HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-09-24 CorrespondenceMarian Karr
From: Fiala, Sarah [FialaS@uihc. uiowa.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 4:49 PM
To: 'council@iowa-city.org'; 'stepping@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu'
Subject: The Stepping up project
Dear council members,
I recently read of the grant proposal granted to the Stepping Up project
on the University of Iowa campus. With this funding the group has decided
to shift its focus to lobbying for policies restricting bar patrons to those
who are 21 and older. As a student I think that the Stepping up project is
not locking into the long-term effects of this ban. A good example of the
negative effects of this ban would be Iowa State. House parties become
rampant when bars are closed to those under the age of 21. Without a
central location like the Ped Mall where these bars are located underage
students will become much more easily intoxicated and cause troublesome
more neighbors. Bars are constantly policed and underage drinkers are
easily dealt with and monitored, where as house parties can refuse entry to
these same police officers if there is no visible presence of underage
drinkers. The central location of the bars helps to contain the activity of
these students and the bars close at or before two. House parties cans
carry on into the night and early hours and are often spread out throughout
the city. Students will have to drive to many of these parties and thus
increase drunk driving incidents significantly. This will also lead to an
increase of fake ids which are easily obtained if there is a desire for
them. These students with fakes will then be able to buy alcohol for
students who would normally not have access to it. A majority of the people
that attend Iowa City bars on a regular basis are underage student. They
pay a higher cover charge than those who are under 21. Eliminating this
revenue will make bar owners suffer significant losses in profit.
Entertainment on a college campus is a major factor in deciding where one
attends college, if the dance club/bar option is eliminated for students
under the age of 21 there may be a decrease in students interest in the
University of Iowa. Rather than focus their energy on eliminating the
presence of underage students in bars I suggest they spend their money
controlling how the students get to and from the bar and awareness programs
for the affects of alcohol. This ban will not eliminate drinking by any
means on this campus, rather it will allow it to spin out of control. Many
students see the bars as a social event rather than a drinking fest and with
tougher guidelines in the bars as to the issue of selling to underage
students they would decrease its potency.
Sincerely,
Sarah Fiala
1529 Ranier Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52246
September 9, 2002
City Council Members
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Council Members,
I recently moved into the Iowa City area in order to attend the University of Iowa College of
Law. Living west o£Mormon Trek, transportation is one of my chief concerns. Though I have
an automobile, on the weekends, like many people similarly situated, I enjoy going downtown
and partaking of alcoholic beverages. For obvious reasons, I then need to find alternative
transportation. In the few weeks I have lived here I have come to rely on the taxi services in
order to get me home safely.
This brings me to the reason for my letter. I have been shocked by the lack of regulation among
the three main taxicab companies in Iowa City. I have used the cab services three times now and
each time I have received a request for a disparate and seemingly arbitrary fare. Upon the most
recent such request I asked my driver exactly how he came up with this amount (for I suspected
that he was simply pulling it out of thin air). He then shone a flashlight on the mileage meter and
told me he was keeping track of it. This struck me as most curious considering my party was
fomed to share the cab with others heading in the same direction and we had already dropped off
two parties in different locations on the west side of town. I pointed this out to the cab driver
and asked him if he was keeping track my miles as opposed to those that were out of my way. I
was told to give him his money and get out of the cab. I was in the third party to get out of the
cab and according to my calculations upon receipt of my money the driver had accumulated
$17.50 in fares with one party left to pay. Considering each subsequent party was asked to pay
more than the last, it is logical to conclude that with the final fare the driver made almost $25
from a three mile trip.
I recognize and appreciate the service that the cab drivers are providing. Obviously there are a
great many people who need to get home when the bars close who cannot and should not drive.
However, it seems to me that this can be accomplished in a more civilized way than the current
system. After my experiences I inquired with a number of my classmates, particularly those who
had spent their undergraduate years here in Iowa City, and I received some disturbing accounts
of how the taxicab service was run here. I was told the best advice was to "bargain with the
driver beforehand like you would in Mexico". Though this may work it still seems rather
arbitrary. It seems to me that the drivers are simply trying to bilk inebriated patrons out of as
much money as they can.
