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Home My WebLink About1986-07-15 CorrespondenceM • MwT 319) 351.6077 510 HIGHLAND AVENUE IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 I i -TQ17 1, 1986 JUL 2 1986 CITY CLERK Dear Sir or Madam, .. I I am writing to you today in regard to the recent Planning and Zoning ! Commission'a decision not to extend Boyrum Street to Highland Avenue. This. decision, I believe, was made hastily and without proper research. The intersection at Keokuk and Highway 6 would be greatly relieved of "traffic, This intersection has one of the highest accident ratds In the city. Since 1982, there has been one fatality, consisting of personal injury to 20 people, and 12 Ino 33 accidents 33idents personal property damage. The intersectiop at Highway 6, Gilbert Street and 11 g i a nightmare and also would be relieved. i bland Avenue is I donit believe that this would create an inordinate amount of local residential traffic, except for Highland Avenue whi oh is already a carrier street. Highway 6 and Gilbert please find some aketchea"on what goes on at the Highland, Street intersection ( not during rush hour). ,,eMI Since el �2 Dave Clark /lf? CITY OF I6� -11-17 CITY CHIC CENTER 410 E. WAST-NGTON ST. IOWA. Cnv, IOWA. 52240 (319) 356-5000 August 4, 1986 Mr, Dave Clark 510 Highland Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Clark: I At its regular meeting of July 15, 1986, the City Council received and placed on file your letter regarding the extension of Boyrum Street to Highland Avenue. This issue has not yet come before the Council. As you are aware, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the subdi- vision which would extend Boyrum Street be denied, Southgate Development I Company, the developers of the subdivision, has not sought Council ap- proval over the negative recommendation to date. The Planning and Zoning Commission did spend considerable time on this subdivision, taking four informal and three formal meetings before making a decision. Comments were received from neighboring residential property owners and traffic counts were done on two of the local streets, The Commission's decision was based finally on a concern for the impact the extension of Boyrum Street would have on the residential area and on an inability to come to a satisfactory agreement with the developer on how to buffer the effect of the street. The Council will consider the subdivision and street extension as soon as the developer wishes. If changes are made in the proposal, the Commission will reconsider the subdivision. Planning staff will keep you informed of coming discussions of this issue. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely yours, Dale E. Hell ng ` Assistant City Manager bc4 cc: Don Schme iser Karin Franklin S Directions for turning from Highland Ave. to Hwy. 6 East or West, or Gilbert St. South. !oWti � rp Stre + I.vmDB R is-HWAY Nru,s Ba,�K I ti !rAAArz �STAT,E ►''RIv` TE, i L' DNSTR✓Gr/on/ � i .. Hr�,r�aNAX 41V f i 1 CoUN-my.- g rcHErf I • —t Jr JUL 2 1986 CITY CLERK 1 218 North Friendship Iowa City, IA 52240 s June 30, 1986 I Mr. William Ambrisco -- _' Civic Center 410 East Washington St. ! Iowa City, IA 52240 I.. Dear Mr. Ambrisco: ... -'. I own a condominium unit on North Friendship Street quite close to Scott Blvd. Is is my understanding that Iowa City has decided to complete Scott Blvd. and make into an Industrial Road linking Industrial Park to I-80, i r I strongly object to this 8 y decision for the reasons outlined in the attachment t to this letter. My most serious concerns are the following three points. First, the volume of traffic (particularly trucks) will make the new road a _ safety hazard, especially for children, and many children live or play near the road including > g my own son. Second, if the decision stands, undoubtedly j the environment around my home will be considerably noisier and, therefore, (� less desirable to me. Third, I strongly suspect that the value of my property will decrease, and I'm sure you will appreciate the concern this engenders in any property owner. i �.. As indicated in the attachment to this letter, I believe an alternate route does exist -- namely, a county road which runs from near the intesection of �.. Highway 6 and Scott Blvd. to Local Road near the I-80 interchange. I strongly request that consideration be given to this or some other alternative route. In any case, whether or not an alternative route is chosen, I respectfully '�'... request that you exert your influence to prevent making Scott Blvd. into an Industrial Road. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. I 1' Sincerely, � iRobert L. Brennan SCOTT BL TO THE RESIDENTS OF IOWA•CITY ADJACENT TO SCOTT BLVD, vu- IS SCHEDULED TO BECOME A TRUCK ROUTE The City of Iowa City has decided to complete Scott Blvd, from Hi to Rochester Avenue as an Indu t rial Road tovia Local Road. This has graveimplications fork,the•Industrial Parkghway to I-80 6 several blocker „f _ _ --- =�--s is unaerway now) and construction is set1forarescheduled for FY87 now). FY88 (I year from month p g lus all of the other additional traffic itOwilloenerate. - , per The estimate is that it will be used b This route must be opposed because of..majorconcern for the safety children and adults alike. of Fronting on this road now are 2 modular home .at Parks where childrens are areked solidly served by school buses; a large soccer field several apartment houses where on both aides of the road for 2 -to 3 ' where: children; a Systems Unlimited children live; a day care center for smallblocks; Iowa City Care Center.