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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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Date: October 4, 2006
To: City Clerk
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
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Re: Item for October 17, 2006 City Council meeting: Removal of three parking meters and
installation of five NO PARKING 2am - 6am TOW AWAY ZONE LOADING ZONE 15
MINUTE LIMIT 6:30am - 6 pm signs in the 300 block of S. Dubuque Street.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 38 of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (17, 18), remove three parking meters; D305S, D307S, D309S in
the 300 block of S. Dubuque Street. Install five NO PARKING 2am - 6am TOW AWAY ZONE
LOADING ZONE 15 MINUTE LIMIT 6:30am - 6 pm signs on the west side of Dubuque Street
next to the Court Street Transportation Center
Comment:
This action is being taken to accommodate drop-off/pick-up of children for a childcare center in
the Court Street Transportation Center.
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Date: September 29, 2006
To: City Clerk _ I ,(
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ()Y'
Re: Item for October 17, 2006 City Council meeting: Install NO PARKING CORNER TO
HERE sign on the north side of the Center Avenue
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 38 of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10), install NO PARKING CORNER TO HERE s~n on the north
side of the Center Avenue approximately 80 feet west of the intersection with 7 Avenue on the
lot line between 1618 and 1632 Center Avenue.
Comment:
This action is being taken because vehicles parking close to the intersection make it too narrow
for school buses/vehicles to turn onto Center Avenue.
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Date: October 2, 2006
To: City Clerk
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~
Re: Item for October 17, 2006 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING BETWEEN
SIGNS signs with ARROWS in the 600 block of E. Davenport Street
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10), install NO PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS signs with ARROWS
in the 600 block of E. Davenport Street in front of the construction gate for St. Wenceslaus
church.
Comment:
This action is being taken at the request of the City Construction to eliminate parking in front of
the construction gate. When construction is complete, these signs will be removed.
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Date: October 2, 2006
To: City Clerk
From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner~
Re: Item for October 17, 2006 City Council meeting; Move (1) existing HANDICAP LOADING
ZONE sign (with Arrow); Install (1) NO PARKING 2AM-6AM TOW AWAY ZONE
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING ZONE 30 MINUTE LIMIT 8AM-5PM sign (with
Arrow) on the south side of the 10 block of Jefferson Street in order to delineate loading
zones.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 38 of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (18), Move (1) existing HANDICAP LOADING ZONE sign (with
Arrow); Install (1) NO PARKING 2AM-6AM TOW AWAY ZONE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
LOADING ZONE 30 MINUTE LIMIT 8AM-5PM sign (with Arrow) on the south side of the 10
block of Jefferson Street (near Macbride Hall).
Comment:
This action is being taken in order to better delineate loading zones at the request of the
University of Iowa.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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Date: October 3, 2006
To:
City Clerk
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Re:
Item for October 17, 2006 City Council meeting; Installation of (1) BUS STOP sign to
reflect a change in an Iowa City Transit route.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (19), install (1) Iowa City Transit BUS STOP sign on the south
side of Camden Road 45 feet east of Manchester Lane.
Comment:
This action is being taken to reflect a change in an Iowa City Transit route.
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Iowa City, City Council
410 East Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear City Council,
A recent event by the city of Iowa City has me and others in my neighborhood feeling
rather apprehensive. We feel unsure as to what future the city planners may have in store
for us. The council has approved the buying of the sand pit on South Gilbert St. which
lies adjacent to Napoleon Lane and our neighborhood.
We wait with foreboding as to what the city has in store for us. We feel it is ollly a matter
of time before we will be displaced and forced to move to a different location. But to
where will we find such economic dwellings surrounded by the wonders of nature?
Living in the Showers addition is extremely economical as well as a beautiful place to
live. With the woods on one side and the river on the other, one does not have to walk too
far to enjoy wildlife and fauna of all kinds. And yet we feel little or no consideration will
be taken by a city whose only plans are for fast and glutinous growth. Knowing right
from wrong seems to be not in the nature of developers as they court the city planners
who are of the same manner.
It is simply wrong for anyone person to even think of displacing another person for any
reason. It is especially wrong when it is done by those who suffer from a lust and greed in
obtaining power and wealth. They wrongfully buy up land and force people out so that
they might line their pockets. This is of course covered by the blanket statement "Good
for the whole community".
We fear that our neighborhood will be purchased by the city and rendered into a city park
so that all may come and enjoy the wonders of nature. This is not right. We elected to live
here and not in the city. It is not our fault that city dwellers elected to live in the city. It is
wrong that our neighborhood should be disturbed under the guise of "Good for the whole
community" as we are pushed out to find dwellings that we can ill afford and forced to
watch the growth of manufactured housing, instead of trees.
Thank you for this chance to be heard.
