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Home My WebLink About1973-12-21 AgendaI • • AGENDA IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1973 4:00 P.M. Item No. 1 - MIEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL Item No. 2 - COUNCIL, MEETING OF READING OF MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF 'SPECIA DECEMBER 11,,'1973 AND DECEMBER 14,'1973. Action: 3 RECEIVE MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Item No. - &Recreation Commission minutes of, December 12, a, Parks 1973 meeting. 'Action: RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR TWO (2) 7;000 Item No. 4 -CONSIDER GVW TRUCK CHASSIS WITH UTILITY BODIES. Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to Hartwig the amount of Motors,' Inc, of Iowa City,IIowa,,in on'the truck chassis are $.42. The bids received 8,93� as follows: Hartwig Motors, Inc. $8,937.42 Iowa City, Iowa Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 81975.56 Iowa City, Iowa Cline Truck & Equipment Co. 9,285.00 Iowa City', Iowa The Hr_rtwig Motors, Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa,', was lowest bids on this equi000nt. • of the three bidders submitting The 1973 Budget amount for this equipment was $9, below the budgeted amount. The bid for this equipment is 1% recommend adoption of this The City Manager and staff resolution: — CONSIDER RESOLUTION REJECTING THE AWARD OF BID,FOR THE PACKER TANDEM TRUCK CHASSIS. This resolution rejects the award of bid for„the Packer Tandem Truck Chassis. The bidsreceivedon this equipment were as ',follows: Cline Truck and Equipment Co. $16,250.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 16,889.09 Although Cline Truck and Equipment Company was the lowest bidder submitting'bids'on this equipment', it is recommended that the bids be rejected on the basis that they are in- compatible with the packer unit recommended for acceptance. The incompatibility, lies inaninadequate cab to axle length and it is recommended that this truck chassis be re -bid with the cab to axle length based on the packer unit accepted. The City Manager and staff recommend adoption''of this resolution. Page, 2 Work', Agenda December 21, 1973 Item No. '4 - (Continued) Action: Item No. 5 - CONSIDER'RESOLUTION ON AWARD OF BID FOR A 25 CUBIC YARD REFUSE PACKER UNIT.'' Comment': This resolution approves the award, of bid to:the New in the Method Equipment Company, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, amount'` of'$10,190.00. The bids received on this packer unit are as follows: New. Method, Equipment Co. $10,190.00 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mutual. Wheel Company' 11,530.00 i The New.Method EquipmentlCompany was the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids on this equipment. The 1973, Budget for this equipment was $12,500.' The bid for this equipment is $2,310 'below the budgeted amount. The City Manager and staff recommend adoption of rt his resolution. Agenda — CONSIDER RESOLUTION REJECTING THE AWARD OF BID,FOR THE PACKER TANDEM TRUCK CHASSIS. This resolution rejects the award of bid for„the Packer Tandem Truck Chassis. The bidsreceivedon this equipment were as ',follows: Cline Truck and Equipment Co. $16,250.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 16,889.09 Although Cline Truck and Equipment Company was the lowest bidder submitting'bids'on this equipment', it is recommended that the bids be rejected on the basis that they are in- compatible with the packer unit recommended for acceptance. The incompatibility, lies inaninadequate cab to axle length and it is recommended that this truck chassis be re -bid with the cab to axle length based on the packer unit accepted. The City Manager and staff recommend adoption''of this resolution. I 1; page .3 •Work Agenda December'21, 1973' I. Item No. 6 - (Continued) Action: Item.No. 7 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON.AWARD OF BID FOR A'24,000 GVW. TRUCK CHASSIS WITH FLAT BED. Comment: This resolution approves theaward of bid to the Cline Truck and Equipment Company of City, Iowa, in the Iowceived s on the `truck' amount of $10,658.00. The bidrea chassis with flat bed are as,follows: Cline Truck & Equipment CO. $10,658.