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February 2, 2021
Resolution to issue Cigarette Permits to the following:
1. Urban Fuel LLC, dba Urban Fuel Express, 2580 Moss Ridge Rd.
2. Corridor Underground Entertainment, dba Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Cigarette Resolution
Prepared by: City Clerk's Office, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5043
Resolution Number: 21-16
Resolution to Issue Cigarette Permits
Whereas, the following firms and persons have made an application and paid the taxes
required by law for the sale of cigarettes, tobacco, nicotine and vapor products.
Now, Therefore, be it Resolved by The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, That: the
applications be granted and the City Clerk is hereby directed to issue a permit to the
following named persons and fines to sell cigarettes, tobacco, nicotine and vapor
products:
Urban Fuel Express - 2580 Moss Ridge Rd.
Iowa City Yacht Club - 13 S. Linn St.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of January 20 21
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Attest:
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City Attorney's Office
It was moved by Mims and seconded by Bergus the
Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
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Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 6.b.
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Resolution Authorizing the Procurement of One (1) Packaged Pool
Dehumidification Unit for the Mercer Aquatic Center Pool Dehumidification
System Improvements Project.
Prepared By: Ben Clark, Sr. Civil Engineer
Reviewed By: Kumi Morris, Facilities Manager
Juli Seydell Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director
Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: Up to $400,000, available in the Mercer Park Pool —
Dehumidification/Tuckpointing account # R4369.
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Resolution
Executive Summary:
This agenda item will approve the procurement of one (1) Packaged Pool Dehumidification Unit,
which will be installed in conjunction with the Mercer Aquatic Center Pool Dehumidification System
Improvements Project. The project includes Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and
dehumidification upgrades to the MercerAquatic Center and Scanlon Gymnasium.
Background /Analysis:
An existing OMNIA Partners Contract will be utilized forthe purchase of the dehumidification unit.
Cost savings are anticipated by utilizing the cooperative purchasing discount and an accelerated
delivery schedule, which will allow the project to be completed during the summer months when
City Park Pool is available as an alternative.
The Airside Energy Recovery Type Pool Dehumidification Unit includes compressor(s),
evaporator coil, flat plate heat exchanger, integral air-cooled condenser, air side condenser reheat
coil(s), unit mounted indirect fired gas heater, supply, exhaust and purge air fans, air control
dampers, moisture disposal, complete control system, factory installed and wired in a single unit
enclosure. The complete unit will be suitable for outdoor, weatherproof installation.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
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Prepared by: Ben Clark, Public Works, 410 E. Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240; (319) 3565436
Resolution No. 21-17
Resolution Authorizing the Procurement of One (1) Packaged Pool
Dehumidification Unit for the Mercer Aquatic Center Pool
Dehumidification System Improvements Project
Whereas, one (1) Packaged Pool Dehumidification Unit needs to be purchased for the Mercer
Aquatic Center Pool Dehumidification System Improvements Project; and
Whereas, OMNIA Partners Contract #R200401 will be utilized for the purchase of the
dehumidification unit and first year service contract; and
Whereas, the total purchase price of the dehumidification unit and first-year service contract will
not exceed $400,000; and
Whereas, the amount exceeds the City Manager's spending authority of $150,000, thus requiring
City Council approval; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Mercer Park Pool -
Dehumidification/Tuckpointing account # R4369 and
Whereas, approval of this procurement is in the public interest.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
1. The proposed procurement as described above is approved.
2. The City Manager is authorized to take the steps necessary to make the purchase.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021.
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Attest:
Ci Clerk City Attorney's Office - 01 /28/2021
It was moved by trims and seconded by Bergus the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 6.c.
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Resolution approving, authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and the
City Clerk to attest Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Anderson
Bogert Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa to provide
engineering consultant services for the Melrose Court Sewer Repair Project.
Prepared By: Joe Welter, Sr. Civil Engineer
Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: $25,750 available in the Melrose Court Sanitary Sewer Repair, Account
Number V3146
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Resolution
Amendment #2
Executive Summary:
This agenda item approves Amendment No. 2 to the November 16, 2016 Consultant Agreement
with Anderson Bogert Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This amendment
revises the scope of services contained within the Agreement and Amendment No. 1.
Background /Analysis:
A number of issues were identified during the design process for this project. Because of that, the
scope of the project has been revised to further identify those issues that need to be addressed
as a part of the project, while staying within the revised budget. This amendment finalizes the
design parameters and scope to allow for completion of the final design and bidding of the
project.
Consultant services that will be added as a part of Amendment #2 generally includes additional
project management, additional survey and additional design effort resulting from adjustments to
the scope of the project.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Amendment to Agreement
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Prepared by: Joe Welter, Engineering Division, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (319) 356-5144
Resolution No. 21-18
Resolution approving, authorizing and directing the Mayor to
execute and the City Clerk to attest Amendment No. 2 to the
Agreement with Anderson Bogert Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa to provide engineering consultant services for
the Melrose Court Sewer Repair Project.
Whereas, the City of Iowa City and Anderson Bogert Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa entered into a Consultant Agreement on November 16, 2016, for the Melrose Court Sewer
Repair Project (Project), and;
Whereas, the City and Consultant amended the Agreement with Amendment No. 1, dated
December 5, 2017, to relocate the proposed sidewalk, adding and relocating storm water intakes,
reconstructing and rerouting stone sewers, modifying the vertical alignment and low point, including
driveway reconstruction and retaining walls, including reconstruction of pedestrian ramps, inclusion
of additional surveying and easement preparation, re-establishment of survey monuments, and
location of existing sanitary sewer services, and;
Whereas, for budgetary reasons, the City now desires to amend the Agreement to reduce the scope
of services performed by Consultant to eliminate relocating the sidewalk, retaining wall, pavement
replacement for the first two hundred feet of Melrose Court, to eliminate the need forright-of-way
(ROW) acquisition and to instead replace the sidewalks within the existing ROW, and;
Whereas, the City further desires to amend the Scope of Services to include preparation of revised
temporary easement plats to be consistent with the revised design parameters; and
Whereas, Amendment No. 2 will bring the contracted amount of the Agreement in excess of the
City Manager's authority per the City Purchasing Policy; and
Whereas, it is in the public interest to enter into said Amendment No. 2 with Anderson Bogert
Engineers & Surveyors, Inc.; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Melrose Court Sanitary Sewer Replacement,
Account Number V3146.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
Amendment No. 2 to the Consultant Agreement attached hereto is in the public interest, and
is approved as to form and content.
2. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached
Consultant Agreement.
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute amendments and extensions to the Consultant
Agreement as they may become necessary.
Resolution No. 21-18
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Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021
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Attest:
City Clerk
It was moved by Mims
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Apro d by
City Attorney's Office
(Sara Greenwood Hektoen — 01/28/2021)
and seconded by Bergus the Resolution be
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
MELROSE COURT SEWER REPAIR PROJECT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2, is entered into this 2nd day ofFebruarX2021, is an AMENDMENT
to the CONSULTANT AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) dated November 16, 2016 between the City
of Iowa City, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the City and Anderson -Bogert
Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hereinafter referred to as the Consultant.
WHEREAS, the CITY and CONSULTANT entered into the AGREEMENT as a result of a
competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process, whereby the CITY secured the services of the
CONSULTANT to provide preliminary design and final design for construction of the Melrose
Court Sewer Repair Project, and;
WHEREAS, the CITY and CONSULTANT amended the AGREEMENT with Amendment No. 1,
dated December 5, 2017, to relocate the proposed sidewalk, adding and relocating storm water
intakes, reconstructing and rerouting storm sewers, modifying the vertical alignment and low
point, including driveway reconstruction and retaining walls, including reconstruction of pedestrian
ramps, inclusion of additional surveying and easement preparation, re-establishment of survey
monuments, and location of existing sanitary sewer services, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the AGREEMENT to change the scope of services
performed by Consultant regarding the Melrose Court Sewer Repair Project (PROJECT) to no
longer include relocating the sidewalk approximately three feet behind the curb, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the AGREEMENT to no longer include retaining wall
construction, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the AGREEMENT to no longer include pavement
replacement for the first two hundred feet of Melrose Court on the north end, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the AGREEMENT to no longer include right-of-way (ROW)
acquisition, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the AGREEMENT to replace the sidewalks within the
existing ROW, and;
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to amend the Scope of Services to include preparation of revised
temporary easement plats to be consistent with the revised design parameters specified in this
AMENDMENT, and;
WHEREAS, the schedule has been amended to accommodate the preparation of the revised
design and easement plats, and;
WHEREAS, the CONSULTANT is willing to perform these additional services for an increase in
its fee and extension of the time of completion; and
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto that the parties do now agree
to the following amendments to the November 16, 2016 CONSULTANT AGREEMENT:
SCOPE OF SERVICES
A. The following services, listed in Part I of Amendment No. 1, are hereby deleted, such that
CONSULTANT is no longer obligated to perform the following services:
A. Removing and replacing the pavement full width along Melrose Court from Melrose
Avenue to Brookland Park Drive.
B. Relocating the sidewalk to approximately 3' behind the curb.
C. Driveway reconstruction and retaining wall construction to accommodate relocated
sidewalk.
F. Reconstruction of four pedestrian ramps at the intersections.
G. A full boundary determination, temporary construction easement plats for driveway
grading and retaining wall construction, permanent easement plats to accommodate the
relocation of storm sewer, and R.O.W. acquisition plats to accommodate the relocation
of sidewalk.
B. The following services are hereby added to the AGREEMENT, Scope of Services, Part B,
Topographic Survey & Base Mapping.
CONSULTANT shall perform a full boundary determination. Temporary construction
easements will be prepared for trench excavation limits and to accommodate the limited
driveway reconstruction mentioned in Part D.2.c. below. Permanent easement plats will be
prepared to accommodate the relocation of sewers.
C. The following services are hereby added to the AGREEMENT, Scope of Services, Part D, Final
Design, Item 2, Final Plan Preparation (100%).
The final design constraints will be modified as follows:
a. The final design project limits are revised to extend from Brookland Park Drive
to approximately 200 feet south of Melrose Court. Removal and replacement of
full width pavement and sanitary along Melrose Court will be limited within these
limits.
b. The proposed sidewalk will be placed in the western five feet of the right-of-way.
This is roughly were the existing sidewalk is located.
c. Limited driveway reconstruction will be done to accommodate changes to
roadway profile associated with relocation of the roadway low point as added by
Part I.D. of Amendment No. 1.
d. Replacement of the pedestrian ramp at the northwest corner of the Brookland
Park and Melrose Court Intersection.
II. TIME OF COMPLETION
The Time of Completion is hereby amended as follows:
Item
Number
Description of Work
Completion
Date
A
Project Administration
12/31/2021
B
Topographic Survey & Base Mapping
B.1 — B.2
Design and Boundary Surveys
12/22/2017
B.3
CADD Base Mapping
4/26/2017
B.4
Survey Control (Agreement) and Re-establish Survey
Monuments Amendment No. 1
9/30/2021
Easement and Property Acquisition Amendment No. 1
9/4/2020
C
Prelimina Design
C.1
Review of Design Standards
5/24/2017
C.2
Stakeholder Input
3/20/2018
C.3
Design Memo
5/24/2017
CA
Preliminary Plans Preparation 60% Complete Plans
5/3/2019
C.5
Quality Review and Project Walk Through by Design Team
3/30/2018
Sewer Service Locates Amendment No. 1
1/1/2018
D
Final Design
DA
Check Plans Preparation 90%
4/7/2020
D.2
Final Plan Preparation 100%
2/24/2021
D.3
Project Manual
2/24/2021
F
Bid Period Assistance
F.1
Soliciting Bids
4/8/2021
F.2
Plan Clarification and Addenda
4/2/2021
F.3
Recommend to Award
4/8/2021
F.4
Pre -Construction Meeting
3/26/2021
III. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES
In consideration for the above-described additional services, CONSULTANT shall be
compensated forthe Amendment No. 2 Services on an hourly basis, according to the fee schedule
set forth in Attachment 1 to the AGREEMENT, for the following not -to -exceed fee of $25,750. The
total compensation for services, as hereby amended, is now $126,800.
IV. MISCELLANEOUS
All other provisions of the November 16, 2016 AGREEMENT, as previously amended, not
specifically amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
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Title: Mayor
Date: 2/2/2021 )
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FOR THE CONSULTANT
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Date
Item Phase
Original
Cost
Amendment
No. 1 Cost
Amendment
No. 2 Cost
Amended
Total Cost
A
Project Administration
$2,000
$2,000
$1,000
$5,000
B
Topographic Survey & Base
Mapping
$6,000
$26,000
$9,750
$41,750
C
Preliminary Design
$10,500
25,800
$36,300
D
Final Design
$8,750
$17,500
$15,000
$41,250
F
Bid Period Assistance
$2,500
$2,500
TOTAL
$29,750
1 $71,3001
$26,750
$126,800
IV. MISCELLANEOUS
All other provisions of the November 16, 2016 AGREEMENT, as previously amended, not
specifically amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
FOR TT CITY _
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Title: Mayor
Date: 2/2/2021 )
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FOR THE CONSULTANT
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Title: Principal
Date: 11 264 toz-1
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Item Number: 6.d.
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Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City
Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Scott Boulevard Trunk
Sanitary Sewer Extension Project.
Prepared By: Scott Sovers, Asst. City Engineer
Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: $1,451,312.36, available in the Scott Boulevard Trunk Sanitary Sewer
account #V3145
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Resolution
Executive Summary:
This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Scott Boulevard Trunk Sanitary Sewer
Extension to Dave Schmitt Construction, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The project generally
includes the extension of a 24 -inch sanitary sewer from the Iowa Interstate Railroad northward
along the North Branch of Snyder Creek to American Legion Road.
Background /Analysis:
In recent years, there has been an increase in residential development on the eastern fringe of
Iowa City. Additionally, the Iowa City Community School District recently constructed a new
elementary school at the SW corner of the American Legion Road and Barrington Road
Intersection. To support the existing and proposed growth within this sewer shed, the existing
Scott Boulevard Trunk Sewer needs to be extended. This extension will also remove a sanitary
sewer lift station currently servicing the Windsor Ridge Subdivision. The annual operating cost
savings resulting from the removal of the list station is approximately $20,000.
The estimated construction cost (base bid) was $1,660,000. In addition to the base bid, there
was one bid alternate for the installation of a High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE) liner within the
proposed sanitary sewer pipe and manholes. The estimated construction cost of the alternate
was $170,000.
The following bids were received at the January 26th, 2021 bid letting:
Company
Base Bid
Alternate #1
Total Bid
(Base Bid & Alt
#1)
Dave Schmitt
$982,104.70
$469,207.66
$1,451,312.36
Const.
Boomerang Corp.
$1,037,340.00
$421,688.00
$1,459,028.00
Cornerstone
$1,155,637.00
$392,698.00
$1,548,335.00
Excay.
Langman Const.
$1,225,881.51
$368,292.00
$1,594,173.51
Maxwell Const.
$1,043,162.65
$592,088.00
$1,635,250.65
Legacy Corp.
$1,526,701.85
$287,197.40
$1,813,899.25
HDPE liners protect reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) from corrosion caused by wastewater. It is
anticipated that the corrosion protection offered by HDPE liners doubles the service life of the
sanitary sewer system. Based upon the bids received and the benefits of the HDPE liner, Staff
recommends awarding the base bid and alternate #1 to Dave Schmitt Construction of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Project Timeline:
Award Date — February 2, 2021
Construction Late Start — May 1, 2021
Estimated construction Completion — September 2021
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
J.J
Prepared by: Scott Sovers, Asst. City Engineer, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5142
Resolution No. 21-19
Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign
and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the
Scott Boulevard Trunk Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
Whereas, Dave Schmitt Construction Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has submitted the lowest
responsible bid of $1,451,312.36 for construction of the above-named project; and
Whereas, the bid includes the base bid and Alternate # 1; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Scott Boulevard Trunk Sewer account #
V3145; and
Whereas, the City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according
to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-
named project.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
The contract for the construction of the above-named project for the base bid plus
Alternate # 1 is hereby awarded to Dave Schmitt Construction Inc., subject to the condition
that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates,
and contract compliance program statements.
2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the contract for construction of the above-named
project and the Contractor's Bond, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate
performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program
statements.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021
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Attest:
Ci Clerk City Attorney's Office -01/28/2021
It was moved by Mims and seconded by sergus the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 6.e.
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Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City
Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Idyllwild Stormwater
Drainage Diversion Project.
Prepared By: Jason Reichart, Sr. Civil Engineer
Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: $668,190.00 available in the Other PW — Phase 1 account # P3976 and
stormwater funds
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Resolution
Executive Summary:
This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Idyllwild Stormwater Drainage Diversion
Project.
Seven (7) bids were received on January 12, 2021:
Company
Base Bid
Bid Alt 1
Total
Maxwell Construction, Inc.
$ 480,342.00
$ 187,848.00
$ 668,190.00
Needham Excavating Inc.
$ 552,515.00
$ 178,430.00
$ 730,945.00
Legacy Corporation of I L
$ 547,152.50
$ 198,769.00
$ 745,921.50
Bockenstedt Excavating, Inc.
$ 502,532.50
$ 261,960.00
$ 764,492.50
Tschiggfrie Excavating
$ 696,630.00
$ 251,838.00
$ 947,838.00
Dave Schmitt Construction Co., Inc.
Bid not opened
(bid documents not submitted correctly)
Cornerstone Excavating, Inc.
Bid not opened
(bid documents not
submitted correctly)
Engineer's Estimate
$ 562,000.00 $ 262,000.00 $ 825,586.00
Staff recommends awarding the base bid for the Idyllwild Stormwater Drainage Diversion Project
to Maxwell Construction, Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa.
Background /Analysis:
The Idyllwild Drainage Diversion Project includes the construction of new storm sewer under
Foster Road and a stormwater bypass along the west side of No Name Road to the Iowa River.
The bypass will divert a large percentage of stormwater runoff from entering the Idyllwild
neighborhood during larger rain events.
The project also included a bid alternate for a small pump station for the I dyllwild subdivision. The
small pump station could be utilized to address seepage concerns during the use of HESCO
barriers or similar temporary flood protection measures. However, further analysis showed that the
proposed pump station would not provide any additional benefits to address rain events that occur
during significant river flood events. Therefore, Staff does not recommend awarding bid alternate
1, and will further evaluate more appropriate alternatives for flood response measures.
Project Timeline:
Award Date — February 2, 2021
Construction Start — Spring 2021
Final Completion — Fall 2021
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Prepared by: Jason Reichert, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5416
Resolution No. 21-20
Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign
and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the
Idyllwild Stormwater Drainage Diversion Project
Whereas, Maxwell Construction, Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa has submitted the lowest responsible bid
of $480,342.00 for construction of the above-named project; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Other PW - Phase 1 account # P3976; and
Whereas, the City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according
to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-
named project.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to
Maxwell Construction, Inc. subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate
performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program
statements.
2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for
construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure
adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance
program statements.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021
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Attest k-52 "o 6L --le, JIJ9, A111 C
City lerk Ci A orney's Office - 01/28/2021
It was moved by trims and seconded by Bergus the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 6.f.
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Resolution accepting the work for the Augusta Place Bird Proofing Project.
Prepared By: Ben Clark, Sr. Civil Engineer
Reviewed By: Darian Nagle-Gamm, Transportation Services Director
Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: None
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Engineer's Report
Resolution
Executive Summary:
The Augusta Place Bird Proofing Project has been completed by Minturn, Inc., of Brooklyn, Iowa,
in substantial accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City of Iowa City
Engineering Division. The Engineer's Report and Performance and Payment bond are on file
with the City Engineer.
• Project Estimated Cost: ............................................................... $65,000.00
• Project Bid Received: ................................................................. $62,400.00
• Project Actual Cost: ..................................................................... $84,159.00
There was one change order on the project, which included additional netting and spikes as
requested by the City.
Background /Analysis:
This project installed bird deterrent netting and spikes on flat nesting surfaces and exposed utility
pipes and conduits in Condominium Unit 1, which is the new Police parking area in the Augusta
Place building. The Augusta Place Developer reimbursed the City $31,200 for their share of the
project. They did not participate in the cost of the change order which was additional work
requested by the City.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Engineer's Report
Resolution
ENGINEER'S REPORT
January 25, 2021
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240 - 1826
(319) 356 - 5000
(319) 356 - 5009 FAX
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City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
RE: Augusta Place Bird Proofing Project
Dear City Clerk:
I hereby certify that the Augusta Place Bird Proofing Project has been completed by Minturn,
Inc., of Brooklyn, Iowa, in substantial accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by
the City of Iowa City Engineering Division.
The project was bid as a unit price contract and the final contract price is $84,159.00.
There was a total of one change or extra work order for the project as described below:
Owner requested additional netting and spikes $21,759.00
I recommend that the above -referenced improvements be accepted by the City of Iowa City.
Sincerely,
r
Jason Havel, P.E.
City Engineer
Prepared by: Ben Clark, Engineering Division, Public Works, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5436
Resolution No. 21-21
Resolution accepting the work for the Augusta Place Bird
Proofing Project
Whereas, the Engineering Division has recommended that the work for construction of the
Augusta Place Bird Proofing Project, as included in a contract between the City of Iowa City and
Minturn, Inc. of Brooklyn, Iowa, dated October 15, 2019, be accepted; and
Whereas, the Engineer's Report and the performance, payment and maintenance bond have
been filed in the City Engineer's office; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Augusta Place account # 71810146; and
Whereas, the final contract price is $84,159.00.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that said
improvements are hereby accepted by the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 12021
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February 2, 2021
Motion setting a public hearing for February 16, 2021 on an ordinance
rezoning approximately acres of land located at 2525 Highlander Place to
Highway Commercial with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/CH-1). (REZ20-
0014).
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MEMORANDUM
Date: January 21, 2021
To: Planning and Zoning Commission
From: Joshua Engelbrecht, Planning Intern & Anne Russett, Senior Planner
Re: Designation of 2525 Highlander Place as an Iowa City Historic Landmark
(REZ20-0014)
Background
The owners, Highlander Hotel, LLC, submitted a rezoning application requesting that the property
at 2525 Highlander Place be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The Highlander
Supper Club was built in 1967 and the convention center, a part of the original concept, was
added in 1973. The building incorporates modern construction materials such as light steel and
large expanses of glass. The design of the entry includes thin columns supporting a heavy
canopy. All features embody the late 1960s design aesthetic. The Supper Club and convention
center are also examples of 1960s design tied to consumerism and the middle-class culture of
recreation and vehicular travel.
Landmark designation for 2525 Highlander Place, a property in a Highway Commercial (CH -1)
zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the
exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special
exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or
modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings.
Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and
the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available.
Historic Preservation Commission Review
The Historic Preservation Commission met on January 14, 2021 and conducted a public hearing
at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 2525 Highlander Place. The
Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted
unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 2525 Highlander Place as an Iowa
City Historic Landmark. The building is significant to Iowa City's history, architecture, and
culture; integrity of location and design; associated with events that have contributed to Iowa
City's history; and embodiment of distinctive characteristics. Additional details are provided in
Attachment 2.
Planninq and Zoning Commission Review
Local landmark designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from
the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review
the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public
improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved.
2525 Highlander Place is located in the northeast corner of the 1-80 and Highway 1 intersection
within the North Corridor District of Iowa City, which does not currently have its own adopted
district plan. The IC2030 comprehensive plan includes economic development goals related to
encouraging the retention and expansion of existing businesses (pg. 31) and improving the
environmental and economic health of the community through efficient use of resources (pgs.
33-34).
January 15, 2021
Page 2
The Historic Preservation element of the comprehensive plan includes Goal 1: Identify historic
resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with
continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when
appropriate (pgs. 31-33).
The proposed landmark designation conforms with the goals of the comprehensive plan to
encourage the retention of businesses and does so through the efficient use of resources by
ensuring that an existing structure is re -used. The landmark designation also identifies a historic
resource that is not currently protected by landmark designation.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of REZ20-0014, an application to designate 2525 Highlander Place
as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Highway Commercial (CH -1) to CH -1 with a
Historic District Overlay (OHD/CH-1).
Attachments:
1. Location Map
2. Memo to the Historic Preservation Commission; January 14, 2021
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Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Memorandum
Date: January 7, 2021
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner
Re: 2525 Highlander Place, Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center
The applicant, property owner Angela Harrington, has requested that the property at 2525
Highlander Place be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property
as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes
to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special
exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning
requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work.
As described in the attached Site Inventory Form, the Highlander Supper Club was built in 1967
and the convention center, a part of the original concept, was added in 1973. The original
Supper Club is a single -story building to the west end of the complex. The Convention Center
addition includes the central section with ballroom, two wings of rooms to the east and the pool
and courtyard between them. The brown brick -clad Supper Club features a mansard cornice
and stone entry wall. Four steel columns that were original canopy supports also remain. The
Convention Center addition is clad in similar brick with a heavy cornice band and a rhythm of
large glass sections separated by brick pilasters. The lobby vestibule is clad in the same stone
as the entry wall on the earlier Supper Club. The hotel wings have a similar treatment with the
lower portion of the wall also clad in brick and the pattern encompassing two stories. The
original windows have been replaced. The pool addition has an operable glass wall opening on
to a grass courtyard between the hotel wings. A two-story cafe and penthouse open onto the
west end of the pool area as do some of the hotel rooms.
This site inventory form evaluates the property according to the National Register criteria as
required by the state. Since this property includes the Convention Center as a contributing
portion of the building, and it is less than 50 years old, Criteria Consideration G, for properties
less than 50 years old, is included in the discussion of the building's significance. The
justification outlined is that the Convention Center was part of the original development project
and while it was not built at the same time, it was built soon after. The Convention Center was a
necessary addition to continue the viability of the supper club business and was designed to
work with the original design. While the local landmark process does not include similar Criteria
Considerations, this discussion provides appropriate documentation for the Commission to
consider the eligibility of the building as a whole instead of excluding the Convention Center.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
The Commission should determine if the property meets criterion A. and B. and at least one of
the criteria C., D., E., or F. for local designation listed below:
a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture;
b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship;
c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns
of our history;
d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;
or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a
significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual
distinction;
f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history.
The Site Inventory Form summarizes the cultural importance of the supper club to the Iowa City
community and the University of Iowa. These relationships illustrate the importance of the super
club in our culture's recent history. While there have been changes, primarily to the interior
finishes, much of the exterior maintains its architectural integrity either visibly or beneath recent
alterations which can be reversed. For these reasons, staff finds that this building meets criteria
A and B for local landmark designation.
The detailed discussion of the development project that resulted in the construction of the
Supper Club and the later addition are an example of the inventiveness of late 1960s design
and engineering tied to consumerism and the mid -west, middle-class culture of recreation and
vehicular travel. Because of this part of the building's complex history, staff finds that it meets
criteria C for local landmark designation.
In addition, the use of modern construction materials such as light steel and haydite block, with
large expanses of glass, and the entry design of thin columns supporting a heavy canopy all
combine to embody the late 1960s design aesthetic. While the west canopy is missing (except
for the columns) and the south canopy is obscured beneath modern materials, the changes
could be reversed. Interior construction innovations such as the Glu -Lam timbers in the Supper
Club and the early enclosed pool remain intact. Because of the integrity of the contemporary
design innovations, staff finds that the building meets criteria E for local landmark designation.
Based on the information provided in the Site Inventory Form, staff finds that the property meets
criteria A, B, C, and E and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark.
Recommended Motion:
Move to approve the designation of 2525 Highlander Place (Highlander Supper Club and
Convention Center) as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local
designation: criteria A, B, C, and E.
STATE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
OFFICE OF IOWA
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
State Inventory Number:
9 -Digit SHPO Review and Compliance (R&C) Number:
IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM
❑ New ❑ Supplemental
❑ Non -Extant Year:
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
IOWA SITE INVENTORY
600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502
www.iowahistory.org/historicpreservation
July 2014
Read the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions carefully, to ensure accuracy and completeness before completing this form. The instructions are available at
http://www.iowahistory.org/historic-preservation/statewide-i nventory-and-collections/iowa-site-inventory-form.html.
Basic Information
Historic Building Name: Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center
Other Names:
Street Address: 2525 Highlander Place
City: Iowa City ] Vicinity County: Johnson
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Rural
Township Name:
Township No.:
Range No.:
Section:
Quarter:
Classification
A. PROPERTY CATEGORY:
❑ Building(s)
❑ District
❑ Site
❑ Structure
❑ Object
of
Urban
Subdivision:
Block(s):
Lot(s):
B. NUMBER OF RESOURCES (WITHIN PROPERTY):
If eligible property, enter number of:
Contributing Noncontributing
1 Buildings
1 Sites
Structures 1
4 Objects
6 Tota 1 1
State: Iowa ZIP: 52245-1111
If non -eligible property, enter number of:
Buildings
Sites
Structures
Objects
Tota I
C. STATUS OF PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ❑ Listed n De -listed L NHL C NPS DOE
D. FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT
Property contributes to a National Register or local certified historic district.
C Property contributes to a potential historic district, based on professional historic/architectural survey and evaluation.
C Property does not contribute to the historic district in which it is located.
Historic District Name:
Historic District Site Number:
E. NAME OF RELATED PROJECT REPORT OR MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY (if applicable)
MPD Title: Historical Architectural Database No.
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Address: 2525 Highlander Place
Citv: Iowa City
Site Number:
Function or Use
Enter categories (codes and terms) from the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions
County: Johnson
District Number:
A. HISTORIC FUNCTIONS B. CURRENT FUNCTIONS
01 -Domestic O1D-Transitory Housing 01DO1-inn 01 -Domestic 01D -Transitory Housing 01DO1-inn
02G -Restaurant
Description
A. ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION
09F08 -Roadside Commercial
B. MATERIALS
Foundation (visible exterior): 10 -concrete
Walls (visible exterior): 03 Brick
Roof: 15 -Synthetics
Other:
C. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION 0 See continuation sheets which must be completed.
