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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-07 CorrespondenceItem Number: 7.a. +r p- W�rm�M CITY O� IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 Motion approving the appointment of Austin Wu as City Council Liaison and Charlotte Lenkaitis as the Alternate City Council Liaison from the University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) to the City Council from May 1, 2019 — April 30, 2020. /_1 i i_Ta. ►' I �i'Ll11 &1 Description Email from UISG Liaison Wu Kellie Fruehling From: Wu, Austin <austin-wu@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 11:02 AM To: Council Cc: Stewart, Gustave; Lenkaitis, Charlotte E; Kellie Fruehling Subject: UISG City Council Alternate Liaison Hello there, On behalf of the University of Iowa Student Government, I would like to announce that Charlotte Lenkaitis will be serving as the UISG City Council Alternate Liaison for the 2019-2020 academic year. We want to thank you all for supporting this position throughout the years. The relationship between university students and the Iowa City community is a beneficial one and one that is important to maintain. I am sure that Charlotte will do great in the next two years in this position and encourage you all to get to know her. We hope that this relationship continues to grow and look forward to working with you all throughout the year in making sure student voices are heard. She has been already appointed into the position by UISG, and the item for appointment should be ready to be included on the agenda for 7 May. Thanks, Austin Wu (he/him/his) B.A. Public Health I University of Iowa '20 City Liaison I UI Student Government austin-wu@uiowa.edu i CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Item Number: 9.a. Description Preston Moore, Iowa State Director, State Affairs - Humane Society of the US - Petland presentation Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Good afternoon, council. Preston Moore <pmoore@humanesociety.org> Monday, April 29, 2019 12:13 PM Council Petland presentation Iowa City letter.pdf Please see the attached letter in response to Petland's recent presentation to the Iowa City council. Best wishes, Preston Preston Moore Iowa State Director, State Affairs pmoore@humanesociety.org P 240-753-9427 humanesociety.org W442%ri"ITHE i►U""EsoaeTr "-% OFTWUWrtasam The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's most effective animal protection organization, fighting for all animals for more than 60 years. To support our work, please make a monthly donation, give in another way or volunteer. V ® U-71 5'„ Mzpzd TIsfy }�► �Y THE HUMANE SOCIETY ��• of THE UNITED STATES Dear Honorable Iowa City Councilmembers, We write to respectfully encourage Iowa City to join 300 localities across the nation—including Fraser and Boone—and the states of Maryland and California in prohibiting the sale of commercially -raised dogs and cats in pet stores. Such an ordinance would drive the pet market toward more humane sources such as shelters, rescues and responsible breeders. It would also ensure that sick and behaviorally challenged puppies are no longer trucked into Iowa City to be sold to unsuspecting consumers who only see the cute puppy in the window. The benefits of an ordinance placing reasonable restrictions on pet stores that sell puppies include: • Protecting consumers from ending up with sick and behaviorally -challenged puppies • Reducing a public health risk • Protecting consumers from financing schemes that many consider predatory • Reducing the demand for puppy mill puppies • Encouraging puppy -selling pet stores to tap into the far more lucrative parts of the $72 billion pet market, which is largely products and services • Encouraging Iowa City residents to adopt their next pet from a local shelter or rescue or to seek out a responsible breeder that they will meet in person to ensure the conditions align with their values In a letter and presentation to the Council, the owners of Petland Iowa City made several untruthful claims want to make sure to give you the facts. Petland's claim that pet store puppies have fewer health issues is laughable. The HSUS has received more than 1,300 complaints about sick puppies just from Petland stores. Complaints about the Iowa City location in particular include people who bought puppies with respiratory issues, kennel cough, eye and ear infections, diarrhea and parasites. Petland's own claims and warranty company, Pawsitive Solutions, reported that "less than 5% of all puppies that went home incurred any sort of severe medical issue requiring medical hospitalization." Thus, about 1 in 20 puppies sold by Petland end up in the hospital. Certainly, many more have illnesses that do not require hospitalization. Last Fall, an HSUS Petland investigation' revealed that Petland stores are filled with sick puppies. Some are on the sales floor, and many are kept in a barren isolation rooms out of sight of customers. One Petland employee admitted that she sometimes came into work and saw puppies who had "passed away." She said that she tried hard to save the lives of puppies who were dying. Our investigator later found a dead puppy in the Petland freezer. An employee at a different Petland store told our investigator that a sick puppy that had been in the back room for about a month was there because they were simply waiting for a sick puppy to die. Even the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) warns consumers about the risks of buying a pet store puppy.2 In a Sept. 2018 report, the CDC states that over one hundred Americans were sickened with an antibiotic-resistant strain of Campylobacter from contact with pet store puppies with many having to be hospitalized.' The study revealed that over 95% of pet store puppies had received antibiotics before arriving at, or while at, the pet store. This indicates just how sick pet store puppies are, or are likely, to be. The CDC also made clear that the outbreak risk continues. In emails obtained by the HSUS from a public records request, one ' https://blog.humanesociety.org/2018/12/hsus-undercover-investigation-exposes-petlands-treatment-of-sick- puppies.html 2 https://www.cdc.gov/campylobacter/outbreaks/puppies-9-17/index.html s https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6737a3.htm?s cid=mm6737a3 w CDC official wrote: "The puppy story is not over — it is difficult to control with a whole system that lacks hygiene at many points and seems to use antibiotics instead." Petland stores were at the center of this investigation, as was a large broker (Blue Ribbon Puppies) that many Petland stores continue to source from. No other pet adoption or sales outlet has ever linked to a public health concern of this scale. Petland's claim that it is fully transparent is equally hard to stomach. A company that values transparency would not require consumers to sign confidentiality agreements before reimbursing for veterinary expenses for sick or dead puppies. One such document obtained by the HSUS states: "We are so sorry to hear about the loss of [redacted name] purchased from Petland ... By signing this letter you understand that you are being refunded [redacted info]... In order to receive this assistance, you must agree to cease/refrain from all forms of slander or negative comments and feedback on all platforms of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Yelp!, Instagram or any such avenue. This is to include ... the Better Business Bureau and reports to the Attorney General." Plus, Petland stores are infamous for misleading consumers to believe that their puppies come from highly - regulated, humane breeders even though those claims have been disproven time and again with thousands of pages of documentation, inspection reports, and inspection photos. Petland is also known for making false health guarantees, as explained above. Petland claims that they only work with "the best of the best" breeders are easily countered. Documentation obtained from the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, as well as state and federal inspection reports and photos, show that Petland Iowa City sourced from breeders with egregious welfare violations as recently as 2017. A summary of a few of those breeders and their violations is at the end of this letter. Current breeder information will be provided to the council once the HSUS receives it, but it is highly likely Petland Iowa City still sources from some, if not all, of these breeders. Petland Iowa City owners make the unsubstantiated claim they don't source from puppy mills because they only source from breeders that are USDA -licensed without certain violations or breeders considered "hobby breeders" under federal law. One of the problems with this assertion is that USDA -licensed breeders are, in most cases, what the public would consider to be puppy mills. A USDA -licensed facility may legally: • Confine dogs in cages only 6 inches larger than their bodies for their entire lives • Provide only coated wire flooring in cages • Stack cages on top of each other • Deny dogs adequate exercise and socialization • Keep dogs in frigid or sweltering temperatures for up to 4 hours • Breed dogs repeatedly and excessively, without limits • Provide no regular veterinary care beyond annual walk -though of facility • Keep hundreds or even thousands of dogs To make matters worse, the USDA does a horrible job of enforcing these shockingly low standards. There have always been serious enforcement issues, but lately it seems to be worse than ever. In February, the Washington Post reported that the USDA inspectors documented 60% fewer violations in 2018 than in 2017.4 The Post also noted a drop in the number of "critical" or "direct" violations issued by the USDA — the same violations Petland Iowa City apparently uses to determine which breeders to source from. Unfortunately, this decline in citations is 4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/02/26/usda-is-issuing-far-fewer-citations-zoos-labs-breeders-animal- welfare-violations/?noredirect=on&utm term =J1f1bb76d2c6 not due to an increase in compliance with the law, and the USDA doesn't even attempt to say that it is. A USDA spokesperson admitted to the Post that the agency is backpedaling on enforcement, stating that it is putting more emphasis on "working with" the regulated community instead. Other disturbing developments with the USDA include: Keeping the public in the dark about licensed breeders' inspection histories by redacting names and license numbers necessary to connect reports to breeders; allowing facilities to self-report to avoid having certain violations identified in the records, even some critical violations, if they follow certain guidelines; conducting announced inspections for the first time, which allows breeders to cover up violations; and admitting to the HSUS in April 2018 that it hadn't revoked a single license in over a year, despite overwhelming evidence of animal mistreatment and poor conditions at many operations. The HSUS continues to expose USDA -licensed facilities in our annual Horrible Hundred reports.' These reports detail egregious violations on federal and state inspection reports, including violations for dogs found shivering in the cold, dogs with only frozen water buckets available or no water at all, dogs with untreated wounds, sick puppies who had not been treated by a vet, and emaciated dogs. I highly recommend those who desire to learn more about the nation's puppy mill problem to review the Horrible Hundred reports. Petland's claim that they buy from hobby breeders are also concerning. In the puppy -selling pet store world, "hobby breeder" simply means unlicesned breeder. There is no federal or state law preventing pet stores from buying puppies from breeders who should be USDA-licesned but aren't. That means pet stores can, and often due, source from one of the thousands of large-scale commercial breeders that meet the USDA's threshold for coverage but have gotten away with being uncliesned because the USDA does such a poor job of licensing all those that should be licensed. These are some of the worst puppy mills in the nation because there is no oversight of their treatment of dogs in their care. Petland wants you to believe that the "hobby breeders" they speak of are the small, family breeders that treat their dogs like we treat our pets. In reality, those repsonsible breeders never sell to pet stores because they demand to meet prospective buyers in person. Thus, we agree with the concern Petland owners express about the thousands of breeders with no reulgation or oversight, but we do not agree that Petland avoids buying from them. In sum, all of the serious problems Petland Iowa City poses for animals and consumers stem from the fact that the owners choose to sell commercially -raised puppies. For this they are an outlier in their own industry, as the huge majority of pet stores- both large chains and boutique shops- do not sell puppies. The HSUS encourages all puppy -selling pet stores to ditch the controversial and costly business model that relies on the sale of puppies from inhumane sources and urges Iowa City to ensure it. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Pre4tDwM&&r& Iowa State Director The Humane Society of the United States pmoore@humanesociety.org AimyJe.& Public Policy Director, Puppy Mills The Humane Society of the United States ajesse@humanesociety.org ' httos://www.humanesociety.org/horrible-hundred Petland Iowa City sourced from the following breeders with egregious violations in 2016 and 2017: John Bontraeer, Jr. (Dalton, Wisconsin) Cited by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture for numerous animal welfare violations, including: • 10/2018: Nine enclosures were found to have buildup of excreta along with two of the indoor enclosures; three dogs had matted hair and dour were in need of grooming; one dog was found to have apparent periodontal disease and was in need to veterinary care; an initial Notice of Non -Compliance was issued to Bontrager ordering a veterinary examination on an adult, female Maltese for its teeth condition; and a warning notice was issues to the licensee requiring that corrective actions be taken to address the cleaning and sanitation needs along with the grooming concerns. • The below photos were included in the report, demonstrating a dog with a considerable amount of tartar covering her teeth and gum tissue appeared to be inflamed and recessed in areas of mouth, a dirty, matted dog, and platforms soiled in dog excrement. Marvin Mullet, Cloverridee Kennel (Corydon, IA) USDA inspection photos from 2011 documented violations for a dog with a cloudy, enlarged left eye, and two separate violations for housing puppies without any identification or information about the puppies on the cage. d1 1� .� M!�iltl■ Mike and Tricia Jouwstra, Jouwstra Kennels (Edgerton, MN) USDA photos of Jouwstra's facility taken in November 2010 show a dog with a severe ear injury, a dog with dental health concerns, and a dog with excessively long toe nails. Jonathan Yutzv, (Bloomfield, IA) USDA photos of Yutzy's facility taken in March 2013 show a dog with a missing left eye and abnormal right eye and dogs outside in the cold with icicles handing from their enclosure. Henry Sommers (Cincinnati, IA) Henry Sommers has received numerous animal welfare violations from the United States Department of Agriculture, as indicated below: • 05/2017: A report with breeder name/license number redacted was linked to this breeder as he was the only USDA -licensed breeder in Cincinnati during the May 2017 inspection. The USDA cited him for two different repeat violations — one for Yorkie who had a large area of missing fur and thinning hair, and one for unsafe housing which contained large gaps that could injure the dogs. • 02/2017: Another redacted report that we were able to link to Henry including citations for a "Direct, Repeat" violation, one of the most severe kinds of violations the USDA can find, after an inspector found multiple dogs with veterinary issues, including a Yorkshire terrier with hair loss and brown, scabby skin; another Yorkie who could not put weight on her leg and whose foot was swollen twice its normal size; a Maltese puppy who had swollen eyelids with yellow discharge a bichon with an open wound on her neck; and other dogs with dental infections, matted fur, and/or severely overgrown nails. An inspector also found the licensee to be in possession of a controlled substance, ketamine, that he claimed to be using to sedate dogs for dental cleaning. • 06/2016: USDA found four Yorkies with hair loss around their ears, and some had dark crusting and scabs on their ears. Three dogs had signs of advanced dental disease and a Maltese puppy had severe crusting and matting around both eyes — one of the eyes could not be visualized because the matting was so bad. The report also notes various unsafe and unsanitary conditions. 05/2016: USDA inspector found a puppy who appeared lifeless and unresponsive with partially closed eyes and pale gums. The inspected noted that she was weak and limp and cold to the touch. The puppy was in such dire need that the inspector ended the inspection and requested the licensee to seek immediate veterinary care for the puppy. • 03/2016: USDA inspectors found a very thin Yorkshire terrier who was severely emaciated -shoulder blades, ribs, hip bones, and spinal column were easily felt with little body fat and the terrier had significant dental diseases and loose teeth; another Yorkshire terrier had red abrasions/wounds along her side and dried blood in her fur; moldy food; and filthy and unsafe conditions. • 01/2016: USDA inspectors found multiple safety, sanitation and structural violations including a strong animal waste odor that was burning one inspectors' eyes and throat. The USDA gave Sommers an Official Warning for Violation of Federal Regulations for the repeated lack of veterinary care found in 2015. • 11/2015: USDA inspectors found multiple dogs in need of veterinary care, including a Yorkie who as holding up one back foot that was swollen and one of the nails had curled all the way around and into the toe pad. • 10/2016: USDA inspectors found several dogs with advanced dental disease to the point that many dogs had missing teeth and/or could not hold their tongues in their mouths; a dog with mucus in both eye and discoloration of the eyes; enclosures were coated with a brown greasy residue and the dogs did not have an exercise plan. Item Number: 9.b. AW1I Q- CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Andrew Stoll - Pheasant Population Presentation [Staff response included] Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:30 PM To: Kellie Fruehling Subject: FW: Pheasant Population Presentation - Andrew Stoll Kellie — Please add as a response to Council correspondence. Thanks — Geoff From: Juli Seydell Johnson Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:27 PM To:'atstoll@gmail.com' <atstoll@gmail.com> Cc: Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org>; Zac Hall <Zac-Hall@iowa-city.org> Subject: RE: Pheasant Population Presentation - Andrew Stoll Andrew, Thank you for your email. Geoff has asked me to respond. I understand the objective you are trying to meet with your request that we hold off on mowing the open space area between Wildcat Lane and Slothower Street. My father was one of the first farmers in Iowa to enroll land in the CRP program and work with Pheasants Forever to create a habitat for pheasants. (Also, one of the first farmers to almost burn his own house down attempting one of the first prairie burns in central Iowa!) City staff mows the land you reference largely due to neighborhood preference based upon the number of calls received from nearby landowners asking for the land to be mowed each summer. It is generally mowed at least once a month beginning in May. This is our plan again this year. I would suggest that you work with the surrounding neighborhood to see if you can reach a consensus on leaving the area un -mowed until August. If a no -mow plan is presented to us as a request of the neighborhood we will look at it more closely and may be able to cut back on mowing until the space is developed into a more active use recreation areas. There is no timetable of funding for further development at this time. Sincerely, Juli Juli Seydell Johnson Director of Parks & Recreation 319-356-5104 From: atstoll <atstoll@email.com> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 10:04 AM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.or > Subject: Pheasant Population Presentation - Andrew Stoll Good Morning, My name is Andrew Stoll and I was able to attend and present during Tuesday nights City Council meeting. During the the community comment portion I provided information on grasslands in Iowa and requested a delay in the mowing schedule for these areas around Iowa City limits to help preserve the pheasant population. I believe a delay until August 1st, similar to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), would greatly benefit the pheasant population in Iowa City and surrounding areas. One specific location lies in our backyard and I believe this would be a great starting point to observe the many benefits of delayed mowing until August 1st. The grassland area between Wildcat Lane and Slothower Street is surrounded by farmland and residential homes, but has a noticeable pheasant population without human impact until mowing begins in May. Please consider this option and feel free to contact me to discuss further, I would be happy to help answer any questions! Thank you for your time. Andrew Stoll 1287 Wildcat Lane, 52246 563-543-1925 atstoll@gmail.com Item Number: 9.c. i CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Daniel and Ludmila Scott - Snow Ordinance Review Kellie Fruehling From: Ludmila and Daniel Scott <scottrentalsllc@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:04 PM To: Council Subject: Snow Ordinance Review Attachments: 06521ICCISC094889_EXSB_1291996-1.pdf Dear City Manager Geoff Fruin and City Council Members Rockne Cole, Susan Mims, Pauline Taylor, John Thomas, Jim Throgmorton, Mazahir Salih and Bruce Teague, The City of Iowa City creates local ordinances and policies and enforces them to serve the community. Recently there have been a series of events have occurred that have caused the need to improve the snow ordinance or at least correct the impropper way it is implemented. On November 30th, 2018 we received a letter from the City of Iowa City about a snow ordinance violation that happened at our rental property 1409-1411 E Court Street. We promptly forwarded the letter to our property management company, Keystone, to remedy the situation and the issue was resolved within three days. On March 4th, 2019 a Story County Sheriff served us a citation at our home from the City of Iowa City with the demand to appear in court and pay a penalty of $250 for six cases of the snow ordinance violations. Upon further investigation the following events happened in between December 2018 and March 2019 that both us, as property owners, and Keystone, as property manager, were not aware of: ten (10) snow ordinance violations were posted on the tenants' door which were unfortunately completely ignored by them; the City issued five (5) work orders for a contractor to come out and clear the sidewalk of snow and ice. It's worth noting that when we