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Date: October 6, 2010
To: City Clerk
From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner
Re: Item for October 26, 2010 City Council meeting; Installation of (2) NO PARKING ANY
TIME signs on the north side of the 600 block of Whiting Avenue
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Coucil of
the following action:
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10), Install (2) NO PARKING ANY TIME signs between 602 and
622 Whiting Avenue on the north side of the street.
Comment:
This action is being taken to provide consistency in the prohibition of on-street parking on
Whiting Avenue. Property owners directly affected by this change have been contacted
regarding this action.
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Date: October 19, 2010
To: City Council
From: Ronald R. Knoche, City Engineer
Re: Competitive Quotation Results
CDBG Asbestos Abatement -Package #3
Competitive quotations for the CDBG Asbestos Abatement Project -Package #3 were
opened on October 12, 2010 and the following quotes were received:
New Horizon's LLC Kansas City, MO $ 55,136.00
Environmental Management Serv. Dubuque, IA $ 57,445.00
Advanced Environmental Waterloo, IA $ 66,125.00
Active Thermal Concepts Hiawatha, IA $ 94,164.00
IA-III Taylor Insulation Davenport, IA $ 112,655.00
Engineer's Estimate $ 60,000.00
Public Works and Engineering recommended and the City Manager awarded the
contract to New Horizon's LLC of Kansas City, Missouri. The project will be funded with
CDBG funds.
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Marian Karr
From: C1jewell@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:18 PM
Ta; Council
Subject: Low-Income Real Estate Tax Credits.
Attachments: RE Taxes.xls
RE Taxes.xls (36
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To all Councilmembers:
I have sent two (2) emails in the past, for your consideration. I have compiled a
spreadsheet, which I am attaching to this message, which I wish to be placed in
consideration. I hope some or all of you have Excel, so you may open and peruse the data.
I trust the figures are correct as I found them online on the County Auditor's Office
website. As you can see, in the current and the next fiscal years, totals of over $64m
and $67m, respectively, of taxes are or will be levied against residents and businesses
within the cities of Johnson County. Per a call to the County Treasurer's Office, I was
told that currently there are 149 active applications for low-income credits throughout
Johnson County.
I am fully cognizant that we are taxed not only by the cities, but also by the county and
the school districts, therefore the total taxes levied per this spreadsheet probably do
not include levies from the county and the school districts, thus the accumulated levies
may exceed my figures.
If all taxing entities would allow an additional credit of $750 to each active applicant,
the total additional credit would be $111,750. When compared to only the Iowa City levies
and extrapolated based upon the percentage of the budget, this would amount to only 0.173
of the total levies in the
current fiscal year and 0.165 in the next. By any standards, this is a very
paltry amount. Also, I checked the fund balances for each year. All cities who are
currently or will next fiscal year, have a tax shortfall, the fund balances are far more
than adequate to cover the shortfalls and the additional credits, collectively. If this
is not convincing, then all city councils need to take a harder look at expenditures. If
the collective councils cannot find $111,750 of savings, perhaps we need leaders who have
had to live "on the edge" and can empathize with those in a similar plight.
There really isn't any feasible or responsible argument to deny the low-income additional
credits, most especially when the state allows for a credit of up to $1,000 for anyone
with less than $16,000 of annual income. For any of the taxing entities of Johnson County
to ignore the needs of the low-income, is shameful and irresponsible. I am asking Iowa
City to take the lead, and as well, to aggressively encourage the other cities, the county
and the school districts, to respect the right of the low-income to live healthy lives and
to not have to choose to pay taxes over the basic needs of food, shelter and medical care.
All taxing entities need to reconsider their positions.
Denial will not terminate the battle. Those
continue to fight until someone with a heart
Thank you.
of us who live in or near poverty will
and a mind will listen and act appropriately.
Cynthia Jewell
cijewell@aol.com
319/354-2357</HTML>
Levied Taxes by City in Johnson County
149 homes are currently approved for low-income real estate tax credits.
FY 2010 FY 2011
Levied % of Levied % of
C't Taxes Total Taxes Total
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Coralville
$10,907,397
16.91%
$11,314,288
16.71%
Hills 229,648 0.36% 234,684 0.35%
Iowa Cit 46,199,366 71.62% 48,611,273 71.79%
Lone Tree 250,664 0.39% 252,988 0.37%
North Libert 4,976,500 7.71% 5,322,885 7.86%
Oxford 115,085 0.18% 114,845 0.17%
Shue ville 146,709 0.23% 146,569 0.22%
Solon 568,401 0.88% 625,660 0.92%
Swisher 186,549 0.29% 166,041 0.25%
Tiffin 385,730 0.60% 372,265 0.55%
Universi Hei hts 538,815 0.84% 556,262 0.82%
Totals $64,504,864 100.00% $67,717,760 100.00%
Bolded cities have reduced total levies in FY 2011 from FY 2010.
Calculation: 149 homes
x $750 additional credit
$111,75q,
FY 2010 ~ ~ FY 2011
Extrapolation for • ~
Iowa City only: $111,750 $111,750
x %'s 71.62% 71.79%
$80,037 $80,220
to levies 0.173% 0.165%
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Marian Karr
From: John Yapp
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 12:13 PM
To: 'lonnbart@aol.com'
Cc: Kathryn Johansen; Rick Fosse; Ron Knoche; *City Council; Darian Nagle-Gamm
Subject: FW: Stoplight for Mormon Trek/Riverside
Hello Mr Bartel: Thank you for your note; it has been forwarded to the City Council, and to me for a
response.