Statement of Significance
A. APPLICABLE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERIA (mark your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria)
Criterion A: Property is associated with significant events. —1 Yes n No 57 More research recommended
Criterion B: Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. —1 Yes n No 177 More research recommended
Criterion C: Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. n Yes L No L More research recommended
Criterion D: Property yields significant information in archaeology/history. I Yes I ✓ No L More research recommended
B. SPECIAL CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS (mark any special considerations; leave blank if none)
F— A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. F E. A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
n B. Removed from its original location. —1 F. A commemorative property.
C. A birthplace or grave. ] G. Property less than 50 years of page or achieved significance within the past 50 years.
D. A cemetery
C. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (enter categories from instructions)
02 Architecture
E. SIGNIFICANT DATES
Construction Date: 1967, 1973
Other Dates (including renovations): ***
G. CULTURAL AFFILIATION (complete if Criterion D is marked above)
D. PERIOD(S) OF SIGNIFICANCE
1967-1973
F. SIGNIFICANT PERSON (complete if Criterion B is marked above)
H. ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Architect: David C. Moore, Drew McNamara & Asso.
Builder/Contractor: Thompson Construction, Selzer Construction
I. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Q See continuation sheets which must be completed.
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Address: 2525 Highlander Place
Citv: Iowa City
Site Number:
Bibli
Q See continuation sheets for the list research sources used in preparing this form.
Geographic Data
County: Johnson
District Number:
OPTIONAL UTM REFERENCES
See continuation sheet for additional
UTM or comments
Zone
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Northing
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4616330
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Form Prenaration
Name and Title: James E. Jacobsen
Organization/Firm:
Street Address:
Citv: Des Moines
Email: historypays@gmail.com
Additional Documentation
NAD
Date: September 3, 2020
State: Iowa ZIP: 50312
Telephone: 515-274-3625
A. FOR ALL PROPERTIES, ATTACH THE FOLLOWING, AS SPECIFIED IN THE IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM INSTRUCTIONS
1. Map of property's location within the community.
2. Glossy color 46 photos labeled on back with property/building name, address, date taken, view shown, and unique photo number.
3. Photo key showing each photo number on a map and/or floor plan, using arrows next top each photo number to indicate the location and directional view of each photograph.
4. Site plan of buildings/structures on site, identifying boundaries, public roads, and building/structure footprints.
B. FOR ALL STATE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT PART 1 APPLICATIONS, HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND FARMSTEADS, AND BARNS
See lists of special requirements and attachments in the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only
The SHPO has reviewed the Site Inventory and concurs with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility:
❑ Yes ] No ❑ More research recommended
n This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district.
Comments:
SHPO Authorized Signatu
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STATE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
OFFICE OF IOWA
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET
Name of Property: Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center
Address: 2525 Highlander Place
City: Iowa City
Refer to continuation sheets, attached.
County: Johnson
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
IOWA SITE INVENTORY
600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502
www.iowahistory.org/historicpreservation
July 2014
Site Number:
Related District Number:
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Highland Inn Continuation Pages
Description:
The Highlander Inn is a substantial motel complex that is located at the intersection of State Highway #1
with Interstate 80, just northeast of Iowa City proper. The building is centered on a nine -acre level site in the
northeast corner of that intersection and consists of a mix of one and two-story steel and concrete construction.
The original supper club component with a half -basement, occupies the west one-third of the plan, while the
more substantial motel addition, consisting of lower -profile ball room, meeting rooms, hallways and support
areas with an east end pair of two-story motel rooms is to the east. The wings frame an open-plan enclosed pool
area on the west end. The building exterior is brick veneered. The supper club component has a mansard
cornice and a stone -faced west entry with remnant portico columns. The current south entrance features an
oversized square -cut portico entrance. Paved parking surrounds the building to the north west and south. The
courtyard and the property to the east of it are grassed.
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Figure 7-1: Johnson County Assessor's property sketch, 2020
Figure 1 depicts the building layout and scale. The extreme western section (83 feet by 105 feet) is the
original supper club and its southern plan half is the only basement area (housing one large meeting room,
mechanicals and a kitchen area that links upstairs via a dumb waiter). The rest of the building comprises the
motel addition. The easternmost portions (BLDG 1 and 2 and ADDN 1) are two stories in height. ADDN 1
contains the pool/court and a two-story west end office area, now a kitchen on the first floor. All of the motel
rooms are contained within the twin east wings. The inner rooms of west portions of each of these wings are
contained within the pool/courtyard.
The exterior building profile is both elongated and low-level in appearance despite the two-story wings.
Much of the west half of the building exterior is un -fenestrated and this is particularly the case along the
northwest back of the building where kitchens and other support spaces are set opposite the exterior walls. This
exterior is wood surfaced. The motel expanses have the expected unbroken cadence of window bands on both
floor levels. The only interruption is corner and mid -point exit/entrances. There are two architectural entrance
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points. The current south entrance consists of a rather blocky portico with substantial -appearing square -cut
brick column supports. Here the building exterior is fully glassed on both sides of the entry. The west end
entrance, no longer in use has lost its portico but retains its four support columns and its patio surface and what
was the original entrance, which is stone -veneered. The east motel end walls are un -fenestrated save for hall
windows on each level that are centered on the plan. Within the courtyard, the interior walls of the two wings
are banded with window openings on the upper floor, and have paired doors and side windows below. Each
room bay front is recessed slightly behind pilasters and an overhanging roof. The east pool/court wall is mostly
glass, consisting of operable end overhead doors and two mid -wall inoperable overhead door sections. The
building roof profile is rather complex apart from the differing floor levels. Most notably the south entrance, a
central hall and the main ball room area have an elevated roof level as does the core of the former west -end
supper club. The pool/court roof level is higher than the motel wings.
Figure 7-2: Rooftop view of the building looking north (Johnson County Assessor, 2020)
(note that the west canopy beams are still in place, pergola -like)
Inside, the building layout is both rather straight forward but in some support areas it is a virtual
labyrinth of support areas. Figure 7-3 is a largely current summation of the major rom arrangement. All of the
kitchen areas are located in the north part of the west end of the plan and this includes space in the basement.
The ballroom is the very large area that is north of the south entrance. There is a central hall that is flanked by
offices and restrooms (to the east). There is an elongated open plan area in the southeast corner of the west end
of the plan. Offices to the east of the south entrance now consist of a small lobby and one office on the east end
(the west wall is inscribed with notable guests and entertainers there since 1974). The pool/court is the large
rectangle to the right of plan center. The courtyard is to the east of it.
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The structural system is that of thin (four -inch thick) concrete block walls and webbed steel trusses with
galvanized steel roofing. The motel wings are roofed using pre -cast concrete slabs (see construction photos,
Section 8) All interior ceilings are steel joist framed and perimeter walls are of concrete block construction with
exterior brick veneer.
Figures 7-4, 7-5: Images showing the ceiling truss system and roofing, 1990 images (Owner scrapbook)
The motel rooms are all identical in plan with corner bathrooms set against the halls and paired as shown
in Figure 7-3. Some rooms have connective interior doors. Pool/court units have side doors on the ground floor
while upper level rooms have doors that lead out to a balcony.
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The building material of special interest in the former supper club area is the use of "Glu -Lam" timbers
to frame the higher ceiling. All of the heavy structure of the 1966 original building used composite beams but
the ceiling open trusses allowed for the open headroom depicted in Figure 7-6. Still in use today, Douglas Fir is
a preferred wood type. Haydite block, a light -weight alternative to concrete block, was used in the walls of the
original building at least.
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The motel addition used Travertine stone to cover the sides of the lobby vestibule and the same stone
was observed used as a cladding for the south portico. The current portico might retain this material beneath its
existing EFIS covering.
Alterations:
The alteration history of this building is a complex one given its enlargement and repurposing over time.
At the same time, a multi -use building of this type is particularly prone to continual cosmetic make -overs
necessary to curry public favor. For this building, the successive re -branding by three national motel chains
translated into substantial make -overs. The latter changes have occurred at such a scale as to substantially
reduce the chances of retained original finishes and in some instances original room layouts. The integrity
section will treat this matter but the bottom line is that integrity will reside largely in the building exterior,
massing, exterior and structural materials and systems and in the more monumental interior spaces.
The original supper club had three uniquely designed dining rooms and a Banquet Room, Party Room
and a cocktail lounge. The convention center added a dining room, the ballroom, a poolside lounge and
contained meeting rooms that could suit parties of five to two hundred. The ballroom could serve 750 to 900 in
banquet or theater style.
Table I: Alterations Summary
Date
Description
Source
October 1964
Complete complex conceptual design
Site plan, Hansen Lind and Associates
Undated
Motel and restaurant plans
Plan, Hansen, Lind and Meyer
Associates
July 1966
Original design and construction,
Plans, David C. Moore, architect, Black
Watch Supper Club
July 15, 1966
Plan for Iowa Steel and Iron Works, Cedar
Rapids, Thompson Construction Company
Jan. 28, 1971
Cocktail lounge addition, not built
Plans, Drew McNamara & Associates
Nov. 15, 1971
Initial plans, motel addition
Plans, Drew McNamara & Associates
Dec. 1973
Kitchen enlargement plans
ME Engineering & Associates, Bouse,
Bradley & Hynes, Cedar Rapids
1973
Plan for a pool house at east end of the
Plans, Drew McNamara & Associates
courtyard with a triangle -shaped lounge at the
west end of the open court
Feb. 9, 1975
Outside pool plan (not used)
Plans, FPC Equipment Planner, Inc.
Memphis
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Date
Description
Source
Oct. 30, 1979
Remodel dining hall
Plans, H. R. Lubben Company
May 1980
Main lobby remodel
Plans, H. R. Lubben Company
June 2, 1981
Supper club south wall bump -out and skylight
Plans
for lounge, not built
Aug. 24, 1982
Hot tub pool addition
Plans, Selzer Construction Co., Iowa
Cit
Oct. 28, 1982
Remodel supper club, bar area, vaulted ceiling,
bar area apparently constructed
April 14, 1983,
Amana display area and poolside "band stand"
Plans, J. Pink
May 18, 1984
Oct. 10, 1983
Lobby hallway remodel, construct stained glass
Plans, Selzer Construction Co., Iowa
interior dome non -extant
Cit
May 1986
Remodel lobby, bar
Dec. 10, 1987
Remodel south pool and bar entrance
Plans, Selzer Construction Co., Iowa
Cit
1994
Motel room renovation to a contemporary style
"Main Course", March 1995
with valences, wallpaper, carpet, in -room coffee
makers
1996
Need for more convention space, eateries
"Main Course", Fall 1996
reduced to new Prime Grille, new "west
ballroom" in former supper club, no more
formal dining, chairs on casters, use of more
natural light, "casually elegant" dining
Nov. 14, 1997
Radisson transformation of south entry and
Plans, Cowetta Seward Asso. Inc.
interior
1998
Automatic door south entry, enlarged lobby,
"Main Course", Fall 1998; Iowa City
new Italian tile foyer, new mahogany service
Press Citizen, October 14, 1998
desk and remodeled lobby, remodeled guest
rooms with electronic room locks, larger desks,
irons and ironing boards, data ports, voice mail,
ballroom given new look with wall coverings,
adjustable lighting, room divider to split space,
exercise room adjacent to the pool, garden
courtyard landscaped with native plants,
McGurk's Pub to east of pool
1999
Just two eateries, McGurk's Pub and the Prime
"Main Course", Spring 1999
Grille, return of "old menu."
Jan. 3, 2000
$10,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
July 31, 2000
$,60000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Feb. 12, 2003
$3,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
May 24, 2006
$82,676 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Oct. 13, 2008
Quality Inn & Suites remodel, replace pool
Plans, Wilkerson Construction
court east windows
Nov. 26, 2008
$12,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
April 30, 2009
$7,417 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Jan. 15, 2011
Promised Clarion Motels $250,000 renovation
Clarion motel chain, Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Aug. 31, 2011
$6,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Oct. 20, 2011
$25,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Oct. 24, 2013
$25,000 expenditure
Johnson County Assessor
Date
Description
Source
Dec. 2019
Current remodeling, replace pool court east
windows, remove bandstand/pergola, eliminate
service desk, remodel bar area
August 10,
Derecho wind damage removes supper club
2020
roof and causes extensive interior water damage
Integrity Evaluation:
The historical integrity of this building is predominantly expressed by the building massing and exterior
brickwork and its entrances. Given the ever -evolving nature of its interior main room remodeling's, the same is
true of its key surviving components, the pool area and motel wings, the ballroom, the original supper club
space, the basement Garden Room, the main hallway, south main hall, and the kitchen areas.
Its integrity of location is strong given not been moved and it retains the commercial aspects of its site.
Integrity of design is good, the original exterior design remaining intact and visually accessible. The
original supper club exterior is very much intact, having lost only its wood shingle mansard cladding and the
roof portion of its original portico (the four columns curiously survive). The south portico survives though
altered in its lower massing but the overall building lines and massing survive. Exterior brickwork and the
fenestration patterns on the motel wings survive although the windows have been replaced with inappropriate
multi -paned lights.
Integrity of setting is strong with the retention of oversized paved parking in three directions and the
retention of a mixed retail/office commercial mix of buildings to the east, north and west. The physical
proximity of the interstate highway and state highway is retained although tree growth now substantially
obscures what was an open exposure.
Integrity of materials is good, with the exterior brickwork and mortar being very well preserved, as are
the structural components of the whole complex. The original concrete pool survives as does much of the 1973
pool area wall treatment. The more substantial losses are the motel wing windows and the original reception
desk.
Integrity of workmanship is good, the most visible examples being the brickwork, the supper club
ceiling beams, pool, and the building's structural system.
Integrity of feeling is strong given the retention of the building massing, roof lines, points of entry, and
key interior spaces (kitchens, pool area, ballroom, halls, motel wings, supper club interior, basement Garden
Room).
Integrity of association is good to moderate. A former guest or employee could readily find the
building, see it as recognizable in its current appearance and find the same feel relative to adjacent properties,
and open ground.
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Historical Significance Evaluation and Recommendation:
The Highlander Supper Club and its later iterations is individually eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places on the local level. It is architecturally significant (Criterion C) as a well-preserved example of
its type, the post -World War II supper club. The original building represented the architectural zenith of the
building type inasmuch as this was a purpose-built club having a unified theme throughout its history. Its
design employed state-of-the-art building materials to realize the vision of its developers. Haydite block was
used as a thinner and lighter wall block. Glu -lam beams were used to form the supper club raised roof and
Behlen steel was used to achieve the necessary clear spans across the plan. The motel expansion employed one
of the earliest enclosed pools. It is historically significant for its long-term successful operation as an interstate
highway -based supper club that combined substantial local community support (including sustained
associations with the University of Iowa sports programs) with serving as an area entertainment venue. The
period of significance is 1967-1973 with the key dates of 1968 and 1973.
The supper club and its expanded convention center and motel facilities represented the completion of
the original vision of its founders. The added capacity allowed the supper club to survive for decades and made
possible a scale of operations that similarly made the business a success as well as a local and regional
destination point. The post -expansion history lies outside of the period of significance but it is a testament to
the public memory of the Highlander. The convention center -motel -supper club became "one of the most
popular venues in the state for meetings, conferences, weddings and just dining out." For 30 years it hosted the
University of Iowa I -Club pre -football home game breakfast events and it was an entertainment venue for a
broad range of notable singers. It developed a cooperative working relationship with the nearby Herbert
Hoover National Historic Site at West Branch. A three-day series of seminars were held there in early August
1974 as "the Presidency of Herbert Hoover" involving 14 sponsoring colleges and universities. Former
president, Gerald Ford participated in a reception in October 1989 as part of another seminar "The Public Life
of Former Presidents: Personal Reflections" held at the historic site. An office wall in the motel office was
dedicated to serving as a signatory space for notable entertainers, sports figures (primarily golfers) and other
luminaries.1
Figure 8-1 summarizes the reaction of locating a supper club a good distance from anywhere, out in the
boonies so to speak. Even proximity to the interstate highway was yet to be seen as a locational advantage.
Most early supper clubs were rurally located, some distance from yet in proximity to an urban center. Robert
McGurk obviously saw what others, even his banker did not, that the finished club/convention center would
become a draw in its own right. It would also drive commercial development at the highway intersection in the
long term, and that development would provide additional customers to his business. As will be seen, the final
pool design was long in coming and a number of alternatives were explored, both inside and outside. Finally, it
was decided to build the existing pool complex, doubling what became the pool lounge single -story building
and incorporating it into the pool structural system.
1 Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 10, 1974 and National Archives and Records Administration, News from The Archives, Summer 1989,
p. 6
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Boondocks No Problem If There's a Pool
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The second greatest
move Bob McGurk ever made was the in-
stallation of a 48' x 30' enclosed pool in his
motel complex located just outside this city. It
is, he says. the major attraction of the motel -
supper club -bar he and his partners built near-
ly eight years ago. People come from miles
away, he adds, just to swim and spend a
weekend there.
But what's the greatest move McGurk ever
made? Well, he'll readily tell anyone that in
spite of admonitions against the motel's loca-
tion — one in particular coming from a local
banker — he and his partners, Dean Jones and
John Stevens, decided to build their 96 -room
motel complex practically in the middle of
nowhere. The banker said they had all lost
their marbles building it "out in the boon-
docks."
But eight years later, the Highlander Inn
and Supper Club draws business and people
from as far away as 50 to 60 miles regularly,
and occassionaily even farther, from
neighboring states. There are no major in-
dustries in the area, but McGurk claims the
nearby university is, for them, one of the big-
gest and best industries around because of its
one and two-day seminars which attract
30,000 people annually. And too, he says, the
Veterans Hospital also brings in regular vis-
itors to his part of the Iowa countryside.
The motel, supper club and bar, of course,
have all the amenities and trappings, but it's
the indoor pool between the two parallel coni-
plexes of back-to-back rooms that he and his
partners are so proud of.
Originally, the pool complex was to be fair-
ly small and located at the far enol of the
courtyard between the motel wings. But in
consulting with pool contractor Max Selzer,
McGurk felt that guest access and comfort
were uppermost, so he decided on a larger in-
door complex.
Because of its light weight and ability to
handle high humidity, a Behlen_ Dubl-Pani
roof system was used to house the pool. This
90'x 90' enclosure, McGurk says, has few en-
vironmental problems it can't handle. "Even
heating it has been absolutely no problem."
Inside the facility is the 4B' x 30' pool sur-
rounded by patio furniture resting on
Astroturf alongside the pool. In addition, the
complex houses a whirlpool, sauna, exercise
roam and poolside cocktail lounge,.
The easy passage from the bar to the pool to
the outdoors, McGurk says, is the primary
reason a local celebrity golf tournament com-
mittee chose his motel for their recent event.
Another weekend in December of last year,
he recalls, the motel was filled with people
who had come to spend the weekend because.
of the enclosed pool. "So our occupancy rate
this past winter, as far as weekends go, was
00%, whereas I'd have been dead — totally
dead — without that pool."
McGurk feels that his success may indicate
a trend toward his type of motel complex
looted on interstate highways in countryside
areas. "You're going to find more and more of
it," he say& citing general ease of access and
parking facilities as reasons.
Of his own motel, he observes families com-
ing in as late as Sunday, staying the day and
night, then returning to work and school the
next day. Others, like salesmen, return to the
Highlander with their families for weekends.
"That pool enclosure is going to be- our
bread and butter," McG urk says.
Figure 8-1: An all -season enclosed pool is the saving factor
(Pool News, January 20, 1975)
Figure 8-2 explains how the contractor solved the problem of designing an enclosed pool complex that
didn't chlorinate the adjacent motel rooms or melt hairdos with a constant high humidity. The pool structural
system, consisting of two steel deck levels separated by four feet, allowed for the installation of HVAC
equipment between the roof levels to solve those problems. That same structural system, absent the dual -level
component, allowed for the creation of the immense clear span ballroom and other major open areas within the
convention center plan. With the exception of the ballroom, these spaces could be readily altered with demising
walls and ornamental features as the spatial needs changed.2
z The Behlen Construction Company, Columbus, Nebraska, first used its double -panel roofing system in October 1959 and
trademarked it on July 11, 1961, renewing the registration in 1981. The "dubl panl" trademark continues in use today and can safely
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"This roof is going to pay for itself foster
than anything else we have here'
"We opened the morel lost September," says Robert
"Bob" McGurk, President of the Highlander Supper Club
and Morel. ''The second Saturday and Sunday in De-
cember we were totally full. Guests were from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa City, Tipton, Dovenporr—oll here because
of the enclosed pool.
"Our occupancy rate on weekends last winter was about
100 percent, where we'd have been dead without the
pool. It's going to be our bread and butter."
McGurk started the supper club with Dean Jones and
John R. Stephens, in 4967. Six years later the morel was
added, with a Behlen Dub -Pont roof 90 -odd ft. square
over the courtyard between two motel wings. Here in
12 -months summer is a lawn of Astro turf with a pool
30' x 48'.
"We were in o motor morel in Chicago, and my wife
walked by the pool and her hairdo fell down. So 1 said,
'How can we build something that won't have oil this
humidity and chlorine smell?'
"Max Selzer here of Selzer Constr. Co. said. 'Let's give it o steel
roof, come down 4 feet and put In a steel deck or ceiling,' So
with plenty of oir handling units in the roof system, we have no
problem.
"We hove tremendous insulation, too, sprayed -on under the
deck and loose -blown above it. Then we hove morel on 3 sides,
so the heating problem is negligible."
A $400,000 Supper Club out on the Interstate?
''When we first starred up. everyone thought we had lost our mor-
bles. But we drew 25 percent of our business from Linn County on
the north, and a lot from nearby cities. We built a reputation with-
out national advertising or chain affiliation.
"Now that we've added the morel, we're going to hove a new
car showing by one of the Dig Three companies, in the pool area
and the courtyard just outside it. We can run a buffer for 1, 000
people, and we have seated 900 for a meeting. We do need
more meeting rooms for 15-25 people. The four we have are
poolside and very popular.
"We're better off here than in Des Moines on a freeway. On con-
ventions. everyone is looking for the easiest way to get there,
and they try to split the distance. On the morel, we hove whole
families coming out from town."
Is Highlander setting a trend? "Well, I hod a call from a reairor
who has property near Davenport. He wanted to know if I'd be
interested in running the some thing down there. They would put
it up as an investmenr and lease it bock to me."
(A) "As the man from Sports Illustrated said, 'Who wants to
swim in the sun? Here you can swim and walk a few feet and
you're in the sun. in summer."' Wrought iron "sidewalk cafe"
tables con be used ro sear bar patrons.
(6) Highlander is located on Interstate 80 near Iowa City, Iowa.
(C) Since the Supper Club doesn't open rill 5 pm it can be used
by conventions during the day.
Figure 8-2: Behlen Double -Panel ("Dubl-Panl") steel roof system makes the pool area possible
(Behlen Manufacturing Company Spaces Newsletter, page 3, ca. 1974)
Supper Club Planning and Construction:
create clear -spans of 288 feet. The two layers of corrugated steel roofing are braced using light -weight bracing
(https://uspto. report/TM/72084507).
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Figure 8-3: Highland Supper Club location (Building plans)
M. Dean Jones (1909-2004) was a landowner whose holdings included much of a developing interstate
highway interchange (21.8 acres) that was located just outside of the built-up northeast portion of Iowa City, the
county seat of Johnson County. The site was outside of the city when the supper club was built, and it was
zoned as residential land when the city annexed it. The inn was grandfathered as a pre-existing "non-
conforming use." A commercial rezoning request wasn't apparently needed until the operation was expanded to
include a motel in 1972. John M. Stevens and Jones partnered in the idea of building a restaurant -supper club
and they needed a partner -manager so they recruited John J. "Bob" McGurk (1936-1988). McGurk was
involved with operating the Lark Supper Club at Tiffin, in Cedar County, located west of Iowa City, also on
Interstate 80. His expertise was actually in bar management and he had co -owned Ted's Happy Time bar in the
early 1950's in Cedar Rapids prior to his moving to the Tiffin club.3
Supper clubs were the domain of the successful middle class. Akin to private clubs it is noteworthy that
the design for the new supper club allowed for no exterior windows. It was a closeted sanctuary. The
Highlander also combined prominence with locational privacy. While placed on a visible plateau from the
highway and interstate perspective, it was reached by means of a fairly long winding private road. So, it very
much resembled a private club siting and architecture. The club entrance did orient west (slightly northwest)
towards its highway access and it was positioned on the west end of a slightly raised plateau (Figure 8-3).
The initial branding also bespoke both tradition and respectability. The original name was the Black
Watch Supper Club., a name that honored the military legacy of a noted Scottish infantry regiment. This name
was never publicly promulgated beyond the design table of the first architectural drawings and it was finally
replaced with the Highlander name. Sheila Ann McGurk Boyd recalled:
I don't believe either Jones or Stevens had any Scottish roots, but the agreement for dad to come
to be a part of the plan was struck on the golf course. All three had a love for golf, so I believe
that's where the Scottish theme started. The Black Watch was a tartan plaid I think what
s Iowa City Press Citizen, January 10, 1972; Email, Sheila Boyd to James Jacobsen, September 8, 2020. Ellen Dean played a key role in
the interior design and designed a waitress uniform that included a tartan sash with broach and a special hat.
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something they liked so there came the name. However, the 60's unrest it was decided that that
name might be offensive to some, so it changed. The story goes that the land where the supper
club was being built was on "high land" and that too was a tartan plaid, so the name was
changed.
The Black Watch is a basic tartan mix of grouped squares and intersecting lines (akin to a downtown
streetscape) that comes in a range of color combinations but greens and blues are the most common.4
Figure 8-4: An example of the Black Watch tartan pattern
The developing concept dated back to as early as October 1964 when Iowa City architects Hansen & Lind
designed a series of conceptual schemes for a complex that closely envisioned the completed supper club and
motel -convention center. Figure 8-5 was labeled "Scheme #6." It is curious that this plan was the only
survivor. It envisioned a north -fronting facility with a series of individual buildings, one of which was labeled
administration. The pool(s) were outside, in a courtyard having motel wings on three sides.
Figure
5: Site plan for "Motel Development for Iowa City," October 2, 1964
(Hansen and Lind, Architects, courtesy of Sheila Ann Boyd)
n Email, Sheila Boyd to James Jacobsen, September 8, 2020
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Hansen, Lind and Meyer designed a restaurant and motel for the Central Development Corporation,
presumably the original corporate entity for the Iowa City partners. The undated plans envisioned most of the
fundamental core concepts of what was finally built. At the same time the plan differed considerably, lacking a
supper club, having a northwest corner canopy entry, and minimal basement space and a layout with varied
floor levels based on the site. What was clearly retained in the final plan were the basic supper club exterior
and massing, the west canopy, the basic courtyard with flanking motel room wings and even an enclosed pool.
Overall, the first design was a very contemporary one, complete with a bar fireplace and chimney. The partners
were Richard Fred Hansen (1932-?), John Howard Lind (1932-?) and Carl Donald Meyer (1932-2004). Meyer
joined the partnership in 1963 and his name gets included on the actual plans.5
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Retained features in the as-builts were the west canopy, the basic supper club (restaurant) layout and the
east courtyard and twin motel wings.
5 AIA Historical Directory, New Providence: R. R. Bowker, L.L.C., 1970, pp. 374, 545, 617. Moore does not appear in the AIA
directories of the period. His 1971 mention credited him with architectural design and the remodel design work entailed a number
of themed dining rooms and an entrance lobby (Iowa City Press Citizen, October 19, 1971).
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The south elevation at the top in Figure 8-7 shows the supper club (west half of the perspective) with its
mansard cornice treatment and west canopy and entry. The original plan, also veneered in brick, used pilasters
to break up the exterior wall plane and used some sort of vertical interruption (open gutters?) across the
mansard cornice. The south wall was much more glassed. Note the changes in floor elevation going west to
east. The motel wing fenestration differed with full-length ground level windows and broad spandrels.
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The middle elevation shown in Figure 8-8 shows the north side of the supper club/restaurant. The lower
elevation shows an L-shaped north portico.
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Figure 8-9 shows the elongated courtyard and its enclosure on three sides with motel wings. This
element was built and a variety of designs were developed relative to what form the east end of the courtyard
would assume. This was never resolved. The original plan made no place for a banquet hall and when the
broader convention center was adopted, the pool location was deflected elsewhere as will be seen.
The original plan can be said to have broadly defined what the actual supper club and finally the rest of
the facility would look like. In some manner, the original architects dropped out of the project and a very
obscure local designer took over.
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Figure 8-10: David C. Moore is named as architect/designer on the 1966 plans (Highlander Archives)
David C. Moore is not identified as an architect per se. He does not appear in the American Institute of
Architects directories and is not otherwise documented for any other original work. The sole found reference to
him dates to late 1971 when he redesigned the interior of the Ming Garden Chinese Restaurant in Coralville as
the David C. Moore Design Center (aka "Waterfall Construction"). Moore also documented his role in his
sketch for the new supper club, a framed copy of which is on display at the Highlander.
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Figure 8-11: Architect's sketch, David C. Moore, 1966, looking northeast (Owner's framed image)
As Figure 8-11 shows, the blank brick walls of the club were festooned with angled gas -lights, as was
the approach lane from the west. This feature was lost in the summer of 1980 (or some of the lamps were
electrified) when a federal law forbade gas -powered outdoor lighting due to a gas shortage.6
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In July 1966 David C. Moore as noted, drew the elevation sketches of the planned supper club building
but he is not identified as being an architect. Thompson Construction of Iowa City and Davenport was the
general contractor.
6 Iowa City Press Citizen, December 4, 1979
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Figure 8-13 shows the supper club portion with its westward orientation relative to its approach and
parking areas. The curious curved east wall survives today and locates the east stairway that was added just
north of it with the 1973 expansion.
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The feature of interest in the original basement was an interior rock garden at the base of the east steps.
