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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-16 Correspondence 2346 Mormon Trek Blvd Iowa Cityl la 52246 Arlington Development, Inc. January S, 2001 City Council: Please consider this our formal request that you move the Capitol Improvement Project of bower, West Branch Road from the 'tunfunded' list to the fiscal year 2004 funded list. The reason for the request is that we feel the improvements will be necessary as we develop the north part of Windsor Ridge (including the Lindeman property). Please call if you have any questions or need any information Gary Waus / e~ 319-351-8811 e/~ C~ Excellence is not an Act, but a Habit 01-16-01 4f(2) 1016 East College Street , Iowa City, Iowa 52240 ~ CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE January 9, 2001 Iowa City, City Council Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Ke: Kezoning of Washington Street Area Dear Members of the Council: On behalf of myself and many of my neighbors, I write to thank you for your support and vote on the rezoning proposal for the Washington Street area. We understand that such proposals can be politically complicated, though we were pleased that ours was relatively "quiet." The decision that you made to support our proposal enables us to reaffirm our choice to live in downtown Iowa City. As you know, from our testimony, we like to live in town and to patronize the local retailers. The rezoning project helps us to protect the sense of community in our neighborhood and thus, to remain committed to staying in town. Thank you again for your support. Very truly yours, Cc: Steve Atkins Marian Karr 4f(3) From: Troy A Meyers [tameyers@statuiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:04 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: where to put this snow? Hello Council members With all the recent snow, I know it has been difficult finding places to put it all. In particular, in the short run, it has been necessary to put it just about anywhere in order to get streets and sidewalks open. Workers have done an excellent job and we have only had minor unavoidable inconveniences such as standing on a pile of snow to plug a meter. Today, I obsevered a physically challenged man struggle to plug his meter. I assisted him as it looked quite dangerous as he was having difficulties standing on the ice and snow with his cane. I know it is necessary to put the snow anywhere possible. However, maybe the handicap stalls should be an exception to this. I'm sure the person next to the handicap stall won't mind having to step over a little larger pile of snow if it can prevent an injury for a challenged individual. Other than this, good job by the workers at getting things cleared up! Thank you for your efforts Troy Meyers I01-16-01 Marian Karr 4f(4) From: James A Hunsaker IV [ihunsake@acm.org] Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:54 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Ban Smoking in Restaurants City Council of Iowa City, I strongly urge you to pass an ordinance banning smoking in restaurants. Nothing needs to be said about the effects of second hand smoke, as such things have already been well researched and published. For the health of the community, please take action as soon as possible. Thank you, James A Hunsaker IV 210 S Clinton St Apt 401 Iowa City, IA 52240 jhunsake@acm.org December 30, 2000 Mayor Ernest W. Lehmen 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Ernest W Lehmen: I am writing this in an effort to get Iowa City to realize it is time to provide an extended care facility for brain injured people; adults as well as children. It seems funny to me that Iowa City has the wonderful University of lowa Hospital & Clinics, with the medical students, staff and equipment necessary to provide all kinds of care for any type injury, but fail to provide a brain injury facility for round a clock care for those who will never return home or be able to care for themselves. I have a dear friend who's son was brain injuried on the streets of Iowa City many years ago. In a split second his life as an employee, father and husband was gone. He wouM never return home, never walk with his son or kiss his wife again. His mother's choices for extended care was one of two things; a nursing home that wouM not provide the therapy he needed daily or a facility in Davenport, Des Moines or Waterloo. She chose, after failed nursing home attempts, to place him in Waterloo where he receives the therapy and care needed My friend drives over 200 miles each week to spend quality time once a week with her son. Day-to-day updates with the nursing staff go by the wayside because of the distance between her and her son. In reality, if he were to become critially ill, it would take his mother two hours plus to reach him. She is all he has. I have watched the Iowa City area grow by leaps and bounds with new motels, new streets, new businnesses, new nursing homes and new malls. There has yet, to my knowledge, been a plan for a new brain injuried extended care facility in Iowa City. I ask myself "Why? "---and now I am asking you "Why not?". My friend certainly is not the onlyperson from the Iowa City area having to make these long trips to visit her loved one that are brain injuried