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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-11-06 CorrespondenceCity Council City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 Hast Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Counci.lmembers: At the November 5, 1973,I,meeting of the Project Area Committee, the following motion wasipassed and the recommendation put in our minutes to be sent to the Council:' Motion was made that the Project Area Commit- tee recommend acceptance of the physical concept contained' in the proposal submitted' by the Old Capitol Business Center Company on October 18, 1973, for the'sedevelopment of the land available in City -University Project I, Iowa R-14, for its physical characteristics and what it can do for the citizens of this area. This motion was passed with one abstaining vote and one no vote. Furthermore, it was the consensus of the group that an in-depth study by the Council and the City staff on all other aspects of the plan is necessary before further 'action 'is taken. The Project Area Committee received reports from both its Redevel- opment and Fact Finding 'Subcommittees at this November 5th mecting' and extensive discussion', on the plan was our basis for the above recommendation to the Council. Sincerely, Henry Liifder Chairman Project Aren Committee °LEDh0U h 197.9 L r t November 8, 1973 Mr. henry'Linder Chairman Project Area Committee City of Iowa city Iowa City, Iowa 52210 Dear Mr. Lindor: The Iowa C•Ity CityCouncil at its ;november 6, 1973 mooting officially received and placed on file your correspondence inforsi.ng',the Council that the Project Area Comwiittee had recommended to accept the physical concept contained in the proposal submitted by the Old Capitol Itusiness Center Company. Thank you for bringing this recommendation to the attention: of the City Council. Very truly yours, Ray S. Ivells City Manager RSI': alo 1 Cof�/ of Iowa CKV, DATE: November 8, 1973 TO;. Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: City Clerk RE: At their November 6th 'meeting, the Iowa City Council officially received a letter from William Schnute and a petition with 221 signature's concerning a neighborhood park for Hollywood Manor area. The motion was adopted to refer this correspondence to Planning and Zoning and Parks and Recreation Commission for report back to Council. The letter and, petition are attached. y ©ff 1®eiva� C1 DATE: DATE: November 8, 1973' TO: Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: City Clerk RE: At their November 6th meeting, the Iowa City council officially received a letter from William Schnute and a petition with 221 signatures concerning a neighborhood park for -Hollywood Manor area. The motion was adopted to refer this correspondence to Planning and Zoning and Parks and RecreationCommission for report back to Council. The letter and petition are attached. j I itV 04 10 wa Cof•!!�� DATE: November 8, 1973 TO: Planning and Zoning commission FROM: City Clerk RE: At their November 6th meeting the Iowa City Council officially received a petition with 218 signatures requesting amendment to the subdivision code to include provision for open; space for use as a neighbor- hood park in all new residential subdivision hereafter considered. The motion was adopted to refer the petition, to Planning and.Zoning for recommendation to Council assoon as possible. Attached is.a copy of the first page of the petition. H:;TITIOP: the undersigned residents -of_the Holly rood ,'•ianor area of--Iowa--City, petition the City Council, t c City Manager and the Planning and Zoning fission that provisions be ;rade for a neighborhood ulrk in the present daveloprnent of this area. � . g ADDRESS NO. _ OF - CHILDRa\ NO. OF C`S.: LDFREN 1:. � i''D-R > - ��t�/o7fnC/ lr ,fin //Jf / �L � � iIO•� 7 s L 7 77TIGA' ..c, U -c undersigned residents of the Hollvvtood Manor area of Iowa City, l petition the City Council, the City clanger and the ?lannirg and 'Zoning Co.; --.i;_ :ion that provisions be made for a neighborhoodpsrk in the present devel .a7,"ert of this area. ^ ' ? DDit SS PiG OF CHILD- REN ::G. C: C 'LD 7i _ U, . -D 1i i �bw m 1 -a/ . D. � 1 � ="A�� Off' ij"�=9 ♦ _ ' ce, t:^.e undersigned residents of the Hollywood Manor area of toifa City, 'o:•a petition the City Council, t::c City Manager and the ?fanning and Zoning tion that provisions be made for a neighborhood park in the present development of This area. F - ADDRESS NO Or CFE,D;L;\' NO. OF Cli-LDRE" , Co- PETITIO\' ::e, the undersigned residents of the Holl,. -wood 'Manor area of Iowa City, I01.r.