ECIA Annual Report 2004
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ECIA celebrates thirty years...
As I reflect back over ECIA's thirty years and my
experiences with ECIA in the past twenty years, I am
proud to say I have been part of an organization that has
evolved with time and has strived to provide its members
with services that are timely, cost effective, efficient and
of highest quality. The organization and its members
have adapted and grown with the changing programs and
legislation at the State and Federal levels, and through
the years we have become stronger and have developed
new partnerships that will sustain us for years to come.
As we consider the services provided by ECIA, in this
year's annual report you will find a pie chart that depicts
membership dues and their uses. Membership dues
provide matching funds for our federal transportation and
economic development programs, which require local
match. Any membership dues that are remaining after the
locai match is met are used to provide technical assistance
to our members. Technical assistance covers any staff
time used to benefit our members that is not covered by
another funded program. Membership fees bring in an
additional $77,500 to the region to help provide services
to the ECIA members. Thank you to all of our members
for your continued support! It is appreciated.
Looking forward to 2005, the ECIA staff will continue
to challenge ourselves to search for new funding
opportunities for our members and for the agency; will
build on our strengths; and will look for new methods and
strategies that will enhance our overall effectiveness and
efficiency. As our valued member, ECIA prides itself on
being an extension of city/county staff and will continue to
build on "A Regional Response to Local Needs."
Kelley Hutton Deutmeyer
Executive Director
Funding Sources Supporting
Programs and Activities
State (COG A"istance)
1%
~DBG Administration
14%
US Department of -- ~~mbe"hiP Fee,
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of Labor
19%
US Department of
Health and Human
Service,
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(Bu,ine" Growth. Spedal ~erv'ce Fee.' and
In5c~ Contlacls 6;,,'e"men'
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Membership Fees Expended
DMATS/MPO ~ Re.giOnal Tra. n,portation.
.4.4% (RPA)
131%
Ð G.eneral Techmcal
A""tance
8 3%
Re'erve Fund, -
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S . ~¡ Economic Development
Debt erv<ce (EDA)
paym~~~ 24.5%
Administrative
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1980
Baum Named Executive Director
Nagle New Assistant Director
EDA, Problems and Proposals
At Long Last-New Housing Construction Nears Completion
ECIA Area Gets 26,,% of Available Iowa CDBG Funds
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ECIA Des1gn EIRHA
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ECIA Forms New Regional Planning Affiliation
Oneida Disincorpora tion Underway
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Ann1versary
1988
EClA Receives Revolving Loan Fund Gran\:.
Awarded Public HoUsing Funds
Receives Additional Rental Assistance Funding
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Self-Su
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1995 'ves Gran\:.
ElRHA Rece1
ins 2000
1996 1, 0.1 Study Beg B1'11 Now Law ECIA Opens Transition Center
Arter F ods 98 t . on
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Farmland purc a TEA-21
1999
New Mapping Services Offered by EClA
EClA Implements Welfare to Work Program
1974-1999, 25 Years of Serving Local Government
2001
ElRHA Moves to On-Staff Maintenance
Bill Baum's Farewell Message
From Account Clerk to Executive Director
2002
EClA Employees Adopt-A-Highway
EClA Staff Participates in City of
ECIA Launches Websi te
Bob Krayer Retires
Dubuque \:.0 Washington D. C. Trip
2003
Legislators Meet with EClA Council
DMATS Planning Area BoUndary UPdate
Community Development Summits Announced
USDA Approves Regional Revolving Fund
EIRHC receives LlHTC and HOME Funds for
HoUsing Development
2004
Evergreen MeadowS Grand opening se\:.
EClA pilo\:.s u\:.ili\:.y Billing service
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Mark Schneider
Community
Development Director
ECIA assists in community development by
providing management assistance in several vital
areas, including grant and loan applications, grant
administration, and technical assistance. In addition,
ECIA is a U.S. Census Depository, maintaining
and distributing census information to its mem
Projects Completed
The fiscal year saw the completion of a variety of constn
and planning projects totaling over $5 million. Constn
of municipal water system improvements was comple
the cities of Andrew and Bellevue with new wells to selÌÌe
their communities, while the cities of Dyersville and .-
Maquoketa completed construction of new wastewater plants.
supply to meet their growing needs. Dubuque County
provided Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
to the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICe) Foundation
to construct a childcare facility at NICC's Peosta campus to
meet growing needs for childcare throughout the county.
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rants Awarded
ECIA staff assisted communities throughout the region with
r41nt writing which resulted in four communities receiving
þBG awards from the Sewer and Water set-aside, two
mmunities receiving CDBG awards from the Community
acilities and Services set-aside, and four cities receiving
Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) Housing
Fund awards for housing activities in their communities.
These awards total over $1.5 million and will assist in
projects with budgets totaling nearly $8.5 million.
"...Ætf9éwood will utilize the CDBG Sewer and Water program
aiong with the SRF program for improvements to their existing
water system. Maquoketa will utilize the CDBG and SRF
programs for improvements to their existing water system, and
Monmouth will utilize CDBG funds for improvements to their
water system. New Vienna will utilize CDBG and SRF programs
in the upgrade of their wastewater treatment facility.
New federal legislation expanded the Hazard Mitigation
planning process to identify specific projects, propertiø[~
and values, and to provide for more in-depth planning and
prioritization to mitigate future damage in the event of a
major disaster. Plans are now referred to as Pre-Disaster
Mitigation (PDM) plans. After November 2004, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends tÇ) require
PDM plan certification for communities to receive public
assistance funds in the event of a presidentially declared
disaster. ECIA received funding to assist five communiti
(Dubuque, Dyersville, Manchester, Maquoketa, '
Dubuque County) with completion of their plans.
drafts were submitted to the Iowa Homeland S
Emergency Management DivisiolUlnd FEM
With the use of FEMA fu
Homeland Security and
Charlotte, Dubuque, Dy,
acquired properties that
and/or 2002. The cities,
additional properties daniäge
will provide rehabilitation
communities. Clinton
e in targeted areas of
nd will offer assistance on a
Wide basi¡r DeWitt will provide home buyer assistance to
six homebuyers in their community. IDED Housing Fund
awards to these communities totaled over $1.3 million.
In addition to providing homeown.
home buyers in the city, DeWitt utilized Iowa Department of
Naturai Resources' (IDNR) State Revolving Fund (SRF) to
construct a new municipal well to assure adequate water
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Projects in Progress
The Community Development staff continued to work on a
wide variety of projects throughout fiscal year '04. Thirty-eight
construction-related grant programs were being administered
in twenty-six communities throughout the ECIA region, with
budgets totaling over $16.6 million.
Work continues on improvements to existing municipal
water systems in Charlotte, Delhi, Miles, and Sabula.
Luxemburg continues construction of a new water system to
replace individual private wells. To meet IDNR mandates,
Farley, LaMotte, Mechanicsville, Springbrook, Tipton, and
Wheatland are making major upgrades to their existing
wastewater treatment facilities.
Bellevue continues the renovation of a former restaurant
into a senior center and food pantry, The City of Clinton is
providing funds to the YWCA to upgrade and expand their
homeless shelter and childcare center.
Edgewood, Farley, and Ryan are providing housing
rehabilitation assistance to homeowners in their communities.
Maquoketa is providing homeownership assistance to
homebuyers in their community. Manchester is nearing the
completion of one homeownership assistance program and
continues the administration of an expanded program that
provides homeownership assistance for homebuyers on a
citywide basis and rehabilitation assistance to homeow
in a targeted neighborhood. The project also includes
acquisition and demolition of severely deteriorated pro
in the same targeted neighborhood.
With the use of FEMA funds, Dyersville continues to
properties that were flood-damaged in 2002. The City
acquired seven properties and has one project in pre
PDM plans are being prepared for Camanche and
Through a technical assistance grant from IDEO, ECIA
continues a lead-based paint study to show various methods
of addressing lead-based paint hazards and to determine
the most cost-effective manner.
Over 500 inspections were made on over 100 construction
projects in Asbury as ECIA provides building, electrical, and
mechanical code inspections for the City of Asbury.
Planning Projects
Fiscal year '04 saw the completion of the Annexation Plan
for the City of Cascade and an Annexation Study and Water
Study for the City of Peosta. Various maps and Geographic
Information System (GIS) products were created for the City
of Dubuque throughout the year.
Activities in progress include the City of Maquoketa Land
Use Plan update, which is nearing completion. This project
was initiated in fall 2002 and included the development of a
Traffic Forecasting Model demonstration project. The model
has been determined to be accurate and applicable for
smalier communities. The Land Use Pian is leading the way
to initiate a fringe area development agreement between
Jackson and Clinton Counties.
Also underway is the Cedar County)
scheduled for completion this y'
also being provided to Ja
Bluff Land Protection On
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Review of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
In November 2003, the Greater Dubuque Development
Corporation commissioned ECIA to prepare a qualitative
review of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances.
The review included comparing specific sections of the
Dubuque Code to similar ordinances in the cities of
West Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport.
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With a grant from the Iowa Department of Economic
Development, ECIA developed an Accounting and Utility
Billing Package Template for small cities. The template,
using the state-mandated chart of accounts, helps cities
generate budget and financial reports in the format required
by the state, along with utility invoices.
The goal of the project was to highlight sections within
the ordinances that may put Dubuque a
disadvantage relative to other
physical development of the 9
unique in its approach; expfl
providing services to the
Dubuque's growth.
the findings.
Currently being used by Holy Cross and St. Donatus, with
Colesburg coming online soon, the template costs $1,500
annual maintenance fee of only $250.
evelopment in DeWitt
with the City of DeWitt to secure funding
Development Administration (EDA)
ty's Water Pollution Control Plant. A
submitted to the EDA for the project
'. The City will provide matching funds
4,000. The City has been asked to
n for the project. The EDA generally
unless they intend to fund the project.
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Codification
ECIA has provided codi
governments since 1971
by the Iowa Legislature.
Ordinances have been u
Peosta, Baldwin, Maquok
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nds to expand the Water Pollution
will enable the City to serve an additional
Crossroads Industrial Park. The park
'tes industries that employ over 1200 eastern
ltS. With the expansion of the Water Pollution
Control Plant, a two-phase $40 million expansion proposed
by Guardian Industries can be accommodated as well as
two additional companies that have plans to expand in
DeWitt in the upcoming two years.
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These updates include a review -. ,
assure its compliance with state law;"ítie
outdated local ordinances with model ordinances prepared
by the ECIA attorney; and the inclusion of recently adopted
City ordinances. Since 1976, ECIA has updated the codes
of 39 member cities, Clinton County, and Jackson County.
Currently staff is working on nine additional updates.
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Web Site Development
During the past year, websites for Holy Cross and
Camanche went online with assistance from ECIA staff as
part of ECIA's website. The sites incorporate historical and
community information, photos, and links to other related
sites, offering visitors an opportunity to "visit" their city
without leaving home. You can view their sites at
www.ecia.org/holycross.htmi and www.ecia.org/
Camanche.html.
Accounting and Utility Billing Package
A primary function of the city clerk is to account for how a city
receives and spends its money. Small cities, primarily those
with a population of 500 or less, have found that commercial
accounting software (general ledger and utility billing) carries
a pricetag of $6,000 to $10,000 with annual maintenance
fees of over $1,000 per year. As a result, many small cities
are still using paper and pencil accounting methods.
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ECIA assists local governments and development
groups provide financial assistance to expanding
businesses. E.C.IA Business Growth, Inc. was
established in 1983 as a non-profit Certified
Development Corporation for the purpose of
promoting the expansion of area businesses and
the creation of new jobs. E.C.I.A. Business
Growth, Inc. operates business loan programs
and several revolving loan funds.
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Loan Activity
Fiscal year '04 saw new loan activity totaling nearly
$3.9 million, almost double the amount from 2003. This
represents 75 new and 56 retained jobs. The chart illustrates
new loan activity over the past six years.
Additional Funding
In addition to the represented loan funding, ECIA staff
prepared successful State of Iowa Community Economic
Betterment Account (CEBA) applications for the City of
Clinton (Dairy Pac, $150,000; Lamson & Sessions, $100,000);
the City of Dyersvilie (RC2, $400,000); and the City of
Peosta (On Point Display, LLC, $150,000). In addition, ECIA
prepared a RISE application for the City of Durant for $48,787.
Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
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Regional Revolving Loan Fund
In September 2003, E.C.IA Business Growth, Inc. was
awarded a 30-year $750,000 loan from the Intermediary
Relending Program of the USDA to establish a Regional
Revolving Loan Fund in ECIA's five.county area.
E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. contributed $100,000 in local
match dollars, and each of the five counties contributed
$17,500 to create a loan pool of $937,500. From these
funds, the Board of Directors have approved two loans
which were closed and funded in spring 2004: $187,500 to
Kendrick, Inc, of Edgewood and $187,500 to Rock Hard
Concrete Recycling, Inc, of West Branch. Both manufacturers
will use the funds for equipment purchases.
Kendrick, Inc.: Combining Funding
Sources to Complete Project
In April 2004, the Board of Directors approved a $357,000
SBA 504 loan to Kendrick, Inc. This additional loan is being
used along with funds from the Regional Revolving Loan
Fund to construct an 8,656 square foot office building with an
attached 8,000 square foot maintenance facility. The office
building will replace their current space, a double-wide
trailer. Kendrick, Inc. is in the third phase of a five-year,
five-phase expansion plan which totals $2,975,000.
Additionally, ECIA assisted the company and the City of
Edgewood obtain a $30,000 CDBG EDSA forgivable loan.
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Economic
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ECIA provides transportation planning services to
its members and provides staff support to the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study
(DMATS) as well as Regional Planning Affiliation
(RPA) 8. ECIA planning services include technical
support services, regional transportation planning
and programming services, and Geographic
Information System (GIS) database and mapping
services.
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DMATS and RPA 8 Major Projects Update
IA 32 - SOUTHWEST ARTERIAL
DMATS Policy Committee, the City of Dubuque, and
Dubuque County all have identified the IA 32-Southwest
Arterial as their number one surface transportation priority,
The proposed Southwest Arterial would connect the
Dubuque Technology Park on US Highway 151 with the
new Dubuque Industrial Center West and the existing
Dubuque Industrial Center near US Highway 20.
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DMATS Long Range Transportation Plan
(LRTP) Update
ECIA staff in cooperation with the DMATS Technical and
Policy Committees began updating the 2025 LRTP for the
DMATS region. The Plan must be updated every five years.
ECIA is currently working on the 2030 Plan update, which
must be completed by 2006.
As part of the fiscal year 2003 federal budget, Congress
appropriated $2 million for the IA 32-Southwest Arterial
project. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has
an additional $21 million identified in their program and
DMATS has pledged $7 million. Total cost of the project for
a four-lane full-build facility is estimated at $104 million.
Based on project costs, it was decided the project would
to be built in stages. The initial stage will include
,f-way acquisition for the full four-lane facility but
lion of only a two-lane highway initially. The
will function until additional funding IS available to
the project. Based on traffic projections, the interim
will provide a reasonable level of traffic service
~e year 2015. The cost of the initial two-lane
;luding the right-of-way acquisition, interchanges,
g costs, archeological mitigation, and construction
lane highway is approximately $71 million.
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As part of this process, the DMA TS boundary was
to reflect the increased urbanized area's popular
on the 2000 census data and represents sum
most likely to be urbanized within the next 20
DMATS boundary expanded from 102.69 sqü
207.27 square miles, an overall increase
Expansion of the DMATS boundary inc
opportunities for additional fringe-area,
become eligible for federal funds.
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Other activities completed this year as pa
Transportation Plan update include: re
goals and objectives for the 2030 PI¡
DMATS Policy Committee in Novem
and employment projections were appn
staff is in the final stages of completin
Forecast Model; staff is currently wor
scenarios for the DMATS area; planning began
and pedestrian component as well as the freig
of the Plan; and staff participated in the Region por1""'-'-
Comprehensive Plan update which will be incl in the
Plan. Work will continue on the LRTP through 2005.
inued on the IA 32-Southwest Arterial project with
aring on the Environmental Assessment held in
2003, where over 100 people attended. The final
Addendum to the 1999 Environmental Assessment
pleted and submitted to the Federal Highway
ration. The issuance of Environmental Concurrence
Finding of No Significant Impact is anticipated by
2005. Request for proposals for preliminary highway
as initiated in May 2004. The preliminary design is
to take 15 to 18 months.
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JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE
The Iowa and Illinois DOTs proceeded through the final
design work for a companion bridge, making the existing
two-lane bridge crossing into a four-lane facility. An additional
bridge'is being designed that will be adjacent to tlu! emt;'
bridge to the south which will double the capac;ity
rj~rea~ th~ saf~ty_~n US,Highway. 2~ over the
cooperating and planning with the Iowa Department of
Transportation, Jackson and Clinton Counties, and Upper
Explorer/and Regional Planning Commission in Clayton and
Allamakee Counties to detennine the best route through this
, -. is an ongoing project that staff will monitor
it progresses.
d to meet with the stakeholders of the
n in Clinton County. The Coalition actively
as for funding resources to alleviate the
.lion to make the roadway into a four-lane
:ate. The Coalition has presented their
OT commission on several occasions as
local congressional representatives. The
30 Coalition recently joined forces with other
ngencies across the state. This is an ongoing
IA staff will actively participate in and monitor.
Highway20si
approaches and upgraded traffic signals. The environmental
assessment was published in October 2003 and was presented
at a public hearing. North Cascade and Swiss Valley Roads
have been recognized as a priority area. Preliminary design
for this area was started in June 2004 with an anticipated
completion date of early 2005. Staged implementation for the
project is planned as funding resources become available.
rant Awarded and Closed Out
:Community Transportation Association of America
AA)/Easter Seals Project Action awarded ECIA a
$50,000 grant in August 2003 for the purpose of Improving
Fringe Area Public Transportation Services for Persons with
Disabilities in the Dubuque, Iowa, Area.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL (MRT)
Development of the Mississippi River Trail, a 2000-mile
on- and off-road recreational trail, is in its infancy but has
been a priority for staff during this fiscal year. The trail is the
brainchild of Patrick Nunnally of St. Paul, MN, who founded
the Mississippi River Trail, Inc., a non-profit organization. The
group has encouraged the transportation departments of
each of the ten states that touch the Mississippi River to
designate bicycle routes. The trail would begin at Lake
!taska, MN, and roughly follow the Great River Road along
both sides of the river to the Gulf of Mexico. ECIA has been
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ECIA staff worked with local transportation service providers
Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Keyline Transit, area
residents, and community organizations to develop the final
action plan. During the grant period, the strengths and
weaknesses of the rural and City transportation service systems
were identified, and a joint RTA/Keyline Pilot Project was
implemented to assess how the transit services could be
coordinated more efficiently to improve transit connections
between the rural communities and the City of Dubuque. Staff
also assessed data gathered during the grant process and
designed strategies to aid in improving the transit services for
persons living with disabilities in the fringe area. The strategies
included projects and scenarios for potential projects that could
be implemented in the short and long term. The project was a
success with the stakeholder committee deciding to continue
beyond the grant period to ensure strategies are implemented.
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Model Updates
DMATS MODEL
Throughout the year ECIA staff updated the Traffic Demand
Forecast model, converting from Tranplan to TransCAD as
part of the Long Range Transportation Plan. Staff created
base network and Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ)
layers using socioeconomic data. Staff began formulating
trip generation and trip distribution models for the DMATS
region. The model is an ongoing and evolving project and
work will continue into 2005.
MAQUOKETA MODEL
In the fall of 2002, ECIA contracted with Reg Souleyrette
and Zach Hans of Iowa State University to develop a small
area planning model for Maquoketa. During the past year
the consultants worked with staff to develop a network and
zonal data for the model for use in the TransCAD modeling
platform. The model has been calibrated to existing DOT
daily count values, and ECIA staff worked with the City of
Maquoketa in estimating the intensity of future land use,
population, and employment. This information is used in
predicting traffic for the year 2030. This model is the first
small city model for populations under 10,000 in the state.
Currently ECIA staff is working with the City of Maquoketa to
conduct intersection analysis and specific location analysis.
CITY OF CLINTON MODEL
In the spring of 2004, ECIA contracted with Howard R. Green
Company to develop a transportation model as part of an
MiS study conducted by the DOT in Clinton County. The
model incorporates the cities of Clinton and Camanche,
Iowa, and Fulton, Illinois. Work was initiated on this project
in fiscal year '04 with staff documenting the procedures and
methodologies used in gathering socioeconomic data and
trip generations. Currently staff is working with cities in
estimating future land use, population, and employment, to
be used in predicting traffic for the year 2030. The projected
completion date for the Clinton Model is late spring 2005.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Architecture Plan Implemented
In 2001, the United States Government mandated that all
states complete an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Architecture Plan for both state and regional levels in order
to receive federal funding for ITS projects after April 5, 2005,
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In March 2004, both DMATS and RPA Policy Committees
approved funding that enables ECIA staff, with the aid of
URS BRW, Inc., consultants from Minneapolis, MN, to
complete an ITS Regional Architecture Plan for the DMATS
and RPA regions by the April 2005 deadline. In fiscal year '04,
staff began working with the consultant to inventory ITS
infrastructure and to identify stakeholders.
The ITS Regional Architecture Plan is designed to improve
safety in transportation-related problems through the sharing
of information between various agencies with the use of
state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. Some of these
technologies include variable-message signs, closed-circuit
television monitoring systems, traffic signal systems, vehicle
locators, reverse 911 systems, and 911 cell phone locators.
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ITS projects for agencies by encouraging these entities to
combine their efforts in acquiring ITS equipment and
sharing the cost among the participating agencies, allowing
for smaller agencies to partake in ITS projects. The ITS
Regional Architecture Plan is a 'living document' which
allows for continued growth potential for sharing information
between existing agencies and new agencies wishing to
participate in future IT_S projects.
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The purpose of ECIA's Employment and Training
Department is to assist individuals who are
unemployed or underemployed to secure
employment at a level that allows them to be
self-sufficient. In addition to the regular Workforce
Investment Act and Promise Jobs programs, the
department operated special grants aimed at
providing employment and training services to
specific populations.
services such as basic computer skills, career counseling,
and testing; provided training services such as classroom
and on-the-job; and provided support services such as child
care and transportation to and from programs.
Youth Program
Served 53
Provided career training services; work experiences;
assistance with high school/GED completion; career testing
services; job seeking skills services; and support services
such as child care and transportation to and from programs.