It is time Iowa City realizes the need for an extended care brain injuried facility in the immediate area especially with the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics being right there. I am convinced that by providing such a place wouM benefit many families to have more quality time and supervision over their care. In my effort of writing this letter, I would like to ask each and every one of you who is reading this to please put yourselves in this situuation. Ask yourself how you would like to face a 4-hour drive, in all types of weather, just to have a few hours with your loved one once a week knowing that their quality of life is now limited Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter. Please inform me if there are any plans now, or in the future for such a facility in the lowa City area. Sharon R. Smith SRS/jln-cc: Mayor Ernest W. Lehman Dee Vanderhoef, City Council Member Steven Kanner, City Council Member Ross Itzilburn, City Council Member Connie Champion, City Council Member Mike 0 'Donnell, City Council Member Irwin Pfab, City Council Member Kathleen Renquist, Housing and Community Development Commission Chairperson 1/10/01 Te the CIty Ceuncll: I weld like te remind the City hunell that a maJerlty ef the miners !die are charged with pussesslug ef alcehel under the legal age alse have a bed fake IB eu them, seinething that is left eft the Weekly Bar Check Bepert that goes te yen frelu the lewa City Pellce BePartmenL I belle any erdlnances prepused te deal with under age patruns sbegld Include what te de abeat cestemers wbe have used a Fake IB te purchase and cuesame alcohel. I know at the Fleldbeuse, like many ether regulated establishments, there Is a InaJer preblelu with fake IB's. I de net belle that Bars, Restaurants, and Nightclubs should be held respenslble fur fake IB's. The persen wbe has used the fake sheaid be charged with a crime. I belle If yee teek eut these customers caught with fake IB's, the numbers weuld ge dewn greatly in the weekly reperts. SIncerely, Bave Meere Co-ewner ef The Fleldheese Bestaurant and Nightclub gaverse, leo iII Ea~Collegegtreet Iowa City. Iowa 52240 Phone 319-338..6177 Fax319-358-2118 To The City Council: RE: Fake ID's Enclosed please find one of 21 web sites I found by getting an exact match of a search I did by entering" Fake ID's". There were plenty of other ones with partial matches to my search. I downloaded the first one to show you how easy it is to get a fake ID that is as close to the "real thing" that I have seen. $40 to $100 on most of these sites I found. Until these sites are shut down, we are going to have a huge problem with realistic Fake Id's in town. Some of the sites offer to encode the magnetic strip, and put on a real copy of the hologram. We will continue to do the best job we can to fight the fake ID's that come through our business every night, but it would be nice if the City Council could put some pressure on the Iowa Attomey Generals office to fight these web sites. Sincerely, Dave Moore Co-owner of The Fieldhouse Restaurant and Nightclub fake id fakeid fake id tomplate fake drivers license Page 1 of 3 We offer the most authentic novelty ID PVC on the Internet for all states Click on the state belo~v to order... 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I see this happen at downtown Quick shops and grocery stores all the time. I believe Iowa City needs an ordinance that deals with this, as I am sure it happens at some of the popular bars and restaurants downtown also. The second article is a sad one, it tells the story of a 21 year old University of Michigan student who drinks himself to death at a private Birthday party at an apartment complex. This is what could happen at UNREGULATED PRIVATE PARTIES with no trained bartenders to cut someone off who is intoxicated, no security staff to keep an eye on people, no wait staff to tell if a person is ordering alot of drinks in a row. This story helps prove my point that it is safer to have Birthday celebrations in controlled environments like Bars, Restaurants, and Nightclubs than in private houses or apartment complexes in Iowa City. Sincerely, Dave Moore Co-owner of The Fieldhouse Restaurant and Nightclub July 19, 1999 Calif. Town Considering Law on Youth Alcohol Buys The Santa Cruz, Cali£, City Council is considering a law that would make it illegal for minors to ask adults to buy them alcohol at liquor stores, the San Jose Mercury News reported July 15. Under existing law, minors cannot possess alcohol and adults are prohibited from giving it to them. The law also prohibits minors from asking bar patrons to buy them an alcoholic drink. The proposed ordinance would prohibit minors from asking liquor store customers to buy them alcohol. Violators would be punished by a $100 fine. If the measure passes, Santa Cruz would be among the first city in California to have a law against "shoulder-tapping," the term commonly used to describe the practice. A hearing on the proposed ordinance was delayed because of a full meeting schedule. This article is published by Join Together (!x!tpL~/n~vdointogethcr.or-D. a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse end gunviolence based at the Boston University School of Public Health. This stopy, and 20,000 more just like it, can be adlled to your