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Home My WebLink About1973-05-29 CorrespondenceETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY 29, .1973 DISBURSEMENTS MAY 16:THRU MAY 24, 1973 GENERAL Susan Scheid Technical Service 87.00 Iowa City Petty Cash Misc. Expenses 74.69 Ed McGinness Mileage 30.60 Microtechnolo Inc. g>', Printing Service 230.59 D 8 J Industrial Laundry Uniform Rental_ -34.14 Saylor Locksmithing Mises'Supplies' 1.80 Bit Orleans Food 11.45 Callaghan F, Co.': Gooks 65.00 Standard Blue Print Office Supplies 32.59 Super. of Documents Book 7.50 Frohwein'Supply' Office Supplies 79.81 C. Bruce Hamilton Travel Expense 107.66 Insurors Press.4nc. Subscription 36.00 Institute of Public Affairs Registration 45.00 Rand Corp. Booklet, 10.00 Master Awards Printing Service 4.30 William Skea Travel'Expense Ill7.82 I ..C. Typewriter Office Supplies 6.75 'Cedar'Rapids Gazette Classified Ad; 8.96 Team Electronics' Office* Supplies :64.95 I. A. P.;: hl. 0. Books : 255.00 IBM Corp: Equipment Rental 161.00 Goodfellow Co. 'Printing Service 341.75 Pitney Bowes Equipment Rental 1 51.00 p Des Moines Register Publication 21.25 Daily Iowan Publication i 7.20 Dictaphone Maintenance 36.00 Pioneer,Litho' Office Furniture 118.75 s Economy Advertising Printing Service 400.95 Int'l.' 'Assoc. of Chiefs of Police Book 15.00 Bureau of Business Practice Book 30. 96 Elber± F,,Associates Data Processing, 325.00 SCM Business Equipment Maintenance 41.00 Uni. Printing Service Printing Service 36 Iowa Geological Survey' Office Supplies'', 1.50 Churchill Chemical Co. Sanitation Supplies a 56.30 Bi 11 Hargrave Printing `Service 3.50 J. $ L. Time Co. Misc. Supplies ! 0,79 Middlesex Office :Supply ,Co. Office'Supp1, 25.55 University of Iowa Work Study Wages 18,48 Iowa City Press Citizen Publication 644.68 Burroughs Corporation Equipment Repair: 11.43 I. C. Police Court Escrow II Transfer 20.00 _3,653.06 ' TRAFFIC ENGINEERING Iowa City Petty Cash Electric Mise Gxpenses 1.03 •Republic D F, JIndustrial-Laundry Electrical Supplies Uniform 2,783,59 Universal; Wire $ Cable Rental Electrical Supplies 67.20 500.00 Crouse Cartage Co. Freight Radio Shack Electrical Supply 16.40 86.66 3,454 88 • POLICE Iowa -City Petty Cash Misc. Expenses 48.06 D € J Industrial Laundry- nuatom Signal Uniform Rental Equipment Rcleirs 32.30 24.68 Bookshop Mist. Supplies 17.00 Communications Engineering Radio Connection 104.95 Howard Johnson's Motor Ledge Lodging''Expense 127.01 Fin $ Feather' Equipment 207.68 Fleetway Stores Electrical Supplies 7.05 Medical Associates Physicals 53.00 Henry Louis, Inc. Lab Supplies 298.61 Iowa Gunrack,.lnc. Misc. Supplies 142.45 Law: Enforcement' Equipment Misc. Supplies 98.84 Goodfellow Co. Printing Service 31.70 Medical Associates Physical Exam 30.00 Times ='Democrat Publication 52.00 Bill Hargrave Printing Service 2.30 State: Comptroller Equipment Rental 100.00 University of Iowa Work Study Wages 79.28 Iowa City Press Citizen Classified Ad 28.56 Manuel 'R. Garza: Consultant Fee 401.98 1 887.45 FIRE Towa City Petty, Cash Misc. Expenses-' 5.19 New Process Laundry Laundry; Service 39.81 P. P. G: -Industries Paint 36.33 Henry Louis,, Inc. Electrical Supplies 7.61 :City of 'Iowa City Food Allowance 480.00 Mercy Hospital MedicalCosts 17.50 Steindler Orthopedic Clinic Exam 87.50 ,'673.94 SANITATION D F, J Industrial Laundry Uniform Rental 310.80 Wicks Oil Co. Fuel Oil 46.75 Medical"'Associates Physicals 40.00 5 ,Times -,Democrat Publication 9.75 Iowa City Press Citizen Classified Ad 9.52 416.82 CEMETERY 1 Iowa City Petty Cash Misc. Expenses 1.26 D E J Industrial Laundry Uniform Rental 33.10 Fleetway'Stores Misc. Supplies'" 6.74 Iowa City press Citizen Classified Ad 17.85 58.95 TRANSIT J Industrial Laundry Laundry Service 68.32 �$ icks Oil Co. Oil 99.50 Sun Oil'Co. Oil $ Lubricants 48.40 Frohwein Supply Office Supplies' 2.24 O • i TRANSIT CONT1 D i IBM Corp. Office Supplies 4.00 •:Goodfellow Co. Printing Service 396.65 Uni. Printing Service Printing Service .60 overhead Door Co. Building Repair 58.61 678.32 PARKS $ RECREATION William Sewell $ Co. Technical Services 4,046.00 Eby's Sporting,Goods Rec. Equipment 2,245.92 D F, J, Industrial: Laundry UniformRental: 172.05 Nat'l Rec. &'Park Assoc; Book 3.00 Universal Shell Co. Rec. Supplies 385.00 Gringer,Feed,&' Grain Animal Feed 14.00 Armil Sanitary, Supply Cleaning Supplies 9:00 P. P. G '.Industries Paint 58.24 Fin 0 Feather .' Rec. Supplies 84.90 Fleetway,Stores. Misc.,Supplies , 60 94 Hawkeye.:Wholesale Rest Room;Supplies !25.35 Hartwig: New Vehicle 2,375.00 .Motors Frohwein'Supplies OfficeiSupplies 45.22 co Drug, Rec.;Supplies! 5.98 Martin'. Marietta` Sand ,, 310.40 Boyd $'Rummelhart Building Repair 28.81; Bankers'Acvertising Printing Service 330.00 Iva Worvy Refund',, 4.00 Iowa City Petty: Cash Misc.,Expenses,, 16.11 Economy:Advertising Printing Service 431.80 Luther College Press Book 1.25 American Handicrafts Educational Supplies 24.75 Morgan'. Sign Machine Co., Office Supplies 60.58 ' University of. Iowa Work Study Wages . 64.89 Rosheks Draperies 329.47 11,132.66 DEBT SERVICE First National Bank Coupons 410.00 Iowa-.Des Moines National Bank Coupons 100.00 First National:-Bank Coupons 1 182.50 Iowa State Bank h Trust Coupons 12;353.75 First National Bank Coupons 1,387,50 14,433.75 TRUST F, AGENCY Elias J. Shrader Damage Claim' 33.50 IPERS. May IPERS 5,370.70'` IESC FICA Taxes 9,574.73 14,978.93'. OADOAD USE TAX Iowa Road Builders Concrete F, Asphalt 603.50', D 6 J Industrial Laundry Uniform Rental r I 230.84, ROAD USE TAX CONT'D Johnson, Count y.,Ready Mix Con Crete & Asphalt 105.00 Bituminous Materials Asphalt 405.00 1,344.34 PARKING REVENUE Iowa State Treasurer April State Sales Tax 113.11 Bruce Cornwell Refund is.ob Frohwein Supply bfficeEquipment 44. 98 Norma Wombacher Refund 2.00 Economy Advertising Printing Service 51.40 Harstad Co. Traini 115.00 Ing PERS May IPERS 96.34 IESC FICA Taxes 160.98 598.81 SEWER REVENUE Sewer ReserveAccount Bond Ord. Transfer 1u2.50 D & JIndustrial Laundry Uniform Rental 135.52 Wicks Oil Co. Oil : : .� 5 46 Waters & Fisher, Refund 8, 114 'Inc Fandel, - Equipment'Repair 43.50 City of coralville Sewer,Service 21.96 Fleetway Stores Misc. Supplies 24.92 Medical Associates Physicals' 15.00 Cartwright Supply Equipm6nt! Repair 505 Frohwein Supply Equipment'Maint. 5.00 Boyd & Rummelhart Plumbing Supplies 2.98 Breese Plumbing & Heating Sewer. Repair 39.50 Rockwell Flexible Pipe Tool lEquipm6nt Parts 93.85� W'. .. G. Jaques Co. Machinery Rent 1,798.00 Dorr-Oliver,Inc. !,Equipment 59;10 Dr. Spenc r Brown C Refund:. 1.50 Shay Electric !:Machinery.R6ntal 167.25 IPERS :May IPERS 438.09 TESC FICA 740.08 3,890.29 WATER REVENUE Iowa State Treasurer AprilliState Sales Tax 1,556.19 Curtin Scientific Co. Laboratory Furniture' 900.55 Griffin Pipe Products Tile 6,605.11 ji All.Makes Office Equipment Office Furniture 139.50 D & J Industrial'Laundry Uniform Rental 230.80 'Waters & Fisher Refund 15:74 FoxboroCo. 1 . I Misc. Supplies 24.85 Fleetway Stores Misc. Supplies 3.78 Utility Equipment Equipment Parts 346.20 -Frohwein Supply, Office Furniture 1,182.70 pleasant Valley Orchard Seed 40.45 inwood!Stone Products Chemicals 85069 McKesson Chemical Co. Chemicals 1,531.20 Allied Chemical Corp. Chemicals 1,493.90 -j ri J(� WATER ER REVENUE N UE C ONT D Michael Todd JA - J Associates Tools ,.