We have completed a traffic signal warrant study at the intersection of Mormon Trek Blvd /Old Highway
218 / McCollister Blvd, and we are forwarding a potential project to signalize this intersection to the City
Council for their budget deliberations this fall & winter. Feel free to give me a call with any additional
questions,
John Yapp, Transportation Planner
319-356-5252
From: lonnbart@aol.com [mailto:lonnbart@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:12 AM
To: Council
Subject: Stoplight for Mormon Trek/Riverside
Dear Council,
I understand you will soon be discussing next year's funding for projects throughout Iowa City. I would like
to encourage you as a Council to recommend funding for a stoplight at the intersection of Mormon Trek
and Riverside Drive. We live just south of town and use this intersection often. Traffic speeds and
frequency more than justify a stoplight with turn signals at this location. Please give this item careful
consideration as you take up next year's business. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Lonnie Bartel
3833 Meadowview Lane SW.
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 400-1363
10/18/2010
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Marian Karr
From: iowacityadvocate@democracydefender.net
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:44 PM
To: Council; opinion@press-citizen.com; nick@westerad.com;
iowacitycitizenscommunitycommittee@yahoogroups.com;
IowaProgressiveForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: 21 Only Controversy Filled With Irrationality
I am sending this communique to Iowa City Council, Press-Citizen news,
21 Makes Sense Campaign Manager Nick Westergaard,
iowacitycitizenscommunitycommitteec~yahoogroups.com, and to
IowaProgressiveForum@yahoogroups.com.
As a liberal progressive, everyone who knows me understands that I favor freedom, which is
what the word "liberal" means, and Democracy. But also, everyone who knows me also knows
that I am now active in the 21 Makes Sense group. And previous to my joining 21 Makes
Sense, many who know me also know that I have spoken at least twice and written a letter
at least once to Iowa City Council to support the 21 Ordinance.
Yesterday October 16, 2010, in Press-Citizen on page 15A, Beth Cody of Press-Citizen
Writers' Group had published a completely prejudiced and unthoughtful opinion about the
Iowa City ordinance that some students and the bar establishment are trying to repeal.
In her second paragraph, Cody starts with the verbal corruption of "I personally
believe...", which thus completely negates any chance for reason and honesty on her part,
it is the tactic of lobbiests to persuade rather than to demonstrate a truth. And for
that reason, it is difficult, it is a difficult and very disturbing task for me using
reason to relate an assessment of Cody's semantics because of her critical reasoning
deviance.
Far from being a knowledgeable authority on the topic of self-entertainment alcohol
consumption, Cody promotes a number of fallacies which are typical of the counter-21
ordinance advocates which she obviously can neither verify nor defend. Instead, we are
supposed to simply believe her prejudices. And this is what we 21 Makes Sense advocates
face in our desire to improve our society out of the problems we have been having.
The key issue in the 21 ordinance is the relationship between self-entertainment alcohol
consumers and their effect upon society, which they choose to be oblivious about. Self-
victimization as a private personal matter has already long ago exceeded the false logic
that has been used by proponents to justify their quest for an open, unrestricted alcohol
consumption culture.
Open, unrestricted alcohol consumption culture has ruined lives of individuals and
families not just for decades -- not only for centuries -- but for at least a couple
thousand years. It is already known over that length of time that historically, by people
desiring to socially leave reality using alcohol as a form of personal entertainment,
there have been reliably-known major factors of suspended personal judgment and aggressive
misbehavior associated with such indulgences.
Cody goes through a variety of illogical, although sometimes selectively-partially-
accurate observations to promote her prejudiced contention that there are "other reasons"
not being considered by implementing our 21 ordinance which nullify the effect of a 21-
year minimum alcohol consumer age, without her even mentioning that our current ordinance
is only for after 10 p.m. And she completely ignores that Johnson County Ambulance
Service calls and Iowa City Police arrests have gone down because of the implementation of
our new 21 ordinance.
She also does not reference the huge list of institutional supporters of our 21 ordinance,
and I will mention only one of them: Rape Victim Advocacy Program!
We have a mission to improve the life-style and the quality of our community by limiting
under-21 aged alcohol consumers in bars and taverns to hours that are only generally short
of "late hours" of the calendar day. We know of the problems that younger customers to
bars and taverns have brought not just to our community but also to themselves, as well.
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And the 21 Makes Sense platform readily states that this is not the ultimate answer, but
supporters of our 21 ordinance know that our 21 ordinance is a necessary component in the
strategy of denying uncivil, bothersome, and even dangerous behavior to run rampant in our
community. And there is a history of the effects of such untamed behaviors to show why we
support our 21 ordinance so loyally.
we citizens have a right to not be punished by loud boisterous disturbances of the peace,
a right to not be punished by vandalism and theft, and a right to have a safe community
that is enjoyable to the rest of us in our city and to our visitors from outside of our
city who want a pleasant community to live in.
