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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-20 Correspondencer t '~~~ p~~ CITY OF IOWA CtT 5 1 ~_._.® RAN ~ u ~ EN[U Date: April 10, 2009 To: City Clerk From: Kent Ralston, Acting Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for April 20, 2009 City Council Meeting; Installation of (2) YIELD signs at the Wild Prairie Drive /Prairie Grass Lane intersection 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) YIELD sign at the northeast corner of the Wild Prairie Drive /Prairie Grass Lane intersection and (1) YIELD sign at the southwest corner of the Wild Prairie Drive /Prairie Grass Lane intersection Comment: This action is being taken to properly assign right-of-way for motorists at said intersection. _ © r-a ~ l~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ -~' r`" V1 1 1 ~~ ~C G7 C7 P 5 2 Marian Karr From: anne bendixen [a_bendixen@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:50 AM To: Council Subject: School District's SFIP & Roosevelt As an active resident of the Miller-Orchard neighborhood, I ask that you condemn any district plans that involve the closing of Roosevelt Elementary. Many of us have been involved for months now in making plans to improve our precarious neighborhood. The loss of Roosevelt would be devastating. Now is the time to make plans that coincide not contradict with the SW District Comprehensive Plan. We need to focus on the long-term and not make hasty decisions which will have dire consequences for the neighborhood as well as the city at large. Please consider these things at the joint meeting this afternoon. Anne Bendixen 902 Hudson Ave Rediscover Hotmail~: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry Ch_eck__t__out._ 4/8/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Mary Knudson [mary_knudson@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:27 AM To: Council Subject: joint meeting Hi. I am writing primarily to voice my disapproval of the ICCSD's Board of Education's proposal to close down Roosevelt School and how it does not keep with the city's comprehensive plan. I live across the street from the school and witness the value it has as a neighborhood school. It brings education closer to a low to moderate income area, and offers green and buildings for use after school hours. I see the children play on the playground, the Indian graduate students play cricket at night, the parents teaching their children how to ride a bike (it is about the only safe point here to do this), the kids practicing soccer, and so on. The neigborhood holds their meetings at the school. It is a focal point of our neighborhood, and, without it, would cause a further decline to our neighborhood. The irony is that we will be looking at a draft of a neighborhood comprehensive plan, written with the help of four graduate students from Urban Planning, this Wednesday night. We have become tired of fighting plans that weaken the structure of our neighborhood and decided to come up with a plan to strengthen our neighborhood. It was a shock to us on January 28, 2009 when we found out the District's plan. The District's proposal would cause our transient population (renters) to increase in our neighborhood. What families will move here now? I fear the worse would be that it would have more crime. And these effects would touch all the way down to both Sunset Stand downtown. This proposal is against what the city has done with their comprehensive plan, which is to stabilize the neighborhoods. I, myself, worked on the SW District Comprehensive plan because I had an interest in seeing a stable neighborhood and city. I believe people move here primarily for the city, not the school. Without a stable city, we will not be as attractive of a place to move to. I should note that the District Board has yet to meet with the neighborhood, though numerous invitations have been given. I don't understand their relunctance to meet with a population that their proposal will impact the most. But, to me, it speaks to an unwillingness to understand how cities and schools work together. I voted for SILO because I believed the board's word that they would invest in their standing schools. I feel betrayed on how they have handled the blank check that SILO gave them. They have not listened to their voting population. I believe they may be making a request for increased property taxes to help them. I do not want any more tax money given to the district as I do not trust them. For the city's good, I ask you deny their request. I intend on being at the meeting tomorrw though I know it is a working meeting. I will see you then and thank you for your time and consideration. Regards, Mary Knudson 725 West Benton St. 4/7/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Mary Knudson [mary_knudson@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:28 PM To: Council Subject: update I wrote you yesterday regarding the school proposal. I mentioned in my note that Lane Plugge has yet to meet our neigbhorhood, Miller Orchard. He may come tonight to our discussion of a draft of our neighborhood comprehensive plan. Regards, Mary Knudson 4/8/2009 Page 1 of 2 Marian Karr From: ps_1915@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:09 PM To: Council Subject: Joint Meeting 4-8-09 Dear Members of the Iowa City City Council, I am an eleven-year resident of the Miller-Orchard neighborhood who has been active in working with the neighborhood association, and the parent of a West High School student who attended Roosevelt Elementary. I am writing to express my concerns about the ICCSD facility plan and the effect of this on Iowa City. Additionally, I am writing to encourage you to think twice before giving the thumbs up to the ICCSD proposal to increase property taxes on the one hand while taking away a neighborhood school with the other. As you come together along side the Iowa City Community School District and other city/county representatives at your joint meeting, I urge you to fully consider the impact that the proposed ICCSD facility plan will have on the Miller-Orchard neighborhood and adjoining University Heights in the immediate future, other elementaries in established neighborhoods in the upcoming years, and for the greater Iowa City area long term. The greater Iowa City area is now facing what has previously happened to other cities all across the US. Development, at a rapid rate, has been occurring away from the core through housing developments on the perimeter of town which often include reserved space for an elementary school. Meanwhile, the core of the city is left to fend for itself. Its residents find themselves up against increases in the number of rental properties, pressure for more high-density housing, increased instability due to over-clustering of low income and Section 8 housing, downward trends in property maintenance, increases in crime, and being an area on the verge of crisis. Sadly, this is the Miller-Orchard neighborhood, my neighborhood, today. Roosevelt Elementary has been the one thing which has provided stability to our neighborhood. It is our landmark, a source of pride, encourages families to live in the neighborhood, and provides a meeting and play space for the area. Decommissioning it, which was a sudden and unexpected announcement by the ICCSD and counter to their promises when SILO was put to a vote, will be a huge blow to this part of the city, redirecting families further away from here on a daily basis. There are other options for the ICCSD to address the issues they face, yet they appear to have a deaf ear to the public's concerns. Iowa City has a comprehensive plan which includes the preservation of older neighborhoods. Central to that preservation are the elementary schools in each district of the city. I am wary that the school district's long range plans will inevitably run contrary to those of the city as they look to build larger, more consolidated schools which embrace the current trend in educational planning of "super schools" consisting of larger populations, consolidated transportation, and economy of scale for resources like personnel costs -all at the expense of the core of the city. There were no plans to close Roosevelt, however those plans unexpectedly materialized as opportunity for a new school presented itself. Which elementary will be next? Please work together to evaluate this process and all its effects while it is still in its relative infancy here and in light of the current economic downturn. Learn from other cities which have been through the same, and are now reinvesting in their core areas and core schools. 4/8/2009 Page 2 of 2 Finally, I encourage you to implement policies which will keep all parts of the city balanced and vibrant, and end the current trend of unchecked growth in the greater Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty areas happening at the expense of many of us who live and work in the city's established, central area. Progress isn't always building more and bigger -additional housing developments, new schools. Progress includes retaining and reinvesting in the core; enhancing, upgrading, maintaining and valuing all areas of a community. Thank you for your time, Paula Swygard 4/8/2009 U4-ZU-09 5 3 Marian Karr From: WalkerCL04@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:15 PM To: Council Subject: Thank you for Appointing me to the Senior Center Commission To all the members of the City Council: thank you all so very much for selecting me for appointment to the Senior Center Commission. I am a strong supporter of senior centers. I will do my best to help make our senior center better. I appreciate the opportunity to serve on the Senior Center Commission. Sincerely, Charlotte L. Walker Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make__dnner for__$10.0_ r_ less. 4/9/2009 5 4 Marian Karr From: Stacey Driscoll [stacey.j.driscoll@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:43 AM To: Council Subject: Urban Chickens in Iowa City Dear Respected members of the Iowa City Council, My name is Stacey Driscoll, I am an Iowa City resident living at 735 Alpine Drive. I am writing to express my interest in raising laying hens. I understand that the existing ordinance does not allow chickens to be kept within city limits and the ordinance has been modified but not yet approved. I urge the council to consider placing high priority on this ordinance allowing up a small number of laying hens, no roosters in the backyards of residential zoning districts under certain restrictions. In this economic climate I feel that it is crucial to empower the citizens of Iowa City with the ability to grow and raise nutritious food for their families on their own land. This initiative is economical, green and a sustainable option. Yesterday morning I created an online petition to gather support from the Iowa City community. As I write this we have gathered 130 signatures (26 of which are out of state or country but support raising urban chickens). I was also contacted by a reporter from the Gazette yesterday who came across the petition and found it interesting enough to waste a story. I understand that my good friend Alicia Koch recently invited you to view the online petition. After we collected enough signatures we plan to formally bring this to you with both signatures and local addresses. Again, you can locate the petition here: htt a~://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/allow-iowa-city-residents-to-raise-urban-chickens Thank you for your time and consideration, Stacey Driscoll 735 Alpine Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 319-337-9267 4/8/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Alicia Koch [aliciakoch@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:33 PM To: Council; Regenia Bailey; Amy Correia; Matt Hayek; Mike Wright; Ross Wilburn Subject: Rasing Urban Chickens in Iowa City Dear Respected members of the Iowa City Council, My name is Alicia Koch, I am an Iowa City resident living at 424 E Bloomington St. Likeminded friends (other IC residents) and I have recently taken an interest in raising egg laying hens in urban settings. After doing some research we discovered that at this point in time there is an ordinance against raising urban poultry. As environmental issues surface as concerns worldwide, so do the sustainable ways in which we can combat them. Food self sufficiency is a step in the right direction and is also very important to many citizens of this great town here in the heartland. You don't have to look very hard to find that raising urban poultry is a growing trend in many cities (far more urban than ours) nationwide. This morning my good friend and I started an online petition asking residents of Iowa City to consider signing to change this current