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IN COUNCIL DISCUSSION
JOINT MEETING -JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS'
OCTOBER 10, 1978
INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION: October 10, 1978, 10:00 AM at Johnson
County Annex, Supervisors Chambers. Supervisor Donnelly presiding:
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Vevera, deProsse, Neuhauser, Balmer, Roberts,
Erdahl (10:10). Absent: Ferret. Staffinembers: Berlin, Stolfus,
Helling,° Kraft.
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SUPERVISORS PRESENT: Cilek, Donnelly,) Sehr. Staff: White, Peters,
tePaske. Others present: Dick Gibson, University. Regional
Planning Comm.:Turner, Hokanson, Brandt.
Tape-recorded on.Reel 78-26, Side 1, 960-1920.
LAND USE WITHIN IOWA. CITY'S TWO-MILE EXTRATERRITORIAL SUBDIVISION JURISDICTION
A. Annexation''
L - Where annexation contemplated by City, City should be controlling,
otherwise, County controlling.
a. Helpful to subdividers.
b: Based, on watersheds.
C. City -County agreement on roads, do not split down the middle.
2. Sunrise Mobile Home
a. Lack of sewer capacity, in City's Comprehensive Plan as agri-
cultural use for land for nett 20 years.
b. County needs a land -use plan. Draft being considered by
County Zoning Commission. Also needs rural subd: design standards.
c. Suggestion: RegionalPlanning, representatives from City,
i County 6°Univ. get ,together F, discuss concerns and issues.
No one disagreed.
SANITARY FACILITIES FOR COUNTY CARE FACILITY IF HWY., 518 IS CONSTRUCTED
If 518 is moved further west, the.State will,not construct a new
lagoon for the County Care Facility, which is needed. County officials
are looking into community Development funding. There is capacity in
r e funds for the
City sewer if sewer is installed in that area. Stat
lagoon could be applied to costs for a.trunk sewer. City is not contem-
plating installation of a trunk sewer there.
CAPITOL STREET VACATION
FOR
COUNTY JAIL FACILITY
Iowa City has gone on record saying that the County can -use Capitol
Street, and PF,Z Comm. has recommended it also.' The staff is working
on legal documents on, funding of the utility changes.
EXPANSION OF JURISDICTION OF IOWA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY INTO JOHNSON COUNTY
Previous legal problem has been resolved. Would allow a'larger 'area to
find affordable units;• Veveralvoiced objection.
SENIOR CENTER FUNDING
Donnelly advised that he meets each week with the committee] they are close
to decisions.He suggested that programs develop slowly.
CABLE TV IMPACTS
Committee will be sending residents a mailing on proposals, received, for
clarification of issues. Whichever proposal wins, they, will want to deal
with other governmental agencies.
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I0H'ACITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMM72:•IUR
SEPTEMBER 210 1978
AIRPORT FLIGHT TRAINING ROOM.
ALL COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
VISITORS: Ken Lowder, Marvin Cleveland, Duane Ingram, Dave Houston)
Dennis Gordon, Sue Young, Mr. Kenyan, ,John Redick, Tom Drury (Daily
Iowan), Christy Cobb (KCJJ)
Summary of Discussion and Formal Action Taken
Meeting aa]]rcl'Co order by Chairman Garry,Bleckwenn at 7:30 p.m. t
Claude Petorson made the motion that the minutes be approved after
adaptation of the minutes were made and agreed aeon by the commission 6
members. There were nine adaptations.; All changes of the Aug. 17P 1978 I
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minutes are attaches to the September 'Ili 1978 minutes.'' Caroline
Embree second the motion tpi.appcdVe•the revised 'mihutestAdd.'the
motion passed.
Amotion was made by Claude Peterson that the def.initioru.-of what.
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is financials statement. in reference to. the Aug. 37p 1978 meeting
when a motion was made and paesedr,tb have' tfie !ra}rport..manager
submit to the ICMAC a financial,_statement.j mean a balance sheet
listing .assets and liabilities. Motion second by Dick Phipps:
Mot 7on passed 2-1 with one abstention.
DiNcussion centered on neccessity of ICMA manager to submit
a profit and loss record with a balance aheet.' Pro€it And loss'
needs to"be known becasael knowing profit; and loss,gf airport; managers
business would allow ICMAC to know how much business the ICMA'is doing,
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allow for possible future user- fee to `e more easily assessed, would
show if airport manager was financially solvent enough to take care
of their part of the contract and could help with he master plan
study. Profit hnd loss does not need to he known because it was
not. orginally requested'o not neccessary to know in order to tell i.f
the airport manager is finacially solvent enough to operater these Are
no current. user fees currently being assessed at't.he-MMA, can get
information on airport traffic without; a profit. and loan statement.,
don't need to know persona] business of air ort mnng(!r.
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Airport manager, E.K. Jones, presented months bills for- approval.'
Jan Redick'made the motion that the Airport. Commission Expenses (ACE)!
be: approved and acceptod. Motion wits second by Claude Peterson. The
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motion passed, facilities report by Jones said the beacon wits in
need of repair but was being taken care of, also the runway was without'
lights for several days but is now repaired. Jones also read a
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letter from Keiffer G. Garton, farm manager for the ICMA farm.Letter
was submitted to the minutes.
lileckwenn said the ICMA abstract is partially missing. The
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commission agreed that the commission should not ha3e t'o'pay to
r'}•lace the missing abstract.. Agreement is to find who checked the
abstract out and getting the abstract replaced or returned.
There are possible commercial', uses the 1CMAC could put.'thrr• Ii•'
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preps rtp in front of the 101A to work asp, according to Bleckwenn.
some arra businesses; have shownan interest in renting the ]and.
A fair market value of the land wy]] be available to the commission
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by the second week of October, Bleckwenn said. 'Commissioners
disagreed on how soon and if the'propert:y should be used for purposes
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besides airport related activities.
