encountered severe winter weather, and between 135 and 150 died en route. Legend has it that five Mormon graves are located near their Towa City camp, however to date none have been found. The Normon Handcart Park and trail commemorate this camp and Mormon Trek Boulevard was named in their honor. THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TODAY Housing The Southwest District consists primarily of residential development, These uses range from low-density single family homes to high-density apartments in areas along the north side of Benton Street and along Mormon Trek Boulevard. Highway 218 cuts diagonally across the western portion of the district. While the area located east of the highway is nearly completely developed, the area west of the highway contains low-density single-family subdivisions among large areas of agricultural land. A Mix of Housing In the eastern part of the district, where the earliest residential development occurred, there are a number of issues to consider. Along Melrose Avenue east of University Heights, the University of Iowa campus directly abuts older, established residential neighborhoods. As the University grows there will be pressure for properties in this area to redevelop. There is a concern that unless University expansion is carefully considered, the character of the existing neighborhoods will be compromised. A second issue in the eastern part of the district concerns an area of undeveloped land in the Harlocke/Weeber and r4iller Orchard neighborhoods, west of Miller Street between Benton Street and Highway 1. This area has fairly rugged topography and consists of a variety of zoning ll including medium density single family, community commercial, and high-density multi-family. The topography of this area and the limited street access in this area will need to be considered. In the past the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that portions of the area be downzoned to lower density residential to better reflect the existing conditions on the site. New subdivisions are springing up in the western portion of the district. The Galway Hills subdivision continues to develop near the intersection of Highway 218 and Melrose Avenue. A new retirement community is also being constructed in this vicinity directly adjacent to West High. West of Highway 218 residential development is occurring primarily in the area north of Rohret Road. The district plan should include language to guide development as the City experiences pressures for growth in this area. Urban development is not likely to expand very quickly south of Rohret Road due to the difficulty in providing sanitary sewer. Homes in this area are located outside the city limits in 3ohnson County. These residences have private wells and their own septic systems. Commercial Development The Southwest District contains extensive commercial "' development along Highway 1 and on Riverside Drive. Much of this development is in the form of strip """"'- commercial. Larger businesses line the Highway i corridor -~ and provide goods and services to the whole Iowa City community. There is a mix of businesses along Riverside Drive from the Burlington Street bridge to the intersection .:..... J .- . with Highway 1, including automobile-service businesses, restaurants, and a variety of other retail businesses. Compared to Highway 1, the businesses that have located Riverside Drive along this portion of Riverside Drive are smaller in scale. While these strip commercial areas provide opportunities for a large variety of businesses, there are aesthetic and traffic related issues associated with strip development that are of concern. For example, the large number of driveways along Riverside Drive increase traffic congestion and increase the potential for accidents due to turning traffic. There are also some residential districts that have direct access to Riverside Drive, primarily the multi-family developments off of Myrtle Avenue. The appearance of Riverside Drive has also been a concern, and recently bodies like the Board of Adjustment have required some frontage landscaping and improved pedestrian amenities as properties are redeveloped. The Southwest District also contains a neighborhood commercial area, Walden Square. This smaller, compact shopping area is located on Mormon Trek Boulevard near its intersection with Benton Street. Walden Square includes a neighborhood grocery store, several retail shops and restaurants, a credit union and a coffee shop. This small commercial area provides for the everyday shopping needs of the surrounding neighborhood. While parking is prevalent at Walden Square, neighborhood residents can also ride their bikes or walk to these shops via the Willow Creek Trail, which runs adjacent to this development. 12 Transportation System .... contains several arterial streets including Melrose Avenue, Benton Street, Highway 1, Riverside Drive, Mormon Trek Boulevard and Rohret Road. Improvements to Melrose Avenue, Mormon Trek Boulevard, and Rohret Road in the past decade have improved the capacity of the arterial street system in west Towa City. However, insufficient capacity and poor ./ _ access control along streets such as Benton Street east of Sunset Street and portions of Riverside Drive ---' ' ~ contribute to congestion, delay, and accidents on the Mormon Trek Boulevard arterial street system. As development continues west of Mormon Trek Boulevard and along Highway 1, the demands on the arterial street system will increase. Arterial streets serve two important functions: 1) to provide travel routes for vehicles (personal, service, and freight), bicyclists and pedestrians through and to different parts of the community, and 2) providing access to adjacent properties for residential, commercial and industrial development. To have the maximum benefit arterial streets must function not only for automobile and truck traffic, but also for bicyclists and pedestrians. As arterial streets in west Iowa City are reconstructed, it will be important to add features such as wide sidewalks, bike lanes or wide travel lanes for bicyclists, and pedestrian friendly bridges and underpasses. The recently reconstructed Mormon Trek Boulevard north of Melrose Avenue is a good example or how arterial street corridors can be improved; not only was the street widened to accommodate increasing levels of traffic, but a landscaped median and right-of-way trees were planted, and wide sidewalks, including through the railroad underpass, were added. Mormon Trek Boulevard, Rohret Road, and Melrose Avenue have each been improved in the past decade, and function well while attempting to balance the need for traffic service, pedestrian and bicycle needs, and impacts on adjacent neighborhoods. Mormon Trek Boulevard is four lanes, with sidewalks, and carries between 12,000 and 17,000 vehicles per day. Melrose Avenue, also four lanes west of University Heights, also carries between 12,000 and 17,000 vehicles per day. The traffic signals at the intersections of Melrose Avenue with Sunset Street are being interconnected and modified to allow for more efficient traffic movement through the corridor, however the two- lane section of Melrose Avenue through University Heights can cause delay during peak traffic periods. Given the single-family character of Melrose Avenue through University Heights and the desire to keep traffic moving at a slower speed, the City of University Heights has no plans to add more capacity to Melrose Avenue. Rohret Road is a two lane arterial street west of Mormon Trek Boulevard with bike lanes and an 8- foot wide sidewalk on one side. Rohret Road carries in the range of 4,000 to 5,000 vehicles per day. The traffic load will continue to increase on Rohret Road as properties west of Highway 218 continue to develop. Benton Street has been the subject of much discussion in the past ten years. The segment of Benton Street between Sunset Street and Riverside Drive is considered to be under-capacity, which means there is traffic congestion, poor facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists, and poor access control leading to a higher accident rate. Benton Street carries between 8,000 and 17,000 vehicles 13 per day; generally the traffic level increases closer to Riverside Drive. Tn the past, the desire to add capacity to Benton Street has been weighed against the impact a widened street would have on the surrounding neighborhood, and the City Council has decided to not add capacity to the street. As traffic increases in the Benton Street corridor, there may be more pressure to improve the function of the street. Highway 1 carries between 23,000 and 25,000 vehicles per day. Access control within the Highway 1 corridor has been successful in limiting direct access to the highway, which creates a safer, more efficient environment for automobiles. Highway 1 has evolved into a significant commercial corridor, with 'big box' supermarkets, automobile dealerships, and other businesses taking advantage of the transportation corridor that Highway I provides to suppliers and customers alike. Because Highway :~ was designed as a rural-designed highway, with open drainage ditches, no curb, and no sidewalks, it does not serve pedestrian / bicycle needs. ]Eowa City will be constructing a trail on the south side of Highway 6 east of the Towa River in 2002 - a trail along portions of Highway :~ may also improve pedestrian and bicycle accessibility in the corridor, provided there are connections to existing pedestrian and bicycle systems. Riverside Drive, between Burlington Street and Highway 6, is an older arterial street than Highway l, with an older design. This segment of Riverside Drive carries between 21,000 and 25,000 vehicles per day. The multiple driveways with direct access to the street has led to multiple "conflict points," or locations where accidents are more likely to occur due to traffic turning into and out of the traffic stream. Sidewalks have been added over the past decades, but there are still gaps in the sidewalk system. Public Transit - The Southwest District is served by a number of public transit (bus) routes, including the Oakcrest, Westwinds, Plaen View, Westport, and West Side Loop routes. The Westport Route focuses on the commercial / employment corridors along Riverside Drive and Highway ~ West. The other routes provide general coverage to the predominately residential areas of the Southwest District, including the commercial nodes along Mormon Trek Boulevard, and the University of Towa's Health Sciences Campus. Each of the routes terminates at the central interchange in downtown Iowa City, though transfers between routes can be made wherever routes overlap. r4ost of the routes operate on a standard schedule, with buses every 1/2 hour during the three- hour a.m, and p.m. peak periods, and every hour the remainder of the day, The Westside loop route is unique in that it operates only when public schools are open, and provides service to West High School and downtown Iowa City with one route in the morning (before school) and one route in the afternoon (after school), 14 Trails - The two major trails in the Southwest District are the Willow Creek Trail and the Iowa River Corridor Trail. The fowa River Corridor Trail is located adjacent to the fowa River, behind Riverside Drive businesses such as Dairy Queen, Linder Tire, and Master Muffler. This year the City completed construction of Ned Ashton Park, a mini-park designed as a trail resting spot, as well as a gateway to the Iowa River Corridor (TRC) Trail. The IRC Trail, six miles long, is the areas longest trail, and extends from the south city limits at Napoleon Park, to Crandic Park and Coralville on the north. The IRC Trail provides access to regional destinations such as the University of Iowa campus and City Park. The Willow Creek Trail connects neighborhoods, the Walden Square commercial area, West High School, and Willow Creek and Kiwanis Parks, all within two miles. Future extensions of the Willow Creek Trail are planned to the west under Highway 218 and into Hunters Run Park, and potentially to the south around the perimeter of the Iowa City Municipal Airport. There are also many smaller segments of trail such as within Brookland Park and on the south side of the Law School. Parks and Open Space The Southwest District contains a number of both regional and neighborhood parks. Willow Creek ~ ..~'~ ~. ~; '~- - .- Park and Kiwanis Park together provide a large "~ L' '~ regional park facility that not only serves the .. - - - surrounding neighborhoods on the west side of the "'~: ~' ' ' City, but also attracts users from other areas of ~;~;" town. The Iowa River Corridor Trail skirts the ~ eastern boundary of the district. The newly ..... ~T~'- ~ developed Ned Ashton Park, located at the corner .~ .;~ of Benton Street and Riverside Drive provides a = .6. focal point along this regional trail. Brooklyn Park, ..,~.;. .. provides both active and passive recreational " lfjille,j Creek Park opportunities for the surrounding Melrose and Miller Orchard neighborhoods. The City has recently acquired property along Benton Street across from Roosevelt Elementary to develop into a small park. Discussions are ongoing as to how this park might be best developed to serve the surrounding residents. The central part of the District contains a number of parks, including the aforementioned Willow Creek and Kiwanis Park. Villa Park, located west of University Heights, contains both active and passive areas and also doubles as a stormwater detention facility. Hunters Run Park serves the westernmost neighborhoods of the district. It is located west of Highway 218 along Duck Creek Drive. While this park consists largely of natural areas with trails, improvements are currently underway to provide active park space. Additional park space may be needed as the City grows westward. The Johnson County Poor Farm property contains unique and important natural areas. A study is currently underway to document the significant environmental features of this historic site. There is a possibility that at some time in the future portions of this property could be used as public open space or parkland. Public and Private Institutions and Services ~ The Southwest District has many different profit and : -. ,. non-profit agencies and institutions that serve the '~! ' community. These institutions are markers of the districts individuality. Not only do they serve the citizens of the Southwest District, but they also bring ~.~:;!; ......:':"' people from other areas of the city to the district. The following list is not exhaustive, but gives an idea of the variety of institutions and services available in the Southwest District. Can you think of others? [rvinq B. Weber Elementanl Iowa City Community Schools Horn Elementary Roosevelt Elementary School Weber Elementary School West Senior High School University of Iowa The University of Iowa has a significant presence in the Southwest District. A University dorm and the law school are located in the far northeast corner of the district. In addition, the University owns a number of properties south of Ivlelrose Avenue that house daycare centers and cultural centers that serve both University faculty and staff as well as the surrounding community. Churches and Church Organizations Iowa City Institute of Religion All Nations Baptist Church University Baptist Church Kingdom Hall of 3ehovah's Witnesses Christ the King Lutheran Church First Mennonite Church Iowa Korean United Methodist Church Living Word Christian Fellowship St. Andrew Presbyterian Church United Campus Ministry Child Care Alice's Child Care Alice's Rainbow Child Care Centers Brookland Wood's Child Care Center Shalom Christian Preschool and Daycare The Sprout House University Parents Day Care Your Right Hand (Nanny Service) 16 Retirement and Residential Care Facilities: Greenwood Manor Oaknoll Adult Day Care Health Center Pathways Adult Day Health Center Chatham Oaks, Inc. (located on the 3ohnson County Poor Farm properb/) Other Non-Profit and Human Services Organizations: Neighborhood Center Home Life Health Services Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous 3ohnson County Poor Farm Property 3ohnson County has owned a large parcel of agricultural land in the far western part of the district since 1856. As described in the previous history section, this property has significant value as an historic and cultural resource. In addition, there may be important environmental features that require careful consideration. The County Supervisors are currently conducting a long range planning study for this property to help guide their decision-making with regard to use of the property in the future. City Services and Infrastructure Fire Protection - The Iowa City Fire Department provides fire protection to the Southwest District. Fire Station #2, located at 301 Emerald Street, provides primary response to the District. Secondary response is provided I1~ .._'~--= ' "~ by Fire Station #1, located at the Iowa City Civic Center, . 410 E. Washington Street. First response times for the '~ ~ ~t' ' ....... developed properties in the District average between ~~.~.~.. , ~ four and eight minutes. However, response time for ~ properties located on the periphery of the Southwest ..... ;2' ' "" ' '; "'"~;~' "~!;" ~ District can be over eight minutes, while some properties ~'ire ~tc~tion # 2 closer to downtown have response times of less than four minutes. As the Southwest District of the City continues to develop, it is likely that response times will increase. To help keep response times low, it may be necessary to secure land to relocate Fire Station #2 farther southwest so that it is central to the geographic center of the west side of the city. In addition, it is important for the City to pursue reciprocal automatic aid agreements for fire protection with nearby cities and towns. Arterial street continuity and secondary access are important to ensure adequate fire and emergency protection. Sewer Service - Sanitary sewer is essential for development within Iowa City. Without public sewer service, development is limited to one house per 1 acre. In such situations a private septic system is required and is controlled by the 3ohnson County Health Department. Because it greatly increases the intensity of allowed development, the construction of a sewer line can have as much influence as zoning laws. Sanitary sewer service in the Southwest District is provided by a series of major interceptor/trunk sewer lines and the lateral sewer lines which feed into them. Interceptor and trunk sewers are large sewers that generally provide sewer service to an entire drainage basin and are usually built ]7 by the City. In some cases the City has recouped the cost of construction by collecting "tap-on" fees from developments that later hook into the sewer. This is a way to provide sewer service to an area in which the City wishes to direct growth. In the Southwest District the primary sewers are the Westside Trunk, Willow Creek Interceptor, and Southwest Trunk. Lateral sewer lines are smaller sewers feeding trunk and interceptor sewers. They are built by developers during the construction of a subdivision. Individual houses and buildings have service lines that hook into the lateral sewer lines. Property owners are responsible for the installation and repair of these service iines. All of the city's sewer lines flow to one of the city's two wastewater treatment plants. The North Wastewater Treatment Plant is located adjacent to the Iowa River north of Highway 6. The South Wastewater Treatment Plant is located to the north of Napoleon Street on the far south side of the city. These two plants treat raw sewage according to Federal and State requirements so that the treated wastewater can be released into the Iowa River. All of the existing developments in the Southwest District are adequately served by the existing sanitary sewer system. There are properties in the Country Club Estates area that cannot be further developed until the Abbey Lane Trunk Sewer is extended or a lift station is built to pump sewage to the Westside Trunk. Until these improvements are made there will be no further expansions of this subdivision. The area west of Slothower Road can utilize the landfill lift station to pump sewage to the Westside Trunk. The provision of sewer service to the area south of Rohret Road and west of Highway 218 will require the Abbey Lane Trunk Sewer under Highway 218 and consideration of a lift station. Due to the high cost of this project, it is not likely to occur in the near future. As the other areas of the Southwest District become more fully developed, the cost of this sewer project may be justified to open additional land for the city's growth. Until that time agricultural uses are appropriate. Water - As development occurs water lines are extended from adjacent subdivisions to serve areas of new growth. The developer is responsible for installing water mains within their subdivision. Developers are also charged a water main extension fee that is applied to their share of the cost of building the city-wide feeder main and large diameter distribution system. There is a need for a water storage tank in the Slothower Road vicinity to improve water pressure on the far west side of the city. It will be necessary in the near future to loop the existing dead-end water mains located along Rohret Road and Melrose Avenue. Solid Waste - The Iowa City Landfill abuts the western boundary of the Southwest District and is directly west of the proposed future alignment of Highway 965. The landfill has been in use since 1972 serving all of lohnson County and the communities of Riverside and Kalona in Washington County. The landfill has an estimated site life of 30 to 35 years. The 200- acre site has about 100 acres buried in refuse mainly on the eastern portion of the property. These 100 acres have been capped and grass has been planted to stabilize the banks. The landfill owns two additional 40-acre properties to the west of the site and plans are to continue purchasing land surrounding the landfill to the west, north and south in order to create a buffer between the landfill and any future development. Portions of the buffer area could be used for recreation and the landfill itself could be used for recreational purposes in the distant future. 18 I SOUTHWEST DTSTRTCT PLANNTNG WORKSHOP ,,, 4;Ios~ary ACCESS: The place, means or way by which pedestrians or vehicles shall have ingress and egress to a property or parking area. COMPACT DEVELOPMENT: A smaller lot, more efficient pattern of development with residences, streets, sidewalks, schools, commercial areas and open space in proximity to each other; ideally, within walkable distance. CONSERVATION AREAS: Lands containing sensitive environmental features, such as wetlands, stream corridors or wooded ravines, that are designated as no-build areas that are intended to be kept in a natural state. These areas may be incorporated into parks or have trails built adjacent to or in some cases within them. CUL DE SAC: A local street terminating in a turnaround. DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL: The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential land area including streets, easements, and open space portions of a development. INFILL DEVELOPMENT: Development of land that is situated in an area that is already largely developed and has existing infrastructure/services, such as streets, sewers, water lines and other utilities available. 3[nfill development generally occurs in older neighborhoods in the community and requires little investment in infrastructure. INFRASTRUCTURE: The physical elements of a development, including streets, sewers, water lines and other utilities. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT: A development that contains different types of housing (single- family, duplex, townhouse, multi-family) with commercial, institutional and/or open space/recreational uses integrated into the development. PLAT: A map or maps of a subdivision. SECONDARY ACCESS: A second means for vehicles to get into or leave a neighborhood or development. Having more than one means of access tends to distribute traffic more evenly, and is considered critical for emergency vehicle access. SPRAWL: LOw density, large-lot, automobile-oriented development that is highly land- consumptive and most often located on the outskirts of the city. With this pattern of development, public service delivery (school bussing, snow plowing, mail delivery, refuse collection, emergency access) is more expensive. STREETf ARTER/AL: A thoroughfare designed to carry vehicular traffic between neighborhoods and from surrounding areas into and out of the city. STREETf COLLECTOR: A street that directs neighborhood vehicular traffic to the arterial street system; it basically serves the surrounding neighborhoods, not the wider community. STREET, LOCAL: A street that provides access to adjacent properties and allows for vehicular traffic circulation within a neighborhood. SUBDIVTSION: The division of land into three or more lots or parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development or, if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land. ZONING: To mark off land area within a City into zones for the purpose of controlling land use and density, e.g. single family residential, multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, etc. The state grants authority to cities to adopt a zoning ordinance and map for the following reasons: · Promote the public health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare; · Conserve and protect the value of property throughout the City and to encourage the most appropriate use of land; · Lessen congestion in the streets; · Prevent the overcrowding of land; · Avoid undue concentration of populations; and · Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage disposal, schools, parks, and other public requirements. DOWNZONING: A change in the zoning classification of land to a classification permitting less intensive or dense development, such as from multi-family to single-family or from commercial or industrial to residential. REZONING: A change in land use regulations. Rezoning can take three forms: · A comprehensive revision of the zoning code text and map; · A change to the zoning code text with regard to the specific zone requirements; · A change to the Zoning Ivlap, i.e. a change to the zoning designation of a particular parcel or parcels of land. UPZONING: The opposite of downzoning. ZONING I~!AP: The map delineating the boundaries of zones, which, along with the zoning text, comprises the zoning ordinance. Are there other terms you'd like to see added to this glossary? Jot them down & let staff know what you'd like defined at the workshop session. 20 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: November 19, 2001 TO: City Council FROI~h Steven Nasby, Community Development Coordinato~V~ RE: FY03 Applications for CDBG and HOME Funding Enclosed please find the FY03 application forms for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership program (HOME) funding. These application forms are broken into housing and non-housing activities. Both of these applications had only slight revisions since last year. The main changes include the following: · Expanded area for documenting volunteer efforts · Reduced number of loan and grant options (activity dependent) At their November 15 meeting, the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) reviewed and approved the updated FY03 application forms. The FY03 funding process will start on December 3, at which time the application forms will be available to the public. In addition, application forms and information will also be available on the City Iowa City's web site. If you have any questions or comments please contact me at 356-5248 or via e-mail at Steven-Nasby@iowa-city.org. encJosures FY03 CiTY OF iOWA CITY CDBG and HOME FUNDING REQUEST HOUSING PROJECTS Project Name: Type of Project: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Lead Applicant Name Signature Applicant Address Contact Person Title Phone Number Fax Number E-mail Address Federal Tax Zdentification Number: 2. Secondan/Applicant (if applicable) Signature Applicant Address Contact Person Title Phone Number Fax Number E-mail Address 3. Type of Applicant (check one): ~ Community Housing Development Organization Private non-profit organization ~ Private for-profit, individual or partnership applicant ~ Public Organization 4. Amount of Funds Requested HOME $ CDBG $ TOTAL LOAN REQUESTED $ 5. Provide a brief description of the proposed project (please limit response to this space). SECTION - Need I Priority 6. Tell us why this project is needed (include information from market studies or other supporting documentation that identifies the need for this type of housing for Towa City's need) and how it will fill a gap in the City's housing market. 