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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
July 1, 2010
MISCELLANEOUS
IP1 Council Meetings and Work Session Agenda
IP2 Letter from Mayor Fausett, Mayor Hayek, and Doug True to Colonel Shawn McGinley, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers: Coralville Reservoir
IP3 Memorandum from the Interim City Manager: Outdoor Pianos
IP4 Letter from David Grady, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, to Chief Hargadine:
Student citations and arrests in Iowa City 2009-2010
IP5 Press Release: Iowa City Police Department 2009 Annual Report
IP6 Memorandum from the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning and Community
Development: Update: Flood-related activities
IP7 Invitation: Summer of Solutions -Renewed Vision Conference July 17, 2010
DRAFT MINUTES
IP8 Planning and Zoning Commission: June 14, 2010
IP9 Police Citizens Review Board: June 24, 2010
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CITY OF IOWA CITY Work Session Agendas July 1, 20,0
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• MONDAY, JULY 5
Independence Day Holiday -City Offices Closed
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
• MONDAY, JULY 12 Emma J. Harvat Hall
TBD Special Work Session
7:OOp Special Formal Council Meeting (Confinue Work Session if necessary)
• MONDAY, AUGUST 16 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Regular Work Session
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:OOp Regular Formal Council Meeting
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 Emma J. Harvat Hall
8:OOa Special Formal Council Meeting -Executive Session (City Manager Search)
• MONDAY, AUGUST 30 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Special Work Session
• TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:OOp Special Formal Council Meeting
• WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 TBA
4:30p Joint Meeting (Separate Agenda Posted)
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June 28, 2010
Colonel Shawn McGinley
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clock Tower Building
P.O. Box 2004
Rock Island, IL 61204
Dear Sir:
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The Cities of Iowa City and Coralville and The University of Iowa monitor the level of the
Coralville Reservoir closely and our concerns have grown over the last week as the level and
inflows have risen. We know that weather is unpredictable and uncontrollable and we are
hopeful that the forecast for the week is dry as predicted.
However, with the uncertainty of the weather, the recent wet weather patterns, and the possibility
of the influence of Hurricane Alex, we urge you to increase the outflow of the reservoir to a
minimum of 10,000 cubic feet per second as soon as possible.
We appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jim L. Fausett Matthew Hayek Doug True
Mayor Mayor Senior Vice President and Treasurer
City of Coralville City of Iowa City University of Iowa
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Date: June 30, 2010
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Re: Outdoor Pianos
Attached is a copy of a request submitted by Marc Moen on behalf of several downtown and
area business owners to place pianos on downtown sidewalks and on City Plaza. These pianos
will be available for public use during the hours specified. This is a privately funded initiative.
The request includes complete details. Assuming there is agreement on liability insurance and
other necessary requirements, the Public Works Director will authorize temporary use of the
right of way for two pianos for 90-days.. These two pianos will be located in front of M.C
Ginsberg and Plaza Towers. During this 90 days we anticipate a request to Council to modify
existing ordinances to allow such use on a more permanent, probably seasonal, basis.
As the attached materials indicate, this has proven to be a popular attraction in other
communities.
cc. City Attorney
City Clerk
Parks & Recreation Director
I'm Yours for the Pla~q
Outdoor Piano Project, Downtown Iowa City
REQUEST: Authorization to Place Pianos in outdoor locations in
Iowa City
BACKGROUND: A project called 'Play Me I'm Yours' has been
touring the globe since March 2008.:)~~Street pianos are appearing
in cities across the world. Located in a variety of locations including
plazas, skate parks, precincts, bus shelters and train stations, outside
pubs and football grounds, the pianos are for any member of the
public to enjoy~and claim ownership of. Who plays them and how long
they remain is up to each community. The pianos act as sculptural,
musical, empty canvas's that become a reflection of the communities
they are embedded into. Many pianos are personalized and
decorated.
