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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-03-13 CorrespondenceTO: -The Honorable Mayor and City Council RE: Civil Service Promotional Examinations,- Fire Department We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City,:Iowa, do hereby certify the following named persons as eligible for promotion,to the following grades as a result of an; examination given tor`this'purpose on 'February '1, 1973. Listed in the order of their standing, they are: 'Battalion Chief Kenneth R..Irving Arthur C.'Kloos . Thomas L. Hansen Captain Wayne A. Fjelstad Ray E. Wombacher Raymond M. Hess Thomas`L. Hansen Leslie D. Nicola Ronald G. Whittaker Malvin L. Heinsius IOWA CITY CIVI SERVICE COMMISSION, William G. Nusser, Chairman /MarkJ. T Qmpson /%-- /C.11t�. Wyn'Unna Hubbard i% ATTEST: Abbie Stolfus, City Clerk TO: -The Honorable Mayor and City Council RE: Civil Service PromotionalExaminations - Fire' Department We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the -following," named' persons'as:eligible for promotion_; :to the'.following grades as a result of an examination given for this purpose on February 1,'1973. Listed in the order of their standing, they are: Battalion Chief' Kenneth R. Irving Arthur C. Kloos Thomas.L. Hansen Captain Wayne A.'Fjelstad Ray E..Wombacher Raymond M. Hess Thomas L. Hansen Leslie D. Nicola Ronald'G. Whittaker Malvin L. Heinsius IOWA CITY CIVI SERVICE COMMISSION William G. Nuss r, Chairman ATTEST: Abbie Stolfus, City Clerk •'nomas L. Hansen Leslie D. Nicola Ronald G. Whittaker Malvin L. Heinsius IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ;. William G. Nusser, Chairman dr J. Thompson r � / Wynpnna Hubbard ATTEST: Abbie StolEus, City Clerk STATE OF IOWA" ;f Department of Environmental Quality LUCAS STATE OFFICE BUILDING Des Moines, Iowa 50319 5151281.3045 . _ Kenncth M; Knrch, RE,. Ezeeutive Director. .. ..'. OFFICIAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Iowa Air Quality Commission has scheduled a public.hearing as part of the procedures for modification of the sulfur dioxide and'acid mist emission limitations from sulfuric acid manufacturing plants, for exemption of fuel -burning installations tinder 250 million BTU Per hour input from nitrogen oxide requirements, for establishing qualifications for smoke readers, for correcting existing errors and updating the rules in conformance with legislative changes, and for the 'revision of Subsection 6;3.0 of the Iowa Implementation Plan, which pertains to control strategies for sulfur oxides. This hearing.will convene at 1;00 P.M. on the 25th ..d ay ,of April, 1973, in the Great Hall, Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames,:: Iowa. The enclosed amendments to the Rules and Regulations Relating to Air Pollution dontrol are: proposed pursuant to authority, of Sections 12.2 and 12:4 .of Chapter 455B; Code of Iowa, 1973; and in accord with the ^federal regulations, applicable to the"amendment'of.imp1 'e 't Plans for the attainment and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. "The Rules'.and,Regulations Relating',P to Airollution'Control appear in the;1971 IDR, pages 400-409 inclusive and were 'amended .in'the July, 1972,,supplemenE of the IDR, pages 34-46 'inclusive. Copies of the ?proposed amendments to the rules and the proposed revision of Subsection:6.3.0 of the Implementation Plan are available from the " Department of Environmental Quality,'Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, and copies will be on display at the Regional Office,.No. 1, Farmers and Merchants Bank Building,Manchester; Regional Office No. 2B, 1450 North Federal Avenue,;,Mason City; Regional Office'No.;3,.401 Grand Avenue, Spencer; Regional Office No. 4, 35 North Main Street; Council Bluffs; Regional Office No. 6, lll'.North Marion Street, Washington,, all of the State Department of Environmental ,Quality; City Health Department, City Hall, Dubuque; County Board of.Health, Scott County Court House, Davenport; County Health Center, 522, NorthThird Street, Burlington; Lee County Board of Health, 1013 Concert Street, Keokuk; City Health Department, City Hall, Sixth and Douglas, Sioux City; Office of the County Auditor, Cass County Court House, Atlantic; and Office of the County Auditor, Lyon County Court House, Rock Rapids. Written statements and verbal comments are solicited, but must be limited Lo air ;pollution control as related to the proposed rules and the related amendments, to the Implementation,Plan. It is preferable, but not mandatory, that statements be written and submitted to this office at Thomas H. Palmer. Administrative Assistant Sincerely yours, �a Ufa t t GROW TO . • REACH ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE b NOW pFD nOJJECT GREEN Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 March 9, 1973 Afayor C. L. Brandt and Members of the City Council Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Gentlemen: The.,Bikeways Committee of Project GREEN has for several Years tried to have bicycle routes established in the city according to.,the Hawkeye Area Bikeway, Plan, accepted by the City Council in 1969. Part of this plan, envisages a number of',radial ,routes from the city center and university to outlying parts. ,Such routes would serve mainly commuter traffic and in some respects have ,the same, purpose as bus' routes in ?collecting' people from various regions and funnelling them into the center of town. Bicyclists, like cars, can be independent in their choice of routes;,horever, in general 'hey will 'alto the most direct and non-hilly roads available. In many cases these roads are also ones ucod by buses. Such roads are frequently obstructed by parked cars, making them hazardous for buses and cyclists. We therefore suggest that when discussing the removal of parking on streets used by buses, the Council consider that some of these streets could ,then also be used as bike routes (bicycles should of course be Rept off such major artorials as Burlington Street),' ::e is an iCd: li0lution to t iIL problem of bicycle routes, but it is one worth o trial. It is also only possible if narking is removed from certain streets. PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION FOR TENANTS Iowa Memorial Union IOWA CITY, IOWA 52242 Phone 353.3013 March 3, 1973 City Councils. City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 City, Councilmen: The Protective Association for Tenants wants to register a negative response to the requested rezoning from RIB to R2 of the property on Muscatine Avenue as.asked'for by,Courtcrest, Inc., (See Agenda, Regular Council Meeting ;of February 27,`19731 Item 20 --as printed and passed out at the Council chambers door.) Specifically, the beneficiary of such a rezoning will be the local Iowa City Moose Lodge, who intend to occupy the rezoned property. Their fraternal organization will be the direct profiteers of the rezoning approval. In fact the rezoning is a condition for the sale of the property. This fact, along with the Moose International's prohibitive and racially restrictive policies have not been given due consider- ation by the City Council. PAT.recommends that the Iowa City Human Relations Commission be contacted for comments on the requested rezoning. PAT further urges the City Council to obtain, in writing, as a condition for the rezoning apprflvall:s* promise that the local Moose Lodge will never discriminate,: in anyyway whatsoever, as regards new members or regards any sponsored social events. This, PAT believes, is the least the City Council should do in handling requests for changes from groups or organizations whose record is one of racial bias. J erelRrorialUnion C Iowa P i IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DAVENPORT, IOWA DEAN R.STICHNOTH VICC PRCSIDCNT AND SCCRCTSRI March 9, 1973 The Mayor of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Subject: Notice of Revisions to Gas Rules and Regulations Notice is hereby given that on March 2, 1973, we-filed with the Iowa State Commerce Commission, proposed revisions to our gas rules and regulations to become effective April 3, 1973. The revisions add customer class descriptions and make minor changes to reflect current customer requirements for making applications for service. DRS:aa DICK CLARK ' :• . �� 4' IOWA ' ("' Oeb ,cifafez Zesiafe WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 - March 7, 1973 The Honorable C. L. Brandt City Hall Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor: I wanted to notify you''as soon ,as possible that T will be holding's conference to discuss current urban problems on Friday, March 23,.1973 at 10:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids.',, The conference will include a; luncheon and should conclude by 3:00 p.m. ":Registration will begin, at 9:30 a.m. Invitations are being extended to all Mayors, City Managers, and interested:city officials of Iowa's urban communities. A similar _session will beheld.for.,officials from. rural communities in May. . We are beginning`to receive returns on'the lette r that S sent to all Iowa communities in which I`requested information to be used in; testimony on the present and anticipated;Ympact"created by the impoundment of funds,for authorized programs.' The: purpose;of'the ;1 Urban Conference is to review these findings with you'and to learn further what your principle problems and concerns are so that I may accurately present on'your behalf before Senator Sparkman's Sub- Committee ttee on Housing and Urban Affairs those matters important to =` Iowa cities and towns. I am hopeful ,that this conference might help to:provide additional insight into the potential crisis facing Iowa communities and result in specific proposals that I can present in Washington. If you and/or members of your city administration are able to attend the Urban Conference, please fill out the attached registra- tion form and return it"to.me at my office in the Federal Building in Cedar Rapids by Monday, March 19. Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions on this conference or ways that I may be helpful to you. ncerely, C� DICT: CLARK U. S. Senate Administrative Assistant THP: db cc: Jack Klaus ' xon66eloam Form 2630 306 / CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Iowa City, Iowa March 12, 1973 Mr. Tim Brandt, Mayor Iowa City, Iowa Mr. Brandt: Reference is made to our conversation. Friday March 9, 1973 concerning the blocking of crossings in Iowa City. Namely First avenue and highway 6 bypass. We want to cooperate with the City on these issues and 'avoid the least possible inconvenience to the motoring public. We are going to discontinue having through trainspick up Iowa City cars off our siding,by.the first avenue .crossing. This. will help relieve conditbns inthisarea. This will however nec- essitate blocking Clinton and Dubuque street occasionally,,;when s necessary for through trains to pick up cars from our yard. Per our conversation the motorist at these points can 'use alternate routes.' However, we-will keep this to a minimum and not block any longer then necessary. The highway 6 Bypass crossings have been discussed with all concerned and we will keep all snitching over this crossing to a minimum during the peak traffic hours of 12 noon and the 4 to bpm rush hour, The crossings discussed at Kirkwood, Highland and Benton will be flagged by a man from the ground when shoving cars over these crossings. There also will be -a man riding the lead 'car operating' the air whistle to'warn 'motorist. When the engine is in the lead over these crossing the engine whistle will be operated freely to warn motorist.. Trusting you concur with the above, we remain,. /Very truly yours W. D. Cramer, agent 115 Wright St. Iowa City, Iowa .. ... . ... . .... CITY OF; ;IOWA % DEPARTMENT. OF: PUBLIC WORKS'. ACCIDENT AN OF VARIOUS I ALYSIS`NTERSECTIONS'ALONG PARK ROAD 1971 1. North Riverside Drive motorist >stopped at stop sign, proceeded onto Park Road and was struck .2. Ferson Avenue - Motorist stopped at stop sign, proceeded onto Park Road and was struck 3,, Normandy Drive - Truck signaled for right turn onto Normandy Drivd and was struck in side by bicycle 4. Intersection of Park'Road Fz Rocky Shore Drive c (three) Motorists OV07 centerline of street sideswiped oncoming cars struck utility (one) -icy pavement; Motorist lost control of car and Pole. Dill Street - Motorist stopped .at stop sign, proceeded onto Park Road and was,struck 6. L�!xington AvenueCar skidded through sign, jumped curb driver charred 14 i z '41 Lailuro to stop it lletwe'e-n Dubucue N. Riverside Dr. (one). slippery pavement; rear end collision at Eancher Drive (one) - Car Struck construction barricade and lost control of vehicle Riv..rside I Drive (two) Motorists stopped at stop Sign, proceeded --.co Y.. Pa-, Road and were struck: 3. Magowan voto rist stopped at stop sign, proceeded onto Park Road and was. strum 4. Normandy L)l motorist, stopped at stop,sign, proceeded onto Park Road and waw. struck S. lntersec:on of .;--k Rd. & Roc.:..,.ore Dr. 'Otorist crOssa�. ; e n t e -e-.,, driving t dr:.ve-, zn,'-Pled I-," Lth drun'% of s a .. struck veh �d ea,,. ...;r; bo., vors-s airad r". son Vehicles sidesi.--(l to be in own lane 2. Lexington Avenue Car skidded throug,. jumped driver cha with failur., to stop. ,f r . �,, �..-.� 4A 'g DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DACIPMENT AREA OFFICES ** o AREA OFFICE Knn••• City. Kon..• u UNIVAC BUILDING, 7100 WEST CENTER ROAD, OMAHA,NEBRASKA60106 Om•M1•Nebro •k• WSl. Cauls, M1 ... mi REGION VII March 7, 1973 REGIONAL OFFICE KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI IN REPLY REFER TOI Honorable Loren Hickerson Mayor of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Hickerson: Subject: City University Project, II Project No. Iowa R-18 Iowa City, Iowa This is to confirm notification given by Sue Brown of my staff to Mr. Klaus on Monda February ebruary 26, 1973, that the application binders for Iowa R-18 are being returned to the City. This action.is beimtaken in accordance ., r with my letter to you of February 26. S Frely, r"f GuyJ? Bitch Are Director March 2, 1973 Mayor Tim Brandt Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mayor Brandt: I am writing to express my.appreciation-for a visit made. by David Epstein to ore<of my':c1'asses. .,I am on the faculty ofthe College of Law and, am` teaching ,a'first-year required' course' in j Criminal Justice Administration. In connection with this course I asked Director Epstein to talk to one of my 'classes'. He did a a. "bang up" job and I think that the students greatly benefited from r: listening to him.` I appreciate the willingness to let Director Epstein 'do this kind of thing. Sincerely, Josephine Gittler Associate Professor JG:slf ;IOWA CITY CH r;�Y o. _ l l: ASS ". My service is a crown of glorq. 918 Wylde Green:Boad Iowa City Iowa' 2240 Marsh is 1973 Mrs David Epstein Publio'9afety,Direotor' Ciie Ceitsr Iowa City! ;.Iowa ;;32240 r.: -`r Dear Mr. $psteln� V 1 On, behalf .of_-the. Iowa ,City Chapter, of Badaesah, I :wish to then& you '.`for ;>speaking at our;:m'sting`Pebruiw 27.. We found your talk 'and 'your display of oonfisoated weaponi. most illwainating.:;Now we will:eaeh appreoiate.■ore fully the role of the policeman ,'in this oommunitye, We are pleased to::See •that•publie offioulsp.like;;yourself. :: ry are,.,aakthe:: ing sueh'`;fins,effortsas this to inform'meabers':of the community on important matters such as law enforoement. ;. Againg thank you,:for your speeohe Sincerely yours Mrs, Leonard A. Brodsky President oos Mayor Tim. Brandt ✓' City Manager Bay Wells 1. Iowa City has under state and city law Council -;Manager form of government. The City Manager is the chief administrator and his duties are set ,out by state law (Chapter 363C Code of Iowa)and :City ordinance (copy enclosed). Whether.or'not there is a Director of Employment Relations is not relevant. . 2. It is alleged that "the employment pay scale and job classifi- cation scheme relegates women and minorities to the lowest range classes creates classes.which are de facto dominated by women; and, places female -dominated jobs 'in c�'with lower -qualified male=dominated.positions.". The City 'specifically denies these allegations at.this time. In this, preliminary, report we submit.the copy forwarded- herewith of the'Griffenhagen-Kroeger,Ine. report. This firm was hired by the City on'May'16, 1972 to :investigate and prepare for.adoption'by`the City, a.position classification and pay plan for the City of Iowa City, Iowa. The resume showing qualifi cations -of said firm 1 also accompanies this preliminary report. Also accompanying this report is a:copy ,of the;_letter from said company-'dated"Januar¢.2; 1973 with the job evaluation.plGn,used by, said company. '. The above position classification and pay plan was adopted by the ' City.Council =22nd December*.:1972..Becauseof complaints about said plan, the. City. Council instructed the .City Manager to request. a'study`and review of<the plan and other city, personnel practices with the; Equal Employment Opportunitie:;Commission office in Kansas CitY,,'scheduled review in.1973,was,cancelled.by.the EEOC becauseof the complaint against the City which complaint was referred to; the Iowa'.CiviliRights-Commission .and is believed' the basis' of the present complaint. At°the Council meeting adopting said plan the ,petition which accompanies this statement was ,filed supporting the City practices. 3.`' On August 1, 1972 the City Council adopted an affirmative action program as recommended by the Iowa City. Human Relations, Commission, a 'copy of said program and the 'resolution adopting it accompanies this report. Additionally on December 22, 1972 the City; Council adopted Personnel procedures, a copy of ',which accompanies this report, which on page '39 incorporates the affirmative action program. On the basis of the above we,deny and cannot, comprehend the allegation in the complaint that the City has not adopted a written personnel policy prohibiting discrimination.