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'.a ..� .. + I1 1 f':?El 1i)1C C2ty cnunciZ ��Lak: i cl L2zen alar t] c).� ations I aLree no opinion disagreo Dcttocrat lrj 2 Jam. 31e . irp+tblichn 17 t D � � ndenendent 2 2 r7 ourmayor', d: ould be elected directly b; t;;e people,: not choselt 1 the Council,. agree uo opinion disagree total i3 qA a 1, R3 Democrat 71 / a ,i Republican Jr I _ndepondent city co�nci. e Ln 1 s ' n l hou d 1 � e e. „I lected.L,, wards only, agree no opinion disc-ree ,. . total Vj 3 y3 70 Democrat 3$ iq1 33 Republ, an InderDndent 17 ^voUNCIWEN no you approv L approve) 's disapprove) 1 D V rU C , p � n or have no opinion o� the job the Sollaw]nt; City Cotincil:nt+ n':ire doing? r ;i Approve Disapprove No opinion i. rrandt f/� o?i0 /1'7 Cr :nrll �� J7 /a3 i! lllchnrson '37 ;71 ii tE ya Iln l3l I Xz- I i <;;cnnr.' lJih» ronEimied: ti, of those who. voted in the lust city council election? approva disapprnvr. nn opinion 9 15 3y n 20 2y 3y cz 33 S yp ;r 3l 16 3`i of tl to. o Protestants tvho had aad rc o ,iron ori, nnyof Ltha at 1ea::6 nn:: Opinion couitci.Lna'I • out', 116e of a ccunciIman (.`57 persons the. of. total' contacted) aitprove disapprove no' opinion 5 y �r. r � y II U 22 9 113 of tho.e ratholids rno,aed at lea:tt one opinion of a cmincilrtan I .qpptrove disapprove no opinion tr i2 S 13 I K 11 �o 3 II ,I �5 �• t L, of those with other faiths who had at least one Opinion of a rounci]nan approve disapprove p• no opinion -I: q y I s ' / I I , reit- -Council' survey, Pe!e !a 4 other faiths continued approve disapprove no opinion !i 2 Ri 4/' , ^±' i hose'who hid no nrofessed fni th and expressed �t least ore opil;ior: of 1!,c nit tic ill:jaIl appl•ove disapprove no opinion 3 rl Ci; ,cz 1 � •2• 5 N � , 3 `7 z I '. Tau es W.cn•1w ere P•,,,ed to determine the^ strenCth of local issues. TI d first an, open ended to gIlow for spontOneous su[;Cestion. .was rl Civcrl issue leas then assifned two }pmts if it was mentioned in this way. The 'second question was used to alien the iudi.vidual to selert frori a list of issues, 13eca1lsc the individual was Ewen a cue tc respond, the :answer here was assin, d only one point. Each issue was awarded n•11- once cticn t!'0111111 it may ;iavr. been mentioned ;:;ore than once by an individ— uT,nIst}te tugs six issues siere: i : �s= transit IJO points ' help for. the. elderly 11l 'points nc5d , P or i;rnntnr citizen I participation > 107 points land develoi,,;ent . zonang 90 points urban renewal 88 points (tho parkinC rams received an additional 35 points) nater quality 91 points Yrrrrnt of indivi.daals�' b party affiliation vj!10 support; Democrat '' ifass Transit 112 rJ helpi ng elderly! increased citi ,en. participation'., 7��� G4�2 I?-niblican Tndoncndent' 63:3%6 5�,3 a; 1 1 ,I I I City hof IowaC�ty I IC :MEMORA ND-IU /i DATE:. July "6, 1973 TO: The City Manager FROM: David G1. Epstein, Director of Public Safety RE: Support for Coralville Centennial) I I Police su pport for the Coralville Centennial is designated as follows: 1. Officer Murphy 1800-2200 July "120,21,22 2. Officer Moore 1800, 2400 July 20 OAy120 3fficer, Lynch 0900-1900 J Officer Fowler 0900-1700 July 20 153072230 July 21 1530-2230 July 22 a.l 5`. Officer Ewalt 0900-1300 July 20 21I 61 Officer ;I Spivey, 0900-1300 July y21 1300-i"700July22 T. Officer Keating 1300-1700 July;.22 i8'. Detective Cook 1300-1700 July 21 Total cost for this manpower allocation will be I $500.98. "Da-vips in afet � Director of Public Sy L ell: I 1• I ' 1 yf I, W Jhni 1 I!Pontlr'Area''� �.�' 11, 1.00? 3.00.bp . i 4:00: AY: .0till: iAY'� Areaol thWk- Junior, Hi 1 mming Pool n T Tent;,�' p` d j l a ,re' tennialH. "Q 10 Asa, i li c Asa, i li 0 Highway Right of Way for UtilitiesAccommodation Permit No. (:(Detailed Description) Parallel along public right—of—way'from,sta 101 +50 to S a toe+45 and from Sta. 146+05 to Sta. 1163+70. 'At co nScin9pPr endinrlar t•n ♦•fin 'hi 9hwa� at Sta.r125+63 and 1163+70 as hoaT'Ch a a h d'nrintc and will be located as shown on the detailed plat attached'hereto. AGREEMENTS':: Tho utility company, corporation, applicant, permittee, or licensee, (hereinafter referrod to as the Permittee) agrees that the following stipulations' shall govern under this permit: "I— The location, "construction and maintenance of the utility installation covered by this application shall be in accordance with the current Iowa State Highway Commission Utility Accommodation Polley. 