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Home My WebLink About1973-02-27 CorrespondenceTO THE CITY MAN#ER AND MEMBERS OF THE M, COUNCIL: We, the undersigned, living on Sycamore Street between Lower Muscatine Road end DeForest Street _;igh,tp-inform. hho:_Cihy Council that. vie di5annr4vP of any plans to remove parking privileges on Sycamore Street. Our main reasons are as follows: 1 . We have many children in our area who are of preschool and elementary school age. If no parking is approved .we feel the speed of traffic will increase and thereby make it more danger- ous for crossing the street for ;school -or- other , activities. 2. A number of people in this area, young and old, walk to the Mall and must cross Sycamore Street. 3. It is necessary for many families to have two cars since both husband and wife work. As "a result it is necessary at times to park one car in the street. Since the street is wider than most streets there never exists any real traffic tie ups . 4. A dangerous situation already exists at the entrance of th -Mal-1. from; Sycamore Street. Removing parkingautomatically increases speed, and therefore accidents would be more - numerous FEB 2 01973 6. The size of the lots on Sycamore street prevents changin Gl i;: ;�•, garage driveways to accommodate more than one car. O;= FICE Name Address Date n SHULMAN, PHELAN, TUCKER, BOYLE:-& MULLEN ATTORNEY6 AT LAW LOU19 SHULMAN BREMCR BUILDING WILLIAM V. PHELAN IOWA CITY, IOWA 32240 WILLIAM M.TUCHER T[LCPHOH. ❑ANICL W. BOYLE 337 '.141 February 21, 1973 (AR CA COOC 3, e) CHATILCD A. MULLCN STCYIIL'N F. BRIGHT BRUCE L.WALRCR The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Requested Rezoning by S. W. Strauss Gentlemen: Public hearing on the above Toning request has been set for hearing at your council meeting on Tuesday', Feb- ruary 27, at 4 o'clock P.M. The City Planning P, Zoning Commission recommended to you that this zoning request be granted. This property would :be used by Capitol Oil Com- pany and Capitol Propane Gas Company, Inc, presently lo- cated at 729 South Capitol Street to relocate its'facil- ities. The lease on the existing facilities has been terminated and there presently is a legal action on file requesting the immediate removal of these companies from such property. Accordingly it respectfully requested that this ordinance be passed and that all three readings of the or- dinance be given at this meeting. In talking to the City Attorney it is my understanding that the ordinance has been prepared for your action. ]Tither Mr. Strauss or my- self or both will be present at the meeting to answer any inquiries. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, William M. Tucker h'MT : s f. cc: AIT. S. 19. Strauss Air. Jay ilonohan City council of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City: Iowa 52240 .Dear Sirs: When you consider the "noise ordinance"o we would like for you to imcorporate a section in it which prohibits semi -trucks from travelling on non-hiway streets between 7200 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.. By having such a provision the noise level will be much improved at a time when it is now most. irritating. Yours trtry4jaxmes uly, ti //yyJ Mr. and, Jakobsen C.C. Mr. J. Honohan FE182 01973 D NS$IE S i OLFUS CITY CLERK GRAND AVENUE RESIDENCE HALLS Hillcrest Rienow I Rienow II Quadrangle South Quadranglo, .. . February 23, 1973 Mayor C. L. Brandt Civic Center 410 East Washington _.Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor 'Brandt: As you res I wish to thank you for taking time to visit us here at Hi llchtattendancenwaslcera� most people only see you to complain. With this considered,e tainly an indication that our people are pleased with the city's government. Those•. who did attend found the discussion rewarding and interesting. We will be having other activities during the year, of which you will be notified. Speaking for the men here, I hope you will be able to attend. Respectfully yours, Ed Thomas 11Head Resident ET:ph T 1cv.. C:cy, taysly C: ICC t.0 22 1973 Ui S_'. event ul a: 1'id,lyi Dy Sao u•. �: Lv::"_o O:' 'CGQ :u� ..UV: i./O "'�. ...�,.dc'Q pu:sons, the 1011..0i.l:.- jirOoo GL:Pe sh GALd Gi: Oi1G:•:cG.. i�. 21U'1'T-v' THT 'JOHv>vi5 COTi7`i?1Y 5(tr .'a2Fi? Tt1A`.i` P.,4PULF':P.J13S P.:?; 2. 8H 2.R1PIF 'SHOULD lIA"LL THE MVIIERNOR 0? IOWA, TFIO 1W UtI:N . ,: I1JJU'?,1\IT 23AL -0 10 WA AnMl IIAT1G1r,L G•UA^-,ll, L;.. \10' P-11,15, MAJOR ZlITHA;CF 'OF LO`,AL' NiATIONAL GUARD AFDi IY{ . 0 r j, ACPIVAPc.S,':'ASH'\'StOi NATIONAL GuA;D JDiIT AYD-YOU, CA-' ,� va - i�" o y, '- n D AND EP,IPl'i�D. HAVE Uc TO 30 A. BULP.l, •�, uLLY �lA.:l Service (las 2 Pla�l:la :cess 'available 2L; hrs. :ri it imraodiaie I.O:i7G: SC '4G any '00 riu in Johnson QGL'n1' �.. ?ation� cl:(aciL�; Or OOL'Ci .-mb'ulCances is J p,- u' e"u5, 0.0 and 2 ir. tno Oua C'.^ 11 � Y JUch a:. au1..larus ana &ooL,;e Gay I-I&V ti � ilii,✓41u 41i ._, uVu can transport 2 Ual,ienuS -oar c'.al'OL'.l1:.11C o, L::3 Sd u:2 :1G L' .:�uWJ?;UnCy ''�yUO Ve;1iC1'us 07-op-ivr Il itad L'1T,riu a: Ci a, �;;c Y'e sua 'od a d !i:,n-ly'.6�u:. p;10\ ;'or Lruns h0: 1/5e. Sincerely: w,; t�• ;;'i Dov C. L. "Tim" Brandt Mayor, City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52290 Mayor Brandt; I would like to meet and talk with you, at your convenience, about the proposed TENANT -LANDLORD CODE FOR IOWA CITY, introduced in July o£'1972 by councilman Ed.' Czarnecki. The ordinance is'" expected to soon come before the council and ,public for discussion. I would like to arrange a meeting with you as the head of PAT and as the author -of the weekly column, FOR OCCUPANTS ONLY, ;that appears in THE DAILYYIDWAN. If you do not have a copy of the proposed ordinance, I.will be happy to supply you with one. �r This letter is being used, rather than a telephone contact, for two reasons. First, I wanted to give you time to think about the proposed ordinance before we met. Secondly, I wanted you to determine whether you wanted to talk or not, and when. j As soon as,you can, would you please contact,me, byyphone or in writing, about the time and place we can get together. It should take`no'more than 30 minutes of your time. I await your reply. S1 cerely, Ji Ryan P Coo d'nator owa Me r ial Union Honorable.C. L. Brandt Mayor _ City of Iowa City Iowa. City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Brandt: I am writing to you to request Your assistance in gathering information about the effect the recent impoundments of federal funds and the 18 -month moratorium on federal housing' assistance will have on the present and future development of your community. I plan to be testifying before Senator John Sparkman's subcommittee on'Housing'and >Urban Affairs and `I will be able to use this opportunity to make your case known. In recent days, I have received from city officials numerous letters of concern regarding the termination or freeze of funds for important it community` development programs.. I welcome this opportunity to. compile information for presentation on the effect this action is expected to have on the development of both urban and rural Iowa Communities. will you please submit any information that I might present on your behalf to me as 'soon as possible. To expedite my receipt of your testimony, please note on the envelope COYNUNITY DEVELOPMEb TESTIMONY. You may direct this testimony to: Senator Dick Clark Room 125. Old Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 20510 I appreciate your assistance in this matter and I look forward to helping you and the people of your community in any way that I can. ENVIRONMENTALIvy t' EXCELLENCE NOW PIRO.TCT GREEN :'I February 25, 1973 Cblc Comw, lora Chy, law 62240 Mayor Tim Brandt and members of the City Council Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 tl Gen amens During 1973 Project GREEN is working on three projects which express_its long range goals of improving the entrances to Iowa City and making this community a more pleasant place to live and visit: (1) In order to enhance the newly constructed Gilbert Street .entrance to Iowa City, we would like to provide,trees and shrubs to complement the'ci.ty's street tree planting plan. We'expect''to make .use of rights. of,_way:as they are available,.as.well as any other adjoining areas suitable for planting. We shall be.working in coop - Teratic n with citizens owning property in'the 'area as well as in con- Junctioncity's P on city property. with the cit plan for tree planting (2) Project GREEN proposes.to establish two portable small parks in the downtown business district; With the city's help in filling cellar holes and with the Urban Renewal Office's assistance in providing planters, we:will.provide trees,, appropriate flowers, benches, possibly even a modest fountain, to create a'refreshing welcoming oasis for downtown visitors. The proposed design will be coordinated with city plans and will, we hope, make a positive con-- tribution to the visual environment. (3) We would like to provide a GREEN machine, a small, street cleaning vehicle to help keep downtown, streets and pedestrian areas clean and tidy, encouraging a new fresh look for the CBD. In addition to these new projects, we shall be tending the planting beds in Chauncey Swan Plaza. After the tulip season, summer blooming annuals will be planted and tended by volunteers. We shall need the city's help in providing certain services related to fill, park construction, watering of trees and operation of the GREEN machine. We look forward to your cooperation on these ventures which we feel can establish a new level of expectation and enjoyment in the urban environment. V .1� ery truly yours, Jnard Nancy Seiberling Co Chairmen, Proje t GREEN BK