- There home for handicapped young people and the re several hundred single family homes, duplexes and condominiums adjacent to the route and home construction is continuing. Much of the area prime residential area, Safet from Muscatine Avenue to Rochester has b route will iy for everyone is i.,ot --- C_____ scams a It is a grave mistake for Igduserial Road for the above the City to establish Scott Blvd. Yasaan• reasons. Furthermore, the contour of the for the new section beyond Court Street is unsuitable for a truck route, Scott Blvd, now marks the easte land not always be true as the cit er'n boundary of the city limits but thin will Y Co the east. Thus today's mistake will only be compoundedin the future. All citizens are economic in the prosperity of Iowa City and it is agreed that for economic growth there should be a link from the Industrial Park to I-80, but Scott Blvd. Should not be this'link. FACTTHISAAREA AS ROUTE PRESERVE WOULD THEELIMINATE THE SAFETY HAZARD AND THE OTHER OBJECTIONABLE RAISING FAMILIES. A DELIGHTFUL SAFE PLACE FOR LIVING AND You are urged to contact by Phone or letter the Acting City Manager, the Mayor and the members of the City Council urging them to consider the alternative route. Dale Halling, Acting City Manager, 356-5010 William Ambrisco, Mayor, 354-2070 " Darrel Courtney, 354-5000 Larry Baker, 353-5581 John McDonald, 337-4995 Kate Dickson, 353-4127 Ernest Zuber, 353-3647 George Strait, 353-3803 Write to the above at Civic Center, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 0169 R1 T p' Scott Blvd, Py-ob)cm u —1 L e cal Road t� in feY c�ancAC ,I I i Nhcs� e\r Rel: •'' Ho -card Is-uya_C& L3 - Care Center - - SYsi.cros Un -I• r'Pre S e6orL Cendes—lW ve I I �a a4.4 Ayis Y , New xe houmn s P°rg ., d }-O J :g�a�p °I°Prnved xr YNR° ;1J° ah L OcQk�vu J� 10 •" �} J;S}anet X 15}4SeG a t�tabq e ?° JKs+ncs o d : .. n�b,r 1, i • AYea5 W Wert pyopo,ed y'au�e �/i►I be �aeavdous. u —1 T ' l-71 .i /q;7)&to6o, fi?,t- �� '711 6,6c ZL Ao& -e-_I'Lc feU0 j i 11.t L c�2doc�e L �h-� 2ec�w u�k o U J 64_ _ eocv X10 nwd e cosi c. __�%zanz� .& Cz?x c CL 77 L( G L �L �tC iLti Gl C�% Z 09U SGV b? C /Ju AXCAYh Y -k AocG . <gi Zlt b Cts Y 6a 2 .11nv2eC Cl2t F�(J l u f t o ..C9 �Gd cz %�a eQ ,(,,(4t `� 4 ,af eej an l- 41�e4 cac.� Seo'u,", P�QQQ.c �dQ,t,ocxQ Oec..,�I 7-i.a r `� �-ltic *'u -Oe y Of I i I -r � �' � , I • -1 �r I 20(e) JUL 3 1986 MY CLERK T 10 -F -I 62,ML el c -ml All ' 01Y ()ctl.) Of -I eULoL��tctuL CtjJetp (-uc- z'-ltc. e(l,ce j 4, R J ( (Olt_"i') ✓l`(DlC'L/"lC//�• �./it.J ..%')Ca2/Z% J ,.Jf{LCC�1c%(. j (,,Cil./C.� Cw&j eylie ('c 671 ' 71 i U��• `� ;� ..%N.J-/,'ALL y'? , . � � _ ack- I —f r • —f F I L E D JUL/ 1986 CITY CLERK Of ........_ .............. I I PECEIVEJJUN 301986; E� [ JUN 3 01986 MARIAN K. KARR Zoo CITY CLERK (1) 7,7 / WO I I r o L E TO THE RESIDENTS OF IOWA CITY ADJACENT TO SCOTT BLVD. JUN. 3 01986 SCOTT BLVD. IS SCHEDULED TO BECOME A TRUCK ROUTE MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (1) The City of Iowa City has decided to complete Scott Blvd. from Highway 6 to Rochester Avenue as an Industrial Road to link the Industrial Park to I-80 via Local Road. This has grave implications for everyone living within several blocks of this route. The planning and design are scheduled for FY87 (surveying is underway now) and construction is set for FY88 (1 year from now). The estimate is that it will be used by 2,000 to 3,000 trucks per month plus all of the other additional traffic it will generate. This route must be opposed because of major concern for the safety of 1 children and adults alike. Fronting on this road now are 2 modular home parka where children are served by school buses; a large soccer field, where at times cars are parked solidly on both sides of the road for 2 to 3 blocks; several apartment ,houses where children live; a day care center for small children; a Systems Unlimited home for handicapped young people and the Iowa City Care Center. There are several hundred single family homes, duplexes and condominiums adjacent to the route and home construction is continuing. Much of the area from Muscatine Avenue to Rochester has become a prime residential area. Safety for everyone is just one factor. A truck It is a grave mistake for the City to establish Scott Blvd. as an Industrial Road for the above reasons. Furthermore, the contour of the land for the new section beyond Court Street is unsuitable for a truck route. Scott Blvd. now marks the eastern boundary of the city limits but this will not always be true as the city expands to the east. Thus today's mistake will only be compounded in the future. All citizens are interested in the prosperity of Iowa City and it is agreed that for economic growth there should be a link from tha Industrial Park to I-80, but Scott Blvd. should not be this link. THIS ROUTE WOULD ELIMINATE THE SAFETY HAZARD AND THE OTHER OBJECTIONABLE FACTORS AND PRESERVE THE AREA AS A DELIGHTFUL SAFE PLACE FOR LIVING AND RAISING FAMILIES. You are urged to contact by phone or letter the Acting City Manager, the Mayor and the members of the City Council urging them to consider the alternative route. Dale Selling, Acting City Manager, 356-5010 William Ambrisco , Mayor, 354-2070 Larry Baker, 353-5581 Darrel Courtney, 354-5000 Kate Dickson, 353-4127 John McDonald, 337-4995 George Strait, 353-3803 Ernest Zuber, 353-3647 Write to the above at Civic Center, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 t Scott B )V J, PY-0 lcrn Le C - %I TZ cad 6I i intevc'eante I� 5Ys?ems Un -J• �r Pre 54.6 1 �L Cend°a� Aph New � arry'ved x � s Hazard :yaLcii r. Censer Na y 0.4 ayP4 d 1 mi.