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Home My WebLink About1995-02-21 TranscriptionFebruary 21, 1995 . Council Work Session Page i February 21, 1995 council Work Session 6:30 PM Cpun¢il: Horow, Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Nov, Pigott, Throg. Staff: Atkins, Helling, Yucuis, Karr, O'Malley. Tapes: 95-32, Side 1. General Discussion-Budget 95-32 S1 1. Horow/ You all have your schedule for the Walk of the Stars. Arkins/ ...... 2. Baker/ Refresh my memory when we are going to look at the CIP. Atkins/ I would hope that we could do that sometime in March ..... depend on your schedule. With the wrap up this evening we will begin assembling that package of information .... plan a good long evening .... Baker/ Are we planning something during spring break? Horow/ Yes. Economic Development Criteria on the 20th. Atkins/ That was a tentative on that .... Have Rick here to step through ..... 3. Kubby/ I have three things. one was...budget, but it is not. It is about the flood money. I am kind of confused about what we finally decided to do with the flood money because I don't think we made any specific decisions. Atkins/ I will tell you what I thought you said .... That the ........ the money will be used for Public Works projects .... and another substantial portion would be used for the purchase of land, undeveloped land, in the flood plain and then you had $75,000 put on the table for the Down Payment Assistance. You ended up 3/3 and I understand publicly Larry said no. So right now it is Public Projects and undeveloped land. That is what I understood you to say. Kubby/ We didn't say an amount of money for each .... which pieces of undeveloped flood plain land and- Arkins/ We are out right now making the contacts and finding out how much-we have to report back to you .... I just don't know how we are going to carve that up. But we owe you a report on This mp~sen~ only areasonably accurate ~ansc~lp~onoffhelowe Clty coun~l mae~ngofFebma~y21,1995. WS022155 February 21, 1995 . . Council Work Session Page 2 that. Horow/ We have the prices on the Public Works- Arkins/ The Public Works Projects we have pretty good estimates on Lehman/ We are looking at the peninsula, right? Atkins/ Yes, that is one of them. Kubby/ The other thing that Sue and I had mentioned at the beginning of the flood money discussion... it has been proposed...some kind of communication system for emergencies be purchased with some of the flood money. So that there is some kind of early warning detection .... community bulletin board .... so that people could be alerted very q~ickly about something ..... Weeg .... looking at some co~%mercial products... Lehman/ Something that the Army Corp was doing... Arkins/ .... Pigott/ Arkins/ You know during the flood we installed warning devices on Ralston Creek and somewhere else .... Rapid Creek...old system was based on..every hour .... Horow/ Pigott/ Along the lines of Intomet .... Kubby/ .... To make sure the Sheriff and our Public Works and Police Department are made aware of pending flood ..... as soon as possible...so we can kick in whatever community communications we need. Atkins/ Horow/ Sounds like we don't have enough information .... University Pigoft/ ...pass information on to our staff Horow/ There is a discussion among the Weeg people...I have had Rick Fosse call them .... ?l~ls repr~enta only a reasonably accurate tmnsulp~on of the Iowa City council maatlng of February 21, 1995. W$02219 $ February 21, 1995 . Council Work Session Page 3 Arkins/ We now have available to us...weather alert sirens...¥oice messages .... we can alert people ..... Pigott/ ...method...enhance communications between organizations and institutions .... Kubby/ We don't have enough info~mation .... Horow/ Two professors going to get together...find out what already exists .... not convinced that they really understand what already is in place .... lacking electronic bulletin board aspect of this thing ..... they are goingto hawe to sell it... Arkins/ What purpose is it suppose to serve? Horow/ Supposedly there will be electronic messages that .... Kubby/ Quicker communication so we could implement our procedures Horow/ Rick is really going to have to look into this .... Arkins/ Kubby/ Let's get some more information .... Atkins/ Early warning bulletin board .... 4. Kubby/ Talked about ...Senior Center Communications Specialist .... going to get some information back so we could make the determination...explorepossibilities...SeniorCenterPost .... have a 1/4 time position...never got that information back ..... Nov/ Talked to Sue...working on it...you will get it soon .... Rubby/ Baker/ Talked about contracting that out. Kubby/ .... didn't have enough information. Baker/ Ruled out the 1/4 city position. Arkins/ I will get the information for you. There was a level of interest, then I thought we struck it. This represents only a reasonably accurate traescdptlon of the Iowa City council meeting of February 21, 1995. WS022195 February 21, 1995 . Council Work Session Page 4 Kubby/ Thought we went back to opening up the possibility of the 1/4 time person in case the way it is done is that a lot of volunteers are involved .... Atkins/ I will find out for you. Nov/ I asked her about this layout and they do not do it on a computer. They do it the cut and paste and ...mostly volunteers. She supervises'and her preference would be if we are going to get a 1/4 time person, do it in video because... her training in video is not as good ... have someone who is 1/4 time now but that is not enough. Atkins/ 5. 'Kubby/ We hadn't...put to rest... the issue of council salary increase ..... want to resolve that ..... Horow/ We last left this subject, it was 3/3 ..... Nov/ We also talked about this before we had increase of projected funds .... Horow/ Anybody want to reconsider.. Baker/ (Can't hear) Feeling at that time...supported a pay raise if it were unanimous ..... refocus my thinking .... what are we being paid for...determine the number of hours .... Talked to people about serving on the council .... salary is a non-issue .... Still perceive it as a public service job .... $5,000 is an arbitrary figure .... I can't make a strong case that it should be more ..... we devote the time to it that is necessary ..... Hard for me to say that I feel strongly that we need a raise ..... Horow/ Nov/ I don't'think need is the question. Pigott/ ...additional compensation is probably justified .... I am still supportive of it. Lehman/ I hate to see anybody ever run...because of money. KubbY) .... I do know that it takes away from family time... · business time... other enrichment activities that people are involved in.... Thlsrepresen~ onlyare~on~lyaccu;ate~scrlp0onof~elowaClHcouncllmeefingofFeb~u~.y21,1995. WS022195 February 21, 1995 Council Work Session Page 5 Lehman/ Baker/ The tradeoff is our managing our work .... Kubby/ .... One of the ways to deal with it is to compensate .... Nov/ Kubby/ .... it does intervene .... Baker/ Throg/ When was the $5,000 settled upon? What year? Kubby/ Ten years ago. Throg/ Don, what is the discounted value of $5,000? Nov/ Every ten years we should increase it $1,000. Throg/ Horow/ I did calculations based on some percentages...cost of living ...or percentages the County Board has had .... really is around between 3-4% .... $8,300 we would making right now is we applied that same percentage ..... Lehman/ Throg/ If council was paid $5,000 ten years ago, that $5,000 is now worth $3,200 in 1985 dollars ..... Horow/ Anybody else? That is it. 6. Nov/ The CVBmet this afternoon and they are very unhappy. They are mad at everybody .... they are going to send a letter saying we should give them 25% minus $10,000 and we should do that allocation ourself ..... Pigott/ That is fine .... Lehman/ Using. Motel Hotel Tax which is really tourists dollars to fund tourists events makes a lot more sense .... Nov/They are saying take $10,000 out of our share and give us what is left and we don't want to deal with you. Thisrepresents only areasonably accurate ~ans~lpfion ofthelowa C~councllmee~ng of Febmm~/21,1995. WS022195 February 21, 1995 . Council Work Session Page 6 Kubby/ ....maybe for this year until we get the larger issue settled...maybe that .is what we do this year .... rather not give them the extra $10,000...and distribute it o~rselves until'we negotiate with them the larger picture. Nov/ I think they are willing negotiate .... not willing to be told at this point where to spend the $10,000 .... Kubby/ It hurts us in further discussions to force that on them at this time. Lehman/...If we tell them a certain percentage that needs to ba for 'local generated events, you choose them and we stay out of it. I think that is basically what the are saying .... Nov/ They want to do a grants type program to help people advertise .... Lehman/ I have a real problem with using tax dollars .... Kubby/ Nov/ That is what they would like. If you want to use the $10,000: take it out of the Police Department. Kubby/ ...we can do all sorts of things with the formula. Lehman/.Need to sit down with these folks .... mutually acceptable. Horow/ Anything else? We are adjourned. Adjourned: 7:00 PM. Thls represents only ~ reasonably accurate ~'anacdptlon of t~e Iowa City council meeting of Februmy 21, 1995, W$022195