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MINUTES
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. CIVIC CENTER
Novembor 28, 1990, 0 I,m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
QUESTS PRESENT:
LVII DlckeflOll. MIk. K.nnedy end Bud LouII
None.
01114 ChrlttlAnaon. Larry Donnot, Sylvta Me,. end Cathy ChInIndof
Jamtt JoeM, Mlclctnzlt Smlth. Chrll Juttlce, Jony Mumford, Tom
Hen..", Larry Kinney, Rickie BOIry
RECOMMENDAnONS TO CITY CDUNCIL:
None.
, RECOMMENDAnONS TO MANAGER AND STAFF:
Commission d~ectod Slalnbach 10 Pfepor. SlalOment 01 Flndlng for Ipprovsl, TIlt CommIsalon 1110
recommended lhaltho Fir. Chltllmpltmonl dllClpllnary slanclordl lor vIoIollons 01 SlIndIrd Opor.lIng
Procoduroe and/or DopOltmonl Rul.. and RfOUlatJonl.
SUMMARY OF RELEVANT DISCUSSION:
Kennody called tho mlOUng 10 order al 0 "m. Tho Commllllon rovlowod lilt Rulel Ind PrOCocbOI
lor HeOllngs and Appoall and SIlOllod lhaltho appell hoOllng would bo conduclod on .n Informal
bull within tha guldellnel oIlho procm... Kennedy explalnod lhallht COmmllalon would malct a
doclslon 10 uphold. modify or rtptalthe dllClpllnary action by a maJority vole oI.lht CommIuJonorl
loday Ind IlIue a Slallmonl 01 Flndlng In tho 1lG00lulure.
All wllnot..s WIIO prellnl. Kennody awora In an wltnollOl.
CITY WITNES9 II
Tho City called II'sflrlt wlInoll, Ueutonant JOfry Mumlord. In rOlpontelo quOlllonl 110m Aultlanl City
Allornoy Dana Chrlstlan"n, Mumford oxplalnod thol ho had boon with tho la.vo City FIro DoparlmOnl
lor the pasl17 yeall. Mumlord was 011 duty during tho Incldenlln quOlllon,
Mumford recountod the evenla oIlh. ovenlng ..follows: Tho la.va City Fire DoparlmOnl wu called
to 1225 S. RlvlIsldo Drive, apOl1menl B, 1112:14 o,m. on Oclobor 10. 1990 10 IItp01l oflllr.. Unit
1351, Including Mumford, nenghllla Beck lit'. Brookl and Joanl wasth.llrltlruclc litho ICOno. At
they epproached the OIeo, Mumford obsl/Ved a man on tho balcony oIlho IpOllmOnlantl 0 cfIU on .
flro In Iho doorway. Ughl lmolle was v111b1o. Thllo WIIO approximately 12 10 13 tlOpl up 10 tho
bolcony Irom Iho gtound. Mumford gave theflrll.ln radio "pori to Botlallon Chlel HanlOn. roporllng
that thoro was 0 man Inaldelho apartment, Hethon paned command 10 BC Hanlen who wotln,roulo
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to tho scono. LI. Mumlord obaorvod Joenlloovo Iho lIuck and hood loword tho aporlmonl. Mumlord
VOI1od lor .loon. 10 'malk up', Mumlord .xplalnod lhat 'malk.up' meonl to put on IOH'conl.1lntd
broathlng .pporalul (SCBAI, .Ioonl had lho tank on hll baclc .nd Iho malk hanging O/ound hll neck,
.Ioonl did not '''pond 10 Mumlord'l calland conllnUOd up Iho .ta~1 toword the aparlmonl. Mumford
again yelled lor .loons to put on hll muk, again no reply, Mum/ord Ihfn orrJor.d Fhrlghler Srcolel
pull I pity Uno (' 00 II. long hoaa I 10 nghllh. nIl beClUIO they had I man and Joont lnaldo Iho
eportmont4l1d lhor. wasn'llIme 10 dGploy Iho larger hoIo. Mumlord could nol,".Ioont It Ihl. poInL
Flam.. and lmoIee were Ylllblo comlng from the chair which wulocated Inlldo the .PO/llntnt. Joonl
Ih.n moved Iht chair oul oIlh, apartm.nl onlo the balcony whor, It IIornod up, Joollllfltod tho chU
ovtr Ih. 'II/Ing Ind ctOPpod lito tho ground WIler. II was ,xllngullhod by Brcole., Joenllhtn brought
Iho man down /rom Ih. aporllntnL .loons 11111 WIS nol woorlng I malk. The man lInellod of aJcohoI
and collaplOd 10 Iht ground Ind Indlcaled lhal hi. wife was 11111 In Iht apartm.nl. Mumlord ordered
Joen. 10 pul hi. mask on and look 101 tho man'a wll,. .Ioont rspllod thai he did nol nood I malk.
Mumford loId hIm he could nol go wfthout hll moaJc. Boclcup "'lved and Mumlord Mnl F~oflghl"
Julllco 10 Ihe apartm'nl wflh .10011110 conduct 0 a.arch.
Mumford rocalved on order kom BC Hanson 'orlh.,lrsl.ln crow; Mumford, Joenl. Bockler Ind Brook.,
to roperllo him at Iho command van. Mum/Old dlrOClod anOther crow 10 lAke ovtr altho tClnt and
prOCOtdod 10 Ih. van. When MumlOld lOach.d Ih. van, .loons we. leaYlng In Ihe ambulanc..
Mumlord ltated thai ho WOUld have rocommondod thai Joens bo disciplined bul wu IUptflOdod by
BC Honsen. MumlOld was nol requlrod 10 give Joens an order 10 comply with an SOP rtqU~lng thai
breathing apparolu. be worn, Mum/Old agrood w11h Ihe Sl.1lomenl 0/ Charg.. atatlng lhol .loon. wu
doflclonl by nol ullng SCBA.
CloS! I;x~mlnlllon bv Sln11b
In rOlflOl1lO 10 qUOlllons by AUornoy Mackonzlo Smith, Lt. Mumlord explained Ihal SOP IIquhl SCSA
be ulOd In an area wIlero Iha atmosphere I. conl.1mll14led. EqulpmOnl's avallobl.lhal can dolermlne
K Ih. almolphero 0/ an aroa II contamlnatod bullhls Is gonerolly nol Uled bo'or. onlerlng In area,
Mumlord w.. nollUto whether Joens he/lld Iho order 10 molk up bul BC HonlOn who wu I dlstanco
tNtay hoard Iho orrJor. Joen. waslar enough Into Iho apartmonlthal Mumlord could nolloo him. Tho
lighting In lho area was odoquate . truck IIghll, sllOOI IIghl and Ih. lights In tho aparlmont. MumlOld
WIIS glvfng dlroctlons 10 olher "'eflghtorl at Iho IOmo limo Joens was on Ih. balcony. Joon. broughl
Ihe choir oul 01 tho doorway and over rOiling. droppod 1110 ground, The balcony was hIp high and tho
chair waslnsldo Ihe doorway opproxlmololy 210 3100110 lhelo'l. MumlOld did nol know U Joens look
cu.hlon OUlllrsl, There wu nolhlng lIamlng on the ground bolore chol, landed. Mumlord reportod no
'Ire domago olherlhan the chSlr. No InJurlos 10 Joens or Iho man, No one elso was In Iho opllltmont.
Both .loons and Ihe resldonl wero lokon to Iho hospital,
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DedlrllCl bv ChrllUmeQ
Lt Mumford .xplalned lhal 0 CO manllorls typically used IlW the lite Icene has bocJn controllod 10
delormlno when mask, may be removed, nol prior 10 onlorlng a polentlally contamlnatod area. In Ihl,
ClIO, 11 we, atlumod thallho otmotphOlo wal luch thai SCBA would be usod, Upholstery Ind
cuahlona glw olio deadly gas whon Ignlled, The chair flamed up In Joona' hands and wIIsUII flaming
whon JI hlllht ~ound. The CMIr wu .Xllngullhed when on tho ground by Brooks,
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Mumlord hod Ioolced tpeclllcally'or Joens. whon he could nollOO Joons he ord<<ed Broolcsto deploy
tho thorl host. Joonsacllons chongod Mumlord', plan 01 allack altho fit scent. VIoIallon oIa SOP
doo' nol depend on whether anyone waslnJutod or not
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Mumlord made 0 Juclomonlthalthls lito requlrld SCBA. Howover. lhe SOP rtqUlreSthal anytlme you
onler lh4tlype oIatmosphero you wear your mask.
louis oxprossed COIlcorn thai thoro could MVO bocJn a danger when tho choir drOPPtd OYOIIht ralllng,
Mumlord did nol know H Joens looked 101ft H the ares below tho balcony was clear prior 10 dropping
choir.
Kennody qUtttJonod whal clrcumstanco~ mako Ilaccoplablo nollo woar SCBA. Mumford explained
thai many things aro ulod 10 deformlno" Ihore's a lito Insldo, such os Ylslblo 'moko. heal, olc. In this
COlOthay obaefvod tho flte while approaching tho sceno, thereloro thoro was no quelllon OlIo whelhor
thero was a IIro In Ihe apartment.
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CIYV WITNES9 12
The City', called II" second WllnOSl, Battalion Chlel Tom Hansen. Hanlin staled ho hoe bocJn
employed with the Iowa City FIIO Departmenllor 22 years. Hanson ruponded 10 the Ilro call 011225
S. Rlvorslde Orlvo on 10/10/90 In Iho Flro Departmenl's Command Vln. He arrived alter onglno 1351
and boforolho aerial ladder truck. Hansen parkod the van approximately 10 II. behind onglno 1351.
Ho was glYon Ihollrsl.ln rt;lOlllrolll Lt. Mum/ord. Hanson waslocaled approxlmalely 15.20 II.lrom Ihe
flto. Hanlin obtorved IIghl smoke coming from the aparlmonl and Joens going up the slllrl without
hll mask. Ho heard Mumford Ihoutlng lor Joens 10 pUI on his mask. Joens appeared oul 01 IhoImoko
with tho choir In his arml and Ihrew It over tho balcony. Joons thon wenl back Inlo the lmoko. The
olmosphoro was obYlously contamlnaled . this was nol a dllllcull Judgment call. Pellonnol lhould
a~aya wear SCBA, hovo a line and a parlner whon entering a strucluro. Hanlon nOXllaw Joenl ollhe
bollom 01 tho Ilops and the man on the ground, Hanson IInllortho ombulonco crew 10 IlIlsl.
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Hanlin got' Ihe flrsl./n unll together and IOnl Joens to Ihe hospital lor treatment. Allhe scone,
Invutlgolors dOlermlned the couse or tho lire, vonllloled Ihe structuro and did general cloon up,
Hansen nexl saw Joons wllh Whllloker, Justice and Mumford In his offlco, Allhe meellng. Joons
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pr...nled I roport Irom tho hoIpllaJ ItaUng he w.. OK. HanlOn gavo Joenl 29 '/2 hoIrl 011 wllhout
illY for hlt cllrfOlld lor lht woly 01 hImION and lht othGf membofl 01 hla Clew IIId lor dlsrupUng
opet.IIons,
SmIth had no CtOla .wnlnatlon,
KtnnOCtf ...ed HonMn lor explanatlon oI'no lint. no partnGt, no mull'. HlnlOn .xplalned lhal tho
BOP atalll lhal wI1tn ,"11I1ng III ar'l, Ih/lghltrltakt I t 3/4' holt, I parl/llr and WOIt I mille.
Jotna lid not loby Ihlt SOP.
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The CIly'all*d wltnt.. WIt Fh Chltf Larry Donnor. Donnor atattd ha has botn Flro Chltl 01 tho lowI
CIty Flrl Dtpw1mtnt lor approxlmaloly IlYt ytlla. Donntf' WIt Ihladvtaod 01 tho Mnll 0I10/tO/00
at 8 .,m. on thot dly. BC Hanaon had ~..dy dlaclpllnod Jotna. Donnor contaclod lilt Clly AlIorney'l
ollie. lor Idvtc. and WIt lokllo motl with lht par1ltt In'IoIvtd to delormlnt N th. d1aclplln. Wla
approprtltt or Wit ahould be modified. Thoat In IlIondoneo WIll Joo"" Mumford, JuaUc., Hanstn Ind
Connor.
Clrlng lhe motllng. thGf. w.. 'Q1Hmenllhat I1Imtl.nd amole. wor. vIalbl. .t th. Um. Joena pullod
lilt chU out 01 lilt .partmOnl. TNa IndJcIlod. by cltportmental llondftrdl. lhal tho air woa
conltmlnaltd and lull prOlocl/vt gear waa requlrod. Joena Indlcaltd he had done nothing wrong but
g/Ytn lilt aamo actnarlo agaln he would nol do anything, unUI he wu ordertd by hla Ueut.nanL
Connor IndIcIltd that JoIna dltpltytd an abaolut. dlll.gard lor tho SOPa. The plrpoae 01 SOPa It
to .Itabllsh guldollntaao lhat lIrollghlora don'l havo to.1k boIor. .cUng. Joena dlaplay.d an anlludt
problem. nol .n .ducallonll probl.m and thowed lhal ho had not Ieltn.d Irom hi. mlslllc..
In IlIIIclng hII doclalon to modify lilt ausponalon. Donnor ataled he lOOk IOvorallhlngslnlo accounL
Connor lound that Joe", vIoIaled ..r.ly proc.dlrll and added 24 houra autponalon baaed on Joens'
anllUdo dlrlng lht hoarlng. Donnor propartd and lIIod tho Speclllcatlon 01 Chargea.
OM' I!wlmlnlltM ~ Smllh
Donnor .xplaJnod thai Joe", ahould havo had his malk In placo and broolhlng apparatus on and
working prior 10 going up lilt atalra. SOP"Y' you will WOIt seBA whon .nlorlng contaminated air
apac. unlllllla demonstrol.d thai Ills nol contamlnalod. Joens wo. nol proparod loonier 0 hoslllo
.Monmont ba..d on SOPa. SOP does not IptClIlcslly ..y 1It./smok. .qual contamInation bulllla
..aumod. Joena ahould havo had hla broothlng apparatus on at the bollom 01 tho atalra. Allor osldng
Joent whal he would do In 0 almllar alluoUon. OonnOl govo Joens an addlllonol 24 houra auapenslon
due 10 hla r..pon... Joens Indlcalod lhal ~o did nol nood SOP 10 llIIIc.judgmonli II ho would be
ponalllod lor IlIIIclng on Ind.pondenlludgom.nl th.n ho would only lollow orders, Oonnor wanlod to
DlYo Joena an InconllYa nol to ploeo hlmlOlf In jeopardy 01 a fir. scona. Tho oddlUonal 24 hours was
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101 hII boha'llor allho mooUng, Donner lo~ 1lla12G 1/2 hoIJ, WII nolalufllclonllnconllYt. Donnet
acMlod Joenl dlJlng 1110 moollng thai he ahouId have had hll muk on prior 10 onlorlnO 1110 bulldInQ.
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In IOIpOIIIf to quttllonl IIhd by Clvllllwon, Donnot provtded 1110 loIkMInQ 1n/00mallon: AIIho
m"lIng, Donnet and Joent had a dtl4lltd dllCUlllon 01 ~nl calli 01 a conllmlnal'd air IpaCO.
