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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-21 Info PacketCITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET MISCELLANEOUS July 21, 2011 IP1 Council Meetings and WorK session Agenda IP2 Memorandum from the City Manager: City Manager's Office Staffing Changes IP3 Iowa Chamber Alliance distributed by City Manager: 2011 Iowa Legislative Session Overview IP4 Article from Government Finance Review distributed by City Manager: In Defense of Property Tax IP5 Copy of News Release from Mayor Pro tem Wilburn: Fraternity Men Cycle From Coast to Coast to Benefit People with Disabilities, Cycle with Ross Wilburn into Iowa City IP6 Letter to Police Chief Hargadine from University of Iowa Associate Vice President & Dean of Student David Grady: Summary of student citations and arrests for the 2010 -11 academic year IP7 Response from Public Works Dir. Fosse to Southtown Properties, L.C.: 300 block of South Linn Street IP8 Response from Housing & Inspection Services Dir. to Mitch Thomann: Magic Bus IP9 Report from Senior Accountant Cover: City of Iowa City Quarterly Investment Report IP10 Copy of letter from Parks & Recreation Dir. to Iowa City Farmers Market Vendors: Iowa City Farmers Market IP11 Memorandum from Parks & Recreation Dir.: Normandy Drive Council Update IP12 Parks & Recreation Rock Your Park: July calendar IP13 Park Bench Newsletter— August 2011 DRAFT MINUTES IP14 Historic Preservation Commission: June 9, 2011 IP15 Housing And Community Development Commission: June 16, 2011 IP16 Planning & Zoning Commission: July 7, 2011 IP17 Police Citizens Review Board: July 12, 2011 :Zw— ,1k'7Q11 1121 City Council Meeting Schedule and :pzi CITY OF IOWA CITY Work Session Agendas July 21, 2011 www.icgov.org TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ♦ MONDAY, AUGUST 1 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Special Formal (executive session) Regular Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 North Liberty 4:00p Joint Meeting ♦ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Holiday — City Offices Closed ♦ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Special Work Session 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Regular Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Regular Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Regular Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Special Work Session 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ♦ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30p Special Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Special Formal Council Meeting City Council Meeting Schedule and CITY OF IOWA CITY Work Session Agendas July 21, 2011 www.icgov.org ♦ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 TBA 1:00p -5:00p Special Work Session — Strategic Planning Session ♦ MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 Emma J. Harvat Hall 2:00p -5:30p Special Work Session — Strategic Planning Session 5:30p Regular Work Session ♦ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal Council Meeting ^I , -4 CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: July 12, 2011 To: City Council From: Thomas M. Markus, City Manager Re: City Manager's Office Staffing Changes Introduction: Administrative Assistant Katherine Johansen's final day with the City was July 1St, at which time her position was filled. History/Background: The Administrative Assistant position was altered slightly. As previously reported, the position has been altered to create an entry for someone wishing to pursue a city manager career path. Summary: After reviewing internal candidates for the position, I appointed Adam Bentley to serve as the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager. Adam's skillset and goals are in line with what we are hoping to achieve with the position. We are currently advertising for an intern position to replace Mr. Bentley. We have also begun advertising for the newly created position of Assistant to the City Manager. From City Manager Markus 2011 Iowa Legislative Session Overview 1P3 Posted: July 18, 2011 2011 Iowa Legislative Session Overview Provided by the Iowa Chamber Alliance June 30th marked the 172nd day and the end of the 2011 Session of the 84th General Assembly of Iowa — the third longest in Iowa history. The session adjourned sine die with just over eight hours to spare before the end of the fiscal year, averting a state government shutdown. The last week of June saw significant motion, leading to a just -in -time completion of budget bills before the end of the fiscal year. The session was marked with many interesting characteristics, among which three are perhaps most noteworthy: The Republican controlled House of Representatives had a steadfast zeal for reducing state government spending and the scope of government programs. The Democratic controlled Senate stood strong for promoting education spending and framing tax and regulatory issues as a "big vs. small" and "Main Street vs. Wall Street." Newly elected Governor Terry Branstad, beginning his fifth four -year term in office championed two -year budgeting, fiscal restraint and economic growth policies, including property tax reform. Overall Session Highlights: Government Spending/Fiscal Restraint: A bipartisan appetite for spending reductions and fiscal restraint defined the 2011 Session, though this narrative was driven primarily by the House, which acted consistently and passionately to reduce government spending in nearly every area of the budget. The House started the session with HF 45, a broad - reaching "de- appropriation" bill that reduced current year (FY 2010 -11) spending. Only a few elements of this bill were agreed to by the Senate, but it did set the tone for spending for the session. The Senate's posture was open to some spending reductions, but fiercely defending increased spending in education. The downward pressure on spending was felt across the spectrum of appropriation bills. Much more scrutiny was brought to program spending. Most notably: Reduced Spending. State government spending was limited to 96 -97% of revenues with significantly less use of "one- time" funds to pay for programs and aligning ongoing spending with ongoing revenue sources. Biennial Budgeting. For the first time in three decades, at Governor Branstad's insistence, the Legislature passed a two -year budget. While this process needs to be further refined, it did force discussion of spending trajectories beyond the coming fiscal year. Education Funding. Education was arguably the most publicly discussed program during the session. Democrats seized upon reductions in education spending as a go -to message point. In the end, FY 2011 -12 was allotted 0% allowable growth, while 2% allowable growth was passed for FY 2012 -13. Pre - School. Pre - School was discussed early in the session and the House voted to eliminate the program. Governor Branstad offered a voucher -based compromise proposal. In the end, the pre- school program survived, though the funding level for the program was reduced. Legislative Initiatives: Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress (HF 590). One of the Governor's top priorities for 2011 was the creation of a new structure for Iowa's economic development efforts. The new entity, referred to as the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress, will replace the current Iowa Department of Economic Development with a public entity and private not - for - profit designed to encourage more private- sector involvement in economic development. Property Tax Reform (SF 522). The issue of property tax reform was hotly debated in 2011, but ultimately compromise between two competing methods to achieve relief was not reached and the issue died for the year. The House, under the leadership of Rep. Tom Sands, passed a comprehensive property tax reform proposal that would have rolled back commercial and industrial property taxes to 60% of assessed value over five years. The House also passed property tax relief for all classes of property taxpayers though additional state funding of the school foundation aid formula. Also in the House proposal were measures designed to limit the rate of growth of local government budgets. The House bill only included intent language to backfill lost revenue to local governments. The Senate approach, developed principally by Sen. Joe Bolkcom, was a property tax credit for commercial, industrial and railroad property taxpayers that would be distributed based upon a formula that is funded at $50 million in the first year and could increase up to $50 million each year if state revenues increase at least 4% per year. The tax credit would be limited to $200 million in funding. Despite public comments from leaders of both chambers and the Governor throughout the session that they were committed to getting property tax reform done in 2011, efforts failed. All sides have publicly lamented that property tax reform could not be achieved and pledged to address the matter in 2012. There has been some discussion of taking up property taxes in a special session if a compromise were to be reached during the interim, though this is not likely to happen. Economic Development Incentives The 2011 session was a tough year for economic development incentives. Between fundamental disagreement with state -based incentives by elements of the House Republican caucus and downward pressure on spending with a $5.99 billion spending cap, non tax - credit based incentives were a tough sell. The Governor fought hard to ensure there were enough incentive dollars appropriated — and perhaps more importantly, not de- appropriated, which would have had a disastrous effect on already approved projects. That said, funding levels for incentives ended up significantly lower than in the recent past. The Values Fund was not appropriated new dollars and faces repeal next session, but carry -over dollars were allowed. IPEP was appropriated $15 million for economic development incentives, $8.6 million of which are pre - allocated to specific programs. With the $12 million in carry -over dollars, approximately $20.6 million is available for actual incentives, but that must cover programs approved to date. The Legislature also required the IPEP to propose a new Business Development Financial Assistance Program to the General Assembly and the Governor by November 30, 2011, and propose any changes in law necessary to implement the repeal of the Grow Iowa Values Program. Tax Credits Angel Investor Tax Credits & Innovation Fund (SF 517). The tax credits for innovation and for seed capital funds were passed in the Economic Development budget bill. Brownfields /Grayfields Tax Credits (SF 514). SF 514 requires the Department of Economic Development to allocate up to $5 million in tax credits for the Redevelopment Tax Credits program. Endow Iowa Tax Credits (SF 302). The Endow Iowa Tax Credit Program was expanded by providing an $800,000 increase to the base of Endow Iowa, providing approximately $4.5 million in tax credits annually. This allows the leverage of more than $18 million per year in permanent endowment contributions with community foundations. Historic Tax Credits (SF 521). SF 521 changed and expanded the Historic Preservation Tax Credit program by: 1) Allowing up to 60 months for project completion; 2) Allowing all qualified rehabilitation expenses to be incurred. This is especially helpful for disaster - related projects; and 3) Eliminating the $100,000 per residential unit cost limit. Defense of... TIF. Despite discussion in Ways & Means Committees in both chambers by legislators of both parties and bills filed to undermine Tax Increment Financing, no legislation directly affecting TIF was passed by either chamber this session. R &D Tax Credits. Early in the session there was media attention brought to the amount of Research & Development Tax Credits being received by Iowa business, which did generate some discussion by legislators, but no action was taken on the matter. Passenger Rail. House Republicans were intent on defunding the previously appropriated dollars for passenger rail service, which would have effectively killed the program. Persistent lobbying efforts by the Iowa City Area and Quad Cities Chambers along with the Passenger Rail Working Group and steadfast support from Sen. Bob Dvorsky buoyed passenger rail through no less than four attempts to de -fund it in the House. While it was not de- funded in 2011, passenger rail will face the same challenges in the 2012 session. Other noteworthy issues for the session included: Redistricting. The 2010 Census brought Iowa's loss of a congressional seat. The Iowa Legislature acted quickly and adopted the first set of maps proposed by the non - partisan Legislative Service Agency. The new districts brought substantial change and have thrown multiple incumbents together in Statehouse, Senate and Congressional races. The new districts also reflect the continued urban and suburban growth Iowa has seen — more and more legislative seats are inclusive of or entirely within metropolitan areas. Nuclear Energy. The bill to examine new construction of nuclear power plants, thought given much discussion and attention, ultimately did not pass. Expect this issue to come back in 2012. Taxpayer Trust Fund. Though various tax cuts passed the House and did not move in the Senate, one element did survive: the Taxpayers Trust Fund. This fund will "fill" with up to $60 million in revenues collected beyond allocated spending and reserve funds and will be distributed back to taxpayers. The method for distribution will be determined by Ways & Means Committee recommendations to both chambers. Provided by the Iowa Chamber Alliance 0 THE BOOKSHELF Local Tax Policy: A Federalist Perspective By David Brunori The Urban Institute Press 2007, 164 pages, $26.50 68 Government Finance Review I June 2011 In Defense of the Property Tax By Shayne C. Kavanagh n Local Tax Policy, David Brunori mounts a spirited defense of a much - maligned source of local revenue — the property tax. Brunori believes that the existence of local government as we know it will be in jeopardy with- out serious reform. In order to raise and lower taxes in accordance with the service preferences of local con- stituents, local governments must have fiscal autonomy. However, fiscal auton- omy is currently lower than ever. As a result, Brunori believes, local govern- ment will become incapable of provid- ing service and will increasing cede control to the state. Brunori posits that the only revenue capable of ensuring a strong and vibrant local government is the property tax. MAKING THE CASE Brunori first makes the case for local government — that it is an institu- tion worth preserving. Americans favor local government. Political theorists from Jefferson to de Tocqueville to the modern day have recognized the critical role of local government in the United States. Further, local gov- ernment is routinely shown to be the most trusted level of government! In addition to cultural affinities, there is also a strong logic in support of local government: ■ Efficiency. As long as there are variations in tastes and costs, there are clear efficiency gains from carrying out public- sector IP4 r�T �© activities in a decentralized fashion. Decentralization allows services to be matched to the area of provision. • Political virtues. Opportunities for political participation and choice provided by local communities have inherent value in a democratic society. • Responsiveness. Local government is more responsive than other levels of government. ■ Innovation. Local government is more likely to experiment with pub- lic policies. To provide these benefits, local gov- ernment must be able to raise its own revenues. Doing so provides local gov- ernment with the flexibility it needs to respond to citizens, rather than becom- ing an undifferentiated appendage of the state. To that end, Brunori notes that property tax provides relatively stable revenues and growth. The immobile tax base provides more flexibility in the tax system and more political autonomy than other taxes. Compliance cost and administrative burdens aie relatively low. The property tax is a benefits tax – the benefits received from services are linked to revenue. Property tax allows local control. Finally, it is highly vis- ible, which helps people evaluate the tax. The efficiency of local government comes from the ability to ascertain the desires of residents and then tax accordingly. The property tax enhanc- es this effect. However, the property tax has been declining in recent years. The tax has become unpopular with the public because of its high visibility, making it a lightning rod for criticism. There are also instances of unfair administra- tion (i.e., discrepancies between true market values and assessed values). Another cause of decline has been the proliferation of exemptions for charitable organizations, government property, senior citizens, etc. Also, the decreased importance of tax for fund- ing schools has lead to less overall support because the tax isn't seen as supporting local education. NO BETTER ALTERNATIVE Brunori believes that the common alternatives to the property tax will prove insufficient to give local govern- ment the fiscal autonomy they need. Sales and excise taxes are unlikely to be viable replacements for the property tax because each has its own sets of structural and political problems — a shrinking base, the potential for being regressive, the impact of remote sales on revenues, and fiscal disparities between localities with different concentrations of revenue - producing land uses. Income and other business taxes are likely to continue to decline because the tax base is relatively mobile and because they are perceived as being detrimental to local economic develop- ment. Intergovernmental aid reduces fiscal autonomy, decreases local gov- ernment's ability to tailor its service levels to local conditions, and is unreliable. User fees are economically ideal, but their practical potential is largely exhausted. In addition to the factors above, other trends may bolster the importance of the property tax to local governments. These include increasing international trade, technologies that decouple work from one physical location, and dereg- ulation. All this leads to increasing mobility of capital, which means that there will be renewed emphasis on tax- ing an immobile base. Property taxes and user fees are best suited to this environment, but, as described above, the potential of user fees is limited, leaving the property tax. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS Brunori does recognize that the prop- erty tax is far from perfect, especially in its current form. Hence, he makes a number of recommendations for improving the tax. First is to educate the public. Brunori proposes steps to improve the public's perception of the tax. Local govern- ments should continue to correct under- lying deficiencies of the property tax base, such as discrepancies between assessed value and fair market value. Governments also need to link valued public services more tightly to the prop- erty tax. Local government services are generally popular, so demonstrating the linkage could improve perceptions of the tax. Particularly, there may be opportunities to tie the tax to services that increase property values. Brunori's second major recommen- dation is to ease the excesses of proper- ty tax revolts (e.g., tax and expenditure limitation and taxpayer bill of rights initiatives). These revolts created ineq- uities, increased administrative costs, and warped the system. However, the revolts were not without some basis. Good aspects of the revolt should be kept. For example, full disclosure laws to make the tax more transparent should be encouraged. Also, a prop- erty tax "counter- revolution" should be coupled with cuts in other taxes. Third is to protect and expand the property tax base. The use of targeted incentives for economic development should be curbed in order to roll back tax competition between localities. For non - profit exemptions, Brunori offers several suggestions: non - profits should be required to get local government permission before they can purchase property, the acreage or dollar value of property that can be exempted should be limited, local governments should make better use of payments in lieu of taxes, and /or the state should provide reimbursement for exemptions created by state legislators. Fourth is to address the prob- lem of school finance equalization. Centralization of school financing has decreased local autonomy and served to disconnect the property tax from the public's sense of value from taxation. A better, more targeted approach would be to address the policy goal of financ- ing equalization while strengthening the property tax. Brunori's final recommendation is a split -rate tax system that taxes land separately (and at higher rate) than the improvements on it. A split -rate system provides natural incentive to develop, especially in cities. A split -rate system is also anti -urban sprawl, as it encourages redevelopment land in urban cores, rather than development June 2011 1 Government Finance Review 69 of greenfields. It also decreases inter- governmental tax competition — since improvements are taxed at a lower rate, there is less impact from providing tax breaks on improvements. Of course, land is immobile, so a split rate system makes the property tax a more depend- able source of revenue. CONCLUSIONS Obviously, many of Brunori's recom- mendations would be very difficult for finance officers to implement unilater- ally in their jurisdictions. Many of the recommendations will require coop- eration between local governments and, in some cases, changes in state law. While perhaps Brunori's recom- mendations can provide the basis for collective action by regional councils of government or statewide associa- tions of local officials, Brunori's work A also suggests a number of principles of a sound financing system for local government. Local finance officers can use these principles to develop and promote a revenue policy for adoption by the local governing board: ■ The tax base of a local revenue source should be immobile to allow leeway in rates without creating incentives for the tax base to leave the jurisdiction. ■ Tax yield should be sufficient to finance local needs and should expand in step with increasing demands on local services caused by economic growth. ■ Yield should be stable and predict- able. ■ The revenue source should be per- ceived as fair. ■ The revenue should be easy to 70 Government Finance Review I June 2011 administer efficiently and effec- tively. ■ The tax base should be visible to ensure accountability. Discussing the principles that under- lie a sound local financing system may encourage further consideration of the property tax's potential value to local government as a source of revenue, as well as enhancing regard for this traditional and key local government resource. I Note 1. For example, see "Americans Trust Local Government More Than National" from Gallup, September 2008. SHAYNE C. KAVANAGH is senior manager of research for the GFOA's Research and Consulting Center in Chicago, Illinois. He can be reached at skavanagh@gfoa.org. insight experience professionals with a deep understanding bkd.com. BKDLLP CPAs & Advisors Marian Karr 1P5 From: Ross Wilburn Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 3:34 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Attachments: image003.png; image005.jpg; image008Jpg; image010.jp9; image012Jpg; image014.jpg; image016Jpg; IowaCity_New.docx FYI, see attached word doc press release. From: Matt Martyn [mmartyn @pushamerica.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 20119:48 AM To: Ross Wilburn Subject: Mr. Willburn, Geoff informed me you would be riding along with the team into Iowa City. I wanted to share with you the Press Release that will be distributed to local media. He also mentioned you were interested in our social media presence. You can find us at facebook.com /pushamerica and on twitter @ PushAmerica The Journey of Hope North, whom you will be riding with, also has a twitter handle @JOHNorth I wish I could be along for the ride myself, Matt Martyn I push america Public Relations Coordinator P.O. Box 241368, Charlotte, NC 28224 (704) 504 -2400 ext. 159 (P) (704) 504 -0880 (F) mmartvn@pushamerica.org — www.pushamerica.org ABILITIES TEAMWORK EMPATHY INTEGRITY _'i in WJ=wof Ho A FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRATERNITY MEN CYCLE FROM COAST TO COAST TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, CYCLE WITH ROSS WILLBURN INTO IOWA CITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OJOURMEYOFHopf AM FRATERNITY MEN CYCLE FROM COAST TO COAST TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, CYCLE WITH ROSS WILLBURN INTO IOWA CITY Twitter Pitch: @ PushAmerica #joh2011 cycle across country for people with disabilities. Learn more at http: / /pitch.pe /154344 #cause Summary: Simply put, Push America serves people with disabilities. They were founded on the premise that people with disabilities are no different than people without disabilities, and it is the organization's vision to raise the level of awareness about people with disabilities. Journey of Hope is a vehicle for us to achieve this goal. IOWA CITY, Iowa (July 5, 2010) – On Tuesday, July 19, a team of cyclists participating in the Journey of Hope, presented by KRG Capital, will arrive in Iowa City as part of a nine -week, 4,000 -mile cycling event across the country to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Ross Wilburn, former mayor of Iowa City and current city council member, will ride along with the team that day from Cedar Rapids — including accompanying them through the police escort all the way to the arrival at the Old Capitol Building. The team will arrive at the Old Capitol Building, via police escort, at 11:00 a.m. to be followed by lunch at the University of Iowa with local alumni. That evening, they will have dinner and a Friendship Visit at 5:30 p.m. with the Arc of Southeast Iowa. Journey of Hope is a program of Push America, the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, which raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The Journey of Hope team consists of men from Pi Kappa Phi chapters across the country. The team will cycle an average of 75 miles per day, beginning in San Francisco and Seattle and ending in Washington, D.C. on August 13. For the team, the real journey will not be on a bike, but spending time with the people for whom they are riding. The Journey of Hope team members will spend every afternoon with people with disabilities in many different community events and activities. These men are striving for community inclusion of people with disabilities and are helping to break the barriers of society that keep people of all abilities from living life to the fullest. 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Box 241368 Charlotte, NC 28224 (704) 504 -2400 THE 6 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Sam Hargadine Chief, Iowa City Police Department Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Sam: IP6 office of the Dean of Students July 5, 2011 Each year, the Office of the Dean of Students compiles the number of citations and arrest by University of Iowa students in Iowa City. Please find enclosed a summary of student citations and arrests for the 2010 -11 academic year (8/1/10- 5/20/11) by crime categories. My office was able to produce this data thanks to the arrest information provided by your department and the UI Department of Public Safety. During this period, ICPD charged 873 students. UIPD charged 968 UI students. As you can see, the vast majority of charges filed against students were alcohol - related. As we have done in the past, my office will continue to provide local law enforcement agencies and the city council with information regarding the locus of alcohol consumption for students arrested on campus for Public Intoxication or taken to the emergency room. The location information will be available later this summer. I appreciate your records department sharing police complaints with my office. I also appreciat your keeping the UI Department of Public Safety and my office informed of major problems your department encounters in regard to criminal matters affecting the university community, especially students. Thank you for your assistance. Sinc ely G Dav L. 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U) p O i~ U m m � S4 i4 i4 3 �:5 C. (0 04 -1 t~ (0 m HDow co<H oa woo H O U + �4 U cc O O 2 2 U July 13, 2011 Southtown Properties, L.C. Tom Breese PO Box 2267 Iowa City, IA 52244 -2267 Re: 300 block of South Linn Street Dear Mr. Breese, Original distributed 6/21/11 — Agenda item 2f(2) Ir - w!'r :rill IP7 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 -1826 (319) 356 -5000 (319) 356 -5009 FAX www.icaov.org Thank you for your letter requesting street scape improvements in the 300 block of South Linn Street. As you have noted, the City has completed substantial street scape improvements in other areas such as Court Street, Iowa Avenue and North Linn Street. You have probably noted by now that we have started another project along South Gilbert Street. Each of these projects were prioritized over the years through the City's Capital Program budget process. Based on your request the Public Works Department will prepare an estimate for the improvements you have requested and present it to the City Council for consideration in the next budget process. Because of the number of projects competing for the funds that are available, I cannot assure you that the project will be funded. If it is funded, it may be near the end of the budget cycle, which can be up to five years out. In the meantime, I recommend that you meet with a turf specialist that can recommend soil amendments and over seeding with a grass species that does better in high traffic areas. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (319)356 -5141. Sincerely, Rick osse Public Works Director Cc: Tom Markus, City Manger City Council Ron Knoche, City Engineer SOUTHTOWN PROPERTIES, L. C. P. 0. Box 2267 Iowa City, IA 52244 -2267 319 - 330 -4060 F I L E 10 June 2011 2011 .IUi'! 13 All I t : 35 The Honorable Mayor and City Council y y CITY (:I..E'RI( City of Iowa City 10 4`,',A, 410 East Washington Street (;�� Y' �Q�;!�1 Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: 300 BLOCK OF SOUTH.LINN STREET, WEST SIDE Good Morning! Southtown Properties owns the apartment and commercial building at 307 -321 South Linn Street. The area between the sidewalk and the curb has been an on- goring problem for a number of years. Our attempts to maintain grass there has been in vain due to the heavy foot traffic. Rain erodes the dirt and leaves a muddy area, a drop -off from the sidewalk and a potentially hazardous condition. Noting the City's streetscaping of numerous areas in the downtown area, on College Street, Iowa Avenue and North Linn Street, among others, we are requesting similar improvements be made on the west side of the 300 block of South Linn Street. The enclosed photos, taken nearly three years ago (when we wrote to the City Engineer -- but never received a response), show the situation. Since el enclosure copy (without enclosure) to: Haywood Belle, Southtown Properties Steve McIntosh, Soleil 307 SOUTH LINN STREET, IOWA CITY VIEW TO THE SOUTH cn Unix CLOSE-UP VIEW TO THE NORTHWEST 31 July 2008 Original distributed 7/5/11 - Agenda item 5c Marian Karr IP8 From: Tom Markus Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 1:50 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Question This should probably be included in a future information packet. From: Doug Boothroy Sent: Thursday, July 07, 20114:22 PM To: 'mthomann1.618 @gmail.com' Cc: Tom Markus Subject: RE: Question Mitch, My name is Doug Boothroy, Director of Housing and Inspection Services and I would like to provide some background information concerning the recent adoption of new temporary use provisions for game day commercial uses and its impact on the Magic Bus. The Melrose Ave. area across from Kinnick Stadium is zoned single family residential and commercial sales /activity as well as alcohol sales has been illegal but not actively enforced. Recent commercial activities (fall football season 2010) of the "Stadium Club" (i.e., commercial use with alcohol sales, permanent site improvements, illegal commercial parking, etc.), has required the City to review game day activities. As you may be aware, Council at its July 5th meeting enacted new Temporary Use regulations that legalize game day commercial uses along Melrose Ave. but did not "open the door" to allowing alcohol sales. In addition, the Council did not consider amending the existing liquor Licensing requirement that prohibits liquor licensed establishment within 100 feet of a residential use. The Melrose Ave area is all residential. Tailgating is considered an informal, social game day gathering that is non - commercial and would continue. The Magic Bus is not allowed because it is a nonprofit commercial use that provides alcohol. In April, before the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Magic Bus organization did request an "exception" for their use. The Commission and Staff looked into providing an "exception" that would not "open the door" and provide the road map to others who wish to sell alcohol along Melrose on game day. Staff and the Commission could not develop a workable "exception" provision. As part of the code adoption process (P &Z and Council), the Magic Bus organization was encouraged to propose code language that would allow the Magic Bus to be considered a legally enforceable "exception" but they also have not developed workable language. A representative from the Magic Bus has informed me that they continue to work on the "exception" language. I hope this explanation is helpful. If you have additional questions please feel free to call me at 356 -5121. From: Tom Markus Sent: Thursday, June 30, 20114:32 PM To: Doug Boothroy Subject: FW: Question fyi From: Mitch Thomann [mailto:mthomann1.618 @gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 20114:08 PM To: Council Subject: Question Council, I read the article in the Press Citizen describing the council's passing of the first part of an ordinance banning sale of alcohol by vendors. Clearly this is another thinly veiled assault on Magic Bus. Can any of you give me a good reason why you continually attack a charity organization? Tailgating is going to happen no matter what asinine legislation you enact, as this is a college town with a major college football stadium. Why is it your goal to destroy an organization that does not profit off of tailgating, but has a long track record of donating all of its considerable earnings to local charities? Not only that, it provides a safe and fun location for people to have a good time before kickoff. Someone please respond because I would like some justification for your actions or at least an understanding of your thought process. Mitch Thomann CITY OF IOWA CITY QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011 Finance Department Prepared by: Brian Cover Senior Accountant OVERVIEW The City of Iowa City's investment objectives are safety, liquidity and yield. The primary objective of the City of Iowa City's investment activities is the preservation of capital and the protection of investment principal. The City's investment portfolio remains sufficiently liquid to enable the City to meet operating requirements that cash management procedures anticipate. In investing public funds, the City's cash management portfolio is designed with the objective of regularly exceeding the average return on the six month U.S. Treasury Bill. The Treasury Bill is considered a benchmark for riskless investment transactions and therefore comprises a minimum standard for the portfolio's rate of return. The rolling average return on the six -month U.S. Treasury Bill for the prior 365 days was .16% at 6/30/11. The investment program seeks to achieve returns above this threshold, consistent with risk limitations and prudent investment principles. The rate of return on the City's entire portfolio for the quarter was 0.59% which is 43 basis points higher than the threshold. (See exhibit A) Investments purchased by the City of Iowa City for the third quarter of this fiscal year had an average return of .26 %. Rates on new investment purchases in our operating cash portfolio for the third quarter were approximately 15 basis points lower than investments purchased at this time last year. Municipalities in Iowa are still having trouble finding financial institutions willing to accept public funds. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend to each other. To promote the ongoing economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its mandate, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations, are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period. (See exhibit B). The quarterly investment report lists investments by fund, by institution, by maturity date, and investments purchased and redeemed. New official state interest rates setting the minimum that may be paid by Iowa depositories on public funds in the 180 to 364 day range during this quarter were 0.05% in April, 0.05% in May, and 0.05% in June 2011. H t O co vi V ca 3 0 O U U = co o r 4 o 0 U co o LO O LO o U') o U*) O co* M N N r- O O u.inja.i jo 8felua3a8d 0/1 'D a0 0/1 OZ aS 01,E 60, 6 O O.Qa 6 S 60'6 610, 00 P O O.Qa (9 S 0.4� a F- m_ w 0 C7 0 N 0 aje�j IsaaajuI W 01 O 01 �Q'a S 0/"1112/-, 6 /'I/� W 66'aa O 60'4'a S 60�'% r 66'�� �V �6'aa O �s�aa S C) C) � 96',� ' CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND DETAIL LISTING BY MATURITY DATE 6/30/2011 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST IPAIT 13- Jun -02 N/A $ 3,000,000.00 VARIABLE IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST IPAIT 12- May -09 N/A $ 4,000,000.00 VARIABLE IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST IPAIT 28- Oct -09 N/A $ 15,000,000.00 VARIABLE HILLS BANK MONEY MARKET 30- Mar -10 N/A $ 9,290,781.67 1.040 WELLS FARGO SAVINGS 20- Apr -10 N/A $ 10,000,000.00 VARIABLE IPAIT IPAIT 08- Apr -11 N/A $ 15,000,000.00 VARIABLE IPAIT 2006A GO IPAIT 17- Apr -09 N/A $ 1,060,988.51 VARIABLE IPAIT 2007 GO IPAIT 11- Dec -09 N/A $ 912,394.23 VARIABLE IPAIT 2008 GO IPAIT 15- Jul -09 N/A $ 2,092,491.84 VARIABLE IPAIT 2009 D GO IPAIT 12- Jun -09 N/A $ 213,030.50 VARIABLE IPAIT 2009 C GO IPAIT 12- Jun -09 N/A $ 2,793,680.91 VARIABLE IPAIT 2010 B GO IPAIT 12- Aug -10 N/A $ 3,213,088.73 VARIABLE IPAIT 2011 A GO IPAIT 08- Jun -11 N/A $ 5,638,760.96 VARIABLE FREEDOM SECURITY CD 10- Aug -10 01- Jul -11 $ 1,000,000.00 1.010 WELLS FARGO CD 22- Oct -10 01- Jul -11 $ 1,500,000.00 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 14 -Jan -11 01- Jul -11 $ 1,000,000.00 0.300 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 24- Aug -10 05- Aug -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.420 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 24- Aug -10 12- Aug -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.510 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 24- Aug -10 19- Aug -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.530 CEDAR RAPIDS BANK & TRUST CD 8- Oct -10 30- Sep -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.820 WELLS FARGO CD 22- Oct -10 07- Oct -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 22- Oct -10 14- Oct -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 22- Oct -10 21- Oct -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.350 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Nov -10 28 -Oct -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.620 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Nov -10 04- Nov -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.660 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Nov -10 10- Nov -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.710 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Nov -10 18- Nov -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.760 WELLS FARGO CD 1- Apr -11 01- Dec -11 $ 1,345,000.00 0.300 BANKERS TRUST SLGS 08- Jun -11 01- Dec -11 $ 263,173.00 0.090 WELLS FARGO CD 16- Mar -11 03- Jan -12 $ 1,200,000.00 0.300 IPAIT CD 14- Jan -11 13- Jan -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.850 WELLS FARGO CD 10- Feb -11 27- Jan -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 10- Feb -11 03- Feb -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 11 -Mar -11 24- Feb -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.370 IPAIT - WATER CD 28- Feb -08 27- Feb -12 $ 450,000.00 4.100 IPAIT - WATER CD 28- Feb -08 27- Feb -12 $ 2,234,789.00 4.100 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 11- Mar -11 02- Mar -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 11- Mar -11 09- Mar -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.520 WELLS FARGO CD 19- Apr -11 30- Mar -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 06- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.370 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 13- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.400 UICCU CD 06- May -11 20- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.360 UICCU CD 06- May -11 27- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.360 UICCU CD 06- May -11 04- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.410 WELLS FARGO CD 24 -May -11 11- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.250 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 18- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.250 CEDAR RAPIDS BANK & TRUST CD 24- May -11 23- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.340 WELLS FARGO CD 19- Apr -11 31- May -12 $ 4,000,000.00 0.700 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 01- Jun -12 $ 1,000,000.00 0.650 BANKERS TRUST SLGS 08- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 10,822,057.00 0.200 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 300,000.00 0.350 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 08- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.550 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 15- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 22- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 29- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.500 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 01- Jul -12 $ 500,000.00 0.650 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND DETAIL LISTING BY MATURITY DATE 6/30/2011 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 02- Jul -12 $ 500,000.00 0.700 AMERICAN BANK & TRUST CD 12- Dec -08 12- Dec -13 $ 6,197,315.00 3.750 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 12- Dec -08 12- Dec -13 $ 2,000,000.00 4.180 CD 28- Jun -10 26- Jun -15 $ 846,700.00 2.510 UICCU CD 28- Jun -10 26- Jun -15 $ 300,000.00 2.510 UICCU TOTAL $ 169,674,251.35 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENT ACTIVITY FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 $ 147,133,079.04 INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 3/31/11 INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST INSTITUTION TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE PURCHASES 4/01/11 TO 6/30/11 IPAIT 08- Apr -11 N/A $ 15,000,000.00 VARIABLE IPAIT MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 06- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.370 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 13- Apr -11 $ 2,000,000.00 0.400 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 19- Apr -11 02- Jul -12 $ 500,000.00 0.700 WELLS FARGO CD 19- Apr -11 30- Mar -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 19- Apr -11 31- May -12 $ 4,000,000.00 0.700 UICCU CD 06- May -11 04- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.410 UICCU CD 06- May -11 27- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.360 UICCU CD 06- May -11 20- Apr -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.360 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 01- Jul -12 $ 500,000.00 0.650 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 01- Jun -12 $ 1,000,000.00 0.650 CEDAR RAPIDS BANK & TRUST CD 24- May -11 23- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.340 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 18- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.250 WELLS FARGO CD 24- May -11 11- May -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.250 2011A GO BONDS IPAIT O8- Jun -11 N/A $ 6,114,977.15 VARIABLE BANKERS TRUST SLGS 08- Jun -11 01- Dec -11 $ 263,173.00 0.090 BANKERS TRUST SLGS 08- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 10,822,057.00 0.200 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 08- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.550 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Jun -11 01- Jun -12 $ 300,000.00 0.350 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 15- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 22- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.450 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 30- Jun -11 29- Jun -12 $ 2,000,000.00 0.500 $ 66,500,207.15 TOTAL PURCHASES REDEMPTIONS 4/01/11 TO 6/30/11 WELLS FARGO CD 13- Apr -10 01- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.300 BANK OF THE WEST CD 14- Apr -10 01- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.350 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 26- Mar -10 08- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.530 WELLS FARGO CD 13- Apr -10 08- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.300 BANK OF THE WEST CD 14- Apr -10 O8- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.350 FREEDOM SECURITY CD 16- Apr -10 16- Apr -11 $ (1,000,000.00) 0.350 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 26- Mar -10 22- Apr -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.550 WELLS FARGO CD 13- May -10 06- May -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.650 WELLS FARGO CD 13- May -10 20- May -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.650 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 13- May -10 01- Jun -11 $ (4,500,000.00) 0.600 MIDWESTONE BANK CD 10- Aug -10 01- Jun -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.600 CEDAR RAPIDS BANK & TRUST CD 8- Oct -10 01- Jun -11 $ (1,000,000.00) 0.380 WELLS FARGO CD 22- Oct -10 01- Jun -11 $ (5,000,000.00) 0.300 WELLS FARGO CD 13- May -10 03- Jun -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.650 WELLS FARGO CD 13- May -10 10- Jun -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.650 LIBERTY BANK CD 13- May -10 01- Jul -11 $ (2,000,000.00) 1.050 LIBERTY BANK CD 8- Oct -10 01- Jul -11 $ (1,000,000.00) 0.360 LIBERTY BANK CD 8- Oct -10 16- Sep-11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.380 LIBERTY BANK CD 8- Oct -10 23- Sep-11 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.380 LIBERTY BANK CD 10- Feb-11 10- Feb-12 $ (2,000,000.00) 0.300 2009 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12- Jun -09 N/A $ (41,831.73) VARIABLE 2009 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12- Jun -09 N/A $ (5,187.14) VARIABLE 2008 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 15- Jul -09 N/A $ (22,090.45) VARIABLE 2008 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 15- Jul -09 N/A $ (75,073.82) VARIABLE 2008 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 15- Jul -09 N/A $ (52,623.59) VARIABLE 2005 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 14- Dec -09 N/A $ (87,271.15) VARIABLE 2005 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 14 -Dec-09 N/A $ (337,547.28) VARIABLE 2007 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 11- Dec -09 N/A $ (135.00) VARIABLE 20108 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12- Aug -10 N/A $ (39,098.57) VARIABLE 20108 GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12- Aug -10 N/A $ (235,586.47) VARIABLE 2010B GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12- Aug -10 N/A $ (86,373.45) VARIABLE 2011A GO BONDS (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 8- Jun -11 N/A $ (476,216.19) VARIABLE TOTAL REDEMPTIONS $ (43,959,034.84) INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 6/30/11 $ 169,674,251.35 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND SUMMARY BY FUND FUND TYPE ALL OPERATING FUNDS GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESERVE FUND BOND RESERVE FUND TOTAL CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND LISTING BY INSTITUTION 6/30/11 INVESTMENT AMOUNT $134,215,217.35 $ 17,730,230.00 $ 17,728,804.00 6/30/10 INVESTMENT AMOUNT $117,697,058.14 $ 4,500,000.00 $ 39,943,467.52 $169,674,251.35 $162,140,525.66 TOTAL $169,674,251.35 $162,140,525.66 6130/11 6/30/10 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT INVESTMENT DEPOSITORY NAME AMOUNT AMOUNT LIMIT TWO RIVERS BANK $ 6,197,315.00 $ 6,197,315.00 $ 10,000,000.00 BANK OF THE WEST $ - $ 12,000,000.00 $ 75,000,000.00 BANKER'S TRUST $ 11,085,230.00 $ N/A CEDAR RAPIDS BANK & TRUST $ 4,000,000.00 $ - $ 20,000,000.00 FARMERS & MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK $ - $ 2,000,000.00 $ 15,000,000.00 FIRST AMERICAN BANK $ - $ - $ 35,000,000.00 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK $ 1,000,000.00 $ 3,000,000.00 $ 15,000,000.00 HILLS BANK & TRUST $ 9,290,781.67 $ 9,290,781.67 $ 25,000,000.00 IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST $ 57,609,224.68 $ 62,005,728.99 N/A LIBERTY BANK $ - $ 2,000,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00 MIDWESTONE BANK $ 36,800,000.00 $ 26,500,000.00 $ 75,000,000.00 U OF I COMM CREDIT UNION $ 7,146,700.00 $ 9,146,700.00 $ 50,000,000.00 US BANK $ - $ - $ 65,000,000.00 US TREASURY NOTES AND AGENCIES $ - $ - N/A WELLS FARGO BANK $ 36,545,000.00 $ 30,000,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00 WEST BANK $ - $ - $ 35,000,000.00 TOTAL $169,674,251.35 $162,140,525.66 Cop r IU7_21 -ill P10 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 220 SOUTH GILBERT STREET IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 -1632 C I T Y OF IOWA C I T Y "Discover the Benefits" PHONE (319) 356 -5100 FAX (319) 356 -5487 www.icgov.org Dear Vendors, You may recently have heard some talk about the possibility of moving or expanding the Iowa City Farmers Market. I want to update you on what has been discussed and decided to date. As you will remember, in April, the Downtown Association (DTA) met with the Parks and Recreation Commission and then, a week later, with market vendors to discuss a proposal to move and /or expand the market. Since then, we have received no further proposals from the DTA. At its May meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission put together a Farmers Market Strategic Planning Committee consisting of Commission members, vendors, Parks and Recreation staff, and a DTA representative to begin working toward short- and long -term strategic plans for the market. The Planning Committee has met twice, and has discussed a number of issues related to developing and improving the market. The group has discussed the original expansion proposal (leaving the market in the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp and expanding up Washington Street toward downtown), as well as various alternatives for expansion from the ramp (onto Van Buren Street, or into the space currently occupied by the Wilson's Sports building at the southwest corner of Chauncey Swan Park). It should be emphasized that these ideas are only possibilities, and that the group has not yet determined whether expansion is necessary for the market at this point. It should also be noted that the Planning Committee does NOT plan to recommend moving the market out of Chauncey Swan Ramp. The Planning Committee is also looking at other issues related to market development, among them improving customer safety and traffic flow through the market, determining how large a market the Iowa City area can successfully sustain, and creating a long -term plan for developing a permanent, year -round market building. The Planning Committee will update vendors on its work in late August or early September, and will formally report to the Parks and Recreation Commission at the Commission's September 14 meeting. (As always, this meeting will be open to the public, should you wish to attend.) The Committee's report will then be sent to the City Council for review. The vendor representatives on the Planning Committee are Martha Boysen (mboysengmwci.net), Kristin Kromray (kkromray @hotmail.com), and Regina Miller (guickflick2(?mchsi.com). If you would like any further information or want to give them your ideas for the market, please contact them. If you have any additional questions about the Planning Committee and its work, or about the future of the market, please contact me via email (mike- morangiowa- city.org) or call me at 319 - 356 -5104. Sincerely, Michael E. Moran, Director Parks & Recreation Department Cc: Tom Markus, City Manager Tammy Neumann, Farmers Market Coordinator Parks & Recreation Commission Members Nick Arnold, Executive Director, Downtown Association CITY OF IOWA CITY 07 -21 -11 r 1 IN g &1 MEMORANDUM- Date: c % 47 July 20, 2011 To: Tom Markus, City Manager From: Michael Moran, Parks and Recreation Director Re: Normandy Drive Council Update At last year's CIP presentation, staff presented two items related to the Normandy Drive area for consideration, 1) the extension of Normandy Drive, as a secondary access route into Lower City Park and 2) an extension of the Rocky Shore Drive trail onto Normandy Drive and into Lower City Park. Both projects are scheduled for FY13. Last April, Fred Myer of Backyard Abundance and Antonio Malkusak from Abundant Playscapes, gave a presentation to the Parks and Recreation Commission. They presented a very rough design of the eastern edge of the Normandy Drive area around Lower City Park boundaries. A neighborhood meeting was scheduled to review the design and solicit input from them to get an idea of what they would like to see developed for the future. A second meeting was schedule as a neighborhood walk- through to determine what initially could be done until any design plan is adopted. We are currently obtaining preliminary cost estimates for the design of the area to also include a phased approach for redevelopment. The buy -out time frame ends in September of 2012. We will not start any "park" design or redevelopment until we know what houses are staying and what is being torn down. In the meantime the project will be placed in the CIP program to be reviewed by staff, CIP department head staff, the Parks and Recreation Commission and then to the CIP review by council for placement, comments and review. 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I think you will find in this "Year in review" report a listing of all the great things that are going on throughout our department for you, your kids, grandkids, and visitors. You will also find an article on those "hidden gems" that occur when you make an unexpected visit to one of our facilities and then find something additional that piques your interest. We have many miles of trails throughout Iowa City, along the river, along parks and probably many alongside your neighbor - hood.We have a new splash pad free of charge to community continued on next page August 2011 NOD treasures Iowa City is full of great spaces to play, to learn, to contemplate, to inspire — and many of them can be found in our parks system. Intern Leigh Zisko discovers some of the City's "hidden trea- sures" — the unique, out- of -the- ordinary, out -of- the -way places you may not yet know about. Page 10. PWO CoDiest! The Parks and Recreation Department needs photos for its program guides — and what better photos than yours? Enter our photo contest! Page 16. Have Hoa voted Het'- The Iowa City Farmers Market wants to reclaim its title as the "Best Farmers Market in the State of Iowa" — but the award depends on your votes! Page 16. l Wit-. Website: www.icgov.org /pr E -mail: icrec @iowa- city.org Parks & Forestry . ...................319.356.5107 Recreation ............ ...................319.356.5100 Mercer I Scanlon . ...................319.356.5109 Cemetery ....... ..........................319.3 56.51 OS Central Business District..... 