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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CA-2015-02-18CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. February 18, 2015 PRESENT: Alderperson Mohlenhoff – Chair Alderpersons (4): Clairborne, Fleming, McGonigal, Smith Mayor (1): Myrick OTHERS PRESENT: Alderpersons (3): Brock, Kerslick, Murtagh Chief of Staff – Sutherland City Attorney – Lavine Director of Engineering – West Bridge Systems Engineer – Gebre City Chamberlain – Parsons Youth Bureau Director – Vance Acting Deputy YB Director – Green HR Director – Michell-Nunn Controller – Thayer Deputy Controller – Andrew Program Mgr – Hydrilla Task Force – James Balyszak District Mgr, TC Soil/Wtr Conservation District – Jon Negley 1. Call to Order 1.1 Agenda Review. None. 1.2 Review/Approval of Minutes: Alderperson Smith made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 21, 2015 meeting of the City Administration Committee. Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal. Motion carried unanimously. 1.3 Statements from the Public The following people spoke in support of the Cascadilla Boat Club (CBC) License resolution; about the impact the club has had on them, or their family, while members of CBC and they encouraged Common Council to renew the CBC license:  Lilly Westbrook, Ithaca Resident;  Christopher Glaubitz, Ithaca Resident;  Isabella Leonard, Ithaca Resident;  Emily Rockett, Horseheads Resident;  Crista Shopis, Ithaca Resident;  Marty VenDerhelde, Trumansburg Resident;  Elizabeth Ellis, Ithaca Resident;  Ryan McCune, Ithaca Resident;  Scott Wiggins, Chair of the Friends of the Park; City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 2  John Guckenheimer, Ithaca Resident;  Gracen Glanbitz, Ithaca; Resident  Pam Hanna, Lansing Resident;  Caleb, Gomas, Ithaca Resident;  Kevin Brew, Ithaca Business Owner;  Michael Brew, Cornell Student;  Cd Decature, Ithaca Resident;  Dan Robinson, Head Rowing Coach at Ithaca College; Lori, Sonken of Ithaca spoke about the Cascadilla Boat Club license. Marc Messing of Ithaca supports the City renewing the license for CBC. Mr. Messing talked about the dangers involved when not following the rowing safety rules and submitted proposed amendments to the CBC License resolution. Members of the community submitted statements in support of the CBC. The statements, which were read/summarized by Chairperson Mohlenhoff, were from:  Scott Wiggins, Friends of Stewart Park Chair, and Rick Manning, Friends of Stewart Park Executive Director;  Deborah Homsher, Ithaca Resident;  Mark Lawson, Town of Ithaca Resident;  Judith Meyers Thomas, Ithaca Resident;  Patti Meyers, Ithaca Resident 1.4 Statements from Employees. None. 1.5 Council Response Mayor Myrick gave some background information on the negotiations between the City and the CBC. Mr. Myrick asked City Attorney Lavine to look into the legalities and the cost of selling the land, leasing the land to a private entity or staffing it with City employees. City Attorney Lavine gave an overview of the Cascadilla Boathouse Proposed License and his role in the process as well as reviewed his letter that was included in the agenda packet. Alderperson Fleming thanked the City Attorney for his analysis of the proposed lease and thanked the public for attending the meeting to express their thoughts about the CBC Proposed License resolution. Alderperson McGonigal asked about the renting of space at the boathouse to CBC members. City Attorney Lavine confirmed that the CBC does rent space to its members and that the current agreement permits them to do so, on a first come first serve basis. Kevin Brew explained the process for renting storage spaces. City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 3 City Attorney Lavine responded to Alderperson Clairborne question on why the building was in disrepair. Mr. Brew explained that the CBC wants to renovate the building but was unable to do so because they did not own it. Alderperson Brock thanked everyone for coming to and speaking out at the meeting on the CBC Proposed License resolution. Ms. Brock distributed, and read, a letter to Common Council that expressed her concerns about the development of a Strategic Plan for Stewart Park and the “lack of City oversight of safety protocols and youth programs run by the Cascadilla Boat Club, and by extension the independent and exclusive use of the Stewart Park Boathouse by the Cascadilla Boat Club”. Ms. Brock asked the Committee to make sure that the City meets the NYS regulations/laws before entering into this agreement. After discussion, Chairperson Mohlenhoff made a list of items from Common Council for the CBC; which included:  Outreach – reach out to youths and diverse community groups;  Diversity initiative;  Oversight of safety protocols;  Use of facilities by non-members;  Relationship CBC has with local schools and the Ithaca Youth Bureau;  Pay for use of City facilities;  Include a payment and fee schedule in the license. Chairperson Mohlenhoff stated that the CBC License resolution will be on the April agenda of the City Administration Committee to allow time for feedback from the Parks Commission, the Board of Public Works, Common Council and staff. Any suggested changes to the resolution should be forwarded to Ms. Mohlenhoff. 2. City Administration, Human Resources, and Policy 2.1 Declaration of Freedom from Domestic Violence as a Human Right Moved by Alderperson Fleming. Seconded by Alderperson Smith. WHEREAS, the Ithaca Common Council seeks to enhance the public welfare by declaring that freedom from domestic violence is a fundamental human right, and WHEREAS, domestic violence or intimate partner violence is the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of men, women, and children by their intimate partners or immediate family members, and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a human rights concern that affects individuals of every gender, sexual orientation, race, age, nationality, religion, and economic status, and WHEREAS, survivors of domestic violence must deal with the effects of physical injuries, long-term psychological damage, financial instability, and trouble finding safe housing, and WHEREAS, domestic violence has a deeply negative impact on children who are exposed to it, and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 4 WHEREAS, more than 1 in 3 women and more than 1 in 4 men in the United States will experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetimes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and WHEREAS, 87 women and men in New York State died as a result of intimate partner homicide in 2013, and WHEREAS, in 2013, law enforcement agencies in New York State outside of New York City responded to 189,152 domestic violence incidents and reported 31,106 assaults committed by intimate partners, 80% of which were committed against women, and WHEREAS, New York State courts issued 300,236 orders of protection in 2013, nearly 210,000 of which were required to be recorded in the Unified Court System’s Domestic Violence Registry, and WHEREAS, in Tompkins County, law enforcement agencies reported an average of 147 victims of domestic violence offences per year between 2010 and 2013, and WHEREAS, in 2013, the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County answered 2,055 calls on its domestic violence and sexual assault hotline and served 212 new adult domestic violence clients, including providing shelter for 37 adults and their 25 children and helping 72 individuals obtain final orders of protection from the courts, and WHEREAS, the United Nations has recognized that freedom from domestic violence is a human right affecting the realization of many other rights and freedoms and that governments have a responsibility to prevent and respond to such violence, and WHEREAS, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women has stated that domestic violence is a “pervasive human rights violation;” that responses to violence should recognize human rights as a premise; and that the United States’ “lack of substantive protective legislation at federal and state levels, and the inadequate implementation of some laws, policies and programmes, has resulted in the continued prevalence of violence against women and the discriminatory treatment of victims, with a particularly detrimental impact on poor, minority and immigrant women”, and WHEREAS, in 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights found in Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States that the United States’ failure to protect women from gender-based violence constitutes discrimination and a human rights violation and urged the United States to enact law and policy reforms at all levels to protect survivors of domestic violence and their children; and WHEREAS, law enforcement, courts, cities, counties, towns, villages, social service agencies, and other local government entities constitute the first line of defense against domestic violence, and WHEREAS, over the past 25 years, Tompkins County has been a leader in domestic violence response by introducing a number of initiatives, including the establishment of an Integrated Domestic Violence Court, and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 5 WHEREAS, by recognizing that freedom from domestic violence is a human right, the City of Ithaca will raise awareness and enhance domestic violence response and education in communities, the public and private sectors, and within government departments; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves the following: 1. That the City of Ithaca joins world leaders and leaders in the United States in recognition of domestic violence as a human rights concern and declares that freedom from domestic violence is a fundamental human right; 2. That state and local governments should continue to secure this human right on behalf of their citizens; 3. That this resolution shall serve as a charge to all City of Ithaca departments and offices to incorporate these principles into their policies and practices and to ensure that those policies and practices are informed by domestic violence survivors’ voices and needs; 4. That the City of Ithaca shall consider undertaking, together with community partners, a study of the causes of local domestic violence incidents and of the gaps and barriers in the City’s service delivery to survivors of domestic violence, with the goals of preventing domestic violence, strengthening the City’s response to domestic violence, and improving the provision of services to survivors; and 5. That a copy of this resolution shall be sent to Chief of Police John R. Barber, the Village Mayors and Town Supervisors in Tompkins County, the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Tompkins County Council of Governments, the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights, the Tompkins County Sheriff, the Police Chiefs for the Villages of Cayuga Heights, Dryden, Groton, and Trumansburg, the Cornell University Police Chief, the Ithaca College Public Safety Director, the Tompkins Cortland Community College Campus Safety Director, the New York State Police Troop C Station Commander, the Tompkins County District Attorney, the judges in Tompkins County, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Senate Majority Coalition Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Senator Thomas O’Mara. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 2.2 Attorney - Request to Change Retirement Tier for PBA Member Moved by Alderperson McGonigal. Seconded by Alderperson Clairborne. WHEREAS, Christopher Cady (“Officer Cady”) has been employed by the City of Ithaca (“City”) Police Department as a police officer since December 4, 2013; and WHEREAS, when Officer Cady joined the City of Ithaca Police Department, he unintentionally and in error enrolled in the twenty (20) year Section 384-d retirement plan in the Police and Fire Retirement System (“PFRS”) as a Tier 6 member; and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 6 WHEREAS, Officer Cady was eligible for and could have enrolled in the twenty-five (25) year Section 384 retirement plan in the PFRS offered by the City as a Tier 3 member based upon his prior service time in the Employees Retirement System, which time he can transfer to the PFRS; and WHEREAS, Officer Cady wishes to join the Section 384 Plan, but can do so only if the State of New York enacts special legislation after issuance of a home rule request by the City; and WHEREAS, the Retirement System has estimated that the fiscal implications of this home rule request and plan change will result in no past service cost contribution and no fiscal impact to the City, and the Retirement System will provide a formal fiscal note once the enabling legislation has been drafted; and WHEREAS, the Common Council believes that it would be in the best interests of the City and Officer Cady to request that the New York State Legislature adopt such home rule legislation; now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Mayor is authorized to request that the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate enact legislation to allow Officer Cady to change his enrollment in the PFRS from a Tier 6 member in the Section 384-d Plan, to a Tier 3 member in the Section 384 Plan; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Mayor or his designee is authorized to sign and submit any documentation or related paperwork that may be required to secure this home rule legislation and allow Officer Cady to change to the Section 384 plan; and be it further RESOLVED, That notwithstanding anything in this resolution to the contrary, the Mayor shall bring this matter back to Common Council for further review and approval if the formal fiscal note provided by the Retirement System after the legislation is drafted imposes any costs on the City, unless Officer Cady agrees to reimburse the City for all such costs. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 3. Finance, Budget and Appropriations 3.1 DPW - Authorization of Additional Funding for Ithaca Skate Park Expansion, Capital Project #732 Moved by Alderperson Clairborne. Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal. WHEREAS, Common Council has established Capital Project 732 for the purpose of modifying the skate park at Wood Street Park, and WHEREAS, the Ithaca community of skaters and bikers has fulfilled its commitment to provide resources to fund the modifications to the skate park at Wood Street Park by raising approximately $216,000, and WHEREAS, community stake holders, professional design consultants and City staff have successfully collaborated to develop an economical and contemporary expansion of the existing skate park, and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 7 WHEREAS, bids were received for the expansion of the skate park at Wood Street Park on January 20, 2015, and WHEREAS, award of contract to the lowest qualified bidder will require an additional $61,000; now, be it RESOLVED, That the Common Council authorizes an addition of an amount not to exceed $61,000 to Capital Project 732, giving a total project authorization of $245,000, and be it further RESOLVED, That the funds necessary for said amendment shall be derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds. WHEREAS, Common Council has established Capital Project 732 for the purpose of modifying the skate park at Wood Street Park, and WHEREAS, the Ithaca community of skaters and bikers has fulfilled its commitment to provide resources to fund the modifications to the skate park at Wood Street Park by raising approximately $216,000, and WHEREAS, community stake holders, professional design consultants and City staff have successfully collaborated to develop an economical and contemporary expansion of the existing skate park, and WHEREAS, bids were received for the expansion of the skate park at Wood Street Park on January 20, 2015, and WHEREAS, award of contract to the lowest qualified bidder will require an additional $61,000; now, be it RESOLVED, That the Common Council authorizes an addition of an amount not to exceed $61,000 to Capital Project 732, giving a total project authorization of $245,000, and be it further RESOLVED, That the funds necessary for said amendment shall be derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 3.2 DPW - Stewart Avenue Bridge Painting Project Moved by Alderperson Fleming. Seconded by Alderperson Smith. WHEREAS, a project for the rehabilitation of the Stewart Avenue Bridge over Cascadilla Creek, P.I.N. 375594 (“the Project”) is eligible for funding under Title 23 U.S. Code as administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as amended, that calls for the apportionment of the costs such program to be borne at the ratio of 80% Federal funds and 20% non-Federal funds, and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 8 WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca desires to advance the Project by making a commitment of 100% of the non-Federal share of the costs of Scoping, Preliminary Design and Detailed Design, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works resolved at the January 12, 2015, meeting to recommend that Common Council establish Capital Project and authorize the City of Ithaca to pay in the first instance 100% of the Federal and Non-Federal share of the costs of Scoping, Preliminary Design and Detailed Design for the Project or portions therefore; WHEREAS, this project constitutes a reconstruction of facility in-kind on the same site as well as maintenance or repair involving no substantial change in an existing facility, and is therefore a Type II action under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulation and in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 requiring no environmental review; now therefore, the Common Council, duly convened does hereby RESOLVED, That the Common Council hereby authorizes the City of Ithaca to pay in the first instance 100% of the Federal and non-Federal share of the cost of Scoping, Preliminary Design and Detailed Design thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, That the sum of $80,000 is hereby appropriated from Capital Project #818 and made available to cover the cost of participation in the above phases of the project, and be it further RESOLVED, That funds needed for said project shall be derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds with the City’s estimated share of the project at 5% or $4,000, and be it further RESOLVED, That in the event the full Federal and non-Federal share costs of the project exceeds the amount appropriated above, Common Council of the City of Ithaca shall convene as soon as possible to appropriate said excess amount immediately upon the notification by the NYDOT thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Mayor of the City of Ithaca of the County of Tompkins be and is hereby authorized to sign all necessary Agreements with New York State Department of Transportation to secure Federal Aid and Marchiselli Aid on behalf of the City of Ithaca and the Superintendent of Public Works is authorized to sign all necessary construction documents, contracts, certifications and reimbursement requests, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Superintendent of Public Works be and is hereby authorized to administer the above project, and be it further RESOLVED, That a certified copy of this resolution be filed with the New York State Commissioner of Transportation by attaching it to any necessary Agreement in connection with the Project, and be it further RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect immediately. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 9 3.3 Chamberlain - Request to Waive Penalty Moved by Alderperson Smith. Seconded by Alderperson Clairborne. WHEREAS, due to software and vendor issues, 2015 City First Installment and Tompkins County Tax bills were mailed later than normal, and WHEREAS, New York State Real Property Tax Law states that the failure to receive the bill does not affect the validity of the tax or the penalty, and WHEREAS, Real Property Tax Law further gives authority to the governing board of the municipality to waive penalties, and WHEREAS, three property owners have shown that the delay in mailing, compounded by severe weather, affected their ability to pay the bills on time without penalty; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the City Chamberlain is authorized to accept payment without penalty on the affected properties 220 Ridgedale Road, 106 Short Street, 100 Queen Street, 166 Crescent Place and 404 Cascadilla Street. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 3.4 Mayor – Entering into Contract with Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District for Coordination and Implementation of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Hydrilla Project in the Cayuga Inlet, Fall Creek and Southern Cayuga Lake for 2015 Moved by Alderperson Smith. Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal. WHEREAS, The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District (District) is working to eradicate the Invasive Hydrilla plant from the Cayuga Inlet, Fall Creek, adjacent tributaries, and the southeast corner of Cayuga Lake, and WHEREAS, the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance (FLLOWPA) has received NYSDEC administered grant funding (Aid to Localities Contract No. C304750) for hydrilla eradication efforts (including in-field management/treatment, extensive plant community and hydrilla tuber monitoring), and WHEREAS, NYSDEC requires a “full reimbursement” process for Hydrilla Project activities, including coverage of all up-front Project costs before NYSDEC funds can be accessed and reimbursement requested, and WHEREAS, the District does not have appropriate funding on hand to cover up-front Project costs, but must continue the coordination and implementation of critical Hydrilla Project activities with the Hydrilla Task Force to ensure Project success, and City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 10 WHEREAS, in order to make this a possibility and cover the needed $300,000, the City of Ithaca has entered into an agreement with Tompkins County, now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council authorizes the Mayor, upon review by the City Attorney, to execute agreement as follows: 1.) The City of Ithaca enters into a contract with Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District to provide local funding support of $100,000 for Hydrilla Project activities for the 2015 treatment season. The possibility for additional funding requests from the City of Ithaca for subsequent treatment seasons (2016-2017) will be considered based upon results of contract extension discussions with NYSDEC. 2.) The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District (on behalf of the Hydrilla Task Force of the Cayuga Lake Watershed), will secure sub-contracts with Project contractors in order to implement necessary in-field Hydrilla Project activities, including hydrilla management and eradication treatments, and plant community and hydrilla tuber monitoring. 3.) Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District will submit reimbursement requests to NYSDEC via FLLOWPA for Project costs incurred during the 2015 treatment season. Reimbursement requests will be submitted on a quarterly basis (per NYSDEC contract terms). Reimbursement funds will be sent to TCSWCD, which will then be sent to the City of Ithaca. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 3.5 Attorney – Funding for Outreach Worker Moved by Alderperson McGonigal. Seconded by Alderperson Fleming. WHEREAS, the Ithaca community boasts a rich and talented social services community, and WHEREAS, some of those who stand most to benefit from these services are not consistently succeeding in accessing the full range of services relevant to their needs, and WHEREAS, the Common Council concludes that a Community Outreach Worker with an accessible, on-street presence in downtown Ithaca’s central business district can substantially enhance access to these services, and WHEREAS, the Ithaca Police Department currently engages in numerous interactions and service calls that are best approached based upon a social service—rather than a law enforcement –model, and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the Ithaca Police Department’s talents even at operating within a social services model, a Community Outreach Worker is better suited to most effectively delivering these non- law-enforcement services, and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County each included in their Fiscal Year 2015 budgets $20,000 that may be devoted to the initiative detailed in this resolution, and the Downtown Ithaca City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 11 Alliance (“DIA”) $10,000 for the same, for total available funds of $50,000 to launch this initiative in 2015, and WHEREAS, Family and Children’s Service of Ithaca (“F&CS”) has committed to serve as the employer of the Community Outreach Worker position envisioned by this initiative, and has graciously committed to devote substantial overhead and other resources in addition to the above-noted funding in furtherance of the success of this program, and WHEREAS, a