HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-11-23 CorrespondenceSonia Ettinger
library
downtown theater
mall
englert theater
biology bridge
streets & sidewalks cleaned
Marian Karr
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Chase Alter [c_alter@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, November 09, 1999 11:54 AM
council@iowa-city.org
Library Expansion
City Council,
I am a citizen of Iowa City and have been following the topic of Library
Expansion very closely over the last few months for a school project. Being
a patron of the library I can attest to the much needed space that the
library's officials are asking for. I know that everyone on the council for
the most part is for some kind of expansion. The question is how to pay for
it. The council also has had disagreements in which kind of expansion action
needs to be taken. I know I may be bias in saying that the library needs a
branch library and that branch should be on the east side because I live on
that side of town. Right now there are not a lot of attractions on this side
of town so with a branch library maybe that could be the center of the east
side. I would recommend possibly a location in Sycamore Mall because that
building is practically dying with the lack of business. All I'm asking is
for you to look hard at this idea and I know you will. I have talked with
some council members about the issue {Dee Vanderhoef} they let me know that
Kirkwood Community College had expressed interest in possibly running the
library and have it built on or near the campus. This is a good idea and
possibly the college could help in your funding for the project. I also
think the council and the library board need to work together for a better
plan of renovation and how to pay for it. Possibly have a committee from
each discuss the issue in terms of funding. Thank you for your time and I
would really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on my ideas.
Thanks,
Chase Alter
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To the Iowa City Council,
re: NOISE in DOWNTOWN STREETS...at NIGHT, especially in the
area of GABE'S, and the newly remodeled PED MALL.
Time: EVERY night, but specifically SAT., Oct. 30; 11:45 p.m.;
I called police station, getting a male voice instead of the
customary female dispatcher ---a REAL policeman, maybe! THIS
was, almost verbatim, our "conversation" after I had voiced
my complaint about a noisy gathering on the street in front
of my 9th floor apartment:
Officer: "Are they in front of your place NOW, Ma'am"?
Me: "Not at this moment...you know how it is- by the time
you get to your phone to call your complaint, they're
gone- up or down the street- they're ALL OVER the
place...the Ped Mall must be full of them".
Officer: "But are they in front of your place NOW, Ma'am?
If I/we come up there and there's no one there, no
CRIME has been COMMITTED".
Me: "But SIR! You know how it is- they're in front of your
window, on Washington St, YELLING, SCREAMING; they're
not STATIONARY: they're MOVING...east- west- and there
are a LOT of them...and it's the end of Daylight-
Saving Time...they'll have an EXTRA HOUR to HOWL!
I hear them EVERY NIGHT of the WEEK-many times through
THREE A.M. If it was an occasional group of KIDS,
talking/laughing, I think we (citizens) could handle
it, but it's NOT that! It's LOUD and OBSCENE! WHY
can nothing be done about it?"
P.S.: I wish I'd had the presence of mind to ask this
representative of our police department HIS name; he asked me
MINE, along with my address and phone number, several times!
Sincerely,
Mildred M. Flynn
320 E Washington St, Apt 9-A
Marian Karr
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Studiolo2@aol .com
Monday, November 08, 1999 10:37 AM
Council@iowa-city.org; Steve-Atkins@iowa-city.org
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~i/e/99
Dear Council Members
As a long time member of Arts Iowa City I applaud The Iowa City Council's
decision to lend financial support to the organization for maintaining its
stunning "above ground" space in the Paul-Helen Building. This space adds a
valuable element to the ambience of a downtown area threatened to be overrun
with sports bars. The community owes current AIC president Nancy Purington a
debt of gratitude for her vision and determination in pursuing a show place
we can all be proud of.
As one of the owners of Studiolo, I would like to take an opportunity to
correct the misconception of the council as to the "primary focus" of the
local privately run galleries in Iowa City. The individuals who own and
operate The Iowa Artisans Gallery, The Summit Street Gallery and Studiolo all
share a primary focus and dedication to including and educating the public in
the visual arts. Quite frankly, it is not possible to sell artist produced,
fine art and craft without having a primary focus on educating the public. In
my many conversations with Astrid Bennett, manager of the Iowa Artisans
Gallery, the importance of education inevitably comes up. This philosophy is
consistently confirmed in contact with their knowledgeable gallery staff.
The Summit Street Gallery has offered the community six years of innovative
exhibitions and performance events. It has also held workshops in life
drawing and foil-stamping and hosted professional quality exhibitions by
students of area schools.
Since its inception, Studiolo's mission has been not only educating the
public in the visual arts but also providing avenue for the inclusion of the
entire fine arts community. In addition to providing space for cutting edge
exhibitions by local and regional artists we have been avenue for diverse
groups that encompass film, dance, theater, and literature. Since opening two
years ago we have hosted the Third Annual Women's Art Show sponsored by the U
of I, provided additional space for an expanded version of the AIC bi-annual
Paper/Fiber Exhibition and sponsored a week of live entertainment. During
that first year we also cleared the gallery to provide space for a film
festival by U of I graduate students and sponsored "Travelers", an evening of
performance which included dance, slides, sculpture, text and music.
