City Council Information Packet
January 4, 2024
IP1. Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
IP2. Memo from City Clerk: Joint Entities Meeting Agenda Items for January 22
IP3. Building Statistics: December 2023
IP4. Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: December 7
IP5. Historic Preservation Commission: December 14
IP6. Senior Center Commission: December 21
Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Miscellaneous
Draft Minutes
January 4, 2024 City of Iowa City
City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Subject to change
January 4, 2024
Date Time Meeting Location
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Saturday, January 20, 2024 8:00 AM Budget Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
410 E. Washington Street
Monday, January 22, 2024 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting City Hall, Council Chambers
Hosted by the City of Coralville 1512 7th Street
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 2:00 PM Budget Work Session (CIP) City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 4:00 PM Special Formal Meeting City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
Work Session 410 E. Washington Street
6:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Monday, November 4, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street
City of Iowa City
2023 Building Statistics
Value/Type of Construction Permits Issued 2023 January February March April May
June July August September October November December
TOTAL
New Single Family Dwellings (IRC) - $ Valuation $0 $846,617 $1,815,401 $1,705,787 $1,341,646 $1,955,981 $1,705,000 $2,023,574 $3,195,140 $4,011,036 $4,028,244 $2,826,738 $25,455,164
Number of Permits 0 1 4 5 4 6 3 4 7 7 8 5 54
New Duplex Dwellings (IRC) - $ Valuation $0 $0 $0 $492,234
$682,562 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,174,796
Number of Permits 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
New Multiple Unit Dwellings (IBC) - $ Valuation $950,000 $30,700,000 $0 $0 $83,745,584 $0 $0 $4,887,311 $8,300,000 $0 $0 $0 $128,582,895
Number of Permits 1 1 0 $0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 7
Number of Buildings 5 1 0 $0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 11
Number of Dwelling Units 5 120 0 0 291 0 0 18 40 0 0 0 474
New Commercial or Mixed Commercial Residential (IBC) - $ Valuation $0 $0 $31,780 $1,472,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,050,000 $5,500,000 $3,210,000 $0 $716,000 $17,979,780
Number of Permits 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 10
Number of Buildings 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 10
Number of Dwelling Units 0 0 0 0 $0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 22
New Industrial (IBC) - $ Valuation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Number of Permits 0 0 0 $0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Iowa City Public (IBC/IRC)(Replaces Public Works/Utilities) - $ Valuation $108,100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $658,100
Number of Permits 1 0 0 $0 $0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
Schools (IBC) (All new and all add/alter/repair) - $ Valuation $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,717,950 $2,090,000 $0 $13,801,000 $9,590,200 $0 $0 $0 $40,199,150
Number of Permits 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
Misc. Structures/Fences - $ Valuation $0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,000 $2,500 $71,500
Number of Permits 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Remodel, Residential (All add/alter/repair IRC) -$ Valuation $836,047 $511,100 $779,520 $794,541 $1,321,533 $877,399 $1,613,359 $1,222,616 $829,460 $540,909 $1,151,964 $733,106 $11,211,554
Number of Permits 22 12 21 17 29 28 28 38 21 21 20 17 274
Remodel, Commercial (All add/alter/repair IBC) - $ Valuation $505,450
$1,670,000 $6,444,500 $7,093,019 $5,037,599 $882,541 $2,900,200 $2,770,753 $2,427,200 $1,437,500 $1,162,400 $911,875 $33,243,037
Number of Permits 7 4 10 16 6 9 12 13 6 7 6 6 102
Remodel, Industrial (All add/alter/repair IBC) - $ Valuation (New Category in '22) $5,472,000 $24,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $40,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,536,600
Number of Permits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Remodel Public (Replaces Public Works) (All add/alter/repair IBC) - $ Valuation $2,367,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,352,000 $0 $0 $0 $9,719,000
Number of Permits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Residential Accessory Structures (IRC) - $ Valuation $241,600 $200,000 $30,352 $15,000 $0 $553,800 $196,326 $175,000 $119,962 $0 $23,000 $14,958 $1,569,998
Number of Permits 1 2 2 2 0 4 3 2 6 0 1 2 25
TOTAL VALUE $10,480,197 $33,952,317 $9,101,553 $11,632,581 $106,164,312 $7,043,283 $6,414,885 $32,470,254 $37,363,962 $9,199,445 $6,373,608 $5,205,177 $275,401,574
TOTAL PERMITS 35 21 38 43 41 50 46 66 45 39
36 32 492
Iowa City Building Permits
Issue date between 12/1/2023 and 12/31/2023
Permit Type
Work Class Permit Type Permit # Issue Date Address Description Applicant Value
Building (Commercial)
Accessory Structure
Accessory
Structure
BLDC23-0123 12/22/2023 2030 BROADWAY ST B
Brought in a portable shed to be used for
maintenance purposes. Need permit to have
MidAmerican Energy run electricity to the
structure.
JZ Orchard Woodlands, LLC Allen
Warson
$2,500
Building (Commercial) -
Accessory Structure Total
$2,500
Addition Addition BLDC23-0143 12/4/2023 637 FOSTER RD
768 sft uncovered deck addition off west side of
existing pool area (Elks Lodge).
McComas Lacina Construction
Elias Schroeder
$40,000
Building (Commercial) -
Addition Total
$40,000
Alteration Alteration BLDC23-0135 12/4/2023 201 S CLINTON ST 142
Tenant improvement of the existing Panera Bread
restaurant to a fast food chicken finger restaurant
(Raising Caine's)
PM Design Group Inc. Jon L.
Hughes
$750,000
Alteration BLDC23-0150 12/4/2023 2403 TOWNCREST DR Installing shoring post for floor above.
RoCon Construction James Ray
Dean
$5,800
Alteration BLDC23-0151 12/15/2023 124 S DUBUQUE ST
Renovation of lower level restrooms. Includes
adding fixtures, finish updates, & new walls.
Neumann Monson Architects
Andrew Evans
$82,750
Building (Commercial) -
Alteration Total
$838,550
New New BLDC23-0145 12/11/2023 225 SOUTHGATE AVE Foundation for a storage facility.
JOHN O ROFFMAN JOHN O
ROFFMAN
$716,000
Building (Commercial) - New
Construction
$716,000
Repair Repair BLDC23-0154 12/14/2023 840 MAGGARD ST 11
Kitchen remodel. Remove kitchen beam &
hallway header to install one continuous beam
across to the other side of the hallway.
Westwinds Property Management $3,325
Repair BLDC23-0144 12/22/2023 3530 EASTBROOK ST Retaining wall repair. THOMAS KAUT $30,000
1
Building (Commercial) - Repair $33,325
Building (Commercial) Total $1,630,375
Building (Residential)
Accessory Building
Accessory
Building
BLDR23-0366 12/1/2023 4028 EL PASO DR Add work/storage shed in back yard, 16 ft x 24 ft. Kim and Dee Meerdink $13,958
Accessory
Building
BLDR23-0426 12/11/2023 1521 BROADWAY ST 9' x 11' addition to existing shed on existing slab. Scott Johnson $1,000
Building (Residential) -
Accessory Building Total
$14,958
Addition Addition BLDR23-0408 12/4/2023 62 AMBER LN Uncovered Deck and railings. Lovewell Fence Matthew Roll $8,000
Addition BLDR23-0429 12/11/2023 221 SEDONA ST Build new deck/stairs at rear of home. Vaughn Carpentry Kalvin Hodge $20,000
Addition BLDR23-0383 12/15/2023 738 OAKLAND AVE
Basement remodel, add a bedroom, bathroom &
egress window. House is in the Longfellow
Historic district
Urban Bliss Lama Noureddine $60,000
Building (Residential) -
Addition Total
$88,000
Alteration/Remodel
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0349 12/1/2023 329 N GOVERNOR ST
Remove front stoop & concrete stairs, replace
with new 8' x 12' deck
Henry's Painting & Contracting
Phil Scheets
$6,897
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0422 12/7/2023 322 E BLOOMINGTON ST
Interior remodel. 1
st
floor: Add two new
bathrooms (1.5 total) & new laundry closet. 2
nd
floor: Remodel existing bath and add a 2
nd
full
bath on same floor.
Jeff Clark $30,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0415 12/4/2023 1910 MEADOW RIDGE LN
Finishing part of basement. Add 1 bedroom, 1
office/flex space & additional storage
Ross Miller $5,000
2
Building (Residential)
Alteration/Remodel
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0428 12/7/2023 1725 DICKENSON LN
Add 2 new fireplaces to existing home, 1 gas & 1
electric.
Install new gas fireplace in main level living room
& install new electric fireplace in upstairs office.
Boyd Crosby construction Daniel
Robert Froese
$15,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0416 12/14/2023 401 BROWN ST Deck Repair
Preferred Home Repair LLC Virgil
Holderness III
$3,800
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0421 12/14/2023 430 BROWN ST
Residential remodel of the property owners'
master suite on the top floor of the Brown Street
Inn. Includes mechanical work for a new
condensing unit & mini split units. (Historical
approved)
Martin Construction Peter Correll $112,200
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0374 12/19/2023 1211 E BURLINGTON ST
Turn the old garage into a heated space (art
studio)with upgraded electrical & new plumbing,
doors and windows.
Corridor Construction Services of
Iowa City Kevin Bigger
$57,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0434 12/20/2023 4352 ROHRET RD Finish an unfinished 5’ x 9’ basement bathroom TC Handiwork LLC Tim Corbett $8,500
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0430 12/22/2023 815 OTTO ST
Interior remodel of kitchen & laundry room,
convert existing porch into primary bedroom w/
bath. New addition w/ family room & half bath.
Sueppel's Siding and Remodeling
GT Karr
$280,509
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR23-0382 12/22/2023 4114 GRINDSTONE DR
Installing screen porch over existing uncovered
deck.
Henry's Painting & Contracting
Phil Scheets
$12,000
Building (Residential) -
Alteration/Remodel Total
$530,906
New New BLDR23-0302 12/15/2023 316 KIMBALL RD SF dwelling with 3 bed, 4 bath w/ 4 car garage. Big Ten Rentals Brian DeCoster $1,400,000
New BLDR23-0425 12/14/2023 275 PINE GROVE LN SF dwelling 4 bed, 3 bath w/ 3 car garage. Advantage Kim Miller $292,528
New BLDR23-0432 12/21/2023 225 PINE GROVE LN SF dwelling 4 bed, 3 bath w/ 3 car garage. Advantage Kim Miller $338,528
New BLDR23-0433 12/21/2023 250 PINE GROVE LN
SF dwelling two story, 6 bed, 4.5 bath w/ 3 car
garage.
Advantage Kim Miller $457,153
New BLDR23-0424 12/22/2023 240 PINE GROVE LN SF dwelling 4 bed, 3 bath w/ 3 car garage. Advantage Kim Miller $338,528
3
Building (Residential)
Building (Residential) - New
Total
$2,826,738
Repair Repair BLDR23-0387 12/5/2023 403 S LUCAS ST
Repair bowing foundation walls by forming and
pouring new walls to allow for bracing.
Dragonfly Properties Doug
Goschke
$2,000
Repair BLDR23-0402 12/14/2023 1033 E WASHINGTON ST
Reenforcing existing concrete foundation on
garage.
JIM WALTERS $12,700
Repair BLDR23-0438 12/19/2023 1418 FRANKLIN ST
Fire damage repair. Remove and replace shingles,
siding, Windows, Drywall, insulation and
plumbing and electrical.
Maven380 LLC dba 380
Companies Tammy Hasler
$98,000
Repair BLDR23-0317 12/22/2023 610 N JOHNSON ST
Emergency repair to the porch for tenant safety.
Repair rotted porch structure. No additional
changes.
PRESTIGE PROPERTIES LLC $1,500
Building (Residential) - Repair
Total
$114,200
Building (Residential) Total $3,574,802
Grand Total $5,205,177
Total Permits Issued 32
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