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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
April 8, 2010
APRIL 9 SPECIAL WORK SESSION
IP1 Council Meetings and Work Session Agenda
IP2 Memorandum from the City Clerk: Revised Agenda for Search Firm Interviews
MISCELLANEOUS
IP3 Memorandum from the City Clerk: Referendum
IP4 Memorandum from the Director of Public Works to the Interim City Manager: Iowa City
Receives the 2009 IOWATER Watershed Group of the Year Award
IP5 Email from the Recycling Coordinator: ICMA Grant (ECO Iowa City)
IP6 Memorandum from the Public Information Assistant -Planning and Community Development:
The Planner
IP7 Police Department P.A.U.L.A. Report -March 2010
IP8 Letter from Lee Grassley, Mediacom, to the City Clerk: Cable Rates
IP9 Building Permit Information -March 2010
IP10 Memorandum from the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning and Community
Development: Update: Flood-related activities
IP11 Newsletter: Grand Wood Neighborhood Association -April 2010
IP12 Newsletter: The Long View -April 2010
IP13 Invitation: Money Smart Week Kickoff April 19, 2010
Invitation: Iowa Dance Fest 4, April 9, 2010 [Distributed at 4/9 Work Session]
Invitation: Reception with Reza Aslan, "Islam and the Middle East -April 12, 2010
[Distributed at 4/9 Work Session]
DRAFT MINUTES
IP14 Airport Commission: March 18, 2010
IP15 Parks and Recreation Commission: March 10, 2010
IP16 Housing and Community Development Commission: March 25, 2010
April 8, 2010 Information Packet (continued) 2
COUNCIL PACKETS ONLY
AVAILABLE IN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OR ON LINE www.ic ov.or )
IP17 Memorandum from the Associate Planner: Citizen Participation Plan, FY11 Annual Action
Plan & Annual Action Plan Amendments
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
www.icgov.org April 8, 2010
RIL 9 SPECIAL WORK SESSION
IP1 Council Meetings and ork Session Agenda
IP2 Memorandum from the City Jerk: Revised Agenda for Search F rm Interviews
MISCELLANEOUS
IP3 Memorandum from the City Cler ~ Referendum
IP4 Memorandum from the Director of blic Works to the Inter' City Manager: Iowa City
Receives the 2009 IOWATER Wate hed Group of the ear Award
IP5 Email from the Recycling Coordinator: I MA Grant (EC Iowa City)
IP6 Memorandum from the Public Information ssistant - tanning and Community Development:
The Planner
IP7 Police Department P.A.U.L.A. Report - Ma h 2 0
IP8 Letter from Lee Grassley, Mediacom, to the Cit Jerk: Cable Rates
IP9 Building Permit Information -March 2010
IP10 Memorandum from the Director of Public W rks and he Director of Planning and Community
Development: Update: Flood-related ac ivities
IP11 Newsletter: Grand Wood Neighborho d Association April 2010
IP12 Newsletter: The Long View -April 10
IP13 Invitation: Mone Smart Week Ki koff A ril 19, 2010 ~`,
RAFT MINUTES
IP14 Airport Commission: Marc 18, 2010
IP15 Parks and Recreation Co mission: March 10, 2010
IP16 Housing and Communi Development Commission: March 25, 2010
COUNCIL PACKETS ONLY
AVAILABLE IN C Y CLERK'S OFFICE OR ON LINE (www.icgov.org)
IP17 Memorandum fro the Associate Planner: Citizen Participation Plan, FY11 Annual Action
Plan & Annual tion Plan Amendments
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CITY OF IOWA CITY Work Session Agendas IP1
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• FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Emma J. Harvat Hall
8:OOa-5:OOp Special Council Work Session (City Manager Search -Recruitment firm interviews)
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
• MONDAY, APRIL 26 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Special Work Session
• TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:OOp Special Formal Council Meeting
• MONDAY, MAY 10 Emma J. Harvat Hall
TBD Special Work Session
Special Formal (Continue Work Session if necessary)
• MONDAY, MAY 31
Memorial Day Holiday -City Offices Closed
• TUESDAY, JUNE 1 Emma J. Harvat Hall
TBD Special Work Session
Regular Formal (Continue Work Session if necessary)
• MONDAY, JUNE 14 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Regular Work Session
• TUESDAY, JUNE 15 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:OOp Regular Formal Council Meeting
• MONDAY, JULY 5
Independence Day Holiday -City Offices Closed
• MONDAY, JULY 12 Emma J. Harvat Hall
TBD Special Work Session
Special Formal Council Meeting (Continue Work Session if necessary)
• MONDAY, AUGUST 16 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Regular Work Session
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:OOp Regular Formal Council Meeting
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CITY OF IOWA CITY Work Session Agendas April 8, zo,o
www.icgov.org
• MONDAY, AUGUST 30 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Special Work Session
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
7:OOp Special Formal Council Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
210 Census - .Iowa City .Moves For-wa~d When Yoii Send It Back
www. icgov.org/census
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Date: April 8, 2010
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk ~~~
Re: Revised Agenda for Search Firm Interviews
Due to the scheduled visit from Dept. of Commerce Secretary Locke late Friday morning a
revision to the interview schedule for City Manager search firms has been made.
Interviews have been set with four executive search firms for this Friday, April 9th, as follows:
8:00 AM - Colin Baenziger Associates
9:00 AM - The Mercer Group
10:00 AM - The Brimeyer Group
Recess
1:00 PM - Slavin Management Consultants
Immediately after the final interview Council will begin discussions to select a firm and direct
staff to begin negotiating the contract for Council approval.
A light breakfast will be provided. Lunch will be on your own, and no lunch will be provided.
U:croselection/memointeroiews # 2.doc
From: Kramer, Shira [mailto:SKramer@doc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:45 PM
To: Kramer, Shira
Subject: FRIDAY: COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKS TO ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN IOWA FLOOD REBUILDING EFFORT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Apri17, 2010
News Media Contact:
Nick Kimball, (202) 482-4883, nkimball(a~doc.~ov
FRIDAY: COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKS TO ANNOUNCE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN IOWA FLOOD REBUILDING EFFORT
WASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will be in Iowa City on Friday
to view the flood-resistant design of new construction at the University of Iowa and to
announce several new investments by the Commerce Department to assist in the ongoing
rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the Iowa flood of 2008 -part of a continuing effort
by the Obama Administration to help those impacted by the flooding. Locke will be
joined by Governor Chet Culver, Congressman Dave Loebsack and Mayor Matt Hayek.
The Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration will administer the
grants.
WHO: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
Governor Chet Culver
Congressman Dave Loebsack
Mayor Matt Hayek
WHERE: University of Iowa's P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Boathouse
Terrell Mill Park
N. Dubuque Street and Taft Speedway Street
Iowa City, IA
WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Friday, April 9, 2010
Press Arrival: 11:1 S a. m.
RSVP: This event is open press. To RSVP, please a-mail Shira Kramer at
skrarner(a~doc. ov. For more information, contact the Office of Public
Affairs at 202-482-4883.
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Date: April 8, 2010
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk '(~'
Re: Referendum
The attached affidavit and proposed ordinance was filed on Thursday, and will begin the petition
signature process. The timeline for the referendum is outlined on the attached schedule.
Petitions signed by a minimum of 2,500 qualified electors (registered voters) must be filed in the
City Clerk's Office no later than June 7.
Please contact my office with further questions.
Attachments: Affidavit To Commence Initiative or Referendum Proceedings
Referendum on 21 Bar Entry Ordinance Schedule
AFFIDAVIT TO COMMENCE INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PROCEEDINGS
STATE OF IOWA )
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )
The undersigned petitioner(s) hereby propose(s) to commence initiative or referendum
proceedings pursuant to Article VII of the Charter of Iowa City.
1. Each of the undersigned is a voter who is registered to vote in Iowa City.
2. The undersigned will supervise the circulation of the initiative or referendum
petition and will be responsible for filing it in proper form with the City Clerk of.
Iowa City.
3. The name(s), address(es), and phone number(s) of the petitioner(s) is (are) as
follows (print or type):
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5. The ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered is attached hereto as an
exhibit and by this referendum made a part hereof.
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to be the person(s) who executed the foregoing Affidavit, and who (or each of whom)
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Proposed Referendum (Bar admission age)
whereas, it is in the best interest of a democratic society, the issue
of bar entry age should be decided within the public realm.
Now, therefore be it resolved that Ordinance No. 10-4388 that amended
the bar entry age from nineteen (19) years of age to the "legal age",
which is currently twenty-one (21) years of age, be repealed.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
To: Dale Helling, Interim City Manager t7~-~
From: Rick Fosse, Public Works Director f ='~
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Date: April 7, 2010
RE: Iowa City Receives the 2009 IOWATER Watershed Group of the Year Award
Carol Sweeting, Iowa City's Stormwater Volunteer Coordinator will be accepting the "2009
IOWATER Watershed Group of the Year" award in behalf of the Iowa River Cleanup
Partnership. Each year, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources "IOWATER" volunteer
water monitoring program has the opportunity to recognize outstanding individuals,
organizations, watershed groups, and events through the IOWATER Awards. The Awards
will be presented at a ceremony this Saturday (April 10) at the IOWATER Open Forum
which will be held at the Scheman Building in Ames.
Post flood 2008 Sweeting began organizing partners and volunteers to remove flood debris
from the river banks and adjacent public and private lands along the Iowa River beginning at
the spillway in Peninsula Park proceeding to Hills, Iowa. Over a 15 month period
approximately 977 volunteers, collected 146 tons of trash and woody debris in 21 Saturday,
Sunday and weekday events along 14 miles of the Iowa River. Volunteers utilized
equipment such as 4-wheelers, hay wagons, tractors, trucks, canoes, flat bottom boats,
chainsaws, ropes and sheer strength to accomplish the task.
The Iowa River Cleanup Partnership included University of Iowa (UI) Environmental Science
Classes, 10,000 Hours student group, various Fraternities and Sorority groups, Kirkwood
Environmental Science classes, Community Volunteers, UI Water Plant, and Provost Office,
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation
District, Johnson County Conservation, Johnson and Iowa County Watershed Coalition,
Iowa City Landfill, Streets, Water and Engineering Divisions, Police staff and various groups
that came in from out of state.
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Marian Karr
From: Jennifer Jordan
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 2:18 PM
To: *City Council
Cc: Rick Fosse; Dale Helling; Maeve Clark
Subject: ICMA grant (ECO Iowa City)
Good afternoon,
As you may know, the Iowa City Public Library and the Public Works Department received a $57,000
Public Library Innovation Grant from the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) early in
2009. The grant, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, focuses on encouraging
libraries to work with local municipalities to improve working relationships for the good of citizens. ECO
Iowa City was one of nine grants funded across the United States from over 500 applicants. The focus of
ECO Iowa City is to give residents the information and tools to live more sustainably; the four areas of the
grant are urban composting and local food, smart waste disposal, energy conservation and urban
stormwater management. Maeve Clark, the Library's Information Services Coordinator, and I oversee the
grant. More information about ECO Iowa City, including our Earth Month events, is available at
www. icpl.orp/eco-iowa-city.
One of the grant requirements is a site visit by a grant administrator. Molly Donelan with the ICMA would
like to visit Iowa City in April. The main focus of her visit is to talk to several City Council members,
Library board members, City management staff and Library management staff to discuss the grant and
the partnership between the City and the Library.
Since we have so many events coming up, Maeve and I would like to invite Ms. Donelan to visit in April,
possibly on April 22 (Earth Day) and April 23. Is anyone interested and available either of those days to
meet with her to discuss the City/Library partnership and the grant?
Thank you!
Jen Jordan
cc: Rick Fosse
Dale Helling
Maeve C-ark
Recycling Coordinator
Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center
3900 Hebl Avenue SW
Iowa City, IA 52246
319-887-6160
www. icgov. org/landfill
2010 Census -Iowa City Moves Forward When You Send It Back
www.ic o~ v.or~;/census
4/7/2010
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
March 31, 2010 410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
To: Mayor Matt Hayek and Members of City Council ~~,, (3 19) 356-5009 FAX
From: Jodi DeMeulenaere, Public Information Assistant '\ www.icg°~.°~~
Planning & Community Development Department
Re: The Planner
Last summer, the Planning and Community Development Department introduced an
e-newsletter, "The Planner," to provide an alternative way for members of the public to receive
information about programs, projects, events, and meetings taking place in our department.
"The Planner" provides news from all division areas -Community Development, Economic
Development, Historic Preservation, Housing Rehab, Neighborhood Services, Public Art,
Urban Planning, and JCCOG Transportation Planning. Each issue also includes links from the
articles to the City's website where readers can access more information, as well as a list of
staff members and their contact information.
There is no charge for a subscription. If you'd like to subscribe, go to:
www.ic og v.org/subscribe
then to "Newsletter"
then click on "Planner Newsletter"
and enter your information.
Subscribers are e-mailed the newsletter each time a new issue is released, typically every one to
two weeks. Copies of current and past issues are also posted on the City's website at
www icgov o~/default/apps/PCD/newsletter.asp
If you have any questions or comments about "The Planner," please contact me at 356.5230
or a-mail jodi-demeulenaere@iowa-city.org.
Thank you!
IP7
Iowa City Police Department
P.A. U. L.A. Report -March 2010
(Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age)
Business Name (occupancy] Monthly Totals Year-to-Date Totals PAULA Visit
(occupancy loads updated Oct 'os) visits arrests visits arrests ear-to-date
808 Restaurant & Nightclub [176] 7 9 20 31 1.550
Airliner [223] 1 0 5 3 0.600
American Le ion [140J 4 0 8 0 0.000
Aoeshe Restaurant [156]
Atlas World Grill [165]
Blackstone [297]
Bluebird Diner [82]
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Blue Moose [436] 3 .
Bob's Your Uncle [260*]
Bo-James [200] 1 0 4 0 0.000
Bread Garden Market & Bakery [?]
[It's] Brothers Bar & Grill [556] 9 3 18 6 0.333
[The] Brown Bottle [289]
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar [189]
Caliente Ni ht Club 498 0 0 5 0 0.000
Carl & Ernie's Pub & Grill [92]
Carlos O'Kelly's [299]
Chefs Table [162]
Chipotle Mexican Grill [119]
[The] Club Car [56] 1 0 2 0 0.000
Colonial Lanes 502
Dave's Foxhead Tavern [87]
David's Place (aka Dawit's) [73]
DC's [120] 2 0 5 1 0.200
[The] Deadwood [218] 0 0 1 0 0.000
Devotay [45]
Donnell 's Pub 49
0
0
1
0
0.000
[The] Dublin Underground [57] 0 0 1 0 0.000
[Fraternal Order of] Eagle's [315]
EI Banditos [25]
EI Dorado Mexican Restaurant [104]
[BPO] Elks #590 [205]
EI Ranchero Mexican Restaurant 161
Englert Theatre (838]
The] Field House (aka Third Base) [420] 5 11 17 56 3.294
Firewater [114] 1 0 1 0 0.000
Formosa Asian Cuisine (149] 0 0 2 0 0.000
Geor e's Buffet [75]
Givanni's [158]
Godfather's Pizza [170]
Graze [49]
Grizzly's South Side Pub [265] 3 0 6 0 0.000
Guido's Deli [20]
Hawkeye Hideawa [94]
[The] Hilltop Lounge [90]
IC Ugly's [72] 0 0 1 0 0.000
India Cafe [100]
Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack [71]
Jobsite [120] (formally known as Kandyland) 3 0 5 0 0.000
Joe's Place [281] 1 0 3 0 0.000 0
Joseph's Steak House [226j p
Kamodo Klub [144] ~~ -~
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Linn Street Cafe [80]
Los Portales 161
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s [200]
Martini
Masala [46]
Mekong Restaurant [89]
Micky's [98]
[The] Mill Restaurant [325]
Lo al Order o Moose 476]
[Sheraton] Morgan's [231]
Motley Cow Cafe [82]
Okobo'i Grill [222]
Old Capitol Brew Works [294]
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s [299]
One-Eyed Jake 3
One-Twent -Six [105
Orchard Green Restaurant [200]
Oyama Sushi Japanese Restaurant [87]
Pagliai's Pizza [113]
Panchero's (Clinton St) [62]
Panchero's Grill (Riverside Dr) [95]
Piano Loun a 65
0
0
1
0
0.000
[The] Picador [261] 4 0 10 1 0.100
Pints [180]
Pit Smokehouse [40]
Pizza Hut [116]
Pizza Ranch [226]
Quality Inn/Hi hlander [971]
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Quinton's Bar & Deli [149] 0 0 .
[The] Red Avocado [47]
Rick's Grille & Spirits [120]
Riverside Theatre [118]
Saloon [120]
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0
0
1
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0.000
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Sam
[The] Sanctuary Restaurant [132]
Shakespeare's [90] 2 0 4 0 0.000
Short's Burger & Shine [56] 0 0 1 0 0.000
Slippery Pete's [178] 2 0 3 0 0.000
Sidelines [200] 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sports Column [400] 2 0 13 22 1.692
Studio 13 [206] 1 0 2 0 0.000
[The] Summit [736] 6 14 18 55 3.056
Sushi Popo [84]
Takanami Restaurant [148]
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TCB [250] 1 0 .
Thai Flavors [60]
Thai Spice [91]
Times Club @ Prairie Li hts [60]
T. Spoons [102]
2
1
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11
0.786
Union Bar [854]
VFW Post #3949 [197]
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2
0
0.000
[The] Vine Tavern [170] 1
Vito's [320] 2 0 6 0 0.000
Wi & Pen Pizza Pub [154]
1
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[Iowa City] Yacht Club [206] 1 1 1 .
Zio Johno's Spaghetti House [94]
Z'Mariks Noodle House 47
Totals: 68 45 206 210 1.019
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March 31, 2010
Ms. Marian Karr
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
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Dear Ms. Karr:
Mediacom continues to offer state-of--the-art telecommunication services to our
customers. Unfortunately, certain operating costs continue to rise, especially in the areas
of programming, fuel and technology improvements. As a result, it is necessary to adjust
certain cable service rates, effective on or about May 1, 2010. The specific changes are
outlined below:
Service
Directory Assistance
Voicemail
Digital Plus Pkg
HBO ala carte
Digital Video Recorder Service
Old Rate New Rate Increase
$1.75 $2.50 $0.75
$4.95 $5.95 $1.00
$10.00 $12.00 $2.00
$14.95 $16.95 $2.00
$9.95 $10.95 $1.00
Additionally, there will be a $2.00 increase adjustment made on packages that include
HBO as well as a $2.50 increase on all late fees. Digital video recorder service on both
the second and third boxes will increase by $1.00 each.
Mediacom has made the decision to replace HD Net and HD Net Movies with
Smithsonian HD on channel 850 and MGM HD on channel 851 in the HD tier effective
at the end of April 2010. The Smithsonian HD will be located on the same channel
number as HD Net and MGM HD will be on the same channel number as HD Net
Movies. We believe that customers will enjoy these popular new channels.
Mediacom Communications Corporation
6300 Council St. NE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 •
319-395-7801 • Fax 319-393-7017
We take our responsibility seriously as the preferred provider of cable television, high-
speed Internet and phone service in your community. As we manage rising programming
and operating costs, we're committed to giving our customers superior value through
discounted pricing available when our cable service is bundled with our high-speed
Internet and/or phone services.
If there are any questions please call me at 319-395-9699 ext 323.
Sincerely,
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Lee Grassley
Senior Manager, Government Relations
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BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION
March 2010
KEY FOR ABBREVIATIONS
.Type of Improvement
ADD -Addition
ALT -Alteration
REP -Repair
FND -Foundation Only
NEW-New
OTH -Other type of construction
Type of Use
RSF -Residential Single Family
RDF -Residential Duplex
RMF -Three or more residential
RAC -Residential Accessory Building
MIX -Mixed
NON -Non-residential
OTH -Other
Page : 2 City of Iowa City
Date : 4/1/2010 Extraction of Building Permit Data for
To :
From : 3/1/2010
3/31/2010
Census Bureau Report
Type Twe
Permit Number Name Address Imyr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD09-00542 HY-VEE INC 1720 WATERFRONT DR ADD NON 1 0 $4,600,000
22,679 SQ.FT. ADDITION AND REMODEL OF EXISTING GROCERY STORE
Total ADD/NON permits : 1 Total Valuation : $4,600,000
BLD10-00087 SANDY HONG & DAVID NO 209 RICHARDS ST
COMPLETE ADDITION FOR SFD
BLD10-00075 JOHN MOYERS 911 E DAVENPORT ST
ADDITION FOR SFD
BLD10-00103 LONNIE L & JACQUELINE L 1363 LANGENBERG AVE
3 SEASON PORCH ADDITION FOR SFD
ADD RSF 3 0 $84,520
ADD RSF 2 0 $60,485
ADD RSF 2 0 $9,250
Total ADD/RSF permits : 3 Total Valuation : $154,255'
BLD10-00109 GRANDVIEW LLC 332 S LINK ST #211 ALT MIX 0 0 $32,000
CONVERT 2 BEDROOM UNIT TO ONE BEDROOM AND EXPAND ADJACENT APARTMENT INTO FORMER
BEDROOM
BLD10-00071 CENTER CITY PARTNERS 355 S GILBERT ST ALT MIX 0 0 $16,000
TENANT FINISH FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE IN MIXED USE BUILDING
Total ALT/MIX permits : 2 Total Valuation : $48,000
BLD10-00018 KMART 851 HIGHWAY 6 EAST ALT NON 1 0 $385,000
LAUNDROMAT FOR RETAIL STORE
BLD10-00098 HOOVER HEIGHTS INVES 673 WESTBURY DR ALT NON 2 0 $130,500
OFFICE FINISH FOR TENANT SPACE
BLD10-00055 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY S 1900 MORNINGSIDE DR ALT NON 3 0 $55,000
ROOFTOP CELLPHONE ANTENNA ON HIGHSCHOOL
BLD10-00089 ND REAL ESTATE 2153 ACT CIR ALT NON 0 0 $50,000
ADDITION AND REMODEL FOR MINIMART
BLD09-00595 DANIEL L TIEDT 415 HIGHLAND AVE ALT NON 1 0 $35,000
ALTERATION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDING TENANT SPACE FOR FENCING STUDIO --CO needs zoning amendment
and special exception
BLD10-00105 EL BANDITOS 327 MARKET ST ALT NON 1 0 $1,200
EXPAND RESTAURANT TO ADJACENT TENANT SPACE
BLD10-00099 YASSERGABER 1911 KEOKUKST ALT NON 0 0 $1,000
CHANGE OF USE AND ALTERATION OF FORMER CAR DEALERSHIP
Total ALT/NON permits : 7 Tota l Valuation : $657,700
BLD10-00059 JIM & GRETCHEN HURT 1022 CAMBRIA CT ALT RDF 0 0 $10,603
BASEMENT BEDROOM FOR RDF UNIT
BLD10-00062 TRG DEVELOPMENT, LLC 2015 -2017 DAVIS ST ALT RDF 0 0 $5,000
ADD BASEMENT BEDROOMS TO DUPLEX UNITS
Total ALT/RDF permits : 2 Total Valuation : $15,603
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Permit Number Name Address Impr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD10-00078 PETER & MEENA BLANCHA 1834 KATHLIN DR ALT RSF 0 0 $60,000
CONVERT FLAT CEILING TO CATHEDRAL CEIL ING FOR SFD
BLD 10-00063 BRIAN J & LISA B KOUBA 4417 COUNTRY CLUB DR ALT RSF 0 0 $15,000
BASEMENT FINISH AFTER THE FACT FOR SFD
BLD10-00072 ARMED SOUAIAIA 1604 CALIFORNIA AVE ALT RSF 0 0 $15,000
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD10-00077 RON & DANIELLE KNOCHE 704 ARLINGTON DR ALT RSF 0 0 $8,928
ALTERATION OF SFD
BLD10-00086 ALEXEI TCHERNORAENKO 168 RAVENCREST DR ALT RSF 0 0 $6,500
INTERIOR REMODEL OF SFD
BLD10-00118 STEVE KOHLI CONST LC 1540 TERRAPIN DR ALT RSF 0 0 $5,000
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD10-00115 LEN ZIELINSKI 359 MAGOWAN AVE ALT RSF 0 0 $4,000
BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD
BLD10-00090 SCOTT D & TERRI L NILES 1229 FLAGSTAFF DR ALT RSF 0 0 $1,000
Install drywall on existing basement wallls. Wiring had been completed with original final of new structure
BLD10-00111 NATHALIE R CRUDEN 234 S LOWELL ST ALT RSF 2 0 $1,000
REMOVE WALLS TO CREATE OPEN PORCH
BLD10-00104 JAMES WESLEY FRANKFUR 1129 W BENTON ST ALT RSF 0 0 $0
Conversion to sfd
BLD10-00130 CHARLES STANIER 529 BROWN ST ALT RSF 0 0 $0
change of use from duplex to single family dwelling
Total ALT/RSF permits : 11 Total Valuation : $116,428
BLD10-00031 MICHAEL T. MCLAUGHLIN 402 S LUCAS ST NEW RDF 2 2 $300,000
NEW RDF TO REPLACE DEMOLISHED DUPLEX
Total NEW/RDF permits : 1 Total Valuation : $300,000
BLD10-00034 DAVID & MAY SHIN 1260 TIPPERARY RD
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00047 PENINSULA DEV CO LLC 1270 SWISHER ST
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00051 PENINSULA DEV CO LLC 1280 SWISHER ST
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00060 PENINSULA DEV CO LLC 1290 SWISHER ST
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00061 PENINSULA DEV CO LLC 1250 SWISHER ST
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00043 ADVANTAGE CUSTION BU 1968 MACKINAW DR
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00069 WALTON BUILDERS, INC 1073 LAKE SHORE DR
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD09-00696 ARLINGTON DEVELOPMEN 521 HUNTINGTON DR
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
NEW RSF 2 1 $349,000
NEW RSF 2 1 $290,709
NEW RSF 2 1 $290,709
NEW RSF 2 1 $290,709
NEW RSF 2 1 $290,709
NEW RSF 1 1 $230,000
NEW RSF 2 1 $220,500
NEW RSF 1 1 $216,054
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Permit Number Name Address
BLD10-00113 GERALD & LINDA CAMPIO 765 MCCOLLISTER CT
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00066 ARLINGTON DEV INC 265 ASHFORD PL
SFD WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00081 ADVANTAGE CUSTION BU 1936 MACKINAW DR
SFD WITH ATTACHED3 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00120 REDWOOD ENTERPRISES L 868 MANITOU TRL
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00068 WALTON BUILDERS, INC 1022 FLAGSTAFF DR
SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE
BLD10-00067 IOWA VALLEY HABITAT 2458 ASTER AVE
SFD WITH ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE
PUBLIC FUNDS
Type Tune
Imnr Use Stories Units Valuation
NEW RSF 1 1 $215,820
NEW RSF 1 1 $212,830
NEW RSF 1 1 $207,051
NEW RSF 1 1 $199,787
NEW RSF 2 1 $184,395
NEW RSF 1 1 $ l 71,429
Total NEW/RSF permits : 14 Total Valuation : $3,369,702'
BLD10-00102 CHAMBERS AGENCY 518 W BENTON ST REP
FOUNDATION REPAIR FOR DUPLEX
BLD10-00076 GREATER IOWA CITY HOU 1900 HOLLYWOOD BLVD REP
BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS FOR DUPLEX
BLD09-00412 RON SWEETING 628 S LUCAS ST REP
EXTERIOR STEPS FOR RDF
BLD10-00094 CHARLES & AUDREY SCO 834 CLARK ST REP
REPAIR AND DRYWALL WALL
RDF 0 0 $13,000
RDF 2 0 $800
RDF 0 0 $600
RDF 0 0 $200
Total REP/RDF permits : 4 Total Valuation : $14,600'
BLD 10-00052 HACAP 1926 BROADWAY ST REP RMF 0 0 $10,000
FIRE REPAIR FOR RMF TOWNHOUSE UNIT J
BLD10-00131 SOUTHGATE DEV CO 309 FINKBINE LN REP RMF 0 0 $9,990
REROOF 12 PLEX
Total REP/RMF permits : 2 Total Valuation : $19,990'
BLD10-00083 GARY NAGLE 3011 BROOKSIDE DR
FOUNDATION REPAIR FOR SFD
BLD10-00093 CYNTHIA FAIRCHILD 604 RONALDS ST
ATTIC WINDOWS FOR SFD IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
BLD10-00082 MARVIN & DOROTHY BEL 1416 E COLLEGE ST
PORCH REPAIR FOR SFD
BLD10-00122 GREATER IOWA CITY HOU 1118 S 1ST AVE
EGRESS WINDOWS
BLD10-00048 MICHAEL OLIVEIRA 617 RONALDS ST
REPLACE EXTERIOR BASEMENT DOOR FOR S FD IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
BLD10-00064 GREATER IO~'VA CITY HOU 942 WEBSTER ST
2 BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS FOR SFD
REP RSF 0 0 $4,000
REP RSF 0 0 $3,000
REP RSF 0 0 $2,500
REP RSF 0 0 $1,200
REP RSF 0 0 $800
REP RSF 0 0 $800
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Permit Number Name Address Imyr Use Stories Units Valuation
BLD10-00065 FELLOWSHIP 1202 KIRKWOOD AVE REP RSF 0 0 $800
2 BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS FOR SFD
Total REP/RSF permits : 7 Total Valuation : $13,100
GRAND TOTALS : PERMITS : 54 VALUATION : $9,309,378
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Date: April 7, 2010
To: City Council
From: Rick Fosse, Director of Public Works
Jeff Davidson, Director of Planning and Community Development
Re: Update: Flood-related activities
WATER DIVISION
River Crossings
Due to the lack of `obligation' designation from FEMA we have curtailed the design and
construction of replacement of two 12" river crossing repairs (Old Plant and Hwy 6).
Howard R Green Consultants (HRG) will be submitting a draft of scope of services for
design, bid specifications and inspection of the interim project to repair and support the
undermined sections of the two existing 12" water mains.
Indication was received that Congress may be releasing FEMA Disaster Relief Funds.
We are awaiting the outcome of the legislation to determine whether we will proceed
with the interim or final project.
Peninsula Source Protection
• The HRG Hazard Mitigation Study is the source of planning for proposed funding and
projects on the peninsula site and the plant site improvements.
• The PW and Hazard Mitigation Plan for peninsula work; CW 3, CW 4, SW 4, JW 2 and
the respective electrical systems has been `obligated' by FEMA.
• HRG is under contract to provide design, specifications bid documents and inspection
for the projects.