Travelers received a grant from The Iowa Arts Council for development of this
performance. This year we celebrated the innovation and diversity if the U of
I's Metalsmithing area with "30 Years of Inspiration: An exhibition of the
work of Chunghi Choo with current and former graduate students". We again
cleared the gallery for a weekend of "Travelers" and have been hosting
fiction and poetry readings by students of the University of Iowa's Writers
Workshop on the first and third Thursdays of each month during the spring and
fall semesters. Studiolo also participated in "Different Stokes"
International Wood fire Conference with a juried exhibition organized by
ceramic professor Chuck Hindes, representing 47 artists from throughout the
world. In August Studiolo helped The Iowa Women's Foundation Celebrate its.
Birthday with a Chamber of Commerce Business PM featuring "Box Works" an
exhibition of work by members of the Central Iowa Women's Caucus for the
Arts.
I would also like to point out that the education priorities of these
galleries reach further than the potential customer. We are continually
involved in helping artists prepare the basics and fine tune their
presentations. From properly labeling slides and preparing artist statements
and resumes to display and marketing, we gallery owners guide artists to
professionalism. Unfortunately these are not things covered in most fine arts
programs.
In 2000 we are extending the length our exhibitions from four to six weeks
and will provide a weekend for performance between exhibitions. The
"Travelers" group has expressed interest in a new performance, and we are
working with Temoignage, an alternative theater group who had their premier
reading in the gallery last week. We have also been contacted by Dreamwell
Theater and individual performance artists.
Our next project is to renovate the warehouse space attached to the gallery
into a multi use space for theatrical performance, classroom space, and
artists' installations. By doing this we hope to be able to better
accommodate the theatrical venues and broaden our educational programs to
provide hands-on lessons in a variety of media and mentorship programs for
area youth.
We are encouraged by the actions of the council concerning the support of
Arts Iowa City and wish to emphasize the accomplishments dedicated private
individuals who consistently give the majority of their time as well as
considerable personal resources to the proliferation of the arts in this
community.
Sincerely,
Louise Rauh
Marian Karr
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Beppie [weiss@soli.inav.net]
Wednesday, November 17, 1999 9:27 AM
council@iowa-city.org
Arts Iowa City
Dear Council Members,
I would like to thank you all for your generous support of our organization
to date. We are very excited about our new visibility in our new location,
and I am certain that as time goes by we will become even more of an assert
to the cultural life of Iowa City. A few weeks ago while I was gallery
attendant, our representatine, Jean Lloyd-Jones popped in with a group of
Japanese visitors. They had a little time between functions, and we were
there with a wonderful show to view. They all enjoyed themselves, and took
quite a few photos of the art and themselves. This would not have happened
under ground in our old location. This is really the sort of thing that
makes our little city special, and it is wonderful to be able to
participate. We can really be an asset to the city, and again, thank you
for your support.
Sincerely, Beppie Weiss
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1729 F STREET ~,, ~[~~
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240
s 8 7- 3 5 7 s NOV 15 999
Iowa City City Council Members
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
November 12, 1999
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Dear City Councilors: Karen Kubby, Connie Champion, Dee Norton, Dean Thornberry, Mike
O'Donnell, Ernie Lehman, Dee Vanderhoef:
Please accept this letter showing my concern about your consideration of an ordinance
prohibiting people from living in a private vehicle on a public street. I became aware of this issue
through two articles printed in the Iowa City Ga,~ette on 11/7/99 and 11/9/99.
Upon reading both those articles, I wondered to myself, "Is the City attempting to make
poverty and homelessness against the law?" I assume your purpose for considering such an
ordinance is not to make poverty and homelessness illegal, but to ensure neighborhood safety. I
can understand the concerns of the parents and residents of the Northside Neighborhood. I am a
parent, and I can't speculate on how rd feel if someone was living in a van on my street.
Nevertheless, I don't agree with the present course of action.
I realize that the media never fully covers a story to the satisfaction of readers and key
informants However, I noticed a lack of concern or interest in the situation of this homeless man.
No questions about why he may be homeless and living in his car for such an extended amount of
time. No mention of how this situation casts a glaring spofiight on the need in our community for
affordable housing and living wage jobs. The city has documented the need for affordable housing
for very low and low-income people, and yet projects to build affordable housing are often defeated
due to NIMBYism (not in my backyard). Neighborhoods don't want poor folks living in their cars,
but they also don't want them living in decent, affordable housing next door, either.
Of course we need to be concerned about resident's feelings of safety and security. However,
we also need to respond with compassion and openness to the needs of people who are at extreme
economic disadvantage. It is the morally right thing to do. John F. Kennedy said, in his inaugural
address, "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."
Oanuary 20, 1961)
Iowa has an anti-poverty strategy rifled "The Human Investment Plan." We need to seriously
consider how we invest in all those living in our city with real compassion and commitment - not
only those with the political and economic power.
Cc: Ross Wdburn, Irvin Pfab, Steven Kanner
November 5, 1999
THE
MOST
NAME
IN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
The Honorable Ernie Lehman
Mayor of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mayor Lehman:
Being a tax paying citizen, as well as a salesman for a national company that can assist in reducing city
street costs, my interest in the usage of dual wall HDPE pipe for storm sewer applications is both per-
sonal and professional. Advanced Drainage Systems is a national company that has had roots in Iowa
City for over 30 years. Over the past twelve years we have experienced explosive growth due to one
product, HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe. ADS has been fortunate to have thousands of cities from
the size of Iowa City to metropolitan areas such as the Twin Cities recognize the high-performance and
significant cost savings HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe provides.
ADS has been working closely with the Iowa City Engineering Department in attempting to gain City
acceptance for our product. Unfortunately, we have not gained that acceptance. The product saves the
contractor - and the city - money while out performing other current Iowa City accepted storm sewer
products. Contractors and developers continuously look for growing communities that are progressive
in their thinking and allow for alternative products. Please find attached local communities around Iowa
City that allow HDPE dual wall to be used for storm sewers.
Many Department of Transportation and cities have benefited form HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe.
Here is some relevant information:
· To date, (since 1987) there has been over 400,000,000 feet (75,000 miles) of HDPE dual
wall storm sewer pipe successfully installed, and performing as designed, throughout the
United States.
· I personally have sold over 1,500,000 feet (284 miles) of successful projects in
Southeast Iowa over the past five years.
· Dual wall HDPE is specified by 48 states DOT's (including Iowa DOT since 1989) as
an industry standard alternative for storm sewer pipe products (design life 75-100 years).
· Approximately 90 percent of all Wal-Marts, Home Depots, Menards, K-Marts, Cub Foods,
Targets, and other mayor retail companies specify and install HDPE dual wall storm
sewer pipe.
· See attached listing for local and national usage of HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe.
· See attached bid tabulation of cost savings using HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe for
a project installed in March of 1999 in Burlington, Iowa.
iOWA CITY
2905 S GILBERT STREET
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
THE
MOST
ADVANCED
NAME
IN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
The Honorable Ernie Lehman
Mayor of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
page 2
To ensure that we provide the highest quality storm sewer pipe, ADS and its competition must meet or
exceed all material requirements ofAASHTO (American Association State Highway Transportation
Officials) and ASTM ( American Society of Testing Materials), two nationally-recognized organizations.
Through research and testing these organizations establish quality standards for construction materials.
Their evaluation of HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe has resulted in approval for applications beneath
highway loads.
As with any product, when its use is wide-spread, there will be an occasional occurrence of mis-installa-
tion or product damage. The City of Iowa City had a problem installation which was replaced with
HDPE dual wall storm sewer pipe (the City Engineer can provide you with details). It is my sincere
desire to ensure that our city has positive experiences and overall satisfaction with HDPE dual wall
storm sewer pipe as other cities. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss any further concerns or
interests.
Sincerely,
Mark B. Paca
Advanced Drainage Systems Southeast Iowa Sales Representative
Iowa City, Iowa
(319) 354-1138
iOWA CITY
2905 S, GILBERT STREET
10WA CITY, IA 52240
SOUTHEAST IOWA MUNICIPAL N-12 USERS
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. '
City of Cedar Rapids
David Elgin
City of Grinnell
Duane Kneff
City of North Liberty
Kevin Trom
City of Cedar Falls
Larry Bucholz
City of Burlington
Bob Carhoff
City of West Burlinton
Bob Christy
City of Mount Vernon
Kevin Stensland
City of Fort Madison
Steve Hayes
City of West Liberty
Jim Garner
(319) 286-5802
(City Engineer)
(515) 236-2600
(City Engineer)
(319) 626-5700
(City Engineer)
(319) 273-8606
(City Engineer)
(319) 753-8171
(City Engineer)
(319) 752-5451
(PWD)
(319) 895-6724
(PWD)
(319) 372-7000
(PWD)
(319) 627-2418
(PWD)
City of Marengo
Joseph Smith
City of Kalona
Doug Morgan
City of Center Point
Craig Eldred
City of Walcott
John Brockmann
City of West Branch
Jim Oaks
City of Blue Grass
Sandy Remley
City of Atkins
Dick Lange
City of Oxford Junction
Terry Wink
City of Shellsburg
Patrick Robinson
(319) 642-3232
(City Manager)
(319) 656-2310
(PWD)
(319) 849-1730
(PWD)
(319) 284-6571
(PWD)
( 319 ) 643-5888
(PWD)
(319) 381-4700
(PWD)
(319) 446-7870
(City Manager)
(319) 826-2400
(PWD)
(319) 436-2954
(PWD)
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
City of Columbus, OH
Richard Cummins (614) 645-3182
Manager of Testing Inspection
James Coffey, P.E. (614) 645-3311
Administrator of Sewers & Drains
City of Ann Arbor, MI
Cresson Slotten, P.E.
