HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-07 CorrespondenceDate: May 19, 2005
To: City Clerk
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner (,~
Re: Item for June 7, 2005 City Council meeting: Installation of an Iowa City Transit bus
stop at the southeast corner of the intersection of Commerce Drive/Liberty Drive.
Move an Iowa City Transit bus stop from the east side of Scott Boulevard at the
intersection with Liberty Drive to the north side of Liberty Drive at the intersection
with Scott Boulevard.
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(19), install an Iowa City Transit bus stop at the southeast corner of
the intersection of Commerce Drive/Liberty Drive. Move an Iowa City Transit bus stop from the
east side of Scott Boulevard at the intersection with Liberty Drive to the north side of Liberty
Drive at the intersection with Scott Boulevard.
Comment:
This action is being taken at the request of Iowa City Transit to accommodate patrons and
employees at the new Goodwill site on Liberty Drive.
Date: June 1, 2005
To: City Clerk
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~
Re: Item for June 7, 2005 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING STOPPING OR
STANDING ANY TIME signs on the west and north side of Heinz Road
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(10), installation of NO PARKING STOPPING OR STANDING ANY
TIME signs on the west and north side of Heinz Road from the General Mills Driveway to 200'
east of the ALPLA driveway
Comment:
This action is being taken due at the request of Iowa City Transit. This will provide a safe travel
lane for buses in the curved portion of Heinz Road. "STANDING" refers to parallel standing, or
double parking with the driver in vehicle.
Mgr/agd/aw-heinzrd.doc
Date: June 1,2005
To: City Clerk
From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner 0,~bU
Re: Item for June 7, 2005 City Council meeting: Installation of an Iowa City Transit bus stop
in front of 2339 Heinz Road
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(19), install an Iowa City Transit bus stop in front of 2339 Heinz Road
on the west side of the street.
Comment:
This action is being taken at the request of Iowa City Transit to accommodate patrons and
employees at the United Natural Foods on Heinz Road.
mgr/agd/heinz.doc
Marian Karr ~
From: noriverboat@aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:49 PM
To: Noriverboat@aol.com; council@iowa-city.org; jschnake@ci.coralville.ia.us; Hch319@aol.com;
jweihe@ci.coralville.ia.us; tgill@ci.coralville.ia.us; jlundell@ci.coralville.ia.us
Cc: khayworth@ci.coralville.ia.us; jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us; steve-atkins@iowa-city.org
Subject: Re: Assistance with the Casino Issue
Dear City Leaders,
Thank you for nothing. Not a single person (city leader) that was requested to help actually did. ! will
file this in my records. ! hope to never hear a single complaint from you about the casino. !f you ever do
complain, ! will surely send the media a copy of this email, ft will show that you did not stand up and
speak against the casino when given the chance. By ignoring this request you have implied consent for
this casino to take dollars from your community.
You should be ashamed of yourselves. ! see that ! made the right decision in skipping over !owa City
and Coralville and moving to North Liberty. I am not alone as you can easily tell.
Please remember that ! will be watching you when you come up for re-election. ! will remind others
what your position was this year regarding gambling.
Once again, thanks for nothing, i hope your cities explode with addicted gamblers seeking city and
county aid. i hope that your cities suffer when $94 million is sucked out of them each year the casino is
open.
--Brad Franzwa
..... Original Message .....
From: Noriverboat
To: council@iowa-city.org; jschnake@ci.coralville.ia.us; Hch319; jweihe@ci.coralville.ia.us;
tgill@ci.coralville.ia.us; jlundell@ci.coralville.ia.us
Cc: khayworth@ci.coralville.ia.us; jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us; steve-atkins@iowa-city.org
Sent: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:28:26 -0400
Subject: Assistance with the Casino issue
Dear Council Members,
On May 5, the general public will be allowed to speak to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission about the
issuance of licenses for more casinos. We believe that a casino located in Riverside would be detrimental to the business
community and the social health of Johnson County. We plan to present to them a Powerpoint Presentation about our
feelings.
The citizens of Johnson County are the targeted market for this casino. Initial marketing led the casino owners to
believe that no vote in Johnson County would ever allow a casino to be placed here. Instead, they chose a site just
across the county line in Washington County. Your voters never had a chance to voice their opinion on the matter
although they will be affected greatly by it.