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D.]. Beard
3936 Napoleon Lane.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
October 27,2006
D.J. Beard
3936 Napolean Lane
Iowa City, IA 52240
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826
(3191356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www,icgov,org
Dear Mr. Beard:
Your letter to the City Council was forwarded to me for reply. During our negotiations with the
owner of the quarry for acquisition of the property that will be the Sand Lake Recreation Area,
the staff did investigate the option of also purchasing the property owned by the Hagens, known
as the Showers Estate. However due to the complexity of the ownership/lease arrangement on
this property and the inability to acquire good information as to how this arrangement functions
now, we are no longer pursuing this acquisition.
Plans are proceeding for the design, property acquisition and construction of McCollister
Boulevard which includes a bridge over the Iowa River to connect this road between Old Hwy
218 on the west side of the river and Gilbert Street on the east side of the river. This project will
impact the Napolean Lane area to some extent; until design plans are completed we do not
know exactly the scope of the impact. It is likely one residence will be affected and we have
already had conversations with the owner and resident. When the design plans are completed,
our attorney's office and the Dept. of Public Works will begin property acquisition processes.
Anyone directly impacted will be notified and a pre-construction meeting will be held with
residents of the area. You may contact Brian Boelk in the Engineering Division of the Dept. of
Public Works at 356-5437 for more information abo.ut this project.
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City Manager
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Marian Karr
From: Jen Knights [jen-knights@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 02,200610:13 AM
To: 'City Council
Subject: Land purchase
City Council members:
I was excited to hear about the recent purchase of land south of town for a large new city
park. I live on the south side of town, and look forward to seeing this project come to
fruition-but not until after we do a better job of providing for the basic human needs of our
residents.
I feel that this $1 million expenditure by the City ofIowa City represents a priority problem
among council members. If the city council feels that the city budget can accommodate
spending a million bucks to set aside land for a future park, surely there should be no
problem with providing $90,000 in funding for the homeless shelter-a modest sum that has
been repeatedly requested (even in writing) by the Affordable Housing Coalition of Iowa City
on behalf of the Shelter House. In addition, Iowa City needs to work harder to make sure that
there are enough units of affordable housing available so that all of our residents have the
ability to provide shelter for themselves and their families-and to avoid becoming homeless
in the first place.
Council members are already aware that there is a pressing need for affordable housing-and
I commend you for considering inc1usionary zoning as a way to address that problem. Your
own city plan called for 1336 units of affordable housing to be built between 1998 and 2005.
Sadly, only 8% of those units ever materialized, so we are far behind in our progress
addressing the needs of our low- to middle-income residents. In 2007, we should begin to
correct that shortfall by constructing 150 units or more in affordable housing in this town.
Emergency shelter facilities (churches) provided shelter last winter for 1,200 homeless
people. We have the smallest number of shelter beds available per capita than any
comparable city in Iowa. Winter is coming, and we need to address the problem of providing
safe shelter to struggling low-income people in this town before we spend any more money on
creating new recreational spaces.
Thank you for keeping the issues of affordable housing and homelessness in Iowa City at the
top of your list of priorities. I wi1llook forward to hearing what any council members have to
say on this topic.
Sincerely,
Jelll- K..w.gl1ts
Writer jEditor
Dr Foundation
319.335.3305 ext. 863
jen-knightS@uiowa.edu
www.gtvetotowtl.oY"g
10/2/2006
Marian Karr
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Dale Helling
Monday, October 02,200610:22 AM
'Holly Berkowitz'
'City Council
RE: Request: Use Old Greyhound building as a "Fix-it" Shop with murals and as a center for
linking waste with needs
Dear Holly,
Thanks for your email to the City Council regarding the old Greyhound depot. Council
members do not receive their email directly and your message will be forwarded to them and
received as official correspondence as part of an upcoming regular meeting agenda. As
always, you are welcome to contact them individually if you prefer.
Perhaps I can help clarify what the building is currently used for. The building would
require extensive work to be brought up to conformity with the building code, a measure
that would be necessary were it to be regularly occupied for any commercial or
institutional purpose. Given that it will likely be demolished in the next few years, such
an investment would not be cost effective. Currently we store snow removal equipment there
during the winter for use in the downtown area, thus saving time and energy by not having
to transport that equipment to and from that area from a remote location. During the past
summer, the Bicycle Library was allowed to use it for overflow storage of donated and
refurbished bicycles, which enabled them to better meet the demands for bikes during the
high use summer months. Use of the building for storage can be accommodated without doing
the renovations necessary for code compliance as mentioned above. Thus, we feel we are
putting the building to its best use given its condition and the use limitations that
exist.
I hope this information is helpful.
Best regards,
Dale Helling
Assistant City Manager
-----Original Message-----
From: Holly Berkowitz [mailto:cranky100@mchsi.com]
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:04 PM
To: *City Council
Subject: Request: Use Old Greyhound building as a "Fix-it" Shop withmurals and as a center
for linking waste with needs
September 29, 2006
Holly Berkowitz
612 Granada Court
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
Iowa City Council
City Hall
Civic Center
East Washington
Iowa City, iowa 52240
Request: Use Old Greyhound building as a "Fix-it" Shop with murals and as a database
center for linking wastestream of diverse things with needs.
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The Mayor's Youth Program and others such as the Dr and highschool shop classes and Junior
Achievement could help with intake and repair and rennovation of usable items that need
minor, even major repair and put back into .the marketstream, making markets... .and profit
for US.
That building was probably built with a very good foundation, plumbing, electrical wiring
and probably needs only some cosmetic repair.
It needs a mural, and some kids would probably like to help.
Economically, that would be one of the best investments you could make for the longterm
future of our community.
Thanks.
:)
Holly Berkowitz
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Matt Johnson
Monday, October 02, 2006 11 :40 AM
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'City Council
Lack of Bar Check on Saturday
Morgan Forbes,
I was given a forward of the message you directed to City Council regarding bar checks.
The activity you mentioned having occurred on Friday was a function of the Department having the ability to allocate time
for officers to conduct those operations. This was quite unlike Saturday, where we experienced significantly higher
concentrations of people and activity which occupied the officer's time and attention. Additionally, some of the fight
calls you referred to actually happened outside the named bars, which were simply used as landmarks for
assisting units. In those specific instances, having officers inside the bars would have no effect in deterring the
fights from occurring and would have actually hampered their ability to respond, given that they would have
needed to make their way outside to deal with those calls.
While it would be ideal to be able to direct personnel to both sets of issues, we are often called on to prioritize our
presence and response to areas we deem having the greatest need. Saturday was a good example of one of
those occasions.
Captain Matt Johnson
Field Operations Commander
Iowa City Police Department
From: MORGAN FORBES [mailto:mrgnfrbz1@msn,com]
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:57 AM
To: *City Council
Subject: Lack of Bar Check on Saturday
As a citizen of Iowa City I have been noticing the amount of violence that has been occurring downtown
on the weekends.
My question is according to the police log there were 30 bar checks by the police on Friday September
29th
occurring between the hours of 7-9 pm.
On Saturday September 30th into the hours of October 1st there was not one bar check logged. Yet there
is reported
17 fights occurring in various bars as well as a few assaults requiring medical attention.
I know it was a big game day, but the amount of bar fights reported on a weekend basis should indicate
more attention
given. Why was there no bar checks on a day when the bars would be so heavily occupied?
Morgan Forbes
234 South Lowell
Iowa City, IA 52245
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Marian Karr
From: GZ2613@wmconnect.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 03,2006 11 :44 AM
To: 'City Council
Subject: Thank you
To: Council Members
I am conveying the many thanks from the residents of Regency Heights
Apartments for your recent clearing of the weeds on the adjoining property at
1010 & 1060 Scott Park Drive.Many of us with allergies can enjoy the fresh air
ith our windows open now.
Thank you
Gordon M Zumwlt
10/3/2006
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Marian Karr
From:
Sent:
To:
Dale Helling
Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:26 PM
'Lary Hunte~
Cc: 'City Council
Subject: RE: Scott Hunter
Dear Ms. Hunter,
Thank you for your recent email to the City Council regarding your son's traffic citation. Council members do not
receive their emails directly, and your message will be forwarded to them and will be accepted as official
correspondence as part of an upcoming regular meeting agenda. You may contact Council members individually
if you'd like. Their telephone numbers can be obtained on the City's website at WWWicgoy.org Click on "council"
on the red menu bar.
The City Council, as a policy making body, typically does not become directly involved in matters such as this.
Police officers are given discretion in the enforcement of City ordinances and violations are prosecuted by the
office of the City Attorney based on the facts as presented. "No-Right-Turn-On- Red" prohibitions are primarily
posted for purposes of pedestrian safety and such violations are especially hazardous in the area near campus
where there is a very high volume of pedestrian traffic. Council and the City administration continue to support
enforcement by the police of pedestrian protection laws and do not intervene in the judiciai process once a
citation is legally issued.
I'm sure you are aware that the State Department of Transportation (DOT) is the agency that suspends or
revokes Iowa operator's licenses. It is my understanding that they do have an appeal process whereby they can
review a particular case and perhaps exercise some discretion. While I am uncertain whether or not an appeal by
Scott would merit a review, this is the only suggestion I can offer.
I hope this information helps clarify the City Council's role in matters such as this.
Sincerely,
Dale Helling
Assistant City Manager
From: Lary Hunter [mailto:LHUNTER@mchsLcom]
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:31 PM
To: *City Council
Subject: Scott Hunter
I am at a loss as to where to go with my problem. My husband was on the City Council for 15 years in Laurens,
lA, and he tells me that you aren't in a position to help us. But I'm hoping it's worth a try.
Our son, Scott Hunter, moved to Iowa City on Sept. 1. He was raised in Laurens, lA, a small town with 3 stop
lights. He went to Buena Vista University in Spirit Lake, lA, where there are no NO RIGHT TURN ON RED signs.
1 Y, years ago, Scott was arrested for OWl. We didn't fight it at all, he took all of his punishment without
argument, as it should be. He lost his license for 6 months, and is currently serving a 1 year probation period.
Scott got his degree, and decided to move to Iowa City to search for his first big job. He moved there on Sept. 1.