(734) 994-6156
City of Bloomington, IN
Jonathon Heald, P.E.
Assistant City Engineer
(812) 349-3417
City of Salt Lake City, UT
Franklin Hamilton, P.E.
Drainage Engineer
(801) 483-6790
Largest Suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA City of Murrysville
Joe Deitrick, P.E. (412) 327-2100
City of Monroeville, Pittsburgh, PA
Tom Zeglen, P.E. (412) 856-3339
Largest Suburb in Twin Cities, MN City of Maple Grove
Bill McGowan, P.E. (612) 494-6000
Fastest Growing Suburb in Twin Cities, MN
City of Blaine
Tom Scott, P.E. (612) 784-6700
Suburb in Twin Cities, MN
City of Mahtomedi
Keith Arbalaba, P.W.D.
(614) 426-4344
City of Rochester, MN
Reid Wronski, P.E., or
David Krammer, P.E.
(507) 287-7800
City of Cedar Falls, IA
Larry Bucholz, P.E.
(319) 273-8606
City of Burlington, IA
Bob Carhoff, P.E.
(319) 753-8171
Bid Order:
Letting Date:
Letttng Status:
Contract period:
project:
Work Type:
County:
Route:
Location:
63/16/99 9:96 A.M.
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1t6 WORK OAYS Late Start Date:
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Date:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
November 18, 1999
To: Steve Atkins, City Manager
From: Rick Fosse, City Engineer ~--~F
Letter to Mayor Lehman about Plastic Storm Sewer Pipe
I have read the letter from Mark Paca of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS)
regarding dual wall High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) storm sewer pipe. This
product is currently allowed by our design standards only for 6" drain tiles. With
some reservation, I believe it is an acceptable product for this use. Despite Mr.
Paca's accolades of the product for use as storm sewer (pipes12" and larger),
our experience has been problematic. Attached are three pictures of an
installation of dual wall HDPE pipe in Walnut Ridge Subdivision in Iowa City.
These pictures are a few of a number taken during a day long inspection of trial
installations of plastic pipe in Iowa City and Coralville. The Coralville City
Engineer and myself performed the inspection while drafting the Joint Municipal
Design Standards. The incidence of problems noted in HDPE pipe is
significantly higher than what is experienced with reinforced concrete pipe. We
did note that dual wall Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe holds some promise for
certain low damage potential applications, however that is not the product at
issue here.
ADS contends that the problems with their pipe can be attributed to poor
installation. While I agree that installation problems were probably a factor in
some of the pipe failures, I question the long-term performance of a product that
is this sensitive to installation procedures. Furthermore, installing such a product
would demand a level of inspection that we are not currently staffed to provide.
The product's vulnerability to damage from trenching and directional boring of
underground utilities can not be attributed to poor installation. This pipe offers
little resistance to damage from these operations and would probably not be
noticeable to equipment operators. This is also true for dual wall PVC pipe.
Urban storm sewers are among the most demanding installations in the industry.
They exist in an increasingly crowded environment of underground utilities. Most
importantly, the damage potential associated with pipe failure is high. Both
property damage and restoration costs can be significant. I do not believe it is in
the City's long term best interest to use dual wall HDPE pipe for anything other
than 6" tile lines. Unless the City Council directs otherwise, the Engineering
Division will continue to use the current storm sewer pipe design standards.
Cc: Chuck Schmadeke
Pipe Collapse\
Utilities Cut Through Pipe Electric, Cable,
and Telephone
Pipe failure at Manhole
November 11, 1999
Honorable Mayor Lehman
Iowa City City Council
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, IA 52240
Diamond Dave's MEXICAN RESTAURANTS
Dear Mayor Lehman:
I am writing this letter as a member of the local tenant group in the Old Capitol Mall. As
you are all aware, the progress in leasing space in Old Capitol Mall is virtually nonexistent. The
article I have attached unfortunately speaks of the situation we have at the mall with
approximately 40% vacancy. Jim Harris used the word "desperate" to describe the landlord's
situation. What I find most interesting, yet disturbing, is the effort to bring in The Book Market as
a temporary to compete with the Mall's only book store, and also the bookstores downtown. A
temporary tenant serves only the efforts (and pocketbook) of the landlord, not the local business
owners or the community. A temporary tenant will only contribute short term to our taxes, while
removing all profits from the community.
I want you to know that after dealing with the people from The Madison Group, I can tell
you that they will not be the salvation to our downtown economic woes, and this article reinforces
that.
As a long time business operator in that mall, and as a representative of local tenants in the
mall, I would like the council to consider "Free Parking" on Saturdays and Sundays during the
Holiday Season. This past year, traffic has decreased up to 40% with shoppers going elsewhere. I
believe that the city could add greatly to the Holiday Season's success downtown by providing
free parking on weekends. The Mall's merchants are desperate for a reasonable Holiday Retail
Season. You have a great opportunity to help that happen.
Please consider free parking in at least several of the ramps in the Downtown vacinity for
this upcoming season. I would ask you to share my letter with all of the City Council members. I
would appreciate all of your thoughts and any actions to that end.
My Best Regards,
Stanley J. White
President
enclosure
201 S. CLINTON STREET, SUITE 281
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240
319/337-7690. FAX 319/337-4707
Temporary,
bookstore
prepares
to check in
Booksellers worry :,
about competition
from Old'Capitol.site,
By'. Ada~ iLowenstein
:~:' ~Gai;~t~ :~iaff writer" - ~:T ~ "~ ,
IOWA', CITY --' A temporaryl
bookstore featuring plywood ta-~
bles; piled high with · remain-'
ders,. overstocks and other.. dis2
counted reading materials wffi
spend the holiday season at'Old
Capitol 'Mall, on the ground
level of the former 3CPenney
anchor site.
Local booksellers said.. they
expect to feel the pinch of added,
competition. when The Book
stocI~id',:. !oVerrun ' andi,'remain- '
de=i'~!:~:::,l'Which are ' books
pui:6h~ed-,' di/ectly . frOm the
publisher, an~iold at discount
prices,. 'iieed~T to Malinda
Wood; :: marl~g-manager for
the Kia~e;'Tenn.-based com-
pany:"!*Wood:~:ealled .;the business
"a liqUidator'iit~,books from ma-
jor..publishers;,:acrosS the coun-
Under::'the?rease recently.
signed, The Book Market wffi
occupy-the Old Capitol space
for the next three months and
then on a month-to-month basis~
if the store remains beyond'
The Gazette, Tues., Nov. 2, 1999 · 7A ·
Bookstore: 40 other Book Markets; in u,s,:: '."'::," ""' '':'!
· From page 1A,/
that, There is ~;chance, Wood
said, that the store would make
Market, which features an open- ..
space marketplace atmosphere; . "They also then: kind of rden-
opens Nov. 11 for' business until There is a chance the , tioned they knew 'these people
at least February.. , a permanent hOme at Old Capi- : that:ran these ~quickie', book-
The sto~"is e ected'~ to ber' tol. But Woodsaid that decision t!!e would make a . stores..~It was; alm~ ost like it was
ea itol Mall :-)_they soun& desperate;". Harris
2 ' '~ ants comin.'~ sale? figures, and other indica- · '
.oo o& ,o ,
Maiket Will' Ro;ve proper' ~ook permanent loca- "wffi affect us. I'm sure it.:;hjre Upitc}:~peOple~:tp.,~serve as
....... ;' ' :" ' ' ' "1 ' ? ' " ' will. But the mall, it's so desr~:~salei:,ai~ci~i;;ana!'-~ai:e man-
T!!i perate to use that space up,"'::I~,'.!'ilnt~...::~W..~./i~5:'Siiia~Up to a
~.'in:the:2',:)[mar:k;"fin gpod fit for .,us." 2: '-- 5 'can't say I blame them,'~safii~:~aazeif~iig~i~,7~:i:be:'hirea.-to
· -' - 'squi~re-i~oot try and S3 permanent versions,
S.' Clinton St. "It's one more :-'!'bhe~"frgx;;2 the. i' *~rehous;
JCPenney" :!' ~ 'd o w n t o w n '~ach called' The Book -Ware-
knock. !t's one more lime hit:) m"idie:/iCt:one-from a
stor~ ?'''' ~' ':' ::2~!~ mall house. Book ,Warehouse's Mid- against local businesses." -:i[ijust~eloSed'e,B.'.d0i;'Market in
;~. ~' :"': '-' ~ ,,7~ ma' !'west locations are in Missouri, aim Harris, who owns Prairie'.'Belldvue,2:~:~,:'~hi;::./will. arrive
, ..: .,~ ...-,. ~:i ,,,;. be sholt'te~;Wisc°nsin' ' IllinoiS,'- Nebraska ights, 15 S. Dubuque St., said ove~?Sthe,!'B'i.'fei:5*days,: Wood
(l~a~.~i':."'Gi';.'i:'~0uld expec; seW:!and Min~P~::;,, ..., '~..~:' 5.- he was asked "several times by
eral~ others by (ChristmaS)," she [inTBl.~e 5~rs~.a.,°°~'M'.ai'ket;.°.'.Pene~t:. the :man~s owner, ~radiso.Real:, aeg;,~i~:~;~i~gh~',%j' cor~n
said, .7': ...- ' ' i 99 , anti! on ' average;. about :' ty'.:.of Piltsbur~h, 'to. move into:Ridge:Mil;::;':.,'idiii %'ola:"Capitol
· 100 open and elbse. 'dUriixg the'" the second floor. of the JCPen-' ~'Mall' has' several' empty store-
::Tne-,.~Bo0k. Market's '25,000- 'year, Wood. said.. ':'"
square:footi~,6p. eration is.to fed- ney space, but he declined. :fronts. ' i;.-::~:'"
~ ·
i
tdre,.::!'i~0;00lS':?&o '200i000.' 6i~er
Our view
!-,,
Get serious
. ~; : ;., , .
filling
mall
.Space.'