website - free. Build your own JTO Dim Web Plulgn today (httlo~//x~xx~x dointogctl~Cr. org/abom_/~todjrcct/pluginsqtOdp.!mnl.). or, get the same content via emil (Imp://~x~x~x.jointogcll~cr~rL~'atx3u.t~itodirect/cmail 'framcset inmD. Reproduction or distribution of this information is encouraged! College Student Dies After Downing 20 Shots Page 1 of 1 November 15, 2000 College Student Dies After DowninS 20 Shots A University of Michigan student died after drinking 20 shots of Scotch in 10 minutes to celebrate his 21st birthday, the Associated Press reported Nov. 13. Byung Soo Kim, an engineering student, was found blue and unconscious in his bedroom. According to police, he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.39 percent, nearly four times the legal limit for driving. The night before, Kim was partying with 11 friends in his apartment building. He was celebrating his birthday by trying to drink a shot for every year of his life. He passed out after the 20th drink. "If he was 20, there would be a lot more to investigate," said Sgt. Michael Logghe. "Since he's 21 and allegedly made the purchase legally himself, there's no crime in what occurred." This article is published by Join Together ( ). a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gunviolence based at the Boston University School of Public Health. This story, and 35,000 more just like it, can be added to your website -- free. Build your own JTO Direct Web Plugin today ( ). or, get the same content via email ( ). Reproduction or distribution of this information is encouraged! I01-16-01 4f(8) To the Iowa City City Council Ruffled feathers: Please tell me this isn't true. I'm a 36 year-old military helicopter pilot, born and raised in Iowa City. I frequent the Press Citizen web site to keep abreast of hometown issues, as most of my family still lives there, and am shocked to see that the City Council is considering making it illegal for adults, of a specific age, to enter certain establishments that serve liquor. What gives? I know, I know, I'm out of touch with the current "real wo~d" issues conceming my hometom. Sorry, I've been away in the military defending the borders and enforcing the political policies (with numerous 18-20 year olds) set forth by our government to secure a stable financial economy and way of life for our nation. If certain ADULT CITIZENS are to be indiscriminately restricted from specific establishments, based upon age, I think it would be appropriate to expand age-related laws to other areas of public safety. For example, I would like to see the City Council impose an automatic age restriction on driving an automobile. Let's say that persons aged 63 and above are AUTOMATICALLY restricted from operating an automobile. Not that ALL citizens 63 and above have troubles with quick reflexes and making appropriate decisions, just that some do. And in the interest of PUBLIC SAFETY, let's just get them ALL off the road. After all, because a few can't handle driving, isn't that enough of a reason to take the privilege away from them all? No reason to think we should hold individual adults accountable for their own actions. Just punish the mass, like a third world country, to enforce policy. Again, I ask you to excuse my ridiculous point of view, I have been away from the "real world" for a while now. To think that the IC City Council (in the good, old United States of America) would automatically restrict legal, adult citizens from attending certain LEGALLY LICENCED, OPERATING ESTABLISHMENTS based upon their ADULT age ruffles my feathers! I've made a career of representing our country against oppressive governments such as North Korea, portions of the Middle East, Central/South America, Europe and so on. It is sad to see that I never needed to travel so far to battle such random injustice. Patrick T. Baschnagel City High class of 82 1705 Chamois Knoll: Round Rock, Texas 78664 (512) 990-7356 Marjan Karr From: Marquee123@aoi.com Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 1:16 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Englert Invitation Hello, The Englert Civic Theatre Group cordially invites you to the "Tear Down the Wall" opening ceremony on Friday, January 19th at 3:00pm at the Englert theater. Enda Englert (William Englert's niece) will cut the ribbon and make the first hit. The press has been invited as well as key players in the Englert success story. Since the City Council has been so supportive of this project, we would be thrilled if you could attend. On Saturday the Iowa Army Reserves and the Friends of Historic Preservation will be disassembling the entire wall and hauling away the debris. This is an exciting and important event for us. For the first time in over fifty years we will be able to see the theater as a whole. Please come help us celebrate! Sincerely, Justine Zinm~er The Honorable Mike Lehman, Chair Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: CZ0027. County Rezoning Request for Properly Located East of Dane Road and West and South of the Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park Dear Mike and Members of the Board: Johnson County has received an application from J.E.B.B, LC, to rezone an approximate 125.43 acre parcel located east of Dane Road and west and south of the Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park from A1, Rural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RMH, Manufactured Housing Residential. The property lies within Fringe Area C and within the City's adopted growth area. Although we had received no formal notification by the meeting of January 16, 2001, it is our understanding that this rezoning request to the County is being amended to reduce the request to approximately 1.75 acres. At its July 6, 2000, meeting, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended, by a vote of 6-0, that the City Council forward a letter to the Board of Supervisors recommending denial of the original requested rezoning due to its non-compliance with the Fringe Area Agreement, Iowa City's Comprehensive Plan, and the Johnson County Land Use Plan. The Commission further recommended that if the County is inclined to approve the rezoning request, that the Council and Board meet to discuss the relationship of the Fringe Area Agreement to this particular request as well as the future of the agreement itself. The Commission believes that, in part, the intent of the Fringe Area Agreement is to ensure that urban density growth occurs within the City, built to urban development standards, and with the benefit of City sewer and water and other City services, and that growth in the County occur at densities more appropriate for a rural setting and be directed away from prime agricultural areas and environmentally sensitive areas. The proposed development plan does not appear to comply with the development policies of the Fringe Area Agreement for Area C, and at the time of Commission review the applicant had not agreed to develop the property in accordance with City development standards. The development of this parcel without annexation may inhibit the City's ability to serve and annex other properties within its growth area. The development of the subject property without annexation will result in a substantial population being served by a private sewage treatment plant when a modern publicly operated treatment facility is available by gravity flow. The original proposed rezoning is not consistent with many aspects of Iowa City's Comprehensive Plan or the Johnson County Land Use Plan. The lack of a useable secondary access for residents of the development, the amount of grading that will likely be required to implement the concept plan, and uncertainties regarding storm water management are also of concern. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX 1319) 356 5009 Mike Lehman January 23, 2001 Page 2 Based on the above reasoning, Council agrees with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission on the 125.43 acre rezoning. Since the 125.43 acre rezoning request remained on our agenda January 16 after repeated deferrals since July, the Council elected to act on the original proposal and recommend denial of the larger rezoning as being inconsistent with the Fringe Area Agreement, It is my understanding that the 1.75 acre rezoning request will be considered by our Planning and Zoning Commission in February and forwarded to the City Council. We will address it as quickly as possible since it appears to be a corrective measure and not a significant rezoning action. Sincerely, Ernest W. Lehman Mayor indexbcUtrs~l-2EL.doc Tentative Agreement AFSCME Local 183 And City of Iowa City January 10, 200'! The parties agree to the following changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement: 1. Amend Article 6, Section 2, as follows: Section 2. Dues will be deducted from the first paycheck of each calendar month and will be remitted together with an itemized statement, to the Union Treasurer within ten (10) days after the deductions have been made. On a monthly basis, and at no cost to the union, the Employer shall provide the Union with a computer disk, which, in a format agreeable to both parties, shows the bargaining unit employee's name, home address, and any other information mutually agreed to. 2. Amend Article 8, Section 12, as follows: Section 12. Shift Differential. Employees who work a scheduled shift which begins at or after 1:30 p.m. but before 10:00 p.m. shall receive an additional twenty cents ($.20) per hour during the first year of this agreement (FY2000) and shall receive an additional twenty-five cents ($.25) per hour. during the second year of this agreement (FY2001). Employees who work a scheduled shift which begins at or after 10:00 p.m. but before 1:00 a.m. shall receive :3n additional thirty five cents ($.35) per hour during the first year of this agreement (FY2000) end shall receive an additional forty cents ($.40) per hour dur!nG the second year of this agreement (FY2001). 3. Amend Article 11, Section 2b. (2), as follows: (2) Serious illness or hospital confinement of a spouse, domestic partner as recognized by City policy, or child, or critical illness of the employee's mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, including mother or father of a domestic partner, brother, sister, or grandparents, as well as any other relatives or member of the immediate household of the employee up to a maximum of forty (40) hours per occurrence provided that the employee's presence and efforts are needed. 4. Amend Article 12, Section 2, as follows: Section 2. Funerals. An employee will be granted up to three (3) work days per incident with no loss of compensation or accruals if required to attend the funeral of his/her spouse, domestic partner as recognized by City policy, child, grandchild, stepchild, foster child, mother, father, stepparent, sister, brother, step-sister, or step-brother, e~ domeeric partner (as recognized by City ordinance or City policy). An employee will be granted one (1) day per occurrence with no loss of compensation nor loss of accrual from sick, annual, or compensation time to attend the funeral of his/her mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, aunt or uncle, brother-in-law, hurnanrel\unions~afscrne~,tentagt01 .dec 1 sister-in-law, or permanent member of the immediate household. In such cases, he/she shall be granted up to two (2) additional days for travel, if necessary. In-law relationships referred to herein shall include such relationships through a domestic partner as recognized by City policy. If additional time is needed, an employee shall be permitted to use up to three (3) work days of accumulated sick leave with the approval of his/her supervisor. 5. Amend Article 12, Section 9, by adding a new subsection f. as follows: f. The City agrees to place Union supplied Union information in its new employee packets. This information shall not include political material, libelous material, or material which is injurious to the City or to employees. 6. Article 15, Section 3, Dental Insurance Agreed not to modify contract language but rather amend existing attachments B-3 (possibly) and B-4 to reflect agreed upon changes, as noted below, effective July l, 2002: '1) Increase annual maximum from $500 to $1000. 2) Increase both routine and restoration services and non-surgical periodontics from 50% to 80% coinsurance. 7. Amend Article 15, Section 4, as follows: Section 4. Payroll Deductions. When the employer develops the computer capability to accommodate payroll deductions for a Union insurance plan or group benefit plan it shall provide for deduction of up to one such item. The Employer agrees to deduct from the wages of any employee who is a member of the Union a PEOPLE deduction as provided for in a written authorization, provided there is field capability and required deductions are not negatively affected. Such authorization must be executed by the employee and may be revoked by the employee at any time by giving written notice to both the Employer and the Union. The Employer agrees to remit any deductions made pursuant to this provision promptly to the Union together with an itemized statement showing the name of the employee from whose pay such deductions have been made and the amount deducted during the period covered by the remittance. 8. Amend Article 15, Section 6, as follows: Section 6. Lonq-Term Disability Insurance. Effective July '~ 1983, The City will provide long-term disability insurance for permanent full-time bargaining unit employees and for permanent part-time bargaining unit employees who work or are on paid leave time an average of 30 or more hours per week with sixty percent (60%) coverage of salary to a maximum of c.".e three thousand five hundrod dollars ($1,500.00) ($3,000.00) per month. This benefit, as applied, shall be subject to other applicable offsets such as worker's compensation, Social Security, sick leave, etc. Such disability insurance shall begin paying benefits after ninety (90) working days of continuous covered total disability. humanrehunions%afscrne~tentagt01 .doc 2 Regardless of other situations which are covered or not covered by the terms of the policy, long-term disability shall not pay for situations arising from employment by any employer other than the City of Iowa City. Disputes regarding specific claims shall be addressed to the insurance company and are not subject to the grievance procedures of this agreement. The City will absorb the cost of long-term disability insurance during the term of this contract provided that premiums do not increase in an amount greater than ten percent (10%). If said premiums do increase by more than ten percent (10%), the increase shall be subject to mutual agreement by the parties. All other increases in premium costs shall be subject to normal contract negotiations. All increases shall be included in computing the financial terms of any negotiated contract settlement. For the 2001-2003 collective bargaining agreement, the 10% increase language will only apply to the second year. The parties agree to meet and confer regarding any proposed job retraining for a disabled City employee, in order to discuss the terms and conditions of such retraining and reassignment. 9. Amend Article 16, Section 6, as follows: Section 6. The employer will provide required protective clothing or protective devices, including up to $!00.99 $125.00 annually for the purchase of safety shoes. Employees required to wear shoes with puncture resistant soles will receive such reimbursement up to $150 $175.00 annually. The employer shall pay the reasonable full cost of medically prescribed safety shoes. All safety shoe purchases must receive prior approval from the employee's immediate supervisor. Denial of safety shoe purchase is subject to the grievance procedure commencing at Step 2. 