HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-03/07/1989March 7, 1989
The Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in Special Session at City Hall Council
Chambers, Waterloo, Iowa at 7:00 p.m. on March 7, 1989. Mayor Bernard L. McKinley in the
Chair. Roll Call: Dell, Fox, Angel, Buck, Wright, Budak, Brown.
The members of the Citizens' Budget Review Committee were introduced and presented with
Certificates of Appreciation. The members include: Leon Mosley, Marion Hutchison, Greg
Barkow, Allen Quentin, Bill Lemke, Kathy Oberle, David Richter, Jack Geist and Shirley
Koslowski.
93526 - Moved by Wright, seconded by Angel
that calls for Special Session at City Hall Council Chambers, Waterloo, Iowa,
at 7:00 p.m. on March 7, 1989 for proposed F.Y. 1990 Budget be received and
placed on file. Motion carried.
93527 - Mayor McKinley opened the public hearing by stating that each Department was
asked to cut 8 percent from its current year expenditures. Due to increased
tax collections and an increase in City revenues, the F.Y. 1990 Budget allows
some flexibility in increased expenditures to avoid a cut in services in the
Police, Fire and other City service areas. The City has also received a one
time payment from the state during this fiscal year that was unanticipated.
Mayor McKinley reported his dissatisfaction with Iowa Director of Management
and Finance, Patrick Cavanaugh, and his decision to deny the City's request for
additional taxing authority. Cavanaugh's recommendation was that any needed
money be taken out of the general fund carry over of $1.1 million. McKinley
stated that he found it interesting that Cavanaugh was indicating that the
State of Iowa should make provisions for a "rainy day fund" to assist the state
through any economic downturns. The Mayor stated that Mr. Cavanaugh's
statement borders on hypocrisy, and that he publicly made such a statement
since Mr. Cavanaugh is using two different standards in which to judge. He
recommended that the Council cut where necessary, but that cutting Fire, Police
and other City services was not an acceptable expenditure plan. He recognized
the hard work of the Department Heads in preparing the F.Y. 1990 Budget. He
also asked the Council Members to keep in mind the goals and objectives of the
Council in putting together their spending plan.
Moved by Buck, seconded by Angel
that proof of publication of notice of public hearing on proposed Fiscal Year
1990 Budget for the City of Waterloo as published in the Waterloo Courier on
March 2, 1989, be received and placed on file. Motion carried.
93528 - HOLD HEARING --This being the time and place of public hearing, the Mayor called
for written and oral objections.
The Community Protection Program Area was reviewed.
Marion Hutchison, 3545 Pheasant Lane, asked that the budget for the Police
Department be restored to the Citizens' Committee recommendation.
Chief Shook stated that the proposed Police operation budget of $5,001,908
provided for replacement of two of the three recent retirees. He also stated
that the current sworn officer level is 114. He stated that a city this size
should have 135 sworn officers.
Councilperson Angel asked whether the Fire Department was sufficient to keep
all stations open, including Station No. 5. Councilperson Brown stated that a
recent problem with Firemen not being able to take time off for compensatory
time earned caused the recent closing of Fire Station No. 5 for a 24 hour
period.
Moved by Budak, seconded by Wright
that the Community Protection Program Area be approved at $10,764,263. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
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93529 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived for discussion on the Health and
Human Development Program activity.
Councilperson Brown read a prepared statement concerning the funding of
"outside agencies" which provide human services and other programs. He stated
that they should not be a part of the City budget, and that the City is not a
foundation, a United Way or a relief organization. He stated that until the
City can adequately fund basic services, such as protecting citizens, maintaining
streets, providing adequate garbage pickup, providing viable library and good
parks, the City should not be funding such agencies.
In response, Councilperson Angel stated that in two previous Work Sessions,
Councilperson Brown did not express his concerns on these issues. She stated
that she did not appreciate his grandstanding of this particular item.
Councilperson Budak stated his support of Councilperson Brown's statement
concerning the funding of outside agencies. He encouraged these agencies to
look elsewhere for future funding. Councilperson Dell stated that perhaps some
of these agencies do not belong in the City's budget, but that government must
have a direct connection with its people. Somehow, government must be involved
with these issues. Councilperson Wright expressed her disagreement with
Councilperson Brown's comments.
Mayor McKinley, with the consent of Councilpersons Brown and Dell, appointed
both to study future City funding for said outside agencies. He asked that
they review the situation closely and return with recommendations to the
Council. Seven additional persons will be appointed to the committee to review
the situation.
A voice vote was taken to fund the Boys and Girls Club at a funding level of
$4,140. Ayes: Six. Nays: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund the Retired Senior Volunteer Program at a
funding level of $3,362. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund the Cedar Valley Food Bank at a funding level of
$4,140. Ayes: Six. Nays: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Visiting Nurses at a funding level of $21,234.