. .Drop.this oncjnto.:the~..,
"~ ~ no~g'~ bin.~ ~., :~e I~e: ,, ,~:.;~ ;',"
~ Old ~iml M~ offici~s I Old Capaol Mall gets
l;w~l~el: '~:';"~"~' .-~,,~:'~'~:~:~?phan~'am:"i~ng a'
. >lt's' only ;tem~r~ .... =tie Iongin the t~th.
~11 it l.t ~r ~at?'NO:
si= n o doubt. will ':~d t6;~(%:::~'~;.:
the eft% ib well as m~dition~d
tl~t ~.mlp 'u. ~pdl o,¢
of I~M ~mgo~sm a~ut phqnm.'. Sycamore Mall,.
nadon~ chin st~S --' di~. ~s~iM]y, is a ;vmM ghost
count or offiemi~. ": , ': m~;-wiffi ~e loss of not just
But at ~s~ ~s is a sm~ ,.~, butWM~n's, t~.
gap m~e.
We sym~ize ~ ~e much a~ut ~e loss 0f
~oubles. at Old Capitol. As opaonS for shoFn -- ~e~
officiMs ~int out, 'it's rough still ~e plen~.
to find busine~es to ~nt Nor ~9 we n~essmly
l~e spaces. Es~iMly now concem~ a~ut a. loss in
-- wi~ ~e C~s~
son u~n us ---most sto~s ' We ~e; however, con-
~n'i l~e~ ..~,-~ o~ning. ~ ~ut-g~ cornmet'-
new l~a~ons.' ' ci~ sp~e going unu~. And
But !et's ~ ~s~c.; Old ~ut image, ~ $p~e is le~
Capitol' los~ J~en~y '~d "v~t t~ Iodg'ld'pm~
Syca~d~ Mall lost S~i dei~or~g:
when Coral Ridge Mall Md we're ~iMly con-
o~n~ ~most a y~ ~d ~ cem~ ~at o~es --
hMfago..' ~, .. ~:
~d ~e ~g:W~on 'bUSineaSe! ~ might be
me wMl for ~o~ Imps at,. ~s~.
I~t a y~ ~fo~'~?;:,2:::2~'.'. '~ :- It ~ ~e for government
~eg mnit new Va~" c~d ~no~c offi-
S~on ~ument d~sn'tgo,, ~d ~ ~ai ~ ~ done
yew f~ .... ~ "' ;' ' Ahd', it. shouldn't wait.
We'~ h~ng ~mb~ng, ~'
t~, ,a~ut how ~ ~ls s~on will ~ over, ~e B~k
have~n relucmt to ~,'M~t i~ gone, ~d
;;e:"'iY~ldi local economiC' wC'il
d '~i~;mpe ~t emt ~s ..Kl;g~... ;- ,'~!ach ~ ¢xl~tl~ ~o~ here.
Nov. 10,
1999;
Marian Karr
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Jeannie Lynn Sowers [jsowers@eudoramail.com]
Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:53 PM
city_council@iowa-city.org
doug_ripley@iowa-city.org
(No Subject)
Jeannie Sowers and Ben Chandran
1305 Franklin St.
Iowa City, Iowa
Tel: 338-6016
Dear City Council Members,
We are writing to express our concern about the intersection of Dodge and Bowery Sts.,
the current traffic flow on Kirkwood Ave., and to encourage you to preserve Hickory Hill
Park and the surrounding areas.
We moved to this neighborhood recently; since doing so, we have seen one collision at the
Dodge/Bowery intersection, and two near accidents. There are simply too many directions
turning at once, and particularly at night it is not always easy to tell which car arrived
first. This problem could be easily solved by installing a traffic light, as I'm sure the
city has considered.
The two stop signs at Kirkwood, while successful in slowing traffic, also cause extensive
congestion at rush hours. As a result, we see cars passing quickly down such side streets
as Highland and Friendly, roads which are less well suited than Kirkwood, being narrow and
not as well marked. We ask that you consider either installing a light somewhere along
Kirkwood, or remove the stop sign on Kirkwood at the junction with Keokuk to encourage
better traffic flow, or some alternative which the city finds preferable. The situation as
it exists now, however, is unsafe and unnecessarily slow.
Since we are writing, we also wanted to emphasize how much enjoyment we derive from
Hickory Hill Park in its current form. We were very sad to hear of prospective
development in areas adjacent to or within the park. We find it distressing that the
cemetery management has chosen to install a paved road right next to the park instead of a
gravel or dirt road, which would have far less impact on park and people's enjoyment of
the area. If land adjacent to the park is privately owned by the cemetery or other
interests, has there been any proposals from the City Council to buy this land or exchange
it for a plot further outside the town? The park is the jewel of Iowa City, and we hope
very much for our children to be able to enjoy it as much as we have.
Thank you for your consideration and help in keeping our city a great place to live.
