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Home My WebLink About1994-01-03 Minutes Numbered '" ' f " (' , ' , ." ,', , ,.' t ' I" . -, " .":"'t ' ",":",'" . ,W,O, ,or. " '~...J,-.., " '~"""_;"" " 'If'~. :~~", .':'" ," '\ CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING ,JANUARY 3,1994 Iowa City City Council, organizational mtg., 5:30 p.m., at the Civic Center. Council Members present: Baker, Horowitz, Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Pigott, Throgmorton. Absent: None. Staffmembers present: Atkins, Helling, Gentry, Karr, Henderson, Henderson, Schoenfelder, Boothroy, Franklin, Long. Council minutes tape recorded on Tape 94.1, Both Sides. I Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Kubby,to appoint City Clerk Marian Karr as Temporary Chair. Motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. Temporary Chair Karr presiding. Temporary Chair called the meeting to order and noted the previous custom of voice 1 voting for the Mayor and Mayor Pro tem. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Lehman, to use the I following procedures for election of officers: Nominations to be made from the floor; Election of Mayor and Mayor Pro tern be made by voice vote; and that simple majority be the basis for a decision. The Temporary Chair declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Baker, to switch the order of the agenda by inverting items . ~ 5 and 6, thereby voting for Mayor Pro tem prior to Mayor. Individual Council Members expressed their views. After discussion the Temporary Chair declared the motion defeated, 2/3, with the following voice vote: Ayes: Baker, Pigott. Nays: Kubby, Novick, Horowitz, Not voting: Lehman,. ' Throgmorton. L1 ' The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of Mayor --1-- : of the City of Iowa City. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Throgmorton, to nominate Karen Kubby. Moved by Novick, seconded by Lehman, to nominate Susan Horowitz, Moved by Novick, seconded by Throgmorton, to close nominations, The Temporary Chair declared the motion to close nominations carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. Council Member Kubby commented on the process of selecting a Mayor, and addressed concerns regarding her appropriateness to, be Mayor. Council Member Horowitz commented on the Mayoral selection process, and clarified her understanding of the role of the Mayor. The Temporary Chair announced that each nomination would be voted on separately, In order as nominated, and the first voice vote would be on the nomination of Karen Kubby. After the voice vote the Temporary Chair announced three members had voted in favor of the nomination of Karen Kubby and verified the vote without objection. After the voice vote on the nomination of Susan Horowitz, the Temporary Chair announced that seven members had voted in favor of the nomination of Susan Horowitz and verified the vote without objection. The Temporary Chair announced that a majority of Coun,cll Members had supported the nomination of Susan Horowitz and declared she had received enough votes to secure the position of Mayor for a two-year term, The Temporary Chair announced that nominations were in order for the office of Mayor .5 Pro tem of the City of Iowa City. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Kubby, to nominate Karen Kubby. Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Baker, to nominate Naomi Novick. Moved by Horowitz, seconded by Throgmorton, to close nominations. The Temporary Chair declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. After the voice vote on the nomination of Karen Kubby, the Temporary Chair announced that three members had voted In favor of the nomination and verified the vote without objection. After the voice vote on the nomination of Naomi Novick, the Temporary Chair announced that seven members had voted In favor of the nomination of Naomi Novick and verified the vote without objection. The Temporary Chair announced that a majority of Council Members had supported the nomination of Naomi Novick and declared she had received enough votes to secure the position of Mayor Pro tem for a two. year term. . , ~ " I II 1\ t a. , I" '. W I P t, I h I, . I' fi " (: " Ii :1 Ii II I' t:/ I I I i , i I ! , , i II ., , I) ,I -LllJL..Il!fI1 - L "'.,.,- -.,. - '-~ --- ...-"..- """""IIi r -I --- ...-, ......... -- -..-" ~-----.....-- " " "", I -' , ! . -' -' " , '.' 'I " I' f 'I ~ ' M ',' it..... ',..10 ',1 ~ .,' " . .. t, : , " . """:": .\ .'. . ',~ ' " .:, I.... < +~ : , '. " . I" ". , '1 Council Activities January 3, 1994 Page 2 City Clerk gave the oath of office to Mayor Horowitz and Mayor Pro tem Novick, Mayor Horowitz now presiding, ' The Mayor noted the next item of business was City Council appointrr.ents, and suggested that membership on the Legislative Committee be kept at 3 members (rather than the present 4) to avoid the City Clerk doing minutes, Moved by Novick, seconded by Throgmorton, to reduce membership of the Legislative Committee to 3 Council Members, The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 7/0, all Council Members present. The foilowlng City Council appointments were made: Legislative Comm. . Larry Baker, Jim Throgmorton, Naomi Novick; Rules Comm. - Susan Horowitz, Karen Kubby; Emergency Management Comm.(prevlously Civil Defense Comm.)- Bruno Pigott; Johnson County Council of Government. Susan Horowitz, Bruno Pigott, Naomi Novick, Ernie Lehman, Karen Kubby (Jim Throgmorton and Larry Baker as alternates); Iowa City/Coralville Convention Bureau - Bruno Pigott; CCN Comm. - Larry Baker; Johnson County Land Preservation & Use Comm. - Jim Throgmorton; HACAP Bd. of Directors. Karen Kubby (Larry Baker as alternate); Johnson County Resource Enhancement & Protection Comm. (REAP) - Ernie Lehman; On-Site Wastewater Management District (OWMD) . Karen Kubby. Cou~cil discussed the formulation of additional committees for networking with: Neighborhood Associations; University student groups/government; and ADA awareness. Council agreed to forward ideas to the Council Rules Committee, Other ideas discussed were rotating locations of work sessions, televising work sessions, moving the public discussion item on the formal agenda to prior to Planning and Zoning matters. Moved by Pigott, seconded by Lehman, to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss the purchase of particular real estate where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to Increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property. The minutes and the ,tape recording of a session closed under this paragraph shail be available for public examination when the transaction discussed is completed.; and collective bargaining negotiating sessions, strategy meetings of public employers or employee organizations, mediation and the deliberation process of arbitrators shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 21. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 7/0, all Council Members present. The Mayor declared the motion carried and adjourned to execulive session 6:27 p.m. Council returned to open session, 8:00 p.m. Moved by Kubby, seconded by Pigott, to adjourn. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Lehman absent. Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor Marian K. 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