Ayes: Six. Nays: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Black Hawk County Health Department at a funding
level of $89,856. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Animal Control at a funding level of $135,499.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote
Ayes: Seven.
A voice vote
Ayes: Seven.
was taken to fund Human Rights at a funding level of $131,931.
Motion carried.
was taken to fund
Motion carried.
Substance Abuse at a funding level of $44,773.
(See CR 93535 for increase in spending level.)
A voice vote was taken to fund Integrated Crisis/Information
of $1,500. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
at a funding level
It was noted that funding for Cedar Valley Information Line was for a three
year period, which has expired resulting in an allocation of $1,500 to the
Integrated Crisis Line.
Moved by Angel, seconded by Dell
that the Health and Human Development Program Area be approved at $436,435
(with the votes as indicated above). Motion carried. (Later amended to
$440,575 to reflect additional funding to Substance Abuse.)
March 7, 1989
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93530 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived for discussion on the Education
Program Area activity.
Councilperson Fox stated that he was not comfortable with increasing funds to
some outside agencies while decreasing others.
Ada Treadwell, representing the Martin Luther King Center, stated that the
Center serves many low and moderate income persons and provides special
education classes for many. She said that they also deal with students who are
unable to graduate. She stated that the Center does not have enough support
from the City and asked that the funding level for the Center be as
recommended.
A resident at 605 Keystone spoke in support of the Martin Luther King Center,
and that the City would be making a grave error if funding was reduced.
Kathy Oberle, 710 Forest Avenue, stated that the Mayor's Citizens Budget Review
Committee unanimously approved funding at the recommended levels for Jesse
Cosby Parenting and Martin Luther King Center.
A voice vote was taken to fund Library Services at a funding level of
$1,007,376. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Library Gift and Memorial, Regional Library
Fund, County Library Fund and System Development Fund at a funding level of
$25,500, $26,100, $47,887 and $2,500 respectively. Ayes: Seven. Motion
carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Jesse Cosby Parenting at a funding level of
$12,498. Ayes: Five. Abstain: Wright, Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund KBBG Communications at a funding level of
$14,545. Ayes: Six. Abstain: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Martin Luther King Center at a funding level of
$4,825. Ayes: Six. Abstain: Brown. Motion carried.
Moved by Buck, seconded by Wright
that the Education Program Area be approved at $1,141,231 (with the votes as
indicated above). Motion carried.
93531 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived for discussion on the Leisure
Opportunities Program Area.
Councilperson Budak stated that he was against funding for the Community
Playhouse and the Cedar Arts Forum.
Councilperson Fox read a prepared statement in support of funding for the
Waterloo Convention and Visitor's Bureau. The statement supported funding of
the Convention Bureau with 75 percent of the Hotel/Motel Tax proceeds up to a
cap of $210,000, with the remaining 25 percent to possibly be used to maintain
public structures used for the promotion of convention and tourism, including
such things as the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, the Waterloo
Municipal Baseball Stadium and perhaps McElroy. He alluded to the stiff
competition that the Waterloo Convention Bureau faces with other convention
bureaus throughout the state. He also asked that the Mayor establish a
committee to study the most efficient way to operate the Waterloo Bureau and to
possibly looking into a Metro Convention and Visitor's Bureau to better use
the dollars being spent on convention and tourism in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls
area.
Mayor McKinley stated that a committee would be appointed with Councilperson
Fox acting as chair.
Councilperson Buck stated that the Waterloo Convention & Visitor's Bureau
should also promote tourism in general.
Councilperson Brown questioned the schools participation in the support of
McElroy Auditorium. Mayor McKinley reported that cooperative efforts have been
made with the county, school system and Columbus High School.
Councilperson Dell asked if the County was also involved in this cooperative
effort.
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Roger Crimmins, 1909 Upton Avenue, suggested the use of an I.D. Pass for low
income persons for recreational activities.
Margo Dundon, Director of the Grout Museum, spoke in support of the funding for
the Grout Museum. She stated that the Grout Museum is the number one tourist
attraction in the area. She cited examples of the support other museums
receive from their respective cities. The Grout Museum is an active player in
the tourism business in the community.
Mayor McKinley stated that the Grout Museum has been successful in the first
steps of creating a complex to include the Russell Rousselow house and the
purchase of the old Peoples Federal building.
A voice vote was taken to fund the Park Department at a funding level of
$711,600. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Golf Courses at a funding level of $459,300.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Recreation Commission at a funding level of
$880,800. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Waterloo Community Playhouse at a funding level
of $10,000. Ayes: None. Nays: Seven. Motion not carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Cedar Arts Forum at a funding level of $1,573.
Ayes: Six. Abstain: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Grout Museum at a funding level of $14,067.
Ayes: Four. Nays: Budak. Abstain: Brown, Buck. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Symphony at a funding level of $135,937. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund McElroy Auditorium at a funding level of
$190,515. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Riverfront at a funding level of $4,500. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Municipal Band at a funding level of $7,159.
Ayes: Six. Abstain: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken on Capital Projects for the Park Board and Recreation
Commission at a funding level of $310,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Moved by Buck, seconded by Fox
that the Leisure Opportunities Program Area be approved at $2,715,451 (with the
votes as indicated above). Motion carried.
93532 - The Mayor announced that the Physical Environment Program Area was to be
reviewed.
Sharon Juon, Director of the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments
(INRCOG), reported that memberships of member cities generates about $60,000
per year. She also reported on INRCOG's major activities and services provided
to the City of Waterloo.
It was suggested that an additional $2,500 be given to the Chore Program to be
instituted at the Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center. This program would allow
low income persons to have chores such as lawnmowing, leaf raking, and snow
shoveling done through the Center.
Moved by Dell, seconded by Buck
that this be referred to the Community Development Board for inclusion in the
Community Development Block Grant Application. Motion carried.
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93533 - A voice vote was taken to fund City Property Administration at a funding level
of $5,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Building
$260,728. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Housing
$18,674. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Water Pollution Control
of $2,057,676. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Sewer Maintenance
. Motion carried.
Inspection
Management
$635,088. Ayes: Seven
A voice vote was taken
$65,350. Ayes: Seven.
A voice vote was
level of $877,570.
A voice vote was
$120,000. Ayes:
A voice vote was
$1,388,897. Ayes:
at a funding level of
at a funding level of
Plant at a funding level
at a funding level of
to fund Industrial Pre -Treatment at a funding level of
Motion carried.
taken to fund Sewer Trust Fund - Debt Service at a funding
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
taken to fund Sewer Improvements at a funding level of
Seven. Motion carried.
taken to fund Garbage Collection at
Seven. Motion carried.
a funding level of
A voice vote was taken to fund Sanitation Transfer to Road Use Fund at a
funding level of $54,650. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Operation Pride at a funding level of $168,867.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Forestry at a funding level of $131,840. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Right of Way Maintenance at a funding level of
$193,672. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Flood Control
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Operation Threshold at a funding level of
$10,365. Ayes: Six. Abstain: Brown. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Planning and Zoning at a funding level of
$257,236. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund INRCOG at a funding level of $22,796. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Incubator Facility at a funding level of $7,200.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Rental Rehabilitation at a funding level of
$60,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Rath Economic Development Project at a funding
level of $73,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Revolving Loan Program at a funding level of
$35,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Community Development Block Grant at a funding
level of $1,430,000. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Special Assessments - Sewers at a funding level
of $525. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
A voice vote was taken to fund Capital Projects at a funding level of $635,000.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
at a funding level of $43,624.
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Moved by Fox, seconded by Angel
that Physical Environment Program Area be approved at $8,552,758 (with the
votes as indicated above). Motion carried.
93534 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived for discussion on Economic
Development Program Area Program and there were no comments.
Moved by Wright, seconded by Budak
that Economic Development Area Program be approved at $542,225. Ayes:
Seven. Motion carried.
93535 - Discussion was heard on the funding level for the Substance Abuse Program.
Henry Abbas, Director of the Program, indicated that he had thought that the
level of funding for substance abuse had been agreed upon to be $48,913 instead
of $44,773. He stated that they could live with a cut but asked the Council to
reconsider its vote and fund at the higher level.
Moved by Angel, seconded by Wright
that the Health and Human Development Program Area be amended to include an
amount for the Substance Abuse Program at $48,913. Ayes: Seven. Motion
carried.
93536 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived to discuss the Transportation
Program Area.
Walt Stephenson, Manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, spoke in
support of the funding request, and that a portion of the proceeds would be for
vehicle replacement.
Moved by Fox, seconded by Wright
that Transportation Area Program be approved at $12,316,999. Ayes: Seven.
Motion carried.
93537 - The Mayor announced that the time had arrived for discussion on the Policy and
Administration Program Area.
Marion Hutchison, 3545 Pheasant Lane, stated that he believed a balanced budget
was achievable, and that drawing upon the cash reserve of the City was an
unwise decision. He stated that the City would need an additional $68 million
in valuation to fund the proposed increases from the Citizens' Budget Review
Committee report that the Council approved tonight.
Moved by Buck, seconded by Dell
that Policy and Administration Policy Program Area be approved at $12,746,395.
Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
93538 - Moved by Wright, seconded by Buck
that "Resolution approving the F.Y. 1990 Budget for the City of Waterloo in an
amount of $49,032,099", be adopted and Clerk/Auditor instructed to certify said
amount to the County Auditor. Ayes: Seven.
Resolution adopted and upon approval by Mayor assigned No. 1989-98.
93539 - Moved by Budak, seconded by Wright
that the Council adjourn. Motion carried.
Larry P. Burger
Clerk/Auditor