2.1The Installation shall meet the requirements of local municipal, county, state, and federal laws, franchise rules, and regulations, regula- tions and directives of the Iowa State Commerce Commission, UIHities Div'ision,..the 'Iowa 'State Department of Health, all rules and regula- tlonsof the Iowa Stale highway Commission, and any othor laws or regulations applicable. - 3. The Permittee'. shall be fully responsible for any future adjustments of its facilities within the established highway:right of way caused byhlghwayconstruction or maintenance operations.' 4. 'The Iowa State Highway. Commission shall give the Pormittee At least 48 hours written notice of any proposed construction or maintenance , .work, -,on either existing or newly acquired right-of-way, that is'likely .to conflict with the installationbelongingto the Permittee,".in`order that the Permittee may, arrange to protect its facilities. ": I 5. The Stale of Iowa and the Iowa State Highway Commission assume no responsibility for damages to the Permittee's property occasioned by any ,construcllon or malntenanco operations on said highway. 6. The Permittee shall take all reasonable precaution during. the construction and maintenance of said installation to protect and safeguard the lives and properly or tire traveling public and adjacent property owners. 7. Tho Pennitlee,agmos to give the State Highway, commission forty-eight hours' notice of Its Intention to start construction on the highway rlhl-ofSaid not p y, ice shnll be made In writing to the Engineer whose name Is shown below. . 8. The Permittee ngreos to at all times give the Iowa State Highway Commission timely notice of intention to perform routine maintenance within the right-of-way. Said notice shall be to the Engineer whose name is shown below. 9. The Permittee, and Its contractors, shall carry. on the construction or repair of the accommodated utilitywith serious regard to the safety of the public. Traffic protection shall be In accordance with Part V Of the current Iowa State Iilghway Commission Manual on Uniform i :,Traffic Controls, i Ifighway.Commission persona el may supervise flagging operations where considered necossnry by the Engineer. The original "place mootC d removal on completion of the work shall be noeom llshedb Permittee) (JURhway Cemmisalon), nr ai na an p p y the _ •' ... _. (efeaa out one) 10. Operations to the constmction and maintenance of said utility installation shall be canted on In such a manner as to cause a minimum interference to or distraction of traffic 0nsaidhighway. It. The Penniltoe: shall be responsible for any damage that may result to said highway ,because of tho construction operation, or maintenance ' of said utility, and'shall reimburse the State of Iowa or the lewaState Highway Commission {cr. any.expendlturothat the Stale o[ Iowa orthe y ., g y ' utility having been constructed, operated, Iowa State HighwayCommission may have to make oo said hl hwa beoauee'of said Permittee e =` and maintained thereon. • 12. The Permittee shall Indemnify and save harmless the State of Iowa and the Iowa State HighwayCommission from any and all causes o[ action, suits at law or inequity, or losses, damages; claims, or demands,, and from any and all liability and expense of whatsoever, nature for, ooaccount of, or, due to the acts or omissions of's&W Permltteo's officers, i members, agents, representatives,' contractors;.employees' at ' s.._ n � -'c o - ( ) r occupancy of the public, highway under this permlt. - assigns ateing but of or in oonnectton'wlth Its or their use o ; 13. Non-compliance with any of the terms o(the Highway Commission policy, permit, or agreement, may be considered cause for shut -down 1 of operations, or withholding of relocation let until compliance is assured, of revocation of the permit. The cost of any work caused 'Permittee. ' to be performed by the State in removal of noncomplying construction will be assessed against the 14. A copy of the approved permit shalt be available on the Job site at all tinea for ezaminatlon bytUghway offlolale. 