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Home My WebLink About2020-12-15 CorrespondenceItem Number: 8.a. D ecember 15, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Bruce J ohnston: T hese are your police Item Number: 8.b. D ecember 15, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description J udy Pfohl: Thank you I owa City Item Number: 8.c. D ecember 15, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description J udy Pfohl (x2): Park sidewalk snow removal [S taff response included] Item Number: 8.d. D ecember 15, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Carol deP rosse: I nvestigate This Item Number: 8.e. D ecember 15, 2020 Remove (1) "Yiel d " sign and establish (2) "Stop" sig n s at the in tersection of Sou th Riversid e Drive and Riversid e Drive Prepared B y:Emily Bothell; S enior A ssociate Transportation P lanner Reviewed By:Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development S ervices Director F iscal I mpact:No impact. Recommendations:Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments:None. Executive S ummary: As directed by Title 9, C hapter 1, Section 3B of the C ity C ode, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (5); R emove (1) "Yield" sign on the southeast corner of S outh Riverside Drive and Riverside Drive and install (2) "S top" signs on the southeast and northwest corners of the intersection. Background / Analysis: T his action is being taken to allow for motorists to safely negotiate the intersection. Item Number: 8.f. D ecember 15, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Competitive Quotation Memo Item Number: 10.g. D ecember 15, 2020 Letter to the Johnson Cou n ty Plan n ing and Z onin g Commission in su p p ort of a rezonin g from County Ag ricultu ral (A) to County Residen tial (R) for approximately 40.62 acres of p roperty l ocated in unin corporated Joh n son County, south of the Rap id Creek Road N E and Rapid Creek Trail N E intersection in F ringe Area A - ou tsid e of Iowa City's G rowth Area. AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Staff Report with Attachments P&Z Minutes L etter to County NORTHGATEDRLYNDEN HEIGHTS RDLYNDENDRNELYNDENHEIGHTSRDNERAPIDCRE E KDRNE RAPID CREEK TRL NEHIGHWAY1NEL Y N D E NHEIGHTSRDNE RA P ID CRE E K R D N E CREZ20-0003Rapid Creek Rd. NEµ 0 0.15 0.30.075 Miles Prepared By: Joshua EngelbrechtDate Prepared: November 2020 An application submitted by Jesse Allen for the rezoning of 40.62 acres of property located south of 4680 Rapid Creek Rd NE from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R). AR A R NORTHGATEDRLYNDENDR NE LYNDENHEIGHTS R D N ERAPI D CREEKDRNE RAPID CREEK TRL NEHIGHWAY1NEL Y N D E N HEIGHTSRDNE RA P ID CRE E K R D N E ID-RPCO1 CREZ20-0003Rapid Creek Rd. NEµ 0 0.15 0.30.075 Miles Prepared By: Joshua EngelbrechtDate Prepared: November 2020 An application submitted by Jesse Allen for the rezoning of 40.62 acres of property located south of 4680 Rapid Creek Rd NE from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R). NORTHGATEDRLYNDEN HEIGHTS RDLYNDENDRNELYNDENHEIGHTSRDNERAPIDCRE E KDRNE RAPID CREEK TRL NEHIGHWAY1NEL Y N D E NHEIGHTSRDNE RA P ID CRE E K R D N E Johnson County PD & S CREZ20-0003Rapid Creek Rd. NEµ 0 0.15 0.30.075 Miles Prepared By: Joshua EngelbrechtDate Prepared: November 2020 An application submitted by Jesse Allen for the rezoning of 40.62 acres of property located south of 4680 Rapid Creek Rd NE from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R). (319) 351-8282 LAND PLANNERS LAND SURVEYORS CIVIL ENGINEERS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS www.mmsconsultants.net 1917 S. GILBERT ST. 11-10-20 RLA JDM 7596-118 1 A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE FRACTIONAL NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH P.M. JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA ILLUSTRATIVE EXHIBIT 1 1"=100'GRAPHIC SCALE IN FEET 1"=100' 0 10 25 50 75 100 G:\7596\7596-118\7596-118x2.dwg, 11/11/2020 10:06:25 AM November 11, 2020 Mr. Josh Busard Johnson County Planning Development & Sustainability Dept. 913 S. Dubuque St, Suite 204 Iowa City, IA 52240 RE: Letter of Intent for Rapid Creek Road - Rezoning Dear Josh: On behalf of Yellow Rock, LLC we are filing a rezoning application for parcel 0831201001, located to the south of Rapid Creek Road NE, approximately 3,000 ft east of Highway 1 NE. The intention is to rezone this agricultural land to residential and to develop a county subdivision. This area has been included in the Johnson County Future Land Use Map as a residential growth area. The intention is to subdivide the northern portion of this property into 1-acre lots. The Rapid Creek floodway would remain undeveloped, and the goal is to create hiking and recreational opportunities in the creek corridor. Each lot will have its own septic system. A community well will service the lots. An access for the future subdivision will be located at the far northeast corner of the parcel to line up with the existing driveway on the north. Included with the rezoning exhibit is a concept plan for the subdivision. Please feel free to call if you have questions. Respectfully submitted, Ronald Amelon, P.E. T:\7596\7596-118\Rezone\LetterofIntentRezoning.docx MINUTES PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 3, 2020 – 7:00 PM ELECTRONIC FORMAL MEETING MEMBERS PRESENT: Maggie Elliott, Mike Hensch, Phoebe Martin, Mark Nolte, Mark Signs, Billie Townsend MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Craig, STAFF PRESENT: Ray Heitner, Sarah Hektoen, Anne Russett OTHERS PRESENT: John Yapp RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL: By a vote of 6-0 the Commission recommends approval of CREZ20-0003, an application for a rezoning from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R) for approximately 40.62 acres of land located in unincorporated Johnson County, Fringe Area A – Outside of the City’s Growth Area. CALL TO ORDER: Hensch called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. CASE NO. CREZ20-0003: Applicant: Yellow Rock, LLC Location: South of the Rapid Creek Road NE and Rapid Creek Trail NE Intersection An application for a rezoning from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R) for approximately 40.62 acres of land located in unincorporated Johnson County, Fringe Area A – Outside of the City’s Growth Area. Heitner began the staff report with an aerial view of the subject property just south of Rapid Creek Road NE, roughly a mile east of Highway 1. Next he showed a view of the subject property with the County's zoning applied, the entire property is zoned County Agricultural, to the west there is some County Residential. Heitner showed the Fringe Area as it applies to the subject property which showed the property in Fringe Area A but outside of the City's projected growth boundary. Heitner gave some background on the application. As stated, the request is to rezone from County Agricultural to County Residential the entire 40.62 acre property. Regarding the process Iowa City makes a recommendation on the rezoning to the County Planning and Zoning Commission however ultimately the final decision on the rezoning falls within the County's jurisdiction. Heitner noted it is the City’s understanding that the applicant intends to develop and divide the land into seven single family residential lots. Regarding the Fringe Area Agreement, it is a component of the City's Comprehensive Plan and applies to area outside of the City's jurisdiction that's not planned for in the Comprehensive Plan and provides guidance regarding land development within two miles of the Iowa City corporate limits. Staff relies on the Fringe Area Agreement policies when reviewing rezoning the Fringe Area. Heitner showed a photo of the subject property, it's mostly open space in the foreground with some woodland in the background. He noted there is some floodplain covering the southern half of the property and it is anticipated that the floodplain would, for the most part, not overlap with planned development that might accompany this rezoning. Heitner added the proposed land use of County Residential is typically lots of about an acre, but can be smaller, but must be a minimum of a quarter acre. Heitner reiterated there is some single-family residential use nearby this subject property, so staff doesn’t feel that this rezoning request is out of character with the existing area. In terms of compliance with the County's Comprehensive Plan, Heitner showed the Future Land Use Map for the County and the future residential land use would match the County's Future Land Use Map for this area. In terms of compliance with the Fringe Area Agreement Heitner reiterated the property is located in the Fringe Area A but outside the growth area. The Agreement as currently written states agricultural uses are preferred here, so while staff recognizes that the request doesn't align with Fringe Area Agreement they do feel that it aligns with the County's Comprehensive Plan, as well as the general character in the surrounding area. Heitner also wanted to remind the Commission that staff is currently working with County planning staff on revisions to the Fringe Area Agreements and this land use direction would be consistent the County's Future Land Use Map for areas outside of the City's growth area. The role of the Commission is to determine if the rezoning should be recommended for approval to City Council and then Council will then make a formal recommendation to the Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission. Staff’s recommendation is although the proposed rezoning doesn't directly align with policies outlined in the adopted Fringe Area Agreement, staff recommends approval of this application submitted by Yellow Rock LLC to rezone 40.62 acres of property on the southside of the Rapid Creek Road NE and Rapid Creek Trail NE intersection in unincorporated Johnson County for the following reasons: (1) the proposed rezoning is consistent with the County's Future Land Use Map and County Comprehensive Plan, and (2) staff is working with County planning staff to update the current Fringe Area Agreement. Hensch asked if is it fair to say that the Fringe Area Agreement significantly predates the County's new Comprehensive Plan and the updated Future Land Use Map and that in subsequent revisions to the Fringe Area Agreement, that Agreement will probably be brought in to a consistent manner with the new Comprehensive Plan and the updated Future Land Use Map and eliminate that disparity that exists currently. Heitner confirmed that was correct and noted the current iteration of the Fringe Area Agreement was adopted in 2006 and the County's update to their Future Land Use Map was in 2018, so there's a fairly significant gap there. He added they hope to have the revisions to the Fringe Area Agreement completed within the next year or so. Elliott asked how hard is it to update the Fringe Area Agreement, does it need to go through City Council and other processes. Heitner replied it would involve an update to a portion of the Comprehensive Plan so it's been a process that they've been working with County staff on for probably over a year now. They are meeting pretty regularly with County staff on updates and are at a place now where City and County staff are pretty much agreeable to most of the policy direction that they would want to incorporate in that revised agreement. Now it is just a matter of polishing the document a little bit and getting it ready for public review. He noted a big component of this on the City’s side was doing some build-out analysis and calculations to determine what they thought would be a necessary catchment area for future peripheral growth and that was a big part of the analysis. Hensch opened the public hearing. Hearing none, Hensch closed the public hearing. Nolte moved to approved CREZ20-0003, an application for a rezoning from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R) for approximately 40.62 acres of land located in unincorporated Johnson County, Fringe Area A – Outside of the City’s Growth Area. Martin seconded the motion. Martin stated she attended a continuing ed class on the Johnson County Future Land Use Map and all the new rules and it seems the new rules are a lot more strict in Johnson County with a lot more protections for woodlands, sensitive areas, water retention, and all that. Therefore she feels comfortable with sending a letter to the Johnson County that they agree with this. Hensch said his only issue on this whole application is this continuing problem of Fringe Area Agreements and until they get updated, they’re going to consistently have this problem of updated documents being in conflict with older documents. Hensch noted the developer’s representative has joined the zoom call and while they have already closed the public hearing he could have an opportunity to speak or answer any questions. John Yapp (Allen Homes) was available to answer any questions. There were none. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. Kellie Fruehlin l-� From: Susannah Middaugh <susmiddaugh@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 7:19 AM To: Council Subject: Fwd: Today's MISSING THEM programming i Rlait are we doing this here in Iowa City soon? thank you for reading this. Very Important! Forwarded message Late Handouts Distributed (Date) From: Terry Parris Jr. <tparris@thecitv.nvc> Date: Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 7:06 AM Subject: Today's MISSING THEM programming To: Terry Parris Jr. <tparris@thecity.nvc> CC: Allie Ginwala <aginwala@thecity.nyc>, Erica Anderson <eanderson@thecity.nyc>, Daniel Laplaza <dlaplaza @thecity.nyc>, Lauren Costantino <Icostantino@thecity.nyc> Hi again, Thanks for signing up to Sunday's MISSING THEM Memorial Events. We kicked things off last night with some beautiful readings from poets Ellen Bass, Ross Gay and Aracelis Girmay. Today, we have a full day of programming that we'd like to tell you about. We have five distinct events, ending with families sharing stories of loss and life during COVID. Each of these families participated in the MISSING THEM project. Please come out and support them at 5 p.m. EST if you can. Here's all the programming for today: 10 a.m. EST: Writing Your Grief and Celebrating Life: A Writing Workshop What Will the Neighbors Say? theatre group will deliver a virtual writing workshop to any folks who have been impacted by loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the workshop, in the space of just 24 hours, the WWTNS? team will edit the material into a script, and present it digitally with professional actors on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. EST. Sign up for the workshop here. 1:30 p.m EST: Mental and Spiritual Health Roundtable on Grief and Trauma This is an opportunity to hear from