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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-06 Correspondence Office of the Criminal County Attorney Anne M, ,ahe, Johnson Rivka Sorensen Michael D. Brennan M. Victoda Dorninguez Iris Frost Johnson County Courthouse · 417 South Clinton Street · P O Box 2450 · Iowa City, IA 52244-2450 Meredith Rich-Chappell · ' Rachel Zimmermann J. Patrick White Phone (319) 339-6100 · Fax (319) 339-6149 C~u~y A~tomey Civil-Juvenile Janet M. Lyness Deborah Farmer Minor Andrew B. Chappell Elizabeth Beglin ~ Child Support (~ Patricia A. Weir ~ ~ 1 -(888) 229-9223 ...~, >: September 5, 2005 TM City of Iowa City City Council; Marian Karr, City Clerk '= O R~. Cream, LLC, d/b/a The Union Bar Liquor License Renewal Application FROM: Andrew B. Chappell ~ Assistant Johnson County Attorney With this memorandum I explain my recommendation that the City of Iowa City City Council approve the above liquor license renewal application. As indicated in the renewal application, one of the four owners and managers of Cream, LLC, George W. Wittgraf, III, was arrested for, and ultimately plead guilty to, public intoxication. This July 4, 2005, arrest and subsequent conviction followed a 2003 alcohol-related conviction for this same individual. Obviously, the two relatively recent alcohol-related convictions raised concems relative to whether it would be appropriate for this individual to continue operating an establishment with a liquor license. In order to address these concerns, I met with Mr. Wittgraf, another of the four owners, Victoria S. Wittgraf, and their attorney. As a result of that meeting I have received what I believe are reasonable assurances that appropriate action will be taken by Mr. Wittgraf to ensure he does not become the subject of any additional alcohol-related offenses. It is based on these assurances that I recommend the City of Iowa City grant Cream, LLC's renewal application. If you have questions about any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. cy: George W. Wittgraf, III, Owner/Manager City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: August 30, 2005 To: City Clerk &~d 0,~4~ ~v~c~' [ ' From: John Yapp, Acting JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner'7~/ Re: Item for September 6, 2005 City Council meeting: Installing NO PARKING CORNER TO HERE sign on the east side of Miller Avenue, north of Benton Street. 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(13), Installation of a NO PARKING CORNER TO HERE sign on the east side of Miller Avenue, thirty (30) feet north of the Benton Street / Miller Avenue intersection. Comment: This action is being taken as a result of a resident comment and subsequent staff observation of vehicles being parked on the east side of Miller Avenue north of Benton Street, making it difficult for larger vehicles to negotiate the turn onto Miller Avenue from Benton Street. Miller Avenue north of Benton Street is an access to the loading dock area for the Greenwood Manor Care Facility. Marian Karr From: James Surratt [jamessurratt55@msn.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:31 PM To: council Subject: *** Detected as Spam by subject keyword *** ABC7Chicago.com: Soaring gas prices Iowa City Transit is about $60,000 over it's fuel budget for this time of year. Iowa Government agencies, of which transit is one, have to set their budgets for the fiscal year back in the previous fall, by December at the latest. Who knew back then about the gas prices spiking up the way they are? This is why all government agencies are taking a 2nd look at their budgets, if not a 3rd look. Double take? Soon you will see not as many police cars on the streets or you will see them pulled over doing more speed checks just to conserve fuel. Perhaps they will use motorcycles or bicycles more often. Garbage trucks may not make as many calls to help stretch things. Fire Departments may start charging for house calls. This is a nationwide, even world wide phenomena folks. .lim Surratt 133 Arabian Court Iowa City http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/081705 ns .gas_cabs cta.html 8/22/2005  ~f · Marian Karr From: James Surratt [jamessurratt55@msn.com] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 5:22 AM To: council Cc: Joe Fowler Subject: New York Post Online Edition: news New York City does it. ! don't see why it couldn't be done here. They encourage all their employees to use mass transit in light of the high gasoline prices. Perhaps if each department head assigned an assistant to act as an outlet for their employees to buy a 31-day pass would they try to use the bus more often. ! know of one assistant who said that it costs him more than $50 just to fill his 32 gallon pick-up truck. Jim Surratt 133 Arabian Court !C http://www.n_ypost.com/news/regionalnews/51270.htm 8/15/2005 Marian Karr From: patrick-arnett@uiowa.ed u Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 1:46 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Statue in downtown City Council, I am a student at the University of Iowa and am emailing you concerning a statue I saw in downtown Iowa City in the ped mall across from Jimmy Johns. This statue is a wire sculpture that appears to clearly be a CYCLONE. I was outraged that the city would put up a sculpture of the mascot of our arch- rivals at Iowa State. I feel whole-heartedly that this statue should be removed iu~ediately and replaced with something else. Please take this into consideration. I was with some of my friends from Iowa State when I saw it and it was quite embarrassing. Thank you, Patrick Arnett Marian Karr ~ From: Tim Leaven [tleaven@mac.com] Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:31 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: bus mutes I moved to Hunters Run three years ago and access to the nearest bus route is a mile. I read in the paper that once the new transit center opens the discussion of providing bus service to the east a west areas of the city would be considered. Before moving to my present location I rode the bus to work at the University Hopstial for 20 years. With rising gas prices the congestion and parking problems at the hospital I would hope the council would revisit the lack mass transit to certain areas of the city. I know there is a west side loop and bicycle rack but neither is a viable option for year around ridership. Tim Leaven  3 Marian Karr From: anna@iowacitycoralville.org Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 5:10 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Impact, the Iowa City/Coralville CVB E-Newsletter wwwJowaci~o~vi[le, org · · B August 15, 200." t~[~:~]~7~}~ Golf Digest Names Towa City #6 Best City for Golf As reported in the August 2005 edition of Golf Digest. Yhe Invasion of British Rockers America has 330 towns and cities (Metropolitan Fuesday, Aug 16, 12:00 PM Statistical Areas) that have a population in excess Hiawatha Public Library Story of 50,000. We ranked each one on four criteria: Time access to golf (45 percent of total score), weather Wednesday, Aug 17, 10:30 AH (25 percent), value of golf (15 percent) and quality Family Nights of golf (15 percent). Wednesday, Aug i7, Amerk:a's Lost Landscape: The The Top Ten: Tallgrass Prairie 1. Auburn-Opelika, AL Wednesday, Aug !7, 6:30 PM 2. Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN A re;port, on the ]owa Art!; Council 3. Punta Gorda, FL G~ants Application Kaizen Event 4. Youngstown-Warren, OH of July 2005 .. IC Public Library 5. Bloomington-Normal, IL Wednesday, Aug 17, 6:30 PM 6. Iowa City, IA New [owa Arts Council Granting 7. Utica-Rome, NY Process 8. Wilmington, NC Wednesday, Aug 17, 6:30 PM 9. Gadsden, AL Yerba Buena 10. Johnstown, PA Wednesday, Aug 17, 7:30 PM Learn at L.unch Other Iowa Cities: Thursday, Aug 18, 12;00 PM 6. Iowa City, IA 20. Davenport, IA Porcelain Painting Class Thursday, Aug ]8, 6:00 PN 47. Sioux City, IA-NE 62. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA Jazz Under The Stars 99. Cedar Rapids, IA Thursday, Aug :ia, 7:00 PM, 132. Dubuque, IA Evenin9 Lecture Charline Barnes 175. Des Moines, IA Thursday, Aug 18, 7:00 Farmer's Market For more information, visit www.golfdigest.com. Friday, Aug 19, 5:00 PM Friday Night Concert Series Friday¢ Aug 19, 6:30 PM Towa City-No, I for College Football Perfect Strangers with Euforia Every year, Sporting News ranks America's best sports cities. string t~and This year, Iowa City's love for sports shined, especially when it Friday, Aug 19, 8:00 PM came to football. LJshers Ferry Folk Music Festival Saturday, Aug 20 4:00 PM Iowa Oity earned the title of 49th Best American Sports City and "Ho Hung-shu; My Heart and My was ranked No. 1 for college football. Ames was ranked second Blood" opening reception among Iowa cities-78th overall. Saturday, Acc 20, 6:00 PP1 8/16/2005 Page 2 of 3 "Camping Green" Saturday, Aug 20, 8:00 PM Other Iowa cities that were ranked include: Farmer's Harket NO. 137 Cedar Falls Sunday, Aug 21, 1:00 PM No. 156 Des Moines Hiawatha Public Library Story No. 206 Quad Cities lirne NO. 310 Cedar Rapids Wednesday, Aug 24, !0:30 AH NO. 340 Clinton No. 369 Burlington Family Nights Wednesday, Aug 24, 5:00 PFI Sporting News ranked 388 sports cities or regions in their annual edition, which became available on newsstands earlier this month. For more information, visit www.hawkcentra!,com New Members this Month Black and Gold Cab Company www, blackandgo!dcab.com Outback Steak House www.outback, com Member Spotlight,.. The Heartland Inn has been a valued CVB member since 1996. The Heartland Inn is the ~hereRight-cliCkto closest hotel to the University of Iowa Hospitals ~ and Clinics, Veteran's Hospital and also within walking distance to Kinnick Stadium and offers free hospital shuttle 7 days a week. Heartland Inn offers Serta pillow top beds in every room along with free wireless internet. They also offer whirlpool and fireplace suites and meeting rooms. Please visit the Heartland Inn website at www. heartlandinn~com. Comfort Suites to Host Ribbon Cutting August 17th The Comfort Suites will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, August 17 at 4:30pm. The hotel is located at 2431 James Street in Coralville. The Comfort Suites is an all-suites hotel situated across from the Coral Ridge Mall. The facility features high speed intemet access in all guest rooms, a fitness room, and an impressive 100-foot waterslide in its pool area. For more information on the event, call the Comfort Suites at 319/338-3400.. CVB secures another major conference The Iowa City/Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that the American Legion Department of Iowa has selected Iowa City/Coralville for its 2007 State Convention. The conference, scheduled for July 13-15, 2007 will take place at the Marriott Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, with overflow sleeping rooms at the Americlnn & Suites and Country Inn & Suites.. In 2007, the State Convention is expected to attract more than 800 attendees. Those 800+ visitors are expected to spend $257,551 while in town. Jillian Helscher, CVB Director of Convention Sales & Servicing and 8/16/2005 Page 3 of 3 Justin Hannah, the Marriott Coralville's Marketing Director presented the area's bid to the American Legion this past July. This is the first time Iowa City/Coralville has been able to bid on this event due to its large attendance and considerable space requirements. For more details, contact Jillian Helscher, Director of Convention Sales & Servicing of the Iowa City/Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau at 319/337-6592. (~uestions? Comments? Email us at annaC, iowac!t¥cora!ville.orq. *The Iowa City/Coralville CVB does not sell or distribute the names or emails on this mailing list. If you prefer not to receive future emails from the Iowa City/Coralville CVB, please click the unsubscribe link below. You are receiving this message because you have requested information and updates sent via emaiL If you no longer wish to receive these emails, simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Created By THXe Copyright (c) 2003-5 Informatics, Inc http://www.allthingsinternet.com 8/16/2005 Page 1 of 3 Marian Karr From: anna@iowacitycoralvil[e.org Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:12 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Visitors Guide Information-Very Important! August 18, 200'. Membership Update Material Due TOMORROW Membership update material and photo consent forms for the 2006 Iowa City/Coralville Official Visitors Guide & Membership Directory are due to the CVB tomorrow (Friday, August 19). If the CVB does not receive changes by fax or email tomorrow, your listing in the guide will remain the same. Your business or organization was sent membership update material a few months ago if it falls under the categories of lodging, dining, retail, parks & recreation, or attractions. The following businesses or organizations have already sent their updated information to the CVB: Americlnn & Suites Baymont Inn & Suites Best Western Cantebury Inn & Suites Big Ten Inn Bread Garden Bakery & Caf~ Brick Haus Restaurant Brown Bottle Brown Street Inn Cedar Rapids CVB Charlie's Classy Chassy Cruisers Colony Countu Campground Colony Inn Restaurant Comfort Inn by Choice Hotels Culligan Water Tech (Vetter's Inc.) dwell Studio Suites & Conference Center Englert Civic Theatre Fairfield Inn by Marriott Givanni's Caf~ Goodwill Industries Hancher Auditorium Hawk Shop Heartland Inn House of Lords Restaurant & Pub Iowa Book & Supply Iowa City Parks & Recreation Iowa House Hotel Johnson County Agricultural Association Johnson County Conservation Board Lenoch & Cilek Ace MC Ginsberg Jewelers Mission House Bed & Breakfast Mondo's Tomato Pie New Pioneer Co-op (both locations) Old Capitol Town Center One Twenty Six Pagliai's Pizza Panera Bread Bakery-Caf~ Pull'r Inn Motel Riverside Theatre Roominations Salon Sheraton Iowa City Hotel 8/18/2005 Page 2 of 3 Sleepy Hollow Campground & RV Park Sycamore Mall Tanger Outlet Center The Environmental Project The Soap Opera University Camera Uptown Bill's Small Mall Vortex World of Bikes Please get your changes in ASAP if you haven't already done so. To submit changes to your membership listing for the 2006 Official Visitors Guide & Membership Directory, fax information to the CVB at 337- 9953 or email Anna Lackender-Lacina at anna~iowacitycoralvjlle,org. We Need More Pictures! The 2006 Official Visitors Guide & Membership Directory needs more pictures from its membership. This year, the Visitors Guide will be better than ever, with new features and a slightly different layout that will feel more like a magazine. This includes more editorial content and MORE PICTURES! lfyou have any pictures that you would like to submit for use in the 2006 guide, please email them to Anna Lackender-Lacina at anna~iowacitycoralville.org