Concern for leasing;, the ]and was based on if it would interfere
with the master plan and if the ICMAC could afford not to use the
land to raise' needed' revenue.
A letter from Wit G. Binns complaining of the noise from airplanes 'r
was read and filed.
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A copy of SOO signatures wit submitted to the commission proticsting
tho current noise levels of air traffic from the 7CMA. The copy was I
- of Lhe 500 signatures submitted at the public informat•lontmeeting
September 7, 1978. The petition was noted and H led. 1
An engineering firm offered their services Lu the 1CMA to help'
with i:he'master plan. Their offer was noted and filed.
Iowa Airlines a'commutrr airline based in Sprnrrr Iowa, offered
to'set 'up service at the MIA. .Jones said he did not pare if a commuter'
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airline service was started at t•he ICMA,
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Jones soil he would not, homvever, accept any liability for the
service.
The commission was in,grnoral agreement that a commuter service
For- the, ICMA-,should be invest.J.gatnd and that .d• decision•:on' choosing
an airline can be postponed.
Mr. Kenyan, a representative for tile veteran's organization j
wishing to preserve the 1AW1I memorial jet in front of the ICMA,
came to ask what the commission would like to see done with the
jet. The ICMAC said it was nercessary for the jet to be kept up
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so as -t.o-remain safe and not an eye. -sore. Also, the ICMAC requestdd I
that there be -a trust, set-up with someone responsible for, the care
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decisions about the jet. Kenyan said he would return to his
urganir.ation with the reccomendations-and hope(. to have. a proposal
1'or the. ICMAC soon.
Ken Lowder who had been asked to attend the J'L•MAC meeting to
liresent,information on noiseabntement:, distribute(] literature oil
noire abatement to the commission. Lowder 'ma4a'sug,estion that the
commission have a Kirby Lidman,of the ].own Department of Transportation
do'a noise analysis as a free service.. Commission members agreed to
try and have Lidman and Ayors( rep. for LRKimble Associates, who are
doing the master lslan) both at the next ICMAC meeting. Illeckwenn
said the commission was all. for cooperating with citizens on noise
abatement.
Caroline Embree made a motion that a declamatory judkement be
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made un the statue of whether t .here is it conflict of interest in the
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e:urrent )CMA management arrangements. Jan Redick second, i,lotion failed
3-2 Currently the )CMA manager- is also the largest customer of the
iCMA.
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Uiscussi.on centered on whether the legal cost of' having a '
declamatory judgement was worth the cost to find if there is n
conflict' of interest. Commissioners said. they.',did not believe
the current ICMA manager was guilty of any wrong doing.':evcral
said Jones was Cluing an excellent job. Caroline Embree said she
felt the declamatory judgement would prevent any problems from
possibly developing and would give the current ICMA manager a clean
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siate. Several- commissioners said I,I+dy felt the legal costs would
- than the r.it.y,r the* commission or Jones would want to flay
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cr was a]rendy r•esponsi.ble to the ICMAC.
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Redick made the motion to have the ICMAC recommend that the
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the, c�iroaion of revising tile. status of the ICMAC, making ,it an
board to the city council, l.edick also submitted a statement
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in support for her motionto the minutes'. Caroline Bmbree I
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second the motion. Motion was tabled by a 3-= vote.
So vera] felt the move was too drastic i o act on
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in notice. Some commissioners felt thechange was needod L0
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achieve better repr•esentabion on the ICMAC. ;
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Cl+mde leterson"madethe motion Lhat Lhr. IClIAC hi
for itnsulting •on the legal nsperts of t.lie canmission+s nations.
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The inoLion was second by Dick Philips. Motion passed 2
discuss tile hiring of an attorneyw.is scheduled for
A meeti.ng to,
October :1.0 3978 for 12:00 P. m. at tile 1CMA.
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Respectfully submittedji
Greg Smith
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Fleeting to 'discuss hiring of an attorney Or. t.. 2' 3978
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CORREC'TIUNS FOR AUGUST 17, 1978 1CMAC MINUTE'S
Wage 1paragraph L from the I:ottom of the page line b the word
involved should be changed to installed.
Page 2 paragraph 2 line three should have the wording It 500 ft.
south of the center line of the approach to" inserted between the
words tower and runway. The word on should be omitted.
Page 2 paragraph 5 the'last b words of line 2 and•the'first 2 1+ords
of line three should be replaced by "the airport situation in general.
Page .2',',parag'raph U should have the fourth sentence omitted.
Page 2' paragraph eight line. 2 the name Dave Conroy should be
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c:hangedlto Dave Hartwig.
Page 3 the Q full paragraph on the Hage line four should have
"whnn Ule FEA ceiling is liftedi" inserted between the words raised
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and iimbree.
Page 3 the 5 full paragraph line 11 :the wordst.rong should be omi.t.ted
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Page 3 the 5 full paragraph line 15 the words length should be.
ommtied
P, 4 line 2 on the page financial report (halance'sheet.) should
read" financial' statement."
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Iowa Cit Airport Commission 3948 Iowa City Airport
T0: Y. �FARM N0. 8 NAME:.---- _
Municipal Airport DATE: September 15,_1978 _ -
Iowa City, IA 52240OFFICE:.—Washington; Iowa
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I visited the farm and the tenant on September 13th" The farm re-
ceived good rains on the last weekend of August. Since then, the weather
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has been exceptionally__
warm with little rain.'
