HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-02-27 Bd Comm minutesr. Mike Holland - January 29, 1973
Summary of Conversation with M
,• What kind of procedure should we follow?
Suggested order of consideration.
First, which is, the most detailed and requires:the greatest amount
of effort and.that is to decide exactly what kind'of a cable system
you want for the city and what kind of regulations you desire to
govern that system.
Second, what you want is a'legal document that reflects that', which
you want to be the cable communications system for your community,
and then put this in.ordinance'form.
Third, after the ordinance is developed you develop an application
form.Your ordinance should reflectthebasic 'minimum kindsof
consideration that :you believe are manditory for any-cable.system
for your city. You reflect these in -your application form. This
_ enables 'you to receive the;material in a form that reflects.what you
ha y brings, you the information in,a-.form
ave decided and secondl it br
that you-can,compare.what operator A says to what operator B says.'
Fourth, in a public process, you chose a particular franchise
operator.;on the basisof all the information at hand.
Fifth, enter. franchise agreement.
sixth, you enter into area of supervision.,'But'this you have
to lay;'down'now. You want to decide on the mechanism .and; assign
it functions.
If.,you, chose to recommend some form of public ownership you
wouldn't be developing an application form or 'selecting a
franchise operator. To come back to the first point. There are
really three big issues that you face at on,the set.
i.
1 What kind of system do you want
2. Phut kind of ownership are you going to have
3: What kind'of a regulatory structure are you going to have.
The kind really keys, on the matter of ownership. For example
if the city should own the system -.there is the key question
of separation of ownership and management.
You have to make determination of such items as:
Length of franchise.
What 'kind of renewal procedures:
• You want to have something relating to violations of the franchise.
You need a method of determining what the franchise is worth if
the city buys such. The system is worth more than the cables, there
is goodwill. (Questioned this.)
• He indicated
ndi ated that this is something that has to be dealt with.
Designate what the territory is, are you going to have one main
system or more than one head in.
You h I ave to consider transfer, change in ownership.
Otheru
q estions that are very important, but also very difficult
is to determine what kind�of demands the community in Iowa City
will make on a.cable system. What kind of programming facilities
are you going to have whit kinds, if any, of specialized services
like point to point services, what type s of provisions.,for
interconnection and how your going to require interconnection.
Who determines what communities you require interconnection with.
You then get into regulatory issue processes, construction
,
sch .. e . ul , e -- sp e , ci a , lized services1-:'what kinds, of rates, how your
going.to I review,those rates:five ye I ars.after,the system has
been in, I em I pl I oy I ment: requirements Phow consumer complaintsare to A
be handled, how the streets will be used.
These are the types of items you have to decide before you star
writing -the ordinance.
(Discussed when he could get materials to us.)
to think. I I can get mosto I f the information you requested
I tend
in tendays or so. And I would like for you to have some lead-
time to -look over, these materials.
It will be another seven weeks before we have as a part of our
services published materials on consultants.
we discussed thetime ofhis visit, the March 31st deadline.
(He will come March 5, in,relation to March 31, he said.)
Perhaps what you will want'to do is.to develop some sort of
tenative report and go to the council and request more time.
My guess is that you could not select a consultant and,get
anything ready by March 31st if you had everything already
determined
(In relation to consultants) You have to decide where you are not
capable of getting good solid information. (Finances feasibility.)
What a financial feasibility can do for you is to give you the cost,
assuming various uses. A great deal of this type of -information
is available to you. You have to really narrow down what you want
a consultant to do, or you find that he ends up making the decisions
• for your system. And, another thing you need to remember is that
they work closely with the industry.
MINUTES,
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CATV Committee
February 5, 1973
MEMBERS PRESENT: Cordier, Ehninger, Eskin, Hubbard', Kril, Prediger,`,
Russell, Welsh
MEMBERS ABSENT:. Blum
Guests Present: James Wise, Director of Media Center in Des Moines
Public Schools and Chairman of the Task Force on
Cable Television of the Iowa State Education Assoc.,
and Dave Melone, Field Engineer of the 'Iowa Educational
Broadcasting Network and liason between the school
district and the cable operatorinDes Moines.
Also present were 'several visitors.
The CATV Committee met at the First Christian Church at 4:15P. M.
(where it will meet at 4:00 p.m. on February-12,,and'February,..19,
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due to the Civic Center being closed for holidays on these'dates.)
No minutes of the 'January 29 meeting were available.
The chairman announced that'the'City Council had approved a budget
of $4700 for, the.Committee's use at the Council meeting of January
James Wise, explained that the Task Force of the ISEA was formed in
November, 1972, 97 as a result of,community experiences in the field
of cable t2,
vision. Its purpose is'to "develop,.discover, and'
recommend processes, procedures, and techniques to help cities
and inter -city agencies" in the field of CATV. Results of a survey
are being processed to ascertain attitudes toward CATV in more
than 400 school'.districts in Iowa. The 'results will be given to
the Iowa City CATV Committee soon. This is a pilot project for:
the National Educational Association,and one of'its,charges is to
develop informational sources on needs (technical, etc.) for
cable systems. Mr. Wise has requested Governor Ray to appoint a
task 'force in the State;of.'Iowa to study the entire CATV situation.
The, Iowa City CATV Committee voted to send'a letter to the governor,
supporting that `request. '-Mr. Wise has also made contact with the
Legislative Research Bureau, the Commerce Commission, and the
League of Iowa Municipalities, none of whom were ''actively engaged
in any study. Mr. Wise believes that the role of CATV in the
educational process is not yet known but that', the potential is
very great. He emphasized that the public will need a -broad
informational and educational program on CATV and its uses. The
Des Moines schools will be included in the new cable system being
developed there.'
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It is
Mr. Wise's estimate that $2700 would buy hardware for a school.
Franchise fee might be used to get the drops into the schools if local
government bodies choose to require it. The city of Des Moines
will have a two-way potential on its cable with 60-70 two-way
channels available.
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February 5, 1973
Dg!t�lg�2y2, reported that thirty towns in Iowa take programs
0 h r by cable that could not have television otherwise.
In the schools only channels 11 and 12 are currently being
eing used
and there is no local programming due to lack of technique and
money. He stressed that television in the schools should be
used as resource and should not be over -sold.. Humboldt, Iowa,
has wired four schools recently at a cost ,of,$1800 each. Iowa
City has one set in each school and might consider,purchasing
some more over a long period of time. Mr. Melone discussed with
the Committee the 'question of the quality of the use of.1/2" tape.
Mr..Wise suggested the use of atone -half time coordinator in
the school district. Mr.> Mel9nelthought that local programming
,of one fifteen -minute program per week in the schools might be,
the reasonable expectation in the near future. Mr.,Wise suggested
that the local ordinance should ask for the assignment of Channels
71 through:13In:-response to a question about ownership Mr. Wise
felt hat anon
-profit,group,as.the franchiser would be possible,
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and he expressed the belief that'although the'finaricial rewards
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would be ' at profits'come would not . e for several years. Work-
shops will ,be,donducted by ISEA's.Task.,Force in the summer with
experts'offeting information to communities.
Ray Kril's suggestion to bring Mr., Joel Gold from New York City
for discussion,of use of the public access'channels and'a screening
of-.video-t4eswas tabled.until the chairman.can talk with Mr.
Holland of the Cable Information Center on February 6. Kril
�invited the Committee to attend the Prefocus Conference in the
Iowa Memorial Union this week where video-tapes will be shown,
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t frequent -intervals.
nt intervals.
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Next week Mr. Claude Peterson will answer the Committee's questions
on system development and the state of the art.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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MINUTES
CATV Meeting
February 12, 1973
MEMBERS PRESENT: Blum, Ehninger, Eskin, Hubbard, Kril, Russell,
Welsh
MEMBERS ABSENT: Cordier, Prediger
Minutes that had not been approved were deferred until all members
were. present. ..
There was no discussion from the audience.
that'old and new business be taken care of before
Ms. Eskin proposed .
that separate meetings be called for
calling on resource people, or
appearance of such persons. It was agreed that the agenda should be,
planned to allow for old and new business to be handled first, when-
ever possible.
The Committee agreed to discuss "System Design at the February 19
meeting with Mr. Cordier collating :the suggestions and questions he
had: received from the committee members.
Ms.`Ehninger.and.Ms. Eskin supplied the Committee with copies of pros
andicons on forms of ownership, and the February 26 meeting was set
aside ?or `committee estions_to add .to tha
ut information.
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The March.5 meeting will be reserved for Mr. Mike Holland of the CATV
Information Service.
Mr. Kril requested that the Committee make 'a decision on the appearance
of'Mr. Joel Gold of New York -City who will speak to the Committee on the
use of the public access channel. He requested money ,for transportation
for Mr. Gold. Mr. Russell moved and Hubbard seconded the motion to
allow':$150 for Mr. Gold's transportation when he appears before the
Kril supplying the rest of the money
Committee-on.March 15 with Mr.
from his budget., The motion ''passed with `one negative; vote.
Mention was made by Ms. Ehninger that there would be need for a work-
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shop and the question was 'raised as to whether this might ,be'worked
into Mr. Holland's visit. No action was taken, but,Committee thought
that some kind'of:public meeting was called for at some time. Mr.
Wdlsh will continue to explore this idea.
Mr. Blum reported that on a recent trip to St. Louis, he learned that
the public was apathetic there but 'that 'some work had gone forward on
an^area basis of.103-municipal bodies and four of those have adopted
ordinances for franchising, 20 others exhibited some interest. The
rest did not respond. Mr. Blum learned`that'Kansas City, Mo. hasno
cable television. Kansas City, Kansas has cable with only standard
networks, weather, and FM radio which have been "grandfathered" to
• meet FCC rules.
Ms. Eskin distributed a new publication from the University's Institute
of Public Affairs which is to be used state-wide for community leaders
exploring cable television.
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CATV Meeting
February'12, 1973
• Mr. Welsh introduced Mr. Claude Peterson, consulting engineer in the,
communications field, who spoke to the Committee and answered questions
about the current state of the art. The following are some of his
comments:
The economics of the system is dependent on the cost of
getting the cable into service This is 60% of the cost.
As apractical, matter, the franchiser has a monopoly be-
cause a duplicate system is not going to exist. In re-
sponse to the question about the number of channels to
expect on the cable, Peterson thought that'40 might'be
possible, but that 20 were more realistic to expect.
To the question: why are not all systems considered
"compatible" os.the same frequency, the answer is that -
should be since hardware is standard. Standards should
go into the franchise and be above the minimal standards
of the FCC.
Question: What`is the future 6f -micro -wave and will any
system installed soon be out ,of, date? Local uses will not
change.;that fact. ;If' franchisers are not making feasibility
studies, 'they ,would be wise to do so, in case rapid changes
get ahead of the system.
Mr. Peterson expects that franchises will eventually be treated as a
utility., _.
Public ownership with lower interest rates for bonds than the private
franchiser can get, could allow fora reasonable fee of about $5.00
a month per subscriber. A commission or an administrative department
of :'the:'municipality could run the system.