`Play Me, I'm Yours' provides an interconnected resource, a blank
canvas, for the public to express themselves and share their
creativity. Questioning the ownership and rules of public space 'Play
Me I'm Yours' is a provocation, inviting the public to engage with,
activate and take ownership of their urban environment.
The following cities are presenting 'Play Me, I'm Yours' in 2010:
London, New York City, Barcelona, Bath, Belfast„ Burnley and
Blackburn, Pecs (Hungary), Cincinnati and San Jose (US). Adelaide
and Sarajevo are presenting 'Play Me, I'm Yours' in 2011. `Play Me,
I'm Yours' has been an overwhelming success in which hundreds of
thousands of community members have played and heard music. A
sampling of photographs is at the end of this proposal.
SPECIFICS of Iowa City Proposal:
Number of Pianos: We intend to start with 2 pianos as a "test" with
an eye toward a likely total of 6 pianos. However, depending on the
success of the project we would prefer not to be limited to 6 pianos.
Proposed Locations: Zone 2 on the plaza and on sidewalks, which
are wide enough to allow required pedestrian travel. Initially we will
be placing pianos in the CBD, however it is possible we would want
to extend this to other areas such as the near north side. Approval
prior to placement to be obtained from City Manager.
Duration: March 1St through November 15tH
Hours of Plav: 10am until 10pm, Sunday through Wednesday; 10am
until 12 midnight, Thursday through Saturday.
Securing Pianos: Bolted to sidewalk or City Plaza depending on
location under the same rules as sidewalk cafe fencing.
Protection from the elements: Custom Covers made. by Dave Long
Protective Products, which will be padlocked against removal.
Funding: Private donations.
Public Art: The pianos will also serve as Public Art and will be painted
and lettered accordingly. In fact, 'Play Me I'm Yours' was begun by
Luke Jerram as a public art project. Since his professional career as
an artist began in 1997 Luke has created a number of extraordinary
art projects which excite and inspire people around him. We request
authorization to include logos, names or other acknowledgment of
those who are funding the project.
Administration: Committee will be formed to coordinate placement
requests and other matters needed to satisfy City requirements.
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Office of the Dean of Students
June 28, 2010
Sam Hargadine
Chief, Iowa City Police Department
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Sam:
Each year, the Office of the Dean of Students compiles figures as to the number of crimes committed in Iowa
City by University of Iowa students. Please find enclosed a summary of student citations and arrests for the
2009-10 academic year (8/1/09-5/20/10) by crime categories. My office was able to produce this data thanks
to the arrest information provided by your department and the UI Department of Public Safety.
During the academic year, there were a total of 6,636 charges by the Iowa City Police Department and the UI
Police Department. Of these charges, 1,587 were UI students (23.9%). ICPD charged 1,029 students, or 19%
of the 5,398 ICPD charges. UIPD charged 558 UI students, or 45% of the total UIPD charges.
As you can see, the vast majority of charges filed against students were alcohol-related. As we have done in
the past, my office will continue to provide local law enforcement agencies and the city council with
information regarding the locus of alcohol consumption for students arrested on campus for Public
Intoxication or taken to the emergency room. The location information will be available later this summer.
The Office of the Dean of Students is looking forward to working closely with your department as we begin to
apply our student conduct regulations to a broader geographic area starting in August. As we discussed
earlier, staff members in the Office of the Dean of Students will be in touch with your. records department
staff each business day to obtain a copy of police complaints. I appreciate your keeping the UI Department
Of Public Safety and my office informed of any major problems your department encounters in regard to
criminal matters affecting the university community, especially students. Thank you for your assistance.
