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410 E. WASHINGTON
IOWA CITY, IA 52240-1826
PH:319-356-5275
FAX: 319-356-5449
August 12, 2008
Brian Flynn
Blackstone's
503 Westbury Drive, Suite 1
Iowa City, IA 52245
Dear Mr. Flynn,
Thank you for attending the Council meeting last evening, representing Blackstone's, and
for the discussion on outdoor service areas near residential zones.
After discussion, there was not a majority of Council willing to change the current
prohibition of outdoor service areas within 100 feet of a residential zone. Therefore, you
can not serve, consume, or distribute liquor on the outside "landing" adjacent to your
restaurant.
In addition, the "landing" area may not be used for food service until a plan is submitted
to the Housing & Inspection Services (HIS) Department for review and such plan is
approved with necessary changes having been implemented; please remember that
additional plumbing fixtures maybe required due to the increase in occupancy.
Sincerely,
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Date: August 20, 2008
To: City Clerk and City Council
From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
Re: Item for August 26th City Council meeting: Removal of (1) NO PARKING FIRE
LANE sign and removal of (1) NO PARKING PASSENGER LOADING ZONE 8 AM -
5 PM MON -FRI sign on the east side of the 200 block of Johnson Street
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(10), Removal (1) NO PARKING FIRE LANE sign and (1) NO
PARKING PASSENGER LOADING ZONE 8 AM - 5 PM MON -FRI sign from the east side of
the 200 block of Johnson Street.
Comment:
This action is being taken as the fire lane parking prohibition and passenger loading zone
designation were established for the Willowwind School, which is no longer operational at this
address.
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Matt Johnson
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Date: August 19, 2008
To: City Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
Re: Item for August 26th City Council meeting; Installation of on-street metered parking
spaces and establishment of parking meter terms on the 800 block of South Dubuque
Street
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 (17), a total of 9 new parking meters will be installed on the 800
block of South Dubuque Street. The new parking meters, D801 S, D803S, D805S, D807S,
D809S, D811 S, D813S, D815S, and D817S will be installed on the west side of the street.
These meters will each have a 2-hour term at the rate of $0.60 per hour.
Comment:
This action is being taken to provide on-street metered parking for customers of the new
Johnson County Administration building to be located on the 800 block of South Clinton Street.
cc: Mark Rummel
Chris O'Brien
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Date: August 19, 2008
To: City Clerk
From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
Re: Item for August 26th City Council meeting; Installation of on-street metered parking
spaces and establishment of parking meter terms on the 10 and 100 block of Court
Street and installation of a loading zone in front of 336 Court Street.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 36 of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (17), a total of 6 new parking meters will be installed on the 10 block
of Court Street on the north side and 2 new parking meters will be installed on the 100 block on
the north side. The parking meters numbers are C024E, C026E, C028E, C030E, C032E,
C034E, C0100E, and C0106E. These meters will each have a 2-hour term at the rate of $0.60
per hour. Two existing meters on the 100 block of Court Street, C0110E and C0112E, will be
renumbered to C0102E and C0104E for consistency with the new meters.
Pursuant to Section 9-4-10A of the City Code, a NO PARKING LOADING ZONE will be
established on the north side of Court Street in the 100 block.
Comment:
This action is being taken to provide on-street metered parking for the new mixed use buildings
located on the northeast and northwest corners of the Court Street and Clinton Street
intersection and to provide a loading zone for commercial use.
cc: Mark Rummel
Chris O'Brien
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Marian Karr
From: Dale Helling
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 10:56 AM
To: *City Council
Subject: FW: Request from Evanston Big 10 City
From: Dale Helling
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:57 PM
To: 'Bruns, Melissa'
Subject: RE: Request from Evanston Big 10 City
Melissa,
The City of Iowa City does not have any ordinances addressing these types of events. Those held in University of
Iowa facilities can generally be accommodated by available UI parking facilities and nearby neighbors who
provide parking for a fee. Traffic to and from these events can normally be handled by UI police on campus and
by the City's existing traffic control system. The only exception is the UI Homecoming Parade which is held
downtown, adjacent to the campus. The university does reimburse the City for the overtime cost of additional
police officers needed to control traffic off campus during this event.
I hope this is helpful.
