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Home My WebLink About1981-05-19 CorrespondenceTO: Mayor John Balmer and members of the City Council FROM: Richard Hughes, Principal, Herbert Hoover School RE: Crossing guard on Court Street in front of Hoover School DATE: May 11, 1981 I would like to state our preferences for supervision at this crossing in front of Hoover School while the issue is still under consideration. 1. Our first choice would be to retain the present adult guard at this crossing. As you are aware, Court Street carries a large volume of traffic. A traffic count at this crossing on Monday morning, May 11, 1981, from 8:10 to 8:35 showed 221 vehicles used this intersection. On inclement days, this number would have been much higher. One of our first graders was struck at this crossing about two weeks ago. This accident occurred before 8:00 a.m., which is before the adult guard or patrols are on duty. 2. Our second choice would be to keep the adult crossing guard there at arrival time in the morning and at dismissal time in the afternoon. We feel we could handle the noon arrivals and departures with dust the safety patrols since there are gaps in the traffic during this time period. 3. Our third choice would be a traffic light which could be con- trolled by the safety patrol. It would need to be a light that would change to solid red. A flashing red light would not be of any help since traffic would have a tendency to back-up and, also, we would not be assured that cars would remain stopped to get the pedestrians across. Thank you for your consideration. RH:js cc: Neal Berlin, city Manager Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Donna Higgins, Safety Chairperson, Hoover PTA MICROFILMED BY JORM MICRO_ LAB (CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES D U MAY1121981 ABBIE STOLFUb CITY CLERK G 93 a.. - May 26, 1981 Mr. Richard Hughes, Principal Herbert Hoover School 2200 East Court Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Hughes: Thank you for your letter of May 11, 1981, to the Mayor and City Council concerning the crossing guards at Hoover School. The 'crossing guard at 1st and Court Street.will be retained and the crossing which currently is midway between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Court Street will be relocated to 3rd and Court. At that location• there will be installed a special stop sign which will be utilized by your student crossing guards during the period in which students are present. Your responsibility will be to insure that the stop sign is properly used at the appropriate times and that the crossing guard is available at 1st and Court Street. If the crossing guard is not available, your office then will call a standby crossing guard. Thank you for your interest in this matter. If you have any other concerns relating to this matter, please refer them to the District Safety Committee who will coordinate with the City staff. Sincerely yours, Neal G. Berlin City Manager tp3/1 cc: David Cronin J MICROFILMED BY AJORM MICROLAB 1101NE5 CtOAR RAPIDS-DES (P q3 qk � aeu 6 er-alw-l*L11, 317j/9s-/ REECEIVED HAY 1 1981 LC�C.f� s972d2E� �G��TILG ,� . ter- MICROFILMED BY - JORM MICROLAB �CtDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES 1 t M .I It- .'.� May 12,;981 To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa: According to items in the Press -Citizen, the UI Institute of Gerentology is soliciting funds to be used for the purpose of establishing a family type home in Johnson County for "frail" elderly persons who are in good enough health to stay out of a nursing home but who cannot be totally independent, and have asked for Community Block Grant funds to help buy a building. The plan is that this facility would be an 8 -bedroom home and would accommodate a resident manager and seven frail elderly persons. According to Mr. Dan Reece a Universityof Iowa graduate student, the federal government estimates that there are 1,4001frail elderly persons in Johnson County. Setting up a family type home for seven of the 1,400 frail persons sure doesn't look right to me, nor to other taxpayers and senior citizens with whom I have talked, because the plan looks completely unworkable and unaffordable. It could be as much as 99-112% discriminatory since only seven of the 1,400 could be addommodatedt leaving 1,393 in exactly the same situation as before the family type home was established. And if the federal government may have overestimated and there should be only 700 Frail citizens in Abin County, even then only one frail person in 100 could be housed in the new facility, with nothing for the other 99. Things which would make the proposed facility unaffordable include the following: No. 1. The high initial cost of the facility, considering the small number of persons it would accommmdate. According to the news media, the cost of the house is estimated at about 100.000. The cost of remodeling, furniture, carpets, drapes, curtains, bedding, linens, dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, stove, refrigerator, freezer, dish -washer, laundry equipment, trash compactor, cleaning equip- ment, water softener, an automobile or a van, could easily add another 850,000 - $100,000. to the total cost. No. 2. The high cost of day to day operation, considering the small number -of residents. According to Mr. Reece, one of the bed rooms would be for a full-time resident manager whose compensation would be board and room and a minimum salary. Sibeecfeeding and looking ,after the welfare of seven frail elderly citizens would be a 24 hour a day, seven days a week responsibility, we can be sure that it would take a lot more than a minimum wgge to -)attract a capable manager, woman or man. It could beceverything but an easy job. The Mary 0. Coldren Rome for Women hasn't had a manager ('Matron) for several years because they haven't been able to find one at a wage they could afford, even though Job Servicd helped them to look. That is one of the reasons the Board of Directors has considered closing that facility. Operating with hourly help hasn't been easy. The manager would not be able to do everything, viz: doing the shopping, cooking and serving meals, including perparation of special diets when prescribed, doing the laundry, the daily and weekly cleaning, etc. Other persons would need to be employed. And if the facility would need to be licensed, complying with state regulations could mean considerable expense. I was glad to read in the Press -Citizen that you are reluctant to endorse any new projects, especially one that wouldn't support itself after an initial capital outlay, and that you have asked for more information. I hope the inforaation given you will include the following, as it is in- formation that the taxpayers and senior citizens will want too. f MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES 6 9.0 7 City Council, Page 2. 5-12-1981. What is the name of the community group that would supervise the project? This is something that the proponents have apparently kept under covereo far. Might it be, perhaps, some agency whose pact record may have been nothing to. crow about? Or might it be some completely new, inexperiencalgroup? Would the promoters expect the group selected to be funded with tax funds or funds collected from the public by United Way? Or how would they expect it to be funded? What would the promoters expect the duties of this community group to be? Would they expect its members to take bids for the remodeling, let the contract, supervise the work, buy all of the furniture, furnish- ings and equipment, get the house all ready for occupancy, supervise the operation of the home, collect the rents, etc. and hire the manager? If not, whose duty do they think all this should be - - that of the City of Iowa City - - that of the UI Institute of Oerentology - - or who? What do the proponents think should be the power of the community group? Do they think this group should have the power to set all rules and regulations regarding eligibility, priorities, determine the amount of:rent to be paid, select the first seven frail citizens to occupy the new facility, etc. etc. Or do they think this should be the duty and responsibility of the City Council? Since the proposed family type home would be for elderly persons who are not able to live entirely independently, would it need to be licensed by the state? If so, do the proponents know what the state regulations would be for a facility of the type and size of the one for hhich they are trying to raise funds? home Would the promoters want a family type for women only, for men only, or for some of each? According to the Press- Citizen, Mr. Reece stated that the proposed family type home would be used as a modelfor other such projects in the County. 'We sure don'tneed a model, of a home that would house only seven of 'the 1,400 frail elderly persons that the federal government estimates live in Johnson County. On that basis it would take 200 buildings at a cost of some $150,000. each to house all of them. There are many things that would be nice if communities could afford them. After your Honorable Body has received the additional information, I would be very glad to have a copy, and I suggest that you send a copy of my letter to the IDI Institute of Cerentology, attention of Mr. Dan Reece, to the Committee op' Community Needs, to United Way, and to Ms. Pamela Rameer. t i -Xn--aeecl citizen, a pay r, and a volunteer watch -dog. 1530 Sheridan Avenue. MAY°1114 1981 ABBIE ES iOLI=US CITY CLERK MICROFILMED BY ' JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES i Mr. Mike Kucharzak Public Works Department Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Kucharzak: 1410 First Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 May 5, 1981 ti i We are a group of people in a self-esteem class at Goodwill Industries. One of our members would like to attend the classes sponsored by Kirkwood Community College at Old Brick on Market St. However, he lives on Brown St. and he is unable to safely cross the street at the intersection of Brown and Dodge Streets. We would like to request that the City install a pedestrian - controlled traffic signal like the ones downtown at the corner of Brown and Dodge so that our class member can travel around the community more independently and with safety. There are other disabled people in the neighborhood and we feel the special traffic signal would also benefit them. We will appreciate your help. c• Sincerely, Le qr.1 e Ih a �. e u1 Iris Baskett Leanna Mayhew Merlin Fagan Rog ohnson 6A q.�.....,... Rick Casady lvct� a&n Karen -Allen Mark Wolters MdhV L�DI}�hS 02.� YdX �QS� rtef' Charles Porter e -P Carol Thompson 10AY6 1981 L' ABBIE STOL-FL; CAU CLERIC 1. MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB ;_CEDAR RAPIOS•DES MOINES i I i Mr. Mike Kucharzak Public Works Department Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Kucharzak: 1410 First Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 May 5, 1981 ti i We are a group of people in a self-esteem class at Goodwill Industries. One of our members would like to attend the classes sponsored by Kirkwood Community College at Old Brick on Market St. However, he lives on Brown St. and he is unable to safely cross the street at the intersection of Brown and Dodge Streets. We would like to request that the City install a pedestrian - controlled traffic signal like the ones downtown at the corner of Brown and Dodge so that our class member can travel around the community more independently and with safety. There are other disabled people in the neighborhood and we feel the special traffic signal would also benefit them. We will appreciate your help. c• Sincerely, Le qr.1 e Ih a �. e u1 Iris Baskett Leanna Mayhew Merlin Fagan Rog ohnson 6A q.�.....,... Rick Casady lvct� a&n Karen -Allen Mark Wolters MdhV L�DI}�hS 02.� YdX �QS� rtef' Charles Porter e -P Carol Thompson 10AY6 1981 L' ABBIE STOL-FL; CAU CLERIC 1. MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB ;_CEDAR RAPIOS•DES MOINES June 18, 1981 Ms. Iris Baskett c/o Goodwill Industries 1410 First Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Ms. Baskett: Thank you for the letter of May 5, 1981, signed by you and nine other persons, requesting a signal at the intersection of Brown Street and Dodge Street. I referred this matter to the City Traffic Engineer for investigation. The City Traffic Engineer reports that before a signal can be installed certain design criteria must be met. These criteria have been accepted by the State of Iowa. The criteria consider the number of cars and pedestrians, speed of cars, the accident experience and other factors at a location. The criteria establish minimum values which must be exceeded before traffic signals are installed. The City Traffic Engineer has reported to me that the various minimum criteria are not met by the conditions at the Brown Street/Dodge Street intersection. In addition, traffic controls of this nature require inclusion in the City's capital budget. There is always limited funding for this kind of improvement. Should you have any further questions or suggestions regarding this matter or other City services, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely yours, Neal G. Berlin City Manager cc: City Clerk tp/sp + MICROFILMED BY !JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES CITY OF IOWA CITY ("IVI(, C IMER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.1840 Date April 17, 1981 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Shop Supervisor We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons ithSoSueiso%uipnDioble for the position of hp of rEqmet Division Dan Fountain Darwin Swartzendruber IO CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION e n erson rletta Orelup 6e, Bruce Walker ATTEST:__5 tolfus, GlfVtler07 MICROFILMED BY `JORM MICROLAB '�CEOAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES i CITY OF IOWA 4 Cc:IVIG; C;I:NfEfl 10 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.1800 Date TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination r Maintenance 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 t/(r, ern „r a,�lAl e Mark Freilinger I0W ITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ann erson —' r1ettare up Bruce Walker --- ATTEST: Abba Stolfus, Cit Clerk j MICROFILMED BY `DORM MICROLAB " CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES 690 _r City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 14, 1981 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic EngineerJ* Re: Parking in the 300 Block of South Madison Street As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code 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 that signs be installed on the east side of the 300 block of South Madison so as to prohibit parking at all times. This action will take place on or shortly after May 29, 1981. COMMENT: This action is being taken at the suggestion of the City Council. tp4/3 0 MICROFILMED BY 'JORM MICROLAB 'CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES i MAY1 51981 UD ABBIE STOLFLIS CITY CLERK LAN 1 i a J City of Iowa city MEMORANDUM Date: May 14, 1981 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer• Re: Parking on the West Side of the 500 Block of South Madison 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 the City Traffic Engineer will direct that signs be placed on the west side of the north half of the 500 block of South Madison Street so as to permit two hour parking from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. This action will be taken on or shortly after May 29, ,1981. COMMENT: This action is being taken at the suggestion of the City Council so as to provide parking for the commercial enterprise located at this address. tp4/4 U j MICROFILMED BY `JORM MICRO_ LAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES FMILF AY 1 S 1981 ABBIE STOLFU. CITY CLERK 700 3