I think a better system would be beneficial to the community. In my opinion, this would be best
accomplished through a standard system that divided the city into zones. The number of zones
your trip took you through would then determine the fare. If you traveled from the downtown
zone to one of the western zones, a clearly marked map in the cab would tell you exactly how
many zones you would travel through and the price per zone. There would then be no
ambiguity as to the amount owed at the end of a fide. The cab should also display a statement of
the fights of the passenger and the fights of the driver (for instance the driver may list the fight to
terminate a fare due to poor behavior on the part of the passenger). These improvements would
eliminate any ambiguity that may currently exist.
If any of my statements or suggestions need clarification or should you have any questions
please feel free to contact me at (319) 354-0380 or ehull I 1 (~¥ahoo.com.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this matter.
~Sincerely,
Eric Hull
Marian Karr
From: Lisa Mollenhauer
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:34 AM
To: 'Proud Horn'
Cc: Sue Dulek; Matt Johnson; Steve Atkins; *City Council; Marcia Klingaman
Subject: RE: Disorderly Houses
Mr. McGinnis:
I shared your email with City staff who would be involved with such concerns. Please contact Police Captain Matt
Johnson at 356-5440, and he will assist you.
Lisa
Lisa Moflenhauer
Administrative Assistant
to the City Manager
(319) 356 5010
..... Original Message .....
From: Proud Horn [mailto:proudhorn27~hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:09 PM
To: council~iowa-city.org
Subject: Disorderly Houses
In relation to items of the Neighboor Task force, I was looking for ideas or recourse for a recent
problem. Our next door neighbors are right next to our current house - and I mean right next door -
really close. It is a brand new condo and the back porches are closest to our house. We have
contacted the landlord as to the constant noise that came from all 4 units. He said he would talk to
the tenants and if it happened again, just to contact the police going forward.
The noise subsided briefly (it was evident that the landlord contacted all of them) BUTnow from
anywhere from 2AM-5AM (no specific nights), the tenants in the front units, in obvious spite,
make loud noise (usually yelling) for about 5-10 minutes. Obviously, when the police are called
nothing is going on so they (the police)just leave. I was late for work three times last month as I
am awakened each time and then ifI do not go back to sleep right away, then I get up permanently
between 2-5AM - thus being tired all day and if it happens again the next night, my sleep is thrown
off and then I am prone to oversleep trying to catch up on jagged sleep patterns.
Additionally, and least importantly, they throw garbage over the hedge into our driveway as just
another attempt at aggravation.
Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks,
Chad McGinnis
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Marian Karr
From: Lisa Mollenhauer
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:15 AM
To: 'mayflyd@yahoo,com'
Cc: *City Council; Steve Atkins; Chuck Schmadeke
Subject: RE: agua
Mr. Kowalski:
I checked with Public Works & Engineering Director Chuck Schmadeke and have included his response below.
Millions of dollars in federal money were available to cities in the 1970s and 1980s through the Congressional Clean Water
Act (PL92-500) to improve and expand wastewater treatment and collection facilities. In the early years of the program,
federal money was targeted toward small communities that did not have publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities.
Then, as a result of intense lobbying by large cities, federal funding was redirected toward large communities. Since Iowa
City is neither a small or large community, it got caught in the flip flop and received very little federal money, which by the
way amounted to 75% of design and construction costs. Federal money disappeared in 1981 but the requirements of the
Clean Water Act did not. Over the last 20 years, Iowa City has spent almost 90 million dollars with local money (user fees)
improving its wastewater facilities, the bulk of which was used to satisfy federal mandates.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Chuck directly at chuck-schmadeke@iowa-city.org.
Have a nice weekend.
Lisa
Lisa Mollenhauer
Administrative Assistant
to the City Manager
(319) 356-5010
..... Original Message .....
From: dennis kowalski [mailto:mayflyd@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:30 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: agua
Dear council,
A couple of months ago I mailed the council about what I think are the exhorbitant water rates in Iowa city, especially by
comparison with Chicago. I believe it was Mr. O'Donnell that responded. Government funding and processing differances
were mentioned and it all sounded fairly logical and believable, as I had considered there would be differances in
processing as well as quantities of available water. However one thing that doesn't make sense is the sewer charges,
which in both Chicago and Iowa City are approximately the same, relative to the price of water. In Chicago I paid about $14
each for water and sewer charges per month for the same water usage. You all know that Iowa City is not even close to
this. Water is a variable, but sewers are sewers. When water is so expensive in
Iowa City, why should sewer expenses be on par? I cannot believe there is a substantial differance in sewer usage and
maintenance usage in the t~vo cities.
