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Kellie Fruehling
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 1:18 PM
To: Council; Zac Hall
Subject: FYI
Attachments: Connie Mutel Article.docx
All.
I am sending this in case you did not see Connie's article in the CRG about the impact of global warming/climate change.
Carol
What's climate change doing in Iowa?
By Connie Mutel, guest columnist
Cedar Rapids Gazette
It is late June in east -central Iowa, but it feels more like August. Temperatures run
into the 90s, with heat indices over 100. High humidity soaks everything. Flood warnings
speckle weather maps: Swathes of Iowa received 8 to 10 -plus inches of rain in recent
weeks, about one-fourth of a normal yearly average. In places, intense storms have
dumped nearly that much rain in a few hours. The oppressive weather feels relentless.
Are these normal weather variations, or might the climate be changing? What
happened to June's enticingly crisp, clear, comfortable days? By examining long-term
statistics, we can begin to answer these questions.
Between 1901 and 2016, Iowa's annual average temperature rose about 1 degree
Fahrenheit — half the global average rise of 1.8 degrees — the greatest increase
occurring since 1980. Virtually all trained scientists agree this warming is caused
primarily by the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the burning
of fossil fuels. And that today's small average temperature rise is already affecting
weather events around the globe.
Our weather is becoming less
predictable, less dependable.
This year June's heat and
rain followed the coldest
April on record, and one of
the warmest Mays.
Most of Iowa's warming is occurring during winter and at night, mercifully
excluding more extreme summertime highs, at least for now.
One degree average rise. Not much, but the implications are profound. Higher
temperatures naturally increase water's evaporation from lakes, rivers, and soils. And
warmer skies can hold more moisture than cooler skies. Thus, Iowans might expect
increases in atmospheric humidity, and we are getting them.
Monitoring stations have recorded an increase of 2 to 4 percent in absolute
humidity per decade since 1971, with the greatest rises in the eastern half of Iowa.
Increases are largest in the springtime months of April, May and June. During these
months, between 1970 and 2017, Dubuque measured an amazing 23 percent increase in
absolute humidity.
More humidity, more rain. Iowa's annual precipitation has gone up about 5
inches, from a statewide average of 31 or 32 inches at the beginning of the 20th century
to around 36 inches today. Most of the increase has occurred since 2000, and (like
humidity) higher rainfall is concentrated in the spring months of April, May and June.
Heat is a form of energy. So, our hotter, moister skies are producing more intense
extreme weather events. In the Upper Midwest, very heavy precipitation increased 37
percent between 1958 and 2012.
Today's intense gushes of rain increase erosion of soil, pesticides and fertilizers.
Intense rains and other extreme weather events are expensive. Nationally, extreme
weather events cost $306.2 billion in 2017, which was the highest annual such expense
on record.
Since 1980, damages from increasingly frequent extreme -weather events have
exceeded $1.5 trillion. Add other factors to economic stresses — climate -related health
problems, agricultural upsets, infrastructure failures, effects on nature — and it's clear
that climate change touches everything.
More humidity and heat, bearing down on us with increasing intensity. These are
the signatures of Midwestern climate change.
In addition, our weather is becoming less predictable, less dependable. This year
June's heat and rain followed the coldest April on record, and one of the warmest Mays.
What if we fail to rapidly and dramatically address climate change? Predictions
state that by 2050, Iowa's greatest summertime once -per -decade heat waves will be 13
degrees hotter. By 2100, if we continue with business as usual, our global average
temperature is predicted to rise between 7 and 9 degrees, making the effects of today's
world -average 1.8 degree rise seem like child's play.
What can we do to prevent this? Let's start by recognizing the science of climate
change is accepted by virtually all trained climate scientists. Then let's act accordingly on
all levels, focusing on speeding the switch to renewable energy sources that can power
our world without multiplying climate change. This means changes in policies and
regulations —just as other nations are invoking.
China, now the poster child for manufacturing and installing solar arrays, is
working toward banning the manufacture and sale of fossil fuel cars, as are Britain and
Norway. Costa Rica was almost totally powered by renewable energy in 2017, and New
Zealand has committed to carbon neutrality by 2021, with other nations joining the
lineup.
Here in America, we need to talk about climate change more, vote accordingly,
advocate strongly and praise the businesses, state and local governments, churches and
other entities that are lowering their greenhouse gas emissions. And each of us needs to
consider the greenhouse -gas emissions and climate impacts of our own choices — our
cars, diet, home size and energy efficiency, consumption patterns.
We are now in a race between rising fossil fuel emissions and efforts to reduce
these emissions and moderate their spinoffs. The switch to renewable energy is
happening, even as global temperatures continue to rise. The benefits of renewables are
many: cleaner air and water, improved human and environmental health, economic
stimulation and more jobs (8,000 to 9,000 in Iowa's wind energy alone), a better -
functioning and more intact natural world. Which forces will win the race? We don't
know. But we do know this: All people on the planet at this crucial time will own the
results.
Will we continue to allow current trends to slide us toward a less dependable
globe that degrades life's abundance, beauty, and health? Or will we work for a self -
renewing, healthier, more stable planet fueled by the sun, wind, and other renewables?
The choice remains ours.
• Connie Mutel, with IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering at the University oflowa, is author of several
books on nature in Iowa including "A Sugar Creek Chronicle: Observing Climate Change from a
Midwestern Woodland, " and editor of the 2010 "Climate Change Impacts on Iowa"
(httos:/Rib.dr.iastate.edu/leonold nubsnaners/74/)reponpreparedforthe Iowa Legislature and governor.
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Geoff Fruin
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 8:53 PM
To: Sandy Steil
Cc: Council
Subject: RE: Sunrise Village - Annexation and Rezoning
Sandy,
Thank you for sharing your concerns. I will not be in the office on Tuesday, but I will look into the matter when I return
on Wednesday.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
From: Sandy Steil [mailto:S.steil@mmsconsultants.net]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 3:27 PM
To: Geoff Fruin <Geoff - Fru in@iowa-city.org>
Subject: FW: Sunrise Village - Annexation and Rezoning
From: Sandy Steil[mailto:S.steil(olmmsconsultants.net
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Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 3:24 PM
To: 'geoff-fruin@iowa-city.org.'
Cc: 'kingsley-botchway@iowa-city.org'; 'rockne-cole@iowa-city.org'; 'susan-mims@iowa-city.org'; 'mazahir-salih@iowa-
city.org'; 'pauline-taylor@iowa-city.org'; 'john-thomas@iowa-city.org'; 'jim-throgmorton@iowa-city.org'; Scott Pottorff;
barbara.hames(obhameshomes.com; Troy Hames (troy. hames(ahameshomes.com)
Subject: Sunrise Village - Annexation and Rezoning
Dear Geoff,
Recently we submitted an application for Sunrise Village Mobile Home Park along Scott Blvd. to be Annexed and
Rezoned into the City of Iowa City. Currently Sunrise Village/Hames Homes are utilizing a wastewater lagoon. On June
8`h, 2018, MMS Consultants attended a meeting to discuss this process with the City. Our clients, Hames Homes, as well
as City Engineering and City Planners were in attendance. The representatives from the engineering department were
agreeable to allowing the mobile home park to annex. Specifics about tapping into the City's water and sewer were
discussed and are being worked through. MMS Consultants, will be applying for a OPD for the manufactured homes to
be annexed and zoned.
Sunrise Village is currently composed of 132 mobile homes that provide an affordable housing option for residents in
the area. According to the concept located within the Southeast district plan, two streets are slated to connect the
existing developments west of Scott Blvd. (Village Green) to future developments east of Sunrise Village and Modern
Manor Mobile Home Parks. Our clients concern is with the 3rd street that City Planners proposed during the June 8`"
meeting and are now mandating go through Sunrise Village. We understand the logic behind the two proposed streets
shown in the Concept Plan below. Connecting Wellington Drive and Wintergreen Road, both local roads, to future
development is responsible and well thought out planning. Presumably, Wellington Drive will morph into a collector
road, if not an arterial road in the future and the appropriate amount of right-of-way (60 feet) has already been
designated for this future connection.
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However, 60 feet of right-of-way to be given up for a road was never in the plan for Sunrise Village. When MMS was
asked to show what Sunrise Village will look like with a 60 foot right-of-way width and street traveling through it, it
eliminated 11+/- affordable housing units. There is no area within the park to re -locate these homes. Our clients
concern is for the 11 families that will have to be displaced and forced to find another option for affordable housing in
our area due to this future road alignment. As well as the 11 +/- units that will be eliminated from the inventory of
affordable housing options to our local residents.
We are respectfully asking that the City please review this request for a 31 road to go through this affordable housing
neighborhood. We feel two roads placed directly across from two existing local roads is sufficient and well thought out
planning. Adding a third road, adjacent to no connecting street is excessive and unwarranted.
Please feel free to reach out to Troy or Barbara Hames for discussion of this matter.
Thank you,
Sandy Steil
Project Manager/Business Development
Office: (319) 351-8282
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Kellie Fruehling
From: jjehle <jjehle@mymailstation.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 11:13 AM
To: Council
Subject: History of Porter Avenue/East Jefferson Street
Dear friends:
I wish to give you the history of Porter Avenue.
Porter Avenue FORMERLY was between Clapp Street & the Creek.
The houses faced the alley behind their properties..
I feel it is pertinent BECAUSE EAST JEFFERSON STREET WAS NEVER DESIGNED AS A SPEEDWAY!
There are several curves and one very sharp one at the creek bridge.
Sometime in the early 195o's, The City of Iowa City decided to plan for the Easterly growth of Iowa City by
crossing the creek. Porter Avenue became East Jefferson Street and abridge at the creek joined East Jefferson
Street and Glendale Road.
Yes it is true...... My parents, Baird & Veryl Detwiler who lived at
35 North 7th Avenue HELPED PAY FOR THE PAVING OF GLENDALE
ROAD!
NOTE: Anyone who lived within so many feet of the proposed street, was assessed for the cost of putting in the
street.
I have been sending e-mails to our City Manager about the lack of Police presence to keep the posted speed
limit of 25 miles per hour in our residential neighborhood, which returns Jefferson Street to 2 -way traffic after
blocks of one way traffic. Do you really think they obey the 25 mile per hour speed?
The telephone pole in front of my house has been hit multiple times, A car has wound up in my frontyard, a
deer has been killed trying to cross the road, a house a few doors from me was hit by a VERY young driver.
These are all factual events!
Many people walk their dogs here and many joggers and walkers are here every day. There is no protection
from traffic at the bridge over the creek, even though there is a severe curve in the street at this point. (Where
the 2 streets joined).
The City Manager passed on my request for a more active Police Presense and "they" put their portable unit in
front of my house for
about a week. It did help TEMPORARILY. Now it is back to the normal
speeding.
I am a former City of Iowa City employee who has lived at this
location for 30+ years. I have served on both City Boards & Commissions. I have watched speeds increase
during the time I have
lived here.
Please help me, and my neighbors get some protection from the cars that pass through this neighborhood every
day. It is especially bad when both Regina & City High are in session with the teenage drivers and School Buses
which carry students to school.
I invite you drive out Jefferson Street follow the curve to the right onto z -way traffic and see what the problems
are.
Joan Detwiler Jehle for the neighbors on East Jefferson Street
ii67 E. Jefferson Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
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Kellie Fruehling
From:
Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:51 PM
To:
Geoff Fruin; Council
Subject:
It's automobiles that are killing us
Roads, then bigger roads, then freeways, then bigger freeways. Will it ever end? Can we put a stop to it here locally?
Reduce car usage and plant more trees if you want to attempt to have a sustainable city in the near future.
https://www.nvtimes.com/2018/07/17/cl imate/i nd ia-heat-wave-sum mer. htm I
7/23/2018 In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable - The New York Times
the New Liork 47imes
In India, Summer Heat May
Soon Be Literally Unbearable
By Somini Sengupta
July 17, 2018
NEW DELHI — On a sweltering Wednesday in June, a rail -thin woman named Rehmati gripped
the doctor's table with both hands. She could hardly hold herself upright, the pain in her stomach
was so intense.
Rehmati, in pink, at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi last month.
Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times
She had traveled for 26 hours in a hot oven of a bus to visit her husband, a migrant worker here in
the Indian capital. By the time she got here, the city was an oven, too: ill degrees Fahrenheit by
lunchtime, and Rehmati was in an emergency room.
The doctor, Reena Yadav, didn't know exactly what had made Rehmati sick, but it was clearly
linked to the heat. Dr. Yadav suspected dehydration, possibly aggravated by fasting during
Ramadan. Or it could have been food poisoning, common in summer because food spoils quickly.
Dr. Yadav put Rehmati, who is 31 and goes by one name, on a drip. She held her hand and told her
she would be fine. Rehmati leaned over and retched.
Extreme heat can kill, as it did by the dozens in Pakistan in May. But as many of South Asia's
already -scorching cities get even hotter, scientists and economists are warning of a quieter, more
far-reaching danger: Extreme heat is devastating the health and livelihoods of tens of millions
more.
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If global greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, they say, heat and humidity
levels could become unbearable, especially for the poor.
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It is already making them poorer and sicker. Like the Kolkata street vendor who squats on his
haunches from fatigue and nausea. Like the woman who sells water to tourists in Delhi and passes
out from heatstroke at least once each summer. Like the women and men with fever and
headaches who fill emergency rooms. Like the outdoor workers who become so weak or so sick
that they routinely miss days of work, and their daily wages.
A construction site in New Delhi. For laborers, taking time off means lost wages. Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times
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Clearing trees on construction sites can worsen urban heat. Saumya Khandelwal for The New York rimes
"These cities are going to become unlivable unless urban governments put in systems of dealing
with this phenomenon and make people aware," said Sujata Saunik, who served as a senior official
in the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs and is now a fellow at the Harvard University School of
Public Health. "It's a major public health challenge."
Indeed, a recent analysis of climate trends in several of South Asia's biggest cities found that if
current warming trends continued, by the end of the century, wet bulb temperatures — a measure
of heat and humidity.that can indicate the point when the body can no longer cool itself — would
be so high that people directly exposed for six hours or more would not survive.
In many places, heat only magnifies the more thorny urban problems, including a shortage of
basic services, like electricity and water.
For the country's National Disaster Management Agency, alarm bells rang after a heat wave struck
the normally hot city of Ahmedabad, in western India, in May, 201o, and temperatures soared to
iib degrees Fahrenheit, or 48 Celsius: It resulted in a 43 percent increase in mortality, compared
to the same period in previous years, a study by public health researchers found.
Since then, in some places, local governments, aided by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an
advocacy group, have put in place simple measures. In Ahmedabad, for instance, city -funded vans
distribute free water during the hottest months. In the eastern coastal city of Bhubaneswar, parks
are kept open in afternoons so outdoor workers can sit in the shade. Occasionally, elected officials
post heat safety tips on social media. Some cities that had felled trees for construction projects are
busy trying to plant new ones.
The science is unequivocally worrying. Across the region, a recent World Bank report concluded,
rising temperatures could diminish the living standards of 800 million people.
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Global Warming in South Asia: 800 Million at Risk
Some of the poorest and hungriest people in the world will see their living standards decline sharply if emissions
continue to grow at their current pace, a study by the World Bank found.
June 28, 2018
Worldwide, among the ioo most populous cities where summer highs are expected to reach at
least 95 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050, according to estimates by the Urban Climate Change
Research Network, 24 are in India.
Rohit Magotra, deputy director of Integrated Research for Action and Development, is trying to
help the capital, Delhi, develop a plan to respond to the new danger. The first step is to quantify its
human toll.
"Heat goes unreported and underreported. They take it for granted," Mr. Magotra said. "It's a
silent killer."
On a blistering Wednesday morning, with the heat index at ill degrees Fahrenheit, he and a team
of survey takers snaked through the lanes of a working-class neighborhood in central Delhi. They
measured temperature and humidity inside the brick -and -tin apartments. They spoke to residents
about how the heat affects them.
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A field worker on one of Rohit Magotra's survey teams spoke with women about coping with heat.
Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times
"Only by 4 a.m., when it cools down, can we sleep," a woman named Kamal told him. Her
husband, a day laborer, suffered heatstroke this year, missed a week's work, and, with it, a week's
pay.
A shopkeeper named Mohammed Naeem said that while he managed to stay cool in his ground -
floor space, his father's blood pressure rose every summer, as he sweltered in their top floor
apartment all day.
Through the narrow lanes all morning, young men hauled stacks of paper to a printing plant that
operated on the ground floor of one house. A tailor sat cross-legged on the floor, stitching lining
onto a man's suit. A curtain of flies hung in the air.
A woman named Abeeda told Mr. Magotra that she helped her husband cope during the summer
by stocking glucose tablets in the home at all times. Her husband works as a house painter. Even
when he is nauseous and dizzy in the heat, he goes to work, she said. He can't afford not to.
Across town, workers covered their faces with bandannas as they built a freeway extension for
Delhi's rapidly growing number of cars. The sky was hazy with dust. Skin rash, dry mouth, nausea,
headaches: These were their everyday ailments, the construction workers said. So debilitating did
it get that every to to 15 days, they had to skip a day of work and lose a day's pay.
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Ratnesh Tihari, a 42 -year-old electrician, said he felt it getting hotter year by year. And why would
that be surprising? He pointed his chin at the freeway extension he was helping to build. "It's a
fact. You build a road, you cut down trees," he said. "That makes it hotter."
Worldwide, by 2030, extreme heat could lead to a $2 trillion loss in labor productivity, the
International Labor Organization estimated.
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The Old Delhi quarter is especially cramped. A former government official said many cities could become "unlivable."
Saumya Khandelwal for The New York /times
Delhi's heat index, a metric that takes average temperatures and relative humidity into account,
has risen sharply — by o.6 degrees Celsius in summer and 0.55 degrees during monsoons per
decade between 1951 and 2olo, according to one analysis based on data from 283 weather stations
across the country.
Some cities are getting hotter at different times of year. The average March -to -May summertime
heat index for Hyderabad had risen by o.69 degrees per decade between 1951 and 2010. In
Kolkata, a delta city in the east, where summers are sticky and hot anyway, the monsoon is
becoming particularly harsh: The city's June -September heat index climbed by 0.26 degrees
Celsius per decade.
Joyashree Roy, an economist at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, found that already, most days in
the summer are too hot and humid to be doing heavy physical labor without protection, with wet -
bulb temperatures far exceeding the thresholds of most international occupational health
standards.
And yet, walk through the city on a stifling hot day in June, and you'll find people pedaling bicycle
rickshaws, hauling goods on their heads, constructing towers of glass and steel. Only a few people,
like herself, Dr. Roy pointed out, are protected in air-conditioned homes and offices. "Those who
can are doing this. Those who can't are becoming worse," she said. "The social cost is high in that
sense."
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Kripa Devi, a water and lemonade vendor in New Delhi, struggles with the heat and says she regularly falls ill.
Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times
Researchers are tinkering with solutions.
In Ahmedabad, city funds have been used to slather white reflective paint over several thousand
tin -roofed shanties, bringing down indoor temperatures.
In Hyderabad, a similar effort is being tested. A pilot project by a team of engineers and urban
planners covered a handful of tin -roofed shacks with white tarpaulin. It brought down indoor
temperatures by at least two degrees, which was enough to make the intolerable tolerable. Now
they want to expand their cool -roof experiment to a 1 -square -kilometer patch of the city, installing
cool roofs, cool walls and cool sidewalks, and planting trees. Their main obstacle now: funding.
Rajkiran Bilolikar, who led the cool -roof experiment, has a personal stake in the project. As a
child, he would visit his grandfather in Hyderabad. There were trees all over the city. It was known
for its gardens. He could walk, even in summer.
Now a professor at the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad, Mr. Bilolikar can't walk
much. His city is hotter. There are fewer trees. Air -conditioners have proliferated but they spew
hot air outside.
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Mr. Bilolikar says it's hard to persuade policymakers, even the public, to take heat risk seriously.
It's always been hot in Hyderabad. It's getting hotter slowly, almost indiscernibly. Heat, he says, is
"a hidden problem."
At home, he had resolved not to use his air -conditioner. Through his open windows, though, his
neighbor's machine blew hot air into his apartment. His three-year-old daughter became so
overheated that her skin was hot to touch. Reluctantly, he shut his windows and turned his
machines on.
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A New Delhi street. Air conditioners can contribute to heat waves by blowing hot air out into the city.
Saumya Khandelwa] for The New York Times
Somini Sengupta covers international climate issues and is the author of "The End of Karma: Hope and Fury
Among India's Young." @SominiSengupta . Facebook
A version of this article appears in print on July 17, 2018, on Page Al of the New York edition with the headline: Summer Heat in India Becomes a'Silent
Killer'
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From: jjehle <jjehle@mymailstation.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 11:24 AM
To: Council
Subject: Speeding on 2 -way Jefferson Street
Dear City Council Member:
Thank you, thank you for stabilzing my neighborhood!! However, now we need you to care about the speed I
see in my neighborhood.
(I, earlier sent you an e-mail regarding the history of Porter Avenue).
Here are some possible solutions:
#1
Change Jefferson Street from Dubuque street to Clapp street from one way to two way traffic since we need to
slow people down on this residential street!!
.#2
Better signage at the street division (Clapp & Jefferson)
Regina High complex
City High School
Herbert Hoover Highway/Highway #1
TO INTERSTATE 8o
The highway leads them to Rochester Avenue where, I believe, most of the traffic should go! John Thomas
calls this section of Jefferson Street, "A CUT THROUGH".
Possible solutions:
#A
A round about at the Clapp Street - Jefferson Street intersection. (there is already a divider there. ..diamond
shape).
#B
Another round about a t the intersection of Jefferson Street and Glendale Court.
#C
Speed humps at several locations from Clapp Street to 7th Avenue.
#D
There needs to be better police presence from 7:15 to 9:15 when school is i n session at Regina and City High!
It has become somewhat better since they started staggering the start times for public schools BUT it is NOT
just high school kids who drive fast past my house.
It is also those University of Iowa workers who need to be at work by 8 AM.
Please discuss and hopefully, find a solution for, this escalating problem for the permanent residents in the
110o block of Jefferson Street!!
NOTE: Just this past weekend, a very long semi truck headed East past my house, a few minutes later,it was
headed West and I'm sure did not think it could make that sharp curve onto Clapp Street, chose to take the left
hand (oncoming traffic) side of the divider, and thank goodness, there was no oncoming traffic.!!
There are semis often on this section of Jefferson Street!
For truckers in the right hand lane, We need better signage at the intersection of Jefferson & Governor!
Joan H. Jehle ----- for the permanent residents of E. Jefferson Street
1167 East Jefferson Street
Iowa City, IA 52245 1
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Justin Ford <justindord@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 1:13 PM
To: Council
Subject: Single Stall bathrooms
To the City Council
Iowa City is a wonderful, friendly, and open community. We can continue to be a
community that leads in a practical and progressive manner by updating our current
building code. I am proposing that we amend the current 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code, as
amended (State of Iowa Plumbing Code) to include the 2018 International Plumbing
Code (IPC) updates signage requirements for single -user restrooms.
Section 403.1.2, Family or Assisted -Use Toilet and Bath Fixtures, originally stated that
fixtures located in such facilities "required by Section 1109.2.1 of the International
Building Code are permitted to be included in the number of required fixtures for either
male or female occupants."
The 2018 IPC edition (Section 2902.1.2 in the 2018 International Building Code) adds the
following crucial language: "Single -user toilet facilities and bathing rooms, and family
or assisted -use toilet and bathing rooms shall be identified for use by either sex."
Making this small change will help business serve customers and provide Gender Non -
Conforming people a welcoming experience in our community. The cost on business will be
very small but the impact for anyone forced to "hold it" because of an arbitrary
designation will be relieved by this progressive view of single -user facilities.
Thank you,
Justin Ford
407 Magowa
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MEMORANDUM
Date: August 2, 2018
To: Jan Ashman, President, Johnson County Humane Society
From: Liz Ford, Animal Services Supervisor
Re: Community Cats, letter to City Council
Jan,
Thank you for reaching out to the City Council regarding the Trap/Neuter/Return issue. Your
inquiry was forwarded to city staff, including myself. This is a worthy project from many
perspectives. The staff recommends that we give it careful consideration. This will take more
time than is left in my tenure here as Animal Services Supervisor.
I fully support your position and I will gladly answer any questions the Council has on this topic
but it will be deferred for the next Supervisor to consider, given my limited time.
Kellie Fruehling
From:
Ashman, Janet V <janet-ashman@uiowa.edu>
Sent:
Thursday, July 19, 2018 11:12 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Council Letter.071918 and Redlined IC Animal Ordinances.070318
Attachments:
CouncilLetter.071918.pdf, Redlined Iowa City Animal Ordinaces.070318.pdf
Dear Council Members.
As a member of the Johnson County Humane Society (JCHS) and the Iowa City Cat Coalition, I am writing to
encourage you to amend the Iowa City Animal Ordinances so as to
• exempt Community Cats from our leash law,
• allow the implementation of a Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) program, and
• permit trained volunteer Colony Managers to feed and manage Community Cats in the Iowa City area.
Our background documents "Council Letter" and "Redlined IC Animal Ordinances" are attached. Thank you
for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Janet Ashman
903 Fifth Ave
Iowa City, IA 52240
Johnson County Humane Society, President (Inc 1974)
<jchs@johnsoncountyhumane.org>
<www.iohnsoncountyhumane.ors>
—a lap is a terrible thing to waste—
07/19/18
Iowa City City Council
410 E. Washington St
Iowa City, IA 52240
<council[7a Iowa-city.org>
Dear Council Members,
As a member of the Johnson County Humane Society (JCHS) and the Iowa City Cat Coalition, I am writing
to encourage you to amend the Iowa City Animal Ordinances so as to
• exempt Community Cats from our leash law,
• allow the implementation of a Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) program, and
• permit trained volunteer Colony Managers to feed and manage Community Cats in the Iowa City area.
What Are Community Cats?
Community Cats are unowned felines who live happy and healthy lives outdoors. Most are feral (never
been touched by humans). They are the same species as companion animal (pet) cats. But since most of
them are unsocialized and wary of humans, they are rarely able to be adopted and live indoors.
