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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission Prepared by: Sarah Walz
Item: REZ17-00016 Date: December 7, 2017
Lincoln Elementary Addition
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Applicant: Iowa City Community School District
1725 North Dodge Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
Contact: Luke Newton
MMS Engineering
1917 S. Gilbert Street
Iowa City IA 52240
Requested Action: Rezoning - Sensitive Areas Development
Plan approval
Purpose: To reduce the buffer requirements; to allow
development within an area containing
"altered protected slopes" for an addition to
the elementary school
Location: 300 Teeters Court
Size: 3.6 acres
Existing Land Use and Zoning: Elementary school; P-1
Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: Surrounding properties are all zoned RS -5
and developed with single-family
residential; property to the northwest, is a
fraternal group living use (nonconforming).
Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Plan identifies this
area as appropriate for a school or other
institutional use.
File Date: October 26, 2017
45 Day Limitation Period: December 10, 2017
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Lincoln Elementary School property consists of approximately 3.6 acres with frontage on four
streets: Teeters Court, Rider Street, Lee Street and River Street (see exhibit 1). The existing
building sits at the north end of Teeters Court and atop a hillside with 30 feet of elevation change
between the back (east side) of the existing building and the lower parking lot accessed from
Rider Street. The steep hillside, which runs north to south through the northern half of the
property, is an unused portion of what is a relatively small school site (by ICCSD standards) and
presents a challenge to development.
The original school building, constructed in 1926, has been added onto five times over the
intervening decades (see exhibit 2). These additions extended the building further to the south
and east. Eight parking spaces are currently provided near the front entrance (an adjacent
parking area, located on the west side of Teeters Court serves another property—the
medical fraternity). An additional parking area with 28 spaces was constructed off Rider
Street in the late 1980s. This portion of the property is not readily accessible to the school
building—the rear entrance is accessed via a 55 -step staircase built into the slope.
As part of a district wide facilities plan, the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) proposes
a complete renovation of the existing school building and the construction of a major new addition
that will provide space for a new gym and cafeteria, modern kitchen, media center
extension, restrooms, a dedicated office and storage area for the before- and after-school
program, and an ADA accessible (at -grade) entrance from River Street (see exhibits 3-
7).The proposed plan also provides an expanded parking area.
The proposed addition and expanded parking area on River Street attempts to address
several shortcomings of the school site:
Limited ADA access:
The proposed site plan preserves limited level outdoor play space; approximately
1.0 acre on the southern portion of the site is preserved as playground.
Provides ADA accessible entrances from both Teeters Court and River Street
Constrained bus and vehicle circulation:
Buses currently drop off students on Rider Street and turn around in Black Springs
Circle. New entrance off River Street will allow buses access and turn around
adjacent to the school entrance.
The applicant has used the "Good Neighbor Policy", hosting a neighborhood meeting and
discussions with area residents on November 8 at Lincoln Elementary.
ANALYSIS:
The applicant is requesting a Planned Development rezoning for a Sensitive Areas
Development Plan in order to construct the school addition on a portion of the property
that contains regulated sensitive features. A Level II Sensitive Areas Review, a type of
planned development, is required due to proposed disturbance of steep, critical, and
previously altered protected slopes and a request to reduce a required wetland buffer.
General Planned Development Approval Criteria
Applications for Planned Development Re -zonings are reviewed for compliance with the
following standards according to Article 14-3A of the Iowa City Zoning Ordinance.
1. The density and design of the Planned Development will be compatible with and/or
complementary to adjacent development in terms of land use, building mass and scale,
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relative amount of open space, traffic circulation and general layout.
Land uses proposed and general layout — The proposed addition to the Lincoln
Elementary School is part of the Iowa City Community School District's 10 -year
Facilities Master Plan. It is designed to bring equitable learning spaces to all buildings in
the district, improving the structure and amenities of the District's older buildings while
preserving the historic qualities of those structures. The design of the proposed addition
provides required ADA accessibility, classroom space, and new art, music, and
gymnasium space. The location of the addition within the property also preserves ADA
accessible playground area to the south of the school building and opens up potential
for accessible use of the northern portion of the property along Rider Street for
additional outdoor uses.
The presence of the school is viewed as an essential anchor to the surrounding
neighborhood and the applicant has held numerous public meetings announcing plans to
expand the school building.
Mass and Scale — By its very nature a school building and the proposed addition with
be of a different scale and mass than surrounding single-family housing. However, the
proposed addition attempts to integrate the building within the surrounding landscape.
The new addition maintains the current roof height and is setback more than 140 feet
from its east property line (Lee Street frontage) and 37 feet from the rear of the lot of
the single-family property at 225 Lee Street, where the addition will replace a
"temporary" classroom
Open space — The proposed addition preserves roughly an acre open space for
playground use on the south side of the property along Teeters Court and Rider Street.
Playgrounds also serve as neighborhood park space when school is not in session.
Traffic circulation — Currently buses pick up and drop off along Rider Street, which has a
pavement width of 24 -feet, and turn around on Black Springs Circle. Parking and turn
around on Teeter Court (another 25 -foot street) are quite limited. The addition makes
possible an ADA accessible entrance from the east side of the school and provides an
expanded parking area off of River Street. In staff's view, this will improve traffic
circulation for pick up and drop off at the school, allowing buses more immediate
access to the school building and to load and unload within the parking area rather than
on street.
2. The development will not overburden existing streets and utilities.
City sewer and water are already available to this property. Capacity is adequate to
accommodate development of the addition. Onsite storm water management is
required for any expansion of impermeable surface. The applicant currently proposes to
underground storage beneath the parking area, however underground tanks may not
be installed over sanitary sewer lines as currently shown.
3. The development will not adversely affect views, light and air, property values and
privacy of neighboring properties any more than would a conventional development.
