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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-09-09 CorrespondenceX09-08 ~•'_,--'r„®~ CITY OF IOWA CITY 4f1 ~ ~~n~~~ 1VIE~Q Date: September 2, 2008 To: City Clerk From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner ~- Re: Item for September 9, 2008 City Council meeting; Installation of (1) Iowa City Transit BUS STOP sign at the northwest corner of the Hawkeye Park Road / Melrose Avenue intersection 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 (19), Install (1) Iowa City Transit BUS STOP sign at the northwest corner of the Hawkeye Park Road / Melrose Avenue intersection. Comment: This action is being taken at the request of Iowa City Transit to reflect changes in a transit route. Mgr/agd/kr-hawkeyepk busstop.doc _ O ~..a ~`~ ~ C) -- laJ ,, y~ ~` ~ - m o ~' i ~ ~; ~ ~ r -- ~~~,~®~,~ CITY QF IOWA CITY 4f2 ~'~'~~~ RA ~ D l~ ~ ME~C~ Date: September 2, 2008 To: City Clerk From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Plannerl~~`-- Re: Item for September 9, 2008 City Council meeting; Installation of NO PARKING ANYTIME signs on the north side of Scott Park Drive between Hummingbird Lane and Scott Boulevard. 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 (10), Install NO PARKING ANYTIME signs on the north side of Scott Park Drive between Hummingbird Lane and Scott Boulevard. Comment: This action is being taken at the request of Iowa City Transit to ensure adequate space for bus movements. Mgr/agdlkr-npat scottpk dr.doc -.,~ .~~ r ;: , c: ~ G(:~ cn ; _~ ~ ~- O ^ „~ Y ~ ~n r ~~-_,:,®~r~ C[TY OF [4WA CITY 4f(3j ~....,~ ~E~(~RA ~'~~ '~ ~~ N D U NI Date: September 2, 2008 To: City Clerk and City Council From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for September 9th City Council meeting; Removal of (1) RESERVED HANDICAPPED PARKING sign assembly at the southwest corner of the intersection of Yewell Street and Ginter Avenue. 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(14), removal of (1) RESERVED HANDICAPPED PARKING sign assembly at the southwest corner of the intersection of Yewell Street and Ginter Avenue. Comment: This action is being taken as the resident at 1223 Ginter Avenue for whom the signage was erected is no longer residing at this address. jccogtp/mem/d ng-actcommHC.doc Q .,~ .. ~ ...1 r-^ .. ' ~. • J ~ - (~/ r ' ~ wamos '~ I k Y ~ 1~ ..-. .~„~ ~r^' ..=1~.~ ~ 'A mfl © ,+J ~ ~ S~ r ~y. , Y r ~.!_,:,®~,~ CITY O >` I O W A CITY 4f(4 ~~ R~~ ~u ~~~o Date: September 2, 2008 To: City Clerk From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for September 9th City Council meeting; Installation of (1) YIELD sign at northwest corner and (1) YIELD sign at the southeast corner of the intersection of Soccer Park Road /Kountry Lane and Lehman Avenue. 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(5); Installation of (1) YIELD sign at northwest corner and (1) YIELD sign at the southeast corner of the intersection of Soccer Park Road /Kountry Lane and Lehman Avenue. Comment: This action is being taken to clarify right-of-way at the intersection. jccogtp/mem/d ng-actcommYield. doc © ,,. a c ~> ~' ~ ~ „ ~, rr~ ~,` ~~ ~ ~.. Q l~.l Changes to 7th avenue bus route mean it no longer servers students traveling to school Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Tsachor, Rachelle P [rachelle-tsachor@uiowa.edu] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:54 PM To: Council Subject: Changes to 7th avenue bus route mean it no longer servers students traveling to school Dear City Council, I'd like to bring the city council's attention to the changes in times for the bus route on 7th Avenue. Until the bus routes changed in May, my kids and their friends took the city bus to get to SEJH and City High every day. 4f 5 In May, the times of this route changed so it now gets kids to corners near their schools at 12 minutes past the hour, when their schools begin at ] 0 minutes past the hour! The change means that kids who want to take the city bus now need to arrive at school an hour early (7:12 for SEJH). I don't know if the City Transit consulted with the school district about how the change of times for our route affected transportation to school. I don't know if the school really wants kids to arrive 1 hour early. Walking takes about 40 minutes, which is a lot for the early morning (1.5 miles) Presently, the kids are biking to school, but that won't work well in the winter. The advantage of taking the bus or biking is that the kids get some exercise walking from the stop to school, and walking home (because the route only goes one way). In the past, when my kids went to junior high, they became public transit users, learning the bus system, independence, and helping in some small way to encourage public transit and helping the environment. It seems that this winter, unless the route times change, my kids & their friends won't be using the bus. They will probably being driven, diminishing public ridership on our system, adding to congestion around the school and increasing their carbon footprint. That's too bad, because it takes kids who were committed to the public transit system and turns them back to driving. I spoke to the transit scheduler about the changes, and she said they were made to increase service to another area of town, but didn't consider how the change would impact kids getting to school. She also said that at this point, nothing could change. In most citys, the transit system is part of how kids get to secondary schools. It seems a good use of public resource to have older kids riding public transit. Please let me know what the city council's perspective is about coordination of city transit lines with the start times of school, and if any better schedule can be adapted. Thanks for your consideration, Rachelle Tsachor Rachelle Palnick Tsachor, CMA, RSMT Adjunct Assistant Professor of Movement School of Music, Division of the Performing Arts 1006 VMB, The University of Iowa Rachelle-Tsachor@uiowa.edu (319) 621-1803 http //www wowa:edu/~music/bios/_MV..M....Ttsachor.ht_m Ch Rachelle Palnick Tsachor, CMA, RSMT Adjunct Assistant Professor of Movement School of Music, Division of the Performing Arts 1006 VMB, The University of Iowa Rachelle-Tsachor@uiowa.edu (319) 621-1803 http.//www.ui_owa.edu/music/bios/M V MTtsachor. htm 8/29/2008 4f 6 Marian Karr From: Nora Lee Balmer [noraleeb@msn.com] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:07 AM To: Council Subject: Fw: cul-de-sac /f the council is no longer going to a//ow cu/-de-sacs they shoo/d take a look at the danger of the gate on Lexington Ave, That gate does not give a turn around. Peop/e have to turn in to McLean and back around, /t is dangerous and taking the traffic on to the other streets. A/so the residents with chi/dren /et them p/ay in the street in front of the gate, / know you won't even consider taking it down. /t is rea//y unfair to on/y a//ow residents in two blocks to vote on this issue, as it affects many more Peop/e, Nora Lee Balmer 8/25/2008 4f 7 Marian Karr From: Ross Wilburn Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:07 PM To: Council Subject: FW: Commission Forum's -Local Efforts to Clean Up Nuisance Bars Importance: High From: Reindl Kandi P. [mailto:KPReindl@dmgov.org] Sent: Tue 8/26/2008 1:48 PM To: 'ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org"; 'mayor@waterloo-ia.org'; 'mikehobart1228@gmail.com'; 'pauleckert@sioux- city.org'; Ross Wilburn; 'Sschainker@city.ames.ia.us'; 'suev@cedar-rapids.org' Subject: FW: Commission Forum's -Local Efforts to Clean Up Nuisance Bars The Alcoholic and Beverages Division of the State of Iowa will be conducting several forums around the state on Local Efforts to Clean Up Nuisance Bars". Discussion will be held on local law enforcement options, adminstrative processes and shared authority when dealing with nuisance bars. Please click on the link below for times, dates and locations of these forums. The first forum wil be held on August 28th at 1:00 p.m. at Des Moines City Hall in the Council Chambers. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you! Kandi Reindl, C.P.M. Assistant to the City Manager 0 The State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Qivision FROM THE DESK of Shannon Hagge Good Morning Kandi, 1918 SE HULSIZER ROAD, ANKENY, IA 50021 We have finally decided on the locations and times for the updated meetings. We have posted the information on our website which can be found at; http•//www iowaabd com/alcohoUmisc/nuisance bars.isn Here there are PDF's of the poster you can download or send to anyone you think might be interested in attending. 8/26/2008 Page 2 of 2 Thanks so much for your help, Also, if there is a specific room # for the City Council Chambers in Des Moines, please let me know & I will add it to the poster. 