Regards,
Dale Helling
Assistant City Manager
(319) 356-5013
dale-helling@iowa-city.org
From: Bruns, Melissa [mailto:mbruns@cityofevanston.org]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:06 AM
To: Council
Subject: Request from Evanston Big 10 City
Hello there -
I am doing some research on behalf of the City of Evanston, and I am hoping that you will be able to help me out,
or at least forward this on to the appropriate person that can.
As you are probably aware, the City of Evanston is home to Northwestern University. Evanston residents and
their elected representatives have discussed concerns regarding special events that take place at Ryan Field
(NU's large stadium). The special events I am speaking of are those non-university related events, such as high
school basketball games, graduations, concerts, speeches etc...
Some of the concerns we have been discussing include the parking and excess traffic in residential areas and the
cost to the City through the increased use of City resources for non-university related events.
City staff are looking to other Big 10 cities and universities to see what actions (if any) you all have taken in
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regards to your stadium area and special events that are held there.
Is there a City ordinance that addresses these types of special events? Does the University compensate the City
by paying a fee for such events?
If you could provide any feedback - it would be extremely helpful.
Many thanks!
Melissa Bruns
Management Analyst
City of Evanston
Parks/Forestry and Recreation
P: (847)448-8067 F: (847)448-8051
m_bruns@cityofevanston__._org
8/11/2008
Marian Karr
From: Rod Sullivan [rodsullivan@mchsi.com]
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:37 PM
To: Council
Subject: Street Lighting
This correspondence will become a public record.
Dear Council:
I listened to your discussion of street lighting at your August 11 Informal Meeting, and I
was reminded of a lingering issue.
I have written the Council previously on the topic of light pollution. I would strongly
encourage the Council to require shading for all new streetlights.
Shades are good for several reasons. They are more attractive. They add durability. They
reduce light pollution. In addition, Councilor Champion noted that many neighbors do not
want additional lighting; shades can help address these concerns.
I hope you will consider this measure.
Sincerely,
Rod Sullivan
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Marian Karr
From: Dennis, Molly E [molly-dennis@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:49 AM
To: Guckert, Donald J
Cc: Christie Dennis; Brown, Marilyn J; Mason, Sally K; Jackson, David B; King, Jeri R; Council;
jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us; Brown, Marilyn J
Subject: RE: Floodwalls for the University of Iowa
You're welcome, Dan. That is wonderful that the University is looking into this route. I hope your
interview process goes smoothly and you find a firm that can meet the University's needs.
Best wishes,
Molly
From: Guckert, Donald J
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:44 AM
To: Dennis, Molly E
Cc: Christie Dennis; Brown, Marilyn J; Mason, Sally K; Jackson, David B; King, Jeri R; council@iowa-city.org;
jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us; Brown, Marilyn J
Subject: RE: Floodwalls for the University of Iowa
Molly,
On behalf of all of us, thank you for bringing this to our attention.
This afternoon we are interviewing firms specializing on designing flood protection measures for campuses and
communities. The firm we eventually hire will be asked to explore the nylon bladder option.
Thank you,
Don
From: Dennis, Molly E
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:30 AM
To: Guckert, Donald J; Brown, Marilyn J; Mason, Sally K; Jackson, David B; King, Jeri R; council@iowa-city.org;
jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us
Cc: Christie Dennis
Subject: Floodwalls for the University of Iowa
Dear President Mason, Facilities Management Administration, Iowa City City Council, and
Coralville City Council,
As we are all very well aware, the flooding that hit our area has been so very tragic and
destructive. I wish you all the best in your efforts to make the campus and towns beautiful
again, and the difficult decisions you will face during this time of rebuilding. I have been a
member of the University of Iowa/Iowa City community since 2001 when I started at UI as a
freshman. I love this area and was so sad to see the damage that occurred during the floods.
More of the campus and towns would have been damaged had it not been for the countless
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volunteers that pitched in to sandbag, my husband and I included. Those hours of
backbreaking labor had me thinking "Isn't there an easier way?".
My mother is the City Administrator of our hometown of Fayette, Iowa. She was looking into
various flood protection applications for the town and came across one option that used large
nylon bladders filled with water to create a wall. I have included her in on this email so you can
contact her with questions as she has more details regarding this. One of the Fayette City
Council members probed further into this and found the actual "Floodwalls" brand which uses a
series of smaller bladders to create walls, that can be moved with greater ease. The
demonstration of the walls was Tuesday night in Fayette.
The walls can be filled in a matter of minutes and would require a lot less time and man power
than sandbagging. The clean-up would be minimal, since they only need to be drained, stored
and rolled away should they be needed again. The website is http //www_floodwails com/.
The article below is from this past Sunday's Cedar Rapids Gazette.
I think this would be a wise investment for the University, Iowa City and Coralville. Even using
just a few of these walls and supplementing with sandbags would help immensely. I look
forward to hearing your responses on this matter.
Sincerely,
Molly Dennis
Professional Departmental Assistant
University of Iowa
Division of Sponsored Programs
2 Gilmore Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-335-0452
Fax: 319-335-2130
Fayette to examine European flood protection
The Gazette
FAYETTE -The Fayette City Council hopes a product manufactured in Czechoslovakia could provide future protection
against flooding.
On Tuesday, Doug Shackelford with Floodwalls of Washington, D.C., will put on a demonstration at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, just
south of the Main Street Bridge, of a Kevlar-like material used as flood protection in Europe for more than 30 years.
Although Fayette escaped flooding this year, the town had to demolish some homes after flooding in 1999.
Since then, the city raised its earthen levee about 7 feet west of the downtown area. But there is still a 300-foot-long area,
including the Main Street Bridge, which could allow Volga River floodwaters to inundate Main Street businesses.
Shackelford said the Floodwalls system can be deployed by volunteers and emergency response personnel in less than two
minutes per foot. Sandbags take more than 50 times longer to install, he said.
By comparison, Shackelford said, a 300-foot-long sandbag dike 3 feet high would likely require 7,000 sandbags, 56
truckloads of sand and 700 volunteer hours. When the water retreated, 250 tons of sand and debris would have to be
disposed of.
"Sandbags are also a filter trap for bacteria, viruses and any toxic or hazardous chemicals carried in the floodwaters," said
Shackelford.
Council member Deena Serra discovered Floodwalls while researching flood-control products on the Internet.
The city agreed to pay Flood walls $2,000 for the demonstration. If the city purchases the temporary flood barrier, the
demonstration cost would be deducted from the overall price, estimated at $42,000.
The public is invited to the demonstration.
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Marian Karr
From: Martin Deane [sokuto12@sokuto12.karoo.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 2:35 PM
To: Council
Subject: Iowa police instructions concerning auto insurance
Dear Mayor Ernest W. Lehman,
It has come to my attention that the Police Officers of Iowa City appear to have been so instructed as to
be in breach of the Iowa City Code, as follows.
Reference: Title 9 of the CtXof Iowa_Ci~ Code.. Chapter 3 of Title 9 outlines the 'Rules of the Road'.
In particular, Iowa City Code does not specify that all vehicles must have auto insurance in order to
operate within the city.
I would like to contrast this with the folowing memo which I came across via the Iowa City Press
Cittizen.
Memo from the Iowa City Police Department (as it appeared in the Iowa City Press Citizen).
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Performance Expectations Day Watch 2008
l .) Officers will make at least twenty (20) self-initiated traffic stops each month. Officers are expected
to do these stops in a professional manner and with articulable probable cause. In-car cameras with
audio will be used for all traffic stops. Officers will be expected to determine the license status of the
Driver/Operator of the vehicle, the registration status of the vehicle and determine if there is a valid
insurance policy on the vehicle. Officers will fill out the traffic contact information at the end of the
traffic stop.
Lt. Dan Sellers
This does clearly state that the Police Officer, then, has a number of responsibilities.
A. The officer must make at least twenty self-initiated stops per month.
B. The officer must determine the drivers license status of the driver.
C. The officer must determine the registration status of the vehicle.
D. The officer must determine the auto insurance status.
E. Officers must fill out traffic memorandum for each stop.
However, on the other hand, there is no existing Iowa City Code regarding valid auto insurance
policies. The codes involving proof of auto insurance are located in the Iowa Code (state). Because there
is no Iowa City Code involving auto insurance, the policy set forth in the memo by Lt. Sellers surely
means that the officers are acting in their official capacity as officers of the State Dept. of Public Safety.
However, Iow_.a_.Code_ states:
321.5 Duty to obey.
All local officials charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be governed in
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their official acts by the rules promulgated by the department.
321.6 Reciprocal enforcement -- patrol beats.
There shall be reciprocal co-operation between the members of the department, the state department of
public safety and local authorities in the enforcing of local and state traffic laws and in making
inspections, although this section shall not be construed to give the state department of public safety any
right to establish regular patrol beats inside municipal limits unless requested for a special occasion or
emergency by the mayor of such city or the sheriff of the county.
321.492A Quotas on citations prohibited.
Apolitical subdivision or agency of the state shall not order, mandate, require, or in any other manner,
directly or indirectly, suggest to a peace officer employed by the political subdivision or agency that the
peace officer shall issue a certain number of traffic citations, police citations, memorandums of traffic
violations, or memorandums of faulty equipment on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis.
This does, however, contrast rather strongly with that policy set forth by the Iowa City Police
Department, as itemised above.
Apparently it was also stated, in the inestimable Iowa Champion: "If I was to demand they (write)
tickets, that would be a quota," Sellers said. "That's not what this is. Now, (officers) may have a
perception it's a quota. My perception is you're being lazy and not doing your job." (Source)
Lt. Sellers has further admitted that the officers may perceive the "Performance Expectation" to be a
quota.
However, 321.492A specifies that more than just quotas on citations are prohibited and that such quotas
may not even be indirectly implied. In addition, explicitly, quotas for memoranda are also prohibited.
It would appear then that:
1. The Iowa City Police Department has enacted quotas that are clearly prohibited by the language of
321.492A of the Iowa Code.
2. The Iowa City Police Department has established regular patrol beats within the city while acting in
their official capacity as officers of the State Department of Public Safety, clearly prohibited by Iowa
Code 321.6 which clarifies that officers have no right to establish regular patrol beats within the city.
Particularly, there is no "no insurance" code within the Iowa City Code.
In conclusion, the memo citing that officers must check for valid insurance clearly puts them in the
position of acting in their official capacity as officers of the State Department of Public Safety. Their
Duty to Obey means that they must obey the provisions promulgated by the State when acting in their
official capacity as officers of the State.
I would like to ask, then, in what way does the City reconcile these laws with respect to these practices
or in what way do you propose to rectify this anomalous situation causing Iowa City Polics Officers to
be in breach of one law or another.
With every good wish for your historic and fantastic city,
Yours sincerely
Martin J Deane, MSc
Hull and East Riding Green Party
United Kingdom
8/18/2008
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Marian Karr
From: Bennis kowalski [mayflyd@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:33 PM
To: Council
Subject: newby
Dear Council,
As a relatively new transplant from the inner city of Chicago, I would like to thank the Council, and or whoever
else plans these things for making me feel right at home. In addition to a couple of recent armed robberies on the
other side of town, the corner gas station was also held up. Someone getting shot will be the next movement
towards small town progress. Naiveity!
At least the real estate is less expensive.
Sincerely,
Dennis Kowalski
1932 Hafor Dr
Iowa City
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Date: August 19, 2008
To: City Council
From: Jeff Davidson, Director; Department of Planning and Community Development ~''
Re: Wal-Mart Conditional Zoning Agreement Amendment
At your August 11, 2008 meeting you discussed amending the Conditional Zoning Agreement
for Wal-Mart on Highway 1 West. A question was raised about the maximum height allowed of
the proposed free-standing signs. The sign regulations in the zoning code indicate that the
maximum height allowed is 25 feet.
Let me know if you have any questions.
cc: City Manager
Senior Planner
ppddir/mem/walmart-signs08-19. doc
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POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
A Board of the City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240-1826
(319)356-5041
August 20, 2008
Mayor Regenia Bailey
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
At the August 19, 2008 meeting, the PCRB voted in open session to request a 30-day extension
regarding the reporting deadline for the Public Report according to the City Code for PCRB
Complaint #08-04 for the following reasons:
• Due to timelines, and scheduling
• Public Report presently due September 15, 2008
30-day Extension request -Report would be due on October 15, 2008
The Board appreciates your prompt consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
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Michael Larson, Chair
Police Citizens Review Board
cc: City Attorney