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 12,052.56 The CLine Truck and Equipment Company was the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids on this equipment. The 1973 Budget for this equipment was '$5,600 which was established on the basis ofla gasoline engine with manual transmission. Because of the utilization of this truck for snowplowing as well as for other heavy operations,' the specifications were established for'this vehicle as.a'diesel engine with automatic transmission, hence, the higher bid.The City Manager and staff recommend adoption of this resolution. Action: Item No. 8 - RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ,THE PURCHASE OF ONE 1250 GPM TRIPLE COMBINATION' BOOSTER FIRE TRUCK'. Comment: Bids for this 'equipment were received and opened at 10:00'a.m. December 20, 1973. A summary of,the pro- posals is as follows: Pierce Manufacturing' Co. $48,972.00 American La France 48,847.69 Ward La France 50,579.00 •page4 Work Agenda December 21, 1973 Item No. 8 7 (Continued)' This equipment is budgeted at $48,000 and is scheduled for delivery late in'1974.The staff will be prepared for discussion of this item at the Council meeting. Action: Item No. 9 - PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT P S TO THE 1973 OPERATING BUDGET. 1: CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 1973 IOWA CITY BUDGET: Comment: This resolution is for the purpose of amending ;the current Iowa City budget adopted on August 1 1972, by adjusting the expenditures,in the various funds in the amount of $1,270,374:00. All of the increased expendi- tures are paid from cash balances on hand the sale of bonds, or increased receipts in the current budget year. Cash balances are available from the last fiscal year as appropriated•,by the :City Council at its meeting of, January 2, 1973. -There 'will be no increase in taxes to cover these amendments,- Action:' Item No. 10 - BUSINESSI,FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. • i:. s; ;l ,I i:• page 5 • Work Agenda December 21, 1973 Item No. 11 — REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. Item No. 12 — PUBLIC DISCUSSION. Item No 13 ADJOURNMENT. AGENDA IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 21, 1973 4:00 P.M. /�pSDURNED ti(Gr-T(,UG Item No. l - MEETING TO ORDER (."'� 7L q: 1 0 ROLL CALL Item No. 2 -READING, OF MINUTES OF -REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF MEETINGOF DECEMBER 11, 1973 AND SPECIAL COUNCIL DECEMBER 14P 1973. ve Action: y Item No. 3 - RECEIVE MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Parks & Recreation commission minutes of; December 12, a. 1973 meeting. /1 :v, /vr��,, /:�v/i/s .. Yin[' aQ //111I C��/ /& Action: G(/.,{ f „, 1 Civil Item No. 4 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION' AWARDING CONTRACT FOR TWO (2) 7;000 BODIES. P b!.< .<J,, !<, 0.1,1 GVW TRUCK, CHASSIS WITH UTILITY Comment: This resolution approves the award of bid to Hartwig' in the amount OT.— Motors• D4! of Iowa City, Iowa, The bids received on ,the truck ,chassis are 8 9 37.42J. as follows: Hartwig motors, Inc. $8,937.42 Iowa City, Iowa Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 8,975.56 Iowa City, Iowa Cline Truck & Equipment Co. 9,285.00 Iowa City, Iowa The Hartwig Motors, Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa, was lowest this equipment. of the three bidders submitting bids on for this equipment was',',$g,000. The 1973 Budget amount bid for this equipment is l%lbelow ,the budgeted amount. The The City Manager and staff recommend adopt_ion"of this resolution.' page,2 Work Agenda December 21,"1973 Item No. 4 - (Continued) Action: GJ/$ X1111 Item No. 5 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON AWARD OF BID IFOR 'A125 CUBIC YARD 'REFUSE PACKER UNIT., )�wbhLJ—es Dept Comment`. This resolution approves the 'award 'of bid to the New, Method Equipment Compa.ny., of Cedar ,Rapids, Iowa, in the 7 amount: of X10,'19-QJ0Q�._ The bids received on this, packer ' unit are as follows: New Method Equipment Co. $10,190.00 Cedar Rapids, ,Iowa Mutual Wheel Company 11,530.00 The New MethodEquipmentCompany was the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids on this equipment. The 1973 Budget for this equipment was $12,500. The bid for this equipment is $2,310 below the budgeted amount. The City 'Manager and staff iecomm%nd adogtion,of this resolution. Agenda: /��_ I ?