HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-01-15 CorrespondenceMayor John McDonald,
Members of the City Council, and
Mr. Neal Berlin
Civic Center
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Folks:
I have two items.
First, I wish to express my thanks for all of the work you have performed
relative to the noise ordinance. Notwithstanding the recent court setback, I
was happy to see that efforts will still be made to curtail some of the
unnecessary noise around town. I truly appreciate your continued efforts for
this thankless task.
As the year draws to a close, I would also like to express my thanks for all
of the time and effort you all have invested. Thanks very, very much for
making this such a nice place to live.
RBH:mec
Sincerely,
R. Br" uce Naupert
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Mayor John McDonald,
Members of the City Council, and
Mr. Neal Berlin
Civic Center
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Folks:
I have two items.
First, I wish to express my thanks for all of the work you have performed
relative to the noise ordinance. Notwithstanding the recent court setback, I
was happy to see that efforts will still be made to curtail some of the
unnecessary noise around town. I truly appreciate your continued efforts for
this thankless task.
As the year draws to a close, I would also like to express my thanks for all
of the time and effort you all have invested. Thanks very, very much for
making this such a nice place to live.
RBH:mec
Sincerely,
R. Br" uce Naupert
SG
LAW OFFICES OF RECEIVED DEC 3 1 1984
LEFF, LEFF, LEFF, BAUPEBT & TEAW
ARTHUR o. LEFF
PHILIP A. LEFF
TS. SOUTH LINN /STREET-P.O. BO% 449 PHONE 33a-7001
IOWA CITY- IOWA AREA COOL 319
ALAN R.LEFF
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R. BRUCE HAUPERT
CHARLES T.TRAW
December 28, 1984
Mayor John McDonald,
Members of the City Council, and
Mr. Neal Berlin
Civic Center
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Folks:
I have two items.
First, I wish to express my thanks for all of the work you have performed
relative to the noise ordinance. Notwithstanding the recent court setback, I
was happy to see that efforts will still be made to curtail some of the
unnecessary noise around town. I truly appreciate your continued efforts for
this thankless task.
As the year draws to a close, I would also like to express my thanks for all
of the time and effort you all have invested. Thanks very, very much for
making this such a nice place to live.
RBH:mec
Sincerely,
R. Br" uce Naupert
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Iowa City City Council
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Councillors:
Dewey McGuire
145 S. Westminster
Iowa City, Iowa $2240
December 18, 1981
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CITY CLERK
I'm writing to express my appreciation of your decisive passage
of the Broadband Telecommunicatbons Ammendment at tonight's City Council
Meeting. I applaud the comments of Councillor Zuber and Councillor Strait,
and I agree fully with City Manager Neal Berlin on the inappropriateness
of Mr. Kerns' characterization of his meetings with city staff and
commissioners.
LL According to readings by such diverse sources as the National Federation
ohipable Programmers and the more conservative Video Review magazine (Jan. 85),
the final language of HR -4103 indeed allows cities to collect a 5%
franchise fee from cable companies. The increased franchise fee in Iowa City
is very important to Access Programming. As a subscriber, I.;fihd-the local
channels more important than anything else on cable. These channels
represent our only local television. As a producer and programmer for
Channel 20, I have invested a substantial amount of energy into Access.
I sincerely hope that Heritage Cablevision won't become another
lame duck company. I ehate to see them enter into contract in good faith,
then declare the terms null and void afetrwards. I have evergt hope that
we can look forward to more honorable behavior from this company in the
future.
Again, thank you all very much.
Sincerely,
Dewey McGuire
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Heritagie Communications, Inc.
2195 Ingemi I Avenue
® Des Moines, Iowa 50312
111 515.245-7585
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Marian Karr
City Clerk MARIAN K. KARR
City of Iowa City CITY CLERK (3)
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Ms. Karr:
You will find enclosed 10 copies of the memorandum with
regard to the franchise fee increase that I distributed at
the City Council meeting on December 18.
The original memorandum had a couple of typographical errors
in it which have been corrected on this copy, and I would
appreciate your redistributing it and asking the Council
members to substitute this corrected copy for their copy.
I apologize for not having enough copies to give to you and
the City Attorney at the meeting, but I hope that you will
accept these with our best wishes.
Sincerely,
HERITAGE COM ICATIONS, INC.
Wayne Kern
General Counsel
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2195 Ingemi I Avenue
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Marian Karr
City Clerk MARIAN K. KARR
City of Iowa City CITY CLERK (3)
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Ms. Karr:
You will find enclosed 10 copies of the memorandum with
regard to the franchise fee increase that I distributed at
the City Council meeting on December 18.
The original memorandum had a couple of typographical errors
in it which have been corrected on this copy, and I would
appreciate your redistributing it and asking the Council
members to substitute this corrected copy for their copy.
I apologize for not having enough copies to give to you and
the City Attorney at the meeting, but I hope that you will
accept these with our best wishes.
Sincerely,
HERITAGE COM ICATIONS, INC.
Wayne Kern
General Counsel
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City of Iowa City
FROM: Wayne Kern
DATE: December 18, 1984
RE: FRANCHISE FEE INCREASE
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MARIAN K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3)
Question presented: Pursuant to the Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984, may a city unilaterally increase the cable
television franchise fee from 38 to 58 absent a specific
agreement or ordinance provision permitting it to do so?