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National emergency grants provide
empioyment and training services to
workers who have lost their jobs due
to mass layoffs or plant closings.
Primary services include job seeking
skills, referrals to job openings, job
training, and support services.
Fiscal Year '04 Funds Expended
by Program
Promise Jobs Program
Promise Jobs, Iowa's welfare reform
program, emphasizes public assistance
as an investment in families aimed at
helping them become self-sufficient.
Participants develop and implement a
plan for reaching self-sufficiency and
leaving public assistance. An average of
606 clients were served each month in
fiscal year '04.
Eagle Food,
Rockwell C~"m' ~ $97,038
$569.730
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(]~Di"ocated
Worl<e' Pro9ffim
$193,505
Promi,e Job, Youth Pro9ram
$202,147 $203,688
Grant ended June 30, 2004
Rockwell Collins
Served 93; 84% placed in new jobs
Ongoing grant
Eagle Foods
Served 58; 100% placed in new jobs
Performance Information
Employment and Training programs
underwent several state and local audits
during the past program year, examining
factors including fiscal management, client
eligibility, and adherence to federal, state
and local policies. There were no significant findings during
any of these audits.
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Act (WIA)
WIA provides employment and training services to youths
and adults with low or moderately-low incomes. WIA also
provides services to workers who have recently been
laid off or terminated from a job, are eligible for or have
exhausted unemployment insurance, and are unlikely
to return to their previous occupations.
Preliminary indications are that Region 1 Employment and
Training met all seventeen performance goals established
by the WIA program. These performance standards measure
factors such as number of clients who obtained employment,
retained employment, increased their earnings and obtained
credentials through training. If the final data confirm these
indications, Region 1 will be awarded additional funding as
a result of meeting these criteria.
Adult Program
Served 45
Dislocated Worker Program
Served 117
Provided core services such as job seeking skills, job
referrals, and labor market information; provided intensive
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Established in 1978, the Eastern Iowa Regional
Housing Authority (EIRHA) operates two main
programs, Public Housing and Housing Choice
Voucher Rental Assistance. EIRHA's goal is to
provide decent, safe, affordable rental housing for
eligible families and to provide opportunities and
promote self-sufficiency, economic independence,
and homeownership opportunities for clients.
Public Housing Program
EIRHA owns and manages 166 public housing units in
14 communities, with 84 units of elderly housing and
82 units of family housing. Residents are responsible for
a portion of their housing costs, contributing a minimum of
30% of their adjusted income or $50, whichever is greater,
toward monthly rent and utilities. The budget for fiscal year '04
was $340,536. EIRHA uses rental receipts to manage and
maintain the units, Although EIRHA is a tax-exempt
organization, approximately $19,535 was paid to local
governments for payments in lieu of taxes.
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fiscal year '03. Participating households pay no more than
30% of their adjusted income toward rent and utilities. Over
1260 households benefited from this program during the
fiscal year. The total amount of rental assistance provided
to landlords on behalf of low-income elderly and families
served by EIRHA was $2,541,792.
Housing Choice Voucher Assistance
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$592,659 $399,681
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$193,182
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Rental Assistance Program
EIRHA is authorized to assist 883 households with the Housing
Choice Voucher Rental Assistance Program, which is designed
to meet the needs of low-income families and elderly by
providing rental assistance in their existing housing units.
Through a collaborative merger with the City of Maquoketa
Housing Authority (CMHA), EIRHA assumed CMHA's
responsibilities under the Annual Contributions Contract with
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in
April 2004, resulting in the increase of 156 vouchers from
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In cooperation with the City of Bellevue, EIRHA staff
presented Effecfive Property Management. The program
gave an overview of EIRHA and its programs, as well as
information on tenant relations, screening potential tenants,
making properties crime-free, efficient maintenance, when
police assistance is necessary, nuisance enforcement, and
landlord/tenant laws. Presenters included EIRHA staff, City
of Bellevue staff, and the Jackson County attorney.
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Eastern Iowa Regional Housing
Corporation and Evergreen Meadows, Inc.
The Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Corporation (EIRHC)
held its Grand Opening of Evergreen Meadows in Peosta in
May 2004, Evergreen Meadows is the corporation's first Low
Income Housing Tax Credit project, with 24 units of low- to
moderate-income family
housing, Units began
leasing in June 2004.
The project was a
collaborative effort
with the City of Peosta,
Northeast Iowa
Community College,
and the Eastern Iowa
Regional Housing
Authority, and was
funded through the Iowa
Finance Authority's Low Income Housing Tax Credit program,
the Department of Economic Development's HOME program,
along with private and local funds.
Additionally, EIRHC owns and manages ten USDA-funded
elderly housing units in Worthington and Grand Mound.
Capital Fund Program
HUD awards funds to housing authorities to finance capital
improvements to public housing units. EIRHA was awarded
$217,360 and an additional $43,319 in incentive dollars for
expending funds in a timely manner this past year.
Improvements were made including the replacements of
kitchen cabinets, windows, concrete, floor coverings, and
the upgrade of staff maintenance vehicles.
Homeownership
Through the Public Housing Homeownership Program,
EIRHA intends to sell public housing units to first-time home
buying low income households participating in one of our
housing programs. Two families purchased their public
housing unit in which they live this past year.
Public Housing Authorities are permitted to use a
portion of their Housing Choice Voucher funding for
homeownership assistance. EIRHA's Housing Choice
Voucher Homeownership Program was implemented in
July 2003 and has assisted two families with the purchase
of their home through the program.
Performance Evaluations
PUBLIC HOUSING
An annual assessment of EIRHA's physical, financial,
resident services, and management operations is provided
to HUD, which uses the data to award an overall Public
Housing Assessment System score. In January 2004,
EIRHA received its second consecutive overall score of 94
and is considered a High Performer.
SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER
The Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)
measures Public Housing Authority management performance
in 14 key areas. SEMAP enables the Department of Housing
and Urban Development to ensure program integrity and
accountability by identifying PHA management capabilities
and deficiencies, and by improving risk assessment to
effectively target monitoring and program assistance. This
year EIRHA received its second consecutive SEMAP score
of 100% and is considered a High Performer,
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3999 Pennsylvania Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52002
563,556.4166
590 Iowa Street
PO Box 1595
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-1595
563,556.5800
COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF
Michelle Schnier, Housing Director
Carl Reimer, Homeownership/Housing Development Specialist
Jenny Schrobilgen, Housing Coordinator
Maria Elgin, Housing Manager
Lori Joester, Housing Manager
Debbie Maier, Housing Manager
Linda Hilkey, Housing Manager
Marge Huber, Housing Manager
Holly Kueter, Housing Manager
Mindy Meyers, FSS/ESS Coordinator
Jim Loney, Maintenance Manager
Tom Simpson, Maintenance Manager
Mark Schneider, Community Development Director
Darwin Polk, Project Manager
Tim Crabb, Housing Rehab Speciaiist/Project Manager
Matt Specht, Housing Rehab Specialist/Project Manager
Dave Leary, Employment and Training Director
Michelle Huseman, Employment Training Specialist
Susann Voelker, Employment Training Specialist
Ron Axtell, Employment Training Specialist
Kathy Baker, Employment Training Specialist
Marty Hefel, Employment Training Specialist
Lori McKinley, Employment Training Specialist
Samantha Humke, Employment Training Specialist
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ECIA honors all who have
volunteered their time
to serve on the Executive
Committee and/or the
ECIA Council over the past
thirty years.
