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Home My WebLink About1976-06-22 Correspondenceq-10 MEARDON. SUEPPEL. DOWNER & HAYES i.AWYr ns „. :...., ,n, •H 1 Rl pv�u ill VI,1 RLI1 .,II I'1'll n,.. .�, �,1111.:�'.11.rt1 , . ,,• ;;. to Wn r+11'. 10111A!1] -2n0 r..ra •r r unn �. LMI-.11.+.�..,r1..,�1,111, Junr• 1/, �.rl/G 1 n��1.•n r ..ul. unur. 1 unwru SIMM.,: I1. 111111 /.Irl IInI' IInI1 JUN 1 71976 City Council ABBIE STOLFUS City of Iowa City, Iowa Civic Center CITY CLERK Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Ladies and Gentlemen: I represent Carol S. Barker, the owner of certain real estate located in Nest. Luca: Township near the southwesu rn corporate limits of Iowa City. TO,, is Lhe same general area where 011' Capitol Motors, Harris Truck Repair Service and certain other commur,iLy businesses are located. Mrs. Barker has a contract to consLruct a huildinq for the Iowa Gym-tiest and desires to hook on to the sewer line owned and operated by the City Of Iowa City which is also servicing other buildings in the area. It is my understanding that Mrs. Barker made application to your engineering department and was told that she would be denied permission to hook on to this sewer although it traverses her land, is running at less than one-fourth of its capacity and is servicing other businesses in the area. Certain other owners in the vicinity have obtained the right to use the sewer by signing an agreement that they will not object to annexation procedures and will voluntarily agree to annexation if re- quested by the City. Mrs. Barker hereby offers to sign an agreement of this nature. This property is properly zoned for the: proposed use by Johnson County, Iowa, and we have received a letter from the Johnson County Health De- partment dated June 14, 1976, Ir copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Lie hereby specifically make application to hook on to said sewer for all the reasons stated above. .ctfully submitted, rol S. Barker Will iam k. Mc4rXn, her attorney 41LM/cor Enclosure ~ JOHNSON CONTY HE/%LTH DEPARANT 5313 SOLTII GI LBEn"f IOWA CITY, IOWA 57740 PHONE TO 391%9 June 14, 1976 TO 41HOM IT MAY COIICERII: Section 111, Subsection C of the Johnson County Board of Health Rules and Regulations Governing Priv-Ite Sewage Disposal Systems is as follows: "IVo private sewage disposal system shall be installed where a central system is available. When a central system becomes available and operational, any building Bien served by a private sewage disposal system shall be required to be connected Lo the said central system within one year. the deLcrmination of availability shall be the function of the proper administrative authority. It is our understanding that '-lrs. Barker has no objection Lo the annexation of her property by th^ City of Iowa City. James Yakish, Sanitarian JHY/nick YJUN 1 51976 D To the City Council _ g U E I E S T O L F U S C11Y CLERK iSELX)FMAL DAY 1UP-OTIT 1976 R-CEIIIE7D JON % Wd City Robs the Dead Taxpayer Now Piles of beautiful plastic sprays, bouquets, pots of flowers - some with a little cupid on the side of the pot, crosses, and even the glass jars which held cut flowers (real ones), lie beside a building in the north part of Oakland Cemetary. These were taken from the graves even before Memorial Day by the orders of the city. I take care of two graves of out -of -staters and one of the husband of a prominent Iowa City lady who now lives at Oaknoll. These were all dear friends and they were without any decoration this Memorial Day. Also, the P.E.O. star, about a foot high, at my mother's grave was removed. It has not been found - as some people just picked up what they wanted out of the pile of already "stolen" flowers. Apparently only an inch ad was placed in the paper that no plastic flowers would be allowed this year. I don't know anyone who saw it; also, how are you supposed to put out real out flowers, when they even remove the containers holding the water they are in? And if you plant flowers, they mow them off. Think of the money which the taxpayers put into those flowers - also the time and distance some traveled to decorate their loved ones' graves. How about 2Lr. Hughes, whose letter was in Wednesday's Pree-Citizen, who purchased flowers twice: While I am on this subject, I will mention the graves which are new or have been filled in -even new ones from two years ago. They are covered with weeds;. it 2_ • seems to me that sod could be put on these graves. 0 I, myself, do not have any flowers to cut and take to the cemetary, and plastic ones hold up under a heavy rain and mind and still look nice. I hope the stores, who sold all these plastic flowers to the unsuspecting people of Iowa City, did not know of the new situation. If somebody should get up a petition about this, I'll bet they could get most everyone's signature. I'll be the first to sign. Mrs. Harold Lindley 1125 Seymour Avenue iFiFiFlt-lF �11-%kiFiFi!