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Home My Public Portal AboutResolution 2020-49, Setting Standad Of Locked Gate Between Mississipp River Trail & KensingtonRESOLUTION 2020-49 A RESOLUTION SETTING A STANDARD OF A LOCKED GATE BETWEEN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL (MRT) AND KENSINGTON STREET ON THE CITY OF RIVERDALE'S PROPERTY WHEREAS, The City of Riverdale, Iowa ("City") is a Municipal Corporation, organized and operating under the laws of the State of Iowa, and; WHEREAS, residents of the City have expressed concern with bicycle and pedestrian traffic in Haven's Acres since the Mississippi River Trail was extended through the City and in several open meetings from January 2018 to present; and, WHEREAS, Kensington Street is not a designated bicycle or pedestrian trail, nor is there a designated bicycle or pedestrian lane of travel, nor is there a sidewalk; and, WHEREAS, bicycle and pedestrian traffic on Kensington Street between the Mississippi River Trail and the Duck Creek Bike Path trailhead represents a safety hazard (ref. EXHIBIT "A"); and, WHEREAS, the residents of Haven's Acres have expressed overwhelming support of the installation of a locked barrier between the Mississippi River Trail and Kensington Street (ref. EXHIBIT "B"); and, WHEREAS, a temporary barrier has been erected at said location, and the City is in the process of installing said barrier; and, WHEREAS, per the City's attorneys, the City is within its legal rights to install a locked barrier on its own property; and, WHEREAS, per the City's attorneys, there is no violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for said locked barrier to be installed; and, WHEREAS, it is not a violation of City ordinance, or state or federal law, to install said locked barrier. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERDALE, IOWA, Section 1. That the current temporary barrier at the intersection of Kensington Street and the Mississippi River Trail on the City's property shall remain intact and not removed aside from an emergency situation in which emergency vehicles need to enter Haven's Acres via the Mississippi River Trail. (con) City of Riverdale, Iowa 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa 52722 • (563) 355-2511 • www.riverdaleiowa.com Resolution 2020-49 A Resolution Setting a Standard of a Locked Gate between the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) and Kensington Street on the City of Riverdale's Property Section 2. That if an emergency situation occurs and the temporary barrier must be taken down, that, at the conclusion of the emergency, or as soon thereafter as can reasonably be expected, the temporary barrier will be reinstalled to the same specifications as it was when it was taken down. Section 3. That once installed, permanent gates at the intersection of Kensington Street and the Mississippi River Trail on the City's property shall be set and kept in a locked position. Section 4. That the locks on said gates will be accessible for emergency personnel only and only in the event of an emergency in which emergency vehicles need to enter Haven's Acres via the Mississippi River Trail. Passed and approved this 9th day of June 2020. APPROVED ATTEST -V,(44cce4iLifeth,ordi chael Bawde ,Mayor Mary Frances Blevins, Clerk City of Riverdale, Iowa 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa 52722 • (563) 355-2511 • www.riverdaleiowa.com City of Riverdale, Iowa SURVEY A survey of Haven's Acres' adult residents was taken between 02/16/2019 and 02/17/2019 regarding restricting access from the MRT to Kensington Street: 60 adults reside in Haven's Acres 55 of those adults surveyed (92%) 44 support restricting access (80%) 4 oppose restricting access (7%) 7 have no opinion (13%) City of Riverdale, Iowa CRIME STATISTICS Since the opening of Phase 1 of the MRT (May 2012), the Scott County Sheriff's office has received: 155 calls from Haven's Acres addresses. This is an average of 24 calls per calendar year. Of those calls: 47% came from Kensington St. 35% came from Wisteria Ln. 17% came from Sycamore Ln. City of Riverdale, Iowa CRIME EXAMPLES Examples of incidents occurring in Haven's Acres (after May 2012): public indecency home invasions burglary/ theft assault trespassing damage/vandalism attempts to lure small children failure to yield and/or stop high speed car chases vehicles driving on the MRT traffic hazards disturbance/ nuisance F-4F I!IT r3 " Mike Bawden From: Kelly Krell Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 8:32 AM To: Mike Bawden Cc: Anthony Heddlesten; Paul Dcamp; Doug Littrel; Kevin Adams Subject: Petition for 6/9/20 Council Packet Attachments: 2020 Havens Acres Petition.pdf Dear Mayor: Good morning! Hope things are going well at home with Caroline's recovery. I've been thinking about you both a lot this past week. A couple of weeks ago (before a took a Riverdale social media break), I read a comment that a bicyclist posted online that said something like, "It's really too bad that one or two squeaky wheels are complaining about traffic in Haven's Acres and so the entire bicycle community has to suffer." It has amazed me how much misinformation has been spread around by the bicycle community; therefore, in an effort to address this one small claim, I visited every household in Haven's Acres with a petition that reads: "We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.)." That petition is attached to this email; will you please include it in the Council packet for Tuesday's meeting? Here are some summary statistics: 35 - The number of households in Haven's Acres. 29.5 - The number of households that signed the petition. 84% - The percentage of households that signed the petition. 2 - The number of households that declined to sign the petition. 2.5 - The number of households that were unavailable to consider the petition. 1 - The number of households that are vacant. 63 - The number of adult residents of Haven's Acres (to the best of my knowledge). 57 - The number of residents that signed the petition. 90% - The percentage of residents that signed the petition. 3 - The number of residents that declined to sign the petition. 3 - The number of residents that were unavailable to consider the petition. Thank you, Kelly A K.ei, MEd / of 563-355-2511 1563-209-4254 I kellykrell@riverdaleia.org http://www.riverdaleiowa.com 1 We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature Date 1 Pi 842617103 115 S Kensington Leibe, Joyce 6/7/2024g ((7 l j(.z (fc 842617104 125 S Kensington Bratcher, Jason -G ��, % 842617104 125 S Kensington Bratcher, Wendy / G 2- (/ -7/ace 842617105 135 S Kensington Paustian, Dallas. l y �� iUL/Q tics,_, 842617105 135 S Kensington Paustian, Susan --/ ,kfl,t54,0--7, a __. 7- ,„-) 842633106 141 S Kensington Allen, David dL nCd 842633106 141 S Kensington Allen, Connie el - ink I l 842633108 146 S Kensington Halsey, Dean 842633108 146 S Kensington Halsey, Beth . _ 71 J - r & '7 .--'jam 2e 842633107 149 S Kensington Halsey, Rebecca lA,t)autI1c&Jb We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature 842633122 205 S Kensington U N VOL-{ CC, L2� 842633140 208 S Kensington Deleu, Charles C4/'-'14 842633139 216 S Kensington Peck, Geleene �� (�"�_4.--- 842633139 216 S Kensington Peck, William 842633124 949 144 S Kensington Steen, Michael 842633124 ..ta 19 S Kensington Steen, Penni 62eiJ 8426331201 110 Sycamore Ln Hill, Jack cL4 8426331201 110 Sycamore Ln Hill, Rhonda `---/ 842633109 115 Sycamore Ln Halsey, Myra r, 842633110 123 Sycamore Ln De1J ekkuk PIO 0(0 0 Date 2- We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature Date 842739118-1 126 Sycamore Ln Halsey,Monty r ----.1 ticidi-L1 — 6- 7.-.?0__o 842739118-1 126 Sycamore Ln Halsey, Gwen f�_ 0 7- 842633111 131 Sycamore Ln Dominacki, June !7 , 842739117 134 Sycamore Ln Machalek, Darrell 842633112 139 Sycamore Ln Spratt, Hubert (Jack) d eci' Yl e 842739116 142 Sycamore Ln Brockhouse, Barry . C w C-,/7/;-- 842739116 142 Sycamore Ln Brockhouse, Lori i 00{cdo 842633113 147 Sycamore Ln Musal, Shannon 842633113 147 Sycamore Ln Musal, Michelle 842739114-3 158 Sycamore Ln Halsey, James �� We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature Date 842739114-3 158 Sycamore Ln Halsey, Christina 011 n5 n , --�C i�� ► (L. I.30 842633126 103 Wisteria Ln Griffith, Matt a i'M / 6-/--• 842633126 103 Wisteria Ln Griffith, Mashanna/ 842633127 111 Wisteria Ln Atwood, Herbert 842633127 111 Wisteria Ln Atwood, Kathie - L 842633138 112 Wisteria Ln Cook, Mark / yam` 842633128 119 Wisteria Ln Oldfather, Michael Atollirefill0H/Pr 842633137 120 Wisteria Ln Krell, Kelly(elk), r r-J _ N , , 842633129 127 Wisteria Ln cr Lin \.441l � ,��,�-�: �; 2�'/ 842633136 128 Wisteria Ln Bratcher, Gregory i �`` } -,4 ,� ;,—. 4 -' / 1 _:=-`` `' We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature Date 842633136 128 Wisteria Ln Bratcher, Suzie `-�-' / •'(,-) 842633130 135 Wisteria Ln Clements, Corey ,71 f. ,l 1 ,IVaAAki 1 Z 842633130 135 Wisteria Ln Clements, Raejean - ( - - . 842633130 135 Wisteria Ln Clements, Savannah -� % /' /- r E _ 1 - Z, + 842633130 135 Wisteria Ln71,,+.11/iZa-p-ivelo 842633135 136 Wisteria Ln Krell, Dennis •>r-0 842633135 136 Wisteria Ln Krell, Judith ) ry 842633131 139 Wisteria Ln Neff, Robert fj ,r--, 842633131 139 Wisteria Ln Neff, Dalila 0 5-.27- &tilt-- OD 842633134 144 Wisteria Ln Jurgena, Vincent`` We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police, EMT, etc.). Parcel # Address Resident's Name Resident's Signature Date 842633134 144 Wisteria Ln Jurgena, Jill ( I (Do 1 842633132-2 151 Wisteria Ln Smith, Perry v L� V r r ri____....rt_______- 842633132-2 151 Wisteria Ln Smith, Athena (Jtt,7rIfy /JyylLTt_) 842633133-1 158 Wisteria Ln Smith, Archie `4,,,e / l2- C 842633132-1 159 Wisteria Ln U/ac 6„(vL 94' s 33 21 lit Uti i to r tL,v ?Y uo kKCo l i. i v► CP------ 5' ji- 202) g t42-53)331 t- Q\61WI-A .fri41- <,C#74--\- c,_---7_2.0,,,, 2L.4bp 33\2D1 \so S)c,0ma'2, l,-V,t S��o..iN wit 7514., (.l7/d0 g 1/16 3 31201 (f ‘c ,,-t, li.k P d //1 l / iLJ G.%/2oz d We, the undersigned adult residents of the Haven's Acres neighborhood in Riverdale, Iowa, demand that the gate to be installed at the south end of Kensington Street near the Mississippi River Trail be kept in the closed and locked position, only to be opened in the event of an emergency and only by emergency personnel (e.g. fire, police. EMT, etc.). 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