319.356.5107 From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parlor and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 2 Year In RvleW continued from cover members at Wetherby Park, bocce courts in lower City Park, and dog parks in Scott and Peninsula parks. Please take the time to utilize these great facilities if you are looking for something to do, want to participate in a physical activity, or are just looking for a place to socialize.We can ft the bill for your lifetime leisure activities! A preview of coming attractions includes Iowa City's newest park, the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. This four -year project, currently in its second year, includes a two -mile walking trail, boathouse /marina facility, boat dock, park lodge, and beach access area. It will be the newest gem in the Park and Recreation Department's offerings of parkland and facilities.We will showcase this facility on August 28, 201 I, and schedule an annual event the last Sunday of August every year to honor Terry and to highlight this great park area. Please find the park or facility of your choice and see what benefits it can bring to you and your family.We have plenty to choose from! We stand ready to serve you and are always receptive to your suggestions, com- ments and ideas. Please visit our website at www.icgov.org /pr or visit us on Facebook.Thanks for the great opportunity to serve you, the citizens of Iowa City. Sincerely, Michael Moran CPRP, Director Iowa City Parks and Recreation AQCATICS Matthew Eckhardt, Aquatics Program Supervisor Several projects have been completed at the Iowa City pools this year: • Last August, we installed a new filter system in the Mercer Park Pool, which required the pool to be closed for quite some time. The new system has vastly improved the water and air quality, and also allows us to keep the pool running much more effciently.The UV disinfection unit allows us to decrease the overall amount of chemicals used, and re- duces the amount of water used for filter cleaning. • We took advantage of the pool - closing by cleaning and repairing the pool tile, and cleaning and lubricating the bulkheads. We also installed a new reception desk. New solarium at Mercer Park Pool ■ Our solarium replacement project was also completed.The old solarium had reached maturity, leaked terribly, and was ready for replacement.The newly installed solarium has allowed us to improve the air movement inside the pool area, providing our swimmers with a much more comfortable environment. continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 3 ARTS & ENVIRONMENT Joyce Carroll, Arts Supervisor We're improving the planet one green step at a time! This past year we've im- plemented several amazing projects de- signed to help youth and adults establish healthy and long- lasting relationships with the environment: ■ The Children's Discovery Garden, under construction for the last two years, received official "Nature Ex- plore" certification in June.The Dis- covery Garden boasts plentiful gar- den beds, art and music stations, and messy materials for kids to dig into. What a great space for children and adults to get in touch with the natu- ral world around them! ■ The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Discovery Garden Department was awarded a $10,000 "GrowYour Park" grant from the National Recreation and Park Association.With this grant, along with the help of our local Backyard Abundance organization and the NCCCAmeriCorpsTeam Maple 6,we have de- signed and planted an annual garden, three adaptive raised garden beds, and an edible forest maze. To learn more about these gardens, check out the Garden Showcase on August 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. atWetherby Park. ■ Six "Nature Explore" workshops for adults were offered. The workshops, taught through the Arbor Day Foundation and Di- mensions Research, teach adults who work with youth how to reconnect children with nature. ■ The department also received its third "Take Me Fishing" grant this past year, administered by the National Recreation and Parks Association and provided by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.Two field trips were organized, during which underserved youth visited Kent Park to fish, hike,and participate in many environmental education activities. ■ A new initiative is underway to preserve the log cabins at City Park A group representing many local organizations met in the fall of 2010 to discuss what possibilities may be available. Since that meeting, the Parks and Recreation Department, with the help of the City's Planning Department,was awarded a technical assistance grant from the State of Iowa to determine the scope of the project.We are eagerly awaiting that report, due back the first of August. ■ We continue to sell reduced -fee bike helmets through a coop- erative venture with Safe Kids and Bell Sports.We currently sell an estimated 700 helmets per year! continued on next page Take Me Fishing Feld trip From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parlor and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 4 ARTS EI��IROI�MEI�T, cm !Daed ■ The Recreation Division worked with the University of Iowa College of Medicine to design a class in which stu- dents of the medical school could learn skills in working with clay while they produced bowls for donation to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program's Souper Bowl fundraiser. ■ Rollerskating on Saturday nights continues to grow in pop- ularity. Some evenings, we draw more than 150 skaters! The average crowd over the winter months numbered in the 70s. ■ Staff assisted in the Iowa Parks and Recreation Association Spring Conference again this year, collecting over $4,500 in donations and raising over $10,000 in scholarships for students of Parks and Recreation - related fields. ■ Summer Camp programs were redesigned, and registra- tion has increased by over 30 %. Art classes are popular in our Summer Camp programs — and as you can see, our students are very creative! ■ The Iowa City Noon Optimist Club doubled their donation to the Art in the Park program, making it pos- sible for us to provide adequate materials and staff.This childrens' art program coincides with Farmers Markets twice a week. FARMERS MARKET Tammy Neumann, Parks and Recreation Administrative Secretary ■ Certainly the biggest news for the Iowa City Farmers Market is that in 2010, in a nationwide vote held by the American Farmland Trust, we were voted as the #1 market in Iowa and the #5 market in the United States. Thank you for your support! (See the article on page 16 to learn how to vote in this year's contest.) ■ In 2010, the City Council ap- proved an ordinance to allow wine sales and sampling at the Farmers Market, and as a re- sult, we have had many local wineries take part in the mar- ket —Ardon Creek Vineyard & Winery of Letts (Saturday market), Brick Arch Winery of Iowa City (Wednesday mar- ket), Cedar Ridge Vineyards of Swisher (Saturday market), Stonecliff Winery of Durango continued on next page Saturday at the Farmers Market. Photo by City Cable TV. From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 5 FARMERS MARKET, co 0med (part -time vendor), and Wide River Winery from Clinton (Saturday market).We welcome all of these local wineries to our market. ■ The market continues to grow. We ended our 2010 season with 96 vendors participating in the Saturday market, but by the time the 201 1 season was ready to begin, we had 112 vendors signed up — 16 more than the previous fall — and a total of 142 stalls! Some of the new product additions includeAronia berry juice, breakfast platters to order, Ethiopian food, and sweet confections including caramel apples, choco- late- covered strawberries, and assorted fudge. ■ Hopefully many of you had the chance to make it to the new Grant Wood Market Place at Grant Wood Elementary School earlier this spring. This new market, organized by Marcia Bollinger, Neighborhood Ser- vices Coordinator for the City of Iowa City, ran on a trial basis to determine if there would be enough community interest to implement a year -round or winter market. It turned out to be a great success, and, in fact, Marcia is already planning for the 2011 Grant Wood Market Place! ■ Our programs at the market continue to grow and become more popular every year, including Chef at the Market, co- sponsored by Edible Iowa River Valley; Market Music, co- sponsored by the University of Iowa Credit Union;Taste of Market (vendors donate food and staff from the City and Credit Union prepare and serve it free to the public); and, of course, our Kids Day — always very popular! Watch next month for the winner of our annual art contest for Kids Day, whose artwork will be imprinted on our Kids Day t- shirts. ■ See you at the market — Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon! SCANLON GYM Matt Eidahl, Program Supervisor Over the past year, the Scanlon Gym has implemented additions and changes to improve the expe- rience for our patrons: ■ To accommodate an increasing number of rental requests, the vending machines were moved to the game room and a Mercer Meeting Room was created in its place. Glass doors and walls, along with cabinets and coun- tertops,were installed.The new space has increased the number of youth birthday parties that can be held at the facility. continued on next page Mercer Meeting Room From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 6 SCANLON GYM, coDfTmed Scanlon Gym received numerous grants this year, including: • United States Tennis Association: To fund Junior High Tennis Club and to add new "10 & Under" tennis lines to courts at Mercer Park and City Park. (On a related note, USTA also chose the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department to host National Kids Day.) • Community Foundation of Johnson County. To fund an after - school teen program, "Chal - lenge an Officer;" • Wellmark: To fund a parent/tot fitness program. ■ Various new pieces of equipment were pur- chased, including an additional inflatable bounce house, treadmill, TV for the fitness room, ping pong table, and 50 pairs of rollerskates.The addi- tion of new inflatables has boosted participation in the Tot Time program. ■ Scanlon has added program sponsors to their youth sports programs, offering local and na- tional organizations the opportunity to sponsor individual sports teams. The Sports Jumpee was a new purchase this year, a popular addition for the Tot Time program. ■ New programs implemented this year include: Junior High after - school skate parties, a youth triathlon, two new Start Smart programs, open gym night at Grant Wood gym,Tennis Block Party, and disc golf. SPECIAL POPOLAT OM MEMO (SPI) Cindy Coffin, Supervisor ■ The Special Populations Involvement (SPI) program enrolled 43 new participants in the past year, and also enjoyed a general overall increase in volunteers and family volunteer involvement. ■ A Horticulture Therapy Program was introduced at Wetherby Park, where participants are helping to grow flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables.The group helped plant the flowers in June, and now meet ev- ery Wednesday evening to weed, water, and maintain the gardens. Gardening with the community offers individuals the opportunity to grow fresh produce, create a connection to the environment, and develop a stronger sense of community. ■ The Iowa City SPI program participated in "Challenge Day," a one -day event focused on helping individuals with severe and profound disabilities participate in sports and activities, on February 6. It included such sports as wheelchair basketball and volleyball, ramp bowling, dice bowling, darts, and many other games, as continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parlor and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 7 SPECIAL POPOLATIOE, mfNed well as an arts and crafts component, hosted by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Division's SPI program. Participants tapped into their cre- ativity to draw, paint, and design. ■ In March, Recreation Division Special Olympic athletes attended the signing of the proclama- tion designating March as Special Olympics Month in Iowa City. This was in conjunction with the Special Olympics Mid - Winter Tour- nament, held at the University of Iowa Field House. Athletes participated in basketball, gymnastics, cheerleading, and power lifting. Over 1,000 athletes, coaches, and parents from across the state, along with 250 vounteers, at- tended the event, which the SPI program as- sisted in hosting. Also in March, the SPI program's staff partici- pated in a Special Olympics fundraiser called Soccer competition at the Special Olympics Polar Plunge.The Plunge raises money to go to- wards the special Olympics Mid- WinterTournament. SPI staff dressed up as the Mario Brothers characters and plunged into Coralville Lake.The water was said to be 40 degrees, but SPI staff would beg to differ! SPORTS Jeff Sears, Sports Supervisor ■ 2010 fall softball sign -ups increased by four teams from the previous year, for a total of 41 teams. ■ We had 13 women's teams and 12 co -rec teams registered for the 2010 fall volleyball leagues. For the winter season, which began in January, the numbers increased, with 17 women's teams playing on Tuesdays, and 14 co -rec teams playing Sundays. ■ The winter men's basketball league signed up 10 teams for Sunday evening play, and another 10 teams for the Senior High league on Wednesday afternoons. ■ Last summer, 85 teams signed up for summer softball. In 2011, registration jumped by an additional 23 teams for a total of 108 teams playing in the league. ■ New equipment was added to the fitness room at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, including a new Precor elliptical last November, and two new Precor stair - steppers in June. • The billiard tables were re- felted in December by volunteers from our regular pool player group. • The game room desk at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center was moved to a more central location in March for better building supervision. continued on next page Ile, i *A-- A J I . _ d *� .^ :. ask wl nF �. dat �.. la Market Music 110 It Wed 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat 9 a.m. - 1Ia. m. in Chauncey Swan Park JUNE 1 Mutiny In the Parlor: JULY2 Sarah Cram: AUG 6 Jeffrey C. Capps: Hot Jaq Wag, and Pador`rnes Singnr /Songndtor, Folk -RO.k Winer Falk, Rock JUNE4 Acoustic Mayhem: JULY6 Bead & Nicole Upchurch AUG 10 Kalimbaman Traditional Music and Mme JULY9 AwfulPurdles: AUG 13 Mutinyin the Parlor: JUNES Bob &Kristle Black: &Ibtsnuls'Nm FOIR'eand HatJou, SMlnd. &renorTUnas aluegnu, odanala & Mldweabm Roods MUST. JULY 13 Ron Hillis: AUG 17 Blue Midnight Trio: TUNE 11 Terrapin Isle: Variety of tide send, and old lump, JW, and acorn Homo that, Acolua., HJUta, FOlk,& Illsemmema AUG 20 Glided JUNE 15 SaulLuberoff JULY 16 Theaeggarmen: swge.neMade &hlsiauF€ends Tradltionaldoontampmr, CeMcmue AUG24 Unknown Component: JUNE 18 Pennies on the Rely. lULY 20 The MUrphys: IndlnAmudle Yade7 nvand smdNienal So gsrtnamh Fldd Tunas and Counby eueb AUG 27 Marc and Brandt Janssen: ofYolces and Instruments- Fun Talk JULY 23 Mark Harlstack: Did rose Fladle Tana. Fail eluagrass, and Cnuntryounts.. Floods, Randall., Range, I F Ftlk MUSIC anti Caltar JUNE22 Dennis Rorine: of maanenrdn snaxe,peam - JULY27 Mayflies AUG31 TASTEOFMARKET Festival Extra Credit Project: JUNE25 Ron Hillis: JULY30 Leon Briggs Its Peter Flsher. Clash. Reek, count, slunnrul Reek Yedeh of ofd Sengc anti old Counmy,falk,andoHMnel Lsuetic Mud. " Prepart m lm Sakotled' Im.tyA i SEPr SG KIDS DAY JUNE29 Nick_ AUG3 Aii Stomp: Deb Singer: Ac �mdrsy7 Monde and Mmemenitor the Moo, Family 7-October 29 From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 9 Things I learned in T-ball If at first you don't succeed ... try, try again. • You may play on different teams, but opponents can still be friends. Think outside the box. This will lead to great discoveries — like learning that a glove can also be used for shade. Some parts of the job can be boring — but they still have to be done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . There's pride in working hard and doing a good job. But a high -5 from the coach doesn't hurt, either. From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 10 1 6.J by Leigh Zisko, Parks & Recreation Intern ' I 7-Az �etn5 tkxt tm xke, TvWx Git� 14 nigw,! Iowa City has long been known for its cozy coffee shops, unique theatrical performances, the pedestrian mall, and the Farmers Market. Residents cheer on the Hawkeyes four seasons out of the year and still find time for pools and parks in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. For decades, the many sights and sounds that are often so readily available in Iowa City have been enjoyed and appreciated by students, locals, and many others. But what about those unknown treasures that are tucked between the fun-filled splash pad at Wetherby Park and the natural forests at Ryerson's Woods? These are the "hidden gems" of Iowa City — wonderful statues, wetlands, natural landmarks and activities — that may not be known to you.The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and management of many of these riches, which present new and exciting opportunities that everyone can enjoy! Read on to join us in reviewing some of Iowa City's most prized hidden treasures. Thornberry Dog Park and Disc Golf Course — Peninsula Park Located at the west end of Foster Road, bast Elks Golf Course Your dog will love this 12 -acre dog park, and so will you! With various sections for large dogs, small dogs, and dogs working on training and skills, it has something that every pup will enjoy.The area is very well maintained with many wide, open spaces for the dogs to run and play. Small trees and shelters are provid- ed for shade and there are benches where owners can rest. Before you leave, don't forget to make sure your dog gets some fresh water from the tank on their way out! Peninsula Park has much more than justThornberry Dog Park, however. Right next to Thornberry is hole #1 of the 18 -hole disc golf course, and there are extensive hiking and biking trails to enjoy, as well. continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page I I Auoel of Hope — Lower City Park Located across the river from P. Sue Beckwith, M.D. Boathouse, near shelter #8 In April of 2007, Lower City Park welcomed the Angel of Hope statue, which has quickly become a cherished attraction for Iowa City residents and families.The Angel is meant to help those that are dealing with the loss of a child by providing them a place to mourn and heal.The concept for the statue comes from the children's book, "The Christmas Box," where a mother grieves at the base of a similar statue while mourning the loss of her child. Currently, there are 53 Angel of Hope monuments across the United States, and many more are planned. Visitors are wel- come to visit the statue any time during normal park hours of dawn to dusk. Additionally, there is an annual candlelight vigil every December 6th for anyone wishing to grieve for a lost child or simply to provide support for others. Natural Prairie dud Wetlduds — Waterworks Prairie Park Located on Dubuque Street,just past 1-80 as you're headed north The natural prairie, wetlands, and lengthy running and biking trails at Waterworks Prairie Park provide an excellent afternoon escape from the City. This 200+ acre park boasts three miles of trails that weave through the prairie and around fishing ponds. There are various prairie grasses and beautiful wildflowers, and the park will soon become the biggest urban prairie in the state. RUSSidIl Wood Sculptures — Willow Creek Park Located at I 1 17Teg Drive Hidden behind the trees and along the footpath that runs through Wil- low Creek Park are nestled five wooden sculptures. These sculptures were created by Russian artist Valery Kovalev approximately IS years ago, and were donated in 2010 by various families either from or for- merly from Iowa City. Four of the five sculptures were carved from an oak tree that fell on the property of a former Iowa City resident,Art Small.Two of the sculptures portray the Small family, and