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Home My WebLink About2007-06-19 Correspondence . ~ uO.'(T 3f 1 Marian Karr From: Kathryn Johansen Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11 :39 AM To: 'kirby lackman' Cc: *City Council Subject: RE: Iowa's lack of a motorcycle helmet law Dear Kirby, Thank you for your e-mail to the City Council regarding a motorcycle helmet law. Council members do not receive their e-mails directly. Your message will be forwarded to them as part of the consent agenda at an upcoming meeting. If you wish to contact Council members individually, please visit the City website at www.icgov.org. On the red menu bar click on "Council" and then on "web page" under each Council member's photo. Thanks again for writing and best of luck with your project. Sincerely, Kathi Johansen Administrative Assistant to the City Manager 319356-5010 From: kirby lackman [mailto:krby54729@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, May 31,2007 11:15 AM To: Council Subject: Iowa's lack of a motorcycle helmet law Dear council, My name is Kirby Lackman. I am a junior at West High School in Iowa City. I am taking a goverment class and we are studying local problems, how they are dealt with by government, and how citizens can participate in their government. The problem I am studying is Iowa's lack of a motorcycle law. Some of the problems associated with this are: serious injury, limits money intake, insurance premium rises, and its burden on tax payers. I am responsible for finding out information about the problem to share with my class. I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me by Friday, June 1st by 11 :OOam. If you are not able to I would appreciate a reply. Here are some questions I would like you to answer for my project and you do not have to answer all if you do not have time, but a few would be helpful: How serious do you believe this problem is in our community? How widespread is the problem ~n the community? 5/31/2007 Page 2 of2 What might be the cause or causes of the problem? Is there a public policy that deals with this problem? Ifthere is a public policy that deals with this problem: What form does it take (law regulation, governmental order, otherO? Can you describe the public policy? Is the public policy or dealing with the problem inadequate? If the public policy for dealing with the problem is adequate, is it being poorly implemented or not enfored? If no, why do you think there is no policy at this time? Do you think that is is a problem that should be handled by the government? Why? What level and branch of government or governmental agency, if any, is responsible for dealing with the problem? What is the government currently doing about the problem? Should the government seek the assistance of civil society and/or the private shpere in dealing with the problem? Why or why not? What disagreements, if any, exist in the community about this problem? Who are the major individulas, groups, or organizations taking sides on the problem? What is their interest in the problem? What positions are they taking? What are the advantages and disadvantages of their positions? How are they trying to influence government to adopt their solutions to the problem? If my class, or group, develops a policy to deal with this problem, how might we influence government to adopt our policy? Thank you for your .time and I hope to hear back from you! Boardwalk for $500? In 20077 Ha! J:llayMonQPQbr_Be.re andJ~{Q}y (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. 5/31/2007 ell I .. ~.-\ \ : 1_,' I];[ To: Mayor Ross Wilburn City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa, 52240 '1Pfll l..UU - I P 1\ I: 58 {''\ i I"~ i \ 'f"'\': lUCid ". , '. \. "tr-,,".'\ ;- \ / ,I ' I' ,\ ~ . Ii \",,.-1.11l From: Buckingham Lane Residents Iowa City, lA, 52245 CC: Steve Atkins Date: 5/29/2007 Dear Mr. Wilburn, We are writing this letter asking you to reconsider the decision regarding opening Buckingham Lane for through traffic. Our homes are located on Buckingham Lane in the Windsor Ridge subdivision. It is a short and quiet, no outlet street, with 17 single-family houses. Buckingham Lane starts at Arlington Street and dead ends right where the former Fairview Golf course was. Residents on our street are very concerned about the City of Iowa City's decision to continue Buckingham Lane to American Legion Road. Each household has on average 2-3 young children, and most of them are elementary school students. At present, Buckingham Lane is a nice and safe zone for them to run, play and ride their bikes and scooters. There are also pleasant and non-polluted walking trails enjoyed by many in the Windsor Ridge neighborhood. Former Fairview Golf Course was (and still is!) a beautiful and calm place to enjoy Mother Nature in relative distance from traffic and pollution. It has gorgeous hills and trees. We understand that due to the purchase of the golf course homes will be built there someday. When the residents of Buckingham Lane either built or bought their houses on this street just a few years ago, they had no idea that negotiations were occurring to purchase the golf course. Our decision to live on Buckingham Lane was because it was a no outlet street and would be a safe place for children. Taking into consideration the proximity to the place that can be treated as a "park zone", it would be nice to keep it as a small park in contrast to turning it into a busy street. It was a big surprise for many of us to find out that