� j 199.97 Neptune'Nfeter.Co. Equipment 39.95 Hellige Inc. t Meter Parts 1;583.70 Dr. Spencer Brown Lab Supplies 135.66 Ralph S chuit TruckingRefund- 3.09 State Hygienic Lb Machinery Rental 30.00 Sparling Technical Services 428.00 Precision Lab Meter Repairs r 116.70 Iowa City Press Citizen Cleaning Supplies 86.03 IPERS 1Classified Ad 9.52 IESC May'IPERS 557.78 :FICA Taxes ^ 939.75 19,051.81 CONSTRUCTION Derlei.n'Scale Service DerleinService Scale:Scale 4,955.50 Shay Electric Service Building Maintenance 118.00 5 ' IWater Plant Improvements 2;880.00 7,953.50 ' PAYROLL Hawkeye State Bank May 16 Payroll 157 ,265.93 - 157,265.93 REVOLVINGIFUND Harry Boren Johnson County Treasurer Travel Expense 12.00 Harry Boren Refund 72.54 Iowa City. Petty Cash Travel Expense Misc. 25.00 D:& i J Industral Laundr Y Expenses Unifo rm Rental' 40.77 .Wicks oil Co. Fuel Oil 173.70 Sun Oil, Co. Communications Engineering Oil B Lubricants 'Repair 141.25 i 290.40 Christiane Brothers Radio Refund 48.30 " Hilltop DX_Car CarWashes 10' .00 Dunlap's Motor Sales Globe Machinery &,'Supply Vehicle Parts 43.00 12.22 Fleetway Stores Tools 83.31 3.31 Lewis Motor Supply Vehicle Repair Cartwright Cupply' Vehicle Parts 120.00 Frohwein`Supply, Vehicle Repair 898.37 Harry Boren Office Equipment 324.98 Pleasant'Valley Orchard Travel Expense Tree Plantings ' 150.00 Iowa Glass Depot ' New Method Equipment Vehicle Repair 345.00 278.19 Cedar Rapids Gazette Vehicle 'Repair Classified Ad 226.49 IBM Corp, Dlultigraphics Division Office Supplies 22.40 138.95 ower Equipment Equipment Parts 7.55 e` Co eneCorp. Equipment 50.00 Iowa City Petty Cash Vehicle Parts Golden Age Parking 876.32 Zerox Corporation I E Equipment Rental -i 19.15 472.02 REVOLVING FUND CONT'D i Pioneer Litho Econeer Litho Office Supplies 519,80 Times Democrat'- Printing Service 15.45 bavenpo'rt Spring Co. Publication Vehicle Parts 16.00 You Smash 'Em -_I Fix 'Em Vehicle Parts 120.63 595.50 U. S. Pencil $Stationery Office Supplies s PP ' 136.00 Midwest Wrecker ecker-8 Crane Towing Service 252.50 ,Iowa City Press Citizen Classified Ad. 28.56 Davenport Spring Co. _Vehicle Parts: 394.30 IPERS 'IESC - Ma 'IPERS Y - 945.51 FICA Taxes 815.86 8,227.48 `. `ESCROW Iowa City Petty Cash Misc. Expenses 84.02 Mrs. B. Hawtney;, MiscSupplies 7.55 Dlarianne Milkman' - -Misc. Expense _.: 21,20 R., G. Wessel Agency Interstate Liability Insurance 30.00 Shopper Publications 61.02, Iowa Memorial Union Food , 5.65 Univ of Iowa _Photo Service 8•75 Doctor s'S u 1. PP Y Misc. Supplies 67.76 Johnson 'Ceunty'Treasurer McCormick State Pines & Bonds 2 122.00 Paint Lind Photo'$ Art Supply' Paint Misc. Supplies 48.01 22.29 liawkeye Wholesale Pleasant',Valley Coffee-Room Supplies 141.54 Orchard Agricultural Supplies13.50 Iowa City PoliceDepartment House Move 90.00 Robert $tika House Move 6,77 Sarah Fox !A Econom dverti i Y,. s n8 Reimbursement 100.00 Contemporary McGraw-Hill Films Printing Se rvice Rental I, 212.30 Midwest (Visual Ed. Service Equipment 42.75 45.93 Mary Ellen McFadden Technical Service , 40.00 Nancy Seiberling- Reimbursement Sg,12 ; 3,180.16 LEASED HOUSING City of Iowa City Water Service 3, Boyd $ Rummelhart64 Service Charge 9.79 Various Deposit Refund P100.00 URBAN RENEWAL 113.43 Security Abstract Co: Acquisition Expense ri 10.00 + !'eters f, Marti Arch. Architectural Services '705.63 Hayek 0"Hayek Legal Service 1`520.00 Oral J. Duller Settlement Cost 29.17 Bekins Cannon's Storage Charges' 14.62 General Pest Control April p i Services AApril' Services 25.00 21.58 Dwight W.'; Edwards Real Estate 540000.00 Associates Financial Services Leasehold 1;000.00 + URBAN RENEWAL CONT'D West Nusic Co. P. L. West $ E. B. West Fixtures Real Estate 10,604.00 133,600.00 Dwight W. Edwards Furnishings 423.50 James Gaeta & Laura Gaeta Real Estate 27,000.00 Gencral'Post Control May Service 11.00 Security Abstract Co. Acquisition Expense 5.00 Iowa City A. I.'I. A. Fire Insurance 1,660.00 SelzerConstruction Building Repaid 100.52 Sherwin Williams',Co, Paint 12.71, Various Dislocation Allowance 13,536.43 244,279.16 Grand Total $497,273.67 fund ed b un The above disbursements allocated y he total amount of 49 7 273.67 represents $ P , ' an accurate accounting of obligations 'of the;,City of Iowa City. '�4, J.B. Pugh, Jr. Director of Finance II 4 jl Is i May 23, .1973' TO: 'Members of the Council City Attorney, Jay Honoban City Manager Ray Wells Gentlemen: I ask that you reconsider adopting a:tenant-landlord ordinance for Iowa City. I agree with you that it would be nice to have statewide laws covering Chia issue, but until that time we need someregulations locally. If the proposed code is unacceptable it could be re -written rather than ditched completely. After reading the Minimum Housing Standards. in the Municipal, Code ;I felt there were several inadequacies with the present L code. Although there are re measures to deal with landlords who maintain substandard housing there are no provisions rovisions for protectingthe tenants n such'c'ases. it is true :that a e involved i that a tenant I can withhold :rent until his dwelling meets: the minimum'standards, but at :the time theviolations are: rectified the fullrent payments are due. I 'Why i should a tenant pay for hous'ing.and services he,never received" There should be' some .adjustment for the inconveniences -suffered. Under the present system there is ie::.landl6rd� t6:'exioddit no,incentivee:for the' expedite repairs e gets the same amount of h ..money in the end. -`,Secondly, the cit I y can declare a 'dwelling,. uninli ab'i tableuand L tie lord cannot rent 3.t d Bu't,.'wha t' happens,to' c the e:tenantstalready:living., there It, is myunderstanding that'.. the,, tenant cou ld be required to move,bear the expense of �possiblyisi.gn moving '.a second lease and thus. en& up i with;; two leasesi�.'' -It, seems . e I q . ui tab le , to. a i low, . lthe� tenant to terminate the, lease under such cohdltions.� d pl� h a r' r li . . I i an perhaps equi e. the landlord. t' o pay the movin&expenses 1, involved. It is certainly not the tenant's fault! that the landlord's property; i bl is'!'substandard. h- n standard.� Why, s ould� the tenant Ketz;aquired to bear the e' xpense of the landlord,1s,de,ficiency?,:' Allowing such gaps in thel,present.Citv Code appears to be negligent and hopefully You will see fit'to rectify such situations. But I would like to encourage you.to go',,even further,than simply .�16aring,up qi the gaps. in. the 'reaent,code. ':, As a tenantthere is a �'I feel! that, , I tl real need regu, n a for n for guidelines orlaiioten� t -'landlord relations. I imagine it is difficult forpeople who own their own homes or'have a9 reatideal of control over their rental unit, to visualize L and understand the problems ten?nts.face when,'there issomething 'wrong with their dwelling':and they have aniuncooperative landlord. Ido realize landlords havedifficul,t.iles, with tenants also. ' toei eve T116 t,� is':! wily I everyone, would-be betteroff with some: regulations wlii:cll 'commission can be dealt with ,ata or mediator level, rather than going to the expense of court action or jus t putti,ng,:,up with an, intolerable situation: As an example of the hassles a tenant can face I'would like to d escribe our� present situation. At the outset I would like to say: that I do like my Landlord ,and think she is doing her best to maintain a good apartment house. Her value system and mine don't quite agree on what is important (I prefer to have hot water and appliances that work rather than pre I tty fLowers all over the place) but I do appreciate her interest in her tenants'.., When Gerry moved,to Iowa City last July, he rented'a two -room apartment and garage for $120 + $15 