�, pe Lition the City Council, the City Manager and Lhe Planning and Zoning _ that provisions be made for a neighborhood park in the present d, -velar -Ment of this area. 6t•r ADDRESS NO. Of CFILD' XIG. Or Cii'LD� :i UN,Dr, 4-t?� i U � •�C %i.�.�.X,u �c�-,,�:; �f �' 1 clr.,x_Q�� cf G A I..S T� � O %•J/�Cyr,_�irU^.�- tIV ��� G`G1ur z 2 O n / /305tca�`o5i --// _. �/�arL�.F.o �•a�,.aa>_. pail �J.ti,a.�-cL� � / PETITION _ ..e, t o undersigned residents of the Hollywood Manor area oZ' iOWa City petition the City Council, t::^e City Manager and the ?lannirg and Zonir,& - -. Lo::_.ission that provisions be made for a neighborhood park in the present davelooment of this area. ::�i•D; ADDRESS NO.. OF CEILDRi4e :d0.- CF C LDFi ?: M-D'R 5 i 1 mI^:IGA` c, t:^.e undersigned residents of the Hollywood Manor arca of Iowa City, 'owa, peLitieR t})e City Coancil, the City Manager and the Planning and `Lor n& LtJ.w.:'_9sion that provisions be made for a neighborhood pari: in the present developcient of this area. X-AN. ADDRESS NO. 6R CHILDIUN.i O, LDRLNo UNDER 5 !L L /yo/4U W0 1 n J - '� r.�is Z 3 - -- - /I)i/J- •0� 4 �%�uq n loll tff-c[i �[td=dG� 142 NoUu w�,I O - o is PETITION ::c, the undersigned residents of the Hollywood Manor area of Iowa City, lam.•,::, oeLitior. the City Cowncil, the City idarnager and the Planning and Zoning c-.:•_-siom that provisions be made :or a neighborhood park in the present uavelopment of this area. ADDRESs NO. Gf GHILD E ::G. OF CH-LDRE!; - UNDER j / ell G =l _ P.TIT_C,. the..undersigned, petition tine City,Couneil, the City 'Tanager, and the :_arming and Zoning Commission of Iowa City, Io.:a, to amend the Sub- di ori sion Code, Chapter 9.50.5, o£ the City Code of jo:•!a City ,to include a orovis_on for open space for use as a neighborhood park in all newresidential ;uW ivisions.herea£ter considered. �l� NOV 51,373 N E ADDRESS ABBE STOLI uCj CITY CL6R acc) 15JL I ,,�- - Ise y ��,i / ]3TIT:GIi e, the undersigned, petition the City,Council, the City 'Manager, and the Planning and Zoning Commission of Ioo-:a City, Iowa, ;to amend the Sub- division Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of the City Code of Iowa -City to include a provision for open space for use as a neighborhood park in all new residential - subdivisions hereafter considered. NAME ADDRESS qe�NN Z / l�L /if 4JCi _n - % _ c , /1 \ A 2 • -D-- T 7vN the undersigned, petition the Cit y,Council, the City elanager, and .1amding and Zoning Cortm:ission of Iona City, Iov.a, to amend t},e gub- division Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of the provision :or open space for use _as_a City Code of -Iowa neighborhood City to include a park in all new residential- subdivisions hereafter considered., NAKE ADDRESS zj 24 _> Cy LTJ.r. J-4 1 6" /Sr 3 �G•.�-� `pit-, r 3i .f n a ros6�/ L.✓. L PETITION :e, tna urndersigned, petiticn t o City; Council, the City Kanager, arc t. :e =fanning and Zoning Commission of_Iowa City, Ivea, to amend the Sub- ci. sion Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of-ti,e City Code. of IowaCity to -include a _ provision for open space for use as an neighborhood park, in all new residential subdivisions hereafter considered. IJ ADD=- SS r l Ox r_ 7 n 1 I—�_�/ / ��L._�,�c' � .