Sinc ely,
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Wallace Loh, Provost
Sally Mason, President
Tom Moore, University Relations
Tom Rocklin, Interim Vice President for Student Services
249 Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1317
319-335-3557 Fax 319-335-3559
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From: City of Iowa City [mailto:web@iowa-city.org]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:32 AM
To: Marian Karr
Subject: Iowa City Police Release 2009 Annual Report
Iowa City Police Release 2009 Annual Report
Posted by: Police
Mailing List(s): Police & Fire
Originally Posted 6/24/2010 11:31:50 AM
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The Iowa City Police Department has released its Annual Report for 2009. The report can be
viewed &/or downloaded at this link.
http~//www icgov org/default/?id=1965
The 2006, 2007, and 2008 Annual Reports also remain available from the same web-page.
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6/24/2010
Contact: Sgt Denise Brotherton
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Date: June 30, 2010
To: City Council
From: Rick Fosse, Director of Public Works
Jeff Davidson, Director of Planning and Community Development
Re: Update: Flood-related activities
RELOCATION OF THE NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
• Title opinion has been completed by City Attorney's Office.
• Continuation of manhole survey completing 257 manholes through June 24.
• Collected FEMA mapping and models for floodplain analysis.
• Held bi-weekly progress meeting at Iowa City South WWTP on June 22.
• Held kickoff meeting for floodplain analysis on June 22 at South WWTP.
• Continue to collect and enter pertinent information into delineated sanitary sub basins.
• Continue analyzing flows and loads for residential, industrial, and commercial areas.
• Review current survey data and fill missing data.
• Analyze historical plant flows and loads.
• Analyze industrial flows and loads.
• Developed the first draft of an outline of the facility plan document.
• Discussions with Wastewater Staff on the recommended changes to selector and SRT controls.
• Organized and began preparations for the process workshop on July 13"'
• Completed the construction of a model of the hydraulic profile of the existing plant configuration
and checked modeled elevations against plant record drawings.
• Prepared a set of instructions for the operators to gather plant wet weather information pertinent
to calibrating the plant hydraulic mode to peak flow conditions.
• Started to plan the plant energy assessment as coordinated with the plant condition assessment.
DUBUQUE STREET ELEVATION AND PARK ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Statements of Qualifications were received on Friday, June 18 from six engineering firms. These
submittals were reviewed by members of the Technical Advisory Committee. The Committee met
June 29 and short-listed three engineering firms to interview July 27/28.
July 27/28, 2010 Consultant interviews
July 30, 2010 Final selection
Aug 2 - 20, 2010 Contract negotiations & EDA approval
August 31, 2010 Recommend Contract for City Council approval
September 1, 2010 Notice to Proceed
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• Two more properties were acquired with disaster funds, one property with Hazard Mitigation
Grant (FEMA) funds and the other property with Community Disaster Grant funds. The City has
acquired a total of 45 residential properties with Federal and State funds. Of the 45 properties,
31 of the properties have been acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, eight with
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and six with Community Disaster Grant
(CDG) funds. The first round of demolitions of homes acquired with CDBG funds began this
week. In the first round of demolitions, two of the six homes acquired with CDBG funds have
been demolished. A total of 34 properties have been demolished in the Parkview Terrace and
Taft Speedway neighborhoods.
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• Staff is continuing to work with projects that are being funded through the Community Disaster
Grant program. These include the acquisition and demolition of properties in the Showers
Addition, design for a levee on the west side of the Iowa River, and the purchase of additional
properties for flood mitigation. Staff is also assisting small businesses affected by the 2008 flood
that were not eligible for other programs. The funds have to be expended by June 30th, 2010.
• On June 25th staff participated in a webinar concerning the I-Jobs II competitive grants. Staff is
preparing a grant application to the I-JOBS II program for the Baculis/Thatcher/Commercial Court
levee. It will be on the July 12th City Council meeting agenda.
• A drawing was done by Mayor Hayek in Emma Harvet Hall to establish priority for the 52
applications that applied for Round Two of the Single Family New Construction Program. The
program offers down payment assistance of up to 25% of the purchase price of 37 newly
constructed homes in Iowa City to help address the loss of Iowa City housing stock in the 2008
flood."
