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Home My WebLink About2022-08-25 Info Packet City Council I nformation Packet August 25, 2022 IP1.Council Tentative Meeting S chedule Draft Minutes IP2.Community P olice Review Board: A ugust 16 IP3.Human Rights Commission: A ugust 23 IP4.L ibrary B oard of Trustees: J uly 28 August 25, 2022 City of Iowa City Page 1 Item Number: 1. A ugust 25, 2022 Council Ten tative Meeting Sched u l e AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Council Tentative Meeting S chedule City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change August 25, 2022 Date Time Meeting Location Tuesday, September 6, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 20, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, October 3, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, October 17, 2022 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall Hosted by City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, October 18, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, November 1, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, November 15, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, December 6, 2022 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Item Number: 2. A ugust 25, 2022 Community Pol ice Review Board : August 16 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Community P olice Review Board: A ugust 16 Item Number: 3. A ugust 25, 2022 Hu man Rights Commission: Au g u st 23 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Human Rights Commission: A ugust 23 Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission August 23, 2022 Emma J. Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Mark Pries, Jason Glass, Ashley Lindley, Bijou Maliabo, Siri Felker, Sylvia Jons, Kelsey Paul Shantz. Commissioners not present: Roger Lusala. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Daisy Torres. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:34 PM. Native American Land Acknowledgement: Felker read the Land Acknowledgement. Public comment of items not on the agenda: None. Approval of meeting minutes of July 26. 2022: Pries moved, Felker seconded. Motion passed 6-0. Johnson County Direct Assistance Program: City Council approved funding for the 319 persons who were originally left out. The total amount of funds distributed to community members is approximately 3.2 million. Strategic Planning: The Commission voted on the committees for 2022: Breaking Bread – Glass & Lindley Reciprocal Relationships – Lusala, Felker, and Jons Building Bridges – Maliabo, Paul Shantz, Pries Racial Equity & Social Justice Grant Application and Rubric – Lindley, Jons, Felker, and Lusala Committees are to meet at least once prior to the September meeting date. Racial Equity and Social Justice Grant: Commissioners went over the draft application. After a few revisions were discussed, it was decided that members of that committee would type up the application form and send it to staff to distribute to other members for feedback. The updated version of the rubric will be modified to be used for the fiscal year 2022 grant cycle. The modified rubric should result in more consistent grading amongst Commissioners. Introduction of Ayman Sharif: Sharif started as the City in June as the Outreach and Engagement Specialist. In this position he works closely with the over 20 Neighborhood Associations here in the community. Shariff can be contacted at ayman-sharif@iowa-city.org. Upcoming events: Lindley and Glass will sponsor a booth at Coralville Pride (September 4) and Felker, Jons, and possibly Maliabo will represent at the Climate Festival (September 23). Awards Breakfast: The annual event will be held on Wednesday, October 26. Felker, Priest, and Paul Shantz will serve on the committee to select honorees. Announcements of staff and commissioners: Felker has been working with the Iowa City Community School District’s Equity Department and hopes that this relationship will assist in fostering Commission initiatives with students. Pries spoke on his upcoming meeting with the Iowa Interfaith Alliance Against Racism. Paul Shantz mentioned that International Day of Peace is September 21. Glass recently served on a panel that discussed hiring for diversity as part of the Corridor Business Journal’s Diversity Inclusion & Impact Symposium. Torres gave a few updates on upcoming events: The Latino Festival, August 27, The Optimist Pancake Breakfast, August 28, and the Battle of the Badges, September 8. Adjourned: 7:00 PM. The meeting can be viewed at https://citychannel4.com/video.html?series=Local%20Government. Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/25 2/22 3/29 4/26 5/24 6/28 7/11 7/26 8/23 9/27 10/25 11/22 12/27 Jason Glass 2022 P P P P P - P P P Ashley Lindley 2022 P P P P P - P P P Mark Pries 2022 P P P P P - P P P Roger Lusala 2023 P P P P P - P P - Bijou Maliabo 2023 P P P P P - P P P Kelsey Paul Shantz 2023 - - P P Siri Felker 2024 P A P P P - P P P Sylvia Jons 2024 P A P P P - A P P Vacancy 2024 KEY: P = Present A = Absent R = Resigned Item Number: 4. A ugust 25, 2022 Library Board of Tru stees: Ju l y 28 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description L ibrary B oard of Trustees: J uly 28