according to the new plan Buckingham Lane will soon become a "short cut" street connecting with American Legion Road. We don't recall being asked to comment on the proposal to connect Buckingham Lane at a meeting or public hearing. On January 16, 2007 at its annual meeting Windsor Ridge Home Owners Association voted not to include Windsor West as a part of the original Windsor Ridge Homeowners Association. We are a separate community from Windsor West and therefore our question is: Why our street has to be extended to connect Windsor Ridge with Windsor Ridge West? Iowa City is known as a nice and safe place to live and raise children. We are greatly concerned that increased traffic through our street might compromise our safety and security, escalate cases of burglary and motor-vehicles accidents and increase pollution of this area. We strongly believe that opening our street (Buckingham Lane) for through traffic will not bring any major benefits to Iowa City or to the Windsor Ridge community, and will instead jeopardize our neighborhood's safety and well being. We do not want to see buses or speeding cars going trough our quiet street. We therefore ask you to reconsider previously made decision to open Buckingham Lane for through traffic. Buckingham Lane Residents (Signatures are attached) P.S. Please, send correspondence to Robert Millsap (4447 Buckingham Lane, Iowa City, IA 52245) and Yuriy and Marina Usachev (4402 Buckingham Lane, Iowa City, IA 52245). , -, C! c.::.::l c::> -..J -Tl -ry .!nJ '-y , , , ..,.,- / "'- .~_I - .....-'... .J.--- U1 co Buckingham Lane Residents. ~1<ir J~i! V~tlt!l-leV Rtft~t) + DI};~, ~._...-----. ~DA1~ CfJf/J 1{erv ]e)f~ '8(;n "'. tk[.tw.crefI,,,w: rh - ~~ 0 L2/-u-r:r-- P.S. Please, send correspondence to Robert Millsap ( 4447 Buckingham Lane, Iowa City, IA 52245 ) and Yuriy and Marina Usachev ( 4402 Buckingham Lane, Iowa City, IA 52245 ). r_) C-! _...J -Tj u_ ~1 --n \...~- ..c.: , - . .. . p Ul C) PUT/PLAN APPROVED by the City of lown Clly PRELIMINARY PLAT WINDSOR WEST IOWA CITY, IOWA -+~ ~ CUl'Crs:::.rc =t~..::,~~,"=,s..~~~~~:n. _~ .~1Ut ~l' n <noo:i-..c_ ~ rtlOlll(''''1. ~'a",~N'~ "~H' " ~, ~II_~~! mc~:~t~ ~.~.I -T~"~~1 ~~'~~~J ~~~~ "'''''''' TYPIC~,S~[~~(;~ PLAT PREPAR~D BY : MIdS CONSULTAN1'S lNC 1917 SOUTH GILBERT ST. 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Washinglon Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: (319) 356-5010 Fax: (319) 356-5009 June 5, 2007 Robert Millsap 4447 Buckingham Lane Iowa City,IA 52245 Yuriy & Marina Usachev 4402 Buckingham Lane Iowa City, IA 52245 Dear Mr. Millsap and Mr. and Mrs. Usachev: I have received your letter of May 29, 2007 expressing your desire to not have Buckingham Lane opened to through traffic from American Legion Road. The development known as Windsor West was brought before the City in 2005 for annexation, zoning, and plat approval. On two occasions, in August and in September of 2005, the following people on Buckingham Lane were notified first of the annexation and zoning proposal, and subsequently of the plat consideration: Yuriy and Marina Usachev, Steven and Joanne Young, Scott and Patricia Hansche, Roger and Cheryl Rossetti, Dale and Lynette Arens, and Bart and Julie- Jean Floyd. These notifications are sent to enable neighbors to voice their concerns as a development proposal is being considered at the earliest stages by the City. There are then public meetings and hearings before the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council. Our records indicate the only public input received was from residents of Far Horizons, who supported the RS-5 zoning of the property. At this point in time the owners of the land have relied upon the actions of the City to zone this property for single-family development and approval of the preliminary and final plat. For the City Council to refuse to open the road now or to require replatting of the streets would put the City in a precarious legal position. Regardless of these issues of notice and legal constraints, Buckingham Lane was one of two streets that could provide continuity in the street pattern in your neighborhood. Buckingham Lane and Cumberland Lane were stubbed to the west boundary of Windsor Ridge when it was platted to indicate the intention to continue these streets to the west. The Buckingham Lane configuration in Windsor West was selected by the developer based on the topography of the area and the ability to develop the remainder of the parcel. Cumberland Lane also connects to Buckingham and ultimately to American Legion Road. With the platting of Windsor West, the City required additional streets to be stubbed to the west on that plat to provide continuity of streets in the neighborhood and interconnections with the property to its west. Buckingham Lane is designed as a local street and should carry traffic generated by the neighborhood. Although the Windsor Ridge Homeowners Association has chosen not to include Windsor West in your association, geographically Windsor West and Windsor Ridge are all in the same neighborhood. Connectivity within and between neighborhoods is a basic principle in our adopted Comprehensive Plan for the city. Given that most of the traffic on this road will be from residents of the neighborhood, as a staff we can not recommend terminating Buckingham Lane such that it does not provide continuity within your neighborhood. Although we do not believe volumes or speed on Buckingham Lane will exceed expected local street conditions, I have enclosed a copy of our