ordinance. We are asking for the permission to allow the raising of up to 5 egg laying hens, no rosters, within Iowa City. So far we have received more than 50 electronic signatures. It also appears to be something that has gained a lot of local attention as someone from the Gazette has contacted us. I wanted to invite you to this forum to see what some of our fellow residents have to say about the issue. The addresses of the people who have signed can only be view by the creator of this petition so you will not be able to view them at this time. After we collected enough signatures we were hoping to formally bring this to you with both signatures and local addresses. You can locate the petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.con~/ 1/allow-Iowa-cif-residents-to-raise-urban-chickens Thank you very much for your time - Alicia Koch Alicia Koch 424 E Bloomington St Iowa City IA (201) 407-7327 "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Sir Winston Churchill 4/8/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Kathryn Johansen Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 4:31 PM To: 'Trudi Miller' Cc: "City Council Subject: RE: chickens within Iowa City city limits Dear Trudi, Thank you for your email communication to the City Council. Council members do not receive their emails directly. Your message will be forwarded to them and accepted as official correspondence at the next Council meeting. You asked what steps you need to take to get this approved. In addition to your email, Council will receive a few other emails relating to this same subject. If Council members wish to give this further consideration it will be placed on a future work session agenda for discussion. Thank you again for writing, Trudi. Sincerely, Kathi Johansen Administrative Assistant to the City Manager 319 356-5010 From: Trudi Miller [mailto:umatrudi@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:08 PM To: Council Subject: chickens within Iowa City city limits This correspondence will become a public record. Dear Council, I am writing with a request to have six laying chickens within the Iowa City city limits. I live on Davenport Street near Hickory Hill park. What steps to i take to get this approved, etc. Thank you so much for considering my request Trudi Starbeck-Miller 1226 East Davenport Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-541-7200 4/13/2009 Page 1 of 1 s ~~ ~ .~ Marian Karr From: Val Donohoe [Donohoe.Val@iccsd.k12.ia.us] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:37 AM To: Council Subject: no chickens in town!!! Chickens belong in the country, not the city. Neighbors will be fighting over the noise, the dirt and the smell. Cats and dogs will go after them. They need country space to roam and scratch - not a back yard in the city limits. Everyone's property value would drop. No one wants to buy a new home and live by a yard full of chickens. Please do not pass this ordinance. Val Donohoe 1130 Penkridge Dr., Iowa City This correspondence will become a public record. 4/16/2009 5 5 Marian Karr From: Smith, Jill K [fill-smith@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:47 AM To: Council Subject: Littering, cigarette mmoking on Ped Mall and in out door cafes, and bicycles Dear City Council Members, First, overall, I appreciate your efforts. I am sure it is a difficult job to balance the individual needs of Iowa Citians while strategically guiding our city. I apologize to add to your workload but I have concerns about smoking and bikes. Smoking: I (along with a zillion other people) have concerns about being exposed to the tremendous amount of smoking on the City downtown Plaza and the large amount of cigarette-related litter in all areas of the City Plaza. Could you explain the city's enforcement procedures when smoking occurs in prohibited areas and when someone litters in the City Plaza area. Could also let me know if the city prohibits smoking in downtown outdoor cafes? Bikes: Could you explain the city's enforcement procedures when a bicyclist rides in the City Plaza area. Also, the bikes racks are overloaded with mopeds and dead bikes that have not been used all winter. Could you let me know if the city prohibits moped parking at bike racks? Does the city have a policy about removing dead bikes from city bike racks? Thank you, Jill Smith 1529 ~E. College Street Iowa City, Iowa email:111-smith~~~uiowaedu 4/6/2009 Page 1 of 2 '~~~..J Marian Karr From: Dale Helling Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:07 AM To: 'Smith, Jill K' Cc: Council; Kathryn Johansen Subject: RE: Littering, cigarette mmoking on Ped Mall and in out door cafes, and bicycles Dear Jill, Thank you for your email to the City Council regarding smoking and bikes on City Plaza & downtown. With regard to enforcement of the both smoking and bicycle regulations, enforcement is usually done by walking patrol officers. They have a greater presence downtown in warmer weather and enforcement actions become more frequent. Officers have the discretion to either warn of cite an offender. Last year the smoking law was new and our focus was more on educating the public. I suspect more citations will be issued this year. This should hold true for littering with smoking-related materials as well. Each year there is a segment of the population that is new to the community and so we are always an "education" mode and officers take that into account in exercising their discretion. Smoking is prohibited in outdoor cafes downtown the same as it is inside a restaurant and people seem to be more aware of that prohibition and less likely to violate it. Regarding bicycles, there is the element of ongoing education here as well. However, bicyclists riding on the sidewalk or the ped mall represent an immediate hazard and thus are cited more often. I am advised that the bicycles used by officers are being prepared for the season and will be back in use soon. Bikes that are determined to be abandoned in the bike racks are removed by the police. Our parking enforcement personnel attempt to monitor bicycle parking and report abandoned bikes to the police. By law, atwo-wheeled vehicle with an engine of less than 50 cc's may park in a bike rack. These small "scooters" are becoming more prevalent and the engines cc's are not always marked. In those where instances where violations can be clearly identified, vehicles are cited. I hope this information is helpful for you. Regards, Dale Helling From: Smith, Jill K [mailto:jill-smith@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:47 AM To: Council Subject: Littering, cigarette mmoking on Ped Mall and in out door cafes, and bicycles Dear City Council Members, First, overall, I appreciate your efforts. I am sure it is a difficult job to balance the individual needs of Iowa Citians while strategically guiding our city. I apologize to add to your workload but I have concerns about smoking and bikes. Smoking: I (along with a zillion other people) have concerns about being exposed to the tremendous amount of 4/20/2009 Page 2 of 2 smoking on the City downtown Plaza and the large amount ofcigarette-related litter in all areas of the City Plaza. Could you explain the city's enforcement procedures when smoking occurs in prohibited areas and when someone litters in the City Plaza area. Could also let me know if the city prohibits smoking in downtown outdoor cafes? Bikes: Could you explain the city's enforcement procedures when a bicyclist rides in the City Plaza area. Also, the bikes racks are overloaded with mopeds and dead bikes that have not been used all winter. Could you let me know if the city prohibits moped parking at bike racks? Does the city have a policy about removing dead bikes from city bike racks? Thank you, Jill Smith 1529 E. College Street Iowa City, Iowa email: fill-smith(cr~uiowa.edu 4/20/2009 5 6 Marian Karr From: Gary Cohn Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:02 AM To: 'markphalen@hotmail.com' Cc: Council Subject: Web site request Hello, Mark, Thank you for you feedback on the City of Iowa City's website. We take pride in the information we provide our Citizens. The site has been developed in-house, and is highly customized to our needs and to interact with our proprietary systems. As such, it would not be feasible to share with another governmental body. Again, thank you for your feedback on our site. Gary Cohn ITS Coordinator City of Iowa City From: Mark Phalen [mailto:markphalen@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:14 AM To: Council Subject: City Council -Your Web Site Hello. My name is Mark Phalen and I am on the Town of Rossie's planning board in northern New York State. We are a very small community however we have a big need to be able to put many of the items on the web as you have with your site. I was wondering if you would consider helping us getting our web presence underway by sharing a blank copy of your site that we could fill out and use? We would forever be grateful to you if such a thing was possible. Please let me know what you think and here is my home number if you would like to call 315-324- 5573. Thank you again for your time and consideration. Mark 4/6/2009 5 (7 Marian Karr From: Albert Gibson [albert.gibson@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:10 PM To: Council Subject: Fieldhouse Alcohol license How come the Fieldhouse continues to operate, even after serving that 19 year old Ferentz kid and his two hoodlum friends who tried to beat up an off duty cop? Take their liquor license away. And put some pressure on Sally Mason to kick those thugs out of our town. 1 04-20-09 5 8 Marian Karr From: Bobby Hollis [bjhollis@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:12 PM To: Council Subject: Huge Iowa City Tourism Potential Dear City Council Members: I'm a part-time resident of Iowa City and am well aware of its many wonderful attributes. I personally herald the city to anyone willing to listen. I'm also a gay man with a partner of 12 years. Like many in our community, I found last week's court decision permitting gay marriage to be welcome and exciting news, but I also saw a huge opportunity for our city. City government is probably thinking about this already, but I think the court decision would be a tremendous opportunity for Iowa City to market its bucolic, gay-friendly setting to the neighboring gay populations (Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, etc.) as an ideal wedding location for gay couples. I think some limited advertising would give Iowa City excellent visibility and expose the city to a tourist population who would very much appreciate its artistic, culinary and literary virtues (and are a very desirable demographic from a disposable income/travel point of view). Several California communities saw the tremendous financial potential during their brief permission of gay marriage, and I think Iowa City's unique characteristics and location actually would give it exponentially more potential given the lack of similar communities within a short drive. A recent Sun- Times article further touted gay couples as one of the few demographics continuing to travel during the current economy. In addition, I feel strongly that one visit by a gay couple will sell them on our community and get them and their friends to make many future returns. My principal residence is in Las Vegas, but I have a home in Iowa City that I get back to as many weekends as possible, so please let me know if there's any way I can help get such an effort moving. Thanks for taking the time to consider this. Best Regards, Bobby Hollis 824 N Gilbert St Iowa City, IA 52245 4/6/2009 5 9 David M. House 2235 Windsor Ct. Marion, IA 52302 April 5, 2009 5 April 2009 Ms. Regenia Bailey Mayor, Iowa City, IA 410 East Washington Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Ms. Bailey, I am writing to you today to express my concern about what I perceive to be an increase in violent crimes in the Iowa City area. As the parent of a University of Iowa student, I'm especially concerned, but that concern also stems from my strong desire that the community that is home to my university, as well as many personal friends and other family members, remain a safe and welcoming place. Assaults in the downtown area need to stop through a greater police presence during late night and early morning hours. It appears that many of the incidents that have recently occurred are totally random. My son, just like many other U of I students, often studies late at night, and I worry for his safety. I'm sure that all those in leadership positions, and those responsible for safety at the University and in the Iowa City community, share my concern. Please do everything within your power to ensure the safety of all. Sincerely, ~~ ~ David & Robin House C) :~ ~ =~' =~ ~. v -a 5 10 F1LED 1Qi9 