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August 26, 1988
Robert Dvorsky
Jean Lloyd -Jones
Richard Varn
Minnette Doderer
The Honorable Mary Neuhauser
Representative (46th District)
914 Highwood
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Ms. Neuhauser:
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CITY OFIOWA CITY
As we are about to undertake a significant planning and likely an even
greater financial commitment to solid waste management, I wanted to take
an opportunity to share with you some general thoughts about the most
recent legislation adopted by the Iowa State Legislature. This legisla-
tion and the subsequent rule adoption by the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources (IDNR) will necessitate many changes in the way governmental
bodies and private landfill operators throughout the state collect,
dispose and manage solid waste.
Currently, landfill operators provide disposal services without regard to
the amount of waste generated by a particular household, business,
industry or other governmental entity. Also, there is little regulation
with respect to methods of collection. For example, Iowa City, which owns
and operates the Johnson County Landfill, collects 15% of the total
tonnage of waste disposed at the landfill and collects only residential
waste. The remaining 85% is collected and hauled by private business.
Also, other governmental entities within the county over which the City
has no legislative control also generate and haul solid waste to the
landfill. An example would be the University of Iowa.
Iowa Code Section 4558.301A (1987 Code Supplement) contains in part the
following: "...while recognizing the continued necessity of the existence
of landfills, alternative methods of managing solid waste and the reduc-
tion in the reliance upon land disposal of solid waste are encouraged. In
the promotion of these goals, the following waste management hierarchy in
descending order of preference is established as the waste management
policy of the State:
I. Reduction in volume at the source.
2. Recycling and reuse.
3. Combustion with energy recovery and refuse derived fuel.
4. Combustion for volume reduction.
5. Disposal in landfill."
Criteria one and two are of primary concern to Iowa City. How can the
City of Iowa City mandate or otherwise ensure volume reduction at the
source? How can we mandate source reduction upon the 85% of the users of
the landfill? Do we, as suggested by IDNR, not accept certain waste?
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Such action would in effect force users of the landfill (which we all are)
to not purchase products which cannot be disposed, totally impractical, or
find other means of disposal, oftentimes in our case roadside ditches
and/or in the Parks & Recreation facilities of the City.
The IDNR has also recommended the following programs to encourage waste
volume reduction at the source:
Extensive public education on waste reduction.
Programs to encourage onsite recycling of wastepaper, yard wastes,
cans and bottles, plastics, tires, etc.
Programs to promote reduction in wastepaper generation (in-house
recycling, computer files, etc. for businesses).
Programs to encourage the use of thinner paper and changes in
printing format with local newspapers and printers.
Programs to encourage the purchasing of products with extended
warranties and to discourage the purchase of disposable convenience
items.
Promotion of new commodities markets, such as recycled plastics and
recycled paper, through procurement policies or other incentive
plans.
Promotion of changes in packaging practices of producers.
Volume -based user fees or garbage bag tags which must be purchased by
the generators before their waste is collected.
I think it can be concluded that these programs all have merit, but also
notable is that many are geared toward forcing industry to reduce waste in
packaging, forcing industry to produce higher quality products, and
forcing industry to reuse and recycle its products by creating an unbear-
able condition for product users, i.e. no means of waste disposal or
paying the price of encouraging better business practices. Somewhat of a
trickle up theory. We can see how successful this can be by looking at
the automobile industry and air pollution.
It would seem that the Iowa Legislature may also have to legislate the
practices of industry, yet to date legislative/regulatory action has been
primarily directed at local governments.
With regard to criteria two, technology is available to landfill operators
to separate recyclable and reusable waste. However, only industry can
actually recycle and reuse the waste. Here again, legislative action may
be necessary to insure adequate markets.
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It is hoped the above comments demonstrate the problems associated with
the necessity of reducing the volume of solid waste but also that local
governments cannot act alone. Only legislative action from the highest
levels of government mandating changes in the packaging of products,
extended warranties on products, and recycling and reuse of solid waste by
industry, will insure a reduction in the generation of solid waste.
We recognize this is a problem of significant environmental consequence
and will work to resolve these issues within our resources and capabili-
ties. I hope the State legislature recognizes that the actions of local
governments are but a small part of the needed effort to satisfactorily
resolve this critical issue.
