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Home My WebLink About2006-01-31 Correspondence I ~ I ~~~~'t ~~"aDl' ........ ... tV6 {~I CITY OF IOWA CITY /3 MEMORANDUM Re: January 30, 2006 City Council City Manager Budget and information requests Date: To: From: 1. Property taxes by class. Proposed tax rate of 17.863 and amended tax rate of 17.238 2. Public art projects 3. Request by Airport Commission PUBLIC ART PROJECTS (as of Jan. 2006) . WeathercJance fountain $ 71,000 . Pedestrian mall sculptures o Balance $ 36,300 o Solar Marker I $ 36,300 o Ties that Bind (to be relocated Sprg 2006 from Rec Center lobby) $ 35,500 o Jazz $ 51,250 o Peninsula Sculptors Showcase (temporarily placed in Willow Creek Park) . Currently, Love is Strange $ 500 o Iowa Sculptors Showcase (annual exhibit by library) . Currently, Politically Purple $ 500 . Iowa Avenue Literary Walk . Irving Weber (COllaborative project with Lions Club) . Wall mural at Dulcinea (collaborative project with Dulcinea) . Neighborhood Art Projects o Longfellowneighborhood Historic Markers o Wings' Return, Longfellow o Geese, Goosetown (street sign markers) $ 11,100 o Houses, Northside (street sign markers-to be installed)$ 14,864 o Benton Hi/I Park Entry, Benton- Miller $ 30,000 o Wetherby Friends & Neighbors--in process $ 15,000 o Melrose Neighborhood-in process $ 15,000 $120,000 $ 15,000 $ 6,338 $ 11,500 . JUst fof Kicks, Iowa City Kickers Soccer Park, to be installed May, 2006 $ 35,000 . Birds in Flight, Sycamore Greenway, in process $ 35.000 $540,852 Funds allocated FY99= $100,000 FYOO= $100,000 FY01= $ 75,000 FY02= $100,000 FY03= $ 50,000 FY04= $ 50,000 FY05= $ 50,000 FY06= $ 50,000 FY07=$ 50,000 $575,000 IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1801 South Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Office Phone (319) 356-5045 " 23 January 2006 Re: Update to Airport Layout Plan (ALP) IA: ~t.Ll ~~~ --wi tAM a>>- ;;tAw; ~ (1..t1. ~~ To: Mr. Steve Atkins City Manager I was privileged to attend last week's City Council's Economic Development Committee and discuss issues related to Aviation Commerce Park South. One of the points I raised was the need to conduct a formal amendment to the Airport Layout Plan. The purpose for this study is to objectively assess the future land needs of the Iowa City Municipal Airport. This will allow us to present to the FAA a reasoned and objective plan for use of Airport property and may also allow us to better determine how and who to market such property that may become available. Even though we may be more than a year away from the need for any release of property, I believe the sooner we proceed with this update the more time we will have to address all the issues related to developing available property. In general discussions with Earth Tech and Snyder & Associates (consultants currently working with the Airport Commission) such a study would require approximately 2-3 months and cost around $15,000. I would be happy to discuss in more detail with possible vendors the specifics of such a study. Respectfully, ~II v I~'ty Randall D. Hartwig Iowa City Airport Commission, Chair 112412006 Property Taxes by Class of Property - Proposed FY2007 December 2005 . Proposed FY07 . FY09 I Utilities (Exci T olal Pr<>perty FYZ007 Rellldentlal Commercial Indulltrlal Gas/Elec) TiF Taxes LEVIES Tax Rate Dollars per $1,000 54.09% 43.52% 1.92% 0.47% 100.00oA. General Fund Taxable Valuation: 1,212.235,729 975,191.414 43,001,001 10,550,893 78,355,832 2,319,334,869 Tax Levies: General $ 18,504,092 8.100 10,008,864 8,052,981 355,279 86,969 18,504,093 Transft 2,170,233 0.950 1 ,173,879 944,485 41,668 10.200 2,170,232 Tort Liability 836,000 0.366 452,192 363,827 16,051 3,929 835,999 Librarv 616,803 0.270 333,629 268,433 11,843 2,899 616,804 Subtotal: 22,127,128 9.686 1 1 ,968,564 9,629,726 424,641 103,997 - $ 22,127,128 Spectal Revenue Levies: Emergency 616,803 0.270 333,628 268,433 11,643 2,899 616,803 Emnlovee Benefits 8,590,000 3.760 4,646,331 3,738,368 164,928 40,373 8,590,000 Subtotal: 9,206,803 4,030 4,979,959 4006,801 176,771 43,272 - 9,206,803 Debt Service 9,799,470 4.147 5,121,642 4,120,302 181,664 44,579 331,063 9,799,470 T olal City Levy Property 41,133,401 17,863 Taxes: $ 22,070,365 $ 17,756,829 $ 783,296 $ 191,848 $ 331,063 $ 41,133,401 January 23, 2006 _ FY07 Employee Benefit, Debt Service and Emergency Levies Reduced, Auditor's Certified Valuations