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Home My WebLink About2020-11-17 CorrespondenceItem Number: 8.a. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Nathan Micatka: I owa City C O V I D Response Item Number: 8.b. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Caroline Dieterle: Deer depredation is continuing [A ttached video will be archived with the formal meeting documents] Item Number: 8.c. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Dina Bishara: Mask violations at Culvers [Staff response included] Item Number: 8.d. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Mary Murphy: Proposed transit plan following transit study by consultant [S taff response included] Item Number: 8.e. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Bob Oppliger: mass transit & active transportation Item Number: 8.f. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Adam Evanovich: Discussion with your mayor to make I owa City better Item Number: 8.g. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Amylena B utler: Facilities P lanning - Senior Center Item Number: 8.h. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description J ayme Pott: hi there Item Number: 8.i. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Shannon Shea: Rental Tours during pandemic [Staff response included] Item Number: 8.j. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Steven Newman - S enior Center B uilding Plans; future [Staff response included] Kellie Fruehling From: Steven Newman <stnewmanll@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 3:17 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Sr. Center Remodeling I► - 1(p-'2-02-0 (Date) RISK LaTasha, I received yr email of 11 November 2020 and will comment on a couple points you made. It does not matter that planning for it began before the pandemic occurred. Great events often times disrupt progress. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the ninth month the SC will be closed to the public. It is grossly financially irresponsible to remodel a building that is not open to the public it is suppose to serve! It is one of at least three departments that are operating way below their capacity and mission statements. Likewise, the public library and rec center remain closed as well and the question is why? I consider these closings to be a result of failure of leadership. Respective department heads could not rise above their own sense of fear and media hype to keep their departments up and running. While the SC has gone to a online presence, the fact remains that the majority of members, due to their ages, are not trained in use of computers, and have no interest in doing so. So, this approach has very little success to show for it. Returning to city departments for a moment, with the exception of the three noted, the others have continued to deal with the public on a face-to-face basis throughout this crisis without sustaining too many sick or dead personnel. Those department heads and personnel are to be congratulated. But, the question remains why the other three failed or refused to do so? Closing the SC is not protecting or saving lives. The members are aged individuals and know about risk and can choose to accept it or not It is not your responsibility to make that paternalistic choice for them. Doing so, is disrespecting them and the equivalent of spitting in their faces. I am not angry at you for your failure of leadership in this case. Your failure is the city managers failure because he failed to oversee what you were doing and get you to get your department up and running again. I believe he should be fired before you are replaced. I say again, it is imperative that you get your department up and running as near normal as possible, other city departments are, you should too. Until you do, discussion of remodeling should not even take place! In fact, if it continues to remain closed, discussion concerning disbanding it and selling it off as an asset should occur. In light of what I have said, I will not be submitting any suggestions regarding remodeling, as I have no intention of taking part in what I consider to be defrauding the public. Have a nice weekend! Best regards. Item Number: 8.k. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description J ill Smith - I owa City - waste water surveillance program to detect C O V I D [Staff response included] Item Number: 8.l. November 17, 2020 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Margaret Klemme - Please Help! Broken glass on sidewalks in I owa City [S taff response included] Item Number: 8.m. November 17, 2020 Establish ment of "No Parkin g An y Time" parking p rohib ition on th e south side of Pag e Street b etween Van Buren Street an d Webster Street. Prepared B y:F rank Waisath, Associate Transportation Planner Reviewed By:Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood and Development S ervices Director F iscal I mpact:No impact. Recommendations:Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments:None Executive S ummary: As directed by Title 9, C hapter 1, Section 3B of the C ity C ode, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to S ection 9-1-3A (10); I nstall (1) "No P arking A ny Time" sign on the south side of P age Street, between Van Buren Street and Webster S treet. Background / Analysis: T his action is simply being taken to assure that the C ity C ouncil has been notified of an existing on-street parking prohibition as required by City Code. Item Number: 8.n. November 17, 2020 Establish traffic con trol an d parking p rohib ition s for Community View - Part 1 Subdivision Prepared B y:Emily Bothell; S r. A ssociate Transportation P lanner Reviewed By:Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development S ervices Director F iscal I mpact:No impact. Recommendations:Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments:None. Executive S ummary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3A of the C ity C ode, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to S ection 9-1-3A (5, 12); E stablish (1) "S top" sign on the northwest corner of the American L egion R oad and A iden Street intersection f or southbound motorists. E stablish "No Parking A ny Time" parking prohibition on the east and south sides of E astbrook Street and on the west side of Aiden S treet. Background / Analysis: T his action is being taken to assign the right-of -way at the American L egion Road and A iden Street intersection and to prohibit on-street parking on one side of E astbrook S treet and A iden Street because the street width is less than 28' wide.