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NOTICE
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING
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APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE:
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DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
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The duties of the members of the Design Review
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Inclutlaencouraging and promoting the aooeptabiliy,allractfvo•
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and adjacent to the Central business district of. Iowa City;
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private within and
adjacent to the central business district
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redevelopment area.
Iowa Clry appointed members of boards
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and commissions
must be eligible electors of the City of Iowa City.
This appointment will be made at the December 19, 1989,
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meeting of the city, Council at.. 7:30 P.m. In. the Council
Chambers, Persons Interested In being
considered for this
Position should contact the Cly Clark at the Civic
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Center, 410
E. Washington Street. Application forms are available from
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Clerk's office upon request,
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ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM
Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions la
Council on matters of interest to our community and itsrfuture•t Appljicintsadvising th
in Iowa City.
The City Council. announced Advisory Board/Conmission vacancies 90 days must resid
date the appointment will be made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertisin
and a 60 -day trainingY Prior' th
become familiar wittherresponsibilnew iemb rand duti9 members
period
before becoming a full voting member, training Period allows new members t
the advisory board/commission
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 a
announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers,
Council appointment is
than one weeks prior to the lannouncedtappoi tmentions must bdates.nrELE89 USE tted to eACBLACK Clerk
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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/COh44ISSION NAME
TERM Sri
NAME •,j i. d N ii o w - d � , ,� : } �
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OCCUPATION
PHONE NUMBER: HOME EMPLOYER
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EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: i ar
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NOTICE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING AN
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APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION:
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
One vacancy - Unexpired term
December 19, 1989 - January 1, 1991
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The duties of members of the Parks and Recreation
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Commission are to recommend and review policies, rules,
regulations, ordinances and budgets relating to parks, play.
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grounds, recreational centers and cultural functions of the city
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and make such reports 10 the City Council as the Commission
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deems In the public Interest; to exercise broad responsibility
for the development of parks; recreation banters, playgrounds
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and cultural facilities to serve the City, Including the creation
and appointment of advisory groups to make studies..
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Iowa City. appointed. members of boards and commissions
must be eligible electors of the City of Iowa City.
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meeting 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
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Clerk's office upon request.
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Individuals serving on Boards/Commies ions play an important role in advising
Council on matters of interest to
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in Iowa City.
our community and its future. Applicants must reside
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The City Council announced Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the
date the appointment will be
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made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertising period
and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training
become familiar
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period allows new members to
with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/commission
before becoming a full voting
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After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day advertising
Council reviews all applications during the informal the
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work session. Thehaappoipntment
announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve
Council
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as unpaid volunteers.
prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk
than one week prior to the !
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no later
announced appointment dates. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN.
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THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND D'
THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE ISTRIBUTEDFOR
CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY AN
CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME.
AND. AUTOMATICALLY
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ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME Parks and Recreation Commission
James M. St. John TERM until Dec, 1991
NAME w r, !)rive
HOME ADDRESS es
Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? Yes
OCCUPATION clerical staff
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PHONE NUMBER: HOME1-2970 BUSINESS 337-1000
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in Iowa Cit for over twent -two years, and en ed theme
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to a great extent. I wish to o=rkanan andrecreationfacilities
contribute the tr a P 119 ese aces
open to everyone, and
enjoyea by generat ons o come, v ng an n u es agree,
an interest in horticulture, and as a Project Green Member, I am committed to making
Iowa City even better,. time
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WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? I understand the importance
of input by committed citizens
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to maintaining the Stan r s an qua Y o e
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we have here. I x111 work with this panel to advise and inform
our governmental body.
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO
THIS
APADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON FOR )
PLYING)? My knowledge of the parks, and
recreation facilities,enables me to have a:
good working nox e e o e.
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as well as'ourselvese of providing for healthy and quality lesiure activities.. i
Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest as defined in
Chapters 362.6, 4O3A.22 of the Code
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of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a
potential conflict of interest exists, contact
,the Legal Department. W111 you have a
conflict of interest? _YES ?l NO
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If you are not selected, do you want to be notified?
=YES NO
Do you currently serve on another Iowa City Board or Commission? YES
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CITY OF IOWA CITY -
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM 1
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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.