Figure 8-15: Original supper club first floor plan, 1966 (Building plans)
The seven Glu -Lam girders were placed west to east across the west center section of the supper club.
The lounge was centered along the south wall and a "party room" in the southeast corner. A rounded coffee
shop was in the northeast corner and its arched wing explains why the east side of the original supper club had
this curved wall (still extant).
The role of the supper club as a national entertainment venue and a preferred event venue for University
of Iowa sports and other related events post-dated the original building. McGurk daughter Sheila Boyd recalls:
I think it was primarily after the motel with banquet space was built... The I -Club breakfasts and
many large functions put on by the university came to the Highlander because we had one of the
largest banquet spaces in town, with the exception of the Iowa Memorial Union and parking was
always an issue there. Seriously, bragging a bit, we were very good at hosting large groups, both
in service and quality of food.
This also explains why the developers didn't simply acquire and expand an existing area supper club. That
option, lacking room for expansion, fell short of the long-term scale that was envisioned.'
' Email, Sheila Boyd to James Jacobsen, September 8, 2020
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Figure 8-16: The supper club and filling station looking south (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)8
Sheila Boyd also recalled at what point the "super club" function ceased. She stated "I believe that the
type of supper club dining was losing favor with the public in the mid 80's. In the early 80's we still had small
trio play on the lounge and people would eat as late 10 pm. We kept the menu, and as much of the ambiance
until the late 90's."9
Figures 8-17, 8-18: Left, aerial photo, late 1950s showing site as farmland; Right, 1963-64
S grading of interstate and new Highway #1 approaches (Iowa Geographic Map Server)"
a The filling station parcel was sold to Sunray DX Oil Company July 31, 1966 and was operated by them and then the Kron family until
it returned to the ownership of the subject property owners (as B J Partnership) at the end of 1986 (Property Abstract).
s Ibid.
Zo It is surprisingly difficult to place completion dates on this highway work but the right of way land condemnation was only
recorded in the property abstract on August 8, 1963.
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Figures 8-19: Ca. 1970's completed supper club and filling station to the north
(Iowa Geographic Map Server)
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Figure 8-20: The remodeled supper club sign, 1969 (courtesy of the owner)"
11 Nesper Sign Advertising did a remodeling plan for the original sign, dated July 3, 1969 (Highlander Construction Documents)
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Figure 8-21: West supper club frontage, 1974 (March 1974 Cedar Rapids telephone book advertisement)
Figure 8-21 offers the most detailed view of what the club fagade, roofline and portico looked like. Of
special interest is the row of presumed transom windows that would have lit the club interior with evening light.
The other key feature is the relatively light structure of the portico. Its reversed mansard sidewalls would have
captured snow and rain.
Highlander Partnership leased the motel from Highlander, Inc., paying $40,000 in rent and half of the
pre-tax supper club income. The tenants paid taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. The initial ten-year lease
expired on May 15, 1977 and had renewal options (ten years, two five-year terms). Highlander Partnership was
relatively debt -free but Highlander, Inc. owed $260,000, with the supper club as collateral for $160,000 of that
amount. The 1970 Highland Partnership financial report contained a few references of interest. Hail damage in
1969 cost $769. Operating costs included those of a private well and sign rental. 12
Table 1: Supper Club operational costs, 1968-1970
The Motel Expansion:
The larger facility was as noted, conceptualized as early as late 1964. Detailed planning began to
expand the supper club business in 1971 and by the fall of 1972 it was announced that a motel and convention
center would be constructed to the east of the inn. The accommodations were to be "above average" to meet the
12 "Highland, Inc. Highland Partnership. Financial Reports, December 31, 1970."
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1968
1969
1970
Operating expenses
253,761
301,866
310,236
Entertainment costs
19,170
41,866
36,452
Gross profit
663,342
775,317
786,220
Income from dinners
461,905
527,425
533,509
Building value (pre -depreciation)
320,104
321,079
321,079
Furniture, e ui ment, etc. (pre -depreciation)
83,025
1 85,531 1
89,394
Affiliate revenue (rent, profits percentage)
1 75,016
1 84,730 1
91,128
The Motel Expansion:
The larger facility was as noted, conceptualized as early as late 1964. Detailed planning began to
expand the supper club business in 1971 and by the fall of 1972 it was announced that a motel and convention
center would be constructed to the east of the inn. The accommodations were to be "above average" to meet the
12 "Highland, Inc. Highland Partnership. Financial Reports, December 31, 1970."
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standards of "both businessmen and vacationers, and for residents of Iowa City and the surrounding area." The
100 -unit motel would feature color television, twin queen -sized beds and in -room heating and cooling units.
Meeting rooms, banquet and ball rooms would have an upper capacity of 590 attendees. Additional kitchen
space, a courtyard cocktail lounge, piano bar and a coffee shop were planned. What turned out to be the
"dynamic" aspect of the plan was the pool location and the motel wing design itself. The early concepts
envisioned a combination of an enclosed pool, a wading pool, a hydrotherapy pool and a sauna room. Figure 8-
7 depicts one early design, with a U-shaped motel section on the east end and the pool components being
housed inside the east end of the open court area. Other plan variations omitted the easternmost two-story
section and connected the two wings with a pagoda -like pool enclosure. In the end, the existing building was
erected with the pool "court" being located across the west half of the court, and the court itself left open to the
east, in anticipation of future additions. The promised 100 -room count finally did transpire, reduced by just
four units. 13
The business expansion mandated a new corporate structure having the three original partners as its
directors. Titled Highlander Inn, Inc. the new corporation dated from September 29, 1972 and offered 10,000
$100.00 shares to investors. 14
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Figures 8-22, 8-23: Two east end motel designs, fall 1970
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A remarkable range of convention center/motel designs were devised, in at least three serious alternative
concepts. That reflected in Figure 8-24 was certainly the most unconventional with its twin east "towers" with
pie -shaped rooms (somewhat reflective of the then -popular open-plan classrooms.
Zs Iowa City Press Citizen, January 10, 1972
Za Iowa City Press Citizen, October 27, 1972. The 1970 financial report however noted that20,000 shares at $100 per share were
authorized, but just 60 shares had been issued. The new corporation presumably planned to improve on that.
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These two plans replaced the west supper club entrance and focus with dual monumental entrances.
Figure 8-26 angled off of the original supper club and in both plans, the club was simply appended to in
awkward fashion. Note that both plans alternated the motel room entrances as did Figure 8-27.
Figure 8-27: Architect's sketch, 1972, looking northeast
(note the elevated motel sign left of center)15
" Iowa City Press Citizen, January 10, 1972
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The angled plan (Figure 8-26) must have been seriously considered since the architects also did the
sketch (Figure 8-27).
Figure 8-28: Another alternative plan
The Figure 8-28 alternative dropped the north entry, shortened the courtyard, added a triangular bar and
centered the ball room on the plan.
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The plan envisioned in Figure 8-29 closely approximated the one that was finally built. The pool was in
the plan. Mid -point halls and stairs were in the motel wings. The ballroom gravitated north (although there was
a minor north -side entry) and overall, the addition was better integrated with the supper club. The south canopy
was not a porte cochere and notice how the south motel wing projected south so as to extend beyond it.
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Figure 8-30 shows a near -final variation of early plan options with a pool pagoda and a triangular bar
inset into the east courtyard. The image nicely distinguishes the supper club proper from the addition and
shows the core plan and roof profile as actually built.
The Architects, Drew McNamara and Associates:
Having a proven track record for hiring obscure designers [Richard] Drew McNamara and Associates,
not architects, of Iowa City, were selected to design the convention center -motel addition. McNamara was born
in Washington, Iowa in 1918, the son of Jay J. and Edna S. Dempsey McNamara. His family relocated to Iowa
City in 1824 and acquired the White Furniture Company. Drew studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
and spent a summer working with Peter Visser (1892-1979) said at the time to be "an internationally known
Chicago designer." Drew headed the family's design department and his first major job was designing a
"sleepshop" model for the national Burton Dixie Mattress Company. He founded McNamara's Homemakers
House Cedar Rapids by 1948 and had branches in Iowa City and by 1950, but was already working on a
regional basis by then as Figure 8-31 shows (and with a sizeable workforce). "Drew McNamara and
Associates" was also established at this same time. 16
" No other "associates" are identified but his wife, Catherine Marie McNamara (1918-1974) is said to have served as his assistant
(Des Moines Register, January 25, 1992). Marion Sentinel, January 29, 1948
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(Des Moines Tribune, November 22, 1950)
Figure 8-32: Drew (second from the left) with his brothers and father (all Jay's)
(Iowa City Press Citizen, October 1, 1935)
McNamara relocated from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City in 1950 and then moved to Des Moines in 1974.
The Des Moines newspapers of the 1950's though clearly show him as moving in the higher social circles and
enjoying a dominant reputation as an interior designer. He was designing interiors for dance studios,
residences, restaurants, theaters (the Capital in Iowa City) business buildings and motels. His most prestigious
interior work was his role as a consultant to the architect of the new Des Moines Airport terminal in 1951,
where he also secured the contracts for most of the interior design work. By 1953 he was edging into exterior
design and whole -building design work. He transformed a former tourist camp in East Des Moines into a
modern motel and it received a "motel of the month" award from United Courts Magazine. He designed an
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entire hotel for John Compiano in Des Moines in 1962 and a "Mount Vernon -like" addition for the J and K
Motel there in 1964. Parkway Inns of Des Moines had him design the interior (including a pool room and
banquet hall) for their new Beaumont Motor Inn in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1965. McNamara designed the
interior and exterior for Babe's Restaurant in Des Moines in 1966. His known whole building design work
dates from 1956 with a 24 -building Lake Okoboji resort in Dickinson County. The University Athletic Club
(1958) was loosely evocative of his Highlander design, more in its complex interior. It was a split-level layout
that combined private club rooms, basement locker rooms, three dining rooms and a large banquet room with an
outside pool."
Figure 8-33: University of Iowa Athletic Club, Finkbine Golf Course
(Iowa City Daily Iowan, July 1, 195 8)
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Figure 8-34: Williams, McWilliams and Hart law offices, 2130 Grand Avenue, Des Moines (looking southwest)
(Des Moines Register, January 4, 1970)
What appears to be the zenith of his whole building design work is the office building at 2130 Grand
Avenue in Des Moines (Figure 8-35). He was the architect working with structural engineers [Carlyle W.]
Peterson and [Donald W.] Appel. The 12,000 square foot plan cost $222,000 and had a white -painted brick
exterior.' 8
17 Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 29, 1954; June 27, July 8, 1958; July 17, 1963; Iowa City Press Citizen, February 3, 1947; Iowa City
Daily Iowan, July 1, 1958 and the Des Moines Register, May 22, 1968; https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GW6W-
3TH; Des Moines Register, December 3, 1950; July 12, 1951; April 12, 1953; May 7, 1962; November 4, 1964; August 22, 1965
" Des Moines Tribune, July 22, 1969; Des Moines Register, January 4, 1970. The McNamara family suffered numerous major
setbacks. The family furniture store was sold for payment of debts in 1964 and Drew's companies were closely intertwined with it.
The family lost a daughter at the age of 37 in 1974 and Catherine McNamara's obituary makes no reference to her husband (Cedar
Rapids Gazette, February 20, 1964; Des Moines Register, December 4, 1974; January 25, 1982).
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The Selzer Construction Company had the general construction contract. The original estimated new
construction cost was $1 million and the building permit was reported as undefined "new commercial with that
amount of value at the end of October 1972. Selzer was affiliated with both the Behlen and Chief metal
building companies and had a well-established reputation for designing and building custom metal buildings.
For the supper expansion the need was that of extensive clear span interior spaces that could remain open in
plan (the ballroom) or which could be subdivided without concern for intrusive columns or load-bearing walls.
As the building's final design was formalized, Behlen came to the rescue by making the pool enclosure
structurally possible and successful. Equipment Planners, Moline, Illinois coordinated the design and the
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One presumed supper club alteration was the addition of a lounge along its south wall. The architect
termed it an addition and included new south elevations showing a presumably elongated frontage. However,
the volume of the original supper club does not appear to have been enlarged (see Figure 8-37) and the south
fagade as shown exactly mirrors that which is present today. No construction photos show any southward
extension. There was related interest in doing a centered bump -out with a skylight as a part of the lounge plan
but this was not done. Most likely, the lounge was constructed within the confines of the supper club footprint.
" Iowa City Press Citizen, October 31, 1972; https:Hchiefbuildings.com/; http://behlenbuildingsystems.com/. Both companies
continue in business today. Behlen Building Systems is located at Columbus, Nebraska and Chief Metal Buildings is at Grand Island,
Nebraska. Drew McNamara was also a partner of the Red Carpet Ranch nightclub, located next to the Ranch Supper Club at Cou
Falls, outside of Iowa City, as of 1962-1964 (Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 24, 1964).
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The complete financial records for the building addition survive and these provide important insights to
the difficulties that the builders faced and the dynamic nature of the evolving building layout.
Figures 8-38, 8-39: Construction photos; Left, looking southwest, supper club and sign, right, south motel wing
looking west, both November 1972 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-38 and 8-39 underscore the unobstructed view between the interstate and the supper club. The
original sign was just 36.6 feet high but sufficed to be seen from the traffic to the south.
Figures 8-40, 8-41: Construction photos; Left, looking west, supper club and sign, note footings and new south
entry, right, supper club original north wall looking southwest, both December 1972 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figures 8-42, 8-43: Construction photos; Left, looking northeast, precast hollow floor panels, right, load of
panels, looking northeast, both December 1972 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figure 8-44: Construction photos, lower level of south motel wing decked, looking northeast, both
December 1972 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
There were several references to "unforeseen weather" during the surveying and grading phase of work
and no construction progress photos survive from January -April 1973. Snow removal cost an impressive
$1,723. Table 2 tabulates the project costs as of the end of October 1973. Change orders and new items are
endemic to construction work. In this case, the percentage of change orders vis-a-vis the contract (Table 2) was
28 percent. The largest change order was the complete re -planning of the swimming pool and its enclosure, the
substantial repaving (all of the original parking was asphalt paved) to the north of the motel when that grade
was determined to be too high. Not included in Table 2 was the courtyard work ($9,064) accomplished by late
April 1974 which entailed substantial filling, grading and 623 square yards of four -inch thick asphalt paving
covered with green astro turf.
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Table 2: Construction costs to October 1973
Cost Area
Cost
Construction Loan
$1,800,000
Original contract
$699,887
Change Orders
$196,300
The Highlander 20
$774,761
New items
$66,060
Total
$1,837,700
Figures 8-45, 8-46: Construction photos, left, infill to the east of the supper club, looking west, and
right, same, looking northwest, both May 1973 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-47, 8-48: Construction photos, left, roof framing and wall details, looking west, and
right, veneer work on south motel wing, south facade, looking east, both May 1973 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
20 This category presumably isolates expenses within the existing supper club and might include the north kitchen addition.
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Figures 8-49, 8-50: Construction photos; left, hall roof framing and wall details, looking north, May 1973; and
right, pouring concrete, upper level, south side of north motel wing, looking southeast, June 1973 (Courtesy of
Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-51, 8-52: Construction photos, left, first floor of pool bar complete, looking northwest, and right,
steel framing for pool roof, looking northeast, both June 1973 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-53, 8-54: Construction photos, left, finished pool housing, looking west, right, steel framing for south
portico, looking north, both June 1973 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figures 8-55, 8-56: Construction photos, left, original windows, south motel wing, looking southeast, August
1973; and right, second floor on pool bar, completed steel pool housing, looking west, September 1973
(Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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21 Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 12, 1974
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Figure 8-38 depicts the original supper club sign located immediately south of the supper club. The
expansion warranted a revised sign that highlighted the added lodging. Several competing advertising firms
produced a broad range of new sign concepts between March and November 1973. In late June the original
sign designer Nesper encouraged the owners to act quickly to place a taller sign alongside the interstate before a
new sign ordinance limited these to 35 feet in height. Figure 8-40 depicts the renaming from supper club to inn
and a proposed height increase from 36.5 feet to 49.33 feet. Figure 8-41 shows that the wording was changed
but that the original sign was simply relocated closer to the interstate.
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Figure 8-62: New ca. 1975 interstate highway sign, looking northwest (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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The Highlander was directly associated with the Amana VIP Golf Tournament from 1974 until 1990
when it ended. Amana Refrigeration Company president George Forestner conceived of this event as a means
of company promotion. The first event was held in 1974 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, but the hard
to reach site was switched to the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City the next year. The Iowa City Holiday Inn
housed the tournament through 1973 by which time it was inadequate. The timing of the Highlander expansion
was perfect and it and the adjacent Howard Johnson motel, just south across the interstate, would be completely
sold out for the event beginning in 1974. The Amana company dominated the occasion, provided gifts and at
one point constructed a temporary appliance display in the convention center. Amana sales managers were
paired with the elite golfers. The tournament was the leading funder for the University of Iowa athletic
scholarship and the largest funding source of women's collegiate sports at the university.22
22 Cedar Rapids Gazette, November 20, 1973; May 6, 1976; June 30, 1982.
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is something special
This series is designed m inform Register
readers of interesting restaurants around the
state. No attempt at imtparative ratings is
made, but any restaurant featurZ can he
expected to meet penerai standards of accept-
abititif.
barbecued park Tits(;6.75) and lortachop(;6.85).' '
Aids under -12 get a break at the Highlander. A
dollar is knocked off the price of their "children's
portions."
There is a hirable list of appetlaers. Masi- chose
the breaded caulfflower at $2; 1 picked the
crabmeat cocktail at $3.25. Also available, are
So of ase ays, u
o`o the Highlander is still sametbing
steak and lobster, the beef tenderloin or the $9.55
shrimp cocktail, herring in sour cream, breaded ;
fried myshrooms, onion rings, tomato juice and
spacial.
roast prime rib of beef.
hteach union baked soup.
1)hdag at the Highlander, which is located at exit
I finally chose beef tenderloin, with baked potato
Sandwiches are available,. tea. There's a steak
t46 on Interstate 80 and Ifighway 1, is a treat that
{complete with sour cream aad chives) and a
sandwic3s at $7.25, prime it On tna.5t at $6.95,
tossed sntdisappowith encheesether ng-
deluxe hamburger at $3.75 arsd cb—burger at "
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wife, who decided on the steak and lobster, hash
brown Epicurean salad,
On the a Is carte mean are such things as chef's
potatoes and
salad at $4.35 and shrimp salad at $5.25
The steak and lobster u included in a list of
Dessert? Oh, yes. How about creme de ...the
meals on the mean with the heading "Highlander
parfait, creme de ""'Parfait at chocolate parfait
folks from this city — and visltors, too — have had
Special Combinations." Other items in that
at $1.25 each? Or foo cream at $1 or sherbet at 90 <
for 18 years,
category are a seafood platter at $9,95, steak and
cents? H all sounded goad, but both of us decided to
Thesupper club is part of a complex that also
shrimp at $9.95, shrimp and scallops at $875 and
pass an the sweet stuff.
includes- motel, a eaffee shop, banquet facilities
steak and crab at $12.75.
Cocktails and beer are available. The wine Its( us
and a lounge.
Such th;np as chicken ki" at $6.95 aad beef
lengthy, but a good buy is one of the Paul Masson
Whether it's the surf and turf (sirloin steak and
stroganoff at $7.75 are included in the Rema under
house wines. A glass of burgundy, ehabps or rose -
lobster) at $13.95, beef tenderloin at $10.75 or the
the heading "A Different Taste Treat."
costa $1.25, a small carafe $3.75, a large carafe .a
$5.95chopped sirloin, it's all but impossible to
African lobster tail; shrilnp; scallops, catfish Bud
$625.
leave the supper club still feeling hungry.
pike am available. Steaks include T-bace (the high-
To a chabl)a man like me, the small carafe was
And, with restaurant prices skyrocketing all
est -priced at $LI.45), top sirloin and filet mignon
justfine..
across the country, the Highlander has held the line
(hath at $8.95).
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Highlander Supper Liuh, lot—udr 80 and t9yheay 1, `
pretty well aver the years.
On the If% of Specialties" along with
lass Cay. Dress, casual Duni tram, 5 pm to 11'p. ,
On my must recent visit to the Highlander, 1 was
the prime rib and chapped' sirloin are items
Monday though Saturday. 4:30 p m_ to 930 p. m:, Sunday-
iu a quandary. 1 was loon between ordering the
including chicken livers ($S:SS) ham steak (;5.95),
Resenatkas accepted_ laajv credt cards accepted.
Figures 8-65, 8-66: Left, "One of Iowa's finest restaurants" (Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 21, 1984); and
right, restaurant review (Des Moines Register, October 10, 1980)
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Figures 8-68, 8-69: Left, convention/motel layout, 1995, and right, RJ's Lounge (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
The 1995 floorplan shows a largely open plan around the ballroom. The King's Garden Lounge was the
sole east -end amenity. To the west was the restaurant with its five subsections. A small sales office was at the
west end of the south motel wing. The Garden Room was in the basement level of the original supper club.
Bob McGurk died both young and unexpectedly in 1988. By this time, he had presumably bought out
his two partners and his family had increasingly become involved in running the inn -motel business. His
widow Leona was the chief operating officer, aided by three daughters, Sheila, Debbie and Mary Frances and
over time their husbands (Bill Boyd for Sheila, Mike Jensen for Fran). Formally organized as "Group Five
Hospitality" and a division of the corporation, the group established T.G.I. Friday's restaurant franchises, the
first in Rockford, Illinois in November 1992. At the same time, they acquired the Howard Johnson motel that
was located on the southwest corner of the same highway -interstate and rebranded it as a Country Inn. Two
commercial operations were owned on the highway west of the inn, the Express Shop convenience service
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station and store and an adjacent Express Wash. In early 1993 the group determined that they could replace The
Highlander Inn restaurant with one of their restaurants. Structural and mechanical obstacles developed and the
concept was deferred finally to 1995, and was finally dropped. The inn portico was a casualty of this planned
development, being removed while curiously retaining the four support columns.23
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(Building plans)
Figure 8-70 shows where the new restaurant was to have been built. A south banquet center entry was
also planned along with two other corner bump -outs. The poolside lounge does appear to have been converted
into a meeting room on the ground level.
The proposition provides a snapshot of the inn operation as of early 1993. The restaurant franchise was
thought to be a cut above fast food at a time when diners "no longer have the time to linger over a protracted
supper club dinner." Still called the Highlander Inn and Supper Club, it employed 140 persons and it was
promised that the T.G.Y. Friday restaurant deal would somehow add 40 to 100 additional workers. The
restaurant would seat 240 persons a figure that matched the existing supper club capacity. Traditional inn menu
favorites ("steaks, cinnamon rolls" etc.) would be retained. The other major functional change would be the
closing of the coffee shop and its conversion into additional banquet space. In November 1992 the corporation
had acquired a competing interchange and that operation had an attached Country Inn franchise (likely a model
for the new Highlander arrangement). It became a Country Inn motel.24
An inn newsletter, the "Main Course" was initiated in March 1995 to promote special events, and even
shared recipes and inn staff news. The annual schedule was dominated by holiday -based buffets (Saint
Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving) and the late November Mercy Hospital Festival of Trees.
23 Iowa City Press Citizen, February 28, 1994
24 Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 15, 1993
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Families with overflow occupancy at Christmas could pay for one motel room and get an adjacent one for
free.as
Three successive national motel chains acquired, remodeled and disposed of the complex. The Radisson
franchise came first in 1997. In early 2002, SRC Investments foreclosed on the property when the owners
defaulted on $10.3 million loan debt. The operating name was "The Radisson on Highlander Plaza" and it
finally eclipsed the "Highland Inn and Convention Center" title. Quality Inn was the next franchise/tenant
followed by the Clarion in 2011. The operation was clearly rather marginal by 2016 when a carpet cleaning
company took the Clarian managers to district court to obtain payment of a $1,184 cleaning bill. A & B of
Iowa sold the property to the Posh Hotel LLC by contract with ownership taking place in August 2011. They
incurred a tax debt against the state but the title was cleared by December 2019 for a purchase by The
Bohemian Iowa City LLC.26
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looking northwest (Building plans; Iowa City Press Citizen, October 14, 1998)
Complex Photo Essay:
Figure 8-74: Original promotional brochure, 1975 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-75: 1982 Amana VIP golf tournament photo showing original south doors, looking northwest
(Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figure 8-76: The original motel main desk, looking northwest (Building scrap books)
Figure 8-77: The hallway outside of the ball room (double doors), ca. 1975, looking northeast
(Building scrap books)
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Figures 8-78, 8-79: Ca. 1975 view of carpeted pool court (note no upper level balconies),
Tudor motif, looking northwest (owner scrapbook)
This is the original appearance of the pool court. There were no poolside balconies and there were
several ancillary pools north of the main pool. The centered component to the left housed the pool bar on the
downstairs and featured Tudor arched windows and a faux half-timber stuccoed effect, much of which survives.
A near full-length awning covered the lounge front. The deck was covered with a green astro turf. There was
also a painted shuffleboard court.
Figure 8-80, 8-81: Knight's Poolside Lounge, two views (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
The Knight's Lounge had the Black Watch tartan pattern and the awning with its angled spear supports
mirrored the exterior awning to the east in the pool area.
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Figure 8-82: The Royal Scot, ca. 1975, looking southeast (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
The Royal Scot was outside the original supper club (to the west of the main hall, it became the Prime
Grille). Note the carpet pattern. A hallway ran along the south wall beyond the arched windows in this view.
Figures 8-83, 8-84: The King Arthur Grille (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)'
27 The King Arthur Grille started out as the supper club's coffee shop and was succeeded by the Mirror Room (Sheila Boyd). It has
the distinctive rounded corner wall, an original feature of the supper club east wall.
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Figures 8-85, 8-86: The Red Room (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)28
Figure 8-87: The west supper club entrance, looking southwest (note the chain curtains)
(Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-88, 8-89: The Supper Club Lounge (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)29
28 This is presumably the north part of the original supper club (see Figure 87 which shows the club's west entrance).
29 This is the south half of the original supper club area.
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Figure 8-90: Original Piper's Ballroom, looking southest (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-91;8-92: Decorative motifs in the motel rooms (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-94: 1975 Ford Granada afloat in the pool, looking northeast (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-95: 1975 Ford Granada afloat in the pool, looking east (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figure 8-96: 1975 Ford exhibition in the pool area, looking north (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-97: Ford 1975 exhibition in the court area, looking north, looking northwest
(Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figures 8-98. 8-99: Ford 1975 exhibition in the court area, both views looking northwest (Courtesy of Sheila
Boyd)
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Figure 8-100: South portico, signage, looking east, ca.1975 (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-103: Pool area, May 1981, looking north (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-104: Pool area, May 1981, looking northeast (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figure 8-105: Carpeted pool court, note additional awnings, bandstand, and the presence of added north side
upper level balconies, 1984, looking north (owner scrapbook)
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Figure 8-106: Removal of carpet in pool court, note additional awnings, bandstand, and
presence of upper level balconies, 1984, looking southwest (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-107: Tiled floor installed in the pool court, 1984, looking east (owner scrapbook)
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Figure 8-108: Tiled floor installed in the pool court, 1984, looking southwest (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-109: Demolition of west inn entrance, 1996, looking east (owner scrapbook)30
"The structural beams and columns were left in place and are visible in the current county assessor's aerial photo (Figure 2). This
resulted in an open pergola effect, which explains why the columns survive today)
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Figure 8-110: Former Royal Scot Dining room, note faux mansard, stained glass, wainscot, looking southeast,
1996 (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-111: Former Royal Scot Dining room, note faux mansard, pointed arch windows with stone infill,
stained glass, wainscot, 1996, looking south (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-112: Interior view, showing lamps and wood trim, 1996 (owner scrapbook)
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Figure 8-113: Constructing arches in main hallway, looking north (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-114: Ballroom dance, 1996 (owner scrapbook)
Figure 9-115: Interior view showing former supper club exterior window, looking southwest, 1996
(owner scrapbook)
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Figure 8-116: Original east pool/court windows, looking northwest
looking southwest, 1996 (owner scrapbook)
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Figure 8-118: Radisson remodeling of the south portico, 1997, looking northeast (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-119: Radisson remodeling of the south portico, 1997, looking northwest (Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
Figure 8-120: Radisson remodeling, south wall of south wing, 1997, looking northeast
(Courtesy of Sheila Boyd)
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Figure 8-121: McGurk's Pub (former Knight's Lounge), looking northeast towards the pool
(Iowa City Press Citizen, October 14, 1998)
Figure 8-122: Highlander Prime Grille, looking northeast31
(Iowa City Press Citizen, October 14, 1998)
"The Prime Grille replaced the Royal Scot and the location is east of the present bar area.
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Figure 8-123: Highlander Prime Grille
(Iowa City Press Citizen, October 14, 1998)
Figure 8-124: Clarion motel era photo, pool, 2011, looking southwest (note additional ceiling lighting)
(https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/2160 I O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-Hotel-Conference-Center-
Iowa-City-2525 -North-Dodge-St-52245 #HotelName)
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Figure 8-125: Clarion motel era photo, pool, 2011, looking southwest
(https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/2160 I O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-Hotel-Conference-Center-
Iowa -City -2525 -North-Dodge-St-52245 #HotelName)
Figure 8-126: Radisson/ Clarion motel era photo, front desk, 2011, looking northwest
(https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/2160 I O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-Hotel-Conference-Center-
Iowa -City -2525 -North-Dodge-St-52245 #HotelName)
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Figure 8-127: Radisson/Clarion motel era photo, main hall inside of south entrance, 2011, looking northwest
(https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/2160 I O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-Hotel-Conference-Center-
Iowa -City -2525 -North-Dodge-St-52245 #HotelName)
Figure 8-128: Clarion motel era photo, meeting room (just outside of the northeast corner of the supper club),
2011, looking southwest (https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/21601 O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-
Hotel-Conference-Center-Iowa-City-2525 -North-Dodge-St-52245#HotelName)
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Figure 8-134: South wing, south entrance, October 30, 2019, looking north west (owner scrapbook)
Figure 8-135: South entrance, looking northwest (Boutique News, November 15, 2019)
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Photo 8-136: Rehabilitation of the pool area, December 2020, looking southwest
Biography:
Bowker, R. R., AIA Historical Directory, New Providence: R. R. Bowker, L.L.C., 1970
Boyd, Shelia. Emailed communications, September -October 2020
Building Plans
Building scrapbooks (three photo albums, property of the Highlander)
Highland, Inc. Highland Partnership. Financial Reports, December 31, 1970
Highlander Archives, Sheila Boyd
Newspaper articles as cited in the text
Original Plans: This is a rather impressive array of original and subsequent plans, property of the Highlander
Property Abstract
Clarion Hotel: https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/21601 O/Reservations-Clarion-Highlander-Hotel-
Conference-Center-Iowa-City-2525-North-Dodge-St-52245#HotelName) (accessed October 15, 2020)
Family Search, Richard Drew McNamara: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GW6W-3TH
(accessed October 30, 2020)
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Photo Number 2:
Description: Supper club entrance looking east, note support pillars for porte cochere
Photo Number 3:
Description: Supper club entrance detail, looking east
Photo Number 4:
Description: Supper club entrance detail, looking east
Photo Number 5:
Description: Supper club southwest corner, looking northeast
Photo Number 6:
Description: Motel addition, south entrance, looking north
Photo Number 7:
Description: Motel addition, south entrance detail, looking north
Photo Number 8:
Description Motel addition, south entrance and offices, looking north:
Photo Number 9:
Description: Motel addition, south wing, looking north
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Photo Number 14:
Description: Motel addition, west end of the north wing and supper club (right), looking south
Photo Number 15:
Description: Supper club, northwest corner and west front, looking south
Photo Number 16:
Description: Supper club, north side of entrance wing and west front, looking south
Photo Number 17:
Description: Supper club, north side of entrance wing and west front, looking southeast
Photo Number 18:
Description: Supper club dance floor area, looking north
Photo Number 19:
Description: Supper club dance floor area, looking west
Photo Number 20:
Description: Supper club west basement stairs, looking northwest
Photo Number 21:
Description: Supper club entrance, window arcade above west basement stairs, looking northwest
Photo Number 22:
Description: Supper club basement meeting room, looking northeast
Photo Number 23:
Description: Supper club west basement mechanicals, looking west
Photo Number 24:
Description: Supper club west basement stairs, looking northeast
Photo Number 25:
Description: Supper club east basement stairs, looking east
Photo Number 26-27:
Description: Left, basement dumb waiter in kitchen, looking northeast;
right, curved wall atop east basement stairs, looking northeast
Photo Number 28:
Description: Curved wall atop east basement stairs, looking north
Photo Number 29:
Description: Motel addition, bar which serves as the desk, looking northwest
Photo Number 30:
Description: Motel addition, hall inside south entrance, looking north
Photo Number 31:
Description: Motel addition, east (south wing) hallway, south entrance to the right, looking east
Photo Number 32:
Description: Motel addition, wall used for dignitary signatures, 1974 plus, looking southwest
Photo Number 33:
Description: Motel addition, south entrance foyer, travertine wall covering, looking northeast
Photo Number 34:
Description: Motel addition, south entrance foyer, travertine wall covering, looking west
Photo Number 35:
Description: Motel addition, main office and small lobby to the east of the south entrance, looking southwest
Photo Number 36:
Description: Motel addition, main ballroom, looking northeast
Photo Number 37:
Description: Motel addition, main ballroom, looking northwest
Photo Number 38:
Description: Motel addition, hall inside of south entrance (reversed perspective of #30), looking south
Photo Number 39:
Description: Motel addition, hall to east of ballroom, looking north
Photo Number 40:
Description: Motel addition, hall to south of main ballroom, looking west
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Description: Motel addition, left, typical hall, second floor, south wing, looking west;
right, mid -plan stairs at pool court, south wing, looking north
Photo Number 49:
Description: Motel addition, typical room, south wing, looking north
Photo Number 50:
Description: Motel addition, typical room, south wing, looking south
Photo Number 51:
Description: Motel addition, typical bathroom, south wing, looking southeast
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Item Number: 7.b.
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COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
February 2, 2021
Resolution setting a public hearing on setting the maximum property tax levy
for certain levies for the proposed budget ending June 30, 2022.
Prepared By: Dennis Bockenstedt, Finance Director
Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Ashley Monroe, Assistant City Manager
Fiscal Impact: Proposed as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Max Levy Hearing Notice
Resolution
Executive Summary:
The State legislature adopted new law changes regarding the annual budgeting process. Cities
are now required to hold a public hearing to set a maximum property tax levy for certain levies.
The proposed public hearing date is February 16, 2021 at 7 p.m. for the City Council to consider
the City's proposed maximum property tax levy for certain levies for the proposed fiscal year 2022
budget.
Background /Analysis:
In the Spring of 2019, the State law changes incorporated new regulations surrounding the
management of the annual budget process. In addition to being adopted as part of the budget,
which is subject to a public hearing, a maximum property tax levy for certain levies is now required
to be approved by the City Council by resolution prior to the adoption and public hearing for the
proposed budget.
The levies required to be included in the maximum property tax levy are non -voted levies, which
for the City of Iowa City include the Regular General Levy, the Transit Levy, the Tort Levy, the
Emergency Levy, and the Employee Benefits related levies. The total maximum property tax levy
for the affected levies is $55,076,181 and the calculated maximum tax rate for the affected levies
is $12.92459.
The Library Levy and the Debt Service Levy were not affected by the changes to the Iowa Code.
Those levy rates are $.27 and $2.47846, respectively. The proposed total combined property tax
levy rate is $15.67305, which is $.10 lower than the total combined levy rate for fiscal year 2021.
The Ag Land Levy rate is also not affected and remains at $3.00375, and the SSMI D Levy rate is
not affected and remains at $2.00.
The notice of public hearing is to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Iowa City,
not less than ten days and no more than 20 days before the public hearing, as well as published
on the City's website and social media pages. The chosen publication date is February 5, 2021. If
the property tax dollars requested result in a greater than 102% increase from the previous fiscal
year, a two-thirds majority vote approval is needed. The City's proposed increase in the maximum
property tax for certain levies is in excess of 102%, therefore will need approval from five out of
the seven Council members.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Max Levy Hearing Notice
Resolution
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - CITY OF IOWA CITY - PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY
Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year City propertytax levy as follows:
Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:
2/16/2021 7:00 p.m. 410 E. Washington St, City Hall
At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of the proposed tax levy.
After adoption of the proposed tax levy, the Council will publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposed city budget.
City Web Site (if available):
www.icgov.org/budget
City Telephone Number:
(319) 356-5050
Iowa Department of Management
Current Year
Certified Property
Tax
2020/2021
Budget Year Effective
Property Tax
2021/2022**
Budget Year
Proposed
Maximum Property
Tax
2021/2022
Annual
%CHG
Regular Taxable Valuation
Tax Levies:
Regular General
Contract for Use of Bridge
Opr & Maint Publicly Owned Transit
Rent, Ins. Maint. Of Non -Owned Civ. Ctr.
Opr & Maint of City -Owned Civic Center
Planning a Sanitary Disposal Project
Liability, Property & Self -Insurance Costs
Support of Local Emer. Mgmt. Commission
Emergency
Police & Fire Retirement
FICA &IPERS
Other Employee Benefits
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
4,172,675,883
4,261,347,436
4,261,347,436
$33,798,675 $33,798,675
$34,516,914
$0 $0
$3,964,042 $3,964,042
$4,048,280
$0 $0
$0 $0
$0 $0
$1,211,912 $1,211,912
$1,237,665
$0 $0
$1,001,442 $1,001,442
$1,022,723
$4,090,224 $4,090,224
$3,998,012
$4,079,124 $4,079,124
$3,882,572
$5,784,706 $5,784,706
$6,370,015
*Total 384.15A Maximum Tax Levy 14
Calculated 384.15A MaximumTax Rate 15
$53,930,125
$12.92459
$53,930,125
$12.65565
$55,076,181 2.12%
$12.92459
Explanation of significant increases in the budget:
The significant increases in the budget were an average wage increase of 2.8% including an increase in the City's minimum wage to
$15.00 per hour and a 1% increase in the cost of insurance benefits and pension contributions.
If applicable, the above notice also available online at:
www.icgov.org
*Total city tax rate will also include voted general fund levy, debt service levy, and capital improvement reserve levy
**Budget year effective property tax rate is the rate that would be assessed for these levies if the dollars requested is not changed in the coming
budgetyear
Prepared by: Dennis Bockenstedt, Finance Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5053
Resolution No. 21-22
Resolution setting public hearing on setting the maximum property tax levy
for certain levies for the proposed budget ending June 30, 2022.
Be it resolved by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, that a public hearing will be held in Harvat
Hall, City Hall, 410 East Washington Street, at 7:00 p.m., February 16, 2020, or if said meeting is
cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk, to permit
any citizen to be heard for or against the setting of a maximum property tax levy for certain
property tax levies for the budget year ending June 30, 2022.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of said public hearing and time and place thereof
by publication in the Iowa City Press -Citizen, a newspaper of general circulation in Iowa City, not
less than ten (10) days and not more than twenty (20) days before the time set for such hearing.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021 .
Attest:
C ty Clerk
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Appro d by %
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City Attorney's Office — 01/26/2021
It was moved by Mims and seconded by Bergus the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Nays: Absent:
X
Berg us
X
Mims
X
Salih
X
Taylor
X
Teague
X
Thomas
X
Weiner
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Item Number: 7.c.
AL CITY OF IOWA CITY
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COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
February 2, 2021
Resolution setting a public hearing on February 16, 2021 on project manual
and estimate of cost for the construction of the Collector Well Nos. 3 and 4
Rehabilitation Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing,
and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public
inspection.
Prepared By: Jon Durst, Water Superintendent
Reviewed By: Scott Sovers, Asst. City Engineer
Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: Estimated cost of construction is $620,000, available in the Collector Well 3
& 4 Rehabilitation account #W3311
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Location Map
Resolution
Executive Summary:
This agenda item begins the bidding process for the Collector Well Nos. 3 and 4 Rehabilitation
Project. The project generally includes cleaning the six lateral lines within the collector wells with
pre and post testing to increase the available source water production and to rebuild two of the
well pumps.
Background /Analysis:
The Iowa City Water Treatment Plant obtains most of its source water from the Iowa River via
alluvial radial collector wells. The use of the alluvium as a filter makes this source water very high
quality in terms of lower and stable turbidity and organic carbon, reducing the amount of treatment
chemicals needed to produce high quality drinking water. Well production degrades over time due
to plugging of the well screens or changes in the surrounding alluvium.
In 2019 the Water Division conducted a study of the collector wells to determine their condition
and maintenance needs. The result of the study was a recommendation to rehabilitate collector
wells 3 and 4 first because of their relatively high source water production.
The estimated project cost is $620,000 and will be funded by the Water Fund. The project is
expected to be completed in the fall of 2021.
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Description
Location map
Resolution
COLLECTOR WELL NOS. 3 AND 4 REHABILITATION
Prepared by: Jonathan Durst, Water Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5169
Resolution No. 21-23
Resolution setting a public hearing on February 16, 2021 on
project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the
Collector Well Nos. 3 and 4 Rehabilitation Project, directing City
Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City
Engineer to place said project manual on file for public
inspection.
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Collector Well 3 & 4 Rehabilitation account #
W3311.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
A public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the
above-mentioned project is to be held on the 161 day of February, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the
next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk.
2. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus. If City Hall remains
closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings
Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see
www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the public hearing for
the above-named project in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having a
general circulation in the City, not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before
said hearing.
4. A copy of the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-named
project is hereby ordered placed on file by the City Engineer in the office of the City Clerk
for public inspection.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021
Attest:
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Resolution No. 21-23
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It was moved by trims and seconded by serous the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Bergus
Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 11.
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CITY OE IOWA CITY
www.iogov.org
February 2, 2021
Deciding the appeal to the City Council of the decision of the Historic
Preservation Commission denying a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace
the original siding at 1133 E. Court Street in the Longfellow Historic District.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
City Attorney Memo to Council
Memo to Council with Attachments
Appeal Request
Correspondence from Adam, Gosia, Natalie, Tessa and Esmae Clore
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney
DATE: January 14, 2021
RE: Appeal from Historic Preservation Commission's Denial of a
Certificate of Appropriateness to replace or cover the original siding at 1133 E.
Court Street in the Longfellow Historic District (Feb. 2, 2021 Council meeting)
The purpose of this memorandum is to set forth the rules that govern your consideration
of the above -referenced appeal. In deciding the appeal, you must first determine:
1. Whether the Commission exercised its powers and followed the guidelines
established by the Historic Preservation provisions of the City Code? Section 14-313-
3C (1) of the City Code sets forth the approval criteria:
C. Approval Criteria: Applications for historic review will be reviewed for
compliance with the following guidelines and standards, which are published
in the "Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook", as amended:
1. Historic Districts And Landmarks: For properties located within a historic
district or designated a historic landmark:
a. "Secretary Of Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation", 1990 edition or
subsequent revision thereof.
b. "Iowa City Guidelines For Historic Preservation".
c. Individual district guidelines:
(1) "Longfellow Neighborhood District Guidelines".
(2) "College Hill Neighborhood District Guidelines".
(3) "Woodlawn District Guidelines".
(4) "Northside Neighborhood District Guidelines".
And,
2. Whether the Commission's action was patently arbitrary or capricious? A decision is
"arbitrary" or "capricious" when it is made without regard to the law or the facts of the
case. Arora v. Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, 564 N.W. 2d 4, 8 (Iowa 1997).
The above -stated "standard of review" is a narrow one. Council is not entitled to
substitute its judgment for that of the Commission. In other words, you may not reverse
the Commission's decision merely because you disagree with it. Rather, if you find that
the Commission exercised its powers and followed the guidelines established by law and
that its decision was not patently arbitrary or capricious then you must affirm the
Commission's decision.
January 14, 2021
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If you find that the Commission did not exercise its powers and follow the guidelines
established by law or did act arbitrarily or capriciously you may, in conformity with the
provisions of the Historic Preservation Commission regulations, reverse or modify,
wholly or partly, the decision of the Commission to deny the application. You may make
such decision as ought to have been made, and to that end you will have the powers of
the Commission. In other words, you will stand in the shoes of the Commission and be
bound by the same guidelines and rules that govern the Commission's decisions on
applications for certificates of appropriateness.
With respect to your deliberations in connection with the above, it is essential that you
read the entire record of the proceedings before the Commission and all information
submitted to you as part of the public hearing process. You are required to decide the
appeal within a "reasonable time." If, at the Council meeting, you need any additional
information in order to make a decision, you should continue the public hearing and
defer a decision. The agenda item is only intended to give notice that a motion to decide
the appeal may be made. The substance of that motion is, of course, unknown at this
point. If at the meeting you decide that you have all the information you need and no
further time for deliberation is necessary, you should close the public hearing and decide
the appeal. The motion to decide the appeal will be in the form of a motion to affirm or
reverse, wholly or partly, or modify the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission
concerning the application. The reasons for your decision must be clearly articulated.
I will be available to answer questions at your meeting on February 2.
Cc: Adam and Gosia Clore, property owners
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk
Tracy Hightshoe, Director of Neighborhood and Development Services
Anne Russett, Senior Planner
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- - Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Memorandum
Date: January 14, 2021
To: City Council
From: Kevin Boyd, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission and Jessica Bristow, Historic
Preservation Planner
Re: Appeal of Historic Preservation Commission Decision for 1133 East Court Street
Introduction: On December 10, 2020, the Historic Preservation Commission denied an
application to replace or cover the original siding at 1133 East Court Street. The application
requested replacement of the original siding without regard for its condition. The property is in
the local Longfellow Historic District and the National Register listed Longfellow Historic District
and is classified as Contributing to the historic character of the neighborhood. The applicants,
Adam and Gosia Clore, have appealed the Commission's decision. At the same meeting the
Commission approved a porch reconstruction project at the same property.
Historic Review Background: The City of Iowa City has eight local historic districts, five
conservation districts, and numerous local historic landmarks. These properties were
designated as local historic resources by the City Council through the rezoning process. This
designation requires that material changes requiring a regulated permit (e.g. building permit) go
through the historic review process. Examples of a material change include alterations to the
exterior features of a building, such as modifications to windows, siding, or porches. New
construction and demolition must also go through the historic review process. More significant
exterior changes require the review of the Historic Preservation Commission. Minor changes
that demonstrate compliance with the historic preservation guidelines can often be reviewed
and approved by staff or by staff and the Chair of the Commission.
Project Information: The application, originally submitted April 2020, included removal of the
aluminum siding and installation of fiber -cement board over the original siding. During
discussions between staff and the applicants, the applicants proposed an alternative project to
remove the aluminum siding and the original siding and install fiber -cement board siding.'
This project also included the redesign of the front porch, assuming that elements such as
columns and balustrades are currently missing. Redesign without historic elements or a photo to
match is reviewed and approved by the Commission. This portion of the project was also
reviewed at the December 10, 2020 meeting and approved.
' Removal of original siding and trim cannot be approved by staff unless the siding or trim is deteriorated beyond
repair. The applicants were not interested in removing the aluminum siding and reviewing the condition of the
original siding with staff. Without knowledge of the existence or condition of the original siding, the project
proceeded to the Commission.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Guidelines: When considering replacement siding, the Commission follows the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards. These standards are incorporated into the Iowa City Historic Preservation
Handbook, the adopted guidelines the Commission uses to review applications (see attached
Exhibit C, excerpts from the Iowa City Preservation Handbook).
Three areas of the guidelines are consulted for a review of original siding replacement or
covering original siding in another material. In Section 4.11 Siding, the guidelines recognize that
"wood siding, along with the trim details ... combine to make one of the most important defining
characteristics of historic districts" and "therefore siding is protected by the design guidelines".
The introductory paragraphs for this section continue,
The primary threat to the traditional appearance of older neighborhoods has
been the application of synthetic siding which has been installed in an effort to
avoid periodic painting. While synthetic siding may last longer than an application
of paint, it does deteriorate over time and does need to be replaced when it
fades, cracks, dents, or deteriorates. The application of synthetic siding covers
many architectural details of a building, damages the historic siding and trim,
traps moisture within the walls, and in some cases, necessitates the removal of
historic elements altogether. For these reasons the covering of original siding
with synthetic siding is not allowed.
This section of the guidelines includes actions which are "disallowed," such as removing historic
trim, covering historic trim, and installing synthetic siding. When historic siding exists, the
guidelines recommend "replacing deteriorated sections with new or salvaged wood siding that
matches the historic wood siding." The guidelines also recommend "removing synthetic siding
and repairing the historic wood siding and trim." Where synthetic siding is all that exists, such as
the rear of the property under discussion, the guidelines recommend "replacing the synthetic
siding to match the original siding on the building." "Matching synthetic siding may be used to
repair damage to small sections of existing siding." While it is recommended to replace
deteriorated siding with new wood siding, this section of the guidelines allows for wood
substitutes such as smooth fiber cement board for replacement of deteriorated original siding.
Section 4.14 Wood, of the Historic Preservation Guidelines, includes recommendations for
repair similar to those found in the siding section, including the possibility for wood substitutes
that retain the appearance and function of the original wood. In addition, this section includes
several actions that are disallowed: "covering original wood siding, soffits, and eave boards with
another material such as vinyl or aluminum" and "removal of historic wood elements such as
trim, porches, cornices, and decorative elements."
Section 10 Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, includes several standards that
are relevant to this project. Standard 2 states, "the historic character of a property shall be
retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces
that characterize a property shall be avoided." Standard 5 states that "distinctive features,
finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property
shall be preserved." Standard 6 states, "deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather
than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature,
the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities, and
where possible materials."
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Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
In order to provide flexibility for approval of projects that could not be anticipated by the
guidelines and do not significantly affect the architectural character of a historic property, the
Commission may consider granting an exception to the guidelines for individual projects.
Section 3.2 outlines the three types of exceptions:
1. Documented Exceptions: The documented exception allows for alternative methods and
materials if the Commission achieves consensus. Each of the material sections includes
any documented exceptions for those materials. For siding, there are no documented
exceptions for Contributing properties in Historic Districts. For wood, there are no
documented exceptions.
2. Uncommon Situations: These are generally defined as non-compliant structures,
irregular lots and projects which satisfy the intent of the guidelines.
3. Guidelines Silent/Unclear: This type allows for the evolution of historic preservation
practices and advancement in new technologies, materials, and practices for project
approval. For either of these final two exceptions, the Commission would need to identify
the guideline for which the exception would be made and the rationale for the exception.
Findings: In order to approve the removal of original historic siding the Commission would have
to be presented with evidence that an exception was necessary. No evidence was provided in
the staff report, application, or discussion at the meeting. The Commission found that the
proposal did not meet the standards set in the guidelines, contradicts the Secretary of Interior's
Standards, and would permanently alter the historic character of the house and Longfellow
Historic District.
Alternatively, the Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness that meets the
guidelines that allows for the removal of the aluminum siding and repair of the original siding
and trim or replacement of deteriorated siding and trim following review and documentation by
staff and Commission Chair.
Exhibits:
A. Denial of Certificate of Appropriateness
B. Certificate of Appropriateness for the porch and the alternate siding repair project
C. Excerpts from the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook
D. December 10, 2020 Historic Preservation Commission Preliminary Meeting Minutes
E. Staff Report presented to the Commission
F. Overview of siding replacement project approvals over the past five-year period
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washngton Street, Iowa City. LA. 52240
DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
1133 East Court Street
A meeting of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission was held as an electronic meeting through the
Zoom meeting platform on December, 10, 2020. The following members were present: Kevin Boyd, Sharon
DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen, Jordan Sellergren and Austin Wu.
By a vote of 1-5 (Boyd, DeGraw, Kuenzli, Sellergren and Wu voting no), the Commission failed to approve a
Certificate of Appropriateness for an alteration project at 1133 East Court Street, a contributing property in
the Longfellow Historic District. The proposal consists of the removal of the aluminum siding in its entirety
and either the installation of new aluminum siding or cement board siding over any existing historic siding or
the removal of any existing siding in its entirety, regardless of condition and replacement in cement board in a
configuration to be determined by the applicant. The existing trim is also proposed to be replaced regardless
of condition, in a configuration to be determined by the applicant. The proposal was denied for the
following reasons:
The proposal does not meet the standards set in section 3.2, 4.11 or 4.14 because it would remove
historic wood siding and trim that is not deteriorated and replace it with new material that does not
match the existing (4.11), or it would cover original wood siding with another material leading to the
potential of increased further damage (4.14). In addition, the Commission could not find an
exception to the guidelines to approve the proposal since this proposal does not meet the conditions
of any documented exceptions, the situation is not uncommon, and the guidelines are not silent or
unclear on this topic (3.2)
• Wood siding and trim details combine to make one of the most important defining characteristics of
historic districts and are therefore protected by the guidelines.
The proposal contradicts Standard 2 of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, included in the
historic preservation guidelines which reads, "the historic character of a property shall be retained
and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize
a property shall be avoided."
• While aluminum siding covers the existing original siding, impacting the historic character of the
house, it is a reversible condition since the removal of the aluminum siding would expose the
historic siding and trim. Removal of the historic siding, however, would permanently alter the
historic character of the house, unless the material was deteriorated and the new material match the
original
An alternate proposal, as described by the Commission, is approved separately on the Certificate of
Appropriateness for the porch reconstruction project.
The decision may be appealed to City Council, which will consider whether the Historic Preservation
Commission has exercised its powers, and followed the guidelines established according to this Title (Title 14
of Iowa City Zoning Code), and whether the Commission's action was patently arbitrary or capricious (Iowa
City Zoning Code, Article 14 -8E -2D). To appeal, a written letter requesting the appeal must be filed with the
City Clerk no later than 10 business days after the date of the filing of this certificate.
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Kevin Boyd, Chair
Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
Jessica Bristow, Hi oric Preservation Planner
Department of Development Services
12/15/2020
Date
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
1133 East Court Street
A meeting of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission was held as an electronic meeting through the
Zoom meeting platform on December, 10, 2020. The following members were present: Kevin Boyd, Sharon
DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen, Jordan Sellergren and Austin Wu.
By a vote of 6-0, the Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for an alteration project at 1133
East Court Street, a contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. The project includes two
parts:
Once the porch enclosure is removed, as approved in June 2020, the porch will be reconstructed
with the porch at 1152 East Court as reference. The existing porch piers, roof and floor will remain.
The straight square columns and paneled balustrade will be constructed with the existing piers
providing the location for the new columns. Screens and storm windows are not regulated and may
be installed at a property owner's discretion. Constructing an enclosed porch with permanent walls
and windows is not approved. All materials are wood unless approved by staff and chair. Original,
historic wood elements may be replaced to match existing if deteriorated. Specific porch
construction relationships are shown on the attachment.
• The aluminum siding is removed and the original siding and trim is repaired. Any missing or
deteriorated siding is replaced with wood, smooth cement board or smooth LP Smartside matching
the original. Trim configuration will be reviewed by staff and Chair prior to reconstruction.
The project is approved subject to the conditions specified in this certificate, notations in the application, and
the discussion by the Commission as provided in City Code Section 14-8E-2. All work is to meet the
specifications of the guidelines unless otherwise noted. Any additional work that falls under the purview of
the Historic Preservation Commission that is not specified in this certificate will need a separate review.
Approval by the Historic Preservation Commission does not constitute final approval for a project. Contact
the Building Department to acquire a building permit before beginning the project. The Historic
Preservation Commission does not review applications for compliance with zoning ordinance and building
code.
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Kevin Voyd, Chair
Iowa City Historic Preservation Co mission
Jessica Bristow, Historq Preservation Planner
Department o Development Services
12/15/2020
Date
PORCHES, BALCONIES, AND RAILINGS
PORCHES, BAKC OWIES, AND RAILINGS
PORCHES have been a popular architectural feature since the eighteenth century. Some of the finest
early examples can be found in Charleston, South Carolina, where the double -height porches, located
along one side of the house to catch the breeze, are called piazzas. Interestingly, this is the Italian
word for square, which reinforces the porch's public/private nature.
Around the muddle of the twentieth century, as architectural styles changed, air conditioning
became common, and suburban America turned away from the street and toward the television as
the prime focus of social activity, porches began to fade as a standard of the American home.
Thankfully, planners and house builders have since realized what we were losing—not only
architecturally, but also in terms of the social fabric of a town—and porches are reappearing.
Porch Styles
Architecturally, porches are as varied as the houses that they adorn. Georgian porches tended to use
a classical vocabulary of columns, pilasters, and turned baluster railings. Victorian designs often used
simpler chamfered posts, but with elaborate pierced -wood ornaments, turnings, or both. Arts and
Crafts applications did without much of the fussy Victorian decoration, relying on an expression of
simple wood craftsmanship for effect. Whatever the style, it is important to get the details right.
Before reading this chapter, it is worth reviewing Chapter 3, The Orders, and Chapter 7, Entrances,
as many of the rules in those pages should apply to your porch.
Balconies and Railings
Balconies, in iron, wood, or stone, give texture to your house as well as providing outdoor space at
upper floors. A change of material and color (a painted iron balcony on a brick or wood building,
for example) can give richness to an otherwise simple structure. These textural qualities are
enhanced still further by the potential for planting.
Railings are required by most building codes when there is a drop of over 18 inches. On balconies
and porches alike, the design of these railings will help determine if the building looks authentic. A
simple building can be enhanced by adding carefully selected iron or stonework, or spoiled by poorly
designed, out of scale elements. Balconies and railings are icing on your cake! Treat them with care,
and make sure that they complement everything else you have achieved in the design.
8.1 Porches, Balconies, and Railings
Porches create outdoor "rooms" between
the public space of the street and the
private space of the interior.
Balconies add outdoor space to a
building's upper floors.
8.7 Types of Porches
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Double -height porch:
Charleston Single House
Double galleries wrapping the entire house:
Low Country and French Colonial
One-story porch: American Four Square
Integrated porch: Classical Villa
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8.3 Porch Details
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Masonry pier Wood pedestal
with short with shod thin
chunky column column
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' columns
nfered post
simple
filature
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corner pier
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8.4 Column Alignments to Avoid
Once the foundation is poured and the rough framing completed, the
alignments are set; the finish carpenter may have no option but to
install the columns incorrectly, either at the base or the neck.
No: Setting the \ Yes: Neck of
column under the column aligned
architrave with face of
architrave
Yes: Base fullyNo: Bose
supported extending over
foundation
8.5 Column Alignments to Use
By thinking ahead, you can make it easy to install correctly aligned
columns where the neck aligns with the face of the architrave and the
base is fully supported.
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is: Neck of
dumn aligned
* face of
churave
is: Base fully
pported
GET YOUR HOUSE RIGHT
PORCH PLANNING
Getting your porch right is easy, but only if you
think about it before construction begins. Good
planning requires an architectural drawing that
clearly dimensions both the foundation and the
framing of the entablature. This drawing needs to
be part of the minimum requirements of even the
smallest sets of construction documents.
Column Alignment
Misaligned columns are probably the most common
mistake made in new traditional construction. The
correct relationship is to align the neck of the
column with the face of the architrave, while the
base is completely supported on the deck, The
important thing to remember is that the neck of a
column is thinner than the base. The problems
usually occur on site because the entasis (tapering) of
the column is not taken into account during framing.
Unfortunately, it is quite easy to forget this when
framing up the building. The foundation goes in first.
Then the rough framer constructs the roof. By the
time the trim carpenter arrives to set the columns
and handrails, the outcome is determined. All he can
do is fill in the blanks. He can't fix flawed alignments
(8.4).
Think Ahead
Use the centerline of the column as a reference
point, positioned in relation to the face of the house.
