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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-02 Correspondence THE COLLEGE STREET BILLlARD CLUB AND DELl Owned aM opemte~ I~ally by [:)a~erse 11,4-~ ~ 6 Fast College Street 4, I~va May01,2000 To the Iowa City City Council: We would like to share with you our business plans and hours of operations with you for our new Deli and Pool Hall, which will be opening soon. Our concept is to create the atmosphere of an old fashioned Deli and Pool Hall in dowmown Iowa City. We put in a new front facade that resembles the original from of the building. We are restoring as much of the original wood floor as possible. We are putting in Oak paneled walls, columns, and antique replica light fixtures. A tin craft drop ceiling is being installed to bring the old metal ceiling look to the inside. We are building something the commtmity can be proud to have in Downtown Iowa City. This will be on the "must see" list of anyone visiting the downtown. Our Deli will open at 1 lam Monday through Saturday, and Sandays at 4 PM. We w~l allow Under Age Adults in to eat and play pool until 10 PM, and allow only those 21 and older in after 10 PM. Alcoholic beverages will not be sold to anyone under the age of 21. We will have someone at the door checking ID from 8 PM until close every night, and the servers will check ID's during the day shifts. Our staff will be trained ASAP by the ICPD with the TIPS program and we will practice safe serving techniques. We will not have any type of "all the FREE BEER you can drink" nights like at Brothers Bar. These are irresponsible. We are targeting an older crowd that will enjoy themselves responsibly in our business. We understand the complex problems of alcohol abuse in Iowa City, and want to become part of the solution to underage and binge drinking, not part of the problem. The College Street Billlard Club & Deli will not just be "another bar" downtown. It will be a great place to eat lunch and dinner. It will be a place to play a game of pool by the hour, darts, and many other games. It will be a place that will help entertain all the members of this community. We hope you can all join us for a sandwich and a game of pool when we open. Sincerely, David Moore President, Daverse II ~ ~ ikpril 14, 2000 .'APR 18 2000 lena City Council ~lembers ' Civic cen~er Iowa City, iowa D~a r Counc i 1 ~:em~>e rs m It is our understandin~ tha,~ you propose to honor the PATV by proclai~in~ ~lpri, l 19 as PATV %Ve n, us~ strenuot~slV ob.~ect to any type of honor ~o a station ~ha~ so flagrantly violates most standards of d{~cencV by showing films which use the very wors~': ~he profane words known ~o mankind. in particulax' we are offer~ded by ~he late Saturday night and some ~eek- ni~hts presentations of the sickening .,Ovies made by ~re~ Reisner and his fellow foul-mouthed cohor~s such a~ ~'like ttuff~an, Na~e Steele, Nick Nu~ent 5teFhanie Gil~b, and o~her wouuld-l~e actors. As if ~he acLing at'tempts and the childish scripts were not bad enough, the free use(as in f,'ee speech) of var- iations of the famous "F-word"~ and of course much ove~- use of the word i~self, and all of ~he other words whioh in newspapers ~ould be un-prin~able, and which i am sure ~ould not be allowed in a cotlr~ of law or by anyone your co~nci l meetint~s, is ~us~ not acceptable to tx, ost of' us ma~ure and decent adults. Also, I believe theft if you check into the FCC regulations, you wot~ld find tha~ such language is in violation of ~he law when usin~ cellular phones, C[~ and police emergency vehicles a.d radio, as well as public radio_-. and the audio portlon of TV transmit~al. Although we support fre~ speech by people, we do not feel that i~ is a violation of free speech to refuse to sho~ such ,.ovies over any FV station. l'hey n~ay have the right to use such words, but ~hey do not have ~he right ~o any ~ruaran~ee that their r~corded profa.e words will be passed or~ to the public by way of T~ broadcasting. Also, la~el, y, them has been full frontal male nudity, a~d of course vou are f'amiliar iith the full frontal male juvenile nudity a few year's back, which should have been prosecuted as child exploitation, and should have been ret'erredc~o'~: the Ft:~I ~or investigation. 1~ probably would have beth bad been ~irls instead of boys. Please consider all of' this when uou honor FATV. Thank you. Citizens forDecent enclosed dog nm at Hickory Hill Park Marian Karr From: :jane cranston [cranston@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 12:30 PM To: council@iowa-city.org; Kate Lind; Ed Cranston; Jim & Kathy Barnes Subject: enclosed dog run at Hickory Hill Park Dear Council Members, Pd like to speak to the issue of an enclosed dog run at Hickory Hill Park. There was a time when there were lots of different kinds of people who used Hickory Hill, artist, picnickers, walkers, children, runners, and even an occasional meditator. My friends and I used to walk there regularly but do not anymore. In fact, most days you will find no one enjoying the park except large off leash dogs and the their owners. I don~t know when it was established as a dog park. I don~t know of another park with this reputation. Many of us drive to Squire Point where dogs are generally on leashes, so we can walk in the woods unassailed. National and State parks do not allow dogs off leash (and are quick