We are respectfully asking for your support next Wednesday. A letter to the IRGC indicating that the leaders of
Johnson County reject the casino application would be enough to push the IRGC to reject Washington County's planned
casino application.
Your cities have only one last chance to speak on the matter. Any help would be appreciated. I can be contacted
anytime by phone or pager if you have any questions. Thank you,
Brad Franzwa
Chairman of CARE (Communities Against Riverboat Expansion)
1590 Mink Circle
North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone 319-665-2095 (eves)
Phone 319-353-6689 (days)
Pager 1-888-354-9807
Cell 319-330-8137
5/20/2005
Marian Karr
From: Baldridge, Thomas H [thomas-baldridge@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:21 AM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: More on Wal-Mart
Dear Councilors -- We're not the only ones unhappy w/the giant. Referendum seems like an unnecessary
expense. We elect you people to represent us, and perhaps your votes do represent the majority, but I hoped
Iowa City would demonstrate a greater social conscious. I will continue to follow Connie's suggestion - stay
out of Wal-Mart.
Tom
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Wal-Mart keeps finding new ways to burn its bridges. For years the Bentonville, Ark., retail giant has inflamed passions
with its Iow pay and hard-nosed tactics. Some communities have tried to shoo the expansion-minded company away in
the name of protecting small business. One such place is Flagstaff, Ariz., where the city council last summer passed an
ordinance capping the size of so-called big-box stores. Retailers and real estate types fought back, putting the issue
before local voters. This week, Flagstaffers narrowly rejected the ordinance, called Proposition 100, in a referendum.
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Marian Karr
From: BB Ballantyne [b2ballan@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:50 PM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: concern
Members of the City Council:
We are struggling to improve our city center and make it attractive to
new businesses and shoppers. Let's not sabotage these efforts by
allowing Walmart to build another ugly box and parking lot. Do we
want to threaten our grocery stores and small business? Do we want
one source of standard product to be the only choice for our community?
That has happened in many towns where Walmart has built. T believe we
have enough discount stores in this community.
Let's encourage those businesses that will give us variety. If we want
young people to stay here let's give them something to work for besides
a restaurant or a bari
I sincerely hope this message is not too late to be considered in you
decision making.
Bebe Ballantyne
230 Elizabeth St.
Iowa city
5/31/2005
Marian Karr
From: NewsFromNCJRS@ncjrs.org
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:34 AM
To: council@iowa-city.org@ncjrs.org
Subject: Justice Resource Update highlights Missing Childrens Day
Justice Resource Update highlights Missing Children's Day
The "Update" highlights significant initiatives, priorities, products, and Web sites as
well as announcing funding information of interest to the criminal justice field. The
Spring 2005 issue highlights National Missing Children's Day and OJJDP's Spanish-language
survival guide for families of missing children; juvenile firesetters; OVC's new
screensavers, the crimevictims.gov Web site, and the Public Service Announcement Partner
Kit; forensic crime labs; drug markets effect on local residents; and enhancing
intelligence post-September 11, among other resources.
View "Justice Resource Update, Spring 2005" at http://www.ncjrs.org/justiceresupd.html
Marian Karr
From: Dale Helling
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:32 PM
To: 'david-bills@uiowa.ed u'
Cc: *City Council
Subject: RE: traffic control
Dear David,
Thank you for your recent email to the City Council regarding the intersection of Scott
Boulevard and Court Street. That intersection is scheduled to be signalized later this
summer. We anticipate completion of the project in September.
Dale Helling
Assistant City Manager
..... Original Message .....
From: david-bills@uiowa.edu [mailto:david-bills@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:51 PM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: traffic control
Dear Members of the City Council,
We would like to ask the City Council to take the necessary steps to install some form of
traffic control, either a stop sign or a traffic light, at the intersection of Scott
Boulevard and Court Street. With the extensive new housing construction east of Scott
Boulevard, this has become an extremely busy and hazardous intersection. There are
several elementary schools just west of Scott, and no safe way for children to cross.
Further, the School District does not provide a bus to Southeast Junior High, meaning that
many children need to cross Scott twice a day.
