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Home My WebLink About1977-04-05 Correspondencea� First District -9�74, o�JaeaL jzt'�e� deaX—, v 4k m- Z14, do wr-L J ZZOLO LABOR Coalition 1334 \1'VS1 liighth Sirccl IJav(-ripc)r1, Iowa 53801 /rnzz/- 4iu�:La�l � �ltruo�irN� f��'1C..� G Z'o "00eeeC I z 90 ��oo o� Ct ✓s �/`/ �0�- du u . [.fiCNC� 6y Glit F cum qQ y iru eear Q�ca � a�� • )�./� r'(/�u" 'Ayr �t Ltelittwt� � d�G .4h G1t�.�• .X (/'BAitGL> �oL�"�/'R i�`d . o" FMAR2 oL81977�0 ABBIE STOLFUS CITY CLERK iG� (n97 . `. 0 April 19, 1977 Mr, Harold Stager President, Iowa City Federation of Labor AFL-CIO' 1221 Kirkwood Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Stager: The City Council received and placed on file your letter at its regular meeting of April 5, 1977. The City Clerk's records indicate Mr. LaVern Shay was first appointed to the Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals to fill a two-year unexpired term on July 1, 1971. He was reappointed to a four-year term on October 26, 1973. This term will.,expire October 26, 1977. The Board of Electrical Examiners and Appeals consists of five members: the City electrical inspector, a representative of the public, a licensed electri- cal contractor, an electrical journeyman (the contractor and journeyman may not be from the same business firm), and one professional electrical engineer. All vacancies on boards or commissions are advertised in the Press -Citizen. The public is encouraged to apply for any openings for which they qualify. All vacancies are advertised for thirty days. The City Council then meets and choses a qualified person to fill the position from all applicants. If the Council feels there are not enough applicants from which to chose, the vacancy is readvertised. Usually there are not very many qualified candidates. I would appreciate it if you would encourage interested citizens to apply for such vacancies with the City Clerk. I hope this information will answer your questions please let me know. Sin el yours, Heal G. Berlin City Manager If you have further questions, cc: City Council CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CEN, IWA ITY, IOWA 52240 ON ST. 319-354-1800 0aI 7x�l I, . 0 YOUTH HOMES, INC. 524 RONALDS ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319-337-4523 March 28, 1977 City Council of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East 14ashington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear City Council: 10 Both the Board of Directors and the staff of Youth Homes, Inc, are very grateful for the support given by the Iowa City City Council. The grant of eight thousand dollars ($8000.00) in fiscal year 1978, voted on in an informal session on January 2, 1977, will assist Youth Homes, Inc, in meeting its deficit and allow it to continue to offer the crisis intervention services offered by the Youth Emergency Shelter, which is inadequately funded through a Purchase of Service contract with the Iowa Department of Social Services. This type of community support means the continuation of effective community residen- tial facilities for youth. The major strength of community facilities is their ability to deal with the problems in the youth's own community where the problems occur and to which the youth is likely to return. 1•7hen youth are sent away from their own community, they frequently have the same problems to deal with when they return to their home community. Effective community facilities can provide the youth the skills necessary to deal with the problems. Please do not hesitate to address any questions or concerns to the Board of Directors or the Administrative Director. WJ/MTC/cld Yours, �`}}."�'"C" C� eYh son, President Youth Homes, Inc. z�er /. Marga%et T. Cooper, Director Youth Homes, Inc. FoLE0 MAR311977 D ,-IBBIE STOLFUS CITY CLERK 6 April 20, 1977 Mr, Wayne Johnson, President Ms. Margaret T. Cooper, Director Youth Homes, Inc. 524 Ronalds Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Ms. Cooper and Mr. Johnson: The City Council received and placed on file your letter of appreciation for City funding. The City is mutually grateful for the counseling services and shelter which the Youth Homes provides to the young people in our community, and it is gratifying that we can support these efforts. S'ncer y you/rs$ Neal City Manager Is CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER, 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319-354-1800 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: April 1, 1977 Neal Berlin, City Manager TO: Members of the City Council FROM: Paul Glaves, Redevelopment Program Coordinator RE: Staff Review of the Iowa State Bank and Trust Drive-in Facility Design 1. The City, on November. 23, 1976, entered into a contract with the Johnson County Realty Company for the sale of land on which to construct the new Iowa State Bank and Trust Drive-in facility. Section 8 of the contract binds the purchaser to construct a drive-in facility on the property, the plans and specifications for which must be approved by the City prior to commencement of construction. The City staff and the Design Review Committee have reviewed the preliminary design for the drive-in facility. 2. The approval process is being carried out in two distinct steps. Step one includes a review by the staff and the Design Review Committee of the preliminary design of the facility. The City Council will then be asked to approve, by motion, the design of the drive-in facility. Following Council approval of the basic design, the owners and builder will be required to submit detailed construction plans and other plans for normal review and approval by the building department. 3. The results of the review of the preliminary design are set forth below: a. The Design Review Committee reviewed the designs on March 30, 1977. Following the review of the design, the Design Review Committee voted unanimously to approve the project. b. Because of concern expressed at the time the contract was entered into, specific inquiry was made regarding the magnitude of the cost for the construction of the facility. The total budget for land and improvements is $609,000. Land price was $195,222. The amount budgeted for improvements is approximately $414,000. c. The current Zoning Ordinance requires one parking space per 5OO square feet of building floor area. The floor area is approximately 2,500 square feet. Accordingly, 5 parking spaces would be required by the Zoning Ordinance. The preliminary plan shows 26 parking spaces provided. However, the preliminary plan does not show parking which complies with the tree ordinance. However, because a complete review of final plans by the building department will be required, compliance with the tree ordinance will be necessary prior to the issuance of a building permit. d. The City Traffic Engineer has reviewed the plan. From a traffic engineering standpoint, the traffic engineer has some reservations. The entrance to the drive-in facility is located within 14 feet of the property's north boundary, placing it adjacent to the proposed entry point for the Perpetual Savings and Loan parking and drive-in facility. Both entry points are 70 0 City Manager and City Council April 1, 1977 Page 2 located within approximately 150 feet of the Burlington Street -Clinton Street intersection. This placement has the potential of causing problems in the future. When the site plan was reviewed previously, provision was made for an alternate entry point at the south side of the lot thus extending the waiting area for automobiles desiring to use the drive -up windows. Because of the berms, and plantings, shown on the current site plan such an alternate method of extending the waiting area is precluded. The current plan as shown will accommodate approximately 18 cars waiting to approach the drive-in windows, prior to backing traffic onto Clinton Street. While it appears that this is adequate at the present time, if drive-in bank usage increases in future years, a potential problem may arise. 0