Mr. Libris Fidelis
founder, Iowa City Citizens Community Committee downtown resident 320 South Dubuque Street
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Marian Karr
From: iccccommittee@democracydefender.net
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 1:54 AM
To: Council; IowaProgressiveForum@yahoogroups.com; nick@westerad.com
Subject: Iowa City Safety Committee Executive Summary Of October 18, 2010
FROM: Iowa City Citizens Community Committee iccccommittee@democracydefender.net
Post Office Box 2146
Iowa City, Iowa 52244
Mr. Libris Fidelis - founder
TO: Iowa City Council
council@iowa-city.org
CC to IowaCityCitizensCommunityCommittee@yahoogroups.com
CC to 21 Makes Sense
no contact address was provided in the news release for Iowa City Safety Committee
This Committee finally managed to find time to read the news release "literature" that the
alleged statistician student representative Blake Whitten, of Iowa City Safety Committee
wrote for the Iowa City Safety Committee of October 18, 2010, intended for the Debate On
The 21 Ordinance.
This Committee feels the news release Executive Summary issued by Iowa City Safety
Committee is deliberately full of inconsistencies to the point of being outright
deception.
The so-called "Executive Summary" by Mr. Whitten is arrogant in it presentation, and
enthusiastically unspecific in its entire nature.
The so-called "careful check" of the so-called facts that are repeatedly mentioned by
Whitten, as is presented as "A major source of potential bias in the statistics cited by
21-Makes Sense is that they are based upon incomplete data -- calls for service by IC
Police" appears quite intentionally flawed.
Where is the specific reference to that statement, to qualify what is being alleged?
A lot has been left out of what Mr. Whitten is trying to tell the Iowa City public. In
the way Mr. Whitten writes the sentences, the context is that 21 Makes Sense has of itself
said that its information is incomplete data, and that sort of misrepresentation by Mr.
Whitten is entirely and most very deliberately dishonest in presentation. Mr. Whitten is
not providing impartial and enlightening facts for the public to judge by, he is
persuading us to think along his method of exclusionary prejudice.
For instance, Mr. Whitten says... "In fact, more than a third of alcohol-related arrests
in Iowa City in June -- September, 2010 were made by UI police." Well, UI Department of
Public Safety operates under authorization of Iowa City, and this is by Constitutional
law, even though University of Iowa Department of Public Safety is a State police agency.
The only statistics the UofI DPS can keep separate is for police actions on the University
campus, and this is a critical point. So what is Mr. Whitten's presentation alluding to?
This Committee agrees partially with Mr. Whitten on the following point: "Any fair
comparison of overall alcohol statistics in Iowa City must combine data from both sources
(IC and UI)..." but this Committee agrees only up to the point of referencing specific
geographic jurisdictions. It is pure distortion to not acknowledge that the aim of the 21
Age Ordinance is for downtown alcohol-source enforcement, to cut off the access to
alcoholic beverages by underage individuals by preventing access by persons under age 21
to enter the alcoholic beverage distributing venues after 10 p.m., where such persons
might sneak and have snuck drinks of alcoholic beverages illegally by ruse or by
deception, as has happened in the past, and is the cause of PAULA citations.
The contention without qualification and without specification that overall arrests for
Iowa City Police are down, and that overall arrests for Uofl DPS are up, has no merit
without the necessary clerifying qualifications of whether or not these arrests are as a
whole in general for the entire city or are as statistics only for downtown. That is the
complaint by the Iowa City Safety Committee, but the Iowa City Safety Committee itself
does not so clarify these alleged statistics.
The geographic areas are not specified in the Iowa City Safety Committee Executive Summary
for such police actions, and that is important for consideration because, as the result of
increased University police patrols off-campus in the downtown area, that parameter of
utilizing the Uofl DPS officers allows Iowa City Police to focus internally on the bars in
their doing PAULA enforcement, where underage patrons are much more likely to be as
discreet as possible to avoid violation detection.
Note that Mr. Whitten admits that "It is true, as 21-Makes-Sense claims, that PAULAs are
down, as are OWIs..." but that Mr.
Whitten also drops the ball right there when he does not explain WHY? WHERE?
And as he continues, arrests for assault and disorderly conduct are up..." but in
what geographic context? No distinction for the classification of the type of crime
arrest is made by Mr. Whitten! And where Mr. Whitten claims that "Arrests for disorderly
house are up an astonishing 118 (from 71 to 155)..."
that is not the indication from Iowa City Police that has been represented by Chief
Hagardine.
To what context all of this counter-allegating is being used is not revealed by Mr.
Whitten, he is merely throwing mud at the
pro-21 Age Ordinance campaign. This is an act of using mafia tactics in municipal
terrorism, intended to scare residents into supporting a return to underage patrons having
access into commercial bars after the hour of ten o'clock. And the alleged supporting
statistics of the following pages in the Summary are not statistical at all, they are
hand-picked numbers of limited and nebulous categories that creates a conflicting series
of statements, corrupted by virtue of the references not accurately addressing the
reporting of incidents by service calls per geographic areas.
In other words, the bars are down-town initiating the problem, the arrests and service
calls are not specified as to what the geographic locations are for the calls, nor about
the crime classification related thereto. Arrests are made for different reasons and in
differing circumstances, they are not all alike.
The University dormitories on North Clinton are not considered to be "down-town", and it
is known that some of the arrests during the statistical period specified were for groups
of students having parties in those non-downtown dorms, which statistic should not be
considered for these alarm-inducing, all-encompassing nebulous statistics that are being
used to assail the downtown bar age restriction for certain hours. It is imperative that
we have corroborating and verifiable statistics which are scientific, and not emotionally
selectively-chosen.