FISCAL YEAR 2005 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF
Kelley Hutton Deutmeyer, Executive Director
Larry M. Nagle, Assistant Director
Lisa Weinhold, Finance Director
Karen Adams, Administrative Planner
Marla Quinn, Project Manager
Sharon Nesteby, Administrative/Financial Assistant
Ami Johnson, Administrative/Financial Assistant
Gail Kuhle, Administrative Assistant
Regina Apel, Secretary II/Database Clerk
PLANNING STAFF
Jerome Schroeder, Economic Development Director
Jim Gonyier, Urban/Regional Planner
Chandra Ravada, Transportation Planner
Debra Smith, Transportation/Land Use Planner
Your dedication is greatly
appreciated.
Past ECIA Chairpersons:
Allan 1. Thoms
Rolland Greenwood
Rev. Joseph Simon
Kim Leinbach
Tom Railsback
Jim Brady
Barbara Wright
Donna Smith
Dave Heiar
Jerome Besler
Marian Meyer
Richard Rex
Donna Sweeney
Dave Kendell, current chairperson
223 West Main Street
Manchester, Iowa 52057
563.927.6633
www.ecia.org
Celebrating 30 years of service to Cedar, Clinton,
Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties
ECIA celebrates thirty years...
As I reflect back over ECIA's thirty years and my
experiences with ECIA in the past twenty years, I am
proud to say I have been part of an organization that has
evolved with time and has strived to provide its members
with services that are timely, cost effective, efficient and
of highest quality. The organization and its members
have adapted and grown with the changing programs and
legislation at the State and Federal levels, and through
the years we have become stronger and have developed
new partnerships that will sustain us for years to come.
As we consider the services provided by ECIA, in this
year's annual report you will find a pie chart that depicts
membership dues and their uses, Membership dues
provide matching funds for our federal transportation and
economic development programs, which require local
match. Any membership dues that are remaining after the
local match is met are used to provide technical assistance
to our members, Technical assistance covers any staff
time used to benefit our members that is not covered by
another funded program. Membership fees bring in an
additional $77,500 to the region to help provide services
to the ECIA members, Thank you to all of our members
for your continued supportllt is appreciated.
Looking forward to 2005, the ECIA staff will continue
to challenge ourselves to search for new funding
opportunities for our members and for the agency; will
build on our strengths; and will look for new methods and
strategies that will enhance our overall effectiveness and
efficiency, As our valued member, ECIA prides itself on
being an extension of city/county staff and will continue to
build on "A Regional Response to Local Needs."
Kelley Hutton Deutmeyer
Executive Director
Funding Sources Supporting
Programs and Activities
State (COG A"i>taoce)
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1980
Baum Named Executive Director
Nagle New Assistant Director
EDA, Problems and Proposals
At Long Last-New Housing Construction Nears Completion
EClA Area Gets 26,,% of Available lowa CDBG Funds
1984
EClA Celebrates 10'" Anniversary
, Loan Fund Grant
1988 , Revolv1ng
EClA Rece1ves
d 1.915 ,ot CD
1.91<\ an fund,"ng
jèC1.]\ jO'¡:0\:.e6\:'S ]\c\:.ion
in see\<s GoalS
1310u f' nalizes council
j1Cl1' > ds Fi"s\:.
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1986
EClA Designated JTPA
1991
ElRHA Awarded Public HoUsing Funds
ElR)1A Receives Additional Rental AsSistance Funding
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ECIA Forms New RegiOnal Planning Affiliation
Oneida DiQ;~_~ Underway
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1996 'al Study Beg1 B'll Now Law ECIA Opens Transition Center
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1999
New Mapping Services Offered by ECIA
EClA lmplements Welfare to Work Program
1974-1999, 25 Years of Serving Local Government
2001
ElRHA Moves to On-Staff Maintenance
Bill Baum's Farewell Message
From Account Clerk to ExeCutive Director
2002
ECIA Employees Adopt-A-Highway
ECIA Staff Participates in City of
ECIA Launches Website
Bob Krayer Retires
Dubuque to Washington D. C. Trip
2003
Legislators Meet with EClA Council
DMATS Planning Area BOUndary UPdate
Community Development Summits Announced
USDA Approves Regional Revol Ving Fund
ElRHC receives LlHTC and HOME Funds for
HoUsing Development
2004
Evergreen MeadowS Grand opening set
EClA pilot.S Utility Billing service
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ECIA assists in community development by
providing management assistance in several vital
areas, including grant and loan applications, grant
administration, and technical assistance. In addition,
ECIA is a U.S. Census Depository, .maillt
and distributing census informationtg
supply to meet their growing needs. Dubuque County
provided Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
to the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Foundation
to construct a childcare facility at NICe's Peosta campus to
ll1eet growing needs for childcare throughout the county.
With the use of FEMA fu
Homeland Security and
Charlotte, Dubuque, Dy,
acquired properties that
and/or 2002. The cities
additional properties da
htsAWai'ded
Ns!äWâàsisteq communities throughout the region with
htWriting which resulted in four communities receiving
BG awards from the Sewer and Water set-aside, two
nmunities receiving CDBG awards from the Community
'Fåcilities and Services set-aside, and four cities receiving
Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDEO) Housing
Fund awards for housing activities in their communities.
These awards total over $1.5 million and will assist in
projects with budgets totaling nearly $8.5 million.
~_E«gewood will utilize the CDBG Sewer and Water program
along with the SRF program for improvements to their existing
water system. Maquoketa will utilize the CDBG and SRF
programs for improvements to their existing water system, and
Monmouth will utilize CDBG funds for improvements to their
water system. New Vienna will utilize CDBG and SRF programs
in the upgrade of their wastewater treatment facility.
New federal legislation expanded the Hazard Mitigation
planning process to identify specific projects, propert¡\;!~
and values, and to provide for more in-depth planning,ànd
prioritization to mitigate future damage in the event of a
major disaster. Plans are now referred to as Pre-Disaster
Mitigation (PDM) plans. After November 2004, the federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends tÇ> require
PDM plan certification for communities to receive puþlic
assistance funds in the event of a presidentially deClared
disaster. ECIA received funding to assist five comr '
(Dubuque, Dyersville, Manchester, Maquoketa,
Dubuque County) with completion of their plans.
drafts were submitted to the Iowa Homela
Emergency Management -. . .
Clinton will receive funds on behalf of New
to improve client accessibility to the King House
. Complex. Clinton County will provide
ity Care, Inc. for construction of
itt which will serve twelve
Care, Inc. will renovate
Ie to improve safety and
onal 25 persons.
In addition to providing hom
homebuyers in the city, DeWitt utilized Iowa Departme
Natural Resources' (IDNR) State Revolving Fund (SRF) to
construct a new municipal well to assure adequate water
d will provide rehabilitation
communities. Clinton
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fer assistance on a
provide homebuyer assistance to
sixhoniébuyérsin their community. IDEO Housing Fund
awards to these communities totaled over $1.3 million.
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The Community Development staff continued to work on a
wide variety of projects throughout fiscal year '04. Thirty-eight
construction-related grant programs were being administered
in twenty-six communities throughout the ECIA region, with
budgets totaling over $16.6 million.
Work continues on improvements to existing municipal
water systems in Charlotte, Delhi, Miles, and Sabula.
Luxemburg continues construction of a new water system to
replace individual private wells. To meet IDNR mandates,
Farley, LaMotte, Mechanicsville, Springbrook, Tipton, and
Wheatland are making major upgrades to their existing
wastewater treatment facilities.
Bellevue continues the renovation of a former restaurant
into a senior center and food pantry. The City of Clinton is
providing funds to the YWCA to upgrade and expand their
homeless shelter and childcare center.
Edgewood, Farley, and Ryan are providing housing
rehabilitation assistance to homeowners in their communities.