10. Amend Article 20, Section 2, second paragraph as follows: The Union will certify the names and addresses of the designated stewards to the City Personnel Administrator. In the absence of such certification the City will not be obligated under this Article to release any employee from duty for the purposes of investigating a grievance or representing another employee in any disciplinary or grievance proceeding. 11. Section 1. Classification Plan. The classification plan for bargaining unit employees is attached to this Agreement (see Appendix A). The pay plan in effect on Juno 25, 1999 July 6, 2001, shall be adjusted upward by three and one-quarter percent (3.25%) effective July 7, 2001 June 26, 1999. The pay plan in effect on June 23, 2000 July 5, 2002, shall be adjusted upward by three and one-quarter percent (3.25%) effective July 5, 2002 June 24, 2000. The effective date of compensation adjustments and benefit adjustments applicable to any fiscal year will be the first day of the pay period which begins between the dates of June 24 and July 7, inclusive. Effective dates over the next two four years, for example, are as follows: June 26, 1999 July 7, 2001 July 5, 2003 Juno 24, 2000 July 6, 2002 July 3, 2004 humanrel\unions~afscme\tentagt01 dec 3 12. Amend Adicle 21, Section 5, as follows: Section 5. Lonqevity Pay. Permanent employees who have completed the required number of years of continuous service with the City by December 1 shall receive longevity pay on a separate check on the last payday in November in accordance with this schedule: YEARS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 1 AMOUNT. 5 years $275.00 $325,00 10 years 450.00 $500,00 15 years 600.00 $650,00 20 years 750.00 $800,00 25 years ~ nnn nn $t,050.00 Employees who terminate will receive a prorata share of the longevity payment reflected in their final check. The proration will be based on the nearest whole month of the year. 13. Amend Articte 24 as follows: ARTICLE 24 DURATION OF AGREEMENT This agreement shall be in effect between July 1, 4999 2001, and June 30, 200! 2003. Furthermore, this contract shall continue from year to year subsequent to June 30, 2001 2003, unless written notice to change or modify it is mailed or hand-delivered by either party to the other party prior to September 15 of the year preceding the expiration date or any extension thereof, and received by the other party no later than September 25 of that same year or the next working day thereafter. 14. Addend amended side letter re: Library Scheduling to CBA. Current letters will remain and new letter will be attached. FOR THE UNION FOR THE CITY humanrel\unions~afscme~tentagt01 .doc 4 E-3 AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACT SIDE LETTER ON LIBRARY SCHEDULING Beginning with the fall 2001 Library scheduling period, such periods will be bid on three times annually effective the first Saturday after New Year's Day, the first Saturday on or after May 1st, and the first Saturday after Labor Day. The second paragraph of the November 27, 1978 Contract Side Letter on Library Scheduling is amended to clarify that the selection list to determine who works an evening in a scheduling period will be routed starting with the person on the list after the last person to make a choice in the previous schedule period. To maintain seniority advantage, new employees will be added at the bottom of the list when it is routed for the next schedule period after their hire. As a result, although the lists will originally be in seniority order, they may fall out of exact seniority order over time due to employee turnover. In accordance With Article 9, Section 6, when the Library is operating and open on City approved holidays, schedules will be selected as follows: The selection list for holiday shifts given compensatory time will be routed starting with the person on the list after the last person to make a choice in the previous schedule period. New employees will be added at the bottom of the list when it is routed for the next schedule period after their hire. During the departmental routing of the selection list of holiday shifts given compensatory time, part-time employees will select one shift before passing the list while full-time employees will select two. If not all shifts are filled after each employee has made their selection(s), the list will be routed again starting at the top of the list. No part-time employee may be required to work more than one shift per holiday. Conflicts will be resolved by the department manager and the affected employees. The selection list for paid holidays routes in seniority order. During its routing employees may select only one shift. If not all shifts are filled after the initial routing is complete, the list will be routed once again until all shifts are filled. If after re-routing all shifts are not filled, the manager will assign shifts in reverse seniority order. No employee may select nor be assigned more than one shift per paid holiday. Schedule period packets will include an opportunity for those who wish to accept extra Sundays to be identified. After Sunday shifts have been distributed equally, managers will distribute any extra Snnday shifts to those requesting additional ones. If no staff member accepts an extra shift, they will be disU'ibuted to departmental permanent staff