This committee advocates that the 21 Age Ordinance is a good protocol to alleviate the
inebriation problem downtown. And the big question then is, what motive does the Iowa City
Safety Committee have in promoting such skewered data?
Mr. Libris Fidelis
founder, Iowa City Citizens Community Committee iccccommittee@democracydefender.net
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Marian Karr
From: RussUPS@aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:32 PM
To: Council
Subject: (no subject)
This correspondence will become a public record.
I've seen in last weeks Press-Citizen that the City Council waded through some wetland issues" when
it looked at a pair of economic development projects. All I can say is, I hope you do better with that
and in the future with these projects than you did out here in Olde Towne Village on the corner of Scott
Blvd and Rochester. It looks terrible (weeds, standing stagnant water and smelly dry pond(s)
depending on rain), the street (Westbury Drive) has flooded at least 3 to 4 times (my wife and I moved
out here in May of'07) making it impassable unless you have a high profile vehicle. Good luck in the
future with such projects! To bad the city let this slip by„ poor planning and oversight. I welcome the
council to come look at it with me.
Russell Haught
10/18/2010
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TAVERN & GRILL
October 16, 2010
City Council
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Council,
I am writing to you in regards to my outdoor dining area. It has been brought to my
attention that my patio dining area does not comply as it is less than 100 ft. from a PRM
residential zone.
Because we are an outdoor service area on private property, oppose to a sidewalk cafe,
which is a later ordinance only in CB zones, the 100 ft. rule does not apply. It is my
feeling that we should be treated the same. For example: on the same block as The
Hideaway, `The Vine' has been granted a public cafe permit on city property, but we will
be denied because ours is on private property.
I am asking the council for an exception. That in an `outdoor service area in a CB -Zone
the 100ft rule would not apply."
Thank you in advance for your consideration on this matter.
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Amber Miller
Hideaway Tavern & Grill
310 Prentiss Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
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This letter is in response to your letter of October 16, 2010 to the City Council in which you
request City Council consider an `exception" to allow your outdoor service area to be located
within 100 feet of a residential zone. There are no "exception" provisions to the 100-foot
requirement; therefore, an exception cannot be granted by the City Council.
The City does have the option to amend the 100-foot requirement for outdoor service areas.
Jann Ream's email dated August 3, 2010 (attached) mentions the ordinance amendment
possibility. Since an exception cannot be granted, I assume you would be interested in whether
or not City Council would consider amending the 100-foot requirement for uses located in the
CB zones. Your outdoor service area is located in a CB zone. The CB zones are the only zones
that allow sidewalk cafes (similar to outdoor service areas) and with no location restriction from
residential zones. An ordinance amendment would allow similar treatment for outdoor service
areas and sidewalk cafes.
The City Council has received your request, and I will get back to you with the City Council's
decision concerning the Code amendment.
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From: Jann Ream
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11;x7 AM
To: 'lorammiller@hotmail.com'
Cc: Doug Boothroy; Sondrae Fort
Subject: temporary use
Lora -Doug and I have been discussing your temporary use permit for Brewfest at 310 E. Prentiss and
these are the issues that affect approval -some are subjective m terms of impact on the area and others
are written into the code concerning temporary outdoor service areas.
When evaluating whether a temporary use permit can be issued there is a set of criteria that is listed in
the Temporary Use code {1G-4D-4) that have to be met One criteria that needs to be met is that "the site
is physically suitable for the type and intensity of the proposed use." We do not see this use a particularly
pedestrian oriented use - in other words, this is not an activity that most people will walk to -they will
drive. Locations in the past -Old Chicago, Highlander etc. -have always had lots of parking for people to
access when arriving at the site. By proposing the whole parking lot to be utilized for the use, there will be
no close parking except for the metered spaces on Maiden Lane which are almost always full. So we
have concerns about the traffic and parking for this use and how it will affect the area. We are also
concerned about the plan for outdoor viewing of the football game. This game is scheduled to start at
9:30PM our time since it is a night game played in Arizona. This puts people in the outside area very late.
If the weather is nice and people are enjoying the game and if it is a close game, I think you would have
difficult time getting people to vacate the area by midnight -especially after the area had been open and
beer available since 1:OOPM.
Then we have to make sure that the use meets the provisions of the Outdoor Service Area regulations (A-
3-1 thru 4) in the City alcoholic beverage code. There are 3 types of temporary outdoor service areas all
with slightly different (and some similar) regulations. This use would be classified as a Temporary
Outdoor Service and there are two regulations that would come into play for this use. One is that if the
temporary outdoor service use is in conjunction with a licensed premises (the Hideaway), then the area
must be accessible only from the licensed premises. In other words, people would not be able to access
the area through the proposed gate in the driveway. They would have to go into the Hideaway and access
the area through an exit or entrance door from the building. The other requirement is that an outdoor
service area can be in any zone but it cannot be located within 100ft of a residential use. Both your
apartments at 521 S. Gilbert and Clark's apartments on the corner of Gilbert and Prentiss are within 100ft
of the proposed outdoor area. This last requirement essentially denies the liquor license for the temporary
outdoor service area so because of this and the previously stated concerns, Housing and Inspection
Services is denying the Temporary Use Permit.