Maquoketa is providing homeownership assistance to
homebuyers in their community. Manchester is nearing the
completion of one homeownership assistance program and
continues the administration of an expanded program that
provides homeownership assistance for homebuyers on a
citywide basis and rehabilitation assistance to home
in a targeted neighborhood. The project also
acquisition and demolition of severely
in the same targeted neighborhood.
With the use of FEMA funds, Dyersville
properties that were flood-damaged in 2002.
acquired seven properties and has one project i
PDM plans are being prepared for Camanche al
Through a technical assistance grant from IDED,EGI
continues a lead-based paint study to show various methó
of addressing lead-based paint hazards and to
the most cost-effective manner.
Over 500 inspections were made on over 100 construction
projects in Asbury as ECIA provides building, electrical, and
mechanical code inspections for the City of Asbury.
Planning Projects
Fiscal year '04 saw the completion of the Annexation Plan
for the City of Cascade and an Annexation Study and Water
Study for the City of Peosta. Various maps and Geographic
Information System (GIS) products were created for the City
of Dubuque throughout the year.
Activities in progress include the City of Maquoketa Land
Use Plan update, which is nearing completion. This project
was initiated in fall 2002 and included the development of a
Traffic Forecasting Model demonstration project. The model
has been determined to be accurate and applicable for
smaller communities. The Land Use Plan is leading the way
to initiate a fringe area development agreement between
Jackson and Clinton Counties.
Also underway is the Cedar C9unt
scheduled for completion thií;
also being provided to J
Bluff Land Protection
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Review of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
In November 2003, the Greater Dubuque Development
Corporation commissioned ECIA to prepare a qualitative
review of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances.
The review included comparing specific sections of the
Dubuque Code to similar ordinances in the cities of
West Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport.
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With a grant from the Iowa Department of Economic
Development, ECIA developed an Accounting and Utility
Billing Package Template for small cities. The template,
using the state-mandated chart of accounts, helps cities
generate budget and financial reports in the format required
by the state, along with utility invoices.
Currently being used by Holy Cross and St. Donatus, with
g coming online soon, the template costs $1,500
nnual maintenance fee of only $250.
The goal of the project was to highlight
the ordinances that may put Dubu
disadvantage relative to other'
physical development of th
unique in its approach; e
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Dubuque's growth. Th
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velopment Administration (EDA)
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by Guardian Industries can be accommodated as well as
two additional companies that have plans to expand in
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These updates include a revi
assure its compliance with state I
outdated local ordinances with model
by the ECIA attorney; and the inclusion of recently
City ordinances. Since 1976, ECIA has updated the codes
of 39 member cities, Clinton County, and Jackson County.
Currently staff is working on nine additional updates.
Web Site Development
During the past year, websites for Holy Cross and
Camanche went online with assistance from ECIA staff as
part of ECIA's website. The sites incorporate historical and
community information, photos, and links to other related
sites, offering visitors an opportunity to "visit" their city
without leaving home. You can view their sites at
www.ecia.orgiholycross.htmi and www.ecia.orgi
Camanche.html.
Accounting and Utility Billing Package
A primary function of the city clerk is to account for how a city
receives and spends its money. Small cities, primarily those
with a population of 500 or less, have found that commercial
accounting software (general ledger and utility billing) carries
a pricetag of $6,000 to $10,000 with annual maintenance
fees of over $1,000 per year. As a result, many small cities
are stili using paper and pencil accounting methods.
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ECIA assists local governments and development
groups provide financial assistance to expanding
businesses. E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. was
established in 1983 as a non-profit Certified
Development Corporation for the purpose of
promoting the expansion of area businesses and
the creation of new jobs. E.C.I.A. Business
Growth, Inc. operates business loan programs
and several revolving loan funds.
Loan Activity
Fiscal year '04 saw new loan activity totaling nearly
$3.9 million, almost double the amount from 2003, This
represents 75 new and 56 retained jobs. The chart illustrates
new loan activity over the past six years.
Additional Funding
In addition to the represented loan funding, ECIA staff
prepared successful State of Iowa Community Economic
Betterment Account (CEBA) applications for the City of
Clinton (Dairy Pac, $150,000; Lamson & Sessions, $100,000);
the City of Dyersville (RC2, $400,000); and the City of
Peosta (On Point Display, LLC, $150,000). In addition, ECIA
prepared a RISE application for the City of Durant for $48,787,
Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
$4,000,000
$3.500,000
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Regional Revolving Loan Fund
In September 2003, E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. was
awarded a 30-year $750,000 loan from the Intermediary
Relending Program of the USDA to establish a Regional
Revolving Loan Fund in ECIA's five-county area,
E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. contributed $100,000 in local
match dollars, and each of the five counties contributed
$17,500 to create a loan pool of $937,500. From these
funds, the Board of Directors have approved two loans
which were closed and funded in spring 2004: $187,500 to
Kendrick, Inc. of Edgewood and $187,500 to Rock Hard
Concrete Recycling, Inc. of West Branch. Both manufacturers
will use the funds for equipment purchases,
Kendrick, Inc.: Combining Funding
Sources to Complete Project
In April 2004, the Board of Directors approved a $357,000
SBA 504 loan to Kendrick, Inc. This additional loan is being
used along with funds from the Regional Revolving Loan
Fund to construct an 8,656 square foot office building with an
attached 8,000 square foot maintenance facility. The office
building will replace their current space, a double-wide
trailer. Kendrick, Inc. is in the third phase of a five-year,
five-phase expansion plan which totals $2,975,000,
Additionally, ECIA assisted the company and the City of
Edgewood obtain a $30,000 CDBG EDSA forgivable loan.
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ECIA provides transportation planning services to
its members and provides staff support to the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study
(DMA TS) as well as Regional Planning Affiliation
(RPA) 8. ECIA planning services include technical
support services, regional transportation planning
and programming services, and Geographic
Information System (GIS) database and mapping
services.
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IA 32 - SOUTHWEST ARTERIAL
DMATS Policy Committee, the City of Dubuque, and
Dubuque County all have identified the IA 32-Southwest
Arterial as their number one surface transportation priority.
The proposed Southwest Arterial would connect the
Dubuque Technology Park on US Highway 151 with the
new Dubuque Industrial Center West and the existing
Dubuque Industrial Center near US Highway 20.
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(LRTP) Update
ECIA staff in cooperation with the DMATS Technical and
Policy Committees began updating the 2025 LRTP for the
DMATS region. The Plan must be updated every five years.
ECIA is currently working on the 2030 Plan update, which
must be completed by 2006.
As part of the fiscal year 2003 federal budget, Congress
appropriated $2 million for the IA 32-Southwest Arterial
project. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has
an additional $21 million identified in their program and
DMATS has pledged $7 million. Total cost of the project for
a four-lane full-build facility is estimated at $104 million.
Based on project costs, it was decided the project would
to be built in stages. The initial stage will include
,f-way acquisition for the full four-lane facility but
ion of only a two-lane highway initially. The
w.ill function until additional funding is available to
! project. Based on traffic projections, the interim
provide a reasonable level of traffic service
year 2015. The cost of the initial two-lane
jing the right-of-way acquisition, interchanges,
costs, archeoiogical mitigation, and construction
ne highway is approximately $71 million.
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As part of this process, the DMATS boundary was
to reflect the increased urbanized area's pop I , ..
on the 2000 census data and represents surn
most likely to be urbanized within the next 20
DMATS boundary expanded from 102.69
207.27 square miles, an overall increa
Expansion of the DMA TS boundary in.
opportunities for additional fringe-area
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Other activities completed this year as
Transportation Plan update include:
goals and objectives for the 2030 P
DMATS Policy Committee in Nove
and employment projections were a
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Forecast Model; staff is currently wo
scenarios for the DMATS area; planning
and pedestrian component as well as the fr'
of the Plan; and staff participated in the Regi
Comprehensive Plan update which will be inclûdè8 in
Plan. Work will continue on the LRTP through 2005.
ed on the IA 32-Southwest Arterial project with
ring on the Environmental Assessment held in
003, where over 100 people attended. The final
ddendum to the 1999 Environmental Assessment
leted and submitted to the Federal Highway
-ation. The issuance of Environmental Concurrence
inding of No Significant Impact is anticipated by
15. Request for proposals for preliminary highway
initiated in May 2004. The preliminary design is
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JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE
The Iowa and Illinois DOTs proceeded through the final
design work for a companion bridge, making the existing
two-lane bridge crossing into a four-lane facility. An additional
briçlgø;1s being designed that will be adjacent
Þ~dge to the south which Will dpublß the cap
¡~crease the safety pn US Highway 2\1 ollßr
cooperating and planning with the Iowa Department of
Transportation, Jackson and Clinton Counties, and Upper
Exploreriand Regional Planning Commission in Clayton and
~ jlJlamakee Counties to determine the best route through this
. is an ongoing project that staff will monitor
it progresses.
d to meet with the stakeholders of the
n in Clinton County. The Coalition actively
,s for funding resources to alleviate the
ion to make the roadway into a four-lane
ate. The Coalition has presented their
OT commission on several occasions as
local congressional representatives. The
:oalition recently joined forces with other
des across the state. This is an ongoing
,ff will actively participate in and monitor.
approaches and upgraded traffic signals. The environmental
assessment was published in October 2003 and was presented
at a public hearing. North Cascade and Swiss Valley Roads
have been recognized as a priority area. Preliminary design
for this area was started in June 2004 with an anticipated
completion date of early 2005. Staged implementation for the
project is planned as funding resources become available.
warded and Closed Out
ansportation Association of America
Is Project Action awarded ECIA a
¡gust 2003 for the purpose of Improving
Fringe Area F'ubìic Transportation Services for Persons with
Disabilities in the Dubuque, Iowa, Area.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL (MRT)
Development of the Mississippi River Trail, a 2000-mile
on- and off-road recreational trail, is in its infancy but has
been a priority for staff during this fiscal year. The trail is the
brainchild of Patrick Nunnally of St. Paul, MN, who founded
the Mississippi River Trail, Inc., a non-profit organization. The
group has encouraged the transportation departments of
each of the ten states that touch the Mississippi River to
designate bicycle routes. The trail would begin at Lake
Itaska, MN, and roughly follow the Great River Road along
both sides of the river to the Gulf of Mexico. ECIA has been
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ECIA staff worked with local transportation service providers
Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Keyline Transit, area
residents, and community organizations to develop the final
action plan. During the grant period, the strengths and
weaknesses of the rural and City transportation selvice systems
were identified, and a joint RTAlKeyline Pilot Project was
implemented to assess how the transit services could be
coordinated more efficiently to improve transit connections
between the rural communities and the City of Dubuque. Staff
also assessed data gathered during the grant process and
designed strategies to aid in improving the transit services for
persons living with disabilities in the fringe area. The strategies
included projects and scenarios for potential projects that could
be implemented in the short and long term. The project was a
success with the stakeholder committee deciding to continue
beyond the grant period to ensure strategies are implemented.
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Model Updates
DMATS MODEL
Throughout the year ECIA staff updated the Traffic Demand
Forecast model, converting from Tranplan to TransCAD as
part of the Long Range Transportation Plan. Staff created
base network and Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ)
layers using socioeconomic data. Staff began formulating
trip generation and trip distribution models for the DMATS
region. The model is an ongoing and evolving project and
work will continue into 2005.
MAQUOKETA MODEL
In the fall of 2002, ECIA contracted with Reg Souleyrette
and Zach Hans of Iowa State University to develop a small
area planning model for Maquoketa. During the past year
the consultants worked with staff to develop a network and
zonal data for the model for use in the TransCAD modeling
platform. The model has been calibrated to existing DOT
daily count values, and ECIA staff worked with the City of
Maquoketa in estimating the intensity of future land use,
population, and employment. This information is used in
predicting traffic for the year 2030. This model is the first
small city model for populations under 10,000 in the state.
Currently ECIA staff is working with the City of Maquoketa to
conduct intersection analysis and specific location analysis.
CITY OF CLINTON MODEL
In the spring of 2004, ECIA contracted with Howard R. Green
Company to develop a transportation model as part of an
MIS study conducted by the DOT in Clinton County. The
model incorporates the cities of Clinton and Camanche,
Iowa, and Fulton, Illinois. Work was initiated on this project
in fiscal year '04 with staff documenting the procedures and
methodologies used in gathering socioeconomic data and
trip generations. Currently staff is working with cities in
estimating future land use, population, and employment, to
be used in predicting traffic for the year 2030. The projected
completion date for the Clinton Model is late spring 2005.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Architecture Plan Implemented
In 2001, the United States Government mandated that all
states complete an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Architecture Plan for both state and regional levels in order
to receive federal funding for ITS projects after April 5, 2005.
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In March 2004, both DMATS and RPA Policy Committees
approved funding that enables ECIA staff, with the aid of
URS BRW, Inc., consultants from Minneapolis, MN, to
complete an ITS Regional Architecture Plan for the DMA TS
and RPA regions by the April 2005 deadline. In fiscal year '04,
staff began working with the consultant to inventory ITS
infrastructure and to identify stakeholders.
The ITS Regional Architecture Plan is designed to improve
safety in transportation-related problems through the sharing
of information between various agencies with the use of
state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. Some of these
technologies include variable-message signs, closed-circuit
television monitoring systems, traffic signal systems, vehicle
locators, reverse 911 systems, and 911 cell phone locators.
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ITS projects for agencies by encOL
combine their efforts in acquiring ITS equipment and
sharing the cost among the participating agencies, allowing
for smaller agencies to partake in ITS projects. The ITS
Regional Architecture Plan is a 'living document' which
allows for continued growth potential for sharing information
between existing agencies and new agencies
participate in future ITS projects.
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Department is to assist individuals who are
unemployed or underemployed to secure
employment at a level that allows them to be
self-sufficient. In addition to the regular Workforce
Investment Act and Promise Jobs programs, the
department operated special grants aimed at
providing employment and training services to
specific populations.
services such as basic computer skills, career counseling,
and testing; provided training services such as classroom
and on-the-job; and provided support services such as child
care and transportation to and from programs.
Youth Program
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Provided career training services; work experiences;
assistance with high school/GED completion; career testing
services; job seeking skills services; and support services
such as child care and transportation to and from programs.
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National emergency grants provide
employment and training services to
workers who have lost their jobs due
to mass layoffs or plant closings.
Primary services include job seeking
skills, referrals to job openings, job
training, and support services.
Fiscal Year '04 Funds Expended
by Program
Promise Jobs Program
Promise Jobs, Iowa's welfare reform
program, emphasizes public assistance
as an investment in families aimed at
helping them become self-sufficient.
Participants develop and implement a
plan for reaching self-sufficiency and
leaving public assistance. An average of
606 clients were served each month in
fiscal year '04.
Ea91e Food,
Ro,kwe" C~lIin' $97.038.
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PmmiseJob, - YouthPm9cam
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Rockwell Collins
Served 93; 84% placed in new jobs
Ongoing grant
Eagle Foods
Served 58; 100% placed in new jobs
Performance Information
Employment and Training programs
underwent several state and local audits
during the past program year, examining
factors including fiscal management, client
eligibility, and adherence to federal, state
and local policies. There were no significant findings during
any of these audits.
