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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-24 Bd Comm minutesItem Number: 4.a. _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: December 1 December 1, 2022 Approved Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall Commissioners present: Mohamed Traore (via Zoom), Chastity Dillard, Clif Johnson, Marie Krebs, Kevo Rivera, Lauren Merritt, Wangui Gathua, Eric Harris, Sikowis (Christine Nobiss) (Via Zoom). Commissioners absent: None. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers. Community members who spoke at the meeting: V Fixmer-Oraiz. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 7:04. Reading of Native American Land Acknowledgement: Dillard read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of Minutes from October 20, 2022: Rivera moved, and Merritt seconded. Motion passed 9-0. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda: None. ICCSD Elementary School Performance Incident: Shimek Elementary recently hosted Juana Martinez -Neal, author and illustrator of the children's book "Fry Bread". Subsequent to this program, students at the school performed a culturally inappropriate and racist event that was intended to imitate a Pow wow. School officials, including the principal and teacher, were spoken to about the incident. The teacher reported having gotten the idea from a book. The concerns are that one, this performance is comparable to the students wearing blackface, it is also alarming in that youth will grow up thinking that this is ok. Teachers in the district should receive training on Indigenous history and culture. One resource is "Rethinking Columbus: Rethinking Columbus Expanded". Members of the TRC will draft a letter for the ICCSD School Board and maybe have a sit down with them in the future. This item will be placed on the next agenda for the TRC. It is important for both the ICCSD and the City Council to have backing for the stated commitments they have made. Vote to Change Meetings to Once a Month: The overall opinion was that moving to once a month will stall or slow down the work of the TRC and so the TRC will continue to meet the first and third Thursdays of each month. Books and Materials Sent by Divided Communities: The TRC will use this time between now and when and if the proposal is approved by the City Council to learn more about the restorative justice process by reading and having conversations on resources that have been provided to them. Draft Proposal: Staff provided that they received the final version of the proposal on November 215t. Staff will meet the week of December 12 to further discuss. Staff should know more about the timeframe for the proposal going to City Council for their consideration after this meeting and will so inform the TRC. Commission Announcements: Dillard invited fellow commissioners to attend the Johnson County Neighborhood Association's Cocoa and Cookies being held on Friday, December 9 from 4:30-6:34 PM. Rivera spoke on recent action at the state level to shift millions from public schools. Gathua has been invited to participate in the Christian Faith Academy's Anniversary Celebration being held on Saturday, December 3. Adjourned: 8:48 PM. City Board and Commission meetings are recorded and can be viewed in their entirety by visiting this link. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 Date TERM NAME EXP. 5/5 5/19 6/2 6116 7/7 7/21 8/4 9/1 9/15 10/6 10/20 12/1 Dillard 6/22 P P P P - P P P - P P P Gathua 6/22 P P P A - P P P - P P P Barris 6/22 P P P P - P P P - P A P Johnson 6/22 P P P P - P P P - P P P Krebs 6/22 • - - - - - -- - P P P Merritt 6/22 - - - - - - -- - P P P Nobisa 6/22 A P P P - P P P - P A P Rivera 6/22 A A P P - P P P - P P P Traare 6/22 P P P P - P P P - P P P KEY: P = Present A = Absent Item Number: 4.b. _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Climate Action Commission: December 5 MINUTES FINAL IOWA CITY CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION DECEMBER 5, 2022 —3:30 PM—FORMAL MEETING EMMA J. HARVART HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Michel Eynon -Lynch, John Fraser (via zoom), Stratis Giannakouros, Ben Grimm (via zoom), Clarity Guerra, Kasey Hutchinson, Matt Krieger, Jesse Leckband (via zoom), Becky Soglin, Gabriel Sturdevant, Matt Walter MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Daniel Bissell, Sarah Gardner, Megan Hill OTHERS PRESENT: Allison Wells CALL TO ORDER: Soglin called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 7 2022 MINUTES: Guerra moves to approve the minutes from November 7, 2022. Krieger seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passed 10-0 (Giannakouros was not present for the vote). PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Action Items from last meeting (Staff): a. Each Commissioner was to send staff their three top priorities for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding. b. The most recent update on the Climate Action Plan will be discussed next month. Upcoming events (Staff): I. Iowa Public Records and Open Meetings Training (Dec. 8) II. Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center Open House (Dec. 9) III. Senior Center of Iowa City First Friday (Jan. 6) {Giannakouros joined the meeting) Working Group Updates (Staff): i. Resilience Hub Prioritization (Grimm, Hutchinson, Eynon -Lynch, Walter) — no update, meeting is scheduled for this upcoming week. Climate Action Commission December 5, 2022 Page 2 of 5 Community Based Organization outreach (Commissioners): i. Home Builders Association (Krieger) — no update ii. South District Neighborhood (Eynon Lynch) — no update NAACP (Soglin) — no update iv. Black Voices Project (Soglin) — no update v, Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition (Fraser) — no update vi. Lucas Farms Neighborhood (Giannakouros) — no update Recognition and thanks for outgoing CAC members: Guerra, Hutchinson, and Soglin (Staff and Commissioners). Meeting schedule for 2023 (Staff): i. First Monday of the month EXCEPT January 9 (second Monday), Sept. 11 (second Monday), and Nov. 13 (second Monday) ii. Chair/Vice Chair elections in January Climate Action Update for Iowa City Community School District (Grimm): • A report on Iowa City Community School District's (ICCSD) ghg emissions is included in the agenda packet. ICCSD is hitting their 2030 benchmark ahead of time due to renewable electricity generation, installing geothermal, and converting from gas to electric in different buildings. Further electrification efforts might include kitchens, equipment, and vehicle fleet. • ICCSD uses three energy providers: Linn County REC, Alliant Energy, and MidAmerican Energy. Grimm noted Linn County REC doesn't have a long-term plan for renewable generation, so some schools in that service area are going to go up in their ghg emissions. • Installing solar and/or purchasing renewable energy certificates are options under consideration. Discussions are ongoing. The last conversations on this topic were pre -IRA, so new possibilities may be now available. Soglin will send information to Grimm. • Northwest Junior High School saw 86% emissions drop, due probably to geothermal installation; Grimm will find out and send details to CAO staff to share with commission. • The average ICCSD building is more efficient than the average LEED Platinum building, in terms of GHG Emission Intensity (lbs CO2/sf). This is credited to MidAmerican renewable generation and the installation of geothermal. The LEED comparison is a useful means to benchmark ICCSD's progress. • It was clarified that these examples of "geothermal" refer to ground source heat pumps rather than geothermal electricity generation. Gardner noted a resonance with the science -based targets required by the CDP. The reduction in emissions for Linn County buildings is essentially aligned with the target of a 66% reduction from 2018 emissions levels. UNFINISHED/ONGOING BUSINESS: 2 Climate Action Commission December 5, 2022 Page 3 of 5 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Biock Grant funding priorities: • Gardner briefly noted items that received no votes. (#8.#1O.#11.#15) • The items identified as top three priorities were: o Financing energy efficiency technologies, renewable energy or zero emission transportation measures (#14) o Installing renewable energy systems on government facilities (#1 3) o Establishing financial incentives for energy efficiency improvements (#4) • The items that received one or two votes included: o Developing or implementing an energy efficiency strategy (#1) o Hiring a consultant to help with an energy plan or related metrics, reports and implementation strategies. (#2) o Conducting residential or commercial building energy audits. (#3) o Providing grants to nonprofita, or governmental agencies for energy efficiency retrofits. (#5) o Developing energy efficiency programs for buildings within the City, including public education and targeted technologies. (#6) � Devetoping and implementing transportation programs that reduce energy consumption. (#7) � Implementing distributed energy technologies, such as energy generation and storogo, district heating and cooling systems. (#9) o Upgrading traffic signals and street lighting with LEDs (#12) � Financing programs (#14) received enthusiastic support from commissioners • Sog|inasked staff if the City already had money set aside for renewable energy ar if more would be beneficial. Gardner cited various reasons for a constriction of available funds for the City and mentioned that the money would be helpful to keep approved projects (such as solar on the Public Works building) from seeing cost -related delays. • It was noted that while transportation initiatives are important for reducing emissions, they require a level af funding beyond the capacity of this grant. • Guerra asked for elaboration on using this grant as seed money or the idea of leveraging the funds to create more grants. Krieger mentioned hearing stories of communities partnering with their Iocal financing entities to create incentive opportunities. Fraser encouraged thinking about how get the most leverage from the community. • SmgUn noted that performance contracting is something that guarantees results. Guerra asked what performance contracting programs are. Gardner offered an example are the commercial energy efficiency programs offered through MidAmerican: they design a system to achieve certain energy efficiency targets, collect data for a year, and then the rebate is tied to meeting the target. Giannakouros noted challenges related to performance contracts and suggested it would be worth researching how the City could retain more of the RO1 of the efficiency benefits. • Soglin asked whether only the top three choices shoutd be forwarded to council or the full list. Commissioners determined to retain the full list. It was noted that additional Climate Action Commission December 5, 2022 Page 4 of 5 written explanation or rationalization is unnecessary, as the council has access to the minutes, Krieger moved to retain the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding priority list as written and forward it on to Council. Sturtevant seconded the motion, a vote was taken, and the motion passed 11-0. RECAP: c. Confirmation of next meeting time and location: a. Monday January 9, 3:30-5 p.m., Emma J. Harvat Hall d. Actionable items for commission, working groups, and staff: o Soglin will send that IRA resource to Grimm. o Grimm will provide information on Northwest Junior High's electrification efforts for the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Guerra moved to adjourn, Krieger seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 11-0. 4 Climate Action Commission December 5, 2022 Page 5of5 CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSIONATTENDANCE RECORD 2022 NAME TERM EXP _ -i fV o N to rat...) Q N 4/4/2022 3/7/2022 o N 6/6/2022 8/15/2022 o N 11/7/2022 10/10/2022 w—w1 IM N N Michel Eynon -Lynch 12/31/2024 X X X x X X X X X X X John Fraser 12131/2021 X X X X X X X X X X X Stratis Giannakouros LJI Rep X 0/EX X X 0/EX X X X X Clarity Guerra 12/31/2022 X X X X O/E X X X X X X Ben Grimm 10/31/2022 O/E X X OfE X X X X OfE X X Megan Hill 12/31/2022 X X X X X * * ** KaseyHutchinson 12/31/2022 X X X X X X X X x X X Matt Krieger 12/31/2023 X X X X O/E X X OfE X X X Jesse Leckband MidAmericanRep X OfE X X X X X OfE X X X Becky Soglin 12/31/2022 X X X X X X X X X X X Gabe Sturdevant 12/31/2024 X X X X O/E X X X O/E X X Matt Walter 12/31/2023 X X X X KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent 0/E = Absent/Excused NM= No Meeting * No longer on Commission _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 Item Number: 4.c. ATTACHMENTS: Description Community Police Review Board: December 13 [See Recommendation] 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: January 11, 2023 To: Mayor and City Council From: Tammy Neumann, Community Police Review Board Staff Re: Recommendation from Community Police Review Board At their December 13, 2022 meeting the Community Police Review Board made the following recommendation to the City Council: (1) Accept CPRB #22-09 Report Additional action (check one) X No further action needed Board or Commission is requesting Council direction Agenda item will be prepared by staff for Council action S:RECform.doc Final/Approved COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD MINUTES — DECEMBER 13, 2022 GALL TO ORDER: Chair Jerri MacConnell called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Ricky Downing, Melissa Jensen, Jerri MacConnell, Saul Mekies, Orville Townsend, Stuart Vander Vegte MEMBERS ABSENT: Amanda Remington STAFF PRESENT: Staff Tammy Neumann, Legal Counsel Patrick Ford OTHERS PRESENT: Iowa City Police Chief Dustin Liston RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL (1) Accept CPRB Public Report #22-09 CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Townsend, seconded by Downing, to adopt the consent calendar as presented. • Minutes of the meeting on November 15, 2022 • ICPD Use of Force Review/Report — June 2022 Motion carried 6/0 (Remington absent) NEW BUSINESS None OLD BUSINESS None PUBLIC DISCUSSION None BOARD INFORMATION Vander Vegte suggested an item for new business on the January 2023 agenda. He would like to discuss whether the Police Department has a policy regarding domestic terrorism, such as the Oath Keepers, for example. MacConnell asked Chief Liston how long body cam footage is retained. Chief Liston stated that for standard calls (citations etc.), they are kept for two years, while footage for more critical CPRB Meeting Minutes December 13, 2022 Page 2 calls, such as a death, is retained indefinitely. He said the retention is based on the severity of the call. He added that a two-year retention for these videos is longer than most police departments require. MacConnell asked Liston if the "identity blocks" (tiles on videos which cover faces, name tags, etc. to protect a person's identity) can be stabilized. She said they are distracting and the flashing etc., could cause a person with epilepsy, for example, to have a seizure. Liston said it is part of the program that is used but he will check with the staff that edits the videos to ask if it is possible to stabilize these. MacConnell then asked if recordings of calls are kept. Liston explained these recordings are retained by the Joint Emergency Communications Center and he is not aware of what their retention policy is, however, he is confident that it is adequate. Townsend asked if officers body cams are automatically activated when they have contact with the public. Liston explained they are not, however, they are automatically activated when the emergency lights on their vehicles are turned on. Otherwise, based on specific scenarios set forth, an officer determines when to turn on their cameras. MacConnell asked to add the topic of reports being made based on social media, the news, etc., to the January agenda for further discussion. She also asked to add the topic of potentially requiring police officers to carry business cards. STAFF INFORMATION None MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS • January 10, 2023, 5:30 PM Helling Conference Room • February 14, 2023, 5:30 PM Helling Conference Room • March 14, 2023, 5:30 PM Helling Conference Room Downing and Townsend will be absent for the January 10, 2023 meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Jensen, seconded by Townsend, to adjourn into Executive Session based on Section 21.5(1)(a) of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a condition for that government body's possession or continued receipt of federal funds, and 22.7(11) personal information in confidential personnel records of public bodies including but not limited to cities, boards of supervisors and school districts, and 22-7(5) police officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in the Code; and 22.7(18) Communications not required by law, rule or procedure that are made to a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of government, to the extent that the government body receiving those communications from such persons outside of government could reasonably believe that those persons would be discouraged from making them to that government body if they were available for general public examination. CPRB Meeting Minutes December 13, 2022 Page 3 Motion carried 6/0 (Remington absent). Open session adjourned at 5:45 p.m. REGULAR SESSION Returned to open session at 7:50 p.m. Motion by Jensen, seconded by Downing to accept CPRB Report #22-09 as amended and forward to City Council. Motion carried 6/0 (Remington absent) Motion by Mekies, seconded by Downing to table the level of review decision for Complaint 22- 10. Motion carried 6/0 (Remington absent) ADJOURNMENT Moved by Vander Vegte, seconded by Townsend, to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 p.m. Motion carried 6/0. (Remington absent) COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2021 - 2022 Meetini Date NAME 12/13/21 01/11/22 02/08/22 03/08/22 04/08/22 04/20/22 FORUM 05/10/22 06/14/22 07/12/22 08/16/22 09/13/22 10/11/22 11/15/22 12/13(22 Ricky Downing -- -- — — X X X X X X X X X X Melissa Jensen --- --- --- ---- X X X 0 X X X X X X Jerri MacConnell X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Saul Mckies X X X X X X X X X X X 0 X X Amanda Remington X X X X O/E X X X X O/E O/E X X O/E TheresaO Seeberger 0 --- ---- --- ---- ---- --- --•- ---- ---- ----- -- ----- Orville Townsend X X X X X X X X X X X O/E X X Stuart Vander Vegte --- -- --- --- X X O/E O/E X O/E X 0 X X KEY: X — Present 0 = Absent 0/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 (319) 356-5041 DATE; December 14, 2022 To: City Council Complainant City Manager Chief of Police Officer(s) involved in complaint From: Community Police Review Board Re: Investigation of CPRB Complaint #22-09 This is the Report of the Community Police Review Board's (the "Board") review of the investigation of Complaint CPRB #22-09 (the "Complaint"). BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY: Under the City Code of the City of Iowa City, the Board's responsibilities are as follows: 1. The Board forwards all complaints to the Police Chief, who completes an investigation. (Iowa City Code Section 8-8-7(A). 2. When the Board receives the Police Chiefs report, the Board must select one or more of the following levels of review, in accordance with Iowa City Code Section 8-8-7(B)(1): a. On the record with no additional investigation. b. Interview /meet with complainant. c. Interview /meet with named officer(s) and other officers. d. Request additional investigation by the police chief, or request police assistance in the board's own investigation. e. Perform its own investigation with the authority to subpoena witnesses. f. Hire independent investigators. 3. In reviewing the Police Chief's report, the Board must apply a "reasonable basis" standard of review. This means that the Board must give deference to the Police Chiefs report, because of the Police Chiefs professional expertise. (Iowa City Code Section 8- 8-7(6)(2). 4. According to Iowa City Code Section 8-8-7(B)(2), the Board can recommend that the Police Chief reverse or modify the Chief's findings only if: a. The findings are not supported by substantial evidence; or b. The findings are unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious; or c. The findings are contrary to a police department policy or practice, or any federal, state, or local law. 5. When the Board has completed its review of the Police Chief's report, the Board issues a public report to the city council. The public report must include: (1) detailed findings of fact; and (2) a clearly articulated conclusion explaining why and the extent to which the complaint is either "sustained" or "not sustained ". (Iowa City Code Section 8-8-7(B)(3). 6. Even if the Board finds that the complaint is sustained, the Board has no authority to discipline the officer involved. BOARD'S PROCEDURE: The Complaint was initiated by the Complainant on July 04, 2022. As required by Section 8-8- 5(B) of the City Code, the Complaint was referred to the Chief of Police for investigation. The Chiefs Report was filed with the City Clerk on October 12, 2022. As per Section 8-8-6(D) of the City Code, the Complainant was given the opportunity to respond to the Chiefs report. No reply was received to the Chief's report. The Board met to consider the Report on November 15, 2022, and December 13, 2022. Prior to the November 15, 2022 meeting, the Board had the opportunity to review the complaint, the Police Chief's report, and to watch and listen to body worn camera and in -car camera footage showing the interactions between the officers and the complainant. The Board voted on November 15, 2022 to apply the following Level of Review to the Chief's Report: Level a, On the record with no additional investigation., pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 8-8-7(B)(1)(a). The Board voted again on December 13, 2022 to expand the level of review to 8-8-7(B)(1)(d) (request additional information by the Police Chief or City Manager or request police assistance in the Board's own investigation). Having reviewed video evidence prior to the November 15 meeting, and after further review on December 13, 2022 the Board had sufficient knowledge to make a determination regarding this complaint. FINDINGS OF FACT: On July 2, 2022, at approximately 11:17pm, officers approached a group of people standing outside a downtown bar. One of these individuals had been reportedly harassing others and was repetitively instructed by officers to leave. This was the third complaint that night concerning this individual. The individual initially crossed his arms, asked the officer to say "please", and said if arrested he would bail out. The officers responded to these delays and refusals by continuing to instruct the individual to leave. The individual eventually left the front of the bar and was traveling away when he yelled "fuck y'all" and said that he would return. He continued to skate on the pavement. Officer A then quickly ran towards the individual and tackled him from behind, taking the individual to the ground. Officer A did not advise the individual that he was not free to leave prior to executing the take-down. The individual struggled with Officer A and B by trying to pull his arms away during handcuffing. Officers placed the individual under arrest. The individual asked what he was under arrest for, and one officer originally said "trespass". When the individual replied, "I did not go inside", the officer responded with "ok, disorderly conduct." The complainant then approached officers demanding to know why the individual was tackled and what he was being arrested for. The complainant filmed the interaction and asked for badge numbers, which Officer B readily provided, but Officer A refused to. Neither Officer was able to supply cards. Officer A responded to the Complainant's concerns about the use of force and arrest with statements such as "again I appreciate your years of law enforcement" and It doesn't sound like you want to be educated." Officers moved the individual to another location to perform a breathalyzer and continue processing. Officers then interviewed bar staff and spoke with other individuals while the Complainant continued to interrupt and question them. Officers completed processing and transported the arrested individual to the County Jail. COMPLAINANT'S ALLEGATION #1 — Excessive Force Chief's conclusion: Sustained (Officer A) Board's conclusion: Sustained Basis for the Board's conclusion: The complainant alleged that Officer A had used excessive force when apprehending the subject. The Board agreed with the chief's report which stated Officer A performed a takedown on Subject one without advising him to stop or letting him know he was no longer free to leave. The board concluded the same results as the chief did as to the allegation of excessive force. COMPLAINANT'S ALLEGATION #2 — Unlawful Arrest Chief's conclusion: Not Sustained Board's conclusion: Not Sustained Basis for the Board's conclusion: The complainant alleged that Officer A arrested subject one unlawfully. In the chiefs report, it seemed to focus on subject one's intoxication. The chiefs report also mentions how the subject one's behavior prior to police arriving warranted the arrest and that subject one threatened to return and try and start fights. The board discussed whether the police could detain subject one again after letting him go. The board agreed that there was sufficient probable cause for the arrest. COMPLAINANT'S ALLEGATION #3 —Discourtesy Chief's conclusion: Sustained Board's conclusion: Sustained Basis for the Board's conclusion: The complainant alleged that Officer A was discourteous to the complainant. The Board agreed with the Chief that the officer should not have engaged with the complainant. It would have been best practice for the officer to identify himself and refer the complainant to a supervisor if there were further questions. The officer's statement "I appreciate your years of experience in law enforcement and helping me out, but I don't need it," was unprofessional. COMPLAINANT'S ALLEGATION #4 — Failure to Identify Chief's conclusion: Not Sustained Board's conclusion: Not Sustained Basis for the Board's conclusion: Current policy states that the uniform may serve as proper identification. Officer A's name and badge number were displayed on his uniform. The chief has stated that policy change will be evaluated to include verbal identification when requested. Finding no violation of current policy, the board affirms the Chief's decision and finds this allegation not sustained. COMPLAINANT'S ALLEGATION #5 — Biased — Based Policing Chief's conclusion: Not Sustained Board's conclusion: Not Sustained Basis for the Board's conclusion: On -camera interviewees shared that there had been ongoing issues with the arrested individual (black male) throughout the night. The Chief's report states that the complainant (white female) "screamed" at the Officers and used obscenities towards them, (which is some of the same conduct that the arrested individual engaged in), but the complainant was not arrested. The complainant alleged racial bias. The Chief stated that not arresting the Complainant and further escalating the situation was appropriate. The Board affirms this determination and finds the complaint not sustained. COMMENTS: The Chief's report states that Officer A's touching of his firearm was a common weapon retention reaction, was not unreasonable, and was not done in an aggressive or threatening manner. Such an action can be intimidating and frightening for many individuals. Item Number: 4.d. _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Historic Preservation Commission: November 10 MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION NOVEMBER 10, 2022 EMMA HARVAT HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: APPROVED Margaret Beck, Kevin Boyd, Carl Brown, Jordan Sellergren, Noah Stork, Deanna Thomann, Nicole Villanueva, Christine Welu- Reynolds MEMBERS ABSENT: Frank Wagner STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow, Anne Russett OTHERS PRESENT: Simon Andrew, GT Karr, James Carey, Kara Whalen RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Boyd called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: 529 East College Street Stork recused himself from review of this project because it is his residence. Boyd noted that since Brown had not arrived, with Stork recused, the Commission does not have a quorum to proceed on the review of this project. MOTION: Beck moved to change the order of the agenda switching items D and E providing time for Brown to arrive so that the item does not need to be deferred to the next meeting. Welu- Reynolds seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0. RONALDS STREET DISCUSSION Anne Russett provided a background on the project, showing slides. Carl Brown arrived during the presentation. Simon Andrew, representing the Housing Fellowship, said they held a good neighbor meeting, and they had a constructive conversation. The neighbors seemed to be split about whether they preferred one building or two to be built on the property. He thanked the city for working with them and expressed his gratitude that the student building project is coming back. He discussed the two options including the accessory dwelling unit with Option 2. An ADU at a rental property would take a City Code Change. He said one of the goals with coming to the Commission is to see which option they might prefer, knowing that the ADU required additional changes which may have unintended consequences to think through. Karr, representing the homebuilders, also spoke about the good neighbor meeting. He stated that they had an aggressive timeline, and they are anxious to see which option will be preferred. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 10, 2022 Page 2 of 6 Boyd raised concern about the attached garage since they are not recommended. He said he was concerned about how Targe it is too. Karr explained that the area in question would not be all garage and not as big a footprint as it appears on the drawing. There would be living space in the lower level too. Thomann asked about garage parking for both units in Option 2. Karr said that the ADU has a parking pad. Karr discussed option 2 and the ability to have an accessible bedroom. Karr said that they will work with staff on the design and then the Commission will be able to see how the design will follow the guidelines and the materials they use on the exterior will fit the guidelines too. Brown asked why they chose an attached garage over detached, and Karr replied that it would use less building materials. Karr said that they did not want to build a garage because it is a waste of space. Bristow confirmed that the garage could be closer to the alley property line. She said that there was a garage built in the next block with an ADU and the 5 -foot setback on the alley is all that is required. Karr said the sewer easement is difficult. Welu-Reynolds said that Option 2 with a garage, bathroom and bedroom all near each other was really nice in a historic neighborhood for someone with disabilities and a big benefit. She like the aesthetics with Option 2. It also breaks up the parking in the back. She also thought a 5 - bedroom house is huge for the neighborhood. Beck felt that the crowding of the houses in Option 1 would impact the feeling of the neighborhood. She thought that the distance to parking was Targe. Karr spoke again about the ADU and the code change. Boyd said that type of code change will leave the neighborhoods open to the negative impacts for the owners who view the neighborhood as revenue only. Boyd said he had concerns about the attached garage but now that he sees it more as below grade, it could be more attractive from an ADA compliance standpoint. Boyd said the ADU is his concern. James Carey, who owns the property across the alley from the property, said he wasn't invited to the good neighbor meeting, and has some reservations about the project. He said another neighbor also didn't get to come. He said he has no issues with the ownership of the property and supports them and creating affordable housing. He said that he doesn't understand why the two options are treated like absolutes. Carey asked why there isn't an Option 3 that is just a house since there was just a house before. Carey said that this is still a development and the Commission should still treat them like a developer. He said that if he was the owner and came to the Commission with these two options, he would expect them to be rejected by the Commission. He said that he doesn't think that the option with two houses fit the mass of the properties in the surrounding neighborhood. He thinks it would lead to many other requests to divide the lots. Carey said he didn't understand the need for a dwelling unit in the back. He said that now that can only be done when the property is owner -occupied. He said the condition of the alley is poor. He said he doesn't understand why there needs to be two houses on the lot (with an ADU). He said he feels like it is important to bring that idea of a single house on the lot to the forefront. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 10, 2022 Page 3 of 6 Thomann said that the site plan with the house at the front and the building at the back fits the character of the neighborhood. She said she liked Option 2 but she wants to know if the rear building would look like a garage or a house. Boyd said it would need to follow the guidelines. Welu-Reynolds said she appreciated hearing from a neighbor because they will be impacted by the project every day. She said she likes Option 2 better just because it is less. Boyd said he did not have a concern with the split lot because historically the original lots were often divided. He said the scale does not concern him. He said he is concerned with the fact the guidelines don't support an ADU that is not a garage and with what this code change could do. He is concerned about the attached garage because of the guidelines. Brown said he likes Option 1 because it doesn't have the curb cut and cars pulling through the pedestrian right of way. He said what he does like about Option 2 is that it preserves the lot size. Brown does wonder why there is not an option with a dwelling in front and a garage in back. He said he would like to see Option 3. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 529 East College Street Noah Stork recused himself since he is the owner of the property. Bristow described the property as an early four-square with Queen Anne elements and classical details. The application is to replace the metal roof, removing the chimney, and the remaining built-in gutters. There is some deterioration on the roof edges and other places. The chimney is barely visible so would not be considered a significant architectural change. There is not enough evidence of deterioration for staff to recommend removal of the porch gutters. Whalen spoke and said there is water damage on the porch, but they had not really included the porch in the roof replacement talks with the contractor. The main roof Teaks in the house, around the chimney too. She also said that the roofers recommend replacing the roof. MOTION: Reynolds moved to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 529 E College as presented in the application, with the following conditions: If the chimney is still in use it is retained and repaired, evidence of deterioration and the inability to repair the porch and roof is provided, and the internal gutters on the porch remain and are repaired as needed. Villanueva seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0 (Stork recused) REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF: Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff Review 930 East College Street Concrete porch floor replacement HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 10, 2022 Page 4 of 6 615 South Governor Foundation repair and replacement. Minor Review — Staff Review 513 Grant Street Small deck pad added 111 East College Street Approved sign installation 1033 Woodlawn Avenue Solar array installation 326 North Johnson Added entry stoop to the back door 721 Oakland Avenue Siding replacement on rear of building 817 East Burlington Street Rear skylight installation 1531 Center Avenue Front concrete steps and railing replacement 704 Clark Street Garage overhead door replacement with a flat panel door 422 Grant Street Rear deck replacement Intermediate Review — Chair and Staff Review 1011 Woodlawn Avenue Front and partial front fagade demolition due to fire. The house is not a complete loss, but more work will need to be done. The insurance company agreed to a selected demolition. More changes will be coming to the commission as repairs progress. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 13. 2022: MOTION: Sellegren moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's October 13, 2022, meeting, as written. Beck seconded the motion. Motion carried on a vote of 8-0. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: All agreed that the Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony went well. Bristow played a video created by City Channel 4 highlighting Public Space One. Boyd thanked everyone for their collaborated efforts. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 10, 2022 Page 5 of 6 ADJOURNMENT: Brown moved to adjourn the meeting and Sellegren seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm. Minutes submitted by Kathy Fitzpatrick HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 10, 2022 Page 6 of 6 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2022-2023 NAME TERM EXP. 12/9 01/13 2/15 3/10 4/14 5/12 6/9 7/14 8/11 9/8 10/13 11/10 BECK, MARGARET 6/30/24 X X X X -- X O/E O/E X X O/E X BOYD, KEVIN 6/30/23 x X OIE X X X X X X X X X BROWN, CARL 6/30/23 X OtE O/E X X OlE X X O/E X X X DEGRAW, SHARON 6/30/22 O/E X X X X X X -- -- -- -- -- ECKHARDT, COLE 6/30/24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X X -- KUENZLI, CECILE 6/30/22 X X O/E X X X X -- — -- -- -- LARSON, KEVIN 6/30/24 x O X O -- X X X O/E OfE 0 -- SELLERGREN, JORDAN 6/30/22 X X X X X X X O/E OlE X X X STORK, NOAH 6130/24 X X X O/E X O/E X X X X X X THOMANN, DEANNA 6/30/23 OlE X X O/E X X O/E X X X X X VILLANUEVA, NICOLE 6/30/25 -- -- -- -- — — — X X O/E O/E X WAGNER, FRANK 6/30/23 X X X X -- X X X X O/E X O/E WELD- REYNOLDS, CHRISTINA 6/30/25 -- -4 -- -- -- -- — X X X O/E X KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E= Absent/Excused - --=Notamember _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 Item Number: 4.e. ATTACHMENTS: Description Parks & Recreation Commission: November 9 [See Recommendation] P �'.,;.®CITY O F IOWA CITY 4 MEMORANDUM Date: January 12, 2023 To: Mayor and City Council From: Staff Member of Parks and Recreation Commission Re: Recommendation from Parks and Recreation Commission At their November 09, 2022 meeting the Parks and Recreation Commission made the following recommendation to the City Council: The Parks and Recreation Commission recommends approving the 2023-2027 CIP plan. Additional action (check one) No further action needed Board or Commission is requesting Council direction X Agenda item will be prepared by staff for Council action IOWA CITY PARKS & RECREAT.ION COMMISSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 09, 2022 ROBERT A. LEE RECREATION CENTER — MEETING ROOM B APPROVED Members Present: Alex Hachtman, Brian Morelli, Missie Forbes, Melissa Serenda, Brianna Wills, Connie Moore Members Absent: Boniface Penandjo Lemoupa, Christopher Odinet, April Schmidt Staff Present: Juli Seydell Johnson, Brad Barker, Tyler Baird, Gabe Gotera Others Present: Judy Pfohl CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Hachtman called the meeting to order at 5:0.3 p.m_ RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council action): Moved by Morelli. seconded by Serenda, to recommend to council to approve the 2023-2027 CIP plan. Motion passed 6-0 (Penandio Lemouaa, Schmidt, & Odinet absent) OTHER FORMAL ACTION: Moved by Forbes, seconded by Wills. to approve the October 12, 2022 minutes as written. Motion passed 6-0 (Penandjo Lemoupa. Schmidt, & Odinet absent) PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None CIP 2023-2027 — Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of Parks and Recreation Director Johnson presents the attached PowerPoint about the 2023-2027 CIP Plan. Commissioner Wills asks how the presumed income of a neighborhood is determined when deciding CIP Priority. Director Johnson makes the distinction that projects are prioritized by numerous factors, of which includes the income of a neighborhood as determined by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) federal guidelines. Commissioner Morelli asks why City Hall Repairs (R4129) falls under the Parks and Recreation budget plan. Director Johnson explains that this is because of the Parks and Recreation division, Government Buildings, that makes up all of the maintenance and custodial staff for City Hail, the Police Station, the Fire Department, the Animal Shelter, the Senior Center, and the two Recreation Centers. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 09, 2022 Page 2 of 6 Commissioner :Morelli asks regarding the Aug. 2020 Derecho, what plans there were to replace trees on the east side of Iowa City, specifically along Friendship Street. Superintendent Baird replies that Friendship Street can be a tricky situation, depending on how wide the available space is and what yard trees are in the area. Currently, there are several Ash Trees in yards that would have to come down before any more trees can go up. Commissioner Wills asks if the Pickleball/Tennis Court Renovations (R4391) would include any kind of expansion or if it is strictly a renovation. Director Johnson replies that the $400,000 listed in. the CCP would be enough to rebuild what is already present without an expansion, giving a solid foundation without cracks. Johnson says that it is not out of the question, further into the design phase to lookat what it would cost for new additions (i.e., Shaded Space or Benches) and if fundraising would be necessary. Commissioner Morelli asks if the Carson Lake Park Planning (R4403) would be located on the west side of Iowa City. Director Johnson replies that this would be far west, past Old Highway 218. Johnson adds that the land is currently not in city boundaries and would have to be annexed down the line. Commissioner Morelli inquiries about the Waterworks Prairie Park Kayak Launch (R4396), asking how close the launch point would be from the Iowa River Power Dam. Director Johnson replies that there is the possibility of a water trail which would be made up of multiple smaller ones along the river. None of the water trails would go very far in the river on their own and should be smaller area attractions. These would circumvent obstructions in the river such as darns. Commissioner Wills asks regarding City Park Pool Renovations (R4229), when the bathroom is open to both the pool and the larger park, how will patrons who have paid for entry be separated from those using the park. Director Johnson explains that there would likely be 2 single -use restrooms that are on the outside facing the rest of the park. This way the bathrooms/showers can be close enough to each other and still be separated between pool users and general park use. Commissioner Wills asks if Carson Lake Park would be used for activities suchas kayaking or fishing. Director Johnson responds such activities would be encouraged and that the current intention for the area would be a recreation space similar in use to the Terry Trueblood Recreational Area. Commissioner Morelli asks about how much physical space would be involved with Carson Lake Park. Superintendent Baird explains that the lake at TTRA is 100 acres and would be comparable in size to Carson Lake. An additional few hundred acres would be necessary for the actual trails. Morelli asks if there any expectations to developers to contribute back. Director Johnson explains that at the very least there will be an open space dedication for any developments. Johnson continues that negotiations have already been happening for 2 years now and is expected to take a while. Commissioner Serenda asks how the land is currently being used. Johnson answers that the land is largely used agriculturally but does include some wetlands. Commissioner Wills asks regarding the Park Maintenance Storage Barn (R4401) if the cold storage at Kicker's would survive past the water treatment expansion. Director Johnson confirms that this would be in a location that would not have to be moved down the line. Commissioner Wills asks if Riverfront Crossing Park, Phase 4 would include the amphitheater. Director Johnson explains that Phase 4 would include the amphitheater, kayak launch, and other additional amenities to the north west corner of the park. These amenities would follow the river north and are waiting for the land to be in a more definitive area of use. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 09, 2022 Page 3 of 6 Commissioner Wills asks if the raising of the road in Lower City Park would be used for flooding prevention. Director Johnson confirms that the raising of the road would protect the ball fields and the Riverside Theater from flooding. Commissioner Wills asks if there has ever been consideration towards a comprehensive river masterplan between Iowa City, Coralville, and the University of Iowa. Director Johnson replies that there has been off and on talks regarding the subject. Johnson does mention that there is a university plan that is roughly 2/3 of the way complete that has both Iowa City and Coralville have been involved with. Johnson says that a lot of the past cooperation between these entities is for applying to state grants together. Johnson refers to the Peddle Paddle program that is made up of smaller projects through Coralville, Iowa City, and the larger county to build a singular system that would be based around the river. Commissioner Morelli asks if there were plans for bike trails at Riverfront Crossings Park on the west side of the river. Director Johnson replies that trails aren't out of the questions but that there are some landowner issues with the area on the west side of the river. Johnson says that if there are changes in development across the river, the department would look into what can be done for park land. Moved by Morelli, seconded by Serenda, to recommend to council to approve the 20234027 CIP plan. Motion passed 6-0 (Penandto Lemoupa, Schmidt, & Odinet absent) REPORT ON ITEMS FROM CITY STAFF Parks & Recreation Director—Juli Seydell Johnson Pool Counts: Director Johnsons goes over the newly formatted pool admissions count. Johnson details that the numbers are daily counts by the hour of people checking in to use the pool through both swim passes and daily admission. Johnson makes the distinction that this counts admissions into the pool and not actual bodies in the water. Johnson notes other counts not associated with normal open swim and how they are tracked. Water Fitness numbers are tracked by the instructors. Swim Team count are given by the swim team for how many people are using the pool. Swim Lessons, which are currently only based out of RAL are based on registration for the class, so even if some patrons don't show up for their lesson, they are still counted to the maximum that there normally would be present. There is also an event count which tracks attendance of events such as the Pumpkin Float or the evening 52 swims. Each of these counts are compiled into a total which is divided into an average per day attendance. All the totals and averages are gathered into a Grand Total and Average for that pool. On the Mercer swim count there a separate total and average gathered only from the hours that Robert A. Lee pool is open. This is to compare both pools counts only when both pools are open. Johnson explains that Recreation staff looks over these numbers approximately every three months to see how use has changed and if pools hours need to follow suit. Commissioner Wills asks if pool counts go up in the winter when there are less outdoor activities. Director Johnson replies that numbers have not seen a large bump in attendance at either facility as City Park Pool fell out of season, indicated that those that swim at City Park Pool are specifically only going to that city pool. Commissioner Wills asks if individual swim lessons are being discontinued. Johnson replies that the number of individual lessons is being reduced to try and get more kids through the program at a time. Wills clarifies asking if this is the case for adaptive individual lessons. Superintendent Barker answers that the individual adaptive Iessons would stick around and that it is only regular private lessons that are being reduced. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 09, 2022 Page 4 of 6 Director Johnson addressed that the pool counts numbers that originally went out in the commission packet were updated and that the current numbers will be added online. Recreation Division Superintendent — Brad Barker Programming: Superintendent Barker recalls the recent Halloween Carnival which has had a turnout of 1000 people. The carnival utilizes all the space in the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center. Weather allowed for a new outdoor section with music, a firepit, and treats. Barker announces that Winter -Spring program registration will begin for Iowa City residents on December 13, 2022 and December 14, 2022 for nonresidents. Farmers' Market: Superintendent Barker details the upcoming Holiday Market. It will take place 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on November 12, 2022 and December 17, 2022 at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center. The Holiday Market has many vendors booked to bring a variety of goods for sale. Hiring Staff Superintendent Barker mentions that Recreation is always looking for people to hire for upcoming programs and activities. Commissioner Wills asks if this is full time, part time, or seasonal. Barker clarifies that that is both seasonal and year-round work to be had. Chairman Hachtman asks what the age demographic for the positions would be. Barker explains that for lifeguards, if they are 15 years old, they can be hired and will receive appropriate training, but other program areas typically hire 16 and up. Wills asks if the work would be for youth or adult programming and what the rate would be. Barker replies that it would be for all areas of recreation and that while the rates depend on the job, Parks and Recreations minimum wage is $1.5 an hour. Parks Division Superintendent — Tyler Baird Trees: Superintendent Baird announces that a great number of fall tree plantings have finished including both contracted street work as well as staff and volunteer events like at Riverfront Crossings Park. Baird explains that this raises the number of trees that Parks & and Forestry and watering to over 1000 trees. Projects: Superintendent Baird talks on several park projects including Court Hill Park, Chadek Green Park, the Ped Mall playground, and Whispering Meadows Park. Chadek Green is getting its restroom and walking paths installed. Court Hill Park is very close to completion. The Ped Mall playground is fully open and is getting lots of public use. The Willow Creek trail has had honey suckle removed to prepare for project work next year. The Whispering Meadows Park project has been completed. Commissioner Wills asks Superintendent Baird i f it's still in the plan to clear the trails around Terry Trueblood. Baird confirms this, saying that the same trails as last year will be cleared. CHAIRS REPORT: None PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 09, 2022 Page 5 of 6 COMMISSION TIME/SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner Serenda thanks Parks staff for the trees planted in the south district. Serenda appreciates the attention to detail with each tree being labeled with its species, saying that it's changed the character of the neighborhood. Commissioner Forbes thanks City staff for the work being done while under the scrutiny that they are. Forbes acknowledges a letter given to the commission and makes the specific distinction that the Commission's role in relation to the City Council is a recommending body and not a legislative body and. that the City Council does not have to follow what is recommended by the commission. Commissioner Forbes asks if there was an update regarding City Park Pool and the Historical Preservation Commission. Director Johnson answers that the HPC recommended to council to explore minimal invasive ways to preserve and add accessibility to the existing pool basin before the city demolishes it. Johnson continues that City Council chose not to change their action on the master plan based on the recommendation. Commissioner Morelli comments that he has been watching the progress of the various park projects and is excited to see their conclusion and how the public will appreciate them. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Forbes, seconded by Wills, to adjourn the meeting at 6:18 p.m. Motion Passed 6-0 (Penandio Lemoupa, Schmidt. & Odinet absent) PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION November 09, 2022 Page 6 of 6 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD NAME TERM EXPIRE S ,-- N © fy -- N '" N ry — N "" N N c0 o 03/09/22 N N ell v 05/23/22 07/13/22 N N d 4 N N - 0 N N +N_4 1• N �1 O 1i Steve Bird 12/31/21 X NM * * * * * * * * * * Missie Forbes 12/31/25 * * X NM X X O/E X X X X X Brian Morelli 12/31/25 * * X NM O/E X X X O/E X X X Alex Hachtman 12/31/24 X NM X NM X X X X X X X X Connie Moore 12/31/25 * * * * * * * * X X X X Christopher Odinet 12/31/24 X NM X NM X O/E X O/E X O/E O/E O/E Boniface Penandjo Lemoupa 12/31/23 0 NM X NM X 0 O/E 0 O/E OCE 0 0 Ben Russell 12/31/21 X NM * * * * * * * * * * April Schmidt 12/31/22 O/E NM O/E NM O/E X X X O/E X X O/E Melissa Serenda 12/31 /23 X NM X NM X X X X X X X X Angie Smith 12/31/21 X NM * * * * * * * * * * Brianna Wills 12/31/22 O/E NM O/E NM X X X X X X X X Michelle Wiegand 12/31/25 * * X NM X O/E * * * 1 * * * KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused LQ = No meeting due to lack of quorum * = Not a member now NM = No meeting Item Number: 4.f. _'"10wrg� CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org January 24, 2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Public Art Advisory Committee: December 1 Approved, p.1 Public Art Advisory Committee Mtg, 12/1/22 Minutes Public Art Advisory Committee December 1, 2022 Emma Harvat Hall Public Art Advisory Committee Members Present: Juli Seydell-Johnson, Ron Knoche, Steve Miller, Eddie Boyken, Jenny Gringer, Andrea Truitt, Jeremy Endsley, Dominic Dongilli Members Absent: Anita Jung Staff Present: Wendy Ford Public Present: none Call to Order Miller called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda None Consideration of the November 3, 2022 meeting minutes Knoche moved and Boyken seconded that the minutes of the November 3 meeting be approved. Motion passed 7-0 (Jung absent, Dongilli abstained). Discuss location priorities for FY24 Public Art installations Ford thanked committee members for filling out the survey ranking over 40 location preferences for the next big public art installation. She handed out the results, revealing that Bus Stop Shelter art panels came out with the highest ranking. She talked about how the survey tool scored each and weighted the score based on the number of people voting and how they voted, from "no interest to highest priority." She prefaced the discussion reminding the committee that the goal was to come up with a shorter list of preferences to present to the public for their input. She said she thought it would be good to present a photo and paragraph for each as people may not be familiar with all locations. Dongilli said he wanted to remind the group that in past public feedback, we heard that Hickory Hill and Waterworks Parks should stay more natural and should not be prioritized for public art. Miller said that in most parks there are some kind of structures (shelters or restrooms, etc.) that already exist and that maybe public art would work in places like that instead of being hidden deep along a trail. Miller asked the group if we were seeing a pattern from this survey that suggested some places are better than others. Dongilli said the public transport was a commonality among locations that rose to the top. Approved, p.2 Public Art Advisory Committee Mtg, 12/1/22 Truitt said she didn't think roundabouts were the best locations because it is hard to go up to and have a meaningful interaction with it or take it in while driving around it. Truitt asked about the Public Works building location and Knoche noted the landscaped greenspace along the Gilbert Street frontage of the building. Dongilli asked Knoche's opinion of roundabout art. He said it would be good because it takes some of the landscape maintenance out of the picture, but he also understands the accessibility issue. Ford commented on the Mercer Park location. Someone had commented there was already a sculpture pad there. Seydell-Johnson said they will be redoing baseball fields, pickle ball, tennis and the front entryway in the near future, so perhaps additional art could wait until those projects are complete. Endsley said he is in favor of the school campus locations. Ford said we could explore partnership with the school districts. Knoche suggested we could contact the ICCSD Facility manager, Miller asked about what private park was near an elementary school. Fairmeadows Park (near Grant Wood school) has mosaic posts close to it on the trail. Seydell- Johnson said this is now a very busy park with many other features. Dongili suggest that a bus stop near there would be a good location near Fairmeadows at Lakeside and Miami Drive. "Sidewalks and trails near benches," a choice in the survey, is too vague. Because there are now several changing sculptures along the Iowa River Trail, we could opt for Court Hill Trail, where there is no public art. Seydell-Johnson said along Court Hill trail is probably too narrow, but the spur that goes into Court Hill Park itself would be good because there is more space. James Alan McPherson Park was discussed along the Muscatine Avenue. Seydell- Johnson said when the park was renamed, the public like the idea of some kind of reading nook in the park. There is a nearby bus stop and good visibility from Muscatine. Next discussed was the IC Animal Care and Adoption Center. Knoche noted there is a sculpture pad for a changing sculpture just south of the Animal Shelter, but that it is not visible from that building. Dongilli commented that the yard space would be visible for both Animal Center users and people who are on the Iowa River Trail. Knoche brought up the Highway 6 trail that goes from Iowa River to just past Pepperwood and that there would be good space along that area. South side of Hwy 6 and eventually will extend out to Heinz Road. Dongilli liked that it would be complementary to Pepperwood Plaza area, Seydell-Johnson suggested that Pepperwood Plaza needed shade, and it would be great if an art project could incorporate needed shade. It was noted that most of the Plaza area is on private property. Approved, p.3 Public Art Advisory Committee Mtg, 12/1/22 Regarding bus stop panel project, Ford explained there'd need to be a competition of sorts for a set number of panels. If there were 10 at $2,000-$3,000, we could do several. Truitt said she'd like to see bus stop art panels across town and on each route. Next there was discussion about Scott Park and that at the north end there is a new prairie area along Court St. and east of the creek would be a good location. There is an existing changing sculpture pad in the southern end. Truitt and Miller liked the idea of a new sculpture emerging out of the prairie. American Legion Road roundabout was discussed next. Discussion centered around it needing to be simple but not distracting to drivers. IT was determined to offer it up as an option and see what the public thinks. There was a little more discussion about how many options to put out and the final list was determined: 1. Bus Stop Shelter panel program 2. Court Hill Park trail north end 3. Scott Park between/near flag football and prairie areas at the north end 4. American Legion Rd roundabout 5. Animal Care and Adoption Center 6. Highway 6 trail near Pepperwood Plaza 7. McPherson park near Muscatine 8, Hunters Run Park Dongilli moved, and Gringer seconded that the list be put out to the public for their input. Motion passed (8-0), Staff Updates Ford reported on vandalism done to the Irving Weber statue the first weekend in November. Irving's face had been painted with bright pink marking paint which was difficult to remove. She called upon Steve Maxon, the sculptor, to clean it up, which he did within a few days for a very reasonable cost. She showed before and after photos of the vandalism and the cleaned -up Irving. Airport Hangar Mural. Ford reported that we had received 24 applications for the artist for the Airport Hangar mural. This is a great response with applications from near and far. She reported that a subcommittee of the Airport Commission has narrowed the field to 6 and that at the 12/8 Airport Commission meeting, they will narrow the field to three. Those three will further develop their concepts for a $500 stipend and the Commission will choose from those, which artist they wish to proceed with. Asked about the timeline, Ford said, the artists will start to work outdoors in May with the goal of completion in September. South District Bench project. Ford is still working on getting together with Ray Michel to finalize the contract for his mentorship of the emerging artist. Committee member Endsley, a friend of Ray's, said he would reach out to help schedule a meeting. Approved, p.4 Public Art Advisory Committee Mtg, 12/1/22 Black Hawk Mini park. Ford shared that she had heard from one of his friends that Dawson Davenport had been incarcerated, shedding Tight on the reason emails had gone unanswered. The friend also passed along that Dawson was deeply sorry for this and hoped to be able to continue the work on the Black Hawk Mini Park project after a January trial. Ford explained she had informed the City Manager who felt that waiting until January and the outcome of the trial would be the next time to evaluate how to wrap up the project. Adjournment Knoche moved and Gringer seconded the meeting be adjourned. Motion passed (8-0). Meeting adjourned at 4:25 pm. Approved, p.5 Public Art Advisory Committee Mtg, 12/1/22 Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2022 Name Term Expires 1/6/22 2/3/22 3/3/22 5/5/22 6/2/22 7/7/22 8/4122 9/8/22 10/13/22 11/3/22 12/1/22 Ron Knoche X X X X* X X X X X* X X Juli Seydell- Johnson X X X X X X X* X X X* X Steve Miller 12/31/23 X X X X O/E O/E X X X X X Eddie Boyken 12131/24 X X X X X O/E X X X X X Andrea Truitt 12/31/22 X X X X X X X X X OlE X Dominic Dongilli 12/31/23 0/E X X X X X X OlE X O/E X Anita Jung 6/30/23 — --- --- X O/E X X OlE OlE O/E 0/E Jennifer Gringer 12/31/23 — --- -- -- — — X O/E X X Jeremy Endsley 12/31/22 — -- --- -- — — X X O/E X Jan Finlay- son 12/31/23 X 0/E O/E --- --- --- -- — -- -- — Nancy Puring- ton 12/31/22 OlE 0/E 0/E — -- --- -- — — — Sandy Steil 12/31/23 0 O/E 0/E -- --- -- — — --- --- -- Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused = Not a member