�l/-i,(i��f� / 7 I �/ %%C✓iC%7' Li7y'�/L-" �. �- �v01 G' '/ 40.3 L i,'e, the undersigned, petition the City,Council, the City Vanager, and 1;:^.e Planning and Zoning Commission of Iowa City, Iv. -.a, to amend the sub- division Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of the Cit; Code of Iowa 'City 'to include a- provision for open space for use as a neighborhood park in all new residential subdivisions hereafter considered. NAKE ADDRESS )rIt YJ 1A/ r . C�- L i t:e the undersigned, petiticr, `-he City -Council, the Cityrvlanager, and 1;"e=lat:ning and Zcning Commission of Iowa City, Iotira, to amend the Sub= - division Cede, Chapter 9.50.5, of the City Code of Iowa Cit;/ to include a provision. for open space for use as a neighborhood park in all new residential subdivisions hereafter considered. iQi::+IE ADDRESS �- /. / w '- PLTITIGIN e, the undersigned, petition the City,Council, the City Manager, and t o =fanning and Zoning Co.^nission of Iowra City, Iona, to amend the sub- nrr_sion Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of the City Code of Iowa City to include a -- - �ro�-isio^ for open space for use `as a'neighborhood park in all ne`:r residential subdivisions hereafter considered. A'A'.• ADDFZSS /J fe It qi �, �. • ­71 of - 4K the undersigned, petition the City,Council, the City ,Manager, and w:e Planning and Zoning _Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, to amend the Sub- diviaion Code, Chapter 9.50.5, of tiie City Code of Ioua,City to include a provision for open space for use as a neighborhood park in all new residential ub3ivisions hereafter considered. NAvB ADU SS Mr. Ray Wells City Manager Civic Center 410 E. Washington Iowa City, 'Iowa 52240 Re: Ralston Creek Watershed Program Dear Mr. Wells. The Johnson County Regional Planning Commission at its. regular meeting on October 17,', 1973, after review by their Land Use-Water Resource Committee, passed the following motion: "The Johnson County Regional Planning Commission endorses and finds consistent with'good regional planning ,the 'proposed watershed planning project for Ralston Creek." Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, Michael Kattchee Chairperson D(K: slb ROBERT D, RAY GOVERNOR MICHAEL M. SELLERS COMMISSIONER CARROLL L, UIULER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ent of Public ibafetp, LAW EN FORCEMENT IIV ISIO NS tepartl� HIGHWAY PA RO - :�,,_ • Mate of �otna • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION r I � ROBERT D, RAY GOVERNOR MICHAEL M. SELLERS COMMISSIONER CARROLL L, UIULER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ent of Public ibafetp, LAW EN FORCEMENT IIV ISIO NS tepartl� HIGHWAY PA RO STATE FIRE MARSHAL:. Lucas State Office Building RADIO COMMUNICATIO14 DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION NARCOTIC AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT October 30, 1973 BEER AND LIOUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION DIVISIONS DEALER LICENSING DRIVER LICENSING MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION The Honorable C.L. Brandt Mayor of Iowa City 410 E. Washington, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Brandt: I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your, excellent decision in the appointment several months ago of Mr. Dave Epstein as Director of Public Safety for the city of Iowa': City: Recently this Division completed a far reaching in- vestigation into the heroin and cocaine traffic in Iowa and received the upmost in 'cooperation and professional assis- tance from:Mr. Epstein. As 'a direct result of his desire to meet the drug problem head on and his ability to see what impact arrests in other cities would have on his own, the availability of such substances has been decreased not only in Iowa City but state wide. If ultimately we are to win the battle against drug abuse, it will certainly be through the dedicated efforts of men like Mr.Epstein. Assuring you of this Division's continued cooperation with your city, I am'' Sincerely, George H. Mayer, Dire for �_--- Division of Narcotic & Drug Enforcement GHM/mw cc: Mr. Ray Wells, City Manager November S, 1973 Mr, George 11. Dlayer, Director uivision of narcotic. GDrug Enforcement ' State of Iowa Department of Public Safetv Lucas State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50314 Dear 1.1r. 1Fiayer: At its Novetber 0,; 1973 meeting the Iowa City City Council officially received andlPlaced or, file your cor rosponderice concerning Iowa City's Director of Public Safety, 14r. nave upstein. l'iiank you for, bringing your comments to the attention of