10/3/2006
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A little over a week ago he was driving in the college area of town for the first time, where, I understand, there are
many 1-way streets and many NO RIGHT TURN ON RED signs. Well, Scott came to one of those corners,
stopped, saw no traffic, and turned. A policeman stopped him and gave him a ticket.
We know he shouldn't have done it, we know he should have been more observant and spotted the sign. But, he
was on campus of Iowa City and gawking around, and never having had to worry about such signs, he simply
didn't see it. He went to the City Attorney to plead his case, and was told that had he been speeding, they could
have reduced his speed and he wouldn't have lost his license for another 6 months. We feel that speeding is
much more dangerous than stopping at a red light, looking to see no traffic, and then turning the corner.
Please, do any of you know if there's anything that we can do to minimize Scott's punishment? It just seems too
severe for the crime. He needs to get to interviews, and then he will need to ask a new employer to please sign a
form so he can get a work permit. Not a wonderful way to start out your first big job! If there is anything we can do
to minimize this for Scott, we would be so grateful.
Thank you for your consideration.
Diane Hunter
10/312006
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Marian Karr
From: Barker, Joyce A Ooyce-barker@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 05,200610:46 AM
To: 'City Council
Subject: suggestion of land usage for social gain
In doing a bit of research I have found similar property to that behind Alexis Park, in that area that the
city just lost the bid to Wal-mart...
"PRIME COMMERCIAL LOTS LOCATED AT THE 1-380 & HWY I EXIT. THESE HIGHLY
VISIBLE LOTS HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE & ARE READY FOR BLDG
IMPROVEMENTS. PRICED BETWEEN $3.25 & $6.50PSF "
If this area is worth $3.25-$6.50/ sq ft. then I think the city could offer 2 acres ofland to the shelter for
$2.00/ sq foot. that would equal $174,240, which if I am not mistaken is aprox. the offer they received
for the land now tied up in litigation.
Sounds like a heck of a deal to me...
The city makes money, looks good, and does a good social thing.
The red dots are areas of open land that is not in a flight pattern.
Think about it .....
Save tax payer money. . .
Withdraw the appeal.
Sell 2 measly acres ofland to look like the bigger social sole.
Joyce Barker
2018 Waterfront Dr.#128
Iowa City, IA
52240
10/5/2006
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319-337-9660
By the way....
Tell me that this is a good use of our cities money and time.
The homeless and disadvantaged have paid long enough for this in time and delay. . .
To me it looks like a slap in the face to Judge Remley that this was soooo important to sit this long in
appellate court as his decision was not adequate.
Date of
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01/03/2006
Date
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Filed By
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READY LIST DATE
CLERK OF SUPREME
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Comments: ready list #1
12/21/2005 REQUEST TO TRANSMIT
RECORD
HOLECEK SARAH E.
12/20/2005 12/19/2005 FINAL BRIEF OF APPELLEE
TINNIAN RAYMOND
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12/20/2005 READY
CLERK OF SUPREME
COURT
10/5/2006
12/19/2005
TRANSCRIPT
DISTRICT COURT
CLERK
12/19/2005
EXHIBIT
DISTRICT COURT
CLERK
12/19/2005
TRIAL COURT PAPERS
DISTRICT COURT
CLERK
Comments: 2 volumes
12/19/2005 12/16/2005 FINAL BRIEF OF APPELLANT KRUMM TIMOTHY J.
12/19/2005 12/16/2005 FINAL REPLY BRIEF OF
APPELLANT
KRUMM TIMOTHY J.
12/16/2005 12/15/2005 FINAL BRIEF OF APPELLANT HOLECEK SARAH E.
12/16/2005 12/15/2005 FINAL REPLY BRIEF OF
APPELLANT
HOLECEK SARAH E.
12/09/2005 12/07/2005 FINAL BRIEF OF APPELLEE GEERDES GREGG A.
12/08/2005 12/07/2005 PROOF REPLY BRIEF OF KRUMM TIMOTHY J.
APPELLANT
12/08/2005 12/07/2005 PROOF REPLY BRIEF OF HOLECEK SARAH E.
APPELLANT
12/05/2005 12/02/2005 APPENDIX
HOLECEK SARAH E.
11/21/2005 11/17/2005 DESIGNATION OF PARTS-
APPELLEE
TINNIAN RAYMOND
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11/21/2005 11/17/2005 PROOF BRIEF OF APPELLEE TINNIAN RAYMOND
M.
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ORDER: EXT. GRANTED, E PB DEPUTY CLERK OF
DUE SUPREME COURT
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10/03/2005 09/29/2005 DESIGNATION OF PARTS - GEERDES GREGG A.
APPELLEE
10/03/2005 09/29/2005 PROOF BRIEF OF APPELLEE GEERDES GREGG A.
09/13/2005 09/12/2005 DESIGNATION OF PARTS - KRUMM TIMOTHY J.
APPELLANT
09/13/2005 09/12/2005 PROOF BRIEF OF APPELLANT KRUMM TIMOTHY 1.