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While the proposed development will be a significant change to the site, staff believes
that the proposed development is not a significant departure with regard to views, light
and air, property values and privacy of surrounding single-family properties and
extends the life of a neighborhood school, which is viewed as a vital institutional
anchor for residents of the neighborhood.
4. The combination of land uses and building types and any variation from the underlying
zoning requirements or from City street standards will be in the public interest, in
harmony with the purposes of this Title, and with other building regulations of the City.
All planned developments must comply with all the applicable requirements and
standards of the underlying zoning district and the subdivision regulations, unless
specifically waived or modified through the planned development process. Variations to
the dimensional requirements of the underlying base zone and subdivision regulations
are allowed:
• to facilitate the provision of desired neighborhood amenities or open space;
• to preserve or protect natural, historic, or cultural features;
• to achieve compatibility with surrounding development; or
• to create a distinctive or innovative neighborhood environment for area residents.
The decision to renovate and expand Lincoln Elementary is the culmination of multi-
year planning process that encompassed significant public input and, most recently, a
district wide vote that approved a bond for a 10 -year facilities master plan. Staff
believes that maintaining Lincoln Elementary as a viable neighborhood school is a
public good that is widely supported within the Iowa City community and the school
district.
Level II Sensitive Areas Review
The applicant has applied for approval of a Sensitive Areas Development, a type of planned
development. The purpose of the Sensitive Areas Ordinance is to permit and define the
reasonable use of properties that contain sensitive environmental features and natural
resources, and allowing reasonable development while protecting these resources from
damage. The following paragraphs describe the impact this development will have on
the sensitive features of this site (see Sensitive Areas OPD plan).
Steep Critical, and Protected Slopes The purpose of regulating development on and near
steep slopes is to:
1. Promote safety in the design and construction of developments;
2. Minimize flooding, landslides and mudslides;
3. Minimize soil instability, erosion and downstream siltation; and
4. Preserve the scenic character of hillside areas, particularly wooded hillsides.
The submitted sensitive areas site plan shows that the northernmost half of the school addition
and a portion of the expanded parking area extending into a sensitive slope and required buffer
area. The development activity will disturb a significant portion of the steep, critical, and protected
slopes: 28% of the steep slopes; 63% of the critical slopes; and 32% of the protected slopes. The
sensitive areas ordinance requires that disturbance of steep and critical slopes be minimized and
sets a maximum of 35% for critical slope disturbance with administrative staff approval.
Disturbance beyond this threshold is proposed, which has triggered the requirement of this Level
II Sensitive Areas Review with Planning and Zoning Commission review and City Council approval
required.
Development activity is not allowed on protected slopes or within the 50 -foot buffer required
around protected slopes, unless the slopes were previously humanly altered. In addition,
disturbance of altered protected slopes or a reduction of a protected slope buffer may only be
approved if a geologist or professional engineer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City that
the proposed development activity can and will be designed to eliminate hazards and will not
undermine the stability of the slope or the buffer area.
The applicant has indicated that the slope located between the building and the parking area has
been humanly altered as various additions and building/site improvements were made over time
and is requesting permission to encroach into protected slope. The applicant has submitted
evidence to support this assessment.
A topographic survey performed for the applicant earlier this year indicates that the that the
hillside has a fairly consistent percentage of slope from top to bottom along its length. The
majority of the slope meets the classification of critical slope (between 25%-40%) with the top of
back and toe of the slope being less steep and below the threshold of "critical" slope. The slope
also has a very consistent shape at its toe, sloping from south to north. The attached illustrations
provided by the applicant show the changes in the slope and suggest that the construction of the
steps along the slope the parking lot cut into the hillside, creating a steeper slope in this area.
Moreover, a stormwater drainage pipe running from the exiting building northeast to the parking
area is buried underground within this slope. The School District has contracted with a
geotechnical engineer to perform and analyze soil borings on the hillside, however because the
changes to the slope involved grading rather than fill, it is likely the borings will be inconclusive
(see exhibit 8: Altered Slopes memo and supporting documents).
It is anticipated that the new school addition will be supported on shallow concrete spread
footings. The spread footings will extend to frost depth at 42 inches below grade. The proposed
addition will connect to the east side of the existing school building, with the main level floor
matching the existing building floor elevation. The addition's lower level will exit to grade of the
east side of the addition approximately 30 feet lower than the existing school building main
level.
Due to the depth of excavation needed to construct the addition, the addition incorporates an
earth retention system within the foundation wall system. The proposed system includes soldier
piles with tiebacks that anchor the foundation wall into the existing ground slope. Certification by
a licensed structural engineer will be required at the time of building permit application to ensure
the stability of the building.
Three mature oak trees and several evergreens located near the proposed addition will be
removed as part of the project. The applicant is proposing to replace these with 10 new native
trees—white, red, and bur oaks. New trees currently shown located within the parking area may
need to be relocated away from easement for sanitary and storm sewers. There is ample space
around the parking area perimeter to locate required parking area shade trees. Mature trees to
the east and southeast of the addition, along the abutting residential properties, will be preserved.
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A tree protection plan should be submitted and approved at the time of the final OPD plan. The
submitted landscape plan shows that the applicant will meet the S2 (low shrub) screening
requirement along the north and east perimeter of the parking area.
Storm water management: Stormwater management will be handled on site with underground
storage located beneath the parking area. City engineers have indicated that the underground
structure may not sit overtop public utilities—sanitary sewer.
SUMMARY:
Staff believes there is compelling evidence that the hillside to the east of the existing school
building has been humanly altered over time with various additions and improvements to the
school site. While the proposed plan does call for substantial disturbance (excavation and
grading) to a sensitive slope, the school building is being engineered within the hillside to prevent
hazards, such as erosion, and the site plan shows replacement of native trees that have long
been a part of the character of this unusual school site. The planned upgrades to the existing
school preserve limited outdoor play space, achieve ADA accessibility to all portions of the
building and property, and improve traffic circulation. In doing so, the plan extends the life of one
of Iowa City's oldest schools within a walkable neighborhood context and is therefore in the public
interest and fulfills one of the goals of Iowa City's Comprehensive Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of REZ17-000016, a Sensitive Areas Development Plan subject to
the following conditions:
Substantial compliance with the development plan submitted.