the City Council. Very truly yours, Ray S. l'clls City 1;anagor 10.1: alo • November S, 1973 Mr, George 11. Dlayer, Director uivision of narcotic. GDrug Enforcement ' State of Iowa Department of Public Safetv Lucas State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50314 Dear 1.1r. 1Fiayer: At its Novetber 0,; 1973 meeting the Iowa City City Council officially received andlPlaced or, file your cor rosponderice concerning Iowa City's Director of Public Safety, 14r. nave upstein. l'iiank you for, bringing your comments to the attention of the City Council. Very truly yours, Ray S. l'clls City 1;anagor 10.1: alo <I Mr. Ray Wells City Manager Civic Center 410 E. ,Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Ralston Creek Watershed Program Dear Mr. Wells: At the regular meeting of the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission on October, 17, 1973, the"following motion was passed: "The Commission recommend to the project's present co-sponsors that they request,,also_the joint parti- cipation and sponsorship of the Johnson County (Board of Supervisors, since apart of the watershed lies within county jurisdiction." Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, Michael Kattchee Chairperson MK:slb iso Velliber 8, 1975 Mr. Michael Kattchee Chairperson Johnson County Regional Planning Commission 22.1/2 South Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iona 52240 Dear Mike: The Iowa City ',City Council at its November 6. 1973 meeting officially received and ;placed on file your two letters concerning the Ralston Crack Watershed Program. The City Council appreciates Johnson County Regional Planning Cortimi.ssion's endoreement of the proposed water- shed planning project for Ralston Crack. Thank you for bringing your views and suggestions to the attention of the City Council. Very truly yours, Ray S. {polls City Manager RSVi: alo November 3, 1973 City council .City of Iowa City Civic Center Iona City, Iowa S2240 Dear Sirs: This letter concerns the proposed modifications and additions to the current Zoning Code of Iowa City and, in particular, to the proposed addition to section 8.10.18A of the, following paragraph: "For surface parking facilities, screening of vehicles sufficient to obscure said vehicles from public view is required. Such screening may be provided by plantings, by stone, brick or wood structures which are at least 4 feet high!" As a firm located in the area proposed to become Central Business Service (CBS) zoned and as a possible developer of propertyadjacent to that which we presently occupy, we respect the intent of the above paragraph but wish to point but reasons the paragraph should not be added to the Zoning Code. Where a business, such as ours, requires short-term customer parking places, such screening would create a serious safety hazard. At tile street entrance to customer parking areas, this screening }could cause a "blind intersection". The likelihood of accidents involving vehicles and also of vehicles and sidewalk pedestrians is quite high. Further, such screening would, where -customer parking is in front of the building, seriously limit the amount of building which would be visible ,from the street. We feel such visibility is essential to maintain a' business image. Our type of business, wholesale automotive parts, is unlike man)' retail firms in that our customers do not browse and shop.' ]father, they require, and receive, prompt service for items they know in advance they need. For this, they require and jPe provide short-term parking which is close to the building (more), O BREESE'S Screening, as proposed, would both hamper the ease of customer parking and create a safety hazard. You can be assured of our desire to expand, and modernize our present location in a manner which is attractive and in keeping with the pride we share in our community. This can be accomplished without the restrictions proposed by the' paragraph to which this letter calls attention. We request that paragraph not be included in the Zoning Code. Sincerely yours, �kIE BREESE NC �426,ecXq 29ed-L Thomas R. Breese General Manager November '8, 1973 Mr. Thomas