16. The followingspecialtequlremente.will apply to this permit: r � Ir � RECOMMENDATIONS APPLICANT. d forApproval' ,: YRacemmend Iowa-Illinois Gas,. Electric Company Name of Owner i y By ,� -� . �%1 Superintendent 1. Resident Engineer Date . flafie srgnaturo) Title A ddr s '163Muscatine Road ' District Engineer Date Date 7-9-73 APPROVAL OF CITY OR TOWN (if proposed line is within an incorporated town or city, the Council of said town or city must grant approval for installation). The undersigned city or town Joins in the grants embodied in the above permit executed, by tile Iowa State Highway 'Commission on condition that all of the covenants and undertakings g therein running to the Iowa State Highway Commission shall inure to the benefit of the undersigned clty or town and said permit is approved by thecouncil of such city or town at a `legally constituted meeting of the city council thereof held on n ' 3 eY City Clerk s' , �`,—� Date ����• I APPROVAL OF IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION '' APPROVALI',OF BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS '. By By District Engineer Asst.' Maintenance Engineer Date Dale Notice of Intention to start construction on the highway right-ofivay shall be sent to: .Engineer.. Address, .Telephone Notice of intention to start maintonance on the highway right-of-way shall be sent to: Engineer:, Address ':,,. Telephone 6 copies of this application will be required for installations on'prlmary leads. 6 copies will be required for installation on Interstate highways or for primary road extensions. I li 1412 Tracy Lane y Iowa City, Iowa 52240 July 9, 1973 City Council c/o C. L. Brandt, Mayor City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Gentlemen: Attached is a copy of "a letter I sent to individual members of the Planning, and Zoning Commission when 'the question of, rezoning for the "Hawkeye Plaza!' shopping center was before that body, The letter spaaks for itself, ;but 1 would like to add a post- script. Property values are only one of many concerns felt by 'those of us opposed to the rezoning. ,Others have ,to do with a much braoder,'perhaps universal, issue. It is, essentially„ thel Quality of life'., These matters have to 'do with the desirability of arneighborhood as a place in which to live, the amount of traffic, the freedom from the noise, smells and hazards of excessive through traffic, the safety of children, the covering with concrete and asphalt land that was zoned for homes, lamns, trees and gardens and, finally, the right to be able to rely on the integrityof one's '7overnment (meaning that the residential Classification represents and has represented a promise that a t n and'', that this cannot al cro<ch� ent u d be no coromeroi en tnere`wo 1 � be changed by a promise of money, for whatever purpose). The spokesmen for the two companies who stand to make the most financial gain from the requested change,, in ti -ie bearing before the Zoning Commission, spoke almost exclusively in terms of money of .increased property values, taxes, trade, payrolls, etc., but presented nothing to suggest that their proposal would in any way enhance the quality of life either for the immediate area; or for the community as a whole. I cannot believe that you, the members of the city council of Iowa City, are!,persens ldtID would value dollars' more';highly than people, or that you are persons who would respond any way but negatively tr) what at best is an effort to influence your votes with'a public offer of money. Therefore, aloij mith many ot;:trs, 1 urge lyac to reject the rc- quest to change the present . residential classification of the property in question. Sincerely yours, Warren S. 3tutts I �f Pa ge 2 * • * * * C 0 P Y * • mately thirty of us'on my street along). At least two, and eventually probably all three, of -the east -west streets in the addition would become secondgry;access routes to the proposed shopping center. They are narro, were not designed for this purpose, and would be quickly over -loaded with traffic, creating hazards for children. The area would no longer be desirable for the young families with small children who have been attracted to it because of the adequate but 'somewhat less expensive homes. One could predict with some certainty that there would be'a shift from owner -occupied homes to rental houses with amore highly transient: population. This: would result in more sapid deterioration in upkeep and 'appearance and'a lessat- tractive and desirable'neighborhood generally. Most important, it would