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Home My WebLink About2011-05-17 Correspondence3f(1) Marian Karr From: Jennifer Jordan Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 9:28 AM To: '`City Council Cc: Rick Fosse; Tom Markus Subject: FW: recycle Attachments: FINAL Recycling flyer - 8 5 x 11 - FINAL.pdf Hello Councilors, I just responded to Mr. Pirnat's email but failed to copy you on it; please see my reply below. Thanks, Jen Recycling Coordinator Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center 3900 Hebl Avenue SW Iowa City, IA 52246 319-887-6160 Jennifer-iordanCa~iowa-city.org www.icgov.orq/environment Hello Mr. Pirnat, Thanks for your email. It is pretty amazing how much energy it takes to mine bauxite and get it into metal form-I always walk through the process with tour groups we have at the landfill to encourage them to recycle aluminum. Iowa City residents can recycle aluminum in a number of ways. If the containers have a deposit from the Iowa Bottle Bill, they can be redeemed or donated at a number of locations across town. Most area Hy-Nees have areverse-vending area where you can feed the cans into a machine and get a receipt for the correct amount returned; you can take it inside the store to cash it out. Fareway and the New Pioneer Co-op take cans as well through their customer service areas. The Can Shed is a redemption center located on Highway 6 just off Boyrum Street; here you can take in larger quantities of cans/bottles; the staff there counts the items for you and hands you the cash. You can also donate the cans for recycling at the City Carton on Benton Drive or the Habitat for Humanity on Scott Blvd. 2. You can recycle aluminum cans curbside with other containers. The attached curbside recycling flyer has aluminum pie tins and foil listed as not acceptable at the curb-the issue is that pie tins and foil are often food- contaminated so we err on the side of caution here and leave them out. The City offers five drop-off sites around the community and City Carton has another. Not all sites take everything, so check out the details here: www.ic~ov.or~/recycle. The sites that take aluminum (with other mixed metals) include the Iowa City Landfill, North Dodge Hy-Nee, East Side Recycling Center (temporarily located at the Commerce Drive Fareway) and City Carton Recycling. The City researched and considered "single stream" recycling using one container in the past eighteen months. In this system, the City would have to pay a recycler such as City Carton to sort the materials into different commodity streams (i.e., paper, cardboard, plastic, etc.) before it could be sold for recycling. The cost for Iowa City would have been an additional $100,000 per year to move to this system. Additionally, I'm not convinced that single stream is the best way to go. I realize this is the trend across the country, but the numbers I've seen from the programs is that the amount of materials that end up at the landfill after the sorting is higher because of contamination. For instance, a city might see a 25% increase in recycling volumes because it's easier for the public to use, but because it's difficult to separate everything back out, there might be 30% left at the end that can't be sorted and ends up at the local landfill. Until recently, we required residents to sort into 6 different streams. Over the past few years, staff has heard from the public that Iowa City's "source separated" system was too time-consuming and difficult. Beginning early in April this year, we now ask residents to sort into just 2 streams-fiber and containers. Please see the attached flyer for details on the new program. This change is utilizing existing City equipment and staff to do some sorting, so there is no additional cost to the public. Please feel free to call or email if you have further questions. Sincerely, Jen Jordan Recycling Coordinator Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center 3900 Hebl Avenue SW . Iowa City, IA 52246 319-887-6160 iennifer-iordan(c~iowa-city.org www.icgov.org/environment From: cliff pirnat [mailto:cpirnat@mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 9:26 AM To: Council Subject: recycle not of recycle aluminum is not a great idea. The cost of energy to produce aluminum id great but save 95% of that energy when recycled. if Des Moines can have one container for recycle, why not Iowa City, we seem to follow great ideas or lead the way clipped from this web site http•//www ehow.com/facts 5862465 cost-recycle-aluminum-vs -plastic.html Product Demand • The price of recycled aluminum is relatively high and there is a lot of demand for it, although the demand has been declining due to the replacement of aluminum containers with plastics. There is greater demand for recycled plastic than the amount produced. Energy Cost Savings Aluminum recycling saves 95 percent of the energy that is needed to produce aluminum from ore, so it is considerably less expensive to recycle it, according to The Aluminum Association. Plastics recycling saves up to 90 percent of the energy that is needed to produce new plastic, according to the EPA. Processing Costs There are many different types of plastics, and they must be separated before they are recycled, which is difficult and involves high costs, according to the EPA. The price of manually sorting plastics can make it cost prohibitive. Aluminum cans, which make up the largest amount of recycled aluminum, do not require processing and can be recycled whole. Amount Recycled • Many types of plastics are not easy to recycle because it is difficult to form a new product from them. Recycled plastics represented only about 7 percent of plastics disposed of in 2008, and recycled aluminum represented about 21 percent of aluminum disposed of in 2008. Read more: The Cost to Recycle Aluminum Vs. Plastic ~ eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_5862465_cost-recycle-aluminum- vs_-plastic.html#ixzzl L1g8y6F 1 Recycling: Now, it's easier! lYo ~vrore bays and (ess sortiN,yl Changes to the Iowa City recycling program: Bags are gone! You no longer need to use bags to sort your recyclables. Easier sorting! Create two sort piles -one for fiber and paper and another for plastics and metal cans. Stack similar items together, place them in your recycling bin, and take it to the curb for pick-up! Fiber and paper Items should be clean and dry. You caN recycle t~ris: ^ Newspapers (including ad sections) ^ Magazines and catalogs (100/ slick pages) ^ Mixed paper (computer paper, envelopes, envelopes with windows, file folders, greeting cards, etc.)'` ^ Chipboard (cereal boxes, cardboard eggiartons, paper towel tubes, etc.) ^ Cardboard (limit size to 2 ft. x 2 ft.; cardboard can be placed under your recycle bin of the curb) ...6ut /VOT t~tcs: ^ Books (no hardcovers, paperbacks, or phone books) ^ Liquid cartons or frozen food boxes (no milk or juice cartons, wax- orslick-coated frozen- food boxes, or anything with food still in it or on it!) ^ Also: No carbon paper, facial tissue, paper cups, paper plates, photographs, napkins, etc. No glass, please! Iowa City's curbside recycling program does not accept glass, but there are places that take it locally. Information on glass recycling appears on the back of this flyer. For more info For more information on recycling, see the back of this flyer, call the Solid Waste oflice at 319.356.5180, or visit our website at www.icgov.org/landfill. Plastics and cans Please wash containers to prevent contamination. You can recycle t~lis: ^ Plastic jugs and containers (#1-5 and #7) ^ Cans (no need to remove the paper) .: ...but ~vort~is: • ^ Aluminum (no aluminum foil, pie tins, etc.) • ^ Wire hangers or miscellaneous metals (no copper, bronze, etc.) • ^ Also: No plastic bags, wraps, #6 plastic food grade containers, kids'toys, motor oil bottles, styrofoam, • polystyrene, etc • How. many recycle bins? Use one or more bins -whatever works best for you. • Extra bins may be purchased from the City for $12 by "calling 319.356.5180. You may also buy bins elsewhere (a Cityaag is no longer required, but if it's lost ordam- • aged, the City cannot replace it. If it's a City bin, we can. How to stack your recycle bin You no longer need to sort your recyclables in bags. • Stack similar items together. If using one bin, put news- ; papers on one side, magazines on the other, cardboard • underneath, plastics on top, etc. For two bins, stack fiber and paper in one, and plastics and cans in the other. • Please note: Iowa City curbside recycling collection • is limited to single family homes consisting of four units or less. More recycling options Recycling drop-off sites Iowa City has several recycling drop-off sites located throughout the community for your convenience. The chart below shows what items can be recycled at each site. / ~°j/ ~e Q,o ~ a i ~c is ~ 5~ e ti a {,~ ~~c ~.c `e°ata ~o°~ta e a~~~~ ~,Sa~ 54a4e ~° Sti ~y~ ~ ata ~~ti4 Cs1~~ ~a4o ~g ~¢'~ ~,s,° ~1a5 ~1a5 East Side Recycling Center ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2401 Scott Blvd. SE Eastdale Plaza ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1st Avenue & LowerMuscatine Hy-Vee ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1201 North Dodge Street Hy-Vee Drug ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 301 N. 1 st Avenue Iowa City Landfill & Recycle Center ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3900 Hebl Avenue SW City Carton Recycling ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 E. Benton Street Where to find info on other types of recycling Yard waste disposal Curbside: www icgov org/yardwaste _ 319.356.5180 At landfill (free, self-haul): www icgovorg/landfill _ 319.356.5185 Hazardous waste disposal www icgov org/hazardouswaste _ 319.356.5185 Composting /Community Compost www icgovorg/landfill ~ 319.356.5185 Appliances or electronic waste • Curbside: www.icgov org/garbage ~ 319.356.5180 At landfill (self-haul): www icgov org/landfill 319.356.5185 Furniture • If it's still usable: www icgov org/furnitureproject _ 319.887.6160 • If it's no longer usable: Curbside: www icgovorg/garbage _ 319.356.5180 At landfill (self-haul): • www icgovorg/landfill ~ 319.356.5185 I - 1 r - ~~ ~i ~~~ • ~'•~"W"" ~ 1l • -^~.a~~ • CITY OF fOWA CITY For more info on recycling, contact the City's Recycling Coordinator at 319.887.6160 www icgov org/landfill 3f(2) Marian Karr From: Brandi Janssen <brandi-janssen@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:40 AM To: Council Subject: Producer involvement in market decisions This correspondence will become a public record. Dear City Council, I am a graduate student in the department of Anthropology at the University and I've been researching local food systems since 2008 here in Iowa. I am writing to you because I am very troubled by the comments made by Council Member Connie Champion reported in the Press-Citizen this morning (May 3). We all have seen the enormous growth in local food purchasing over the past years and the growth in farmers markets nationwide is part of that exciting trend. National research shows clearly that the most successful and vibrant markets are those that take into account the views of all stakeholders-including market customers, producers and the governing body. By and large, "top down" directed markets are less successful than markets that encourage dialogue between all interested parties. Unfortunately, the comments made by Ms Champion do not encourage the spirit of dialogue and open conversation. Instead, the statement indicated that the City Council may not be willing to listen to vendors' concerns. It is dangerous to assume that "where the city puts the farmers market is where the vendors are going to go." I can tell you from my many interviews with local producers over the past years, that they have a variety of marketing options well beyond the farmers market. Shutting them out of the conversation, regardless of the final decision about location, is not beneficial to the market and is not in the City's best interest. Sincerely, Brandi Janssen Brandi Janssen, M.A. PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology University of Iowa 114 MacBride Hall Iowa City, IA 52242 brandi-janssenCa~uiowa.edu U~-7 /-7 7 3f 3 Marian Karr From: Alan and Sara Cross <crosser87@mchsi.