per month. He signed a 13 -month lease with no 'provision for the tenant to terminate the lease. At that time he asked Mrs. MacDonald what would happen if lie were transferred out of town or some other unforeseen circumstances should arise. It was his understanding that "something would be : workedout.Y The first of October when we became engaged we contacted the: .:landlord to see if we could terminate the lease - providing she found another tenant. We were willing to keep the apartment until someone could 'be,found lout and moveimmediately upon notification of same. . . .. .. .... Page 2 Unfortunately Mr. MacDonald suffered a stroke dur ing this period and from our conversations :with Mrs. MacDonald it appeared ,that he wis'not recovering very well. .The beginning of ,November we agreed to transfer Gerry's lease for one on another apartment in the'building. (Mrs. MacDonald had not given any indication that she would sublet the apartment and we didn't feel.like increasing her problems during a crisis situation.) Although the'second apartment is not, noticeably bigger it does have a nicer floorplan,and a super -terrific view of, the rivet'., , Naturally such amenities require an' increase in rent of $5 and an'extra $5 for Elie additional person. Thus,our rent is �hc►��7,$130 + $15. Afterliving in the.apartment for 4' months it has become obvious that the apartment.is too small for' two individuals with our interests. There is room' for eating and sleeping:period.I We again contacted Mrs.:MacDonald in order todiscuss the difficulties we were having with the apartment. One week later I called again to see why.she had not stopped in and found that she was ill. The next.week the paint on . the c - eiling began bubbling so,we:contacted her daughter.who lives in the building and a repairman was sent the next day, to work ont: � the- roof. After he had - worked on the roof the: ceiling d ripped dur ing', the :next three days of,hard rains. We notified ;the MacDonalds and suffered . tliruthree nights of torture from dripping in our livingroom- bedroom.. It was *finally,�fix6d but the 'Cei ceiling is still a' l' ill pealed and uglynd as far . as we kn o I w there are : n , o , plans made to';repair the ceiling., The following weekend we again 'called ,Mrs. MacDonald in order to have some specific;problems with appliances taken care ,of since she still had ,.no t . been !able ;to meet with us.' 7w o;' d I o fix the:'stove, he t. ays ater a repairman came t clia,cked�Jt out and:, related!. the nat!tre,of the :it .problems to Mrs. MacDonald but did not fix them! Mrs.'MacDonald thought Gerry might be able to take care of it." Laterthat week I fixed it myself, I�got tired of having to light the back burners! with amatch every time I wanted to use �tliem. The same day •tl iat the stove repairman was called in'I also questioned her about the lack of h6t water in our apartment. I was given the run-around on this issue ssue also. She said no one else had complained and that it was probably mypersonal pre'- ference to have the' water hotter since her equipmen't man had just recently 'checked the system andsaid it was :;set where it should be 'for her. --system. ed my job in the Cit Clerk's Office I:' When I start the first two weeks in spent ti t upda g Code Books and just happened to see that the Code specifies,ia tempera - I ture.for ,hot water in rental units.', After my;encounter with Mrs. MacDonald Iltested the water temperature and'then had the thetmampter clieckeVby Mr. Letts, the City Inspector I' tacted Mrs. MacDonald with �h ' I ' con a results of my tests which showedthat the hot water was 10 to 20 degrees below Code.: She was very surprised that someone had, tested the water, but was unimpressed that it was below Code. I