ASAP! We need any type of picture that our member businesses or organizations might have. Here is a short list of just some of the things we're looking for: Retail: people shopping, storefronts, stylish merchandise displays, etc. Attractions: people visiting attractions, looking at displays, new additions, etc. Dining: interesting food displays, people eating, parties, etc. Parks & Rec: kids playing sports, people relaxing in parks, etc. Community: any type of picture of the Iowa City/Coralville area Please be sure to sign and fax a copy of the Photo Consent Form along with your photo submissions. If you need a copy of the form, please call the CVB at 337-6592. Advertising in the 2006 Official Visitors Guide & Membership Directory Information was sent out last week regarding advertising in the 2006 Official Visitors Guide & Membership Directory. More than 100,000 Visitors Guides are printed annually, reaching a huge audience of visitors, new community residents, students, and many more people. As a member of the CVB, you will receive a 10% discount on your ad. Additionally, if you send in your advertising contract now, the CVB will invoice you promptly and you will receive an additional 5% off your ad price if you pay before October 1. The CVB has already received many responses about advertising in the 2006 guide. If you would like to advertise in the guide, please contact Anna Lackender-Lacina at 337-6592 or anna~iowacitycoralvi!le~org. Visitors to Iowa City/Coralville spend more than $214 million annually. Be sure that you put your business directly in front of them! Questions? Comments? Email us at annaj~iowaci~ycoralville.org. *The Iowa City/CoralviHe CVB does not sell or distribute the names or emails on this mailing list. If you prefer not to receive future emails from the Iowa City/Coralville CVB, please click the unsubscribe link below. 8/18/2005 Page 3 of 3 You are receiving this message because you have requested information and updates sent via email. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Created By THXe Copyright (c) 2003-5 Informatics, Inc http://www.allthingsinternet.com 8/18/2005 1010 Scott Park Drive Ap[. #312 Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-338-2613 Addendum to Petition This addendum to the attached petition is hereby to read: We the undersigned residents of Regency Heights Senior artments and residents of Mockingbird Lane and Scott Park Ap - - - ...... ' Iowa City to install a City Bu.' Drive do hereby petition the ~.,ty u. Stop at the north side of Scott Blvd and Scott Park Drive. This is needed to give freedom of use of city transportation. It is unsafe for residents with walkers etc: to cross Scott Blvd, A lar e ercentage of Regency Heights residents are without ..~.c~n~Pl transportation and must depend on family for.ways Of_ ~;;~t~i~l'g city recreational functions and doctors appomtmen,s ~m.,4 ,~hnninn. Petition '::~i~' :i~ We the under-signed residents of Regency Heights Senior Apartments located at 1010 and 1060 Scott Park Drive Iowa City and ajoining property owners on Scott Park Drive do here-by petition the City of Iowa City and the City of Iowa City Traffic Safety Department to create a four (4) way stop system at the intersection of Washington Street and Scott Boulevard. We request this for the safety of the named residence, It is very difficult to cross this intersection with walkers going to the bus stop at Washington and Amhurst. Your prompt action will be greatly appreciated by the residents. Phone . Name . Address Petition We the undersigned residents of Scott Park Drive, Hummingbird:Hirij, and Edgewood Circle do hereby petition the City of Iowa City and the Iowa City Traffic Safety Department to install a pedestrian crosswalk at the intemection of Scott Boulevard and Washington Street. This will act as a safer crossing for the under-signed residents to cross Scott Boulevard to use the bus stop at Washington and Amhurst Street. This petition is in conjunction to the petition by the residents of Regency Heights Senior Apartments 0~702/2005 1D:46 14D242~1867 P~ ~ULF P~GE 01/01 Fax 016..~31.4420 Web ~.coh~nc~rey.com REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC. Ci~ Center Square ~ ~ 00 Ma~. S~me~, Sulte 2700 ~nsas CI~, M~url 6410~ September 1, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services is the Management Company for Regency Heights Senior Community in Iowa City. We are asking the City to consider a crosswalk at Scott Park and Washington. Many of our Residents cross at this area and at malay times it is very dangerons with traffic. This would not only benefit our Residents, but also those within the immediate area. In addition, we would like to see a bus shelter at the end of Scott Park and lhe entrance to our property. Again, not only will this benefit our Community but it will benefit all people utilizing the public transportation available to them. Please give this your attention. Sincerely, Pamela Wulf District Manager Cohcn~Esrey Real Estate Services Inc. ~ ~ IOWA CITY ALLERGY AND ASTHMA CLINIC John Kammermeyer, M.D. 404 E. Bloomington Allergist Phone (319) 354-7014 Iowa City, Iowa 52245-2800 Fax (319) 354-3196 August 10, 2005 An Open letter to: Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission okffd Iowa City City Council Dear Commissioners and Councilors: Part I I am sending you this letter concerning the new proposed zoning ordinance. A major problem with this proposed ordinance is the significant down-zoning that it creates. There are two types of down-zoning going on here. The most obvious is where a zone is being changed to a zone with less intensive usage allowed. However, there also is a great deal of functional down-zoning This is where the name of the zone is not being changed, but rules and regulations for the zone are. Examples of this include: 1. Reducing density limits in a zone so less commercial or residential units or building square footage is allowed on a given property, or the density or number of renters allowed in a given building is being reduced. 2. Reducing height of buildings allowed in a given zone. 3. Further restricting where parking lots or buildings can be placed on a lot. 4. Eliminating a given usage, or making it non-conforming, in a zone where it's presently allowed. Either type of down-zoning will be taking away property rights that have been in existence for decades. Also, it will reduce the property value for the owner who, incidentally, has been paying property taxes based on the higher property value for decades. Lastly, either type of down-zoning will adversely impact the economics and retirement plans of the property owner. The result can be the same as suddenly reducing the value of the owner's IRA or 401K. This new proposed zoning ordinance adds 200+ pages to the ordinance, refers to design standards 500+ times, and further restricts what property owners can do with their property. We need less regulation, not more bureaucracy. Most citizens I have talked to recently have no idea of the increased regulations being proposed. City government ideally should be looking out for and paying attention to the needs and wishes of the majority of its citizens. Unfortunately this new proposed zoning ordinance does not. In summary, this new proposed zoning ordinance potentially creates an economic injustice for many citizens, is too complex and detailed, and tries to dictate esthetics. It needs to be greatly pared down and streamlined and every effort should be made to NOT down-zone any citizen's property either directly or functionally. August 10, 2005 Kammermeyer letter - page 2 With the above in mind, I n~xt wish to byi,ng to the attention of the Commission and the Council the injustice that w6uld be irapos~dL~n several local businessmen, with properties near my office, by the new proposed zoning ordinance. I do not see any good reasons for abolishing the CB-2 zone which has been in place for at least 25 years. But if it is eliminated, then none of the old CB-2 area should be down zoned and create financial hardship for the property owners. Mr. Armond Pagliai owns a quarter block of undeveloped land currently zone CB-2 and if it is rezoned CN-1 (R/O or mixed use zone is just out of the question), then due to reduced density regulations, his property value is immediately reduced by at least 1/3. This is unfair and unjust, and would treat a long standing local businessman in a shabby manner. Next, let us consider John Logan, who bought Russ' Northside Service from Rosalie Hancock last year. The gas station and garage he now owns has been a conforming use for about 50 years and has been of immense help to many people on the northside. It has been a godsend to have the garage service there for patients and their families and/or friends at Mercy Hospital with car trouble. It has been a tremendous help to me, my staff, and my patients to have Russ' Northside Service across the street. Now the new zoning plan would try to make Russ' Northside Service non-conforming while the Handimart Station three blocks away would be up zoned to CB-5. Again, this would significantly hurt a local businessman economically. It's unfair and unjust. In summary, about a quarter of the CB-2 zone on the northside is being up zoned to CB-5. If that is done, I feel strongly that the only fair and just thing to do for the local businessmen involved is to up-zone the entire CB-2 zone to CB-5 (or leave the CB-2 zone as is). Part III Also with my initial comments (in Part I) in mind, I will address some issues concerning the C/O zone, especially the C/O zone around Mercy Hospital. It is my impression that the new proposed zoning code would be more restrictive as to placement of parking areas, as well as building placement. Specifically, it would be more difficult to have patient parking in front of new medical office buildings. This is a mistake. Most newer medical office buildings have patient parking in front. A good example of an excellent new medical office development is the Surgical Services office building in the 500 block of East Bloomington. For patients who may be ill, elderly, or post-op, you want parking to be as convenient and easily accessible as possible. In the recent past some planning staff have tried to dictate that patient access to parking for new office buildings around Mercy (such as the new Surgical Services building) be through the alleys. This is unwise and unpractical, and it is misguided to think alley access is safe or causes less pedestrian-car conflict. In fact, around Mercy just the opposite is August 10, 2005 Kammermeyer letter - page 3 true. Line of sight is terrible (especially where alleys meet the street). At times vehicles partly block the alleys. The alleys don't have snow removal in the winter. There are frequently pedestrians (mainly students) walking in the alleys. The alleys are too narrow for good two way traffic flow. Plus, many graveled parking areas and garages abut almost directly on the alleys. Access to parking lots from the street for any new office building around Mercy would be much safer, with much better line of sight and less pedestrian-car conflict. We need to encourage health care office development around Mercy and I am sorry to say that in the recent past some planning staff policies have actually discouraged this (for example the two-year delay that Surgical Services endured before being allowed to build their new office building). This is one of the reasons we are seeing new health care offices in Coralville and offNorth Dodge north of Interstate 80. With the above in mind we don't need more regulations and restrictions. Instead we need to be extremely flexible as to any regulations concerning building and/or parking lot placement in the C/O zone, especially around Mercy Hospital. Sincerely, John Kammermeyer, M.D. JK:km A PETITION TO THE IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AND IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL We, the property owners signing below, all own land in the sector of East College Street and East Washington Street between Van Buren Street and Johnson Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The City has informed us of a new proposed Zoning Ordinance change that would change the designation of our neighborhood from CB2 to Mixed Use. After some assessment of this matter we have decided to create this petition to show our strong disapproval and opposition to such change. Our properties have been zoned as commercial for over 30 years. The proposed zoning change will have serious economic consequences for us in the near future. We would like to remain zoned CB2 or we would request our area be rezoned to CB5, which would keep our properties in a strong commercial zone. In summary, we are urging the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council to please rezone our area to CB5 or leave CB2. S~ ,a~'~Center Nila Haug 511,517 & 521 E. Washington Street C""~'-9~~'~a City' IA 52240- ~tr'~~ l~Cc Dr. Jason Bradley Pierce Krug 505 E. Washington Street 520 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Iowa City, IA 52240 506 E. College Street Iowa City, IA 52240-5114 A Second Petition to the Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission And Iowa Ci~, Ci~, Council We, the below signed property owners, all own land in either the south ½ of Block 57 or the north ½ of Block 58 of the original town of Iowa City plat. We have recently been informed by the city that the new zoning code will eliminate the CB-2 zone. Various proposals have suggested down zoning our properties from CB-2 to R/O (mixed use) or CN-1. We are submitting this second petition to clarify our position concerning this proposed down zoning. We are strongly opposed to this. Our properties have been zoned as CB-2 for over 30 years. The proposed down zoning will have serious economic consequences for us in the future. We are therefore requesting that our two half blocks be either maintained as CB-2 or up zoned to CB-5. This will keep our properties in a strong commercial zone. In summary, we are urging the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council to either maintain our 2 half blocks as a CB-2 zone or up zone our 2 half blocks to the CB-5 zone. Please note we represent 7 out of 10 property owners and 82% of the land area in the area in question. Patricia Fisher ~a~'~mir Skama 315 N. Gilbert 316 E. Bloomington 311 N. Gilbert 302 E. Bloomington (Malnic°kg 31A~ ~n °E .n dB 1Poaog 'mi:~ g t(~c n 305 N. Gilbert Howard Carroll 322 E. Bloomington 225 N. Gilbert 318 E. Bloomington A PETITION TO THE IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AND IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL We, the property owners signing below, all own land in the sector of East College Street and East Washington Street between Van Buren Street and Johnson Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The City has informed us of a new proposed Zoning Ordinance change that would change the designation of our neighborhood from CB2 to Mixed Use. After some assessment of this matter we have decided to create this petition to show our strong disapproval and opposition to such change. Our properties have been zoned as commercial for over 30 years. The proposed zoning change will have serious economic consequences for us in the near future. We would like to remain zoned CB2 or we would request our area be rezoned to CB5, which would keep our properties in a strong commercial zone. In summary, we are urging the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council to please rezone our area to CB5 or leave CB2. enter 511,517 & 521 E... _shington Street 505 & 507 E.~ Iowa City, IA 52240 tIx~a City, IA 52240-5tJc1~ Dr. Jason Bradley ~ Pierce King 505 E. Washington Street 520 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Iowa City, IA 52240 ' 506 E. College Street Iowa City, IA 52240-5114 Petition Page 1 Attention: Planning and Zoning commission and Iowa City City Council We, the below signed property owners, have been informed that the city is proposing to abolish the CB-2 zone and down zone our properties to CN-1. We are opposed to this. Our properties have been zoned CB-2 for decades and this proposed down zoning will adversely affect us economically. Moreover, other properties contiguous to our area are being up zoned to CB-5. We are th-erefore urging and insisting our properties be up zoned to CB-5. Address Deed Holder Phone '" ' :~!i Date 214 North Linn David Panther (319) 337-2987 210 North Linn Hanrahan, Inc. (319) 337-4335 - ~ ,,.~ ' 208 North Linn __ YukWah Lam (319) 356-0983 206 North Linn Enterprise LLC (319) 358-7342 202 North Linn Benjamin Chait & Terri Miller(31~)_338-_9016 215 North Linn Tom Corcoran (3!?) 338-6367 '~'~' ~-~~'" ~,~//~ 211 North Linn Jay mel~on (319) 331,7728 209 North Linn Stoddard Rentals~/~~ /~ ~/ '" '~ "~/'),~r--"'~ 207 North Linn Anthony & Dianne Christner (319) 351-9129 203 North Linn HCB Properties LC 319-466-9330 ~ .J~----.~_, ~'"' ,' 312 East Market Michael & Me lissa Karr (319) 624-3088 330 East Market 213 North Gilbert William & Joan Gilpin (319) 338-6153 402 East Market Mary Ellen Chudacek (319) 337-2804 "?/~_/M./,- ~__//__¢¢x~~ ~::~/~/~' 323 East Market 325 East Market 327 East Market 331 East Market AMC Investment Co ~Y~' 401 East Market 120 North Gilbert John & Erma Alberhasky (319) 338-2227 119 North Gilbert 122 Building Company. · 125 North Gilbert Steve Barker (319) 338,4728 Petition Page Attention: Planning and Zoning ¢ommisllon and Iowa City City Council We, the below signed property ownere, have been Informed that the CB.2 zone mhd down zone ourprope~le~ to CN-1. W~ arm op~d to thl~. Our prope~l~ h~ve been zoned CB.2 for decades and this propos~ down zoning will Moreover, o~r pmpe~ies contiguous to our are. are being up zoned to CB-5, We are Iherefore urging and Inmstlng our prope~le~ be up zoned to CB-5. 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Submitted by Armond Pagliai Marian Kart ~ From: danielle m [angelwings7000@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:55 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Youth Commission Board Dear Iowa City City Council, We are a group of United Action for Youth volunteers and we are interested in creating a Youth Commission Board for the City Council. We believe that youth from this area would benefit from this board because the members would be a voice for youth in our community. Thank you, Danielle Malatek Johanna Lucas Suba Subramanian Lauren Levitz Ashley McBumey 8/30/2005 Marian Karr From: N S [ncsjunk@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:43 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Apartment Recycling Programs Dear Council, With large portion of Iowa City's citizen's living in apartment complexes, recycling in our community presents some unique challenges. I would like to see the Council address the issue of involving the apartment buildings in the city's recycling program. Perhaps recycling dumpsters, such as the ones placed at local grocery stores, would be an option. Many apartment residents do not have cars and thus cannot take advantage of the city's many recycle drop-off centers. With this in mind, I ask that the city take a more proactive view on apartment recycling programs. Sincerely, Nate Steele Iowa City, IA Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 8/30/2005 Marian Karr From: schubesl@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:48 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: U of Iowa Ranking in Princeton Review Dear Council Member, The latest Princeton Review is listing the University of Iowa as; #8 in Beer Drinking, # 7 in Hard Liquor, #8 in Partying out of 361 Colleges. My children attend the University and I am quite sure that the city council is partially to blame for these abysmal rankings as you do not have an ordinance disallowing children under the age of 21 to enter the bars. My children have absolutely no trouble obtaining a drink at any of the Iowa City bars. These rankings will negatively effect the University as a future choice for some families. If these rankings had been in place 2 years ago when my oldest child applied to U of Iowa, we would not have agreed to pay for her to attend based on this. If families decide against sending their children to U of Iowa, think about how a decline in new students will negatively effect the city of Iowa City overall in income to the city coffers. Please consider helping the young people who cannot make good choices on their own. Make the choice for them .... it's the law anyway. Let's not assist in producing a generation of substance abusers who had originally only come to Iowa City for an education. Colleen Schuberth Barrington, Illinois Jennifer New 1530 Sheridan Ave. !owa City, IA 52240 319.354.2879 Council Members 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 August :~8, 2005 Dear Council Members: ! am writing with regard to Council Member O'Donnell's recent remarks about City Park Pool. ! hope that you will allow for public discussion of this matter and consider the many benefits of the pool in its current state. ! have attended City Park Pool since the :L970s when ! was growing up here. As a competitive swimmer, ! probably spent nearly as many hours there in the summer months as ! did in my home. With the oak trees overhead and its T-shape, it's truly a beautiful pool. ! know that sentimental value isn't good enough to keep an object or place intact, though, so let me speak more specifically of my recent experiences with the pool. ! have two young children, ages 4 and 2. This summer, we've gone to the pool several afternoons or evenings every week. Although we often start out in the baby pool, we always end up in the large pool. Both of my kids can stand up there and enjoy playing in the shallow wing area. They also spend quite a bit of time jumping off the side of the pool. As a parent, ! like being able to Ioll in this shallow water and interact with them without chasing them around as they go through various water attractions. !'ve had lots of great talks with other parents this way. On our two visits to water park type pools, my children have quickly grown bored and ended up in the regular pool area any way, and !'ve been annoyed by all of the following !'ve had to do. These pools strike me as passing