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STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Prosontod by 00"01 G. Courtnoy, Mayor
at tho Rogular Mooting 01 tho City Council olloWD City
Fobruary ", 1992
Till Amorlcon Ip.CI ptogrAm, dOlpilO ill InOlmous chllllngn, II perhlpI OUt groollll
IUCCOll .100Y ollho 20lh conlury, Why hllll boon 10 rich In 10chnologlCl' .nd sclonllllc
.chiovomenl7 Boc.ulO wo hlvo luccood.d in do signing IP.cocr,'1 ond In uolnlng OUt
.lIrOlllulllO luncllon ollacllvoly In lho comploltly hOllilo onvlronmonl 01 Ip.1CI,
Thoro 110 limos whon II soomllhll wo In local ooyernmonl 110 conl,onllng .almlllr chlllonga
In I IikowilO hOS\110 onyltonmonl. Our cIlAllongo 1110 conlinua 10 ptovldo 0 "'a, .II01dlblo
living onyironmOnlln which our citllons Cln orow, loorn, Ind prospor, Inc'OOlingly, 1'10 lind
ourlOlyU purlulno Ihoso gOlllln an environmonl of COSily lodorll and 11I10 m.ndllOl,llghle,
,uuiClions on our ability 10 rliso rovonuo, dWlndllno hnlnclll auisllnca 1r0fR Olhor
govornmonl 10urCOI, 0 ,ocod.ng nOllonal oconomy and rolOlod probloml, .nd 0 '"rloly 01
urb.n .oclal ills, 011 01 which tluOOlon our abtlily 10 movo ohoad 01, Indood, ovon kGoII up wilh
our curronl commllmonll,
My lISocllllon wllh oloclod .nd .ppolnlod ollicllll from olhal COfRmunillull.dl mo 10
concluda Ihallhl. porco pilon II porvaslvo Iluoughoul urban Amo,lc., MOIO and mOlo clliol
oro Ipo.klng oul ond Increasing Ihalr ollo/ls 10 lobby both 11110 .nd 10dor.loloclOd olllclall
10 bagln 10 ronow Iholr pa/lnorshlp Wilh loc.1 govornmonl and Iha millions 01 urban dwollor.
Ihoy,oprosonl,
How doollowa Clly lillnlo Ihll plclurol 'boliovo we aro a lomowhallyplCl1 mmpla, Tho
1990 consus II linalllod and our populallon growlh 01 nODrly 19% ploCOI UI among lho II.
mOil populalod clllos In Iowa, Wo Iro 0 .cilY." Wo hovo oxparloncod during Ihe PilI yo.r
loma IIIrk romlndolS 01 Ihls,
Tho uoglc vlolanco on Novombor I domonsUllod Ihol "il can happen horo," nOI jullln Iho
"big Clllos," Crlmo and vlolonco raprosonl an Incrooslno Ihroollo Iha lalolY .nd wolloro 01
all Amarlcan clllzons, pa/llcularly lhasa who rosldo In urb.n oroos, L.ck 01 allordablo hOUllng
ond tho pllghl ollho homelm roprosanl anolhor urban problom which Is also qulla ovldonl
In our communllY. Our Allordabla Houslno Tllk Forco Idonlltlod Ihll'" prlorllY concorn and
Iho rapidly Incro.slng numbor 01 pOISons ulilizlno our community sorvlce agoncloSlnd housing
asslslanco progrlm. corlalnly a\lOSllO Iho roalilY Ollhil problam locally, Whilo wo onco loll
lufflclonlly Insulalod from Iho nooalivo Impacl of nallonal oconomlc probloms, Iho curronl
