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Home My WebLink About2010-02-16 Correspondence~~ State of the City Address Mayor Matthew J. Hayek February 16, 2010 Good evening. It is my pleasure, along with my colleagues on the City Council, to present the State of the City Address for 2010. Although the weak economy and our continued flood recovery work represent significant challenges, I am excited about the opportunities Iowa City can look forward to. Our community is not immune from the general economic downturn. Despite our fortunate situation with strong local employers and stable job trends, we are nevertheless challenged to tighten our belts and look closely at our priorities. In these times we must be particularly careful stewards of limited public resources. It is not possible to continue with business as usual. As the City grows and as our population increases, we add new streets, sewers, park land, and the like. Basic services like garbage removal must also be enhanced to accommodate the growth. The current budget reality is that we rely on existing staff and resources to maintain our public facilities and services, even as they expand. The city is severely limited in its ability to add new staff or new programs. This will hold true in the next year as well, with one notable exception. Through a combination of tough budget decisions made by council and staff, better-than- expected revenue projections, and the recently-passed 1 % franchise fee, the city is adding 15 new positions to serve the public. Of those positions, nine will be new fire fighters to staff Fire Station #4, which, after many years of discussion, will be constructed this year in northeast Iowa City. Fire Station #4 will ensure faster response times to the growing number of residences and businesses in this important part of town. This project represents an enhancement of safety. We are confident it will also boost economic development. The other positions will be six new police officers to enhance patrol operations in higher crime areas. One of the officers will specialize in juvenile-related crimes. It is clear that crime has increased in recent years, both in numbers and in severity. This cannot be tolerated and must be a primary focus of our attention and resources. I believe I speak for the entire council in stating that crime prevention is now, and will remain, a priority for as long as it takes to maintain high levels of safety within our community. The addition of the six officer positions will allow the police department to provide better community policing. The city, however, cannot address the crime issues on its own. Fortunately, our neighborhoods are doing their part. Iowa City's neighborhood associations, with some help from city staff, have in recent years become far more organized and proactive concerning youth and crime issues. If you have played a role in strengthening your neighborhood, thank you, and please continue your work. We believe this grass roots activism will not only combat crime, but will also promote civic engagement and community building that will pay social dividends for all of us. Despite the economic malaise, we are determined to position Iowa City to be ready to move forward when the economy improves. We know the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids corridor will continue to be a dominant focus of economic growth and activity within the State of Iowa. Here in the southern end of the corridor, we must continue to grow our commercial and industrial tax base. To that end, we are pursuing a number of economic development strategies. I would like to highlight a few of those for you. The Towncrest Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan is an offshoot of our ongoing Southeast District Planning process. The opportunities in the Towncrest Neighborhood are tremendous. It is a relatively small area of disinvestment and declining property tax assessments surrounded by a wonderful neighborhood, schools, parks, and trails. It is already served by public transit, it has existing sewer and water infrastructure, and it boasts a growing commercial district. We hope to take advantage of all of these opportunities to redevelop the Towncrest area into a fine urban neighborhood. The rollout of the city's Towncrest Redevelopment Plan will occur later this spring. Later in tonight's City Council meeting we will hold public hearings related to the annexation and zoning of property to create the Moss Green Urban Village. This project will create an office- research park in northeast Iowa City characterized by the use of green building and landscaping techniques. It will allow us to continue the orderly growth of northeast Iowa City by extending Oakdale Boulevard west from Iowa Highway 1 and eventually to Prairie Du Chien Road. The Riverfront Crossings Redevelopment Project, located south of Burlington Street near the river, is an exciting opportunity that started as a Federal recovery initiative after the flood of 2008. We have partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State's Rebuild Iowa Office to develop an overall concept plan for this area that will result in an exciting urban neighborhood marked by commercial and residential development, walkable to downtown and the University employment center, and featuring a riverfront park designed to mitigate future 2 flood events. Of particular interest is the proposed rail transit service between the Riverfront Crossings District and River Landing in Coralville. Of note, the name "Riverfront Crossings" stems from the crossing of the CRANDIC rail line with the Iowa Interstate rail line in this neighborhood. With the cooperation of the Chamber of Commerce, we continue to pursue the extension of Amtrak service from Chicago to Iowa City and points westward, and hope to see that service arrive within the next five years as federal funding becomes available. An important component of the Riverfront Crossings project is the relocation of the North Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was severely impacted by the 2008 flood, to a new location adjacent to the existing South Wastewater Treatment Plant. This will enable redevelopment of the old site and ensure that our wastewater treatment system is immune to future flood events. The City's expansion of the southeast industrial area is nearing completion with the establishment of a new 173-acre industrial campus featuring shovel-ready sites for investors ready to add or expand operations in our community. We continue to market this area to the wind power industry as well as other industrial uses. As with our commercial tax base, expansion of our industrial tax base is critical to the city's long-term financial health. We have received a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to complete a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a downtown business incubator. We spend a great deal of time and energy attracting new businesses, and we should make a similar effort to support the people and ideas already present in the community. There are no better examples of the potential for home-grown success than ACT and Pearson, both of which were incubated from ideas at the University of Iowa. Growing downtown remains an important focus as we continue with the evolution of downtown from a commercial center to an arts-entertainment-residential center. Over the last ten years the City has promoted this growth through the construction of Tower Place and the Court Street parking and transportation centers. These facilities help to address the demand for parking and have spurred additional commercial development in the downtown area. Our next downtown project is a multi-use parking facility on the old St. Patrick's parish hall site. This will be apublic-private partnership and will add commercial and residential space to the area. We like to talk about green development initiatives, and redeveloping a downtown infill parcel is a prime example of green development. Though we are concerned about the potential 3 loss of tax revenues for the county, school district and city, the University's decision to relocate the Music School and Clapp Auditorium downtown can, with effective planning, also be a catalyst for private development downtown. Recovery from the flood of 2008 remains a high priority and will continue to consume a great deal of staff time and energy. The flood damage to residential property in Iowa City was approximately $26 million. The flood damage to public infrastructure was approximately $116 million. The flood damage to University facilities was upwards of $1 billion. Our goal remains to not only rebuild, but do so better than before and with an eye toward protecting us from future flood events. A highlight of our flood recovery effort is the extensive coordination to date between the City and the University as well as our neighbors in Coralville. We have created a hydraulic model of the Iowa River corridor that allows us to model the impact of various flood projects currently being developed. This includes the elevation of Dubuque Street and the replacement of Park Road Bridge, which will be major construction projects over the next few years. This will have a positive impact on river levels upstream during a major flood event, both here in Iowa City and in Coralville. Productive intergovernmental cooperation can be found in other areas too. One such example is the UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership, a joint effort between the City and the University to ensure that neighborhoods surrounding campus remain safe, affordable, and attractive places to live and work. We have received assistance from the State of Iowa, and our goal is to encourage a healthy balance of owner-occupied and rental properties in those neighborhoods. Toward that end the partnership will purchase 20 homes over the next three years, rehabilitate them, and then sell them as affordable owner-occupied housing for qualified buyers. We are also working to capitalize on our recognition in 2008 as a UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City joins Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia as the only communities in the world to have earned this honored designation. Working with the University and other public entities, we have established anon-profit corporation to lead this effort. We believe the economic development potential of this project to be significant. The last example of local intergovernmental cooperation that I will mention is the Joint Emergency Communication Center, which will become operational in July. The JECC will enable all public safety agencies in Johnson County to have seamless communication. Iowa 4 City believes the JECC will prove to be an excellent example of how regional service coordination can, where appropriate, benefit the entire area. Green initiatives related to establishing a more sustainable community remain a high priority. The City of Iowa City is the first municipality in the State to complete acommunity-wide greenhouse gas inventory. This provides us with a reference point to measure progress toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. We have conducted energy audits on our eight largest buildings and identified energy retrofit features that preliminarily will save at least $75,000 per year in energy costs. Eco Iowa City is an innovative program developed by our Public Library and Public Works Departments to promote environmental sustainability in our city. It will include initiatives related to urban composting and local foods, energy conservation, storm water management, and smart waste disposal. We are also preparing to bid the construction of the East Side Recycling Center, which will create a comprehensive facility for recycling and environmental education. Citizens will be able to recycle electronic waste, petroleum products, purchase compost and woodchips, and dispose of hazardous household waste. I am pleased to announce that Iowa City Transit ridership reached the two million ride mark in fiscal year 2009, the highest ridership total since 1986. Federal economic stimulus programs have enabled us to update our vehicle fleet and we look forward to continued growth in that service. In spite of our present inability to grow city programs and services, some initiatives promise to enhance the livability of our community. One is the development of a landmark recreational facility, the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, named after longtime Parks and Recreation Department Director Terry Trueblood. This new park will include a 95-acre lake and many other natural amenities. Budget constraints are forcing us to develop the park more slowly than we would like. So we will make modest progress over the next few years and have been assisted by an ongoing fundraising effort by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Foundation. We also hope to partner with the State through the Vision Iowa program for additional assistance to complete this spectacular recreation area. 5 Before I close, I must mention that 2010 is an important year to our community because it is a census year. Collected census data will determine the federal government's distribution of funds for job training, schools, housing and many other community services. It can represent more than $1200 per person counted each year. On behalf of the city, I ask that when you receive your census forms, please return them as soon as possible in the postage paid envelope. For every 100 residents in Iowa City who are not counted, over $1 million could be lost to our community over the next decade. To conclude, Iowa City will ride out the economic storm while meeting current needs and planning for the future. We are a growing, vibrant community and we are blessed with many advantages. On behalf of the city council and staff, I encourage the public to participate in the many exciting activities, both current and planned, that mark our fine community. 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Development Brokers & Consultants An ldeu.....1n a possibilitv.....tn Berrlity Al Wells PO BOX 2224 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244 319.400.2908 T 319.624.1345 F Licensed Iowa Realtor 2/2/2010 02-16-10 5f 2 Marian Karr From: Katherine Parker Bryden [katherinecparker@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 12:28 PM To: Council Subject: Hwy 1 sidewalk project Dear City Council, My husband, two small boys, and I are residents of the Miller Orchard Neighborhood and are avid cyclists and frequent pedestrians (those of us who can walk, anyway).I am writing to thank you for your support of the Highway 1 sidewalk project, and I am asking you to also include installing sidewalks connecting Benton St. to the highway on Orchard, Hudson, and Miller Streets when this project is being planned. I am very excited about the prospect of better cycle and walking access along the highway and the connector streets. I can also say that my neighbors, art graduate students, would love to see the sidewalks put in as it would give them much easier access to the Studio Arts complex in the old Menards building. I see this as a long-term investment in creating a sustainable city, and I appreciate your vision and assistance in achieving this goal. Sincerely, Katherine Parker Bryden 224 W. Benton St. Iowa City 2/1/2010 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: P Swygard [ps_1915@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:06 PM To: Council Cc: Marcia Bollinger; Sarah Walz; Jeff Davidson Subject: Funding Highway 1 Sidewalk/Trail Dear Members of the City Council, I am writing to encourage you to approve the Highway 1 Sidewalk Project as part of the CIP budget for fiscal year 2012. Furthermore, I would like to request that you also include north-south connector sidewalks between Benton Street and Hwy 1 as part of the first phase of this project. Funding this project would be a first step in the right direction as part of the plan recently developed with the assistance of the graduate students in urban and regional planning from the University of Iowa to revitalize the Miller-Orchard neighborhood. Additionally, as a neighborhood adjacent to the University of Iowa, it would make our area a more viable partner in the current UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership program and any future programs designed to reinvest in this part of Iowa City to make it a safe, affordable, and attractive place to live and work. Currently there are no sidewalks along any of the north-south streets (Orchard, Hudson, or Miller) in the Miller-Orchard neighborhood connecting Benton and the highway. Traffic on these arterial streets is heavy as they are used to cut through between Highway 1 and Benton, and to by-pass the traffic lights at the intersection of Benton and Riverside. Our neighborhood is very pedestrian-oriented, includes a number of small children, and is an area where cars and people must share these heavily traveled streets. Safety is always a top concern. I hope that you will ensure that these connecting sidewalks are part of the funding for the first phase of this total project. Thank you for your time, Paula Swygard 426 Douglass St. Iowa City, IA 2/2/2010 5f 3 Marian Karr From: Jim Knapp [jimknapp@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:57 PM To: Council Cc: Opinion Subject: Letter regarding Ralston Creek Attachments: Letter regarding Ralston Creek.docx My name is James C Knapp and I live at 528 Rundell St. I am writing to express my distress as well as the other people in Iowa City that live in the Ralston Creek 100 year floodplain. We are discriminated against in the propery evaluations because we have to pay in excess of $1000.00 per year flood insurance and this is a burden that is not recoginized in the assessed property evaluations. I will bring a copy of this letter to the Tuesday February 2nd meeting and expect it to be entered into the offical file. The letter is attached as a word document and will also be delivered to the opinion editor at the Press Citizen. It reads as follows: This is an issue that impacts more homes and properties than the collective damage of all the 1993 and 2008 flooding in a relatively small portion of Iowa City. My home, as are many others in Iowa City is located in what is deemed to be the 100 year floodplain. The properties I refer to are in the Ralston Creek watershed. My making my concerns of these issues known to the appropriate department of the city regarding the properties with this common designation has fallen on deaf ears. I get the response that "We have remapped the floodplain. It is my contention that this was not done by a complete study and including an exact engineering update. A study where there was physical surveying and gathering all the appropriate data. This was done by cursory adjustment to GIS mapping and excluded assessing the impact all of the changes in the development of the properties on the east side of Iowa City. That impact was the result of substantial development having been allowed with a few detention ponds having been added. However, the water still runs along the gutters and into drains which then feed into Ralston Creek. This lack of system is symptomatic of the ignorance of previous councilors and staff that did little more than pay lip service to any property outside of the Central Business District. This was a travesty and a failure of our elected officials to act responsibly. The problem was band aid patched by a few additional feet of ineffectual sewer running into Ralston Creek when it could have been put into a subterranean system replete with lift stations to carry it to the Iowa River rather than allowing it to jeopardize the properties along Ralston Creek and the adjoining neighborhoods. This was tantamount to wanton disregard for the economic impact upon those residents that happen to live in the impacted areas. What in fact has happened is that the city has made it easier for storm water runoff to reach Ralston Creek. Through their actions they ended up making the people living in these lower lying areas the recipients of the flood water from all the other properties sitting high and dry. Consider for example East Washington Street or East Court Street. All high and dry but sending their water down the streets and into the few storm sewers which ultimately empty into Ralston Creek. If the City of Iowa City were to undertake a program to flood proof all of residential areas in the city's east side this would be living up to the mandate to serve the entire community. By building a storm sewer replete with lift stations to take the water over such areas as the higher elevated areas of Summit Street the property owners in the other less desirable areas of the east side would not have to pay over $1,000 per annum for flood insurance. They