brochure on the Council's neighborhood traffic calming program. Respectfully, SJ~ Stephen J. Atkins City Manager Cc City Council Jeff Davidson Karin Franklin Marian Karr r;[ From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Edwin Stone [edwin-stone@uiowa.edu] Friday, June 01, 2007 5:49 PM Council Anissa Gerard Market Street This correspondence will become a public record. Dear Councilors, I am writing to bring a dangerous traffic situation to your attention. It involves Market Street between Governor and Clinton during the single hour from 7:30-8:30 AM, Monday through Friday. As you know, Market Street is the major route to work for a large fraction of the east side population. Unfortunately, many commercial vehicles currently park in the roadway to make deliveries or conduct other business (e.g., construction) during the peak traffic hour thereby causing traffic to change lanes repeatedly to avoid them. Over the past few months, I have witnessed many near collisions between cars, motorcycles and pedestrians caused by these parked vehicles. I predict that a fatality will occur in the coming year as a result of this situation. This fatality could be avoided by an ordinance that prohibits parking in the roadway of these blocks of Market Street for the hour between 7:30 and 8:30 AM Monday through Friday. Alternatively, an ordinance that allows parking during this hour but only on one side of the street (perhaps alternating each day) would at least prevent the numerous lane changes that are currently necessary to traverse this series of blocks each morning. Respectfully, Ed Stone 534 Woodridge Ave. Iowa City, IA 52245 cc: attorney for the family of the future fatality 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Whittington, Gary [gwhittin@Aegonusa.com] Monday, June 04, 2007 11 :26 AM Council Anissa Gerard; Edwin Stone RE: Market Street I wholeheartedly concur with Ed's recommendation. I drive this every day at around this time. There is frequently a Pepsi truck blocking the right lane of Market by Mercy Hospital. Frequently the left lane is blocked by a commercial vehicle next to the Pappajohn building. It would be nice if drivers were always calm and patient (as I aspire to be). But the reality is that I sometimes notice over caffeinated driving around these obstructions. Statistics, of course, confirm that a disproportionate number of accidents occur at this time. Pedestrians in Iowa City, of course, wander across the streets more or less at random, adding to the potentially lethal mix. I hope Ed is wrong in his prediction, but he has accurately identified a very real risk. Gary Whittington 1907 Ridgeway Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 -----Original Message----- From: Edwin Stone [mailto:edwin-stone@uiowa.edu] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 5:49 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Cc: Anissa Gerard Subject: Market Street This correspondence will become a public record. Dear Councilors, I am writing to bring a dangerous traffic situation to your attention. It involves Market Street between Governor and Clinton during the single hour from 7:30-8:30 AM, Monday through Friday. As you know, Market Street is the major route to work for a large fraction of the east side population. Unfortunately, many commercial vehicles currently park in the roadway to make deliveries or conduct other business (e.g., construction) during the peak traffic hour thereby causing traffic to change lanes repeatedly to avoid them. Over the past few months, I have witnessed many near collisions between cars, motorcycles and pedestrians caused by these parked vehicles. I predict that a fatality will occur in the coming year as a result of this situation. This fatality could be avoided by an ordinance that prohibits parking in the roadway of these blocks of Market Street for the hour between 7:30 and 8:30 AM Monday through Friday. Alternatively, an ordinance that allows parking during this hour but only on one side of the street (perhaps alternating each day) would at least prevent the numerous lane changes that are currently necessary to traverse this series of blocks each morning. Respectfully, Ed Stone 534 Woodridge Ave. Iowa City, IA 52245 cc: attorney for the family of the future fatality 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Anissa Gerard Tuesday, June 12,20073:13 PM 'Edwin Stone'; Council 'gwhittin@Aegonusa.com'; Jeff Davidson; Dale Helling; Karin Franklin; Steve Atkins RE: Market Street Ed, This message was forwarded to me for response. As I stated in my email corresponse on June 1, 2007, in City Code, chapter 9-4-3 Bi 2-b., it states that it is legal for those vehicles to park there for loading and unloading. I recommended at that time if you would like a change in City Code to contact your City Councilors which is why we have this request again. I have also checked the collision data for the segment of Market Street between Dodge Street and Madison Street. There have been 8 sideswipe collisions which indicate a vehicle not merging safely around a parked vehicle in 2004-2006(the latest data available). This does not indicate a safety issue on this street with vehicles parked for unloading/loading. I understand this may be inconvenient during peak hours but the rest of the day is typically fine. If a majority of City Councilors would like to change the City Code to disallow loading/unloading during peak hours, we would be happy to do that. Thanks again for your request and let me know if you need