Cost in, Iowa City to install: he estimates around $2 million based on
the experience at Lawrence, Kansas. This estimate would include the
system :extending to Coralville and; University Heights. 'Minimum number
of channels should include University Field House, Stadium, City
Council' Chambers, and two-way system into each house as a potential.
The, Committee thanked Mi. Peterson for his presentation.
Mr.,Welsh requested that all library materials be returned at the
February 19 meeting and that any agenda' items for that meeting be
in his hands on .February 14.
Minutes
Planning & Zoning Meeting
February:22, 1973
MEMBERS PRESENT: Madsen,, Davidsen, Ogesen, Mulford, Beasley,
Henry, Galiher
STAFF PRESENT: Wollmershauser, Lambert, Child
Chairman Madsen called the meeting ,to order and asked if there were
any corrections or additions to the minutes of the "February 8, 19730
meeting. It was moved by Mr. Mulford, seconded by Mrs. Davidsen,
to. approve 'the minutes 'as written. The motion carried unanimously.
Zoning Item S_J301. Preliminary.Plan for a Planned Area.Development
for Braverman-West-(vic. southwest of intersection of Benton St.
and Mormon Trek Blvd.) Developer: Mace Braverman. ,Engineer; _
Shive Hattery &:Associates (Jim Shive).- 45 -day Limitation:
2/24/73.:;
Mr. James Shive stated that, after having discussions cwith the
P..& Z'Commission, it was ,Concluded that publicstreets; would be
most desirable so the submittals were changed to indicate a series
of publid,streets. Also, a network of sidewalks within the green
spaces were proposed with the Ideletion of sidewalks along the public '
streets. Now, however, they are abandoning';the concept of interior
sidewalk;._ network and proposing ,to install sidewalks in the street
as in a normal subdivision
Mr. Shive explained that because they recognized the suggestions
that were made relative to setbacks of 'garages, they would reluctantly
ae:e t a, 15' setback for the garages. He stated that: they would then
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like' to couple that ,`with 'a slight moving of the sidewalk within the
ROW .and `have the sidewalk 4' from the property line as opposed to 1'.
He said'that-current'City standards, as far as new subdivisions
are .concerned, call for a 1' gap from the sidewalk to the property
line.' The 15" setback coupled with 4' from the property hnerto
the sidewalk would give them 19' to be utilized as a parking spot
so that each dwelling unit would at least two on-site 'parking
spots. 1 and 3/4 of the spots 'would be on private property with
the other '1/4:jutting out into the, public ROW but this would,be
clear of the sidewalks. He indicated they would like to be given
the opportunity to extend the sidewalks between the driveways rather
than through the driveways so that the hard -surface asphalt drive-
way could function as a sidewalk.
Mr. Shive explained that their plans call for two D.E.A.'s
(Driveway, Easement Areas) -- one in the southwest corner of the
area, and one on the east side. He stated they would be willing
to have the one on the "east side changed to a public right of way
but would prefer the one in the southwest corner as a private area
because the particular' layout they would like to adapt for that
area would seem to work best with private streets. If, however,
that.would be a major point of contention, they would abandon that
request and go to a public right of way. These, he said, were the
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modifications they would like to submit to the P & Z`Commission
for their consideration.
Chairman Madsen statedthat he would consider the 15' setback
certainly not what.he would prefer, but would consider it an
acceptable compromise.
After discussion, it was the consensus of the Commission to
require a 16' setback from the property line to the building
line ,to'allow 16' of parking on the lot =and "3' on the ROW between
the property line and the sidewalk.
-Mrs. Davidsen-questioned whether there were any requirements as
to the placement of a sidewalk. Mr. Wollmershauser explained that
Section 9.60 ,of the-City,Code states that sidewalksshall be one
foot from the property 'line but the City Engineer may. vary, that.
However, in any case, the sidewalks must be no less than 4 feet
from the street. He `stated that both the City Attorney and the
Assistant City Attorney have expressed the opinion that, under
Section:6.16.28 of_:the City Code,.,parking is not allowed on a
sidewalk. ;Sidewalks are defined in Section 6.16.13 as that
portionbetween the curb lines, or the lateral lines,of the road
way and the adjacent property.lines intended for the use of
pedestrians."
Dr. Beasley,asked Mr. Shive if he visualized any on -street parking.
Mr. Shive stated that as he understood it,' the Commission is
requiring,them to put two parking spaces, per dwelling unit on
private; property. There will also be a public street, and'.how
parking will be enforced on a public street; 'he wouldn't know.
Chairman Madsen stated that what ,the Commission needed to"be
concernedabout is what they
want to . require because, in approving
this kind of PAD,,' relatively narrow lotswouldbe permitted. There-
fore, the parking is not the same as it would be in a normal R1B
area. Mr. Shive indicated that they will still have two parking
spaces; per dwelling unit as a minimum.
Mr..Galiher asked if Braverman -West planned to have a:uniform 16'
building line or a staggered effect. Mr. Shive answered by
stating they would regard the 16' as a minimum and, if they could
afford to stagger them 'further 'than that, they would do so.
Mr. Shive stated that the PAD Ordinance seems to suggest 'a variety
of interpretations as to what it covers, and all they are trying
to do is to submit a proposal ,for a land development, that is not
typical. They are asking for a variation from the regulations.
Chairman Madsen pointed out that the function of the PAD is not to
cut costs or to 'evade some City requirements but to permit unusual
arrangements of housing. He said he didn't see that they could
require people in other neighborhoods to pay for concrete streets
and not require this of people in this kind of neighborhood.
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Mr. Shive stated that he was only talking about driveway returns'.
Chairman Madsen stated.that this would ,necessitate:a'change in
City requirements and not just'a change in PAD. He could see
no reason why a PAD should be permitted a', lower, quality driveway,
and suggested that the P &'2 Commission should make the same
requirements as are required in any subdivision. Mrs..Davidsen
pointed,out.that this should actually be a part of the LSRD
discussion rather than the ,PAD discussion'.
- Mr. Mulford pointed out that private streets would mean the absence
of such ,City services as snow removal, garbage pickup, water and
sewer mains, and possibly fire protection. Chairman Madsen indicated
that the property owners would be responsible for street maintenance,
too, and he could see no advantage to private streets. Mr.
Wollmershauser reiterated that the City Engineer would strongly
prefer that the 'streets be public because of the problem of not
providing services to people.
After a`lengthy'discussion concernin parkin
g p g, sidewalks, and
pavement types.,rChairman Madsen.called'for a motion. it was
moved.by,Mr. Galiher, seconded by Mrs. Davidsen, that the
Preliminary Plan for the Braverman, -West PAD be accepted under
the following conditions:
1.) That the minimum front yard setback be 16 feet,`
2'.) That all streets be publicly dedicated streets, and
3.) That the alternative pathway system be 'removed from the
plan as requested by the developer.
The Commission, in their discussion before voting, clearly
indicated that the questions of sidewalk provision and location,
pavement type and;width,.and any ,other considerations properly
the subject of, platting would not be determined or altered by:
the approval of>this PAD Preliminary Plan but would be covered by
the Large Scale Residential_ Development plan to be submitted at
a later date. ,This motion was unanimously passed.
The attached sheet summarizes the variances requested by the
developer and approved by the Commission for the PAD.
Other Business
Mr. Jim Galiher was selected as a representative to the Johnson
County Regional Planning Commission Land Use and Water Resources
Committee.
Discussion followed concerning
the Special Subcommittee of the
attachments to buildings.
The meeting adjourned.
the draft of the Final Report of
Planning Commission relative to
F' Atj !�WAOO&A Jj t
Lyell Henry, Secretary
Variation
This PAD -
feet
R1B
feet
25
feet
Minimum Lot Size
3000-3600 S.F.
50
6000 S.F.
Minimum Yard Depths
Front
16 feet'
25 feet
Side
0 feet
5 feet
Rear
30-40 feet
30 feet'
Minimum Lot
0-30 feet
35 feet
Frontage
Minimum Lot
30 feet
60 feet'
Width
Type of°Housing
Townhouse
Single.Family
Detached
5000 S.F.
20
feet
5
feet
25
feet
35
feet
50
feet
Multifamily
(1) Lots with.'sole access through a Driveway Easement Area
possess no frontage, as frontage is defined in terms of
a length along a street line.
I. Secretary's Report
A. Minutes of .the January 30, 1973 :meeting
II. Financial Report_
III. Approval of Bills
IV. Director's Report
A. Iowa City Public Library
B. Seven Rivers Library System
V. Committee Reports
VI. Old Business
VII. 'Communications
-A. Letter:of transmittal from Dean Price,', CPA of
McGladrey, Hansen; Dunn & Company'with three
copies,of;financial report.for Seven Rivers
Library System for`the two year period ending'
June 30 1972:
B. Letter from Robert M. Seegar, Clinton Public
Library, amending dollar amount for matching
grant from.Seven Rivers.for development.of
history collection of the Clinton Public Li-
brary from $2,500 to $2,000.
C. Memo from Barry L. Porter, Director of the
Iowa State Traveling Library, concerning in
tent to contract and interim 'funding.
VIII. New Business
A. The Library and CATV (see attachments)
B. Library Intern Program, Development of
C. Gifts,& Bequests Fund
Request authorization to expend funds for
purchase of art prints and related materials,
including framing, costs at a cost not to ex-
ceed $1,200..
D. By-Laws, Amendments to (see attachments)
E. Resolution concerning lost or damaged materials
originally purchased with special funds
F. Coralville: development of closer working
relationship
MINUTES,
The Library Board of Trustees met in regular session on
January 30, 1973 at 4 pm in the Director's Office.
President Canter presiding.
MEMBERSPRESENT: Braverman, Buchan, Bywater, Canter, Downer,
Richerson, Ringgenberg, Summy, Trumpp
MEMBERS ABSENT: none
STAFF PRESENT: Hurkett,,Wawzonek, Mascher
OTHERS PRESENT: Jean Berry, League of Women Voters observer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the regular meeting held December 19, 1972 were
approved as read. (Bywater, Downer)'
Minutes of the special meeting held 'January 10, 1973 were -.
approved as corrected. (Buchan, Braverman)
Dr. Canter.;reported that.the motion made on January 10f 1972
was not acted upon because of further developments making it
impolitic.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The Director reported that final figures.for the year 1972
indicate that 99.5% of the budget was expended.
The bills were -approved for payment. (Summy, Trumpp).
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The Director reported that an audit of the, Seven Rivers
account will be ready in approximately a week.
He reported on the current status of the regional library
bill.
Mr. Hurkett restated the fact that the Library still must
operate with 'limited access and limited space. He stated
that the college work-study program will be phased -out within
the near future and that will affect the Library staff's
ability to accomplish clerical tasks. He pointed out the
increase in telephone' traffic.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The report of`the Nominating Committee was presented by
Suzanne Richerson as follows:
President - Robert Downer
Vice President - Vivian Buchan
Secretary - Marilyn Trumpp
Braverman moved, and Ringgenberg seconded, that the slate
be accepted. The vote was unanimous.
Dr— Canter turned the office over to Mr. Downer, who com-
mended Dr. Canter on his service.
There were no other committee reports.
OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Ringgenber9 moved that the Board go:into,Executive
'Session to discuss personnel and salaries_ Mr. Braver-
man seconded.
Executive Session was closed. (Braverman, Canter)
COMMUNICATIONS
There were letters -from Representative Edward Mezvinsky,
Mr. Carpenter Morkert, and the Iowa Library Association._
Mr. Mezvinsky,'s letter stated that he would work for
library legislation. Mr. Morkert'I letter dealt with
the current series of, programs dealing with Pre -Retirement
which as co-sponsored by'the 'Library and Kirkwood'Com-
munity College.The letter from ILA was in reference to
Iowa legislation.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Hurkett recommended that the Library remain open on
Lincoln's and Washington's Birthdays (February 12 and 19,
respectfully) and on Veteran's Day (October 22). The
Board approved., (Braverman, Summy)
Mr. Braverman suggested that the Library try to develop
a work-study program.
The Director proposed that Seven Rivers administration aid
the, Clinton Public 'Library history collection with a match-
ing grant of $2,500. The Board approved. (Canter, Buchan)
The meeting was adjourned.
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Secretary Approved
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The Brubaker Room lighting is still in 'unsightly con-
dition. We have:been given an estimate of $475 by
Kahler Electric to give full and even illumination
to the room.
We should add another telephone line which would mean
that we would 'add a console that would be manned on an
8 am to 5 pm basis.. Improved telephone communications
are necessary because recent telephone company surveys
show, an inordinate number.of,blocked calls. Re-lamping
of the Brubaker Room is 'necessary in order for us to
move desks into that area. By so doing, we should also
be able to im rove the workflow in technical services.
The re-lamping of the Brubaker Room must be considered
as part of the problem of,improving telephone communi-
cations. We are -right -.now only in the discussionphase., -`
A;great deal of detailed planning will have to be done
before we come toa set;of.decisions'. After we.have
had `some 'staff work on the problems, this is a matter
that could be referred to the Building &'Grounds,com-
mittee for detailed consideration before being brought
to the whole Board.
Recommendations:
I recommend that the Library Board adopt a policy
stating that when damaged or lost art prints, films,
and phonograph records are paid for, that,the money
paid be deposited inthe special`fund'from which thepl
original purchase was made so long as such special
funds exist.
Other problems that might be considered by committees are:
A. Capital Improvement Program - Budget & Finance
B. Coralville, relations with - Community Rela-
tions
1. All teachers in Iowa City Community
School District to have ICPL borrowing
privileges?
2. Institutional cards to be issued to
institutions outside of Iowa City?
C. Auditorium Improvements - Building & Grounds
(film programming requirements, to be considered)
The processing subsidy of 40C per volume is now paid
for all member libraries, including Iowa City Public
Library. With uncertain funding for the fourth quarter
of FY 1973 and no information at all on FY 1974, it
would seem wise to warn all member libraries, including
Iowa City Public Library, that effective July 1, 1973
there will be no processingsubsidy unless funding is
restored in an amount sufficient to allow Seven Rivers
to continue the processing subsidy.
The 'audit 'of the administration and member library.
accounts -for the.two vears ending June 30, 1972'has
Kirkwood
II. Book Rotations - 2100 books
Grinnell
Gladbrook
West Liberty
Stanwood
Keystone
Fairfax
Blairstown
DeWitt
Van Horne
III. Special Services
Talks to high school classes in West Liberty
'Talk to Women's Federated, Clubs in Preston
Three classes at Iowa Security Medical Facility
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Hazel Westgate, Sr. Librarian
A new year, a new "month, and somehow a lot of new things
to' report , apart from a very active circulation which is
never new.
We have added another daycare group (University Parents
Care Collective)-to:our collection of regular programs,
as well as more Headstart children the three-year-old
contingent. Our `first "Grandparent",Story Hour is due
soon, as is an origami film plus paper -folding demon-
stration by Mr. Hajime Kijima (and friends). An 87 -piece
art exhibit from the Iowa City Community Schools is being
shown in the children's room through February 22. The
children from Shimek School are writing book reviews for
us (we supply the books). The Puppeteers I'gave their
version of "The:Pied Piper to three very 'appreciative,
Hos-
audiences. Jane Ford, recreation director at the Hos-
pital School, has arranged to-bring.:her children,- all
in wheel chairs : -7 to Saturday story hours and to special
programs.'- More foreign'storytellers are coming. Carol
Phillips; new; leader of:the.Young„Footlighters, has met
with us and plans regular and frequent use of our facil-
ities. Two news"volunteers,. Paula Moothart and Karen
Fjelstad, come in Sunday afternoons to help out. For
the second consecutive month, we have managed to -pro-
cess 1,000, children's books. Other plans;are cooking,
or are.on the back burner, and promises are being made
for spring and.summer programs from snakes (live) and
fishing to children's ballet.
Wewanted, this 'month,,,to prove that children's services
also regularly do things that sound more °professional'
and serious than paperfolding and grandmothers. So for
one week, January 22 - 27, we kept a record of the'num-
ber of questions. (aside from hours,<:restroom key,, etc.)
that we were required to answer; anything that required
head and/or footwork. We remembered to mark down 164.
Monday :and Saturday were busiest;, Friday, with fewer hours,
was least curious. We didn't count on Sunday.,
On the lighter side, two things. We are to have a gift
horse in the xoom (small, hobby) easily looked, in his
wooden mouth. And a small girl, looking at the gerbils,
asked "Where is the little man?"
REFERENCE/ADULT SERVICES
Rose Lechay, Sr. Librarian
G'UESiT:/06/51
t
2000
.1900/500
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1700. 1 LI 1 I
!
1.600
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/500
I;
00
salll
.700 j, I
11 I!!
p j
ir
_.200
/00
The number of, reference questions handledinJanuary reached
a -new high - a total 'of 1,495 questions, an average of almost
50. each day. Last year our peak month was April with -1,453
So we probably have something to look forward to
,questions.
this spring, too:
Demand exceeded supply in many fields, particularly in:
skills (typing, bookkee in9� shorthand)
,business
hobbies,(tropical fish, origami, crocheting),
seasonal interests (ice skating, heating, indoor
gardening)
foreign languages (particularly French and Spanish)
miscellaneous'(mosses,,motorcycles,-Mennonites).
TECHNICAL PROCESSING SUMMARY
DATE .IAIV 1473, '
'BOOKS
PROCESSED
In-Library
NILE
TOTAL
TALLY HERE ALSO IF..
NEW TITLE - GIFT-
-
WITHDRAWN
ADULT'.
l 8 9
4os
s94
sow
� -
YOUNG' ADULT.
JUVENILE
9S8
Inr
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S60
O
�.,..
3 y
-
TOTAL
11 S`3
W s n- Pa erbacks)
8�i
O
Yit
80
MON. r **% As*Ts
ADULT
.40
O
4o
37
%
13
TOTAL
12
o
lu
37Ff7
/3
GRAND TOTAL
/12-7 .
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SERVICE CONTRACTS
I. Number of Borrowers Registering during January,
1973
Johnson County
Lone Tree
North
Liberty
Adult 352
20
-
35
1
Juvenile 8
Total 360
20
36
II. Number of Registered Borrowers to Date *
•
Johnson County
Lone Tree
North
Liberty
Adult 352
20
35
,. 'Juvenile
Total 360
20
36
during January
III. Number of Items Circulated,,.,.
.
Johnson County
Lone Tree
North
Liberty
1972 1973
1972 1973
1972
1973
Adult 1;648 1,533
87 100
238
151
112
86
Juvenile 1,230 972
35 49
Total 21878 21505
122 149
389
198
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* Figures reflect policy change requiring patrons to re -register
and
issuance
of a
non -expiring Library card; policy effective 1 January
1973.
I. Circulation
A. Adult D
Books
Record
Art Re
16mm
8mm.'Fi
TOTAL
B. Childr
C. TOTAL
II..Interlibr
A. Borrow
B. Loaned
C. Refe
III. Reference
A. Inte
B In per
C. 'Mail
D. Telep
Tota
IV. Registered
A. Adult
B. Child
C TOTAL
1971 1972 1V /J
apartment
14,553, 18,078 18,690
Records 1,081' 1,904 2,182'.
62:,! 99 —115 .
Rep
IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT FOR January 1973
USE OF COLLECTIONS
lms
ary,Loan
hone
ren's
196 "`-
217
'
268
films/# vi.ewers
15,892
20,297
21,255'
ADULT
Department
17,747 `;
191040
20,596
en's
CIRCULATION
33,639
39,338
41,851
37 :
46
27
ed
226
309
369
rence Services_
10
Questions- .(Adult Department)
66
102
***
rlibrary Loan
385
520
648**i
son reference. questions
2
1
reference questions
267
49'5
75 *11
reference questions
720
1,121
1,
1
Borrowers
Department
13 947
16 051
3,899*
Department
6 627
6 186
6,075'
REGISTERED BORROWERS
20,574
22f237
91974*
* statistics not kept until May, 1972
** statistics of reference services to interlibrary loan not kept as such
until January 1, 1973
*** these figures are also reflective of II. (C).
**** statistics reflect new policy RE issuance of new non -expiring cards and
the re -registration to obtain such cards; policy effective January 1; 1973
TOTAL 5
2.` Children's
Fiction
Non—fiction
TOTAL --
3• Total Books, Adult and ihils en'e
B. Recordings
Tape Recordings
C. Art Reproductions
D. 8mm Films (Number of
1. Fines Collectee
2. Other
1,460 592
in rrl,
FINANCE: FINES AND FEES
I 9 I 1 enA I n nAn .,.I
,$,397.61
794.79
$1,24i.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
A. Displays
observance of World Religion Day, January 21
antique dolls, Agnes Kaspar
supplemental reading: "America: A Personal History"
noteworthy, titles of '72: New York 'Times Book Review
children's New Year's Resolutions & Wishes
assistance in keeping New Year's Resolutions
B. Brochures/Booklists
January films lists
Preview of Films
NEW
CATV
C. Newspaper/Radio Announcements
"Iowa City Chamber. Singers in Concert at
Public Library"
"Puppeteers to Present 'The Pied Piper'"
"Children's Art Display"
"New Selection of'16mm Films to be Previewed
at Public Library"
weekly schedule of events
D. Programs
3 -adult film programs, attendance 50
1 day -long preview session !
Iowa City Chamber Singers in Concert
3 programs in the Pre -Retirement series co-sponsored
with Kirkwood Community College
2 sessions: Johnson County legislators & constituents
IV. Staff Activities
Hurkett
January 3 meeting with other department heads & the
City,Manager.
January 5 staff meetingi
January 8 - review. of payroll changes to implement
Griffenhagen-Kroeger, Inca proposals with
Administrative Assistant,'. Tom,Palmer
January 9-cfurther revision of payroll record change
forms with Tom Palmer (including Seven
Rivers employees)
January 10- meeting with other department heads & the
City Manager; special meeting of the Board
of Trustees
January 15 --meeting with Tom Muller, ISTL Board
January 17- meeting with otherdepartment heads &-the
City "Manager
January 19- met with Dean Price of McGladrey, Hansen,
Dunn & Company to'discuss'final report of
the audit (Seven Rivers; Library System,
July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972),
January 25- met with Dean Price; final series of questions
relating to final report of Seven Rivers audit
January 27- luncheon meeting with Johnson County legis-
lators regarding funding -the regional library'
systems as proposed in forthcoming legislation
January 29- meeting with Robert Downer to discuss grant
contract between Clinton Public Library and
Iowa City Public Library as headquarters of
Seven Rivers
January 30- Board of Trustees: election meeting
January 31 meeting with other department heads & the
City Manager
Eggers -
January 9 -'attended
NILE Advisory Board meeting, .