Iowa City is slightly older, but Chicago sewers are old enough, in addition there is more evidence of continuing work on
sewers in Chicago with very little in Iowa City in my observation. I recall one summer, one intersection in Chicago being
dug up and paved over three times, probably makework, or poor planning, but one would think more expensive. Besides
workers get paid more in Chicago.
In addition for a number of years there has been the deep tunnel project, which probably accounts for the $233 annual tax
(water reclamation) on the property tax bill. Still that only amounts to $20 per month, still not close to Iowa City's water and
sewer charges.
Does more expensive water for whatever the reason automatically cause more wear and tear on the sewer system?
Regards'
Dennis Kowalski
1932 Hafor Dr 52246
Marian Karr
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Subject: White House Position on Iraq
Dear State and Local Friends:
As you know, President Bush continues to meet with his Cabinet and Members of
Congress regarding the current threats posed by the Iraqi regime to the United
States and the world. In order to keep you informed of this critical issue,
please find attached a document outlining our approach in moving forward. In
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addition, President Bush will address the need for a regime change in Iraq
during his visit to the United Nations next week.
We hope this helps. If you have further comments or questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Toby Burke
Associate Director
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
The White House
(202) 456-2896
(See attached file: iraq.doc)
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Marian Karr
From: Bob Thompson [thompbobson@mchsi.com]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:55 AM
To: City Council
Subject: secret meetings
Dear City Council members:
Please add me to the list of people who are unhappy with your decision to veil the Neighborhood Relations Committee's
activities from public view. The Press-Citizen was right on target with its advice to reverse this decision, as was the
Gazette. Those articles aptly pointed out the flimsy reasoning the majority of Council presented as its basis for this
decision. The Gazette also pointed to iowa Code Chapter 21, which seems to illumine a flimsy legal basis for this
decision. This piqued my curiosity, so I skimmed through Chapter 21. I wonder how long it will take before someone
challenges Dilkes' opinion that the NRC is not subject to the open meetings law.
The PC correctly pointed out that critics of NHRTF's proposals relied heaviry on their meeting minutes. This was largely
because of NHRTPs delay in pubrishing their final recommendations: minutes were the only source one could use to
guess where this was going. Granted, the recommendations were released about five days before the forum, more time
than required by law, but not enough time to get the ball rolling for a show of strength at the forum. I suppose NHRTF was
expecting the usual poor attendance for their forum, after which the recommendations would breeze into law without a
peep from anyone. They certainly seemed unprepared for the criticism they received.
I have to wonder if that kind of attention is what the City really hopes to avoid in hiding the actions of the NRC. if no one
can find out what they're doing, they can't be criticized, hmm? Maybe so, but the Council certainly can and will be
criticized, and deservedly so.
The Press-Citizen observed that NHRTPs original proposals seemed to be the sort of approach people take when they
assume they're dealing with their adversaries. Well, that assumption apparently hasn't changed. Secret meetings are
deh~itely the sort of approach people take when they assume they're dealing with their adversaries. And since it was the
Councir's call, it's easy to assume that the majority of Councillors feel the same way. That makes me feeL., well, kind of
adversarial. I prefer not to feel that way, but I'm getting pretty good at it.
One interesting point made in an Iowa Supreme Court ruling on the open meetings law was that the "Intent - declaration
of policy" section of this chapter is important:
This chapter seeks to assure, through a requirement of open meetings of governmental bodies, that the
basis and rationale of governmental decisions, as well as those decisions themselves, are easiry accessible
to the people. Ambiguity in the construction or application of this chapter should be resolved in favor of
openness.
Good advice, and the Council would do well to heed it.
Bob Thompson
1004 Church St
Iowa City
337-3543
thompbobson @mchsi,com
9/9/02
Marian Karr ~
From: Caroline Dieterle [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:31 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Cc: jcnews@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Plastic recycling in I.C.
Council members:
I noticed while reading the Thurs. Aug. 22, 02 Press Citizen "Key" magazine (pg. 96) that Iowa City is the
ONLY area municipality that fails to provide for recycling of Plastics #3,4,5,6, and 7!
If all the other towns and cities in the area are able to do those types of recycling, why don't we?
This has become especially necessary since many food and beverage containers are now #5, #6, and #7 - many
foods having changed from using #2.
Since the companies that supply us with such things as yogurt and cottage cheese did not publicize the change
from using #2 plastic, I would not be surprised to learn that our recycle bins for #2 are being 'polluted' with #5
plastic, especially.