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absolute no.
A longer answer, and perhaps a more polite one requires
somewhat further explanation.
In February of 1984, Heritage Cablevision, Inc. and
Hawkeye CableVision Corporation (through its -parent company,
American Television and Communications Corporation) requested
that the cable television franchise for Iowa City be
transferred to Heritage Cablevision, Inc. or its nominee,
Cablevision Associates VII. That transfer process was
subjected to extensive delays, which were interposed by the
City having a desire, and the right to consider the
possibility of its operating the system under municipal
ownership, and also insisting upon a strict adherance to the
notice provisions by the grantee.
After numerous phone calls and many meetings, a meeting
was finally held on August 17, 1984, with Messrs. Dale
Helling, David Brown, Bill Terry, and Drew Shaffer attending
on behalf of the City and the Broadband Telecommunications
Committee, and Messrs, James Cownie, Wayne Kern and Bill
Blough attending on behalf of Heritage Cablevision. At this
meeting, extensive discussions were held over a four and one—
half hour period, during which the City's position was
reviewed in some detail, and the individuals all had an
opportunity to express their views.
As an aside, I requested and was furnished a copy of the
tape recordings of that meeting on Monday, December 17, and
reviewed them Monday afternoon and evening and, in spite of
the fact that Mr. Terry accused me of thinking that they were
a bunch of dumb country bumpkins and that.we were lying
through our teeth about the number and percentage of our
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cable television systems that have tiering, we, in fact, did
not think those gentlemen to be country bumpkins and, more
importantly, from our perspective, we were not then, nor are
we now, nor will we in the future, lie through our teeth or
any other part of our anatomy. We, in fact, felt that all of
the individuals from the City represented the City's position
both ably and well.
The end product of that four and one-half hour meeting,
and further negotiations by telephone and exchange of
documents resulted in an agreement between the City of Iowa
City and Heritage Cablevision, dated the 28th day of August,
that provided the basis of the agreement upon which, and
pursuant to which, the City of Iowa City was ultimately
willing to agree to the transfer of the franchise from
Hawkeye to Heritage Cablevision, Inc. and/or one of its
limited partnerships.
Heritage Cablevision entered into this agreement even
though its legal advisors informed it that the City had no
right to extract such promises from Heritage in exchange for
the mere approval of the transfer. The City Council and the
Broadband Telecommunications Commission was fully aware that
its legal staff, likewise, did not believe that the City
could extract such promises without being deemed to be
"unreasonably withholding approval of the sale." This advice
to the City was given in a memor-indum from Robert Jansen,
City Attorney, and David Brown, Assistant City Attorney,
dated March 18, 1984.
You have before you for consideration a proposed
ordinance that would amend Chapter 14, Article IV, Division 2
of the Broadband Telecommunications Franchise Enabling
Ordinance. Pursuant to this proposed ordinance, the existing
Section 14-73(c) would be repealed and a new provision would
be substituted in its place permitting the City to increase
the franchise fee to be paid pursuant to that Ordinance from
38 to 5%. In the preambletory notice of public hearing that
accompanied the proposed amendment, there is an indication
that these chanages have been agreed upon and/or supported by
Heritage Cablevision, Inc. in its agreement with the City of
Iowa City dated August 28, 1984. Heritage Cablevision takes
exception to both the proposed increase and any reference
that it supports an increase in the franchise fee.
I communicated our disagreement with regard to the
City's position in a letter to David Brown dated November 28,
1984, wherein I stated in essence that we did not agree to
support a unilateral increase in the franchise fee from 3% to
58 by the City.
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cle 2.A. of our August 28 agreement with the City
stsh in clear and unambiguous terms the exact agreement
tis with the City of Iowa City with regard to how
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the increase in the franchise fee was to be obtained. That
Section is as follows:
2. FRANCHISE FEE
A. Upon transfer of the franchise, the grantee
shall support the City in filing a petition
for special relief with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) requesting
` a franchise fee waiver to authorize an
annual franchise fee of five percent (58)
of Annual Gross Revenues derived from the
Doperation of the system, and an extra
services package for the City administered
funding of local access channel oeprations.
The five percent (55) franchise fee shall
DEC 271984 become effective upon the date of approval
by the FCC. Said support shall include,
MARIAN K. KARR but not be limited to, the submission to
CITY CLERK (3) the City by grantee of a letter to the FCC
in support of the requested franchise fee
increase, the text of which has been agreed
upon by the parties and is attached to this
agreement.
It is unfortunate, perhaps, that the waiver is no longer
available from the FCC in that the Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984 (sometimes referred to as 4103 and S.66)
terminated the FCC's authority to grant waivers with regard
to franchise fees.
It is, however, this procedure and this procedure only,
that Heritage agreed to. The tapes of the August 17 meeting
make it abundantly clear that the individuals in attendance
at that meeting, on both sides, were well aware of the
potential impact of 4103, if adopted. This legislation, as
well as the status of the law as it then existed following
the Supreme Court decision in Crisp, and following the FCC's
Nevada decision with regard to tiering, and, in fact spent a
great deal of time during the course of the four and one-half
hour meeting talking about the right of Heritage Cablevision
to tier the channel line-up to put the broadcast channels
only on the basic tier and narrow the City's right to rate
regulation to that basic line-up.