Community Cats are very attached to their outdoor homes and to the other cats in their colonies. They
take comfort in knowing which paths to walk, the coziest places to sleep, and where they can fill their
bellies. These ferals along with roaming unaltered tame strays keep producing litters of kittens who have
no hope of getting homes. The cats congregate in colonies that keep growing.
What Is Trap/Neuter/Return?
Through TNR, Community Cats are humanely trapped, transported to a veterinarian to be sterilized,
vaccinated for Rabies, eartipped for identification, and after recovery, are returned to their original
outdoor location, where supervised, long-term care is ensured by dedicated volunteers.
Kittens and cats who are friendly or can be socialized are placed into a fostercare and adoption program to
find permanent homes.
TNR is a community-based program that benefits the cats and residents of Iowa City.
• TNR stabilizes community cat populations by stopping the breeding cycle.
• TNR benefits public health by reducing the number of Community Cats and improves cat lives and by
relieving them of the constant stresses of mating and pregnancy and vaccinating them against Rabies.
• TNR stops disruptive mating behaviors—like yowling, spraying, roaming, and fighting—so cats and
people can coexist peacefully.
• Lastly, TNR saves taxpayer money by reducing shelter intake, shelter euthanasia, and calls of concern to
animal control.
Why Not Just Trap and Relocate the Cats?
Relocation rips Colony Cats from their homes and places them somewhere unfamiliar, leaving them
stressed, disoriented, and having to literally fight their way into the closest colony. When that fails, cats
wander off to establish another colony or return to their original homes, making relocation pointless.
Why Not Trap and Kill Them?
Most people find trap and kill offensive, and it is less effective and more costly than TNR. Complete
eradication fails and in most cases is counterproductive because it causes the "vacuum effect." This is a
well-documented phenomenon in which cats from neighboring areas move into the empty space to take
advantage of resources (food and shelter) and breed back to capacity.
Biologist Roger Tabor explains that removing all the cats at one time allows for other cats living on the
periphery to quickly claim and fill in the vacant space. However, "if a colony is neutered and returned
to its area it will continue to hold the location and keep other cats out by its presence." Additionally, in
numerous cases when feral cats are removed from an area, the rodent populations explode, causing
further problems.
The Best Response to Overpopulation Is to Turn Off the Faucet!
Nationally, nearly 70 percent (70%) of all cats who enter animal shelters are killed there. For Community
Cats that number rises to virtually loo percent (iooq). According to the 2017 Annual Iowa City Police
Department Report, the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center (ICAC) does a much better job.
About zo percent (20%) of all cats who entered ICAC were euthanized. The majority of those cats were
feral Community Cats who are usually found to be unadoptable. This is devastating for the cats and for the
people working every day to help them.
But change is underway in many communities. More animal control agencies and shelters have begun to
embrace humane changes that decrease intake numbers, decrease euthanasia rates, and increase live
releases. TNR is humane for the animals and fosters compassion within the community.
We propose an update to the Iowa City Animal ordinances, similar to what many other cities and
municipalities have adopted with regard to Community Cats, and the implementation of a TNR program to
deal with the growing number of Community Cat colonies in the Iowa City area.
Currently, the Iowa City "leash law" (8-4-6: Prohibitions and Requirements: D. t) prevents citizens from
legally feeding or managing these "unowned" Community Cats (although we know many do it anyway). A
redlined example of the changes we propose is attached (Appendix A) with this letter.
Why TNR in Iowa City?
TN R has been in practice for decades in the United States after being proven in Europe. Communities
benefit from TN R because it reduces and stabilizes Community Cat populations, saves tax -payer dollars,
helps shelters focus on adoptions, and provides a humane and collaborative way to address concerns and
coexist with cats.
The number of cities embracing TNR continue to rise as more communities realize the outdated approach
of catching and killing cats is cruel and ineffective. Hundreds of communities have adopted an official TNR
ordinance or policy, and thousands more conduct grassroots, volunteer -led programs. Vinton is one city
in Iowa that recently adopted TNR for their Community Cat issues <http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Eastern-
lowa-town-starts-program-tosolve-cat-problem-483405671.htm I>.
It is time for the cats and residents of Iowa City to recognize and experience the many benefits of TNR
firsthand.
Our TNR Program Will Cost the City Nothing
People have been asking the Johnson County Humane Society for help with outdoor cat colonies (and
individual stray cats) for years. Some of us (individuals and organizations) have been TNRing these cats
at our own expense. TNR is the only humane and effective approach that will put a stop to cat colony
expansion and in time will result in a drop in the number of colony cats.
We already have a TNR nest egg and will continue to raise money through grants and private donations.
Stakeholders
The Iowa City Cat Coalition comprises residents of Iowa City, Coralville, and rural Johnson County who have
come together to improve the livability of our neighborhoods and the lives of Community Cats in the area.
Coalition members have many years of experience in animal welfare and with TNR projects throughout
Eastern Iowa. We strongly believe that amending the City Code to allow for a well-managed TNR program
will greatly benefit both the citizens and the Community Cats of Iowa City. We are very interested and
willing to discuss these issues with you at your convenience.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Janet Ashman
903 Fifth Ave
Iowa City, IA 52240
Johnson County Humane Society, President (Inc 1974)
<jchs@johnsoncountyhumane.org>
<www.johnsoncountyhumane.org>
Iowa City Cat Coalition Members
• Janet Ashman
• Calista Hospodarsky
• George Hospodarsky
• Holly Hotchkiss
• Christina Penn-Goetch
Organization Cosigners
• Johnson County Humane Society—Janet Ashman
• Iowa Humane Alliance—Stacy Dykema
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Appendix A
Chapter 4—ANIMAL CONTROL
8-4-1: DEFINITIONS:
As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
ANIMAL: Any living creature, domestic or wild, except a human being.
ANIMAL ACTS OR EXHIBITIONS: Any display containing one or more live animals which are exposed to public view for
entertainment, instruction, or advertisement.
BOARDING KENNEL: Any commercial place or establishment, other than the city animal shelter, where dogs or cats or other
animals not owned by the proprietor, owner, or person in possession of the premises are sheltered, fed, watered and generally
cared for in return for consideration of a fee.
BREEDER: Any person who causes the breeding of a male or female dog or cat, or makes or allows a dog or cat to be available
for breeding, or a person who offers to sell a puppy or kitten that is a direct offspring of their adult dog or cat. All breeders must
possess a valid permit issued by the division of animal control or its successor.
CAT KENNEL: Any lot, building, structure, enclosure or premises where five (5) or more cats over the age of four (4) months are
kept or maintained. This definition shall not apply to community cats
CIRCUS: An event or performance which charges members of the public an admission fee to watch trained lions, tigers,
elephants, or other animals perform under the whip or command of a ringmaster, trainer, or handler.
CITY POUND: Any public animal shelter or pound established or maintained by the city which may include any private or
charitable organization or facility leased by the city or with whom the city has a contractual agreement for impoundment
services.
COMMERCIAL KENNEL: A place or establishment where the owner or employees perform grooming or training services for dogs
or cats in return for a consideration or fee.
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S4MM UNITY CAT MAN AGER,ICAREGIVER A person who In accordance with and pursuant to a policy of Trap -Neuer -Return
provides carer including, food, shelter or medical care to a community cat- while not being considered the owneqkeeper,
harborer or controller of a community cat.
DEFILEMENT: To foul, dirty, pollute or make filthy, either by the animal's body or wastes or by the animal carrying or dragging
any foul material.
DOG KENNEL: Any lot, building, structure, enclosure, or premises where four (4) or more dogs over the age of four (4) months
are kept or maintained.
DOG OR CAT SHOW: Any place where dogs or cats are being exhibited andior judged.
EARTIPPING: The removal of the %, Inch tip of a communtitycat's left ear, performed while the cat Is under anesthesia in
compliance with any applicable federal or state law, and under the supendsion of a licensed veterinarian. deilgned-W identify
the -community cat as being steriljzed and laws. vaccinated for tables.
FENCE: A physical barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion, entry or exit, made of posts and wire, boards, stone, brick, or
similar material. Invisible fencing systems using underground wire or electronic collar devices are not considered fencing for the
purposes of this chapter.
GUARD/ATTACK DOG: A dog trained to attack persons upon the command of its master or custodian or upon the actions of an
individual.
LEASH: A rope, line, thong, chain or other similar restraint, not more than ten feet (1o') in length, of sufficient strength to hold
the animal in check.
LIVESTOCK: An animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; ostriches, rheas, emus; farm deer, as
defined in section 481A.1, code of Iowa, as amended; or poultry.
MICROCHIP: An encapsulated biocompatible computer chip, programmed with a unique identification number, injected under
the skin of an animal to provide permanent identification.
MOLEST: Includes not only biting and scratching a human or other animal, but also any annoyance, interference with or
meddling with any such human or animal.
MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE: Any place or performance where one or more animals
are used in the production of any motion picture, television, radio or theatrical performance, whether for entertainment,
instruction, or advertising.
OWNER: In addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any person who owns, keeps or harbors an animal.
PET SHOP: Any place of business or other commercial establishment where animals are bought, sold, exchanged, or offered for
sale.
PIGEON OR DOVE LOFT: Any cage, loft, or enclosure where five (5) or more pigeons or doves are kept or maintained.
PRIVATE PROPERTY: All buildings and other property owned by a private person, including buildings, yards and service and
parking areas.
PROHIBITED ANIMALS: The following genus/species of animals are hereby declared to be prohibited:
A. Canidae within the order Carnivora (e.g., wolves, wolf-dog hybrids which are at least 50 percent wolf, coyotes, coyote-dog
hybrids which are at least 50 percent coyote, foxes, jackals), but excluding Canis familiaris, the domestic dog.
B. Felidae within the order Carnivora (e.g., lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, lynx, ocelots, bobcats, jungle cats), but
excluding Fells domestica, the domestic cat.
C. Procyonidae within the order Carnivora (e.g., coatis, pandas, raccoons, procynonids).
D. Ursidae of the order Carnivora (e.g., black bears, brown bears, grizzly bears, polar bears).
E. Chiroptera (e.g., bats).
F. Cetacea (e.g., whales, dolphins, porpoises).
G. Pinnipedia (e.g., seals, sea lions, walrus).
H. Sirenia (e.g., sea cows, manatees).
I. Primates, including all families (e.g., Cebidae, Cercopithecidae, Callithricedae, Lemuridae, Lorisidae, Tarsiidae, Colobinae,
Hylobatidae, Pongidae; [e.g., monkeys, baboons, marmosets, tamarins, capuchin, chimpanzees, orangutan, gorillas, apes)).
J. Formicidae within the order Hymenoptera (e.g., fire ants).
K. Apidae; specifically Africanized strains of the Apis Mellifera honey bee.
L. Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Tubulidentata (e.g., elephants, hyraxes, aardvarks).
M. Edentata, Pholidota (e.g., anteaters, sloths, armadillos).
N. Marsupialia (e.g., kangaroos, wallabies, koala), except for sugar gliders.
0. Crocodylidae of the order Squamata (e.g., crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials).
P. Helodermatidae of the order Squamata (e.g., gila monsters, beeded lizards).
Q. Lizards of the species komodoensis, salvadorii, salvator, niloticus, albigularis, and indicus.
R. Crotalidae, Viperidae, Elapidae, Opisthoglyphous Colubridae, and all other orders which include poisonous or venomous
reptiles (e.g., rattlesnakes, vipers, corals, copperheads, cottonmouths, moccasins, sea snakes, puff adders, malagasy hognoses).
S. Eunectes of the order Squamata (e.g., green anaconda).
T. Python sebae, Python reticulatus, Python molorus, Morelia amethystina of the order Squamata.
U. Venomous spiders of the families Teridiiae and Loxoscelidae respectively, and scorpions of the order Scorpiones, excluding
Pandinus imperator (emperor scorpion).
V. All wild animals indigenous to the state of Iowa, as defined in chapter 481A, code of Iowa, as amended.
PUBLIC PROPERTY: Buildings, right of way or other public property owned or dedicated to the use of the city and other
governmental entities.
RESTRICTED ANIMALS: The following genus/species of animals are hereby declared to be restricted:
A. Ferrets.
B. Iguana, lizards of the order of Chamaeleontidae, and lizards of the genus Varanus, but excluding the species komodoensis,
salvadorii, salvator, niloticus, albigularis, and indicus.
C. Vietnamese potbellied pigs (also subject to zoning requirements).
D. Ostriches, emus, rheas, and peafowls (also subject to zoning requirements).
E. Artiodactyla and Camelidae, including camels, alpacas, llamas, and vicuna (also subject to zoning requirements).
F. Sugar gliders.
G. Other small livestock type animals (also subject to zoning requirements).
RODEO: A contest, exhibition or competition which charges members of the public an admission fee to watch the skill of
contestants or entrants in horsendership where lassoing is performed involving cattle, horses, bulls, goats, pigs, and wild bovine
and/or where contestants ride wild bulls or wild horses for public entertainment.
TRAP -NEUTER -RETURN; The process of humanely trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating for Eabi 5, eartipping, and returnin¢
community cats to their original location.