in the Sunday rotation on a fair and impartial basis. In addition, staff may relinquish up to one additional Sunday shift per schedule period, if the department head determines that staff are available to accept such additional shifts. Extra shifts chosen through this voluntary process are available for pay only. Employees cannot regain their shift after it has been reassigned. RE: October 10, 2000 LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN AFSCME LOCAL '183 AND CITY OF IOWA CITY The parties have reached tentative agreement for a Collective Bargaining Agreement to be in effect from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2003. In addition, the parties have also agreed to the following: 1. The City will provide one set of heavy-duty winter outerwear for employees specified below. 2. Employees who will receive such outerwear are those in the positions listed as follows: a. Water Division - 2 Meter Readers b. Transit Division - 4 night crew c. Parks Division - Senior Maintenance Workers (5), Maintenance Worker Ill's (4), Maintenance Worker II's (10), and Maintenance Worker I (1) d. Traffic Engineering Division - Electronics Technician (1), Electricians (2) e. Streets Division - Senior Maintenance Workers, Maintenance Worker I, II, and Ill (total of 22) f. Wastewater Division - Maintenance Operators and Maintenance Workers who did not receive this outerwear in 1999 (estimate 8-10 total). g. Equipment Division - Mechanics (6) 3. This outerwear will be provided on a one-time basis by October 1, 2001. 4. The style and brand of outer wear will be the red lining insulated Carhartt bib overalls and coats which will be purchased and distributed by the City. The City of Iowa City logo may be placed on the outerwear. 5. The outerwear provided will be used by the employees only when performing the duties of their respective positions as City employees. 8. This outerwear is not part of the employee's required uniforms and the City shall not be responsible for its cleaning or maintenance. 7. The outerwear will be turned in to the City in the event employment terminates or the employee transfers to another position not listed in #2 above, or in #2 in the 1999 outerwear letter of agreement. 8. This Letter of Agreement shall not be a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the City will not be prejudiced in future collective bargaining for having agreed to provide the outer wear specified herein at this time. 9. The parties shall meet and confer with respect to employees newly appointed to any of the positions listed in #2 above regarding whether or not they are to be provided with this outerwear. F_~OR TH N ON THE CITY Date Date mgr~asst~outerwea Human Relations/Personnel Internal Memo Date: May 14, 2001 To: All AFSCME Local 183 Bargaining Unit Employees From: Sylvia A. Mejia, Personnel Administrator Re: Medical and Dental Insurance Open Enrollment As agreed upon in the recently completed negotiations, a one-month open enrollment period is being made available to all AFSCME Local 183 bargaining unit employees for both Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Delta Dental coverage. Please read the following information carefully as it lists all of the details as well as deadlines critical to the enrollment period. For a one-month period beginning May 21, 2001 and ending at 5:00 p.m. on June 18, 2001, you will have the opportunity to make changes ordinarily not allowed under our dental policy. You may also make changes to Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield without an 18-month waiting period for pre-existing conditions. Changes include joining the Delta Dental insurance plan, changing either health and/or dental coverage from single to family, or adding non-covered family members to your family policy. This is a one-time opportunity and you must complete the necessary paperwork and return it no later than 5:OO p. m., June 18, 2001. Any change in coverage made during this enrollment period will be effective July 1,2001. To make changes to your current coverage or to begin coverage you must complete a new application form(s). In addition to an application form, employees who are changing to family dental coverage or adding members to a current family dental contract must also sign an agreement to participate in the program for the term of the labor contract, July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2003, You will be required to maintain family coverage (with the exception of the occurrence of an event) and payroll deductions will be required for premium payment for family coverage through June 2003. In summary: 1. May 21, 2001 through June 18, 2001 (5 p.m.) is the open enrollment period for Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Delta Dental coverage. 2. You must complete a new application if you wish to begin coverage ~?r change from single to family coverage. 3. If you change to family dental coverage or add members to an existing family plan, you will be required to maintain family dental coverage for the length of the contract. 4. Coverage changes will be effective July 1, 2001. Please contact Personnel to obtaiu an application form and payroli deduction agreement if you wish to take advantage of the open enrollment. If you have any questions, please contact Personnel.