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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-06-17 Info PacketRecession's impact on unemployment, fob discouragement, page 3 Wages Tied.lo Produciivify greater care in planning incentive pro- f=iscal Impacts of Growth rams in advance, the need to ro 'r'otice pay rias as cririte Falis; grams (-) P State: of art in projecting ` bonuses for trash collector vide accurate baseline data, and. (3) the development affects surveyed Police sa'aries in the City of Orange, importance, of providing for independent Many )Deal officials were in the van - California review of the data used to deter- y e California rise if the reported irc•i- guard of the general public's current rec- deuce of certain tv es of crime is re- mine the incentive payments. f _ p - oenition that all _-kinds of urban growth The Orange Police incentive Plan. rimed below specified levels. The _ and development are not necessarily hen- ,reater the. reduction, the greater the Orange is :Icommunityof 86,000 people. eficial. These officials tried to attract land wage increase. - about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.developments which they -considered - --- Earl; in 1973'the city manager suggested would bring a net tax benefit to the com- Mzste collection personnel in Flint, the anticrimz incentive in .response to a - munity. Furthermore, they tried by van- /rdtfgan receive annual bonuses urs routine police request for a pay increase. Deis means such -ainimizlation their share of the savings they gen- Details were worked out during several and zoning devices s s keep out ora planning regulationse erste bt irtproving the prndurtivity months of productivity bargaining. land uses which they thought would cause of traste collection operation%. In exchange for an initial pay in- a net fiscal drain on the jurisdictions. Such John M. Greiner ofTheUrban-7n- crease plus cost -of -living adjustments, the officials and: now: a. -good share of the s itute's State and Local Gov ;-anent Re- City of Orange Police Association accept- - - - - searcit_ Project has undertaken an iridal ed a two-year contracCwhich indudzd the general public—a:e cognizant of the det- assessment of these two innovative em (Continued on page 3) , rtmental aspects of the'en;uine comped-' tion betwen neighboring communities for ployce incentive programs, both of which the lion's share of development "goodies." took C ct in mid -1973. Itis examination -- Ruekelshaus Named to Board;' As. more citizens and officials begin had two thrust; -to document the back- Leri Takes Top Justice Post to recognize that growth has many dimen- sions, and of zrtional detail; of these t mach more serious efforts are being p,-o:tratnc and to determine their impact _' t..... t - o local government productivity (e.g., (Contirurd on pace 9) unit costs crime rates, citizen complaints x y 1 �, and completion of routes on schedule) h " ,g ti S r t Civilians Perform Police casks and employee satisfaction (e.g., turnover Officer freed From routine `jobs - rates, obsniv,, absent •glum, and the results of m �"'•^%�'� = %, � �1� , costs lowered, services improved '-r sews t i^h :workers, supervisors! and � k �� 3 >` � t mon officials). The use of civilians in. ooLti work The Orange and Flint programs ap t 4+r fly fr has grown steadily in Ill --past quarter T i` century. In 1950 civilians constituted 7.5 1r:`rrodestly- successful- :,m ..chievint - percent of police' department employees. 4ed some o, their short -tem goals, if- .11fly 1970, the proportion'a!most doubled,trn,h more complete evaluations mus[ to 13.2 percent. About 36,000 civilians be made aft r they have find more time to RUCKELSHAUS LEVI were in police work atrot's art of the mature. -1 ve theless,-thereare some les- «'illiam-D. Ruckelshaus, apartnerin -- 1970s; the figure could-eastl, reach suns to b learned from ( even these in- the %Vashington law. firm of Ruckelshaus, 52,000 to 55,000 nationally by 1930. uvula-resu?ts, including: (I) the need for- -- - - - Beveridge, and _Fairbanks, has been 7'he reasons for using civilians, how t., named lei the hoard or •I•tustee% of The the, are nxacv! 0z a0z :r.�L: =.0 idis- HE �NIAIEI�iG`LiSVI`dr Search`is Urban Institute it was announced by wit- advantages associated with thele employ n re )sed =P rsonsnwho wish _to; liam W. Scranton Chairman of the I3oarcL meat have been studied by Alfred `7. ies cd to The Board, meanwhile, h1 acccptcd the Schwartz, Alease \l. Vaughn, John D on pattc: resignation of Edward Ifirsch Lpvi, who ��'tller, and Joseph S. tiVholcy The inxti )stye bec:unc U.S. Attorney General in,Fcbru- ttnc researchers carried out their study cry. r a nry: -(Continued on page 2) (Continued on pnge_9) ,'- 57-I Sea.cn A REPORT FIR THE UPBAN" INSTI i UTE0 Court Cies i)j allaiysjS tentiun that the FSEE did not have a ra- _ _from Princeton and the Harvard Law ` School, Ruckelshaus entered the environ adoral service entry exam cially disproportionate impact. ;that rul- however, is now reversed by the Ap- 'mental fray during the 1960-65 era when i•; .oidad as discriminatory Ing. Court. '- as deputy attorney general and chief coup The federal Service Entrance Exam- peals A major issue involved in the deter- cel of the Indiana attorney general's of lice, he drafted a state air pollution con- ; iration (FSEE); used by the Civil Service appli- urination that the FSEE was unlawfully trol act. in 1967 lie was elected to :the Commission since 1955- to screen for juniortevel applicants for some discriminatory was whether the test had "validity." did on the test Indiana -House of ,Representatives and can's 200 managerial, technical, and profes- is, success demonstrable relationship, to sue - served as majorityleader in that body: , conal occupations in some SO federal bear a ccssful on the jobs for which Lcvi was President of the Univeajty was held unlawfully discrimma- ..::it performance .w.ts a screening device? The -- of Chicago and a,former dean of its ,Law < .afencies, tory by,thz U.S. Cour[ of Appeals for the used authors of the Institute study tried without _ School.. He has served on a numbe[ of District of Columbia on February, 27• to obtain from the Civil Service presidential task forces and commissions. _ 1975. success Commission any of its research or data to Institute President William Gorham said member of the Board Suit was brought by eight black col- support the CSC claim that the test was - that Levi, a charter "has steady and valued source of l ge graduates who had been hired by the valid Judge Robinson similarly -=obtained _ been a counsel to management of the Department of Housing and Urban De- Three of them were fired sole- no proof of validity and held that such : was tended to throw wise -the institute.during its formative Yeatsl Aclopment. ly'because they -later failed to pass the evidence as available doubt on the validityof the FSEE. He 'of on of -: ming from his uncommon appreciation inherent FSEE. Five others who, qualified for per- underscored this point by referring to a the potential contribution—and intellectualefforts to pol- manent appointments because of either statement from HUD that the eight per- - limitations—of :outstandingschalasticYecordsorpriorex-sons who had brought the suit were "cx- - icy Formulation:',❑ pericnce, becameineligible for higher-po- - tremely well qualified for federal employ- --. - sitions..when they failed_ toobtain the nec- ment .. .