waited a few days to see if she would rectify the situation. On Monday, May 21 1 turned the matter over to Mr. Letts. Hopeful,ly lie has an appointment with her this 'coming Friday. I have a feeling this could drag an fora very long time and all we can do is put up with the continuous inconven- icnce and frustration. Had I not been working with the Code I wouldn't have known. that I had a valid complaint on even this minor issue. I'iVould hope that a good Lenant-landlord ordinance could help relieve some of the frustration which builds up when there are problems and disagreements between landlords and tenants. It is very helpful to -have-'an official to discuss the Situation and try to determine the appropriate action to take. I don't want be unfair to my landlord but Lwould like to get the comfort and convenience I am paying for. At this time the place is depressing and a negative influence on my personal Outlook and graduate studies. Hope you:,can aid.Lhe people of May 23, 1973 oDear Council: Mayor and The CATV Committee.recognizes that there are advantages and disadvantages to all loris of ownership of. a broadban! d� communications system. in Iowa City. There is: no prepmderance' of 'evidence to make any argument conclusive. The ,Committee is in, total, agreement that is desires the pattern of owner - . Ship - that will provide the best and most complete range .of,broadband communication sery ce f this community. co services to the citizens.o The Committee is not in complete agreement as to the; pattern or patterns that will best achieve this goal. We I wish to call special attention to our minutes of May 15 because specific courses of action follow these determinations. 1. The Committee Voted - six in favor, of public.(municipal) ownership a nd'twd injavor,of private (commercial) ownership. o: 2. As noted in the minutes, the Committee members then expressed theii'preferenceconcerningthe best.form, of public.ownership. The. two �. patteins that received most favorable consider,at ion, in a general. way, we (a) Establishment of a public authority 'with or leasing 6 a private -management (b) Contract the the,.system t corporation; ; t this; stage �is based predominantly upon'philosophical TheAetermination a considerations. Legal and economic considerations must and:wil,l be involved: in any final recommendation. The Committee feels that within the time limits in which itis operating, ' that itwill not ,be possible,toljiv6 concurrent detailed consideration to other alternative courses of action. In light of this, itis our intention therefore refore to proceed to make the substitive,decisions necessary for public (municipal)ownership. If members of the City Council are philosophically opposed, apart from legal and economic considerations to'this:ownership patt . ern, we trust that they will shire their views with us at this time, that the work of the Committee might be focused,in another direction and thus expedited. Iowa City CATV Committee J, • GIRL SCOUTS Cardinal Council of Girl Scouts 916 Maiden Izne Iowa City; Iowa 52240 ? ay 21, 19 /' Mr . :1Cty Wells City Civic Center T_Owa: City,. IOWA 52240 Dear D[V. Wells: On behalf of Cardinal Council tdayoi Brandt of Girl Scouts I , want �o thank leu' �randt andsyour entire taken in sharingwith cit J sta^f, for their time and interest ,our ur scouts each individual department of our City's government and ]lotir that department ' operates. The girls enjoyed the day and thou about before. learned many new facts they had not _ht S I: Thank you ngain, and we hope with the continued support and co-operation of the city staff, we be will years to come. able to continue Government Day for mazy Sincerely tors. David Vaughan - Program ,Chairman ev June 5, 1973 mrs:'David :Vaughan Program Chairman Cardinal Council of Girl Scouts 915 "widen Lane Iowa City,',Iowa 52240 Dear Mrs. Vaughan:, The City Council received your; letter concerning Girl Scout Government Day at their May 29,;'1973 meeting. The Council very much appreciated -pr ted your thoughtfulness in writing this thankyou letter, and was very happy that the Government Day Pro ram was successful. I know, as one member of the staff, that I certainly enjoyed the day and I hope, the girls were able to ,gain a valuable' experience from this !program.' I know our; people here enjoy having the girls in for the day, and we think that this kind of program does help the girls better understand operations of their rrCity government. Thank you again for your expression of appreciation to us, and with my best regards, I am, Sincerely, r' Thomas 11. Palmer Administrative Assistant TJ1P/db DICKMARK 5 ..IOWA' �V '�ICntfeD .�ifafes.,$enafe . : WASNINGTON.D.C." .CY'2WI0 My :.18 1973 t I s Act Mayor C. L; Brandt City Hall Iowa ;City,, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor,Brandt Due 5to anj oversight,, the enclosed list of the ellocations.of money that would go to Iowa I rvcities underrthe"Administration. 's`proposed 1 Better Communities`Act was not included;with.the ;other information' 'I' a•'�:A ••• ,� i ji I hope that this.material will be beneficial. Best willies; I Sincerely, Dick'Clark 'DC/vs 'I II i ,I i a: j•:r !i *Hold Harmless - .Non-N.etropolitan Cities 33 �. L-. • i . t uhd t � 1 i t t . .Ao ul Y [r y � I ...�, j r.K' ..n ; <ItAp,...INfi'v, -r d.�d4y4� r'�n �4CNV! i Members of the City Council of Iowa City 23 ` May 1973 Page 2 Education of the developers and contractors of the need for such measures is a step in this direction. The 'develo developers and contractors ractors should take advantage of the planning;, services,' of the Soil Conservation Service. Both B Mr. Olin and Mr. Wilcox have indicated their willingness t help o g P with educational programsand to give technical, assistance. The city staff has had partial success in jawboning developers into improving their 'sediment control practices." The Press Citizen has focused public attention on the situation where a'developer''converted Happy.,Hollow Playground into Muddy Hollow < This whole situation was un- necessary. The developer could have fertilized and seeded his property last, fall and installed a debris dam in the lower part of his property to catch and hold the soil for a total cost of $150, an inconsequential cost relative to other development costs. Mr. Batterman, the secretary of the 'Iowa City', Home Builders Associa- tion, has correctly observed that developers have an interest in taking action to prevent similar problems from occurring;'; otherwise they will be faced with even more restrictive regulations. One hopes that the 'Home Builders Association will play an active role in working toward' solutions of soil erosion problems in Iowa'City. Education, jawboning,'and,public opinion can contribute to the solution of this problem but, some type of sediment control ordinance is obviously needed as a backstop. Mr. Olin has about a dozen sediment control ordinances and laws in his file that he can make,available for study. Mr. Wilcox: can make available a model sediment control ordinance that was d:veloped in Des Moines. A review of these ordinances will be most helpful in developing an ordinance to deal with the soil erosion problems of Iowa City. Therefore, we respectfully request ',the council to direct the staff to investigate the problem and 'devise a'procedure and/or ordinance that will insure good soil' conservation practices in con- struction activities. Sincerely yo s, John S Neff Conservation Chairman' SIERRA' CLUB Eastern Iowa Group