HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-03 CorrespondenceItem Number: 7.a.
October 3, 2022
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Competitive Quotation Memo
Item Number: 7.b.
October 3, 2022
Install (1) "No Parkin g Here to Corn er" sig n on th e south sid e of Derwen
Drive
Prepared B y:Hannah Neel, Associate Transportation Planner
Reviewed By:Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner
Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development S ervices Director
F iscal I mpact:No impact.
Recommendations:Staff: Approval
Commission: N/A
Attachments:None
Executive S ummary:
As directed by Title 9, C hapter 1, Section 3B of the C ity C ode, this is to advise the City Council of
the following action:
Pursuant to S ection 9-1-3A (10); I nstall (1) "No P arking Here to Corner" sign on the south side of
Derwen Drive, approximately 45 feet west of the intersection with S unset Street.
Background / Analysis:
T his action is being taken to improve turning movements at the intersection of Derwen D rive and
Sunset S treet.
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October 3, 2022 OCT - 3 2022
City Council City Clerk
410 E.Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52240
PRESENTED AT 10/3/22 MEETING
To the Members of the City Council of Iowa City:
I am writing again to express my support for keeping the current design of City Park Pool.
This is my third letter to City Council. I've spoken as several meetings. On September 7,
2022, I emailed four Council members and requested a meeting to discuss the City's plans
for the future of City Park Pool. Not a single council member responded. Not one.
At the last Council meeting, I presented petitions with over 900 names of members of this
community who support keeping the current design,.footprint, and character of CPP. I also
identified information in the Parks & Recreation Department's July 2013 Condition of the
Pools report showing that it would cost$537,050 to make all the known repairs to City Park
Pool identified by the engineering firm— far less than the cost to replace the pool.
Of course,it might cost more. How much more?Who knows?The engineering firm's report
shows that we don't know the full extent of what's wrong with the current pool. The
first item of the report says: "Consult a structural engineer to evaluate and test the main pool
concrete pool structure" and adds: "Knowing the condition of the existing concrete
structure will allow making better recommendation for repairs/replacements."
The engineering firm says that the"pool lost 30,000 gallons of water per day this past year"
—and that it would cost$4,000 to $6,000 to "perform leak detection testing to locate the
source of the leaks in the main pool structure and verify that leaks are not in the piping."
Why hasn't this been done?
You are responsible for making important decisions with taxpayer dollars—and you don't
have all the information you need to make an informed decision. It is simply not responsible
to move forward with Parks &Rec's recommendation to replace a pool that this community
loves without knowing what it would cost to REPAIR the pool.
Sincerely,
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Amy B. etkowski
714 N.Johnson Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
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City Park Pool OCT - 3 2022 W'T"Grou
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City Clerk Engineering•Design•Coo-suiting
Iowa City, Iowa
enhance the facility;
Improvements that will be
required due to equipment
reaching the end of its
useful life.
NOTE: ENGINEERING DESIGN FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROBABLE COST RANGE.
PRIORITY LEVEL 1 RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION PRIORITY PROBABLE COST REMARKS
LEVEL RANGE
Consult a structural 1 UNKNOWN Knowing the condition of the
engineer to evaluate and existing concrete structure will
test the main pool allow making better
concrete pool structure to recommendations for
determine the concrete repairs/replacements.
properties by assessing
the strength and other
properties such as
corrosion of reinforcement,
cracking, and void
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Perform leak detection 1 $4,000 TO $6,000 The pool lost 30,000 gallons of
testing to locate the source water per day this past year. This
of the leaks in the main type of water loss causes a very
pool structure and verify significant cost for make-up water
that leaks are not in the and for chemical use.
piping.
Install a PVC pool liner in 1 $250,000,000 TO The main pool is 72 years old.
the main pool. $300,000 The pool is leaking significant
amounts of water. Every year
concrete repairs need to be made
to the main pool structure. There
are cracks and hollow spots in
the pool structure every year. A
PVC liner will extend the life of
the pool 10 to 12 years. Liners
typically need to be replace every
10 years.
Consult a structural 1 UNKOWN The balance tank lining is falling
engineer to evaluate and apart, per staff. The tank has
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