to enforce it). Even rest areas are strict about dog rules. ° The problem with dogs off leash is that: they sometimes bite, they often jump up on people (usually with dirty or muddy paws), they get wilder when in packs and outside, they are generally not well enough trained to come when called, they terrify the people who are afraid of them, and they terrify park wildlife. I love dogs. Always have. I used to try to walk my dog (on a leash) at the park but she was attacked twice and bitten by large dogs. At 15 Ibs., stuck on a leash, she was no match for them. I~ve had ouffits muddied and a couple permanently stained by dogs. They like to jump up on people and have usually just spent some happy time frolicking in the muddy creek. People usually (not always, but mostly) can't control their dogs. The dog sees the woods and the other dogs and it~s 3the call of the wild2. People love their dogs, of course. They beseech them to behave better. They nag them to stop, but they cannot really control them. Someone has obviously decided that this is okay because it would be easy to enforce the dog leash rules. At $75.00 a citation, people would quickly get the message. Clearly the 2dog should run free 2 sympathizers have decided the park should not restrict dogs or it would be done. Reasoning with people about this is hard because there is a sense you are either for dogs or against them. Personally, I think spending tax money to build a dog run seems extravagant. But as it is now, we do not have a park that most of us can use. If we had an official dog park, maybe we would get the use of the park 4/26/2000 enclosed dog mn at Hickory Hill Park Page 2 of 2 back for the rest of us. I think that would be great. Sincerely, Jane B. Cranston Jane Cranston 330 Post Rd. Iowa City, la 52245 319-339-1102 319-339-0163 - fax cranston@avalon. net 4/26/2000 RANGER ENTERPRISES, INC. Six South Dubuque Street _~ Phone 319-351-9417 ~ · APR 2 t 2000 ,? 2000 CITY MANAGER'$ OFFICE Iowa City City Council ( 410 East Washington St Iowa City. IA 52240 Dear City Council Members, I am writing you regarding my concerns with the proposed ordinance which would ban minors access to bars in Iowa City. I have both issues regarding the rumring of my own business under such proposed legislation, and, more itnportantly. issues of character to which other bar owners have to date remained silent. I feel the following information is both relevant and extremely important to the future of Iowa City as a safe conm~unity. Firsl of all, the Deadwood x~411 continue as a viable business whether or not such an ordinance is enacted into law. As l'm sure you are well aware, after seven o'clock p.m., we are extremely strict in making sure that no one on the premises is under 21 years old. Moreover, my employees are strict as to checking the legal age of anyone, day or night, requesting alcohol. This is evident by the low, ahnost non existent, number of arrests which have occurred at our bar within the last few years. Furthermore, we strive to create an adult atmosphere, and our patrons do not want i~mnature drinkers within our establislunent. However, during the daytime, we operate much like a coffee shop, creating a friendly afternoon place to study for the community. Although we don't get rich from seventy-five cent cups of coffee, this is an important niche for our business. I urge you in your deliberations to consider allowing minors access to bars during the da3~me hours until seven p.m. This is our present policy, and it was tailored after the Cedar Rapids city ordinance. It has come to my attention that the bar owners who seem to do much of the talking and defending of the present situation are 95% of the problem. Those of us who are not the cause of underage drunkenness are reluctant to vocalize our opinions against these extremely vocal gentlemen. The situation looks much different from our side of the rainbow. Something must be done. I am more than willing to help the city council set up meetings or draft letters stating our differences with the owners of the "kiddie bars." There are many problems with underage drinking that neither the other bar owners, the public, nor the council have addressed. Iowa City has legal exposure in two areas which to me are of utmost importance. Some bar owners have openly forbidden their employees from calling the police at appropriate times. Their employees have even been harshly criticized for dialing 911 when a drunk pulls a weapon and scares over a handred people. The employees are instructed to "handle the situation internally." This is done because the bar is full of intoxicated minors, and a call to the police could, and in fact would, cause a number of arrests of their important patrons. The Tom Riley's of the world could argue in court that the inaction of the City of Iowa City to curb this problem could be construed as negligence in contributing to a future injury. Additionally, the City of Iowa City could conceivably be held liable if a minor who was openly served at a bar proceeded to get into Iris or her car, and, God forbid, injured or killed someone in a traffic accident. But no one has addressed these concents. Iowa City will be a very different town ff minors are not allowed in bars late at night. A bar owner' s opinion and what they're willing to say is largely determined by how many dollars are transferred from a minor's wallet into the till of a bar. I hope you take these points into consideration throughout this process. Please feel free to contact me for my input imo this legislation. Sincerely, James Bell Owner Ranger Enterprises d.b.a. The Deadwood 6 South Dubuque St Iowa City, IA 52240 ~ , l~ ~,?R ~ 5 2000 Zowa City Couna / Clff MANAGER'S OFFICE Zo~ Ci~, ~ 522~ ~ ~ r De~ Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local ordinance which would allow only those of minimum le..