I think a short transcription of a portion of the tape
near the end of this meeting will be helpful. It is as
follows:
This is an exchange between Jim Cownie, President of the
Heritage Telcom Group and Dale Iielling, Assistant City
Manager.
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COWNIE: I wonder if it would be helpful just to quickly run
through those things one more time where you think
we stand and maybe one last two -minute caucus and
then wrap it up.
HELLING: You mean these four or do you want to go through
all these points?
COWNIE: No, no. Where the agreement is.
HELLING: Okay. The joint petition for five percent. Now
that's obviously with appropriate understandings.
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in the works that if that passes, you know, that
takes precedence over anything that the FCC might
rule on.
COWNIE: What now? Explain that to me. You mean 4103?
HELLING: Yeah -- or if 4103 doesn't pass, Jim, next year
it's going to have another number, you know.
COWNIE: Okay. I just want to understand what you're --
what is implicit -- or what your editorial comment
meant. I don't want to pull the wool over your
eyes or
HELLING: No, I understand. I understand.
COWNIE: What are you saying exactly?
HELLING: Well, I'm saying that
COWNIE: If 4103 doesn't pass
HELLING: Okay, let's use an example. We go in and petition
for a 5% franchise fee and FCC says "No."
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HELLING: 4103 passes six months or a year down the line or
becomes effective then or whatever, and it allows
up to 5% without any FCC approval or anything.
Well then certainly the city would retain the right
to at that time to pursue that again. Okay? Does
that make it clear?
COWNIE: Is that okay? Okay.
HELLING: Again, the other provisions in whatever language --
hell, I don't know what's -- what the final
substance of any legislation is going to be, but I
think -- that's the example that I'm talking about.
I think that works both ways.
CONNIE: Right. I mean I think that's the important point,
that it can cut both ways.
HELLING: Yeah.
COWNIE: Okay.
HELLING: As far as the NPO funding at $125,000, I think
that's something that, again, would be part of the
petition and so forth. Obviously, if there is -- I
guess I would say that if there isn't any movement
from the $75,000, then we may have to look at what
other alternatives exist. That seems to be the
thing that we're stuck on.
COWNIE: Okay.
HELLING: The 40 cents -- again, I'm more than willing to sit
down and talk with Neil about it, and if he can
dD support that, as long as it would be done through
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the agreed upon process under the current franchise
where you could petition prior to the time FCC
rules and it could become effective at the same
time, and so forth, I'm at least willing to support
that to Neil.
COWNIE: Okay.
HELLING: And if he will support it to the Council...
And then on the fourth proposal which is the
automatic, we've talked about some alternatives
there as part of this agreement. Politically, I
think it's probably unacceptable.
COWNIE: Okay.
HELLING: And that's basically...
COWNIE: That's it?
HELLING: Yeah.
COWNIE: Okay. Shall we take a minute, just a minute or two
and...?
KERN: If you want to.
COWNIE: Will you excuse us just a couple of mintes?
I think that the foregoing transcription makes it quite
clear that the City did not intend to be bound by Section
2.A. in the event that it failed to receive a waiver upon
Petition for Special Relief from the FCC in the event that
4103, now 5.66, became law and gave the cities the right to
automatically increase the franchise fee to 5%. Now,
however, we have the City saying since 4103 does not, as
adopted, permit the City to increase the franchise fee to 5%
absent a specific provision in the franchise permitting them
to do so, it now wants to say that the provision of 2.A. is
not an agreement to join and support the City in filing a
Petition for Special Relief with the Federal Communications
Commission but is, in fact, an agreement to perms th Ci y
to increase the franchise fee under the provision un r he
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The City, as drafter of the August 28 agreement, was in
the unique position of being able to protect itself from the
eventuality of 4103 being adopted simply by negotiating for
and inserting a paragraph to the effect that in the event
4103 permits franchising authorities to charge a fee in
excess of 38, then Heritage agrees that such fee shall
automatically become effective. But it chose not to do so
and elected the application for a waiver as its sole remedy.
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I think that it is also important to point out that
while 4103 did define the rights of franchising authorities,
it also took away something from the cable television
operators. One of the things that it obviously took away was
the impact of the Nevada ruling. As the grantee under the
Iowa City franchise ordinance, Heritage cannot now tier the
channel line-up in order to minimize the remaining two years
of basic service rate regulation. Heritage can, and does
intend to, effective January 1, 1985, take a 58 increase in
its basic subscriber fees as permitted by 4103. It does not,
however, intend to also put into effect the additional
40 -cent rate increase approved by the City earlier, the
newspaper editorial to the contrary notwithstanding.
Unlike the pre -4103 status of things, Section 622(g)(2)(B)
recites that "in the case of any franchise in effect on the
date of the enactment of this title, payments which are
required to be made by the cable operator during the term of
such franchise for, or in support of the use of, public,
educational, or governmental access facilities are not included
as a part of the Act's definition of 'franchise fee.'" We
believe, therefore, that the City can legitimately require
(contrary to the third full paragraph of my letter dated
November 28, 1984) Heritage Cablevision to make the access
payment required by Section 1.C. of the August 28 agreement,
and we would intend to make those payments upon appropriate
notification from the City that the nonprofit organization has
been approved by the City.