• The Water Division and Engineering is reviewing the 90% review copies of the
documents this week.
Water Works Prairie Park Source Protection
• The HRG Hazard Mitigation Study is being used for additional funding requests for
hazard mitigation for plant site well houses.
• We have received official notice that the FEMA funding application has been received
and review is proceeding.
Flood Planning for 2010
• Debrief documentation from the Flood of 08 is being reviewed.
• A meeting with EMA was attended by staff to discuss flood preparations.
• Staff witnessed a demonstration of HESCO barriers for the U. of I.
• We are putting the components of our plan together.
April 7, 2010
Page 2
Engineering and Public Works Administration
• The Army Corps of Engineers awarded the Section 14 Iowa River Bank Stabilization
Project located along Dubuque Street downstream from the Park Road Bridge to
DeLong Construction of Washington, Iowa. The construction is planned for Spring
2010.
• The City has purchased 30 properties through the FEMA Buyout Program. The City
has demolished 27 of the properties and one property is vacant land. Prior to the
demolition process, Staff has worked with Restore to salvage items from the homes.
To date, enough materials have been salvaged for two complete kitchens (cabinets,
trim, counters), 20-25 interior doors with frames, three houses full of flooring (carpet,
hardwood, laminate), rough electrical and plumbing fixtures for four houses, as well
as three to five ceiling fans and other decorative fixtures. Through the demolition
process, 5200 tons of concrete from the foundations, driveways and sidewalks has
been stockpiled at the Landfill and will be crushed. This recycled material will be
used on the haul roads within the Landfill.
• The City has approval to demolish three more structures purchased through the
FEMA Buyout Program.
• The City has hired a consultant to do the asbestos investigation of the structures in
the Showers Addition. The bids for Asbestos Abatement Project for these structures
will be received on April 13tH
• The bids for the demolition of the Community Disaster Grant purchased structures
will be received on April 15tH
• Staff prepared and submitted three additional Notice of Intents to FEMA for the
following mitigation projects: undergrounding of utilities along Dubuque Street,
storm shelter in conjunction with the new Animal Shelter, and a flood wall at the
Willow Creek Trunk Sewer Siphon Structure Building. FEMA has requested
applications for the Animal Shelter and Willow Creek Trunk Sewer Project.
• Iowa Homeland Security has requested Iowa City become a part of the Johnson
County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Staff is reviewing this request.
• Staff met with MMS Consultants in regards to the West Side Levee Project. The
geotechnical report is being reviewed.
• The proposals for the consultant services for asbestos investigation for the CDBG
structures were received. on April 7tH
RELOCATION OF THE NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
• The Selection Committee interviewed Strand Associates and Stanley
Consultants/Brown & Caldwell on March 30, 2010. The Committee selected the
team of Stanley Consultants and Brown & Caldwell to provide consulting and
engineering services. Contract negotiations are in progress.
• Awaiting official announcement from EDA for $22 million grant.
April 7, 2010
Page 3
DUBUQUE STREET ELEVATION AND PARK ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
• Informational letter (see attached) was sent out to adjacent property owners on
April 6, 2010.
• Request for Qualifications for consultant services will be sent to EDA for review
next week.
• Awaiting official announcement from EDA for $3 million grant for design services.
ROCKY SHORE DRIVE PUMP STATION
• Staff to meet with Coralville and UI next week to discuss operation and maintenance
of facility.
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April 6, 2010
Resident of Iowa City
Iowa City, IA
Re: Elevation of Dubuque Street & Replacement of Park Road Bridge
Dear Resident:
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410 Earl Washington Streel
Iowa City. fovea 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 35G-5009 FAX
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The purpose of this letter is to update you of the status of fovea City's project to elevate
Dubuque Street and replace the Park Road Bridge. As you probably recall, this project and the
relocation of the North Sewer Plant are the City's highest flood mitigation project priorities. A
local option sales tax was approved to help finance these two projects and we have been
pursuing state and federal funding sources as well.
The Dubuque Street /Park Road project is currently in the planning stage. An engineering firm
will be selected by the City in the coming months. After a consultant has been hired, one of the
first steps of the design process will be to develop concept plans. There will be public
involvement meetings held during this process to solicit input from the community, surrounding
property owners and local community groups on the proposed concepts. We anticipate the first
of these meetings to be held this summer.
The design and permitting phase of this project is expected to last through 2011 and possibly
into 2012, with construction work beginning thereafter. Amore detailed schedule will be
developed once a consultant is selected and the concept plan is finalized.
We will continue to update you. on the status of this project and about your opportunities for
input. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact our Project Administrator Rory
Wiebel at 356-5436 or a-mail him at rory-wiebel(a~iowa-city.orq.
We look forward to designing a project that will reduce our vulnerabilities to flooding while
preserving and enhancing the characteristics that make Dubuque Street our premier entryway
to our city.
Sincerely,
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is Fosse
Public Works Director
CC: Iowa City Council
Dale Helling, Interim City Manager
April 7, 2010
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The City has acquired a total of 37 flood-impacted properties in the Parkview Terrace
and Taft Speedway neighborhoods. Of the 37 properties, 30 of the homes have been
acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA), and four through the
Community Disaster Grant Program (CDG), and three using Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The City expects to close on its fourth
property using CDBG funds on April 9'h.
• A total of 27 properties have been demolished in the Parkview Terrace and Taft
Speedway neighborhoods.
Iowa City will receive an additional $2 million more from the Iowa Legislature for the
relocation of the wastewater operations from the North Plant to the South Plant. This
will create green space at the North Plant and help encourage future development in
the River Front Crossings area.
• Planning staff attended the Disaster Recovery Iowa Housing Conference in Cedar
Rapids on March 25th. Current progress on disaster recovery housing programs was
reviewed and goals were set for the upcoming year. Possible new funding for
additional single family new construction was discussed.
• Planning staff attended the Flood Control Forum in Coralville on March 27th
Representative Loebsack moderated the meeting. It was designed to gather
information from the Corps of Engineers concerning their flood control policies and
procedures and to answer questions that concerned citizens in the area had
regarding flood control.
• Staff continues to review Jumpstart applications for disbursing State Jumpstart 2 and
State Jumpstart 3 funding for housing rehab/repair, down payment assistance and
interim mortgage assistance. A total of $1.57 million in State Jumpstart funding has
been used to assist 65 flood-impacted residential households and $802,000 in
Federal Jumpstart funding has been used to assist 17 households.
Thursday, Thursday, April 15 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Guest Speaker -Stan Laverman -Senior Housing Inspector for the City
of Iowa City
The Housing Inspection Department is responsii.~le for working with
owners, property managers and tenants to ensure conformance with the
Iowa City Housing Code, which establishes minimum health and safety
standards necessary to protect and promote the welfare of tenants and
the general public as well. Over 8f300 rental housing units are inspected
annually. The department also regulates those situations that can be
defined as public nuisances. These can include but are not limited to
such things as the accumulation of junk and garbage on private property,
tall grass or weeds, snow not shoveled off of public sidewalks, the
storage of inoperable vehicles, graffiti, dead trees on private property
and vacant buildings.
Stan is interested in speaking with neighborhood residents on ways
in which the department can assist you regarding issues in the
neighborhood and learning what those issues are.
Upcoming events-
• Saturday, April 17, 3-5pm - "Get Colorful with the help of the
Master Gardeners" Members of Master Gardeners will present
information on ways to spruce up your home with summer
plantings. Free annual flowers will be distributed to all who attend
with instructions on where and how to plant.
• Saturday, April 24 - C:,rant Wood Family Fun, Fitness & Safety Day
T -3pm -Come visit the: Safety Village (age. 8 and under) ,Optimist
bike rodeo, fire trucks, Emergency Rescue ,Police bike patrol, UI
Health Fitness testing, Roller Queens & roller skating, Basketball
free throws or pig tournament, bird watching on Sycamore Trail and
healthy outdoor grilling.
With the help of Program for Improving Neighborhood Grants and the
United Way, the Grant Wood Neighborhood Association have purchased
68 pairs of roller skates for use in the Grant Wood Gym and they have
arrived! Both of the events above will feature roller skating for children or
families during these events. Starting in July, we are hoping to schedule
at least 2 skate events every month with the help'of funding through the
Program for Improving Neighborhood Grant program and will get that
information out both in the newsletters, website and email lists. Although
we will have supervision at these events it is required that children under
5 be accompanied by a responsible adult.
• In this Issue •
.....................................................................
Front Page
• Association Meeting
• Grant Wood Roller Skates are
HERE!
Page 2
• What's going on in the
neighborhood
Page 3
• Jorey's Corner
Back Page
•'319 Music Fest' to Celebrate SE
Iowa City Neighborhoods
Grant Wood
Mission Statement
The Grant Wood Neighborhood
Association (GWNA) exists to improve
the overall quality of life in the Grant
Wood neighborhood.
GWNA achieves its mission by:
Building relationships by bringing
its families together through social
(Harvest Party, movie nights,
Family Fun Nights, etc.) events as
well as educational opportunities
(neighborhood meetings and
workshops), enhancing safety &
security, making improvements and
using our public parks anc! facilities to
promote volunteer activism.
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• Your Neighborhood Association Needs You!
The Grant Wood Neighborhood Association is here to
support our neighborhood by building relationships
through our meetings, events, and workshops. The
bulk of responsibilities involved in organizing events,
developing the newsletter, managing the website
and listserve and participating in many meetings/
presentations/discussions related to the neighborhood are
currently being handled by 5 individuals. We really need
more help ro continue on. We need a larger network of
residents who can volunteer their time and talents from
time to time throughout the year. Take a look at the list
below and see what might interest you or let us know
some of your own ideas.
• We would like to find someone to take over
maintaining our GWNA website. You may want to
overhaul the site completely-that's fine.
• We would like our neighborhood association to have
a FACE BOOK page-could you get that going for us?
• Do you have an idea for an event or workshop that
you would like to help organize?
• Do you have an hour or two to help with the set-up,
oversee or clean-up of an already organized event?
If you are interested in becoming more involved in our
neighborhood association, contact Cindy at 337-6034 or
Cindy-robertsC uiowa.edu.
• 2010 Census
It's not too late! If you need a census form, they are
available at Iowa City City Hall or contact the City Clerk's
office at 356-5040 and they can direct you to various
locations.
• Newsletter Editor Ste~pina Down
Along with the positions already listed, we are in need
of a new person to take over the monthly GWNA
Newsletter. Laura McDougall has stepped down and
this will be her last month in charge of creating the
newsletter. Laura gave birth to her son, Elijah, 5 months
ago and has been busy keeping up with him. She
and her husband Adam are hoping to relocate to their
hometown of Minneapolis, MN this summer. She has
really enjoyed being a part of the GWNA and has enjoyed
the opportunity to design and collaborate with Marcia
Bollinger, Cindy Roberts, and Therese McKenzie to make
this happen every month.
To fulfill this duty, you will need to have Adobe InDesign
and Microsoft Office software. If you're interested in this
position you can contact Cindy at 337-6034 or
cindy~-robertsC uiowa.edu.
Laura, Adam, and Elijah,
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Manaaing Conflict
Interpersonal conflict often becomes manifested in acts of
aggression. When such aggression results in the violation
of criminal laws and statutes the police frequently become
involved. Conflict is often a matter of small problems
becoming bigger issues. Individuals allow a situation to
escalate until conflict is the result. The outline for the
following recommendation for managing conflict was
originally developed by the National Crime Prevention
Council. These recommendations have been incorporated
into the Internet web sites of a number of law enforcement
agencies
We Live with Conflict
Conflict is a part of our everyday lives. We disagree with
members of our family, we become aggravated when
another driver cuts us off, we have problems with fellow
employees at work -conflict is a natural experience for
all of us. Although conflict cannot always be avoided,
anger, aggression and violence associated with conflict
can be. We can all learn to manage conflict so that it
does not dominate or control us.
Skills Needed to Manage Personal Conflict
• Understanding your own feelings about conflict. This
means recognizing your "triggers," words or actions
that immediately provoke an emotional response, like
anger. It could be a facial expression, a tone of voice,
a pointing finger, or a certain phrase. Once you know
your "triggers," you can better control your emotions.
• Active listening. Go beyond hearing just words; try
to understand what the other person is saying. Listen
carefully, instead of thinking about what you're going
to say next. Active listening requires concentration
and body language that says you are paying attention.
• Generate options for resolving a conflict. Many
people can think of only two ways to manage
conflict -fighting or avoiding the problem. Get the
facts straight. Brainstorm all ideas that might help
resolve the argument, and discuss the pros, cons, and
consequences.
Moving Away from Confrontation and Toward Agreement
• Look at your response to conflict. If what you are
doing isn't working, you may be left with raging
emotions that lead to more problems. Try to change.
• State your needs and define the problem. Talk about
the issues without insulting or blaming the other
person. Don't state your position; that's simply your
solution to the problem. Take a hard look at what is
said (position) with what is really meant (needs).
• Discuss various ways of meeting needs or solving
the problem. Be flexible and open-minded.
• Decide who will be responsible for a specific action
after reaching agreement on a plan.
If You Can't Work It Out...Get Help
• Try mediation. Courts, schools, and businesses are
turning more and more to mediation to help resolve
disputes. Mediators do not make decisions for
people -they help people make their own decisions.
In mediation sessions, a neutral third person
(or persons) helps the parties in conflict resolve
their problem. Mediators should be detached and
unbiased. They may be professionals or volunteers
who have undergone intensive training. Mediators
do not dictate a settlement; they encourage
dialogue, provide guidance, and help the parties
define areas of agreement and disagreement. A
mediation session is confidential.
• Try arbitration. In arbitration, a neutral party acts
as a judge. Disputing parties agree on an arbitrator
who then hears evidence from all sides, asks
questions, and hands down a decision. Usually,
the arbitrator's decision is final. Some arbitration
programs use a panel of arbitrators who make
decisions by majority vote.
• Try counseling. If the conflict has affected you
personally, it does not mean that you are mentally
deranged, but it could be a signal that you need
personal counseling.
Tips for Making Peace
• Choose a convenient time.
• Plan ahead.
• Talk directly.
• Don't blame or name-call.
• Give information.
• Listen.
• Show that you are listening.
• Talk it through.
• Work on a solution.
• Follow through.
Where to Find Help
• Schools, colleges, universities.
• State consumer protection offices.
• Community or neighborhood dispute resolution
centers.
• Local government -county attorney, small claims
court, family services.
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Local churches
• Private professional counseling firms
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Event Coordinator
Therese McKenzie AmeriCorps and Neighborhood Centers
of Johnson County are announcing
Communication Coordinator the first annual 319 Music Festival to
Cindy Roberts take place on May 8th from 1-7pm in
Cindy-robertsQuiowa.edu
Wetherby Park located at 2400 Taylor
Newsletter Coordinator. ; Dr., Iowa City.
Laura McDouggall
lauramcdougall@ymail.com' The 319 Festival will feature local
and big name artists, as well as youth
Website Coordinator talent from Southeast Iowa City. The
Jamie Good event will feature African American-
PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING inspired music. Musical acts include:
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Dave Zollo, Idris Goodwin, The
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of people who are involved.
We really would appreciate ,
Food vendors and children's activities
an time you could commit to will also be part of the event.
helping -Before, during or after
all the various workshops/events Organizers of the festival invite
• Helping to supervise grade
all of Iowa City to join South side
school skate events
• Providing articles of interest neighborhoods in this celebration of
for the newsletter music and the creation of one Iowa
Please contact Therese City community.
McKenzie at 471-8836
To volunteer at the event, or for more
information, please contact Bethany
at 319) 354-7989 or email us at
musicfest319@yahoo.com.
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From: Cripe, Danielle (Grassley) [Danielle_Cripe@grassley.senate.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 3:21 PM
To: Matt Hayek; Ross Wilburn; Regenia Bailey; Susan Mims; Mike Wright; Council
Subject: You are invited.
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
Below you will find an invitation for the Money Smart Week Kickoff on April 19, 2010 at
Horizons. Your RSVP is requested by April 12, 2010.
Please feel free to contact myself or Phyllis Zalenski at the number below with any questions you
may have.
Danielle Cripe
Constituent Services
US Senator Chuck Grassley
(319) 363-6832
(319) 363-7179 FAX
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From: Zalenski, Phyllis A [FCSXT] [mailto:zalenski@iastate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 1:03 PM
To: Zalenski, Phyllis A [FCSXT]
Subject: MSW Kick-off event invite
Below is the MSW Kick-off e-invite. Please forward to others in your organization/business to
invite to this event. We would also appreciate you forwarding to community leaders with whom
you have contacts.
Please let me know if you have questions or need additional information.
Thank you for sharing this invitation.
Phyllis Zalenski
Family Resource Management Program Specialist
Iowa State University Extension
605 E. Main St., Anamosa, IA 52205
319-462-2791 (Office) 319-480-1106 (Cell)
4/6/2010
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From: Nora Garda (ngmarts@yahoo.comj
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:26 PM
To: Council; Council
Subject: Iowa Dance Fest 4 -Flash Mob-dowtown Iowa City -Friday April 9 4PM
We got support from the Mayor.... and the City Manager..... the Rec. Center, Summer of
the Arts... Jim Bell.....and the list goes on...
Now we invite you to have some fun with us and the dance scene in downtown Iowa
City's Flash Mob!!!!
Friday April 9, starting at 4pm outdoor the ICPL:
Flash Mob
Iowa Dance Fest 4
Downtown Iowa City (5 locations)
Friday April 9
4:00 -5:30 PM
A viral sensation for the past couple of years, the flash mob (or flashmob) is a large
group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual act for a
brief time, then quickly disperse.
Iowa Dance Fest 4 is plotting a series of flash mobs in downtown Iowa City on Friday
April 9th showcasing diversity of dance in our area. This is a great photo op in our
own back yard!!!!!
The schedule:
Meet at the ICPL door on Linn St at 3:45 PM (I'll be there at 3:30)
Move close to the kids' play set (but on the ICPL side, not the Sheraton side).
A) ICPL station, Group 4:05pm, (all groups together; something very simple such as:
up -down - up- 3steps forward, etc... there will be 1 or 2 leaders who know what we
are doing, so we'll follow them.
B) (Corner of College and Clinton) station: City Ballet of Iowa, 4:15pm. They will
decide what to do -others can follow.
C) ICPL station again: Nicole Morford and Poetic Rebound Performance Co.,
4:30pm. They will decide what to do -others can follow.
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D) Weatherdance station : Kahraman, 4:40pm. They will decide what to do -others can
follow.
E) Black Hawk Mini Park station (Dubuque and Washington ): group, 4:50pm, same as
A)
Dancing will continue at the mini park until 5:30pm
Contact InterDance at noragarda@gmail.com or 319-400-4695
Nora Garda
InterDancengG~yahoo. com
Iowa Dance Fest
Find InterDance by Nora Garda on facebook
http~//www.culturalcorridor.org
iowadancefest. blogspot.com
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Airport Commission
March 18, 2010
MINUTES PRELIMINARY
IOWA CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION
MARCH 18, 2010 - 6:00 P.M.
AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING
Members Present: Greg Farris, Minnetta Gardinier, Howard Horan, Janelle Rettig
Members Absent: Steve Crane
Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Michael Tharp, Jeff Davidson
Others Present: Phillip Wolford, Rick Mascari, Kirk Hyland, Van Miller, Craig Albrecht,
John Cunningham
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL• (to become effective only after separate Council
action
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Rettig called the meeting to order at 6:05 P.M.
FY11-15 STRATEGIC PLAN:
a) Review Draft FY2011-FY2015 Plan -Davidson handed out additional color copies of
the draft plan for members and audience to look at. Davidson then discussed the
steps that had been taken to prepare the draft and summarized the activity of the
Airport Commission over the last several meetings. Davidson reiterated the purpose
of the plan is to be a road map for where the Airport Commission wanted the airport
to be in 5 years. Rettig asked that John Staley's name be included in the report for his
work in putting the plan together.
b) Public Comment -Rettig opened the period for Public Comments. Wolford
commented that he thought the plan was straight to the point.
Members discussed how to present the plan to City Council and decided to present the
plan during a formal meeting. Members asked Staff to work with the City Clerk to place
the plan presentation on the Council's formal agenda.
Executive Session - Horan moved to enter into executive session to discuss strategy
with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is
imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the
position of the governmental body in that litigation., seconded by Farris; Motion
carried 4-0. Executive Session began 6:18pm
Members resumed open session at 6:22pm
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Rettig open the floor for nominations for Chair; Rettig
nominated Horan for chair, seconded by Farris; Motion carried 3-0 (Crane Absent, Horan
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Abstained). Rettig then opened the floor the nominations for Secretary. Rettig nominated
Gardinier for Secretary, seconded by Horan. Motion carried 4-0 (Crane absent)
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The minutes from the February 28'h meeting were
reviewed. Farris moved to accept meetings as presented, seconded by Gardinier; Motion
carried 4-0; Crane Absent
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Rick Mascari addressed members to announce that he was the new
AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) Airport Support Network volunteer.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION:
a. Aviation Commerce Park -Tharp noted that the parties had not arrived yet, but
were expected. Farris moved to defer this item until parties arrived, seconded by
Rettig; Motion carried 4-0 (Crane Absent)
b. Consider a resolution approving lease for Hangar #34 -Tharp described the
lease to Members, state this lease was for a corporate style hangar, and that the
lease term was for a shorter period than normal because of the attempts to align the
lease ending time with other leases that end in the month of September. Rettig
asked if the lease rate was increased. Tharp responded that the lease rate was
remaining the same as the previous lease, and that was due to inflation factors.
Tharp noted that unlike other T-hangars which the airport pays for the utilities, the
tenants of these hangars pay for the utilities, so when you remove that from the
equation, the inflation rate was still flat. Rettig moved resolution A10-01 to
approve lease for Hangar #34, seconded by Gardiner; Motion carried 4-0
(Crane Absent)
c. FAA/IDOT Projects - AECOM -Tharp noted that David Hughes would not be at the
meeting due to minimal activity for the winter season.
1. Runway 7/25 &12/30
a. Iowa Concrete Paving Association -Tharp noted that due to a
miscommunication not all of the parties had arrived and asked to
defer this item until they arrived. Farris moved to defer item
until parties arrive, seconded by Rettig; Motion carried 4-0
(Crane Absent)
2. Obstruction Mitigation -Tharp noted that the contractor that
demolished the United Hangar still had some outstanding paperwork to
submit in order for that project to be closed out.
3. 2010 Pavement Rehab
a. Consider a resolution approving engineering services
agreement with AECOM Tharp noted that he had placed this
item on the agenda in anticipation of receiving the contract from
AECOM, but that it had not arrived. Tharp stated that the contract
would be for the pavement rehabilitation and that the funds had
been awarded by the state last summer. Tharp discussed the
option of deferring the item until next month due to the short
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construction period this project would have, or to have a special
meeting when the contract was received. Farris asked about
authorizing the Chair to sign when the contract instead which the
Commission had done in the past. Farris moved resolution
A10-02 to authorize the chair to sign the agreement,
seconded by Rettig; motion carried 4-0 (Crane absent)
d. Building H -University of Iowa Expansion -Tharp noted that this project was
nearly complete, but the contractor would need to come back and finish grading and
seeding. Tharp stated that the lease agreement had been given to the University for
execution and that they were waiting for the lease to get signed and returned. Dulek
noted that the lease had been dated to start January 1, 2010 and that the University
had agreed to pay the rent differential for the previous months.
e. 2011 Air Race Classic - Gardinier told members that she had been able to secure
the Iowa Chapter of the 99s to sponsor the Air Race Classic, and that they would be
responsible for the $10,000 fee. Members asked Tharp if he had been able to
resolve the insurance questions. Tharp stated that he had been in contact with the
Risk Manager, and that the response from the city insurer was that the Air Race
Classic group had sufficient coverage that the Airport Commission would not be
required to obtain additional amounts. Members then discussed ways to help the
99s to fundraise and asked Gardinier if the group was going to seek a donation from
the Airport Commission.
Aviation Commerce Park -item deferred from earlier. Kirk Hyland introduced himself
to the Airport Commission and stated that there had been a change in staff and that
Peggy Slaughter and Randy Miller were no longer with the firm. Hyland introduced Van
Miller who would be working in the Iowa City office and be the lead realtor working on
the Aviation Commerce Park. Miller addressed the Commission stating that he would
like to continue with the group, and that Iowa Realty had a long relationship with the
Airport Commission. Miller discussed some of the potential reporting methods he could
use to keep the Commission up to date on the marketing efforts. Members introduced
themselves. Rettig asked if Miller was working solely in Iowa City. Miller responded that
he worked out of both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices. Horan stated that he
didn't feel that they need to be at every meeting unless there was something exciting
that Miller wanted to bring to the Commission's attention. Gardinier asked about any of
the pending interests that had been previously working on, and Hyland responded.
Miller did say that there was call that day with an interested party in Lot 6 or Lot 10.
Members discussed how Iowa Realty was dealing with parties that would seek lots in the
middle. Hyland responded that they were in the process of updating their signage.
Iowa Concrete Paving Association -item deferred from earlier. John Cunningham
introduced himself to Members. Cunningham described the Iowa Concrete
Association's award selection process in determining whom to give their awards to.
Cunningham noted these awards are given annually and stated that there are about 60-
80 projects a year that are nominated for awards. Craig Albrecht from Metro Pavers
thanked the Commission for being a part of the airport projects for the last couple of
years. Cunningham presented the award for the Runway 7-25 Phase 2 Reconstruction
and Reconstruction of Runway 12-30 project as "Iowa's Best General Aviation Airports
PCC Pavement Project" for 2009. Horan accepted on behalf of the Commission.
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Corporate Hangar "L" -Tharp noted that the state senate subcommittee had
released their legislation, and that it did not contain funding for general aviation
infrastructure. Tharp noted that what they were encountering on the federal level
wasn't necessarily the lack of dollars, but a lack of a high ranking priority project.
Whereas the state projects were at this point due to a lack of dollars. Rettig asked
about using the funds available from the City's CIP program and the funds that were
available from the commerce park land sales and using those, what could the airport
build, rent and pay back. Members discussed looking at the funds available and
putting together a payback plan which they might want to discuss with the city.
Wolford asked about building something smaller instead of trying to build the biggest
hangar. Tharp told members that the RFP associated with this project had been
advertised, but that he had not received any responses. Rettig discussed the
possibility of the state budget having similar constraints next year, and the desire to
build something to help ease the space. Rettig then brought up the planning for any
construction that might impact the chances of building the larger desired structure in
the future. Tharp stated that there had been previous discussions about expanding
the south hangars to build King Air type hangars or extending a building with
additional T hangars. Woolford discussed the size requirements for jet aircraft
storage. Gardinier discussed her concerns with the overall General Aviation
community not putting their names on the hangar waiting list due to the length of time
it takes to get a hangar at Iowa City.
g. Airport Operations: Strategic Plan-Implementation; Budget; Management -
Rettig asked Tharp about when the income from the farm lease payments were
expected. Tharp noted that the payments had been made to Farmer's National and
that he had relayed instructions to send the payment to the airport. Rettig asked
about the fuel sales. Tharp noted that Jet Air's fuel supplier had been bought out
and there were some issues during the transition that the payments hadn't been
getting made to the airport. Tharp noted he was working with Jet Air and the new
supplier to get the issues resolved. Sue discussed how the new lease with the
University was written and that it would have some rent due from the beginning of
the year. Tharp noted that the City Council was planning to adopt the new budget
and the payment for the Economic Development coordinator was still in the budget
for the airport. Tharp noted that the he and the Commission should come up with
some items they would like to present to the Economic Development Coordinator for
assistance in completing. Rettig asked about the general levy amount. Tharp noted
that the General Levy about was $100,000 for FY11. Tharp noted that he had been
working with the Public Works Department to put an estimate together for the parking
lot rehabilitation project. He noted that the estimate was over the available dollar
amount so that the project would get scaled back to be tailored to the funds
available. Tharp noted that he had met on with city staff regarding the VA parking lot
proposal, and that based on the discussion with city staff and with the VA, it was
determined that there were several issues that could not be worked before the
proposal deadline.
i. City naming policy - Members discussed the naming policy and had no
recommendations. Tharp noted that there had been comments received
on the policy from other boards.
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h. FBO Report -Wolford gave Members a monthly report of maintenance activity.
Wolford mentioned they were excited that something was able to be worked out to
get the Air Race Classic. Woolford suggested some comments on the strategic plan.
i. Subcommittees' Reports -Members asked Tharp to prepare a subcommittee list
for future reference.
j. Commission Members' Reports - Gardinier suggested sending a letter to Jay
Honeck in recognition of his service to the airport and the community. Rettig
announced her intention to resign from the Commission pending the City Council's
ability to appoint a new member. Rettig expressed her appreciation to the
Commission.
k. Staff Report -Tharp noted that the Iowa Aviation Conference was going to take
place in Des Moines on April 21-22. Tharp noted that this year there was going to be
a short session for airport boards and commission members and that it might be
beneficial to members to attend if they can.
SET NEXT REGULAR MEETING:
The next regular meeting is set for Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 6:00 P. M. at the Airport Terminal
building.
ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 8:03pm
CHAIRPERSON DATE
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AIRPORT COMMISSION
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2010
TERM 1/21 2/18 3/18
NAME EXP.
Greg Farris 3/1/13 X X X
Minnetta
Gardinier 3/1/15 X X X
Howard
Horan 3/1/14 X X X
Janelle Rettig 3/1/12 X X X
Steve Crane 3/1/14 --- --- O/E
John Staley 3/1/10 X X ---
NAME TERM
EXP.
Greg Farris 3/1/13
Minnetta
Gardinier 3/1/15
Howard
Horan 3/1/14
Janelle Rettig 3/1 /12
Steve Crane 3/1/14
John Staley 3/1/10
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting
--- = Not a Member
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MARCH 10, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.
MEETING ROOM B, ROBERT A. LEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
Members Present: David Bourgeois, Clay Claussen, Lorin Ditzler, Maggie
Elliott, Craig Gustaveson, Aaron Krohmer, Margaret
Loomer, Jerry Raaz, John Westefeld
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Mike Moran, Terry Robinson
Others Present: Andy Dudler
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. by Chairman Gustaveson.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
Moved by Westefeld, seconded by Bourgeois that the Affiliate Group Policy be
approved and presented to Council for their approval. Also approved the letter
as written to qo out to affiliate groups. Approved 8-1 with Raaz being absent.
OTHER FORMAL ACTION TAKEN:
Moved by Elliott, seconded by Westefeld to approve the Februarv 3, 2010 Parks
and Recreation Commission minutes as written. Motion passed 8-1 with Raaz
being absent.
Moved by Westefeld seconded by Ditzler to approve the Februarv 10, 2010
Parks and Recreation Commission minutes as written. Motion passed 8-1 with
Raaz being absent.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None
AFFILIATE GROUP POLICY REVIEW:
The draft of the Affiliate Group Policy was included in Commission packets for review,
discussion and a vote at tonight's meeting. Moran noted that because this policy
affects Parks and Recreation fees, there is a need to rewrite the resolution and revise
the fee schedule that was approved in January. Moran also included a draft letter that
will go out to affiliate groups for Commission review and approval. This item is on the
April 6 Council agenda (since changed to April 27). Council will be approving the
amendment to the fees and charges matrix. He further noted that a statement was
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added to the policy giving the Director of Parks and Recreation the authority to waive
the fees if the affiliate groups donations are equal to or exceed the cost of rental fees.
Moved by Westefeld, seconded by Bourgeois that the Affiliate Group Policy be
approved and presented to Council for their approval. Also approved the letter
as written to qo out to affiliate groups Approved 8-1 with Raaz being absent.
Raaz arrived at 5:10 p.m.
REVIEW AND REPONSE TO COUNCIL REGARDING NAMING POLICY AND
FUNDRAISING:
This item was discussed at the February meeting and consensus was to defer until
March meeting to respond. Commission needs to respond to City Manager by March
31. Moran distributed a letter written by the Library Board of Trustees to possibly serve
as an example for Commission discussion. Their suggestion is that the various
Foundations work with the City Attorney to draft a revised policy. Clausen noted that
he adamantly opposes the policy as written and he feels this will have a detrimental
effect on fundraising efforts by the Foundation. Gustaveson opposes the policy as well
for the same reason. He feels that these requests should be addressed on a case by
case basis, further noting that there may be a desire to honor a person who has not
yet passed. It was suggested that Moran draft a letter to Dale Helling reflecting the
Commissions desire to further discuss before approving. Krohmer stated that he is in
agreement that there is a need for such a policy; however, he too is not pleased with
the policy as currently written. Specifically he is concerned about the ten year waiting
period. He said that in terms of money, he would support a policy that allows for the
naming of public property in the name of someone but not in the name of a business
etc. He would not want this policy to allow for an advertising opportunity. He likes the
idea of various foundations meeting and coming up with a policy that would continue to
allow for fundraising but not be as restrictive as this policy is written. Elliott voiced her
desire to be positive about the policy, letting Council know that Commission is in
agreement that there is a need for such a policy, but that they would like to discuss
making some revisions to the policy.
Moved by Bourgeois, seconded by Raaz, to have Moran write a letter Dale
Helling Interim City Manager from the Commission and Parks and Recreation
staff suggesting that there be a meeting with other foundations to further
discuss the proposed naming policy and give suggestions for some revisions.
Motion passed 9-0.
Gustaveson asked for two or three Commission members to become part of a
committee to discuss. Krohmer proposed that Commission wait for direction from
Helling or Council.
Clausen stated that he would volunteer to provide some input for the next regular
meeting as his wife works for a company that works with colleges, universities and
nonprofits across the country and they deal with this kind of issue often. She could
perhaps provide some statistical support, do background and research on it and find
out the pros and cons.
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Gustaveson said Commission will wait to hear back from City Council to see if they
would like us to proceed with setting up meetings with other Foundations.
CEMETERY SCULPTURE DISCUSSION:
Moran reported that the City has now received bids for the infant columbarium to be
placed at the Cemetery. The total package was estimated to cost about $86,000 and
bids came back at $82,500. One of the components of this sculpture if a bronze
sculpture on the top of the building. Moran distributed the preliminary sketch of this
sculpture. He wanted to make Commission aware of the project and its cost in case
they are asked about it by the public. The artist for this project is from Germany. There
was some discussion about finding local artists for future projects. Specifically
Krohmer noted that this would have been a perfect project for the University Art
Department. Bourgeois and Gustaveson both feel it is a worth project. Raaz asked if
the Public Art Advisory Committee was involved in the selection. Moran reported that
they did look at the concept prior to the bid process.
Moved by Krohmer seconded by Bourgeois to approve the sculpture and
funding as submitted. Motion passed 9-0.
TERRY TRUEBLOOD RECREATION AREA:
Snyder & Associates presented Phase II of this project to the Parks and Recreation
Staff and received input from them as well. They will be present at the April 7
Commission Meeting to present the same to them. They will want input from the
Commission at this meeting. Moran will be talking with Kevin O'Malley, Finance
Director, to discuss the timeline for again going to Vision Iowa fora $2 million grant.
Moran also reported that Casey Cook donated $7800 towards TTRA. These funds
come from the now eliminated Friends of the Iowa River System Trails Program. It is
their desire that these funds be used to construct a memorial for Terry Trueblood.
Moran talked about the possibility of having a soft opening of the trail upon completion.
Raaz agreed that this would be a great idea and would create more interest in the park
and perhaps help with the fundraising efforts. The Trueblood family will be invited to
any and all dedications, grand openings, etc. More discuss to occur at the April
Commission meeting.
Robinson noted that there will be dedication of the statues placed at the Soccer Park
this summer in memory of Terry Trueblood as well.
MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION:
Moran had a meeting with all of Parks and Recreation Staff to discuss the future of the
Master Plan. Each of the 11 goals were placed on posters and staff was then asked to
place their name under the goal that best describes what they currently do in their job.
They were then asked to place their name under the goal they would most like to see
accomplished. Moran distributed a report from this meeting to Commission for their
review. Ditzler asked what the plan is for those goals where there were no names
listed. Moran reported that staff was asked to only pick one goal so that is part of the
reason for this. He said that part of the action plan is to determine who will be
responsive for completion of each one of these goals.
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RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH:
Moran received 82 applications for the Recreation Superintendent position. Personnel
will be setting up interviews. These will be scheduled on April 7, 8, and 9. Moran
invited any Commission members to attend that are interested. Four of the internal
supervisors have applied for the position and four to five outside applicants will be
chosen to interview as well. Robinson, Moran, City Attorney, and Karen Jennings from
the Personnel Department will be on the interview team. Recreation staff will then take
the outside applicants on tours of the facilities. Moran hopes to have this position filled
in May.
PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION DISCUSSION:
Moran noted that Matt Pacha has resigned as chairman of the Parks and Recreation
Foundation. The Foundation bylaws state that there is to be three Commission
Members on the Foundation Board of which there is (Raaz, Gustaveson, Westefeld).
Moran proposed that all of the current members be contacted to find out if they are still
interested in participating in this Foundation, giving them the opportunity to opt out if
they desire. Many of them have been on the board for a number of years. Moran would
also like to see more cohesiveness between the Foundation and the Commission,
therefore, will be including them in the Friday Updates as well as inviting them to
attend Commission meetings. It was the feeling of the majority of Commission
members that this is a good idea.
COMMISSION TIME/SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Ditzler asked about the amount of litter that is appearing on the ped mall as the snow
melts and what the plan is for cleanup. Robinson reported that CBD is down their daily
cleaning and sweeping so are in the process of cleaning it up. There is also an annual
deep cleaning process done where approximately 30 of the Parks, Forestry, and CBD
employees come in to clean. Bourgeois asked what the expenses incurred are to keep
the ped mall clean. Robinson reported is the essentially the entire CBD budget which
is $300,000. Moran reported that the Council is in discussions with DTA regarding the
possibility of a smoking ban on the ped mall.
Krohmer asked if the DogPAC policy will be discussed in June. Moran noted that
Commission will discuss in May as their contract is up for renewal in June. Krohmer
noted he feels very strong on this issue and wants to make sure he has a voice in the
discussion process. As he will be out of State for the June meeting he is asking if
Commission would be agreeable to rescheduling that particular meeting. Commission
will discuss at the May meeting.
Raaz noted that in 2008 Johnson County passed a $20 million budget for green space
and trails. He would like them to attend a future meeting and discuss their plans.
Moran said that he has contacted them and will again to schedule a presentation.
Claussen appreciated attending the staff meeting for Parks and Recreation. He noted
that it he is amazed at how much work is done by so few people.
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Loomer asked if the University would help with building a bridge in conjunction with the
boathouse.
Westefeld suggested having a future meeting at the boathouse. He also discussed the
importance of the Commission having a regular appearance at Council meeting.
CHAIRS REPORT:
Gustaveson also talked about the importance of attendance by the Commission at
Council meetings and would like to see a presence there at least quarterly.
Gustaveson would like to, perhaps starting in May, invite one or two affiliate groups to
the Commission Meetings to give feedback about how the policy is affecting them as
well as keeping us apprised of their activities.
DIRECTORS REPORT:
Moran reported that the next Council Meeting is scheduled for April 6. The affiliate
group discussion is scheduled for that meeting (since changed to April 27). He will
apprise Commission members of future council meeting dates in his Friday Updates.
Moran announced that the IPRA Annual Spring Conference is scheduled in Sioux City
on April 12, 13, and 14. Commission Members are welcome to attend. If interested
please contact him. Moran asked to move the April 14 Commission meeting to April 7
due to this conflict. Consensus was to move next meeting to April 7.
Moran reported that Council is very supportive of all of the recommendations proposed
for the Farmers Market. Staff will be meeting with other City Staff to work out the
Washington St. closure.
Moran reported that he will be on vacation March 12 through March 28.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Bourgeois, seconded by Westefeld to adiiourn the meeting at 6:20.
Motion passed 8-0 with Krohmer being absent.
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Maggie 1/1/13 X X O/E X
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Craig 1/1/11 X X X X
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Aaron 1/1/13 X O/E X X
Krohmer
Margaret 1/1/12 X O/E O/E X
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Jerry Raaz 1/1/12 X O/E X X
John 1/1/14 O/E X X X
Westefeld
KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting LQ = No meeting due to lack of quorum
* = Not a member at this time
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MINUTES
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PRELIMINARY
MARCH 25, 2010 - 6:30 PM
EMMA HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Andrew Chappell, Andy Douglas, Charlie Drum, Jarrod Gatlin
Holly Jane Hart, Michael McKay, Rebecca McMurray, Brian
Richman, Rachel Zimmermann Smith,
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Tracy Hightshoe, Steve Long
OTHERS PRESENT: The Housing Fellowship: Maryann Dennis, Charlie Eastham,
Mayor's Youth Employment Program: Roger Lusala, Kim
Downes, Katie Lammers
Dolphin International: Rafael Crespo
BBSJC/ISU Extension: Gene Muhling, Scott Hansen
The Free Medical Clinic: Sandy Pickup
Isis: Yolanda Spears
Iowa City Housing Authority: Steven Rackis
Extend the Dream: Jeff Edberg, Tom Walz
MECCA: Heidi Cada
General Public: Libris Fidelis
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council
action):
The Commission voted 9-0 to recapture the FY10 CDBG/HOME allocation to The Housing
Fellowship and to recommend that City Council reallocate the funds back to the same
project.
The Commission voted 9-0 to approve the allocation recommendations as presented, and
to encourage the City Council to fund Extend the Dream's rehabilitation project on a
leased space with the $40,000 left unallocated for that purpose; to increase the developer
fee on the Isis Housing project by an additional $4,000 in lieu of funding the agency
under Public Services; to adopt the staff recommended financial terms for The Housing
Fellowship and Shelter House/NAMI Housing projects, and to increase the period of
affordability for the Isis Housing project to 20 years.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FY11 CDBG/HOME ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Requested Amount Allocated Amount
HOUSING:
Shelter House/NAMI- Rental $200,000 $200,000
Isis Investments -Rental $250,000 $208,000
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ICHA/DVIP - TBRA $ 40,000 $ 40,000
The Housing Fellowship - CHDO $ 40,000 $ 34,000
The Housing fellowship -Rental $682,443 $408,451
IV Habitat for Humanity -Home $190,000 $114,000
Ownership
Housing Total: $1,986,443 $1,004,451
PUBLIC FACILITIES:
MYEP -Facility Rehab $ 97,237 $ 90,000
Johnson County Extension/Big $200,000 $127,000
Brothers & Big Sisters
DVIP -Facility Rehab $ 76,000 $ 70,000
MECCA -Facility Rehab $ 15,850 $ 11,000
IC Free Medical Clinic $ 97,975 $ 43,000
Public Facilities Total: $687,062 $341,000
PUBLIC SERVICES:
Crisis Center -Operations $ 10,625 $ 3,177
Shelter House -Operations $ 10,000 $ 2,888
Mayor's Youth Empowerment $ 8,332 $ 2,625
Program/ FAS TRAC
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic - $ 10,000 $ 2,610
Operations
Public Services Total: $ 62,061 $ 11,300
TOTAL: $2,735,566 $1,356,751
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Brian Richman at 6:35 p.m.
APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 11.2010 MEETING MINUTES:
Chappell motioned to approve the minutes.
Hart seconded.
The minutes were approved 8-0 (Zimmermann Smith not present at time of vote).
PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
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None.
STAFF/COMMISSION COMMENT:
None.
DISCUSSION OF THE FY10 HOME/CDBG ALLOCATION TO THE HOUSING FELLOWSHIP
• Recommendation to Council per the Unsuccessful or Delayed Projects Policy
(Additional correspondence received 3-22-10):
Hightshoe explained that in FY10, The Housing Fellowship received $220,000 in HOME/CDBG
funds for aloes-income housing tax-credit application. The Unsuccessful or Delayed Projects
Policy states that applicants seeking funding from other sources must apply for that funding in
the next available funding round. The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) administers the low-income
housing tax-credit program, and their most recent funding round had a deadline of March 15,
2010. The Housing Fellowship was not able to apply at that time. Hightshoe said that The
Housing Fellowship has requested that HCDC allow them to retain the funds for a LIHTC
application next year. She noted that the policy in place requires the Commission to recapture
the funds. Hightshoe explained that the funds can be recaptured and then reallocated to the
same project, or they can be reallocated to any of the projects under consideration for the
current fiscal year. She said that approximately $191,000 of the funds must be reallocated to a
HOME eligible activity, and the rest must be CDBG eligible. Hightshoe said that Maryann
Dennis of The Housing Fellowship is present to address the Commission on this matter. The
Housing Fellowship has also submitted a letter from their syndicator for consideration.
Dennis asked the Commission to recommend to the City Council that the FY10 allocation of
$220,000 be reallocated to The Housing Fellowship for the same purpose. Dennis noted the
letter from herself and the syndicator, Dan Garret of Midwest Housing Equity Group (MHEG).
Tax-credit applications are submitted to IFA, Dennis said, and IFA reserves the credits for the
project. The developer must then take that reservation of tax credits and find an investor to buy
the credits. Dennis said that this is typically done by working with a tax credit syndicator. The
Housing Fellowship has partnered with MHEG as a syndicator in the past. Dennis said that very
few tax-credit developers secure investors without the assistance of a syndicator. Dennis
provided a handout that outlined the pre-development costs incurred by The Housing Fellowship
for its most recent tax-credit project, Aniston Village. The costs listed were only those costs that
related to the tax-credit application to IFA. The pre-development, out-of-pocket cost to The
Housing Fellowship for the application for Aniston Village was $156,195. Dennis said those
expenses were paid throughout 2008 and 2009. She said that the application fee alone is
$6,500. Once the tax credits are reserved, The Housing Fellowship then has seven days to pay
the IFA-required tax credit fee, which is 10% of the reservation. In the case of Aniston Village,
$597,000 was reserved, and The Housing Fellowship had to pay $59,700. Dennis said these
costs are paid with funds from developers fees from previous projects and from rental income.
Dennis said that in forgoing the most recent IFA funding round, The Housing Fellowship had
been heeding advice from their syndicator. The syndicator had advised against applying in
March due to the market forces at play. Dennis said The Housing Fellowship will continue to
work closely with its partners to plan and implement tax-credit projects that are feasible and
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present minimal risk to them as anon-profit. Dennis said The Housing Fellowship is confident
they can find a suitable site and submit an application for the FY11 funding cycle. She said they
would appreciate the Commission taking that under consideration.
Richman outlined the options available to the Commission on this matter. The Commission
could: 1) recapture and immediately reallocate funds to the same project, 2) recapture the funds
and allocate the money to other housing projects, or 3) recapture the funds and do nothing at
this time, choosing to reallocate them at a later date. Richman noted that the time limit for the
funds to be committed has already begun so recapturing and not allocating may not be the best
option.
Richman noted that there had been challenges with the tax-credit market over the last couple of
years, and asked Hightshoe if she had any insight on what the market would look like going
forward, and whether these kinds of projects would be viable in the near future. Hightshoe said
she had spoken with atax-credit analyst from IFA, and that she was told that because the value
of the tax credits had been reduced in the current year, the federal government had provided
$72 million in gap financing. The gap financing is provided as a loan to the developer. The IFA
analyst said that expectations were that gap financing of a similar amount would be available
next year as well.
Richman asked Dennis for clarification on this. Dennis explained that all of the financing that
goes into atax-credit project must be in the form of a loan in order for the investor to be eligible
to get the tax-credit. She noted that these loans are, however, structured in many different
ways. Richman asked if it was correct that the gap financing consisted of IFA making a loan to
the developer. Dennis said that was correct. Richman asked how the loan was ultimately
repaid. Dennis noted that Aniston Village had received gap financing from IFA in the form of a
cash-flow loan; if The Housing Fellowship continues to meet all of the underwriting criteria, and
if there is money left over, then The Housing Fellowship will renegotiate with IFA concerning
how much, if any, they will be required to repay. Dennis said the gap financing comes from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fill the gap in the decrease in the investment pool.
Dennis said that syndicators pool the investments and then court other investors. She said that
recently Wells Fargo had agreed to come into MHEG's investment pool to fund projects in Iowa.
Hightshoe noted that because the funds in question are FY10 funds, the clock to have the funds
committed began running on July 31, 2009. The funds must be committed by July 31, 2011.
She explained that "committed" means the applicant has entered an agreement with the City,
located a site, and completed the environmental review. Funds need to be fully spent within five
years of being allocated.
McMurray asked Dennis if The Housing Fellowship had other sites in mind for this project.
Dennis said that they do have another site in mind. McMurray asked if she felt certain a site
would be in place prior to the committal date. Dennis said she did.
Chappell said that he would be happy to make a motion to recapture the funds and then
immediately reallocate them to The Housing Fellowship. However, he noted that the City
Council would continue to have the same options that currently lay before the Commission.
Hightshoe said that was correct; the Commission is merely making a recommendation.
Chappell asked if there was a benefit to the Commission indicating how they would like to see
the money spent if Council disregards a recommendation to reallocate to The Housing
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Fellowship. Long said it is likely that the Council would send the matter back before the
Commission, though they would be under no obligation to do so.
Chappell motioned to recapture the FY10 HOME/CDBG allocation to The Housing
Fellowship and reallocate those funds back to the same project.
Drum seconded.
Richman clarified that from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD)
perspective, The Housing Fellowship did not have to have applied for atax-credit by next year.
Hightshoe said that was correct; The Housing Fellowship need only locate a site, complete the
environmental review, (get Council site approval) and enter an agreement with the City.
Richman noted that failure to apply for atax-credit prior to next year would not be out of
compliance with HUD but would still be out of compliance with Commission policy.
A vote was taken and the motion carried 9-0.
DISCUSSION REGARDING FY11 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTENERSHIP PROGRAM (HOME) REQUSTS:
Richman explained that funding allocation recommendations to City Council for FY11
CDBG/HOME funds had to be finalized in this evening's meeting. He proposed starting with
Public Services, since that is an independent category, whereas Housing and Public Facilities
have some flexibility in relation to one another. He proposed making one motion at the end of
the discussions to adopt the recommendations all at once, rather than adopting them one by
one.
Hightshoe noted that the allocation amounts reached by the Commission are only
recommendations to the City Council. Once the recommendations are finalized, they will be
included in the FY11 Annual Action Plan (a HUD required document). Two or three HCDC
members will form a Justification Committee which will provide written explanations of the
funding recommendations; that document will also be included in the plan. The plan will be
posted fora 30-day public comment period from approximately April 9`h to May 10`h. On May
10`h, the City Council will have a final public hearing on the plan in which they will either approve
the document or modify it. From there, the plan is sent to HUD.
Long noted that the applications listed on the Allocation Worksheets appear in rank order, with
H1 representing the highest rank. Hightshoe added that HUD still has not finalized Iowa City's
entitlement amount, so the available funding is subject to change. She advised the Commission
to formulate a plan at the end of the meeting to deal with potential increases or decreases to the
entitlement amount.
Richman said that in the interest of fairness to all, applicants that wished to address the
Commission should request to be heard, unless a direct question had been asked of them.
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PUBLIC SERVICES:
Richman said it looked as though there were three projects that had a broad consensus for
some level of funding: The Crisis Center, Shelter House and the Free Medical Clinic. Richman
proposed filling in the average allocation for those three agencies as a way of getting the
discussion started. He noted that the Commission has a policy of allocating a minimum of
$2,500 to Public Services applicants. Hightshoe added that CITY STEPS has a stated policy of
considering the highest ranked priorities first, the medium priorities second and the low priorities
last. Richman clarified that the applications just needed to be discussed in ranked order, not
necessarily funded that way.
Richman asked about a notation on the Allocation Worksheet under Public Services that said
"Isis $4,000 moved to Housing." Chappell explained that the notation was actually his. As the
Isis Public Service request is also a HOME eligible activity, he had moved their Public Services
funding to Housing. Richman asked if this essentially meant adding $4,000 to the developer fee
requested by Isis. Hightshoe said that while Isis cannot at this point request more money, the
Commission could recommend a higher developer fee if it chose to. If that was done, Isis would
have the flexibility to spend the money as they chose, rather than being confined to only HOME-
eligible tenant-based counseling.
Richman asked for comments on where to put the remaining $3,000 in Public Services. Gatlin
said that Mayor's Youth Empowerment Project (MYEP) had received a notably higher average
allocation than some of the other applicants and may be a place to put some funding. Gatlin
proposed beginning with a $2,500 allocation to MYEP and working from there.
Richman asked if any Commissioner felt strongly in favor of a Public Services project that is not
funded under the current scenario. Hart said she was looking at Extend the Dream, as well as
The Arc as funding possibilities.
Chappell said he suggested funding Isis at $4,000, but doing so through Housing. He noted
that, at best, the Commission could fund four agencies under this category. He said that given
that, Extend the Dream was not in his top four, though he did support sizable funding for Extend
the Dream in another category. Chappell said that he had recommended funding for The Arc,
but that he seemed to be in a pretty small minority in that.
McMurray asked if there was anyone present from MYEP, and several representatives were
present. McMurray asked if their Public Services funding request was for vending equipment for
the youth to operate and work at during local festivals. Roger Lusala of MYEP said that was
correct. McMurray asked if the youth had been involved with the planning of the project and
were excited about taking the project on. Lusala said that the program was part of MYEP's
employment program, and that the youth who participate will be paid for their work. McMurray
asked if it was something the kids actually wanted to do. Lusala said that the youth were very
excited about it and about the opportunity to have summer jobs. Hart said she believed it was
this group that had run the popcorn stand downtown, and several Commissioners commented
that it had in the past but did no longer.
Richman said that if the current allocations were acceptable, then there was still $525 to
allocate in Public Services. He proposed adding $200 to Crisis Center, $200 to Shelter House,
and $125 to MYEP.
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Hart asked what this meant as far as funding for Isis, and Richman responded that Isis would be
discussed further during the Housing allocations.
The Commission indicated preliminary general consensus for the Public Services allocation
recommendations.
Richman reminded Commissioners that the allocations would be approved as one motion at the
end of discussions, so there would be more opportunity to discuss things if need be.
HOUSING ACTIVITIES:
Richman proposed discussing Housing issues next. He noted that there is an issue that
potentially affects both Public Facilities and Housing, so he asked Hightshoe to provide an
update on that.
Hightshoe said that she and Long had met with Tom Walz, Director of Extend the Dream, the
day before, and had been informed that Extend the Dream is no longer pursuing the purchase
of the Linn Street building. Instead, Extend the Dream has the opportunity to lease the Public
Access Television (PAN) building at 730 South Dubuque Street. Extend the Dream could rent
the top floor of the facility for $2,000/month less than what they pay now; however, there is
some rehabilitation work that needs to be done to make the space suitable for their needs.
Hightshoe said that the rent savings would greatly increase Extend the Dream's financial
viability. Walz had submitted some bids for rehab work that indicate a budget of $38,014 is
needed to complete the necessary work. Hightshoe said that the City's Legal Department had
reviewed the matter and had found that HCDC could not technically make a recommendation
for a rehabilitation project, since the submitted application was for an acquisition project.
However, Extend the Dream will submit a letter directly to the City Council explaining the
reasons behind their change in request, and will request the rehabilitation budget directly from
the City Council.
Hightshoe noted that the Commission did have the option of not actually allocating funding that
they may wish to see go to Extend the Dream; i.e., if the Commission wished to allocate
$38,000 to Extend the Dream, but could not technically do so, they could leave $38,000
available for City Council to allocate directly to Extend the Dream if Council decided to fund
them. Otherwise, City Council could choose to draw the funding from one or more of the other
projects, or could choose not to fund Extend the Dream at all. Zimmermann Smith asked if this
meant that the Commission could set aside whatever amount Extend the Dream was asking for
and simply not allocate it; Hightshoe said that was correct. Douglas asked if Extend the Dream
was revising their requested amount. Hightshoe said that HCDC could not pay for money to
lease a building out of Housing or Public Facilities; Extend the Dream can only apply for the
rehabilitation costs. Richman noted that essentially the request was changing from $200,000 to
$38,000.
Richman noted that the improvements would be tenant improvements to a leased space, so no
mortgage would be held on the property. Hightshoe said that rehab funds for leased buildings
have been provided in the past; however, the landlord has to agree to have a lien put on the
property. Richman asked if that was what had been done with the Planned Parenthood project,
and Hightshoe said it was. Hightshoe said that in the past the City has tried to assure that the
lease is a long-term lease when providing rehab funding. Extend the Dream has worked out a
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three year lease with its landlord, Hightshoe said, with the option to renew the lease for an
additional three years with only a cost of living increase.
Walz requested permission to address the Commission. He said that initially Extend the
Dream's concern was that they desired to move toward sustainability. He said that the rents on
Gilbert Street have increased dramatically in their time there. Walz said that Extend the Dream
simply cannot self-generate enough income to be able to meet those ever-rising rents. The
organization has found in each of its locations that the micro-enterprises housed within it can
generate enough income to pay the rent and be self-sustaining. The only location where this is
not the case is the Small Mall on Gilbert Street. Walz said that their application had been to buy
a building at a price that, with HCDC funding, would allow sustainability through micro-
enterprises. Late in the game, Walz said, several roadblocks appeared that required Extend the
Dream to go looking for other buildings. Walz said that the former location of the Everett
Conner Center had come to his attention, and this building is already fully handicap accessible
and located downtown. He said that the fact that the space is owned by PAN, another non-
profit, makes the tenant/landlord relationship ideal, in part because there is a synergy between
the kinds of programs they run and the kind of people they attract. Walz said PATV gave them
a very good deal, with a monthly rental fee of $1,750 for three years, with a renewable lease,
and no annual increments. Walz said the agreement makes Extend the Dream immediately
sustainable. However, to make the building really work, a little money must be put into it and
Extend the Dream simply does not have the budget to be able to do that. Walz said that he is
asking the Commission to recommend to the City Council that some portion of the funds that
they would have allocated toward the purchase of a building be put toward the rehabilitation of
this building. Walz said he guaranteed that the Commission would be proud of what happens
there. He said it was going to be a fabulous concept for both programs.
Richman said that he presumed the PATV building did not have the same kind of foot traffic that
the Gilbert Street location has. Walz said that Extend the Dream is going to provide what they
call an "alcohol-free coffee house." He said this was not going to be another coffee shop
modeled after Starbucks, but would be a coffee house based on music without alcohol. He said
this concept would attract students and youth. He said that the low-income group that frequents
their micro-enterprises is very into them, very loyal, and will move locations with them. He
pointed out that the location was on the route between Shelter House and MECCA and across
the street from human services agencies. Walz said he believes they can develop a really
interesting mix of low-income, handicapped and student populations. Long asked how big the
space is compared to their current location. Walz said the new space is exactly the same size
as their current location, 2,800 square feet.
Walz reiterated that the space is perfect for the Extend the Dream Foundation; their
rehabilitations to the building and presence would enrich another non-profit; the community
prospers from this change; and it provides an anchor and stable program in southern downtown,
which is ideal in an alcohol-sated environment.
Libris Fidelis, a member of the general public addressed the Commission in support of Extend
the Dream's funding request. He said that he had occasionally used the facilities at Uptown
Bill's Small Mall and had completed their course in electronic commerce. He said that Uptown
Bill's is in actuality a cultural center. He said there are a lot of music groups and community
meetings that are held there. He said this is about more than anon-profit trying to find a new
location; it is about retaining Uptown Bill's as a center in the community. Fidelis said that the
landlord at the Gilbert Street location had been very unfair toward Uptown Bill's. Fidelis said
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that when the air conditioning had gone out, the landlord had wanted Uptown Bill's to pay the
entire cost of the repairs and upgrades. Losing Uptown Bill's has always been a threat, Fidelis
said, and there are a lot of vulnerable people in this community that would really miss that
support.
Richman asked if it was correct that PATV was anon-profit and Hightshoe said that was correct.
Hightshoe said that HCDC had provided funding for automatic, handicap-accessible doors to
the Everett Conner Center when it was housed at that location.
Richman proposed beginning with Housing and addressing Extend the Dream's funding request
when they got to that point. Hart asked for further clarification on what exactly the Commission
could do as far as allocating money to Extend the Dream. Hightshoe said that if the
Commission chose to fund Extend the Dream they would simply not allocate whatever funding
they wanted to see go toward Extend the Dream, and make a recommendation to City Council
to use that money for that purpose. Otherwise, Hightshoe said, if Council decides to fund
Extend the Dream, they would need to pull money from other allocation sources.
Richman noted that there seemed to be unanimous agreement on an allocation of $40,000 for
the ICHA/DVIP project. He said that there also seemed to be some level of funding for The
Housing Fellowship's CHDO Operating Expenses, and he proposed beginning with $31,111 for
that project, as that was the average allocation. Hightshoe noted that $34,000 was the cap for
CHDO.
The Shelter House/NAMI project was supported at some level by all of the Commissioners but
McMurray, Richman pointed out. McMurray said she had changed her mind about that after
reading the minutes from the last meeting. She said she was fine with some level of funding.