VETERINARIAN: A person duly licensed by the state of Iowa to practice veterinary medicine.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL: An establishment regularly maintained and operated by a veterinarian for the diagnosis and treatment
of diseases and injuries to animals and which may board animals. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997; amd. Ord. 99-3902, 9-28-1999)
8-4-2: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT:
A. Enforcement: It shall be the duty of the director of the animal control facility ("director"), together with animal control
personnel, to enforce the provisions of this chapter and animal related regulations of the code of Iowa, as amended, and to
impound any animal found running at large as defined herein or neglected as provided in section 8-3-3 of this title. The animal
control personnel shall provide adequate and wholesome food for animals impounded, shall provide careful and humane
treatment toward such animals and shall also provide for the disposition of animals in a manner deemed appropriate by the city.
B. Administration Of Provisions: The personnel of the division of animal control of the city or its successor are designated as the
official agents of the city for the purpose of issuing animal licenses and permits, and collecting fees pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
C. Contracting For Service: As provided by law, the city may enter into a lease or contract with some regularly incorporated
society organized for the express purpose of prevention of cruelty to animals for the use of its facilities for the restraining and
impounding of animals consistent with good practices of proper care for animals. (1978 Code §7-22; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-
3793, 7-15-1997)
D. Interference With Animal Control Personnel: No person shall wilfully [willfully assumed] interfere with, molest or injure any
animal control personnel or seek to release any animal properly in the custody of such personnel. (1978 Code §7-24; amd. 1994
Code)
8-4-3: LICENSING AND VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Fees: All fees required herein shall be set by resolution of the city council. (1994 Code)
B. Which Animals Require License: Every owner of a dog or cat over the age of four (4) months shall procure a city animal license
each calendar year or within thirty (3o) days of the animal being brought into the city. This section shall not apply to community
cats.
C. Certification Of Vaccination; Payment Of License Fee; Issuance Of License
1. At the time of making application for a city license, the owner shall furnish to the city a veterinarian's certificate showing that
the dog or cat for which the license is sought has been vaccinated against rabies virus and that such vaccination will not expire
within six (6) months from the date the license is issued. In order to take advantage of the lower rate for neutered animals,
the owner shall, at the time application is made for an animal license, present a certificate of neutering signed by a veterinarian
containing a description of the animal, its call name and date of neutering, if known. Such certificate may be used in subsequent
license applications. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
z. Upon payment of the license fee, the city shall issue to the owner a license which shall contain the name of the owner, the
owner's place of residence and a description of the animal. The city shall keep a duplicate of each license issued as a public
record. If the animal to be licensed is a guard attack dog, the owner shall include such fact on the license application.
D. Animals Too Young For Licensing: The owner of an animal which is no longer with its dam, but which is too young to be
licensed, shall be issued a temporary city animal ID tag upon application to the city and payment of the regular fee. Such
temporary tag shall automatically expire five (5) months from the date of birth of the animal.
E. License Tag:
1. Upon issuance of the license, the city shall deliver or mail to the owner a license tag stamped with the following:
a. Year in which issued.
b. Name of issuing city.
c. Number of the license.
z. This tag shall be a permanent tag for the life of the animal. (1994 Code)
3. Every animal shall wear the tag provided whenever such animal is off the property of its owner or not within a motor vehicle.
Any method may be used to attach the tag to the animal, such as a collar or other suitable device. (1978 Code §7-59 amd. Ord.
97-3793, 7-15-1997)
4. It is unlawful for any person who is not the owner or the agent of such owner or an employee of the city or its agent acting
in an official capacity to remove a license tag from an animal prior to the expiration of the license. (1978 Code §7-62; amd. 1994
Code)
5. Upon the filing of an affidavit that the license has been lost or destroyed, the owner may obtain another tag upon payment of
a replacement fee. (1978 Code §7-61; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
F. Delinquent Fees: Delinquent license fees, as determined by the city council, shall be assessed in addition to the annual license
fee except in those cases where, by reason of residence outside the corporate limits, age or ownership, the dog, cat, ferret or
exotic animal was not subject to licensing. In those cases in which an animal becomes subject to the terms of this section during
any license year, the license fee shall become due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date that such animal becomes
subject to the terms of this chapter. After thirty (30) days, the owner shall pay the delinquent license fee provided by city
council resolution, in addition to the annual license fee.
G. Expiration Date: All licenses expire one year from the date of issuance except in cases where licenses are issued consecutively
for two (2) or three (3) years. In those cases, licenses will expire two (2) or three (3) years from the date of issuance. (1994 Code)
H. Change Of Ownership; Transfer Of License: When the permanent ownership of an animal is transferred, the new owner shall,
within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of change of ownership, make application for a new license as provided in this
section regardless of whether or not the animal was previously licensed. (1978 Code §7-60; amd.1994 Code)
I. Exceptions: The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not be applied to animals whose owners are nonresidents temporarily
within the city or animals brought into the city for the purpose of participating in any animal show. Owners of animals which
are trained to assist them with their disabilities shall not be charged a fee to license said animals, although said animals are still
otherwise subject to the licensing provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
8-4-4: RABIES AND DISEASE CONTROL:
A. Isolation And Quarantine Of Suspect Animals:
1. It shall be the duty of the city animal control personnel authorized to impound animals in the city to cause to be placed in
isolation and under quarantine for observation for a minimum period of ten (to) calendar days any such animal suspected of
being infected with rabies or other diseases communicable to humans and also any animal that has bitten or caused a skin
abrasion upon any human in the city. (1978 Code §7-47; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793,7-15-1997)
2. Such isolation and quarantine shall be either at the city pound authorized by the city or in a veterinary hospital, except if such
animal is properly licensed and is currently vaccinated against rabies, the animal may be placed in the custody of the owner on
the owner's premises during the isolation and quarantine period if the owner resides in the city. When isolation and quarantine
is authorized on the owner's premises, it will be at the discretion of and under the direct supervision of the city.
3. The expense of isolation and quarantine at a veterinary hospital will be borne by the owner. If the animal is placed in isolation
and under quarantine in an animal shelter authorized by the city, a fee shall be charged to the owner. Every owner or person
having possession, custody or control of an animal known to be rabid or which has been bitten by an animal infected with rabies
shall immediately report such fact to the city and shall have such animal placed in isolation and quarantine as directed by the city
for such period as may be designated and at the expense of the owner. (1978 Code §7-47; amd. 1994 Code)
B. Reports Required:
1. Physicians: It shall be the duty of every physician or other medical practitioner in the city to make written report to the city of
the names and addresses of persons treated for bites inflicted by animals, together with such other information as will assist in
the prevention of rabies.
2. Veterinarians: It shall be the duty of every veterinarian in the city to report to the city any diagnosis of animal rabies.
3. Owners: It shall be the duty of the owner of any animal or any person having knowledge of such animal biting or causing a
skin abrasion upon any human in the city to promptly report such fact to the city. (1978 Code §7-48; amd. 1994 Code)
C. Emergency Proclamation: Whenever it becomes necessary to safeguard the public from the dangers of rabies, the city council
may issue a proclamation ordering every owner of an animal to confine the same securely on the owner's premises at all times
for such period of time as is deemed necessary. (1978 Code §7.49; amd. Ord. 97-3793, 7.15-1997)
8-4-5: NUISANCES:
The following acts and circumstances are hereby declared to be public nuisances:
A. Accumulation Of Wastes: The keeping of an animal on private property in such number or in such manner that allows for the
accumulation of animal waste so as to become detrimental to the public health and/or the animal's health. (1978 Code §7-19;
amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
B. Noisy Animals: No person shall cause or allow any animal under their care, charge, custody, or control to emit any noise which
annoys, disturbs, offends, or unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of the neighborhood or
general public. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a commercial establishment which is permitted pursuant to
the zoning code. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
C. Animals Damaging Property: Allowing an animal to cause any damage or defilement to public or private property.
D. Harassment By Animals: Allowing an animal to molest any human or animal on public or private property when the human or
animal is lawfully on the property.
E. Animals Injuring Or Killing Other Animals: Allowing an animal to molest or kill wildlife, birds, animals or domestic animals on
public or private property. (1978 Code §7-19; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-151997)
8-4-6: PROHIBITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
A. Prohibited Animals: No person shall keep or maintain an animal declared to be prohibited under this chapter.
Notwithstanding this provision:
1. Indigenous wildlife rehabilitators who possess required United States fish and wildlife, or its successor, permits, required Iowa
state department of national resources, or its successor, permits, and a valid permit issued by the division of animal control of
the city, or its successor, may maintain prohibited wildlife for rehabilitation purposes.
2. A prohibited animal which is properly and appropriately restrained may be transported to a veterinarian for emergency
medical care or treatment and may remain within the confines of the veterinary clinic or hospital as long as the animal is
receiving medical treatment. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
3. A prohibited animal which is part of a circus that has a valid permit under this chapter. (Ord. 993902, 9-28-1999)
B. Restricted Animals: No person shall keep or maintain an animal declared to be a restricted animal under this chapter without
a valid permit issued by the division of animal control of the city or its successor.
C. Pigeon And Dove Lofts: Pigeon lofts and dove lofts are prohibited within the city. Notwithstanding this provision, any person
who owns or operates a pigeon and/or dove loft within the city prior to July 1, 1997, may continue to operate such pigeon and/or
dove loft subject to the following restrictions:
1. As of July 1, 1997, pigeon and dove lofts shall not house more than forty (40) pigeons and/or doves at any one time.
2. As of July 1, 2000, pigeon and dove lofts shall not house more than thirty (30) pigeons and/or doves at any one time.
3. The exemption for persons who own or operate pigeon and dove lofts within the city as of July 1, 1997, shall not be
transferable to another person or another property.
D. Animals At Large Prohibited:
1. No animal shall be found at large within the city at any time. This section shall not apply to community cats.
A properly licensed animal shall not be deemed at large if: (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
a. It is tethered or on the enclosed fenced premises of the owner; or (Ord. 99-3902, 9-28-1999)
b. It is tethered or on the enclosed premises of another person with the knowledge and consent of that person; or
c. It is under the control of a person competent to restrain the animal, either by leash or properly restrained within a motor
vehicle or enclosed within a structure; or (Ord. 97-3793, 7-151997)
d. It is a dog in a city dog park that has been issued a use permit. (Ord. 12-4504,12-4-2012)
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any animal shall be deemed at large at any time when the animal is
attacking humans, other animals, or destroying property or is on any public property, except when under restraint as set forth
above. In addition, any female animal in estrus shall be deemed at large at any time, except:
a. When housed in a building completely enclosed; or
b. When housed in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel licensed or registered with the state; or
c. When on the premises of the owner, provided the area in which such animal is located is completely enclosed by a fence or
other structure having a height of at least sixty inches (60"); or
d. When under the control of a person competent to restrain the animal, either by leash or properly restrained within a motor
vehicle.
E. On Private Property: No animal shall be taken, allowed or permitted on private property not owned by the owner of the
animal without the permission of the person owning such property or the person in possession or control thereof. (Ord. 97-
3793, 7-15-1997)
F. In Food Establishments: No animal shall be allowed, taken or permitted on or in any building, store, restaurant, tavern,
sidewalk cafe, or outdoor service area where food or food products are sold, prepared or dispensed to humans other than the
owners thereof, except for animals properly trained and certified to assist persons with disabilities while such animals are acting
in such capacity. (Ord. 12-4504,12-4-2012)
G. Tying Animals: No animal or livestock shall be tied by any person to a utility pole, parking meter, building, structure, fence,
sign, tree, shrub, bush, newspaper or advertising rack or other object on public property or tied on private property without the
consent of the owner or person in possession or control thereof or tied in such a manner as to intrude onto a public sidewalk
or street or inhibit legal entry onto property, except for animals properly trained and certified to assist persons with disabilities
while such animals are acting in such capacity.
H. Solid Waste Removal Any person who shall walk an animal on public or private property shall provide for the disposal of
the solid waste material excreted by the animal by immediate removal of the waste, except for animals properly trained and
certified to assist persons with disabilities while such animals are acting in such capacity.
I. Warning Notice: Pet shops displaying, selling, or transferring turtles, tortoises or iguanas must display in public view a notice
of warning regarding the transmission of salmonella. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
8-4-7: VICIOUS ANIMALS:
A. Keeping Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep a vicious animal within the city. An animal is deemed
to be vicious when it shall have attacked, bitten, molested or caused injury to a human or other animal or when propensity
to attack or bite humans or animals has been shown to exist through repeated attacks or attempted attacks and where such
propensity is known to the owner or ought reasonably be known to the owner thereof. This subsection shall not apply to guard
and/or attack dogs, providing adequate safeguards are established to protect those humans legally on the premises, and the
dog is registered as a guard attack dog with the city.
B. Public Hearing On Disposition:
t. If any animal is accused of being vicious, whether at large or restrained on private property, the city manager or designee
may set a public hearing on the disposition of such animal. Pending such public hearing, the animal shall be impounded in the
city shelter, or in lieu of impound, the director may permit the dog or other animal to be confined, at the owner's or custodian's
expense, in a department approved dog kennel or veterinary facility within the city or at the owner's or custodian's residence,
provided the owner or custodian:
a. Shall not remove the dog or other animal from the kennel, veterinary facility or residence without the prior written approval
of the director or authorized representative; and
b. Shall make the dog or other animal available for observation and inspection by animal control personnel or members of law
enforcement or their authorized representatives.