• Staff is continuing work on an application to fund a tornado safe room near the Public Works
building in Napoleon Park. The park is heavily used during the summer. The safe room would
protect park users against high winds and tornados.
• Staff continues to review Jumpstart applications for disbursing State Jumpstart 2 and State
Jumpstart 3 funding for housing rehab/repair, down payment assistance and interim mortgage
assistance. A total of $1.71 million in State Jumpstart funding has been used to assist 76 flood-
impacted residential households and $861,000 in Federal Jumpstart funding has been used to
assist 17 households.
• The City is now accepting applications for the two new business assistance programs: Equipment
Reimbursement Assistance Program, and Flood Insurance Reimbursement Program. The
application deadline for the Loan Interest Supplement and Program Residential Landlord
Business Support Program is June 30, 2010.
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My name is Lena Connor and I'm a co-leader of the Iowa City Summer of Solutions Team. We are a branch of the
national Summer of Solutions Campaign, dedicated to addressing the problems of climate change, a falling economy,
an energy crisis, fragmented and inequitable communities through local solutions. Currently in 12 cities in the United
States, Summer of Solutions is a grassroots, volunteer-based, people-powered program, that relies on people just like
you for just about everything -from the project expertise, to the local partnerships, to the financial support for the
young people dedicating their summer to building solutions. We are hosted by a youth-led group called Grand
Aspirations, which is fiscally sponsored by Global Exchange and a member of the Energy Action Coalition.
We are excited to bring this powerful movement to Iowa City this summer and have been working with the City of
Iowa City and the University of Iowa's sustainability Office to develop our projects for the summer. The Iowa City
community already possesses a tradition of commitment to social and environmental responsibility; it is an area rich
in resources and progressive thinking. However, after analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the community, our
mission for the Iowa City campaign is:
- To foster better communication and integration between existing sustainability efforts in the Iowa City area
- To work with community leaders and citizens to develop a coherent and quantif able plan for the future of Iowa
City sustainability
- To establish a permanent and centralized source of information about sustainability initiatives and resources in
Iowa City
- To encourage participation from all sectors of the Iowa City community in sustainability projects
To initiate discussion about how to achieve these goals, we are holding an informal conference on July 17th in the
Iowa City Public Library to host speakers from the Iowa City community and facilitate dialogue about sustainability
issues between citizens and business, government and community leaders. We will split the conference into five areas
of sustainability: Business and Commerce, Policy and Education, Food and Agriculture, Natural Conservation and
Green Space, and Religion and Culture.
As it is already an established leader in the push for a greener Iowa City, we would be honored to have Iowa City
Council represented at our conference and would appreciate your input in the campaign as a whole. Included in this
letter is more information on the conference as a whole and which section that we feel you would fit in best.
Thank you for yom• time and support. If you have any questions or wish to meet with us to discuss the project in
greater detail, feel fi•ee to contact me by email or by phone at (319)-541-9221.
Sincerely,
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Lena Connor
Iowa City Summer of Solutions
Summer of Solutions
P.Q. Box 2204• Iowa City, Iowa 52244-2204 • Phone: 319-541-9221
E-Mail: summerofsolutions.ic2010 c~ gmail.corn • Website: www.iowacitysos.org
Renewed Vision Conference Invitation
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Service and Religion
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Food and Agriculture
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Business and Commerce
3:30 PM - 5 PM
Conservation and Green Space
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Policy and Education
Library located at 123 South Linn St.
Conference to be held in Meeting Room A.
A project of Iowa City Summer of Solutions
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
JUNE 14, 2010 - 6:00 PM -INFORMAL
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ann Freerks, Elizabeth Koppes, Charlie Eastham,
Wally Plahutnik, Michelle Payne,
MEMBERS ABSENT: Josh Busard, Tim Weitzel
STAFF PRESENT: Bob Miklo, Sara Greenwood Hektoen, Julie Tallman
OTHERS PRESENT: None
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairperson Ann Freerks.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
CODE AMENDMENT ITEMS:
Discussion of an amendment to Title 14: Zoning Code, Article J. Floodplain Management
Standards to regulate the 100 and 500 year floodplain.