The recent warm, dry weather has provided the heat units to maitre the
corn rapidly. The 16.5 acre—corn field and the 8.3 'acre corn field at the
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northwest corner of the airport was planted late. There is, some very short
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corn in 'these fields where it was wet This.corn probably won't be complete-
ly mature until in October and yield prospects are not very good on these
two fields. However, all the rest of the corn should be mature within a _
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week and yields prospects are above average on the other fields. J
They are not, just short on your farm,
The soybeans are short this year. 1
but on many farms -in the. area. This is caused by the weather. There is a
good number of pods.on the plants, considering the height. The top pods
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197gPENSES
$ 36.00
Management Fee
Agricultural Service Janitorial Service
120.00
1250.00
Doane
Iowa city plying Service Management Service
144.90
G.K. Jones Soybean Seed
Patterson Seed C Supply' Build Dike
350.00
103.00
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Frantz Construction Abstract
20,00
Abstract Security,Abst Typing,
61,27
ZahsWiring Service Electr ic Repair
33.12Mary l
MooreBasagran
CooPerative Society
Laundry Service
P7.50Nate
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commercial Towel Cassette
24.25 ;
Union, Supply Co: Tissue
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LowMainte
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Electric Electric Service
30.64
Iowa Ill. Gas 8 Phone Service
137. 14 -
Northwestern Bell Water 8 Sewer11
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SENIOR CENTER/ELDERLY HOUSING
I JOINT PROJECT TASK FORCE
CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1978, 4:OO P.M.
I MEMBERS PRESENT: Larry Carlton, Mary Rock, Max Selzer, Bob Vevera,,
Bob Welsh
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OTHERS PRESENT: Gladys Benz, Larry Conrad, Harold Donnelly, Lauren
Geringer, Dick Hanson, Dennis Kraft, Debra Martzahn,
Roland Wehner
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN:
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1. The Joint Project Task Force recommends that the City ,Council
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establish a mechanism to handle financial and physical gifts for
the Senior em or Center. ;
2. The moderator is to convene a meeting to address possible funding
sources--i.e. representatives.from Johnson County Board of Supervi-
sors, Heritage Agency on Aging, the University of IowaGerontological
Center, the: City of Iowa City, and the Ecumenical Housing Corporation.
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3. The Task Force reaffirmed its decisions to (a) have a separate
multi-purpose room as well as a dining room, (b) have unassigned
space, and (c) have a snack room, all to be located in the Senior
Center.
4. "Where elderly are engaged actively in activities (not', just in
meetings, for example) have the facilities on a floor where they
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can look out, not the ground floor." The Task Force unanimously
agreed with the validity of this sentence.
3 5. It was deemed impractical to have five or six spaces reserved for
SEATS buses.' It was felt best to have two, spaces located by the
Senior Center and to store others in a nearby parking area. It was
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moved that this suggestion Y
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6. It was moved to have a lounge area that could be used as a drop-in
area and comfort station. In addition, there is to be a men's
lounge, probably on the first floor.'
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7. It was moved to recommend that work space and storage space be
included in the multi-purpose office. I
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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:
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A. Senior Center Management
Carlton referred the group's attention to a handout containing'a
September 13,'1978 letter from Clayton Ringgenberg concerning
discussion topics for this meeting. Carlton brought up the question
of City control in running the Senior Center.
Vevera stated that agencies will have fairly free reign of their
activities in the Senior Center, unless they or the consumers
(elderly) voice dissatisfaction or have problems. Vevera said the
City will generally assume the role of the landlord.
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Selzer agreed that this should be the City's position, and that
since the buildingis owned b the City, the Council 1
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the final say when problems do arise. Welsh asked specifically
about programs at the Senior. Center. He understood Vevera to say p
that, there would beano interference or take-over of services. j
Vevera agreed that the role of the City would be essentially that 1
of a landlord.; Carlton suggested that a statement from the City '
Council to that effect was. needed. (Welsh said that comments had
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Hanson reminded the group that the manager of the Senior Center is
to be, a, coordinator and will need to be involved in perpetuating j
the services and in problem solving as landlord.
Senior Center Budget
Carlton brought up a second item for consideration, which is how to
use other funding sources. His 'example was the possibility that
AARP provide a whirlpool or swimming pool with outside (private)
funds.
Welsh said when he originally' raised the question of funding sources,
he;was'thinking that representatives from all potential.sources
should meet. This would include the Board of Supervisors, the
Heritage Agency and the Department of Gerontology, as well as the
City and Ecumenical Housing Corporation.
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1 Selzer,wanted to know if any mechanism had been set up, to handle
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acceptance of furniture.'; Welsh said that in the past (through the
example of the Library) the City has reserved the right to sell or
give away donated items that are not needed. He felt that, the City
should set up some legal mechanism to handle donations and could
possibly arrange something with the Ecumenical group. Kraft felt
that ,there was no legal problem as far as the City was concerned.
Trust funds have been used before in accepting donations.
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Selzer made a motion that the Joint Project Task Force recommend to -
handle financial
the City Council' that a mechanism be established to
and proposed to add
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and physical gifts. Welsh seconded the motion
funds (donations) with the Ecumenical group to avoid
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duplicate solicitation. 'Selzer said that the motion was not referring
to solicitation.' The motion passed unanimously. Hanson mentioned
the architect s
that he did not want donations interfering with
design.
Welsh made a motion to the Joint Project Task Force moderator to
Included in
convene a meeting to address possible funding sources.
from the, County Board of
that meeting would be representatives
on Aging,, Department of Gerontology,
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Supervisors, Heritage Area Agency
the City, and the Ecumenical Housing Corporation. Morris seconded
^,the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
C. Senior Center Architectural Plans
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Carlton: then directed attention to the suggestions from the second
page of the handout:
L Have a multi-purpose room as well as the dining room.
the Task Force's recommendation.)
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2. The Senior Center should have some undeveloped space for
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flexibility. Will this be designed for the third
Shouldn't there be some flexibility on the first two
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floors, too? (The need for undeveloped
lity,to meet the needs of elderly citizens was the recom-
mendation of the Task Force.)
3. Have five or six spaces reserved for SEATS vehicles.
for the SEATS vehicles.
Have alseat near the window to watch
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4. Have a lounge area that can be used as a "drop-in" area
lounge probably on the
and comfort station. Have a men's
first floor.
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just in meetings, for example) have the facilities on a
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floor where they can look out, not the ground floor.
6. Will there be a place to dance? Will it be a wooden'
floor?
7. Snack room. (This is a Task Force recommendation.)
8. Have space assigned to the American Association of Retired
People. office space, a place for monthly meetings, and
a board room.
List prepared by Dick Hanson.
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Carlton reminded the group that on February 24,"1978, the Task
Force indicated the desire to have separate dining and multi-
purpose rooms. 'Vevera asked for a clarification of the term "cepa-
rate.,"_ He felt the decision was to use moveable partitions to
provide a flexible arrangement for dividing the rooms. Welsh made
a motion to reaffirm the decisions: (a) to have a separate multi-
purpose room as well as a dining room, which could be opened up on
special occasions; (b) to have unassigned space; and (c) to have a
snack room. Morris seconded the motion. Hanson asked how big the
multi-purpose room should be. Welsh suggestedusing national
standards for square footage. Selzer preferred a',multi-purpose ;
room that could be partitioned off into smaller areas. He did not
feel that there should be a commercial snack shop in the Senior ;
Center, but there should be a snack shop run by the elderly., Welsh
agreed that the snack shop should not be run commercially. Wehner
asked the group to be more specific in their recommendations, such
as, saying how many people the multi-purposeroom should accommodate.
Morris said that this information was contained in the February
document' prepared, by Julie Vann and him. The motion made by Welsh i
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Vevera questioned the discrepancy between the fifth suggestion
concerning how facilities would be located within the Center and
the space recommendation (suggesting using nationally established
! room, square footages) made by Welsh on the following page of the
j handout. Morris said that hewould like . to. see asmany activities
located with views to the outside as possible. Selzer agreed in
i principle with suggestion number five. Carlton and Vevera both
were concerned about potential growth in the Senior Center.
Welsh suggested that the City work with the architects in, looking
at cost factors, while recognizing a desire for views to the outside
of the building and the potential for growth. Selzer asked if in
! terms of availability of funds, we would be better off putting in
all three floors of the Senior Center at this time. Hanson felt
that if we wanted to use all three floors, they 'should go in now.
Kraft expressed concern that; there was not enough funding for all
three floors. Hanson stated that we are still early in the process
of developing a, Senior Center, and that we, need to go further in
the process before we can determine the need for a third floor.
Selzer asked 'if'funds would readily be available later on for
structural improvements. Conrad felt that there may be money
coming for rehabilitation and expansion in response to the growth
of Senior Centers nationwide.
Welsh suggested that existing funds be used for the basic structure
and private funds received later on could be used for the development
of the space. He asked that the minutes reflect the Task Force
concerns relating to number five, and that these concerns be trans-
mitted to the City staff and architects.
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Thursday, September 14, 1978
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Wehner asked the Task Force and the staff to deal with what they
would really like to have, as compromises can be made when necessary.
He mentioned that in their schematic drawings, everything requested
could fit in the first two floors. He cautioned that the need for
the third floor should be justified. He asked the Task Force not
use ambiguous terms, but try to be as accurate as possible in
describing need.; Prioritizing the uses for the Senior Center space
i will be the second step of the process.
Welsh made a motion on the validity of suggestion number five for
the record. Rock seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Welsh drew the group's attention to suggestion number three and €
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asked that it be transmitted to the 'City Council, if SEATS is going
i, to be located in the Senior Center. 'Donnelly said that he was not
sure that SEATS would be located in the Senior Center, but if so,
parking spaces would be needed. Selzer felt that the storage of
the SEATS vehicles should be elsewhere. 'Donnelly suggested that if
there was not enough space at.the Senior Center, SEATS would not
have to locate there. Hanson mentioned there was a lot of inter-
action between SEATS and, the elderly. Vevera was in favor of
suggestion number three if there was room. Selzer had problems
with suggestion number three,' considering the parking situation.
He felt that the,SEATS vehicles could be stored in City-lots'one
block east of the Senior', Center. Donnelly felt that it was important
s to have the parking spaces at the Senior Center. Vevera did not
agree with suggestion number three, if it implied permanent parking
spaces. Hanson suggested that parking spaces should be planned for
the Senior Center if possible.
Welsh suggested that they forward number three to the'City Council,
but not as a high-priority item. He asked if the City would reserve
one or two spaces at the Senior Center for.SEATS vehicles. Kraft
indicated that this would be possible but storage of the vehicles
would have to be in other lots. Donnelly,,said there was a need for
taxi space also. Welsh made a motion to recommend number three as
discussed to the City Council. Vevera seconded the motion. The
I motion passed unanimously.
Carlton questioned suggestion number four concerning the men's
lounge. Welsh said a men's lounge had been recommended elsewhere;
as a way of getting more men to come to the Senior Center. Conrad
felt it was a good programming idea. Welsh made a motion to recom-
mend number four. Donnelly seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Welsh felt that suggestion number six, which concerned a place to
dance, was not an issue. He brought up suggestion number eight,
space assigned to the American Association of Retired People.
Selzer felt that AARP did not need a special room. Welsh reminded
the group the activities involving the elderly should have top
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priority. Hanson said the previous play( was for a mixed office for
several group's use. Rock did not think AARP needed a separate
f office space, but that they wanted a work area and storage space.
f Geringer stated that AARP wanted their own files, that would not
A have to be moved. Selzer, felt mixed office space would accommodate
` that request.
i Welsh made a motion to recommend that work space and storage space
be included in the multi-purpose office. Selzer suggested a larger`
i than normal office and one that could be divided into smaller)
spaces. Morris seconded that motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Carlton directed the group's attention to the third page of the
handout. Welsh felt estimates on ,space had been too low. And the
nationally higher standards had been set, to avoid outgrowing the
space.'' Selzer felt' the problem with that approach was that the
idea had been to let elderly make decisions on how to use the
y space. He ,felt the, space that had been assigned was better suited
to Iowa City than national standards would be.