Establish easements for the stormwater management area.
Establish any easements not currently existing for storm sewer and sanitary sewer.
Certification by a licensed structural engineer will be required at the time of building
permit application to ensure the stability of the building.
DEFICIENCIES AND DISCREPANCIES:
1. Final soil report from Terracon required.
2. Technical discrepancies and deficiencies as noted by the City Engineer and water department:
a. Provide stormwater calculations.
b. An easement is needed for stormwater management area.
c. The underground detention chambers/stormwater management area cannot be
over the City's sanitary sewer
d. Easements to be provided for the City's storm sewer and sanitary sewer that run
thru the property.
e. Underground detention chambers need to be outside the easement for the City's
storm sewer.
f. Trees may not be located in easements for underground detention chambers,
storm sewer, or sanitary sewer (Trees in parking lot islands).
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Location Map
2. Preliminary Plat and Sensitive Areas Development Plan
3. Supporting documents (exhibits) and statements from the applicant
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MEMORANDUM
To: City of Iowa City Staff
Date: Nov. 6, 2017
Subject: Lincoln Elementary Sensitive Areas — Altered Protected Slopes
1917 S. Gilbert Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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Lincoln Elementary School is located at 300 Teeters Court in the Chautauqua
Heights subdivision in Iowa City. The school site fronts four public streets, including Teeter
Court, Rider Street, Lee Street and River Street. The original building was erected in 1926,
but has received five additions since with additions in 1949, 1954, 1973, 1974, and 1988.
Along with the building additions, the site has received improvements with a parking lot
installation, and playground improvements. The school building sits at the north end of
Teeters Court and at the top of an east -facing hillside with 30 feet of elevation change down
to a valley floor and the staff parking lot which is accessed from River Street.
Lincoln Elementary School is scheduled to receive upgrades as part of the district
wide Facilities Masterplan and the design work is currently underway for those
improvements. The improvements include a complete renovation of the existing school
building and additions of a new Cafeteria, Media Center and Gymnasium with a new
entrance accessed via an improved River Street parking lot.
The hillside between the building at the top and the parking below is a largely unused
and portions of the hillside are seemingly untouched except for the north end of the hillside
adjacent to the parking lot and steps connecting it to the school building. This section of the
hillside was manipulated for the installation of those site improvements. A topographic
survey was performed in July of 2017 in preparation of the planned improvements. The
topographic survey revealed that the hillside has a fairly consistent percentage of slope from
top to bottom all along its length. The majority of the slope meets the classification of
'critical' slope having a percent of slope between 25% and 40% with the top of back and toe
of slope being less steep and below the threshold of 'critical' slope. The slope also has a
very consistent shape at the toe of slope arcing from south to north. The surveyed toe of
the slope is called out in the attached image and delineated in with a solid black line. The
assumed former or natural toe of slope is delineated with a green line and is best -fit along
the surveyed toe of slope. A comparison of these two lines reveals an area of impact at the
toe of the slope. The parking lot and steps were cut into the hillside when constructed and
have created a steeper slope in those areas.
The hillside adjacent to the corner of the parking lot is greater than 40% slope and
therefore classified as 'protected'. However, the topography shows that portion of the
hillside was cut at the toe and therefore the steepness of the slope is a product of grading
the slope to blend the cut grade to the natural grade. And, the slope of this portion of the
hillside at the toe is above 40% and not consistent with the rest of the hillside which is less
steep at the toe of the slope and its lower elevations just above the toe. Additionally, the
hillside has a number of large tree stumps and was once wooded, but no stumps are
present in the portion of the hillside that was cut. Finally, the slope was also impacted by a
storm line installation from the building to the storm pipes under the parking lot below. The
identified slope on this hillside is not a 'Protected slope', but rather an 'Altered Protected
Slope' as it is the result of manmade activities.
The proposed building addition impacts the delineated 'Altered protected slope' and
adjacent critical slopes. The School district has contracted for a geotechnical engineer to
perform and analyze soil borings on this hillside, but these may be inconclusive as the
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Additional information for Lincoln Elementary Variance Application
Existing condition of the hillside
The Lincoln Elementary school on the East side of Teeter Court is located adjacent to and atop an
East facing hillside of +30 feet of elevation. Upon review of historical aerial photos (Johnson County
PIV/GIS website) and inspection of the existing trees, the hillside does not appear to have been
regraded at any point, except for the portions of the hillside directly North and East of the Northern
end of the school building. The slope of the unaltered portions of the slope is a fairly consistent
t35%.
The construction of the building and site elements has impacted the site and the hillside since the
building was built in 1929. The building has received a number of additions over the years with each
enveloping more of the hilltop. The original building is the most evident impact on the terrain along
its North and East walls, with cut and fill operations manipulated the natural slope. Other additions
to the school have impacted the site and hillside, as there are roof drains transecting the hillside to
the storm sewer below the base of the hill.
The addition of the parking lot at the base of the hillside has altered the slope as the toe of the slope
was cut back to build out the SW corner of the parking lot. On-site inspections and the topographic
survey suggest the grading cut was "chased" up the hillside a significant distance. This grading work
increased the percent of slope on this portion of the hillside beyond what is apparent and typical
over the rest of the (unaltered) hillside. There is also a roof drain pipe that was trenched in this
same cut area that extends from the building to the storm sewer under the parking lot. Likewise the
installation of steps connecting the parking lot to the building cut the slope adjacent to them and
increased the percent slope over the preexisting slope.