anything else. Anissa Gerard JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5254 -----Original Message----- From: Edwin Stone [mailto:edwin-stone@uiowa.edu] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 5:49 PM To: Council Cc: Anissa Gerard Subject: Market Street This correspondence will become a public record. Dear Councilors, I am writing to bring a dangerous traffic situation to your attention. It involves Market Street between Governor and Clinton during the single hour from 7:30-8:30 AM, Monday through Friday. As you know, Market Street is the major route to work for a large fraction of the east side population. Unfortunately, many commercial vehicles currently park in the roadway to make deliveries or conduct other business (e.g., construction) during the peak traffic hour thereby causing traffic to change lanes repeatedly to avoid them. Over the past few months, I have witnessed many near collisions between cars, motorcycles and pedestrians caused by these parked vehicles. I predict that a fatality will occur in the coming year as a result of this situation. This fatality could be avoided by an ordinance that prohibits parking in the roadway of these blocks of Market Street for the hour between 7:30 and 8:30 AM Monday through Friday. Alternatively, an ordinance that allows parking during this hour but only on one side of the street (perhaps alternating each day) would at least prevent the numerous lane changes that are currently necessary to traverse this series of blocks each morning. Respectfully, Ed Stone 534 Woodridge Iowa Ci ty, IA Ave. 52245 cc: attorney for the family of the future fatality r::r Marian Karr From: Jjbmuss@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:26 PM To: Council Subject: Member Elliott's comment at June 4 meeting. This correspondence will become a public record. Bob: Very refreshing to here your comment in Ch. 9 news Monday night, something to the effect that "you do not like to be in the business of protecting people from themselves". Of course, the discussion was the amateur fighting thing. Anyhow, I couldn't agree more. Also very curious that neither newspaper picked up the comment at all! Ch 9 must not have been editing very carefully. When are governmental bodies going to come to some realization that we all have a "right" to do stupid things, and as long as they don't harm others, its none of their *&^% business! Its not your job too protect me from myself. Anyhow,. Bob, Iowa City government will miss you. Thanks for listening. Jerry Musser 21 George St. IC (U Hts) See what's free at AQI".com. 6/5/2007 u;: Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Jami Bes Uamidugganfry@hotmail.com) Friday, June 01, 2007 11 :40 AM Council Pertinant Info regarding the atrocity at Sycamore Mall....a MUST READ To whom it may concern, Here is some SOLID facts regarding the Okhlahoma based, wild animal "company, not sanctuary" that is performing their stupid, inhumane tiger show at the Sycamore Malll. Go to this link and watch this video, taken by an undercover investigator read the facts http://www.peta.org/feat-gw_main.asp To think that a city, as progressive, socially conscious, and liberal as Iowa City is would allow a company like this to have an event here, during ArtsFest weekened nonetheless is tacky, socially incorrect, and un-ethical Cruelty towards animals has no place in Iowa City. My children were horrified yesterday when we drove through the parking lot and saw a large, black, semi-trailer, with tigers on it, and some minor crappy air vents and I informed them, that the tigers were kept in cages.... it made us wonder what it's like to live and spend days in a dark, hot semi trailer? Where do they use the bathroom? Are stuck in there with their own urine and feces? How exactly is this helping save endangered animals? This is an abomination. I'm disappointed that this has been allowed to occur here. Sincerely Jami Duggan-Fry PS.. .thankyou for listing the protest times on the city website GW's Rapsheet The USDA has repeatedly cited GW for violating the minimum standards of care set forth in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) , and in April 2005 the agency filed a 20-page complaint against GW with numerous charges, including the following: Failure to provide adequate veterinary care Failure to handle animals so that there was minimal risk of harm to the animal and to the public An incident in which a tiger escaped from his enclosure and attacked and seriously wounded a camel Transportation of 15 tigers and lions in a manner that allowed urine, feces, or both to contaminate the animals caged below Lack of potable water for 18 lions, 23 tigers, 15 bears, 20 cougars, three leopards, and a pig Lack of employees present to provide care to 80 large, dangerous cats Lack. of knowledge by employees about how often the animals were fed Filthy, wet, unsafe, and dilapidated enclosures Failure to handle animals in a manner that does not cause trauma, behavioral stress, physical harm, or unnecessary discomfort Failure to provide animals with minimum space To avoid going to court, GW paid a $25,000 fine in January 2006 and was placed on an l8-month probation period with the USDA. Failure to comply with the AWA during the probation period will result in license revocation. Make every 1M count. Download Messenger and join the i'm Initiative now. It's free. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_JuneO? 