2. The director or designee may have a dog or other animal impounded or confined and permanently identified by means of
photo identification prior to release from impound or confinement.
3. Should the animal be held at a veterinary hospital, release of said animal without written authorization of the city manager or
designee is prohibited.
4. The hearing shall be public with opportunity for both sides to appear after at least ten (10) calendar days' written notice of
said hearing.
C. Terms, Conditions And Restrictions: If, at the hearing, the city manager or designee determines that the allegations are
true, the city manager or designee may require reasonable terms and conditions or restrictions for the training, handling or
maintenance of the animal to abate the condition which gave rise to the hearing. A license or permit may be revoked if the
owner refuses to accept, in writing, any term, condition or restriction, or fails to attend the hearing. Terms, conditions or
restrictions may include, but are not limited to:
i. Selection of locations within the owner's property or premises where the animal shall not be kept.
z. Requirements as to size, construction or design of an enclosure where the animal may be kept.
3. Specialized training from a trainer or training program approved by the director to correct any of the animal's behavioral
problems.
4. Surgical spay or neuter of the animal.
5. Removal of one or more animals to another location or outside of the city.
6. Types and method of restraint, or muzzling, or both.
7. Photo identification or permanent marking or both for purposes of identification.
D. Grounds For Destruction: If the city manager or designee determines: 1) that the animal is a vicious animal; z) that the owner
has failed to restrain such animal reasonably; and 3) that it is in the public interest to destroy such animal, the animal shall be
destroyed in a manner deemed appropriate to the city after five (5) calendar days unless the determination is appealed to a
court of competent jurisdiction. (1978 Code §7-21; amd. 1994 Code)
8-4-8: IMPOUNDMENT AND REDEMPTION OF ANIMALS:
A. Pound Established: Any public or city pound or shelter established and maintained by the city shall be conducted and
operated by animal control personnel, under the supervision, direction and control of the city manager or designee. (1978 Code
§7-22; amd. 1994 Code)
B. Authority To Impound: Any animal found in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be impounded by the city in the
pound or shelter. (1978 Code §7-32; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
An eartipped cat received by the city pound or shelter will be retumed to the location where trapped unless veterinary care is
required. A trapped eartipped cat will be released on site unless_ veterinary care is required.
C. Notice Of Impoundment: Not later than two (i) calendar days after the impoundment of any animal, the owner, if known,
shall be notified, of such impoundment. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
D. Redemption Of Impounded Animals:
1. Proof Of Licensure And Vaccination; Payment Of Impoundment Costs: The owner of any animal impounded pursuant to this
chapter may reclaim such animal upon proof of current license and rabies inoculation, payment of the redemption fee and
payment of all costs and charges incurred by the city or the agency authorized by the city to impound such animal, including
costs of maintenance of said animal. (1978 Code §7-35; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
Community cat managerslcaregivers are empowered t4 reclaim impounded community cats without proof of ownership
solely for the purpose of the implementation of the process of Trap-Neuter-Return as more particularlyprovlded.In Section
8-d
i. Unlicensed, Unvaccinated Animals: If an animal four (4) months of age or older and unlicensed is impounded, the person to
whom the animal is released shall first purchase a license for such animal and may be required to first show proof of current
rabies vaccination or obtain a rabies vaccination receipt in order to obtain the release of the animal. (1978 Code §7-37; amd. 1994
Code)
3. Microchip Requirement: All dogs and cats over the age of four (4) months impounded by the shelter which do not have
traceable identification will have a microchip identification implanted permanently into the animal prior to redemption. (Ord.
99-3902, 9-28-1999)
E. Disposition Of Unclaimed Animals: It shall be the duty of the animal control personnel to keep all animals impounded pursuant
to this chapter for a period of ten (10) calendar days after the owner has been notified, in writing, of possible disposition, which
notice shall be given to the animal owner by personal delivery or by certified mail. After such time period has expired and if the
owner thereof has failed to claim and redeem any such impounded animal, such animal may be adopted, transferred to any
state institution pursuant to the code of Iowa, as amended, or killed and disposed of in a manner deemed appropriate by the
City. (1978 Code §7-38; amd.1994 Code)
F. Confinement Of Rabies Suspects. Any animal which appears to be suffering from rabies when impounded shall be confined
in the city pound or a veterinary hospital for a period of not less than ten (10) calendar days, and such animal, or its carcass if it
dies, shall be subject to such reasonable veterinary or pathological tests as the city determines, which tests shall be conducted
at the expense of the owner. (1978 Code §7-39; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
G. Registry Kept
1. The city personnel or veterinarian authorized to impound animals, upon receiving any animal pursuant to this chapter, shall
make a complete registration for such animal, entering the date, species, breed, color and sex of such animal and any tattoo
number and whether licensed. If such animal is licensed, the impounding authority or personnel shall enter the name and
address of the owner and the number of the license tag and microchip. (Ord. 99-3902, 9-28-1999)
2. The registry of impounded animals shall be available for public inspection during reasonable hours by the owners of animals
not wearing a required tag when impounded. (1978 Code §7.33; amd. 1994 Code; Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
8-4-9: FEES:
The following animal fees shall be set by resolution of the city council: permits, delinquent permit fees, licenses, delinquent
license fees, boarding of impounded animals, owner reclamation of impounded animals, adoption of Impounded animals, and
for acceptance of animals voluntarily surrendered for adoption or disposal. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
8-4-10: RELEASING OR MOLESTING ANIMALS:
No person, except the owner of an animal or authorized agent, shall wilfully [willfully usumed] open any door or gate on any
private or public premises for the purpose of enticing or enabling any such animal to leave such private or public premises, nor
shall any person wilfully [willfully assumed] molest, tease, provoke or mistreat an animal. (1978 Code §7-23; amd.1994 Code)
8-4-11: RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS:
The owner of an animal shall be responsible for obtaining licenses, permits, and vaccinations, and for the care and control of any
such animal as defined in section 8-4-5 of this chapter. The owner shall be prima facie responsible for any violation of section
8-4-6 of this chapter by any animal owned by said owner. (Ord. 97-3793, 7-15-1997)
8-4-12: PERMIT REQUIRED:
A. Generally: No person shall, keep, maintain, conduct or operate within the city any animal act or exhibition which charges a
fee for admission, cat or dog kennel, cat or dog show, pet shop, restricted animal, boarding kennel, commercial kennel, motion
picture, television or theatrical performance where an animal is used, circus, rodeo, or breed animals without first obtaining a
permit therefor [therefore assumed] from the division of animal control of the city or its successor. Prior approval from housing
or zoning departments or their successors may also be necessary.
B. Form; Term; Display:
1. Each application for a permit hereunder shall be in writing upon a form to be furnished by the division of animal control or its
successor.
2. All permits issued by the division of animal control or its successor shall automatically expire one year from the date of issue,
unless revoked or suspended.
3. Within thirty (3o) days after the expiration of any permit, the permittee shall apply for and secure a renewal of the permit in
the manner provided for in this chapter. Failure to renew a permit within the time herein provided shall result in a delinquent
fee, in addition to the regular permit fee, as set by the city council. All applicants shall be furnished with permit rules and
regulations at the time the application is made. Permit rules and regulations shall be approved by resolution of the city council.
4. All permits issued to commercial kennels, pet shops, boarding kennels, circuses, and rodeos shall be kept posted in a
conspicuous place.
C. Inspections; Issuance: Upon the filing of an application for a permit or renewal thereof, the division of animal control or
its successor may make such investigation and inspection of the animal, and the premises where the animal will be kept, as it
deems proper within the law. The division of animal control or its successor shall then issue a permit to an applicant unless it
finds:
1. The keeping of the animal at the place set forth in the application and the conduct or operation of the business for which the
permit is requested will violate any law or ordinance of this city, or any law of the state; or
x. The keeping of the animal at the place set forth in the application and the conduct or operation of the business for which the
permit is requested will constitute a danger to the health, peace or safety of the community; or
3. The applicant has failed to provide any animal in his or her possession, care, or control with adequate food, drink, shelter, or
protection; or
4. The premises and establishment where the animal is to be kept is not maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; or
5. The applicant has failed to protect any animal in his or her possession, care, or control from needless suffering, torment,
cruelty, abuse, or neglect; or
6. The applicant has had a permit revoked within one year prior to the date of the application; or
7. The applicant has been convicted of any offense involving the violation of chapter 717A or 7176, code of Iowa, as amended,
section 8-3-3 of this title, or any provision of this chapter.
D. Revocation Or Suspension: Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked or suspended if, after due investigation and
after the permittee has been given the opportunity to give a written or oral statement and present evidence, the division of
animal control and/or the animal control advisory board or their successors finds:
1. The keeping of the animal at the place set forth in the application and the conduct or operation of the business for which the
permit was issued violates any law or ordinance of the city, or any law of the state; or
z. The keeping of the animal at the place set forth in the application and the conduct or operation of the business for which the
permit is requested will constitute a danger to the health, peace or safety of the community; or
3. The permittee, his or her agent, or employee has failed to provide any animal in their possession, care, or control with proper
and sufficient food, drink, shelter, or protection; or
4. The permittee, his or her agent, or employee has failed to maintain the premises or caging areas in a clean and sanitary
condition; or
5. The permittee, his or her agent, or employee has failed to protect any animal in their possession, care, or control from
needless suffering, torment, cruelty, abuse, or neglect; or 6. The permittee has had a permit revoked within one year prior to the
date of application; or
7. The permittee has been convicted of any offense involving the violation of chapter 717A or 7176, code of Iowa, as amended,
section 8-3-3 of this title, or any provision of this chapter.
E. Waiver Of Fees:
1. Permit fees may be waived for licensed nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, licensed rehabilitators, dog or cat
shows conducted for educational purposes, or other animal exhibitions or acts conducted for educational purposes.
z. Permit fees shall be waived for Johnson County Humane Society, or its successor foster caregivers harboring dogs or cats in
their private homes or kennels. This waiver shall apply only to their temporarily housed foster animals and not to their privately
owned animals. A list of foster homes and foster kennels shall appear on the permit application of the Johnson County Humane
Society, or its successor.
3. Permit fees shall be waived for state approved wildlife rehabilitators who maintain wildlife for rehabilitation purposes or for
ongoing care and possess required United States fish and wildlife, or its successor, permits and required Iowa state department
of natural resources, or its successor, permits. (Ord. 97-3793.7-15-1997)
F. Urban Chicken Permits:
1. No person shall raise, harbor or keep chickens without an urban chicken permit, or other permit, issued by the city.
z. "Chicken" means a member of the subspecies of Gallus gallus domesticus, a domesticated chicken.
3. In order to obtain an urban chicken permit, an applicant must submit a completed application on a form provided by the city
accompanied by the permit fee.
4. Within thirty (30) days of submission of the application, the police chief, or designee, shall issue the urban chicken permit if
the applicant meets the requirements of this provision and the policy adopted by city council resolution or deny the application.
If the application is denied, the police chief, or designee, shall state the reasons in writing.
5. The urban chicken permit shall be valid for three (3) years and may not be sold, transferred or assigned.
6. The police chief, or designee, may revoke an urban chicken permit as provided in the policy adopted by council resolution.
7. Appeals of the decision to deny or revoke an urban chicken permit are to the city manager, or designee, and must be filed
within ten (10) days of the decision.
8. Subsections A through E of this section and section 8-4-13 of this chapter do not apply to this subsection.
9. Additional requirements, including permit fees, shall be adopted by resolution.
to. Violation of this subsection or the terms of the urban chicken permit are punishable by a municipal infraction with a civil
penalty of one hundred dollars ($700.00) for first violation, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for second violation, and five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for third and subsequent violations. (Ord. 12-4511,12-18-2012)
8-4-13: TRAP -NEUTER -RETURN, PERMITTED ACTS: .
or shelter are authorized and encouraged to conduct Trap-Neuter-Retum or to direct impounded community cats to a Trao-
Ntute-N-Retum program.
8-4-134: PENALTIES:
Any violation of this chapter shall be considered a simple misdemeanor or municipal infraction as provided for in title 1, chapter
4 of this code. The following schedule of civil penalties shall apply for violations punished as a municipal infraction:
First offense $10.00
Second offense 20.00
Third offense 50.00
Fourth and subsequent offense(s) 100.00
(Ord. 97-3799, 7-29-1997)
Footnotes - Click any footnote link to go back to its reference.
Footnote 1: See also subsection 8-4-8F of this chapter.
Footnote z: See also subsection 5-2-96 of this code.
Footnote 3: See also section 8-4-4 of this chapter.
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08-07-18
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Kathy Grout <kgrout1950@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 9:22 AM
To: Tracy Hightshoe; Ron Knoche; Jason Havel; Geoff Fruin; Council
Subject: Drainage issue on Cayman Street
Attachments: yard l.jpg; yard 2jpg; yard 3.jpg
Hello —
I have lived at 250 Cayman for 7 years and there has been a drainage issue in the drainage easement behind my house
since I have lived here. I have been in touch with several Iowa City employees who have heard my complaint, but there
is never any answers.
Apparently, the city signed off on this development in the early 1990's before the drainage easement was completed
properly. $5000 in escrow funds, now valued at over $10,000 were never released. I now have a yard that is a
swamp. I cannot use the property that I own but I do maintain it as best I can when it is accessible.
