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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-03-15 CorrespondenceV 21,26 /77 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CN ORDMMCE AMFT MG CHAPTER 10.2 OF THE IONA CITY MUNICIPAL CODE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 P.M. on the 15th day of March , 19 77, in tie Com Chrnbers in the C c Center, Iowa City, Iowa. IE which hearing the Council will consider arguments for and against the proposed adoption of amendments to the Iowa City NIunicipal Code, Chapter 10.2, Human Relations Commission. Copies of the proposed ordinance amendments are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. This notice is given pursuant to Section 414 of the Code of Iowa, 1975. Dated at Iowa City, Iowa, this 26th day of February 1, 19 77. 7/ ' - % Z3,eei Vicki J. Brei Deputy City Clerk 5-300 0 RECEIVED MAR 1 4 1977 March 11, 1977 City Council IS x. < t� / z,, c S J, )d 0 Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52241 MAR 1 11'92277 AB31E ST 01Jr- b Members of Council: CITY CLd(K I write to request ,your considered approval of the ordinance regarding "affectional prference" now before the Council. I also write for those who cannot write, There are male and female homosexuals in Iowa City who are afraid not only of discrim*tion but also of retaliation. 'Their fear of retaliation prevents many of them from openly testifying to the very existence of discrimination. Their silence should not be construed as proof of the absence of a problem in Iowa City, Rather, it should be perceived as proof of the presence of one. I am personally acquainted wicli a number of homosexuals who have, overtly or covertly, been the objects of local discrimination in employment and hous- ing. The discrimination against some of this population produces fear of dis- crimination among the entire population. (I use the word fear rather than paranoia deliberately because paranoia implies that there is, objectively, nothing to cause fear, And this is not the case in Iowa City.) As America is a sex -obsessed culture, so Iowa City is a sex -obsessed city. And if the culture is obsessed with what it defines as "normal," it is safe to assume that it is more obsessed with what it defines as "deviant," It is further safe to assume that this obsession has direct and immediate discrimin- story implications. What the Council must decide is not whether homosexuality is normal or acceptable. That is a cultural issue. Rather, it must decide whether it is illegal to discriminate against homosexuals in employment and housing. That is a legal issue. An analogue is appropriate here. If the issue were discrimin- ation against persons on the basis of race, one would not argue on the normalcy or acceptability of "blackness" or "brownness," as examples. Instead, one would argue on the legality of discriminating against persons who are black or brown. The same holds true for the issue of discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual preference. While I applaud the stance on this issue taken by Councilpersons Newhauser, deProsse, and Perret, I stronly urge the other members of Council to reconsider the issue, and vote affirmatively - in every sense of that word. Sincerely, A� IeWL Md� J0. RECEIVED NAR 1 4 1977 Box 135 Iowa City, Iowa March 14,1977 City Council Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa Members of the Council: I am writing in support of the proposed.Human Rights Ordinance. The protection which this revision of the ordinance will extend is much needed and long over- due. There are several aspects of the ordinance with which I disagree, however. Itis unfortunate that the wording was changed from. 'effectual preference' to 'homosexuality.' This once again re -enforces the concept of the gay experience as a primarily sexual. one and not the total emotional and per sonalL'committment.that it is. 5 } I,am.also very disturbed that both 'homosexuality' and. -' 'lmarital`status'-.may;not be included in the housing clause. My black friends will, I hope, forgive me for using this analogy: While you maintain that no one should discriminate in housing, by not,including these categories '"in 'the ordinance you seem to be saying, as was said not .all that long ago to blacks, 'Yes, you have the right to decenthousingas,long as it's not in my building or on my block.' For many poeple this leaves as the only really secure housing that which the landlord could care less about as long as the tenants. don't complain too much about cockroaches:or broken windows. Separate is seldom equal. Surely housing is'second only to employment in a decent lifestyle. Despite my reservations about the ordinace, I feel that it is a good.,step in expanding rights and protection of those rights,to cover all citizens. I would also like to thank the members of the Human Relations Commission for the work 'that they have done on this ordinance. Sincerely, Linda J. Yanney Human Relations Commission. Personal Files -;EUWA UTu Ctrq COUNCIL — I AM A I,es6iarn anti -a have li✓ed h� geus . 1�wcl -4- plan on ma.lciny Zauja G• mg PefmaMv-Z hamb. -Z hcwe, tcen. -- emplaged ir.�.owa Cid-y duri'� s e.ti (9iime ') --C hcwe Vared in 10c0 � t _ sFr e �ledions amd :1 aim wha:tZ confider an ofd; e, cancK44--._ ZOWA Gjy 6. 3G, :-a haue ek lard number of - i ee& who ecce..-- �z�ISo 4a�, amcl = Consider them zLd aa oz aow G C;+qe 4 _ ' Z_EEm wri- ino -lo u8c, -i h¢ (wnGil -foapprm�e-th� �rrAi�t� ordinance. _._ uuYa.vi{w nDmoseAuAS pro�1a4on •i'sm disuirriMi,6en• - e- e, -I v-, ewoul .m a deGjsian, 2 Waht to ceslsider-three facts: y �'11� .IG r e { pvpul i o•f G'dy. Uhl'ke alW miAorifies,. go. j. _._. __..PcUnlC, we "cult -to reMvc 3e.,4erefnre. L(Du maq not rea.li36 -- W-VA*-i' ? _ is. 1?1. -s-l-r" .99 co,nmuri+y i n, 7::r�x %. _ ----- -• __��''(�,-enoYrrwus numbu' o� inadr�cts a{dixrir�,lna�ion `Ifia#du occur -- -- - - ur +nst. gay-Pce>81e_ th�o,�a Gly _ been -`ofeed, wf of mg ` __ _ .. li��r,9 si�vu�ion �euwse, of my sacuz�l) ire fence • also OAYI- Nr_numerous o+heX 5i4-0 d rs iK : au 11 G49 loWe: 9cW- _ _--- ,>• ,pcople, Were -tutted. ovt of 4iwr ham" o•rjo6s. '• # _ _._ 3 __ he.a�mwr e{ 5uPPA &Abl uould fteive for Such avt _ ., _--._grclincu�c� if�ly atl alba c�a y.People eo<,w Speak �-r but cam* _- f J(Lr of Iosivy 41\tir Innmws, j6bs and 4"rri9hT to pri✓ucy. thank jou. Jean► ),I lJ. Lucc16 Iowa C A.1 r luu, szZ'!c� L E MAR 1 41977 D= ABBIE STOLFUS CITY CLERIC ... S38 r� �✓1�/ /1JAaI f- �s G[- N� ��' �?O.v�� c�.� � rJ . /� /�9e--�, l3� ? ty[' u v; o v- At a time when Human Relations is now receiving inter- national attention, it is not only commendable but appropriate that the city of Iowa City consider an ordinance to protect the Human Rights of it's minorities — including homosexuals. The proposed ordinance is an inroad that is welcomed by all minorities: It. demonstrates responsible concern by the City Council in protecting the rights of their constituency in considering the formatinn of a Human Rights Commission. It is however, not without an element of risk that some of us_ appear to speak representing the homosexual clause. Risk is defined as "exposure to loss or injury." To the homosexual, exposure of -his or.her sexual orientation is the greatest fear that he can live with. Ananimity has;.b.e'en the.only insurance against that risk, In a con- :-versation with a,homosexual friend who is a long time "employee of a prominent Iowa City firm, I asked his reaction to the'proposed ordinance. It was favorable aad urged it's 'passage. I then asked if he was enthused enough to come forward to speak concerning his interest. His reply was"everi if he were a public speaker, he could not risk losing,his'ananimity; that he had no employment protection, in this ' and would probably be met at the front door with a notice reguard that: he no longer had a job." In simple words this man would lose his livelyhood from a.company he has served faithfully many years of his life. Simitlar reaction was Voiced>'concerningrhousing and public accomodations. "I have no protection and cannot take the risk". Many.of us risk the unknown reaction of .fellow.emloyees and friends; other students and faculity; and our daily acquaintences. So why come forward'. ow?? ..Because this ' proposal is under consideration nowla..d w� are to be affected by it/ we must speak now. .538 ,538• In short, homosexuals must, as a group, seek to end our tradition of silence and force the larger society to confront the issue of homosexuality and its threatment of homosexuals. By publicly acknowledging our sexual orientation, and by using the methods of other minority groups, homosexuals may be able to change those features of society that have caused us problems in the past. In this, we will be assisted by the present flow of social change; especially the younger generations's ac-ept- ance of minority groups and different life styles. ' The- campaign for our human rights will be forth- right,.diligent and sincere. We will continue to use the, opportunities of public legislation (such as this hearing).to further our cause. It is our duty to properly_ inform and educate the majority. It is. however, necessary that -that majority also re-examine their present attitudes toward „ and assist in their own educationofa misunderstanding that has existed far too long resrctfulYy, summitted �PinsL �tb+J'�4,,��- { s ,538• My name is Neil O'Farrell, and I am chairperson of the Gay Peoples' Union of Iowa City. I want to address my remarks to the gay experience. Several years ago, as a newspaper reporter, I had the very real pleasure of interviewing Mr. Merle Miller, a writer who had just completed a book called Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry Truman, then on the bestseller lists across the country. tiller, who grew uD in Marshalltown, Iowa, gra- duated from the University of Iowa, where he was editor of the Daily Iowian. Miller wears thick glasses, and he knew that President Truman had had to wear glasses since boyhood, so he asked Truman during an interview if he had ever been called "four eyes" when he was a youngster. "Yes, they called me 'four eyes,"' Truman said. "And they also called me a 'sissy.' I played the piano when I was a boy, and back then any boy who played the piano was always called a 'sissy."' Truman said that he had not been a,�papular youth because he had always been different, an outsider. "But you know," he said. "It's not the differences that are so important. 1' It's how you deal with those differences." Several years before Miller published the Truman biography, he wrote another book called On Being Different: What It Means To Be a Homosexual. The work chronice ad the difficulty of growing up in Marshalltown, Iowa, of going to school in Iowa City, and of living his life as a writer. Miller's works illustrate that one can be different, and yet have so much human worth, 'pi f .a;. ICs•;; page 2 that it is possible to become a President, or a best selling author, or merely an unsung, but highly valuable member of the community in which one lives. I am gay. Crowing up gay means that in my youth, I was forced to grapple with the feeling of being worthless, that because of that part of myself, I was too unspeakable and vile for words. Our society says nothing positive to us; it provides no healthy models for the pay youth to use to pattern our lives. We are oftentimes overwhelmed with feelings of isolation, pain- ful loneliness, and an inability to fulfill our needs for trust, for warmth, for sharing and caring affection. In addition, being gay means that no matter how hard we work, how well we do our job, we can be fired not for incompetence, not for having broken any law, but merely for who we are. Being gay means that no matter how considerate we are of our nieghbors, no matter how well we maintain our "e - apartment c , we can be kicked out on the street for doing nothing but merely trying to fulfill our human potential. To survive, we are forced to live our life in secret. We are insidiously stereotyped, and persecuted U if- law5 for.thac characiture which rarely, if ever, has any relationship to the truth. We are discriminated against for something over which we have no con- trol, and for having the stupid audacity to try to find fulfillment and love in a world in which finding growth experiences is oftentimes difficult under the very best of circumstances. The truth is that gays make up a large minority in the mainstream, and if we are not highly visable for our affectional preference, then we are nonetheless highly visable for the myriad roles we play vital to the commu- nity. We are your doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants, clergymen, S38' . 11 page 3 secretaries, teachers, and reporters. We are even your neighbors, your friends, your sons and daughters. Because we are presently contributing so dynamically to lie in this communtiy, by that regard we want those same pro- tections afforded to those other citizens of Iowa City. L� Therefore our concerns are very basic. We wantf_no, we need those rights guaranteed to all Americans: the right to life --a place to live, and a job to earn a living; liberty --the freedom to develop to our fullest human potential; and the pursuit of happiness --the chance to lead a life that is fulfilling and productive, not only for ouselves and the gay community, but indeed for the total community in which we live. Thus, being gay, as I have outline -is not easy, and it never ted oto fr ,�oawcr a•. I find that I am gay, an I3 appy, attR I would consequently choose to remain as I am because it is the only reality I know, a reality with which'I am comfortable, --a g#ve eise-es When I 4-,1! look into my heart, I see a great deal of beauty,. I want to live a life so that -RU, inner beauty`is as apparent to others as it is evident to myself This isof onlA the essence of gay pride, but indeed of human pride. Thus, we are not discussing gay rights, per se, as much as we 5-,3k . page 4 are discussing human dignity. We all have before us the challenge of under- scoring that we are all born with great human dignity and beauty, and that the people of Iowa City welcome a contribution from everyone living here in making this city a good place to live and grow. We will be reaffirming q.�eQ Comma ec¢S Truman s wise hi osophy that differences are no important as are indi- vidual contributions made for the good of the society in which we live. X.: 6 S. • u/.S 0 S4"',./r- I would like to make a few comments concerning what the proposed ordinance will and will not do for the gay people of Iowa City. However, it first might be a good idea to consider just how large that pop- ulation is. You have said that because there are few members who participate in local gay organizations, that this ordinance will affect few people living in the city. And yet this is not the case. To give you an idea of the number of gays in this community --these figures are based on various studies throughout the country --you should realize that the part of the population by disposition that is either exclusively or predominantly gay is about eitht to ten percent of all of those adults in the community. That does not mean that many people are active in the gay community, but it does mean that you touch that many people in any action that affects gays. What we are talking about is probably ? around 3,000 to 3,500 people in Iowa City. And yet by passing this ordinance, you will not either increase or decrease the number of gay people in Iowa City,, Science, History, Literature, and Theology have not adequatly explained the origins of either hetrosexuality or homosexuality. Sexuality is an unexplained mystery over which we have little or no..control. We are not likely to affect it one way or the other no matter what laws we pass. Instead, this ordinance, if passed, does nothing for the gay community of Iowa City othbr than to provide them a means by which they may make complaints of discrimination, and to provide them an avenue through which justice may be pursued. The ordinance, if passed, does not have any power to change the way people of the community view gay people. With this in mand, the ordinance cannot be seen as a lidfhse to be any more open about the gay lifestyle than in the past. There are(severa) reasons for this. One reason is that the protection of the ordinance does not extend outside of Iowa City. Cay people who are looking for housing or jobs elsewhere would not be in a position to be any more open that they have been in the past. Another reason gay people will not be any more open about their lifestyle is that in many cases, freindships with their neighbors and co-workers, or thier relation- ships with their family can be maintained only by keeping their affectional preferences sectet and hidden. ,538' • • Gays, like most people, ane essentially private individuals who will do nothing to jepardize that privacy. What the ordinance does do, hawever, is to alleviate the real and present fears that haunt most gay people that they are never secure in their jobs or their homes because of their lifestyles. It will provide gays only with a process by which they can be ensured of their basic human rights, rights which should never have been denied them, and rights for which they have waited far too long. — — �Orrj e- �A�•i,In11Ct ai 6A7 /o/��'lnyrc"Y� �`.. J. G r n./Ori', lS DOr7 t � JUDO lop,17i- T i 0 John D. Zug Public Relations Publications Joan Liffring Zug Photography March 15, 1977 To The Iowa City City Council 2t5 Brown Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Telephone 719 777-9998 As an Iowa City property owner with rental units, I do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or people's sexual orientation. I do not think people should suffer discrimination on the basis of the above three factors. I think it should be illegal to discriminate against tenants because of color, religion and sexual preference. I support the proposed amendment to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal. Homosexuals should have the same rental rights as other people. ncereiy, GLIAzu/G/�/L� Joan Liffr'n Zug (/ 538 I&EIVED HAIR 1 1 1977 CBethUg BAPTIST CHURCH 3001 MUSCATINE AVENUE IOWA CITY. IOWA 32240 E. ROBERT PETERSEN. PASTOR PHONE 304.3118 March 10, 1977 To the members of the City Council Iowa City, Iowa I wish to express my personal opinion regarding the proposed revision of the Iowa City housing ordinance. We must not only be concerned with the rights of citizens who seek housing, but must also be concerned with the rights of those citizens who are property owners. Property owners should have the right to discrimin- ate against homosexuals or any other persons whose life styles they believe to be immoral. Since the Bible clearly indicates the immorality of homosexuality and cohabitation of unmarried couples, property owners may have strong convictions in these areas, and there - fare ought to have the right to refuse housing to such per- sons. Thank you for hearing and considering all opinions on this controversial matter. Most sincerely, E. Robert Petersen, Pastor L; �MAR1119 77 ABBY STOLFU:, CITY CLERK 11 nV77 Y 0 P -N g Dat:r; 'wfA n,, avtA "Ji 11, c ", . ......... I a -3 r, ibili-by m.c-c 6 ;!:.f; c la. -U aw;(JI. u �i .20 ",.n lonc. e E. Robert Peterson Bethany Baptist Church Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Rov. Peterson: March 24, 1977 Thank you for your letter of March 10 to the Iowa City City Council. The Council will be considering a draft ordinance which provides protection from discrimination on the basis of marital status and sexual orientation in the areas of employment, public accommodations and credit. It does not protect people who are single or homosexual in the area of housing. We appreciate the expression of your opinions and beliefs and your continued support in the progress of this ordinance. Consideration will be given to the ordinance on March 29, April 11, and April 18. Sincerely, Candy Morgan human Relations Director CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER, 410 E. WASHINGTON ST, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319.354.1800 I� 0 �• LMC CENTER 410 E WA NST. fyj IOWA IOWA 52240/� 6~� K#719.3S4-IB00 March 24, 1977 Laura Lechenger Box 1224 Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Ms. Lechenger: Thank you for your letter of March 5 to the City Council. We appreciate your sharing of beliefs on an issue which has been sensitive and difficult for the Council. The final proposed ordinance protects persons on the basis of marital status and sexual orientation in areas other than housing.''It will be given three considerations by the Council on March 29, April 11, and April 18. Your continued support is appreciated. Sincerely, Candy Morgan Human Relations Director 4538 wa,A DATE: March 16, 1977 TO: Iowa City Housing Commission FROM: Iowa City City Council RE: Referral At their regular meeting on March 15, 1977, the Council received a statement from Harry Baum concerning the proposed initiative ordinance. After discussion, the motion was adopted as follows: "The Council requests that the Housing Commission meet with the Tenants United for Action and other groups to discuss the proposed Tenant/Landlord initiative ordinance and be prepared to discuss the differences between that ordinance and the Housing Commission's suggestions at the informal Council session on March 28th. SUMMARY OF *IPTS JANUARY, 1977 Taxes $ 81,640.14 Licenses & Permits 6,982.00 Fines & Forfeitures 20,191.68 Charges for Services 194,825.29 Intergovernmental Revenue 189,122.13 Use of Money & Property 42,980.77 Miscellaneous Receipts59,881.35 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 595,623.36 Leased Housing $ 32,763.92 Urban Renewal 9,401.00 TOTAL SPECIAL 42,164.92_ GRAND TOTAL $637,788.28 • i SS'O I DISBURSEMENPFOR APPROVAL • JANUARY 1-31, 1977 GENERAL FUND Petty Cash Supplies 131.62 Barker's Inc. Improvements 5,424.41 Petty Cash Supplies 103.00 Jo. Co. Reg. Planning Comm. Services 31,033.50 Traf-O-Teria System Services 3,534.33 Minnesota Signal Repairs 1,650.00 3-M Co. Repairs 1,798.93 Star Reloading Co. Supplies 1,733.90 Cargill, Inc. Supplies 3,648.49 IBM Corp. Equipment Rental 213.84 Ottumwa Transit Lines Bus Rental 11900.00 Muller Plbg. & Htg. Refund 15.00 Rehab Consultants Inc. Services 796.87 Evan Noynaert Services 20.00 Bill Duston Services 20.00 I. Wagaman Registration- 168.00 Tadlock Holiday Wrecker Service Services 95.00 Breese's Repair Supplies 217.62 Krall Oil Fuel 1,018.69 Linder Tire Service Repairs 1,834.82 _ D. Lindsley Judgment 12.36 Countrywide Pub. Publications 1.00 U. S. Post Office Postage 200.00 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Ins. 17,390.67 John R. Suchomel Services 150.00 Northwestern Bell Charges 4,168.55 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Charges 1,629.07 Frank Johnson Clothing Allow. 72.00 Frank Burns Clothing Allow. 72.00 Leo Eastwood Clothing Allow. 72.00 Joseph Fowler Clothing Allow. 72.00 - Sgt. Patrick Harney Clothing Allow. 72.00 Sieg Co. Repair Supplies 7.31 Pleasant Valley Orchards Improvements 1,983.22 Sgt. D. Harris Clothing Allow. 72.00 Capt. K. Stock Clothing Allow. 72.00 Council on Aging Contribution 1,000.00 Washington gton Park, Inc. Bldg. Rental 11150.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke Ford Auto Rental 1,450.00 Hartwig Motors Auto Rental 835.00 Pitney Bowes Equip. Rental 72.50 E. K. Jones Services 1,250.00 NCRC Rehabilitation Workshop Registration - Leighton 90.00 Candy Morgan Travel 250.32 Crescent Electric Supply Supplies 449.54 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Charges 15,754.24 Goodfellow Co. Services 636.70 IBM Corp. Rental 210.80 Power Equipment Repairs 214.72 Johnson's Machine Shop Repairs 1,030.22 Dr. P. McLaughlin Services 30.00 Gay Locker Co. Rental 13.00 Shive-Hattery & Assoc. Services 4,978.81 A. Pfab Services 2.30 Dept. of Public Safety Services 100.00 Animal Clinic Services 20.00 Urban Land Institute • Book 20� *Freese hoti•s Assoc, Services 1.75. L. H. Jacques, 1•1,D. Services 30,0.0 Larry Wolf Refund 10.00 Gay & Taylor Inc. Judgment 87.00 Nat'l. Recreation & Park Assn Membership 50.00 Ranger Rick Nature Club Subscription 7.00 West Publishing Co. Supplies 60.00 Iowa Supreme Court Membership 10.00 Hartwig Motors Repairs 6.85 U.S. Post Office Postage 150.00 American Management Assoc. Subscription 12.00 Lawyer's Co-op Pub. Co. Supplies 52.00 Plumber's Supply Supplies 274.33 Steve Miller Supplies 15.00 Elbert & Assoc. Services 3,299.05 Motorola Improvements 6,000.00 APWA Education Foundation Registration 85.00 Inst. of Public Affairs Books 25.35 IC Assn Ind. Insurance Agents Insurance 22,761.00 Meyer & Wenthe Supplies 144.54 U.S. Post Office Postage 95.00 Briskey Cabinet Co. Supplies 3.68 Kieck's Uniforms 4,710.00 Gallaghan & Co. Subscriptions 158.00 Stevens Sand & Gravel Materials 769.58 Dennis Kraft Meals 50.00 Eastern Audio Assoc. Inc: Supplies 66.00 Assn. of Iowa Cemeteries Membership 47.50 Iowan Magazine Subscription 9.00 Adelphi University Book 11.00 Hawkeye Lumber Repair Supplies 2,698.12 Intl City Management Assn. Membership 181.00 Iowa City Press -Citizen Subscription 45.00 Iowa Clients Security Fund Membership 50.00 Pack -o -Fun Subscription 6.00 D & J Laundry Services 890.22 Welt-Ambrisco Insurance Bond 72.00 Ockenfels Transfer Freight 19.37 Iowa City Ready Mix Supplies 16.72 Assn. Bi -State Fire Protect. Registration 20.00 Paul's Towing Service Service 125.00 Iowa City Press -Citizen Publications 1,241.92 Lenoch & Cilek Supplies 356.49 Field'$ Hydraulic Calculator Supplies 10.50 Barron Motor Supply Repair Supplies 63.87 Ronald Cousins Travel Expense 13.36 ICMA Retirement Corp. Retirement 1,233.62 Petty Cash Supplies 7.35 Office Publications Inc. 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Publications 19.90 Iowa City Press -Citizen Publications 1,830.56 Iowa State University Registration 35.00 Kenneth Irving Food Allowance 400.00 Arthur Kloos Food Allowance 400.00 Robert Parrott Food Allowance 400.00 Goodfellow Co. Services 514.99 Treasurer of Iowa Sales Tax 162.08 University of Arizona Registration 250.00 Northwestern Bell Telephone Charges 3,904.66 Elbert & Assoc. Services 1,551.69 Iowa City Glass & Mirror Repairs 46.00 Gilpin Paint Supplies 58.14 Carpenter Paper Co. of Iowa Supplies 39.93 Bobbs Merrill Co. Books 25.75 Larew Co. Maintenance 209.29 Ken's Distributing Supplies 252.13 Medical Assoc. Services 50.00 Steven Rynecki Services 205.00 Iowa Book & Supply Book 20.00 Rapids Reproduction Supplies 235.55 Mercy Hospital Services 62.50 Iowa State University Registration 140.00 Sargent Sowell Inc. Supplies 117.46 Swartzendruber's Locksmithing Repairs 6.00 Myers Auto Body Rustproofing Services 560.00 Moore Bingham & Assoc. Services:. 225.74 Cedar Rapids Gazette Publications 78.40 Breitbach Auto Equipment 128.41 Jo. Co. District Court Court Costs 42.00 Allied Glass Products Inc. Repairs 142.40 Nemecek Inc. Repair Supplies 11.08 Overhead Door Repairs 24.45 Woodburn Sound Service Supplies 89.88 Tri-State Toro Repair Supplies 105.80 Keokuk Co. Reg. Service Refund 42.81 Monarch Business Equipment Supplies 4.95 Iowa City Typewriter Equipment 152.10 Roto Rooter Services 72.50 Revenue Sharing Advisory Sery Book 45.00 Iowa City Laboratory Services 9.00 Johnson Control Inc. Repairs 32.00 Rand Power Supplies 15.00 S. R. Huntley Services 140.00 Int'l. City Management Assoc. Subscription 160.00 Amer. Management Assoc. Subscription 12.00 Dan Ruppert Services 5.00 U.S. News & World Report Book 1.50 Fidlar & Chambers Co. Subscription 75.35 • Albert Kassisich Refund 10 T. Cook Refund 10.00 Iowa City Press -Citizen Subscription 90.00 Nat'l. Tech. Information Books 33.75 Old Capitol Motors Inc. Services 119.47 Missouri Petroleum Products Improvements 56,571.01 Hilltop DX Service 76.00 Strub Rocca Welding Maintenance 520.91 Doctor's Supply Supplies 21.01 Capitol Implement Co. Repair Supplies 145.47 Larew Co. Maintenance 38.30 Frohwein Supply Co. Supplies 18.22 Int'l. Personnel Mgmt. Assn. Book 5.50 Allied Glass Products Repair Supplies 6.82 Kahler Electric Repairs 175.75 Sue Flood Services 47.15 J. P. Gasway Co. Supplies 33.30 Winebrenner-Druesicke Repair Supplies 1,061.18 New Method Equipment Repair Supplies 116.21 Inst. of Transportation Membership 4.00 Communications Engineering Maintenance 271.75 That Deli Refund 225.00 Chief Wilke Interview Expense 32.26 PPG Industries Repairs 20.84 Saylor Locksmithing Repairs 51.05 Econogas Fuel 61.05 D & J Laundry Service 714.48 Frohwein Supply Co. Supplies 92.88 Nat'l. League of Cities Registration 75.00 Eastin-Phelan Dist. Corp. Films 179.27 Paper Corp. Supplies 398.27 Baker & Taylor Books 261.40 Cline Truck & Equipment Repair Supplies 13.06 Holiday Wrecker Service Services 60.00 Fleetway Supplies 291.68 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Charges 1,035.66 John Nash Grocer Supplies 26.40 Iowa Lumber Supplies 69.96 Iowa City Sporting Goods Supplies 26.00 g Chicago Daily Defender Publications 44.80 Grace Lee Products Supplies 36.90 Wee Wash It Services 57.64 Lind Art Supplies Supplies 81.77 Kirkwood Kwik Kleen Services 62.26 McCabe Equipment Repair Supplies 14.08 Des Moines Register Subscription 14.30 Answer Iowa Services 40.85 Micro Technology Services 250.35 Iowa City Alarm Co. Alarm Rental 90.00 f Iowa Parcel Service Freight 10.00 Midland Bindery Services 98.45 Northwestern Bell Charges 173.78 Office Enterprises Repairs 62.20 U. S. Leasing Rental 30.06 University of Iowa Work Study Wages 241.94 Amacom Publications 14.19 Baker & Taylor Publications 130.38 ., John Botsford Book & Record Books 6.43 George Braziller Books 82.38 Business & IndustrY Books 10.00 CSD Publications 18.00 • C.W. Assoc. Publications 8IR Cablelibraries Publi.catfons 15.00 Ebsco Subscription Publications 69.30 Gale Research Publications 38.79 G. K. Hall Co. Publications 63.91 Ingram Book Co. Books 168.16 Mary Ellen Books Books 1.00 Michael McGuire Serials 7.20 Motts Drug Store Serials 4.50 Pacifica Tape Library Records 74.04 Physicians Desk Reference Publications 24.50 Popular Science Book Club Publications 9.64 Emery Pratt Book 8.95 All Makes Office Equipment Equipment 94.15 University of Iowa Registration 50.00 Nate Moore Wiring Serv. Repairs 52.67 Woodcraft Supply Corp. Supplies 32.75 Publishers Central Bureau Books 54.58 Spirit That Moves Us Books 5.75 State Printing Div. Books 5.00 University of Iowa Records 85.00 H. W. Wilson Books 236.00 K-Mart Equipment 109.57 A. M. Leonard Clothing 102.25 Sydney Laner & Co. Supplies 90.67 Roger L. Brown Sales Repair Supplies 43.20 _ R. M. Boggs Co. Repairs 83.96 Hooker Supply Co. Repair Supplies 102.55 Dan Fesler Supplies 140.18 Iowa State Treasurer Charges 26.50 Union Bus Depot Freight 30.95 Aero Rental Rental 24.00 Briskey Cabinet Supplies 14.31 Hach Bros. Supplies 43.40 Henry Louis Equipment 4.48 Highsmith Co. Supplies 50.13 K-Mart Supplies 9.79 Lenoch & Cilek Supplies 19.81 3-M Company Supplies 19.41 Quill Corp. Supplies 53.66 Steve's Typewriter Supplies 5.90 Aero Rental Rental 33.90 Pyramid Service Equipment 2,954.88 Means Service Services 191.41 University of Iowa Repairs 18.55 Nagle Lumber Supplies 96.64 Central !Jest Sales & Serv. Book 3.00 Municipal Finance Off. Assoc. Registration 100.00 Electrical Construction Subscription 20.00 Warren Rental Rental 21.20 Fin and Feather Supplies 10.00 Budget Car Wash Maintenance 5.00 Hootman Robo Maintenance 6.00 Nat'l Inst. of Municipalities Subscription 180.95 American Companies Services 32.88 Amer. Library Assoc. Membership 310.00 Cooper Electronics Repairs 30.00 D & J Laundry Supplies 15.33 Harry's Custom Trophies Services 8.34 Linder Tire Service Tires 2,105.92 'CAPITAL PROJECTS • Johnson's Machine Shop Supplies Powers Willis & Assoc. Services Noel's Tree Service Services Clow Corp. Supplies Barton Aschman Assoc. Services Iowa City Press -Citizen Publications M. Feder & Sons Supplies r� LJ 83.56 4,444.00 520.00 5,444.72 1,903.75 55.47 259.22 12,710.70 ENTERPRISE Petty Cash Supplies 3.51 Petty Cash Meals 53.23 Ia Public Emp. Ret. System IPERS 1,958.81 Assembly of God Church Refund 213.34 Breese's Repair Supplies 73.95 Krall Oil Fuel 234.14 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Ins. 2,219.70 Northwestern Bell Charges 497.67 Dept. of Environ. Quality Services 40.00 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Charges 603.74 Sieg Co. Repair Supplies 114.81 Pleasant Valley Orchards Improvements 43.80 Crescent Electric Supply Supplies 34.72 Johnson's Machine Shop Supplies 21.29 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Charges 12,400.79 Hy -Vee Collection Serv. 118.20 Pearson's Drug Store Collection Serv. 35.60 Fairchild's Grocery Collection Serv. 6.10 Randall's Store Collection Serv. 60.10 Mott's Drug Store Collection Serv. 68.70 McMaster & Carr Supply Repair Supplies 144.82. Hayek, Hayek & Hayek Services 10.50 Plumbers Supply Repair Supplies 137.67 Hawkeye Lumber Co. Repair Supplies 133.05 D & J Laundry Services 552.13 Iowa City Ready Mix Materials 26.25 Lenoch & Cilek Supplies 5.04 Barron Motor Supply Repair Supplies 23.18 Iowa Emp. Sec. Comm. FICA 2,249.82 Foxboro Co. Supplies 30.16 Culligan Water Conditioning Rental 15.00 Consumers Co-op Fuel 992.34 Winebrenner-Dreusicke Repair Supplies 13.52 Old Capitol Motors Equipment 3,766.26 Zimmer & Francescon Repair Supplies 749.67 Ken's Distributing Supplies 93.53 Pioneer Office Products Supplies 12.71 Neptune Meter Co. Equipment 8,275.14 Hach Chemical Co. Supplies 77.49 Rockwell Intl. Repair, Supplies 193.40 Ia. Pub. Empl. Ret. System IPERS 1,861.09 IPERS - FOAB FICA 2,342.95 River Products Supplies 233.55 Contractors Tool & Supply Repair Supplies 101.82 Hayek, Hayek & Hayek Services 150.50 Sewer Bond & Int. Sinking Transfer 868.75 Treasurer of Iowa Sales Tax 3,973.69 Northwestern Bell Telephone Charges 479.94 Gilpin Paint Supplies 37.61 Ken's Distributing Supplies 49.96 Paul Meyer's Auto Rustproof.. Services 140.00 Cartwright Supply Supplies 83.48 Cleo Kron Meals 13.30 Jackson Rand Corp. Improvements 400.95 O'Brien Enterprises Repair Supplies 430.80 Pom Inc. Repair Supplies 61.60 Foxboro Co. Equipment Repair 8.00 Bill Cannan Service 473.00 Robert Colony Trucking. Service 341.00 Triple H Trucking I& Service 37&0. I•lontgomery Eleyator Repairs 4WD Hilltop Service Services 4.50 Alter & Sons Repair Supplies 160.40 Municipal Supply Repair Supplies 282.84 Bearing Service Co. Repair Supplies 48.47 Frohwein Supply Supplies 30.83 Almanack Products CO. Equipment 72.00 PPG Industries Supplies 22.15 D & J Industrial Laundry Services 461.47 Hamer Alignment Supplies 4.15 Hupp Electric Motors Maintenance 87.75 Dwayne's Maintenance 33.50 Bontrager Machine & Wld. Repair Supplies 75.80 Fleetway Supplies 3.12 Answer Iowa Charges 31.70 Aero Rental Rentals 45.60 Linwood Stone Products Supplies 700.23 Hootman Robo Maintenance 5.25 Nagle Lumber Supplies 4.03 Means Service Service 12.79 Linder Tire Service Repairs 104.50 50,964.55 TRUST & AGENCY Petty Cash Supplies 92.41 Petty Cash Supplies 148.a8 ABC Coffee Service Supplies 447.71 Ia Pub. Emp. Ret. System IPERS 10,508.63 Goodfellow Printing 137.18 Police Retirement System Transfer 36,000.00 Fire Retirement System Transfer 42,000.00 Ia. Emp. Security Comm. FICA 12,751,52 Susan Craig Film 33.99 Baker & Taylor Books 8.11 Highsmith Co. Equipment 92.16 Ingram Book Co. Books 7.77 Ia. Pub..Emp. Ret. System IPERS 11,010.62 IPERS - FOAB FICA 14,276.67 Gaylord Office Furn. 249.00 Baker & Taylor Books 24.48 ABC Coffee Service Supplies 197.50 127,986.23 INTRAGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE Petty Cash Supplies 2.08 IBM Corp. Supplies 695.99 Hawkeye State Bank Payroll Trans. 157,235.47 Breese's Repair Supplies 4,829.25 Herman M. Brown Repair Supplies 283.37 Krall oil Fuel 7,016.02 Linder Tire Service Repairs 25.50 Ia. Pub. Emp. Ret. System IPERS 370.48 Hawkeye State Bank Payroll Trans. 36,973.87 Mary Neuhauser Travel Expense 60.00 Blur, Cross/Blue Shield Health Ins. 2,077.75 Northwestern Bell Charges 330.45 P. Barnes Travel Expense 38.00 B. Burke Travel Expense 132.00 C. Calef Travel Expense 38.00 Hawkeye State Bank Payroll Trans. 150,310.90 • Ia-I11 Gas & Electri Charges 5570 Sieg Co. Repair Supplies 2,276.16 Pleasant Valley Orchards Improvements 8.00 Jim Leighton Travel Expense 271.00 Johnson's Machine Shop Repairs 107.14 Power Equipment Repairs 134.07 IBM Corp. Equip. Rental 865.17 Goodfellow Services 24.20 M. 4linter Refunds 11.00 Clayton Soukup Refund 30.00 MECCA Refund 12.0.00 Northwestern Bell Charges 31.67 Hartwig Motors Supplies upplies 276.42 Brad Thayer Refund 14.00 Kessler Distributing Supplies 89.06 Airborne Freight Corp. Freight 18.44 Flax Yocum Refund 1,492.67 Plumber's•Supply Repair Supplies 92.09 Moorman Equipment Co. Repair Supplies 123.83 Hayek, Hayek & Hayek Services 634.50 Ia. Emp. Sec. Comm. FICA 676.49 Hawkeye Lumber Co. Repair Supplies 74.82 Ia-Ill Gas & Electric Services 1,313.01 D & J Laundry Services 258.08 Iowa City Press -Citizen Publications 11.24 Lenoch & Cilek Repair Supplies 6.19 Barron Motor Supply Repair Supplies 1,123.89 Quill Corp. Supplies 318.01 Consumer's Co-op Fuel 602.73 Joan Van Steenhuyse Travel Expense 30.30 Polygraph Personnel Research Registration 75.00 Ardick Equipment Co. Repair Supplies 422.05 E. Prediger Refund 13.00 Polytechia Data Corp. Winebrenner -Dreusicke Rental Repair Supplies 20.00 82.18 Whitehouse Enterprises Refund 1,899.10 Ken's Distributing Supplies 13.87 Pioneer Office Products Supplies 303.93 120.00 Kessler Distributing Supplies Repair Supplies 495.69 New Method Equipment Old Capitol Motors Repair Supplies .47 Eugene A. Dietz Travel Expense Ia. Pub. Emp. Ret. System 335.00 12 730.13 IPERS - FOAB Paper Calmenson FICAIPERS Repair Supplies 340.47 Iowa City Press -Citizen Publications 60.72 Treasurer of State of Iowa Sales Tax Audit 24,931.42 6.52 Iowa Book & Supply Supplies Sales Tax 119.19 Treasurer of Iowa Northwestern Bell Telephone Services 310.45 Ken's Distributing Co. Supplies 25.87 Dictaphone Corp. Supplies 40.51 Drawing Board Inc. Co. Supplies Repair Supplies 38.31 6.08 Intl Harvester Supplies 153.80 Quill Corp. Old Capitol Motors Repair Supplies .3.87 Hilltop DX Maintenance 5.25 27.00 Sears, Roebuck Repairs Food 33.59 Hawkeye Wholesale Chirps Brake & Alignment RepairSucelies 27.20 Laroi Co. 469.63 Frohwein Supply • Koch Bros, Co, Kar Products Winebrenner-Dreusicke New Method Equipment Energy Mfg. Co. D. Shook H. Sichter M. Fitzgibbons N. Hauserman A. Schenck D. DiPrima P. Gerdeman D. Peddycoartt S. Bergran Hawkeye State Bank Breitbach Auto & Truck Xerox Corp. United Way of Johnson Co. M. H. Enterprises Communications Engineering D & J Laundry Ahern Pershing Banker's Advertising McGurk Meyers Motors Cline Truck & Equipment Fleetway Iowa Lumber K -Mart Dan R. Fesler Union Bus Depot Linder Tire Service New England Business Serv. Xerox Corp. Standard Stationery Supply Snap-On Tools Glen Siders Union Bus Depot AAA World Travel Billie Hauber Mac Tools Pyramid Service Means Service Hawkeye State Bank LEASED HOUSING SECTION 8 Various Landlords Leased Housing #23 Robert Grace Leased Housing #23 Leased Housing #23 Mayflower Apts. Irene Hogan Ann McGehee January Rent 12,923.00 Services 800.00 Supplies • 51 Supplies 81,56 Repair Supplies 1,502.85 Repair Supplies 361.44 Repair Supplies 69.66 Repair Supplies 451.50 Refund 4.75 Refund 6.97 Refund 3.90 Refund 2.46 Refund 2.29 Refund 4.02 Refund 3.56 Refund 5.94 Refund 4.16 Payroll Trans. 66,644.59 Repair Supplies 56.10 Machine Rental 2,154.14 Employee Donations 362.00 Refund 3,465.00 Maintenance 219.69 Service 263.24 Supplies 81.50 Services 112.50 Repair Supplies 5.86 Repair Supplies 453.13 Repair Supplies 46.70 Supplies 16.80 Supplies 8.54 Repair Supplies 106.00 Freight 2.65 Repairs 220.50 Supplies 53.42 Machine Rental 420.00 Supplies 112.84 Supplies 85.13 Travel Expense 150.00 Charter 490.40 Travel -Keating 240.00 Travel Expense 225.00 Equipmnet 971.30 Repair Supplies 425.74 Services 47.30 Payroll Transf. 32,332.12 515,537.65 January Rent 12,923.00 Services 800.00 January Rent 101.00 Certification 37.50 Membership 10.00 January Rent 186.00 Refund 120.00 Refund , URBAN RENEWAL N. Novotney Services • LEASED HOUSING SECT1.0T13 Relocation Pay. 1,044.87 Various Landlords January Rent 13,057.00 NAHRO Certification 75.00 Lea Coffland Refund 15.00 Maher Bros. Transfer Storage 17.51 Drosi Hasley Refund 50.00 Helen Walls Refund 50.00 Margaret Tobin Refund 50.00 Edwin Bulter Refund 25.00 John Villhauer Refund 20.20 NAHRO Membership 20.00 City of Iowa City Expenses 2,957.08 City of Iowa City Services 5.90 Johnson Co., Treasurer of 16,342.69 URBAN RENEWAL N. Novotney Services 50.00 Woodburn Sound Service Relocation Pay. 1,044.87 Frantz Construction Repairs 25.00 Van Cleave Printing Services 75.50 Larew Co. Repairs 1,270.24 R. M. Boggs Repairs 410.05 City of Iowa City Charges 15,462.17 City of Iowa City Charges 3,885.23 C.W.Housel, D. Housel, Jackson's Inc., Auditor of Johnson Co., Treasurer of Johnson County Acquisition 25,725.37 C.W. Housel, D. Housel, Jackson's Inc., Auditor of Johnson Co., Treasurer of Johnson County Acquisition 797.70 Meardon, Sueppel, Downer & Hayes Services 5,058.30 Nate Moore Wiring Service Repairs 23.49 Larew Co. Repairs 69.72 R. M. Boggs Inc. Repairs 332.56 54,230.21 URBAN RENEWAL TEMPORARY.PROJECT LOAN City of Iowa City Interest 1,380.78 Urban Renewal Project Expenditures Account House Payment 51100.00 6,480.78 GRAND TOTAL $1,072,327.33 The preceding disbursements allocated by fund in the total amount of $1,072,327.33 represent an accurate accounting of obligations of the City of Iowa City. -s- Rosemary Vitosh Director of Finance i rU •'b CHARLES A. BARKER R. SCOTT BARKER JOHN D. CRUISE B BARKER LAW OFFICE 311 IOWA AVENUE • P.O. BOX 2000 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 March 9, 1977 City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 *EIVED i .'', : ^ 1977 AREA LODE 318 TELEPHONE 351.0181 Attention: City Manager Re: Bryn Mawr Heights, Parts 8, 9 & 10 Dear Mr. Berlin: Final plats for Parts 8, 9 &10 of Bryn Mawr Heights have been submitted and are awaiting approval by the planning and zoning commission and the City Council. The City staff tells me that these plats are to be considered by the planning and zoning commission at its meeting on the 17th of March, 1977 and by the City Council on the 29th day of March, 1977. I do not believe there will be any question or controversy concerning the acceptance of these final plats. With the building season fast approaching and a considerable demand for lots it is important that my client have final approval as quickly as possible. Accordingly please consider varying your procedures to allow the final plats to be considered by the City Council on the 22nd rather than the 27th of March, Any consideration you can give this request would be appreciated. RSB/km Scott (`Barker Attorney for Bryn Mawr Heights Sr57 323goser Ave. Iowa City, Ia. 52240 Mar 9, 1977 Members of the Iowa City City Council Civic Center U 1977 410 East Washington Iowa City, Ia. 52240 To the Mayor and members of the Council: We are writing as residents of University Heights who are concerned that the current problems between University Heights and Iowa City may reach an impasse detrimental to both communities. Judging from our impression of the recent University Heights town meeting, there is a general feeling among the citizens of University Heights that this community is being served with a hostile ultimatum, stating essentially "join us or else". Because of this feeling, if negotiations over revised payments from University heights to Iowa City should continue to fail, a likely result is that University Heights will react in defiance, and "go it alone" with a volunteer fire department, litigation concerning sewage treatment, and so forth. A community spirit may thus be created in which citizens of University Heights will put up with inferior services and perhaps even with higher costs to avoid being swallowed up by the "enemy". As we are deeply concerned with the quality of local services and also believe in principle in a single municipal government for each contiguous urban area, we hope that things will not come to this pass. However, to avoid such an unfortunate struggle, Iowa City must offer the.eitizens of University Heights a positive inducement for joining with Iowa City. The major concern of the residents of University Heights is in maintaining the residential character of the neighborhood in its current state. What is needed from Iowa City is a specific guarantee of maintenance of current zoning plus a commitment to no street widenings,or conversions of present dead-end streets to through streets. We do not know the technical form that such guarantees could take, but they would have to be concrete commitments made in such a way as to be not readily reversible by future Iowa City councils, and they would have to be presented to the citizens of University Heights in a genuinely conciliatory fashion. We suspect that you will feel that commitments of the type that we suggest are unnecessary. However, by not making them the Iowa City Council runs a serious risk of generating within University Heights a local revival of the frontier spirit. The consequences of this will be uncomfortable for all of us. Respectfully yours, Joseph Frankel Anne W. Koopman Frankel s -s2 0NI .,, Ott% _:?,�'`,sLL•��?k,. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frankel 323 Koser Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Frankel: April 27, 1977 At the meeting of March 15, 1977, the City Council received your letter of March 9, 1977. While in fact the elected officials and some citizens of University Heights may consider Iowa City's relationship with University Heights to be an ultimatum, the City of Ionia City has attempted for several years to negotiate with University Heights in good faith. Only after nego- tiations failed and the City Council of University Heights reneged on an agreement to provide joint information to residents of University Heights did the City Council of Iowa City offer an invitation to the residents of University Heights to officially become a part of Iowa City. Unfortunately, the City Council of Iowa City cannot offer any absolute guarantees. However, I do believe that the position of the City Council is spelled out in the letter which was sent to all University Heights residents, which is also enclosed with this letter. We believe that you and other concerned citizens will prevail upon the elected officials of University Heights to recognize that the only long- term solution is political consolidation with Iowa City. I would be pleased to discuss this matter with you at your convenience. s Sin a yours, Neal G, Berlin City Manager Is Enclosure CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER, 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319.354.1800 ....2 17)11 Jl;sly.• -{r� LtG:'lL�L:�'�' cJvf<clYlt Aa-e2&�', 41i19�!/ Ali Lri/ ✓�-GGILLGP ` ��� � G�jd�'G'� .�i-�� �GC1lGr✓ .Gut ./ G/iJl•Gd7L �e �,c l-eCl/%r/L //LCGB/7r>7itlG�J��G/l'G .LLGf!L� /'ice O/��/ /G�..I�Q/��ltr/�C i(l(<//..i„ C!•�L � /%1/�i1LL�, ,-rizl�,r{Q/.J p/ l G x� �L�.•Lllc- ' ,C �t f /'t+ li�,ctGtic'yv LLvli.. /J / lu�eslG. lJ "<4'Ly< .A/Go/L!�-f^ �L(/'GGIi' • �4. 'L � / .,c / ',/i/ �� . � �� ✓-!�!�'%C/i°1G Gy p(<``LsG �" .ltr/i �JlGI(iISZGN �Gu G'rXCl/.�Cl� iL-GCG�=' ��ED NIL 91977 ABBIC STOLFUS CITY CLLRK Ss3 • -a Ui1- J L)LFUS CITY CLERK f77 _ ��.tr`,2,�7,c.�,-v -�uN�t G'�ta.Diu�-•-Vi�a�.a-ry Ga.azdZ � � .D 10 Q,,.--�. �luo fd-+-trr�- .,�o rn-.a-i-�z.�" Do-�.�i.-�- '�/..off-•__ o .•_,. ..w`l'. c:-0r�.e�w/�r�._}—.p. "7 �. GY.�}u.�-L��ex/ /'✓��.o-(�2a�a� � !L Cc.�e.[.d%/..o � ..ZzC� lLrt-GC.� � Wc�a.C. 0�.. mit-Q-07'�� <:L�OZ.� �C�✓lJ f 10 r� U IK -z) tits AL,� fo _ m -fo c,- re�V 'a az�u ✓�� �,j a� c�� .,Ia ILI— cam—_ Qac c L�Q� •I A i Ms. Paula Klein 617 N. Johnson Iowa City, IA 52240 ow^low. March 24, 1977 Dear Ms. Klein: Thank you for your letter to the Iowa City City Council of March S. We appreciate your sharing of your personal experiences and beliefs on what has been a difficult issue for the Council to resolve. The ordinance, which now protects persons on the basis of sexual orientation in the areas of employment, credit, and public accommodations, will be given three considerations by the Council on March 29, April 11, and April 1.8. Sincerely, Candy Morgan Human Relations Director CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER, 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319-354-1800 FEB 1 1,:977 ' February 13, 1977 From: The Iowa City Friends Meeting CITY CU.:kX 311 North Linn, Iowa City, Iowa To: Members of the City Council Of Iowa City The revised Chapter 10.2 of the City Ordinance, proposed by the Iowa City Human Rights Commission, speaks well to the issue of protecting citizens of Iowa City against discrimination. Quakers, like many other religious groups, have a long tradi— tion of working to alleviate pain, problems, and lack of opportunity which affect disadvantaged groups in society. The handbook for Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative) advises members to realize that.we are called'to think of everyone as an individual and to deal with each as a child of God, for all racial and religious groups are composed of varied and precious individuals. We realize that there is a tendency to pick out a single characteristic of a person and to form opinions about that person based on the characteristic the person has in common with a group. ' This means a person is prejudged on the basis of a stereotype. For example, it is unfair to assume that a person is incompetent and can't perform a job because she is black; or that an elderly person is a feeble person; or that a person will not take care of an apart— ment because he is single. Justice and equal opportunity are fostered by actions taken on the basis of individual information and charac— teristics relevant to the situation. IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE APPEAL AND REDRESS OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREJUDGED SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE A PART OF A GROUP. In addition, we recognize that an individual may be functioning freely and enjoying a wide range of choices in Iowa City without being subjected to discriminatory practices. But individual situations change. For example, until we grow old we don't realize how much our institutions and attitudes dictate what we "•, can and cannot do. Going through a divorce is difficult enough SS .S ■ F 0 2 without being refused an apartment because of new "single" status, or having to cope with new credit arrangements even if there has been no change in income. Recognizing that one is a homosexual or has family members who are gay is hard enough without losing a job, needing to find a new home, or being refused accommodations and services previously available. No one is immune to disabilities created by accident or disease, yet prejudicial policies make life even more trying for disabled persons. One's creed and religion can also change in a lifetime. WHEN WE EXTEND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEC— TION TO INCLUDE DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND AGE l9E ARE INCLUDING GROUPS OF WHICH OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND EACH OF US, MAY BE A PART. The proposed civil rights ordinance is properly addressed to prevention of discriminatory ACTIONS. Although social attitudes cannot be changed by law and decree alone, it is necessary to protect individuals and individual opportunities from blatant, capricious, or arbitrary actions based upon prejudice and group stereotypes. While individual attitudes about groups of people are that individual's concern, discriminatory actions which harm others must be halted. The proposed ordinance does not legislate morals --for example, it neither condemns nor approves of disability, growing old, or homosexuality --BUT IT WILL HELP PREVENT DISCRIMINA— TORY ACTIONS. We commend the Human Rights Commission for the proposed new Chapter 10.2 which addresses the issue of civil rights in the four areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, and credit transactions for people who have been classified in groups based on race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, homosexuality, and age. One of the important features of the proposed ordinance is its logical consistency in all four areas of potential discriminatory actions, and its consist— ency in application of the principles of equal opportunity to individuals of all named groups. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. i - 3 - • Vocal support for adoption of the proposed ordinance may not be substantial. This may occur for several reasons. Much of the organized activity surrounding the black civil rights movement has tapered off with progress on the federal and state levels. The fairly mellow ethnic and religious calm in the community is not likely to result in statements of strong concern on these points. The business and civic groups which the council may look to for response on this issue are not generally composed of blacks, disabled people, homosexuals and very elderly people; thus, a strongly affirmative position would be unlikely. Similarly, opposing the ordinance would be likely to offend people unnecessarily. Individuals in classifications protected by the old ordinance may hesitate to rock the boat and risk losing the civil rights they already have. In forthcoming discussion of the ordinance, we ask that the city council listen to the silences as well as to vocal positions. For example, do single people and non—student homosexuals remain silent because they fear discriminatory actions should they speak out? THE NEED FOR EXTENSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTION -TO THE NAMED GROUPS MAY BE INDICATED BY SILENCES AS WELL AS BY TESTIMONY ABOUT SPECIFIC INCIDENCES OF DISCRIMINATION. On Behalf of the Meeting Bill Kramer, Clerk (Draft of statement requested by Ministry and Counsel, Feb. 9, 1977. Discussed and approved'by the Monthly Meeting for Business, Feb. 13, 1977.) cc: S. Smith L. Ragland F� r n FEB 1 % 0 /owe Illy �r Bill Kramer, Clerk Iowa City Friends Meeting 311 North Linn Iowa City, IA 52240 Greetings: March 24, 1977 Thank you for your letter to the Iowa City City Council of February 13. 14e appreciate your sharing of ideas and convictions on what has been a widely debated topic. At the informal session on March 21, Council members indicated they would proceed by approving the ordinance substantially as proposed with the exception of the housing area where marital status and sexual orientation were deleted as protected categories 'Phe Council will have three considerations of the pro- posed ordinance on March 29, April 11, and April 18. Your continued support in this and other important issues in the Iowa City community is appreciated. Sincerely, Candy Morgan Human Relations Director CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER, 410 E, WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319.354.1800 I S c.S'3� , WILL J. HAYEK JOHN W.HAYEK C. PETER HAYEK HAYEK, HAYEK & HAYEK ATTORNEYS AT LAW 110 EAST WASHINGTON STREET IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 March 15, 1977 The Honorable Mayor and City Council of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Iowa City Civil Service Commission Mayor and Council Members: 0 AREA CODE 318 337.9606 At your last meeting you asked me to check into the civil service status of the deputy chief of police position. A question was also raised concerning the role of the Commission with respect to promotions. The minutes of the Civil Service Commission for the meeting of February 15, 1977, state "the Commission understands that the position of Deputy Chief is not a Civil Service position. " I do not believe that the Commission's understanding on this matter is supported by the Iowa civil service statute. On November 9, 1976, Mr. Kushnir, Assistant City Attorney, in a memorandum to Candy Morgan, Human Relations Director, discussed the status of the deputy chief of police position under the civil service statute. A copy of that memorandum is attached for your reference. Mr. Kushnir concluded that the position of assistant chief of police is subject to the provisions of Chapter 400 of the Code of Iowa, the civil service statute. I believe that whether the position is called assistant chief of police or deputy chief of police the position is subject to the civil service statute. The fact that the position of deputy chief was contained in the budget documentation for fiscal year 1977 does not change this situation, in my opinion. Under Chapter 400 of the 1975 Code of Iowa as amended the Civil Service Commission has the responsibility of conducting examinations to determine which persons are eligible for promotion to a higher grade under civil service. The statute provides that the Commission certify the eligible lists to the City Council. The statute further provides that where there is no preferred list or certified eligible list or when the eligible list is exhausted the appointing authority may temporarily fill a newly created office or other vacancy until another examination can be held and the names of qualified persons certified. The statute also pro- vides in Section 400. 9(3), as amended, that if a current employee does 95-460 0 0 The Honorable Mayor and City Council of Iowa City - 2 - March 15, 1977 not pass one of two successive promotional examinations and otherwise qualify for the vacated position, an entrance examination for the vacated position may be used to fill it. Nowhere in the statute do I find any authority which would permit the City Council to override the decision of the Commission to not certify persons examined as eligible for promotion. I hope that this answers the questions that you had concerning the Civil Service Commission. I will be happy to discuss this with you further at your convenience. A copy of this letter is being sent to the Iowa City Civil Service Commission for their information. Respectfully submitted, Joh W. Hayek JWH:vb Attachment cc: Ms. June Higdon Mr. Harvey Miller Ms. Candy Morgan r�. DATE: November 9, 1976 TO: Candy Organ,•Human Relations Dir. FROM: Tony Kushnir, Asst. City Attorney RE: Assistant Fire Chief and Civil Service FACTS Presently there is no position entitled Assistant Police Chief in the City of -Iowa City, Iowa. Consideration is being given in establishing such a position. ISSUES PRESENTEE) Whether an assistant chief of police is exempt from the Civil Service provisions, Chapter 400 of the Code of Iowa. CONCLUSIONS The assistant chief of police is subject to the provision of Chapter 400 of the Code of Iowa. DISCUSSION Section 400.6 of the Coda of Iowa, 1975 sets forth the applica- bility of the provisions of Chapter 400 to the various officers and employees of state and local governments. In general itiappli.es the provisions of Chapter 400 to all officers or employees except those specifically listed. The statute.on its face is clear and unambiguous, unless a job title is listed as exempted from the provisions of the Chapter, it shall be subject to civil service. If there was room for any statutory construction it seems that the maxim "expressio unius est exclusio atteri.us" would apply. Under this maxim, if a statute specifies one exception to a general rule other exceptions or effects are excluded. This maxim was adopted by the Iowa Supreme Court in North Iowa Steel Co. v. Staley, 112 N.11.2d 364 (1961) in dealing with the statutory construction of statutes. This principle was illustrated in the case of Dennis V. Bennett et al., 140 N.W.2d 123 (1966) wherein the Io'ia Supreme Court held that the position of fire chief .is subject to the provisions of Chapter 400 as it is not listed as an exemption, Chapter 400,6 does exempt assistant police chiefs but only in deparMmts numbering more than 250 members. By this reference it does not exempt assistant police chiefsfrom the provisions of Chapter �.c 14 400 where departments are smaller. Consequently 1is my opinion that if it is subject to Civil Service rights and such a position is established, obligations. It is also worth noting that C.haoter 400 has language as to how to interpret the provisions therein. Chapter 400.30 states that the provisions of the Chapter are to be strictly carried out by each person or body having. polars or duties thereunder. This language seems to state that the provisions are to be interpreted strictly and narroaly and not permit broad interpreta- tions or variations of the Chapter. Such variations may be interpreted as being inconsistent with the provisions of Chapter 400 and thus invalid. If you have any questions concerning this topic please don't hesitate to contact me. f,. Johnson cPan;Y E D I' i:,:; i nj 10?7 regional planning commission �.:;.D M1%2 south dubugro s:reet, rov:o city ONO 52240 (319)351-9556 Emil L.ErcrJt March 17, 1977 Mr. Neal Berlin City Manager City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Berlin: The Johnson County Regional Planning Commission is sponsoring a meeting between state legislators who represent Johnson County and interested local officials in the County. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday morning, March 26th in the auditorium of the Iowa City Public Library. The time is set for 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Based on discussions with local officials in our area, we have informed the legislators that the following topics are of particular interest: -land use planning -local option tax -road use tax -mass transit funding -bottle bill -the use of alcohol taxes for alcoholism -county and municipal assistance -collective bargaining -changing the state formula for county health assistance -risk pooling It appears that at least two members from both statehouses will be able to attend the meeting. I hope you or other representatives of your community will be able to attend the meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions on this matter. Sill erely, Emil Brandt Executive Director cc: Senator Minnette Doderer Senator James Redmond Representative Willi, Ilargrave Representative Art Small. Representative John Patchett Representative Linda Svoboda EB/db .563 \C)\. .. . *City of Iowa Ci* MEMORANDUM DATE: March 10, 1977 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Discharge of Robert Walker This is a report made in compliance with Chapter 400, Section 19, 1975 Code of Iowa. Robert Walker was discharged as a Treatment Plant Operator I in Pollution Control by me on February 15, 1977, for neglect of duty, disobedience of directions, and failure to properly perform his duties. Further particulars relating to the facts and merits of this discharge are available from either the Director of Public Works or the Human Relations Director. sys 0 • CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CITY OF IOWA CITY IN RE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ROBERT J. WALKER TO THE CLERK, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, IOWA CITY: NOTICE OF APPEAL Robert J. Walker, an employee of the City of Iowa City in the position of Treatment Plant Operator I, Pollution Control Division, Public Works Department, hereby appeals his termination of employment in accordance with Chapter 400, Code of Iowa. Dated this qL day of March, 1977. Robert J. Walker Rural Route 4, Box 111 Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Thomas H. McMurray Attorney for Robert J. Walker 114 E. Prentiss Iowa City, Iowa 52240 r 10L LD A013), 3 7 0L -FU CITY CLEW T3