_ z I v e-1 ye. 4n--4- n-kItem ItemNo. 6 - CONSIDERRESOLUTION REJECTING THE AWARD OF BID FOR THE PACKER TANDEM, TRUCK CHASSIS: Comment: This resolution rejects the award of bid for the Packer Tandem', Truck Chassis. The bids received on this equipment _ r-:/ were as follows: Cline Truck and Equipment Co.'$16,250.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 16,889.09 Although Cline Truck and'Equipment Company was the lowest bidder submitting bids on this equipment,, it isrecommended that the bids be rejected on the .basis ,.that they are in- compatible, with-the:.packer-'.packer-recommended-,.tor acceptance_ The incompatibility1lies'in an inadequate cab to axle length and it is recommended that this truck chassis be re -bid with the cab to axlelengthbased on the packer, unit accepted. The City Manager and staff recommend-vp��i.ti j. adoption of this resolution.) '� . i? page 3 Work Agenda December 21, 1973. Item No.6 - (Continued) Actions Item No. 7 - CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON AWARD OF BID FOR A 24,000 GVW TRUCK CHASSIS WITH: FLAT BED.' P,b I - c. LJ:,g"_De Pt Comment: This resolution',' approves the award of bid to the Cline Truck and'Eguipment_CSLmpany of Iowa City, Iowa, in the '_'5��, -°amount of $10,x_.-Oii: The bids' received on the truck chassis `with ;flat bed are as follows:; Cline 'Truck '-& Equipment Co. $10,658.00 Winebrenner-Dreusicke, Inc. 12,052.56 The CLine Truck and Equipment Company was the lowest of the two bidders submitting bids on this equipment.i The 1973 Budget for this equipment was $5,600 which was established on the basis of a gasoline engine with manual transmission. Because of the utilization of this truck for snowplowing as well as for other ',heavy operations, the specifications were established for this: vehicle as'a-diesel _engine with automatic transmission, hence, the higher bid. The City Manager and staff recommend - adoption of this resolution. Action: n oZ ( �_� 1'G !. �l a do Item No. 8 -'RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE 1250 GPM TRIPLE` COMBINATION BOOSTER FIRE TRUCK. Comment: Bids for this equipment were received and opened at 10:00 a.m. December 20, 1973. A summary of the pro- a ++ posals is as follows: Pierce Manufacturing Co. $48,972.00 American La France 48,847.69 Ward La France 50,579.00 1 �/2,27� �n �A•i ,.i1 J � I,.'N r%. lire ,r r , • A J., page 4 Work Agenda December 21, 1973 Item No. 8 - (Continued) This equipment,,is budgeted at $48,000 and is scheduled be p P ed 1974.? T for delivery late in he staff will the Council meeting. for discussion of this item Action:' ON AMENDMENTS TO THE 1973 OPERATING BUDGET. Item No.9 - PUBLIC HEARING L' CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 1973 IOWA CITY BUDGE Comment: This resolution is for the purpose of amending972,`by adopted on August 1, current Iowa City budget in the various funds _in the adjusting the;, expenditures 'All of the increased amen ount of $1';270,374'.00. sale of bain tures are paid from cash thencurrent budget increased receipts fiscal bonds or the at itstmeeting year. Cash balanceslare from year as appropriated'by,the City be no increase in taxes of January 2,''1973: There will top clover these amendments.I Action: Item No. 10 -'BUSINESS FROM.THE CITY COUNCIL. I \ 1 l I I r r,., �rZ % r .`. �",!•l.G.� C M,.a.;. li7 'a Yt O.I L F+ t� V .`v��'UO..Cif :•�,G !C I .:" '�u •/� ! • r Page 5 r WorkAgenda �\ December .211 1973/� ,t{�-t' _ r..r ry.,.{ Ar rr,. %,r:rl /.,r•.y,: �: n pyciC ... L. OYv`rol. (� L•J i 1 (l C. II,G. l �I O // V V" i I f.. 1..CJ r l lvn yL�A�1 Item No. 11 - REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND TILE CITY ATTORNEY. A I I a...1e '. � v? �.�• ��LJILLGct. ��r�e.t � ,..... .r _� r Crea.. . J / r bill, /.YI I J��iZt P• -re.. ; V[..1/`l. �(/.Q l.:J...Cc_... /-'/._-• i7�r�ca,. °, .La.n� ';%,rte, ..G•1�i�P^P-P .a., C.t'r_.r., .,,r 1 `,%./r��._ .C'.. ....-r_�.. Item No. 12--PtiBbIC—=DIS6i�S$i6ii. �/ c n - , .:q g�l r c., t , ''� t •. t_• a ..tit _ ,. r .,, f . �...x ,I —J.a.e. [_',�c.� f. c,..a CS r. 1�� e.nL.l•r'�r?yt+. /j //�� • Rt[l•n.f� �.lr\4n n•r^ Qi.ii,n L. .A� '/i rrJ.i .ri�.Or 4dr�'iv �,` G`, rc 1.... J A to Cs r "7"n r+. , ., R' I f 1 , r �..,�•1 rl ,� �.n , : .L.u,^L,.,:.E } et-, Item No. 1-3^-=ADdAF T ..