Site (lower parking) is currently not compliant with ADA parking standards
The off-street parking lot for the school is accessed from River Street and is at the base of the
hillside. There is no accessible route from the parking lot to the building and there for no accessible
parking stalls. This lot does contain 27 spaces, and when coupled with the 10 on -street parking
stalls on Teeters Court, the overall school site is deficient of the minimum ADA compliant parking
stalls. A building expansion over the hillside to the elevation of the lower parking lot along with an
improved parking lot will provide for more accessible parking and access to the building.
Existing school bus site access and student drop-off/ pickup procedures
The current Bus loading/unloading operation for Lincoln Elementary takes place on the city street.
The buses do not travel on Teeters Court as there is no cul-de-sac bulb or other means of turn-
around at the end of the street. The students must walk to the far south end of the site to reach the
buses parked on Rider Street. As there is no bus pull off on the street, the traffic is impacted by the
queued busses, as well as the parent drop-off/pick-up traffic. An improved lower parking lot would
provide for an off-street bus loop and safer situation for students and vehicular traffic as well.
- Describe the interim and final grading
It is expected that during construction, the grading work and trenching work necessary to install the
foundations for the building addition would be done with benched excavation and side slopes not
exceeding the maximum safe slope determined by the geotechnical engineer and/or 3.5:1. In
concert with the cut for foundations, portions of the site may require temporary sheet piles or other
shoring measures.
Upon completion of building walls and waterproofing measures, the disturbed area around the
building will be backfilled graded to a consistent 3.5:1 slope with steeper slopes only planned as
necessary to tie back into the existing undisturbed hillsides. A retaining wall is part of the proposed
construction on the south side of the building addition to correctly achieve the elevations needed
along the building. No retaining walls are currently planned for the hillside adjacent to the north of
the building addition.
Iowa City School District
Lincoln Elementary School Renovation & Addition
Design Development Structural Design Narrative
Project Scope:
The project consists of an addition and renovation to the existing Lincoln Elementary School
building located in Iowa City, Iowa. The new addition will be located to the east of existing
elementary school building. The addition will house a gymnasium, storage, restrooms and
mechanical areas at the lower levels with a new media center and cafeteria areas located on the
main level.
Foundations:
A geotechnical investigation has not yet been completed for the project. It is anticipated that the
new additional will be supported on shallow concrete spread footings. The spread footings will
extend to frost depth at 42 inches below grade.
The existing site grade has a significate slope across the project site. The additional will connect
to the existing building on the west side of the addition with the main level floor matching the
existing building floor elevation. The addition's lower level will exit to grade of the east side of the
addition approximately 30 feet lower than the existing school building main level. With the
proximately of the new addition to the existing building and the depth of excavation needed to
construct the addition it is recommended that an earth retention, shoring, system is provided.
It is proposed to incorporate the earth retention system with the gymnasium foundation wall
system. The proposed system includes soldier piles with tiebacks that anchor the foundation wall
into the existing ground slope. Wood lagging would span between the soldier piles and the
lagging would act as the temporary earth retention system. The concrete foundation wall would
be placed against the wood lagging and soldier piles. Headed studs will be welded to the soldier
piles to anchor the concrete foundation wall to the soldier piles. In the final building condition the
soil loads will be resisted by the concrete foundation walls, which will transfer the load to the
soldier piles, which will resist the soil load by using tieback anchors into the existing ground slope.
Alternate earth retention/foundation wall systems will be investigated.
Slab -on -Grade:
The slab -on -grade for the project is planned to be a reinforced concrete slab -on grade. These
slabs will be reinforced utilizing steel welded wire reinforcement. The floor slab shall bear on an
appropriate vapor retarder that is placed over the top of free draining crushed aggregate. This
crushed aggregate layer shall be a minimum of 6 inches below the floor slab on grade. Proper
control joints shall be cut into the slab -on -grade at an appropriate spacing to control shrinkage
cracks.
At the lower level it is possible, depending on the recommendations by the project geotechnical
investigation, that a subdrain system will be installed below the floor slab to control the possibility
of perched water occurring due to infiltration. This subdrain system would consist of a series of
drain tiles spaced across the floor slab and would be located in granular material trenches.
These pipes would be collected and routed to the storm sewer.
Elevated Floor Structure Framing:
The elevated floor structure framing over the gymnasium will consist of a topping slab over
precast concrete double tees. The elevated floor structure at the mechanical mezzanine and the
corridor area will consist of a topping slab over precast concrete hollow core slabs. The precast
concrete members will be topped with a 3" thick concrete topping. The topping will be reinforced
Iowa City Elementary School
Site Comparisons
2014-
2015
Enroll
2015- 2016-
2016 2017
Enroll Enroll
Avg.
Enroll
Site
Acreage
Site Square
Footage
Building
Sq. Ft.
Building Foot
Footprint print% Parking
Sq.Ft. of Site Stalls
ADA
Mann 223
222 242
229
1.65
71,874
(9)
31,910 (7)
13,422 (9) 18.67% (9) 21
23
+2
(9)
Alexander
378 431
431
14.7
641,203
(2)
67,714 (1)
52,288 (1) 8.15% (3) 95
102
7
(1)
Hoover 311
272 261
281
5.7
248,292
(7)
42,314 (4)
32,094 (5) 12.93% (7) 39
41
+2
(6)
Lemme 407
Lincoln _ 237
Longfellow 329
395 377
239 237_
338 335
393
238
334
9.0
3.6
8.1
392,040
156,816
352,836
(4)
(8)
(6)
36,878 (5)
31,604 (8)
35,356 (6)
36,878 (4) 9.41% (4) 68
23,818 (7) 15.19% (8) 35
13,941 (8) 1 3.95% (2) 59
72
36
1 61
+4
+1
+2
(3)
(8)
(5)
Lucas
405
442
441
429
8.3
361,548
(5)
46,250
(3)
46,250
(3)
12.79%
(6)
74
77
+3
(2)
Shimek
210
212
215
212
20.4
888,624
(1)
28,213
(9)
28,213
(6)
3.17%
(1)
67
69
+2
(4)
Twain
378
262
311
317
9.5
413,820
(3)
51,051
(2)
51,051
(2)
12.34%
(5)
53
56
+3
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Surface
Play
Sq.Ft.