�lp .A aL'f a �} �Iskpnet 4\g 60'ea e °°d Y r•;' Areas w�erc �roPo sad You+e will be haeavdous• I J aC")(4) June 28, 1986 Ernest Zuber Council Member Civic Center 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Sirs For several reasons I feel it will be a grave mistake to establish Scott Blvd. as an Industrial Road. There is an alternate area for an Industrial Road that nay be established. This of course is the County Road Which runs near the intersection of lighway p6 and Scott Blvd. to a local road near the I80 interchange. Because of the safety factors for our children and adults along with the fact that this area is a prime residential area, this in not the location for an Industrial Road that will introduce major noise, pollution, risks fro* transportation of hazardous materials and will lower property values. Your consideration in this matter is appreciated. lours truly, G�.t44 ;n &r- - Pearl McCartt 3342 lanover Ct. Iowa City, Iowa I —f .:wd30 .386 CITY CLERK I —f T PtA41 Fo L E JUL 101986 CITY CLERK RR 5 Box 25 Iowa City, Iowa 52240 July 7, 1986 Councilpersons Civic Center 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, �Ioowa 52240 Dear /f i/a Would you respectfully consider an alternate route for the Scott Blvd. Industrial Road link to I-804 Recently, I examined the pros and cons of an alternate route which impressed me very much. This alternate route would take care of our ,concerns for -the safety of so many children, adults and handicapped persons which now surround the proposed route. The alternate route would preserve the favorable living aspects of our residential neighbor- hood. And finally, this alternate route would minimize future planning problems as. the City expands its city limits east. V Please take the time to study the enclosed map and consider this suggestion as you continue your planning for Scott Blvd. Industrial Park link to I-80. Sincerely, �2�e Classic C. Boyle, Ph.D. Scott PYob)cm Lo cal {toad I� in+evcbanle .1 I N 45ysiems Un -1. r'Prc Scbo.Lti p pa Cendes� Apts New X f704Ln Jr alopyoV d if r. %t Wl � dlbta^(A ; a .'i•r`�'•AY6a5 Wnevt pyo PObed You'ie Wil► ba (�acavdous. I `d f' � T I WILLIAM V. PBE:LAN WILLIAM M. TUCKER DANIEL W. Boy(g CHARLES A. MULLEN ST®M1IEN P. BRIGHT BRUCE L. WALKER RICHARD M. TUCKER THOMAS H. GELMAN STEVEN R RBGENWEIIM MARY ELIZABETH PEIELAN PFIELAN, TUCKER, BOYLE & MULLEN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 321 MARKET P.O. BOK 2150 IOWA QTY, IOWA 52244 (319) 3541109 Hon. William Ambrisco City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, IA 52240 July 7, 1986 Re: June 30 presentation to City Council on Scott Boulevard Dear Mr. Ambrisco, F o L E JUL 10 1986 LOUIS i31h]u64t ,,� On behalf of Herb and Mary Lyman I want to thank you once more for allowing them the opportunity to make a presentation to the Council concerning Scott Boulevard. As you know, the Lymans along with many of their neighbors, are concerned about the development of Scott Boulevard in this areal and the opportunity on June 30 to propose an alternate alignment to the Council early in the planning stages was most appropriate and much appreciated. Pursuant to the wishes of the Council as expressed at the June 30 meeting, I have had my notes typed up for reference. I include a copy with this letter for you and have done so with the carbon copies of this letter which will be mailed to each council member and to Dale Helling. Additionally, on July 7, 1986, I will be meeting with Frank Farmer to review my notes with him. I would encourage you and any of the other council members to contact either the Lymans or me directly with any questions that you may have concerning the alternate alignment of Scott Boulevard that we have proposed. j 1 � T I WILLIAM V. PBE:LAN WILLIAM M. TUCKER DANIEL W. Boy(g CHARLES A. MULLEN ST®M1IEN P. BRIGHT BRUCE L. WALKER RICHARD M. TUCKER THOMAS H. GELMAN STEVEN R RBGENWEIIM MARY ELIZABETH PEIELAN PFIELAN, TUCKER, BOYLE & MULLEN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 321 MARKET P.O. BOK 2150 IOWA QTY, IOWA 52244 (319) 3541109 Hon. William Ambrisco City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, IA 52240 July 7, 1986 Re: June 30 presentation to City Council on Scott Boulevard Dear Mr. Ambrisco, F o L E JUL 10 1986 LOUIS i31h]u64t ,,� On behalf of Herb and Mary Lyman I want to thank you once more for allowing them the opportunity to make a presentation to the Council concerning Scott Boulevard. As you know, the Lymans along with many of their neighbors, are concerned about the development of Scott Boulevard in this areal and the opportunity on June 30 to propose an alternate alignment to the Council early in the planning stages was most appropriate and much appreciated. Pursuant to the wishes of the Council as expressed at the June 30 meeting, I have had my notes typed up for reference. I include a copy with this letter for you and have done so with the carbon copies of this letter which will