Sincerely yours,
tephen J Atos
City Mari er
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August 30, 1988
Ms. Susan Phillips
Vice President, Finance & University Services
The University of Iowa
101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Dear Susan:
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Thank you for advising me of the University's interest in a proposed
research park at Oakdale. Generally speaking, we are anxious to become
better informed with respect to the University's plans and, in particular,
how they may affect the area economy. Our City Manager has been involved
in the development of industrial parks and would likely be able to assist
you as you consider the overall development impact. The only major
concern that I might register is that publicly sponsored research/in-
dustrial parks often will affect the overall development potential and
value of private industrial land in the area. As you consider your review
of the research park concept, I assume you will keep in mind the overall
economic impact such a facility might have on the Iowa City area.
Thank you again for advising me and I look forward to learning more of the
University's plans.
Si cerely yours,
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City Manager
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The University of Iowa
lows City, Iowa 52242
Vice President for Flname
and University Services
101 Jessup Mall
31913353552
Mayor John McDonald
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, IA 52290
Dear John:
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August 16, 1988
At the direction of President Rawlings, the University of
Iowa has begun to investigate the desirability of direct
sponsorship of a research park. Vice President Spriestersbach
and I, along with other University staff, have been examining the
experiences in other states and reviewing the possible
relationships of a research park to the academic goals of the
University. We have recently recommended to President Rawlings
that the University give serious consideration to the feasibility
and desirability of a research park in the north portion of the
Oakdale campus. President Rawlings has now authorized us to
proceed with the feasibility study.
Because of the impact such a research park could have in
this community, we wanted to apprise you of our preliminary work.
You may be reading more about the proposal in the press in the
coming weeks.
If a research park proves feasible and if the University and
Board of Regents decide to proceed, your advice and enthusiastic
support, along with that of many others, will be needed. I have
enclosed a brief outline of the current status of our
investigation for your use and information. We will keep you
informed as further plans develop. In the meantime, I would be
glad to visit with you if you have any questions.
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Enclosure
cc: Hunter R. Rawlings III
Sincerely,
Susan M. Phillips
Vice Presidentyy
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DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PARK
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OAKDALE CAMPUS:
ISSUES AND PROPOSED ACTIONS
Introduction
In April, 1988, a UI working group began to evaluate the prudence
and feasibility of creating an affiliated research park on the
Oakdale Campus. The group now believes that further study requires
broader consultation with leaders on -campus, in the community and in
State government. Since the UI will not want to divert academic
funds to the development, judicious estimates of financial
feasibility will require an assessment of the potential market for
such a park and an assessment of the States interest in the
project.
Background
A. The Oakdale Campus is a parcel of about 500 acres located just
north of I-80 on Iowa Highway 965. It is about 10 minutes
drive from the main campus. Because formerly Oakdale was the
State's TB sanitarium, the center portion of the Campus already
has been developed. Over the last 20 years, the UI has
constructed special-purpose facilities on the edge of the old
sanitarium complex. At present Oakdale houses such units as
the State Hygienic Lab, the Institute for Agricultural
Medicine, and the Technology Innovation Center.
The proposed park site is a tract of about 160 acres
immediately north of the occupied portion of the campus. This
land is now farmed.
B. Preliminary evaluative activities began in response to several
inquiries from firms interested in locating on a UI -affiliated
park. Activities to date include:
--Preparation of a preliminary site plan by the Des Moines
consulting firm Crose-Gardner.
--Consultation with Stuart Takeuchi, Vice Chancellor for
Administration, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr.
Takeuchi administers the University of Colorado Research
Park.
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--Consultation with Wayne McGown, Assistant to the
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Mr.
McGown administers the Research Park at Wisconsin.
--Preparation of a growing body of operational premises,
projections, and questions.
C. Significant Premises:
--The park should serve the long-term academic interests
of the UI. This assertion will govern subsequent
decisions on tenant eligibility and marketing.
--The park should contribute to the economic vitality of
the State and the area.
--The park should be controlled to the greatest feasible
extent by the UI.
--Costs of developing the park should not be borne by the
academic budget of the UI.
--The UI will lease improved land but will not sell land.
D. It is the general view of the working group that a park
developed under these premises would benefit the UI. Risk
assessment requires analysis of two issues:
(1) Given our operative premises, is it likely that the
UI can market successfully the park?
(2) Can we obtain capital to finance the required
infrastructure for the development?
A better understanding of market risks can be obtained from a
consultant. A better understanding of financial options will
follow from conversations with State officials.
III. Proposed Actions
A. Consult with the collegiate deans and faculty on the prospect
of creating a research park affiliated with the University.
B. Notify members of the Board of Regents of our effort to
evaluate the feasibility of a research park.
C. Immediately engage a consultant able to advise us on the market
feasibility of a research park.
D. Notify the Governor of our study.
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E. Discuss our evaluative study with the directors of the two most
relevant State agencies as well as with the Governor's staff
and Regents' staff:
--Allan Thoms, Director of the Department of Economic
Development.
--Darrel Rensink, Iowa Department of Transportation.
--Douglas Gross, Executive Assistant to the Governor
--Wayne Richey, Executive Secretary, State Board of
Regents
F. Notify potentially interested area and State leaders of our
intent to study the feasibility of a research park.
G. Draft a report that integrates information on the potential
market for a research park with financial considerations. The
report will suggest subsequent action based on this new
information and on the received views of on -campus and off -
campus discussants.
H. Submit the report for institutional review and action.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 1, 1988
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Miscellaneous
1. Harry Boren. Pollution Control Superintendent. Harry was recently
recognized by the Water Pollution Control Federation for his outstanding
performance in the management and general knowledge of water pollution
control. Harry has been superintendent for twenty years.
2. Iowa City Transit. The Association for Retarded Citizens recently pre-
sented their Support Services of the Year Award to John Lundell, our
Transit Manager.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 26, 1988
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Stephen J. Atkins, City Manager
RE: Melrose Avenue Vending
At your direction letters were sent to property owners along
Melrose Avenue asking their cooperation in keeping vending/
vendors off public right-of-way. Copy of the letter and
list of owners that received the letter is attached.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
August 26, 1988
Dear
The 1988 Hawkeye Football season is rapidly approaching.
The City Council recently expressed concern regarding the movement of
pedestrian traffic in the area of Kinnick Stadium. We know that a number
of private vendors obtain permission to sell various items from private
property commercial use oftCity
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your cooperation, as property owners, to insure vendors remain on your
property and not blocking the sidewalks or vending from the public right-
of-way.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
tephen J At ins
City Ma ger
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Presbyterian Church in the U.S. of America
701 Melrose Ave.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. of America
707 Melrose Ave.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
511 Melrose Ave.
McCloskey, Donald N. 6 Joanne M.
320 Melrose Ave.
Duncan, Floyd C.
Box #1997
Stewart -Miles Real Estate Partnership
805 Melrose Ave.
Elwood, Kathleen F. $ Buchman, Kip
6080 Miami Rd. Cinn. Ohio 45243
Homewood, Janet L.
811 Melrose Ave.
Stevens, Reggie & Sylvia A.
1850 Friendship Street
Loan, Richard D. $ Pamela A.
821 Melrose Ave.
Ingo, R. $ Titze, R. Katherine
2015 Glendale Rd.
Mann, Stephen K.
601 Melrose Ave.
Roberts, Joda B.
605 Melrose Ave.
Hawkins, Dolores
607 Melrose Ave.
Smith, Esther H.
330 Golfview
Montgomery, Julia Ann $ Irene
#1 Melrose Circle
Widness, John A. $ Michaelanne
629 Melrose Ave.
Turecek, George A. $ Patricia
701 Kimball Rd.
Olthoff, Nola $ Glen F, Rodney
727 Melrose Ave.
Braverman, Hyles & Lorraine
503 Melrose Ave.
Champe, Gertrud G.
521 Melrose Ave.
Burnett, Cecelia
315 Melrose Ave.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 1, 1988
To: Charles Schmadeke, Director of Public Works
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer a
Re: Council Request - Signalization of Clinton Street/Market Street
Recently the City Council inquired as to the possible Signalization of the
intersection of Clinton Street/Market Street. Signalization of the
intersection has been made a part of the Capital Improvements Program.
Bids for traffic signal equipment were opened in August of 1988. Delivery
for traffic signal controller, traffic signal heads and traffic signal
poles will occur during November of 1988. It is assumed that all material
will be on hand by the last week in November.
The City Traffic Engineering Division has installed a portion of the
underground conduit that will be required by this signalization. It is
anticipated that all necessary site work will be completed during the
months of September and October 1988 in anticipation of the arrival of the
traffic signalization equipment. It is anticipated that traffic signal
turn -on will occur during the first or second week of December 1988.
Should you have additional questions or require additional information,
please don't hesitate to contact me.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
August 30, 1988
Heartland Rail Corp. /
1300 Des Moines Building
6th and Locust
Des Moines IA 50309
Attention: T. Scott Bannister
RE: Capitol Street Railroad Overpass in Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Mr. Bannister:
Please note the following concerns regarding the above -referenced structure:
1. All loose and deteriorating concrete should be removed from both bridge
fascias, the underside of deck and abutments.
2. The ballast on the deck surface should be properly contained so as not
to fall and injure motorists and pedestrians below. There are holes in
the deck on both sides of the bridge at midspan; this condition is
worse on the south side where rotting ties are covering the hole.
3. The City of Iowa City is very concerned with the general condition of
this bridge and formally requests the railroad to inspect the structure
whereupon additional repairs and/or maintenance deemed necessary be
performed in the near future.
4. There is sidewalk located on both sides of Capitol Street within the
railroad right-of-way. Quite a bit of the sidewalk is cracked and/or
settled and presents a safety hazard to pedestrians. Since the
railroad is the abutting property owner, the railroad is required to
repair, replace or reconstruct the sidewalks.
I would appreciate meeting soon with you or a representative from the railroad to
view the concerns noted in this letter. I can be reached at 319/356-5142.
Sincerely,
Dennis S. Gannon, P.E.
Assistant City Engineer
cc:
Frank Farmer, City Engineer
Mary Boelt, Iowa Interstate Railroad
Ray Callahan, Iowa Department of Transportation
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Certified Letter Number: 32,761
City of Iowa City Fire Department
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
RE CE IV ED AUG 261988
IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
INGA eUMBARY•LANGSTON. E.ECUME GIRECTGR
August 25, 19/88
RE: CPN 04-88-17542
EEOC# 261880522
Richard L. Craig
City of Iowa City Fire Department:
We wish to advise you that the above -captioned complaint has been administratively
closed and has been retired to our inactive files effective this date. Therefore,
there will be no further action by the Commission in this matter.
Please find enclosed a copy of the Case Recommendation.
Further, please be advised that the opposite party has the right to file a request for
reconsideration by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, if such request is made within
twenty (20) days from the issuance of the finding, August 25, 1988, or to file an
appeal to the District Court.
If you should have any further questions regarding the reason for this action or an
explanation of administrative closure, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
ICRC/S36
cc: City of Iowa City City Council, Certified Letter No.: 32,762
211 E. MAPLE STREET/ 2ND FLOOR • C/O GRIMES STATE OFFICE BUILDING
DES MOINES. IOWA / 50319 / 515.281.4121
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CASE RECOMMENDATION
CP# 04-88-17542
EEOC# 26ABB0522
Richard L. Craig v. City of Iowa City Fire Department, et al.
Pursuant to Iowa Code section 601A.16(6), the Preliminary
Screening Committee has reviewed this complaint and recommends
the following action:
ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE
REASONS: No useful purpose would be served by further
processing. Information collected indicates that further
investigation is not warranted. Respondent's reasons for
its actions regarding Complainant appear legitimate and
nondiscriminatory. .Information does not indicate that
Complainant's age was the reason he was not promoted to
Fire Lieutenant. information indicates that Respondent
adhered to Civil Service requirements. Complainant was
last on the list of those considered. He scored much lower
than the person who became lieutenant - that person scored
higher and received a better assessment.
PSC Committee: A i a )
Date;
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Dawn Peterson
ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE
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534 42nd Street
Des Moines, Iowa $0312
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(515) 274 - 4892
August 23, 1988
Hr. Jerry Bauer, Director
U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development
Federal Building
210 Walnut Street Room 259
Des Moines, Iowa
50309
RE: Project NIA 050039017/Cedarwood Apartments, Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Mr. Bauer:
We are writing to request your consideration of a temporary
variance in the Section 8 contract in order to provide a rent
free apartment for use by the Willowcreek Neighborhood Center
at Cedarwood Apartments in Iowa City, Iowa, for the purpose
of providing counseling and other services for Cedarwood resi-
dents. This variance would be subject to a mutually satisfactory
"use" agreement that would be worked out between the owners of
Cedarwood and the Willowcreek Neighborhood Center. Ideally the
variance would involve spreading the value of the current contract
rent over the remaining sixty-three apartments, resulting in a
higher contract rent for the remaining units. At the end of
this one to two year term, the apartment would revert back tb'
a residential use and rent would be adjusted to the amounts
justified at that time.
Willowcreek Neighborhood Center is a non-profit group which oper-
ates at another subsidized family project in Iowa City, (See
letter attached outlining their goals) They provide services to
residents In the form of counseling, childrens lunches, and rec-
reational activities for children. Their success in these en-
deavors is acknowledged by local government officials who have
urged us to seek permission for this variance.
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Mr. Jerry Bauer, Director
U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development
August 23, 1988
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As you know, a request has been made by the Mayor of Iowa City,
The Honorable John McDonald, to the Des Moines H.U.D. office on
July 21, 1988, (copy enclosed). In reply to the Mayor, you re-
sponded that such a request would not be allowed according to
H.U.D. officials contacted in Washington D.C. Ih your reply
you left the door open for the owners to appeal directly to
H.U.D. headquarters, which the owners have been urged by the
city and county officials to do.
We support the Willowcreek Neighborhood Center's activities and
respectfully request that an apartment be designated for their
use, subject to a mutually acceptable "use" agreement, without
jeopardizing the project's total income or the future subsidy
on that suite. Joining the owners in this request is the City
of Iowa City, and Johnson County. Enclosed please find corres-
pondence from The Honorable John McDonald and Supervisor Don
Sehr, urging that this change be implemented. Joining this
effort is the Area Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Thank you for taking time to review this request. We will be
happy to provide any further information you may require.
S cerely���I
Robert S. falone /James F. Levy
General Partner 'General Partner
Cedarwood Associates (--Cedarwood Associates
LTD Partnership LTD Partnership
Enclosures (4)
cc: The Honorable John McDonald, Mayor of Iowa City
Don Sehr, Supervisor
Joan VandenBerg, Director, Willowcreek Neighborhood Center
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September 1, 1988
Iowa City Civic Center
Attn: City Council Members
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Bicycle Racks 5 Trash Receptacle
Dear Members of the Council,
I am writing on behalf of the retailers located in Brewery
Square. After discussion with the management and other
retailers in the building, we would like to make a request
that the City place two bicycle racks for our customers on
the Linn Street side of Brewery Square. There is adequate
room for the racks allowing for pedestrian traffic as the
area is 8 feet wide between one edge of the sidewalk and the
curb. Currently, riders are chaining their bikes illegally
to the parking meters and to the young trees.
We would also request that a trash receptacle, similar to
the one placed by the City for the Market Street Quik Trip,
be provided for our use, too. It would be very helpful in
maintaining the cleanliness of the area surrounding Brewery
Square as most of the trash evolves from Quik Trip customers
and other businesses.
If installation expense is a factor in determining
affirmative decisions in our requests for the bike racks
and trash receptacle, we would be willing to negotiate the
costs. Thank you for your attention to these matters.
PaHerely�,✓�� _/doo
Pamela Thompson
Yogurt, Etc.
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MARIAN K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3)
Citizen Proposal for Long -Range Solution of N.Market Square
Park Traffic and Parking Problem
The Problem: An old, on-going, and increasingly difficult problem, the traffic
and parking problem in the neighborhood around North Market Square
Park, was recently brought again before the city council, with a
decision satisfactory to a specific need but which left the general
problem unresolved.
The proposal: As a dedicated,veteran Iowa City municipal employee and a citizen
of the area long committed to the welfare and enhancement of this
city, I respectfully submit to the Council an imaginative yet
ultimately practical suggestion that upon futher serious study
might prove to be the best long-range solution to the general
problem.
The concept itself is simple: Build an underground parking garage
underneath North Market Square Park.
The Reasoning: 1. I believe it will take some major project to relieve the traffic
and parking problem in that neighborhood, and as retaining and
enhancing the park itself is of paramount importance in the
process, a high-rise ramp structure is obviously totally out of
the question; why not consider seriously the feasibility of
going underground, similar in concept to the one in Cedar Rapids,
by Veterans Auditorium, and those in other cities with the same
problems.
2. It would mean temporary inconvenience, as with all such major
projects during construction, but in the long run I believe it
would mean a great number of parking spaces made available to
the public, to those who live in the area as well as to those
visiting, and it would mean at the same time a clear traffic
pattern in the immediate vicinity if Council then banned all
parking on both sides of the street around the perimeter of the
park once the facility were open.
3. If Council mandated the design and construction to be of first-
class quality, the entire project would very likely become a
showcase for those other cities with similar problems that had
not yet considered this possibilty. It would also become an
*mno ml increasingly attractive strengbhening factor for the
integrity of the neighborhood because of its aesthetic and
practical value. For example, four large skylight/vents placed
at appropriately distanced locations within each of the four
corners of the park/garage would both illumine and vent large
enough sectors of the garage to require minimal artificial
lighting daring daylight; relatively cheap sodium lighting
would satisfy nighttime needs. Small rest-room/maintenance
buildings could surround these apertures, hiding their central
functions while providing other uses, thereby maximizing land
use.
4. I believe the facility would require two entrances/exits for
safety and ease of operation; one probably on the east side of
the park, being only half -a -block from Dodge Street, the other
apposite to it on the west side. These locations,both inter-
sections of Fairchild Street with Johnson Street, as it winds
around the park,would offer the safest entering and exiting.
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In any case, proper traffic and engineering studies would determine that.
Other Considerations: 1. Financing could be done by issuing municipal capitalization
bonds; Council has expertise within its membership to carry
this out satisfactorily. Other bondings have been obtained
for smaller, more individualized projects, not directed at
large scale public improvement and revitalization of an
entire neighborhood as this would be; so this issue should
be strongly marketable as it would show long-term civic
commitment toward continual mtae municipal improvement,
an investment in the future".
2. I understand Horace Mann School has long hoped for zq ac-
quisition of the old right-of-way that continues northward
from the east -side intersection of Fairchild and Johnson,
along the eastern border of the park, for parking use, or
as a connecting delivery access. Council and School Hoard
can initiate a cooperative arrangement whereby City and
School District can"share",economically, the same land:
school parking above, city garage below. That right-of-way
could continue all the way through, between the Preucil
Schdol and Horace Mann, to Church Street, perhaps solving
Horace Mann's parking problem, too.
3. During construction of the gara`e, and the consequent en-
hancement of thepark, existing drainage problems of the
entire park can be corrected as part of the whole project.
The land already slopes toward the west, toward the river;
earth from below can be used to level the park above.
4. The main drawback to the proposal is the likely loss of
some park trees due to the earth -moving process. This would
no doubt disturb some people, but those trees lost can be
replaced with new plantings.
Summary: This is a serious proposal, an imaginative but confident leap, an idea
not impossible to achieve, certainly worthy of further, equally serious
study. It can be regarded at the very least as challenge to all citizens
to think of a better idea.
I would be very happy to appear before Council for 10 or 15 minutes at an
informal council meeting to discuss major, pertinent details of the concept
that will or have already come to mind, and to explain the accompanying
diagram.
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Johnson County Health Department
DirectorL. GrahaDameron. MPH
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August 25, 1988
Steve Atkins, City Manager
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, 7A 52240
Dear Mr. Atkins:
Thank you for your interest and support of the Household Toxic Cleanup Day
Pogram in arworthwhileohnson projectothat•hadrom the widespreadponse we support incthe feel that this is
county.
As you already may be aware, our request to conduct a Toxic Cleanup Day in
Johnson County was not funded. our efforts, however, have not been for naught
because we have learned a lot in its prepartion and will surely learn a lot from
the sites chosen in Story, Montgomery and Linn Counties. We will reapply at a
later date and hope to count on your further support. Thank you.
Sinrie
Mary Klahn
MHK/bam
9IA(I)/L—TOXIC
Health Center 1105 Gilbert Court Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319)
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