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Home My WebLink AboutSupplemental Attachments - 9/20/2021Ovo..\ Preav) S — [Pm Op t Time for a council/manager government in Waterloo In 1957, Harold Hill sang "(Ya Got) Trouble" in Meredith Willson's "Music Man." "Friend, either you're closing your eyes DON MILLER To a situation, you do not wish to acknowledge or you are not aware of the cal- iber of disaster indicated by the presence of a pool table in your com- munity. Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here I say, trouble right here in River City." In our river city, trouble is not a pool table. In 1929, the year of my birth, Waterloo ranked fifth in pop- ulation in cities in Iowa. As I aged, Waterloo stayed steady at number five. Not anymore. The 2020 census shows we have re- duced ourselves to number nine while losing the population race to cities five through eight. The causes of our troubles need study. I will leave that to qualified researchers. However, I have identified one trouble: amateurism in our city govern- ment. Investigation reveals that the eight cities above Waterloo have one advantage we lack: professionalism. Each has the council/manager form of city government. Their city man- agers provide these cities with the professional expertise to create efficiencies in the ma- chinery (departments) that runs the city. Their councils hire a manager who is college/ university educated, has gained on-the-job experience under a seasoned manager and is qual- ified to manage the machinery that makes a city function ef- ficiently. Their managers are responsible to the council and serve at the council's pleasure. Their managers are the chief advisers to their councils, pre- pare and submit the budget for review, approval or alteration, hire staff, and coordinate de- partment heads to maximize efficiency, which creates more bang. Waterloo has none of these advantages. One demonstration of their efficiency is budget preparation. Early January to mid -February was when these council/man- ager city councils received their 2022 budget proposals for re- view. Unfortunately, Waterloo's council received the mayor's budget about two and one-half weeks before March 31 deadline for certification — not enough time for laypeople to digest a $40+ million budget. Unfortu- nately, enumerating advantages from the council/manager city government form will fill more space than this space allows. To understand the advantages to us as individuals, citizens, and community by adopting the council/manager form of city government requires education, education, education. To this end, I have sketched a proposal. The number one requirement is one to nine highly motivated individuals to form a board of directors, one excellent project manager, equally talented peo - ple for petition chair, sched- uling chair, information chair, resource/fact-checker chair. Once assembled, this group will engage every service club, labor union, church, neighbor- hood association, and other groups and individuals with information and discussions. These efforts will focus on having a referendum vote to coincide with the 2023 city election. Signatures acquired i request the referendum shoulc be completed by Sept. 1, 2023, and submitted to the city clerk The result will be an educated citizenry's vote to establish a council/manager form of Wa- terloo city government. I do not know if it is illegal tc change the lyrics to a song fror a musical, but it is imperative t change our form of city govern ment. We are at our collective peril if we fail to change. I urge critical thinking citi- zens who see the benefits avail able with the council/manager city government to contact me at tcydb92@yahoo.com. Don Miller of waterloo is a retirec business owner and interested citizen. Civil comments welcome tcydb22@yahoo.com. • ••. • • • • • • MUSEUMS for ALL® an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services WHAT IS MUSEUMS FOR ALL? museums4all.org Museums for All, is a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), that encourages people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum -going habits. Visit the participating locations in the Hub City of Waterloo, Iowa for a discounted fee of $2 PER PERSON, (UP TO FOUR PEOPLE PER VISIT), with the presentation of a WIC or SNAP EBT card and photo ID. PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS IN WATERLOO, IA 101 CEDAR VALLEY ARBORETUM & BOTANIC GARDENS AT HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLT E' cedarvalleyarboretum.org 319.226.4966 GROUT MUSEUM DISTRICT gmdistrict.org 319.234.6357 Phelps youth pavilion waterloo center the arts waterloocenterforthearts.org/phelpsyouthpavilion 319.291.4490 nwhof.org 319.233.0745 .