1 lj~lJ Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Paula O. Brandt [pobrandt@avalon.net] Thursday, June 07,20076:19 AM Council Cc: 'Wright/Knock'; pobrandt@avalon.net Subject: Multi-family garbage pick-up This correspondence will become a public record. Dear Council Members: At a recent meeting of the Northside Neighborhood Association, several residents expressed frustration over the hours of operation of some of the private garbage collection services. Some of these garbage trucks are clanging their back-up bells and making a whole lot of noise at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, waking people up and disturbing the tranquility of the early morning hours. Neighbors have tried contacting the garbage collection services, some of which are from out of town, to little avail. According to Code 6-4-3-A-1, "No person shall so load, unload, open, close or handles boxes, crates. . . garbage cans or similar objects outdoors between the hours of 10 PM and 6:00 AM." These operators are clearly violating Code, but it is more than an enforcement issue. The Code goes on to state in 6-4-3-A-2 that "No person shall operate construction equipment before 7 AM and after 10 PM" unless a permit has been obtained by the city engineer. In 6-4-3-B, the Code says that "No person shall operate or permit the operation of powered model vehicles in a residential zone. . . or in a public place between the hours of 10 PM and 7 AM the following morning." Since the City begins its pick-up at 7:00 AM, and since all the other noise producing equipment isn't to operate before 7 AM, we recommend that the 7 AM start time apply to garbage collection as well. Iowa City has many neighborhoods where single family homes are adjacent to apartment complexes that require non-city garbage pick-up. Whether one's sleep is being disturbed by the ding-ding-ding and roar of a garbage truck or the noise of a lawn mower is irrelevant to the resident, whether in a single-family house OR an apartment building. Making this small change to the Code would make our mixed neighborhoods more livable. We urge Council to recommend that garbage trucks not be allowed to operate before 7:00 AM. Thank you for your consideration. paula brandt, on behalf of the NNA 824 N. Gilbert St. 354-6948 6/7/2007 D:J . ..r~Cv Gr.t;}: A-t-h')~ ~ C(/l.,{rlLI\ 1\AU/Y7vtr I \ \ ' \ : H \. n4 ~I On . v ,\ \\} - \ To: City of Iowa City "\l~\ J\j\l L , "~I erN, Anissa Gerard C\\,', ;~\....\- \O\NP\ JCCOG Traffic Engineer Planner \O\N~ \...J\\'!' Re: Petition to initiate traffic calming study of200-508 Kimball Road The undersigned, residents along the 200-508 block section of Kimball Road, ask that the city initiate a traffic calming study of this portion of Kimball Road. 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"300 K~t1'b.u Row ;:n/) ~r/{/ ;1;0 Z~ k(~ qaec- MtIc% - ~ i & f< I 'IA/\.-(" ~_ U-- fZ-J s; z-Z- 4- s--- 302- /~~IA-'" ~ P ,2S /:J" 2 2 (( S 2]-0 kt'l<<haU ;t~ \L~~~Ll~~ U r22fL..S-- ~ CJ{) ~~~l\S- ~ ~Lrl;;- 5') ? f 5 ~J-2,L~S 0 M--2Ii= "-:: ~..2.2-'/ ..> C) =<! --- . J''1 -:....2 __ 1 ~.~..... -=< f-l -; _~, 022:;:; , ! ::> /-'''', - -... j> o 4.0 ~ ~ Marian Karr [;[] From: Sent: To: Subject: Travis Cox [twmcox@gmail.com] Monday, June 11, 2007 10:51 PM Council Marijuana Reform Travis Cox 320 East 4th Street Davenport, IA 52801-1725 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: I was happy to read the other day that Iowa City may soon be implementing a policy that treats marijuana possession like speeding - if it is not reckless or endangering anyone, you are issued a citation and pay a fine later. What a great idea! I hope that you decide to do this, as it will set a great example for the rest of the state. Sincerely, Travis Cox 563-326-0412 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Dennis Fisher [dmfisher@mabeltel.coop] Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:48 AM Council ia 4 Dennis Fisher 3362 Bluff ton Road Decorah, IA 52101-7733 June 13, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: We all know that we have a serious jail-overcrowding problem in this county. I recently read an article that over 60% of all drug arrests are for marijuana possession - I couldn't believe it! Do we really send that many people to jail for simply possessing a relatively harmless plant? I would like to suggest to you alternatives to our current way of dealing with those who use marijuana, which I believe will fix our jail predicament. Either pass an ordinance that would make marijuana possession the city's lowest law enforcement priority, or pass an ordinance that allows for the citation and release of offenders, rather than incarceration. Please go to the link below to read a very telling article that reveals the problem we are facing with our jails: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n603/a06.html?30111 I hope that you will seriously consider taking this opportunity to do something that makes sense, is in tune with public opinion, and saves the city money and resources. Thank you. Sincerely, Dennis Fisher 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Ray Lakers [irielagos13@yahoo.com] Monday, June 11, 2007 2:45 PM Council Meth is Death Pot is Not Ray Lakers 204 e wall ave des moines, IA 50315-5256 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: Meth is Death Pot is Not. Why are the fines equal? while your at it, stop jailing medical marijuana patients like me who are living proof medical marijuana works. www.nicerIA.blogspot.com Sincerely, Ray Lakers 515-270-3492 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Josh Nelson uoshua.j.nelson@gmail.com] Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:25 PM Council cite-and-release Josh Nelson 819 36th st ne cedar rapids, IA 52402-3615 June 12, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: According to the following article, local law enforcement agree that jailing people who possess marijuana is costly and perhaps useless: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n603/a06.html?30111 Citizens seem to agree: http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070525/0PINION05/ 705250305/101S/0PINION Please consider what people are saying and pass a law that deals with this issue sensibly and realistically. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Josh Nelson 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Shannon Salmon [bella_shnon@yahoo.com] Monday, June 11, 2007 9: 12 PM Council Crowded jails Shannon Salmon 118 33rd St NE Apt B Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-6014 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: I wanted to draw your attention to a couple of recent articles about jail overcrowding in our communities: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n603/a06.html?30111 http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070525/0PINION05/ 705250305/1018/0PINION In short, jailing marijuana possessors just creates more problems for everyone - and costs money. The only thing we are doing by putting these people in jail is exposing them to violent criminals while incarcerated. No one should have to spend the night with a rapist because he or she was caught with a small amount of marijuana. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Shannon Salmon 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Rick Stewart [rick@rickstewart.com] Monday, June 11, 2007 3:37 PM Council Quit wasting taxpayer money. Please! Rick Stewart 855 Camburn Ct SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-2524 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: Nothing wastes taxpayer money quite as efficiently as jailing someone for the possession of marijuana. Consider the Dutch response to the same situation - they tax retail marijuana sales. Are they crazy? Or is it Iowa lawmakers that are crazy? Fairly obvious in this case, it seems. Consider the Spanish response to the same situation - they ignore people who possess or use marijuana, even in public. Are they crazy? Or is it Iowa lawmakers that are crazy? Not a lot of doubt in this case, either. Consider the Danish response to the same situation - they give marijuana users a public place where they can congregate, in order to keep them from bothering non-marijuana users. Are they crazy? Or is it Iowa lawmakers that are crazy? Seems clear in this case, also. So - will the Iowa City council decide to act sanely, as have the Dutch, the Spanish, and the Danish lawmakers? Or will they pick an insane solution, instead? Like most Iowa lawmakers have. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Rick Stewart 319-241-8967 1 Marian Karr From: Sent: To: Subject: Jerry Szymeczek [szyjer@msn.com] Monday, June 11, 2007 3:36 PM Council Marijuana citations to ease jail overcrowding Jerry Szymeczek 705 S. Van Buren Ave. Mason City, IA S0401-4930 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Dear Iowa City Council: I was happy to read the other day that Iowa City may soon be implementing a policy that treats marijuana possession like speeding - if it is not reckless or endangering anyone, you are issued a citation and pay a fine later. What a great idea! I hope that you decide to do this, as it will set a great example for the rest of the state. Sincerely, Jerry Szymeczek 1 D:J Marian Karr From: Julie Raaz unraaz@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:54 PM To: Council Subject: 2007 and beyond This correspondence will become a public record. Please start to have priority to address the long view- start looking out 25-50 years. you all seem to be consumed by tactical short term issues. Where is your vision? Where should IC be in 10 years, 30 years- need much more forward thinking. I have no idea where this council wants to take this City, where are we headed? The premiere city in central US? second tier dusty 01' college town? where are we going folks? No offense, but some of the council comes off as pretty short sighted. Make all of IC smoke free- NOW, not tomorrow, next week, next year- no delays. Yes I know state doesn't allow it, but pass it again anyway, show some vision, leadership. IC should be at the front of the line for all forward thinking initiatives- that's why I moved here in the first place, but quite honestly I travel for my work and I see lots of cities doing innovative and 'forward thinking' (there is that phrase again) activities. IC can't rest on history/laurels- world is passing us by. Now that City Mgr is stepping down (I thought he was OK) it is perfect time for some serious regime change within entire City Admin- IC has some 'business/city as usual' department heads that are really slowing down advancement of this city. I hope you all can avoid regime change (your own) by being the agents of change. Status quo will not work in 21st Century. Partner with C'ville, NL, Cedar Rapids, County, U of 1- good governance demands this. Thanks for listening and I may sound critical but I do appreciate your public service and thank you for your time and effort. Good luck Jerry Raaz 6/12/2007 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Julie Raaz Onraaz@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:03 PM To: Council Subject: one more thing This correspondence will become a public record. I just send a long list of comments, forgot one thing. Please go out and design a truly interactive and high performance website. Did City build the icgov.org with interns?? what i am getting at is IC should have the best/most innovative web site in the country, not something that looks like my 17 yr old built- sorry I didn't mean to dis' my son. All kidding aside, anyone over 17 yrs old coming/thinking of coming to IC to study, live, retire = the first thing (and perhaps only) thing they might see is our website. Spend some money/thought/creative spirit, we can do better. remember, FORWARD THINKING will allow IC to remain in 21 st Century- what is your plan for 22 nd Century? am curious good luck signing off J Raaz ps- my 17 yr old pointed out to me that the first person on earth that will live to be 200 years old has already been born. (do they live in IC now/today?) His comment was that he planned to live his life with a rather long view. Kinda blew me away that a teenager could have such a view of human existence. I think good governance requires that you all start thinking/acting like your constituents will be around for another 100 years, what sayeth you? 6/12/2007 1 ~ 1 ~~'5._4.... ~~~!:~ ~ ~IIII.~ --~ C I T V 0 F lOW A C I T v[;![] MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: CITY COUNCIL ROSS WILBURN SIDEWALK CAFE PROPOSAL FROM THE SALOON 6/14/2007 Jim Mondanaro, owner of The Saloon, will be attending the formal meeting on June 19 to discuss his proposal for a sidewalk cafe (utilizing planters) in front of The Saloon (see correspondence on the Consent Calendar). His hope is to have a favorable response from Council and a direction to staff to prepare the required ordinance changes so that the cafe can be implemented yet this season. His proposal does not change the requirement that all cafes be renewed each year. JAMES A. MONDANARO 3699 FOREST GATE DRIVE NE IOWA CITY, IA 52240 PH.319-337-9616 CELL 319-631-0437 (1 t.~ Co:> --l C-::: ~.::_; .or~- \\ (--:\ I G' .- ,_T"-- --..... \ ~,.. -.-.... -'-T-.\ -.-'. ; ".-j June 6, 2007 - ';:-- '. ,,-'.. - - ., y N fv HAND DELIVERED Members City Council of Iowa City 410 E. Washington 8t. Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: Request for Saloon (112 E. College St.) to use College Street Pedestrian Islands for Outdoor Patio Seating Dear Members ofthe City Council: I am writing to bring you up to date on conversations I have had with City personnel regarding the possibility of the Saloon utilizing two islands on the College Street pedestrian mall for outdoor patio seating. Through conversations with Eleanor Dilkes, Terry Trueblood and Rick Fosse, and the professional assistance of Neumann Monson Architects, we have developed what we believe is a great plan to bring added outdoor dining to the Iowa City downtown area. * Enclosed are a DVD and computer generated pictures of the two islands located in front of the Saloon. As you will see from the visuals, it is proposed that the islands be connected to the Saloon by way of an overhead trellis. The two islands will have fencing appropriate for outdoor dining. Each island will have its own entry, with the east island also having a ramp for handicap accessibility. We believe it is of substantial benefit to the City to proceed with this plan. The Saloon proposes to "adopt" the islands and take on responsibility for the ongoing care and maintenance of the entire island areas, even though only a portion of each island would actually be enclosed with the fencing. The benefits to the City include revenue from the renting of outdoor patio space (approximately $2,850 per year at the current $5 per foot rental rate), maintenance ofthe islands coming from private money and the enhancement ofthe downtown pedestrian mall through an additional outdoor dining venue. I look forward to meeting with the Council at your work session on June 18 to discuss our proposal in more detail and to address any questions you might have. Members City Council of Iowa City Page 2 June 6, 2007 Thank you for your consideration. If you have questions or comments prior to the meeting on June 18, please feel free to give me a call at 319-631-0437. enclosures Sincerely, /'~v<4. CJ.41~/~ ~:s A. Mondanaro * DVD to Council Members only (..;l ,0 ;/ <.~~ \....";'" ",,".,/ ," /('\ -~ \/~'\ ;"""" ..,) ~~} /"' \ 6' "5:~t ':'>"::: :--:: ~J ~ ,.. ., i _ / ~...~ '--Y' ~ III - PATH OF EGRESS / -::;;::....... lfEC ~ WOMEN'S RR 133 SF 'y/ (~\7 ~? FE TYPE' , MEN'S RR 131 SF ,..,> ~ . ." ~S~ ,.,;\ \ ~ .<---~ t\ " \ 6" ~'\ --~;," / ,/ I ~~;~ -:;. .' f"..) <..,) 'y' SUMMARY: RESTAURANT (LVL 1) A-2 2,248 SF APARTMENT (LVL 2) R-2 927 SF 6 6 6 1 HOUR SEPARATION BETWEEN USES CONSTRUCTION TYPE- IIIB FULLY SPRINKLED PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENT: MALE (RESTAURANTS WHICH SERVE ALCOHOL) 60 FEMALE 60 0 ~r ~ ~ ....... ~ [ "- 90 SF/15 = ~ 6 PEOPLE ~ [ [ BOOTHS: 6 [ 7 BAR 138 LF /2 = 69 PEOPLE 6 [ - BAR - SEATING: [- 23.5 LF /2 = 6 [ 12 PEOPLE 7 ACTUAL ........ - 6 TOTAL NON-STAFF I ON INTERIOR -- OCCUPANTS = 84 -- 5 ./ -- -- ........- - OUTDOOR DINING AREA: FEe - 4 crS: 570 SF/15 = 38 OCCUPANTS - - 4 2 ~ - - ~;l - 4 2 %~ - - - = ~ 4 2 W \J \/ J - ~ . . \ ., WATERCLOSETS... 1 2 URINALS................. 1 LAVATORIES.......... 1 1 (STAFF RESTROOMS PROVIDED ON LOWER LEVEL) INTERIOR OCCUPANTS OUTDOOR OCCUPANTS 84 PEOPLE 38 PEOPLE 120 TOTAL OCCUPANTS ~ I - ---~ - / / ~EXISITI G LIGHT BASE AND POLE / ,... SLOPE r NEW VEGETATION ,II"". . /' lI-. 111 1C2 ,~8U~'8 /U) 0 . . I - :~ r<' [] 7 / --r----7- ___ EXISITING J II EXISITING "T'" If 41~.J);( ~ / / / _ _ _ BENCH WASTE ' ::z - .... .... ,,~ Li, / / / / / / /----/___.!'~CEP~A~LE u IT't' x} T. J -h u - i I F /U) Pcr-- -_AV_~~.~T'N3 DIA?I3~ ~tj?6~': -'~QINING - ___u;:~:~TI_u_ NEUMANN MONSON ARCHITECTS ~ r NEW \ VEGETATION = ~ = 112 E. COLLEGE ST. A nOfESSIQNAL CORPORATION RENOVATION Sheet No: A-0002 22\ E. COLLEGE ST. IOWA CITY. IA 52240 Project No.: 06.031 Dote: 05.16.07 PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENT: MALE (RESTAURANTS WHICH SERVE ALCOHOL) 60 WATERCLOSETS... 1 URINALS................. 1 LAVATORIES.......... 1 SUMMARY: RESTAURANT (LVL 1) A-2 2,248 SF APARTMENT (LVL 2) R-2 927 SF 1 HOUR SEPARATION BETWEEN USES CONSTRUCTION TYPE- IIIB FULLY SPRINKLED DN 6 6 6 FEMALE 60 2 (STAFF RESTROOMS PROVIDED ON LOWER LEVEL) A1 PATH OF EGRESS WOMEN'S RR 133 SF MEN'S RR 131 SF 270 SF/15 = 18 PEOPLE BOOTHS: 138 LF /2 = 69 PEOPLE STANDING: 105 SF/5= 21 PEOPLE BAR SEATING: 23.5 LF /2 = 12 PEOPLE TOTAL NON-STAFF OCCUPANTS =120 OCCUPANT LOAD DIAGRAM (NO OUTDOOR DINING) 3/32" = 1'-0" '-/' - \ F'(""~ "'-' /:\ \ - </ ,/\ ~:'~~ ~~::: ~ v" NEUMANN MONSON ARCHITECTS A PROfeSSIONAL COR.PORArION 221 E. COLLEGE ST. IOWA CITY, IA 522'0 Project No.: 06.031 112 E. COLLEGE ST. RENOVATION Sheet No: Dote: 05.16.07 A-0001 I 3;( 1-17) I ')"'" I 2 !i.l'lll: It 0 LUW! II - \~"! ",' L'-R""/ L:.l \ \...11_:, .1\ IOV\' I 1\ l"lT''/ {IOWA ,r\ n, 'I \. 1639 Ridge Road Iowa City, IA 52245 June 11, 2007 Iowa City Council Members 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Members of the Iowa City Council: For the past few years the Jaycees have arranged to have the 4th of July fIreworks launched from Terrill Mill Park on the east side of the Iowa River, very near the Mayflower Dorm and Ridge Road. For years and years before that they were launched from locations in City Park on the west side of the Iowa River. I wrote to the Jaycees a year ago in March and asked if the site for igniting the fireworks could be changed back to somewhere west ofthe Iowa River in City Park. They did not reply nor did they make any changes. Our house and my neighbor's houses on the SW side of Ridge Road are at about the same level as the 8th floor of the Mayflower Dormitory. The colored fIrework explosions do not seem to shake the windows and other house parts nearly as much as the occasional very, very loud noise only explosions. The problem is that these explosions go off at a height only slightly higher than our houses. And when the wind is from the west they are even closer. I don't think any other area of housing would like to have highly noisy explosive devices set off25 to 50 feet above their homes. When the launching site was west of the river the challenges to my house were not quite as severe. A copy of a portion of the map of the city is enclosed. I have marked on it to try to illustrate the locations I describe. Thank you very much for considering my request. I do not know the reasons the launching location was changed in the fIrst place. Surely it wouldn't cause too many difficulties to move it west in the Park, further away from residences that are situated higher than the river level on the bluff. Sincerely, ~.. 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"* ~~ zs. \ ~~ m -:r' ,.- J- 80 \'.,1'"",'.'., t.:I"'li'\i:,, .::::., HI( '4l 1639 Ridge Road Iowa City, IA 52245 February 27, 2006 Iowa City Jaycee Chapter 325 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Jaycees: Please return the launching site for the 4th of July fIreworks to the west side of the Iowa River in City Park as far west of Dubuque Street as possible. The west riverbank was used for many years. The houses on Ridge Road and Forest Glen are greatly impacted by the explosion of the fireworks with the "big bang." The colored displays are not a problem. Our houses were constructed on the hill just east of the Iowa River and Dubuque Street in the nineteen fifties and some even before that. They are at an elevation just above the Mayflower Donnitory. I watched the fireworks display from the front yard of 1675 Ridge Road for the July 4 celebration in 2005. Most other years I have walked to the park and watched there. It seemed as though the fireworks were exploding at about the level of our yards, dangerously rattling windows and moving books on the shelves in bookcases at 1645 Ridge Road. The windows in our house are now 48 years old. I am certain they are in a less sturdy condition than they were when the house was built. The noisiest explosions are damaging on them. I wish I could tell you precisely the height the explosions occur. I know it is affected by the humidity and wind conditions. Don't you think the Mayflower windows are also badly affected by the closer detonations? Moving the launch site west of the river will not truly solve the problem because they are still very close. But we would truly appreciate anything the Jaycee Chapter can do to make the problem as smaIl as possible. You are impacting only a small portion ofIowa City. But you have chosen a location for the launching that definitely is causing problems with buildings. Thank you for considering this request. I am enclosing a small map with the affected area highlighted. 1 encL o $0 )>- -..j r'\ -<: :J'e ~ ,r' /""""t"., :' i O:tJ ;2E /', )> f'~-' = = --.. r c=: -;;.;: "'- ~~~. Sincerely, f\,) ~ ~ --.<-,::.. - - ..c- o