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Home My WebLink About2008-12-16 CorrespondenceUniversity of Iowa Dance Marathon Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant ~-~c~) ~~ CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Housing and Inspection Services Inspection Report Liquor/Beer License Applications Applicant: _Kamodo Klub Doing Business As: _Kamodo Klub Site Address: 509 s. Gilbert Street H.I.S. must approve or disapprove the application for a liquor license. The Iowa City Building Official (x) approves ()disapproves the license application. Signature: "-~ w ~ Date: 12/15/2008 Reason for disapproval (if applicable) Outdoor Service Area: ()yes (x)no Dance Floor present: ()yes (x) no Size: 4c 1 ,:,~~. CITY OFIOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Housing and Inspection Services Inspection Report Liquor/Beer License Applications Applicant: _Kamodo Klub Doing Business As: _Kamodo Klub. Site Address: 509 s. Gilbert Street H.I.S. must approve or disapprove the application for a liquor license. The Iowa City Building Official ()approves (x) disapproves the license application. i ~ ~r Signature: ~" ;, Date: // /z 0 L~ Reason for disapproval (if applicable) A2 occupancies of 100 or more require a sprinkling system when ownership of business changes. An approved sprinkler plan. and monitoring contract must be received and a sprinkling permit issued before an approval for this license application can be given. The system must be installed within the first year of ownership. Outdoor Service Area: ()yes (x)no Dance Floor present: ()yes (x) no Size: i ~L F. ~~ ~~, ~, ~, ~ _- j ~, \~. CHESTER J. CULVER GOVERNOR OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR December 01, 2008 12-16-OS 4f 1 PATTY JUDGE LT. GOVERNOR Mayor Regina Bailey ~-, =~ City of Iowa City - c==~~..., 410 E. Washington Street 1 `~' Iowa City, IA 52240 - ~ ~~m ..~ ..-r ~ a-~ V ~ ~ :.comes Dear Mayor Baiiey: ~:~ ~~ Thank you for your letter of November 18th on the issues facing disaster- impacted home owners and the city and the need for flexibility in the housing rehabilitation assistance programs offered through the Jumpstart program. It is our goal to offer the flexibility to allow for expedient recovery while complying with all the requirements of federal law and ensuring that we are rebuilding Iowa safer, stronger and smarter. I have met with my staff and the staff of the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) about your request to offer an emergency repair program that would not require that the entire house be brought up to property standards, to have safe housing requirements be waived and waive the requirement that a firm buy-out offer be given a homeowner before homebuyer assistance is provided. I have directed IDED staff to immediately amend the State's Community Development Block Grant Action Plan (CDBG) with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create the new emergency repair program that will allow homeowners to choose between emergency repair and housing rehabilitation. Under the proposed emergency repair program applicants will be able to choose to accept up to $24,999 for rehabilitation and will not have to bring the house up to property standards or go through lead-based paint abatement. We would still like the cities and Councils of Governments to offer homeowners a choice of either the emergency repair up to $24,999 or housing rehabilitation up to $60,000. If the home owner chooses to accept $25,000 or more then the property standards and lead abatement will apply. However, for houses built pre-1978, neither IDED nor HUD have the authority to waive the requirements of the Lead Safe Housing Regulations which require projects that receive $25,000 or more to do abatement. By accepting less than STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.521 1 FAX 515.281.661 1 WWW.GOVERNOR.STATE.IA.US ® y~ that amount federal law requires only lead hazard reduction. Many contractors in the state can perform lead hazard reduction work, unlike abatement for which there are currently only a small number of certified contractors. On that issue, IDED is planning a training program to certify Lead Abatement contractors and lead professionals. IDED will also amend the Homebuyer Assistance Program to remove the requirement of the firm buy-out offer. We look forward to continuing to work with you on this important program. If you have any further questions or suggestions, please contact Emily Hajek, Chief of Staff for the Rebuild Iowa Office at (515) 242-5004 or emily.hajek(c~rio.iowa.gov. Sincerely, Chester J. Culver Governor of Iowa .