therapists, social workers, hospital chaplains and trauma specialists about processing grief and trauma. Sign up here. 2:30 p.m. EST: Connect & Reflect: Living and Grieving Through the Pandemic Following the mental and spiritual health roundtable, we want to offer a space for conversation. So please join THE CITY and Local Voices Network for a conversation on grief, the pandemic and connecting prompted by us, but led by you. Sign up here. 4 p.m. EST: MISSING THEM theatrical experience Actor and director Reza Salazar has crafted a theatrical tribute inspired by the obituaries written by the MISSING THEM team. Performed by actors Adriana Sananes, Demetrius Daniel, Danaya Esperanza, Ellis Vizcarra and Francis Mateo, MISSING THEM will be represented in a 40 -minute Zoom experience honoring these stories and celebrating the lives of New Yorkers taken too soon. Sian up here. 5 p.m. EST: Families and friends share stories of their loved ones lost during COVID Following the theatrical performance, more than a dozen families will join us to share a memory or a story in honor of those they lost due to COVID. Our hope is that telling these stories in some small way will create avenues of connection and bring some comfort for those speaking and those bearing witness. Sign up here. If you have any questions or issues signing up, please let us know. I'll see you soon. -Terry Terry Parris Jr. Engagement Director, THE CITY Follow us on Twitter. Instaeram and Facebook C: 718-866-8674 T: @terryparrisir Susannah Middaugh Family Counselor FAMILIES, INC. 233 S. Second Street P.O. Box 130 West Branch, IA 52358 Cell:319-321-6260 Office: 319-643-2532 susmiddaugh@Rmail.com December 15, 2020 Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 RE: Rapid Creek Rd NE Rezoning, Unincorporated Johnson County Dear Members of the Commission: �r CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www. icgov. o rg The Iowa City City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission have reviewed the request from Yellow Rock, LLC to rezone approximately 40.62 acres of property in unincorporated Johnson County, located south of the Rapid Creek Rd NE and Rapid Creek Trail NE intersection from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R). The Fringe Area Agreement allows for City review of County rezoning cases for property within two miles of Iowa City. The subject property is located in Fringe Area A — Outside of Iowa City's Growth Area. For property located in this area, the Fringe Area Agreement states that agricultural uses are preferred. The proposed rezoning does not directly align with the policies outlined in the adopted Fringe Area Agreement. However, at its December 3, 2020 meeting, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for the following reasons: 1. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the County's Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive plan; 2. Staff is working with County planning staff to update the Fringe Area Agreement. On December 15, 2020 the City Council reviewed the rezoning application and agreed with the Planning and Zoning Commission. The City Council concurs with the Commission and recommends that this rezoning from County Agricultural (A) to County Residential (R) be approved. Thank you for your consideration of our comments on this application. Sincerely, ruce Teague 0 Mayor, City of Iowa City Kellie Fruehling From: Stephen Carey <stephencarey@ccaschools.org> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 11:57 AM To: Council; Bruce Teague Subject: science Late Handouts Distributed if Greetings, 12--14-2-o (Date) I recently tried to get a membership at Planet Fitness but they are all wearing masks due to the pseudoscience the city has been practicing during the pandemic. You seem to "double down" on policies that are completely ineffective, take away basic freedoms, and have far greater unintended consequences. Open things back up and quit with your mask pseudoscience. Here's my science on mask wearing while working out. WHERE IS YOUR SCIENCE ON MASK WEARING WHILE WORKING OUT? Please cite it. I agree with those who say you should follow the science. Let's follow the actual science. If you want the science on how dumb masks are in general I'd be happy to provide you the links and information but for just this email, I'll focus on masks while working out. I'm sure no one will read this and if it is read, will just be laughed at that a jerk like myself dare question "the science." This is no longer a democracy. You take freedoms and rights away on a whim, citing science that doesn't exist or ignoring the unintended harm and consequences your policies create. Hope this is actually responded to or even read. I'm sure it won't be. You all believe you are above it. I wish I was using a more respectful tone because your title deserves it, however, your decision-making on this matter doesn't deserve any respect. Steve Carey 190 Broadmoor Ln Iowa City, IA 52245