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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-07-11 Correspondencei I I i i A . , MEMORANDUM i TO: John McDonald, Mayor FROM: R.J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police �V) SUBJECT: Recognition DATE: July 6, 1989 ! A number of individuals will be at the City Council meeting of July 11, 1989 for recognition by the Council and yourself. I will have certificates which you or other members of the Council You wish. may hand out as I. Four employees of the Parks and Recreation department began CPR on a heart attack victim'in upper City Park. The four employees continued the,CPR until Officers Dreckman and Singleman'arrived. The incident occurred at 11:44am on June 13, 1989. The victim, Mr. Krogmeier, survived. The, four Parks and Recreation department employees are: Andy Christiansen Janet'Ellenbrock Trever Nebel Melissa Summers ' '.. _ The actions of the four City employees certainly contributed to saving Mr. Krogmeier's life. 2. Officers Daniel Dreckman and Charles Singleman arrived at the scene of the heart attack victim and relieved the City employees from the CPR efforts. The officers continued their CPR efforts until the Ambulance Service arrived. Both officers will receive a Department commendation for their efforts. (The Department commendations are being printed and may not be available by July 11, 1989.) , , 3. Mr. Richard Craig representing the Knights of Columbus, a special i i thank you for the contribution of $530 to purchase a McGruff the Crime Dog suit for use by the Police Department. 4. Mr. And Mrs. (Brian and Diana) Grassi, owners of the Iowa Cit and' i Coralville Kentucky Fried Chicken, who contributed $2000 to the { D.A.R.E. program. The money was used to purchase materials for the program which is aimed at students in the sixth grade level. i i y; i I City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Dater July 6, 1989 To: City Council From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Fin�eQv Joe Fowler, Parking Supervisor 4"A,.e Re: Parking Ramp Repair The recommended repairs to the two parking ramps were reviewed with Council in June, 1989. Shive-Hattery Engineers E Architects of Iowa City has now prepared the specifications and contract documents for the 1989 repairs to the Capitol and Dubuque Street Parking Ramps. These repairs include replacement of spelled concrete, painting of structural steel, overbanding of lift points and expansion .joint repair.. Following a review of previous contract agreements with the original contractor, Terry Timmins; City Attorney, has determined that the City of Iowa City has no expressed or written warranty for this repair work. We are asking that a public hearing on this project be set for July 25, 1989, so work can be completed during the 1989 construction season. bj/pc2 �I I� tf �' I it � 0 /V') a�CLI City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM The Honorable Mayor and City Councll James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Parking Prohibition on Laura Drive As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, this is to advise you of the following action: _ ACTION: Pursuant to Section 23-234 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, the City Traffic Engineer will direct the installation of NO PARKING ANYTIME on both sides of Laura Drive from the intersection with Forestview Trailer Court north approximately 400 feet. This action will take j place on or shortly after 12 July 1989. COMMENT: i Certain individuals are using Laura Drive as a storage site for automobiles and semi trucks. The prohibitions noted above will eliminate this practice and maintain this portion of Laura Drive for vehicular travel. bdw5.9 FI L E n JUN 3 01989 u MerAn K Kw, City Clerk lows love L E i /fat City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: June 30, 1989 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Parking Prohibition on the North Side of Sandusky Drive Just East of Keokuk Street As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, this is to advise you of the following action: ACTION: Pursuant to Section 23-234 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, the City Traffic Engineer will direct the installation of NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER on the north side of Sandusky Drive east of its Intersection with Keokuk Street. The sign will be installed so as to create a 80' zone of no parking. This action will take place on or shortly after 12 July 1989. COMMENT: This action is being taken so as to improve traffic flow through the intersection of Sandusky and Keokuk. bdw5-8 STAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Item: V-8904. First Street Right -of -Way GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant: Requested action: Purpose: Location: Size: Surrounding land use and zoning: Prepared by: Barry Beagle Date: June 15, 1989 City of Iowa City Vacation of a portion of First Street right-of-way. To convey a portion of said right- of-way to Aero Rental in exchange for sanitary sewer easements. First Street extending west of Gilbert Street. Approximately 15,480 square feet. North - Commercial; CI -1. South - Commercial; CI -1. East Commercial; CI -1. West - City Sewage Treatment Plant; P. SPECIAL INFORMATION: Public utilities: Sanitary and storm sewers extend through the subject right-of-way. Transportation: First Street, west of Gilbert Street, provides access to only two properties; the office of the IDOT Resident Maintenance Engineer with second floor apartments located at the southwest corner of Gilbert and First Streets, and Aero Rental north of First Street. BACKGROUND: Aero Rental at 227 Kirkwood Avenue has initiated application for preliminary and final Large Scale Non -Residential Development (LSNRO) plan approval to permit construction of an equipment storage and maintenance building on their property. The western portion of the property adjacent to Ralston Creek is traversed by sanitary sewer lines that run parallel to Ralston Creek. Formerly these lines were located within the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway right-of-way, a portion of which was acquired by Aero Rental in 1988 and attached to their property. With the conversion of the railway right-of-way to private property, the City lost its right to enter the property for purposes of servicing, repairing and maintaining the sanitary sewer lines. As a part of the applicant's A20/ I� I 2 request for LSNRD approval, the applicant has agreed to grant a sanitary sewer easement along the west property line. In exchange for the easement, the City proposes to vacate and convey a portion of the First Street right-of-way west of Gilbert Street to Aero Rental. ANALYSIS: First Street is a partially improved local street having a right-of-way width of 60 feet and extending for approximately 360 feet west of Gilbert Street. A 26 foot wide curb and gutter street extends approximately 120 feet west of Gilbert Street then narrows to a width of approximately 11 feet for about another 100 feet. The remaining 240± feet to the west is unimproved. First Street serves to provide access to only two (2) properties: Aero Rental to the north and the office of the IDOT Resident Maintenance Engineer at the southwest corner of Gilbert and First Street. Nagle Lumber Company which abuts the remainder of the First Street right-of-way west of the IDOT office does not utilize First Street for access to their property. Staff has communicated with Nagle Lumber regarding their interest in acquiring the south half of the First Street right-of-way abutting their property and they are considering it. Should Nagle Lumber decline to purchase that portion of the right-of-way adjacent to their property, it would be conveyed to Aero rental along with the balance of the right-of-way in exchange for the sanitary sewer easement. For purposes of providing continued public access to the IDOT office, the south 51 feet of the east 120 feet of First Street would be retained as public right-of-way. The north nine (9) feet of the east 120 feet would be vacated and conveyed to Aero Rental to permit the placement of right-of-way trees within existing curbed planting areas located within the First Street right-of-way. A planting area with a minimum of nine (9) feet in width is required by the Tree Regulations. Except for that portion to be retained for public access to the IDOT office, the entire width and length of First Street right-of-way extending west of Gilbert Street is proposed to be vacated and conveyed to Aero Rental. The reduced right-of-way width for the first 120 feet west of Gilbert Street will have no adverse effect on its use for accessing the IDOT office. A 50 foot right-of-way is currently required by the subdivision regulations for a local street. It is not anticipated that First Street will ever be extended to the west. The right-of-way currently terminates at the east bank of Ralston Creek which coincides with the east property line of the Iowa City Sewage Treatment Plant. The City does not anticipate the need to provide future access to the Sewage Treatment Plant via First Street. j Sanitary and storm sewers extend through the First Street right-of-way with no other public utilities present. A utility easement will need to be retained over the area of the vacated right-of-way. For Aero Rental and Nagle Lumber, that would mean no improvements could be extended or constructed over the area of the former right-of-way. HAFF RECOMMENDATION: In staff's view, the proposed vacation will inure to the benefit of Aero Rental and the City by allowing an underutilized right-of-way to be restored to productive use and thereby placed back on the assessment rolls; by allowing a /0?40/ I. 3 mutually beneficial exchange of property interest by which the City receives a sanitary sewer easement over existing lines; by reducing the required number of right-of-way trees Aero Rental is required to provide adjacent to the public right-of-way with their proposed building expansion; and, by allowing a certain number of those trees to be placed within existing planting areas located within a portion of the right-of-way to be vacated. For these reasons, staff recommends the First Street right-of-way, west of Gilbert Street, be vacated except for the south 51 feet of the east 120 feet thereof, provided a utility easement is retained over the vacated right-of-way with the disposition. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map. /,� /�J Approved by:*artmSent c JCL meiser, Directo of Planning and Program Development ■ KIRKWO 1/ 1F7 LOCATION MAP First Street Right -of -Way V-8904'. co I IT F� Fl B ENTON u Z COUNTY OADMINISTRATIONW Z BUILDING 0 U 0=0FE KIRKWO 1/ 1F7 LOCATION MAP First Street Right -of -Way V-8904'. NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING BOARD: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT One vacancy - Unexpired Tenn July 11, 1989 - January 1, 1990 Dulles: In appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the terms of the ordinances in harmony with general purpose and Intent and In accordance with general or specific rules therein contained and provided that any property owner aggrieved by the action of the Council In the adoption of such regulations and restrictions may. petition the said Board of Adjustment directly or modify regulations and restrictions as applied to such property owners. it can only act pursuant to the zoning ordinance. It has no power to act upon arty ordinances other than the zoning ordinance. it cannot gram a variance unless specific statutory authority provides for granting a variance. Variances granted under Iowa Code, Chapter 414,12(3) and Iowa City Municipal Code A -8.10.28H 1(d) may only be granted in the case of "unnecessary hardship." The hardship must be substantial, serious, real, and of compelling force, as distinguished from reasons of convenience, maximization of profit or caprice. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be eligible electors of the City of Iowa City. This appointment will be made at the July 11, 1989, mooing of the City Council at 7:30 p.m. In the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being considered for this position should contact the City Clerk at the Civic Center, 410 E Washington Street Application forms are available from the Clerk's office upon request Males: 4 Females: 0 BOARD OF ADJUMENT - One vacancy - Unexpired Tern July 11, 1989 January 1, 1990 i Catherine (Cathy) Johnson 242 Ferson Ave. V I� i �_ �. - CITY OF IOWA CITY - ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside in Iowa City. The City Council announced Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the date the appointment will be made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertising period and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training period allows new members to become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/commission before becoming a full voting member. After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day advertising period has expired, the Council reviews all applications during the informal work session. The appointment is announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers. Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk no later than one week prior to the announced appointment dates. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN, THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME. ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TERM 7/11/89-1/l/90 NAMErarhprine (Cathv)Johnson HOME ADDRESS 242 Ferson Ave. ,Iowa City Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? yes OCCUPATION Homemaker EMPLOYER PHONE NUMBER: HOME 337-5989 BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: I own my I.C. home, a 420 ac.family farm in Cedar Co.,a multiple dwelling 6 comercial prop n Calif. My husband was an MAi R.F. appraiser and—t-o-g—elTer we eve ope 36 unimproved acres into a fully developed Jb LOT subdivision with und-d—r- ground utilities. These were in a Calit . residential comm n de eit ,_ "- --- air -l- s " a t i tinct WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? I have read in the newspaper ahnnr the issues broueht before the Board and the subsequent Board action regarding Them. WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU .FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON FOR APPLYING)? In our expe=rience developing land under fairly severe code restric- t-ireete�to.l--4e•eame evident that theaonl cation of high standards fairly applied all(in some cases these were more difficult to attain than othars)resulted in an attractive commune y toi Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest as defined in Chapters 362.6, 403A.22 of the Code of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a potential conflict of interest exists, contact the Legal Department. Will you have a conflict of interest? _YES ANO If you are not selected, do you want to be notified? ,LYES _NO Do you currently serve on another Iowa City Board or It has been Council policy not to permit an individua sions at the same time. Comnis- /A /.'t b,1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE : June 30, 1989 TO : City Council FROM: Mayor R E : Evaluations o4A---- I am proposing that we conduct the performance appraisal/evaluations of the City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney on Monday evening, July 10, 1989, beginning at 6:15 P.M. Terry Timmins City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: June 27, 1989 TO: City Council _ FROM: City Manager R E : Pending Development Issues A request submitted by Southgate Development, Inc., to rezone an 8.7 acre site located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Mormon Trek Boulevard and Westwinds Drive from CN -1, Neighborhood Commercial, to CC -2, Community Commercial. f. i CITY OF IOWA CITY June 23, 1989 Mr. Graham Dameron, Director Johnson County Health Dept. 1105 Gilbert Ct. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Graham: I have received inquiries concerning the recently reported air pollution emissions at the Sheller -Globe plant, and specifically, expressions of concern as to how local governments would plan to deal with this issue. It is my understanding that matters of air pollution management rest with the State Department of Natural Resources and the local Health Department also has some regulatory authority. I .suspect we will each receive further information requests and, recognizing the City organization does not have technical expertise In these matters, we will be looking to the Health Department to provide us advice and counsel on these issues. Thank you for your time and if you have any additional questions concerning this matter, please feel free to call. Sincerely yours, Atepheagier i City bj/pc2 cc: City Council 010 EAST WASNINCTON STREET 0 IOWA CITY. IOWA 13140 0 (110) ))0_5000 0 EAE 13101 150.1000 1 _L � `I j• I June 23; 1989 CITY OF IOWA CITY Chuck schmadeke i Director of Public Works City of Iowa City Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Mr. schmadeke: This letter is to inform you that I have accepted a position with - another city and am resigning my position as City Engineer with the City of Iowa City, effective July 21, 1989. sincerely, Frank Farmer i i i I i i. i 310 FAST WASHINGTON STREET 0IOWA CITY. IOWA 52200 0 (310) 130.3000 0 FAX (310) 33{•3001 i li ' I I: