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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-04-18 Proclamation~l~[~l?rl?~t~i, the month of April marks the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Fair Housing Act. This Act, as amended, prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental, or advertising of dwellings, in the provision of brokerage services, or in the availability of residential real estate-related transactions. ~l~l[]eFl?~tB, the denial of equal housing opportunity is one of the most serious challenges a community can face. It is a challenge that must be met and surmounted lest it erode the vital social structure that holds a community together and gives it shape and dimension. The need for shelter is an essential human need. The right to freely choose a place to live is a basic human right and discrimination in housing not only is against the law, it is contrary to our own sense of what our country should mean to us and to others. ~][~rrr~t~i, there are voluntary programs in support of fair housing that we as concerned citizens can join and support at every level in our community and in our jobs. There are personal and professional attitudes that we can and must change. These efforts are fair and just and necessary if we are to make fair housing a basic right for ourselves and our neighbors. Now, therefore, I, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby designate the month of April 2000, to be in Iowa City. I urge all of our citizens to join in this observance by resolving to fight discrimination in their personal daily lives ~~m and by making themselve ware of the Fair Housing Law and the ways i ' lpplies to ou ' . Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 18th day of April 2000. · ;~'~ ..... · ~l~[~erl~Rl~ freedom of speech is a human right that is vital for building community; and ~[~]~erl?RFt, public access channels exist on nearly 2,000 cable systems across the United States; and ~][~l~r'eRlt, Public Access Television, Inc. (PATV) has been operating as a non-profit public access center for ten years in the Iowa City community and has trained hundreds of citizens to use video equipment to create thousands of hours of local programming. ~T~IlI, fl~ereflzlre, i, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the CiW of Iowa CiW, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 19, 2000, to be in Iowa ~i~ and urge all cit~ens to recogn~e the value of cable access television and the impoflant role it plays in building a stronger communi~. Mayor Signed in Iowa Ci~, Iowa, this 18tn day of April, 2000. ' ,. Public Access Television 1999 Annual Report PATV This annual report is compiled from statistics and events that took place from January I through December 31, 1999. Public Access Television, Inc. Mission Statement Public Access Television, Inc.(PATV) is a resource dedicated to diversity in community communication. PATV provides opportunities for local citizens to make use of current technology to exc ange information and ideas and to participate in the democratic process. Public Access Television, Inc. 623 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Noon- 9pm Monday thru Wednesday I~oon- 6pm Thursday am - 6pm Saturday phone (319) 338-7035 fax (319) 338-8456 patv@avalon.net http://www. icpatv. org ANNUAL REPORT HISTORY Public access has been a part of cable television in Iowa City since 1979 when local citizens realized that the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech means nothing if ordinary people are denied access to society's most pervasive medium. Public Access Television, Inc. is an independent, non-prof~ organization incorporated on September 14, 1989, under the regulations of the Iowa Secretary of State. FUNDING PATV is funded through a contract with the City of Iowa City. The actual funding comes from AT&T Cable Services, as part of the cable franchise agreement between the City of Iowa City and AT&T Cable Services. One condition of the current franchise, which is in effect until the year 2006, is that AT&T Cable Services provides funding to pay for the operation and maintenance of a public access/community programming facility and channel. AT&T Cable Services pays the City a negotiated amount, which is then distributed to an entity that contracts with the City to provide the required services. Public Access Television, Inc. is the current contractor. The operating budget for fiscal year 1999 was $163,786.44. A complete financial report is available at PATV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PATV is managed by a nine-person volunteer board. Each member serves a three-year term. The board sets policies for the organization. These policies are then implemented through procedures determined by the director. Board meetings are held the third Thursday of each month and are open to the public. The current PATV Board of Directors Chair- Greg Thompson .