HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-02-27 Correspondence
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At the beginning 01 the last doetde, Mayor John BalmIl outlined Issu..laclng low. City. Te"
Y.llllet.l, many Ichlovom.nll can be notld and many olthl conctmI, by \hilt very n.lul.,
arl lun with us.
At lilli, the ltart ollht nInItlII, IhIII WI words which now ."'" oonsplcuouo by lhI~
absenct In that IllllO document - WOIdIIkI bIodtglldablo, locycIIng and monmontally
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AI we begin this decad.. tho coneopl 01 waste managoment Is I poworlul .lemenL Not 10
long ago, properly disposing 01 gatbage was conlldelod more In the conlexl 01 not nttering
the landscapo. Now we know that plOloctlng the onvlronment .ncomp..... much mOle than
enactlng I boWe and can law or encoul.glng cllIzons to locyde nowspapell.
last weok, II chemist by the namo 01 Thom.. Ctch was In town. He aald, 'Thel.'lthlll.onng
that tho earth'l envllonmontll tInIto. n can lIk. a lot ollnsulll, bulthole'l I brealdng polnL'
While an endangeled envlronmont problbly didn't hovo tho .ame Ion.. 01 ulgancy whon Tom
Cech Ittendod Junior and CIty HIgh Ichools here In the 1ll608, the Nobel PrIz. wfnnel went
on to say, 'Certefn/y OUt chDdlon now ate not going to be ablo to Ignore thlo,' No one can
quarrol with th.t obsorvaUon.
Ono 01 the most domandlng challonges 01 tho 90s wfll be In the atoa 01 .nvllonmonlal
concems. LoglslaUon addlosslng the plocosslng and subsidizing ollocycllng 01 matorial wlll
be enactod by govornmont ornclals across the country and wo wlll be no excoptlon. The City
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Council will move ahead vlgolous~ In the lieu 01 lond waste menegement end lecycflng,
gloundwatol plotoctJon, cleen all and lurface water InllJatlvol, Implovemenll to OUI walor
lroalmonl end dlstributfon systoms,lOIoulCOI cons.rvaUon end lecycllng plogllm dOYOlopmon~
end wutOWltOI lrealmenL Indeed, we lie Involved, to one dogll8 or anothor, In aJIlhos.
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Iuues Itlht prllent Umo. Out wastowa\e( IIClIItIeI ayst.mo Improytmont project Vl1lI be
compl.ttd thls y.ar and WI will begin to procell yard wast. ..pnl'~ through compolUng
It the lendIID. W. will oonUnut to ldonUIy mllkelllof lecycled paper, pluUe and other
lousable waste matertals end to lecmtete convonlon~ ..Ie dllposal 01 hUlldous Industrial
end household waste. Implovomenllto our welor systom, including increasing th. polcontage
01 watol dllWll from well., 110 being dlseussod, W. l8C8ntly addod I chIorln8 dioxide
lrealment pICCOl. lor the purpose ollmplovlng the taste and odor 01 OUI ,water. Romed1al
action to corroct Iendlln contamlneUon thleets, as wen as mothods 01 contalnlng lendnn
matertals on-site, are being pUlluod. Finally I tho City has gone en locold at the olale lovelln
aupport olleglllaUon almod at cOntrolling chomlcal runoff Into OUI rtvorl end Itreams. Even
In vlow 01 an this, we have plobab~ on~ touchod the Up 01 the Icobelg. But the resu~ will be
I crttfcal reversal In the trend toward .nvIlonmontal dotortolaUon v.illch has come about OYOI
the past IMlal decades.
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Olhel challenges In th. 90s Include housing, partlcul~ alloldable housing. A tasklorce 01
clty government r,plesonlltlvol end local cltJzons will be chllgod with dovoloplng I policy 01
Iddlesslng the Issue 01 alloldable housing for low en~ modolate Income losldonll as weD as
OthOI housing noods, Including lentel assistance end baslo ehollol fOltho homeloss.
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AlIO, the d9cado win brfng wtth h the noed lot careful planning and expansion 01 the central
bullnesl c!lslrtct 10 Iht 11.1 louth 01 Burlington Street We have Idtnuned I hotl 01 Issues
to be conlldoled In lhls proce..: IocaUon 01 expanded I.tall business", muhl-unlt housing,
commelclal dowlopment, and parking 10 name justeome. The downtown It one 01 Iowa CIty'.
greatest well. Prud.nt policy makfng muatlnclude \hi pre'IMUon IIld enhancement ollhll
wet Our Iortslght and planning elforta now '" Insur. . type and pattlm of dO'lllopmont
which will mako IhIo liea IVIn mOle IIlIICtlvt . I place to 1Ivo, work, lhop, conduct othor
buslnOll, and pullU' lelsur. Ume IctMtJOS.
We anUcfpale lOIIIe major Improvements to our own city govemmenllacfllUes. The ponce and
fit. dopartmonta 110 undelgo/ng extonslve expansion and lenovaUon with compleUon pro/octod
lor thll sprtng. Wo wtIl also be undertaking In expansion proloct lor the Ilmalnder 01 the city
ollie.. which will allow lor loconsolldaUorl 01 III CIty IdmlnlaltalJve Iunctlonlln the CMo Conlor,
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u won AI rnuch noodod addltlonal ornce and work apace to bettor accommodate dopartmonlal
noodl. The now Iowa CllylCoraMlle Animal Shohel was loconUy complolod, and we look
IOIWIId to lilt Increuecl elllcloncy and oconomJo bon.nts olthll /OInt enort.
Improvemonla will Inuit, alIo, ~om advanced toc:hnoIogy In the area ollnlonnallon oyaloms
and communlcaUona. W. will be looking It compulorlzod Govomrtl8ntlnlormaUon SyslOms
to enhance our ability In aach operaUng department to nol on~ bottOI' Itorl and lelrlove basic
InIormaUon on land, loll, utIIIlJoa, .tructul~S, elo.lhroughout the clly, but molO ImportanUy to
koop Ctllfont and lhar. IhIs Inlonnalfon qulcldy and ..sl~ lhloughout tho cfty, These enOl1S
will undoubl~ bo made In ooopolaUon wtth oIhel govommontal jurisdictions In thl. aroa,
including Johnson Cou';~, OthOI munlclpallUos, tho IocaIlchool dlsb1c:t, tho University 01 Iowa,
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and perhaps OthCI Itate Igenclel IS won. Thel. lie very posltlvo IConomlo bonofits 10 be
leallzld N those system III undortaken jointly and N calelully plannod bolol' \hoy III
Impl.mlnttd.
The Yl8l1ht1d wIIIlH Improved communlclUonl systems, ptImarlIy that 01 pubUo llIoly
..rvlctl. The omorgonty.DlllyIltm VtiD enhance th. ability 01 mry cltJz.n to communlcat.
In tmtrgtndtI wtlh tho pollet, fir., and IITlbulance lelYlcea. SImIIattf. Improved communlcl.
Uon IyIltma wtlhln .tch 01 those opellUn will allow lor more enectJve lesponse to cltIzen
noodl and will crute more .flldont d~oct communlcaUon 01 all typos ollnlormaUon. For
ewnp/.,. pollet olllcer may be able to ICC8SS computerlzed InlormeUon It the 1111. and oven
\he nallonallovtl !rom his or hel vehicle, .nmlneU~ the need lor the contral dlspalcher to
1SIIItln \his process. Ukowlso, a tlrollghler may be able to aCCOSl cortaln InlormaUon about
a burning buDding, elthel enlouto to or althe lIe lcone, which will make IghUng the 110 mOle
.flldent ind less hazardous to II' poraoMel, and may gloaUy Improvo lescue enorts at I Ire
lcene. These and manyothol bonolts win 10SU~ 110m I communlcaUons ayltom which will
utJllze ~ most advanced tochnologlel avaIJlble. Cortaln~ tho IOSU~ will be I Ilgnlftcant
Improvement In th. ItMce to all our residents.
Fulflll1ng \he promise ollhls dOClde, as In othell, will no doubt tax our Ingonully and financial
100OUrceS. ProdJctably, cltIzeno win place mole domand on local govemmentln the 90s, both
In torms 01 requested IOrvlcos and Improved .1lIc1onclos. We will look modelale growth In our
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tax base through oonUnutd ooonomlo dovoJopment efforts, but we will also have to plan and
CIIolully imploment mouulod glowlh In our sorvlcos to Iccommodate th. glow\h In tho
community we hopo to IchJOVO.
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In con/unctlon wtth OUt Ittempts to attrlCl new busln... and Induslly to this aroa, we win havo
to Id.nllfr and 1I1IIc. MIIIbI. more land f<< Indusltfal development In lilt city, Th. alaUon
01 I ntW Indusltlll pille on the aouthtut lid. and marktllng of IOIllI aItport land 10(
commordal 0( Inclus1rlaI usel wiD help achIfYt 1hII goal. FWlhIt, lilt fat undOVlloptd urban
rtnIWI/ parcel dovmtown Ihoukl be ~ dMloptd, pr"trII*f YliIh mbced US" VttlIch wiD
1ncIud. aomo pubBo art.. and b1Cllont In lht /liar MIn.
Pu~ present 0( Iulwo, Iowa CIty IIlortunale 10 have . YfIlrant mbc 01 poopI. and Idoll.
That IhII unIqut qutJl1y WOIkIIn our 00IMIIIlIIy III.fttClod In I ItcOm U.S. CeNUSllpor1.
In tho F.bruary 21 Issut of the ~ Iowa Clly'1 ab8Ily to keep pace with
growth when othtr clUtt In Iowa havt not wu outllnod by lht Census Bur.au. Tho article
ltates that 'Iowa CIty, 0IlCt . IIllIIl college lown, glow by 8.1" dur1ng tho ftl1t eight yen 01
lilt 1 DllOe, and II now the nallon'l 2701h Iargost mOltopolltan arel, up 1Iv.. places, with all
th. Ittendant land uso quolllonl of I metro areL'
Indotd, much ollht cttcllt lot lhIlnhor.m human and oconomIo htaIIh 01 Iowa City lests with
· dlvell. cIlIzervy and golUng lIIoctN1 lubs1ructutos Into p/Ice - with . delormlnod and
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purpooelul and nMuItf benolk:lalerrort on tho part 01 the CIty, Coun~, and Unlvolllly to work
100JlOIlIll*i ~ each other.
And that'lthe bolt nowa we can hope lor and expect II we 10M tho '001 I/Id ombark upon
the '901 and beyond.
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