~al firinking age into dfi.n!fi_ng e.~.~bli~hm~.~. H~gh .q, ak anticrage d,~hk-i,,g cos~ our community dearly in both the economic and social r~l,~-~. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase the quality of life downtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of very few commtmides across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal drinking age to enter baxs. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is unrealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people in making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with thi.~ philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal drinking age. Sincerely, / - 7 Iowa City Council APR g 5 2000 Iowa Ci~, ~ 52240 De~ Co~o~: I ~ wring e~tess my support for a loc~ or~ce wMch wo~d ~ow o~y ~ose of $~ le~ drinking ~ ~to dfin~ng esmb~en~. ~h mk ~derage 8fin~ing costs o~ co~~ de~ly ~ bo~ ~e econo~c ~d soc~ r~s. Such ~ ot~ce wo~d save ~e Ci~ ~ enforcement ~d de~ up costs ~d ~crease ~e qx~ of life do~to~ for ~ ci~ens. Iowa City is one of very few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal Arinldng age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is uurealisfic to expect that under-age patrons will refnm from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people in making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would ckive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the fight thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal drirddng age. Sincerely, Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local ordLnance which would allow only those of minimum legal drinking age into drinking establishments. High risk underage drinking costs our commumty dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase the quality of life downtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of very few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the miramum legal ckinking age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is unxealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people in making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would chive a vital new late night maxket for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21- It is time for Iowa City to do the fight thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of rrfinimum legal drinking age. Sincerely, 05-02-00 3f(8) Iowa City Council Iowa Ci~, ~ 52240 Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local ordinance which would allow only those of minimum legal diinldng age into drinking establishments. High risk underage drinking costs out community dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase the qu~Jky of life downtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of verf few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimllrn legal dmaking age to enter bars. Despite the best retentions of bar owners, it is urtrealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do al/we can to assist out young people m making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would ckive a vital new/ate night market for a population of approxjxnately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the fight thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal drinking age. Iowa City Coundl 19 2000 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local orefinance which would allow orfly those of minimum legal drinking age into drinking establishments. High risk underage drinking costs our community dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase the quality of life downtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of very few commattities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal ckinking age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is un.realistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people m making healthy choices and a]]oxx/mg 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with dais philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please resmct access to bars to those of mum legal drinking age. Sincerely, 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local ordinance which would allow only those of minimum legal drinldng age iito drinking establishments. High risk underage drinking costs our commumty dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase the quality of life downtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of ve~ few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal drinking age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is urnrealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumpfon once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people in making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal arinking age. Sincerely, Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 De~ Councilors: I am w~iting express my support