City Council April Meeting Summary

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April 9, 2013

Dear Fellow U-Heights Residents,

Tonight city council held regular monthly meeting for April, here is the BIG  highlight

Sunset Wide Sidewalk Bid Acceptance

Council accepted the bid of Vieth Construction Company of Cedar Falls, in the rough amount of just under $161,000.00. The good news is that this bid is nearly  $25,000.00 under the Shive Hattery estimate that the city was working from. This project will be Federally funded at an 80% level up to a Federal maximum outlay of $218,000.00. The city's portion of the expenses will come from Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) money that the city has gotten a share of from the rest of Johnson County since 2009.

Construction will start at the North end of Sunset in late May or early June and  the construction timeline is for 45 working days to finish the project. This should be completed well before the beginning of the ICCSD school year on Aug. 21, 2013 and the start of the home UI football season on Aug. 31, 2013.

The other important news for residents are the following upcoming events:

1. Saturday April 27, 9:00 to noon U-Heights Clean Up Day: residents can bring garbage or unwanted items to dispose of for free in dumpsters on Marietta Ave. in front of Grandview Apartments. Tables for swap items available for unwanted but too good to throw away items. All leftovers will be donated. NO hazardous waste materials will be accepted this year.
2. Wednesday May 15, 6:30 to 8:30 AM U-Heights Bike to Work Week  Breakfast. Come enjoy Kalona Bakery cinnamon rolls and more in front of the City Office at 1004 Melrose Ave.
3. University Heights City Council Meeting May 14, 7:00 PM Our regular monthly meeting will likely have an agenda item from One University Place developer, Jeff Maxwell. 
4. With 15% of our residents biking to work (2010 U.S. Census data) make sure ALL of our bicyclists take the Think Bicycles Iowa City Area Survey

More info about all of the above can be found on the University Heights Municipal Webpage. Consider subscribing to our updates and google calendar.

For even more U-Heights related information visit UH Forward. This is a spot where I post articles that are meant to be thought provoking and interesting. Take a look and consider subscribing to this as well.

As you plan charitable gifts please consider the University Heights Community Foundation

As always it is a great honor to serve as your city councilor, if you have any questions or comments I look forward to hearing from you.

-Mike Haverkamp
315 Golfview Ave.