Welsh brought up the example of a'craft room, which he thought was
undersized. He felt spaces would determine programming; and that
it would be in the best interest of the elderly to use national
standards. Selzer asked why these, areas could, not be flexible,
with the use of partitions. Hanson agreed that these areas could
be, flexible. -
Welsh reiterated that he could not support the space allocations in
the previously transmitted document. His rationale is to use the
total' building.' Hanson, suggested that the consultants bring their
standards to the next meeting. He cautioned that national standards
for Senior Center development have not been set as yet. Conrad
mentioned, that national''standards have good aspects,, but also have
drawbacks.He thought the Senior Center. would be developed on Iowa i
City's standards, not on national standards which may or may not be
valid. Welsh thought that the elderly's concept of space was also
an important' consideration, and that square footage should not be
confining. The group agreed to wait until the Ebenezer Society
brought their standards to the next meeting. i
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last page of the handout concerning coat racks. Welsh questioned
the placement of the coat racks, and also advocated for putting
them in areas such as the craft rooms.
Carlton asked if there should be a meeting next week. Welsh
wanted a meeting next, week to review' comments on the Ebenezer flow
chart. Conrad stated that September 27 would not be too late to
receive those comments. The next meeting was set for September 27
at 4:00 p.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room.
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SENIOR CENTER/ELDERLY HOUSING
JOINT PROJECT TASK FORCE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OCTOBER 4, 1978 4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:Larry Carlton,, W.W. Morris, Clayton Riggenberg,
Mary Rock, Max Selzer, Bob Vevera, Bob Welsh
OTHERS PRESENT: Rachel Dennis, Harold Donnelly, Bette Meisel,
and Julie Vann. i
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1.' It was moved that the City, its consultant, and the architect use as
# a general principle the square footage requirements recommended
!± through the National Institute of Senior Centers.
2.. It was moved that as many rooms as possible be developed in the ENC i
common space (rather than in the Senior Center) as long as it doesn't
impinge on the rights of Senior Center participants or apartment
tenants and as long as financial resources allow.
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:
The meeting was called to order by moderator. Clayton Riggenberg_at 4:15.
Minutes from the previous meeting were not available, Bob Welsh summarized
I' the discussion. A three page letter had been discussed including the need
for a multi-purpose room as well as a dining room, undeveloped space, a
men's lounge and a snack bar, Also discussed was the need for maximum
flexibility in design, the need for planning 2 SEATS parking spaces at
the Senior Center as well as storage spaces at a nearby location. It was
noted that a dance floor will be included in the Senior Center and that
tt AARP will share the multi-purpose office space. The discussion of square
i footages' and the use of national standards was postponed until the next
meeting.
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architectural requirements for the Senior Center? To whom were t made?
Have they been acted upon?
Selzer reminded members that the City Council does get copies of all Task
Force meeting minutes. Selzer said that you can't expect: Council, to
respond to every item,and therefore if the Task Force does not receive a
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negative reply on an item from the Council, they can assume that it is all
right with them. Vevera emphasized that if the Council does object to
items in the minutes', they will express their views at that time.
Clayton summarized the process. The Task Force's role is to present
recommendations to ,the City Council. He asked if he could thereafter
expect recommendations to be forwarded to the architect. He restated that
the Task Force's role is advisory and that they could not expect that
everything they suggested would be found at the Center:
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Donnelly said that the Task Force should concentrate on the basics and not
worry about fringe items.
It was the group's concensus that if the Task Force makes a recommenda-
tion, it will be forwarded to the City Council and/or Ecumenical Housing
Corporation. If no contradictory thoughts arise, it will be acted upon,
i.e., forwarded to the architect.
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want to discuss at this meeting? What action do we want to take on these
items? — — —
I Welsh reported that W.W. Morris was replacing Fuller on the, Task Force, as
he was the new Vice President of the Ecumenical Housing Corporation.'
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Welsh displayed a copy of the National Council on Aging's Senior Center
Des i90 book written by Joe Jordon. Welsh recommended that these rule of
thumb' standards be used by the architects. He then discussed several of
the optimal, size rooms as presented in the book.
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the architect into one set of standards. Architects will use a variety of
resources in developing floor plans, but should not be locked into one
source. Morris suggested his concern ,over ''the consultantssuggested size
for the dining room. His resources suggest 18-20 square feet per.person
in the dining room because of people in wheelchairs, and the need for
additional space while maneuvering with 'a loaded tray.' The Ebenezer
Society prepared architectural program suggests 12 square feet per
person.
Clayton said that he thought there were two issues: (1) if the entire
building is to be used for the Senior Center, the architect would be able
to meet the book recommended standards when developing the space, (2)
however, if the City wants to keep the third floor free, then we will not
be able to meet these requirements, and will instead have to either
squeeze in all the different' rooms or decide on priorities.
Vevera again repeated that he does not want to be locked in. He wants the
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third floor for expansion. His second concern is that we don't have
enough money to develop all three floors at this time. Selzer said that
he would like to suggest that 'whenever possible, we use moveable
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dimension figures, between the minimum and maximum numbers suggested, you
come up with exactly the amount of space we have. Clayton reminded
members that if we don't use the third floor at this time, something will
have to give. Selzer said; again; that the Task Force should suggest a
program and suggest a space and leave the architect to do his best within
those guidelines.
Welsh moved, "that the Task Force suggest that it would be in the best
interest of the elderly for the City, its consultant, and the architect to
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use as ae9 neralring le cithe square footage requirements recommended
through the Nation] Institute of Senior Centers." Vevera seconded this
'motion and it was passed unanimously.
Welsh initiated a discussion of room priorities. After the discussion he
summarized priorities in the following order: a multi-purpose room and
administrative offices, a kitchen and dining space,, unassigned space,
r lounges, craft areas, and then offices.