also would not be in the potentially dangerous situation of having to be in a 2/2/2010 floodplain. These properties pay substantial property taxes based upon an arbitrary evaluation system that does not even take into consideration the diminished value of a property that has to pay flood insurance. Even though the board of appeals has been approached on this matter they closed their eyes, ears and minds to the appeal. Feedback came in the manner of Would you sell your house for X number of $?" This was not the point. To wit: The assessed valure of a typical lot on East Washington Street where I built three homes is $35,500. These lots are 10,300 square feet with shrubs, trees and above the floodplain. They are also in excellent proximity to Helen Lemme Grade School and City High School as well as within walking distance of Regina. They are located on a bus route and the construction is high quality. The square foot value of these lots according to the city assessor's evaluation is approximately $3.50 per square foot. Conversely the land values of my home and others located on Rundell St. that are designated in the 100 year floodplain are assessed at a value of $48,000. This is a number which approaches $8.00 per square foot of lot. These are narrow lots of 50 feet in width extending back 125 feet to either an alley or Ralston Creek. This is a prime example of the lack of the government of Iowa City to have any idea of what is going on in the assessor's office. Or to even care in regard to areas in which they do not reside. This is also an example of unfair taxation that favors the more affluent neighborhoods of Iowa City and disregards the plight of people having to pay flood insurance because the city will not install a storm sewer system that does not contribute to the potential flooding of Ralston Creek. The city will obviously object on financial reasons even though they have catered to the areas that were in the flood plain and did suffer damage from the 2008 and the 1993 flooding. This as an example of the city responding to the people in one area where the city should accept the blame for allowing the development to proceed and not accepting the responsibility for the areas where they had no control over the development which occurred in the 1930s or before. It is time for the City of Iowa City to either allow the reduction of property values in this area to reflect the decrease in value due to the fact the property owners have to pay flood insurance in excess of $1000.00 per annum. Or on the other hand the city can undertake a program of construction of a storm sewer system that will protect the entire city. This problem will be rectified either by actions of the Iowa City Council and the City Assessor's office or through petition and litigation through the courts. I should like to add that in one conversation with a FEMA employee I was informed that a substantial problem with the flood mapping is due to the fact that the College and Court Street bridges impede the flow of water in time of substantial rain and pose the potential for that water to back up onto the properties up creek from them. We that have this problem in our neighborhoods will not go quietly down the crick while the City of Iowa City ignores the plight of the property owners for which the city is contributory to. It is time that the City Council of Iowa City and the powers that be wake up and start serving the entire city not just the developers and Down Town Business Association. Consider that you have been given notice. Sincerely, James and Shirley Knapp 528 Rundell St. Iowa City, IA 52240 319 354 2443 2/2/2010 Marian Karr From: Jim Knapp [jimknapp@mchsi.com] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM To: hilary.copeland@ecicog.org Cc: Council Subject: Hazard Mitigation Plan Attachments: Letter regarding Ralston Creek.docx Dear Ms. Copeland, I have attached a document I presented to the City Council of Iowa City this past Tuesday evening. I was only allowed 5 minutes to read it to it. This I believe was rude on their part as I spent 7 days during the flooding of 2008 filling sand bags and emptying them following the flood. I also spent 2 days in Parkersburg removing the debris from the F5 Tornado. To my mind that gives me the right to be heard. I do not know if the City of Iowa City will give any attention to the attached document. The city is directing their attention to the areas that were impacted severely in the 2008 flood. There are other areas that are also in the flood plain of Ralston Creek and I reside in that area. I would think that a Hazard Mitigation Plan would by definition address those area since FEMA has chosen to classify them as within the 100 and 500 year floodplains. This being so then it is incumbent upon the City of Iowa City to seek funds and to bring those areas out of that potential hazard. The residents of those areas are unfairly taxed because their property evaluations do not reflect the reduced value of those properties where they are subject to flood insurance. I do not know if you or anyone can affect the justice that we residents deserve. I do believe that any plan that does not call for action to remove the hazard which FEMA contends exists is an incomplete plan and should be revised to reflect this situation. It may be because the members of our city council do not reside in such an area. It may be because they do not care beyond the paying of lip service to a mandated federal requirement. Iowa City stands with their hands out for federal dollars and the extent of the flood in the areas they will apply them has passed. They should be required to direct their concerns and efforts to the areas that are still in an area which FEMA claims have the potential for serious flooding. I say this not only because I live here but because FEMA has informed me that some of the problems are generated by the College Street Bridge which impedes the flow of Ralston Creek during periods of heavy rainfall. This should be changed. The city should be required to provide a complete remapping of the entire city where there is potential for flooding. Not based upon a space located GIS system but an actual study of the past and more recent changes as well as data regarding previous periods of high rainfall. I am in the process of organizing homeowners in this area and we will seek action either by a commitment from the City of Iowa City, change in the property tax evaluations or preparing and taking the case before the district courts to receive redress for the damages we have paid in the form of insurance premiums that are required and do not go to decrease the assessed evaluation of our properties. I would seek to enlist your help in addressing the matter with the committee and expressing that the Hazard Mitigation Plan by the very definition of the words means that they take the action to lessen or soften the potential for flooding in the Ralston Creek Flood Plain, a lessening that would, if addressed properly give the property owners fair evaluations on their properties. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely James & Shirley Knapp 528 Rundell St, Iowa City IA 52240 319 354 2443 2/4/2010 Property Tax Relief for Residents Along Ralston Creek Mayor Hayek and council members I would like to bring the following statement to your attention. I have prepared copies for you and distribution to the press. I will try to read quickly but doubt that I can meet the constraints of the 5 minute rule. Be it as it may I offer the following and beg your undivided attention. I beg your kind indulgence. Tonight I hope to enlist you assistance on an issue that impacts many properties in Iowa City. I realize that you are nearing completion of and will be endorsing the Hazard Mitigation Plan and that some of the issues addressed are flood control. Sadly the plan does not include a viable solution for the economic hardships endured by the people living in the Ralston Creek watershed. We have not been heard like the tree falling in the forest. No one will carry the sound to the ears of a populous that would be sympathetic to our cause. These unaddressed issues impact more homes and properties than the collective damage of all the 1993 and 2008 flooding which were in a relatively small portion of Iowa City. My home, as are many others in Iowa City is located in the Ralston Creek watershed. This is deemed to be the 100 year floodplain. Making my concerns of these issues known to the appropriate departments of the city has fallen on deaf ears. I get the response that "We have remapped the floodplain. It is my contention that this was not ne b a com lete study and including an exact engineering update. A study where do y p there was a physical surveying and gathering all the appropriate data. This was done by cursory adjustment to GIS mapping and excluded assessing the impact all of the changes in the development of the properties on the east side of Iowa City. That impact was the result of substantial development having been allowed with a few detention ponds being added. However, the water still runs along the gutters and into drains which then feed into Ralston Creek. This lack of system is symptomatic of the disinterest of previous councilors and staff that did little more than pay lip service to any property outside of the Central Business District. This was a travesty and a failure of our elected officials to act responsibly. The problem was band aid patched by a few additional feet of ineffectual sewer running directly into Ralston Creek when it could have been put into a subterranean system replete with lift stations to carry it to the Iowa River rather than allowing the potential flooding to jeopardize the properties along Ralston Creek and the adjoining neighborhoods. This was tantamount to wanton disregard for the economic impact upon those residents that happen to live in the impacted areas. What in fact has happened is that the city has made it easier for storm water runoff to reach Ralston Creek. Through their actions they ended up making the people living in these lower lying areas the recipients of the rain water from all the other properties sitting high and dry. Consider for example the 3000 blocks of East Washington Street or East Court Street. All high and dry but sending their water down the streets and into Property Tax Relief for Residents Along Ralston Creek the few storm sewers which ultimately empty into Ralston Creek. If the