She proposed funding it at $80,000-$100,000. Chappell suggested filling in the average
allocation amount of $145,000 for now, since that was what was done with the CHDO
application. There was consensus for this idea.
Richman said that he likes the Isis projects because units are in service relatively quickly since
the projects involve rehab rather than new construction. He noted that the proposed
affordability period for the project is currently set at 15 years. He compared this to The Housing
Fellowship project, which has proposed an affordability period of 20 years. He asked if Isis
would consider a longer affordability period. Yolanda Spears, Isis representative, said that she
could not make that decision, but that she was sure Salome Raheim would consider it.
Hightshoe reminded everyone that the affordability period and the financing period do not
necessarily need to be the same under HOME rules. Richman drew Commissioners' attention
to a handout from Hightshoe that outlined the proposed financial terms and the financial terms
recommended by staff. Richman asked Zimmermann Smith if she wanted to comment on her
allocation of zero to the Isis project. Zimmermann Smith said that the figure was based on
concerns she had raised at the last meeting. However, she said, she does like the project and
she does appreciate that Isis voluntarily limits their projects to the City Council map. She said
she would be comfortable funding the project at the level of the average allocation. Richman
said that Isis had requested funds for five units, which is basically $50,000 per unit. He
proposed funding Isis at $200,000. Hightshoe said that when staff does the Annual Action Plan
they must estimate the number of units. Typically, she said, they pro-rate based on the
percentage of the request the Commission funded in order to determine an estimate for the
number of units funded. The Commission agreed to begin with a figure of $200,000 for Isis.
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Richman moved to The Housing Fellowship's Rental application. He noted that the funding
request was for ten units for the UniverCity Partnership. Richman asked Dennis if The Housing
Fellowship could make a partial repayment of the funds in the amount of 30%, per staff
recommendations. Dennis said that the staff recommended terms were acceptable. Richman
noted that the original proposal was for a totally forgivable loan, so the repayment would, in
theory, recapture some of those dollars to reinvest in future projects. Hightshoe said that she
wished to issue a disclaimer concerning the staff recommended financing terms. She said that
in making recommendations, staff had relied on the numbers provided by the applicant on the
application. Richman asked if someone could propose a number for The Housing Fellowship.
Drum proposed $350,000.
Richman asked if Shelter House/NAMI was present, and there was no representative. He said
he recommended that any allocations the Commission makes be subject to the financial terms
recommended by staff.
Concerning the Dolphin Lake Point project, Richman noted that five commissioners had
allocated partial funding and four had allocated zero. Gatlin said that he had moved from a zero
allocation initially to a partial allocation this time because he does not have a good sense for
what direction the area would go in if there was no funding at all. He asked if the developers
would drop the project altogether and the City would wind up looking for another housing
provider there. Richman said that there was someone present from Dolphin who might be able
to answer that question. Gatlin asked the representative if the project would proceed if the
Commission did not fund it. The representative from Dolphin said that they had taken over the
property in 2007, and that they have changed the whole environment in that time. He said that
their track record and law enforcement records demonstrate the work they have done in order to
create this improved environment. He said that he should receive some support from the City
for this project and for the work they have done in the area. Richman said that the reason he
funded the project at zero is because it is difficult for him to see the purpose of funding a project
that, in his estimation, is going to be there regardless. He said that he thinks the market rate for
those units is affordable already, so there is no point in subsidizing them. He acknowledged
that the units might be nicer if the Commission funded them, but said he did not think they would
not be there or not be affordable without HCDC funding. Zimmermann Smith said she agreed
with Richman. She said she also thought the original purpose of the allocation had been
diluted. The allocation had been for homeownership units, and the current request was to rehab
rental units. She said she too feels the public purpose is not served by funding this project.
Chappell said that his understanding is that Richman likes Isis in part because units come on-
line quickly. He said that the tour of Dolphin demonstrated that getting those units on-line could
also be a speedy process, as the units are down to the bare walls. Chappell said he likes the
size of the units, and finds them uniquely small, and not a size prone to large gatherings or
unauthorized tenants. He said he continues to be comfortable funding the project at some level;
however, he is less comfortable with pushing forward a recommendation with a bare majority of
the Commission supporting it. He said he knows some people would see a majority as a
majority, but that he thinks more can be done to try to reach consensus. Douglas asked if
Richman's primary concern was funding afor-profit entity. Richman said that was a not a
concern for him at all. He said that for the past two years he had recommended funding for this
project and it had been afor-profit organization then as well. He said that his concern is that the
building in question will be affordable rental units regardless of whether HCDC allocates money
to it. McKay said that he agreed with Richman. He said that developers are sometimes
unsuccessful in their efforts, and that he was sorry to see that this particular model was
unsuccessful because he had supported it in the past. McMurray asked if Commissioners were
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MARCH 25, 2010
PAGE 11 of 14
changing their minds about supporting the project because it changed from a homeownership
project to a rental project, or because the units would be there regardless. Richman said that
the last two years HCDC had allocated money for down-payment assistance for an owner-
occupied project. Richman said that because that project is now defunct, HCDC has
recaptured that money.
The developer is now asking HCDC to reallocate that money as direct support of the project,
rather than down-payment assistance. Drum said that his support was changing because the
homeownership project was a unique program, whereas the proposed rental program is not.
Drum said he agreed with Richman's points about the project, adding that HCDC could likely
only give them a fraction of what they want anyway and who knows how far that money would
stretch. McMurray asked what the per-unit cost for the project is, and was told that it is $20,104
per unit. Douglas said that it could be argued that any of the projects applying for funds could
go out and seek other funding sources, and that this was not something that should count
against Dolphin. Richman replied that those projects that have not yet been started would likely
not go through without HCDC funding. Hart said that her rationale for funding the project was
that it would make affordable, rehabilitated units available quickly. Richman said that the
developer already owns the property and is committed to it. He said his personal opinion is that
the building will be rehabilitated so the developer can get income from it regardless of HCDC
action. He said that putting $100,000 of City money into that project will not create any
additional units because those units will be rehabilitated eventually anyway. Hightshoe asked
the developer what the rental rate for the rehabilitated units would be in comparison with their
current units. The developer's response indicated that the rents would be at a comparable rate.
Richman said that this showed the units would already be affordable without HCDC assistance.
Douglas said that in actuality these 29 units are not yet on the market. Richman said he would
much rather allocate $100,000 to another project so that additional units come on-line. He said
that no additional affordable units will be created in the city by allocating to this project. Gatlin
said that he would recommend not allocating money to this project after all. Chappell said that
pretty much ended the conversation. Douglas pointed out that the majority had swung the other
way by only one member. The Commission reached consensus on allocating no money to this
project.
McMurray asked if the Habitat application was for one house, and she was told that it was for
five houses. Richman said the per-unit cost was $38,000. McMurray asked how much money
was left to allocate, and was told that approximately $235,000 was left for consideration.
Richman noted that there is also the option of not allocating all of the money. Hightshoe
advised that if there was a large amount of money left over the Commission might want to
consider another mid-year allocation. Gatlin noted that Commissioners should keep in mind
that the Extend the Dream allocation request had been decreased by $160,000. Richman
proposed funding three units at $114,000 for the moment, and the Commission indicated
agreement.
Richman said that this left the Commission with about $123,000 to potentially roll over to the
next funding cycle. Zimmermann Smith said she would recommend fully funding the Shelter
House/NAMI project. She said it would only be $55,000 more than what the Commission has
already allocated and that the project is a really good one. She said she did not know if the
project would come to fruition without full funding, and it was the Housing project with the
highest ranking. Drum indicated agreement. Gatlin said he would agree to that if the
Commission could also agree to give additional money to The Housing Fellowship. Richman
said that he, Hart, Douglas, and McMurray had notably lower allocations than the other
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
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PAGE 12 of 14
Commissioners for the Shelter House/NAMI project, and asked if anyone cared to comment.
McMurray said that one of her biggest concerns with this project is the timeline; as they do not
have the site yet, she wonders if it is really feasible to get the project done in the given
timeframe. Hightshoe said that the project would have five years to spend the money, two
years to commit. Zimmermann Smith said that they were working with someone who had done
similar projects before and is consulting on the process. Chappell said he likes the idea of fully
funding the highest ranked project. Richman asked if there were any zoning issues to be
concerned about. Hightshoe said the building could be built in any residential zone as it is
classified as a group-care facility. Hightshoe said she did not anticipate there being a problem
with finding a building, though it may take them a while to rehab it. McMurray said she did
agree with Gatlin that if more went to Shelter House/NAMI then more should go to The Housing
Fellowship too, as Shelter House/NAMI was only providing six bedrooms of affordable housing.
Zimmermann Smith noted that the Shelter House/NAMI project was very specialized, and is not
entirely comparable. Drum suggested adding to The Housing Fellowship's CHDO Operating
expenses to bring it to the maximum $34,000, and several Commissioners agreed. McMurray
asked if Chappell was still proposing giving ISIS $4,000 under Housing. Hart said she supports
that, as did a number of other Commissioners. Hightshoe said to do that Commissioners would
recommend an allocation of $204,000 with a developer fee increased by $4,000. Gatlin
proposed funding The Housing Fellowship's UniverCity project at a higher rate. Zimmermann
Smith said she felt that the Commission had allocated judiciously in that matter, and that she felt
allocating half the requested amount for a new, unproven concept project in the downtown area
was a good start. She said they could always apply for more funding at a later date. Richman
clarified that this project would be a different focus than that currently underway under the name
of the UniverCity project, and that the I-Jobs funded program concerned rehabilitating rental
stock into owner-occupied homes, whereas this would be a rental program. Long said that the
UniverCity was a broad concept intended to stabilize and invest in downtown and near-
downtown neighborhoods. Gatlin recommended moving on to Public Facilities and coming back
to Housing after that. Richman said that there was still $443,000 to allocate, and agreed that
moving on to Public Facilities was a good idea.
Chappell said he would like to recommend under-funding this category by $40,000 and sending
a strong message of support to City Council for funding Extend the Dream's rental rehabilitation
project. He said he would like it to be clear that if the Commission had had it within their
purview to recommend an allocation of $40,000 they would have, and that they support Extend
the Dream in their efforts to acquire funding directly from the Council. There was general
agreement to this.
Richman suggested filling in the average allocations for each of these projects as a way of
beginning the discussions. McMurray said she thought that it was important to think about what
the money would cover as far as each applicant's priorities when allocating to Public Facilities.
Lusala said that MYEP's first priority was the air conditioning and the second was the roof.
Richman said he would be willing to allocate higher than the average to this project. McMurray
said that since MYEP was the only project ranked as high priority it should be considered as
such. Chappell said that everyone had recommended some level of funding for this project.
Zimmermann Smith said that one of the reasons she came in low for MYEP was because she
had fully funded Extend the Dream. She said she would be comfortable seeing the difference
divided between MYEP and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Richman proposed $90,000 for MYEP
and there was general agreement. Gatlin said that he too liked the idea of allocating higher to
Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Hart said she would suggest a higher allocation to DVIP, as the
average allocation will not accomplish their aims. Richman said he agreed with Hart on that as
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MARCH 25, 2010
PAGE 13 of 14
that was sort of an all-or-nothing project. He said that while. it might be possible for them to
raise the money another way, most likely they would be forced to delay until HCDC chose to
fund it. He proposed taking DVIP up to the full amount. Chappell said he would rather not go to
the full amount because the Commission is not even fully funding the project which received the
highest priority ranking. McKay said the problem is that that project cannot be partially
completed, or done in phases. Chappell said that there had only been one estimate for the
project, which also concerned him. Hightshoe said that she had spoken with DVIP, and that
while they would prefer full funding, they would certainly continue to look at their options. She
said that she felt like if the majority of the project was funded, it could proceed at some level.
Gatlin asked to see what the numbers looked like if MYEP and DVIP were both fully funded.
Gatlin said he would not be against fully funding MYEP if it meant DVIP was fully funded as
well. Chappell said that he had actually been saying the converse, though he would be happy
to see DVIP up to just short of fully funded. Chappell said he was comfortable taking DVIP up
to $70,000, and several Commissioners indicated agreement. Zimmermann Smith
recommended adding money to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters project. Richman said that his
concern with that was the idea that that project is going forward regardless of HCDC funding.
Gene Muhling, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, said that the Big Brothers/Big Sisters portion of the new
facility represented 25% of the budget. Their application asked for 12% of the total budget. If
HCDC funds the project at half the requested amount, they leave Big Brothers/Big Sisters to find
75% of their building costs. He said funding at that level would likely mean scaling back the
project. Chappell said he did not have a problem with additional money for that project.
Zimmermann Smith proposed an additional $25,000, taking the funding up to $127,000. Gatlin
reiterated that he would like to see additional funding go to The Housing Fellowship's rental
program. Richman said that if the Commission wanted to spend the remaining $62,000, it
should probably go to The Housing Fellowship, Isis, or Habitat. Hart asked about simply
splitting it between the three. Richman said that the remaining amount represented
approximately one unit. Yolanda Spears, Isis, asked for a funding level of $208,000 rather than
the proposed $204,000, and Richman said he was comfortable with that. Gatlin proposed that
the remainder go to The Housing Fellowship, and several Commissioners indicated agreement.
Chappell noted that the City Council may not go along with the Commission's recommendation
to reallocate The Housing Fellowship's FY10 funding back to them. If that is the case, Chappell
said, he would like the Commission to set allocation recommendations for alternative projects.
Hart said she thought the Commission should wait and see. Hightshoe said it was possible that
Council would redirect the Commission to open up another funding round for Housing. Richman
said that if that was the scenario, he would propose that the FY10 money be substituted into the
current funding cycle and the FY11 money would be set aside for future allocations. Hightshoe
said that would be done automatically by staff. Richman said he would be hard-pressed to put
$220,000 more into the current projects, and would be more comfortable with another funding
round. Richman asked if Hightshoe had any sense of how City Council might react to some of
the allocation recommendations given some of their recent discussions about affordable
housing. Hightshoe said she did not. She did note that the UniverCity Partnership map does
match up fairly well with areas identified in the current City Council map. She noted that Isis too
has a history of following the map. She said that so long as providers find locations within the
designated areas she did not think there would be a problem, but that she did not know for sure.
Long said there are a number of property owners in the UniverCity area who are willing to sell to
the City.
Gatlin offered to make a motion. Chappell asked that the $40,000 allocated to Extend the
Dream be removed and that a statement be included indicating the Commission's desire to see
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MARCH 25, 2010
PAGE 14 of 14
that project funded. Hightshoe noted that if the staff recommended financial terms were to be
adopted then that would have to be included in the motion. Richman said that his
understanding is that the staff recommended financial terms should be adopted for The Housing
Fellowship, and Shelter House, and that the affordability period for Isis be extended to 20 years.
Richman noted that if Isis says that it cannot do that affordability the Council certainly has the
discretion to override the Commission's recommendations.
Gatlin motioned to approve the allocation recommendations as presented, and to
encourage the City Council to fund Extend the Dream's rehabilitation project on a leased
space with the $40,000 left unallocated for that purpose; to increase the developer fee on
the Isis Housing project by an additional $4,000 in lieu of funding the agency under
Public Services; to adopt the staff recommended financial terms for The Housing
Fellowship and Shelter House/NAMI Housing projects, and to increase the period of
affordability for the Isis Housing project to 20 years.
McKay seconded.
A vote was taken and the motion carried 9-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
Zimmermann Smith motioned to adjourn.
McKay seconded.
The motion carried 9-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
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~.!~,®~,~ CITY OF IOWA CITY
EM~RA
Date: April 8, 2010
To: City Council
From: Tracy Hightshoe, Associate Planner
Re: Citizen Participation Plan, FY11 Annual Action Plan & Annual Action Plan
Amendments
The draft Citizen Participation Plan, FY11 Annual Action Plan and the FY08, FY09 & FY10
Annual Action Plan Amendments ("Amendments") are enclosed for your review. A 30-day
public comment period will begin on April 9 and end on May 10 for these items. The City
Council will be considering approval of these items at their May 10 Council meeting.
The Citizen Participation Plan sets forth the steps Iowa City uses to encourage citizen
participation in the development of the Consolidated Plan (a.k.a. CITY STEPS), Annual Action
Plan, any substantial amendments and the Performance Report. The Citizen Participation Plan
is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development required plan for those jurisdictions
receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships
Program (HOME) funds.
The FY11 Annual Action Plan is a portion of Iowa City's 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan (a.k.a.
CITY STEPS). The FY11 Annual Action Plan will include information on the proposed use of
CDBG and HOME funds for housing, jobs and services for low-moderate income persons. The
FY11 Annual Action Plan will outline proposed activities, project locations, budgets and the
scope of activities being funded. The FY08, FY09 and FY10 Annual Action Plan Amendments
are required due to the return or recapture of funds for previously approved projects.
A copy of the draft FY11 Annual Action Plan, Amendments and Citizen Participation Plan can
also be found at the Iowa City Public Library, the Planning and Community Development
Department, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 and online at
www.icgov.org/commdev under Documents and Resources.
If you have any questions about any of the items attached or about the proposed projects,
please feel free to contact me at 356.5230 or at tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
for the Iowa City Consolidated Plan (a.k.a CITY STEPS)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
II.
III.
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V.
Citizen Access ...........................................................................................4
Activity Promotion ...........................................................................8
VI.
VII.
VIII. Section 1
.................................................................................8
Participation Plan .................................................9
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Section I. Introduction
This CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN (the "Plan") is a revision of a plan adopted by the
City of Iowa City, Iowa (the "City") on December 4, 2004. This Plan shall provide for and
encourage citizens to participate in the development of the Consolidated Plan (a.k.a.
CITY STEPS) and each Annual Action Plan, any substantial amendments to CITY
STEPS or the Annual Action Plan and the annual Performance Report.
This document is designed to meet HUD's k
preparing CITY STEPS in accordance ~
Community Development Act of 1974, cod
CFR Part 91.105.
requirements for citizen participation in
Section 104 (a) of the Housing and
at 42 U.S.C. Section 5304 (a) and 24
A summary of the CITY STEPS draft and Annual Action Plan shall be published in one
or more newspapers of general circulation. Prior to the City Council public hearing,
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"draft" copies of the Plan will be available for review. The complete document shall be
available for review as outlined in Section V of this Plan.
The City shall provide no less than a 30-day public comment period before final action
by the City Council. Prior to adoption of CITY STEPS and the Annual Action Plan, the
City Council will hold a public hearing. Any public comments received during the
comment period or at the public hearings shall be considered and shall be summarized
and attached to CITY STEPS and/or Annual Action Plan prior to submission to HUD.
This shall include a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons
therefore.
Section III. Amendments
and Annual Actio
Amendments to CITY STEPS and Annual Action Plan
City seeks to:
a) make a change in its allocation priorities or a chan
Amendments shall be categorized
amendments shall mean:
c;nange in Scope
that there is a sig
For activities with
$50, 000
any activity changes with respect to the objectives as
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I be required whenever the
in the method of distribution
red by CITY STEPS
Annual Action Plan;
of an activity.
as "substantial" or "non-substantial". "Substantial"
STEPS;
the scale and/or nature of the activity changes to the extent
giant increase or decrease in funds budgeted for the activity.
original allocation of $50,000 or more, an amendment to the
action Plan is required if the change in scope exceeds
e original budget allocation.
• Change in Location: if the originally approved project is "neighborhood specific"
or in a designated urban revitalization area (e.g. elimination of slum and blight)
and the project location is changed to an area outside of its census tract; and
• Change in Beneficiaries: if the number of Low to Moderate Income persons or
number of units being assisted decreases by 25% or more.
All other amendments shall be considered "non-substantial". Non-substantial
amendments may be approved administratively by the City Manager. Changes in
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financial terms shall be reviewed and approved by the City Manager. At the City
Manager's discretion, he/she may request the Housing and Community Development
Commission to provide a recommendation to Council for consideration and approval.
Section IV. Performance Reports
A Performance Report identifies the final budget expenditure and performance results
for each Annual Action Plan activity from the currently completed program year and any
outstanding activities from prior program years.
comments received dui
considered and shall be
submission to HUD.
Outreach
nment period or at the public hearing shall be
~ and attached to the Performance Report prior to
~ V. Citizen Access
Mailing List (including electronic mailing lists): Develop a comprehensive mailing
list of interested parties, adjacent local governments, religious organizations and public
and private agencies that provide affordable housing, assisted housing, economic
development, business assistance, health services and social services and use to send
summary information, public hearing or comment period notices.
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Targeted Survey: Survey service providers, community agencies and key informants
prior to CITY STEPS or Annual Action Plan development for information regarding
community needs, existing services to meet those needs and their assessment of any
gaps in meeting those needs, including new strategies to address outstanding needs.
City Government Channel: Create and run public service announcements about the
CDBG and HOME programs and the CITY STEPS process to inform, educate and
promote citizen participation.
Neighborhood Organizations: Invite neighborhood groups to participate and to
coordinate with their own neighborhood planning and implementation efforts.
CITY STEPS process and citizen
MME program year.
Public Meetings
The Housing and C
public meetings at C
City, Iowa 52240, unl
Notice of public meetings
Meetings Law and shall b
Floor of City Hall, 410 E. ~
also be available online a
to publicize public hearing participation
PS development, implementation and
anity Development Commission shall hold regular monthly
II, Lobby Conference Room, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa
:herwise determined and proper notice given.
II be sent to all media in accordance with the Iowa Open
~sted on the City Clerk's Bulletin Board located on the First
hington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. The agenda shall
www. icgov. org.
Minutes shall be taken of all public meetings and shall be available for public review at
the Planning and Community Development Department, 410 E. Washington Street,
Iowa City, IA 52240 during regular working hours. Minutes shall also be available online
at www.icgov.org.
Special Accommodations:
A. Non-English speaking persons or persons with hearing impairments can be provided
an interpreter at public meetings, if a request is made at least seven (7) days prior to
the scheduled meeting date.
B. Language Line, an over-the-phone interpreter service, has been created to translate
English into more than 140 languages and is available 24 hours a day, seven (7)
days a week.
C. Special accommodations will be made available for persons with physical disabilities
at public meetings, if request is made at least (7) days prior to the scheduled
meeting date. Meetings will always be held at an accessible site.
Public Hearin
The Housing and Community Development Commissio
public hearings as required by the CITY STEPS p
appropriate and convenient for maximum public partic
attempt to hold these hearings at their regularly schE
Alternate dates, times and locations may be used as ne
Council shall hold
~, at times and locations
n. The Commission shall
I meeting time and place.
ed in a paper of general circulation not more
prior to the date of the hearing. The notice
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Information and Records Availability
CITY STEPS [as proposed, adopted or amended], Annual Action Plan, Performance
Reports and this Citizen Participation Plan shall be available in print format for public
review during regular working hours at the following locations:
Planning and Community Development
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
These
Docun
The C~
review
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
under
~r public
ids and
income
lity and
~ HUD-
use of
abilities,
opment
~rovided
Summary materials regarding CITY STEPS, Annual Action Plan, amendments and
Performance Reports shall be available without charge. 10 free copies of CITY STEPS
will be made available. One free copy will be provided to each individual or organization
requesting said copy until the supply is exhausted. Photocopier charges and
miscellaneous charges for other related services and materials shall be assessed in
accordance with the City's Open Records Policy.
7
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance shall be provided to groups representative of persons of low and
moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals for funding
under any of the activities covered by CITY STEPS. The level and type of assistance
provided shall be on a case-by-case basis as determined by the City Manager or his or
her designee and shall be subject to budgeted resources authorized by the City Council.
Activity Promotion
After the adoption of each Annual Action Plan by the City Counc
the plan shall be actively promoted to ensure full access to and
budgeted. The Community Development Department shall have
for activity promotion; however, other City departments and s
responsible for ensuring reasonable and timely promotion and a•
programs and services made possible by CDBG, HOME and other
Section VI.
taint Procedure
Citizen complaints related to CITY S
Performance Report shall be handled i
a)
b)
c)
d)
With limited excel
open records and
nual Act
amendments and/or
nt Coordinator shall accept complaints at any time
CDBG/HOME program year. Although verbal
~, only written complaints will be responded to in
n a concise statement of the complaint and an
~d responses to written complaints shall be
days, where feasible, after a complaint is
int and the response shall be forwarded to the City
complaints and the staff response to said complaints are
Should the complainant not be satisfied with the response, the aggrieved person(s) may
submit a complaint to the HUD Omaha Field Office at US Department of HUD, Edward
Zorinsky Federal Building, Suite 329, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102-4908.
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Section VII. Amendments to Citizen Participation Plan
This Plan may be amended by Resolution of the City Council as necessary or
appropriate after review and recommendation by the Housing and Community
Development Commission. All amendments shall be consistent with the requirements
of HUD.
Section VIII. Section 108
SECTION 108 LOAN PROGRAM
Applications for assistance filed by the City for Section 108 loan guarantee assistance
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG)
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDS
(HOME)
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funds to be used for rental rehabilitation
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Publication Notice
April 9, 2010 Iowa City Press Citizen
Copies
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online at www.i
Comments may be
Development at the
Comments via e-mail
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publication of this noti
Plan
.~bmitted to the Department of Planning and Community
dress above or by calling Tracy Hightshoe at 356-5230.
I also be accepted and should be sent to the following address:
ity.org. A 30-day public comment period will begin with the
and end on May 10, 2010.
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Public Comments Received with Staff Response
A 30-day public comment period regarding the FY08, FY09 & FY10 Annual Action Plan
Amendments ("Amendments") ran from April 9, 2010 to May 10, 2010. On April 15, 2010
the Housing and Community Development Commission held a public meeting to discuss
the Amendments and the City Council held a public hearing on May 10, 2010.
Comments Received:
Staff
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FY 2011 Action Plan
Table of Contents
Page
Part 1. 2009 Action Plan
SF 424 Form
Executive Summary 1
GENERAL
General Questions 7
Mana in the Process 11
Citizen Participation 15
Institutional Structure 18
Monitoring 20
Lead-based Paint 23
HO USING
Specific Housing Objectives 25
Needs of Public Housing 27
Barriers to Affordable Housing 28
HOME/ADDI 32
HO MELESS
Specific Homeless Prevention Elements 34
ESG (State) 38
CO MMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Communit Develo ment 39
Anti-poverty Strategy 41
NO N-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Non-homeless Special Needs 44
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS 46
S ecific HOPWA Ob~ectives 47
Other Narrative 47
Part 2. Certifications
Part 3. A ppendices
A. Descri tion of Activities to be Undertaken Pro~ect Activit Sheets
B. HUD Tables
• Summary of Specific Annual Objectives
• Annual Housing Completion Goals
C. Geographic Locations of Activities to be Funded
D. HCDC Recommendations for FY 2011 CDBG and HOME funding
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SF 424
The SF 424 is part of the CPMP Annual Action Plan. SF 424 form
fields are included in this document. Grantee information is linked
from the 1CPMP.xIs document of the CPMP tool.
Complete the fillable fields (blue cells) in the table below. The other items are pre-filled with values from the
Grantee Information Worksheet.
Date Submitted pplicant Identifier
26004805
Type of Submission
Date Received b state State Identifier lication Pre-a lication
Date Received b HUD Federal Identifier
26004805
Construction ^ Construction
Non Construction ^ Non Construction
licant Information
Cit of Iowa Cit UOG Code
410 E Washin ton St. Or anizational DUNS 145409996
Organizational Unit Municipality
Iowa Cit IA Department Planning & Community Dev't
52240 U.S.A. Division Community Development
Em to er Identification Number EIN : Count Johnson
42-6004805 Pro ram Year Start Date MM/DD 07/01/10
pplicant Type: Specify Other Type if necessary:
Municipality
Pro ram Fundin U.S. Department o
Housin and Urban Develo men
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers; Descriptive Title of Applicant Project(s); Areas Affected by
Project(s) (cities, Counties, localities etc.); Estimated Funding
Community Development Block Grant 14.218 Entitlement Grant
CDBG Project Titles Description of Areas Affected by CDBG Project(s)
$CDBG GrantAmount $722,192 $Additional HUD Grant(s) Leveraged Describe
$Additional Federal Funds Leveraged $Additional State Funds Leveraged
$Locally Leveraged Funds $Grantee Funds Leveraged
$Anticipated Program Income $65,000 Other (Describe) $155,665
Uncommitted/Returned Pro~ects
Total Funds Leveraged for CDBG-based Project(s) $942,857
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.239 HOME
HOME Project Titles Description of Areas Affected by HOME Project(s)
$HOME Grant Amount $677,991 $Additional HUD Grant(s) Leveraged Describe
$Additional Federal Funds Leveraged $Additional State Funds Leveraged
$Locally Leveraged Funds $Grantee Funds Leveraged
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$Anticipated Program Income $90,000 Other (Describe) $350,000
Uncommitted/Returned Pro~ects
Total Funds Leveraged for HOME-based Project(s) $1,117,991
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS 14.241 HOPWA
HOPWA Project Titles Description of Areas Affected by HOPWA Project(s)
$HOPWA Grant Amount $Additional HUD Grant(s) Leveraged Describe
$Additional Federal Funds Leveraged $Additional State Funds Leveraged
$Locally Leveraged Funds $Grantee Funds Leveraged
$Anticipated Program Income Other (Describe)
Total Funds Leveraged for HOPWA-based Project(s)
Emergency Shelter Grants Program 14.231 ESG
ESG Project Titles Description of Areas Affected by ESG Project(s)
$ESG Grant Amount Additional HUD Grant(s) Leveraged Describe
$Additional Federal Funds Leveraged $Additional State Funds Leveraged
$Locally Leveraged Funds $Grantee Funds Leveraged
$Anticipated Program Income Other (Describe)
Total Funds Leveraged for ESG-based Project(s)
Con ressional Districts of: Is application subject to review by state Executive Order
A licant Districts 2nd Pro~ect Districts 2nd 12372 Process?
Is the applicant delinquent on any federal debt? If
"Yes" please include an additional document ^ Yes This application was made available to the
state EO 12372 rocess for review on DATE
explaining the situation. X No Pro ram is not covered b EO 12372
^ Yes X No ^ N/A Program has not been selected by the state
for review
Person to be contacted regarding this application
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Title Phone Fax
entail Grantee Website Other Contact
Signature of Authorized Representative Date Signed
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GENERAL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
First Program Year
Action Plan
The CPMP Annual Action Plan includes the SF 424 and Narrative
Responses to Action Plan questions to which CDBG, HOME,
HOPWA and ESG grantees must respond to each year in order to
be compliant with the Consolidated Planning Regulations.
The Executive Summary is required. Include the objectives and outcomes identified in the plan and an
evaluation of past performance.