Property owners along Cayman & Scott Park are not maintaining their properties as the Iowa City laws dictate. There
are many over grown trees, weeds, trash, & standing water that is mosquito infested. This has totally plugged the
drainage pipes that I thought the city was supposed to maintain. What good are the laws for Iowa City, if they are not
enforced?
On Friday I received an email stating that the escrow funds will be available but that I was required to coordinate with
the neighbors to have this work done. We were told this in the past and had a property owner familiar with
development, contractors, etc. seek out estimates to get the area cleaned out but that estimate was found to be
unacceptable by the City — so that property owner is no longer interested in participating. I do not feel like I have the
knowledge or resources to determine what work can/should be done with the funds nor have knowledge of responsible
contractors who can complete the work. Many of the other neighbors are either renters or not directly impacted so
they have little if any interest in the issue. I believe the City needs to provide some guidance and oversight at this point
in the cleanup so that neighbors are best able to assume responsibility when the work has been completed.
This has been an ongoing constant complaint, that goes nowhere!
Please take the time to investigate this & come to a conclusion that will solve this forever issue.
Thank you,
Kathy Grout
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DATE: July 23, 2018
TO: City of Iowa City Council
FROM: Community Police Review Board Members
Re: proposed revisions to Ordinance 8-8
The members of the CPRB request that the City Council consider adopting the
following proposed revisions to the CPRB ordinance.
(Suggested additions are shown in bold and underline.)
The last sentence of SECTION 8-8-2 (L) shall be amended to read as follows:
If the police chief and the city manager find the police officer's actions
constitute misconduct and discipline is imposed by the police chief or city
manager, the internal affairs investigation may become a public record to
be released by the city attorney to the extent provided by law, m which
case the city attorney shall forward a copy of such internal affairs
investigation report to the board.
2. The second sentence of SECTION 8-8-2 (N) shall be amended to read as follows:
In addition to the central registry, the board shall provide an annual
report to the city council, which report shall be public and shall set forth
the general types and numbers of complaints, how they were resolved,
whether the board's decision differed from that of the police chief
and/or city manager, demographic information, and recommendations as
to how the police department may improve its community relations or be
more responsive to community needs.
3. The following subparagraph 6 shall be added to the end of SECTION 8-8-5 (B):
In the event the board's decision differs from that of the police chief,
the chief shall meet with the board in closed session to discuss the
discrepancy of opinion. Such meeting shall take place prior to the
issuance of the board's public report to the city council.
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4. The last un -lettered subparagraph of paragraph (B)(2) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall
become numbered paragraph 3.
5. The following shall be inserted as subparagraph (B)(4) of SECTION 8-8-7:
If the board disagrees with the decision of the police chief or city
manager with respect to the allegations of misconduct, the board and
the police chief and/or city manager shall meet in closed session to
discuss their disagreement about the complaint. Such meeting shall
take place prior to the issuance of the board's public report to the city
council.
6. Subparagraph (B)(3) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(5).
7. The following sentence shall be added to the end of newly re -numbered
subparagraph (B)(5) of SECTION 8-8-7:
The public report shall indicate whether the board affirmed or rejected
the opinion set forth in the report of the police chief and/or city
manager.
8. Subparagraph (B)(4) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(6)-
9. Subparagraph (B)(5) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(7)-
10. Subparagraph (B)(6) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(8)-
11. The following shall be inserted as new subparagraph (B)(9) of SECTION 8-8-7:
If the board's public report to the city council does not affirm the
decision of the police chief or city manager, the board may request an
independent investigation, which shall be completed within 90 days
after the issuance of the board's public report. The city council may
grant requests for extensions to this deadline upon good cause shown.
The independent investigator shall be selected and hired by the board.
The independent investigator shall issue a public report to the city
council and to the board concerning the investigation. Such public
revort shall include detailed findings of fact concerning the complaint,
together with a clearly articulated conclusion which explains why and
the extent to which the complaint is "sustained" or "not sustained".
The independent investigator's public report shall not include the
names of the complainant(s) or the police officer(s). The independent
investigator's public report shall not include any discipline or
personnel matters, although the independent investigator may comment
generally as to whether the investigator believes discipline is
avuropriate without commenting on the extent or form of discipline. A
cove of the independent investigator's public report shall be given to
the complainant(s), the police officer(s), the police chief, the equity
director, and the city manager.
The independent investigator shall not issue a report which is critical of
the sworn police officer's conduct until after a "name clearing hearing"
has been held, consistent with due process law. The independent
investigator shall give notice of such hearing to the police officer so that
the officer may testify before the independent investigator and present
additional relevant evidence. The independent investigator shall be
responsible for protection of all state and federal rights enjoyed by the
officer. The officer may waive the right to this hearing upon written
waiver submitted to the independent investigator. If the independent
investigator's report is not critical of the officer's conduct, the
investigator is not required by law to offer a hearing to the officer, but
the investigator may hold hearings as deemed appropriate by the
investigator.
12. Subparagraph (B)(7) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(10).
13. Subparagraph (B)(8) of SECTION 8-8-7 shall be re -numbered as subparagraph
(B)(11), and shall be further amended to read as follows:
No findings or report submitted to the board or prepared by the board or
any independent investigator shall be used in any other proceedings.
08-07-18
2e(10)
Kellie Fruehling
From:
Mark Signs <marksigns@ruhlhomes.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 12:20 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Sincere Thanks!
Council Members,
Just a quick note to thank you all for your latest actions in support of more affordable housing in Iowa City. I want you
to know how much your positive actions are acknowledged and applauded. (I don't want you to think all I do is
harass you for more and more.)
Iowa City - and this Council and the City Manager - have been strong leaders in the affordable housing efforts in Johnson
County. You've gone well beyond just talking points and buzzwords. The City has been very creative in identifying and
implementing programs and policies that have - and will - lead to increasing the availability of affordable housing for all
our residents. And I am sure there is much more good to come!
I strongly support the city's continued efforts to ensure that everyone has access to safe and stable housing in our
community. People who work in our community should be able to afford to live in our community.
I look forward to working with you in the weeks, months and years to come, as we all strive to make Iowa City HOME for
all who want to live here.
Sincerely,
Mark Signs
08-07-18
2e(11)
Kellie Fruehling
From: Sally Scott <sjscottconsulting@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 1:46 PM
To: Council
Subject: Affordable housing --Thank you!
Dear City Council members,
Thank you for your recent votes in favor of affordable housing solutions!
I strongly support the city's continued efforts to ensure that everyone has access to safe and stable housing in the Iowa
City community.
All the best,
Sally Scott
Sally J. Scott, Ph.D.
Linkedln Profile
s i Scott c o n s u l ting@gmail.com
08-07-18
2e(12)
Kellie Fruehling
From:
Harry Olmstead <holmsteado@gmail.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 1:31 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
ADA Celebration re: Simon Andrew
Simon: I want to thank you for your involvement with planning, promoting, and executing the fantastic ADA
Celebration we've ever had. It was very informative and well attended, especially by persons with disabilities. I
appreciate your interest and commitment to persons with disabilities in our community.
Harry Olmstead, Advocate for person's with disabilities
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Kellie Fruehling
From: Woodrow Gray <leoman@mchsi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:16 PM
To: Council
Subject: Trash in driveway
Importance: High
The Iowa City Press Citizen continues to throw papers in my driveway. I have contacted them several times to cease this
practice. They have stated that this would stop but it hasn't. I have asked them who comes to pick up the paper but
have no response. Is there an ordinance that addresses this issue? If not can one be written to prevent this nonsense
from happening. By the way, it's not just in my driveway/yard but it can be seen all over town. Why?
Woodrow Gray
1416 Rochester Avenue
08-N-18
2e(14)
Kellie Fruehling
From: Geoff Fruin
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 10:12 PM
To: Susan Brobst; Council
Subject: RE: Signage for hotel business
Ms. Brobst,
Thank you for taking the time to email about your experience in our community. I apologize for the hardship
and frustration that you experienced.
We will follow-up with the hotel to make sure there is a common understanding on signage allowances and
procedures.
Thank you again and best wishes,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
-----Original Message -----
From: Susan Brobst <sbrobst@madisontownship.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 6:04 PM
To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Subject: Signage for hotel business
Honorable Council of Iowa City:
We were traveling through your City after io am on Friday evening looking for the Clarion Choice Hotel with a
Hwy i address just off i-80. We couldn't located the hotel and after we got past the commercial area we turned
around to look again. We had been driving since 9:0o am from Columbus Ohio with several stops on our way
west. We still could not locate the hotel and turned around one more time before getting back on 1-8o to find a
different hotel. We drove into each of the drives off Hwy i sure that it was somewhere near as the GPS
indicated.
By chance we found it.
When we mentioned to the front desk how difficult it was they said the City fined them for their sign that had
been out almost by Hwy i.
Working for the local government in Ohio I have to believe there is a disconnect here. My guess is there is a
process for a sign permit; however the front desk personnel have been given a different version of the story.
I believe as City Council members you want all your businesses to succeed, yet as a traveler I am very frustrated
with your City based on my experience. I write to you hoping that somehow you will encourage your staff to
put the City's best foot forward and circle back with this and other business and look at this issue and how the
problem can be solved to benefit everyone.
Thank you for your consideration in this manner.
Susan
83sbrobs@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone
08-07-18
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From:
Eleanor M. Dilkes
Sent:
Monday, July 30, 2018 3:23 PM
To:
'Sammon, Elijah M'; Council
Cc:
Mary McChristy
Subject:
RE: PAULA penalty reform
Mr. Sammon,
The $465 is the unsecured appearance bond, which you will be charged if you do not appear for your trial on September
5. It is not the fine for the PAULA. If you plead guilty or are found guilty at your trial, the fine for the PAULA will be
$200.00 plus surcharge ($70.00) and court costs ($60.00) for a total of $330.00.
Eleanor M. Dilkes
City Attorney
City Hall
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-356-5030
319-356-5008 Fax
eleanordilkes@iowacity.org
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From: Sammon, Elijah M [mailto:elijah-Sammon@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 201810:52 AM
To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Subject: PAULA penalty reform
Iowa City council,
As an undergraduate at the University of Iowa, I have had personal experience with the Iowa City ordinance:
PAULA. It is recognizable that this law may provide a minimal extent of betterment. However, to ask a college
student for $465, is unreasonable due to the fact that each student here is already sustaining the local
economy. Iowa city would not exist without college students feeding tens of thousands of dollars into the
economy. It is recognizable that this ordinance was passed in attempt to deter underage people from the bars.
This large portion of students will alternate over to house parties. This is a negative alternative because the
bars are a controlled environment with certain rules and etiquette that do not apply at house parties. If I was
able to present myself, I could make a further case. Therefore, I ask you all, as representatives of the common
people, to reduce the absurd penalty of $465.
Thanks,
Eli Sammon
08-07-18
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From:
Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent:
Monday, July 30, 2018 11:20 AM
To:
Council
Subject:
Of interest, I hope
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Parking eats up an incredible amount of space and costs America's cities an extraordinary amount of
money. That's the main takeaway of a new study- that looks in detail at parking in five U.S. cities: New
York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Des Moines, and Jackson, Wyoming.
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The study, by Eric Scharnhorst of the Research Institute for Housing America (which is affiliated with
the Mortgage Bankers of America), uses data from satellite images, the U.S. Census, property tax
assessment offices, city departments of transportation, parking authorities, and geospatial maps like
Google Maps to generate inventories of parking for these five cities. (The inventories include on -street
parking spaces, off-street surface parking lots, and off-street parking structures.)
[Like this story? Signupfor one of CityLab's newsletters.].
It not only estimates the total number of parking spaces in these cities and their overall estimated
replacement costs, but develops interesting metrics such as parking spaces per acre, parking spaces per
household, and parking costs per household—as well as providing maps of parking densities across
these cities.
In sum, it provides additional empirical confirmation for ,parking.guru Donald Shoup's idea that
American cities devote far too much space and far too many resources to parking.
City
New York
Philadelphia
Seattle
Des Moines
Jackson, WY
Total parking spaces
1.85 million
2.2 million
1.6 million
1.6 million
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$711 million
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$29,974
$117,677
$77,165
$192,138
Schamhorst finds that there are more than 2 million parking spaces in Philadelphia, 1.85 million in New
York, 1.6 million each in Seattle and Des Moines, and just over 100,000 in tiny Jackson, which has a
population of about 10,000.
Parking takes up a huge amount of space: Jackson has more than 50 parking spaces per acre, 25 times its
residential density of just two households per acre. Jackson has a whopping 27 parking spaces for each
of its households.
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Jackson: parking density map. (Scharnhorst, Research Institute for Housing America, May 2018.)
Des Moines has nearly 30 parking spaces per acre, roughly 20 times its residential density (1.5
households per acre). Seattle also has roughly 30 parking spaces per acre, more than five times its
residential density (5.7 households per acre). So there are more than 5 parking spaces for every
household in Seattle.
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Seattle: parking density map. (Scharnhorst, Research Institute for Housing America, May 2018.)