~ ~'~!i; :' i' .... Vice Chair Tim Clancy ~.:, Secretary Greg Calvert Treasurer - Mike Petersen Member- Cayse Hayse Member- Karen Michaeli Member - Tom Nothnagle .'.... Member - Warren Paris ,..__~ Member- Phil Phillips ANNUAL REPORT Page I ~ FROM THE DIRECTOR This was the year for assessing, for adding up numbers and printing up colored graphs. In early October PATV handed in our progress report to the Iowa CityTelecommunica- tions Commission, as part of our three-year review process, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to share some of those numbers with you. Since 1996 PATV has trained over five-hundred local citizens in video production. Over two-thousand volunteer hours have been logged. The equipment and facilities have been used for thousands of hours to create almost three-thousand new locally-produced programs that have been cablecast on channel 2. And close to two-hundred non-profits in the Iowa City area have run announcements on PATV's PSA display every year since 1996. What is hard to represent in a written assessment is the feel of a place. For that I invited the Commissioners to come experience PATV first-hand. This is what I value most about PATV--its spirit of acceptance, helpfulness, growth and camaraderie. These are things not represented in a graph or a chart, but not any less important. And especially now, when we're all "processed" at an ever-faster rate, you can expect PATV to continue to value the individual, and the story that longs to be told. To sum it all up, the numbers are numbers; the people tell the true story. The current PATV staff ~ii~ !i ~! :! Coordinator ............... Bradley Workman-Goltz - ~ Public Relations Specialist ~..,. ~ I nstru cto r~ol u ntee r ~:~5~ -~/ Josh Goding- O~ce Manager/ ~:~ E q u i p m e n t G u r u ::~:~::::~:L::~:::~: ~ ~en~ Paine- PaTV Director ANNUAL REPORT Page 2 FROM THE PATV BOARD CHAIR "The contract you are currently negotiating for your public access station will be your last." That ominous prediction was made this March by Brian T. Grogan at the Annual Confer- ence of the Wisconsin Association of PEG (Public, Educational and Government) Access Channels. PATV Director Ren~ Paine participated in that Conference. She relayed Grogan's concern to the PATV Board of Directors at our March meeting. We've been aware for many years that there were no Ion -term guarantees for PATV's funding. In the past year, ninety-two percent of the PATV~udget was provided by AT&T and the City of Iowa City., This is pursuant to the exclusive franchise agreement negoti- ated by the City of Iowa City and Heritage Cable Television in 1990. Although it is never possible to predict the future with certainty, it looks very likely that as the telephone, cable television and Internet industries conve.rge, and are provided by the same corn any, regulatory control of the resulting utility will take place at a state or federal level. ~l~is means that cities will no Ion er be able to negotiate for public access to local cable television systems. Agreements ~ke the one that created Iowa City Public Access Television Inc. may no longer be possible. It is quite plausible that three years from now, Iowa City PATV as we currently know it will no longer exist. I urge everyone who values the concept of ublic access to the medium of television to become involved during this time of raid c~ange. Iowa City PATV needs its volunteers, Board of Directors, producers and sta~to do several things. We must become politically involved at all levels of government so that when city, state, or federal policies and laws are created, they assure public access to emergin media technologies so we can make intelligent decisions about our relationship to ~nem. We must begin to plan how we are goin to reserve some kind of local public access entity after our funding from AT&T and ~e 8ity of Iowa City ceases. We must find new, diverse sources of revenue for PATV. In the past year PATV raised over eight percent of its bud et from fundraising, fees and grants, the highest .percentage ever. Ren~ Paine and the sta~ have done an excellent job of forming partnerships with neighborhood centers, disability grou s and youth roups, and in attracting grant money $10,~0PC~ grant from the MacArthur Foundation. This ~s t~e largest grant every awarded to PATV. While we are doing all of those things we must continue to operate our current access center for today's producers. We must demonstrate the value of local ublic access television to the community. The new three year contract for 2000-20~2 between Iowa Cit and PATV requires that one-third of what is cablecast on PATV must meet the de~nition of "communit p_rogramming." This new stipulation provides both a challenge and an o portunity for ~AP~. Fulfilling this mandate while still ayin the rent and trying to get a Fiv~ing wage for PATV em Ioyees are just a few of the thPings~ would like to see happen this year at Iowa City I ur e you all to follow the advice of one of my heroes, Ral h Nader, who says, "When