Sincerely,
Jeannie and Ben
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL of IOWA
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hewkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1083
Nov. 16, 1999 http://vch.vh.org/
Emie Lehman
Mayor's Office
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mayor Lehman,
IC NOV 19 1999
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
I am Frank Morriss, MD, Medical Director of the Children's Hospital of Iowa, and I am
writing you on behalf of our child health specialists and those we serve to express my
deepest thanks for the efforts of you and the professionals in the Iowa City Police
Department to step up enforcement of child passenger safety and seat belt laws ix our
community. During the week of Thanksgiving (November 22-28), Operation ABC
Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children, will again launch a coordinated, high-
visibility enforcement effort focused on drivers who don't buckle up children. The
Children's Hospital of Iowa joins over 1,000 organizations nationwide that have given
their "Endorsement for Enforcement."
A recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration CNHTSA) survey found that 19
million more Americans buckled up in 1998. If they continue to use their seat belts, an
estimated 1,500 lives could be saved each year.
Nationwide, since Operation ABC in 1996, child safety restraint use among toddlers has
increased by 30 percent - now almost 90 percent of toddlers are restrained. In the same
time period, the use of seat belts for children age 5-15 has risen to almost 70 percent. We
applaud you for your part in creating these successes.
Preserving the health and safety of children is a priority for the Children's Hospital of
Iowa. We offer families an extensive car seat loaner program and have also provided car
seat inspection training for members of our staff.
Crashes are the leading cause of death among American children under age 15. Six out of
ten children killed in crashes are completely unrestrained. That's why we are urging zero
tolerance for unbuckled kids. Studies consistently show that the best way to get children
buckled up is to get adults buckled up. According to surveys by the NHTSA, when a
driver buckles up, children are buckled up 87 percent of the time. However, when a
driver is unbuckled, child seat belt use drops to 24 percent.
It is time as a nation that we thank our law enforcement officers and our elected officials
for their unwavering dedication to enforcing seat belt laws - particularly those affecting_
your leadership on this critical issue.
For consultorion ond odmissions, physicions should call: ~I-~l-800-322-UIHC (844~
For appointments and olher information, the public should coil' (3] 9) 384-KIDS (5437) or ]-888-573-KIDS (54 ~Free;'~
co
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL of IOWA
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1083
http://vch .vh .org/
Sincerely,
Frank Morriss, MD
Medical Director, Children's Hospital of Iowa
Cc: Sgt. Jim Steffen, ICPD
R.J. Winklehake, Chief, ICPD
For consultation and admissions, physicians should call: ~i~I~D~l-800-322-UIHC (8442)
For appointments and other information, the public should call: (319) 384-KIDS (5437) or 1-888-573-KIDS (5437) Toll Free
Health News
University of Iowa Health Care
8788 John Pappajohn Pavilion
Contact: Tom Moore
(319) 356-3945
(319) 337-6744 Home
thomas-moorec~uiowa.edu
Release: Immediate ~
November 19, 1999
Children's Hospital of Iowa applauds law enforcement efforts to buckle up children
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Children's Hospital of Iowa today announced its support of law
enforcement efforts to protect children involved in traffic accidents, the leading cause of death
among children under age 15.
Across the nation this Thanksgiving week November 22-28, the Iowa City Police
Department and other law enforcement agencies will be involved in a mobilization effo~ to increase
the enforcement of child passenger safety laws. Thousands of U.S. law enforcement agencies will
take part in the second wave of the 1999 "Operation ABC Mobilization:America Buckles Up
Children" -- the largest-ever coordinated enforcement effort aimed at drivers who don't buckle up
children.
"At this season of Thanksgiving, we need to show our appreciation for the untold numbers of
law enforcement officers in every state who work tirelessly to protect our chil&en from the ~eatestd~ger they face -- being ~estrained in a crash," said Ricardo M~inez, administrator of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (~TSA), co-sponsor of the Operation ABC
Mobilization. "We ~ow these officers will be energized by the ~oundswell of suppoa from
organizations such as the Chil&en's Hospital of Iowa across the count~."
"Law enforcement does so much good that goes un~ppreciated that the staff members of the
Children's Hospital of Iowa felt the need to applaud every officer who takes the life-saving step of
enforcing the child passenger safety laws," said Fra~ Mo~ss, M.D., professor ~d head of the UI
Depament of Pediat~cs. "Our child health specialists ~e speaking out for all of the people we sere
because each one dug wants to protect children. The Operation ~C Mobilization is the kind of
broad, comm~ity-based movement our nation needs to reco~ize and tha~ for putting a priority on
saving children's lives."
The Operation ABC Mobilization comes on the heels of extremely success~l mobilizations
in 1998, as well as this year's Memorial Day week mobilization. A study recently conducted by
~TSA found that 19 million more ~e~cans buckled up in 1998.
Most impoa~tly, there is now s~ong statistical evidence that Operation ~C is iking to
save lives. Be~een 1996 -- when the Operation ~C Mobilization began -- and ~ c~ _
fatalities in crashes decreased by 12.3 percent. Over that same time period nation~d'~;"chi~saf~
restraint use for toddlers has increased by 30 percent; now almost 90 percent ofto~d~¢s ~ ~
Children's Hospital of Iowa applauds law enforcement efforts to buckle up children - 2
restrained while traveling in motor vehicles. In the same time period, the use of seat belts for
children age 5-15 has risen to almost 70 percent.
"The impact of these Operation ABC Mobilizations clearly illustrates that the combination of
educating drivers about how dangerous it is for children to be unrestrained and enforcing the safety
restraint laws is tremendously effective," said Jody Kurtt, associate director of Children's and
Women's Services at the UI Hospitals and Clinics. "Crashes are the leading cause of death and injury
among children between ages 0-15. Six out every 10 children killed in crashes are completely
unrestrained. That's why we are urging zero tolerance for unbuckled kids, and why the Children's
Hospital of Iowa gives its 'endorsement for enforcement' and pledges our support for this campaign
to protect children. The officers who enforce seat belt laws are true heroes because they help save
the lives of both children and adults."
The Children's Hospital of Iowa offers families an extensive car seat loaner program,
including regular car seats and special seats for high-risk infants and children with orthopaedic
problems. The CHI's Special Care Nurseries also provide a special evaluation program that helps
determine an infant's readiness and tolerance to car seat positioning. Staff members have also
received special training to conduct car seat installation inspections.
"We are very passionate about this topic because we have seen what terrible injuries and
deaths happen when children are not properly restrained," said Michele Alpen, a nursing specialist in
UI Health Care's Trauma Center. "We want to do everything we can to prevent those tragedies."
A survey conducted in the summer of 1999 by the UI Injury Prevention Research Center
showed that almost three-quarters (74.8 percent) of children under age 6 appeared to be
appropriately restrained in motor vehicles. However, the rates of safety restraint were lower in the
rural areas of the state compared to the more urban areas.
-30- 11/19/99
University of Iowa Health Care describes the partnership between the UI College of Medicine and
the UI Hospitals and Clinics and the patient care, medical education and research programs and
services they provide.
Marian Karr
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
K. Janz [kathleen-janz@uiowa.edu]
Monday, November 22, 1999 12:37 PM
council@iowa-city.org
Terry_Trueblood@iowa-city.org
Hickory Hill Park and Oakland Cemetery
Dear Councilors,
Hickory Hill Park works like Central Park (in New York City). Both are
beautiful, wild areas in the middle of cities. As such, Hickory Hill is
an amazing resource which serves to attract residents to our community and
provides current residents an opportunity to walk in a natural environment
without leaving our city. Therefore, I am writing to encourage you to
protect Hickory Hill Park by supporting Councilor O'Donnell's idea to
dedicate 30 acres and designate the remaining 6 acres of the former
Gaulocher property as parkland. Councilor O'Donnell's proposal will
protect the park, respect the wishes of the Gaulocher family, and allow
decisions to be made by future residents at an appropriate time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Kathy Janz
328 Reno St
Iowa City, IA
52245
319 337-6735
Iowa City Council
410 East Washington Sweet
Iowa City 52245
November 22nd, 1999
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Dear Members of the City Council,
We call upon the members of the new city council to halt the systematic destruction of the
area's white-tailed deer. The claims made in support of this policy have blamed the victims of the
city's action, and suppressed other views--that we are exterminating these gentle animals for the
convenience of inattentive drivers, for example, and for the financial gain of local real-estate
developers.
Is it truly a coincidence that the city's concern with deer "overpopulation" has arisen at the
same time land-"development" has begun to encroach on the city's last remaining woodlands and
park areas? Iowa City's deer have lived quietly and peacefully in the inner recesses of our parks and
emerged cautiously at night. Deer crossings have occurred at predictable times and sites year after
year, and fences, targeted signing and additional reflectors could have guided and regulated their
passage. Rather than spend small amounts on such regulation, the city administration appointed a
"deer commission", most of whose members seemed predisposed to favor 'solutions' whose cost
will surpass $100,000 this year alone.
And the slaughter will continue. Sharpshooting is inherently unsafe, and sooner or later some
child, adult or pet will inadvertently be shot. The writer of a recent Press Citi~:en article also observed
that one city with an aggressive deer-slaughter plan reported an inaeased accident rate after its
inception, and has now made plans to sharpshoot for many years more.
A final remark: this year's Christmas stamps and many of the season's cards bear sentimental
depictions of deer--objects of counterfactual nostalgia in art, and of real estate predation and
irrational hostilities in city life. We can only hope now that the new city council will reexamine the
issue of deer-killing, and retain enough of their habitat so that the animals who remain can transfer
their survival-techniques to another generation.
In this spirit, we urge the members of the new city council to halt the slaughter of the city's
remaining deer. We also urge any listeners who wish to help protect Iowa City's deer from further
sharpshooting to visit our website at http://members.aol.com/cydonial02/private/human.html
and to call Save the Deer at 338-4383.
Sincerely,
Florence S. Boos
William Boos
1427 Davenport Sweet
Iowa City 52245
338-4383
florence-boos@uiowa.edu