Mason'City
Spaziani -
January 11-
United Way Planning Division meeting
January 30-
guest on KXIC's "TheDottie Ray Show"
Carter -
January 11-
United Way', Board meeting
January 18 --united
Way,Board:meeting
Westgate -
January 2 -
gave piece of handicraft to School of
Library Science
January 23-
met with Carol Phillips, director of the
Young ',Footlighters,.about use of the
Library for dramatic programs and about
showings for handicapped groups
V. Gifts'
7 records
10 adult non-fiction
80 non -cataloged. paperbacks
Capital Outlay
Seven Rivers I^lkrory Svutao Book Deposit #1 10,000^80
1,122^63
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lD,U0U^OD
LIBRARY BILLS
February 1973
Personal Services
Payroll
January
$10,774;69
Hospital Service
February Health Insurance
372.05
HLnry Louis Inc.
Misc. Operating Supplies
25.32
Quill CorporaLion
Misc. Operating.& Office Supplies
53.23
Hach Chemical Co.
Industrial Supplies
52.96
Carol SpazianL
Reimbursement of Food Purchase
6.85
Crescent Electric Supply Co.
Electrical Supplies
39.84
The Kirby Company
Maintenance Supplies
1.00
Frohwein Supply-
Office Supplies
16,45
Arnould Sales Agency
Office Supplies
208.31
Churchill Me'mical Company
Sanitation. Supplie s
'45.85
Butler Paper.Company
-Office Supplies
�51.68
Jostens American Library,Line
Office Supplies
54.75
Demco'Educational� Corporation
Office Supplies
410.25
Commercial Lighting Products
Electrical Supplies
244.55
Iowa Book & Supply
Office Supplies
9.45
RoshL ks
Educational Supplies
2.00
1,222.49
Services & Charges
1. C. Industrial & Clean Towel
Laundry Service
13.95
Carnegie Stout Public Library
Film & Processing
135.80
Ia-;Ill Gas & Electric
Gas & Electricity
565.22
General Pest Control
Building Maintenance
15.00
Iowa I Parcel,Service
Freight
6.58
University of Iowa
Work Study
207.510
Northwestern Bell
Telephone Service
95.47
Chenoweth -Kern Elevator Ser.
Elevator Inspection
23.00
Eastman Kodak Co.
Film Processing
21.45
City of Iowa City
Water & Sewer Service
14.70
Northwestern Bell
Two months Phone & Wats Service
23.96
Capital Outlay
Seven Rivers I^lkrory Svutao Book Deposit #1 10,000^80
1,122^63
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P' L IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY / IOWA CITY'/ sOrso
Jack W. Hurkett, Director
THE LIBRARY & CATV
Introductory Statement:
The Library is an educational institution that also has
civic, -cultural, informational, r.eference,;.and recre-
ational services.We are interested`in working'cooper
with other individuals and public agencies such
as schools and the Recretaiom:Center,.for example; in
programming for cable television. In addition,
it should
be.recoanized that the Iowa City Public Library, in the
near future, should also be able to coordinate and; pool
its cable activities through the-newly-developing<regional
library system.
Public Interest Programming:
Among library programs already in progress and which,
therefore, would require no additional staff time to
develop prior to live or videotape broadcast from the
Library, consider these programming possibilities:
a. ` children's -story hours,,(several:times weekly),.
b. special children's summer programs (bike repair,
rock collecting, paper,.folding, etc.),
C. puppet shows (once a month);
d. film programs, both ,adult and children's (at
least on a weekly basis),
e. Sunday concert and drama programs (monthly dur-
ing the winter months),
f.. meetings of community groups using the Library
meeting -rooms, such as
1. legislators -constituents meetings,
2. Kirkwood adult education classes, including
their mini -courses on pre -retirement, cake
decorating, etc. and even possibly adult
basic education skills courses,
3. county extension short courses (baby-sitting
clinics, commodity futures investment ses-
sions, textile courses, consumer information,
etc.),
The Libro.& CATV, p i2 •
4. , Regional PlanningCommission meetings,'
5. League of Women `Voters, ,Sierra 'Club meetings,
$. tax 'return prepartation assistance from
VITA.volunteers.
Additional program possibilities which would require
additional staff time to develop might include:
a. reference service via CATV: an hour each day
when answers to phoned-in questions from patrons
could be put on the screen (for example, maps,
graphs or an article from an encyclopedia; a
product evaluation' from Consumer Reports or a
dist of addresses from a S ness directory),
b. book review programs which could include inter-
views with local authors,
c. stories or books read aloud for the visually
handicapped,
d. -recordings from the Library collection played
with a record jacket used as a graphic signal;
' these could include-both.musical and spoken
work records "including the readings of, plays
or'foreign language records,',
e. community calendar:, announcements of current
community,cultural-and 'civic events compiled
from the:''many announcements and brochures
received regularly by the',Library;
f. craft demonstrationscombinedwith related
Library materials (macrame,`etc'.); also "in-
stant:craft'.' demonstrations for children,:
g. video tapes suitable for,braodcast which could
be made available to"the public as the Library
does now for books,, films,,and.records;.the
Library ;does NOT now have a collection of video
tapes.
Comment:
The F.C.C. requires three cablecast channels with
specific uses: educational, public-access, and state
and local government. We feel that the Public Library
could, and should, go beyond using time on either the
public-access channel or the channel for state and
local government use. The required three channels
available would not be sufficient to provide the
variety of programming needed for an information-
oriented, sophiscated community like Iowa City.
Professor Delbert'Smith,'Communications and Space
Science, The University of Wisconsin Madison in
"The Potential of Public Channels" has said:
We feel that for proper community service programming,
the CATV franchise should provide additional channels
beyond the educational channel.
In planning for an 'improved public library building,
consideration should be given to.giving the Library
the capacity to serve as the community broadcast center
by making studio facilities and equipment available to
all other public service agencies that wish access to
the cable. The Library staff believes the Library is
the natural choice as the agency.that could properly
assume responsibility for and coordination of all local
noncommercial or public channel use. We realize there
would be real funding 'and'.manpower;"demands, but'we also
realize that cablecasting.does.not require the rehear-
sals of
ehearsals`of performers nor the numbers of technicians or
technical apparatus associated with over -the -air tele-
casting.
The'Library will, of course, provide local programming
resources for others, most especially through our re-
ference and information services. In addition, the
Library can provide a',wide variety of programming from
its own collections and staff. But the vital role the
Library can play in this important community activity
will be reduced if'there'is no convenient access to
the cable. We might say„'that sharing time on a public
access channel would be somewhat ,like not having a
telephone of one's own and having to share a coin-
operated,telephone just down the street a block or two.
The'amount of'cablecasting by the Library would inevit-
ably be reduced.
If the cable operator puts a line into the Library,
community access will bereatl improved and the
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community will derive greater benefit from Library
resources this way. If the City Council provides the
Library with $600 to $1,500 for equipment, the cable
oPerator will have a strong reason to cooperate with
the Library because he will see where he 'might be able
to use this equipment occasionally himself in an em-
ergency. By providing more programming,' more potential
subscribers will be opened up for the cable operator be-
cause many subscribers insist on local program origina-
tion.
The Libra* & C.A;V,,�^ •
An operator would be needed on the staff at least half
time to handleequipment, but this operator should not
be required to maintain and service it. Black and
white camerae range in price from $300-$1,500, while.
color cameras start at $10,000. One-half inch tape
recorders range from $800-$1,150, and one -inch tape
recorders from $1,750 upward. While one -inch tape re-
corders are preferable, one-half inch tape recorders
are adequate for a basic one -camera setup.
Conclusion:
The ultimate choice is whether during the next decade
the Library is to be.a static repository foreknowledge -
or an active purveyor of ideas. The Library can, and
should, provide programming for adults and children'.
The variety and sophistication of the progr`_nming will be
governed by.the degree of support given the Library.
Full use of the abilities of the Library, staff and of
•• the, resources within the Library collection, as well
as through the regional, library,-system,,can best be
made if sufficient..support is given,to the ,Library to
`encourage effective cablecasting. Such programs as
story hours,,, concert and, drama.programs'book review
programs, ,including interviews with'local,'authors,''etc.
should be'cablecast on a` free` basis and not on a limited
fee basis. Such a stipulation should be written into
the agreement with the franchise operator. The ideal
situation would be to give the Library,.the.capacity to
serve as the broadcast center for the community, giving'
it the responsibility for and coordinationofall local
noncommercial or public channel use. Such a decision
would be consistent with policies allowing the Library
to 'grow and to modify itself to meet the changing needs
of the community.
BY-LAWS .
IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARTICLE I
Meetings
1. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board
shall bea at the Library Building on the third
Thursday of each month at .4:00 pm.
2.-S ep cial Meetings. A special meeting of the Board
may be caany time on the request of ,the
President or on the request of any two Board mem
bers. Such request will,be given to the Director
who shall.give notice as `hereafter set"out.''
- 3. Notice. Notice of the regular meeting shall be -
g venin writing or by telephone at least'seven
days prior to the regular !'date'thereof Notice
of special meetings shall be given, if possible,
in writing_ at least three days prior to the date
thereof.
4. Quorum. Five members shall constitute a quorum
for all purposes except where otherwise provided.
5. Voting. Each member of the Board shall be entitled
to one vote on any matter upon which a vote is re-
quired.
6: Order of Business. The following order of ,business
shall be followed at each regular meeting and any
special meeting if the same is applicable:
A. Minutes of Prior Meeting
B. Financial Reports
C. Payment of Bills
D. Director's Report
E. Committee Reports
F. Old Business
G. Communications
H. New Business
6. Director.` The Director shall serve as the ex-
ecute a director of the Board and shall 'be%res
sponsible for any procedures and programs necessary
to implement the objectives of the Library under
7.
Miscellaneous. All meetings shall be open to the,
public except for "executive sessions." The
Director shall attend all regular Board meetings,
except those where the Director's appointment,
salary, or relationship with the Board or the
staff are discussed. The Director shall have the
right to speak at Board meetings on all matters,
but shall not have the right to vote.'
ARTICLE II
Officers
1.
The officers of the Board shall consist of a
President, Vice President, and Secretary or
Secretary -Treasurer.
2.
Term of Office.''The.officers as above -designated
of , commencing
1Sofveachr year and officers
J�lY Y
shall be held at `the meeting in July of each year.
3.
President. The President' shall preside at all
:;.
meeti g and shall 'see that all policies and direc-
tives;of the Board are carried out subject.to the
right to delegate any specific powers - or- authority
as authorized-.by,the`Board. He shall sign.all
checks or warrants issued?by the Board together
with the Secretary and shall appoint the committees
herein provided for and shall perform all other_
duties and exercise such other powers as are cus-
tomarily performed by the President of`a Board.
4.
Vice President. The Vice President shall during
the absence ;the President, perform the duties
of the,President:.and be vested with full power
to act in all matters and shall also perform such
other duties and exercise such other powers as
may be imposed upon or 'vested in him by the Board.
5.
Secretary.The Secretary shall keep a record of
all proceedings of the Board and shall keep a
minute book for such purpose. The Secretary shall
co-sign or attest all checks or warrants issued by
the Board, carry on such correspondence as the
Board shall direct and perform such other duties
as may from time to time be prescribed.
6. Director.` The Director shall serve as the ex-
ecute a director of the Board and shall 'be%res
sponsible for any procedures and programs necessary
to implement the objectives of the Library under
the policies set by the Board. In addition, the
Director shall have direct responsibility for the
employment of. the staff and, all 'other employees
and their work schedules;'for theselection and
purchasing of the books under the policies of
the book committee; for the acquisition of
,all
non -book material, supplies and ,any other budgeted
items. The Director shall also be responsible
for the internal operationof the Library and its
service, the preparation of the budget, public
relations and,such,reports as are necessary to
keep the Board fully informed as to regular fin-
ancial and statistical reports, special service,
growth and progress and recommendations for, pre
sent and future needs. Such Director shall also
perform such other duties as may from time to.time
be prescribed by'the 'Board of.'Trustees
A. The Director shall be selected and employed
by.:the'Board of,.Trustees and, shall serve at
the pleasure of the Board of Trustees sub
ject to anycontractual'arrangements.
B. The compensation of the Director shall be
fixed by ',the Board at the time of the annual
budget preparation subject to approval of
the budget by the City`Council.
7. Vacancies in Office. If the office of any officer
of t e,BoaFT Fecomes vacant byreasonof death,
resignation, retirement,or,for any other reason,
The Board of Trustees may choose a successor for
such office at thefirst.meeting 'following. such
vacancy and such person or ;persons so chosen shall
hold office until the next regular election of
officers.
ARTICLE III
Powers
1. The Board of Trustees shall have such powers as
are specifically conferred on the Board as are
provided under the statutes of the State of Iowa,
including, but not limited to the powers specif-
ically provided in Chapter 378 of the 1962 Code
of Iowa.
2. The powers as herein authorized shall be subject
to any change, modification, limitation or re-
peal as may be brought about by the acts of the
State Legislature and any such change, alteration,
amendment or repeal shall automatically'become
a parteof these By -Laws.
ARTICLE IV
Committees
1. Permanent Committees. There shall be four per-
manent committees consisting of no less than
three members ,each appointed by the President.
The committees are:
A. Books and Materials
B. Personnel/Buildings & Grounds
C Budget & Finance
D. Community; Relations
2. Functions._ Each committee shall establish'a
pohcyrelative to its respective area',.and shall
report such policy back to the Board as a whole
and upon adoption', such
policy shall become,a
part of.these`By-Laws.- Such policy may from time
to time be changed by the committeemembers thereof
subjecttothe approval of.'the Board and it 'shall
be the duty of the Director to follow; the respective
policies of the committees.
ARTICLE V
General Provisions
The hours the Library
facilities ll be open to the public; the
use of
Library by organizations or groups;
and all other matters not ministerial in nature to be
handled by the .Director "shall be determined by the
Board by Motion or Resoltuion, and, when carried or
adopted shall become a part of these, By -Laws and'a
copy of all such Motions or Resoltuions shall be
attached to these By -Laws.
ARTICLE VI
Amendments
The Board may repeal or amend these By -Laws, or any
part thereof or adopt new or additional By -Laws at
any meeting of the Board by a majority, vote.
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Th,ia iz when.e my booke ane.
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The"chitdnen come .to head.
To do'thi.nge To be:
To be happy:
I.tiz bn,ight and happy here
Like .the chUdnen:
The children's services portion of the library is like a separate
little library in itself. It takes care of its own ordering and some
of its processing,' its own programs and displays, and has its own sup-
portive staff. It maintains the same hours as the adult section of
the library, but has a shorter borrowing period of ;two weeks to insure
most effective use,of needed materials --although a two-week renewal
period is possible.,' Besides its books, the children's room has col-
lections of small framed art prints and books with', accompanying records.
There is also a family of gerbils.,,
The room is a' brightly:;colored"place,'decorated with "Peanuts"
posters. cards, and stickers, and -hung with'a forest of mobiles (we
also suspended gingerbread,' popcorn and peppermint at Christmas time).
It's shelves bulge with books in spite>of.a`busy circulation, and
between the shelves and all around are the children.
Lots "of; them
:
They come because books are doors and windows which open into larger
rooms of present, past, future and pure imagination. They come be-
cause reading is fun, and sometimes because they need to know about
frogs and a social studies subject'callEd"political silence:" They
come because they know they are welcome.
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FAVORITE BOOKS
Some booke ane Liked bettteA .than otheu.
Some ace"ti.ked
So very much
that everybody eeems .to want .them
'At the same .time.
Many?has another way o6 tik.ing;
She wants "Go, Dog, Go"
OveA and ovenagain.
And Stephen wants "Mike .MuZ gan"
Even .though
He ha6 his 'own copy at home;
"Mike MuZtigan" .ie hia 6niend!
When the, childnen's—MuAi.an was ti ttfe
She Liked'"Dnakes.tait" a tot
And heA mofihen hid :it. .
"Quack,`. quack, quack," a.id Dxakestait.
Children, just as adults, have,their list of "best sellers."
` And while we!can always be sure of the popularity of Dr. Seuss,
Charlie Brown and anything to do with.monsters or,football,`it is
always interesting to see which new title "made the grade." Spe-
cial favorites this year have been'"Are, You There God? It's Me,
Margaret, by Judy Blume,' Alfred Hitchcock's three'.investigator'
books, "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH," by Robert O'Brien and
"Frog and Toad are Friends," by Arnold Lobel. "Domenic," by
William Steig, was the librarian's favorite. Of older, delights,
Encyclopedia' Brown, "Charlotte's Web" and the Laura Ingalls
Wilder books remain tried and true.
CIRCULATION
Many bootie go out.
Many booke come in.
I am very buey.
I .tAy .to keep cowut o6 .them att.
I have .to count a'.2o.t.
Count, Spot, count.
This is the year in which children's.room circulation figures
passed two milestones --229000 books in a month (which happened twice)
and, in November, 23,000. We know that we have done more things, we
'have often felt incredibly busy --and this is one of the places where
it shows.
1971 - 2219458
1972 - 247,943
;. is ! * • r<,r
Johnson County
1971 -,16,054
1972 13,088
Lone Tree
1971 - 549
1972 - 814
North Liberty
1971 - 63 (just begun)
1972 - 1557
BORROWERS ,
When chi tdrt.en ane th)tee
04 60U& 04 6ive
Oa six
And can paint'.thein own names
They'may have tibnany cart'
de
06 h
.thein. own.
These a&e kept in .the tibnany
So when .the chi &hen come
The =4 Witt not be
At home 4*A a "drtaweic
Oa on a ahet6
Oa in a vAong pocket.
Children borrowers follow the one unalterable' among youngsters--'
they are
grow up and graduated to the adult department when they com-
plete the sixth grade. New children
appear by
growing, too, and by
moving into the Iowa City area. And
it is:giving us much pleasure to
see our "old" little children returning to the
library with children
of their own.
1971
1972
Total Borrowers
6195
6108
New
1429
1264
Cancel
1802
1301
Johnson County
555
660
Lone Tree
48
51
North Liberty
2
21
CLASS VISITS
Chitdrten come 6aom achoot .to viedt.
They hear ` 6 too iee .
They hea,% about .the Ubta&y
And .the booha:
They see the n.o'ome bort: cl it&en.
They eee me'Spot.
They eee .the genb.i.Ca, too.
They zee Chan.eie Skown.
Good gnie6:
The children's department is always' happy to schedule classes of
visiting schoolchildren. The nature of the visit depends on the age
of the group, sometimes on its size, and always on what the teacher,
has in mind.
This year, by summer vacation -time, we had already exceeded last
year's total,.of 51,.class visits; by December's end, the number was
doubled. Most of the groups have been local and outlying primary
grades jone was from as far 'away as Si*rney), but we have been
pleased also -to include the retarded children from Nelson and Pine
schools among our very regular visitors.
TEACHER LOANS
Peopte who .teach echook come.
They come 6oh mote bootie
To uee in the 6choot.
They come about epeci.a.t .thi.nge
And about bootie 601L bun.
Teachers come to us for supplementary classroom material on
everything from more "free reading" to Mexican art, cellular struc-
ture, and directions for hatching eggs in an electric skillet. Like
everything else this year,these loans' have, grown tremendously, and
the 1971 total was surpassed in October. A number -of -books count was
made from mid-October, through November; it showed'2,481.
Topic Loans: 1971 124; 1972 - 272
SUMMERTIME'
Many .things happened in 6urmne4.
S.toxied happened.
Music happened.
Thehe weAe'games and '.tatk,&.
Therte waa magic. _
Conn popped, .too.
(Even the`genb,its ate some)
I watched:
Loofa, Spot Look and see."
Last spring, when we began thinking in terms`of summer programs,
we chose
to, do away with our usual registration of,vacation-time
readers 'and ;to replace it with a schedule that did something. We
chose also to think.along three particularlines: '1. Programming
for the very young. 2. Programming for the: disadvantaged; 3. '
Programning,that encouraged, participation by the --child.•;(We filled
our calendar to the point that only five days during the 'entire sum-
mer were free'of special activity. Also :for the first time; we
began a cooperative.program with the recreation center, and sent a
storyteller'and our puppeteers regularly to each of the supervised
playgrounds.' The entire playground staff met.with us to discover
what material and services we could offer. All in all, our summer
involved
Pre-school story hours
Day care story hours
Headstart story; hours
Nelson ``school visits
Pine school visits '(some instructionally programmed)
Talks by authors,,a geologist, a stamp man, and the
state archaeologist
Magic show°by youngster'
Film programs
String concert by children
Weekly music and rhythm group
Weekly story trips to.College Park and two
school grounds
Bicycle repair series
STORY HOURS AND PUPPET SHOWS
Some timet the/Le ake btoxie.6 .
: Someiimea .they ane about
T.cgw at .teatime
And hoAAa named Witti.am.
Sometimeb fihen.e ane &ongb
About,Pu66 the 9Aagon
And sneezing
Inco bpaghetti: and meatbatt6.
On .theAe one'hand puppetb
That ane come-apakt eeepha te.
Many, chitAen come
To heat the bzoxiea
And to do things togetheA.
We have three regular story hours a`week for pre-school and
kindergarten, children, with attendance often wall -wall and beyond.
Several day-care'centers.have their own special .times as do occa
sional nursery groups.
Our story hour base was broadened this year with the addition
of foreign students and student 'wives who come to, share their folk-
lore, music and crafts. 'India, Taiwan and Peru were represented this
fall .