We hope you take this matter into consideration at the earliest opportunity.
Sincerely,
David and Valerie Bills
44 Edgewood Circle
Iowa City, IA 522~5
PHELAN TUCKER MULLEN
WALKER TUCKER GELMAN LLP
321 East Market A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W
Post Office Box 2150
Iowa City, Iowa _. _.
52244-2150
Phone: (319) 354-1104
Fax: (319) 354-6962 ~V[ay
E-mail addresses:
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Emie Lehman, Mayor
@ptmtaw. com
Iowa City Council
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410 E. Washington Street
William V. Phelan Iowa City IA 52240
Bruce L. Walker Re: Request for increased service of the Westport bus route
Richard M. lucker Dear Mayor Lehman and Council Members:
lhomas H. Gelman I represent RayCal Iowa, Ltd., the developer and owner of The Lodge project on
Highway 1 in Iowa City. I have been asked, on behalf of RayCal, to request
Gary J. $chmit increased bus service for the Westport bus route serving The Lodge and other
areas along Highway 1. This request is a follow up to numerous conversations
Margaret P. Winegarden that representatives of The Lodge have held with Marcia Klingaman and Ron
Logsden.
John E. Beasley
As you are likely aware, The Lodge project is nearing completion. Last fall it
Dean D. Carrington
was only partially occupied, with the remaining construction completed this past
winter. As such, the property will be nearing full occupancy this summer. The
Susan J. Frye
Lodge p[oj¢ct is comprised of 20! one bedroom, two bedroom and four bedroom
units, and can house approximately 560 residents. In addition, there are
employees and visitors traveling to The Lodge property.
Pope S. Yamada
The owners of The Lodge are committed to encouraging its residents to use
DanielW. Boyle public transportation. They have purchased city bus passes that are offered to
new residents as a leasing incentive and as a way to actively promote bus
ridership. But, the one hour interval for bus stops is too long a delay for most
residents. Additionally, pedestrian access to bus stop locations on Benton Street
William M. Tuckeris currently very problematic inasmuch as there are no direct public routes.
[1922-20031 Discussions with adjacent property owners for a reasonable private pedestrian
Charles ^. ~ullenaccess way are ongoing but without clear resolution at this time.
[1937-20011
May 20, 2005
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The owners of The Lodge project had relied, in large part, upon the
representations of City representatives with regard to a purportedly previously
existing pedestrian access easement directly to Benton Street. Unfortunately, City
representatives were mistaken and the easement is not currently in place.
Therefore, more frequent bus service to the bus stop on Highway 1 has become
much more critical.
My client's request is that the service be increased to intervals of no longer than
30 minutes. Certainly, more frequent service will also be a material convenience
to others using the Westport route serving this developing area of the City.
Your fullest consideration in increasing the frequency of bus service on the
Westport bus route will be much appreciated.
Very truly yours,
cc: Diane Lawson, RayCal Iowa, Ltd.
Marcia Klingaman, City of Iowa City
Ron Logsden, City of Iowa City
RONALD MARR
2935 Timberline Dr.
Waukee, IA 50263
515-440-1952
May 16, 2005
Mayor
Council Members
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
RE: Parking Violation
On Saturday, April 22 my wife and I, while visiting Iowa City, decided that since we hadn't shopped
in Downtown Iowa City since Coral Ridge Mall opened and since we had time, to shop your
Downtown merchants.
After scouring the area for parking, we finally found a metered spot and began walking to Bremmer's
Clothing Store. Unfortunately we discovered that the store had just closed apparently because of a
decline in businesses as related to us by other merchants. After shopping a couple other merchants, we
returned to our vehicle only to be greeted by an overtime parking violation on Saturday. Iowa City
must be the only municipality in Iowa to require Saturday parking meter fees.
Last week I returned to Iowa City for business and again, after a lengthy search, parked Downtown, in
order to purchase a wedding gift. After my Saturday experience I plugged the meter for what I hoped
was more than ample time but I returned to my vehicle to find a warm greeting from Officer 207 for
overtime parking which couldn't have been more than two or three minutes overtime at best.
Coral Ridge Mall has never looked so good to us for future shopping when we visit Eastern Iowa.
Please assure your Iowa City merchants that our dollars will in the future be left with Coral Ridge
merchants, not Downtown Iowa City retailers because of your zealot parking enforcement. It is no
wonder that fine, tax-paying retailers like Bremmer's go out of business in Iowa City.
Please use my $5 fine wisely since it will hopefully be the last money we leave in Iowa City.
Ronald Marr
Marian Karr ~
From: Matt Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:04 PM
To: 'seal 947@hotmail.com'
Cc: *City Council; RJ Winkelhake
Subject: RE: motorcycles with no mufflers
Mr. McCormick,
I have been provided with a copy of your email, which you directed to Council Members. The Code of Iowa does
require all motor vehicles to be equipped with a muffler which is in good working order. Given the advance of nicer
weather, we will see more motorcycles on the road.
Our past observations related to this issue have run the entire range, in that a few of the motorcycles do seem loud but
were operating with the required mufflers, others are clearly operating outside the requirements of Code, and the
majority are operating in clear compliance.
I will share your observations with our Watch Commanders, who will cover this issue in the daily briefings they
conduct with their officers. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
-Capt. Matt Johnson
Field Operations Commander, Iowa City Police
Marian Karr
From: michael mccormick [sea1947@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:37 PM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: motorcycles with no mufflers
Dear Council Members,
For many years now, I have seen and heard many motorcycles in Iowa City that have no
mufflers. Since cars are required to have mufflers, I don't understand why so many
motorcycles are being driven in Iowa City without mufflers. Many times, cars are cited by
the police for making excessive noise. I don't know if itTs just coincidence, but most of
the loudest, and I mean ear-splitting loud, seem to be Harley Davidson motorcycles. The
drivers of these motorcyles don't seem to be at all concerned about the extremely loud
noise that they are making. In fact, I don't think that they are worried about being
stopped by the Iowa City police. Can any of the council members tell me why our police
department is allowing this noise to go on?
I'm assuming that there is little, if any, enforcement of excessesive noise laws when it
comes to motorcycles.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mike McCormick
308 Westside Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52246
354-2363
sea1947@hotmail.com
Marian Karr
From: Jarin [jkratzbe@engineering.uiowa.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:59 AM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: City Limits Bowhunting
To whom it may concern:
There has recently been a lot of discussion concerning the use of sharp shooters to control the deer population in the
Iowa City area on a local hunting forum. I would just like to voice the opinion of many on this forum to say that spending
hundreds of thousands of dollars to control the deer population seems absurd when there are so many other good uses
for that kind of money. I would encourage everyone to give hunting within city limits a good hard look because it is
definitely another option to the problem. Although the hunters may not kill 300 deer in the first year, they will take a good
number of deer and the constant hunting pressure on these deer will also push them back out of city limits. Finally, I think
we must remember that whether it be sharp shooters or hunters, this problem is not going to go away overnight. In order
to keep the deer population down in city limits continued hunting/sharp shooting will have to be done annually, this is
another reason I feel that hunters would be the correct choice for the problem. The hunters will work free of charge, will
take deer, and will continue to help out year in and year out. Please give a strong consideration to our stand, I feel that we
can help control the deer population and by doing so can save the community some hard earned dollars.
Sincerely,
Jarin Kratzberg
5/25/2005
Marian Karr ~
From: thomas.saterfiel@act.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:28 AM
To: Julie Tallman
Cc: *City Council
Subject: Re: hedges
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Thanks for the follow up on this issue.
Tom Saterfiel
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Marian Karr
From: Julie Tallman
Sent: Wednesday, June 01,2005 10:22 AM
To: 'thornas.saterfiel@act.org'
Cc: *City Council
Subject: hedges
Mr. Saterfiel, I sent notices of violation to the owners of residences at 1232 and 1302 Muscatine, and
the owner of property at 1025 Woodlawn, regarding the hedges that obstruct the Muscatine Avenue
sidewalk. The hedges in all cases are to be trimmed back by 13 June. If they are not trimmed back by
13 June, I can either issue citations that include a $250 fine, or have Quality Care trim the hedges back
and bill the costs to the owner.
Please communicate directly with Housing and Inspection Services if you notice public nuisances (like
sidewalks covered with snow or ice; weeds; hedges blocking the sidewalk; debris in people's yards,
etc). Our telephone number is 356-5120, or you can contact us via email at ICGov.org.
Marian Karr
From: thomas.saterfiel@act org
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:21 AM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: Sidewalk concerns
I wanted to check on the status of the request below to have the property owners remove
the growth of their bushes that are blocking sections of the side walk. So far I have not
seen any action taken on the part of any of the property owns.
Tom Saterfiel
337-1196
..... Forwarded by Thomas Saterfiel/ACTInc on 05/25/2005 10:18 AM .....
Thomas Saterfiet
05/04/2005 09:45
......... + ............................
I To: council@iowa-city.org
I Subject: Sidewalk concerns
I would like for you to have the right individual to inspect two sections of sidewalk on
Muscatine Avenue. If you go north from where Muscatine and Scott cross you will find a
large number cedar trees that are growing on both sides of the sidewalk. In the past you
have had the owners cut them back but they have now grown back over the side walk. Just
beyond the cedar trees you have a yard that looks like it belows to an absent landlord but
most likely that is not city issue. If you continue on Muscatine past were Washington
intersects you will find on the right hand side a series of bushes that have grown out on
the sidewalk and also need to be cut back.
Thanks for your assistance in this manner since it can cause problems when you have more
than one person trying to get past these sections on the sidewalk. You have always done a
good job on making sure that the sidewalks are in good shape and free of clutter.
Tom Saterfiel
337-1196
Marian Karr
From: ERIC BAUER [BAUER1037@MSN.COM]
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:28 AM
To: cou ncil(~iowa-city.org; rick-fosse@iowa-city.org
Subject: Memorial Day Garbage Collection
Shame on you for disrespecting those who have served our country by running garbage collection on
Memorial Day. Furthermore, paying holiday pay for garbage collectors to drive up and down the city
streets collecting a fraction of the refuse normally collected is a waste of the citizen's money.
Respectfully,
Eric Bauer
1037 Pheasant Valley Street
Iowa City, ~rA
Marian Karr
From: Rodney Walls
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:10 AM
To: 'BAUER1037@MSN.COM'
Cc: *City Council
Su~ect: FW: MEMORIAL DAY
TO MR Bauer
It is not unusual for the Refuge department to work a designated
holiday, each one having their own special meaning to the citizens of
Iowa City. Past worked holidays or designated holidays include: Labor
Day, Veteran's Day, the Day after Thanksgiving, and the day after
Christmas, this list may not be all inclusive. Performing duties on any
designated holiday helps to relieve and reduce the amount of time spent
catching up routes throughout the remainder of the week. It generally
will take the trucks the same number of hours to complete the routes;
the question we always face is should we do it in four days, or work the
designated holiday. It is unfortunate that perception sometimes rears
its head and makes our efforts look as though we are taking advantage of
holiday pay. In actuality, the department takes many factors into
consideration when determining which holidays they will not interrupt
pickup.
This Memorial Day Holiday the Refuse Division made the decision three
weeks prior to the designated holiday to perform garbage pick-up based
on the following information:
1. The New Automated truck was experiencing mechanical problems and was
scheduled for maintenance in Davenport. This changes the way those
routes must be handled.
2. One refuse truck was sent to Cedar Rapids for scheduled warranty work
on the steering. Now we are anticipating the loss of two trucks for the
holiday week.
3. Ail 18 workers wanted to work. They base their decision on their
past experience and knowledge of the working hours it takes to complete
the routes in a 4-day work week.
4. Ail worked holidays requires two week notification to City Officials
5. Ail worked holidays requires one week notification in the paper
The intent to work on any designated holiday is by no means intended to
be disrespectful toward the traditional meaning, customs or practices of
those holidays. It is purely an attempt for the department to be
proactive, productive and efficient in completing the routes within the
designated timeframe and to adequately serve the residents of Iowa City.
Respectfully submitted,
Rodney Walls
Assistant Superintendent
Refuse and Recycling
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Marian Karr
From: Rodney Walls
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 6:46 AM
To: Steve Atkins; Rick Fosse; *City Council
Subject: FW: MEMORIAL DAY
..... Original Message .....