fancies. ! also visit City Park Pool several times during the week over the noon hour in order to swim laps. As an avid swimmer - one of the best forms of exercise which anyone can do - it's a true pleasure to be able to swim long course outside. ! think the lap swimmers have really noticed and appreciated the new filtration system. ! appreciate the need for the pool to make the City money and that you are sensitive to numbers. !t doesn't seem surprising given the new pools in Coralville and North Liberty that the numbers should be lower. !'d guess, though, that had those communities built non-water park style pools, the numbers still would have been affected. !t doesn't make sense to me that copying these pools is the answer to making changes to City Park. This is a unique, lovely pool - one that people ! know who have moved away from !owa City still miss. We should appreciate it and not mess with a good thing. I~ega. rds, ~"~ ~"- .1 e h;n iLf-~rr New--' ~.. ~-~ (IOWa state 200-meter butterfly champion, lO-and-under division, 1976) Marian Karr ~ From: eaubrey@mchsi.com Sent: Wednesday, August 31,2005 5:27 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Hurrican refugees Hello, I'm writing to ask whether the City Council might discuss ways that Iowa City can reach out to the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama whose homes have been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Can we find a way to open our community to them? And I don't mean temporarily, I mean permanently. Who knows when -- or even if -- Biloxi, New Orleans, or Gulfport will be rebuilt. These people need homes. Our community is big enough, resourceful enough, affluent enough, to welcome hundreds of new residents, give them immediate assistance, help them find jobs, and become citizens among us. Sincerely, Elizabeth Aubrey 35 N. Lowell St. Iowa City 354-4505 Marian Karr From: Dave Collins [DaveCollinsl@mchsi.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:36 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Two sides to every story Wal-HaK.pdf (38 Untitled A~achment KB) Dear Council Members Please read the attached article about Wal-Mart 's relief efforts in New Orleans which appeared in today's Washington Post. Perhaps we should be more concerned about keeping some of the new bars out than we are about Wal-Mart. Dave Collins *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content **~ *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief Page 1 of 2 wa~h!pgtonpos~.com Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief By Michael Barbaro and Justin Gillis Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, September 6, 2005; D01 At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, as New Orleans filled with water, Wal-Mart chief executive H. Lee Scott Jr. called an emergency meeting of his top lieutenants and warned them he did not want a "measured response" to the hurricane. "I want us to respond in a way appropriate to our size and the impact we can have," he said, according to an executive who attended the meeting. At the time, Wal-Mart had pledged $2 million to the relief efforts. "Should it be $10 million?" Scott asked. Over the next few days, Wal-Mart's response to Katrina -- an unrivaled $20 million in cash donations, 1,500 truckloads of lYee merchandise, food for 100,000 meals and the promise of a job for every one of its displaced workers -- has turned the chain into an unexpected lifeline for much of the Southeast and earned it near-universal praise at a time when the company is struggling to burnish its image. While state and l~deral officials have come under harsh criticism for their handling of the storm's aftermath, Wal-Mart is being held up as a model for logistical efficiency and nimble disaster planning, which have allowed it to quickly deliver staples such as water, fuel and toilet paper to thousands of evacuees. In Brookhaven, Miss., for example, where Wal-Mart operates a vast distribution center, the company had 45 trucks full of goods loaded and ready for delivery before Katrina made landfall. To keep operating near capacity, Wal-Mart secured a special line at a nearby gas station to ensure that its employees could make it to work. Wal-Mart has much to gain though its conspicuous largesse -- it has hundreds of stores in Gulf Coast states and an image problem across the country -- but even those who have criticized the company in the past are impressed. "Wal-Mart has raised the ante for every company in the country," said Adam Hanft, chief executive of Hanfi Unlimited Inc., a New York branding and marketing firm. "This is going to change the face of corporate giving." ,,~,~,~.~.~,~,.~. Wal-Mart, in turn, has been showered with praise. Scott, Wal-Mart's folksy chief executive and its chief defender against a chorus of critics, has appeared on "Larry King Live" to discuss the chain's response to the storm and was singled out by former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton during a joint news conference yesterday in Houston. Clinton, who is leading a hurricane relief fundraising effort with Bush, said he hoped Wal-Mart's plan to allow relocating employees to take jobs at Wal-Marts across the country "will give some guidance to our members of Congress." The praise comes at a time when the chain faces a series of lawsuits over allegations of wage-and-hour-law violations and gender discrimination. But the chain's huge scale is suddenly an advantage in providing disaster relief. The same sophisticated supply chain that has turned the company into a widely feared competitor is now viewed as exactly what the waterlogged Gulf Coast needs. The Bentonville, Ark., company is rushing to set up mini-Wal-Marts in storm-ravaged areas, handing out clothing, diapers, baby wipes, toothbrushes and food. With police escorts, it delivered two truckloads of ice and water into New Orleans. It is shipping 150 Internet-ready computers to shelters caring for evacuees. http://www.washingt~np~st.c~m/wp-dyn/c~ntent/artic~e/2~~5/~9/~5/AR2~~5~9~5~ ~ 598-pf.... 9/6/2005 Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief Page 2 of 2 During a tearful interview on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Aaron F. Broussard, president of Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs, told host Tim Russert that if"the American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be in this crisis." Not everything has gone perfectly for Wal-Mart. Several of its New Orleans stores were looted, and 126 of its stores in the region have been closed at some point. About 20 remain that way. "We did not try to stop the looting or take merchandise out" of the stores, company spokeswoman Mona Williams said in an e-mail. Scott, who said he began to grasp the severity of the storm as he watched TV at home in with his wife last week, said he now participates in two daily conference calls dedicated to the hurricane, one at 7:30 a.m., the other at 5 p.m. The challenges that arise during these calls, he said during an interview, include such matters as how to supply police officers with clean underwear and how to pay Gulf Coast Wal-Mart employees suddenly scattered across the country. "We have an infrastructure that allows us to react," Scott said last night. Asked what motivated the chain's relief efforts and how he thought critics would respond, Scott said: "We have never claimed to be flawless. But on the other hand, we have always demanded