Utilities (Excl Tolal Property I FY2007 Residential Commercial Industrial GaslElec) T1F Taxes , LEVIES I Tax Rate I Dollars per $1,000 53.73% 43.15% 2.56% 0.56% 100.00~ I General Fund Taxable Valuation: 1,204,942,067 967,589,856 57.498,282 12.479,384 77,784,899 2,320,294,488 I Tax Levies: I General $18,164,328 8.100 9,759,693 7,837,908 465,007 101,720 18,164,328 Transit 2,130,384 0.950 1,144,655 919,261 54,538 11,930 2,130,364 Tort Liability 820,400 0.366 440,801 354,003 21,002 4,594 820,400 Librarv 605,478 0.270 325 323 261,264 15,500 3,391 605,478 Subtotal: 21,720,590 9.686 11,670472 9372,436 556,047 121,635 - $ 21,720,590 Special Revenue Levies: Emergency - 0.000 - - - - - Emolovee Benefits 8,243,264 3.676 4,429106 3 556 968 211,028 46,162 8,243 264 Subtotal: 8,243,264 3.676 4429,106 3,556,968 211,028 46,162 - 8,243,264 Debt Service 8,994,181 3.876 4,670,730 3,750,678 222,881 48,374 301,518 8,994,181 II otall,;ity Levy r>ropeny Taxes: $ 38,958,035 17.238 $ 20,770,308 $ 16,680,082 $ 989,956 $ 216,171 $ 301,518 $ 38,958,035 Effect of City Council Changes & County Auditor Valuations $ (1,300,057\ $ (1,076,747) $ 206,660 $ 24,323 $ (29,545) $ (2,175,366) Requests from Boards/Commissions Senior Center - Additional hours 5 to 9/5 days $33,000 Library - additional hours - 3 hours per week $38,000 Airport - Master Plan amendment Telecommunications - no longer provide $100,000 to the General Fund toE> ;;3/ Parks and Recreation - Finance Master Plan for $75,000 from Parkland Acquisition Fund Airport operating subsidy for 07 of$120,000 budget does not include sale ofland at ACP, if sale proceeds applied would reduce subsidy to $80,000 amended rentals income +$15,000 ICAD current funding at $55,000 per year new request to increase to $100,000 Summer ofthe Arts - budget has $18,000 request $50,000 CVB Sports Authority- budget -0- request $15,000 (+1-) Water Rate Decrease- -5% Sewer Rate Increase - +8% Refuse Collection Increase- $.50 (+3%) Tax Rate Adjustment- from 17.863 to 17.238 Transit Route Amendments-to be presented Meet with Fire and Police- to be scheduled Aid to Agencies +3% Discussion of Franchise Agreement Discussion - Joint Communication Center I ~ I !~~~Ilf: ~'".:. ~aDl' ...,.. ... ttl~ ~I CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM DATE: January 30, 2006 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Dee Vanderhoef, Council Member RE: Public Art Funding Iowa City is a vibrant and diverse City that embraces all of the arts, both visual and performing. We, as a City, must sell our community to businesses and highly skilled workers. To accomplish the goals of quality of life AND building the tax base, we need to take bold steps as Rick Florida suggested in his book "The Rise and Fall of the Creative Class" for livable communities. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. City Council commit (present Council) to two years of public art funding to be split equally between the visual arts and the performing arts (Summer of the Arts/SOTA). We are presently looking at budgeting $50,000 per year for public art (govemed by City resolution). 2. City Council also continues to support from the events fund the $18,000 plus dollars as was expended last year for the consortium of Summer of the Arts activities. Public Art Fund Performing Arts Visual Arts (SOTA) TOTAL $25,000 $25.000 $50,000 Summer of the Arts Events funding TOTAL $25,000 $18.085 . $43,085 3. The visual arts fund reserve 2% of their annual allocations for maintenance, restoration, removing, and moving of City owned art objects. 4. All other visual arts expenditures will be used for capital purchases of art objects for the permanent collection. 5. Public Art Committee look at feasibility of providing walking and/or busing public art tours during Arts Fest and Jazz Fest. A self guided tour map might also be considered. U:dvartmemO.doc C l},-lU5 13/ (~~) BUDGET 07 Issue increase in re-valuation +16% desire to lessen impact lower tax rate use cash reserves Tax Rates current 06 17.729 per 100,000 $850 proposed 07 17.863 per 100,000 $951 amended 07 17.238 per 100,000 $917 . Change policy for cash reserves to 30% . Do not levy the emergency levy -.270 . Reduce benefits levy -.084 . Reduce debt service levy -.271 . Use cash to reduce debt levy .625 . 3.6% reduction in levy . Effect of levy reduction as if 116,000 would be 111,500 -_._--"_."-~,----_..._--,--_.-----~-~-_._~--_._"-"