Philadelphia has 25 parking spaces per acre, almost four times the city's household density of 6.8 per
acre. New York is the only city in the study that has fewer parking spaces per acre than households: 10
spaces compared to 16 households. That works out to slightly more than half a parking space (0.6) for
each household. (New York also has the highest share of transit commuters in the U.S.)
New York: parking density map. (Scharnhorst, Research Institute for Housing America, May 2018.)
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Parking also sucks up a lot of resources in the five cities. Measured in terms of replacement, it costs more
than $35 billion in Seattle, $20 billion in New York, $17.5 billion in Philadelphia, $6 billion in Des Moines,
and $711 million in Jackson.
These figures are more staggering when tallied in per -household terms. Parking eats up almost $200,000
per household in Jackson, more than $100,000 in Seattle, and over $75,000 in Des Moines. It is a bit less in
Philadelphia and New York: roughly $30,000 in Philly, and a meager $6,570 in New York.
America devotes far too many of its precious resources to parking. This is especially troubling given
that driving is in decline. For example, the share of Seattle households with a car has fallen for the first
time in at least 40 years, and the percentage of U.S. high school seniors with a driver's license is at "a
record low'—down from 85.3 percent in 1996 to 71.5 percent in 2015. Meanwhile, ride -sharing is up, and
cities and real estate developers are striving to reduce parking requirements.
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Joni Mitchell famously sang: "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." It's time we reclaim our
cities from car storage and use the space for what we need more of, from housing and bike lanes to
sidewalk cafes and parks.
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From: Morty Sklar <msklar@mindspring.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 8:18 PM
To: Abdul Haseeb; Karina Bruno; Marcos Bruno; Marcella Smith; Ricky & Deb Vogel; Rick
Hugill; T.T. Pemba; Sylvia Schuster; Shenan Kuo; Rahel Jhirad; Stu Abraham; Patrick
Dooley; Sheila Giuga; cccpoetry; Secretary of State of Iowa Paul D. Pate; Samantha
Wiener, Roy Kearse; Roy Beuscher; Rodolfo Niquio; Richard Yamaguchi; Richard
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Beegan; Bill Rodriguez; Jim Nisbet; Jessica Feliciano; James Throgmorton; falcon689
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Spiller; Ira Mothner; Gary Metras; Hal Sloane; Health Food Patel; Ernest at gym; Adorama
Xt 2103; Duane Rohovit; Dr. Schiller (w/emerg.); Dr. Mathew Maurer, Dr. Kahn; Dr. Harris
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Subject: Review forthcoming VERY SOON from "Little Village Magazine" in Iowa City.
Review forthcoming VERY SOON from "Little Village Magazine" in Iowa City.
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From: Geoff Fruin
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:S7 AM
To: 'Jon Holsomback'; Susan Mims; Council
Subject: RE: Parking on Dover
Mr. Holsomback,
Thank you for reaching out with your parking concerns on Dover. Ina separate email I will connect you with our
transportation planning staff who can work with you to explore options.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
From: Jon Holsomback[mailto:jonholsomback@gmail.comj
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 9:24 PM
To: Susan Mims <Susan-Mims@iowa-city.org>; Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
Subject: Parking on Dover
Good evening Council Woman Mims,
My name is Jon Eric Holsomback, I am emailing you on an issue that I need help with. I live on Dover st north of
Muscatine Ave near Willow Wind school. Street parking has become an issue herein our neighborhood. It is a narrow
street and currently has legal parking on both sides of the street all the time.
This street is constantly packed full of cars with little clearance for any cars coming through. 2 Days ago we have had a
major accident involving my neighbor. He was pulling into his drive when someone tried to pass and hit his front end, A
few months back we had a hit and run, where someone had clipped the car across the street. During RAGBRI we had 3
large buses parked out across from each other making it near impassable. I am looking for the best avenue to try and get
single side parking or even/odd parking. What steps do I need to take to get this in motion?
Dover is a direct shortcut from friendship to Muscatine with many people speeding through. I worry for both Willow
Wind and Lucas kids during the school year, that the accidents may soon involve personal injury. I have noticed that
recently friendship street had speed bumps installed, I believe this to be a good addition to our street with odd/even
parking.
Also being a narrow road with dual street parking, trash and recycle crews have a very hard time navigating through the
mess. I attached a few pictures of the RAGBRI mess that left our street very tight.
I look forward to working with you to find a viable solution!
Regards,
Jon Holsomback
813 Dover Street
Iowa City,IA 52245
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Sent:
Wednesday, August 01, 2018 10:45 AM
To:
Council
Subject:
Top ten US cities that are Disability friendly
Please note this is an article from Mobility a online magazine for persons with mobility disabilities. I found that a cmon
link was transportation, affordable housing, curb cuts availability, health care services.
Mobility Online Magazine
December 1, 1997
by Cindy McCoy
New Mobilityresearched friendly cities, we looked for the things that really count when wheels
are your constant companion: affordable and accessible housing, transportation, quality medical care, personal
assistance services and strong advocacy. With these assets, crime rates may be negotiable.
We began with the front-runners from other lists, then used telephone interviews and surveys to sound out
independent living centers and local residents. Each city was given a numerical rating based on quality of services and
environmental factors. Using these ratings, a new order emerges:
First Place:
Denver
Though not found on anyone else's list, Denver (pop. 468,000 plus almost 1 million people living in adjacent counties) is
our No. 1 pick as America's most wheelchair -friendly city. It offers a multitude of services and conveniences, a fully
accessible mainline metro transportation system and exceptionally strong advocacy. There are two CILs—Denver CIL and
Atlantis Community—and ADAPT is headquartered here.
Denver has history on its side: Years ago, ADAPT made accessible buses their business. The result of its efforts is
inclusion. The paratransit door-to-door service runs about 23 hours a day, seven days a week, with no limit on number
of rides. There are conflicting reports on the service's dependability—a recent Denver Post story reports no-shows and
customer dissatisfaction, while firsthand reports from Denver denizen Mark Able suggest uncommon reliability. Personal
assistance programs are available, medical facilities are plentiful, and Craig Hospital has terrific support services for
people with head or spinal cord injuries.
Look to Denver also for a wide range of recreational and cultural activities: peerless adaptive sports, both integrated and
disability -specific arts programs, active ballet and theater, a symphony orchestra and two opera companies. Coors
Stadium—home of the Rockies—is one of the most accessible in the country and, like the Denver Center for the
Performing Arts, features universal seating. Denverites do not seem to mind their snow, claiming that 20 degrees quickly
reverts to 50 degrees, but people with respiratory problems may have trouble with the dryness and mile -high altitude.
Housing, the most pervasive crisis across the country, is no joy in Denver, either. Rental prices are high, now that the
economy is booming again and Californians have re -invaded the city. Offsetting high prices are two creative housing
options offered by Atlantis. One features ancillary income sources subsidizing rentals on designated units; the other,
developed as a prototype alternative living situation, provides some attendant care opportunities. The brainchildren of
Atlantis/ADAPT's Mike Auberger—and managed by Vikki Gold—these novel solutions float Denver to the top of the A list.
Second Place:
Berkeley, Calif.
Another city left off other lists, Berkeley (pop. 102,000) is the Philadelphia, Boston and Independence Hall of the
independent living movement and is still a model of independent living. "You can be yourself here, and that's a very
broad statement," says Pamela Walker. She adds that people with disabilities have been a public presence here for so
long that they're part of the daily landscape.
Qualifying Berkeley residents get their personal assistance services paid for by California's IHSS program, in this case
managed by Alameda County. The Berkeley CIL—the nation's first—has two attendant support programs: One maintains a
registry matching consumers with potential attendants and the other teaches consumers how to train and manage their
attendants. The city offers emergency help for fixing wheelchair breakdowns, filling in for PCA no-shows, or providing
last-minute interpreters for medical purposes. Buses are accessible and paratransit is in service seven days a week. And
if the elevator on your stop is working, San Francisco lights and nights are only a subway ride away on Bay Area Rapid
Transit.
The employment climate is dreary—military bases are closing and the job market is tight—but the city, the University of
California, Bayer Labs and the Nature Company have all been disability -aware and friendly. Downside? "Lots of street
people," says Walker. "Lots of weirdness. Lots of politically correct fighting. And it is sometimes called a crip ghetto."
Third Place:
Seattle
Seattle (pop. 516,000) seems to be one of those towns everybody assumes is a wonderful place to live. It didn't make
No. 1, but it has lots of qualities that deserve a No. 3 ranking. The weather is mild, services are available, transportation
is great, cultural events are plentiful and companies are hiring. The King County metro bus system has been accessible
for 20 years, thanks in large part to the Washington Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, which operates as the area
CIL. A highly visible disability community translates to positive attitudes and high employability at Boeing and Microsoft
and in the tourism industry. The University of Washington and Harborview both offer spinal cord injury programs and
support.
Seattle's paratransit system doesn't get the rave reviews of mainline transit, but it's headed in the right direction.
Although curbcuts abound, hilly neighborhoods create their own access barriers and accessible housing is elusive.
Private service agencies such as the Easter Seal Society have strong consumer -directed advocacy programs, but the
independent living network isn't as strong as in other cities. Attendant services aren't administered through
independent living centers, so finding a good provider takes investigative skills. The weather is mostly mild, if often
cloudy, in this beautiful, safe, internationally flavored city on Puget Sound.
Fourth Place:
Sioux Falls, S.D.
For exuberant citizen loyalty, no place ranks higher than Sioux Falls (pop. 110,000). Although the older sections of the
city are not very accessible, the new areas are. The mainline transit system is 100 percent accessible, and the paratransit
system is sufficient. As usual, accessible, affordable housing is scarce. Some help with personal assistance exists;
Medicaid's waiver program serves about 40 people statewide. There are two major hospitals with full support services.
Recreation opportunities include such outdoorsy activities as fishing and camping, the fully accessible state parks,
fairgrounds and convention center, and South Dakota's largest shopping mall for competitive shoppers. Minor league
sports teams—the Sioux Falls Canaries, Skyforce and the Mustangs—all play in accessible stadiums. And as the largest city
in the state, Sioux Falls offers many metropolitan advantages within a rural setting, says Joel Niemeyer of the Prairie
Freedom Center for Independent Living.
It's a quality -of -life thing. This is a clean city with high employment, minimal crime and strong advocacy. The weather is
cold with lots of snow, but the city does have a snow removal law. Temperatures range from minus 10 to 90 degrees,
with high humidity. Major employers are Citibank and Gateway 2000.
Fifth Place:
Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh (pop. 212,000) is part of North Carolina's cultural and intellectual hub known as "The Triangle;' which includes
Durham and Chapel Hill. Raleigh's Capitol Area Transit's mainline transportation is fully accessible, while Accessible
Raleigh Transportation System operates a two-tiered paratransit service.
The ADA -compliant part of the service offers rides at the prescribed 150 percent of mainline fares, but hours are
restricted as are pickup and drop-off locations. The CAT Connector is the less compliant shuttle from outlying areas to
the mainline stations.
Raleigh has no independent living center, but the State Vocational Rehabilitation Department dispenses independent
living services through programs that assist with home and transportation modifications, skills training and limited PCA.
The Department of Administration operates many of the state's human services resources, including Protection and
Advocacy and the North Carolina Office on the ADA, Women, Indian and Black Affairs. According to ADA Director Ken
Franklin, the state takes its responsibility seriously and is progressive in many ways. Finding a place to live presents the
usual problems, but architect Ron Mace and his Center for Accessible Housing have made a significant difference in
Raleigh.
Look to Raleigh for leisure activities such as semi-professional theater, a symphony orchestra, the Hartford Whalers, the
Durham Bulls and top college sports. There are eight good -weather months, residents say; the short winters get icy, the
short summers get hot and sticky. Employment is most readily available through government and universities, since
that's what so much of Raleigh is about.
Sixth Place:
San Jose, Calif.
San Jose (pop. 780,000), the Santa Clara Valley's largest and most accessible city, reports good attitudes resulting from
government and business taking active roles in disability issues. Mainline transportation is accessible except for a few
express commuter routes lacking voice announcement systems. The light rail—running north -to -south through Silicon
Valley—is completely accessible, and the paratransit system Outreach offers unlimited rides with its share of headaches.
BART, San Francisco's subway system, is scheduled'to extend services to San Jose by the turn of the century, and area
parks are all accessible to recreation -minded wheelers.
Valley Medical has a well-known spinal cord injury program, including community and school education and advocacy.
Personal assistance services are available through California's mammoth—but usually workable—IHSS program.
Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard, both named by Mother Jones as top -20 workplaces, are aware and
accommodating employers. The high cost of living, inadequate housing and poor air quality are major deterrents, but
the easy climate can offset a lot of negatives.
Seventh Place:
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's (pop. 160,000) blend ofJudeo/Christian/Mormon traditions nourishes individuality and independence,
residents say. Both the mainline transit system (70 percent accessible) and Flex Trans, the paratransit service, run six
days a week. Housing is difficult, since inflated costs have made Section 8 and other HUD certificates virtually useless.
Salt Lake City is the home of the Utah Independent Living Center—which offers a strong advocacy program and helps
consumers live in their own homes through its Community Action Program— and of the Disabled Rights Action
Committee, aggressive litigants in ADA and fair housing cases. A small, subsidized PCA program serves about 75 people.