for a local ordinance wb_ich would allow only those of mum legal ~ age into dfi,~lang establishments. High mk underage ckinking costs our community dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and clean up costs and Lncrease the quality of life c!ownto.w~ for ~11 citizens. Iowa City is one of very few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal drinking age to enter bars. Despite the best retentions of bar owners, it is unrealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people m making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal drinking age. Sincerely, Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local orclhaance which would allow only those of minimum legal drinking age into drinking establishments. High risk underage drinking costs our community dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City in enforcement and dean up costs and increase t~he quality of life do,~mtox~m for all citizens. Iowa City is one of very few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the minimum legal drinking age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is urirealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people m making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting community. Restricting access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new late night market for a population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please restrict access to bars to those of minimum legal drinking age. Sincerely, Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Councilors: I am writing express my support for a local ordinance which would allow only those of minimum legal drinking age into drinking establishments. High risk underage dinking costs our community dearly in both the economic and social realms. Such an ordinance would save the City. in enforcement a. nd clean up costs and increase the quati~, of life do,,, .-mtown for all citizens. Iowa City is one of vety few communities across the state and nation that allows people below the miramum legal &:inking age to enter bars. Despite the best intentions of bar owners, it is unrealistic to expect that under-age patrons will refrain from alcohol consumption once allowed entrance to the establishment. I feel we must do all we can to assist our young people in making healthy choices and allowing 18 year old access to bars is inconsistent with this philosophy. Iowa City prides itself on being a diverse and inviting commtmim Resmctmg access to under-age drinkers would drive a vital new hte mght market for Za population of approximately 10,000 University of Iowa students under the age of 21. It is time for Iowa City to do the right thing and promote healthy choices for our young citizens. Please resmct access to bars to those of minimum legal driftking age. Sincerely, April 1 '/, aO00 Members of the City Council 410 East Washington Street iowa City, Iowa D3240 To All of You, I would like to register my strong objection to the sharpshooting of deer. I believe the option of contra- ception should be further investigated. I definitely oppose the use of silencers for use in killing these animals. Sincerely yours, ~ane Kurago 60? Tenth Ave. Coralville, IA Daa41 U 307 3rd Ave. .~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~~ Iowa City, IA 52245~' API~ 1 ? 2000  April 14, 2000 C't C' owa ~ y ~ty Council Cl~ MAt AG 'S OFHCE Civic Center 410 E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 City Council Members: I have heard ~at ~e City Council is going to meet with School officials on April 25 to discuss how City zoning regulations apply to School District properties. I hope that by now it is perfectly obvious why these regulations should apply to schools the same as to everyone else. In the nearly two years since City staff started investigating this, ~e enviroment around the schools has deteriorated ~rther. Noise levels, mai~y due to mechanically amplified noise, has gone up. As you ~ow, light pollution arouM City High has gotten much worse. Diesel ~mes have increased in the area because of the buses left m~ng in the parking lot for hours at a time. It is approaching the conditions you would expect in a "heavy industrial" zone. Recently, something new was started, all ~ght parties with amplified music. You would never permit this in a frater~ty or student apartment, aM I assume the neighborhoods around the schools are entitled to the same protection. I don't thi~ that either the elected representatives of the City, or the School officials would want to see the neighborhoods deteriorate to ~e level of those typically found around a "heavy industry" zone; but uffiess ~e City regulates them, they are headed in that direction. Nobody likes to be regulated, and I'm sure the School will have lots of reasons why they shouldn't be. Compares in "heavy industry" zones will tell you the same thing. But since we have a regulatory system in place, let's make it fair. Noise aM light pollution, diesel fumes, and traffic hazards are not less a~oying or less dangerous because they come from a school. Sincerely, Ron Vogel Marian Karr M From: Guage Alexander [guageb@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:40 PM To: ehp@aol.com Cc: ernie_lehman@iowa-city.org; irvan_pfab@iowa-city.org; mike_odonnell@iowa-city.org; stephen_atkins@iowa-city.org; connie_champion@iowa-city.org; ross_wilburn@iowa-city.org; dee_vanderhoef@iowa-city.org; council@iowa-city.org; krna@krna.com; wb20@kwkb.com; daily-iowan@uiowa.edu; gazidit@fyiowa.com; soapbox@kcrg.com; rgarrison@dmreg.com; sharpt@news.dmreg.com; jigou@dmreg.com; kbecker@dmreg.com; cronint@news.dmreg.com; shall@kgan.com; coronos@mytalk.com Subject: Attn: Timothy Ducket Dear Tim, I am with a congregation of persons that have been wronged by you and/or your actions. We are pleased to inform you that FRAUD charges are currently being compiled against you and the Emergency Housing Project for stolen or plagerized information used on http://www.geocities.com/emergencyhousingproject/ . Hard copies have been acquired by said parties and are being filed with the FCC and Internet commissions as you read this. Both authors of the information you have used are currently compiling State and Federal cases of plagiarism and Fraud against Timothy Ducket and a background check has been started by their lawyers. This is just a friendly letter to let you know of the actions being taken to run your ASS through the ringer. I want to wish you the best wishes in your ongoing case against certain others in your acquaintance. I'm sure that the Board and Director of EHP are doing a great job of covering your ass and hiding you from the police at your church of choice. And I commend you on the good job of getting fake papers stating that you are a man of the cloth (in training) I'm sure that you kissed allot of religious booty to get that. <i>Isn't it wonderful how GOD WORKS...</i>to think that a bunch of losers that once stayed at the formentioned dwelling could have enough brains between them to be able to FRY you in such a way. There is nothing that you can do to stop this, because you do not have any contracts with these people on the work they did for you and the formentioned business. I hope that this brightens your day as much as it has ours. Go with God's love and may Jesus place his good hands upon you in the same manner as you have to others. With Love and Best Wishes, Guage CEO of the Society to Protect the Down-trodened P.S. In case that word is to big for you, Tim...it means persons unable to protect themselves. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Marian Karr From: robed t hilton [rhilton@zeus.ia.net] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:11 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: zoning etc Members of the Iowa City Council and Iowa City administrators in general: When I came to Iowa City in February 1968, my first reaction was, "This is a community without an effective zoning ordinance." Iowa City is a far different community now than it was then, but, I think, not in that regard. Clearly, the wealthy developer gets his way. A present example has risen at 917 Burlington, in the form of a monstrous monument to ugliness completely out of harmony with its surroundings, both functionally and aesthetically. When I addressed an inquiry about incongruity in Iowa City's development, an officer of the Longfellow Neighborhood Association, of which I am a member by residence, sent me a bundle of documents from which I deduced that this is a problem which has long been negotiated and to which negotiations have produced a solution generally acceptable. The eyesore nearing completion at 9 17 Burlington suggests otherwise. Is there no answer? Sincerely, Bob Hilton 602 Dearborn 4/20/2000 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM " Date: April 24, 2000 To: City Clerk ~'~//~ From: Jeff Davidson, Acting JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~ Re: Modification to Allow On-Street Parking to be Permitted on the North Side of Dodge Street Court As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Unless directed otherwise by the City Council, this action will occur on or shortly after May 3, 2000. Action Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(12) of the City Code, signage will be removed on the north side of Dodge Street Court indicating NO PARKING ANY TIME. Comment There is currently no on-street parking permitted on either side of Dodge Street Court. A neighborhood resident requested on-street parking be allowed on one side of the street, and an investigation showed that this was permissible. A survey of neighborhood residents was taken which indicated that fi'~e households were in favor of allowing on-street parking on the north side of Dodge S. treet Court, and three households were opposed. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 24, 2000 To: City Clerk From: Jeff Davidson, Acting JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner '~/// Re: Installation of NO PARKING CORNER TO HERE sign on Wayne Avenue at the intersection with Village 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. Unless directed otherwise by the City Council, this action will occur on or shortly after May 3, 2000. Action Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10) of the City Code, signage will be installed on Wayne Avenue at the intersection with Village Road indicating NO PARKING CORNER TO HERE. Comment This action is being taken to eliminate congestion at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Village Road when a bus is present at the bus stop on the other side of the street. tpl -ljd.doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 25, 2000 To: City Clerk