To align the neck of the column correctly, and
support the base, the foundation will extend further
away from the house than the architrave.
Architectural plans should clearly note these
dimensions, both on the foundation plan and framing
plans. The set of drawings needs to include a
dimension locating each element back to the wall.
The contractor will not be able to get this right on
site if he is not given the information ahead of time.
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8.6 Setting Out the Porch
When setting out your porch, set all the dimensions to
the centerline of the column; show dimension from the
house to the centerline and the eentariine to the outer
extension at each crucial point.
Include the following dimensions in every set of
drawings:
1. House to centerline of column
2. Center line of column to exterior face of foundation
3. Center line of column to exterior face of column at
base
4. Center line of column to neck of column
5." enter line of column to face of architrave
NOTE: If the alignment is correct, the face of the
architrave will not align with the face of the
foundation.
Align
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Align
PORCH PLANNING
Slope between 3:12 and
,- 6:12, typically haver than
L „II main house
�— Beaded board or beaded
ply coling, often pointed
light blue, set high
enough to express inside
of architrave
Plaster or engaged
column to conned porch
to house
NEEO TO R19OW
Porch Tips
` Bedmold
Align
Neck of
architrave
aligned with face
I of column an
12 inside, outside,
front, and side
Decking sloped
minimum
per foot away
from house
Base and plinth
fully supported
on deck
Reflected ceiling plan • A minimum depth of 8'-0° is good for a-,eryday use. if the
porch gets too narrow, It will be hard to use comfortably
when furnished
Use a pilaster or engaged column at the, wall to visually
engage the porch to the douse.
• Express the beam on the inside of the porch
• :klign the inside face of the architrave with the neck of the
column.
• Use a bedmold for the crown inside the porch (8 5),
Use beaded board or V -joint boards on the ceiling of the
porch (or substitute beaded board plywood) . Often the
porch ceiling Is painted light blue
• D Wenswn to rough framing—so framers know what to do
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Beaded Board Ceiling
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Align
PORCH PLANNING
Slope between 3:12 and
,- 6:12, typically haver than
L „II main house
�— Beaded board or beaded
ply coling, often pointed
light blue, set high
enough to express inside
of architrave
Plaster or engaged
column to conned porch
to house
NEEO TO R19OW
Porch Tips
` Bedmold
Align
Neck of
architrave
aligned with face
I of column an
12 inside, outside,
front, and side
Decking sloped
minimum
per foot away
from house
Base and plinth
fully supported
on deck
Reflected ceiling plan • A minimum depth of 8'-0° is good for a-,eryday use. if the
porch gets too narrow, It will be hard to use comfortably
when furnished
Use a pilaster or engaged column at the, wall to visually
engage the porch to the douse.
• Express the beam on the inside of the porch
• :klign the inside face of the architrave with the neck of the
column.
• Use a bedmold for the crown inside the porch (8 5),
Use beaded board or V -joint boards on the ceiling of the
porch (or substitute beaded board plywood) . Often the
porch ceiling Is painted light blue
• D Wenswn to rough framing—so framers know what to do
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8.1 Architrave Framing Details
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Rough framing too large, resulting in misalignments
when trim and columns are installed
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Enough space to finish beam off above column
8.8 Column Support
Without proper support, the column may start to push up the edge of
the decking.
(olumn fully
supported
with framing
to keep
decking level
PORCH DETAILS
Finishing the Beam
Don't forget to allow for the finish carpentry. The rough
framing of the beam needs to be set at a dimension that
allows the finish face of the architrave to align with the
neck of the column. It also needs to be high enough to
allow room to install finish trim between the rough
framing and the top of the column. Columns should not
be directly supporting rough flaming (8.7).
Supporting the Columns
Make sure that the column is supported front and back
with framing. Columns that are not fully supported can
lift up and warp the edge of the decking (8.8).
Double Porches
On two-story porches, align the center lines of the
columns from floor to floor (8.9), regardless of the
size and type of column. Larger columns or piers
always support smaller columns or posts. (See
Superimposition, page 66.)
The size of the entablature should relate to the
dimensions of the column, not to the overall height
of the building. (See Attenuated Orders, page
144, and Setting the Eave Height, page 200.)
Engaging the Building
Where the porch engages to the house, the two areas
of concern occur at the architrave and at the cornice.
Always support the architrave at the wall with a
pilaster or engaged column, but take care with details.
Pilasters typically project '/s—'/s the diameter of the
column with a width set to match the neck of the
column. Engaged columns typically project 5/a-3/4
the diameter of the adjacent columns (see Pilasters
and Engaged Columns, page 60). Do not use
engaged half columns; they do not look substantial
enough to support the porch. Do not set a full
column next to the wall; it is unnecessary and will
trap water at the base (8.1 D).
Porches can engage the cornice in several ways.
One-story porches are engaged to the house as an
additional mass. Either the architrave resolves into
the house and the eave returns around the corner
(8.11) or both fully resolve into the house.
Two-story porches can be more complicated.
If the porch has its own roof it will engage like a
one-story porch. But if the porch is included under
the roof of the main house, special attention must be
given to the alignments of the column from base to
neck, to make sure that the eaves are aligned
correctly with the building's foundation.
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8.10 Engaging the Porch to the Building at the Architrave
To support the architrave where the porch meets the building, always use a pilaster or an engaged column, which throws enough
shadow to visually provide support.
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(unnecessary; will create a place
for water to collect)
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of diameter from wall
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the Cornice
A one-story porch engages -to the building as an
additional mass; the treatment of a two-story porch
depends on whether or not it has its own roof.
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Designing and inst4ing a cxmTectly detailed porch takes
great care, but it can be easy to achieve if you think ahead.
Before you plan your porch, go back to the following sections
to review key aspects of the Orders that are fundamental
to porch design,
Learn the Vocabulary, page 13
Selecting Columns, page 46
Installing Columns, page 52
Inustalling Columns in One Story, page 53
Installing Columns in Two Stories, page 53
Tuscan and Doric Entablatures, page 54
Pilasters and Engaged Columns, page 60
intercolummatlon, page 64
Superimposition, page 66
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8.12 Wood Bailing Details to Use
Handrail
Picket
Bottom rail, chamfer top
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RAILINGS
Railings made of wood or iron are both a practical
requirement and an opportunity to give a layer of
texture to a house. The key to making them look
right is to find creative methods of meeting
contemporary building codes.
Wood Railings
There are many different design options for the
traditional house. Choose according to the style of
your house and the overall degree of ornamentation
you want to achieve. At the simplest end of the
spectrum, we have square pickets and a simple
handrail. For a more interesting effect, you can set
the pickets diagonally to cast greater shadow and
increase the apparent section.
There are relatively few mistakes to make with
wood railing design. The biggest concern for the
traditional builder should be material. Never use
white plastic. Although PVC might seem to be a
labor-saving option, it doesn't look right and cannot
be maintained.
Railing Height
Bottom rail It is easier to design wood railings to meet
contemporary building codes than it is with iron or
stone, but in some applications the required height
does interfere with the best design. Figure 8.13
illustrates two options for reducing the apparent
height by adding a secondary iron railing, either
directly above or set back behind the primary railing
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Turned balusters are also used on wood railings.
These can be relatively thin, or on more expensive
projects they can be formed from larger sections to
relate more closely to classical models. Turned urns
and other ornaments can be used to enrich the
handrail. Handrails, likewise, can have a simple
profile or more weight and detail for more ornate
projects. Regardless of the profile, always slope or
curve the top of the rail to cast water. For a richer
effect, gooseneck the handrail at perimeter posts as
shown in 8.14.
8.13 Railing Extensions to Use
8.14 Railing and Newel Variations
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36" or 42" overall height—to rode
Newel with chamfered corners, ball finial, Pedestal kept low by raising handrail
and turned pickets height over column base
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and turned pickets height over column base
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permits are issued. These projects will be evaluated using 6.0 Guidelines for New Construction, 8.0
Neighborhood District Guidelines and if applicable 7.0 Guidelines for Demolition.
Demolition
Demolition involves the complete removal of a building or a portion of a building. Removal of dormers,
decorative trim, porches, balusters, chimneys and other significant features requires a building permit
for demolition, and therefore historic review. Demolition projects will be evaluated using 7.0 Guidelines
for Demolition and 8.0 Neighborhood District Guidelines. If a demolition permit is sought in order to
erect a new structure, the new building and the demolition must be approved by the Historic
Preservation Commission before any building or demolition permits are issued. These projects will be
evaluated using 6.0 Guidelines for New Construction, 7.0 Guidelines for Demolition, and 8.0
Neighborhood District Guidelines.
3.2 Exceptions to the Iowa City Guidelines
In writing the historic preservation guidelines, the Historic Preservation Commission has made every
effort to clarify the criteria for historic review. However, not every situation can be anticipated.
Situations requiring exceptions to the Iowa City Guidelines will be considered by the full Commission
under major review unless the project conforms to the documented exceptions listed in the guidelines,
in which case the project may be approved by the Preservation Planner or Preservation Planner and
Chair.
The Commission is charged with interpreting and applying the guidelines in a fair and consistent
manner, but is afforded flexibility when reviewing applications in order to arrive at historically and
architecturally appropriate solutions in cases where a proposed construction project does not
significantly affect the architectural character of a historic structure.
The Commission may consider granting the following types of exceptions:
Documented Exceptions
A documented exception exists where the Commission has encountered and anticipated acceptable
alternative methods and materials to the guidelines. When these methods and materials have found
consensus with the Commission, they have been incorporated into the guidelines. The nature of these
exceptions is to acknowledge materials or project types that are appropriate only in limited
circumstances, the particular circumstances of which have been clearly defined and explicitly listed at
the end of each applicable section of the guidelines.
Non -Historic Structures
A number of the documented exceptions pertain to non -historic structures. Because the historic
preservation guidelines are intended primarily to protect the character and integrity of historic
properties and districts, exceptions have been crafted to accommodate non -historic structures within
the districts. While the great majority of properties located in historic and conservation districts are
historic properties, and were constructed in or before 1945, the Historic Preservation Commission may
grant exceptions to the Iowa City Guidelines for the relatively small number of properties that are
classified as non -historic properties and were constructed after the period of significance of a district.
Specific criteria exist for evaluating non -historic structures. In order to qualify for an exception, the
proposed change to the exterior of a non -historic property must comply with the following criteria:
1. The project will not further detract from the historic character of the district.
2. The project will not create a false historic character.
3. Alterations and new additions will be compatible with the style and character of the non -historic
structure. New Constructions will be compatible with the style and character of the district.
Uncommon Situations
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During the course of historic review, it may be revealed that elements of the application warrant special
consideration. When this occurs, alternative design solutions to the Iowa City Guidelines or the
Neighborhood District Guidelines may be considered by the Historic Preservation Commission. The intent in
considering alternative designs is to allow architectural flexibility in exceptional circumstances such as non-
compliant structures, irregular lots, and projects which satisfy the intent of the guidelines as interpreted by
the Commission. The Commission may find guidance in section 3.3 Additional Historic Preservation
Guidelines. Alternatively, the Commission may advise the applicant regarding appropriate solutions or
accept the applicants' proposal with or without amendments. When approving a project requiring an
exception, the Commission shall identify the guideline(s) for which the exception is being made, and the
rationale for the exception.
Guidelines Silent/Unclear
Because the guidelines were written by the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission to address historic
preservation issues in Iowa City, certain topics may not be covered extensively or at all within the
guidelines. Historic preservation practices may evolve. New technologies, materials and practices which
contribute to the preservation of historic properties may be introduced and require individual treatment.
To decide on applications involving issues not covered sufficiently within the guidelines, the Commission
may find guidance in 3.3 Additional Historic Preservation Guidelines. When ruling on an application
utilizing criteria other than those found within the guidelines, the Commission will identify the criteria and
rationale for the record. The appropriateness of use for any new products or materials will also be clearly
stated during historic review.
The guidelines leave to the discretion of the Commission the particular calculus used to determine the
appropriateness of various projects. These considerations are largely determined by the historical integrity
of the structure, the various elements which would be impacted, the scope of work, the materials used,
etc., which vary from project to project.
3.3 Additional Historic Preservation Guidelines
Neighborhood District Guidelines
The size and location of a primary building on a site are some of the defining characteristics of historic and
conservation districts. The size of buildings, lots and yards, as well as the architectural character of the
buildings, varies by district. Section 8.0 Neighborhood District Guidelines deals specifically with site, scale,
structure location, and architectural style for properties within individual historic or conservation districts.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and the Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic
Buildings are national standards for historic preservation. The Secretary of the Interior defines rehabilita-
tion as "the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes
possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which
are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural value." The goals of the Standards can be summa-
rized as follows:
1. Identify and preserve those materials and features that are important in defining the building's historic
character.
2. Undertake routine maintenance on historic materials and features. Routine maintenance generally in-
volves the least amount of work needed to preserve the materials and features of the building.
3. Repair damaged or deteriorated historic materials and features.
4. Replace severely damaged or deteriorated historic materials and features in kind.
The Iowa City Guidelines are based on the Standards, but they provide more specific guidance. Occasional-
ly, alterations are proposed to properties that were not anticipated in the Iowa City Guidelines. When this
occurs, the Historic Preservation Commission will refer to the Standards when deciding on a Certificate of
Appropriateness. The Standards are located in section 10.0.
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Siding
Wood siding is prevalent throughout the historic neighborhoods in Iowa City. Most often it is plain
clapboard siding with an exposure between 3 and 5 inches; however, it is sometimes tongue and groove,
shiplap, or wall shingle siding. Wood siding along with the trim details and a variety of paint colors combine
to make one of the most important defining characteristics of historic districts. This display of detail and
color is essential to the character of the older neighborhoods, and therefore siding is protected by the
design guidelines.
The primary threat to the traditional appearance of older neighborhoods has been the application of
synthetic siding. This has been installed in an effort to avoid periodic painting. While synthetic siding may
last longer than an application of paint, it does deteriorate over time and does need to be replaced when it
fades, cracks, dents, or deteriorates. The application of synthetic siding covers many architectural details of
a building, damages the historic siding and trim, traps moisture within the walls, and in some cases,
necessitates the removal of historic elements altogether. For all of these reasons the covering of historic
properties with synthetic siding is not allowed.
Recommended:
Historic Siding
• Repairing historic wood siding and trim.
• Replacing deteriorated sections of wood
siding with new or salvaged wood siding that
matches the historic wood siding.
• Removing synthetic siding and repairing
historic wood siding and trim.
Synthetic Siding
• Replacing synthetic siding with siding to
match the original siding of the structure.
Matching synthetic siding may be used to
repair damage to small sections of existing
synthetic siding.
Wood Substitutes
Substituting a material in place of wood
siding only if the substitute material retains
the appearance and function of the original
wood. The substitute material must be
durable, accept paint and be approved by
the Historic Preservation Commission. In
many applications, fiber cement board with
a smooth finish is an approved wood
substitute.
Typical Siding Types found in Iowa City
Clapboard siding
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Disallowed:
Historic Trim
• Removing historic trim pieces such as door
and window trim, skirt and frieze boards,
and corner boards.
Covering historic
window trim, skirt
corner boards.
Synthetic Siding
trim such as door and
and frieze boards, and
• Applying synthetic siding such as aluminum,
vinyl, or false masonry siding.
Board and Batten Siding
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Exception
In order to provide flexibility for certain changes and certain properties, the Commission has
documented a number of exceptions to the Iowa City Guidelines. Projects requiring the exceptions
corresponding to the property type listed below may be approved by the Preservation Planner or
Preservation Planner and Chair. Projects requiring exceptions to the guidelines that are not listed may
be considered by the full Commission under major review. The Commission is afforded flexibility when
reviewing applications in order to arrive at historically and architecturally appropriate solutions in cases
where a proposed construction project does not significantly affect the architectural character of a
historic structure.
In deciding on a project requiring an exception to the guidelines, the Commission may find guidance in
the additional guidelines, outlined in section 3.2. When approving a project requiring an exception, the
Commission shall identify the guideline(s) for which the exception is being made, and the rationale for
the exception.
For more information on exceptions to the Iowa City Guidelines, please refer to section 3.2.
Applies to Non -Historic Properties in
Historic Districts
Noncontributing and Non -
Historic Properties in
Conservation Districts
Noncontributing and Non -
Historic Outbuildings in
Conservation Districts.
Synthetic Siding May be Considered Provided
the Following Conditions:
Noncontributing and non -historic structures
be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to
determine the architectural merit of the
property under consideration. Some
noncontributing and non -historic structures
were classified according to an architectural
style or construction period inconsistent
with the district, but nevertheless remain
important properties and worthy of
preservation.
For structures already possessing synthetic
siding, other factors besides the presence of
synthetic siding should exist which prevents
the structure from being considered a
contributing structure to the district.
Otherwise, alterations should be encouraged
which will enable the property to become
contributing to the district.
Dutch lap (drop) siding
Shingle siding
All sources of moisture that have caused
damage to the structure are corrected
and the damage repaired prior to the
application of the siding.
Historic architectural features such as
window trim, brackets, moldings, rafter
tails, columns, balusters and similar
details are not covered, removed, cut or
otherwise damaged. Unless severely
deteriorated, historic wood siding must
not be removed.
To the extent possible, the synthetic
siding appears similar to the original
wood siding in exposure, texture and
design.
• Trim boards extend in front of the face of
the siding.
• The synthetic siding does not have a
simulated wood grain
Fish scale siding
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4.14 Wood
Most of the structures in Iowa City's historic neighborhoods are of wood frame construction and have
wood siding. Many dwellings have wood elements such as trim, windows, doors, porches, cornices,
decorative elements, and pediments. While most wood is relatively inexpensive, durable, and easy to work
with, it must be maintained properly to have a long life.
Recommended:
Historic Wood
• Repairing historic wood elements rather
than replacing them.
• Using epoxy products, such as Wood Epox
and Liquid Wood by Abatron, to consolidate
deteriorated wood components, and fill or
reconstruct missing wood.
• Duplicating and replacing historic wood
elements when they cannot be repaired.
• Replacing damaged wood components
with new or salvaged wood components
that match the historic ones.
• Monitoring wood surfaces for signs of
excessive water damage, rot, or pest
infestation. Keeping all surfaces primed,
painted and appropriately caulked in order
to prevent wood deterioration.
• Eliminating excessive moisture problems
such as leaky roofs, gutters, and
downspouts. The improper venting of baths,
kitchens, basements, and dryers may cause
moisture problems.
• Removing vegetation that is growing
against the wood elements or siding.
Wood Substitutes
• Substituting a material in place of wood only
if the substitute material retains the
appearance and function of the original
wood. The substitute material must be
durable, accept paint, and be approved by
the Historic Preservation Commission.
• For many applications, fiber cement board is
an approved substitute for wood provided
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no simulated wood grain
• MiraTech and similar materials have been
approved for above -grade applications on a
case-by-case basis.
• Polyethylene/sawdust composite materials,
such as Trex, are appropriate on a case-by-
case basis
Deck and Porch Materials
• Pressure treated lumber should be allowed
to cure for a period of six months to one
year prior to painting due to high moisture
content.
Disallowed:
Historic Wood
• Covering original wood siding, soffits and
eave boards with another material such
as vinyl or aluminum siding.
• Using destructive and dangerous paint
removal methods such as sandblasting,
water blasting, or burning with a propane or
butane torch.
• Removal of historic wood elements such
as trim, porches, cornices, and
decorative elements.
Wood Substitutes
• Substituting a material in place of wood that
does not retain the appearance, function,
and paintability of the original wood.
Exception
For more information on exceptions to the Iowa
City Guidelines, please refer to section 3.2.
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10.0 The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (Standards) were originally written to
determine the appropriateness of proposed project work on properties that were listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Standards are accompanied by instructions concerning methods,
materials, historical character, and other considerations that relate to the historical significance of the
particular property and its surroundings. The Standards have been widely accepted by state, county,
and city governments.
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of exterior changes to historic landmarks and properties located in historic and conservation districts.
The Iowa City Guidelines are based on and comply with the Standards, and were written to provide
more specific guidance for owners, contractors and consultants in Iowa City as well as the Historic °
Preservation Commission.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (1990) are listed below. V)
1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal `s
change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
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materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that
create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architecturalLn
elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.
4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their o
own right shall be retained and preserved.
5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that
characterize a property shall be preserved.
6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of
deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in
design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of
missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall
not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the
gentlest means possible.
8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such
resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.
9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials
that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be
compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity
of the property and its environment.
10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that
if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its
environment would be unimpaired.
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and setting in the materials of workmanship), and also meet Criteria D (associated with lives of
persons significant to our past) and Criteria E (embodies the distinctive characteristics of a time
period or method of construction —the Italianate architecture).
Kuenzli asked about the letter the Commission received about the siding/metal that would go
on the house. Bristow clarified that the letter from William Means was regarding the metal
siding on the new development. Because of the letter staff had the brick on the drawings
clarified. Bristow said that they are working through a new rehabilitation plan for the historic
house that, once the property is landmarked, would come to the Commission for approval.
Boyd opened and closed the public hearing.
Boyd asked about the order of operations in regard to the project as a whole and the
rehabilitation of the house. Russett said that the rehabilitation plan is not triggered by the
landmark designation but would be triggered if the applicant pursues the redevelopment of 400
North Clinton and 112 East Davenport Street. Boyd asked if the landmark status would make
them eligible for the PRM rezoning. Russett said that there were three applications: the
landmark designation, the rezoning of 400 North Clinton and 112 East Davenport to a different
zoning designation, and a proposed text amendment that would allow the applicant to ask for
additional development potential, which then would trigger the need for a rehabilitation plan.
Russett said that all three of these are running concurrently.
Kuenzli asked if they are assured that the house will be rehabilitated so the house does not
crumble in 25 years. Boyd said that, in order for the developer to obtain a certificate of
occupancy for the new portion, they have to complete the rehabilitation plan that the
Commission will see at a future meeting. Kuenzli asked about the order of events —
rehabilitation and development. Bristow said that part of the rehabilitation plan will include a
timeline of what needs to be done and how long it will take to do that, but that it doesn't
necessarily matter the order in which they are done as long as they are completed before they
want to occupy the development. Kuenzli said that she is concerned primarily with the old
house being restored according to the guidelines.
MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve the designation of 410/412 North Clinton Street as an
Iowa City historic landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: Criteria A, B,
D, and E. Wu seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS:
1133 East Court Street — Longfellow Historic District
Bristow said that 1133 East Court Street was built between 1910 and 1924 in the Longfellow
Historic District. It is a Foursquare with a low-pitched hip roof, flared eaves, and dormers with
paired windows. The first floor has one over one double hung windows. The porch was
enclosed with combination windows in 1972. It has a two-story rear addition in the back, added
in 1988. The house is currently clad in aluminum siding which was likely installed either during
the two story addition or the porch enclosure in the 70's. There have been several past projects
on this house since the district designation, such as changes to the deck, repairs to the roof,
and an addition of a railing on the rear 2nd floor porch.
Earlier this year, the Commission received an application to remove the aluminum siding and
also for porch reconstruction. The Commission has approved the porch reconstruction to the
point where the aluminum in the storm windows could be removed and anything that had
existed be repaired. Depending on what remained, the project may come back to the
Commission for porch redesign.
Bristow said that she and Boyd had been working to determine what an original porch may
have looked like on this property if there was nothing remaining to be seen after the removal.
Bristow that she would talk about the siding project first and talk about the porch project
separately after that.
Bristow said that several options had been discussed by the owner for this property in regard to
its aluminum siding, with the most recent option being to remove the aluminum siding (some
of which had been damaged by the derecho) and install cement board siding over the top of the
original siding underneath.
Bristow said that the Historic Preservation guidelines are very specific about disallowing the
covering of the original siding with anything (including synthetic siding) and disallowing the
removal of original siding and trim unless it has deteriorated beyond repair. If the original siding
had deteriorated beyond repair, the guidelines state that it could be removed and replaced
with a siding that matches the original siding, including lap siding, use of corner boards. The
new siding could include wood, a smooth cement board or a smooth LP Smartside siding.
Bristow said that would assume the original siding was deteriorated and only the deteriorated
pieces would be removed and the new matching siding would be toothed in to replace the
deteriorated original siding.
Bristow said that this house also has aluminum over the soffits and the fascia, and the
aluminum edge comes up over a lot of the trim. Recently, there have been several projects that
have removed synthetic siding and so far none of those projects have found that all of the
siding on the property was deteriorated. A few have replaced individual pieces of siding and
parts of trim (pieces of sills, corner boards, watertables, etc.) have been replaced. Bristow said
that the goal of the guidelines for houses like this, with aluminum siding, is to remove it
because it traps moisture, obscures a lot of the details, and diminishes the architectural
character of the home.
Bristow said much of the architectural character is created by the trim and the siding, and the
guidelines are clear about how important those elements are to the character of the house.
That is why it is disallowed by the guidelines to remove the siding or trim unless it is beyond
repair.
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Bristow said there are also options for repair from the derecho. If the damage to the aluminum
is small, staff would recommend trying to locate a siding that matches. If the aluminum siding
has been there for a long time it is likely faded and then painting it and painting any repair so
that it all matches would be an option for a small repair, keeping the existing aluminum. If it
was a matter of not finding a good match, it may be a matter of removing existing siding from
one place and moving it to the front and replacing all of a section of siding on the back or
somewhere not visible. Bristow said with catastrophic damage that would be the case where it
would be recommended to just remove all of the aluminum and just repairing the original
siding instead of covering it again. This is they type of work where we regularly promote using
our Historic Preservation Fund to help with repair.
Bristow said one project where all of the original siding was approved to be removed was a
house that was insulated without a vapor barrier being able to be installed. She referred to the
Bob Yapp article. Bristow said moisture from the interior of the house migrates into the wall
and condensates in the wall cavity. The insulation holds that moisture and does not dry out.
Bristow said that this issue was obvious on the house at 424 Clark Street because it was
possible to see that the siding was failing and could no longer hold paint. Because of the
deteriorated siding, the owner was approved to replace it with cement board. Bristow said it
was not known if the cement board would be able to handle the moisture either since the
product tends to wick up moisture and may also fail since the insulation was retained.
Generally, the overall goals of the guidelines are to retain the historic character of the house
itself, which helps to retain the historic character of the neighborhood.
Bristow showed an example of a house that had a siding and trim condition that might be found
under the aluminum siding here too.
Kuenzli said that it might be possible to find pictures of this house because she used to live
behind it, and a good friend of hers knew the owner who had lived there a few decades. She
said that, through the remaining family, they might be able to get some pictures. Bristow said
that that might be an option that could be discussed for the porch.
Bristow moved on to a discussion of the porch project. She said that, right now, they know that
it has an enclosed porch and the guidelines do not allow a porch to be enclosed. She said that
the Commission does not regulate storm windows, and a porch can be enclosed with storm
windows and screens (something that is not considered permanent) as long as nothing has to
change in the wall, the columns, the baluster, etc. in order to do that. She said that this is an
option for this house, and the porch could be rebuilt in a way that it could have solid balusters
and storm windows could be installed again. She said enclosing it with permanent walls and
windows would not be something that the guidelines would allow.
Bristow said that they looked at similar houses in the neighborhood to try and determine what
an original porch would have looked like. She showed an example of a much more elaborate
house and discussed how these details would not be appropriate here. She then showed an
example of some more similar appropriate porch designs to follow for this porch. She said that
they should avoid doing something overly elaborate unless they had a photo of what the
original porch looked like and confirmed that was the appropriate porch design. If that was the
case, Staff would recommend that the new porch design copy what the historic photo showed,
which is also in line with the guidelines.
Bristow said that the staff report includes multiple recommendations so that repair could be
approved with the original siding, if covering or removing the siding was denied. The porch
project was also separated for this reason.
Boyd opened the public hearing. Gosia Clore, a member of the public, began her presentation
about her house, 1133 East Court Street. She reiterated what Bristow previously stated about
the house history and talked about the current siding, which has allowed for pest (mice, bats,
bugs, etc.) penetration. She also said that the house has blown in insulation. She said she feels
moisture is being trapped within, which is causing additional damage to the siding. Clore said
the entire back is new with no wood siding under the aluminum siding.
Clore said that wood siding is not common on Court Street. She said that they are proposing to
replace the siding with something similar that is much more pleasing to the neighborhood and
something that is much easier to maintain in the long run. She said they don't want to repaint it
every few years.
Clore said that with the house on Seymour, everything was replaced. The vinyl was removed
and what was under that was removed and the original, which was asbestos was removed. She
said the windows were replaced. She said on Summit, a house had asbestos removed and all
new siding and trim installed. Clore mentioned a house on Summit where the arch was allowed
to be removed and changed. She said it was said that the arch was not original but others are
like that. She said it was allowed to be changed to let more light in.
Clore said that they propose to use appropriate materials. She showed an example in
Minnesota of a house they would like to copy. She said she would also copy a photo if one was
found. But the new materials could be used, not wood. She described the derecho damage on
the house saying that one third of the aluminum was damaged. She says that repair would not
be a great option. She then showed a house in New Jersey with cement board.
Clore said that what Bristow presented with the porch at 1152 is good and they would be happy
to mimic that. She said they know where the original columns were located. She said that if a
photo is found they would be happy to copy that.
Boyd closed the public hearing.
Kuenzli asked if Seymour street is in the Conservation District or if it is part of the Longfellow
Historic District. Bristow said that it is in the Longfellow Historic District. Sellergren asked if the
issue was that the homeowners did not want to keep any of the original wood siding after
removing the aluminum siding. Boyd re -opened the public hearing. Clore said yes, and that half
of the house already does not have part of the siding in it. Boyd closed the public hearing.
Kuenzli asked if the insulation could be removed/suctioned out through the small holes in the
siding, since that is how it was blown in. Bristow said that is depends, but it is a bit impractical
since the wall cavity has to dry out as Bob Yapp discusses in the article. Bristow said that the
house that was moved on College Street had insulation that was blown in and had all settled
and wasn't causing any damage to the siding. Insulation may or may not cause issues
depending on the type of insultation and coverage.
Boyd asked if there are any concerns with the proposed resolution for the porch
reconstruction, to mimic the porch at 1152 Court and not be permanently enclosed, to which
there were none.
Boyd said that when it comes to siding the guidelines specifically disallow the removal of
original wood siding and, given what they've seen in the application and public hearing, which
doesn't provide information about what will be found under the aluminum siding, he is
uncomfortable giving flexibility in that area.
Kuenzli said removing and replacing the aluminum siding does not address the problem of the
insulation in the walls.
Bristow said that they have recently approved the removal of synthetic siding on multiple
houses and the process has approval of removal and repair of original. After that staff or staff
and chair review what is found to determine the next step. It is a multi -step process and has an
additional review. Bristow said in this particular case, the applicant did not wish to work with
that unknown factor. She said that the back half of the house does not have original siding so,
regardless of what happens, they will have to put some new siding of an approved material on
the whole back half of the property.
Kuenzli asked if it would be possible to remove the aluminum siding from the front and the
sides and leave the back half either with its siding or to put the cement board there, and then
restore the original wood siding on the rest of the house. They could put the cement board at
the back and it would match up to the original. Bristow said that is possible because it would
meet the guidelines and could even be staff approved.
Clore said that the sheathing on the new addition is on the same level as the siding, so the old
siding butts into the sheathing and whatever new siding is put on will go beyond that, so it will
not be on the same plane. Bristow said that, if something was installed incorrectly with the
addition, a typical solution would be to install a vertical trim piece to mask a transition. It is not
an ideal solution but there are solutions to problems like that.
Boyd said that the second recommended motion, siding repair, includes removing the
aluminum siding, and repairing the original siding if it is repairable, which it might not be or if it
is not there as the applicant said. Then anything that is deteriorated, missing replaced with
wood or smooth cement board or LP. Boyd said this seems to cover a lot of the unknowns for a
synthetic siding removal project project.
DeGraw said the second motion leaves open the option of discovering what's behind the
aluminum siding if it is taken off, and then there could be consultations with Staff in order to
move forward. She said that painting the aluminum siding does not look great at times, so she
is willing to entertain the suggested newer material. If there was a way to see what was
beneath the aluminum siding and to reimplement the details that are covered would improve
the look of the house.
Kuenzli said, with old houses that have siding put on them, she has never seen a case where the
original wood siding was removed in order to put a vinyl on it. She said that she believes that
the original wood siding is still there, and that it can still be saved. Pitzen said that it is
important to have the options open after the removal of the siding and see what is underneath
in case there are surprises.
Boyd said he thought that was what the second recommended motion does. Traditionally as a
Commission, we have said that if the original historic material is there we want to keep that and
repair it. If it is not there, we want to mimic what that could look like. This is also what that
second motion says. Kuenzli agreed.
Russett asked the applicants if they would be agreeable to the second motion. Clore said that,
once they remove the siding, half of the house is then exposed to the elements. They would
wrap it in Tyvek. She said that they do not currently have materials, and have had trouble
acquiring materials in the past, so she is afraid that they will be left with an exposed home
during the winter. Because of this, she does not think that the second motion is feasible.
Kuenzli asked why they do not want to use wood where they would remove the aluminum
siding. Clore said it is harder to maintain and it has a lot of other issues. Clore said that putting
cement board in for individual pieces would not work because it doesn't match and has a
different thickness and reveal.
Boyd asked about a motion to approve the removal or covering of the original and if that would
need an exception. Bristow said that she had not included that in the staff report but yes, since
the actions are disallowed by the guidelines, an exception would need to be used to approve it.
Bristow explained the types of exceptions: documented exceptions included in each section
(there are none for this project), exceptions for when the guidelines are silent or unclear (which
is not the case here since it is disallowed) or it would be an uncommon situation. Bristow said
the Commission would need to determine that the siding condition here was uncommon in the
historic districts.
Bristow clarified that past projects have approved toothing in LP or cement board with wood
siding. Some contractors apply for that.
MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 1133
East Court Street: removing the aluminum siding and either including the removal of the
original siding and trim without regard to its condition or the installation of new siding over
the original siding. Wu seconded. Motion failed with a vote of 1— 5 (Pitzen voting to
approve).
MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 1133
East Court Street: removing the aluminum siding and repairing the original siding and trim,
replacing deteriorated or missing pieces with wood, smooth cement board, or smooth LP
SmartSide, any of which will match the original. Kuenzli seconded. Motion passed with a vote
of 6-0.
MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the porch
reconstruction project at 1133 East Court Street as presented in the staff report with the
following conditions: the new porch will mimic the porch at 1152 East Court Street, the new
porch will not be permanently enclosed, all new materials will be wood or approved by Staff
and Chair. Sellergren seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF:
Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff review
1133 East Court Street — Longfellow Historic District
Roof shingle and front porch roof membrane replacement.
12 Bella Vista Place — Brown Street Historic District
Bristow said that this property has a 100 -year-old clay tile roof that was damaged by the
derecho. It will be replaced with new clay tile that matches the original and new copper pans
for the internal gutters.
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF:
Minor Review — Staff Review
533 South Lucas Street — Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District
Storm damage was repaired to match existing.
420 East Jefferson Street —Jefferson Street Historic District
New front step, no longer cast concrete but wood with handrail.
1527 Muscatine Avenue — Dearborn Street Conservation District
Repair of stucco and windows with some badly deteriorated windows replaced
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Staff Report December 312020
Historic Review for 1133 East Court Street
District: Longfellow Historic District
Classification: Contributing
The applicants, Gosia and Adam Clore, are requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 1133 East
Court Street, a Contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. The project consists of the removal
of the synthetic siding and the installation of cement board siding, either covering or removing original siding
where it exists, and reconstructing the front porch which is currently enclosed.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Altera tions
4.1
Balustrades and Handrails
4.4
Energy Efficiency
4.10
Porches
4.11
Siding
4.14
Wood
7.0 Guidelines for Demolition
7.1
Demolition of Whole Structures or Significant Features
10.0 Secretary,
of the Interior's Standards forRehabilitation
Staff Comments
This house was built ca. 1910-1924 as a Foursquare with a low-pitched hip roof, flared eaves, and dormers.
The dormers have paired windows. The windows in the main floors of the house appear to be one -over -one
double hung windows. The porch was enclosed with combination windows about 1972. A 2 -story rear
addition was added in 1998. The house is clad in aluminum siding which was likely installed during one of
these projects.
In 2005, the Commission approved changes to the rear deck built in 1998. In 2013, the Commission
approved the installation of skylights in the south (rear) portion of the hip roof and the replacement of the
vinyl deck railing with wood. Earlier in 2020, staff approved the replacement of the roof shingles, the
replacement of the porch roof membranes, the installation of a railing on the second -floor rear porch and the
removal of the aluminum siding at the front porch. Replacement and repair of deteriorated material to match
the existing was included while the porch redesign would need to be approved by the full Commission.
Current Project Description
The applicant's original application in April proposed removing the aluminum siding and installing fiber
cement board over any original siding underneath. The rear portion around the 1998 addition is assumed to
have no siding underneath the aluminum. The siding and windows would be removed from the front porch
and it would be reconstructed as an enclosed porch with column details and other associated trim. At one
point, during discussion, the applicant suggested that a goal for the project was to remove all of the siding,
trim, and sheathing to insulate the house. They have also suggested a desire to avoid lead contamination from
the paint on the original siding. Finally, they have suggested removing all of the aluminum siding because of
some derecho damage (that has not been documented so the extent is unknown) and installing new
aluminum over the original siding.
The original application also included the addition of three windows to the rear in the Southwest corner.
While the porch and siding has been discussed multiple times, the window portion of the project has not
been discussed further and no other information has been provided. That portion of the original application
is not included here. For approval, clarification of window location and product information would be
required, including elevation drawings showing the windows.
Historic Preservation Guidelines
The guidelines begin the Alteration Section (4.0) with the following statement:
Alterations to both contributing and noncontributing properties, as well as landmarks,
should be done in a manner that is appropriate to the style and age of the building, as well as
its neighborhood context. The historic character and integrity of older buildings should be
maintained by repairing historic components to the extent feasible and using traditional
materials and techniques.
Section 4.1 Balustrades and handrails recommends constructing or replacing missing balustrades by using
historic photographs or by choosing a style that is consistent with the architectural style of the building.
Section 4.4 Energy Efficiency recommends the following regarding insulation: "Insulate the attic, basement,
and crawl space. About 20% of energy costs come from heat loss in those areas." This section includes
recommendations to seal gaps and use weather-stripping to prevent heat loss. It also recommends repair and
material reuse to prevent unnecessary landfill waste.
In Section 4.10 Porches, the guidelines recommend repairing historic elements to retain them. and "replacing
badly deteriorated elements with those that match the historic components in design and material." Porch
floors would be vertical -grained Douglas fir porch flooring (which is tongue and groove). "Porch skirting
must be added to fill the space below the porch floor porch between piers if the space is 18 inches or greater.
It is disallowed by the guidelines to "enclose front porches with permanent windows or walls." According to
the guidelines, "porches are the focus of many historic buildings and help define their overall character. In
historic residential neighborhoods, front porches help to establish a sense of community. Front porches and
sun porches should be preserved for both their architectural and social value."
Section 4.11 Siding recommends "replacing deteriorated sections of wood siding with new or salvaged wood
siding that matches the historic wood siding." It is also recommended to remove "synthetic siding and repair
historic wood siding and trim." It is disallowed to "remove historic trim pieces such as door and window
trim, skirt and frieze boards, and corner boards." "Matching synthetic siding may be used to repair damage to
small sections of existing synthetic siding." Fiber cement board with a smooth finish is often an appropriate
substitute for wood. This section also begins with an opening statement:
"Wood siding along with the trim details and a variety of paint colors combine to make one
of the most important defining characteristics of historic districts. This display of detail and
color is essential to the character of the older neighborhoods, and therefore siding is
protected by the design guidelines.
The primary threat to the traditional appearance of older neighborhoods has been the
application of synthetic siding. This has been installed in an effort to avoid periodic painting.
While synthetic siding may last longer than an application of paint, it does deteriorate over
time and does need to be replaced when it fades, cracks, dents, or deteriorates. The
application of synthetic siding covers many architectural details of a building, damages the
historic siding and trim, traps moisture within the walls, and in some cases, necessitates the
removal of historic elements altogether. For all of these reasons the covering of historic
properties with synthetic siding is not allowed."
Section 4.14 Wood says it is disallowed to "cover original wood siding, soffits, and eave boards with
another material..." It should be noted that section 4.9 Paint and Color includes many of the
common practices for safe removal of lead paint.
Section 10, Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation includes Standard 2 which says,
"the historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic
materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided." Standard
3 says: "each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that
create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural
elements form other buildings, shall not be undertaken." Standard 6 says "Deteriorated historic
features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires
replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and
other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be
substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence."
Historic Review
This property currently includes two conditions which are disallowed by the guidelines, are currently
grandfathered -in, and are the subject of this application: the aluminum siding and the enclosed front porch.
Both situations may continue to remain with the approval of minor repairs indefinitely. The appropriate
sections of the guidelines include specific recommendations on minor repairs.
Siding
When aluminum or steel siding is damaged by a storm, repair can follow the guidelines by toothing-in new
siding in damaged areas, allowing the disallowed condition to remain. If the siding is no longer manufactured,
it is often possible to find an approximate match or to move siding from one area to patch and residing its
original location with new closely matching siding. One of the persistent barriers in matching synthetic siding
is color. The original color will fade and crack over time, requiring maintenance. Steel and aluminum can and
should be painted when the material fades. In an effort to reduce landfill waste, it is also a more sustainable
solution than replacement. Painting will also allow a closely matching repair to blend with the rest of the
house. Finally, repair and repainting will allow a house to maintain its synthetic siding following a storm or
similar event because it meets the guidelines. New installation of synthetic siding on the entire house is
disallowed by the guidelines. For this reason, staff recommends that storm damage is repaired following the
guidelines by installing new or reclaimed material that matches as close as possible (lap -size and texture) and
is painted as necessary.
The guidelines recommend the removal of aluminum siding and the repair of the original siding and would
also be the solution if aluminum siding was pervasively damaged. Where the original wood siding is heavily
deteriorated, using new or reclaimed material to match the existing is recommended. The goal of the
guidelines is to remove inappropriate materials and to repair, and return to use, the original material, exposing
the original character and architectural details. The guidelines are clear that it is disallowed to remove original
siding and trim unless it is deteriorated to be replaced with matching material. Covering original wood with
synthetic material can damage the original material in the installation process and over time as moisture is
trapped in the wall. Installing lap siding such as cement board over original siding would lead to increased
damage to the original material because of the increased use of fasteners across the length of the material (as
opposed to the periodic or edge fasteners used with most synthetic siding).
Installing a material such as cement board over original siding also changes the relationship between the
siding and trim and openings. One of the uses of trim is to bridge gaps between materials and at corners
created by changes in depth or direction of the wall plane. While trim does not prevent water from entering
the wall, it helps to direct water away. Aesthetically, trim is among the most important elements of the
historic character of the building. It emphasizes elements and marks transitions. It creates a hierarchy of
architectural elements. Adding a siding layer to the outside of a historic house alters all of these relationships.
Gaps may be created where they didn't exist. Openings and their trim may appear more recessed than
intended. Staff would not recommend approval of the application of another siding over the original siding
on a historic house because is it disallowed by the guidelines, will damage the original material and impact the
historic character of the building.
It should be noted that removing all siding and trim on a historic house is not appropriate according to the
guidelines even when the goal is to install insulation. In addition to reasons mentioned above, wholesale
removal would likely damage previously undamaged pieces. Reinstallation of the original material would lead
to permanent changes. Replacing this material with new, when it is not deteriorated is disallowed by the
guidelines and would create unnecessary waste. The application of insulation in historic wood frame, plaster -
walled residential construction is considered controversial in preservation literature. Unless the process
includes the installation of a vapor barrier between the plaster and the stud -wall, moisture from the interior of
the house can migrate into the wall cavity where it will condensate making the new insulation wet. This
insulation can never dry out. This moisture trapped in the wall system can lead to the failure of the plaster but
most often leads to a failure of the siding so that paint cannot adhere properly and fails. Rigid insulation
installed between siding and sheathing will change the exterior details as discussed above. It also requires an
air space between the insulation and the siding, further increasing the depth of the wall cladding. When
homeowners want to increase the energy efficiency of historic homes, the guidelines and historic preservation
sources recommend insulating attic floors and basements as well as sealing air gaps and applying weather-
stripping. Wall insulation typically does not provide enough benefit to outweigh the cost and damage that can
be incurred. A plaster and lath stud -wall system with board sheathing has a greater thermal mass than modern
stud -wall system with sheetrock, making wall insulation less beneficial in a historic house. The attached
document, "Energy Efficiency in Historic Homes" was created by Heritage Works for the city of Dubuque
and discusses historic home energy efficiency in our local climate. The attached article by well-known
preservationist, Bob Yapp, "Myths About Insulating Old House Walls" discusses insulation and these issues.
Staff would not recommend approval of the removal of original siding and trim from a historic house unless
it is deteriorated beyond repair.
Porch
For this porch, the porch piers, floor, and roof are most likely the only original remaining elements. The
applicant's removal of the aluminum siding and windows is recommended by the guidelines. The guidelines
further recommend that the porch is rebuilt either following photographic evidence, of which we have none,
or as is appropriate to the architectural style, location and date of construction. Adding conjectural features
that are not supported by this evidence could create a false sense of history and should be avoided. Since the
house does not exhibit any evidence of overly elaborate trim details and it is a Foursquare built when
Craftsman details were more popular than Queen Anne details, porch elements such as turned spindles and a
spindled architrave (frieze board) would not be considered appropriate.
Staff has reviewed properties similar to 1133 Court in an attempt to evaluate potential porch details to model
for the reconstruction of its porch. Some of the architectural features which were compared are noted on the
attached photos. While houses in the Northside neighborhoods were also reviewed, it was determined that
Court Street had a large number of Foursquares with a wide variety of Architectural details so that the review
could be very localized. While a significant number of these houses had an arched frieze board, there are
others with a more simple, straight frieze board. Staff finds that while an arched frieze board could be
supported if the applicant's wished, it would not be considered the only appropriate configuration. The
number of columns also varies between two and three. In the cases where three exists, the porch stairs are
framed on the inside by a half -column or tall pier. Since the two -column design is structurally more expensive
and no more appropriate than the three -column version, staff supports the three -column design. Staff further
finds that the porch columns and balustrade at 1152 Court Street is the most appropriate model for the porch
reconstruction at 1133 Court. Several details in other properties staff does not find appropriate here, such as
battered (sloped) columns, thinner proportions, and overly ornate balustrades. They are shown in the
attached photos.
Staff does not recommend approval of a porch reconstruction with permanent walls and windows because it
is disallowed by the guidelines. The current enclosure will be entirely removed so it will no longer be
grandfathered -in. The roof and floor, as original materials, should remain unless deteriorated beyond repair.
Similar to other properties on Court Street, the applicants could construct the porch to mimic 1152 Court
Street and install screens and storm windows. Screens and storm windows are not regulated and can be
installed and replaced without approval. Only permanent walls and windows are disallowed but the guidelines.
The porch at 1152 Court Street provides an example of a historic porch construction that could be partially
enclosed, while still meeting the guidelines. Staff recommends approval of a porch reconstruction that mimics
the porch at 1152 Court, does not remove original materials unless deteriorated, and is not permanently
enclosed.
Recommended Motions
(Motions must be made in the affirmative and then voted down if the application is being denied.)
Siding removal: Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1133 East Court Street,
removing the aluminum siding and either including the removal of the original siding and trim without regard
to its condition or the installation of new siding over the original siding.
Siding repair: Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1133 East Court Street,
removing the aluminum siding and repairing the original siding and trim, replacing deteriorated or missing
pieces, with wood, smooth cement board or smooth LP Smartside, any of which will match the original.
Porch reconstruction: Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the porch reconstruction project
at 1133 East Court Street as presented in the staff report with the following conditions:
■ The new porch will mimic the porch at 1152 East Court Street
■ The new porch will not be permanently enclosed
■ All materials will be wood or approved by staff and Chair
1133 Court Street
Dormers with paired
windows
Flared eaves
Wide eaves
2nd floor window pattern
one in each corner
Small window
Projecting bay
Porch roof
original here
with low slope
and wide eaves
Fewer windows
this side 2nd floor
not sure if orig.
Mid-flight stair
window
Small window
at base of stair
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This house has three porch piers. Uncertain if the center one had a full -height column
or not. Also not sure if the middle one is centered or off -center to help frame the entrance
on the inside of the porch. The stairs and brick sidewalls are not original, do not match
other brick on the house and don't fit properly between the piers so they were likely
installed when porch enclosed.
1152 Court Street
This house is similar but lacks the flared eaves. It has a similar window patterning and
is not much older than 1133 Court. This house does have a bump -out on both sides
instead of one. The porch has square, paneled columns with minimal capitals and
bases.The balustrade is also paneled and an appropriate height if there are no code
requirements for increased height. This example is the same width as 1133 Court and
has three columns. The screens are protected around the storm door by a simple
square spindled balustrade that requires only a minimal post hidden by the door
framing. This type of porch construction provides a historic example that would also
avoid more elaborate detail requiring photographic evidence. In Iowa City it could be
considered to be very common detailing for a house of this style and era.
1120 Court Street is a house with pronounced and even unique detailing. It would not
be considered appropriate to mimic details such as this in a porch reconstruction with
out photographic evidence that the house orginally matched it. Adding this type of
detail woud create a false history and undermine the uniqueness of this design where
it is original.
This porch design is similar to 1152 Court Street but is not as good of an example for
the porch reconstruction at 1133 Court. Staff does not know where this house is
located or its age and style. The photo shows that it is a one or 1 1/2- story house and
is more narrow than 1133 Court. This house also has exposed rafter tails and a gable
on porch roof. The trim on the columns appears wider than 1152 Court. The panels of
the balustrade and columns are both segmented unlike 1152 Court.
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Your home is notjusta
roof over your head.
It should be a pleasant, inviting environment, and a place of privacy,
comfort and enjoyment. For many, their home is also their most valuable
asset; the result of years of savings and hard work. Protecting that
investment is extremely important.
Protecting one's investment in a historic home
brings along unique challenges. People choose
to live in historic homes for a variety of reasons.
In popular culture, historic homes are viewed as
icons of the "American Dream," with the white
picket fence, the front porch swing and the cozy
hearth in the living room. Historic homes were
built to last, incorporating expert craftsmanship
and durable materials. No two historic homes are
alike. Each has its own character and identity.
But historic homes also have the reputation
of being energy inefficient and difficult to maintain.
They are thought to have drafty windows,
high maintenance building materials and small,
compartmentalized rooms. In today's world, people
have expectations for comfort and livability that
are different from those of the original builder.
As a result, it is expected that an owner of a
historic home will want to modernize his or her
home and enhance its energy efficiency. However,
it is important that the homeowner be aware that
upgrades and alterations can be accomplished
in a way that increases comfort, saves money
and preserves the historic character of the home.
This publication is a resource for owners of historic
homes when they are considering options for
upgrading and enhancing the energy efficiency of
their homes. It outlines an easy -to -follow process
that can assist the homeowner in both assessing
their home and determining which strategies make
sense in enhancing energy efficiency.
A Historic Home's Character
is Valuable
A historic home's character adds value to the overall
worth of the property. It is likely a one -of -a -kind design
and incorporates materials that are unique, durable
and nearly impossible to replace. Enhancing your
historic home's energy efficiency will add to its overall
value. However, if the energy efficiency enhancements
destroy or impair historic character in the process, it is
possible that property value may decrease. With proper
planning, energy efficiency upgrades to historic homes
can be accomplished without negatively impacting
historic character, maximizing property value.
HISTORIC HOMES
ARE INHERENTLY
ENERGY EFFICIENT
It is often said that "the greenest building is one
already standing." But what does that mean when
it comes to a historic home? Most homes built in
the 1800s and early 1900s were designed and
built without central heating and cooling systems.
They were constructed to retain as much heat as
possible in the winter months and remain as cool as
possible in the summer months. If done correctly,
energy efficiency upgrades that incorporate a
historic home's inherently efficient design will
result in a home that can bejust as energy efficient
as a new home.
Historic homes represent an accumulation of
energy that went into extracting the raw materials,
manufacturing the building products and
constructing the home (also known as "embodied
energy"). Maintaining a historic home and its
materials saves the embodied energy inherent in
the home. Choosing not to demolish the historic
home to build a new home also saves energy
expended in demolition and the embodied energy
expended in building a new home. Additionally,
maintaining a historic home keeps its building
materials out of the landfill.
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The goal of any historic home energy
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cost effective solutions while retaining the
home's historic character and value.
Before a homeowner begins any energy efficiency
improvement project it is vitally important that:
Only after these assessments are complete
should the homeowner begin energy enhancement
investments.
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A historic home has unique
character. Assessing your
home's historic character
before doing any work will
minimize potential adverse
impact on the homes
historic features.
( 1: Assess your Home
What gives your home
its character?
• Architectural style
• Windows and doors
• Chimneys
• Trim and detail
• Brick and stone
• Woodwork and plaster
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have inherent energy
efficient features?
• Existing storm windows
and doors
• Porches and awnings
• Solid masonry
■ Shade trees
What is your home's
current energy use?
• A professional energy audit
guides energy improvements
• An energy audit will establish a
baseline that will help measure
the effectiveness of energy
enhancements
Knowledge saves
time and money.
Making your home
energy efficient while
retaining its historic
character enhances
comfort, saves money
and increases value
IEnhance your Home
Reduce the Use
■ Passive heating and
cooling
■ Appliances and lighting
• Programmable thermostat
• Close off unused rooms
■ HVAC tune-up
■ Use powerstrips
Seal the Envelope
• Seal gaps with caulk and
weather stripping
• Fireplace and flue
• Add insulation
• Window and door repair
Upgrade!
• Add or replace appropriate
storm windows and doors
(exterior or interior)
• Replace boiler/furnace with
an Energy Star model
• Add solar or geothermal power
ASSESSING A HOME'S HISTORIC CHARACTER
People are drawn to historic homes because of their unique features, distinctive character
and charm. Character refers to the mixture of visual aspects and physical features that comprise
the appearance of a historic home. Before doing any work on a historic home, it is important to
identify the home's character defining features.
There is a simple 3 -step process to assist in identifying a home's character -defining elements.
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
Identify the Overall Visual
Aspects of the Home
• Architectural style;
• Shape, setting, environment;
• Roof and features (cupola,
chimney, dormer);
• Projections from the house, such
as porches and bay windows;
• Window and door openings
(pattern, size, type); and
• Materials (brick, stone, wood, etc.).
Identify the Exterior Details
This step involves examining the
home at close range:
• Surface quality of materials
(texture and color); and
• Surface evidence of craftsmanship
or age (evidence of hand -tooling of
stone, hand -carved wood or stone,
unique mortarjoints).
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Identify the Visual Character
of Interior Spaces, Features
and Finishes
• Spatial arrangements: How does the
interior flow?
• What are the unique features of
the interior? (mantels, light fixtures,
moldings and casings, staircases, etc.)
• Are there any unique surface finishes?
(parquet floors, pressed metal ceilings,
grained doors, stencil painting, hand
painted murals, etc.)
CHARACTER DEFINING HISTORIC FEATURES
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INHERENT ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN
Most homes built before World War II have numerous features designed to retain heat in the winter
and expel heat in the summer. With the widespread adoption of central heating and cooling in the
mid -20th Century, many of these features were either forgotten or altered. With knowledge of
a home's inherent energy efficient design, a homeowner can incorporate existing efficiencies into
planned energy efficiency enhancements. Design features to look for include:
Site Orientation
• More intensely used spaces are oriented to
the south and west, to maximize natural light
and heat gain in the winter.
• Deciduous trees provide shade in summer but
admit winter sun when leaves have fallen.
• Evergreen trees provide year-round windbreak
Roof Overhangs
Large overhangs keep high summer sun off the
walls while admitting the lower winter sun.
Porches
Provide summer shade and sheltered outdoor
living space.
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Massive Masonry Walls
• In winter, masonry absorbs heat from the sun
during the day, releasing it at night.
• In summer, masonry absorbs heat from the
sun slowly, so the interior stays cooler than
midday exterior temperature. Stored heat is
released at night when its cooler.
Transoms
Provide natural light to hallways and vestibules.
Skylights, Clerestories and Dormers
Provide natural light and ventilation to top floor
interior spaces.
Storm Windows
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winter months and prevent air infiltration.
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ASSESSING A HOME'S ENERGY PERFORMANCE
Many utility companies offer homeowners a free energy audit. It's always
a good idea to schedule a utility company's energy audit before you start any
work to make sure you pre -qualify for available rebates.
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In Dubuque, both Black Hills Energy and Alliant
Energy offer a free basic energy audit. Depending
on what you learn from the free energy audit,
it could be important to also hire a professional
energy consultant to help guide your planning
process for energy upgrades.
A professional energy consultant should be
able to provide an analysis of your current energy
use and make projections about energy savings
from improvements to your home. You should
look for someone certified by BPI (Building
Performance Institute) or RESNET (Residential
Energy Services Network).
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Comprehensive energy audits (often called
"Home Performance Assessments") should include
diagnostics performed with a blower door, infrared
camera, and gas analyzer. The blower door test
will determine how leaky the home is and potential
savings that could come from air sealing work.
The infrared camera can see into the walls and
identify areas that are missing insulation. The gas
analyzer will check for any gas leaks and detect for
potential carbon monoxide issues that could be a
health and safety problem.
WHAT IS A "HOME PERFORMANCE"
ASSESSMENT?
This type of assessment goes beyond just looking
at energy issues in a house. Your house is a "system"
with many interactions. Some energy improvements
(like insulation) have the potential to increase
hazards like moisture, carbon monoxide, and radon.
A Home Performance Assessment will cover health
and safety issues in addition to energy efficiency.
Look for someone with professional certifications
like BPI or RESNET.
The following chart shows an example of annual
utility costs broken down for a typical 1,800 square
foot house:
Air conditioning
$200
Lighting
$200
Clothes washer
$200
Refrigeration/freezer
$150
Television/cable/DVR
$150
Computers
$100
Dishwasher
$100
Other electronics, etc.
$100
Annual Electricity Cost:
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$250
Stove, dryer, etc.
$100
Annual Natural Gas Cost:
TOTAL ANNUAL UTILITY COST:
$1,000
$2,200
The energy consultant may make upgrade
recommendations that not only save a significant
amount of energy and money, but also qualify
for generous rebates from your local utility.
Be sure to check your utility's website for the
exact rebate amounts on upgrades like:
• Increased levels of insulation and air sealing work
• A new high efficiency furnace and/or air
conditioning system
• A new water heater
• A new washing machine
• New LED lighting
In addition to advising you on energy improvements,
a good consultant will also make sure you are
aware of potential problems that could arise from
making improvements. For example, some common
recommendations might include:
• Addressing moisture issues in your basement
• Replacing knob and tube wiring before adding insulation
• Adding a powered vent to your water heater
• Adding a radon mitigation system
Use the information from your Home Performance
Assessment to make the simplest efficiency
improvements first.
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REDUCE THE USE
COMMIT TO ENERGY SAVING BEHAVIORS
There are a number of energy efficiency strategies
that can be implemented for little cost and without
impacting a historic home's character. You may already
be doing some of these!
Utilize your programmable thermostat
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, you can
save as much as 1% for each degree setback for a
period of 8 hours. If you adjust your thermostat in the
winter from 70 degrees to 66 while you're sleeping
or at work, you can save about 4%.
Shut things off completely
Everybody knows they should shut their lights off
when they leave a room, but many electronics don't
completely shut off unless you actually unplug them
However, using a powerstrip isjust like unplugging.