We respectfully suggest that the city council do one of
three things:
1.) Move to amend the proposed amendment to delete the
franchise fee language portion to adopting the ordinance, or
2.) Defer adoption until the questions raised are
clarified, or
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INAM A 4 WOOD
AREA EDUCATION AGENCY
4401 SIXTH STREET SOUTHWEST
CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA 5240413191399-6700
IOWA WAYS a 1-800.332.8488
CORALVILLE FACILITY
114 Second Avenue
Comf ille, Iowa 52241 1319) 351-2510
January 2, 1985
RELC.IVE-D I i 1985
Dwight G. Bode, Administrator
Myron W. Rodee, Director
Division of Special Education
Mayor John McDonald
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, IA 52240
Re: Mayor's Youth Employment Program
Dear Mayor McDonald:
I am writing this letter in support of the Mayor's Youth Employment Program.
It is my opinion that Mayor's Youth is an extremely well administered program
that meets the needs of many youth populations for work experience and train-
ing. In my capacity as a Work Experience Instructor with Grant Wood A.E.A.,
I have had the opportunity to work with Ms. McElroy and Mayor's Youth Employ-
ment Program on many occasions. Mayor's Youth is a dynamic, entrepreneurial
organization which is responsive to community needs. Many of the special
education students with which I work would not have had the opportunity to
develop salable work skills or even work for a wage to develop money handling
skills without the Mayor's Youth Program. From the "Job's Club", to private
sector funding, to the extremely important public sector involvement, the
Mayor's Youth Employment Program is an outstanding service organization.
The Mayor's Youth Employment Program provides excellent service to high risk
populations and those who need our help. Funds directed toward the M.Y.E.P.
are monies well spent.
Sincerely,
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Robert J. Miller
Work Experience Instructor
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Marianne Milkman
Civic Center
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Ms. Marianne Milkman
This is in regards to the rezoning of the Melrose Take area.
As a property owner in this proposed rezoning area, I want
to go on record as being opposed to this rezoning application
that has been filed with the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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MARIAN K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3)
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HAYEK, HAYEK, HAYEK & HOLLAND
WILL J. HAYEK (1696.1063) ATTORNEYS AT LAW
JOHN W. HAYEK 110 EAST WASHINGTON STREET
C. PETER HAYEK IOWA CITY, IOWA 63340.3976
C. JOSEPH HOLLAND
WILLIAM D. WERGER December 27, 1984
AREA CODE 319
337.9606
Ms. Marian Karr
City Clerk
Iowa City Civic Center
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Terence and Glenys Williams Property (Melrose Lake)
Rezoning Matter
Dear Marian:
I 'represent Drs. Terence and Glenys Williams who
own the Melrose Lake property which is the subject of
a rezoning application which has been filed by certain
neighbors in the area. This rezoning application has
been referred to the City Council by the Planning and
Zoning Commission with a recommendation against granting
the rezoning application.
My clients strongly object to the proposed rezoning
and I 'want to be in a position to express my clients'
views on this matter at the appropriate time to the
City Council. Would you please let me know when this
matter is scheduled for informal discussion with the
City Council and also when it is scheduled for public
hearing.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very trtkly�yours,
ohn WA ayek
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Econ*Eas LP GAS THE MODERN FUEL FOR •FARM, HOME, INDUSTRY
P.O. Box 2087
S E R V I I N C.: Highway 6 West
• Iowa City, Iowa 52244
: Telephone (319) 354.4220
CARL F. STRUB, PRESIDENT
• JAMES R. SPEERS, VICE PRIES.
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Mayor and City Council Members 1) G 17 1984
City of Iowa City
Civic Center MARIAN K. KARR
Iowa City, Iowa 52240 CITY CLERK (3)
My wife and I are property owners of 707 Oakcrest Street and we
understand that this area is being considered for rezoning.
We object to rezoning of this area because it would make our exsisting
property non -conforming.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely, }
Carl F. Strub
Property owner of 707 Oakcrest Street, Iowa City
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of December.
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Cathrine K. Finley
Notary Public
Term expires: September 22, 1986
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PROTEST AGAINST REZONING
RE: Z-8415 - Harlocke Street
Rezoning
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MARIAN K, Kf r .?
CITY CLERK (`o>
The undersigned, Viggo M. Jensen Company, as the owner
of the following described real estate, to -wit:
Lot 25, Weeber's Third Addition to Iowa City,
Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof.
does hereby protest the proposed rezoning of that portion of
the above lot located immediately east of and along the length
of Harlocke Street from its present classification of RM 44
to RS 8 and in support of such protest states as follows:
1. The parcel owned by the undersigned has
been zoned for High Density Multi -family
uses since it was acquired by the under-
signed more than 15 years ago.
2. The properties on the east, west and north
boundaries of the parcel owned by the under-
signed are presently zoned and developed
for medium to high density multi -family
uses.
3. The City has gone through an extensive
review and planning process which culminated
with the adoption of a new Comprehensive Plan
and Revised Zoning Ordinance and the property
in question retained its zoning throughout
that process.