From: Jeff Davidson, Acting JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planne~l~ Fie: Installation of NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign on Wayne Avenue at the intersection with First Avenue As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Unless directed otherwise by the City Council, this action will occur on or shortly after May 3, 2000. Action Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10) of the City Code, signage will be installed on Wayne Avenue at the intersection with First Avenue indicating NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER. Comment This action is being taken to eliminate congestion at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and First Avenue. Parked cars currently make it difficult for large wheel-base vehicles to negotiate this COFReF. jw/merWjd -wayne. doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 7, 2000 C~ To: Steve Atkins, City Manager From: Joe Fowler, Director Parking & Transit ~ Jeff Davidson, Assistant Director of Planning 7/// Re: No Parking 6AM - 10 AM restrictions, Capitol Street Ramp In the early 1990's the City of Iowa City was requested to implement a parking restriction on the lower levels of the Capitol Street Parking Ramp. The Downtown Association and the Old Capitol Mall Merchants Association made this request. The request was made because early morning parkers were taking the spaces on the lower levels, forcing shoppers to use the upper floors. As a result, parking was restricted on the lower three floors between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. The initial implementation of this policy resulted in many complaints from the public. While the number of complaints about the policy has decreased over the years, they continue to be received. At one point the Parking Division proposed elimination of the policy but this was resisted by the merchants. While this policy has produced some negative responses it has also had some positive results. Requiring ~arly morning parkers to use the upper floors has resulted in open spaces for shoppers. In addition, it has decreased traffic control problems in the ramp. In the past two weeks the City has received requests from the Downtown Association and the Old Capitol Town Center to eliminate the 6:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. restriction. These requests are being made because several businesses open before 10:00 AM. The merchants feel the policy is confusing to their customers and rescinding it will better accommodate their customers. As this policy has been subject to so much public discussion in the past, we believe the Council may want to discuss any possible change at an upcoming work session. If Council eliminates the 6:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. restriction the Parking Division will remove the signs posted in the drive lanes and paint out the stencils on the walls. Marian Karr From: B. French [bfrench@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 10:53 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Deer Commission Dear Council Members, As you consider the City Manager's recommendations about the Deer Commission, I strongly encourage you to leave some of the positions on the Commission "open" to any citizens of Iowa City who wish to participate. Given the polemic nature of the issue, it is crucial that representation is available to all citizens of Iowa City and that recommendations are born out of democratic discussion and deliberation. Respectfully, Brigittine M. French 536. S. Dodge St Iowa City, IA 52240 Page 1 of 2 Marjan Karr From: Florence Boos [~orence-boos@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, May 01,2000 1:20 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: call for an open deer commission Dear Council, We know that you will consider a proposed slate for the composition of the deer commission this week, and that four new places have been proposed. We ask that you offer these four positions without restriction to residents of the city. The currently listed stipulations amount to a proscription for exclusion of residents of the city who wish to consider non-lethal adaptations to the city's animal population. As you may know, the four positions are currently reserved for a hunter, a "master gardener," a "fringe resident," and a "resident who has experienced deer damage." All of these categories reflect a predisposition toward continuation of the city's sharpshooting practices. Hunter It is unclear why the city should reserve one position specifically for hunters, but none for people opposed to "recreational" killing of wild animals, especially when one considers that "animal rights activists"--another listed category--include people whose primary brief is for more humane treatment of pets. There is a reason why hunting has become less popular in recent years: very few city residents find the killing of inoffensive wild animals necessary, much less recreational. Since hunting isn't even permitted in city limits, there is also no genuine reason to priviledge the views of those who do. Master gardener In our 27 years of living in Iowa City, we've met two people whom we might describe as "master gardeners." Why not consider "master wildlife owners" instead? Qr simply invite the membership of ordinary citizens who enjoy the presence of the deer? "Fringe area residen_t_'.