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Atl Rights Reserved. Page 1 of 1 I, ~ ~t~~~~cc~ ~ urri~~ http://www.iowaabd.com/alcohoUmisc/nuisance bars.isn 8/26/2008 4f 8 Marian Karr From: Linda Allen [Iindaallen2002@southslope.net] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:00 PM To: Council Subject: House Signing This correspondence will become a public record. To The honorable Mayor and City council Members. (1) If signs are to be removed from buildings it should be in that zone. Rnc Rns etc. The zoning dept. should not pick and choose by # of units. Houses and apartments are rented to the same group of people. The apartments regardless of size or number of units should follow the same set rules as "rental houses" in any given zone. I should have the same rights to advertise as any competition. (2) My houses are generally rented starting in Dec.l and done by March.l A four month window for signs in the summer will be of no Value. (3) Vacant Houses will need to be signed for renting in the months they are vacant. Thank you for your consideration Greg Allen 8/22/2008 4f 9 LEAH COHEN 118 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 354-0005 September 3, 2008 Iowa City City Council `` 410 E. Washington St .. ~ f "_~ -„ Iowa City, IA 52240 ~ '~ ~~~ (319) 356-5010 - ~ ~ ¢°' l j 5 ~' ~ N RE: ICAAB Co-Chair Resignation ~ .. ~ -- Dear Mayor and Council: I am officially resigning from the Iowa City Alcohol Advisory Board affective immediately. I have worked very hard these past years, being the bad guy, keeping the bars reasonably in line. I can no longer do what needs to be done. The board was designed to make changes; to make Iowa City a better community. I have worked on behalf of excessive drinking for many years. ICAAB has made several key changes over the past five yeazs, but the boazd is useless without a collaborative effort among city officials. The board is utterly powerless due to lack of enforcement. I have given written problems to the police. I have had numerous meetings. I have talked to officers. I have talked to council. I have talked to city attorneys. Most of these things have been done to no avail. My frustration grows as I see irresponsible baz owners getting away with breaking the law. They know there is no enforcement. I am not blaming anyone or making excuses; I'm just stating the problem. It's frustrating because I continue to ask for cooperation and help from city officials but receive none. Maybe it's the lack of organization among the city. Maybe it's the lack of power. Maybe it is lack of orders. Maybe it's the lack of proper city council. Maybe it's a number of things. Yet the fact is nothing can get done without enforcement. It appears to me that the city has ordinances that cannot be enforced. It also appears to me that several bars are being overlooked and under enforced. The same bars are having the same problems and nothing seems to be done about that. A few senseless acts of others create problems for us as a whole and I cannot control those actions. I no longer care to have my name associated with this. My primary concern has always been safety. I have and will continue to make downtown a safer place. I want a safe environment for our students so that they can continue to enjoy all that downtown has to offer. Iowa City is a one-of-a-kind community; a place I am proud to call home. I cannot single handedly make things better. 1 have done my part. I have spent many days and nights trying to make our community a better place. Now, it is not up to me anymore. It is up to our council, law enforcement, and other members of the community to continue this process. I only hope my resignation will not leave a free for alI among certain bars. Leah Cohen, Former Co-Chair ICAAB o ~~ ~° < ~ ~ ~ ~..z ~ ~'I ; '~~~° ~ -~ ` ~ w r~ _~ ~' ~ ti --- 9/1/2008 To: Iowa City Council Members CC: ICAAB Board Members I regretfully inform you that I have resigned my position as Co-Chair of the Iowa City Alcohol Advisory Board, effective immediately. I can no longer expend the amount of time and energy required to maintain the integrity of the ICAAB, while receiving little, if any, assistance from City Council, City Staff, nor other ICAAB members. Countless time and effort has been wasted by myself, and others attempting to persuade downtown establishments to operate in a responsible and legal manner. However, with no enforcement, nor any clear understanding of current laws and ordinances by City Staff and owners, most of these efforts go by the wayside. The guidelines we set nearly six years ago when the ICAAB was created are followed by most of the establishments. But, the establishments that do not follow the guidelines do so habitually and without consequence to their actions. This is unacceptable to those of us that are trying to operate not only responsibly, but legally as well. Regards, Brian Flynn Owner/Operator: Joe's Place, Donnelly's Pub, Blackstone _ ~: ~-~ ,,i;a t"'"1 li ,- "`~ _~~ ~ ~_~ - Lc1 `,,.u~Atl "..? ~. .. ' Council Meeting Presentation ~~9/ Iowa City .