Total
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Soft
Sq.Ft.
Useable
Green
Space
Sq.Ft.
Total
Sq.Ft.
Green+
Soft+
Hard
Sq.
Ft. /
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Mann
5,920
(9)
15,930
(6)
21,850
(8)
4,728
(9)
26,578
(9)
116
(9)
Alexander
17,405
(2)
29,481
(2)
46,886
(2)
198,170
(1)
245,056
(1)
569
(4)
Hoover
7,709
(7)
21,186
(4)
28,895
(5)
75,240
(7)
104,135
(7)
370
(7)
Lemme 1 12,383 (5) 23,244 (3) 35,627 (3) 154,589 (5) 190,216 (5) 484 (5)
Lincoln 6,872 (8) 9,497 (8) 16,369 (9) 22,166 (8) 38,535 (8) 162 (8)
Longfellow 1 13,809 (4) 1 14,020 (7) 27,829 (6) 1 165,762 (3) 1 193,591 (4) 1 580 (3)
Lucas 10,616 (6) 20,623 (5) 31,239 (4) 172,368 (2) 203,6071(3) 474 (6)
Shimek 1 16,000 (3) 8,905 (9) 24,905 (7) 111,596 (6) 136,501 (6) 643 (2)
Twain 18,109 (1) 34,229 (1) 52,338 (1) 164,005 (4) 216,343 (2) 652 (1)
Sarah Walz
From: Kathleen Jespersen <kathleenjespersen@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2017 11:29 AM
To: Sarah Walz
Subject: Lincoln Elementary
Sarah:
I am writing in response to the letter we received from the City of Iowa City regarding the proposed
changes at Lincoln Elementary.
Jim and I live directly across the street from the school on River Street. We would like let the city
know that we appreciate the notice, and are in total support of the project to remodel the school.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. We look forward to seeing the project move forward.
Thank you.
Kathleen Jespersen
910 River St.
Sarah Walz
From:
Andrew Chappell <andrew.b.chappell@gmail.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, December 06, 2017 9:26 PM
To:
Sarah Walz
Subject:
REZ17-00016
Ms. Walz,
We are writing regarding the proposed Lincoln Elementary rezoning. We apologize that neither of us could come to
speak to the Commission in person, but our son (a Lincoln Fifth Grader) has his first elementary band concert at City
High tomorrow night. We own and occupy the residence at 911 Rider Street, which is essentially across the street from
the southeast corner of the school district's property. We are very supportive of the proposed rezoning, and anything
the City can do to facilitate the completion of the Lincoln Elementary renovation and addition. It is hard to overstate
just how much Lincoln Elementary means to our neighborhood. Suffice it to say, however, that we believe that anything
that helps Lincoln remain viable as a school building, which the proposed addition certainly does, will help keep our
neighborhood stable and be a benefit to the City of Iowa City as a whole. We also note, as long-time residents of the
neighborhood, that we really do not see the loss of the "protected slope" in question, as much of a loss. That portion of
the hill is not something we have seen utilized by students in any manner.
Andy Chappell
Meredith Rich -Chappell
911 Rider Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Simon Andrew
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 8:31 AM
To: Jorden Mckibbin'; Council
Subject: RE: Research Paper
Hi Jorden,
I would be happy to speak with you about your paper. My contact information is below—we can set up a time to meet,
or email/phone is fine if that works better for you. Have a good day!
Best regards,
Simon Andrew
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Iowa City
410 East Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319)356-5014
simon-andrew@iowa-city.org
From: jorden Mckibbin[mailto:jordenleigh22@gmail.comj
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1:32 PM
To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Subject: Research Paper
Hi there,
My name is Jorden McKibbin and I am a student at the University of Iowa. I am writing a paper for one of my classes on
local business and the minimum wage here in Johnson County. I would love to ask a few questions and get more
information on what City Council does. If you could direct me who I should email, orjust send the questions to this one,
that would be great! Let me know, thanks.
Jorden M.
12-19-17
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Kellie Fruehling
From:
Simon Andrew
Sent:
Friday, December 01, 2017 5:10 PM
To:
'James Tutt'; Council
Subject:
RE: Iowa city population
Hi James,
Thank you for your email. Census data count students — you are correct that the census does not report population with
and without students. Respondents should be counted wherever their home is on April 1 of the census year. I have
reached out to the University to see if they report the residency of their students by city.
Iowa City's population with students (census data): 2010 Census: 67,862; 2016 estimate: 74,398
Not all students live within Iowa City, but the University's 2016 enrollment was 33,334 including graduate, professional,
and post graduate training. I will let you know if the University is able to approximate the number of these students who
live in Iowa City. 1 hope this helps!
Best regards,
Simon Andrew
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Iowa City
410 East Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 356-5014
simon-andrew@iowa-city.org
From: James Tutt [mailto:james.h.tutt@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 4:21 PM
To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Subject: Iowa city population
Hi,
I am doing a project and I would like to know the population of Iowa city, not including the students and including the
students. I can't seem to find this information from census data.
Would this be something you could help me with or can you send me in the correct direction.
Thanks
James
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Kellie Fruehling
From:
DAVID W. < kow789@yahoo.com >
Sent:
Sunday, December 03, 2017 6:30 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Christmas Market on Ped Mall
If no one has suggested a Christmas Market on the Ped Mall next year, please allow me to be the first. Similar
events are held there all summer and now you have some infrastructure to anchor the stalls. And it doesn't
have to be huge closing streets, last year on this date I was in Denver and their Christmas Market could have
easily fit on a third of the Ped Mall.