(and) highly qualified for the -" Fire Projection Yardsticks essary FSEE scores_ positions to which they Were assigned." According to an Urban Institute study The court essentially agreed with Sa- Pleasuring effectiveness of and control - in 1971, "the use of the FSEE is unfairly dacca's finding that "the operational use c prevention "toll fires in the discrimiaa;o �,tomany black applicants. of the FSEE for screening applicants to The annual from', The Court of App als, m reaching its de- federal service should be suspended," and United States can only be So ed by lost cision,'relied in ort this study. The remanded "tile -matter-of the future em- - the statistics—nearly 12,C00 li injurives es. and ` Validity anti Discriminatory impact a( the it - ----ploymentof the eight appellants back to . more -than. 100,000 serious- damage of. some S2.3 bit - Federal Senzce Entrance Ezamientiu n. the Civil Service.&rnmission. L-1 direct property. to counteract these losses was prepared by Robert Sadacca, assisted lion. To attempt by Joan Brace==: they undertook` the inti. Public Intzcest Ruckelshaus Named 3o Board (not to mention such serious side effects as lost jobs, lost business, lost tax reve- analysis or [he tit's Research Project, under the direction of (Continued from page 1) nues, medical expenses, insurance bver- William Silverman, with support from the Ruckelshaus was U.S. Deputy At- head, and human; suffering) local govern - Ford Foundation. torney General from August to October of _ merits annually spend about $2 billion But how ' -Judge Spotswood -W..Robinson, 111,., t973. when he: resigned along with then L. _ for direct fire protection services. one tell if a particular city is doing is his unanimous -opinion for the three- - d that the Institute study Attorney_ General Elliot ;Richardson t a White Nouse di- rather than -carry out can a good job of preventing `fires and ex : + t_e coot note looked at FSEE applicants at 50 colleges rective to, fire Special Watergate investi- - tinguishine those that occur? And are-tl . -tae ; with 99 percent black enrollment and 50,. _ eatorArchibald Cox. -He.served for four J.Edgar Hoover results reasonable for the citizens'. drillers expended? Cal with percent white enrollment. Chc;e were a matched sample, of similar months after the death of as Acting Director of the FBI." Fie gained No certain ;answers -exist for these Teg!on student stn endowment per stu- wide public attention from " December, he was the' questions. Serious as the problems are, fire bas:and dcrit, number: of professors with Ph.D.'s, (private or public• and . 1970. to April 1973 when first Administrator of the Environmental measuring protection productivity only just begun to be addressed. l- school type co-ed, all m z; o. all -female). Among Protection Agency. As chief enforcer of as Fire Cnmmissiorer John T. nirrr. or gradrr to atidents in these fedird-laws on air and %wiler pollution,` O'l I'agrn of rites k Cay m„�r'S^ �iioals who tonk tt e I SiiE test, the pass- pesticides, solid waste dr.,posal,-_radiation. _ the :horcword to the new publication s i -rate for ane H.6 -percent cum-.. and noise. pollution, Ire helped to cslablisl'- blcnuirrnr, Fire Protection Productivity in � "black, 1; p•trctl with 42.1 percent for whites.- a firm pro -environment posture for the l,nval Government: in 1972 a f deal District Court up- federal government. A native of Indianapolis with degrees Continued on page 11) bald tho Civil Service Commission's con- �' 2 - J;ti� CSE•<' : °FI /�. A REr�OftT F�tlVl THE UR9AN INSTITU. Fi;cai I'Pacr 01 Gro,vlh (Cortuute' jr page I) a large share of the costs of budding cal impact analysis may become more -made to asc,.s and operating school s choolsthe local burden -sophisticated and usefulav _ and cite inp i S. Aldtough en_ Of such development -will be far lighter vironment 1 er cis have received notch bf 6 examples and references to currentrlivides th„ . otligl than in areas where the bulk of public cure. His and f it many crUnrn unt fiscaundertaken in education cost, come from treat taxes. tion of economic, environmental, am so of a broad Pact studies hoc alsr been undrrt�ken in Different local facilities. A commer- vial impacts of landtdevelop ntal x s sup ina- recent vzan T s,�}e ,tudi - have been Ina- vial, industrial or residential develop- port, by.ihe.Depariment oC Housing iyzeJ by Thom -'s nquller of the institute's Ment with similar characteristics may Urban Development. --The re ' --nd Land to Center to determine the prey- require extensive expenditures for. new .published: in '',fay with the assistancbeim, ant stale �f th art and to point to use -streets, u[ilitias, fire.proiecliomanJ the the Fof. rd-Pounlationand e assistant ,o ful new direct ons. like in a growing community, whereas fr%pacts of Land Deielopmenr: q Cri- iululler nous that communities may the coat would be minimal if the de- ticitteof,Lleth ds andI*evfetvont' A .� t course. abuse the use of fiscal impact vclopment were constructed in a juris- lion Of for example, to limit the construe_ diction with declining Population lion of housing that to serve the needs such facilities already exist and .where `'tvifians_ Perform Police Tasks or low- and moderate -income families. they have excess capacity. But such abuses are'less likely to occur (Continued /rnrn page /) as citizen groups -and others become more in addition to reviewing and ana- tinder a grant From the National Institute enigattenzd nbrtu cveryonzs state m the lynng implications and consequences of °i Law Enforcement and Criminal Jus well being of tI e °reran metropolitan sp cific actions or decisions, tilestudyex_ lice of the Law Enforcement Assistance arca. Moreove , fiscal impact studies can amines longer -tern effects or proposed Administration (LEA make useful contributions to all those who develop°tents. Several aspects, such as Justice. Their finding �' Department of participate in making land -use otic •do-' �s are being published population characteristics_anJ the service in the Institute report,-F_urPlaying Civil - visions. policy preferences of immigrantsterms,_:Ie assessed 'rens for Police (York,..