7. Describe how the proposed project addresses the priorities, strategies and goals cited in the CXTY STEPS Plan, the Haxfield Housing Harket Analysis and/or "Assessing Zowa's Housing Needs" (August 2000) by Professor Heather HcDonald. (Please specify the one most applicable priority need and priority need level/as shown on pages 91-97 in C27Y STEPS) Priority Need Priority Need Level (High, Medium or Low) SECTION 2-Levera lin i Resources 8. Zndicate the apnlicable loan terms: Rate Years Principal and intersst (amortized loan) % ~ See Applicant Guide, Loan terms are subject to negotiation or modification by the HCDC or City staff (Council approval may also apply). 9. In the space below, please provide the proposed sources and uses of funds for the project. Include all funding requested for the proposed project to be completed (e.g. infrastructureimprovements). W~erepo~ibleplea~eprovidet~irdparty documentation for project costs. s 10 a. Please complete the table below showing the types and amounts of funding being requested for the proposed project. Funding Source and Type of Funds Amount of Funding Requested Iowa City CDBG or HOME Funding (public) $ State of Iowa HOME or CDBG (public) $ Iowa Finance Authority (IFA)- non-ITHTCs (public) $ City of Iowa City - Tax Increment Financing (public) $ City of Iowa City - Tax Abatement or Exemption (public) $ IFA - Low Income Housing Tax Credits (public) $ Other Public Resources (public) $ Applicant Contribution of Equity (private) $ Private Lender Financing (private) $ Private Foundation(s) (private) $ Volunteer Labor and/or In-kind Donations (private) $ Other Pdvate Resources (private) $ Amount of Private Funds $ (a) Amount of Public Funds $ (b) TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING $ (c) (sum of lines a and b) Number of Bedrooms (d) Number of Publicly Assisted Bedrooms (e) Persons Assisted (# of bedrooms x 1.5) (f) Requested Public Subsidy Per Bedroom (line b divided by line d) Total Cost per Bedroom (line c divided by line d) Total Public Cost per Person (line b divided by line f) Total Cost per Person (line c divided by line f) 10 b. if volunteers are used please describe how these volunteers are utilized for the proposed activity and estimate the amount of volunteer time and value dedicated to the identified tasks. Unskilled labor hours x $10\per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ TOTAL $ 11. Does the proposed project pay full property taxes? Yes __ No __ zf full property taxes are not fully paid, does the proposed project make a Payment Tn Lieu OfTaxes? Yes__ No __ Zf "yes", what is the percent of full taxes paid? __% and amount paid $ :12. Zf partial funds are awarded, will the project/program continue? Yes.__ No__ Zf yes, at what level? 13, Program regulations require a 25% match for HOME funding only. Describe how your organization or the proposed project will help the City of Zowa City meet this match requirement for local HOME funds. if the proposed project is requesting HOHE funds from the State of iowa please describe how the project will meat this matching requirement without the use of City funds. if State HOHE match is being waived or reduced please include a letter from the iowa Department of Economic Development, Local HOME Funds Requested $ x .25 = $ Local Match State HOME Funds Requested $ x .20 = $ State Match '7 SECTION 3 -- Feasibility 14. Briefly outline the proposed timetable for the commitment and expenditure of the funding being requested (include other project factors such as rezoning, construction schedule, or application(s) for other funding). Please Note: if funded, this schedule will be used for any ~rofect aoreement for the use of CDBGIHOI4E funding. Date DescriPtion of Activity .~uly 1, 2002 Beginning of City Fiscal Year and Project Start Date 15. Briefly describe the project goals for providing or assisting in the preservation or expansion of affordable housing in iowa City, and how the project will benefit the targeted income group (e.g. goal of providing rental housing to lower income persons without use of Section 8 rental assistance or level of subsidized rent compared to market rates). 16. To help promote the efficient use of federal, state and local funding please describe how the project will maintain long-term Fin excess of CDBGIHOAfE program reauirements) or permanent affordability; and, show how the project will provide for affordable housing at rental rates lower than those in the existing rental market. 17. Are all funding sources needed to complete the project secured (subject to written verification)? If not, please describe below the time frames for other funding awards. NOTE TO HCDC: REVIEW A TFACHED PROFORbiA AS PART OF THE FEASIBILITY SECTION SECTZON 4 - ZmpactlBenefit to the Community Tn the space provided, describe in detail the type of project (new construction, acquisition, rehab, tenant based rent assistance or down payment assistance), total number of units and number of units assisted with public funds. 19. An objective of the City of Zowa City Comprehensive Plan is to promote a diversity of housing types and mix of all income levels. Please describe the target population this project is to serve, the current level of low-moderate income households in the Census Tract\Block Group and how the project will promote diversity within the neighborhood. 20. On the map provided, please show the location of the proposed project. Also, please indicate the number of persons or households that will be served by the proposed project by income category. (PLEASE NOTE: if this application is funded, the information in this table will be used as income targeting for the CDBGIHOIqE Agreement). Circle Persons or Households Number between 0 - 30% median income persons or households (a) Number between 31 - 50% median income persons or househdds (b) Number between 5:L - 80% median income persons or households (c) Number between 80 - 100% median income persons or households (d) Number over 100% median income persons or households (e) TOTAL Persons or Households (f) Percent LMZ (lines (a+b+c) divided by line f) l0 22. As accurately as possible please describe how outcome data indicates that the project objectives can be met. First, describe the outcome data or key elements the project is working towards (e.g. units to be rehabilitated). 23. Please discuss how these outcome data will be met by the proposed project. SECTION ~ -- Capacib/I History of the A~licant 24. Please list amount of CDBG and/or HOME funds received within the last three City fiscal years and the status of the project(s) undertaken. (C/b/fiscal year July 1 to June 30) Fiscal Year Funds Received Budgeted Amount Amount ~xpended (as of 12/31/01) FYO0 (3uly 1999 - 3une 2000) FY01 (3uly 2000 - .June 2001) FY02 (3uly ;2001 - .June 2002) 25. Zs the applicant (including partners, co-applicants, etc.) currently in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations including any CDBG and/or HOME funded projects? Yes __ No . Zf "NO" or a matter is currently in litigation please give the name of the case and explain the basis for the case. 26, Please provide evidence of your organization's capacity and/or experience to undertake and complete the proposed project within the established timetable and budget. DUE 3anuary 23, 2002 by 12:00 noon - NO EXCEPTTONS C/ty of [owa C/ty Department of Planning and Community Development 4]0 E. Washington Street (3]9) 356-5230 stephen-long@iowa-city.org steven-nasby@iowa-city.org tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org PROFORMA SPREAD SHEET Instructions for Completing This Attachment The FY03 Housing Application, as in the past, requires the developers of rental housing projects to complete and submit a proforma for the project being proposed. The purpose of this proforma is to help the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) and staff to make informed decisions on the allocation of local HOME Investment Pafa~ership and/or Community Development Block Grant funding. For FY03 we are requiring all applicants to complete the attached proforma. This form will provide HCDC with the needed information in a format that is uniform among all applicants. The following are instructions for completing this form and some basic "t~les of thumb' for your consideration. This form allows for up to 20 years of information. If you have any questions about the form or need technical assistance please call Steve Nasby or Steve Long at 356- 5230. ***Fields shown in "ereV" are for number entry when using, the excel sOreadsheet*** Revenues [A~er YR 1 a rent escalator of 2% is calculated in the spreadsheet which is consistent with the Fair Market Rent (FMR/increases for Iowa City] Line I Gross Rent: Is the total amount of rent generated from the hnusmg units, based on proposed rent levels (proposed rents may be less than FMRs but cannot exceed FMP. s). Line 2 Other Incoxne: Include laundry income, application or pet fees, and interest income. Line 3 Tenant Contributions: Include other payments such as rent for parking or storage space. Line 4 Gross Income: Is the sum of Lines I through 3. Line 5 Vacancy Loss: Line 1 multiplied by 5%. Line 6 Effective Gross Income: Line 4 minus Line 5. Operating Expenses JAn inflation escalator of 3% is calculated in the spreadsheet] Line 7 Operating Expenses: Estxmated insurance expense (estimate from an agent). Line 8 Operating Expenses: Repairs and Replacements ($230 - $390 per unit depending on building age). Line 9 Operating Expenses: Management Fee (usually 5 7% of Gross Rent). Line 10 Operating Expenses: Property Taxes (estimate may be obtained from the City Assessor's Office). Line 11 Operating Expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses (legal, accounting, advertising, water\sewer, etc.). Line 12 Operating Expenses: Reserves (generally no more than 2-3% of gross rent). Line 13 Total Operating Expenses: Is the sum of Lines 7 through 12. Net Ol~eratinR Income Line 14 Net Operating Income: Is Line 6 minus Line 13. Debt Service [list mortgage payments for principal and interest only] Line 15 Debt Service for lst Mortgage. Line 16 Debt Service for 2"d Mortgage(s) (include the total payments for all junior mortgages on this line). Line 17 Total Debt Service: Is the sum of Lines 15 and 16 (should not be less than 87% of Line 14). Cash Flow Available for Distribution Line 18 Cash Flow: Equals Line 14 minus Line 17. Eouitv Investment Line 18B is the amount offrinds being invested in the project by the project developerSsponsor. This does not include the equity raised through the sale of Low Income Housing Tax Credits as they are accoanted for on Line 33. Cash on Cash Return on Investment ]shows return to developer or investors on their equity contribution before taxes or tax credits are included] Line 19 Cash on Cash ROI: Equals Line 18 divided by equity investment as shown on the application. PAGE 2 PROFORMA INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Determinin~ Taxes Line 20 Cash Flow: Carry over the figure from Line 18. Line 21 Depreciation Expenses: Annual depreciation of property (27.5 year straight-line schedule). Line 22 Amortization of Fees: Annual amortization of project fees (15-year srcaight-lme schedule), Line 23 Principal Payments: Calculate the an~ount of principal paid on all loans for each year. Line 24 Reserves: Carry over the figure from Line 12. Earnings (Loss) Before Taxes Line 25 Earnings Before Tax: Equals (Line 20 minus Lines 21 and 22) plus Lines 23 and 24. Taxes Line 26 Tax Rate: Use a 35% tax rate on for-profit organizations and non-profits use 0%. Line 27 Taxes Incurred (Saved): Equals Line 25 multiplied by Line 26. Cash Flow After-Tax Line 28 Cash Flow: Carry over figure from Line 20. Line 29 Taxes Incurred (Saved): Carry over figure from Line 27. Line 30 Cash Flow After-tax: Equals Line 28 minus Line 29. Total Benefit Analysis Line 31 Cash Flow After-tax: Carry over figure from Line 30. Line 32 Rehabilitation Tax Credits: Calculate full value ofrehab tax credits. Line 33 Low Income Housing Tax Credits: Calculate full value of LIHTC annually for each of the 1st 10 years. Line 34 Net Sale Proceeds: In year 20, calculate the estimated future market value of the property by taking the total cost of the project as presented in this application and compound it by 2% for each year. Place this amount on line 34. Line 35 Net Cash Flow After-tax: Equals the sum of Lines 31 through 34. Line 36 Remm on Investment: Equals the Net Cash Flow After Tax divided by the Equity Investment. Proforma Spread Sheet FY03 CDBG and HOME RentaiHousing Projects Line Description Symbols YRI YR2 YR3 YR4 YR5 YR6 YR7 YR8 YR9 YR10 Revenues I Gross Rental income · G Rent ~$' '~ - ' $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 3 Tenant Contributions +m Contrubut~on ~7::~;½ !ii~ $ - $ - $ - $ - $ $ $ $ $ 4 Gross ReveFiues = G Income $ - $ $ - $ $ ~ $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 5 Vacaqcy Loss - vac $ - $ - $ $ s $ - $ - $ $ $ 6 Effective Gross Income = Operatinq Expenses 8 Maintenanc§ &Structural R~paiFS - $ : s $ $ 9 Management Fees 10 ~Eqperty Taxes $: ' : - - - $ : $ $ $ 11 Misc, Op~ratin~penses ::,~:~ ;'~- : s s $ - s : 13 Total Operating Expenses - OPR Expenses $ $ $ $ $ 14 Net Operating Income =~o, $ $ $ $ 17 Total Debt Service Dis s $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 18 Cash Row =cF $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 18(b) _Equity, Investment In Project $' :; :- $ - $ - s - $ - s - $ - $ $ s - 19 Cash -on- Cash ROI c_F #D(VI0t ~¢DIv/0q #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #OIV/O! fOIV/O! #DIV/0! #D~V/09 #D~VIO! #DIV/O! Line Determining Taxes 20 Cash Flow CF 2 1 Depreciation Exj~enses - DEPR 22 Amortization of Fees -AMORTZ 24 Reserves +RESERVES 25 EarninJs(~oss~Befgre TBXeS =EBTX 26 x Tax Rate (35% or 0%) ×P~TE 27 Taxincurred(Saved) =TAXor(Savings) Cash Flow After Tax 28 Cash Flow cF 29 Tax Incurred (Tax Saved) - TAX (+SAY) 30 Cash Flow After Tax =CFATX Line Total Benefit Analysis 31 Cash Flow After Tax CFATX 32 Rehabilitation Tax Credit +RTC 33 Low Income HousingTax Credit +LIHTC 34 Net Sale Proceeds +NSP 35 Total Benefits After TaX~NCFAT =NCFATx YR11 YR12 YR13 YR14 YR15 YR16 YR17 YR18 YR19 YR20 Line Description Revenues $ : $ - $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ 1 Gross Rental Income $ s s $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - s : $ 2 Other Income s $ $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ 3 Tenant Contributions $ j $ $ $ $ $ : $ $ $ $ 4 Gross Revenues $ $ $ $ - $ $ $ - $ - $ : $ - 5 Vacancy_Loss $ $ $ $ s $ $ $ s $ 6 Effective Gross Income Operafine Expenses $ - $ - $ - $ - s - s $ $ $ 7 Insurance - $ $ : : $ $ 8 Maintenance &Structural Rep_aim - $ $ - : $ - $ 9 Management Fees : $ $ $ $ - 10 Pro~oerty Taxes : $ $ - - $ - $ 11 Misc. O~oeratingExpenses $ $ $ $ 12 Reserves $ $ $ $ 13 Total Operating Expenses $ $ ~ $ 14 Net Operating Income :~55 ~: - ':'i': : :2: '*$~'7.%"~:; 2 !:S: ': :2~: :: $ ~ :2 _S -" 15 Debt Service First Mort~gAge 7s -~ - -::-~ ! 1:: s: ~ ' ':~ s : - $ - -, -s - s 16 Debt Service Subordinate Mortgage(s) $ $ $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ $ 17 Total Debt Service $ $ $ $ s s $ $ $ $ 18 Cash Flow s - s - $ - $ - s - s * s * $ - $ - $ 18(b) Equity Investm_ent In F'ro,~ecL ~DIV/0! #DIV/0! fOIV/0t fOlV/0! ION/0! #DIVIOE #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #OIV/0E #DIV/0! 19 Cash -on- Cash ROI YR11 YR12 YR13 YR14 YR15 YR16 YR17 YR18 YR19 YR20 Line Description Determinine Taxes $ ~ $ $ - $ - $ $ - $ - $ $ ~ 20 Cash Flow $ $ $ ' $ ' ' $ : $ * $ ' $ ' $ - ~! De~oEec!ati0n Expenses s - $ $ - $ $ $ $ $ $ 22 Amortization of Fees ~$,~- ,- $;~;-,, :~' $,,:'!! : s - - ::! , - :s: =: -: :~$ -:$ - ~s - $ ':T:~ 23 Princi~l Payments $ s $ $ $ s s $ $ 24 Reserves $ $ $ - $ s : $ - $ - $ - $ : 25 Earnin~gs (Loss) Before Taxes e% o% o% o% o% o% o% o% o% o% 26 x Tax Rate (35% or 0%) $ $ s $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 27 Tax Incurred (Saved) Cash Flow After Tax $ $ - $ - $ $ - $ : $ : 28 Cash Flow s s $ $ $ s $ $ $ $ 29 Tax Incurred (Tax Saved) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 30 Cash Flow After Tax Line Total Benefit Analysis 31 Cash Flow After Tax 32 Rehab!lit~ation Tax Credit 33 Low Income HousingTax Credit 34 Net SaFe Proceeds 35 Total Benefits After Tax (NCFAT) FY03 HOUSING APPL]'CA TZ'ON · APPLICATION PACKET MAY NOT BE LONGER THAN A TOTAL OF 13 PAGES (17 PAGES INCLUDING 20 -YEAR PROFOR/vIA USING THE PROVIDED EXCEL FORMAT). · ALL MATERIALS MUST BE TYPED - 10 POINT FONT OR LARGER. · RENTAL HOUSING PROJECTS MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE A'I'I'ACHED PROFORMA FORM. · PLEASE HAVE APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION COPIED SINGLE-SIDED. · SUBMIT ONLY i COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. · ONLY i PROJECT PROPOSAL MAY BE SUBMITI'ED ON EACH APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE USE SEPARATE APPLICATION FORMS FOR EACH PROJECT PROPOSAL. · DUE JANUARY 23, 2002 by :1.2:00 noon - NO EXECPTIONS CITY OF IOWA CITY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ~tl 0 EAST WASHINGTON STREET (319) 3~c6-5230 stephen-long@iowa-city.org steven-nasby@iowa-city.org tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org CITY OF IOWA CITY FY03 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING REQUEST FOR NON-HOUSING PROJECTS Name of Project: 2a. Total Amount of CDBG Funds Requested $ b. Loan $ Grant $ 3. Name and Address of ApplicantJOrganization 4. Contact Person: Phone Number: Fax Number: Email Address: 5. Location of Proposed Project: 6. Check CITY STEPS Objective (only one): __ Homeless Needs __ Public Facility Needs Public Service Needs __ Economic Development Needs 7, Brief summary of the proposed project (please use 0nly the space provided below): SECTION 1 - Need\Priority 8. Describe how the proposed project addresses the priorities, strategies and goals cited in the CITY STEPS Plan and the Maxfield Housing Market Analysis. (Please specify the one most al3Dlicable 13rioritV need and priority need level, as shown on pages 9f-92 and 98-99 in CITY STEPS). Priority Need Priority Need Level (High, Medium or Low) 9. Tell us why this project is needed (include information from studies~research or other supporting documentation) and how it fills a gap in the City's continuum of care as outlined in CITY STEPS. SECTION 2 - Leveraclincl Resources 10. Is the project requesting a grant or a loan? If a loan* is requested, please indicate the applicable loan terms: Type of Loan: (check applicable line) Amount Years Economic Development - For-profit (3% amortized loan) Economic Development - Non-profit (1% amortized loan) Public Facilities Project - Non-profit (conditional occupancy loan) __ Public Service Project (grant) * All loan terms are subject to negotiation and/or modification by the HCDC or City staff. 11. List the amount of CDBG funds requested for various categories appropriate to your project. Use general categories such as salaries, office expense and other administrative expenses for operational funding. Use categories such as property acquisition, architectural expenses, construction costs, material and administrative costs, etc. for construction/rehab projects. Please include the cost of an audit for any organization that expects to receive over $300,000 from all federal sources. Also, budget for the other items listed under Budget Considerations in the Subrecipient Guide. If other funds are used to implement the project, please list the sources, state if the funds are in-kind or cash, and check if the funds are anticipated or committed. DOCUMENT COSTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE: The Housing and Community Development Commission may request a copy of your overall agency budget. BUDGET BREAKDOWN Please place an "X" in box that applies Type Status EXPENSE CATEGORY CDBG OTHER LIST SOURCE OF In- Cash Antic. Comm. FUNDS FUNDS Kind (e.g. salaries, acquisition, OTHER FUNDS rehab) If possible, please prioritize the budget $ $ TOTALS $ $ Amount of PrivateSAgency\ Other Funds $ (a) Amount of CDBG Funds $ (b) TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING $ (c) (sum of lines a and b) Number of Persons Assisted (d) (see question 18) Total Cost per Person (e) (line c divided by line d) Total CDBG Cost per Person (f) (line b divided by line d) 12. If volunteers are used please describe how these volunteers are utilized for the proposed activity and estimate the amount of volunteer time and value dedicated to the identified tasks. Unskilled labor hours x $10\per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $._ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ Skilled Labor ( ) hours x $__ per hour = $ TOTAL $ 13. List other groups or organizations that were asked to contribute to or fund this project and the status of those funds (include anticipated dates of funding awards or decisions). 14. Does the proposed project pay property taxes? Yes __ No __ If property taxes are not paid, does the proposed project pay a Payment In Lieu of Taxes? Yes __ No __ If "yes", what is the percent of full taxes paid? % and amount paid $ SECTION 3 - Feasibility 15. If funds are awarded, will the project/program continue after the CDBG funds end? Yes No__ Please explain. 16. Briefly outline the proposed timetable for the commitment and expenditure of the funding being requested (include other project factors such as rezoning, construction schedule, or application(s) for other funding). Please Note: If funded, this schedule will be used for any ~roiect aclreement for the use of CDBG fundinn. Date Description of Activity July 1,2002 Beginning of City Fiscal Year and Project Start Date SECTION 4 - Iml3act\Benefit to the Community 17. The strategies and objectives of the CITY STEPS Plan is to promote a continuum of care within the community that includes jobs and services for low-moderate income persons. Please describe how the proposed project ties into this concept and partners with existing services or fills a gap within the community. 18. List goal(s) of this project. In addition, please indicate the population to be served by the proposed project according to the income categories shown in the Applicant Guide. (PLEASE NOTE: If this application is funded, the information in this table will be used as income targeting for the CDBG Agreement). (Circle persons or households) Number between 0-30% median income __ persons or households (a) Number between 31-50% median income ~ persons or households (b) Number between 51-80% median income __ persons or households (c) Number between 81 - 100% median income __ persons or households (d) Number over 100% median income __ persons or households (e) TOTAL __ Persons or Households (f) Percent LMI __ [lines (a+b+c) divided by line f] 19, AS accurately as possible please describe how outcome data indicates that the project objectives can be met. First, describe the outcome data or key elements the project is working towards (e.g. employment). 20. Please discuss how these outcome data will be met by the proposed project, 21. On the attached map please indicate the location of the proposed public facility or the site where public services or job training will be offered. SECTION 5 - Callacity\History of the AI31~licant 22. Please list amount of CDBG and/or HOME funds received within the last three City fiscal years and the status of the project(s) undertaken. (City fiscal year July f to June 30) FY00 (July 1999 - June 2000) Budgeted Amount $ Amount Spent (to date) $ FY01 (July 2000 - June 2001 ) Budgeted Amount $ Amount Spent (to date) $ FY02 (July 2001 - June 2002) Budgeted Amount $ Amount Spent (to date) $ 23. Is the applicant (including partners, co-applicants, etc.) currently in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations including any CDBG and/or HOME funded projects? Yes No . If "NO" or the matter is currently in litigation please give the name of the case and explain the basis of the case. 24. Please provide evidence of your organization's capacity and experience to undertake and complete the proposed project within the established timetable and budget. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RETURNED BY 12:00 noon, JANUARY 23, 2002 - NO EXCEPTIONS City of Iowa City Dept. of Planning & Community Development 410 E. Washington SL Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5230 stephen-long@iowa-city.org steven-nasby@iowa-city.org tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org FY03 NON-HOUSING APPLICATION GUIDELINES · APPLICATION PACKET MAY NOT BE LONGER THAN A TOTAL OF 12 PAGES. · PLEASE TYPE ALL MATERIALS - 10 POINT FONT OR LARGER · LETTER (S) OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT MUST BE INCLUDED. · PLEASE HAVE APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION COPIED SINGLE-SIDED. · SUBMIT ONE COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. · ONLY 1 PROJECT PROPOSAL MAY BE SUBMITTED ON EACH APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE USE SEPARATE APPLICATION FORMS FOR EACH PROJECT PROPOSAL. · DUE JANUARY 23, 2002 by 12:00 NOON -NO EXCEPTIONS CITY OF IOWA CITY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET (319) 356-5230 Stephen-Long@iowa-city.org Steven-Nasby@iowa-city.org Tracy-Hightshoe@iowa-city.org Dear Mr. Winkelhake, In the November 12, 2001 WATERLOO COURIER was an article entitled "Johnson County has big share of state's OWl arrests." I can only applaud your comments about making drunken driving a priority. You may never know how many lives and injuries were saved because of your aggressive enforcement of thelaws. I just wish there were more police chiefs like you. My sixteen-year-old daughter was killed when broadsided at an intersection by a drunk driver who had a .087 BAC 11/2 hours after the crash. The drunk was later acquitted by Judge Todd Geer. Keep up the good work. Wanda Farrell FINAL/APPROVED MINUTES I 11-20-01 I NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING RELATIONS TASK FORCE- INAUGURAL MEETING IP12 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2001- 3:30- 5:00 PM PARK AND RECREATION MEETING ROOM B Members Present: Hillary Sale, Ann Freerks, Jerry Hansen, Tim Walker, Mike Carberry, Nick Klenske, Mike Newman, Ted Chambers, Larry Svoboda, Anne Vespa, Sally Cline. Members Absent: None Staff Present: Marcia Klingaman, intern Erin Welsch, Sue Dulek, Capt. Matt Johnson, Doug Boothroy City Council Members Present: Irvin Pfab Others Present: Marti Horan, Norm Cate, Erma-Jo Thomas, Maryann Dennis Call to Order Hillary Sale called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM Introductions The members of the task force as well as all citizens present introduced themselves and stated their interest in being at this meeting. The task force cuts a wide swathe across Iowa City in terms of those represented. Included are property owners, tenants, homeowners, a student and a UI Law professor to name a few. Present for this initial meeting were representatives from different Police, Housing, Legal and Neighborhood Services resources. There was some concern that reporters should reveal themselves if present, but no media covered the meeting so for the time being it became a moot point. Goals and Options Hillary Sale discussed why this group was assembled. Before this meeting, every member was given a thick packet of memoranda and other information. Sale referred to the concerns and issues discussed in this packet as primarily being problems created or exacerbated by rental properties. The purpose of this task force is to serve as a coalition to solve these problems. Other organizations such as the Neighborhood Council have tried to deal with these problems, but the issue is so great that a separate entity was required. Therefore, City Council appointed this group with the mission that they "provide City Council with recommendations for policy and statutory to address these concerns". These concerns cover such issues as: Maintenance Noise Parking Over occupancy- safety and conduct Disorderly Conduct (Party Houses) Safety- crime, gangs, drugs, etc. The perception is that Landlords are being perhaps less responsive/responsible than they could be. Neighborhood Housing Task Force Minutes November 7, 2001 Page 2 These issues affect tenants, affordable housing and the quality of neighborhoods. The options open to the task force to remedy these situations include: Informational changes- for instance, City could provide reports on a landlord's property to them, information sharing between landlords and tenants, occupancy limits posted in buildings Policy changes- for instance, landlords given more choice in the tenants they take on, dealing with complaints from all sides in respect to housing, changes in fines, using the Davenport Ordinance as a model for legislation (allows for the revocation of rental agreements if there are repeated breeches in contract or disturbances) Commentan/by Members Jerry Hansen described the problems in his Wetherby neighborhood that moved him to action. Gangs, drugs and crime in 1997 were not dealt with causing problems to escalate, culminating in a ddve-by shooting in 1998. This was the impetus needed for neighbors to rally against the corrupting forces polluting their neighborhood. Before this, there had been much concern but no action because each individual felt helpless in himself or herself to do anything. There was little information available as to what they could do, beyond caliing law enforcement day in and day out. Hansen cited incidents and iost tenants to emphasize the point that relying on the police in every situation is a waste of law enforcement's time and energy. The Iowa City Police Force is too small to be repeatedly diverted to the same areas. He stressed that as tenants leave, many property owners drop their HUD contracts, decreasing affordable housing in areas that need it most. Because of his experience, Hansen has become involved in the struggle to make neighborhoods safe. He said that what he felt was needed was equal access (a level playing field) to information for property owners and tenants alike. His definition of fairness in this case was that "everybody gets what they need." Two years ago, he spoke before the Greater Iowa City Landlords' Association to ask them what tools they needed to deal with unruly or negligent tenants. He never received a response. Hansen is here today to change that. Tim Walker illustrated the issues facing his North side near-campus neighborhood. While the problems are not as dramatic as in Wetherby or similar areas, they are nonetheless pressing. There is considerable friction between long-term homeowners and short-term tenants (often students). Some homeowners have left because the atmosphere created by negligent and/or rowdy tenants was too much for them. Walker has been aggressively active in some capacity since January of this year in the goal of creating quieter and more orderly neighborhoods. He believes that stronger code enforcement is needed to pre-empt the problems of noise and over- letting. Mike Newman spoke next on his experience as a recent resident of Iowa City. Newman moved here a year and a half ago and faced the task of finding a new residence amidst the "outrageously priced dumps" that were primarily offered. He saw a lot of neglected properties and came to the conclusion that most landlords don't know what their rights are, don't know the rules or just don't care and are in it only for the money. He was also bothered by the fact that some of the landlords don't even live in town or near the area and are consequently hard to reach. He said that there is a list of codes regarding what to do if you have a dispute with your landlord and that these should be included in lease/rental agreements. Newman is currently compiling a list of landlords in Johnson County using his own money. He gave an example of one idea he has for helping iandlords do their job better: he has written a short bio on himself and his family including pictures that he gives to his landlords. The purpose of this, he said is so that the property owners will know who wil[ be living in the unit and can spot over-occupancy Neighborhood Housing Task Force Minutes November 7, 2001 Page 3 and/or intruders easily. He has lots more ideas for the landlords present and is eager to share them. Larry Svoboda, a property owner himself, wanted to stress fairness and that whatever guidelines are established, they should apply equally to all. This would include landlords, tenants, and homeowners. He commented that drug activity is not just a tenant issue, it is occurring in owner-occupied housing as well. What Svoboda finds lacking is enforcement of current code. In addition, he stated that any new policies recommended by the task force should be evaluated in terms of their legality and enforceability. For instance, landlords can not be punished for their tenants' actions because this is at odds with the 14th Amendment since they would be denied due process. He also sited Landlord code 526A, which protects tenants to the detriment of the property owners. Landlords have for a large part, been stripped of their authority and it would be wrong to hold them liable for actions they have no recourse against. The way Svoboda sees it, this committee can be frivolous and be just a lot of talk about wishes that can't be enforced, or they can set to work on something tangible and feasible. Svoboda is in favor of the latter. Ted Chambers agreed with Hansen in many regards. He commented that the bad elements have always been here but they have migrated from West to South. Chambers felt that there were avenues for landlords to explore in dealing with unsavory tenants. He sited the endangerment, saying that if a tenant is an endangerment to the property or to others, they can be evicted. He said that police, fire departments and city inspectors know the landlords and their properties and are available and accessible to landlords and tenants. Chambers believes that things could be set right if landlords followed the "proper procedures". Ann Freerks spoke of her Longfellow neighborhood, which thankfully, to this date, is not the site of a great deal of problems of the kind seen in Wetherby. She praised the information provided in the packet and stressed the need for effective measures to be taken. She is of the opinion that there are good and bad landlords and it is the bad ones who are sullying the reputation of the profession. These bad landlords go so far as to instruct their tenants to lie to inspectors about violations. Some even change their phone numbers in August specifically so that their tenants cannot contact them and there are many who fail to keep their tenants' units in repair upon request. When faced with a landlord such as this, many tenants feel powerless; they need information to empower them. Freeks stated that it is clear that the status quo is not working and we need to look to new solutions. Mike Carberry was concerned by what he perceived to be in some sense, an attempt to legislate morality. He said that there is nothing wrong with having a party as long as it is quiet and orderly. He is troubled that there may be some racial or economic/social profiling going on when tenants are accepted. As a former resident of both Los Angeles and San Francisco, he suggested an arbitration panel like those seen in California. Tenants and landlords would then have a forum for settling disputes. Materials Distributed Information on housing complaints and responses, a summary of police protocol, and a description by Steve Arkins of City Policy concerning disturbances and disorderly conduct were distributed. Guidelines for the Next and Future Meetin~ls It was decided that for the time being, meetings would be held at 3:30 PM on Wednesdays in the City Manager's Conference Room at the Civic Center. Alternate meeting times would be Neighborhood Housing Task Force Minutes November 7, 2001 Page 4 Wednesdays at either 6:30 - 7 AM or 8:30 - 10 PM. There is a possibility that times may rotate in order to accommodate everyone. Any questions or document requests should go through Sale who will act as a kind of spokesperson/coordinator. Sale will also handle media inquiries but everyone in the group should feel free to speak for him or herself. Although the meetings are required to be public, only members will be allowed to speak. Occasional meetings for non-members to speak may accommodate public discussion. It is encouraged that members brainstorm on problems and/or solutions regardless of their legality. Theses and any other future topics for discussion should be communicated to Sale in advance of the next meeting so that it may be added to the agenda (The agenda is always published 24 hours ahead of time). The main agenda item for next time will be sifting through the lists of problems/solutions. In addition, for the next meeting, copies will be provided for everyone of the Landlord Code. Sale will look into finding a University Representative for the group to address nuisance issues related to school activities. Adiournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 PM neighbor/mln/nh~11-7-O1.doc MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CORALVILLE CITY COUNCIL, IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL, IOWA CITY SCHOOL BOARD, AND JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS September 5, 2001 Coralville City Council members present were: Henry Herwig, Dave Jacoby, Diana Lundell, Jean Schnake, and John Weihe. Curalville Mayor Jim Fausett; Iowa City Council members present were: Connie Champion, Steven Kanner, Mike O'Donnell, lrvin Pfab, Ross Wilburn and Dee Vanderhoeff. Iowa City Mayor: Ernie Lehman. Iowa City School Board members present:. Pete Wallace; Johnson County Board of Supervisors members present were: Pat Hamey, Mike Lehman, Terrencc Neuzil, Sally Slutsman, and Carol Thompson. Noah Liberty City Council ' members present were: Bill Dorst; Also present: Noah Liberty Mayor Clair Mekota. Other city and county officials and staff present were: Jeff Home, Johnson County Budget Coordinator; Dale Helling, Assistant Iowa City Manager; Steve Arkins, City Manager; Marjan Karr, Iowa City Clerk; Tim Shanahan, City Administrator, Noah Liberty, Arlys Hannam, City Clerk, Coralville, Keyin Olson, Coralville Assistant City A~tomey; Iowa City School Superintendent, Lane Plugge; Ralph Wilmoth, Johnson County Department of Public Health. Emie Lehman said that Iowa City was considering an Ordinance to prohibit smoking in restaurants. He asked if there was any interest on the part of the County or Coralville in drafdng an Ordinance? One of the County representatives stated that they haven't had any discussion on no smoking in restaurants and they had no unincorprated area that would be affected. Kanner asked that the Board of Health look into the possiblity of them passing a rule on no smoking County wide. Weihe said our Assistant City AVtomey has looked into this and the County can't make rules on that particular issue. Lundell said the City of Coralville doesn't have three solid votes to pass a no smoking ordinance. Weihe said it would have to include all public places for him to vote for the no smoking ordinance. Noah Liberty official said they had more important issues to deal with. Lehman said there appears to be no interest in a joint ordinance at this time. Fausett said Iowa City should proceed on their own at this time as Coralville is not ready to discuss. Lehman asked for an update on the fringe area agreements. September 13th the proposed Tif~n annexation will be discussed. They should look at who best can service the sewer, water and fire for the community.. Fausett reported that Noah Liberty and Coralville are working on an agreement for their boundaries. Planners need to take a look at development in the areas. County officials reported that discussions have been held regarding the jail remodeling. They shared stats with cities, asked for help in reducing jail admissions. Discussions regarding community forum strategy. Remodeling the jail facility will be completed in the fall. New roof, air handling equipment, etc. New holding area was open for fn:st football game. They have been moving prisoners to Linn County Jail at a cost of $20,000-$30,000 per month, anticipating $300,000 or more cost for the fiscal year. They are discussing the following alternatives: Jail expediter to help move cases through the system more efficiently. Intensive Supervision program for pre-trial, probation revocation and sentenced inmates, including basic treatment services. Proposed cost is $268,000. Alternate jail site in the future. Future discussions with court system about how sentencing and continuances affect the jail population. Future discussion about prosecutorial decisions. General impressions from the county are we need to do everything we can to reduce admissions and length of stay, recognizing that these are only temporary fixes. There is a possibility that effective alternative programs might allow us to plan for a jail that has less cells than the original proposal. Johnson County, compared to other jurisdictions, has fewer jail beds and uses them relatively efficiently. Example: Woodbury County, of similar size, has almost twice as many jail beds as Johnson, and 200 beds is common for counties of our size where we have 92 beds. They discussed instituting a booking fee to the Cities. County Supervisor Stutsman reported they will continue to look at alternatives. The State has passed budget items to the County and the Jail is a County issue. They need to continue to work with the University for area around jail. To summarize they still have overcrowding issues. Fausett stated that the Cities already are part of the County and pay taxes. School Facility planning was then addressed. Iowa City School Superintendent Plagge said there has been some growth, and a shift in the growth areas. They have met with North Liberty and Coralville concerning the school growth and the proposal could be for a new elementary school on the west side for grades 6-8 and making Northwest and Southeast Junior High for grades 6 thru 8. There has been no site located. Another alternative would be a 6t~ grade center. The funding would be a bond issue so it would be 3 years before you are in a new building. The housing starts have concerned the School Board. We can handle a slight increase. Wood Elementary had 50-60 less students this year. There are 17 elementary schools that have enrollments from 200-460. The next joint meeting is scheduled for January 9th at 4 P.M. hosted by the Iowa City Community School Board. Meeting adjourned at 5:10 P.M. Sincerely, Arlys Hannam City Clerk Coralville PATV Board Meeting Minutes for September 20, 2001 Board Members Present: Michael Petersen, Tom Nothnagle, Phil Phillips. Sing Luong, Michael Bell, Tim Clancy, John Carhoff, Warren Paris (8: 15) PATV: Paine 1 ) Call to order: 7:13 2) Approval of August minutes: Moved by Tim Clancy, seconded by Michael Petersen. approved by all present. 3) Board Announcements: Sing suggested a potluck picnic, open to the public, and invite producers, as a celebration of our new building. Suggestions were for College Green Park or City Park. Everyone agreed it was a good idea. It was decided that the outreach committee will meet and help organize the event. 4) Old Business: Building update- We are working with contractor Mike Lange. The AC/heat and electrician have dropped their prices. We are currently about $18.000 over budget, but the bank says we have more money to work with than we thought. Rene will check into this. We may only be about $8,000 over budget. The bank also stated they have no problem loaning another $10,000 if needed. There is a meeting scheduled with Mike Lange tomorrow (9/21/01 ) to get all papers signed and finalize everything. Hopefully the Connet Center can occupy the upper floor someti~ne in October and PATV sometime in November. Sing inquired as to whether or not we have gotten a copy of the contractor's liability insurance, to make sure there is enough coverage if needed. Rene will check into. Michael Bell moved we proceed with accepting Mike Lange as the contractor for renovation of our new building and that representatives of the Board meet with Mike Lange to discuss and finalize the contract. (Rene and Phil as signatories) John seconded the motion. approved by al! present. Board Recruitment- Marcia Morris has expressed an interest in the Board, but wasn't in attendance tonight. The question was raised as to whether a Board member must reside in the PATV service area. Jack Fuller, from Fairfield, has expressed an interest. He still produces shows here. Upon checking the Board Handbook and Bylaws, there was nothing found that says a Board member must reside in the PATV service area. Board Terms- Clarification was made as to when each Board mendher:, term expires: 2003 - Phil Phillips, Sing Luong, Michael Petersen; 2002 - Tim Clancy. John Carhoff, Michael Bell; 2001 - Warren Paris, Tom Nothnagle Them was discussion as to which empty Board position to fill when there are multiple vacancies. Michael Petersen moved that the following line be added to the Bylaws, Section 6.10: Filling Vacancies: When a new Board member is appointed, and there are multiple vacancies, the Board member shall be appointed to the vacancy that has the longest term remaining. Sing Luong seconded the motion, approved by all present. 5) New Business: We need to rework the committees and get new assignments and set meeting times. Currently the Administrative Committee consists of Phil, Sirfg, and Michael Bell: the Financial Committee consists of John and Michael Petersen: and the Outreach Committee consists of Tom, Warren, Sing, and Tim. 6) Reports: ICTC - none Committees - none Treasurer - Everything looks fine; we're on track with where xve should be. Management - Annual meeting is November 15, in Room A at the IC public Library from 6:30 to 9:00. Board members should bring a food item to share. PATV is now on the University Cable System. We had a table at Week of Welcome at UI. It may bring in some more workshop funds. The Silent Art Auction is coming up and has historically been a good fund raiser for us. 7) Adjournment was at 8:37 PM NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2001 =C H o u s G s E R v c E sDirector's Notes Little program makes big differenceonc gain, the C: CO ; Directors will invite area legislators Since 1999, the Johnson County Housing ] in four communities and eight rural resi- to an open house in conjunction Task Force, Hills Bank and Trust Company, : dents. New windows, roofs,siding, and with the November board meeting. and ECICOG have been helping rural and heating systems are just some o f the 'l~'ent.v-six legislators represent the small town homeowners make improve- ~ improvements that have been made. Six ECICOG region in the Iowa Senate ments and repairs to their homes. Though ~ additional projects are currently in and House of Representatives. assistance is limited, these efforts have sig-; progress. Based on last year's successful ni~cantly improved the housing condi- ECICOG recently submitted an appli- format, legislators will be asked to tions for several Johnson County residents. i cation to FHLB to assist 20 additional respond to a lhnitcd I st of key Funded by two consecutive $50,000 ! homeowners. Funding announcements issues klenti~ed by the board of grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank i should be made in December. directors. Issues the board has dis- of Des Moines (FHLB) Affordable cussed in recent months include Housing Program, the consolidation of local government, Johnson County Housing state funding for councils of gov- Task Force Rehabilitation ! ernments. and the future of ihnd- Program provides forgiv- able loans of up to $5,000 ~ ing for public transit. .. ..... The open house will be held on to low- to moderate- ' ~I Thursday, November 29, 200 I, at - .t._ income Families. - C :v - the ECICOG olIices in Cedar Homeowners must Rapids. Members of the ECICOG match the program funds ~ ' - ~ Board of Dkectors are listed in each dollar-for-dollar. The : ~ issue of the 'Express. Contact your program has minimal representative(s) if there are issues administrative require- or concerns you'd like to have dis- ments, and is more ~exi- BEFORE cussed on the 29th. ble than traditional housing rehabilitation programs. and administers the pro- } j ..... i EAST CENTRAL IOWA gram with support and oversight from the hous- ~=~-~ : i~!~,: /] COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ing task force. As an , YOUR REGIONAL PLANNINGAGENCY FHLB member bank, ! t,,'~t'RI;'~q is a bimonthly electronic publieu- Hills Bank and Trust pro- ~e~ ' 7 tion of the East Central Iowa Council of vides access to the grant z, t ~ Governments. funds by sponsoring the ECICOG applications to the AFT[ R 108 Third Street SE, Suite 300 Affordable Housing Cedar Rapids. Iowa 52401 Program. With assistance from the Johnson County Housing Task 319 365 9941 The program has Force Rehabilitation Program, this homeowner in Lone Ea~: 319 365-9981 e mail: ecicog@ia.net assisted six households Tree was able to purchase new siding and make other www.ia.net/~ecicog weatherization improvements. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECICOG was established in 3972 to promote Day care applications invited planning services to local gov~am~encs in The Iowa Department of Economic build day care facilities in partnership with Benton, Iowa, Iohmon, Jones, Linn m~d Development(IDED) has invited two com- theirlocalschooldistricts. In both commu- WasMngtonCounties. EC/COGalsoprovidus munities in the region to submit full apph- nitlos, the facilities will be constructed on sohd waste planning services to Tama Coun~ and transportation planning services cations to the Community Development i existing school property and will be operat- to Cedar CourtW. Block Grant Community Facilities & ed by the school districts. The cities will Services program. Pro-applications were continue to own the facilities. Members of the ECICOG prepared by ECICOG and submitted to Full apphcations are due to the CDBG Board of Director~: IDED in August. program December 20, 2001. Grant awards I.u Barton Don Magdefrau The City of Central City and the City of should be announced in March 2002. ~tward Brown Charles Montmss Crawfordsville will submit applications to David Cavey Ed Raber Leo Cook l~fi~ert Stout Gary F, dw.'arclsRod Sintub S 0 L I D W A S T E P L A N N I N G ~1~¢ ~e¢~t. Dennis l-[ansen Dale Todd ~:' Asm l.:Ieaxn Dee Vanderhoef (chair) ECICOG Solid Waste Planner H~au-/Herwig David Mem~edaht Made DeVries assisted the City James Houser Larry Wilson ofjarlon with a waste sort Mike .N.6vember 7: l~proXtlnately 35% ~ i~f the material found io resl- ":~ !aents' garliage cotdd h~,ve been ECICOG Staff EX T '";' ~ recy~ng waSconsid .~y Rump, Transportation Services 28 ........... ,~,~,,,..-~*~e ~ r~ecY~Pgy~'wal'st'~r~'~~ Chad ~nds,AICP, Cornre. D~lop,nt,,lt 27 Staff Notes Marie DeVries, Solid Waste Planning 26 Lisa Carlson joined the ECICOG staff in October as a planner in housing and commu- Jennifer Ryan, Solid l~ste Planning 31 nity development. She has been a planner for the City of Burlington, her hometown, lira Nehrh~g, loint Purchasing 32 (319) 365-9941 Calendar November 12 ECICOG offices closed in observance of Veteran's Day November 16 Applications due to ECICOG offices for TEA-21 Enhancement and Surface Transportation Program funds November 22, 23 ECICOG offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving holiday November 29 Legislators Open House, ECICOG offices, 108 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids, 12:00 p.m. November 29 ECICOG Board of Directors meeting, ECICOG offices, 108 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids, 1:30 p.m.(following open house) December 13 Solid Waste TAC meeting, EC1COG offices, 108 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids,l:00 p.m. December 25 ECICOG offices closed in observance of Christmas hohday January 1, 2002 ECICOG offices dosed in observance of New Year's Day For additional information on listed meetings or events, contact the ECICOG offices. From Council Member Vanderhoef 11-20-01 IP16 October 2001 National League of Cities Nalional Municipal Policy This issue of the Policy Informer summarizes the work of the 7 #2001-6 Pederal Housing Laws Impacting Local Zoning steering committees in 2001 and their recommendations to the Authority Q:vith modifications) policy committees. This is the last issue before the Congress of Cities in Atlanta. .2001-7 Technology to Maximize Efficiency in Cities &Towns) Community &Economic g2001-10 Post Office Location and Restoration Development (CED) .20o1-11 support of CDBG (with modifications) .2001-13 New Markets Initiative (with modifications) The CED Steering Committee has made the following policy recommendations on: (1) International Agreements; (2) Creation .2001-15 Federal Disaster Assistance (with minor modifications) of Affordable Housing; and (3) Predatory Lending. In addition, /f2001-16 Rewrite of Public Insurance (with modifications) the Committee reviewed Transit-Oriented Development and Comprehensive Land Use Planning &Zoning. .2001-18 On Eligible Structures for National Flood Insurance International Agreements: Because of the potential effects of Program international trade and investment agreements, the Committee New Concerning the Events of 09-11-01 developed policy that balances encouraging trade and protecting local authority. The Committee drafted language urging the U.S. New Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FFAA) government to promote trade rules that are consistent with New Historic Homeownership Assistance Act Constitutional law and advocating for certain exceptions in World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements on subsidies, New Advocating for Additional Resources for Affordable procurement, and services. The Committee also approved a Housing resolution on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Affordable Housing: The Committee drafted policy supporting $ Energy, Environment & housing production programs, such as HOME, that are effective. Natural Resources (EENR) In addition, the Committee drafted two resolutions pertaining to affordable housing. Lastly, the Committee agreed to incorporate The following identifies the issue areas chosen by the EENR three current resolutions into standing policy, including Policy Committee for policy development and highlights the language on low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), Steering Committee recommendations for each subject: abatement of lead-based paint, and the rethinking of federal Clean Air Act Reauthorization: After reviewing current policy policies on housing. on the Clean Air Act and hearing from a representative from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Steering Committee Predatory Lending: "Predatory lending" is a practice whereby decided not to make any policy recommendations. The certain lenders target financially vulnerable homeowners and Committee directed NLC staff to follow the issue closely and make them loans with excessively high interest rates and/or update the Policy Committee at the Congressional City hidden fees. Committee members drafted strong policy against Conference in March 2002. predatory lending and in support of expansion of current federal law to prohibit and restrict certain predatory practices. Water Infrastructure Financing: Current policy on Water Infrastructure Financing includes two separate sections on State Resolutions: CED has 13 resolutions that are set to expire in Revolving Loan Funds (SRF) - one supporting the SRF fnr December 2001. The Committee is recommending that four drinking water, and one supporting the SRF for clean water. The resolutions be incorporated into the National Mtmicipal Policy policy language does not specify which SRF NLC supports. The and is recommending renewal of eight resolutions. One Steering Committee opted to combine these two sections of resolution (.2001-12), Supporting Renewal of the World Trade existing policy for clarity. The Committee also strengthened Organization's "Green Light" Subsidy Rules, is recnmmended language emphasizing the need for a federal grant program for for expiration. The Committee is also recommending 4 new water infrastructure and recommended policy supporting a pilot resolutions. Policy Informer P~gc 1 October 2001 program inr research and development on stormwater management. The Committee concluded that local actions and state law determine much of the future of municipal finance rather than Energy Policy: After reviewing the existing energy policy, the federal government action. Committee recoramended rewriting the existing policy. The new policy recommendations include language supporting federal The Committee also revised the existing NLC resolution on E- funding to offset the cost of skyrocketing home heating and cooling Commerce, knowing that Congressional action on the subject may costs for low income households, and diversification of energy have occurred before the Congress of Cities· sources, and highlighting the importance of including locally elected officials in the development of any national energy policy. Election Administration: The Committee also developed policy The Committee also recommended new sections on electricity, on the subject of election administration. The proposed policy transportation and energy, and federal energy programs and supports the continuation of election administration in the hands of policies. state and local officials. The recommendation suggests a more active role for the federal government in supervising the conduct Other Issues: Steering Committee members agreed that changes to of elections for Americans abroad. security for our nation's water supplies, hazardous waste disposal, transportation systems, and nuclear energy sites are necessary due Resolutions: The Committee has two resolutions set to expire in to the tragedies of September 11. The Committee recommended a December. #2001-01, Electronic Commerce Equity, has been resolution identifying these security risks and requesting assistance modified and is proposed for renewal. A resolution passed by the from the federal government to ensure adequate security. NLC Board at its summer meeting, regarding Voting Representation for the District of Columbia, has been Resolutions: EENR currently has 2 resolutions under its recommended for placement in permanent policy. Additionally, jurisdiction that will expire in December 2001. The Committee is the Committee voted to endorse a resolution to grant Washington recommending renewal of both resolutions. In addition, 6 new D.C. greater legislative and financial autonomy from the federal resolutions were introduced during 2001. govemment. /r200l~:~iitingforih~Land and WaterConservatlon Fund The FAIR Committee also proposed two additional resolutions. //2_001-05 Water Infrastructure Financing One, submitted by the City of Waco, supports the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Mr. Doris Miller. The second is NeW%i~!