create condi-,ions for a blignted neighborhood, Which would be contrary to the interests of the city as well as my own. The residential areas around the tract in question already have access to an adequate shopping center. They do not need nor could; they support another. (It is very debatable wLether;thie'city as a' whole needs another). Therefore ti,e proposed 'shopping .center - would have to depend on attracting trade from a much larger area. This would addto the -problems and would aggravate and accelerate the conditions and trends noted above. As a Commission member•, you have a responsibility to plan for the I, orderly development or the city, and an obligation to protect the interests and welfare of its citizens. In view or this and in light of thie preceding presentation, I'urgently request that you directyoureCforts,'toward lretaining the present' single-family residential classification of the subject property; and toward opposing petitioners' request for any form of commercial classi- fication. Sincerely yours, (signed) Warren S. Stotts P i * k' 1412 411c Lane Iowa City, Iowa 52240 November 15, 1972 Dear I am a resident of Ilolly,dood Manor Addition, which is adjacent to the property at the soutt:east corner of Sycamore Street and High- way'6 Bypass, for which I believe a petition for a ci;ange to cpm mercial classification is still pending before the Plar;ning and Zoning Commission. As a homeowner in the area, I want to 'voice my absolute opposition to changing the property in question to any, form of commercial classification or to altering the single - family residential. classification it now has. i am opposed for the following reasons: i 1. The ootential for residents:+l growth of my,' neighbor- hood would be severely and unduly restricted. The .netghborhood',would ''become undesirable'for owner- Occupied residential purposes. 3. 'Phe proposed shop ping ccent.er,develooment t'iould create heavy traffic in a residential neighborh od on stbeets not designed for heavy use. 4. Such rezoning '.could cause rapid deterioration of' tile neighborhood with serious risk of a bli,,;ited area. 5. Reclassieving said tract would arbitrarily deny 'me an implied protection and -,ro.ild in my home in jeopardy by adversely, affer_tinr; i:i:e valueof,my property. b.' Petitionerst request appears to be ',based on a desire for monetary gain and not on the welfare and best _.in- y, r tenscicizterests of tf,e'area, the . I.et me elaborate. Hollywood Manor Addi tion is a small res +.3entia' nc . ;'!ibDr. ocd with U 'east-west streets. It is composed lsrf7eay of small., attrac- .ive, Well-m8lntained, single -family, old [lc'r _,c ]^] c To the west it is buffered from KlLMart Plaza by t,.io-family doplexes and'mult -unit apartments. North is Highway u Bypass. The farm- land to the soultti-is still under active l 'i^a'-Dn. ".us the , only present potential for residential growt! is to the east (the trad:t in ;question). A commercial development there would severely restrict if not. completely clock the possibility or:Our homes ber,omi.n;; an in'erral part of a l.ar;er residential area, and they would become an isolated pocket of houses. vi w n o gout;i,t ';,ere had every reason .to anticipate eventual residential development of the 'land to the east,'in view of its present classification. i to commercial would ir',effect,be to take away the TO rezone : reasonable valueofour property without due process and lo 'jeopardize :he inveSttl!tints of each of us (ani t�';q.re are anoroxi, 1:� r , a I n I a't v: may{. Srlr n_ . '.�l• i.� K A�� "a�:?�+ tai � •N 7; fr. C r„ i �'1' E7CECUTIVF. DIRECTOR OF,VLVA'BGJohn1�11�Schsweiier )r',USAF(Retj'n t and Shirley,Sta� a,st Wife of POW; COL John F Stavast; US4'F, weis �lironze, `� ` plaque dcd�Satmg h ICct Freedom free to all Prttcincis Of War and; Mlssjr,, �., L �n� Ih Action;'a, BG Johiti I ".?�nlon Jr`.,aUSAF, Ghiefof;4taf1, t5h tLr F Cereony'was;held in. 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SCh. .rlg[ _ �v�.