~ Complaint On Zone Planning, by Libris Fidelis, Iowa City resident for September 9, 2008 With -last city council meeting's callous approval of the Wal-Mart expansion, it seems pointless to make a request for intelligent planning that does not destroy our community. However, this presentation is about the past and present city zoning and planning system failure, which reflects a total ignorance and disregard by Iowa City that goes -back probably a century, with no single guilty party in this, as our city has not been protecting existing community businesses and the traditional hometown culture in our Iowa City,. and continues to not protect our community. Zoning ordinances and planning have basically originated from the post- World War 1 period of national expansion... There has been no legitimate property zone format for the development of our city that could have resulted in symbiotic social and economic integrations, both to protect and nurture our community culture. Since the post-Korean War era, there has been an invasion of rebellious economic commercial development into single-family residential areas, resulting in a rampant widening of streets into major thoroughfares, and even residential development infiltration into industrial and transportation sectors that brings habitat discord to the businesses. That both destroys the historic esthetic residential values which people treasure in a community environment, and it drives off the traditional small businesses in a hostile take-over of the community. There is no grandfather clause to stopt development from destroying traditional local culture and historic esthetics. In the past fifteen years, I have witnessed about a dozen municipal airports across the western states that were shut down due to the complaints of noise, and of one railroad line which was built in the 1880s that once ran through Encino California. These) were forced out of business because of the loud air horns at railroad crossing and air plane noises became an irritant because of bad zone planning, which allowed residential development encroachment into industrial areas. University of Iowa's and Johnson County's recent cancerous expansion of sterile, inhuman architecture and the now inappropriately placed Uof I recreation center being built in the formerly prime industrial area of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad will put two more nails in the coffin of that railroad, to run it out of business. A huge student apartment building that was constructed on the hill overlooking Iowa City's airport causes a problem no different than building an apartment next to the Iowa Interstate Railroad crossing on Clinton Street. All of this poor planning is going to eventually kill those traditional economic entities. Yet Iowa City's City Council continues to make bad judgement, just as it did to kill our community small businesses with Wal-Mart. (over) We cannot exist only with large corporate development of aand transbortation and shopping centers alone. We need our traditio elo mentremcroacment by businesses and farms to be protected from de p rovidin a rich community environmenteach entity's zone having a mroa~ ble n and P g a transition within the community, not antagonistic and non co p development that is intrusive and overbearing.. need transitional zoning compatible to and protective of the traditional d We entities in our cities, not conflicting use integration to change thmne cial zonetsawh ch manufacturing zones should zoned to transition into retail com transition into multi-family housing zones, which transition into sing) end thishousing zones, to provide a natural buffer between extremes. And we must immoral subsidization of large business to have them conquer and destroy our traditional family-owned small businesses. Libris Fidelis--Iowa City member Johnson County Green Party