Purpose of the Annual Plan
The City of Iowa City has prepared a Year i Action Plan as required under ~4 CFR gi.~~o. The city's
Action Plan for FY ~oii identifies the activities to be funded with Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funds that will be available during the
program year, in addition to allocations from other sources.
The Annual Plan articulates funding decisions for the next year of specific federal funds according to the
long-term goals established in CITY STEPS, the city's ~oii-~oi4 Consolidated Plan. The CP was guided
by three overarching goals that are applied according to community needs. These goals are:
• To provide decent housing by preserving the affordable housing stock, increasing the availability
of affordable housing, reducing discriminatory barriers, increasing the supply of supportive
housing for those with special needs and transitioning homeless persons and families into
housing.
To provide a suitable living environment through safer, more livable neighborhoods, greater
integration of low and moderate income residents throughout the Consortium's cities, increased
housing opportunities and reinvestment in deteriorating neighborhoods.
• To expand economic opportunities through more jobs paying self-sufficient wages,
homeownership opportunities, development activities that promote long-term community
viability and the empowerment of low- and moderate-income persons to achieve self-
sufficiency.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Focus of the Plan
As required by the federal government, the identification of needs and the adoption of strategies to
address those needs must focus primarily on low- and moderate-income (LMI) individuals and
households. The CP must also address the needs of persons with "special needs" such as the elderly,
persons with disabilities, large families, single parents and homeless individuals and families.
Citizen Participation and Agency Consultation
In developing the Consolidated Plan and Annual Plan, Iowa City engaged in an extensive consultation
process with local public agencies and nonprofit organizations to demonstrate a commitment to (a)
identifying priority needs and (b) engaging the participation of public agencies and nonprofit
organizations in a productive and collaborative manner. As part of the CP development process, city
staff organized a series of stakeholder meetings to identify current issues and trends impacting the
agencies and organizations as well as their organizational priorities in today's recession. A list of
identified stakeholders appears in the Managing the Process section of the CP.
Additionally, public and private agencies which were identified as stakeholders in the process were asked
to complete written questionnaires to provide data on special needs populations such as the elderly,
youth, persons with HIV/AIDS, public housing residents, persons with disabilities and the homeless.
Based on the focus group sessions, comments received from the Public Needs Hearing, and the housing
market analysis, a set of priorities was established by the city for the next five years.
The draft five-year strategic plan was made available at the following locations from November i3
through December i4, X009. A draft of the FY~oii Annual Action Plan will be available at the same
locations from April g to May io, ~oio.
Department of Planning and Community Development, 4io E. Washington Street
Iowa City Public Library, i~3 S. Linn Street.
The final public hearing in regard to the Annual Action Plan will be held May io,~oio. A summary of
citizen comments will be included in the final draft.
Priorities
Iowa City is committed to allocating funds that serve the needs of low-to-moderate income residents.
Households with incomes less than 50% of the area median income, particularly those with extremely
low incomes (less than 30% of area median income), are particular priorities. The city has also identified
special needs individuals as among those who face the greatest challenges and who should receive high
priority in the expenditure of federal funds, including at-risk children and youth, low income families, the
homeless and persons threatened with homelessness, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
The CP planning process requires the city to specifically address needs and proposed strategies in the
following three areas: housing, homelessness and community development.
Housing Needs and Strategies
High housing costs reduce economic opportunities, access to jobs and services, and the ability of lower
income households, including the elderly and persons with disabilities, to live in the communities and
neighborhoods of their choice. The affordability gap results in a concentration of lower income
households in older neighborhoods that have higher levels of substandard housing and overcrowding.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 2 VERSION 2.0
HUD and regulatory requirements are restricted to assist households at 80% of the area median income
or lower. Given the current market conditions, homeownership costs remain high. As a result, the city is
continuing to focus its CDBG and HOME funds to support primarily rehabilitation, tenant-based rental
assistance activities and affordable rental housing.
Homeless Needs and Strategies
The priorities for ending homelessness are based on the recognition that homelessness results from
more than just a lack of affordable housing, although providing housing is the ultimate objective. Iowa
City participates in the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board. As a member, the City
collaborates with numerous homeless assistance providers to provide the resources for homeless persons
and families to transition to permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
Community Development Needs and Strategies
Based upon outreach efforts, the following community development needs were determined to have a
high priority and will continue to be an emphasis of CDBG funding:
Public Services
Crime prevention
Child care services
Youth programming
Life skills
Financial literacy
Substance prevention and care
Mental health
Public Facilities and Improvements
Facility improvements to the structures housing the public service providers
Economic Development
Micro-enterprise development
Summary of FYZOSS Activities
The following table summarizes the FYZOii CDBG/HOME budget for the City of Iowa City. The Housing
and Community Development Commission recommended the allocation of ~i,673,675 for housing,
public facilities and public services projects, in addition to the Economic Development Fund,
administrative costs and unallocated funds. The city's FYZOii program activities are anticipated to
specifically benefit 45 housing units/households, 5 public facilities and 7,732 persons receiving public
services.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 3 VERSION 2.0
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Proposed Activities, FY2011
Category Activity Requested Allocated Units/HHs Assisted Source
Shelter House/f~IAMl Affordable Rental Housing $ 200,000 $ 200,000 6 HOME
Isis Investments, LLC-Rental Housing $ 250,000 $ 208,000 4 HOME
IowaOtyHousingAuthority/D~/IP-TBRA $ 40,000 $ 40,000 4 HOME
The Housing Fellowship - CHDOOperating Expenses $ 40,000 $ 33,900 N/A HOME
Housing The Housing Fellowship -Rental $ 682,443 $ 408,451 6 HOME
low a Valley Habitat for Humanity -Owner Housing $ 190,000 $ 114,000 3 HOME
Iowa Qty Housing Rehabilitation Program -CDBG $ 179,790 20 CDBG
Iowa Qty Housing Rehabilitation Program -HOME $ 32,234 2 HOME
Total Housing $ 1,402,443 $ 1,216,375 45
Facilities Assisted
Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program- Facility Rehab $ 97,237 $ 90,000 1 CDBG
Extend the Dream Foundation -Acquisition $ 200,000 $ - CDBG
Public Johnson Co. Extension/Big Brothers Big Sisters $ 200,000 $ 127,000 1 CDBG
Facilities ~mestic Violence Intervention Program- Facility Rehab $ 76,000 $ 70,000 1 CDBG
MECC4 -Facility Rehab $ 15,850 $ 11,000 1 CDBG
IC Free Medical Ginic/Free mental Ginic -Facility Rehab $ 97,975 $ 43,000 1 CDBG
Total Public Facilities $ 687,062 $ 341,000 5
Persons Served
QisisCenter-Operations $ 10,625 $ 3,177 1,482 CDBG
Shelter House -Operations $ 10,000 $ 2,888 130 CDBG
Public Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program/FAS TR4C-Operations $ 8,332 $ 2,625 49 CDBG
Services Iowa Qty Free Medical Ginic -Operations $ 10,000 $ 2,610 143 CDBG
Aid to Agencies $ 105,000 5,928 CDBG
Total Public Services $ 38,957 $ 116,300 7,732
Entities Assisted
Econ
~v Iowa Qty CDBG Economic ~velopment Fund $ 108,329 TBD CDBG
. Total Economic Development $ 108,329
HOME Program Administration $ 67,799 N/A HOME
Administration CDBG Program Administration and Planning $ 157,438 N/A CDBG
Total Administration $ 225,237
rOTAL $ 2,128,462 $ 2,023,000
Evaluation of Past Performance
The City of Iowa City's past performance in the administration and implementation of the CDBG and
HOME programs has fulfilled the spirit and intent of the federal legislation creating these programs. The
city has facilitated affordability for decent housing, availability and accessibility to a suitable living
environment, sustainability of a suitable living environment and accessibility to economic opportunities.
The following is a summary of Iowa City's past performance as reported to HUD in the FY X009
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the most recent report filed.
During FY~oo9, the City of Iowa City expended $854,393 in CDBG funds and $8~i,793 in HOME funds.
CDBG funded activities assisted 14,471 individuals, 19 households, and three microenterprises. HOME
activities completed during FY~oo9 assisted 18 owner-occupied households and 57 households with
Tenant Based Rent Assistance. In addition, ~o lots were acquired to construct affordable rental housing
units for low income households as part of a LIHTC project.
CDBG and HOME funds leveraged $3,667,367 in private and/or other public funds. Leverage and
beneficiary information for CDBG and HOME projects are realized when the project is closed. Federal
regulations require that 70% of CDBG funds expended are used to benefit low-to-moderate income
residents of Iowa City. The city elected to calculate this benefit on an annual basis. In FY~oo9, 100% of
CDBG funds expended bythe city benefited low-to-moderate income residents of Iowa City.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 4 VERSION 2.0
In administering its CDBG and HOME programs, the city continued to implement the priorities
established in CITY STEPS, the ~0o6-~oio Consolidated Plan. The plan's four major priorities were as
follows:
i) Provide housing opportunities that are decent and affordable;
~) Support homeless facilities and services;
3) Support public facilities and services, and
4) Createjobs through economic development activities.
To this end, the city utilized FYo9 CDBG and/or HOME funds in the following ways:
s) Provide housing opportunities that are decent and afFordable.
In FYo7, the city allocated Tenant Based Rent Assistance through the Iowa City Housing Authority to
provide rental subsidies that were utilized in FYo9 for the elderly, persons with disabilities and
households with children.
The city also allocated funds to capital housing projects that provide new and/or improved permanent
housing opportunities for low and moderate- income households in Iowa City. The recipients were:
• Iowa City Housing Authority- down payment assistance
• Hawkeye Area Community Action Program -transitional housing,
Isis Investments and The Housing Fellowship- affordable rental units,
City of Iowa City-owner-occupied housing rehabilitation.
By the end of the fiscal year, ig owner-occupied rehabilitation projects were completed, i~ households
received down payment assistance to purchase a home, ~ units were acquired for affordable rental
housing and ~o lots were acquired to construct affordable rental housing. Several prior-year HOME
projects were also completed during FYo9.
z) Support homeless facilities and services.
Facilities and services specifically for homeless persons consisted of funding for the Shelter House
Outreach Coordinator position. The Outreach Coordinator project assisted approximately 465 persons
who are homeless or of extremely low income.
Recently, the Iowa Department of Economic Development announced a ~~.66 million award to complete
construction of the new 7o bed Shelter House facility through the state's I-Jobs program. With the
remaining funds in place, it is anticipated that Shelter House will complete the facility in the spring of
~oio. The facility's foundation was completed in summer X009.
3) Support public facilities, accessibility and services.
FYo9 funding was provided to public facilities and public service projects that serve the community. The
following identifies the FYo9 projects funded.
Public Facilities
ARC of Southeast Iowa -Facility Improvement
Twain Elementary-Playground Improvements
MECCA- Facility Rehabilitation
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic- Building Acquisition
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County- Facility Rehabilitation
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Domestic Violence Intervention Program- Facility Rehabilitation
Public Services
Extend the Dream Foundation -Operational Expenses
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic-Operational Expenses
Community Mental Health Center-Operational Expenses (Compeer Program)
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic- Building Acquisition
Local Foods Connection -Operational Expenses
MECCA-Aid to Agencies -Operational Expenses (ICARE and Aid to Agencies)
ARC of Southeast Iowa -Operational Expenses
United Action for Youth -Aid to Agencies-Operational Expenses)
Elder Services Inc. -Aid to Agencies -Operational Expenses
Shelter House -Operational Expenses (STAR Program)
According to the reports submitted by these agencies, i~,644 persons were assisted in the public
facilities and public services category supported with FFY~oo8 (City FYo9) funding. Program beneficiaries
are counted in the fiscal year the project is completed.
4) Create jobs through economic development activities.
The CDBG Economic Development Fund was created to stimulate private sector investment that results
in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs with living wages for low-to-moderate income persons
in Iowa City. The CDBG Economic Fund had a balance of ~i55,ooo at the start of FYo9. The City received
two applications in FYo9 requesting ~50,00o in CDBG funds to start or expand businesses in Iowa City.
Atlas Home Services was funded at X35,000. The second applicant was able to secure private financing
from a local lender.
Before funding is approved for amicro-enterprise, staff reviews the income of the owner(s) and has
employees (if any) submit income surveys to ensure that over 5i% of the owners and employees meet
the criteria for amicro-enterprise under the CDBG program. Each microenterprise assisted in FYo9 is
operated by an owner(s) who qualifies as low-to-moderate income. At the time the CAPER was filed, all
the businesses remain in operation. In FYo9, no projects were approved under job creation. All three
businesses qualified asmicro-enterprises.
The Economic Development Fund provides assistance through low interest loans with interest rates
ranging from o to 4%and repayment terms set at five or seven years. The loans approved are typically for
permanent working capital and often in conjunction with a private lender who provides a majority of the
funds needed for the business to open or expand. All CDBG economic development activities must meet
the National Objective of benefiting low to moderate income persons. The program rule requires that
5i% of the jobs created or retained must be held or made available to low-to-moderate income persons
based on family size or the business must qualify as amicro-enterprise. Amicro-enterprise is a
commercial enterprise that has five or fewer employees, one or more whom owns the enterprise. At least
5i%of the employees and owners of amicro-enterprise business must be low to moderate income.
As of the CAPER's filing date, there was ~i~o,ooo remaining in the Economic Development fund. Due to
the increased workload from Disaster Recovery programs and Stimulus funds (Recovery Act),
Community Development staff were not able to market the Fund as extensively as in past years. The city
hopes to foster partnerships with local providers in FYio to increase the number of microenterprises
assisted.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 6 VERSION 2.0
Expanded economic opportunities were provided through employment training assistance to persons
with disabilities. Extend the Dream Foundation provided micro-enterprise training to persons with
disabilities to learn e-commerce skills to start and operate their own home based businesses.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
i. Describe the geographic areas of thejurisdiction (including areas of low income families and/or
racial/minority concentration) in which assistance will be directed during the next year. Where
appropriate, thejurisdiction should estimate the percentage of funds thejurisdiction plans to
dedicate to target areas.
~. Describe the basis for allocating investments geographicallywithinthejurisdiction (orwithinthe
EMSA for HOPWA) (gi.~i5(a)(i)) during the next year and the rationale for assigning the priorities.
3. Describe actions that will take place during the next yearto address obstacles to meeting
underserved needs.
4. Identify the federal, state, and local resources expected to be made available to address the needs
identified in the plan. Federal resources should include Section 8 funds made available to the
jurisdiction, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and competitive McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act funds expected to be available to address priority needs and specific objectives
identified in the strategic plan.
s. Description of the Geographic Area
Priority CDBG funding areas in Iowa City include those areas where there is a high rate of low and
moderate income (LMI) persons. The following narrative describes the characteristics ofthese areas.
Between iggo and ~ooo, the racial minority share of Iowa City's population rose from 8.9%to i~.7%, an
increase of x,558 residents, or 48%. Most of this increase was in the number of Blacks and persons of
other races. Between ~ooo and X007, the number of minorities in Iowa City rose from 7,886 to an
estimated 8,868, an increase of more than i~%. Persons of Hispanic origin, who may be of any race, also
increased as a segment of the total population. Between iggo and ~ooo, Hispanic persons increased 80%
from i,oi8, representing i.7% of the population, to 1,833, representing ~.g% of the population.
Estimates for X007 for this ethnic group are not available due to a small sample size.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 7 VERSION 2.0
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Concentrations of Minority and Hispanic Persons
The following table presents population by race and Hispanic origin at the census tract level. HUD
defines areas of racial or ethnic concentration as geographical areas where the percentage of minorities
or ethnic persons is io percentage points or more than the City overall.
Across Iowa City, racial minority persons comprised i~.7% of the population in ~ooo. Therefore, an area
of racial concentration includes census tracts where the percentage of minority residents was ~~.7% or
higher. Only census tract 4 met this criterion with ~i.3% Asian/Pacific Islander residents compared to
5~7% for the City overall.
Persons of Hispanic origin represented ~.9% of the population in ~ooo. Therefore, an area of ethnic
concentration includes census tracts where the percentage of Hispanics is i~.9% or higher. No census
tract in Iowa City met this criterion in ~ooo.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin byCensus Tract, 2000
Census Total
Am. Persons of Persons of
Indian/Alaska Asian/Pacific Two or Hispanic
Native Islander Other More Races Oriain
12 2,052 1,952 95.1%
2,936 2,728 92.9%
7,142 5,767 80.7%
Source: U. S. Census 2000 (SF-1, P1, P3, P4)
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Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 1990- 2007
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Low and Moderate Income Areas
The following table presents information regarding low and moderate income (LMI) persons in Iowa City.
LMI persons, as determined by HUD, have incomes at or below 80% of the median family income (MFI).
In its X009 estimates, HUD determined that there were X9,895 LMI persons in Iowa City, equivalent to
532% of the population for whom this rate is determined. HUD reported that the FY X009 MFI in Iowa
City was X76,000.
In Iowa City, the number of LMI persons includes university students who are living away from home
while attending college (i.e., living in Iowa City for the purpose of attending college). The census counts
these individuals in the location of their "usual residence." Usual residence is the place where a person
lives and sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as the person's voting residence
or legal residence. Also, non-citizens who are living in the U.S. are included, regardless of their
immigration status.
HUD defines an LMI census tract or block group as one in which 5i% or more of the population have
incomes of 80% or less of the MFI. According to these criteria, i3 of the city's populated census block
groups qualify as LMI areas. Details on the LMI status of each census block group appear in the following
table.
Low/Moderate Income Persons by Block Group, 2009
Census Block Number of LMI Percent
1 (part) 1 684 28.
1 (part) 2 916 46.
4 (part) 1 2,886 54.
5 (part) 1 0 0.
5 (part) 2 2,449 42.
11 1 1,191 74.0%
11 2 1,534 84.1
12 1 241 28.3%
12 2 326 32.5%
13 1 315 17.7%
13 2 284 20.5%
14 (part) 1 177 26.5%
14 (part) 2 519 31.7%
14 (part) 3 866 39.0%
Source: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Concentrations of LMI Persons and Minority Persons
Census tract 4, previously identified as an area of racial concentration, is also an LMI area with a
percentage of LMI persons at 543%. The following map illustrates this area.
SECOND PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN 9 VERSION 2.0
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Comparison of LMI Block Groups
and Minority Concentration
z. Basis for Allocating Investments
The federal CDBG and HOME funds are intended to provide low and moderate income households with
viable communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic
opportunities. Eligible activities include community facilities and improvements, housing rehabilitation
and preservation, affordable housing development activities, public services, economic development,
planning, and administration.
The system for establishing the priority for the selection of these projects is predicated upon the
following criteria:
Meeting the statutory requirements of the CDBG and HOME Programs
Meeting the needs of low and moderate income residents
Focusing on low and moderate income areas or neighborhoods
Coordination and leveraging of resources
Response to expressed needs
Sustainability and/or long-term impact, and
The ability to demonstrate measurable progress and success.
Iowa City will invest its CDBG and HOME funds in areas primarily impacted by non-student LMI persons.
Several of the city's LMI census areas are located in the downtown area and include the University of
Iowa and a significant rental housing stock that is predominantly occupied by students. While resources
other than CDBG and HOME funds may be used in these areas to maintain and preserve housing,
infrastructure and public services, the city's CDBG and HOME funds will be focused in areas that are
home to families, the elderly, the disabled and the homeless.
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3. Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs
The primary obstacle to meeting underserved needs is the limited resources available to address
identified priorities. Iowa City will partner with other public agencies and non-profit organizations, when
feasible, to leverage resources and maximize outcomes in housing and community development.
4. Resources Expected to be Available
Several funding sources have been identified to implement the CITY STEPS strategies for FY~oii. These
sources are included in the following table.
Funding Sources,FY2011
Entitlement Revenue $ 2,060,848
CDBG
CDBG Annual Entitlement $ 722,192
Anticipated CDBG Program Income $ 65,000
Uncommitted/Returned Projects $ 155,665
TOTAL CDBG $ 942,857
HOM E
HOME Annual Entitlement $ 677,991
Anticipated HOME Program Income $ 90,000
Uncommitted/Returned Projects $ 350,000
TOTAL HOME $ 1,117,991
Non-Entitlement Revenue $ 2,469,078
City General Obligation Bonds (GRIP) $ 200,000
CDBG Supplemental Disaster Recovery $ 1,669,078
I-JOBS UniverCity Project $ 600,000
Total Resources Anticipated $ 4,529,926
MANAGING THE PROCESS
i. Identify the lead agency, entity, and agencies responsible for administering programs covered by the
consolidated plan.
~. Identify the significant aspects of the process by which the plan was developed, and the agencies,
groups, organizations, and others who participated in the process.
3. Describe actions that will take place during the next yearto enhance coordination between public
and private housing, health and social service agencies.
s. Lead Agency
The lead agency for the Consolidated Plan (CP) is the Community Development Office within the
Department of Planning and Development in Iowa City. This office initiated the contracting,
administration, organization and preparation ofthe CP.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
z. Significant Aspects of the Process
In March X009, the city engaged the services of Mullin & Lonergan Associates, Inc. to serve as consultant
to the project. A project schedule was developed with the goal of submitting the adopted CP and FY~oii
Annual Plan to HUD on or before July i, ~oio.
The city made the decision to encourage a high level of agency consultation in an effort to demonstrate
its commitment to (a) identifying priority needs and (b) engaging the participation of public agencies and
non-profit organizations in a positive and collaborative manner. A list of stakeholders was developed and
included public agencies and private non-profit organizations whose missions included the provision of
affordable housing and human services to low and moderate income households and persons. These
stakeholders were invited to participate in a series of focus group sessions and interviews held exclusively
for the purposes of the CP.
The CP and Annual Plan were developed using reliable data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau,
HUD's State of the Cities Data System (CHAS data tables), the National Low Income Housing Coalition,
and several planning documents produced by Iowa City. These included the city's 1997 Comprehensive
Plan, the X008 Affordable Housing Study prepared for the Iowa City Metro Area, and the city's X008
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.
Additionally, public and private agencies which were identified as stakeholders in the process were asked
to complete written questionnaires to provide data on special needs populations such as the elderly,
youth, persons with HIV/AIDS, public housing residents, persons with disabilities and the homeless.
Copies of the written questionnaires sent to the various entities are included in Additional Information-
Appendix B. A detailed written questionnaire was also sent to Iowa City Housing Authority, a copy of
which is also included in Additional Information-Appendix B.
The first of two required public hearings was held on May ~i, X009 at the Iowa City Public Library. A
second public hearing was be held on December i4, at which time Council approved the five-year plan.
The City anticipates submitting the CP and FY~oii Annual Plan to HUD in May ~oio.
Based on the focus group sessions and interviews, comments received from the first public hearing, the
X008 Affordable Housing Study, and the X008 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, a set of
priorities was established by the City for the next five years.
A draft of the Consolidated Plan for ~oii-~oi5 was be placed on public display for 3o days from
November i3 through December i4, X009. A draft of the FY~oii Annual Plan will be on public display
from April g to May io, ~oio.
3. Jurisdiction's Consultations
The City of Iowa City engaged in an extensive consultation process with local public agencies and non-
profit organizations in an effort to develop acommunity-driven CP. On May ~o through May ~~, X009,
the Community Development staff and the consulting team began a series of six focus group sessions
and nine individual interviews to identify current issues and trends impacting the agencies and
organizations as well as their organizational priorities in today's recession. A summary of the focus group
sessions and interviews are included in Additional Information-Appendix B.
In addition, staff from the Community Development Office along with the consultant team attended
breakfast at Agape Cafe on May ~o and lunch at the Wesley Center on May ~i, X009. Both meals are
S~i:OI~IY~ Pr`zs7~kd~il3~i YtAI•S AC I'ItJI'~ lal_AN 1 ~ ~"~.kSG+c~~l ~.
provided by non-profit organizations, and offered free to the public, primarily to persons who are
homeless, disabled or in need of hot meals. Staff and the consultants enjoyed breakfast and lunch with
the various guests, while inquiring about their housing, employment and social service needs.
On May ~o, X009, a total of three focus group sessions and two interviews were hosted by the
Community Development Office for the purpose of engaging public agencies and private non-profit
organizations in the development of the CP. During the first session, held during a regular meeting ofthe
Local Homeless Coordinating Board of Johnson County, homeless assistance providers were asked to
discuss the needs of their respective agencies and organizations. Following this, a focus group was
conducted with local human service providers with a focus on health and nutrition. A similar focus group
was then conducted with general human service providers from the area. Interviews were conducted
with representatives from City Planning and the Iowa City Police Department.
On May ~i, similar focus group sessions were hosted for local economic development entities, affordable
housing providers and a group of Hispanic families residing at Pheasant Ridge, an assisted housing
development in Iowa City. Interviews were conducted with representatives from Iowa City Transit, City
Parks and Recreation, Housing Inspection Services, and the Iowa City School District. On May ~~,
interviews were conducted with representatives from Iowa City Housing Authority, Johnson County
Council of Governments, and the Community Development Office.
During the agency consultation process, several underlying themes were repetitively voiced by the
participants in the interviews and focus group sessions. These themes included the following:
The recession has substantially impacted contributions to local non-profit organizations.
Resources are at an all-time low. The ability of these organizations to provide supportive
services to their clientele is substantially impaired. However, consumers are dependent upon
these public services as a safety net now more than ever.
There is a diverse and highly motivated non-profit community in Iowa City that collectively
possesses the organizational capacity to provide housing, services, and facilities to lower income
households and persons. However, adequate funding to fully finance their programs, physical
facilities and initiatives is lacking.
There is a need for affordable rental housing for extremely low income and very low income
households and persons, the working poor, and families with children. This need has increased
recently due to employment layoffs, cutbacks in hours, and rising fuel and food prices.
The relatively limited public transit service throughout Iowa City and the surrounding
communities impedes the movement of people to employment centers.
The needs of working poorfamilies in Iowa City are not being adequately served.
There is a need for additional emergency and permanent supportive housing facilities for
homeless and non-homeless special needs populations.
The following chart includes a listing of the stakeholders identified and invited to the focus group
sessions.
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Stakeholders Invited to Participate in the CP Planning Process
Contact Name Name of Organization
Steve Rackis Iowa City Ho using Autho rity
Public Housing Authority MaryAbboud Iowa City Ho usingAuthority
Heidi Wo If Iowa City Ho using Autho rity
Communit
Develo
ment Steve Long C ity o f to wa C it y
y
p TracyHightshoe CityoflowaCity
Lead Based Paint JeffVanatter CityoflowaCity
Maryann Dennis The Housing Fellowship
Charlie Eastham
Mark Patton Habitat for Humanity
Josh Weber Builders of Hope
AI Axeen Hawkeye Area CommunityAction Program
Joyce Henderson HACAP
Zo ri Olson R fiver City Ho using Co Ilective
Affordable Housin TracyAchenbach Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County
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P ro v fide rs gob Burns Burns&Burns
Diane Ho Itze Capital House
Vivian Davis Chatham Oaks
Diane Brenneman Ecumenical Towers (ESI)
Ed Zastrow Ronald M cDonald House
LoriJo Ball Regency
Salome Raheim Isis Investments
Bill Wittig
ArvindThakore Dolphin International LLC
Crissy Cangenelli Shelter Ho use
Steve Noack Successful Living
Krisite Fortmann Doser omes is io ence n erven ion rogram
Ron Berg MECCA/ICARE
Heidi Cuda MECCA/ICARE
Dion Williams Systems Unlimited
Bill Reagan Arc of Southeast Iowa
Jeff Nock Goodwill Industries
M ike Townsend Goodwill Industries
Scott Gill Evert Conner Center
Tom Walz Extend the Dream Fdtn
M ary Wemann Elder Services
Liz Selks Heritage Agency o n Aging
Suellen Novotny Visiting NurseAssociation
A my Co rreia Jo hnso n Co unty So cial Serv
Jim Swaim United Actio n fo r Yo uth
Chris Wyatt Juvenille Court
Roger Lusala Mayor's Youth
Jan Koch 4C's/Ho me Ties
Nancy Chown HACAP Head Start
Zach Schultz Fo ur Oaks
Lane Plugge ICCSD
Human Service Providers Joan VandenBerg ICCSD
grianLoring NeighborhoodCentersofJC
Stephen Trefz Co mmunity M ental Health Center
Becci Reedus Crisis Center
Susan Gray 4C's
Terry&JenniferSmith Salvation Army
Sarika Bhatka Red Cross
Karla M filler Rape Victims Advocacy Program
M arcia Acord Wesley Center
Linda Severson Local Homeless Coordinating Board
Valerie Kemp 6th Judicial Court
M ike Kannelis Uofl Co Ilege of Dentistry
Doug Beardsley Johnson Co. Public Heatlh Dept.
M ary Co pper Uo I Ho spitals
Lynn M cArthur Uo I Health Clinics
Sandy Pickup IC Free M edical Clinic
Karen Kubby Emma Goldman Cinlic
To m B rase Jo hnso n Co unty Seats
Chris O'Brien IC Transportation Services
Linda Severson JCCOG-Free Reduced Bus
M ary Palmberg Free Lunch Program
Cheri Cole Forest View (Spanish speaking)
Stefani Bowers City of Iowa City
LarryWlson niversiyo owa
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Brenda Dodge Iowa Workforce Dev.
Paul Retish Uofl
Roger Go edken Goodwill
Economic Development SteveOvel Kirkwood GovtRelations
John Weih Kirkwood CommunityCollege
Paul Heath Small Business Dev. Center
Wendy Ford Iowa City
Brian Richman
Housing & Community Development Commission
A
ointed Commissions Charles Drum
pp AnnFreerks Planning&ZoningCommission
Lindsay Bunting-Eubanks HistoricPreservationCommission
Other Tim Hennes
Cityof Iowa City Housing Inspection Services
Jann Ream
3. Actions to Enhance Coordination
Annual on-site monitoring visits will be conducted to assist with all funded activities. Iowa City staff will
continue to participate with the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board to stay informed of
the needs and services of the other social service agencies in the area.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
i. Provide a summary of the citizen participation process.
~. Provide a summary of citizen comments or views on the plan.
3. Provide a summary of efforts made to broaden public participation in the development ofthe
consolidated plan, including outreach to minorities and non-English speaking persons, as well as
persons with disabilities.
4. Provide a written explanation of comments not accepted and the reasons why these comments were
not accepted.
s. Summary of Citizen Participation Process
The required Public Needs Hearing for CITY STEPS, the city's Consolidated Plan, was held on May ~i,
X009 from 6:3o to 8:0o p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library. The hearing was scheduled in accordance
with the City's Citizen Participation Plan. A public notice for the hearing was published in the Iowa City
Press Citizen. In addition, staff provided notices of the public hearing to the Johnson County Local
Homeless Coordinating Board, local area agencies, and previous CDBG and HOME recipients.
In addition, the following scrolling advertisement ran hourly from 7:0o a.m. to midnight on local cable
television beginning on May i5 and ending on May ~i:
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
•WE NEED YOUR INPUT! The City of Iowa City is currently preparing
CITY STEPS, afive-year Consolidated Plan for housing, jobs and services
for Iowa City's low-moderate income residents. Please come and give
your input on the housing, jobs and service needs of low and moderate
income residents at 6:3o pm on May 21, Zoo9 at the Iowa City Public
Library, meeting room A. For more info or assistance, please contact
Steve Long at Steve-IongQa Iowa-city.org or at 319.356.5230 or
319.356.5493 TDD.
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In an effort to solicit broader citizen participation, the city conducted an online resident survey. The
online survey was developed and registered at www.zoomerang.com for a period of approximately six
weeks. A copy of the survey instrument is included in Additional Information-Appendix A. The survey,
available in English and Spanish, was publicized on the city's website. A detailed analysis of the online
survey also is provided in Additional Information-Appendix A. A summary of the survey responses is
included under "Summary of Citizen Comments." To publicize the online survey, the city ran the
following scrolling advertisement on local cable television:
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The City of Iowa City is in the process of applying for federal funds from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. You can help
to ensure that funds are directed to the most critical needs in the City by
participating in our web survey at icgov.org/commdevsurvey. The results
will enable City officials to establish budget and program priorities for
the future. That web address again is icgov.org/commdevsurvey.
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The draft five-year strategic plan was made available at the following locations from November 13
through December 14, Zoo9. A draft of the FYZO11 Annual Action Plan will be available at the same
locations from April 9 to May 10, Zo1o.
Department of Planning and Community Development, 41o E. Washington Street
Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Street.
A the final public hearing on the Annual Plan will be held on May 10,2010, after which the City plans to
submit the CP and Annual Plan to HUD.
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z. Summary of Citizen Comments
The City of Iowa City administered an online survey for residents, business owners, and service providers
to complete regarding their views and opinions on important housing and community development
needs in the city. The results of the survey provided guidance to city officials to establish budget and
program priorities for the next five years, specifically how to allocate CDBG and HOME funds received for
housing and community development activities.
The City of Iowa City Housing and Community Development Needs Survey was available on the Internet
via www.zoomerang.com, an online survey tool. The survey posed a total of 46 questions. The survey
was officially launched on May i8, X009 and closed on July io, X009, giving area stakeholders and
residents just over six weeks to complete the survey.
The link was advertised on the city's website and announced via a scrolling public service announcement
on local cable television. Atotal of 463 responses were received and analyzed.
The majority of the questions posed a series of statements on economic development needs, public
facility and service needs, housing needs, recreation and infrastructure needs, and neighborhood needs,
and asked survey participants to express their level of agreement or disagreement with the statements
provided. There were also two open-ended questions that provided comment boxes for participants to
express their comments and ideas. The complete survey analysis is included in Additional Information-
Appendix A.
3. Summary of EfForts to Broaden Participation
The City of Iowa City implemented several initiatives to engage non-English speaking residents,
homeless individuals, and persons with special needs. For example, in the Pheasant Ridge housing
community in Iowa City, there are many Spanish-speaking families and Sudanese families. In an effort to
expand citizen outreach in the CP planning process, the city conducted one of six focus group sessions in
the community room of Pheasant Ridge.
To reach out to homeless individuals and persons with special needs, staff from the Community
Development Office along with the consultant team attended breakfast at Agape Cafe on May ~o and
lunch at the Wesley Center on May ~i, X009. Both meals are provided by non-profit organizations, and
offered free to the public, primarily to persons who are homeless, disabled, or in need of hot meals. Staff
and the consultants enjoyed breakfast and lunch with the various guests, while inquiring about their
housing, employment and social service needs.
The City translated the Housing and Community Development Needs Survey (the online resident survey)
into Spanish and advertised the availability ofthe surveyto Spanish-speaking groups.
Explanation of Comments Not Accepted
(To be inserted in final document.]
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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
Describe actions that will take place during the next yearto develop institutional structure.
s. Institutional Structure
In order to achieve its one-year and five-year goals, the City of Iowa City will continue to work within a
strong, communicative network of public, private and nonprofit agencies. Ways in which each of the
city's partner agencies affects housing, community development, homeless services and special needs
populations in the city are described below.
The institutions included here are only those involved in a direct way with the provision of affordable
housing and related activities in Iowa City, either through programs, projects, or financing. However,
dozens more entities are involved in providing services that indirectly (but no less importantly) keep
people from losing their housing or assist them in finding housing. Many of these services are catalogued
throughout this document.
Public Institutions
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Iowa Department of Economic Development.
Through the Iowa Department of Economic Development, the City, non-profit and for-profit developers
utilize HOME funds from HUD. Approximately one-third of the funds received in Iowa City is used for
acquisition and rehabilitation projects and the remaining two-thirds are used for new
construction/conversion activities.
Iowa FinanceAuthority. In addition to administering a Rental Rehabilitation Program, IFA administers the
Low Income Housing Tax Credit program and the Housing Assistance Fund for acquisition, rehabilitation,
new construction and home ownership programs. IFA assisted with the capitalization of the Housing
Trust Fund of Johnson County.
Iowa City Housing Authority. ICHA owns and manages 91 units of public housing scattered throughout the
City plus i,~i4 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. More than i,ioo households are on the waiting list for
public housing and more than ~,30o households are waiting for Section 8 vouchers. ICHA has more
contact with individuals and families with housing problems than any other agency in the community.
Department of Planning and Community Development. There are 575 FTEs in the Community and
Economic Development Division to implement a range of affordable housing and community
development activities, including research and planning; administration of the CDBG and HOME
programs; preparation of the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Performance Report, and the Annual Plan;
technical assistance for and cooperation with non-profit and for-profit housing developers; and,
rehabilitation and other affordable housing projects.
Non-profit Organizations
Consultation of Religious Communities. The Consultation consists of ~5 member congregations and is the
umbrella organization for the Ecumenical Towers Housing Project and the Common Fund.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP). DVIP serves victims of domestic abuse and their children.
DVIP has a facility and children's area that can house approximately 45 people. This is the only
emergency shelter of its type in Iowa City and the surrounding area.
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Access to Independence. Access to Independence is a private, non-profit agency teaching daily living skills
to adults with developmental disabilities to greatly enhance their ability to participate independently in
the community. Skills are taught through self-advocacy, support groups, counseling, and educational
and vocational programs.
Four Oaks Youth Homes, Inc. Four Oaks Youth Homes provides emergency and short-term care,
counseling, and supervision to troubled or homeless unaccompanied adolescents. Services include crisis
intervention counseling, emergency residential services, and group and individual counseling to youth,
including pregnant teens or teenage mothers who are homeless.
The Housing Fellowship (THF). The goal of the THE is to develop and provide decent, affordable housing
for low-income residents of the Iowa City area, especially to holders of Section 8 vouchers. THE also has a
program providing loans for rental deposits.
HawkeyeArea Community Action Program. HACAP provides a variety of programs to help those in need in
the Iowa City area, several of which are housing related. Programs include: Energy Assistance;
Weatherization; Homeless Outreach and Support; Utility, Shelter and Financial Related Counseling;
Mortgage Resolution Assistance; and, Transitional Housing. HACAP's Transitional Housing Program
provides housing and supportive services for families for up to i8 months to enable them to become self-
sufficientthrough counseling, referrals,jobtraining, and household management skills.
HiffcrestFamifyServices. Hillcrest Residence (a program of Hillcrest Family Services) helps clients become
successful in the living, learning, and working environment of their choice, with maximum feasible
independence from helping professionals. Hillcrest serves adults with histories of psychiatric or
emotional problems that prevent them from living independently.
Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County. The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County is a private, non-profit
organization that promotes affordable housing by providing public education, balanced information, and
opportunities for dialogue, and supports affordable housing by providing funding for affordable home
ownership, rental and transitional housing and emergency shelter needs. The Housing Trust Fund's
revolving loan program makes low interest loans to help finance affordable housing initiatives.
Iowa Vaffey Habitat for Humanity. The Iowa Valley affiliate of this international housing ministry started
its chapter in 1994. Low-income families are selected to work with Habitat in the construction of a new
family home. Habitat receives gifts, volunteer time, and no-interest loans to build or renovate decent
homes for people who are inadequately sheltered. Construction is a cooperative venture between
volunteers and homebuyers. Houses are sold at no profit and with a o% mortgage repaid over a i5-year
period. The house payments are then recycled to build more homes.
LIFE Skiffs, Inc. LIFE Skills provides services in many areas to many different groups, including teaching
the skills needed for finding and sustaining housing such as budgeting, housekeeping, basic
maintenance, etc.
Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services. Shelter House is an emergency shelter serving
homeless people. Shelter House provides shelter, showers, telephone, and referrals to appropriate
agencies.
Successful Living, Inc. Successful Living provides transitional housing and supportive services for persons
who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
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Systems Unlimited, Inc. Systems Unlimited provides permanent, long-term housing for people with
developmental disabilities in group home and apartment settings. Respite care is available on an
emergency basis, if space is available. Home services are also available.
Private Industry
Local developers. Over the last five years most of the new affordable housing in Iowa City has come from
local for-profit developers. These projects typically leverage funds from many sources, including city and
state HOME monies, the State Housing Assistance Fund, Low Income Housing Tax Credits and private
mortgages.
Local fending institutions. With the City's involvement, several of the local lending institutions have
formed consortia to help fund several recent projects by The Housing Fellowship for affordable rental
housing rehabilitation and new construction. The consortia have indicated interest in continuing
assistance for rental and owner-occupied housing projects. ICHA works with lenders to provide loans to
income-eligible families who were participating in TOP or ADHOP. These lenders have agreed to certain
financing terms and conditions that have made the dream of home ownership a reality for many families
in Iowa City.
MONITORING
Describe actions that will take place during the next year to monitor its housing and community
development projects and ensure long-term compliance with program requirements and comprehensive
planning requirements.
Reporting
The city requires each organization receiving CDBG and/or HOME funds to submit quarterly reports. The
quarterly reports include information on the number of clients served, income level and race/ethnicity.
The reports also include a brief narrative providing an update of the activity. Each organization must also
submit ayear-end report summarizing all required data as needed for entry into IDIS and for inclusion in
the city's CAPER.
Community Development staff perform on-site monitoring visits for each activity. All housing providers,
during a stated period of affordability or as required by agreement, must also submit an annual tenant
rental housing report to document compliance with all applicable regulations, specifically household
income and program rents. In addition, members of the City Council appointed citizen commission,
Housing and Community Development Commission, choose CDBG and/or HOME funded projects to visit
and monitor.
The members meet with the project stakeholders to discuss the project, ensure that the project is
proceeding properly by serving the intended clientele and that it will be completed on time. The
commission members then report back to the full commission at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Timeliness of Expenditures
Community Development staff require that each CDBG and HOME recipient attend acity-sponsored
workshop just prior to the beginning of each year to review the CDBG and HOME regulations and
reporting requirements. The timeliness of expending the funds is one of the topics discussed at the
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workshop. In addition, each recipient of CDBG and/or HOME funds signs a formal agreement after the
funds have been released that includes a copy of the City's policy, as stated below:
From time to time there may be Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or HOME Investment
Partnership Program (HOME) projects that do not meet the anticipated schedule for implementation as
presented to the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC). These circumstances may
be due to unforeseen events (e.g. unfunded applications for other financing). HCDC recognizes the need
to utilize CDBG, HOME and other funding as effectively and efficiently as possible to meet the needs of
low-moderate income household for housing, jobs and services within Iowa City.
To assist HCDC in evaluating a project's status and ability to proceed, the following policy is hereby
adopted to begin with Fiscal Year'o4 projects beginning July i, X003:
All CDBG and HOME projects will have entered into a formal agreement with the City of Iowa
City for the utilization of federal funds by September 3o each year. Should a recipient fail to
meet this threshold, the project will be reviewed by HCDC to evaluate if extenuating
circumstances exist. If extenuating circumstances exist and it is anticipated the project will
proceed, a new timeline will be established for the completion of the project. If circumstances
do not warrant an extension of time, HCDC may recommend the recapture and re-use of the
funds to the City Council.
~. All CDBG projects (except applicants for LIHTCs) will have expended a minimum of fifty percent
(50%) of the assistance provided for the proposed project by March i5 each year. This provides
the recipient with approximately X55 days following the start of the fiscal year to reach this
threshold for CDBG projects. All HOME projects will expend their funds on a timely basis per the
applicable HOME regulation. Should a recipient fail to meet these thresholds, all unexpended
CDBG/HOME funding will be recaptured by the City of Iowa City and recommendations be made
by the HCDC for re-use of the funds or HCDC may allow the recipient to retain the funds for the
previously approved project.
3. If housing projects are applying for other funds through various state or federal agencies, the
recipient must apply for those funds in the first available application period offered. Should a
recipient fail to meet this application threshold, all CDBG/HOME funding will be recaptured by
the City of Iowa City and recommendations be made by the HCDC for re-use of the funds.
Should a recipient be unsuccessful in obtaining the funds listed in the application in the
application round immediately following the allocation of local CDBG\HOME funds, and the
project will not be able to proceed without the aforementioned funds, all CDBG/HOME funds
will be recaptured by the City of Iowa City and recommendations be made by the HCDC for re-
use of the funds or HCDC may allow the recipient to retain the funds for the previously approved
project. If the project is unsuccessful in obtaining the required funds listed in the application
after two consecutive funding rounds following the allocation of local CDBG/HOME funds, the
City of Iowa City will recapture all CDBG/HOME funds.
Housing Code Compliance
Each agreement between the CDBG/HOME recipient and the city states the following: "The project shall
be completed incompliance with all applicable state and local building codes; and upon completion, shall
be operated incompliance with all applicable state and local laws." Community Development staff verify
that the appropriate permits are taken out and that the City's Housing and Inspection Services (HIS)
department has inspected the structure for compliance with local building codes and local rental
inspection housing codes (if the project is a rental project).
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HIS annually inspects each HOME funded rental unit where the tenant receives Section 8 funds to ensure
compliance with housing codes. In addition, HIS inspects all rental units every two years to ensure
compliance with rental housing codes.
Outcome Performance Measures
Based on guidance provided by HUD, the following performance measurement system is utilized by the
City of Iowa City. Simply stated, performance measurement is an organized process for gathering
information to determine how well programs and activities are meeting established needs and goals.
HUD needs this information in a common format to summarize program outcomes at the national level.
For each activity that the city funds, it must determine the goal of the activity based on local intent,
identify one objective and one outcome for each activity, indicate the objective and outcome in IDIS and
report on applicable indicators in IDIS and the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report (CAPER). Each activity must have an outcome statement. This outcome statement in its most
basic form is the activity's objective plus outcome.
Activities are objects produced or services undertaken with inputs (resources dedicated to, or consumed
by, an activity that is designed to target a specific objective, such as money; staff; volunteers; facilities;
equipment; supplies, etc.) to fulfill a targeted objective. Included are strategies, techniques, and types of
treatment that comprise a production process or service methodology. An example of an activity may be
to rehabilitate deteriorated homes.
Outputs are the direct products or services of an activity. They are usually measured in terms of the
volume of (quantifiable) work accomplished, such as number of people served, number of loan
applications processed, number of units constructed or rehabilitated, linear feet of curbs and gutters
installed, or numbers of jobs created /retained. Outputs are always quantitative; a count of what's been
produced, who's been served, etc.
Outcomes are the benefits that result from an activity. Outcomes relate to a change in conditions, status,
attitudes, skills, knowledge, or behavior. As a generalization, a common outcome is improved quality of
life for program participants. Other, more specific examples of outcomes may be: improved quality of
local housing stock; revitalization of a neighborhood; reduced crime; increased learning skills by youth;
better ability for independent living by seniors; etc.
Objectives quantify measurable stepping-stones targeted for attainment as progress is made through
activity implementation toward solution of the problem or need (i.e., the goal). An example of an
objective may be to make "x" number of deteriorated homes safe, decent and sanitary every year.
Three specific objectives are relative to program funding. These include:
Creating (or Enhancing) Suitable Living Environments. Applicable to activities that are designed
to benefit communities, families, or individuals by addressing issues in their living environment.
This objective relates to activities that are intended to address a wide range of issues faced by
low and moderate income persons, from physical problems with their environment to social
issues such as crime prevention, literacy, or elderly health services.
Providing Decent Housing. Applicable to housing programs where the purpose is to meet
individual family or community needs, and not programs where housing is an element of a larger
effort (such as would otherwise be applied under the "Suitable Living Environment" Objective).
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Creating Economic Development Opportunities. Applicable to activities that are related to
economic development, commercial revitalization, orjob creation.
Three specific outcomes are relative to stated objectives. These include:
Availability/Accessibility. Applicable to activities that make services, infrastructure, public
services, public facilities, housing or shelter available or accessible to low- and moderate income
people, including persons with disabilities. In this category, accessibility does not refer only to
physical barriers, but also to making the affordable basics of daily living available and accessible
to low- and moderate-income people.
Affordability. Applicable to activities that provide affordability in a variety of ways to low- and
moderate-income people. It can include the creation or maintenance or affordable housing,
basic infrastructure hook-ups, or services such as transportation or day care. Affordability is an
appropriate objective whenever an activity is lowering the cost, improving the quality, or
increasing the affordability of a product or service to benefit aloes-income household.
Sustainability. Applicable to activities or services that are aimed at improving communities or
neighborhoods, helping to make them livable or viable by providing benefit to low- and
moderate-income persons or by removing or eliminating slums or blighted areas.
LEAD-BASED PAINT
Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to evaluate and reduce the number of
housing units containing lead-based paint hazards in orderto increase the inventory oflead-safe housing
available to extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families, and how the plan forthe
reduction oflead-based hazards is related to the extent oflead poisoning and hazards.
Historically, very few children in Iowa City have been found to have elevated blood lead levels. The Iowa
Department of Public Health estimates there were i47 children with elevated blood lead levels in
Johnson County in X009. When requested by parents or others, testing can be done by the Johnson
County Health Department or private hospitals and clinics. Iowa City's current primary initiative is public
education on the potential hazards of lead based paint. The City Department of Housing and Inspection
Services distributes pamphlets and brochures concerning lead based paint hazards to landlords when
rental inspections are conducted. Blood level tests may be paid through the Housing Rehabilitation
program for targeted populations such as children under? when needed.
Representatives from the Johnson County Department of Health, the Iowa City Apartment Owners
Association, the Iowa City School District, and the Iowa City Department of Planning and Community
Development meet occasionally to discuss the hazards of lead based paint and what actions are
necessary to prevent lead poisoning. This committee continues to emphasize community-wide
education.
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In order to adequately educate the general public on this issue the information on lead paint hazards will
continue to be provided to public and private organizations, local cable television and radio. The city will
also continue to provide for testing on rehabilitation projects as they are planned. ICHA will continue to
ensure that all its public housing and Housing Choice Voucher rental units are lead safe. Further
integration of actions to reduce lead based paint hazards will be developed as the need arises and
information is provided to the public.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
HOUSING
SPECIFIC HOUSING OBJECTIVES
*Please also referto the Housing Needs Table in the Needs.xls workbook.
i. Describe the priorities and specific objectives thejurisdiction hopes to achieve during the next year.
~. Describe how Federal, State, and local public and private sector resources that are reasonably
expected to be available will be used to address identified needs for the period covered by this
Action Plan.
The City of Iowa City will utilize its CDBG and HOME funds to enhance the availability and affordability of
housing for extremely low, very low, and low income households. This will be accomplished through
creating new housing, providing rental assistance and improving the existing housing stock through
rehabilitation. The following are priorities and specific objectives:
s. Priorities and Objectives
The City of Iowa City expects to focus its CDBG and HOME entitlement funds towards improving
the quality of life in City neighborhoods for extremely low, very low, and low income
households, and to preserve and increase the stock of affordable owner and renter housing
units. With this in mind, the following housing priorities and objectives have been established:
- Development of Affordable Housing: Utilize local CHDOs and non-profit organizations to
provide financial and technical assistance in developing housing for extremely low, very low, and
low income renters and homebuyers.
Objective: Assist with the development of 95 new housing units over the next five years. The
specific objectives for FY~oii are as follows:
Shelter House will provide 6 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
individuals.
Isis Investments, LLC will acquire and rehabilitate four homes to rent to low-income
households.
The Housing Fellowship will purchase property for the construction of six homes available
for rental to income-eligible households. (This is part of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
project.)
Habitat for Humanity will construct three affordable homes to rehabilitate and sell to
income-eligible households
- Rehabilitation of Existing Housing Stock: Promote the rehabilitation and preservation of Iowa
City's existing housing stockthrough the City's GRIP housing rehabilitation program.
Objective: Assist with the rehabilitation of homes in the city during FY~oii.
The city will continue its CDBG and HOME housing rehabilitation programs and assist
another ~~ units/households.
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z. Resources Expected to be Available
The city anticipates receiving the following funds during FY~oii to help support new affordable housing
projects, housing rehabilitation programs, and homeless outreach and prevention activities, along with
its other CDBG/HOME initiatives.
Funding Sources,FY2011
Entitlement Revenue $ 2,060,848
CDBG
CDBG Annual Entitlement $ 722,192
Anticipated CDBG Program Income $ 65,000
Uncommitted/Returned Projects $ 155,665
TOTAL CDBG $ 942,857
HOM E
HOME Annual Entitlement $ 677,991
Anticipated HOME Program Income $ 90,000
Uncommitted/Returned Projects $ 350,000
TOTAL HOME $ 1,117,991
Non-Entitlement Revenue $ 2,469,078
City General Obligation Bonds (GRIP) $ 200,000
CDBG Supplemental Disaster Recovery $ 1,669,078
I-JOBS UniverCity Project $ 600,000
Total Resources Anticipated $ 4,529,926
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
NEEDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING
i. Describe the manner in which the plan of thejurisdictionwill help address the needs of public
housing and activities it will undertake during the next yearto encourage public housing residents to
become more involved in management and participate in homeownership.
~. If the public housing agency is designated as "troubled" by HUD or otherwise is performing poorly,
the jurisdiction shall describe the manner in which it will provide financial or other assistance in
improving its operations to remove such designation during the next year.
s. Public Housing Activities
The Iowa City Housing Authority is a division of the City of Iowa City established in ig69 to administer
housing assistance programs throughout its jurisdiction, including all of Johnson County and portions of
Iowa and Washington Counties. In calendar year X009, the Housing Authority received ~6 million for the
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Of the total number of vouchers available to the Housing
Authority, approximately 60% are utilized in Iowa City. The Self-Sufficiency/Homeownership program
received a ~ii9,33Z grant.
The City of Iowa City owns and operates a public housing program. Public housing was established to
provide affordable, decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly and
persons with disabilities. HUD distributes federal subsidies to the Iowa City Housing Authority (ICHA) to
operate and manage the properties. The City of Iowa City owns 8i units of public housing, while the
ICHA serves as the landlord for the units. In CYo9, the Housing Authority paid approximately $315,530 to
private sector contractors for the capital improvement, general maintenance and repair of the Public
Housing properties. Under HUD's Public Housing Assessment System, the Iowa City Housing Authority
qualifies as a High Performer, thus enabling them to receive bonus capital funds. The Housing Choice
Voucher program also qualifies as a "High Performer" under HUD's Section Eight Management
Assessment Program (SEMAP).
The ICHA offers several programs to public housing residents to encourage and promote access to
homeownership. Programs include the Affordable Dream Home Ownership Program (ADHOP), HCV
Homeownership Program and the Family Self Sufficiency Program.
The Affordable Dream Home Ownership Program is operated, managed and funded solely by the ICHA.
It offers opportunities for income eligible families to purchase newly constructed or newer homes. The
families may currently be assisted through the Public Housing or Section 8 Rental Assistance programs. .
The HCV Homeownership program permits eligible participants, the option of purchasing a home with
HCV assistance rather than renting. Public Housing tenants are eligible for a Special Admission to the
HCV Homeownership program if they have lived in a Public Housing unit longer than 1 year and their
total tenant payment (TTP) is higherthan $499.
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program promotes self-sufficiency and asset development by providing
supportive services to participants to increase their employability, to increase the number of employed
participants, and to encourage increased savings through an escrow savings program.
z. Addressing "troubled" designation
The Iowa City Housing Authority is not designated as a troubled agency by HUD.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Describe the actions that will take place during the next yearto remove barriers to affordable housing.
Strategies to Remove Barriers to Affordable Housing
The following public policy barriers were identified in the city's X008 Affordable Housing Study:
Zoning
There is an absence of developable land zoned for multi-family housing and available for
purchase in Iowa City. Undeveloped land that is already zoned for multi-family housing is
largely controlled by developers that bring the land to market on a gradual basis. Consequently,
if anon-profit developer wishes to build multi-family units, he must apply for a rezoning and
endure the public hearing process, where NIMBYism (Not in My Back Yard) can defeat the
project.
Other
State and federal funding resources have continuously declined over the past several years with
fewer resources made available to finance affordable housing projects.
The following recommendations were identified in the X008 Affordable Housing Study:
Change Public Perception
There is a perception amongst some that higher density, multi-family housing proposals consisting of
affordable housing opportunities are not appropriate for single family neighborhoods. While this
rationale may be justified in some instances, multi-family housing fronting along major thoroughfares,
located at street intersections, and in transition areas between residential and non-residential uses are
appropriate. And, contrary to public belief, well-designed and well-managed affordable housing
developments do not decrease surrounding property values.
Engage in public education and outreach to help residents understand that there are costs
associated with an undersupply of affordable housing such as lower achievement scores among
school-age children, increased traffic congestion, increased commuting times and distance,
increased need for road maintenance, less time for volunteer and other civic activities, etc.
Put a human face on workforce housing needs, such as a local teacher's aide, retail clerk, prep
cook, home health aide or police officer. Illustrate that many people who fill vital community
occupations cannot afford to purchase or rent a home today.
Affordable housing developers can help change negative perceptions through quality design
that is compatible with existing surrounding neighborhoods. Every effort should be made to
insure that all affordable housing is well-designed, integrated into the neighborhood and
effectively managed. Residents are sensitive to affordable housing being located in their
neighborhoods due to the fear that affordable housing units will decrease property values. In
reality, affordable housing developments that are well-designed, smartly-integrated and
effectively managed have been shown to enhance property values ratherthan diminish them.
Publicize this report to educate the public on the area's affordable housing needs.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Public Policy Recommendations
Increase the amount of land zoned for multi-family housing. Most, if not all, of the land
currently zoned for multi-family housing in Iowa City is either developed or not on the market.
Affordable housing developers are unable to make projects work financially on the few parcels
that may be available because (i) the land is too expensive, or (~) it is not zoned to an adequate
density. Proactive, selective rezoning of land within Iowa City by elected officials to expand the
location of zoning districts that permit multi-family housing by right will eliminate the
opportunity for NIMBYists to object to development proposals on acase-by-case basis.
Zone concurrently with all annexation actions. Iowa City should continue to enforce its policy
of zoning land upon annexation into the city, and Coralville, North Liberty and Tiffin should be
encouraged to do the same. Multi-family housing should be given a high priority during these
procedures.
Adopt a mandatory inclusionary zoning ordinance. The Iowa City area is fortunate to have
several highly motivated non-profit and for-profit affordable housing developers. While these
organizations are highly capable, they lack the resources required to put a major dent in the
region's unmet affordable housing need. Clearly, additional mechanisms are needed to expand
the production of affordable housing. One way of expanding production is to capitalize on the
region's dynamic real estate market by using market-rate development to create the supply of
affordable housing. Inclusionary zoning is a "carrot and stick" approach to expanding affordable
housing.
The ordinance could provide financial and other incentives to developers in exchange for the
provision of a percentage of housing units set aside for households with incomes at or below
80% of the area median income. For an inclusionary ordinance to be effective, there must be
specific incentives offered in exchange for specific measures to be undertaken by a developer.
For example, the ordinance might require a developer to set aside at least 5% of all single family
housing units in a project to be sold for no more than ~i35,ooo each. For amulti-family
development plan consisting of a minimum number of units, a specified percentage of the units
(usually 5% to io%) would be required to be set aside for households under a specified income
threshold.
In exchange for providing the required set asides, a developer would be awarded one or more of
the following incentives:
Impact fee waivers or reductions
Planning fee waivers or reductions
Streamlining and priority processing
Density bonuses, and/or
Local funding to assist with the construction of the housing units made affordable
to households at or below 8o%ofthe area median income.
A key component to a successful inclusionary ordinance is the ability to make the affordable
housing units indistinguishable from the market rate units. Strive for invisible product mixing. A
casual observer should not be able to discern any exterior difference between a market rate unit
and an affordable rate unit from the street. A certain degree of cost savings may be achieved on
less luxurious interior finishes (e.g., laminate instead of marble countertops, linoleum instead of
stone the or hardwood flooring, etc.) rendering the affordable units less expensive.
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Finally, inclusionary zoning could be used to address a common objection to affordable
housing-that there is too much of it concentrated in a few neighborhoods. Requiring a relative
equitable distribution of affordable housing units throughout a community, or the entire study
area, would assure that every area is providing a fair share.
Identify potential redevelopment areas. Chapter 403 of Title IX of the Code of Iowa allows a city
to establish urban renewal areas to assist in the removal and redevelopment of blighted and
substandard properties. Cities can also undertake urban renewal activities that promote new
economic, commercial, and housing developments. These initiatives typically include the
acquisition and demolition of structures, utility and infrastructure installation, new infill housing,
rehabilitation or conservation of properties, and other development assistance utilizing tax
increment financing (TIF). Obtaining the designation of a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Area (NRSA) from HUD may be appropriate also.
The redevelopment of residential areas near employment centers and public transportation
access can help families decrease housing and transportation costs and their commuting time to
work. Increasing higher density housing in these areas can increase public transit ridership as
well.
Preserve existing affordable housing units. Work with local non-profits that own and operate
privately subsidized housing that is at risk for conversion to market rate units. The potential for
market rate apartments occurs when HUD rental assistance contracts lapse. In a dynamic rental
real estate market such as Iowa City, owners of older rental developments may be anxious to
reap the rewards of higher rents. In many cases, these older affordable housing units are in need
of rehabilitation. Iowa City and other local units of government should establish a preservation
dialogue with the owners of these older properties in an effort to rehabilitate the units and
maintain affordable rents. In many cases, these projects may require an infusion of housing tax
credits and HOME financial assistance.