If proper facilities were provided for the #3-7, it would cue people to take a more careful look at what type of
plastic they were throwing into recycling.
Finally, if people in Iowa City are recycling correctly (and presumably throwing #3-#7 plastics into the trash
instead of recycling), it logically follows that a great deal more plastic is going into the landfill now than is
necessary.
Please provide centrally located places to recycle plastics #3-#7.
- Caroline Dieterle
Walnut St., Iowa City
9/9/02
Marian Karr
From: Lisa Mollenhauer
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:17 AM
To: *City Council
Subject: FW: Agenda Item
City Council Agenda
~e,,doc I have reviewed the permit application for the detached accessory structure for 155 Stanwick Drive
here in Iowa City. I had originally told the owner that because their lot had a frontage on an arterial street (Sycamore) that
a 40' front yard was required [14-6Q-2-A Zoning Ordinance]. The proposed storage structure was within this 40' front yard
[Except for roadside stands, accessory buildings shall not be located in a front yard. 14-6M-2-A-2] However, the front
yard requirement is for primary arterial streets and Sycamore is a secondary arterial street. I will therefore call the owner
and tell them they may pick up their building permit. The 20' setback as shown on the permit application is acceptable.
Loren Brumm
..... Original Message .....
From: Locke-Garret [mailto:LockeG@horusophth.uiowaedu]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:44 PM
To: 'council@iowa-city.org'
Subject: Agenda Item
To Whom It May Concern:
I have an agenda item that I would like to include in the attached document
regarding a potential new building on our property. I was told that I could
get a waiver from the city council for the problem described in the
attachment. If I have reached the wrong canal, please let me know as soon
as possible so that I can explore the right avenue. We would like to begin
building just a quickly as possible. Thank you so much for your attention
to this matter.
<<City Council Agenda item.doc>>
Garret D. Locke, BS, CEBT phone: 319-356-2874 (or 2871)
Technical Director IA Toll Free: 866-HELP-SEE
Iowa Lions Eye Bank fax: 319-353-8351
2346 Mormon Trek Blvd., Suite 1500 e-mail: garret-locke@uiowa.edu
Iowa City, IA 52246 web: www.ialeb.org
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AGENDA ITEM: Next City Council Meeting
REQUEST FOR: City Council Waiver of Building Restriction
PROPERTY: 155 StanwyckDrive
OWNERS: Garret & Jeanette Locke
HISTORY OF PROJECT:
1. We called the City to ask what restrictions there were on cons~ucting a small building in our back yard.
We were informed that, aside from meeting building codes, and with the exception of the building not
exceeding 15 feet in height, there weren't any.
2. We started on the "non-building," (i.e. the dig) right away. A neighbor brought a skid loader to remove
sod from the area on which the building was to be built. Four inches deep was dug around the area for the
base support of the structure. Two ton of rock was hauled in for the base.
3. Before pouring cement, we proceeded to get a building permit. Since we had been told the only
restriction was keeping it under 15 feet high, we purchased wood, siding, windows, re-bar, forms, etc.,
while we awaited the permit.
4. The permit was not granted because the building needed to be 40 feet from the street (Sycamore runs
behind our home). We measured the distance and found our fence to be 36 feet from the street and the
beginning of the dig to be 4 feet from the fence.
a. We called the City and explained that it would be 40 feet from the street. We were then told
that it was supposed to be 40 feet from our property line. The proposed building is 20 x 24 feet.
If it were placed 40 feet from our property line, it would be right in the middle of our yard.
b. The reason cited is "for aesthetic reasons," but there are already homes and buildings built this
close to Sycamore and it would be less aesthetically pleasing to see a building in the middle of the
yard as opposed to placing it in a reasonable area.
c. We also feel that locating a building in the middle of the yard would cause a decrease in our
property value as well as the neighborhood.
d. We were also told that a driveway would be needed for this building ifa "regular garage door"
were present. Since there will be no regular in and out parking of a vehicle, and the most use ~vill
be the lawn tractor going in and out, we don't feel this driveway is necessary. It may also be
necessary to have a regular garage door for the daycare as it may be feasible to have some play
equipment in there, and this door would be necessary to oversee these activities if there are others
playing outside.