-1F-7FiF%-1FiHt iE �i-%iF%xiFiE�YiFiE-%iF This is the letter I sent to the Press -Citizen and it was printed in Saturday's paper. However, they took off the two first lines -- Memorial Day Rip -0£f 1970' city Robs the Dead Taxpayers Now I feel this was the best part of my letter. Since I wrote this letter, I have learned a little more about the situation. It was supposed to be a state law that no plas is flowers or glass jars be allowed in the cemetery, yet Memoi-i Gardens and St. Joseph's have them and I haven't heard of any others which don't. I'm told that Billie Dauber informed one person that Oakland was HER cemetary. I was always under the impression that it belonged to the people who bought lots in it. Also, IIT. Eginton, at the Press -Citizen, said to his knowledge no ad was put in the paper. Me At any rate, if artificial decorations are not to be allowed there should be a large ad about it on the front page of the paper in plenty of time for everyone to know. I am writing this letter, because I think something should be done now, before everyone forgets about it in the mess of Urban Renewal. Ltrs. H. Lindley August 3, 1976 Mrs. Iuzrold I.indloy 1125 Seymour Avenue IOWa City, Iowa 52240 Pear Mrs. Lindley: 771e City certainly is concerned about your comments regarding artificial flo:rors at the cemetery. 'flie City staff and Council have received ntuWTO>>s complaints concerning the matter. 771c City Council adopted rules and regulations in 1965 idiich state, Artificial decorations are prohibited in the su mor months and when used, will be treated as fresh £loiaers and potted. plants. Artificial T ieces may be used bcbgecn `November 15 and March 15 only.,, Cenerally this regulation has not been enforced. Last year, however, the cemetery staff started enforcing this provision because the materials frog the artificial flrnrers, particularly the wires, represent a hazard to equipment, employees and the public. 7be local news media did publicize the enforcement of this policy. Unfortunately, the word did not realm got out and the staff did not provide notice of the policy change at t,:e cemetery entrances. When it became apparent that there was a lack of understanding concerning the twlicy, it obviously would have been preferable not to enforce the restriction. Soon the City Council will receive a revised cemetery ordinance together with rules and procedures. It will be recommended that artificial flourers be permitted in the cemetery during the winter months and on several days prededing and follmring Memorial Day. If you have other co; ants concerning, this matter or any other concerns relating to City business, please call. Sincerely yours. Is cc: City Clerk ® • 4151 �•.;. ,, C;moo � , jnly 7, 1976 ,Is Emily R. Stoughton 916 Oai:I.rest, Apt. A rot•:a t:i i.y, Iowa 527.40 DCar i•ls. si_ou(liton: 'thank )-.nt for your letter to the City Council on Illderly Housing in lova City. '11te ru nbcrs or the City Cornn:il share your concern and desire to have a (lousing for the Elderly Project constructed in downtown Town City. 'this desire r:as reaffirmed by Lite present City Council only last week. The Council is also of the opinion that housing for elderly persons which is located near the downtown arca would offer many locational advantages which would not exist in outlying locations. The Council is, however, also of the opinion that some elderly persons would prefer to live in a Iluicter outlying location. The Counci_1 has diligently attempted to provide for elderly housing in downtown Iowa City since 1972. However, hecause of the high cost of l:unl and ct�nst_ructiOtl in rota City, as of this time no housing of this t-ype has been constructed. I*Ilc Council will continue in its efforts to obtain close -in horsing for ciderly and handicapped persons. The city Council ale:o shares your concern for the need for providing Iran-,,purtatil,n for elderly :end handicapped persons. However, the Council docs not think that the proposals which have been made previously by .1r. Oxford are consistent with the hest interests of the community. lite City staff will continue in its attempts to find a suitable solution to this problem. once again, thank you for expressing your opinions to the City Council. Very truly yours, Dennis R. Kraft Director Department of Conmtunity Development DRK:sc Acv U✓ / C«J14C cC CL 2cc �C'�LL_E�C_GsL,cc.1��-_ �� n cc. 6, (--,- --ABBiE STOLFUS CI'i Y CLERIC 0 TO: The City Council of Iowa City 11 LE�JUNo1 51976 ABBIE STOLFUS CITY CLERK Iowa City, Iowa June 9, 1976 FROM: Community Coordinated Child Care of Johnson County Greetings, Community Coordinated Child Care of Johnson County (4-C) wishes to acknowledge the present dilemna the city is facing in handling its current financial problems in relation to Urban Renewal. Nevertheless, we believe in the importance of recognizing the significance of social concerns. We appreciate the joint work of the Committee on Community Needs and City Council on the Housing and Community Development Act. Because this appears to be such a successful approach to the social and housing problems of the city, we suggest that other avenues than total utilization of HCDA funds be employed in the present difficulty. Please consider foremost the recommendations of the Committee on Community Needs as representative of the sentiments of the community in your re -prioritizing of Urban Renewal funds. I. -Io recognise the difficulty of the task before you, and will appreciate your consideration of our concern. Sincerely, Carol rracassini Esther Tuttle Ruth Updegraf Pat Tadlock Bobbe Akre F.ristine Nielsen. Alice Atkinson Pamela Willard il`,ary Heininger 4-C Subcommittee on Day Care 51�'- • •CMC CENTER. 