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Home My WebLink About1985-08-13 Correspondencei ! J i 1 f. AUG5 1985 CITY CLERK Low. SHULMAN 0005.1901) WILLIAM V. PHELAN WILLAM M.TUCKER BANICL W. SoYLC CHARLES A. MULLEN STERNEN F. BRIONT BRUCE L.WALKCR RICHARD M. TUCKER THOMAS H. SELMAN STEVEN R.RECCNWCTHCn MAnYELILABETH PHELAN J BE CE IV ED AUG 5 1985 PHELAN, TUCKER, HOYLE & MULLEN ATTORNEYH AT LAW BRCMCR BUILCINC P.O. BDK 2150 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244 Mayor and City Council Civic Center City of Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52240 August 2, 1985 Re: Pepperwood Place Shopping Center Dear Mayor and Members of the Council: TCLCPNoNc (318) 354.1104 As a result of the continuation of the public hearing on the rezoning application of 3.74 acres from RM -12 to CC -2 in connection with the Pepperwood Place Shopping Center proposal, the developer, Southgate Development Company, is concerned that the construction timetable for the project will be jeopardized. Accordingly, the developer requests that if there is council consensus on the resolution of the issues raised at the public hearing held on July 30, 1985, that the rezoning ordinance be given its first reading at the close of the public hearing on August 13th. The developer understands that it is the council's policy to give the proposed ordinance its first reading at the council meeting following the meeting at which the public hearing is held. However, in this instance since the public hearing was continued, the developer feels that the council would be justified in giving the ordinance its first reading at the meeting on the 13th of August, 1985, rather than waiting until the next regular meeting. This is a major project for the City of Iowa City, and if the council's concerns have been satisfactorily addressed, the developer does not believe that there would be a useful purpose served by delaying the first reading of the ordinance for another two weeks. CAM:pl Yours very truly, czl— Charles A. Mu:len Counsel for Southgate Development Company, Inc. I_ AUG5 1985 CITY CLERK As a result of the continuation of the public hearing on the rezoning application of 3.74 acres from RM -12 to CC -2 in connection with the Pepperwood Place Shopping Center proposal, the developer, Southgate Development Company, is concerned that the construction timetable for the project will be jeopardized. Accordingly, the developer requests that if there is council consensus on the resolution of the issues raised at the public hearing held on July 30, 1985, that the rezoning ordinance be given its first reading at the close of the public hearing on August 13th. The developer understands that it is the council's policy to give the proposed ordinance its first reading at the council meeting following the meeting at which the public hearing is held. However, in this instance since the public hearing was continued, the developer feels that the council would be justified in giving the ordinance its first reading at the meeting on the 13th of August, 1985, rather than waiting until the next regular meeting. This is a major project for the City of Iowa City, and if the council's concerns have been satisfactorily addressed, the developer does not believe that there would be a useful purpose served by delaying the first reading of the ordinance for another two weeks. CAM:pl Yours very truly, czl— Charles A. Mu:len Counsel for Southgate Development Company, Inc. I_ i I� Iowa Department of Transportation 430 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 FI L E D August 2, 1985 AUG 5 1985 Ref: FN -1-5(35)--21-52 Johnson County CITY CLERK Agreement 85-M-227 The Honorable John McDonald RE: Slide Area Repair Mayor City Hall Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor McDonald: This is official notification to your City Council that the Iowa Department of Transportation proposes to let a slide area repair project on Primary Road No. 1 on August 20, 1985. The project lies within the City of Iowa City and is located just south of Interstate 80. The work will be done in accord with the current form 810034 "Agree- ment for Primary Road Extension Maintenance and Operation." Project costs will be paid from the Primary Road Fund and no charges will be made against the City. The project is proposed for construction during 1985. Resident Engineer John Smythe of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, telephone number 319/365-6986, will advise you of the contractor's proposed schedule when the information is available. We would appreciate this project notification being included on your next City Council meeting agenda as a matter of information for the Council members. If you have any questions concerning the work involved, please contact this office as soon as possible in order to expedite any possible changes. RCH:psb A ineer cc: Ed Fawkes, Office of Right of Way, Iowa DDT, Ames, IA RME Richard Kautz RCE John Smythe i s � j. i i;. ; i; i i i j JtyTED g P. O W to E• ro i' '. at home here since If)78 Iowa cite. Iowa Members of the City Council City of Iowa City Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Council Members: July 31, 1985 RECEIVEDAUG 2 1985 We wish to express our enthusiastic support for the recent suggestion that the open space between the new Public Library and the Linn/Dubuque Parking Ramp be used for construction of an Ampitheatre/Skating Rink. Such a facility might also incorporate small leased spaces for retail shops of a small floor -space category and concomitantly low lease -cost rate. A downtown Ampitheatre would provide the pzazz that so far has been lacking in downtown Iowa City. It would free the non - University community from its present nearly -complete dependence on the University for accommodation of large -audience entertainment. A center -city Ampitheatre would be a superb complement to the newly constructed center -city hotel, walking malls, library and indoor mall. It would make a very positive contribution to the evening milieu of downtown Iowa City. Financing of such a structure might be accomplished by bond issue, such as was done for the new Public Library. A modest increase in property taxes to pay for such a bond issue should meet with broad-based community support, both commercial and residential. Every Iowa Citian, whether resident or temporary, stands to gain. ince a an Williams & ekwell Williams...... 227 S. Johnson Street'[ �[ u j F L E D JUL291985 CITY CLERK i j F L E D JUL291985 CITY CLERK CHARLES A BARKER 911 IOWA AVENUE • P.O. BOK 2000 JOHN D. CRUISE IOWA CITY, IOWA AREA CODE 810 MICHAEL W. KENNEDY 52244 TELEPHONE 301.8181 JAMES D. HOUGHTON DAVIS I_ FOSTER July 24, 1985 City Council of Iowa City Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Council Members: I represent Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peet, who reside at 1225 E. Davenport Street in Iowa City. There is a City -owned alley adjoining their property on the east which is being used by numerous vehicles at all times of the day and night as a short- cut to get from Bloomington Street to Davenport Street without having to go east to the Hickory Hill Park area. This alley is not being used by the City in any way and is only about ten feet wide. Numerous vehicles recklessly travel through the alley at high speeds day and night, and my clients and other adjoining landowners have had several near -collisions with these vehicles in the course of backing out of their garages into the alley. Furthermore, the vehicles using this alley have caused serious noise disturbances to my clients, especial- ly at night. Mr. and Mrs. Peet, along with the other adjoining landown- ers, feel that the use of this alley as a through street by persons other than those who use the alley for access to their garages has created a serious safety problem. They would like to have the alley barricaded or blocked in some way in the mid- dle, so as to eliminate through traffic but so as to allow the continued use of the alley as access for adjoining landowners. The Peets are not really interested in an alley vacation procedure, because of the cost involved. They, along with the other adjoining landowners, simply want to eliminate the sig- nificant safety threat posed by the continued use of the alley by through traffic. p i 4. i ,i i i i , T 1 l City Council of Iowa City July 24, 1985 Page —2— Could you please give this matter y r attention as soon as possible. Thank you very much. Ve t y yours, i I I Charles A. Barker CAB/ajm 03/3-05-124 I. j: I /4z86 7 a City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: August 6, 1985 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Diagonal Parking on Van Buren 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 23-263 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, the City Traffic Engineer will direct the installation of diagonal parking with appropriate signage along the east side of Van Buren Street from Washington Street north to the alley, except for the bicycle storage area. COMMENT: This diagonal parking is being established at the request of the City Council. bj2/11 �oL��. AUG 12 1911 MiCTyCLERK `()4