City of Iowa City were to undertake a program to flood proof all of residential areas in the city's east side this would be living up to the mandate to serve the entire community. By building a storm sewer replete with lift stations to take the water over such areas as the higher elevated areas of Summit Street the property owners in the other less desirable areas of the east side would not have to pay over $1,000 per annum for flood insurance. They also would not be in the potentially dangerous situation of having to be in a floodplain. These properties pay substantial property taxes based upon an arbitrary evaluation system that does not even take into consideration the diminished value of a property that has to pay flood insurance. Even though the board of appeals has been approached on this matter they closed their eyes, ears and minds to the appeal. Feedback came in the manner of "Would you sell your house for X number of $?" This was not the point. To wit: The assessed value of a typical lot on East Washington Street where I built three homes is $35,500. These lots are 10,300 square feet with shrubs, trees and not in the floodplain. They are also in excellent proximity to Helen Lemme Grade School and City High School as well as within walking distance of Regina. They are located on a bus route and the construction is high quality. The square foot value of these lots according to the city assessor's evaluation is approximately $3.50 per square foot. Conversely the land values of my home and others located on Rundell St. that are designated in the 100 year floodplain are assessed at a value of $48,000. This is a number which approaches $8.00 per square foot per lot. These are narrow lots of 50 feet in width extending back 125 feet to either an alley or Ralston Creek. This is a prime example of the lack of the government of Iowa City to have any idea of what is going on in the assessor's office. Or to even care in regard to areas in which they do not reside. This is also an example of unfair taxation that favors the more affluent neighborhoods of Iowa City and disregards the plight of people having to pay flood insurance because the city will not install a storm sewer system that does not contribute to the potential flooding of Ralston Creek. The city will obviously object on financial reasons even though they have catered to the areas that were in the flood plain and did suffer damage from the 2008 and the 1993 flooding. This as an example of the city responding to the people in one area where the city should accept the blame for allowing the development to proceed and not accepting the responsibility for the areas where they had no control over the development which occurred in the 1930s or before. It is time for the City of Iowa City to either allow the reduction of property values in this area to reflect the decrease in value due to the fact the property owners have to pay flood insurance in excess of $1000.00 per annum. Or on the other hand the city could opt to undertake a program of construction for a storm sewer system that will protect the entire city. Property Tax Relief for Residents Along Ralston Creek I would like to suggest that the entire area of Iowa City be placed into a formula that would produce a cost for complete flood insurance covering the entire city based upon the potential for flooding. That the cost be prorated to all taxable properties of the city through the property taxation system. Once a value is established for all properties within the tax district adjusted for the type of property the city could approach FEMA with a suggested plan. This problem should be rectified either by actions of the Iowa City Council and the City Assessor's office or through petition and litigation through the courts. I should like to add that in one conversation with a FEMA employee I was informed that a substantial problem with the flood mapping is due to the fact that the College and Muscatine Avenue bridges impede the flow of water in times of substantial rain and pose the potential for that water to back up onto the properties up creek from them. We that have this problem in our neighborhoods will not go quietly down the crick while the City of Iowa City ignores our plight for which the city is contributory. It is time that the City Council of Iowa City and the powers that be wake up and start serving the entire city not just the developers and Down Town Business Association. If you go forward with the Hazard Mitigation Plan without addressing the needs of the entire city you will be remiss in your duties as councilors. Mitigation means along with other definitions to make less harsh, soften or to make less hostile. It would definitely make the potential of flooding in the Ralston Creek watershed less hostile by alleviating the situation. Thank you for your time and attention to this serious matter. I hope this as previous pleas has not fallen on deaf ears. In light of the devastation of the recent floods it is certainly better to be prepared for the unexpected. James C. Knapp 528 Rundell St. Iowa City, IA 52240 5f 4 Members of City Council Iowa City Urban Planning Offrce 410 E Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 November 18, 2009 TD Whom this May Concem: 1Ne .are writing to alert you to an issue that we as residents of the Okie Towne Village neighborhood are taking very seriously.. We have recently been informed that The Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship has purchased lots 21-24 on Westbury Court, which are currently empty lots. Their intention is to build two buildings for a total of 4 units to provide low income housing. rentals. A direct quote from their website is this, `The goal of the GICHF is to devQiop and provide decent affiordabie housing for low-income residents of the Iowa City area, especially to holders of Section 8 vouchers and cerfrficates. The GICHF also has a new program providing loans for n;ntal deposits." GICHF has concentrated on very low-income renters. Recently they have expanded their capacity and are exploring options to enter into the Low Income Housing Tax Credit market. Olde Towne Village currently consists of higher priced single-family homes and owner occupied townhomes with significant personal investment by the owners. We are definitely not going to support this plan and have neighborhood concerns about devaluation of our property and oppose more intensive development. The impact of more intensive development, such as increased traffic, building scale and design, noise, demands on services, safety, increased crime, constant turnover, non-owner occupied nature of tenants and upkeep of the property an come to mind as major issues. We chose this development because its higher density was attractive and we felt it would help protect our residential investment. An additional concern is that the land under discussion for this type of housing has been known to be unstable for buikfing due to high water content in the hillside. The curb area in front of this land is always mokied over and the area unusable due to water standing still. Our Concem is the quality of construction and issues that will constantly be arising due to an area deemed unsafe and unable to build on. We .are opposed to low-income rental housing projects being integrated into our established higher-priced single-family neighborhood. It does not seem like it would be a good fit for the low-income renters or we as home-owners. The needs of section 8 rental housing should not be met in a development full of homeowners and businesses. We would greatly appreciate you taking our personal thoughts into your utmost consideration when making decisions about this project and the well-being of our neighborhood and hard earned personal investments. Sincerely, ~ ~ ~ M ~ Q~ ~ ~y`-~--~ uQ`~' ~ ~~~ ~ a` o` o o' I uW ~xf ~~ ~ ~ Mr. & Mrs. John Naeve c~. ~ °° 426 Thombury Ave. =-c~ rv ~ Iowa City, IA 52245 r-- ~~ ~. Ce11319-621-1744 h ®~.~ =~ ..~: ~ oo.com johnnaeve@ya ~,, We as Residents of Olde Towne Village have read and stand behind what the Naeve's letter states with the concerns brought on by building low-income rentals in our neighborhood. We feel the needs of section 8 rental housing should not be met here in Olde Towne Village. We would also appreciate your attention to this issue. 1. 2 . 3 . 4 . 5. 6. ~'--- 7 . 8. _ C 9. 10. L _ y ~s ~~.~.~. _ _ A~.~ ___ ____ __ __ 1 ~ _. 12 a.~ 13 - ~~~~ ~ , 14 ~ ~ Vim,, ~ ~ `~ G ~ ~'~~ ~.~ ~~~ ~I~ . 1 18. ~-- r 17. 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22. --; ~--.. _.. ~ , ~+1t ~ ® ~ ~ ~ j _~ ~+ ^y 1 We as Residents of Olde Towne Village have read and stand behind what the Naeve's letter states with the concerns brought on by building low-income rentals in our neighborhood. We feel the needs of section 8 rental housing should not be met here in Olde Towne Village. We would also apprecia~y ur attention to this issue. _, ~ 4~ 2. .5 ~[~.,_ ~ c• 3. ~ ~ c~ E ( 6 ~ ti; • ' ,` C(~~. ~- Sz~~ z ~~ z¢~ 19. 20. N --•. q 21. ~' o __ __ ~. 22. ~.~~ ~ -~- 23. =~ q~ ~ ~ ~ -... -.... ~8. We as Business Owners of Olde Towne Village have read and stand behind what the Naeve's letter states with the concerns brought on by building low-income rentals in this neighborhood and the effects it would have on our businesses. Our business is our hard earned personal investment and livelihood and feel the needs of section 8 rental housing should not be met here in Olde Towne Village. We would also appreciate your attention to this issue. ~- ,, 12. 13, 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. a © o ---~ ~ ~. 22. "-~ ~ ~' T~~' 23. `~ ` " C~"1 11. 5f 5 Marian Karr From: Jdswett@aol.com Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:57 AM To: Council Subject: Public water fluoridation This correspondence will become a public record. Council members, I Dental health is Please retain the current program of fluoridation of our city water supp y. critical to general health and fluoride has done more for the nation's dental health than toothbrushes. It is perhaps one of the greatest health benefits that our citizens receive -and for free. Thank you. Keene and Joan Swett 1101 Tower Court, Iowa City, IA 52246 2/1/2010 ~11 Yellow Cab of Iowa City (i~v P.O. Box 428 Iowa City, IA 52244 i ~owa°~C-TY (319) 338-9777 January 28, 2010 To the Iowa City City Council: 5f 6 ~~~~ 2010 FEB -1 ~~1 8~ 1 1 CiT~' C~~17g I~~A C17Y.10~'A My name is Roger E. Bradley, and I am the Manager of Yellow Cab of Iowa City. Yellow Cab wishes to take this opportunity to ask that the Council give serious consideration to the revision of the local taxicab ordinance. Let me give you the reasons. Since the Code was revised in 2007, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of licensed taxicabs in Iowa City. During this period, there has also been evidence of less than scrupulous business practices by some of these cabs. One problem, perhaps the most important, is the overcharging that some cabs are perpetrating on our unsuspecting visitors and tourists. Quite often, our drivers will have customers in their cabs asking why we charge $11.00 from downtown to a certain hotel, when the customer took the trip earlier (with another cab company) and was charged $30.00. We end up telling the customer that they were overcharged, and the reason we know this is because a quick examination of all the taxicabs companies' rate cards reveals that, if they were honoring their posted rates, the fare to that particular hotel would have been similar to our fare. Over the past year, our drivers have had over 100 complaints of this sort. This sort of overcharging is generally occurring on weekend nights when there are many visitors and tourists in town, although we have heard of this happening at other times. We encourage these people to file a complaint with the Police Department, yet most have said that they did not wish to make the effort since they were in town only for a short time. Some have said something to the effect that since they were already 'taken,' filing an official complaint would do little good. At Yellow Cab, we feel that these unprofessional and dishonest business practices hurt not only the taxicab industry, but the tourist industry as well. Tourists will visit less frequently if local businesses try to price gouge them. Y~iIOW Yellow Cab of Iowa City Crib P.O. Box 428 ~'~~ Iowa City, IA 52244 Iowa c~rr (319) 338-9777 2ato ~~e _ ~ A~ $: ~ f Keep in mind that the problem is not the regulation of rat~~~teY, i~~~e enforcement of posted rates that is the problem. If you were to examine t e rate cards on file with the City Clerk, you would find that there is not a great deal of difference in the posted rates for the various taxicab companies in Iowa City. It is clear that some of these companies are taking advantage of visitors by simply quoting a higher price than posted, or not running their meters, or both. We realize that enforcement of posted rates poses a difficult problem for the Council to deal with. The Iowa City Police Department certainly has its hands full with other problems, and we are not suggesting that they disregard more important concerns in order to address this problem. Nor do we suggest that regulating rates will solve this problem. Rates remain competitive through market forces. The issue is how to ensure that taxicab companies are honoring the rates they have posted. Part of the problem developed from the relaxation of certain requirements in the last Code revision. When the Council discontinued the color scheme requirement, it became far easier for two individuals to equip personal cars, buy insurance, and license them as taxicabs. However, the color scheme requirement not only helped operators effectively brand their business, but forced operators to govern themselves on a more distinct level of professionalism. Now, a personal car may be equipped as a taxicab merely by the purchase of a $40 `bubble light,' and some letters/numerals from the local hardware store. Further, Iowa City and Coralville remain the only two significant metropolitan areas in Iowa without a taximeter requirement. Taximeters are effective in ensuring that proper rates are being charged. Many visitors and tourists to our area are savvy enough to realize that if a taximeter is present on a dashboard of a cab, but not being used, then something is amiss. Yet, these meters are not required, and it is far too easy for an unscrupulous cab driver to cheat a customer if not burdened by a bright, illuminated meter showing the proper price. In short, requiring taximeters to be used at all times would help reduce instances of overcharging. Another problem is that there is no requirement for a taxicab company to have a central dispatching center. Such a center helps to ensure that calls are efficiently received and dispatched to taxicabs with a high level of safety. Currently, many smaller taxicab companies use cell phones to ~liO~y Yellow Cab of Iowa City ~+~b P.O. Box 428 Iowa City, IA 52244 ~~ ~owa°~cirr (319) 338-9777 dispatch calls. Many drivers are not using hands-free devices, and safety has become an issue. We believe the time has come to review the taxicab ordinance in order to address some of these concerns. Yellow Cab is not alone in the belief that change is needed. Our friends at Marco's Taxi in Iowa City have relayed similar concerns to us, and we have met with the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to address our concerns. We request that you place this item on your upcoming agenda. We are willing to work with the Council in any manner necessary to answer questions and find solutions to these problems. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Roger E. Bradley Manager Yellow Cab of Iowa City N O ~~ O ~ ~....~ ~ a~as _~~ ~ ~~ ~~ .....~./ ~~ ~ 5f 7 Marian Karr From: democracydefender@pro-democracyadvocacy.oet Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:36 PM To: Council Subject: Sanctuary City A Bad Idea Mr. Libris Fidelis Post Office Box 2146 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 downtown Iowa City resident January 28, 2010 I attended the January 19, 2010 Iowa City Human Rights Commission, in which one of the topics was this very undesirable Sanctuary Cities idea, mostly being positively hyped by Commissioner Day under her typically theistic agenda, which is a civil rights violation in itself. This is a very dishonorable and anti-USA movement that is inspired by persons and groups who wish there to be borderless continents, where national sovereignty is not just disregarded, but is unenforceable. That is the bottom line. As applies to Iowa City, as Commissioner Day promoted, Sanctuary City is but one option -- and she did not mention what those other options might be -- to make municipalities become places where illegal and undocumented immigrant persons can seek refuge from our nation's laws. As Commissioner Day pointed out, Chicago is one such city who claims to be a Sanctuary City. Knowing Chicago, it is in my mind a very unlikely scenario that such a designation can be continued for very long. The issue is illegality versus legality. Does a community risk showing its citizens that a municipal government can flaunt and disobey the state and national laws? Does Democratic liberty succeed by local and state government flaunting and disregarding national laws? It is known that people who seek asylum and safety when their lives are at risk in their own countries can obtain asylum from our Federal government, but that is not what we are talking about. As a member of the ACLU and Iowa Green Party, and as a founding Director and Presiding Director of Iowans For Economic Human Rights, Incorporated, I am at odds with most people I know that I do not support illegality in immigration. We once took the same mental approach to drunken drivers, but now we recognize that such illegal behavior is far too destructive to think that DUI / DWI is a minor offense. So too is the realm of illegal trespass, which is what the reality of illegal "immigrants" amounts to. I strongly urge that Iowa City NOT support this disrespectful and malice-intended idea of a Sanctuary City. We must treat even the "undocumented" persons from other countries with human respect and humain treatment, that is what our country is supposed to be all about. However, people who wish to trespass ("sneak in") into our country for their own selfish reasons should never be given an approving respite from the legal processes that hold our citizenship and natizenship in propriety. I know most of the Commissioners in the Iowa City Human Rights Committee, and they all supported a recommendation for Iowa City Council to accept the idea of a Sanctuary City. To me that is like when Soupy Sales told television-watching children in the 1960s that if their parents were asleep, to go in their parents' bedrooms and get $5 out of their fathers' wallets and mail them in to the Soupy Sales Show, resulting in about $15,000 in cash arriving at the television studio. What is the difference between the. Soupy Sales show solicitation and operating a Sanctuary City? I think the message is clear. This is a matter for the constituents to contact Congress with their views, not for any municipality to enact their own policies over-riding federal law. Mr. Libris Fidelis Iowa City 1 5f 8 Marian Karr From: RussUPS@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:28 PM To: Council Subject: (no subject) How can we as a community in Iowa City keep handing out raises to the public sector year after year and meet our infrastructure needs? The City is under a budget crisis the school system is under a budget crisis the state is short on money. Solving that problem isn't by handing out raises and upping property taxes. But at the same time keep taking residential properties off of our tax rolls by selling property to the University of Iowa, to private investors of affordable housing that our city council endorses along with the City owned homes. The private sector and business's in this town are strained for a community of 65,000 people. Now the school district is trying to redraw the boundaries so that all of the schools have less than half of their students coming from low income families. What does that tell you about our tax base? In Iowa City 65% of the budget comes from residential property taxes. The MFI (median family income) in Iowa City is $76,000.00. It's nearly impossible to build a home for under $200,000.00 dollars. People can barely afford a home let alone pay the taxes on it due to our local governments free spending .Granted there may not be a lot of people in the public sector that meet the MFI but there aren't that many people in the private sector that meet it either. My wife and saved long and hard for the home we built but the property taxes are about $1500.00 higher than our realtor told us they would be. Iowa City has $14.5 million dollars in assessed low rental property on their books. From these properties only $313,000.00 is collected in tax revenue. Guess who makes up the difference. For years we've been told bringing in new business was a priority. It seems that Coralville as done a betterjob than Iowa City in that area! Bottom line cut your spending and bring in higher paying jobs. Russell Haught 2/3/2010 5f 9 Marian Karr From: Rick Fosse Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:00 PM To: nhitchon@gmail.com Cc: "City Council; Dave Elias Subject: FW: landfill Nancy: Thank you for your a-mail about the odors from the Landfill and concerns related to the buildings that will be demolished and landfilled. Dave Elias, our Landfill Superintendent who has been working on the odor issues, is out of the office through next week. I will have him follow up with you when he returns. Thank you, Rick Fosse Public Works Director From: Nancy Hitchon [mailto:nhitchon@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 11:17 AM To: Council Subject: landfill I'm writing to update you about the landfill smell. The smell has not improved. My concern at this time is what do you plan to do with flooded homes to be torn down? There seems to be a problem home on Eastmore Dr, Hancher and more. Nancy Hitchon 29 Tucson Place This correspondence will become a public record. 2/5/2010 5f 10 Marian Karr From: Kathryn Johansen Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:09 PM To: 'Rashaun Jamal' Cc: *City Council Subject: RE: Request for an Appeal on Iowa City Curfew Ordinance Hello Vincent: Thank you for your recent email communication to the City Council. Council members do not receive their emails directly. Your message will be forwarded to them and accepted as official correspondence at the next Council meeting. If you wish to speak with Council members directly, please visit our website at www.icgoti-.org. Click on the link to City Council and there you will find names, phone numbers, and addresses of all seven Council members. Thank you again for writing, Vincent. Best of luck with your class project. Sincerely, Kathi Johansen Administrative Assistant to the City Manager 319 356-5010 From: Rashaun Jamal [mailto:rashaunjamal@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:05 AM To: Council Subject: Request for an Appeal on Iowa City Curfew Ordinance Dear City Council Board Members, My name is Vincent Jiles and I am A student here at City High school. I am sending you this e-mail not only as part of my civics project buts as a young adult becoming more active in his community and I am asking you just for a few moments of your time just to read my e-mail and to kindly respond. I am concern about the Iowa City curfew and this is the subject my project is on and I believe that their are others ways of solving juvenile crime, Attached to this a-mail is a copy of my final draft please read the document and report back to me with your full honest responses. Thank you.. Vincent Jiles 110 e. Chestnut North Liberty Ia 2/11/2010 2/8/2010 Civics project finale Parts 1, 2, and 3 I. Research 1. juvenile crime 2. Juvenile crime is defined as the act of committing criminal acts or felonies while under the age of eighteen or classified as a "juvenile." 3. I believe its most prevalent amongst teens due to these factors i. Poverty ii. Inappropriate attitudes iii. 4. Criminal reports from 2007 & 2008 show that the most common forms of juvenile crime are i. Theft 5~ degree ii. Disorderly conduct iii. Assault causing injury iv. Runaway juvenile in custody v. Simple assault vi. Underage use of tobacco vii. Interference with official acts viii. Criminal mischief 5~ degree II. Iowa City juvenile crime rates 1. In 2007 and 2008 of all arrest that have been made in those years 1063 of them total were from juveniles. 2. The leading cases in juvenile are theft, disorderly conduct, and assault causing injury. Otherwise know as stealing, inappropriate behavior, and fighting. 3. Many of the causes for these cases are students starting minor disagreements, and with the influence of others, they escalate to more serious offenses when it could have simply have been avoided. 4. Theft usually occurs when the thief either: i. Sees something he or she wants and decides to take it. ii. Sees something that he or she needs yet cannot afford and resorts to other means of getting it. iii. Has grownup in an environment that has influence such an unlawful way of survival or means of getting what one wants. What we know: What we know or I have learned in the past few weeks of researching the Iowa City curfew and the reasons for it is that it is a form of control or a response to the rise of juvenile crime in the past five years. Police Chief Sam Hargadine said the curfew would be used mainly as a tool to combat noisy neighborhoods and rarely implemented if it a first offense or if the child was compliant. As juvenile crime went up more complaints and reports came in until the subject at hand had needed some action. Therefore the idea of a curfew came had arisen in Iowa City. After researching the surrounding curfew ordinances in other cities a curfew was proposed and was later passed and put into effect on the night of Dec. 23rd 2009. That's basic info on what the curfew is for. but many believe they are being targeted. With interviews with a few students here at city high I have learned a different perspective of what the youth believe the curfew is for. "Man if you ask me the curfew is just another reason for us kids to be harassed by police."- Angelo Jones. He also believes that because of the fact that many youth may be accused or targeted when they feel nothing on their part has been done wrong that they will retaliate and rebel even further and only cause more problems. "We all know the real reason for the curfew and that's because some people not going to say who but some people decided to complain more about violent acts going around on Broadway and Lakeside. So they figure with the curfew they can control whether that can happen or not but the reality of it is that nothing is going to change because its only directed toward a specific group of people and that group of people are only get pissed and make s*&t worse."- Kevin Washington. If you ask me I believe the curfew may have some effect but I believe it will do more harm than good. You have the fact that many students believe that there are being targeted, some families cari t afford the fees, there is also the fact that we in order to enforce the curfew we would need more officers on patrol which would cost tax payers money and you have me a student who works really late nights and has no choice but to be out past curfew and even at that it takes me a lot longer than an hour after work to get home so I'm a target there and then. Me as a taxpayer I dori t think I would actually like to pay for more patrols who would only fine me whenever I come home really late from work costing me even more money in fact I wouldri t want to have to pay for everyone else's mistakes as well which is what caused this curfew, Juveniles constantly making the same dumb-a&* mistakes. Please excuse my language. But I also think that there are other ways of solving the juvenile crime problem as well. With the research I have compiled together so far I was able to piece together this document as a source for me to present to the officials and city counsel members to help with one of my solutions for the Iowa City curfew ruling. My current plan would be to increase the knowledge of current youth programs in which the youth can attend to help keep themselves out of trouble as well as create some new programs and clubs in and out of school to help in this matter. After interviewing my own little brother Angelo Jones 15 and freshman here at city high he said that some places where he can hang out instead walking the streets doing nothing and being more exposed to potential violent acts would be better. Some students like the idea of open gym here at city high as well. So I propose that if we are able to keep these juveniles in these positive fun and more active places we wouldri t need a curfew as well. Solutions I have: • One possible solution is the problem at hand which too many is the Iowa City curfew ordinance. But as previously discussed and argued previously the problems that come with it are the high fee's opinions of the youth, the cost for the officers enforcing it and possible rebellious actions against the curfew. • My second solution is very simple yet complicated to put into effect. I propose that we make the public more aware of programs and after school activities. After interviewing my own little brother Angelo Jones 15 and freshman here at city high he said that some places where he can hang out instead walking the streets doing nothing and being more exposed to potential violent acts would be better. Some students like the idea of open gym here at city high as well. So I propose that if we are able to keep these juveniles in these positive fun and more active places we wouldri t need a curfew as well. o The funding for this potential solution could come from either taxes or the fact that without a curfew and more places for the juveniles can go and be monitored with a potential violent actin mind we can save the government money by not having to pay more police officers to patrol during evening and early mornings hours. With that in mind the funding for these new programs ca come from that extra cash we can also charge admission fee that are fare and affordable yet I would also not suggest that because if the youth cari t pay the admissions fee they will have to leave and will be back on the streets. There is also the idea of a teen nightclub which is also a potential solution. A place for students to chill and have fun and not have to worry about any problems as well. • My third solution would be to instead of directing the a curfew to sort of control the juveniles, we should actually try to improve their ways of living and try to find ways to get them involve with helping themselves become better people instead of sitting back and watching them screw up their own lives. I myself would be a perfect example of a person who was able to change himself with the help of others and certain programs. I figure if we are able to better promote the programs that were able to help me then maybe we can extend the range of people who we are able to help and how we can help them help themselves. And we can start by announcing these programs at school assemblies or just arranging school assemblies and guest speakers just on this subject. My course of action I am going to try and arrange a meeting with Iowa City counsel and attend a few board meetings to try and use try and get my point across. My first step in doing this would be emailing city counsel board members and notifying them of my findings and not only ask them what their point of view is for my report but how it can be brought up in upcoming meetings and asking what are the proper steps to in order to do it. 5f 11 Marian Karr From: Karen Kubby [kubby@pobox.