410 E WASHINGTON ST. IOWA Cltt.IOWA 525.0 319-354-IBOD July 2, 1976 Community Coordinated Child Care of Johnson County 4-C Subcommittee on Day Care Ms. Alice Atkinson, Chairperson 219 Lee Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Committee Members: Thank you for your letter to the City Council on the funding for the City's Urban Renewal project. The City Council has considered various sources of funding before deciding to utilize Housing and Community Development Act funds for interim Urban Renewal financing. At such time as the Urban Renewal land is sold by the City to private developers, the amount of money that was recently diverted from the FICDA program for Urban Renewal purposes will then be returned to the various programs from which it was originally diverted. If you have any other ideas relative to additional sources of funding, I'm sure the City Council would be appreciative of that information. The City Council has also taken action recently which will result in the Committee on Community Needs playing a continuing active role in identifying the various needs of the community. I would also like to urge you to contact the Committee on Community Needs if you have other ideas for the utilization of future HCDA funds. Very truly yours, Dennis R. Kraft Director Department of Community Development DRK/ssw 4-14 IL . \ cry G'Y`-'c �- ice_ Cl C -e- _els r-�- ►-1 u Q "c,�.a/v j Jul X12- • Z i c" TWA&a,,�-eo 1 q 10-1cd-o - - _ 1ryVoh I � sl .00 1oc�oke� 1MA _ 2s . s�. _ _ _.. -- c�630 �O 1 lClQq kkm-�o �.�J cam, t b t E cam. L -V'\ C5�k A Q . Ye.. Let " �.." IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JOHNSON COUNTY AMEREX CORPORATION, LAURENCE R. SHORT, and FIRST.NATIONAL BANK, IOWA CITY, IOWA, as Executor of the Estate of Kenneth I. Belle, Deceased, Plaintiffs, V5. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, EDGAR CZARNECKI, J. PATRICK WHITE, C. L. BRANDT, CAROL de PROSSE, and FLORENCE DAVIDSEN, Defendants Law No. 42541 ORDER Hearing -as held on May 20, 1976, on Motions for Summary Judgment, filed by Defendants on March 29, 1976. The Court now rules as follows on said motions. 1. Motion of Defendant City of Iowa City, Iowa, is sustained as to all divisions of Plaintiffs' petition (except Division III) on the grounds of issue preclusion which are asserted in Division VI of said motion. See, e.g., Clarke v. Redeker, 406 F.2d 883 (8th Cir. 1969). The issue preclusion rule asserted by the Defendant is not altered by the fact that at the time of the original litigation there may have been future damages, the amount of which was somewhat difficult to ascertain. For even if such were the case, the Plaintiffs were, nonetheless, required to assert all of said claims either in their original petition or in a supplemental petition filed in the original case, as provided in R.C.P. 266. The claims now asserted by the Plaintiffs were never asserted in the original case, and Plaintiffs are, thercEore, precluded from asserting said claims at this time. 2. Motion of Defendant City of Iowa City is overruled as to tho claims presented in Division III of the petition. 3. Motion of Defendants Czarnecki, et al., is sustained ' as to al' divisions of Plaintiffs' petition except Division III N Hearing -as held on May 20, 1976, on Motions for Summary Judgment, filed by Defendants on March 29, 1976. The Court now rules as follows on said motions. 1. Motion of Defendant City of Iowa City, Iowa, is sustained as to all divisions of Plaintiffs' petition (except Division III) on the grounds of issue preclusion which are asserted in Division VI of said motion. See, e.g., Clarke v. Redeker, 406 F.2d 883 (8th Cir. 1969). The issue preclusion rule asserted by the Defendant is not altered by the fact that at the time of the original litigation there may have been future damages, the amount of which was somewhat difficult to ascertain. For even if such were the case, the Plaintiffs were, nonetheless, required to assert all of said claims either in their original petition or in a supplemental petition filed in the original case, as provided in R.C.P. 266. The claims now asserted by the Plaintiffs were never asserted in the original case, and Plaintiffs are, thercEore, precluded from asserting said claims at this time. 2. Motion of Defendant City of Iowa City is overruled as to tho claims presented in Division III of the petition. 3. Motion of Defendants Czarnecki, et al., is sustained ' as to al' divisions of Plaintiffs' petition except Division III on the same grounds set forth in Paragraph 1 of this ruling. 4. Motion of Defendants Czarnecki, et al., is sustained as to all divisions of the petition (including Division III thereof) on the grounds said claims are precluded by Section 613A.4 of the Code of Iowa. All of which is ordered this 22nd day of June, 1970. cc: Meardon Hayek Witke (Des Moines) -2- THE 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 10 c� 10