I Vevera reminded the Task Force that he places priority on unassigned
space. Rock said it's hard to prioritize the most important spaces:
multi-purposespace versus kitchen and dining, and that it is not
necessary to prioritize them when they will each be included in the
facility. Donnelly said that what is most important is to consider what
people are, going to be doing in the Center. It will first be a place to
meet, and secondly a place for dining. ;
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consensus.
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I,, Agenda Item N3: What Task Force action do we want to take on the II
recommendations of tae Ecumenical Housin Corporation? On the apartment [
plans? On therp ograa designed for the housing complex?
Welsh unrolled floor plans for the apartments (copies had been distributed
to Task Force members prior to the meeting.) He explained that at this
L time he expected the following changes: (1) in the kitchen they would
move' the range away from the 'dining ,table for safety, and possibly
relocate the corner cabinets and refrigerator; (2) HUD wants more of a
wall between the dining and the kitchen; (3) the exterior wall perpendic-
ular"to the window will be extended all the way back to the next window,
eliminating, the corner shown on the floor plan. Welsh invited Task Force
members and City staff to comment on the floor plans.
Donnelly said that to him the floor plans resembled the space at Autumn
Park. Welsh agreed that it did, saying that you have a minimum amount of
space to ,use, and you come up with four basics: living room, dining room,
kitchen and bathroom. There are just so many ways to fit those rooms into
the space.
1 Veveraliked the idea of straightening out the side wall, because it s
provided more space., He asked whether or not the idea to have a moveable
wall, perhaps a bookcase, between the bedroom and the living room had been
incorporated, but discovered that HUD did not like that idea, so it had ;
been eliminated.
Welsh said that the bedroom would accommodate twin beds. There will be
1501, square feet of storage space in each apartment. He reported that
Fuller was uncomfortable with the idea of people entering the apartment
and being able to look directly into the bedroom from the entry. The
architect is considering this concern.
Agenda
Item #4: How can thelap nning best be coordinated for common space
of the'Senior Center and the housing complex?
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Welsh said he realizes the need to coordinate the housing complex common
space with the Senior Center. As planned, the majority of the ground
floor common area, as well as the first floor common area, could be used
by both the apartment complex and Senior Center activities. The second
floor common space would be open only to residents of the building.
Welsh stated that Ecumenical Housing Corporation wants to coordinate the
housing common space with the Senior Center. For instance, the craft
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space in the housing project could possibly be locate
similar spaces in the Senior Center. EHC wants to coordinate and avoid
duplicated space.
Donnellyinquired about the total amount ofcommon space available in the
housing complex. Welsh responded listing five numbers that total to
approximately 15,000 square feet.
Morris volunteered to work with the City staff to plan the use of the
housing common space and its relationship to SeniorlCenter activities. He ;
had in mind o similar meeting to the work session held last February when
the various rooms for the two facilities were jointly identified. `
" Selzer said that you can't be everything'to everyone. The first and i
second floors' common space should be reserved for the apartment users.
There will be different needs between those people who use the Senior i
Center and those people who reside in the apartments. He said; in speaking
to the elderly, it is quite evident that they don't want to intrude on the
residents of the apartments. It appears that the ground floor is the best
area to be coordinated with the Senior Center.
Riggenberg said we have two alternatives: (1) we could let the City go
ahead andcomplete their floor plans at the same time EHC develops theirs,
and later attempt to coordinate the plans together, or (2) they could work
together from the beginning.
Vevera said that he would like to assign the common space in the housing
first and therefore leave as much unassigned space as possible for .the
Senior Center. Selzer recommended the Ecumenical Housing Corporation lay
out floor plans reflecting HUD requirements first and then they should
develop the rest of the spaces as money allows. He said that ;the
availability of windows and light in the housing ground floor was an
excellent attribute, that was not available in the Post Office.' Spaces f
should be assigned accordingly.
Selzer moved that everything possible be placed in the Ecumenical Housing
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Corporation common space, as long as it doesn't impinge; on the rights of
I either group of elderly (senior citizen participants or lapartment
tenants) who will be using these, spaces. The motion was amended by
Clayton to have regard for the amount of financial resources available.
The motion was seconded by Donnelly and it passed unanimously.
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Vevera would rather assist EHC in furnishing their common space, than
totally develop the Senior Center floor area, and limit future.possibi-;
lities for expansion.
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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
September 28, 1978 4:15 p.m.
AUDITORIUM
r MEMBERS PRESENT: Bartley, Bezanson, Farber, Kirkman,
Newsome, Ostedgaard, Richerson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Hyman, Moore
STAFF PRESENT: Eggers, Westgate, Tiffany, Ingersoll
Carter, Craig, McGuire
OTHERS PRESENT: representative of KCJJ, University,
of Iowa School of Library Science =-
Public Library class and professor,'
Terry Weech
Summary of Discussion and Action Taken
1 The meeting was convened at 4:20 by President Bezanson.
aMinutes of the regular meeting of August 31 were approved. Newsome/
Kirkman. The 'September disbursements were approved. Richerson/
!i Bartley.
i Director's Report attached.
-' The President's
'Report and Committee Reports focused on the referen-
dum campaign and specifically on the leaflet distribution. Farber i
reported on the display at Iowa -Illinois Gas` and Electric, and that =
the display posters for businesses are in process.'' Bartley gave: the
following figures in the financial report of A NEW LIBRARY FOR
EVERYONE Committee: Receipts of $1534.00; Disbursements of $1072.21;f
Balance of $461.79; $630 is due by,10-1;,$288.21 due by 10-6; j
$382.21 is due by.October 13. Any receipts should be mailed to I
Jean Bartley, P.O. Box 106, Iowa City., A complete record is being i
kept of names and addresses of donors.
Bezanson reported on the September 20, 1978 meeting of the Board of
FRIENDS of the Iowa City Public Library. He also summarized upcoming,
events relating to the new library.'
After considerable discussion, the Board approved'a policy that the
library's meeting rooms be available to groups during days when the
library is closed at a cost to be determined at a later date on a
basis consistent with "spillover" charges to groups scheduled through
closing time on days the library is open. Newsome/Bezanson. Approvec
5-1.' Ostedgaard opposed. Richerson abstained.
The Board acknowledged receipt of the Hansen Lind Meyer architectural'
and engineering study of theexist
ng library facility which indicates;
that it would cost about $400,000 more to renovate the present build-'.
ing than to build a new facility. 'Formal acceptance of the report
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until receipt of the bill
from Hansen
Lind Meyer.
was postponed
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The Board postponed discussion of rY 1980 budget
goals.
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There will be an Informal Board meeting
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12 at 7:30 p.m.
will be October 26
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Respectfully submitted,
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SEPTEMBER 2R, 1978.
Grant Applications
ompleThe grant application to. the Kinney -Lindstrom Foundation,. Mason City, is com-
pleted and
tedand we arc waitinq for them to set adate for our appearance.
We havesent a letterofintent for a related grant from the State Library
commission. This would beLSCA money.' We have always. been limited in the past
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getting LSCA funds from the State Library because of match requirements
which would put aload on already over -burdened staff members. .This year's j
..quidelines and criteria are a little different. ,
� We are continuing .tosend letters of enquiry to any private source .which seems'
interested in library concerns and to. follow upon all leads given .us by
Senator Culver'sstaff.They 'have been very cooperative although so far most
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Information About the Library
Irving Weber'sarticle was a,result .of close work between the Director and
Mr. Weber. He did an excellent job of dramatiz ing the differences between the 1
original library and today's. programs and services.
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'services
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information at
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• ; �,._. ', eligible borrowers as possible we placed an ad in the In pP
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the October calendar and basic facts,about the library. We. will monitor response,
to it'and consider if we should doit at least once a year in the fall when
many new residents arrive.
+' Personnel
One of our two CETA Positions in the circulation Department will be continued
until March 15, 1979 if the presentoccupant of the position does not leave.
t`I We lost the other position in late July. At .the same time we are having a very
difficult time filling the: Work/Study positionsin both the Circulation and
1 Children's departments. Our dependence on federally funded programs for staffing
core library functions continues to haunt us.:
;'. Effective January 1, 1979 the Audio -Visual Coordinator will be re-classified to
sin all areas haveexpanded as our audio-visual
Senior Librarian. Responsibilitie,
program has developed.The jobis comparable tothe Community
Services Coordinator
and needs to besimilarly Qclassified.
Unless the Boarrl disagrees, the library will begin to pay parking fees for all
library volunteers. Development ofa larger volunteer
program
ram is now waiting
on the recruitment of a coordinator from the FRIENDS who will Planand develop'.
the program with the Community .Services librarian.
Visits to Other Libraries
During my ,vacation I visited the public libraries of Springfield and Champaign,
Illinois and Blool Indiana. The latter. two are in university communities
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 25, 1978 7:00 P.M.
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CITY MANAGER'S: CONFERENCE ROOM
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MEMBERS PRESENT:-Munzenmaier
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McComas
Braverman
Costantino
Woodard
- Kuhn
MEMBERS ABSENT:' Madison
Davison
Gilroy
STAFF PRESENT: Allen
Kushnir
Morgan
Zukrowski
VISITORS WERE: Mary Abboud from KXIC Radio
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF
The following recommendations were made to the staff.
1. Legal staff was to review the authority of the Commission
to dismiss its new members. Legal is to report whether the
power to dismiss members is the Commission's authority or
the City Council's.
2. - Staff and Munzenmaier were to meet and submit input based
on the discussion to T. Mann regarding: charges in the State
Statute (601.A) and proposed administrative rules:.
-SUMMARY OF RELEVANT DISCUSSION
The meeting was called to order at,7:14 p.m. Munzenmaier had
one correction on page 6, item 8 of the August 28, 1978 minutes.
Munzenmaier corrected the statement to read: "Commissioners
brainstormed and identified a substantial' number of businesses
perceived to be run or owned by women and/or minorities." The
change was noted and the minutes were then accepted. There was
no' public discussion. Mary Abboud from KXIC was acknowledged
and welcomed to the meeting by Woodard. _
Commission attendancewas first discussed. Woodard read the
bylaws concerning membership which states "Commissioners must
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attend a minimumof nine regularly scheduled monthly meetings."
Those not attending pine meetings may be subject to dismissal as
provided in , Section A.2. Woodard felt that the
Commission would have to make a recommendation to the City
Council that a member be dismissed but that the Commission does
not have the power to directly dismiss a member for, attendance
problems. Costantino disagreed with Woodard's interpretation.
Costantino felt the Commission has the power to dismiss.
Woodard replied that since the Commission does not have the
power to appoint, the 'Commission does not have the power to
dismiss. Costantino stated the Commission is responsible for
writing and enforcing its own bylaws. Consequently, the
Commission has the authority to dismiss a member. McComas felt
that if the Commission does not presently have the power to
dismiss, the Commission should. Woodard indicated she had
reviewed the attendance record before the meeting and no one on
the Commission was in jeopardy.. Commissioners discussed what &
is a`legitimate absence and who on the Commission has the power R
to designate whether an absence is excused or unexcused.
Braverman then moved that the legal staff interpret the bylaws
and ,report the Commission's power for dismissing members.
Braverman also requested that if powers are limited, the legal
jstaff report what changes are necessary to give the Commission j
power over attendance and dismissal of Commission members.
Kuhn seconded the motion, the motion passed and Kushnir is to
report at the October meeting.
A. Woodard .announced that Madison had resigned from: the
Commission. Madison's written letter of resignation should be
received within the next few weeks.
Kushnir gave his interpretation of, the HUD advertising
guidelines. Landlords of ,limited housing units may
discriminate on the basis of race and sex in renting but may not
advertise their intent to discriminate. Kushnir sees no
conflict between the state; code and our local code.
Consequently the local non-discrimination ordinance does not
need to be amended since it conforms with Title VIII.
Zukrowski explained that the Commission's. annual report had
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been submitted to the City Council.
Kushnir summarized his interpretation of the impact of the
changes of 6O1.A on the Commission structure. Kushnir felt that
it would be advantageous to the Commission to incorporate the
substantive changes but not the procedural' or structural
changes. The Commission's current' structure provides for
equity in resolving complaints through the current adjuducative
j process. Commissioners felt close compliance with the state
statute was of prime importance. -;Braverman moved, Munzenmaier
seconded and the motion passed that a subcommittee review the
changes and report those changes at the next' Commission
meeting. The Ordinance Implementation Committee and Kushnir
are to review the changes and report at the October meeting.-
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Kuhn; Munzenmaier; and Woodard. Costantino is to arrange a
meeting time.
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unidentified woman brought it to the Council's 'attention and
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requested funding since she was taking transients into her
home. No additional ',discussion was presented.
Commission received a copy of the letter from R. Brass
requesting support to establish a OFCCP field office in Iowa.
Individuals were asked to write to the senators and state
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of the Human Rights. Commission. ^ This was to be clearly
indicated in the letter.
Woodard stated that Colleen Jones, ,Chairperson of, the
University of Iowa Human Rights Committee, will be at the
October meeting. Some Commission members felt it wasimportant
for a member of the Human Rights Commission to regularly attend
the University's committee meetingin order, to 'establish a
liaison between the: two groups. Woodard indicated she, would
request that Colleen Jones, Chairperson, notify the Iowa City
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1. - It was noted that the Human Rights Commission's letter
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mailing list has been updated.
2. Commissioners` noted hearing Kuhn, and Costantino who had
taped public service ,announcements, on KXIC radio.
Munzenmaier indicated he had taped the third announcement.
3. It was suggested to Zukrowski that the.Commission brochure
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be reduced and printed for public distribution as soon as
possible.
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4. There were no comments on the complaint processing !
questionnaire.
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5. The staff report and an larticle from the Wall Street
Journal were distributed.
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C. Complaints
1. Woodard ,requested that all pending cases to resolved
before January 1979, if at all possible. 'Woodard's term
expires and she would like the new chairperson to come in 11
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Cases Pending:
a. E/S, 2-10-7801. McComas and Braverman found no
probable cause but Braverman wants to hear Davison's
finding before a final determination is made.
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b. H/N0, 2-9-7801. Madison and Davison were assigned.
Zukrowski had recommended no probable cause.
C. E/S,4-4-7803. Zukrowski is waiting for the
complainant's response to a predetermination
settlement.
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d. E/5, 4-20-7804. Munzenmaier' has been assigned to
replace Madison. The committee is to meet again.
e. PA/R, ,5-15-7802. Conciliation team reported a
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finding of probable cause.
f. E/D, 6-7-7805. Costantino,, Kuhn and Munzenmaier,
found no probable cause All affected parties were
notified. The complainant had not appealed.
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h. E/S, 8-18-7807.-, Zukrowski reported having
interviewed three respondents to date.
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New Cases:
E/S, 9-18-7808. Zukrowski was to interview the respondent
on September 25 but cancelled due to her illness.
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Cases Closed:
E/R, 8-23-7709. Finding of no probable cause. All parties
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D. Other
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The next scheduled meeting ,wiII be October 23, 1978 at 7:00
p. m.in the City -Manager's Conference Room. Agenda
setting is October 13, 1978 at 3:30 p.m.
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Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
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ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM
CIVIC CENTER
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Jane Anderson, Arleta Orelup and Bill Nusser
t STAFF PRESENT: Bob Bowlin, June Higdon, Candy Morgan'
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FIRE FIGHTERS PRESENT: Bill Crow, Dick Craig, Dale Miller,
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Bill Nusser presiding. i
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The date for hearing and appeal by Ron Fort was discussed.,The date will
not be set until the next Civil Service Commission meeting. However, j
Monday, November 6 was discussed as a possible date and a starting time of i
9:00 A.M. .The Commission requested that June check to determine when Sgt. i
Evans would return from vacation so he could beinterviewed for; the
-' Captain's examination, and the Commission may set the hearing date at the
time they schedule additional interviews and additional interview time
i for, Sgt.Evans. Bob Bowlin will touch base with Jay Honohan, attorney for.
Fort, regarding the date of the hearing.
There was discussion regarding obtaining the services of a hearing officer
for the pending appeal. Candy Morgan commented that a hearing officer
w.. could recommend results as well as preside over the hearing, and the
Commission would be able to read through materials or hear tapes and then
make the decision. Bob Bowlin referred 'to the Code of Iowa, Chapter
400.27 regarding hearing officers and stated that this section refers to a
time when a conflict between a Commission and the Council occurs. Bowlin
also expressed concern that there is no section in the Code that
authorizes the hearing officer and that the appeal procedure is set out in
state statutes. Jane Anderson expressed concern, ';for: example, how to
issue subpoenas, logical and legal things, to consider, and thought it
would be helpful. in stating the Commission's findings if the hearing
officer were secured. Nusser believes the Commission 'should be
comfortable with the appeal process and that justice should be served, not
ego.' Firefighter Crow said that the hearing officers to preside over the
procedures would be fine but did not believe a hearing officer should give r
opinions or make findings.
The Commission decided to secure the services of a hearing officer for the
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as the hearing officer, for the Commission and Bill Nusser will contact
Walker.
Bob Bowlin stated that the hearing will be public' in accordance with
Chapter 400.26. There was some discussion regarding prior hearings where
they had been closed. There was also discussion regarding the Commission
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and the officer making the appeal agreeing to close the hearing. No final
decision was reached on this matter.
The executive session stated on the agenda was not held as there was not
need to go into executive session.
Meeting adjourned at 2:20.
Minutes prepared by June Higdon.
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