~~ .-~: ..-., ~~ ~, ~ ~r ` . .. [ J . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~ - ~ ''jry ~ '~ - =Ss ~~-y ~. ~. ;.ti 3V ~~ l.J r ^•~-~,®~,~ CITY OF 101NA CITY 4f2 M~RA~I DLL ME Date: December 3, 2008 To: City Council From: Ronald R. Knoche, City Engineer.~_ Re: Competitive Quotation Results 2008 Storm Sewer Improvements Project Competitive quotations for the 2008 Storm Sewer Improvements Project were opened on Friday, November 21St and the following quotes were received: Carter and Associates, Inc. Coralville, IA $ 38,482.00 Maxwell Construction, Inc. Iowa City, IA $ 42,798.00 Lynch Excavating, Inc. West Branch, IA $ 56,586.00 Bockenstedt Excavating, Inc. Iowa City, IA $ 58,450.00 Engineer's Estimate $ 77,426.00 Public Works and Engineering recommended and the City Manager awarded the contract to Carter and Associates, Inc. of Coralville, Iowa. The project will be funded with Storm Water Utility Funds. r 4f 3 ~~'+, l_,,:,®~,~, CITY O F 1 O- W A C I T Y ~~~ ~ ~ ,~~.~~ E ~ CJ R.A ~ D U 1Vl ..,~ Date: December 3, 2008 To: City Clerk From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for December 16, 2008 City Council meeting; Removal of (2) STOP signs and the installation of (4) YIELD signs at the Kennedy Parkway /Meadowlark Drive 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 (5), Remove (1) STOP sign (each) from the northwest and southeast corners of the Kennedy Parkway /Meadowlark Drive intersection and; Install (1) YIELD sign (each) at the northwest, southwest, southeast and northeast corners of the Kennedy Parkway /Meadowlark Drive intersection. Comment: This action is being taken to properly assign right-of-way for motorists at the roundabout at said intersection. jccogadm/agd/adgitm-kennedymeadowlark.doc ~M i r ~~r -1 TY OF 101NA CITY' 4 ~~ C t f 4 ~ ='~ ~ ~ I~E~CJ Date: December 5, 2008 To: City Clerk From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for December 16`h City Council meeting; Installation of (1) STOP sign on the southeast corner of the intersection of Ryan Court and Kennedy Parkway. 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); Install (1) STOP sign on the southeast corner of the intersection of Ryan Court and Kennedy Parkway. Comment: This action is being taken to clarify that vehicles on Ryan Court must stop for traffic on Kenned~r Parkway. The City Council accepted these new streets as public right of way on December 2" , 2008 and the stop sign was installed on December 4th, 2008. Mgrlagd/dng- kennedy pkwy.doc ,_ <. ° ~~ r~ ~.~ ~.. - l.+ . .~ ~ "~ -.~,, :~ : ~- a! r'~ .. iy f~ ~S 4f 5 Marian Karr From: nicholas@iowacitycoralville.org Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:20 AM To: Council Subject: Impact, the Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB Newsletter ~srw.trnn~cfityceratvil~e.c~rg December 2, A Very Elvis Christmas Wednesday, Dec 3, 9:00 AM Holiday Brucemore Mansion Tours Wednesday, Dec 3, 10:00 AM Brown Bag Briefing: Paper Making with Barb Bernier Wednesday, Dec 3, 12:15 PM Tannenbaum Forest Wednesday, Dec 3, 1:00 PM Nuncrackers Wednesday, Dec 3, 3:00 PM A Douglas Family Christmas at Brucemore Wednesday, Dec 3, 5:00 PM Marian Public Library Evening Pre-School Storytime Wednesday, Dec 3, 6:30 PM Iowa City Designated UNESCO City of Literature The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Iowa City the world's third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. "This is at once a celebration of the literary riches and resources of Iowa City and a spur to action," said University of Iowa International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill, who led the UI Writing University committee that submitted the city's proposal. "We look forward to working with our new partners in the Creative Cities network -- to forging dynamic relationships with writers, artists and others committed to the life of discovery. This is a great day for Iowa City." Iowa City joins Edinburgh, Scotland, and Melbourne, Australia, as UNESCO Cities of Literature. Other cities in the Creative Cities Network -honoring and connecting cultural centers for cinema, music, crafts and folk arts, design, media arts and gastronomy, as well as literature -- include Aswan, Egypt; Santa