be mailed to each council member and to Dale Helling. Additionally, on July 7, 1986, I will be meeting with Frank Farmer to review my notes with him. I would encourage you and any of the other council members to contact either the Lymans or me directly with any questions that you may have concerning the alternate alignment of Scott Boulevard that we have proposed. j 1 _ t I I j I >� ri; I >� I. I�. -z- Finally, if you have not already done so, I would encourage you and all other Council members to view the Proposed site now that the survey markers are in place. This visual inspection will give you a perspective which is very difficult to obtain from the plat maps. Please be assured that the time given byyou and the Council to review this alternate proposal for Scott Boulevard is greatly appreciated. THG:kc cc: Council Members Dale Helling Very truly youra-, Thomas H. Gel O 01 PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR INFORMAL MEETING ON JUNE 30, 1986, CONCERNING SCOTT BOULEVARD Presented by Thomas Gelman on behalf of Herb & Mary Lyman Herb and Mary Lyman are property. owners residing a few hundred feet east of the proposed alignment of Scott Boule- vard north of Court Street. They wish to express their concerns about the specific proposed alignment and to suggest an alternate route for the Council's consideration. At a Council meeting in March 1986 the Board took formal action to advance the schedule for Scott Boulevard resulting in the planning and design scheduled for fiscal year 1987 and the construction for. fiscal year 1988. As a result of this action some preliminary survey work is currently under way. At the same Council meeting in March the Board also took informal action in generally approving the locating of Scott Boulevard from Court Street north to the historical alignment along a route shown on a plat prepared by MMS Consultants for Bruce Glasgow in 1980. (A copy of this plat is attached to these notes and was distrib- uted to the City Council at the June 30 meeting.) Also at the March 1986 Council meeting, resistance to completing Scott Boulevard as a truck route through the general area was raised by several individuals representing either themselves or groups of homeowners. Herb and Mary Lyman agree with this resistance generally but wish to address the Council with a narrower concern, specifically the location of Scott Boulevard from Court Street north to reattach to the historical alignment. This point may become moot if the Council is ultimately swayed to locate the truck route a mile or more east of this area, but in the meantime the City Staff has been instructed to, and is currently proceeding with, details as to location, construction, and grant proposals. It is, therefore, appropriate and timely to make input into this process now. Herb and Mary Lyman are, of course, concerned about how Scott Boulevard will affect their property, but they are also very concerned about the impact it may have on their whole neighborhood area. This concern was dramatically highlighted very recently in the process of the survey and marking work // it - 2 - just completed. The precise location of a proposed route for Scott Boulevard can now be seen at the sight and is shown on a plat that has been prepared by MMS Consultants dated June 25, 1986 and has been provided to each Council member. This proposed route is the alignment that the City Staff will continue to work with unless given further input by the Council. It is very noteworthy that the proposed alignment on the plat prepared for the City does not show the topography of the area. The topography is a very significant feature which becomes quite evident on the actual viewing of the site. Mary and Herb Lyman believe that careful consideration of the topography is a key element, along"with others, in trying to lessen the impact of Scott Boulevard on this area of Iowa City. The Lymans ask that the City Council and the City Staff consider an alternative location for Scott Boulevard from Court Street north to the realignment with the historical right-of-way. After meeting with the City Engineer, Frank Farmer; the owner of the land through which Scott Boulevar d will run, Bruce Glasgow for Plum Grove Acres, Inc.; the engineers who prepared the plat for the City, MMS Consultants; and an engineer retained by the Lymans, Glen Shoemaker, the Lymans wish to propose an alternate route to that currently being considered by the City. (The location of the proposed alternate alignment of Scott Boulevard is shown on a plat attached to these notes which was distributed to the City Council members and staff at the June 30 meeting.) The general feature of the proposed alternate route is that it is exactly the same 1000 foot radius curve that appears on the MMS Consultants' proposed alignment, but it has simply been moved south 650 feet. Our engineer has indicated to us that he thought that a 1000 foot radius curve was very generous in a 35 mph speed zone and that it is possible that a smaller radius curve could be used which would make some of the benefits of this alternate route even greater. However, for comparison purposes using the same curve seems to be quite appropriate. T - 3 - COMPARISON OF MMS PROPOSED ALIGNMENT AND ALTERNATE ALIGNMENT 1. Prominence on hill . The proposed route starts at a low point on Court Street and proceeds north climbing a sig- nificant grade until it reaches the top or near the top of a very prominent hill in the area. Our engineer estimated that the rise from Court Street to the top of this hill is somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 to 80 feet. For some residents located west.of the proposed route there will be the effect of having located the road on the top of a five to eight story building. Additionally, this higher route will result in a much greater visibility of Scott Boulevard for the whole surrounding area an d.will be more conducive for the trans- ference of the noise that will be generated by vehicular traffic on the street. On the other hand, the alternate route that is being proposed maintains the alignment at a materially lower grade thereby facilitating the use of the terrain as a natural barrier to noise and vision. The alternate route would make Scott Boulevard a less dominent feature on the landscape. 2. Gradin and earth moving, Based upon his personal inspection o the area, but without the benefit of specific data that topographic studies would provide, Glen Shoemaker is of the opinion that grading and earth moving will be a significant construction and cost factor in the MMS proposed alignment. Changes in topography are quite pronounced over the alignment as becomes immediately apparent on a visual inspection of the area. On the other hand, it was Mr. Shoemaker's opinion that the alternate route would result in significantly less grading and earth moving at a substantial cost saving to the City. To demonstrate the potential magnitude of the cost difference, but again without the benefit of specific data, Mr. Shoemaker suggested that it might be reason- able as an estimate of the amount of grading and earth moving that will need to be completed for the MMS pro- posed alignment to assume a 10 foot depth over the length of the alignment which translates into roughly 100,000 cubic yards of earth with a cost of $100,000 based upon a $1 per cubic yard value. // 9t -1 I - 4 4 The alternate proposed route avoids a significant amount of grading by avoiding the more extreme changes in grade that the MMS proposed route passes through. Additionally, the alternate alignment would even require less grading and earth moving to the extent that the 1000 foot radius curve could be reduced. 3. Zoning The.Lymans were told by Frank Farmer that one of the primary reasons for the location of the MMS proposed alignment was to avoid bisecting the property owned by s zonedPlum Groin facts wh tial). thelch MMSlproposedCalignmentneiorunsdalonger- the easterly boundary of the CN 'zone. Frank Farmer further indicated that this alignment was consistent with the wishes of Plum Grove Acres. However, in speak- ing with Bruce Glasgow, president of Plum Grove Acres, he specifically indicated that he did.not care where Scott Boulevard passed through theircommercial property and that so long as any bisecting of the property would leave useable ground on either side of the road, that tions would be an acceptable routeIf there are any questions about Plum Grove Acres' position, that should be verified by contacting Mr. Glasgow. The MMS proposed alignment by running along the east edge of the CN zone does in fact create a buffer between the CN zone and the RM -12 zone east of the alignment, but fails to create any buffer between the RM -12 zone which is north of the CN zone. On the other hand, the alternate align- ment, by passing through the CN zone, creates a much better buffer between the RM -12 north of the alternate alignment and the CN south of the alignment. In this way rty or ly a tin amount that I iseleftstrappedno lonptheewest(sidenof Scotty Boulevard. Running Scott Boulevard through the CN property also has other advantages. As can be seen from the plat developed for Plum Grove Acres in 1980, a supermarket was shown to 'I be located in the CN tract. However, the actual zoning ordinance has resulted in a CN tract having a significantly shorter dimension from north to south and it is now un- likeyuld locate this arealintthathatatherRochester lage supermarket yHVeeohas recently nexpanded -5- at that location. It is, therefore, probable that the best use of this CN property, and the use most consis- tent with the zoning in the neighborhood, would be for smaller strip centers on either side of Scott Boulevard rather than one large shopping: area. Furthermore, development of the area into two small strip centers rather then one large center appears to be -more consis- tent with the wishes of the developer as expressed by Bruce Glasgow. 4. Right-of-wa ac uisition. One potential disadvantage c tiie a ternate route is that the acquisition of prop- erty zoned CN would most likely be more expensive than property zoned RM -12. However, it might be possible for the City to grant to the property owner additional CN property north of Scott Boulevard to enhance the size of the CN that would be located there. In this way the developer could end up with the same amount of land zoned CN before and after the acquisition of the right- of-way with no additional expense to the City for the CN land. -1 In any event, it should be pointed out that the alternate alignment requires 650 feet less right-of-way that will need to be acquired than the MMS proposed alignment. This in and of itself might be enough to offset any additional cost that the CH property would require. Furthermore, the City can gain by the alternate align- ment in that it will be giving up much less right-of- way that it has already acquired along the historical Scott Boulevard alignment. 5. City Limits. The MMS proposed alignment will require the annexation of a small portion of city ground. The alternate alignment is located fully within the city limits. 6. Washington Street Intersection. The MMS proposed align- ment creates an ntersect on of Scott Boulevard and Wash- ington Street which would be located either on a hill or at the crest of a hill. Washington Street will be a stop street at this location, on both the west side and the east side, when it is constructed, and stopping at other than a level grade will not be conducive to traffic in bad weather On the other hand, the alternate alignment results in an intersection between Scott Boulevard and Washington Street at // f I r grade. There will be a hill on Scott Boulevard after the intersection as Scott Boulevard proceeds north, but Scott Boulevard at this point will be a through street and the grade, therefore, should not be a traffic safety factor. One minor objection might be raised as to the intersection at Washington Street and Scott Boulevard on the alternate route in that Washington Street does not meet Scott Boulevard at a 900 angle. However, the radius of the Scott Boulevard curve could be reduced slightly so as to result in a 900 intersection. In the alternative, the same slight modifications to Washington Street could be made as were made on lower West Branch Road to the north thereby creating a 900 intersection. 7•Washin ton Street. The MMS proposed alignment will requ re t e City to obtain right-of-way and construct Washington Street from the point where it currently intersects the historical alignment easterly approximately 250 to 300 feet. The alternate route will avoid this portion of Washington Street entirely for the time being and will more likely than not place the responsibility for constructing all portions of Washington Street to the east on the developer. Mr. Shoemaker estimated that just the cost of the paving, not including the site work and the storm sewer work, could be as much as $20,000 for the portion of Washington Street that the MMS proposal would require. 8. Storm water retention basins. The development of the property east o t e stor cal- alignment of Scott Boulevard will require storm water retention basins pursuant to the ordinances of the City of Iowa City. The 1980 plat of this area drawn for the developer shows at least 3 water retention basins north of Court Street in this area. The MMS proposed alignment for Scott Boulevard cuts right across one of the proposed retention facilities north of Washington Street. If in fact the retention facility is still to be located at the same location it will result in the construction of Scott Boulevard having to be completed in such a way as to serve as a dam for the basin. This has the potential for adding additional cost to the project and also for creating continuing maintenance costs for the City. I -7 - The alternate proposed alignment for Scott Boulevard avoids the areas originally planned as retention basins. This will permit greater flexibility in the actual con- struction of the retention basins and will place the full burden of construction and maintenance upon the developer rather than the City. 9. StOrm Sewers. The construction. of Scott Boulevard on t _Dosed alignment along the higher ridge will result in the need for more extensive storm sewers and storm sewer .easements than the alternate alignment would require. The low point for this area is near the inter- section of Court Street and Peterson Street. It will be a significantly shorter distance from Scott Boulevard to this point on the alternate alignment rather than the MMS proposed alignment. Furthermore, if the 1000 foot radius curve is reduced, the distance from Scott Boulevard will be even less. CONCLUSION Herb and Mary Lyman offer this alternate proposal for the locat:ion of Scott Boulevard as a three dimensional solution to lessen the negative impact on the entire area. The Lymaris would encourage each Council member to personally view the site and to examine the location of the stakes as they have been installed along the MMS proposed alignment inasmuch as it is difficult to see the full impact of Scott Boulevard at that location without taking into full consid- eration the topography of the area. The Lymans believe that there is a better place for this type of road with its antic 1pated uses than near the top of a prominent hill. Finally, Herb and Mary Lyman do not wish to diffuse objec- tions that others may have to locating Scott Boulevard as a truck route through this general area. The Council should also give these concerns and objections full consid- eration. The Lymans' primary purpose in making this presen- tation to you at this time is to propose a viable alternative to the proposed location of Scott Boulevard presently before the Council if the Council elects to proceed with Scott Boulevard through this area. Of is f/i Ldq j ////,7f 19.e.L /LCOVAM? / J I %P(o I -I { is f/i Ldq j ////,7f 19.e.L /LCOVAM? / J I %P(o I -I I _ °tvAlon'n'iui:�mo M8 PROPOSED ALIGNMENT MM1iS CONSULTANTS• We e•M'•I Y�'Irp1 r"b —uunrnlu O %iA SCOTT BOULEVARD EXTENSION M S IOWA b1Y IOWA ��•+>�•��+ I' DEB N ^ 1"6-25-861"' 1'660' "°1339-047 IOWA CITY ALLERGY CLINIC John Kammermeyer, M.D. Allergist 404 E. Bloomington Iowa City. Iowa 52240 Open Letter to the City Council Dear Council Member: Phone (319(354-7014 July 3, 1986 F 0 d E 0 J U L 3 1986 MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (1) I am sending you this letter concerning a situation that has again developed at the south end of Ferson Avenue in Iowa City, which I consider to be of grave risk to the safety and welfare of the public. At the south end of Ferson Avenue there is a stairway and sidewalk crossing of the Crandic Railroad tracks and Highway 6 just west of Westlawn curve. This public crossing of the railroad and highway has been there for many years, going back to the 1950's when I was a child growing up at 116 Ferson Avenue. The current stairway and sidewalk crossing of the Crandic Railroad tracks is a heavily used pedestrian right-of-way with at least several hundred and at times up to a thousand pedestrians crossing every day and evening, espe- cially when the University of Iowa is in session. This sidewalk crossing and right-of-way is maintained, especially during the winter months when snow is removed from itregularly. All of this information is presented to point out that this is a public pedestrian crossing of the railroad and highway which has been present and maintained for at least thirty or more years. Again, I wish to emphasize that it has heavy pedestrian usage. I can attest to this personally since i grew up at 116 Ferson and have re- sided there again since the late 1970's. Approximately four to five years ago the Crandic railroad began parking freight trains so that they blocked this pedestrian crossing for a number of hours in the evenings. As a result of this many pedestrians either climbed over or crawled through or under the parked railroad cars in order to make their way along the sidewalk right-of-way. This extremely danger- ous situation was brought to the Council's attention at that time by me and other individuals in the neighborhood and as a resul t of this the Crandic railroad stomped parking freight trains for many hours in the evenings thus bloc 5ggtthis pedestrian crossing. In fact it has been sev- eral years since this has occurred. However, over the past several months, the Crandic rail road has again started to park freight trains so as to totally block this pedestrian crossing for many hours during the evening. Again, numerous pedestrians, during the evening, are either crawling over, through or under, the rail cars in order to make their way back and forth between various parts of the University Campus and/or between the Univer- sity campus and the residential area in Manville Heights. I feel, especially as a physician, that this is an extremely dangerous situation and it is an accident waiting to happen. I am afraid that some- one will be severely injured or killed if they are caught trying to get #0 T i Open Letter to the City Council - page 2 through the railroad cars when the freight train again starts up. I am sure that the Crandic railroad will respond that this is their own railroad right-of-way and that no one can make them do anything about this. Basically, their position in the past, and I suspect at the present, will be that they don't give a darn about the situation and they are not going to allow any- body to interfere with the movement of their freight trains, However, aside from any humanitarian or safety aspects I feel this is a very unwise position and situation. If anyone is seriously injured or killed as a result of the situation I suspect that there may very well be major liti- gation not only against the Crandic railroad, but very likely other parties. However, legal responsibilities and liabilities are not the major thrust of this letter. It is of very little consequence who is at fault or who will pay for something once a life has been lost or someone has been seriously maimed for life. I feel it is the responsibility of the Crandic railroad and the City of Iowa City to maintain this pedestrian crossing as a safe pedestrian crossing and to not allow freight trains to be parked for hours blocking it so that pedestrians feel forced to try and crawl through or under the rail cars. I would urge prompt attention and resolution of this matter. Sincerely your , An Kamnermeyer, M.D. JK:ibp I of T r 39,p) Fi City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: June.30, 1986 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Parking Prohibition in the 400 Block of Fairchild 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 two no parking loading zone signs for the home addressed as 416 E. Fairchild Street. This action will take place on or shortly after August 20, 1986.- COMMENT: 986.COMMENT: The home addressed as 416 E. Fairchild Street will become a new Montessori preschool called "Little Shadow". In years past the house had been used y the Willow Wind School. During the occupancy by the Willow Wind School the no parking loading signs had been in place to afford loading of the children attending the Willow Wind School. Those signs were removed when the Willow Wind School relocated to its new location. During the school year 1985-86 the house was used as a rental property for domestic pur- poses. The new preschool use will begin in late August of 1986. The loading zone as described above will provide the new school, Little Shadow, with the same loading and unloading that was provided for the Willow Wind School,' tpl/8 F 0 L ED JUL 1' 1986 MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (1) /A p o CITY OF IOWA CITY CHIC CENfER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5030 I Date 6/23/86 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Volunteer Specialist We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons in the order of their standing as eligible for the position of Volunteer Specialist/Senior Center Susan Rogusky - Hired July 1, 1986 IOWA CITY CIVIL w CIVVIL" "SERVICE COMMISSI0f. at U, lu'W&T-t Q John A. Maxwell Gerald H. Murphy Michael W. Kennedy ATTEST: I Marian Karr, City Clerk I ' i I CITY OF IOWA CITYCHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWAC, 5240 (319) 356.50 Date 6/23/86 T0: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Recreation Superintendent We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa. do hereby certify the followingnamed in tee ora�ef of thea sta din s el�gple f�r he Position of ecrea on Supernten�ent/gBarks ecrea ion Mike Moran — Hired May 12, 1986 ! IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMNISSIOH ohn A. Maxwell Gerald H. Murphy Michael W. Kennedy ATTEST: 1�' „) -2k,,-, Marian Karr, City Clerk W� 3�5XG� CITY OF CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST OWA CITY IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 3565000 Date 6/23/86 k l S= 1S TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Manintenance Worker'I We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons in the order of their standing as eligible for the position of Maintenance Worker I/Refuse Division Patrick Mahoney — Hired July 9, 1986 J� Richard Lee - Hired July 9, 1986 jI 1 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION aca. `John A. Maxwell Gerald H. Murphy Michael W, Kennedy ATTEST:��,,J Marian Karr, City Clerk /*2 0 3 I f CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5CCC) Date 6/23/86 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Administrative Clerk Typist We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons in the order of their standing as eligible for the position of Administrative Clerk Typist/City Clerk's Office Gina O'Donnell - Hired July 1, 1986 ATTEST: Marian Karr, City Clerk I 1 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMISSION w a !?tame ohn A. Maxwell Gerald H. Murphy Michael W. Kennedy /dqe0 I r -I CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CRY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5CCO Date 6/£:3/86 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Police Desk Clerk We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons j in the order of their standing as eligible for the position - of Police Desk Clerk/Police Department Alice Rocca -Kyle - Hired July 7, 1986 Valerie Torgerson Patricia Turpin Lori Barnes I Kathryn Hill Sandra Lundberg IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION a l��W I hn A. Maxwell i Gerald H. Murphy / Michael W. Kennedy ATTEST: %J1 . ' > �t✓ Marian Karr, City Clerk JAGS I 3 jls��l CITY OF IOWA CITY I CN/ICCENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA I I CITY. IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5CCO Date 6/23/86 T0: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Assistant Transportation Planner i We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons in the order of their standing as eligible for the position of Assistant Transportation Planner/Planning & Program Development. Kevin Doyle - Hired 6/23/86 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION hn A. Maxwell Gerald H. Murphy Michael W. Kennedy ATTEST:Q;,� Marian Karr, City Clerk /4204 T 1 J --- NOTICE --- HOME ADDRESSES WILL BE PAINTED ON THE CURBS ALONG YOUR STREET TOMORROW YOUR HOME WILL BE INCLUDED ONLY WITH YOUR PERMISSION It is strongly recommended that you take advantage of this opportunity to have your curb address professionally painted in large (4 -inch) easy to see numbers. These address numbers are used by, but not endorsed by, the Police, Fire Dept., Ambulance and other Service Vehicles. Homes that are not adequately numbered can possibly cost lives. Uniform address placement at each home on your street means your entire neighborhood will take on a more organized, protected, and well -kept lock. If you would like your home to be included, simply leave your name on your front door, garage door, or where it is easily visible from the street. Please do this before 9:00 A.M. tomorrow and the notices will be picked up; rain or shine. Please leave the notice out until it is picked up. Your cost for this service is only $5.00 and you pay nothing until the work is fully completed. Our addresses consist of black numerals on a bright white rectangular background. This type of address has been proven best for day or night viewing. These address numbers are painted with Highway Traffic Zone Paint. i Please don't be left out. Fill in your name and address and place this notice on your front or garage door nowl Tomorrow you'll be glad you did. Thank Youl Community Sign Painting 1-800.342.4428 NAME PHONE ADDRESS i. Address number will be painted on both sides of drive for $750. Please check box. 0 To aid us in collections, please Indicate best time to collect or special instructions. (We will collect from 3:30 to 7.•30 P.M. unless otherwise shown by you.) Community Sign Painting® lao9