the~attle for your public access television station is being Fo~ught, jump in w~th both feet." ANNUAL REPORT Page 3 FACILITIES AND STATISTICS All statistics were compiled by adding the number of bookings and multiplying that by the number of hours booked. Editing and studio time slots consist of 3 hours on weekdays and Saturdays. Studio - PATV's studio/control room is equipped with four cameras, video switcher, 16-input audio mixer, CD player, tape deck, still camera and Amiga graphics system for adding titles. Usuage from January I - December 31:326 timeslots booked/938 hours Camcorder - PATV has five camcorders -- five SVHS and one VHS-C '- for checkout, Usage from January I - December 3 I: 715 check-outs Editing -Three editing bays are available for use -- two SVHS and one 3/4-inch. Each editing bay has an Amiga graphics system for adding titles. Usage from January I - December 3 I: 1046 timeslots booked/3105 hours Portable Studio - Our portable studio can accomodate a three camera shoot and has a mini-switcher for added effects. Total usage in '99:9 shoots OTHER EQUIPMENT PATV also has a dubbing station, PSA computer, two office computers with scanner and printer, an eleven deck playback system and a complete tape library. ANNUAL REPORT Page 4 V~DRKSHOPS .... ~i~ii~ii~i::i~ii~iii:::i!::!~::~ !:: Three separate workshop tracks are now offered at PATV. After an initial introductory workshop is completed--Guidelines--which is mandatory for all PATV producers and providers, a person may take an on-location track, post-production track, and/or studio track A component of the training is that workshop trainees videotape a community event, assist with a studio shoot, or produce a public service announcement following their training. Workshop stats - Total number of new producers from January I - December 31:162 Total number of workshops taught from January I - December 3 I: 69 PROGRAMMING PATV cablecasts programs from I I am to past midnight Monday-Thursday, Friday evenings from 5pm, Saturdays from9:30am to midnight, and Sundays from 1:30pm to after midnight. A program guide that lists the series is available at the access center. Daily program listings can also be found on the PSA Display and in the Press Citizen TV section. Total number of new programs seen on Channel 2 between January I - December 3 I: 131 I new programs/ I 127 hours Total number of programs produced locally between January I - December 3 I: 1050 programs/875 hours ANNUAL REPORT Page 5 THE YEAR IN REVIEW January 1999 PATV celebrates 9 years of providing access services to the Iowa City/Coralville area Spring interns, Ken King, Brian Kinney, and All Schneider begin working at PATV Neighborhood Center kids brush up on their video production skills at PATV PATV director speaks to Northwest Junior High Media class PATV producers, staff and board meet to discuss membership fees February 1999 South East Junior High kids visit PATV PATV staff hone troubleshooting skills during an In-Service day PATV director speaks to Senior Center audience about PATV and free-speech issues PATV envisions the future at its Visioning Meeting The Northwest Junior High Video Club visits PATV March 1999 PATV director speaks to local Sertoma club Tiger Scouts visit PATV PATV director speaks to Johnson County Planning Council regarding Hospital School Grant PATV director speaks to Evert Conner Staff regarding Hospital School Grant April 1999 Letter sent to Iowa City City Council regarding contract renewal PATV holds Training to Develop Choices for People with Disabilities, a two-part workshop funded by UI Hospital School PATV conducts workshop for non-profits entitled "Making an InexpensiveVideo for your Organization-- the PATV Way!" PATV Board member Andr~ Peery leaves the Board May 1999 PATV hosts open house for disability workshop participants and cablecasts world premiere of"Accessing Community Media" Northwest Junior High Video Club students take workshops at PATV PATV invites the public to get a glimpse of the operation at its Open House Letter sent to Coralville City Council regarding contract renewal Elena Reviez and Paul Rollsmeier sign on as summer interns June 1999 PATV director visits UAY PATV staff makes a presentation at "Welcome to Iowa City, Rainbow Style" World premiere of PATV's media literacy project, "Tuning in on Television" Workshops begin with Youth Leadership Program and Neighborhood Centers Public Relations Intern, Samantha Matthews, begins her summer internship Kid Interns Dana Knerr and Isaiah Pearson begin summer project July 1999 PATV staff and Board attend National Alliance for Community Media Conference in Cincinatti, Ohio PATV director speaks to Coralville Noon Optimists Youth Leadership Program videomakers present world premiere at the Iowa City Public Library Kristen Baumlier resigns as Office Coordinator/Production Specialist to live the big life in Cleveland PATV welcomes Josh Goding to the PATV team ANNUAL REPORT Page 6 August 1999 PATV director attends New Teachers Luncheon Neighborhood Centers party at PATV to celebrate completion of programs PATV Board completes evaluation of director PATV submits grant proposal to Iowa City/Coralville Convention &Visitors Bureau Phil Phillips is appointed to serve on the PATV Board of Directors September 1999 PATV fall interns--WendyVick, Rebecca Bixby and Thia Rolfes-begin their internships PATV director works on review for City of Iowa City PATV staff brushes up on ins and outs of ICPL Meeting Room A robo cam operation New PATV workshop tracks are introduced PATV holds first Garage Sale event PATV director speaks at Social Change Workshop forYouth PATV submits grant proposal to MacArthur Foundation PATV sends out direct mail fundraising letter PATV staff attends ECS trade show in Davenport October 1999 PATV director meets with Midwest Chair of the Alliance for Community Media to begin planning the regional spring conference to be held in Iowa City PATV director and Board make presentation to Iowa CityTelecommunications Commission to satisfy three-year review provision Live & Local, PATV's new staff-produced series, begins with a discussion of the Council race PATV holds first annual Greg Brown fundraiser at the Mill November 1999 PATV submits grant to U of I Hospital School PATV holds first annual SilentArtAuction fundraiser Karen Michaeli is appointed to serve on the PATV Board of Directors Annual Meeting honors volunteers, membership elects Greg Calvert to the PATV Board of Directors Russ Nordman and Robin Butler complete their Board terms Digital technology arrives at PATV in the form of a digital camcorder,"Dave" December 1999 PATV petition drive in pursuit of a coveted spot on the University Cable System continues at the IMU UIHC Child Care Center kids visit PATV PATV conducts workshop for kids from Luthern Social Services Thoughout the year the director attended various meetings, including meetings with the City regarding contract renewal, City Council meetings, Iowa City Telecommunications Commission meetings, Community Television Group meetings,Volunteer Action Network meetings, Chamber Business PMs, and others. PATV staff meetings were held weekly. ANNUAL REPORT Page 7 PATV would like to thank the following organizations for utilizing our Public Service Announcement Display. 4 C's Community Coordinated Child Care iowa Women's Music Festival 30 Minutes Johnson Coun~ A~ Festival AARP Johnson County Chapter # 1816 Johnson County CROP Walk Alliance for Preserving the Truth of Sino-Japanese War Johnson County Democrats American Cancer Sodety Johnson County Department of Public Health Johnson County Foster Care American Federation of Teachers, Local 716 Johnson County Historical Society American International Youth Student Exchange Program Johnson County Labor Part-/ Archaeological Institute of America (IA Society) Johnson County Parent Support Group Arc of Johnson County Johnson County Right to Ufe Armchair Critics Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District Arts Iowa City Johnson County Songbird Project Association for Disabled Americans (ADA) Johnson CountyTask Force on Aging Ava Su/Artistic Pride Journal of Gender, Race &Justice Bethany Church Karen tCubby Forum Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Johnson County Labor Party Birthright of Iowa City Larry Barsh Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders League of Women Voters of Johnson County Church Women United of Johnson County Legal Services Corporation of Iowa City Circle Acting Company of Corelville Letters to My Sister Community Television Service Linux User Group MECCA Substance Abuse Services Consultation of Religious Communkies Coralville American Legion Walter Johnson Post 721 Men Supporting Man Coralville Noon Optimist Club Mer~ Hospital Military Affairs Association Cornell College Moms Come First County Plannin~ and Zoning Department County RoadsideVegetation Management National Federation of the Blind Craft Guild of Iowa C;ty National YoungWomen's Day of Action Crisis Center Nehring Brothers CROPWalk Neighborhoed Centers of Johnson County Day of Silence Project New Pioneer Co-Op Old Brick Programs DearViewers Old Capitol Kiwanis Dedication of New Iowa City Plaza Old CapitoiToastmasters DomesticViolence and Intervention Pro[ram Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Dreamwell Theatre ParksSew Evangelical Free Church Eleatic Society and Educational Association Pathways Adult Day Health Center Elizabeth Dote for President Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center EmerBency Housing Project Police Citizens Review Board Emma Goldman Clinic forWomen Pre-VocationaITraining Program Environmental Advocates Project Green Gardent Tour Even Start Pro~'am Rape Victim Advocacy Program ExecutiveWome, ls Golf Association RBOFl'iger/Melzy Four Seasons Garden Club River of llfe Ministries Fibromy111gia Support Group Riverlest Commission Friends of Hickory Hill Riverside Theatre-Lobby Art