the other two from the same tree depict Russian writer Anton Chekhov and poet Anna Akhmatova. The sculptures were donated to Iowa City's public art program, and now are on display for community members to view and enjoy. continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parlor and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 12 Bocce Courts — Lower City Park Located in central Lower City Park, south of shelter #5 Looking for an enjoyable and relaxing sport to play? Look no further! The Parks and Recreation Department built regulation -sized bocce courts in 2005 in Lower City Park.There is available space between the courts and on the sides for lawn chairs and blankets to watch the games, and ample parking is available in lot #1 just across the street. Bocce is played in teams ranging anywhere from two individual people playing against each other to teams of as many as four.The game is played by first bowling a small ball, called the' jack," down the length of the court. Next, players take turns trying to get their balls closest to the jack, using tactics and skill to knock the opposing team's balls away, if necessary. Skateboard Park — Terrell Mill Park Located at 1209 N. Dubuque Street Black Angel — Oakland Cemetery Located at 1000 Brown Street between N. Governor Street and Hickory Hill Park Every city has at least one story of mystery and intrigue, and Iowa City is no different.The BlackAngel, created by artist Mario Korbel, was erected in Oakland Cemetery in 1913 and is 8.5 feet tall.When it was commissioned, the statue was bronze, but over the years the metal has naturally oxidized to make it appear black.The statue was created per the request of Teresa Feldevert after her 18- year -old son, Edward, passed away.Teresa's second husband, Nicholas, is also buried in a repository at the base of the statue, as is Teresa herself. The monument does display Teresa's birth date, but mysteriously, With approximately 11,500 square feet of skating surface, the skate- board park at Terrell Mill Park of- fers loads of entertainment. The skate park, which opened in Oc- tober of 2002, is constructed of concrete with stainless steel edg- ing and offers a variety of skating elements like grinding walls and rails, a spine wall, and acceleration bumps. The facility is open from dawn to dusk all year and has a shelter, cooking grills, and picnic tables nearby. the death date was never engraved.There are many legends surrounding the BlackAngel, such as any girl who kisses it will die in six months, and that touching the angel on Halloween night means death in seven years. Other folklore suggests that the spirit of Teresa Feldevert still guards the BlackAngel at night... Will you dare to visit the angel and find out? continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 13 Natural Woodland Forest— Ryerson's Woods Located past the airport on Highway 218 South This densely wooded 40 -acre for- est sits on the southwest side of Iowa City. It has rolling hills, hik- ing trails, and numerous wildflow- ers, ferns, and animals. Well over a hundred different species live there, and it is home to some of the most rare plants in America such as Wild Sarsaparilla and Pur- ple Rocket. The Ryerson family - who did not plant crops in the area and restricted their cattle from grazing there - first pre- served the woods in the 1800s. It is also interesting to note that years ago, property owners in the area convinced the Iowa Depart- ment of Transportation to build Highway 218 around Ryerson's Woods rather than through it be- cause they were able to provide evidence in court that ancient In- dian burial mounds existed in the vicinity! Terry Trueblood Recreation Area— south edge of Iowa City Located at 4213 SE Sand Road In July of 2010, the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Depart- ment presented the master plan for the Terry Trueblood Recre- ation Area. The 207 -acre area will include lake access with a beach and bathhouse, a small boat ma- rina and boat launch, multiple fish- ing jettys, and a beautiful lodge and terrace.The construction process is underway, and fishing areas and trails are already in place.The rec- reation area is named after Terry Trueblood, who was the Director of Parks and Recreation for Iowa City from 1986 until the time of his death in 2009. continued on next page From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 14 Trail system The Iowa City region has more than 80 miles of trails for bik- ing, walking, and running.These trails extend to essentially ev- ery corner of Iowa City and many run through various park and recreation areas, the Uni- versity of Iowa campus, and to the Iowa River. Perhaps the most popular and well -used path is the Iowa River Cor- ridor (IRC) Trail, which begins at Napoleon Park and extends into Coralville. The trail sys- tems in Iowa City are cared for and managed by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Depart- ment. ...and more treasures! Trail in Waterworks Park With approximately 80 miles of trails,44 picnic shelters,40 parks, 24 playground areas, and three public pools, it's easy to see why some of Iowa City's unique treasures may go unnoticed.The opportunities to explore are endless — not only outdoors, but inside, as well! Available activities at the Robert A. Lee Community Recre- ation Center include a darkroom, a potter's studio, and a racquetball court. Both Robert A. Lee and Scanlon Gymnasium /Mercer Park Aquatic Center boast extensive game rooms with pool tables, ping pong tables, and foosball, as well as free exercise rooms and gymnasiums for basketball and volleyball. The recreation areas, parks, pools, and leisure programs will provide countless hours of entertainment for you and your family. The Parks and Recreation Department wants to invite you to come out and enjoy all that Iowa City has to offer — and make these "hidden" gems a secret no more! Above. Benton Hill Park Right Willow Creek Trail Above: City Park Pool Left Disc golf, Peninsula Park From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 15 SPI prepares for summer Special 01-ympics competition Summer is in full swing, and practice and competitions for the Special Olympics summer sports are well underway! Practices for Special Olympics softball, track and field, bocce, and aquatics started in June, while soccer practices began in mid -July. SOFTBALL The softball team practices on Monday nights at Napoleon Park, working on fielding, hitting, throwing, and running bases. Special Olympics District Competition took place July 9 in Cedar Rapids, and two Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department teams — the Iowa City Sluggers and the Iowa City Hawks — were able to compete. The state competition will be held August 6 in Des Moines, where athletes will take part in either Individual Softball Skills competition or play on a team in the State Tournament. BOCCE Athletes participating in bocce meet in City Park on Tuesday evenings. Participants learn the rules of bocce, how to play, game tactics, and storekeeping. Teams compete against one another to see who can score the most points the fastest. SOCCER Soccer athletes work on fundamental skills and focus on how to work together as a team. Players also work on perfecting individual skills, such as dribbling and shooting. TRACK and FIELD Track and Field athletes prac- ticed race walking, running, the long jump, and the softball throw before practices ended in July. Runners met on Wednesday evenings at the University's outdoor track. Race walkers practiced on Thursday evenings.This pop- ular sport always has many participants, and this year was no different! AQUATICS Special Olympics aquatics prac- tices and aquacise classes took place every Saturday morning at Mercer Park Aquatic Center through July 9. Participants worked on swimming skills for competitions, such as floating and coordinating strokes, while aquacise classes offered additional workouts. Athletes practice throughout the season, hoping to do well in area competitions.To be eligible, they must provide updated physicals and participate in at least 50% of scheduled practices for their sport. The mission of the Special Olympics is to provide year - round sports training and athletic competitions for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. A variety of Olympic -type sports are offered throughout the year, which provides athletes with the opportunity to enhance their physical fitness levels, develop new friendships, improve their self- esteem, and become involved in the community. From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department — August 201 /,page 16 • L r =3 I• The deadline to cast your vote in support of Iowa City's Farm- ers Market in the 2011 "Amer- ica's Favorite Farmers Markets" competition occurs at the end of August — so get your votes in NOW to help recognize our Farmers Market as the #1 mar- ket in Iowa (for the second year in a row!) and one of the top markets in the country. Last year, the Iowa City Farmers Market was awarded tenth place in the nation in the large market cat- egory — and this year, we'd like Freer off Pb* G0DfeS0_ The Iowa City Parks and Recre- ation Department needs photos that we can use in our program guides — so we're holding a photo contest! We're looking for photos of people participating in recreational activities in any of our parks, or in any of the events and classes we organize. Win- ners' photos will be used in up- coming guides, and possibly even on the front cover! Photos may be taken by persons of any age, although only those who are 18 years or older may submit the photos. An adult may submit a photo in a child's name so we can give proper credit. For more information or for official rules, contact the Rec- reation Center's main office at 319.356.5100 or visit us online at www.icgov.org /pr. Vac F4 M444xl www.farmiand.org /vote N441.e U voxe ;,2 A 31, 2011. to see that number climb even closer to the top spot. To vote, visit www.farmiand.org /vote. The online event is hosted each year by American Farmland Trust (AFT) to rally community sup- port for farmers markets, and to encourage consumers to sup- port local farmers. Awards are given for large, medium, small, and boutique -sized farmers mar- kets. American Farmland Trust is the nation's leading conservation organization dedicated to sav- ing America's farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and supporting a sustainable future for farms. It was founded in 1980 by a group of farmers and citi- zens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development. For more information, visit their website at www.farmiand.org or callAFT's national office inWash- ington, DC at 202.331.7300. Summer Carp Our summer camps offer a wide variety of activities — and in this class, students enjoyed singing and interacting with music. Summer camps continue to grow in popularity, as evidenced by a 30% in- crease in enrollment this year. From the Park Bench — Iowa City Parlor and Recreation Department — August 2011, page 17 Subscribe fo fbe Park BeA e- neAefferrl_ Oecaase if,S Ghock -Fall of laforITIONa, aaIJ 1fS FREED Have you subscribed yet to our "From the Park Bench" newslet- ter? It's free, and with an e- subscription, each new issue will be e- mailed to you directly! To set up your subscription, visit www.icgov.org /subscribe. Go to the Newsletter section and click on Park Bench. Follow instructions through the end of the page.Your e- subscrip- tion will begin with the next issue! From fhe Park Bench This month's featured park bench is located in Terrell Mill Park at 1209 N. Dubuque Street and Taft Speedway, on the north end of the City.This 17.6 -acre getaway lies adjacent to the river (always enter- taining viewing!), and offers all the amenities you'd need for a picnic or a barbeque — as well as a biking / hiking trail and a skateboard park! Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department www.icgov.org /pr – Phone: 319.356.5100 – Fax: 319.356.5487 Main office: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 Administration Office: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center www.icgov.org /pr Director: Michael Moran mike -moran @iowa- city.org – 319.356.5100 Secretary: Tammy Neumann tammy- neumann @iowa- city.org – 319.356.5210 • • • • • • • • Cemetery Division Office: Oakland Cemetery, 1000 Brown Street www.icgov.org/oakiand Supervisor: Bob Deatsch bob- deatsch @iowa- city.org – 319.356.5105 . . . . . . . . Parks & Forestry and Central Business District Divisions Office: 2275 S. Gilbert Street www.icgov.org /pr Superintendent: Terry Robinson terry- robinson @iowa- city.org – 319.356.5107 Recreation Division Office: RobertA.Lee Recreation Center www.icgov.org /pr Superintendent: Chad Dyson chad -dyson @iowa- cityorg – 319.356.5100 • • • • • • • • Recreational Facilities Robert A. Lee Recreation Center 220 S. Gilbert Street – 319.356.5100 Mercer Park Aquatic Center / Scanlon Gym 2701 Bradford Drive – 319.356.5109 City Park Pool (summer only) Upper Park Road – 319.356.5108 . . . . . . . . City Parks For a list of City parks and locations, visit www.icgov.org /pr E ' eft on MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION JUNE 9, 2011 EMMA HARVAT HALL PRELIMINARY IP14 MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Baldridge, William Downing, Andrew Litton, Pam Michaud, Ginalie Swaim, AliciaTrimble MEMBERS ABSENT: Kent Ackerson, Esther Baker, David McMahon, Dana Thomann, Frank Wagner STAFF PRESENT: Bob Miklo OTHERS PRESENT: George Wagner RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) None. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Trimble called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA; There was none. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: 1503 Sheridan Avenue. Miklo said this property is a contributing structure in the Longfellow Historic District at the corner of Sheridan and Rundell Streets. He stated that it was built in the 1920s and has some craftsman features. Miklo said there is currently a chimney, which is not quite appropriate, that was added at some point, and that will be addressed through this project. Miklo said the addition would be to the rear of the house, basically extending the wall approximately 14 feet to add one room on the ground floor and a bathroom and a master suite on the second floor. He said the details of the house would be carried through to the addition. Miklo said the metal chimney would be replaced with a metal chimney that would be in the center of the house. He said it would not therefore be as obtrusive as it presently is. Miklo stated that staff finds the application meets the guidelines for an addition and recommends approval as submitted. Baldridge said this seems like a favorable project. Michaud asked if the garage would remain. Miklo said the garage will remain the same. MOTION: Michaud moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for an application for an addition at 1503 Sheridan Avenue, as submitted. Swaim seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6 -0 ( Ackerson Baker McMahon Thomann, and Wanner absent). 611 Oakland Avenue. Miklo said this property is a contributing structure on the west side of Oakland Avenue within the Longfellow Historic District. He said there were quite a few modifications to this property before the area was designated a historic district. Miklo said the back porch was enclosed at some point. He said the applicant would now like to add three windows across the area to let in more light. Miklo said the specifications for the windows have not yet been Historic Preservation Commission June 9, 2011 Page 2 provided, so staff would recommend approval subject to staff review of the windows. He said if the Commission is not comfortable with that, the motion could require final approval of staff and the chair. Miklo said that it will be somewhat tricky to deal with the aluminum siding here. He said that care will have to be taken with how the opening is cut out, so that is a detail staff will look at. Miklo said staff recommends approval subject to staff approval of the window details. Baldridge asked about the indentation that appears and if the porch is two different rooms. Miklo showed another photograph and added that he did not know if the indentation is a result of a remodeling or if there were two porches that were combined. Baldridge asked if the intention is to leave it like this and add the three windows. Miklo said he did not have the details, because Christina Kuecker had discussed this with the applicant. He said it looks like this might have been an open porch or a partially enclosed porch that was fully enclosed at some point. MOTION: Swaim moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the application for an alteration project at 611 Oakland Street as presented, subject to the condition that the final window location and specifications be approved by staff. Baldridge seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6 -0 (Ackerson, Baker, McMahon Thomann, Wagner absent). 610 Oakland Avenue. Miklo stated that the owners of this property are proposing to add a screened -in porch to the back of the building. He said the applicants did not submit formal plans but did submit a rough sketch and wanted to get a sense of whether this would be approved. Miklo said the guidelines for rear porches or screened -in porches do not require the detail that one would have on a front porch. He said that the most difficult part will be how this is tied into the roof, and a plan will need to be seen for that. Miklo said staff recommends approval, subject to the condition that the final details be approved by staff before a certificate is issued. Swaim suggested that staff give some guidance regarding the railing of the porch steps as it is shown. MOTION: Baldridge moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for an application for a proposed alteration/addition project at 610 Oakland Avenue with the condition that the final plans be approved by staff. Litton seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6 -0 (Ackerson, Baker, McMahon, Thomann, Wagner absence. 4 Bella Vista Place. Miklo said this property is a contributing structure in the Brown Street Historic District. He added that it was on the Commission's agenda at its last meeting for a couple of elements, one of which was the dormers on the front and back sides of the house. Miklo said he received a revised application that would include a shed dormer on the back of the house. He showed the plans for the shed dormer, saying that it would not be highly visible from the street. Miklo said this would basically create a third floor with a window pattern that is similar to the pattern on the lower part of the house. He showed the window diagram and how it would appear from the side. Miklo said that from the front, it would be visible in some locations but not highly visible. Miklo said he found some precedence in the Manville Heights area for colonials to have shed dormers of this sort. He said the details in terms of windows, siding, and trim boards would match what is on the house now. Miklo said that rather than wood, cement board or hardi -plank type siding would be used. Miklo said staff feels this is a much better solution in terms of keeping the modifications to the rear of the house where they are not highly visible and in meeting the guidelines, compared to the previous application. He said staff recommends approval of this revised application. Historic Preservation Commission June 9, 2011 Page 3 Michaud asked if the proportions of the windows are close or identical to the ones down below. Miklo said he believes that they are the same as the ones below. George Wagner said they would be the same size or slightly smaller than the ones below. Miklo stated that it is better to go smaller. He said that he did some research on dormer design, and all of the material suggested that the upper windows be smaller than the ones below. Michaud asked if the overhang on the back is the same or proportional. Wagner said that they would match. MOTION: Litton moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the application for 4 Bella Vista Place as presented in the application. Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6 -0 (Ackerson, Baker McMahon Thomann, Wagner absent). CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 12,2011: MOTION: Downing moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May 12, 2011 meeting, as written. Baldridge seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6 -0 (Ackerson, Baker, McMahon Thomann Wagner absent). OTHER: Miklo said the Christina Kuecker had accepted a planning position with the City of Clive, Iowa. He introduced Sherry Peterson, who will be some consulting work with the Commission. He said that Peterson has bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture, along with several years of experience, including years of experience with historic buildings. Miklo said that Peterson has also served on the National Register Nominating Committee at the State Historical Society. Miklo added that because of budget constraints, there is a limited amount of time that Peterson can work with the Commission. He said the City hopes to provide as high a level of service for the Commission. Miklo said, however, there will be some things that need to change. He said it may not be possible to have more than one meeting a month. He said staff is likely to move the deadline back for submission of an application from two weeks to three weeks before a meeting to give Peterson time to read and assess the projects. Miklo stated that if time permits, staff may still be able to do some research and promotional activities, but he thought that the Commission and staff might rely on Friends of Historic Preservation to do more of that type of work. He said that things may change with the budget in the future, but he wanted to keep the Commission apprised. Miklo said that there will also be training of some of the other planners in the office so that they can meet with applicants regarding paperwork and guidance, although design advice will be left to Peterson. Miklo said that he would probably attend the next few Commission meetings as well. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte Z O U) U) �0 O� UO zU Ow aLU U r' >Zo w Q N W 0 N Z W W as UQ rx O N 2 E 2 0 0 � d 0 Z X C C= w :., E _ ca0i0 o�vOiEcv 0 a) QZ 0 d Q n n Z n u w x00z w Y 0 X 0 X X 0 X X 0 X 0 X X X X X X X 0 0 X LU O Iq X X X X X X 0 X X X X X X X X X X X X X M X X X 0 X X 0 0 0 X X N X X X X X X X a X ui W M N M It N M N N M co N M � N M V' N M N N M N N M � N M M N M N N M F- a 2 z Z O Y 0 W o oc ~ LOU Y t9 Z 3: Z Q Z D 0 = v d o a V Z t9 a'S Q Z Q = Q Q uT m Y LL � z Q E 2 0 0 � d 0 Z X C C= w :., E _ ca0i0 o�vOiEcv 0 a) QZ 0 d Q n n Z n u w x00z w Y IP15 MINUTES PRELIMINARY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JUNE 16,2011 -6:30 PM EMMA HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Andrew Chappell, Cheryl Clamon, Scott Dragoo, Charlie Drum, Holly Jane Hart, Michael McKay, Rebecca McMurray, Rachel Zimmermann Smith MEMBERS ABSENT: Jarrod Gatlin STAFF PRESENT: Steve Long, Tracy Hightshoe OTHERS PRESENT: Charlie Eastham RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL: The Commission voted 8 -0 (Gatlin absent) to recommend approval of a $900,000 CDBG allocation to the Wetherby Condos South LLC project per staff recommendations. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Michael McKay at 6:30 p.m. APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 21, 2011 MINUTES: Zimmermann Smith moved to approve the minutes. Clamon seconded. A vote was taken and the motion carried 8 -0 (Gatlin excused). PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. STAFF /COMMISSION COMMENT: None. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JUNE 16, 2011 PAGE 2 of 5 DISCUSSION REGARDING FY11 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) SPECIAL ALLOCATION REQUESTS: • Discuss CDBG Special Allocation Applications • Develop CDBG Special Allocation Budget Recommendation to Council McKay asked staff to summarize for the public a memo distributed to the Commission. Hightshoe said that Wetherby Condos South LLC applied for acquisition and rehabilitation funding during the October special allocations process. After the allocation was awarded, the City Council put all housing projects on hold pending a Council review of policies on where low - income rental housing could be located. Because there was no way to know when that review might be complete, Southgate had to move forward with the acquisition of condominium units in order to secure them. Hightshoe said that the HUD environmental review officer was not comfortable with proceeding with this application as the original application was for both acquisition and rehabilitation, even if the City limited the rehab. to the units the applicant owned at the time of application. The Environmental Review officer advised the City to open up the allocation process again. A substantially different application from this applicant would be eligible. Hightshoe said that per HUD's advice, the funding was opened back up to new applications. Nine applications were received for the funding. Wetherby Condos South LLC applied for the rehabilitation of the three building, 108 unit complex.. McKay asked if there was anyone who did not support the application for $900,000 in rehabilitation funding for the Wetherby Condos South LLC project. There were no objections. Chappell moved to approve the staff recommendation to allocate $900,000 to the Wetherby Condos South LLC application. Zimmermann Smith seconded. A vote was taken and the motion carried 8 -0 (Gatlin excused). SUBCOMIMITTEE REPORT: REVIEW OF THE FY12 CDBG /HOME AND AID TO AGENCY ALLOCATION PROCESS: Chappell said that the subcommittee had decided to begin the review process with a focus on the ranking forms. He said the goal is to have the forms written in such a way that everyone can generally agree about how much weight to give them. From there, he said, the subcommittee will work backwards, looking at the application itself and resolving any inconsistencies. Charlie Eastham said that he had spoken with the Commission last fall about two issues related to affordable rental housing. Eastham said that he had recommended that the Commission grant additional points to projects that utilize a variety of funding sources. He also recommended that the objectives of the City should include a priority for projects that have a cost burden of less than 30% toward housing for their clients. Eastham said that he also would like the Commission to look at requirements for interest rates on public money. He said that it is very difficult to reduce rental amounts when having to pay debt service costs. Eastham said it has never made sense to him to have interest charged on public money, and in many cases it does not even make sense to require repayment. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JUNE 16, 2011 PAGE 3 of 5 He said his three areas of concern are: 1) maximizing the sources of funding, decreasing the rental housing price by reducing debt service, and giving priority to operators whose rents are less than 30% of the renter's income (without using the Housing Choice Voucher program). Chappell asked for clarification on what Eastham was asking the Commission to consider in terms of weighting applications. Eastham said that The Housing Fellowship owns and manages 130 rental homes, about one -third of which have residents who are not using the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Approximately half of the residents that are not using HCV are paying rents that represent less than 30% of their income. Eastham said that he believed some weight should be given to that. Hightshoe said that HOME assisted units can't be denied to Section 8 voucher holders if that is the only reason for denial. Eastham said he did not at all intend to be critical of HCV, as it is the mainstay in the community and the country for achieving affordable housing. Rather, his point is that the community should seek to expand its affordable housing for those not utilizing the program. McKay said that Eastham's thoughts reflected some of the sentiments in the subcommittee's meeting, which was that there could be a kind of bonus points system to reflect those kinds of priorities and initiatives. Hightshoe said that over the last ten years there have been significant changes in the financing terms that staff recommends. She said that loan terms are set with the debt loads and rental amounts charged for a given project in mind. Zimmermann Smith said that her concern was that the weighting should not favor one particular type of housing entity over others. She said that the idea should be to encourage creative thinking and partnerships with businesses. Hightshoe said that staff basically looks at the cash flow of the project to ensure viability. Long said that staff also is looking at portfolios of entities and adjusting loan terms as needed. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATION: Hightshoe said that the Community Celebration will likely be held out at the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. She said the celebration is intended to show the impact of CDBG /HOME funds on the community. She said that Congressman Loebsack hopes to attend the event, and the celebration may be held between August 8th and Labor Day weekend. She said there will be three awards given out, and they hope to get a bank to sponsor food and to order it from Shelter House's catering program. Long noted that there is no bus service to the Big Brothers Big Sisters location but staff was hoping to be able to arrange some sort of shuttle for those that need it. Chappell noted that a bank could perhaps sponsor a couple of SEATS buses for the event. MONITORING REPORTS: IC Housing Rehabilitation (staff): Long briefly summarized highlights from a memo on the City's housing rehabilitation activities. IC Economic Development (staff): Hightshoe said that this past year the City funded The Paper Nest, a custom stationary and book - binding business, and Baroncini, an Italian restaurant on Linn Street. She said there will be just over $112,000 to work with over the next year. Hightshoe said that businesses are required to pay the funds back, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JUNE 16, 2011 PAGE 4 of 5 and that the loans are generally at least partially secured by some kind of personal or commercial lien such as mortgages on the owners home or rental property, lien on owner's vehicle or a UCC filing on all business assets. Arc of Southeast Iowa — Equipment (McKay): Staff noted that the Arc had been required to wait until July 1s' to begin this project. ADJOURNMENT: Clamon moved to adjourn. Drum seconded. The motion carried unanimously. Z O r� O U F- Z W IL O W W O Z O U G Z a 0 Z Fn- m O OC O U W W U� Z Q N 0 Z W H Q N ` cn N X E c -E a) c U) (D CL z z Z II II II II A A W YXOZ X X X X - X X X X m N 'v x x x LU o x x x x x X x x x x x x x M 0 X X x X X X X X X M X X X x x x x x x N w X _ x x x x x x x CL M C7 N M - N_ LLI m _N O N O N O N O N O N O N O N O N O N W rn rn rn rn rn rn rn rn F- LU Q Q V U W = Z Q W ~ O W J O M Q _ W 2 Q Q J V ZQ W O O ce WJ W M IL x a Ix a a W �a Z 0 V a N ` cn N X E c -E a) c U) (D CL z z Z II II II II A A W YXOZ IP16 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PRELIMINARY JULY 7, 2011 — 7:00 PM — FORMAL LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Carolyn Dyer, Charlie Eastham, Ann Freerks, Elizabeth Koppes, Tim Weitzel MEMBERS ABSENT: Michelle Payne, Wally Plahutnik STAFF PRESENT: Sarah Walz, Karen Howard, Wendy Ford, Sarah Greenwood Hektoen OTHERS PRESENT: Ron Amelon, Florence Stockman, Carol Samuelson RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL: The Commission voted 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused) to recommend approval of SUB11- 00007, an application submitted by Arlington LC for a preliminary plat for Stone Bridge Estates Part Ten, a 27 -lot, 8.06 acre residential subdivision located on the west side of Taft Avenue, north of Huntington Drive. The Commission voted 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused) to forward a written recommendation to the City Council stating that the Scott Six Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan. The Commission voted 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused) to recommend approval of amendments to Title 14, Zoning Code, as outlined by staff. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM, PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. DEVELOPMENT ITEM: SUB11- 00007: Discussion of an application submitted by Arlington LC for a preliminary plat for Stone Bridge Estates Part Ten, a 27 -lot, 8.06 acre residential subdivision located on the west side of Taft Avenue, north of Huntington Drive. Walz explained that the current zoning for the property is RS -8. She said that the area was Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 2 of 12 conditionally rezoned to RS -8 a few years ago; the chief issues with the rezoning at that time had to do with double- fronting lots on Taft Avenue, as Taft Avenue is intended to eventually carry a great deal of traffic from the industrial zones to the south. Conditions for the rezoning included a 140 -foot depth for lots adjacent to Taft Avenue, and a set -aside area for landscape screening. Walz noted that the Northeast District Plan envisioned the opportunity for public open space along the creek. One of the ways that Stonebridge Estates has handled this is to provide outlots along the creek which will be chiefly managed by the homeowners' association, with one outlot set to become a public park. Walz noted that the Stonebridge 10 homeowners' association will join the development's already established association, and will share responsibility for managing these outlots. The public will have access and be allowed to use the trails associated with the outlots, but the homeowners' association will maintain them. Walz said that one of staff's concerns has been that there is clear demarcation between private property and buffer, stream corridor, and outlot areas. She said that at the time of the of final platting those concerns will be addressed by the management plan governing the conservation areas. Walz said that the intention of the Sensitive Areas Ordinance in this particular instance is to provide some protection for the creek and provide a natural, ecological transition from developed land to the creek. Walz said that the issue outlined in the staff report concerning the mailbox cluster has been resolved. The concerns regarding the sanitary sewer easement have also been worked out. She noted that while Huntington Drive ends in a cul -de -sac, land will be held in reserve that would allow the road to continue forward if the area to the north redevelops in the future. That property will be maintained by the developer, not the homeowners' association. Eastham asked if the applicant and staff had considered not extending Thames Drive to Taft Avenue. Walz said that all of the plans she had seen called for the extension, and that staff supported that. She said that good connection going north -south and east -west are important in new development. Howard said that she understood the idea of trying to control the number of intersections on an arterial street; however, there needs to be a balance to ensure that there are enough collector streets to provide good connections to the neighborhood so as not to overburden the interior streets and to provide good traffic circulation for residents and for efficient provision of public services. Freerks opened the public hearing. Ron Amelon, MMS Consultants, 1917 South Gilbert Street, appeared on behalf of the developer. Freerks asked if the effect of runoff and drainage on the stream corridor had been thoroughly examined. Amelon said that studies had been done to ensure that a 100 -year flow could move through the area without having an effect on the buildable lots. Florence Stockman, 132 Eversull, said that she lives in Stonebridge Part 4 and is on the Homeowners' Association Board. She said she was appearing both as a property owner and a part of the 3- person Board. Stockman said that while the Board is happy to have Stonebridge 10 as a part of their association, it is not without reservations. She said the size of the development is a concern; there will be about 170 residences when the development is built out. The larger concern, she said, is Outlot B, which is where the properties will back up to the trails near the Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 3 of 12 creek. Stockman said that the homeowners' association will need some guidance and assistance in enforcing the buffer zones and managing the creek area. Stockman said that it is very difficult to determine what is buffer area and what is private property. Stockman said that another area of concern is who exactly will be responsible for caring for the required landscape buffer. Stockman said she would like to see a the developer shave a bit off of one of the lots to add to the area of Stonebridge Park, rather than paying fees in lieu of parkland. Stockman said she would like to see the developer move forward with Part 10 before doing Parts 8 and 9, because there are a lot of property owners who enjoy the farm -side views from their residences. Greenwood Hektoen noted that as a general matter maintenance responsibilities fall to the person who owns the land upon which the trees are planted, whether it is the outlot, the developer's property, or the right -of -way. She referred Stockman to the documents relating to her land purchase for specific answers. Freerks said that the buffer zone will likely be enforced on a complaint basis, unless addressed proactively by the homeowners' association. Greenwood Hektoen said that the City would likely not get involved in such matters unless some sort of City- required easement or covenant exists. Walz pointed out that the outlot does extend beyond the stream - corridor buffer in certain areas and is not just the width of the stream corridor buffer. The outlot is intended to satisfy the Comprehensive Plan's call for public access in that area, as well as to benefit the private homeowners in the area, so there should not be spillover of private activities into public easement areas. Walz said that staff desires to see very clear, straightforward language in the final plat that ensures clarity for homeowners as to where private property ends and joint ownership begins, why the buffer space is there, and what purpose it serves. Eastham asked if that information is readily communicable to the homeowners' association Board of Directors. Greenwood Hektoen said that all of the documents are public documents that are recorded. Eastham said that regardless of that very few people actually look at those documents. Eastham said that since the assignation of green space in the form of outlots is in effect a design of the City, it makes sense for City staff to try to communicate the responsibilities and benefits of these schemes to the homeowners' associations fairly frequently and in fairly plain language. Walz said that she and Stockman have been in regular communication, but that a certain amount of responsibility does fall upon the developer to sell these outlots as amenities. Howard noted that because developments are created over long periods of time, it is sometimes the case that there is no homeowners' association until over 50% of the homes are built, so there can be a great deal of time between when a development is final platted and when there is actually a working neighborhood. Carol Samuelson, 120 Eversull, stated that she is a resident of Stonebridge Estates and has lived there for two years. She said that one concern she has regards the trails that are required by the City, built by the developers, but fall under the responsibility of the homeowners' association to keep up and maintain. She said that this arrangement seems awkward to her: 170 private residences maintaining publicly required and accessible trails. She said that she believes that all levels of City government should be examining what should and should not be the responsibility of homeowners and communicate those things clearly to them. Greenwood Hektoen said that these amenities are a part of the zoning code, which attempts to ensure nice Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 4 of 12 neighborhoods, and there is a certain level of burden that comes from living in such a neighborhood. She said the best the City can do to ensure proper notice is recording the requirements with the Recorder's Office. The City is not notified by the developer or the homeowners' association when the homeowners' association is formed, which makes it difficult for the City to consistently and actively communicate such requirements to property owners. Howard noted that the City makes a distinction between trails and amenities that are largely serving the people that live in that particular area versus trails that serve the entire community. As a general rule, trails that are intended as regional or community -wide trails are City -owned and maintained because they are larger, more regional draws. Trails that run through neighborhoods and largely serve those living in those neighborhoods are usually the responsibility of those living in those neighborhoods and are often something that citizens have requested as desired amenities in new neighborhoods and listed as an objective in district plans. Freerks noted that the trails are similar to alleyways in that they are maintained by property owners, though they can be used by anyone. There were no further comments on the matter and Freerks closed the public hearing. Freerks noted that all discrepancies and deficiencies have been addressed, and the 45 -day limitation period is such that the issue could be voted on or deferred to the next meeting. Eastham clarified that staff is no longer recommending deferral, as all of the deficiencies outlined in the staff report have been addressed. Walz agreed. Weitzel moved to approve SUB11- 00007, preliminary plat and sensitive areas development plan for Stonebridge Estates Part 10, noting that issues related to the designation and management of contiguous outlots along the creek will need to be addressed at the time of final plat review. Eastham seconded. Eastham said that the discussion of trails and the use of outlots had been an interesting one. He said that he does believe that over time homeowners' associations will figure out how to deal with management issues related to trails and outlots, but that will occur as the result of some vexing questions and problems that are sure to arise. He said that his major concern with the plat is the extension of Thames Road to Taft Avenue. Eastham said that part of this concern results from questions raised by Council members in relation to another subdivision regarding the number of connections between residential streets and Taft Avenue. He said that he would go ahead and vote to approve the preliminary plat, but if the Council would like the Commission to look at the plat again and remove the connection, he would be in favor of that. He said it seemed fairly easy to remove the connection, but it should be left up to the Council. Koppes said she would object to removing the connection. She said that if the traffic were all dumped out on Court Street, it would just zoom right back to Taft anyway. Freerks said that she agreed with Koppes. She said she thought Thames would be needed once the development is fully built out. She said that there are examples in the community where no connector streets were provided at the time of development and it is very difficult to go back and do that later. She said she was glad that the discussions about the trails and outlots had been held. She noted that those discussions would be reflected in the minutes and would be available to City Council. Freerks said that she did believe the outlots and trails will be used primarily by residents of the neighborhood. A vote was taken and the motion carried 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused). Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 5 of 12 URBAN RENWAL PLAN: Discussion of an amendment to the Scott Six Urban Renewal Area to add approximately 188 acres of property located east of the Scott Six Industrial Area along 420th Street. Wendy Ford, Economic Development Coordinator, said that the original area of the Scott Six Industrial Park was established in 1997 and is nearly built out at this time. Ford said that the proposed amended area includes all of the land the City purchased in 2008 for potential industrial development and would add 188 acres to the existing 152 acres. The key goals of the plan would be to increase the area of land available to industry for development, to increase employment opportunities for the local workforce and to nurture the existing businesses in the city by encouraging expansion and attracting compatible industries. The land has already been annexed and zoned and is attracting interested developers. Staff has been working to attract the wind energy industry to the area. Ford says that the wind energy company looking to locate here is talking about a capital investment of $88 million which would generate $900,000 annually in property taxes. A key feature of the amended area includes the railway. Recently the City received a grant to provide track - siding on either side of the railway and to provide spurs connecting the southern and northern parcels of the amended area. Ford said that this feature, in addition to the large size of the area, make it one of the most appealing industrial areas in the state. Ford explained that creating an Urban Renewal Area is a prerequisite to establishing a TIF (tax increment financing) district which enables the City to incentivize improvements through tax rebates. Ford said that TIF is the only significant tool available to cities to attract companies to Iowa. Freerks asked Ford to discuss the time periods involved with the urban renewal area. Ford said that an urban renewal area can be established and within that, a TIF district can be created which has a time limitation of 20 years. Ford clarified that this does not mean that any given TIF would have a duration of 20 years; it just means that the area could, for a period of 20 years, use increment within the district to do City council approved funding for industrial developments. She noted that the average time for TIF awards for industrial development agreements was between four and seven years. Ford said that the current thinking is to fund only that part of the project that would not be able to go forward but for the TIF funding. She said there is a lot of due diligence built into the City's consideration process for TIFs. Ford said that the City tries to limit the project timeline for TIFs, though the district itself may implement TIFs over the 20 year period. Koppes asked if it was only Iowa City that had these due diligences built into their processes and Greenwood Hektoen said that it was part of state code. Greenwood Hektoen clarified that the 20 year clock did not start with the approval of the plan, but when the City certified with the auditor that it was using tax increment from the TIF district in the urban renewal area. Dyer asked about the ability of the City to require certified green building as a part of the TIF agreement. Freerks said there had been some discussion about that before but her recollection was that there was concern that there would be new green standards in innovations over 20 years that could be discouraged by such a provision. Ford said she thought it could be required but would provide barriers to certain industries the city was working to attract. Ford said that if the goal is to draw employers, such restrictions could be counter - productive. Howard noted that LEED is only one type of green certification and there are other ways to encourage green building which are ever evolving. Dyer said that energy- efficient building techniques should be Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 6 of 12 encouraged as the bottom line whenever possible. Weitzel said encouragement and incentivizing is fine, but he is not sure that requiring it would be a good idea. Freerks acknowledged that it was a difficult line to draw because, on the one hand, the City wished to attract businesses to locate here; and on the other hand, the City wants these companies to be good environmental stewards and use innovation. Weitzel said there have been other examples where the City has led with its ideals and now wishes it hadn't. Koppes said that encouraging is fine, but attracting businesses here is more critical. Koppes pointed to the Moss Green development as a forum where businesses interested in green development could locate. Ford said that if the language is left as "may encourage," then the green development model can be used as a carrot rather than a stick. Greenwood said that the discussion expresses the Commission's desire to be as environmentally sensitive as possible, without the potential problems posed by requiring such measures. Eastham asked what provisions there are in the zoning code that would apply to the location of a foundry in an 1 -1 zone. Howard clarified that the foundry being discussed is not a steel mill, is not something that would be considered heavy manufacturing and a big source of pollution. Eastham asked if staff was satisfied that the foundry being discussed was appropriate to the zone and staff said yes, it was something allowed in the zone and is a business that the City believes will be beneficial to the success of the industrial area. Freerks opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak and the public hearing was closed. Eastham moved to forward a written recommendation to the City Council stating that the Scott Six Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan. Weitzel seconded. Weitzel said that the area is zoned for the type of use being discussed, and a TIF is broader than one particular use. He said that increasing the job base is a positive thing for the community. Weitzel said that he hopes that incentives for energy- efficient and green uses /construction can be found, but that he is not interested in regulating it. Eastham said that his sense is that the urban renewal is in general conformity with the City's Comprehensive Plan. He said that the Commission's scope of review in this case is relatively modest. The elements of the urban renewal plan are important, Eastham said, but they may fall more under the jurisdiction of the Council rather than the Planning and Zoning Commission. Freerks said that she hopes the area is beneficial to the environmental and economic health of the community. A vote was taken and the motion carried 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik absent). CODE AMENDMENT ITEM: Discussion of an amendment to Title 14, Zoning Code including: 1) Site development standards for the Central Business Service (CB -2), Central Business Support (CB -5) and Central Business (CB -10) zones; 2) Clarification regarding setbacks and frontage requirements for properties that front on City Plaza; 3) Clarification of standards for off- site parking for Household Living Uses in the CB -10 Zone; 4) Flexibility to adjust required storefront depths in the CB -10 Zone; 5) deleting the limitation on the amount of surface and ground -level parking allowed in the CB -5 Zone; 6) A requirement in the CB -10 Zone Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 7 of 12 for the first two floors of new buildings to be constructed to accommodate commercial uses; 7) A requirement in the CB -10 Zone that the first two floors of a building be built to the side lot line; 8) Standards for the location of residential entrances in mixed use buildings; 9) Standards for Auto Repair in the Intensive Commercial (CI -1) Zone located within 100 feet of a residential zone boundary; 10) Side yard setbacks in commercial zones and 11) Adding a cross reference for administrative approval of off -site parking in commercial zones. Howard said that there has been renewed interest in redevelopment downtown as a result of recent alcohol ordinances and the economic recovery. In anticipation of that redevelopment activity, discussion has been taking place about what is and is not working in terms of zoning in the downtown area. The City Council has hired consultants to look at opportunities to market the downtown area. The Council just approved the hiring of a consultant to look at the larger Riverfront Crossings and downtown area in a broader scope and to help shape the Comprehensive Plan and guide the adoption of any necessary zoning changes. Howard said that there had been discussion centered on using form -based elements in zoning, which Iowa City uses to a certain extent already, particularly in its central business zones. Howard said that while these form -based elements are working quite well to ensure that new development is consistent with the pedestrian- oriented character of downtown that some additional flexibility may be needed to respond to specific site conditions that make infill development more difficult. Howard said that the code changes before the Commission are first steps in addressing some of the issues that have come to light and represent fairly minor amendments, with more changes possible in the future based on the work done by the consultants. Howard explained that the City Plaza downtown is not really a street, but buildings face it because it once was Dubuque Street and College Street. The first code amendment under discussion ensures that all of the regulations that apply to street - facing building walls also apply to plaza- facing walls. Freerks clarified that City Plaza is the official name for what is commonly referred to as the Ped Mall. Howard said that the second point is a little more complicated because in both the CB -10 and the CB -5 zone the first floor is required to be commercial and the upper floors can be residential. Howard explained that up until a couple of years ago, there was no parking required for residential in the downtown area. As a result, there was not a lot of pressure to put private parking on individual lots in the downtown area. The City requires the first 50 -feet of lot depth be reserved for active storefront uses, with the remaining depth can be used for structured parking. Howard explained that any downtown parking that is not underground requires a special exception. This means that there is already a great level of scrutiny when anyone does on -site parking in the downtown area. Howard noted that when the discussion was going on about requiring downtown parking for residential units, the hope was to level the playing field between permanent residents downtown and more transient residents, such as students. Howard said that one of the things that permanent residents often desire is a dedicated parking space. Howard said that allowing some flexibility in the amount of the building's first floor that is dedicated to commercial space would be helpful in cases where the property is small or constrained in some way that it is not possible to provide the 50 -foot retail depth. The language change would allow the Board ,of Adjustment to adjust the 50 -foot module as needed to address site constraints and still achieve the goals of providing quality commercial space in the downtown. Freerks said her initial concern had been that the commercial space requirements might have been diluted by the new language; however, she is pretty satisfied with the requirements for a special exception that staff has put in place. Howard said that there is quite a variation in the types of commercial spaces that are successful. She described a "liner" model, Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 8 of 12 in which a parking structure is screened from street -front visibility by having narrow commercial spaces on the ground floor. Howard noted that there is also a market for Class A office space downtown, but often residential uses will outbid that market. She said that some of the code amendments in the works are intended to create better opportunities for office space to occur. Provision of upper floor office space might be one of the many different ways that a developer might mitigate for a smaller ground floor retail space requested due to specific site constraints. Moving on to the next code amendment, Howard said that the CB -5 zone requires a 30 -foot storefront module, with the amount of lot area that can be used for parking limited to 50 %. She said that it is not unusual to have more irregular sized lots or lots with greater depth in the CB -5 zone. Howard said that limiting the space used for parking behind the storefront module seems counterproductive in the CB -5, and therefore staff suggests removing that restriction as long as a quality commercial space is developed along the frontage. Howard said that commercial uses have different building code and fire code requirements than residential uses. If code requires the second floor to be built to commercial standards in the CB- 10 Zone, then there is the possibility that the second floor could be used and marketed for office uses at some point, even if it is initially used as residential space. To provide additional opportunities for office development downtown, Staff recommends changing the code to require the first two floors to be built to the commercial standard in the CB -10 zone. Howard noted that these requirements would also likely result in larger windows at least on the second floor. Eastham asked about the reference to "concerns expressed" that can be found in the staff report. Howard said that there has been extensive discussion among the City Council and the Downtown Association and other members of the community regarding keeping the downtown a viable, competitive commercial area in the region. Eastham said that as he understood it, the new requirements would increase the potential commercial space in a new building from one level to two levels. Howard said that was correct. Eastham asked if staff had information on how much commercial space has been created in the last ten years as a result of the requirement that the first floor be built for commercial uses. Howard said that residential uses have never been allowed in the first floor of the CB -10 zone. She said that there has only been a demand for downtown residential within the last 10 to 15 years. Eastham said that his point is that the proposed change would double the amount of commercial /office space in new buildings in the CB -10 and he is wondering if there is the demand to support such a change. Howard noted that the change would not preclude residential uses on the second floor, but would just allow the possibility for the space to be used for commercial uses in response to market demand. She also noted that there were no site development standards in the CB -10 zone prior to 2006. She said that some of the buildings that were built 15 years ago may offer commercial space, but it was built in a manner that is not attractive to businesses looking to locate downtown. She said that there are a number of buildings downtown that were built to satisfy demand for student housing and there was less knowledge and concern with providing quality commercial space at the ground level; as a result, the buildings with low ceiling heights and entrances located high above the sidewalk and without storefront windows may still be sitting empty. Howard said that the 2006 standards were intended to create attractive commercial spaces on the ground floor and have resulted in buildings that are more attractive to commercial users. In addition, marketing studies conducted by the City have demonstrated a demand for larger, Class A office spaces. Howard noted that the zoning changes are not intended to be silver bullets; rather, they are a tool that the City can use to try to capitalize on market demands that are already present. Eastham asked if consideration had been given to the increased construction costs resulting from these changes. Howard said staff did not feel that this would be an onerous requirement, given that higher building standards are already required for taller buildings, which is standard practice across the country. Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 9 of 12 Howard said that there is already incentive in the downtown to build to the lot lines in order to maximize building space; however, the closer one builds to another building the higher the fire resistance of those building walls must be, which reduces the ability to provide windows openings along the side walls. Howard said that because most of the new buildings are built to accommodate the maximum number of residential units, there is an incentive to build the buildings far enough back to allow window openings and balconies along the side of the building. The result is narrow, dark corridors between buildings that are difficult to maintain and police, and often fill with trash and invite criminal activity. As a solution to this problem, staff is recommending that for the first two stories, the building be built to the side lot line. Eastham clarified that the requirement was to mandate building to the lot line on just the first two floors, and then the market would determine whether or not the upper floors stepped -back. Howard confirmed that that was correct, that above that level the building could be stepped back to accommodate windows and balconies. She also confirmed that this would apply only to side lot lines on interior lots. Howard noted that staff had recommended eliminating the CB -2 zone at the time the new zoning code was adopted, since it was an older zone that encouraged a type of development that was out of character and largely unachievable in downtown Iowa City. However, there had been some pushback from property owners wishing to keep it. At the time the City Council directed staff to study the CB -2 Zone during the Central District planning process and gather input from businesses and property owners on how to make the zone more useful and in character with downtown Iowa City. During the Central District planning process a number of meetings were held with property owners, business owners and nearby residents regarding the Northside Marketplace and the other CB -2 Zoned areas, and the resulting consensus was that the CB -2 zone should have the same kinds of standards as the CB -5 and CB -10 zones with pedestrian- oriented streets and parking located behind the buildings. However, the CB -2 should provide a transition and step down from the higher density allowed downtown to a scale that would be compatible with surrounding residential areas. With regard to all the amendments proposed, Eastham asked if staff had received feedback or comments from business owners in the effected zones. Howard said that they have not received any comments, but might expect some opposition from student housing developers regarding having to building the second floor to commercial standards. Freerks said that the goal is not necessarily to accommodate student housing developers' interests; rather, it is to plan for the best development in the downtown area for all users. Howard said that there was not direct outreach done on these amendments, but that these types of changes had been discussed in previous planning efforts and at the City Council in their ongoing discussions about the promoting economic development in the downtown. Once the larger changes to the Comprehensive Plan and the downtown zoning are on the table, there will be a more thorough public vetting. Eastham asked why the staff is making these recommendations now as opposed to waiting until the consultant has had a chance to make its recommendations to City Council about wider changes to the zoning code. Howard said that there are pending projects and City Council discussions centered on more immediate action than the consultant's timeline would allow. Moving on to the next amendment, Howard said that the code change for auto - repair uses involves removing the 100 -foot residential boundary restriction in the CI -1 zone and adding some performance standards to ensure that these uses are not disruptive to abutting residences. She said this is really just a fix of an oversight as a result of the previous update to the code and should make it easier for auto repair uses to locate in the CI -1 Zone, which is a Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 10 of 12 zone intended for this type of use. Howard said that the last two code changes are just clean -up issues. She said the 5 -foot setback requirement for commercial would be deleted as it no longer serves any purpose and is creating some practical difficulties for placement of buildings on a lot, and the last one is a missing cross - reference in the accessory use chapter of the code referencing standards for parking location. Freerks opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak and the public hearing was closed. Freerks invited a motion. Eastham moved to defer the item until the next meeting since it is fairly extensive and there has not been a great deal of Commission consideration on it. There was no second and the motion to defer died. Koppes moved to approve amendments to Title 14, Zoning Code, as outlined by staff. Dyer seconded. Weitzel said that the changes are fairly minor, but important and seem to be well thought out by staff. Koppes said that the Commission knew when the code was written that there would be amendments made to it. She said she is glad to see the clean -up, and is glad that the City Council is involved in making these changes. Freerks said she had had a few questions, but all of her fears have been put to rest. She said that these are good changes, and the zoning process always involves a certain amount of going back and tweaking things. Eastham said that the only problematic recommendation he sees is the requirement for the second floor to be developed to commercial building standards in the CB -10 zone. However, he said that he agrees that there is a demand for quality office space in the CB -10 area, and accepts the additional costs involved. He said that he sees this change as a cross - balance between placing additional costs on some developers, but providing additional office space opportunities for others that will hopefully provide benefits to the entire community. A vote was taken and the motion carried 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused). CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: June 2,2011: Koppes moved to approve the minutes. Weitzel seconded. The motion carried 5 -0 (Payne and Plahutnik excused). Planning and Zoning Commission July 7, 2011 - Formal Page 11 of 12 OTHER: Payne is scheduled to attend the next City Council meeting. Freerks welcomed Carolyn Dyer to the Commission. ADJOURNMENT: Weitzel motioned to adjourn. Koppes seconded. The meeting was adjourned on a 5 -0 vote (Payne and Plahutnik excused). 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MEMBERS PRESENT: Melissa Jensen, Peter Jochimsen (5:32pm), Royceann Porter, Joe Treloar MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Staff Catherine Pugh (5:32pm) and Kellie Tuttle OTHERS PRESENT: Captain Wyss of the ICPD and Mike Smithey RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL (1) Accept PCRB FY11 Annual Report CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Treloar and seconded Jensen by to adopt the consent calendar as presented or amended. • Minutes of the meeting on 06/14/11 • ICPD General Order 00 -07 (Police Cyclist) • ICPD Quarterly /Summary Report (Quarter 2), 2011 Motion carried, 4/0, Jochimsen absent. OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Draft #1 of PCRB Annual Report — The Board reviewed the draft of the annual report and made no changes. Motion by Jochimsen, seconded by Jensen to approve the PCRB FY11 Annual Report and forward to Council. Motion carried, 5/0. PUBLIC DISCUSSION None. BOARD INFORMATION None. STAFF INFORMATION None. EXECUTIVE SESSION Not needed. PCRB July 12, 2011 Page 2 TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS (subject to change) • August 9, 2011, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm (CANCELLED) • September 13, 2011, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm (Moved to 9/27/11) • September 27, 2011, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm • October 11, 2011, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm (Moved to 10/25111) • October 25, 2011, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm Motion by Jochimsen, seconded by Porter to move the September and October meetings due to scheduling, School Board and City elections. Motion carried, 5/0. Motion by Treloar, seconded by Jensen to cancel the August meeting due to lack of Board business. Motion carried, 5/0. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Treloar, seconded by Jensen to adjourn. Motion carried, 5/0. Meeting adjourned at 5:46 P.M. POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Established in 1997, by ordinance #97 -3792, the Iowa City Police Citizens Review Board (PCRB) consists of five members appointed by the City Council. The PCRB has its own legal counsel. The Board was established to review investigations into claims of police misconduct, and to assist the Police Chief, the City Manager, and the City Council in evaluating the overall performance of the Police Department by reviewing the Police Department's investigations into complaints. The Board is also required to maintain a central registry of complaints and to provide an annual report setting forth the numbers, types, and disposition of complaints of police misconduct. The Board shall hold at least one community forum each year for the purpose of hearing citizens' views on the policies, practices and procedures of the Iowa City Police Department. To achieve these purposes, the Board complies with Chapter 8 of the Iowa City Code and the Board's By -Laws and Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 Meetings The PCRB tentatively holds monthly meetings on the second Tuesday and special meetings as necessary. During FY11 the Board held thirteen meetings and one Community Forum. One meeting was not held due to lack of Board business. ICPD Policies /Procedures /Practices Reviewed By PCRB The ICPD regularly provided the Board with monthly Use of Force Reports, Internal Investigation Logs, Demographic Reports and various Training Bulletins. The Department also provided various General Orders for the Board's review and comment. A senior member of the Police Department routinely attended the open portion of the PCRB meetings, and was available for any questions Board members had regarding these reports. Presentations In November of 2010 the Board held its third Community Forum as required by the City Charter. The PCRB Vice - Chair, Joseph Treloar, gave a brief summary on the complaint process. There were four members of the public that spoke at the forum. Topics of discussion included the following: Location and Community presence at the Forum, Summary of Statistics, and the amount of volunteer time board members spend on complaints, meetings, and meeting preparation. Board Members In October officers were nominated with Donald King as Chair and Joseph Treloar as Vice - Chair. Vershawn Young resigned and was replaced by Peter Jochimsen in May of 2010, and Janie Braverman resigned and was replaced by Angelina Blanchard- Manning, who was then replaced by Melissa Jensen in November of 2010. COMPLAINTS Number and Type of Allegations Two complaints (10 -04, 11 -01) were filed during the fiscal year public reports were completed during this fiscal period (10 -01, complaint filed in FY11 is pending before the Board (11 -01). PCRB Annual Report FY 2011 — Approved 7/12/11 — 1 July 1, 2010 — June 30, 2011. Three 10 -03, 10 -04). The remaining Allegations Complaint #10 -01 1. Complainant alleges that Officer A used excessive force while placing her under arrest. NOT SUSTAINED. Complaint #10 -03 1. Officer A accused Subject 2 of lying and was "very nasty" during an in person conversation at her apartment. NOT SUSTAINED. 2. Officer A got "Very rude," during a subsequent phone call with Subject 1. NOT SUSTAINED. 3. Officer A went "too far" by making them "tip toe" around an officer who is supposed to protect and serve. NOT SUSTAINED. 4. Officer A's actions may be motivated by Subject 1 and 2's race. NOT SUSTAINED. 5. The manner that Officer A handled the investigation may be influenced by him being related to the driver of the other vehicle. NOT SUSTAINED. 6. Subject 1 was given a ticket, "For no reason" and it "is really unfair". NOT SUSTAINED. 7. Officer A failed to record his interactions with Subject 1, 2, and 3, in violation of department policy. SUSTAINED. Complaint #10 -04 1. Complainant alleges that Officer A was placing his hand on her buttocks while he was putting her in handcuffs. NOT SUSTAINED. Level of Review The Board decided, by simple majority vote, the level of review to give each report, selecting one or more of the six levels specified in the City Code per complaint: Level a On the record with no additional investigation 2 Level b Interview or meet with complainant 0 Level c Interview or meet with named officer 0 Level d Request additional investigation by Chief or 1 City Manager, or request police assistance in the Board's own investigation Level a Board performs its own additional investigation 0 Level f Hire independent investigators 0 Complaint Resolutions The Police Department investigates complaints to the PCRB of misconduct by police officers. The Police Chief summarizes the results of these investigations and indicates in a report (the Chief's Report) to the PCRB whether allegations are sustained or not sustained. (If complaints are made against the Chief, the City Manager conducts the investigation and prepares and submits the reports.) The Board reviews both the citizens' complaint and the Chief's Report and decides whether its conclusions about the allegations should be sustained or not sustained. The Board prepares a report which is submitted to the City Council. Of the nine allegations listed in the three complaints for which the Board reported, one was sustained. The Board made no additional comments and /or recommendations for improvement in police policy, procedures, or conduct in three completed public reports. PCRB Annual Report FY 2011 — Approved 7/12/11 — 2 Name - Clearing Hearings The ordinance requires that the Board not issue a report critical of the conduct of a sworn officer until after a name - clearing hearing has been held. During this fiscal period, the Board scheduled no name - clearing hearings. Mediation Officers and complainants are notified by mail that formal mediation is available to them at any stage in the complaint process before the Board adopts its public report. All parties involved must consent to a request for mediation. No mediations were convened this year. Complaint Histories of Officers City ordinance requires that the annual report of the PCRB must not include the names of complainants or officers involved in unsustained complaints and must be in a form that protects the confidentiality of information about all parties. In the three complaints covered by the FY11 annual report a total of three officers were involved. ICPD Internal Investigations Logs The Board reviewed the quarterly ICPD Internal Investigations Log, provided by the Chief of Police. COMPLAINT DEMOGRAPHICS The following is demographic information from the three complaints that were completed in this fiscal year. Because complainants provide this voluntarily, the demographic information may be incomplete. Category /Number of Complainants Age: National Origin: Color: Under 21 0 US 0 White 0 Over 21 2 Unknown 3 Black 2 Unknown 1 Unknown 1 Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual 2 Unknown 1 Marital Status: Single 2 Married 0 Unknown 1 Physical Disability: Unknown 3 BOARD MEMBERS Gender Identity: Female 0 Male 2 Unknown 1 Sex: Female 0 Male 2 Unknown 1 Religion: Mental Disability: Unknown 3 No 0 Yes 0 Unknown 3 Donald King, Chair Joseph Treloar, Vice Chair Royceann Porter Vershawn Young /Peter Jochimsen Janie Braverman /Angelina Blanchard- Manning /Melissa Jensen PCRB Annual Report FY 2011 — Approved 7/12/11 — 3 � � 0 X zz�> CrQ a. y y � z z d o� 0 b C) r n n H 0 0 0 o e% ^ys c d a o CDeo TQ tJ N N Ul ON O yC' yC 5C �C A y y � z z d o� 0 b C) r n n H 0