Connect your television, cable box, and video game
machine to a powerstrip and turn it off every night.
Take advantage of passive heating
and cooling
Many historic homes were designed with operable
transoms for natural ventilation when it gets warm.
Ceiling fans help circulate air really well, too. When it
gets cold, heavy drapes or blinds can cut down convective
currents near windows. Make sure the windows
are clear again to let through the warmth of the sun.
Care for your heating and cooling systems
Regular maintenance of your furnace and air conditioner
can save you money while prolonging the life of the
equipment. Be sure to change out your furnace filter
on a regular basis. Clean your air conditioner's outside
unit at least once a year by removing debris and
spraying it down with a hose. Have a professional tune
up your furnace and air conditioner before each season.
Close off unused rooms
Sometimes there are rooms that don't need to be
heated and cooled as much as the rest of the house
and can be closed off to save you money. However, it's
important to keep your heating and cooling system
properly balanced so consult a professional before
just closing off all the vents in a room.
With a Wi-Fi thermostat you can control your
heating and cooling from the palm of your hand and
save money on your utility bills.
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COMMIT TO MAKING LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS IN YOUR HOME
If your home is a hundred years old, chances are it is
going to be around for another hundred years.
Pay special attention to the envelope
The "envelope" of your house is anything that is
part of the barrier between inside and outside.
Investments you make in envelope improvements like
insulation and air sealing can reap rewards for many
decades of energy savings and comfort. But beware
of poorly designed solutions that can lead to mold
and rot and contribute to unhealthy indoor air quality.
Use durable, traditional materials
Old growth wood, hardwoods, granite, slate, and
terrazzo are all materials that add value to your
home and last a long time, saving you money on
replacement costs. Avoid removing old growth wood
trim and replacing it with short-lived, wide -grained
contemporary wood or vinyl. Especially consider
restoring historic wood windows rather than replacing
them with new windows.
Invest in high -efficiency equipment
High -efficiency equipment may be more expensive
to purchase but will save you more money in the
long run. Look for ENERGY STAR rated equipment and
appliances. Rebates are typically better for higher
efficiency equipment as well. Once you improve the
envelope you may be able to replace the heating
and cooling systems with smaller units that are less
expensive to purchase and operate.
SEAL THE ENVELOPE
The biggest source of energy loss in most homes comes from "conditioned air"
(air that has been warmed by a furnace or cooled by an air conditioner)
escaping to the outside.
STACK EFFECT
While many people immediately think of a drafty
window or door, the majority of air is actually
escaping through the attic. Most attics are
intentionally vented so the air that's moving from
the house to the attic just flows right outside.
A big part of what's happening is called the "stack
effect" Air is coming into a house through a
"leaky" basement and pressure caused by the
stack effect moves that air upwards and out
of the house through the attic.
Air Sealing
The best way to solve the problem of a "leaky
house" is to seal all the cracks and openings in
both the basement and the attic. This slows
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down the stack effect and keeps conditioned air
from escaping. The most common tool for doing this
work (called "air sealing") is a can of spray foam like
Great Stuff. Larger openings can be blocked off with
pieces of rigid foam. While you can tackle some of
this work yourself, a professional contractor typically
uses a blower door to accelerate the air flowing
through the house to find all the holes to be sealed.
Common areas that need air sealing:
• Large openings in the attic along the outside walls
• Chimney through the attic (be sure to use appropriate
materials on heated surfaces like chimneys)
• Attic hatch or entrance
• Can lights open to the attic
• Ductwork and piping penetrations in both the attic
and basement
• Area along the top of outside basement walls
(called sill plates)
• Outlets and switches
• Windows and doors
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Insulation is also critical for heat loss, of course.
Itjust isn't as effective if air is zipping around it
through holes that need to be sealed. You can tell
this is happening in areas where you see dirty
insulation (it's working like a filter to catch the dirt
while the air is just moving through it). Once the
air leaks have been sealed, it's time to focus on
improving the insulation levels.
Most historic homes were not originally insulated,
so if there is currently insulation it was added much
later. The current code requirement for attic
insulation in new homes in a cold climate is R-49.
This is most easily achieved by blowing in 15-18
inches of cellulose or fiberglass insulation.
Insulation in a basement can be a little trickier, and
if you have moisture concerns, you may only be able
to insulate the areas that are above ground level.
Insulating walls can also be difficult or not possible
if there is knob and tube wiring still in the walls.
The most common method is to drill holes and blow
in "dense -packed" cellulose. One of the advantages
of this method is the added air -sealing qualities of
dense -pack cellulose. Newer technologies such as
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spray -foam insulation have become popular in new
construction, but are not recommended in historic
homes, as they can create moisture issues.
It is also important to insulate pipes and ductwork.
If there is ductwork running through an attic it
should be wrapped with a minimum of R-5 insulation.
Hot water pipes in a basement should be insulated
(all pipes should be insulated if there's any chance
of freezing) and the water heater tank should also
be wrapped in insulation.
The following table lists some insulation R -values per inch
for popular insulation materials:
Fiberglass batts, blown, board 2.4-4.4
Cellulose blown 3.0-3.6
Mineral wool batts, blown, board 2.4-4.4
Vermiculite or perlite 2.3-2.7
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Window Restoration
Original wood windows are the soul of a historic
home. They are often the most important character -
defining elements of a home. Typically made of
old-growth lumber that is rot resistant, historic wood
windows were built to last hundreds of years.
Unfortunately, historic wood windows are often the
first casualties of a poorly planned historic home
rehabilitation project. As a result, historic character
is irretrievably lost for little or no economic savings.
REPLACE HISTORIC WOOD WINDOWS
ONLY AS A LAST RESORT
Homeowners often believe thatjust replacing their
original single pane windows with new double pane
windows will result in significant energy savings.
However, studies have shown that only about 10-15%
of a home's energy loss is through its windows. The
U.S. Department of Energy estimates that windows
are responsible for only 25% of a home's heating bills.
Window replacement is one of the more expensive
home renovation projects. Depending on the cost of
a window replacement project, the National Trust for
Historic Preservation estimates that the average
payback period for replacement windows is 40 to
250 years. The average lifespan of a replacement
window is about 20 years, far shorter than the payback
period. Window replacement is usually a bad
investment for a historic homeowner.
The greenest windows are the historic home's
original windows. A good storm window combined
with a restored single pane window is very close to
the insulation value of a new double pane window.
Windows are often the most important character
defining feature of a historic home. A restored
window with properly installed storm can be just
as energy efficient as anew window.
What's more important for windows is that they are
working properly and sealed to prevent drafts and
moisture. Saving historic windows keeps their materials
out of the landfill and saves the embodied energy
both in the original window and that expended in the
construction and transport of the replacement window.
When considering what to do with historic windows,
all owners of historic homes should first consider
restoring their original windows. There are many
advantages to restoring instead of replacing your
original wood windows:
• The original wood is much higher quality and long-lasting
than wood used to manufacture windows today.
• Wood windows were constructed to be repaired.
If one component fails, it can be repaired or replaced.
If a component of a replacement window fails, the
entire window must be replaced.
• Wood windows can be retrofitted with weather
stripping, which increases the energy efficiency of
the window.
• The cost of properly restoring original wood windows
is usually less than the cost of new windows.
• The historic character of the home will be preserved.
When original windows MUST be replaced, be sure to
choose a style and material that complements the
home's original design.
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UPGRADE!
Once you've sealed the envelope, it's time to consider upgrading
the other energy consuming systems in your home.
Furnace
Especially in a cold climate like Dubuque, the
furnace is the most important system to address
Forced -air, natural gas furnaces are the most
popular and cost effective heating systems in
this area. If your furnace is older than 12 years
and not a high -efficiency (sealed combustion)
furnace, you should consider replacing it. You
should also make sure to consider improvements
to the ductwork which can result in both
significant energy savings and more consistent
temperatures throughout the house.
A professional energy consultant can help
recommend the best improvements in this area.
A high -efficiency furnace includes a sealed
combustion area that uses PVC piping for air
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Another highly energy efficient heating source to
consider is a geothermal system. These systems
are all -electric and provide both heating and
cooling. Some important factors when evaluating
a geothermal system:
• Must have a tight, well -insulated house for it to be
effective
• Must have a good area on property to drill the wells
(not too rocky)
• Current air conditioning system is near end -of -life
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• Convert all gas-fired appliances to electric to
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Water heaters are another significant source of
energy use. Like furnaces, natural gas is the most
popular and cost effective fuel for water heaters in
the Dubuque area. On -demand (or tankless) water
heaters are more efficient than standard tank
water heaters. One reason for this is that there
are no "standby losses" from hot water sitting in a
tank for long periods of time before it's used. If you
were trying to go all -electric, a high efficiency
option is a heat pump water heater that transfers
energy from the surrounding air to the water in
the storage tank.
Lighting
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) were a popular
energy saving choice for many years, but LEDs are
now the preferred type of energy efficient lightbulb.
If your house is still filled with incandescent bulbs
you will see a dramatic savings from converting to
LEDs. An equivalent 60 watt bulb uses only 10 watts
which means a savings of over 80%. LEDs also
last much longer, with estimated life -spans up to
20 years. In recent years, the cost to purchase
these blubs has decreased significantly, and there
are many more options to choose from.
Appliances
The main appliances you should consider for energy
savings potential are your refrigerator, clothes
washer, and dishwasher. Always look for ENERGY
STAR rated appliances and for even better savings
consider products listed as "ENERGY STAR Most
Efficient 2016." You can search for products at the
www.energystar.gov website.
Solar
Once you've completed all the possible energy
efficient upgrades on your house, consider
if adding a solar system might make sense.
State and Federal tax credits make solar a very
attractive option right now. Some important
factors when evaluating a solar system:
• Roof was recently replaced or needs to be replaced.
• Good area of nearly south -facing roof.
• Able to be set back far enough from front of
house (as described in the City of Dubuque's
Architectural Guidelines).
REDUCED UTILITY COST BREAKDOWN
The following table shows a 250 overall reduction in
annual utility costs compared to the pre -retrofit table
shown on page 9.:
Air conditioning
$180
Lighting
$80
Clothes washer
$140
Refrigeration/freezer
$120
Television/cable/DVR
$120
Computers
$80
Dishwasher
$80
Other electronics, etc.
$100
Annual Electricity Cost:
NATURAL GAS USE
$900
Furnace
$450
Water heater
$200
Stove, dryer, etc. $100
Annual Natural Gas Cost: $750
TOTAL ANNUAL UTILITY COST: $1,650
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The experience of living in a historic home can be greatly
enhanced when the homeowner makes energy efficiency
improvements. Assessment of the home's historic
character, its already existing energy efficient features
and the home's existing energy use prior to completing
any energy efficiency improvements will assure that
the home's historic character is minimally impacted and
that the homeowner's money is spent wisely.
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The Energy Efficiency in Historic Homes:
Guidelines For Increasing Comfort, Saving Money
and Preserving Historic Character provides a
framework for owners of historic homes when
contemplating energy efficiency enhance-
ments. These guidelines are not intended to
be a thorough manual of practice for complete
energy upgrades of historic buildings.
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Design: Erin Neises, Neises Design
Myths About Insulating Old House Walls
Submitted by Bob Yapp on Sun, o6/07/2009 - 2:48pm
I was recently chatting with a neighbor who asked, " We love our loo year old home. However, it sure
is a drafty old place! We're interested in blowing insulation into the walls, what do you think Bob?"
Let me start by saying, if you live in an old house you are part of a large group of plaster dust lovers. I
have great respect for and kinship with people choosing to live on tree -lined streets full of unique old
homes with character.
Having said that, it's time for an old house reality check. If your goal is to continue loving your old
house, make it energy efficient while keeping your costs down, then you absolutely don't want to blow
insulation into the sidewalls.
One of the top reasons for exterior paint failure, termites and structural damage to old houses is loose
cellulose or fiberglass insulation blown into the sidewalls. "Hey, wait a minute Bob, if we can't insulate
the sidewalls, how can we afford to heat our old house?" That's a valid question but you need to think
of air movement in your house as if the house were a chimney. Heat loss primarily happens in an
upward movement. So, I want you to insulate your attic space to an R -value that matches the region
you live in. The U.S. Department of Energy has a map showing the zones,
www.energystar.gov. After insulating your attic be sure you have good eave-to- roof -peak
ventilation. You should also friction fit foam board insulation into the box sills in your basement (the
area where the beams or floor joists rest on top of the foundation).
Most building codes today require that when a new house or addition is built in a northern climate, it
must have a vapor barrier. When a new house is going up, they frame the sidewalls and install exterior
sheathing. The next step is to go inside and install fiberglass, batting insulation between the 2" x 4" or
6" studs. Before the drywall can be installed over this wall, 4 mil thick plastic sheeting must be laid
over the insulation on the entire wall. That plastic sheeting acts as the vapor barrier.
We create warm moist air in our homes by cooking, taking showers, having plants, breathing etc. That
warm, moist vapor is attracted to the exterior walls. This vapor enters the wall through hairline wall
cracks, outlets, switches and window trim. In new construction, the plastic vapor barrier under the
drywall stops the wet air from getting to the insulation and condensating.
In old houses with plaster walls, there is no vapor barrier under the plaster so the wet air hits the
insulation and condensates. This wets down the blown -in insulation making it a wet mass at the
bottom of the wall cavity creating an inviting place for termites and dry rot. Then the moisture enters
the exterior sheathing and wood siding causing permanent exterior paint failure. Since the
homeowner, for some "unexplained" reason, can't keep paint on the house anymore, they call the vinyl
siding salesman. This makes the problem even worse as you now have backer board (insulation board)
and vinyl siding which in combination creates a vapor barrier on the outside of the wall that stops the
free exchange of air, trapping more moisture.
The other big issue is "pillowing". Today we have dense pack cellulose insulation as well a foam. The
installers cannot control the pressure of these products being jammed into your plastered wall cavity.
They should only be used with open walls which means losing all your original plaster. Foam expands
and the pressure used to install dense pack cellulose properly cannot be controlled within a closed wall.
I am seeing catastrophic plaster failures in old and historic homes with these two products. The
pressure from the installation process is great enough to loosen the nails holding the wood or wire lath
to the stud wall. Once this happens the plaster bows inward, begins to crack and loses its bond to
the lath.
The other factor that must be examined is payback. Lets say you spend $4,000 to have your old house
walls insulated. In my experience you would probably save about $200 per year on heating and air
conditioning costs. So, it would take twenty years to recoup the money you spent on the insulation.
Results and pricing can vary and this doesn't take into account the termites, dry rot or paint failure.
I've inspected thousands of old houses with blown -in insulation and over 8o% of them have this wet
insulation problem.
If your house is drafty then tighten it up. Weather-strip your windows and doors, keep the house
painted/caulked well, insulate the attic and box sills. This will stop the air infiltration, make you more
comfortable and really save money on utilities.
For those who have already blown insulation in their old homes, it can be removed. You'll need to
remove several courses (rows) of siding and sheathing from the bottom of each side of the house as
well as above the windows and doors. Just pull out the wet mess, let the wall dry out for a while and re
install the siding and sheathing.
You can also try to create a vapor barrier with special interior, vapor barrier grade paints. The
effectiveness of the paints is severely limited and you'd still have to caulk all the window trim, outlets
and switches. If you do this you'll also want to take the 1" diameter plastic plugs out of the siding. This
is where they drill those attractive holes in the outside wall to blow-in the insulation. Replace them
with screened and louvered 1" diameter vent plugs. After about a year the wall should be dried out and
you can fill the holes or replace the siding or stucco in those areas. You can buy these vent plugs at
lumberyards.
Again, the primary issue for energy efficiency is stopping excessive air infiltration. There is no
reasonable payback to blowing insulation, foam or dense pack into the plastered sidewalls of your old
or historic house. This practice has truly been the ruination of many of our historic central city homes.
For more information go to www.nps.gov and look for Preservation Briefs on energy efficiency. This
is the site of the National Park Service.
Iowa City Historic Preservation
Siding and Trim replacement projects 2015-2020
Statistics
27 siding replacement projects 2015- 2020
Removed synthetic/ inappropriate siding: 8
Removed non -historic but appropriate siding: 2
No existing siding to match: 0
Spot replacements to match existing/historic/original: 17
Removal of all original siding (deteriorated): 5
Removal of all original siding (not documented deteriorated): 2 (both denied by HPC)
Summary
Projects that removed synthetic/ inappropriate siding: 828 Dearborn (on non -historic addition), 11-15 N
Dodge (on non -historic addition), 610 Ronalds, 715 Summit, 1117 Seymour, 503 Grant, 430 Ronalds, 418
Church
Projects that removed non -historic but appropriate siding: 1117 Seymour (lap siding which replaced
original asbestos and was covered with synthetic), 904 Bowery (shingle siding covering original lap
siding)
Projects with no existing siding to match: none (can look back to 2004 and 725 Summit- asbestos
removed, no original siding underneath, HPC approved siding and trim design based on architectural
evidence)
Projects with removal of all original siding: 932-936 Dearborn (deteriorated and non -historic), 408
Fairchild (deteriorated, gables only), 409 Grant (deteriorated, non -historic, gables only), 425 Clark
(historic, deteriorated and documented) 656 S Governor (vinyl original, deteriorated, non -historic,
reinstalled vinyl)
Projects with spot replacements to match existing/historic/original: 1009 E College, 828 Dearborn, 1024
Woodlawn, 620 Summit, 530 Ronalds, 610 Ronalds, 120 Fairchild, 715 Summit, 523 Grant, 314 Summit,
927S7 th , 217 Davenport, 1022 E College, 407 Brown, 503 Grant, 430 Ronalds, 418 Church, 904 Bowery
Detailed project list
1009 E College, 2015 (deteriorated siding and trim replacement to match existing) Minor Review by
staff, contributing to a Historic District: Approved as cement board to match existing (vinyl trim not
approved)
828 Dearborn, 2015 (non -historic siding on addition removed and replaced to match historic,
deteriorated historic siding replaced to match existing) Major review by HPC because it was part of a
larger project, contributing to a Conservation District: Approved as wood because that was the material
in the application
11-15 North Dodge, 2015 (non -historic siding on addition removed and replaced to match historic)
Minor Review by staff, non-contributing to a Conservation District: approved as LP Smartside to match
Siding and Trim replacement projects 2015-2020
1024 Woodlawn Avenue, 2015 (deteriorated siding, sills, and balustrades replaced to match existing)
CNME review by staff and Vice Chair, contributing to a Historic District: approved as wood or cement
board
620 Summit, 2015 (damaged siding and soffits replaced to match existing) CNME review by staff and
Chair, contributing to a Historic District: Approved as wood because that was the material in the
application
530 Ronalds, 2015 (damaged siding and crown replaced to match existing) CNME review by staff and
Chair, contributing to a Historic District: approved as salvaged wood siding or cement board as stated in
the application
610 Ronalds, 2016 (aluminum siding removed and deteriorated siding and trim replaced to match as
needed) Major review by HPC as part of a larger project, contributing to a Historic District: approved as
wood because that was the material in the application
120 Fairchild, 2016 (deteriorated siding and trim replaced to match existing) CNME review by staff and
Chair, local landmark: approved as wood because that was the material in the application
932-936 Dearborn, 2016 (deteriorated siding replaced) Minor review by staff, non -historic property in a
conservation district: approved as vinyl through an exception published in guidelines, with matching lap
size
715 Summit, 2016 (removal of aluminum siding and repair of original siding and trim, replacing to match
existing if deteriorated), Minor review by staff, contributing to a Historic District: original application to
remove aluminum and cover existing with cement board not approved (house had very little siding
damage)
523 Grant, 2016 (replacement of deteriorated siding on garage with new to match original) CNME
review by staff and Chair, contributing to a Historic District: approved as wood as stated in the
application
314 Summit, 2017 (replacement of deteriorated individual pieces of siding and trim to match existing)
Major review by HP as part of larger project, contributing to Historic District: approved as wood (it
should be noted that HPC approved redesign of porch columns (removing arch) per architect
recommendation. While part of goal was to allow more light in, it was also shown that the arch was no
longer structurally sound (thinner and longer than others)
408 Fairchild, 2017 (replacement of deteriorated cedar shake siding in roof gables) CNME review by staff
and Chair, contributing to a Historic District: approved as wood as stated in the application- all cedar
shingles were replaced, overall deterioration noted during site visit
409 Grant, 2017 (replacement of deteriorated non -historic siding in roof gables) Minor review by staff,
non -historic property in a historic district, approved as wood or wood replacement, all material replaced
to match existing
318 Gilbert, 2017 (replacement of original reparable siding with synthetic siding denied by HPC and
unsuccessfully appealed to Council), Major review by HPC, non -historic property in historic district,
Siding and Trim replacement projects 2015-2020
property considered worthy of preservation because recognizable Ranch house, common infill in this
district. Original siding has been prepped and painted as recommended by staff
425 Clark, 2018 (replacement of deteriorated original siding with cement board) Minor review by staff,
contributing property in a conservation district, siding permanently compromised by recent installation
of modern insulation. Condition of siding reviewed onsite and cause of damage determined prior to
approval. Moisture meter could have been used but not necessary. Cement board lap and texture
matches original siding. No trim work included
927S7 th , 2018 (replacement of deteriorated shingle siding and trim in dormers with cement board and
Azek to match existing) Minor review by staff, Contributing property in a conservation district
656 S Governor (replacement of original vinyl siding with new vinyl siding, siding deteriorated) Minor
review by staff, non -historic house in conservation district. House built in 2003. Siding 15 years old and
needed replacing
1117 Seymour Ave, 2019 (removal of vinyl siding and non -historic lap siding after verification,
replacement in shingled siding to most closely match original asbestos siding. Original siding
configuration verified by nailing pattern) major review by HPC as part of larger addition and garage
project. Gables changed through intermediate review by staff and chair. Original gable siding unknown.
Contributing property in historic district
217 Davenport, 2019 (replacement of deteriorated siding with wood to match existing), minor review by
staff. Key property in historic district, Damage reviewed and cause of moisture repaired with project
1022 E College, 2020 (deteriorated siding replacement with new wood siding to match existing), CNME
review by staff and chair, contributing to historic district, wood per application
407 Brown, 2020 (deteriorated siding replacement with new or reclaimed wood to match existing),
CNME review by staff and chair, contributing to historic district, wood per application
503 Grant, 2020 (aluminum siding removal, original siding and trim repair, non -historic siding removed
and replaced to match existing) Minor review by staff, contributing to historic district, siding condition
and trim repair needs reviewed by staff
430 Ronalds, 2020 (aluminum siding removal, original siding and trim repair with wood) Minor review by
staff, contributing to conservation district, siding condition and trim repair needs reviewed by staff
418 Church, 2020 (aluminum siding removal, original siding and trim repair with wood) Minor review by
staff, contributing to conservation district, siding condition and trim repair needs to be reviewed by staff
when exposed
904 Bowery, 2020 (non -historic shingle siding removal and repair of original lap siding and trim with
wood, Minor review by staff, contributing to conservation district, siding condition and trim repair needs
to be reviewed by staff when exposed
1133 E Court Street, 2020 (removal of aluminum siding and removal of original siding or covering of
original siding with cement board denied by HPC), Major review by HPC, contributing property in historic
district
From: Geoff Fruin
To: Anne Russett; Tracy Hiahtshoe; Danielle Sitzman
Subject: FW: Appeal to a denial of COA
Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020 8:43:40 PM
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From: Gosia Clore <gosiaclore@gmail.com>
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To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>
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To Whom it May Concern,
We would like to appeal the denial of Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the HPC.
Please refer to the attached.
Thank you.
Most truly,
Gosia and Adam Clore
1133 E Court St
Iowa City, IA 52240
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washngton Street, Iowa City. LA. 52240
DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
1133 East Court Street
A meeting of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission was held as an electronic meeting through the
Zoom meeting platform on December, 10, 2020. The following members were present: Kevin Boyd, Sharon
DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen, Jordan Sellergren and Austin Wu.
By a vote of 1-5 (Boyd, DeGraw, Kuenzli, Sellergren and Wu voting no), the Commission failed to approve a
Certificate of Appropriateness for an alteration project at 1133 East Court Street, a contributing property in
the Longfellow Historic District. The proposal consists of the removal of the aluminum siding in its entirety
and either the installation of new aluminum siding or cement board siding over any existing historic siding or
the removal of any existing siding in its entirety, regardless of condition and replacement in cement board in a
configuration to be determined by the applicant. The existing trim is also proposed to be replaced regardless
of condition, in a configuration to be determined by the applicant. The proposal was denied for the
following reasons:
The proposal does not meet the standards set in section 3.2, 4.11 or 4.14 because it would remove
historic wood siding and trim that is not deteriorated and replace it with new material that does not
match the existing (4.11), or it would cover original wood siding with another material leading to the
potential of increased further damage (4.14). In addition, the Commission could not find an
exception to the guidelines to approve the proposal since this proposal does not meet the conditions
of any documented exceptions, the situation is not uncommon, and the guidelines are not silent or
unclear on this topic (3.2)
• Wood siding and trim details combine to make one of the most important defining characteristics of
historic districts and are therefore protected by the guidelines.
The proposal contradicts Standard 2 of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, included in the
historic preservation guidelines which reads, "the historic character of a property shall be retained
and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize
a property shall be avoided."
• While aluminum siding covers the existing original siding, impacting the historic character of the
house, it is a reversible condition since the removal of the aluminum siding would expose the
historic siding and trim. Removal of the historic siding, however, would permanently alter the
historic character of the house, unless the material was deteriorated and the new material match the
original
An alternate proposal, as described by the Commission, is approved separately on the Certificate of
Appropriateness for the porch reconstruction project.
The decision may be appealed to City Council, which will consider whether the Historic Preservation
Commission has exercised its powers, and followed the guidelines established according to this Title (Title 14
of Iowa City Zoning Code), and whether the Commission's action was patently arbitrary or capricious (Iowa
City Zoning Code, Article 14 -8E -2D). To appeal, a written letter requesting the appeal must be filed with the
City Clerk no later than 10 business days after the date of the filing of this certificate.
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Kevin Boyd, Chair
Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
Jessica Bristow, Hi oric Preservation Planner
Department of Development Services
12/15/2020
Date
Dear Iowa City Council Members:
We humbly request your reconsideration of the Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness for
residing our house at 1133 E Court St due to the following:
• The HPC has approved siding replacement using the exact materials we propose for other
properties in the historic districts, including the Longfellow Historic District.
• The HPC denied our proposed installation of siding citing Historic Preservation provisions
of the City Code that prohibit removal of intact wooden siding. This was done knowing
that nearly % of the house lacks any wooden siding, that the original window and door
trim are not present and based on an unfounded assumption that any remaining siding is
present and intact.
• The HPC staff acknowledged that, if present, wood siding on insulated walls, without
proper moisture control, deteriorates and needs to be removed and replaced with
appropriately installed vapor barrier and new siding. HPC has used this reasoning to
approve the removal of wooden siding from other houses within the historic districts and
the replacement with the exact materials we propose.
• The HPC has previously allowed the removal of original features of historic homes based
not on deterioration or health and safety, but on owners wishes, such as the desire for
more light on a porch. HPC has explained that such decisions are within the HPC's
latitude and do not violate the Historic Preservation provisions of the City Code.
• The HPC demands that all metal siding must first be removed before any decision will be
rendered, leaving the house exposed to the elements for an unknown amount of time.
Reapplication of the existing metal siding would then be disallowed. Further, HPC has
repeatedly refused to define what criteria would be used to decide what materials would
be allowed or a timeframe for a decision, making any financial planning impossible until
after the house is completely exposed to the elements and irreversibly changed.
• HPC's recommendation to remove exterior wall insulation contradicts energy efficiency
standards, building code requirements, and the goals of the Climate Action Committee.
• Removing insulation will increase energy costs and the carbon footprint of the house.
• Monetary and health costs of removing the metal siding and mitigating the lead painted
wooden siding are prohibitive. This method will not address the underlying moisture issue
without the installation of proper vapor barrier.
Thank you for your consideration.L E LIP
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Adam, Gosia, Natalie, Tessa, and Esmae Clore
City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
Our home:
1133 E Court Street
FILED
JAN 2 7 2021
City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
• American foursquare style house built in 1924
• 1998 addition extended the house south, removed rear porches, and changed
rooflines
• Aluminum siding, applied >35 years ago
• Trim and other historic elements were removed by previous owners
• Possibly some wood siding on the original portion of the house
• Current siding allows for pest penetration
• There is cellulose and fiberglass insulation in the exterior walls
• Due to lack of proper vapor barrier, moisture is being trapped in the walls
possibly causing rot/mold and endangering the integrity of the structure
• The house sustained major damage during the 2020 derecho (roof & siding)
Reasons Given for Denial of Application:
1) The proposal does not meet the standards set in section 3.2, 4.11 or 4.14 because it would
remove historic wood siding and trim that is not deteriorated and replace it with new
material that does not match the existing (4.11), or it would cover original wood siding
with another material leading to the potential of increased further damage (4.14). In
addition, the Commission could not find an exception to the guidelines to approve the
proposal since this proposal does not meet the conditions of any documented exceptions,
the situation is not uncommon, and the guidelines are not silent or unclear on this topic
2) Wood siding and trim details combine to make one of the most important defining
characteristics of historic districts and are therefore protected by the guidelines
3) The proposal contradicts Standard 2 of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, included
in the historic preservation guidelines which reads, "the historic character of a property
shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features
and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
4) While aluminum siding covers the existing original siding, impacting the historic
character of the house, it is a reversable condition since the removal of the aluminum
siding would expose the historic siding and trim. Removal of the historic siding, however,
would permanently alter the historic character of the house, unless the materia(l was
deteriorated, and the new material match the original. .-LED
Our response:
JAN 2 7 2011
City Clerk
1) There is no original trim on the house due to aluminum siding installation. Th6%`&eCity. Iowa
multiple examples of exceptions applied to homes in historic districts, i.e. 1117 Seymour Ave
and 427 Clark St. (More information below.) We are asking for the same opportunity as those
homeowners were extended.