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The City Council announced Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days i
date the appointment will be made. to the
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This eriod provides fora 30 da advertising
and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training Y 9 period
become familiar
wboard/comms
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with the responsibilities and duties of theefadvisory
new ission
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. I
Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the
than
City Clerk no later
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
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CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY
CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME.
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ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME
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PHONE NUMBER: HOME 351-<i7G2 ' " PJ Ala ,Io,
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EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR
THIS POSITION:
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Specific attention
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403A.22 of the Code
of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a
Potential conflict of interest exists, contact the Legal Department.
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conflict of interest? _YES �_NO you have a
If you are not selected, do you want to be notified? _YES tin
Do you currently serve on another Iowa City Board or Commission)aLEIt
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CA4FDEC 1 3 1989
G R O U P MARIAN K. KARF'
{ December 11, 1989 CITY CLERK (1)
Mayor John McDonald -
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Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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I want to take a minute to tell you -- and hope you will share it
with the other members of the City Council -- of the great �I
service the Senior Center provided to us.
Several months ago, I contacted .Bette .Meisel to see ifshecould
provide both space and volunteers for the labeling of nearly �1
4 40,000 labor surveys to be mailed countywide'. The ICAD Group,
K F i fr the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce and others were working
jos ,4 W i J r„ with.the Iowa`Department of Employment Services to survey Johnson „
County in order to update our information on the labor market. j ,n
Bette not only responded affirmatively, 'but had her staff -line up , P
volunteers through posted and mailed notices.
The survey mailing ended up taking longer than we anticipated,
but the Senior Center staff was most cooperative in letting us
r �kti�G,ka r y „ use the facility as long as we needed it. Perhaps most
.,` impressive of all were the wonderful senior citizens who worked
t€{ long and hard to see that the job was done. They obviously feel
" a strong alligence to the Center and its activities.
we were
particularly pleased, John, to have the 'seniors as ,
volunteers because, as you know, it is very hard to find enough nJxi `
+� t volunteers to.do this kind of a lOng and strenuous job. The
state people tell us in some counties the local sponsors of the
,a survey have had to pay for help.
ip''a„,-<P ',f, r; We know that elected officials have to put up with a lot of
€ 35n sr `, hassle, so we thought that the Council might a
news. So,, thanks to all of you for providing our community with i
a rand Senior Center.
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Pat Jena n,
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The recently adopted 1989 Iowa City Comprehensive Plan Update recommends that
"the existing undeveloped portion of the eastern part of the Peninsula currently
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zoned RS -8 should develop exclusively for low density, single-family residential
uses. 11 It was,the Riverfront Commissions understanding that this Comprehensive
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"environmentally. sensitive nature of these undeveloped tracts coupled with their..
Nh�vIs(bility from a major entryway into the community." The Riverfront Commission,
�t } strongly agrees with this, land use policy adopted for the Peninsula Area.
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the Peninsula Area to, and in effect, holding it hostage to development
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f 2 �„ev,ar7v :request. Any deviation from the Comprehensive Plan should be considered highly
undesirable. Favorable votes by the Planning and Zoning Commission on the Greek
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Complex or the Idyllwild subdivision at an RS -8 density in
proposals could result
f spot zoning of the Peninsula Area. Again, the Riverfront Commission has a strong
consensus that the rezoning decision should be guided by the Comprehensive Plan,
not shaped by. specific development requests, lest land near the Iowa River be
seriously affected.
Sincerely,
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RE:. FRATERNITY COMPLEX ON TAFT SPEEDWAY
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Deborah Sales,, Immediate Pest President ,
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Deborah GIB, Secretary
Sue Kempf, 7}eesurer
Georgianne Cinder, Special Events Chair
Karen Brown, Safely Co-chair
Jeanette Kinsey, Safety Co -their
Nora Roy, Safety Co-chair
Judy Lamb, Newsletter Editor
Judy Click, Volunteer Co-chair
Richard flulthes, Volunteer co-chair
On .behalf of the families residing In the Grant Wood, School
neicallborhood, the Districtwide Parents Organization (DPO) requests
that the City Council of Iowa City approvethe installationof a
four-way STOP signalizaticn at the intersection of California and
Grantwood Drive..