Fe, N.M.; Berlin, Germany; Montreal, Canada; Popayan, Colombia; Bologna, Italy; Shenzhen, China; and Seville, Spain. Tourism in Johnson County Increases Again According to the Iowa Department of Economic Lessons and Carols Development and the Travel Industry Association Christmas Concert of America, tourism in Johnson County grew by Wednesday, Dec 3, 7:30 11.4% last year while tourism in the state of Iowa PM as a whole grew by a rate of 7.6%. Visitors to Tribute SOLD OUT Johnson County spent more than $294 million Dec 3, 8:00 Wednesday dollars and the tourism industry employed 3,400 , PM local residents. Visitors also spent more than $18 million in local/state taxes providing a substantial 12/2/2008 Page 2 of 3 Our Woodland Legacy 2008 Symposium Thursday; Dec 4, 8:30 AM Thursday Forum: Ann Struthers; "Memoir of the Middle East" Thursday; Dec 4, 8:45 AM A Very Elvis Christmas Thursday, Dec 4, 9:00 AM Children's Story Time Thursday, Dec 4; 9:30 AM tax relief to local residents. Aisle of Lights Brightens Coralville Add magic to your holidays! The lighting of luminaria is an ancient tradition worldwide -and Coralville's second largest event. It's a charming celebration that encompasses housing and commercial developments both north and south of the Interstate, makes old friends out of new neighbors, and delights children of all ages. Join in the fun this holiday season by enjoying an activity at one of the many sites or just by lighting luminaria along your own sidewalks. Holiday Brucemore Mansion The Aisle of Lights celebration will take place on Sunday, Tours December 14th and the luminaria candles will be lit at 5:00 p.m. to Thursday; Dec 4, 10:00 AM burn throughout the night. Free bus tours will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Marion Public Library Coralville City Hall and at the Geico/McGregor's parking lot. A Morning Pre-School second tour will depart Coralville City Hall at 6:45 p.m. Storytime Thursday, Dec 4, 10:30 AM Since its inception in Margaret Morgan's driveway 27 years ago, the event's core has been neighbor to neighbor. One neighbor acts as Tannenbaum Forest block captain and organizes his or her neighborhood for Thursday: Dec 4; 1:00 PM participation in the event. Nuncrackers Thursday, Dec 4, 3:00 PM Events are scheduled throughout the weekend to celebrate the season. For more information on the events taking place December Daniel Heyman: Artist's. 13th-14th please visit the City of Coralville website. Lecture Thursday, Dec 4, 4:00 PM A Douglas Family Christmas ~ ~ ~ ~. __, ~~~ at Brucemore Tannenbaum Forest Open in Amana Thursday, Dec 4, 5:00 PM Visit the Amana's this Holiday season and Christmas in the Park experience the tradition of the Tannenbaum Thursday, Dec 4, 5:30 PM Forest at the 100 year-old Festhalle Barn. Enjoy the dozens of decorated trees (including one by the CVB!), the 1 T tall __ _ German Christmas pyramid, live animated storybook characters, _-- --- - nativity scene and, of course, Santa will make an appearance. Events will take place through December 21st and more information on events and times can be found here. All proceeds from the Tannenbaum Forest go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. SoundReach Choir Winter Concert In preparation for the Holidays, SoundReach will be performing songs to give everyone "A Sense of the Season." Under the direction of Elizabeth Ruby and Linsey Stradt, the choir will sing holiday songs conveying what we see, touch, taste, smell and hear during the season. The concert will be held at the Iowa City Senior Center on December 17th. Admission is free and refreshments will be served after the performance. 12/2/2008 Page 3 of 3 SoundReach is sponsored by West Music and is a performance group for adults who have developmental disabilities. Questions? Comments? As a valued CVB member, we are pleased to share the Bureau's bi- monthly e-newsletter updates with you! If you have any upcoming events or news that you would like us to mention in the e- newsletter, please email Nick Arnold, Director of Membership, at nicholas iowacitycoralville.org two weeks prior to your events. Thank you for your continued support of the ICCCVB! 'The Iowa City/Coralville CVB does not sell or distribute the names or emails on this mailing list. If you prefer not to receive future emails from the Iowa City/Coralville CVB, please click unsubscribe link below. You are receiving this message because you have requested information and updates sent via email. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Created By THXe Copyright (c) 2003-5 Informatics, Inc http://www.allthingsinternet.com 12/2/2008 'I L='1 b-rltf 4f 6 Marian Karr From: WAYNE LINDSEY (arkie78@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:30 AM To: Council; Michael Lombardo Subject: Transit Department This is an open letter to Iowa City Manager and the city council. With the large amount of property taxes we pay, one would think that we as citizens of this fine city would receive excellent city services. This is not the case when it comes to our transit system. In May, transit routes where changed to supposedly make the buses run on schedule. This has not been the case. The morning and evening Court Hill route is late on average four out of five days. In the morning, those of us who work on the south side of UIHC and transfer to the Plean View, miss our connection. Sure we can catch the next Red Route Iambus, but we are always late for work. In the evening, the drivers take an "Oh well, we get there when we get there" attitude. When we call transit management to complain, we always get the same old song and dance: i.e. heavy traffic, increased rider ship, public school being in session, bad weather, etc, etc. But, the ultimate excuse, "We're working on it," is the one we receive the most. City leaders want its citizens to ride public transportation to help with traffic flow and help the environment. But when transit provides such poor service, why should we. It's time for city management to quit raising property taxes for fluff prof ects and fix the problems it now has. I recommend a major overhaul of the transit department. Wayne Lindsey Iowa City You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. Learn more about Windows Live See City Manager's response in 124 Info Packet. 12/3/2008 4f 7 Marian Karr From: Lu, Der-Fa [der-fa-lu@uiowa.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:21 AM To: Council Subject: high speed Internet in Iowa City This correspondence will become a public record. To Iowa City Council, I would like to explore the possibility to build community high speed Internet connection in Iowa City area. In current econ. crisis, I believe that using Internet to teach English is a good business plan for Iowa City residences. My husband and I had taught in Taiwan. We have connection and witnessed similar teaching opportunities. Iowa City has good human resources in terms of education. I want to know your vision in building high speed IT infrastructure for business locally. Thank you for considerations and look forward to hearing from you! You may review similar development in a small town in remote Wyoming town. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112101990.htm1 Der-Fa Lu, PhD RN Assistant Professor in Nursing Informatics Parent Child Family Area of Study The University of Iowa College of Nursing 426 Nursing Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Office (319)335-7104 Fax (319)353-5326 cjer-fa-lu(a~uiowa.edu 11/25/2008 Housing Regulation Interview - - 4f 8 Marian Karr From: Ross Wilburn Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:27 AM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Housing Regulation Interview From: Thomas Ewing [mailto:ewing.thomas@gmail.com] Sent: Mon 12/1/2008 6:26 PM To: Mike Wright Cc: Matt Hayek; Ross Wilburn; Amy Correia Subject: Housing Regulation Interview I am a student currently enrolled at West High school who is on the staff of our school paper, the West Side Story. We are doing a story on the council's recent decision regarding housing regulations downtown and pursuant to that I was wondering if you would like to answer a few questions. Please respond by email if you would be interested. Thank you, Thomas Ewing 12/5/2008 4f 9 23 November 2008 Regenia Bailey, Mayor City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52241 Dear Mayor Bailey, Thank you very much for the Council's careful consideration of sign ordinance stipulations. We believe that the ordinance clarification, which Council approved, will halt the proliferation of signs and enhance the visual appeal of the City's neighborhoods. We are grateful to the Council for its ongoing attentiveness to neighborhood issues. Yours sincerely, ~~I Lrt~ udith Pascoe, Coordinator Northside Neighborhood Association ~. .1 v `..` ,- =~- sF ~ .___ v-t -, __ iz =j- ~_w. ~ :. .. ~ -- NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION