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FROM: Captain TA Kelso -, as designee of Interim Police Chief Campbell
RE: DENIAL of Application for New Alcohol License — Dan Ahrens, d.b.a. Jobsite
DATE: January 10, 2017
Dan Ahrens has submitted an application for a new retail liquor license, wine, or beer permit for
Jobsite, a bar located at 928 Maiden Ln. Dan Ahrens is the manager and sole proprietor per the
application he completed and submitted.
Iowa Code 123.3(26) requires a liquor license holder be of "good moral character." Under the
law, a person of "good moral character" is one with financial standing and good reputation
sufficient to demonstrate that the person or entity will comply with all laws, regulations and
ordinances governing the license.
Dan Ahrens has an ownership interest in a number of other business ventures under various
names.
Per Iowa Courts Online, Dan Ahrens is listed as a defendant in many civil court actions in Iowa.
In eight of those cases, Iowa Courts Online shows outstanding cost, fines, surcharges,
restitution, or other monies owed as a result of a judgment against the listed defendants,
including Dan Ahrens. While Dan Ahrens is only one of many defendants in most of the legal
actions, he is specifically listed as a defendant and monies due as a result of the judgments are
substantial. Available court records reference receiverships, foreclosures, garnishments,
defaults, and debtors examinations.
Until such time as Dan Ahrens is able to satisfy the outstanding judgments or otherwise
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Iowa City Police Department that he has the requisite
good financial standing to hold a liquor license in the state of Iowa, the Iowa City Police
Department DOES NOT APPROVE Dan Ahrens' application for a new liquor license.
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Julie Voparil
From: Eleanor M. Dilkes
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 9:20 AM
To: 'Anthony Wyatt'; Council
Subject: RE: Requesting my mental health committal documents
Mr. Wyatt,
The City does not maintain mental health commitment records. You should contact the Johnson County Clerk of Court at 356-
6060.
Eleanor M. Dilkes
City Attorney
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Email: eleanor-dilkes(a2iowa-citv.orc
Phone: (319) 356-5030
Fax: (319) 356-5008
From: Anthony Wyatt [mailto:anthonywyatt610@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 4:39 PM
To: Council
Subject: Requesting my mental health committal documents
Hello. This is Anthony Wyatt. I am requesting that I be emailed my mental health committal documents from the year
(2012),please.
Julie
From: Geoff Fruin
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 11:20 AM
To: 'Mauro Heck'; Council
Cc: John Sobaski; Toni Davis; Jon Resler; Ron Knoche
Subject: RE: Please fix street potholes
Mr. Heck,
Thank you again for your email and follow-up correspondence with me as I researched your past work request submittals. As
you may know, the City Council has pushed to make Iowa City a Gold certified bicycle -friendly community. If we are able to
achieve this goal, Iowa City will become the first in the State of Iowa to do so. In an effort to meet this goal there are a number
of initiatives underway, including expanding and improving on -street bicycle infrastructure. With this in mind, the
maintenance of roadways and bike lanes is an increasing focus of our operations.
When we receive requests related to street repairs, our staff evaluates those on-site within 24 hours with very few
exceptions. In many cases, the pothole can be repaired immediately. However, standard pothole repair may not always be an
effective repair for certain pavement conditions. In some cases, full panels of concrete need to be replaced or specialized
equipment and/or fill material that are only available in warmer months are needed. In these cases, the submittals are flagged
and work is completed later in the year. When looking into your specific requests, I do believe that either immediate action
was taken or that subsequent repairs have been added to our prioritized list for future work requiring specialized
methods. We will strive to make this more apparent in our responses to work requests we receive from anonymous submittals
such as what you have been submitting through our mobile app.
Over the last several years the City Council has dedicated a substantial amount of additional financial resources to road repair
and maintenance. In the proposed budget they are currently considering, our annual street resurfacing program continues to
increase in each of the next five years. The Council is also considering the addition of new staff forthe Streets Division, which
will continue to help us be responsive to requests for maintenance. Based on past comments from the City Council prioritizing
road maintenance, I fully expect these additional resources to be approved.
Again, I appreciate your active use of our mobile app and can assure you each of your requests are getting prompt attention,
even if in some cases the repairs are not handled immediately. If you would like to discuss this in more detail I would be happy
to talk over the phone or in person.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager I City of Iowa City
P: 319.356.5013
From: Mauro Heck [mailto:majohe59@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 6:13 PM
To: Council; John Sobaski; Toni Davis; Kingsley Botchway; Rockne Cole; Terry Dickens; Susan Mims; Pauline Taylor; John
Thomas; Jim Throgmorton
Subject: Please fix street potholes
Dear Mr. Jon Resler and City Council members,
I bike twice a day everyday from my house on 1 Joyfield Lane, on the East side of IC to Durham School buses on S.
Gilbert by the railroad tracks.
Before I go begging, I would like to mention that in the past, many if not most of my use of the GORequest app
requests have been taken care of, however that has not been the case lately.
I do not recall ever seeing so many large cracks and potholes in my 34 years as a resident of this great community of
ours.
For instance, two large series of wide cracks on and around 547 Southgate Ave, have forced me to use a new route.
At 6:30 in the morning, when it's pitch dark, you can't see that well using a bike light. I have placed at least three
GoRequests on that spot alone, but they haven't been addressed. I could go on with a list for Keokuk, College and
many other streets.
This community will only be truly great when we do the best to accommodate for the basic transportation of all
residents of Iowa City. I feel like the Street Department is not doing that now, at least from the point of view of a
cyclist.
I sincerely hope that more will and resources are placed toward fixing potholes in our great Iowa City.
Thank you for all the hard work you do.
Sincerely,
Mauro and Carmen Heck
1 Joyfield Lane, IC 52245
319-594-4871
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TO ALL CITY COUNCIL PERSON ESPECILY "HER".
DIVERSITY "BULL-****" ,SHE SAID THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DIVERS PLACE OF
LEARNING.RIGHT..THAT IS NOT THE ARGUMENT.SHE LUMP IOWA CITY AS A PLACE TO LIVE AND A
PLACE TO LEARN.WRONG AGAIN. I WAS BORN IN OSKALOOSA,IOWA. AND TRAVEL ALL OVER IOWA BY
SEMI TRUCK AND JOBS. I NEVER CAME ACROSS A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD FIND "BLACK"S AND
MEXICANS IN WELFARE HOUSING 1968 TO 1980. THE PARISTES COULD NOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION WAS RAMPED. HAD TO FIND BY "BLACK MEN" LIKE ME. AND LATER WHEN I
WAS MARRIED. YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BUILDING A SLUM LIKE THERE HAS BEEN
IN IOWA CITY,AND IOWA.PLACING CONVICTED MURDERS AND OTHER FELON'S IN HOME WHERE AS A
"NAVY -VETERAN " I AM ABUSED WITH NO HOMER TO CALL MY OWN. LIVING IN THE HOME -LESS
SHELTER WITH OTHER VETERAN'S WHO ARE BEING DONE THE SAME..THESE PARISITE'S AND MAGGOT
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE SHELTER -HOUSE FASTER THEN ANY VETERAN'S.(8) EIGHT
KID'S ALL UNDER (10 YEARS OF AGE') AND NO FATHERS AND THE ONE'S THAT DO HAVE FATHER'S THESE
SO-CALLED MEN HAVE NO INTENT OF HOLDING A "JOB" FOR (20 YEARS OR MORE) BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE TO..LOITHERING,GETTING "HIGH "ON DRUGS,RUNNING LEGITMENT CUSTOMERT"S OUT
OF THE "MAWS DOWNTOWN, PASSING OUT IN THE SUMMER'S,BUMMING MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO
APPROCH ANY "A.T.M" DOWNTOWN PET -MALL.. I PESONELLY HAVE FO HITE FEMALE" PAST
OUT AT "HY-VEE WATERFRONT.CALL I.C.P.D.. WHILE YOU HOLY ER AN THOU PE PLE THING YOU ARE
DOING "GOD'S WORK, YOU ARE DESTROYING -IOWA-.0 PEOPLE UCK.
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ACCOMPLISH ARE GETTING A BUNCH OF "BLACK'S OUT OF PRISON.WHY NOT GOING TO "CARPENTERS
TRADE SCHOOL LIKE I DID..ALL THE TIME THEY HAVE SPENT IN SIDE,I BET NONE COULD WALK ON A
CONSTRUCTION JOB LIKE I DID THE "110-405-10" FREEWAY AND MAKE FOREMAN,OR JUST KEEP A JOB..
"I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT FREEWAYS OR ANY THING THAT BIG" YOU REALLY THINK THESE "SLICK"
SUCKER'S WOULD LAST 30-DAYS.SISSE'S.I HEARD ON "E.S.P.N. THE FLORIDA COUCH "BOWED" SAY (65)
PERCENT OF HIS "BLACK MALE'S FOOTBALL PLAYER'S CAME FROM (NO) FATHERS HOMES..THE SAME AS
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YEARS TO BE READY AND WE WERE NOT,PEOPLE LIKE CON.JESSE JACKSON.JR I THINK DID THE MOST
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From:
Simpson, Jacob D <jacob-simpson@uiowa.edu>
Sent:
Monday, January 09, 2017 3:06 PM
To:
Council
Cc:
Nelson, Benjamin C
Subject:
Lighting Concerns
Attachments:
Lighting - Streets of Concern.pdf
Dear City Council,
To create the safest possible Iowa City, its streets and sidewalks must be well -lit during the night. The University of
Iowa Student Government Safety Committee recently identified streets near campus where street lights fail to
adequately light the area (see the highlighted streets in the attached document). Sometimes the lights flicker on and
off and other times they are off for extended periods of time. We wish for the City to review the identified areas,
and ensure that the lights are in appropriate working order. We appreciate your effort to keep students and other
residents of Iowa City safe.
Best,
Jacob and Ben
Jacob Simpson (he/him/his)
University of Iowa Undergraduate I Economics
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From:
James McCoy <mccoytam@mchsi.com>
Sent:
Monday, January 09, 2017 10:30 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Fee and Dividend Endorsement Resolution Request
Attachments:
Longer CFand D (draft 6).docx
Mayor Jim Tbrogmorton
Councilmembers Kingsley Botchway, Rockne Cole, Terry Dickens, Susan Mims, Pauline Taylor, John Thomas
I am writing on behalf of the Iowa City Climate Advocates, a non-partisan group of citizens working to create a
sustainable, carbon -neutral community and educate people about human -caused climate change. A major focus of our
work is building awareness and support for policies to better account for the costs of burning fossil fuels and to
promote a level playing field for other forms of energy production. I am writing you today to tell you about a proposal
to create a federal carbon fee and dividend program and to seek endorsement by the Iowa City Council.
The "Carbon Fee and Dividend" is a revenue -neutral charge on carbon dioxide emissions and the return of net
revenues to households. A fee would be placed on fossil fuels at the source (oil well, coal mine, or port of entry),
starting at $15/ton of CO2e and increasing over time. Revenues generated by this fee would be returned as quarterly
or monthly dividends to all U.S. residents. About two-thirds of households will break even or receive more than they
pay in higher prices for increased energy costs. Such a dividend program is similar to the "Alaskan Permanent Fund"
which sends annual checks from North Slope investments to all state residents. It would inject billions of dollars into
the economy, spur innovation, and build aggregate demand for low -carbon products at the consumer level.
This market approach to developing non -carbon energy production has support across the political spectrum.
Supporters range from national political leaders such as George Schultz, former Secretary of State under Ronald
Reagan; climate scientists such as Dr. James Hanson, director of Columbia University's Climate Science program;
business leaders in the energy sector (BP, ExxonMobil, Duke Energy, and others), and environmental organizations.
We commend your efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Iowa City, most recently by setting emission
reduction goals and initiating a planning effort to determine the best means of achieving these goals. These efforts
would greatly benefit by having supportive federal policies in the form of an appropriate price on carbon.
We urge you to endorse the Carbon Fee and Dividend program and have attached a sample City Council endorsement
resolution. We would be happy to provide any other information you would find useful in considering this proposal.
Sincerely,
James McCoy
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From: David Burt <burtfamilytoodservices@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:17 AM 3
To: Council
Subject: Stick to timeline for Mann renovation (Date)
Dear City Council members
It is with frustration that I am writing to ask for something that was already decided and agreed on. The Mann
Community has overwhelming supported the SILO and the RPS with the expectation that our older schools would
receive the renovations they deserve. As a citizen and parent I am voicing my need for the school district and the city
council to work together to make sure the 2018-19 renovation of Mann continues as planned.
Mann's historical renovation should not be delayed. A historical renovation of Mann benefits the school district and
the community as a whole. At the very least we need to stick with a 2018-19 renovation date.
Postponing the renovation date of Mann Elementary will continue to erode the trust in the school district and our city
as a whole.
Yours sincerely,
David Burt
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From: Teresa Galluzzo <tegallu@gmail.com> 11
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:42 AM
To: Board@iowacityschools.org; Stephen Murley; Council
Subject: Keep Horace Mann Renovations on Track (Date)
Members of the School Board, Superintendent Murley, and City Councilors,
Please do not postpone the historic renovation of Horace Mann. Our school is the linchpin of our
neighborhood. The whole school district and city will benefit from the planned updates to Mann.