09/13/2005 09/12/2005 DESIGNATION OF PARTS-
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HOLECEK SARAH E.
09/13/2005 09/1212005 PROOF BRIEF OF APPELLANT HOLECEK SARAH E.
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LETTER (SEE COMMENTS)
Comments: returning check to Daniels.
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DOCKET FEE PAID
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06/27/2005
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06/27/2005 06/24/2005 OTHER (SEE COMMENTS)
HOLECEK SARAH E.
Comments: Joinder in combined certificate
06/24/2005 06/23/2005 COMBINED CERTIFICATE KRUMM TIMOTHY 1.
06/22/2005 06/21/2005 NOTICE OF APPEAL (INFO) KRUMM TIMOTHY 1.
06/21/2005 06/21/2005 NOTICE OF APPEAL (CERT) KRUMM TIMOTHY 1.
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Make the streets safer for cyclists.
Hello City Councilmernber,
The article in today's Daily Iowan brought to my attention City Councilor Connie
Champion's feelings about cyclists in Iowa City.
"Champion encourages students to ride their bikes to school - just not downtown."
Then, when asked about cyclists using streets instead of sidewalks, the reply was, "I'm
not sure how safe that is."
This is a terrible vision of our downtown. I am aware of the city ordinance to keep the
downtown area sidewalks clear of bicycles, and I believe it is a necessary law. What
bothers me about this is the blatant disregard of bicycling as a viable transportation
alternative.
The streets aren't safe enough? Well, what is the city council willing to do to make
cyclists safe? Check your statistics, and you will find that deaths and injuries from
motor vehicle accidents grossly outweigh those of bicycles. Iowa City was once considered
a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. We have that status no
longer. Perhaps it is time to regain the safe streets that we have lost, so cyclists will
choose the streets over sidewalks of their own will.
I appreciate your time.
Thank you,
Cody Gieselman
Iowa City Bike Library Coordinator
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Steve Goetzelman [sgoetzelman@hotmail.com]
Monday, October 09, 2006 7:46 AM
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Friday, October 6 Daily Iowan Article
As a dedicated Iowa City bicycle commuter and activist I was dismayed as I read the Daily
Iowan article "Bike complaints garner official atten~ion".
The comments attributed to City Councilor Champion do not make Iowa City sound like an
attractive place to bicycle at all, which is well off the mark. I do not take issue with
the sidewalk law, bicycles do not belong on sidewalks or in the pedestrian mall any more
than cars do and enforcement of existing laws is neccessary to ensure the safety of
everyone. I do take issue with Councilor Champions encouraging students to ride their
bikes to school - just not downtown. This statement is simply not to be believed as
anyone who is familiar with Iowa City knows that the campus is downtown.
Bike lanes are not an issue and no buildings will have to be moved as the roads serve as
perfectly good bike lanes already. As for the statement that riding bicycles in the
streets of Iowa City may not be safe, I almost fell out of my chair! This is the vision
of Iowa City? The laws of Iowa City regarding bicycles will ensure that riding them in
the streets is safe, maybe the police could spend a day ticketing motorists that pass to
close to cyclists or fail to yield the right of way to cyclists or maybe the city could
more aggresively prosecute Girls Gone Wild buses when they run over cyclists (assault with
a deadly weapon?) here in OUR town.
I could go on all morning and I welcome the opportunity to meet with each of you in person
in your office or over coffee downtown to discuss bicycle related issues in Iowa City. I
would urge you, in light of the recent article in the 01, to write an editorial to both
the Daily Iowan and the Press Citizen clarifying the City Council's views of bicycles as
part of Iowa City's transportation system. Thank you for your time, any of you interested
in meeting I am available at this email address.
Steve Goetzelman
632 Reno St Iowa City
325-1359
Iowa City Bike Library Volunteer
Bike to Work Week Organizer
Iowa Bicycle Coalition Advisory Council
Iowa City bicycle commuter
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From: Rachel Bender [rachelmarybender@gmail.coml
Sent: Monday, October 09,200612:52 PM
To: 'City Council
Subject: student concerns
Hello! My name is Rachel Bender and I am a sophomore at the University ofIowa. Fellow students and
I have some growing concerns about student safety, and would be very grateful if they were addressed in
any manner. There have been increasing reported sexual assaults around Campus, and I feel that nearly
every student I have spoken with either has experienced it directly, or knows someone closely who has.
I understand that this is unpreventable to some measures, but the fact that the majority of these go
unreported, and that the majority of them are happening within student residential areas is very
frightening. I feel that this issue needs to be addressed, and simple measures can be taken. I find
something very wrong with the extremely high concentration of police officials on the 2 block radius of
the downtown bars, which are regulated by bouncers and door workers. The large sums of monet
coming from the pockets of college students is quite appealing to the city police I am sure, but I feel that
their job of serving and protecting should be focused on areas that are not regulated and that need
attention to safety. The house party scene has been growing increasingly out of control due to the
expense of PAULA's and other tickets. House parties can not be monitored, and the people and
substances coming and leaving are frighteningly out of control. Perhaps a more equal distribuition of
officers is needed, or more street lights, or safety alarms on blocks, or a safe walk program of some sort.
Something needs to be done, students should not be put at risks like this. If the parents of daughters and
sons walking home at night knew ofthe odds that their child could be scarred for life, they would not so
readily send their child to such a campus.
Please help us out, we just want to feel safe in the town we love!
-Rachel Bender
10/9/2006
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From: Gordon, Jennifer R S Uennifer-gordon@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3: 1 0 PM
To: 'City Council
Subject: Smoking Policy
Dear City Council,
I am writing to you as an ambassador of the medical students here in Iowa City, but also as a native Iowa Citian. I
have always loved this town as one of the most progressive in the Midwest, and I think we should be very proud
of that fact. However, in my opinion and that of many others, it has fallen behind in one main category: smoking. I
have recently been very impressed with the hospital's smoke free campus policy, and the ban of smoking outside
of 25 feet of all campus buildings. Unfortunately, it is not enough. One of the main social attractions of Iowa City is
the downtown. Not just the bars and alcohol, but the restaurants, the boutiques and the diversity. By now
everyone knows of the health risks that smoking and second hand smoke cause, but think of the damage to
property, the litter, and the population of people that will not come downtown to see one of their favorite musicians
because their eyes will puff up and their entire body will reek of smoke the next morning. The 2001 ban on
smoking was met with a lot of grief from restaurant owners, but that is because of the stratification. It is unfair to
allow some restaurants to have smoking and some to not based on and easily tweaked alcohol revenue. What
needs to happen is to have a full ban of smoking for our city. We need to join the ranks of other progressive cities
like New York and Seattle. It was said in 2001 that "the public would not support a total ban" but I would like to
challenge that statement. Please let me know how I can help make this a true possibility-can we put the city to a
vote? Do you need signatures? Not only would this help the economic status of our city, but make it more
attractive to incoming professionals, especially young professionals. And of course, we as Iowa Citians, would live
a lot longer.
Thank you very much for reading this and I hope you will consider what I have said. Please contact me with any
questions or any next steps that I can take.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Gordon
Jenn ifer -gordon@uiowa.edu
10/1 0/2006
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RE: Country Club Estates, Part Three - Eight, Rohret Road/Phoenix Drive
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
IOWA CITY, IOWA
The attached notarized signatures were collected from the nearby owners ofthe noted
property above, located within two hundred feet ofthe exterior boundaries for which a
zoning change is proposed. These 16 signatures represent a clear majority of the private,
individual owners who oppose the rezoning, based on the plans put forth by the developer
up to this point. It is our understanding that S&J Development LLP has requested a
deferral in order to rework the plan, with the intent to resubmit a revised proposal after
working with the Planning and Community Development department.
As citizens of the Southwest District whom are most directly impacted by such a
proposed change in the zoning, we have attempted to engage in the established process to
ensure our input is considered by the developer and the Planning and Community
Development department. A number of us have participated in prior planning workshops
and provided input to the Southwest District Planning Principles established specifically
to provide guidance for this very purpose. We have attended the Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting and working session for this proposal to ensure we better
understand the issues being discussed regarding this proposal. We have met with the
resources from the planning department and have stated our specific concerns and general
recommendations to all parties involved, in order to share our input for consideration for
this proposed development. We have also contacted the developer (see attached letter to
S&J Development LLP) indicating our desire and with the hopes to participate directly
with them, along with the planning department to help guide the development of this
property within our district.
In summary, our purpose here is to inform you of our efforts up to this point. We believe
that it is in the best interest of all parties to collaborate on this proposal before it comes
back to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council for consideration.
Sincerely,
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Dear Mr. Speer,
As property owners bordering the proposed development by S&J Development in Iowa City, we
would welcome an opportunity to meet with you regarding the future development planning of this
area As you know, we have been working with other neighbors who live in close proximity to this
property. We have provided the city planning and development department/commission with
information regarding shared concerns related to the initial proposal for rezoning and wetland buffer
reduction. As part of that initial effort, we have also collected notarized signatures from the majority
of the individual property owners within 200 feet of the proposed development to reflect our
opposition to the initial rezoning and wetland reductions plans.
We clearly understand that you have purchased this property with the intent to develop and we
are not generally opposed to that. However, since many neighbors are long time residents (and
others desire to be long time residents), we would like to ensure that any plans for future
development of this area are done so with a clear vision that respects the current character of the
neighborhood and generally reflects the stated planning principles of the Southwest District. We
feel that the above can best be accomplished by working cooperatively with the neighbors and
the city planning and development resources.
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From: John Gross Ogross@techiowa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 20064:26 PM
To: 'City Council
Subject: Downtown Amenities
Councilors:
Several years ago we spent $2.7 million doiiars refurbishing the Pedestrian Maii, including many planting beds
and materials. Very little has been done to replace shrubbery damaged by vandals and weather conditions. Only
select beds are planted with flowers resulting in a very sad iooking downtown. Protective fencing around these
beds was deleted from the project which might have prevented much of the vandalism.
I hope that you can encourage staff to replace damaged shrubbery and expand the planting of flowers next
spring. It seems the only color we get downtown is the Ped Rats hair, which does add interest to the area.
Additionally, the untreated wood benches look pretty sad. Is it possible that staff can begin a program to replace
or refinish the wood benches over the winter?
Thank you for your attention
John A. Gross
Technigraphics, Inc.
Iowa City, Iowa
jgross@techiowa.com
10/1 0/2006
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11 :44 PM
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Genny McCaslin [intensespirit247@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11 :40 PM
.City Council
Protesting at A FUNERAL!!!
Where do these people get permission to PROTEST at a FUCKING FUNERAL?! That is
ridiculus" It's VERY VERY disrespectful'! Disrespectful to God, their country (when
military funeral), and disrespectful to the family!! Those people that were protesting at
the military funeral that was just held this weekend could have done it AWAY FROM THE
FAMILY!! Right to freedom of speech, what about the right to mourn in peace?? Come
on?!!! If they're going to protest at a Military funeral, they might as well be a
terrorist.
I tell you, if anyone would ever protest at my funeral, FOR ANY REASON, I will come back
and haunt them and make their life a living hell. And one last thing, everyone should be
glad I wasn't part of that family, because everyone protesting would have hell to pay.
Protesting at a FUNERAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, TOTALLY DISRESPECTFUL - MILITARY OR NOT!! My
dad was a marine, fighting for what this country is about - fighting for those protesting
to have the freedom of speech so that they can come a disturb the dead and the family -
fucking insane. If people are going to do that! why the hell do we have the Marines, the
Navy, the National Army, the Air Force fighting to have that freedom?? Those protestors
taking our military men for granted. If they weren't fighting for us, they wouldn't be
able to have the freedom of speech! if we weren't in any of the wars, we wouldn't have the
freedom of speech. This is NOT a matter of freedom of speech, this is a matter of
DISRESPECT OF ONE'S COUNTRY, CHURCH, GOD, THE FAMILY AND THE DEAD!! I'm not going to
pretend to be OK with this! because I'm not - I'm sick to my stomach, wanting to puke
because we have our men in Iraq fighting for us, because they CARE. All of us here at
home, live our lives how we want because we can, but not a damn one of us is in Iraq or
raising our hands jumping up and down to go over there and put OUR lives on the line to
live the life we want. The LEAST we can do is honor them and support them and respect
them and show our love for them.
This is not a threat email.this is a LET'S SHOW SOME RESPECT email or the protestors
can get up and leave their families and their homes to put their life on the line and
maybe not make it home alive, so they can have to freedom to protest!
Sincerely Sick,
Genny McCaslin
PS - those who have the guts to protest at a funeral, make the rest of us want to turn our
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October 5, 2006
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RE: Deer population
Dear Council Members:
For the past several years, our neighborhood has experienced severe destruction wrought
by the local deer residing in lands bordering Walnut Ridge. Besides the constant and
substantial property damage, we grow increasingly concerned about the potential traffic
safety issues within our subdivision, as well as on nearby roads from nighttime road
crossing by individual and small groups of deer.
We understand that the City engages outside professional herd management teams, such
as White Buffalo, to control the deer population in other areas of the City.
Unfortunately, due to a variety of circumstances including the restrictions from
neighboring landowners, such teams have not, to date, been permitted to freely and
regularly work in our bordering areas and as a result, the nearby herd continues to grow.
We strongly desire to have these deer population control services consistently rendered in
our neighborhood as part of the overall City deer population control efforts, and we wish
to work collaboratively with the City council to see this occur. As a starting point, we
desire to pursue two potential solutions.
First, we believe it is essential to negotiate an acceptable hunting date with the University
ofIowa. We are aware that the university has refused to allow White Buffalo
sharpshooters to hunt on their land while school is in session. A very large part of the
neighboring woods and fields next to Walnut Ridge belong to the university. We would
request that the city reschedule, or add an additional date to, White Buffalo's population-
thinning shoot to the winter break period of the university so that hunting might be
allowed on this land, including the area surrounding the cross country course. The
Walnut Ridge Homeowners Association would be happy to contact the university in
support of the council's efforts, if desired.
The second is to allow a citizens' or professional bow hunt within the city limits. Based
on a small poll of residents, the Board believes that most Walnut Ridge residents would
allow limited (time, date, method) bow hunting to be conducted on our individual lots, as
well as in the common areas. Such hunts have reportedly been successful in neighboring
cities and could do much to aid in reducing the herd.
We urge the city to renew your efforts at thinning the deer population on the west side to
both reduce unnecessary property damage and prevent potentially serious bodily injury
from a car vs. animal accident. And again we thank you for your consideration and past
work in this area.
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Trudy Foster Russell
Walnut Ridge Homeowners Association Board
422 Butternut Lane
Iowa City, IA 52246
Dear Trudy,
Thank you for your letter to the City Council regarding deer population in Iowa City. Your letter
was forwarded to Council as official correspondence and formally accepted on the October 17,
2006 City Council agenda.
Please be advised the City of Iowa City recently finalized the 2006-2007 Wildlife Management
Service Agreement with Dr. Tony DeNicola of White Buffalo, Inc. The University of Iowa has
granted access to their property in support of our effort to reduce the number of deer on the
west side of town. Dr. DeNicola is currently in communication with the University to determine
the exact dates and location for deer removal which will coincide with the University's winter
break.
Every year the City Council reviews recommendations for deer management as provided by the
Iowa City Deer Task Force. These recommendations have included both sharp shooting and
bow hunting. Council members have selected sharp shooting as the preferred method of deer
management in the Iowa City community.
Thank you for inquiring about this matter. I hope you find this information helpful.
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Re: Cable TV Division budget
Dear Council Members,
At this important budget time the Iowa City Telecommunications Commission (JCTe)
would like to emphasize the importance and the value of the many services the Cable TV
Division offers the community and the importance of reconsidering what had been a
long-standing budget principle of user-fee funding for the Cable Division.
The JCTC is aware the City Council always has many important matters to consider when
budget time comes. There are always many choices to make.
The Cable TV Division represents one of the very important ways this community
informs and educates itself about its many activities, events and facets. Through this
Division and the funding it receives and distributes, valuable insights are provided into
our many institutions including the City, the schools, the Library, the Senior Center,
nonprofit organizations, as well as the community members through our local cable TV
channels. What these channels offer also exhibits to visitors and new community
members the importance the City places on telecommunications in moving into the
digital age.
The ICTC has worked with all ofthese institutions and entities to improve the quality and
programming they offer, and will continue to do so. These channels, and what they offer,
are becoming more and more valuable as the spectrum space they occupy on the basic
tier becomes scarce. Their use and value to the City and community is measured by its
direct financial support.
The JCTC read in the newspapers recently that the City no longer faces the financial
crisis that prompted it to look for other sources of revenues such as the ICTC budget.
Therefore the ICTC would again like to request the Cable TV Division budget be restored
to its original amount and the budgeting principle to which the Council adhered for 25
years be re-instated. We understand the City was compelled to review this policy and
change it, given the unique fmancial crisis it faced three years ago.
In addition, we're sure the Council is aware of the Kragness vs. Des Moines as well as the
Curtis vs. Bettendorf legal cases. Each of these cases indicates the importance of cities
maintaining a direct connection between the sources of funding they receive and the uses
of these funds.
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The Curtis vs. Bettendorf case in particular implies that in order to best protect and justify
the collection ofthese fees, the use of franchise fee funds should be linked to the source
of these funds - the cable subscribers. Just as the Water Dept. revenues of the City of
Iowa City go to support only the water system and services, so would the cable TV
revenues go to support the services offered to cable subscribers, as the pending legal
cased imply, and as cable subscribers appear to believe.
The state legislature and Congress are attempting to centralize authority in cable TV
related matters to the State or Federal government rather than the local communities. This
may render consumer protection almost nonexistent, provide less franchise fee revenue to
the cities, and eliminate accountability of cable and telecommunications companies. We
hope the Council will indicate its support for the way cable funding and services are now
provided to their citizens and consumers, both in its funding decisions and its lobbying
efforts, as the Council had indicated in their previous letters to the Senate and the FCC.
The ICTC hopes the Council will review the Cable Division funding matter, and retum to
its original policy adopted over 25 years ago - that the cable TV funds collected go to
cable TV related expenses to benefit the cable consumers, including the cable channels
which benefit the whole community, and consumer protection. This is a policy and a
user-fee principle in which you still believe as you indicated last year during the budget
process. We understand the exception occurred during a unique tight budgeting
experience. We hope you will return to the principles you established in the past.
Thank you fur your time, attention, and consideration. If the Council wishes to discuss
this matter or desires further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 887-
3617 or Drew Shaffer at 356-5046.
Sincerely,
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Saul Mekies, Chairperson
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington 5treet
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356.5000
(319) 356.5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
Mr. Don Crum
Coldwell Banker
44 Sturgis Corner Drive
Iowa City, IA 52246
Re: 1350 and 1362 Burry Drive
Dear Mr. Crum:
I have reviewed Mr. Hendrickson's letter dated August 12, 2005 and the report you left
with Steve Atkins. I also visited the site. It;.. my belief the damage to the homes is
~al,l"Ad by thA street shifting. The damage was also increased by the lack of expansion
material between the street and the driveway and the driveway and the sidewalk.
The Iowa City Streets Division will be on site this week to cut expansion joints into the
driveways and to re-cut the expansion joints in the street.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 356-5138.
Sincerely,
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Ronald R. Knoche, PE
City Engineer
cc:
Mr. Eric J. Hendrickson, PE
Mrs. Barbara Muller
Mrs. Jean Drulis
Shive-Hattery, Inc.
1350 Burry Drive
1362 Burry Drive