APR -7 PM S 04 Apri13, 2009 The Honorable Regenia Bailey, Mayor of Iowa City Office of the Mayor 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Bailey: On February 2, 2009, the United States Soccer Federation announced its intention to seek the privilege of hosting either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World CupTM soccer tournament here in the U.S. I am writing to you today to introduce the USA Bid Committee that has been established to achieve that goal and to identify cities to serve as potential sites for the matches. FIFA has already announced a tight timetable for bidding nations, which includes an obligation to document our capabilities in written form by May of 2010. The final decision to award the host nations for 2018 and 2022 will take place in December of 2010. The USA Bid Committee, which will be based in New York City, was incorporated earlier this year as a 501(c)(3)von-profit organization and the small, full- time staff is already hard at work. David Downs, a veteran sports television executive whose most recent position was President of Sports for the Univision Network, will serve as the Executive Director of the Committee. Held every four years, the FIFA World CupTM is the world's biggest sporting event, a month-long tournament featuring 32 national teams in 64 matches that is watched by more than a billion viewers worldwide. The United States hosted the tournament in 1994 and it was successful by every standard - in fact the cumulative attendance mark of 3.6 million still stands today despite the expansion of the tournament in 1998. We believe that hosting the FIFA World CupTM in either 2018 or 2022 will provide an economic benefit to each host city region and the U.S. as a whole, further the extraordinary growth and expand participation opportunities for the sport of soccer in this country, and help reconfirm the image of the U.S. as a global leader. However, the bidding procedure is a very challenging one and we are facing competition from 10 other entries: Australia, Belgium/Netherlands, England, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Qatar, Russia, and Spain/Portugal. Venue selection will be a key priority for the Bid Committee. We believe we have the best stadiums and infrastructure in the world, vastly upgraded since we last staged the tournament in 1994. We also know that there will be unprecedented demand from our U.S. Soccer Federation • 1801 South Prairie Avenue • Chicago, Illinois 60616 • 312.808.1300 • fax 312.808.1301 • ussoccer.com fine cities to serve as hosts for the teams, officials, media and spectators. Therefore we are requesting a written expression of interest from your city no later than Friday, April 17, to ensure that it will be included in our selection process, which will begin officially later this month upon our receipt of the specific bid requirements to be issued by FIFA. Please be aware that we are simultaneously contacting the authorities of the stadiums in your greater metropolitan area that we feel will qualify under FIFA's standards to serve as sites for the matches. We wish, however, to maintain a direct line of communication with our potential host cities. To that end, we request that you designate a member of your staff to serve as the key contact within your administration. We look forward to hearing from you, and stand by to answer any questions that you might have regarding the process of venue selection or the tournament itself. Please direct all return communication to: David Downs Tel: (212) 450-1401 Executive Director Fax: (212) 575-3780 USA Bid Committee ddowns(cr~usabidcommittee.org 420 Fifth Avenue, 7~' Floor New York, NY 10018 Sincerely, i~'~~ Sunil Gulati President United States Soccer Federation cc: David Downs p -~ ~'' ~~ ~ e~ `~ ~: ~ -~, 5 11 Marian Karr From: JonnyKwest8@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:30 AM To: Council Subject: Dubuque Street signage Over the last few weeks, it appears to me that the signs put up on Dubuque Street between Iowa Avenue and .Jefferson Street have become confusing. One can observe this circus while sitting at the window eating a sandwich at Which 'With restaurant. The "Commercial Loading Only" signs on the east side of the street have wording that shows a "30 Minute Limit". In my opinion, this time limit reference makes it look like the public has that amount of time to park in this area. I realize WHO the time limit is meant for, but people have a funny way of rationalizing their desires. If you eliminated the "30 Minute Limit" altogether, I believe it would send a much clearer message - - No Parking - -Commercial Loading Only. Your parking ticket-givers could hang around this area all day long if they wanted some steady action. I'm sure the city doesn't mind taking in the revenue this has created lately. I also have observed employees of businesses on Dubuque Street going out every so often and feeding parking meters in front of their businesses. Is this fair to the public? Making this street section aone-way won't fix things either. It'll just make drivers more angry about the downtown lack of parking situation. By the way, people STILL park in the middle of the street with their flashers turned on. I guess the flashers are all powerful. What happened to the walking beat cop in cities? And didn't the Iowa City Police Department used to have cops on bikes? Where did they go? Rick Kaster Iowa City New Deals on Dell _Netbooks -Now starting at $299. 4/8/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Niki Neems [niki@rsvp-asap.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:29 AM To: Council Subject: Dubuque Street Hello, I am writing with the hope that you will consider initiating a dialogue with businesses on or around Dubuque Street before making final decisions regarding additional changes to the traffic flow and parking there. From my business colleagues I have heard that the commercial parking spaces are empty most the day, leaving less parking for customers and also that a one way street will only add to the perception that shopping downtown is too much of a hassle. Public parking is an ongoing battle for those of us doing business downtown and it would seem in the best interest of all if an open discussion is encouraged. Thank you. nn niki Weems, owner r.s.v.p. 140 north Jinn street iowa city, iowa 52245 319.337.4400p 319.337.4440f www.rsvp-asap.com 4/14/2009 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Connie Parsons [connie@shopvelvetcoat.com] Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 3:53 PM To: Council Subject: to Regenia Bailey Dear Regenia, I am responding to the Downtown letter dated 3/18/09 with suggestions on how business owners can keep the downtown street scape clean this spring and summer. It occurred to me to respond with a few suggestions of our own as we were scrubbing the vomit off our doorway entrance before the opening to our retail space this morning. Over the last 3 weeks on Washington St., 14 days have had the meters block off from parking (2 full weeks out of the 3). This comes on the heels of metered parking removal around the corner on Dubuque St. just a couple of weeks prior. There was no notification of this parking situation to our surrounding business -something we could have passed on to our customers via email - during our semi-annual event that was taking place. Fifteen minutes is not enough time to shop in a retail environment and we can reassure you that the retail environment in the downtown area is feeling the effects of these issues coupled with the economy. Is it possible to spread this closures out and /or get some sort of prior notification? We have been downtown since 2000 and have witnessed the changes to the area first hand. That being said, we believe in the downtown area but would like to see a bit more partnering when it comes to issues such as these. We believe it could be quite beneficial to retail spaces during these tough times. We do appreciate your consideration of these matters. Please feel free to email or call with any questions or comments. Best Regards, Connie Parsons Velvet Coat 319.887.7151 4/3/2009 Marian Karr From: annerizzo [annerizzo@gwestoffice.net] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:14 PM To: Council Subject: Dubuque St. Parking v. Loading Zones Dear City Council, The new loading arrangement on Dubuque Street is not good. We have removed customer parking for the convenience of vehicles loading with the hope that the middle of the road parking will no longer be a problem. It is not working. Here are the issues that I have observed: 1. Downtown looks like a ghost town because the loading zone is frequently empty. Not good. 2. Middle of the street parking has not declined and car parking has become more confusing. I come and go many times in a day so I observe this often. In fact on Saturday's the loading zone is rarely used so shoppers/visitors park in the loading zones. I see so many parking tickets on cars in the loading zone, because it is empty, I wonder if these folks will come back to town to shop. 3. I can no longer park on Dubuque St. and run into my business as my car is not authorized for the "loading zone" The reduction of metered spots has resulted in fewer places to park. I frequently need to bring equipment in and out of my office and as you can imagine carrying equipment for 2 blocks is not that easy. 4. I find it ironic that the loading zone, which serves as parking fora large quantity of beer trucks takes away valuable customer parking spaces, while at the same time the Council is concerned about binge drinking. Our dry goods retailing is drying up downtown and removing valuable customer parking spaces in favor of beer truck loading doesn't help our situation. I have worked in my office located at 19.5 S. Dubuque St. for 18 years and it greatly disturbs me as a downtown property owner and an employee of Hands Jewelers that we continue to make it more inconvenient to shop downtown. The council most likely argues that driving and congestion downtown is an issue, which it is. It has always been an issue and one that will never be solved as long as we have shoppers and university folks downtown. Congestion won't be a problem anymore when nobody wants to come downtown. Turning Dubuque St. into one way street won't help. Disturbing traffic patterns that are not convenient for folks that shop downtown will most likely drive shoppers away. If Iowa City is for visiting/shopping then why are we converting the metered spaces to loading zones? Retailing is hard work and it is hard to survive (as evidenced by the closing of Prairie Table, Vortex, Champions, Pet Central, and the upcoming closing of Java Juice) . We need a council that supports the retail environment and the current Dubuque St. loading zone does not do this.In this tough economy it is not wise to be experimenting with parking. Downtown already has a bad reputation for a city that one cannot park in and this just fuels the perception. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and your consideration. Sincerely, Anne Nusser Rizzo Employee Hands Jewelers, Since 1854 1 Macht Inc., Landlord Page 1 of 1 ~~ l J Marian Karr From: Andrea Rauer [arguer@mchsi.com] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 11:37 AM To: Council Subject: Dubuque Street parking options I am concerned about the recent parking changes to the east side of Dubuque Street in the block between Iowa Avenue and Washington Street. On a recent weekday I parked on the east side of the street to drop off an order to Prairie Lights Bookstore. I was there no more than 3 minutes and came out to see a ticket being given to the car behind me. I immediately moved my car. In that short time, the car ahead of me was being ticketed. I was placing a $1750 order for books with Prairie Lights. This is a conscious effort to support a downtown, locally-owned business. Now the books are arriving and I will need parking space to pick up my boxes of books. What are my options? 1. Put beer stickers all over my car so it looks like a delivery truck. 2. Park in the center of the street as the beer trucks used to be able to do. 3. Park in a ramp and try to carry several large boxes of books to the car. 4. Cancel my order with a downtown business and head to Barnes & Noble to park for free. I have used Prairie Lights Bookstore for large orders for eight straight years. It always was convenient to park in a spot on Dubuque Street close to the store. The Prairie Lights staff were very helpful in getting the boxes of books into my car. Now there are about 10 fewer spots available. I am a regular user of downtown. I often park in the ramps while in downtown. In the past six weeks: 1. I have dined in the following restaurants: Brown Bottle, Mama's Deli, Bread Garden, 126, Which 'With, Z'Marik's, and Atlas World Grill. 2. I have attended the Congregational Church downtown not only on Sunday mornings, but for extra events midweek daytime and evening. 3. I have been shopping at various stores in downtown including Soap Opera, Prairie Lights, and Vortex. 4. I have been frequenting the public library usually twice a week. 5, I have made numerous trips to Leff Law Firm for estate business. I am trying to support the downtown as a private citizen. However, it seems that the direction for downtown is to make it convenient for bars and their delivery trucks. Can you help out the private citizen? Andrea Rauer 100 Cardiff Circle 337-2551 4/18/2009 5 12 Marian Karr From: cliff pirnat [cpirnat@mchsi.comJ Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:32 AM To: Council Subject: flood protection A place to start for flood control for Iowa City would be the dam at Burlington st. 1. lower it 2. remove it 3. or have a gate added which could be opened prior to spring floods to prepare the river for any reservoir mishandling. Dubuque street would not have to be raised and it would prevent flooding when the Corp opens the gates. it is the most cost effective proposal.. Yes the new Rowing House and Rowing on the river will be disturbed, but what is more important. cliff pirnat 705 manor dr iowa city,ia 4/14/2009 ~4=2a=as 5 13 Marian Karr From: RussUPS@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 12:25 PM To: Council Subject: (no subject) Since Mayor Bailey is capable of trying redirect money from the Jumpstart program to the residential flood victims of Iowa City. Why is she not trying to do the same thing at the local level with our tax money to help support the staffing of the fire station. Where is it carved in stone that if we set aside money for a project we can't prioritize and move that money to some other project like the. fire station staffing. As far as the art project at the water facility. I don't remember a time where we designated money for a project that we didn't have yet like we did with this. What I would like to know is. The $55 million dollar budget and tax increase was centered around the extra fireman. If this isn't going to happen what will be done with the increased tax revenue? I wish someone would call me and explain that to me. Russell Haught 351-5315 The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! 4/13/2009 5 14 Marian Karr From: the3rdiowa@mchsi.com Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:04 PM To: Council Subject: Budget priorities Dear Council members, As you consider the budget priorities, myself and my neighbors hope that you will give a high priority to the PIN grant program. In our case, the PIN grants would be used to help subsidize homeowners who earn between < 50% to < 80% of the median income who have to repair their sidewalks to be in compliance. The added bonus to the neighborhood and the improvement is that these dollars will be matched 1 to 2 or 1 to 1 by those homeowners in need of help and other homeowners will reap the benefit of a negotiated lower rate to replace other squares, in addition to making improvements to their walks. As I approached the Council earlier in the year to have you ask staff to consider a reasoned approach to infill sidewalks in older neighborhoods (e.g., the possibility of sidewalks being added when homes change hands to meet the current city code) for public safety and walkability concerns, I would like to point out that the PIN grants allow some slow movement in the right direction to make all neighborhoods as pedestrian friendly without changing the basic footprint. Finally, I'd like to again thank the Council for your support with the Court Hill Trail, the outpouring of users has been great to see. As more people are using the trail, it makes sense that sidewalks are improved to allow families to safely use the trail system. As an aside, there is a mural project moving ahead that will be done in conjunction with Tate High School and neighborhood volunteers at Creekside Park, as well as a creek cleanup along the trail. We see this project as adding a destination feature to our neighborhood that did not exist before now. Best Regards, Garry Klein On behalf of the Creekside Neighborhood 4/14/2009 5 15 City of Iowa City Council April 2, 2009 We are the owners and managers of the properties and businesses that reside on the north end of the commercial area known as North Linn Street. We believe that we are in need of city funded improvements regarding the uneven curbs, the pot holes in the streets, sunken sidewalks, uneven bricks, no benches, no trash cans, very dangerous post stumps along the curbs, and very little light at night on the street. We feel that the north end of Linn Street falls short of what the rest of Linn Street has been remodeled to. We are contacting the City Council because we have contacted the Public Works and Engineering Department with no real solutions to some of the ongoing problems. The North end of North Linn Street looks horrible and we want to take action. The sidewalks and curbs are very dangerous and in more than poor condition. We are having more and more issues with pedestrians tripping and falling on our properties due to the sunken sidewalks and uneven bricks that border the sidewalks. At night, the sidewalks are even more dangerous because it is very dark and people can't see the uneven areas. We could use some new city light posts to help this situation. As concerned business owners, we would like to inform the city council of these problems before someone gets hurt. The trash, uneven curbs, and street gutter situation really looks bad. We do the best we canto keep our areas clean daily but without trash cans bolted to the ground we have little luck. We are all on board for improvements and we would like to know what we can do to see that this request is entertained by the council. We, as a group, really care about the look of our city and especially the street we call home and want to change. We are willing to come together and express our concerns to you. We have enclosed several photographs of the conditions on North Linn Street for you to see. We are ready to change this area for the better. Let us know what you think. Contact people: Cindy Clark I.C. Ugly's Saloon Dave Panther Mamburg Inn #2 C~ "' C~ z~- Jay Ogden Corridor State Bank • ~~ ~~ ~', c~ ~~ The following is a list of all business owners and their contact information. CSB CORRIDOR STATE BANK 202 N. Linn Street Iowa City REAL RECORDS 203 N. Linn Street Iowa City Craig~ess~er 319-341-7800 HAUNTED BOOKSHOP 203 N.Linn Street Iowa City Nialle Sylvan 319-337-2996 y ~.v A t~s OASIS 206 N. Linn Street Iowa City HOME EC. WORKSHOP INC. 207 N. Linn Street Iowa City c ~• -d -~ t:~ r' c:~ t3 ~ ~ T .~ tV Weinstein & Codi Josephson 319-337-4775 TASTE OF CHINA 208 N. Linn Street Iowa City ~~~ V CH~I,w~ 'L` ~`" U of I LINN STREET MUSIC STUDIOS 209 N. Linn Street Iowa City I.C. Ugly's Saloon 210 N. Linn Street Iowa City Susan S al' 319-530-2961 Cindy Clark THAT'S RENTERTAINMENT VIDEO & DVD 211 N. Linn Street Iowa City Ross eyer339-4756 v~---- Hamburg Inn #2 214 N. Linn Street Iowa City _ U ~..a <' C ~ A~ ~,. ~ - ~ ~ Cd ;~ r` ~ C)~ ~ ~~ 9 .c Dave Panther 319-321-7623 CORCORAN COMMUNICATION 215 N. Linn Street Iowa City Tom Corcoran 319-351-3752 PAGLIAIS PIZZA 302 E. Bloomington Iowa City with property on North East side of N. Linn Street surrounding the parking area for the restaurant. Armond P~,gliai Jr. 31~31~3961 Pagliais Pizza 319-351-5073 GEORGES BUFFET 312 E. Market Street Iowa City Mike~arr 319-6243088 319 ~~, ~C~P~`~ it o ~ {"~ ~_ ~ ~ 3~ ~ r •l --i C ~ f~ -C t"' Q 'Cl ~ ~ +~ ~ 3> N 5 16 ~~- PROTEST Oh' REZONING c~Tr of ~o wA ciTr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, cio hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: b.PQSL~j l~®~'/~.St ~~" ~{ 1~©R.G C ~ l S'•TT~, t ~`~r- Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall no'f become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in' accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. ,> ~; B ~! y. a;~~ ~ ~~~~~~ Owner(s) of Property Address O STATE OF IOWA -~ ~ ~. ~ `t1 ...~. ss:~ JOI~h1SON COUNTY) ~ =s c? =~ ao ~ 4~ ~ ~ `° On this day of ~20~, before ine, the u~dersi g~d a Notary Public in and for said ~6~n1 ~ rtl. G. A-u,~ 5~'Q C-1-~ my and State, personally appeared ~'` - and to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Not Public in and for the State of I a Orig: Subd colder Cc: CA ~~ P CD ~ Carmiaion NueibK 782 Council ~ Media File ~;~b PROTEST OF REZONING crTroFrow,l crrr T0: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ~ T ~~~ This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. C1~ By: i ~~ Owner(s) of Property Address .R:: ~ `~ STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ ~ ~ % ~ -a C7 --< r c Q~ ~ x ~- c3 c On this ~_ day of ~ r ~ ~ , 200 ,before me,~the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared 11'1 ~ G~, a e C YVl c_ L.~u.. ~ ~ ~~ ~ and to me known to be the ide 'cal persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ... ,_, ,_ . _.._~ P -~ ._., ~ ~ i Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa Orig: Subd Folder Cc: CA PCD Council Media File PROTEST OI+ REZONING TO: HONORABLI; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA ~ , ~\ `. -.... -~:~~. C17"1' OF10}VA CITY We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: '~o.P~s~~ ~~~~.~I ~~ ~{J~T©R,tc. ~ IsTRC ~°~C" T1us petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. ,~- 5 2~7 (~ ~ L~ h Yl Owner(s) of Property Address STATIJ OI' IOWA ) ss: ~ ;~ JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ ~ -~-~ ,=~ ~', -~ On this ~_ day of •e~~ , 20 09 ,before me, the uiidignc a Notary Public in and for said~unty and State, ersonall a > )eared P Y 11 and ~ - .^-~ ~~ ~ ~ N to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within ~1d `'f' as foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and decd. ~~k~,, ^ ~.:"RNARD f~'BRiEN- ` ~ omrr~i lion Number 7332b r1 oTmissi9n Expires 1 OL'1~: SUbd I'O1dCI Cc: CA PCD Council Mcclia tilt Notary Pu >,c in a for the State of .Iowa "[1 C~"1 PROTEST OF REZONING TO: HONORABL); MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA _\~\ :::: , -~<~s~ CIT~'OFf06VA CfTY We, the undersigned, beitig the owners of property included in the proposed zoning chatige, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' '~O.PUS~~ ~~ ~T'f'~.S t ~~" ~ls~`~Ca 1`~,[ G a? ! QTR [ C°"[` Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tlu•ee-fourths of all the metnbers of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. ~~~ F, l~ ~Y. tS ~i 333 ~ 33~ ~. ~h~Kh s~-. Owtier(s of Property Address STATIJ Or IOWA ) ~ JOI~NSON COUNTY) ~ ~ -~ ~" On this da of /~ .c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~_ Y ~ , 20 a ~ ,before tne, the under~grie a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared b T~~!~ l dc~ and ~ ~~ to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ~ :;' R;~F~RD v ;; _~m~~ -sionNumber733~' ~ ~' "cmmissiof Expires Orig: Subd folder Cc: CA PCD Council Media rile Notary Public ' ~ id r the State of.Iowa PROTEST OI+' REZONING TO: HONORABLl MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA \\ '= "il, tSe.. CITl'OFIOWA CITY We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included iii the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tlu-ee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5'of the Code of Iowa. .~= " ~--~-r r~ ~ ,323 ~+ ~a v .s L ~ ~~( ~. C h~rch S~ Owner(s) of Property Address Q STAT1: Or IOWA ) ~ ~~? -r ~, JOHNSON COUNTY) .~; ~ .~r,, -~ r _m On this ~'t day of /~~,~~~ ~ ,.20 D°1 ,before me, the tuid~•ueyl,~ a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ~, _ ~a.tit cd ~' ~a.c k and '`~ to ine laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and aclaiowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ' ~ ?oma+~ssion Number 7332 P~r~.~ommissiop Expires '_.__.~._~L2g . Zort__ __ Notary Pub 'e in a d for the State of Iowa orig: sued rold~r cc: ca PCD Council Media File "'t'i P° _~- ,_~\ 1• ::. _~ -~:~~ PROTEST OF REZONING cri-r or• zocva cirr TO: HONORABLI/ MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that. such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 41~1.5:of the Code of Iowa. B ,. i ~~k~; Sa.~, ~vr~~t,~S Lt_t 52) - 523 N • L~nr, S~ Owner(s) of Property Address ~~ ~,,. 'i7 .. STATl: OF IOWA ) -~ ~ '~ ~ ss: JOIiNSON COUNTY) ~ ~ ~ N 3> to On this __~ day of /~,~~ ~ r , 20 0 ~ ,before me, the uzidersig ed, a Notu•y Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared ~at vu tq ~,c~.t ~~ and to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. n ion Number 13a. •'amrnias} nn Expires _~.___,~~~/ZO~~ Notary Public ' and r the State of.Iowa orig: snbd colder ce: cA PCD Council Media tilt PROTEST OIi' REZONING clTr oFlowA clrr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the .rezoning of the following propelly: ~ " POS~~ ts`rRt ~~ Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. r Owner(s) of STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) C1 S - -~ -~ '~/f2 iti i- I I~ r~ ~ ~ ~ C7 r '~ ....~ Property Address - ~ -,~, p ~- . ~~ 3> C~ ~. On this ~~, day of C' r r~ + ~ 20 ~ - ,~ ___2_, before_me_, the undersi~ned~___ _ a Notary Public in and for said i y an ate, personally appeared ~ ~~~~ '~;~~~~nc; and to uie laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing uishument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ~~~ , No ary Publi in and for the S ate of.Iowa Orig: Subd Polder Cc: CA 1?CD pMN{„IP UIUN~ACN Council ~ ~~ ~5 Media File ~M!- ~ ~+~ PROTEST OF REZONING ciTr of ~owA cirr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' O.Pos~~ ~~~rf~.~t~~ l~l~To1~,t~ ~ l~~t ~`T` This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. By: _°~d / ~ az.~ 1110-~` ~~~ Owner(s) of Property Address D STATE OF IOWA ) ~ -~ ~ ~fl ss: ~ ~` _ ^' JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ ~ ~ r~ 1 O~ On this ~ day of ~ ~ y~ ~ ,.20~, before me, the ulersi ~d a Notary Public in an for said County and State, personally appeared ~ti,r~ I ~ and to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in an or the S e of Iowa Orig: Subd Folder Cc: CA FCD Council Media Pile ~, 1NALTER p gq 5 ~~eE-x7pS~t45t AiUtdt 17 2012 -~;~- PROTEST Oh' IZI';ZONING cirror~owA c~rr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: " b.P~5E~j 1~0~'~.51 ~~" ~1~©KGC ~ l~`T'Rt C`C` Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By: ..~t ~~-~ Owner(s) of ~~ D Q ~ ~~ Property Address r..~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~` ~, '1'1 STATE OF IOWA ) ~ ~ ~ ~, i° ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ :-~ r o ~~ On this _~ day of - a Notary Public m and for said 20 ~' a 1edle, the undersi unty and State personally ab `~ g~d, (l~-0kL-`1"El~ k OAS , p and to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as -their voluntary act and deed. No y Public in and for the State of .Iowa Orig: Subd colder Cc: CA ~ ~ ~u PCD Council ~ ~~~~ Media rile PROTEST Or REZONING c~TroriowA cirr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ~.Pos~~ ~~ 4~T1 Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. Property Address - C5 STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) ~~ ~ -~ _' ~. ~ c' X91 Q r~ ?~ IV Oll t111S ~ ~ 02 day of _~ lr' ~ 1 ,.20~, before me, the undersigned, a,Notary Public in and fol'said County acid St to erson p ally appeared S7'~ ~~ V L ~ r,~ Jl ~ScsCQ ly-.e~r d,~~, ~,LG ~~~,~ 1~.ct. ~. ~~0 2r~-~ ;mss to me lalowu to be the identical persons named 111 and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ~' Notary Public in an for the ate of Iowa Orig: Subd Polder Cc: CA WALTER J KOPSA PCD _ Conxnieeior- Number ~S74S1 Council MY C.arrmissio~ 17 2Q1 Media File By: ~~a,,nlna P~i~~S ~C PROTEST OI+' + ZONING crTr of io wA crTr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property t hick is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall no't become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. OWller~S) Of STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) -~° ~ c--Ha.-c~ .SPrrt Property Address q C`} s,, r~ -< _ -- :~ r m o~ ~ ~ -~ x ~... -v A ca On this day of ~ p ,~ ~ , ,.20 a~, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said Count and State, personally appeared R i L ~- r ~ t~~, o n ~ ~ res +~ lnd to me laiowu to be the identical persons named in and wllo executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and r the Sta of Iowa Orig: SuUd Polder Cc: CA Wi4L JR7~E~Kppgq 1?CD - NurnbaEr 757451 Council March 17 2p13 Media File ,~ PROTEST OF ~~- RLZONING cirr oriowA cirr TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ` ~ t S`t"R, t fi`t` This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By`e' `'',~y'_- 1-~~„a re~;L~ew7~ Owner(s) of STATE OF IOWA ) JOHNSON COUNTY) ss: ~~~ r:;..~~. ~~n s;~tt tr1 .Z ZZ ~7rU..~~Or ~~l^Q4T Property Address ~ ~_~ ~' `~ C7 -< •••. =- ~ o r" -< r- rn O~ -~, ~ ~~ ~ ~ On this I day of ~ rJ F ~ ~ to /n~ a Notary~{'ublic in and for said County and Stmt y person~appeared1e, the undersigned, l~ i lih~ d i lei h ~~l nom,, ~I~~ /1~'M R~`~r" to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and wlio executed the within and foregoing instrument acrd acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Orig: Subd Polder Cc: CA PCD Council Media File .1 Notary Public in and for e State o Iowa WAITER K~PSA ~!~+xnbeEr~75~7st khrch 1 ~ 201? -^,;~~ _ PROTEST OF REZONING cirroF~owA crrr T0: HONORABLI; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the properly for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' 1~0~'~.SI ~~ ~IS'roRGC Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that~such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. By: ~- ,`..- ~~ ! ~~~ 3/ ~f ~~ Owner(s) of Property Address a ~ ~. ~. ~ -c, STATI/ OF IOWA ) ~ ~'` ~ ~ ss: ~ ~ ~' JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ 0 ~ tV On this ~_ day of r _ ~ o ________, 2010 `'(, before me, the undersig~td, a Notary Public in and for a d County and State, ersonally appe -ed ' ~ and ~ ~ 1.~~t. vk ~ ~ f lcti" ~' to uie laiowii to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and or t ie S e of .Iowa Orig: SuUd Tolder Cc: CA PCD - .TER J KOF~Sq Council ~~!mberT5T45f Media Pile ~T `201 _ _~ ~'.. iTi PROTEST OI+' REZONING c~Tr of ro wA c~rr TO: HONORABLI; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the properly for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' Pose ~®~"~~a ~~' ~ISToRtc This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. „~~~~ Owner(s) of ~z~eY ~~/~~~~ S~ Property Address STAT1: OF IOWA D °;~ ~' .:~ ~ 17 ss: ~ ~ o ~'"" JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ On this ~_ day of ~ ~ ~ ~ N a otary Public 'n an or sai County and State ersonal~ a e eaiedle, the u~tdersig~d, P Y pp try to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Orig: SuUd Polder Cc: CA PCD Council Media File Notary Public in and for tl tate of I a ~'~ ~1'ER J KOPS,q 757151 17'2p PROTEST OF ~~- ZONING CITY OF IQWA CITY TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the properly for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ' ~ 1 S`rR i ~`z` Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By: ,,, }~ n Owner(s) of STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOI~NSON COUNTY) wy s~ Property Address '' ~'~ ~' -~ M ~ ~ .; ~ ~r ~ ?~ N o ~n On this ~ day of r.4 a Notary Public in an for sai ~ ount~ a ' 20~' before me, the undersigned, -~/~Q l~ ~ ~ ~, Y n~ Stato, personally appeared (C ' ~~ uid to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. 1 ~~` ~I~o~,~C ~t~ Notary Public in a d or he S e of Iowa Orig: SuUd colder Cc: CA Wi4LtER J KOPSA PCD - ~ C,on Number 757451 Council ~ 17'20 Media rile -~,,ts~____,____ PROTEST OF REZONING cirr or ~o wA c~rr T0: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feel of ilie exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: POS~~ 1~0 t ~~ ~i Rr~ ~ is~c c~ Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. 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Owner(s) of Property Address ~~ ~ ~~ STATE OF IOWA ) ~ -`' ~ ~~ ~ ss: JOHNSON COUNT -C r- o Y) 1 On this ~ day of ~~ ~ r ~ l ~~ ~' , a Notary Public in and for said County and State, perso~ d e' the undersi gned, pp are to ine lalown to be the idei~it ca~er~Iialned in and who executed the within and foregoing uislrumcnt and ackno l d w e ged that they executed the same a act and deed. s their voluntary Notary Public in and the Sta of.Iowa Orig: Subd Polder Cc: CA ' I?CD WWLTER J KOPSA Council ~ ~+ Number 757451 My Comm~ssfon Expires Media Pilc ~ rch 17, 2012 ~;,ts~,_.___ __ PROTEST OF REZONING ctTr or ro wA ciTr TO: HONORABLZ; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred -feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: '~o.Pos~~ ~®~r~.~r~~ ~r~To1~,c~ ~ ~s'rt~c c~ This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. By: ,~ , ~; ,~,~ G~~ -jai ~-. /!i Owner(s) of Property Address Q -~ STATI; OF IOWA ) ~ c~ ea ~ ss: :~ ~ ~ t~l JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ p x N D On this ~_ day of ~ , 20~, before me, th undersized, a Notar P iblic in nd r sai~C. ounty and State, personally a eared ~ ~ ~ ~~~C~T ~,, pp y and r~- to me laiown to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. lam' r .. Notary Public in and the Sta of Iowa Orig: SuUd Folder Cc: CA PCD Council Media rile ~ ~wca ~~t ~ a~sa ~nber75745i ~~ucn ~7 201 --z„tsd. - PROTEST OI+ REZONING cirroFrowACrrr TO: HONORABLI; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: b.P05~~ ;1~0(~'('/'~.SI ?)L~"' ~1'~'Co 1`~,~ C ~ i S,`i'Rt C'-x'" Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezonng shall'no't become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. 6w ~er(s of STATIJ OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) Property Address p ~ .:~ ~. "~"I = ~ ~ CS ~r w ~~ _ ~ ~ o On this ~_ day of ,~20 ,before me, the undersigned, a Notary,Public ii and for sa d County and State, personal y appeared and .. to me laiowi to be the identical pets ns named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acluiowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Orig: SuUd bolder Cc: CA PCll Council Media rile -~<~_ - PROTESTOI+ +ZONING crrroFrowACrrr TO: HONORABLT MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following propefy: ~b.PQS~~ ~o~p~.~a ~~' ~I ~To R,fC ~ l S~`T'Rt C`T` Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezozung shall riot become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.S:of the Code of Iowa. 3~~ C..thn ~~, J la~ro~. Gr~'`~r ~ , ~~ LIV~V~ 5~.. 1•vw~.C~ ,1~, 32$/330 ~~h g~. f ours ~~~ Property Address ~. ~ ~. ~ - -cl STATI; Or IOWA ) ~ ~ ~ JOHNSON COUNTY) ~ ©~ -v On this ~ day of ~. ~ ,~20~, before me, the undersigned, a Notary, Public in and for sai County azzd State, personally appeared ~ w ~~ e~ and ~ (/e to me latowzt o be the identical persons naznod in and who ecttted the within and foregoing instrument azid acknowledged that they execui:ed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Orig: SuUd Folder Cc: CA RCD Council Media File otary ~ Iowa t~ SANDRA IMPE ~f Commission Number 179881 My Comm. Exp. ~ ~/p -z<xs~ PROTEST OF REZONING crrr or ro w~ crT-r TO: HONORABLI; MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ~aPos~~ ~e~p~~a ~~ ~I ~Co R,c~. ~ i s'T'RC c-C- Tlus petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that" such rezotung shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least tluee-fou rths of all the members oft council, all in accordance with 414.5 :of the Code of Iowa. !:~ . j By: t f ~" Z ~ l . ~ Z • _ ~ wt~ ~~ Owner(s) of Property Address " } C ~' -~ ~:,.. ~ "~ c~ -~ _ ~"` STATI/ Or IOWA ) -~ C) -~ rn -~ ,.~ O JOHNSON COUNTY) ss. ~ ~ ~' On this ~~- day of v "20~ before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public ir~'~~Lfo~h(.-G-~.c unty and State, personally appeared and t nee known to be the identical eisons named iu and who executed the within and foregoing insti-utnent and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for ie tate of Iowa Orig: Subd Folder Cc: CA PCD Council Media Filc SANDRA TRIMPE CommfssPAn Number 179881 r \\ PROTEST OF REZONING CITY OF IOWA CITY TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: ~ a `~ ~ G-;~l -~ This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By: Owners Of Property Address ~x~a ~-~~~ 5Z2~ STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) On this _~~ day of Ape tc- , 20~, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dula. K C,~e~S and -.--- to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. ~~a SO~NDRAE FFORT i ~ Commission Number 159791 ' ow My Commis Expires Orig: Subd Folder Cc: CA PCD council Media File ar,c~n ac. ~~ Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa s~ ~, b J PROTEST OF REZONING CITY OF IOWA CITY TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of property included in the proposed zoning change, or the owners of property which is located within two hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which the zoning change is proposed, do hereby protest the rezoning of the following property: o ~ ~~ Jas ~ ~ This petition is signed and acknowledged by each of us with the intention that such rezoning shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least three-fourths of all the members of the council, all in accordance with 414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By: By: ~ ~, ~~ Owner(s) STATE OF IOWA ) ss: JOHNSON COUNTY) 3~~ ~~~.u~ ~: Of Property Address ~ ~ ~. ~ r: -~: o ~ rn ~ v ~X N w On this ~ U~` "~ day of -t- ~ ~ , 20~, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for sai County and State, personally appeared Q ~ ~, Z and to me known to b e identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. a a n. ~~ J3 Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa Orig: Subd Folder Cc: CA PCD Council Media File 5 17 Marian Karr From: Gary Sanders [garyiclabor@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:23 PM To: Council Cc: Michael Lombardo; Bob Miklo Subject: zoning to limit bars -..-Zoning can be effective as a strategy to control future development. 20 years from now this council maybe applauded for zoning to prevent an even larger number of licenses in the CBD. However, it will not work to undo ineffective public policy. While this ordinance may freeze future alcohol development it will not cause a reduction in the current alcohol outlet density. In fact, it will effectively provide a financial underpinning to those businesses and landlords who are grandfathered in as conforming uses. Their business will be that more valuable since there is a limited availablility. If the council would fail to renew a license for cause, or if after 3 offences the state would revoke a license, the licensee is still entitled to due process which can take years to wind through the courts. Many times, at the eleventh hour when the case is being decided, the owner who is at risk of revocation and closure sells the business and retires and the grandfather clause protects the new owner who gets a clean slate. As long as our policy permits an unlimited supply of customers, including underage people from all over eastern Iowa and western Illinois, the alcohol industry will continue, even after zoning, to regard our community as the golden goose. For further investigation into the Downtown business climate, I would urge the City Staff to determine 1) what is the going rental rate downtown--inlcuding taxes,insurance, maintenance, and utiltity costs 2) what is the approximate number of people in downtown bars, particularly on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. 3) what are the approximate gross receipts in the bars, including food, alcohol sales and cover charges, and what is a bar's estimated profits(especially considering that cover charges are cash---sometimes reported as income, sometimes not). 4) what would the gross sales of a retail store have to be to come close to the profit margins of the bars. 5) how many downtown buildings are owned by people, corporations, trusts.etc(especially from out-of town) whose only concern is maximizing their profits by renting to the most lucrative businesses. Gary Sanders 4/ 16/2009 59 ~ 8) Marian Karr From: garyiclabor@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:26 PM To: Council Cc: Michael Lombardo; Tammy Neumann; Mike Moran; Mickey Miller; Lois and Bill Subject: Farmers Market vendors meeting and survey results Attachments: ICFM vendor survey comments.doc; ICFM vendor survey Response Summary.doc I would like to thank the City Manager, Mike Lombardo, for coming to the Market Vendors annual meeting with Tammy Neumann, the Rec Dept. Farmers Market Coordinator, on April 9, and listening to the vendors concerns over the proposed moving of the Market from Chauncey Swan Ramp. Below is a statement from Mickey Miller, who along with vendor Lois Pavelka and myself, wrote and distributed the Market vendors survey. The survey results are summarized by Mickey Miller, and her further analysis of the survey is attached. Of the 68 vendors who were surveyed, on-line and on paper, 77% are totally opposed to moving the Market out of Chauncey Swan Ramp. We realize that any future decision-making about the Market will also have to include surveys and discussions with Market customers and Downtown merchants, but we believe this is an accurate representation of the vendors opinions, and we want to have input in any future decisions. Gary Sanders, vendor helper ---4/11/09, Mickey Miller <Mickey.Miller@iowacityhospice.org> wrote: Because almost no vendor input had been sought prior to the City Manager's decision to move the Saturday Iowa City Farmers Market out of the Chauncey Swan parkade and park, an independent group of Iowa City Farmers Market vendors conducted a survey of fellow market vendors. The survey was conducted using the free, online software at www.Survey_M_ onkey,c~m and paper surveys distributed and collected at an April 9 vendor meeting hosted by the Recreation Department. Individual vendors were invited to complete surveys, rather than only one response per "business." Sixty-eight individuals completed the survey (31 online, 37 during the meeting). The majority of respondents (93.5%/58 people) were season vendors who sell during at least 20 markets per season. A majority of vendors have sold at the market for 4 or more years (56%/38 people). Sixteen percent (11 people) have sold for three years, 19% (13 people) have sold for 2 years, and 9% (6 people) have sold for one year. One particularly relevant result was the number of vendors who ONLY sell at the Iowa City Farmers Market: 41% (28 people). Unlike those who sell at other open air markets (59%/40 people) most of these vendors do not currently own canopies and other weather-mitigation tools. Many of the vendors-those who sell at other markets and those who do not-indicated in their comments that they choose to sell at ICFM specifically because of the protection of the parkade. A supermajority of vendors (77%/50 people) favors leaving the market where it is. Twenty percent (13 people) favor the proposal of moving one Saturday per month onto Iowa Ave. and Dubuque St. Two people (3%) favor moving the market out of Chauncey Swan entirely. 4/ 16/2009 Page 2 of 2 When asked about the financial impact of a move, 32% of respondents (20 people) believe it would cost them $500 or more for goods lost to rain or heat damage, for canopies, and for other weather-mitigation tools. Twenty-one percent (13 people) felt it would cost them $300-$499; 23% (14 people) indicated a $150-$299 cost. Four individuals believed there would be no added cost, and another four individuals felt that, in addition to no extra cost, their sales would increase. 4/16/2009 IOWA CITY FARMERS MARKET VENDOR SURVEY COMMENTS ONLY, QUESTIONS 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 3. Do you sell at any other farmers markets that are open air (uncovered)? • Mount Vernon • all of the Cedar Rapids markets • Sycamore mall, Freight House, Northpark, Trinity, Des Moines, East Moline, Bettendorf, Naperville, Cedar Rapids • Mt Vernon • Coralville • I sold at the IC Farmers market when it WAS open air. • CR (all 3) Hiawatha, Mt Vernon • Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha • Coralville, Sycamore • Cedar Rapids and Noelridge Park • CR downtown, Central City • Noelridge CR, IA • Washington • Sycamore IC • Mt Vernon • CR downtown, Williamsburg, Washington • Cedar Rapids downtown, Williamsburg • Cedar Rapids • Cedar Rapids, IA • 10+ years at ICFM • Cedar Rapids downtown • Coralville, CR Noelridge, North Liberty, Sycamore Mall • North Liberty, Sycamore • CR Noelridge, CR 8th Ave, CR downtown, IC Sycamore, Coralville • Sycamore Mall, Noelridge, Mt Vernon • Cedar Rapids • Cedar Rapids Downtown market, Marion, Central City • Sycamore, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Hiawatha, Coralville • Grinnell, DesMoines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport • We did years ago and it was so bad. Rain no one came. Any bad weather or heat no one came. • Cedar Rapids Downtown market. Noelridge, Cedar Rapids • Cedar Rapids Downtown, Freight House Davenport • North Liberty, Hiawatha, Coralville • I have sold at the QC farmers market in the past and really appreciate selling at a covered market. • Sycamore, Noelridge, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Davenport • Mount Vernon • Cedar Rapids Des Moines Hiawatha • various • Cedar Rapids Page 1 of 7 • Noelridge, cedar rapids downtown, Hiawatha • Washington • Davenport,la, Bettendorf,la. Cedar Rapids,la, DesMoines,la, Moline,ll, EastMoline,ll, Galena,ll, Naperville,ll. • Cedar Rapids Downtown Amana just got into Des Moines 6. If you favor moving the market, please share your suggestions for alternate locations: • Gain more space and an outdoor option by moving onto Washington Street. It would also increase shopper and pedestrian safety. • Downtown in pedestrian mall or adjacent streets ~ perhaps at a location that can work in conjunction with current location (Washington St) • try recommended location • downtown Iowa City • I'm ok either way (leave the market or move 1 Saturday/month) • the ped mall • Larger indoor location with easy access for elderly and handicap. It is about our loyal customers. • I would prefer to keep the regular market where it is, but wouldn't mind seeing special-event market days elsewhere in town. I think the best idea for expanding market space would be to stay in Chauncey Swan and expand onto Washington Street on Saturdays. • I favor POSSIBLY moving some of the market out to the park connected with the ramp to have some open air some closed. This would allow expansion and keep it contained so we would not have to close streets. Plus those who do not want to move out of the ramp could stay inside! 7. If you favor moving the Saturday market, please share your reasons/anticipated benefits: • More customers, increased sales • I would be willing to try the 1 Sat a month to see how it goes and then from there see what happens. • --Better environment --Better traffic of consumers -bigger cross-section of people -- developing amore cohesive interaction with the city and university community • CR Downtown market is evidence that this idea has merit • more sales, more people • --more festive --sunshine (hopefully) --more room --more community inclusive • more vendors would be able to sell, more people would come due to no parking problems, more area so it becomes an event for the family to go to the farmers market, more room for people (w/wagons, etc.) still be able to keep the flow of people going, vendors could have more space to be able to sell more of a variety of items. • I don't care if the market is moved. Page 2 of 7 • New customers would be great, which would also increase sales, but in this economy sales are goiong to increase because they choose necessities, not wants • Increased customer base, more sales, • The Cedar Rapids, once or twice a month is so our best market. With extra vendors and a bigger crowd every one sells more product. Would not want to be out side every Saturday but it could very well bring more customers to Chauncey Swan. When they opened up the second half of C.S. our sales went up 50%. • I favor POSSIBLY moving some of the market out to the park connected with the ramp to have some open air some closed. This would allow expansion and keep it contained so we would not have to close streets. Plus those who do not want to move out of the ramp could stay inside! • I think it would make us more visible for new customers • once a month could be a festival atmosphere add some new vendors maybe we could have a committee volunteer to make sure all is handmade and help out Tammy 8. If you do not favor moving the market one Saturday per month, please share your reasons/anticipated drawbacks: • Chauncey Swan is part of the ICFM "brand." Few farmers markets in the nation have protection from the elements. A covered farmers market is a sign of a community providing the utmost support to new agriculture. Holding the ICFM in an area that protects vendors, their products and customers from the elements--while still giving them access to sunshine and green space at the adjacent park--means Iowa City is on the cutting edge of the local food movement. Moving the market outdoors is a step backward. • Let us alone. We are perfect where we are! • We usually get more customers when it rains, outside we would be hurt! • People can't find you when you move around. • MONEY! Loss of sales, cost of tarp WEATHER! PARKING! • weather, parking issues, space • This market is working well where it is. Co-op is part of Market experience--our customers do one stop shopping, some include the Rec Center in that Saturday routine. • Sun, rain and wind. When Cedar Rapids moved from the roundhouse to open air, most customers did not like it. The CR Downtown market has more customers and sales but sun, wind and rain are still a problem. • 1) The market is good already (why change what is working?) 2) Having different days be moved would be confusing 3) limitations of space both for vending and for customer parking 4) the vendors should have been asked or in some way alerted way before we were so we could prepare better • It is not handicap accessible • weather • Chauncey Swan is a gem. It is a treasure we need to preserve. We depend on this market as a significant portion of our income. • Really appreciate the overhead in case of inclement weather. It's a good draw and regulars wouldn't like change. Page 3 of 7 • The hassles for vendors to be at another location, the confusion of the patrons customers to remember where we are at, the problems of setting this whole thing to go on without hiring enough people to put it on • I like the cover • I like having the cover of the parkade. Customers know where we are located. • rain, hot sun, bad weather • --Consistency for customers would be lost --Many customers park and shop at New Pi or visit Rec Center in addition to visitng market--these are excellent complements to one another --the grassy park area next door is great!! --Sales would suffer because some customers wouldn't come downtown, be confused of times, wouldn't be able to park or carry watermelons, squash, etc. longer distances --Weather concerns!! Wind, heat, cold, rain would be bad on produce and also crafts. --How to secure canopies? Customers wouldn't have canopies! • --more work to set up --potential for rain • * need to be out of wind/sun for plants * easy to setup area to sell * move would change the character of the market * It works very well--don't fix it * easy for people to shop, park and carry items'` added cost of shade set-up and time • Do not move because of wind, heat and rain. • Parking is a big concern as well as rain! • The Iowa City Farmers Market is our best market. We live near Central City, Iowa, and vend at Cedar Rapids, Marion and Central City in addition to Iowa City. The Iowa City market attracts the most clientele that are eager to buy vegetables. The parking ramp shelter protects product from sun, wind and rain. We have a harder time doing as well at the Cedar Rapids market which is open air. • The availability of electricity. • weather • I just feel like the market is already established where it is and location is good • Moving the market will create confusion, ie which Sat is it at Chauncey and which Sat at the other location. Moving to an open air market will decrease attendance from both vendors and customers when there is inclement weather. We sell fresh berries, moving outdoors in the heat/sun speeds deterioration of the berries. • too hot- too windy-get wet when raining-have to put up a awning in the wind • weather, setting up tents, vendors always show up late, my product cannot withstand being exposed to the elements, shoppers will not attend market during inclement weather • The cover is a very important feature. It provides shelter from rain or hot sun. It encourages customers to linger and potentially purchase more. • Roof lets us have market in bad weather, and parking is easy for customers. We are identified with this site, too, since we've been there several years. The park next to the ramp provides excellent space for special events like Kids' Day (space which is less available downtown). The ramp is close to ATM machines, public restrooms, and public transportation. The roof protects vendors' products from the effects of sun, heat, and rain. Customers seem to like the site, too. Also, I'm concerned about proposals to move the market downtown permanently--how would we work around Arts Fest/Jazz Fest/football days? Page 4 of 7 • shelter from the elements...we have customers even when it rains, protection for more kinds of products...protection from wind, ease in setting up. if my products got wet it could cause damage and even if not damaged would involve considerable time to dry out and restore products, replace labels, etc. • Where will everyone park if the market moves to a location other than the parking ramp. • Rain driving away customers, heat wilting my vegetables, and uncertainty of location confusing loyal customers. Based on last year, chances of being totally rained out are 1 in 6. Same as Russian roulette! • Hassle, added expenses, produce will suffer, weather • I am not sure that we need to expand to more vendors. The customer base just is not there in IC. I would not want to buy a canopy for 1 Sat per month. I am not sure why we want to mess with success. 10. Do you have any other comments? • Just because other communities have open-air markets, why does Iowa City have to? Comparing IC to Cedar Rapids downtown is not relevant. 1) They are two entirely different community cultures and farmers market customer bases. Cedar Rapidians LOVE "events"; the core ICFM customers come to the market to buy, not to spend several hours at a festival. 2) When CR moved out of the Roundhouse, it was because there was a serious shortage of space, parking, and visibility. They really didn't have any other options for improving their market. We have many options to improve the current location, rather than feeling the need to move. • In favor of one time the first year in coordination with another event downtown as an experiment. Mr. Lombardo, I applaud your enthusiasm to improve Iowa City and the Farmers Market. You could be a great city manager. You are not a good people manager. Humans are creatures of habit and have to be manipulated to change and it has to be their idea. Slow is better, truth is better. • People like open air markets • Don't change a good thing. When you move around you lose customers. • If it ain't broke, don't fix it! • Stay in tune with community and remain pro-active to new ideas and improvements. • Leave market where it is. • Leave it where it is. I remember when it was built (the ramp) and we spent 2 yrs at the Holiday Inn and Library--rain and wind, loss of produce and customers, flowers and herbs cannot take the wind. • Iowa City is a unique area, it would be ok for it to be "the" successful inside market. • Iowa City is currently one of the best markets in eastern IA. Please do not ruin it by moving it outside. • most other markets are open air • If things are working the way they are then leave it alone. • Keep Sat and Wed in Chauncey Swan. If you would consider a downtown market, look at Sunday afternoon. • You run a very good and clean market. Page 5 of 7 • The parking lot (ramp) is a haven from weather for both customers as well as vendors as we all know. • Restrooms must be available and close for vendors early--before the market starts the market is perfect as is--don't change it!! I may not attend this market if location is changed--if many vendors change--the repeat customers will be lost and the market will suffer. • * We just need to have access to electricity * Hopefully more marcom would support downtown markets * Could have rain location back at ramp * Could cover "no parking" signs in ramp when held in streets * Just make sure not same day as CR downtown as you did for this false start • Who has suggested that we move and what is the agenda? • Keep the Farmers Market at CHAUNCEY SWAN. • The Iowa City market is already advantageously located in the downtown area. If the market needs to expand, why not just branch out from the present location? • this market is unique because of the parking ramp is protection from the weather. it is a real benefit • Where are the rest rooms and hand washing? Will it cost the same as the stall we have now? Where do people park? We have no cover for weather. How would we tie down canopies? This would be a big expense as we have 3 stalls. We have marketed since 1974; the customers love the protection of the ramp. Does the city have to do extra work? Who is paying for that cost? • I feel we should give the one saturday a month downtown market a try for one season to see If it has the same effect the cedar rapids downtown farmers has in Iowa City • I will not attend open air market, and will discontinue participating in the market as I have with all other open air markets • It's possible that sales would increase downtown--but I do wonder if bad-weather days and the confusion of moving the market one random Saturday a month wouldn't balance that out. • if the reason for moving the market is to expand the area, would it be possible to expand outdoors around the parking ramp? • The logistics of physically setting up my booth at a location other than in the ramp could be very hairy. • Dollar loss above is conservative estimate. Biggest factor is loss of sales from weather driving customers away. Just one rainy Saturday (May 10, 2008) my sales in Swan were $159. Had we been outside that day, they would have been zero! • I am not trying a move. I know there are many successful outdoor markets. I think it should be done with input from the vendors, the city and the customers. We need to think about the positives and the negatives. • I am worried that if we move for 1 day a month they might try to make it a permanent move. That I do not want • I would like to know who came up with the idea of moving the market and why they thought it should be moved. Also, why was there no vendor input before the announcement that the market would be relocated once per month. I feel the City Manager should resign. Page 6 of 7 market is a significant portion of my business/ budget. would the city play around with their own potential income/ budget flow this way? it may cost the vendors, unless a stipend was made available from the city to outfit existing vendors. or if an outdoor area was constructed for use. better yet improve the site in its current location. I think that customers and downtown businesses should also be taken into account. I would like to see the parks and recreation department have surveys available for customers so that they can get a better sense of how this change might affect them. I also think that similar surveys should be sent to downtown business that might be affected by such a move. #9 should read "no added expense, unless it rains, in which case I could lose more than $500." Here's something else that's bothering me if this thing gets moved to the street: because of football weekends, we're not able to do regular "1st saturdays of the month" for example. Plus I understand they want to juggle us to not conflict with the CR downtown street market. So it puts us in the awkward position of having to take whatever saturday we can, which just confuses customers. Why do we have to make it so hard for people to get to us? In the ramp there is easy parking, protection if it rains, and we are there every week in our regular spot. No one has to figure out where the market is this week. Reading this over, I sound like an old curmudgeon. So I should note, I am conflicted about this idea. I have an idealized image in my mind of how it could be-the sunshine, the colorful tents.....So I would like to be able to hear and try to understand the reasoning behind this desire on the city's part to move the market. I'm trying to have an open mind. But it still makes me cranky. As this is now my only source of revenue, I would not choose to risk 25% of my income each month. I could not attend without buying expensive tents, and if there is bad weather, even with tents, the customer base would drop dramatically as would revenue. My family attends 7 to 8 markets on Saturdays, and for the past 3 years, the Iowa City market has been our largest grossing venue. This is largely due to the fact that Iowa City is "weatherproof'. Iwould prefer not to risk that income! If it's not broke, why fix it? I am totally opposed to moving the market ANYWHERE. i waited YEARS for a permanent stall. my product cannot be out in the open. i am disgusted that no one at the city seems to care about the vendors. it's all about getting people downtown to shop downtown stores. at whose expense? the market vendors. i vote NO to changing market. it's successful now. why mess with a good thing. vendors are what makes farmers market. treat us with some respect! I will share sites for low cost tents and banners, too Page 7 of 7 Response Summary Total Completed Survey: 68 1. How often do you sell at the Saturda Iowa City Farmers Market? answered question 67 skipped question 0 Season Vendor Dail Vendor Response Ct Most at least 20 da s 93.5% 58 6.5% 4 62 10-19 market days 80.0% (4) 20.0% (1) 5 1-9 market da s 0.0% 0 100.0% 1 1 2. How Ion have ou been a vendor at the Saturda Iowa Cit Farmers Market? answered uestion 68 skip ed uestion 0 Response % Response Ct 1 year 2 ears 8.8% 19.1 % 6 13 3 ears 16.2% 11 or more ears 55.9% 38 3. Do ou sell at an other farmers markets that are o en air uncovered ? answered question 68 ski ped uestion 0 Response % Res onse Ct Yes 58.8% 0 No 1.2% 28 . If es, please note which markets answered uestion 3 skip ed question 25 Res onse Ct 3 5. Re ardin the idea of movie the Saturda Iowa Cit Farmers Market: answered question 28 ski ed question 1 Response % Response Ct I favor leavin the market where it is. 0 76.9% 50 I favor moving the market ONE Saturday per month to the proposed location in downtown 20.0% 13 Iowa Cit Iowa Ave and Dubu ue Street . I favor moving the market ONE Saturday per month to another location. (Please note your 0.0% 0 su ested locations below. I favor moving the market out of Chauncey 1 % 3 2 Swan EVERY Saturday of the season. Please . 5. Re ardin the idea of movin the Saturda Iowa Cit Farmers Market: note our su ested locations below. 6. If ou favor movin the market, please share your suggestions for alternate locations: answered uestion 9 ski ed uestion 59 Res onse Ct 9 7. If you favor moving the Saturday market, please share your reasons/anticipated benefits: answered question 14 ski ped question 54 Res onse Ct 14 8. If you do not favor moving the market one Saturday per month, please share your reasons/anticipated drawbacks: answered uestion 6 ski ped question 22 Response Ct 6 9. If the market were to move outdoors, how much added expense do you think it would cost you personally? (Consider tables, canopies, goods lost to rain or heat damage) answered uestion 62 ski ped uestion 6 Res onse % Res onse Ct $1-$149 11.3% 7 $150-$299 22.6% 14 $300-$499 21.0% 13 $500 or more 32.3% 20 No added ex ense. 6.5% No added expense, and I think m sales would increase. 6.5% 10. Do ou have an other comments? answered question 38 skipped question 30 This Ia a Busy Week Downtown From: Darla Boudjenah <dtaiowacity@gmail.corr» To: Darla Boudjenah <dtaiowacity~gmail.corrv Subject: This la a Busy Week Downtown Dats: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 8:36 am http: //webmail.aol.com/42559/aol/en-us/mail/PricrtMessage.aspx ~~ Hello Fellow Merchants WHAT A BUSY WEEK AHEAD WE HAVE IN DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY! WEDNESDAY Apri122 lam: Earth Day clean-up of Downtown--meet on the Ped Mall. 3pm: Meeting of Retailer Branding Committee ~ Dawn's Hide & Bead Away THURSDAY April 23rd 1:OOpm: Genera{ Meeting of Retailers @ One Twenty Six FRIDAY Apri124th Riverfest Activities Downtown SATURDAY April 25th gam: Retail set up on the sidewalk for the day 3pm-7pm: Riverfeast with 21 restaurants or- the sidewalk with their tastes 3pm: UI President Sally Mason and Mayor Bailey will appear on the Sheraton Stage AJI Day and Ever>ing: Riverfest activities in the Ped Mall WHAT EXCITEMENT FOR DOWNTOWN-GOOD LUCK RETAILING Regards Leah Cohn President DTA 1 of 1 4/2012009 5:29 PM -~®~ CITY OF IOWA CITY ~b E~~RA Date: April 16, 2009 To: City Council From: Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Re: Proposed Zoning Code Amendments to regulate Drinking Establishments and Alcohol Sales Oriented Retail Uses -Moratorium Upon the Setting of Public Hearing Your April 20th agenda includes the setting of a public hearing on an amendment to the zoning code that would establish minimum separation requirements between bars in commercial zones that allow such uses and a minimum separation requirement in the Central Business Zone between retail establishments, such as liquor stores, that sell a significant amount of alcohol for off-site consumption. Pursuant to City Code Section 14-8D-5(H), upon the setting of the public hearing there will be a 60-day moratorium on the establishment of any use that would be contrary to the proposed ordinance. The moratorium will expire on June 19, 2009 and only if Council has adopted an ordinance by that time will the restrictions proposed by the ordinance continue. During the 60 day moratorium, the City will not issue a liquor control license, wine or beer permit unless the business can establish that it would comply with the proposed zoning code amendments. An establishment that desires a liquor license, wine or beer permit during this moratorium must submit a verified statement to the Department of Housing and Inspection Services detailing: 1) the nature of the principal use for which the license will be issued; 2) the type of liquor license being requested; and 3) the hours that the business will be open. The City may request additional information to confirm the information provided in the verified statement. Based on this verified statement, the City will determine which type of land use the new business will be. If the City determines that the business will be a "drinking establishment" that will be within 500 feet of another "drinking establishment", it will not issue the license or permit. Similarly, if the City determines that the business will be an "alcohol sales-oriented retail use" that is within 1000 feet from another such use, where both are located in the central business zones, the City will not issue the requested license or permit. Note: The Planning & Zoning Commission considers the proposed ordinance again tonight and could recommend changes. If the new business is an "eating establishment" or an alcohol sales-oriented retail use, then t proposed code amendments. or any use other than a drinking establishment lose uses will not be further affected by the Please call me or Assistant City Attorney Sara Greenwood Hektoen if you have any questions. Cc: Michael Lombardo, City Manager Marian Karr, City Clerk Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager Jeff Davidson, Planning Director Bob Miklo, Senior Planner Doug Boothroy, Director of HIS ~ r .7d ~..r ®- •.n~ ~ CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org 20 Apri12009 The Honorable Terrence Neuzil, Chair Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Terrence and Members of the Board, Johnson County has received an application from Richard Wonick to rezone approximately 40 acres from agricultural (A) to residential (R) located in Fringe Area A along the east side of Buchmayer Bend. At this time the County is considering an amendment to its Land Use Map that would, if approved, remove the subject property from the County's growth area boundary. Therefore, it is most appropriate for the County to determine whether the proposed rezoning is consistent with County Land Use Policy. If the County decides that the requested rezoning is appropriate, the City recommends that the following items be conditions of the rezoning to be addressed through the platting process: • Upgrading Buchmayer Bend to meet County Road performance standards. • Plan to address stormwater detention. • Plan for ownership and management of the outlot. • Concentrating the open space in the areas east of the lots in order to minimize paving and encroachment into the ravine and to provide a buffer from vehicle noise along Highway One. An alternative subdivision layout is provided (see attachment). Thank you for your consideration of our comments on this application. S' erely, ~~ e enia Bailey ayor Enc. c. Alternative concept plan ~' Wonick's Property ~,~~ Site Plan ~' r' i __-_.- ~- i` ,~ Scale: 1"=200' ~~~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 2, 2009 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Sarah Walz RE: Item CZ09-00002 2939 Buchmayer Bend NE The applicant, Richard Wonick, is requesting a rezoning from Agriculture (A) to Residential (R) for approximately forty (39.80) acres of land located on the East side of Buchmayer Bend NE, a gravel road, and west of Highway One in Newport Township. While the subject property is outside the city limits of Iowa City and outside the growth area, it is within the area covered by the Fringe Area Policy Agreement. The Fringe Area Agreement indicates that R zoning, which allows 1-acre lots, will be considered if the submitted concept plans shows "a minimum of 50% of the property designated as open space or agriculture." The Planning and Zoning Commission considered an application to rezone this property at its January 15 meeting. Because the proposed concept plan submitted at that time did not meet the 50% minimum open space standard, the Commission voted to send a letter to the county recommending denial of an application to rezone the subject property. The applicant subsequently submitted a new application that removes one of the proposed lots located along the north cul-de-sac (see attachment 2). With this change the application meets the minimum 50% standard. The applicant has indicated that the area proposed as open space is level and thus desirable as open recreation space. Space to the east of the lots preserves woodland and provides some buffer between development and State Highway One. ANALYSIS Existing Land Use and Zoning The subject property is zoned for agricultural uses and most of it is used for grain production. Land abutting the subject property to the north and west is zoned agricultural, save for properties to the southwest along Jenn Lane, which are zoned Residential (R) and developed as a 10-lot subdivision. Properties east of Highway One, along Running Deer Road and Penny and Fox Lanes, mostly consist of R or R3 developments, however development is limited in the area between Highway One and Newport Road (to the west) where land is mostly agricultural fields or woodland. Infrastructure Vehicle access to all seventeen proposed lots would be provided along three cul-de-sacs extending from Buchmayer Bend NE. The applicant has indicated that the cul-de-sacs would be built to County subdivision standards, but has not addressed the condition or upgrading of Buchmayer Bend, which is currently a gravel road. Staff believes that if a rezoning is approved for this area, Buchmayer Bend should be brought up to County road performance standards, which would likely include conversion to achip-seal surface. March 26, 2009 Page 2 The 1-acre lots would be served by individual septic systems and three community wells will provide water service to the entire development. The applicant has not addressed stormwater detention for the development. Compliance with Comprehensive Plan The Fringe Area Agreement, an element of the Iowa Ciry Comprehensive Plan, is intended to provide guidance regarding the development of land located within two miles of Iowa City's corporate limits. The stated purpose of the agreement is to provide for orderly and efficient development patterns appropriate to anon-urbanized area, protect and preserve the fringe area's natural resources and environmentally sensitive features, direct development to areas with physical characteristics which can accommodate development, and effectively and economically provide services for future growth and development. The agreement states that any rezoning for property outside Iowa City's Growth Area will be considered "on the basis of conformity with the Johnson County Land Use Plan and other related policies." At this time a proposed amendment to the County Land Use Map is under consideration. If approved, the amendment would remove the subject property from the county's growth area boundary and rezoning the property for non-agricultural uses would not likely be approved. While the proposed plan meets the minimum standards for a rural subdivision, the change proposed along with existing and proposed subdivisions and development in the immediate area will alter the rural character of this area. The requested rezoning would allow conversion of farmland to residential use, which runs contrary to the goals of the County Land Use Plan. Staff remains concerned with the proposed layout of the subdivision. It would appear that land could be more efficiently used and the area dedicated to paving minimized if open space along Buchmayer Bend was incorporated into residential lots-areas now proposed as open space along the north and south cul-de-sacs. The proposed "common open space" remains somewhat amorphous-it appears to be left over land at the margins of the development rather than open space intended to serve a collective purpose for the development. Concentrating the open space to areas east of the lots may have the benefit of buffering the noise from vehicle traffic travelling along Highway One. An alternative subdivision layout is provided (see attachment 3). The applicant has not proposed an ownership arrangement for long term management of the outlot. STAFF RECOMMENDATION While the proposed plan meets the minimum requirements for a rural subdivision, rezoning this property for non-agricultural uses appears inconsistent with the proposed map change now under consideration and with the County's stated goals for preserving agricultural land. In this case, because the property is located outside of the Iowa City Growth Boundary, it is most appropriate for the County to determine whether the proposed rezoning is consistent with County land use policy. If a rezoning is approved, staff would recommend that the subdivision concentrate the required open space to create separation between development and Highway One and to minimized the length of the cul-de-sacs (see attachment 3). Staff would also recommend that Buchmayer Bend be improved to meet County road performance standards and that the applicant address stormwater detention as well as ownership and management of the outlot. 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