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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 22, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, March 21, 2023 — 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Dunn, Harmsen, Taylor, Teague
Staff: Fruin, Kilburg, Goers, Fruehling, Gardner, Havel, Knoche, Sovers, Hightshoe, Ford
Kubly
USG: Zeimet, LeFevre
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
1. Quarterly American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA-SLRF) update
Grant Specialist Gripp provided Council with an update and current ARPA fund programs. Individual
Council members express their views. City Manager Fruin provided Council with additional
information.
Action: Staff will discuss opportunities to increase communication on the currently open
underestimated business grant opportunities.
2. Climate Action Division Update
Climate Action Coordinator Gardner presented a PowerPoint on the Climate Action Division
Update.
GHG Emissions by Year
GHG Emissions by Sector: 2018-2021
Energy Use at Home for Iowa City Residents
Total Energy Audits received by Iowa City Households
.- Total Energy Audits delivered to Iowa City Households
Commercial & Industrial Matching Grant Projects 2021-2022
Climate Action Grant Projects 2021-2022
.- Transportation
Leading the Charge
EV Charging Stations
Waste Diversion Goals
F. Adaptation — Heat Map
Adaptation —Tree Coverage Map
.- Climate Resilience Corps
Goldie, Climate Action Mascot
What Comes Next?
Climate Action Coordinator Gardner answered Council questions. Individual Council members
expressed their views.
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March 21, 2023
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3. Discussion on the utilization of ARPA-SLRF dollars for Climate Action related project
City Manager Fruin provided information. Climate Action Coordinator Gardner presented Council
with the Climate Action Commission's recommendations. Individual Council members expressed
their views.
Action: Staff will engage the Climate Action Commission in a discussion regarding potential uses
for approximately $500k in ARPA-SLRF funds. Those recommendations will eventually be
captured in meeting minutes, but staff will also present them later this year when the Council begins
to discuss ARPA funding for Climate Action in more detail.
4. Determine City Council representatives (1 or 2) for the ARPA underestimated business grant
program review committee
Mayor Teague introduced this item and Council requested to have just one representative. Council
agreed to have Mayor Teague to be the City Council's representative.
5. Discussion on the ICCSD pre-school funding request and the childcare wage enhancement
program
Councilor Bergus provided information form a meeting of the Childcare Coalition and representatives
from the school district regarding collaboration between the pre-school funding request and the
childcare wage enhancement program. Individual Council members expressed their views.
6. Clarification of Agenda Items
Item 7.a, Rezoning —JJR Davis Second Addition and JJR Davis Fourth Addition, Councilor
Bergus asked for clarification regarding the correspondence included in the March 21 agenda
packet and if those items would be carried forward to the April 4th public hearing item. City
Clerk Fruehling noted that the current procedure would not carry them forward. Individual
Council members expressed their views.
Action: The City Clerk will include all received correspondence regarding the JJR Davis (Dane)
rezoning in the April 1 meeting packet.
7. Information Packet Discussion (March 9, March 161
March 9 — No discussion
March 16 -
1. (IP5 — Pending City Council Work Session Topics) Councilor Thomas requested to
bring Orchard Sub-District and Rochester Avenue Natural Areas be added to the
pending work session topics.
Action: City Council agreed to add the two items to the Pending Work Session List.
2. (IP6 — Memo for Director of Parks & Recreation and City Manager: Consultant
Selection Process for City Park Pool) City Manager Fruin provided Council with
information on the Consultant Selection process for City Park Pool. City Attorney
Goers provided additional information. Individual Council members express their
views.
Action: Staff will finalize the City Park consultant selection documents and release
when ready and return to Council with a recommended agreement in late spring or
early summer.
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5. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates.
Keaton Zeimet, USG Liaison and Noah LeFevre, USG Alternate Liaison, presented USG Updates.
6. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees
Council provided updates during regular formal meeting.
(Recess to Formal meeting at 5:46 p.m.)
(Return to Work Session at 6:51 p.m.)
March 16 — Continued discussion:
3. (IP6 — Memo for Director of Parks & Recreation and City Manager: Consultant
Selection Process for City Park Pool) City Manager Fruin provided Council with
additional information and answered Council questions. Individual Council members
express their views.
Action: Staff will finalize the City Park consultant selection documents and release
when ready and return to Council with a recommended agreement in late spring or
early summer.
Adjourn 7:15 p.m.