HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-11-17 Info PacketCITY OF
IOWA CITY
CNIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-500C
November 12, 1987
Susan Phillips, Vice -President
Finance and University Services
The University of Iowa
101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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Dear Susan:
Mayor Ambrisco has asked me to respond to your November 9, 1987, letter
concerning discussions with respect to sewer services. Please be advised
that it is the City's intent to pursue full and complete payment of
charges to the University for sewer services. Our records indicate that
the October bill for service in September will be delinquent on November
13, 1987. The University, as a user of the system, pays a rate identical
to that of all other users and accordingly the payment of the sewer serv-
ices will be collected in a similar fashion. As indicated in earlier
correspondence from the Mayor, we would be happy to discuss the issues
associated with a service agreement; however, rates are not negotiable.
Sincerely,
tephen J A tins
City Ma ger
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cc: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance
Terrence L. Timmins, City Attorney
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November 9, 1987
Mayor William Ambrisco
Civic Center
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mayor Ambrisco:
I am writing in response to your letter of October 22,
1987, in part to let you know that Michael Finnegan will
be in touch with the office of the City Manager to
initiate contract discussions on sewer services and rates.
I am unclear about some portions of your letter, and I
thought therefore it would be useful to set out the
University's expectations of the impending discussions.
It is our expectation that these discussions will lead
toward an agreement based on a cost-sharing model for
sewer services; that is to say, upon the concept of
equitable sharing of operating and maintenance costs of
jointly used facilities, including a fair and equitable
allocation of capital costs for new facilities or
improvements to existing facilities jointly used by the
City and the University. In this way, the University will
be able to demonstrate a direct relationship between the
costs assessed for sewer services and the services
received by the University.
I am disappointed at your refusal to agree to use a
neutral third party in the event of impasse. It was hoped
that the existence of such a provision would, in addition
to providing a process for ending an impasse, provide
motivation to both sides to come to a prompt and
reasonable resolution to this matter. In view of the
City's refusal, the University cannot continue to make
payment under the current rate structure, the
reasonableness of which the University cannot adjudge.
Therefore, the University will establish an escrow account
and pay into the escrow account the difference beween the
rates payable prior to and after September 1, 1987. At
the time that a new contract has been concluded and the
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University can establish with some assurance the equity of
the costs charged, the Universtiy will pay the City any
additional amounts owed from the escrowed funds. We
continue to believe that a new contract can be constructed
to assure the Citysreceipt of fair costs attributable to
the University's usee of sewer services and look forward to
negotiating with the City in good faith.
Sincerely,
Susan M. Phillips
Vice President
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Assistant Attorney General
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM _
Date: November 10, 1987
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: School Crossing Guard Survey
The attached correspondence has been directed to the principals of our
elementary schools. The survey conducted with the District Parents Or-
ganization Safety Committee, will review our current school crossing guard
assignments. I wanted to let you know that this survey was underway and
that you may receive inquiries.
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IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
I 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240
(319) 356-5275
November 10, 1987
To Building Principals and Safety Representatives:
Periodically the Iowa City Police Department with input from the DPO
Safety Committee evaluates the adult -crossing guard positions. In order
to use our limited resources most wisely we need to place the crossing
guards in the locations where they are most needed. It has been five
years since this was last done and there is need to re-evaluate.
We are asking your help and cooperation in this matter. We would like
each school to assist us by counting the number of children who cross at
the adult crossing post or posts near your school. We would like you to
have a parent or adult do the count for morning, noon, and after school
k for two days between now and November 20. Enclosed is a form for your
convenience.
Please complete the count by November 20th and return the results in the
enclosed envelope. If you have any questions, please call Harvey
Miller, Chief of Police at 356-5270 or Deb Schoelerman, DPO Safety Co -
Chair at 354-5935.
Your assistance with this evaluation is greatly appreciated. Thank you
very much.
Sincerely,
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Harvey D. ! ller
Police Chief
cc: Dave Cronin, Superintendent
Vicki Green, DPO President
Deb Schoelerman
DPO Safety Co -Chair
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 9, 1987
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: Traffic Study - Highway 1 West
You will recall that several members of Council asked that a study be
undertaken to determine whether traffic improvements could be initiated in
and around the area of the Jack's and the Paul's retail centers. We
contacted the Iowa Department of Transportation and suggested a Traffic
Engineering Assistance Program study (TEAP) As you will see from the
attached correspondence, the State is reluctant to approve the study in
that it is their judgment that there is insufficient accident experience
in the area to warrant the study,
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door' for an opportunity fowhat riusptoidirect' informati nh o theeState Traffic
Engineer and determine whether there are other avenues we may pursue. We
will continue to follow-up on this matter.
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cc: James Brachtel
Chuck Schmadeke
Harvey Miller
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430 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 319-364-0235
October 8, 1987 Ref: 450
Johnson County
City of Iowa City
James Brachtel
City Traffic Engineer
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
SUBJECT: Iowa I West In Iowa City
Dear Jim:
Our department has received your request for a TEAP study on Highway
I West In Iowa CityThe study would Involve that portion of
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Highway I from the ntersection of U.S. 6/Iowa 921 west to the
frontage road providing access Into MH1, Inc.
Our Bureau of Transporatlon Safety Is reluctant to approve your
request for a TEAP study. The accident rate of 1.85 accidents per
million entering vehicles at the Orchard Street intersection is well
below the state-wide average of 2.4 accidents per million entering
vehicles. Your concerns appear to be related more to traffic
operational problems rather than an unusually high accident rate.
Addressing your concerns to our State Traffic Engineer, Dwight
Stevens, would be more appropriate.
Therefore, I would suggest you submit to our District Office a
letter outlining the traffic operation problems within this
corridor. You should include your observations, copies of any
supporting data (Including collision diagrams, accident histories,
ray studies, ommendatIons. traffic
I will forward thiscinformationawithscomments from
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our District Office to our State Traffic Engineer for his review and
consideration.
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October 8, 1987
Please advise me If I can be of further assistance In this matter.
Very truly yours,
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Richard E. Kautz
REK/Jh District Local Systems Engineer
cc. Don Anderson, Dep. Dir. Operations, IDOT, Ames
Lee Smithson, Maintenance, IDOT, Ames
Fred Walker, Bur. Trans. safety, IDOT, Ames
Dwight Stevens, Maintenance, IDOT, Ames
Iowa City RME Mike Jackson
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MEMORANDUM
Date: November 12, 1987
To: City Council
Steve Atkins, City Manager
From:
Rosemary
Vitosh,
Director of Finance Q0)
Re:
Changes
in check
signing process
Beginning with the payroll checks you will receive on November 20, 1987,
we will be making a procedural change in the way we sign the checks. In
fiscal year 1987 the Data Processing Division purchased a new lineprinter
with special character options. In the fiscal year 1988 budget, the
Central Procurement and Services Division had allocated $5,500 for a new
check signer. Through publications we became aware of the option of using
unique characters produced by computer lineprinters, such as the one we
had just purchased, to sign the checks rather than using a second pass of
the checks through a check signing machine. We have been able to take
advantage of this money saving option by programming our new lineprinter
to print the signature you see on the sample check attached. Not only
will this save handling time, but the check signer replacement would not
need to be such a heavy-duty model to handle the larger volume. A new
lower cost check signer has been acquired, to validate manually issued
checks, creating a net savings of $4,000.
We have worked with the representatives at the bank that handle the gen-
eral disbursement checks and the payroll checks. They anticipate no prob-
lems with this procedural change and have offered several verification
controls with their processing which will provide us extra comfort against
misuse of this enhancement.
Please contact me with any questions.
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C. JOSEPH HOLLAND
JAM EE C. LAREW
DAVID E. BROWN
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HAYEK, HAYEK, HAYEK & HOLLAND
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IOWA CITY. IOWA 32240•397E
November 11, 1987
Iowa City Council
Civic Center
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Iowa City Airport Commission
Iowa City Municipal Airport
1801 South Riverside Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Iova City Airport Alliance, et al.
nce, Inc.,
Y of Iowa City, et al.
Dear Council Members and Commissioners:
Airport am pleased to report that the appellantsr
above Alliance, Inc.) application
enclosedsOrder)e has been denied b for further review Iowa City
decision edb This ruliny the Iowa supreme Court in the
1987 Y the Iowa Cc means that the favorable see
Said1CourtloftAnd earths Court of Appeals on Au
ppeal s final resolution of this 26,
Judgment in 1985 dismissing affirmed the Dist ti
gear z the City in regardmandamusmandamus court
clear zone Of runway the building action
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Pleaseflet meaknow.y questions in regard to this matter,
sincerely yours,
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Enclosure
cc: Terrence Timmins, Cit
Stephen Atkinsy Attorney
, y Manager
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Fred Zehr, Airport Manager
AREA CODE 219
337.9808
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No. 85-1733
O R D E R
IOWA CITY AIRPORT ALLIANCE, INC.,
A Non -Profit Corporation, et al.,
Appellants,
VS.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, et al.,
Appellees.
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CLERK SUPREME COURT
The application for further review filed by plaintiffs -
appellants is hereby overruled and denied after considera-
tion by this court en banc, Snell, J., not participating.
Dated this 6th day of November, 1987.
THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
ByChief Justice
Arthur A. McG1.erin,
Copies to:
Jon M. Kinnamon
537 Higley Building
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
J. Nicholas Russo
615 Iowa Statte Bank Bldg
Iowa City,
David E. Brown
Romulo N. Russo
236 Fischer Building
Dubuque, IA 52001
David E. Brown
120-1/2 E. Washington St. Iowa CityIA 52240,
Terrence L. Timmins
410 E. WashlnAgt52240
Iowa City,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 13, 1987
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Informal Council Meeting
The informal Council meeting scheduled for Monday, November 16, 1987,
has been cancelled. The only items for discussion would have been the
zoning matters, other agenda items, and Council time. These can be
addressed during your regular meeting.
cc: City Clerk
City Attorney
Assistant City Manager
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HIGHLIGHTS
_TKE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA p
__IOWA CITY, IOWA52241 /�s (mac�.tcl�C.
October 9 -November 12, 1987
The first of four potential candidates for The University of Iowa
Presidency, Nils Hasselmo, provost and senior vice president for academic
affairs at the University of Arizona, was on campus Wednesday and Thursday
nts, faculty an
at
visitslare Francessit D. Horowitzwith aevice chancellordforaff. Scheduled
ede edefor
an olater
Universitystudies,
IllinoiseiniChiOf ansas; Donald
obert AS
and N*tangenberg, chancellor,
college, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, cin, dean of the law
At its Nov. 11 meeting in Cedar Falls the State Board of Regents approved
the UI which include restoration of the base budget and
increases in the budgets for salaries and fringe benefits for faculty and
budget priorities for
staff. The regents present their priorities to Gov. Branstad on Nov. 25 In Des
Moines.
The regents also accepted the resignation of John E. Moore, longtime UI
director of student financial
service. aid, who will retire Dec. 31 after 22 years of
Interim President Richard D. Remington has created a University -wide
Program called "Opportunity at Iowa" to attract outstanding minority faculty
and greatfor er numbers of minority students to the UI. It is directed by Vice
G. Hubbad. Nancy
Presidentent ces
Barcelo, UI assistant
Remington has named the UI Women's Resource and Action Center and the
College of Law Admissions Office as joint recipients of the first UI
Affirmative Action Award.
For the
Big Ten field
champion. CoacheJudith Davidsonhs Hawkeyestime in eigt Years,owa hoststheeNCAA regionals athockey
Stadium this weekend, Nov. 14_15, to begin defense of their national title.
Jam
A, Van
ritus
Procter PrizerforeScientificsAchievementeatrtheived scienthe
tiSigma
annual meeting Oct. 17 on board the Queen Mary Sn Long fie honor society's
Beach, Calif. And on
Nov. 10 in Washington, D.C., Van Allen was honored as a Centennial Alumnus by
the National .Issoolation of State Universities and Land -Grant Colleges.
he Ul
spaceTProgram. Invited tootestifynaresVannal Allena Donald Aring on heGufuture
of the
u-is A.
U.SFrank and Dwight fl. Nicholson.
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nt Of
to the UIffornstudentefinanciaalaaidCity,
andresearch.
The George
has contributed
$500,000
The Universityis Boyd Law Building is featured in the August
"Architectural Record" and is cited for its circular design which "
various building parts extraordinary geometric complexity." gives the
month in A UI College India of Dentistry researcher, Dr. Christopher Squierr will spend a
smokelesstobacco.study
that
nisfunded igresln
by sivprograms to reducuni�Against
(more) useof
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State lottery proceeds of $1.8 million will fund half of three new
endowed UI faculty positions in engineering, medicine and pharmacy.
Stanford University's Hoover Institution has awarded a national fellowship
to UI Economics Associate Professor John Kennan.
The UI played host Got. 14-17 to the world's elite specialists in the
treatment of cleft lip and palate. Surgeons, speech pathologists, and
orthodontists attended from 20 foreign countries and around the nation.
The National Science Foundation awarded a $180,000 grant to the UI
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to design safer, more
durable, more efficient and cost-efficient structural systems for such things
as cars, airplanes and space vehicles.
The UI is preparing for a September 1988 national conference in Iowa City
and Des Moines on policy to reduce health hazards in agriculture.
New UI appointments include Fred H. Harris as associate vice president and
director of information technology; Dr. Jennifer Robinson Niebyl as professor
and head of the College of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
effective May 1, 1988; Christine Quinn as director of the UI summer session;
Professor Arthur Miller as director of the newly established Iowa Social
Science Institute; and Professor Gary C. Fethke as acting chair of the College
of Business Administration's Department of Marketing.
James Hardy, UI director of professional development for the Division of
Developmental Disabilities, has won the Iowa Speech -Language and Hearing
Association's annual Clinical Achievement Award.
Brazil's equivalent of America's Pulitzer Prize, the Jaboti National Award
for Literature, has gone to Arthur Nestrovski, a doctoral student in the UI
School of Music.
UI Pharmacy Professor Charles Barfknecht and a former associate, Dr.
Jeffrey Coffman, have been awarded a patent that could lead to improving
diagnosis and treatment of mental and neurological disorders.
The UI's world famous International Writing Program observed its 20th
anniversary Oct. 15-18 and 33 of its nearly 700 former participants returned to
Iowa City for dinners, readings and a ball.
University officials and researchers are beaming over Eastman Kodak's
decision to build a biotechnology manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids. Said
Rex Montgomery, associate dean for academie affairs at the UI College of
Medicine: "This is one of those first examples that can lead only upward."
UI played host Oct. 28 to the president of Japan's Seiko Instruments,
Inc., Remosuke Hara. He said his visit to Iowa could produce further
cooperation between Seiko and the University.
Nearly 4;200 UI rhetoric students learned about the life-threatening
disease AIDS in a Student Health Services program Nov. 3-4. SHS Director Mary
Khowassah said the program sought to increase the awareness of the nature and
transmission of AIDS and, "we hope, to help foster •attitudes and health
., behaviors conducive to prevention of AIDS." Dean for Student Services Phillip
Jones described the program as crucial to a larger goal of educating all UI
students on the disease.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 10, 1987
To: city Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Goal Session
The previously scheduled goal session for Wednesday, November 18, has
been cancelled. it will be rescheduled at a later date.
cc: Susan Horowitz
Randy Larson
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CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST.
November 13, 1987
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IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240
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The Honorable Jean Lloyd -Jones
160 Oak Ridge
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Senator Lloyd -Jones:
As the Iowa Legislative
record opposing the Session nears, I am once again
legalization of fireworks in Iwwriting to
Burn injuries and 90 on
If fireworks property losses from fire
fact. As usage of eaadaned i0 Iowa. This iswnot an crease y
mishaps involvin gerous product increases dramatically
be to 9 that product. opinion it is
strengthen it. Any changes in increases,
do the number of
of fireworks as well Enforcement can be existing law should
as their use, enhanced outlawin
Please find enclosed g Possession
Professional Fire a resolution passed b
Chiefs on this issue, Y the Iowa Association of
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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Fire Chief
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Iowa Ass'n, of Professional Fire Chiefs
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS The Iowa Association of professional Fire Chiefs is
dedicated to the saving of Life and property from fires and explosions,
and
WHEREAS The loss statistics for the State of Iowa are much
lower then those States now selling Fireworks, and
WHEREAS The availability of Fireworks can only increase deaths,
injuries and property loss resulting fram fire and explosions,
and
WHEREAS National statistics indicate a close correlation between
the availability of fireworks and the number of fires attributed
to fireworks,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED The Iowa Association of Professional
Fire Chiefs strongly opposes liberalization of Iowa's existing
Fireworks lav, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED The Iowa Association of professional
Fire Chiefs supports strengthening the existing lav, now in effect,
by prohibiting the possession of Claw •C• fireworks.
Resolution as adopted by the Iowa Association of professional Fire
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