Parking Options Downtown School Historic Pres. info
Planning Services Department
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Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
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October 11, 2005
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th St.
Dubuque IA 52001
RE: Parking Options for New Downtown School
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed parking options for the new
Downtown School that are outlined in the enclosed August 8, 2005 minutes of the
Downtown School's Planning Committee.
These options may involve the demolition of potentially historic structures as well as
the loss of affordable housing.
The Historic Preservation Commission would like to share with the School Board what
parking options the Commission feels are most appropriate.
RECOMMENDATION
Bya vote of 7 to 0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City
Council submit a letter to the School Board recommending the following parking
options:
1) Pursue acquisition of the Jaeger properties with the use of the three vacant lots
for downtown school parking and the resale of the two apartment buildings to
retain affordable housing units.
2) If this option does not address the school parking needs, then pursue
acquisition and demolition of the Kephart property and the Pet Med property for
parking. Although the City's Architectural/Historical Survey/Evaluation has
identified a potential National Register historic district on Iowa Street, both the
Kephart property and the Pet Med property have been designated as non-
contributing (see enclosed map).
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3. Do not pursue demolition of the 1100 block of White Street because it will result
in the loss of affordable housing units as well as structures that have been
designated as contributing to a potential National Register historic district (see
enclosed map).
4. Form a partnership of the City, School District and a possible third party, to
construct a parking ramp with first floor retail and second floor office in the area
of the Downtown School.
The Historic Preservation Commission further recommends that the City Council seek
input from the Housing Commission regarding the potential impact of these parking
options on affordable housing, and then share the Housing Commission's report with
the School Board.
Sincerely,
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David Stuart, ChairpersonJ'11.~
Historic Preservation Commission
Enclosures
cc: City of Dubuque Housing Commission
David Harris, Housing & Community Development Director
Dubuque Community School District (DCSD)
Downtown Elementary School - Planning Committee
August 8, 2005
Straka Johnson Architects, PC (SJA)
August 8, 2005 Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes
Commission Number 03045
Attendants:
See Attached
This meeting was held to provide an update on the construction of the new downtown elementary school. The
following issues were discussed:
1. The agenda was approved as submitted.
2. Meeting minutes from July 11, 2005 were approved as submitted.
3. An update on Demolition! Deconstruction Phase II was presented.
a. Phase II Demolition! Deconstruction is complete, and payment of all but retainage (5%) has
been made to Tschiggfrie.
b. Much more Deconstruction material was recycled and reused than originally anticipated.
Details are forthcoming from Kevin Officer.
i. Subsequent to the meeting, Kevin summarized that the amount of material diverted
from the Landfill for Phase II was nearly 75%!
4. A brief update of off-site parking opportunities was given.
a. Permanent parking concepts were again discussed, with some new thoughts brought to the
table, and some former thoughts revisited:
1. The east side of [the 1100 block of] White Street (some or all lots) continues to be a
strong candidate for a permanent parking solution to fulfill the needs of the new
school
11. Jaeger Auto includes 3 empty lots and 2 apartment buildings (with a total of 5
apartments, I believe).
1. Jaeger has not moved on price, nor their position of "all-or-none" of the
properties as a package
2. All of the Jaeger property is in the Neighborhood Conservation District; it is
unclear what the Historical Commission's position will be.
m. Kephart continues to be a viable option for up to 20 parking stalls. Again, access is
likely only possible from the alley between Central Avenue and Iowa Street to a
parking lot in this area.
1. Kephart is in the Neighborhood Conservation District, but preliminary
indications from the Assistant City Manager suggest that removal of the
building will not meet strong resistance (from the City); it is unclear what the
Historical Commission's position will be
2. The south wall of the Kephart building is very proximate - albeit not attached
- to the Colts building, requiring careful demolition, and likely the need to
leave the south foundation wall intact.
IV. Pet Med has recently become an option, with 3 lots available (2 currently with
buildings on them; the north part of this area is currently parking). Up to 31 parking
stalls could be available on this site, pursuant to demolition! deconstruction of the
buildings. Pet Med approached the DCSD for consideration.
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Dubuque Community School District (DCSD)
Downtown Elementary School - Planning Committee
August 8, 2005
1. There are some issues with demolition! deconstruction of the building that
abuts the Tranel Law Office, with an undetermined amount of
repair/restoration likely required to that building after removal of the Pet Med
building.
2. Pet Med is in the Neighborhood Conservation District, but preliminary
indications from the Assistant City Manager suggest that removal of the
building will not meet strong resistance (from the City); it is unclear what the
Historical Commission's position will be.
b. Ken Johnson and Bob White/Jim Brimmer will work with Tschiggfrie to estimate the costs of
demolition! deconstruction of the buildings in the Kephart and Pet Med solutions above.
1. A subsequent meeting with Rod Tschiggfue yielded the following estimates:
1. Pet Med - remove 2 buildings and fill the site in accordance with
specifications for Phase I and Phase II Demolition! Deconstruction - $49,000;
2. Kephart - remove building and fill the site in accordance with specifications
for Phase I and Phase II Demolition! Deconstruction - $69,000;
3. Tschiggfrie also provided an unsolicited estimate for removal and fill of all
buildings on the east side of [the 1100 block of White Street] - $159,000.
c. The Board will determine the most effective and socially/fiscally responsible solution for
permanent parking, including weighing the cost of land acquisition, new parking installation,
demolition! deconstruction, etc., vs. the displacement of commercial and/or residential
property.
i. Pet Med/Kephart vs. Jaeger seems to be a strong consideration, and as such, contact
will be made with the Historic Preservation folks to determine their posture.
d. Timing for the :final determination of permanent parking was discussed, and while this
decision does not need to be made imminently, it should be made as soon as practicable, to
ensure that implementation is done in an appropriate timeline/manner (as seen in Phase I
Demo/Decon, winter is not the ideal time for work of this nature).