Story Hours 1971 108 1972 132
Attendance 1971 8039 1972 10,658
The Popo Puppeteers, junior high school students directed by>
Bonnie Orgren and 'Monica Leo, continued their monthly shows during
the school year, and performed at Iowa City's supervised playgrounds
during the summer. In the fall,' when Mrs. Leo became their.only
leader, we gave the group, guidelines which included types us shows
and behavior desired; but also offered them,pop "on the house" at
their practice sessions.
"The Shrinking of Treehorn," "Punch and Judy," and "How Boots Be
fooled the King" were among the puppet plays of 1972.
MISCELLANE
And come UttZe cunxa,ins
Make it a puppet 6 tage:
chitdn.en bomow puppete bh.om .the deek
To play oath.
One day an "aUigaton. long.
An "otd tads' hecucd him.
She "0 my eau!
0 my poon'eana:
My can
More and more we try to have projects in which the children
themselves can participate, and that we can share with others. The
puppet stage, Imade chiefly for those who, have to wait for parents, is
fun for. those who.use it,and those,whowatch.
Bookmark designs are submitted by, children, and two of the pic
-
tures'are'selected each month to"be reproduced in quantity. The poli-
tical campaign
,.period was marked by the use of a ballot box in which
voters indicated which book character they would like to`be president--
and why. (We still enjoy the one whibh.opted for::Robin°Hood "because
he took from the rich and gave to the poor, but he didn'ttake too
much.") Book Week'in mid-November' provided stories written by chil-
dren to fit.silly:opening sentences. And at Christmas time, the
younger children from Pine School strung' popcorn' for our: decorations,
and all children wrote New Years wishes ("I wish all the people on
earth would have Model `T's.")
Our ideas were shared during four story and craft workshops, and
by sending some to the "Aardvark," a publication of the; Iowa State
Traveling Library.
AN END, A BEGINNING, AND A PROMISE
And .that :i.e aU boa now
Untit I`eay hecto .to you
In a new yeaA.
Now I wiU go back
To my pace by .the door
And watch.
Goodbye --and he to
6rtom
Spot
and
CHILDREN'S ROOM GOALS:
To provide a bright and happy place .to
come to.
To offer ourselves'and,our books
To as wide an area, as many,persons,.and
as many groups as, we can:
To make special:events'and'programs
available;
To help the children to learn, to enjoy learning,
and to enjoy;
To be useful,
To be: ,
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REGIONAL. PLANNING COMMISSION
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-.MINUTES: ,, _ tf.
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-1;o.:'REGIONAL,�,PLANNING•ICOMMISSIW, a
The regular meeting of,the,Johnson:County!,RegionaliPlanning Commission
was:,held .Wednesday, Jinuarya17;:,1973;`at,)then,FirstrCfiristian.,Churchr :4
at -.7:30 P; M7 1
i.
Presiding:,rlcMortoniKoser,,;+Chairperson
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-;,Members Present:;sBellamy,i,Shoemaker;:'Gibson, Knowler; Dole;rJacobs;;;
White, Conne 1; Smith, Czarnecki, Staab,:Cilek, Madsen, Zaiser ±Vestal,
Bo'nfiglio--,.Patrick, Kattchee,: Mossman, Bartel '
Members Absent: Brandt, Wells,Wall, Goetz,' Hill, 'Saz£ori ,'Henne`s;
Villhaueri7Fland,-,..K,irchn(it,� Yeggy, Cisar Ulmstead, Reyhons,:iDane,_
Hoppin, Allisgnj Nalleym,! r.)fjl :, I ..JUfJ 9Jl gJ5(lTfS ff 3 'a J r(,,-^3 i�d 1LS)iiI
C �JC�fi19iT1 SiJ.YC 8.1.tL..J. :1�xlt/- •!:r 'fCC`. r_, ,..7u1JJ :f .J ..f .'T :R:. !.),I; Ji fi ".7t •t;
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APPROVALYOF MINUTEStzc•,,'`i Ir' da iJ 'Y -,'I
R.l :'fSJritJG)3fl'.
A correction of the minutes of the December 20 meeting was requested
�by*r:`Gibson;,,stating that he•was; present. Alsoia:,correction in the
spelling of ,,name5;;noted iby, Mr•}.,Whitevandi.Dr•`. )j
spelling
Mr.'; Feddersoni Dr-Luhman, aDrl i -Taube ; and, Mr:; Stoddard;"rmembers of,: `r
the special.committee:
TREASUREW,S't)REPORT c ,
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Treasurer;:Roland„,Smithcreported a,'cash balance.Jof $4;435.82;and a
savings accountibalance ofc$49,04527, report standsapprovedc
MEMBERSHIP' REPORT
Mr. Koser:introduced,the new members'to theCommission
NOMINATING.. COMMITTEE:. REPORT.. AND.: ELECTION, OF,.OFFICERS
Roberta Patrick, Chairperson of Nominating Committee,.;reported that the'
following names be placed in nomination: Chairperson, Michael Kattchee,
Vice-Chairperson;,J.`Patrick'. White-;Roberta;Patrick'',moved!that the,
nominations be'!approved;rMichael Bonfiglio<seconded the 'motion.” The
motion; wasacarried.unanimously'.
Mrsr Patrick noted,thati.the position of:.secretary;for the<Commission,
be appointed at'the-regular,.meeting::in:.January, who will:;hold office at
the pleasure: of£ the. Commission, land,:may:,be: an officer r ort employee,:of'.,
the Commission. •At'ther•present time, Mrs :.Patrick is:Secretary. :,Mr.-
Koser'determined that this matter be held'overito the,January 31:meeting.
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s,Mr.•cHilgenberg..also .reported on ;a, meeting.,with,,the .rState ;Office +for
Planning and Programming held with thelExecutive Board.on Nonday,; 'h<
y
Januar 15:' Discussion centered on the future certification of the
,06hnson County!RegionaliiPlanningCommis sion ;-ias sthe Areawide, Planning,!.:
Agency `and")the=prospectcofia:imulti=county planning agency -The!staff
and+,Executive:(Board. are :'exploring the .whole siubj ect,fof:;forming,s a, multi-
icountyjagency;inr,Are'a Ten.,and.;have•.,started discuss ions:;with; the ,City{•;
,of IowaaCityIand.,,.theiiLinnI' County ,:Regional P•lanning,Commission•staff..r:,
..!.;ic,?G.0 i15-
Patrick
5-Patrick Whitesuggested'a formalized way of selecting Committees.
Mr. Hilgenberg noted that there are two general components:r.• The Environ-
mental Component
nviron-mental"Component consists of Area Transportation''Commiftee, Land Usee'
Committee,-Parks,tRecreationcfand.i0peniSpace Committee;i Water,--.,Resources
Committee, ,and thetivSol_id-Y{aste:-Committee;.rithe HumancResources;;Component
consists' of, Justice and Human' Relations Committee, Housing Committee,
Health Committee, Social Service Committee, and Employment Educations.;
Committee. The staff feels the functions, are appropriate,-but'that°it
is'difficulti,toJstaffs'al'lrcommittees Mand-;that the,:Commission;_�and,,:tr'
EXecutiVe'Board' should !discus s E;this:;matter• ?Ir.,, T: atl.,,Y%'3t:.)
u_T 'ii::'73
Mr:;iHilgenberg.�recommendedathat•ra special meeting'ofj:the-,Regional,,.,-{,
Planning_Commission.be scheduled forlJanuaiyt,31•,to.,,discus.s the;•Workt;+
Program, to.take'action on the Criminal.Justice Plan, and other
immediate matters-., =AllmNes talrsuggested that ;all' the :programsn.that
are ''in,�progress ?should:Iberdiscussed=atntheiinext meetingr;:for;;thetibenefit
, of the, newi:members
f' I" :T I �t.0,1 J IT 9Vt(',
Mr.;Koser. pointed out that the committees started out very ,well,
although:>in his, view tsome'did not .have=,enough work, ;:Mr.."Koser also-,'
suggested• that;;a formabe Aised isotithat' 'members cof;cthe : Commission-,could
indicate rtheir :committee:;preference`s, a ± . t:i i,.
,` .:. :i/i;r, i,a .Writ ll..r•!!'1C rd 1^1 .l ...it f.. Ir•.. �Yir _r{�i'ri yry'.) .. .: (
Mr. Hilgenberg introduced the members of the Staff of the Regional
Plannin Commission.. a
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I -
Allan Vestal suggested'that'the possibility of the ;Schoo L•;Districtr�{3
continuing as a member of the Commission be checked. Mr. Hilgenberg
reported'that he had contacted the School-Boardr{concerning:;thist;:issue,
but thus far had not received an answer concerning a specific resolution
requesting continued membership. Allan Vestal noted that it is important
that the School District be a'!member of the Commission and moved,.that
the Commission 'urge 'them to become members. Dr. Bonfiglio noted that
the School Board did not entirely understand what course of action they
were to take concerning their membership. Allan Vestal noted that the
Commission let them know that if they were to apply, their application
would be accepted. Dr. Bonfiglio seconded the motion; the motion
unanimously carried.
Mr.' Vestal suggested that the Commission also urge that the University
of 'Iowa also continue its membership with the Commission, as a voting
member.
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' • �RMMENTS • •
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REGIONAL'' PL"ANNINGCOMMISSION
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A special, meeting of the; Regional Pl1 anning! Commission was held Wednes-
dayl, .January! 3T, 1973 ,last 7,.30. P M at the".First`' Christian ,Church 1
Presiding; Michael, Kattchee,,,,.Chairperson ✓
111. , I�i.a •: `% i :!r
. a. r i r It i l ')rt' �� 1 If '�
Members P.r.esent;. Ba rtel,f,Bellamy,, Gibson,`. Hopp3.n, Goetz, Staab, Brandt,
ane,r Czarnecki. Knowler, Dole, Jacobs, Mossman, Koser; Zaiser;, Patrick,
.fVestaLn White,`,Well 1S i,.,,t }. 1 1 L�j. TAN )!1 tl r,J...
i7J
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!Members Absent Wa11, Cilek, Hi11,;•Saxton; Hennes, Vil`lhauee;'Wieland,
i R c mer,,-,,Yeggy,; Casa, U1mst'ead,- Reyhon'c', 'Allison, Nalley,' Sh`oemalker,
' Madsen, 'Smith;"`'Connell' 111115 TO a....rr., -rn ,ril,,Di i, IT Ir:a t'PSr4
.�c1rc3;r-t; Jo'.i or:.r' r.n ixz;
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RE
PORT:OF'.CHAIRPERSON
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iMichael' �Kattchee.; repotn�rted rthat the main',purpose of this special'
meeting is, the appointment o'f''anrExecutiv'e'}Board'�an'dap"prova3' by tr}i'e
Commission' Following' are those to `b'e `appoint`ed to �'th'e Executive t t'
l'(,'' 1.9r1 s w };Clay r:I IT SL p ir! n ,t n Art ons ,l i.�' 4 i1 >-••i
Board Iowa-:City,Rep_resentaltivle responslibleh to am ehected officia'1,
Ray �Wells-'-Iowa'''CiI.Irty„Rep"resent'Ative non -.elected, _JA1lariNes1. tal'; 1Repre-
sentattivef-;from, Small';Cities';under,6,000,! 'Jerry`Zais'er, Elected Repre-
sentative from' Johnson County, Rich`ar'd B'ar`tel, 'Chairperson and Repre-
sentative'''from'rCity'over 6';000„ Michael'-Kafttc}iee'; Vice `Chairper'son:j
and Representative `from Iowa -City; . J: Patrrck `Whit&. `Dtorton' Kose`r
moved to„accept.. these ,,r.epresentatives.as.the Executive Board,, seconded
1 f r l ( I tl I ,.,
I` trf TeOFaEXECUTIVE'BOARDmou'sly approved f ! l !