asked City Housing Inspector Stan Laverman to produce documentation in regards to our lawsuit, he was not able to present anything beyond photos of violations that he sent us by email. Stan invited us to come to his office and look at his computer to find more information but since we now live two hours away from Iowa City, this was not possible. Later on we were able to obtain a screenshot of the Report Log from our court case evidence (see attached). It is unfortunate that we were charged over $400 for this citation and court costs plus several thousand dollars in work order fees because of something we were not aware was occurring. Neither we nor Keystone were aware of the repeated snow ordinance violations or work orders. Before having Keystone manage the property, we never had any problems with the City of Iowa City. As law abiding citizens, we always have had a valid rental permit and put a lot of effort into managing our property very well for over ten years and specifically having a good relationship with the City housing department. Last year when we moved away from Iowa City, we hired a reputable management company Keystone to take over for us for property management. In combination, we have over 35 years of residency and home ownership in Iowa City, giving us a solid knowledge of City ordinances. We tried to do everything correctly and yet the system in Iowa City cast us as criminals by sending a sheriff to our home and charging citation. Based on our experience dealing with this situation, we have identified several questions including: 1) Reading the beginning sentences of the complaints on the "Request Log" (attached) from plaintiff's exhibit presented at the court hearing (the City did not produce to us any documentation other than photos) it's evident that residents are frustrated with the City's inability to enforce their snow ordinance. A complaint submitted by Libby Kestel dated 01/25/2019 says "Sidewalk has not been shoveled. I reported this when it snowed last weekend too. I received a response saying this was the 2nd offense". Why does the City knowing that the property on 1409-1411 E Court St is a rental (as per testimony by the inspector Matt Wagner at the court hearing on 4/22/19) fail to notify the property owner or manager, but yet notifies strangers about the 2nd offense? Is that 2nd offense message going to the right people? Why does the City report back to the person submitting a snow complaint every time there is a valid complaint, but notifies the property owner only once per winter season after receiving the first complaint? When we were notified of the problem in November, the problem was remedied in only three days! 2) Another complaint (anonymous) on 2/1/2019 states "I have reported on this before. received a reply that a contractor had been hired". Matt Wagner testified in court (no documentation is available other than his testimony) that a total of five work orders were [secretly] placed in a password -protected system. There were absolutely no notifications to tenants, property owners or manager about these work orders placed. Do you think it's normal for you, as the property owners (we are sure that most of you own homes in Iowa City), to expect to be notified about work orders that you will be responsible for paying? The City already has a system to mail letters to residents about incurring fees when water is scheduled to be disconnected or when a contractor is hired to repair a marked sidewalk. Why can't the same simply be done for handling snow ordinance work orders since we are already being charged a $100 administration fee for each work order? 3) Matt Wagner testified in court that he knew that the property was a rental. Referring to the Request Log mentioned above he presented in court that there was 11 complaints for our property. Five of those complaints dated 1/24/2019, 1/29/2019, 2/15/2019, 2/19/2019 and 3/06/2019 were created and submitted personally by him. We understand that the City's snow ordinance is a compliant -based, but it seems strange that a City inspector is focused specifically on constantly visiting one property to repeatedly create and upload complaints knowing that it's a rental. Why couldn't this same effort be simply put towards sending an email to the rental permit email contact person to let them know there is a problem? It seems strange to repeatedly and secretly upload complaints to be used to justify a lawsuit four months later without simply notifying the property owner and simply getting the problem remedied immediately. 4) The snow ordinance on City web site states: "The Department of Neighborhood and Development Services receives complaints and investigates to verify that the snow and/or ice has not been removed. If the inspector finds that the public walk has not been cleared, the property is posted and a letter of violation is sent by regular mail to the property owner. An inspector will return to the property approximately 24 hours later and if the property has still not been cleared, the City hires an outside contractor to clear the snow and the property owner is charged that amount, plus a $100 administrative fee." If the City charges $100 administrative fee wouldn't it be reasonable to expect the City spend 47 cents on postage and notify the property owner about hiring a contractor? There is no doubt that $100 is more than enough to cover all costs associated with mailing a copy of work order to the property owner. If the goal is to have the snow and ice cleared from the sidewalk for pedestrians, then the correct contact person in the rental permit needs to be notified so the problem can be remedied if the tenant is obviously not responding to the notices posted on their door. Why secretly and repeatedly hire a contractor without notifying the property owner or management company? 5) Having received 11 snow ordinance violations posted on their door the tenants living in 1409 E Court St unit completely ignored all of them. The City ordinance violations are in many leases a serious rental agreement violation that can become grounds for terminating the lease. By not notifying the management company or property owner of the violations why does the City withhold the opportunity for the landlord to make tenant comply? This does not help the sidewalk users. 6) During the time when temperatures drop so low that ice salts don't melt the ice it is unreasonable to expect the sidewalks to be completely cleared. The City snow ordinance does not state exceptions and City inspectors are free to enforce the ordinance completely. In our case due to the extreme cold temperatures, a City water main broke beneath the sidewalk on 1409 E. Court Street. Before the water started gushing like a fountain and got noticed it seeped gradually on our sidewalk creating puddles that froze into ice. How can the City expect the residents to comply in such situations? A well-known fact is that preventative measures are more effective than punishment. A stick works but providing the opportunity to fix the issue before punishment is a much better service to the community. If we knew about the ongoing snow ordinance violations we would have taken care of the problem more quickly than any lawsuit or citation. If we would have known the tenant was not clearing the sidewalks, we would have hired a responsible contractor ourselves immediately eliminating the need for citizens and inspectors to submit complaints and respond to them. Punishing works and hurts, but punishing for something that property owners are not aware of is simply not fair. It's clear that the snow ordinance does not work as intended because the sidewalk was not cleared as it could have been. It's time to open the lines of communication between the City and property owners. The City has put a lot of effort into having snow complaints received by phone, web site form and even phone app. Now it's time to focus on the other side of the equation. There is a need to communicate more effectively to property owners towards compliance efforts not lawsuits. Based on our experience going through the series of above mentioned events and questions raised we propose for the City: 1. As a courtesy to residents/property owners that received a violation letter, include the link to the web site where the complaints are listed. 2. Create a better documentation procedure for snow ordinance violations and work orders placed. 3. Send a letter to the property owner after the 2nd offense. 4. Mail a letter to the property owner immediately (not at the end of the winter season) every time a work order is placed. 3 5. Include exceptions in the snow ordinance giving the ability for residents to comply in situations when temperatures don't allow for ice melt to work and do its job (ice melt doesn't work when temperatures are below 10F) and in similar situations such as longer time frames for compliance. 6. When the City inspectors know that the property in violation is a rental, send a copy of photos to email specified on the rental permit at the same time when City inspectors email photos of violations for each property to their supervisor Stan Laverman. 7. Make contact personally by knocking on the door and talking to residents and property owners or giving them a call which will help with compliance. We strongly believe that you in your work and service are striving to do good service for the Iowa City community. Our intent in writing this letter is to help the City provide better public service and have better sidewalks for pedestrians during the winter. We want the City to thrive and all residents to enjoy living in Iowa City. We hope this letter will serve as a basis for the City Council to take action towards improvements. Please keep us informed on what steps will be taken to remedy the issues. Sincerely, Daniel and Ludmila Scott 5328 Tabor Drive Ames, IA 50014 4 �i Ojia!�! PIIS Item Number: 9.d. Awl Q- CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Carol deProsse - Wells Fargo [Staff response included] Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 9:31 AM To: 'Carol deProsse'; Council Subject: RE: Wells Fargo Hi Carol, Wells Fargo currently pays the City $600/month for use of the kiosk. Thank you, Geoff From: Carol deProsse [mailto:lonetreefox@mac.com] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 5:07 PM To: Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org>; Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: Wells Fargo Is Wells Fargo paying the City anything for the use of the kiosk? . IL_ AW WELLS 1, _o 1�i ol �a. 1 FARGO " f(t' iL Item Number: 9.e. i CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Allison Jaynes - Thank you Florence Boos - many thanks Laurie Crawford - Deer Lori Kendrick -April 23, 2019 Deer Management Input Response Deer Management - Public Input form (x2) Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Allison N. Jaynes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 404 Van Allen Hall Allison Jaynes <allisonjaynes@gmail.com> Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:37 AM Council Thank you for last night's deer decision Thank_You_for_the_deer_decision.pdf Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (319) 335-3799 Allison N. Jaynes n81 Hotz Ave Iowa City, IA 52245 Member of: icdeerfriends.orc/ April 24th, 2019 Mayor Throgmorton Iowa City Council Members 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Honorable Mayor Throgmorton and Council Members, I want to thank you for considering the concerns of the citizens of Iowa City who are attached to the resident wildlife, and who consider the deer herds part of their daily lives. I understand the tough position you have been put in by the NRC, and I applaud your decision to try once more to reason