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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-01-08 CorrespondenceDear City Council Members: I encourage yo~.~9 thoughtfully cons]der Iowa City's future energy options by renewing thc franchise license for MidA~e~ican Energy for just 4more y .egrs... I further encourage you to ~eview Iowa City's energy options through a energy ~tudy that would consider the feasibilitY'of t~ublle r~w~r his Study should Include an open cormnumty conversation that considers the erergy needs of all Iowa Citians. Sit)~erel}, Dear City Council Members: I'eneourage ~oii to thoughtfully consider_Iowa City,'.s future energy options by renewing the franchise license for MidAmerican Energy for just 4 more years. I further encourage you to review Iowa City's energy options through a energy study that would consider the feasibility of public power, This study should include an open community conversation that considers the e~ergy needs of all Iowa Citians. Sincerely~ /~) I Dear City,Council Members: th 's future energy I encourage you to oughffully consider IOwa City options by r~newing the franchise license for MidAmerican Energy for just 4 more years. I further encourage you to review Iowa City's energy options through a energy study that would consider the feasibility of public power. This study should include an open community conversation that considers the erergy needs of all Iowa Citians. Sincerely' ~ c O'ht'-~C,~ v~/I Dear City Coundl Members: [.en~oUrag~ you'io thoughtfully consider Iowa City's future energy~ .opt~Qns by,~ne~w!ng the franchise hcense forMidAmencan Energy for just 4 more years. i further encourage you to review Iowa City's energy options through I I a energy study'that would consider the feasibility of public power. I This study should include an open community conversation that I considers the erergy needs of allIowa Citians. Il Sincerely~x ~'.~ O0~el*5~ - I - Dear City Council Members: I encourage you to thoughtfully consider Iowa City's future energy options by renewing the franchise license for MidAmerican Energy for jnst 4 more years. I further encourage you to review Iowa City's energy options through a energy study that would consider the feasibility of public power. This study should include an open community conversation that considers the erergy needs of all Iowa Cifians. Sincerely, il Dear City Council Members: ;[ .: I encourage you to thoughtfully consider Iowa City's future energy { options by renewing the franchise license for MidAmerican Energy for just 4 more years. I further encourage you to review Iowa City's energy options through a energy study that would consider the feasibility of public power. This study should include an open community conversation that . : considers the e~rgy needs of all Iowa Citians. Sincerely, ~F~'c/'~.~ 'De~r City Co,,cilcr~ of Iow~ City. I ~heve ~hat a plan ~o huil4 ~O "high-an4 luxu~' houses Northeast Dis~ri~ Plan arid should NOT ~ ~pproved as proposed. 'Fh¢ park ~s ar~ h~portan~ pubhc asse~ for maay o~us it is the ~ oF Iow~ City. I his plan would diminish the p~rk Forever. CITY COUNCILORS 0F P~OTECTTHE PARK~ c~rY 0F IOWA CITY 41~ E- WASHINGTON IOWA CITY IA 52240 ~ ask F~? you? suppa~ in ??o~¢c~ng ~hc pu bhc% ~n~c?~ by PLEASE PO NOTAPPROVE 1-HE5E P~NS AS NOW PROPOSED[ I l)elr City Councilors of Ios~l City, I believe that a plan to build 20 'high-end luxury' houses on a prominent rldgelxh0 nex~ to Hickory Hill Park violates the No,heist District Plan and should NOT~poved as proposed. The park is an Important public asset - For mater oF us it is the of'Iowa City. This plan ~uld diminish the park forever. czYv C0UNCZ~.Oe$ OF PROTECTTHE PARK! city o~ iGUA CITY IOblA CITY ZA I ask For your s~ppo~ in pro~cc~incj the pu NIds in~n~s~ by p~wtng the in~j nty oFHickory Hill Park (o~ ~tu~ PLEAS£ ~ NOT^PPROV£ TH£S£ J~,d~l~a~s Now · .'t hhl,,,I,l,,I,hl,illl,.,,,lll,,t,,,l~ Dear City Councllors of Iowa City, I believe that a plan to build 20 'high-end luxury' houses on a prominent n'dBetop next to Hickory Hill Park violates the Northeas~ District Plan and should NOT be approve4 as proposed. The park is an important public asset - (or many of'us ff is the best o~lowa City. This plan would diminish the park Forever. CITY COUNCTLORS OIr PROTECT THE P^RK! CITY OF I0111A CITY II1,~ E. YA~HZN&T~N I ask For your support In proted:JncJ the pu bliP's interest by prcservincJ the integrity o(Hickory Hill Park For (uture generationS. PLEASE DO NOT APPROV'E THESE PLANS AS NOW PROPOSE,D.I Dear City Coundlo~ of Iowa City, I believe that a plan to build 20 'high-end luxury' hoases on a prominent rldgetop next to Hickory Hill Park vtc~a~es the Northeast DIs~ict Plan and should NOT be approved as proposed. The park is an irnpo~lnt punic asset - FOr many or'us it Is the best oflo~ City. This plan would.diminish the park Forever. PROTECT THE PARK.I cz?Y 0r z0uA czTY ask For your suFl 0rt in the preceding the Integrity oF Hickory Hill Park FOr ~uture generations. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THESE PLANS AS NOW PROPOSED.I on a prominent t'i4g~."'~op no~ to Hickory Hill Park violates the Northeast District Plan and should NOT be approved as proposed. The park Is ~n impo~nt public asset - FOr many of'us it is the best oflo~ City. This plan would diminish the park Forever. cxtv COUNCZ~.OnS o~ PROTECTTHE PARK? cz?v 0~ z0u~ cztv I ask FOr your support in protc~lng the p~ bllc's In'cerest by pmserv~ncj the inLecjrfty of'Hickory Hill Park FOr ,tutu re PLEASE DO NO'FAPPROVE 'FI-IES£ PLANS AS NOW PROPO$£D.I i Dear City Councilors oir Iowa City, I believe that a plan to build 20 'high-end luxury' houses on a prominent ridgetop next to Hicko~/Hill Park violates the Northeast District Plan ar4 should NOT be approved as prop~. Thc park is an important public asse~c - for many of'us it is the best o(Iowa City. This plan would dfminish t~ park forever. CZ?Y COUNCZLORS eF PROTECT THE PARK! czTY 0r ZOWA CZTV I ask for your sutTott in protcctincj the publfc's interest by preserving the integrity of Hickory Hill Park (or future genenlUons. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THESE PLAN~A5 NOW · PP-°P L on a proml~n~rkt!!i~-L~ ~ to Hicko~ Hill~ark violat~ t~ Northeast District Plan and should NOT ~ a~ as p~. ~ park Is an (m~n~ public a~ - ~r many o~us it Is t~ ~ ~ o(l~a Cf~. ~is plan ~uld dfmi~sh thc park ~cr. PROTEgeE PARK~ CZTY OF ZOUA CZTY I ask~r~ursu~in p~n ~ds in~ ~ p~ t~ in~H~ ofHic~ Hdl Park ~r ~tu~ get,ohs. PL~SE ~ NOTAPPROVE ~ESE P~NS AS NOW PROPOSED~ a /co. No~ D~ Plan a~ s~14 NO~ park IS an ~nt o~1~ Ci~. ~is plan ~ld d~ml~h t~ ~rk ~r. P~OTE~ ~E ~ t~ in~fl~ OF Hic~ Hill Park ~ ~ ~ get,ohs. PL~SE ~ NOTAPP~ ~ESE P~NS AS PROPOSEDI Dear City Couflc/Io~s of Iowa City, I believe that a plan to b~ild 20 'high-eh4 luxury' ~ouses on a prominent ridgetop next to Hickory Hill Park violates North_asr District Plan an4 s~ould NOT be approved as proposed. T~ne park is an impor'cant public asse~ - ~or many of us it is the best o(Iowa City. T~ls plan would diminish t~e park ~orever. PROTECTTHE PARK! I CTTy OF ZOYA CT?y preserving ~ integrity oF Hickory Hill Park ~or rmttlre ~nerations. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THESE PLANS AS NOW PROPOSED! Dear City Councllors of'lc~a City, I believe that a plan to ~ild 20 'high-end luxury' on a prominent rfdgetop next to Hickory Hill Park violates the Northeast District Plan and should NOT be approve~ as prolx~e~. The park is an important pubh¢ assr( - ~or many o(us it isthe best of'Iowa City. Thi~ plan would diminish the park (omver. C~TY CGUNCTLOR~ OF PROTECTTHE PARK.I CZTY OF ZeMA CTTy flSG E. YA~ILTNGTON ~ ask For your .~pport fn p~ing ~hc pu bhc'~ Intcrc~t by pr~cwing t~e inb~Jrity o~C Hickory Hill Park ~r ~uture generations. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THESE PLANS AS NOW PROPOSED!, on a prominent fl'4g~.~:i:~-I~xt ~9 Hicko~olates the The park is an imporbmt pubh~a~many o(us It is the best o(Iowa Cfty. This plan wo~&dimi~.~e~.park ~orever. · ,.~,- -', CXTY COUNCXLOR'c OF Pe, OTECT THE C T, ;' ~JJj~ ~13,1~ r. MASHZNGTON p~wi~ t~ ~n~H~ ~ Hi~Hdl' Park ~ ~m ~e~s. PL~E ~ NOT APPR~E P~N5 AS NOW PROPOSED~ I t~l~-v**h~J~t,udd 20 ~ on a prominent ridgetop ~ ~ Hic~ Hill ~rk ~o1~ No~ Pi~ Pbn ~ s~ld NOT ~ i~ ~ p~rk Is ~n ~t punic ~ - ~r m~ny ~us oFl~ Ci~. ~ls plan ~ld diminish PRO~ ~E PA~! I ask ~r ~r ~ in p~i~ g ~ p~ t~ I~ff~ ~Hic~ Hill Park ~ PL~SE ~ NOT APPRO~ ~ESE P~NS ~ NOW P~POSED! N~ Di~fl~ Plan a~ should NOT ~ park Is a~ im~nt ~c~- ~r many oFus PL~SE ~ NOT APPROVE ~ESE P~NS ~ NOW PRO~EDJ ~ /. -. Dear City Co,, nd , ~ ~ park is an i~n~ punic a~ - ~r many o~us o~1~ Ci~. ~ ~an ~ul4 ~fmio~sh ~ 'PRO~E PARK~ ( ~ii¢ ~ ZOUA czTY ) ~ Z~A CZTY ZA ask ~r ~ur su~ fn pm~ing t~ p~i~ t~ in~H~ ~HIc~ Hill Park ~r PL~E ~ NOTAPPROVE ~ESE P~A5 NOW P~slr City Co. ndlo~ of Iowa City, I I~lieve that ~ plan ~ ~ild 20 'high~ luxu~' ~u~ ] p~t~ rld~ ~ ~ Hic~ Hill P]rk No~ Df~f~ Plan and shoul4 NOT N aE~d park ~s an im~nt pu~c a~ - ~r many o~us o(1~ Ci~. ~ts plan ~uld diminish the ~ PRO'CT ~E PAKK~ I ~ZTY o J qSO~- UASHZN~TON I ask ~r you r su~ in p~i~ pu ~wlng t~ fnt~H~ ofHfc~ Hfll Park ~r PL~ ~ NOT APPROVE .