There is another larger issue for the Hideaway that has come to light and I want to give you a "heads up"
about it now so you can make future plans. The business has an Outdaor Service Area between the west
side of the building and the creek that is open during the spring, summer and into fall. For an outdoor
service area of this type, there is a regulation that prohibits such areas if they are within 100ft of a
residential zone. This is slightly different from the 100ft from a residential use mentioned earlier for the
temporary outdoor service area. Directly to the west across the creek is a residential zone -the PRM
zone. Zone boundaries run down the middle of the street. So from the existing outdoor service are to the
middle of Linn St is approximately 62ft -well within the 100ft prohibition. This was missed when the
outdoor service area was originally licensed. While we will not require closure of that outdoor area this
season, when the liquor license comes up far renewal in January, the outdoor area portion of the license
will be denied. Hopefully, this will give you and Amber some time to explore possible ordinance
amendments that might allow you to continue the outdoor area.
I'm sure you will want to discuss both the temporary use permit and the larger issue of the existing
outdoor service area and I will happy to do so, Just give me call -356-5120.
8/3/2010
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October 19, 2010-10-19
Dear Marian,
On behalf of the Sanctuary City Committee, I would like to formally ask the Iowa City Council to put the
Sanctuary City Ordinance proposal on the council's working agenda and move it on for consideration
before the whole council as soon as possible.
I am grateful for your consideration,
Sincerely,
Rev. Rudolph T. Juarez
Sanctuary City Committee
EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC
Women's Health Project
227 N. Dubuque Street FAX
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
Mayor Matthew Hayek
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
October 15, 2010
Dear Mayor Hayek,
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(319) 337-2112
{319) 337-2754
4jprice /~gmail.com
Please find enclosed a payment in lieu of taxes from the Emma Goldman Clinic. We
understand that a significant percentage of the property in Iowa City is tax exempt and
the consequences to the General Fund that can come from this circumstance; we enclose
a check for $1,500.
This amount is the actual tax amount for our portion of the City of Iowa City's Fire and
Police Departments that would be paid if we were paying property taxes.
These departments have been especially helpful to Emma Goldman Clinie due to security
and safety concerns. Some communities do not enforce laws or provide prompt services
at facilities that provide abortion care. The Iowa City Fire and Police Department have
been fair and responsive to our calls for professional emergency and law enforcement
assistance.
We believe it is our ethical duty to participate in this minimal obligation for our quality
City services.
Respectfully,
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ennifer Price
Director, Administrative Services
Cc: Andy Rocca, Fire Chief
Sam Hargadine, Police Chief
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From: Amy Corr~SW Johnson County Social Services Coordinator
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors appoints amulti-disciplinary Juvenile Justice Youth
Development (JJYD) Policy Board, the purpose of which is to oversee planning and funding of activities
that promote a positive youth development approach in local efforts to prevent juvenile crime and
delinquency. Following the summer of 2009, in which a number of high profile juvenile crime events
were much discussed in the media and the community, the Policy Board convened a Study Committee
in December, 2009 to review promising interventions in order to make a recommendation to area
governmental bodies & community organizations.
The attached recommendations were adopted by the Policy Board during its meeting on 9/22/10. As
you consider policies, procedures, and funding priorities that impact the well-being of youth~and
families, please consider the options presented in this document.
Also attached is the FY 10 Annual Progress report of the Juvenile Justice Youth Development Policy
Board, for your information. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors provides grant funding in the
area of juvenile delinquency prevention. Please contact me with any questions about the work of this
important group.
The following persons are members of the Policy Board:
Parents/Citizens/Youth: Mary Abboud; Polly Nichols Marshall; Carrie Norton; Deb Rudish-
Sentelik; Stephanie Van Housen; Corey Watt; Al Wicks; Catherine Stone; Emily Ralph; Charise Morgan;
Lynette Renner Sharriaze Smith; Brennan Ward Bogert Law Enforcement: Chris Wyatt Quvenile
Court Services); Lonny Pulkrabek Qohnson County Sheriff); Pat Weir (County Attorney's Office);
Meleah Droll (Coralville Police Department); Janet Lyness Qohnson County Attorney); Rick Wyss (Iowa
City Police Department) Government Representatives: Tracey Mulcahey (North Liberty); Connie
Champion (Iowa City); Janelle Rettig Qohnson County); Sally Stutsman Qohnson County); Karen Evans
(Iowa Department of Human Services); Linda Severson Qohnson County Council of Governments)
School District Representatives: Sara Swisher (Iowa City Community School District); Kevin Kinney
(Clear Creek Community School District) Business: Susan Totten; Franki Cooley UI/ISU Extension:
Janet Martin (ISU Extension) Social Service Agencies: Scott Hansen (Big Brothers Big Sisters); Kelly
Bender (MECCA Services); Jim Swaim (United Action for Youth); Patti Fields (United Way of Johnson
County); Andrew Coghill Behrends (Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County)
Johnson County Health & Human Services Building • 855 S. Dubuque Street, Suite 202B • Iowa City, IA 52240 ~ Phone (319)356-6090 • Tax (319)688-5711
Juvenile Justice Youth Development Policy Board
Exploring New Solutions to Reduce Juvenile Delinquency
& Disproportionate Minority Contact
Adopted on 9/22/10
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors appoints amulti-disciplinary Juvenile Justice Youth
Development QJYD). Policy Board, the purpose of which is to oversee planning and funding of activities
that promote a positive youth development approach in local efforts to prevent juvenile crime and
delinquency. Following the summer of 2009, in which a number of high profile juvenile crime events
were much discussed.in the media and the community, the Policy Board convened a Study Committee
in December, 2009 to review promising interventions in order to. make a recommendation to area
governmental bodies & community organizations.
The following recommendations were adopted by the Polity Board during their meeting on 9/22/10.
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Purpose: `~'
To develop recommendations fox law enforcement agencies and other juvenile justicc*.srganizations on_
efforts to reduce juvenile crime. ~ T> ~ ~ ` ' ___J
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Recommendations: _ , a .
1. Area law enforcement agencies to consider hiring specialized Juvenile
Officers/Investigators
Program Examples:`
JJYD study committee members conducted phone interview with two law enforcement agencies in the
Mid-West that have specialized juvenile bureaus within the police department -Davenport &
Minneapolis. Davenport was chosen based on its geographic closeness to Johnson County and the fact
that a few Policy Board members had visited Davenport in October, 2009 to learn more about their
comprehensive efforts to respond to community violence. An Internet search of promising law
enforcement practices found that the Minneapolis, MN Police Department was awarded the 2009
International Association of Cbiefs of Police (IACP)/Motorola Webber Seavey Award, for Quality in
Law Enforcement for its "Juvenile-Focused Policing: A Collaboration to Keduce Crrme"Program.
Both specialized programs were initiated following periods of increased juvenile crime and community
pressure for increased & specialized policing efforts. Both the Davenport and Minneapolis specialized
juvenile bureaus include multiple staff. In the case of Minneapolis, this includes 40 personnel, including
14 investigators, 16 school resource officers, captains, lieutenants, & sergeants. The Davenport
department includes one sergeant, two investigators, afull-time social worker, 1 officer in charge of
security at all 29 public school district buildings, 1 FT officer assigned to one high school, and PT
officers at other high schools. These school-based officers are paid by the school district, and are
considered "off duty" positions. The Minneapolis program relies on a comprehensive system of
diversion/community service programs organized through the "Juvenile Supervision Center"
(information on the Internet at ~~v thelinkmn.org/jsc.php). The Davenport program relies on the
services of a full-time social worker employed by tiie Police Department. Both Departments indicated
that the Police department and the Juvenile Probation department and County Attorney's office had
developed stronger and more efficient/effective relationships as a result of initiating the specialized
Johnson County Health & Human Services Building • 855 S. Dubuque Street, Suite 202E • Iowa City, IA 52240 • Phone (319)356-6090 • Fax (319)688-5711
bureaus. Both Departments also indicated that juvenile crime had decreased since the inception of the
juvenile bureaus.
2. Area law enforcement agencies and juvenile justice organizations to consider
specialized training and technical assistance on creating positive relationships
with youth .
Program Examples:*
In 2001, the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee formed a task group, comprised primarily
of police personnel, to "look into issues that would affect police handling of juveniles prior to written
police incident reports." The task group identified that a key issue was that "..:many patrol officers, as
opposed to youth officers, lack the knowledge they need to differentiate problematic adolescent
behavior from typical adolescent behavior and the.practical skills to de-escalate situations involving
agitated or defiant youth. The task group further concluded that patrol officers should be taught to
interact more effectively with all young people, regardless of their race or background, rather than
simply focusing on diversity training." (p. 4 from "Effective Police Interactions with Youth: Training
Evaluation Full Report", University of Connecticut, March 2008). A 5'/z hour training program was
developed, and offered state-wide during March and April of 2007. A total of 21 training days were
offered. Training was found to increase officer knowledge about disproportionate minority contact
(DMC), adolescent development, and effective strategies for interacting with youth, and that the
effectiveness of the training remained significant 5 to 7 months after the training., Participants in the
training were also "....significantly more likely than police officers in the control group (that did not
receive the training) to report feeling increased comfort in starting conversations with youth they don't
know, confidence in having the skills necessary for interacting with youth, and commitment to the idea
that patrol officers can have a positive impact on youth without taking time away from their other
enforcement activities." (p. 24, University of Connecticut, March 2008) Results of the study were the
same for officers of different backgrounds (i.e. age, race, gender, years of experience, etc.)
The International Association of Chiefs of Police operates a Juvenile Justice Training and Technical
Assistance Program, funded by the US Department of Justice. The goal of this multi-year initiative is to
"focus on increasing the capacity of law enforcement and justice professionals to address juvenile
victimization, delinquency, and crime from a holistic perspective."
(http•//w~vwdieiacp org/Public~tionsGtudes/C'ontentb~pic/Juvenilesyoungoffendersschoolsafety/t
abid/224/Default.aspx) The project offers no-cost training workshops to law enforcement and juvenile
justice professionals nationwide. Training topics include: Law Enforcement Responses to Adolescent
Girls; Juvenile Interview and Interrogation Techniques; Partnerships for Safe Schools; Managi~l
Juvenile Operations. -More information can be requested through e-mail at;Juvenile~u~ticentl~Fiacp.org
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or calling 800-THE-IACP, ext. 831. ~-~.
3. Area law enforcement agencies to consider ways to incorporate vo~,anfeers
. into efforts to respond to juvenile crime and delinquency. _::
Program Example:* .6°°-
VIPS (Volunteers in Police Services) is an established venue for citizens to participate in comin~u~ity
crime prevention activities. A survey of VIPS documents on the Internet proposes the following ideas
for citizen roles in response to youth activity, including: Graffiti abatement programs; role-playing and
training scenarios for officers; help with youth citizen academies; provide short-term care of juveniles in
protective custody, etc. More ideas are available at
www policevoltmteers oi_g/volunteer/~fa=volunteer activities.