1. The City of Dubuque continues to wait patiently for a:final determination of the
permanent parking to fulfill their requirements as stipulated in the Building Plan
Review.
e. Another parking-related topic was the change of several (up to 20) area parking meters to 10-
hour limit. Again, this mayor may not be included as a component of the permanent parking
solution. .
f. Buses will be using the south side of 13th Street north of the existing School for loading and
unloading.
5. Budget
a. The updated budget (which was previously presented to the Board) was discussed, with some
items of note:
1. As individual line-items are :finalized (land acquisition, demo/decon costs, etc.) those
entries will be updated to yield a holistic and accurate project budget.
11. Projections ofFF&E remain unchanged from the numbers used in Pre-Design
(December 2003). It is anticipated that the final cost of FF &E will be significantly
different than the current allowance;
1. Much of the existing FF &E in Prescott is inappropriate for use in the new
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Dubuque Community School District (DCSD)
Downtown Elementary School - Planning Committee
August 8, 2005
school;
2. Grades 3 through 5 don't exist in the existing school and need to be
accommodated;
3. There is a 'model' for FF&E development in new facilities with the new
Middle School, and Dale Lass should be consulted in order to follow the
precedence established there;
4. Computer Equipment is still indeterminate, but will be studied in the near
future.
b. An E-Community Memorandum was shared indicating that, upon approval of the 28E
Agreement between the City of Dubuque and the DCSD, Alliant Energy will begin channeling
funds to the new Downtown Elementary School, specifically for the Neighborhood Resource
Center.
1. There have been several drafts of the 28E Agreement to date, and it is again in review.
11. There was a question whether a 'plat' of the 28E portion of the Downtown
Elementary School will be required. Review anp comment by DCSD counsel will
render the final answer.
6. Other Business
a. Unofficial approval of the Charter School Planning Grant was received just prior to the
meeting - congratulations to all those involved! It is anticipated that the Fine Arts Curriculum
will be a beneficiary of this grant; the Fine Arts 'Magnet' was the basis of the grant
application originally.
b. Wood chips will be added to the front lawn of the existing Prescott School, to provide a
temporary surface throughout the 2005- '06 school year.
c. The signalization at 12th and White needs to be activated prior to the start of the school year, to
facilitate pedestrian crossing of White - which is a very busy street.
1. The signals were taken out of commission by the City during excavation for the water
main installation, and those signals will need to be reactivated to permit pedestrian
control of the crossing light.
7. Naming of the new school will follow the protocol established at the new [Eleanor] Roosevelt Middle
School
a. Chris McCarron will articulate [the District's] thoughts on what the name could/should-
and/or shouldn't - be.
1. [Mr.] Prescott seems to be an unfamiliar historic figure to many in Dubuque, and there
is a kind of stigma that the Prescott Elementary School currently carries (the magnet
concept for the new school will likely dispel this stigma).
11. This is a time for a fresh start with a fresh curriculum and school name.
b. On a related note, there is an uncertainty as to when parents in the [existing] Fulton and
Prescott Districts will know which school will be 'theirs', in the short- and long-terms.
8. Future planning group meetings are planned as follows:
a. September 22,2005 at noon at the Forum.
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Dubuque Community School District (DCSD)
Downtown Elementary School - Planning Committee
August 8, 2005
August 8, 2005 Meeting Attendants
Name
Doug Horstmann
Donna Bauerly
Steve Hodge
Cammie Dean
John Burgart
Ron Holm
Lynne Devaney
Chris McCarron
Bob White
James Brimmer
Kris Hall
Dan loBianco
Marty Johnson
Ken Johnson
Chuck Isenhart
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Dwight Schumm
James Graham
Ryan Gurwel
Vaughn Dierks
Roger Schroepfer
Keith Thompson
David Harris
Donna Loewen
Cindy Steinhauser
David Stewart
Kevin Officer
08-0S-OS _Minutes
Affiliation
School Board President
School Board Committee Chair
DCSD Board of Directors
School Board Representative
DCSD Superintendent
DCSD Director of Finance
Associate Superintendent
Principal- Prescott Elementary (and New Downtown Elementary)
DCSD Manager of Buildings and Grounds
DCSD Assistant Manager of Buildings and Grounds
DCSD Executive Director of Equity Operations and School Services
Dubuque Main Street
Straka Johnson Architects
Straka Johnson Architects
Dubuque Area Labor-Management Council
Design Engineers
Graham Land Acquisition Associates
Graham Land Acquisition Associates
Wold Architects
Wold Architects
Wold Architects
City of Dubuque Housing! CD Department
DCSD/ Lincoln School Principal
City of Dubuque, Assistant City Manager
Neighborhood AssociationlHistoric Preservation Commission
EnviroConn Consulting
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Master Survey Map
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1\/ Old Town Residential Dislncl
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1\/ Upper Main District
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1979 & 2002 Significance Overlap
I _ 2002 City/State/National Significance
I i I 1979 C~y/Stale/National Significance
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I Potential City/StatelNa\lonal Significance
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