Thank you, Teresa Galluzzo (Mann parent)
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Julie Voparil
From: Kumar Narayanan <nandakumar.narayanan@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:51 PM
To: Board@iowacityschools.org; murley.stephen@iowacityschools.org; Council �' )
Subject: FOLLOW THROUGH ON MANN'S RENOVATION
I saw the article today in the Press -Citizen - and I am extremely concerned.
Mann's historical renovation should not be delayed. A historical renovation of Mann benefits the school district and the community as a whole. We
need to stick with a 2018-19 renovation date.
Thanks for your attention to this and I hope you will work to keep your community's trust.
Best,
Dr. Narayanan
Nandakumar Narayanan M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Assistant Director, Clinical Neuroscience Training Program
Associate Director, Neurology Residency
Carver College of Medicine at The University of Iowa
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From:
Cornelia Lang <c.c.lang@gmail.com>
Sent:
Thursday, January 12, 2017 2:31 PM
To:
Board@iowacityschools.org; Stephen Murley; Council �I
Cc:
Mike Fallon (pate)
Subject:
PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH ON MANN'S RENOVATION
To Members of the School Board, City Council and Superintendent Murley
The Horace Mann and Northside Neighborhood Community has overwhelming supported the SILO and the RPS with the expectation that our
older schools would receive the renovations they deserve. Mann is located in the central district of our city and is seen by many people
driving by. Mann should be a showcase for the community and not represent a neglected older school.
Postponing the renovation date of Mann Elementary will continue to erode the trust in the school district and our city as a whole. The board
and the council need to work together in a joint venture to ensure the historical renovation of Horace Mann. Please stay the course with the
2018-19 renovation of Mann.
Sincerely,
Cornelia Lang and Michael Fallon
409 Brown Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
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From: Elizabeth Willmore <elizabeth.willmore@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:55 PM l I 1 \311 1
To: Council
Subject: Mann renovations (Date)
Dear members of the City Council,
The Mann Community has overwhelming supported the SILO and the RPS with the expectation that our older schools would
receive the renovations they deserve. Stay the course with the 2018-19 renovation of Mann. The school district and the city
council need to work together to make this happen.
The School Board and the City Council need to work together to make sure Horace Mann has its historical renovation in 2018-
19 or sooner. Mann is located in the central district of our city and is seen by many people driving by. Mann should be a
showcase for the community and not represent a neglected older school.
Mann's historical renovation should not be delayed. A historical renovation of Mann benefits the school district and the
community as a whole. At the very least we need to stick with a 2018-19 renovation date.
Postponing the renovation date of Mann Elementary will continue to erode the trust in the school district and our city as a
whole. The board and the council need to work together in a joint venture to ensure the historical renovation of Horace Mann.
The school district and the city of Iowa City benefit by the historical renovation of Horace Mann. Do not postpone the
renovation. Trust is an issue. Stay the course with Mann's needed renovation.
Thank you for your service to our schools and community, Elizabeth Willmore
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From:
Mike Fallon <mjfjr@yahoo.com>
Sent:
Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:53 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Please support renovations to Mann Elementary
(Date)
Dear Council Members,
FYI, below is the email I recently penned to ICCSD Board
Members, Staff and Administrators.
Once again, I find myself writing ICCSD Board Members,
Staff and Administrators on behalf of Mann Elementary
and the Mann Community. Once again, our school seems
easily relegated to second tier status. Instead of strong
commitment, I read milk -toast statements like "A
renovation of the nearly 100 -year-old Mann Elementary
could be postponed amid complications with acquiring
land and relocating students during the project." (Press -
Citizen). Where, I wonder, is the Administration's
commitment to an older neighborhood school, long a
lynchpin of the Northside Neighborhood? Why don't I
seem to read reassuring statements steeped in the
American can -do spirit? I would rejoice to read the
following statement: "The renovation of the nearly 100 -
year -old Mann Elementary will forge ahead despite
complications with acquiring land and relocating students,
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assures ICCSD Board Members and
Administrators." Such a bold statement would engender
much needed confidence is the shaky alliance between
Board Members, Administrators and the public.
Sincerely,
Michael Fallon, Mann Parent
"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or
not you believe in it."— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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From: khristopher pepper <khristopher53@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:43 PM
To: Council
Subject: Fw: Horace Mann Renovation! (Date)
From: khristopher pepper <khristopher53@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:08:17 PM
To: Board@iowacityschools.org
Subject: Horace Mann Renovation!
Hello,
We recently seen in the news paper article that renovation of our school is potentially being postponed until 19-20
school year. The school is in major need of an update years ago. During the early part of the semester the kids have
had to leave school early due to lack of air conditioning which in return affects their education. Please don't delay this
renovation if anything expedite it the kids deserve and us parents as tax payers would surely appreciate it!
Khristopher Pepper
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From: Mei-Ling Shaw <mshawwilliams@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:07 PM
To: Board@iowacityschools.org; murley.stephen@iowacityschools.org eroe+ne
Subject: Mann must be renovated (Date)
Hello,
Mann's historical renovation should not be delayed. A historical renovation of Mann benefits the school district and the
community as a whole. At the very least we need to stick with a 2018-19 renovation date.
Postponing the renovation date of Mann Elementary will continue to erode the trust in the school district and our city as a
whole. The board and the council need to work together in a joint venture to ensure the historical renovation of Horace Mann.
Thank you,
Mei-Ling Shaw Williams
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Charles Staniar <charles.stanier@gmail.com>
Monday, January 16, 2017 8:19 PM
Council
letter regarding Horace Mann
From: Charles Stanier. 529 Brown St.
Date: Monday Jan 16, 2017
SUBJECT: Horace Mann Site Plan / collaboration with ICCSD
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(Date)
I would like to see my City Council work as aggressively as possible with the ICCSD to keep the Horace Mann
renovation/addition on schedule. The health of the Northside is tightly tied to the health of Horace Mann. The North Side is a
very visible part of Iowa City — visitors see it. If it is healthy and vibrant — that sends a wonderful message. If it is full of run-
down rentals, that sends a very different message.
So, please work — aggressively and with a common goal — to accommodate ICCSD as they struggle with issues such as parking,
land acquisition, site plan, and student pick-up / drop-off by car. I would be willing to sacrifice a portion of the park, and
several private properties, if it was the difference between keeping a renovated and open Horace Mann, versus closing the
school. I even would support letting go of historic homes such as 630 Fairchild, as long as the district showed how it was
necessary.
Get creative — provide teachers with placarded on -street parking, encourage dual use agreements with privately owned
parking areas ... think outside the box, collaborate, and get it done! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help as a
private citizen.
I have sent a letter to the board and the superintendent stressing collaboration with the city, staying on schedule, and sticking
to commitments that have been made to taxpayers.
Sincerely,
Charles Stanier
Charles Stanier
charles.stanier@gmail.com (personal)
charles-stanier@uiowa.edu (professional)
Twitter @charliestanier (personal)
Twitter @stanierlab (professional)
Julie
From: Dunnwald, Martine <martine-dunnwald@uiowa.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 7:14 AM
To: Council
Subject: Mann renovations need to stay on time
(Date)
Dear Iowa City Council members,
It was with a huge surprise that I read in the paper last week about the possibility that Horace Mann Elementary school
renovations could be postponed by a year. The reasons stated in the article relate to the longer -than -expected conversation
with the city and property owners to secure land. Although I appreciate the fact that some of it is out of the control of the
school district, it puts Horace Mann (children, building, community) AGAIN at a disadvantage within the school district. The
delay of the renovation is NOT acceptable.
Please let me list a few reasons why we can not accept more delay:
1. The Mann Community has overwhelming supported the SILO and the RPS with the expectation that our older schools
would receive the renovations they deserve.
2. The School Board and the City Council need to work together to make sure Horace Mann has its historical renovation
in 2018-19 or sooner. Mann is located in the central district of our city and is seen by many people driving by. Mann
should be a showcase for the community and not represent a neglected older school.
3. A historical renovation of Mann benefits the school district and the community as a whole. At the very least we need
to stick with a 2018-19 renovation date.
4. Postponing the renovation date of Mann Elementary will continue to erode the trust in the school district and our city
as a whole. The board and the council need to work together in a joint venture to ensure the historical renovation of
Horace Mann.
Thank you for your consideration.
Martine Dunnwald
Past -president, PTO, Horace Mann
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From: Mike Fallon <mjfjr@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 2:26 PM Late Handouts Distributed
To: Council
Subject: ICCSD Board and Administrators and City Council and Staff must work together.
