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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-03-26 CorrespondenceMNK/bt ■ Old Capitol lows City Iowa 52240_. Vjj t } tr l -.LAW OF. FICC9 OF CAHILL, L.0VELACE & POULA w.c-:cw«ILL �t]FDEYrtX�CrJGK�i�1L7WGX�7LXUDE]L9i - •c..c...o,.c _. _ JERRY L_LOVELACE' - 3p1•�f9s _ _DAVID P.POULA IOWA CITY, IOWA 502240 .xawcac.c afa- . DARRETTE J.WIMPEY. (1973) 22 East Court Street March 20, 1974 r Mayor and City C cil Page . March _20, -1974 - - .-•_ a tiex_! enabling us and others egress and ingress to and from said parking area and access -thereto atall times from Court Street. We require use of - the full width of the alley for cars, etcto not only park but to hack out and leave the area going onto Court Street and/or Burlington Street. Vour`nromnt-attention to and time. consideration and courtesy herein � cifv Of de� ��" IOIr'7�s • 1 • The Honorable Harold E. Hughes Senator United States Senate Suite -3107 - New Senate Building Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Hughes: At our regular Council meeting of March 18, 1974, the Citv Council members unanimously disapproved of the provisions of Senate2747as it relates to payment of overtime to firemen. The City of Des Moines finds no objection with - the provisions of the -bill -regulating-minimum wage and allowing it to increase over the next three years to $2.20 per hour. However, the City does find objection with the provisions which would pay -time and -a half the regular rate for all hours worked over 192 in a' 28 -day, period during the first year;.`over 184 during the second year; over 176 during the third year; over.168 during the fourth year; and over 160 hours -at -the ``beginning of the five-year period and thereafter. If this bill becomes law it will have a dramatic effect on the City of Des Moines, as well as many other cities having a work week in excess of 48 hours for firemen and policemen. In Iowa there are 21 cities over 10,000 in population having full-time fire departments who work a 56 hour week. In Des Moines the effect of the eight hour reduction as mandated by the bill during the first year would require approximately _$965',000 in additional salary to firemen. You are well aware of the 31 mill limit on mun�.cipal taxing and _the City of, -Des Moines is -already at that iimit. The value of a mill in 1974 for the City is $475,200. Relating this millage valuation to the additional salary required if a 48 hour work week is invoked would require inexcessof two mills for firemen salaries alone. This hour reduction would con- tinue for the next four -years -until a 40 hour work week were attained. This would -cost the City of Des Moines at today's rates approximately $2 million which is almost equivalent to -the amount of money ;the City now receives in general revenue sharing. City Hall -I East 1st and Locust Streets/ Des Moines, Iowa 50307 I t arc 20 1974, Page Two rable Harold E. Hughes The Hono _ _ cluding Illinois, Missouri, In the mid -west, excluding Iowa but in 96 per- ta Kansas. Nebraska;'South Dakota. Minnesohavenworksweeksnin excess cent of the fire departments currently of 48 hours. In the united States_, 81 percent of the fire dc- partments work in excess oaveaonothe natioer n as ak. l wholehis llustrates the impact S. 2747 would h .It -is not the:City_'s intention to deny fair and competitive salaries to City employees. The City of Des Moines several years bargaining for salary.and fringe benefits billfwasor nexstence. The - -- - though no state collective bargaining in recruiting firemen can turnover rate in the Fire Department is the lowest of all City departments.;_ The lack of difficulty experience in announcing be best`expressed_by our most recent exp 145 applications civil service examinations for the fireman classification. Pon the announcement of the fireman examination, were received. Of that number, 103 took the written examination. From this group, 80 applicants passed the -examination and will be competing for approximately _8 vacancies on the Fire ng cendi- ment. This illustrates onaa 56 hour - kr are not damaging our tions of 24 :hour shifts recruitment ability or are considered unreasonable to the applicants. previously stated, -is at its 31 mill limit levy. The City, as p or This year the"City hasssu_ extensivebsewer constructionor transit and the first time. In addi reconstruction, including