with them. Please do tell them about the spirited pleas against bow hunting within this city that came from numerous citizens (you will see some of this on the public comments form as well). I hope we can work together on this going forward. If you would like any material that supports the arguments we have put forth during multiple City Council meetings, please do reach out to one of us on the Iowa City Deer Friends committee. Sincerely, Allison N. Jaynes Kellie Fruehling From: Boos, Florence <florence-boos@uiowa.edu> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 3:04 AM To: Council; Geoff Fruin Cc: Rockne Cole; Jim Throgmorton; Susan Mims; mazahir-h@iowa-city.org; pauline- taylor@iowa-iowa.org; john-taylor@iowa-city.org; Bruce Teague Subject: many thanks for your efforts to grapple with deer issue Dear Mayor Throgmorton, Members of the City Council, and City Manager, I want to express my thanks for your patience and goodwill in responding to our presentation regarding co- existence with deer at Tuesday night's extended meeting. We are grateful that you are willing to work on these issues to seek a less cruel and more long-term response to animal presence. Bow hunting, in particular, is dangerous as well as brutal --a misdirected shot could easily wound or kill a person, prompting a liability suit against the city. Unretrieved or rotting deer carcasses are potential sources of disease. Moreover residents have the right to live at peace in their own homes without the fear of violent intrusions by bowhunters. I see from the DNR website that a license to kill one deer costs nearly $500, in addition to the price of a hunting license. The DNR thus seemingly has a financial motive to increase the deer population in order that more deer may be killed, a goal at direct variance with the well-being of urban residents. It seems only reasonable that Iowa City should have control over its own environment. As stated, we advocate peaceful long-term methods of co -existence, which include city planning to preserve some corridors for deer travel, the use of fences and barriers on segments of routes 80 and 218 (80 already has some of these, which could be extended), underpasses, reflectors, better signage geared to the hunting season, double hedge plantings at the edges of parks, and informational leaflets. (It might also be useful to compile deer vehicle data by date, since it is likely that a majority of accidents are directly caused by the hunting season.) As mentioned in the list previously sent by Allison Jaynes, we believe such co -existence and sterilization are the best long-term solutions. (Despite the claims of its proponents, sharpshooting, though preferable, raises issues of accuracy and safety, among other things). We hope that Iowa City can work toward achieving a mixture of sterilization and other non -lethal methods. With thanks for your continuing efforts, Florence Boos Kellie Fruehling From: laurie crawford <lauriecrawforc1517@gmail.corn> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 1:26 PM To: Council Subject: Deer Attachments: DEER City Council follow up letter April 24, 2019.docx Dear Mayor Throgmorton and Council Members, Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of non -lethal measures to address deer/human conflict in Iowa City. NRC Decision/Interest. It is my hope that the NRC will approve sterilizing deer, with or without sharp shooting, and take bow hunting off the table. IF the NRC is truly interested in assisting Iowa City reduce the deer population, they would approve the City's plan to sharp shoot and sterilize deer. Instead, they are forcing their own financially vested agenda on the city by refusing to allow sterilization (the ONLY permanent solution) and requiring bow hunting. Why would the NRC not approve sterilization? The only reason can be they want the deer to repopulate. And the only reason they want the deer to repopulate is to provide sport hunting for their bow hunting members and customers. Iowa City should have the authority to manage its deer/human conflict as it sees fit. Hunters and the NRC/DNR are outsiders with have no vested interest in Iowa City as a community. Bow hunting puts money in the pockets of the DNR. Bow hunting is an ongoing program. If it worked to reduce the population, Cedar Rapids would not be entering their 10 year of bow hunting. The DNR does not profit from a controlled deer population. The DNR does not profit without offering new and continuing hunting opportunities to hunters. https:Hd97Vz4wvpgciz.cloudfront. net/articles/20190322/iowa-house-passes-bill-to-improve- hunting-opportunities Sharpshooting vs Bowhunting. If immediate herd reduction is desired, sharp shooting has proven effective in the past, it is done on large plats of land, occurs over a short period of time, the public is provided notice of locations of shooting and the shooters are trained professionals. Bow hunting is ineffective. It is done yards in neighborhoods with just a short distance (25 yards in Cedar Rapids) from hunt stand to neighbor property line. It drags on for 4+ months each year. For four months (mid Sept — mid January) — or longer in the case of wounded deer - citizens may encounter hunters, dead/wounded deer, arrows (my neighbor found one — they are unmarked so there is no way to identify the trespassing hunter). Bow hunting is done in secrecy (neighbors have no idea who has given permission to a hunter or names of hunters), in the dark- most hunters hunt during times when deer are most active dawn and dusk (hunting is permitted 30 minutes before dawn to 30 minutes after dusk- can a hunter even see a deer to make a good shot before dawn or after dusk? and what about the deer who is hit after dark? Can that hunter effectively follow a blood trail? Absolutely not). Bow hunters are not trained professionals. They are sport hunters. Tame city deer are the ideal target for kids learning to hunt. A young boy was walking behind my yard with a gun during the City bow hunt. He presumably was tracking an arrow wounded deer but was violating hunt rules by carrying a gun. Remember: only the FIRST shot is taken from a hunt stand. Cities don't have many incident reports because callers, at least this caller, was always told the City didn't know who was hunting or which property owners were permitting hunting. Secrecy protects the hunter and those allowing hunting. Secrecy prevents accountability and permits violations. Complaints/incidents are not followed up unless the caller does her own research to help the City identify the hunter or hunted property. As someone opposed to bow hunting, shouldn't 1 have the right to not be subjected to the inherent cruelty, safety and privacy violations associated therewith? Someone hunting before dawn and after dusk can easily mistake a dog or person for a deer. Hunters have unsupervised access to my neighborhood and yard. Proficiency Test. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by the promise of a proficiency test. The test does not reflect field conditions. In the field, the targets (deer) are moving, the hunter is shooting from an elevated tree stand and hunters only get one shot. Proficiency tests involve a stationary, pie plate size target. The hunter stands directly in front of the target and is offered several attempts (at one time only 3 out of 5 shots had to hit the target). Rules and Regs. I've attended the hunter rules and regulations course (Palo Outdoors). Again, this should not be reassuring. This was a 90 minute review with stories. No test. No studying. To expand a bit (ok, a lot) on last night's presentation: Green Areas. Please set aside green areas designated as safe habitat for deer. These areas, inhabited by deer long before humans encroached, offer food, cover and water. The wooded Peninsula/Mackinaw Village area along the river is one example. Providing habitat contributes to keeping deer off roads and out of yards (depending on landscape choices, of course). Green space/a wildlife corridor, should be set aside in the Forest View area- connecting to Mackinaw Village river/woods - to encourage deer to live in that space. Conflict. Don't solve one conflict by creating another. Bow hunting will cause conflict. Bow hunting invites, often out of town, strangers into our neighborhoods. It pits neighbor against neighbor as hunters roam neighborhoods and wounded or dead deer are encountered. Wounding Rate. Bow hunting historically had a 50% wounding rate. Half of deer hit were never retrieved by the hunter. A more recent 24 study report found bow hunting's wounding rate to be 54%, bow hunting to be ineffective and inhumane. It reported deer die a slow agonizing death over days and weeks from infection from the arrow (the shaft usually breaks off, leaving the always unsterilized arrowhead inside the deer's body). -2- A hunter is encouraged to wait at least 30 minutes to follow a blood trail or even overnight if the shot wasn't good. https://www.wideopenspaces.com/heres-how-to-follow-a-blood-trail- from-a-wounded-deer/ However, few shots result in a blood trail as most bleeding is internal. Another reason for the high wounding rate. http://www.safebackyards.com/Report°/a20on%2OBowhunting.pdf Personal Experience. I previously sent you a link to photos of a large buck who was shot illegally in my fenced yard. He suffered for 10 % months before dying. A necropsy found infection from the still embedded arrow as cause of death. Another personal experience can be found here. This beloved buck was humanely euthanized seven weeks after being wounded. http://abolishsporthunting.org/journals/my-buddy-bow- hunting-untold-suffering-now-told/ The doe whose photo I shared was shot in my neighborhood. The hunter broke at least 2 hunt rules: (1) to shoot in the "vital" area — lungs and heart, (2) to report any un retrieved deer. It is also likely this shot was not taken from an elevated hunt stand. A nursing doe was shot, in my fenced and "no hunting/no trespassing" posted yard, by hunters on foot. Hunting was to be from tree stands. The fawn was still standing by her mother when I found her. I've had many other experiences. I am just one person. Imagine all the others who are opposed to hunting but are exposed to dead, wounded and dying deer. Bow hunting is recreation, it is not a population control measure. This was the conclusion of the 24 studies report and also Horace Gore, a renowned Texas Park and Wildlife biologist. Iowa City should not create conflict (bow hunting) in solving a conflict (deer/human). Very truly, Laurie Crawford PS. Please encourage the Forest view applicant/developer to plant evergreens and trees that are deer resistant. They do exist. In Kellie Fruehling From: Lori Kendrick <kendricklori@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:31 AM To: Council Subject: April 23, 2019 Deer Management Input Response Dear Honorable Mayor Throgmorton and City Council Members, I am sending my personal thanks for your persevering resolve to appropriately handle Iowa City's deer management program. It is especially commendable that you respect community members, not only in word, but also through your actions while continuing to plead Iowa Citians decision to reject the NRC proposed urban bow hunt. Last night, human disturbance of the natural balance of the ecosystem was mentioned. A biology professor concluded that the resolution to adverse effects of human population and development on nature's ecological balance is for man to become predator. Definition of predator- from Latin praedator'plunderer' 1. :an animal that naturally preys on others; 2.:a person who ruthlessly exploits others for personal gain or pleasure. Iowa City is known as a sanctuary city, guided by just and compassionate ideologies. Encouraging, or accepting a predator mentality goes contrary to all that Iowa Citians support. This preposterous DNR/NRC "man as predator" propaganda is statistically proven to not resolve deer/human conflict. Please continue to increase your knowledge and understanding on why allowing bow hunting as a deer management tool generates, as opposed to resolves, community conflict. Sincerely, Lori Kendrick Iowa Deer Friends The City is seeking public input regarding deer management in Iowa City. Please fill out the form below. All comments received become public record and are archived by the City. Iowa's Natural Resources Commission (NRC) is a 7 -person statewide board that approves deer management in urban areas. This board granted Iowa City's past applications for annual sharpshooting to control the deer population from 1999-2009. In May 2018, Iowa City officials submitted a request to the NRC for sharpshooting approval, but the request was denied. After forming a committee of community members and receiving public input, a second request to sharp shoot was submitted to the NRC in December 2018. This request was also denied. After that denial, Iowa City officials received a letter from the NRC Chairperson and communicated with senior Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff. From these, it is our understanding that the NRC will likely approve professionally contracted sharp shooting for one year to decrease the number to an NRC -approved density level if some form of public hunt is utilized for the remainder of a 5 -year plan, which will also include public education and annual counts of the deer population. Visit www.icgov.org/deerproject for more information. Name * Richard Javes and Ruth Baldwin Phone Number* 319-354-0025 Email* frittata4l42@outlook.com Address* Street Address 620 Northwood Drive Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Iowa city IA Fbstal / Zip Code Country 52245 USA Comments * All cm rants submitted are subject to public records laws and archived by the qty. We are in favor of reducing the deer population for a number of reasons. The population has shown examples of wasting disease, their natural territory is being increasingly more diminished because of residential development, and our climate change is altering their natural food sources so that they turn to garden munching for survival. The City is seeking public input regarding deer management in Iowa City. Please fill out the form below. All comments received become public record and are archived by the City. Iowa's Natural Resources Commission (NRC) is a 7 -person statewide board that approves deer management in urban areas. This board granted Iowa City's past applications for annual sharpshooting to control the deer population from 1999-2009. In May 2018, Iowa City officials submitted a request to the NRC for sharpshooting approval, but the request was denied. After forming a committee of community members and receiving public input, a second request to sharp shoot was submitted to the NRC in December 2018. This request was also denied. After that denial, Iowa City officials received a letter from the NRC Chairperson and communicated with senior Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff. From these, it is our understanding that the NRC will likely approve professionally contracted sharp shooting for one year to decrease the number to an NRC -approved density level if some form of public hunt is utilized for the remainder of a 5 -year plan, which will also include public education and annual counts of the deer population. Visit wAw.icgov.org/deerproject for more information. Name* Robert Smith Phone Number* 319-339-9421 Email * smithre@mchsi.com Address * Street Address 2550 Bluffwood Circle Address Line 2 City State / Rovince / Region Iowa City IA Fbstal ! Zip Oxde Country 52245 Johnson Comments* All comrents subrritted are subject to public records laws and archived by the Qty. The deer population is out of control within parts of the city. I would prefer a way to sterilize the deer but the option appears ready for prime time. A hard decision has to be made. I'll defer to our group of leaders. Item Number: 9.f. i CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Cindy Parsons - Project Green 2018 Annual Report and cover letter Kellie Fruehling From: Cindy Parsons <cparsons@icialaw.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 1:35 PM To: Council Subject: Project GREEN 2018 Annual Report and cover letter Attachments: City Council Members PG Letter 043019.pdf; Pjt_GREEN PKWYS_ FINALReport_2018_ 2.pdf Greetings - I am attaching a cover letter from Project GREEN along with our 2018 Annual Parkways Maintenance Report. Best regards, Cindy Parsons Project GREEN Co -President 123 N. Linn St. Suite 300 Iowa City, IA 52245 319-337-9659 V City Hall 410 E. Washington St. PROJECT GREEN Iowa City, IA 52240 www.pro.jectgreen.org April 30, 2019 To: City Council Members Iowa City, Iowa Dear Council Members: We are pleased to submit to you the 2018 Annual Parkways Maintenance Report for Project GREEN, prepared by our consulting landscape architect, Laura Hawks of Hawks Design, LLC. As you can see, in 2018 Project GREEN spent over $40,000.00 for the maintenance of public parkways and Ashton House grounds in the City of Iowa City, to make our community more beautiful. As you probably know, since our founding in 1968, our group has raised and spent over two million dollars on the beautification and landscaping of our public green spaces. One of the parkway areas that we designed and have maintained for many years is the North Dubuque Street right of way, from Interstate 80 to Foster Road. As we have communicated in previous correspondence and in speaking at public hearings, Project GREEN is critically concerned with the proposed rezoning which would allow commercial enterprise in that area. The natural beauty of this entryway to our City is so far "unspoiled", and if commercial development is to be allowed, great care must be taken to preserve the existing trees and landscaping that we have worked so hard to develop and maintain. Visual effects of signage and lighting must also be considered and kept to an absolute minimum. This North Dubuque entryway is the first impression that so many visitors have of our community. Please don't allow this beautiful major approach to town become like so many others which have a large commercial presence. We "speak for the trees", and implore you to preserve the natural beauty of North Dubuque Street from Foster Road to Interstate 80. We look forward to working with the City of Iowa City and the Parks and Recreation Department and staff for many years to come; thank you for your consideration and your support. Si c ely, LUX Ak� Cindy 1 ars ns and Diane Allen Proiec GREEN co -Presidents Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Project GREEN Annual Parkways Maintenance Program - 2018 Report PROJECT GREEN Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 2018 Project GREEN Annual Parkways Maintenance Program Report Iowa Avenue, North Dubuque Street, Highway 6 and Gilbert Street Landscaping & Juniper Beds, Mormon Trek Viaduct -South Planters, Melrose Avenue, Ashton House — Project GREEN Gardens Submitted to: Project GREEN Co -Chairs: Cindy Parsons & Diane Allen & Steering Committee Prepared by: Hawks Design, LLC 1712 East College Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 March 8, 2019 3 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 Project GREEN is a citizen -volunteer nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization formed in 1968, which invests in public landscaping projects and promotes environmental awareness in the greater Iowa City area. The group focuses its efforts on beautifying green spaces, parks, major community entryways, roadsides, and median parkways, as well as all public -school grounds within the Iowa City Community School District. By working cooperatively with city, county, state, and school district officials, Project GREEN benefits the life of our community by enhancing our natural environment. Project GREEN is an acronym for Grow to Reach Environmental Excellence Now, and our membership consists of those who donate their time, talent, or resources — we have hundreds of volunteer "members" at any given time. Since its founding S1 years ago in 1968, the organization has raised and contributed over 2 million dollars to complete more than 30 city and county landscaping projects. Some of these projects have included the planting and maintenance of hundreds of trees and landscaped areas along Iowa City's most prominent parkways. Project GREEN was selected as a 2019 Iowa Urban Tree Council "Outstanding Community Organization" for its parkway landscaping and annual parkways maintenance program. The Iowa Urban Tree Council (IUTC) is a volunteer council that works to advance the conservation and maintenance of urban forests throughout Iowa. The Council provides assistance and advice to the state urban and community forestry program, administered by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. In the award notification letter the IUTC President states: "Your nomination recounts accomplishments and commitments that resonate with our mission. We greatly value your efforts to preserve, protect, expand, and improve your community's urban forest resources. Your contributions serve as a model for others and we would like to share your achievements with the rest of the State of Iowa." To better meet the objectives of Project GREEN's parkway maintenance goal, the Steering Committee, in 2006, began the Annual Parkways Maintenance Program. This program was initially directed by Jim Maynard, PLA, from 2006 until 2010 and Laura Hawks, PLA, has managed the program from 2010 to the present. 4 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 Objectives of Project GREEN's Annual Parkway Maintenance Program include: ■ Provide recurring maintenance that preserves and protects the original purpose of the Project GREEN designed and implemented parkway landscapes. These landscapes have been designed and installed with a combination of Iowa Department of Transportation and Project GREEN funds. ■ Remove and replace trees and shrubs that have declined, with diverse drought tolerant and disease resistant plants of similar character. ■ Comply with Project GREEN appearance standards as delineated in its annual maintenance bidding documents. ■ Adhere to municipal restrictions regarding herbicide use. Project GREEN's maintained parkways include: Iowa Avenue; Melrose Avenue; North Dubuque Street (from Meadow Lane to Interstate 80); Foster Road and North Dubuque Street Intersection; Park Road Bridge and North Dubuque Street Intersection, Highway 6 from Keokuk Street to the east property line of Fair Meadows Subdivision; the northeast corner of the intersection of Highway 6 and Gilbert Street, and since 2018, the Ashton House Project GREEN Gardens at 820 Park Road in Iowa City. Maintenance work at each of these parkways and at the Ashton House Project GREEN Gardens is performed by contractors awarded the work through a competitive bid process. This process is conducted typically, in February or March. Yearly landscape maintenance work includes: Spring Clean-up; Monthly Maintenance; and Fall Clean-up and tree protection. At times, "Added Work" such as watering, additional invasive species removal, weed removal, tree and shrub removal, pruning, mulching and trash removal is required to achieve parkway appearance standards. During alternating years, mulch is replenished throughout beds in the parkways to maintain a 3 -inch depth. In recent years, mulching has become important in protecting soil moisture levels through droughts and in keeping weed growth under control without the use of non- organic herbicides. Mowing of parkway turf areas is performed by the City of Iowa City Parks and Forestry division. Mowing and trash removal along Highway 6 has become a perennial challenge; Project GREEN volunteers typically partner with the City Neighborhood Facilitator to remove trash and debris along Highway 6 during the spring. Pruning and removal of larger dead or declining trees and branches throughout the parkways is performed, in most cases, by the City of Iowa City Parks and Forestry; more manageable pruning work is performed by Project GREEN's maintenance contractors. Aligned with the City's 2015 policy on responding to trees with Emerald Ash Borer, Project GREEN does not treat Ash trees with a preventative insecticide, but rather, if emerald ash borers are detected, it will request the City to remove infested trees and then will work with the City to replace the trees with diverse, drought -tolerant indigenous species. In 2016 Project GREEN replaced failing Ash Trees along Melrose Avenue with drought tolerant, native American Hophornbean. Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 To follow the City's non -herbicide, use policy, Project GREEN does not include use of herbicides in its maintenance specifications except for parkway sites that are dangerous for maintenance personnel to access. Other weed control methods have been utilized such as ensuring a three-inch depth of mulch in beds and at tree rings, use of organic herbicides, and cultivating beds more frequently. In 2018 Project GREEN spent $53,170.00 for parkway and Ashton House Project GREEN Gardens maintenance. Since 2007, Project GREEN has spent $385,921.00 on parkway maintenance. In 2018, as part of the Annual Maintenance Program, a year that marked Project GREEN's Fiftieth Anniversary, the Steering Committee decided to further restore the Historic Ned Ashton House Project GREEN Gardens floodplain site by initiating the "Fifty Trees for Fifty Years" project. This project includes the planting of fifty 2-1/2" caliper trees that will thrive on this partially flood prone site. Additionally, the project includes tree identification markers set in concrete foundations and a bronze plaque honoring Project GREEN co-founder, Jim Maynard. Bids were received for the project on January 31, 2019 and the project will begin in the spring of 2019 and will be completed by the fall of 2019. 2018's winter was warmer than usual, and spring started earlier, so the landscape contractors were able to start work earlier. Precipitation during 2018 was above average. Per the Iowa State University IEM Rainfall data report (mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/rainfall), Iowa City received 48.36 inches of rain in 2018, with a high amount of precipitation occurring during October which caused flooding of the Iowa River at the Ashton House site. As a comparison, the ISU site shows the following rainfall amounts for the past 9 years: IOWA CITY RAINFALL* INCHES IOWA CITY RAINFALL* INCHES 2018 48.36 2013 36.97 2017 31.08 2012 26.21 2016 36.04 2011 33.54 2015 41.03 2010 41.02 2014 41.65 * DATA OBTAINED FROM: Iowa State University Rainfall Data Site (mesonet.agron.iastate.edU/rainfall) Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Iowa Avenue Spring Cleanup: Work included: hand -pulling weeds, replenishing mulch in beds and at tree rings, cultivating and power edging beds to control weeds, debris removal, crabapple tree re -staking, sucker removal, pruning young redbuds, topdressing beds with fertilizer (Sustane Natural Fertilizer 4-6-4) at 10-20 # per 1000 sf, applying elemental Sulphur to beds, at 20# per 1000 sf (used 50#), and cleanup and hauling away debris to landfill for recycling. Spring cleanup work was completed by April 25th. Raking and Topdressing of Mulch Areas: Replenishing mulch cost $45.00 per cubic yard for "Premium Hardwood Mulch" and $27.00 per cubic yard for labor to install the mulch. Raking or scarifying of existing mulched areas was included. Mid -summer Weed Application: The Superintendent of Parks and Forestry notified Project GREEN that applying pre -emergent herbicides in parkways (that are safely accessible for maintenance personnel) is no longer allowed in Iowa City. The contractor was directed, through Project GREEN's specifications, to take alternative weed control actions. These included: ensuring mulch in beds and tree rings have a minimum depth of 3"; visiting the site more often to cultivate beds and hand -weeding to remove noxious, invasive and poisonous weeds and power edging beds. 7 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 Iowa Avenue Monthly Maintenance Operations: In addition to "Spring Cleanup" work, Rindy Inc. performed six maintenance operation visits at not less than 25 -day or more than 35 -day intervals between May and October. Rindy reported that seven monthly maintenance visits were not necessary due to the continued maintenance Project GREEN has provided along Iowa Avenue since 2006. Planting beds do not become as weedy as they had prior to 2006 and pruning does not require as much time due to this recurring maintenance. Monthly Maintenance included: cleaning -up and hauling away of any litter, debris or plant waste; weed control; plant material inspection and fall leaf clean-up. Control of bag worms was necessary during 2018. Removal of bagworms was done manually. Cleaning -up of debris along Iowa Avenue seems to be one of the crew's biggest tasks. Added Work: ■ Young redbud pruning, pruning of lilacs, spirea and yews on east block ■ Limbing-up redbuds and crabapple trees to clear sight lines Notes for 2019: ■ Monitor rainfall amounts for 2019. If we experience drought conditions plan to request bids for watering newly planted material (within the past 7 years). ■ Notify Home Owner at 943 Iowa Avenue to not dump leaves onto median. ■ Due to storage snow in medians and salt -use by the City for clearing roads of ice, amend soil with Gypsum. ■ After meeting with Ben Clark, PE of the City Engineering Department, to discuss damage caused to western -most median due to new construction along the south side of Iowa Avenue, Co -Chair, Diane Allen and I were informed that the developer will pay for restoration of damage to the median. Additionally, the developer has provided a construction fence around existing plantings and soil to protect the landscape from further damage. Follow-up on landscape restoration work during 2019 after building construction is complete. P1 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Challenges - Iowa Avenue Parkway: Delivery vehicles partially park on the Iowa Avenue median causing rutting which requires regrading and seeding. Project GREEN typically notifies the City to repair this damage every spring. Possible solution: replace curbing and include a reinforced pavement band along the top of curb to accommodate delivery and moving trucks. Construction fencing has been installed around the western -most median to protect the plantings and soil from damage and compaction due to construction traffic. The City has notified the developer to restore median after construction is complete in 2019. Additionally, storage of snow in medians with roadway salt may require amending of soil with gypsum during the spring. 9 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Challenges - Iowa Avenue Parkway: Indiscriminate pruning work of Japanese Yews that occurred in 2016 along Iowa Avenue cannot be accounted for by the City. Possible Solution: Enforce City Ordinances pertaining to damaging public right-of-way trees. 10 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Melrose Avenue Spring Cleanup: Work included: fertilizer application (Sustane 100# 4-6-4 and elemental Sulphur 50#), granular pre -emergent weed control application (use of herbicide in this case is acceptable due to hazardous access conditions), debris removal, scarifying mulch surfaces, power edging, and clean-up and hauling debris away to the landfill. This work was completed by May 21st. Raking of Mulch: Raking or scarifying of mulch was coordinated so as not to disturb the pre -emergent weed application applied during "spring -clean- up". Note: Melrose Avenue medians, due to continued maintenance, do not typically pose weed issues. Mid -summer Weed Application: Ninety days after the spring pre -emergent weed control was applied, a second application of pre -emergent weed control was applied at half the normal rate. Monthly Maintenance In addition to "Spring Cleanup" Rindy Inc. performed four monthly maintenance operations at not less than 25 day or more than 35 -day intervals between May and October. Monthly Maintenance included: hand -pulling weeds, cleaning -up and hauling away of any litter, debris or plant waste; weed control; plant material inspection to prevent pests and diseases; and fall leaf clean-up (during October). Rindy reported that seven monthly maintenance visits were not necessary due to the minimal weed issues and the continued maintenance Project GREEN has provided since 2006. 11 Melrose Avenue Notes for 2019: ■ Watch rainfall amounts for 2018. If we experience drought conditions, plan to receive bids for watering of Red Maple trees. ■ Plant native low growing drought tolerant plants in median beds to control weeds where spirea have been removed. ■ Contact City Forestry regarding trimming weeds growing over face of curb line. ■ Check median Spirea shrubs for appearance and new growth. Prune them back to crown to rejuvenate plants. ■ Mulch beds and tree rings to ensure a three-inch depth. ■ Power -edging should not be necessary because it was done in 2018. Request contractor to let PG know if power edging is needed to control weeds. Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 12 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 12018 North Dubuque Street Spring Clean-up: Work included: debris removal, hand -pulling weeds, clean-up and hauling away debris to landfill for recycling. Spring cleanup work was completed by May 25tH Raking and Topdressing of Mulch Areas: Replenishing mulch cost $50.00 per cubic yard for "double processed hardwood mulch" and $25.00 per cubic yard for labor to place the mulch. Mulching work was completed 6/15 thru 6/20. Mid -summer Weed Control: After being notified by the Superintendent of Parks and Forestry that applying pre -emergent herbicides along parkways that are safely accessible is not permitted, the Contractor performed extra site visits to hand -weed and cultivate beds to control weeds. Additional site visits were required to control invasive tree growth and weeds. Quality Care visited the site five times during the growing season to maintain beds and remove invasive Black Locusts. Monthly Maintenance Operations: Quality Care performed five monthly maintenance operations at not less than 25 day or more than 35 -day intervals between April 1 and September 4th. Monthly Maintenance included: cleaning -up and hauling away of any litter debris or plant waste; weed control; plant material inspection to prevent pests and diseases; and fall leaf clean-up. Installation of tree guards for protection from deer (during October and November) was not necessary due to existing plant material size. (Plant material is no longer susceptible to rodents chewing on its bark and branches). Monthly maintenance work also included fertilizing beds and supplementing fertilizer for some of the Black Tupelos which were showing signs of iron chlorosis. 13 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Added Work: ■ The City mowed the east ditch -line. North Dubuque Street Notes for 2019: ■ Include mowing and weed eating work along east ditch. Suggest that City plants: low -growing Indigenous wetland species, such as sedges to minimize mowing requirements in this area. Due to the City's Herbicide Use Ruling which prohibits the use of herbicides within parkways safely accessed by contractors, North Dubuque Street will require additional monthly maintenance. This added labor may prove to be too labor intensive for the contractor and will add cost to the project. Power edge beds and tree rings to help control weeds. 14 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Foster Road & N. Dubuque Street Spring Clean-up: Spring clean-up for Foster Road included: fertilizer application, cultivating and edging, and debris removal. This work was completed by late May. Additional site visits to control invasive tree growth and weeds: Quality Care visited the site seven times during the growing season to remove Black Locust trees and weed growth. Additionally, they added mulch to areas to help prevent weeds and to retain moisture around plants. Monthly Maintenance Operations: Quality Care Inc. performed seven monthly maintenance operations at not less than 25 day or more than 35 -day intervals between April 1 and November 30. Monthly Maintenance included: cleaning -up and hauling away of any litter, debris or plant waste; weed control; plant material inspection to prevent pests and diseases; and fall leaf clean-up. Installation of tree guards for protection from deer (during October and November) was not necessary due to existing plant material size. (Plant material is no longer susceptible to rodents chewing on its bark and branches). Monthly maintenance work also included fertilizing beds and supplementing fertilizer for some of the Black Tupelos which were showing signs of iron chlorosis. 15 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Foster Road & N. Dubuque Street The 'Kallay' Junipers at the Foster Road/ N. Dubuque Street intersection that had sustained severe winter burn in 2013 have now completely rejuvenated. Added Work: Pruning Notes for 2019: ■ Let City know ahead of time that the Black Locust grove along the SW hillside will need to be included on their schedule for removal on a yearly basis. Otherwise the grove will take over the whole hillside. Prune/thin-out top branches from Kallay Junipers to allow light to limbs below. (Ed Rinderspacher's technique). Due to City's Herbicide Use Ruling, which prohibits the use of herbicides within parkways that can be safely accessed by landscape maintenance contractors, North Dubuque Street will require twice a month maintenance visits (14 visits instead of the typical 7). This added labor may be too labor intensive for the contractor and may add costs for Project GREEN. 16 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Park Road & N. Dubuque Street Intersection Spring Clean-up: No work was completed this past Spring 2018 due to construction of North Dubuque Street and Park Road Bridge. 17 Highway 6 Juniper Beds: Maintenance Spring Clean-up: Work was completed on May 3rd. It included removing debris from the beds, as well as removing volunteer Mulberry Trees and weeds. Replenish Mulch Mulching of the juniper beds included power edging and provision and installation of shredded hardwood bark mulch within an 18" wide mow edge around junipers (from tip of outer-most branching to edge of bed) at 3" depth. Monthly Maintenance The contractor visited the juniper bed sites five times during the growing season to remove volunteer trees, weeds, and debris. Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Spring & Mid -summer Weed Prevention: Contractor will use alternative methods to control weeds in juniper beds as specified by Project GREEN. Added Work for 2018: Contractor removed invasive honeysuckle shrubs at the southeast corner of Sycamore and Highway 6. 18 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Highway 6 Juniper Beds: Notes for 2019: ■ Replenish mulch beds to attain a minimum three-inch depth. Power -edge beds to help control weeds. ■ Add removal of weed trees from existing evergreen trees and flowering crabapple trees along HWY 6. ■ The City Parks and Forestry Superintendent noted during a monthly meeting with Project GREEN, that the Iowa DOT no longer mows the Highway 6 right-of-way. The Superintendent and City Forester are planning to implement a low maintenance planting plan that minimizes mowed areas. The Superintendent assured Project GREEN that the City's low maintenance plan will harmonize with Project GREEN's landscape work along Highway 6. ■ Initiate an Iowa Department of Transportation "Adopt a Highway" cleanup group to keep the Highway 6 corridor free of debris. Currently the parkway appearance is not as it has looked in the past due to debris accumulation over the winter months. Remove trash on the ground as well as bags caught in tree branches. Join Iowa DOT "Adopt a Highway' to clear trash from parkway and to achieve appearance standards. ■ Due to the City's Herbicide Use Ruling which prohibits the use of herbicides within parkways that can be safely accessed by contractors, Highway 6 may require more site visits by the contractor to keep weed trees and weeds under control. This added work will cause added labor hours and added cost for Project GREEN. along Highway 6 (Acer miyabei) Ironwood Fall Color 19 Nt Siii ti "rR3`Y• k • t t WO � k' r 171 's Ky j!. �Yi.,.�.dr,. . 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The debris tends to become visible during the late winter and early spring as reed canary grass and other weeds subside. Possible solutions: Create a partnership between the City and Project GREEN to conduct a yearly HWY 6 clean-up crew. This event could occur once a year during the late winter or early spring. Introduce native low growing grasses to replace reed canary grasses and other noxious weeds to help reduce mowing required. Challenge: Shopping bags in trees. (left) Possible Solution: Ban light -weight shopping bags in Iowa City. Set up Citizens Cleanup day to rid parkway of debris. Send mass mailing to Highway 6 Right-of- way adjacent property owners clarifying locations of property lines and including a copy of the landscape plan that has been in existence since the early 1970s. 22 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Highway 6 and Gilbert Street: Spring Clean-up: Work included removal of all debris, and volunteer trees and weeds. This work was completed on May 3rd Delineate and Mulch 18" wide band around juniper bed areas: This work included provision and installation of mulch as well as creation of new planting bed edges along all existing planting beds. New planting bed edges were determined by measuring an 18" distance from the tip of the existing juniper branches out into the turf. This bed work helps to facilitate City staff's mowing along plantings. This work was completed on June 7cn Rake Mulched Areas: Newly created mulched areas were raked to blend with the old mulched areas and to control weeds. 23 Project GREEN —Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Highway 6 and Gilbert Street: Mid -summer Weed Prevention: Quality Care visited the site more frequently to hand -remove weeds within beds. Weeds are becoming less of a problem due to the junipers and lilacs filling-in beds and shading out weed growth. Monthly Maintenance: In addition to "Spring Cleanup" work and "Midsummer Weed Prevention" work, Quality Care Inc. performed four monthly maintenance operations between May and November at not less than 25 day or more than 35 -day intervals. Monthly Maintenance included: cleaning -up and hauling away of any litter debris or plant waste; weed control; plant material inspection to prevent pests and diseases; and fall leaf clean-up. Over -seeding: Grading and lawn seeding work was successfully performed by the City associated with the new crosswalk installed crossing Gilbert Street. Added Work: A tree was removed. Notes for 2019: ■ Prune/thin top limbs of junipers to allow light to lower branches and to lengthen junipers lifespan. Follow Ed Rinderspacher's juniper -pruning technique. ■ Top -dress mulch beds along 18" wide edge of beds. ■ Edge all beds to help control weeds. ■ Due to City's Herbicide Use Ruling which prohibits the use of herbicides within parkways safely accessed by contractors, this site would have " required additional site visits, however the 'Kallay' Junipers planted in 2012 along with other landscape renovation work, are working well to shade -out weeds and weed trees. Some additional work may be required to remove weeds along the bed edges, but the Contractor will be able to control weed vegetation by edging, mulching and cultivating this 18" wide mulched edge. The Contractor was able to visit the site only four times to keep weeds under control in 2018. 24 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Mormon Trek South Planters: Spring Cleanup: Work included removal of weeds in planters. Monthly Maintenance: Quality Care provided seven monthly maintenance visits Notes for 2019: ■ Remove a 10' wide swath of weeds and weed trees along the south edge of the south-east planter to improve the planter appearance. Receive permission from ITC — Fortis Incorporated to perform this maintenance work. ■ Due to unsafe working conditions to keep weeds and weed trees under control, herbicides may be used at the planter site by a licensed applicator and according to City of Iowa City Herbicide Use Ruling. 25 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Ashton House Project GREEN Gardens: Spring Cleanup: Work included hand -removal of weeds in beds. Work occurred on May 31st Monthly Maintenance: Quality Care provided two monthly maintenance visits which involved removal of invasive, noxious and poisonous weeds in beds. Project GREEN then hired Customer Care Lawn Service to provide maintenance at the Ashton House site. , Customer Care provided the following services from July 30th through August 29th: removed weeds; edged and mulched beds; applied corn gluten meal as a pre -emergent weed control; mowed turf areas near beds to control grasses being blown back into beds; raked mulch out of turf areas afterstorms; installed %' to 1-1/2" washed river rock in drainage areas; placed and graded added topsoil to peony bed; cleaned -up after floods in October. Notes for 2019: ■ Replenishing mulch is not necessary for 2019, as this work was completed in 2018. ■ Power -edge beds to control weeds. ■ Amend soil and prepare bed near Park Road and trail to receive annual plantings by Project GREEN volunteers. _4 26 a i4� 26 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 Parkways Maintenance Costs 27 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 RINDY PAGE 28 DATE SITE VISIT DATE INVOICE CONTRACT DESCRIPTION IOWA AVE E. MELROSE W. MELROSE ASHTON HS SUBTOTAL G.TOTAL 6/5/2018 4/25/2018 18328 RINDY SPRING CLEANUP &TREE CARE 1,150.10 1150.10 5/15/2018 18329 RINDY TREE CARE AND MULCHING 2,454.96 2,454.96 5/21/2018 18330 RINDY SPRING CLEANUP & EDGING 1,256.10 1256.10 5/12/2018 18331 RINDY SPRING CLEANUP & EDGING 1,566.68 1566.68 7/2/2018 6/27/2018 18406 RINDY PRUNING 580.00 580.00 6/25/2018 18409 RINDY MAINTENANCE 222.60 222.60 5/21/2018 18410 RINDY MAINTENANCE 199.28 199.28 6/14/2018 18411 RINDY MAINTENANCE 275.60 275.60 8/15/2018 6/26/2018 18496 RINDY MAINTENANCE 199.28 199.28 7/31/2018 18497 RINDY MAINTENANCE 398.56 398.56 7/30/2018 18498 RINDY MAINTENANCE 486.54 486.54 7/25/2018 18499 RINDY MAINTENANCE 275.60 275.60 8/28/2018 8/14/2018 18525 RINDY MAINTENANCE 137.80 137.80 10/10/2018 9/28/2018 18561 RINDY TREE PROTECT. ADDED WORK 312.70 312.70 12/5/2018 10/17/2018 18620 RINDY MAINTENANCE 199.28 199.28 10/17/2018 18619 RINDY MAINTENANCE 199.28 199.28 10/17/2018 18618 RINDY MAINTENANCE 137.80 137.80 BILLING SUBTOTALS $5,011.86 $2,475.10 $2,252.50 $312.70 $10,052.16 BID RESULTS $5,477.00 $3,197.00 $2,689.00 $11,363.00 28 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 QUALITY CARE PAGES 29 THRU 32 DATE SITE VISIT INV BID WORK ITEM ASH. HS MO TREK BLVD. PLANTER HWY 6 & GIL NDBQ ST 180 TO MRL FOSTER ROAD HWY 6 -JUN SUBTOTAL GRAND TOTAL QC 6/5 5/3 616519 QC SPRING CLEANUP, FERT, MAINT 386.90 5/14 QC 5/25 QC $386.90 6/18 5/3 61674 QC SPRING CLEANUP 212.00 5/14 QC TREE SHRUB FERT 84.80 5/24 QC MAINT. 