IOWALIVE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES LIST FOR CEDAR RAPIDS

IOWALIVE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES LIST FOR CEDAR RAPIDS

8-16-10

To assist Mayor Corbett and other area public officials, the following table of priorities has been prepared by Iowalive net workers. The table clearly shows that city and county governments, plus the school district, Grant Wood AEA and Kirkwood Community College must improve their performance for recovery from the flood and for preparation for the next, even worse flood. They can not continue to waste money as they are now doing. All savings must be used to move out of the most dangerous flood plains and to provide flood protection for the others, in the form of flood insurance, if nothing else. Residents chose to live in the flood plains because they were told by the Gazette and elected public officials that they were protected from flooding. It is now time to make good on those claims--especially by eliminating waste as shown in the second table below!!

MEDICAL MALL MISSES TOP 20 CEDAR RAPIDS' PRIORITIES BY WIDE MARGIN!!

PRIORITY RANK CEDAR RAPIDS PRIORITIES SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL ON SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000 TOPS

1 ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS IN ESTABLISHING NEW NEIGHBORHOODS LOCATED OUT OF THE DANGEROUS FLOOD PLAIN 990

2 FORGET ABOUT BUYING THE HOTEL 990

3 FLOOD PROTECTION FOR A 44 FOOT FLOOD CREST 950

4 INCREASE SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE SCHOOL BUDGET AND LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY 950

5 FORGET ABOUT REBUILDING DOWNTOWN AREAS THAT WERE FLOODED AND ARE OUT OF CORPS PROTECTION GUIDELINES 900

6 IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM 850

7 IMPROVE ST. LUKES HOSPITAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET BY AT LEAST 16% IMMEDIATELY 820

8 STRENGTHEN WEST APPROACH TO 2ND AVE. BRIDGE 820

9 INCREASE LINN COUNTY GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE COUNTY BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY 810

10 VACATE AREAS IN FLOOD PLAIN THAT THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WON'T PERMIT CORPS TO INCLUDE IN FLOOD PROTECTION AREA 770

11 PROTECT WATER SYSTEM FROM FLOODING 750

12 REPAIR AND MODERNIZE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLAN--AND PROTECT IT FROM FLOODING 750

13 IMPROVE MERCY HOSPITAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET BY AT LEAST 10% IMMEDIATELY 745

14 GREATLY IMPROVE CITY PLANNING 700

15 INCREASE CITY GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE CITY BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY 650

16 STREET REPAIR 650

17 INCREASE KIRKWOOD CC OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET AND TUITION BY AT LEAST 14% 600

18 FLOOD RECOVERY 450

19 ABANDON THE NOTION THAT CEDAR RAPIDS IS TOO BIG TO FAIL 400

20 RESTORE KEY HISTORIC ASSETS AND LOCATE THEM IN A FLOOD FREE AREA. 350

SUBSIDIZE BUILD OF MEDICAL MALL 5

ELIMINATION OF WASTE MUST BE DONE FOR CEDAR RAPIDS TO RECOVER

20% OF WASTED MONEY IN LINN COUNTY OUGHT TO BE REALLOCATED FOR FLOOD RECOVERY/PROTECTION. Source: Iowalive, based on 08-09 budgets.

INSTITUTION BUDGET, YEAR 08-09 AVG. OPERATING EFFICIENCY, YEAR TO DATE, JULY 30, 08 MONEY WASTED ANNUALLY 20% OF WASTE

CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT $214,826,682 28% $60,151,471 $12,030,294

CEDAR RAPIDS, CITY $177,593,424 30% $53,278,027 $10,655,605

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE $111,313,854 44% $48,978,096 $9,795,619

LINN COUNTY $104,638,951 39% $40,809,191 $8,161,838

GRANT WOOD AEA $23,943,125 23% $5,506,919 $1,101,384

TOTAL $632,316,036 $208,723,704 $41,744,741

Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them.

MEDICAL MALL MISSES TOP 20 CEDAR RAPIDS' PRIORITIES BY WIDE MARGIN!!
PRIORITY RANK	CEDAR RAPIDS PRIORITIES	SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL ON SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000 TOPS
1	ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS IN ESTABLISHING NEW NEIGHBORHOODS LOCATED OUT OF THE DANGEROUS FLOOD PLAIN	990
2	FORGET ABOUT BUYING THE HOTEL	990
3	FLOOD PROTECTION FOR A 44 FOOT FLOOD CREST	950
4	INCREASE SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE SCHOOL BUDGET AND LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY	950
5	FORGET ABOUT REBUILDING DOWNTOWN AREAS THAT WERE FLOODED AND ARE OUT OF CORPS PROTECTION GUIDELINES	900
6	IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM	850
7	IMPROVE ST. LUKES HOSPITAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET BY AT LEAST 16% IMMEDIATELY	820
8	STRENGTHEN WEST APPROACH TO 2ND AVE. BRIDGE	820
9	INCREASE LINN COUNTY GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE COUNTY BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY	810
10	VACATE AREAS IN FLOOD PLAIN THAT THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WON'T PERMIT CORPS TO INCLUDE IN FLOOD PROTECTION AREA	770
11	PROTECT WATER SYSTEM FROM FLOODING	750
12	REPAIR AND MODERNIZE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLAN--AND PROTECT IT FROM FLOODING	750
13	IMPROVE MERCY HOSPITAL OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET BY AT LEAST 10% IMMEDIATELY	745
14	GREATLY IMPROVE CITY PLANNING	700
15	INCREASE CITY GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE CITY BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES BY AT LEAST 10%, IMMEDIATELY	650
16	STREET REPAIR	650
17	INCREASE KIRKWOOD CC OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS BUDGET AND TUITION BY AT LEAST 14%	600
18	FLOOD RECOVERY	450
19	ABANDON THE NOTION THAT CEDAR RAPIDS IS TOO BIG TO FAIL	400
20	RESTORE KEY HISTORIC ASSETS AND LOCATE THEM IN A FLOOD FREE AREA.	350
	SUBSIDIZE BUILD OF MEDICAL MALL	5

20% OF WASTED MONEY IN LINN COUNTY OUGHT TO BE REALLOCATED FOR FLOOD RECOVERY/PROTECTION. Source: Iowalive, based on 08-09 budgets.
INSTITUTION	BUDGET, YEAR 08-09	AVG. OPERATING EFFICIENCY, YEAR TO DATE, JULY 30, 08	MONEY WASTED ANNUALLY	20% OF WASTE
CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT	$214,826,682	28%	$60,151,471	$12,030,294
CEDAR RAPIDS, CITY	$177,593,424	30%	$53,278,027	$10,655,605
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE	$111,313,854	44%	$48,978,096	$9,795,619
LINN COUNTY	$104,638,951	39%	$40,809,191	$8,161,838
GRANT WOOD AEA	$23,943,125	23%	$5,506,919	$1,101,384
TOTAL	$632,316,036		$208,723,704	$41,744,741
Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them.