DPU Safety Committee has worked with the Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO) at Grant Wood School and the City of Iowa City
in sticce,srully, resolving several traffic problems An' the Grant
cloud School neighborhood. Unfortunately, the PTO's request for a
four-way STOP at California and Grantwood Drive was not supported'
by data gathered in a gap study_ conducted .by the City Traffic
Engineer, Jim Brachte1. Ilearly two hundred neighbors in the area,
however, do support the request for a four-way STOP as a necessary
means 'co control:automobile ,traffic at the intersection, as stated
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MARIAN K. K(aE<R
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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December 4, 1989
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Iowa City, Iowa 52340
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Members of the City Council:
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California brings them to the intersection of California at
On .behalf of the families residing In the Grant Wood, School
neicallborhood, the Districtwide Parents Organization (DPO) requests
that the City Council of Iowa City approvethe installationof a
four-way STOP signalizaticn at the intersection of California and
Grantwood Drive..
DPU Safety Committee has worked with the Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO) at Grant Wood School and the City of Iowa City
in sticce,srully, resolving several traffic problems An' the Grant
cloud School neighborhood. Unfortunately, the PTO's request for a
four-way STOP at California and Grantwood Drive was not supported'
by data gathered in a gap study_ conducted .by the City Traffic
Engineer, Jim Brachte1. Ilearly two hundred neighbors in the area,
however, do support the request for a four-way STOP as a necessary
means 'co control:automobile ,traffic at the intersection, as stated
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DPO encourages schools, families, neighborhoods, and the city, to
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school." The most practical route for children living north of
California brings them to the intersection of California at
Grantwood Drive. Approximately 150-200 Grant Wood School students
cross the intersection daily going to and from school. The
-.intersection is also used daily and throughout the year by hundreds
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of pedestrians, including many children, to get' from residences
north of California to the playground and the park adjacent to
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Grant Wood School. Despite the fact that there are school i
pedestrian signs at the intersection, many cars fail to heed the
pedestrians' right of way, resulting in numerous near accidents.
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DPO, therefore, strongly recommends that the City of Iowa City take
afaion to Mike- that intersection as safe as possible by installing
a four -tray STOP.
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Myrna K. Arner
Grant Wood PTO Safety Chairperson
2409 Nevada Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
'Karen Brown and Nora Roy
'.DPO Safety Co -Chairpersons
1163 E. Court Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
' Dear Karen and Nora:
The intersection of California and Grant Wood Drive is a safety problem for.
children and cars.
Children walk through .this intersection as part of their safe route to school'. viK'tLi�C
Cars ga through this intersection on their way to and from dropping 'off and 7`
picking up their school children. The Lakeside city bus travels through this
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:his California as its "catch up(streeti '_
t i{�i�i , F:"�Y Ftnj, { ��•. ! 1 when running late'as stated - ( ' '� 1 �''1$
"near misses" by the transit affire. There have been numerous
involving children and cars. 1 rvr�
This intersection is.a year round problem: There are before and after, school I x li
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People in the Grant Wood area want this intersection to be a 4 - way stop
intersection. We have collected :over 175 signatures of people who support
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r# this ,idea..We:believe that this would make asafer intersection for children
t, and for cars. Although this intersection did not meet the national criteria.
c y for a -stop sign, we believe that the heavy use of this intersection by regular '
traffic, childrenand cars traveling to the north side of the school warrants
spec! al consf deratienby: the City Council for a 4 way stop intersection.
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Myrna K. Arner
Grant Wood PTO Safety Chairperson
2409 Nevada Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
'Karen Brown and Nora Roy
'.DPO Safety Co -Chairpersons
1163 E. Court Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
' Dear Karen and Nora:
The intersection of California and Grant Wood Drive is a safety problem for.
children and cars.
Children walk through .this intersection as part of their safe route to school'. viK'tLi�C
Cars ga through this intersection on their way to and from dropping 'off and 7`
picking up their school children. The Lakeside city bus travels through this
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:his California as its "catch up(streeti '_
t i{�i�i , F:"�Y Ftnj, { ��•. ! 1 when running late'as stated - ( ' '� 1 �''1$
"near misses" by the transit affire. There have been numerous
involving children and cars. 1 rvr�
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People in the Grant Wood area want this intersection to be a 4 - way stop
intersection. We have collected :over 175 signatures of people who support
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t, and for cars. Although this intersection did not meet the national criteria.
c y for a -stop sign, we believe that the heavy use of this intersection by regular '
traffic, childrenand cars traveling to the north side of the school warrants
spec! al consf deratienby: the City Council for a 4 way stop intersection.