-i-EAA-dans to In his sur ey of fiscal impact studies, coOf mprehensive itfisusefulnes's in achieving Publish the report throug P P h the Govern �1u11 r finds coat the results arca rected - Ment Prinling Office later this year. by the,expeicnecs and goals of the s ,on ror example, it is commonly assumed The authors first conducted a phone _ Son. Civic f .that new residents \till behave ve Simi- survey of So cities across the: nation to groups such -t, conservation- lady to old residents, i.e., newcomers imi- determine the predominant kinds of work Isis, mp are 7i�ely to str_ss fit_adverse fiscal demand the same. per capita outlayswill. for impacts ofproposcd ilcvelupments; where- carried out fie civilians for the as studs s ural , the auspices oGdevelo•,_ schooling police and fire ro_ The =. police. p o, recreation, { y then cho,e for detailed stole 13 e hticl}--to cmphasaze the. revenue tcctron, health care, etc., as do the res- cities where civilians have been utrlrzed lite to'he community. Federall • Spon- - enc citizens. Muller expects, however, for some time in these mist prevalent Federally P that since [he newcomers are in different Ways. The communities also were chosen " Organ studies and those from research averagc'ntcume or age bracket,,; they ma tit represent large, medium, and 'small Organizations and unive,sities. pn the may - n in both the East Ind West The With' hand, tend to he less contained than demand different levels of service cities are Detroit, Michigan; Jacksonville, warff-the immediate impacts of particufar than had been available previously. To: _- e elopnems _than with finding better the extent that wealthier immigrants - l-lorida: Atlanta; G orgia;`-Denver, Colo Slays ,o measure - -tarn political leverage, they may boost_. ratio, -Oakland, California: Fiuntsi$le, ltd express fiscal Stn- service -requirements —and taxes—for Haven, Connecticut East acts from he -push dive of local Ian- Alabama \cu - U's and other orficitls. P entire jurisdiction. St. Louts Illinois Kansas' City, Kansas; Another Ion; Compton California; Scottsdale, Arizona, Muller also probtc the more fundi- longer-term aspect High Point, North -Carolina: and' Pitu- m.ntal r tsonc that studies of fiscal mi is that per capita outlays for local serv- cacti -- ices increase as city Population cxpandr. �rcr'•California- in each city police ' P%moo < s mingly con ra Since income does not rise as ra idi • as P° ic_ man_ dcu y Fnerrg,_ Th ne kind of navel-. officers who supervise ciriff ant_ ° n' m y be'pro}rc,ed to Irul to net these outlay:c, a larger share of ineorl c is ' plr}czs, and civil: x rc h -n ffis in gree community, whereas ;t required to provide these services. The general finding th uill lead to a net loss in aniitlier. Among 13y and large, fiscal impact studies Officers 'and civilians present"11 ovenrhes that lm_ tile eiplrna,ias riven for this are: attempt to itlrntify direct result, or pro- - hit ty- positive Vie s about the desira- pose d development Such secondary im• P Y crvdi ns. These ppin- D aside, since -lot al fiscal structure s. cis as - P• the tcntL_•nc., of inde.strial cJcvd_ rt tis are U cP�; s3, Era-- fie,` S3 ,t {•2;fi f °r i, % new J ,.lopnznt That i, opment to ,.attract new residents and continued to hire ridilians. I t.ziy to nucact families -vvuh a large chanties in o racy- vnew esid be over- mar •clues ore a fend period of time have pixtperrtaura of schorl age children. In looked. P•, Pmay Over - areas where the sinfe J:avcr arncnt briars The -chief benefits associated with hhdlcr descries ways in which lis - b. [hu usr of civilians revrivc in consider - (Continued ori page 10) 9 it a cSea�cfi 1 A REPORT FI*, THE URBAN INSTITUT• S-alacted Institute Publications (SURi 98000), 60 pp., 52.95, expected From the perspective of the police " The Persistence of the Discoura,{ed Puhlica:ion in May 197x. department as a Whole, 72 per - Worker Effect -by Stuart 0. Schweitzer Tying City Pay to Performance: Ear- cent of the officers considered the and -Ralph E.' Smith (sURi 101 13), 1 "_' ' Iy Repnrls on the Experiences of Orange,'- - civilians' work as "very_ beneficial' pp.. 50c,_Recession and The F.mpinv- --California and 'dint blichfgan, by John _ .. while the remaining 23 percent merit of DemngrapMe Groups. by -Ralph M. Greiner, 26 pp., 55.00: OT available 7 considered their work as ."of some `- E. Smith. Jean `e. Vancki, and Charles C. from .The Urban - Institute. available benefit."" Holt (SURi90127). 24 pp.; 50e / Public ONLY from: Labor -Management Rela--- .' Eighty-five percent of the officers Employment Prorams: An Evaluative tions Service, Room 616, 1620 I Street,- - _ d d surveurveyyebelieved more civilians Sludv.' by Alan Fechter.(SURI. 10123), N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. should hired. 31 pp., 500 / The Demographic, Compo- Orders are processed immediately = sflfon_of Employment, Unempluvmenl, upon receipt, but please allow three to - Benefits of civilian empfovment— ard Labor Force Participation: Stntus Re- sixweeksfordelivery.-Iffirst class or air beyond cost -cuffing features—play a big 5 port, by Ralph E. Smith. 5350-65.7pp. mail delivery is preferred, please indicate role in police support of .the programs. The Discouraged }Yorker in a Full Em- on the order; additional charges will be The civilians release patrolmen from jobs ployment Economy, by Ralph E. Smith -.added to the usual postage fee. (All or-:.' that .they consider peripheral to "real .-._ -5350-62, 16 pp. These latter two are dors under $10 must be accompanied Police work. This increases the supply of working papers, available without charge. with payment.) E]uniformed officers available for more di- ' The Yalidil_y and 7)iscriminatory-.Ira- -- rest law enforcement duties. With proper pxioi She Federal Service-TnlrorxEx- ' ,.Civilians Perform pelice Tasks management, this feature can compensatee: for the inferior civilian. gaining referred iviliaoffic a:nimafiom-- byRobertSadacca; assisted Joan Brackett (SUR[ 20003), 27 pp., -(Continued from page 9) to earliei Unlike lis who are ekrmrotated $1 51.50: .tile measure around. their lower hiring from desk obs to on -street tasks, civilians 1 Measuring Fire Protection Produc- -- ce.,ts compared with police officers. Por can be kept attheirwork until they_de- _ ;ivity in Local Governmenl: Some Ini_ - the 13 cities as a whole, combining sal- velop proficiency. :41.1) Tfioul-f+ls, by Philip S. Schaenman cries plus fringe benefits, the total savings Three types of assignments predomi- sd'Joe Swartz (SUR1 95000), 97 pp., from hiring civilians amounts. to 29 per-.-. nate for civilian employees—communica- S7.00, availacle from The Urban- insti- cent. Training and equipment represent-- - tions, identification, and detention. Com - fu:e and the I.ational Fire Protection As- added average saving of S6 71 I per civil- os munications includes taking calls' from Atlantic seciation,`470.r.tiantfc :lvenue,-Boston, fan. the public and, directing P g` them to -the Mass: 02210 J Fiscal Impact of Land - Many of the problems associated proper officers or other civ., agencies. in Development: A Critique of ;Vlelhods and With the use of civilians also relate, un- some; cases, it involve dispatching of- " Review of -Issues, by Thomas Muller `'derstandably, to this cost -differential " ficers. identification includes`. variety:of Civilians' complaints focus on their lower -- specialized- techniques for .detecting= and salaries and fringe benefits; morale prob- presenting evidence such as the many, - Aboot the imiihne: 'the Urban institute Isms are reflected in _j&ported abuses of aspects. of fingerprinting _and photog- " is a nongovernmental,.nonprofit research _ - sick leave, tardiness. turnover. and high - raphy._Detention work consists of receiv- organization established in 196a to study I -or their part, officers complain that they ` ing inmates, providing security, main- probtcros of the nation's communities. it lack confidence in some civilians who do -- tainine,discipline, and preparing records cooperates with: fed rsl,a encies,- states, not have a firm enough grasp of police at jails or other detention facilities. cities, associations of public officials. the acacommunity and other research- -' operations, resulting. from. the: failure of .Amore-recen[ type ofcivilian par - CM. police police departments to: invest enough time ticipation, still considered experimental or money in many civilian employees._ _ in many locations, involves -'-the useof abo,+se.rcn.7hi; occasional publication Serious as these problems may be in some young, men and women as cadets or train- $ opplemeats and summarize, many of the instances—leading to - dissatisfaction or - ces in Comm lml[y Service Officer (CSO) - r rocs par crs.. reprints. seminars and even discontinuation ::of civilian _ workers _ programs. Such ' programs * have three t < o ref communications of the fnstitute:' Research in particular departments—they generally math purposes: the identification of civil - ,mdn, and opin4,ns represent- ling a. broad range of interpretations, re-. arc far outweighed by the positive aspects - ians who might be recruited into police fleet th view, of particular author+ and of the programs: - careers, the improvement of'pohce-com- arc dared as an independent nonparti. - - • ORicers who _supervi.c civilians, triunity relation., ; and the -at�t'ing of san educationser+tcL.