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Home My WebLink About1983-10-11 CorrespondenceCi 1 Iowa City • Iowa %, D R SEP 2J 1983 D d September 27, 1983 CITY CLERK ® Bob Downer M,eardon,Sueppel, Downer, & Hayes i 122 S. Linn Iowa City, Iowa 52240 i Mayor Mary Neuhauser City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Neuhauser: i The Greater Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce has strongly j encouraged and supported economic development and community improvement. One specific project has been downtown area urban renewal, an integral part is the downtown hotel develop- ment. The Chamber is deeply concerned about the present litigation, and feels that a solution should be reached to allow for the hotel project to be completed. In our opinion, this project is in the best interest to our community, the business environment, and our future growth. We feel it is imperative that a solution be reached with in a reasonable amount of time. Thank you for your consideration on this important matter. Si� Les Batterman, Pres dent for the Board of Directors Greater Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce LB:jt Greater Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 2358 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (319) 337.9637 g OR ry no I HILLCRFST RECEiVcD ^': i % 1983 FAMILY SERVICES October 4, 1983 Mayor Mary Neuhauser & City Council Att: City Clerk's Office Civic Center 410 E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Hillcrest Family Services Transitional Facility for Chronically Mentally III Adults Dear Mayor and Council: Hillcrest Family Services originally made a proposal for CDBG funds in September 1982. The original request of $73,500 was based on a purchase price of $150,000 and remodeling of $30,000. Hillcrest.Family Services was able to purchase a facility at 214 E. Church St. in August, 1983. It was very difficult to find a suitable home in a properly zoned area that was large enough to meet licensing requirements. The complexity of the project required the services of an architect and the Iowa Department of Health by whom this facility is licensed requires specific architectural designs for any remodeling or additions. We were fortunate to purchase this facility for $118,000 which was below our proposed projection. Unfortunately the remodeling and the need for an addition to accommodate three additional bedrooms for seven additional residents was beyond our projections. Extensive remodeling was necessary to meet the Iowa Department of Health, The Iowa Department of Public Safety and City of Iowa City standards. The costs for the remodeling and addition was $85,542.00. These additional expenses have been defroyed in part by a Hillcrest capital campaign in Iowa City and a mortgage with Hills Bank and Trust Company. Hillcrest has been pleased by the generosity of individuals and corporations in the Iowa City area who have contributed $38,025.62 to this project. The seven current residents moved to the new facility on September 2, 1983. The Iowa Department of Health and Iowa Department of Public Safety have issued a conditional license during the remodeling. The remodeling and addition is scheduled to be completed by December 31, 1983. Upon completion, psychiatric adult males will be admitted to the program and occupancy will expand from seven to fourteen residents. We have received many inquiries and referrals for men and expect the additional beds will be filled soon after the addition is completed and a license is issued. AREA OFFICE 1727 - First Avenue, S. E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Telephone 319 362-3149 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES • 2005 ASBURV ROAD • DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 A ministry of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Synod of Was and Prairies, United Presbyterian Church, USA Page Two Listed below are the costs, income and monies needed to complete this project. COSTS: Purchase of Facility $118,000.00 Remodeling and Addition 85,542.00 City of Iowa City Zoning Application 200.00 Iowa Dept. of Health Certificate of Need 448.00 Rewire current structure 8,500.00 Architects Fee 12,473.50 TOTAL $225,166.50 INCOME AND MORTGAGE: City of Iowa City CDBG funds 73,500.00 Pledges and Cash from Capital Campaign 38,025.62 Mortgage - Hills Bank & Trust Company 93,600.00 TOTAL $205,125.62 MONIES NEEDED TO COMPLETE PROJECT: $20,040.88 Hillcrest Family Services respectfully requests an additional $20,000.00 from CDBG funds in year 1983 to complete this project. Confidence in Hillcrest Family Services and this needed project for the community has been demonstrated by a prior comnittment of $73,500, by individual and corporate gifts in the amount of $38,025.62 and by a mortgage of $93,600.00. Sincerely,/ �Zn 0 Yzla"�2Q-aJ Jane A. Hartman, ACSW Assistant Executive Director cc: James Hencin, CDBG Program Coordinator Cheryl Mintle, Human Services Coordinator oZO.Z� 1 C ■ MARION R. NEELY JAMES M. MARTINEK NEELY LAW OFFICES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 510 IOWA STATE SANK GUILIN.. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 Tn[a... E 339-9453 September 20, 1983 J ^7nEIVEQ SEP " 1933 SOLO. Orr¢[ SOLON. IOWA 52333 Tn[r.O.O 644-2371 Mr. Neal Berlin Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 RE: Beer Garden at 114 Wright Street -Studio 114 Dear Mr. Berlin: I am enclosing with this letter a Petition signed by individuals supporting the application of Studio 114 for a Beer Garden at their establishment at 114 Wright Street, Iowa City, Iowa. The individuals on the second and third pages of the Petition are the residents living in the area surrounding Studio 114. As you can see, this is an area dominated by college students.and other businesses. The businesses are closed after 5 P.M. so that any noise from the Beer Garden would not be bothersome to them. The residents in the area are mostly college students and, as you can see from the enclosed Petition, support the notion of a Beer Garden at 114 Wright Street. The proposed Beer Garden would be surrounded by a fence so that there would be no blowing trash or other debris littering the area. The proposal calls for a six foot high fence to surround the beer garden which would effectively block the site from view of passing traffic. We are requesting that the issue of allowing a Beer Garden at 114 Wright Street be placed on the Council's agenda for the next regular meeting. I would also ask that a copy of the agenda indicating that this item will be discussed be sent to me so that I may advise my clients. Thank you very much for your cooperation. JHM/bw Enc. cc: Bill Bock Very truly y urs, AMES H. MARTINEK o2o�`f ■ i 7 y � � ter, J 1� I -- _--�bl/i✓ ONX ._ -- -ho3_S_.�k�.wyue- -- ' o3 5 0 e(j) u a& Ao,13� . _If Y6 4�3205 V /�/ W, H .;, C7;w4-. , MIld'/G 6.2 gV._M,cZ1m Marian K. Karr, City Clerk, City Council, Civic Center, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Marian and City Council members: the original submarine 25 September, 1983 In response to your inquiry of September 9, 1983, our contiguous exterior dining area is used during favorable weather, approximately April 15 -October 15. Our exterior dining area is entirely fenced and posted as private property. Our hours are 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Bushnell's garden is landscaped, policed and automatically illuminated at evening. Our Manager, Cathy Anstedt, resides at 127 East College and monitors our property. As a lunch -based restaurant closed at 6:00 p.m., our alcohol volume by percentage of total sales is quite small. We are a clean operation. We have never had an alcohol related incident, problem or suit. Management and employees are quite cognizant of dram shop exposure, liabilities and responsibilities. If the Council is indeed "... considering imposing certain requirements concerning outside service areas .. " I suggest you proceed with prudence. I request you permit and facilitate licensees' input before you act. I urge you not broad -bush good operators for reasons attributable to bad operators. Bushnell's success has not been realized by accident or luck. By deliberate design, considerable effort and substantial capital risk, we have prospered in a very competitive business and environment. Because the garden's seating capacity represents an important component of return on our investment, I will resist Council imposition of conditions that may jeopardize my investment. I will not react favorably to an abridgement of my license use and/or property rights imposed by the Council in an effort to control irresponsible, negligent operators. Please advise me of your impending considerations. Sincerely, le�L- Ed J. Zastrow Bushnell's Turtle Inc., President College Block Partners, Partner EJZ/amc College Block Building / 127 East College Street / City Plaza / Iowa City, Iowa 52240 WILL J. HAYEK (1886.1882) HAYEK, HAYEK, HAYEK & HOLLAND JOHN W. HAYEK ATTORNEYS AT LAW AREA CODE 918 C. PETER HAYEK 110 EAST WASHINGTON STREET 337.9606 C. JOSEPH HOLLAND IOWA CITY. IOWA 63340.9876 WILLIAM O. WERGER September 29, 1983 i i Mayor of Iowa City and City Council Members Civic Center 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 -� Re: Plaza Suite Rezoning Request Mayor and Council Members: I believe that you will be considering the Plaza Suite rezoning request for the property located at Dubuque and Court Streets on your agenda for October 11. I have some additional information concerning this rezoning request which I would like to present to the Council either at that time or at your informal meeting prior to that meeting. 1' Would it be possible to have an opportunity to present this information to you at your convenience. Very truly yours, i Joh W. ayek JWH:cs cc: Richard Houston Mike Furman Steve Richardson Kent Braverman i aa�p � l OCT 3.1983 MARIAN K. KARR I CITY CLERK (3) j =2o3/ o) October 11,1983 To: Iowa City Councilmembers From: The New Greek Council New Greek Council, the governing body of all sorority and fraternity pledges on the University of Iowa campus, is planning an Iowa City Awareness Week. It will begin on Monday, October 31st, and continue through Friday, November 4th. The purpose of Iowa City Awareness Week is to promote Iowa City, and to show our appreciation to the citizens of Iowa City for their many contributions to University and Greek life. There will be various activities planned for each day of Iowa City Awareness Week. These activities include a visit to the Children's Hospital, various forms of media advertisements, working for the political polls on the primary elections, visiting area nursing homes, an Iowa City Clean-up Day, merchant promotions, and refreshments for the law enforcement and protection officials of Iowa City. We would be very interested in any ideas or input you might have for the Iowa City Awareness Week, particularly the Iowa City Clean-up Day. If there is any specific area of Iowa City that you feel needs improvement, please contact us. We are working for a very successful Iowa City Awareness Week in the hopes that the citizens of Iowa City will know that we do appreciate them, and we do care about Iowa City. TR,JK/jk Thank -you. Respectfully, Tim Ryan -Co -President, New Greek Council Janet Kers y -Co -President, New Greek Council. 4 � o R � M CT 1 11983 MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (3) n) L(') J n City of Iowa Cit;` MEMORANDUM Date: October 5, 1983 a D To: Honorable Mayor and City Council )CT 5'1983 From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer-� MARTIAN K. KARR Re: NO RIGHT TURN ON RED at Burlington Street/SummitStreeERK (3) As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, this is to advise you of the following action: ACTION: As directed by the City Council, the Traffic Engineer will direct the removal of the NO RIGHT TURN ON RED sign located in the southeast corner of the above referenced intersection. The present sign prohibits right turns on red from Burlington Street onto Summit Street. This action will take place on October 19, 1983. tp2/12