*Examples presented to illustrate options. only and do not indicate an endorsement
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Marian Karr
From: Maryann Dennis [mdennis@housingfellowship.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:36 AM
To: Marian Karr
Cc: Steve Atkins; Sally Jablonski; Rick Oehler; Kevin Hanick; John Gianola; John Bovey; Jeffery L
Ford; Dick Klausner; Christine Wolfe; Charlie Eastham; AI Axeen; Glorine Berry; Royceann Porter
Subject: Council Work Session 10-25-2010
Attachments: Location of afford hsg 10-21-10.docx
Marian,
Please include the attached memo to Council in the packet for the Work Session to be held on Monday,
October 25, 2010.
Please confirm receipt of this message and the attached document.
Thank you,
Maryann Dennis
Executive Director
The Housing Fellowship
322 E. 2nd Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 358-9212
fax (319) 358-0053
10/21/2010
Housing Fellowsh
Opening the doors of Johnson County
322 E. 2"d St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Office 319-358-9212
Fax 319-358-0053
DATE: October 21, 2010
T0: Iowa City City Council
FROM: Board of Trustees
On behalf of The Housing Fellowship we want to thank the City Council for the many years of a
fulfilling and cooperative relationship to provide housing opportunities for our community's
lower income families.
As many of you are aware The Housing Fellowship is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010.
Many of you may also remember the efforts of volunteers from several local congregations as
the initiators of the Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship. Greater Iowa City Housing
Fellowship is now The Housing Fellowship. Our very existence was through a community
initiative; notably the City's Planning and Community Development staff and concerned
volunteers. With the passage of the federal HOME Partnership Program in September, 1990
and the creation of Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO), the City
recognized the need and commitment for a local CHDO and recognized the commitment and
organizational skills of THF's volunteers. An important partnership was formed and continues
to this day.
What brings us to Council is a genuine concern for our ability to address our mission to provide
quality homes that are affordable to people with limited incomes.
We believe our property management practices are sound. THE currently manages 116 rental
homes scattered throughout Iowa City and Coralville. Our homes are indistinguishable from
surrounding homes. Residents of our homes work here, spend here and support their families
here. Their children are educated here. Safe, decent affordable housing contributes to a
family's stability and the stability of our neighborhoods and community. Our decisions and
practices are scrutinized by the larger community.
United Way of Johnson County
Recent decisions by Council concerning location, construction and tenancy of housing has
seriously jeopardized our ability to plan for future projects. We will not be going over the
findings of the former Scattered Site Housing Task Force since you are all aware of their efforts
and recommendations:
The difficulty that we face can be summarized rather directly; the location of a recent project
proposal was defeated during Council consideration. That project was proposed to be located
in the 2500 block of Muscatine Avenue. We believe that we have fulfilled the obligation of the
City and yet the defeat of our project proposal has left as with some confusion and clearly some
conflict with the City.
We believe we have fulfilled your policy position in our project planning.
It is our desire to discuss this policy problem and hopefully arrive at a conclusion that allows us
to pursue rental housing and other related housing projects and policies. It would seem that
we have reached a point whereby the City finds itself in a position that conflicts with our
mission and values which we believe are shared values with those in our community. The
importance of clear policy positions by the Council cannot be emphasized enough.
To reiterate, the discussion we will hopefully have is crucial to what we believe to be continued
success in providing quality affordable housing.
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September 30, 2010
Sauce, Inc.
108 E. College Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Re: Sauce
Dear Mike Porter,
Attached is a copy of the memo from the Iowa City Police Department recommending that City
Council deny your application for renewal of your liquor license. Under Iowa City Ordinance 4-2-
4: NOTICE AND HEARING: you are entitled to, "an opportunity to be heard prior to the
imposition of a civil penalty, suspension or revocation or disapproval of an application for
renewal." Please find enclosed a copy of Iowa City Ordinance 4-2-4 for your reference. The City
Council will be considering your application at their October 11, 2010 City Council meeting,
which starts at 7:00 p.m. in Emma Harvat Hall. This meeting will be your opportunity to be heard
on your application.
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City Clerk
Cc with attachments: Sam Hargadine, Police Chief
Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney
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RE: Sauce License Renewal, 108 E. College Street
DATE: September 30, 2010
This recommendation for denial stems entirely on the requirement for a person of good moral
character as defined by Iowa Code Section 123.3(26)(a) to have financial standing.
Mike Porter is 100% owner of Sauce. A search on Iowa Courts Online located two cases where
Porter has unsatisfied judgments:
• SCSC077362 He owes $1,758.27 plus costs ($222) plus interest
• SCSC077363 He owes $4,996.53 plus costs ($222) plus interest
It has been reported to me by the City Attorney's Office that Porter has experienced additional
financial problems in the past year. These include:
• Defaulting on a loan he received from the City of Iowa City to sprinkle One Eyed
Jakes. When given notice of the default, he paid with a check, which bounced.
To date, he has not cured the default, and the City had to go to Corridor State
Bank, who secured the loan, to seek the return of the money.
• Sauce, the applicant business, filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2010. In
that filing, Porter listed as creditors, among others, the Internal Revenue Service
and the Iowa Department of Revenue, suggesting that he owes back taxes to
both the IRS and State of Iowa.
• One of his other businesses, Vito's, declared bankruptcy in May 2010.
• On September 24, 2010, Corridor State Bank, secured a judgment against The
Summit Restaurant & Bar, Inc. (owned by Porter), One Poor Student, Inc.
(owned by Porter), and Mike Porter personally for a total of $390,046.77 plus
interest. This judgment is unsatisfied.
• While testifying under oath in a case related to The Summit in August 2010,
Porter claimed that the Summit would be going out of business by end of August,
as he wasn't able to pay his bills, if he was not granted an exception by the
Court. The court denied his request. He was 100% owner of the Summit and his
statements made under oath support the notion that he doesn't have the financial
standing to pay his bills.
Based on the totality of these facts, it is clear that neither Sauce nor Mike Porter have the
financial standing required under Iowa Code Section 123.3(26)(a).
Attachments:
On-Premises Liquor License Renewal Data Sheet
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On-Premises Liquor License Renewal
Establishment name: Sauce 4" ~~ ~'~~~ o'~,, I"~ ';:
Address:
108 E College St
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Review Period:
A. On-premises Activity
10/6/09 - 9/28/10
0 : Number of PAULA citations issued during twelve-month renewal period
0 :Number of citations issued for violation of section 4-5-7 of the City Code
(Specials Restrictions) during twelve-month renewal period.
0 :Number of under-19/21 on premises citations issued during twelve-month
renewal period.
0 :Number of sales to minor citations issued during twelve-month renewal period.
0 :Number of other citations issued on premises during twelve-month renewal
period. (Specify citations)
B. Level of cooperation extended to police by bar employees: n/a
^ High ^ Medium ^ Low
Factors indicative of cooperation include, but are not limited to:
• timely response to requests for improvement made by Police Department
• calls for assistance where appropriate before the situation gets "out of hand"
• high attendance at TIPS training
• fake IDs turned over to the Police Department
x Number of nuisance calls in and around the business during twelve-month
renewal period:
10 calls for service:
3 compliance checks
4 out w/subject
1 public assist
1 trespass
1 narcotics (owner turned over found drugs)
0 :Number of fake or altered IDs turned in during twelve-month renewal period.
_0_: Number of employees who have attended police TIPS training during twelve-
month renewal period.
C. Additional Comments (including any other relevant information re: guidelines for
renewal approved by City Council):
Mike Porter is 100% owner of Sauce. A search on Iowa Courts Online located two cases
where Porter has unsatisfied judgments:
• SCSC077362 He owes $1,758.27 plus costs ($222) plus interest
• SCSC077363 He owes $4,996.53 plus costs ($222) plus interest
According to the City Attorney's Office, Porter has experienced additional financial
problems in the past year. These include:
• Defaulted on a loan he received from the City of Iowa City to sprinkle
OEJ, and failed to cure the default. The City took the letter of credit from
Corridor State Bank to get the money back,and have yet to receive
payment.
One of his other businesses, Vitos, declared bankruptcy in May 2010
He's been sued by Corridor State Bank for failing to honor his duties as
guarantor for a loan taken out by Vitos. Sauce also guaranteed the loan.
This is pending litigation.
While testifying in the Summit Case in August 2010, Porter claimed that
the Summit would be going out of business by end of August, as he
wasn't able to pay his bills. This was stated under oath. He is 100%
owner of the Summit and his statements made under oath support the
notion that he doesn't have the financial standing to pay his bills.
Based on the totality of all of the issues, even if he paid off the small claims judgments,
there is still a failure for Porter to meet the criteria for a person of good moral character
as defined by Iowa Code Section 123.3[26.a] for financial standing.
Police Department's liquor license renewal recommendation: ^ YES / X N~
Annen/civilpenalties/FORM- ICPD liquor license renewal criteria
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memo setting forth the reasons for disapproval no later than seven
(7) calendar days prior to the expiration of the current license in the
case of renewals, or within seven (7) days of completion of the
application, including the state requirements, in the case of
applications for a new license. Renewal applications will not be
accepted more than seventy (70) days prior to expiration of the
present license. The application must be reviewed and approved or
denied by the city council. (Ord. 09-4357, 10-6-2009)
4-2-4: NOTICE AND HEARING: The city council shall provide the
licensee or permittee an opportunity to be heard prior to the
imposition of a civil penalty, suspension or revocation or disapproval of an
application for renewal. Notice may be given by personal service or first
class mail directed to the manager or contact person of the applicant as
listed on the application. Notice by personal service must be given at least
five (5) days before the hearing. Notice by first class mail is effective on
mailing and must be given at least six (6) days before the hearing. (Ord.
01-3968, 6-12-2001, eff. 8-1-2001)
4-2-5: CIVIL PENALTIES:
A. Any violation of state law, local ordinance, or the rules of the
alcoholic beverages division by any employee, agent, or servant of a
licensee or permittee shall be deemed to be the act of the licensee
or the permittee and shall subject the license or permit of said
licensee or permittee to civil penalties, including suspension or
revocation.
B. The city council may suspend a license or permit for a period not to
exceed one year, revoke the license or permit, or impose a civil
penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation.
Before suspension, revocation, or imposition of a civil penalty the
license or permit holder shall be given written notice and opportunity
for a hearing in accordance with section 4-2-4 of this chapter.
C. A license or permit issued may be suspended or revoked, or a civil
penalty may be imposed on the license or permit holder by the city
council for any of the following causes:
1. Misrepresentation of any material fact in the application for such
license or permit.
October 2009
Iowa City