rocOlllon has bogun 10 allocllhls communllY maIo dlraclly. Wo havo soon layolll during Iho
pasl yoar 01 Iho UnlvorsllY 01 Iowa as wall as In Olhor local buslnossos and Indusuy,
Nogollaled 1'1000 IncrOlsos lor somo SlalO omployoos are boing challonood, DOl plIO
Ilonlflcanllncroasos In appralsod proporly valuoslocally, rocodlno propo/ly valuolllalawldo
IImlllho aCluallmblo valuation 01 propolllos locally duo 10 slalowldo appllcallon ollho
rollback lac lor which placos artlliclalllmllallons on growlh In Imblo valu.tlon. Addlllonally,
rOlallsalos lIOuras and Olhor Indicalors 0\101110 Iho Impacl 01 rocosslon now bolng IoU In our
communllY,
Whllo WO aro a .clly," wo aro a small cllY, Wo aro nol Immuno 10 Iho vlolonco, Iho
soclooconomlc probl~ms, or Iho fiscal woos common 10 urban arOOlloday, Howovor, wo ora
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STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Presented oy Oo((el G, Courtnoy, Mayor
at tho Rogular Mooting or tho City Council or Iowa City
February 11, 1992
Tho Amorlc.n 'PlCI ploor.m, dOlpilo III .nOlmous chlll.ngOl, II perhlpl OUt gra'llIl
IUCcm IIOIY ollho 20lh etntU/Y, Why hlllI boon 10 rich In IOchnolOOlc.1 .nd Iclonlllic
,cNavom.nll Boc,ulo WI hlvl .uccoodod In dlllgning Ip.cocr"1 .nd In lralnlng OUt
IltrOlllUlIlO I~llon .1I0cllvoly In tho complotoly hOllilo onvlronmonl 01 IPlCO,
ThOrl.r.llmos whon IIlOomllM. wlln local govOInmont oro Confronllng a .Imllar chollongo
In IllkoWllO hOll,la onvl/onmonl, Our CllDllongo IS 10 continua 10 plovldo '1010, .1I00doblo
hYing onVllonmontln wl~ch OIIr CllllOnl con grow.loorn, and plospor, IncrOUingly, wo find
0II110/VOl IlU/Iu1no Ihosa goollln an onVironmont 01 cosily lodoroland 11010 mondolO5,lIghlor
rOltrtClionl on OUt ollll,ly 10 roilO rovonuo, dWlndllno ftn4nclal alSllIOnco from olhor
govo,nmOnl .0UICOl, a rocodlng nahonol oconomy .nd rolOlod plobloml, and . vllloly 01
"'ban locl.IIIII, .1101 which Il1loolon OUt obollly 10 movo ahood or. tndoad, ovon koapup wllh
OUt CUlronl conlmitmonll.
My .lIocl.llon Wllh oloctod .nd oppolnlod ollicloll from olhor communillOlIOldl mo 10
concludo Ihlllhll porcopllon II porvllivo Ihroughoul urban Amorlc., Moro and moro cll'os
.ra .po.klng OIII.nd IncrOlllng Iholr 011011110 lObby bOlh 11110 and lodoral oloClod olllclals
10 bogln 10 ronow lholl PlllnOllhlp wilh local govornmont and Iho millions 01 urban dwollora
lhoy rOplOlOnl,
How dool low. Cily lillnlo Ihll p1cluro 1 'boliovo wo 110 0 lomawhollyplcol mmpla, Tho
1990 conSUlI.flnollzod.nd our popul.llon grOWlh 01 nearly 19% plms us .mong Iha II.
