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Date: April 23, 2008
To: City Clerk
From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner ~--
Re: Item for April 29, 2008 City Council meeting; Installation of (11) Iowa City BUS STOP
signs to reflect changes in transit routes effective May 19, 2008
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (19), install Iowa City Transit BUS STOP signs at the following
locations:
Swisher Lane & Foster Road, Walker Circle & Willenbrock Circle, Swisher Street & Foster
Road, Foster Road & Camborne Circle, Foster Road & Algonquin Road, Foster Road & Elks
Club Driveway, and near the entrances to 2717, 2751, 2814, 2839, and 2963 Northgate Drive.
Comment:
This action is being taken to reflect changes in Iowa City Transit routes effective May 19, 2008.
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Chris Shaffer
1704 F Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
April 14, 2008
Council Members
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear City Council Members,
With the recent passage of a statewide smoking ban, it seems obvious that there will be more people smoking
outside on the downtown pedestrian mall. Crowds of smokers will make the pedestrian mall less family-friendly.
Friday night concerts in the summer will be hazy with smoke. People already stand on the playground and smoke
right beside the children playing. Please consider banning smoking on the pedestrian mall. If that's not possible,
could you please have "no smoking" signs installed on the children's playground? Perhaps signs could be installed
on playground equipment in all city parks.
Thanks,
Chris Shaffer
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From: Dieterle, Caroline M
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:15 AM
To: thompbobson@mchsi.com; jctalk@yahoogroups.com; Regenia Bailey;
matt@hayekforiowacity.com; mikec~choosewright.org; amy-Correia@iowa-city.org; ross-
wilburnc~iowa-city.org; mike-Wright@iowa-city.org; regenia-baileyC~iowa-city.org; matt-
hayak@iowa-city.org
Cc: Dieterle, Caroline M
Subject: RE: Sheraton
Councilors:
During the campaign last fall the candidates were repeatedly questioned about the further
use of TIFs by Iowa City. The answers given were that they would be given "cautiously" and
"carefully" - and that local, smaller businesses would have a better chance than they have
had formerly. If a TIF is given to this outfit that has bought the Sheraton, I'd say
voters have been seriously misled. It looks to me like a textbook example of the big,
successful, out-of-town-based megacorp once again being in line for getting the gravy. I
do not believe for a second that it cannot find the funds to do the restoration/remodel
itself. An important lesson I have learned on the board of New Pioneer is: "If you don't
ask, you don't get." So we can't blame the panhandling corporation for trying to get every
penny that they can sucker us into giving them. They have already bought the property; I
don't think that would have happened if the buyers were unsure that they could afford to
care for it.
Another troubling feature of the situation - if the Press Citizen story is accurate - is
the strong suspicion one gets that backroom dealing has been going on between the Sheraton
buyer negotiators and the City's Economic Development committee. If that is true - and
that is part of the reason the Sheraton property has ALREADY been bought, prior to this
week's panhandling negotiations meeting, that is shameful.
The citizens of Iowa City should not have to foot the bill and suffer the inconvenience
that is being contemplated: raising parking fees to fund a TIF and closing the walkway at
the hotel are an injury and an insult to everyone and not ways to encourage people to come
downtown.
It is bitterly ironic that Iowa City has just passed an ordinance protecting the citizenry
from panhandling in the Ped Mall by persons, but is poised to reward the corporate
panhandlers just down Washington St. at the Civic Center.
- Caroline Dieterle
From: Bob Thompson [thompbobson@mchsi.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:21 AM
To: jctalkc~yahoogroups.com; Regenia Bailey; mattC~hayekforiowacity.com;
mikec~choosewright.org; amy-correiac~iowa-city.org; ross-Wilburn@iowa-city.org; mike-
wrightc~iowa-city.org; regenia-bailey@iowa-city.org; matt-hayakC~iowa-city.org
Subject: Sheraton
Note to undisclosed recipients of this email: Sorry for this unsolicited message, but due
to the urgency of spreading the word on this, I have BCCd this to anyone I thought should
become aware of this. Do not "reply all" if you don't want your identity exposed to the
recipient council members. The purpose of this is expose the truth about this situation as
quickly as_possible. Please forward widely. This must be countered immediately.
Note to the City of Iowa City: you are being had by the new owners of the Sheraton. And by
extension, taxpayers are being had by them as well.
From: Dieterle, Caroline M [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:26 AM
To: Council
Subject: FW: Sheraton
To recap their requests:
1) A better discount on parking in the ramp 2)closing the easement for foot traffic
through the building 3)financial assistance in the form of a TIF or something, to offset
the cost of $10 million in proposed renovations
These guys are apparently portraying themselves as somewhat of a mom-and-pop operation.