185.50 $482.30 5/3 61675 QC SPRING CLEANUP 302.10 5/14 QC TREE SHRUB FERT 106.00 5/25 QC MAINT. 169.60 $577.70 5/17 616738 QC MAINT. 0 5/31 QC MAINT. 604.2 $604.20 29 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 DATE SITE VISIT INV BID WORK ITEM ASH. HS MO TREK BLVD. PLANTER HWY 6 & GIL NDBQ ST 180 TO MRL FOSTER ROAD HWY 6 JUN SUBTOTAL GRAND TOTAL 5/4 616804 QC SPRING CLEANUP 318.00 5/15 QC FERT 143.10 5/25 QC MAINT 185.50 $646.60 5/4 616805 QC SPRING CLEANUP 212.00 5/15 QC FERT 127.20 $339.20 7/9 6/7 9/21/3609 QC EDGING 1086.50 6/7 QC MULCH - MTL 333.90 6/28 QC MAINT. 185.50 QC $1,605.90 6/8 624466 QC EDGING MULCH 746.24 6/9 QC EDGING MULCH 371.00 6/9 QC EDING MULCH 207.76 6/28 QC MAINT 169.60 QC $1,494.60 6/16 624485 QC MAINT. 381.6 6/19 QC MAINT. 222.6 QC $604.20 6/15 624549 QC MULCH 867.88 6/18 QC MULCH 433.93 6/19 QC MULCH 216.97 6/20 QC MULCH 848.00 6/20 QC MULCH 216.97 6/20 QC MAINT. 185.50 30 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 DATE SITE VISIT INV BID WORK ITEM ASH. HS MO TREK BLVD. PLANTER HWY 6 & GIL NDBQ ST 180 TO MRL FOSTER ROAD HWY 6 JUN SUBTOTAL GRAND TOTAL QC $2,769.25 6/13 624550 QC MULCH 761.88 6/14 QC MULCH 380.93 6/15 QC MULCH 742.00 6/15 QC MULCH 380.93 6/20 QC MAINT. 159.00 QC $2,424.74 8/6 7/20 632078 QC MAINT. 132.50 7/20 632315 QC MAINT. 185.50 7/26 QC MULCH HAWTH ORN BEDS 0.00 7/20 632316 QC MAINT. 159.00 7/20 632231 QC MAINT. 185.50 7/25 632232 QC MAINT. 169.60 $832.10 9/22 8/23 641287 QC MAINT. 132.50 $132.50 9/26 6/5 624306 QC PRE EMER WEED CONTROL 132.50 6/6 QC MULCH INSTALL 689.00 6/6 QC MULCH MTL 344.50 6/23 QC MAINT. 132.50 31 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 DATE SITE VISIT INV BID WORK ITEM ASH. HS MO TREK BLVD. PLANTER HWY 6 & GIL NDBQ ST 180 TO MRL FOSTER ROAD HWY 6 JUN SUBTOTAL GRAND TOTAL 8/23 641287 QC MAINT. 132.50 9/4 633702 QC MAINT. 185.50 9/4 633701 QC MAINT. 159.00 $1,775.50 11/27 9/4- 9/17 648276 QC MAINT. 339.20 9/21 648295 QC MAINT. 132.50 9/4 648364 QC MAINT 185.50 $657.20 1/7 653864 QC REMOVE INVASIVE SHRUBS ADDED WORK 371.00 654862 QC MAINT. 132.50 660901 QC MAINT. 92.76 660812 MAINT. 185.50 781.76 SUBTOTAL ACTUALLY BILLED $1,208.40 $2,533.40 $2,273.70 $3,879.61 $3,081.94 $3,137.60 $16,114.65 BID AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM QC - 4/20/18 $7,980.00 $2,090.00 $3,990.00 $5,187.50 $4,437.00 $1,535.00 $25,219.50 REV BID AMOUNT - LESS ASH HS WORK $18,000.00 32 Project GREEN — Annual Parkways Maintenance Report 2018 CUSTOMER CARE LAWN SERVICE - ASHTON HOUSE - PROJECT GREEN GARDENS AND GROUNDS: DATE SITE VISIT DATE INVOICE CONTRACT DESCRIPTION GRAND TOTAL 9/11 7/30 THRU 8/29 8638 CUSTOMER CARE LAWN SERVICE MAINTENANCE AT ASHTON HOUSE REMOVED WEEDS, EDGED BEDS, APPLIED CORN GLUTEN MEAL - PREEMERGENT WEED CONTROL, HAULED AND PLACED MULCH, MOWED AREAS NEAR BEDS TO KEEP LAWN CLIPPINGS OUT TRIMMED AROUND TREES RAKED MULCH OUT OF GRASS AFTER STORMS, INSTALLED 3/4" TO 1-1/2" WASHED RIVER ROCK IN DRAINAGE, AREAS ALONG BEDS, PLACED AND SHAPED ADDED SOIL IN PEONY BED, CLEANED -UP SITE AFTER FLOODING IN OCTOBER. BILLING SUBTOTALS $18,171.05 BID AMOUNT 33 Item Number: 9.g. i CITY OE IOWA CITY www.icgov.org May 7, 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Gloria Dei Lutheran Church - In response to 4-18-19 memo Kellie Fruehling From: church@gatheredbygrace.org Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 4:36 PM To: Jim Throgmorton; Council; Geoff Fruin Subject: In response to a 4/18/19 Memo Attachments: 201905011658.pdf Good Afternoon, The attached memo is in response to your 4/18/19 memo regarding the relocation of the Sanxay-Gilmore House at 109 E Market Street. Peace, Annie L Larsen Administrative Coordinator Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, ELCA 123 E. Market Street Iowa City, la. 52245 319-338-2893 www.gatheredbygrace.org Gatkered by Grace, Scattered For Service A Please consider the environment before printing this email. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notes the sender and delete this e-mail message from your computer and all copies and backups thereof. GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH A Congregation of the f:vankehcal Lutheran Church in America 123 EAST MARKET STREET 10WACITv, 10WA 52245-1."?1 (319)338.289`3 FAX(319)338-1899 ?G Date: April 24, 2019 To: Iowa City Mayor, City Council, and City Manager From: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Re: Relocation of Sanxay-Gilmore House at 109 Market Street We are writing in regard to the April 8, 2019 memo from City Manager Geoff Fruin to the Mayor and City Council regarding the proposed relocation of the Sanxay-Gilmore house. The memo states that "to date, the most viable location is the city owned parking lot across Market Street." This option was among those included in conversations Gloria Dei leadership had with the Mayor, the City Manager, and representatives of the Friends of Historic Preservation and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission. We indicated at that time that we appreciate its historic significance, we have sought to be good stewards of the house while we owned it, and that we were interested in supporting the efforts to relocate it to an approved site. Prior to that meeting, Gloria Dei had proposed moving the house to the south side of the same block, where a lot was offered to the church at no cost for that purpose. With objections to that proposal raised by both the City and Historical Preservation community, Gloria Dei discontinued those plans and the sale to the university was concluded with the house remaining in its location. We did commit $50,000 to assist with the move to "an approved site." We are writing to make clear that we do not regard the city parking lot site as a location to which we can add our approval or support. One positive thing about the conversations we had together was the feeling we had that the city valued the presence of Gloria Dei and other faith communities in the downtown and campus area, and understood that a major challenge is sufficient parking. The city's March 5, 2018, follow-up response to that meeting reiterated the commitment the City has to seeing Gloria Dei "thrive in its present location." Receiving this affirmation was part of the reason Gloria Dei members voted to invest more than $2 million in our building and historic pipe organ, with an additional phase of investment being considered for the coming fall. To be greeted now with the news that this city parking might be taken from this area is disheartening at best. It is our desire that the Sanxay-Gilmore House be relocated to preserve its historic qualities, and we strongly encourage the City, in light of the negative consequences for Gloria Dei and our neighboring faith communities, to continue seeking a suitable location other than the Market Street parking lot. It does appear there is time to pursue the search as the University has indicated there are no plans for any construction for the next three years. Sincerely; Cathy Goddard, Congregational President and Roger Dykstra, Senior Pastor Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Item Number: 9.h. �, CITY OF IOWA CITY �'�COUNCIL ACTION REPORT May 7, 2019 Installation of (1) "No Parking Between Driveways" sign on the south side of the 600 block of Iowa Avenue. Prepared By: Emily Bothell; Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: No impact. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: None Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Install (1) "No Parking Between Driveways" sign on the south side of the 600 block of Iowa Avenue. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken to improve visibility and the turning radius between the driveways at 6 South Johnson Street and 621 Iowa Avenue. Item Number: 9.i. �, CITY OF IOWA CITY �'�COUNCIL ACTION REPORT May 7, 2019 Installation of (1) "No Parking Corner to Here" sign on the east side of Camden Street at the intersection with Court Street. Prepared By: Frank Waisath, Acting Senior Transportation Engineering Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: No impact. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A. Attachments: None Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); 1 nstall (1) "No Parking Corner To Here" sign on the east side of Camden Street at the intersection with Court Street. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken at the request of the Transportation Services Department to improve the turning radius and subsequently reduce congestion at the intersection. Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Iowa City Council Members, Sandra Alper <sandra.alper46@gmail.com> Monday, May 06, 2019 11:46 AM Council Pet Stores Late Handouts Distributed (Date) I am writing to urge you to take steps to close businesses in Iowa City that sell pets. These chains selling cute puppies and kittens for profit support their primary source of animals, "puppy mills." While there are many reputable dog breeders, too often puppy mills operate in the shadows, go unregulated by the state or county, and subject helpless breeding dogs and their puppies to cruel and inhumane conditions. Dogs are often kept in cramped wire cages for their entire lives without exercise, proper nutrition, shelter from the elements„ or veterinarian care. Puppy mills and the pet store chains that perpetuate them are part of the reason that Iowa currently ranks 48 out of the 50 states due to our lack of animal cruelty and welfare regulation and laws. Further, we already have a publicly supported Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center that is a wonderful source of healthy pets who need permanent homes. Please do all you can to stop the sale of pets by businesses in Iowa City that serve only to perpetuate cruel and inhumane treatment of innocent animals for profit. Thank you, Sandra Alper 46 Lancaster Place Iowa City, Iowa Bio 5/7/19 Power Point Presentation by Allison Jaynes Where Petland Iowa City obtains the puppies it sells: JJohn Bontrager, Jr. (Dalton, Wisconsin) d I i Jonathan Yutzv, (Bloomfield, IA) These are all USDA -licensed facilities, which allows wire cages stacked on top of each other, cages only 6 inches longer than the dog's body, and no exercise or socialization. Handouts for Presentation by Lynn Gallagher i ' J• Mq�'4µ Ali �l { S / Y, f� r,= q r � 4 1 IY r t!) ti IJ`lVCkaLlI Where Petland Iowa City obtains the puppies it sells: M John Bontrager, Jr. (Dalton, Wisconsin) Jonathan Yutzv. (Bloomfield, IA These are all USDA -licensed facilities, which allows wire cages stacked on top of each other, cages only 6 inches longer than the dog's body, and no exercise or socialization. Heard on Iowa River to River in December: An Iowa state USDA inspector called in to say they can't stop the horrible conditions in puppy mills. They give violation after violation, but the places don't get closed down. The only way is for local regions to stop the demand by banning the larger, commercial sales of dogs and cats. Hundreds of local communities have passed bans on commercial establishments selling puppies and kittens, including Chicago, and the states of California and Maryland (and soon likely New York state). Let's put Iowa City on the map for humane treatment and concern for our pets! We need to make a ban on the retail sale of pets a priority for this community.