Wholhof Joanl' '"110111110 plollorm wu ~rtlmnl. ho wu In Imoh ollhor WlY.
Konnody lnquIrod whallho oqulvalonl 01 531/2 hotrl" oquaJ to In pay. Donner "Umalod thalli WlI
approxlmal.1y 1400.1500,
In rllpOllll to quttllonl by CommIuJon momborl. Donnet oxplolnod thai SOP. art IIr"1od with all
IhllghlOlI and thallraJnlng hat boon conduclod. Joent rOCfIvod Iralnlng 011 SOPI whon he wu h1rod.
SOP', arlrovlowod periodically In group d1acUlllonl, POSI~' w/yIJI 1t'/foWl alio Includt al whal
polnlllll 11I0 10 Itmove BCBA. ThIalypf 01 vIoIallon hal nol occlllod In 0V0f two yolllln 1110 Iowa
City fir, Dopartmont. SOPI woro Inuod In 1087. Joenl hal not had any Olhtr dlsclpllnary ocllon
within Iho 101112 monthl, Donntr YOIIf1td lhallho amounl oIlUlptnalon II allht M.llon 01 tho
ChItf.
APPnuNTWlTNESS "
Tho appollanl'a ~II wilnOlt wu Jamtt Jotnl. Joanl llOlod hi hat boon a Fhllghter with Iowa City
101 approxlmaloly 4 YOIII. Ho 0110 rocolvod four YOII. 01 ~o Iralnlng In tho SoMea.
Joent rasponded to o~, callal1225 S. RiYOI1IcIo Dr" on 10/10/DO In onglnt 1351. Ho obsorvod 0
man In tho doorway oIa IOCOI1d alory apNlmOnl with a burnlng chair. Joenl Wlnllo tho lop oIlho
Iondlng IIld ukod th, man 10 alop out. Tho man Wlnllnlo kllchen 10 gel wolor 10 pullho lIro out.
Jocn,roochtd Inllclo Iho door, pullod Iho chair cushion out and Ihon tho cllU and III It on tho roll,
Ho thon Iookod ovor tho rail 10 mollo 11I'lYOIyIhlng was cloar undornolth and dropped tho chair OYOI,
openod tho door 10 Iho IpOltmonland holptd the man OUllho door. Joenl WOl Olllllod In helping tho
man down tho IloPI by a poIleo o/fIcor. Jotl)t dld nol woar . malic and did nol hear MumlOld yolllOl
him 10 pUI hll malic on. Joenl did hell Mum/Old aay thoro WII lmoIeo. Joont IIW vory IIl110 10 no
ImoIeo as ho approachod lho aparlmOnl. Tho man oppoarod 10 bo Inloxlcllod. Allor anlsllng tho man
10 aaloty, Joonl wonl bock up 10 lho opartmonllo look 100Iho vlcllml'l wllo. Ho propped tho door
opon and did a primary and locondory lOarch with FlronghlOt' JUlllco, nndlng no one ollllnlldo. Thoy
vonlod the building with alsn and bolhwonl oulllde OI1colho building WOI Cloll oIlmo1eo. JUIUCO lold
Joon, lllal MumlOld wlnlod 10 lto him, Joon, look 0/1 hll malic allOt' ho Iloppod oul oIlho door 10
Iho aparlmont. Ho wonllo Iho von 10 lie MumlOld and Ihon 10 Iho holpllAl.
Joanl Oovo tho lollowlng rooeonl for nol woarlng hll malic: Wllh Iho door cloltd, Ihoro was no Imob
outsldo Iho door and Ilnlo Imo/(o oppoarod whon ho oponod Iho door. Joenl did nol onlor tho
oportmonl untllaflorlho man had boon lakon down 10 Iho ground and Mumford had Inllllod ho pul on
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his muk. Joens llalod ho woe oworo 01 SOP 101 woarlno broothlno OpporOIUI. bul he ~ nollhlnlc ho
wos In vlolotlon bocaUIO ho wu oullldo tho opallmontand nolln 0 contornlnolod 1101.
AlIOf lho Incldonl. Joonl mol with Chlol Oonnot and othor parllclpanll. Tho ChloIalliod him how ho
would roocl W tho lllUItlon prolOnlod "ION ogoln, .100", lold tho ChloI ho would not do It .goin " ho
would gol 24 hotrl oIlUlpentlon, hi would wall lor hll offlcerlo <*ecl him, .loont ltalfd lit "" nol
loId whel ho Ihould or II1ouldn1 do In . almll.v IIlU1t1on. Joont conIlrmod thol ho has had no
dlaclpllnary action In tho pUI yoor. Thlt IlIIpOn.1on amounll 10 1450 ; $500 In Ioal WIll". .loont
vorlfltd thai doparlmenllrolnlno hes covortd tho SOP'land ho Is IWOI. 01 Whellhoy 01.. howt",.
, Joent did nolthlnJc ho vlolot.d SOP on 10/10/00 bocouatlhor. WU no amok..
CrOll !l:xnmlnntlon bv Clvllllonlon
Joenl laW the tuning choir boforo ho 1I0pp0d oil Iht truck; ho IIW IIamot but no tmoII.. He hMrd
Mumford toy lhot. wel amoko ahowtng but did not hoar him aay 10 mask up. Joens ltalfd llIIl he hid
no Inlentlon 01 .nlOllng tho oparlmonl. .loon. IdmlUtd he dld nol ~now " tho lAndIng WII
conlOmlnalod or nol. Flro Dopartmonllrllnlng 1111 COVOIod tho loxlc gosollhol uphol.lory and 100Il1I
give 011 whon Ignlled ond lhallhoy aro nol a1wsya vla/blo. Joont rOOl.1I tho d1aelpllnt but not his
ocllonl. In th.Iul"o. ho will wall lor 0 dlrecl ordollrom an OIIlcor boIor.'oI:ow!ng SOPI; lit wtl nol
mako any moro Indopondonl /Udgmonll .1 tho flro ICOno. .Allor .1 he ~nowa, tho cllU dld notllaro
up II ho IOmoved Illrom tho Opl/lmonl, When chtcklnO under tho balcony, .Ioonl dld nol 1M LI.
Mumford bultho ground WOI cloor.
~1l1xamlnatlon by Smith
Whon Joenl looked ovor balcony, ho lOW IVOfyOnO bul Mumford. Under tho bolcony woe lroo end
cloar lor oboU115.20 It. Joonl dropped tho chelt Ilrolghl down and II landed 3041001 OUIlrom balcony.
The whole Incldonllook opproxlmaloly 60.00 aeconde.
AppellanlrOtlod.
Commlulon mombors qUOIllonod lho amounl 01 damage lhel was done to tho apollmenl. Joonl
ropllod thai only Iho chair was on lire OOllho carpol had mollod.
Clollng Slatomonl . Chrllllanson
ChrlsllanlOn poIntod OUlthel CommlaalonOls hid hoard dlfloroncOlln event. and Inlorp/elallon 01 tho
SOPs. Joens Indlcalod ho did nol onlOllho oportmonl bullhls cannol be confirmed byothora olaeono.
Ho was howovor,loalln Iho smoh. All porllos ogrood thai tho onvlronmonl was conlamlnolod. Thll
.Iluollon roqulrod 0 mask. Joens IIW Iho choir burnlno snd ~now II could be producing loxlc 00"1,
Joens modo Iho doclslon 00110 woor his mask wllhoul ~nowlno whal would happen onco he lOochod
Iho scone. SOPs oro Intondod 10 holp lompor 01 ouldo 0 "rollohlOl'1 Insllncl. BlOalhlno OpporOlUI
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should have boon on and lunctlonal. SOPs 01' n"esaory In OIdor to ll14lc.tho action wortc at a lro
Ic.ne. All otherl who 'OItlllollagrOOd thatlho otmospher. was contaminated and '-.olhlng apparalus
should have boon uaad. Compllcat.d analysis 0/ tho ,'tualJon w" nol tlqUhd 10 conclude !hatlhe
almolphot. Wit contamInated.
Cfo!lno SL1t8mftnl . Sm11b
Olsclplln. como In IWo tegmenll: ') acllons atscon.. 29 '/2 hotra: and 2) a/lJtudt at motllng. 24
hoots,
') Alllltonghler"OIlllyfng Ioday know tho lorms 0/ SOP rtgardlng Iho usa 0/ SCBA. Thor. wor.
howovor, dlfforlng l'Iewa 0/ how Iht SOP was to apply on .0/.0/00 and dltIorlng vftwa IS to whon th.
malk should have b.ltn put on. Joens Indica led h. WOUld nol have ontored Iho building without
parlnor, malk, '10. Joens made I mlsl4keln judgmenlaboul whol he ahould hove dont Ind h. Woe
penalized by Ioalng more than 0 days pay. Fro dtPOllmonl has no policy !hal slllos 'Y:fr
circumstances oquol 0 COOlamlnalod almospher.. "his judgomen. Woe wrong Ihtn dlsclplln. II
apprOptIaI. but nollO hVOIe, Joens made 0 judgmOnlaboulltlllOlPher. around Iho balcony. This
dllclpllne II lnapproprlat. 101 this Inc/donl. In addlllon, IhOt'. was no tOSllmony Oboullralnlng '01 this
.poeltlo s/luallon.
2) AIl/ludo problom . no slatule In CIvt/ SorvIce Code ollcwfng '01 discipline on tho boals 0/ a/lJtude.
Second slago 0/ discIpline Is 111'011 unci<< th. slltule. Th. dlffor.nceln judgmenl 0/ applying tho SOP
'-oughl about the prOblem In hll o/lJlude. No e~plansllon Was given '0 Joens about \\'ha. h. ahould
I1ave done under lho.. clrcum.llnces. Joens did not 00 Inlo tho building wlthou. 0 partner 01 hIs
malk. Joens did nOlllOY he WOUld no. mlko Indopondenl judgmenlJ butllOld ho WOUld roly on hIs
oIflcorsto ll14lce the laclleal doclllons. In tho lulU/o, Joens wnl no. dlltOOOld the SOPs. Other thlnge
could hove boon dono 10 make thIs point InSload 01 on e~ce..1vo penally luch oe th/.. Smith
recommended lhatlhe dlsclplln. be modlflod.
K.nnedy e~plolnod 10 all pOllloalhotthe Commission would ollomplto ll14lco a decision today and
WOUld notlly the parlloa OIol~ as Soon as pos.,lble. A wrlllon decls/on WOUld ba pr.parod and
dlslrlbuled,
f(ennody closed Ihe hearing 0111:15 a,m.
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A/lOt' revlowlng Chapler 400 0' Ihe lewa Code and relovonl case law, CommlsslonelS concludod Ihot
on employoo may be discIplined '01 "allure 10 properly porlOlm dullos and 101 dlsplayfng a nogollvo
all/lude.
OlckolSon slaled that no ovldence had boon ahewn Ihat ollllude has bo.n a problem In the pOSI.
ThorelOle, 24 houlS'OI on Ollltudo problom WOlloo SOvOle. She lolt Q Wllllen reprimand would bo mOle
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OpproprlAlO, DlckollOllrocommondod that tho orlgl00129 t/2 hours be uphold lor vIoIotlon 01 tho SOP
and that tho Fk. Departmonl conducll review 01 tho SOP. to ovoid I .Imllar situation In th.lulur.,
All CommJuIon members concooed thallhor. woe I vIoIollon oIlht .l4ndard operoUng procedur.
requiting UIt 01 brOlthlng apparalUl, Loulsrocommendod thai 10 hour. be Idded onto this porllon
01 tho 'Ulpfn.1on duo to lho 1el1ou1M1I oIlhf vIoIallon, DlckonOll ClWclled th. dllClplln. prOCIS.
lor nol having known peoo/Ilo.lor vIoIotlono, Sho rocommended thai \he D.partm.nt dovtlop discIpline
.tondardl \hel art convtyod to the l1r.llghltl. Ind thall/lining be documentod,
Lou" 'xplIIHd conee," abou1a/lowtng an allllUde problem wllhln the Flit Department DlclctllOlllnd
K.nnoctv 101llhal24 hoIr.addod 10 \he orlgl~12lI1/2 hair .uspenalon WI' 100 .xcooelve given thai
thtt. WI' no tvldtnc:o prllOnled 10 .how Joon. had an oltilUde problem In lho posl.
K.nnoctv moved thot the Commlstlon uphold the 29 1/2 hour auapenalon lor violAtion 01 the SOP
requiting broalhlno Ipparlru. Ind ledUC' the 24 hour .uapenolon r.laled 10 alllrude 10 I written
reprimand .mphulztng \he Importonc. 01 following the SOP. wlthoul I dlroct ordtl to do 10. In
addition, tho Commlulon recommended that tho Fk. Dopartmont Imploment .usponslon .tondardslor
violation. 01 the soP. 10 ItIVt I' I delorrenl.
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TIlt mollon Woe lICondtd by DlckorlOll, Mollon carrIed by llWO 10 one vole. louis dlu.nted, stollng
thai he all1rm. tho Chlol'. doclllon.
Commlstlon membera dkocled Slelnbach 10 pr'Plll' the Stol.ment 01 Finding lor Ipprovol by th.
Commltalon.
TIlt moollng was Idjou'ned 0112:00.
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COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
NOVEMBER 2S, 1990.6:30 PM
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER CLASSROOM
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Agnos Kuhn, Jack McMahon, Uncia Munay, Ann Rawtand, Keith Rull, Marls
Snider, Jim SL John, Goorgo Stan
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Graca Coopor, Mary Ann Connls, Roborl4 Patrick
Barnos, Halo, Franklin. Milkman, Nugont, Nolf
Peg McE~oy Frasor
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Cholrpollon Rawtand callod tho moeUng 10 ordor 01 6:34 p.m.
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eamod 6.0.
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Rawland Introducad Karin Franklin, No~hborhood Sorvlcas Coordlnalor 10 tho Commlnoo, Halo dlstnbutod
cop/os 01 tho Boards and Commission'. annual reports.
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~. Rawland revlewod a momorandum dated Novombor 21, 1990, regarding tho Commlttoo's .
rocommonclaUons 10 tho City Councfl. Sho roportod lI1atll1o Council allocalod $8,000 10 1110 Small Buslnoss
Program Irom 1110 conUngoncy lunds, Sho reported thai tho Villa Gardon projoct was lorwardod to tho HousIng
Task Forco and 1110 Council soomod Intorosted In using Parkland AcqulslUon Funds lor tho Bonton Stroot Pockot
Park although Ills nolactually an acqulslUon.
~ . McMahon reportod thai Ihroo now mombors havo boen appointed to tho
Commission, Ho alated that In a roport regarding tho Sycamoro View Subdivision, Iho HousIng CommIssion
loarnod lhalll10 10undaUons aro all complotod 'or tho homos and packots 810 bolng circulated 10 polonUaJ
. buyors. Milkman rovlewod tho prlcos lor tho Sycamoro Vlow homos and nolod Ihat sovornllondoll aro
Inlorostod In Ilnancfng Iho mortgago wtll1 olll1or reduced closing costs or lowor Intorost ralos, McMahon roportod
that tho Housing Commission has rocolved nino now housing vouchors and ho notod Ihattho now markot ronts
havo gono Into olfocl.
~ . Stan dlstrlbulod a copy 011110 Task Forco momborshlp IIsl. Ho roportod thai baslo
prlnclplos havo boon dovoloped and a rovlow 01 what housing support sorvlcos aro avallablo In Iowa Clly has
lakon placo.
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Commllloo on Community NoOO.
Novombor 28, 1990
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tho Commlttoo \haltho vldoo was coordlnatod by tho Coblo Tolovtslon OMalon, MlC4h PoUock, and youth
volunteorl. FrllJor ahewod tho video 10 tho Commlttoo. Following tho vIdoo, Frasor roporlod 11101 Phaso II 01
tho pr%ct wm bo usod 10 rollno tho path 10 doCtoaso oroslon, Incroaso both aaroty and tho paths' handlcappod
accossIblllty, complolo Ilgnogo, lnalllll bonchoalor 10aUng, and bogln tho palhwlly 10 tho amphlthoator which
will bo a part of Phaso Ill.
IN I I H I I. Franklln roportod that In Juno 01 IhIs '1011I '
tho Council paslod a ro.oluUon CtoaUng tho Offlco 01 Nolghborhood Sorvlcoa with tho Inlont 01 golUng
nolghborhoods Involvod In City Govommont through nolghborhood organlzaUon.. Sho lndlcalod Mtho IIrll
IIOp In thl. proCOlS Is to 101m nolghborhood aslodaUonl and dovolop nolghborhood plans addtosslng tho
spoclOc n~ods 01 nolghborhood.. Sho roporlod that hor roIo Is to gathor data whUo It Is up 10 tho rOlldontS to
dolormlno whaltho noods aro lor tholt own nolghborhoods. Sha 11lItod lI1alllJ.oclaUon. havo boon lormod or
aro lormlng In throo nolghborhoods, Thoso lncIudo tho north lido 011110 City whld1/a curronUy tho mosl
organlzOO. Sho notod that bocau.o 01 Its I/zo, subgroup. wDl bo lormod dopandlng on tho IpoclUc nood..
Fronk/In roportOO that two pr%ets \hat tho North Sklo Nolghborhood AssocJaUon Is IntorollOO In aro 1110
Nolghborhood Walch Program coordlnotod by tho Iowa City PoRco Oopmont and maplo troo roplacomonlln
tho rfght.ol.way aroas 01 tho nolghborhood,
, FranklIn llalod thai tho Millor.Orchard.Molto.o nolghborhood assodaUon win bo addrosslng concorns with ~olftc,
Unlvorslly or IoWll onCtollchmon~ and aItportltalllc. Sho llatod thai tho Longlollow School DlOllls In 1110 procoss
olldontJ~lng pooplo In tho aroa who would bo wIDing 10 dotormlno tho Iavol ollntoro.1 among tho rosldonl..
Sho nolod thai during tho CDBG aDoCllUon procoss, thoro might bo nolghborhood pr%cts thol qullll,.,. undor
CDBG Quldollno.. Sho auggostod thai CCN mombora could also uso hor offico as a sourco 01 communlcaUon
betwoen thomsolves and the neIghborhoods.
Rawland llalod that a CCN roprosontallvo couldanond nolghborhood mooUngalo answor quosUons whon thoro
I. an Intorosl oxprossod In COBG lundlng, In ro.ponso 10 a quesUon 110m Nugon~ Franklin alatod thai her locus
thus lar has boon on rosldenUaJ nolghborhoods, bulaho notod, thai commorclal as.odaUons DlO posslblo,
(Kuhn loll a17:35 p.m.)
Milkman roportod that some dUos sot uldo a portion 01 tho CDBG 11I00. lor uso by nolghborhood group.. Sho
slaled . thai one suggoslod use 01 CDBG lund. could bo lor ollglblo owno,. to havo tholr sldowlllk ropalr
assossmonts paid with tho CDBG lunda, Rawland a~ossod thai nOlghborhoods would noOO 10 know lI1althoy
would bo compoUng lor lunds against othor pr%cts.
PROJECT WRAP UPS
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Pam Barno. provldod tho monUorfng roport lor tho Housing RehablUIaUon Program. Bamos Ilaled lIlal as 01
Oclober 1 t I 1990 thoro had boon elovon Ronlal RohablnlaUon pr%ets, aovon Comprohonslvo Rohabllllatlon
pr%cts, two PalnVSldlng pr%cts, lour Woathorlzatlon proJocts, 25 Emorgoncy pr%cts and olghl RosldonUIII
Accosslblllty proJocts, Loss than $52,000 01 COBG lund. aro not oxpondOO but all DlO commUlod 10 varfou.
projects. Bamolthon updatod tho Commltteo on tho lalvage program and tho ollorts 10 locuro addlUonal
Ilorage aroa for the malerfals.
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MINUTES
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. CIVIC CENTER
November 26, Ill9O. 9 I,m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS PRESENT:
Lyra Dlelloraon. Mike Kennedy Ind Bud Louis
Nono.
Dine CMstlenlon, Leny Donnor, SyMa 1.10" Ind Calhy Chlnendor
Jemes Joens, Mackenzie Smith. Chris Justice, Jerry Mumford. Tom
Hansen, Leny KInney, Rickie Berry
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCil:
None.
, RECOMMENDATIONS TO MANAGER AND STAFFj
CommIssion d~ected Slelnbach 10 propare SlIlemenl 01 FindIng for opprovll, Tho Commission llso
recommended thel the FIre Chief Implement dIsciplinary sllndards for violations 01 SlIndard Oporlllng
Procodures and/or DepOltment Rul" and Regullllons,
SUMMARY OF RElEVA~'T DISCUSSION:
Kennedy called the mOIling 10 order at 9 I.m. The CommIssion rovfewed Ihe Rultt and Procodutes
lor Hearings and Appeals and stressed thot the Ippeol hearing would be conduClod on In Informal
basIs wfthln Ihe guldelln.. of the procedures. Kennedy explalnod lhotlhe Commission would mek. I
doclslon to uphold, modify or repool the dIsciplinary acllon by I maJority VOl. 01 the Commissioner.
loday Ind Inue I Slalemenl 01 FindIng In the ne., fUluro.
All wltnessos woro present. Kennedy swore In .11 wltnessos.
CITY WITNESS II
Tho City clllod II's first wllneas, Ueulenanl Jorry Mumlord. In re.pon.elo quoallons from AlalSlant CIty
Attorney Dona Chrlsllensen, Mumford oxplalnod Ihol ho hed beon Wllh Iho lowI City F~o Deportmenl
forlh. post 17 yeoll. Mumford was on duty during Iho Incident In quesllon.
Mumford recounted Iho evenla oIlho evening aslollows: Tho Iowa City F~o Doportmont woe called
101225 S. Rlvorslde Drlve,aporlmont B, at 12:14 a.m. on October 10, 1990 to a report oIa fire, Unit
1351,Includlng Mumford, Fhllghlell BocklOl, Brooks and Joens woslhe filiI truck althe scen.. AI
thoy approached the area, Mumford obsorvod 0 man on tho balcony of the apOltmont and a cholt on .
f~e In the doorway. Ught smoke was vlslblo. Thero WOlO opproxlmatoly 12 10 t3 .tops up to Ihe
balcony from the ground. Mumford govo th. flrst.ln radIo reporlto BeUallon Chlof Hanson, reportIng
thallhore was 0 man Insld"he aparlment. Ho thon poe.od command 10 BO Hanson who waaln,roul'
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10 lho leono. Lt. Mum/ord oblolvtd Joenlloavo tho l1ude and hood toward tho aparlment. Mumford
yelled lor Joona to '1II8Ik up'. MUmford oxplalnod lhal 'mallc,up' meant 10 put on aon'conlalned
brtalhlng apparlrul (SCBA). Joens had lho Ianlc on his bade and tho mask hangIng around his neck.
Joens dld nolrttpOnd to Mumford'l call.nd condnued up tho Ita'" toward tho aparlment. Mumford
'goJn yelled lor Joens to pul on h1111181k, 19a1n no roply. Mumlord thon ordered FhllghlOf Brookl
pull. ~ Ilno (100 II. long hole) to nghtthe /ro bocause lhoy had a man Ind Joenllnslde tho
'partmenl and Ihof. WAIn' tlmt 10 dopIoy lho Iargor hose. Mumlord coufd nollOO Joens Olthll point.
FIamtt and Imok. WOI. WIble comlno /rom lho chair which was!ocalod Insldo lht IPattlntnt. Joenl
lhtn mowd the chair out 01 tho lparlmtnl onlo Iho boJcuny whoI. II I!amed up. Jotns filled lhe chair
0Ytf lho raJllno and <<topped 1110 Iho ground whoIl II waslX1lngullhtd by Brookl, Joenlthon broughl
lilt man down /rom lho IPItImOnt. Joena Idll was nol woarlng I mask. Tho man Imoll6d 0/ alc0hoi
and coI1tplOd to lht ground and Indlcated lhtl hll wllo was lUll In lilt epartmonL Mumford ordered
Joona 10 put hll malk on and look lor lho man'l wlfo, Joens rapllod thai he did nol nood I malk.
Mumford told him he could not go wlthoul hit 11181k. Backup arrived and Mumford lenl FIr.nghter
Juallco to lilt l/lIIImtnl willi Jotna to conducl . search,
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Mumford roctlvod an order /rom BC H4natn lor tho IIIII.ln ClOW; Mumford. Joenl, BecklOf end Brookl,
to rlpOflto him Illht command YIIl. Mumlord dl10cled anOther ClOW to Iako ovor althe acOIlt and
prOCoodod 10 lilt Vln. Whtn MUmford rosched lht van, Joenl waslolvlng In th. ambulanca,
Mumford ltaled lhtl he would havo rocommondod lhtl Joenl be dllel~ IIn.d bul wa. luporlodod by
BC Hanten. Mumford was nolraqulrtd 10 give Joens an order 10 comply with an SOP requiring thaI
br'lthlng Ipparlrul be worn. Mumford .groed wllh th. Stalomant 0/ Chl/gos stating thol Joen. ws.
doIIcltnl by nol using SCBA.
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In rtsponseto quo.lIon. by Allornty Iotade.nzfe Smllh, Lt. Mumlord .xplaln.d thaI SOP roqulros SCBA
be lIIod In an ar.a Whtr.lIIt IIll101pher,'. contamlnat.d, Equlpm.nlls ovollabl.thal con delOfmln.
N lilt llmOIphot. 0/ an If.. It contamlnaled bulthll Is generally not usod bolor. .nlorlng an aroa,
Mumford Wit nol.lI. wholhot Jotn. heard tho order 10 mask up bul BC Hansen who WUI distance
rtflY hoard the order. Joenl WI' lar enough Into th. apartmonllhtl Mumford could nolloo him. Tho
Ughtlng In lht aria wasadtqual. . truck Ughll, 111001 IIghl and Ih. IIghllln tho oparlmant. Mumford
was gMng dlrecllonllO other /renghl<<' lllhe earn. Um. Joen. was on th. balcony. Joens broughl
lhe chair OUI 0/ lht doorway and ovor roiling. croppod 1110 ground, Th. balcony was hip high and th.
chair was Inside th. doorwlY opproxlmat.1y 210 3 IlOilo th.Io". Mumlord did not know n Joens look
cUlhlon OUI /rll. Ther. was nothing namIng on Ihe ground belor. choir land.d, Mumlord r.portod no
/r. damage olhof lhtn lho chair. No In/lllo.lo Joen. or tho man. No on. .Is. was In tho oportmonl.
Both Joen. and Ih. rolldonl wort Iaken 10 th. hospital,
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delormlne whon moaIil moy be removod. nol prior 10 onlorlng I pol.nUllly conlamlnelDd area. In thll
C41f. If wel IUUmtd !hollho Olmolphero WOI luch !hol SCBA WOUld bo uaod, Upholllery and
cushions DIvo 0111 deadly go. when Ignlled. Tho choir flamed up In Joens' hands Ind WOl lUll filming
whon II h1lthe ground, Tho choir WOI .XlJngullhod wh.n on lho ground by Droclcl.
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the lhort hoao. Joenl .cllona changod Mum/Old'. plan oIlnaelc Olthollr.lCen., VIoIalJon oil SOP
dooa nol dtptnd on whother Inyono wal In~ed 01 nol.
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Mumford modo I ~dOmtnllhallhllllr. required SCBA. Howtver,lho SOP raqulr" thaI anytlm. you
Onler lhollypt of Itmotphor. you wear your mollc.
Loull .xpr'laod concern thollhor. could hove beon I danger whon Iho choir crOPped over Iht "IIIng,
Mum/Old dld nol know H Joonllookod 10 lOt H lho 01.1 below lho balcony was clear prior 10 cropping
choir.
Konnedy qullllontd whal clrcumolanell mako IIlcceplablo nollo w.ar SCDA. MumfOld oxplalned
!hol mony thlngl aro ulld 10 dolormlnt H lhoro II llIro Intldo. luch II v1slblol/l1Oko, hoal, 010. In Ihls
calO Ihoy obaOlVOd tho IIr. whIle approaching lho 1C0no, thereloro Ihorl WOI no quolllon 1110 wh.ther
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Tho Clty'l called 11'1 HCOnd wllno.., Ball4110n Chlol Tom HanSOn. Hansan llatod h. has boon
omployed wtth Ihllow. City Fir, D.partmonl 101 22 yoarl. Hansen relpondod 10 tho flro caUII1225
S. Rlverllclo Drive on 10llOlDO In Ih. Fir. Deparlmonl'l Commond V.n. Ho arrived .11Of' .ngln. 1351
and boIOIOrho .erlallldder 1rucIc. Hanaon parked tho v.n OPproxlmolely 10 '1. behInd enolno 1351.
H. wo. given th.llrll.ln reportfrOlll Lt. Mumlord. Hanlon WOIlocatod opproxlmal.1y 15.20 II. Irom Iho
IIr.. Hanson obaorv.d 1I0hllmok. comIng from tho .parlmenllnd JoensllOlng up lho Ilalrl wlthoul
hll motk. Ho h.OId MumfOld lhaullng 101 Joonllo pUI on his moek. Joens IppeOlod OUl oIlho lmoteo
wtlh Iho choir In hll armllnd l/vow II over Iho balcony. Joenl Ihen w.nl back Inlo Ihe lmotee. Tho
olmolphero WOI Obvloully conlamlnalod . thll WOI nol I dllflcull Judgm.nl c.lI. PersOnnol lhould
I/-NOya w.ar SCBA, hove 0 line and. partner wh.n entering IllIucluro. Hansen n,xl sow Joens ollho
bollom 01 tho Ilepl and tho man on Iho ground, Hansen senllorlho .mbulonc. crow 10011111,
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InvIIlIgotOls delermln.d lho cous. ollh. Ilro, ventllaled Iho Ilrucluro Ind did O.norOI cloon up.
Hanlin noxl lOW Joens wllh WhlUaker, JUttlco and MumlOld In hIs o"'co. Allho meellng, Joens
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pay lOt hit dllleoard lOt lho 1Il.1y of hlmaen and tho olhof membor. of hi. Clew and rOt chtupllng
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Smith had no ClOI. Oxamlnlllon,
K.nnedy laIled Hansen rOt 'XplwlJon of 'no lint, no parlnot, no maak'. Hwen ttp/IJnod IIIIIIht
SOP .lal..thal when .nt411ng In 11'1, Ihllght". Iak. I I 3/4' holt, I parlnot and WOIt . muIr.
Joena did nollo/by Ihlt SOP.
CITY WITNESS '3
Tht ClIy'.lhlrd wllno.. Wit Fir. ChIef Larry Ilonnet. Ilonnet 'IIttd ho hu boon Fh Chlt/ oflht Iowa
CIIy Flrl OtpartmenllOt tppIoxlmaltly IIvt year.. Ilonnet Wit 1Ir.llcMaed of Iht Mnlt of IO/IO/DO
118 I.m. on thaI dly. SO Hanlen had ~'Idy dllClpIInod Joont. Donnor conllcltd the CIty AIIotnty'I
o/llc. rOt Idvfc. and Wltlold to metl with Iht partla InvoIvtd to dtl"mInt n Iht cbclpllnt WIt
Ipproprlalt Ot n h Ihould be modIIItd, ThoIt In Inend4nc. WIt. Joona, MumlOtd, Jualk., Hwtn and
Donner.
DLflng tho motdng.lhof. Wit IgrHmtnlthall!tmo. and 1moIc. wor. vlalbIo IIIht lime Joona pulltd
th. chair out of the .p.vlmtnl. TN. IndIcatod. by doparlmonl4J .Iandords, lhIl Ihu .. Wit
conltnllnottd and lull prOloellvt gear WI' requlrod, Joon.lndletltd ho had done nolhlno wrong but
given !h. UIllIIC.norlo 19a1n ho would nol do InyIhlno. undl hi Wit Otdtrtd by hi. UouItnlnL
Donn" Indlcalod thai Joena d1.p/aytd In IbtoIut. dllleoard lOt Iht SOP.. Tht pllpotI of SOP. It
to lllablllh guldollna.1O lhalllrtllghlll1 don'l have 10 laIl bofOt.lcdng, Joon. elI.pIayed an 11IllUdt
problem, nol an tdueallonaJ problom and Ihowtd 11II1 ho had nollearntd /rom hi. mlllAkO.
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In making hi. dteltlon to modIly tho ,ulptn.lon, Donner .lalod he took Itvtrallhlng.lnto IceounL
Donn" lound Ihol Joen. vtoIIlod 1II.1y proem.. and Idded 24 hoIr..ulptnalon balOd on Joen.'
IllJlUdt dIrlng tho hearing, Donner prtparod and mod tho Spoellleatlon of CharDOl.
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Donner explained Ihol Joen..hould have had hi. IlIIIk In placo and breolhlng 'pporalU. on and
working prlot 10 going up Iha .lalr.. SOP IIVI you will wear BellA whon .nl"lng conlamlnalod IIr
apac. unllllt I. d.monalrol.d lhal II I. nol contamlnoled. Joena was nol preparod 10 enl" I hoalJl.
envfronm.nt baud on SOP.. SOP doe. nollptCllIeaJIy IIY Ilr./.mok. tqU4/ conlamll1lllon but It "
Ollumod, Joens .hould havo had hi. brellhlng IpparltU' on IIIht bonom oflhe .lalr.. All" IIIclng
Joon. whel he would do In a tlmllar "IUoIIon, Donner gave Joon. In Iddltlonol24 hoIr. ,u,ponalon
duo 10 hi. It.ponse. Joon.lndlcalod thai hi did not noed SOP to make judgmenl; If ho would be
ponollzod lOt rnaklng on Independonl /Udgomenlthon h. would only Io/Iow OIdtr., Donner wanlod to
glvo Joen. an Incenllve 00110 place himself In /tOpOldy ollllr. .cene, The addltlonol24 hotJ. wu
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lOf his bohavtor atlhe meellng, Donner lell that 29 '/2 holIl wal nol a Iufllclentlnc.nllvt, llonntt
advised Joens during the mOIling lhal he ahould have had hll m.uk on prior 10 enlfllng Ihe buIldlng,
Redltecl bv Chrlllllns/!fI
In "sponse to quOlUons atlced by Chrllllanson, Donner provtdod Ihe loIlowing InIOfllllllon: Atthe
meellng. Donnor and Joens had 0 delall.d d11CU1l1on 0/ ludgment calli 0/ 0 conllmlnoltd ar apaco,
Whother Joenl' leellolltho pla~orm wes nelovanl, he WOlin lmoke ellhor way.
Kennedy Inqu~ed whatlhe equivalent 0/ 53 1/2 holIs's oquallO In pay. DonnartlllrNled lhatll Wit
approxImately $40Q.S500,
In responso to quoslfont by Commlaalon memberl. Donner explained thai SOPI.,O 1~.1Md wflll on
lIrel1ghlerl and lhatl/alnlng ha. boon conducted. Joenlrecelved trllnlng on SOPs whon he WII hhd.
SOP'I arerOYfowed periodically In group dlICUIlIona. POSlllro anaIyala lIv1owallao Include II whit
poInl II Is talo 10 remove SCBA. This typo uI vIoIallon has nol occurred In over two yoOlSIn Iho 1Gw.
Clly F~e Deporlmenl. SOPI wero IlIuod In 1987. Joens ha. not had any olhof dllC~1Inary ICllon
wflhln thelasl12 month.. Donnor vtlllled lhattho amounl 0/ suapontlon Is It the dlmollon 0/ the
Chlol.
APPElLANT WITNESS #1
Tho appallant'IIIrSI wftness wa. James Joens. Joens slated he ha. boon a F~eflght., with lowI Clly
lor approximately 4 yeara. Ho 0110 received lour years 0/ lIro l/alnlng In the SoMe..
Joen"..pondod tOlllr. caIloI12258. Rlversldo Dr., on 10/10/110 In englno 1351. Ho oblllVod I
man In th. doorwsy 0/ I lOCond Slory apartmenl wfth 0 burning cha~. Joens w.nllo Iho lop 0/ the
landIng and wed rho man to Ilep out. Tho man wenllnlo kitchen 10 gel wolor to putlho lIro out.
Joens reached lnafde 1M door. pulled tho cha~ cushion out and lhen the cha~ and 101 It on Iho rail.
Ho then looked ovor th. roll 10 mako suro overythlng WOI clear undornoath and dropped tho cha~ over,
openod tho doer to Ih. aparlment and helped tho man OUIIho doer. Joen. wes awttod In holplng tho
man down tho tteps by a poIle. offlcor. Joen. did not wear a moak and did not hear Mumford yell lor
him to put hIs matlc on. Joen. did hear MumlOfd IOY thore WOI smoko. Joens lOW very unlo 10 no
smoko as he opproachod Ihe apartmont. Tho man appaared 10 bo Intoxlcatod. Allor oullllng Iho man
10 IOfoly, Joent wonl back up to Iho opartmonllo look IOf tho vlctlms'l wllo. He propped tho door
opon and did 0 prImary ond lecondory "arch wllh Flroflohtor Jusllco, IIndlng no OlIO olso InsIdo. Thoy
vontod Iho building wllh alan and both wont outsldo once Iho building WOI cloar 0/ lmoko, Jusllcolold
Joens that MumrOfd wanled 10 seo him, Joenstoolc 0/1 his motlc allor ho stepp.d out 0/ the door to
tho apartment. Ho went 10 Iho van to SOl Mumford and then 10 the ho'pllal,
Joons gave tho following ,e'lOnslor nol w.arlng his matlc: Wllh tho door ClolOd, Ihoro WII no lmoko
outsldo Iho door and 1I11lo Imob oppoarod whon ho oponod tho door. Joenl did nul .nlor tho
apartmont unlll allorlho man had boon tokon down to tho ground and MumfOfd hod Insl.led ho put on
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his mosk, Joens stated he was aware 01 SOP lor wearing tllOalhlng apparatus. bul he did nolthlnk he
was In vIolallon because he was oulslde the apOltmenl and nolln a contaminated area,
Altor the Incident. Joens mel wllh Chlel DonnOf and othor parUclponll, Tho Chief asked him how he
WOUld lOael H lilt .Jfu.tflon ptelOnfad I"eH agaIn, Joen,'oId /ho Chlol he would nol de " agaIn H he
would get 24 ho!rs oIauaponslon. he would wall for hla oIIlcor 10 direct him. Joentslalad he WlS nol
100d whal he ahould or shouldn'l de In a similar allu.tllon. Joens con/lrmed lhol he has had no
disciplinary acllon In the pasl year. Thlssusponslon amounlllo $450 ; $500 In leal waget. Joe",
vorlllod thai doportmenllrolnlng hos covored lhe SOP', and he Is awar. 01 whollhoy are, howovor.
, Joe", did not think he vIoIaled SOP on 10/10/90 because thor. was no ,mole..
Crou Examlnallon bv Chrl!lIan!en
Joens saw tho burning chair boIore he Sleppod o/Ilho 1IUCl<: he laW flames bul no tmole.. He hoard
Mumford laY lhoro was smoleo ,howing bul did nol hlOl him laY 10 mask up. Joenlslllod thai he hid
no Inlontlon 01 entOflng the apartmonl. Joens admlltod h. did nol knew N the landing wu
contaminated or nol. Fir. Dopartmenllralnlng has cOVOlod tho loxlc galeS thaI upholstery and looms
glva 011 when Ignllod and thatthoy oro nolahvaya visible. Joensregrelltho discipline but nol hie
action,. In th. lulure, he will wsll for 0 direct order from an OIflcOf beloro following SOP,: ho will nol
make any lI1CIelndepondenljudgmenls altho /lro sceno, ,At lor II h. kncwa. the chair did notllate
up as he IOmovod II from the apartmenl, When chocJclng undOf Ihe balcony. Joens did not ... LI.
Mumlord but the ground was clear.
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Whon Joenslcoked OVOf balcony, he laW oVOfyone bul Mumlord. Under the balcony WlI fr.. and
cloar lor about 15.20 II. Joens dtoppod the chair slrolghl dewn and II landed 3-4 loti oul from balcony.
Tho whole Incident look apptoxlmalely 60.90 seconds.
AppollanllOllod,
Commission membell qU8IlIoned the amount 01 damago lhal was done 10 Ihe apartment. Joens
roplled that only Ihe choir was on flro but the carpot had melted,
CiOlino Statemont . Chrl!lIen!en
Chrllllonsen poInled outlhal Commlssionoll hod heard dlf/OfencOlln evenls and InlOfptellllon 0/ the
SOP,. Joenslndlcaled ho did not entor Ihe oparlment bullhls cannol be conflrmod by olhare alscene.
He was however, loslln tho smoko, All pOltlol agreed thai tho onvlronment was conllmlnalod. Thl,
altuollon roqulrod a malk, Joenlsaw Iho choir burning ond know II could be producing toxlo go...,
Joens mode Ihe declllon nollo woor his mask wlthoul knowing what would happon onco ho 100ched
tho scene. SOPs ore Intonded 10 help lempor or guldo 0 flreflghle,'s Inlllncl. Breathing OppOlOtuS
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.hould have been on and luncllonal. SOP. 01. nocoaaOlY In ord<< 10 malle tho ocllon work 01 a 11r.
lCone. All olhor. who to.tlllod ogrood lhallho atmosphor. woe conlamlnated snd broathlng appOlatus
Ihould have been utod, Compllcaled ana/yll. 01 the slluallon was nolrequlrod 10 conclude lhalthe
atmospher. wu contomlnatod,
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Dlaclpltnt camo In IWo "Omonl.: II acUona ollCene. 291/2 holIa: and 21 allllude 01 mOIling. 24
holIa.
II Alllh/lghtora 100tlfytng today know the 100ma 01 SOP reoordlng tho u.. 01 SCBA, Ther. waro
howtvtr, dlflerlng vftwt 01 how lht SOP WIIlo apply on 10/10/00 and dlfforlng vffWIa.to whon!h.
maaIc Ihould have been put on, Jotn. Indlcaled he would nol have anlorod tho buildIng wllhout
parIntr, maaJc, tic. Jotna modo I mlslalt. In judgmonl about whal he should have dono and he WI'
penalized by Ioalng mort thin a daya pay. Fh dopartmtnl hat no policy that 'lat" "'1:f7:
clrcullllllnctt oquoJ I contamlnaled ompher.. II hIs judgomonl WIS Wlong then dllClpllne Is
Ipproprlat. but nollO 1tYOf., Joana made I judgmonllboul olmospher. around !h. balcony. this
dIlClpllnt Is lnapproprlato lor 1hI.lncld.nl, In .ddltJon. lhor. was no 1001Imony .boullrslnlng lor !hI.
.poclllo .Ituollon,
21 AltJtudt problom . no .latul.1n CIvtJ Sorvfco Code ollc7.vtng lor discIpline on the bul.o/ ItUlude.
Stcond .tago 01 dllClplln.la Hlegal under lho .fatul.. Th. dJIlor.nco In judgmenl 0/ applying tho SOP
broughl about tho probl.m In hi. OnJluclt. No oxplanallon was given 10 Jotna about whal he .hould
have done under tho.. clrcUmtlonctt. Jotn. did nollio Into !h. buildIng 'Y!thoul 0 portner or hIs
mosk. Jotna dId nol IIY hi would nol rnak.lndopendenl judgmonta bul IIld h. would roly on hIs
oIIIeetllo mak.tho tacllcal docl.lonI. In the lutur., Jotns will nol dIsregard the SOPs. Olher IhlnDS
could have boon done to mak. !hla polnt In,'oad 0/ an excelllvo penally .uch os lhl.. SmIth
recommended lhattho dl.clpllno be modlflod.
Kennedy explained 10 III portio. lhatlht Commllllon would 'llempllo make I decision today and
would nollfy thl parllOl or'lly II lOon as pOlllblo. A Wllllen doelalon would be pr.parld and
dl.trlbul.d.
K.nnedy closed tho hOOting II 11:I5I.m,
Dlscunlon
Altor revfewfng Chapter 400 01 Ih. Iowa Code and rolovont caeo low, Commlaaloners concluded lhat
on employOl may be dlsclplln.d for'lolluro to properly perform dullos and lor dlsploy/ng 0 negallvo
Olllludo.
DlckO/Ion .laled that no ovldonco hod boon shown thai Olllludo has boon 0 problom In Ih. past.
ThO/elor., 24 houra lor on Ollltudo problomwasloo IOVOIO. Sho loll 1 Wllllon reprimand would bo mort
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opproprlAle. Dldleuon rocommended Ihlllht erlQlnal211I/2 hoIIl be upheld fer vIoIallon oIlho SOP
and thallho Fire Doporlmlnl conducl Irl'llew 0I1ho SOPltO lvoId I Ilmllor IIlUlllon In Iht ruhle.
All CommlIIIon momblfl conClllled lIIallhorl wu I vIoIallon 0I1ho ltandard operltlng proem.
requ~lng u.. 01 tmlhlno IpparAIUI. louis rocornmtndtd 111I110 hoIIs beaddod onlo IhIs por1Jon
oIlht ausponslon duo to Iho Ilftoulnat oIlho vtoIallon. DldllflOll criticized Iho d1sc:lpllnt proe...
lot no/ hlvtngk/lOWll penalIJt. I", wloIIllonJ. She,fCOIllIlltndod lhallht OtpIrlmtnl dMJop dltclpDIlf
allndards 111I1 art COI1YIyOd to Iho IIrtflghlOfa and IhAllraJnlng be documonled.
LouIs txpItutd COIICtIn aboull/lowtng an 11tItudt problem wllhln Iht Fire DoparlmlnL DldclflOll and
KaMody lall thaI 24 hoIIa added to Iht er~ 2D 1/2 hoIIlUlptntlon wulOO IXc.ulva gIvtn thai
Ihof. was no Mltnct prosonted to ahow Joons hid an aWtudt problem In tha pul.
K.Mody moved thallht ComrnIWon uphold tha 2D '/2 hoIIlU.pontlon 10( violation oIlht SOP
rtqU~1ng tmlhlno apparatut tnd rtduc. lilt 24 hoIIlUIptIIIlon ItlAlod 10 al1ltudo 10 I WTIlI.n
reprimand tmp/lIIIzlno Iht Importanc. 01 foIlowtng Iht SOP. without I d1roct otdH 10 do 10. In
addlllon, Iht Commlulon rteommOndod that tha Fire Departmonllmplomonllulponslon Ilorldard. 10(
vIoIallons oIlht SOP. to 11M II 1 dollfltnL
Tho mollon WU ItCOIlded by DldlttlOl1, Mollon Cll/Iod by llWO to ont vot., Loull d1ulnled, lladng
thaI he IIIIrms Iht ChJtf'a docltlon.
Commllllon momblfa dlrOCled SloInbach to proper. tho Slalomonl 01 Finding 10( Ipprovol by tho
Commllllon.
Tho moollng wu IdJollnod 1112:00,
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MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
NOVEMBER 2S, 1990 . 6:30 PM
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER CLASSROOM
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Agnos Kuhn, JlICk McMahon, Unda Murray, Ann Rawllllld. Kolth Rull, Marls
Snldor, Jim SL John, Qoorgo Starr
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Oraco Coopor, Mary Ann Donnls, RObol1a Palrlck
Barnos, Halo, Franklin, Milkman, Nugonl, Noll
Peg McE~oy Frasor
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Chairperson Rawtand callod 1110 mooting 10 oldor ot 6:34 p.rn.
.Aull moved to approvo tho mlnutos or tho Oe1obor 17, 1090, CCN mooUng. Snldor locondod. Tho moUon
carrlod 8.0.
rUBLIClMeMBe8.PISCU~~IQtf:
Rawlancl In~oducod Karin Franklin, No~hborhood SOMcn Coordinator 10 tho Commlnoo. Halo dlstrlbutod
cop/os 01 tho Boards and Commlsslon'a annual /Oporls.
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~ . Rawland rovlewod a momorandum dalod Novombor 21, 1990, rOODlcl/1g tho Commlnoo's .
rocommondations to tho City Council. Sh~ roporlod thaI 1110 Council alJocalod $6,000 10 1110 Small Buslnoss
Program Irom tho conUngoncy lunds, Sho roportod thai tho VlUa Oanlon projoel was lo/WBtdGd 10 tho HousIng
Task Forco and tho Councll soomed Intorosled In using Parkland AcqulslUon Funds lor 1110 Bonton Strool Pockol
Park although It Is nol actual~ an acquisition.
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~ .' McMahon roportod thai throo now mombors havo boon eppolnlod to tho
CommissIon. Ho slated thai In a roport regarding tho Sycamoro View Subdivision, 1110 Housing Commission
loarnod thai tho loundations aro all complolod lor tho homos and packOls aro bolng clrculalod to potontial
. buyors, Milkman rovlowod 1110 pricos lor tho Sycamoro View homos and nolod thol aovorallGndors Bro
Inlorostod In financlng tho mortgago wllh ollhor roducod closing coslS or lowor Intorost ralos, McM4hon roportod
Ihalll10 Housing Commission has rocolvod nino now housing vouchors and ho notod lI1alll1o now markol ronts
. havo gono Into onocL
, ~. Starr dlstrlbutod a copy 011110 Task Forco momborshlp UsI. Ho reportod thaI baslo
prlnclplOl havo boon dovoloped and a rovlow 01 whal housing support SOMCOS aro ova/lablo In Iowa City has
takon placo.
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Commlttoo on Community Noods
Novombor 2S, 1990
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tho Commlttoo that tho vldoo was coordlnat9d by tho Cablo Tolovlslon Division, M1coh Ponack, and youth
voluntoore. Frasor showod tho vldoo 10 tho Commlttoo. Following tho vldoo, Frasor ropollOd thai Phaso II 01
tho proJoct will bo usod 10 rofino tho path to docroaso oroslon, Incroasa both aaloty and tho paths' hnndlcappod
accosslbllity, complolo slgnago, Install bonchos lor soaUng, and bogln tho pathway to tho amphlthoator which
will bo a part of Phaso III.
KARIN F ANK , I HB R 0 I 0 . Franklin roportod that In Juno ollhls yoar
tho Council passod a rosoluUon croaUng tho Offlco 01 Nolghborhood Sorvlcos with tho Intont 01 gottJng
nolghborhoods InvolvOO In City Govommont through nolghborhood organlzaUons. Sho Indlcatod thaltho firel
stop In this procoss Is to form nolghborhood assoclaUons and dovolop nolghborhood plans addrosslng tho
specific noods 01 nolghborhoods. Sho roportod that hor rolo Is 10 gathor dolo whno It Is up 10 tho rosldonts 10
determlno what tho neods aro lor tholr own nolghborhoods. Sho staled that associations havo boon lormod or
aro lormlng In throo nolghborhoods. Thoso Includo tho north sldo 01 tho City which Is curronUy the mosl
organlzOO. Sho notod that bocouso 01 Its slzo, subgroups will bo lormod dopondlng on tho spoclllc noods.
Franklin roportod that two prolocts that tho Nor1h Sldo Nolghborhood AssoclaUon Is Intorostod In are tho
Nolghborhood Watch Program coordlnatod by tho Iowa City Pollco Dopartmont and maplo 1100 roplacomont In
tho right.ol.way areas 01 tho neighborhood.
, Franklin statOO that the M1l1or.Orchard.Melroso nolghborhood assoclaUon will bo addrosslng concoms with tralne,
Unlvorslty 01 Iowa encroachmen~ and airport tramc. Sho statod thai the Longlollow School aroa Is In 1110 procoss
of Idontllylng poople In tho aroa who would bo willing to dotormlno tho lovol ollntoresl among tho resldonts.
Sho notod thaI durlno the COBG allocation procoss, thero mlghl bo nolghborhood pro)oclS that qualify undor
COBO guldollnes. Sho suggestod that CCN mombore could also uso hor o"lco as a sourco 01 communlcaUon
botwoon thomsolves and the neighborhoods.
Rowland statod that a CCN reprosontaUvo could anood nolghborhood mooUngslO answor quosUons whon thero
Is an Interost expressod In COBG Iundlng. In rosponso to a quesUon lrom Nugon~ Franklin alated that hor locus
thus far has boon on resldenUaI neighborhoods, but she notod, that commorclal assoclaUons aro posslblo,
(Kuhn loft at 7:35 p.m.)
Milkman roportod that somo clUes sot asldo a portion of tho COBO Iunds lor uso by nolghborhood groups, Sho
staled thai one suggostod use 01 COBO lunds could bo lor ollglblo ownore 10 havo 1I10lr sldowalk ropalr
assossmonts paid with tho COBG lunds, Rawland strossod thai nolghborhoods would nood to know thalthoy
would bo compoUng lor lunds against othor proJocts.
PROJECT WRAP UPS
Pam Barnos provldod tho monitoring roport 'or tho Housing ROhabllltatlon Program, Bamos slalod lI1al as of
Octobor 11, 1990 thoro had boen elovon Rental RehabUllaUon projocts, soven Comprehonslvo RohabmlaUon
prolocts, two PalnVSldlng prolocts, lour Weathorlzatlon proJocts, 25 Emorgoncy pr%cts and olght RosldonUoJ
Accosslblllty proJocts. Loss than $52,000 01 CODa funds aro not oxpondod bul all aro commlllod to various
proJocts. Barnos thon updatod tho Commlttoo on tho salvago program and tho offorts 10 socure addlUonoJ
storago aroa 'or tho matorials.
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Mary Nugont provided an updato 01 tho status 011110 HACAP TranslUonal Housing ProjocL Flvo homos havo
boon olthor donaled or purchasod undor 1110 program In 1990. Thoso homos havo boon or aro In tho procoss
01 bolng rohabllltated using CDBG lunds or Rural Amo~ca Transitional Housing grantlunds. Two or tho units
havo boon occuplod by lamlllo. with ontl 01 tho lamlllos alroady moving oullnto tholr own IndopondonllMng
onvtronmonL HACAP curronUy has 13 housoholds (50 pooplo) on a walUng nsllor translUonal housing units.
Marcia Hale provldod an update on progross 01 the accosslblllly Improvomonts bolng made to Photo Darkroom.
Halo oxplalned tho do.~n/pIannlng procoss has boon asslslod by a handlcappod Individual thai has had
darkroom oxpo~onco. The plans lor the darkroom havo beon dos~nod by Donnls McKlmm 01 tho Graphics
Division. Bids havo boon soncltod by tho City and a bid oponlng Is scheduled lor Docombor 11, 1990. LocaUng
a motor lor tho photo onlnrgor (allowing lIto bo mochanlcally rn/sod and lowored by a handlcappod porson) has
boon a challongo, Slarr suggo.tod tho Unlvoralty 01 Iowa Ass/sllvo Technology Information Notwork could bo
, 01 assistance In 10caUng such oqulpmonL
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Halo stalod that work had bogun on tho InslallaUon 01 tho door oponora on the Civic Conlor and Sonlor Con tor
doora. Tho total cosl should bo woll within tho $12,000 'n/localod lor tho two projocts. Work should bo
complolod within tho noxt wook.
Starr roportod thaI tho noarly comploted basemenl renovaUon Is boauUlul work and greaUy expands tho usable
space lor youth vlslUng lI1e laclDty as woll as employoes. Starr monUonod that the oxpandod lacllltlo. wore
particularly usolulln tho oporaUon 01 tho Toon Uno Program, Halo monUonod that tho roplacomont ollho aIr
condlUonlng unll was not cortaln as Jim Swaim hnd rocolvod Information Irom hoatlng contractors that tho
oxlsUng unit could continuo 10 operato lor a numbor 01 yoara. Halo slatod thaI a now phone systom had boon
roquested by Swaim to roplaco lI1e antiquated systom currenUy used at the laclllty, In response 10 a COncorn
stalod by Rowland, Milkman stated thallI would not bo nocossary to havo CCN rovlow this addition as II was
nol consldorod a substantial chango according 10 CDBG rogulations,
Unda Murray prosontod the monllo~ng roportlor tho Small Buslnoss Asslstanco program. Sho roportod that
du~ng tho last quartor, six minority and womon's buslnossos had boon asslstod with a 10181 amounl 01 contractod
work bolng $4,788, MUllay nolOO thaI as buslnossos bocomo moro and moro soli supportfng thoro Is a nood
lor los. asslstanco 'rom tho SBA program. MUllOY montlonod thaI tho SBA program was boglnnlng 10 coordlnalo
with tho Unlvorslly. Tho library Is also offoring Brown Bag Lunch somlnara rogardlng Small Buslnoss concoms.
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Kolth Rulf roquostod that tho Curb Ramp monllorlng roport bo doforred unUI January. Ho did alato thai ho was
concomod about tho IlmItod use 01 curb ramp lund. as of Octobor, Ho wUl provldo more Input In January.
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M4tcla Halo askod CCN mombora to soloct what pr%cts they would bo Intorostod In monitoring lor the 1991
program yoar, Sho a110 auggoltod thai tho mombors might want to attond tho Human Sorvlcos Funding
Hoarlngs, partlcul4rly litho agoncy that thoy aro monltorlng Is prosonUng. Halo provldod tho rospocUvo monllors ,
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thlllundlng roquost packot 'rom tholt agoncy. ,
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REPORT PROJECT CDBa STAFF CCN PROJECT
MONTH PROJECT MANAGER MEMBER MONITOR "
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FebnJary Roosovolt No~hborhood Opon pog McElroy Frasor Marcfa Halo Agnos Kuhn
& Juno Space Dovolopment
Broadway S~oot Nolghborhood Joan Vandonborg Marcia Hale Agnos Kuhn
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aroator Iowa City Housing Polly Pagllal Mary Nugont Grace Coopor
Fonowshlps . Transldonal .
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Agoncy Funding Hoarlngs Mary Ponney Marfanno MlIkman Roberta Palslck
(Fobruary)
March Housing RohabWtaUon Pam Bamos Jim SI, John
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Youth Homo. SCILS.TranalUonaJ Bin McCar1y Mary Nugont Roberta Palslck
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August Playground. Phaso III
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Monthly City Council AclMUo.
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moUon conIod Unanlmoully.
Holo romlnded tho CCN II1Ill oloctlona 10' olllcora would occur In Janua.y and mombers should bo con.ldorfng
nom/naUons boloro thai moeUng, Hlllo a110 ltalod that 1110 CCN wiD bo clseulSlng ldGas 10' CD Wook al tho
Janua.y moeUng.
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SENIOR CEmER COMMISSION
NOVEMBER Ill, 1m
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS PRESENT:
Gorry BUllo, MIIY Gooalond. Bud Godo, VInco Mauror, Duono
Moons, Juno Plopor, HOIold Stogor. Ruth Wognor
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Joan Hood
Bolio Molsol, Jill Smith
Counell 01 Eldora Mombora: WnOld Forbor, Bobo B4lIonlyno
Godoeallodtho mooUng 10 ordorat 3:1B p.m. Ho In~odueod and wolcomod guolts. Thoro was
no public dl.culllon or addlUons 10 tho ogonda. Mlnutos woro applovod 01 moJlod.
Godo oncouragod Sonlor Conlor CommissIon mombora 10 road John.on County Allornay Pal
Whllo'l Novombor B lollor rogordlng Fronk Bock. Molsol alslod sho mol with Iowa City City
Allomoy Undo Gantry, Iowa City City Monagor Slovo Aikins, and Iowa City Polleo Chlol RJ.
Wnkolhako 10 review Pal Whlto'l po.IUon rogardlng Frank' Bock. Mol.olsoJd tho City Managor,
Slovo AikIns, v.ill nol oJlow City alo~ to bo Inostod. Molsol propo.od a compromJlO to bo
pro.ontod 10 tho County thai would ellllor a commllloo modo up 01 tho drroctor and board choJr
01 oach agoney In tho Sanlor Contor plu.tho Council 01 Eldora chair, to IOtllandOld,'or a ilIa
and hoallhy onvlronmont and 10 lot up an oppoals procoduro. Molsolaald tho County nood.to
agroo not to bring Frank Bock 10 tho Sonlor Conlor unUltho commlltoo roochos an agroomont:
tho County noods to agroo not 10 nlo any sull agalnsl any City omployoo lor onlorcomonl " a
commlnoo doclslon I. roachod; and tho City ond County nood to agroo to abldo by tho
commlnoo'. doclslon. Molsol said tho Sonlor Contor omployoo. aro 10 onlorco tho agroomonL
Mollol dl.lrlbulod coplos ola draft ola proposal lor tho Sonlor Conlor bohovlor policy, and an
artJclo UUod 'For A Cloar Policy. A Fow Nuts and Bolt. Points' by Both FountoJn, publl.hod In
~ magoz/no Novombor 1990. Slogor askod " .uch a proposal would .UII vlolato a
porson'a cMl rlghl.. Slagor ralsod concom. that pooplo havo eMl rlghl' In public building..
Gooslond laid tho Issuo I. a UIO olspaco 'ssuo. Gooslond aakod " tho Congrogato Moal.,oo.o
can bo tormlnatod. Molsol answorod thai elthor party can lormlnalo tho 10150 wlthoul cau.o v.ith
a llO-doy notlco. Goa,'and aakod " tho Sonlor Conlor con loko ovor tho Congrogalo MooJ.
program. Mol.ol alslod .ho would nood to conlact Iho Horllogo Agoncy 10 obtain InlormaUon
aboultho Congrogalo Moal. program. Mauror askod " laking ovor tho Congrogolo Moals
program would bo a 10.1 rosorl, Molsol laid hor proposal would allow 'or a commllloo 10
ostabllsh guldollnos and a grlovanco procoduro. Mauror rallod concoms thai thoro may always
bo spoclll Iltuotlons thai won't D1lnto oslobllshod guldollnos. Molsol.old thai lor tho postll'n
yoars Sonlor Contor slo~ has alwaYI had 10 doal with spoclolallusllon.thal occur at tho S6."or
Conlor,lneludlng IhrClWfng out drunkards, slopping nghtsln tho wood.hop, 010. Goosland IDld
II would bo dltncull to addrOlS ovory SPllclnC problom In a bohovlor policy. Molsolsold thai tho
Sonlor Conlor .1011 aro paId 10 admlnlstor tho Sonlor Contor and thai, 81 .omo point, Sonlor
Conlor 81011 havo to uso tholr own dlscrollon whon rospondlno to .poelno slluatlons or probloms.
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Slogor laid othor thlnglluch a, tho Ilvfng will program havo boon dl,rupUvo to tho Congrogsto
Moals program. Moant statod ho did nol Dnd tho IMng will program dllrupllvo 01 Congrogoto
Moals. Mouror ..kod whaltho loaso with Congrogoto Moals aotl ouL Mollol aald tho 10110
doosn't Ipon oul how to handlo dlsrupUon, to tho Congrogalo Moals program and tho SonJor
Conlor.tan la always conod upon whon problom. arllO during Congrogato Mollll. Mouror liked
Molsollllho and tho Sonlor Contor Commlaalon aro willing 10 complotoly obldo by tho guldoUnol
ostabllshod by tho commlttoo. GOllland sald tho Sonlor Conlor Commission IhouldlUn bo oblo
to glvo final approval 01 IlrI guldollno. ostabllshod thai affoct tho Sonlor Contor. Mauror liked
how otho,.lonlor conlorl handlo Congrogato Moal. program.. Mol.ollold othor aonlor contoll
run tho Congrogalo Moal. program and do nolloaso tho IpOCO out lor tho program. Mol.ol
notod thai Johnson County gola an oxlromoly good doal by bolng oDowod 10 oblaln apaco In tho
Sonlor Conlor for tho Congrogato Moals program. In rospon.o 10 Goasland, Mol.olluggostod
thai a provl.lon bo added to tho proposalalaUng thai tho commlttoo'a final rocommondoUon bo
pro.ontod 10 tho Sonlor COnlor Commission lor nnal approval. Molsol lald thai litho 8onlor
Contor Commlaalon agroos with hor proposol, II can thon bo prolontod 10 tho Clly Manogor. II
tho City Managor agrool with tho proposal, It will bo lorwardod to tho County lor concurronco.
Godo laid tho County consldors this Issuo a tOl/ltorlal dl.puto and If tho Board 01 SUpOMSOII
doo. not agroo with tho proposal, ho would rothor 100 thom cloar oul 01 tho Sonlor Conlor.
Godo laid tho proposod compromlao Is nolln kooplng with tho lonlor fivo-yoar goals and tho
Soard 01 SUpOrvlIOll' actJonl havo boon agolnsltho Sonlor Conlor', goal 01 onhanclng tho
Imago 01 tho Sonlor Contor. Godo omphaslzod thai most pooplo wanltho Sonlor Contor 10 bo
a nlco placo. Sonlor Conlor Commission momboll nolod that thoro hsvo boon many lonolllo
tho odltor In tho local nowapopors.
Goa.land ogaln relsod tho quosUon oslO whothor tho Sonlor Conlor can lorminolo Itsloaso with
tho Congrogato Moal. program and thon tako ovor tho Congrogslo Mool. program.
Movod by Susso, socondod by Stag or, to conlact tho County about a Sonlor Contor bohavlor
policy as ouUlnod In tho handout (100 attachod) with tho addod phraso, 'rocommondaUon. 10
bo prOlontod to Iho Sonlor Cantor Commlaalon.'
Mauror askod II tho Congrogalo Moal. program Isllkod by Sonlor Conlor portlcfpanla. Goasland
sold tho Idoa ola Congrogato Moals program Is voluablo to tho Sonlor Contor, bul Sonlor Conlor
portlclpanla havo concorns thai tho lovol 01 tho program has dolorloratod. Mauror IIkod If
anothor lood sorvleo, luch a. Hy.Voo, could bo consldorod If tho Congrogoto Moal. program
wasn't avalloblo. Molsol prolOntod Information about tho Initial planning atagos 01 tho moal
program lor tho Sonlor Conlor ton yoars ago and said Hy.Voo was eonlactod and offo!od moal.
cosUng $2.50 at thaI Umo. Molsolsald sho has rocolvod commonls thai tho Congrogolo Moals
aro 100 hoaVi and unhoalthy. MollOlsald thai youngor oldorly hsvo changod tholr oaUng habll.
and thoro aro lromondous changOl occul/lng In sonlor conlor moal program. all ovor tho country,
Sonlor Contor Commission momboll volod on tho motion. Motion eal/lod unanimously.
Molsol notod Sonlor Contor Commission momboll rocolvod Iho Sonlor Contor Program Dlvfslon
Slatomonl, City 01 Iowa City FY92.94 Dnanclal plan proparotlon, and dopartmont adlustmonts.
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Molsol oxpl8lMd tho Sonlor Contor Program OMslon Stolomonl'stho samo os used In provlous
yoarl. Mollolrovlowod tho doportmont odjustmonte, commonUng oslollows:
0120 . Mlnuto tlkor addlUon.
7120 . Books aro gottJng moro oxponslvo.
7150 . Computor coste adjustod os por Onanco guldo.
7220 . Program IOcordlng lapos 810 undor this IIno Itom.
8210. Tho City 01 Iowa City Is obtaIning a now tolophono syslom and thIs Is tho cosl of
Inltolllng tho now aystem.
lI820 . Tho now lanltorlal aystom atated 15 hours wo, nol onough houlI allollod 10 do tho
lob and 40 houlI 810 noodod.
8183. Tho 8onlor Contor brochuro, Post, oto, will bo lookod olin kooplng with tho goal
to chango tho Imago 01 tho Sonlor Contor.
8750 . Throo moro work atudy poslUons aro needod.
8980 . Ulod lor tho ton.yoOl annlvolll/Y actMUos.
Godo ltalod thsltho Sonlor Contor Commission con rovlow lundlng doclslons modo by tho City
Council and con docldo litho IIno lIoms should bo lundod by othor moons II II " rojoctod by tho
City Councll.
Movod by Mauror, aocondod by Wognor, to approvo tho budgolos submitted. Busso notod thst
tho lall/Y Uno 110m was $3,000. Mslsolaold thai tho IIno 110m 111I1 noodod 10 bo adjustod by tho
City to ronoct curront aall/Y totals. Motion carrlod unanlmous~,
Godo notod 8onlor Conlor Commission momboll rocolvod 'Sonlor Contor 2000' and askod
Molsol to dl.cuulL Molsolatotod thai Sonlor Contor ttall proparod a visionary plan to aorvo a.
a ba,ls 10 gonorato Idoll lor tho stall, Sonlor Conlor Commission and Council 01 E1dolllo
oxploro Muro dlroCUon of tho Sonlor Contor, Molsol rovlowod tho sovon IOCUon. 01 Sonlor
Conlor 2000. Molsollald Idoes Includod consldorlng a now namo and brochuroi loworlng ago
ollglblllty to 50; obtaining UnlvoraaJ gym oqulpmontln oxchango lor allowing tho company to use
tho Sonier Conlor to markot tholr oqulpmonti dovoloplng programsMdoos 10 aolli and 10 build
a hoalth club,julco bar and thoator, Commlulon mombora lIuggostod adding tho following 10
tho plan: roctUlUng aorvlco organlzaUons, ollorlng a colloQ bar, roglonal programs, and tho atudy
01 pollUcaJ alluoUons, atudy 01 cltlzon rOlponslblllllos, and a trovolaguo program. MollOlsald now
program. and 10Mcoa bring In pooplo wllh other Intorost. and Idoa.,
Wognor atatod that tho Commlulon IIslonod to a prosonlallon by Pat Foraytho altholr Octobor
mooUng and dlscuuod tho Idoa 01 a Sonlor Contor foundaUon. Wognor nolod thoro was
InformaUon about tho Sonlor Contor concopt and fundralslng In Mol.ol', Novombor 13, 1990,
momorandum rogOldlng Ovo momboll' an,wolI to quolllons rogardlng tho foundallon,tho Sonlor
Conlor lundralslng handoul, and tho Octobor 15, 1990, Sonlor Contor Commlaalon mlnutos.
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Movod by Wognor, aocondod by BUIIO, 10 doloy forming .foundoUon until tho Sonlor Contor
CommIssion 100" they aro rosily 10 lAko on actJvo parlin Ita CloaUon and Implomontation, Until
that limo tho CommIulon wfll work on a atructurod pion 10 oncourogo and mallo poulblo
donoUonllo tho 8onfor Conlor Gift Fund In tho form 01 momorlols, boquosts, In honor 01, ole.
wtlh tho undoratandlng thai as aoon as loaalblo, tho Sonlor Contor Commlulon will move Into
major lundrolslng Ihrough forming aloundoUon. D1scuulon 01 tho moUon lollowod: BUllo sold
tho motion aIlowa tho SonJor Conlor Commltslon timo 10 oxploro dlnoronllundrofslng opUons and
to dotormlno " tho Commllllon wonlt 10 toko on tho rosponslblllty 01 ollabOshlng a foundation.
Wagnor aald tho CommIlllon could mallo doclslons aboullundrolslng and tho foundoUon moro
graduofly. Mow askod If tho Commission would sUlI promoto tho Gift Fund and othor
lundrolllng Idoas. Goasland sold Wognor'l moUon Is In Ono with tho Sonlor Contor lundralslng
locond YOII plan 01 tho nvo,yolI gool.. Godo askod II a lundrolslng commllloo Ihould bo
oltabllshod. Son/or Contor CommIulon mombor. dlscullod lundralslng as rolotod to tho
foundaUon Idol. Moans aald tho Commllllon can work towards aloundollon. Wagnor laid tho
COmmlttoo'aropofllpoclnosthat thl loundaUon roporlshould nol bo abondonod, but rathorthol
tho CommIulon should ostobllsh a goal to work loward futuro plans for tho foundaUon concopt. '
Goalland rolsod concorns aboUltOlgoUng funds for spoclne purposoa and askod II 0 IIsl of things
noodod will bo proparod. Wagnor laid tho Sonlor Contor Commlulon can oncourogo pooplo to
glvo money 10( lpoclno lIoml. Tho Son/or Contor Commlulon votod on tho motion. Motion
carrlod unanimously,
Mollol reportod thai tho Iowa Clly Community Thoo~o/Sonlor Contor fundra/sor made $1,600.
Bananlyno luggOltod that If a Ilmllar tundra/sing pr%el Is done nox! yoar, II ahould bo
achodulod for tho nrat play In tho IsII. Ba/lontyno nolod thai tho woothor Is bonor In tho loll and
tho nrat porfolmanco Is usuolly an upboOl, nno porformanco. Godo thankod tho commlttoo and
Molaollor tho~ offorll.
Mauror notod ho hod ottondod a Council of Eldora mooting and plans to oltond noxt wook's City
Council mooUng and tho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsorl' Informal mooUng. Godo laid
tho Council 01 Eldora Chrlslm.. pOlly II achodulod on Docombor 7, 1990.
Godo thankod Goosland and tho volunloor dlnnor commlttoo lor tholr ollorls and hard work.
Goasland dls~lbulod tho voluntoor dlnnor Octobor 22, 19901 oxponlO roporl. GODsland cauUonod
that nox! yoar'. chair Ihould bo lold thot ho or aho will bo vory busy. Goasland mado tho
following luggolUonslor nox! yoar: moro monoy bo spont on tho moalfor 0 nlcor lood aoloctlon,
providing moro coffoo, and asking pooplo to donalo spaclno things 10 roduco tho ovorall cost 01
tho avanL Commllllon mombors dlscuuod rontlng additional coffoo makora. Gaaslond nolod
that Aoro Ronlol lomotlmas ollors a discount to groups II a roquostls modo In writing prior to
tho oyonL
Goasland auggostod that nox! yoor'l oyonl bo moro olaboralo bocouso 01 tho Sonlor Contor'a
Ion yoor annlvoreary. Godo laid a yolunloor dlnnor commlttoo Ihould bo ostabllshad altor tho
nrel 01 tho yoar, Stag or luggoslod Ihal RSVP bo askod to holp 101 up and aarvo. MollOl laid
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II may nol bo approprlato to ask anolhor oldorly voluntoor OfganlzaUon to osslst with Ihls ovonL
Oodo oxplalnod that tho 8onlor Conlor Commission WOfks on Ihl. ovonl ..tho~ way 01 honoring
tho voIuntOOll. Ooosland notod Iho .ont outthink you nolos to tho .0rorIUo. who 101VOd tho
lood and to OthOll who con~lbulod 10 tho ovonL
Plopor ttatod tho Councll 01 Eklol1 dlscuuod tho Christmas program. Molsor prosontod I
budgol roport and lour blrlhdoyt woro colobralod. Busso Inqukod aboultho lollor roquosUng
voIunlooll 10( Docombor D lor tho chOd'pO/onl gilt oxchongo. Banantyno oxplolnod thai tho
Eldorcrllt Shop Is holding a hoUdey lalo 01 glllt lor Ichool childlOn to purchase 101 tholr pO/onlt
and .lblIngs. EIdorcrolt CONlgnol1 aro donoUng tho gifts to tho lalO. Proceods win go 10 tho
Gilt Fund
Godo ..kod whol win happon litho Counly roloCII Mo/.ol', proposal to oslobllsh a commlttoo
10 propero guldonnOlIOl I Son/or Conlor bohovior poDcy. Godo laid MOlsollhould bo dlroctod
to obloln moro InlormoUon rolaUng 10 whol opUon. aro avenablo to tho Sonlor Conlor
Commission lItho County rojocta tho proposal. Wognor lald tho Counly could withdraw all
funding, Molsollold II would bo unfortunoto 10 hovo tho Sonlor Contor opon only to pooplo who
IIvo In Iowa City IloCIUIO :m. 01 tho Son/or Conlor parUclpantl aro non<lly rosldonlt and tho
Counly payl2O% 01 tho Son/or Conlor budgoL WIgnor rolsod concoms about cutUng oul rural
pooplo'l parUdpaUon. Plopor lold Mol.o/'l propo.oJ off 011 I poacolul 10luUon to tho Bock
IlluaUon. Sonfor Contor Commission mo:nborl dlacuSlod tho Board 01 Suporvlsor" poslUon In
rosponsa 10 tho Frank Bock luuo. Slagor oskod litho louo ogroomonladdrOllos ogrOll and
Ingrosslo tho Congrogolo ~oals p,rogrom. Molsol Ilolod II doosn'l. Oouland laid thai lItho
Board 01 SUporvlSOIl did nol accopl Molsol'l proposal, tho SonlOf Conlor Commlaalon Ihould
hold alpoclal mooUng 10 dl.cuulormlnoUng tho Congrogolo Mool. program 100.0. Oodo lald
/nOro InlormoUon Is noodod. Bollantyno oskod II homo dollvorod moalslo Bock woe consldorod.
Godo Ilalod tho Board 01 Suporvlsora did nollupport thslldo.. Molsolllalod Bock agrood 10
rocolvo homo doDvorod moals. Slogor lald 0 consldoroUon should bo glvon to a poraon's eMl
r1ghlt whon they uso a publlo building: thai a woman's porlumo ClIIl bo luSI oe obnoxlous: and
Bock's eMl rlghlt ClIIl1 bo vlololod luSI bocouso ho Is dirty. Oodo lald thoro Is nothing In tho
CIvU Rlghlt Acta that protocts dilly pooplo. Molsol laid tho City Anomoy has Ilolod thai tho
Sonlor Conlor Is nol dlscrlmlnollng agslnsl s proloctod clau 01 pooplo. Molsol askod
Commission momboll whal dlroctJons should bo glvon 10 tho City Managor. Mosns Inqulrod
aboultho qUOlUonnolro dlstrlbulod by Bob Wolch rogO/dlng movlng tho Congrogalo Moolsllto.
Mol.ol laid tho qUOlUonnalro did nol havo anything 10 do with tho Bock Issuo, bul ralhor
addrollod tho doelro oxprouod by somo CoraMllo rGlldonls lor a 1110 In tholr nolghborhood.
Tho Sonlor Conlor Commlulon dlscussod tho Congrogolo Moals program. Commission
mombora Igrood moro Inlormollon would bo noodod abultho Congrogolo Mools and othor moal
opUonl and allomollvo. litho Board 01 SupoMsora rolocl. tho Molsol proposal on a Sonlor
Con tor bohovlor policy. Movod by BUllo, locondod by Wognor, 10 oxploro all pOlllblo opUons
rogardlng tho Congrogoto Moals progrofll, Including chango In apon.orahlp and locallon wllh tho '
City Managor. Godo omphaslzod Ihol moro Inlormallon Is noodod. Tho Sonlor Conlor
Commission volod on tho mollon. Mollon corrlod unanimously, Moans nolod Ihol addlllonol
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lavor8blo commonllaboul Mollol'l Novombor guoSlodllOllalln tho ~D. Wegnorltllod
commonlt In IUpport 01 tho 8onfor Contor woro rocoNo<! at tho Farm ButOau'l womon'l county t',
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Ruth Wagnor, Harold Slagor, Vlnco Mauror, Bud 0o<lo, Mary
Goasland, Gom BUIIO, Joan Hood
MEMBERS ABSENT: Duano Moans, Juno Plopor
STAFF PRESENT: Bolio Molsol, Jill Smith
GUESTS PRESENT:, Councll 01 Eldoll Mambo,.: Evolyn Oaks, AlIon Monsanto, and
Rullno Anclaux, now~ appolnlocl Commission mombor.
Godo callod tho moodng 10 orl!or at 3:08 p.m. Ho Introduced and wolcomod guosts. Thoro was
no publlo discussion. Molsol dlslributed a,copy to oach mombor 01 tho propoaod bohavlor poOcy
10 bo attachocllo tho Novombor 19, 1990 Sonlor Conlor Commission mlnutos. M1nutos wlth this
anachmont woro approved as mailed.
Godo statod that tho Nomlnadon Commlltoo conslstod 01 Duano Moans, Vlnco Mauror and Joan
Hood. Maurer reportod that the Nomlnadon Commlttoo submitted namos lor tho lollowlng olllcos:
Chalrporson O.J, Godo, Vlco.Chalr Mary Groasland, SeC/olary Gom Bussa.
Movocl by Stag or, socondocl by Mauror, to accopltho alalo 01 olllcoII as nomlnalod and that a
unanimous ballot bo cast. Godo asked lor luMor nomina dons lor the offlcos 01 Chair, Vlco.Chalr
and SoC/otary. Thoro woro no addlUonal nomlnaUons. Tho moUon camod unanimously, 610,
Godo notod tho nowly olocted offlcors w1lltako ovor on January " 1991. Godo thankod all tho
Sonlor Cantor Commission momboll lor sorvlng on commllloos and tholr work lor tho Sonlor
. Conlor,
Godo announcod an Agonda chango, 110m 9, Sonlor Conlor Prosontallons, was movod 10 bo 110m
5, as Mauror roquoslod to loave the mooUng eorly,
Mauror slatod ho attondod a Johnson County Boord 01 Suporvlsors mooUng and an Iowa City City
Council mooUng on Novombor 27, 1990. Mauror said tho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsoll
commontod on tho Son lor Contor artlclo In tho magulno ~ and aakod quosUons
about tho 2,000 USOII of tho Sonlor Contor oach month, Molsol rovlowod 1110 Sonlor Con tor
usago stallsllcs lor Octobor 1990, 2,131 undupllcalod Individuals usod tho Sonlor Contor 8,737
limos In Octobor. Molsol said an addlUonal600 Individuals could bo addod bocauso at loast thai
numbor 01 pooplo roluso to sign In lor ono roason or anolhor. Mauror roported that tho Board 01
Suporvlsors Inqulrod about Iralllo and parking, and thoy suggostod ramovlng motors on Iowa
Avonuo 10 allow lor Sonlor Conlor parking. Molsol sold thallssuo has boon dlscussod, and 1110
CI~ 01 Iowa City would consldor tho Iowa Avonuo parking Idoa It tho County would Ilks 10 pay 1110
City tho Incomo Irom thoso molors. Molsol nolod thai tho City of Iowa City Is roqulrod 10 ralso
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monoy from pald parldng 10 pay parking ramp bonds. Tho Sonlor Contor CommllSlon dlscussod
parking noods. Godo aaJd ho has mado two presontaUons to 1110 City rolaUng 10 parking.
Mauror laJd Iho Johnson County Doatd 01 Suporvlsora roquoslod moro InlormaUon aboultho
Sonlor Contor',lIvo'yoar goals. MulsolsaJd II appoarod Iho Board 01 Suporvfsors had 10rgoUon
thallho Sonlor Contor Commission did a prosontaUon 01 tho Sonlor Contor lIvo.yoar goals.
Mauror reportod thai 1110 Boatd 01 Suporvlsors loltlhoro was a lack 01 cooporeUon among 1110
dllloronlagondosIn tho Sonlor Conlor, crowding on tho aocond IIoor, and moving SEATS to
anothor Ioeation, Hood asked IIlho Boatd 01 Suporvlsors woro consldorlng moving SEATS oul
ollho Sonlor Con tor building. Mauror said tho Suporvlsors woro consldorlng moving SEATS out
01 tho building to allovlalo probloma alSodatod with ovoro(fowdlng.
Mauror statod Ihallho City Councfl did not ask any quosUons whon ho allondod Iholr Novombor
27, 1990 mooting.
Godo noled thai Plepor was ed1eduled to allond tho Docombor Counell 01 Eldors mooUng and
bocauso 01 hor absonce al today's mooUng, aho could roport on 1110 Docember Counell 01 Eldora
msoUng at January's Sonlor Con tor CommIssIon mooUng. Gedo announced 1110 lollowlng
Commission mOmbors aro achedulod to allond 1110 lollowlng January mooUngs: Counell 01 Eldors
. Hood: City Counell . Godo; and Boatd 01 Suporvlsors . Slagor,
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Malsol noled Sonlor Conlor CommissIon mombors rocolved a paekot ollnlormatlon Including 1110
Gill Fund quortorly roport.
Molsolslaled Iho Sonlor Contor cablo Intom propared a two 10 throo mlnuto vldoo aboulll1o
Eldorcrall Shop" holiday bazaar. Thai program will bo shown on ClIblo TV. Molsolsold sho will
show Ihal vldoo allho January Sonlor Conlor CommIssion mooUng, Molsol roportod Ihatlho
Eldorcralt Shop', holiday bazaar was an outstanding avont. SOO lIoms woro mado and donalod
by Eldorcralt cons~nors; 50 Sonlor Contor voluntoors holpod w1111 tho ovonl: and 125 chlldron
camo 10 tho Sonlor Conlor to purchaso Ihoso 1I0ms. Molsolatatod Lorralno Broese 01 Council
01 Eldors wrOIo a lonor 10 Iho ~ polnUng outthallhe newspaper lolled 10 covor an
evont whoro oldor poop/a woro giving and doing somothlng lor oll1or pooplo In Ihe community.
Meisel said tho monoy mado allhe bozl\lll' was pullnto tho Gill Fund.
Molsol roported that aho had 1P.~otv.l!lta 17..000 ~ lor tho mozzan/no closel ronovatlon
project: 1110 archllocl rosubm~ort4,000 lor Iho projoel; and tho City Managor dlroctod
hor 10 procood with Ihe projOel. Molsolsald In January aho will put oul roquests lor bids lor tho
closot proJoct and tho two coiling projocls thai havo alroady boon budgotod.
MolsoI said Iho Sonlor Contor had had rosOlVod parking spacos 'rom Ecumonlcal Housing to
allow youngor voluntoors at Iho Sonlor Contor to park whllo doing voluntoor work. The
Ecumonlcal Housing Board has doclded to no longor provldo parking lor youngor volunloors, and
tho parldng will bo glvon to Iho paid stall 01 ogenclos located wlll1ln Iho Son lor Con tor. Mo/sol
aald II has boon doeJdod by Sonlor Contor slall 10 allow Iho youngor Son lor Con tor volunloorslo
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pllllc In Iront ollho 8onlor Confor In tho dtop-olf flIno on Unn S~ool whllo Ihoy 010 voluntoorfng.
Molaolltatod lhaflho Sonlor Conlor Ia a Clty.ownod bulkllng, and tho Sonlor Conlor ltan, city
OmplOYOOI, pay lor parloJng, bulltalf oflho ogonclosln 1110 Sonlor Conlor gollo park lor Iroo.
Molaolllatod Lorna lataon, Council 01 Eldora mOmbor, auggostod Ihallldowalks In lronl ollho
Sonfor Conlor on Unn S~OOI be cut down and nanowod and 11101 diagonal porldng bo allowod lor
Sonlor Con tor pormll porklng. Thoro woro quosUons aboullhJl. In rosponso Mulsollald 1I10ro
Is dlagonlll porklng In Ironl ollho Now Plonoor Food Co.op and tho Post Olllco. Hood askod II
~oos would nood 10 be romovod. Molsol laid no. Sonlor Conlor Commission mombora
dlacuuod Iha amount olltaffto on Unn Strool and tho nood lor moro Sonlor Conlor parkJng.
Molaol said 1110 SonJor Conler Commlsalon would havo 10 mako a rocommondaUon to tho City
ManlIgor rogll/llng !lagonal porldng. Goasland raJsod concoms aboul allorfng Iho unobatruclod
Ironl vlow 01 tho SonJor Contor. Molsol said many pooplo using banks and othor downtown
buSInOUOI uso 1110 nroa now.
Hood auggostod tho Sonlor Conlor Commission 10nd alonor to Ecumonlcal Housing uk/ng Ihom
to rothlnk tholt parking poDcy. Hood laid 1h01O lhould bo a plaeo lor Sonlor Con tor voluntoora
10 POlk. In rOlponso 10 Hood, Molaol said VNA, ESA, and Congregato Moals oach gol two
parkJng Ipacos. Hood luggoslod I Sonlor Contor Commission momber aUOnd an Ecumonlcal
Housing Board mooUng 10 dscuII POIkInO concoml. BUllo laid parking anangomonlllhould
bo oxplorod wllh EcumonlCII HOUSing.
Movod by Hood,lOcondod by Willner, thlll Senior Con tor membor allond In ecumenical
Houllng Advllory BOlrd moellng 10 dllCUII plrklng Iplcellor Sonlor Canler volunl"".
The motion corrlod unlnlmoully, 810, Hood notod Ihe will be oul-ol.lown Fobruary 41hru
May 4.
Godo aald a prOPOlal rogordlng dovoloplng a Compromlso Policy on conduct and bohavlor In 1110
Sonlor Conlor was lonl to 1110 Johnson County Boord 01 SUporvlSOll, and Ihallho Sonlor Conlor
Commlsllon hIlS 001 rocalvod a 10rmaJ rosponse back Irom Ihom. Molsol oxplalnod Ihal Johnson
County Board 01 Suporvlsor Dick MYOII had rospondod 10 City Managor Stovo Aikins stating tho
Board 01 SUPOrvlSOIl woro nollnlorollod In Iho proposal and woro roquostlng Ihallho Johnson
County Boord 01 Suporvlsora and Clly Council discuss Iho IlIuaUon al a lolnl mooUng.
Mauror Inqulrod aboul tho CIty'1 conltact wllh Congregolo Meals. GOOo oxplalnod Iho City and
County ontorod Inlo a con~act In 1081 whoroby tho County agrood 10 pay 20% 01 tho opolOtlng
budgOI 01 tho Sonlor Conlor and 1110 City ogrood to pay 80% 01 tho oporaUng budgot, Godo aald
In 1087188lho City and County nogoUalod two additional oasomonls allowing Congregato Moals
and SEATS 10 UIO lpaCO In Iho Sonlor Con tor 01 no cosL Molsol sold Iho ogonclos localod In
Iho Sonlor Conlor do nol pay lor apaco In Iho Sonlor Conlor, Melsol oxplalnod thai con~acls
Wlllton In 1087 provldod thai tho conltacls 010 ongoing unlOll olthor party glvos OO.<fay noUco
without causa 10 tormlnalo tho contract.
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Molsol laid 1110 Clly M4nDgO' was hoping 1110 Sonlor Con/or Commission win advIso 1110 CIty
Councll as to what Iho CornmlsaJon wants and dool nol wanl wllI1 rogard 10 SEATS, Congrogato
Moala and tho bohavlor policy. Moltol asked CommllJlon mombollllll1oy want a poncy which
an agone/Ol agroo to 'onow,1I ovory agooey can do whatlhoy wanl, or II noUcollhould bo lont
10 ovory agoncy aaying lI1al as 01 a apoclftc dalo conltaclt will bo cancolOO and now contracts
Including a condue1 and bohavlor policy will bo WIldon. Godo aald tho /Oint mooUng ollho City
Councll.Board 01 Suporvls01l1s ach~IOO January 15, 1991. Godo IIaIOO Iho City Allomoy has
aald one thing and tho County has laid anothor thing and ho doos nOllool quallnod to bo In 1110
mlddlo 01 a logal balUo. In rosponso 10 Mauror, Molsol14ld Iho Sonlo, Contor Commission can
only ael as an DdvIaory board 10 tho City and County, Hood askod 111110 Issuo Is ahould 1I10ro
bo a policy lor a wholo building, or doGS oach agoncy hovo Iholr own polley? Moltol laid 1110
Itsuo Is do you wanltho County 10 make tholr own rulos, or II a landord, aro wo going 10 mako
Iho rulos . and Ihon, how do you wanllo carry !horn ouL Slago, askod 111110 County lUll pays
lor 20 porcont ol!ho uUIIUos. Molsol laid !ho County lun paYI 20 porconl 01 tho building
oxponsos. Molsollald Iho County'. 20 porconl doos nol poy lor colllassoclatod with garbago
collocUon, City Anornoy, City Gmphlcs ArIa Dop8llmon~ City Fl/l9llCO Dop8llmon~ City
Purchasing Dopol1mon~ Iho City maJllorvlco, Ilrool and parking 10rvfcos, signs, ParlIs &
RocroaUon Conlor sorvfcos and oqulpmon~ and oxlta lumlluro. Slagor polntoo oul thai 1110
County conlrlbulos 20 porconl ollho Sonlor Conlo(s budgoL Hood asked 111110 City owns tho
land and 1110 building. Molsollald yos. Godo laid Iho conlraClls a 28E Agroomonl botwoon Iho
County and City lor 1110 oporallon 011110 building and provldos lor an 80/20 spOI on cosls ollho
oporaUon. Mauror inquired aboullho COils assodatOO with Congrogalo Moals. Moltoloxplalnod
tho City paY' 80% and 1110 County poys 20% 011110 Congrogato Moall uUIIUos, and 1110 cosl 01
Iho moals and omployoo I8IarlOI 810 paid lor by 1110 FOOoral Govommonl, Godo said Mt, Bums'
lottor In Iho nowapopor was mlsloadlng whon ho aa1d 1110 County pald $63,000 10 1110 program.
GodllSald 1110 County govo $63,000 toward tho tolal oporaUon ollho Sonlor Contor. GOOo slatod
ho halos to 100 tho Sonlor Contor Commission gollnvolvod In alurl battlo botwoon 1110 City and
County.
Goasland said tho Sonlor Con tor Commission should loll tho City Coundllo sland nrm and
rolloralo 10 tho County Board 01 Supervisors who Is paying lor whal allho Sonlor Contor,
Goasland aald Iho City Councll noocla 10 aland up lor Iho Sonlor Contor Commission, Slagor said
If Congrogalo Moals woro romovOO Irom tho Sonlor Conlor, II would shul down Ecumonlcal
Towors and alloel pGoplo IMng In tho aroa who uso Iho Congrogato Moals program, Goasland
said aho would llko to 100 tho City Councllsupporl1110 Sonlor Conlor Commission.
GOOo slalOO tho City submlnoo 1110 bohavlor policy proposal 10 tho County Board 01 SUpGrvlsors
and thoy havo nol rospondOO. Molsolaald tho Board 01 Suporvlsors rospondOO by roquosUng 10
moot wllh tho City Council In a joint mooUng 10 discuss overythlng. Hood said Ihoro should bo
a uniform policy 'or UIO olspaco and bohavlor atlho Sonlor Conlor 'or allagonc/os. Hood said
sho supporlstho proposod Sonlor Conlor Bohavlor Policy, MoIIOI suggostoo lI1allf 1110 County
Is unwilling to cooporalo and 1110 City docldoslo lormulato a policy and pulltln Iho conltacla, a
Sonlor Cantor Commission subcommlttoo should bo lormod 10 asslsllho sla" and City Attomoy
In dovoloplng tho policy. Hood askod litho January 15th lolnl moollng II opon 10 tho publlo.
GOOo aald yos. Molsolltalod sho could aond a nolo 10 Sonlor Conlor Commlulon mombors and
Council 01 Eldors momborslnformlng Ihom 01 tho limo and placo 01 tho City Councll.Board 01
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Suporvfsol8Jolnl mooUng. Stagor laid Iho Sonlor Centor Commission ahould wall unlll oftor Iho
January 15th lolnl mooti~ to doddo whollo do, Hood luggollo\ltho mlnutos 01 tho mooUng,
Including discussion rolating to IhIs Issuo, be 10lWtlldod to tho Johnson County Boord ot
Suporvfsors.
Movod by Hood,lOcondod by Busse, thallho !rInscrlpl 0111Io dl.cullton reglrdlng the
rulOI, rogl and contllcl dllCuulon bo preparod Immodlatoly Ind given 10 City Council and
John.on County Board 01 SUpervl.Oll. Tho moUon carrlod. 510, Stager .bllllnlng,
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Molsol noted Commission mombors rocolvod malor1aJ preparod by Itall on Iund raising. Molsol
askod Commission mombo" lor dlrocUon as 10 whalto do with lund,ralalng. Molsol laid
Jam...ty'a lund.ra/slng ldGas Includo ponny Jar In tho lobby, $1 a month dub, donadons lor I
momorlal colobraUon, and alottor a.'ld onvolopo 10illlo lunoral homos. MolsollaId Iho donaUons
lor a momorlal colobration has boon prlntod In tho papor. Molsol said tho poMY Jar fund.ralsor
ahould be used lor Ilomslhat cost $200 or 101s. Busso askod litho Sonlor Contor Commlsa!on
ahould consldor how to Involvo tho Council 01 Eldora In lund.ralsIng actMUos. MoIloI aald tho
Council 01 Eldorlls Involvod In lund.ralslng actfvltioslhat Involvo a 101 01 peopIo. Molso! revfowod
Iho list ollund.ra/slng Idoas and asked Illlall should llarl working on any olthom. Hood Inqultod
aboullho namosln tho papor Idoa. Molsol o~lalnod that tho kloo Illhat each month nomos If 0
IIslod In Iho papor 01 pollOns who contributed $1,
Movod by Stagor,lOCondod by BUIIO, to aUlhorlzo llall 10 procood with tho $1 I month
club. Tho mollon carrlod unlnlmoully. 5/0.
Movod by BUIIO, secondod by SlIgor, thallho Senior Contlr Comml.a1on Inlorm lhe
communlly aboullhe pOlalbllltlOI 01 memorlll. 10 the Senior Cenler. Molsellakl Iho
publicity campa~n about giving Illontatlvoly Ilalad lor tho second yoer because llaft will bo
oxtromoly busy with the lon.yoar annlvorsary plans. Busso laid a lonor could bo lonllo aJlllull
olllcors altho banke, agonclolthal handlo pooplo at Iho timo 01 boro8Vomon~ and Iho Bar
Association, Molsollald Itall could handlo thai. Busso also commonlod lI1al aho doo. nolllko
Iho Idoa 01 tho ponny ,ar becauso It may croalo probloms In tho Sonlor Conlor, Tho moUon
carrlod unanimously.
Wognor laid tho FoundaUon Commllloo dlscussod Ihallho Sonlor Conlor ton.yoar annlvorsary
may bo a good Umo 10 aollclllunds lor tho Son lor Conlor. Hood laid Sonlor Contor Commission
mombors nood 10 bo Involved In lund.ralslng actfvltiOI, notlusl Sonlor Conlor .1aII,
Movod by Hood, locondod by Stagor, 10 luthorlzo tho Chair 01 lho Senior Ctnlor
Commleslon 10 appolnll 8onlor Ctnlor Commies Ion lubcommllloo 10 wor1c wllh .1111 on
lund.ralllng and making recommondaUon. 10 tho Com million. Tho motion carrlod
unanlmoualy.
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Molsol said Iho Sonlor Contor sta/11s ofton askod II pooplo could uso tho Sonlor Conlor lor
mooUngs, elo. and pooplo aro willing 10 pay a 100 10 uso Iho Sonlor Conlor. Molsol stalod It Is
currenll'/lho Sonlor Contofs poDcy lI1at only oldor peoplo or Iho Clly can hold mooUngs In 1110
Senior Contor. Molsol askod tho Sonlor Contor CommissIon how thoy loll obout allowing groups,
such as Iho Mountalnoors, 10 usa 1110 Sonlor Conlor In oxchango lor a teo or oll1or bonoOts lor
Iho eldorly. Molsolsald a concem Is 1110 Sonlor Cenler Imago and how tho community porcolves
Iho Senior Conlor, maybe 1110 Sonlor Contor CommIssion ahould be II1lnklng aboul aDowing olhor
groups 10 uso 1110 Sonlor Conter lor a looj and a a1do bonoDt would bo youngor pooplo would soo
what goos on altho Sonlor Cenlor. Goasland aald 111110 policy Is changod, then oyorybody would
bo aDowod 10 uso 1110 Senior Contor and costs In torms 01 upkoop, IlII1ltorial caro and C'loanfng
would nood to bo lookod al. Geasland askod Ilsonlors would havo IchoduDng priority ovor other
groups. Movod by Stagor, locondod by GOllland, to maintain tho SenIor Contor'1 preaent
policy rogardlng ulOgo ollho Sonlor Conlor by aenlora. Stagor aald 1110 Sonlor Contor Is lor
sonlors. Busso said 1110 proposod lund.ralslng commlnoo could rovlow how tho Senior Contor
spaco Is uUllzod. Wagnor suggostod Iho Community Thoalor m~ht bo Inloroslod In using 1110
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Godo announced lI1at Hugh Cordi or, lormor S.C,C., dlod.
Godo prOlontod Ruth Wagnor a cortlncato lor six yoars sorvlco on Iho Sanlor Conlor
Commission.
Wagnor ralsod concoms about Iho Johnson County Board 0' Supervisors nol knll'^ing about 1110
Sonlor Contor nvo.yoor goals. Godo slatod Bill Coon, Ruth Wag nor and ho mado a lormal
prosonlaUon aboullho Sonlor Con tor nvo.yoar gOals to tho Board 01 Suporvlsors, City Council
and Council 01 Eldora.
Hood askod IIlho Sonlor Con tor Commission can discuss how Sonlor Conlor Commission
mooUngs can bo hold so thai all mOmbora 1001 ~mlorlablo oxprosslng tholr foollngs and opinIons
al tho moo lings, and support tho acllons takon by tho group.
Movod by Hood, aecondod by Stagor, to schodulo 0 dlacusslon on tho Illendl 01 tho
Sanlor ConlorCommllllon In January relatod to voicing opinions In Commllllon meotlngl.
Tho motion carrlod 5/0.
Wagnor noted Ihal Loo Poynlor a lormor volunlor loachor In Iho WOodshop, passod away.
Movod by Hood, IOcondod by Slagor, to dlrocl stall 10 aend a card 01 condolonce 10 tho
lamlly whon a past or curronl Sonlor Contor Commission mombor dlos,
Godo Inquired abeultho loaky drain. Molsol slalod Boggs localed Iho draln In Iho Eldorly
Sorvlcos Agoncy aroa and fixed II.
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Molaol announood 1h81lho Sonlor Contor Ia going to havo a Groon Thumb pol1on work as a
rocopUonlsL Tho Groen Thumb pol1on wDl bogln In January and work 20 houl1 por wook, and
/horo II no cost to tho Son/or Contor ror lwo Y08l1. Molsol oxplalnod Ihaltho Groon Thumb
Program 10rvoS low.lncolllO oldorly In rural aroas.
Tho Comm/a1on and ltalt thanked Rulh Wagnor lor hor Y08l1 01 IOrvlce 10 Iho Sonlor Conlor, and
Godo ptolonlod hor with B cortlllcBto 01 epprodaUon.
Tho mooUng adjoumod al4:SO p.m.
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IOWA CITY HU,,"" RIGHTS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 28, lOgo
SENIOR CENTER CLASSROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: HIIIlId Wolb'.nnor, Rosallo Starr, Chla.Hslng W, HI)'Nood Bene,
Ray HaJnos, T.ny Powell, Dorothy Paul
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STAFF PRESENT:
Fred Mms, Jason Chon
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HakIoI rocommondod Ma)'Ol' writo Iellor 01 lIpp(.clation to Wellbtonnor lor IIx yellll 01
outstandng IOMce.
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Tho mooUng was caJlod 10 order by Chalrpollon Halnos. Tho noxl Commission moellng Is
lChedulod lor Monday, January 28, 1991, al7:OO p.m. In 1110 Sonlor Conlor Classroom. A moUon
wu mado by Starr 10 Ipproyo mlnutol 01 October 22, 1990. Bolio locondod. Tho moUon
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Hllnos proposod thai a rocommondatlon be mado lor an oxchango program Involving momborl
In ex officio Ilalus with 1110 UnIvoralty 01 Iowa Human RIghts Commllloo. Ho bollovos this may
brldgo Iho gop bolwoon whal IppOlIIIlo bo Isolalod oommunJUOI. Ono lactor bolng tho lack 01
Jurisdiction, Ho boOovOllha1 moro oultoach 10lVfcos nood 10 bo oHorod. Paul notod lacJc 01
IW8tonesa by Unlvolllty community. Sho has publlclzod Iho CommissIon In Iho !;tuman Condll!2n
nowapapor: Bolio oxprouod nood lor dlssomlnaUon 01 Commission brochuros. Halnos will
oxploro his proposod concept moro, Powoll wDI gol char1or, and luMor dlscuaslon ollssuo will
conUnuo II nox! mooUng.
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HanIs "polled 11 .mploym.nl cas.. are being InVI.Ug.led and 0Ilt hou.1ng cas... Two c....
are ewllllng dlCltlonslrom IhIldmlnls~allvllaw judgelhll went 10 public hlarIng, Case EJA
1l.1P-a601 and Cat. ElSO 8-2UOO2, . mollon lot an .xfwlon on UIt .ley Is ptndlng and a
mollon on bthaJf 01 complaJnanl h.. bttn Ned In banktuplcy oourt. A pr.d.lllmln.Uon
lllU.monlagrHmlnt has been rllchod In Case EJRSRET 8-22.9010 lot Ih. amount 01 131 1.51.
A CIS' on public lCCOIMlOdaUon rec.nlti ftIod \Ildtr crHd Is lMldll revttw v.1Ih Leglllor ,
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jurladlcUonal.IIndlng, Sovon cas.. hIvo boIn dosed. Cue EJR 4-2300010, EJR 7.2409001, ,
EJSH "L 1.II.aDOl, EJS 8-25-a802, EJA 2.1~ ElSPR 2.2&-m, EJR u.&904.
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Wallbtennor benovod Iglng dlscrimlnlUon Is I big Issue. From hi. work exporfoncl, ho
lpocu/alo. meny oldor pooplo aro roluclan"o nI. complalnlt due 10 tholr muo tyllem. Lu
.uggOllod an artlcle addroSSIng Iho Is.uo be pllcod In Ih. ~.
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Hard. "por1od Ihat AlIson Amo..aal.lad Wit .ppolntod II I now Commlulonor roplaclng
Harold WoObroMor. Harrl. nolod his oxPOr1l11 wiD be mlllod. Lu and Heino. havo boon
roappolntod 10 Ihroo-yoar lorm. by Iho City Council. Art Aul.tanl Clty AIlorney has boon hlrod
10 alll1 work on 1~I, Iho It Anno Burnsldo and lIalormor Commlulonor, Hen" Italod .ho .
will be mooUng wlth Bob Hardy on dovolopmonl ollho provonUng lOXual hatas.monlllafnlng
video.
Tho mooUng was adjournod,
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