lc. Breese General Manager The Breese Co., Inc. P. U. Box 551 Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Duar Mr. Breese: The Iowa City City Council at its November 6, 1973 meeting officially received ,and placed on file you letter concerning proposed modifications to the current zoning ordinance of Iowa City. Your request that the paragraph concerning surface parking'_ facilities no be included in the zoning code was made a part of the public hearing on the proposed amundments to 'Chapter 8.10 of the Municipal Code. Thank you for bringing your views to the attention of the City Council. Vcry truly yours, Ray S. WLIls pity Manager RS14: a 1 o I THF. NEW YORK TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER d0, 197J ' Fort WorthProfits From Recycling von nm,. (week. The second garbage run $50,000 annually from its Ecol- FORT WORTH, Oct. 29—A each week would he devoted ogy One project. I municipal experiment in recy. exclusively to picking up scrap Mr. Graham hopes to start cling old newspapers and mag- paper. "Some 40 percent to 50 early next yearn pilnt program per cent of all garbage today of once-a-week garbage and uuutcs may 0 annual y fit. p g' g m� n $250.000 annual profit. is Paper anyway;' Mr. Graham once•a-week paper collectionin y t 9«o years ago, Forth Worth's said. one-fourth of the city. public works director, Jack Gra- Plastic Bags If the project. works, he wilill I .�'h ni was instrumental in get-, No sanitation problemswouid recommend citywide scrap pa- il`7 Ung the city to approve the result, he added,-because Fort per collections at all homes on C use of two garbage trucks each Worth requires. all garbage'to a weekly basis later in 1975. 1 : week to collect old newspapers be sealed in plastic bags before This would make Fort worth in several neighborhoods. These it iscollected by citysanita. the first major city in the na- collections were in addition to tion crews. tion to move into large-scale the regular twice-a-week gar. The city now makes about paper recycling. ba,, ^,e pickups. When the, program started, old paper was bringing the city... I $9.25 per ton. This week Mr: I Graham opened new bids for k,. scrap paper. .The price is now r $23 a ton. Y� "By using the same number jl of sanitation department trucks , r and men, I believe we can col- lett an estimated $250,000 per ' a. year from. scrap paper sales - F tvuhout additional capital out- lay on the city's part,,.. Mr. Graham said. His plan calls for reducing the number of regular garbage pickups from two to one each ri j Gentlement On October 19, 1973 the Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group stated, in part= y al Operating Budget. That petition filed an appeal to the Cit s Annu We, the undersigned, protest the, inclusion of the -following r s items as capital improvements expenditures in the 1974 Oper- ating Budget'for the. City of Iowa City: 1).$515,OOG allocated ,for the widening of a) Burling- ton Street be Gilbert Street's..... tween Madison and The petition ,was certified by the County Auditor as;having the correct number of signatures and was therefore declared to be a valid petition. The right to petition one's government is guar- anteed by the. United States Constitution and is further provided for by'Iowa haw.'.Those who signed this right. petition were exercising that Thus,`,ISPIRG was shocked to read in both the Daily Iowan and the Press-Citizen.that; the Cityts Attorney, Jay'Honohan; was threat- ening to subpeona signers of the petition during the Appeal Board Hearing to 'determine whether or not petitioners understood which ' section of Burlington was beingprotested.` Such a tactic can only be considered as harrassment by:the.City Attorney when'the follow - facts are'considered: 1) The'Iowa Code makes no Provisions for powers of subpeona by any party at the hearing; such provisions are usually spelled out either by law or by departmental rules. 2) the hearing is purely administrative 4& not--judiCial in nature. The burden of proof is,"with the City ,to demonstrate that the projects are necessary and in the public' interest, not to determine the validity of the petition. Had ISPIRG's actions been of,a fraudulent nature,,there 'would be merit to Mr. Honohan's'actions.'However,'the petition` clearly stated which as projects are under protest. No attempt w de- ceive the' signers. A made to ' 3) Even if we assume that Mr. Honohan would have the power to ACTIVITIES, CENTER u.' of rovA _r6MAA C17Y Iiia 51? 12�s ISPIRG LETTER `' -PAGE 2 subpeona the petitioners, the City, in the interest of determining the need to continue with a given project, in light of the overwhelming opposition to the project, should be anxious to demonstrate and present the requested proof of the project's necessity. It would appear that the City,to is trying, to avoid:the substantial issues at hand by casting doubtion the"petitioners'understanding. Should Mr. }ionohan have the evidence he thinks he hasp ISPIRG feels that he should relay this information to the Appeal Board with copies of his statement'to ISPIRG and other signers, rather than intimidating the signers by threatening to publicly em- barras`s.them during the hearing. We also ;believe that the maj- ority of the Council has not given its approval to°this kind of action and that once again the City Attorney is stepping beyond his capacity as counsel to the City and entering a; political arena that betrays his motivation. This is all the more apparent when you remember similar efforts by him during the ramp appeal. We have news for Mr. Honohan: ISPIRG encourages you to subpeone. the petitioners, but 'subpeona all of 'them:'Some forty of the signers have .told us that they couldn't wait for such'a move, indicating exactly, whatthey felt about the projects and 'Mr.':Honoharis sug gestion,'in no uncertain terms. Clearly, Mr: Honohan is stepping into a'lions' den if,he carries out the subpeona power. ISPIRG respectfully requests that the Council adopts a resolution' to censure Mr. Honohan for his attempts; to both intimidate'members of the', public and for acting without Council intitiative; they should fu iter direct him to prepare bnly'thai testimony which will sub stantiate the City's claim to the necessity of the projects. Respectfully submitted, Skip Lai�ner, environmental director Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group • • Is6l November 6, 1973: Members of the City Council Iowa City, Iowa Citizens For A Better Iowa City wish to publicly congratulate the City for conducting neighborhood meetings relating to the Urban Renewal development and we wish to encourage citizens to attend. We trust that there will be made available, at these meetings, a listing of the items in the bid ;document, plus the response to each item. In addition, we request that the City administration make available the attached information to the citizens of Iowa City by November 20. We are aware that there is considerable expense involved in the preparation of this type of materials for citizen information. We do, "however, believe that such information will assist in identifying, clarifying and resolving the issues and will result in positive citizen input that will enable 'the community to reach definitive decisions. The time for this analysis will, in the long _run, save a great amount of time in the final execution and imp!e- mentation of ubran renewal in Iowa City.' It it would be helpful, we would volunteer time to assist the staff in the development of the requested material. We wish to reaffirm our long-term support or urban renewal and we request this information because we believe that its availability Will enable the community to evaluate and respond to the proposed redevelopment and the ,related policies. As soon as this information is available, it is our intention to study such in detail, to the end that we can make positive sugges- tions to you and to Old Capital Business Center Company. Sincerely, Robert L. Welsh Chairman, CBIC CBIC requests the City administration to make available to the citizens of Iowa 'City the following: 1. A listing of the items to which the city has and is com- mitting itself, along with cost figures and the basis for such action. Ex.: 1,200 car parking facility University Mall $ x - Parking Policy, Urban Renewal Contract 2. A listing of the items which are suggested by the developers, along with, cost figures and the basis for such action. Ex.: Closing of Madison from Iowa to Burlington Wo Cost, No Income(?), Desire of University for Pedestrian Campus 3. A summary of the various policies and agreements that are basic to the bid proposal. (Ex.: Parking policy: it is the City's responsibility to provide parking. on -street parking should be eliminated,,etc; Urban Renewal, Contract with HUD binding the city to .....;'One developer bid, (along with reasons). 4. A project analysis of major items such as: Parking (# of spaces now Present, projected number of spaces) Traffic flows Environmental Impact, etc. 5. A summary of the fiscal implications of the bid proposals, including ',costs method of finance and cost to citizens in the form of taxes, direct payment (ex.: parking fees) and effect on tax base. 6. A listing of the items in the proposal, along with any evalua- tive statement or items for consideration. Ex.: Sale of Clinton Street _Parking lot on January 2, 1975 for $158,000. Will the elimination of this lot, with a capac- ity of cars prior to the construction of a parking facility cause a parking problem? What can be done to lessen this problem? Is it good to sell this property, which was not in the Urban Renewal bid package? Ex.: Demolition of College Block Building - the city ad- ministration agrees/disagreeswith this proposal (plus reasons). Plus a listing of items suggested in the proposal (Ex.: rolled curbs, heated sidewalks, etc.) 7. Copies -of the major sections of the bid proposals (Pages A-1 to A-16) plus maps essential to identification of proper- ties, street closures, ',etc. NOVEMBER 3e 1973 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF, IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL: ISPIRG HAS PROPOSED TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THATTHECHAMBER INSTITUTE A "SHOP AND BUS" PLAN. SUCH.'A PROGRAM WOULD.' REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO RIDE THE BUS IN THE SAME WAY THAT AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS ARE REIMBURSED UNDER THE "SHOP AND PARK" OPERATION. WE BELIEVE THAT;A CHAMBER ADOPTION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR TRANSIT,', SYSTEM BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO RIDE CITY BUSES. AS YOU ARE AWARE9 INCREASES IN THE PATRONAGE OF OUR BUS SYSTEM REDUCES THE MUNICIPAL FUNDS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SERVICE AT LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL., THEREFORE9 WE WOULD SUPPORT COUNCIL ACTION TO ENCOURAGE THE CHAMBER TO INSTITUTE A "SHOP AND BUS" PLAN. FOR THE ISPIRG TASK FORCE ON TRANSPORTATIONS RICK LAREW 248 WOOLF AVE IOWA CITY9 IOWA 52240 ENCL. RICK LAREW LETTER TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOVEMBER 3, 1973 IOWA CITY, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 129 E. WASHINGTON IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 DEAR PEOPLE URGE THE CHAMBER TO ADOPT A "BUS AND SHOP" PLAN: A FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO CUSTOMERSiWHO RIDE BUSES, SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING "PARK AND SHOP" PROGRAM. I BELIEVE THE "BUS AND SHOP" PLAN WOULD BENEFIT ALL ALPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY: MERCHANTS COULD BETTER SERVE THOSE PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AN AUTOMOBILE; THE PUBLIC WOULD ENJOY THE ECONOMIC OPTION OF RIDING A'BUS TO DOWNTOWN AND PERIPHERALSHOPPING CENTERS. BELIEVE A' "BUS AND SHOP" PLAN IS WORTHY OF YOUR CONSIDERATION. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU A U T KEISWIFT ACTION UPON THIS PROPOSAL: THE INSTITUTION OF SUCH A'PLAN, UPON' THE HEELS OF THE ',CITY COUNCILS' DECISION TO MAINTAIN THE PRESENT LEVEL OF'IBUS'SERVICE, WILL NOT ONLY 'BOLSTER OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM, BUT ALSO SERVS AS A MODEL OF SUPPORT FOR TOTHER SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE CALL UPON US FOR ANY HELP YOU MIGHT NEED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM. FOR THE ISPIRG TASK FORCE ON TRANSPORTATION, RICK LAREW