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Historic funds, Bluff St. Traffic Lights D. Stuart i5'G~~E ~<k~ MEMORANDUM March 2, 2005 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Application of Downtown Neighborhood Council/Dave Stuart for funding from the Historic District Public Improvement Program to install historic replica traffic lights along Loras Boulevard at the intersections of Bluff Street, Locust Street, Main Street and Iowa Street located in the Jackson Park Historic District The Historic Preservation Commission is recommending to the City Council that the project budget for the replacement of four traffic signals on Loras Boulevard be increased from $180,000 to $260,000 to have the new traffic lights be historic replicas. This would be an $80,000 or 44.4% increase in the project budget. The allocation of this $80,000 in funds would negatively impact the City's Street Program and would require the cancellation of a street currently scheduled for resurfacing. I respectfully recommend Mayor and City Council denial of the Historic Preservation Commission request regarding the traffic lights on Loras Boulevard. ') I ) ! (I ' I ) / l1:.I~c~' / ,-vJ\ Michael C. Van Milligen '\1 I' I '0 0, j I..cLLc;.x"t j ('-r~ \ ,J II ) MCVM/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager Dave Stuart, Chairperson, Historic Preservation Commission ::") -- "~', D~~~E ~ck~ Planning Services Department City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864 (563) 589-4210 office (563) 589-4221 fax (563) 690-6678 TDD planning@cityofdubuque.org www.cityofdubuque.org February 24, 2005 The Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Dubuque 50 W.13t11 Street Dubuque, IA 52001 RE: Application of Downtown Neighborhood Council/Dave Stuart for funding from the Historic District Public Improvement Program to install historic replica traffic lights along Loras Boulevard at the intersections of Bluff Street, Locust Street, Main Street and Iowa Street located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Dear Mayor and City Council Members: INTRODUCTION The Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed the application of the Downtown Neighborhood Council/Dave Stuart for funding from the Historic District Public Improvement Program to install historic traffic lights along Loras Boulevard at the intersections of Bluff Street, Locust Street, Main Street and Iowa Street located in the Jackson Park Historic District. The application and staff report are attached for your information. DISCUSSION Chairperson Dave Stuart excused himself from the table, indicating that he would abstain from the vote because he is representing the Downtown Neighborhood Council. Vice Chairperson Chris Olson presided. Mr. Stuart presented the application to the Commission. He indicated the application is for the installation of historic stop lights and street lights along Loras Boulevard at the intersections of Iowa, Main, Bluff and Locust Streets. He indicated that the Engineering Department currently has funds budgeted in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for replacing the stop lights with standard overhanging lane lights that can be seen better. He noted that the traffic along Loras Boulevard will have overhead lane lights while traffic going north/south along Locust, Bluff, Main and Iowa Streets will have the standard pole lights for traffic signalization. He noted that the Downtown Neighborhood Council is asking for $80,000 of HDPIP funds for historic replica traffic lights at these four intersections. The Commission discussed that the application. They noted that the application does not meet the HDPIP guidelines for non-City funding as the match requirement. They also questioned where the $80,000 figure came from. Mr. Stuart noted that the $80,000 is to upgrade the standard pOles to historic replicas. He noted that the proposed historic street lights submitted Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork -----.. Historic District Public Improvement Program Page 2 with the application are just one option, and that the Engineering Department will pick out the historic replica poles. The Commission noted that they would like to see the final pole design come back to them before installation. The Commission also discussed the amount of traffic signage that would be placed on these poles. The Commission discussed the funding of the Downtown Neighborhood Council's application. The Commission noted that they had real concems that there is no local match for the HDPIP Funds. The Commission discussed that this is a public improvement project located in an historic district and that the Engineering Department should follow the adopted Streetscape and Landscape Design Guidelines for Historic Districts, and to budget accordingly. The Commission then discussed how to help the Engineering Department and public utility companies doing work in the public right-of-way to follow the Streetscape and Landscape Design Guidelines. Consensus was to ask that the Engineering Department be allowed to attend a work session with the Historic Preservation Commission to review the Design Guidelines, to help develop a policy for their consistent