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:31 AM To: Chris O'Brien; Council Subject: hurray for transit drivers! Transit Department and City Council, Please accept my heartiest appreciation to our transit drivers. This week was a tough one. During peak times, as the snow was getting in the way of all our competing transportation needs, there were lots of challenges to face. The drivers worked hard to keep people safe, to get riders to their destinations on time, and to do so with a great attitude. There was as a ton of traffic on the transit radios and with it such potential to get a bit snippy at each other and at the circumstances. I heard none of that on the radio from drivers. Hurray for our transit drivers! Thanks so much for getting me home on time and safely. Karen Kubby Dawn's Hide & Bead Away Jewelry, Beads, and Instruction Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-1566 phone (319) 688-2847 fax www.dawnsbeads.com Mon-Sat, loam-6pm/Until 8pm on since 1987 220 E. Washington St. Thurs./Sundays 12-5pm 1 02-16-10 ~~,®~ CITY OF IOWA CITY 5f 12 ~ ~~n~~~ ~~~~~ RA ~ D L[ IVI 1VIE~~ Date: February 10, 2010 To: City Council From: Jeff Davidson, Director of Planning & Community Development Re: Moss Green Urban Village Correspondence On your February 16, 2010 meeting agenda, there are three items pertaining to the proposed Moss Green Urban Village project: 1. Comprehensive Plan amendment; 2. Annexation; 3. Zoning The applicant has requested the following correspondence be forwarded to City Council. The TIF agreement which the applicant refers to in the correspondence is not currently a matter under the City Council's consideration. I will be present for the discussion on the 16tH Ppddir/memos/mossgreencorr.doc Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Voldemars Pelds [wally@pelds.com] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:06 PM To: Dale Helling; Council Cc: Jeff Davidson; Wendy Ford; Bob Miklo; Eleanor M. Dilkes; Sarah Holecek; Sara Greenwood Hektoen; Ron Knoche Subject: Moss Green Urban Village Attachments: Response 1-28-2010.pdf Dear Mr. Helling, Please find the information you requested in your letter dated January 6, 2010 attached to this email. You will also be receiving a hard copy via postal service. Thank you, Voldemars Pelds, PE & LSI President, CEO PHONE: 515-265-8196 FAX: 515-266-2259 1/28/2010 January 28, 2010 City of Iowa City 410 E Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 MOSS GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Represented by: ECO-4 Partners 6600 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 5031:1 Phase; {51.5) 868-88~i2 Fax: (515)266-2259 E-i~~ait: wallyneco-4.net danielC~eco-4.net fared eco-4.net barry_aleco-4.net Re: Moss Green Urban Village: Response to "Concepts for Negotiation of TIF Agreement", January 6, 2010 Dear City Manager Helling, Thank you for your recent correspondence. We support the terms and requirements as set forth in your letter dated January 6, 2010. Every effort will be made to comply with your information requests in a timely and accurate manner. The required financial indicia are forthcoming and will be forwarded at the ear-iest possible opportunity. The financial projections are complete and have been submitted to staff for review and comment. To address the cities terms in more detail: 1) We agree that the city will provide no funding up front, and all risk of the development's generation of tax revenues will be borne by the developer. 2) All plans, specifications and infrastructure will be approved by the City Engineer and City Public Works. We only ask that appropriate amounts of leniency are given where new technologies are used to promote "green" or sustainable features. 3) We agree that a maximum term of years will be set for TIF reimbursement, and that a maximum dollar amount may issued. We ask that the term for reimbursement be no less than 20 years in reference to the following paragraph's requirement. We also ask that City Engineering and City Planning are available to fully explore all construction costs, requirements, and possible overages before a maximum dollar amount is set. 4) We agree to the 50% maximum rebate for any one fiscal year of the incremental taxes in the Moss Green Urban Renewal Area. Finally, we would like to thank you and the city staff for the noticeable excitement and effort that has been put towards our project. We know that this project will be a wonderful addition to Iowa City. We look forward to providing opportunities for the residents of the area as our project develops. Sincerely, 1 Wally Pelds, ECO-4 Partners, LLC Representing Moss Green Development Corporation cc via email: Jeff Davidson, Director, PCD Wendy Ford, Economic Development Coordinator Bob Miklo, Senior Planner Karen Howard, Associate Planner Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Sarah Holecek, First Assistant City Attorney Sara Hektoen, Assistant City Attorney Ron Knoche, City Engineer Encl: Cost-Benefit Analysis 2 MOSS GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Represented by: ECO-4 Partners 6600 University Ave. Des Mo(nes, I!i 50311. ', Phone: (515) 86&8882 ~~ Fax: 1515) 265-2259 E-mail: wallyCa~eco-4.net daniel~eco-4.net fared@eco-4.net barrvC~eco-4.net COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Impact of the Moss Green Urban Village Tax Increment Financing Development Plan on the Taxing Districts REVISED January 28, 2010 Prepared at the request of Iowa City Staff OVERVIEW OF ANALYSIS The purpose of this cost-benefit analysis is to respond to the request of the City of Iowa City letter dated January 6, 2010. The cost-benefit analysis includes a fiscal impact study on every affected political subdivision, and sufficient information from the developer for the City of Iowa City to evaluate whether the project as proposed is financially feasible. The accompanying tables and narrative describe the impact of "developed" and "undeveloped" scenarios on each taxing district in the Development Area that are anticipated to result from the Moss Green Urban Village Tax Increment Financing Development Plan (the Development Plan). As shown on the conceptual plan for Moss Green Urban Village (MGUV), new development is anticipated to occur on the 170+ acre project. The project will be developed in phases, with the first phase including the southern lanes of Oakdale Boulevard and all necessary work associated with such, sanitary sewer trunk line extension, lift station relocation with expansion of capacity and water main extension. The proposed Urban Renewal Area is generally bounded by Iowa Highway #1 on the East, Interstate 80 on the South, the proposed new City of Iowa City corporate limit on the North and West. This area is to be developed predominately by office research park uses with limited mixed use office, residential and retail corridor flanking the intersections of Moss Drive and Oakdale Boulevard. Construction is anticipated to begin during 2010 and be completely built out by 2024. Disclaimer: These projections are for a concept that is not yet constructed or leased and for a use that is new to this market. In order to project the performance of the development, assumptions have been made regarding the future events, such as assessment values, tax rates, project build-out, and building seasons. These projections are based on currently available information and assumptions in order to build a cost benefit model. ECO-4 Partners (ECO-4) believes they constitute a reasonable basis for its preparation. These projections are not provided as predictions or assurances that a certain level of performance will be achieved. The actual results will vary from these projections and the results may be material. Because the future is uncertain, there is risk associated with achieving the results. ECO-4 assumes no responsibility for any degree of risk involved. Neither this document nor its contents may be referred to or quoted, in whole or in part, for any purpose including, but not limited to, any official statement for a bond issue and consummation of a bond sale, any registration statement prospectus, loan, or other agreement or document, without prior review and written approval by ECO-4 regarding any representation therein with respect to ECO-4's organization and work product. The financial projections contained herein are based on assumptions, projections, and information provided by sources considered reliable. ECO-4 neither verified nor audited the information that was provided by other sources. Information provided by others is assumed to be reliable, but ECO-4 assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or certainty. External factors may influence these projections. Changes in the national, regional, and local economic and real estate market conditions and trends may impact the proposed development. Changes may also be caused by legislative, environmental, or physical events or conditions. ECO-4 assumes no liability should market conditions change. These projections are not provided as predictions or assurances that a certain level of performance will be achieved or that certain events will occur. The actual results will vary from the projections described herein and the variations may be material. Land-Developed Scenario This scenario is based on conservative land values of $6 per sq foot for retail usage, and $3 per sq ft for office /research usage. Building costs are estimated at $120 per sq ft, and Net Present Value is shown at 6% with growth rates at 1.5%. Detailed illustrations are shown in Appendix "A". The impacts resulting from the MGUV Development are summarized below: 1. The total assessed valuation of MGUV Development in 2008 was $171,000. This valuation is projected to increase to $318,482,230 in 2030(20 year term of TIF Agreement) after full development, which represents an incremental increase of $318,211,230. 