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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-21 Correspondence~~~.®~ ~ ~~~~~~~ CITY OF IOWA CITY 4 1 MEMORANDUM Date: September 2"d, 2010 To: City Clerk From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for September 21St, 2010 City Council meeting; Installation of (1) STOP sign on the northwest corner of the intersection of St. Clements Alley and the unnamed east-west alley behind Roberts Dairy on Dodge Street. As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 36 of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (5); Install of (1) STOP sign on the northwest corner of the intersection of St. Clements Alley and the unnamed east-west alley behind Roberts Dairy on Dodge Street. Comment: This action is being taken as sight distance is very limited for southbound traffic due to vegetation and parked semi-trailers. ~~ -' cn _ .~ y II ~. -,~.I _-~ s~-~ffi.f ~.ul ~ ~~ ~. ~ ri r -- ~:~®~~ CITY OF [4WA CITY 4 2 :~uilir ~ -~.,~~~~~ N D U MoRA ~~ Date: September 10th, 2010 To: City Clerk From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for September 21St, 2010 City Council meeting; Establishment of an 8 AM - 5 PM LOADING ZONE with a 15-minute limit on the north side of the 100 block of Lafayette Street with a NO PARKING 2 AM - 6 AM TOW AWAY ZONE. 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 (18), Establish an 8 AM - 5 PM LOADING ZONE with a 15-minute limit on the north side of the 100 block of Lafayette Street with a NO PARKING 2 AM - 6 AM TOW AWAY ZONE. Comment: This action is being taken promote vehicle turnover and to provide short term commercial parking for establishments on Lafayette Street. c, s . ; _~ ~ ~ ~ ~ F, .,. -~ . ,..~,. ~ ~. 4~ ii .. ~ - .. ~ ~ { ,.. Page 1 of 2 Marian Karr ~9~TT~- 4 3 From: Marc Moen [marcmoen@me.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:04 PM To: Matt Hayek; Regenia Bailey; Mike Wright; Susan Mims; Council Cc: Eleanor M. Dilkes; Marian Karr; Matt Pfaltzgraf; Victoria Sharp; Thomas R Rocklin; Sue J Curry; Jim Mondanaro; Leah Cohen; Wallace D Loh; Sam Hargadine; Charles Green; bobby Jett; MONICA MOEN; sally-mason@uiowa.edu Subject: 19/21 debate Mayor Hayek and Member of the Iowa City Council, I am, I think, in a unique position. I have (with the extraordinary assistance of the City) developed the only condo project in downtown Iowa City geared toward permanent residents. consider every resident and business owner at Plaza Towers a personal friend and the community here is quite extraordinary. As a result I have, at my fingertips, the input from permanent residents who live downtown that I doubt is as readily available to anyone else. I was a very vocal advocate for "19" at the last referendum, but I have been struggling with it this time around. My core values and opinions have not changed, but my patience with bar owners has. We have a mix of people at Plaza Towers ranging from mid 20's to 90 years old. A couple of days ago I thought I should ask these folks their opinions. After all, this is the group of people who have invested significant resources for the privilege of living downtown (some upwards of $1 M in a personal residence downtown and much more than that for those who own businesses at Plaza Towers). The responses are interesting. I assured everyone that I would not reveal the identity of those who responded (although I'm not so sure they really care). The responses have been very interesting and, to me, educational. I don't want to sound overly dramatic about this but the divisiveness of the 19/21 debate really saddens me -more than I would have imagined. I love Iowa City but didn't realize how much I would be effected by a movement that might change the landscape of our downtown. Since I quite practicing law, I have spent the better part of 10 years promoting our downtown. I can't imagine a better way to have spent those years and I am very grateful to have had that opportunity. I wish I had kept a log of visitors to our hotel and our residence who have marveled at our downtown. This includes prominent politicians, many presidential candidates, folks from every corner of the world, performing and visual artists, real estate developers from major cities, and world renowned architects. The consensus among all of these folks is that Iowa City is a gem, largely because it is a "24 hour city". We are the envy of every midwestern town and we are now tampering with that. I do hope you all realize this is not about me. "My" sky is not falling. I will be fine. Although I need to make a living, my primary motive has never been the bottom line. My primary motive has been the greater good of Iowa City.. I see that at risk and I do not like it. If you are interested, I would be glad to share the responses I have received from Plaza Towers residents and business owners. There are a variety of opinions. I have copied folks on this email that I believe are committed to our community and who should be (and I believe are) concerned with our downtown. The content of the email I sent out is set to Plaza Towers residents and business owners is set out below: 9/8/2010 Page 2 of 2 "TO: ALL PLAZA TOWERS RESIDENTSAND BUSINESSES: I have repeatedly been asked to get involved in the 19/21 debate Three years ago when this was the subject of a public referendum I was cLuite vocal in favor of "19" My opanions were based on a pragmatic approach and my belief was that changing the entry age from 19 to 21 after IOpm did not address the real issue which is overconsumption, regardless of age My opanions have not changed about that but I am less inclined to get involved this time around because I do not believe bar owners have done what they need to do to change their business model and to better patrol/control overconsumption My underlying belief however, remains the same. My partners and I are obviously heavily invested in downtown and I am concerned what impact this may have on the_ vitality of downtown That vitality is something that I believe is critically important to attracting people like you to live and work downtown In my opinion one of the reasons our downtown as so desirable is that it is a " 24" hour city It is the envy of every midwestern town. I know there are some negatives that go with that distinction but there are also extraordinary posahves. So, the~urpose of this email is to ask each o~you (to the extent you are willing to share it with me) what your position is on this issue. 1 I honestly want to know how adults who live and work downtown, and are invested in our downtown, feel about this There is endless speculation and spin on this issue, but each of you has invested either in a residence or a business (or both) and I do not believe anyone is to a better position to address the issue as it relates to downtown. 2 A related question is whether it would make a difference to you if every bar owner signed a Code of Ethics which was geared toward curbing overconsumption with the City ready. waling and able to enforce that Code of'Ethics I have given this a lot of thought and I think we have an opportunity to get bar owners on board and hopefully to get the City to put teeth into enforcement. This could be a win /win i~'everyone (City University & Bar owners stop fighting and start cooperating on a common goal. Your comments are verbvaluable to me and I hope you will respond. I will not reveal the identity of anyone re~onding I may want to use a composite of the responses in discussions with the Police. City Council and Universi~~ butl will not identify individual opinions. Thank you very much. All best, Marc Moen c. 319.430.3010 f. 319.358.6778 www.moengroup.com " 9/8/2010 Marian Karr 4 4) From: Beth Sowder [bsowder@fcgov.com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:29 AM To: Council Subject: UI Student Liaison Attachments: Beth Sowder.vcf Beth Sowder.vcf (334 B) Dear Iowa City Council members, I am the Manager of Neighborhood Services in Fort Collins, Colorado. We are the home of Colorado State University. Our student government has approached our City Council about the possibility of following your Student Liaison model - to have a student ex-officio liaison as a member of City Council. Since you've had this program since 2005, can you tell me how it is working? What have the positive and negative experiences been? Did you have any problems with other members of the community wondering why a student is able to get a seat on Council and not them? would you do anything differently? If you, or someone on staff, could provide some of this information, it would be greatly appreciated. We would like to learn from you on how this has worked. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Beth Sowder Neighborhood Services Manager City of Fort Collins (970) 221-6676 bsowder@fcgov.com 4 5 Marian Karr From: Winders, Jamison [Jamison.winders@pearson.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:12 PM To: Council Subject: Maximum Dog Limits in Iowa City City Council, My name is Jamison Winders and I live at 2129 Bancroft Drive in Iowa City. Unfortunately, I have attempted to address this situation via the Animal Control group, however there has been no improvement after multiple calls and complaints by multiple neighbors. My situation is as follows. My neighbors who live at 2119 Bancroft Drive are allowed to own 5 large dogs, that as you can imagine bark whenever outside. Unfortunately these dogs are generally outside the entire evening and this has resulted in multiple calls to Animal Control for barking complaints. I personally have called Animal Control 4 times, and I know other neighbors have as well, but unfortunately there has been no improvement in this situation. I ask that you please escalate this issue as my family is suffering greatly and my 3 year old son is barked at aggressively when he is in the back yard. I can not understand why the city allows someone living in the city limits to own 5 large dogs? As stated, multiple calls have been made to Animal Control and I have never seen an improvement. Please ensure that these dog licenses are denied moving forward and that the residence of 2119 Bancroft Drive are not allowed to own 5 dogs in this city moving forward. I plead that you contact Animal Control so that you can also see the multiple complaints submitted about this residence. Please escalate this situation so that my family can once again enjoy their back yard. Thank you, Jamison and Michelle Winders 2129 Bancroft Drive Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-400-0369 9/9/2010 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Misha Goodman Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 9:37 AM To: 'jamison.winders@pearson.com' Cc: *City Council Subject: Citizen Complaint 2119 Bancroft Mr. Jamison, I wanted to follow up in writing after our phone conversation last evening with regards to your complaint of dogs barking at 2119 Bancroft Drive. After speaking to the animal's owner yesterday they chose to permanently turn two dogs over to the animal center in an attempt to alleviate the problem. Two dogs were turned over before closing last night and an anti-bark citronella collar was loaned to the owner's to try on one of the other dogs. As I understand the properties have only achain-link fence barrier where the dogs can visibly see each other. Recommendations were also made to the owners to remedy that visual for the dogs through some kind of privacy fencing and to bring the dogs inside when they start to bark. An infraction citation was issued on your behalf yesterday with an initial appearance date of October 13, 2010. As you are aware you may be called to testify should the parties plead not guilty and request a trial. You will be contacted by the City Attorney should your testimony be necessary. Please contact our office if barking continues to be a problem. Sincerely, Misha Goodman Iowa City Animal Services 319-356-5295 9/10/2010 4 6 Marian Karr From: C1jewell@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:28 PM To: Council Subject: Property Tax Relief I just had a conversation with Mayor Hayak regarding more property tax relief for those on very limited incomes. At his suggestion, I am writiing to the Council to complain about the high level of taxation and more importantly, the paltry low-income credits allowed. I cannot attend a Council meeting as I am a single Mother to my handicapped daughter, therefore I am confined almost all of the time to my home. I, too, am on a limited income. My Mother is 83-yrs-old, was born in Iowa, and worked very hard all of her life to put away a little money for retirement, NEVER asking for any kind of handout from anyone. Yet, for all her effort, she has only $14,000 annual income and is currently being assessed $2,310 of property taxes AFTER application of the low-income credit, this assessment on a very small, 60-yr-old house, in an old section of the city. I not only speak for her, but for all people who are on very limited incomes, who are now having to chose between paying their taxes and providing themselves with the necessities of life. Their options? Pay their taxes and go without or have a lien placed on their homes for non-payment. The latter to my Mother would surely be as painful as a knife to her heart. No one at any level of city or county government has the right to do that to her. What if she was your Mother? Have you ever given the slightest bit of thought to that? Would everyone be happier if she went into tax-subsidied housing, costing the community far more than a higher tax credit? Where is the cost-benefit analysis? To alleviate her burden of having to make hard choices, like buying food or medication, I have shouldered part of her property tax burden. To reiterate, I'm on a limited income myself because I'm caring for my daughter rather than placing that burden on the state's and county's shoulders. I have gone to the county Board and to past Mayors, getting a lot of finger-pointing of one entity to another. I have research other programs and have talked to a lot of people within the local governments, the vast majority agreeing with me. And as time goes by, I continue to see projects being funded with taxpayer monies, that very probably could have been deferred, negotiated at a lesser cost or just simply voted down, all in the interest of sparing people like my Mother. Community leaders need to realize that we're not living in the Hamptons or on Martha's Vineyard. This is a small community that has to make hard choices. I am convinced that no one in state and local government will ever really take this matter seriously until they all have to live on $14,000 annually and have to go without the basic necessities. Giving low-income citizens higher credits would not break the budgets at any level, and if anyone is convinced otherwise, he or she should be the first to take a severe pay reduction, for no other reason than his or her inability to serve the most humble constituents. It's time to put politics aside and to slap the hands of those who complain for more, to freeze and even reduce salaries, to set aside or renegotiate the high-priced projects and make whatever compromises required, to effect a basic level of respect and decency to those who have earned it. Cynthia Jewell Iowa City 319/354-2357</HTML> Marian Karr From: C1jewell@aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 1:21 PM To: Council Subject: Property Tax Relief This is in follow-up to my previous communication of Thursday, 9/9/10. Some additional comments I would like to make. First of all, I did some research and found that the state has mandated that anyone having $16,000 or less of annual income is allowed up to $1,000 of property tax credit. Certainly, Johnson County, Iowa City and the school district would not be bankrupt by granting the full measure of the credit legislated by the state. Additionally, continuing to the raise property taxes, either by increasing the mil rate or increasing property values, and not raising the credits on a dollar-for-dollar basis is creating regressive taxes on the backs of the poorest people, most especially those on fixed incomes. Raising property values coupled with static credits in a soft real estate market creates a double level of regressive taxation. Any type of regressive taxation is contrary to any federal and state taxation policy. Certainly we are all aware that federal and state income taxes are progressive. Another case in point is the very fact that the state has allowed property tax credits to the poorest, in the first place. Most, if not all other taxes, either directly or indirectly favor lower taxation dollars or rates to the poor and higher to the rich, purely based upon the "deep pocket" concept. I believe the Council, the school district and the county Board would find it difficult to site an example of taxation that doesn't follow the precedent, and I would be happy to argue the contrary. I am awaiting your responses. Thank you. Cynthia Jewell Iowa City 319/354-2357</HTML> 4q(7 Marian Karr From: Meltzer, Anne M [anne-meltzer@uiowa.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 1:40 PM To: Council Subject: Concerning Moped Parking City Council, My name is Annie Meltzer, I am a student of the university and frequently ride my bike to class. I park either at university bike racks or at public bike racks, depending on whichever is most convenient. Something that has been bothering me recently is the presence of mopeds at bike racks which take up slots where up to six bikes could park; it is simply obnoxious. I was leaving the Old Capitol Mall today when I noticed a moped parked at one of the public bike racks and I happened to be passing a uniformed Iowa City police officer. I asked him if it was legal for the moped to be parked there, he said he wasn't sure and would call me after he found out. He consulted his colleagues and called to tell me that it is in fact legal for mopeds to park anywhere on public sidewalks, including bike racks, but they must walk their moped on the sidewalk. Legally, Mopeds are equivalent to motorcycles, which are equivalent to cars. Cars cannot park non the sidewalk (or bike racks) legally, so why is it legal for mopeds? Allowing mopeds to park on walkways just encourages lazy riders to ride on the sidewalk, which according to the police officer I talked to, is only a $120 fine. Personally, I have been nearly run over by mopeds on sidewalks numerous times, especially at the intersection at Clinton and Iowa, on the North side of Iowa Book and Supply. I would like to see a stricter penalty for sidewalk moped riders and more importantly, I would like mopeds to not be allowed to park at bike racks. If stricter penalties for sidewalk riders is not feasible, perhaps there could be signs installed similar to the ones that say not to ride bikes on the sidewalk. As for parking options, maybe some areas of the sidewalk (or preferably the street) could be set aside with painted parking lines similar to the designated areas int he Old Capitol Mall parking ramp and the university's Main Library parking lot. Having designated parking for mopeds would encourage people to ride mopeds instead of driving cars, as long as they are ridden safely, this is a better option concerning environmental impact and the all around limited parking problem in Iowa City. Relocating the mopeds opens up bike racks for actual bikes, which is an even better transportation option and should be encouraged. Thank you for reading my suggestions and please consider them at the next Iowa City City Council meeting. -Annie Meltzer 404 S. Gilbert St. #833 1 uy-z~ -~ v 498) Marian Karr From: Brooks, Robert J [robert j-brooks@uiowa.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:10 PM To: Council Cc: Pascoe, Judith M Subject: North Side House Parties This correspondence will become a public record. September 14, 2010 Mayor Hayek and City Council Members, In the September 8, 2010 Press Citizen Iowa City Police Sgt. Denise Brotherton was quoted as saying the police were taking a "zero tolerance" approach to house parties this year. "We've heard concerns from the community about loud parties. We're having less tolerance, and have the manpower to deal with it" Brotherton said. If what we in the North Side Neighborhood experience this past weekend is "less tolerance" and "the manpower to deal with it" I would hate to see lax tolerance and a shortness of manpower. Saturday night, September 11, North Side residents in the vicinity of 702 N. Van Buren endured our first major exposure to the outbreak of house parties as a result of the Council action to restrict bar access to only those 21 and older. At about 8:30 that evening a house party at 702 N. VanBuren began with the usual level of loud noise and shouting we have come to expect in previous years from house parties at rental units embedded in our quiet residential neighborhood. By 10:00 p.m. the crowd was gathering in full force. Cars circled the neighborhood checking out the party. Taxis shuttled youngster to and from the address. Groups could be seen walking from the downtown area with a likely destination of one or more house parties in the North side Neighborhood. By 10:30 the front porch and yard were filled with drinking, boisterous and vulgar language shouting youngsters completely oblivious to the quiet residential neighborhood setting they had invaded. At 10:45 I called the property owner in Marion and asked that they make contact with the tenant and shut down the party. They assured me they would "get right on it". Obviously that was just a ploy to get me off their backs. By 11:10 there was no sign the party was diminishing and in fact more swarms of youngster were drifting into the area carrying open containers and 6 packs as they wondered the neighborhood searching for a party. Many were on cell phones talking to and texting friends. From conversations that could easily be overheard they were sending out the word that they had found a party site and were giving directions on how to get there. At that time I made my first call to the Iowa City Police requesting a patrol car stop at the house. I expressed concern for the loud noise and the high probability there were considerable underage drinkers in the crowd. From my vantage point on our front porch at the Brown Street Inn I could easily see the growing crowd in the front yard, street and adjoining corners of the intersection. The volume of noise and shouting grew exponentially. With an Inn full of guests I was becoming increasingly troubled by the disturbance this was creating in the neighborhood and for our guests at the Brown Street Inn. Since it was a nice fall like evening guests had windows open and were being bombarded by 9/15/2010 Page 2 of 3 loud yelling drunk kids. How anyone living closer to the house could have slept that night is beyond me. I remained on the front porch watching the party grow in size and volume hoping to see a squad car stopping at the house. I was interested in seeing how the crowd would react when the patrol showed up. I never did see a patrol car, but about 12:20 I heard someone yelling "get in the house or leave now". I assumed this was one of the tenants, but after reading the Police activity log on Monday it may have been an officer. I did not see a squad car in the area so I'm only making an assumption. This call to move inside or leave resulted in numerous kids beginning to wander the neighborhood although a fairly large crowd remained in the house yard with noise levels diminishing ever so slightly. One group wandered north up Van Buren, 6 packs and open containers in hand. They made it as far as the corner of Brown and Van Buren, stopping there to talk loudly, some yelling at each other, and some sitting on the curb drinking. I never saw a squad car return to the area or circle the block to see if the party had indeed broken up. While this group was at our corner, some decided to use a neighbor's bushes as a toilet. Several were having difficulty walking and one young girl stumbled over a curb falling to the ground. She did not move for several minutes giving me concern that she may have seriously hurt herself on the sidewalk. She was finally pulled up by two young guys who then proceeded to manhandle her in a very inappropriate way. She was so drunk she offered little resistance. They finally wandered west on Brown Street with one of the guys trying to carry her because she couldn't walk. At that time I appreciate how potentially dangerous an unsupervised house party could be for a young female student where there is absolutely no protection for a drunken aggressive young man. The escalation of house party sizes, the lack of any adult supervision and the extremely slow response of law enforcement to complaints is certainly a prescription for a significant tragedy that each of you will have to take responsibility for when it finally happens. During this time I made my second call to the police. I never did see a squad car return to the area before I finally forced myself to go to bed about 2:30 a.m. By then the noise level had leveled off to a dull roar and only a scattering of youngsters could be seen staggering along neighborhood walks. The Police activity log relating to my first call indicates a "noise warning" was given. A noise warning? Were any of the partiers checked for underage drinking? If this is the City's concept of "zero tolerance" I think someone needs to re-examine what zero tolerance should mean. Zero tolerance is not turning your back on underage drinkers at a house party. Zero tolerance is not leaving a site until it is under control and the neighborhood is quiet. Zero tolerance is NOT giving warning it is taking decisive action. This level of zero tolerance is totally unacceptable to me. I expect the same level of scrutiny by Police at a house party that they apparently give bars downtown. Why on earth would they not have carded all those in attendance or at least those they suspected of being underage as they would in a bar downtown? The next several weekends will be telling as to how well the City can uphold its stated policy of zero tolerance and adequate workforce to deal with the outrageous invasion of our neighborhoods. What I witnessed this past weekend represented a complete failure of the City's ability to manage house parties and insure owner occupied residents in a neighborhood a quiet, safe and respectful environment in which to live. If the law enforcement has not gotten control of this problem by the time of the November election I am going to be a strong advocate for repealing the 21 only ordinance. Sincerely, Bob Brooks Brown Street Inn 430 Brown Street Iowa City IA 52245 9/15/2010 The lJ A ~ i ~ ~'~ c..,~ 0.~ 1-opt C,tl a -~-~ ~s POLICE BLOTTER ! h u ~' S d q Y q ~~ ~r? 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Summit , , ., was charged Sept. 4 with possess- possess ng an open alcohol container in public Sept. 4 with assault causing i j St., was charged Sept. 4 with disorderly conduct ing an open alcohol container in l . Morgan Hawk, 23, 801 S. Gilbert n ury. Jesse Lynn, 28, Keokuk, Iowa . Timothy Campbell, 55, Chicago, pub ic. Chase Eslinger, 21 620 Bowery St., was charged Sept. 4 with possessin , was charged Sept. 4 with was charged Sept. 4 with o i , St. Apt. 1, was charged Sept. 4 g an open alcohol container in public, possessing an open alcohol container in public p ssess ng an open alcohol con- tainer in public. with possessing an open alcohol container in public Jesse Hawthorne, 27, Grand M . Troy Marshall, 44, Hiawatha, Patricia Chempiel, 51, Hamilton, . Ryan Espe, 21, Swisher, was ound, Iowa, was charged Sept. 4 with possessing an open alcohol Iowa, was charged Sept. 4 with i III., was charged Sept. 4 with pos- charged Sept. 4 with possessing an container in public possess ng an open alcohol sessing an open alcohol contain- er in public open alcohol container in public. . Zachary Heliberg, 31, Tiffin, was Container in public. Collyn Mashek 20 915 Oakcre t . Elizabeth Chesnut, 28, Caroline Everitt, 29, Bettendorf, was chargedSept.4withpossessing charged Sept. 4 with possessin an open alcohol container in ublicq , , s St. Apt. 6, was charged Sept. 4 Clarksville, Iowa, was charged an open alcohol container in public. . Tiffany Hoch 22 Charit n III with possessing an open alcohol Sept. 4 with possessing an open Laura Faber, l9, Hopkinton, Iowa, , , ., , was charged Sept. 4 with container in public. alcohol container in public. was char ed Se t. 4 with ublic 9 P p possessing an open alcohol Patrick McConohy, 31, Marcus Chezum, 34, West intoxication, providing false container in public gettendorf, was charged Sept. 4 Branch, was charged Sept. 4 with identification information, and . John Hoeksema, 21, Davenport with possessing an open alcohol possessing an open alcohol con- tainer in ublic PAULA, , was charged Sept. 4 with public container in public. M tth p . Zachary Flick, 23, New Hampton, urination a ew McDonald, 24, St. Louis Sean Clifford, 32, Chicago, was Iowa, was charged Sept. 4 with . Eric Hodowanic 22 Cornell Park, Minn., was charged Sept. 4 charged Sept.4 with possessing an interference with official acts , , , Wis., was charged Sept 4 with with possessing an open alcohol open alcohol container in public. Sheldon Converse 28 Waterlo with injury, disorderly conduct d . possessing an open alcohol Container in public. , , o, was charged Sept. 4 with public an public intoxication.. Matthew Freeman, 22, container in public. Heath Horstman 21 Bonaparte Kody Merrival, 23, 606 E. Jefferson St. Apt. ii, was charged intoxication. Robert Cole, 49, Riverside, was Broomfield, Colo., was charged Sept. 4 with possessing an open , , , Iowa, was charged Sept. 4 with possessin an Sept. 4 with possessing an open alcohol container in public charged Sept. 4 with possessing an alcohol container in public. g open alcohol container in public . Lucas Meyer, 23, Ely, Iowa was open alcohol container in public. Angela Cook, 30, Marion, was Robert Frommelt, 21, North Liberty was charged Se t 4 with . Ryan Howard, 24, Minneapolis, , Charged Sept.4 with possessing an o l h chargedSept.4withpossessingan , p . possessing an open alcohol was charged Sept. 4 with possessing an open alcohol pen a co ol container in public. Michael Meyer, 40, Chicago was open alcohol container in public. Tina Coppess 41 Cedar Ra ids container in public. R h l F container in public. , charged Sept. 4 with possessing an , , p , was charged Sept. 4 with ac e urman, 23, Marion, was charged5ept.4withpossessin an Jason Huntington, 31, Omaha, wa h open alcohol container in public. K t possessing an open alcohol g open alcohol container in public. s c arged Sept. 4 with possessing an open alcohol a hryn Michelau, 22, Mundelein, III., was charged Sept container in public. John Copping, 28, North Liberty, Joseph Gallagher, 28, West Des Moines was charged Se t 4 with container in public. L J . 4 with possessing an open was charged Sept. 4 with i , p . public consumption of alcohol. ucas ames, 19, Cedar Rapids, was charged Sept. 4 with PAULA. alcohol container in public. Kayleen Miller 44 1418 Wild possess ng an open alcohol container in public Gregory Gallo, 29, Des Moines, Asitha Jayawardena, 22, 200 , , Prairie Drive, was charged Sept. 4 . Ashley Cummins 21 Columbia was charged Sept. 4 with i Grandview Court, was charged with possessing an open alcohol , , , Mo., was charged Sept. 4 with i possess ng an open alcohol container in public. Sept. 4 with possessing an open alcohol container in public. container in public. Samuel Miller, 25, Coralville was possess ng an open alcohol container in public. Trey Gartner, 21, 3092 Anita Drive N.E. was charged Se t 4 Robert Jolin III, 23, 530 Iowa A , chargedSept.4withpossessingan Brett Demos, 22, West Des M i , p . with public intoxication and ve., was charged Sept. 4 with public urination. open alcohol container in public. Andrew Miner 24 Chica o was o nes, was charged Sept. 4 with ossessi possession of drug paraphernalia. Luke Juran, 30, 309 Finkbine , , g , charged Sept. 4 with possessing an p ng an open alcohol con- Caroline Gibbons, 20, 500 5. Lane Apt. 2, was charged Sept. 4 open alcohol container in public. C; ; y Ca~N ~~ ~- 4 9 r•.~ ___.i i "" ° w~ -{ ".~ ~- ~ {~ r.- arm -~ ....., --r; ~~ -•, _ d._ y '~ 4 10 Marian Karr From: Regenia Bailey [bailey@avalon.net] Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 4:14 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Towncrest plans From: Shea Becker [mailto:shealbecker@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:22 PM To: matt-hayek@iowa-city.org Cc: regenia-bailey@iowa-city.org; mike-Wright@iowa-city.org; susan-mims@iowa-city.org; ross- wilburn@iowa-city.org Subject: Towncrest plans Dear Mayor Hayek and City Coucil members, I would like to thank you for the evolving plans re: the revitalization of the Towncrest area of the east side. My family lives in Village Green, and we would love to have more opportunities to walk to restaurants, green areas, and other venues. I think this is a great idea for the east side, and that area in particular. Please support these ideas (I like the traditional design idea myself) and move towards its fruition. Thank you, Shea Becker 11 Bedford Ct. We tend to seek happiness, when happiness is really a choice. 9/5/2010 4 11) Marian Karr From: Mike Wright Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 3:27 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Oct. 1 Iowa City Race & Basketball Meeting -----Original Message----- From: Doyle Landry [mailto:doylelandry@yahoo.com] Sent: Wed 9/15/2010 8:05 AM To: Mike Moran Cc: Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.; Atty. Natalie Martinez; Dedric Doolin; Lyle Muller; Rick Telander; Pat Harty; Dr. J.W. Smith; Teddy Greenstein; Calvin Davis; Phil Gary Jr; Rev. Abraham Funchess; Karl Cassell; Matt Hayek; Ross Wilburn; Regina Bailey; Susan Mims; Mike Wright; Harry Ostrander; Dr. Thomas Rocklin; Gary Barta; Rae Parker; Thomas Moore; Mark Braun; Jonathan Carlson; Michael Barron; Nancy Humbles; John Laverty; Kim Cheeks; Sam Black; Ralph Rosenberg; Atty. Carl Boyd Subject: Oct. 1 Iowa City Race & Basketball Meeting Mr. Michael Moran: Per your attached Monday, September 13 e-mail: "...please do not contact"? "...not to bother..." ? 1. You and your Iowa City Parks & Recreation staff are taxpayer - funded employees. Thank you for remembering that you and your overwhelmingly White ICP&R staff also work for the African American taxpayers of Iowa City. 2. Your September 13 e-mail incorrectly shared your amusing assumption that I did not request time on your schedule about October 1 prior to September 10. Does Doyle Landry's 4 times during the business week of September 6 - 10 count? 3. Our October 1 meeting at the Iowa City Public Library is the same meeting about the discriminatory actions taken in Iowa City against African American boys and young men involving equal and fair access to citywide basketball facilities. 4. Our October 1 meeting at the Iowa City Public Library is the same meeting that Mr. Harry Ostrander originally chose to host at The University of Iowa on September 2 before Mr. Character took a back seat to Mr. Cowardice. 5. I am a United States Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Michael Moran may n-e-v-e-r tell Doyle Landry where and where I enter. What else would Mr. Michael Moran like to know about our October 1 meeting? --- On Mon, 9/13/10, Mike Moran <Mike-Moran@iowa-city.org> wrote: From: Mike Moran <Mike-Moran@iowa-city.org> Subject: Meeting Oct. 1 To: doylelandry@yahoo.com Cc: "Chad Dyson" <Chad-Dyson@iowa-city.org>, "Tammy Neum<span>ann" &1t;Tammy-Neumann@iowa- 1 city.org>, "Sara Greenwood Hektoen" <sara-hektoen@iowa-city.org> Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 1:44 PM Meeting Oct. 1 Mr. Landry, I appreciate your efforts in attempting to contact me. As you have found out without an appointment it is rather difficult to get me due to my schedule. I would appreciate it if you would schedule an appointment to see me and not to bother our staff anymore. You can always feel free to call my cell phone if you wish at 319-621-2761. In regards to your invitation of a meeting on October 1, 2010, I would be happy to consider if you would fill in the details for me, Who, What, Where, When, Why and How Come, it will certainly facilitate a better discussion. In the meantime please do not contact any of our Park and Recreation staff members, except for myself. If you have any further or additional questions please contact myself or the city legal staff person Sara Greenwood Hektoen who has been cc'ed on this email. Thanks for your cooperation. Michael Moran CPRP Director Parks and Recreation 220 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 319-356-5104 2