Furniture Project Rural Growth and Infrastructure Gay, Lesbian, BisexuaI,Transgender Union St Mark's United Methodist Church GLBT Questioning &AlliesYouth Group Sf_Wenceslaus Global Focus: Human RiBhts '98 Sars Music Emporium Greater Iowa City Area Cultural Alliance Saturday Schotars:Tailrating for the Mind Grid Support Group School of Art &Art History Harshbarger Hosca Society Setrest 1883 Octagonal Barn HawkeyeAreaYouth for Christ Sierra Club Hawkeye Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Soul Friends Ecumenical Ministry Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum Special Olympics Herite~e Christian School Stardust Entertainment Home Builders' Association of Iowa City Taste of the Garden Hope United Methodist Church Tiffin Volunteer Fire Department In Chdst's Image Time for a Change Information Arcade at the Main U of I library Toastmasters International International Pa~an Pride Project UNICEF International Writing Program United Action for Youth International Year of the Older Person Committee United MethodistWomen Iowa Center forAiDS Research and Education (ICARE) UnitedWay of Johnson County Iowa Center for the Arts University Club Iowa City Adult ADD Support Group University of iowa Army ROTC Iowa City Amateur Radio Club University of Iowa Cimer for the Book Iowa CityArea Chamber of Commerce University of Iowa Democrats Iowa City Are~ Science Center University of Iowa FineArts Council Iowa City Bi Group University of Iowa Lesbian, Gay, BisexuaI,Transgender Staff and Iowa City Community Band Faculty Association Iowa City Critical Mass Bike Rally University of Iowa International Programs Iowa Cit'/Family Planning Clinic University of Iowa Lecture Committee Iowa City Federation of Labor University of Iowa Mini Medical School Iowa City Hospice, Inc. University of Iovv~ Museum of Art Iowa City Horseshoe Club University of Iowa Museum of Natural History Iowa City Jazz ~est University of iowa Percussion Ensemble Iowa City Johnson County Serni0r Center University of Iowa Student Health Services Iowa City Local Currency Steering Committee VF~/Post ~3949 Iowa City Music Study Club Victory Temple Apostolic Church of God Iowa City Mormon Handcart Park Heritage Society Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County Iowa City New Horizons Band Voice of Iowa City iowa City Public Library Volunteer Action Center Iowa CityVA Medical Center VolunteerAdministrator's Network Iowa Coalition for Human Rights West High Iowa Lecture Committee Wilburn and Kanner inauguration Party Iowa News &Views Wild Bill's Coffee Shop Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate and the Johnson County State Women's Resource and Action Cneter Legislature Delegation Women's Spirituality and Support Iowa Pagan Access Network Y2K Community Preparedness Iowa Training Consordum Young FootJiters IowaWomen's Foundation Younger Stamfords (Sherlock Holmes Society) The PSA Display is a free service that allows organizations to display events, services and activities that are occurring in the Iowa City and Coralville area. They are computer generated and run continuously when video programming is not being cablecast. ANNUAL REPORT Page 8 PATV'S AD CAMPAIGN Here are a few of PATV's 1999 ads placed in the Icon, The Key, and the Bijou calendar: Fridays, 5-6 pm ,. ::i!!iii ':::::::::::::' E L E ,o I here is not a plethora of live shows anymore, except the ~ new;;~ but, you have the ~UBLIC ACCESS -~ .... unique opportunit~f to I Pr°vides: I + ..t ,..a., ,e.ab..~ the community, · Training. + Feel the thrill ofdoin8, live show, Have funs · Local Programming. ' ........................ 3 3 8 - 7 0 3 ANNUAL REPORT Page 9 Public Access Television, Inc. March 2000 it~]l}l~r'l~lttt, the coming of Spring produces a renewal of interest in tree planting for beauty, shade, conservation, and many other purposes beneficial to all people, and i[HlJl~r'l~I[ilt, the observation of Arbor Day has long been characterized by the planting and preservation of trees, and i]~lljerelltl, we hope that the future will see the creation of a better environment through the use of trees throughout our cities, towns and countryside. i[H[Jl~rl~alt, trees in Iowa City beautify our community, increase property values, and enhance the economic vitality of business areas, Nmu, fllerefare, i, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Saturday, April 29, 2000, to be Arbor in Iowa City, and I hereby urge all citizens to participate in tree planting and preservation projects throughout the year. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, ~t~...~.~.~_,~"".:-.\'' this 18th day of April, 2000. 'r:'~f .... ~(~ 'X {gity af 3owa (gity WD.