•� MAP OF WATERLOO, IA LOCATIONS • MUSEUMS forALL@ PHELPS YOUTH PAVILLION 225 Commercial Street Waterloo, IA 50701 DAN GABLE WRESTLING MUSEUM 303 Jefferson Street Waterloo, IA 50701 GROUT MUSEUM DISTRICT 503 South Street & 322 Washington Street Waterloo, IA 50701 a-; CEDAR VALLEY ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDENS 1927 E Orange Road Waterloo, IA 50701 E. ORANGE RD. APPLICATION.,-„" FOR VARIANCE TO NOISE ORDINANCE, APPLICANT'S NAME: D6ItUJY1f�/1�� Vl APPLICANT'S ADDRESS: UI Z % 1. VV (Ar 122 APPLICANT'S PHONE #: LA Lo'A' ANTICIPATED DATE OF VARIANCE: rirl 1 17 21 NAME OF EVENT: Ma & 17I1-1e-s. TIMES OF DAY OF VARIANCE: GEOGRAPIICAL LOCATION OF VARIANCE: vl n. jA TGu1- vri l CAt I- DISTANCE OF ACTIVITY FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES: brirIvvvon.c 4, a mow) 1e-ErcN+,n sa PLEASE EXPLAIN THE EVENT REQUIRING THE VARIANCE AND BE SPECIFIC, INCLUDE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, AND WHAT ACTUALLY WILL EXCEED THE NOISE ORDINANCE, SUCH AS A BAND PLAYING, PA SYSTEM, ETC. 1. 1416tY\ Vik 2. AA - Applicant's Signature Date CITY COUNCIL. ACTION: Police Dept. Recommendation u 9/20/2021 APPROVAL: APPROVAL: DENIAL: DENIAL: DECIBEL LEVEL: To: City of Waterloo Attention: Mayor Quentin Hart & City Council From: Main Street Waterloo & Waterloo Community Schools Date: August 26, 2021 Re: Mayor's Fitness Day Main Street Waterloo, the Waterloo Community Schools, and the city of Waterloo will be hosting the 21st Annual Fun Run with the Mayor on Tuesday, September 28 from 9:30AM until 12:OOPM. The schedule of events will take place in the RiverLoop Expo Grounds and will include: an official greeting from city dignitaries, a "pep talk" from a celebrity, and a 1 mile fun run with the Mayor at 10:OOAM. All public and parochial 4th graders (apx. 900) will be invited to participate. The route will begin and end at the Expo Grounds with the students running on Park Ave, to Mulberry St, to E. 4th St., to Jefferson St., & back to the Expo Grounds. We will need cooperation from the following city departments: Center for the Arts Use of Expo Grounds. Setup will begin Monday afternoon Sept 27 and will be completed on Sept 28. Tear down will be immediately following the event. Engineering Department For the Run, we will need to close down the following streets at approximately 10:OOAM for the run route. - 4th St. and Park Ave. from Mulberry St. to Jefferson St - The side streets within that area between 5th St. to 3rd St. See map enclosed. We will open the run area after the race (Apx. 11:OOAM) Street Department We request street barricades to be dropped along the route by 5PM on Monday, Sept 27. The barricade placement map is included. Traffic Department We will need to bag the parking meters by 6:OOAM on the 28th to help with barricading and setup. CITY OF WATERLOO IOWA APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE TO NOISE ORDINANCE Applicant's Name: Main Street Waterloo Applicant's Address: 212 E. 4th St Applicant's Phone#: 319-291-2038 Anticipated Date of Variance: Sept 28, 2021 Name of Event: Mayor's Fun Run Group Organizing the Event: Main Street Waterloo & Waterloo Schools Times of day of variance: 9:30 AM - Noon Geographical location of variance, physical address: Riverloop Expo Grounds Distance of activity from residential properties: 1 block Please explain the event requiring the variance and be specific. Include geographical location or drawings, and what actually will exceed the noise ordinance, such as band playing, PA system, etc. 1. we will be having speakers before the run 2. we will have "live healthy" demonstrations after the run City Council Action Approval: Denial: " 9/20/2021 Applicants Signature Date Police Department Recommend Approval: Denial: Decibel level: Mayor's fun Ruo /Rtnoss day .-f3stricatifor- ain) •Wixeirlgativis • agii -Cedar River CEDA • 17.3;a7.2.74-47 1218C-- T N TRAVEL REQUEST CITY OF WATERLOO FINANCE DEPT. LINE ITEM USED FY 22 BUDGETED EXPENDED YTD THIS REQUEST LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST DATE Original - Clerk/Finance STAFF ONLY 010-29-7700-1346 6,000.00 3,328.24 1,800.00 871.76 9/3/21 Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Rusty Zey, Randy Shepard, Troy Deeds, Chris Preston; Airport Ops/ARFF personnel DATE: September 3, 2021 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: Live Air Craft Fire - Hot Burn Training DESTINATION: Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Ra DEPARTURE POINT IF NOT WATERLOO: DEPARTURE DATE: September 9 or 10, 2021 (2 will attend each day) RETURN DATE: SAME DATE(S) OF MEETING: September 9 - 10, 2021 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: Annual live fire training for all Airport Ops personnel assigned to Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting is required by the FAA for compliance with Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 139. Note: Cost per person is pending, based on the total number attending; cost is split evenly among total number of attendees. WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: X CITY VEHICLE AIRFARE PRIVATE VEHICLE DEPARTING FROM: ALO (Waterloo Regional Airport) ESTIMATE OF COST: LODGING MEALS approx $450/person REGISTRATION MILEAGE/FUEL TOTAL FOR ALL: $ 1,800 TAXI PARKING AIRFARE MISC/TOLLS BUDGET LINE ITEM: 010-29-7700-1346 X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X YES NO REQUIRED CERTIFICATION TOTAL: $ 450 (approx) PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Keith Kaspari ,r-4 DEPARTMENT HEAD September 3, 2021 MAYOR 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010 FINANCE DEPT. STAFF ONLY LINE ITEM USED 010-29-7700-1346 TRAVEL REQUEST CITY OF WATERLOO FY 22 BUDGETED 6,000.00 EXPENDED YTD 5,128.24 THIS REQUEST LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST 500.00 371.76 DATE 9/8/21 Original - Clerk/Finance Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Rusty Zey, Randy Shepard, Troy Deeds, Chris Preston; Airport Ops/ARFF personnel DATE: 9/8/2021 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: Annual Wildlife Training DESTINATION: DEPARTURE POINT IF NOT WATERLOO: Waterloo Regional Airport DEPARTURE DATE: TBD RETURN DATE: TBD DATE(S) OF MEETING: TBD in October 2021 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: FAA requires annual wildlife training for all Airport Ops / ARFF personnel to minimize potential threat to aviation operations. Note: USDA Trainer will come to Waterloo. WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: CITY VEHICLE PRIVATE VEHICLE AIRFARE DEPARTING FROM: ESTIMATE OF COST: LODGING TAXI MEALS PARKING $500 REGISTRATION AIRFARE MILEAGE/FUEL MISC/TOLLS TOTAL FOR ALL: $ 500 BUDGET LINE ITEM: 010-29-7700-1346 X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X YES NO TOTAL: $ 125 REQUIRED CERTIFICATION PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Keith Kaspari Ham.,-1- DEPARTMENT HEAD MAYOR September 8, 2021 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010 FINANCE DEPT. STAFF ONLY LINE ITEM USED 010-12-1410-1315 TRAVEL REQUEST CITY OF WATERLOO FY 22 BUDGETED 40,500 EXPENDED YTD 2,172.77 THIS REQUEST 2,275.00 LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST 36,052.23 DATE Original - Clerk/Finance Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Travis Ihnen, Medical Officer, Ben Smith, Medical Officer, Greg Stewart, Medical Officer, Kyle Fuller, Paramedic, Neal Caughron, Paramedic, Dwight Paul Paramedic, Ben Lowe, Paramedic DATE: 09-03-21 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: Critical Care Paramedic Provider Hybrid DESTINATION: DEPARTURE POINT IF NOT WATERLOO: Waterloo DEPARTURE DATE: N/A RETURN DATE: N/A DATE(S) OF MEETING: 9/13/21 - 12/13/21 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: This is advanced medical training to enhance the skill -set of the paramedics who will attend. This Training will also expand the scope of practice for each medic allowing them to offer a higher level of care to those they serve. City receiving a lower rate than published. Other cost for books. WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: CITY VEHICLE PRIVATE VEHICLE AIRFARE DEPARTING FROM: ESTIMATE OF COST: LODGING MEALS $1 ,400.00 REGISTRATION MILEAGE/FUEL $875.00 TOTAL FOR ALL: $ 2,275.00 TAXI PARKING AIRFARE MISC/TOLLS BUDGET LINE ITEM: 010-12-1410-1315 X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X REQUIRED CERTIFICATION YES NO TOTAL: $ 325.00 PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Jason Hernandez, Medical Supervisor H..�� DEPARTMENT HEAD September 3, 2021 MAYOR 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010 FINANCE DEPT. STAFF ONLY LINE ITEM USED 010-12-1410 1346 TRAVEL REQUEST Amended CITY OF WATERLOO FY 22 BUDGETED 6,000.00 EXPENDED YTD 0 THIS REQUEST $3,270 LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST $2,730 DATE Original - Clerk/Finance Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Ben Smith, Medical Officer Jason Hernandez, Medical Supervisor DATE: 9-3-21 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: EMS WORLDS EXPO and Training Conference DESTINATION: Atlanta, GA DEPARTURE POINT ALO or area airport IF NOT WATERLOO: DEPARTURE DATE: October 5, 2021 RETURN DATE: October 8, 2021 DATE(S) OF MEETING: October 5-8, 2021 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: To attend national conference focusing on EMS training and ambulance billing.We will attend training in pandemic response, EMS documentation, ET3 Model implementation, billing, and EMS leadership principles. WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: CITY VEHICLE PRIVATE VEHICLE AIRFARE DEPARTING FROM: Waterloo or area airport ESTIMATE OF COST: $1,250.00 $200.00 $990.00 LODGING $60.00 TAXI MEALS PARKING REGISTRATION $770.00 AIRFARE MILEAGE/FUEL MISC/TOLLS TOTAL FOR ALL: $ $3,270.00 BUDGET LINE ITEM: 010-12-1410 1346 X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X REQUIRED CERTIFICATION YES NO TOTAL: $ $1,635.00 PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Pat Treloar DEPARTMENT HEAD September 3, 2021 MAYOR 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010 FINANCE DEPT. STAFF ONLY LINE ITEM USED 010-11-1100-1346 TRAVEL REQUEST CITY OF WATERLOO FY 2022 BUDGETED $117,300.00 EXPENDED YTD $30,511.00 THIS REQUEST $1256.00 LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST $76,855.00 DATE 9/8/21 Original - Clerk/Finance Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Chief Fitzgerald DATE: 9/8/2021 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: OWI/Standardized Field Sobriety and ILEECP training DESTINATION: Iowa City, la. DEPARTURE POINT IF NOT WATERLOO: DEPARTURE DATE: 10/4/21 RETURN DATE: 10/8/21 DATE(S) OF MEETING: 10/4-8/21 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: Chief Fitzgerald is requesting to attend Operating While Intoxicxated, Standardized Field Sobriety and Iowa Law Enforcement Emergency Care Provider Training at the Iowa Law enforcement Academy October 4-8, 2021. The courses listed are certifications required by the academy along with the test through examination courses the Chief has completed. The total cost will not exceed $1256.00. WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: XXXXX CITY VEHICLE AIRFARE PRIVATE VEHICLE DEPARTING FROM: Waterloo PD ESTIMATE OF COST: 561.00 LODGING 195.00 MEALS 400.00 REGISTRATION 100.00 MILEAGE/FUEL TOTAL FOR ALL: $ 1256.00 TAXI PARKING AIRFARE MISC/TOLLS BUDGET LINE ITEM: X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X REQUIRED CERTIFICATION YES NO TOTAL: $ 1256.00 PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Captain Matt McGeough DEPARTMENT HEAD MAYOR 9/8/21 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010 FINANCE DEPT. STAFF ONLY LINE ITEM USED 010-11-1100-1346 TRAVEL REQUEST CITY OF WATERLOO FY 2022 BUDGETED $117,300.00 EXPENDED YTD $33,661.00 THIS REQUEST $3150.00 LEFT AFTER THIS REQUEST $73,705.00 DATE 9/8/21 Original - Clerk/Finance Cosy - Department NAME(S) AND POSITION(S): Chief Fitzgerald ans Officer Sager DATE: 9/8/2021 NAME OF CLASS / MEETING: Testing Through Examination DESTINATION: DEPARTURE POINT IF NOT WATERLOO: Waterloo, Ia. DEPARTURE DATE: 10/1/21 RETURN DATE: 10/1/21 DATE(S) OF MEETING: 10/1/21 PURPOSE OF TRAVEL/TRAINING: Chief Fitzgerald is requesting he and Officer J.P. Sager test through examination with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. This course will certify them both in the state of Iowa as certified Police Officer. This is a required testing process to gain that certification. The cost will not exceed $3150.00 WILL TRAVEL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: X COST $ YES NO METHOD OF TRAVEL: XXXXX CITY VEHICLE AIRFARE PRIVATE VEHICLE DEPARTING FROM: Waterloo PD ESTIMATE OF COST: 0.00 LODGING 0.00 MEALS 3150.00 REGISTRATION 0.00 MILEAGE/FUEL TOTAL FOR ALL: $ 3150.00 TAXI PARKING AIRFARE MISC/TOLLS BUDGET LINE ITEM: X GRANT REIMBURSABLE YES NO X YES NO REQUIRED CERTIFICATION TOTAL: $ 1575.00 PER PERSON I BELIEVE THIS TRIP SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF WATERLOO I APPROVE THIS TRAVEL REQUEST Captain Matt McGeough DEPARTMENT HEAD MAYOR 9/8/21 9/20/2021 DATE DATE K:\Shared Goodies\Forms\Travel Request Form January 2010