� i r J / f ', , r , .'�:i tar � . .• / r � r'',Y � " � i I ` J With the reservation that this motion is not, an acceptance of the (/ C h C - ca r �L -- - r IP .. ..._—.--.--- -- n C1i 21 A / A r 4 - ' iv- �171 / } 1� 12/21/73 the Boles Committee report. L0:' Councilman Czarnecki suggested discussion of d Committions, it was moved After discussion concerning vacancies on Boards an by':cza ne vacancies ed by sse to interested st that the llocalncitizenscgroups, a listnoting the appointments are to be 7 g pose• the list in the Civic Center and Library, O`+,2U 1c,1 ,d7 VA zCPN „11. `h1 made on January 22, 1974. Motion carried. �y �sQ li Mayor Brandt appointed Lave ne Shay�as Mast__er_.ELeCian, Ed Jr O'Brien It wa3Tnoved by Czarnecki as JourneymanlElectricianton the Electrical Examiners�Board and the Electrical Appeal Board,roved. Motion and seconded by Hickerson that the Mayor's appointments be app carried. Councilman White present, 4:40. P. P1. Mayor Brandt thanked Rev. Robert Wtish for making the arrangements for the laixiixxexx invocations,and also the Staff _ for their help during his Cerm as Mayor. er, of theChamber of I8Y Richard Burg Commededicatednservice rce preseted naslman President 'Hickerson with a;plagee noting eight years of loyal, an outstanding Mayor,and Councilman from 1966,to 1973.' ted a salute Nancy Sieberling,"co-chairman of Project Green also presen to eaan Mr. Hickerson's accomplishments,. Gary Forschie, Sunrise Village Trailer Co utt appeared concerning fire protection ai the trailer court. tk nsai pjl� ec ee�ai omnd �o }n p Bu . L on ✓ ie City Manager Ray Wells reported that as recommended onbtherBurlingtooject n Street would obtain profe,sional services for the Landscaping Project. tha the dopmtft request for City Attorney Jay HonokaOld Capitol Businessported teDeveiopmentt Co.bid proposal the deposit of the id:,e#es xexxedxk axka and recommended check, �lxixixxiegx9ekctexxxoitidxhxYexxxiekxexxxxxxaq " adoption of the following motion:'roposallorranervation at indicationofthe award ofspnot an acceptance of tile 'old Capitol proposal contract, I move that the City Manager b� dire nterest bearing savings acco ctd to deposit the bid ntk of Old Cppit:ol Business Center Company. upon receipt from Old Capitol of a'statementce of trithat the developer recognizes a cont this action is not an acceptan byrWhiteothat thepropsal ortmotiodasjread beLact." It was Y adopted. Motion carried die nd to set pu lic The City Attorney nentalso explained ington Park VII Addn.a ltbwas movednbyowhilte vacation an a public hearing on January 15, 1974 at. and seconded d by g 'deProsse to set a p 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Motion carried. Execution City 'Attorney lionohan presented a Resolution Authorizing of twit Claim Deeds for sale of property not needed &for l th realignment of Linn St, with Capitol Implement Co.; Frank Boyd Glenn Roberts;and Wilson Mace, and recommended Council x{�pxxixx4 adoption.' It was moved by White and seconded by Czarnecki to adopt the Resolution. Upon roll call Czarnecki, deProsse, Hickerson, White and Brandt voted 'aye'.Motion carried. The !,City Attorney presented a Resolution Authorizing Deferred Compensation' Plan;Eor,the City Manager. - It was moved by White and seconded, by Hickerson that the Resolution be adop,ted. MMXYXKXB%XXSMH Upon roll ca LL deProsse, Hickerson, White, Brandt and Czarnecki voted aye'. Motion carried. The'City Attorney also reported on meeting with Mr. Weller of the Chicago,' Rock Island and 'Pacific Railroad concerning their starting daahte for work on the First Avenue crossing, and advised that the date of ata eEtL 1974 had been, Agreed upon. He also noted that he.had sent the Council A appreciation for f tkHXHAHAHS�hxXNAd xxSNff employees and counci6persons during a tion o -the cooper, his 10 ;year tenure. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by 'Czarnecki that the letter from the Housing Commission, concerning their ,study of the Landlord -Tenant Ordinance, and,a request for a detailed statement outlining their functions and responsibilities, be received and ',filed. Motion carried. It was moved by Hickerson and seconded by Czarnecki that the meeting be adjounned. ,Motion carried.