REASON FOR REQUEST OF WAIVER:
Several reasons exist for pursuance of building in the proposed location:
a. Storage of lawn care equipment we take great pride in our lawn and gardens and have many
tools by which to do this. We also have a lawn tractor due to our lot being nearly 19,000 sq. ft.
b. We run a day care in our home and there is constantly the need for extra storage.
c. Viewing thc location from all sides, it appears to be the "common sense" place to put tile
building. We have looked at other locations, inchlding another logical one, which would be
placing it near thc l¥onl gale, but a scwc~ linc runs akmg that side of otn' property.
Last summer, we completed an unlhfished basement ourselves lbr more Iivmg space, so we possess thc
construction skills to make this a visibly pleasing slmctme. Our plan is lo utilize materials such as siding,
shingles~ doors, style, etc. such that il matches the existing structure on our lol.
We are enclosing in Ihis c-mail I'o[11 photographs sbo,Mng Ibc dcsilcd location of Ibc plojecL tile back side
ofoul Ii, ncc (distance to Sycanlo~e 36 feet), and the p~og~ess and efforts abeady taken to dig.
Wc were hoping 1o have starled Ibis project by the fi~ sl of September. but uaforlunalely find ourselves
pushed back m our lime 15 amev, ith this setback.
We will greatly appreciate yom consideration o£llfis ~cqucst at your next council meeling, and hopefidly
grant the waiver, which x~ould allow us to get started on this project right away. We eagerly await your
response.
Already dug 4" down and prepped with gravel 36 feet flora fence to street alt cady cxists
Location of shed at back of yard looks aesthetically pleasing placed between garden and camper trailer
(photos cat: be enlarged tbl better view}
Marian Karr ~
From: ncsteele [ncsteele@netzero. net]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 2:55 PM
To: co u ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: Fw: Uncontrolled intersections
This is an email I sent to Jeff Davidson, Transportation Planner. I would like this e-mail to be incruded in the councils next
information packet.
Thanks,
Nate Steele
..... Original Message .....
From: ncsteele
To: jeff-davidson@iowa-city.org
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Uncontrolled Intersections
Mr. Davidson,
I have had previous correspondence with your department on the issue of uncontrolled intersections. The response given
to me was that the traffic count does not warrant the placement of traffic control devices. Uncontrolled intersections are
not inherently dangerous, but when one who is unfamiliar with a neighborhood enters such an area, they may not know to
be cautious. Has the city ever considered placing signs in such neighborhoods warning drivers that they have entered an
area that contains uncontrolled intersections? This seems like it would be a cost-effective alternative to stop signs.
Sincerely,
Nate Steele
9/12/02
Marian Karr
From: Lisa MoJlenhauer
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 7:58 AM
To: 'Jeanine Redlinger'
Cc: Marian Karr
Subject: RE:
Jeanine,
Council will not receive correspondence from the City until next Thursday (September 'r 9). Because of the time frame of
this request, I suggest you contact them individually. You can obtain their contact information at the following page:
http://www.icgov.org/citycouncil, htm
Please call if you have any questions.
Lisa
Lisa Mollenhauer
Administrative Assistant
to the City Manager
(319) 356-5010
..... Original Message .....
From: Jeanine Redlinger [mailto:Redlinger. Jeanine@iccsd.k12.ia.us]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 7:23 AM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org.
Subject:
I would like to invite the Iowa City Council members to attend a mock board meeting at City High in which my State and
Local Government students will be meeting about the tif for Pramour. We are learning about taxing, local ecnonomy, etc.
and would really like to have some of your input to help us understand the complicated issues involved. Below are the
times of our classes. Please let me know if you can make any of them and I will contact you by Monday to confirm. Thank
you.
Jeanine Redlinger
2nd hr. 4th 7th
9:00-10:00 11:30 - 12:30 2:30 - 3:30
Tues
Sept. 17th
Wed.
Sept. 18th
MOD
Sept. 23rd
Marian Karr
From: Caroline Dieterle [caroline-dieterle@u[owa,edu]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:00 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city,org
Cc: cou ncil@iowa-city,com
Subject: Medical marijuana
California City Leaders To Protest Federal Pot Raids With Medical
Marijuana Giveaway
To the Council:
Here is an example of some brave, principled, civic leaders. True patriots
who apparently still believe that the federal government should not talk
about "state's rights" and then try to squash them when they are exercised.
- Caroline Dieterle
Santa Cruz, CA: Local politicians will oversee the distribution of
medicinal marijuana from City Hall next Tuesday in response to last week's
federal raid of the city's longstanding medical pot cooperative by drug
enforcement agents.
Santa Cruz Vice Mayor Emily Reilly and several members of the City
Council will be on hand during the medical pot giveaway, which will take
place at 3 p.m. in the City Hall courtyard. Valerie and Michael Corral -
co-founders of the Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM)
cooperative, which was raided by federal agents last Thursday - will
dispense marijuana to club members. Prior to last week's raid, WAMM had
operated openly and in conjunction with the Santa Cruz sheriff's office
since 1993.
Earlier this week, the Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously for a
resolution supporting WAMM and denouncing the government's actions. "It's
just absolutely loathsome to me that federal money, energy and staff time
would be used to harass people like this," Reilly told the Associated
Press.
Federal officials confiscated an estimated 160 medicinal marijuana
plants
during the WAMM raid. The Corrals were arrested and later released
pending possible criminal indictment.
A spokesman for the DEA's San Francisco office said he was
"shocked" by
the City Council's decision, but failed to speculate whether the Feds will
take action against it.
For more information, please contact either Allen St. Pierre,
Executive
Director of The NORML Foundation, at (202) 483-8751 or Dale Gieringer,
Coordinator of California NORML, at {415) 563-5858.
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Marian Karr
From: Dod RIBEIRO DE ODVEIRA [luamaluca@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2002 4:45 PM
To: Anthony & Dora Barnes; Bruce Penniman City Council; Diana Thomas
Subject: Right On-A Timely Reminder
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Marian Karr
From: Welter, Mike [MWELTER@ncs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:26 AM
To: 'cou ncil@iowa-city.org'
Mr. Kanner,
I was hoping you were calling your press conference today to submit your resignation from the city council,
Mike Welter
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 17, 2002
To: City Clerk
From: Beth Pfohl, Traffic Engineering Planner
Re: Item for September 24, 2002 City Council Meeting: Installation of eight STOP
signs at eight intersections in the Windsor Ridge Neighborhood
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(5), eight STOP signs will be installed at the following
intersections in Windsor Ridge: Arlington Drive/Dryden Court, Arlington Drive/Cumberland
Lane, Arlington Drive/Huntington Drive, Arlington Drive/Kensington Court, Arlington
Drive/Coventry Court, Arlington Drive/Coventry Court, Arlington Drive/Inverness Court,
and Arlington Drive/Chandler Court. In all cases the local street will be signed to stop at
Arlington Drive, which is a collector street.
Comment:
This action is consistent with City policy to sign the right-of-way at the intersections of
local streets with collector or arterial streets.
mgr/Agendaltems/bp-windsorddge.doc
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 17, 2002
To: City Clerk
From: Beth Pfohl, Traffic Engineering Planner 'J~
Re: Item for September 24, 2002 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING
ANYTIME signs on the west side of Heinz Road between US Highway 6 and the
General Mills driveway
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of
the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10), R7-1 signs indicating NO PARKING ANYTIME will be
installed on the west side of Heinz Road between US Highway 6 and the General Mills
driveway.
Comment:
This action is being taken at the request of the Heinz Road area businesses and the
Transit Division. Semi-trucks parking on both sides of Heinz Road make it difficult for
vehicles to maneuver down Heinz Road and cause visibility problems. Emergency vehicle
access is also compromised. Heinz road is 28 feet wide.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 17, 2002
To: City Clerk
From: Beth Pfohl, Traffic Engineering Planner "'~
Re: Item for September 24, 2002 City Council meeting: Installation of school crosswalk
pavement markings and signs on Brookwood Drive
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(3), two advanced warning school crossing signs and two
school crossing signs will be installed on Brookwood Drive. The signs will be fluorescent
yellow-green in color. School crosswalk pavement markings will also be painted at this
location.
Comment:
This action is being taken to properly identify a school cro.ssing.
rc~rlagenda/bp-brookwooddoc
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 17, 2002
To: City Clerk
From: Beth Pfohl, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~:~
Re: Item for September 24, 2002 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING
ANYTIME signs and TOW-AWAY ZONE signs on the both sides of the Lexington
Avenue traffic-calming barricade
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of
the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10), four R7-1 signs indicating NO PARKING ANYTIME and
four R7-201 signs indicating TOW-AWAY ZONE will be installed on the Lexington Avenue
traffic-calming barricade. Four signs will be installed on one side of the barricade facing
south, and four signs will be installed on the other side facing north.
Comment:
This action is being taken at the request of the Superintendent of Streets to make sure the
barricade is not blocked in case it needs to be opened.
jccogt p/mem/actcomm-lexba rr doc