Preserve existing manufactured home communities. Another affordable housing resource in
Iowa City that is worthy of preservation is the existing supply of mobile home parks. As a matter
of public policy, Iowa City has historically placed emphasis on the rehabilitation of existing
mobile homes. The City requested and received special permission from HUD to rehabilitate
mobile home units with CDBG and HOME funds. A strategy is needed to protect this public
investment in mobile homes and mobile home parks.
As the supply of development sites diminishes, the value of land in the Iowa City real estate
market will continue to increase. Under these circumstances, it can reasonably be predicted
that there will be increased pressure on the owners of mobile home parks to sell their land for
redevelopment. This land will invariably be reused in a way that generates a higher economic
return. In this process, households that rent pad space within a mobile home park will become
economically displaced. Many of these households are lower income and their housing options
will therefore be limited. The redevelopment of mobile home parks reduces the supply of
affordable housing and the resulting displacement places increased pressure on scarce
affordable rental resources.
As a matter of public policy aimed at preserving mobile home parks, the city may wish to
encourage the creation of cooperative organizations to purchase the land and manage the
parks. Since it is often difficult for the occupants of a park to organize themselves into an
acquisition and management entity, it is often necessary for an existing non-profit housing
organization to intervene. The non-profit advocacy organization would assist the occupants in
negotiating the purchase of the land. Once the land is acquired, a new non-profit organization
may be formed to hold the land intrust forthe tenants.
Each participating tenant would own one share of the new non-profit corporation. A Board of
Directors would be elected from the members to manage the cooperative. The Board may
operate the park itself or it may retain the services of a management company to take on certain
responsibilities such as collecting payments, making the mortgage payment, paying insurance
premiums or making capital repairs to infrastructure. The Board with input from its coop
members would create the policies and procedures that govern the park. This process is similar
to an existing rental propertythat is being converted to a condominium.
The tenants and their non-profit advocate cannot force the owner of a mobile home park to sell.
The acquisition must be negotiated. An appraisal will be required to establish the value of the
land. As part of the due diligence process, the park's infrastructure would be evaluated to
determine the need for capital repairs and an economic feasibility analysis will be required to
determine if the cost of acquisition, improvements and operation could be sustained by the
monthly contributions of the members. If the results of the study are positive, an offer would be
made to the owner. Once the acquisition is successfully negotiated, a closing date would be
scheduled and the Cooperative would secure a mortgage loan.
Non-profit ownership insures that rent increases will be limited to the amount needed to
responsibly operate the park. Residents enjoy greater participation in management and
operating decisions. With cooperative ownership, the park is more likely to remain a mobile
home park. With increased certainty and security, homes are easierto sell and the community is
more attractive to new residents.
The most significant challenge to such a strategy is the need to secure the assistance of a non-
profit advocate to provide legal and technical assistance to the tenants. Significant expenses
will be incurred by the non-profit in carrying out due diligence efforts. As a matter of public
policy, the City may wish to support the non-profit in itsjourney towards cooperative ownership.
Support may consist of the provision of seed money during the due diligence phase. Once the
land is acquired, the City may wish to allocate CDBG and/or HOME funds for infrastructure
improvements and residential rehabilitation.
Encourage the development of new housing tax credit projects. New production is needed to
expand the supply of affordable housing. Local units of government should play a proactive role
in identifying sites for new affordable housing, including surplus property that is municipally-
owned. Development teams would then be encouraged to prepare and submit proposals. Local
government should be prepared to work with the development team to define an appropriate
blend of expectations and incentives that will result in a high quality project.
Treat non-profit organizations that specialize in affordable housing as a special class of
developer. Non-profit housing developers cannot compete on a level playing field with for-
profitdevelopers inthe absence of incentives. Non-profits typically do not have ready access to
capital and are dependent upon highly competitive public resources to finance their affordable
housing projects. Incentives provided by a municipality can foster a higher level of commitment
from and a stronger desire to produce more affordable housing units by local non-profits.
Streamline the permitting process for projects involving affordable housing.
Participate in the cost of financing infrastructure improvements for projects involving
affordable housing.
Waive local fees for non-profit organizations that develop affordable housing.
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HOME/AMERICAN DREAM DOWN PAYMENT INITIATIVE (ADDI)
i. Describe otherforms of investment not described in g g~.~o5(b).
~. If the participating jurisdiction (PJ) will use HOME or ADDI funds for homebuyers, it must state
the guidelines for resale or recapture, as required in g g~.~54 of the HOME rule.
If the PJ will use HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is
that is being rehabilitated with HOME funds, it must state its refinancing guidelines required
under g g~.~o6(b). The guidelines shall describe the conditions underwhich the PJ will refinance
existing debt. At a minimum these guidelines must:
a. Demonstrate that rehabilitation is the primary eligible activity and ensure that this
requirement is met by establishing a minimum level of rehabilitation per unit or a required
ratio between rehabilitation and refinancing.
b. Require a review of management practices to demonstrate that disinvestments in the
property has not occurred; that the long-term needs of the project can be met; and that the
feasibility of serving the targeted population over an extended affordability period can be
demonstrated.
c. State whether the new investment is being made to maintain current affordable units,
create additional affordable units, or both.
d. Specify the required period of affordability, whether it is the minimum i5 years or longer.
e. Specify whetherthe investment of HOME funds may be jurisdiction-wide or limited to a
specific geographic area, such as a neighborhood identified in a neighborhood revitalization
strategy under ~4 CFR gi.~i5(e)(~) or a Federally designated Empowerment Zone or
Enterprise Community.
f. State that HOME funds cannot be used to refinance multifamily loans made or insured by
any federal program, including CDBG.
If the PJ is going to receive American Dream Down payment Initiative (ADDI) funds, please
complete the following narratives:
a. Describe the planned use of the ADDI funds.
b. Describe the PJ's plan for conducting targeted outreach to residents and tenants of public
housing and manufactured housing and to other families assisted by public housing
agencies, for the purposes of ensuring that the ADDI funds are used to provide down
payment assistance for such residents, tenants, and families.
c. Describe the actions to be taken to ensure the suitability of families receiving ADDI funds to
undertake and maintain homeownership, such as provision of housing counseling to
homebuyers.
s. Other Forms of Investment
In FY ~oii, the City of Iowa City anticipates receiving a total of ~~,469,078 in non-entitlement revenue,
including ~~oo,ooo in city general obligation bonds (GRIP), ~i,668,078 as part of the CDBG supplemental
disaster recovery program and ~600,00o related to the I-JOBS UniverCity Project.
z. Recapture/Resale Provisions
Recapture guidelines are used for any homebuyer activity where the client receives direct financial
assistance, and resale is used when the homeowner does not receive direct financial assistance. Iowa
City has adopted provisions for resale and recapture in accordance with HOME program regulations at ~4
CFR 92.254•
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Under the HOME program, certain requirements must be placed on properties by means of deed
restrictions or a recorded note and mortgage. In FY~oii, Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity will provide
direct homeownership assistance to five households. In regard to this activity, the city has chosen to
enforce the HOME period of affordability via the recapture method. The recapture policy will be in effect
for a time frame equal to the period of affordability as described by HOME program regulations at ~4
CFR g~.~54(a)(5): a minimum of five years for homebuyers receiving ~i5,ooo or less in HOME funds; a
minimum of io years for homebuyers receiving ~i5,ooi - ~40,00o in HOME funds; and a minimum of i5
years for homebuyers receiving more than ~40,00o in HOME funds. Upon the sale by owner of these
properties, or when the properties are no longer the primary residence for the assisted households,
homebuyers will be required to repay ioo% of net proceeds at o% interest. The homebuyer may resell
the property on the open market to any willing buyer at whatever price the market will bear. The city will
require an appraisal to ensure market value of the property.
The Iowa City Housing Authority operates three homeownership programs and a down payment
assistance program to increase homeownership opportunities for low-income households. The programs
include the Section 8 Homeownership Program (HCV Homeownership Program), the Tenant to
Ownership Program (TOP), the Affordable Dream Home Program (ADHOP), and Down Payment
Assistance Program (DAP). The ICHA has implemented these programs in an effort to offer affordable
homeownership options for low-income families, whether or not they receive rental assistance.
The Tenant to Ownership Program (TOP) allows families residing in Public Housing rental units
to purchase their unit or another city-owned property. The homes are sold at the appraised
value and the family must secure a mortgage loan from a private lender. In some cases the City
provides necessary gap financing to lower the monthly payment to an affordable level. The
owner must repay, with interest, any financing provided bythe city.
The Affordable Dream Home Ownership program (ADHOP) is available for any Johnson County
household with income up to 80% of area median income. Reinvesting the proceeds from the
sale of Public Housing units, the city builds homes that are made available to interested persons
qualifying for this program. As with the Tenant to Ownership Program, the family secures
financing from local lenders and in some cases the city provides the necessary gap financing to
lower the monthly payments to levels affordable to the individual households. The owner must
repay, with interest, any financing provided by the city. Since its inception in 1999, i6 units have
been built.
As part of the TOP and ADHOP programs, owners must sign a Resale and Occupancy Agreement. The
agreement states that the home must always be owner-occupied and if it is sold prior to 15 years, the
owner agrees to sell to an income-eligible Johnson County resident. The new owner must secure
financing, though the city may provide the necessary gap financing to keep the monthly payments
affordable.
The DAP provides down payment assistance to income-eligible buyers wishing to purchase a home in
Iowa City. The buyer, unit and financing must be approved by the ICHA in order to receive the funds. A
Recapture Agreement is signed by the buyer. It states that the funds must be repaid in full, if in the first
five years, the home is sold, transferred, rented or is no longer owner-occupied. After five years, if the
home is owner occupied, the funds are forgiven at ~o% per year.
3. Use of HOME Funds to Refinance Existing Debt (Multi-Family Housing)
Not Applicable-The City of Iowa City does not use HOME funds forthis purpose.
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Use of ADDI Funds
Not Applicable-The City of Iowa City does not receive ADDI funds.
HOMELESS
SPECIFIC HOMELESS PREVENTION ELEMENTS
*Please also referto the Homeless Needs Table in the Needs.xls workbook.
i. Sources of Funds-Identify the private and public resources that thejurisdiction expects to receive
during the next yearto address homeless needs and to prevent homelessness. These include the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act programs, other special federal, state and local and
private funds targeted to homeless individuals and families with children, especially the chronically
homeless, the HUD formula programs, and any publicly-owned land or property. Please describe,
briefly, thejurisdiction'splan for the investment and use of funds directed toward homelessness.
~. Homelessness-In a narrative, describe howthe action plan will addressthe specific objectives of the
Strategic Plan and, ultimately, the priority needs identified. Please also identify potential obstacles
to completing these action steps.
3. Chronic homelessness-The jurisdiction must describe the specific planned action steps it will take
over the next year aimed at eliminating chronic homelessness by ~oi~. Again, please identify
barriers to achieving this.
4. Homelessness Prevention-The jurisdiction must describe its planned action steps overthenext year
to address the individual and families with children at imminent risk of becoming homeless.
5. Discharge Coordination Policy-Explain planned activities to implement a cohesive, community-
wide Discharge Coordination Policy, and how, in the coming year, the community will move toward
such a policy.
s. Sources of Funds
In light of the limited amount of CDBG and HOME funds available to the City of Iowa City, not all of the
area's homeless needs can be addressed using federal monies. The city does not receive Emergency
Shelter Grant (ESG) entitlement funds to assist with homeless needs, and it relies on a variety of
community agencies to provide basic needs assistance and other support for the local homeless
population.
During FY ~oii, CDBG and HOME funding for Iowa City will support programs to provide decent and safe
living environments for low-income households. Additionally, the city maintains support for the Johnson
County Local Homeless Coordinating Board, the region's Continuum of Care (CoC) organization. Several
of the nonprofit social and human service agencies that provide services to the homeless and those at
risk of becoming homeless receive public and private funds that are used to operate emergency shelters,
transitional housing facilities and permanent supportive housing facilities throughout the area. These
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funds are also used to provide supportive services such as case management, counseling, job training and
life skills classes.
z. Homeless Needs
As a participant in the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board, the City of Iowa City is a
participant in its plan to address homelessness and the priority needs of homeless individuals and
families, including homeless subpopulations. The Continuum of Care (CoC) addresses the housing and
supportive services needs in each stage of the Continuum of Care process to help homeless persons
make the transition to permanent housing and independent living. The city will continue to support the
CoC strategy to meet the needs of homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless.
Additionally, the city has identified strategies designed to address the needs of homeless persons:
Advocate human services coordination.
Pursue a single application for service system entry.
Pursue the formation of a local computerized system that connect clients with services,
serves as a database, and provides inter-agency referrals.
Support continued funding of Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) Human
Services Coordinator.
Support the Local Homeless Coordinating Board (LHCB).
Increase understanding of issues surrounding Johnson County homelessness.
Conduct a study of rural homelessness coordinated with JCCOG to determine the level of
unmet need, formulate outreach efforts and support requests for additional funding.
Conduct a survey to determine community attitudes surrounding affordable housing and
homeless organizations and participants.
Expand/Rehabilitate Emergency5helter.
Improve and maintain existing shelter facilities.
Support expansion or addition of facilities to meet increased demand.
Expand staff within existing system to provide improved service.
Support plans for improving day shelter opportunities.
Expand available services such as social/case worker availability, facilities, childcare
opportunities, improved public and private transportation access, showers.
Supported Training and Access to Resources (STAR) program continuation.
Improve transitional housing programs for families.
Continue to develop scattered site, transitional housing programs requiring participation in
supportive services.
Provide transitional housing for single individuals.
Continue to develop Single Room Occupancy (SRO) type housing for persons living alone
with access to supportive services.
Continue support of transitional housing for unaccompanied youth.
Provide special needs transitional housing.
Continue to support the development of transitional housing for persons with mental
illness.
Provide services to support special needs populations in non-facility based care
environments (i.e. Compeer, Buddy System, Coaches).
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The City of Iowa City's Consolidated Plan identifies emergency shelter and supportive services for
homeless or near-homeless persons as high priorities. As the needs of these groups are vast and
numerous, Iowa City has allocated the maximum amount of CDBG funding possible to public services to
assist human service organizations. To the extent possible, the City provides support to the system of
facilities and service providers described in the homeless inventory above.
3. Chronic Homelessness
Many of the actions described in the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan contribute to the
elimination of chronic homelessness. More specifically, efforts by agencies affiliated with Iowa City and
the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board will be focused on providing an adequate supply
of permanent supportive housing and/or a comprehensive supportive services framework needed to
maintain housing. These activities will combat the increasing risk factors for chronic homelessness posed
by current economic conditions that have caused heightened unemployment and an increased need for
increased supportive services.
The city is proposing to fund various homeless prevention, homeless facility improvement, and homeless
service activities in the next five years. To the extent possible, and as funding is available, the City is
actively supporting the LHCB Continuum of Care's Strategic Plan. This includes the following five
objectives and action steps specific to addressing chronic homelessness.
Create new permanent housing beds for chronically homeless persons.
Action Step: Develop i~-i8 permanent housing beds designated for chronically
homeless persons living in the Johnson County area.
Increase percentage of homeless persons staying in permanent housing over 6 months to
7s%.
Action Step: Implement and identify process and procedures for measuring and
evaluating 56 lengths of stay in permanent housing for homeless persons exiting
Continuum of Care Programs.
Increase percentage of homeless persons moving from transitional housing to permanent
housing to 61%.
Action Step: Maintain investment in transitional housing and supportive services
necessary for developing requisite independent living skills. Verify that Continuum of
Care Programs continue to meet and exceed the HUD standard.
Increase percentage of homeless persons becoming employed by ss%.
Action Step: Maintain investment in supportive services necessary for developing
employability skills, engagement in mainstreams resources and for making permanent
employment placements. Verify that the Continuum of Care Programs continue to
meet and exceed the HUD standard.
Ensure that the Continuum of Care has a functional HMIS system.
Action Step: Maintain current participation in the HMIS (Service Point) system.
Continue to implement revisions to the system.
Homeless Prevention and Outreach
Iowa City Housing Authority locally administers efforts that assist in homelessness prevention, including
the Section 8 voucher program and administration of 8i units of public housing for residents who are low
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income, very low income and extremely low income. The Authority also administers aTenant-Based
Rental Assistance program using HOME funds.
Many other social service agencies in Iowa City provide benefits to LMI individuals and families in orderto
prevent homelessness. The services provided by these organizations are essential in the Continuum of
Care process and also serve the needs of those who have already become homeless. These organizations
provide many services to their clientele, including but not limited to counseling, case management, life
skills training, financial literacy classes and victim advocacy, all of which help residents to develop the
skills and knowledge to transition into permanent supportive housing or independent living and to
maintain steady employment. The ultimate goal of providing supportive services isself-sufficiency.
Assistance with rent and utility deposits is available for eligible households through Shelter House,
Successful Living, Inc. and the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP). In addition, some
private entities provide small amounts of emergency assistance to those in need. However, access to
such programs is extremely limited and often for one-time assistance only.
The city's strategy to serve the needs of persons threatened with homelessness is as follows.
Assist low-income households in maintaining and retaining their existing housing.
Establish/Improve emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance.
Expand in-home support systems such as: living skills training; check in/on service; "buddy
system" supports/mentor program.
Increase accessibility to physical/mental health care.
• Facilitate the development of countywide housing rehab programs.
5. Discharge Coordination Policy
In establishing discharge policies to protect populations particularly vulnerable to the risk of
homelessness, the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board applies the policies promulgated
by the Iowa Council on Homelessness in X005 and implemented by the State of Iowa. The State's Council
on Homelessness was created via executive order in X003 to evaluate existing policies, programs and
rules to better coordinate efforts and resources to address and prevent homelessness. The State's
discharge policies, described below, are based on the Council's findings.
Foster Care Discharge
Iowa law mandates that the case permanency plan for children in foster care include a written transition
plan for services of youth, i6 years and older and the establishment of local transition committees to
address the transition needs of youth at the time they leave foster care. These committees act to address
gaps existing in services or supports available that would assist the youth in the transition from foster
care to adulthood. This protocol will make every effort to ensure that the transition will not result in the
youth becoming homeless.
Health Care Discharge
The discharge protocol that applies to those being released from health care treatment facilities is
located in the Iowa Administrative Rules, which require that discharge planning begin at admission and
provide for ongoing patient needs post-treatment, including housing. This protocol aims to ensure that
patient discharge does not result in homelessness.
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Mental Health Discharge
Mental Health organizations in Iowa are accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of
Health Care Organizations (JCAHCO), as well as governed by State statutes for all aspects of mental
health care in the State's towns and counties. JCAHCO standards require all organizations to have a set
plan of care that moves along a continuum from entry and assessment to planning, treatment and
coordination to referral, transfer of care and discharge. These standards are similar to the policy
recommendations of the Iowa Council on Homelessness, which address discharge planning for a variety
of populations at risk for becoming homeless. The Council recommended that each State department be
instructed to implement a discharge protocol based on guiding principles that would make every effort to
ensure that discharged individuals do not become homeless. The Council's policy recommendations are
currently under consideration by the governor.
Correctional Institution Discharge
In response to the discharge policy developed by the Iowa Council on Homelessness, the Iowa
Department of Corrections (DOC) established a new Discharge Planning Coordinator position and
implemented a comprehensive re-entry case management system that is improving offender outcomes
when they are released. Some of the elements include beginning to plan for release when offenders are
admitted at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC); completing a battery of assessments
during reception to identify risk and needs that will be used at the next institution to develop a case
management plan; identifying a targeted release date that will be used to prioritize treatment
programming that addresses risk and needs; contacting Community Based Corrections (CBC) when an
offender is within six months of that targeted release to begin engaging CBC staff in a dialogue to plan
for the offender's release; another contact with CBC when the offender is within two months of the
targeted release date to create a solid release plan so that when the offender is granted release by the
Board of Parole (BOP), the offender is prepared for release, CBC is prepared to assume supervision and
the offender walks out the prison door within a few days after the release decision is made. The case plan
focuses on housing as well as treatment issues. The goal is to have appropriate housing arranged prior to
release so that the likelihood of homelessness is reduced.
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS (ESG)
(States only) Describe the process for awarding grants to State recipients, and a description of how the
allocation will be made available to units of local government.
Not Applicable-The City of Iowa City does not receive ESG funds.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
*Please also referto the Community Development Table in the Needs.xls workbook.
i. Identify the jurisdiction's priority non-housing community development needs eligible for assistance
by CDBG eligibility category specified in the Community Development Needs Table (formerly Table
~B), public facilities, public improvements, public services and economic development.
~. Identify specific long-term and short-term community development objectives (including economic
development activities that createjobs), developed in accordance with the statutory goals described
in section ~4 CFR gi.i and the primary objective of the CDBG program to provide decent housing
and a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and
moderate-income persons.
*Note: Each specific objective developed to address a priority need, must be identified by number and contain proposed
accomplishments, the time period (i.e., one, two, three, or more years), and annual program year numeric goals the
jurisdiction hopes to achieve in quantitative terms, or in other measurable terms as identified and defined by thejurisdiction.
s. Priority Non-Housing Community Development Needs
Owing to the diverse nature of the residents and neighborhoods in Iowa City, the non-housing
community development needs within the City are varied, but there are some common elements. There
are needs for public infrastructure improvements and public facility improvements throughout the City.
There are significant social service needs and economic development needs as well. However, the
limited amount of CDBG resources and the extensive competing demands for these resources severely
restrict the number and type of projects that can be undertaken. Beyond these broad categories, there
are specific needs within neighborhoods such as business district revitalization, sidewalk improvements,
and park improvements. Finally, while some activities may appear to be the perfect answer to address
specific needs, federal regulations limit funding to eligible activities only.
In an effort to identify its non-housing community development needs, the City carefully considered
input from citizens and agencies who engaged in the public participation process. The responses
received through the City's online resident survey were weighed and considered along with the needs
expressed by City staff. The responses received from the surveys provided to local social service agencies
were also analyzed. Based on the aggregate of this input, the following priority needs are established for
FY~oii:
Public service activities that focus on crime prevention, child care, youth programming, life
skills, financial literacy, substance abuse prevention and care, and mental health. As a result of
the recession, there are many more households at-risk for becoming homeless due to job loss,
etc. Assisting these families with day care, life skills, etc. to maintain theirjob and housing will
be a priority.
Public facilities, specifically the structural facilities that house the public service providers listed
above. In addition, child care facilities that are affordable to LMI households or accept Title ~o
funding would be a high priority. Investing in the physical facilities used by non-profit
organizations would prolong the life of their facilities and enable the agencies to continue their
missions.
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Economic development activities, specifically employment training and micro-enterprise loan
financing.
z. Specific Objectives
The city's FY~oii allocations allow forthe following activities:
- Public Facilities Improvements
Exterior facility rehabilitation forthe Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program
New facility construction forthe Johnson County Extension/Big Brothers Big Sisters
Replacement of ahandicap-accessible ramp and railing forthe Domestic Violence
Intervention Program
Parking lot repairs and replacement of doors and carpet for MECCA
HVAC and other remodeling and facility improvements at the Iowa City Free Medical
Clinic
- Economic Development
The CDBG Economic Development Fund was created to stimulate private sector investment
that results in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs with living wages for low-to-
moderate income persons in Iowa City. The Economic Development Fund provides assistance
through low-interest loans with interest rates ranging from o to 4% and repayment terms set at
five or seven years. The loans approved are typically for permanent working capital and often in
conjunction with a private lender who provides a majority of the funds needed for the business
to open or expand. All CDBG economic development activities must meet the National
Objective of benefiting low to moderate income persons. The program rule requires that 5i% of
thejobs created or retained must be held or made available to low-to-moderate income persons
based on family size or the business must qualify as amicro-enterprise. Amicro-enterprise is a
commercial enterprise that has five or fewer employees, one or more whom owns the
enterprise. At least 5i% of the employees and owners of amicro-enterprise business must be
low to moderate income.
The city has allocated ~io5,o96 to the Fund for FY~oii.
- Public Services
Operating funds will be provided for the following agencies:
The Crisis Center
Shelter House
Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic
Aid to Agencies (United Action for Youth, Elder Services, Inc., and MECCA)
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Actions to Reduce the Number of Poverty-Level Families
The city assists human service activities through its annual budget allocations from the General Fund and
CDBG funds to the city's Aid to Agencies Fund. These supportive funds assist local human service
organizations with their operating costs. The city has also assisted with affordable housing projects
through tax increment financing and tax exemption.
Other funds from the federal and state governments pass through the city to human service agencies.
Through HUD, Iowa City Housing Authority assists over i,3o4 households each year, all below 50% of the
median income, with subsidized rental housing, either with city-owned public housing units or with
Housing Choice Vouchers. The scope of the Housing Authority's services has expanded with the start-up
of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program.
CDBG funds benefit low-to-moderate income persons every year. The funding has been used for projects
such as homeless services, housing support services, housing rehabilitation, new construction for low-
income rental housing, and a program foryouth business training.
The greatest needs in addressing the problems ofthose living in poverty are:
Affordable Housing
Childcare
Family Preservation
Education/Job Training
Community Attitudes
Services Coordination.
Affordable Housing
HUD has mandated that the CP be coordinated with other programs and services intended to reduce the
number of households with incomes below the poverty threshold. The majority of agencies interviewed
for the CP planning process cited the lack of affordable housing in Iowa City as one of the most
significant contributors to the problems faced by their clients. Strategies to meet these needs are
addressed in the body of this document.
Childcare
The lack of funding for decent, affordable childcare is a major problem that prevents many low income
people from making efforts at becoming self-sufficient. Childcare is not affordable for many if they
choose to continue their education, and it simply does not pay for a single parent, or even a married
parent, to take a job paying minimum wage when childcare is an issue. According to the Human Services
Coordinator for Johnson County, childcare creates a real gap and a fundamental problem for the very
poor.
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ANTIPOVERTY STRATEGY
Currently, there is some progress being made in the Iowa City area. Handicare is an integrated daycare
setting and a model nationwide that cares for children with disabilities as well as those without. In some
traditional settings, some inroads are being made for children who are poor, disabled, or abused.
Preliminary work is underway to determine the feasibility of developing day care centers in partnerships
with local employers. The University of Iowa has a small program for its employees, but much more is
needed in this area.
Many people below the poverty level work or perhaps could work third shift at area manufacturing
companies, but childcare during this time of the night is very difficult if not impossible to find. Usually, a
second parent stays with the children when a parent works this shift.
The key to solving this problem is finding adequate financial resources. Public investment in childcare is
cost-effective when compared to the greater costs of job absenteeism, unemployment, and welfare
dependence. The City of Iowa City, State Department of Human Services, and local agencies are not in a
position to provide the needed funds. There are, however, Iowa Welfare Reform proposals that
recommend extending childcare and child support programs after AFDC/FIP eligibility ends. This could
be an important first step in assisting many poor children and their families.
Family Preservation
Census ~ooo indicates that a significant number of families, youth, and children are living in poverty. The
agency interview responses also focused on the need for more services for families and children. There
are currently many programs that provide various types of assistance; many of the programs could be
improved by focusing more on preventive intervention and outreach. There is, however, the problem of
limited and restrictive funding sources.
Three programs in particular, Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP), the Johnson County
Head Start Family Service Program and the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, are aimed at the
needs of families, youth, and children. The Head Start Family Service Program provides comprehensive
child development and family support services to high-risk families with preschool aged children. The
Neighborhood Centers provide a range of supportive services for families living in the Pheasant Ridge
and Broadway Street neighborhoods. They provide a variety of services such as parent education,
financial management, childcare cooperatives, teen groups, family intervention, and preschool groups.
The centers also assist families in finding other resources. In addition, Youth Homes provides transitional
shelter for homeless parenting youth, and UAY has a program for teen mothers.
These programs are in great demand in the community and often have waiting lists for certain services.
Expanding neighborhood-based services throughout the community and creating more case
management interaction would assist in earlier, comprehensive intervention. Early and expedient
comprehensive intervention will contribute to improving and maintaining nurturing family environments.
Education/Job Training/Self-Sufficiency5kills
Assistance provided to people in poverty tends to be more oriented toward managing crises that arise
rather than prevention of poverty or more long-term intervention that invests in a person's future.
However, there are some important services available in Iowa City aimed at addressing the long-range
goals ofassistance-free, independent living.
The development of self-sufficiency skills involves promoting programs for general job training, general
and vocational educational opportunities, health care and nutrition, self-esteem enhancement,
budgeting/money management, food management, family and parental counseling, skills development,
childcare, and communication skills. Many of these are already available in the Iowa City area. Many
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times the difficulty lies in getting the people who need them to the appropriate program, agency, or
course, or in providing adequate financial support for the services.
The city will continue to facilitate and enhance the development of self-sufficiency programs such as
Successful Living's program, HACAP's Transitional Housing Program, ICHA's Family Self- Sufficiency
(FSS) program, and the Shelter House Successful Training with Appropriate Resources (STAR) program.
Together these four programs provide a range of services to families and individuals, including child and
parent counseling, employment opportunities, financial education, housing, daily living assistance, and
semi-independent living services to persons with physical disabilities, mental illness or mental
retardation.
CommunityAttitudes
The agencies interviewed often said that the lack of adequate information regarding the extent and
existence of poverty in Iowa City creates misperceptions. Persons living in poverty are often difficult to
distinguish visibly; therefore, many City residents do not realize the extent of poverty in Iowa City.
There is often a stigma attached to people who receive assistance from local agencies. Some people
avoid seeking assistance that could significantly improve their lives because of negative attitudes. In turn,
this hampers the agencies' ability to serve clients in the early stages of a problem because people wait
until their situations are more desperate. In order to begin to eliminate this stigma, city residents must be
educated about poverty in their community. This can be a very difficult job. Currently, funding is the
primary way that the city is choosing to deal with the problem of poverty. City Council's support of
funding for affordable housing and human service agencies demonstrates to residents that it is important
to address poverty issues, and that it benefits the community as a whole.
Services Coordination
Though wide ranges of services are available to low-income residents, some individuals are unable to
take full advantage of these resources. This may be due to a lack of information on what is available or
inexperience with how to access and coordinate services to best meet their needs.
Throughout the CP planning process, both agencies and residents alike reiterated the need for the
coordination of available services. Currently, the City assists with the funding of the JCCOG Human
Services Coordinator who puts agencies in contact with each other, makes referrals and serves as a
central location of information on community resources. The city also encourages the coordination of
services through projects such as the City's CP and the United Way's allocation processes.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS (91.220 (C) AND (E))
*Please also referto the Non-homeless Special Needs Table in the Needs.xls workbook.
i. Describe the priorities and specific objectives thejurisdiction hopes to achieve for the period covered
by the Action Plan.
~. Describe how Federal, State, and local public and private sector resources that are reasonably
expected to be available will be used to address identified needs for the period covered by this
Action Plan.
s. Priorities and Objectives
The priorities and objectives identified below are not presented in order of preference. They are grouped
by type of activity and are based on information obtained from affordable housing and social service
providers.
Priorities for the Elderly/Frail Elderly Populations
Continue to support activities that provide affordable housing for elderly and frail elderly
residents at or below 5o%of area median income.
Continue to support activities that provide the elderly and frail elderly with benefits counseling,
care coordination, transportation, and other services.
The city will also support the efforts of organizations that seek to provide services to the elderly and frail
elderly. The city will support such efforts by considering the issuance of certificates of consistency with
the Consolidated Plan for any elderly service-related projects submitted to the city for approval by other
entities in Iowa City.
Priorities for Persons with Mental Illness
Continue to offer support and assistance to local agencies that provide supportive services and
outreach programs to individuals with mental illness.
Increase the supply of transitional and permanent supportive housing facilities for persons with
mental illness and mental disabilities. These facilities should provide case management services
to residents.
The city will aid the efforts of area organizations that provide supportive services and transitional and
supportive permanent housing options to persons with mental illness. The city will support such efforts
by considering the issuance of certificates of consistency with the Consolidated Plan for any projects
undertaken by other entities that include the provision of housing and other supportive services for
persons suffering from mental illness.
Priorities for Persons with Disabilities
Increase tenant-based rental assistance subsidies to serve more individuals and families who
have disabilities and are in danger of becoming homeless.
Increase the supply of affordable accessible housing.
Continue to support activities that provide persons with disabilities with the resources necessary
to make improvements to their homes.
The city will work with Iowa City Housing Authority and other entities to increase tenant-based rental
assistance. The city will support efforts to increase the supply of affordable accessible housing by
considering the issuance of certificates of consistency with the Consolidated Plan for projects that are
submitted to the city for approval by other entities in Iowa City.
Priorities for Persons with Alcohol and Druq Addiction
Continue to offer support to local agencies that provide outreach programs to individuals with
drug and alcohol problems.
Increase the supply of transitional and permanent supportive housing for individuals with drug
and alcohol addiction.
The City will offer assistance to local agencies providing outreach services to individuals with drug and
alcohol problems. Furthermore, the City will maintain dialogue with area service providers and non-
profit organizations to evaluate the feasibility of developing additional transitional and supportive
permanent housing for people with substance abuse issues. The City will consider the issuance of
certificates of consistency with the Consolidated Plan for projects submitted for approval by area
organizations. Such projects must support individuals with drug and alcohol addiction through the
creation of transitional and supportive housing and the provision of supportive services.
Priorities for Persons with HIV/AIDS
Continue to support efforts that provide affordable housing to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Continue to support organizations that provide supportive services to people living with
HIV/AIDS.
The city will support area organizations that provide supportive services and affordable housing options
for people living with HIV/AIDS. The city will consider the issuance of certificates of consistency with the
Consolidated Plan for any projects that are submitted for review.
z. Resources Expected to be Available
It is increasingly difficult for the city to fund non-homeless special needs projects due to the limited
amount of funding the city receives annually to support housing and community development initiatives
and the increasing amount of basic community needs resulting from current economic conditions.
However, other resources are available on the federal, state, and local levels that area organizations can
solicit to help provide affordable housing opportunities and supportive services to Iowa City's non-
homelessspecial needs populations.
There are several resources available to support non-homeless special needs housing initiatives,
including HUD Section ~o~ housing funds (elderly projects), HUD Section 8ii housing funds (housing for
people with disabilities), Section 8 tenant and project based rental assistance, Low Income Housing Tax
Credits (LIHTC), Federal Home Loan Bank funds, funds from private foundations and other private
entities, public housing funds, HOPWA funds, Iowa Finance Authority funding, the Housing Trust Fund of
Johnson County, the Iowa Department of Economic Development and other state and federal resources.
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HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS
*Please also referto the HOPWA Table in the Needs.xls workbook.
i. Provide a Brief description of the organization, the area of service, the name of the program
contacts, and a broad overview of the range/ type of housing activities to be done during the next
year.
~. Report on the actions taken during the yearthat addressed the special needs of persons who are not
homeless but require supportive housing, and assistance for persons who are homeless.
3. Evaluate the progress in meeting its specific objective of providing affordable housing, including a
comparison of actual outputs and outcomes to proposed goals and progress made on the other
planned actions indicated in the strategic and action plans. The evaluation can address any related
program adjustments or future plans.
4. Report on annual HOPWA output goals for the number of households assisted during the year in: (i)
short-term rent, mortgage and utility payments to avoid homelessness; (~) rental assistance
programs; and (3) in housing facilities, such as community residences and SRO dwellings, where
funds are used to develop and/or operate these facilities. Include any assessment of client outcomes
for achieving housing stability, reduced risks of homelessness and improved access to care.
5. Report on the use of committed leveraging from other public and private resources that helped to
address needs identified in the plan.
6. Provide an analysis of the extent to which HOPWA funds were distributed among different
categories of housing needs consistent with the geographic distribution plans identified in its
approved Consolidated Plan.
7. Describe any barriers (including non-regulatory) encountered, actions in response to barriers, and
recommendations for program improvement.
8. Please describe the expected trends facing the community in meeting the needs of persons living
with HIV/AIDS and provide additional information regarding the administration of services to people
with HIV/AIDS.
g. Please note any evaluations, studies or other assessments that will be conducted on the local
HOPWA program during the next year.
Not Applicable -The City of Iowa City does not receive HOPWA funds.
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SPECIFIC HOPWA OBJECTIVES
Describe how Federal, State, and local public and private sector resources that are reasonably expected
to be available will be used to address identified needs for the period covered by the Action Plan.
Not Applicable -The City of Iowa City does not receive HOPWA funds.
OTHER NARRATIVE
Include any Action Plan information that was not covered by a narrative in any other section.
Justification of use of HOME funds for TBRA
There are three primary reasons for using HOME funds for tenant-based rental assistance in Iowa City.
These include:
High demand for affordable rental housing for non-student households. Much, if not most, of the
rental housing stock located within the downtown area and within close proximity to the
University of Iowa is marketed to student households. As a result, rental rates are based on a
per-bedroom lease. For example, athree-bedroom apartment targeted toward students might
rent for ~45o/month per bedroom resulting in a total apartment rent of ~i,35o/month. This rent
is out of reach for a lower income family of four searching for athree-bedroom unit. In order to
make the local rental market more affordable to lower income non-student households, the city
uses HOME funds to subsidize the cost of monthly rent for eligible renters.
• The waiting fist for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers includes over z,3oo applicant households
with an average waiting time of iz-i4 months. The use of HOME funds to supplement the
Section 8 rental assistance program enables to city to make more rental units affordable to
lower-income households.
• Federal funding for the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program has been severely
decreased in the recent past with no indication of increased budget authority in the near future.
Consequently, the City has capitalized on the use of HOME funds for tenant-based rental
assistance to complement other on-going affordable housing initiatives in Iowa City.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
The City of Iowa City prepared an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in X008. The following
impediments were identified, along with recommendations to eliminate the impediments:
A. Lack of substantial equivalency between the federal Fair Housing Act and the Iowa City Human
Rights Ordinance
Impediment: The city could be the recipient of additional federal funds in its mission to eliminate
housing discrimination in Iowa City.
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Recommendation: Revisit the potential for achieving substantial equivalency between the federal Fair
Housing Act and the Iowa City Human Rights Ordinance.
Communities that adopt fair housing legislation that is substantially equivalent to the Federal Fair
Housing Act are eligible to receive financial assistance from HUD to administer local fair housing laws.
Any City that receives a certification or interim certification of substantial equivalence and enters into a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HUD is eligible to participate in HUD's Fair Housing
Assistance Program (FHAP). During the City's first three years of participation in the FHAP, it would be
eligible to receive up to ~ioo,ooo per year (up to X300,000 over three years) in capacity building funds.
Capacity building funds may be used for enforcement activities and other activities that produce
increased awareness of fair housing rights and remedies. The City is already fulfilling the requirements of
~4 CFR Part ii5.~o~ relative to administration of its Human Rights Ordinance. It seems only logical for
the City to pursue federal financial support of its on-going fair housing activities. While the process of
becoming certified may require time and energy, the reward is significant. The fact that Iowa City's
ordinance is more stringent than the Federal statute in terms of the number and types protected classes
does not preclude substantial equivalency.
zoso Update: The Iowa City Human Rights Commission revisited the potential for achieving substantial
equivalency between the Iowa City Human Rights Ordinance and the federal Fair Housing Act. Even
though communities that achieve substantial equivalency are eligible to receive funds for capacity
building (e.g., funds to be used for increased awareness), such certification would require the
Commission to provide in the ordinance for the prevailing party to collect attorney fees. In addition, the
Ordinance would also have to state that the Commission would provide the complainant with an
attorney at no cost to the complainant if the complainant chooses to pursue their claim in court. Both of
these requirements obligate the Commission (i.e., the City) to pay for such costs. The costs have the
potential to be very high and would be financially difficult in the current recession. Therefore, because
the city has always processed and investigated housing complaints without federal funds, it will continue
to do so and reevaluate becoming substantially equivalent at another time.
B. Fair housing education and training to members of appointed boards and commissions
Impediment: Appointees to public boards and commissions may not have a working knowledge of fair
housing laws when making decisions on housing issues.
Recommendation: Provide fair housing education and training to members of the City's appointed
boards and commissions that oversee housing matters.
A community's sensitivity to housing issues is often determined by people in positions of public
leadership. The perception of housing needs and the intensity of a community's commitment to housing
related goals and objectives are often measured by board members, directorships and the extent to
which these individuals relate within an organized framework of agencies, groups, and individuals
involved in housing matters. The expansion of housing choice requires a team effort and public
leadership and commitment is a prerequisite to strategic action.
Engage the services of the Iowa City Human Rights Commission to provide annual training to the
Housing and Community Development Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Board of Adjustment, in particular. The issues that come before these boards can have long-lasting
impact on the quality of life in Iowa City. Their decisions should be as informed as possible in the area of
fair housing law to avoid creating or perpetuating impediments to fair housing choice for City residents.
zoso Update: The staff of the Human Rights Commission conducted training on fair housing and illegal
discrimination to the Housing and Community Development Commission in the spring of X009. Plans
have been made to do additional training with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of
Adjustments this year.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
C. Commitment to affordable housing activities
Impediment: The recent housing boom in Iowa City has made it more profitable for developers to
construct higher-end market rate housing. As a result, fewer affordable housing units are being
developed by the private market.
Recommendation: Continue the commitment by the City and the Community Development Office to
affordable housing activities (rehabilitation, home ownership, new construction). These activities
provide a valuable opportunity to improve housing choice for members of the protected classes who are
most often low-moderate income households.
zoso Update: The city continues its commitment to creating and preserving affordable housing
opportunities for lower income individuals and households through CDBG-and HOME-funded activities.
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Appendix A
DESCRIPTION OF
ACTIVITIES TO BE
UNDERTAKEN
(Project Activity Sheets)
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Shelter House/NAMI Affordable Rental Housing
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will build asingle-family home with six bedrooms to provide a communal living environment with continued
supportive services for chronically homeless individuals.
Location: Priority Need Category
TBD
Select one:
Homeless/HIV/AIDS
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Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: Project is 50% publicly funded. Agency has budgeted $160,000 to
5/31/2011 buy a house with sufficient space for six bedrooms and $217,400 for
jective ategory
Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment site improvements and construction/rehabilitation.
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Increase the number of homeless persons moving into permanent housing ~
^~ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Proposed Outcome Performance Measure Actual Outcome
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special-needs housing Satisfactory completion of units
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SH Rental 2 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Isis Investments, LLC Rental Housing
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will acquire and rehabilitate four homes to rent to low-income households. Households will be allowed to spread
their security deposit and utility deposits over seveal months to provide greater access to affordable units.
Location: Priority Need Category
Targeted investment CTs (City
Council FY07 Location Map)
Select one'
Rental Housing
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Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
jective ategory
Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
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^ Availability/Accessibility
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rental housing Satisfactory completion of units
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Isis Rental 4 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: IC Housing Authority -TBRA
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
ICHA will continue its Section Housing Choice Voucher Program and provide rental assistance to income-eligible
households. The project will assist four low-income households participating in the Domestic Violence Intervention
Program's Transitional Housing Services program over atwo-year period.
Location: Priority Need Category
Various
Select one: Priority Need Category ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: Participants receive an average $400 voucher for 24 months. ICHA
5/31/2011 estimates that tenant contribution will reach $29,088 over the term
jective ategory period based upon full funding for 4 households. The HUD-
Decent Housing calculated cost per unit is $720/month.
^ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve access to affordable rental housing ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
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Assist housing affordability Number of households assisted
for special-needs
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ICHA TBRA 6 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: The Housing Fellowship CHDO Operating Expenses
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Operational grant provided under the HOME program. The funds provided will help THE achieve financial stability and
provide adequate replacement/repair reserves.
Location: Priority Need Category
N/A
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Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: This allocation is intended to increase the capacity of non-profit
5/31/2011 organizations that develop affordable housing, a need in Iowa City
jective ategory identified in the 2007 Affordable Housing Market Analysis.
Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
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^~ Availability/Accessibility
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Increase capacity of Review as part of monitoring
housing developer process
19B HOME CHDO Operating Costs (not part of 5% Admin ca ~ Matrix Codes ~
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THE CHDO 8 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: The Housing Fellowship -Rental
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
The Housing Fellowship will purchase real property for the construction of homes available for rental to six working
families (earning 31% to 50% AMI). This is a part of aLow-Income Housing Tax Credit Project.
Location: Priority Need Category
Citywide
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Rental Housing
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Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
jective ategory
Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
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THE Rental 10 CPMP
Grantee Name: Jurisdiction
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will purchase lots to construct three affordable homes to rehabilitate and sell to income-eligible households.
Location: Priority Need Category
CT 18, CT 17
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Owner Occupied Housing
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Expected Completion Date: All new construction will be handicap-accessible and energy-efficient
5/31/2011 with maintenance-free exteriors. The average monthly mortgage
jective ategory
O Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment payment for a Habitat home in 2009 was $580. Recapture
provisions apply.
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
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Expand availability of
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Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Iowa City Housing Rehabilitation Program
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Iowa City's Housing Rehabilitation Program, through both CDBG and HOME allocations, will improve the condition of
owner-occupied housing stock
Location: Priority Need Category
TBD
Select one' Owner Occupied Housing ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
jective ategory
Decent Housing
^ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve the quality of owner housing ~
^~ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Proposed Outcome Performance Measure Actual Outcome
Improving condition of Number of renovations
owner housing stock completed
14A Rehab; Single-Unit Residential 570.202 ~ Matrix Codes ~
14B Rehab; Multi-Unit Residential 570.202 ~ Matrix Codes ~
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City Rehab 14 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Johnson County Extension Office/BBBS -Facility
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Funds will be applies to a construct a new 12,000 SF facility to house the Johnson County Extension Office and Big
Brothers Big Sisters. Agency programs focus on crime prevention, child care, youth programming, life skills, literacy,
mental health and abuse prevention.
Location: Priority Need Category
Oak Crest Hill Road SE (adjacent
to Johnson County Fairgrounds) Select one' Public Facilities ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date:
5/21/2011
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve quality /increase quantity of neighborhood facilities for low-income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Proposed Outcome Performance Measure Actual Outcome
Construction of new public Timely achievement of project
facility milestones
03 Public Facilities and Improvements (General) 570.201(c) ~ Matrix Codes ~
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JCEO Facilities 16 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program -Facility Rehab
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will improve its new facility, including replacement or rehabilitation of the roof, soffit and facia, air conditioning,
siding and other features.
Location: Priority Need Category
407 Highland Court
Select one: Public Facilities ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve quality /increase quantity of neighborhood facilities for low-income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Improvement of public Timely achievement of project
facility milestones
03 Public Facilities and Improvements (General) 570.201(c) ~ Matrix Codes ~
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MYEP Facilities 18 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Domestic Violence Intervention Project -Facility Rehab
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will replace ahandicap-accessible ramp and railing to maintain the integrity of the building foundation and
improve accessibility.
Location: Priority Need Category
Confidential
Select one: Public Facilities ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve quality /increase quantity of neighborhood facilities for low-income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Improvement of public Completion of rehabilitation
facility
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DVIP Facility 20 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: MECCA -Facility Rehab
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will replace the residential double doors and make parking lot repairs/replacement at two facilities.
Location: Priority Need Category
430 Southgate (residential
treatment), 438 Southgate
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Public Facilities
~
(transitional housing)
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: MECCA provides substance abuse counseling and treatment along
5/31/2010 with HIV/AIDS services to approximately 3,200 persons per year.
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment The agency offers 12 transitional housing units and a 32-bed
inpatient residential facility.
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve quality /increase quantity of neighborhood facilities for low-income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Improvement of public
facility Completion of rehabilitation
03 Public Facilities and Improvements (General) 570.201(c) ~ Matrix Codes ~
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MECCA Facility 22 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Iowa City Free Medical Clinic/Dick Parrott Free Dental Clinic Facility Rehab
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will replace the building's HVAC system, complete exterior improvements, remodel the basement and complete
other facility upgrades.
Location: Priority Need Category
2440 Towncrest Dr.
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Public Facilities
~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: The Free Medical Clinic/Free Dental Clinic (including pharmacy, lab,
5/31/2011 chronic and acute care) treats over 2,600 uninsured low-income
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment patients annually. Access tp affordable health care is a critical
component to family and financial stability.
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve quality /increase quantity of neighborhood facilities for low-income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Improvement of public
facility Completion of renovations
03 Public Facilities and Improvements (General) 570.201(c) ~ Matrix Codes ~
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ICClinic Facil 24 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Crisis Center -Emergency Assistance Program
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Project is to cover 25% of the salary increase for the Food Bank Assistant Director position, which has had its house
increased from 30/week to 40/week due to the emergency needs of families in Johnson County.
Location: Priority Need Category
1121 Gilbert Ct.
Select one: Public Services ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: The Crisis Center offers basic emotional and material support
5/31/2011 through trained volunteers and staff in an accessible, non-
jective ategory judgmental and caring environment. The Food Bank and Emergency
^ Decent Housing Assistance Program provide weekly supplemental food bags and
OO Suitable Living Environment emergency financial assistance.
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve the services for low/mod income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Provision of needed public Agency is subject to monitoring
service
05 Public Services (General) 570.201(e) ~ Matrix Codes ~
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CrisisCtr 26 CPMP
Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Shelter House STAR Program Cash Match/Client Services
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Agency will use CDBG funding as a cash match for the STAR program to provide support for their .75 FTE Client Services
Coordinator at the Shelter House. This person coordinates outreach and ensures that all demographic and outcome data
is managed. Shelter House intends to use the funds to maintain the existing accessibility of staff at the facility.
Location: Priority Need Category
331 N. Gilbert St.
Select one: Public Services ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: STAR program is part of the Johnson County Continuum of Care,
5/31/2011 coordinating with treatment facilities, substance abuse counselors,
jective ategory psychiatrists and others.
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve the services for low/mod income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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03T Operating Costs of Homeless/AIDS Patients Programs ~ Matrix Codes ~
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Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
Program will use funds to purchase equipment and supplies to establish employment opportunities for at-risk youth.
This project provides summer employment and teaches good work behaviors and habits.
Location: Priority Need Category
1060 Cross Park Ave.
Select one: Public Services ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: Project calls for 50 volunteer hours at $10 per hour.
5/31/2011
jective ategory
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
Outcome Categories 1 Improve the services for low/mod income persons ~
^ Availability/Accessibility
^ Affordability
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Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: Iowa City Free Medical Clinic/Free Dental Clinic Pharm. Assistance Program
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
This project will provide medication to 250 patients with diabetes, high blood pressure or other chronic medical
problems. Last year, 457 patients were enrolled in the program.
Location: Priority Need Category
2440 Towncrest Dr.
Select one: Public Services ~
Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: The Free Medical Clinic/Free Dental Clinic (including pharmacy, lab,
5/31/2011 chronic and acute care) treats over 2,600 patients annually,
jective ategory providing free services to uninsured low-income persons.
^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
Specific Objectives
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^ Availability/Accessibility
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Provision of needed public Agency is subject to monitoring
service
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Grantee Name: Jurisdiction
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: City of Iowa City -Aid to Agencies
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
These funds are provided to a pool of human service agencies that assist low- to moderate-income clients.
Location: Priority Need Category
Various
Select one:
Public Services
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Expected Completion Date:
5/31/2011
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^ Decent Housing
~ Suitable Living Environment
^ Economic Opportunity
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^ Availability/Accessibility
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services Agencies are subject to
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Grantee Name: City of Iowa City
CPMP Version 2.0
Project Name: City of Iowa City -Economic Development Fund
Description: IDIS Project #: UOG Code: UOG Code
These funds will be used primarily for assisting micro-enterprise businesses with job creation and/or retention of low- to
moderate-income persons. Funds may be used by both small and large businesses (HUD Matrix Code 18A and 18C)
along with micro-enterprises for capital improvements, job training or working capital.
Location: Priority Need Category
Citywide
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Explanation:
Expected Completion Date: An average of one business will be assisted per every $35,000
5/31/2011 allocated.
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^ Decent Housing
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Appendix D
HCDC Recommendations for
FY 2011 CDBG and HOME Funding
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 7, 2010
TO: City Council
FROM: Housing and Community Development Commission
RE: Recommendations for FY11 CDBG and HOME Funding
I. Housing projects recommended for funding
II. CDBG public facilities recommended for funding
III. CDBG public services projects recommended for funding
IV. Projects not recommended for funding
V. Applications withdrawn by applicant
I. Housing Projects Recommended
Requests tota/ed.• $2,009,943
A,nn/ications received.• 8
for Funding
Amount a//ocated.• $1, 004, 451
A,nn/ications funded.• 6
She/ter House/NAMI- Renta/Housin Housin Rank #H-Z
Request $200,000 Recommended A//ocation $200,000
6 SRO Units
Cate or HOME/CDBG e/i ib/e housin
• Increases rental housing supply for very-low income individuals with chronic mental
i I I Hess.
• Responds to a high-level need identified in CITY STEPS.
• Offers an innovative approach to combining housing and support services for a niche
population.
Recommended Financial Terms: 50% repayment of total principal, 30-year loan at 0%
interest, 5-year deferment, balance at end of term.
Period of Affordability: 20 years
Isis Investments LLC- Renta/ Housin Housin Rank #H-2
Request $250,000 Recommended A//ocation $208,000
4 Homes
Cate or HOME/CDBG e/i ib/e housin
• Increases rental housing supply for very-low income families in scattered locations.
• Responds to a high-level need identified in CITY STEPS.
• Helps low-income families transition to self-sufficiency.
• Has the potential to help people transition from renting to homeownership.
• Gets new affordable housing units online quickly.
• Focuses on areas underserved by affordable housing.
Financial Terms: 30-year loan at 0% interest, 15-year deferment, balance at end of term.
Developer fee $15,500 grant.
Period of Affordability: 20 years
Iowa Cit Housin Authorit /DVIP Housin Rank #H-3
Request $40, 000 Recommended A//ocation $40, 000
4 Househo/ds
Cate or HOME e/i ib/e housin
• Rental housing for households with incomes at or below 30% AMI is a high priority need
in CITY STEPS.
• Will allow the ICHA to provide immediate assistance to victims of domestic abuse
obtaining services from the Domestic Violence Intervention Program; serves a
vulnerable population.
• Benefits to the Iowa City economy from payments to landlords participating in the
program.
Financial Terms: Grant.
Period of Affordability: NA
The Housing Fe/%wship - CHDO
Operating Expenses Housing Rank #H-4
Re uest $40 000 Recommended A//ocation $34 000
Cate or HOME e/i ib/e housin
• Helps build financial and administrative capacity of a local non-profit.
• Improves transparency of public funding received by the organization.
Financial Terms: Grant
Period of Affordability: NA
The Housin Fe/%wshi - Renta/ Housin Rank #H-5
Request $682,443 Recommended A//ocation $408,451
(6 homes)
Cate or HOME/CDBG e/i ib/e housin
• Increases rental housing supply for low-to-moderate income families in the UniverCity
Partnerships Program selected neighborhoods.
• Responds to a high-level need identified in CITY STEPS.
• Rehabilitates under-maintained housing units; spurs neighborhood revitalization.
Financial Terms: 30% repayment of total principal, 30-year loan at 0% interest, 10-year
deferment, balance at end of term.
Period of Affordability: 20
2
Iowa Va//ey Habitat for Humanity Housing Rank #M-Z
Homeownershi
Request $190,000 Recommended A//ocation $114,000
3 homes
Category HOME-e/igib/e housing
• Benefits low-to-moderate income households.
Financial Terms: Recapture Provision. Upon sale by owner or no longer principal residence, 100%
of funds repaid from net proceeds at 0% interest.
II. CDBG: Public Facilities Recommended for Funding
Requests tota/ed.~ $706,562 Amount a//ocated.~ $341,000
A,nn/ications recei ved.• 7 A,nn/ications funded.• 5
Financial Terms for a//,nub/ic faci/ity ann/icants Conditional Occupancy Loan.
Mayor's Youth Empowerment Pub/ic Faci/ity Rank #H-Z
Pro ram -Faci/it Rehabi/itation
Request $97,237 Recommended A//ocation $90,000
Work to be done in compliance with the Davis-
Bacon Act.
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Faci/ities
• Leverages outside resources.
• Responds to a high-level need identified in CITY STEPS.
• Provides programs for low-income youth and individuals with disabilities.
Johnson County E~rtension/BBBS - Pub/ic Faci/ity Rank #M-2
New Construction
Request $200,000 Recommended A//ocation $127,000
Work to be done in compliance with the Davis-
Bacon Act.
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Faci/ities
• Leverages outside resources.
• Provides programming for at-risk youth.
DVIP -Faci/it Rehabi/itation Pub/ic Faci/it Rank #M-3
Request $76, 000 Recommended A//ocation $70, 000
Work to be done in compliance with the Davis-
Bacon Act.
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Faci/ities
• Emergency shelter is a high priority in CITY STEPS.
3
MECCA -Faci/it Rehabi/itation Pub/ic Faci/it Rank #L-Z
Request $15,850 Recommended A//ocation $11,000
Work to be done in compliance with the Davis-
Bacon Act.
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Faci/ities
• CITY STEPS identifies health services as a high priority need.
• Sole state funded provider of substance abuse intervention services in Johnson County.
• Project will promote safety of persons served by the program.
Iowa City Free Medics/ C/inic -
Faci/it Rehabi/itation Pub/ic Faci/ity Rank #L-2
Re uest $97 975 Recommended A//ocation $43 000
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Faci/ities
• Health services are a high priority in CITY STEPS.
• 90% of those served are very low-income (<30% AMI).
• Services provided free of charge.
III. CDBG: Public Services Projects Recommended for Funding
Requests tots/ed.~ $62,061 Amount a//ocated.~ $11,300
A,nn/ications recei ved.• 8 A,nn/ications funded.• 4
Financial Terms for a//,nub/ic service ann/icants Grant.
Crisis Center - O erations Pub/ic Service Rank #H-Z
Re uest $10 625 Recommended A//ocation $3177
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Services
• 90% of those served are very low-income (<30% AMI).
• Services provided free of charge.
• Low percentage of public funding.
• Leverages high amounts of community resources.
She/ter House -Outreach Coordinator Pub/ic Service Rank #H-2
Re uest $10 000 Recommended A//ocation $2 888
Category CDBG Pub/ic Services
• Homeless services are a high priority in CITY STEPS
• Helps to meet federal cash match requirement to leverage significant STAR funding
• 100% of those served are very low-income (<30% AMI)
• Increased capacity to provide case management services to prevent repeat episodes of
homelessness.
4
Mayor's Youth Empowerment
Pro ram/FAS TRAC Pub/ic Service Rank #H-5
Request $8,332 Recommended A//ocation $2,625
Cate or CDBG Pub/ic Sen~ices
• Provides part-time summer employment for at-risk youth.
Iowa City Free Medics/ C/inic -
O erations Pub/ic Service Rank #M-Z
Re uest $10 000 Recommended A//ocation $2 610
Cate or CDBG -Pub/ic Services
• Health services are a high priority in CITY STEPS.
• 90% of those served are very low-income (<30% AMI).
• Services provided free of charge.
• Low percentage of public funding.
• Leverages high amounts of community and corporate resources.
IV. Projects Not Recommended for Funding
Do/ hin Internationa/LLC Housin Rank #H-6
Re uest $584 000 Recommended A//ocation $0
Cate or HOME/CDBG e/i ib/e housin
• No clear benefit for funding project already underway.
• HOME program rent restrictions not necessarily lower than area/unit
market rent.
Extend the Dream Foundation -
Pub/ic Faci/it Pub/ic Faci/ity Rank #M-Z
Re uest $200 000 Recommended A//ocation $0
Category CDBG Pub/ic Faci/ity
• Applicant changed scope of project from acquisition to rehabilitation of a leased space.
Request must be reviewed by Council.
• HCDC unanimously encouraged Council to allocate $40,000 for tenant improvements at
proposed rental property.
Isis Investments - O erations Pub/ic Services Rank #H-3
Re uest $8 000 Recommended A//ocation $0
Cate or CDBG Pub/ic Services
• Commission increased developer fee for applicant's housing project to preserve limited
public service funds.
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Extend the Dream Foundation -
O erations Pub/ic Services Rank #H-4
Request $3,600 Recommended A//ocation $0
Cate or CDBG Pub/ic Services
• Not a top priority for limited public service funds.
Arc of Southeast Iowa - E ui ment Pub/ic Service Rank #H-6
Re uest $3184 Recommended A//ocation $0
Cate or CDBG Pub/ic Services
• Not a top priority for limited public service funds.
EccoCoast Communications -
O erations Pub/ic Service Rank #M-2
Re uest $8 320 Recommended A//ocation $0
Cate or CDBG Pub/ic Services
• Not a top priority for limited public service funds.
V. Applications Withdrawn by Applicant
Chabad Lubavitch oflowa Cit Housin
Re uest $23 500
Cate or HOME/CDBG e/i ib/e housin
Chabad Lubavitch oflowa Cit Pub/ic Faci/it
Re uest $19 500
Not E/i ib/e
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