Tallman explained that the maps used by the City delineate the 100-year and 500-year
floodplains. Freerks asked if the terms 100-year and 500-year floodplain are terms used
nationally, or if the percentages are used instead. Tallman said the overall floodplain is the flood
hazard area, whether it is a 100-year or 500-year level. She said the difference in height
between those two elevations can be significant, as much as three or four feet. She said that the
impact, of course, varies greatly because of terrain.
Tallman said these maps are generally accurate. Payne asked how accurate they would be
once Coralville built their floodwall. She noted that water will have to go somewhere, and asked
if any studies had been done to see where that water would go. Miklo said that the University is
studying that and the City's engineers are following that closely. Payne said that it is basic
common sense that the water will have to go somewhere else. Payne said that even the Park
Road Bridge will affect the water level because it will change the rate of flow. Miklo said that his
understanding is that elevating the Park Road Bridge will actually reduce upstream flooding.
Payne said that may be correct but then flooding will be increased downstream because it will
be getting there faster. Tallman noted that there will still be a fairly constant volume of water.
Miklo said it would probably be better to have the City Engineer address those questions. Payne
said her only concern was that the maps may not be accurate once the flood mitigation changes
are made. Greenwood Hektoen noted that as the maps are amended then it is likely the
ordinance would also be amended to reference the most recent version of the flood map.
Eastham asked what maps staff used to originate the ordinance. Freerks suggested that could
be discussed after Tallman's presentation or at the Thursday night meeting. Tallman noted that
it was not just the Iowa River that was a source of flooding and would be affected by Coralville's
planned flood wall, but there are also five or six local streams that could have significant height
differences as a result.
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June 14, 2010 -Informal
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Tallman said that generally the ordinance takes away the distinction between the 1 % annual
chance and the .2% annual chance of a flood event, and recognizes them both as flood hazard
areas with properties that need to be protected. Tallman said that commercial buildings have
many more options available in terms of flood proofing. Tallman said that with residential
buildings the requirement is to have the floor elevated.
Tallman said that there are two measurements currently used to determine if grandfathered
features can remain in place: 1) improvements or value of repair are 50% or less of the pre-
damage assessment; and 2) if the original floor area is increased by no more than 24%.
Tallman said that this ordinance does specifically address the risk to emergency responders
that results from having to rescue and evacuate residents of floodplains. She said that "critical
facilities" were also addressed in this ordinance, uses such as jails, nursing homes, group home
facilities or hospitals that should not be evacuated. Tallman said critical facilities will not be
allowed to be located in a floodplain. Payne asked if this included emergency shelters as a lot of
schools serve as emergency shelters. Tallman said it would not be a wise idea to have an
emergency shelter in a floodplain. Eastham asked if a municipality can regulate the location of a
school. Tallman said she believed it was already done to an extent when subdivisions are
created. Eastham asked if there would be public facilities that are not subject to this ordinance.
Freerks asked Tallman how staff settled on 25% of the floor area as a standard for
grandfathering in. Tallman said that as far as she knows it has been in Iowa City's floodplain
regulations since 1977. She said that staff did spend some time considering whether that
percentage should be increased. She said the larger question is how much investment does the
City want a homeowner to put into a property that is more vulnerable to damage and loss.
Tallman said that in her experience she cannot think of any that were denied. Payne asked if it
was the case that the entire home must be brought up to current code if the structure was
increased by more than 25%. Tallman said it depends on the design of the addition. Payne said
the wording is not clear then, because the wording makes it sound as though it is cut and dry.
Eastham asked if staff had considered different regulations for different floodplains, i.e.,
floodplains from local creeks and tributaries and floodplains for the Iowa River. Tallman said it
was considered, but that the consensus was that it would make the floodplain regulations
unnecessarily complex. Greenwood Hektoen said that water damage is water damage
regardless of whether it comes from a creek or a river. Miklo noted that local creeks are more
susceptible to flash floods that occur with no warning.
Tallman said the bulk of the changes take place in the definition and language changes.
Tallman said that the language for a variance was changed to allow for an exemption from one
of the general standards. She said that references were changed from 1 % and .2% flood level
to "flood hazard area," which encompasses both areas. A definition of "shallow flooding" was
added at IDNR's request. Tallman said that language was added to allow property owners to
provide the City with a market appraisal rather than a county assessment; something the City
had been doing anyway. Tallman said that Parkview Terrace was a good example of an area
that was assessed at a lower rate than the market value had been prior to the floods.
Eastham said he would like to see consistency in terminology throughout the ordinance for the
elevation of a 100-year flood event. Tallman said that because federal insurance requirements
remain tied to the 100-year flood event, all references to that term cannot be done away with.
Payne said she too had found many such references in the ordinance. Miklo suggested they
point out specific references to Tallman at the end of the meeting.
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Koppes noted that certain City wells are located in the floodplain and asked how this ordinance
pertained to them. Tallman said that Public Works can access them by boat even in a flood
event, so they are not a concern.
Eastham asked if Tallman could explain where in the floodplain this ordinance would allow
development. Tallman explained that the new regulations would not prohibit development
anywhere; rather it would put design standards in place for properties built in floodplains. Miklo
explained that the property owner would have to elevate. Eastham asked if Idyllwild would have
been allowed to be developed if these standards had been in place at the time. Miklo said that
Idyllwild would have been allowed to develop; however, it would have been built to a higher
elevation. Miklo said that a lot of undeveloped land in the Iowa River is publicly owned, either by
the University or the City. Greenwood Hektoen said that because of this, the impact of flooding
on residential homes was somewhat decreased, as opposed to the experience of Cedar Rapids
which has a lot of housing along the river. Miklo said that there may be areas that are brought
into Iowa City in the future through annexation that these regulations would apply to. Miklo said
that the expense of raising a development like Idyllwild up to the elevation required by this
ordinance may have discouraged the development of the property or at least left more green
space and resulted in more clustering.
Payne noted that Parkview Church, which is in the 100-year floodplain, had asked for a variance
when she was on the Board of Adjustment. She said these regulations would require them to
build to the 500-year flood level, which could require them to build 5-feet higher than originally
planned. Miklo said they would also have the option of finding a different location, which is part
of what the requirements are intended to encourage. Tallman noted that because Parkview
Church is not a residential structure, they would also have the option of flood-proofing their
building.
Payne asked if people can get around the 25% requirement by adding on a little at a time.
Tallman said she supposed it would be possible to do that. Tallman said that the records go
back to 1977 to determine original floor space.
Payne asked how many acres of privately held land would end up in the .2% area, as opposed
to what had been in the 1 %. Tallman said she did not know. She said staff had tried to quantify
that but had a problem doing so because the maps vary in their accuracy. Eastham said that his
understanding is that determining the flood elevation for a given area is not difficult, rather it is
determining the land elevation of a given property owner that can be problematic. Tallman said
that was correct. Miklo noted that it can be reviewed on a case by case basis through surveying
if there is any question about a specific property.
Freerks said she felt that it was important to make property owners that could be affected by
these changes aware of the ordinance under consideration. Miklo said that efforts had been
made to get the word out through the press and through neighborhood associations. Freerks
said she thought it would be good to answer questions now rather than have angry homeowners
denied permits down the road.
Eastham said he would like to discuss the flood hazard elevations found in the definitions.
Eastham said that it is his understanding that FEMA has not been diligent in updating their flood
maps. He asked if it was possible to include flood maps developed by the University, which
have been demonstrated to be much more accurate, rather than relying solely on the FEMA
maps. Tallman said that one of the difficult things about this is that you have an insurance
industry that will use only maps, not profiles, and a lending industry that fears being fined if they
do not go through private floodplain delineators. Tallman said that the City can use the flood
profiles, which are more accurate, but other entities will still be using the FEMA maps.