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 11:21 AM To: Tom Markus; John Yapp; Mike Moran; Council Subject: Thank you! Dear Council Members, Mr. Moran, Mr. Markus and Mr. Yapp, Thank you all so much for listening to our concerns, letting us have a voice and for your time. We especially want to thank Mr. Moran and his staff, as well as Mr. Wright, Mr. Dickens, Mr. Marcus and Mr. Yapp for meeting with us and lastly Mrs. Mims and Mr. Hayek for their correspondence. We appreciate all of your efforts to make Iowa City a wonderful place to live. Thanks again and the very best to you all! Sincerely, Sara and Alan Cross 3f 4 Marian Karr From: jazb1058@inabc.net Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 4:13 PM To: friendlyfarm@mac.com; Council; Eleanor M. Dilkes; Darian Nagle-Gamma hilltopmobilehomepark@live.com; Andy Rocca Subject: no parking issue Attachments: waterfront southgate.jpg I hate to bring this up again but with spring it has become more of an issue. I have included a map detailing the area to try to illustrate our problem. Our normal existing traffic pattern before the building of shelter house was a supply semi that delivers to HACAP and they use Waterfront to access the entrance to their loading area. Traffic to Friendly Farms for their SCA food co-op to pick up their food. At Hilltop 300 residents going in and out. Hilltop has aprox. 80 children. A percentage of them walk from the entrance of Hilltop to the bus stop to get on the school bus as well as walk back home again after school. There are deliveries of Mobile homes that are 16 ft. wide being pulled by a semi cab. Since the addition of the Shelter house they have a semi delivering supplies once or twice a week and they park and unload on Waterfront Dr. There are cars that were parking on the west side of waterfront and east side of waterfront until no parking signs went upon the west side. Now there is parking on the east side and often 5 cars there. When I go to work early in the morning on average I can see people sleeping in 2/3rds of them. Along the same parkway that the children follow to and from to go to school drug paraphernalia and needles have been found. We have retained these incase you wish to see them. With warmer weather there have become social gatherings on the street at the parked cars often with their doors open and not yielding to vehicle traffic. On top of this children will run between the parked cars on their way from the bus stop to hilltop and the shelter after school. I have been told that the street does not carry enough traffic to warrant no parking on both sides. I think if you compare the residency at Hilltop, the parents picking up and dropping off at HACAP as well as their employees, and the participants of the SCA at Friendly Farm I think we more than warrant the traffic. The managers of Hilltop have enquired about the parking on the street and people sleeping in their vehicles to people at the shelter. We were told they were not allowed to stay at the shelter so it was not their issue. According to parking ordinances sleeping in vehicles is only an issue if the car remains unmoved for longer than 48 hours. The managers have asked the police to run a few license plates of those on the street when they have exceeded the 48 hours and the police have told us not to assume they are harmless. What will it take for you to add no parking to both sides? Sincerely, Joyce Barker 2018 Waterfront Dr. #128 Iowa City, IA 52240 319-331-7104 i ~V e^ r ~~l_C YL- ~'`~~ 1`-s rL '~°v'~'i-fvrA _~ ~~~.T~ __ bwa5-# o 2~ n~° ~~ _~ ~o~ ~~ s ~~~ t-~ ~ Y~i ` Q11 trr2-.~-1~- ~y' ~~~ `~ ~ ~ ~~t1 y~.~_~1 ~ ~' ~`U 4C vl IU~C ~ I o~~~ °f "P_ `ay ~ ~~I~"_ ~I 11 t C 0 ~~ ..~.~~ 'a 2~ ~ ~~c ,~~,~ ~ ~ ive~s '('n w~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ i rr~~a.~ ~~ ~t~ P>u° 5 k~ ~' L.....I ~~V " ~~ ~~- Soukhgate 3f(5) Marian Karr From: Matt Hayek Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:11 AM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: U.S. Route 6 Happenings Attachments: MA-NewSignage in Provincetown-August 2010.pdf From: USRoute6@aol.com [USRoute6@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:27 PM To: Matt Hayek; Ross Wilburn; Regenia Bailey; Susan Mims; Mike Wright Cc: nancy@iowacityarea.com; kelly@iowacityarea.com; dwdarby@aol.com; flyind@netwtc.net; iowa@route6tour.com Subject: U.S. Route 6 Happenings Matt Hayek, Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Iowa City, IA Dear Mayor Hayek and Council Members: Below are current Route 6 Happenings. You can follow Bob and Dave (See Below) in their 1940 Chevy as they travel coast-to-coast along the Grand Old Highway. Heading East they will soon be in your neighborhood. They spent Monday night in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This may be helpful; U.S. 6 The Longest Transcontinental Highway Be sure to visit Malerie's blog, lots of great Route 6 material. (See Below) You may want to contact Malerie since she is in the process of writing a Route 6 Travel Guide. Also, we are currently in the process of making an Iowa U.S. Route 6 Documentary Movie. (See Below) Please contact me to learn more about our programs and projects or have any questions about being a member of the Route 6 Team. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and members of the business community. Look forward to hearing from you. Enjoy! David David W. Darby, Executive Director Iowa - U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association Email: dwdarbyCa?aol.com cc: Nancy Quellhorst, President & CEO -Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Kelly McCann, Director of Communications -Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce. Kimberly K. Sloan, Director of Communications - lowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. Iowa is a state division of the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association, a National Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) "Public Charity" dedicated to the cultural preservation and economic development of inner cities, small towns and rural communities located along all 3,652 miles of the Grand Old Highway. Fed. ID: 91-2136205 We are all volunteers, either retired or keeping our day jobs. Sr. High School and College Student Interns play a major role in our development. Our programs and activities are educational, fun and family oriented. For your information and enjoyment. U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association X940 Chevy Historic Highway V S. 6 Road Trip Starting May 5, 2011 David Sopa and Robert Roehm NOTE: Today they are in Colorado, soon to enter Nebraska. ~^ t ~~ .m ~ T 1 y;,r y; •. ~ •~ •_ _ ~ ~ ~~ t A , ~3~ is \~ F"~ .~± ~,1!' ~~ .•iTi~ U'.~~ ywY y; +. { ~~J.. ._ y _~ Jy ~ l .~'~ ~. ~} '' ~. i s ~ ~y' ~.-., a.' ~ ti a i_ . ,. ;' - F.Y. .~ 41 ~- 1 $'~1 ..¢ ti „~ ;~~. Fred M. Hann, Executive Director of the California - U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association and the drivers; David Sopa and Robert Roehm. Follow along and enjoy the Adventure of Traveling the 6. http://fpl .antelecom.net/1940chevy/ "Real Time" Location of KM6GF-2 -Goo lg e Maps APRS In a message dated 4/30/2011 11:42:36 Pacific Daylight Time, r2@as.net writes: Well! It appears that we have stirred up some interest, so I'll pitch my email into the hat for everyone's Cc: line. As David mentioned we'll be heading for Sierra Hwy (Historic Route 6) in LA County this coming Thursday morning to finish last years tour. While traveling we will be transmitting our position via Amateur Radio APRS (automatic position reporting system) to the Internet every five minutes. See the readme file on the web site for more info about APRS. The system is a bit spotty in rural areas, so be sure to note the time of contact in information panel on the APRS web site you are using. Russ is welcome to link to the http://fp1.antelecom.net/1940chevy web page, which while enroute we'll try to update each evening as well as check r2C~as.net for messages. David arrives in Lancaster late Tuesday afternoon. We'll be making last minute adjustments and packing the Chevy on Wed. My cell phone number is 661 609- 1776 (6616091776(a~vtext.com) for anyone who would like to see the Chevy before departure, or contact us while enroute. Bob Roehm ALSO: Meet Malerie Yolen -Cohen, Writer who will be traveling the 6 this summer. Starting from Provincetown, Massachusetts -May 20, 2011. Malerie will be searching for all those great places to visit, eat and stay at when traveling the 6. She is in the process of writing a U.S. Route 6 Travel Guide. "Stay o n Route 6" These are definitely links you want to keep in your Favorites! (See their web site for contact information.) Please share this Information with others. *************** We continue to install signs across the country! New Signs in Lancaster, CA -March 2011 _~ 1 {. , i ~ ~ r; -~- ,. ~ ~` We provided the signs you see in Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita and throughout the County of Los Angeles. Interested? We also provided the signs at the East end in Provincetown, MASS. (See Attachment) Interest in having some highway si ns? 'I i .~ 4J' - - -- t ~.: ~- Fred M. Hann,~Executive Director of the California - U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association . Past two term Mayor of the City of Lancaster, California and retired from the County of Los Angeles Fire Department. (Lancaster, CA -March 10, 2011) "In The News" Iowa's U.S. Route 6 Documentary Movie 8 __ Documentary to feature Wilton Candy Kitchen .~ + .~. .~ r ~ ~~ i~~ LigMtS,e:e~Q~~.~C@i0ait-T:, 1%~;~t,,lrtri~yKft_ti ,. 'i~i~ ;;, ~a;c~n**, ",{> .~ ~ r1.,,1 f ... 4'€-~ P: ..', i! 11 ~ if5(~ ,d~:1 11 ~ttY. =:3'~ ~"h'r 1 ^tTi i-. i ..1 i~p F,i S. i ~~ "ni~'i`cr ~ fi ETf i.i nr ,~r. ' ~~~~,__g ,i~ ~ ~,~,~~~~. ~., .,I, ~ rah"1 ~ ~Ir== ~i I~isR=n.~° P`i __., ~.!f~~3 i i "!~t'`i ~il~, >''~1k I ~r lFhl L3% 1l ~ T~.~at( ~., i ~. . ~: ~`' ~ .11 I i ~' ,... .C7i~ % 'J JI iS._ 9 3 -~ (~~ Marian Karr From: Matt Hayek Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:27 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Iowa City From: Dave Barnett [dave@garyleeprice.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:04 AM To: Matt Hayek Cc: Ross Wilburn; Regenia Bailey; Susan Mims; Mike Wright Subject: Iowa City May 10, 2011 Dear Mayor Hayek and council members, I would like to introduce you to Gary Lee Price Bronze sculptures. Gary has many pieces perfect for cities, schools and libraries and we have placed 15 of those at the Hong Kong City Library and others around the world. We ask that you take a look at our on line catalog at www.garyleeprice.com and see if there are some that could enhance your community. We also recognize that funding is difficult but many of our installations have come as a direct result of a friend of the community donating the necessary funds. Please let us know if we can help. Sincerely, Dave Barnett 801-669-2809 3 ~-~~ (~ _.~~ 2159 Taylor Drive Iowa City, IA 52240 Thursday, May 12, 2011 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Members of the Council, I'm writing to suggest that The City of Iowa City offer Sunday bus service for the weekends of the Iowa Arts Festival and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. The city has FREE bus service on Saturday for those two weekends, but NO bus service for the events on Sundays. As one of a handful of individuals who collected signatures to petition for regular Sunday bus service two years ago, I know there are hundreds of individuals, including many families and children, who do not have private transportation that would let them attend the festivities offered on June 5~' and July 3`~. A twenty or thirty-dollar cab fare may not be steep for amiddle-class family, but it can be adeal-breaker for aloes-income family. It only makes sense to offer transportation for families and children who cannot otherwise attend, especially on June 5~', Children's Day of the Iowa Arts Festival. We failed in our attempt to have Sunday bus service implemented, but in a spirit of fairness and inclusion, I hope that The City will agree to offer Sunday bus service for just these two weekends offamily-oriented cultural and entertainment events. Surely "cost" cannot be the reason to exclude so many members of our community. If the service is FREE for the events on Saturday, it can't be too much of a stretch to offer it for just two more days, -for the Sunday events. If necessary, charge regular fares! This would still make transportation available and attendance possible for, families who are otherwise unable to participate, and therefore, excluded. Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely, ~_~ N o Lisa Anthony ~ ~:, c7 ~ _ -' ~ .~ -t --c --t C"~ ~ r` ~~ ' ~ ~ ~` W O W