There's a lot to do here—the Delta Center meets ADA standards, you can take in professional rodeo, hockey and
basketball, or check out adaptive skiing and whitewater programs. If you move here, try to stick to "The Avenue" if you
need accessible bus lines, though a roof over your head may be pricey. Employment opportunities exist with American
Express, Micron Technology and Word Perfect, a few of the employers rushing to move their operations to business -
friendly Utah. There are 250 days of sun, 100 overcast with precipitation. Expect dry air, some snow and hot summers.
Eighth Place:
Rochester, Minn.
Rochester (pop. 71,000) puts in 300 curbcuts every year; its mass transit system, the Skyway, is 100 percent accessible;
and ZIPS, the paratransit service, offers six-day service. The Mayo clinic is a major presence, occupying one-third of the
entire downtown area. Enlightened attitudes, strong employers (IBM, the university and the government) and 65 totally
accessible HUD units earn Rochester the No. 8 spot.
You'll find parks and cultural attractions, along with nearby Twins baseball, Vikings football, and a strong university
sports program. The Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL) has been around for 15 years as a
force in raising the quality of life for people with disabilities. But there are no subsidized personal assistance services,
and the weather can be lousy. Snow piled in front of driveways and curbcuts makes rolling slippery, inconvenient and
dangerous.
Dave Schwartzkopf, executive director of SEMCIL and an IBM retiree, keeps returning to Rochester after living in many
other places. He loves the Midwestern people and their strong work ethic. "You can get to know everyone in town in a
few weeks," he says. The Land of Lakes offers lots of good living.
Ninth Place:
Madison, Wis.
Answer: Weather, weather and weather. Question: What are three reasons not to live in Madison (pop. 191,000)? But
once you get past that, this city is pretty nice. Money magazine's No. 1 pick for 1996, Madison appears here because
Wisconsin has relatively generous personal assistance Medicaid waiver programs. It would be even better but for
financial strings running from the nursing home lobby to the Governor's mansion. The result: Medicaid waiver programs
exist, but so do waiting lists. Access to Independence is the area's center for independent living.
Jesse Kaysen, loyal Madisonian, offers these thoughts: "Madison has been investing heavily in good mass transit for 25
years, and its ridership per capita almost rivals big cities like New York and Chicago. All the fixed -route buses are 100
percent accessible on weekends and holidays, and mostly accessible during the week, depending on what routes you
use. Paratransit was better -than -ADA before the ADA. We've been routinely installing curbcuts since the mid -'70s, and
they retrofit on demand with a yearlong waiting list."
Kaysen notes that all of Madison's numerous parks have accessible parking and paved pathways. Looking for a job?
Oscar Mayer is here and has an open hiring policy.
Tenth Place:
Albuquerque, N.M.
Named for a Spanish Duke, Albuquerque (pop. 500,000) is attractive for its easy terrain and weather. The mainline
transit system, Sun Tran, is newly accessible—at least about 30 percent of it—so there hasn't been opportunity yet for the
proper education of drivers and users. The paratransit service, Sun Van, gets mixed reviews, but its ratings have
improved since the system was computerized. The entire system suffers from growing pains fueled by a quickly
expanding and transforming population, and waiting lists are long.
Kathy Petrella, program manager for Albuquerque's Independent Living Resource Center, marvels at the city's
accessibility. "It has good curbcuts, an easy, flat layout, good parking, and an easy grid of streets." Limited attendant
care programs are available. Although winter brings some snow, it usually melts by noon. The elevation is 5,000 to 5,500
feet, so even summer temperatures are cool at night. There's minor league baseball and UNM college play for sports
fans, and the rodeo, circus and musical events are all accessible. In 10 or 15 years, this royal city could be No. 1 on the
list.
Not Quite Top 10
There were other top contenders. Topeka, Kan., is another pick for a great place to live in 10 years. It's got all the
beginnings of great housing, personal assistance services, and a strong CIL and advocacy network And it has a laudable
track record for moving people out of nursing homes and into the community.
Florida cities Gainesville, St. Petersburg and Sarasota—all candidates for this list—share the very positive qualities of good
weather, low cost of living and a strict statewide building code. But the common denominators of inadequate public
transportation, housing shortages and scarce personal assistance services keep these cities out of the Top 10.
Minneapolis was the National Organization on Disability's winner, and both it and its twin city, St. Paul, get high marks
for accessibility, medical care and creative housing alternatives. Ithaca, N.Y., Utne Reader's No. 1 pick, offers personal
assistance programs, limited transportation, housing and CIL/advocacy networks. They have lots of weather, though,
much of it cold.
Philadelphia—with good PCA services, 60 percent mainline accessibility, unlimited paratransit, strong advocacy and a
dynamic CIL just might have made this list, were it located someplace else.
Housing
Housing—the kind spelled with a capital "A" for Accessible and Affordable—is a common sore spot in every city surveyed.
Some, such as Seattle and San Francisco, claim shortages caused by the lay of the land. In others, inflated prices make
HUD certificates useless. Strong advocacy, such as that in Topeka and Denver, is the only cure on the horizon.
The National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse maintains a database of more than 20,000 accessible units in about
140 metro areas, and the service is free. (You'll find contact information below.)
People with developmental disabilities have an ally in the National Home of Your Own Alliance. A demonstration project
originating in New Hampshire, it helps consumers locate lenders, find ways to meet down payments and arrange
support services. At press time, it was offered in 28 states.
Fannie Mae, a.k.a. the Federal National Mortgage Association, offers the Home Choice Program. Home Choice is a
single-family mortgage loan designed to meet the underwriting needs of low- and moderate -income people with
disabilities or families with a disabled member. At this time, 11 states offer this program.
Oregon has many assisted living homes, after long-term care reforms in the 1980s. Most of them, however, are designed
for seniors. The same is true for other areas offering favorable retirement conditions—low cost of living and reasonable
weather.
Massachusetts stands alone in its commitment to providing affordable, accessible housing. Statewide reforms in the
1980s sponsored many housing projects with strict access codes. The state also lends support to housing projects
created and administered by nonprofits. Its computerized databases listing all available accessible units make finding an
apartment easy.
Personal Assistance Services
The State of California administers, through county offices, a subsidized attendant care program. In -Home Support
Services gives consumers $5 an hour for a fixed number of hours based on a caseworker's assessment of need, and
attendants may be family members. Eligibility depends on income; all SSI recipients may use the service and SSDI
recipients are eligible depending on assets. The program, for all its faults and funding shortages, still serves as the model
for PCA delivery systems.
Yet Mike Auberger—of ADAPT and Atlantis in Denver—says Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin offer the most
generous personal assistance programs in the nation. As a rule, the farther south you go, the more difficult it is to find
subsidized attendant care.
Private home health care agencies offer services ranging from chores to nursing care in virtually all locations. The
problem is paying for it at $12 to $20 an hour. Insurers are more likely to pay a part of the expense if there's a need for
skilled nursing, but that costs even more and most health care policies impose sharp limits on how many days of care
they will pay for. It helps to be wealthy.
The best hope for most people with disabilities who need personal assistance services is budding federal legislation in
the presently unreconciled forms of H.R. 2020 (a.k.a. CASA or MiCASA) and S. 879 (a.k.a. the Long -Term Care Reform and
Deficit Reduction Act of 1997). Your congressional delegation needs your encouragement and input on these promising
bills.
Change:
Personal and Political
What's your ideal environment? The truth is that no place is ideal and no place is totally rotten. You can get most of
what you need in most areas, and your own efforts might convert any town from Hell's Kitchen to Paradise Cove.
This life with disability is defined by change. When we refuse to allow that change to fuel inertia and withdrawal, the
rewards are creativity, involvement and even results. The key to the city, any city, is cut with the tools of advocacy.
Write your legislators to let them know what is wrong and what is right. Find out what works and why.
We're rolling on the shifting ground of social and political currency, and the changes facing disabled people are a litmus
test for community, state, national and global change. When we earn change that benefits our lives and the lives of our
disabled children, we improve life for all.
Writer Cindy McCoy has recently exchanged "hula, high prices and lush living in Hawaii for neon, cheap meals and desert
sands in Las Vegas."
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r 1 CITY O F 1 O WA CI 08-07.18
-r4 COUNCIL ACTION REPO 2e(2°)
August 7, 2018
Removal of (1) "No Parking Any Time" sign and supplemental arrow sign
on the west side of Oaklawn Avenue adjacent to 1445 Oaklawn 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 3A of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action;
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Remove (1) "No Parking Any Time" sign and supplemental
arrow on the west side of Oaklawn Avenue adjacent to 1445 Oaklawn Avenue.
This action is being taken at the request of the residents living on Oaklawn Avenue to allow
for additional on -street parking on the west side as a result of the recent parking prohibition
on the east side of Oaklawn Avenue (approved by Council on March 6, 2018). The Street's
Department has been notified and agreed to the change.
r' CITY O F 1 O WA CI -LX COUNCIL ACTION REP 2e(F-WO7 18
21)
August 7, 2018
Establishment of "No Parking Any Time" parking prohibition on the east
and west sides of Conklin Lane from Dodge Street Court to a point
approximately 300 feet south
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 3A of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action;
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (12); Establishment of "No Parking Any Time" parking prohibition
on the east and west sides of Conklin Lane from Dodge Street Court to a point approximately
300 feet south.
This action is being taken to prohibit parking between Dodge Street Court and a point
approximately 300 feet south on Conklin Lane. Staff received and verified resident concerns
regarding limited accessibility when vehicles park on Conklin Lane. As the street width is
less than twenty feet wide, parking can be prohibited to improve accessibility.
r 1 CITY OF IOWA CIT
-r� COUNCIL ACTION REPO 2e`22'
August 7, 2018
Temporary abatement of odd/even calendar parking prohibition on the
500 and 600 blocks of North Johnson Street
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 3A of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action;
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Temporary abatement of the existing odd/even calendar
parking on the east and west sides of the 600 block of North Johnson Street and on the 500
block of North Johnson Street north of the south property line of 524 North Johnson Street to
Church Street.
This action is being taken to permit on -street parking on both sides of these blocks while
Horace Mann Elementary School is under construction. The parking prohibition will be
reinstated once construction at Horace Mann Elementary School is complete.
August 7, 2018
To: Iowa City City Council and Those That May Be Concerned
I would greatly appreciate clarification why Iowa City Housing code (Title 17, Chapter 5;19-A) is being enforced
upon my 1924 historic home at 824 E College street. On April 3, 20181 was told after a routine rental inspection as
per the code "duplexes require permanent separation between units". This letter is to ask your advice and to
problem solve on possible alternative solutions as it seems counter intuitive to the overall long term goals of the
College Street Historic neighborhood. Please consider grandfathering in homes with certain criteria, including the
year they were changed from single to duplex status. I appreciate your time in reading the following rationale.
As per the city, compliance will require removal of large beautiful oak pocket doors in the front foyer as well as the
oak doors at the top and bottom of a curved back staircase and replaced with permanent walls/structures. I do
not understand how this alteration Improves any aspect of my house, the neighborhood, or historic preservation.
Currently, as per city code, the units are separated by locked doors.
This 1924 national and state historic single family home has been in my family since 1959. My parents lived in the
identical home next door (816 E College) and bought 824 transforming it into a rental duplex, carefully preserving
the unique historic characteristics of this beautiful house out of respect and appreciation for its historic qualities,
before the rules of historic preservation. Their goal was to control and protect as best they could the integrity of
their own home and the beautiful family neighborhood in which they were located. Unfortunately, at that time,
the neighborhood was in the initial stages of negative changes brought about by uninterested investors tearing
down beautiful homes (i.e. Jim Clark at 806 E College) or converting beautiful homes into what became ugly run
down rentals filled all too often with obnoxious disrespectful tenants without controls. There were no city codes
preventing this. My family continued to rent 824 and live in 816, maintaining the integrity of their homes and
tenants despite these ongoing changes which resulted in long term negative consequences.
In 2002,1 purchased my parent's estate and continue to rent to top notch renters at 824 while having family,
friends, and or myself living in 816. Long before Historic Preservation and to date we have relentlessly workeetTb
protected the historic integrity of the neighborhood and the houses, making them homes not just houses. Many
of the tenants remain family friends and continuing to reside and make a positive Impact on Iowa City. Much of
the work has been done by my family's hard work.
Increasing taxes, ever changing costly city requirements with uncertain purpose, new building construction, and
the culture of Iowa City laborer's feel stacked against the small landlords such as myself making ownership with a
heart difficult. It feels the spirit of protecting the historic integrity of the neighborhood is being challenged by the
very institutions that should be fostering it. Moving forward, in the spirit of improving our neighborhoods, please
don't target the wrong people. I feel as perhaps there has been a mistake made in my case.
I would like to discuss options with the city as well as someone from historic preservation to better understand the
bottom line for the code and perhaps to consider other options as per suggested above. Possibly the code needs to
be re-evaluated and analyzed taking other recent changes in the area into consideration.
I would greatly appreciate time to meet with historic and city representatives to find a solution. Thank you and I
will be looking forward to hearing from you.
Most Sincerely,
Mart100R e FILED
Cell/text: 954-8064996 Email: ptmarmar@bellsouth.net
AUG - 7 Y010
City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
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AUG - 7 2010
City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
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