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MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
February 28, 1997
Mayor and City Council
City Clerk
Council Work Session, February 18, 1997 - 7 p.m. at the second floor Ballroom,
Iowa Memorial Union
Mayor Naomi J. Novick and UI Student Senate President Mark Beltrame presiding. City Council
present: Novick, Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Norton, Thornberry, Vanderhoef. City staff present:
Atkins, Karr, Logsden, Dollman, Yapp, Davidson. University of Iowa staff present: Larry Wilson,
Brian McClatchey, Dave Ricketts, Jean Kendall, David Grady, and Julie Phye. Tapes: Reel 97-
33, Side 1.
INTRODUCTIONS
Reel 97-33, Side 1
University of Iowa Student Senate President Mark Beltrame introduced Student Facilitators:
Allison Miller, Megan Henry, John Calvin Jones, Heather Kramer, Susie Steffan, and John
Kramer. University of Iowa staff introductions: Larry Wilson, UI Campus Planner; Dave Ricketts,
UI Parking and Transportation Director; Brian McClatchey, Campus Director; Jean Kendall, IMU;
David Grady, Campus Programs; and Julie Phye, UI Stepping Up Program Coordinator. City of
Iowa City staff introductions: Ron Logsden, Transit Manager; Bill Dollman, Parking Superinten-
dent; John Yapp, Transportation Planner; Jeff Davidson, Assistant PCD Director, Steve Atkins,
City Manager; and Marian Karr, City Clerk. Mayor Novick introduced City Council Members:
Ernie Lehman, Karen Kubby, Dee Norton, Dean Thornberry, Larry Baker, and Dee Vanderhoef.
UI--CITY COUNCIL GROUP REPORTS
Reel 97-33, Side 1
Student facilitators and City Council Members held group focus discussions and presented the
following:
Focus Group #1 (Kubby)
· Transit: Schedule of availability; snow removal.
Parking: Change parking on one side of street rule to Fridays only; reconsider 2 a.m. to
6 a.m. downtown parking prohibition; allow parking in City ramps until 10 a.m. the next day;
window sticker program.
Meters and Parking Ramps: Allow parking overnight; use prepaid debit cards; charge ramp
costs on U-bill; prohibit freshmen and sophomores from parking on campus.
· Bicycles: Universal bike racks. Acknowledge roller bladers.
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February 18, 1997
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Focus Group #2 (Thornberry)
· Transit: Route schedule information; purchase bus pass with U-bills; transit information on
computer screen savers and mouse pads; informational signs at bus stops; make buses look
cool.
Parking: Increase time limits on meters; more University ramps; little interest for parking in
Chauncey Swan, top floor for semester; need for student car storage.
· Bicycles: More bike racks and bike lanes.
Focus Group #3 (Baker)
· Parking Issues: Snow removal; change of bus routes.
Downtown: Make it more convenient to eliminate parking by having more apartments
downtown; increase services downtown such as grocery store.
· Limit Downtown Liquor License:
· Transit: Arrange transit schedule to take into account late night activities; midnight run.
· Safety Issues: Establish blue light safety telephone in close-in residential areas.
Focus Group #4 (Norton)
· Parking: Extend 30 minute to 60 minute meters on Iowa Avenue; drop parking ban on
2 a.m. to 6 a.m.; look at alternatives to getting to downtown; look at status of University Safe
Ride.
Transit: Late night bus service; 75¢ fee too expensive; time it takes to use; free fare zone
close in; some kind of system that goes around.
Drinking Problem Issues noted
· Parking Problems: Consider no-tow on Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights.
· Bicycles: Not practical in most months. Need additional bike racks and bike lanes.
Focus Group #5 (Vanderhoef/John Jones)
· Alternative Means of Transportation: Make it more difficult to park; increase biking culture
in Iowa City.
· Bicycles: Bike lanes; covered parking; secure storage; bike racks.
Focus Group #6 (Novick)
· Better Education: Better publicity.
· Transit: Web page; schedules at each bus stop..
Meters: Meter availability; location of long-term meters; color coded meters; color coded
maps offered during University registration.
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· Ramp Lighting:
· Campus Lighting:
Focus Group #7 (Lehman)
· Parking: Encourage more than one person per car, commuter parking.
· Iowa City/University of Iowa Relationship noted
· Transit: More information; combine CAMBUS with Iowa City and Coraiville bus systems.
· Bicycles: More bike racks; better signage regarding bike regulations in downtown area.
UI Student Senate President Beltrame urged student sen.ate and City Council members to work
together and build coalitions to find solutions to issues raised.
Kevin LaMontagne, College of Business graduate student, announced he is working on a
research project with the Iowa City Transit Department measuring customer satisfaction and
future changes. Beltrame stated there will be a focus group meeting on Thursday, 7 p.m. at the
Pappajohn Building and those in attendance will receive monthly bus passes.
Meeting adjourned at 9 p.'m.
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