~(~i~F~F~,.tiei; · :!(:; I.. ~., . a resolution regarding the Aftermath of the September 11 Attacks. Staff was also directed to gather more information on a proposed New Sufficient Funds for Clean Up of Estuaries and resolution concerning eligibility criteria for municipal Bodies of Water reimbursement under the Federal Equal Access to Justice Act. Near:: 5;., ~igem. en( Of Natural Ri~sources , #2001-I ElectroI~c Commerce Equity (modified) New Ambient Air Quality Standards for Cities New Budget and Legislative Autonomy for D.C. New A i:~Lrid lndUstr~ Demgulation I NeW; ~' Congress~dnal.Medll of Honor ~- Doris Miller New Concerning the Events of 9-11-01 New Aftermath of Sept 11t" Attacks iFinance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR) Human Development (HD) At its March meeting, the FAIR Policy Committee identified three The HD Steering Committee focused on: (1) Youth Suicide - priorities for the Steering Committee during 2001: tax reform, Mental Health - School-Based Health Clinics; (2) Faith-Based municipal bonds and the future of municipal finance. The Initiatives; (3) Welfare Reform; and(4) Education. committee reviewed and evaluated each of the topics and included Youth Suicide: Because suicide is our country's third leading Election Administration in their review. In the area of tax reform, cause of death of young people, the Committee drafted policy that the Committee decided to make no new recommendations and to supports: (1) federal funding to determine causes of youth suicide maintain existing NLC policy. and for prevention programs and crisis counseling; (2) more Municipal Bonding Issues: The Committee considered and effective awareness of mental health issues; (3) comprehensive discussed a number of alternatives before ultimately recommending parity between insurance coverage of mental health and physical two position changes: expanding the language on private activity health benefits; and (4) more federal resources for pilot programs law modifications for bonds sold for electricity; and recommending and for the implementation of school-based health clinics. that municipalities utilizing bond proceeds for the advance purchase Faith Based Initiatives: The HD Committee drafted new policy of commodities, such as natural gas, should not trigger arbitrage opposing the federal government's initiative to directly distribute law violations. funds to faith-based organizations for community and social Future of Municipal Finance: The Committee heard from services. The Committee recognized that local governments have William F. Fulginiti, Executive Director of the New Mexico successful relationships with faith-based organizations, and Municipal League, on New Mexico's Gross Receipts and members supported continuing this local relationship. The Compensating Tax Act, and also received reports on two papers on Com~nittee was concerned about the separation of church and the topic commissioned by NLC's Future of Public Finance Forum. state, potential civil rights issues, new legal liabilities on local Poh'cy Informer Page 2 October 2001 governments or their individual officials, inadequate allocation and management master plan to give the highest accountability, and insufficient funding. priority to "interference-free" interoperable domestic public safety communications. Any fees generated would be placed in a TANF Reauthofization: In light of the upcoming trust fund (similar to the highway trust fund) with priority reauthorization in 2002 of the Temporary Assistance for Needy spending restricted to public safety communications. The Families (TANF) block grant, the Committee drafted policy Committee also recommended that the federal government ensure regarding: (1) adequately tracking welfare recipients and that domestic public safety have a clear priority in the allocation "leavers" of the welfare system; (2) allowing more flexibility for and management of the radio spectrum. education and job training; (3) making the EITC easier to understand and receive; and (4) better approaches to the needs Digital Divides: Differences in access to modern technology on of working families. As the TANF reauthorization process the basis of income, race, gender, age, and geography are moves forward, the Committee also agreed to recommend characterized as "digital divides". In order to advance the renewal of an HD Resolution that supports the reauthorization availability and utilization of modern broadband technologies, and expansion of the TANF Block Grant. the Committee decided to recommend a series of grants, tax credits, and regulations. The current federal excise tax on Education: The Committee addressed the role of cities in telecommunications should be retained and placed in a trust fund advocating educational reforms to the federal government. The (similar to the highway trust fund) to support access issues. Committee indicated that it strongly supported full federal funding for Title I of the Elementary & Secondary Education Privacy: Discussion on privacy focused on protecting Act (ESEA), which supplements the state allocations and local municipalities from being forced to violate privacy of individuals property base funding, and the Individuals with Disabilities by federal law or regulation. The recommendations oppose any Education Act (IDEA), which provides critical funding for federal mandate about what information to post electronically. students with disabilities. In addition, the Committee drafted Another recommendation is that if state open records laws require language that clarified and updated NLC's educational policy, disclosure of personal information, local governments should be including performance standards, disadvantaged youth, shielded from federal liability for disclosure of this information. educational financing, and teachers. Resolutions: The ITC Committee has no current resolutions. Resolutions: The Committee currently has 8 resolutions that The Committee is proposing 3 new ones. The emphasis in the will expire at the Congress of Cities. The Committee has Committee' s Sept. 11th resolution is on issues of public protection and safety communications, security of rights-of-way, cyber- recommended that five of these resolutions be incorporated into terrorism targeted at the remote control systems for critical policy and letting one, ff2001-06, State Determination as to Medical Practice, expire. The remaining two are recommended infrastructure like water and power, and access of citizens to 911 for reauthorization/approval. systems. New ResponSe to Sept 11th t200i-23:~SupI~rii~ig the Rcautho~zat~on of TANF (with .... ;'..:' 'riain0~'thodifications): :.-' ' · New Public Safety Radio Interoperability ~2001-24 Supporting the School-to-Work Opportunities Act New Grants for Information Technology New. . 'C0h~ming me Events ~f09..01-0i D Public Safety & Crime iInformation Technology and Prevention (PSCP) Communications (ITC) Under the direction of the PSCP Policy Committee, the PSCP Steering Committee evaluated three policy topics in 2001: Media Under direction of the 1TC Policy Committee, the ITC Steering Violence, School Safety and Prisoner Reentry. In light of the Committee evaluated four policy topics in 2001: the impact of events of September 11th, the Committee also reviewed and converging technologies, federal management of radio updated the NMP on Domestic Terrorism. spectrum, privacy, and mechanisms to break down the digital divides which exist in the United States. Media Violence: The Steering Committee passed a resolution Impact of Converging Technologies: Convergence is the loss acknowledging the recording, movie, and music industries' of old distinctions in the communications industry through efforts to date and many state's efforts to strengthen consumer ownership consolidation and technology. In response to the protection laws. However, it urged increased self regulation by rising impact of convergence, the committee underlined existing industry, and federal funding for Interact filtering devices for NLC positions supporting changes in federal law to preserve and computers used by minors in schools and public libraries. strengthen the ability of local governments to advance School Safety: After reviewing the issues surrounding school community interests relating to communication. safety, the Committee recommended new policy that identifies and supports federal efforts to improve school safety conditions, Federal Management of Radio Spectrum: The Committee and urges the federal government to work with local authorities reiterated NLC's opposition to federal spectrum sales; urging to establish uniform guidelines for reporting school incidents. In the federal government to establish a comprehensive spectrum addition, the policy calls for increased cooperation among all Poh'cy Informer Page 3 October 2001 levels of government, school systems, businesses, and community could become an even more important topic as the airline industry groups, to ensure that our schools remain safe. The policy also recovers. It adopted policy emphasizing the need for the federal touched on the issues of gun safety and mental health treatment for guidelines on behaviors that constitute "unfair exclusionary school agedchildren. practices and anticompetitive behavior." The policy also recommends that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Prisoner Reentry: The Steering Committee proposed new policy Department of Transportation, through current antitrust laws, to address challenges facing former prisoners attempting to reenter prevent any mergers or acquisitions in the airline industry that do society. The proposed policy urges the federal government to not provide benefits to consumers. The Committee also provide grant money for local resource centers that supply access recommended a new resolution supporting the Small Community for assistance to help ensure that ex-offenders do not fall into repeat Air Service Development Pilot Program. cycles of crime and violence. The policy also requests federal funding for states and localities for programs that include drug Pipeline Safety: The Steering Committee recognized that the testing and treatment, education, mental health intervention, and Nation's system of gaseous and liquid pipelines are the safest family resource centers. mode of transporting hazardous materials, but noted that more needs to be done by the federal government to protect populated Domestic Terrorism: The Committee reviewed and updated the and environmentally sensitive areas from failures in the system. current policy on domestic terrorism. In addition, the Comanittee The Committee recommended policy to allow states to impose and developed a comprehensive resolution regarding the terrorists enforce more stringent safety requirements than those required by attacks on September 11th. the federal government, emphasized the need for federal testing Resolutions: The PSCP Steering Comndttee reviewed the 8 and certification of pipeline operators and implementation of new resolutions that are set to expire at the 2001 Congress of Cities. The and better technologies to detect leaks. Committee is recommending that 5 resolutions be incorporated into Aviation Security: Due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, policy, one expire, ~2001-36: Transporting Criminals, since federal 2001, which used commercial aircraft as weapons, the Steering law was passed relating to this subject, and 2 be recommended for Committee opted to examine the issue of aviation security. The reauthorization. In addition to the media violence resolution, the Committee passed a resolution recommending extending the Committee approved 3 new resolutions. Federal Air Marshal program, levying a security fee on airline passengers on a per ticket basis to pay for security measures, and a ,:/2001-37 Fire Staffing Standards Resolutions: The Steering Committee currently has 4 resolutions : ,:'-~ ......... . . one of these resoluti6ns: #2001-04, Pipeline Safety, be New Enhanced 911 Capability incorporated into policy; one, regarding Uniforntity of Inspection New Methamphetamln~ Labs Oceilphti6nal Hazard Study at Inspection Sites, be referred to PSCP; and the remaining 2 .,. ... . resolutions be renewed. In addition, the Steering Committee is New National Strategic Counter-Terrorism Plan recommending adoption of 2 new resolutions. TransportationInfrastructure gr2001-07.YFed~ral Preemption of ~i ~ity Related 'to ' , &Services (TIS) ""'l~"i°a~"' ~ ....~'~:!~:i~:"' ":~"~;"' "" ~2001-29 Whistle Ban Ordinance Preemption The issues selected by the TIS Policy Committee for policy · development included TEA-21 reauthorization. the Passenger Bill l'4e~v I~. ~m~ll C?mr~unity Air~S~'~vi~e'D~vel?pmemPilot of Rights, airline competition, and pipeline safety. In addition, the Steering Committee examined and reviewed airline security issues. New September 1 lth Attacks TEA-21 Reauthorization: A special Task Force was appointed in March to address this issue. The Steering Committee adopted new policy based on the Task Force's recommendations, which Steerln~,Commlttees emphasize the need for federal funding to help manage and operate 2002 Steering Committee applications are due November 9, 2001. existing transportation infrastructure, in order to gain more capacity Applications can be downloaded frOm NLC'~ website at and efficiency in the existing system. The policy also emphasizes www. nlc.org or call Keith Kirk at (202)626-3176. the need for rural consultation. a streamlined project delivery process, equal tax treatment and incentives for commuter Policv Cornmlttees alternatives, and new Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality To continue to serve on a policy committee, please contact your programs. state league directon State leagues make appointments to Policy Committee,v. The Passenger Bill of Rights and Airline Competition: The Committee researched the Passenger Bill of Rights and was 2001 Con~ress of Citles Poliev Co~ttee Meetin~s prepared to make recommendations before the tragedy of The Policy Committees Will meet daring the 2001 Atlanta September 11, 2001. The Committee opted to remain silent on this Congress of Cities on Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at the issue at its fall meeting, stating that attacks probably eliminated the following times: need for this legislation. EENR~ tlD, and ITC will meet at 9:00 a.m. The Committee believes that competition in the airline industry CED, FAIR, P,$CP, andllSwtJlmeetatl:OOp. m. Poh'cy In[otmet Page 4 October 2001 IP18 You are cordially invited to attend the Johnson County Task Force on Aging holiday potluck luncheon. on Monday, December 10th 11:30-1:30 at Silvercrest Legacy Pointe 1020 S. Scott Boulevard, Iowa City (at the comer of S. Scott Blvd. & American Legion Rd.) PLEASE BRING A GUEST! As this is a potluck, bring the following: If your last name beeins with: Please brin~: A - I Dessert or rolls/bread J - R Vegetable or casserole S - Z Mystery choice Main entr6e (ham or lasagna) and drink selection (cider or coffee) donated by Silvercrest. Entertainment by Mary Johnson! All guest are encouraged to donate an optional $5 (or less) holiday gift, to be distributed to Johnson County Meals on Wheels recipients. Space is limited. RSVP by December 1*t to Silvercrest.' (319) 341-0911 Page I of 2 Marian Karr ~ ll-20-01 From: KristieDVIP@cs.com IP19 Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 11:01 PM To: Kfdoser@cs.com; Goodmat@aol.com; wyoiowa@msn.com; ialeff@home.com; MPedde2@aol.com; Ipfab@avalon.net; dfs001@yahoo.com; Pdwvpmsa@aol.com; Amgmadsen@aol.com; me4kids@another.com; rnsgilds@netins.net; jaron_v@hotmail.com; Davidfranker@aol.com; cbergren@hotmail.com; council@iowa- city.org; Laurenreece67@aol.com; crkinkead@hotmail.com; auditor@co.jones.ia.us; talk2jim@mail.housegov; nussleia@mail.house.gov; rgarringer@co.iowa.ia,us; pharney@co.johnsonia.us; mlehman@co.johnson.iaus; tneuzil@co.iohnson.ia.us; president@whitehouse.gov; cedar-co.auditor@iuno.com; tditzgerald@hotmail.com; supervisors@co.iowa.ia.us; sstutsma@co.johnson.ia.us; cthompso@co.johnson.ia.us; susanmrandall@hotmail.com; ro_foege@legis.state.ia.us; ernie_lehman@iowa-city.org; jweihe@ci.coralville.ia.us; ross-wilburn@iowa-city.org; hherwig@ci.coralville.iaus; diacoby@ci.coralvilleia.us; jfausett@ci.coralville. ia.us; tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov; dlundell@ci.coralville.ia.us; ischnake@ci.coralville.ia.us; dee-vanderhoef@iowa-city.org; ioe_bolkcom@legis.state.ia.us; connie- champion@iowa-city.org; andy_mckean@legis.state.ia.us; mary_mascher@legis.state.iaus; mark_shearer@legis.state.ia.us; phil_tyrrell@legis.state.ia.us; dan_boddicker@legis.state.ia.us; rep.boswell.ia03@mail.house.gov; supervisors@co.washington.ia.us; thomas_fiegen@legis.state.ia.us; vicki_lensing@legis.state.ia.us; bryan_sievers@legis.state.ia.us; robert_dvorsky@legis.state.ia.us; rose.mary.pratt@igov.state.ia.us; gene_manternach@legis.state.iaus; chuck_grassley@grassley.senategov; triples@netins.net; ALDABURESH1 @aol.com Subject: The Domestic Violence Intervention Program E-Newsletter In our ongoing efforts to inform our community about the impact of domestic violence, we would like to share the following information with you. Between 1011101--10131101 DVIP received 106 crisis calls on our 24 hour hotline. DVIP provided 732 nights of safety in our shelter. DVIP turned away 21 women and 18 children seeking shelter. As we face continued funding losses, we believe it is important to put a "face" to the numbers. Think of 21 women and 18 children you know--where will they turn? We appreciate your attention and concern in reading this E-Newsletter. If you have questions, please contact me at the listing below. If you would like to be removed from this E-Newsletter list, please reply to this email and type "remove" in the body of the message. Thank you, Kristie Fortmann Doser Director of Education and Volunteer Services 11/19/01 Page 2 of 2 Domestic Violence intervention ProWlram P.O. Box 3'170 iowa City, Iowa 52244 3'19-35'1-'1043 or '1-800-373-'1043 Kristiectv!p@Cs.com [] 11/19/01 I.II I1.1 . .. ' ' , Leadership Academy MM 1 Locations he citizens of your communiW have elected you to Anita Communications Ne~ork. lead them during the next sever~ years. They Thursday, November 15; ~8 p.m. The program will originate from Iowa State Universi~ believe in you, your vision and your abili~ to ~ita Communi~ Center and include lnore detailed information on budgeting, make the best decisions for the area and its residents. 812 Third Street communi~ development and technolog issues ~cing cities. Your partners in government are here to help you m~e Hopkinton informed decisions. Througha four-part series ofwor~hops Saturday, November 17:10 a.m.-2 p.m. P~ 3 subjects will include communi~ benerment, eco- on the basic h~owledge and resources needed by newly-elect- Hopkinton CommuniW Center nomic development and relationships with state agencies. ed ci~ officials, the Municipal Leadership Academy (MLA) 115 First Street, SE This session will be presented at five locations around the will quicNy enhance your understanding of loc~ government Ames state. operations. Saturday, December 1; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Pm 4 will be held in conjunction with the P~t 1 begins before your new term ofofilce, November 15- Holiday Inn Gateway Center 2002 Mnual Conference & E~ibit in Cedar Rapids, December 13, at several locations around the state. Look for US 30 and ISU Exit 146 September 18-20. It will expand on the foundation the location nearest you at right. Mason Ci~ of municipal leadership expertise built into Parts 1 through 3. Wednesday, December 5; 4 8 p.m. A seasoned elected ci~ of~ci~ will welcome you to your new North Iowa CommuniW College Registration is separate for each of the four parts. Officials o~ce and provide his of her insight into the role you have 500 College Drive now assumed. Immediately following, Tim Shields or Pat ~vho attend all four parts of MM will receive special C~l~an from the Institute of Public ~airs will provide an Fairfield recognition at the League's gnu~ Conference & Exhibit. ove~iew of the Mu~icipal Poli~ Leaders' Hatedbook and dis- Tuesday, December 11; 4-8 p.m. cuss the role of teamwork in effective governance. Paul Coates ~ile the four-part workshop is aimed primarily for Fairfield Best Western newly-elected o~cials, many ci~ clerks, managers, and of Iowa State UniversiW Extension to Communities will give 2200 W Burlington Avenue a primer on conducting e~bctive council meetings. ~ter the administrators have found their time well-spent at some or ~neal, Attorney Robert Josten will discuss municipal law [br Cherokee all of the programs, because regulations change, new prob- elected officials. Our last session will be an introduction to Thursday, December 13; 4 8 p.m. lems appear, and a tbrgotten resource will suddenly shed ciW finance by Tom Bredeweg, executive director of the Iowa Cherokee CommuniW Center light on a solution. League of Cities. The worghop will conclude with a question 530 West Bluff and answer session artended by the evening's presenters. The Municipal Po]AJ Leaden' Ha~tdbook: A Guide~r Iowa ~l~yors and Gunell Me~tben will be presented to all Re~ster now for ~is impormt ~ning oppo~uni~! registered MM Part 1 artentices at no additional charge. Part ] Facing Leadership... '--q City ~ he} ~ :: : Email Fr'12I::; Address Phone ( ) Fax ( ) Name Title Title Title ~ Anita, Thursday, November 15, 4-8 p.m. ~ Hopkinton, Saturda5 November 17, 10 a.m. 2 p.m. ~ Ames, Saturday, December 1, 10 a.m. 2 p.m. ~ Mason Ci~, Wednesday, December 5, 4 8 p.m. ~ Fairfield, Tuesday, December 11, 4~8 p.m. ~ Cherokee, Thursday, December 13, 4 8 p.m. R~stra~on fees Member fee x $35/person = ~ ~ ~ ~ ' . Training to Non-city officials ~ x $70/person = _ ' impart the s~lls o~cial or have been elected to be a ci~ o~cial in any ci~ . ' knowledge in lowa. required Contact name of newly-elected week prior to your seminar date. Call the League if you UB1CI ' ci~ officials Ple~se return this registration form and appropriate - ea e s 1 Iowa ~e of Ci~, PO Box 84, Des Moin~, ~ 50309-0084 November 15, 2001 800 and 900 Blocks of Dover Street Shrader Road Catskill Cou~ Amber Lane Petsel Place Regal Lane Westminster Street-Da~mouth Street neighborhood Re: Odd-even on-street parking policy during the winter snow season Dear Resident: You may recall last winter there were difficulties with snowplows and emergency vehicles ge~ing down your street during the snow season bemuse of vehicles parked on-street. This year we are again asking you to adhere to an informal odd-even parking policy during snow events. The odd-even on-street parking policy states that when snow is present you will park only on the side of the street with odd house numbers on odd-numbered days and on the even- numbered side of the street on even-numbered days. This will help snowplows and emergency vehicles get down your street during snow events while leaving both sides of your street available for on-street parking during the remainder of the year. This policy is based on volunta~ compliance from your neighborhood. Those who choose to ignore these suggestions will not be ticketed for illegal parking. However, ff we receive complaints from snowplow operators and emergency vehicle drivers, we will be forced to formally eliminate on-street parking on one side of your street for at least the winter months. We appreciate your volunta~ adherence to the above policy during snow events, which is implemented in the name of safety in your neighborhood. Feel flee to contact me at 356-5254 if you have any questions. Sincerely, JCCOG Tra~c Engineering Planner cc: City Council I City Manager Dept. of Public Works Indexbc~ltrs~2-1 BP.doc 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 Marjan Karr From: Caroline Dieterie [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 12:10 PM To: jcnews@yahoogroups.com Cc: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Re: [jcnews] Fwd: HELP!! Big trouble for live music I don't smoke. I like live music. Unfortunately, there aren't enough people like me to make it financially feasible/possible to have restaurant venues for live music that are non-smoking. So, I go to places like The Mill and The Sanctuary where at least the area is kept clean and well ventilated, so that if I choose a seat where no one is smoking next to me, I really don't notice any second-hand smoke problem and can enjoy something nice to eat and drink along with the pleasure of hearing the music. The people who run those establishments go out of their way to try to be accommodating to a diverse clientele; they have also gone out of their way to try to help young artists. They have seen and helped make a lot of Iowa City history. I am a long-time customer of them both and will feel extremely sorry and angry if they are forced out of business. Life in a free society means choices. It also means compromise. I think both - choice and compromise - should be used to keep old, local businesses alive and prosperous. We talk a lot about the need and positive value of doing that: now here is a chance to put action where the words are. - Caroline Dieterle At 10:00 PM 11/20/2001-0600, you wrote: >if there were nonsmoking music venues, BT wouldn't have written his piece. >If smokers "need" to smoke - they are addicted. Should we let drunks who >"need" a drink, drink as much as they "need" wherever they want? Should we >let people who "need" a fix shoot up, snort, or whatever at The Sanctuary or >The Mill? What about people who "need" to get laid? >why can't people who smoke, smoke at home or in smokers where they aren't >aggravating other peoples allergies or other health conditions? >My cousin accommodates her family by smoking in her backyard and only in her >own car. My neighbors smoke only on their front stoop to spare their >childrens ' health. > >Suzi - Iowa City > > > >From: jjqpublic@webtv.net > > > >Suzi Replied: > >"You can't play music without smoke? I am confused. Which instruments > >require smoke? > >Did the Sanctuary and the Mill say they would close or stop having music > >if there was no smoke? " > >I think the point was and is that without paying customers who do drink > >There should be places where you and your family (with allergies) can go > >makes their choice. Or we could, and will have, CAFE supporters making > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ........................ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ........................ > >Universal Inkjet Refill Kit $29.95 >Refill any ink cartridge for less! >Includes black and color ink. >http://us.click.yahoo.com/bAmslD/MkNDAA/ySSFAA/kjOolB/TM >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >jcnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: November 20, 2001 To: City Council From: Andrew Matthews, Assistant City Attomey//~P'/I~' Re: Citations Issued for Use/Possession of Tobacco By Minors Councilmemeber Pfab inquired as to the number of citations issued by police officers relating to underage use/possession of tobacco products and convictions resulting from such citations. While the Police Department keeps records of such citations issued, they do not track and maintain records of convictions for such charges. While it is possible to obtain such information, the staff time devoted to such activity would be substantial, and likely unnecessary. In visiting with prosecutors, I am informed it is a rare case that such charges are contested, as nearly all plead guilty and pay the fine. It should be noted that the penalty imposed is a civil, not a criminal penalty, and under state law, if the violation is a first offense, the fine is $50, and performance of eight hours of community work requirements, unless waived by the court. If the violation is a second offense, the fine is $100, and performance of twelve hours of community work requirements. According to P.D. records, from January 1, 2001 through November 19, 2001, Iowa City police officers wrote 109 citations for underage use/possession of tobacco products. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me. cc: Stephen Atkins, City Manager Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Marian Karr, City Clerk NOVEMBER 26, 2001 POWER POINT PRESENTATION FOR MIDAMERIGAN ENERGY Iowa City November 26 MidAmerican Energy MidAmerican Energy Who is MidAmerican Energy Serving Iowa City Energy supply issues - Electric - Natural Gas Energy supply options Franchise information 2 MidAmerican ENERGY A Global Energy Company 5 million energy customers worldwide Approximately 10,000 MWs of generating capacity in operation, construction, development and under contract 148 Bcf net reserves of natural gas 9,600 employees 3 MidAmerican ENERGY Serving Iowa City 6 Serving Iowa City Providing energy to Iowa City since 1857 We know Iowa City's energy systems Annual payroll of more than $3,600,000 Service Center- Lower Muscatine Road - 70+ Employees Electric, Gas, Stores, Meter Reading, Clerical, Management & Engineering YTD we have had more than 280,000 contacts with our Iowa City customers MidAmerican ENERGY Disaster Response 70+ employees in Iowa City (Rapid Response) 302 linemen in Iowa and Illinois 219 gas journeymen or servicemen in Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota Edison Electric Institute Mutual Assistance Council Midwest Mutual Assistance Council 8 MidAmerican ENERGY Electric System Reliability IOWA CITY Includes Severe WeatherAnnual duration per customer 2001(ytd).999855 1.0 hours 2000 .999824 1.5 hours 1999 .999807 1.7 hours TOTAL COMPANY 2001(ytd).999756 2.1 hours 2000 .999700 2.6 hours 1999 .999884 1.0 hours System reliability is the percentage of time the average customer has electric service. The percentage is calculated against 8,760 hours to arrive at the total annual outage hours per customer. 9 MidAmerican Gas Operating Improvements Responded to 97.4% of all gas leaks within 60 minutes (YTD 2001 ); the average YTD 2001 response time has been under 25 minutes, down from 28.75 minutes in 1998. Initiated program to remove all mercury seal regulators by the end of 2001; will have replaced 1,200 mercury seal regulators in one year. Provided meter readers with gas detectors for use when reading meters. 10 MidA:nerican Local System Investments Through 201 0, system upgrade work projects in excess of $20,000,000. In a growing and vital area like Iowa City, additional system work is constantly being identified. Iowa City inventory exceeds $500,000 Annual issues $1,000,000+ MidAmerican 11 ENERGY Property Taxes MidAmerican Energy Company is estimated to be the largest property tax-paying entity in Iowa City. Technically, these taxes are now paid via the "Utility Replacement Excise Tax" law. Electric Natural Gas City $514,942 $157,412 School $400,236 $122,323 County $191,699 $058,600 College $021,044 $006,433 Other $009,655 $002,952 Total $1,137,576 $347,720 Annual Grand Total $1,485,296 12 Mid/hnerican ENERGY Over the 15-year life of the proposed franchises, based upon the current taxation levels, the tax revenues will be as follows: City of Iowa City $10,085,310 Iowa City Community Schools $ 7,838,385 Johnson County $ 3,754,485 Community college and others $ 601,260_ I5-years tax revenues$22,279,.440 13 MidAnierican ENERGY Energy Efficiency Iowa City expenditures 1997 through September 2001 - Residential $440,000 - Commercial/Industrial $245,000 TOTAL $685,000 Iowa expenditures 1997 through September 2001 $95,000,000 14 MidAmerican ENERGY I 4m, ,a~ am, I-CARE provides weatherization and energy assistance moneys to low income customers through local community action I CARE Dur,ng the past seven years $350,000 has been directed to the Hawkeye Area Community Action agency to help the Iowa City area low-income During the same seven-year period, MidAmerscan and its Iowa customers have contributed more than $1,865,000 to community action agencies statewide. 15 MidAmerican ENERGY Economic Development MidAmerican's Economic Development program promotes economic vitality and expansion wherever MidAmerican operates, $15,000 annual dues to Iowa City Area Development (ICAD). Through program support, MidAmerican invests approximately $10,000 each year. ICAD representatives are invited to participate in at least one industry trade show activity planned by MidAmerican. John Wetzel, Senior Economic Development Consultant has been on ICAD's board since 1995. MidAmerican is a 50% partner in the Northgate development. MidAmerican 16 ENERGY Energy Supply Issues 18 Available base-load generation of 3,628 MW Peaking capacity available 1,095 MW Provides stable prices and reliable service 20 MidAmerican ENERGY MidAmerican Invests in Iowa Announced on July 10, 2001 our plan to develop new energy supply in Iowa $1.5 billion investment over 7 years - 540 MW combined-cycle, natural gas - 900 MW coal - $3.6 million in new property taxes 1,600 construction jobs $6 million annual payroll of full-time jobs 2 1 MidAmerican ENERGY Renewable Energy Committed through multiple sources, including wind, hydro and biomass Wind Energy- MidAmerican purchases half of output of the Alta- based wind energy farm Currently reviewing more than 20 proposals to develop an additional 100 MW of wind power 22 MidAnlerican ENERGY Natural Gas Supply Resources 15 full-time staff working on gas supply 2000- Purchased $450,000,000 of natural gas Company-owned gas storage equal to 159,000 MMBtu/Day Leased storage equals approximately 321,000 MMBtu/Day A 10% fluctuation of the typical Iowa City resident's natural gas bill could cost each customer an additional $50 to $60 a year. 24 MidAmerican Natural Gas Supply Resources Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America delivers natural gas to MidAmerican's Iowa City area customers. Iowa City customers benefit from MidAmerican's ability to secure natural gas from multiple pipelines. Iowa City would lose the economic leverage of MidAmerican Energy's ability to acquire gas. 25 MidAn~erican ENERGY Energy Supply Options 26 Energy Supply Options Why is the electric market so volatile'> -Must be created and delivered on demand - Electricity cannot be stored - Transmission limitations 29 MidAmerican ENERGY Energy Supply Options Can electric wholesale prices be managed? Financial markets - Basis risk - Execution risk - Volumetric risk Physical Markets - Define terms - Performance risk 30 MidAmerican ENERGY Franchise Information 31 What is a Franchise? A franchise is the formal agreement, in the form of an ordinance, between the City and the Company that authorizes the Company to utilize the streets, alleys and public areas for the infrastructure necessary to deliver utility service. Company agrees to comply with provisions memorialized in the franchise ordinance. Without a franchise, on the electric side of the utility business, the Company continues and is obligated to serve the customers under Iowa law which provide for exclusive service territories. There are no assigned territories for natural gas. 32 MidAmerican ENERGY Why is a Franchise Important? The method of providing utility service under the terms of a franchise agreement is grounded in and sanctioned by Chapter 364 of the Code of Iowa. No other method or approach such as licensing is so sanctioned. A franchise agreement grants the Company the blanket and formal authorization to install, operate and maintain its facilities in the public areas of the city. MidAmerican Energy is under a legal obligation to serve the customers in its designated service territory. The existence of a long-term franchise agreement provides certainty and helps us serve you. Mutually agreed to provisions. Binds successors and assigns. MidAmerican ENERGY Iowa City Franchise Ordinances General terms contained in many franchise agreements - Right to occupy rights-of-way - Right to sell and deliver energy - No cost relocations - Indemnification - Adherence to state and federal law - Adherence to City Code Ordinances Chapters 31, 32, 33, 34 and 36 - Authorizes the Company to prune trees MidAnierican 34 ENERGY Unique to Iowa City - Duration 15 years, with ability to amend in year eight. - If parties cannot agree to amend, terminates at end of year 10. - Electric ordinance includes protections in the event of restructuring. - Authorizes the City to install communications facilities on poles and in ducts. - Provides for termination in the event provisions are breached, requires City to provide written notice, gives Company 60 days to cure alleged breach. - Requires MidAmerican to provide energy-efficiency programs. - Grants the Council approval of any assignment of the franchise. MidAmerican ENERGY Unique to Iowa City (cont.) - In the event that the City becomes a generator or producer of electric energy at a municipally owned or operated facility, the Company shall, if requested by the City, enter into an agreement to either purchase or wheel to City facilities the electric energy produced from such qualifying generating facility, such further agreement being subject to the approval of the Iowa Utilities Board and applicable statutory requirements. - City is also authorized to purchase power from sources other than MidAmerican for city facilities. - While most of the changes proposed by both parties are satisfactory, MidAmerican cannot agree to changes currently proposed by City staff to Sections 13 and 15 in the electric ordinance and Section 11 in the natural gas ordinance. MidAmerican ENERGY Why have Franchise Agreements with MidAmerican Energy MidAmerican takes all the electric supply risks Rate protection We know Iowa City Still the same people 302/219 Assured low cost electric supply Preparing for your future Reliability Bind successors and assigns 37 MidAmerican MidAmerican ENERGY OBSESSIVELY, RELENTLESSLY AT YOUR SERVICE® II Why ' Every Utility has different rates Debt Power supply Taxes Fuel costs Ownership of generating plants System enhancements MidA~nerican ENERGY MidAmerican Rates based on "Cost of Service" Iowa Utilities Board approved Investing in system enhancements Investing in technology MidAmerican 40 ENERGY Municipal Utilities ~:~: Little or no property or income taxes Many formed when low cost federal power was available Economics have changed, no new municipal utilities in Iowa in over 20 years MidAmerican 41 ENERGY System Value " There is no current information concerning value of thelMEC property in Iowa City ?! 1986 Iowa Illinois / $166 million 1989 Iowa Utilities Board set value of Sheldon electric system - $13 million ::~-; Sheldon population 5,000 ~7' Iowa City population 62,000 or 12.4 times larger than Sheldon 42 MidAtnerican ENERGY System Value 12.4 X $13,000,000 = $161,200,000 ~llrl"ll]'~-"~-l.~r~[,,[,~ s~~;,~y~,~-c~r~',~ rei nteg rate IPS system - $663,000 $663,000 X 12.4 = $8.2 million Iowa City has a much more complex delivery system No inflation factored in these numbers MidAmerican 43 Er,.nev IOWA CITY FRANCHISE INFORMATION MIDAMERICAN ENERGY NOVEMBER 26, 2001 MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY FRANCHISE RENEWAL PRESENTATION If you desire additional information, please contact these individuals at MidAmerican Energy: Terry Smith - 341-4466 Brian Phelps - 341-4402 For information concerning your utility service you may call: 1-888-I ASK MEC (1-888-427-5632) Or visit our web site: www. midamericanenergy. com MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information ENERGY - THAT'S WHAT MIDAMERICAN IS ALL ABOUT MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is a global leader in the production of energy from diversified fuel sources including coal, geothermal resources, natural gas, nuclear, wind, hydro- electric and biomass. MidAmerican also leads in the supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and U.K., with approximately 5 million electricity and gas customers worldwide. MidAmerican Energy Company, Iowa's largest energy company, is strategically located in the middle of several major markets in the Midwest. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, it provides electric service to 669,000 customers and natural gas service to 646,000 cus- tomers in a 10,600 square-mile area in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. Northern Electric is one of the regional electricity companies of the U.K., distributing energy to more than 3.6 million customers in the North East of England. CalEnergy is an international leader in the development and production of energy from diversified fuel sources including geothermal, natural gas and hydroelectric. HomeServices, a wholly owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, is based in Minneapolis and is the second-largest, full-service independent residential real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. based on closed transaction sides. The HomeServices sys- tem offers integrated real estate services, including mortgage origination, title and closing services, and other related services. MidAmerican and its subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy, Northern Electric and CalEnergy, are quickly becoming leaders in the new, competitive world energy marketplace. In production, distribution and delivery around the world - MidAmerican is obsessively, relentlessly at your service. I I ....... I ............... I" MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MidAmerican Energy Company or its predecessor companies have provided energy to Iowa City customers since 1857. As Iowa City has grown, our infrastructure has grown both to keep up with Iowa City and in anticipation of additional growth. MidAmerican serves outlying areas and communities from our Iowa City facility. Iowa City benefits by having MidAmerican's Service Center and associated jobs and payroll based here rather than in a neighboring community. More than 70 local employees operate out of our serv- ice center located on Lower Muscatine Road. · MidAmerican formed in 1995 by the merger of three predecessor companies · Headquarters in Des Moines · Acquired by private investors in 2000 · We provide electric and natural gas service to customers in four states · We employ approximately 3,500 people in the regulated service region · 70+ employees in Iowa City What is a franchise Why have a franchise MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information WHAT IS A FRANCHISE? In its most basic form a franchise is the formal agreement, in the form of an ordinance, between the City and the Company that authorizes the Company to utilize the streets, alleys and public areas of the City for the infrastructure necessary to deliver utility service to the citizens and businesses in the city and also obligates the utility to serve all the customers in the community. In exchange for the use of the public areas, the Company agrees to comply with provisions memorialized in the franchise ordinance. Absent the grant of a franchise, on the electric side of the utility business, the Company continues and is obligated to serve the customers. Iowa law provides for assigned exclusive electric service territories. On the gas side of the business, Iowa does not have assigned exclusive service territories. WHY HAVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS? First, in municipal corporations the method of providing utility service under the terms of a franchise agreement is grounded in and sanctioned by State law, specifically Chapter 364 of the Code of Iowa. No other method or approach such as licensing is so sanctioned. Having a franchise agreement in effect gives the Company blanket and formal authorization from the City to install, operate and maintain its facilities in the public areas, subject to city permitting requirements. The Company could install facilities in private easements or obtain individual permits for each location, but this would be expensive and time consuming. MidAmerican Energy is under a legal obligation to serve the customers in its designated service territory; Iowa City is within that territory. The existence of a long-term franchise agreement provides MEC with certainty and helps us to serve you. From the City's perspective, the franchise binds the Company to complying with the provisions negotiated by the City and the Company. It provides the City with the ability to enforce the provisions in the franchise. It controls the way the Company enjoys the privilege of occupying the public areas of the City. The Iowa City franchise indemnifies the City from claims against it that may arise because of any alleged negligence on the part of the Company. The franchise also guarantees no cost relocation of Company facilities that interfere with city water or road projects. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information It binds any successors and assigns to the terms and conditions negotiated. In this era of merg- ers and acquisitions, the longer the term of the franchise, the better. The Iowa City Franchise Proposals The proposed 15-year, non-exclusive electric and natural gas franchises are basically the same franchises agreed to 15 years ago, with names and terms brought up to date. The former fran- chise agreements have worked very well for both the City and the Company. The agreement contains the indemnification and no cost relocation sections. They allow us to use the public areas of the city for 15 years and to deliver and sell either electricity or natural gas. The following terms are unique to Iowa City: The opportunity to amend the ordinances during the last 60 days of year eight. If the City and the Company are unable to agree to amend, the ordinances will terminate at the end of year 10. Both ordinances contain language requiring the Company to comply with certain sections of the City code, i.e. Excavations, Public Utility Regulations, Vegetation, and Zoning. Section 3 of the proposed electric ordinance protects the City and citizens' rights to participate in a restructured electric utility industry. MidAmerican is required to maintain an energy-efficiency program in Iowa City. The City is authorized to install City Communication facilities on our poles and in our duct system. The City Council has the right to approve any assignment of the franchise by the Company. The City may terminate either franchise for breaches of the provisions contained in the fran- chise, subject to the City providing the Company written notice and 60 days to cure the alleged breach. Finally, the former electric franchise contained language that authorizes, in the event that the City becomes a generator or producer of electric energy at a municipally owned or operated facility, the Company shall, if requested by the City, enter into an agreement to either purchase or wheel to City facilities the electric energy produced from such qualifying generating facility, such further agreement being subject to the approval of the Iowa Utilities Board and applicable statutory requirements. We can agree to this language, but no modifications that expand the scope of this section. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information While most of the changes proposed by both parties are minor, MidAmerican cannot agree to changes currently proposed by City staff to Sections 13 and 15 in the electric ordinance and Section 11 in the natural gas ordinance. Franchise agreements between cities and utility companies are the only productive method of authorizing a utility to expeditiously occupy and operate in the public areas of a municipal corporation currently authorized by state law. WHY HAVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH MIDAMERICAN ENERGY? MidAmerican takes the energy supply risks All the risks associated with financing, building and maintaining the delivery infrastructure and electric power plants are taken by MidAmerican. Procuring the coal, natural gas and oil for use as generating fuels is MidAmerican's responsibility. Rate protection/Rate freeze MidAmerican is rate and service regulated. Any change in our rates requires IUB approval. All the rate protections enjoyed by regulated utility customers are gone should the city become a municipal utility. In 1997, MidAmerican Energy eliminated the Energy Adjustment Clause. No matter how high the cost of generation fuel rises, or the cost of wholesale electricity goes, those cost increases are not passed on to our customers. Rates for our Iowa residential customers were reduced a total of 4.2% in a three-phase reduc- tion plan beginning in 1997. Our rates have been stable. We currently have a rate filing before the Iowa Utilities Board that proposes to freeze our electric rates through 2005. We know Iowa City energy systems We built and own and operate the Iowa City electric and natural gas systems. Who could know it better? Who could take care of it better? MidAmerican or predecessor companies have been providing energy service to Iowa City for well over 100 years. Our name has changed but not our people Even though our name, company ownership and structure have changed over the past several years, we are still the same people living and working here. Our 70+ local MidAmerican employees are doing what they do best, providing the citizens with safe, dependable and afford- able energy. We are trained, experienced and dedicated to you. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information 3,500 people work for MidAmerican Energy Company in such diverse areas as finance, rates, engineering, gas supply, maintenance, generation, construction, safety, training, fuel procurement and 160 customer service employees work in our 24/7 Davenport call center. Our local employees are just the tip of the iceberg for Iowa's largest energy provider. It takes all the management and operating skills in the dozens of business dis- ciplines working at MidAmerican to serve our customers. 302 That is the number of linemen, combination linemen and combination servicemen working for MidAmerican Energy in Iowa and Illinois. Sixteen of the linemen work right here in Iowa City. In the event of a storm, MidAmerican crews from across Iowa can be on their way to Iowa City. Our storm reserves of material are strategically locat- ed. A single phone call will start the manpower, equipment and material heading to Iowa City. 219 In the event of gas system problems, we have 199 gas journeymen and servicemen available to come to Iowa City to aid our 20 local employees. Assured low cost electric supply MidAmerican has significant electric generating resources strategically located through- out Iowa. We own the power plants. Our plants are powered by coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear and water. We purchase 60% of the wind generation in Iowa. This diversity of both plant locations and generation fuels protects the electric supply for our customers. When the wholesale price of a megawatt hour of electricity soared in 1998, our generation assets kept MidAmerican from having to purchase power. Preparing for your future On July 10, we announced plans to construct two new electric generation plants. Our Des Moines Energy Center is well on its way to construction, with the site application filed, and many of the contracts for the plant's components in place. The Company also anticipates announcing the site of the 900-megawatt, coal-fired base load plant before the end of this year. In the next nine years we are proposing to invest $20 million in the Iowa City area electric system on major projects, and an additional $27 million on operations and maintenance expenses. Binds Successors and assigns A franchise binds not only MidAmerican Energy but also any successor to the terms memorialized in the franchise ordinances, an important consideration in this time of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations in all industries, including the energy industry. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information $1,485,296 MidAmerican Energy is, if not the largest property taxpayer in Iowa City, certainly one of the largest. This tax year, MidAmerican Energy will pay $1,485,296 to the local tax supported entities in Iowa City and Johnson County. Reliability is a significant issue for new or expanding businesses MidAmerican Energy has provided reliable service to its customers. This year, based upon ASAI statistics, our Iowa City system reliability is .999855. That means the aver- age Iowa City electric customer experienced one hour of outage time for every 8,760 hours served. This percentage of reliability is indicative of how successful we are in managing our electric business. Natural Gas Storage MidAmerican Energy maintains gas storage assets with storage capacity equating to approximately 18,900,000 MMBtus (18.9 Bcf). These storage assets provide a ready source to help supply and balance system usage when fluctuations occur due to changing weather patterns. Within its storage assets, MidAmerican leases pipeline storage with Northern Natural Gas, Natural Gas Pipeline and ANR Pipeline Company. This storage capacity can deliv- er up to 321,000 MMBtu/day, or 34% of the peak-day sales requirement. The Company owns throe liquefied natural gas storage facilities located in Bettendorf, Des Moines and Waterloo and two propane air storage facilities located in Des Moines and Sioux City. These facilities can deliver up to 159,000 MMBtu/day during high- usage periods and can meet up to 17% of the peak-day sales requirement. These storage assets allow for greater supply diversity and greater reliability in meeting system requirements. Gas can be stored during low-cost and low-usage periods for rede- livery during high-cost and high-usage periods. While none of these assets are physically connected to the Iowa City market, Iowa City customers access each storage asset through displacement with MidAmerican's operation of its integrated system. Summary and working draft Electric Ordinance MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information IOWA CITY ELECTRIC FRANCHISE Franchise Expired II/06/01 Seerion O] Duration is 15 years, with a re-evaluation option at end of year eight. If either party requests to, and the parties cannot agree to amend, then the franchise terminates at the end of year 10. Section 02 Company and successors must comply with: · Chapter 364, Code of Iowa · The Code of Ordinances of Iowa City · Applicable Federal or State regulations · Protects the City's home-rule authority Section 03 Protects the Right of the City and its inhabitants to participate in a restructured electric utility industry. Section 04 Grants the Company the right to erect the distribution system needed to provide franchised electric service to the customers in Iowa City. States MidAmerican construction will not interfere with the water, sewer or storm water systems, any public improvements or traffic control devices. Requires MidAmerican to comply with the National Safety Electric Code. Section 05 MidAmerican is authorized to make excavations in city streets, avenues, alleys and public places. MidAmerican must obtain excavation permits. MidAmerican is required to comply with Chapter 31 of the Municipal Code. In the event of an emergency, the Company is authorized to make repairs. Company is authorized to prune trees; pruning is limited to what is required to clear overhead facilities. Pruning shall be in accordance with standards of City Forester. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Section 06 MidAmerican will indemnify Iowa City from all claims that may result from our negligence. Section 07 MidAmerican is authorized to extend and maintain its facilities, provided that the Company complies with the Iowa Utilities Board rules and regulations and Chapter 33, Article VI of the Municipal Code. Section 08 Company promises to meet the electric requirements of the customers in Iowa City for the duration of the franchise. Section 09 Company is authorized to impose reasonable terms and conditions. Section I0 Authorizes the City to use, at no charge, the poles, posts, towers and underground conduits for city communication, control and alarm functions. Section 11 Grants the Company the right of eminent domain, subject to City Council approval. Section 12 MidAmerican will relocate, at Company expense, facilities on public right-of-way to facilitate Iowa City public improvement projects. Iowa City may, upon showing good and reasonable cause, require the Company to place or bury components underground in any underground service district, established pursuant to Chapter 33, Article VI of the Municipal Code. Section 13 Franchise binds City and Company and any successor or assigns; any assignment shall be subject to City Council approval by resolution. City reserves the right to terminate this franchise if the Company breaches any provisions of the franchise. If Company corrects alleged breaches within 60 days of written notice of breach, then no termination shall occur. Company shall comply with terms and conditions whether or not the City insists upon compliance. Grants the City right to enforce terms and conditions. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Section 14 Company is required to maintain and operate an energy efficiency program in the City as approved by the Iowa Utilities Board. Section 15 In the event that the City, becomes a generator or producer of electrical energy at a municipally owned or operated facility, the Company shall, if requested by the City, enter into an agreement to either purchase or wheel to City facilities the electric energy produced from such qualifying generating facility, such further agreement being subject to the approval of the Iowa Utilities Board and applicable statutory requirements. There are three versions of Section 15. MidAmerican Energy can agree to the original section as contained in ordinance No. 86-3296 with the reference to Utilities Division updated to Iowa Utilities Board. We believe that when combined with new Section 3 a reasonable amendment to the existing franchise has been crafted. Section 16 Allows the franchise to become effective upon City Council approval and publication. Section 17 If any sections of the franchise are declared illegal or void and are severable, the legal portions remain in effect. If not severable, then the City and the Company shall amend the franchise. Section 18 All ordinances or portions of ordinances that conflict with the new franchise ordinance are repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 2001. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA By Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Possible Additional Section Pole Attachments Any person, business or government entity other than the City, MidAmerican Energy Company or its affiliates prior to placing attachments on the aerial utility system owned or operated by the Company within the City limits of Iowa City, shall receive prior approval from the City of Iowa City. Summary and working draft Natural Gas Ordinance MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information IOWA CITY NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE Franchise Expired 11/06/01 Section 01 Names the parties to the franchise. States purpose of the franchise is to operate natural gas plant, storage facilities, right to distribute and sell natural gas. Grants MidAmerican the right to use the streets and public places. Duration of 15 years, with a re-evaluation option at end of year eight. If either party requests to; and the parties cannot agree to amend, the franchise terminates at the end of year 10. Section 02 Company and successors must comply with: · Chapter 364, Code of Iowa · The Code of Ordinances of Iowa City · Applicable Federal and State regulations · Protects the City's home-rule authority Section 03 Grants the Company the right to excavate on any public street and to operate a natural gas distribu- tion system. States that gas utility system and construction will not interfere with the water, sewer or storm water systems, any public improvements or traffic control devices. All gas system components will comply with Iowa Utilities Board rules and regulations. Section 04 In making excavations, Company will obtain a permit pursuant to Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code. MidAmerican shall comply with Chapter 31 of the Municipal Code Excavations. Company shall not unnecessarily obstruct streets, alleys, avenues and public places. In the event of an emergency, Company is authorized to make repairs and file for a permit after the fact. Section 05 MidAmerican will indemnify Iowa City from all claims that may result from our negligence. Section 06 Company is authorized to extend its gas system, engage in repair and installation work in com- pliance with the rules and regulations of the Iowa Utilities Board and Chapter 33, Article VI of the Municipal Code. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Section 07 Company to supply natural gas to meet the needs of the City through the duration of the fran- chise in accordance with Iowa Utilities Board rules and regulations. Section 08 MidAmerican is authorized to impose reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its business. Section 09 Grants the Company, subject to council approval, the right of eminent domain. Section 10 MidAmerican, will at its cost and expense, relocate its facilities to facilitate public improve- ments. Section 11 Franchise binds City and the Company and any successors or assigns; any assignment shall be subject to council approval by resolution. City reserves the right to terminate this franchise if the Company breaches any provisions of the franchise. If Company corrects alleged breaches within 60 days of written notice of breach, then no termination shall occur. Company shall comply with terms and conditions whether or not the City insists upon compliance. Grants the City the right to enforce the terms and conditions. Section 12 Company is required to maintain and operate an energy efficiency program subject to approval of the Iowa Utilities Board. Section 13 Franchise becomes effective upon council approval and publication of the ordinance. Section 14 If any provisions in the franchise are declared illegal or void, and the provisions are severable, the remaining portions remain in effect. If not severable, then the City and the Company shall amend the franchise. Section 15 All ordinances or portions of ordinances that conflict with the new franchise ordinance are repealed. Iowa City Information MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information IOWA CITY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER WITH A $3.6 MILLION ANNUAL PAYROLL Seventy Employees More than 70 employees work out of our Iowa City facility located on Lower Muscatine Road. This employee group provides service for Iowa City and other area communities. MidAmerican's Iowa City operation is a self-sufficient work team comprised of engineering, administrative, support, operating, and management personnel. The electric operating departments include 16 linemen, four substation technicians, stores and metering staff. The natural gas staff is comprised of 12 mainmen, six servicemen, and two regulator men. Many of MidAmerican's employees, for example meter readers, have work responsibility for both the natural gas and electric functions. Unique Needs The presence of the University of Iowa creates unique service issues. Annually for a two-week period, to handle the extremely large volume of customer orders resulting from university stu- dents moving in and out of rental property, MidAmerican brings in an additional 13 servicemen. In a recent evaluation of the level of interaction between our Iowa City customers and MidAmerican, our queries have revealed that since January 1, 2001, there have been in excess of 280,000 transactions that involve Iowa City customers. This number does not include pro- cessing payments or actual premise visits by Company employees. Premise visits exceed 18,000 per year. Hub and Spoke MidAmerican maintains an electric and natural gas materials inventory, in Iowa City, of approx- imately $500,000. Annual issues of materials used for routine maintenance and small capital projects exceed $1,000,000. Large quantities or unique items are warehoused in our hub com- munities such as Rock Island and Des Moines. This allows MidAmerican to keep its Iowa City inventory at a reasonable level. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Iowa City Fleet (Replacement value $4.1 million) Providing electric and natural gas service requires specialized vehicles, such as aerial tracks capable of reaching 55 feet into the air and digger/derrick trucks, which can handle heavy loads, such as poles and electric transformers. Aerial and digger/derrick vehicles are designed to allow our employees to work safely in electrically energized locations. Our gas department utilizes trenchers, backhoes and heavy vehicles outfitted with welding and other special features. The replacement cost of our Iowa City fleet is estimated to be $2.7 million for the electric vehicles and $1.4 million for the gas vehicles. An Integral Part of the Whole The employees working in Iowa City are a part of a larger team of energy professionals work- ing throughout MidAmerican. While we have a large staff of employees living and working in Iowa City, a tornado, an ice or lightning storm or other severe weather can wreak havoc on an electric distribution system. Mother Nature can overwhelm even the best-prepared and dedicat- ed employees. MidAmerican has crews stationed within two hours of Iowa City and across the entire state. In less than a day, Company crews from across Iowa and beyond can deliver materials to and work in Iowa City. Natural Disaster Support MidAmerican Energy has more than 300 employees, including 16 Iowa City based employees, carrying the lineman or apprentice lineman classification, available to work in Iowa and Illinois. Approximately 200 gas service and gas journeyman employees in Iowa and Illinois support our 20 Iowa City employees. MidAmerican belongs to the Edison Electric Institute Mutual Assistance Council and the Midwest Mutual Assistance Roster. These industry support groups can provide massive amounts of labor, equipment and material to assist with restoration efforts. MidAmerican has both provided and received help from mutual assistance member companies in the past. In an emergency, there is no substitute for being prepared and having the resources to address major storm damage. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information IOWA CITY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS MidAmerican has an annual electric operating and maintenance budget in excess of $3 million. We have identified and planned local system upgrade work projects in excess of $20 million. In a growing and vital area such as Iowa City, additional system work is constantly being identified. Electric Projects Identified (not all inclusive) 2001 Sub Y Second transformer $1,024,000 2002 Sub Y Second transformer $1,331,000 Sub Y Line work 126,000 Hill Structure Install substation structure 69,000 2003 Hills Line relaying $34,000 Sub K Relaying 42,000 Sub G Line work 10,000 Sub G Upgrade s 166,000 2004 Sub K Relaying $129,000 Hills K line relaying 310,000 Sub G Line work 70,000 Sub G Upgrades 2,665,000 Various Substations Add 161 breakers 504,000 2005 Various Substations Add 161 breakers $1,549,000 MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information 2006 Substation J Second transformer $1,154,000 Hills Bertram line relaying 183,000 2007 Sub 89 Rebuild 46 miles of line $1,660,000 Hill/Pamell Rebuild 28 miles of line 1,742,000 Pamell/Pow Rebuild 33 miles of line 461,000 2008 Prairie Du Chein New substation $1,023,000 Parnell/Pow Complete line rebuild 1,655,000 2009 Prairie Du Chein New substation $1,399,000 2010 Coral Ridge Second transformer $510,000 2011 Coral Ridge Second transformer $1,306,000 2003 through 2010 Convert 4kV to 13kV $ 680,000 MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY'S 24/7 DAVENPORT CALL CENTER SUPPORTS IOWA CITY MidAmerican's redesigned Call Center began operations in Davenport, Iowa in 1998. A completely equipped emergency back-up call center is located in Rock Island, Illinois. The Call Center is staffed by 160 customer service employees specially trained to handle any customer inquiry or request for service. Beginning in 1998, the Company began utilizing a High Volume Call Answering System with technology that allows the '; .... " ............. system to answer up to 15,000 outage calls ':~::!::"']3;:;;:si' i=i' ""' ' · outage order and ancanges for a ca]] back to the customer to confirm that power has been restored. This technology is extreme- ly important in the event of a major storm or outage. A situational control area, Mission Control, ,~-:," serves as a centralized point for electric and natural gas emergency situations. This means faster, more accurate information can be directed to the appropriate operat- ing and dispatching centers. Call Center employees are constantly updated on emergency and time-sensitive events via a system of strategically placed video monitors and regularly updated outage reports. The Call Center associates utilize a structured conversation model to insure that the associate has the listening and problem resolution skills necessary to address the customer's needs and concerns. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Call Center Associates receive ongoing training throughout the year to enhance listening, com- munication and order processing skills, as well as billing, credit and emergency response proce- dures. Incoming calls are randomly monitored for quality and accuracy. A Business Advantage group has been established to handle small business and commercial customers. This department is staffed from 7 AM - 6 PM Monday through Friday to provide one-on-one relationships with our business customers. In 2001, it is forecasted that the Call Center employees will handle 3.2 million calls, 426,000 will be handled through the technology of the High Volume Call Answering System (HVCA), Integrated Voice Response Unit (IVRU) and the Web site. We estimate that 196,000 contacts will be made to the Company by traditional U.S. mail. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The purpose of MidAmerican's Economic Development program is to create, execute and support programs and projects that promote economic vitality and expansion wherever MidAmerican operates. · MidAmerican supports the Iowa City Area Development (ICAD) with annual dues of $15,000. · Through program support, MidAmerican invests approximately $10,000 each year, plus considerable staff time. · ICAD representatives are invited to participate in at least one industry Trade Show activity planned by MidAmerican's Economic Development staff each year. · John Wetzel, MidAmerican's senior economic development consultant, has served on the Iowa City Area Development Board since 1995. He is an active partici- pant in ICAD's programs and activities, principally in the new business recruitment and existing business expansion area. · MidAmerican is implementing a new data analysis program with ICAD for the community-wide existing business call program. · MidAmerican is a 50% partner in the Northgate development, making significant investments beginning with the initial investment in 1987. · Recently, MidAmerican financially supported the Oral-B expansion. · MidAmerican played a role in causing the building that now houses General Mills to be built. · MidAmerican is developing a rate agreement rider for the new plastic bottle manufac- turer to help make the Scott-Six Industrial Park a cost competitive site for the business. Overall Program MidAmerican's Economic Development staff conducts a multi-million dollar program annually. Thus, ICAD gains benefit of extending its marketing at no cost by virtue of MidAmerican's economic development marketing program. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information ENERGY EFFICIENCY MidAmerican believes in and supports the wise use of energy. Memorialized in the 1986 elec- tric and natural gas franchises, the Company agreed to and will continue in the proposed fran- chise agreements to maintain and operate energy-conservation programs in Iowa City as approved by the Iowa Utilities Board. IOWA CITY EXPENDITURES Residential $440,000 The residential programs include: Air conditioning load-control devices, home energy audits, and incentives to purchase efficient air conditioners, gas furnaces, insulation and windows and incentives to build energy efficient new homes. Commercial/Industrial $245,000 The commercial and industrial programs include: Incentives to purchase energy-efficient HVAC equipment, lighting, customized building sys- tems and industrial processes, commercial audits and incentives to build energy-efficient new buildings. MidAmerican's hma Cit.x' ICner~.v Efliciency l~;xpenditurcs 1997 thru Septeml>er 2001 total almost $685,000. MidAmerican's total energy-efficiency expenditures, including incentives, to our Iowa jurisdic- tional customers from 1997 through September 2001 exceed $95,000,000. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information I I-CARE I-CARE is a program to provide weatherization and energy assistance funds to low-income customers through local community action agencies. I-CARE was initially and voluntarily begun by one of MidAmerican's prede- cessor companies. The money used to assist customers is a combination of Company and customer contributions dedicated for that purpose. The MidAmerican program has been so successful that the Iowa Utilities Board I CARE adopted rules requiring all natural gas utilities to offer similar programs. WARmN~.EAR~&.OMES In the Iowa City area, MidAmerican's I-CARE funds are provided to the Hawkeye Area Community Action Agency. In tile Ilasl sexen years. $351),001) has been diretied to the tlaxvkeve Area ('onnnunil.x :\climl a~enc.x to hcll~ the [m~ a ('it) am'ca hm'-incon~e cllsh)nlt'l's. I)um'in~ tile same sexcn-.xcar period Mid,\merican and its io~sa cllsh}nlcl's have conh'ilnitcd approximatcl.x $1.9 milliml to connnunil.x actim~ a~cncics across lhc stale. Contributions Summary MidAmerican Energy Foundation Contributions 1990 - Current University of Iowa $745,000 University of Iowa School of Business Approx. $250,000 Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Association $20,000 United Way-Corporate Portion 1990-Current $110,000 Employee contributions Approx. $7,500 each year Iowa Children's Museum $10,000 VSA Arts $1,000 - 2001 contribution MidAmerican supports numerous other local organizations that solicit contribu- tions from the Company. Electric Information MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information ELECTRIC GENERATION CAPABILITY PRIMARY GENERATION FUELS · Nuclear · Diesel · Renewable energy sources, (including wind, hydro and biomass) RENEWABLE ENERGY · Committed through multiple sources, including wind, hydro and biomass. · MidAmerican purchases half of the output of the Alta, Iowa based wind energy farm. · Currently reviewing more than 20 proposals for an additional 100 MW of wind energy resources. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information BUILDING FOR YOUR ENERGY FUTURE GREATER DES MOINES ENERGY CENTER The Greater Des Moines Energy Center, announced on July 10, will be a natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle generation plant owned by MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. The plant will operate with combustion turbines only until the combined-cycle equipment is delivered and installed. Construction on the plant will begin in early 2002. The project will require approximately: · 14,000 cubic yards of concrete · 1,700 tons of structural steel · 10 miles of piping · 180 miles of electric cable · 400 to 500 construction jobs ,:.~ · At full load, the plant will produce about 540 megawatts of electricity, consuming about 3,620 MMBtu/hour of natural gas, or 159 million thenns per year. When .~"'~ '~'~"' .-,: ':'r.. -. :~ · fully operational, the plant will employ a staff of 24 full-time employees and provide $2.7 million in annual taxes. The Environment MidAmerican will minimize the environmental impact of a large-scale electric generation facili- ty by using clean-burning natural gas, installing state-of-the-an emission controls and using a high-efficiency heat recovery system that captures waste heat to produce additional electricity. Plant cooling will be provided by closed-loop cooling systems. This facility is being designed to meet all existing standards for emissions and will employ Best Available Control Technology (BACT). New Coal-Fired Base Load Generating Plant The proposed 900 MW Plant will be located in Iowa on a site MidAmerican Energy plans to announce in late 2001. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information ELECTRIC RATE INFORMATION July 10, 2001 - Proposed an electric rate freeze through 2005 MidAmerican is waiting for an Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) ruling approving the settlement. June 27, 1997' - 4.2% Rate Reduction This rate reduction is a result of efficiencies realized through merger savings implemented in three increments; · August 1996 · June 1997 · June 1998 Established a pricing plan that precluded an electric rate increase through 2000. Eliminated the Energy Cost Adjustment Clause (1997) All the risks associated with increased costs of generating fuels, fuel transportation and whole- sale electric purchases fall to the Company, not the customers. Included a revenue sharing incentive, which resulted in approximately $39 million being credited to Iowa electric customers of MidAmerican. February 25 1994' - 3.8% Rate Increase This increase was approved by the IUB. December 1992' - 5.7% Rate Increase This increase was approved by the IUB. May 29, 1987' - 5.2% Rate Reduction This rate reduction approved by IUB as a result of a reduction in income tax rates. *Date of Iowa Utilities Board order. Natural Gas Information MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information NATURAL GAS SUPPLY RESOURCES MidAmerican Energy for the Iowa City area customers. · Iowa City customers benefit from MidAmerican's ability to secure natural gas from multiple pipelines. · An Iowa City municipal gas utility would be limited to a single natural gas pipeline Pipelines · Northern Natural Gas Company · Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America · ANR Pipeline Company · Northern Border Pipeline Company Company Owned Gas Storage Facilities - Capable of delivering 159,000 MMBtu/Day · Three Liquified Natural Gas Plants - Bettendorf - Des Moines - Waterloo · Two Propane Peaking Facilities - Des Moines - Sioux City Leased Pipeline Storage - Capable of delivering approximately 321,000 MMBtu/Day · Total gas storage for 2001/2002 is 18,900,000 MMBtu (18.9Bcf) Because of competitive interplay, MidAmerican Energy receives discounts on 91% of its transportation arrangements. GAS ACQUISITION MidAmerican Energy 15 full-time staff members 2000 Purchased $450 million of natural gas Because of the large volume of natural gas purchased by MidAmerican Energy, the Company is able to acquire considerable discounts from suppliers. A 10% fluctuation of the typical Iowa City resident's natural gas bill could cost each customer an additional $50 to $60 a year. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MIDAMERICAN ENERGY UTILITY RATES IN IOWA CITY Natural Gas Data May 27, 1999' - Rates Increased 5.9% Approved by the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). December 1, 1992' -Rates Increased 4.1% Approved by the IUB. May 29, 1987' -Rates Reduced 1% This $1.5 million rate reduction, approved by IUB, is a result of a reduction in income tax rates. Cost of Natural Gas The cost of gas is passed directly to the customer. MidAmerican Energy does not profit from price spikes that occur as a result of extreme temperatures or shortages in the natural gas supply. *Date of Iowa Utilities Board order. Environmental Information MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY POLICY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPECT MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company believes responsible environmental management is good business; it benefits our customers and improves the quality of the environment in which we live. This policy establishes the environmental RESPECT principles that guide our corporate commitment to the environment. RESPONSIBILITY All levels of management are responsible for integrating environmental management programs into business processes in order to measure and improve environmental performance. All employees are responsible and accountable for understanding and incorporating environmental compliance requirements into their daily work activities with the obligation to bring issues and concerns forward for resolution. EFFICIENCY We will responsibly use natural resources and pursue increased efficiencies that reduce waste and emissions at their source. We will develop sustainable operations and implement environmental projects designed to leave a clean, healthy environment for our children and future generations. STEWARDSHIP We will respect our natural resources and take care in balancing the needs of customers with our obligation to future generations. We will seek opportunities to preserve, restore, protect and improve our natural sur- roundings. PERFORMANCE We will set challenging goals and assess our ability to continually improve our environmental performance. Through the strategic management of our assets, we will improve the environment and contribute to our business success. EVALUATION We will perform audits to evaluate our environmental compliance and use the results to improve our oper- ations and their impact on the environment. COMMUNICATION We will foster open dialogue and informed decision making through communication of environmental information with management, employees and the public. We will work with governments and others in creating responsible environmental laws and regulations reflective of sound public policy. TRAINING We will provide the training necessary for our employees to perform their environmental responsibilities. We will encourage and provide opportunities for employees to learn more about the environment and foster an atmosphere of creating cost effective solutions that go beyond compliance. MidAmerican NORTHERN ELECTRIC/~>GAS MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MEC ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESSES MidAmerican Energy is guided by the principles of the Company's Environmental RESPECT policy, and has initiated efforts and programs aimed at environmental enhancement. Some of these environmental successes are provided below: Air Emission Controls: All of MidAmerican's coal-fueled generating facilities utilize low sul- fur Powder River Basin coal to help control sulfur dioxide emissions. Electrostatic precipitators and bag filters minimize particulate emissions and boiler burner modifications reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides. At the Company's Riverside Generating Station, actions like these reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides by 57 percent and sulfur dioxide emissions by 89 percent. Ash Utilization: Fly ash is a by-product from coal-fueled facilities. For more than 10 years MidAmerican has recycled it rather than send it to landfills. Over 2.5 million tons have been reused as an additive to concrete and as a stabilizing agent for soil for road bases and building foundations. Currently, nearly 50% of all fly ash generated by the company is recycled. Plans are underway to significantly increase that percentage by installing rail lines and using the ash as fill material in Nevada's gold mines. LED Projects: MidAmerican recently received EPA's Pollution Prevention Award presented by the EPA Region VII office as a result of the Davenport project. MidAmerican has initiated Light Emitting Diode (LED) projects in ~:: , two Iowa communities. In Davenport, the Company replaced approximately ~d~i;, 170 incandescent bulbs. These bulbs use less energy and last eight to 12 years. This translates to decreased energy costs and significant energy sav- ~:~ ings. In Davenport, the annual energy savings is projected to be 2 million ~:.v:-~ kilowatt hours, which equates to more than 3.5 million pounds of avoided ' air emissions. Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve: During the construction of the Louisa Generating Station, the Company set aside 410 acres for an environmental preserve. Since that time, Monsanto donated another 100 acres to the preserve. This area, known as the Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, is home to a variety of wildlife and over 600 different species of plants. MidAmerican developed an ecological advisory committee to manage the preserve. Educational tours are pro- vided, research is conducted and every other year a field day is sponsored so the public can enjoy this unique area. Our efforts protect several threatened and endangered species and pre- serve a part of Iowa's vanishing prairie. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information Brown's Lake/Snyder's Bend: Brown's Lake and Snyder's Bend are two important recreation- al areas south of Sioux City that are in part, made possible by steps taken by MidAmerican to maintain the water levels in these lakes. The lakes are located near the Neal Generating Station and for over 30 years the company has diverted river water used by the plant to Brown's Lake and cooling water to Snyder's bend. Alternative Fuel Vehicles: MidAmerican is aggressively introducing Alternative Fuel Vehicles to its fleet. In 2000, 106 of the 119 new light duty vehicles purchased by the company con- tained flex fuel engines. These engines operate on 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, resulting in significantly reduced vehicle air emissions. MidAmerican is one of the largest users of biodiesel fuel in the state. Biodiesel is a diesel fuel blended with a soy-based additive that is a non-toxic, renewable fuel. ~,ailllji Bird Programs: MidAmerican has a record of helping threatened and endangered birds. The Louisa Generating Station recently completed a three-year program to reintroduce the Peregrine falcon to the :. . Mississippi River Valley. The Company is also helping reintroduce ~ ,~. osprey to Iowa. In Polk County's Jester Park, the company donated and "' ..... erected poles and platforms to serve as nesting and release areas for young osprey. The Neal and Council Bluffs Energy Centers are providing successful '~.2~. nesting sites for the Piping Plover and Least Tern in the plants' settling ponds. Tree Programs: MidAmerican is involved with a number of programs and activiti le~'~b ................ promote beautification of our service areas and increased energy efficiency through shade and windbreaks. Trees Please.t provides grants to communities to purchase trees. MidAmerican also supports Trees for Kids and Trees for Teens through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The company has partnered with American Forests to become the state of Iowa sponsor for the Famous and Historic Tree program. Our Forestry department has initiated a number of tree pro- grams including "Keep Cool at School" which provides wood chips from company tree trim- ming to schools. The chips are bagged by the students and sold for mulch. Proceeds are used to purchase and plant trees on school property. Recycling: MidAmerican has an aggressive Company-wide recycling program. Iron, steel, copper, aluminum, brass and lead are sorted in bins at individual facilities and sent to vendors for melting and reuse. Nearly all components of the company's lighting wastes are recycled. Each employee is provided a separate recycling container at his or her workstation so office paper, newspapers and cardboard am collected for reuse. MidAmerican Energy Company - Iowa City Franchise Information MEHC ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESSES Company, which produces energy from diversified fuel sources. Along with our affiliates Northern Electric in the United Kingdom and CalEnergy in California and the Philippines, we are committed to enhancing the communities we serve as we pursue a more sustainable society. Alternative Energy: MEHC is one of the leading companies in producing energy from clean, renewable alternative energy sources. Currently, the company purchases about 60 percent of the energy produced from one of the world's largest wind farms in Northwest Iowa and is review- ing proposals for an additional 100 megawatts of wind power. The company has a significant investment in geothermal facilities in California and the Philippines. The company has established four locations where methane gas from landfills is converted into energy. We have supported research into the use of switchgrass as a fuel additive. Casecnan Project: The 150 megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric project, located in the Philippines, is much more than an energy facility. MEHC is not only providing clean energy from a renewable resource, but also a number of other very important programs. In addition to the energy resulting from this project, much needed irrigation -.-- ~.,,~ - water will also be provided. There will be enough irri- -----:--. "'~*"'~' gation to allow the local farmers to annually raise an additional 465,000 tons of rice. Other benefits of the · . Casecnan project include the establishment of a nurs- · ~ L '-.., ' ~:X .ery to raise and sell fruit and vegetables, reforestation ; " ~(:'k initiatives, and training and equipment for villagers to - produce Rattan furniture. ..... Combined-Cycle Installations: MidAmerican and its parent company are committed to using technology that mimmizes environmental impacts. The Cordova Energy Center, located in Illinois, com- pleted this summer, utilizes state-of-the-art combined-cycle, natural gas-fueled combustion tur- bines. The Greater Des Moines Energy Center, scheduled to begin operation in 2003 will use this same technology. Both of these facilities will provide clean energy from natural gas but also will capture waste heat from the turbines to generate additional power through heat recov- ery generators. Miscellaneous Information Sheldon, Iowa Electric Municipalization Effort Reprinted from Reddy News Sourcebook November/December 1990 A postscript now has been written in the consultants and advisors became tarnished 30-year story of how one Iowa community and painfully expensive in a matter of was pushed into a financially crippling months. What was originally a modestly future as a result of a drive toward munici- priced feasibility study soon became a palization. This is a tale of a small city grosslN' inflated and unreliable "white ele- roused by a few outspoken citizens -- phant." and. ultimateiy. a bitter half- including a cit:, manager predisposed to milhon-dollar pill. that '.,,'ill cost Sheldon city ownership some highly motivated dearly in years to come. [ consultants and lawyers, and the hyped FIISTORY 0g flII:I:ICUEIlFS: Sheldon is a hyperbole of greater "savings." In Sheldon, I commumty of just o,, er 5.000, located on Iowa's failed attempt to municipalize lies a the Iowa prairie ',~ here wholesome Ameri- tale of seductive promises and tragic con- can values and populist philosoph.,. are sequences every bit as intriguing and pro- bedrock. The state has 138 municipal vocative as a Judith Krantz best seller. pov, er s.',stems. In northwestern lox~a. THE FEASIBILf'Pf The tantalizing siren song of the "good where-Sheldon is :ocated. a number of and easy' life-after-municipalization was communities operate government-owned STUDY SEEMED TO drowned out by a more stately Greek s_',stems established many years ago with chorus -- the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) low-interest financing and low-cost. SHELDON ELECTRIC -- this spring. After nearly three years of government-subsidized power generated by dugoMEns, debate between the city of Sheldon and the Missouri River. Now at capacity. the Iowa Public Service Co., the matter of cheaper baselGad power from the river's TREMENDOUS municipal power is now decided . . . and large federal dams is not currently availa- COMMUNrn' dead for the time being. hie to newly proposed municipal systems. Eleven months after the city voted to In view of the region's municipal power MUNICIPALIZATION. municipalize its power system in October history, Sheldon's move toward municipal- 1987, Sheldon filed its application to ization was not surprising. Such indina- municipalize -- called a certificate of tions were mirrored in its stormy history of authority -- with the IUB. Iowa laws franchise difficulties spanning three require new power suppliers to existing decades in Iowa Public Service Co.'s 70 electric customers to meet the test of "pub- years of service to the city. lic interest" before a certificate of authority The city's latest municipalization effort to provide electric service can be issued. began in the mid-1970s. "The Service PeG- The utilities board must determine the pie" of IPS were friends, neighbors and proposed municipal system does not result citizens of Sheldon, yet they had witnessed in unnecessary duplication of facilities. The difficult and trying times when politics had statute also assigns authority to the IUB to cast their employer in the role of "the bad determine the final price the municipality guy." The last two franchise campaigns would be required to pay for a utility's before the 1987 campaign had been closely facilities. Another factor is whether a pro- contested, hard-fought and with narrow posed system will promote coordinated margins of victory. On Oct. 13, 1987, the retail electric service. margin shifted. That day 63 percent of The Sheldon case (Iowa Utilities Board, Sheldon's voting citizens approved a spe- Docket No. SPU-88-T), the first to be cial referendum allowing the city to estab- reviewed under the 1976 law, established lish a municipal power system. the criteria to define public interest. On Les Juon, senior vice president of Iowa April 23 this year the IUB denied the city Public Scrx ice Co'-, electric dMsion. of Sheldon's petition to establish a munici- knows the entire story well. About 15 years pal authority and provide electric services ago, he recalls, a city manager was hired. in lieu of Iowa Public Service Co., finding Sheldon's newly hired manager had been Sheldon's application not in the public previously employed as city manager in a interest. The state board's precedent-setting municipal-utility community. ruling, if it stands, will make it consider- In his current position the new city ably tougher for other Iowa communities manager had the chance to merge interest seeking to municipalize their electric with opportunity. Was it his ambition to services. ultimately municipalize Sheldon? Says The once-bright promises and financial Juon, "The man has since retired and projections of Sheldon's overly optimistic moved out of state. However, his leader- ship, combined with a small, determined about $29.2 million over a 20-year period. group of people within the community, Immediately IPS staffers proceeded to developed the undercurrent, the ground- recreate the software and data bases used swell that led ultimately to the all-out effort to perform the initial study, plugging in later. IPS's franchise with Sheldon expired their actual operating parameters and in 1987. What really got people interested costs. From the beginning of the effort to was the feasibility study completed in countercheck the study's assumptions, the August 1987 by Stanley Consultants of IPS position was that any information Muscatine, Iowa." presented to the community by the utility THE SIREN SONG Of LOWER RATES: During would be completely supportable and the previous year, IPS had continued to accurate. The quality and consistency of monitor the situation and gather informa- IPS's presentation would stand the closest tion. The Stanley study -- presented to scrutiny by both the public and the state. city council behind closed doors and not RUNG BEFORE THE IUB: The same could not available to IPS until later -- brought the be said for the municipal study's data. A 9-month wait to a head, creating a focus disclaimer to Stanley Consultants' study for both community and utility response. should have been a warning sign: "Savings The feasibility study seemed to promise estimates . . . are predicated on numerous big savings for Sheldon electric customers, assumptions and projections of variables triggering tremendous community interest and are therefore subject to uncertainty.' in municipalization. At restaurants, church gatherings and grocery stores throughout The Numbers Tell the Real Story Sheldon, the franchise issue had become ...... ,: .... ' 'i the hot topic of discussion. Earlier that lished to push the municipalization effort, succeedinganothers,milarorgan=tion. , Keeping the feasibility study officially ' ,~ ~ under wraps, the mayor and council BILL TO: Ci'o/o NOERED -'~1 FOR pROFESS members planned their strategy. In the consider municipalization :. meantime, I PS, its own response hampered ~ Rr-- your costs to $23,2,567.02 ?. without access to the study's data, mounted 'i iTEMS: Outside Leqal Counsel $220,988.39 a spirited public-information campaign. .~ Stanley Consultants $ 15.16,8,91 '~. But, the winds of change were blowing :; Mist. {clerical etc.) $449,324-32 ~:' hotly throughout Sheldon. By Aug. 18 the ~ ........,.... I'OTAL DUE .... : ............ scheduling of the special election to vote on , .............. ' ......' ............. " .......""'" ........ "~ municipalizing electric services was a done > round rules, both city and utility represen- ot Municip. lization ~/~ tatires were to have equal time to respond EXHIBIT g~:d-.- i¢~"' to questions concerning the city's proposal. City officials, however, heavily publicized IPS Rate Forecast 3% increase 17% decrease the study's projected multimillion-dollar (20-yr) savings Sheldon stood to gain, if citizens voted to municipalize, Wholesale power costs $47,000,000 $54,800,000 2 Little time remained until the scheduled Value of IPS System $4,957,OOO $13,094,000 public meeting. When IPS executives, Cost of Faciliti~ $5. B00,000 $6,169.000 technical and financial experts, and attor- : neys were finally permitted to review the Less: Depreciation $2,063,060 $1,238,0OO c Generation & Transmission $1,200,000 $7,500,000 study, it was readily apparent the data analysis was flawed. in its original form, (dedicated 12.5 meqawatts) : the feasibility study had concluded a Reinte~ration (to make $319.000 $663,1300 : municipal-owned power system could IPS system whole alter deliver significant savings to Sheldon -- ' ' ' ' -. -'" "' "' ' ' "' ' In the course of several modifications to year over a 20-year period. The city's the original data, those figures were revised alternate supplier, it was also assumed, dramatically downward by the consulting would be able to provide e~ectricity at a engineers, even as consultant costs con- cost increase of only I percent per year. tinued to mount. In particular. when the IPS had taken a very conservative posi- study was formally submitted with testA- lion on the rate question in the fall of 1987. mony in the certificate of authority filing Says I PS executive Juon, "We said that for before the Iowa Utilities Board in January the next five years. our rates would be sta- 1989, the numbers told a different story. hie. That was our position. Well, we erred New estimates indicated the municipality grossly in our estimate, because our rates could achieve savings of $9.3 million to were not stable. IPS rates dropped 17 per- $10.6 million over a 20-year period, a not- cent, and we're very confident they will insignificant change from the nearly $30 remain stable at that level for at least the million savings presented to the community next several years." only 14 months before, at referendum- IPS counsel Stewart recalls Sheldon res- decision time. idents expressed surprise at IPS projections "IPS RATE:S The study's projected savings presented a of future costs. She adds, "1 think to this ORO~'"E:O t 7 striking contrast to IPS figures, which con- day they do not believe our costs are going .E:RCENT, ANO eluded a municipal system would cost to be as low as we project they will be." wE:'.E: vE:.v Sheldon $18.9 million in the same period. The valuation of "stranded capacity" CON~nDE:NTTH~ Essentially, the Iowa Utilities Board con- (dedicated generation and transmission WtLL ~E:MA~N cuffed with the I PS analysis. facilities) was another key issue in the state STABLE: AT THAT According to 1PS's J uon, "Virtually board's deliberations. Iowa law requires ~.t'v£L ~'on AT every item of evidence, every contention we that investor-owned utilities be compen- LEAS'rTHE: ,~tXT made was supported by the Iowa Utilities sated for their underutilized capacity when $~'YteRAt, YEARS." Board. Sheldon officials could not say the a town quits receiving services. A substan- t.,.., auo. same. They were repeatedly backtracking hal part of the cost of the total system was and reducing the estimated savings to the the cost of the 12.5-megawatt load dedi- city. Their people were unable to support cared to Sheldon. Iowa Public Service Co. either the assumptions that were made or asked for $7.8 million as compensation their analysis of savings. In fact, the IUB over a 10-year period to find new custom- ruling indicated there were no savings. The ers; Sheldon low-bailed, offering only $1.2 board said it would cost the community million. The state board agreed Sheldon substantially to be in the municipal electric should pay $7.5 million to compensate the business. Therefore, it would not even utility for its loss. grant the city a certificate of authority to And there were many other instances go into the municipal business." where Sheldon could provide no reason- RATES AND STRANDED CAPACITY: In retro- able explanation for determining the value spect, Suzan Stewart, ! PS senior attorney of various components of the l PS system. and manager of regulatory affairs, sees two At one point, the city ~ witness changed his main weaknesses in the case Sheldon pre- estimate four times. sented to the Iowa Utilities Board. Says In the final analysis, when more accurate Stewart, "We were actually not that far values for the cost of facilities and opera- apart from Sheldon in terms of our respec- tions were applied, the economic disadvan- tive estimates of the value of our distribu- tage to Sheldon to municipalize was lion and transmission facilities in the town. .obvious. The Iowa Utilities Board con- But, their savings really decreased when we eluded that public interest would not be lowered our rates 17 percent over the served. course of two years. The other primary dif- A final note in the state board's decision: fetenee between our estimate and their The utilities board commented on the issue estimate of saving was that the city of community control. The board recog- included hardly anything at all for the cost nized community control to be a "primary of the generation and transmission dedi- benefit" to Sheldon, because of the oppor- cared to Sheldon." tunity for the city, rather than [ PS, to The rate question was crucial to both sides. determine utility charges. The issue of The municipal consultants had assumed community control, while "laudable," is IPS rates would increase at 3 percent per not within the Iowa Utilities Board pup view, nor can it be a factor. there were none. It'sjust a very quiet THE WAGES OF MUNI EFFORTS: When poll- atmosphere up there -- certainly not hos- tics. consultants and lawyers mix, assuredly tile, but it's not warm and friendly either." the results to all parties concerned will be MENDING FENCES: The aftermath of events expensive. Legal support, filings and expert goes well beyond the known financial testimony carry hefty price tags. What burden to the community. h has been a started as a $23.600 consultant contract very difficult, emotional time for all I PS mushroomed as further "enhancements" employees and their families. There is the were required to the original feasibility all-important question of the restoration of OUr. ST:ONS ST:LL study. For a small community such as a community ethos, friend-to*friend, UNGER II%1 THE Sheldon, the price can be staggering. Cur- neighbor-to-neighbor. MINDS OF renz~,. the total cost of Sheldon ~ disas- Juon says the process must be ongoing. RSS~,ONSmLS trous attempt 1o municipallie is set at He tells about one IPS employee's expe- crrrzsNs ABOUT $449,324.32 for consultants and legal fees. rience: "A backyard neighbor had not T!H~ PROCESS OF Today, not only is there no municipal spoken to the employee for three years. DSCISIQH MAKIN(3 power system in Sheldon, but the corn- Shortly after the utilities board's decision AND WHAT SHOULD munity will have to wait some time to pay against municipalization came out, the TRULY SIN IN THIE for city improvements. To raise such employee was invited over for coffee -- the F'UBtaC ~HTtRtST. enormous sums to pay for the city's munic- neighbor was attempting to mend fences." ipalization campaign, Sheldon had to float However, questions still linger in the a general obligation bond which has minds of responsible citizens about the become a considerable burden -- present process of decision making and what and future -- on the community. Sheldon should truly be in the public interest. needs a public safety building for fire, A recent issue of Northwest Iowa ambulance a.nd police vehicles. However, Review is critical of the way Sheldon's city in view of circumstances, the community is officials have conducted city business. Ear- unwilling to float any additional debt to lier this year, the council met behind closed pay for the facility. doors to discuss a critical and embarrassing 81CX TO SUSINES8: According to IPS's tax situation before going public, thereby Juon, the local media have assumed a avoiding public scrutiny and input. The diplomatic tone in recent months. Articles Review also refers to Sheldon's "million- and editorials express interest in making dollar municipal utility study," as just one the community whole once again, rebuild- of many warning signs of an ailing city ing relationships and considering the city's government. business in a more productive manner. At Does the story end here? Perhaps, but this stage, Juon believes, the business then, again . .. Sheldon's latest city man- community is largely neutral on the munic- ager was formerly with the Iowa League of ipalization issue and is no longer pursuing Municipalities. Once again, there are it. upcoming elections and a remnant of con- What steps has Iowa Public Service Co. cerned citizenry still interested in munici- taken to help strengthen its relationships palliation matters and issues of city con- with the town? Says Juon, "Throughout the trol. Juon remarks, "There is still a vocal municipalization attempt, we continued to minority strongly determined to municipal- support economic development and in fact, ize the community. Members of that did it on a fairly generous basis, trying to minority have not given up and are very kccp the municipalization effort totally bitter. I he) arc working quite hard to separate from our relationship with the influence community elections and offi- community. We have not done anything I eials, perhaps even legislation. There are at would term extraordinary in trying to least a few people in Sheldon who have rebuild relationships with the community. not given up." {~ However, we have been very sensitive to For Backgrounder Information... the strong feelings that exist up there." . .. on municipalization, contact RCI at Reflecting on the mood of the commu- (505) 884-7500. For related information, nity, Juon recalls, "Recently, ] had alun- see Fact Sheet, December 1989, "The chcon meeting with about 30 members of Municipalization Debate Revisited." See the business community. At the end of my also RCI booklet on municipalization. presentation, [ asked for questions, and "Promises vs. Reality." Cities, counties increase levies wil City manager lowers levy after budget approved ~_~.~(~ By JAY P. WAGNER to listen to the budget process. ~ SHE~ON -- City manager ~ a~ut ~e incr~e in prodcry ~x~ '~[~dey r~uc~ ~e city's s~cial and 5ugg~ted ways for ~e co~cfl le~ [or ~ and agenci~ by 32 ~ ~im ~e budget. ?~n~ ~day, a ~y after ~e City ~en ever~ng wa~ over, Vil~ge Nor~w~t and a ~,~ ~e change lowe~ the city's le~ all~tion to ~e Sheldon ~ and 'h~ dollan of ~uble valuation. ~t w~ uvea ~x~yer who liv~ Sheldon Fire Department for ~e ~ a ho~ valu~ at ~,~ a~ut , ~e of ~pment. a yur ~[ same ~yer wo~d Roger Hofs~a, assetant f~ c~ef. ".~y a~ut S521 ~ ~x~ for city told ~e co~cil ~t cu~ ~ ~e ~.~ ~ou~ ~e Sheldon City ~c~ '. ~t some new mem~n might not approv~ ~e l~Sl budget W~- N pCo~riy eq~p~ to r~ht fff~. ~y, H~Uey said a hst s~ond ~ He hid ~e.vol~t~5 r~ieve Bt- ~ d f~ show~ ~at ~e~ Ue py for ~e~ wo~ on ~e ~e and ~t ~d agency le~ co~d ~ ~e l~st ~ey 7'~u~ su~ntia~y. He uid he pro~rly~p~. '~co~c~m~sWs~ff~eyt~:Dr. David Reinke, a counc~ i':legaEty of su~ a move wi~ city at- ~ club's aU~tlon ~ ~e f~e H~Uey uid h~ ~ 'e~we~ to ' outS" he said. ~e motion r~eiv~ a .m~e su~ r~uc~o~ in budget ~dotapph~e[rommem~5~t "~e~, al~ou~ he ~n't [eg~y add .. ~e au~ence. · ;~y M c~. H~Uey hid ~ ~ of ~'. ~w~t. One man, who ~'t identify ,~t w~ n~ to ~g~ pay~ off ~H, ~ked ~'~e debt from ~e ~e of a ~-. ever ~I~ a s~ment OUtlinlng ~'mlllion doH~ ~ gener~ ob~a~on :[M net wo~. He ~d.ffie agency ~n ~ ~ fi~n~ a study d ;t Suggested 'cutting wages for' ~ ~o~mic ~b~ty of p~'~ :employ~ who ciW ~cH app~v~ ~ buyer for "". ~nt ~ef B~ ~av~. ' a~ R~ an ad~o~ ~on ' merit ~d of mem~ of ~e ~li~ W ~e f~ deN~ent. ..... BUDGET Continued from page Ai liool. Those employees will receive igcreases equal to a~out 8 ~reent ~a~e of the r~uired new level for minimum wage, HuntIcy said. '. Included in the budget is a pro~- ~d 20 ~rcent salary hike for ~lice Chief hrry L~ke and an 11 ~rcent ~crease for assis~nt chief Bill ~at plato for a new emergency set- · ice center will ~ finished by May. The ~uilaing would ho~e the fire, ~lice and civil d~eme departmenB and ~e Sheldon Community Am. bulance Team. Facilitie~ for emergency departmen~ are badly ~ion ~n~. The public would l~ely have a right to vote for ~e f~ncing are sold, he hid. : The council decided to provide ~fi~t~ a~atjo~ to fo~ non-profit groups. Children's World will Country Club wiU receive ~,~, $toreho~e of Sheldon will receive ment Unit and ~e subs~nce able :ExpendR~ are expected ~o Of $2.6 million. Revenu~ are at $2.7 million, ~,~ more t~n a : The budget d~n't ~nclude any ~es relat~ [o ~e m~ic~pal ~2.~ remai~ from ~e ~le of a year to tinnee ~e study, That should cover ~ ~rough the , ThebudgetwilI~plac~onfileat HuntIcy will also prepare an outline Energy Information Administration/Electric Sales and Revenue 1999 (Residential) United States Department of Energy Table 14, Clrss or Owuershlp, Number or Ultimate Cormsreefs, Revenue, Avenge R~ue ~r Kilowa~hnr for the ~den~l ~tor by U~U~, I~ (C~Unu~) Energy Information Administralion/Electric Sales and Revenue 1999 Table 14. Clma of Ownership, Number of Ultimate Cou.qumers, lhvenue, ~ nnd Average Rovehue p+r Kilowatthour for the Residential Seefor by State and Utility, 1999 (Continued l~nergy Information Administration/]81ectric galea and Revenue 1999 Table ~4, Cla~ of Ownership, Ntunbcr of Ultimate Containers, Reveame, Sale~ and Average Revenue per K|lowatthour for t~ Resldntlal Sector by Sla~e and Ulillb/, 3999 (Contlnuecl) T Z P Rural ~:KiC C~op ..................................... , :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Energy Infermarion Administration/Electric Sales and Revenue 1999 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Environmental Report MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is based upon a philosophy of service. Beyond providing the best possible service to our customers, we also will provf~le~e~~/~y's world, the environment is also our business. We will protect and ~ ~ ~',~s we serve by being environmental stewards as we pursue a more sustainable society. ~ David L. Sokol Chairman and Chief Executive Officer MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company ABOUT US ENERGY - THAT'S WHAT MIDAMERICAN IS ALL ABOUT. MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is a global leader in the production of energy from diversified fuel sources including geothermal, natural gas, hydroelectric, nuclear and coal. MidAmerican also leads in the supply and distribu- tion of energy in the U.S. and U.K. consumer markets, with more than 3.2 million electricity and gas customers. MidAmerican Energy Company, lowa's largest energy company, is strategically located in the middle of several major markets in the Midwest. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, it provides electric service to more than 660,000 customers and natural gas service to more than 630,000 customers in a 10,600 square-mile area in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. Northern Electric + Gas is one of the regional electricity companies of England and Wales, distributing and supplying electricity and gas to more than two million customhers in the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Cleveland, North Yorkshire and throughout the rest of England and Wales. CalEnergy is an international leader in the development and production of energy from diversified fuel sources including geothermal, natural gas and hydroelectric. MidAmerican and its subsidiaries, MidAn~erican Energy, Northern Electric and Gas and CalEnergy, are quickly becom- ing leaders in the new, competitive world energy marketplace. In production, distribution and delivery around the world MidAmerican is obsessively, relentlessly at your service. 'E~I~:'~',? ~'O L'Di N GS'C~(~IVi PANY I ENVIRONMENTAL RESPECT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE At MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company We are proud of these efforts and others, but certainly (MEHC), responsible environmental man- not content. There are increasing demands on our agement is not only a priority, but it makes industry that require environmentally responsible good business sense. The success of our solutions, but also provide wonderful enviromnental environmental record and programs can be opportunities. MEHC looks forward to both creating these innovative solutions and taking advantage of attributed to the dedication of our employ- ees, who take individual responsibility for the opportunities. protecting our environment during their I am pleased to provide this environmental report so daily work. you can learn more about MEHCs respect for our environment. Guiding our operations and environmental activities is a comprehensive environmental policy that applies to our worldwide organization. The pnlicy is embod- ied in the acronym RESPECT, reflecting MEHC's commitment to Responsibility, Efficiency, Cathy Woollures : ~:~!~, Stewardship, Performance, Evaluation. Vi:,. r".'d.f,',H r,:viren,..m.~al Services ' !~::'~'~;i"x'~2~. Communication and Training. Throu:'. Ih,. ,,'al q.l" .L'.'4~ port and direction of our managemen! ~.' ':. a.kl :'h. : -... . -. '~' active involvement of our employees, .~ "UTI'. r :,' . ~ ',. . .~: .~.~ , X. ."-'~ are symbolic of MEHC's overall comnq, 'n .~ n. I i,'n e n- '. . :... ronmental activities: : · Recently completed a three-year I'~ ,,,::',.r~ al ore' ':: Louisa Generating Station to rein r, ', I.a ,. !!'l, ~ Peregrine Falcon to the Mississipi' I,::, v' Valley. ". '~ · During the construction of a new ~z,':'~n ring iaci]- ity, the company worked with the l S I ~sh & :':. Wildlife Service to save a bed of I'n,: m!~ered ~'~'2 · Broughtthemessageofenergyccn-et~flionto more than 40,000 school children ':' England with an innovative thealq. al i'n~dm'tion. ' * ~2 · Provided not only energy, but mu, :' herded irri-: gation, farming and other life ski?l.. :l, a Filipmn ~ "' village. . "~... 2,~,.:.. ~: .~,~ I MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY POLICY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPECT MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company believes responsible environmental management is good business; it benefits our customers and intproves the quality of the environment in which we live. This policy establishes the environmental RESPECT principles that guide our corporate co~Ttmitment to the environment. RESPONSIBILITY All levels of management are responsible for integrating environmental management programs into business processes in order to measure and improve environlT~ental performance. All employees are responsible and accountable for understanding and incorporating environmental compliance requirements into their daily work activities with the obligation to bring issues and concerns forward for resolution. EFFICIENCY We will responsibly use natural resources and pursue increased efficiencies that reduce waste and emissions at their source. We will develop sustainable operations and iluplement environnlental projects designed to leave a clean, healthy enviromT~ent for our children and future generations. STEWARDSHIP We will respect our natural resources and take care in balancing the needs of customers with our obligation to future generations. We will seek opportunities to preserve, restore, protect and in~prove our natural sur- roundings. PERFORMANCE We will set challenging goals and assess our ability to continually improve our environmental performance. Through the strategic management of our assets, we will improve the environment and contribute to our business success. EVALUATION We will perforn~ audits to evaIuate our environmental compliance and use the results to improve our oper- ations and their impact on the environment. COMMUNICATION We will foster open dialogue and informed decision making through comn~unication of environmental information with management, employees and the public. We will work with governments and others in creating responsible environu~ental laws and regulations reflective of sound public policy. TRAINING We will provide the training necessary for our employees to perform their environmental responsibilities. We will encourage and provide opportunities for employees to learn more about the environment and foster an atn~osphere of creating cost effective solutions that go beyond compliance. ELECTRIC®GAS /ESPONSIBILITY i ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM a number of initiatives at these sites to protect the GUIDES OPERATIONS environment. These include the installation of oil spill kits at certain sites and a 10-year program to pro- [n England, Northern Electric has adopted an vide spill containment around oil-filled transformers Envirorm~ental Management System (EMS) to guide at substations. In addition, drainage surveys have the operations of its distribution system. Thnmgh been conducted at nearly 100 sites. Based on the sur- this approach, environmental management programs vey results, some remedial work on drainage systenrs are integrated into all aspects of was completed to ensure enviroim~ental protection. providing service to our cus- tnmers. The EMS ensures cam- The EMS also produces monthly environmental key pliance with existing legislation indicators that provide information in such areas as and prioritizes goals to achieve the amount of oil lost from oil-filled cables and trans- continual environmental formers and the release of sulfur hexa~uoride (SF6) to the atmosphere. We use a cable oil that is biodegrad improvement. able to minimize any environmental impact. SF6 is ,, A component of the EMS is the heat-insulating gas associated with circuit breaker development of environmental operations, but has also been identified as a green- impact assessments. Through house gas. Northern Electric is now reprocessing all these assessments, the company SF6 gases from its electrical equipment. of envirolllllellta] concern. As a Using the EMS allows us to measure and improve our · . responsible corporate neighbor, environmental performance and is an example of the !i ~, ~ ' ~: :! ~ ! ~ Northem Electric has undertaken responsible and accountable way we do business. We continue to survey substations to determine if any measures are necessary to properly ,~ manage oil storage· ¸.,A 'f' JJESPONSIBILITY "" Other Successes ." HIGGINS EYE MUSSEL PROVIDED NEW HOME "~' "'~,t,., When a bed of Higgins Eye pearly mussels was discovered in the proposed outfall area of a new 500-megawatt generating facility, MidAmerican Energy partnered / ~! ,,..,~,,~ .... with the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Illinois ,~ ' Department of Natural Resources to save the mussels and the plant. The sol~~ tion was to relocate the muss:. "in my experience on the Mississippi River, proactive, environmentally con- bed upstream and begin biold~ sc~entious permit applicants such as MidAmerican Energy are rare. They took the time to do their homework, collected field data, and prepared a cal monitoring. Divers marked~ t~ :/: . sound monitoring plan to protect mussels For the Cordova Energy project, the mussel collection area with ~,.~ and at no time questioned the need to protect this most beleaguered of metal grid and five-gallon buckets our natural resources. They have been a pleasure to work with." of sediment and mussels were / ~4j '?~i:: /~, d ' Bid, ('lel'en,~tine. Bildo,~i~t, U.S Fixh and k}~hlliti' Service then hauled into the biolo- gists' boat. There, the mus- .~ . ,.~, sels were identified, measured and their age determined. Mussels were if' ~ ~ : ¥ ~'! ~ .~. ,; then placed in a container of river water and carefully moved to their ~, new home. After one year, the mussels are thriving and construction is :~ being completed on schedule. Responsible management of the situation ~ ensured the viability of the mussels and allowed for the addition of much ":g needed power. ., near the Cordova Ener~/Center in Illinois. --"";"' ":;!IFFICIENCY · : , Structures like this will collect river water and divert it to -, the underground tunnel. The water will spin turbines to ~ generate electricity and then will be discharged to a reset- voir for irrigation. CASECNAN HYDRO PROJECT iished a number of associated programs that are hay- PROVIDES MUCH MORE THAN POWER ing a significant positive impact on the daily lives of the local villagers. In 1995, when CalEnergy and the Philippine Irrigation For example, an "When you work hand-in-hand wifi~ o cornpony like Administration began construction of a 150-megawatt electrification CalEnergy, you will certainly experience mony hydroelectric facility in Northern Luzon, CalEnergy program has changes. changes that can improve your life" also made a commitment to and formed a partnership brought electrici Rtl4v Ca~lnlt'~an, II villugfc [cacltr with local Filipino villagers. ty for the first time to more than 200 local families. Another pro- The project, which will begin providing much needed gram has established a nursery, where CalEnergy power to the Luzon electrical grid during 2001, is an employees provide agricultural training to communi- ambitious undertaking. When completed, excess ty members. Produce from the nursery is sold to mar- water from the Casechin and Taan Rivers will be kets in Manila and forestry seedlings are grown and diverted through a 14-mile tunnel to a generating used for reforestation in the valley. And, since the plant. But just as important as the power, is the irri- region is rich in rattan, training and equipment is gation provided by the project, which is expected to being provided to the villagers to begin producing help grow an additional 465,000 tons of paddy rice furniture. Certainly the skills obtained by the vii- armually. This increase is anticipated to make the lagers will live on for generations. Philippines self-sufficient in rice production for the foreseeable future. Through responsible environmental management, the Casechin hydro project is not just another construc- Responsible environmental management of this proj- tion activity, but a project that will have a significant ect goes far beyond a clean, sustainable energy source positive impact on the lives of many villagers for and increased rice production. CalEnergy has estab- years to come. al and forestry programs are all part of the Casecnan project. Environmentel Report I 5 i IFFICIENCY Other Successes 1111111111111"7"7:': !. In addition to 330-megawaits of clean geothermal energy, the Imperial Valley ; : facilities will produce zinc ingots, without the environmental impacts associated with ;:i: ,::! ~ underground or surface mining. WORLD'5 FIRST FACILITY TO EXTRACT ZINC FROM GEOTHERMAL BRINE CalEnergy has constructed the first and only facility in the world designed to harvest zinc from the high'tempera- ture brine used to produce geothernla] po~vcr. Con~bined w~th the power generated by the geotherz~al facihties, this process represents a very efficient and environmentally friendly method of providing energy m~d at the same tinle, recovering a valuable metal This facility, located in hnperial Valley, CaljEo~a, ~]] ~o~uc~ app~ox~late]~ 30,000 metric tons oE zinc a~ua]]y, o~ enough zinc [o Eus[~rooE more than 3.5 million auton~obj]es. T~s p~ocess wilt ~ep~ace mote t~a~jona] underground oE surface m~n~n~ that have s~nfficant envi~onmen[aJ impacts. Tests a~e unde~wa~ [o determine ff s~m~]a~ technologies cou~ he used Lo ex~act manganese and other valuable m~nera]s. T~ou~h the ~espons~b and efficient use o~ t~s h~ne, we a~e prese~v~n~ out envj~o~en~ wh~]e ~ecover- ~n~ th~s valuable resource. ENERGY FROM SWITCHGRASS As majority owner of the coal-fired Ottumwa Generating Station in Chillicothe, Iowa, MidAmerican Energy is sup- porting a unique research project. Working with the U.S. Department of Energy, switchgrass is being bun~ed along with coal as a potential alternative fuel at the 708-megawatt plant. To date, the plant has burned more than 1,200 tons of the thick-stemmed plant, which is native to Iowa and other Midwest states. During the next few years, another 35,000 tons will be co-fired with coal to determine the impact on the boiler's efficiency. Testing will continue until 2005. The overall goal is to replace 5 percent of the coal nor- really burned with switchgrass. This will result in lower air emissions, including the reduction of carbon dioxide, as well as provide a new market for local farmers. The burning of native switchgrass will provide an alternative energy source, as well as a new market for local farmers. 6 I [nvlronmental Reporl ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE AND GENERATING STATION FLOURISH AS NEIGHBORS When MidAmerican Energy established a new coal- fired generating station in Louisa County, near at the same time. Located along the Mississippi River, the area was known as Big Sand Mound because it consists of a huge mound of sand rising 40 to 50 feet above the floodplain. As we co~erred with biologists and other experts, it was determined that a portion of the site would provide a great opportunity to pre- serve a portion of lowa's heritage. So, the Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve was established. MidAmerican Energy committed to set aside more than 400 acres of the site as an environmental pre- serve, and this area was fenced off and protected. Since that time, Monsanto, an industrial neighbor, added another lg0 acres to the preserve and together the two companies work to maintain the preserve in its natural state. The habitat along the river includes prairie, ponds, wooded areas and rolling sand hills and is home to more than 600 different species of plants and a variety of wildlife. An ecological advisory committee has been estab- lished to oversee management of the preserve. Although access to the site is restricted, we encourage use of the site for research projects and other educa- riohal purposes. Students from schools and colleges are frequent visitors to learn more about this unique environment. In addition, a Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Field Day is held eve~ other year to allow the public to enjoy and learn more about the preserve. In 2000, more than 600 people visited the preserve. We're pleased to be able to preserve and enhance our natural surroundings though management of the Big Sand Mound. "MidAmerican Energy has shown exceptional leadership in purchasing i" and setting aside as a preserve a large parcel of land protecting the largest concentration of ~hreatened and endangered spe,_ies in Iowa, They are further to be commendpal for establishing a management corn mittee ot independent scientists to supelvise management of the preserve and for an excellent record of funding ongoing research and monitoring projects there. The Big Sand Mound Pieserve has become a showplace of corporate proactive environmental policy., ITEWARDSHIP Other Successes MIDAMERICAN ENERGY PROVIDES HELPING HAND TO ENDANGERED BIRDtJ_~ What do the Piping Plover, Least Tern, and Per, .'.' "e ';~. ,... Falcon have m conunon? They a~e a]l enda~ge~ ...' '*~ ....... birds that have been given a helping ha~d by ,' MidAmedca~ ~ne~. Settling ponds at the Neal and "The re'ease site at the Lou/sfJ Ger~eraffng Stafior~ fits ~iceJy wit~t currenl s~gle effortb ~o falcons to )~5toric nestirma sites on fhe bluffs of fhe Mississippi. T~is site ~s u neces~a~ cog ~ucovery e~fort~ along lhe Mississippi, fi~e hisloric nesfing range of iowa falcons '-~ J~m Haack and MidAmerican Energy shodd be commended ~or lheir commitmerit in ~eJping r nesting Peregrine FaJcons to iowa." .,,,~,,,~, ~'j,,,,,,-,z~, p,.,,~,,-,.. c',,,,~,,.,,,,,,; .~u/~t~, o~,,~.,-,-~, p~,,~..., s~,¢ z,,,,,, D,.p,,.,.~.,,, ,~/,~,,,,,-,,/.~ ....';;~'~'";" , %, ~,.-"¢ Council Bluffs Energy Centers, located in Sioux City NORTHERN EL ~' ECT~I~~ BLEND and Council Bluffs, Iowa, are providins successful WITH NATU~L CONDITIONS nesting sites Ear the Pipjn~ Plover a~d Least Tern. At the Louisa Generating Station, a three-year program Northern ~lectric's service territo~ in the United to reintraduce the Pere~ine Falcon to the Mississippi Kingdom includes coastlines and rural areas that are River Valley has lust concluded. lt's hoped that after o{ si~ficant ecological ~mportance. Realizin~ the a w~ter mi~ation to Cen~al and South America the hnport~ce of these features, we design our structures birds will return and call Louisa County home. and associated disffibution equ~pn~ent jn a way that blends rata the environment. Bar example, during In addition, we're helping to reintraduce the osprey to one project we consulted wilh the North Yorkshire Iowa. Once conunon, there are now fewer than ]00 Moors National Park Authority to identify areas ospreys in the state. In Polk Courtryes Jester Park, we environmental significance. Our engineers fully con- donated and erected poles and platforms to serve as a sidered the ~eography of the conduction sites and nesting and release area for young osprey. As with environmental concerns were jnte~ated into the proi- the pere~ines, it is hoped that mature osprey will ect. Photo~aphs were taken and used to i]lusffate return to Iowa to breed. existing and proposed arrangements. Design options included placing pole-mounted substations behind ~8~~ buildings, re]ocafing pole-mounted equipment from ~ _ . ~ ~ ~ ,. pron~inent roadside locations and utilizing under- ~ ~ound co~truction tec~jques in highly sensitive % ~ MID~ERICAN ENERGY SUPPORTS A i ~ NUMBER OF TREE PROG~S . "' ~ ~r kee pro~ams range [ram school {undraisers , ac~ow]ed~ famous ~s t~oughout Iowa. Mulch 7~ '~ resul~g from ~ee ~i~ing is provided to schools  m~d scout troops for fundraisers ra~er than berg ~ ~ l~dfilled. A~mually, an es~mated 2.5 million cubic - ' bali fields to a depth of 4 inches. ~ough "Trees Please" we provide community grants for tree pl~t- ings. Since 1~5, more than 28,000 ~ees have been planted as a result of t~s pro~am. MidAmerican A Sullivan Brothers crabapple t~e Is provided to Sioux city, Iowa, Energy is also the Iowa sponsor for "Famous & Historic by MidAmerican, th~u~h the Famous & Historic Trees program. Trees" pru~am, which identifies and prese~es Iowa's historic kees t~ough collection of ~ee s~dlings. JVALUATION I ~' auditing program has identified environmental areas i requiring improvement. For example, recent audits ~\ .~ identified some deficiencies with our recycling efforts. ~L/~ ' ~ Specifically, some materials were being discarded that ~ could have been recycled. To address this issue we implemented a training program identifying material :t~ effort. To encourage additional recycling, we made ...... recycle containers easily available and clearly marked.  Through these simple steps, employees have become more aware of the importance of recycling to both the ~ environment and to our company. Waste generation J 12 is down, while our recycling totals are climbing. Another envirortmental issue uncovered by our audit- Internal audits conducted by our environmental staff focus on a number ing program is the use of solvents. Solvents are neces- of issues, including proper storage of materials. sary in the utility industry to properly clean electronic conqponents. However, the type of solvent used and E NVI RO N M E NTAL AU D IT PRO G RAM the method of disposal can pose an environ meirtal HAS MANY FACETS concern. After evaluating a number of facilities, the company is now actively investigating several non- Any successful environmental program requires con- hazardous cleaners. In addition, on-site solvent recov- slant evaluation and monitoring to ensure environ- cry syste~ns are also being reviewed for potential use. inental compliance is being maintained. Beyond com- Beyond audits at company facilities, "The reic?tionship thor this bureou h~s hc~d with MidAmericcln Is exemp/ely. MidAmericcm hos we also evaluate our vendors to make mode eve~/ reosonolMe effort to be in complionce with oil rules cmd regulotions ond mcany times sure they have the sa~ne respect for hos tc~ken steps to protect the environment thor ore not required by rules. It is very cleor thor MidAmericcm Is concerned with the environment cmd deserves commendc~tions for its efforfs.' the environment that we do. This evaluation generally includes a pliance, but equally important, is the use of the results viability and experience. On occa- of each evaluation to improve the overaIl operation of sion, site visits are made to the vendor prior to any the facility and lessen any potential environmental work conducted for the company. Finally, independ- impacts. At MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, ent auditors periodically perform facility evaluations our envirorm~ental policy requires a comprehensive to verify the company's auditing work. auditing program to accompiish both these goals. {OMMUNICATIONS "RAP UP THE PLANET" COMMUNICATES The Planet," a theatrical presentation that toured ENERGY CONSERVATION THEME schools throughout the United Kingdom. The goal was to make young people more aware of the need MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company takes pride for energy conservation. Approximately 350 schools in its environmental communication programs, were visited, and more than 40,000 school children whether they are ain~ed at employees, custonrers, the learned first hand the environn~ental in~portance of communities we serve, agencies or environtnental energy conservation. In addition, each participating groups. school received a teacher-learning resource file called "Energy Matters," and every student received a In 2000, Northern Electric partnered with the National voucher for an energy-efficient light bulb and a "Rap Energy Action Agency to create and fund "Rap Up Up The Planet" learning book. ~ ~ Actors from the theater group Bruvvers and Barrie Brass, Northern Electric Environmental Manager, share a moment with Southwick Primary School students before a perform- ance of "Rap Up the Planet." As a result of this effort, Northern Electric was nominated for the annual UHlity Industry Achievement Awards. These awards, ~hich are eqniva]ent to an "industrial ~scaL" are ~iven Lo utility caraVan/as ~j~p]ayin~ comm/tmcnt to ~ocial re~ponsj~j]it~ reJat~n~ to e~ucafio~ and e~v~onment~} Whether it's a town meet~n~ to r~view a new p~o~ect, disc~ssion~ with an ~ency re~ardin~ re~uJatjons, or ~nswer- in~ custonm~5' q~estbns about energy effjdency, we believe an open d~a]o~ue ~nd exchange of environments} in~ormatbn wffi e~ance our success, ( OMMUNICATIONS MIDAMERICAN ENERGY PROVIDES NORTHERN ELECTRIC PROMOTES LEADERSHIP IN OTAG PROCESS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH THE INTERNET The Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) was a committee formed by the Environmental Council of In the United Kingdom, we've teamed up with the States to examine the role and extent of ozone trans- Northern Echo newspaper in issuing a challenge to port. This process involved representatives from 37 area schools to learn more about our environment and states plus input and support from industry and envi- communicate their findings via fl~e World Wide Web. ranmental groups and had a significant irapad on the Entries will be iudged on how well they use the final ozone policy. Internal to produce an environmental report. The four iudges include an editor for the newspaper, a We recognized the need to actively participate in the sales manager at Northern Electric, a college principal, OTAG process and were instrumental in ensuring that and a polar explorer. The wi~ming school will be ere- the results represented sound public policy. Itsrough sented enough cash to early financial support from MidAmerican Energy, pay their electric utility "This is an imaginative and worthwhile project that the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and the bill for a year. In addi- successfully brings together the interests of our children in our environment and computers." Dakotas were able to produce air-nnodeling results tion, a cash prize will be demonstrating these states were not responsible for presented to the win- Prime Minister Tony l~lair high ozone levels in other states. MidAmerican ning students to share. Energy encouraged the state of Iowa and other stake- All the school reports entered will be available for holders to participate in every phase of this process, viewing on a special Web site developed for this ini- which resulted in a recommendation that air-emission tiative. This unique program, which encourages both reductions in the state of Iowa were not necessary. environmental awareness and Internet skills, has won the full backing of Prime Minister Tony Blair. The OTAG process represents the future way to deal with environmental issues that cross state borders. As we address the environmental issues of tomorrow, we will actively participate with others to ensure creation of responsible environmental laws and regulations. Environmenial Reporl I 1 rRAINING TRAINING FORMS FOUNDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS At MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, we strongly believe proper training helps ensure that our employees understand their environmental responsibilities. At MidAmerican Energy, the company has developed a coin puter-based environmental training program that is acces- sible to our employees. Training courses are available on a Environmental Services staff provide on-site training variety of environmental issues. For example, our water on a number of environmental issues. supply course gives our employees the knowledge to understand the permitting recluirements for well construction or diversion of surface water. Proper procedures for plugging abandoned wells are also covered to ensure that we protect groundwater resources. Because several of our generating facilities are located in proximity to rivers, we have a training course that addresses requirements for floodplain construction. Through completion of this course, employees understand the importance of protecting wetlands, when a floodplain permit is required, and the pertinent laws that govern construction. In addition to this intranet-based training, we also are investigating the vast potential of the Internet as a training tool. To complement the overall program, Environmental Services staff members also are available upon request to provide additional on-site training. In the past year, more than 500 people were trained in record-keeping require- ments for air monitoring equipment, proper storage and handling of hazardous waste, and spill prevention tech- niques. With use of the Internet, we expect to train twice as many people each year. For further environmental infonnation or questions please contact: Joe Batltlotl, (563) 333 8620 jbanntm@midamerican.coni Mark Reinders, (712) 277-7866 - mareinders@midamerican.com OF Visit Ollr Web site at www.midamerican.com ©2001 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company 666 Grand Avenue P.O. Box 657 Des Moines, IA 50303-0657 C~ Printed on recycled paper and can be re,~/cled