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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
February 9, 2006
FEBRUARY 13 WORK SESSION ITEMS
IP1 City Council Meetings and Work Session Agendas
IP2 Memorandum from the Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission: Planning and Zoning
Work Program (District Planning)
IP3 Memorandum from the Associate Planner: Site Location Review for a FY06 HOME Funded
Housing Project
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP4 Letter from Mayor Wilburn to President David Skorton: Subsidized Housing
IP5 Memorandum from the City Attorney: Citizen's Guide to the Iowa City Home Rule Charter
IP6 Memorandum from the City Manager: Budget 07-IPERS Contribution Rate
IP7 Letter from Steve Moss to the City Manager: Moss land access agreement
IPS Iowa League of Cities Legislative Link [submitted by Council member Vanderhoef]
IP9 ECICOG Express January - February 2006 [submitted by Council member Vanderhoef]
IP10 Memorandum from the City Clerk: Meeting Schedule (April- September)
IP11 Letter from the Traffic Engineering Planner to Jeff Braverman: Lexington Avenue traffic
calming barricade
IP12 Memorandum from the Special Projects Manager to the Director of Public Works and the City
Manager: Iowa City Water Treatment Plant Architectural Precast Panel Rework
Agreement
IP13 Memorandum from the Human Services Coordinator to the Johnson County Board of
Supervisors and the Iowa City City Council: Information to assist with FY07 budget
preparation; health and human service agencies
IP14 Email from Douglas Elliott: Johnson/Linn County Public Leadership Group - Minutes
January 2006
IP15 Building Permit Information - January 2006
IP16 Housing and Inspection Services Customer Service Survey - January 2006
February 9, 2006 Information Packet (continued)
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IP17 Minutes: Joint Meeting Johnson County Board of Supervisors: October 26. 2005
IP18 Agenda: Economic Development Committee - February 16, 2006 (Preliminary minutes for
January 18, 2006 included)
PRELIMINARY/DRAFT MINUTES
IP19 Housing and Community Development Commission: January 19. 2006
IP20 Historic Preservation Commission: January 19, 2006
IP21 Human Rights Commission: January 24, 2006
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City Council Meeting Schedule and
Work Session Agendas
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February 9, 2006
www.icgov.org
. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
7:00p Budget - Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hall
. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
5:30p Special Formal Council Meeting
Executive Session (Imminent Litigation)
Separate Agenda Posted
No Dinner Special Work Session
Provided Planning and Zoning Items
District Planning Priorities
Housing Fellowship-Site Location Review
Council Appointments
. Agenda Items
. Council Time
7:00p Special Formal Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS
. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Presidents' Day - City Offices Closed
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. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Special Work Session/City Conference Board Meeting
. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00p Special Formal Meeting
. MONDAY, MARCH 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p City Council Work Session
. TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00p Formal Council Meeting
. MONDAY, MARCH 20
6:30p City Council Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hall
. TUESDAY, MARCH 21
7:00p Formal Council Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
4:30p-6:30p Joint Meeting - Local Jurisdictions
Emma J. Harvat Hall
. MONDAY, APRIL 3
6:30p City Council Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hall
. TUESDAY, APRIL 4
7:00p Formal Council Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
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MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 9, 2006
From:
City Council
City Manager
Bob Brooks, Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Work Program
To:
Re:
On February 13 the City Council will be discussing the priorities for which the Commission and
staff address items on the Planning and Zoning long range work program. Currently the
Commission has identified a work program that includes: 1.) Subdivision Regulations, 2.)
Central Planning District, 3.) Southeast Planning District, 4.) Standards of the CB-2 zone, 5.)
Protecting landmark trees, 6.) Review of Sign Ordinance, 7.) Update Open Space
Plan/Ordinance and 8.) Consider incentives for development of accessible apartments.
The Commission understands there is strong interest in preparing the Southeast District Plan
prior to the Central District Plan. We are concerned that industrial and residential development
pressures in this sector of the community not force decisions before a district plan can be
developed. For that reason, the Commission supports addressing the Southeast District Plan
before the Central District Plan.
This change in priorities, however, means work on the Central Planning District will most likely
not begin until sometime in early to mid 2007 with plan completion not anticipated before mid to
late 2008, There are many significant and complex planning issues in the Central Planning
District that need policy direction. Infrastructure improvements, traffic planning, commercial
growth, preservation of some neighborhoods and redevelopment of other neighborhoods are all
important issues in the Central District that we believe need attention sooner rather than later.
If the Council concurs, our priority items for the work program over the next several years will
be: 1.) Subdivision Regulations, 2.) Southeast District Plan, and 3.) Central District Plan
including the CB-2 standards. The attached minutes of the January 19 Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting contain a more detailed discussion of the priorities for the Commission's
work program. I will be available to discuss this further at your February 13 informal meeting.
Planning and Zoning Commission
January 19, 2006
Page 4
the Lewis property to remain open until such time as Mr. Lewis no longer lived there. Recently Mr. Lewis
had passed away but the drive remained open. Would now be the appropriate time to resolve that the
driveway remained open onto the arterial street? Miklo said he would check the file and report back to the
Commission.
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Commission Work Program: Miklo said Staff would like to discuss the priority of the items on the
Commission's work program. He said currently the work program includes: 1.) Subdivision Regulations,
2.) Central Planning District, 3.) Southeast Planning District, 4.) CB-2 standards, 5.) Review of Sign
Ordinance, 6.) Investigate methods of protecting landmark trees and 7.) Update Open Space
Plan/Ordinance. Staff hoped to have a draft of the Subdivision Regulations to the Commission in the
spring and then staff would proceed on one of the district plans. There had been some interest
expressed by the Council to pass over the Central District and go to the Southeast District.
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Currently the Central Planning District, which basically includes the neighborhoods surrounding
downtown, had been on the work list for quite some time. Mikio suggested that when the Commission
reviewed the District they might want to break it down into smaller sub areas. There were some
organized neighborhood groups in the district. There were different issues that would be important for
different areas. The same had been done with the Southwest District.
He said the Southeast District (Court Street on the north, Highway 6 on the south, First Avenue on the
west) included issues associated with the industrial park areas and residential development. The area
contained railroad access which was important for some industries. It had been the City's policy to
reserve the area north of the railroad for future industrial development. There was interest for additional
residential development in the area south of American Legion Road so it would be a key issue to
determine how to get a transition or a buffer between those two areas. Capital improvements would be
required to bring sewer and arterial street access into that area. Miklo said that the existing mobile home
parks might resist annexation into the city, but if the city were to grow to the east they would have to be
annexed in at some point.
In response to a question from the Commission about staff time, Miklo said that it took anywhere from
one to two years to complete a District Plan depending on the complexity of the neighborhoods. Staff
collected data, had meetings with property owners, interest groups in the neighborhood and community-
wide meetings before they.even started a draft of the Plan. He said the number of rezoning, subdivision
and Board of Adjustment cases affected the amount of time staff could devote to the district planning
process, because the same staff members were responsible for long term and current planning.
Before Staff had started the Zoning Code review, the Central District and the Southeast District had
already been identified in that order of priority. The Northwest District and the North Corridor District were
the only other areas where a district plan had not been completed. They were less of a priority because
the Northwest District included the area covered by the Cardinal Ridge Master Plan or was owned by the
University. The North Corridor located north of Interstate 80 would require some major sewer upgrades
and annexation.
Smith said based on the current development of the Central District, potential issues over the next few
years seemed to lie more with the Southeast District so the Commission should try to address those first.
Freerks said she could see both sides of the coin, but there were issues with the Central District as had
been evidenced when they'd tried to eliminate the CB-2 zone and the issues that had arisen with Paglia is'
Pizza and their potential for future development. There were issues regarding potential redevelopment
and neighborhood preservation and improvement within the Central District and it would be easy to
temporarily step over them. She remembered when they'd passed over the Central District to do the
Southwest District and it had been put aside again when the Commission had done the Zoning Code
review. There were neighborhood groups who were poised and ready, they had been told that the Central
District would be reviewed next. It would be more than just particular neighborhood issues but they would
need to consider redevelopment of some areas. However, for areas that needed planning and didn't have
anything there currently, such as the Southeast District, it would be an easier area to make a plan and not
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January 19, 2006
Page 5
to have to deal with the more complex issues of redevelopment. Freerks said that she did not want to
loose tract of a comprehensive approach to the whole city. She said that we should remember that
growth in the outlyi.ng districts also affects the Central District as much of the traffic generated by new
development is directed into the Central District. Freerks said she hated to put aside the Central District
again.
Brooks said he felt before the Commission reviewed the Central District, they would need to review the
CB-2 zone. Koppes and Freerks said the items overlapped each other and should be done at the same
time. Brooks said he was concerned about the potential for confticts between the industrial and residential
development in the Southeast District and not allowing the situation to perpetuate itself as had happened
with Village Green and the issues of the neighborhood, the noise and inadequate buffer between
residential and industrial. He did not wish to see a situation occur in which the City would not be able to
react quickly enough to prevent that same type of situation. 11 was concerning with the area south of the
railroad tracks being industrial and to the north was residential with expectations of a nice quiet residential
environment.
Freerks asked Miklo if the Southeast District Plan might take less time than some of the other .districts.
Miklo said that was hard to say but there did seem to be a limited number of issues to be addressed in
the area. There would be the industrial/residential juxtaposition and some possible issues around the
Sycamore Mall area but he didn't see any other significant issues at this point.
Freerks said she envisioned the Central District taking a tremendous amount of time and effort which she
felt would be necessary given the complexity and diversity of the area. She was very hesitant to say 'skip
over' the Central District again because she wanted the Council to be aware that there currently were and
would be a lot of issues. If the Commission agreed to delay reviewing the Central District Plan once more,
then the Commission really needed to commit to reviewing it very soon. She was willing to agree to
reviewing the Southeast District first because it should take less time and there would be some
opportunities to iron problems out before they occurred.
Brooks said he realized that it was a budgetary issue that limited Staff to a certain level of commitment
which created part of the problem of priorities and Staff availability for the Commission. Potentially they
were looking at 2+ years before being able to finish the Central District Plan.
Freerks said she felt they'd regret their decision if it took that long to finish, she hoped it would take less
time. Brooks said he felt the Central Planning District would be a rather protracted project, he envisioned
that 18- or even 24-months was not being unrealistic. Before they even tackled the Southeast District it
could be 24-months and then 6 additional months of time.
Freerks said it had been six-years since they'd talked about the Central Planning District.
Brooks said to him it was a staffing problem as the same staff that did long range planning also had to
deal with current protects, he was well aware of the length of time that the Central District review had
been waiting. He feitthe other pending tasks such as the sign ordinance would not be easy and would
take a considerable amount of Staff's time.
Freerks asked if it would be possible to notify the neighborhood associations and interest groups as to the
Commission's work proram; she was aware that there were people who'd been told and were expecting
that the Central Planning District would be reviewed next. She said that it was an issue when the
Northside Historic District was defeated. Occasionally they'd received inquiries as to "when". Freerks said
if they reviewed the Southeast District before the Centrai District, she didn't want to see anything else
come before it again, there were too many important issues. The CB-2 zone should be done at the same
time as the Central District. Koppes and Brooks agreed that the Central District and the CB-2 zone were
interlocked issues.
Schnilljer said he appreciated the opportunity to listen to the Commission's discussion. He wished to
share that the Industrial Park in the Southeast district was filling up rapidly. They were currently working
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January 19, 2006
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on plans for more warehouses in that area, but once it was full where was the City going to go? The City
needed that industrial tax base.
Regarding the remainder of the priorities, Koppes said she'd prefer to have a review of the landmark trees
undertaken prior to a review of the sign ordinance. Freerks said she'd be willing to have a review of the
landmark trees undertaken first as well. Brooks said he felt the sign ordinance would present itself again
and become an issue.
The Commission agreed that their work program priorities would be: 1) Subdivision Regulations, 2)
Southeast Planning District and 3) Central Planning District coupied wi review of CB-2 Standards. The
priority of the remaining items on the list would be revisited next year. Miklo said that it was a good idea
to review the status of the work program annually and to adjust it as necessary.
Brooks said to summarize their discussion, the Commission realized that because of the limitations on
Staffs time and availability that the above listed items potentially could take the Commission into 2008
and that the Commission didn't feel that that was the most ideal situation for encouraging and promoting
economic development and growth within the community. Perhaps there needed to be more attention
given to providing staffing levels and availability that would allow the Commission to move ahead in a
more expeditious and timely manner to get the Commission's identified priorities completed. Brooks said
an excellent point had been made in that if the industrial area filled up there would be a real pressure to
do something. If the Commission was not poised to give some guidance they would be reacting instead of
leading the process. Freerks agreed that those points should be clearly made to the Council. Brooks
agreed to attend the meeting when the Council discusses the Commission's work program priorities.
Miklo distributed the list of upcoming rotations for attending City Council meetings.
CONSIDERATION OF 1/5/06 MEETING MINUTES:
Motion: Smith made a motion to approve the minutes as typed and corrected. Anciaux seconded.
The motion passed on a vote of 6-0, (Plahutnik absent).
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion: Freerks made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Koppes seconded.
The motion carried ona vote of 6-0, (Plahutnik absent).
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.
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Minutes submitted by Candy Barnhill
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
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Date: February 8, 2006
To: Iowa City City Council
From: Tracy Hightshoe, Associate Planner
Re: Site Location Review for a FY06 HOME Funded Housing Project
The Housing Fellowship (formerly Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship) received FY06
HOME funds for the acquisition of three lots for the construction of affordable, single
family owner-occupied homes. The Housing Fellowship currently has a purchase
agreement pending for a lot with the street address of 1150 Chamberlain Drive. This
lot is in Census Tract 14, Block 3 (Lucas Elementary attendance area).
The Housing Fellowship is subject to the site guidelines found within the FY06 Applicant
Guide for CDBG/HOME housing and residential facility projects. The guide states that
the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) and the City Council will
consider potential impacts on elementary school districts.
Previously, HCDC agreed to submit site approvals directly to the City Council until a
formal scattered site policy was approved and in an eff()rt to expedite the approval
process as acquisition projects are often under time constraints. As such, The Housing
Fellowship requests the Council to consider approval of the Chamberlain Drive site for
acquisition.
To aid in your discussion, in November 2005, the City Council provided a FY07 Location
Map that identified areas underserved with affordable housing opportunities. By having
this map, future housing projects in FY07 may proceed without further Council review if
the project is located in an underserved area. The lot identified by The Housing
Fellowship is located in a census tract depicted as underserved with affordable housing
opportunities.
If you would like additional information, please contact me at 356-5244 or bye-mail at
tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org.
cc: Karin Franklin
Steve Nasby
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CITY COUNCIL
Ross Wilburn
Mayor
Regenia Bailey
Mayor Pro Tern
Connie Champion
Amy Correia
Bob Elliott
Mike O'Donnell
Dee Vanderhoef
council@jowa~city.org
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa Cily, IA 52240
Phone: (319) 356-5010
Fax: (319) 356-5009
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February 3, 2006
The University of Iowa
David Skorton, President
101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
Dear David:
Thank you for supporting the changes in the federal rules regarding eligibility for
subsidized housing. This issue impacted many communities across the nation.
Iowa City citizens are particularly concerned about issues relevant to housing.
As you know, the City of Iowa City has been providing local, state and federal
resources for the production and preservation of affordable housing. Despite
these efforts many renters and homeowners continue to be cost burdened or
simply cannot afford to live within the community.
The City Council and I appreciate your leadership and the University of Iowa
administration's acknowledgement and actions regarding this matter.
We wish you well with your new position at Cornell.
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Ross Wilburn, ayor
City of Iowa City
cc: City Council
City Manager
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
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Date: February 8, 2006
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Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney \)Jft'
To:
From:
Re:
Citizen's Guide to the Iowa City Home Rule Charter
As you will recall, in accordance with the recommendation of last year's Charter Review
Commission the Council asked that I prepare a citizen's guide to the Charter. Enclosed
you will find the Citizen's Guide to the Iowa City Home Rule Charter. The Guide will be
available in the Clerk's office and on the City's website.
cc: Members of 2004/2005 Charter Review Commission
Steve Atkins, City Manager
Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Marian Karr, City Clerk
eleanor/mem/counciltime.doc
CITIZEN GUIDE TO THE IOWA CITY HOME RULE CHARTER
Table of Contents
Disclaimers...... ......... ...... ................................................................................ ............. ....... .1
Introduction to the City's Home Rule Charter.....................................................1
What is a Home Rule Charter?....................................................................................................................1
Where can a copy of Iowa City's Charter be found...... ...... ................................. ............................1
What must a Charter contain?.................................................................................................................... .1
What is a Charter Review Commission?.....................................................................................................2
What is meant by "Home Rule"?...........................,................................................................................... .2
Iowa City's Form of Government... ............ ........................................................... 2
How is the City government organized?......................................................................................................2
What is the make up of the City Council?.................................................................................................... 2
How is the Mayor selected and what are Mayor's duties?........................................................................... 3
How does one become a candidate for Council?........................................................................................ 3
What is the relationship between the City Council and the Mayor................................................ .....3
Does the Charter address the hiring of City employees?.............................................................................3
What does the Charter say about Boards and Commissions?.....................................................................3
What does the Charter say about the campaign contribution limitations?....................................................4
The Charter Amendment Process... ...................................................... ................4
How can the Home Rule Charter be amended?..."......................................................................................3
What is the process by which a citizen may petition to change the Charter?............................................. .4
How does the amendment process begin?...................................................................................................4
What is the role of the City Clerk?..................:............................................................................................ 5
How can someone object to a petition to amend the Charter that has been accepted for filing by the City
Clerk?.... ............ .............. ....... ....... ...... .... ........................ .............................................. .......... .....................5
What happens if an objection is filed?.........................................................................................................5
How can a decision of the Objections Committee be challenged?.............................................................5
When will the election on the Charter amendment occur?......................................................................... 5
Initiatives and Referendums...... ..................... ......... ........................... ............... ...6
What are initiatives and referendums?...................................................................................................... 6
What are the subject matter limits on initiatives and referendums?........................................................... 6
What should I do if I'm not sure whether my proposal can be an initiative or referendum?....................... 6
How is the initiative or referendum process started?.................................................................................. 7
What is the "affidavit" and who must sign it?.............................................................................................. 7
Where does the affidavit go?...................................................................................................................... 7
What is the "petition" and how many signatures are necessary?............................................................... 7
What are the deadlines for gathering signatures and filing the petition?................................................... B
What happens after the petition is filed with the City Clerk?..................................................................... B
What does the Council do with a petition that has been found to be sufficient?........................................ B
When is the election held for an initiative and referendum?...................................................................... B
How many votes are required for an initiative or referendum question to pass?....................................... 9
ADDENDUM: Timelines for Initiative and Referendum............ ............ .................................. .....10
CITIZEN GUIDE TO THE IOWA CITY HOME RULE CHARTER
February 9, 2006
Disclaimers.
This Citizen Guide is designed to provide citizens with basic information on the Charter. It is not
an exhaustive explanation of Home Rule charters in general or the City's Home Rule Charter
specifically. The Citizen Guide has been prepared by the City Attorney and is based on the law
applicable at the time of its writing. This Citizen Guide is not intended to be considered - nor
relied upon - as legal advice by a citizen wishing to file a petition to amend the Charter or to
launch an initiative or referendum campaign. It is meant to be a user friendly guide to help
citizens better understand their charter.
INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY'S HOME RULE CHARTER
What is a Home Rule Charter?
Iowa law (section 372.1 of the Code of Iowa)' allows cities to choose from among eight (8)
possible forms of municipal government, one of which is a Home Rule Charter. The Charter
itself is an ordinance that sets forth how the city government is structured. On November 15,
1973, the citizens of Iowa City ("City") chose to be governed by a Home Rule Charter, and the
first Charter was adopted by Ordinance No. 76-2792 on January 2, 1976. Iowa City is one of
only five (5) municipalities in Iowa with a Home Rule Charter.
Where can a CODV of Iowa City's Charter be found?
The Charter is the first section of the City Code, which can be found at the Iowa City Public
Library and the City Clerk's office. Both the Charter and the Code are available online. Go to
the City's web site at www.icaov.ora and click on the "City Code" link on the top toolbar.
What must a Charter contain?
There are five (5) minimum requirements for a Charter listed in Iowa Code section 372.10, and
they are: 1) a City Council with an odd number of members, but not less than five (5); 2) a
Mayor, who may be one of those Council members; 3) terms of office for the Mayor and
Council members of either two (2) years or staggered four (4) years; 4) the powers and duties of
the Mayor and the Council consistent with the provisions of the City Code of Iowa (Chapters
362, 364, 368, 372, 376, 380, 384, 388 and 392 of the Iowa Code); and 5) a Council
representation plan pursuant to section 372.13(11).
. All references to the Code of Iowa are to the 2005 Iowa Code
What is a "Charter Review Commission"?
The Charter Review Commission is a group of citizens appointed by the City Council at least
once every ten (10) years to review the Charter and recommend amendments to Council.
Council must either pass an ordinance adopting the recommended amendments or submit the
recommended amendments to the voters. The third, and most recent, Commission was
established by Council resolution on March 16, 2004, and began their work in May, 2004. The
Commission submitted its recommendations to amend the charter on January 19, 2005, and
Council adopted all the recommendations by ordinance on March 1, 2005. Minutes and reports
of the four (4) Charter Commissions, including the original Charter Commission, are available in
the City Clerk's office.
What is meant bv "Home Rule"?
"Home Rule" is the broad, although not unlimited, constitutional grant of power to every city in
Iowa authorizing self-governance. Municipal Home Rule became effective in 1968 by virtue of
an amendment to the Iowa Constitution, voted on by the people. Later, the legislature adopted
Iowa Code Section 364.1 as part of the Home Rule Act, to complement the Constitution. That
section states, in part: "A city may, except as expressly limited by the Constitution, and if not
inconsistent with the laws of the general assembly, exercise any power and perform any
function it deems appropriate to protect and preserve the rights, privileges, and property of the
. city or of its residents, and to preserve and improve the peace, safety, health, welfare, comfort,
and convenience of .its residents." The Iowa Supreme Court has issued many opinions on the
powers and limits of Home Rule. Determining whether a particular local ordinance or resolution
is authorized by Home Rule in any particular instance requires a legal analysis.
IOWA CITY'S FORM OF GOVERNMENT
How is the Cityaovernment oraanized?
The City's Home Rule Charter provides for a City Council of seven (7) members with a Council
representation plan whereby, as explained more fully below, four (4) members are at-large
representatives and three (3) are district representatives. The Council appoints a City Manager,
City Attorney and City Clerk. The City Manager serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of
the City.
What is the make UP of the City Council?
The City has seven (7) Council members, who serve staggered, four-year terms. Four (4)
Council members are "at-large" and are nominated by all voters and elected by all voters.
Although the three (3) "district" Council members (Districts A, S, and C) are nominated solely by
voters within their districts and any primary is held only within the district, they are elected by
voters city-wide. Council elections are held in odd-numbered calendar years.
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How is the Mavor selected and what are the Mavor's duties?
The voters do not elect the Mayor. Council members select the Mayor from among themselves
at their first meeting of the calendar year after each city council election. The Mayor is a voting
member of the council and has no veto power. The Mayor is the official representative of the
City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokesperson.
How does one become a candidate for Council?
A person files a petition signed by eligible electors with the City Clerk not more than sixty-five
(65) and not less than forty (40) days before the election. An "eligible elector" is "a person
eligible to register to vote in Iowa City". The number of signatures required for a district seat, or
an at-large seat, is at least two percent (2%) of those who voted to fill the same office at the last
regular city election but not less than ten (10) persons. On June 1 of each election year, the
City Clerk's office ((319) 356-5043) makes available a packet of information such as the
calendar date deadlines, the number of signatures needed and nomination forms. Section 3.02
of the Charter describes when a primary election is required.
What is the relationshio between the City Council and the City Manaaer?
The City Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. Section 4.04 of the Charter
contains a list of City Manager duties. All City employees, except for the City Clerk and the City
Attorney and their staffs, answer to the City Manager, who in turn answers to the City Council.
The City Council passes legislation and establishes policies for the City. It is the duty of the City
Manager to ensure that the City's ordinances are enforced and the policies are implemented.
Does the Charter address the hirina of City emolovees ?
Section 2.08 of the Charter requires the City Council to appoint the City Manager, the City
Attorney, and the City Clerk, all of whom report to, are accountable to and are supervised by the
City Council. The Council also approves the City Manager's appointments of the Police Chief
and the Fire Chief. All other decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, and supervision of
employees are made by the City Manager or those employees to whom he delegates
responsibility, subject to Iowa law, including Chapter 400 of the Iowa Code regarding civil
service employees.
What does the Charter sav about Boards and Commissions?
Subject to state law (for example, section 414.6 of the Code of Iowa requires that the City have
a zoning commission with certain duties), the Charter authorizes Council to establish citizen
boards and commissions and to specify, among other matters, the term of the members and
their duties. Information on the wide variety of boards and commissions can be found on the
City web site at www.icaov.ora/boards.htm. Current vacancies are posted in City Hall, and on
the City's web site and are advertised in the Press-Citizen. Application forms are available on
the City's web site and at the City Clerk's Office.
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What does the Charter say about campailln contribution limitations?
The Charter requires that the Council pass an ordinance that limits the amount of campaign
contributions made to a candidate for election to Council. The limit, which is currently $100.00
per person per election, can be found in section 1.9.2 of the City Code.
THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCESS
How can the Home Rule Charter be amended?
Under section 372.11 of the Code of Iowa, there are three (3) methods to amend a charter.
First, the City Council by resolution may submit a proposed amendment to the voters. Second,
the City Council by ordinance may amend the Charter, but if within thirty (30) days of publication
a valid petition objecting to the ordinance is filed, Council must submit the ordinance to the
voters. Third, a citizen may file a petition to place a proposed amendment on the ballot.
What is the process bY which a citizen may petition to chanae the Charter?
State law, specifically sections 372.11, 362.4, and 44.8 of the Code of Iowa, governs the citizen
petition process. According to Iowa Code section 372.11 (3), if a petition to amend the Charter
is "valid" as provided in section 362.4 the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the
voters at a special city election. What constitutes a "valid" petition is currently being litigated in
Johnson County District Court. The Charter amendment procedure described below reflects the
opinion of the City Attorney's office and is the position the City has taken in the litigation.
How does the amendment process bell in?
A petition to amend the Charter must be signed by "eligible electors" equal in number to ten
percent (10%) of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular city election, but not less
than ten (10) persons. Regular City elections are held in November of each odd-numbered
year.
The City Clerk's office will provide any interested person with the number of signatures needed
to meet the ten percent (10%) requirement. There is no special form required, but it should
contain lines for people to sign, to list their places of residence, and to date their signatures.
Also, each sheet of signatures must contain or leave attached the language of the proposed
amendment. After the requisite number of signatures is obtained, the petition is provided to the
City Clerk.
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What is the role of the City Clerk?
After the petition is delivered to the City Clerk, the Clerk will "accept" the petition for filing if it is
"valid on its face." If the petition lacks the required number of signatures it will be returned to
the petitioner. To decide whether the petition is valid on its face, the City Clerk will conduct a
cursory review to determine if there are a sufficient number of dated signatures with Iowa City
residences. If the petition does not appear to be valid on its face, the Clerk will not accept it,
and no further action is taken by the City. If the petition appears valid on its face the City Clerk
will accept it for filing.
How can someone obiect to a petition to amend the Charter that has been accepted for
filinll bv the City Clerk?
After the Clerk's acceptance of the petition, there is a five (5) day period during which a written
objection to the petition may be filed with the Clerk. If no objection is filed, the Council forwards
the proposed Charter amendment to the Commissioner of Elections (Johnson County Auditor)
for submission to the voters.
What happens if an obiection is filed?
If an objection to the petition is filed, the process under section 44.8 of the Code of Iowa must
be followed. A three-person committee comprised of the Mayor, the City Clerk, and a Council
member chosen by ballot (referred to here and in the litigation as the "Objections Committee")
must consider the objection. If the Objections Committee does not uphold the objection, the
Council forwards the petition to the Commissioner of Elections. If the Objections Committee
upholds the objection, the petition is not forwarded to the Commissioner of Elections because
the decision of the Objections Committee regarding the validity of the petition is "final" under
section 44.8. The role and authority of the Objections Committee is one of the issues in the
litigation referred to earlier.
How can a decision of the Obiections Committee be challenlled?
The decision of the Objections Committee can be challenged by filing a petition for a writ of
certiorari with the district court. "Certiorari" is a particular remedy available under the Iowa
Rules of Civil Procedure when an "inferior tribunal," in this case the Objections Committee,
"exceeded its jurisdiction or otherwise acted illegally." A person wanting to challenge the
decision of the Objections Committee should seek independent legal advice.
When will the election on the Charter amendment occur?
If the petition is valid, a special City election must be held on the proposed amendment. The
City Council sets the date of a special election with approval of the Commissioner of Elections.
A special City election can be held at the time of a regular City election or a general election. A
charter amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting.
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INITIATIVES AND REFERENDUMS
What are initiatives and referendums?
An "initiative" under the City gharter is the right of a "qualified elector" to propose a "measure"
to council. A "qualified elector" is a resident of Iowa City who is registered to vote in Iowa City.
A "referendum" is the right of the voters to require a reconsideration of an existing measure. In
the Charter, "measure" means an ordinance, amendment, resolution or motion of a permanent
legislative nature as opposed to an administrative matter. An example of a measure of a
legislative nature is an ordinance defining weeds of a certain height to be a nuisance. An
example of an administrative matter is the enforcement of the weed control ordinance. Unlike
petitions to amend the charter, which are controlled exclusively by State law, the
initiative/referendum process is set forth in detail and governed by Article VII of the Charter.
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What are the subiect matter limits on initiatives and referendums?
Section 7.01 B(1) of the Charter limits the right to initiative and referendum by excluding the
following measures:
(a) Any measure of an executive or administrative nature.
(b) The City budget.
(c) The appropriation of money.
(d) The levy of taxes or special assessments.
(e) The issuance of General Obligation and Revenue Bonds.
(f) The letting of contracts.
(g) Salaries of City employees.
(h) Any measure required to be enacted by State or federal law.
(i) Amendments to the Charter.
0) Amendments affecting the City Zoning Ordinance or the land use maps of the
Comprehensive Plan, including the district plan maps.
(k) Public improvements subsequent to City Council action to authorize acquisition of
property for that public improvement, or notice to bidders for that pUblic improvement,
whichever occurs earlier. "Public improvement" shall mean any building or construction
work.
What should I do if I'm not sure whether mv orooosal can be an initiative or referendum?