~ Fringe of what? What about "area residents," once again, most of whom do not share the city's predisposition to kill the northern corridor deer?. Resident who has experienced deer damage Why not earmark a position for the vast majority of city residents who have experienced no such damage, or have been quite willing to tolerate it if they did? Or for those who object to the much more massive damage that results from the "development" the city's policies clearly favor, and the resulting incursion of crowded roads into open fields and forested ravines? 5/1/2000 Page 2 of 2 Two further points seem to us to bear recapitulation. Councilors may well respond that the commission has slots for "a conservationist" and two "animal rights activists." As we have already suggested, it would be more equitable to reserve such positions for wildlife rights activists and animal conservationists, and permit people who actually fit these categories to apply for the posts. Finally, we also noticed that a former "resident who has experienced deer damage" has been repositioned on the commission in a new category of "Coralville resident." Could this 'new' opening have been created for a vigorous sharpshooting advocate who moved to Coralville? If so, might not this "Coralville resident" slot be opened to other applications from other Coralville residents? We keep coming back here, but many other citizens quietly oppose the city's sharpshooting, as you well know. Two protests have been held, petitions collected, letters and editorials have appeared in local papers, and a good many opponents of your policy have called, sent unsolicited letters, and spoken to the Council to advocate other methods. The present rigid distribution of roles on the commission strongly suggests that these people's views and desires for representation will continue to be politely disregarded by the city manager's office and the City Council. In summary, we simply appeal to you to open the four 'new' positions to be filled in a genuine way, and permit a less conspicuously biased and more democratic process take its COUrSe. Thank you for your attention once again. Sincerely, Florence and William Boos 5/1/2000 CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY State of Iowa City of Iowa City, Johnson County I, Madan K. Karr, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I have examined the supplemental petitions submitted by Jean MeCollister, on the 1st day of May, 2000, which requires an additional 752 verified qualified electors and verify that 1066 have been verified as qualified electors bringing the total of two submissions to 2,814. I find that it meets the requirements of Article VII, Home Rule Charter of the City of Iowa City. Witness my hand this 2"d day of May, 2000. 7r;:~.,,~..-~2 p2f/· ~~) ~ (Signature) Subscribed in my presence and swom to before me by Madan K. Karr, this 2nd day of May, 2000. ' No~ P~blic in and~Torfor Joimson county, Iowa. Our first question is why is the city of Iowa City prejudice toward full depth asphalt pavements on their city streets when it is proven to be the most cost effective pavement in life cycle costing because of a lower maintenance cost and quicker to construct because of the short cure time thus less traffic tie-ups to the traveling public. When rehabilitating pave~nents there is no need to dig up the entire street; you simply grind off two inches of the surface and reinstailing the two inches back on the street utilizing the ~naterial you grind off by recycling it into the base asphalt. Our top priority is to work with the city to develop alternate bids so that the city taxpayers reap the befits of cost effective streets. I told you last week about the landfill project as being bid in February with asphalt concrete and seal coat. All bids were rejected and later re-bid in April, but this time it was all to be Portland Concrete. When I asked for an alternate bid to place full depth asphalt we were told it was not cost effective to have H. R. Green develop an alternate bid for this project because it would cost to much money. I was told that the city would obtain better prices if the surface was to be all concrete and concrete would hold up better to heavier traffic. Again, I feel, all parties would benefit if the engineering rinns look at what is best for the city rather than what is easiest for the engineers. POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240-1826 (319)356-5413 April 13, 2000 Mayor Ernest W. Lehman 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Mayor and Council Members: In executive session on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, the PCRB voted to request an extension of its 45-day reporting deadline according to the City Code for PCRB Complaint//99-08 for the following reasons: · The board is requesting further information from the Police Department. · The board wishes to interview the complainant. The Board's Report for//99-08 is presently due on May 21, 2000. In anticipation of the additional investigative information from the Police Department and, in order to ensure the investigation is conducted in a manner that is fair, thorough and accurate, the Board requests a 45-day extension to July 5, 2000. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Sincerely, ~' i1 ' J~on, Chair Police Citizens Review Board sb