�.,4i�Z�tY„7ilyS:'x�t {4i �k. _..'m I' r i ' Commander 9 July 1973 FRLKDOM TREE DEDICATION, 22 September 1973'' Mayot and City Council, Iowa City WHERE IS RON DODGE 7 Lieutenant Ron Dodge, a U.S. Navy pilot ejected from hia aircraft over North Vietnam on May 17 1967. lie established survival radio contact with his wing "man and reported being surroio:ded,'at which point radio contact was lost. n photo- graph of Lt Dodge being 'escorted by his North Vietnamese captors was taken by a Dutch photographer and appeared on Septembor 9; 1967 in the `Paris Match". Despite this evidance, Hanoi has refusad'to discuss Lt Dodge. Ila is not acPnomtedged Ito have died in captivity, for is i l 'complete' r he listed on the c Zata aP y, omp list', of prisonera'supptied by the North Vietnamese.^ Amid the joy of welcoming home the returned POW's, many have gathered the mistakenimpression that the POW-MIA issue is solved. Some have suggested that the names on the silver' bracelets which they wore were ficticious because, the men have not returned home nor were their names on: the list of those who died in captivity.', But the 'names are not ficticious: They are 11300 real 'Americans who serried this country in Southeast Asia and the agony of not knowing what happened to them is very real for their families. A great majority, are simply missing and may never be accounted for. however, there are many who were captured by the Communists and there is"indisputable evidence of this fact. There are at least 53 men who ,were alive at one time who ourigovernment officially lists as discrepancies from the release lists. Many of our countrymen have lost night of the fact that almost 2/3 of our men, originally listed as 11IAs did not come home. To, increase the awareness of thin', community in the continued 311ght of the over 1300 men still missing in Southeast 'Asia and: the agony of their families, the members of, the University of Iowa'arArnold Air Society and Angel Flight, plan to dedicate a "FREEDOM TREE"to an IOWA MIA; CAPTAIN BRADLEY CUTHBERT'of Fort Madison on Saturday, September,22, 3.973. WE REQUEST DOUR SUPPORT AND A RESOLUTION OF DEDICATION FOR THIS POW/AIIA PROGRAM. Approximately 500 of these_ dedications have hoeu held accrosr the United ',States, none in this, area. There is adequate' precedent for, our concern. After the ',Yorean,Wnr, the majority of prisoners were released, but it tools over two years following the settlement to obtain' the release of 15 additional American 11OW's. There never was _env_ kind of acccuntinp for 339 others who we know to have been prisoners.The issue today is not,wheter our Vietnamese 11IA's are dead or. alive, but that ;the North Vietnamese have not accounted for men who we have evidence were captured. o. I I MEARDON, SUEPPEL, DOWNER 6 HAYES WILLIAM L. MEARDON - LAWYERS WILLIAWF. SUEPPEL? `ROBERT N. DOWNER "' 100 SOUTH LINN STREET '.TELEPHONE 338-9222 JAMES P. HAYES IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 AREA COOS 319 CLAIR E. HAM ILTON 1 JAMES D: MCCARRAGHER . t O ,. ip7q July 1 1 J 3 J THOMAS J. CILEF _' MARK T. HAMER The Honorable C. L. Brandt Mayor Civic'Center Iowa City, 'Iowa 52240 Re: The Annex,. Inc. -_ Grievance Hearing I 'Dear. Mayor Brandt: I have been advised that the Iowa City Council has set a hearing upon the grievance filed by our client, The Annex, Inc. for ul Tuesday, Jy 17, 1973 at 4:00 P.M. I would be respectfully, request, that this matter be postponed fora period of at least one week, as I am scheduled to undergo minor "surgery at Mercy Hospital on Monday, July 16, and will not be discharged from the hospital until sometime later that week. I expect to be. back in the Office no later than Monday, July 23 -'and any time subsequenC to that would >i be satisfactory for the hearing'. I Thank you for your consideration in this matter. e tf ly submitt obert' D wn RND:jo' cc: Mr. Joseph P. Kinney 'i r Office of City Attorney July 17, 1973 (319) 3379005 r Honorable Mayor and City Council tj - Civic Center Iowa,City,:Iowa 52240 I Re: 'Noise Ordinance Gentlemen: I felt that I should make some sort of report to the Council about the progress:of the Noise Ordinance. I have :,been working on'it for some time, hoping to get an appropriate re -draft for'submission, butlI am having dif- fi'cult with the appropriate ppropriate language that is necessary to implement the goals of the Committee that Dr. Morris headed, which drafted the prelimin- ar dratt I will Y be meeting with'Dr. Morris after,I return from my vaca-tion so,6at we can work'on some of the new language. Irhope that we can ' have a draft for review by; the Council by,the"first of'September. ' n Very truly yours, !a ay Honohan Cit Attorney JHH: sb tr r r. I r