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Marian Karr
From: Sheila Knoploh [sknodole@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:25 PM
To: Council
Subject: Street Maintenance
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Hello,
Several weeks ago I sent the council pictures of the sand and dead squirrels along the bike
lane on Jefferson St. I sent that email with pictures because 3 weeks earlier, the street
sweeper came by and all the parked cars along the south side of the street were moved in
order to sweep under them. The north side of Jefferson, the side with the bike lane,
remained unswept, even though there were no cars that needed to be moved.
As luck would have it, a week after I sent the email on April 27th, I wiped out on my bike
after hitting a patch of sand at night. I hit the pavement with my face, and my right hand
was broken. I had to have surgery to pin the bones for alignment. This happened with two
weeks before I was to graduate w/ a Master's degree and I was trying to wrap up my
program. The timing couldn't have been worse.
Therefore, I want to impress upon Council that regular street sweeping to remove the
winter's sand is imperative. Sand can be a death trap on a bicycle, especially if hit going
around a corner; my pictures show an example of this kind of accumulation on Jefferson
Street. Sweeping must also be done earlier in the year as many citizens commute by
bicycle throughout the winter. It also needs to be done regularly, biweekly, as more and
more citizens are opting for this mode of sustainable transportation. The amount of debris,
now including lawn clippings, that tends to accumulate at the edge of the street often cuts
the width of our bike lanes in half, leaving less room for safe maneuvering. Other hazards
include rough, uneven & broken pavement, as well as potholes. The effect on the thin tires
of a bicycle is much different to that of a car which can tolerate rough streets easier.
I am a bicycle commuter and I am training my children to be bike commuters. Iowa City is
generally a good city to bike in, but the City needs to do a better job of maintaining the
streets generally and the bike lanes specifically if we are going to have safe streets for all
modes of transportation. We need to encourage more bicycle communting if we are going to
have a truly sustainable community, but the City needs to take this obligation and
commitment seriously by maintaining a safe infrastructure. Sweep the bike lanes earlier and
more often, it's a no-brainer.
The pictures attached are a testament to what I experienced. Street maintenance is critical
to commuter safety, had a car been following me, I might not have been so lucky as to
have only broken my hand. I also know that I'm not the only citizen-cyclist who has been
injured due to poor street maintenance.
Please use the money I am saving you in legal fees by not suing the City, on sweeping the
bike lanes biweekly and better street maintenance in general.
Sincerely,
Sheila Knoploh-Odole
921 E. Jefferson
Iowa City, IA 52245\
319-358-7614
6/1/2010
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Marian Karr
From: Roberts, Cindy [cndy-roberts@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:50 PM
To: Council; Regenia Bailey; Matt Hayek; Ross Wilburn; Susan Mims; Mike Wright
Cc: Marcia Bollinger
Subject: Thank You from the Iowa City Neighborhood Council
Dear Mayor Hayek and City Council members,
On behalf of the Neighborhood Council members that presented grant requests Tuesday evening, we
extend our sincere appreciation for approving the funds for our requests. This helps all of us move
forward and continue planning for our neighborhoods.
Cindy
Cindy Roberts
Grant Wood Neighborhood Association
6/2/2010
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Marian Karr
From: Jim Knapp [jimknapp@mchsi.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:01 PM
To: Daniel Scott; Council
Subject: Storm Sewer?
When it is convenient for the city they extend a storm sewer. We on the east side have to pay higher
taxes and get no relief from the city. Ralston Creek is a catch basin for all the high and dry properties on
the east side of Iowa City. Why can't the city council and the public works realize that we that have to pay
higher taxes and flood insurance should not have to be the recipients of a city councils dereliction of
responsibilites of not connecting the impacted neighborhoods by continuing their inept flood mitigation
program to include piping the waters to the Iowa River not Ralston Creek? The wallow up top the federal
trough for any and all funding to help the rich and famous attornies and business people but refuse to give
us some relief by substantially reducing our lot evaluations which should reflect the situation they choose
to ignore.
To Matt Hayek: Five minutes is not enough when I add up the hours I filled sandbags to protect your
water treatment plant which was illegally located by Karin (we are sorry Marc) Franklin and Steve (screw
the public) Atkins. We want tax relief or flood mitigation. You got the votes, start representing us.
Jim Knapp
354 2443
325 2443
6/3/2010
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Marian Karr
From: Jim Knapp [jimknapp@mchsi.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:04 PM
To: Josh Slattery; Council
Subject: Repairs on Summit Street -What about us that recieve the runoff from Summit and pay with higher
taxes.
When it is convenient for the city they extend a storm sewer. We on the east side have to pay higher
taxes and get no relief from the city. Ralston Creek is a catch basin for all the high and dry properties on
the east side of Iowa City. Why can't the city council and the public works realize that we that have to pay
higher taxes and flood insurance should not have to be the recipients of a city councils dereliction of
responsibilites of not connecting the impacted neighborhoods by continuing their inept flood mitigation
program to include piping the waters to the Iowa River not Ralston Creek? The wallow up top the federal
trough for any and all funding to help the rich and famous attornies and business people but refuse to give
us some relief by substantially reducing our lot evaluations which should reflect the situation they choose
to ignore.
To Matt Hayek: Five minutes is not enough when I add up the hours I filled sandbags to protect your
water treatment plant which was illegally located by Karin (we are sorry Marc) Franklin and Steve (screw
the public) Atkins. We want tax relief or flood mitigation. You got the votes, start representing us.
Jim Knapp
354 2443
325 2443
6/3/2010
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Dear City Council Members,
On June first the Iowa City Downtown Association is planning to set up a system
of cameras looking out on the Ped-Mall. I and several other colleagues are troubled by
this development, and appeal to you to regulate this action, if not disallow it altogether.
Primarily, our concern is one of privacy. As a high school student, I have lived
here for my entire life, and have not once felt afraid or in danger on the Ped-Mall.
However, the idea that a privately run organization has free reign to watch me in a public
area is deeply troubling. It is one thing to have cameras inside a store to prevent theft, or
even watching the storefront for vandalism, but these cameras would cover the entire
public area, even where the boundaries of business end!
I took the liberty of looking through the police records of complaints or arrests,
and I learned that there is no discernable trend towards increased violence (in the last
decade). I can see now logical reason for these actions,-and no result other than the
violation of my rights and the addition of several clunky eyesores to our wondertiil public
areas.
Sincerely Yours,
Patrick Dolan
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Marian Karr
From: jazb1058@inabc.net
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 8:27 AM
To: Council
Subject: please distribute to the City Council prior to the work session
After reading the posted agenda as well as the attached memos I would like to also suggest
these things.
This is from the work session agenda: "showing the location of all publically distributed
work session a At your June We map Section 8 vouchers with the elementary In Iowa
subsidized affordable housing City including school boundaries superimposed upon it We
also handed out the income limits that apply to the categories identified above This
document identified common jobs held by Iowa City housing qualify for CDBG assisted HOME
residents where their income level would enable them to housing"
I would ask in your considerations to take into account the demographics of each school
and the percentage of FRL as well as test scores and teacher/student ratio in the schools?
It makes no sense to locate more assisted housing options in an area where the school is
already challenged in reaching their goals with their children.
This is an excerpt taken from Amy Correia's memo to the city council in Oct. 28, 2009
after her visit to the Davenport Police Department.
"Officers are on bikes in the summer and on foot to build relationships with residents.
Landlords as well as owner well as owner occupants will be fined by the city if there are
a significant
number of police calls to specific homes. Patrol officers also have
the capability to determine rental property owners from their computer in their patrol
cars and contact that owner immediately after they are called to respond to problems at a
rental property. In the Heatherton Neighborhood, there has been 40 decreases in calls for
service from
2007 to 2009."
While I agree with this part specifically the part of making the landlords more
responsible for what goes on at their properties. I realize with this city having a
transient population with aprox.
30,000 students coming and going every year it is not realistic to make the landlords run
background checks on every tenant.
Maybe those that take extra steps to keep their properties from becoming a burden on our
police and other city services should be given a benefit in some way.
Also encouraging good landlord ownership by ratings posted by city inspectors so that
people who rent would be readily able to see which landlords tend to their properties.
Make sure landlords are contacted and cited above a specific numbers of calls to each of
their rentals no matter if the call results in a citation, arrest or warning.
Encourage good landlords who are willing to evict for tenants that break the lease.
Figure out a way to punish landlords who do not.
As you cannot mandate behavior for the most part. These seem to be the least expensive and
staff intensive ways to encourage a better tenant landlord outcome in this town.
It may prove rough for a few years but I think the outcome would be worth it.
Sincerely
Joyce Barker
2018 Waterfront Dr. #128
Iowa City, IA 52240
Waterfront Neighborhood Association
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Marian Karr
From: Jane klitzka [hanevill@live.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:07 PM
To: Council
Subject: PLEASE DISTRIBUE TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE WORK SESSION THIS EMAIL:
PLEASE DISTRIBUE TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE WORK SESSION THIS EMAIL:
So here we go again with the affordable housing in Iowa City. Yes I feel as though it is needed but once
again you cannot put it all on the East side of Iowa City. I live on Hollywood Blvd and yes the Mothers
Day Riot 1 year ago happened in front of my house. I have lived here for 25 years and I am not about to
move out. I understand that not all low income people cause problems. However if you do not diversify
there will be a big problem. I have said this before to the counsel and they did not listen. I would like to
remind the counsel that back when Mary Lewis and I were the President and vice President of the GWNA
in the 1990's. The city council made a "policy decision "NOT TO LOCATE ANY MORE CITY INITIATED
AFFORDABEL HOUSING IN THE NEIGHBOHOOD. But obviously that has been lost over the years. I
can only hope that this council will. THE LOW INCOME HOUSING HAS GOT TO BE SPREAD OUT IN
THE CITY!!! We have most of it over here and it does cause problems. There is low selfasteam and then
you put more and more and what do you get, BIG problems. Look at your police reports what does that
tell you it has got to be spread out. I am so sick and tired of saying this to the counsel.
Thank You
Jane Klitzka
2305 Hollywood Blvd
Iowa City, Ia 52240
The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get
busy.
6/14/2010
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240- 1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
June 7, 2010
808 Restaurant & Night Club, Inc
121 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240
Re: 808 Restaurant & Night Club
Dear Robert Uchida,
Attached is a copy of the memo from the Iowa City Police Department recommending that City
Council deny your application for renewal of your liquor license. Under Iowa City Ordinance 4-2-
4: NOTICE AND HEARING: you are entitled to, "an opportunity to be heard prior to the
imposition of a civil penalty, suspension or revocation or disapproval of an application for
renewal." Please find enclosed a copy of Iowa City Ordinance 4-2-4 for your reference. The City
Council will be considering your application at their June 15, 2010 City Council meeting, which
starts at 7:00 p.m. in Emma Harvat Hall. This meeting will be your opportunity to be heard on
your application.
Sincerely,
Marian K. Karr
City Clerk
Cc with attachments: Sam Hargadine, Police Chief
Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney
62ity Council
4-2-3 4-2-5
memo setting forth the reasons for disapproval no later than seven
(7) calendar days prior to the expiration of the current license in the
case of renewals, or within seven (7) days of completion of the
application, including the state requirements, in the case of
applications for a new license. Renewal applications will not be
accepted more than seventy (70) days prior to expiration of the
present license. The application must be reviewed and approved or
denied by the city council. (Ord. 09-4357, 10-6-2009)
4-2-4: NOTICE AND HEARING: The city council shall provide the
licensee or permittee an opportunity to be heard prior to the
imposition of a civil penalty, suspension or revocation or disapproval of an
application for renewal. Notice may be given by personal service or first
class mail directed to the manager or contact person of the applicant as
listed on the application. Notice by personal service must be given at least
five (5) days before the hearing. Notice by first class mail is effective on
mailing and must be given at least six (6) days before the hearing. (Ord.
01-3968, 6-12-2001, eff. 8-1-2001)
4-2-5: CIVIL PENALTIES:
A. Any violation of state law, local ordinance, or the rules of the
alcoholic beverages division by any employee, agent, or servant of a
licensee or permittee shall be deemed to be the act of the licensee
or the permittee and shall subject the license or permit of said
licensee or permittee to civil penalties, including suspension or
revocation.
B. The city council may suspend a license or permit for a period not to
exceed one year, revoke the license or permit, or impose a civil
penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation.
Before suspension, revocation, or imposition of a civil penalty the
license or permit holder shall be given written notice and opportunity
for a hearing in accordance with section 4-2-4 of this chapter.
C. A license or permit issued may be suspended or revoked, or a civil
penalty may be imposed on the license or permit holder by the city
council for any of the following causes:
1. Misrepresentation of any material fact in the application for such
license or permit.
October 2009
Iowa City
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMO
TO: Mayor Hayek and City Counc'I
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RE: 808 Restaurant and Nightclub License Renewal
DATE: June 3, 2010
Based on an excessive 1.6 PAULA citation rate I am mandated to recommend denial of
the 808 Restaurant and Nightclub liquor license renewal.
The establishment has been checked 46 times and there have been 72 PAULA
violations. License renewals after July 1, 2009 that have a rate greater than 1.0 require
the police chief to recommend denial.
Additional arrest factors to consider from previous 12 months:
Pubic Intoxication Arrests: 7
Under 19 in Bar after 10PM: 8
Assault or Disorderly Conduct (fighting) Arrests 3
Obstruction, Interference or Assault on an Officer 2
Alcohol sales to minor 0
Unlawful Use/Poss.of a Fictitious Drivers License 9
Conclusion:
After 12 months of operation the citation rate of 1.6, especially in light of publicity
surrounding other recommended denials, is unacceptable and therefore should be
denied.
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On-Premises Liquor License Renewal
Establishment name: 808 Restaurant and Nightclub
Address: 121 Iowa Ave
Review Period: 6/1/09 - 6/1/10
A. On-premises Activity
72 : Number of PAULA citations issued during twelve-month renewal period
Note: For renewals after July 1, 2009, if the PAULA rate is greater than 1.00 per
visit with at least 18 visits during the twelve-month renewal period, the police
department will recommend denial. A lower rate combined with other factors
may result in a recommendation of denial.
0 :Number of citations issued for violation of section 4-5-7 of the City Code
(Specials Restrictions) during twelve-month renewal period.
_ 8_ Number of under-19 on premises citations issued during twelve-month renewal
period.
0 :Number of sales to minor citations issued during twelve-month renewal period.
9 :Number of other citations issued on premises during twelve-month renewal,
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B. Level of cooperation extended to police by bar employees: ..
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Factors indicative of cooperation include, but are not limited to:
• timely response to requests for improvement made by Police Department
• calls for assistance where appropriate before the situation gets "out of hand"
• high attendance at TIPS training
• fake IDs turned over to the Police Department
8 :Number of nuisance calls in and around the business during twelve-month
renewal period 8 Calls for Service for Fights in Progress
_0_: Number of fake or altered IDs turned in during twelve-month renewal period.
_0_: Number of employees who have attended police TIPS training during twelve-
month renewal period. Class was held November 2009
C. Additional Comments (including any other relevant information re: guidelines for
renewal approved by City Council):
There were no background or ABD issues concerning the application.
Other factors to be considered for renewal are arrests on the premises and
the PAULA citation rate.
Arrests on premises:
Public Intoxication 7
Assault 2
Disorderly Conduct 1
Interference 2
The establishment was checked 46 times in the 12 month period and there
were 72 PAULA violations. The PAULA citation rate is 1.6 (1.56). License
renewals after July 1, 2009 that have a rate greater than 1.0 require the
police chief to recommend denial.
Police Department's liquor license renewal recommendation: ^ YES / X ND
Annen/civilpenalties/FORM- ICPD liquor license renewal criteria
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