application and funding for improvements in the public right-of-way in the Historic Districts. RECOMMENDATION By a vote of 8 to 0 with one abstention by Chairperson Stuart, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council approve the historic replica traffic lights as submitted, with the final design of the historic replica traffic light standards and traffic signage to be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission. By a vote of 7 to 0 with one abstention by Chairperson Stuart, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council direct the Engineering Department to use the existing CIP budget to upgrade the three most critical intersections with historic replica traffic lights, and to budget in a future year for the remaining intersection to be upgraded with historic replica traffic lights, and to budget for public improvements in historic districts as approved by the City Council. By unanimous consent, the Historic Preservation Commission asks that the Engineering Department be allowed to attend a work session with the Commission to review the Streetscape and Landscape Design Guidelines, to help develop a policy for their consistent application and funding for improvements in the public right-of-way in the Historic Districts. Sincerely, ~~)~ Chris Olson, Vice Chairperson Historic Preservation Commission Attachments cc: Gus Psi hoyos, City Engineer Dave Stuart, Downtown Neighborhood Council DD'"B~E ~~~ City of Dubuque Planning Services Department Dubuque. IA 52001-4864 Phone: 563-589-4210 Fax: 563-589-4221 HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPLlCAnON FORM PROJECT COMPONENTS (0Iedc ell that apply) o Street Trees/Grates o LandscaplngJPlantlngs o Deooratlve fence/Rail o DeooratIve Bollards o Identlflcalfon SIgns ~ :Street Lights o Trash Receptacles o Planters o WaysldesfPlazas o IlrIck Sidewalks o IlrIck Crosswalks o BrIck Streets o Iinestooe Curts o Retailing Walls o Coklred Concrete Sidewalks/Curts o Coklred Concrete Crosswalks o Coklred Conaete Street Paving IS Other: HlslDrlc SIDOIIahts o Other: P1a~~a lvoe or Drint lealblv In Ink Type of Applicant: ])t Neighborhood Association Name: Downtown Neiohborhood Council Representative: Dave Stuart Address: 1470 Locust Street City: Dubuaue Phone: (563) 557-1002 State.:...1llWil Zip: 52001-4714 Fax Number: Mobile/Cellular Number: Project Description: Upgrade stoplights at four Intersections on loras Blvd. to include historic poles and intersection lighting when Intersection stoplights are changed by city. Project location/area: Four (4) intersections in the Jackson Park Historic District: loras Blvd. and: 1) Bluff Srteet, 2) Locust Street, 3) Main Street, and 4) Iowa Street Total project cost: $260,000.00 Amount a Grant Request: $80,000.00 CERTIFICATION: I/we, the undersigned, do hereby certify that: 1. The information submitted herein Is true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and upon submittal becomes publiC record; 2. The undersigned representatives are authorized to sign this application on behalf of the neighborhood association or group; and 3. All additional required written and graphiC materials are attached. Received by: o Site/sketch plan(s) o Project description "'-~~ Represen~ . -- / l FOR OfFICE USE ONLY - APPUCAnON SUBMITTAL CHECICLIST Submittal Date: HPC Meeting Date: o Petition/Signatures in Support 0 Photos 0 Catalog examples o Budget Documentation 0 Map(s) OOther: Date: II. oJ/.IV e.-r Date: f q; -:]' ~ ::Lr>...., " ~ City of Dubuque, Iowa Historic District Public Improvement Program Project Description List of Attachments: A) Project Budget Description B) Downtown 1I{eighborhood Council Memorandum of Support C) Map of Jackson Park Historic District showing proposed locations for stoplights/intersection lighting elements D) Pages JP"25 & JP-26 of Dubuque's Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines E) Photograph of Central Avenue and Loras showing proposed non-historic stoplights. F) Photograph of Loras Blvd. and Bluff Street showing non-historic stoplight and historic lighting pole. G) Photograph of Loras Blvd. and Locust Street showing non-historic stoplight and lighting. H) Web pages showing several of Union Metal Products "Nostalgia" series street and stoplight poles. A. Project Summary: Discuss the project and the key project work elements of the proposed streetscape improvements. Project will upgrade the stoplights at intersections on Loras Blvd. when the city replaces those lights. The replacement is currently planned for the upcoming year. The intersections of Loras and Iowa, Loras and Main, Loras and Locust and Loras and Bluff Streets will be upgraded. Instead of the "basic" metal poles, historic-type poles will be used. Intersection lighting will also be incorporated with the historic replacement poles as well. Historic poles will be painted a dark color, probably either black or dark green. The city will solicit bids from several vendors for the historic poles and lights. Members of the Downtown Neighborhood Council have volunteered to assist the city in choosing pole designs, colors and locations. The city's cost for the basic poles and controls is considered to be the funding match and no