Thank you,
David Weldon
329 Samoa Court,
Iowa City
(and a home owner here since 1995)
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Mike Marchione <dm.volunteer@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 3:00 PM
To: Council
Subject: University of Iowa Dance Marathon Volunteering
Hello Members of Iowa City's City Council,
My name is Michael Marchione and I am the Volunteer Chair for University of Iowa's Dance Marathon! I am reaching out to you because
we know your love for the kiddos is as big as ours. Dance Marathon is a student -run organization dedicated to supporting pediatric
oncology patients, and their families, being treated at The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. We are a year-round
organization that culminates with a 24-hour long BIG Event February 2nd and 3rd, where we dance for the kiddos currently fighting and in
remembrance of the kiddos who are dancing in our hearts.
UI Dance Marathon wants to thank you all for everything you do for our community. You all do fantastic work. With this, we would love to
have members from City Council and their families volunteer at our BIG Event on February 2nd and 3rd! If you would be interested, please
sign up for a shift with the link attached below!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/lOcOc49a5ae2caafb6-dancel3
Thankyou!I
Always For The Kids,
Michael Marchione I Volunteer Chair
University of Iowa Dance Marathon 24
Cell Phone: 708-912-9011 l Website:dancemarathon.or¢
12-19-17
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Kellie Fruehling
From:
Geoff Fruin
Sent:
Wednesday, December 06, 2017 7:28 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
FW: Bins for curbside recycling & trash - SMALLER BINS please
-----Original Message -----
From: Jennifer Jordan
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 2:09 PM
To: 'Laura Hahn' <ljhahn@mchsi.com>; Jane Wilch <Jane-Wilch@iowa-city.org>
Cc: Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchway@iowa-city.org>; Rockne Cole <Rockne-Cole@iowa-city.org>;
Susan Mims <Susan-Mims@iowa-city.org>; Pauline Taylor <Pauline-Taylor@iowa-city.org>; John Thomas
<John-Thomas@iowa-city.org>; Jim Throgmorton <Jim-Throgmorton@iowa-city.org>; Geoff Fruin <Geoff-
Fruin@iowa-city.org>; Ron Knoche <Ron-Knoche@iowa-city.org>
Subject: RE: Bins for curbside recycling & trash - SMALLER BINS please
Hello Ms. Hanh,
Thank you for your email. The current blue recycling bins are 18 gallons and residents can continue to use
those. The new recycling trucks allow staff to manually dump the 18 -gallon bins or use the cart tipper to lift
and dump the 65 -gallon carts we'll be offering for recycling soon.
I'm working on a comprehensive update to the City Manager's Office regarding the curbside programs and the
carts we're ordering for organics collection and recycling. I would be happy to share that with you in the next
day or two when it is complete. The current plan does not include different sized trash cans; however, based on
residents' feedback, we have begun to talk internally about offering smaller trash carts. I appreciate your input
and well include that in the conversation.
I'll email you the update when we have that completed; in the meantime, please let me know if you have further
questions.
Thanks again for your email.
Jen
Jennifer Jordan
Resource Management Superintendent
City of Iowa City
319-887-6160
jennifer-jordan@iowa-city.org
-----Original Message -----
From: Laura Hahn [mailto:ljhahn@mchsi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 3:22 PM
To: Jane Wilch <Jane-Wilch@iowa-city.org>; Jennifer Jordan <Jennifer-Jordan@iowa-city.org>
Cc: Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchway@iowa-city.org>; Rockne Cole <Rockne-Cole@iowa-city.org>;
Susan Mims <Susan-Mims@iowa-city.org>; Pauline Taylor <Pauline-Taylor@iowa-city.org>; John Thomas
<John-Thomas@iowa-city.org>; Jim Throgmorton <Jim-Throgmorton@iowa-city.org>; Hahn Laura
<ljhahn@mchsi.com>
Subject: Bins for curbside recycling & trash - SMALLER BINS please
Ms. Wilch, Ms. Jordan & Councilors,
I note, and welcome, the change to single stream curbside recycling in Iowa City. I also note with interest, and
some trepidation, the promise of things to come in 2oi8 - specifically recycling bins that can be picked up by
truck with an automatic arm.
I have long been unhappy with the huge size of the trash bins mandated for use in Iowa City. The 65 gallon
bins are far too large; it's difficult to find garage space for them and they are unsightly if left outdoors. For any
household, especially a household that recycles as we do, the 65 gallon trash bins are much larger than needed.
It appears that Coralville (according to that city's website) offers residents a choice of either a 65 or 35 gallon
garbage bin. It would be wonderful if Iowa City would do this and I see no reason that can't happen. It might
even encourage less trash and more recycling. I've seen 35 gallon bins in use at condominiums in our
neighborhood in Iowa City, so it seems this is a feasible option.
And I sincerely hope that the recycling bins to come in 2018 will be a smaller size, e.g., 35 gallon maximum.
And I would be really happy to have a smaller trash bin as well.
Thanks for your attention.