that we as a company do care. If anything, this week has shown we do care." He said: "We can't do any more than our own part. We are not the federal government. There is a portion we can do, and we can do it darn well." As Katrina's winds were still dying down last week, preparations at the Brookhaven distribution center ensured that goods desperately needed by ravaged sections of the Gulf Coast started appearing on Wal-Mart shelves. At the nearby gas station that had set up a special line for Wal-Mart workers, the general manager of the distribution center, Brent Hinton, pumped gas for nearly seven hours to keep up employee morale. Referring to his colleagues at the distribution center, Hinton said yesterday, "We have become relief workers." CliffBrumfield, executive vice president of the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, said he was impressed with Wal-Mart's preparations. "They were ready before FEMA was," he said. Gillis reported from Brookhaven, Miss. ~ 2005 The Washington Post Company Advertisillg Links V~lat's this? Groundbreaking NASDAQ Index Program Averaging +37.8% annually, Index-Timing achieves remarkable performance consistency by profiting from shod- term pdce swings. Learn how to participate in this proven management system. w~vw.index-timing corn Day Trader Heaven Only $0 Real time streamed quotes, streaming charts, trades, news, alerts, busy chat rooms, stock sieves. US and UK markets, including NASDAQ. · vv~w.advfn .corn Trade Wall Street: NYSE Trader Trades sta~l as Iow as $6. Online trading to the NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ. Free two week thai demo account. n~setrader.com http://www~washingt~np~st.c~m/wp-dyn/c~ntent/artic~e/2~~5/~9/~5/AR2~~5~9~5~ ~ 598-pf.... 9/6/2005 Marian Karr From: Judy McPartland [j.mcpartland@mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:01 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Responding to Gulf Coast Disaster All, It would seem that we as a community have the resources to help provide for some of those who have been displaced for the next several months, but that we need leadership and communication to help organize efforts. It would be wonderful to see the council take that lead. Judy McPartland 405 Crestview Ave Iowa City, IA 52245 Page 1 of l Marian Kart From: SDCreth@aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 7:42 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Assistance for Hurricane Victims City Council As a wealthy community, I urge the City Council to seek immediate ways in which the Johnson County community can offer housing, jobs and other support to victims of the Hurricane - most particularly those in New Orleans who will have to relocate for months if not years. We may be far away from this disaster but it is our disaster and I urge you to develop an immediate plan of action and call on individual residents to open their homes, to urge the University and local businesses to make space available for temporary (months) housing and to identify work for people. The Chamber of Commerce could be enlisted is this effort as well. We can make a difference for some people and help address this horrific situation. This is not an issue that should be relegated to rounds of discussion - we have already seen how the Federal government has failed to responded in a timely and compassionate way. It is a national shame we all share that we have allowed citizens to die and to suffer - ,Johnson County residents should prove they can be better than this and offer a way to help nOW.. And please do not respond by saying that the Governor of Iowa is taking care of this - this is not just a state level problem to be solved. Put aside the less pressing issues on your agenda and address this one of life and death and take action. Thank you. Sheila Creth 1117 E. Court St Iowa City IA 52240 9/6/2005 Marian Karr From: Dewey and Susan McGuire [lilnemo@earthlink. net] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:36 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Louisiana and gulf area neighbors Dear City Councilors and City Manager: As we watch and hear what is happening in our own gulf region, it is really hard to hear knowing what suffering is occurring and becoming increasingly worse by each hour. Can we reach out as a city to invite the evacuees here? Can someone of our officials here coordinate with someone there to issue this invitation on behalf of all of us? I know that we would take in a family and feel certain that others will also want to help in this way. Sincerely, M. Dewey and Susan McGuire Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: jean gibson [jean.gibson@mchsi.com] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 2:19 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Can Iowa City help? Can our city help Hurrican Katrina victims? Can someone let me know? I have contributed to the Red Cross, but I am wondering if Iowa City as a city can't do something..these people are in such need! I volunteer...! Jean R. Gibson Unit 4 2825 Triple Crown Ln Iowa City, IA 52240 319-358-9542 9/2/2005 Marian Karr From: shelly-stout@uiowa.ed u Sent: Thursday, September 01,2005 10:55 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Homecoming Parade Dear potential judges, Planning for the University of Iowa's Homecoming 2005 has been underway. It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to judge the 2005 UI Homecoming Parade. This is an excellent opportunity to become active in homecoming week and support your Iowa Hawkeye's. The parade is a fun part of Homecoming week for student organizations, Greek houses, University offices, and community businesses to show off their creativity and Hawkeye pride. It is a main event in homecoming that focuses on community involvement. This years theme is, "Hawkeye Fever...It's Contagious!" and we are very exited and hope to have you participate in this event. If you choose to participate you will be given a judge sheet to fill out. Categories will include: use of theme, uniqueness of entry, school spirit, overall impression and lastly neatness. We will provide you with everything you need. We would love to have your input on the winner of the float competition, and are interested in your thoughts on this manner. The 2005 UI Homecoming Parade will be held on the evening of Friday September 31st. Step off will be around 5:45 pm, and we will ask you to join us at 5:15. We understand you are very busy, and will make all efforts to inform you of these times as soon as they are made official. Following this event will be a pep-rally and concert to get the University excited for our big game vs. Illinois. We hope you are excited as we are for this event. If you choose to accept our invitation to become involved with the Homecoming Parade please contact me at shelly-stout~uiowa.edu as soon as possible, and I will provide you with further information regarding this event. I can take up to two of your members, and would really love to see some of Iowa City's finest serving on our panel of judges. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail or at the Homecoming Executive office at (319)353-3250. Thank you for your time and consideration of our invitation. We look forward to working with you on making this year's parade one to remember. Sincerely, Shelly Stout Assistant Parade Director Homecoming Executive Council 2005 Marian Karr From: Ellen Lewin [ellen-lewin@uiowa.edu] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:23 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Noise Dear City Council Members: I am writing because of a major noise problem that we have been suffering with for the past two nights. It comes from extremely loud music and when we called the police we were told that the First Avenue Club had a permit for this music and that nothing could be done. We live about TWO MILES from the First Avenue Club and the music sounds as though it's coming from next door. If a neighbor subjected me to such noise, I would be pounding on his door demanding that it be turned down, but the fact that this is something that was sanctioned by the city is absolutely astonishing. Our friends who live nearby told us that they have been having trouble putting their children to bed at their usual time and we are certainly unable to do anything but wait for the next drum beat to shake us out of our chairs. Since our windows are open in order to enjoy the pleasant breezes, this feels like a double assault on our right to peace and quiet. When we called the police, the weary voice of the police officer indicated that complaints had been coming in at a steady pace. Please take this seriously. There is no excuse for such outrageous noise, on a weekend or any other time. Sincerely, Ellen Lewin Ellen Lewin Professor, Women's Studies and Anthropology 210 Jefferson Building University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 voice: 319-335-1610, fax: 319-335-0314 cell: 319-331-6725 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Liz Goodman [rubywines@mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:4@ PM To: council@iowa-city.org; steve_atkins@iowa-city.org Subject: 1st. Ave. Club I would like to complain about the excessive noise coming from the 1st Ave Club on the nights of Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, September 04, 2005. The noise is so bad that I wish it was 100, the windows were closed and the air conditioning blasting. It is impossible to sit on my porch and have a nice evening without becoming first irritated and then angry. What right does 1st Ave. Club have to disturb a good portion of the city s evemng. Does the person or persons wh¢ granted them a permit for an over-amplified performance live in North Liberty or Cedar Rapids where they can't hear the "music"? Liz Goodman Ruby Fine Wines 724 Clark St. Iowa City, IA 52240 319-339-4566 319-466-1504 fax 9/6/2005 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Sue [Sueclark@mchsi.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 1:24 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city:org Subject: Habitat Recycle and restore Center Habitat for Humanity would like for the city council to consider a recycling and restore center being discussed at the council meeting tonight. Bruce Clark 1944 Jeffrey St. Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Chair of Habitat for Humanity Construction Committee *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** 9/6/2005 Subha Subramanian Danielle Malatek Lauren Levitz Johanna Lucas Ashley McBumey Youth Advisory Commission Proposal Main Purposes: · Promote understanding and awareness of Iowa City. · Allow a select group of youth to help make decisions concerning them and their peers. Effects: · Enable youth to utilize and expand on his/her leadership abilities. · Be a communication tool between youth and adults in Iowa City. · Create a bridge whereon youth and adults can develop partnerships. Structure: · Six members between the ages of 15 to 21 (two seats for members age 18-21). · Members serve up to a 2-year term. · Two City Council members serve as liaisons. Application Process: 1. Fill out an application. 2. Liaisons review the applications and pick the top applicants for interview. 3. Liaisons interview the top applicants. 4. Liaisons inform the City Council of their recommendations. 5. City Council votes on the applicants. Good evening. We are a group of youth who want to make a difference in our We are here to propose our idea of a Youth Advisory Commission for the community. Iowa City City Council. We ask that you take what we are about to say into careful consideration. We believe that the Commission should serve two main purposes. First, the Commission should promote the awareness and understanding of the community. Second, the Commission would enable a select group of youth to help make decisions concerning them and their peers. Today youth aspire to be influential members of their society. Forming a Youth Advisory Commission would allow youth to be involved in important issues that Iowa City faces. It would also enable youth to utilize and expand on his/her leadership abilities. The Commission would also serve as a communication tool between youth and adults in Iowa City. This would create a bridge whereon youth and adults can develop partnerships. Youth have many ideas that they wish to express, and we believe that this formulation is the ideal way for youth to express their concerns and opinions on the issues that concern Iowa City today. We propose that the Commission should have six members between the ages of 15 to 21. The seats will be highly selective, thus guaranteeing productive youth on the Commission. Two of the six seats will be available to members over 18. The members will serve 2-year terms; however, for the initial Commission, youth will apply for staggered terms. In order for the Commission to achieve success, we hope that the Iowa City City Council would be willing to allow two of their council members to serve as liaisons for the Commission. We propose that people interested in serving on the Commission should be able complete an application, which would be given to the liaisons for review. The liaisons would interview the top applicants, based on their applications. Following the interview, the liaisons would inform the City Council of their recommendations and the City Council would vote on the applicants. This process would insure that only the most fitting applicants would serve on the Commission. We strongly believe that this is a worthwhile opportunity that will immensely benefit Iowa City. Many youth see members of the City Council as role models. We ask that you give youth a chance to learn and help Iowa City become the best that it can be. Thank you. The University of Iowa Student Government and the UI Greek Community would like you to save the date for the Town-Gown Social on Friday, Oct. 21st from 7-10 pm in the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom. The Town-Gown Social is a chance for the Iowa City community and University of Iowa students to get together for an evening of socializing, education, and entertainment. The event will feature a performance by Dave Zollo, one of Iowa City's premier musicians. It will also include community organizations, a short program from UI students and community leaders, and of course dessert. Please let us know if you will be able to make it on the 21st by emailing mark- kresowik(_~uiowa.edu. We look forward to building a stronger community with you. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Mark Kresowik President, University of Iowa Student Government Ryan Kloberdanz President, Interfraternity Council The Town-Gown Social is sponsored by the University of Iowa Student Government, UI Greek Community, Iowa City Alcohol Advisory Board, Stepping Up Project, and the Sheraton Hotel.