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County Supervisor's Letter_Jorja's RestaurantPHONE: 563-589-4441 FAX: 563-589-7884 EMAIL: brdofsup@dbqco.org COURTHOUSE DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001-7053 DONNA L. SMITH JIM WALLER ERIC MANTERNACH March 17, 2003 Mayor Terry Duggan City of Dubuque 50 West 13th Street Dubuque IA 52001 Dear Terry: Enclosed with this letter is a report from Architect Barney Bishop describing a potential situation at Jorja's Restaurant at 890 Iowa Street. Also enclosed is a report from Jan Hess, describing conditions that Jorja Moore described and demonstrated when we visited the restaurant on March 10. Since this situation seems to be related to work performed by the City of Dubuqe by Tschiggfrie Excavating at the beginning of the Law Enforcement Center Addition project while installing a new water line in the alley, I am referring it to you and the City Manger. Please inform me of the results of your investigaiton on this situation. Sincerely, Donna L. Smith Dubuque County Supervisor jh encl. Durrant 700 Locust Street Suite 942 RD. Box 509 Dubuque, iA 52001-0509 563 583-9131 Fax: 563 557-9078 www.durrant.com March 11,2003 Mr. Jim Waller, Chairperson Dubuque County Board ofSupervisom Dubuque County Courthouse Dubuque, IA 52001 Re:Expansion - Dubuque County/City LEC Dubuque, lA Project No.:01160.00 Dear Mr. Waller: Yesterday, this office was notified by Supervisor Smith that a problem(s) exists with one of the property owners (Jorja's Restaurant) on the west side of the alley west of the LEC addition and along 9th Street. Attached, you will find a list of the reported problems/concerns that was assembled by Jan Hess, Administrative Assistant to the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors, following a visit both she and Supervisor Donna Smith made to Jorja's. Also, please note that this is the first time since construction commenced on this project that Durrant has been apprised of any reported problems to adjacent properties that may or may not have been caused by any construction activity in that area. As you may recall, at the start of construction of this project, the City of Dubuque contracted with Tschiggfrie to install a new water line in the alley separating the new LEC from the properties along the west side of the alley. That contract and work was completely separate from the contract for construction the County signed with Prism. Since the majodty of items on the list pertain to water, I suggest that the County notify the City to the issues identified in the attached list. During my telephone conversation with Supervisor Smith, she raentioned that both she and Jan were told that the excavation for the building addition (LEC)went up to the foundation (alley side) of Jorja's Restaurant. My response to Donna was that the earth retention system that was installed along the alley came nowhere near Jorja's. I followed up my conversation with Donna by talking with Rick Golus, Durrant, to try and determine if he had any recollection as to the limits of the excavation in the alley. Rick indicated that he thought that the excavation for the City installed water line came close to the back wall of Jorja's. He also believed that either Prism or Tschiggfrie had photographs taken of that work as it progressed. With regard to Item No. 11 on the list, I believe that Prism installed the crack monitor(s) on the building(s) because of the issues that were current at that time, i.e., City of Dubuque concerns about the earth retention system. In other words, it was for their own protection, but this could be confirmed with Steve Bohr. Sincerely, Barney A Bishop, AIA Principal Enclosures cc: Edc Mantemach Donna Smith Fred McCaw Rick Golus :mk. p:~proje~s~01X01180,00~wp~cor~owner~watler leper march 11.doc NO, 583 589 7884 F~NO, 583 589 7884 P, 03 TO: Board of Supervisors RE: Visit to Jorja's Restaurant- March 10, 2003 DATE: March 10,2003 FROM:Jan Hess Supervisors Smith and I visted Jorja's Resturant this date and talked to Jorja Moore. She pointed out: 1. Cracked plaster under windows in front of building, and molding slipping around those windows 2. Sediment in cold water coming into the building for dishwasher booster box 3. Recommendation for pressure tank on booster box 4. Booster box leaking 5. Debris in cold water to ice maching 6. City inspector did take water samples but never got back to her 7. Asked if the jail is hooked up to new water main 8. Said she is the first one on the new water line 9. Bathroom door and molding sagging 10. Expansion joints on exterior of the building have moved. Somebody filled them in - messily; Steve Behr says he doesn't know who did that 11. Meter put on building by Steve Behr 12. Sediment in tolet tanks causing them not to work 13. Ed Tschiggfrie has exterior pictures of the the building prior to demolition 14.