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RECEIVEDNOV 291989
Grant Wood Elementary
Iowa City Community School District �
1930 Lakeside Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Paul E. Davis, Principal 319-35 -7590
November 27, 1989
City Council
410 East Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
The Grant Wood Parent Teacher Organization in October, 1989 i� {
proposed to. Mr. Brachtei a number of safety recommendations that would 1
provide a safe route for students to Grant Wood Elementary School.,1
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parents who live in the vicinit of these two streets, There are currently,
no stopsigns on California or Grantwood Drive. California Street is on the
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There was a young bicyclist hit at this, Intersection and according to '!
parents, many close calls as students try to cross California Street._ r,
The Grant Wood Safety Committee and the District Parent
Organization would ifke,to address our concerns to the council as soon as
we can get on your agenda. Please let us know if you need documentation
concerning our safety problems.
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c.c. Nora Roy, District Parent Organization Co Chairperson
% Karen Brown, District Parent organization Co -Chairperson
1. Myrna Arner, Grant Wood Safety Chairperson
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To: Steve Atkins, City Manager C
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer
Re: Grant Wood Elementary PTO Request for Stop Signs at Grantwood Drive/California
Avenue
In the fall of 1989, the Safety Committee of the Grant Wood Elementary School PTO requested
certain improvements in the traffic signs adjacent to the school. One of these requests was
the installation of stop signs so as to make a four-way stop at the intersection of Grantwood
Drive and California Avenue.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) lists warrants for the installation of
multiple -way stop signs, These warrants include an accident warrant which stipulates a
minimum of five or more reported accidents in a 12 -month period. The accidents should be
of a type that is susceptible to correction by multiple -way stop sign installation. A second
warrant for a four-way stop would be minimum traffic volume. The MUTCD stipulates that the
total vehicular volume entering the Intersection from all approaches must average at least 500
vehicles per hour for any eight hours of an average day and the combined vehicular and
pedestrian volume from the minor street must average at least 200 units per hour for the same
eight hours with an average delay to the minor street vehicular traffic of at least 30 seconds
per vehicle during the maximum hour.
In addition to these two warrants, the Manual directs that stop signs should not be used for
speed control and should ordinarily be used only where the volume of traffic on the
intersecting roads is approximately equal.
Traffic counts had been conducted in late summer of 1989 at the Intersection of California
Avenue and Union Road. This intersection is located approximately 1,000 feet east of the
Intersection with Grantwood Drive. The counts at Union Road show that the traffic on
California Avenue is approximately 1,000 vehicles on an average day. The volume warrant for
four-way stops would suggest a minimum of 4,000 vehicles entering the Intersection on an
average day. With a traffic count of only 1,000 vehicles on California Avenue on an average
day,
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Intersection ood rauld ol volume Areview of the reported accidents at CaliforniaCalifoAvenueand Grantwood Driverevealed
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that there had been no reported accidents during the previous 12 months. Based upon this
Information, it is my recommendation that a four-way stop not be Installed.
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Date: December 14, 1989 /�
To: Steve Atkins, City Manager C
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer
Re: Grant Wood Elementary PTO Request for Stop Signs at Grantwood Drive/California
Avenue
In the fall of 1989, the Safety Committee of the Grant Wood Elementary School PTO requested
certain improvements in the traffic signs adjacent to the school. One of these requests was
the installation of stop signs so as to make a four-way stop at the intersection of Grantwood
Drive and California Avenue.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) lists warrants for the installation of
multiple -way stop signs, These warrants include an accident warrant which stipulates a
minimum of five or more reported accidents in a 12 -month period. The accidents should be
of a type that is susceptible to correction by multiple -way stop sign installation. A second
warrant for a four-way stop would be minimum traffic volume. The MUTCD stipulates that the
total vehicular volume entering the Intersection from all approaches must average at least 500
vehicles per hour for any eight hours of an average day and the combined vehicular and
pedestrian volume from the minor street must average at least 200 units per hour for the same
eight hours with an average delay to the minor street vehicular traffic of at least 30 seconds
per vehicle during the maximum hour.
In addition to these two warrants, the Manual directs that stop signs should not be used for
speed control and should ordinarily be used only where the volume of traffic on the
intersecting roads is approximately equal.
Traffic counts had been conducted in late summer of 1989 at the Intersection of California
Avenue and Union Road. This intersection is located approximately 1,000 feet east of the
Intersection with Grantwood Drive. The counts at Union Road show that the traffic on
California Avenue is approximately 1,000 vehicles on an average day. The volume warrant for
four-way stops would suggest a minimum of 4,000 vehicles entering the Intersection on an
average day. With a traffic count of only 1,000 vehicles on California Avenue on an average
day,
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Intersection ood rauld ol volume Areview of the reported accidents at CaliforniaCalifoAvenueand Grantwood Driverevealed
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that there had been no reported accidents during the previous 12 months. Based upon this
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The installation of a stop sign does not ensure that the vehicular driver will yield right-of-way
to pedestrians in the crosswalk. It is not uncommon for vehicular drivers to honor a stop sign
and if there is no conflict with other vehicular traffic in the Intersection, to then proceed without
k' yielding to pedestrians behind the curbline.
The residents of the neighborhood that have Indicated that they perceive excessive speed
along California Avenue. The installation of a stop sign at Grantwood Drive would reduce the i
speed of vehicular traffic at the intersection. However, studies that have been done to measure
fi the Impact of stop signs for speed control, indicate that speeds away from the intersection will
be higher than what speeds are prior to stop sign installation. Vehicular drivers that perceive
P a delay at unwarranted and unnecessary stop signs attempt to compensate for delay at the
V' stop sign by driving faster when they leave the stop sign.
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WAIVER OF NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
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THE UNDERSIGNED, Mayor and Councilpersons, being all
the members of the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, and all
being present at a special meeting of the City Council held
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at 7:30 O'clock,p M., on the 19th day of _December , 1989
in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center in Iowa
City, Iowa, do hereby waive any and all requirements of the
calling of a'special meeting, pursuant to the Ordinances
and Resolutions of the City of Iowa City, as to notice of time
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and. place of the meeting and do hereby consent to the holding
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An application submitted by Parkview Evangelical Free Church to
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located at 15 Foster Road.
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An application submitted by S&M Properties for a special exception to
permit dwelling units
above the ground floor in the CI-1 zone for
property located at 220 East Lafayette.
An application submitted by'Towncrest Investment Associates to modify.
yard requirements:in
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Towncrest Drive.
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subdivide a 160-acre
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City of Iowa City %✓,t ��"L�'w`D�Gn
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Fc AlIowa City, Iowa 52240 ' C .
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Dear Mr. Atkins: /o
Thank you for your letter regarding affordable housing. I am
glad to have -the benefit of your views.
I agree that adequate shelter _is abasic-need of human beings
The Federal government must, however, work within the constraints
j of a limited; budget. It is my hope..that Secretary,;of Housing and
tl4,Urban'Development (HUD) Jack Kemp will help spur further progrea8
in this most important area Presently, Secretary Kemp is
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concentrating his efforts on
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Once he has completed this project, I am confident that he will
be able to address the issue of adequate housing with his
characteristic innovative style.
I-have'supported the. Stewart 'B. Mckinney Homeless Assistance Act
H . to provide urgently,needed assistance to protect and improve the
lives"and safety of the homeless by providing medical services,
shelter,.and.,food The law. places -special emphasis on families
and children. During the 101st Congress, this program has been
111.1�1 funded for $177,598,000 for Fiscal Year 1990.- This is almost a
$1010 million increase over last year's funding. These funds will
w be spread out to programs such as job training, health and mental
health care, as well as emergency shelter.
1 br As a member, of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member
of the subcommittee that handles funding for HUD,'you can be
assured that your opinions will be heard and kept in. mind
throughout the funding process.
a Please keen in touch.
sincerely,
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United States Senator
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Date: December 8, 1989
To: Honorable Mayor John McDonald and Members of the City Council
From: Linda Newman Gentry, First Assistant City Attorney N'
Re: Planning &Zoning Meeting -Thursday, December 7, .1989
I want to express my pride in the professionalism and poise with which both planning stall and
the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted themselves last night. The City can be proud
Of its Commission, made up of citizens who devote considerable time to the community, with
no pay whatsoever and very little thanks.
But 18SC nicht. In the fana n/
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yourself. As your friend and neighbor,and close observer, I
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It will be 'a splendid moment for you Tuesday night when Mayor',
McDonald presents your award. ,Please excuse my absence. <I have
been invited to give a testimonial in Des Moines for a long time
business associate who has been promoted to the top spot.'in his
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'Bestparsonal regards to you -and once again Nice Going.
Your friend,
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t ' December,.1989 - Organized and collected over 300 new and good quality
tx° Y`aJ used children's books for Project Holiday and
` 1 delivered them for distribution on December 12 by.
ShNar s „f , the Ecumenical Consultation ,Commit tee I1
Continue.to collect children's books for later
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distribution through the Gift Tree Project
Collected staff donations of food and baby, products
^uirt_ and delivered to the Crisis Center food bank
In addition>to these recent activities, many of the staff volunteer their
time and talents ,to such local service agencies as the Crisis Center, the
Free Medical Clinic, Hospice, the:Senior Center and many others
throughout
the'entire year. Some of, them even volunteer at the library _ taping or
' cablecastina children's programming or special events taking place in the
meeting. rooms.
The staff does these things quietly, efficiently, and without fanfare. They
s, expect to participate as contributing members of this community and I no
doubt have earned their wrath by calling these things to your attention!
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Dear Chief Winkelhaky:
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I would like to take this opportunity, although somewhat belatedly,
to thank you for courtesy extended to myself and friends of mine
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to the State of Iowa from California and am currently practicing
cardiovascular surgery in Dubuque. I was attempting to recruit some
personal friends who.are radiologists to make similar moves from
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them people in the Midwest 'seem to.be,far friendlier and more
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I had arranged to purchase tickets to the,Iowa-Illinois football'
game'through.a ticket agency in Iowa City and, ofcourse, had to,
pay an exorbitant price for that. A few days before, the game my
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tickets had not been mailed as promised, and I was in the, situation
of them having several hundred dollars of mine, and I had no tickets.
I felt that there was a possible fraud situation and I contacted
your Police Department. Detective Daniel Moore was sympathetic to
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that night to the Police Department and, thereby, insured ,that I
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I realize that he acted above and beyond the call of duty in what
may have well been a civil rather than a criminal problem. 'I expressed
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my gratitude and offered to make a contribution to the Policemen's
Benevolent Association. Detective Moore said that he would rather
that.I didnIt,.but would rather just perform this action on a human
being-to-human being basis since he had been treated nicely by physicians
in the past.: Needless to say, I was pleasantly dumbfounded and surprised,
but.1 feel
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We drove to Iowa City from Dubuque that morning, and since I had
never been in Iowa City, I was lost trying to find the Police Department.
I spotted an officer on the street, and his name was Officer Frank J.
Cummings. I asked him directions to the Police Department and, not
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only did he give me directions, but he personally escorted me there.
When I asked him directions to a specific parking spot that I had
reserved for myself near the stadium, he not only directed me, but
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escorted me personally there. Needless to say, my friends and colleagues
from California were dumbfounded by the friendliness, courtesy, and
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willingness to help from people in the Midwest, and I can assure
you: this would not have taken place in the State of California.
I feel that the actions on -the part of your two officers have 'gone
a long way toward persuading my friends to move to the State of Iowa,
and I feel that specialcommendations should be given -to them for
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Once again, I would like to congratulate your department and offer -
thanks.
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Convene a.-panel from each group to present different visions of where we want
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disabilities, and-citizensof all income levels. Create a task force to.
summarize the forumdiscussions and make recommendations .to guide us. toward.-
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our goals-for the nineties.:
Soliciting individually written opinions is good, but bringing people together
for public' discussion is eves better.An open forum would be an excellent :way'
to develop. our community'svision for meeting the challenges of the
next decade.
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