~;~E P~N5 ~ NOW il Dear City Co. rdl , I bela-ye th~ta p~ build 20 'high-emi luxury' hou~ on a prominent rldge~op next ~o Hlcko~/Hill Park viola~ No~he~st Disttlc~ Plan and shoul4 NOT I~ app~ as p~. The park is an Impor~ant public ass~ - ~r mar~y ot(us it is of'Iowa Ci~. This plan would diminish the p~rk ~omver, / ¢ ~.,.TTY COUNCTLOR~ OF~ PROTECTTHE PARK! /¢ZTY 0~ ~0.~ czTY · I ask ~r your support in protectinEI t~pu blic's in,ernst by ptesena'r~ the int~Hty olC Hickory Hill Park ~or future PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THESE PLANS AS NOW PROPOSED! Marian Karr From: NICK PETERS [petersn6425@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:43 PM To: council@iowa-ci~y.org Subject: Disappointment and Horror Dear Councilors: I am a property owner and 16 year resident of iowa City. I have made the decision several times to stay in this community when other jobs offers were available or the lure of a more exotic locale beckoned. Essentially, I am proud to be an Towa Citian. I never thought that ! would write a letter like this, and I am disappointed that I feel it is my duty to do so. The voters of iowa City made their choice several years ago in a true democratic fashion. I hope that in the next city-wide election, the voters will see the error of their ways and elect councilors that will do the job with professionalism, intelligence, compassion and in the best interest of all the people of iowa City. ! have been watching a replay of the council meeting that was originated on December 11, 2001. I hope that tapes of the meetings are destroyed immediately, it embarrasses me that someone from another municipality could view the doits that have been elected to govern our city. I see no other way than to name names in an effort to voice my concern, irwin Pfab and Steve Kanner - please go away. You are not only incompetent and irritating, but you give new meaning to belaboring a point until it becomes so unimportant that no one chars. I actually timed Mr. Pfab (13 minutes) talking about acts of terror and rebuilding. He made so many motions an d amendments and the question became so convoluted, ! am not sure anyone understood what they were voting for or against. If acts of terror and safety were not unfortunately so timely it could almost be a comedy routine, a bad comedy routine, but comedic nonetheless, it also seems whenever Mr. Kanner or Mr. Pfab speak, the other one of the two seems obligated to comment. Again, embarrassingly ridiculous and without any merit for governing Iowa City. I sincerely hope that acts of terror or other disasters do not happen in iowa City, but if an emergency situation arises, T implore you to keep Mr. Pfab and Mr. Kanner at bay. T fear that by the time they were done talking about what to do how to do it and why it should be done, the entire city would be lo st. Mayor Lehman, I would suggest that you investigate a course in dealing with people, your eye-rolling and snappish answers really do nothing to further the cause of good government. I applaud Ross Wilburn and Connie Champion. Two councilors who have definite ideas and thoughts, but always seem to be concise, professional and courteous in there presentations at council meetings. I also applaud and support the staff, Ms. Karr and Ms Dilkes do an incredible job of trying keep the meetings on track. The other councilors and staff that I have not mentioned simply do not deserve to be mentioned. The phrase that most often comes to mind is, "perhaps you have stayed a little too Ion g." I know that my concerns need to be addressed at the ballot box. T intend to do just that. We are fortunate to have a rich, intelligent and diverse community from which to draw leadership. Let's hope that we see some of those people step forward and assist some of our current leaders into retirement. Sincerely, Nicholas Peters 446 W Benton Street Iowa City, IA 52246 email: petersn6425@msn.net 1/2/02 IOWA Robert G. Dostal 327 Douglass St. Iowa City, IA 52246 Iowa City Council ATTN: Ernie Lehman, Mayor 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Councilors: I am in possession of South West District Background Materials South- west District Planning Workshop. No author or publishing authority is given, so I guess it sprang into existence by itself. The booklet excuses the absence of sidewalks along hwy. 1 W. and 6 E. be- cause these roadways are "rural-designed." You do notneed to go to a lot of expense making streets out of them just pave the shoulders. And put some pedestrian walk lights every block or so. I live behind Paul's Discount and it's silly to have to drive across the river to the Hy-Vee because of lack of pedestrian facilities. The City should encourage walking, not make it impossible. And no more of this trail hoopla. Riverside Dr. needs a sidewalk on the west side and got a trail on the east side. This goddamn town wasn't even laid out for the horse and buggy. Look up personalized rapid transit on the internet, get a consultant in here, and build it. Leave smoke~s alone and outlaw motor vehicles. Vehicle exhaust causes more prematuredeaths than secondhand smoke, .per SuperTrains, by Joe Vranich, p. 331 , and the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 11/21/96. Best regards, Robert G. Dostal cc. Libertarian Party Mrs. Welty Mr. Borchardt encl. 1 outh West District Background Materials Southwest District Planning Workshop November 8, 2001 7:00 - 9:30 PM West High School Little Theater and Cafeteria 2901 Melrose Avenue Marian Karr From: Brett Cloyd [bcloyd@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:28 AM To: council@iowa-city.org; Lisa-Mollen hauer@iowa-city.org Subject: plan to build houses adjacent to Hickory Hill Park Dear City Council, I am concerned by stories of luxury houses being built adjacent to Hickory Hill Park. It seems like this could produce multiple problems for the park, including the obvious visual disruption of scenic views. Why is this issue coming up so quickly? It seems to me that much work would need to be done before such a proposal could be approved by the council. What about an environmental impact statement? Building on the hills and effects on the watershed seem to be issues which need to be addressed. Why are just luxury homes being proposed? If there is to be development, can't there be some mixed uses? Ghetto-izing the rich seems to be a recipe for social disaster. I'm sure this is just the beginning of land development now that the roads are being built adjacent to the park. And isn't it interesting, the Press-Citizen in its Oct.19,2001 editorial endorsed the First Avenue extension. Now that a road will provide access to their property, they are selling it at a handsome price for luxury homes. Can you put on the brakes and take a thorough look at this proposal? Perhaps the City master plan calls for development in this area, but that doesn't make destruction of wildlife habitat and nature correct. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Brett Cloyd Iowa City resident Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com FLIED 2E12 JtH -28: I 6 December 21, 2001 01'i-¥ iOWA E;P(, iOWA 410 E. Iowa Ave. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Neighborhood Housing Relations Task Force De~ City Council Members: The December 12, 2001, qua~erly meeting of the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board (JCLHCB) included discussion of the Neighborhood Housing Relations Task Force established by the City Council. The lack of diverse representation on this task force has been brought to the aEention of JCLHCB members. JCLHCB members are concerned that there are no persons familiar with the specific housing needs and issues facing non-University of Iowa low-income households, pa~icularly families with children and those exiting homelessness and transitional housing progrms in the City and County. JCLHCB members are aware that the Task Force meetings are open to the public. JCLHCB members' plan to a~end these meetings and we plan to p~icipate at any public meetings considering Task Force recommendations. We offer our expertise to city council members as you consider any proposals recommended by the Task Force to determine potential detrimental impacts on the diverse nature of rental households in our community. Tha~ you for your a~ention to our concerns. Sincerely, Candace Peters ChaiCerson Jonson Coumy Local Homeless Coordinating Board Marian Karr From: John Gross [jgross@techiowa.com] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 8:59 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Mayor I encourage each of you to support Ernie Lehman as Mayor. He has shown the ability to work with and respect divergent views and get the work done. For the best interests of all of the people who live in and pay taxes in Iowa City, Ernie is an excellent choice for Mayor. John Gross 12/27/01 , IOWA CITY AREA Stree, /- CHAMBER OF 319.337.9637 COMMERCE Fax 319.338.9958 PO. 8o~ 2t58 chaml,er~Ciowacit~area.com Iowa Cit~. lA 52244 2358 Serving the communilles of Johnson County www.iowacilyarea.com Memorandum Date: December 18, 2001 To: City Counsel Members, Iowa City City Counsel Members, Comlville City Counsel Members, North Liberty. Area State Representatives Area State Senators Iowa City Area School Board Members County Board of Supervisors From: Elected Officials Committee: Paul Heath, Small Business Development Center Re: 2002 Business Expo Elected Officials Booth As in the past, a booth at the Business Expo has been reserved for our local and state officials. We would like to invite you to pamcipate in this event. We are expecting over 3,000 attendees this year at Carver- Hawkeye Arena on January 18 and 19. The expo will give you an opportunity to meet with your constituents. Representatives from Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Johnson County, State Officials as well as the Iowa City Community School District Board will share the booth. Attached is a suggested schedule of two-hour time slots. Please call Karen Schemmel at 319-337-9637 or fax her at 319-338-9958 with your schedules. If you have any questions, please let me know. You may reach me at 319-335-3742 or fax me at 319-353 -2445. Tlmnk you. ***PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO CALL IN ['-) THE TIMES FOR YOU. ~- < ---- MARIAN Mission: to advocate for a vibrant local economy, provide otoportur~ities and valuable ~eroices to our members and contribute to the quality of life in Johnson County. JOHNSON COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 410 Iowa Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-9279 December 26, 2001 Juvenik~ Justice Youth Development Program Participants: Iowa City Council City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Joinnsan County ~ o~ supaxns~ Dear Council members: Ja~r~o, county As many of you know, Johnson County has picked up the biggest share of the Attorney's Off'~ce funding for the Johnson County Juvenile Justice Youth Developmem Program s~ Jude.~ oistna (formerly Crime Prevention Program). The county this year contributed Juve~e coun o~ce $172,500, with only about $40,000 coming from the state. Iowa City contributed $1,400 to the currem year budget and cooperated to provide bus kwa cnv Scho~ [~stnct passes for youths at free or reduced prices. That support is deeply appreciated. Johnson County We anticipate difficulty in maintaining programs for FY 2003 as the state ~ecat~onzatio~ Project continues to trim spending and the county struggles with such issues as jail overcrowding and cuts in human services budgets. We hope the city will Y,x~a H~es, a d~io~ continue its support of the collaborative project. of F~:~r Oaks MECC~ In the past year, 65 percent of youth and families served by the Juvenile Justice Youth Development Program were from Iowa City. We therefore ask the City unned A~on for Yout~ of Iowa City to allocate $2,500 for the youth development program for FY 2003. N~hbo~no~d Cemees a Jo~nsm cou~ Thank you for your consideration of this request. Big Bra~hers B~ Sisters f~ , ~ Carol Thompson OomesUc wo~nce Policy Board Chair Inte~e~ion ProGram Marian Karr From: Janice Murray & Catherine Hirsch [murray. hirsch@att, net] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 4:50 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Public Power Initiative I would like to voice my support for the 4-year agreement and a study of public power. Please consider supporting this important Initiative. Thanks you, Janice Murray 39 Baculis Trailer Ct. Marian Karr From: Ed Noyes [ednoyes@kdsi.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:25 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: proposed franchise agreement with MidAmerican Energy I am very interested in the status of the proposed franchise agreement with MidAmerican Energy Co. I would like to provide some input into this process before any further franchise is granted to any utility company. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF THIS MATTER, A.S.A.P. Thank-you, Ed Noyes Marian Karr From: Marie DeVries [mdecicog@inav. net] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:32 PM To: City of Shueyvirle; City of Williamsburg; City of Westchester; City of West Branch; City of Wellman; City of Vinton; City of Van Home; City of Urbana; City of Traer; City of Toledo; City of Tipton; City of Springville; City of Solon; City of Robins; City of Riversidel City of Parnelll City of Olin; City of North Liberty; City of Newhall; City of Mt. Vernon; City of Monticello; City of Millersburg; City of Martelle; City of Marengo; City of Luzerne; City of Lisbon; City of Ladora; City of Keystone; City of Kalona; City of Iowa City; City of Hiawatha; City of Garrison; City of Fairfax; City of Ely; City of Dysart; City of Durant; City of Central City; City of Center Point; City of Cedar Rapids; City of Brighton; City of Blairstown; City of Belre Plaine; City of Anamosa; City of Alburnett; jeff schott Subject: Sample resolution sa~le BB Resolution doc eSafe Protect Gateway (tm) has scanned this mail for viruses, vandals and suspicious attachments and has found it to be CLEAN. File: Sample BB Resolution (23,040 bytes) Encoding: Base64 Result: Clean. December 12, 2001 TO: Cities in east central Iowa FROM: Marie DeVries, Solid Waste Planning Coordinator East Central Iowa Council of Governments RE: Sample "bottle bill" resolution As you probably know, Iowa grocers are seeking to repeal the state's deposit container law known as the "bottle bill." The League of Cities, the Iowa State Association of Counties, and many other groups support expansion of the current law. In fact, last year these groups supported such legislation. To indicate cities~ continued support for the deposit law, please consider passing a resolution (sample attached) and forwarding copies to your state legislators. The grocers have paid lobbyists in Des Moines and are relentless in pursuit of their goal to rid Iowa and other bottle bill states of deposit laws. The bottle bill has the support of the majority of Iowans; please remind legislators of this. For additional information about the current situation, you may want to visit www.iowarecycles.org/bottlebill.html Resolution Supporting the Expansion of the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law ("Bottle Bill") Whereas, recycling is a component of the locally adopted solid waste management plan, and; Whereas, the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law provides a financial incentive through refundable deposits that has dramatically reduced can and bottle litter in Iowa, and; Whereas, there has never been a confirmed food-borne illness outbreak as a result of bottle and can redemption or handling in an Iowa grocery store or redemption center, and; Whereas, the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law funds itself through nickel deposit and refund, relying on no taxes or unfunded mandates, and; Whereas, through the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law, Iowans recycle over 90% of deposit containers compared to only 30% in states without similar legislation, and; Whereas, states with deposit laws have a higher participation rate in residential recycling than those of non-deposit states, and; Whereas, according to an independent survey by the University of Northern Iowa in January 2001, 86% of Iowans supported the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law and 73% supported expansion of the law, and; Whereas, the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law has resulted in local economic development through the establishment by private citizens of redemption centers, creating jobs in the private sector, including jobs for those with disabilities, and; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That: the NAME OF CITY/COUNTY supports the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law and encourages it's strengthening through: [] Expanding the list of included items to include deposits on tea, water, fruit and vegetable drinks, sports drinks, and other non-carbonated beverages excluding milk [] Increasing of the handling fee from one to two cents per container [] Creating the Robert D. Ray Beautiful Land Fund to support litter and recycling initiatives throughout Iowa [] Requiring beverage containers sold in Iowa to have minimum post-consumer recycled content of 25% by weight Be It Further Resolved That: the NAME OF CITY/COUNTY encourages all residents to return or recycle all beverage containers and other recyclable materials to fully utilize the currently available recycling programs. OEC ~ 6 200~ ~11~ ~t~ ~;~;~ 30 YE^RSFREE MEDICAL~ IOW^ CITY CLINIC December 21,2001 Board of Directors George Bergus Robert Boyd Dear Members of the City Council: Graham Dameron Richard Ferguson Nona France The board and staff of the Free Medical Clinic wish to thank the Civic val Lembke Gretchen Rice Center employees for their generous donation to our program. "The David Rosenthal pop fund" money will be used to buy glucose monitoring equipment Sally Weyer Bill Wirth and supplies for our clients with chronic diabetes. We unfortunately see a growing number of people each year at Free Medical Clinic who have this illness. Being able to provide the appropriate tools for self care is very important for the patient's over-all health and wellbeing. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Sandy. l~i,~qkup Co-Director Cc: Stephen Atkins Steve Long I~ P.O. Box 1170, Iowa City, Iowa 52244 0 120 North Dubuque o 319-337-4459 0 FAX 319-341-0054 Marian Karr ~ From: JRBAIA@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 3:54 PM To: Cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Peninsula What do you think the chances are that I could get free, front page, above-the-fold, full color advedisement in one of our local newspapers to showcase and market my architectural designs? Why do you think Stamper warrants this kind of coverage? And to think that I have my elected representatives, and planning department, to thank for the potential situation have having to compete with his 400-some dwelling units. I would love to have the opportunity to have one of you explain this to me. Regards, Jim Barrett James R. Barrett, Jr., AIA T: (319) 887-1282 Architectural Design Services F: (319) 887-1283 123 North Linn Street, Suite 2A-2 T: (877) 822-1282 (toll free) iowa City, iowa 52245 12/14/01 Lisa Mollenhauer From: Lisa Mollenhauer Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:45 AM To: 'todd-adamson@uiowa.edu' Subject: birds Mr. Adamson: City Manager Steve Atkins asked that I respond to your email to the City Council regarding bird droppings. We've experienced similar situations in various areas around town. Unfortunately, if birds are chased away from one area, they only relocate to another a short distance away--possibly exacerbating the problem for someone else. Efforts to displace birds from public property have resulted in negative community reaction. Other communities have spent countless hours and dollars trying to solve this problem, only to have birds return. It appears the devices found in your web link are audible. If the birds can hear them, so will people living in the vicinity. The site refers to the systems working well in areas such as orchards, where the additional noise would not be disruptive to humans. It is not exactly clear where you are parking and experiencing your difficulties. If it is on private property, or the trees are on private property, perhaps you could speak with the property owner. Sorry we cannot be of help with this matter. Lisa Lisa Mollenhauer Administrative Assistant to the City Manager (319) 356-5010 ..... Original Message ..... From: Adamson, Todd [mailto:todd-adamson@uiowa.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:10 AM Subject: Hello, I live on Capitol street in Iowa City near the courthouse and wish to report a nuisance. Crows are depositing their foul (pun intended) excreta upon the hood of my beloved '94 Escort. Over the last few months, roughly 8% of my gross income and a disturbingly large portion of my valuable free time have been spent at the car wash. i'm curious to know if similar complaints have previously been filed with your austere legislative body, and whether you have endeavored to address this problem. While the aforementioned avian offenders may not command a high position on your agenda for the continuous improvement of our fair city, common sense predicts that if left unchecked, these miserable creatures could become a problem of note in the future. I've taken the liberty of doing a smaJJ amount of research and found a website which advocates taped distress calls as a method for discouraging these pests from certain areas, and sells products to this end. Here is the link: http://www.birddamage.com/crows/index.html This is one possible solution, and I'm sure there are many others. You should investigate further. It would be wonderful if you could inform me of any efforts you have taken or propose to take in defense of our town from this black plague. 1 Sincerely, Todd Adamson Lisa Mollenhauer From: Lisa Mollenhauer Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 1:42 PM To: 'peter-bloesch@uiowa.edu' Subject: advertising on telephone/electricity poles Mr. Bloesch: City Manager Steve Atkins asked that I respond to your email to the City Council regarding postings. You are correct that distribution of advertising material on utility poles or traffic-control or parking devices is littering. The violation is considered a simple misdemeanor (not to exceed $500 - magistrate decides the amount) or Municipal infraction ($100 for 1st offense, $250 for 2nd offense, and $500 for 3rd and subsequent offenses). Please feel free to refer to City Code Section 10-4-1 for more specific information. The person actually posting the sign must be charged, because there is no vicarious liability imposed on the "benefactor" of the advertising. We have taken the time to contact businesses mentioned on the posters, only to have them indicate they were not involved in the posting--a band performing at their establishment did it or a competitor did it to get them in legal trouble. We, too, are very frustrated with this situation. City crews remove the postings, only to have them return the next day. Any time there is an offer to perform community service, we suggest removal of the posters. The City Manager will see to more frequent removals by City staff. Thank you for relaying your concerns to the Council. Lisa Lisa Mollenhauer Administrative Assistant to the City Manager (319) 356-5010 ..... Original Message ..... From: Peter BIoesch [mailto:peter-bloesch@uiowa.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:03 AM Subject: Advertising on telephone/electricity poles Dear City Council Members: I have noticed more and more in recent months that advertising signs are showing up on telephone and electricity poles with a growing (and to me, alarming) frequency. Signs for weight loss products and "work at home"jobs are popping up all over the city on these poles. To me, this is a defacement of public property and it detracts from the natural beauty of a neighborhood. Also, I am very annoyed by the overt and crass commercialism of this technique of advertising. Is no area safe from ads? There are plenty of billboards, bulletin boards, and other appropriate arenas for advertising throughout the city -- people should not need to resort to these poles. I have always assumed that such advertising was anauthorized and therefore illegal. Am I correct? If so, then what can we do to stop the proliferation of these signs? Is it under the jurisdiction of the division of streets to remove these signs when they are spotted? I sometimes go out of my way to try to remove such signs and discard them, but recently I'm noticing that they are being more permanently attached to the poles (with rivets), making it harder to just rip them off. Furthermore, if this practice of advertising is illegal, shouldn't the company or person behind the advertising be held responsible and fined? However, if in fact such advertising techniques *are* legal, I think we should make them illegal. I love the beauty of our community, and I want to be able to drive down a street -- particularly a residential street -- without being bombarded with ads in inappropriate places. Thank you for considering my comments! P.S. For an example of what I'm talking about, there is an ad riveted to the pole across the street (Byington Rd.) from the Law Library parking lot #31. I tried to remove it this morning, but couldn't. Sincerely, Peter Bloesch 1 Marian Karr From: Hamilton B/ACTInc@act.org Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:21 PM To: council@iowa-city.org; Lisa-Mollenhauer@iowa-city.org; opinion@press-citizen.com; daily- iowan@uiowa.edu Thousands of students and employees of the University of Iowa live in the areas flanking Benton Street on the West Side of town. A great number of them must cross an active railroad track that crosses over Greenwood Drive and numerous makeshift trails behind the many apartment complexes in the area. When a train crosses through this area, the only other path for many is to backtrack more than a mile. On 12/12/01, between 11 A.M. and noon, my wife's path was blocked by one of these trains. She waited patiently for the train to pass, but like many of these trains, it simply stalled, or went forward and backward, always blocking any safe pathway. As the train sat still, she contemplated making a dangerous attempt to crawl over one of the linkages joining the train cars, but decided it was too dangerous. This did not stop several people, most likely desperate to get to their jobs or classes, to make this perilous choice. After an hour of waiting, she opted to go back to a bus stop and wait for a bus. After waiting for, and then boarding the bus (thankfully, she had change) she noticed that the train was still blocking the path. This track causes a significant inconvenience and danger for residents of the neighborhood. We all know that if a student needs to get to a test, odds are that they will attempt to cross over a stalled train. We can also imagine how easily that this could lead to tragedy. Our city needs to make the operators of this rail system responsible on these often-lengthy incidents involving a back-and-forth and/or stalled trains. Perhaps a fine, or better yet, an entire reconsideration of this dangerous track placement, may b~ in order. I encourage others in the neighborhood /and in other neighborhoods with similar problems) to approach the city council with this issue. R. Brian Hamilton Iowa City Resident 319-351-3257 906 Benton Drive #14 Iowa City, IA 52246 Marian Karr From: james lee [jlee5500@sylvaninfo.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:32 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: WVVYD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI WALTER LEE, Plaintiff, v. CA-No. 01-CV-792 THOMAS LOTT, Defendant. PLAINTIFFS~ RESPONSE TO THE DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS The Defendants conclusion as stated in its motion to dismiss is contested in that the removal of the justices of the United States Supreme Court by Impeachment would not restore the disability benefits sought for by the Plaintiff. To be more specific: "Finally, even if all Justices of the United States Supreme Court were impeached and removed from office, Mr. Lee's disability benefits would not be restored." The Plaintiff contends that if he can disprove the validity of this conclusion by the Defendant in their motion to dismiss, then all arguments leading up to this conclusion is irrelevant and must fail. Therefore, it now becomes the obligation of the Plaintiff to present to the Court, the irrefutable and overwhelming evidence that supports the fact if the United States Supreme Court was impeached and removed from office that the disability benefits of the Plaintiff would be restored. First lets take into consideration the amount of press coverage around the World that would be involved in the broadcasting of such a trial impeaching the Supreme Court.. Now, if the United States Supreme Court was Impeached, such Impeachment would only come about with the legal finding of facts that the Justices had aided and abetted in the High Crimes of Perjury, Fabricating Evidence and Obstruction of Justice that were committed by officers of the Court representing the District of Columbia in order to deny the Plaintiff the entitled disability benefits sought for in the complaint.. Such Impeachment would therefore Legally prove that the District of Columbia had committed these criminal acts, which are High Crimes in order to deny the Plaintiff the entitled disability benefits that the applicable laws demand that the Plaintiff receive, and therefore such Impeachment would Legally prove that the Plaintiff as cited in his complaint is entitled to these denied disability benefits. The Plaintiff therefore defies Counsel for the Defendant to testify under penalty of perjury in a sworn deposition, affidavit or statement to the Court that the Plaintiff will not be restored the disability benefits that thus far has been unlawfully, illegally denied to him by the District of Columbia, and that if the Defendant can not testify under penalty of perjury to prove the statement made to this Court that the Plaintiff has challenged, then this motion to dismiss must fail. ...Because; Such Impeachment would prove that the United States Supreme Court had no Constitutional Authority to sit in judgment and rule in any subsequent case or controversy brought to them after 11 Dec 00, IAW Art. III, and therefore the United States Supreme Court had no Legal standing to rule in Bush v. Gore on 12 Dec 00. Such Impeachment would prove that the Plaintiffs~ Constitutional Rights as well as every other Americans Civil Rights were violated IAW Art. II, Sec. I, cl III, to have a President legally and lawfully elected to that Office. Such Impeachment would prove that George W. Bush was therefore not Elected Consistent with the Supreme Laws of the Land, i.e., the United States Constitution, and therefore makes any bill signed into law by him unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional. Such Impeachment would prove that the United States Senate does not possess the Constitutional Authority IAW Art. I, to confirm any U.S. Citizen to a Federal Post who was nominated by George W. Bush. Such Impeachment would prove that the Citizens of the United States are currently being deprived of their Civil Right to a Supreme Court and other inferior Courts established by Congress to Obey their Oath of Office sworn to God on a Holy Bible to protect and to defend the United States Constitution, and to sit in judgment and adjudicate upon all manner of cases and or controversies during times of good behavior. Such Impeachment would prove that the United States Supreme Court has allowed High Crimes to be cou~mitted against an unlearned disabled indigent by Federal and State Officers of the Court, which gives rise to the need for an investigation and review of each and every complaint ruled upon and those whose petitions were denied. Such Impeachment would provide the necessary proof of exactly how far removed the Judicial Branch of Government is from adhering to their Oath of Office sworn to God to protect and to defend the United States Constitution. Please know that my issue is not with the President, or any member of the United States Congress, but with the District of Columbia, and for the Plaintiff to go over 6 ~ years without a hearing in which the criminal allegations made have gone uncontested, is about as atrocious of a spectacle of inhumane cruelty that the Plaintiff can imagine, coming from a Nation supposedly governed by Laws, the Leader in Civil and Human Rights, and the envy of all democracies. Wherefore, the Plaintiff demands the Court to order Counsel for the Defendant Mr. Grant R. Vinik, to testify under penalty of perjury that the contested statement as offered to this Court to support its motion to dismiss will not restore the disability benefits to the Plaintiff. Wherefore, the Plaintiff submits to the Court that unless Grant R. Vinik Counsel for the Defendant testifies under penalty of perjury that his words and conclusions are truthful, then those words ring hollow under the glare of the least bit of scrutiny and the Court should dismiss them as such. Wherefore, the Plaintiff submits to the Court that when the Counsel for the United States Senate is presented with a complaint that alleges such criminal allegations, that are uncontested, and can not be challenged in a competent court of law, Counsel still chose an adversarial course of action, instead of contacting the District of Columbia and demanding that they rectify a wrong that has been committed. (I find this troubling!} Wherefore, the Plaintiff submits to the Court documents that have been submitted to the Virginia Senatorial and Representative Members of the United States Congress, as a testament to the truthfulness and the sincerity of the Plaintiff in his desire to seek a reasonable resolution to this matter. But at the same time the Plaintiff must inform the Court that he will call the role in the United States Congress and submit complaint upon complaint, against each and every member, again, and again, and again, beoause there is no one to protect and defend my Civil Rights, and therefore, I must do it myself. CONCLUSION The Plaintiff maintains that unless Counsel for the Defendant, Grant R. Vinik can testify under penalty of perjury before a jury of qualified citizens in the State of Mississippi as Go the truthfulness and the voracity of his statement with the Plaintiff being allowed to cross-examine, the Defendants Motion to Dismiss should be dismissed, and the Plaintiffs petition for a full, fair and open hearing to present evidence that impeachable offenses has been committed against him should prevail. Mr. Walter Lee, Pro se United States Citizen I hereby certify that a copy of this document was sent 1st Class Mail and via Fax to Grant R. Vinik, Counsel for the Defendant on 12 Dec 01. Mr. Walter Lee, Pro se Copies To: President of the United States U.S. Senate Leader Senator George Allen Senator John Warner Speaker of the House Representative Jo Ann Davis Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton U.S. Attorney General Mayor of the District of Columbia Associated Press Unnamed United States Citizens Marian Karr From: Carol DeProsse [cdeprosse@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 1:41 PM To: Connie_Champion@iowa-city.org; Ross_Wilburn@iowa-city.org; Dee_Vanderhoef@iowa- city.org; Ernie_Lehman@iowa-city.org; jpwhite@co.johnson.ia.us; cthompso@co.johnson.ia.us; mlehman@co.johnson.ia.us; sstutsma@co.johnson.ia.us; pharney@co.johnson.ia.us; tneuzil@co.johnson.ia.us; carolt@inav.net; Steve_Atkins@iowa- city.org; Marian_Karr@iowa-city.org Subject: FW: [jcnews] Senior Center Commission Ban on Politics >From: Louisa Davenport <louisadvpt@yahoo.com> >To: jcnews@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [jcnews] Senior Center Commission Ban on Politics >Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 8:25 AM There is a Senior Center Commission meeting today at 3pm at the Senior Center. These meetings are open to the public. If they pass that rule, how are they going to handle times when Harkin or Christy Vilsack or the Governor attends some function there? Will all elected representatives be banned from coming into the Center? This is nuts and they should come out in the open and say what is behind it. --- Carol DeProsse <cdeprosse@earthlink.net> wrote: >> With so much tax money flowing into the Senior >> Center how can they have the >> gall to even think about closing it down for >> political purposes? And who >> would define what a political activity is? >> >> This would be a bad decision on the part of the >> Senior Center. Does the >> Council have any authority over such a decision? >> > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > ........................ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ........................ > > Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! > Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! > Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/75YKVC/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/kjOolB/TM > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > jcnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ! 100 Burge Hall #1239 ~L~=,~,~ ~ ,ow o,,,,,A522,2 FILED ~O0tDEC17 ~'~it11:22 iowa City City Council Civic Center Iowa City, lA 52242 IOWA crrsj I©WA Dear Iowa City Officials: It's no secret that one of the iowa's finest gems is the downtown at the heart of lowa City. It is always buzzing with activity, helping push the city economically with the establishments that have so comfortably found a spectacular location to do business. The issues that have made headlines lately are surrounded by controversies, particularly the arguments over the ages for admittance into bars and the smoking policy. It seems like a "no- brainer" that most young people in the area would choose, if' they could, to keep things the way they are; this means keeping the bar age at 18 (for most establishments) and keeping smoking legal in those establishments which have not banned it already. However, there is another concern that needs to be brought to the attention of the city council; it directly relates to the University's economic needs, especially in a time when a 20% increase in tuition was instituted. My concern with the policies that the city council has enacted bring the subject of attendance at the University of Iowa and its' relation to those policies into the light. 1 believe that the University of Iowa is somewhat unique in that altering the policies of downtown could severely affect the amount of students that choose to attend the university. The first reason 1 would like to present is possibly the most intimate, because it consists of the opinions of the University students themselves. 1 conducted a survey of thirty students who reside in Burge Hall, regarding whether or not they believed that changing the · Page 2 Janua~ 2,2002 policies of the bars would affect future attendance at the University. Not only did 25 out of the 30 admit that they believe attendance could be affected by changing the policies, but 27 of these students actually confessed to have taken into consideration the bar scene downtown Iowa City when making their decision to attend the University. On a personal note, 1 visited the university during the first half of my high school career; 1 was awed by the amount of fun 1 had, as well as the bustling downtown scene; it is safe to say that before I had even considered academic reputation of the University of Iowa, I had made my mind up about coming to the University. And here I am today, not regretting my decision one bit. On this note, I would like to provide some evidence that could link attendance at the University to the downtown scene. On the "First year Student Profile" located on the University of Iowa website, it states that the most popular major for first year students is an open one. This is listed as being approximately 1,000 studems, with "Pre-business" coming in a distant 2~d, with approximately 529 students. This statistic could be linked to the scenario l presented earlier, which described the attendance of students to the university without actually knowing much about the academic success of the institution; the studems may actually appreciate the great time they had in the city mote than the specifics of the school's academic program. The exception may be in-state students who attend the university through tradition or simply because they get a solid education of a relatively cheap in-state price. However, there are a myriad of students, like myself, who are from Illinois, who pay quite the hefty price to attend this school. Furthermore, it would be possible to get the education one would receive here for a much cheaper price. But even so, thousands of kids cross the border imo Iowa to attend a school that will truly give them the "college experience" ora lifetime. · Page 3 January 2, 2002 I would not doubt it for a second that changing the smoking policies in downtown Iowa City would have a regressive affect on the University. The no smoking policy will leave downtown establishments emptier than we have ever seen them; this lost revenue, coupled with the revenue lost due to students not returning to campus because of the tuition hike, will do nothing but hurt the University and its' students. On a more personal note, I do not myself smoke cigarettes. But when 1 enter a bar downtown Iowa City, seeing people smoking does not bother me; the students who I surveyed regarding alcohol looked at smoking in the same fashion. Out of those 30 students, 16 of them smoked. The other 14 said that it' anything, smoking somehow "adds" to the atmosphere. Secondhand smoke has become a concern for people nowadays, with media everywhere linking secondhand smoke to cancer in nonsmokers. However, there are many sources that discredit this assumption. For example, taken from ~, "In 1998 the World Health Organization admitted that the increased risk of non-smokers getting lung cancer through passive smoking was 'statistically insignificant'?' Instituting a ban on smoking in downtown Iowa City will not only show the city's weakness to media and propaganda, but also will hurt the University in terms of attendance and funds. The City council's choice to ban smoking downtown and increase the bar age to 21 will hurt the city and the University in more ways than one. Not to undermine the downtown establishments, but the affects of these decisions on the attendance at University of Iowa have been overlooked and overshadowed by the economic worries of the bars downtown. The bar policies are just fine the way they' are; the students are more than satisfied that they have places to have fun as a reward tbr the work they put into studying; the downtown establishments are thriving based on such high attendance of the University students, who · Page 4 Janua~ 2,2002 have given the University such a great reputation as being a great school to attend. Any student who comes to visit the University on a weekend will be hooked, and will soon be pumping money into the university. Let's keep it that way. Sincerely, City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 18, 2001 To: City Clerk ..~.~ From: Beth Pfohl, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for January 8, 2002 City Council Meeting: Installation of signs indicating AMBULANCE PARKING ONLY BETWEEN SIGNS and TOW-AWAY ZONE on the north side of the 400 block of Bloomington Street 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), two R7-1 style signs indicating AMBULANCE PARKING ONLY BETWEEN SIGNS and two R7-201 signs indicating TOW-AWAY ZONE will be installed on the north side of Bloomington street in the 400 block. Comment: This action is being taken at the request of Mercy Hospital. Construction occurring at Mercy Hospital has displaced spaces for ambulances to double-park at the emergency room. Dedicating two existing unmetered on-street parking spaces for only ambulances will remedy this situation. These spaces will remain available for ambulances through the construction of the hospital addition, scheduled for December 2003. jccogt p/mem/bp-400bloom doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 10, 2001 To: City Clerk From: Beth Pfohl, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~] Re: Item for January 8, 2002 City Council Meeting: Designation of three cab stations located in the 400 block of College Street 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), three on-street public parking meters in the 400 block of College Street will be removed and the spaces will be converted into three cab stands for the Yellow Cab taxi company. Comment: This action is being taken at the request of the Yellow Cab taxi company and approved by the Director of Parking and Transit. The three meters being eliminated are C407E, C409E, and C411E. The annual fee for a cab stand outside the central business district is $480 per year. Jccogtp\agenda\agitms 1-8-02.doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 26, 2001 To: Beth Pfohl, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner '~ From: City Clerk Re: Item for January 8, 2002 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING ANYTIME signs on Iowa Highway 1 to the north and south of Northgate Drive. 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), signs indicating NO PARKING ANYTIME will be installed on Iowa Highway 1 to the north and south of Northgate Drive. Comment This action is being taken due to semi-trailer trucks parking along the east and west shoulders of Iowa Highway 1. The trucks cause a sight distance problem for motorists turning north or south off Northgate Drive. If approved, the signs will be erected by the Iowa Department of Transportation and enforced by the Iowa City Police Department. IndexbcYnemo~bp3-1 .doc Mercy Hospital Iowa City, Iowa 52245 · ,11,, MERCY 319-339 0300 phone City of Iow~ City December 31, 2001 410 E~st Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council: We are writing to express our support for the redesigned building and site plan for Lot 3 and Lot 4 of the Resubdivision of Lot 53 of Walden Hills for the development of an affordable assisted living project, Emerson Point. The new design will provide for greater efficiency in service delivery and will better meet the needs of the Iow income elderly tenants. Mercy Hospital is working with Emerson Point Limited Partnership to help bring this tremendously needed project to Iowa City. Mercy Hospital, through Mercy Home Health Care, will be providing services on site to the tenants of the affordable assisted living development. We anticipate having staff on site 24 hours a day and the redesigned building will help us to more effectively deliver necessary support services. If we can be of any assistance as you review the proposed plan, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Thomas R. Clancy~'- Vice-President Nursing Mercy Hospital, Iowa City Bill Sackter Foundation International, Inc. Extend the Dream Foundation, Inc. UPTOWN BILL'S small MRLL 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City IA 52240 Telephone: 339-0401 · Fax: 339-0426 <booksto~O)Jnav.net> "Where all our shops are run by people with disabilities" OWNERS' COUNCIL City Councilors of Iowa City January 2, 2002 v,"Ernie Lehman, Mayor Mike O'Dormell, Mayor Pro Tem pi -- Connie Cham on CD Steven Kanner ~ © c.. Irvin Pfab Ross Wilburn c-, - '- ~ '- Dee Vanderhoef - City Hall ~ ~--~ 400 Washington St., Iowa City IA 52240 RE: Traffic Light at Gilbert and Court Street This morning, at 10:00 am, marks at least the seventh injury/traffic collision (in the eight months we've been counting), at the intersection of Gilbert and Court Streets. Today's incident could have been much worse - and deeply diminished our whole community - since one of the injured was Ron Clark who needs to stay healthy to keep the Riverside Theatre running. As people living with brain injuries and/or other physical and mental disabilities, we business operators are especially vulnerable when we try to navigate this street corner on foot, or crutches, or in wheel chairs and other vehicles. Enclosed is a copy of our letter of December 19th to City Manager Steve Atkins. It's understandable that he hasn't had time yet to respond. However, the danger that we confront, and the rising list of injuries, isn't waiting for him - or for us. Uptown Bill's is still an experiment -- helping people with disabilities to create new jobs and to serve rather than "being served." We wouldn't even exist, except for this Council's decision to give us a chance. It will become a great example to other cities across the country, if we do it right. We need your further help now, to do it safely. ' Can this item be put on the front burner? -Perhaps starting with a painted crosswalk on both streets? , Y/Enclosure: Our letter of December 19, 2001 cc: Hon. Steve Atkins, Iowa City Manager Mr. Ron Clarko1429 Glendale Roadoiowa City 52245 Bill Sackter Foundation International., Inc. Extend the Dream Foundation, Inc. OWNERS' COUNCIL 40~ S. Gilbert Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Voice: 319-339-lHO! FAX: 31%339-0426 <bookstor~'inav.net> December 19, 2001 Hon. Steve Atkins City Manager City of Iowa City 400 Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 RE: Traffic Light at Gilbert and Court Street First, a major Thank You for the help from Iowa City in getting us up and running at Uptown Bill's small Mall. Without your help - and a boost from so many donors and people of vision here in Iowa City, we would still be struggling at the drawing board. Because of your faith in our Dream, and in the Reality of people with disabilities creating new jobs and serving rather than '"oeing served", we have a chance to enlarge our own lives and set an example for communities all across America. However, we and fellow-citizens are in danger here at Uptown BiU's small Mall. Since we first started hammering and renewing the premises in April, 2001, there have been three automobile/car collisions and three bicycle/car collisions here at the corner of Gilbert Street and Court Street. It is a very dangerous intersection. Would you please consider installation of a traffic-control light, so drivers and pedestrians can negotiate this comer with greater safety? At the very least, for the immediate future, there should be a stop-sign with a painted cross-wallc covering Gilbert Street as well as Court Street -- while the more-expensive installation is considered through the decision process. We would much appreciate your advice, also, as to whom we should contact besides the City Manager's office, to pursue this important idea before the next injury and accident. Sincerely yours, ,?? /? .~ ~- ,. · ~,~ ,"/..~ ' "'~ [-Z , Marian Karr From: Douglas Baynton [douglas-baynton@u[owa.edu] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:35 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Planning and Zoning meeting Dear Council members, I am writing to express my concern about the way that the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last night was handled. The Commission had five items on the agenda, including a discussion ef the development of land adjacent to Hickory Hill Park. The room was packed and nearly everyone had come because of the Hickory Hill issue. Yet the Commission scheduled discussion on that issue last. The meeting began at 7:00. It was 9:30 before the first member of the public was allowed to speak en the Hickory Hill question. We all knew hew difficult it is to get people involved in local government these days. Hany members of the city council have worked hard to improve public input and involvement. Yet here is a city commission, holding a hearing ena vital issue that fills the council chambers with passionately interested citizens, and it seems to be doing everything possible to discourage public involvement. By the time we were allowed to say the things we had come to say, we had been forced to sit through 2 1/2 hours of arcane matters including interminable negotiations over when the commission members would meet next. Perhaps a third of the people in the room had left by that time. Most of us are busy people with children at home. Some ef us had to hire baby-sitters te attend this meeting. Two junior-high school girls were sitting next to me, hoping to say what the park means to them. They finally left at 9:00, disappointed and disillusioned. The Commission's disdain for the public went further than their agenda schedule. The applicants for the development spoke from 9:00 to 9:30. None of them were held to the stated 5 minute rule. Yet the second person to speak in opposition to the development was rudely interrupted by a member of the Cor~nissien, who then tried to cut her off at precisely 5 minutes though she said she needed only a moment more to finish. Only at the outraged insistence ef the audience was she allowed to finish. This same Co~lmission member lectured several others who tried te express their views to the Commission. Ail in all, it was a sorry spectacle. I have thought lately about trying to find time te participate more actively in city affairs. This was the first Planning and Zoning meeting that I have attended. It was net an encouraging experience. Sincerely, Douglas Baynten 1510 Huscatine Ave Iowa City, IA 52240 337-3879 douglas-baynten@uiowa.edu Marian Karr From: Jennifer Kerns [jkerns@uhl.uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: Union Street No parking Hi - My name is Jennifer Kerns and I live on California Avenue near Union St. I use Union several times a day to go to work etc. and have seen and been involved in numerous near misses on the curve (North of Arizona Ave.) approaching Hiway 6. These near misses are mostly due to the fact that parking is permitted on the East side of the street and visibility is therefore completely cut off. When road conditions are bad this is even worse. I was very pleased when a No Parking sign was put up but much to my dismay and bewilderment, several months later it was taken down. After making a few phone calls I found out that the city did a survey and deemed the No Parking sign necessary, City Council approved and the sign was put up. Evidently one resident on Union St. was inconvenienced by the No Parking sign and complained and the sign was taken down. Obviously I am not alone in feeling that Union Street in that area is unsafe as is, I would hope that the safety of all of the people who travel on it would have more weight than the complaint of one person who is inconvenienced by not being able to park on the street. If there are other issues that I am unaware of I would be glad to hear about them but as it stands the situation seems like a no-brainer. Please let me know what I need to do to help this issue get resolved. Respectfully, Jennifer Kerns 2204 California Ave. Iowa City Ph - 358-7758 Same Letter sent to Council Members Champion, O'Donnell, and Vanderhoef Marian Karr From: Mitros, Frank [frank-mitros@uiowa,edu] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:23 AM To: 'cou ncil@iowa-city.org'; 'Lisa-Mollen hauer@iowa-city,org' Subject: annexation I live at 3710 Hummingbird Lane, in the area you recently voted to involuntarily annex. I have heard (word of mouth) that we are now "officially" annexed. Is this true? What does that entail? I am not sure how to deal with the logistics of this process. For example, do we need to continue to hire someone to plow the lane when it snows? When the city "takes over", will the entire lane be plowed {including the chip seal area to the north end where we live)? Should we continue to protect that part of the lane in the front of our house that is falling apart (currently we have a barrier in place)? Would it be better for the plow were we to remove the barrier? The snow issue is the one of immediate concern. There are other practical issues that will have to be dealt with, and I am not sure who I should be communicating with. Please advise me in this regard. (letter, e-mail, and/or phone). Thanks, Frank A. Mitros 338-4742 home 356-1760 work Marian Kart From: nklenske [nklenske@blue.weeg. uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:32 PM To: connie-champion@iowa-city.org; council@iowa-city.org; dee-vanderhoef@iowa-city.org; ernie- lehman@iowa-city.org; Ipfab@avaJon.net; ross-wilburn@iowa-city.org Subject: Meeting w/UISG Dear Council Member, My Vice President Dan Rossi and myself would like to have the opportunity to meet with you one more time before our term is over on April 1st. We met with many of you last spring, and found it both beneficial and informative. We would like to meet with you either individually or as a group to discuss ways that students and the city can better work together. We feel that regular communication is important. Please, if you are interested, take the time and set something up with us. We are free to meet for coffee, lunch, at you place of work, or whatever is most convenient for you. We can be reached at: nick-klenske@uiowa.edu 335-3576 Thank you for your time, Nick Klenske President of the Student Body University of Iowa 2002 January 4, ~ Frank&MonicaMitros ~/~ ~ ~, 0~ Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Mitros: By now you should have received notification of the annexation of your property to the City of Iowa City from the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Notice was received by the City on December 14, 2001. In that notice is a statement that the City Development Board's decision may be appealed within 30 days of the filing of the order. Consequently the City is not considering the annexation final until the appeal period has expired. The City Council will have the final reading on the ordinances to zone the annexed property at their meeting of January 22, 2002. This letter is being sent only to the non-consenting property owners in this annexation action. The purpose is to clarify and put into writing for all parties cedain understandings the City has regarding services, road maintenance, utilities, and taxes during this transition period. Taxes: The County Auditor's Office, who is responsible for computing your tax bill, informs me that you will see a change in your tax bill in the September, 2002 billing. This bill will be based upon your assessment as of January 1, 2002 and will reflect the transitional tax for taxes paid to the City. The schedule for this transition is 75% abated in year one; 60% in year two; 45% in year three; 30% in year four; and 15% in year five as per State code. You will continue to pay taxes to the school district as when you were in the unincorporated county; you will no longer pay secondary roads tax to the County. Hummingbird Lane: With completion of the annexation, the City will take over ownership and maintenance of the unimproved portion of Hummingbird Lane. We will commence plowing the lane as needed in mid-January. The barricade will be removed so that you may have mail delivery to your houses. The lane will be placed on our chipseal program and should come up for a new chipseal in the summer of 2003. In the meantime, the City will maintain the road and smooth the transition from the concrete surface to the chipseal surface. It is likely that at some point the north portion of the lane will be improved to full City standards consistent with the southerly portion of the lane. Sewer and water: The City will not require you to connect to City sewer or water service for twenty years from the date of annexation, or until at least January, 2022. If you wish to connect to City water you may do so immediately, at your cost, connecting to lines already in place in the vicinity. There is an existing water main located on the west side of Hummingbird Lane extending north to the end of the pavement. There is also a water line in Lower West Branch Road to Sterling House. With platting of the Lindemann farm property, to your east, accommodation has been made for the extension of a sewer line to the west property line of the Lindemann farm property. The City will install a lateral line along the west property line of the Lindemann farm within an easement acquired from that development. This project will need to be coordinated with extension of the trunk line through the Lindemann farm drainageway; we expect this to occur as a City or 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 Frank & Monica Mitres January 4, 2002 Page 2 developer project within the next 3-5 years. At such time as you chose to connect to City sewer along this line, or a more proximate sewer depending upon the location of your property, the cost of connection from your house to the sewer will be your responsibility. For those of you who use the sewer along the west side of the Lindemann farm, a prorated tap-on fee will be charged to cover the cost of that sewer since its installation is needed only for your properties. Easements are generally needed over sewer lines to allow for any future repairs. Consequently, you would also need to provide a 10 foot sewer easement along the east side of your property, if you use the sewer to be installed on the Lindemann farm. Please keep in mind, the City will not require you to connect to any sewer for at least 20 years. Refuse pick-up: As agreed during the annexation discussions, you will not be expected to use the City refuse pick-up for up to one year to enable you to fulfill any contracts for refuse pick-up you may currently have. If you wish to have City refuse pick-up sooner, please contact the Refuse Division at 356-5180. Mailing address: We will need to change your mailing address to be consistent with the address system in Iowa City. Currently the numbering on your house follows the County system of numbering from nodh to south starting at the northwest corner of Johnson County. The new address numbers will run from south to north on Hummingbird Lane starting at Scott Park Drive beginning with the ten block and proceeding into the 100 block. A list of the new numbers is attached by property owner on Hummingbird Lane; Public Works will be working on the address changes (if needed) on Lower West Branch Road. Please contact Dennis Gannon at 356-5142 if you have any questions about your address. This may seem to be a nuisance for no apparent reason, however consistency in the numbering system is very important for emergency service response. Iowa City Fire and Police will be first responders to any calls you may have; confusion on their part would not be to your benefit. All other City services and facilities will be available to you as they are to any resident of Iowa City. If you have any questions about this letter or it does not coincide with your understanding of the consequences of this annexation, please contact me at 356-5232 immediately. Director, Planning & Community Development cc: City Manager City Council City Attorney Director of Public Works City Clerk Brian Cover, Johnson County Auditor's Office jw/Itr/kf-humm.doc NEW ADDRESS NUMBERS HUMMINGBIRD LANE Fisher 164 Foley 140 Wolf 108 Muilenberg 66 Carter 32 Hoyle to be determined with any future development of the property Mitros to be determined by Public Works Frank to be determined by Public Works All property owners wilt be notified formally by Dennis Gannon, Assistant City Engineer, when the address number change becomes effective. The projected date is March 1, 2002.