According to the P-C:
(Iowa City economic development coordinator Wendy Ford) said the hotel's new owners have
indicated that without city assistance, the facility will not get the updates it needs and
will risk losing the Sheraton flag. The loss of the brand could result in lower occupancy,
a decrease in property value and hotel tax collections.
She said the city is interested in keeping the hotel alive and going and said the current
owners are part of a smaller property group and have more interest in the condition of the
property.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The owner is listed as RBD Iowa City LLC, which
is a subsidiary of RockBridge Capital ( http://www.rockbridgecapital.com ) The property is
managed by the Davidson Hotel Company ( http://www.davidsonhotels.com/ )
They've been giving you this sob story that they are at risk of losing the Sheraton name,
and can't afford the renovations without public assistance. So why did they buy it, if
they can't afford it? Answer: They can easily afford it. This operation is HUGE. Their
story changes considerably when bragging to investors about how wildly successful they
are. Use of public assistance for this project would be a most egregious abuse of Iowa
City taxpayers. If you give them one dime of our money, you may have an uprising on your
hands. If I have anything to do with it, that is. Listen to them:
(March 8, 2007) "Davidson has proven to be a strong partner in all of our previous
transactions," said James T. Merkel, RockBridge managing director. "We will continue to
seek opportunities with them moving forward as their hotel ownership and operating
expertise has been invaluable in creating successful projects." ...."Over the last 3 years
alone, Davidson has been involved in transactions totaling well over $1 billion", said
Belden. "Davidson has now become one of the Top 10 largest independent management
companies in the industry and we will continue to strategically grow our acquisition and
third-party management platforms."
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_lst/Mar07_StamfordHI.html
"RockBridge has successfully attracted investors as the result of the positive investment
returns achieved by our group since 1992," said Alexander. "During that time, RockBridge
has underwritten nearly $4.5 billion worth of real estate and invested in over 300 assets
nationwide."
http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6551394.htm1
RockBridge Capital is a Columbus, Ohio-based investment firm focused on the hospitality
industry. Since 1992, RockBridge has invested more than $2 billion through its RockBridge
Hospitality Funds and First Mortgage Investment Program in more than 300 assets.
http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_lst/Mar07_StamfordHI.html
MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 4, 2008-Davidson Hotel Company (DHC), one of the nation's
largest hotel management companies, today announced that it plans to significantly step up
its efforts in the university hotel management segment, with a goal of doubling its
existing collection of five university-related hotels within the next two to three years.
http://tinyurl.com/4j9nx9
Case closed. They don't need our money to stay afloat. Period. Not one penny. Yet it seems
that the City is going to bend over backwards for them. Take the sweet parking deal they
want, for example. To offset the loss of revenue from this, the City is considering
raising parking fines from $5 to $7, DIRECTLY shifting the cost of this giveaway onto all
of us. OUTRAGEOUS! To view the evidence for this you need to go to
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http://www.iowa-city.org/weblink/docview.aspx?id=161687
--and use the gizmo at the top of the page to generate a PDF. The memo is on pp 78-79.
So, they certainly don't need to TIF us to line the pockets of the rich, and we should
raise hell if they even consider an enhanced parking privilege, at our expense. After
learning all this, I strongly feel their request for removing the easement should be
denied as well, as punishment for this scam, rather than punishing all of us, making us
walk around the building. Outside money waltzes into town, whispers sweet nothings into
the City's ear about how poor they are, and how they can't afford the upkeep on their new
investment. They have already proven to me that they are not good corporate citizens. It's
time for some serious outrage! This is moving very quickly, they are meeting with the
Council Economic Development Committee Tuesday April 22 at 8:00 AM in the Lobby Conference
Room at City Hall for preliminary negotiations. This information needs to spread very
quickly, if we're going to have any chance of stopping this. Recipients of this email need
to give the Council hell about this NOW, and spread the word.
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Marian Karr
From: John Gross [jagross@techiowa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:50 AM
To: Council
Subject: Public Easement through the Sheraton Hotel
This correspondence will become a public record.
Dear Councilors:
When the Sheraton Hotel was constructed almost thirty years ago, blocking direct access from the
Dubuque Street parking garage, the permanent easement through the lobby of the hotel with automatic
doors eased the effects of the street blockage. Direct access for the handicapped and infirm, and for
those carrying packages was then and still is important to the downtown business people, shoppers and
owners alike.
I urge you to support the continuation of this access through the lobby. The current owner bought the
hotel with this easement, the continuation should not be a major problem.
Thirty years ago the public design review of the proposed hotel suggested that there would be higher
operating costs for this scheme, than a scheme that allowed an unimpeded passageway, but the
developer rejected these suggestions.
The removal of this access would be a factor in our future consideration of our Downtown location.
Many of our customers have difficulty getting easy access to our store and another impediment would
certainly have a negative effect on our profitability.
Thank You
John A. Gross, President
Technigraphics
4/23/2008
Marian Karr
From: Libby Shannon [goosetowngraphics@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:14 AM
To: Council
Subject: Sheraton
This correspondence will become a public record.
Ms. Mayor and Council:
I just got done reading the P-C article regarding the Sheraton downtown. A friend of mine,
Bob Thompson, whom I am sure you have heard from, did a bunch of research and these people
have the money. Please read the article and the comments if you have not:
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/
NEWSOI/804230337/1079
JJ Honeck's points are particularly enlightening. I started a graphic design business in
2000 with my 401k from the city. When I needed an extension on my water bill the first
year Diana Donohue gave me until 8:00 a.m. the morning following the due date. I am born
and raised an Iowa girl who laid it all on the line and got nothing but a slap in the face
from a department that spends money like what it distributes.
Apparently that's why they had to have my $55 immediately.
When we gave more money to Mr. Moen to build competition for the hotel it was probably not
the best move. But then Mr. Moen gets what Mr. Moen wants.
Please say no to these people or you are telling Mr. Honeck and I that we are saps.
Thanks for your time.
Libby Shannon
Goosetown Graphics
310 Reno St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
319.358.8629
319.621.2983
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Marian Karr
From: Rod Sullivan [rodsullivan@mchsi.comj
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:59 PM
To: Council
Subject: The Sheraton, Conventions, TIFs, and the like
This correspondence will become a public record.
Dear Mayor Bailey and the Iowa City Council:
I wanted to offer you some thoughts on the question the Mayor posed -
As many of you know, the new owners of the Sheraton have approached the economic development committee
to talk about support for their efforts to revitalize the property. 1 have heard from many of you already and 1
know that many are simply philosophically opposed to city's providing financial support to corporations. 1'd be
interested in hearing from you about how we should approach our dropping market share in visitors in
downtown Iowa City, which 1 would contend is linked to the poor condition of the hotel. As you may have read in
the downtown market study, visitors are significant to the retail businesses in our downtown. 1 see a City interest
here in capturing more of the conference and visitor market. 1 know from my work on the Iowa City/Coralville
Convention and Visitors Bureau board that we are bringing fewer conferences to downtown Iowa City. 1 am
interested in your thoughts about how we should approach this challenge.
I have several thoughts. I'll try to divide them into bullet points.
1. A key question is what you mean when you say, "visitors." Are these visitors to downtown, regardless of
where they live? Does it include commuters who work at the UI? Is it only folks who stay in a hotel?
2. How has the Marriott in Coralville impacted the convention/hotel business in Iowa City? My impression was
that it was supposed to help hotels in Iowa City; it was sold that way. I think the public needs to know if this is
the case or not.
3. If the Marriott could somehow impact, through actions or inaction, the conference/hotel industry in Iowa
City, then this should be discussed. Here is a great opportunity for leadership as far as intergovernmental
communication and cooperation.
4. Does the City have an interest in only downtown conferences and hotels? If not, what incentives will be
provided for the Highlander, Country Inn, Alexis Park Inn, and other hotels?
5. It would seem that a good cost/benefit analysis would indicate that it might be cheaper for Iowa City to simply
buy the Sheraton, rather than agree to the desires of the hotel's owners. This approach is certainly not new (see
the Marriott), and would certainly allow you to achieve your goal of greater City involvement in the hospitality
industry.
6. The poor condition of the hotel is troubling. To what extent should the City absorb the regular maintenance
costs (painting, carpet, etc.) of any property? If the City does this for the Sheraton, why not do it for the Alexis
Park or Highlander? Why not do it for historic buildings downtown? Why not do it for big employers like P&G or
ACT?
7. Have local hotel owners been consulted for their thoughts?
8. If this is a problem, it should be brought to the public attention. Before going immediately to TIF, create a
committee to examine the problem. Is it a real problem? How does Iowa City do with conventions when
compared to cities of similar size? How does it do when compared to other cities in Iowa? Are there things other
cities have or do that we should emulate?
9. It would seem that future TIF deals ought not reward a property owner for doing regular maintenance. If the
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property needed fixed up, the owners should have negotiated that into the sale price.
10. One fundamental question is the economic importance of the hospitality industry. From a purely economic
development standpoint, is any investment of public money wise? Assuming for a moment that we MUST spend
public dollars on economic development, should the investment instead go toward existing industrial
businesses, industrial parks, research, education, job training, a business incubator, or something else? If we
must subsidize an industry, is hospitality the correct choice of industries? If TIF must be used, should it be used
as incentives for basic sector employers like ACT and P&G, or hotels?
11. Would the City do more to improve the convention business by holding the CVB to contractual standards?
For example, we get x number of downtown conventions, or we reallocate some of our hotel/motel tax money.
Perhaps the CVB needs performance measures that make funding dependent upon Iowa City doing better in the
convention business.
12. Would the City do more to improve the number of hotel stays by investing more in the festivals and cultural
attractions that draw people in the first place? Would that be money better spent?
13. Has anyone done any research as to why Iowa City does not do better in the convention business? Can we be
certain that the condition of the hotel is the primary factor? If it is not the primary factor, what is? What will it
cost to address the other factors?
14. How much of the "failure to thrive" of the Sheraton has been a reluctance to do maintenance?
15. How much of the "failure to thrive" of the Sheraton has been poor management?
16. I have spoken at length about TIF. You know that I am a skeptic. The biggest single reason is the "but for"
argument. I feel it is incumbent upon any governmental entity using TIF to at least attempt to show that the
improvement would not be made BUT FOR the TIF. This is rarely demonstrated; worse, governments rarely even
ATTEMPT to demonstrate it.
17. We live in a community full of scientists. Chemists, biologists, physicists, social and political scientists... the
scientific method is important to our community. A basic understanding of the scientific method would lead us
to question the use of TIFs. We have no quantitative proof that TIFs work. (Most research demonstrates
otherwise.) We do not collect data on the effectiveness of TIFs. Most importantly, we have never tested the "but
for" theory that drives the use of TIFs.
18. The practice of giving TIFs to anything calling itself economic development is now so common that no one
can claim any competitive advantage. There is "little to no evidence of overall public benefit," as economists at
Iowa State concluded recently, "or meaningful discussion of the mean costs of the practice."
19. TIFs negatively impact the ability of Johnson County to provide services. In terms of Johnson County, that
means less ambulance service, less deputies, less health care for the poor, less services for people with
disabilities, less services for seniors, less services for Veterans... Less of everything, except taxes; those have to
go upon everyone else. Here is another great opportunity for leadership as far as intergovernmental
communication and cooperation. Come to a meeting of the Board of Supervisors and make the case for this TIF.
20. In the case of a hotel, TIFs will directly subsidize low-wage, low-benefit, never-union retail employment. This
adds to the public burden (Medicaid, reduced-fee school lunches, subsidized day care, etc.) of mopping up after
low-wage employment. (Much of the local social safety net is County funded, incidentally.)
21. The hotel will not be locally owned; the big profits flow out of our county. It is doubtful they will even make
deposits in a local bank.
22. There exists a very basic fairness issue. The small businesspeople of our community continue to pay full taxes
on their properties. There are no breaks for them. TIFs perpetuate the shift of the tax burden from the wealthy
to the rest of us.
23. If you TIF, taxpayers across Iowa will need to backfill the tax money that is not received by the ICCSD. In
addition, the ICCSD will only end up getting back 80-85% of the tax money they would otherwise receive.
24. We hear the same justifications with every new TIF application; "Historically, Iowa City has been very
responsible with TIFs." That may have been the case -until now. How do you react to someone who says,
"Historically, I never drive drunk -until now." Or, "Historically, I have been avirgin -until now." The past is
important, but your current decisions matter now, and will matter long into the future.
25. The fact that Iowa City has historically used TIF less than other cities in Johnson County is irrelevant. The
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comparison is akin to saying, "Crime is low in Chicago. Compared to Bagdad." There is a reasonable standard for
the use of TIFs, and Johnson County is not the correct place to seek comparisons.
I hope you will consider these twenty-five items as you move forward.
Sincerely,
Rod Sullivan
2326 E. Court St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
4/24/2008
re: update from Regenia Bailey
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Marian Karr
From: Caroline Dieterle [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:29 PM
To: regenia@baileyforiowacity.com
Cc: Council
Subject: re: update from Regenia Bailey
Regenia -
Thinking further regarding your remark that "the 3 main drawing points bringing people to downtown
Iowa City are Prairie Lights, the Englert, and the Sheraton":
please be SURE not to forget New Pioneer Co-op! NPC now does $11 million+ in sales at the VB
location, employs about 80 people, and has at least 12,000 customer transactions there EVERY WEEK!
I think you have seriously misunderstood the vitality and life that the downtown has. People who visit
the University and its events and want to have meals at other than chain restaurants and want to buy gifts
that are not from chain stores come to downtown Iowa City. Don't forget the State Historical Society
and the ICPL! People come from all over the City and County to the Farmers' Market. Thanks to the
defeat of the 21 ordinance, there is still a live music culture downtown. A lot of people live downtown,
so that the downtown area is their' neighborhood'.
The Sheraton buyers can take care of their purchase themselves without a handout from us. And, as
Peter and I were saying yesterday morning: simply being able to cover the debt levy is a very poor
yardstick to use when considering the impact of TIFs. Debt levy doesn't include the many County
services too many people take for granted and does not include the everyday operating expenses of the
school districts. Increases in property taxes and the sales tax are symptomatic in part of the loss of
revenue to TIFs.
The corporation that bought the Sheraton must have checked out the property's condition and the
assessed value before they bought the thing. As far as the City is concerned, it should be considered a
"straight-arm transaction" of a willing buyer and a willing seller that the City has absolutely no need to
become involved with.
- Caroline
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Economic Development and the Sheraton downtown
4/27/2008
re: update from Regenia Bailey
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"The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not e victory, but progress. " -Joseph Joubert
As many of you know, the new owners of the Sheraton have approached the
economic development committee to talk about support for their efforts to
revitalize the property. I have heard from many of you already and I know that
many are simply philosophically opposed to city's providing financial support to
corporations.
I'd be interested in hearing from you about how we should approach our dropping
market share in visitors in downtown Iowa City, which I would contend is linked
to the poor condition of the hotel. As you may have read in the downtown
market study, visitors are significant to the retail businesses in our downtown. I
see a City interest here in capturing more of the conference and visitor market.
know from my work on the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau
board that we are bringing fewer conferences to downtown Iowa City. I am
interested in your thoughts about how we should approach this challenge.
Boards &t Commissions
There are many opportunities to get more involved by serving on a City board or
commission. For information about vacancies, visit vvww.ba_leyfor_i_owacity_com.
If you know of someone who would be interested in receiving periodic updates from me about my work on the Iowa City City
Council, they can subscribe to this list at: www._baile~oriowacty.com.
Ij you'd rather not receive these periodic updates, let me know at regenia baileyforiowacity.com
Regenia D. Bailey
Mayor
430 Church Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
319.351.2068 (h)
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4/27/2008
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Marian Karr
From: Dieterle, Caroline M [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:03 PM
To: Council
Cc: opinion@press-citizen.com
Subject: FW: sheraton flag Qolly roger?)
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:58 PM
Subject: sheraton flag (jolly roger?)
There's an active
discussion thread on this by a bunch of people who know stuff about the hotel business.
Starts out with a guy linking the P-C articles, and pointing out that just last month the
Sheraton got its rating UPGRADED.
Doesn't seem to mesh well with the story that they are at risk of losing the Sheraton
name:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=816500
This thread is still active. Might be worth watching.
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Marian Karr
From: Dieterle, Caroline M [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:55 PM
To: Council
Cc: opinion@press-citizen.com
Subject: FW: sheraton/vetro
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J7X5LF6XLB2JM3YG4X1
&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=e5df119e4c15485b90bc22c60fe62814-262537639-RG-4
&ns_siteid=ns us_g_Sheraton Iowa_City~2F_
The Sheraton and the Vetro have an arrangement for sharing server staff for events, thus
probably explaining why Mark Moen is going to bat for them. Text pasted below, in case
this disappears.
Davidson Hotel Company is one of the nation's largest hotel management companies.
Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the award-winning, full-service hotel owner and
third-party management company provides management, development/renovation, acquisition,
consulting and accounting expertise for the hospitality industry. Davidson owns and/or
manages upscale hotels across the United States, including such brands as Hilton, Embassy
Suites, Doubletree, Westin, Marriott, Renaissance, Hyatt and Sheraton.
Job Description
Excellent CAREER opportunity for a motivated team player looking to join a winning team!
Come join the Sheraton Iowa City/hotelVetro located in the heart of downtown Iowa City.
This beautiful full service property has been the market leader and consists of a total of
277 guest rooms, over 11,000 sq ft meeting space, restaurant and lounge. This hotel is
frequented by conventioneers and leisure travelers alike.
Position responsibilities include:
*Communication with management, other departments and guest.
*Meet and exceed guest expectations.
*Set banquet/meeting rooms according to specifications.
*Break-down banquet/meeting rooms and store equipment properly.
*Set-up of AV equipment.
Job Requirements
*High School graduate or GED equivalent.
*Outstanding customer service skills.
*Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
*Ability to follow verbal/written instructions.
*Ability to lift 50+ lbs.
EOE/AA Employer
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Marian Karr
From: Rubina Halwani [rubinahalwani@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:03 AM
To: Council
Subject: Recycling in Iowa City
Greetings,
I am newly married and moved here last week from California. I live in a condo complex in
Coralville and I was quite surprised to learn that there aren't any recycling services (trash bins) provided.
I've always been an active citizen in my community (also having served under a city council education
committee 2 years ago in Bowie, Maryland). I would like to learn more about why currently there is no
recycling system in place. Also, what I can do to encourage recycling in and around my living
community?
I'd really appreciate it if someone can respond to this inquiry.
Thank you,
Mrs. Rubina Halwani
4/21 /2008
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Marian Karr
From: Jennifer Jordan
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:42 AM
To: 'rubinahalwani@gmail.com'
Cc: Kathryn Johansen; *City Council
Subject: RE: Recycling in Iowa City
Hello Mrs. Halwani,
Thank you for your email about recycling. I apologize for the delay in responding; it has been a wonderfully busy
Earth Week here at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center!
The City of Coralville provides curbside trash and recycling collection for single family households and duplexes.
Any multi-family housing with three or more units is considered a commercial property and the individual property
owners (your landlord) contracts with a private hauler to provide a trash dumpster. Unfortunately, very few
property owners choose to also provide recycling dumpsters for a myriad of reasons, including additional cost and
the loss of a parking spot to place the extra dumpster(s). Also, only a handful of local waste haulers actually
provide recycling services.
You might consider chatting with others in your building to see if anyone else is interested in recycling. If so, let
your landlord know about your desire to recycle and ask if he/she will provide bins and/or work with a waste
hauling service to add recycling.
In the meantime, Coralville and Iowa City both provide recycling drop-off sites for those who do not have curbside
recycling available:
Coralville's drop-off is located on East 7th Street and is open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The site accepts
paper/newspaper, cardboard, glass, metal and plastic. If you have questions about this site please call the
Coralville Public Works office at (319) 248-1740.
• Iowa City's list of 24-hour drop-off recycling sites is available at: http_;//www.ic~ov•or /g default/?id=1611.
• City Carton Recycling, Inc., also has a site at 3 E. Benton Street in Iowa City. http://www.cit carton.com/
Please feel free to contact me if you have further questions
Sincerely,
Jennifer Jordan
Recycling Coordinator
Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center
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From: Rubina Halwani [mailto:rubinahalwani@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:03 AM
To: Council
Subject: Recycling in Iowa City
Greetings,
I am newly married and moved here last week from California. I live in a condo complex in
Coralville and I was quite surprised to learn that there aren't any recycling services (trash bins) provided.
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I've always been an active citizen in my community (also having served under a city council education
committee 2 years ago in Bowie, Maryland). I would like to learn more about why currently there is no
recycling system in place. Also, what I can do to encourage recycling in and around my living
community?
I'd really appreciate it if someone can respond to this inquiry.
Thank you,
Mrs. Rubina Halwani
4/25/2008
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am one of Internal Medicine Resident from University of Iowa. I wanted to draw your
attention to Worl's Food Crisis. I am trying to arrange a fund raiser in my Hospital to
aid UN in their efforts for this crisis.
I was wondering if City also will be interested in making it as Feed the World week and
arrange for rasing funds at community levels.
You can help raise money by arranging donation boxes at Mall, resturants, grocery shops
and library.
Please let me know whom do I speak to regarding this.
Nivedita Pandey
R3- Internal Medicine Department
UIHC
Pager-2238 (3193567000)
Landline- 3192489867
Cell Phone- 7814546296
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Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:44 PM
To: Council
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EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC
Women's Health Project (319) 337-2112
227 N. Dubuque Street FAX (319) 337-2754
Iowa City, Iowa 52245 emmagoldman@avalon.net
Mayor Regenia Bailey
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Apri121, 2008
Dear Mayor Bailey,
Please find enclosed a payment in lieu of taxes from the Emma Goldman Clinic.
Knowing that a significant percentage of the property in Iowa City is tax exempt and the
consequences to the General Fund that can come from this circumstance, we enclose a
check for $1,500.
This amount is the actual tax asking for our portion of the City of Iowa City's Fire and
Police Departments that would be paid if we were paying property taxes.
These departments have been especially helpful to Emma Goldman Clinic as we continue
to have security and safety concerns. Some communities do not enforce laws or provide
prompt services at facilities that provide abortion care. The Iowa City Fire and Police
Department have been fair and responsive to our calls for professional emergency and
law enforcement assistance.
Although it is tough times for non-profits, we continue to feel it is our ethical duty to
participate in this minimal obligation for our quality city services.
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Executive Director
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Dear Iowa City Council Members,
Last week, we received two letters from the City of Iowa City regarding proposed
reconstruction changes to Lower Muscatine Road.
As homeowners for the past 10 years at the corner of Pine Street and Lower Muscatine
Road and as residents of Iowa City for over 30 years, we are writing this letter to all city
council members in an effort to encourage you to reconsider and ultimately reconfigure
the proposed changes to Lower Muscatine Road. The current proposal suggests widening
our current two-way street to a three-lane street, expanding the sidewalks, and burying
utility lines in the residential area from Kirkwood Avenue to Sycamore Street.
We've spoken to others in our neighborhood who are deeply concerned about the
proposed changes and the effect that these changes would have on our neighborhood.
Some of our neighbors have lived on Lower Muscatine Road for 40 years or more. Some
of us are retired, most of us are in the middle of paying off our mortgages, a few of us
have just bought our home in the last couple of years, and many of us have been engaged
in major remodeling projects.
Our house is not just a house; it's our home. It represents our past, present, and future
years shared with friends, family, and our beloved family pets. We have made
substantial investments and taken great pride in making improvements in our homes and
landscaping. This project threatens to chip away and essentially destroy our sense of
place, way of life, privacy, property values, and so much more.
When we purchased our house, we were aware that there was more traffic on Lower
Muscatine Road than on Pine Street. But, because of the large pine and evergreen trees,
we felt we had a sufficient privacy barrier between our house and the street. This
proposal would destroy that privacy and our beautiful, large established trees. It also
would infringe upon our private property to bury utility lines, thereby reducing our
property value. We want to encourage the council to think differently and approach this
issue with. a more progressive solution. We cannot afford to have an automatic response
to this issue.
Widening a residential street and turning it into a major artery is not the answer to
Kirkwood Community College's problem or to our neighborhood. We have Highway 6
and First Avenue, which are sufficient major arteries to Kirkwood Community College
and Sycamore Mall. If this proposal happens, the City would be, in effect, encouraging
more traffic into our neighborhood.
We have serious concerns about safety due to increased traffic and traffic speeds along
Lower Muscatine Road. Expanding the street only encourages increased traffi~nd
traffic speeds, thereby making conditions more dangerous for the children, pets~~d'old~~;
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and innovative solutions. Instead of destroying green space, property values, and the
safety and integrity of our neighborhood, let's encourage more students to ride transit
buses, ride their bicycles, walk, or carpool. There are numerous ways to get to Kirkwood
Community College. Kirkwood does not have enough parking spaces to accommodate
additional vehicles anyway. Our planet and our city need more green space, not more
concrete and ensuing traffic spewing out toxic fumes. Throughout our nation, city
councils such as ours have an opportunity and an obligation to make a positive difference
to our planet and to the health and welfare of our communities by refusing to expand
residential streets to accommodate more traffic.
How would each city council member feel and what would you be doing about this
proposal if it affected Summit Street, Park Road, Church Street, or 7th Avenue? There is
more traffic than there should be in these residential areas, but would you advocate
widening these streets, ripping out large established trees, invading personal property to
bury utilities? No. Instead, you would try to divert traffic to major arteries, not
encourage more traffic through these neighborhoods. And why do we need to bury utility
poles that aren't causing any problems? Residential areas on First Avenue and those
mentioned above still have utility poles as do other established residential areas in town.
There are numerous and better ways to spend taxpayers' dollars in Iowa City. For
example, most of our streets are in dire need of repair, not expansion. We ask that you
seriously look at the current proposal and ask yourselves if the needs of Kirkwood
Community College should outweigh the needs and concerns of our neighborhood and
our hard-earned tax dollars.
We want to propose a better solution: Consider widening the street next to Kirkwood
Community College with a turning lane and a cutout on both sides of the street for the
bus stops. This would cost less money, accommodate the traffic turning into Kirkwood,
prevent city buses from holding up traffic, and most importantly, would not compromise
the integrity of the residents' homes up and down Lower Muscatine Road. Kirkwood
Community College and the City of Iowa City can address getting to and from the
college in environmentally friendly ways and in ways that don't jeopardize
neighborhoods.
Thank you for your consideration of our concerns and alternative proposal in resolving
this issue.
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Robyn Clark-Bridges
Commented on
Regarding Johnson:
Dear Iowa City Council Members:
I appreciate this opportunity to offer a completely unsolicited endorsement with zero reservations for
A.J. Johnson as the next city administrator of Iowa City. I graduated from Wartburg College with A.J.
eons ago. Although we hung out with different crowds (A.J. was with the business and pre-med group
and I was with those bound for seminary), the campus of 1200 students was small enough where I knew
him to be extremely hard-working, focused, and of impeccable integrity. I distinctly remember a brief
sidewalk conversation where A.J. shared he would become a city administrator. When I asked why
anyone would want such a job, he responded: "That's where I can do the greatest good. I have the
opportunity to make a positive difference in many people's daily lives."
About nine years ago, our family moved to Muscatine. I began working in the public library where I
noticed sagging staff morale and a great deal of interpersonal conflict. Soon after I began employment,
A.J. brought a counselor in to individually and privately talk with the staff to summarize her findings and
help him better understand the situation...then, he hired an excellent professional consultant for all-day
off-site training where we created a plan to take ownership and responsibility for our immediate work
environment. The same consultant returned several months later to check with us on the implementation
of our self-established goals. Shortly after that, the city invested about a quarter of a million dollars in
much-needed library building improvements. In my four years on staff, the library work environment
improved 100%. I understood for the first time A.J.'s college student passion to become a city
administrator. The quality of my own life was improved because of the way A.J. listened and helped to
improve the public library work environment.
When Cedar Rapids restructured to establish a brand new city administrator position, I held A.J. in such
great esteem that I sent an email to him requesting that he consider applying for the job in our family's
new community. I selfishly wanted our family to once again benefit from living within his city.
I urge you to seriously consider extending an offer to A.J. Johnson as Iowa City's next city
administrator.
Sincerely,
Robyn Clark-Bridges
rclark at mtmercy dot edu
Evening Supervisor, Mount Mercy College library
Cedar Rapids, IA
Karen Kubby
Commented on 4/25/2008 8:58:00 AM
Regarding Beecher:
Appreciated some of the non-verbals that gave indication of a warm person--clapping when other
candidates finished speaking and shaking their hands. These are small, yet vital things in a leader. When
Paul was at the podium, he spoke not only about his experiences. He included comments about his
values--seeking diversity of opinion and bring various sectors together. His idea on having the city
council pass a resolution on their goals for affordable housing, making clear expectations, was a good
one. I liked him, but not sure he is a good fit for Iowa City. Not having served in the midwest, never
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worked in a University town, etc.
Regarding Johnson:
That his work in the public sector was a conscious and life-long decision means he really likes local
government involvement. His experience with a variety of public utitlities in his current position is a
strong trait.
I asked him a question that put him off balance a bit and he did indeed answer the question, yet went off
in another direction that avoided the topic in an uncomfortable manner.
In general, I feel he is too similiar to recent past leadership and that is not what we need in order to move
our community forward over the next ten years.
Regarding Lombardo:
Of the three candidates, Michael, in this short, superficial interaction, impressed me the most. The
combination of public and private sector experience, his research and measureable outcomes based
approach and value of public input and personal community involvement, makes him the strongest
candidate of the three.
I asked him a question that put some folks off balance and he reacted with grace and did not avoid the
subject. This is an important leadership skill to possess-within the organization and for community and
media relations.
Experience, intellect, and heart--a good fit for your community and our future needs.
David Bywater
Commented on 4/25/2008 12:13:10 PM
Regarding Beecher:
I met but have no comments to share regarding Paul.
Regarding Johnson:
I enjoyed meeting Mr. Johnson. He comes from a area that appears community led and staff driven. It is
my opinion that the vision for Muscatine comes from community leaders and the staff executes on that
vision. I would ask him about his abilities to create and direct a vision for Iowa City.
Regarding Lombardo:
I enjoyed meeting Michael. When I posed a hypothetical issue to him he responded with an approach
that demonstrated he would consider many options before ruling out possibilites. His answer led with
"How can we..." in working through his response. He appears to be a creative problem solver, a strategic
thinker, and very approachable.
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