Mr:. Kattchee r,e,ported ;;that, the . Iowa City School, ,District .indicated,
that they .would like to be a'"member (if -the' Commission `'and'they`wil` ' con -
t
on
time,,to,hav'le"two;repre'sentat'ives'"with'half a'vot)e'each "The'Commis-
- sion has;a,copy.,gf the,ir,minutes .showing:their,.requestto continue`
membership J Patrick White moved 'that.'.the Io wa"Cit y'''School''District
be;'granted membership'on'the Commis'si'on with 'one vote, seconded by
Robert Bellam y;I.. p entatives
, ousl Their,re res,. 1,
W1 be John Dane and;Roberta Patrick.
y, ;t e motlion carried .unanim I
Dlr,;Kattchee,'als6,repoited;that the.Commissi.on has not'received,offi-
cial word;'from .the UniViers:ity concer'nring;;t;heir; membership ,'Mr
Mossman confirmed that no final decision has b'eenmade'by' the
University.
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CONSIDERATION' OF'
TH5 JUSTICE PLAN "
Allan Vestal, Vice -Chairperson of the East Central Iowa Area Crime
Commis§"ion,"report'ed"that"the^Justice Planidoes' not have-,.toxbe::;submitted
'to' the'East'CeriEral` I'owa,. rea Cr:ime�Commissiom,until'iMaichrl5; l,therefore
the Commission can delay action`,untrl. the February meeting.
He also'noted'"that the'Addendum't'o`the.:Justice,Plan,:will,.)be:-distributed
afte`r'slal`al' o.e appr`oved',by`-•the Justice -and Human-Relations,;Coinmittee.
Mr;T'Vestal`also,noted'3thatithe,Aiea Crime Commission:has:,:been;o:f;ficitee.
formed with the passings of !its `bylaws. He statedn that- each countgi has
one member on the Executive Committee:
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OTHER"'BUSINESS
_,A t
<..7 A `_ f7 } is ��{ . -( �, f .
Hilgenbergl'referred 'toE 1(
the status.reportitransmitted;.andiireporited
on the' Envri`onmental- Component, -r-The^iArearTransportation�cStudyi Pol--icy
Committee has set a'T eries:'of�'weekly .meeting's:, ini.order.-,to ;produce-, and
finalize the Land Use `portion of the study by;the end,.of, the month of
Dtarch' ' Mr' Hi&genberg1 stated' 'that:j'thet Dfass� Transit) -application; ha'sf been
sent`'. the' Urban Mas'§ Transit 'Administrations and' is 'beingF'review.ed.
i7fT')J'Jb f�/'.Iil�r 'rmJo) 71 Fr�)C d
Barry Hokansom .report'ed on' the Micro' Ana1'ysis ?portion !off the' Area, ; ;
Transportat'ion°Study which is,/an)�addzition tolAh'el'or:,iginal'studyantIt
focu'se's 'ons tfie GBD/Campus'• area ' `He reported'rthat`:r'epresentatives„will
o
6e,'meeting with the consul•tant,s DeLeuW,.'sCatheri and) `Company;r:;insorder
to' resolve technc
ia3 nquesrtion
In the 'area of Solid 'Waste Dfr Hilgenberg:�reported,:chat ,the Environmental
Protection Agency now requires at least:'seven countries and:i.a;iul=1;onmennal
planning agency=forth'ersevenu
'contyt,area-t 'No rfurtherJlworksiinSoTd
waste is possible until the'�question�countyr-planninr
of-a,multi�=
g agency
is :resolved.
In„the "area 'of 'the §Regional Airport, Mr: rHil'genberg r.. eported!.,that,;there
is -'a. meetin'g'-scReduled for'{Friday,'” February.2;?'with' the .consultant; the
Linn. County staff and''our'•'staff. Hopefully',;the:'application`wtantie
completed;,this month.
Mr. Hilgenberg noted that in Parks, Recreation and Open Space attention
is focused on the first two years of development in Kent Park:'
„This
matter will come before the Commission at its next regular meeting, for
its review and comment.
In the area of Water Resources and Land Use, the staff has been proceeding,
on an analysis of rural, land use; done in conjunction with the urban
land use study being done in the Transportation Committee. It is a
follow up of meetings held with the County Board of Supervisors and
the ,County Zoning Commission. The report is nearly completed and should
be,ready for review within the next month.
Ray
ells asked who
members. Mr. Kattd
cheenoted that the e the work �Executive intments tBoard andlthe Comm'
makes all work assignments. ssion
:
MEMBERS ABSENT Baldus
STAFF, PRESENT Rosenstein
GUESTS PRESENT Janet Shipton,
820 Woodside Drive
Mr. Meardon, called the meeting to order.
Mrs.,Davidsen moved that the .minutes of the February 7 meeting be approved,
seconded by Mr. Corrigan. Motion unanimously carried.
Mr. Meardon then called for any public attending the 'meeting to address the
committee. Ms: Janet Shipton, 826 Woodside Drive,, Iowa City,,Iowa, stated
the following:-
a.''She 'supports the full-time manager as essential to the smooth -running
of a city. the ,size of Iowa City..
b. -Under the weak -mayor ,,system, too much policy is being generated by
staff Wand too little by the council and a'strong 'mayor wouldbe more
likely to provide policy leadership.
c. That one factor for a person' considering to run for -mayor might be to
decide whethertheycould get,' along' with the city manager.
d. That there should be ward representation to encourage wider participa-
tion in the election process
e. That five wards would open the primary elections to.more groups with
less financialbacking.
f. That at -large candidates be nominated for a particular seat.
g. That at -large members should be 'paid considerably more than the ward.
members if a mixed system is decided on.
h. '' That at=large'councilmen should be given an'area of concern in which
he should read the staff material in detail (for example: finance,
public safety,` streets).
is That place of residence` should hot be a requisite for ward representation
within a city of this size.'
Nis. Shipton then called for any questions from the committee. Mr. Meardon
thanked' her for her presentation., Mr. Ringgenberg asked Ms. Shipton to elaborate
on her point about candidates running for particular seats, and she stated that
seats might be numbered.
Mrs. Cain then asked what advice to give the public when asked on what meeting
to come to in order to address the committee. Mr. Meardon stated that, as far
as he was concerned the could
Y give a presentation at .either meeting. It was
also decided that the Thursday night meetings would be taped,
• Mr. Meardon then read a letter from Councilman Czarnecki to the Charter Committee
regarding personal observations on functions of government. Mr. Meardon directed
Mr. Rosenstein to make copies of the letter and distribute to the Committee.
'turning to the Model Chnrter to Article
Mr. Meardon called'ror any suggestions
one commented.
Section 1.02= -None
I, Section 1.01-1,01401's of the City -
on amendments to this section. No
Section 1.03 --Mr. Ringgenberg stated that it was not necessary to have this
section in, that this type, of section is one that could start cluttering up
the charter, and is one that some people don't understand and therefore might.
not vote for the charter because of this. He stated that Section 1.01 and
1.02 could be combined or possibly no sections, just Article I. Mr.;Corrigan
stated that he.would recommend.that Section 1.03 be left.in'the charter. He
also suggested some type of additions possible in the charter. Mr. Ringgenberg
stated that arpossible preamble or introductory statement of some kind might
be a'•good idea. :Mrs. Cain stated that she liked the idea of a preamble to the
_.. charter..
Mr. Corrigan then moved that the Committee should have a preamble for the
charter. Mrs. 'Cain seconded.the motion. Motion unanimously carried.
Mrs. Cain asked if Section 1.03 or any similar section specifically related
to intergovernmental relations was important. legally.'. sir. Ringgenberg stated
that ,1.02 and 1.03 are neither necessary to a charter legally.' Mrs. David-
son moved
avid-sen=moved that the Committee omit <Section ..1.03, seconded by, Mr. Knight._ Motion
'unanimously carried.
Mr. Mcardon then called for motion to combine Section 1.01 and 1.02 of the
proposed charter. Mrs. Cain moved that, for now, .the Committee leave the
sections separate as they are :written, ,seconded by Mrs. Davidsen.' Motion
passed 7 to 1.
Mr. Meardon commended the new law review article from Drake University, dealing
- with the background of legislation, with,a lot citations and suggested that;the
Committee obtain a copy.
Mr. Rosenstein suggested that the preamble be started on. Mr. Meardon suggested
that all ofthe Committee members come up.with one or two points that it should
include. Mrs: Davidsen stated that she thought the Committee should wait until
they, had gone over this entire process. Committee decided to wait as suggested.
Article II -Section 2.01 --Committee discussed wards and terms of office on
council. Committee decided, to go around the table witheachmember expressing
his or her personal belief as to what Article II, Section 2.01, which pertains
to the composition, eligibility, election, and terms of the City Council,
should provide. It ,was made very clear that the opinions expressed at this time
would not bind any Committee members, or the Committee, and that the view points
could be changed at any time. Dir. Corrigan stated that he liked seven on the
Council, in favor of one two-year term and six four-year terms, so that each'.
time four people came up for 'election. Mrs. Cain stated that she was for seven
council members but this would depend on the possibility of wards. She stated
that she favored at least a majority of council elected at -large. Mr. Ringgenberg
stated that presently he favors a council of seven members, one members being
the mayor, who would be elected by the voters. He further stated that the
council might,be larger. Mr. 'Knight stated that he did not want to see the
council be too big and that he could go along with seven and that the number
would depend on the number of wards used. :He further stated that the mayor
should be elected by the voters. Mrs. Davidsen stated she was for ,seven
council members if .the elections were at -large mayor elected separately,
and for nine if there were wards. She further stated that she favored
candidates running for specific seats. Mr. Welt stated that he believed
that five is -,a workable number but that seven was not much more of a change
than five. He stated that he favored seven. Mr. Welt further stated that
he likes Mr.;Corrigan's earlier proposal of seven council' members, four being
elected 'at -large and three from wards. Mr. DeCounter stated that he was for
seven councilseatsno matter if there were at -large elections or wards. He
stated.that nine was too many members to get the job done.. Mr. Meardon
stated, that he favored a council of seven members, four being elected at -large
_-and.three by ,wards. He stated that he a reed;,with Ms; Shipton,
that the
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ward representative did not need to reside in that ward. He'further stated
that he,favored staggered terms with the wardrepresentatives being elected
every two years and .the at -large council members having four-year terms.
Mr. DeCounter stated 'that he;:would like to:bring in the present city,,council
members individually to findr'out what problems they were having and,how input
flowed under the present system Mr.' Corrigan suggested that past council
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members'; also be brought. in. .Discussion followed and the Committee decided to
invite these people to, come to a committee meeting. It was also decided that
the first invitation would go to Mayor Brandt for the Charter Committee meeting
of February 21,-1973._ Mr. Rosenstein was directed to prepare a copy of council
members serving Iowa City,Under the.council-manager-at-large form for the -meet-
ing of:February 15,'1973. Mrs. Davidsen stated that the Committee;might,be
1 criticized for this action and that it should balance this with other consider-
ations, also spending time with people with innovative ideas. Mrs. Cain
suggested that the Committee might want to talk to a city administrator who
has; had considerable experience.
Discussion next centered around whether the Committee should be swayed by
public opinion or whether it should come up with a proposal that they felt
was best for Iowa City and then sell the proposal' to the public.
Mr. Corrigan stated that there is the possibility of using newspaper ballots
to judge public opinion as had been brought up by Mr. Oaks, a professional
consultant. Mr. Meardon stated that this would result in special interest
groups sending in numerous ballots.
The meeting was adjourned by the Chairman at 5:55 P.M.
Approved by Pat Cain
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MINUTES
Iowa City Charter Committee
February 16, 1973
MEMBERS PRESENT: Meardon, Welt, Corrigan, Baldus, Cain, DeCounter,
Knight, Ringgenberg, Davi dsen -
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Rosenstein
GUESTS PRESENT: Dorothy Doualass, 1030 E. Burlington, James Keele,
502 GrandviewCourt
Meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mr. Meardon.
Mr. Meardon stated that the meeting was being held at the Conference
room and amberendance,required the meeting would be moved to the
Council Chambers. -
Mr. Rosenstein statedthat'fourth count census data. for Iowa City
war not available in census tract's and thus the Laboratory for
Political Research could not give the Committee an area distribution
Of Iowa, City's:socio=economic variables. Mr:. Rosenstein also
apologized for his mistake concerning the date of the public meeting,
Mr. Meardon next summarized the Charter Committee meeting of
February 15, 1973, for Mr: Baldus who had been unable:<to attend
that meeting,' Mr. Baldus stated'that at this
to express his time he did not want
views -as to size and make-up of the'council.
Ms Douglas stated that Action for a Better Community was workin
on a proposal containing a form of government g
the Charter Committee. to be presented to
Article TI, citv Council
-(Model City Charter); Discussion was held
as w ether t e Committee should break down into -
to consider these subjects. sub-committees
Section 2,01, Com osition, Eligibilit , Election and Term of the
cit council: The, Committee decided tocdelay discussion of this
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ecbr t until further study could be made. It was also decided
to deal with this important subject as a whole Committee.
Mr. Ringgenberg questioned why the Committee was using the Model
City Charter since most decisions to be made depended on the
basic form of government the Committee chooses. Mr. Ringgenberg
further stated that the Committee should decide what kind of things
it wants in the Charter. The Committee decided to use the Model
City Charter at least for this meeting.
Iowa City Charter Committee
February 16;,:1973 Page 2
• Section 2.02, Com osition and Ex eases of the Council. Mr.
Corrigan asked if the Committee decided to raise the council's
compensation whether the actual decision would have to be made
by the present city council since an increase in the council's
compensationicould not become effective during the term in which
the increase was.adopted and thus it could, not be done by the
next city council operating under a new city charter:
Several of the Committee members expressed the desire to have
increased council compensation and to provide a mechanism
which would take the burden off the council for raising their
own salaries:
Mrs. Cain asked if it was legal to pay at -large council members
more than ward council members.
Mr. Baldus stated that the .following -phrase -could be>included
at the end of Section 2,02.' "The Councilshall appoint a -
Commission,of -five people and they shall'be known as the Council
Compensation Commission which, shall meet from time to time and
recommend to council the salaries the council shall be paid
which shall be.,commensurate with 'their responsibilities as
informed policy makers for the,.city'.and.the time they devote, to
this task." .'Mr. Corrigan stated that he had.devised a similar
addition to section 2:02 which reads, "By ordinance the:council
shall in:consultation with,the Iowa City, City Compensation,
ommission, prescr
Cibe the :comp ensation:.." Mr. Corrigan slated
that this commission would,review other city officier's salaries.
Several of the ;Committee members expressed the desire to submit
committee comments following each Charter item so as to give
a better understanding of the City Charter.
Discussion was next,held on the possibility of writing something
into the'%Charter which would increase the council's compensation
and then allowing the council.,to set subsequent compensations
by; council ordinance. Mr. Baldus stated that this procedure,
called a schedule, is often used in the writing of state
constitutions'.
Discussion was held on whether the amount of the salary would
make a difference in the type of people that would run for the
city council.
It was moved by Mr. Corrigan, and seconded by Mr. Baldus that the
Chair appoint a sub -committee to study the area of compensation`.
The motion carried 8-0 with Mrs: Davidsen abstaining. (Mrs.'
Davidsen'had just arrived). Mr. Meardon appointed Mr. Baldus,
Mr. Knight, and Mr. Welt to the sub -committee.
Iowa City Charter Committee Page'3
February 16, 1973
• Several of the Committee.members thought it would be a good 'idea
to have individual council members set aside a regular time to
be.down;at the Civic Center and available to anyone who wanted to
come down to discuss policy ,issues. It was felt that this would
make the council more available. It was also felt by a few of
the Committee members, that this might take some of the pressure
off having a ward system becausepeople: might have better access
to individual council members.
Section 2.03, Mayor. Mr.' Meardon asked the Committee how many
3f them felt the mayor should be elected separately.
Mr. Ringgenberg stated that he did on one-condition,.that being
that the powers of .the 'mayor are only policy leading powers.and
not executive powers. Mr. 'Corrigan agreed' with Mr. Ringgenberg
on this. Mrs. Davidsen stated that this was especially so with
combination a lection by:wards and at-large.--Mr..Baldus stated
that
Ringgenberg's..view and he stated that .there
was a provision in the National Municipal League's Charter which
' dealt with the policy -administration issue, applying to a city
manager inquiiriesrand investigationsunder"
ndersecto a mayor. It tion
for the purpose of
section 2.09' -the council or
its members. shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject
to the direction and supervision of the manager solely through, the
manager,,and neither the councilinor its',members'shall give :orders
to.any such officer or employee, either, publicly or privately.
The Committee went around the table expressing their opinions
as, to whether there should be an elected mayor., The Committee
' unanimously expressed that at this time they'favored'the election
of the mayor by the voters.
Discussion next centered around the Kammerer article on
- elected;mayors in Florida, 'a' synopsis' of which was distributed to
the Committee by Mr..Rosenstein. Mr. Baldus'asked Mr. Rosenstein
if: there had been a provision in these cities which protected
the administration from council meddling..' Mr. Rosenstein stated
that ,Kammerer had not mentioned whether,such a provision had been
in effect in Florida. He further stated that his research has
shown that there have been studies which have shown that elected
mayors interfere with the administration and others which show
that the elected mayor and 'manager form a team. Several of the
Committee members stated that it would be very important that the
mayor's and the manager's role bewelldefined. The Committee felt
this could be done, in both the charter and in the charter comments.
Mr. Baldus said that this type of commentary was on Page 18 of the
National Municipal League's Model City Charter.
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Iowa City; Charter Committee < Page 4-
February 16, 1973
• Discussion was .held on whether the Charter Committee_ wanted a
city ,manager for Iowa, City. Several members of the committee
stated that they had not been persuaded that the problem in
Iowa City, is based upon the fact that Iowa City has a city
manager or that another form of government would work better
than a council-manager er form. Ms.:Douglass suggested that the
Committee look into a.strong-mayor with an administrative
assistant. Mr. Corrigan stated that if Iowa City goes the route
of a professional administrator that this position should be
given the safeguards from meddling which would not happen with
a strong mayor. There was also the problem of what happens if
there was a bad mayor who would be in charge of administration
for four years, whereas if there was a bad city manager he could
be fired at anytime.
Mr. Baldus, Mr. Corrigan, Mr. Knight, Mr. Welt, Mrs. Cain,
Mr. DeCounter,'Mr. Meardon and Mrs. Davidsen expressed that they
a:city manager form o
presently favored'retainingf government.
Several.of the members said they either wanted, to weaken the
manager,' or, strengthen the council in the policy making procecities
Mr. Ringgenberg stated to the Committee that with home -ruler
in Iowa now. had options as ,to what the powers and duties of the
manager should be.
Discussion was next held on the International, City Management Asso
-
ciation'and`what its role is..
General discussion followed concerninq giving the council a staff
and office space and in institutionalizing these changes Mr.
DeCounter stated that an.attempt°should be made to ,get the council
and the City;staff'to work closer together.
Mr. Corrigan made the.suggestion that there could be a citizens'
committee involved in the hiring of the city manager. Discussion
followed on what the manager's` qualifications 'should be and if ;
there should be something in the charter specifying, the
qualifications. The Commit generally expressed that there should
be no written qualifications in the charter but that there might
be some general qualifications listed in the comments.
General discussion next centered around the hiring practices for the
City and the relationship that the Civil Service Law and the City's
affirmative action program had on these practices. Mr. Corrigan
expressed the desire to include an 'affirmative action clause in
the city --harter. Mr. Rosenstein was directed to secure copies of
the City's Affirmative Action Program; and of the State's Civil
Service Law.
Section 2.04 Prohibitions. Part A of this section is a quote from
February -Lot
O section 59.9 of the City Code of Iowa. There were no objections,
to this section.
, with staff. Discussion centered
Part B.Council interference
around the appointment of the city attorney. Mr. heacity attorne
that he felt the city manager should not appoint the city Y
because the council,' is entitled to independent legal advice but
that the legal assistant should work closely with th'e staff.
Mr. Baldus.stated that the city attorney'hacsiderarole ble council'
into policy makut
ing and by lowering this person's
would be forced to make decisions rather than rely solely on legal
opinion.. Several of the Committee members felt that, both the
opini and council should have completely separate legal
the power ocity
advisors. The Committee next discussed shoul
attorney. It was expressed that the city
appointed by council and the legal assistant be appointed
nted by
Ymight be
the cit manager. Mr. Corrigan also stated. that it r and ;chief
wise to separate the functions of chief; -legal advisor
legal representative.
Mr. Ringgenb' g stated that the council-manager form functions
best as:a team and thus the council and the manager should agree
as to who should b6.the city attorney although it should be a
I ouncil' appointed position.
Subsection c. Interference with:administration. Mr. Baldus
ractices
stated, that a sub -committee should examine employment p
and dangers to the civil service system which could be created
by a strong mayor.
Mr. Pleardon next asked for<the`Committee's permission to go to
the city Manager to ask for a reallocation of priorities of the
clerk -typist position so that the Charter Committee could
et
first priority in the use of that one position, regardless
whether it take s' more :than' of
the"allocated 20 hours- given
Corrigan
moved and Mrs. Cain seconded that the Chairman be q request.
authorization to go to the City Manager to make the above req
The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00.
Approved by Pat Cain
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