2. The total amount of annual property tax of MGUV is estimated to increase from $4,403 in 2010 (the first year when taxes on new investment will be collected) to $12,929,006 in 2030 (last year of Urban Renewal Agreement). 3. New jobs created by MGUV by 2030 are 2672. 4. The sales taxes that will flow through to the local and state taxing jurisdictions associated with MGUV are not projected at this time. Table 1 provides a summary of the projected revenues for each of the taxing jurisdictions in the MGUV Development. The figures represent 100% taxation. 50% of the funds will be available to Moss Green Development Corporation for reimbursement of infrastructure improvements costs plus interest expense. Table 1 Net Present Value of Tax Revenue to Taxing Jurisdictions MGUV Developed Scenario NPV Taxinp Jurisdiction 6.00% State of Iowa 0.00300 $6,342 City of Iowa City (G) 9.74041 $20,590,843 City of Iowa City (S) 8.1 1221 $17,148,892 Johnson County 7.38568 $15,613,037 Assessor 0.23848 $504,137 Ag Ext. Council 0.08413 $177,848 Area School 0.84042 $1,776,615 School General 1 1.73462 $24,806,524 School House 2.45674 $5,193,452 Total Tax Levy Rate 40.59569 $85,817,690 Total Tax Revenue $ 85,817,690 Land-Undeveloped Scenario This scenario will illustrate for comparison purposes, the tax generation performance of the 171 acres of MGUV if it is left undeveloped over the same period of time. Currently, it is being taxed as agricultural usage. Table 2 Net Present Value of Tax Revenue to Taxing Jurisdictions MGUV Undeveloped Scenario NPV Taxing Jurisdiction 6.00 State of Iowa 0.00300 $7 City of Iowa City(G) 3.00375 $7,029 City of Iowa City (S) 0.00000 $0 Johnson County 7.38568 $17,283 Assessor 0.23848 $558 Ag Ext. Council 0.08413 $197 Area School 0.84042 $1,967 School General 1 1.73462 $27,460 School House 2.45674 $5,749 $0 Total Tax Levy Rate 25.74682 $60,249 Total Tax Revenue $ 60,249 ***The figures represent 2010 dollar values for the taxes that will be received by the various taxing jurisdictions when the TIF is completed in 2030. The tables in the Appendix provide annual estimates of the taxes to be received by each taxing jurisdiction under the "Developed" Scenario. Cost-Benefit Comparison This comparison shows the potential of MGUV as a tax generation source for the City of Iowa City. Over twenty years, 2010 - 2030, MGUV has the potential to create an additional $85,757,440 in tax revenues for the citizens of Iowa City. Table 3 Net Present Value of Tax Revenue to Taxing Jurisdictions -Developed v. Undeveloped Taxing Jurisdiction Developed Undeveloped Difference State of Iowa $6,342 $7 $6,335 City of Iowa City (G) $20,590,843 $7,029 $20,583,814 City of Iowa City (5) $17,148,892 $0 $17,148,892 Johnson County $15,613,037 $17,283 $15,595,754 Assessor $504,137 $558 $503,579 Ag Ext. Council $177,848 $197 $177,651 Area School $1,776,615 $1,967 $1,774,648 School General $24,806,524 $27,460 $24,779,065 School House $5,193,452 $5,749 $5,187,703 Total Tax Revenue $ 85.817,690 60 249 $ 85.757.440 *** Appendix A provides detailed calculations showing the origins of these estimates. Conclusion: This report reflects current sales possibilities, and conservatively shows project completion taking place over the next 14 years. The resulting payoff of the TIF district is complete in 2016 using the City's proposed 50%TIF structure. Taxes generated in 2017 are $7,590,517. This report concludes that it is in the best interest of Iowa City to approve the TIF district in order to realize the revenue potential of commercial development in the Moss Green Urban Village. 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O O S S O O~ ~ i ~ i O O NI ti ti O O S S O S O O ~p tp 00 N 0p l0 ~D N 00 ~ ~ M M I~ ~ n 01 Ol ~ n ~ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Vl M M M i ~~~~~ i ~ ~ ti H of m m rn N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ~' ° '-~ ~ m m °m m °m °m ~O vl t0 V1 M ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ Ol 1~ M M O N n W M 0 ~ OOi N ry '-il o~ ao M a ao o p O N I~ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ~ a c Q O N N M Q u1 10 ~ 7 N N M O N1 40 I~ 0D 01 ~y N N N N N N C Z ~ W C to ~ Q ~ y~ Q F. W .~ ~ , f 'o ~ ~¢ d ~ ~ ~ o m .m ~ ~ e 13 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IOWA CITY ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND CITY OF IOWA CITY The parties agree to the following changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Fiscal Year 2011: 1. A three-year agreement effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. 2. The pay plan in effect on June 25, 2010 will be adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) effective June 26, 2010. The resulting pay plan shall be further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) effective December 25, 2010. The resulting pay plan shall be further adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) on June 25, 2011, and the resulting pay plan further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) on December 24, 2011. The resulting pay plan shall be adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) effective July 7, 2012, and the resulting pay plan further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) on January 5, 2013. 3. The employee premium contribution for single health insurance coverage will increase to $20 per month on July 1, 2010, $40 per month on July 1, 2011, and $60 per month on July 1, 2012. The employee premium contribution for family health insurance coverage will remain at $60 per month for the life of the contract. 4. The "Iowa 500" Health Care plan will be amended as follows: a. Deductible increase to $200 and Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $650 effective January 1, 2011. b. Deductible increase to $350 and Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $800 effective January 1, 2012. c. Deductible increase to $500 and Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $1000 effective January 1, 2013. 5. Each full-time bargaining unit employee who is duly certified as a Hazardous Materials Technician as of the first day of the contract benefit period as defined by Article XXVII shall receive payment on the second paycheck of each fiscal year according to the following schedule: $50 in FY11, $100 in FY12, and $150 in FY13 and thereafter. All other terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement remain unchanged. For IAFF Local #610: Eric Nurnberg, President 2/g/ro Date For the City of Iowa City; Date 14 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT POLICE LABOR RELATIONS ORGANIZATION OF IOWA CITY AND CITY OF IOWA CITY The parties agree to the following changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Fiscal Year 2011: 1. A one-year agreement effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. 2. The pay plan in effect on June 25, 2010 will be adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) effective June 26, 2010. The resulting pay plan shall be further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) effective December 25, 2010. 3. The employee premium contribution for single health insurance coverage will increase to $20 per month on July 1, 2010. The employee premium contribution for family health insurance coverage will remain at $60 per month. 4. The "Iowa 500" Health Care plan will be amended as follows: a. Deductible increase to $200 effective January 1, 2011 b. Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $650 effective January 1, 2011. 5. Fifty dollars ($50) will be added to each step of the longevity schedule. All other terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement remain unchanged. For PLRO: D vid Schwindt, President OZ'10-ID Date For the City of Iowa City• Dale Helling Int im City Hager ~ ~' Date 15 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AFSCME LOCAL #183 AND CITY OF IOWA CITY and IOWA CITY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The parties agree to the following changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Fiscal Year 2011: 1. A two-year agreement effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012. 2. The pay plan in effect on June 25, 2010 will be adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) effective June 26, 2010. The resulting pay plan shall be further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) effective December 25, 2010. The resulting pay plan shall be further adjusted upward by one and thirty-five hundredths percent (1.35%) on June 25, 2011, and the resulting pay plan further adjusted upward by one and one-half percent (1.5%) on December 24, 2011. The employee premium contribution for single health insurance coverage will increase to $20 per month on July 1, 2010 and $40 per month on July 1, 2011. The employee premium contribution for family health insurance coverage will remain at $60 per month for the life of the contract. The premium contribution for part-time employees will no longer include a pro-rata share of the full-time contribution and will simply be based on a pro-rata share of the full monthly premium. 4. The "Iowa 500" Health Care plan will be amended as follows: a. Deductible increase to $200 and Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $600 effective January 1, 2011. b. Deductible increase to $350 and Out of Pocket Maximum increase to $800 effective January 1, 2012. 5. Longevity pay issued on the last payday in November will no longer be made on a separate check. 6. Employer will not use for disciplinary purposes any discipline document that could have been removed at the request of the employee. 7. Side letters regarding Childcare and reclassification will be updated as necessary. 8. Vacation carryover: If an employee has scheduled and approved vacation time which is cancelled by the employer, such cancelled vacation time can be carried over into the next fiscal year to be used as time off which is to be scheduled within the first thirty days of the fiscal year and used within the first ninety days of the fiscal year. If the employer does not allow the use of time carried over under this provision, such time will be paid out. 9. If the City opts to implement a pay schedule other than bi-weekly, prior notice will be given to the Union. All other terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement remain unchanged. For AFSCME Local #183: Date ~g Date