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Eastham said he had a question about condominium ownership and how that would work in
relation to this ordinance. Tallman explained that it is likely that condominiums could be affected
by this ordinance if one unit is destroyed by fire, for example. However, she also noted that that
could also be a prime instance where a variance could be in order. Miklo noted that the idea
behind the ordinance is to discourage reconstruction at the same elevation if a structure is in a
floodplain. Eastham said that condominiums are problematic for him in relation to this
ordinance. Tallman said that the threshold of value versus expense would come into play.
Tallman said that Idyllwild is an interesting example because the way the buildings were
constructed two of the four units in the building would have been compliant with this ordinance
and two would not have been. Eastham asked if these provisions would apply to vacant lots in a
partially built out development. Tallman said they would.
Payne asked why there was a change in date in the section referencing manufactured homes.
Tallman said that for consistency's sake all start-dates were changed to May 2, 1977.
Payne asked why a special exception was taken away from the Board of Adjustment and given
to the Building Official. Tallman said that she did not know why the task had been given to the
Board of Adjustment because it is an issue that requires structural engineering expertise. She
said that structural engineering is not at all outside of the Building Official's purview, but might
be beyond the scope of the Board. Greenwood Hektoen said that that particular exception was
rather cut and dry and did not leave much room for discretion.
Payne suggested that the wording for the .2% flood elevation and the term flood hazard area
should be consistent throughout unless there was a specific purpose for the deviation. Tallman
said it might have had something to do with the fact that that section had language about
subdivisions. Tallman said that it may have been that it would have been too difficult to design
all vehicular access to the .2% level. Eastham asked whether the streets should be at the 1
flood elevation or the .2% elevation. Payne noted that the roads almost have to be built up
above the .2% flood level in order to offer adequate police and fire protection. Tallman said she
did not disagree, but that it does become a practical problem. She said that discussions with
Public Works did not support requirements for all streets in a subdivision to be above the .2%
flood level. She said that instead they wished to focus on facilities where it may be more difficult
to rescue people such as nursing homes, jails, and hospitals. Miklo said that roadways can
withstand flood damage more so than a dwelling or a commercial operation. He said that if a
roadway loses access it is a temporary situation with damage that is more easily repaired.
Payne said she was thinking of the Peninsula, which had to be evacuated because it could not
be accessed. Miklo said that will definitely be the kind of thing that is taken into consideration in
the future during the subdivision design and approval process.
Eastham said he believed all of the streets in Idyllwild were below the 100-year plus one-foot
elevation. Miklo said he believed that the street elevation requirement was something that came
about after 1993. Tallman said that after the first six or eight buildings in the Idyllwild
development were built a new flood map came out and the 100-year flood elevation went up an
entire foot along the Iowa River.
Eastham said that was a good introduction to his next point. He said that after he read the
ordinance and had given it some consideration he asked himself what the actual benefit was to
allowing residential development in an identifiable flood hazard area. He said the City was
heavily criticized by the public for ever having allowed residential development in Parkview
Terrace and Idyllwild. He said that some of that criticism is justified in that there has been a lot
of public money spent on flood preparation, flood recovery, and flood mitigation for those
properties. He said that not even counting the repairs to public infrastructure, millions of public
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dollars have been spent on those developments. Eastham said that flood elevations are a
guessing game and he does not see the long-term benefit to the community of continuing that
game for residential development. He said commercial development has its own set of risks and
benefits. Eastham said the benefits of residential development in those areas simply do not
outweigh the risks. Payne asked if Eastham's view was that residential development should be
prohibited in the floodplain altogether. Eastham said he was considering putting forth the
suggestion that the Commission ask staff to put together an ordinance preventing residential
development beneath the 500-year plus one-foot elevation along the Iowa River. Eastham noted
that preventing new development does not necessarily affect current residents. Weitzel asked if
Eastham would have the same thoughts if the development had been built high enough to begin
with. Eastham said that his exact point is that there is no way of knowing what is high enough; it
is a guessing game. Plahutnik asked what specifically Eastham was asking staff to look at.
Miklo said his understanding is that Eastham is asking for an ordinance prohibiting residential
development in the flood hazard area. Miklo said that staff could certainly come up with a list of
pros and cons for doing so. Plahutnik said that future flooding is not a question of if but when.
Greenwood Hektoen said that if there is a majority of the Commission that wants staff to
examine that possibility it can be discussed on Thursday. She said that short of a majority giving
staff that direction, then the current proposal should be considered. Miklo suggested having a
public hearing on Thursday night and discussing it then, as the ordinance will obviously not be
voted on that night.
Eastham asked if municipalities could require homeowners to purchase flood insurance.
Tallman said that state banking laws make it illegal to do so. She said that there has been some
discussion at the state level of changing the law to make that possible.
Payne said that the new ordinance may make it so that some homeowners do not have to
purchase flood insurance because they are out of the 100-year flood elevation but do have to
build to the 500-year flood level. Miklo said that while it may not make complete sense to the
person building the home, future owners will likely be happy that they were required to build to
that level. Tallman said that education is certainly something that will help clarify confusion.
Miklo said that something that should not be lost sight of is the future annexation and zoning of
land in a floodplain. He said careful consideration should go into zoning, perhaps down-zoning
and requiring low densities for any housing. Payne pointed out that water features often add
value to a home. Tallman said she feels there is a difference between a single family
homeowner who wants a view of the river and has the historical knowledge of what can happen
there, and the person who comes into aloes-lying area and brings in a lot of fill and eventually
forgets that the river is even there. Payne noted that Idyllwild did not flood in 1993.
OTHER:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
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POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES -June 24, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Donald King called the meeting to order at 12:02 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Royceann Porter, Joseph Treloar
MEMBERS ABSENT: Vershawn Young
STAFF PRESENT: Kellie Tuttle
OTHERS PRESENT: None
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
None.
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EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by Treloar and seconded by Porter to adjourn into Executive Session based on
Section 21.5(1)(a) of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records which are required
or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a
condition for that government body's possession or continued receipt of federal funds,
and 22.7(11) personal information in confidential personnel records of public bodies
including but not limited to cities, boards of supervisors and school districts, and 22-7(5)
police officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in
the Code; and 22.7(18) Communications not required by law, rule or procedure that are
made to a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of
government, to the extent that the government body receiving those communications
from such persons outside of government could reasonably believe that those persons
would be discouraged from making them to that government body if they were available
for general public examination.
Motion carried, 3/0, Young absent.
Open session adjourned at 12:03 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Returned to open session at 12:29 P.M.
Motion by Treloar, seconded by Porter to set the level of review for PCRB Complaint
#10-01 to 8-8-7 (B)(1)(d), Request additional investigation by the Police Chief or City
Manager, or request police assistance in the Board's own investigation. Motion carried,
3/0, Young absent.
Motion by Treloar, seconded by Porter to direct staff to request additional information
from the Police Chief regarding PCRB Complaint #10-01. Motion carried, 3/0, Young
absent.
PCRB
June 24, 2010
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TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS (subject to change)
• July 13, 2010, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm (Rescheduled to July 21, 2010)
• July 21, 2010, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm
• August 10, 2010, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm
• September 14, 2010, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm
• October 12, 2010, 5:30 PM, Lobby Conference Rm
Motion by Porter, seconded by Treloar to move the July 13th meeting date to July 21St
due to report deadlines. Motion carried, 3/0, Young absent.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Porter, seconded by Treloar.
Motion carried, 3/0, Young absent. Meeting adjourned at 12:33 P.M.
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