additional private cost share other than this grant is needed to execute the project. B. Neighborhood Impact and support: Describe the current conditions and how the project will improve the neighborhood and/or project area. Discuss the level of neighborhood and property owner support. The stoplights on Loras Blvd. in the Jackson Park Historic District are scheduled for replacement within the year. The replacement will include new poles and controls with lights for Loras overhanging the traffic lanes. These would be plain galvanized metal poles that would not blend in with the architecture of the area. Upgrading the stoplight poles to a historic type and integrating historic lighting with the stoplights will provide a continuity and a corridor of historic lighting and stoplights along Loras Blvd. not only through the Jackson Park Historic District but also further West past Bluff street into the blocks where historic lighting was installed last year. These improvements would have a high visual impact to this busy and frequently visited neighborhood. C Project Timeline: Provide a timeline for project completion. If this is a phased project, list the timeline for each major phase of the project Historic features would be added to the intersection lighting when the stoplights are replaced. Currently the city plans on changing the intersection stoplights in 2005. Project Budget Description Estimated cost of "regular" poles, lights and controls per intersection: Estimated cost of upgrading to historic poles and integrated streetIights: Total cost per intersection: Number of intersections: Total costs: Base costs Upgrade costs (requested grant amount) 4 5260,000.00 5180,000.00 $80,000.00 Ratio of grant to total costs: 31% ATlA''''''6;u-r- A 545,000.00 20.000.00 565,000.00 14""',HAt-....,. 8 17 January 2005 Downtown Neighborhood Council Memorandum of Support The Downtown Neighborhood Council met in October of 2004 to consider two Historic District Public Improvement Program applications. Members present voiced their unanimous support for a request for historic street lighting in the Jackson Park National Register Historic District. 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It .-. ~II .~ .:c"o http://www.unionmetaI.comlnostalgialtrad...pacific.php III 21200~ DESIGN REVIEW STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: February 17, 2005 Property Address: Public right-of-way along loras Blvd, Bluff Street, locust Street and Iowa Street Property Owner: City of Dubuque Applicant: Downtown Neighborhood Council/David Stuart Project: To install historic traffic lights Historic Preservation District: Jackson Park landmark: No Style: None Funding: Historic District Public Improvement Program/Capital Improvement Program Existing Zoning: OR Office Residential! OC Office Commercial, C-4 Downtown Commercial and R-4 High Density Multi-Family Residential Present land Use: Mixed commercial, office and residential uses level of Sianificance: level of Rehabilitation: o Design for Historic Features o Alteration/Addition o Not Evaluated Physical Characteristics: The right-of-way located in the Jackson Park Historic District borders many historic buildings. The buildings located throughout the Jackson Park Historic District are primarily mixed use residential, commercial and office. The bulk of the Jackson Park Historic District is primarily residential. The right-of-way and sidewalks in the Jackson Park Historic District are both narrower than those found in the nearby commercial area downtown. Staff Analysis: The applicants are applying for funding from the Historic District Public Improvement Program for proposed streetscape improvements in the public right-of- way. The City of Dubuque has planned as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to replace the traffic stoplights at the intersection of loras Blvd and Iowa Street, loras Blvd and Main Street, loras Blvd and locust Street, and loras Blvd and Bluff Street. The current CIP Budget is to replace the poles with standard traffic stoplights with no historic detail. The Downtown Neighborhood Council is requesting funding to allow the standard traffic stoplights to be upgraded to a more historically appropriate fixture. Total Proiect Cost $260,000.00 Base Cost (Standard Poles) $180,000.00 Total Grant ReQuest $80,000.00 Grant to total cost 30,77% Design Review Staff Report - Downtown Neighborhood Council- Traffic Stoplights Page 2 The role of the Historic Preservation Commission in reviewing this project is to serve as an advisory design review body to the City Council for review of public works projects which have historic preservation implications in historic districts. The Commission is also responsible for providing a recommendation to the City Council about funding projects from the Historic District Public Improvement Program. The Commission's recommendation will go on to the City Council with the application materials for their review and approval of the project. Compliance with Design Guidelines: In 2002. the Streetscape and landscape Guidelines were created to help provide recommendations for public improvements in the public right-of-way. Prepared by: Reviewed:~'G'l.a~ Date: J-€J-oS