While some matters are clearly not within the scope of initiative and referendum, other
proposals or ideas will require a more detailed legal analysis. The City Attorney will provide an
opinion on whether a proposed measure can be the subject of an initiative or referendum after
the initial affidavit setting forth the proposal (see later sections) is filed. If changes can be made
to cure any defects identified by the City Attorney and the petitioner chooses to make them, a
revised affidavit can be filed. The City Attorney will respond to general questions about the
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scope of initiative and referendum prior to filing of the affidavit. However, the City Attorney
represents the City and cannot ethically advise individual citizens, particularly given the typically
diverse range of opinions on issues presented for initiative and referendum. Therefore, the City
Attorney will not participate in the drafting of an initiative or referendum, but rather, will give an
opinion once the affidavit is filed with the City Clerk. Any citizen who has questions about the
validity of a proposal is encouraged to seek independent legal advice.
How is the initiative or referendum process started?
The procedure to undertake an initiative or a referendum is the same: You must file an affidavit
and a petition with the City Clerk. Attached to this Guide is a timeline showing the various
deadlines applicable to the initiative and referendum process. Potential petitioners are
encouraged to contact the City Clerk early in the process to determine the specific deadlines
applicable to the petition.
What is the "affidavit" and who must sian it?
The affidavit is a sworn statement signed by one or more qualified electors (called "petitioners"
in the Charter) that: a) lists the name(s) and address(es) of the petitioner(s); b) specifies the
address to which all relevant notices are to be sent; c) states that the petitioner(s) will supervise
the circulation of the petition; d) states that the petitioner(s) will be responsible for filing the
petition in proper format; and e) sets out in full the exact language of the proposed initiative
measure or citing the measure sought to be reconsidered. A blank affidavit form is available in
the City Clerk's office.
Where does the affidavit ao?
The petitioner(s) must take the affidavit to the City Clerk. If the affidavit appears to have the
signature(s) of one or more qualified electors (registered voters), the City Clerk will accept it for
filing.
What is the "petition" and how many sianatures are necessary?
When the affidavit is accepted for filing by the City Clerk, the Clerk will issue petition forms to
the petitioner(s) that same day. The petition must be signed by qualified electors (registered
voters) equal in number to twenty-five percent (25%) of persons who voted in the "last regular
City election," but no fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) qualified electors. Regular
City elections are held in November of each odd-numbered year. The City Clerk will provide
any interested person with the number of signatures necessary. One difference between
citizen petitions to amend the Charter and citizen initiative and referendum petitions is that
charter amendment petitions need only be signed by Iowa City residents ("eligible" voters) while
initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by Iowa City residents who have registered to
vote in Iowa City ("qualified" voters).
Each person signing the petition must provide a signature, printed name, address and the date
of signing. A birth date is not required but is recommended because it may help the City Clerk
determine if the signer is a registered voter. For example, if the address given for Sally Smith
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does not match the address on the voter roles she will be counted as a valid signature only if
the birth date provided matches the voter rolls.
What are the deadlines for (lathering si(lnatures and filing the Detition?
Initiative signatures must be secured and the petition filed with the City Clerk within six (6)
months after the affidavit is filed.
Referendum petitions may be filed with the City Clerk either within sixty (60) days after final
adoption by the Council of the measure sought to be reconsidered or subsequently at any time
more than two (2) years after such final adoption. If the affidavit commencing the referendum is
filed within sixty (60) days of final adoption, the petition with signatures must be filed within the
same sixty (60) days. If the referendum petition is commenced two (2) years or more after
adoption of the measure, the petition signatures are due within sixty (60) days of filing the
affidavit.
Potential petitioners are encouraged to contact the City Clerk early in the process to determine
the specific deadlines applicable to the petition.
What haDDens after the Detition is filed with the City Clerk?
Within twenty (20) days after a petition is filed containing the minimum signatures, the City Clerk
must certify whether the petition is "sufficient". Because the petition must be signed by
registered voters the City Clerk checks the signatures on the petition against the voter rolls.
which are obtained from the Commissioner of Elections (Johnson County Auditor). A petition is
sufficient if it contains the required number of valid signatures. If the petition is sufficient, the
City Clerk presents a certificate of sufficiency to the Council.
If insufficient, Section 7.04A of the Charter details how the petition may be amended once (more
signatures may be gathered). If the petition is not amended or if the amendment does not
render it sufficient, Section 7.04B provides the process and deadlines by which one or more of
the petitioners may request Council to review the sufficiency of the petition. The Council's
decision on sufficiency is a final decision by the City. To the extent allowed by law, the district
court may review the Council's actions if a writ of certiorari is filed. Any person seeking to
challenge a decision of the City should obtain independent legal advice.
What does Council do with a Detitlon that has been found to be sufficient?
Council must consider the measure "promptly." If Council does not approve the measure in the
initiative petition (or a measure similar in substance) within sixty (60) days of the certificate of
sufficiency or repeal the measure in the referendum petition within thirty (30) days of the
certificate of sufficiency, it must be submitted to the voters.
When is the election held for an initiative and referendum?
Under Section 7.05B of the Charter, elections are held as follows:
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(1) Initiative. The vote of the City on a proposed measure shall be held at the regular
city election or at the general election which next occurs more than forty days after the
expiration of the sixty-day period provided for consideration in Section 7.05A [the 60-day
period for Council consideration], provided that the initiative petition was filed no less than
110 days prior to the deadline imposed by state law for the submission of ballot questions to
the Commissioner of Elections. Again. potential petitioners should review the applicable
deadlines with the City Clerk.
(2) Referendum. The vote of the City on a referred measure shall be held at the
regular city election or at the general election which next occurs more than forty days after
the expiration of the thirty-day period provided for reconsideration in Section 7.05A [the 30-
day period for Council consideration] provided that the referendum petition was filed no less
than 80 days prior to the deadline imposed by state law for the submission of ballot
questions to the Commissioner of Elections. Again, potential petitioners should review the
applicable deadlines with the City Clerk. The Council may provide for a special referendum
election on a referred measure any time more than 120 days after the filing of the
referendum petition with the City Clerk.
Any person who desires his/her proposal to be on a certain election ballot is urged to confer with
the City Clerk as early as possible to review the applicable deadlines.
How manv votes are reauired for an initiative or a referendum auestion to pass?
A simple majority of the votes cast is required for an initiative or referendum to pass. An
initiative that passes is effective upon certification of the election results. If a referendum
passes, the repeal of the measure is effective upon certification of the election results.
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ADDENDUM
Timelines for Initiative & Referendum:
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6 months 20 days 15 days 15 days 30 days 30 days 40 days
Signatures & AddiIiODal
Petition Due CoUocil Couocil
sigDatures RqJeab (or) Adopts
ReIared JJJitiative
CIeIk Catifies Cleric . es
(InsufIicicDl) SuppleDlClDtal Stale Ballot
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CITY OF IOWA CITY ~
MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 8, 2006
From:
City Council
City Manager
Budget 07 - IPERS Contribution Rate
To:
Re:
The Iowa League of Cities has been informed that the Iowa State Senate has reached a
compromise on proposed changes in IPERS funding. The compromise will increase employee
and employer contribution rates over the next four years. For the purposes of our budget
proposal for FY07 we believe we have satisfactorily covered any potential increase in cost and
will amend, at the time of the budget adoption, the proposed planning years of FY08 and 09 to
incorporate these increases.
While there are no guarantees until the bill is signed by the governor, we believe it prudent to at
least initiate the planning component of an increase in IPERS cost.
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City ofIowa City
City Council
c/o Steve Atkins
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, Ia 52240
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re: Moss land access agreement
Dear Steve,
I have recently retained the services of Harry WolfofNAI Iowa Realty Commercial and Mitch Price
of Iowa Realty to help analyze and market my property just west of the NCS Pearson campus. Their
preliminary review indicates with proper access my site is ready for serious planning leading to
development.
Per a letter received from Karin Franklin on March 12, 2002, I am herein expressing my desire to start
the process of developing my land in earnest and would ask the City to act under our Agreement and
immediately start the process of securing an access to my property through the NCS Pearson property.
Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
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Cc Harry Wolf
Mitch Price
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From Council Member Vanderhoef
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Volume: 81-17
Date: February 3, 2006
Legislative Link
Thanks to all who attended the League's annual
Legislative Day on Wednesday, February 1.
Legislators heard a call from city officials to address
the RESIDENTIAL ROLLBACK, which has slipped
to below 46% Senate Leaders Mike Gronstal and
Stew Iverson urged city officials to focus on narrow
property tax reform this year, such as a floor to the
rollback. The League/lSAC bill, SSB 3047,
establishes a floor along w~h a reasonabie
limitation and creates an implementation committee
to oversee changes and recommend others. To
contact members of the Senate Ways and Means
Committee to support this proposal, see
htto:lJwww.leQis.state.ia.us (click on "Committees").
A bill being considered by a House Ways & Means
subcommittee, HF 266, is being amended to
require city councils to declare in budget
resolutions that property valuation increases
resulting from equalization orders were considered
during the budget process. The bill will also require
a modified BUDGET PUBLICATION notice as
recommended in the League/lSAC property tax
reform proposal.
Two other elements oflhe LeaguellSAC
PROPERTY TAX REFORM proposal are being
considered in separate bills. The first, SF 257,
would require specific detail of concerns when a
certified c~y budget is protested; this bill will be
considered by the Senate Local Government
committee. The second is SF 2106, which will allow
counties to jointly employ a county assessor, this
bill is being sponsored by a bipartisan group of
senators.
We expect WATER QUALITY to be a hot topic next
week. The League's water quality biD has been filed
and the first subcommittee meeting has been
scheduled for Tuesday, February 7 at g:OO a.m.
SSB 3069 is the result of months of meetings with a
larger coalition that included rural water, agriculture
and business interests. The bill requires the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to
consider alternative treatment technologies and
perform an economic impact analysis prior to
changing a stream classification.
EMINENT DOMAIN has been and will continue to
be a major issue for the League during this
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legislative session. The Senate subcommittee on
SF 2046 met twice last week and heard testimony
from League staff and several city officials. The
League is working on language that recognizes the
concerns raised by the Kelo case, but continues to
preserve the condemnation powers that are
necessary for cities including roads, downtown
redevelopment and other significant projects.
The House subcommittee on HF 2120, ANOTHER
EMINENT DOMAIN bill, met this week and is
scheduled to continue discussions next
week. Subcommittee members include Jeff
Kauffman (Chair), George Eichhorn, Pam Jochum,
Rick Olson, Kraig Paulsen, Kurt Swaim and Jodi
Tymeson. Representatives Kauffman, Paulsen and
Swaim have also been assigned to review HF
2200. Another House bill, HF 2125, has been
assigned to a subcommittee including
Representatives Struyk (Chair), Richard Anderson,
Mike May, Helen Miller and Phil Wise. The League
encourages Legislators to study these bills carefully
in order to fully understand the implications of any
restrictions placed on condemnation authority.
Iowa's law, which is used sparingly and judiciously,
already has strong protections for property owners.
See WWW.iowaleaaue.orq for background
information on this important issue.
Work on PENSION ISSUES continues w~h
technical changes to Iowa Public Employee
Retirement System (IPERS) and Municipal Fire and
Police Retirement System of Iowa (MFPRSI). The
bills will be combined and assigned a House File
number before reaching the floor. The Senate
reached a compromise on IPERS changes in HF
729. Employee and employer contribution rates
would increase by .5% annually for the next four
years to a tolal contribution rate of 11.45% of
employee compensation. Employers would pay
60% and employees 40% of this rate. The
compromise prohibits benefrt enhancements until
IPERS is fully funded.
A bill has been filed by Representatives Geri Huser
and Doug Struyk (HF 2134) that would reduce
PUBLICATION COSTS by allowing local
governments to consolidate payments to the same
vendor in the required publication of the list of
claims. The League supports this proposal.
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LEAGUE
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_._.laague.oq;IogisIatIYe. This documonl is updatod weekly 0< as ~ cklvelopo. LegioIa1ive Link is . publication of
the Iowa League of Cities. If you have questions or issues. please contact usat317 Sbdh Avenue, Suite 800, Des Moines, lA
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LegiaJatiVe Unk as a member service of the Iowa League of CDs.
ECICc-G
From Council Member Vanderhoef
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006
SERVING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BENTON, IOWA, JONES, JOHNSON, LINN AND WASHINGTON COUNTI" FOR 30 YEARS
Officers honored and elected
Lu Barron, retiring
chairperson of the ECICOG
Board of Directors, \vas
honored at the November
board meeting with the
presentation or an engraved
gavel. Barron had served as
chair for t\\'o years.
At the Annual Meeting on
January 26. 2006, the
ECICOG Board of Directors
elected officers for the 2006
calendar year. David
Vermedahl, Benton County
Supervisor, was elected
chairperson. Henry Herwig,
Coralville City Council person, ""as elected vice
chairperson. Iowa County citizen representative, Gary
Edwards, was elected secretary/treasurer.
At the Novcmber 2005 hmud
mceting, ,"'ice chairperson, David
Vermedahl, presents outgoing
chairpcrson, Lu Barron, with an
cngra\'ed gavl'l.
Director's Notes
Once again; -\V~;d _li~~.tothahk. those elected officials,
citizel1s{'l,fld 17gisIAt9r~'Yh9 .am~ndedt~~ legislativ~. (?P~~
house on November 29, 2005, at Coralville City Hall. The
eV,ent was CQSPOns()1'~<I'bY.:tJ1elQw~~~agueS'9.fCities~ th~
Ipwa _ StateAssocIati?1l,?f89uJlties'~l1dtheSJtY,()~
Coralville, and was attended by over sixty individuals
from throughout the region.
Region requests $3.1 million
In the months of November and December, ECICOG staff assisted
fifteen local governments with submitting requests for over $3. I million
in federal funds from the IOVo/a Department of Economic Development
(IDEO). The requests \vere madc on behalfoftwclve communities and
three counties for a variety of housing and public infrastructure projects.
Local governments pledged nearly $1.8 million in local matching funds.
Applicant llnits Requcst Local Projed Type
($) 'latch
($)
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JDEI> Housing
Fund (IIF)
Riverside 6 226,234 12,000 Rehabilitation
Kalona 6 220,234 18,000 Rehabilitation
Marion 6 214,234 24,0110 Rehubililulion
Wellman 6 226.234 12,0011 Rehabilitation
Olin 6 226,234 12.0110 Rehabilitation
North Liberty 6 226,234 12,000 Rchabilitatioll
Coralville 6 212.854 24,000 Rehabilitation
Monticello 6 212,854 24,000 Rehabilitation
Belle Plaine 5 188,795 7,500 Rchabilitution
Washington 6 223,234 15,000 Rehabilitation
Fairfax 6 226,234 9,000 Rehabilitation
Linn County (Troy 2 62.598 21,675 Rental
Mills) Rehabilitation
IIF TOTALS 67 $2,465,973 $191,175
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Program
Jones County 259.000 1.197.000 Wastewater
(Fairview) Treatment
Iowa County 268,000 398,OR5 Rural Water
(Conroy) Distribution
Mt. Auburn 133,3110 9,700 Wastewater
Treatment
CDIlG $660,300 S 1 ,604,785
TOTALS
GRAND $3,126,273 SI,795,960
TOTALS
Extra !Extra !
ECICOG on the move
On March I, ECICOG will open for business at its new otlice location, 700 16[h Street NE, Suite 301, in
Cedar Rapids. As a result, the agency offices will be closed on February 27 and 28 for relocation.
The new offices will be located on the third floor of the Shores-Mueller Building, a former factory built
in 191 I. The owners, Cabinet Studios, Inc., have remodeled the facility by exposing many of the old fea-
tures of the structure while updating windows and all mechanical aspects of the building. These include
high-efficiency, insulated windows and high-efficiency heating and cooling systems.
ECICOG will employ several green building techniques while crcating its office space. Among thcse
are the installation of commercial-grade carpet with 25% recycled content, recycled interior latex paint,
high-efficiency T-8 fluorescent light fixtures, and the reuse of salvaged materials.
"We plan for a smooth transition," according to Doug Elliott, ECICOG Executive Director, "but we'll
need a few days just to get settled." While the phone system may be down, Elliott says that email com-
munications should not be interrupted.
Recent Funding Awards
The Iowa County Soil and Water Conservation District (lCSWCD)
recently was awarded $500,000 from the Iowa Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship (IDALS). ICSWCD submitted an application on
behalf of the unincorporated community of Conroy to help fund a
vvastCv.iuter collection and treatment system to assist in the environmental
cleanup and protection of the Clear Creek Watershed. Conroy sits at the
headwaters of Clear Creek. Monitoring orthe watershed has ShO\Vll
consistently elevated levels of chloride near the upper cnd urthe creek. In
addition, at a tile line near Conroy, toilet paper and floating sc\vagc
material have been observed on numerous occasions. The application
was prepared by Chad Sands, AICl', ECICOG Planner.
A minimum of twenty homeowners in Johnson County will be assisted
through the Johnson County Housing Task Force's housing repair
program. The program was recently funded by the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Des Moines (FHLB). This is tbe fourth FHLB award the
program ha<; received. Assistance is offered to homeowners for home
repairs through a partnership of ECICOG, Hills Bank and Trust
Company, Johnson County, and the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson
County.
Grantee )Jrojcct Award Funding
Agency
ICSWCD
Conroy Wastewater $500,000
Home Repair $110,000
IDALS
FHLB
Hills Bank and
Trust/
Johnson County
Total
$610,000
Calendar
February 9
ECICOG SWT AC Meeting, CR/Linn County Solid
Waste Agency, 630] Kirbvood Blvd SW. Cedar
Rapids, I :00 p.m.
February 20
ECICOG Offices closed in observance of
Presidents' Day holiday
February 23
ECICOG Executive Committee Meeting (in lieu of full
board) ECICOG Ollices, 108 Tbird Street SE, Cedar
Rapids, I :00 p.m.
Public Hearing for FY 07 ECIT Consolidated Transit
Application, ECleOG Offices, 108 Tbird Street SE,
Cedar Rapids, I :00 p.m.
February 27 - 28 ECICOG Offices closed due to office relocation
March 9 ECICOG SWTAC Meeting, location TBA, I :00 p.m.
March 16 ECICOG TOG Meeting, ECICOG Ollices, 700 16tb
Street NE Cedar Rapids, 10:00 a.m.
March 30
ECICOG Board of Directors Meeting, ECICOG
Offices, 700 16th Street NE, Cedar Rapids, 1:00 p.m.
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~0}}er~tiqn:andpr9yi~eprofessionalplanl~ing
5~rvices..to.lo()aJ.goY:~rnlllents. in.B~nton, iowa,
Johl1~n"J8~~s,.Li?A~d,..Washington Counties.
~9Iy89'~I;~'rwl):Yi:4t~'~Jid~stepl&1ll1ingscrvict:s
t?,n)1(n~,99l1llo/,at14,t.ral1spl:)rtation phlI1ning.s~rvices
to Cedar County.
Members oflhe ECICOG
Boardof!Jit~cif)fs.'
Richard Cicalo
LeoCo()k
Bill Daily
Alice.DeRycke
Gary Edwards
JelUliferFischer
Don Gray
Dennis Hanseh
Pat Harney
Ann Hearn
Hqnrytferwig
Jain'es'Houset
Lil1daLangston
Don Magdefrau
CbarlesMontross
Randy Payne
Ed Raber
DeeVanderhoef
Vcrnlcdahl (Chair)
ECICOG Staff
J)o~gEUiott, E~lJc~{iv(! Director
Qinapeter'S' A,dmi.,!istrativ~Assistant
Mary Rlllnp, Tfclflsp()f't~tion Servic~s
RobYrr.J<1C9PSon,..:p;arzsportation Seryices
Chad Sands, AICP, Comm. Development
LisaMarie(]arlich,Comm.,:Development
Lis~.J'w~arn~;l}lpYlf1e,,:
E~p'fre:t~~~.}IpIISing"SlJrYices
Jel1nif~r RYan' Solid Wa~t~PlannifJg
K":ristin..Simoo;Solid'Wasfe Planning
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COllicilof Governments
108 Third Street SE, Suite 300
Cedar RllPids, Iowa5240 1
(319) 365-9941
Fax: (3]9) 365-9981
e.mai1:ecicog@ecicog.org
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
February 7, 2006
FROM:
Mayor and City Council ,\ll
Marian K. Karr, City Clerk~'
TO:
RE:
Meeting Schedule (April - September)
Attached is a meeting schedule for April through September in accordance with the
policy of formal meetings being held the first and third Tuesday of each month. Please
take a look at the schedule, check your calendars, and let me know on Monday evening of
any potential changes you would like to make the meeting schedule. A couple of
observations:
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You are currently scheduled to have a formal meeting on Tuesday, July 4.
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You are currently scheduled to have a work session on Monday, September 4.
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Time will need to be scheduled for staff evaluations (usually Mayor June).
In the past councils have considered a reduced summer schedule and/or scheduled special
work sessions for specific items.
Special meetings will be called as necessary. Please let me know if you will be
unavailable anytime during the summer months.
Attachment: April- September calendar
U: schedule (April. September)
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Jeff A. Braverman
521 West Park Road
Iowa City, IA 52246
4 [0 East Washington Street
Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
Re: Your letter of February 1,2006
Dear Jeff:
The following is provided in response to your letter of February 1, 2006 pertaining to the
Lexington Avenue traffic claming barricade. I do not need to explain the history of the Lexington
Avenue traffic calming barricade, as you had attached to your letter a summary which outlined
the development of the concept in 2000, installation of the barricade in 2001, and confirmation
by the residents of Lexington Avenue in 2002 that they wish to have the three-season barricade
remain in place on an annual basis.
You should be aware that last summer (2005) a couple of residents of Lexington Avenue
petitioned to have the barricade re-evaluated once again. The City Council agreed to this re-
evaluation. The result of the neighborhood resurvey was the highest percentage of residents to
date in favor of the three-season barriCade remaining in place, and concurrence by the City
Council.
The installation of the barricade each year in the spring and removal in the fall is what has been
agreed to by the City Council based on the requests of the residents of Lexington Avenue. It will
require City Council action for any further re-evaluation of this matter to occur. I see that you
have copied your materials to the City Council, and I will copy this response to them as well.
You should feel free to contact members of the City Council directly with any further requests to
have this matter reconsidered.
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Traffic Engineering Planning
City Council ,,/
City Manager
Neighborhood Services Coordinator
JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
City Engineer
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MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 7, 2006
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Rick Fosse, Director of Public Works & Steve Atkins, City Manager
Shaun Bradbury, Special Projects manager
To:
Re: Iowa City Water Treatment Plant Architectural Precast Panel Rework Agreement
On the 18th day of January 2005 the City approved a resolution (05-37) to enter into a rework
agreement with Knutson Construction Services Inc. for the performance of the repair work
deemed necessary by the City at the Water Treatment Plant. The contractor is currently working
on the agreed items and an update of the main sections of work is as follows:
South Elevation Spandrel Panels (6)
These panels have all been removed and replaced. Minor finish work and restoration is
ongoing.
North Elevation, Upper level Spandrel Panels (27)
These panels have all been removed and the new panels manufactured. Replacement is
scheduled to start this week.
North Elevation, lower level Spandrel Panels (10)
These panels have all been manufactured and are awaiting completion of the upper level work.
Restoration Work to Garage and Shop Area
The structural steel has all been removed and replaced. Minor work remains.
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To:
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
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Lind~on, Human Services Coordinator
From:
Re:
Information to assist with FY07 budget preparation; health and human service agencies
After discussion with Regenia Bailey of the Iowa City City Council and Sally Stutsman of the
Johnson County Board of Supervisors it has been agreed that I will provide additional
information this year to assist with your FY07 human service agency funding decisions.
Attached you will find:
~ Needs assessments from five local groups. Reviewing the attached chart will show where
issues have been identified that are similar between groups, or unique to an individual
group.
~ A sheet containing trend information. These trends were identified from the FY07 joint
funding applications completed by agencies requesting funding from Johnson County or
Iowa City, input from a United Way community planning meeting held in December 2005,
and input from various service providers.
~ Alternative criteria for making funding decisions.
This information is intended to augment your discussions of 07 human service agency funding.
If you have any questions or need additional information, feel free to contact me at 356-5242 or
Iinda-severson@iowa-city.org.
Attachments
cc: Jeff Davidson, JCCOG
Mike Sullivan, Johnson County
Steve Atkins, Iowa City
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(Fall 2003) (2006-2010) (1999-2000) (2000) (ongoing)
Housing (basic need) Affordable housing Housing & shelter Housing
Homeless facilities and
services
Economic development! Employment &
employment training economic development
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Substance abuse for . Substance Abuse Substance abuse Alcohol use;
student and family Services tobacco and
marijuana use
Physical/dental; mental Health Services Health care Mental health; heart Health & human
health for student & disease and stroke; services
family cancer
Lack of early childhood Child Care Services Child care
supports
Senior Services Supportive services for Health & human
seniors services; activities
that correspond
with Successful
Aging
Transportation (basic Transportation Transportation
need)
Juvenile crime
Classroom issues;
transition issues
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Description of Five Needs Assessments
Barriers to Learning (Iowa City Community School District) was a one day meeting held in October
2003 that brought together people to identify what prevents children from being able to learn. There
were 175 participants representing schools, youth and family-serving agencies, shelters, medical
professionals, media, students, parents, local elected officials, and advocates.
City Steps is the Iowa City consolidated plan for housing, jobs, and services for low-income residents
for the period 2006-2010. The goal of City Steps is to support families and individuals in achieving their
highest degree of self-sufficiency. This document defines the City's policies and strategies related to
assisting the low-income population over the next five years. Information was gathered through a series
of meetings which focused on affordable housing, homelessness, and the needs of low-income
households.
The Johnson County Capacity Assessment was put together to identify the major health and human
service issues encountered by Johnson County residents. It identifies the County's assets, capacities,
and strengths that can be used to address those issues. The information was assembled from
interviews with community leaders, surveys done by health and human service providers, focus groups,
and by gathering demographic information. The assessment was completed in 2000 by United Way of
Johnson County and JCCOG.
The Johnson County Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan
(2000). This document was assembled by the Johnson County Department of Public Health. It includes
state and county data related to health status, health risk factors, and functional status of residents. The
report contains factors within Johnson County that can influence health, and aid in explaining and
solving community health problems.
The Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging is a group that is currently looking at what
resources it will take to assist people as they age, and what resources and assets seniors bring to the
community. The Consortium membership includes the Johnson County Department of Health, seniors,
Elder Services, the Board of Supervisors, the College of Public Health, the Consultation of Religious
Communities, the Senior Center, Heritage Agency on Aging, AARP, Systems Unlimited, and JCCOG.
They have utilized surveys, demographic information, focus groups, and gathered best practices
information.
Additional Resource:
Although the County didn't identify specific needs, they identified expectations in the Johnson County
Strategic Plan, which was put together in 2002-2003 and portrays the mission, goals and objectives of
the Johnson County Government for the next 3-5 years. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for
citizens in Johnson County by providing exceptional public services in a collaborative, responsive, and
fiscally accountable manner. This plan also outlines the goals and objectives of the Human Service
Block Grants. These include putting resources into programs that reduce demand for mandated
services such as the jail or juvenile housing, funding agencies that collaborate with other agencies and
governmental jurisdictions, and agencies appropriately documenting that they are following the
previously stated goals.
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Trends
This information was gathered from the FY07 joint funding applications completed by agencies
requesting funds from Johnson County or Iowa City. The following question was asked: "In what way
will the needs of your service population change in the next five years?" Additional information was
obtained from United Way of Johnson County and various service providers.
Diversity
~ There is population growth and increased diversity in the population.
~ There is a need for written materials in different languages and experienced bilingual staff.
~ There is a need for greater understanding of cultural differences for both staff and recipients of
services.
~ There is a need for newcomers to understand the expectations of the community.
Employment Opportunities
~ Many service jobs are important but low-paying.
~ Service and temporary jobs rarely offer benefits but make working poor people ineligible for most
assistance programs.
~ Youth competing with adults for entry-level jobs.
~ The lack of funding at all levels for employment training programs for specific groups.
~ Families with adults working different shifts to decrease childcare expenses, but this limits time
together.
Greying of the Population
~ The population is living longer, with the over 85 group having the biggest increase.
~ Projections indicate there will be a 50% increase by 2020 to approximately 12,000 seniors in
Johnson County.
~ As we age, health issues and need for assistance increases.
~ Greater need for family caregiver support services and paid staff to assist seniors.
Children
~ State and federal budget cuts, as well as changes in eligibility requirements, have a direct impact
on quality of services.
~ An example is the Department of Human Services focusing on children 5 and under for services.
Older children still have needs.
~ Chiidren need to get into bigger trouble or have more serious problems to be eligible for services,
which are typically more costly and longer in duration.
~ There are more and younger children with increased delays in development and troubled behavior.
Veterans
~ WWII veterans are dying at a rapid rate.
~ We are seeing an increase in amputees and head injuries, many of whom would have died in
previous conflicts. This impacts their ability to work and function in society.
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Challenges across populations and providers
. Lack of affordable housing.
. Increase in the length of wait list for rental assistance (currently approximately two years) impacts
other services. For example, the length of stay has increased from 25 days to 46 days at the
domestic violence shelter.
. Transportation for work, appointments, and other necessary activities.
~ Resources for basic needs (housing, food, health care) are not keeping up with demand.
. Funding for prevention programs is usually one of the first to be cut if funding is limited. It is difficult
to evaluate the impact of cutting programs designed to keep people out of trouble.
~ Ever-changing funding, more demand for public dollars, inadequate funding for mandated services,
and delayed payment for services provided.
~ Severity of problems and barriers to achieving stability.
. Increases in health insurance and utilities are impacting social service agencies.
. Agencies must take on additional responsibilities with fixed resources leading to burnout.
Local Issues
~ Shelter House had plans to construct an new shelter. A decision by the Board of Adjustment was
challenged by a group of neighbors and the judicial decision was in favor of the neighbors. The City
of Iowa City and Shelter House have appealed this decision.
~ Shelter House is the recipient of a HUD grant which offers services and support to people who meet
the HUD definition of homelessness. The yearly renewable grant is approximately $445,000, with a
local cash match of 25%. This cash match has been a struggle even though for every one dollar of
local funding it brings in $4 in federal funding.
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Alternative Criteria for Making Funding Decisions
1. Basic needs
Basic needs include shelter, food, and health care. A basic needs funding approach would focus
on providing resources to meet basic needs to assist individuals and families in establishing
stability in their lives. It could be perceived as the foundation from which to build upon. If basic
needs are met, then the person or family can direct their energy on employment, obtaining
training and education to develop additional work skills, parenting and interaction with children,
and contributing to the community.
Agencies that provide services for basic needs include: American Red Cross; Crisis Center;
DVIP; Free Medical Clinic; Elder Services; ICARE; MECCA; Shelter House; and Visiting Nurse
Association (VNA).
2. Prevention
Prevention services provide individuals and families with skills to develop healthy and
responsible lifestyles. For example, summer youth programs offer activities that develop leisure
time skills and personal skills, provide one-to-one relationships with adult role models and
promote healthy practices. It can be difficult to measure the effectiveness of prevention
programs.
Agencies that offer prevention programs are: Big Brother, Big Sister; American Red Cross; the
Arc; Neighborhood Centers (NCJC); Mayor's Youth Empowerment Programs (MYEP); and
United Action for Youth (UAY).
3. Use local funding to secure other funding sources
If local match can be committed for a grant application, what additional funding is available to
the community? Using local funding to secure other funding sources must examine the
sustainability of a program. Is it time limited? If the program were to continue is the expectation
that local funders would eventually have to pick up all of the funding?
Examples are NCJC and UA Y, who utilize local funds to leverage/match for state and federal
grants. Shelter House's STAR grant uses $1 local match for $4 in federal funding.
4. Use local funding to help fill in the gaps in agency funding
Funding sources for a specific program may have restrictions on what they will cover. For
example, a funding source may not allow administrative costs to be charged back. Local funds
can be used to meet these unmet needs. There are examples of program funding sources that
do not allow utilities or insurance to be charged back even though these are essential
components of the service. Local funding can be used to meet these needs.
Examples of local funds helping to fill in gaps are Community Coordinated Childcare (4 C's) -
helps pay for utilities at the Toy Lending Library; Big Brother, Big Sister - assists with program
insurance; and Crisis Center - helps with administrative costs (insurance, utilities, and
maintenance).
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Marian Karr
From: Gina Peters [gina.peters@ecicog.org]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:56 PM
To: Mayor Eldon Slaughter; Mayor Robert Kurt; Sandie Deahl; Mayor Russell Bailey; Mayor David Franker; Beth
Freeman; Gary Grant; Lee Clancey; Arnold-Olson & Assoc.; Becky Shoop; Administrator Brian James; Casie
Kadlec; City Clerk Connie Evans; Mary Day; Mayor Dale Stanek; Mayor Don Gray; Don Saxton; Doug; Mayor
Mike Williams; Mayor Glen Potter; Mayor Louise From; Howard R. Green; IA Environmental Education Project;
J. Patrick White; James Houser; Jane Tompkins; Jeff Davidson; jeff schott; Jo Hogarty; Mayor John Nieland;
Joshua Schamberger; Kelly Hayworth; Mayor Lynn Hudson; Les Beck; Linda Langston; Lu Barron; City Clerk
Marian Karr; Maggie Grosvenor Mowery; Mark K Kresowik; C Clerk Tracey Mulcahey; Michael Lehman; Mike
Goldberg; Executive Assistant Mike Sullivan; City Clerk Tawnia Kakacek; City Clerk Nancy Beuter; Pat
Harney; Mayor Patrick Murphy; Paula Freeman-Brown; Priority One; Mayor Joel Miller; Mayor Paul Tuerler;
Chad; Rod Sullivan; Mayor Rozena McVey; Sally Stutsman; Scott Grabe; Sharon Meyer; Iowa City; Terrence
Neuzil; Mayor Thomas C. Patterson; Mayor Betty Svoboda; Mayor William Cooper; Mayor William Voss;
Mayor Jim Fausett
Subject: Leadership Group
Attachments: January 2006 minutes. doc
The minutes of the January 25, 2006, Johnson/Linn County Public Leadership Group are attached. Please note that at the
meeting, it was decided that the Group would meet on a quarterly basis in the future. The next meeting is scheduled for April 27,
2006, in a location to be announced in Linn County.
Also, the Co-chairs will be contacting participants in the coming weeks to request they assist the Group in pursuing the priorities
as outlined in the minutes.
Douglas D. Elliott
Executive Director
ECICOG
108 Third Street SE, Suite 300
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319.365.9941, ex!. 22
319.365.9981 (fax)
www.ecicog.org
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2/6/2006
Minutes of the Public Leadership Group
South Slope Coop Communications Co.
980 N. Front Street
North Liberty, Iowa
Wednesday, January 25,2006
5:00 p.m.
Co-chair Lehman called the meeting to order at 5: 11 p.m.
Present: Linn County Board of Supervisor Linda Langston; Johnson County Board of
Supervisors Sally Stutsman, Terrence Neuzil, Mike Lehman, and Pat Harney.
Also present: Ely Mayor Dale Stanek, Hiawatha Mayor Tom Patterson, Marion Mayor
John Nieland, Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett, University Heights Mayor Louise From,
Robins Mayor Joel Miller.
ECICOG staff present: Doug Elliott, Jennifer Ryan, Mary Rump.
Welcome and Introductions: Attendees were asked to introduce themselves.
Prioritization of Work Group Issues: Elliott referred to the minutes of the November
meeting, which had been emailed with the agenda and distributed at the meeting. He
summarized the reports on the flip chart:
REGIONAL
1) Reorganize Group
2) Expand participation
3) Define regionalism
TRANSPORTATION
1) Complete trail links
2) mOT program projects
3) Support alternative modes
INFRASTRUCTURE
1) Water and wastewater issues
2) Public communications
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
1) Public information campaign
2) Toll free calling
Elliott suggested that the Group accomplish three things at the meeting, keeping in mind
the issues as listed:
1. Choose 2 to 3 priority issues
2. Reorganize the Group around those issues
3. Communicate regularly
The group discussed the issues as outliued, and selected the top three issues as:
1) Define regionalism ~ this includes determining a consensus definition of
regionalism, determining the Group's accomplishment toward the definition, and
determining how to achieve the definition.
2) Complete trail links.
3) Public information campaign.
It was agreed that the Elliott and the Co-chairs would recruit public officials to work on
the issues and to determine their own meeting schedule. The Leadership Group would
meet on a quarterly basis. A variety of organizations will be encouraged to attend the
quarterly meetings.
Legislative Update: Langston raised the issues of eminent domain and the sex offender
law. Nieland said there would be a corridor meeting on February 2 to prepare for the trip
to Washington DC. Langston said the counties would be at the State Capitol on February
15.
Elliott requested that the Group next address item 7, Next Meeting Date and Location:
The new Cedar Raids City Council has set its meeting days for Wednesdays at 4:00 and
5 :00 p.m. The Group reviewed a schedule indicating all regular city and county meeting
days. The only available day was the fourth Thursday of each month. It was decided to
hold quarterly meetings on that day.
The next meeting of the Group will be Thursday, April 27. All meetings will take place
at one oftwo set locations: one in Linn and one in Johnson Counties. April location TBA.
Local Updates: Lehman (Johnson County) discussed the communications study for Iowa
City and Johnson County. Stutsman also discussed the previous night's meeting on the
county land use plan.
Coralville had no report.
From (University Heights) said she was glad for opportunities like this to share
information.
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Langston (Linn County) discussed the availability of excess fiber capacity in Linn
County through the City of Cedar Rapids' traffic engineering and its benefit to public
communications. She also discussed the launching of the prescription drug discount card.
Stanek (Ely) announced the community center was nearing completion.
Nieland (Marion) discussed the compromise reached on Landfill Site #2 of the Cedar
Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency. He commended Langston and Linn County
Supervisor Lu Barron for their leadership in the compromise process.
Future Agenda Items: No additional discussion.
Other: None.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 6: I 0 p.m.
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. Type of Improvement:
ADD - Addition
ALT - Alteration
REP - Repair
FND - Foundation Only
NEW - New
OTH - Other type of construction
Type of Use:
RSF - Residential Single Family
RDF - Residential Duplex
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MIX - Mixed
NON - Non-residential
OTH - Other
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Permit Number Name Address Imnr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD05-00217 lOW A CITY EASTSIDE CAFE 2208 N DODGE ST ADD NON 4 $8,500
EXPAND OUTDOOR SEATING FOR RESTAURANT
TotalADDINON permits: I Total Valuation: $8,500
BLD05-00898 CITY OF IOWA CITY 3523 SHAMROCK PL ADD RDF 0 0 $500
RAMP FOR RDF UNIT
Total AD DIRD F permits: I Total Valuation : $500 ~
BLD06-00025 ROB & SUSANNA CORNELL 315 BROWN ST ADD RSF 2 $67,000
ADDITION & KITCHEN REMODEL FOR SFD
BLD05-00858 JANET SElZ 821 S 7TH AVE ADD RSF 2 $50,000
ADDITION FOR SFD
BLD06-000 15 TUNG YIN 206 POST RD ADD RSF 2 $45,860
2ND STORY ADDITION FOR SFD
BLD06-00006 KEN & JEANNE HA WES 24 GLEASON DR ADD RSF 3 $16,681
ADDITION FOR SFD -3 Season room
Total ADDIRSF permits: 4 Total Valuation: $179,541
BLD06-00003 OC GROUP LC 201 S CLINTON 115 ALT NON 2 $275,000
CONVERT LOADING BAY INTO INFO SERVICES FOR NEW OFFICE AREAS
BLD05-00882 CITY OF lOW A CITY 130 S DUBUQUE ST ALT NON 2 0 $24,995
TENANT FINISH FOR LOWER LEVEL OF WEST LIBRARY BUILDING
BLD06-000 14 PROCTER & GAMBLE 2200 LOWER MUSCA TINE ALT NON 2 $20,000
BREAK ROOM & TRASH COMPACTOR IN BUILDING 40
BLD06-00032 CAROUSEL FORD 715 HIGHWAY #6 EAST ALT NON 2 $20,000
CONVERT PARTS ROOM TO OFFICE
BLD05-00846 THE STABLES L L C 2815 HEINZ RD ALT NON 0 $12,000
CONVERT PORTION OF STORAGE BUILDING INTO SHOP
B LD06-0000 1 SCOTT KADINGIBRETT THC 13 S LINN ST ALT NON 2 $500
SERVING BAR WITHIN DOWNTOWN NIGHTCLUB
BLD06-00011 OC GROUP LC 201 S CLINTON 115 ALT NON 2 $0
PILE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE LOADING DOCK AL TERA TION
Total AL TINON permits: 7 Total Valuation: $352,495
BLD05-00434 MIKHAIL BERGAL &1 OLGA 1317DOLENPL ALT RDF 4 $1,500
ADD 2 DOORS BETWEEN DUPLEX DWELLING UNITS
TotalALTIRDF permits: 1 Total ValuatiOll : $1,500
BLD06-00007 DONNA MEADE 1438 COMPTON PL ALT RMF 3 $23,691
BASEMENT FINISH OF RMF UNIT
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Permit Number Name Address Imnr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD06-000 12 YOUNG, JANE 1518 CHURCHILL PL ALT RMF 2 $8,213
CONVERT SCREEN PORCH TO 3 SEASON PORCH
Total AL TIRMF permits: 2 Total Valuatioo : $31,904
BLD06-000 16 JOANN CASTAGNA & DAN ( 1700 ROCHESTER AVE ALT RSF 2 $40,000
INTERIOR REMODEL FOR SFD
BLD06-00008 CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT SI 1218 OAKCREST ST ALT RSF 2 $20,000
REMODEL OF SFD
BLD06-000 13 NICK HEMANN 729 E JEFFERSON ST ALT RSF $15,000
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD06-00026 SUSAN SUROM 108 AMHURST ST ALT RSF 5 50 $15,000
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD06-000 17 JAMES F ROBINSON 313 RIVER ST ALT RSF 2 $11,000
KITCHEN REMODEL FOR SFD
BLD06-00002 DICK NEWELL II S LOWELL ST ALT RSF 2 2 $7,500
BATH REMODEL OF SFD
BLD06-00029 JAMES E JR 3020 CLOVER ST ALT RSF $2,000
2 EGRESS WINDOWS FOR SFD
BLD06-00040 EUSEBIO ESCARCEGO 1603 HEMINGWAYLN ALT RSF 2 $1,500
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD06-00033 SCOTT GILLAND 807 WOODSIDE DR ALT RSF $500
BASEMENT BATH FOR SFD
Total AL TIRSF permits: 9 Total Valuatioo : $112,500
BLD04-00754 CITY OF lOW A CITY 615 W BENTON NEW NON 2 $11,773
OCTAGONAL SHELTER IN PARK
BLD04-00753 CITY OF lOW A CITY 615 W BENTON NEW NON 2 $10,000
SHEL TERlTREEHOUSE IN PARK
BLD04-00752 CITY OF lOW A CITY 615 W BENTON NEW NON 2 $6,000
PLATFORM TREEHOUSE IN PARK
Total NEW/NON permits: 3 Total Valuation: $27,773
BLD05-00883 JIM WHITE 121 TAFTSPEEDWAYST NEW RAC 2 2 $36,641
DETACHED GARAGE ADDITION FOR SFD
BLD06-00004 NORM HELMUTH 1407 BROADWAY ST NEW RAC 2 $15,000
DETACHED GARAGE ADDITION FOR SFD
Total NEW/RAC permits: 2 Total Valuation: $51,641
BLD05-00817 CITY OF IOWA CITY 938 LONGFELLOW PL NEW RDF 2 $267,280
DUPLEX WITH ATTACHED I CAR GARAGE AND 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD05-00897 ABSTRACT BUILDERS 2404 CATSKILL CT NEW RDF 2 2 $257,273
DUPLEX WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGES
2404-2406 CATSKILL CT
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Total Valuation :
$524,553
BLD05-00367 CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT SI 701 OAKNOLL DR NEW RMF
6 LEVEL BUILDING ADDITION TO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY COMPLEX
BLD05-00891 FRANTZ CONSTRUCTION Co 42 LANCESTER PL NEW RMF
TRI-PLEX WITH ATTACHED 2 & 3 CAR GARAGES
42-46-50 LANCESTER PLACE---42 LANCESTER PL W/FINISH BSMNT & 4 SEASON ROOM
BLD06-00009 ARLINGTON DEVELOPMEN 485 I CARDIGAN LN NEW RMF
4 UNIT TOWNHOUSES WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGES
4851-4853-4855-4857 CARDIGAN
5
50 $8,756,915
3 $433,800
2
4 $422,857
Total NEW/RMF permits: 3 Total Valuation : $9,613,572
BLD06-0003 I WALDEN WOOD ASSOCIA T! 91 CHARLES DR NEW RSF 2 $172,073
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD06-00036 ARLINGTON DEVELOPMEN 244 ASHFORD PL NEW RSF 2 $170,171
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD06-000 18 SOUTHGATE 1022 JENSEN ST NEW RSF 2 $164,000
ZERO-LOT LINE UNIT
LOT 4 OF WALDEN WOOD PART 6
BLD06-000 19 SOUTHGATE 1024 JENSEN ST NEW RSF 2 $164,000
ZERO-LOT LINE UNIT
LOT 3 OF WALDEN WOOD PART 6
BLD06-00020 SOUTHGATE 1034 JENSEN ST NEW RSF 2 $164,000
ZERO-LOT LINE UNIT
LOT 2 OF WALDEN WOOD PART 6
B LD06-00021 SOUTHGATE 1036 JENSEN ST NEW RSF 2 $[64,000
ZERO-LOT LINE UNIT
LOT 1 OF WALDEN WOOD PART 6
BLD06-00024 SOUTHGATE 13 CHARLES DR NEW RSF 2 $158,000
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
Total NEW/RSF permits: 7 Total Valuation: $1,156,244
BLD06-00030 JEFF AND SHANNON NOCK 1042 PHEASANT V ALLEY REP RSF 2 $30,000
WATER DAMAGE REPAIR FOR SFD
Tota[ REP/RSF permits: 1 Total Valuation: $30,000
GRAND TOTALS :
PERMITS:
43
VALUATION: $12,090,723
Iowa City Housing and Inspection Services
Customer Service Survey - January 2006
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J-IOW AFe we t>OlN<i?
We appreciate the knowledge base brought to our rental properties by the Iowa City Housing
Inspectors when we have permit inspections. Safety is first on the list when it comes to our
tenants - thanks for your expertise.
The inspector who inspected my property was prompt, thorough, professional and
knowledgeable.
We appreciate the promptness in the issuance of our rental permit for 946 Iowa Avenue. Ms.
MacKay did a nice job. Thanks!
I have alwavs been pleased with the contacts and service of the Housing Department. When
our files were misplaced they called us directly and then proceeded to find the check. They were
friendly and very helpful!
Our recent re-inspection/permit process went very smoothly and the materials sent before the
inspection were helpful in preparing. Questions were answered clearly.
Norm Cate was a true professional and made me feel at ease in Arizona. He worked with my
nephew to get my properties up to snuff. Keep him - he is a good one. Thank you.
Norm Cate was helpful and answered my questions.
Art Anderson was a very respectful and cordial housing inspector. It was a pleasure to work with
him.
The inspector (Norm Cate) was friendly, professional and efficient.
Ok
Norm is always a pleasure to deal with. He is polite, courteous, and realistic. Norm is a tribute to
your department.
Norm was very friendly and understanding. My wife Julia and I were very pleased with the whole
inspection thing. I hope Norm is the guy we have for any future visits from you folks.
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Art Anderson recently inspected a property of mine. I found him to be polite, helpful, and
professional. He stuck with me to make sure that I got an upgrade done in a timely manner that
ensured that I would be able to continue the current use of the property. Good job!
We always enjoy working with Norm Cate. Thanks for a nice job on our inspections for 218 N.
Lucas and 702 N. Van Buren.
Courteous, mostly thorough. I own a condo rental; I do not appreciate having to pay for
adjoining owned when mine is inspected. I paid $240.00 for my inspection due to this. Don't
think it fair.
Patricia was very business-like. She did a thorough job. She was verv nice to work with.
Informative and friendly service (Inspector: Patricia MacKay)
Patricia MacKay is very nice and knows how we do business. She is thorough and trusts our
word.
Norm did a good job in that he was thorough but wasn't trying to find fault to justify his trip
(which only happens occasionally at inspections). In addition, he was complimentary of my
property which was very nice as I work hard to try and take good care of it!
I had to replace 22 fire extinguishers which were all in the green. I have a friend who hasn't had
to replace his even though they are about as old as mine. Same inspector, this year. The cost of
inspection is way too high for no more good that comes out of it. It's hard to keep rents down
with cost of water, taxes, and inspections. This is all due to City costs.
Excellent! Appointment was easy to get and Norm Cate was very helpful.
We had a considerate inspection with Lee Ann Kincade.
Bob did a great job! We did the inspection late in the day for my schedule, and it went well. Bob
gave me some ideas and I will try to get these things done.
Norm Cate. Pleasant, very good and willing to help any time I call. Thank you.
Pat MacKay did a great job of inspecting. She was personable as well as professional - it was a
nice experience!
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Joint Meeting
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
City of Iowa City
City of Coralville
City of North Liberty
Iowa City Community School Board
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
North Liberty Community Center
4:00 PM
MINUTES
Mayor Pro-Tern of North Liberty Matt Bahl called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Iowa City School Board: Pete Wallace, Jan Leff, Patti Fields
Johnson County Supervisors:Pat Harney, Sally Stutsman, Terrence Neuzil, Mike Lehman, Rod
Sullivan
Iowa City Council: Ernie Lehman, Bob Elliott, Regenia Bailey
Coralville City Council: Henry Herwig, Jean Schnake
North Liberty City Council: Matt Bahl, Dave Franker, James Moody, Tom Salm.
1. Dave Franker, Transit Task Force report. Franker updated the group about the progress
of the Transit Task Force. The recommendations will be presented to North Liberty City
Council in January.
2. Jail and CJCC update. Terrence Neuzil provided an update regarding the potential for a
new jail. The County is looking for volunteers to be on the subcommittee.
3. Johnson/Linn Leadership Summit update. Sally Stutsman reported that the next meeting
for the Leadership Summit is scheduled for 11/1/05.
4. 12th Avenue Extension project update. Neuzil requested a status update regarding this
project. Jean Schnake reported that the project should be complete in three to four
weeks.
5. Sand Road project update. Neuzil provided timelines for this project.
6. An update on the Health & Human Service Building. Stutsman conveyed the County's
plan for the construction of a new Health and Human Services Building. All offices will
be consolidated into one site providing for better accessibility for clients.
7. Five year road plan - future improvements. Pete Wallace inquired of those present
regarding plans for extending roads like Forevergreen and Oakdale. Per those
responding, the timing of the construction of these roads will be development driven.
8. ICCSD 2005-2006 enrollment. Pete Wallace reported on the enrollments for Iowa City
Community School District. The enrollment is 11,063, a I % increase from the previous
year. Discussion was held regarding locations of potential new schools.
The meeting was adjourned.
IJID
AGENDA
City of Iowa City
City Council Economic Development Committee
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
1:30 p.m.
City Hall
City Manager's Conference Room
410 East Washington Street
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - January 18, 2006
3. Request for CDBG Assistance - Genius in Diapers Child Development Center
4. Discussion - Amendment to United Natural Foods, Inc. TIF Development Agreement
5. Discussion of Future Commercial\Industrial Areas
6. Set Next Meeting Date
7. Adjournment
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
February 8, 2006
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Council Economic Development Committee 1/1
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Agenda Items
Genius in Diaoers Child Develooment Center
An application for CDBG assistance has been submitted by Genius in Diapers Child Development
Center. The proposed project anticipates the creation of 11.88 FTEs and is requesting $99,880
in CDBG assistance.
Mr. Viktor Tichy is proposing a business start-up, located at 722 East College Street, in space
leased from the Christian Science Church. The proposed budget shows that $78,400 of the
CDBG funding would be used for improvements to that property. CDBG regulations require that
monies must be used for non-secular activities. Mr. Tichy is aware of this requirement that the
uses for the Child Care Center and Church must be separate and states that the Genius in
Diapers Child Development Center will be the only users of the leased space and beneficiaries of
the proposed site improvements. Currently, Mr. Tichy is working with Housing & Inspection
Services on a minor modification and parking issues. If the required parking spaces cannot be
provided on-site a Special Exception will be needed to allow for off-site parking.
Genius in Diapers Child Development Center is requesting $99,880 in CDBG assistance as a
grant or forgivable loan. Mr. Tichy is providing an equity investment of 23,900, but no other
private funds have been secured. Included in the packets are the application, business plan and
related documentation.
Amendment for United Natural Foods. Inc. - TlF Develooment Aareement
During the 2005 TIF Certification process (for the June 2007 tax rebate) staff verified that the
capital improvements have been completed and the wage thresholds are being met, but
identified a deficiency in the number of jobs that were to be created by United Natural Foods,
Inc. (UNFI). Staff contacted UNFI regarding this matter. The response from UNFI was that the
initial estimate for employment was too aggressive given the time frame outlined in the
application to the City and State. In the City's TIF agreement the employment threshold was to
be 300 full-time jobs. At the time of certification, in November 2005, the employment level was
248. To move forward with the project and provide time for the resolution of this matter the
TIF certification was made to Johnson County.
As UNFI is meeting the wage thresholds and completed the capital improvement portion of the
project, staff is recommending that the TIF Development Agreement between the City of Iowa
City and UNFI be amended to allow UNFI until June 1, 2007 to reach the employment threshold
of 300 as required by the TIF Agreement. If UNFI does not reach the 300 employment
threshold by June 1, 2007 the TIF tax rebate would be reduced by $1,666.67 per full-time job.
Pending the resolution of this matter with the City, UNFI will be contacting the Iowa Department
of Economic Development regarding the CEBA award.
If you have any questions or need additional information please contact me at 356-5248 or via
e-mail at Steven-Nasbv(O)iowa-citv.ora.
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006
CITY HALL, CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
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Members Present: Regenia Bailey and Bob Elliott
Members Absent: Connie Champion
Staff Present: Steve Atkins and Steve Nasby
Others Present: Randy Hartwig, Joe Raso, Lynn Rowat, Harry Wolf, Bart Floyd, Dan Jackson, Bill
Bywater, Rich Colagon, Tim Gohlson
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Nasby started the meeting as this meeting is the first for the new term of the Council Economic
Development Committee. Nasby asked Bailey and Elliott for their concurrence of the actions of
the City Council organizational meeting that were to appoint Champion and that Bailey would be
the Chair as she is Mayor Pro Tem. Bailey and Elliott agreed.
Chairperson Bailey called the meeting to order at 2:40 PM.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Bailey asked if there were any corrections to the minutes as presented for September 13, 2005
and December 15, 2005. Elliott moved to approve the minutes and Bailey seconded. Motion
passed 2-0.
IOWA CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT (ICAD) GROUP PRESENTATION
Raso introduced himself and asked that the members of the ICAD capital campaign committee
introduce themseives and identify their business. Raso distributed a handout to the Council
Economic Development Committee. Raso reviewed the materials and asked the committee to
pay special attention to the highlights and the study data regarding Return on Investment (ROI),
payroll and capital investment. He noted that the ROI numbers for ICAD were two to three times
higher than comparable economic development groups. Raso mentioned some of the unique
work products done by ICAD, and local partners, which included the Wage & Benefits survey,
synchroist interviews and location information. He also noted thatlCAD is leading efforts on a
new program called "Work Certified Employees". Raso said thatlCAD is a leader in regional
efforts through the Technology Corridor, Regional Cluster Analysis and job fairs.
Bill Geringswald introduced himself as the consultant assisting ICAD with the capital campaign.
He said that the capitai campaign plan was arrived at through consultations with investors,
community leaders and others. Geringswald said that economic development organizations need
to be aggressive on a local, state, national and world-wide level to remain at the forefront. He
noted thatlCAD's numbers are excellent and that the organization is going the job of one twice
the size. Geringswald handed out information with 2001-2004 ICAD activities highlighted.
Raso said that the "ask" to the City of Iowa City was $500,000 in the form of $100,000 annually.
He said one of the functions ICAD wants to enhance is the pursuit of additional state and federal
funds. Bailey and Elliott thanked Raso and Geringswald for the presentation and asked the City
Manager to place this item on one of the Council's budget work sessions. Atkins acknowledged
that it would be included, possibly on January 31.
AVIATION COMMERCE PARK UPDATE
Nasby said that Randy Hartwig from the Airport Commission was present. Hartwig began by
stating that is the goal of the Airport to become self-sufficient and the sale of the property in the
Aviation Commerce Park North, when completed, would provide the Airport with a large sum of
funds.
Hartwig said the Airport is a valuable community asset as shown by its use by local companies
and excellent location. Elliott agreed and said that the Airport needs to get that message out to
the citizens.
Hartwig said that the Airport Commission and City staff have also been discussing the potential
for another such development on the south side of the airport after the NIS run way is closed and
acknowledged that the closure could be prior to the completion of the extension of the EIW
runway. He said that discussions would be needed with the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) regarding aviations uses, safety and airspace. Hartwig noted that an update to the Airport
Plan would also be needed as part of this discussion. He estimated that a study would take 2-3
months and then the FAA review. Bailey asked if the update to the Airport Plan was in the
budget. Hartwig said no, but a cost would likely be $15,000. Bailey asked what, if anything,
Hartwig needed from the Economic Development Committee. Hartwig said support for the
$15,000 to update the Airport Plan. Bailey said that the consultant would be getting the
information necessary to move along the possibility for Aviation Commerce Park South. Elliott
asked if the update could be done by City staff. Bailey said that a consultant would have the
specific expertise needed to update the plan, anticipate and address FAA guidelines and make
recommendations to the Airport Commission.
Hartwig thanked the committee for the opportunity to meet.
Elliott made a motion to adjourn. Bailey seconded. Motion passed 2-0.
Minutes submitted by Steve Nasby.
APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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Economic Development Division
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Genius in Diapers
Child Development Center
"Daycare designed to stimulate kids' minds"
Viktor Tichy
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Application for
Business Financial Assistance Projects
INSTRUCTIONS
. An "Application for Business Financial Assistance Projects" should be completed when
requesting financial assistance to directly assist a private business. An "Application for
Economic Development Support Projects" should be completed for projects and programs
that support economic development activities such as micro-business enterprise training
programs, area business development programs, or specific area fa~ade renovation
programs.
. Prior to completing an application, an applicant is strongly encouraged to contact the City's
Economic Development Coordinator to discuss the project for which they are requesting
funding. (See contact information at bottom of this page).
. If this application is reproduced, it must remain in the original format and order in its entirety,
or the application may be returned for correction. An electronic copy of the application is
available in Microsoft Word or on the City's Web site (www.icgov.org).
. Fill out the application completely. If any questions are left unanswered or required
attachments are not submitted, an explanation for the omission must be included.
. Only typed applications will be accepted and reviewed.
. Application Deadlines: The City Council Economic Development Committee meets the
third Thursday of the month. Completed applications for Business Financial Assistance
projects should be submitted to the Economic Development Coordinator two weeks prior to
the meeting at which the applicant wishes to have the Committee review the application.
However, under special circumstances the Economic Development Committee will call
special meetings to review Business Financial Assistance Applications.
. Submit completed applications, with attachments to:
Steven Nasby
Community and Economic Development Coordinator
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: (319) 356-5236
Fax: (319) 356-5009
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City of Iowa City Application
for Business Financial Assistance
Business Requesting Financial Assistance:
Business Name: Genius in Diaoers Child Development Center
Name of Authorized Person to Obligate the Business: Viktor Tichy
Business Address: 1203 Sheridan Avenue. Iowa City. IA 52240
Business Contact Person: Viktor Tichy
Title: Founder
Telephone: 319-354-2995
E-mail Address:MAllen1215tlilaol.com
Business FederallD#: Corporation for State of Iowa, State No. 269756
Fax:
Date of Application Submittal: Januarv 11 , 2006
Release of Information and Certification
NOTE: Please read carefully before signing
I hereby give permission to the City of Iowa City (the City) to research the company's history,
make credit checks, contact the company's financial institution, and perform other related
activities necessary for reasonable evaluation of this proposal. I understand that all information
submitted to the City relating to this application is subject to the Open Records Law (1994 Iowa
Code, Chapter 22) and that confidentiality may not be guaranteed. I hereby certify that all repre-
sentations, warranties or statements made or furnished to the City in connection with this
application are true and correct in all material respects. I understand that it is a criminal violation
under Iowa law to engage in deception and knowingly make, or cause to be made, directly or
indirectly, a false statement in writing for the purpose of procuring economic development
assistance from a state agency or political subdivision.
SIGNATURE OF COMPANY OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO OBLIGATE BUSINESS:
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NOTE:
The City will not provide assistance in situations where it is determined that any repre-
sentation, warranty or statement made in connection with this application is incorrect,
false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect. If assistance has already been
provided by the city prior to discovery of the incorrect, false or misleading
representation, the city may initiate legal action to recoyer city funds.
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Business Plan for the Genius in Diapers Child Development Center
Statement of Purpose
In Einstein's words, Every child is born a genius. Until now, a genius of any calling developed
spontaneously, by coincidence or a lucky circumstance. Albert Einstein's uncle was a geometry
teacher who taught Albert math before the boy could speak. The father of the mathematician
Gauss, who created the foundation for calculus, was a brick layer who took his toddler to work
and had him estimate and stack bricks, and Michelangelo's wet nurse was the wife of a stone cut-
ter so the boy learned his life's calling at his baby sitter's. Anecdotal experience slowly becomes
shared wisdom, predictable method, and eventually, if we are lucky, national policy. We seem to
be in the midst of this process in regards to the discovery and nurturing of the genius in every
child. Intelligence development tools and programs for infants and toddlers are growing in pop-
ularity. Recent scientific evidence shows that 80% of our intellectual abilities are determined
before our second birthday. And early education has recently become a priority in Iowa legisla-
tion. The Genius in Diapers child development center is on the cutting edge of this movement.
The Genius in Diapers center will serve mothers from the second trimester of pregnancy and chil-
dren from birth to two years old. It will be a child development center designed to stimulate
infants' and toddlers' minds while also developing their emotional, physical, and social abilities.
Babies who attend will be stimulated with poetry, reading, foreign languages, sign language, and
visual math. Many people are familiar with the fact that hearing classical music increases the test
scores of children (the Mozart Effect), but it is less well known that out of the 200+ phonemes
(the building blocks of language) used in all the languages of the world, children can discern only
those 80 to which they were exposed in the first nine months of their life by interaction with their
caretakers (exposure to tapes or videos does not have the same effect). Two-month-olds have the
innate ability to discern all of the phonemes. Therefore, children will be natural speakers of as
many languages as they are exposed to during the first nine months of their lives. In addition,
early learning of sign language speeds up the development of spoken communication. The
Genius in Diapers development center will expose infants and toddlers to foreign languages and
American sign language, among other practices to enhance their development.
Strong anecdotal evidence and very new research suggest that babies stimulated by music and
being read to while in the womb develop their visual and auditory pathways more quickly and
therefore learn quickly and easily after they are born. For this reason, the Genius in Diapers cen-
ter will offer the opportunity to pregnant women, beginning in their second trimester, to expose
their fetuses to stimulation with music, light, and reading.
For all of its babies and toddlers, the center will emphasize early independence and decision-mak-
ing, intellectual and artistic enrichment; physical development; proper nutrition; the individual
learning-activity-rest cycle; a clean, beautiful, and intellectually stimulating environment; and
safety. The play areas, furniture, and lighting will be designed to encourage crawling and other
forms of cross-lateral brain stimulation. Parents will be able to participate part-time for a salary
and may be coached in safe exercise and other at-home routines for their babies. Native speak-
ers of foreign languages, artists, performers, and American Sign Language users will be encour-
aged to join the staff, because it takes a village to raise a child.
Description of Business and the Founder
The center will be located at 722 East College Street in Iowa City, in a beautiful brick building
minutes from the University of Iowa and the university hospitals and clinics. It will be leasing
the space long-term from the current owner, the Christian Science Church, with the right of first
refusal in case of sale, but without any other connection to the church. The estimated cost of site
work including creating a parking lot, drop-off area, play area, and patio is $52,900; remodeling
of the basement area is $39,400; furniture and equipment is $21,480; and initial working capital
is $10,000, for a total of $123,780. A detailed estimate is included. The founder will contribute
$23,900 from the equity of his house in Fairfield, and requests a forgivable loan of $99,880.
The Genius in Diapers center's payroll will be approximately $340,000 the first year after open-
ing and $368,000 the second year. Income and payroll tax alone may be $216,000 total for the
first three years, or enough to return the investment more than twice over. The center will enable
an average number of 18 mothers to work in their professions part-time, generating at least anoth-
er $216,000, while giving their babies a huge jump start in their intellectual and social develop-
ment. The three-year 430% return in income taxes on the forgivable loan seems quite realistic,
and the social benefit of helping to raise 18 child geniuses every year is inestimable. With 2,810
babies born in Johnson County during 2005, the maximum enrollment of 36 babies in the Genius
in Diapers center will cover a market share of 1.3% of babies to be born in 2006.
The cost offull-time enrollment will be $315 per week per child; full-time hours will be 7:30 AM
to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. Parents will be able to join the staff for the morning or the
afternoon or for one, two, or three days per week. Their wage will be $10 per hour and they will
be charged a reduced rate of $265 per week. They can work any and all of this fee off by attend-
ing their own and two other babies, and will be paid for additional hours. Thus, the center will
be affordable for low-income families and single mothers. A plan is currently being worked out
regarding ways to make it possible for these parents to satisfy the DHS requirement for child-care
workers; this plan will include monthly, on-site educational opportunities provided by visiting
speaker. The full-time director's wage will be $12 per hour. Pregnant women who come to the
center for pre-natal stimulation will pay nothing or only a nominal fee, but could be another
resource for helping with the babies. This unique aspect of the center will also help generate pub-
licity, and many of these mothers may go on to become paying clients once their babies are born.
The founder, Viktor Tichy, will launch free seminars in the center, bringing in experts to speak on
various topics, to instruct future parents and parents of babies and toddlers in nurturing the ren-
aissance genius in their children. The attendees will be able to enroll their children in the day care
and even join the staff. As the participating children grow older, the center may incorporate
Montessori and Suzuki methods as well as sports, to develop further their potential. Children who
attend will also be able to explore the arts, crafts, and even computer skills from their second year
of life on.
The Genius in Diapers program is a result of 24 years of research and experience. The founder
Viktor Tichy has been an architect and developer for 35 years, 25 years of which he managed his
own independent business. His formal education includes a degree in architecture and structural
engineering from Prague, Czechoslovakia. He attended the Boston Architectural Center, has
taken courses at Harvard University and MIT, and holds a Bachelor's degree in art. He has
received over one hundred national and state prizes for poetry, much of it about children, and has
published numerous articles about children in local publications. He taught poetry for one year
and art for three years in the Fairfield Christian School. He has taken child and infant develop-
ment courses at the University of Iowa, and has also attended the John-David Learning Institute,
the Better Baby Institute, the Option Institute, and the Hippocrates Health Institute, and is a cer-
tified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. His five best teachers, however, have been
his own children, who spoke as early as three months old, read at fifteen months, wrote at two
years, and played the piano and violin at ages two and four respectively. Now aged 11 to 23, they
may also appear in the seminars at the center.
The Genius in Diapers center's methods and stories about the development of its students will be
incorporated into a book in progress, Your Genius in Diapers. Books for children, videos, and
other learning tools will be developed and made available commercially. With educational tools
for parents, scientifically documented methods, and emerging franchises, infant learning is bound
to become a revolution to dwarf the computer technology of the present era, because it will uti-
lize the greatest resource the Earth has to offer, the untapped genius of every child.
The Market
Although the Genius in Diapers child development center needs to satisfy all the DHS require-
ments and must obtain a license as a child care center, it is a different type of business. As one
mother of three grown daughters put it, It is has as much common with a day-care nursery as a
school has with a pet shop.
The child care centers in Johnson County serve relatively few, if any, infants. According to my
research, out of 16 centers with infants in Iowa City, only two had any openings at the present
time. Several others had long waiting lists and two were booked until 2007. Clearly, there is a
strong demand for infant care in Johnson County. The lack of care for infants is mainly due to
the fact that, in the words of one child care provider, Babies are expensive. We lose money on our
babies. break even on our 3- to 4-year-olds. and make money on our pre-schoolers. Licensing
requirements along with common sense mandate more workers per child for younger children.
For babies under two, the ratio of children to worker is 4 to I (and 3 to I is preferable), whereas
for children over three the ratio is 8 to 1; for children over four it's 12 to 1 and so forth. Thus,
the expense of serving babies lies in paying all the workers. In addition, the space requirements
are 50 square feet per baby and 35 square feet for a child over two. Many child care centers serve
babies chiefly to secure enrollment for their toddler and pre-school age groups where the child to
teacher ratio is two to four times higher.
Because the Genius in Diapers child development center will initially focus exclusively on serv-
ing babies and will not have older children with lower ratios to offset the cost, it will have to
charge more for enrollment: $265 per week for staff members and $315 for others, compared to
$150 to $212 per week charged by other centers. Because of the Genius in Diapers' unique nature
and offerings, and because parents will have the opportunity to participate at reduced rates, I do
not anticipate that the higher rates will present a problem. However, without an economic devel-
opment forgivable loan to help me with start-up costs, I would have to charge even more, which
would be prohibitive. Some of the start-up costs requested will cover site work and remodeling
at the planned location. This location is also a key component in getting the business rolling,
since the lease agreement for this location is more affordable than other locations in Iowa City.
The Genius in Diapers child development center currently has no competition, because most of
the methods were developed by the founder with his own five children. The Better Baby Institute
in Pennsylvania and the Option Institute in Massachusetts offer related information but work only
with parents, not with babies directly. The Genius in Diapers child development center is an idea
whose time has come. Recent legislation, mounting scientific discoveries, the popularity of brain-
stimulating toys and learning tools such as the Baby Einstein series, and growing publicity all
suggest that the time is right and the public is open and ready for it. An economic development
forgivable loan would make this exciting new business in Iowa City possible. It would also help
make Einstein's vision that every child is born a genius a reality. The founder is convinced that
there is no problem anywhere which a child cannot solve.
Section 1: Description of Business and Proposed Project
1.1. Describe in detail the proposed "project" (for example, company relocation, plant expansion,
remodeling, new product line, size of building expansion, number of new jobs, amount of
investment in machinery and equipment etc.):
It will be a Child Development Center in an existing building (Christian Science Church, 722
East College Street in Iowa City), creating two full-time jobs and twenty part-time jobs and
providing needed infant and toddler child care. The Center will specialize in care that
develops intelligence and physical competence of the children. It will also give 36 mothers
the opportunity to pursue part- or full-time jobs, either in the Center or elsewhere.
1.2. Provide a description and history of business:
Genius in Diapers is a new business but the founder has been working on developing it for
many years.
1.3. Describe the organizational structure of the business, including any parent companies,
subsidiaries, sister companies, etc.
There will be a provision for parents whose children are enrolled, giving them the opportunity
to work at the Center and receive a discount for their children's care.
1.4. List the names of the business owners and the percent of ownership held by each.
Viktor Tichy - 100 %
1.5. List the business' five-digit and six-digit North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) codes or the primary and secondary Standard Industrial Codes (SIC codes)).
624410 Child Care Center
1.6. Will the project involve a transfer of operations or jobs from any other Iowa City or Johnson
County facility or replace operations or jobs currently being provided by another Iowa City or
Johnson County company? If yes, please indicate the facility(s) and/or company(s) affected.
No.
1.7. What date will the project begin? April 1. 2006
Be completed? Mav 31. 2006
1.8. Has any part of the project been started? If yes, please describe.
The design has been submitted for approval to the Development Regulations Office.
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Section 2: Financial Contributions to the Proposed Project
2.1. What type and amount of financial assistance are you requesting from the City (for
example, grant, forgivable loan, loan, property tax exemption, tax increment financing rebate,
etc.)?
A forgivable loan
2.1 a. If Community Development Block Grant Funds are being requested, please describe how
the proposed project addresses the priorities, strategies, and goals cited in CITY STEPS
2001-2006.
The plan notes need for dependant care (page 112), high priority for provision of child care
(page 110), detailed information micro-enterprise (pages 115-116), and high priority as
noted on page 111, strategy to encourage employment opportunities that pay living wage.
2.2. Explain why assistance is needed from the City, and why it cannot be obtained
elsewhere. (Specific supporting documentation evidenced by cash flow statements,
income statements, etc., is requested.) If the City did not provide financial assistance,
could the project proceed?
The project will require an estimated $113,700 for material, labor, and equipment to
develop and equip the space. The developer will contribute his expertise as general
contractor and his construction skills to complete the project and provide furniture and
equipment, but the project is not feasible without a $99,880 grant/forgivable loan.
2.3. In what form is the business contribution to the project? Please explain clearly (for
example, sale of stock, equity investments, subordinated debt, etc.).
The developer intends to sell his income properties in Fairfield to free his time and
finances for the Child Development Center. See schedule attached.
2.4. Identify all agencies or institutions involved in the project (financial and otherwise) and
what their involvement is:
The Christian Science Church, 722 East College Street, Iowa City, lA, is the leaser of
the property, where the Center is being developed. The Center will retain a long-term
lease and right of first refusal should the building be put up for sale. The Center will
retain a long-term lease and right of first refusal should the building be put up for sale.
2.5. What type and amount of security will the assisted business provide the City? If no
security is offered, an explanation must be provided. Note: as a general rule, for those
businesses not publicly traded, personal guarantees are required in addition to other
pledged business assets.
Mortgage $. 99.880
in Fairfield. IA
What seniority or position? second mortaaae on a 9-plex
Lien on $
What seniority or position?
Personal guarantee $100.000: the developer. Viktor Tichv. has approx. $300.000 eauitv
in Fairfield. IA. in residential real estate (see attached schedule).
Other $
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None (if none, please explain)
2.6
SummarY of Proiect Costs and Proposed Financina ources
SOURCES (Summarize All Sources From Question
USE OF FUNDS 2.7)
Activity Cost A B C D
Land acquisition $ N/A
Site preparation $ 52,900 $49,000 $3,900
Building acquisition $N/A
Building construction $N/A
Building remodeling $ 39,400 29,400 10,000
Machinery & equipment $N/A
Fumiture & fixtures $ 21,480 21,480
Permanent working capital $ 10,000 10,000
(detail:)
Other
Other $
TOTAL: $ 123,780 $ 99,880 $ 23,900 $ $
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2.7T
erms of ProDosed Financina
Code Source (include all Typel')
sources in Question 2.6) Amount Rate Term
Source A: Economic Develmt. Loan $99,880 forgivable In 3 years
Source B: Viktor Tichy $23,900
Source C: $
Source D: $
I Total: $123,780
(')For example: forgivable loan, direct loan, grant, equity, tax abatement, etc.
2.8 Generally a decision by the City on this application can be expected within 30 days of receipt
of the application. If there is an urgent need for a more immediate decision on this application,
please indicate the desired timeframe and the reason for the urgency.
The Christian Science Church would like to start leasing the space by February 1, 2006.
Therefore, it is somewhat urgent to have the decision as soon as possible.
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Section 3: Quality of Jobs to Be Created
3.1. How many employees are currently employed by the company worldwide (total employment
including all locations. subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates. etc.)?
None. start-up
3.2. If an existing Iowa City business. how many total individuals have been employed by the
company at the Iowa City facility during the past year?
N/A
3.3. If awarded funds. how many new full-time employees will you add to the payroll at the Iowa
City facility within 12 and 24 months of the award date? The business acknowledges if it
fails to create the jobs pledged below by the end of the project period and maintain
them for a period of time (usually 36 months from the date of the award), it may be
required to reimburse City funds for the employment shortfall, if the loan/grant was
based on job creation.
Full-Time:
Part-Time:
Cumulative
12 months twentv
Cumulative
12 months One
Full-Time:
Part-Time:
24 months Two
Cumulative
24 months twentv
Cumulative
Note: Jobs created or retained using Community Development Block Grant Funds must be
"held by" or "available to" low- or moderate-income individuals.
3.4. What is the estimated annual payroll for the new employees resulting from this project?
$250.000
3.5. What is the starting average hourly wage rate (not including fringe benefits) projected to be:
For the new employees? $10
For existing employees? N/A
For existing and new employees?
3.6. In the following table. list positions and hourly rates for each job classification to be created
and retained.
List of Positions and Hourly Rate for Created and Retained Positions (use additional
sheets if needed)
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No. Hours Hourly
Create Retain Position Title Per Week Rate of Pav
1 director 40 $12
1 bookkeeper 10 $11
20 teachers/care givers 20 $10
1 food preparer 10 $10
1 cleaner 15 $9
.
Note: Every applicant should provide average hourly wages for all new and existing jobs
which meet or exceed the average county wage rate by industry. Ninety percent of the
project positions should have a wage greater than the federal poverty wage rate for Iowa
City (30% of median income for a four person household in Iowa City). Under special
circumstances, consideration will be given to those companies who cannot meet this
requirement. (Contact the Economic Development Coordinator at the City for current
figures.)
3.7. Will any of the current employees lose their jobs if the project does not proceed? If yes, how
many? Explain why:
No current employees, start-up.
3.8. Please describe the types of worker safety programs that would be available for your
employees.
The employees will enroll in first aid courses to meet the child care center standards.
Workman's Comp insurance will provided for employees.
3.9. Does the business provide standard medical and dental insurance for full-time employees? If
so, what percentage of the standard medical and dental insurance package expense does
the company provide?
No.
Section 4: Economic Impact
4.1. Please document how much of your operating expenditures (raw materials, supportive
services, machinery, equipment, and labor) will be spent within Johnson County.
95%
4.2. What Johnson County companies do you expect to sell to that currently buy from
non-eastem Iowa companies? What percentage of your sales will fall into this category?
Child care is a service provided to Johnson County residents. It doesn't involve handling or
manufacturing a product. The mothers of the children enrolled will be able to earn more
money and they will spend most of their money in Johnson County.
4.3. What other Johnson County companies could be considered to be your competitors?
Genius in Diapers Child Development Center is a proprietary concept; there is no current
competition. Although Apple Tree Children's Center and other day care centers provide
child care for very small children, none specializes in development of infants and toddlers
using the unique methods of Genius in Diapers.
4.4. How will this project benefrt the City/County?
Up to 36 parents will be able to hold part-time/full-time jobs while their children are given
superior care, intellectual stimulation, and organic food.
4.5. How will this project grow the property tax base of Iowa City?
The parents of the children enrolled will have more time and money to invest in quality
housing, which will increase the property tax base.
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4.6 Beyond the present project, what future growth potential is there for the Iowa City
operation?
It could lead to publication of books on parenting, children's books, production of teaching
material for child care centers and for families with infants, and production of educational
videos, DVDs, and other tools.
Section 5: Environmental Impact
5.1. Please describe the energy and resource efficiency programs, waste reduction, waste
exchange, and recycling programs at your Iowa City operation.
The Child Care Center will utilize heated space currently not occupied during the hours when
it will be open.
5.2. Do you use recycled materials in the production of any products or through the provision of
any services at your facility? If so, please describe.
Whenever possible, the Genius in Diapers Center will use recycled material for its
playground equipment and as crafts material for children to develop creative skills.
5.3. Will you be treating, transporting, storing, and disposing above ground, on or about your
business premises, in tanks or otherwise, for any length of time or for any purpose:
petroleum products, agricultural or other chemicals, waste oil or other liquid waste, or any
other inflammable, corrosive, reactive, or explosive liquid or gas? If yes, please specify.
No.
5.4. Will the Iowa City operation develop renewable energy resources or products that conserve
energy? If so, please describe.
It will develop human resources to an extraordinary degree.
Section 6: Community Involvement; Compliance with Law; Repayment Agreement
6.1. Please describe your business' history of contributing to the community through volunteer
work, financial contributions, or other means. If a new start-up business, please describe
commitment to becoming involved in the community.
Genius in Diapers Child Development Center will contribute to the community by fostering
the development of literacy and intelligence in children in unique ways. I view it as my
personal mission. The Center will also give parents the opportunity to meet, work and
socialize together, forming communities centered around their children's growth and
leaming.
6.2. Has the business been cited or convicted for violations of any federal or state laws or
regulations within the last five years (including environmental regulations, Occupational
Safety And Health laws, Fair Labor Standards, the National Labor Relations Act, the
Americans With Disabilities Act)? If yes, please explain the circumstances of the violation(s).
No.
6.3. Financial assistance from the City of Iowa City requires a repayment clause in the loan
agreement with the City. The repayment clause requires a prorated repayment of the
financial assistance if the company does not meet its job attainment obligation and other
obligations of this agreement. Is the company willing to enter into a loan agreement that
contains a repayment clause?
Yes.
Section 7: Required Attachments
Check off each attachment submitted. If not submitted, explain why.
[X] Business plan (if new business)
[X] Profit and loss statements (3 year historical and 2 year projections)
IX I Balance sheets and Cash Flow Statement - Balance sheets (3 year historical if an existing
business) and 2 year projections using the forms provided herein. One year of projected cash flow
(using the format provided herein).
[ X I Letters of commitment of project funds (from banks, applicant, etc.)
(See financial statement)
[X ] Description of fringe benefits provided to employees
(See business plan)
[] Copies of the company's quarterly Iowa "Employer's Contribution and Payroll Report" for
the past year and a copy of the most recent monthly payroll register
N/A
I X ] Map indicating the location of the project within the community
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[ x ] Cost estimates for construction, machinery/equipment, permanent working capital, and
purchases. .
[] Certificate of Good Standing from the Iowa Secretary of State or an authorization to
conduct business in Iowa.
To come; this is being ordered through the State of Iowa website.
[] Certificate of Incumbency listing the current board of directors and current officers if a
corporation or a listing of the general partners if a partnership
N/A
[] Corporate resolution authorizing the application for City funds
N/A
[] Corporate signatory authorization naming an officer to execute the City application and City
loan documents, if approved
N/A
[] Other
Explanation/other comments:
Upon review of a submitted application, the City resetVes the right to request additional
information in order to assist the City with its evaluation of an application.
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MONTHLY CASH FLOW PROJECTION
NAME OF BUSINESS: ADDRESS: OWNER: TYPE OF BUSJ.NESS: PREPARED BY: f//jqOlL T1C#"1 DATE:
'(jr~II.f'" IN Ptllf't:"'-S 7Z'l. e;.COlLtCd: Sr. /Owl+ ctrY j//J<rt'R TIOIY CHtt.-C> ccill:."<OfflT. erR. t1/!'VIt!zJiM6. h/'"WEV uL ,='9:0';'
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YEAR 2..006 MONTH Start-Up POI. Estlmated~stimated EstImatiKI Estimated EstImated Estimated EsIlmatecI Estimated Estimated Estimated estimated Estimated TOTAL
1. CASH ON ttANDlbeo. of month) 10 (7(;70 Ie 000 t::i.hb'O ~I(;oo ",'9~O q,$'Z..o /Z-d..9o /.t;",OI-O /77"0 /7<2.Z0 I ,680 ~2,>fO "l~..~
2. CASH RECEIPTS 1'l(.HI i:) ',AC. :36e. :3~ e. ~6"'. :36e. S~"', :u c. :3>Gc, Ge. -:3GC. 3ISe.:'t:. C#t<MLN
(a)Cash5aJes I'" po,;? '26 tXJO ;3Q&>oO 3Q_o 39u;JO .:39 q,,., u:..:t:o "3QC'?'O :3 ,",,0 ",9000 -;:174::0 416 ~
(bl Collection from Credit Accounts
(e) loan or Other Cash Injection (SoedM
3. TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS Ij (?oa U 0170 :Y;ooo 3<i,~OO '3"1_006 31./'/00 ~q-.pt:'O' U.tt70 3q,otJO -:3, I'.3DO '57/1700 :;q..t:I!:70 4l~,t1t70
4. TOTAlCA8H AVAILABLE /P 19P<7 ?~ OPO ~i ;;R04-~.nO - 04R."r.o 51180 4<' TPO .re: lZO G1MO L./..40 1:..4.1_
5. CASH PAlO OUT
'a)PurehaH4lMerohandise) J.4?OO /. evo I ~ Soo S190 500 bOo roO '$1>0 f,po Coo )'100<0
(b\ GrossWaaes lExdudeswithdra\N8ts) "'7 ROO 'l-:J4D1') '2.3,4.,0 :2.:3400 '2-~"ot:> ~.400 ISIt?O 'l';.4(}() '1Surt' 1-~,J'ftX' 1:;. 400 :l4Q,6e1c
(c)Pavroll axas,eIc.) 780 i.Sf,O i'l.4-0 1.'40 ? 540 "2. '!AD 1 ~d.o? (7,0 ? ....,(7 7 :340 ~ 7>0 1.'" 21.9J:.c
Cd\OubideServices(HOt.JI.vlJ. {"OW '1_00 '),..00 'GOO -Joe; 'It'O '2..00 2.00 1_00 1."0 2.~a 1_t:W :;>?,? 2.. 400
(e) Supplies (Office & Operating) /00 {t?o /00 100 100 100 100 100 /"0 I~C:; 100 NJ:;:J I, 'LaO
(f}ReD81rs&Malntenance/"'Ic-;rrJ/~u :300 -:300 z.t;::O 1..6>0 'too ZOO ZoO ..300 '2.~O 1..4,:) 1.00 __"'.-") "1. 700
(glAdvertlslna 5"00 BaO 100 /00 /00 /r;J0 It7CJ 100 ;:;-'.::; Ie?" fOC> /r;:~') 7,000
Ih\Car, Deliverv&Travel :!Ioo ""00 500 .3~"" 'f.;(.?i-) ':-'I?O 3t:'O 50<:J '300 :JQO ';;<,:1/:') ;'r;-:-> "l..",:;;'OC>
(I)Accountina& Leaal 50,:;> 300 ::;00 '300 f':',OO ~oO :J(7CJ '3.00 300 ")e'c; ~,,:?C' ,6(:'0.4 /00
(j)Rerrt ';;ZOD 230.0 ~G dOO dPcu-:) -"",",(~ ./;00 ;30D Boo ?JOO -:.),?O .;:;;J"/"'. .~ r;rN~>'
(k)Tetephone tbO bO to 60 40 60 6e:; t:i..? to "C {:'.~ 6u 7Z,?
(I) Utilities 400 21)0 :3e'0 :;.tJt? 1.00 417,;;> 5()O 5,/0 700 ~(;1C? 4170 .t:.>::J,:? J nc;;'J
Cmllnsurance .400 400 LloO 4(}O 4-00 4;''-'0 4(7(::; 4<.1_7 .4,':0 400 4t?..':> .40i:? 4.AoO
(n) Taxes (Real estate, etc.)
(01 Interest
(p) Other Expenses (Specify each)
(a)h70j) p/l-tp, /rOf:!,'-f;hA / >eu:> 2,ba::) .3QOO ,!;,v(:- '?;J,'1fJO _' .'i'<:' "3 'ft:?O z.. 600 1;.1d? 9(/0':;" "!:1V ;!;,/tifO() 41 600
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(q) Miscenaneous tDepreciation\
Ir) SUBTOTAL:
(s) loan Principal Payment
m Caoital Purchases {5oeciM
(u other Start-Up Costs
t....) Reserve and/or Escrow (Specify)
(w)Owner'sWithdrawal '0,:?',~'? :~,i.JCl() ::3000:1. (.JOG j, OtJ? :.,.:r'..)':" 3~(/~() '3,?(JO :3 rJ./'J 3,000 '!,;. r?:~._~_7-:::, .9',;J:....':' "70,???
6. TOTAL CASH PAID OUT ,r,
lTolal6athrough5wl /7 ~i.O 1.-7,080 31.: (,.'fO y:', ',1 :C&,ClJ'7 3~Z4o '3(; J4.o 2.{, 'I{!O 3{,:1o 3& Sio :::, ,', '3(,,740 313?h
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(4 minus 6) ":J/$<d/'J' ,ft?UV' fit Jft.H-., Ij:ji--.. t-/H/{/ I;';J::'-"~'" 11/70e? /':-./,;/ 9,iJl/1'O I-- ,/0 L.51100 'Z.//..;bO ~71"::-'::'?
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NAME OF BUS~: ADDRESS: OWNER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: PREPARED BY7::/~t2 71d1'( , D~~r o~
([tNIUS l 1>MP~fZ.$ 72"7- I!i.COLLC6-C 51';, IOWA Crry ViJ<..'T"CJt2 77tH., C/11tA:> j)yt.Pl1r. CC".JTl'tZ. Il1l'Hr f"IU)l'l m+~l,.~lI VI ':r. 1_ -0
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I MONTH I start.UoPos. E" stlmated Estimated EStim_ E. od Estbnated Estimated E.-od TOTAL
1 1. CASH ON HAND lbea, of month} 2-7.~"0 2.7 "'60 'n 4;0 1"'7600 51$ 590 I ~<> rlO 14tL.?= 1d<>?tLJ f4 J,JO ~r "}OO rq Q~r- 6"-71-0 "00 r
2. CASH RECEIPTS I ">b CII'fAWI 1-C:;.c. ~bC. ~'" -. 14e. '~6c. ~f,(!. 't.6c. 2.4.:.. ~~..... ~<!. .,,"', :56<>. 36 CRM}fl "'"'
(a) Cash SaJas 4?Il..tJ 4~ ItO -2.8 0110 '140$0 142./1..-0 4z..IW 4z IZ-O kp nJO JZ '20 1.&2 fW 14>2. Ie..? IA~ 'LoJ:' I.d.S~ZO
{bl Collection from Credit Aocounts
[c} Loan or Other Cash Iniection (Specifv)
3. TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS I"~ 1'1.0 .4'Z-,IU> Z-80J'0 'Uod'l> 1"':1.(.1'0 42 120 4'Z1Z0 I2RO..f"O &1-.11-0 14Z 12;0 4'l.lt'" 4t,'l.:' lll:~. ~20
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6. CASH PAID OUT
(a) Purc:hues {Merchandise} . <> sro .Too .roo !:CO .rOO ,00 Coo ftO 1:00 5"00 .Joo <>00
(b) Gross _ (Excludes __Is) Z~ t>O !5: 6<7D 1.r:600 23 400 'J. -; 4.0 '1.$ 4DO 1e;~i>0 '/..~ 100 2$ 4.0 '2....&00 l'> 400 2 7 4<:;0
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tel SuoDlies (Office & QDeratjna) In.., 100 100 (00 100 100 fOO 1"0 (00 I&le '&10 toe I.t-OO
(1) R8D8irs & Maintenance .e.U ""..0 ~OD 0;00 :!:PO ~OO '?J"G '}#O '?J"o "!><o --"&10 ;300 <po .$ 't:Jo
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{h} Car. Delivery & Travel :;00 ':>00 ~PC> ,;loa 3170 ~oO ,.0 :>00 :$Do ;.QO ;JOO ;>DO ') 'DO
'" Accountina & Laaal "'0.1> 700 ",00 :3hO ;300 ,>00 ~OO ~OO ')00 '?JOO -'0':> 9.00 "0
(I) Rent Cio", 9tJO <100 900 CILlO CloO <1<'0 C}190 . 00 qoO '('JOO aDO to ~'O
I (k\ T eIeohone /,., 617 60 60 <0 ';0 1.0 100 100 100 100 toO '1'0
I mutilltles 4170 ZoO ~oo "<017 200 400 l;"'JX) ;;o,;? ..,00 7190 -;<",,, ""'00 J'J70
Imllnsurance ;ttJo doO 400- 4190 dfJO 4.0~ 400 ...",0 J.oD 400 doO .dP17 ~oo
Cn} Taxes CReal estate etc.}
(0 Interest
(, Other ExDenses (SpecIfv each)
{q FlX>P Otu . ",* 40= .4 alO 2,it7C> '2.700 .. a::o 14a>0 .4 ,OCO '1. -;00 -4 "00 d. coO ILl- 000 .4 000 '/'17
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(e Mlsce8aneoua (Depreciation)
I In SUBTOTAL:
I (s) Loan Princioal Payman'
III Car>taI Purchases ISoacifv\
I (u) Othar Start-Up Costs
I M Reserve and/or Escrow lSoedM
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6. TOTAL CASH PAID OUT '31 (}JO :?&'lro 37.4t{tl 1,7,1.'10 '7 7'fCJ
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PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash on Hand
Accounts Receivable
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Other
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
Fixed Assets
Equipment
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Site-Work, Remodeling, and Equipment Cost Estimate
The Genius in Diapers Child Development Center will be located in the former Sunday school of
the Christian Science Church on 722 East College Street in Iowa City. The location is convenient
for working parents and the building is adequate. but the premises require alterations and site-work
in order to be suitable.
Site-Work:
(estimate by Green Valley Landscape of i.C. and verified by Wymer Concrete of Fairfield)
Excavation... .,. ............ .................................... ........... ......Lump Sum .. ... ...................... ....... .$2.000
Existing concrete drive removal ..................................... Lump Sum ...................................$1.000
Rock fill ...........................................................................Lump Sum ...................................$2.000
Rebar ............................................................................... $.30 per 2x2oo ........................... $1.200
Misc. Material................................................................. Lump Sum ................................. $2,000
Exist. cone. drive removal.............................................. Lump Sum .................................. $1.000
Concrete for parking and concrete walks .......................1l9 c.Y. @$851C.Y. ............... $1O.115
Labor ................................................................................5.450 S.F. @ $41 S.F. .............. $21.800
Treated wood 6' fence................................................... 180 L.F. @ $101 L.F. installed ..... $1.800
Chain link 4' fence......................................................... 85 L.F. @ $15 1 L.F. installed ...... $1,275
2 gates ............................................................................ $1501 pc. installed ......................... $300
Solid waste area fence and gate ..................................... Lump Sum ..................................... $410
Yard light relocation ...................................................... Lump Sum ...................................... $500
Exist. sign relocation ...................................................... Lump Sum ................................... $1.500
New signs .............................................:......................... Lump Sum ................................... $1.000
New lights ....................................................................... 3 @ $300 ........................................ $900
Playground Equipment ................................................... Lump Sum ................................... $5,000
Loam and seed ................................................................ Lump Sum ...................................... $800
Site work total ... ........ .......... .............. ........................... .......................... ............................. $52,900
Remodelin~:
New 200 Amp service and circuit breaker panel............ Lump Sum .................................. $1,500
6 2000 Watt base boards ................................................. 6 @ $50 ......................................... $300
Installation + material...................................................... Lump sum ................................... $1,200
Gas pipe and heater removal ............................................ Lump sum ..................................... $500
3 basement windows removed and new openings cut ..... 3 @ $500 .................................... $1,500
2 new windows 52 in x 76 in. made to order .................... 2 @ $400 ...................................... $800
New custom exterior door wi side light, 52 x 76.............. Lump sum .................................... $700
Janitor sink removal and shower installation ..................... Lump sum ................................. $1,500
Diaper changing stations .................................................... 2 @ $500 ................................. $1,000
Handicapped toilet and sink ................................................ Material ...................................... $800
Handicapped toilet and sink ............................................... Installation ................................... $500
Handicapped toilet I partitions ........................................... Lump sum ................................ $1,000
4 int. 30 inch doors with frames and closers ......................4 @ $150.................................... $600
4 int. 30 inch doors with frames and closers .................... Installation ................................... $400
Laundry plumbing .............................................................. Labor + material .......................... $800
Laundry appliances ............................................................. Lump sum ................................... $800
Pantry partition, doors, shelves .......................................... Labor + material.......................... $800
Kitchen cabinets, countertop + sink ................................... Labor + material ....................... $2,800
Kitchen appliances .............................................................. Lump sum ................................ $1,000
Kitchen doors ...................................................................... Lump sum ................................... $400
Chair rail lift ....................................................................... Purchase + installation ............. $5,000
Ramp in lobby, hand rails, carpet + nosing ........................ Labor + material ...................... $2,000
Ramp in the classroom, carpet, nosing, stairs, railing ........ Labor + material ...................... $5,000
Water filtration system ........................................................ Labor + material ......................... $500
Water heater 40 gal. gas ...................................................... Labor + material......................... $500
Complete automatic fire detection system .......................... Labor + material ...................... $5,000
Painting and cleanig ............................................................. Lump sum .................................$2,500
Remodeling total .. .......... ...... ......... ............. ...... .......... ............ ............ .................. ................. $39,400
Furniture and Equipment:
Cribs, sleeping pads, and hammocks ................................ 36 @ $100 ................................. $3,600
Play area equipment ............................................................. Lump sum .................................. $500
5 work tables .............................................................:.......... 5 @ $100 .................................... $500
Chairs - child ....................................................................... 30 @ $40 ................................. $1,200
Chairs - adult ....................................................................... 12 @ $60 .................................... $720
Wall treatment suitable for teaching .................................... 60 L.p. @ $50/ft ...................... $3,000
Books, Montessori teaching aids and toys ........................... Lump sum ............................... $5,000
Cookware + utensils ............................................................. Lump sum ............................... $1,000
Desk ........................................................................................................................................... $200
Floor cushions ...................................................................... 30 @ $12 .................................... $360
Area rugs .............................................................................. 3 @ $200 .................................... $600
Dining for 10 people ............................................................ Lump sum ............................... $1,500
5 picnic tables - child .......................................................... 5 @ $60 ...................................... $300
4 computers .......................................................................... 4 @ $250................................. $1,000
Indoor monkey gym ............................................................. Lump sum ............................... $2,000
Equipment total ................................. ................................................. ................................... $21,480
Grand total .......................................................................................................................... $ 113.780
To: Victor
From: Steve Stimmel, Captain, Iowa City Fire Department
Date: 12121/05
Victor, I have researched the requirements for using the building at 722 E College St as a
day-care center, from the fire department's perspective. I have duplicated the relevant
sections of the Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) and enclosed them with this letter. The
most significant requirements of the IAC are:
I. The requirement for an exit directly to the outside.
2. The requirement for self-closing doors on the existing stairways.
3. The requirement for a fire alarm system. The alarm system needs to be a
"complete automatic detection system" as described by the code.
4. The small room with the exposed furnace would not be able to be used for child-
care purposes. It would be suitable for an office.
The International Fire Code requires the addition of emergency lighting on both floors, as
we discussed earlier today.
If I may be of further assistance, do not hesitate to call me at 356-5268.
lAC 3/17/93,10115/03
Public Safety[661]
Ch 5. p.27
c. "lime for compliance." In existing childcare centers a reasonable time shall be allowed for
compliance with any part of this rule, commensurate with the magnitude of the expenditure and the
disruption of services. When alternate protection is installed and accepted the center shall be consid-
ered as conforming for the purposes of these regulations.
d. ''Additions or structural alterations." Additions or structural alterations to existing facilities
must have written approval from the state fIre marshal, and working plans and specifIcations must be
submitted for review and approval.
5.502(2) "Exit details. "
a. "Number of exits." Each floor occupied by children shall have not less than two approved
remote means of egress. Additional exits shall be determined by the number of occupants.
b. "Basement exits." Where children are located below the floor of exit discharge (basement) at
least one exit directly to the outside to ground level shall be provided. No center shall be located more
than one story below the ground. Any stairway to the floor above shall be cut by a fIre barrier contain-
ing a rated door of at least 20-minute fire protection or a minimum of I %-inch solid bonded wood core.
They shall be equipped with a self-closing device and positive latch.
c. "TYpes of exits." Exits shall be of the following types or combinations thereof as defined by
the National Fire Protection Association. At least two exits of the below types, remote from each other,
shall be provided for every story or section of the building. At least one exit in every story or section
shall be of type 2,3,4,5, or 6 as listed below. Exterior fire escape stairs, minimum of 44 inches in
width, may be accepted as a second means of exit.
(I) Horizontal exits.
(2) Doors leading directly outside the buildings (without stairs).
(3) Ramps.
(4) Stairways, or outside stairs.
(5) Seven-foot spiral slides. Approved only where installed prior to effective date of these regula-
tions.
(6) Smoke towers.
d. "Direct exits." At least one required exit from each floor shall lead directly or through an en-
closed corridor, to the outside. A second or third required exit, where a more direct exit is impractical,
may lead to a frrst floor lobby having ample and direct exit to the outside.
e. "Exit doors shall not be locked." Exit doors shall not be locked against egress by bolt, key
locks, hooks or padlocks. A latch type lockis permissible that locks against the outside entrance.
5.502(3) "Doors."
a. "Size. " Each door in a means of egress shall not be less than 30 inches wide, 6 feet in height
and reasonably covering the opening. If a door has a latch and is used by more than 50 people it shall be
equipped with panic hardware.
b. "Closet doors. " Every closet door latch shall be such that children can open the door from the
inside of the closet.
c. "Emergency unlocking." Every door lock, except exit discharge, shall be designed to permit
opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency, and the opening device shall be readily
accessible to the staff.
d. "Doors protecting vertical openings." The doorway between the floor of exit discharge and
any floor below shall be equipped with a self-closing labeled door of at least a 20-minute fire protection
rating or a I %-inch solid bonded wood core door.
5.502(4) "Interior finish." Interior fInish in exits in child occupied spaces in the center shall be
Class A in new centers and A or B in existing centers. See Table No. 5-C following 5.105(100).
Ch 5, p.28 ~
Public Safety! 661]
lAC 4/20/88, 10/15/03
5.502(5) "Detection and extinguishing systems when needed." Detection and extinguishing sys-
,s shall comply to the following chart in regard to construction and number of stories.
a. "Chart for detection and extinguishing systems-when needed. "
Number of stories
Number of Children
4
Heavy Timber
Unprotected
Noncombustible
Unprotected
Wood Frame and 7-15 4
Unprotected Ordinary 16 or more 2
Note I-Sprinkler; Note 2-Complete Automatic Detection; Note 3-Manual Alarm; Note
4--Single Station Smoke Detection; Note 5-NP Not Permitted
"EXCEPTION:" Buildings where classrooms have a direct exit door to the outside are not required to
have complete automatic detection. A manual alarm or single-station detector will be satisfactory.
b. "Approved sprinkler system." Any required automatic sprinkler system shall be in accor-
'ce with approved standards for systems in light hazard occupancies, and shall be electrically inter-
illected with the manual fire alarm system. The main sprinkler control valve shall be electrically
supervised so that at least a local alarm will sound when the valve is closed.
c. "Complete automatic detection system." Requirements for automatic fire detection systems
shall meet the following standards.
(1) Automatically detect a fire.
(2) Sound alarm signal throughout the premises for evacuation purposes.
(3) Provide assurance the system is in operating condition by electric supervision.
(4) . Underwriters Laboratories listed equipment to be used throughout the system.
(5) Provide a manual test switch and tested monthly and noted for inspection purposes.
(6) Installation of equipment and wiring shall be in a neat and workmanship like manner.
(7) To include smoke, or products of combustion, detection devices when required by the fire mar-
shal.
(8) Properly located manual alarm stations.
(9) Where fire detection systems are installed to meet the requirements of this regulation, they
shall be approved electrically supervised systems. Detectors shall be approved combined rate of rise
and fixed temperature type detectors 135 OF, or smoke, or products of combustion type, and properly
installed. In spaces where high temperature is normal, devices having a higher operating point may be
used. Operation of a detection or alarm shall cause an alarm which is audible throughout the center. In
existing centers where "fixed temperature only detectors" are already installed, they need not be re_
placed until such time that a new head needs to be installed. Detector units shall be installed in every
room and concealed area of the child care center.
Type of
Construction
Fire Resistive and
Protected
Noncombustible
Protected Wood
Frame and Protected
Ordinary
7-15
16 or more
4
3
7-15
16 or more
4
3
4
3
4
3
7-15
16 or more
7-15
16 or more
I
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
NP
3
5 or
more
2
2
2
2
2
2
I
I
I
1
1
I
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
lAC 4/20/88, lOll 5/03
Public Safety[661]
Ch 5, p.29
d. "Single station detectors." Every single station detector of product of combustion other than
heat shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point of central location in the corridor or in child occu-
pied areas. No detector shall be mounted less than 12 inches of ceiling level. Care shall be exercised to
ensure the installation will not interfere with the operating characteristics of the detectors. When acti-
vated the detector shall provide an alarm. The detectors shall be tested monthly by the operator of the
center or the operator's designee and a record kept for inspection purposes.
e. "Manual fire alarms. "
(I) "Installation." Manual fire alarm stations shall be provided on each floor and so located that
the alarm station is not more than 75 feet from any area within the building. Horns or bells that provide
a distinctive sound different from any other bell system shall be provided that will give audible warning
to all occupants of the building in case of a fire or other emergency. A test system shall be provided for
the purpose of conducting fire drills and tests of the alarm system.
(2) "Approval of systems." Factory Mutual or Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., equipment and
component parts shall be used in the installation of the fire alarm system. The electrical energy for the
fire alarm system shall be on a separate circuit and shall be taken off the utility service to the center
building ahead of the entrance disconnect.
(3) "Extension of system." Whenever the fire marshal determines it advisable, it may be required
that the fIre alarm system be extended or designed to provide automatic fire detection devices in unsu-
pervised areas, boiler rooms, storerooms and shop areas.
(4) "Mounting." Each station shall be securely mounted. The bottom of each station will be not
less than 4 V2 feet and not more than 6 feet above the floor level.
(5) "Location." Manual fire alarm boxes shall be distributed throughout the protected area so that
they are unobstructed, readily accessible, and located in the normal path of exit from the area.
5.502(6) "Fire drills. " Fire drills shall be held at least once a month and recorded. A fIre emergen-
cy plan shall be written and posted in a conspicuous place.
5.502(7) "Extinguishers." Each child occupied area shall be protected by a Class "A" fire extin-
guisher 2A rating, and in areas where heating or cooking units are used there shall be a "5" lb. BC extin-
guisher 2B rating. .
5.502(8) "Heating equipment. "
a. "Location." No furnace, space heater or portable heater shall be located in child occupied
areas. ExCEPTION: Approved suspended unit heaters may be used, except in means of egress and sleep-
ing areas, provided such heaters are located high enough to be out of the reach of persons using the area
and provided they are equipped with the proper safety devices. Fireplaces may be used providing the
fireplace is equipped with a heat tempered glass fIreplace enclosure guaranteed against breakage up to
a temperature of 650oF. If, in the opinion of the fIre marshal, special hazards are present, a lock on the
enclosure and other safety precautions may be required.
b. "Combustion air." Ifsolid partitions are used to provide the separation of the furnace room
from other areas, provision for outside air shall be made to assure adequate combustion for the heating
unit.
Genius in Diapers
Iowa City, IA
Forecasted Financial Statements
Submitted by
Viktor Tichy
I FQRCASTED fiNANCIAL Sf A TEMENTS 111212006
I FORECASTED STATEMENT OF INCOME I
Mth1 Mth2 .~~3 Mth4 Mth5 Mth. ~~ Mth. Mth. Mth10 Mth11 Mth12 Totals
SUml'lUlN Mar.06 A~~.(l6 . ... Jun.(l6 Jul..(16 AUQ-06 Oct... N..... Ile<... Jan-07 Feb..o7 ''''''''
NelSales 13674 27348 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 451242 100.00%
Cost 01 Goods Sold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
GROSSPROFlT 13674 2734. 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 451242 100.00%
Opera~ng Expenses 19519 29079 39419 39359 39459 39459 39359 39359 39459 39659 39759 39859 443547 98.29%
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) -5845 .1731 1603 1663 1563 1563 1663 1663 1563 1363 1263 1363 7695 1.71%
Financial Expense, Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
INCOME (lOSS) BEFORE -5845 -1731 1603 1663 1563 1563 1663 1663 1563 1363 1263 1363 7695 1.71%
INCOME TAXES
Federal and stale income taxes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
~ 0'" ')!fS6S "'~ "''" .1
r
i~OR~~ASTED STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNiNGS
Mth1 Mth2 Mth3 Mth4 Mth5 Mth. .::. Mth. Mth. MthlO Mth11 Mth12 Totals
Mar.Q6 Anr.06 M:ov.(JS Jun-06 Jul-06 Auq-06 Oct... Nov-oS Ile<... Jan-07 Feb-07
8alaflCe, beginning 0 -5845 -7576 -5973 -4310 -2746 -1183 480 2143 3706 5069 6332 0
Dividend Payments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add net income (loss) -5845 -1731 1603 1663 1563 1563 1663 1663 1563 1363 1263 1363 7695
>'i[;i21'] ;j~ea !e1lh!'fi
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I FORCASTEO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/1212006
IFORECASTEO BALANCE SHEET I
-MthO ..Mth 1 -Mth2 -"'3 -... 4 ..Mth5 -.... -"'7 -Mth8 --. -Mth10 -Mlh11 -Mth12 Year-end
01.Mar Mar.()6 ADr.06 Mav..l)6 Jun-06 J""" Aun-06 S.;:;;;; Oct... N..... 1le<-06 J.....7 Feb'()7 2007 ''''''''
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash 8720 364' 2681 5053 7484 9816 12148 14579 17011 19342 21474 23506 25637 25637 19.62%
Trade Receivables, nel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Inventory 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 0.38%
Work-in-Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OJIO%
Prepaid Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 9220 4144 3181 5553 7984 10316 12648 1507' 17511 19842 21974 24006 26137 2G137 "'.00%
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT,
I LAND, BUilDINGS. at cost
Buildings and Improvements 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 92300 70.62%
land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Fumiture,Fixtures&Equipl 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 21480 16.44%
Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Total before Depre. 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 113780 67.06%
less Accum. Depre. 0 766 1537 2305 3074 3842 4611 5379 6148 6916 7685 8453 .222 9222 7.06%
TOTAL PLANT EQU1PT. & LAND 113780 113012 112243 111475 110706 109938 109169 108401 107632 106684 106095 105327 104558 104558 80.00%
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
TOTAL ASSETS 123000 117155 115424 117027 . 118690 120254 121817 123460 125143 126706 128069 129332 130695 130695 100.00%
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fORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/1212006
I FORECASTED BALANCE SHEET cont I
..MthO _1 _2 --Mlh3 -"'4 ..Mth5 -Mth6 --Mth7 -Mth8 -..., -Mthi0 _11 ..Mthi2 Year<<ad
I 0i.Mar ."... A~~.06 M~'()6 Jun.06 Jul.06 Aua.06 5~06 Oct... N..... 1le<-06 Jan'()7 Feb.{)7 2007 ''''''''
lIABILITIES
Short-Term Notes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Plus Cur. Port. oflT Debt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Accounts Payable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Accrued Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Income Taxes Payable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
CURRENT lIABIlITIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
long Term liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
less Cur. Porl oflT Debl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
lONG-TERM DEBT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
TOTAL UABIUTIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
STOCKHOlDEWSEQUITY
Comroon Stock 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 123000 94.11%
RelainedEamings 0 -5845 -7576 -5973 -4310 -2746 -1183 480 2143 3706 5069 6332 7695 7695 5.89%
TOTAl EQUITY 123000 117155 115424 117027 118690 120254 121817 123460 125143 126706 128069 129332 130695 130695 100.00%
TOTAL LIAS. AND SH EQUITY 123000 117155 115424 117027 118690 120254 121817 123480 125143 126706 12606' 129332 130695 130695 100.00%
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FORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/1212006
IFORECASTED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ANANCIAl POSmON I
"" ...2 Mth3 Mth4 Mth5 "'6 ...7 "h' Mth. Mth1D Mth11 Mth12 Year-end
0"... ADr-Q6 Mav..o6 Jun.Q6 JuI-D6 Aug-D6 S.... Oct... Nov.Q6 Doc'" Jan.o7 Feb-D7 2007 ''''''''
FINANCIAl RESOURCES FROM OPERATIONS
I Net Income (1oss) (5,845) (1.731) 1,603 1,663 1,563 1,563 1,663 1,663 1,563 1,363 1,263 1,363 7,695 45.49%
I ltems..nich did notrequi"eouUayofcash:
Depreciation 766 768 766 766 766 766 766 766 768 768 768 766 9,222 54_51%
Amortization 0.00%
(Increase) decrease in Tracie
Receivables (net) O.cXl%
(Increase) decrease in Inventory 0.00%
(lncrease)decteasein Work-in-Process O.cXl%
(Increase) decrease in Prepaid Expenses 0.00%
Increase (decrease) in I>a;s. Payable 0_00%
Increase (decrease) in Accr. Expenses 000%
Increase (decrease) in Income
Taxes Payable 0.00%
CASH PROVIDED BY SED IN OPERATIONS 5076 962 2372 2432 2332 2332 2432 2432 2332 2132 2032 2132 16917 100.00%
FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM INVESTING
Sale (Purchase) of Buildings,
Improvements, Land, Furniture, Veh.
CASH USED CEIVEDFROMINVESTMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM FINANCING
Increase (decrease) in Short-Term Notes -
Increase (decrease) in Long-Term Debt -
Increase (decrease) in Coot by OMler -
Dividend Payments -
I CASH PROVIDED USED BY HNANCJNG
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I Cash, Beginning 8,720 3,644 2,681 5,053 7,484 9,816 12,148 14,579 17,011 19,342 21,474 23,506 8,720 34.01%
CASH ENDING 3644 2661 5053 748. 9816 12148 14579 17011 19342 21474 23506 25637 25637 100.00%
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I FORECASTED SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES I
..., Mth2 ...3 "'4 "'5 .... .::. Mth8 .... "'10 Mlh11 Mth12
Aocou"" Mar.06 A,,-06 .",... Jun.06 Jul-06 Aug'()6 Oct... Nov'()6 1le<-06 Jan.07 Feb-07 Totals '''''''''
W.... 8,600 17,200 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 283800 62.89%
Wages-Director 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,084 2,064 2,084 2,084 24768 5.49%
Payroll Taxes 1,066 1,926 2,786 2,786 2,766 2,786 2,786 2,786 2,786 2,786 2,786 2,786 30857 6.84%
Supplies. Cleaning and Miscellaneous Supplies 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 260 250 3000 0.66%
Supplies. Office 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1200 0.27%
Diapers 60 160 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 2640 0.59%
Food Preparation and Formula 1.300 2,600 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3,900 42900 9.51%
Outside Services 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2400 0.53%
Repairs and Maintenance 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2400 0.53%
Cleaning 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 5760 1.28%
Advertising 500 500 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2000 0.44%
Auto Expense 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2400 0.53%
Renl 800 800 BOO BOO 800 800 800 600 800 800 800 800 9600 2_13%
Telephone 60 80 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 720 0.16%
EIectrir::i1y 400 300 200 200 300 300 200 200 300 500 600 500 4000 0.89%
Wa'" 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2400 0_53%
Natural Gas 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2400 0.53%
Insurance 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 4800 1.06%
Pro!essionalFees 750 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 160 160 160 160 2400 0_53%
Training 150 120 120 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 930 0.21%
Educalio11 MaterialS 750 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2950 0.65%
I Depreciation 766 766 768 768 766 768 768 766 768 766 768 768 9222 2.04%
Amortization
TOTAl OPERATINGEXPENSES 19519 29079 39419 39359 39459 39459 39359 39359 39459 39659 39759 39659 443547 1
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I FORECASTED SCHEDULE OF COST OF GOODS SOLD I
Mth 1 Mth2 MI. 3 Mth4 Mth5 Mlh. Mth7 ... 8 .... Mth10 Mth11 Mth12 Totals
Accounts Mar.(l6 ADr-06 May-06 Jun-06 Jul-06 Aun.06 5.....(16 Oct... Nov.06 Dec.(l6 Jan-07 Feb.07 ,.-
COGS
TOTAl COST OFGOOOS SOLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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!DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE I
Cumulative Method ",h1 Mth2 Mth3 Mlh4 Mth5 Mlh. Mth7 Mth. Mth. Mth10 Mthl1 Mth12
life Co~ C"" .seebel~ Mar-06 AIlr.(l6 M:ov-06 Jun.06 Jul.06 AUIl.06 Sm-06 Oct... Nav.OS Oec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 ''''',
BUildings and Improvements
Beginning 15 92,300 92,300 1 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 6,153
Additions March 15 92,300 1
Additions April 15 92,300 1
Additions May 15 92,300 1
AdditionsJuoe 15 92,300 1
Additions July 15 92,300 1
Additions Augusl 15 92,300 1
AddilionsSeptembar 15 92,300 1
Additions Oclober 15 92,300 1
Additions November 15 92,300 1
Additions December 15 92,300 1
AddimsJanuary 15 92,300 1
Additions February 15 92,300 1
Total 92300 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 6153
Furniture, Fixtures & Equlpt
Beginning 7 21,480 21,480 1 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 3,069
Additions March 7 21,480 1
Additions April 7 21,480 1
AddilionsMay 7 21,400 1
AcIditionsJune 7 21,480 1
Additions July 7 21,480 1
Additions Augusl 7 21,480 1
Additions September 7 21,480 1
AdditionsOclober 7 21,480 1
Addiliofls November 7 21,480 1
Additions December 7 21,480 1
Additions January 7 21,480 1
Additions February 7 21,480 1
Total 21480 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 306'
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!DEPRECIATlON SCHEDULE I
Cumulative Moth,., Mth 1 Mlh2 Mth3 Mth4 Mlh5 .... Sr::. Mlh. Mth9 Mth10 Mth11 Mth12
LIfe eo.t Co" Mar-o& ADr.(l6 Mav-D6 Jun.06 Jul.06 Aua-o& Oct... NoY.06 Oec-06 Jan-07 Feb..{)7 Totals
Vehicles
Beginning 5 1
Additions March 5 1
Additions April 5 1
Additions May 5 1
Additions June 5 1
Additions July 5 1
Additions Augusl 5 1
AddltionsSeplember 5 1
I AddltionsOctober 5 1
Additions November 5 1
i Additions December 5 1
Additions January 5 1
Additions February 5 1
Total
Total depreciation expense 768 768 768 768 766 766 768 768 768 768 768 766 9,222
Plus beginning accumulated depreciation 768 1,537 2,305 3,074 3,842 4,611 5,379 6,148 6,916 7,685 8.453
Less eliminations
ENDING ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 768 1537 2305 3074 3842 4611 5379 6148 6916 7665 '453 9222 9222
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FORCASTEO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1f1212006
ITRADE RECEIVABLES ANALYSIS I
..., Mth2 ...3 "'4 Mth 5 Mth 6 =::.~ ... 8 .... Mth10 Mth11 ... 12
Accounts Mar.(l6 Apr~6 May.(l6 Jun.(l6 Jul.06 Aua.(l6 Se 6 Oct-06 Nov.(l6 Dee.06 Jan.(l7 Feb-07 Totals
Sales 13,674 27,348 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 451,242
Percent TOTAL SALES 13674 27348 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 451242
100.00% Receipts Cash (1.00%) 13,674 27,348 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 451,242
O.cXl% Receipts 30 Days (0.00%)
0.00% Receipts 60 Days (0.00%) I
0.00% Receipts 90 Days (0.00%)
Receipts from Previ:Jus Year
CASH RECBPTS FROM SALES 13674 27348 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 . 41022 41022 41022 41022 451242
TRADE RECEiVABLES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE I LOAN #1 I AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE ILOAN #2 I
Tenn !; Term .!Q
Interest Rate 7.00% Interest Rate 7.00%
Bea Balance Q Bea Balance Q
Start Month 1 Start Month 11
Payment Q Payment Q
DATE # PAYMENT INT. PRIN. BAlANCE DATE # PAYMENT INT. PRIN. BAlANCE
Mar-06 0 0 0 0 0 Mar-DB 0 0 0 0 0
Mar-06 1 0 0 0 0 Mar-OG 1 0 0 0 0
Apr-06 2 0 0 0 0 Apr-OO 2 0 0 0 0
May-06 3 0 0 0 0 May-06 3 0 0 0 0
Jun-06 4 0 0 0 0 Jun-06 4 0 0 0 0
Jul-06 5 0 0 0 0 Jul-06 5 0 0 0 0
Aug-OO 6 0 0 0 0 Aug-OO 6 0 0 0 0
Sep-06 7 0 0 0 0 Sep-06 7 0 0 0 0
Oct-OO 8 0 0 0 0 Oct-06 8 0 0 0 0
N",-06 9 0 0 0 0 Nov-OO 9 0 0 0 0
Dec-06 10 0 0 0 0 Dec-06 10 0 0 0 0
i Jan-07 11 0 0 0 0 Jan-07 11 0 0 0 0
Feb-07 12 0 0 0 0 Feb..{}7 12 0 0 0 0
Mar-07 13 0 0 0 0 Mar-07 13 0 0 0 0
Apr-07 14 0 0 0 0 Apr-07 14 0 0 0 0
May-07 15 0 0 0 0 May-07 15 0 0 0 0
I Jun-07 16 0 0 0 0 Jun-07 16 0 0 0 0
JuI-Q7 17 0 0 0 0 Jul-07 17 0 0 0 0
Aug-07 18 0 0 0 0 Aug-07 18 0 0 0 0
I Sep-07 19 0 0 0 0 Sep-07 19 0 0 0 0
Oct-07 20 0 0 0 0 Oct-07 20 0 0 0 0
Nov-07 21 0 0 0 0 Nov-07 21 0 0 0 0
Dec-07 22 0 0 0 0 Dec-07 22 0 0 0 0
Jan-08 23 0 0 0 0 Jan-08 23 0 0 0 0
Feb-08 24 0 0 0 0 Feb-08 24 0 0 0 0
I Mar-08 25 0 0 0 0 Mar-08 25 0 0 0 0
i Apr-08 26 0 0 0 0 Apr-08 26 0 0 0 0
I May-08 27 0 0 0 0 May-08 27 0 0 0 0
Jun-08 28 0 0 0 0 Jun-08 28 0 0 0 0
Jul-08 29 0 0 0 0 Jul-OB 29 0 0 0 0
I Aug-08 30 0 0 0 0 Aug-08 30 0 0 0 0
I Sep-08 31 0 0 0 0 Sep-08 31 0 0 0 0
Oct-08 32 0 0 0 0 Oct-08 32 0 0 0 0
Nov-08 33 0 0 0 0 Nov-08 33 0 0 0 0
Dec-08 34 0 0 0 0 Dee-OS 34 0 0 0 0
Jan-09 35 0 0 0 0 Jan-09 35 0 0 0 0
Feb-09 36 0 0 0 0 Feb-09 36 0 0 0 0
I Mar-09 37 0 0 0 0 Mar-09 37 0 0 0 0
I Apr-Og 38 0 0 0 0 Apr-09 38 0 0 0 0
May-Og 39 0 0 0 0 May-09 39 0 0 0 0
I Jun-09 40 0 0 0 0 Jun-09' 40 0 0 0 0
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I KEY MEASURES
Othl Mth2 I Mth3 Oth4 ...5 Oth' Mth7 Mth' Oth. Mth10 Mth1171 Mth12 Totals
Mar-D6 ADr-D6 Mav-D6 Jun-D6 Jul-D6 Aug-D6 80,.06 Oct-o' Nov-D6 Dec.(l6 Jan.(l7 Feb.(l7
Summary Analysis Measures:
Revenues - % by month 3.03% 6.06% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 9.09% 100.00%
Gross Profit Margin Percent 101),00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 101),00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of Goods Solei Percent 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operaling Profit Margin -42.74% -6.33% 3.91% 4,05% 3.81% 3.81% 4.05% 4.05% 3.81% 3.32% 3.08% 3.32% 1.71%
Net Profit Margin -42.74% -6.33% 3.91% 4,05% 3.81% 3.81% 4.05% 4,05% 3.81% 3.32% 3.08% 3.32% 1.71%
Interest Cost/Sales 0.00% O.OO"k 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Measures:
AcidRaIio
CunentRalio
Working Capital 4144 3181 5553 7964 10316 12648 15079 17511 19842 21974 24006 26137 26137
EBITllnteresl
Asset and Debt Measures:
I Oebtlo Equity 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.00
Equity 10 Oebt
Net Worth 10 Total Assets 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 100 1.00
CunenlAssets 10 Total Assets 0.04 0.03 0,05 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.17 0.19 0.20 0.20
Rxed Assets 10 Total Assets 0.96 0.97 0.95 0.93 0,91 0.90 0,88 0.66 0.64 0.63 0.81 060 0.80
Operational Efficiency (annualized):
AsseIT umover 1.40 2.64 4.21 4.15 4,09 4.04 3.99 3.93 3.89 3.64 3.81 3.77 3.45
Inventory Tumover 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
No.DaysSupplyinlnv. --
Receivable T umover
No. of Days Sales in Avg. Rec.
Length of Operating Cycle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SaleSJWooong Capital 39.60 103.16 88.65 61.65 47.72 38.92 32.65 28.11 24.81 22.40 20.51 18.83 17.26
Profitability Measures (annualized):
Retum on Equity I -0.60 -0.18 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.151 0.161 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.06
Retum on Total Assets I -0.60 I -0.18 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.161 0.161 0.151 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.06
Sales Efficiency Measures (annualized):
Total Assets to Net Revenues 0.71 0.35 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.27 029
Fixed Assets to Net Revenues 0.69 0.34 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.02
Sales to Total Assets 1.40 2.64 4.21 4.15 4.09 4.04 3.99 3.93 3.89 3.64 3.81 3.77 41.43
Revenues Per Day 456 943 1367 1415 1367 1367 1415 1367 1415 1367 1367 1519 1253
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Ratio p(l-d)(1 +L)
Names Description Formula Result Coefficient Z Score 9 = ---------------
-____ ______. ____________ ____ ____________ ____________ __________ ________ nn______+_. __________ l-p(1 -d)(1 +L)
Working Capital 52516 p = the firm's profit margin on sales
Xl -- -------- 0.36 X 6.56 2.33 d= The target dividend payout ration ((1 -d) is therefore the target
Total Assets 147853 retention ratiol
L = the target total debt-ta-equity ratio
X2 Retained Earnings 24853 t = the capital-output ratio, defined as total assets divided by
-"*. ----- 0.17 X 3.26 0.55 net sales
Total Assets 147853
Profit margin (profiVsales)=p=O.03
X3 EBIT 17157 Total debl-Io-equity ratio (Iotal debUequity)=L =0.00
__no ------ 0.12 X 6.72 0.78 Capital-output ratio (total assetsfsales)=t=O.30
Total Assets 147853 Payout ratio )dividendsJprofits)=d=O.OO
X4 Net Worth 147853 0.03(1 - 0.00)(1 +0.00)
.-- -- #OIV!OI X 1.05 #DIVlOI 9 = ------ -- = 13.1275%
Total liabilities 0 0.30 - 0.03(1 - 0.00)(1 +0.00)
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Z Score: #DIV/O!
-------------- --------------....---.--------- ---------------- -------- Source: .Substainable Growth: New Tool in Bank Lending",
Journal of CommericalBank lending, June 1977,
Cutoff Values by Robert C. Higgins
Safe if greater than: 2.60 Bankrupt if less than: 1.10
#DIVlO!
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Source: .Corporate Financial Distress" by Edward I. Albnan,
John Wiley and Sons, 1983
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FORCASTED FORECASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1112/2006
I FORECASTED STATEMENT OF INCOME I
..lIIth13 _'4 ..lIIth15 ..Mth16 -lIIth17 -Mth18 ::O~9 -Mth20 ..1IIth21 -Mth22 ..MtII23 _24 Totals
Mar.07 ""~, May.ll7 Jun.07 Jul.07 A~'::.n7- 07 Oct~, NOl/-o7 Ile<~' Jw.oo ,..., Percent
I Net Sales 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 492,264 100.00%
Cost of Goods Sold 0.00%
GROSS PROfiT 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41.D22 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 492,264 100.00%
(}peratingExpenses 39,659 39,559 39,459 39,459 39,559 39,559 39.459 39,459 39,559 39.759 39,859 39.759 475,107 96.51%
..,..,,::: .-1":"-' '''YI~ V:y ;K~~ ' .""il!I>f'~,<<13: I"...~ H'::..'"", .,,'c:!l:.<<13t 'ii-tm' i' '-li~ ''':1;~ p.,... --::17;1~ a""
Fl1ancial Expense, Interest 0.00%
I INCOME {LOSS} BEFORE 1,363 1,463 1,563 1,563 1,463 1,463 1,563 1,563 1,463 1,263 1,163 1,263 17,157 3.49%
INCOME TAXES
Federal and state income taxes 0.00%
563. :ffiL 11;3. t2 '7J~ ;:::J7151 3,
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lIar-07 ""~, lIay.07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aua-07 ""-07 Oct~, NOI/-o7 Ile<~' Jan-oe Feb-08
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Balanca,beginning 7,695 9,058 10,522 12,085 13,648 15,111 16,574 18,137 19,700 21,163 22,426 23,589 7,695
Dividend Payments
Add net income (loss) 1,363 1,463 1,563 1,563 1,463 1,463 1,563 1,563 1,463 1,263 1,163 ',263 17,157
I BALANCE ENDING 9058 10522 12085 13648 15111 16574 18137 19700 21163 22426 23589 24853 24853
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IFORECASTED BALANCE SHEEt
BEGIN -Mth13 -MthU ..Mth15 --Mthi6 ..Mth17 -Mthi8 -.Mthi9 ..Mth20 -Mth21 --Mth22 ..Mth23 -.Mth24 ..~
0i.Mar Mar.Q7 Apr.07 Mav.Q7 Jun.07 Jul.Q7 Auo.07 ~01 Oct~7 Nov'()7 Dee-07 Jan.Q8 Feb.Q8 28.Feb '''''''''
CURRENT ASSETS
C"h 25,637 27,769 30,000 32,332 34,664 36,895 39,127 41,458 43,790 46,022 48.053 49,9t!5 52,016 52,016 35.18%
Trade Receivables, net 0.00%
I Inventory '00 '00 500 '00 '00 '00 '00 500 500 SOO '00 '00 500 500 0.34%
I 'vVork in Process 0.00%
Prepaid Expenses 0.00%
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 26137 28269 30500 32832 35164 37395 39627 41958 44290 46522 48'53 50465 52516 52516 35.52%
I LEASEHOlD IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT,
LAND, BUILDINGS. at cos1
Buiklillgsandlmprovements 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 92,300 62.43%
eM' 0.00%
Fumiture,Fixtures&Equipt 21,460 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21.480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 21,480 14.53%
Vehicles 0.00%
Total before Depre. 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 113,780 76.96%
LessACClUIl.Depre. 9,222 9,990 10,759 11,527 12,296 13,064 13.833 14,601 15,370 16,138 16,907 17.675 18,444 18,444 12.47%
TOTAL PlANT EQUIPT. & lAN 104558 103790 103021 102253 101484 100716 99947 99179 98410 97642 96873 96105 95336 95336 64.48%
OTHER ASSETS
Intangibles,alamortcosl 0.00%
TOTAL ASSETS 130695 132058 133522 135085 136648 138111 139574 141137 142700 144163 145426 146589 147853 147853 100.00%
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BEGIN -Mth13 -Mth14 -Mth15 -Mth16 -lith 17 -Mth18 -~9 -Mth20 -Mth21 _22 -Mth23 -Mth24 "'of
01.Mar lIar.01 Apr.o1 May.01 Jun.o1 Jul.o7 Aun.Ol 07 Oct.07 Nov.o7 Dee.07 Jan.oa ,..... 28.Feb Pe",""
LIABILITIES
Short-Term Notes 0.00%
Plus Cur. Port ofLT Debt 0.00%
i AccounlsPayable 0.00%
Accrued ExPenses; 0.00%
Income Taxes Payable 0.00%
CURRENT LIABILITIES 0.00%
LoogTennliabilities 0_00%
lessCur.POftofLTDeht 0.00%
LONG-TERM DEBT 0.00%
TOTAL LIABILITIES 0.00%
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
I Common Stock 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 83.19%
I Retained Eamings 7,695 9,058 10,522 12,085 13,648 15,111 16,574 18,\37 19,700 21.163 22,426 23,589 24,853 24,853 16.81%
TOTAl EQUITY 130695 132058 133522 135085 136648 138111 139574 141,137 142700 144163 145426 146,589 147853 147853 100.00%
I TOTAl UAB. AND SHEQUITY 130695 132058 133522 135085 136648 138111 139574 141137 142700 144163 145426 146589 147853 147,853 100.00%
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IFORECASTED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION I
-lIIth13 -Mth14 .-lIIth15 ...16 --Mth17 -,::'i' .-Mlh19 ..1Ith20 -Mth21 -" ..1Ith23 ..lIIth24 -",f
lIIar.07 Apr.07 May.(l7 Jun-07 Jul.(l7 ." 7 ';';"7 Oct~7 Nov.(l7 DeC:-07 Jan-08 F..... 28-feb Percent
FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM OPERATIONS
Net Income (loss) 1,363 1,463 1,563 1.563 1,463 1.463 1,563 t,563 1,463 1,263 1,163 1,263 17,157 65.04%
ltemswtlichdid not require outlay of cash:
Depreciation 768 768 768 768 768 768 768 768 768 766 768 756 9,222 34.96%
Amortization 0.00%
(Increase) decrease in Trade
Receivables (net) 0.00%
(Increase) decrease in Inventory 0.00%
(lncreasel decrease in WOr1\-in-Process 000%
(Increase) decrease in Prepaid Expenses 0.00%
Increase (decrease) in Accs. Payable 0.00%
Increase (decrease) in Accr. Expenses 0.00%
Increase (decrease) in Income
Taxes Payable 0.00%
CASH PROVIDED BY USED IN OPERATION 2132 2232 2332 2332 2232 2232 2332 2332 2232 2032 1932 2032 26379 100.00%
FINANCIAl RESOURCES FROIIINVESTlNG
Sale (Purchase) of Buildings,
Improvements, land, Furniture, Veh. -
CASH USED ECEIVED FROM lNVESTME
FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROIII FINANCING
Increase (decrease) in Short-Term Notes -
Increase (deaease) in long-Term Debt - -
Increase (decrease) in Conl by Owner -
DMclendPayrnenls -
CASH PROVIDED USED BY FINANCING
Cashlnftow(Outflow) 2,132 2,232 2,332 2,332 2,232 2,232 2,332 2,332 2,232 2,032 1,932 2,032 2ti,379 50.71%
Cash,Beginnlng 25,637 27,769 30,000 32,332 34,664 36,895 39,127 41.458 43,790 46,022 48,053 49,985 25,637 49.29%
CASH ENDING 27769 30000 32,332 34664 36895 39127 41458 43790 46022 46053 49,985 52016 52016 100.00%
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FORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/12/2006
IFORECASTED SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES I
Mth13 ...,4 Mth1S ...16 Mth11 11th 18 ...19 Mth20 Mth21 ...22 Mth23 ..." ''''',
Accounts .aro01 Aoro01 Mavo07 Jun.01 Jul.01 Aua.07 800-07 Oct.07 Nov.o7 ...,<1 Jan.oS Feb-OS ,....ort
W"" 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 25,800 309,600 62.89%
Wages. Director 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 2,064 24,768 5_03%
Payroll Talt6S 2.786 2.786 2,186 2.186 2.186 2.786 2.786 2,786 2.786 2.186 2}86 2.786 33,437 6.79%
Supplies. Cleaning and Miscellaneous Supplie 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 3.000 0.61%
Supplies. Office 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1,200 0_24%
Diapers 240 240 240 "0 240 240 240 240 240 140 240 240 2,880 0.59%
Food Preparation and Formuia 3,900 3.900 3.900 3,900 3,900 3,900 3.900 3.900 3,900 3.900 3,900 3,900 46,800 9.51%
Outside Services 200 200 2110 200 200 200 ZOO 200 ZOO 100 2110 2110 2,400 0.49%
Repairs and Maintenance 2110 200 2110 ZOO 2110 200 ZOO 200 200 100 2110 2110 1.400 0.49%
"""'''' 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 5,760 1.17%
Advertisi1g 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 foo 100 100 1,2110 0.24%
Auto Expense 200 100 200 2110 200 ZOO 200 200 200 100 2110 200 2.400 0.49%
R.ot 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 10,BOO 2.19%
Telephone 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 720 0.15%
Elec1ricity 400 300 ZOO 2110 JOO 300 200 200 300 500 600 500 4,000 0.81%
Water ZOO 200 ZOO 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2,400 0.49%
Na\lJralGas 200 200 200 200 200 ZOO 2110 200 2110 200 200 200 2,400 0.49%
Insurance 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 4.800 0.98%
ProfessiooalFees 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 1,800 0.37%
Training 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 720 0.15%
Education Materials 2110 200 200 200 200 200 ZOO 200 2110 200 200 200 2,400 0.49%
Depreciation 768 768 768 766 768 768 768 768 768 768 766 766 9,222 1_87%
Amortization
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I FORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/1212006
IFORECASTED SCHEDULE OF COST OF GOODS SOLD I
...13 IIIth14 Mth15 Mth16 11I11117 Mth18 Mth19 Mth20 ...21 "'22 Mth23 ...24 Totals
.ar.(l7 11.-.07 .-..(17 Jun.Q7 Jul-07 Auo-07 So.>-<" Oct-07 Nov-Q7 Dee.01 Jan-oa Feb-08 Percent
COGS
ToTAl COST OF GOODS SOLD
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FORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1/1212006
I DEPRECIA nON SCHEDULE I
Cumutative ....'" Mth13 Mlh14 Mth15 Mth16 Mth17 Mth18 Mth19 Mth20 Mlh21 Mlh22 Mth23 Mttl24
Life C""' C""' Mar-07 A"'r-07 Mav'()7 Jun-07 Jul'()7 Aua-07 ....., O<t~, Nov-07 Ile<~' Jan-08 ,_ Totals
Bufldings and Improvemenls
Beginning 15 92,300 92,300 1 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 6,153
AcldilionsMarch 15 92,300 1
AddilionsApril 15 92,300 1
AddilionsMay 15 92,300 1
Additions June 15 92,300 t
I AdditionsJuty 15 92,300 1
, AdditionsAugus1 15 92,300 1
Additions September 15 92,300 1
Additions October 15 92,300 1
Additions November 15 92,300 1
Additions December 15 92,300 1
AddilionsJanuary 15 92,300 1
Additions February 15 92,300 1
Total 92300 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 6153
Furniture. F'rxtures & Equipl
Beginning , 21,480 21,480 1 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 3,069
Additions March 7 21,480 1
AddilionsApril 7 21,480 ,
i AddilionsMay , 21,480 1
i AddilionsJune , 21,480 1
Additions July , 21,480 1
AdditionsAugust 7 21,480 1
AddilionsSeptember 7 21,480 1
AddiliollsOctober 7 21,480 1
Additions November , 21,480 1
I AddilionsDecember , 21,480 1
I AddltionsJanuary 7 21,480 1
I Additions February 7 21,480 1
i Total 21480 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 3"'"
I de reciation schedule conl on next ,
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IDEPRECIATION SCHEDULE I
Cumulative Ooth,. Mth13 Mth14 Mth15 Mth16 Mth17 Mth18 11th" Mth20 IIlth21 MIh22 11th 23 ",,24
life Coot C,,, Mar-07 _""'<7 May..o7 Jun.(l7 Jut..o7 Aug.07 _7 Oct-07 Nov..o7 1le<-o7 Jan.08 '0>" Totals
Vehicles
Beginning , 1
AdollionsMarch , 1
AddilionsApril , 1
Additions May , ,
AddilionsJune , 1
Additions July , 1
Additions August , 1
Additions September , 1
AdditionsOctobel' , 1
Additions November , 1
Additions December 5 1
Additions January , 1
Additions February , 1
Total
Total depreciation expense 766 76. 768 788 788 788 788 788 788 788 788 788 9222
Plus beginning accumulated depreciation 9,222 9,990 10,759 11,527 12,296 13,064 13,833 14,601 15,370 16,138 16,907 17,675 9.222
lessefiminations
EDING ACCUMULATED DEPRECIA liON 9990 10759 11527 12296 13084 13833 14601 15370 16138 16907 17675 18444 18444
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FORCASTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 111212006
ITRADE RECEIVABLES ANALYSIS I
"'13 Mth 14 Mth15 Mth16 Mth17 Mth18 Mth19 Mth2D "'21 Mth22 Mth23 Mth24
Mar.D7 Aor-D7 Mav..o7 Jun-D7 Jul.D7 AUll.D7 SerMl7 Oct.D7 Nov..o7 Dec.D7 Jan.08 Feb-06 Total.
S,., 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 492,254
Percent TOTAL SALES 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 492264
100.00% Receipt:; Cash (1.00"k) 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 41,022 492,264
Receipts 30 Days (0.00%)
Receipts 60 Days (0.00%)
Receipts 90 Days (0.00%)
I CASH RECEIPTS FROM SALES 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 41022 492264
TRADE RECEIVABLES
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-Mth 13 -Mth 14 ..Mth 15 -Mth 16 ..Mth17 -Mth 18 -Mth 19 --Mth 20 --M1h21 -Mth 22 -Mth23 -Mth24 Totals
Mar.(l7 ADf-07 Mav.o7 Jun-07 Jul..o7 Aua.07 S,..o7 Oct-07 Nov.{)7 Dee-07 Jan.08 Feb-08
Summary Analysis ~ures:
Revenues - % by month 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 8.33% 100.00%
Gross Profit Margin 100.00% 100,00% 100.00% 100.00% 100,00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of Goods Sold 0.00% O.cIO% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% O.(X)% 0.00%
Operating Profit Margin 3.32% 3.57% 3.81% 3.81% 3.57% 3.57% 3.81% 3.81% 3.57% 3.08% 2.84% 3.08% 3.49%
NetProfilMargin 3.32% 3.57% 3.81% 3.81% 3.57% 3.57% 3.81% 3.81% 3.57% 3.08% 2.84% 3.08% 3.49%
Interest CosUSales 0.00% 0,00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Uquidfty ~sures:
Acid Ralio -
Current Ratio -
Working Capital 28269 30500 32832 35164 37395 39627 41958 44290 46522 48553 50485 52516 52516
EBIT/lnlerest
Asset and Debt Measures:
Debt to Equity 0.00 000 000 0.00 0.00 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.00
Equity to Debt
Net Worth 10 T alai Assets 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Current Assets to T alaI Assets 0.21 023 0.24 026 0.27 0.28 0.30 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.36
Fixed Assets to Total Assets 0.79 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.70 0.69 068 0.67 0.66 064 0.64
Operational Efficiency (annualized):
Asset Turnover 3.73 3.69 3.64 3.60 3.56 3.53 3.49 3.45 3.41 3.38 3.36 3.33 3.33
Invenlory Turnover 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
No. Days Supply in Inv.
Receivable T umover
No. of Days Sales in Avg. Rec. --
Length of Operating Cycle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SalesfWorking Capital 17.41 16.14 14.99 14.00 13.16 12.42 11.73 11.11 10.58 10.14 9.75 9.37 9.37
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Return on Equity I 0.121 0.13 0.14 0.14 I 0.131 0.131 0.131 0.13 0.12 0.101 0.10 0.10 I I 0.12
Return on Total Assets I 0.121 0.13 0.14 0.141 0.131 0.131 0.131 0.13 0.12 0.101 0.10 0.10 I I 0.12
Sales Efficiency Measures (annualized):
Total Assets to Net Revenues 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
FIXed Assets to Net Revenues 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.02
Sales to T alaI Assets 3.73 3.69 3.64 3.60 3.56 3.53 3.49 3.45 3.41 338 336 3.33 39.95
Revenues Per Day 1367 1415 1367 1415 1367 1367 1415 1367 1415 1367 1367 1519 1367
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Rental Properties Owned by VlktorTlchy
9 aDartments at 602 East Kirkwood. Fairfield
INCOME:
A - 1...................................................295
2............................................ ......245
a.................................................~5
B - 1..................................................315
2...................................................265
3...................................................296
C - 1..................................................315
2...................................................265
3...................................................275
Laundry.... .................... .....................1 00
Total.............................................$ 2,686
Annually................................... $ 32,232
EXPENSES:
Tax................................................ .6,300
Insurance......................................... .830
Trash removal.................................. .562
Laundry-water................................ ...240
Electricitv........................................... 720
Total............. ........................... ..... .$8,662
Net operating income................i 23570
Mortgage(principal + interest)...$ 10,320
Cash Flow.................................$ 13,250
Income based value .................235,700
Mortgage principal ....................(99,000)
Equity...................................... .$136, 700
303 South B. Fairfield lduolex) FIC
Income...........................300 + 285
Annually.............................$ 7,020
Tax......................................... .800
Net Oper. Income..............$ 6.220
Income based value .......$ 62,200
401 W. Hempstead. Fairfield (duplex)
Income......................... 345 + 225
Annually.............................$ 6,840
Tax........................................1,100
Net Oper. Income...............$ 5.740
Income based value ........$ 57,000
407 South D. Fairfield (duplex) FIC
Income.................................... .625
Annually.............................$ 7,500
Tax.......................................... .650
Net Oper. Income...............$ 6.850
Income based value ........$ 68,500
50 North Fifth. Fairfield lduolex) FIC
Income.................................. 450
Annually............................$ 5,400
Tax........................................1 ,000
Net Oper. Income...............$4.400
Income based value .........$44,000
805 North Main. Fairfield lduolex)
Income.................................. 550
Annually........................... $ 6,600
Tax........................................1 ,600
Net Oper. Income...............$5.000
Mortgage (prin. + int.)........$ 1,512
Mortgage principal ............(14,000)
Home Imp. Loan ............... $ 5484
Hm. Imp. Ln. princ............( 74,000)
Insurance ............................... 400
Cash Flow...................... ($ 2,396)
Apprised value ................$116,000
Equity................................ $28,000
Gross Income Total........ $65,600
Cash Flow Total.............. $34,000
Equity Total..................... $396,000
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PRELIMINARY
MINUTES
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, IOWA CITY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006
Members Present: Jerry Anthony, Lori Bears, Thomas Niblock, Brian Richman, Michael
Shaw
Members Absent: William Greazel, Matthew Hayek, Kelly Mellecker
Staff Present: Tracy Hightshoe, Steve Long
Public Present: Valdean Lembke, Pat Meyer, Sandy Pickup
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chairperson Anthony called the meeting to order at 6:36 PM.
APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 17, 2005 MINUTES
Motion: Niblock moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Richman seconded the
motion.
Motion passed 5:0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Long handed out a memorandum from the City's Clerk office and said that the City is
currently going through the annual budgeting cycle. He noted that the commission could
propose changes/additions to the budget.
Bears asked if the commission had ever requested funds from the City Council. Anthony
said that this might be an appropriate year to ask for funds, since the City's CDBG and
HOME funds have been cut and the City has conditional money that if not spent might
have to be returned. He added that the City, according to an article in the Press Citizen,
may have a surplus and would need to decide how to use it or reduce the tax rate. He
noted that if not used the money will be returned to the public. Anthony said that the
Commission supports good community projects and our recipients would be grateful for
additional sources of support, if additional funding could be found.
Anthony said that the City has two (2) strings of money which result in a surplus. First,
he said, the City would have a surplus of revenue collected from property taxes. Anthony
mentioned that the City is anticipating a significant amount of money from the increase in
property values. Anthony said that if the City would decide to return the money to
property owners, it may not be a significant amount to an individual property owner, but
it would represent a significant sum for the community projects.
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Anthony said that the second source of surplus comes from the budget reserve decided by
the City Council. He said that the Council had voted to keep 20% ofthe annual budget as
a reserve. Anthony said that currently the amount going to the budget reserve is higher
that 20%. He proposed that the additional money from the reserve above the 20% voted
upon could be put in a trust fund, and the interest from that fund be added to the CDBG
funds.
Bears asked if additional funds are approved by the Council would there be a stipulation
in terms of what the money could be used for. Anthony said that it is at the discretion of
the Council to add such stipulations, but any additional funds that could be added to the
CDBG program would be appreciated.
Richman said that the commission should first come to a consensus about whether they
should ask the City Council for additional money. Shaw said that if the commission wiII
decide to ask for money, they should request a specific doIlar amount to the Council.
Sandy Pickup_said that the deadline for the CDBG arplications is January 25th, and the
deadline for budget recommendations is January 30t . She said that the commission could
wait and see the amounts requested in this year's applications, determine the difference
between the requested amount and the CDBG funds available, and use that difference as
a proposal to the City Council.
MOTION: Shaw made a motion that the Commission would ask the Conncil for
additional money iffnnds are available. Bears seconded the motion.
Motion passed 5:0.
Richman said that he agrees that if money is available, the commission should request
additional funds. He noted that without further review, he is uncomfortable about
recommending a doIlar amount. Niblock asked what the percent decrease in CDBG
funds was for the current year compared with those from the last year. Long said that
CDBG funds were reduced by 10.5% from last year.
Niblock said that the commission could recommend restoring the funding levels from last
year. Long added that in the past five (5) years there has been a 30% decrease in CDBG
funds. Long said that the highest amount aIlocated from HUD to Iowa City for
CDBG/HOME funds was approximately 1.7 miIlion doIlars. Shaw proposed that the
commission choose a moderate money figure because the projects funded this year might
not be self-sustaining in subsequent years if additional funds are not available every year.
Richman said that the commission could reach a consensus to have the chairperson arrive
at a doIlar request after a dialogue with various City Council members. He noted that if
there is a way of making more money available for aIlocation the commission should try
to pursue it, however without studying the issue further he feels less comfortable voting
on how much money to request.
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Richman said that any additional funds received would be helpful. Anthony would
represent the commission in discussions with the City Council, and would report back to
the commission through e-mail.
Hightshoe announced that the local religious communities organized an ecumenical
reflection on homelessness in Iowa City, and members of the HCDC are invited to
participate. Anthony said that he was invited to give a presentation at that session.
IOWA CITY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC REQUEST TO AMMEND THEIR
FY1997 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AGREEMENT
Lembke said that the Free Medical Clinic has been housed at the Wesley Foundation for
a long time. He added that the number of patients and frequency of visits had increased
dramatically. He stated the current facility and working conditions are making it hard to
effectively attract and utilize the staff and community volunteers. Lembke said that they
found a building in Towncrest that offers more space and amenities for medical offices.
He stated that the Towncrest property was vacant for several years, but is in very good
shape. He said that it was built as a medical facility, provides parking, offers a subsidized
rent, and provides a win-win opportunity. He noted that the Free Medical Clinic received
CDBG funds in 1997 to assist in renovating the facility to a medical clinic. $25,000 was
in the form of a conditional grant that is forgiven over a 1 O-year period, $2,500 forgiven
each year as long as the Clinic remained at the Wesley location. Lembke said that they
are requesting the remaining two (2) payments of the conditional grant be forgiven as of
April 1 ",2006 to facilitate moving to the Towncrest property.
Hightshoe said that the Wesley Foundation submitted an email in support ofthe Free
Medical Clinic request; however the email stated that the Wesley Foundation does not
forfeit their rights as Landlord by this request.
Richman asked if they will have a long term lease agreement at the new location. Lembke
said that the draft agreement is formulated for five (5) years. He added that they will
include a purchase option and verbiage to protect their long term interests. He said that
the chair of their board is a lawyer and would make sure the clinic is protected.
Richman asked if additional funds from CDBG would be needed for renovation of the
building. Lembke said that no additional funds would be requested. He said that the
building is in good shape and they would be able to move without stopping the operation.
Hightshoe asked about the size ofthe new facility. Pickup said that she does not have the
exact measurements, but the advantage is not only that the building is bigger, but that it
has a better layout, allowing all the offices to be on one floor.
Richman asked what would happen to the space vacated at the Wesley building. Pickup
said the Wesley Foundation is looking to lease the space to a different human service
agency. Shaw said the Free Lunch Program remains in the building, and the Wesley
Foundation is offering the spaces (medical clinic and offices on the 2nd floor) vacated at
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very low rents and is making a large effort to lease to another human service
organization.
Shaw asked what would be the effect of forgiving the remainder of the conditional grant
on our budget. Hightshoe said there will be no effect since the agreement was a
forgivable grant. The conditional grant was set up so that the City would only receive
funds if the grant recipient defaulted in the 10-year period. The City was not anticipating
program income from this project.
Bears asked if the new facility will be accessible. Pickup said that there is a ramp and
everything is on one floor. Lembke said that there is a shelter for the bus in front of the
building. He noted that the Towncrest line serves the area.
MOTION: Richman moved to approve the request of Free Medical Clinic to amend
their FY1997 CDBG agreement. Niblock seconded the motion.
Motion passed 5:0.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY- BROADWAY
REVITALIZATION PROJECT PRESENTATION
Long introduced Pat Meyer from NCJC. NCJC received FY05 CDBG funds ($5,931) for
a planning study of the Broadway area. Meyer_said that a community assessment study
had been conducted by the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice. She
added that the City allocated $10,000 for the survey, and in addition helped them compile
and publish 100 copies of a neighborhood welcome packet. She said that the
neighborhood has high turnover with new comers continuously moving in and out of the
area. She added that they employed people from the neighborhood to greet newcomers,
and the packets are very helpful.
Meyer said that some of their goals were to get people within the neighborhood
connected within the community faster, to improve communication with newcomers, for
the newcomer to learn about community resources, and how to make their voices heard
within the community. She said that Iowa City needs entry level employees and
newcomers might represent the future of the community in this sense. She noted that the
neighborhood has a more than 50% minority population. She said that they are working
together with other organizations within the County, so that the work, like translation of
materials, is not repeated.
Meyer noted that they also strive to make the area more kid friendly. She said that some
parks have been renovated to achieve this goal. She said that another project is being
pursued in collaboration with the Police Department. She said that as a lot of kids are
scared oftalking to the police, they have police officers tutor kids and an officer within
the neighborhood who plays basketball and football with the kids. The response has been
great. She noted that this sideways approach works very well.
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Bears said she lives in the Broadway area and really appreciates the young kids in the
neighborhood. She added that the kids sometimes help her take the groceries all the way
to the door. She said that she really appreciates the recurring police cars and the fact that
officers take their time in solving the issues, not just writing up reports.
Shaw asked if the new chief of police had impacted the relationship with the
neighborhood center. Loring said that the relationship has not been influenced by the new
chief. Meyer said that they have a very good working relationship with certain officers.
REVIEW OF THE FY07 ALLOCATION PROCESS & PROFORMA BASICS
Long said that the proforma is used for rental housing projects. He said that the basic
definition of a proforma is an analysis of income and expenses. He noted that a proforma
is used to compare income and debt to get the debt coverage ratio (DCR). Long said they
are looking for at least a 1.15 DCR. He noted that a typical proforma for a rental housing
project has a 5% vacancy rate built into the analysis. If a proposed project used a 15%
vacancy rate, that would raise concerns. He mentioned the proforma is also used to
determine the return on investment. He noted that a 10-14% return would be considered
standard. Long noted that if any projects do not look good on paper the staff would
inform the commissioners.
Bears asked if the training sessions for the applicants were well attended. Long said that
the day session was attended by 12-14 people and the evening meeting had 7-8
attendants. Hightshoe noted that by this time she would have typically reviewed 5
applications, but for the current year only one application has been reviewed so far. She
noted that the small amount of money available for public services might have
discouraged a lot of applicants from applying.
Long said that some people called with concerns regarding the payback terms. He said
that when a loan is awarded, for accounting purposes the recipient has to carry it on their
books as a liability for twenty years or longer depending on the period of affordability or
compliance period. .Richman explained that the assets are depreciated, but the liability
stays on the books for the term of the loan..
Niblock asked ifthere are any other benchmarks related to proformas that are commonly
used. Long said that the presented benchmarks are the ones commonly used, but the staff
also looks at management fees, development fees, and reserves. Hightshoe said that the
projects need to be viable. .
Richman recommended for future proformas including the debt cover ratio on the
spreadsheet.
CONSIDERATION OF THE POTENTIAL 2006 AGENDA ITEMS
Anthony said that he wrote a two page letter which is included in the package. He said
that he would like to propose to the commission to move beyond just allocating funds,
and use its policy advising capabilities. He said that the charter creating the commission
notes that the HCDC is charged with advising the City Council on ways to improve the
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availability of affordable housing. Anthony said that he would like the HCDC to consider
various methods of increasing the supply of affordable housing in Iowa City and Johnson
County. He said that there are several communities within Iowa that are fighting
aggressively against homelessness, and Iowa City is not doing as much as they could in
his opinion.
He said that availability of affordable housing affects the schools. Anthony added that if
parents do not have stable affordable housing they are moving from one rental unit to
another and that mobility affects school performance. He noted that the availability of
affordable housing also affects economic development within a community. He said that
high housing costs and the lack of affordable housing might induce higher wage rates,
and might drive off companies that would otherwise locate within the community???
The first proposal, he said, could be an inclusionary housing program. He noted that this
program would require new residential developments to include a small proportion of
affordable units. Anthony said that the developers in Iowa City have consistently not used
the allowable densities. He said that developers typically built with lower densities, larger
lots, high square footage, and a higher priced unit. Anthony said that single family homes
below $200,000 are not being built in Iowa City. Anthony said that it is not a new
program, and many communities pursue this method.
Anthony said that a community-investment linked deposit program for city funds could
be a second possible program. He said that this would require the City of Iowa City
choosing banks for its checking and investment accounts using measures of community-
investment in addition to standard financial parameters. He said that these measures of
community-investment could include factors like number of home mortgage loans made
to low-income and minority households ofIowa City, percentage of business loans to
small and minority-owned businesses of Iowa City. Anthony noted that as banks compete
to win the City's business, those with higher points on community-investment measures
would be better placed in the competition. He said that this competition would result in
more money being charmeled to affordable housing and community development
projects. Anthony mentioned that much ofthe data for such measurements is being
collected and reported by all banks to comply with the federal Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act of 1975, and the City should put this data to good use. He said that such a
program could be adopted by an administrative decision by City staff. He added that this
method would not cost anything, and is being used by scores of cities and counties across
the nation. .
Anthony said that a one-cent restaurant food and beverage levy program could also be
used. He said this would require all food and beverage serving commercial
establishments in Iowa City to be charged a one cent affordable housing and community
development levy for every dollar of customer billing. He said that if a meal costs $9.99,
the consumer will still chose to eat ifthe price would increase to $10.06. He said that
while a one-cent levy is a small and ahnost urmoticeable burden on patrons, the amount
generated by it can be significant. Hightshoe asked ifthis is something the State would
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need to approve. Anthony said the state does not need to approve it ifthere is a public
referendum.
Niblock said that is a good idea for HCDC to become a housing policy advisor. He said
that focusing on affordable housing would be a great start. He noted that they should be
cautious regarding inclusionary zoning because when getting into price control a greater
shortage could be created.
Hightshoe said that land banking might be another solution. She said that the City would
buy parcels of land with CDBG funds and develop it as affordable housing at a later date.
Shaw asked what other similar sized communities have done. Long said that staff
contacts communities and tries to discuss and borrow new ideas. He said that information
is generally available on the individual web site of each city. Niblock said that another
good resource would be the National Association of Builders. Richman added as a
resource the National Association of State Housing Agency. Richman said that it would
be helpful to put together a package regarding the proposals to be discussed and have
more intelligent decisions at a later time.
Hightshoe said they would prepare an introductory package for the March meeting.
Richman said that stakeholders should be included in the process. Shaw added that the
commission should focus on a specific item to focus at each meeting to be able to be
educated about pros and cons of each alternative.
MONITORING REPORTS
Emma Goldman Clinic-FY04 &FY06 Facility Rehabilitation
Richman said that the Clinic completed the FY06 project. The roof and the door have
been replaced, and the leak stopped. He said that for the FY04 project they installed
energy efficient lightning, and the flooring will be finished by the end of the fiscal year,
and the automated door is scheduled to be installed the first week of February. He added
that if additional money will be available they will spend it on soundproofing one of the
procedures room.
Free Lunch Program- Facility Rehabilitation
Niblock said that he will be able to give his report at the next meeting. Hightshoe said
that they have not installed the flooring yet. She noted that part of the agreement with
Wesley Foundation was that the Free Medical Clinic will use that space. She noted that
the staff administratively would amend the agreement to install flooring for the space as
it's only 4% of the total.
Free Lunch/ Free Medical Clinic- Facility Rehabilitation
Hightshoe said that Free Lunch is serving 90-100 people a day. She noted that she served
last week and was impressed by the number of people attending. Long said that every
time there is a fifth Thursday in the month people from the Planning Department serve at
the Free Lunch Program. She noted that they got estimates regarding the fire suppression
system and will proceed in the spring.
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IC Free Medial Clinic- Operations
Niblock said that the Free Medical Clinic received $5,000 to help them towards
operational salaries. He noted that he discussed the program with the case manager and
was impressed to learn that she sees 350 patients.
Compeer- Operations
Shaw noted that Compeer hired a new director. He noted that the amount allocated was
$1,300. He added that they used $534 for salary for the director, $511 for salaries from
July to December, and are expecting to use $107.45 per month until all funds are used.
Shaw said that the new director increased the volunteer recruitment efforts and is making
more matches than they have in the past.
ICHA- Tenant Based Rent Assistance
Bears said that the allocated money will be OK for two years. She added that currently
they have 19 active clients. She noted that one client was terminated, one client was
moved to the Iowa City Rehabilitation Center, and one left the program.
Old Brick Foundation- Historic Preservation/ Rehabilitation
Anthony said that Old Brick received funds to refurbish the exterior of the building. He
said that the project costs about $180,000 and was funded from three sources. He added
that the foundation got a $75,000 grant from the state, $60,000 from the City ofIowa
City, and they fundraised the rest. Anthony said that last fall they began the first part of
the project, chemical cleaning, for which they used the money received from the City. He
said that in spring they would do the second part of the project, which is repointing.
Anthony showed before and after chemical cleaning pictures ofthe building.
HACAP- Transitional Housing
Shaw said that HACAP was allocated $300,000 out of which they spent $243,000. He
noted they are struggling in purchasing the fourth property. He said they have $8,000-
$9,000 less than the average purchase price of the other three properties. He said they are
currently discussing ifthey will be able to purchase a unit, or will have to return the
money.
ICCSD- FY05 Wood Family Resource Center
Shaw said that Grant Wood received $325,000 CDBG funds. He added that the project's
cost is more than 3 millions dollars. He noted that they completed the preliminary plan in
September and are currently 50-75% done. Shaw added that the work on the gym was
delayed due to a suspicious smell. He noted that they started installing the flooring this
week, and it is predicted to be finished next month. He noted that the improvements had a
very high impact on students; everyone is very pleased with the project.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.
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MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
PRELlMINAR~
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Brennan, Richard Carlson, James Enloe, Michael Gunn, Michael
Maharry, Mark McCallum, Justin Pardekooper, Jim Ponto, Tim Weitzel
MEMBERS ABSENT: Jan Weissmiller
STAFF PRESENT: Bob Miklo, Sunil Terdalkar
OTHERS PRESENT: Helen Burford, Brad Eldeen, Shelley McCafferty, Beth Rapson, Susanna Strode,
Marlys Svendsen
CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Weitzel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There was none.
FIRST SESSION WITH SVENDSEN TYLER. INC. (CONSULTANT) FOR THE UPCOMING IOWA CITY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN UPDATE:
Weitzel introduced Svendsen as the consultant for the new Historic Preservation Plan, and members of
the Commission introduced themselves to her and noted the districts they represent. Svendsen said that
two other consultants who are with Clarion and Associates, Matt Gobel and Bodie Hitchcock, will also be
working on this project. Svendsen said that Clarion was the original consultant on the preservation plan
and provided the expertise for the historic preservation ordinance as well as guidance on some of the
financial incentives discussed in the original plan.
Svendsen stated that Clarion was interested in being involved in this project. She said she is impressed
with Clarion's work and believes this will be an opportunity to bring some of the best, most knowledgeable
people in the preservation planning field to this work. Svendsen said that Hitchcock has also worked as a
city planner in the field of preservation for the City of Boulder.
Svendsen reviewed the scope of the project and discussed specific goals and objectives as her first goal.
She said this will be an update and said that the previous plan contains a pretty good foundation.
Svendsen said the Commission will have an opportunity to point out any deficiencies with the plan as the
process moves on. She said the Commission has asked for a basic concept of a working document that
contains goals and objectives as well as a timeline and recommendations for targeted strategies in
specific neighborhoods.
Svendsen said the process would last about twelve months, and she hoped to present the plan in its final
form in early 2007. She said the plan should have a 10 to 15-year time frame and should therefore take
the Commission through the year 2020. Svendsen said this time frame points out the importance of the
responsibility of planning for the next generation.
Svendsen said the plan's RFP calls for the inclusion of three or more neighborhood planning meetings
designed to disseminate information and to solicit input. She said she did not believe that three meetings
would be sufficient but said that three to five meetings is more realistic.
Svendsen said that during the 12-month process, she and the consultants would be interviewing 20 or
more people in the following categories: pro-preservation, anti-preservation, neighborhood leaders,
leaders of preservation organizations, individuals who have completed major preservation projects, those
representing the real estate community, the heritage tourism community, staff, State Historical Society
staff, etc.
Svendsen said she would hold a specific planning session, in addition to the neighborhood focus groups,
with the Commission and with representatives of Clarion and Associates. She said she planned to have
the Clarion people in town for three or four days and would have them meet with one or two of the
neighborhood focus groups during that time.
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Svendsen said there will be an effort to review and update the 90als and objectives in the 1992 plan. She
stated that specific nei9hborhood objectives would be added to the plan, based on input and
recommendations from the consultants.
Svendsen said the plan would update the history of the preservation movement. She said it is a very
important step, because it keeps everyone up to speed.
Svendsen said she would compile an outline for an update of the multiple property document (MPD) titled
Iowa Historic Resources. She said the document covered the period up to 1940, with some amendments
since that time. Svendsen said that there has not been a comprehensive overview update, however. She
said the update would cover the period throu9h 1957. Svendsen said that she would be 100kin9 at the
post World War II period, including the large growth at the University and the growth in housing, as well
as industry that began in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She said that as the document expands to
include neighborhoods constructed in the post war period, there will be an effort to update the
bibliography.
Svendsen said her second objective is to identify major preservation planning issues and problems that
the Commission would like to see emphasized. She asked Commission members to share any specific
concerns they might have.
Weitzel said that one important issue is property owner rights and the preservation movement. He said he
would also like to have Svendsen look at modern building standards and preservation. Weitzel said that
parts of the building code have specific clauses for exceptions for preservation; however, this
administration authority is not looking at those at this point.
McCallum asked if there is a state historical building code. Svendsen said there was an effort to enact
one a few years ago, but it was never passed. She stated that the Uniform Building Code established a
uniform rehabilitation code, and there is now a 4F section that allows for local building officials to grant
exceptions. Miklo said he beiieves the City adopted that.
McCallum said that California has a historical building code for the State that grandfathers in older
buildings and allows some flexibility for historic buildings. Svendsen said that in the mid 1980s she was
part of a historical building code board at the State level. She said that when the architect on that board
left, the group fell apart. Svendsen said that in the meantime, there was so much work going on nationally
that it was thought better to stick to a national code like the Uniform Building Code, which could be
defended in court and would cross boundaries. She said that flexibility was then left in the hands of the
chief building official and that in most communities, the chief building officials have become more
persuaded about historic buildings being salvageable and have come to understand the field much better.
Svendsen said that technology has also changed things. She said she would investigate how the 4F
exception has been used in the past and what has prevented it from being used. Svendsen said there is a
potential for conflict between the chief building official and the Commission, and she would follow up on
that.
Maharry pointed out that the City recently designated a cultural district. He said the City Council felt it was
important to seek the designation but it is necessary to take advantage from the incentives, grants
available through the designation.
Svendsen said that in terms of the State historic tax credits, unless the property is in a CED, the owner
90es to the end of the line for the allocation of State tax credits. She said she hoped that would change at
the State level.
McCallum asked if new key structures would be identified as part of this process. Svendsen responded
that one of the specifications in the RFP was the identification of potential National Register-eligible
properties. She said it may be difficult to do a complete survey at this level but said she is always
reluctant to give up on a building until she knows its history. Svendsen said this will present an
opportunity to identify potential neighborhoods that might be eligible for survey work, and in that, there will
have to be an identification of potential individually significant properties.
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McCallum said he is concerned about Greek houses in particular, some of which are not in districts. He
said that some of the changes in the zoning code will allow some flexibility for properties. McCallum said
that if they were at least identified as key structures, they might benefit from some of the new zoning
language that allows different types of use and some exemptions. Weitzel said that in the past, Svendsen
had recommended doing this exact kind of survey. Svendsen said she would look for strategies that
wouid encourage the preservation of these types of buildings.
Maharry asked Svendsen if she would be investigating the previous preservation plan and its effects, both
positive and negative, on Iowa City. He suggested looking at demolition permits in the districts proposed
since 1982. Svendsen said there would certainly be an attempt to identify achievements and non-
achievements for each of the set objectives and to look at effects good and bad both inside and outside of
recommended areas and strategies.
Weitzel suggested also compiling a summary of the economic impact of preservation. Svendsen replied
that there will be a fairly extensive recommendation in terms of the next step, how it should be
accomplished, and how things are done in other communities. She stated that this would include a plan
for the Commission to follow as potentially another project or as asking the Planning Department at The
University to undertake a project on the Commission's behalf.
Svendsen said a State staff member brought to her attention the fact that the plan in the past did not
address issues of archaeology. She asked how the Commission felt regarding archaeology issues.
Weitzel said the City has a separate ordinance covering archaeological sites, but it might be interesting to
see how it has worked. Enloe said it would be beneficial to see what other communities have done in that
regard. Weitzel stated that Ames has a very different approach than Iowa City.
Svendsen asked if the Commission has felt the weight of the archaeological facet. Weitzel said the
Commission has not, and Enloe agreed. Weitzel said there have only been two archaeological issues in
the past five years. Svendsen asked if there is a sense that many archaeological resources have been
threatened or lost in that time period. Weitzel said it is difficult to tell, because neither the City nor the
County has a comprehensive survey, although he would suspect that things have been impacted without
people knowing it.
Svendsen said that as she works on the MPD, there are obvious things that surface in terms of what
hasn't been surveyed, for example things in Manville Heights and areas further west. She said the next
issue is identifying where the neighborhood meetings should be held and therefore where the emphasis
on developing strategies in the updated plan should be. Svendsen said she had four ideas in terms of
where emphasis should be.
Svendsen said she thought that the Longfellow Neighborhood, Summit Street, College Street, College
Hill, and Governor could be considered as one contiguous area. She stated that another area might
include the North Side, Jefferson Street, Goosetown, and Tank Town, as well as Dubuque Road and
Rochester.
Svendsen said a third area would basically be west of the river - Melrose and Manville Heights, partly
because they were deveioped almost at the exact same time. She said the Commission might want to
consider inviting University Heights citizens to participate at least at the neighborhood meeting level.
Weitzel asked Svendsen if she would include the University at all. Svendsen responded that during the
course of this process, the University needs to be inciuded as a group or by specific interviews or both so
that the University is engaged in a discussion of preservation that it has not wanted to be involved with in
the past. She said the State Historical Society is stronger than it has been in the past, which might
present an opportunity for the State Historical Society to engage the University as a parallel State agency.
Svendsen said the University should of course be invited to be involved in the neighborhood discussions,
as the University owns property in most areas discussed.
Svendsen stated that a fourth area to consider would be the downtown, which should be separate from
the residential areas because its needs are so different; the building stock and tax incentives are so
different. She said it would be worthwhile to invite owners of the Northside commercial property area to
the downtown meeting as well as to the Northside residential meeting. Weitzel said that Mercy Hospital
should also be invited to participate in the Northside meeting.
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Maharry said that the Kirkwood area is a potentiai area for targeting, Svendsen said she thought of
including that for the Longfellow Neighborhood, Weitzel also mentioned the South Moffitt District He
added that in Miller's Orchard, located between Highway One South and Benton Street, there is housing
stock that was buiit by the Douglas Corporation, although he did not know if he would consider any of it
unique,
Svendsen said her final objective is to compiie names of people who would be worthy of interviewing, She
asked Commission members to e-mail her at svendsentvler@centurvteLnet with the name, e-mail
address, and phone number of any individual she might want to contact and an idea of why he or she
would have a unique perspective on preservation issues, Svendsen mentioned that she would particularly
like to talk to the person who put together a walking tour of literary figures in Iowa City,
Svendsen said she hoped to hold the neighborhood meetings in March and April, avoiding the week of
spring break, and asked if anyone had scheduling problems during those two months, She said that
Commission members would not need to attend all the meetings, but it would be good to have a few
commissioners at every meeting,
Maharry said that the City Councii would be reviewing this document, and he felt it would be important to
compare the City's personnel needs with regard to preservation with those of other cities, Svendsen said
she would also look at cities nation wide for such information, Svendsen said that when the Clarion
consultants are in town, they will hold planning sessions with the Commission and with other preservation
organizations, She expected that to occur in March or April.
Maharry said that the previous plan discussed the State historic property rehabilitation tax exemption, and
he asked if that still is in effect Svendsen said it still exists but has not been used very much, She said
that although the old law is still in force, for the project to qualify, it has to be identified as a substantial
rehabilitation,
Svendsen said the current tax credits would not likely be used frequently in Iowa City, because of the high
cost of real estate in Iowa City, She said the exemption requires the amount spent to be equal to the
adjusted basis of the buiiding, Svendsen said she would be examining other states to come up with ideas
that may make more sense in Iowa City,
Burford asked if there would be an opportunity here to address historic preservation and affordable
housing issue, Svendsen said she would look at affordable housing but said she was not certain the
Commission would want to make preservation obligated to solve the affordable housing issue, She stated
that it would be an appropriate thing to look into to the extent that the City may be looking to developers
to solve the affordable housing issue with reconstruction,
Weitzel stated that this is an important process, and participation is important because the plan is
expected to be in effect through 2020,
ANNUAL GOAL SETTINGIWORK PLAN FOR YEAR 2006:
Weitzel asked how many goals the Commission had besides the Preservation Plan for the next year.
Terdalkar distributed the Work Plan Goals and Objectives, Weitzel said it would be good to finish up
some of the goals and objectives; however, there would be a lot of work to do on the preservation plan,
which should get priority, Maharry said the goals are all worthy goals, but if there is the same volume of
applications for certificates of appropriateness as in 2005, there will not be time to work on other goals,
Weitzel pointed out that some of the goals would be picked up by Friends of Historic Preservation or other
organizations,
Ponto asked if notification of property owners in historic districts would be repeated, Terdalkar replied that
letters are going out this month, Ponto said he feels it is important to send those letters out annually,
Carlson asked if the community outreach expected by City Council before any new districts are proposed
would be part of the new plan, Weitzel said it might be worthwhiie for the Commission to wait untii the
plan Is in place for the next set of districts, Carlson agreed that it is important but might be better to come
after the plan, when people are more aware of what is going on, Weitzel said the goals and objectives
would be kept as a notation unless anyone had anything new to add,
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ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION:
Certificates of Appropriateness:
315 Brown Street. Terdalkar said that this is the second application concerning this property. He said the
Commission reviewed this project with alternative designs, but the applicant has come back with a new
plan that would not remove the screened porch but would partially enclose it and would replace some of
the windows on the house. Terdalkar said the proposed enclosure would be about eight feet by six feet.
He said that the window on the east side would be replaced with a window of shorter height, and on the
second floor, a bathroom window would be relocated to allow interior modifications. Terdalkar added that
the materials are consistent with the guidelines.
Rapson, the consultant for this project, stated that the first addition would have cost more than the bank
was willing to loan. She said the new goal is to enclose a portion of the back porch, putting a new
foundation underneath it that would match the existing, to create a mudroom but also to lend some more
base to the second floor addition. Rapson said they would also try to improve the open spot by continuing
the siding down. She said it actually extends a little beyond the porch roof so the underside would
probably be finished like a soffit to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Rapson said that the two posts
would be left in their current location, and the back steps and the porch would be left the same.
Rapson said that the bathroom window on the second floor would be moved 18 inches. She said the
kitchen windows on the east side would now be left in their current location, but the plan would shorten
the windows to accommodate kitchen counters.
Rapson said there would be no changes to any roofiines or any footprint. She said the owners would be
reusing the back door and would be installing a new wood storm door.
MOTION: Enloe moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the revised project for 315
Brown Street, as proposed. McCallum seconded the motion.
Terdalkar said the applicant had called him and asked that the Commission should consider only the first
proposal. The applicant has decided not to pursue the Alternative 1.
Maharry said he would be interested to vote or at least discuss the alternative. He said that the last time
when the Commission approved this, there was a bumpout that the Commission tried very hard to get rid
of. Maharry said the Commission ended up approving it by allowing exceptions to some of the guidelines.
He said that in the new configuration, that situation is not improved to the historical standards of the
neighborhood by remaining bumped out there. Maharry said the alternative provided for a seamless first
and second story.
Carlson agreed that the alternative proposal might be more aesthetically harmonious, although this is
actually more historically correct. He said, however, that if it is kept the way it is, he would have no
problem with it. Terdalkar pointed out that the alternative is not 'seamless' on the east fa9ade as the first
story is slightly wider than the second story addition. Enloe said he agreed with Carlson on that point.
McCallum asked if the alternative is something the property owner wanted. Strode, the property owner,
said that they could use the additional space, but it would be a lot more complicated. She said the
contractor pointed out that there would be about three different planes on the east side that would be an
issue. Rapson stated that part of the rationale for this plan is that there would not be so much money
invested in this that the porch could not come off later. She said it would be a short-term solution for the
owners so that they would not have to spend so much money trying to fix a bad thing that they don't really
want anyway.
The motion carried on a vote of 8-1, with Maharrv votinQ no.
1201 Sevmour Avenue. Terdalkar stated that this is an application for the replacement of a garage on a
contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. He stated that the plan is to replace an old garage
with a new, two-car garage that would have a footprint of approximately 29 by 26 feel. Terdalkar said that
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at the highest point, the new garage would be 20 feet from the ground, and most of the materials to be
used are consistent with the guidelines.
McCafferty said that the house is very small, but the owners like the neighborhood and want to expand
the house with an addition so that they can continue to live there and have the house function for their
needs. She said that part of the plan includes demolishing a small model-T garage and building a larger,
more functional garage and a new addition. McCafferty said this application is for the demolition of the
existing garage and construction of the new, because that will potentially have some impact on what is
done with the addition.
McCafferty said the current garage has some rotting around the bottom, and it sits on the ground; there is
no slab. She said that with the new garage, she has tried to reduce the scale of it, particularly from the
street, and to evoke the look of the old garage by having the little bumpout with the gable on it.
McCafferty said that on the rest of it she has used a hipped roof so that there will not be the large scale
from the front and back yards as one would have with a gable roof. She said that from an elevation
viewpoint, the height may be 23 feet, but using a hip roof also adds perspective, so that it will appear to
be smaller and shorter than what is seen in the elevation.
Weitzel asked for the height of the house. McCafferty said the house is 28 feet wide, and it's the same
pitch as there is aiong the largest gable of the house, not the more decorative gables on the front. She
said that the width of the actual garage is 24 feet, so it's not going to be as high and wiil also appear
lower visually because of the hip roof. McCafferty said the garage would be 24 feet wide by 26 feet deep
for most of the garage. She distributed a sketch of how the addition would look if the garage project is
approved.
Weitzel said the Commission has allowed other demolitions of garages on this same block, including one
on Clark Street. Enloe asked how reparable the garages were in the case of the other demolitions.
Weitzel said that at least one of them was reparable, but it was decided that the garage was not
specifically unique. He said that for the other garage, the owner insisted that it was not reparable,
although some of the Commission members disagreed, but ultimately the owner could not park in the
garage because it was a small 1920s or 1930s garage.
Weitzel said the Commission has to balance keeping the house usable and livable and museum-quality
restoration. McCafferty said that on the plans, she tried to maintain the scale and character of the front of
the house, but the back of the house, in terms of the addition, has been changed dramaticaily. She said
that in general, the rear part of the property has been altered significantly.
Maharry asked for the dimensions of the existing house. McCafferty said the front elevation is 28 feet by
32 feet. Maharry asked how the elements of mass and subservience to the main house would be met with
the new garage. McCafferty said that it would be smaller in size, smaller in width, and would have a hip
roof to diminish the scale. Enloe said he thought it would be of an appropriate scale once the addition is
built, but he is a little troubled by the two-step process in which the Commission is asked to approve a
garage that approaches the size of the house, although this is a fairly iarge lot.
Maharry noted that the footprint of the proposed garage is approximately 639 square feet, and that of the
existing house is approximateiy 896 square feet. McCafferty said that the house is one and one-half story
versus a one-story garage. She stated that the house is at least 3 Y, feet taller than the garage. Brennan
said that it is also heavily wooded in the back yard and the alley, with fencing on the east elevation.
Ponto asked if the pitch of the garage roof was planned to match something. McCafferty replied that on a
Tudor revival house like this one, the main mass of the house is of a lower pitch and then on the front
there is a steeper pitch. She said that the garage roof would have the same pitch as the largest mass on
the house to keep it lower, so it won't compete with the main house.
MOTION: Ponto moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 1201 Seymour
Avenue, as proposed. Pardekooper seconded the motion.
Carlson said he is troubled by the footprint size and the admittedly non-functional for the current vehicles
garage. He asked, if the demolition is approved, is there any case in which the Commission would not
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approve the demolition of a small period garage that is not particularly ornamental but is just a functional
model- T type garage.
Weitzel said the statements that have been made are that garages that match the house were in really
good shape, although the issue has always been presented as functionality. He said however, that denial
would prohibit an owner from being able to park, or he would have to build another garage next to that
and take up the rest of the lot with another garage.
Enloe added that garages of that time period were not built on slabs and therefore tend to be a little weak
at the bottom. He said that once again, any garage of this period becomes vulnerable to that kind of
judgment. Enloe said he was concerned that the City would lose this as a class of building. McCafferty
said that there is a precedent for allowing this.
Pardekooper said that aesthetically, looking from the street to the back yard, this will make the whole
property look nicer. He said that any future addition will be based on approval of this, and McCafferty
confirmed this.
Maharry said that a larger garage may be okay, but its size of compared the cottage is a concern. He
read from Section 6.2 of the guidelines, which recommends, "Constructing garages and other
outbuildings that are clearly subordinate in size to the primary structure." Maharry stated that it is a
recommendation and that this would not be disallowed by the guidelines.
McCafferty stated that there are a number of two-car garages in the alleys in this area. She added that
typically the older two-car garages have a hip roof. T erdalkar pointed out that the houses in such
instances are generally bigger.
Weitzel said that Commission members need to decide if this meets the criteria of scale, mass, and
historical significance of the existing structure and vote accordingly.
Enloe said he believes the proposed plan diminishes the visual mass to a reasonable degree. He said,
however, that whether it is calculably subordinate or perceptibly subordinate is an individual judgment
call. Enloe agreed that it would be subordinate to the larger house, but that is not an issue at this point.
The motion carried on a vote of 5-3-1; with Carlson, Enloe and Maharrv votina no: and McCallum
recusina himself because of a business relationshiD with the contractor.
DISCUSSION OF SECTION 4.11: GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS OF THE IOWA CITY HISTORIC
PRESERVATION HANDBOOK:
Carlson said he has not yet completed the memo to be sent to the City Council regarding this issue. He
said that there are actually two points to be addressed: one is what the City Council actually asked the
Commission to do in reviewing Section 4.11, and the other concerns the implied direction of the City
Council with regard to the application for a project at 417 Grant Street. Carlson said that the second point
has been affected by a phone call that Terdalkar had with Ms. Duarte.
Terdalkar said that at Weitzel's direction, he contacted the applicant to see if she could meet with the
representatives of the commission, Vice-Chair Richard Carlson and Justin Pardekooper and staff to
propose and explore the options commission has considered. Terdalkar said the owner has said that she
is open-minded about reaching to a solution, and he hopes to make some progress in that direction after
the meeting with Ms. Duarte on Monday or Tuesday.
Weitzel said the owner did not make clear at the first meeting is that there is a leak over the oriole on the
bumpout on the south side, and the plaster there is now starting to become wet. He said he did not know
the condition of the gutters, although last year's hailstorm and lack of a repair job is one possibility for the
cause of such a leak. Weitzel said he would be concerned about the Commission making a change in its
decision simply because the owner is not doing maintenance.
Pardekooper asked if the contractor at least made the situation watertight. Weitzel said the contractor
was allowed to finish and did go ahead and finish the roof. He said the contractor put tar paper and
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shingles on the north gutter but did not close off the ends. Weitzel said the investigation with the owner
would help determine what caused the leak.
Weitzel said that the owner contacted Jan Ream and had her look at the plaster, at which point Jan told
Terdalkar that they weren't going to enforce anything if the owner went ahead and did the work. Weitzel
said the Housing and Inspections Department can't do that but must follow the directives of the
Commission and the City Council. Weitzel said he then asked Terdalkar to contact the owner to discuss
the situation with her.
Carlson said he would just like to see the owner come before the Commission and discuss this. He said
that if the Commission couid eliminate all the options the owner has eliminated and say that the only two
options are what she is doing or a $3,000 complete rebuilding, he would certainly consider what the
owner wants to do. Weitzel agreed but said that there are several other steps the owner has skipped
over. Carlson agreed and said that before the owner completes those steps, the Commission can't do
anything.
Carlson said that the guidelines do allow exceptions in exceptional circumstances. He said that in terms
of the guidelines in Section 4.11, his sense from the last discussion was that most Commission members
felt the wording was fine, provided that there are a variety of options that will work in most cases.
Weitzel suggested the Commission give Carlson the latitude to complete the memo to the City Council
after and regardless of the meeting with the homeowner. Weitzel said the discussion with the homeowner
should be taken into account but said that a memo of some sort is in order, in any event. Carlson said
that he would send the memo to staff for review before sending it to the City Council. Gunn and Enloe
agreed that the memo did not need to be reviewed before the full Commission.
Minutes for November 10, 2005.
Weitzel asked Commission members to submit typographical or grammatical errors to Terdalkar.
T erdalkar pointed out that the tape recorder stopped working during the meeting and said that spaces
where there are parentheses or where statements are out of line should be filled in by those making the
particular comments.
Carlson stated that on page seven in the fifth full paragraph, the first sentence should read, "Carlson said
that the Commission had previously approved similar windows but not on a house of this style, and he did
not believe that paired windows would be appropriate in this case,"
Carlson said that on page six, in the third paragraph after the tape recorder quits, his meaning would be
better conveyed by, "Carlson said that he would probably vote against the demolition, because he
considers back porches to be character-defining features of houses of this period," which would
accurately reflect his intent.
Carlson said that on page ten under other, the second sentence should just be deleted, and the third
sentence should begin with the word, "Carlson." He added that in the last sentence of that paragraph, the
word "resources" should be changed to "experience,"
MOTION: Enloe moved to approve the minutes of the Commission's November 10, 2005 meeting, as
amended. McCallum seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0,
Weitzel pointed out that there would be a Cultural Advocacy Day in Des Moines on Monday, January 23"',
which would include information regarding the economic impact of historic preservation.
The consensus of the Commission was to begin future meetings at 6 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte.
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DRAFT MINUTES
IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM
410 E. WASHINGTON STREET
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Lisa Beckmann, GeoffWilming, Scott King, Beverly Witwer, Sara Baird, Martha
Lubaroff, Sehee Foss, Kate Karacay.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Paul Retish.
STAFF PRESENT:
Stefanie Bowers
ALSO PRESENT:
Billie Townsend, Jim McCue, David Shorr, Jane Balvanz, Blair Wagner.
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CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order at 7:02 p.rn.
2, APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was noted that under New Business--Cultural Diversity Day (CDD) the year was incorrect
and should be 2006. With that revision, a Motion to approve minutes of November 22, 2005 by Wilming and seconded by
King. Motion passed unanimously.
3, RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: No.
4, NEW BUSINESS:
a, Presentation of Certificates to Out20in2 Commissioners. Beckmann presented Certificates of Appreciation to former
Commissioners Townsend, Shorr and McCue.
b. Introduction of Incomine: Commissioners. New Commissioners Lubaroff, Foss and Karacay were introduced to
the Commission.
c. Relational A22ression, Witwer stated the Commission has selected bullying as a human rights issue and has worked
with bullying in the schools. Witwer added there has been concern about bullying in the community and also with United
Action for Youth (UA Y) and a variety of other organizations. Beckmarm mentioned that last year the Conunission
sponsored educators and others to attend Odd Girl Out. Jane Balvanz and Blair Wagner started with why they do this
program. Balvanz:" I'm going to tell you a little bit about why we do this. I've been a counselor in many, many
different types of schools, many, many, thirteen different schools to be exact. And I've always seen this problem, but
there was never a name put on it, and now there is a name called Relational Aggression (RA). I spend probably 90% of
my individual counseling with girls on RA, and get quite concerned that kids get hurt, and that kids go underground and
don't let us know that they're getting hurt. Also it always confounded me why they couldn't solve their ownproblerns.
They kept coming back and kept coming back, so that's my interest in it. And Blair has a much different interest."
Wagner: "My interest came personally when my daughter last year was in fourth grade, and she was involved in some
female bullying, and it got to the point where she spent a lot of her time sitting out in the hall crying for several times
every day. I was in school quite a bit, and it got to be a real, real struggle. And so that's how I carne to it from a personal
need, and then also as a life coach and when I teach law of attraction, my interest came as far as putting the two, the
problem and the solution together for a unique solution, and then hooking up with Jane, and that evolved from there."
Balvanz: " So how it started was based on what was going on with Blair's child and what was happening you know in
my business of school counseling. I like to give book studies. On the other side of your RA fact sheet, we studied Girl
Wars: Twelve Strategies That Will End Female Bullying. And it was suppose to meet only six times for just six hours and
it started meeting and it never quit. So, out of that was born a need to make this more public, and so we held a popcorn
and movie night at Kate Wickham School, and the parents were invited to come and bring their children. Children of a
specific age because the film was not totally age appropriate for young, young kids, not developmentally appropriate.
And then we went into breakout sessions and talked things over about RA. We found out that we have to give warnings
when we talk about RA because somebody has always suffered it in some way, and it's fresh and it comes back and we
actually had one girl who left the room crying because it was happening to her at that very time in her life. So the group
continued as Blair and I we're pretty passionate about this and we spent the whole last summer creating something called
the Seven Series, where we give seven ninety-minute presentations on RA and how to heal through it at Wickham School.
We're going to give our fourth session on this Thursday night, so we have been presenting RA things all through this
month, and did so at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. So to keep this brief I would like you to refer to your fact sheet
because there are two parts that I want to bring up. RA defined, it's the very first one. RA is the use of power in
relationships to hurt or control others. And with girls that typically includes gossip, exclusion, manipulation,
intimidation, teasing, taunting, harassing, and name calling. This is the part I want to bring forth is that RA can start as
early as preschool. Our kindergarten teachers see it. It's quite prevalent, and so we need to start lower than junior high.
It peaks in middle to high school and can continue into adulthood. It's found around the globe in most every culture.
Boys too can be victims ofRA; however RA is much more common among girls and women. So there's the definition.
And the second part I want to bring forth to you is the third one down, and that's the players. The three primary roles in a
RA situation are the victim, the bully, and the bystander. Girls may change roles in different situations and I like to give
the visual of a lava lamp because it seems like girls are continually changing groups and it grows and it morphs and it
breaks off and a lot of that can cause problems. The bystander role is significant. It may be the most significant role.
Being a bystander is somewhat like being a witness who leaves the scene of the crime. He or she can help the victim best
minimizing the bully's power. And I know you can read for yourself and I will leave you to do that. One of the things on
this sheet I also find kind of staggering is the technology, and I'm not going to go through that, but I am going to read the
last two sentences. Sometimes cell phones with cameras are taken into school bathrooms or shower rooms where others
are photographed, and these pictures can be posted on the Internet within minutes. The other side gives you some
resources and some prevention. When we presented to educators on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day our audience was
educators so we gave them some tips on how to watch for when RA is occurring. And I'm gonna ask at this point if
anybody has any questions?" Lubaroff: "Why do you think it's more prevalent in girls?" Balvanz: "Well you know
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they always talk about the boys use the direct approach, and get it over with, and I think that's true. But I think it still
festers underneath, and then that causes a more aggressive type of attitude. As women we're still in this culture we're
supposed to sit back and solve it a different way, and not confront it. And even though we're given the messages, a lot of
us are giving the message to, you know you need to confront someone, you need to tell someone. There was a girl who
knows about RA she's a wonderful girl at my school, and I've known her since she was a kindergartner, but girls don't
tend to report what's going on. They tend to hold it in more. So boys at least manifest it outwardly and girls let it
simmer, and that's why I think it's a cultural thing. And I think it's pretty cultural worldwide. That was interesting to
me." Wagner: "Girls tend to become pretty savvy at relationships and learning how to use relationships'. Yes and kids
can do all three of these. They can change, sometimes I'm the bully, sometimes I'm the bystander, and sometimes I'm
the victim." Beckmann: "In a situation when you're able to identify who a bully is, how is that dealt with in the school
context, if you're able to do that?" Balvanz: "Well there's a lot of investigation and it takes a long time because you've
got to make sure its not hearsay, and that you can gather witnesses, etc. And then in our school setting the bully
depending on the depth of the bullying, the degree of it. They can have an in-school suspension if its very, very horrible
and has been long standing. We give green lights for good, yellow lights for caution, and red lights for this is something
that needs to go home. What we try to do, I usually try to get them in a circle and see everybody's part in it, and then try
to work out the problems and get a resolution that way. Now that's not magic. I mean that takes a lot of work and if this
is deeply ingrained and has been happening for a long time. You know you're just going to talk with the teacher and say
watch this, and its also really pretty key to talk to your playground people because the teachers don't see RA that much
because its very, very structured. But as soon as those kids get into the hallway or a lunchroom or outside, it's not as easy
to catch it. !t's kinda sneaky stuff. Any other questions?" Karacay: "What does the parent do if they think their kids are
being targeted?" Balvanz: "The parents fIrst need to educate themselves; pretty much I would give these tips to parents."
Karacay: "I mean if they have a kid that won't go to school or their grades are going down?" Balvanz: "Yeah, well first
you're going to have to fInd out why, and you're gonna have to have a good relationship with your child to understand
that, because a lot of times kids won't tell you, a lot of times. But if you're talking about little kids, you have little kids
right now." Karacay: "Yeah but they will be injunior high someday." Balvanz: "We want to start early so what we
want you to do is to be an extremely good role model, and that starts at home. I mean some of the time when you're not
even thinking about it you're talking to somebody and your child is overhearing you. Just make sure you're a really,
really good role model, and I say that because with the women that we started with, they all tended to be victims, and their
children all tended to be victims. So they learned from their parents. I'm telling you start early because that's what I
finnly believe that its rooted, and being a strong role model helps. Strong role modeling, and telling them how to handle
themselves in a RA type situation, which would be tell the person to stop, and if they don't stop seek the help of a
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grownup. Also work with allies, it helps a lot if the kids have friends that will see the situation and can take them away
from that situation, say like come play with me. And that's just the tip of the iceberg." Wagner: "There are some really
good children's books. What I did when it happened last year is I started educating myself. There are some great books
for parents, and then I got some bullying books that were geared toward the age range of my child and we read them
together, and then we did role-playing. I'd pretend to bully her and then she would practice what she say or what she
would do. And that was very effective. And we have our approach too for working it also can be used by parents."
Balvanz: "Talk to the teachers and just get involved yourself. I think Blair has one of the best ideas, role modeling it.
Let's pretend this happens. How will you handle it? My Secret Bully is a really good book for little kids. It's also a really
good book for big kids and adults. It's a great example of a parent in a bullying situation, how she handles itmit is really
good. I'd better stop." Wagner: "We did want to make sure we pointed out that we talked about RA in schools, and in
school aged children. There's also quite a bit ofRA that happens in the adult world, in the workplace settings. Whether it
is for profit companies, non-profit companies, or government agencies. We're heard stories from different volunteer
groups, social organizations. It really happens anywhere where there are adults, and so we're interested in working with
that as well. We 'ye started our focus at the elementary school age, but we're also interested in working with it beyond
that because we've gotten more information on working with that as well. What we wanted to do was introduce you to
our approach. In the workshops we hold, what we're doing is we took the problem ofRA and we're applying a certain
solution and put the two together. And what I teach as a life coach, what my specialties on the law of attraction or
quantum physics, or how to attract what you want in your life, or how to become aware of the vibes that we put off and
the impact that has. Those are different ways of saying the same thing. And so what we've done is we've looked at the
problem of RA and I should have kept a couple myself. It had the definition there. The definition of law of attraction that
we've been working with the kids is I'm a magnet for whatever I give my attention, energy and focus to, whether wanted
or unwanted. So when we're working with the girls and with the parents what we're talking about is that idea of being a
human magnet, and when stuff keeps happening and there's patterns, and I don't like it, why is that. Well its because so
and so was mean and she did this and she did that, but why is that. Yeah its like okay, what's going on inside that's
actually, that's attracting those types of people, or just those circumstances or situations. So we work with them on really
looking at it, and we talk about vibes, which is really cool because they get that. You kuow we weren't sure when we first
did that how this was going to work, but we do a lot of hands on work. We give actual magnets we've done, magnets in
trying to pick up what they want with the idea of putting your attention on what you want. So we try to make it real
kinetic as well, as just conceptual. We've done activities with mirrors. Practiced doing meditative breathing, which was
really neat to see in a room full of moms and girls. Some of them were giggling and jnst couldn't get into it, and some of
them were really doing the deep belly breaths, and it was really neat. We've done joumaling, skits, and lots of activities.
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So that's attraction and how we're applying it. We have another handout that's called The Attraction Cycle. And put a
little dot by situation because that's your starting point. So what we teach is that a situation happens in our lives, and from
that we form a thought. We have an opinion; we have a judgment, a belief, and a thought. We think whatever we think
about it, and from that thought it creates a feeling. So if I'm thinking angry thoughts at someone it's going to cause a
certain feeling that I have. That feeling is going to emit vibes and send vibes out, and that's going to attract certain
attractions, certain situations. I have another situation and then from that I form a thought, and you can see where it keeps
going. So this is the cycle that we're teaching and then we ask----ifI want to make a change in what's happening to me
where on here do I have control? If! don't have control with what other people do or the situation, where do I have
control? The thoughts which lead to the vibes, because I own my vibes, and where I can start if you work back. It's with
the thought or you could start at the feeling. There are ways of just getting in a feel good place without even thinking like
in nature, exercising, or meditating." Balvanz: "That comes from the thought that goes to the feeling." Wagner: "This is
the area where we start. And so what we do is we teach the girls to be aware of what their thoughts are. You know what
are you thinking? What do you want in a friendship? Well I don't what someone who is like this. I don't want someone
like that. We show that language, and it serves as a mirror and reflects back. Okay where do you put it? What are you
putting your attention on? What you don't want, and what is, and what are you getting more of, and so what do you want.
And so we've done activities where we talk about the ideal friend and what kinds of characteristics are there. So that's
our approach---looking at it from what am I attracting? What can I change in myself to attract what I want?" Balvanz: "I
think one other thing that's important to add is after you understand what's going on there comes a choice. You can either
choose to stay in a negative cycle, or you can flip over to the positive cycle, but it does corne to a choice. We have girls
that will continually stay in a negative group and hope that I will fix them or the other girls." Wagner: "So to summarize
we have lots of quotes that we love that we use in the workshops. One of them is from Steven Kubby's, "In the end the
only thing we really have control over is ourselves." And that is really the basis of what we're teaching. So that is what
we do." Witwer: "As a group are you going from school to school? Is the school district?" Wagner: "That would be
great if we could, but we promised to start a Wickham girl's program, and that's what we're creating right now. So we're
piloting these workshops, so our official role is with Wickham Elementary School. We're very interested in taking it
beyond like Jane said we spoke at Martin Luther King, Jf. Day with the other educators to let them know what we're
doing, and there were some interested. You know as people hear about it, they say oh can you corne to our school. But
nothing has happened formally or officially, so we've gotten out feet wet, we've gotten to where we're comfortable with
the material. We've had a lot of practice with it, and now we're ready to go beyond that and so we just, we're not at the
point yet of knowing exactly what that form will be." Beckmann: "I was just thinking that it would be great you know if
the school district bought into what you're doing. I mean there are kind of two choices, either you could go to school, or
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you could train the trainer sort of thing and teach somebody at each school to facilitate these sorts of groups, which would
be wonderful. My daughter just started junior high so I can appreciate what you're doing." Wilming: "Has it worked?"
Balvanz: "In some cases yes. In some cases some people are not willing to change. They want everybody else to change.
I swear the key in this is starting young I think, really young." Wilming: "That's why it occurred to me because you did
mention that it can continue with adults and a light went off, oh yeah, that situation." Balvanz: "Backstabbing, rumors,
gossip, yeah." Wilming: "I guess a lot happens in the work place too. Outside of here we'll probably be in touch about
some issues, but I just wonder how possible it is to change a situation like that in the hustle and bustle of the workplace."
Balvanz: "It's basically the same thing we talked about here real briefly. There are different tools that you can use to help
people get self-awareness, and that's really the first step. Observing myself. What am I thinking? What's happening?
What do I like that's happening? And then recognizing that I have a responsibility for everything in my life, and not
everyone is at the point where they're ready to accept that. Such as the girl at the school who's been educated, and that's
all of her life, and when it came time to, she did not bring up RA just until before winter break, and it was so deep and the
hurt was so deep that her parents wanted her taken out of a particular class and put into another one. That's not something
we usually do, but it was a kind of a unique situation so she did get put in another class. What I don't like about that is
what did she learn? She knew what to do but she would rather die than tell us, so that's why again I stress you must start
really early. To answer your question, as far as in the business conununity--what we would do if we were asked to come
into address RA in the workplace? We would approach it from the standpoint oflooking to see if there was a team that
was having dysfunction or some problems and really working with the team as far as recognizing what are the problems
here." Wagner: "We do an activity that's called the tea tool. It's very simple. It is basically saying my ideal, whatever it
is you want, you draw a line down the middle and you just vent everything you don't want. If it were my ideal project
team that I were on you'd list everything that you don't want in a team. I don't want people who are this. I don't want
you know, a boss whose micromanaging, whatever it is. And then you take each of those like Jane said earlier, you flip it.
You flip each one over and then when you're finished you let that go and you don't ever go back to it. You use it.
There's a term for that it is called contrast, which is what I don't want. You use it and then you're done with it and then
you focus on what you do want, and there are ways of taking that and keeping your attention and your energy on what you
want. Amazing, amazing things happen. I've seen a lot of stuff happen when you do that and people get amazed when
they start realizing I attracted that, wow. I mean it's just like its so empowering. So that's what we would do in a
business situation. Some simple tools like that." Witwer: "What do the rest of you see our role in this or what can they
do for us? What can we do for them? I'm curious to what the rest of you all think." Karacay: "Well I'll jump in. I
guess as a mom I'd like to see this in every school, and they didn't have this when I was growing up, and God knows I
think every girl went through this." Balvanz: "It's just that girl stuff, yeah brush it off. And that was before there was a
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real term for bullycide, which is suicide from bullyiug and it has happened enough that it actually has its own term. So
yeah it's gotten to where it's taken more serious." Karacay: "Is it possible to get it implemented iu like you know the
junior highs here and all the elementary schools?" Balvanz: "We're looking for ways to do that." Lubaroff: "Seems to
me that training the teachers would be a big part of it because when I think about young kids, pre-school where you say it
can start. They don't have, I don't think those kids have the words to be able to say I'm experiencing RA. So I think that
teachers need to be traiued on how to recognize it, and also have a model, and I think parents do too because I probably
when my kids were little, I probably was talking to somebody, and you know saying mean things and my kids hear it or
heard it. So I think there's a tremendous trainiug before you can actually get the kids to the poiut where they have enough
insight into themselves to be able to do what you're trying to get them to do or see it or solve it."
Beckmann: "1 mean I know we have a lot of interaction with Marion Coleman at the school district, and I think it's fair
that we could certainly contact her and tell her we heard what you guys had to say. We thought it was a good program,
but I don't know really what more we could do beyond that aspect. And that's different than going through the school
district because then you have curriculum and other issues you know defined, whereas ifit's public I would imagine you'd
have more flexibility." Witwer: "So you're thinking like a public forum like the forums we normally hold except have
you folks do some training or present your topic? And some of the kids who have been trained setting models of what
other kids can do, and telling stories and relatiug this experience that they've had because that's where the power is. It's
in the group that have been effected by the training now, that have the power to say something about what they thought
about it. What was meaningful to them. And here again it has to be done sensitively, but I trust that can be done, and that
the students will understand that they can't hurt others, that they need to speak in a voice that will be okay. And I
wondered if you wanted to have it at Wickham? Has there been a public forum at Wickham invitiug everyone?"
Balvanz: "No, just the Wickham community because we are just starting and we're test driving this to see you know how
we can tweak it, and ifit was effective how we have done things. So we haven't had it public beyond Wickham, but yes
we'd be happy to have it public beyond Wickham." Witwer: "But I was thinking, we've done most of our things at the
ICPL. But we've also talked about how sometimes you pull more people iu if you put it someplace where they are.
Where you already have kind of a ready group that's gorma show up, and then you have your TV cameras going. Also,
when we do public forums we always tape them and reshow them on channel four, so that's a constant replay." Wagner:
"Yeah, we'd be happy to you know, if you had a structure of what you want. We could do activities with the girls. We
could do question and answer. We could do more like lecture you know, sharing information, and teaching." Balvanz:
"One thing that we didn't mention that we do in this and is quite effective is one of us takes a parent group; the other takes
the children's group. And the parent group is a very healing group where a lot of stuff comes out, and Blair usually does
that. We switch off sometimes and I usually take the kids and do some kind of skits, something like that. Then we come
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back and the parents present to the kids, and the kids report back to the parents." Beckmann: "You know folks might
balk at this, but I'm kind of a big fan of doing things more than once. You know like I imagine if I ever go sky diving I'm
going to be scared to death and then when I get done I'm going to go cool, I wantJo go do that right away again. And I
kind of think about that when we do public forums because I think that we don't always do the best job ofgelting our
target group. Just because I think you're my target that doesn't mean that you are and you might not be interested in it,
and so I often think that if we do things twice, or even a third time, that you come the ftrst time and you tell your neighbor.
I went to this and it was great, but they only held it once. You know so I'm not trying to say that we necessarily want yon
to commit to more than once, but think about that." Witwer: "So we need to probably wrap this up, but how would you
like to proceed as a group? Would you like to have a couple folks work with you? I'm pointing to you because it seems
to be your area and tell me no if you don't want to. And your timeframe, we talked about how this group you're working
with now will have a sort of peak time when things are fresh. And so we need to work with that time frame, and also with
all of the issues ofpermiss~on and all that." Foss: "From my experiences working you know coaching and I was a mentor
for teenage girls and other children. I volunteered at Weber and I felt like the children there, I don't know if it was my age
or what it was, but they seemed to open up to me a lot more than say their teacher. Like I poured a lot of stuff that I heard
from them to the teacher. I'm not sure if this is possible, but like you know having high schoolers or young college
students kind of go in there and be involved in this training. Be involved and talking to these kids. I had girls who told
me things like they don't tell their parents just because of simply my age." Halvanz: "That's a very effective model to do
the mentoring and there are some places that have done that. We talked about doing that, having junior high girls come in
and mentor Wickham, and then even high school mentoring at the junior high level. That model works for just the reasons
that you gave. They just can relate better and they look up in awe to girls who are four years older. We had one girl that
was really picked on last year and she's a wonderful kid, and just her group decided just last year in the sixth grade to
ostracize her, and she went through a really hard time. And, I held a mini dance marathon at Wickham for The
Children's Miracle Network last Friday and she came and she was very changed in a positive way and I was able to talk to
her. What's it like for you now? Is it belter? And could you come back and talk to our girls about it sometime? And that
was the one that ran out crying last year at the popcorn, so she's had a lot of growth. Thank you very much."
d, Election of Officers. Beckmann opened the floor for 2006 Chair. Witwer announced how pleased she was with
Beckmann's work as Chair and would like her to continue as Chair. A Motion for Beckmann to be chair for 2006 by Witwer
was seconded by Wilming. Motion passed unanimously. Wilming nominated Witwer for Vice-Chair. A Motion for Witwer
to be Vice Chair by Wilming seconded by Beckmann. Motion passed unanimously.
e. Avatar Project. Bowers started by mentioning a meeting she had with Jerry Nixon, at Cable T.V. and how nice it would
be to be able to work with the City Cable Department to showcase the Commission and the Commissioners. Beckmann
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thought it would be a good idea to showcase some of the events and/or programs the Commission has sponsored and also a
great way to invite local community icons like Kevin Burt to speak about their life and life experiences. King thought it
would be nice to do a program on low income housing.
f. Governor's Conference on LGBT Youth. Bowers wanted to know if Commissioners would be interested in attending
the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Conference in Des Moines on February 21 ". King thought he
could get the day off and attend the event. Beckmann wanted to know if the Iowa City Human Rights Commission (ICHRC)
could sponsor some students within the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) to attend the event and asked Bowers
to forward notice ofthe scholarships to Marian Coleman. King said he could drive three people up to Des Moines and back.
A Motion to contribute funds for 5 people to attend the event by Beckmann seconded by Witwer. Motion passed
unanimously.
g. Group Picture. Bowers took a picture of the Commission for advertisements for Cultural Diversity Day. Not pictured
were Baird and Retish.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Cultural Diversitv Dav. Beckmann announced that CDD is February 19"'. Beckmann mentioned that the ICHRC needs
Commissioners to volunteer to sit at the table. King stressed he did not want the table this year to be placed in the same place
as last year because it was a terrible location. Bowers said she had spoken to planners of CDD and requested that the
Commission have a different location. King wants a display board with the ICHRC name on it, versus just being there
handing out information. King also mentioned he would like to put posters up. Beckmann wants the ICHRC to use an easel
and pictures of diversity in Iowa City. King would like to hand out flyers advertising the movie series. King said he would
work with Bowers. Foss mentioned the ICHRC should have its own list serve and King added that a sign up sheet could be
placed on the table at CDD. Bowers mentioned that on the ICHRC website there is a list of events that the Commission will
be at or is sponsoring. Wilming mentioned WSUI-talk of Iowa as a place that is always looking for events of local interest.
Beckmann then requested Commissioners to volunteer to sit at the table for CDD. Lubaroff, Foss and Karacay volunteered to
sit at the tables. Foss 12-2, Lubaroff 2-4, Karacay 4-5. Wilming and King will lead the discussion at the Forum. Bowers said
she will get some type offavors to place on the table to hand out.
b. Youth Awards. Beckmann would like to have a commercial advertisement for the Youth Awards to air on City Channel
4. Bowers said she would contact Jerry Nixon and get a time set up for Beckmann. Beckmann announced the Awards would
be May 9th and nominations would be due April 14"'. Beckmann said in the past the Commission has accepted every
nomination they received and that the first year they had 38 nominations and the second year 72. Beckmann said she is
always in favor of honoring everyone because we should encourage every child. King said it is recognition not a competition.
Beckmann also reminded all Commissioners that they needed to be present for the event. Bowers then asked Commissioners
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to do follow-up with all the schools in about a month to see how the nominations were going. Bowers asked Commissioners
to look over the list to see if there were any schools or organizations not listed that needed to be on the list. Witwer mention
UA Y. King mentioned sending notice to the Iowa City Home Schooling Organizations. Witwer mentioned Heritage.
Karacay mentioned Willowwinds. Beckmann also wants an advertisement to be placed in the Daily Iowan. Beckmann also
mentioned that she would like to be able to read a letter from a famous Human Rights Leader at the A wards to show support
for the youth's efforts. Beckmann mentioned possibly Jimmy Carter. Foss mentioned Tom Harkin and David Skorton.
Witwer mentioned Bono. King mentioned Leach and Grassley. Beckmann agreed to write everyone and then if she gets a
response she will copy the letter so that each youth can receive a copy at the A wards. Bowers agreed to help Beckmann with
the letter campaign. This item will be placed on the February Agenda.
c. Movie Series Update. Baird reported that the Lost Boys of Sudan will be shown at the Iowa City Public Library (ICPL)
on March 7. 2006 with a panel discussion following the event. Baird also would like to add I'm Still Here: the Truth about
Schizophrenia to the film series list. Baird had hoped to show the film in May which is National Mental Illness Month but
due to so many events thinks June or July would be better. Beckmann added that since the film is not a student based film we
could show the film during one of the summer months. Bowers will check the ICPL schedule for available dates for the film
in July. This item will be on the February Agenda.
d. Tenant Landlord Proeram Update. Beckmann thinks this is a great program and Commissioners should think about
sponsoring the program again in early 2007. Wimer reminded Bowers to get the information from former Commissioner
David Shorr as to past participants. This item will be placed on the November Agenda.
e. Handouts for International Non-Native Speakers. King reported that he will be working closely on this project with
the International Women's Club and the University of Iowa Human Rights Center. King will get the handout translated into
Chinese. Spanish, etc., so the parents of new International Students will be able to have access to the things their children
deserve. King said that he made contact with Marian Coleman of the ICCSD who seemed very pleased about the project.
King said there will be a meeting in early February. This item will be on the February Agenda.
f. Emma Goldman Clinic's Annual Choice Dinner (Saturdav. Januarv 28. 2006). Bowers reminded Commissioners of
the upcoming Choice Dinner and wanted to know if anyone was interested in attending the event or afternoon talk with Rev.
Satchel. Witwer said she would attend the afternoon event and Karacay said she would try. Witwer will report back to the
group about this event at the February meeting.
6. READ CASES: Commissioners read one case where no probable cause was found.
7. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS: Foss mentioned a program, sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and the University
of Iowa Law School about Immigration Detention the Program aims to teach about detention--a know your rights campaign. Kinll
showed a pamphlet entitled Coming to America that relates stories of International School Students experiences in coming to Iowa
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City. King also mentioned he and another individual are proposing a mentoring program for new incoming GLBT students coming to
the University of Iowa. The Program would match faculty and/or staff member with the students. King also will be a part of a panel
later this week whose topic is Internal Gay and Lesbian issues. In addition, King announced the date of the Pride Festival as June 17,
2006. Baird mentioned she was attending the Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting next week to show support for the
County passing its own Human Rights Ordinance. Beckmann stressed how happy she was with the group and that this was a good
meeting.
8. STATUS OF CASES: Bowers updated Commissioners on the status of cases. Beckmann and Witwer liked the new format for
the report.
9. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Lubaroff and seconded by Witwer. Motion passed unanimously 7-0. The meeting
adjourned at 9:00 p.rn.
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Board or Commission: Human Rights
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2006
(Meetin" Date
TERM
NAME EXP. 1/24 2/28 3/28 4/25 5/23 6/27 7/25 8/22 9/26 10/24 11/28 12/26 12/27
Lisa Seckmann 1/1/07 X
Paul Retish 1/1/07 OlE
GeotfWilming 1/1/07 X
Sara Baird 1/1/08 X
Bev Witwer 1/1/08 X
Scott King 1/1/08 X
Martha 1/1/09 X
Lubaroff
Sehee Foss 1/1/09 X
Kate Karacay 1/1/09 X
KEY:
x = Present
o = Absent
OlE = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting
--- = Not a Member
NMNQ - No meeting, no quorum
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