maintenance, have been undertaken. These -.services, in addition to those we already provide, have ublic employees and placed an extensive burden ouur budgoetp With the certainty upon of a state collective bargaining the City will be hard in light of the current cost of servicesgwith our limited financial pressed to continue existing fireme work resources. Adding to that a reduction of �ar,with successive week from 56 hours to 48 hours the first y reductions for four -years -hence will further burden our financial resources`. The net `result can only be the eliminationof of reduction of present services to our citizenry paying a specific group of employees additional salaries. loah, W4 awl z `-L ally -ask apartments. located all 26o8 Bartelt Road, our .immediate -attention and action on our nts gmsportationT., avorably� for transportation to and from our loc-XtAOM and 'the�voting constituency, and ar. Yours very. truly mrs Jean -M. St. John IIV Apts. Iowa City, Iowa 522240 Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa52240 P embers of the City Council ` Civic Center' Iowa City Gentlemen: The Bikewa,Ts Committee of Project C*reen is Marathon on .Sunday.,April 28 The purpose of , hc funds to continnp our progrp.m of buildin,- sur`.'are City, and Johnson County. After conferrin - with Chief of Police Em1!,et "'-,r--ns, aF . = ',, .ns,-;5 that the marathon, participants should 141,- between: Jefferson and Market Streets. •,:hq T --a i,-.*7 i`• east on Jefferson Street, using the marked .;k This route is about two miles long; nartiri to i.:-• = ^ will have traveled 50 miles. Hours of .4-rbe until 7 p.m. In this way., the permitted pa.?;in -; -- Streets between _6 a.m. and I p.m. Hill-not Te request your permission t0 blockade ''fort'- ''' Jefferson and Piarket St;-eet3 to all `itt of 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 2,+. :.;!3 of this ore block for -registration and `chr�ckin Ne a-ppreciate your interest -and snnpe_-t or 1.he _ _ _ of the committee will be present at your 'arrh 76 questions you may have. • _ THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA -: IOWA CITY, IOWA } Department of Physics and Astronomy _ 52242 Area 319: 3534343 22 March 1974 To: Members of the City Council of Iowa City, I_am not going to be able to attend the informal meeting of the council on 26 March 1974 when the proposed noise ordinance is beir.; discussed.- I thought the council would be interested in some measure- ments I made about ten days ago with a portable sound level meter. I took the meter home with me over the weekend to acquire come experience with -sound'le-•els in a residential neighborhood in order to make a comparison with the proposed-sound-levels.-in--the ordinance. I found that the measurements made several times during the.,day a-eraa_e about 65 decibels. This is to be compared with the level o: rl cib proposed for residential neighborhoods on weekends. i•tu,h of the mb en- -noise level was due to wind in the trees and birds singing although there was some contribution by traffic noise on 'Riverside Drive, Melrose Avenue, and Benton Street. When the train went by, ti:e noise level went up to about 85-90 db, measured at a distance of approximately 300 feet, from the railroad tracks., I also made a series of measurements of noise emission from automobiles travelling on Melrose Court. I moved back about 50 feet from the intersection of Melrose Court and Brookland °Park Drive. After improvising a windshield for the sound level meter to keer. the wind from interfering with the measurements, I found that the typical vehicle going past on Melrose Court was putting out a'pe&:< reading of 75 db. This is to be compared-with the proposed standard of 78 db. Most of the noise was from tires on dry pavement. On a rainy day I, feel, quite confident that all vehicles would be rutting out noise of a level in excess of 78 db. None of the vehicles teat I measured had a defective exhaust system.The noisest vehicles the.ones that were going the, fastest were On the basis of these measurements, my conclusion is that proposed levels are unrealistic. If--'the council wishes to set levees, they should not deviate from the standards proposed by the federal government. Sincerely, e Jo. Neff Associate Professor %of Astronomy At your direction, we have completed several discussions with the Parking Committee of -the Chamber ,of Commerce regarding a program of vali- dated bus`rides;and parking. The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize the results of. those discussions and to outline the program that has been agreed to in -principle 1. The validation system would utilize one multi-purpose coupon, worth 15�,`which 'would be accepted by the City for one bus ride or one hour of parking in the municipal lot at the corner of College and Linn'Streets. Use of the coupon would be ex- panded to xpanded'to include planned municipal off-street parking struc- tures'as they are constructed and opened. Coupons would be no larger than 2" by 4" in size to accommodate the bus fare boxes. 2.- Parking rates at the municipal lot would continue to be charged at a minimum of 155. 3. Coupons would be printed by the Chamber and distributed to participatingmerchants. At this time, the Chamber is con- sidering a billing operation to merchants for canceled cou- pons returned.__ 4. Participating merchants would stamp validate each coupon in order =for it' =to be -accepted by bus drivers and parking lot attendants. _At this time, final details have not been worked out as`to whether the coupons would be dated, or whether they would be left undated in order to make'nach coupon exchange- able at some future.time. 5. The amount of purchase necessary to receive a'coupon, or cou- pone, -will-he-determined by the participating merchants. More than one coupon could be'issued `for each purchase. 6. Validated and; canceled coupons will be deposited daily by the 'City -at the ;Iowa State Bank 6 Trust Company for immediate credit. Coupons- presented -by the `City ,for payment will be charged against an account maintained by,the- Chamber -of Commerce at the afore- mentioned bank. - This `arrangementwould``appear to offer both the City and the Chamber of Commerce the best ;-possible `validation system of those that we have reviewed in other,_cities It,would;allow the City to ,treat each coupon as if it were 15t,- and receive`"inmediate credit for either parking or a bus ride on a daily basis -without the need for an accounts receivable system. Final implementation ■ .x -Cr _ .. -• At your direction, we have completed several discussions with the Parking Committee of -the Chamber ,of Commerce regarding a program of vali- dated bus`rides;and parking. The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize the results of. those discussions and to outline the program that has been agreed to in -principle 1. The validation system would utilize one multi-purpose coupon, worth 15�,`which 'would be accepted by the City for one bus ride or one hour of parking in the municipal lot at the corner of College and Linn'Streets. Use of the coupon would be ex- panded to xpanded'to include planned municipal off-street parking struc- tures'as they are constructed and opened. Coupons would be no larger than 2" by 4" in size to accommodate the bus fare boxes. 2.- Parking rates at the municipal lot would continue to be charged at a minimum of 155. 3. Coupons would be printed by the Chamber and distributed to participatingmerchants. At this time, the Chamber is con- sidering a billing operation to merchants for canceled cou- pons returned.__ 4. Participating merchants would stamp validate each coupon in order =for it' =to be -accepted by bus drivers and parking lot attendants. _At this time, final details have not been worked out as`to whether the coupons would be dated, or whether they would be left undated in order to make'nach coupon exchange- able at some future.time. 5. The amount of purchase necessary to receive a'coupon, or cou- pone, -will-he-determined by the participating merchants. More than one coupon could be'issued `for each purchase. 6. Validated and; canceled coupons will be deposited daily by the 'City -at the ;Iowa State Bank 6 Trust Company for immediate credit. Coupons- presented -by the `City ,for payment will be charged against an account maintained by,the- Chamber -of Commerce at the afore- mentioned bank. - This `arrangementwould``appear to offer both the City and the Chamber of Commerce the best ;-possible `validation system of those that we have reviewed in other,_cities It,would;allow the City to ,treat each coupon as if it were 15t,- and receive`"inmediate credit for either parking or a bus ride on a daily basis -without the need for an accounts receivable system. Final implementation ■