-_ Editor• Walter- asked to rate their performance, regular, police officers in their tastes. aybee:e For publia•icn lists and other described 75 percent of the tasks Community reactions have been very .„format on. write: B. f. Stiles. Director t as "very well done,” 22percent-; positive,' and officers regard CSO work of publications. as -"fairly well done." anti only, 3 performance favorably. CSOs' often help percent as "not so wall done." with traffic, crime reports, and public rela- 10 7 -/A J &a eh REPORT FF'�JIv1 THE URBAN INSTI T U tions. Typically they are in uniforms dif- my resources, to prepare my budget- - tures, road and traffic conditions, and fercrit from those of regular offers, they - - ary.-needs in terms Of: loss: -.and suf----: jprivate fire protection resources. carry no weapons, and they have no Tering avoided, is a daily quest. • Fire department and water supply char - special power of arrest.To begin to fill this gap the authors acteristics. -These describe the way in Schwartz and the otner researchers of the book, Philip S. Schaenman of The which the input resources of dollars and conclude their Qudy.with guidelines for Urban institute and Joe Swartz of the Na- men have been allocated and how they successful use of civilians in police work. tional Fire Protection Association, ex-' amused. Included are the number of They deal, for example,- with ;manage- amined the problems inherent-in-measur- stations and other fixed assets vehicles ment responsibilities for minimizing Eric- ` in.- fire protection productivity and devel- and special equipment, average number tion, between civilians and officers, for opt of an approach for a practical measure- = of. crew (per- vehicle, per station- and " :winning community acceptance of civil- ment system. per supervisor), alarm -dispatch system; -iarr,--and-fore: providing -'the -necessary -.-:--The suggested system has four main .-:-and . water supply insurance rating.`"• training and employee benefits to main- groups of measurements: Schaenman and Swartz discuss and" twin professionalism and good morale among civilians.- El Output indicators These include meas- = " illustrate how the measures. may. -be used.-', ures already in common use, such as, for assessing fire protection productivity . Fire Prot=cion Yardsticks numbers of fires, response- times, loss - nationwide, for comparing cities of similar "- - of lives, property damage, and work- size and characteristics; and for analyzing ' (Cuntintred from page 2) load handled, as well as newer meas- fire protection within particulx: jurisdic- No one would like to be able to ures such as "spread of fire' after it- '' tions. They note that many worthwhile = measure productivity. in the fire serv- _ rival of the first unit," and. -.."time to - analyses may be undertaken with data that ice more than the modern fire chief stop spread". are readily available. Every good chief would like [o leper measures: These include fire de- They stress that distorted and mis- know what composition of forces and partment expenditures, employed per-: leading findings can result if single meas - • • • - .pial resources -�cdl minimize what sonnei, and volunteer man-hours. ures are used instead of - full � range of, the overaff cost to the citizen while Conditioning factors. These are com- measures, as in the set proposed in this . fulfilling.. his responsibility. for fire -. -munity :characteristics that cannot be research. Thus -a low response time to .'-. prot of it -might take more dot- influenced by the fire protection service fires tells nothing about the effectiveness lars and more men than it takes now; at all, or at (cast not in the short run. of prevention nor of putting out fires once it could very well ta:ce less.... To They include climate, area, population firefighters arrive at the scene. 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Al --\\+ori (Continued, fm >r Page 11J though some of these variations undoubt_ Quality Subsequent testing of some svay to which statistics are normalized can edl - of the measurement ideas was: part of a -- y,sti due author bdi in city char- -joint study s' the Institute and the Inter-`-+ produce igni!icantly` diEe:enr pictures: acteristics, the authors belie�•e theseyaria- Fe camp] in one study the city of 110°5 lunm also to real differences in per- national City r\lanagement Association in L)e._r!y Hails, C fifornia appeared to haveP cooperation with the; cities of St. Peters- .' ludofor -malice. 5chnenm.m and Swartz con- burg, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee. the nu C lifo Per 51,000 assessed value elude that Productivity measurements Performance measures for a number of amono Caliform t `cities with a Grade should not be an end in themselves, but Three (Iasuran�e Classification) fire de-. - ''cher a ba,is for intercity analyses to .brvrceasiclsn,twcr�deal �clopzo and given prao- parrment, but the. highest cost adenufy the high-performance jurisdictions those same cities. Per capita rod reasons for their success; and perhaps tical application in lhaFstudy. The u=e o P R Al present, the in and the Na - F the measures reeeryeals bort. to identify problemlareaslandtsuic- _wlde variations jn performance,* in every ions over time. - ,if the cities with �lhe ti0n•ti un e 'talon stil Association are Pett considered, even among cities of lowest Performances could be es with file mens ti undertaking stili further -develop- 100 For eeampie,amongcitics of , - mens and testing of the measurement pro - .000 OOO t0 ISQOC[n 1 art way tuivard the higher ones," they cedures cued invbleasuring Fire Prolectiorr _ population, and with explain, '•the potential savings to the taz- .'Lr) v els of 5r, hours, the number of ,, y �'r"rrrluariiq•.-in Local Governmeni. Nine 8rc emolol_es'per'thousand population' ! l)ers would be laree." local governments paricipatin, in this _ne.d f' o -Hess 'ean One to alnust.thrre- funded Primarily b}• the rDepartments�of work, are St. P� e -s0 •:�: r-airfax-County, P 1 \ irgiaia; Charaotte, \orth Carolina; \ew- Eren aito"r1ti"hcities %--o k week) there rales Iloosingand IJrban Development. It built Portland, :leasee; Dallas, Texas' ( ^d opu'atiin end v.orc week) there is I ark. New Jersey, Lynn; \iassachusetis; ..t least .a twofold variation in fire cin_ O° earlier work Sponsored by the Na- gicgo, California; and Seattle, 1Vashngn' tmn:al Commission on Prochictivity grid The Urban Institute 21 C0., t �rY t3 ii ii�IQ';• Q.C.'2003i - nonprofit Orvninyon U _ K 5224oicl i-r_E;lc p ED CZAk?lECKI CENT+_k FUR LAFiOk-t1GtgT- U,tiIV 0-- 10IIA lows CITY IA 52240 Raura postaga guaranined - `- P;..as_• cu, oul this addraS5 t?bei and reiarq it wiln tote corre_: a:c: ess and zip cede. _`s;• err - • ��� . y I _ M - • -2- 2_3) 3)--If =If a`unit under lease becomes vacant and the remaining' term is 60 days or less the -unit _;is not to be.re-occupied by ' a family assisted under Section 23. It can, however, be converted to a Section 8 --unit. 4) Lease renewals and extensions may continue to be - granted -,for occupied units only, but the term :o£,renewal cannot extend beyond June 30, 1978. 5) Any increase in rents and/or operating costs must. be funded by the elimination of units authorized -but -not under lease. 6) Unless and until -all units in a Section 23 project -,are converted it will be necessary to have twoseparate ACC's and.each`must be administered separately, i.e., separate - budgets, accounting, and so forth.This will be an administrative nightmare, but I see no alternative at this time. 7) The door is not completely closed on Section 23, as it._is -administered now here in Iowa City. Depending on the -- results ,of actions discussed:later, the deficit projected:in our: budget` will be reduced because'we can only have 201 units • maximum under Section 23. This,deficit'may be paid by HUD with an operating subsidy, but only for -one, year. B. Conversion to Section 8. While conversion is not being mandated per se, it 'is believed that we`should start our conversion this next fiscal year ' Costs continue to soar and`.as a.,result:we--will have to reduce the number of units ' to maintain financial balance. -However.-'before' conversion can ;be considered, the established fair market 'rents `(r'2SR) must be increased. Specific requirements and details necessary to support; -a request for an increase in`the -FMR should be in the today mail (June 13). This will require-some'type of survey. It is believed this survey may be performed within a one month:'span.. Additional_staff'assistance will be'required. After completion of the survey and submission of a=request for change to HUD, a request for conversiontoSection 8 should be;initiated. =It is visualized '.the initial request will -be for the eight units not now under lease plus a realistic -the number of units that -will terminate during the second half of the 1976 fiscal year. (Leases are now being extended on - those units whose base -lease expires August 31, 1975`:) A ' target number is 44. Our initial request for conversion would be '52 units total.- Concurrently a -request for 48 additional ' units should be submitted. This -figure -is --take-n from the Housing Assistance plan. Submission to -and approval -by. -` ' • -HUD of the above requests would put Iowa City in thin poal.:re -3- starting fiscal year 1977 (June 30, 1976)`. • 157 units under Section 23.- Existing (these to be converted prior to June 30, 1977) 100 units under Section 8. Existing. 62 units under Section 23. New Construction. (See below). This will increase tototal dollar commitment for housing assistance and increase the number of units. C. Conversion of the'elderl roject IA'"22-2 to Section 8.' been A revised Section 23 pro7ecb for which a_deve developer has converted -upon request. selected 'and approved by HUD may be This request must include a -written statementfrom the -developer that he concurs in the conversion and indicating his proposed Section 8 contract rents. If the rents are the higher than those approved under the Section 23 program, the higher rents developer must --provide justification that the.project`feasible. Higher FMR are necessary -=to -make under Section `8 than under Section 23.`, This are'=available by improving the cash flow may'_enhance the project and -program that-is:ongoing mortgage viability by converting to a that is being terminated. rather than keeping it in a program therefore, itis Eventual conversion will be necessary, be considered at this time. •suggested that conversion D. Additions l' unitsNew Construction under Section 8. The Housing; Assistance Plan pruiected an additional 100 units `<-HUD-will soon new cuction under the Section 8 program. of state (within be adtising"`for proposals in this area -the less than six months). The advertisement may be for more or for the to consider the 100 units. Now is the time -Council and decide whether or not they wish to be the owner/developer of these units.` The program could take the following form. The. City sell bonds ;'(type `to be`determined by legal and of the project. finance staff)__for the development and _ownership as the Housing "'Authority enter into an -ACC with The -Council under Section 8 and pledge the ACC amount and other rental _HUD income towards repayment of the bonds. Thebonds would-be for construction tax exempt and would provide low, cost money financing. The property would _be City owned, arid'permanent therefore tax exempt. Administered by=the housing staff in conjuction with other programs thereby=reducinc operating thinking - -costs.-.--we-.cannot..wait until -HUD -advertises to start type itisrecommended that the and, planning this operation. legal staff determine"the,_legality of this type operation to include what type bonds could be utilized. Finance should__ determine the impact _of -such a bond issue on -other -programs. Planning sttif,f ohould detormi,nr> nrotl and typo~ n-` cra5`=Lct4a _� required. Of LAND USE PUNNING PROGRAM -Land Use Planning j This session examines four important criteria officials should conaid- er when attempting to arrive at-a decision about adevelopment' request. The criteria are: (1) What is the cause/effect this-development, will have on the area? (2) Are the physical characteristics of the land being con- sidered? `.(3) What will-the cost of providing services-be? (4) How does this request relate to our comprehensive, plan? Zoning Functions This session covers the three zoning functions, variances,-conditional use permits, and amendments (rezoning). Modifying the ordinance seems to be'a,major-part of the job of a planning commissioner. is ,What presented in this module is a clear definition of the three functions and the differ- ences among them. Sound 'criteria are presented-which can be used to grant or deny an applicant one of the zoning functions. Group Effectiveness The module is 'designed to expose participants to the way in which groupproductivitycan be affected by the interactions of group' members'. • Its concerned with the practical problem of-how.a group structures itself for high productivity and,-low-personal frustrations. ;The skills- provided in, the module are being applied by many groups to prevent inter- personal conflict from disrupting;; group activity._ Policy Development Policy development exposes the participant to a systems approach to problem solving. The steps to be covered include: (1); writing;a clear- problem statement, (2) diagnosing the situation, examination' and selec- tion of alternatives, (4) establishing a work program- and (5) evaluation. During the process the participants practice using the systems approach on a problem they select. Iapproach ,which The systems to_planning has found to be an effective tool a group can use in Jong-range planning, as well as short-range situations. -` Decision-Making Styles This module is designed to expose participants to four different styles of decision making and attitudes related to citizen involvement- in making: The styles are non-involv (2) approval-seeking,`(3)'advi- sory, and (4) participative. This session is especially pertinent to elected and _appointed officials. COMMUNITY -REDEVELOPMENT [COORDINATOR Definition NEW STAFFING _ City HCDA U.R. Title Funds Funds Funds XX = HOUSING OPERATIONS DIVISION -_ Senior Housing Inspector 1042 `- 12,504 100% Housing Inspector 866 10,392 100% 2 -autos 71000 100% Desks/chairs, additional 4,000 100%- operations -- PLANNING DIVISION-- Human Needs Coordinator 14,400 25%- 75% Senior Planner _- 14,400 100% Ass't Planner 866 10,392 100% Ass't'Planner "866 10,392 100% Clerk Typist 548 6,576 50% 50% Desks/office equip. 2,000 100% Add'1 operations - 5,000 100% COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - Community Redevelopment 17,000 50% - 50% Coordinator Redevelopment Specialist 866 10,392 33% 67% Redevelopment' Specialist 866 10,392 100%< Desks/office equip. -- not needed Add'1 operations 5,000 100% Leased spacer `I • Page 3 - Council Discussion- -June 011. Concerning #4, PTA member, the item was left pending; and #8, concerning budget,- the -City Manager-advised`he - would talk with the Parks and Recreation Commission come back with alternatives.and Concerning the Commission recommendations for _-3.34,_#l, Council .Chapter agreed that the City Manager; appointed the Director, and the process was discussed along with the selection committee operations,and Section 3.34.2 for Director concerning Duties. The City: Manager advised that he would discuss #1 with the`.City Attorney,', Regarding Staff being authorized to give information, it`was_the- concensus -of Council that the wording 'should be`in the Ordinance. Meeting adjourned,,4:00-P.M. City of Iowa Cit+ Discussion: of Library Ordinance (1:30-2:15) Discussion of Airport Commission Ordinance (2:15-3:00). Discussion of Parks and Recreation Ordinance (3:00-4:00). June 16, 1975 1:00-4.00 P.M._ (Monday) Discussion of`Washington Street Lighting (1:00-1:30) - Plastino. ` Discussion:nf rnmmuni*v ne.l..l........._a-n____i-- .. John Hayek -2- a • Janury 23,:1975 _ general inten t of this act is to vest within cities :all powers - necessary to protect and preserve the rights privileges, and property of the city or its residents. A city may exercise any power it deems necessary to, perform any function its deems appropriate except those expressly limited by the Constitution or State laws.' - - Following in this vein, the new legislation concerning airports speaks mainly in terms of counties and townships rather than cities and towns as in the present code. Since under Home Rule cities are deemed to have the inherent"power to establish, operate cities d em airport, the new Chapter 330 does not address itself and to such powers. The new Chapter 330 does provide for an Airport Commission which is specifically applicable, to cities. The new Chapter 330 outlines the procedures forestablishingor ending the management and control of -an airport by_an Airport Commission along with the general powers of said Commission. The intent here on the part of the General Assembly, in my view, is to have,a uniformed set of guidelines and procedures upon which airport commissions.throughout the State camoperate. Because the rela- tive importance of airports and their -impact can be viewedas,a matter of State concern, theprocedurefor establishing airport commissions be counties and cities is a legitimate area for State _ - involvement. - - The powers and duties of the Airport Commission under Home Rule are the same as under the present statute but for one important exception. As toe -funds allocated to the commission's use from -taxation, the City Council may now include in its budget all or part of the amount certified by the commission. The city Council under Home Rule is a final authority as to the 'amount of funds derived from taxation that will be included in its budget. Thus.the delegation of management andcontrol of the airport to the AirportCommission by the City Council is not as complete or final in Home Rule as under the present statute.- This well coincides with the purpose and intent of Home Rule. 2. a. The Airport Commission under the present Code of Iowa, as dis- cussed above, holds an.autonomous position with regard to operat- ing'an airport. It does not depend upon the City Council in the operation and management and -even the funding of the airport. In the powers of the Airport Commission concerning funds, the Commission is the body. which determines its own budget. It is ssion :also maintains final authority also my feeling -that -the Commi; over the disbursement of monies besides those derived from taxation. Section 330.21 of the; present Code states that "all, funds derived from taxation or otherwise for airport purposes shall be under the full and._absolute control of the commission" This section relates back not only to funds derived from tati.on b ia-Jt also no section 330.12 where the commission is empo•. Bred to IeasF and Draft Copy 5/16/75 • • _ - _.... ORDINANCE NO... ' AN UItNIt1ANCli '1'U i'RUvrDE FOR -THE APPOINTMENT, YOWL lS AND DU'T'IES - - _ _ OF A H(W(1) 1)F I,T11lb-t1Jy TRUSTEES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF: THE CITY OF:IOWA CITY, IOWA: - SL"PION I. -Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the crea[ionand appointment of a City Library Board of Trustees, and to specify -the-powers-.and dut-ie'< Of that 'board. - Pub Library. There is established a free public SECTION IT. library _for _the .City, to beknown as .the Iowa City Public Library_.. _ SECTION III. Library Trustees. ..The Board of Trustees -of the Iowa City public Library, hereinafter referred to as the Board,` -consists of nine (9)' bers are tobe umbers._ A11 resident Board memmber she appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council. Thenon-resident me Mayor be appointed by the). Mayor with the approval of the Board of Supervisors. SECTION IV. Qualifications-of`Truscees. All of the members of the Board shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the City except the non-resident member, and all shall be over the age of eighteen (18) years. SECTION V Organization of the Board.: - - Terms of office. All appointments to the Board shall be for six (6) years 1 exceptto fill vacancies. Each term .shall commence on July 1. Appointments shall ..'1/3 the number as near as possible,:. to stagger, be made every two (2) years of ts are confirmed in their appointments and terms. the terms. The present incumben 2., Vacancies. The position of any trustee shall be vacant if he moves _permanently from the City, or county in case of a non-resident member; or, if he is absent for six (6) consecutive regular meetings of the Board,.except in -the case of sickness or temporary absence from the City. vacancies in the Board shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, or the Board of Supervisors in the case ofthenon-resident-member, and_the new trustee rm for which the appointment is made. .hall fill out the unexpired te 3: Compensation: Trustees shall receive no compensation for their services. SECTION VI. Powers and Duties. The Board shall haveand exercise the following powersandduties: - - 1. To meet and -elect -from its members a president, a'secretary, and such other -officers -as it deems necessary. The city treasurer shall serve as board -treasurer, but shall not be a member of the board. 2. To have charge, control and supervision of: the public library, :its - appurtenances, fixtures and rooms containing the same. 3. To direct and control all the affairs of the library. 4. To employ a librarian, and authorize the librarian to employ such assis- tantsand.employees_ as may be necessary for the proper management of_thelibrary, and fir..their-.compensation; provided, however, that ..prior to such employment, the `and fix theiion of the librarian, assistants and employees shall have been fixed and approved by a majority of the members of the board voting in favor thereof. 5. To remove by a two thirds vote of the board the librarian and provide - assistants for misdemeanor, incompe- procedures for the removal ofassistants or em 'tency,or irn:ltLention-to duty, subject, however, to the provisions )f Chrpter 70, Code. of .Iowa... 6. To select, or authorize the librarian to select, and make Purchases of books, pamphlets,- magazines, periodicals, papers,.maps,.- journals, .other librar-- - ma,.ori..iYs, furniture, fixtures, stationery and supplies for the library within hnrl•lal.riry.7imiY_s sat by the board. -. - 7, To authorize the use of the library by nonresidents of the City and to fixcharges therefor. > - p, To make and adopt, amend, modify or repeal rules and r1.egulations,._ riot incon_;istent-.with.-ordinances-_and"the law, for the care, use, government-and emenC of the library and the business Of rd, board, fixing and enforcing pen.rrliu% for violations.. ,. and of all moneys available by gift or 9, To have exclusive control of the expenditure of all funds allocated for library purposes by the council, moneys belonging otherwise; for the�erectiofineslabra�enbalsdingscollected,oundertheerules of the - -.to'thelibrary including. board. _'_ :'. _ --. - -: -- 10, To accept' gifts or real property, personal property, or mired property, and devises and bequests, including trust funds; to take the title to said thero- perty in the name of the librand to expendttheeeds fundsnreceived byills Of sale them ffr from conveyance of said property; gifts, for the improvement of the library. 11. To keep a record of its proceedings- 12. To enforce the p erfomrance of conditions on gifts,-=donations, devises and bequests accepted by-the city by action against the city council. 13.: To have authority to 'make agreements with the local county historical such exists,.­ to set apart the necessary associations, where room and to care for such articles as may '_come into the possession of the association. The -trustees are further authorized to purchase necessary receptables and Mater for the'-preservation and protection of such artf rethessame out re in toflfunds gallocated of a'.histozicaland educational nature and pay for library purposes. - ` SECTION VII. Power to contract wof the librar with others for the use . 1, Contracting. The board may contract with any other boards of trustees of free public libraries, any other city, school corporation, private or semi- private organization; institution of higher learning, township, the county, or privawith te orgy steel of_any county library district for the use of the library by their respective residents. 2. Termination. such contract may__be terminated at any time by mutual - consent-of thecontractingparties.___It also may be terminated bya majority vote co the electors represented by either of the contracting parties.cbodytofnan- the governing Party on awritten petition of less than 'five percentin - ation proposition shall be submitted to the electors Yof the party at - r_ontracting p. y - numucr.of theclectors whovoted forgovernor in the territory -b� sub- tion. The le osition may tbelast general election. ..The petition must be presented to the governing body, not less than forty (40)daysrovidedebyrlawhthateislheld in the territory of he mitted at any election p _ party who is seeking to terminate the contract. SECTION.VIII. Nonresident use of the 'Library. The board may authorize the - b nonresidents in any one or mohe following ways: use of the library y re of t - esidents 1,_ By lending books or other materials of the-libraryto nonr of the city, or upon payment of a special nonresident library fee. stablishing depositories of library books or other mate ?. By erials to be loaned. to nonresidents. that booY.s or 3 By establishing bookmobiles or a traveling library :o> other library materials may be loaned to nonresidents. s or other library _ 4, By establishing branch libraries for lending book n�teri.as to nonresidents. Sf:r_TION TY... i ibrary ac%rount. All rone;: appropriates Dp the cou`,cil om. the - o .- Ilb 2�1 t:•till be se aside )r:nr.c;i1 furlrl for the operation and maintenance e of �� 4.4 frr. r i r.r', tt I rl5i ib ,lii ru until: (6f i(i irleiifr rand d srcreLar:y: The waanl vrrifiiiy ufliftJf �rO U.••-lr,,rrcl„nlgned by ).Ls p-:•-S _ -. tb.• city tr,,asurer-_ - -- 'ty of Iowa City -ive: fZf� ND8M DATE: May 27, 1975 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager U RE, Parks and Recreation Ordinance Enclosed are proposed ordinances concerning the Park and Recreation Commission and the Department of Parks and Recreation. ,Becagse of pending appointment -.of -the new Director of Parks and Recreation,:I feel that it is desirable that the City Council take action on the proposed ordinances at an early date. An indication of the -relationship, -duties, and responsibilities be helpful in which are to be the mode of operation for the new Director will :_ allowing the.City to make a proper choice and, also by allowing the particular individual involved to have an idea of future direction of the Commission and - the Department. The intent of the ordinances is -to clarify the functions of the Department and the Commission, as follows: (1).' Separate ordinances are proposed for the Park and Recreation Commission and the Department. ---This change .should establish appropriate'responsi , bilities=and relationships. (2).- Total membership of the Commission remains --the same, except that six members are proposed` to be appointed by the Mayor_ with the approval of the city Council, rather than seven, and_adesignated appointment has been identified on the Commission to represent the University of Iowa. Because of the close working;relationship,which -the Parks and Recreation Commission should havewiththe University, it seemed advisable to in- clude -a representative from the University of Iowa. (3) Term of office remains the same. (4). The duties of the Commission have been identified, as advisory. (5). A separate chapter establishing the Department of Parks and Recreation is indicated. The duties and responsibilities of the Director are the same as in the present ordinance.. -However, to bring the chapter in line with _ current ordinances .establishing other'City Departments (public Works, Police, etc.) the identification of divisions of the department has been included., -Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the new ordinance provide new materials. While the section numbers have been changed, the contents of sections 5, and 7 -are the same as sections 3, 4, and 5 in the present ordinance. cc: Parks and Recreation Commission. UI - Division of -Recreation -Services 3.34.1-3.34.2 j each member designated: by the tower City School; Board and -the Iowa:City Council of `Parent and - Teacher Association shall be one (1) year. 'All termsshallcommence on January lst of i the -year of appointment. D. ._DUTI-ES. The Commission shall recommend and review Policies, rules, regulations, ordi naiices,'and budgets relating to parks, play- - grounds, recreational centers and cultural functions of the City'of T_owa City, Iowa, and make such reports to the City council as the commission deems in the public interest. The I Commission shall annually transmit to the 'City Council a- report -of its activities and recommendations for the development and oper- ation of_,parks, recreational centers and ,playgrounds and cultural facilities and programs The Cormission shall exercise broad responsibility for the development of park, recreation :centers, _Playgrounds, and_cul- aural facilities to serve the City of Iowa i -City, 'Iowa. Special -attention shall be � given to the development of long --range planning and programming. The Commission H� is -authorized to create and -appoint advisory "groups 'to make studies -and to dis- seminate information,on all ,of its activities. Such groups ,shall serve without compensa- tion. The Commission shall plan for the pro motion of the general beauty of the City and its approaches. - - The Commission shall be responsible for integrating -their program with other govern- mental agencies, including but not limited to the Iowa City Community School District, the State University of Iowa, Johnson ounding municipal units. County and other surr, 3.34.2DEpAT17u ENT. A. ESTABLISHMENT. There is hereby,estab- l.ished in the City of Io,.va city a department of 'Parks and Recreation. The administration ` of the department of Parks: and Recreation 109 Hct. 1973 -"-- ;COMMISSION COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED PARK AND RECREATION ORDIIANCE Comments concerningChapter 3.33, Parks and Recreation Commission 1.3.33.1 - ESTABLISHMENT.' Commission agreed with.the separation-of the ; Commission Ordinance and theDepartmentOrdinance. =.2. 3.-33.2 - MEMBERSHIP. .There was 'a concenaus that it-was not necessary to have a representative.from the University of; Iowa specifically (a' .' U. of I. Recreation Services member is a poor idea because of problems -- with one professional; reviewing; the work of another). I Commission is not against having University people-as members, but only against the University, having, a specifically designated member as stated in the proposed ordinance. 3. 3.33.2 - MEMBERSHIP. "There was a consensus to keep the designated member from the `School-Boa rd. 4. 3.33.2 — MEMBERSHIP. Some Commission members expressed concern about` the diversity of parent-teacher groups-existing within ;Iowa .City and '. felt that a representative should be chosen in such a way as to repre- sent all schools. Others felt that the Parent-Teacher Association should remain the designated organization. There was a-4-4-1 vote on the matter with Stockman abstaining. - --5. 3.33.2 -'MEMBERSHIP. It-was felt that, due to the concenaus mentioned above in 02 regarding a University of Iowa Recreation Services' member, Council should appoint seven rather than six members as stated in this section of the proposed ordinance. 6. 3.33.3 - TERMS. -Commission desires wording to encourage maximum conti- nuity of its membership,' i.e. "renewable." Concerning', the terms of the School Board and P.T.A. representatives, it was suggested that, the terms start in October: and July respectively-so that <not-so _many new members= start terms in January., - 7. 3.33.4 -'DUTIES. There was a consensus that Commission does not want to be a board such as the Library,Board. 8. 3.33.4 - DUTIES. ;_There was a consensus that-Section 3.34.1 D, paragraph one of the present ordinance should remain as is. 9. 3.33.4 - DUTIES. There was a consensus --that Section3.34.1 D,-paragraph two, sentence three of the present ordinance,` regarding Commission's right to appoint advisory groups, should remain the same. `10. 3.33.4 -'DUTIES.' There was a 6-2-1 vote in favor of keeping the last sentence of Section 3.34.1 D of the present ordinance,'regarding promo- tion of the general beauty of the City, in the ordinance. 11. 3.33.4 - DUTIES. Commission suggested-that Section 3.34.1 D,,paragraph three of the-present ordinance, regarding integration of programs with other agencies, be included in the ordinance with "be responsible for" replacedwith"strive to." • CITY OF IOWA CITY • -DEPARTMENT OrPU3LIC'WORKS : M E M O R A N D U M DATE:June 5, 1975 TO: ileal Berlin and City Council FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works r� RE: Washington Street Sidewalk Vaults ' l� During the detailed design of the Washington Street Improvement;Project, it became obvious that the majority of -the existing structural tops of the sidetiialk cavities on Washington Street would have to be rebuilt. After a detailed investigationof the sidewalk vaults, it became obvious that the Contractor will have to go onto private property in the basements during the construction=process. -In visiting -with -the City Attorney, we find that it will be necessary to obtain a construction easement from the respective property owners prior, to_initiating work on the 'sidewalk vaults. It is our suggestion 'that this easement should -also contain a -type of°"hold harmless agreement" to protect both the successful Contractor and the City from rather extreme exposure to a liability suit from alleged damages to,-th:building structure. In visiting with the property owners concerning the signing of such an agreement, it would seem to us that we, should suggest three alternatives: 1. The property owner sign a hold harmless agreement and the construction easement to enable the City to install a new structural vault top, a new secondary means of egress, and a new sidewalk at no expense; to -the property owner. - 2. if the ,property owner refuses to sign the construction easerient and the hold harmless agreement, the property owner could construct -a new vault top with secondary means of egress at the property owner's expense. The City would then install a new side:•ialk at no cost to the property owner. 3. If the property owner refuses--to-sign the hold harmless agreement, the construction easement; -and-refuses to build a new vault top at their own expense, the City wrould then proceed to block up the sidewalk vault at the building line, fill the existing sidewalk vault, and construct a new sidewalk all at the City's expense.- This procedure would remove the secondary means of egress through the sidewalk vault. u you concur writh..the above three alternatives, we will, in cooperation with the Legal Department, proceed to prepare the necessary construction easement and hold harmless' agreements. Personnf.l of the - -z - Neal Berlin and City Council June 5, 1975 Engineering Division will then initiate Contactwiththe affected property owners requesting signatures. Should you have any questions concerning this memorandum, please don't hesitate to contact no.