Laura Hahn
1223 Michelle Ct.
Iowa City
IA 52240
321 East Market
Post Office Boz 2150
Iowa City, Iowa
522442150
Phone: (319) 3541104
Fax: (319) 3546962
Email addresses:
attorney's last name
@ptmlaw.com
www.ptmlaw.com
John E. Beasley
Dean D. Carrington
Thomas H. Gelman
Jessica Tucker Glick
Nicholas J. Kilburg
L. Craig Nierman
Gary J. Schmit
William N. Toomey
Richard M. Tucker
Bruce L. Walker
Carolyn Russell Wallace
Pope S. Yamada
Charles A. Mullen
[19372001]
William M. Tucker
[19222003]
Daniel W. Boyle
[19332013]
William Y. Phelan
[1922.2013]
PHELAN
WALKER
TUCKER
TUCKER
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December 6, 2017
Mayor Jim Throgmorton
City Councilors
Civic Center
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240
MULLEN
GELMAN LLP
A T L A W
Re: Whistler Apartments LLC - Withdrawal of offer to acquire portion
of vacated alley
Dear Mayor Throgmorton and City Councilors:
As legal counsel for Whistler Apartments, LLC, I previously submitted its offer
to acquire the east '/Y of the vacated alley adjacent to the properties located at
703, 705 and 709 S Dubuque Street. My client has modified its project to no
longer incorporate any portion of the vacated alley, and has requested that the
offer be cancelled. Please let the letter serve as notice of the revocation and
cancelling of the offer to purchase the alley.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
cc Whistler Apartments LLC
Robert Miklo, Senior Planner
Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney
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From: June Nasby
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 1:41 PM
To: 'gerald@napc.me'
Subject: RE: Request for the Bid Tabulation/Bid Results
Gerald,
There was not a bid tabulation, since this was not a bid, but rather a Request for Proposal.
June Nasby, CPPB
Purchasing
City of Iowa City
410 E Washington St
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319)356-5076
-----Original Message -----
From: gerald@napc.me [mailto:gerald@napc.me]
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 12:20 PM
To: June Nasby <June-Nasby@iowa-city.org>
Subject: Request for the Bid Tabulation/Bid Results
Hi,
My name is Gerald and I am with the North America Procurement Council's Iowa Bid Network.
I would like to formally request for the Bid Tabulation/Bid Results for this project:
Owner: Iowa City, City of
Project Title/Name: Removal and Disposal of Lime Residual Material Project Location: 80 St ephen Atkins Dr, Iowa City
Bid Date: 02/24/17 Bid number: 17-84
I have browsed through your agency's website but I could not find the said information hence, I hope you can help me
with my request. I greatly appreciate your time and assistance and I look forward to your response.
Best regards,
Gerald Carriedo
North America Procurement Council
www.napc.pro
(970)712-5589
gerald@napc.me
RequestCode:7507780
Kellie Fruehling
From: gerald@napc.me
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 12:20 PM
To: Council
Subject: Request for the Bid Tabulation/Bid Results
Hi,
My name is Gerald and I am with the North America Procurement Council's Iowa Bid Network.
I would like to formally request for the Bid Tabulation/Bid Results for this project:
Owner: Iowa City, City of
Project Title/Name: Removal and Disposal of Lime Residual Material Project Location: 8o St ephen Atkins Dr,
Iowa City Bid Date: 02/24/17 Bid number: 17-84
I have browsed through your agency's website but I could not find the said information hence, I hope you can
help me with my request. I greatly appreciate your time and assistance and I look forward to your response.
Best regards,
Gerald Carriedo
North America Procurement Council
www.napc.pro
(970)712-5589
gerald@napc.me
Request Code: 7507780
12-19-17
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To: Mayor and City Council Members
Iowa City Hall
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
December 7, 2017
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
We are writing concerning our application to the Historical Preservation Commission at their
November 9, 2017 meeting regarding our property at 318 North Gilbert. A draft of the minutes
of this meeting are included in your November 30, 2017 information packet. Bill Leupold, Julia
Leupold, Jerod Leupold( son and occupant) and businessman Derek Perez all spoke in support
of our application. The Commission unanimously voted it down on November 9 and again on
November 14.
We then sent a letter to City Clerk which was received in that office on November 22 stating
that we are appealing the Historic Commission's decision. A copy of our appeal request is
attached. This is not our formal appeal but only a notification that we wish to do so. Please
advise as to timetable and procedures.
This is an extremely busy time of year for you as Council members with end of year activities as
well as appointments to make and budgets to set etc. My husband, Bill Leupold, is chair of
Dickinson County Supervisors, Regional Mental Health, Early Childhood Iowa and member of
numerous other governing boards. He is also very busy with many of the same duties as you
are. We respectfully request that our Appeal be postponed until April, 2018.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this postponement request.
Sincerely,
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13515 253 Ave. Spirit Lake, IA 51360
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DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
318Nortb Gilbert Street
A meeting of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission was held at the City Hall on November 14,
2017. The following members were present: Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Kevin Boyd, Zac Builta, Gosia
Clore, Sharon DeGraw, GT Karr, Cecile Kuenxli, Pamela Michaud, and Frank Wagner.
By a vote of 0-10, the Commission failed to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness which would have
allowed an exception to the guidelines for a proposed alteration project at 318 North Gilbert Street in the
Northside Historic District
The proposal consists of the application aluminum siding and trim instead of painting the original sidir�d
trim. The application was not approved by staff due to the following reason:—
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to determine the architectural merit of the property and determine whether it is worthy of
preservation. The exception was denied due to the following reason:
At the time of the original survey for the Northside Historic District, the property was
classified as non -historic because it had not met the 50 -year threshold for historic
classification. Now, the house would be considered Non-contributing to the District but
would be considered historic because it is more than 50 years old. As a representative of
mid-century modem homes, the property is intact and worthy of preservation. The existing
material should be maintained.
The decision may be appealed to the City Council, which will consider whether the Historic Preservation
Commission has exercised its powers, and followed the guidelines established according to this Title (Title 14
of Iowa City Zoning Code), and whether the Commission's action was patently arbitrary or capricious (Iowa
City Zoning Code, Article 14 -8E -2D). To appeal, a written letter requesting the appeal must be filed with the
City Clerk no later than 10 business days after the date of the filing of this certificate.
Esther er, Vice -Chair
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TO: City Clerk
Iowa City City Hall
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Via ordinary U. S. mail and certified mail
November 20, 2017
Dear Clerk:
This represents the written appeal of the owner of the property in the Northside Historic
District located at 318 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City, and occupied by long time tenant and son,
Jerod Leupold.
This written appeal is being provided for the purpose of challenging the decisions(s) of
the Historic Preservation Committee made on November 9 and then, apparently, again on
November 14. A copy of the Denial of Certificate of Appropriateness is hereto attached and
made a part of this appeal.
This appeal then seeks approval to apply siding and make other improvements as set forth
in the application submitted on October 20, 2017 to the property at 318 North Gilbert Street,
Iowa City, Iowa.
JULIA ELLA LEUPOLD REVOCABLE
TRUST DATED JULY 16, 2012, OWNER
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From: Jennifer Jordan
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 4:06 PM
To: judypfohl@gmail.com'
Cc: Council;'mary.mascher@legis.iowa.gov'; Marcia Bollinger,'davidjacoby@legis.iowa.gov';
joe.bolkcom@legis.iowa.gov'; Geoff Fruin; Ashley Monroe
Subject: RE: recycling suggestions
Hi Ms. Pfohl,
Thanks for your email and your recycling suggestions. The Resource Management Division has been busy making some
of the very changes you suggest. We are in the process of ordering 65 -gallon carts with blue lids for recycling—we'll be
ordering a first batch carts very soon and will order another batch in the spring. The message on the bin may be more
generic than what you suggested because depending on the vendor we use, the materials may change. We do keep the
website www.icgov.org/recycling very current so please feel free to check that for answers on specific materials. We
have just moved to a single stream program; information on that new program is on the link above, too.
We've also heard that a 65 -gallon cart for recycling is too large for some households so we'll be evaluating 35 -gallon
recycling carts for the spring purchase, too.
The Iowa Bottle Bill is a State law so is outside of the realm of the City; however, it definitely benefits our recycling
efforts and reduces the material we'd otherwise see at the landfill. We'll be following the debate closely.
Thanks again for your input and please let me know if you have further suggestions or questions.
Jen
Jennifer Jordan
Resource Management Superintendent
City of Iowa City
319-887-6160
aennifer-iordan(Iowa-citv.orp
From: Judith Pfohl [mailto:iudvofohl@gmaii.com]
Sent: Friday, December 8, 2017 2:04 PM
To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Cc: Representative Mary Mascher <mary.mascher@legis.iowa.gov>; Marcia Bollinger <Marcia-Bollinger@iowa-city.org>;
David Jacoby <david.iacobv@legis.iowa.gov>; Joe Bolkcom <ioe.bolkcom@legis.iowa.goy>
Subject: recycling suggestions
If the city really wants people to recycle, give every home the tall bins like for garbage, but in a different color. And,
attach to the inside tops a list of acceptable items. (food stuck on pizza boxes? wrapping paper? frozen food
boxes? square milk cartons? napkins? Kleenex? batteries? glass? large cardboard?) One blue container is not enough
for a household to really recycle everything they can from a week.
Also, contact other cities to fight HyVee and other groceries who are trying to end pop can 5 cent returns. Think of all
the groups who pick up pop cans after every football game just to get the money. The law should be expanded instead
of dropped to reduce landfills across Iowa.
Judy Pfohl
Ty'n Cae Neighborhood President
2229 Abbey Ln
Iowa City, IA 52246
319-351-1684
12/7/17
Dear Iowa City Council Members,
Thank you very much for the concerns you expressed and attention paid during the
council work session on November 21.
I would like to ask that you continue to work on the code issues that arose surrounding
the structure at 101 Lusk Street.
I am reminded of these codes every time a vehicle attempts to back out of Lusk into my
driveway. I will continue to be reminded of them over the coming months as the
Maxwell Construction trucks tear up the street.
Thanks for doing this difficult work!
Have a good Christmas season.
Sincerely, 29
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612 Bayard Street
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December 19, 2017
Install (1) "No Left Turn" sign on First Avenue at the intersection with the
new Regina Catholic Education Center access.
Prepared By:
Emily Bothell; Acting Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner
Reviewed By:
Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner
Tracy Hightshoe; Interim Neighborhood & Development Services Director
Fiscal Impact:
No impact
Recommendations:
Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments:
None
Executive Summary:
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (9); Install (1) "No Left Turn" sign on First Avenue at the intersection
with the new Regina Catholic Education Center access (north of the First Avenue and
Rochester Avenue intersection).
This action will inform drivers of vehicles that they shall not make a left turn from First Avenue
into the Regina Catholic Education Center access.
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December 19, 2017
Removal of odd/even calendar parking prohibition on the 1200 block of E
Davenport Street between Reno Street and Pleasant Street and
establishment of "No Parking Any Time" parking prohibition on the north
side of the 1200 block of E Davenport Street.
Prepared By: Emily Bothell; Acting Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner
Reviewed By: Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner
Tracy Hightshoe; Interim Neighborhood & Development Services
Director
Fiscal Impact: No impact
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: None
Executive Summary:
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10,12); Remove odd/even calendar parking prohibition on the 1200
block of E Davenport Street between Reno Street and Pleasant Street. Establish "No Parking
Any Time" parking prohibition on the north side of the 1200 block of E Davenport Street between
Reno Street and Pleasant Street.
This action is being taken to relieve congestion on E Davenport Street (25' wide) when vehicles
park on both sides of the street directly across from each other after 5:00 p.m.
Iowa City Municipal Airport Five Year Strategic
Plan for FY2019-2023: GOALS:
1. Continue strong communication with the City Council, City
Administration, and seek opportunities to collaborate with
other City Departments. Related to the City Council's strategic plan
goal: "Enhance community engagement and intergovernmental relations."
2. Develop and maintain funding mechanisms for airport
operations and facility improvements and maintenance.
Related to the City Council's strategic plan goal: "Maintain a solid financial
foundation."
3. Increase use of the airport for aviation and other community
uses. Related to the City Council's strategic plan goal: "Enhance
community engagement and intergovernmental relations."
4. Maintain the safety and the aesthetic appeal of airport
infrastructure.
5. Implement the Airport's Master Plan.