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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
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Dlto: OCtobol 10, 1901
To: City Council
Flom: Dlvld Schoon, AlSoclato Plannal ':P~
Ro: Z.91 0 1. Lot 22 01 Balloy Ind Bock Addition
Al III mooting 01 Octobor 3,1091, tho Planning Ind Zoning Commllllon rocommondod, by
o VOIO 01 6.0, approvol 010 lOqUOlt lubmlllod by Iowa City LlndlClplng lor I zooo chlngo
10( Lot 22 olllalloy Ind Bock Addition Irom RS.8 to CI.l, lubloctto tho loIlowlno conditions:
1, ThaI olbOl vltlO, or othol lultablo voootatlvo malollalll opprovod by tho City
FOtostor 01 otloost loul loot In holohtlttho tlmo 01 p1lntlng Ind Ipacod loul
loot on conlol, bo p1acod In Illvo'loot wldo planting bod 11000 both tho north
Ind lilt property llnol. Tho voootatlon olong tho notth Plopotty Ilno 01 Lot 22
may bo p1anlod within tho louthorn Ilvo loot 01 Lot 23 01 Ballov and Bock
Addition,
2, ThaI no dl,oct vohlculal accou 110m Lot22 bo polmlllod onto Hudlon Avonuo,
and thaI tho oxlltlng curb cut on Lot 22 bo closod,
Tho Commllalon'l rocommondatlon II conslstont with tho 11011 momollndum datod OCtobol
1,1091.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
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Dato: Octobor 3, 1991
To: Mayol McDonald ond City Council MombolS
F,om: Tom SCOII, Chall, ond tho PlaMlno & Zonlno Commission
Ro: FY93 Fundino 01 tho Burlinoton Sltootto Iowa Avonuo Soomont 01 tho lowo
Rlvor Corrldol Tlall Systom
At Itl moollno 01 Octobol 3, 1991, tho Plannlno & Zonlno Commission locommondod
unanimously thottho Council applovo tho FY93 capltollmplovomont Ploposolto conslruct
tho BUlllnoton Sltoatto Iowa Avonuo loomont 01 tho Iowa RIval Corrldol TlolI SYltom. Tho
Iowa Rlvor Is Iowa Clty'l prlmalY natural loalulo: 0 troll Iyslom alono tho rlvol would
capltalllo on this lootulo and would onhanco tho high quality 0111I0 In Iowa City, A rlvol
corrldol trallaystom plovldos many bonolits to tho community:
" Implovod olr quality and aosthotlc quality, Tho cultivation 01 a troo.llnod gloonbolt
which luns tho lonoth 01 tho city would Implovo tho all quollty whllo onhanclno tho
aosthotlc quality 01 OUI urban onvllonmont.
2. Glutol utlllzallon 01 city opon Ipaco, A tlall systom would InclOlSo utllllltlon 01 tho
clty'l pllmolY Innor city opon apaco-tho corrldol Itsoll. MOIOOVOI, 0 Itallsyslom could
ultlmotoly link southorn palks with palks In tho northorn part 01 tho city, tholoby
Incroulno occoss ond utilization 01 tho city's curront opon spaco,
3. A solar onvl,onmonl. Tho Ploposod sogmant 01 tho rlvor corrldoltrall would provldo
solo podostrlan OCCOSS noal RlvolSldo Drlvo, a major artorlal stroot, which
occommodatos 17,000 vohlclos pOI day,
Glvon tho obSloclos 01 acquiring Ilvolfronlago and lundlno lor tho dovolopmont 01 tho troll,
tho rlvor corridor troll willlikoly dovolop Inclomonlolly, Tho Burllnoton Stroot to Iowa Avonut
loomontls only ono 01 mony sogmonls ollho Ilaillhat will dovolop ovoltlmo, Tho Ploposod
FY93 capllollmprovomonts plogram projoctto constructlho Burlington Stroot to Iowa Avonuo
soomont 01 tho Iowa Rlvor Corrldol Troll Syslom Is on Important link In contlnulno Iho riVal
corridor troll, Tho Commission urgas tho Council to opprovo this proposal ond to look
lavolably upon luturo Issuos which oXlond and Implovo tho Ilvor corridor troll systom,
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PARKS & RECREATION
DEPARTMENT
TOI Hayor John HcDonold and City Council HODborl
FROH: John Watlon, Iowa City Par~1 and Rocroetlon CODnls.lon
Chnlrporaon
REI Conatructlon ot Iowa Rlvor Corridor Trail SoqDont
On Octobor 9, 1991, tho Iowa City Parka and Rocroatlon Connlsslon
unonllloully approvod a rocollllondaUon to 1l110ClltO road uso tllX
tundl to conatruct tho Durllnqton Stroot to Iowa Avonuo soqnont ot
tho Iowa Rivor Corridor Trllil on tho wost lido ot tho rivor.
It II tho Conllilsion'a undoratondinq that tho Univorslty ot Iowll
hal aqrood to llaintain tho trllil soqllont, and is now considorlnq
tho construction ot anothor soqllont botwoon Iowa Avonuo and tho
I.H.U. tootbrldqo.
COllplotion ot thon two Intra-city links would provldo a llajar
illpotul to tho tull dovolopllont ot tho Iowa Rivor Corridor Trllll,
and ovontuol llnkllqo with tho lloovor Trail. such IIn IniUIIUvo by
tho City ot Iowa City could 11110 bo uBod to lovorll9o othor tunds,
such 01 REAP, to holp dovolop othor portions ot tho trllil.
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