Workforce Investment
Act (WIA)
WIA provides employment and training services to youths
and adults with low or moderately-low incomes. WIA also
provides services to workers who have recently been
laid off or terminated from a job, are eligible for or have
exhausted unemployment insurance, and are unlikely
to return to their previous occupations.
Preliminary indications are that Region 1 Employment and
Training met all seventeen performance goals established
by the WIA program. These performance standards measure
factors such as number of clients who obtained employment,
retained employment, increased their earnings and obtained
credentials through training. If the final data confirm these
indications, Region 1 will be awarded additional funding as
a result of meeting these criteria.
Adult Program
Served 45
Dislocated Worker Program
Served 117
Provided core services such as job seeking skills, job
referrals, and labor market information; provided intensive
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Established in 1978, the Eastern Iowa Regional
Housing Authority (EIRHA) operates two main
programs, Public Housing and Housing Choice
Voucher Rental Assistance. EIRHA's goal is to
provide decent, safe, affordable rental housing for
eligible families and to provide opportunities and
promote self-sufficiency, economic independence,
and homeownership opportunities for clients.
Public Housing Program
EIRHA owns and manages 166 public housing units in
14 communities, with 84 units of elderly housing and
82 units of family housing. Residents are responsible for
a portion of their housing costs, contributing a minimum of
30% of their adjusted income or $50, whichever is greater,
toward monthly rent and utilities. The budget for fiscal year '04
was $340,536. EIRHA uses rental receipts to manage and
maintain the units. Although EIRHA is a tax-exempt
organization, approximately $19,535 was paid to local
governments for payments in lieu of taxes.
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fiscal year '03. Participating households pay no more than
30% of their adjusted income toward rent and utilities. Over
1260 households benefited from this program during the
fiscal year. The total amount of rental assistance provided
to landlords on behalf of low-income elderly and families
served by EIRHA was $2,541,792.
Housing Choice Voucher Assistance
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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
Rental Assistance Program
EIRHA is authorized to assist 883 households with the Housing
Choice Voucher Rental Assistance Program, which is designed
to meet the needs of low-income families and elderly by
providing rental assistance in their existing housing units.
Through a collaborative merger with the City of Maquoketa
Housing Authority (CMHA), EIRHA assumed CMHA's
responsibilities under the Annual Contributions Contract with
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in
April 2004, resulting in the increase of 156 vouchers from
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In cooperation with the City of Bellevue, EIRHA staff
presented Effective Property Management. The program
gave an overview of EIRHA and its programs, as well as
information on tenant relations, screening potential tenants,
making properties crime-free, efficient maintenance, when
police assistance is necessary, nuisance enforcement, and
landlord/tenant laws. Presenters included EIRHA staff, City
of Bellevue staff, and the Jackson County attorney.
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Eastern Iowa Regional Housing
Corporation and Evergreen Meadows, Inc.
The Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Corporation (EIRHC)
held its Grand Opening of Evergreen Meadows in Peosta in
May 2004. Evergreen Meadows is the corporation's first Low
income Housing Tax Credit project, with 24 units of low- to
moderate-income family
housing. Units began
leasing in June 2004.
The project was a
collaborative effort
with the City of Peosta,
Northeast Iowa
Community College,
and the Eastern Iowa
Regional Housing
Authority, and was
funded through the Iowa
Finance Authority's Low Income Housing Tax Credit program,
the Department of Economic Development's HOME program,
along with private and local funds.
Additionally, EIRHC owns and manages ten USDA-funded
elderly housing units in Worthington and Grand Mound.
Capital Fund Program
HUD awards funds to housing authorities to finance capital
improvements to public housing units. EIRHA was awarded
$217,360 and an additional $43,319 in incentive dollars for
expending funds in a timely manner this past year.
Improvements were made including the replacements of
kitchen cabinets, windows, concrete, floor coverings, and
the upgrade of staff maintenance vehicles.
Homeownership
Through the Public Housing Homeownership Program,
EIRHA intends to sell public housing units to first-time home
buying low income households participating in one of our
housing programs. Two families purchased their public
housing unit in which they live this past year.
Public Housing Authorities are permitted to use a
portion of their Housing Choice Voucher funding for
homeownership assistance. EIRHA's Housing Choice
Voucher Homeownership Program was implemented in
July 2003 and has assisted two families with the purchase
of their home through the program.
Performance Evaluations
PUBLIC HOUSING
An annual assessment of EIRHA's physical, financial,
resident services, and management operations is provided
to HUD, which uses the data to award an overall Public
Housing Assessment System score. In January 2004,
EIRHA received its second consecutive overall score of 94
and is considered a High Performer.
SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER
The Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)
measures Public Housing Authority management performance
in 14 key areas. SEMAP enables the Department of Housing
and Urban Development to ensure program integrity and
accountability by identifying PHA management capabilities
and deficiencies, and by improving risk assessment to
effectively target monitoring and program assistance. This
year EIRHA received its second consecutive SEMAP score
of 100% and is considered a High Performer.
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Past ECIA Chairpersons:
Allan T, Thoms
Rolland Greenwood
Rev. Joseph Simon
Kim Leinbach
Tom Railsback
Jim Brady
Barbara Wright
Donna Smith
Dave Heiar
Jerome Besler
Marian Meyer
Richard Rex
Donna Sweeney
Dave Kendell, current chairperson
PLANNING STAFF
Jerome Schroeder, Economic Development Director
Jim Gonyier, Urban/Regionai Planner
Chandra Ravada, Transportation Planner
Debra Smith, Transportation/Land Use Planner
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ECIA honors all who have
volunteered their time
to serve on the Executive
Committee and/or the
ECIA Council over the past
thirty years.
Your dedication is greatly
RPpreciated.
FISCAL YEAR 2005 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF
Kelley Hutton Deutmeyer, Executive Director
Larry M. Nagle, Assistant Director
Lisa Weinhold, Finance Director
Karen Adams, Administrative Planner
Marla Quinn. Project Manager
Sharon Nesteby, Administrative/Financial Assistant
Ami Johnson, Administrative/Financial Assistant
Gail Kuhle, Administrative Assistant
Regina Apel, Secretary II!Database Clerk
Suite 200
3999 Pennsylvania Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52002
563.556.4166
590 Iowa Street
PO Box 1595
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-1595
563.556.5800
COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF
Michelle Schnier, Housing Director
Carl Reimer, Homeownership/Housing Development Specialist
Jenny Schrobilgen, Housing Coordinator
Maria Elgin, Housing Manager
Lori Joester, Housing Manager
Debbie Maier, Housing Manager
Linda Hilkey, Housing Manager
Marge Huber, Housing Manager
Holly Kueter, Housing Manager
Mindy Meyers, FSS/ESS Coordinator
Jim Loney, Maintenance Manager
Tom Simpson, Maintenance Manager
Mark Schneider, Community Development Director
Darwin Polk, Project Manager
Tim Crabb, Housing Rehab Specialist/Project Manager
Matt Specht, Housing Rehab Specialist/Project Manager
Dave Leary, Employment and Training Director
Michelle Huseman, Employment Training Specialist
Susann Voelker, Employment Training Specialist
Ron Axtell, Employment Training Specialist
Kathy Baker, Employment Training Speciaiist
Marty Hefel, Employment Training Specialist
Lori McKinley, Employment Training Specialist
Samantha Humke, Employment Training Specialist
223 West Main Street
Manchesteç Iowa 52057
563.927.6633
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Celebrating 30 years of service to Cedar, Clinton,
Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties