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Home My WebLink About2023-01-10 CorrespondenceItem Number: 8.a. 4CITY OF IOWA CITY !iklii:�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT January 10, 2023 Establish a Parking Prohibition Along the Curve on Sterling Drive. Prepared By: Sarah Walz, Associate Transportation Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe, Director of Neighborhood and Development Services Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Council correspondence - Nicholas Maddix Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (13); Install "No Parking Between Signs" along the curve on the south side of Sterling Drive near Dover Street. Background /Analysis: This action to prohibit parking along the curve on Sterling Drive is being taken to improve visibility for vehicles entering from Dover Street. Over the past several years, Staff have received numerous complaints from residents about visibility at this location. Staff have reviewed the parking situation and support the removal of parking in this area so that drivers can better see approaching vehicles. Sterling Drive is a 28 -foot -wide street and parking is already prohibited along the north side of the street. This parking prohibition is limited to an 85 -foot section along the curve near the intersection with Dover Street - effectively removing (4) parking spaces. ATTACHMENTS: Description Council correspondence - Nicholas Maddix Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Nicholas Maddix <nicholas.s.maddix@gmail.com> Friday, December 2, 2022 6:26 PM *City Council; Sarah Walz Re: Agenda Item Re: Sterling Drive for Jan 10 Meeting ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Apologies for a second email, but I needed to clarify that I'd propose for parking to be moved from the south side to the north side. I had these mixed up in my previous email. Basically the opposite side of where it is now. Thanks! Nicholas Maddix 2812 Sterling Drive On 12/2/2022 5:47 PM, Nicholas Maddix wrote: Dear Iowa City City Council, My name is Nicholas Maddix and I live at 2812 Sterling Drive with my folks, Barbara and Robert Maddix. We received notification from the City today that there have been increasingly more complaints on Sterling Drive, primarily from the intersection with Dover St to around 2819 Sterling Dr. I can echo these concerns as I have seen increasing congestion along the street, and while I can see the reason why the city may wish to not permit parking on the north side of the street on this section, it effects over 4 houses and about 10 neighbors. The main problem tends to be that the folks at 2806 Sterling have about 3 cars. Combine this with the fact that our house has 2 cars (one which I sold last week but have plans to get a new one next year), and the other neighbor has 2 or 3 cars and well you can see the issue. More younger people are moving into our neighborhood and they are bringing more cars.I'm actually surprised the concerns have only come up recently because we've had to deal with it ever since the city removed south side parking over 15 years ago (back then parking was allowed on both sides, however) Item Number: 8.b. 4CITY OF IOWA CITY !iklii:�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT January 10, 2023 Expansion of a parking prohibition on Wild Prairie Drive to prohibit stopping, standing, parking near the marked school crosswalk. Prepared By: Sarah Walz, Associate Transportation Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: None. Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-4-1A (19); Install NO STOPPING, STANDING, PARKING, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY signs on both sides of the marked school crosswalk on Wild Prairie Drive, approximately 40 feet in advance of the crossing. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken to improve visibility of the school crosswalk on Wild Prairie Drive. The change will prohibit drivers from loading and unloading children at or within the crosswalk. Vehicles are currently stopping, standing, and parking too close to the crosswalk blocking views of the children. Item Number: 8.c. 4CITY OF IOWA CITY !iklii:�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT January 10, 2023 Remove (2) Zip Car parking spaces on the east side of the 200 block of South Linn Street and install (2) on -street metered parking spaces Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Recommendations: Attachments: Emily Bothell; Sr. Associate Transportation Planner Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director Darian Nagle-Gamm; Transportation Services Director No impact Staff: Approval Commission: N/A None Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (17); Remove (2) on -street Zip Car parking spaces on the east side of the 200 block of South Linn Street and establish (2) on -street metered parking spaces numbered L206S L and L2065 R at a rate of $1.50 per hour with a two-hour term and establishment of a "No Parking 2:00 a.m. — 6:00 a.m. Tow Away Zone". Background /Analysis: This action is being taken at the request of the Transportation Services Department. Item Number: 8.d. 4CITY OF IOWA CITY !iklii:�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT January 10, 2023 Remove (2) Zip Car parking spaces and extend the 10 Minute Parking Zone on the west side of the 300 block of North Clinton Street. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Recommendations: Attachments: Emily Bothell; Sr. Associate Transportation Planner Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Darian Nagle-Gamm; Transportation Services Director Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director No impact Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Remove (2) on -street Zip Car parking spaces on the west side of the 300 block of North Clinton Street and extend the existing "10 Minute Parking" prohibition approximately 45 feet to the south. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken at the request of the Transportation Services Department.