mOil popul.lod cillo. In Iowa, Wa 110 . "cily." Wa havo o.porloncod durlno lho Pili yoar
lomO IIl1k romlndorl Ollhll,
Tho Ir.glc v1olanco on Novombor I domonstralod lhal "II c.n happon horo," nolIUSIIn Iho
"big clllos,. Crlmo and v1olonco roprOlOnl an IncroaslnO Ihro.IIO Iho salolY .nd woll.ro 01
all Amorlc.n cllllons, pa'llcularly thoso who rosldo In urban aroos, Lack ol.IIordablo hOUSing
ond Iho p1lghl ollho homo Iou roprOlonl anolhor urban problom which Is also qullo ovldonl
In OUI communllY, Our Allord.blo Housing Task Forco Idonllflod lhls as a prlorlly concorn and
Iho rapidly Incroallng numbar 01 porsons ulillllno our communilY sorvlca aoonclos and houslno
0II111anca prooraml corlalnly .1101110 Iho roolilY ollhis prOblom locolly, Whllo wo onco loll
lulliclonlly Insulolod from lha noootivo ImpoCl 01 notional oconomlc probloms, tho currant
rOCOlllon hOI bogun 10 alloCllhl1 communlly moro diraclly. Wo havo .oon layolll durlno Iho
P'II yaar '1 Iho Unlvolllly 01 low. as woll as In olhor local buslnoms and Industry,
Nooollalod wago Incroasos 'or lomo 11010 omployoos aro bolno challongod, Dospllo
IlgnllicanllncroasOlln appralsod propOlly valuos'ocally, rocodlng propOlly valuosslIlOwldo
IImlllho aCluallmblo voluollon 01 proporllos locally duo to SIOlowldo oppllcotion 01 Iho
rollback loclor which plocos arliliclolllmllalions on O,owlh In Imblo valualion. Addilionally,
rOlall.alo. f1gur.. ond olhor Indlcaloll alloSllO tho Impact 01 rOCOlllon now bolng 'all In our
communlly,
Whllo wo ora 0 "clly," wo ar~ a small city, Wo aro nOI Immuno 10 Iho vlolonco, Iho
.oclooconomlc probloms, or Iho fiscal woos common 10 urban aroas 10day, Howovor, wo ora
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not domlNlOd by 111010 II .omo cillOllro, Vlolonl crlmo II much loll ptovllonl hero \hon In
mlny olhel cW... Whololho rollback I.CIOI ",",,, O\lt .btLly 10 dllw on OUIIU bllO. lhal II.
bal. hal nonethellll grown lulliclonlly 10 .now 101 10m. tK.Il.1n IO~M Inclllll, M4ny
olhol communlllOl havo lOon 10rl0lll dOCWl, Tho ~hl olIN homolllll. 1011 IIoro .nd
.lfOldlbl. housing II . Ilonlliclnl chanongo. Slill, 1'10 ha~ boon Ibll 10 ptov!do IOMo.1
loc.Uy whlch I bo~o~ ha~ lucClld.d In IIolplng m.ny 01 lhol. who o.perlonc. housing,
r.llled ptobloml, Ind lho ruOUICII .nd cOllllllilm.nl .ro ptollnllOl UI 10 help I~n mOl.,
Wo 110 .,inancllny lolid municIpaLly with In o.ctllonl bond riling" ~ry hollthy dobl r.llo,
.nd .doqul" oporlllng rOIOl~1 which IhNd IDow UIIO cope IUCcolllully wllh In bullho
mOil CII.lUopNc linanclo' omorgoncy. I crod,l ou/lol,d llsell PO/ICIOI Ind lOU/'Id "IIanclll
m.nagomanl IN Ihll IlvO/obl. PClllton. A cllolully mlNDod 'n~llmonl POIllo/,o .nd
conlorvalivo Invoilmonl poI'CIU h.1vo holped UI oVOId lho kind 01 "lI.1nclo' uoublu
o.porloncOd by lomo OlhorllluOU<JhOUllho 11010 in IIconl WOOkl,
Our financial 'lIonglh ollord' Ullho oPPOllunoty 10 OlplOlO ChltCOllulUfO ncodllOllowo c,ly
wilh lho conlidonco Ihol 1'10 1'1111 bo oblo 10 mumo Iho COil 01 mOO11llQ IholO ROodl. Thll
Pili yo or 1'10 bogon . lIudy Ind ovoluolion 01 allornallvOI 101 1lI0vldlllQ 0 mOlO odoqu.lo
IUPply 01 clo.n, ilIa hOlh w.Ior 101 our IOIidonll, \Yo lublnlllOd 100'PllIovollo Iho low.
Dopollmonl 01 NOlurol ROlourcOl. plon 10 IUllhol plOIOCllIroun,hVllor and saUlly olllor
onvlronmonl.1 concornl In .nd .round lho landltll. \Yo art RO.r 10 "nallllng 0 ptoor.m 101
IOU/CO IOparallon .nd curblldo collocUon 01 rocycl.b1o Io/Id W.IIO, Wo will .oon bogln 10
O.P/0I0 mOlnllOlsaUllylng now lIond.rdl govorning ammonlo conlonlln OUt w.llaw.lor
dllchorgo, \Yo conllnuo 10 100 dovolopmanl ptoposall como In lhal will Iurthor e.p.nd lho
I.. b.lo Ihalll 10 crucial 10 our ploorOll, Wo mull WOIk hard. howovor. 10 IlU.CI now
Indullry and oncourago o.pan,lon 01 ..IIUng lndulUlol 10 comp/omonllllo rOlldonU,'I..
b.la,
TonIghll h.vo palnlod 0 plctura ololalrly hOllllo onvlronmonlln which clly oovornmanl mull
luncllon, ond I h.vo polnlod OUI chollongu which wo h.vo mOl U wall o. lomo which
confronl ullor Iho IUluro, My musago II nOI ono 01 Oloom .nd doom, bul r'lhOIII ono 01
C'Ullou, oPllml,m. Thoro hal boon a 101 01 dilcuulon naUon.lly .boul 0 ronowod Plrlnorshlp
balwoon Clllol.nd Iho Fodaral govornmonl.nd bolwaon cltiol.nd SI.tal, To Ihll ond, WO
havo conconlr.lod IIrll on Improving our rOI.Uon'hlp, locally and wllh olhor low. cillo I, Wa
will conUnuo 10 10'lar OUI curronl partnarlhlpl with OUI nolghbOl' In .urround1no communi,
1101, Johnlon Counly, lho School DIIUlcI, .nd lha Unlvorslty 01 'ow., M.yOl McDonald hal
ollondod numorous moaUngl with Iho maYOlI 01 olhor largo cltlu In Iowa ovor Iho palllwo
yoarl, ond Ilnlond 10 continuo Ihll porUClpaUon, mooUng rogul.rly 10 ollablllh common
posltlonl on Iuuos ollmport.nco 10 us all and 10 onlura Ihlllhoso positions aro modo known
10 Slalo and Fadaralloglllaloll, Wo will roly on Iha Loaguo 01 Iowa Munlclpalillol.nd Iha
NoUonal Loaguo 01 clliol, 01 woll u upon our own dirOCI communlcaUons wllh our laolslolOIl.
10 accomplilh Ihll, \Yo all agroo Ih.1 wo can ochlovo ronow~d partnorshlps with hlohor lovoll
01 oovornmonl, bUI only II 1'10 Ilrll ronow .nd luonOlhon our own alllancol,
Wo ala bOll.r olllhan many and Ihallhould mako us 1001 good, Bullho Amorlcan cilY. .1
on anlllY, II o.porlanclng naglocl and dOlorio/alton and our rOloulcollor ovorcomlng IholO
probloml aro IImilad. ThaI should maka us lid ,.. and angry. Angry bacauso Ihll noglocland
dOlorlorallon aro nOI nocomry, nOllnovlt.blo, Thoy .ra limply Iha lOlul1 01 a lallod ollort
10 placo mony rosponslbillllos back 'nlO Iho handl 01 local oovornmonl, along with an
Incroaslng londoncy 10 onaCl cosUy now mondolOS lor local oovornmonl, all wlthoUl providing
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lho Ilnanclll rUCUletI 10 mompllsh 111010, '111I1 Indood crUI.d . holldo Invllonmenl
which, 10 I grOllol OIlmer aMIOnl.UvUIO", lho .lIboMy .nd wbo.IY, Ind Indood In lama
CIlOI lho vory IUlvlvII, 01 AmOllcln clllu,
IlIIvo cho..n 10 locuI on lho plighl 01 ciliu blClUIO I bllIev.1111 tho IlIut 101 1M '801, I
1m convinced 1IIIIIhoro mUll bI I mOIl cooporlllvo rollllonship bllwoon Ind Imono II
lovol. 01 govorMlonllllho bllllnlOrllll 01 III 01 UI II IUplytrsll1 10 bI roptlllnlOd,
In Older 10 .nlUlIIIIII wo III rocolvllho mlllmum blnelillrom govo'Mllnllnd !rom II CUI
I.. doll.rs, WI C,MOI.II01d 10 hovo lho villous lovoll 01 govornmonl compollno .gllnll ono
anolhor, .1I0n1pllng 10 dumP fill4ncl.1 rOlpOl1llbollllos 01 olhor ptobloml on ono lnolhor, Ot
Igno,lng lho conloqUOnclllhlllogillotlvO IC\lon II OIIIlovol mlY IIIvo Illnolhor, Wo lllvo
10 croalO . COOPOllllvo, mutullly IUPPOllivo onwonmonl1n which ooch govornmonl11 body
pays .lllr Ihoro 01 lho COil 01 publiC 10rviCOI, Ind In which no 0/10 is .lpoclod 10 OpolIl.
In . VICwm 0110 funcllon 10111ly Indopendonlly ollho neods Ind illlluoncos 01 lnolhor, So
, placo my locus on ronowod partnorlhips III Vllal commllmenl 1'10 mUll mike, Only
lIuough IUCCOIS In Ihll 011011 Cln 1'10 olpoClIO rOllOlO Cllllon conllCloncOln govornmlnllnd
III .bilily 10 mako our I'. dollars wo,k fOl us II ovory juncturo. I bollOVO 1'10 con hovo an
Implcllluough our locel ollorts 10 'ollor lhis comml\monl.nd Ilnllnd 10 koop Ihll · vory
high ptlOlllY du,lng my lorm 01 m.yOl,
Wo 110 100Iunalo 10 IIvo and wOlk In Ihll vory vibranl, ptOQrOltlvo community, Wo hove ·
unlquo comblnallon 01 publiC and prlvlto bullnOll and Indusuy which lO,vOSIO Inlulllo UI
Irom Iha uuomo olloCII 01 oconomlc downlurnl, urban dOlorlcllllon, la'go Ic.lo crimlnal
aCllvllY, and many olhor lo.callad "urb.n" phonomon., Wo law growlh.nd ptolporllY In lho
'80s, ovon Ihough mall 01 our nolghbo'lln Iowa e.porlancod julllho opposllO. W. .ro ·
lound, vl.bla communllY wllh Iha rOIOUletl ov.lIabla 10 conllnuo, LOll Novomblr .11 I CUI
Incumbanl candldalos wora roolaclad 10 lhll Council, Thll would Ippe.r 10 bI. VOl. 01
conlldonco and, allho lima limo, . ch.llongo, Cillzonl havo lho rlghllo high UPOCllllonl
Irom a votoran Council luch as wo 110. .nd I sonsa lhal rOCOQnillon .nd COlruponding
commllmonl on Iho pari 01 my co,councilOlI. Wo havo 0 cllilONY lhal hol ptovon limo ond
aoaln a wlllinonOlllo work 01 hord 01 wo mUll, and 10 como IOQothor whonevor IholO II'
nood, In order 10 romoln nOl lusl a vlabla cilY, bul 0 gonulna communllY ol!rlondl and
nolohboll who IOQolher plan and work 10 hap Iowa CIIY Iho grO'1 pI.co 1111,
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Cily 01 Iowa clly
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PoIleo L.bOt Rolollonl D,g.n1l1l1on
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I, AIIlelo III. Socllon 4
001010 In III onllroly ond ,onumber lho lomllnlng 10Cllon,
2, AIIlele X
Add Marlin LUlhor King, JI, D.y II ptopolod by 1110 Union,
3, AIIlelo XII, Sacllon I
00'010 1.lIlOnlonco In 1110 10cond plr.graph, II p/opolod by lho Clly,
4, A11lclo XIII, Socllon I
Ag,oomonlln concopllo chango ,010,oncOlI0 low. Clly Pollco Ponslon Board 10 lho
apptop/lalo body 01 p/ovldod by Slalo I.w. Speclllc l.ngUlgo changollo be oorood
upon,
8, A11lcla XVIII. Socllon 2
Thoro sholl be an open onrollmanl pe,lod dUllng which bargolnlng unll mombera m.y
Incrmo lholr danl.llnlUlanco parllclpollon, Any omployoa opllng 100Iamlly covorago
will ag,aelo rOlaln lamlly covorago 100Iha Iilo ollho colloctivo barg.lnlng og,oomonl
1Ilvough June 30. 19941. This will be addrouod by lap.r.lo lallor 01 agroomonl,
6, Artlclo XXVI, Socllon I, Subsocllon b
Corracll.nou.go In nlll .onlonca ollhl,d parao,oph 01 ptopolod by Iho Union,
7, Artlclo XXVI, Socllon 2, Subsocllon 0
In Iho Ihlrd pa,ograph, chanoo Iho word "offlcor" 10 "o,lovanl" who,ovolll occurl,
8, Artlclo XXVII, Socllon I
Amond 10 road OIlollow.:
Thl. Aoroomonllhall bo offocllvo July I, 1992 and Ihall conllnuo Ihrouoh Juno 30.
1994, .ublocl 10 Iho provlllons 01 Socllon 2 01 Ihl. AlII cia, Thoroallor, Ihl.
Aoroomonl Iholl continuo ham yo or 10 yo.r union wrlllon notlco 10 chanoo or modlly
Ills.orvod by olthol parlY prior 10 Soplombor 16 ollho yoor procodlno tho oxplrallon
dOlO ollhls Ao,oomonl or ony O.lonslon Iho,ool,
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9. Mlelo XXVII, Soclion 2
Add now SocUon 2 OIlo11owl:
l'Iovtdod, howovor, lho cily m.y olOCIIO roopen Anlelo XVIII, SocUon I, fOllho .010
purPOIO 01 prOposing I chango In lho hoallh InI"OncO plan, In lho ovonllhallQ olhol
barg.lnlng 00111 have .grood 10 .uch chango In plan Ot In lho ovonllho IAFF bargaining
unll hall.ngu.go In lholt colloclivo bargaining Igroomonl which I. I... rOlulcllve 10
lho omployer lhan tho languago In AIlIe!o XVIII, Socllon I Ollhll Agroomonl, rollllng
10 changolln lho o~llllng hoollh COIO plan .1 01 1/1/92,
AI pall ollho roopanor lho Clly mlY prOPOIO, .nd lho Union ogrOOlIO consldol, 11101'
nallvol 10 lho c"lOnl hoallh COIO pion lIow. 8001 which would ptovldo 101l0lllbly
oqulv.lanl.nd .pproprl.lo hoallh Inl"'nco, Up 10 live Union roptolOnllllve.1I othor,
wllOachodufod 101 duly m.y .llond nogoliolionl hold pullUOnllO Ihll Soclion wllhoul
'all 01 pay, Such nogoliallonl shall nOI conaJdol lho IlIuo 01 ho.llh InlUlonco
ptomluml 01 omployoo conulbullonl IhorolO.
In lho ovenllhallho palll.. 110 ~blo 10 ogroo, lho m.llor m.y be lubmlllod 10
IIblllatlon, pwlu.nllo lho provtslonl 01 Mlcla XXVI, Tho lolollluo 10 be docldad
by Ihe IIblll.IOt Illho OPP/Oprlllonoll ollho ollolnallvo hoallh InlUl.nce pI.n ond
wholhor at n011111 rOIlOlllbly oqu/v.'onIIO lho CUllOnl hoallh InlUlance pI.n 1I0wo
8001, IIlha o,bllralOl dOlormlno. lhallho allornalivo hoallh InIUlanco pion I. nOI
opptoptl.1O 01 rOIlOlllbly oqulvolonl,lho CUlronl hoollh InlUlance p1.n lIowo 8001 shall
romaln In OllOCl,
10, Mlcla XXVIII, Saclion 2
Rovllo 10 roflocl woga .djullmonl. 012% ollho beginning 01 FY03, 3% 01 mldoFY93
and 4% allha begInning 01 FY04,
11. ArUclo XXVIII, Socllon 3
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lnorooso longovlly 01 pol Union ptopolal,
12, Mlclo XXVIII, Soclion 4
Incroaso .hlll dllloronllal 'or 11:00 p,m. 10 7:00 a,m. walch ham 26C 10 30C por
hour,
13, All othor provlllon. 0' Iho o.lllino colloclivo baloolnlno agroomonl shall ramaln
unchongod,
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