From: ERIC BAUER [mailto:bauer1037~msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:37 PM
To: Rodney Walls
Subject: Re: MEMORIAL DAY
Dear Mr. Walls;
While ! respect the decisions you and the city need to make on a daily basis in order to adequately
perform the services required to maintain the City of !owa City, T, as well as many, many people in our
neighborhood, disagree with this very poor decision. Your long treatise trying to justify the actions of the
city refuse department is pretty lame. Just because you've done it in the past doesn't make it right.
Your decision was not communicated to the citizens of Iowa City. Proof of that is a simple count of the
number of garbage cans placed out on Monday vs. the number placed out on Tuesday. The issue of
holiday pay is secondary (even though wasteful). The more important issue is performing those functions
on a National Holiday .... especially one created many years ago to show respect to those who have
fought and are currently putting their lives at risk for our country.
Sometimes people need to take the high road, and make the right decision. ! assume the city will learn
from this and move forward.
Respectfully,
Eric Bauer
Cable ~ 1
Marian Karr
From: BB Ballantyne [b2ballan@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:23 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: Cable
Members of Iowa City Council:
Regarding Mediacom, yes, there are pockets in Iowa City where
cable doesn't work, just as there are pockets where a cell phone
doesn't work. However, we seem to have a very good contract
with Mediacom, in the sense that it includes considerable support
for public channels. Here schools, the library, the public and the
university each have channels at their disposal for teaching and
and creating projects that provide experience and personal growth
for students and adults. This is much more service than most
Communities enjoy.
If we pay a little more than average, we certainly receive more than
average. New contracts often result in higher costs. Let's keep the
cable franchise and extend the contract.
Sincerely,
Bebe Ballantyne
230 Elizabeth St.
Iowa City
5/31/2005
Marian Karr
From: Terry Trueblood
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:51 AM
To: 'docdaniel2@yahoo.com'
Cc: *City Council; Steve Atkins; Dale Helling
Subject: FW: memorial day baseball games
Dr. Daniel,
Your email was/brwarded to me for response. The organized youth sports programs in Iowa City (including
baseball) are not sponsored by the City. They are each operated by non-profit organizations, set up specifically
for their respective activities. We (the City) provide the facilities for them, but we do not take charge of the
scheduling. I do appreciate and understand your concerns, but the only way we could prevent youth baseball
games on Memorial Day would be to say the ball fields are closed. Then we would have to ask, what other
facilities do we close? If directed to do so, we will certainly close facilities on Memorial Day. But, given the
demand and the long-standing tradition, I doubt this will happen.
Again, I appreciate your concerns, and I thank you for taking the time to express them. If you would care to
contact any of the youth sports organizations about this issue, I would be happy to provide contact information.
Just let me know.
Terry Trueblood
Director of Parks and Recreation
City of Iowa City
..... Original Message .....
From: Brian Daniel [mailto:docdaniel2@yahoo.com]
Sent: Honday, Hay 30, 2005 5:19 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: memorial day baseball games
I personally oppose the scheduling of city baseball games for the youth on Memorial Day. I am certain I am not
the only one that feels this way, but I feel better communicating this to someone. It is disrespectful to organize
this on Memorial Day, and it takes away from family activities, which is a shame. I have taught my sons to
honor their commitments, so we will be going as scheduled, but I am personally very ashamed and disappointed
for this decision to play on Memorial Day.
Sincerely,
Brian Daniel MD
6/2/2005
Marian Karr
From: Jim & Susan Fruin [jafruin274@verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 6:35 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Cc: Belinda Marner
Subject: FW: University of Iowa Parents Association
This letter follows my previous e-mail of March 8, 2005 and our University of Iowa Parent Association meeting of April 23,
2005. We very much appreciated Dee Vanderhoef and Bob Elliott attending our meeting. They offered valuable insight
into the increasing problems created by the easy accessibility of alcohol to under age adults.
During our April 23rd meeting, we spent considerable time discussing the April 17th Des Moines Sunday Register story
titled "Iowa City drowns in booze culture". The statistics contained in the story are very alarming to our Parent's group and
I am sure to you as well. Negative media attention such as this story can be very damaging to the strong reputation of the
City and the University.
Since our April 23rd Parent's meeting, the University has kept us informed of the Press-Citizen reports of your May 2®
and 16th Council meetings. From these newspaper columns, we understand there are no current plans to consider any
ordinance or policy changes. And while we find future delays of any near term, rather disappointing, we need to trust your
collective judgment in the ultimate resolution. With this said we do want to share the following key message points that
came about thru our Parent's Association board meeting.
(1) We feel the ease of access to alcohol is real and needs immediate compliance. Monetary fines should be enforced to
bar owners, students and all who are in violation of existing laws. If bar owners are given the privilege of a liquor license,
let's hold them accountable.
(2) We feel that continuing education is paramount. This would fall into the responsibilities of all impacted parties to
include bar owners, existing city/university action groups, the University office of Student Services, student organizations,
etc. Everyone and everybody who can make a difference should be a part of the effort. Of note is that one of our Board
members was recently added to the Executive Committee of the Stepping Up coalition.
(3) We feel a sense of urgency to see some action items taking place. We don't want to continue in a status quo position
which seems to be where we sit today. In order to tackle something this controversial, we need to take action one step at
a time. The important step is the first step. We all want to see some measurable results before additional negative
reporting occurs.
(4) The core problem is clearly the existence of a lower age limit allowed into bars. We strongly support age 21
requirements that are the norm in other communities throughout the state. To continue under age admission into bars,
only creates greater potential for negative media attention. Let's reverse the "ease of alcohol" image, before we
experience further damage to the reputation of the community and the University.
(5) We would like to be a participant in reaching solutions which make a difference. While our Board is physically
dispersed throughout Iowa and into neighboring states, we do not have a daily presence in Iowa City. However, we still
have a significant responsibility in representing parents of all university students. We take our responsibility quite
seriously. We hope to have a voice in your ongoing deliberations.
We again thank-you for your time in listening, and we look forward to further communications with you. The quality of life
in the City and the University is enjoyed very much. We hope your leadership courage and action steps will help us
overcome the existing alcohol culture. Thank-you for all you do in your elected positions.
Jim Fruin
3001 Thornwood Lane Bloomington IL 61704
(H) (309) 662-1197 or (W) (309) 766-7969
5/31/2005
Marian Karr
From: Joe Kane [jkane@meccaia.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:06 AM
To: council@iowa-city.org
Subject: Community event this Sunday ICARE, Iowa City
ICARE's 18th Annual Pancake Breakfast on June 5
On Sunday, June 5, ICARE is hosting its 18th Annual Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 until 1:00 on the Ped Mall.
Listen to live entertainment while you enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast with fresh fruit, gourmet coffee and
whipped cream. Come join us for some great food, good company, and a great cause. Tickets are $12.50.
Children 7 years of age and younger are free. All proceeds go to ICARE whose mission is to enrich the quality
of life for persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. For further information or if you would like to
volunteer, please call Joe Kane at 338-2135.
Rain location: Chauncey Swan Ramp.
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5/31/2005
April 21,2005
The Honorable Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor
City of Iowa City
City Hall- 410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240-1826
SUBJECT: Emergency Shelter Grants Program (ESGP)
05-ES-004 - City of Iowa City
Dear Mayor Lehman:
I am pleased to inform you that the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) intends
to award the City of Iowa City a conditional grant in the amount of $87,974 under the
Emergency Shelter Grants Program (ESGP). This award is to assist the City of Iowa City with
eligible program expenses as identified in applications submitted earlier by service providers. A
breakdown of the funding is included with this letter. The grant is conditioned to the Iowa
Department of Economic Development's (IDED's) receipt of funds from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State's Homeless Shelter Operations Grant
(HSOG) Program. The award is contingent upon the availability of funds through these
programs.
A grantee and provider workshop will be held at ICN locations around the State on Wednesday,
June 15 from 10:00 until noon. Please reserve this date on your calendar. More information
about the ICN locations will be provided at a later date.
This grant covers the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Upon full execution of your
contract, funds will be released for your contract. If you should have any questions concerning
this award, please feel free to contact Diane Foss of my staff at (515) 242-5907 or by email at
diane.foss@iowalifechanging.com.
Congratulations on being awarded funds under this program. The Iowa Department of
Economic Development staff looks forward to working with you on this project.
Sincerely,
Michael T. BloUin ·
Director
MTB\ccz
Enclosure: Awards for Providers by Grantee, City of Iowa City
cc: Tracy Hightshoe
File
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Michael T. Blouin, Director -~ 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 USA ~ Phone: 515.242.4700 ~ Fax: 515.242.4809 ~ www.iowalifechan§ing.com
Homeless Assistance Programs
Awards for Providers by Grantee
Report Criteria: Year: 2005
Grantee: Iowa City Award $: $87,974
Contract #: 05-ES-004 Rep: Diane Foss
Fund
Provider # Provider Name Total Funded Source
52001 Dom. Violence Intervention Prog - lC $22,000.00 ESGP
52003 Shelter House (frmEmerg. Hsg Proj.) $36,000.00 ESGP
52004 Gtr la City Housing Fellowship $13,575.00 ESGP
52007 Table to Table $12,000.00 ESGP
52999 Admin - City of Iowa City $4,399.00 ESGP
Grand Totals: $87,974.00
Awards for Providers bv Grantee Page 4 of 15 Print Date: 4/14/2005 9:12:39 AM
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Marian Karr c~ o '~
From: PamLandgrebe@aol.com _~.~ ~ _~_~_,,~ ,_ ~L.: ~
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:52 AM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: Walmart and 21 ordinance
We are writing to express our opposition to the proposed construction of Superwalmart in Iowa City. We have several
concerns with this corporation but, primarily, we have concerns regarding Walmart's Iow wages, lack of job benefits
and long-term discouragement of labor unions.
We are also writing to support an ordinance which would prohibit anyone younger than 21 years of age from entering a
drinking establishment in downtown Iowa City. The Iowa City downtown late night scene is dangerous for our youth and
our safety officers. As consumers we avoid shopping in the downtown area (due to trash, filth) after a weekend evening
and we are usually enthusiastic supporters of the retail and restaurant businesses in the downtown area. As leaders of
our community, it is our responsibility to provide a roadmap which facilitates positive growth in our young people.
Randy and Pam Landgrebe
6/2/2005
Marian Karr
From: Chris Vincent [Cvincent@meimhc.org]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 9:49 AM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: Support DogPAC
Dear City Council Members:
I have been so pleased to see the City Council support the development of an off-leash dog
park in Iowa City. Such a park just "fits" with the friendly and open atmosphere of our
town.
I am writing to ask that the council move to continue its support by designating city
funds for the development of the park. This park will be beneficial to those who own dogs
as well as those who do not. By providing a space for leash-free exercise and
socialization, this park will promote better health and behavior of dogs and will decrease
incidents of off-leash dogs at other parks.
Thanks again for your earlier support and all the hard work you do!
Christine M. Vincent
221 West Benton Street
319-339-8345
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Marian Karr
From: Cowherd, Debbie [debbie-cowherd@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:43 PM
To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: DogPAC loan
Dear Council Members,
Please support Do§PAC's request for a short-term loan to build the sorely needed do8 park.
Debbie Cowherd
636 S Dodge St Apt 5
Iowa City IA 52240
6/6/2005
Marian Karr
From: Patricia Santangelo [patti_santangelo@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 12:24 PM
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sherog@mchsi.com; chdstensencarl@msn.com; disciple@xwires.net; steve4kab?.004
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Resolved: that the Johnson County Democratic Central Committee
request the Iowa City City Council to appoint a sub-committee to actively
involve itself directly in the process of evaluating the applications for
Chief of Police and to make a recommendation regarding the appointment
to the full Council; and further that this process by the Council committee
shall produce a public short list of at least 3 qualified candidates; because
of the newly amended City Charter provisions, this task should not be
delegated to the City Manager, and any interview process of candidates
should be open to the public; the Johnson County Democratic party chair
shall send a copy of this resolution to the City Council.
This resolution was approved unanimously. June 2, 2005
Sarah Swisher ~'~a~O ~
Chair, Johnson County Democratic Central Committee