The monetary and health costs of removing the aluminum siding and mitigating the lead
painted wood are prohibitive. They will not address the moisture issue without the installation
of proper vapor barrier.
These costs don't include paining or installing missing siding on nearly %2 of the house
that was a later addition.
2) & 3) There is no trim left due to the aluminum siding installation and keeping the current
wood siding in questionable condition without vapor barrier will further deteriorate the
wood siding and the structure of the house.
Lead paint and possible mold exposure pose a health risk to our family. Also, a large portion of
the house (addition built in the 90s) does not have original siding/trim underneath the aluminum
one.
4) We are proposing the opposite - to reinstall the previously removed trim, and to bring the
house back to its original state using already approved for use in historic district materials.
Drastic changes to the character of the buildings have been recommended by staff and approved
by the commission: 314 S Summit St.
The Summit house was altered "based not on the integrity of the material but the whim of the
owner."
We are asking to preserve the integrity of the structure by protecting it from rot caused by
trapped moisture, which will make it safer, more energy efficient, and preserve the house for the
next 100 years. This was previously approved at 427 Clark St.
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Energy efficiency standards: JAN 2 7 2011
City Clerk
Our house has both blown -in and fiberglass batting insulation installed. Iowa City, Iowa
At the HPC meeting, one of the commissioners recommended removing all of the insulation.
This is against building code requirements and Iowa City Climate Action Commission
recommendations.
Requirements:
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Residential Wood Frame Wall R -Value:
20 or 13+5
First value is cavity insulation; second value is continuous insulation or insulated siding. Therefore,
"13+5" means R-13 cavity insulation plus R-5 continuous insulation or insulated siding. If structural
sheathing covers 40 percent or less of the exterior, continuous insulation R -value shall be permitted to
be reduced by no more than R-3 in the locations where structural sheathing is used — to maintain a
consistent total sheathing thickness.
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First value is cavity insulation; second value is continuous insulation or insulated siding. Therefore,
"13+5" means R-13 cavity insulation plus R-5 continuous insulation or insulated siding. If structural
sheathing covers 40 percent or less of the exterior, continuous insulation R -value shall be permitted to
be reduced by no more than R-3 in the locations where structural sheathing is used — to maintain a
consistent total sheathing thickness.
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Remedy for insulated pre -WW2 era homes: City Clerk
Iowa City, Iowa
"To insulate older homes, you must remove the cladding and weather barrier, drill the
sheathing and blow or inject loose fill or foam insulation, replace the windows, install
flashing properly integrated with the water resistive barrier, and replace the cladding,
ideally adding a rainscreen.
On the interior, you must air seal penetrations, replace window millwork, and repaint with
vapor -retarding primer."
Michael Anschel, green building advocate, Principal of Otogawa- Anschel Design+Build
Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook:
"The primary threat to the traditional appearance of older neighborhoods has been the
application of synthetic siding. This has been installed in an effort to avoid periodic painting.
While synthetic siding may last longer than an application of paint, it does deteriorate over
time and does need to be replaced when it fades, cracks, dents, or deteriorates. The
application of synthetic siding covers many architectural details of a building, damages the
historic siding and trim, traps moisture within the walls, and in some cases, necessitates
the removal of historic elements altogether. For all of these reasons the covering of historic
properties with synthetic siding is not allowed.
Substituting a material in place of wood siding only if the substitute material retains the
appearance and function of the original wood. The substitute material must be durable,
accept paint and be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission. In many applications,
fiber cement board with a smooth finish is an approved wood substitute."
Our Proposal:
• To restore the original appearance destroyed by the application of aluminum
siding, to make the house more habitable, energy efficient, and to preserve the
integrity of its structure and esthetics.
9 To use approved materials to recreate the original appearance of the house
Exceptions in Historic Districts: JAN 2 7 20Y1
1117 Seymour Ave built circa 1940
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EMMA J. HARVAT HALL
February 14, 2019
"Bristow explained Sanborn maps and other evidence say this house was originally clad in asbestos
siding. No one knows what is underneath the existing synthetic siding and insulation. If they find
asbestos shingle siding in good condition, they may keep it. She said nothing would require that they
remove it. If the original siding was completely removed or found to be in poor condition, staff
recommends new cement board shingle siding to capture the original intent.
Bristow reiterated that this project has a large scope: Removal of the garage, construction of a new
garage, a house addition, and window and siding replacement. Staff recommends approval. "
Before:
After:
427 Clark St built circa 1890
Removed original siding, installed vapor barrier and cement board siding, rebuilt the porch
Siding removed due to moisture issues resulting from insulating exterior walls.
During siding replacement: After:
314 S Summit St built circa 1910
Removed original details and redesigned the porch to "increase the amount of light that comes in
through the front", replaced windows and doors, addition on the back, etc.
Minutes from the meeting:
"Bristow showed the front of the house and said that the demolition would involve all of the porch
structure."...
"Bristow added that it is very, very dark on the porch. She said that part of the applicants' interest
with the front porch work is to increase the amount of light that comes in through the front.
Bristow said that to do that, the applicants would remove the astragal and put it up at the point where
the beam rests or the columns and remove one part of the arch, creating a flat beam on tapered
columns. She showed an example of that. Bristow said staff feels that if the balustrade could remain
and the material was sound, the panelized balustrade is again another aspect of the history of the
house. She said that at the same time, the applicants would like to get more light in, and that would
help make the area darker. Bristow showed some photographs of the porch, which show that it is
fairly dark and that it seems to have a really low beam across the front."
"Agran said the phrase "false history" is used in terms of deciding which elements of the history of
this house staff is determining to be "false history" or real history. He said it strikes him as strange
that staff would say that we should hold on to certain elements from a certain era of this house but
would allow the removal of other things."
"Agran said he has no problem with spindles but was just curious about what it means if the
Commission makes this exception. He said that the exception is based not on the integrity of the
material but the whim of the owner. Agran said he wanted to understand the rationale."
Before: After:
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Item Number: 12.
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February 2, 2021
Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the
construction of the American Legion Road Improvements Project (STP -U-
3715(666)--70-52), establishing amount of bid security to accompany each
bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place
for receipt of bids.
Prepared By: Scott Sovers, Asst. City Engineer
Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer
Ron Knoche, Public Works Director
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: Estimated cost of construction is $7,850,000, available in the American
Legion Rd -Scott Blvd to Taft Ave account #S3854
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Location Map
Resolution
Executive Summary:
This agenda item begins the bidding process for the American Legion Road Improvements
Project. The project generally includes the reconstruction of American Legion Road (Scott
Boulevard to Taft Avenue) from a rural to an urban roadway with sidewalks. The project also
includes on -street bike lanes, construction of a single lane roundabout at the American Legion
Road and Scott Boulevard intersection, a pedestrian underpass near the new Hoover School and
new public utilities (storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main and IT facilities).
Background /Analysis:
American Legion Road is currently a rural roadway (one -lane in either direction) with ditches. To
support projected growth within the southeast quadrant of the City, the roadway and associated
infrastructure need upgrading to current minor arterial design standards.
Final plans were submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation (I DOT) on December 29,
2020 for the March 16, 2021 bid letting. The project will be bid through the I DOT with
construction administration and inspection performed by the City.
The estimated cost of construction is $7,850,000 and will be funded by STBG funds and general
obligation bond proceeds. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2022.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Location Map
Resolution
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Prepared by. Scott Sovers, Asst. City Engineer, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5142
Resolution No. 21-24
Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the
construction of the American Legion Road Improvements Project
(STP -U-3715(666)--70-52), establishing amount of bid security
to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to
bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids.
Whereas, notice of public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the above-
named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon held; and
Whereas, this project will be bid by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT); and
Whereas, bids will be accepted on March 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. by the DOT, Office of Contracts
in Ames, Iowa; and
Whereas, the City Engineer or designee intends to post notice of the project on the website
owned and maintained by the City of Iowa City; and
Whereas, funds for this project are available in the American Legion Rd - Scott Boulevard to Taft
Avenue account # S3854.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that:
The project manual and estimate of cost for the above-named project are hereby
approved.
2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above-
named project shall be in the form and amount prescribed in the bidding proposal.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice as required in Section 26.3,
not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date of the bid letting, which
may be satisfied by timely posting notice on the Construction Update Network, operated
by the Master Builder of Iowa, and the Iowa League of Cities website.
4. Bids for the above-named project are to be received by the DOT, Office of Contracts, 800
Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa, before 10:00 a.m. on the 16th day of March, 2021. Thereafter,
the bids will be opened and announced by the DOT, and thereupon referred to the City
Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa for action upon said bids at its next regular meeting,
to be held at the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:00 p.m. on the 6th
day of April, 2021, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.
5. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the COVID-19. If City Hall remains
closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings
Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see
www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk.
Resolution No. 21-24
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Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 2021.
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It was moved by sergus and seconded by Mims the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Ayes:
Nays:
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Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 13.
AL CITY OF IOWA CITY
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COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
February 2, 2021
Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to
attest an Agreement with CommUnity and Foundation 2, Inc. for Law
Enforcement Liaison Support
Prepared By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Reviewed By: Dustin Liston, Police Chief
Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney
Fiscal Impact: Iowa City will contribute 25% of salary costs in year two, 50% in year three,
and 75% in all subsequent years. Due to grant funding, there is no salary
contribution in the first year of the partnership.
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Resolution
Law Enforcement Liaison Agreement
Executive Summary:
This agreement formalizes a partnership between the City of Iowa City, Foundation 2 and
CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank for a Law Enforcement Liaison position to be
employed by CommUnity as part of their 24/7/365 Mobile Crisis service. The position is partially
grant funded by the Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region organization. It
aims to increase access to mental health resources, divert those in need from hospitalization and
jail and bolster the City's utilization of CommUnity's existing Mobile Crisis service.
Background /Analysis:
The City Manager's Preliminary Police Plan details a Crisis Calls for Service Continuum that
prioritizes preventing calls for service and diverting calls away from law enforcement. Such efforts
will require significant expansion of local social services and increasing usage of the existing
24/7/365 accredited CommUnity Mobile Crisis team that is staffed by civilian mental health
professionals and that already responds to crisis calls for service without local law enforcement
assistance.
The Plan also recognizes that the existing Mobile Crisis team will not respond to certain types of
calls that involve a potential public safety threat to their staff. It also recognizes that the immediacy
of some needs may not be able to met by Mobile Crisis response times. In these instances, a co -
respond model can be effective by pairing a mental health professional employed outside of the
Police Department with a law enforcement officer. This agreement paves the way for the initiation
of a co -response team with Foundation 2 and CommUnity that aims to better serve the public
when a call was not able to be prevented or diverted to Mobile Crisis. Prevention of calls and
diversion of calls to a non -law enforcement response from Mobile Crisis will still be the top priority
for the City.
In the Fall of 2020, the Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region (ECR),
announced a grant opportunity to expand law enforcement liaison positions in their nine -county
region. The grant program recognized the success of similar models, particularly in Linn County
where Foundation 2 has partnered with area law enforcement on such positions. Iowa City, with
support of Johnson County and CommUnity applied for the grant and was awarded the funding.
The grant will fund a Law Enforcement Liaison position at CommUnity that will work directly with
the Iowa City Police Department. ECR funds will pay 100% of the salary in year one, 75% in year
two, 50% in year three and 25% in all subsequent years. The Iowa City Police Department will
fund the balance of the position. Due to the regional nature of the grant funding source, the City is
committing to assist in serving the needs of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and other local
law enforcement to the best of our ability with this position.
The Law Enforcement Liaison position will not only introduce a trained mental health and crisis
professional with an officer for response to certain calls from the public. Other departments have
found that the position increases awareness and utilization of civilian mobile crisis services and
positively influences officer discretion. Thus through training offered by this position and
observation of its impact, Iowa City should expect that the number of referrals from officers to
Mobile Crisis will increase over time after this position is hired.
With Council's approval, CommUnity will begin the hiring process for the Law Enforcement
Liaison. CommUnity and Foundation 2 will also begin to assist the Iowa City Police Department
with internal training and any reorganization of duties or redrafting of policies needed to ensure
success of the program. While this program is being initiated the City will continue efforts to meet
the primary goals of the Crisis Calls for Service Continuum, which again are to prevent and divert
as many calls as possible.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Law Enforcement Liaison Agreement
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Prepared by: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5030
Resolution No. 21-25
Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the
City Clerk to attest an Agreement with CommUnity and
Foundation 2, Inc. for Law Enforcement Liaison Support
Whereas, the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD), through partnership with accredited
community organizations desires to contract for a full-time Law Enforcement Liaison as part of
their commitment to improve outcomes on mental health related calls for service and divert
persons who need support and treatment from emergency rooms and jails; and,
Whereas, ICPD applied and was selected by the East Central Region MHDS to collaborate with
CommUnity and Foundation 2, whose staff have the necessary qualifications, expertise and
experience for crisis intervention, referral, and support; and,
Whereas, ICPD has determined that entering into the Agreement with CommUnity and
Foundation 2 to employ, train, supervise and support a liaison to work with the ICPD is an
appropriate way to serve and enhance the overall quality and safety of care for their
constituents in their community; and,
Whereas, the City desires to contract with CommUnity and Foundation 2 to provide these
services.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that:
The Agreement for Law Enforcement Liaison Support attached hereto and made a part hereof is
hereby approved as to form and content; and
The Mayor is authorized and directed to sign and the City Clerk to attest said Agreement for and
on behalf of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Pass and approved this 2nd day of February, 2021.
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City lerk Cit Attomey's Office - 01/25/2021
Resolution No. 21-25
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It was moved by trims and seconded by Bergus the
Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS:
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Law Enforcement Liaison Support
Iowa City Police Department,
CommUnity and Foundation 2, Inc.
This agreement for law enforcement liaison crisis support and follow up effective February 1, 2021, is by
and between the City of Iowa City (Police Department or ICPD) and CommUnity and Foundation 2 (F2),
crisis mental health providers accredited by the American Association of Suicidology and Iowa
Administrative Code 441- 24 (Chapter 24).
Summary: ICPD, CommUnity and Foundation 2 formed a partnership through understanding the
importance of best meeting the needs of people in the community living with mental health challenges.
Through partnership, the program works to improve services provided to the public. The effort will
focus on providing Increased access to mental health resources, diversion from hospitalization and jail,
and other treatment services for individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and
substance abuse disorders.
RECITALS
A. ICPD, through partnership with accredited community organizations desires to contract for a
full-time Law Enforcement Liaison as part of their commitment to improve outcomes on mental
health related calls for service and divert persons who need support and treatment from
emergency room and jails.
B. ICPD applied and was selected by the East Central Region MHDS to collaborate with CommUnity
and Foundation 2, whose staff have the necessary qualifications, expertise and experience for
crisis intervention, referral, and support.
C. ICPD has determined that entering into the Agreement with CommUnity and Foundation 2 to
employ, train, supervise and support a liaison to work with the ICPD is an appropriate way to
serve and enhance the overall quality and safety of care for their constituents in their
community.
In consideration of the foregoing recitals and mutual promises and covenants contained herein, ICPD,
CommUnity and Foundation 2 agree as follows:
ICPD Responsibilities
a. ICPD fully supports the integration of the contracted full-time Law Enforcement Liaison
position and at all levels of leadership will take strong initiative to help ensure success of
this program.
b. ICPD will identify a position of Sergeant or above to provide oversight and support to
the Law Enforcement Liaison position, accountability to other officers, and frequent
connection to CommUnity and Foundation 2 administration.
c. ICPD agrees to provide CommUnity and Foundation 2 with the support necessary to
effectively integrate the Law Enforcement Liaison into the department Including space
to work, tools for communication, access to relevant Information, and engagement with
staff at all levels.
d. The Law Enforcement Liaison will be hired and employed by CommUnity but ICPD will
actively participate in the hiring and selection process. A background check must be
conducted or approved by the ICPD prior to start of employment. The ICPD will pay
upon invoice from CommUnity, the portion of the Law Enforcement Liaison salary that is
not paid by the East Central Region MHDS. No such payment will be made in the first
twelve months of the program. The following year, the payments shall not exceed 25%
of salary. In the third year, the payments shall not exceed 50% of salary. In the fourth
and all subsequent years, the payments shall not exceed 75% of salary.
II. CommUnity Responsibilities
a. CommUnity will employ a full-time trained counselor as a Law Enforcement Liaison to
the ICPD to improve the level of service provided to the community. While the ICPD will
be involved in overseeing certain aspects of day to day activities of the liaison and may
provide input to CommUnity in making employment decisions, CommUnity shall be
responsible for all employer functions including hiring, background checks, wages,
benefits, supervision and discipline and final decisions relating thereto. The job
description for the Law Enforcement Liaison position is attached as "Exhibit A".
b. CommUnity will be responsible for collaborating with the ICPD to effectively fulfill the
program delivery items below in a manner satisfactory to the ICPD. Such program will
include the following activities:
1. Law Enforcement Liaison, CommUnity administration, Foundation 2
administration and the ICPD will participate In monthly meetings to explore
improved responses to and increasing diversion from the criminal justice system
for individuals who have a mental illness.
2. CommUnity maintains a mutually agreed qualified (in the mental health
profession) full-time individual for the position of Law Enforcement Liaison.
3. Collect agreed upon data and provide to ICPD, City of Iowa City and Foundation
2 as requested.
A. Provide support, guidance and training to the ICPD as a whole in an effort to _
improve awareness and drive mental health Initiatives and best practice
c. CommUnity will provide a full-time crisis counselor for the provision of crisis
intervention services In the position of Law Enforcement Liaison,
d. CommUnity will provide case management and referral services to the clients served by
the above mentioned position.
e. The identified CommUnity Law Enforcement Liaison will attend (in person or by phone)
planning meetings.
f. CommUnity will collect and disseminate program related data, as well as prepare and
present data as requested in conjunction with Foundation 2. An annual report shall be
prepared and delivered to the ICPD and Foundation 2 on a calendar basis no later than
January 31 of each year.
g. CommUnity will maintain professional liability and general liability insurance, which
includes the City as a named insured, and present documentation of insurance
coverage as requested.
III. Foundation 2 Responsibilities
a. Foundation 2 will maintain both their Iowa Chapter 24 and American Association of
Suicidology Accreditation.
b. Foundation 2 administrative staff will participate in the hiring process of the Law
Enforcement Liaison including interviews, discussion and the collaborative decision with
CommUnity and ICPD in hiring.
C. Foundation 2 agrees to provide support, consultation and guidance to the ICPD as a
whole in an effort to improve culture and drive mental health initiatives and best
practice.
d. Foundation 2 will dedicate administrative staff with experience in Law
Enforcement/Mental Health partnerships to participate in monthly planning meetings to
explore protocols, processes and improved responses that ultimately lead to an increase
in diversions from the criminal justice system for individuals experiencing a mental
health crisis,
e. Foundation 2 will share the components of the Law Enforcement Liaison model with
CommUnity and the ICPD for successful implementation and ongoing program
management and officer training.
f. Foundation 2 will assist with identifying important data collection points that will
provide a baseline, and guide important program development decisions during
implementation and as ongoing support.
IV. Service Delivery
a. The CommUnity Law Enforcement Liaison will work full-time hours as determined by
ICPD and CommUnity and directed by CommUnity that best serve the needs of the
community.
b. CommUnity and Foundation 2 mobile crisis teams and crisis phone/chat/text teams will
provide additional support through crisis counseling, suicide assessment and referral or
linkage to services.
C. ICPD, CommUnity and Foundation 2 will work together during the first two months of
this contract to establish agreed upon standard operating procedures on when the Law
Enforcement Liaison will deploy with officers, when calls could be diverted to the Law
Enforcement Liaison directly and what resources will be utilized for crisis intervention
calls occurring outside the normal working hours of the Law Enforcement Liaison
assigned to the ICPD.
V. Hold Harmless and Indemnification
a. CommUnity and Foundation 2 shall defend, hold harmless and Indemnify ICPD against
any and all claims, liability, damages, including attorneys fees, or judgments asserted
against, imposed or incurred by ICPD that arise out of acts or omission of CommUnity or
Foundation 2 agents or representatives, including the Law Enforcement Liaison, in the
discharge of its responsibilities under this Agreement.
b. CommUnity shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify ICPD against any and all claims,
liability, damages, including attorneys fees, or judgments asserted against the ICPD in
connection with the employment of the Law Enforcement Liaison, whether such claims
be brought by the Law Enforcement Liaison or third parties.
c. ICPD shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify CommUnity and Foundation 2 against
any and all claims, liability, damages or judgments asserted against, imposed or incurred
by CommUnity or Foundation 2 that arise out of acts or omissions of ICPD agents or
representatives in the discharge of its responsibilities under this Agreement. such
indemnification shall not extend to actions or omissions of the Law Enforcement Liaison
or to claims brought by the Law Enforcement Liaison.
VI. Term.
The term of this Agreement is 2/1/2021-1/31/2022. The Agreement will be automatically
extended for additional one-year terms unless otherwise terminated as set forth herein.
VII. Termination:
With or Without showing Cause. With or without showing cause and without penalty by
any of the parties at any time upon prior thirty (30) days written notice of termination to the
other.
VIII. Miscellaneous,
The following additional conditions apply to this Agreement:
a. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions contained in the Agreement
are declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be impaired thereby,
unless the effect of such invalidity is to substantially impair or undermine either party's
rights and benefits hereunder.
b. Anti -Discrimination.
CommUnity and Foundation 2 shall not discriminate against any person in employment
or public accommodation because of race, religion, color, creed, gender identity, sex,
national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, marital status or age.
"Employment" shall Include but not be limited to hiring, accepting, registering,
classifying, promoting, or referring to employment. "Public accommodation" shall
include but not be limited to providing goods, services, facilities, privileges and
advantages to the public.
c. Independent Contractor. CommUnity and Foundation 2 shall at all times remain an <
independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this
Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be
construed as, creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between
the parties. CommUnity shall be the employer of the Law Enforcement Liaison and shall
be responsible for all employer functions including hiring, wages, benefits, supervision
and discipline and final decisions relating thereto. The City shall be exempt from -
payment of all Unemployment Compensation, FICA, retirement, life and/or medical
Insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance, as CommUnity is an independent
contractor.
d. Modifications and amendments can be made to this agreement as long as all parties
agree. All changes will be approved in writing and considered part of the agreement.
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Item Number: 14.
AL CITY OF IOWA CITY
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February 2, 2021
Resolution approving a purchase agreement for a property located at 931 6th
Avenue for flood mitigation.
Prepared By: Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of Parks & Recreation
Reviewed By: Sue Dulek, Assistant City Attorney
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Fiscal Impact: There is $90,000 from the Emergency Fund to complete purchase of
property and demolition of the house.
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments: Location Map
Resolution
Executive Summary:
A key part of the post 2008 flood recovery plan has been to strategically purchase property along
the Iowa River and Ralston Creek corridors and convert such land to greenspace. Removing
housing units from the flood plain is the best long-term mitigation strategy as it eliminates future
property damage and provides storm water quantity and quality benefits. While most acquisitions
have been aided by federal grants, a few have been pursued with local funds due to timing and
availability of grant dollars. Staff recommends purchasing this property, which is located directly
adjacent to Ralston Creek in the 100 year flood plain, to aid in our long-term flood mitigation
efforts.
Background /Analysis:
This parcel is adjacent to Creekside Park. Ralston Creeks runs through the property, and it is
located within the 100 -year floodplain. Removing the structure and maintaining the property as
open space will aid in flood mitigation efforts for the area. In previous years, the City has acquired
nearby property on 6th and F streets for the same purpose. Upon acquisition the City will demolish
the structure and convert the land to greenspace in a manner consistent with our Climate Action
goals.
The estate of the property owner approached the City with an offer to sell the property to the City. No
federal grant funds are available at this time and given the relatively low cost and critical location, staff
recommends using local funds to complete the purchase.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Location Map
Resolution
Johnson County Property Information Viewer uis imoaaj caa 14miel
Prepared by: Susan Dulek, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5030
Resolution No. 21-26
Resolution approving a purchase agreement for a property
located at 931 6th Avenue for flood mitigation.
Whereas, staff has negotiated a purchase agreement to acquire 931 6t' Avenue for $65,000
from the owner's estate;
Whereas, Ralston Creeks runs through the property, and it is located within the 100 -year
floodplain; and
Whereas, staff proposes to demolish the house and maintain it as green space as part of its
flood mitigation measures.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that
Upon the direction of the City Attorney, the City Manager is authorized to execute all
documents necessary to purchase the property in accordance with the purchase agreement
and to have it demolished for flood mitigation purposes.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February , 2021.
Attest:
Approved:
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(Sue Dulek — 01 /26/2021)
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Resolution No. 21-26
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It was moved by Mims and seconded by Bergus the
Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS:
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ABSENT:
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Mims
Salih
Taylor
Teague
Thomas
Weiner
Item Number: 15.
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Resolution adopting an assessment schedule of unpaid mowing, clean-up of
property, snow removal, sidewalk repair, and stop box repair charges and
directing the Clerk to certify the same to the Johnson County Treasurer for
collection in the same manner as property taxes.
Prepared By: Kellie K. Fruehling, City Clerk
Reviewed By: Sue Dulek, Assistant City Attorney
Fiscal Impact: No impact
Recommendations: Staff: Approval
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Attachments: Resolution w/ Exhibits A and B
Executive Summary:
This resolution is to adopt an assessment schedule for unpaid mowing, property clean-up, snow
removal, sidewalk repair, and stop box repair.
Background /Analysis:
The City has the authority under Iowa Code §364.13B to assess the nuisance abatement costs in
the same manner as a property tax. This resolution allows the City Clerk to certify to the Johnson
County Treasurer the abatement cost to be assessed against the property. This assessment is
being pursued only after the City took many steps to resolve the matter. The City notified the
homeowners to abate the nuisance (for example, to remove snow from the sidewalk) and after the
homeowner did not take action to abate the nuisance, the City abated the nuisance and billed the
owner. After being billed at least twice, these owners still have not paid the abatement costs. The
City has sent a letter to the homeowner giving them notice that this resolution would be on the
agenda, a copy of which is attached to the resolution. No interest will be charged if the owner pays
within 30 days of the first required publication. Attached as an exhibit to the resolution is a list of
the properties that will be assessed and the amount that will be assessed.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Prepared by: Kellie Fruehling, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240-319-356-5040
Resolution No. 21-27
Resolution adopting an assessment schedule of unpaid mowing, clean-up
of property, snow removal, sidewalk repair, and stop box repair charges
and directing the Clerk to certify the same to the Johnson County Treasurer
for collection in the same manner as property taxes.
Whereas, the City Clerk has filed with the City Clerk an assessment schedule providing the
amount to be assessed against certain lots for the actual unpaid abatement costs of mowing,
cleaning up property, removing snow, repairing sidewalks, and repairing stop boxes in the same
manner as property taxes;
Whereas, said schedule is attached as Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated herein by
this reference;
Whereas, Iowa Code § 364.1313 authorizes the City Council to assess against the property said
abatement costs in the same manner as property taxes; and
Whereas, the City Council finds that the property owners listed in Exhibit A have received a
written notice of the date and time of the public hearing on the adoption of said assessment
schedule, in substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa:
Exhibit A is adopted as the final assessment schedule pursuant to Iowa Code § 384.60(1).
The amounts listed in Exhibit A for unpaid mowing charges, clean-up property charges, snow
removal charges, sidewalk repair charges and stop box repair charges are confirmed and levied
against the properties listed in Exhibit A.
All unpaid assessments not paid within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the final
assessment schedule shall bear interest at the rate of 9% per annum, commencing on March
18, 2021.
Assessments are payable at Johnson Country Treasurer, 13 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City,
Iowa. Until March 17, 2021 payment may be made at the City Clerk, 410 E. Washington Street,
Iowa City, Iowa.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the schedule as set out in Exhibit A to the Treasurer
of Johnson County, Iowa for collection in the same manner as property taxes. The assessment
cannot be paid in installments.
Resolution No. 21-27
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The City Clerk is further directed to publish notice of the schedule once each week for two
consecutive weeks in the manner provided in Iowa Code § 362.3, the first publication of which
shall be not more than fifteen (15) days from the date of filing of the final assessment schedule.
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
January 26, 2021
(3 19) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
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Dear Property Owner:
This is to notify you that the City Council will be considering a resolution on
February 2, 2021 that will assess against your property the cost that the City has
incurred to do one of the following: unpaid mowing, clean-up of property, snow
removal, sidewalk repair, or stop box repair charges. Enclosed for your information is a
copy of the bill. If the City Council approves the assessment against your property, the
amount will be collected by the Johnson County Treasurer in the same manner as a
property tax.
The City Council meeting begins at 7:00 pm and will be held via Zoom Meeting
Platform. Meeting information will be available on www.icgov.org after 3:00
p.m. January 28th. If you want to challenge the assessment; you are advised to
attend the City Council meeting. You may also submit a letter or email to the City
Council. The mailing address is: City Council, % City Clerk, 410 E. Washington
St., Iowa City, IA 52240 and the email address is council(-iowa-city.org
Please note that all communication with City Council is a public record.
If you pay the amount due in full before the City Council meeting, the resolution will not
include an assessment against your property. You can make the payment by mailing
or coming in person to the City Clerk's office, 410 East Washington Street,
between the hours of 8:00 arra. and 5:00 p.m. If property is assessed and the
amount is not paid within the specified 30 days, interest will accrue at a rate set by the
City Council.
If you have any questions about the resolution, please contact my office at 356-5041.
Sincerely,
Kellie Fruehling
City Clerk
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410 East Washington Strect
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
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City Council Agenda - February 2, 2021 - Regular Formal Meeting
Information submitted between distribution of packet on Thursday and close of business on Monday.
Late Handout(s):
Regular Agenda
Item 15. Assessment Schedule (See updated Exhibit A)
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