~rt~lS, hospice care is the most humane tradition oFhealth se~icc delivery in the Iowa City area providing 2d-hour palliative medical care and support as well social. emotional. and spiritual services [or the terrainally ill and their [amilics; Wl}trtltlt, hospice care seeks to alleviate the fears most frequently associated with the diagnosis of a terminal illness by enabling patients to remain in the comfort of home or homelike scttings, sharing their final days with loved ones in dignity and peace; and ereas, there is a need to recognize the more than 30 professionals and 200 voltmtccrs in the Iowa City area who dedicate themselves to providing quality cnd-otMitL' care and stq~port for the patients and tim~ilies who need it most: and ~DereaS, hospice offers the tern~inally ill an emotionally-supportive, cost- cfi~ctive alternative to hospital and other more curative-based care; and ~Dereas, increased public awareness and understanding of hospice care will sen, e to strengthen the services available to terrainally ill patients throughout the community and help ensure that hospice seaices are accessible to all citizens. ~, t~trtf~rt, i, Ernest W, Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 30, 2000, to be Yama tt!t i_ nspice pprectattan in Iowa City and encourage the support and participation of all citizens in learning more about the hospice concept of carc. Siancd in Iowa City. Iowa. ',..",'~i ~..'J~{S "..' this 18th day of April. 2000. i{~]~l~rl~fl, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jew~ by Nazi Germany and its collaborators behveen 1933 and 1945. Jews were the prima~ victims - six million were murdered; Gypsies, the handicapped, and Poles were also targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons. Millions more, including honmsexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war and political dissidents, also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and t rrras, we the people of Iowa City should ahvays ren~ember the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny, and ]~PFPHS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the people of Iowa CiB~ to remember the victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect on the need for respect of all peoples. Naw, tDerefarr, ~, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the Ci~ of Iowa CiW, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of Sunday, April 30 through Sunday, May 7, 2000, to be aHs af mrmbranre in memo~ of the victims of the Holocaust, and in honor of the su~ivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators, and further proclaim that we, as residents of Iowa Ci~' should strive to overcome intolerance and indifference through learning and remembrance. Mayor Signed in Iowa Ci~', Iowa, this 18th day of April, 2000. ]2~[$1~FeUtS~ the Crisis Center has provided invaluable services to our community since 1970 and will conduct Crisis Center Week May 1- May 7, 2000, to observe the 30th anniversary of service to the community, and ]~][?PFe~I~ Crisis Center services touch the lives of many people of all ages and backgrounds through short-term counseling, suicide prevention, intervention and post-venfion, information and referral, Food Bank, Project Holiday, transient transportation assistance, and community education, and :]~[~PI'e~iS, the Crisis Center provided more than 67,000 services during 1997 through the efforts of 150 dedicated volunteers from the comn~unity, aud tSl}ereas, it is fitting that we take notice of, and express appreciation for, the efforts of the Crisis Center staff and volunteers, ~Tnm, tt~erefare, ~, ~r. est w. Lehma., Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of May 1-May 7, 2000, to be (grisis Cgenter 3Seek and ask all citizens to support the Crisis Center and to encourage people in need to turn to the Crisis Center for assistance. Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, .7.;:'~~: ]..i:/~ , lifts 18th day of April, 2000. i~]~I~E~i~!A~, census 2000 is the biggest fundraiser our community will hold in the next ten years; and iltti~i~i~A~, census 2000 results will determine funding for federal and state programs in our communi~ until the year 2011; and ~~A~, Census 2000 determines political representation for our residents in city, county, and school districts, as well as the Iowa legislature and U.S. Congress until 2012; and ~~, the City of Iowa City formed a Complete Count Committee to promote 100 per cent participation among our residents; and ]~R~, the Census 2000 mail back phase wraps up on April 19. am, tDerefarr, w. Lehman, Mayor of the Ci~ of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby acknowledge the efforts of the Census 2000 Complete Count Committee Members, Dale Bentz, Don Canfield, Maevc Clark, Bob E!liott, Jane Hoshi, Paul Maske, Mary Mclnroy, Dottie Ray, Ann Rhodes, and Bob RoeIf to promote Census 2000; and Commend the residents of Iowa Ci~ that have completed and returned their Census forms to place us second in the nation as of April 11 in our initial response rate and urge cooperation with Census enumerators who will begin the non-response follow up phase by going door to door to those who have not responded starting the week of April 24th. Signed in Iowa Ci~, Iowa, this 18th day of April, 2000. [[~ ' /