Steering Committee composed of designees of the City, County, DIA, and F&CS (“the Funding Partners”) will provide oversight of the program on a quarterly basis, and WHEREAS, the Funding Partners will have an opportunity to evaluate a sizable portion of the inaugural year of this initiative when considering funding of ensuing years of this initiative, and WHEREAS, the Common Council anticipates that the initiative detailed in this resolution will be implemented in a manner substantially resembling the program detailed in the accompanying Summary Overview, Position Description, and Progress Tracking and Evaluation documentation; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That in furtherance of the initiative detailed in this resolution, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, on advice of the City Attorney, a funding agreement between the City and F&CS by which the City will provide to F&CS a single lump-sum payment not to exceed $20,000, said payment to be provided no later than thirty days after commencement of any program year, or portion thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby transfers an amount not to exceed $20,000 from Account 1990 Restricted Contingency to Account A1210-5435 Mayor’s Contractual to assist in funding said Outreach services to community members in need of additional support. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 3.6 Attorney - Cascadilla Boat Club License: This item was discussed under Common Council response. 3.7 Attorney – Ordinance for Use of Real Property Moved by Alderperson Smith. Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal. ORDINANCE __-2015 An Ordinance Revising Chapter 170 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code WHEREAS, Chapter 170 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code establishes the City policy for treatment of requests to encroach upon or use City-owned land, structures or air space in an ongoing manner, and; WHEREAS, Section 170-2 defines terms used in the Chapter, and Section 170-4 identifies and describes the types of authorizations by which the City may grant ongoing use of its real property, and; City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 12 WHEREAS, the said Sections are seemingly inconsistent in describing the maximum period that the City may authorize a license to endure, and; WHEREAS, based upon a review of case law surrounding the distinction between a lease and license, a license may exceed one year in term so long as the license remains revocable on shorter notice; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Findings of Fact. The Common Council finds that the definition of “License” contained in Section 170-2 of the City Code should be amended to correct inconsistencies with other provisions of Chapter 170 pertaining to licenses, namely Section 170-4(B), entitled "License (for up to one year, and/or revocable upon less than a year's notice; subject to other conditions)", and to reflect controlling New York State law that permits licenses greatly to exceed one year in length. Section 2. Amendments to Section 170-2. The definition of “License” contained in Section 170-2 (“Definitions”) shall be amended as follows: LICENSE Written proof of permission to use City-owned real property for a temporary period of time, either for a term not to exceed one year (absent renewal), or subject to non-arbitrary revocation at will by the City upon less than a year’s notice, and in either event subject to revocation by the City if such property is subsequently required for public purposes. Permission to encroach upon adjacent City-owned property is granted pursuant to a revocable license. Section 3. Severability. Severability is intended throughout and within the provisions of this Ordinance. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication as provided for in the City Charter. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4. Performance Measures. None. 5. Common Council 5.1 Rules of Procedure. Proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure were circulated to Common Council for feedback. No response has been received, which implies all is okay. Chairperson Mohlenhoff is working with City Clerk Holcomb to draft a work plan to look at the Rules. Groups will be formed to work on the Rules. City Attorney Lavine will help with the legal procedures of the Charter. City Administration Committee Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 13 One working group will consist of Chairperson Mohlenhoff, City Attorney Lavine and City Clerk Holcomb. Anyone wanting to form a working group please notify Chairperson Mohlenhoff. Alderperson Fleming stated that she will work with Alderperson Smith; Alderperson McGonigal will work with Alderperson Clairborne. 6. Budget Process. This item was tabled and will be on next month’s agenda. 7. Meeting Wrap-up 7.1 Announcements. None. 7.2 Review, Agenda Items for Next Meeting. None. 7.3 Adjourn: With no further business and on a motion by Alderperson Clairborne, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.