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4. To rezone the property owned by the undersigned
to RS 8 or any other single family zone would
not comply with the Comprehensive Plan adopted
by the City of Iowa City.
5. The lots west of Harlocke Street are presently
zoned RM 44 and with one exception have already
been built to that density. The proposed zoning
to RS 8 would make the uses on all but one of
those lots non -conforming, without providing
anything but an apparent transition between the
low density single family zone to the west, and
the undeveloped portion of the Jensen tract
located east of the proposed RS 8 strip. That
portion of the Jensen tract for which RS 8
zoning is being proposed is approximately 400'
north and south and approximately 100' east and
west with RM 44 uses established to the west
and north and RM 20 zoning to the east, and
would constitute a narrow peninsula of single
family zoning intruding into high to medium
density multiple family uses. At best this
represents an ill conceived and ineffective
attempt to deal with potential traffic problems
on Weeber Street at worst arbitrary and illegal
spot zoning.
6. To rezone the property owned by the undersigned
to RS 8 or any single family zone would under
the above circumstances amount to a taking with-
out compensation.
For the above reasons the undersigned, Viggo M. Jensen
Company, respectfully requests that the proposed rezoning
of the above described parcel from RM 44 to any single family
residential zone be denied.
Dated this jilt?' day of °kcc,-%TvR'r 19 Qi�
VIGGO M. JENSEN COMPANY
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STATE OF IOWA )
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On this l02_'4 day of &CSM 612 1966, before me,
the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa,
personally appeared Calvin Knight and Olga Will to me personally
known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the
President and Secretary respectively, of said corporation
executing the within and foregoing instrument, that no seal
has been procured by the said corporation; that said instrument
was signed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its
Board of Directors; and that the said Calvin Knight and Olga
Will as such officers acknowledged the execution of said
instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said corpora-
tion, by it and by them voluntarily executed.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENU 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CV, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
Date December 31, 1984
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - „_-_•...._nrp Worker-IL-
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We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission o
Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons
in the order of their standing as eligible for the position
of Maintcnancelllorker II/Pollution Control
Thomas Wagner (V) Hired: 1/2/85
Michael Jones
James Prymek
iThomas Ozzello
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IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Bruce L. Walker
John A. Maxwell
Gerald H. Murphy
ATTEST: nine .z�> 7S�twe /
Marian Karr, City Clerk /
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
Date December 12, 1984
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker III
We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of
Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons
1n the ?,rd of th it sta diipg as eligible for the position
of Maintenance �7orker 411/Transit
Dave Danner Hired: 12/12/84
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Mahan Karr, City Clerk
IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Bruce L. Walker _
John A. Maxwell
Gerald H. Murphy
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500D
NOTICE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY
IS CONSIDERING AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION:
AIRPORT COMMISSION
One vacancy - Six-year term
March 1, 1985 - March 1, 1991
Duties: To exercise all the powers granted to
cities and towns under Chapter 330 of the Code
of Iowa, except the power to sell said airport.
To annually certify the amount of taxes within
the limitations of the Statutes of the State of
Iowa, to be levied for airport purposes. All
funds derived from taxation or otherwise for air-
port purposes shall be under the full and absolute
control of the Airport Commission, deposited with
the City Treasurer, and disbursed only on the
written warrants or orders of the Airport Commis-
sion.
Iowa City appointed members of boards and commis-
sions must be qualified voters of the City of
Iowa City.
This appointment will be made at the January 15,
1985, meeting of the City Council at 7:30 P.M. in
the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being
considered for this position should contact the
City Clerk, Civic Center, 410 East Washington.
Application forms are available from the Clerk's
office upon request.
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January 15, 1985
AIRPORT CO MISSION - one vacancy - six year term 3/1/85 to 3/1/91
William E. 1Maler
1906 Calvin Avenue
Jack Ashby
2004 Dunlap Court
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ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM
Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the
Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside
in Iowa City.
The City Council announces Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the
date the appointment will be made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertising period
and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training period allows new members to
become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/cowissien
before becoming a full voting member.
After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day advertising period has expired, the
Council reviews all applications during the informal work session. The appointment is
announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers.
Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk no later
than one week prior to the announced appointment date. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN.
THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR
THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WIL BE CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY. /
.., 1. -.i. 19. _ • • __' _ -, TERM
NAME �2• AM G `'w q L Lrk HOME ADDRESS• 17 07 C
Is your home rn address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City?
OCCUPATION/IAt�.�'�:•r lYER
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PHONE NUMBERS: HOME 3 3 �- S z G Z
EXPERIENCE ND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALITY YOU FOR THIS POSITIONS hiA�—r`
WHAT IS `(OUR PRESENT KNOWLEO E OF THIS ADVVIItSORY BOARD?
(, V
STATE
WHAT CONTRIBUTION DO YOU
FOR APPLYING)? QV
Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest as defined in
Chapters 362.6, 403A.22 of the Code of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a
potential conflict of interest exists, contact the Legal Dept. Will you have a conflict
of interest? _YES Y—No
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f you are not selected, do you want to be notified? X YES
This application will be kept on file for 3 months. Fe ary 913 8 198$
MARIA! K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3) 93
- CITY OF IOWA CITY -
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM
Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the
Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside
in Iowa City.
The City Council announces Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the
date the appoinainin will be
for. This new members. The trainingra 30 -day period allowsnew memberstod
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and m 60-day
amil training p
become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/commission
before becoming a full voting member.
After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day advertising period has expired, the
Council reviews all applications during the informal work session-rve as The volunteers.
intment is
announced at the next formal Council meeting. pp
ointees Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk no later
than one week prior to the announced appointment date. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN.
THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR
THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY.
TERM l
HOME ADDRESS
ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME Aw no { D' E SS
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NAME
�C1CK 15r1�3Y'
Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City?
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j EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALITY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: 1
WHAIS YOUR ORESENT KNOWLEDGE Ur )niZ nuv"-v ' �•-•
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU FEEL YOU AN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON
FOR APPLYING)?
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S4cif c attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest as defined in
Chapters 362.6, 403A.22 of the Code of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a
potential conflict of int_ereesNOexists, contact the Legal Dept. Will you have a conflict
f i ere t?
_YES NO
�f y ar�not ele d, do you want to be notified? G
uThis application w be kept on file for 3 months. FEWmInVII/9/a S
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MARIAN K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3) $C3
CITY OF IOWA CITY
CHIC CENSER 41 O E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOvdA 52240 (319) 356-5000
NOTICE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY
IS CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS
TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION:
RESOURCES CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Two vacancies - Three-year terms
January 15, 1985 - January 1, 1988
The duties of members of the Resources Conserva-
tion Commission include serving as an advisory
body to the City Council of Iowa City. They
shall research, review, and recommend policies,
rules, regulations, ordinances, and budgets re-
lating to matters of energy and resource conser-
vation and provide recommendations and reports
to the City Council on the activities of the Com-
mission. The Commission shall exercise broad
responsibility for development of resource con-
servation policies and shall pay special atten-
tion to long-range planning and programming. The
Commission shall, for the public welfare, make
recommendations on energy matters. These recom-
mendations may relate to local governmental and
quasi -public agencies, private residences and
investment properties, and office, commercial
and industrial properties.
Iowa City appointed members of boards and commis-
sions must be qualified voters of the City of Iowa
City. The persons appointed to this Commission
shall be, by training, education, experience, or
demonstrated interest, knowledgeable in matters
pertaining to energy use and conservation.
These appointments will be made at the January 15,
1985, meeting of the City Council at 7:30 P.M. in
° the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being
considered for these positions should contact the
City Clerk, Civic Center, 410 East Washington.
Application forms are available from the Clerk's
office upon request.
CITY Gr IOW/-\ CITY
CNIC CEN(ER 410 E. WASHNGION ST. IOWA CIHY. IOWA 52240 (319)356-500C)
DRAFT
January 16, 1985
Mr. Charles Boldt, Representative
AFSCME Local 183
AFL-CIO
1027 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 103
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mr. Boldt:
The City of Iowa City hereby provides official notification pursuant to
Section 6.4(20) of the rules and regulations of the PERB, that it concurs
with the terms of the tentative agreement between the City and AFSCME
Local 183 reached on January 4, 1985 (copy attached).
Sincerely,
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
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cc: Assistant City Manager
Human Relations Director
Steven B. Rynecki, City Bargaining Representative
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lentative Agreement
City of Iowa City and
AFSCMI Local 183
Amend Article V11, Section $, subsection C, by adding two sentences as
follows:
Special program employees become eligible to bid upon permanent City
positions only if and when their positions are partially or fully
funded by the City. However, permanent employees, regardless of
length of service, shalt be given seniority preference over special
program employees.
Amend Article IX, Section 1, second paragraph, to read:
In order to receive holiday credit, an employee must be in pay status
the day before and the day after a holiday.
Amend Article IX, Section 2, lest sentence, to read:
If the City Manager or Library Director does not designate a day,
employees may choose a day between December 17 and January 6.
Amend Article 1111, Section 3, subsection d., to read:
Preferred Shift. Employees may use seniority to bid on a preferred
SWWor transit run provided a vacancy exists. Employees currently
within the classification in which the vacancy has occurred will
first be given the option to bid prior to the vacant hours being
posted for other City employees. The use of seniority in library
scheduling, if any, will be the subject of a separate letter to be
negotiated at a later date.
Amend Article XIV, Section 1; second sentence, to read:
These certain penalties for infractions are agreed upon by the
parties as a mode of operation and are not intended to limit the
management rights of the City as explained in Chapter 20 of the
current Code of Iowa.
Amend Article XVI; Section 5, to read:
The Union shall have the right to select two (2) City employees as
representatives to each department/division safety committee.
Amend Article XX, Section 4, subsection A to read:
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Step 1 The grievance shall be presented orally for discussion
between the employee grievant, the steward if the employee chooses to
be represented by a steward, and the employee's immediate supervisor
within seven (7) working days after the knowledge of the event giving
rise to the grievance. The date of the oral presentation of the
grievance shell be certified in writing. The supervisor shall
deliver the answer verbally to the aggrieved employee or steward
within seven (7) working days after the Step 1 conference. If no
response is received from the supervisor within seven (7) working
days the grievance will be processed pursuant to Step 2.
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Amend Article W, Section 1, es folloWs:
Amend fourth sentence to read:
The effective date of compensation adjustments and benefit adjust-
ments applicable to any fiscal year will be the first day of the pay
period which begins between the dates of June 24 and July 7, inclu-
sive.
Amend second paragraph as follows:
Effective dates over the next eight years, for example. are as
follows:
1985 June 29 1988 June 25 1991 July 6
1986 June 28 1989 June 24 1992 July 4
1987 June 27 1998 July 7
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January 3, 1985
Mr. Charles Boldt
AFSCME Local 183, AFL-CIO
1027 Hollywood Blvd.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Reclassification Procedures during FY86-8d7
Dear Mr. Boldt:
This letter acknowledges our discussions concerning position reclassifi-
cations for FY86-86? The City of Iowa City will continue its experimental
position reclassification efforts begun in calendar year 1982 as follows:
Section 1. Purpose
The Job Evaluation Committee will be responsible for maintaining fair and
equitable classification of all AFSCME positions, for classifying new AFSCME
positions and resolving disputes over position classification.
Section 2. Evaluation Instrument
The Committee will use the Hayes/Hill evaluation instrument used in the 1982
study, and shall have responsibility for modification or interpretation of
the evaluation instrument.
Section 3. Committee Membership and Structure
1. The Job Evaluation Committee shall be comprised of eight members, four to
be selected by the City, including the Human Relations Director, and four
to be selected from the Union. Members will be selected based on their
knowledge of a wide range of City jobs and operations. The Union will
select its representatives to the Committee, subject to the City's
ability to excuse the individual employee from his/her duties for the
length of time necessary to accomplish the Committee's objectives.
Selection of Union representatives will not be unreasonably denied.
Section 4. Meetings
1. The Committee will meet as necessary to hear all position reclassifi-
cation appeals by employees, at the call of the Human Relations Director,
normally no later than 60 days following submission of an appeal.
2. Committee members will be compensated for all meeting time during the
employee's regularly scheduled working hours.
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Section 5. Rules
1. All decisions of the Committer, except where otherwise noted, will be
considered to be passed upon a simple majority of its members, which
shall constitute a quorum (including the Human Relations Director).
2. in the event that the Committee is unable to achieve simple majority
approval of any specific classification or compensation decision,
classification or compensation of the position in question will remain
unchanged.
3. The Human Relations Director may vote in place of any absent Management
Committee member. The Union officer may vote for any absent Union
member.
4. The Job Evaluation Committee may waive, modify or amend any of the
sections of this article as specified, upon unanimous vote of the
Committee. The Committee shall determine all other necessary operating
rules and procedures.
5. No new pay range or classification adjustments will be made without
approval of the Committee.
Section 6. Classification Appeals
1. Employees will be informed of the procedures for appealing the classifi-
cation of a position.
2. An employee may only appeal the classification of his/her own position.
Appeals may also be made by a group of employees all holding the same job
title.
3. An employee or group of employees appealing the classification of a
position will complete and submit information as requested by the
Committee.
4. Employees will be allowed to make an oral presentation to the Job
Evaluation Committee, within time limits imposed by the Committee. Oral
presentations will be made in closed session if the employee so desires.
5. The employee's supervisor or other Administrative employees may be called
for questioning by the Committee at the request of the Human Relations
Director.
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6. The appealing employee will be compensated for time spent in the Commit-
tee meeting, except that if a group presentation is made only two
employees will be compensated.
7. Classification appeals may be initiated by the Human Relations Director.
Employees in the position being appealed will be given ten working days
notice of the appeal and will be entitled to all rights as outlined in
this section.
R. Committee deliberations will be conducted in closed session.
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Section 7. New Posi
1. Newly created positions will be classified by the Human Relations
Director initially, with the classification of the position reviewed by
the Committee six months following the position being filled.
Section B. Salary Adjustments
1. No net: salary ranges will be created except for labor market impacted
positions.
2. If the classification of a position is decreased, the salary of the
affected employees will not be reduced.
3. Employees in positions found to be under -classified will receive a salary
adjustment equal to:
a) the minimum of the new salary range, if below the minimum, or
b) a one-step increase (step to be defined as the percentage difference
between letter steps in the new salary range), if salary will fall on
or below the maximum of the new range.
Section 9. Labor Market Adjustments
1. Salary information will not be considered in the classification of a
position.
2. Compensation of a position may be appealed by the affected employee, or
group of employees, to the Committee utilizing the procedures in Section
6.
3. In the event that salary maximum of a position is shown to be under -paid
by at least 15 percent based on relative comparable positions in other
cities (provided a minimum of four cities report comparable positions),
the Job Evaluation Committee may vote to temporarily assign the position
to a newly created salary range. If less than four cities report
comparable positions, the newly created salary range increases shall not
exceed 15 percent. Special grade assignments will expire at the end of
every fiscal year. Salary survey evidence will be based only on a survey
of comparable positions in the top ten cities (by population) in Iowa and
may be presented by either management or the Union. (Example: Electri-
cian, Grade 8, Range S1,000-=1,300, 15 percent off the market moved to
Range BA, $1,15041,495. Range width remains the same, salary maximum
increases by survey average.
4. Union employee appeal, salary survey will be conducted by the Human
Relations Director and presented to the Committee. The employee may also
present salary information conforming to the above survey criteria
(information to be gathered on the time, and at the expense of the
employee).
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Section 10. Funding
1. Reclassification decisions of the Committee will be effective the first
day of the next pay period following City Council approval.
Section 11. impasse Procedures
1. The actions and decisions of the Job Evaluation Committee shall not be
subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure of any collective bargain-
ing agreement.
Section 12. Release of Technical Information
1. Preservation of the integrity of the evaluation system necessitates that
information regarding the rating and point value of the specific evalua-
tion questions be limited to prevent manipulation on those points. No
member of the Job Evaluation Committee, with the exception of the Human
Relations Director and two Union Officers, will be permitted access to
point information.
Section 13. City Council Approval
I. All decisions of the Committee are subject to the approval of the City
Council and availability of funding prior to implementation.
Section 14. Duration
1. The parties understand that this procedure is a continuation of an
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experimental
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dtodetermprogram experimental- e
ringFY86-8Ehprocedureis
,andthen shall hbecome
null and void. This procedure will be continued in effect thereafter
only by mutual agreement of the parties.
Sincerely yours,
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
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AF -CIO,/agree that fnsyfanceremium cog s for M dicel, 1f e, nd D sabilies,
In uranck for employees ebsen from wor1ldue to eave of absen a wi hour pay
status hall be pro rated. The pro ration shall be as follows:
1. For any calendar month during which the employee is on unpaid
leave not exceeding ten working days and insurance coverage
Is desired, the City will pay the cost of the insurance
premiums for Medical, Life, and Disability insurance.
2. For any calendar month during which the employees is on
unpaid leave in excess of ten working days and insurance
coverage is desired, the employees must pay 1/12 of the in-
surance premium for each working day beyond ten working days
that the employee is on unpaid leave of absence. The remainder
of the premium will be paid for by the City.
3. The employee may choose which insurance coverages, if any, are
to be retained during the unpaid leave of absence.
4. Payment for. Insurance coverages desired by the employee may be
deducted from current or future pay due to the employee.
Failure to return from an unpaid leave where insurance coverage
was desired will result in the City billing the individual
for costs which would otherwise have been deducted from the
employee's pay.
CITY OF IOWA CI Y ,i A CME LOCAL 183
Date
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Council Member Strait introduced the
following Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT
AND BOND FOR IMPROVEMENTS" and moved its adoption. Council
Member Amhrisco seconded the motion to adopt. The roll
was called and the vote was,
AYES: _Strait. Zuber, Ambrisco,Baker_Dickson.
Erdahl, McDonald
NAYS: None
Whereupon, the Mayor declared the following Resolution
duly adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 85-10
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT
AND BOND FOR IMPROVEMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA:
That the construction contract and bond executed for the
construction of certain public improvements described in
general as Taft Speedway Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
1985, and as described in detail in the plans and specifica-
tions heretofore approved, and which have been signed by the
Mayor and Clerk on behalf of the City and proof of insurance
coverage be and the same are hereby approved as follows:
Contractor: Mid -State Construction of _6p iDVille�Iowa
Date of contract: Janus 10. 1985
Bond surety: —_— United Fire FLCasualt�Compan�____—_—_
Date of bond: January 7. 1985_—_—_
Portion of. project: Entire project
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 15th. day of January
1985
ATTEST:
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CERTIFICATE
STATE. OF IOWA )
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COUNTY OF JOHNSON )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of. Iowa City, Iowa, do
hereby certify that attached is a true and complete copy of
the portion of the corporate records of said Municipality
showing proceedings of the Council, and the same is a true and
complete copy of the action taken by said Council with respect
to said matter at the meeting held on the date indicated in
the attachment, which proceedings remain in full force and
effect, and have not been amended or rescinded in any way;
that meeting and all action thereat was duly and publicly held
in accordance with a notice of meeting and tentative agenda, a
copy of which was timely served on each member of the Council
and posted on a bulletin board or other prominent place easily
accessible to the public and clearly designated for that pur-
pose at the principal office of the Council (a copy of the
face sheet of said agenda being attached hereto) pursuant to
the local rules of the Council and the provisions of. Chapter
28A, Code of Iowa, upon reasonable advance notice to the
public and media at least twenty-four hours prior to the com-
mencement of the meeting as required by said law and with mem-
bers of the public present in attendance; I further certify
that the individuals named therein were on the date thereof
duly and lawfully possessed of their respective city offices
as indicated therein, that no council vacancy existed except
as may be stated in said proceedings, and that no controversy
or litigation is pending, prayed or threatened involving the
incorporation, organization, existence or boundaries of the
City or the right of the individuals named therein as officers
to their respective positions.
WITNESS my hand and the sea] of said Municipality hereto
affixed this _15Sh.. day of lnnuazy --- 1985.
SEAL
C3 y A Clrk, Iowa City, Iowa
AMLCRS. LOONEY. Do..EILER. HAYHIE. SMITH S ALLBEC, LA.IE.S. DES MCIHES. IOWA
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