Dear Council Members, (Date)
I recently sent ICCSD Board Members the following
email:
"Chris & Board Members,
Hi and thank you for your upbeat and supportive
emails. I'm heartened by your commitment to bringing the
"best and brightest" to bear in the difficulties facing Mann
and other elementary schools much in need. While I'm
sure you've readjust about every comment, my two cents
is as follows:
1. "Sub -urban" vs. "Urban" mentality. A sub -urban
mentality pervades among some Board Members,
Administrators, Council Members, City Staff and
members of the public. A sub -urban mentality fervently
clings to a doctrine of large modern elementary school
design (-500 students). While a case can be made for
large elementary schools and campuses, one shouldn't
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adhere to a "one -size -fits -all" mentality. Clearly, schools
in a dense urban surrounds operate successfully in much
smaller footprints. I urge all involved to think "outside the
box".
2. North Market Square Park should not be sacrificed for a
large school campus! Rather, North Market Square Park is
a historic and significant part of Iowa City's culture
heritage which must not be cast away in the name of
"progress".
3. It's clear to me the ICCSD Board and Administrators
and City Council and Staff must work together. Elected
officials have a mandate to complete the work the public
elected you to do. Please put aside personal
differences/ideologies to achieve compromise.
Finally, I hope to see some of you at this Thursday's
Listening Post.
Sincerely,
Mike Fallon"
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From: Brown, Matthew P <matthew-p-brown@uiowa.edu> 1
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:19 PM
To: Council
Subject: Stick to MANN's planned RENOVATION (Date)
I write to urge you to support the upgrading of Horace Mann school without delay and certainly no later than its scheduled
2018-19 renovation date. Horace Mann is a centerpiece of the Iowa City community and its upkeep is essential; it benefits
ICCSD, the city, and, most crucially, the students. The Mann community has supported the SILO and RPS with the expectation
that the agreed-upon facilities plan would be pursued. Stay the course by keeping to this plan.
I have no doubt Lincoln and Mann can work cooperatively to merge schools for the renovation year; Mann is a model of
adaptation as, for example, its faculty, staff, and students have altered shared grade classrooms to single -grade classrooms
over just one year. The key point is that the city and the school district need to work together to problem solve about the land
issue through *active talks now*.
Let's not make Mann a neglected older school that much of Iowa City's east side sees on a regular basis in its prominent Dodge
St. location. Instead, let's see the city council and school board work actively on Mann's behalf, thereby maintaining trust and
securing this jewel in the crown of the ICCSD.
Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Matthew P. Brown
420 Fairchild St
Iowa City, IA 52245
Matthew P. Brown
Associate Professor
English/Center for the Book
University of Iowa
matthew-p-brown@uiowa.edu
(319)335-0454
Julie Voparil
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Mayor and City Council,
Nancy Bird <nancy@downtowniowacity.com>
Monday, January 16, 2017 4:42 PM
Council
Geoff Fruin; Wendy Ford
Stop Sign exploration at Dubuque / Washington St
2017.01.16 ICDD - StopSignSupport.pdf
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Please find attached the Iowa City Downtown District's support for exploring the usage of a stop sign at Dubuque and
Washington Streets.
Thank you for your consideration
Nancy Bird
O: 319.354.0863
M: 206.930.6960
Iowa City Downtown District
103 E. College Street, Suite 200
Iowa City, IA 52240
downtowniowacity.com
January 16, 2017
Mayor Jim Throgmorton and City of Iowa City Council members
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City. IA 52240
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RE: Support for Exploring a Stop Sign at the Washington I Dubuque Intersection
Mr. Mayor and City Council,
On behalf of the Iowa City Downtown District Executive Committee, I would like to support
Council Member John Thomas's inquiry into improving the pedestrian orientation of the
intersection at Dubuque and Washington Streets by replacing the stop light with a stop sign.
Initial outreach to both our businesses and individuals with disabilities indicates general support
for exploring whether a stop sign would improve pedestrian flow while not impacting current
vehicular traffic, The current condition of a stop sign at this location seems to be working and
there are many other intersections downtown that host stop signs over lights. If the ICDD can
be of assistance in supporting additional study into the stop sign at this location, please let me
know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
V
Nancy Bird, AICP
Executive Director. ICDD
Cc: Geoff Fruin, City of Iowa City Manager
Wendy Ford, City of Iowa City Economic Development
Iowa City Downtown District 103 E. College Street, Suite 200, Iowa City, IA 52240 319-354-0863