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Home My WebLink About2007-02-08 Info Packet I::: I ~~~~tt -..;::.... -....m____ ......- ~ CiTY OF IOWA CiTY www.icgov.org CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET February 8, 2007 IP1 City Council Meetings and Work Session Agendas FEBRUARY 9 SPECIAL WORK SESSION IP2 Memorandum from the City Manager: Council directed tax rate reduction MISCELLANEOUS IP3 Letter from the City Attorney to Kevin Olson: Proposal to Finance SEATS Facility at the Johnson County Secondary Roads Site by Inclusion of the Site within the Coralville Mall-Highway 6 Urban Renewal Area IP4 Memorandum from the City Clerk: Initiative Petition Filed IPS Memorandum from the Director of Planning and Community Development: Public Art Project on Grand Avenue Roundabout-FYI IP6 Memorandum from the Associate Planner: Northside Marketplace/Central District Plan IP7 Invitation: Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Symposium February 2, 2007 [submitted by Mayor Wilburn] IPS Building Permit Information - January 2007 IP9 Minutes: Joint Meeting of Governments January 10, 2007 IP10 Final Minutes: Deer Task Force: May 2,2006 PRELIMINARY/DRAFT MINUTES IP11 Human Rights Commission: January 23,2007 IP12 Animal Care Task Force: January 18. 2007 I':; ! -....= -.0 ~~~~'t =:.. ~...~ CITY OF IOWA CITY City Council Meeting Schedule and Work Session Agendas ",.:o2:4l1<~, I 'lp1:~' February 8, 2007 www.icgov.org . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 8:30a Special Budget Meeting . Budget Discussion Emma J. Harval Hall TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS I . MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Emma J. Harval Hall Presidents' Day - Offices Closed . TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 5:30p Special Council Work Session 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall . MONDAY, MARCH 5 6:30p City Conference Board Meeting Council Work Session Emma J. Harval Hall . TUESDAY, MARCH 6 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall . MONDAY, MARCH 19 6:30p Council Work Session Emma J. Harval Hall . TUESDAY, MARCH 20 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall . MONDAY, APRIL 2 6:30p Council Work Session Emma J. Harval Hall . TUESDAY, APRIL 3 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 4:30p Joint Meeting North Liberty . MONDAY, APRIL 16 5:30p Work Session 7:00p Special Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall . TUESDAY, APRIL 17 Formal RESCHEDULED to previous day Emma J. Harval Hall . MONDAY, APRIL 30 6:30p Council Work Session Emma J. Harval Hall . TUESDAY, MAY 1 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Emma J. Harval Hall I ~ j -....= -i4' ;t~Wi!::1lt -.;;;::,....~IIIII' .......... C I T Y 0 F lOW A C I T Y~ MEMORANDUM Date: February 7, 2007 To: From: Re: City Council City Manager Council directed tax rate reduction In order to accomplish the goal of reducing the proposed tax rate (08-17.783) to the '07 level (17.297) it will require $1.15 million in new revenue (cash reserves) or a similar reduction in expenditures. The levies proposed to be reduced (emergency, debt service) are critical to this planned reduction in the tax rate. As you will see from the attached chart, we suggest eliminating the use of the City's emergency levy in the amount of $230,000 and a one-year pay down of debt service levy in the amount of $920,000. Our General Fund balance will be slightly less than the 30% policy, but we believe that with a one-year pay down in debt service our credit rating agencies will look favorably upon this initiative as it relates to a tax reduction policy. The use of our General Fund balance for a one-time reduction in debt will certainly get the attention of our credit rating agencies. We initially believe it will be reviewed and determined to be favorable in that debt is being paid down, but will also come with concern for reduction in the General Fund balance. This proposed reduction in the tax rate by means of debt service and emergency levy will comply with our 25% policy/debt service/property tax levy. If you were to choose to reduce the $1.15 million necessary to reduce the tax rate by way of expenditure cuts, you will need to provide me additional direction as to what services and/or capital projects identified in '07 you expect to be reduced. mgr/mem/taxreduction.doc Tax Rate History FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 $ 16.871 $ 17.596 $ 17.314 $ 17.729 $ 17.297 -'------ Proposed Budget FY08 FY09 FY10 "- -- $ 17.783 $ 18.227 $ 18.408 -- "----- _. General Fund cash balances % 32% 31% 30% ___u_ _ ~- ---- -- --- --~-- '---- Reduce tax levies to $ 17.297 from --~- 17.783 - -~--- -- ----- Tax levy rate .-..-.., reduction $ 0.486 --..---- ---+-- I -- ----t~ -------- __un ------ I.ax_~reductio,,-___. 1,112.792.88, --- ----- -------- -- -----, ---..----- i ---t Reduce levies: - - ---~ Emergen9'_ _ $ 0.101 $ 230,4Q,0.OO . Eliminates the levy for FY08 ---- Debt service $ 0.386 920,00000 Lowers General Fund Balance ---- -----..- ~ $ 0.486 $ 1,150,40000 Variance due to Dbt Svc valuation -L-____.._ ----- "----- i---- _n, -~- FY08 FY09 FY10 General Fund ~--- balang" $ 15,731,437 $ 15,612,925 _~ 1_5,222,153 -- Less Emergency Fund transfer in $ 230,400 Less transfer out to Debt Service $ 920,000 Revised General Fund balance $ 14,581,037 $ 14,462,525 $ 14,071,753 Revised G F cash balances % 29% 29% 27% -- -------------- February 7, 2007 ~ ~ I - I -:':. -~... ~~~;t:'"!. ~~_IIII" ...... .. CITY OF IOWA CITY Kevin Olson, Coralville City Attorney Coralville City Hall 1512 7th Street Coralville, IA 52441 City Attorney's Office 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (J 19) 356-5030 (319) 356-5008 FAX www.icgov.org Re: Proposal to Finance SEATS Facility at the Johnson County Secondary Roads Site by Inclusion of the Site within the Coralville Mall - Highway 6 Urban Renewal Area Dear Kevin: I have received your memo of January 30, 2007 enclosing the proposed amendment to the City of Coralville's Mall - Highway 6 Urban Renewal Plan and Area to facilitate construction of the SEATS facility at the County Secondary Roads Site located in Iowa City. City Manager Steve Atkins, Planning Director Karin Franklin, Transit Director Joe Fowler and I have reviewed the proposed plan and considered Coralville's request that Iowa City pass a resolution pursuant to Iowa Code Section 403.17, declaring a "need" to include the secondary roads site in Coralville's Urban Renewal Area. While we understand the need for a new SEATS facility, Iowa City staff cannot recommend that the City Council participate in this method of financing the facility. After conversation with our bond counsel, we remain curious about the conclusion of Coralville's bond counsel that the various parcels of the urban renewal area need not be contiguous. Even assuming the legality of the proposal, however, we cannot endorse the plan. The amended plan appears to simply add "construction of public transit facilities" as a proposed activity. There is no apparent relationship between the land in Amendment 3 located in Iowa City and the Mall - Highway 6 Urban Renewal Area. Our concerns are best illustrated by the proposed map amendment, a copy of which is enclosed. The Iowa City land is about a mile from the current district and not connected in any way. State law appears to allow districts to be in more than one jurisdiction to deal with situations in which a project is on the boundary of two jurisdictions and the Urban Renewal District is needed to implement the project. This is obviously not the case here. We are concerned that actions such as that being proposed simply further the agenda of those who seek to restrict the use of TIF. Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. ver:tuly yours, . ) d if . L:hu~/L, ~ Eleanor M. Dilkes City Attorney Enclosures cc: Steve Atkins, City Manager Karin Franklin, Planning Director Joe Fowler, Transit Director Mike Sullivan, Executive Assistant to the Board of Supervisors February 7, 2007 Page 2 Andy Chappell, Assistant County Attorney Tom Brase, Director of SEATS City Council eleanor/ltrs/olson.doc LJ I I /' ;; AMENDMENT NO.3 c ~ NO SCALE 0 Mall - Highway 6 c - - -- URA - - - RI - - - -- - -- --- 71- Revised 01-24-07 _\J\_AME_N_QMJ:Nr_N~._3 ~ II (f ~c... \\ I WI ,r"''''MTTTI ~l I 11....,~Jmmm: I ~ j -....= -14' ~~w!:'t:t -..;:;;:;.... _IID.'- ...,.. ... CITY OF IOWA CITY~ MEMORANDUM DATE: February 8, 2007 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk /ttK K RE: Initiative Petition Filed On February 7, 2007 an affidavit to commence initiative proceedings was filed in my office which proposes an ordinance restricting individuals under legal age (currently 21 years of age) to be on the premises of any Iowa City establishment holding a liquor, beer or wine permit, between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and closing that authorizes on premises consumption. The information sheet attached to the proposed ordinance was provided by the petitioners for information purposes only. Article VII ofthe City Charter sets forth the initiative procedures, and can be found on the City's website, or is available in the Clerk's office or at the Public Library. To summarize: 1. The affidavit to commence simply stated an intention to secure the required number of signatures for submission to the City Council. 2. Petitioners have until May 11 to secure the required 3,333 (25% of voters in the 2005 City election) qualified electors (living in Iowa City and registered to vote) and submit to the City Clerk. 3. The City Clerk must verify the signatures. a. Ifverified sufficient, the Council must promptly act upon the ordinance within 60 days or forward the matter to the voters. b. Ifverified as insufficient, the petitioners are notified via certified mail and given one opportunity to amend. Within two days ofreceipt of the notice the petitioners must file notice of their intent to amend with the City Clerk, and then within 15 days of receipt of the notice must file supplementary petitions. The petitioners may request that the Clerk's determination of insufficiency be reviewed by the City Council. Staff will keep you informed of the progress ofthis procedure. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. U: initiative procedure.doc -- -~--,.,-_._...._-_. ,,-,'-~-""--'-----~-'-' _ _ ----.....----.---..---..-'-----.. . ..-._---_._--_._._~._--".._----_.~-_.-..__.__._'---~.-----..-,..--.------..,....,...-- "..-.-.,.----...-.-.--. AFFIDAVIT TO COMMENCE INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PROCEEDINGS STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF JOHNSON The undersigned petitioner(s) hereby propose(s) to commence initiative or referendum proceedings pursuant to Article VII of the Charter of Iowa City. 1. Each of the undersigned is a voter who is registered to vote in Iowa City. 2. The undersigned will supervise the circulation of the initiative or referendum petition and will be responsible for filing it in proper form with the City Clerk of Iowa City. 3. The name(s), address(es), and phone number(s) of the petitioner(s) is (are) as follows (print or type): ~ic k D"bv/1 r . / 19~-O Ca 1";11> A ve"ue I<1wa ei-l,v, /A 5'21.'1-6 fV)rtflJ!.. tJ. AflR..7i PI /1 So SrJrlstr Sf. :r;"J~ c:zj I JJl S,,>-V't. ~~G :..?::-:-; "" ~ ~ p", C:l , -' ''-1 ,.- ::': . ~ . ~.C~ ',-.."i ~;;~ ~.:.-. J;; All relevant notices relating to the initiative or referendum proposal shall be -' addressed as follows: <f? 4. ;/rw: W 4+,cr, ~ //SO S'MfT' Sf. ;:J&.;I} U;, r-A 5"J..<ft (Name of recipient) Street Address or Post Office Box City, State, Zip Code 5. The ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered is attached hereto as an exhibit and by this referendum made a part hereof. Witness my (our) hand(s) this 1-rh. day of M.t;V'v'4"1 ~ , 20 sLL.... Subscribed and swom to before ~e, a Notary Public, on this 1''''''' day of ~.-.ur ::?oo7 .' by f'riarl{ Jh?r,t" and R,,,J{ -:i}oh'f' $ , to me known to be the person(s) who executed the foregoing Affidavit, and who (or eaCh of whom) acknowledged that he/she executed the same as his/her voluntary act and deed. ~ -I!. -K,~ Not Public My commission expires ~ .:1.1!C,/ INITIATIVE PETITION n ?- (...... ::-'~~ ;-.-:~- /' -~ ~':~ = -' -;) ~- I ,..- --l PROPOSED PUBLIC MEASURE:-n '-i -0 ',-j '.,,','- ~: ',.J Whereas, it is in the public interest to provide, unless otherwise exempted bygJiy.>: orcprdinance, that a person shall have attained legal age (currently 21 years of age or more) to jiwfullflJe on the premises between the hours of 10:00 P.M. to closing of any Iowa City establishment holding a liquor control license, or a wine or beer permit, that authorizes on premises consumption. J:",'-i c:) -II Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, that Article 4, Chapter 5, Section 8 of the City Code of Iowa City - entitled Persons Under Nineteen Years of Age in Licensed or Permitted Establishments - shall be modified to replace "nineteen (19) years of age" wherever and however it appears within such Section 8 with "the legal age". .~ ;;..:.-; V :2:(} '> :::-', -Cl [NOTE: The definition of "legal age" as specified in section 123.3(19) Code ofIowa, currently bei!i:f~enl}6>ne i.~ll\;s of age or more, is provided by Article 4, Chapter 5, Section 1B of the City Code, which incorporates b& tefere1ll(y the,-'_, definitions in Chapter 123 Code ofIowa.] ;<" =:_,,) ,,--: i.:~ 4-5-8: PERSONS UNDER THE LEGAL AGE IN LICENSED OR PERMI1TED ESTABLlSlThmNTg; ~RMATIO~XHIBIT !~,~"i (":,-,,:' c.7'J -, Additions are underlined; deletions are shown as strikeouts. A. No person, individual, association, corporation, partnership or club holding a liquor control license, wine or beer permit, which authorizes on the premises consumption, nor his or her agents or employees shall allow a person who has not yet attained the legal age to enter or remain in the licensed or permitted establishment between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and closing. B. However, the provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply when: I. The person under the legal age is an employee of the license or permit holder, or performing a contracted service for the license or permit holder on the premises, and is on the premises during his or her scheduled work hours. 2. The person under the legal age is accompanied by a parent, guardian, spouse or domestic partner registered as such under section 2-6-3 of this code who is the legal age or older. 3. The licensee or permittee applies for and qualifies for an exception certificate from the chief of police, or his or her designee, as follows: a. A licensee or permittee whose primary business purpose is not the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine or beer may qualify for an exception by filing with the city clerk a verified statement from a certified public accountant or an accountant which establishes that on average over a calendar year more than fifty percent (50%) of the licensee's or permittee's gross sales on the premises are from the sale of goods or services other than alcoholic beverages, wine , or beer, which sales shall not include income from fees charged to gain entry to or remain on the premises, such as cover charges, drink mixes or any part of an alcoholic beverage as defined in chapter 123 of the state code. The statement shall state the actual percentage of such sales and be based on records made in the regular course of the licensee's or permittee's business. b. In addition to the aforementioned statement, proof of qualification for the exception may include the business records on which the statement is based, state and federal tax records, applications for dramshop insurance and audits performed to determine dramshop insurance premiums, and receipts from vendors for goods purchased, which records shall be made available to the chief of police or designee for review upon request. c. The chief of police or designee shall issue an exception certificate if the licensee has satisfied the above requirements. d. An exception certificate shall be effective for the duration of the alcoholic liquor control license, wine or beer permit. e. A new licensee or permittee as opposed to one applying for a renewal of an existing license or permit, whose primary business purpose is not the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine or beer may obtain a temporary six (6) months' exception certificate if the licensee's or permittee's business plan anticipates sales as required by subsection B3a ofthis section and the licensee or permittee submits an affidavit which details the nature of the new establishment and the anticipated percentage of sales of food and nonalcoholic beverages. At the end of the six (6) month period the licensee or permittee may obtain an exception certificate for the remainder of the duration of the license or permit in accordance with subsections B3a through B3c of this section if sales during the six (6) month period support an exception. f. To be effective in excepting the licensee or permittee from the prohibition in subsection A of this section, the exception certificate issued by the chief of police or designee must be posted at every entrance to the licensed or permitted establishment in view of patrons of the licensed or permitted establishments. "-~------_..,-~--"-_.. -,-_._,-""_._----,--,--,,---_.-------_.,,_.._,--~----'-'----------- 4. The person under the legal age is on the premises during a time that the licensee or permittee has, in accordance with a written notice and plan given in advance to and approved by the chief of police or designee, suspended dispensing alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises. Said plan must provide a method by which alcoholic beverages will be out of sight and reach of patrons. If the plan is approved, the chief of police or designee shall issue a certificate approving the event, which certificate shall be posted at every entrance to the licensed establishment in view of patrons of the licensed or permitted establishment. It shall be the strict duty of a licensee or permittee permitting such persons under the legal age onto the licensed premises pursuant to such a plan, and the agents and employees of the licensee or permittee, to prevent persons under the legal age from consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages on said premises. (Ord. 03-4073, 5-6-2003, eff. 8-1-2003) 5. The person under the legal age is a patron of an "authorized entity" which has entered into an agreement with the city for use of an "authorized site" in a city park, pursuant to subsection 4-5-3D of this chapter. (Ord. 04-4123, 4-20- 2004) C. Between ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and closing, no person under the legal age shall enter into or remain on the premises of a licensed or permitted establishment which authorizes on the premises consumption unless: 1. The person is accompanied by a parent, guardian, spouse or domestic partnerregistered as such under section 2-6-3 of this code who is the legal age or older; 2. The person is an employee of the licensee or permittee or performing a contracted service for the license or permit holder on the premises, and is on the premises during his or her scheduled work hours; 3. A valid exception certificate is posted pursuant to subsection B3 of this section or a valid certificate approving a nonalcoholic event is posted pursuant to subsection B4 of this section; or (Ord. 03-4073, 5-6-2003, eff. 8-1-2003) 4. The person under the legal age is a patron of an "authorized entity" which has entered into an agreement with the city for use of an "authorized site" in a city park, pursuant to subsection 4-5-3D of this chapter. D. Unless a valid exception certificate under the provisions of subsection B3 of this section has been obtained and posted, or a certificate approving a nonalcoholic event under the provisions of subsection B4 of this section has been obtained and posted for the duration of the event or the licensed premises is an "authorized entity" which has entered into an agreement with the city for use of an "authorized site" in a city park, pursuant to subsection 4-5-3D of this chapter, the holder of a liquor control license, wine or beer permit, which authorizes on premises consumption, shall obtain from the city clerk and post a notice at every entrance to the licensed or permitted establishment in view of patrons of the licensed or permitted establishment, stating: Notice to Persons Under The Legal Age, You are subject to a fine of $250.00 for being on these premises between the hours of 1 0:00 p.m. and closing unless: 1. you are accompanied by a parent, guardian, spouse or domestic partner registered as such under Section 2-6-3 of the City Code who is the legal age or older; or 2. you are an employee of this establishment or performing a contracted service with respect to this establishment and are on the premises during your scheduled work hours. Said notices will be prepared by the city clerk and available at no charge. (Ord. 04-4123, 4-20-2004) E. I. A person under the legal age who violates the provisions of subsection C of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). "., . 0 g 2. Violation of the provisions of subsection A or D of this section shall be a municipal::ii!:Q"a.ctioo~ (Ord. 03- 4073, 5-6-2003, eff. 8-1-2003) .,' .... ~{; =rl -.J -0 -- i I ;-~--'J ~ :i> C:-? ",j 0> __~____~__._~.~___ ....___.__._..__________._._.___m_.__~_.~'_.'M....__..._,_,,_,__.__......_..,_____.__, --.--..-....--,---...-.------."'- I ~ 1 -...= -~.... ~~~Wi!:~ ",,-... "'IIIII~ ....... .. CITY OF IOWA CITY~ MEMORANDUM From: February 2, 2007 ~J ~L City Council ;<jl fJ.JA"/-- Karin Franklin, Director, PC Public Art Project on Grand Avenue Roundabout-FYI Date: To: Re: At their meeting on February 1, 2007, the Public Art Advisory Committee agreed the art project contemplated in the Grand Avenue Roundabout should not go forward due to the presence of utilities beneath the proposed roundabout and the difficulty of servicing such utilities if a heavy sculpture were to be placed on the site. Other projects will be pursued for FY07 and will be forthcoming for Council approval. Cc City Manager To: City Council City of Iowa City MEMORANDU'M ) I O~P67 I Date: February 7,2007 From: Karen Howard - Associate Plann RE: Northside Marketplace I Central District Plan On January 31 and February 3, the Department of Planning and Community Development hosted two focused group discussions for business owners, property owners, neighbors and others interested in the future of the Northside Marketplace, the small commercial area centered along Market, Linn, and Bloomington Streets just north of downtown. These meetings are the first in a series of public discussions that will be held to gather input for the City's Central District Plan. The Northside Marketplace meetings were well attended and productive. The conversation ranged from discussion about the positive and unique attributes of this commercial area to aspects that should be improved. There was a general concern that redevelopment in the area be of the same character and scale as existing businesses. Participants agreed that the eclectic mix, historic character, and pedestrian scale of development are what make this area distinct from other commercial areas in the city. Business owners seemed enthusiastic about developing strategies to promote this area, to maintain a distinct identity, and continue to implement the Northside Marketplace Streets cape Plan that was adopted in 2000. Participants emphasized the need for better way-finding from downtown and from Dubuque Street to the Northside Marketplace. Way-finding elements could include signage, decorative paving, and lighting to guide visitors to this area. In addition, there was concern about pedestrian safety, particularly at the intersection of Market and Gilbert Street. A more detailed summary of the meeting will be posted on the Central Planning District webpage: www.icgov.org/centralplan. Over the next several months the Department of Planning and Community Development will host a series of public discussions on topics of interest to residents, businesses, property owners, community organizations and institutions in the Central Planning District. Topics include: streets and transportation; parks, trails, and open space; housing and quality of life; and commercial development in the South Gilbert Street corridor. The input from these meetings will help to establish goals and objectives for the Central District Plan. Cc: Steve Atkins Karin Franklin Bob Miklo Planning and Zoning Commission Submitted by Mayor Wilburn ~ MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. RESEARCH PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM 12:00 Noon Friday, February 2, 2007 Welcome Associate Dean David Bills 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM Jones Commons, LC Introduction Susan Lagos-Lavenz, Chair of the COE Diversity Committee Keynote Ross Wilburn, Mayor, Iowa City - "The Impact of Martin . Luther King Jr. on my life." Awards Don Wick, President of Phi Delta Kappa 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Browsing of Posters Poster presenters discuss (Open forum) their research Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice Refreshments Provided everywhere. -MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Sponsored by COE Diversity Committee, Phi Delta Kappa, & Pi Lambda Theta POSTERS POSTERS (CONTINUED) JoAnna Arguello,Dominic Brooks & Elham Bageri Jennifer Mac Connell A Future in Iowa: Encouraging Latina Rural Adolescent The Impact of Twice-Exceptionality on Identity Students to Develop Career Aspirations Development Gulcin Aydin Kyndra Middleton & Vernita Morgan. What is the Nature of Psychotherapy Research and Is Adult Literacy among the United States Prison It Biased Against Ethnic Minorities? Population Erin Barnes R. Frances (Fran) D. Miller Mediators of Academic Success for Black Students in Heartland Images: Black & White Press Coverage of Civil Higher Education Disturbances in Waterloo, IA 1968 Vi Ding & Yi Lung Kuo Seon-Hye No Regional Differences in the Provision of School Korean Immigrants language practice in America: Psychological Services in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Assimilation, acculturation, and ethnic identity Lori Dockery Matthew J. O'Brien and Samuel J. Shepard The Effect of Professor Sex on Student Ratings after Needs Assessment of Twice-Exceptional Students Taking into Account Immediacy and Sex Role JungDuk Ohn Kathleen M. Goodman An Analysis of Discourses About the Korean War as The Impact of Out of Classroom Diversity Experiences Constructed and Transformed by Two Korean Doctoral on Student Development Students Yoo Jin Jang Soumya Palreddy Visas in Hand and Ready to Learn: How Can International Mental Health Stigma and Ethnic Minority Stigma: Students Survive and Thrive? The Impact of Double Stigma in Ethnic Minorities Joni Lakin Seeking Mental Health Care Ability assessments and English language learners: Scooter Vineburgh What's validity got to do with it? Multi-Cultural Day Music Video Workshop (continued on back cover) ~/ 1f~ BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION JP ~OOD , ' 00. rJ" '7 f'/v1J 19 \ ' January 2007 KEY FOR ABBREVIATIONS . Type of Improvement: ADD - Addition ALT - Alteration REP - Repair FND - Foundation Only NEW - New OTH - Other type of construction Type of Use: RSF - Residential Single Family RDF - Residential Duplex RMF - Three or more residential RAe - Residential Accessory Building MIX - Mixed NON - Non-residential OTH - Other Page: Date: To: From: 2 2/5/2007 1/1/2007 1/3 1/2007 City ofIowa City Extraction of Building Permit Data for Census Bureau Report Permit Number Name Address BLD06-00954 HEATH, CHARLES E 145 GLENN DR ADDITION AND REMODEL OF SFD BLD06-00942 CHIA JlNG & KATHY LlU 1219 TYLER CT 2ND STORY ADDITION FOR SFD BLD07-00005 ROB MCCONNELL 1333 GOLDENROD DR ADDITION FOR SFD BLD07-00015 KARARAYNER 903 IOWA AVE REPLACE EXTERIOR 3 SEASON PORCH DAMAGED IN STORM BLD06-00956 PAM NEUDORF 618 WALNUT ST FOUNDA TlON FOR FUTURE ADDITION BLD07-00019 TERESA SPENCER 2306 FRJENDSHIP ST 2ND FLOOR ADDITION FOR SFD IxP.> IxP.> lrom Use Stories Units Valuation ADD RSF $80,000 ADD RSF 2 $38,907 ADD RSF $20,000 ADD RSF $13,065 ADD RSF $10,000 ADD RSF $10,000 Total Valuation: $171,972 Total ADD/RSF permits: 6 BLD06-00945 MERCY FACILITIES INC 540 JEFFERSON ST IOWA CITY HEART CENTER REMODEL BLD06-00944 KEVIN SHANKS 610 EASTBURY DR #5 BODY HEALING OFFICE FOR UNIT #5 BLD07-00042 JIM MONDANARO 112 E COLLEGE ST COMMERCIAL BUILDING FACADE BLD06-00963 NEW PIONEER COOP SOCIE' 22 S V AN BUREN ST WALLS BEHIND MEA T COUNTER BLD06-00889 WONDER BREAD 23 HIGHWAY I WEST AL TERA TlON OF TENANT SPACE BLD07-00024 CHECK-N-GO 560 HIGHWAY I WEST INTERIOR OFFICE REMODEL BLD07-00021 THE STABLES L L C 2815 HEINZ RD ALTERATION AND FIRE REPAIR OF MAINTENANCE BUILDING BLD06-0095I 335 PARTNERS 320 E BURLINGTON ST ALTERATION OF RESTAURANT IN MIXED USE BUILDING BLD07-00032 TIM KELLY 510 S RIVERSIDE DR OFFICE REMODEL ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON ALT NON $1,300,000 $82,500 $41,000 $35,000 0 $17,000 $15,944 $15,000 $ I 0,000 $4,000 $1,520,444 $1,000 $1,000 $13,000 $6,200 3 2 Total AL T/NON permlls: 9 Total Valuation: BLD07-00040 GOSS, JAMES R III RESTROOM IN DETACHED GARAGE 1039 ST CLEMENTS ST ALT RAC 2 Total AL T/RAC permits: 1 Total Valuation: BLD07-00033 MATT ROFFMAN 911 E WASHINGTON ST APT #2 ALTERATION BLD07-00014 MATTHEW 0 ROFFMAN 911 E WASHINGTON ST BA THROOM/KITCHEN REMODEL OF RMF UNIT #3 ALT RMF ALT RMF Page: Date: To: From: 3 2/5/2007 t/l/2007 1/3 112007 City ofIowa City Extraction of Building Permit Data for Census Bureau Report Permit Number Address Total Valoadoo : $19,200 Name Total AL T/RMF permits: 2 fu..I; Imor fu..I; Use Valuation Stories Units BLD07-00030 JACKIE BRIGGS & ERIC GID 328 BROWN ST BATH & LAUNDRY REMODEL FOR SFD BLD07-00025 DARE CLUBB 435 OAKLAND AVE KITCHEN REMODEL & MOVE WINDOW FOR SFD BLD07-00022 NICK & DEBBIE CHELF 1140 HAMPTON CT BA TH REMODEL AND BASEMENT BEDROOM FOR SFD BLD07-00020 MAUREEN A HALLAS 1923 E COURT ST AL TERA TlON FOR SFD BLD07-00044 GARY & PAULA PIPER 107 S MT VERNON DR BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD BLD07-00009 STEVE BRENNEMAN 1033 CHAMBERLAIN DR BASEMENT FINISH FOR SFD BLD07-00035 OWEN FLATLEY 1222 COLLEGE ST BASEMENT WALL Total AL T/RSF permits: 7 ALT RSF ALT RSF ALT RSF ALT RSF ALT RSF 2 ALT RSF ALT RSF Total Valuation: $40,000 $24,000 $21,000 $12,350 $7,000 $5,000 $800 $lIO,ISO $11,000 BLD07-00001 FRANK FLEMING 315 -17 MYRTLE A VE NEW RAC DETACHED GARAGE ADDITION FOR RDF TO REPLACE STORM DAMAGED STRUCTURE BLD06-0096I MORCK. BARBARA J 1202 MARCY ST NEW RAC DETACHED GARAGE ADDITION FOR SFD $6,278 $17,278 Total NEWIRAC permits: 2 Total Valuation: BLD07-00023 MAHONEY CUSTOM HOME: 814 CAMP CARDINAL RD NEW RSF SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE BLD07-00002 MATT NEUMILLER 839 KENNEDY PKWY NEW RSF SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE OPD-5 ZONE BLD06-00947 LOWELL SWARTZ 883 CAMP CARDINAL RD NEW RSF SFD WITH ATTACHED 3 CAR GARAGE OPD-5 ZONE BLD06-00927 COCO'S CUSTOM HOMES 30 HICKORY HEIGHTS LN NEW RSF SFD WITH A TT ACHED 3 CAR GARAGE OPD-5 ZONE BLD07-00016 JESSE ALLEN 10 MARY CT NEW RSF 2 SFD WITH A TT ACHED 3 CAR GARAGE OPD-5 ZONE BLD07-00004 SOUTHGATE DEVELOPMEN 4145 RUTH ST NEW RSF SFD WITH A TT ACHED 3 CAR GARAGE Total NEW/RSF permits: 6 Total Valuation: BLD06-00949 STEVE STEINE 2977 KEEL BOAT LOOP OTH RSF FENCE FOR SFD $325,000 $320,000 $300,000 $270,000 $242,383 $201,400 $1,658,783 $300 Page: Date: To: From: 4 2/5/2007 1/1/2007 113 1/2007 City ofIowa City Extraction of Building Permit Data for Census Bureau Report Permit Number Name Address Ix!:>!< Imnr Ix!:>!< Use Stories Units Valuation TotalOTH/RSF permits: I Total Valuation: $300 BLD07-00038 JOHNSON COUNTY MUTUA 2030 KEOKUK ST REP MIX 2 $10,500 RESIDE COMMERCIAL BUILDING Total REPIMIX permits: I Total Valuation: $10,500 BLD07-000 13 TERESA SPENCER 2306 FRIENDSHIP ST REP RSF $15,000 FIRE REPAIR FOR SFD BLD07-00047 ROBIN SUEPPEL 1149 HOTZ AVE REP RSF 2 $1,500 RESIDE TORNADO DAMAGED SFD BLD07-00007 RANDY LOAN TRUCKING L 318 N DUBUQUE ST REP RSF $100 REPAIR REAR PORCH STAIRS Total REP/RSF permits: 3 Total Valuation: $16,600 GRAND TOTALS: PERMITS: 38 VALUATION: $3,526,227 r;] MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CORALVILLE CITY COUNCIL, IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL, IOWA CITY SCHOOL BOARD, JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND NORTH LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 10, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 15 in 5 Program (Johnson County) ..................................................................................................1 Joint Communications Center (Johnson County) ............................................................................ 2 Alcohol Task Force (Johnson County) ............................................................................................ 2 Joint Legislative Meeting Update (Johnson County) ...................................................................... 3 Follow-up Housing Summit (Andy Johnson, Executive Director, Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County).................................... ............. ................................................................ ....... 4 Inclusionary Zoning/Housing (City ofIowa City)........................................................................... 5 Future of Joint Meetings/Scheduling (City ofIowa City) ............................................................... 7 SILO update (Iowa City Community School District) .................................................................... 9 City High Student Government Position on Court Street and 4th Avenue Stop Sign (Iowa City Community School District)..............................................................................................9 Date and Time of Next Meeting .................................................................................................... 10 Inquires from the Public ................................................................................................................10 Chairperson Harney called the joint meeting to order in the Iowa City Public Library at 4:05 p.m. Coralville City Council members present were: Tom Gill, Henry Herwig, John Lundell, and John Weihe. Also present: Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett. Iowa City City Council members present were: Connie Champion, Amy Correia, Bob Elliott, and Dee Vanderhoef. Also present: Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn. Iowa City School Board members present: Toni Cilek, Elizabeth Crooks, Patti Fields, Janet Leff, and Aletia Morgan. Johnson County Board of Supervisors members present were: Pat Hamey, Larry Meyers, Terrence Neuzil, Sally Stutsman, and Rod Sullivan. North Liberty City Council members present were: Gerry Kuhl. Other City and County officials and staff present were: Coralville City Manager Kelly Hayworth, Iowa City Manager Steve Atkins, Iowa City Assistant City Manager Dale Helling, Iowa City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes, Iowa City Clerk Marian Karr, Iowa City Planning and Community Development Director Karin Franklin, Iowa City School District Superintendent Lane Plugge, Johnson County Board of Supervisors Executive Assistant Mike Sullivan, Johnson County Council of Governments Executive Director Jeff Davidson, North Liberty City Assistant City Administrator Tracy Mulcahey, North Liberty City Administrator Brian James, and County Auditor's Office Administrative Secretary Casie Kadlec. 15 IN 5 PROGRAM (JOHNSON COUNTY) Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan said that 15 in 5 is a program Cedar Rapids Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 2 used to solicit ideas for important projects to the area. From a survey they chose 15 ideas that they felt it would be possible to accomplish in five years. R. Sullivan said that he likes the idea of soliciting feedback from the community and wondered if others had interest in pursuing a similar initiative in Johnson County. Iowa City City Council Member Amy Correia asked if the program was coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce. R. Sullivan said it was a collaborative effort with the Chamber, the Cedar Rapids Foundation, and the City Council. Correia said that it would be important to have staff support for such a project. Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn asked if the program would be countywide in terms of the ideas or regional. R. Sullivan suggested that it be regional. He proposed that if people are interested, they could go back and report to their individual bodies and decide if this is something worth pursuing. Johnson County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil said that there might be three or five things that they can all agree are important projects for collaboration. North Liberty City Council Member Gerry Kuhl thought they would also want to include communities like Solon, Lone Tree, and Oxford. R. Sullivan agreed. JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (JOHNSON COUNTY) Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) Executive Director Jeff Davidson said that about a year ago the City of Iowa City and Johnson County had a private consultant recommend that in lieu of the three public safety answering points, they should have one communications center. JCCOG was asked to evaluate whether this was a good idea and get into the specifics of doing it. They issued a final report in December to go with a single center. Any other public safety entity in Johnson County would be a contracting entity, similar to the system that Coralville and North Liberty uses now. JCCOG has approved implementing the system and are now pursuing a legislative change for funding. They have a plan B if that money falls through. They are also looking for a site for the center and are forming the 28E organization that will be the Joint Communications Center. JCCOG is preparing an RFQ so that by July 1, 2007, they can have a design consultant hired. The goal is to have the system designed during FY 08 and then construct the facility during 2009. Davidson said that everyone seems to be on board with the project. R. Sullivan said they are in a difficult position because they aren't sure if the legislature will pass the funding legislation, yet all of the entities are doing budget planning right now. Davidson said they are going to talk about this at an upcoming subcommittee meeting. Most immediately, they need to give direction to the three Cities and the County for their FY 08 budgets for the design expenses. They hope to do this in the next two weeks to one month. ALCOHOL TASK FORCE (JOHNSON COUNTY) Iowa City City Council Member Dee Vanderhoef asked if there is any countywide interest in proposing a keg ordinance in Johnson County. She said that everyone would have to talk about it in their own councils. They haven't discussed this in Iowa City for a number of years. She suggested that this would be a way to address the binge drinking that happens at large keg parties. She encouraged people to discuss the idea with their Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 3 entities and come back and look at it at the next joint meeting. Stutsman asked if there is any interest in passing a statewide keg ordinance. Vanderhoef said that she has not heard any interest in that, but she has noticed in the paper that there are a couple of counties including Jones County that has passed such an ordinance. Neuzil said that the County doesn't normally supercede the wishes of the other entities, but they can pass something and then any dissenting counties would have the right to rescind it. Correia said that when a keg is purchased, it is registered at that time. Vanderhoef said that moves the responsibility of the location and the serving of the alcohol to a name on the keg. They learned a number of years ago that a lot of this information is already taken by the establishment that sells the kegs because there is a deposit on the keg so that people will bring it back. She said that this would mean that keeping track would not be too onerous on the businesses. Neuzil noted that most of the business community, including the large grocery store chains are in support of a key ordinance, as is the Sheriff s Association and the County Attorneys. Iowa City City Council Member Connie Champion said that Iowa City didn't pass it because people would buy kegs anywhere but in Iowa City. She said that it really needs to include all of the surrounding communities. Coralville City Council Member John Lundell would like to see Johnson County be one of those 50. Harney said that legislators recommended that each county pass their own ordinance, and if enough of them pass one, then the legislature might take up the torch and do a statewide ordinance. Kuhl said that North Liberty tried to pass a drink ordinance special this fall that was defeated on the second round. He thought there would be some interest in that. Champion said that Iowa City already has one. Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett said that Coralville does not have one. Sherry Christopher said she has been trying to enforce her rights under the ADA. She said that she has a disability that requires a service dog. Her disability cannot be controlled. She said she is walking a time bomb and needs her rights enforced. She was just harassed again last night on the bus for having a service dog, which has been going for over six years, and she has no enforcement. She has been coming to the City and the County, and Johnson County said that they are modifying their policy to allow her service dog on the ambulance. She said that Senator Tom Harkin said that she does not need the dog in the ambulance because the dog is simply to alert her when she is having a seizure. Christopher said that she has a new policy for ambulances to allow service animals. She thought that since all of the entities were here today, this would be a good time to change the policy. Christopher offered copies of the proposal. JOINT LEGISLATIVE MEETING UPDATE (JOHNSON COUNTY) Neuzil said that when they got together with the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) and the cities, it seems that coordinated efforts are working really well. Their legislators are now in positions of power that they never had, so this is the opportunity to move forward. They need to coordinate their efforts now on whatever issues they choose, whether it is property taxes or something else. He asked how they could Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 4 coordinate better. Champion said that Iowa City and Coralville have talked about the way condominiums are taxed. This is something that affects the school boards and the counties and is a major loss of revenue. She suggested that they support a resolution for proper taxation of rental property. Neuzil suggested they meet in the fall with their list of priorities to determine which ones might be State issues. Vanderhoef agreed. She said that when they put together legislative for the League of Cities, they certainly talk to ISAC. She said that code changes are often mentioned. She thought that if they had a briefing paper with talking points, that would help everyone be on the same page and encourage the issue to be taken up by the State. She said there are other communities that are talking about communication centers as well and how to put them together. So, Iowa's could potentially be the model that is out there. Vanderhoef mentioned that the League has weekly updates, so they can get information out there really fast, but isn't sure if ISAC does. Stutsman said that ISAC also has weekly updates. Iowa City City Council Member Bob Elliott said that it would nice to call various members together with the mayors to hammer out some ideas that would be an issue countywide. He thought this group might be too large. Hamey said he doesn't have a problem doing that. Vanderhoef asked how they can get this information out there. She thought something on the JCCOG site would help. FOLLOW-UP HOUSING SUMMIT (ANDY JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY) Johnson County Housing Trust Fund Executive Director Andy Johnson said that on November 14, 2006, they had a regional housing summit for Johnson County in collaboration with the Iowa City Housing Authority and a number of other partners. They had over 100 community leaders present including 11 elected officials. There was a keynote speaker from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group President. They have a housing action council as part of their group and have experienced building collaboration around housing issues. He talked about motivating grassroots support. In building consensus, they use the 95/5 principle. They assume that there are 5% of the issues that they are not going to agree on which should be put aside to concentrate on the 95% that can be agreed upon. Also, using the principle of low-hanging fruit, they should begin with some projects that are easy to build relationships. Johnson said that there were also local panels that identified low-hanging fruit in Johnson County. Suggestions included education and information about housing and greater opportunities for rehabilitating existing housing. Breakout groups discussed these possibilities and others as well as necessary resources for addressing the issues. He thought the attendance indicated a sincere interest by community leaders across the spectrum to find areas of common ground in housing issues. Another result is that topics included thinking of housing as an integral part of economic development. They need to have available housing to the employees they hope to attract. There was consensus on addressing affordable housing as a region. There was also interest in defining what affordable housing is so there is a need for education across the community on this. There is also a need for collaboration because this project cannot be done by anyone Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 5 sector alone. They concluded housing, as well as having the wages to afford the housing, should be significant parts of the discussion. Every single group identified education and information as a place to start. Every group agreed that involving all sectors of the community is important. Johnson explained that the plan is to have the Housing Trust Fund convene a group to consider recommendation of the summit. The Housing Trust Fund was a key leader in the organizing and planning of the Housing Summit. They are a good choice for because they are regional, leverage new sources of funding, and address the full continuum of housing needs without representing a specific constituency. Finally, they are a collaborative link among various member of the community. Johnson listed projects that the Housing Trust Fund has funded. Johnson said they are seeking stable funding for the State Housing Trust Fund that has been the main source of funding so far, but it does not have a dedicated source of revenue. They are hopeful that in this legislative session they will obtain that source ofrevenue as a percentage of the State's portion of the Real Estate Transfer Tax. That is new money that comes into that area. He said they would certainly welcome the support of the County and the community for that. He said that the group does have a funding request from the Housing Trust Fund. He said that he hopes they have established themselves as a powerful partner in the community. Funding that would be received from the cities would be added to their revolving load fund and made available for projects in the community. INCLUSIONARY ZONING/HOUSING (CITY OF IOWA CITY) Iowa City Planning and Community Development Director Karin Franklin said that she has been asked to talk to the group about a regulatory tool in housing. The goals of looking into inclusionary zoning/housing are to increase the supply of affordable units and to disperse this supply throughout the community. There are a number of factors including a threshold for applicability, that is, what is going to be the trigger mechanism to require an entity to provide these units. That can be residential, commercial, or industrial development. Typically, it occurs with residential development. It can occur with new projects, conversions, or substantial remodelings. These things are all reflections of ordinances that are already in place nationally. The number of units that are involved in a development can be a trigger. Five to ten units is a common trigger in the reviewed ordinances. Public approval of projects could also be a trigger. Franklin said that the next factor is the income groups being served. Are they looking at ownership, rental, or both? What percent of median income will be they addressing? It can be anywhere from 50% to 110% of median. That can range from people who are of low moderate income to those who are living in workforce housing. The percent of units that might be required to be affordable is usually 10 to 20% of the total development. A factor that has to come into play, whether they have them built concurrent with the market rate or after a certain amount of market rate, is design capability. They should definitely not be able to look at a house and say that that is an affordable unit. Sustainability is an issue as well. Keeping the units affordable over time can be done through resale Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 6 agreeJ;Ilents, rent restrictions, or land trusts. There are alternatives to on-site productions like off-site production, but they would need to be careful about the concentration of affordable units. There are often incentives like a per-unit payment, tax increment financing, density bonuses, or waving utility tack-on fees that are built in that sweeten the pot for the developer. Franklin noted that any ordinance should include some exemption for hardship with criteria for what defines hardship. There are incentive-based voluntary programs and mandatory programs. The mandatory programs have generally not been very effective. Franklin said that there have been legal issues with inclusionary zoning. Generally speaking, courts are already held in fair housing cases and fair share cases if there is a legitimate governmental interest in promoting affordable housing through regulation. The regulations need to be based on stated public policy, asserting the need for affordable housing in the specific community. The need for affordable housing needs to be documented with empirical evidence for the locality. Adoption of any applicable ordinances needs to be applicable to all similar projects in order for it to be defensible. The decisions about it should not be made on an ad hoc basis. Franklin said that right now Iowa City has put out a request for proposals for an affordable housing market analysis. This is the first step that the City has taken to get the empirical data to identify the problem, to identify the issue such that if there is ever any regulation that is adopted, it has the empirical basis. As part of the RFP, the City has asked that data be gathered for all of the metro area which includes Iowa City, Coralville, Tiffin, North Liberty, and University Heights. Franklin said that if any of the communities wish to use the data once they have collected it, it will be something that can be used in an aggregated form or individually. Franklin said that there was sentiment on the part of the council to offer this to other entities in terms of a topic to be talked about. Franklin explained that this came about in the summit that the affordable housing issue has no corporate boundaries so that a regional approach was a way to approach the issue. Franklin noted that it has been brought before the JCCOG Board. Wilburn said that some members of the Iowa City City Council are putting out an RFP to look at this so that they can begin talking about and what they may consider doing as a matter of regulation if they don't feel that the market is responding to providing affordable housing. He said that frequently when they have conversations like this that have a regional tone to them, there are some Council members who are not willing to proceed or at least want to know first what others in the area would be willing to consider. Wilburn said that it would be helpful if the Iowa City City Council could get an idea on whether other communities would be interested in receiving data that is compiled or possibly even considering regulation as a tool to provide workforce housing if it is shown empirically that there is a greater need being that the market is not responding. Wilburn asked that those that are interested follow up with him or other Iowa City City Council members privately. He said that there are times that they as a Council will come up with an ordinance or regulation that some Council members wish to proceed with, and the question always comes up that they don't think that Iowa City should do this if others Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 7 aren't interested. He said that this would help them know so that if there are members of the Council who wish to have that answered can adjust their vote or make decisions accordingly. FUTURE OF JOINT MEETINGS/SCHEDULING (CITY OF IOWA CITY) Wilburn said that the Council had a question about the usefulness of this venue and this meeting. He said that about a year ago there were some on the Council who felt that given the success with the joint communications facility, JCCOG might be a more effective venue rather than having this additional meeting. He asked if they are getting out of this meeting what they would like to see. Harney said that they get a lot of good ideas out of this meeting. He said that he likes to get the feedback from all of the entities. He said that JCCOG should be used for specific projects, such as the joint communications center. R. Sullivan said that one thing that is interesting regarding JCCOG is that everybody except the mayor of Iowa City sits on the JCCOG Board, whereas Coralville has just two representatives, Johnson County has two, North Liberty has one and University Heights has one. R. Sullivan said that sometimes the Iowa City City Council might feel like they're more up to speed on things that happen at JCCOG than other entities because they haven't had as many people present. R. Sullivan said that could be remedied internally by those who attend JCCOG doing a better job reporting on what happens. Iowa City Community School Board Member Patty Fields said that it is helpful for them to have face to face meetings. She said that they don't often do that and the School Board tends to be a little out of the loop. She said that they like to be able to express the things that are happening in their realm and learn the things that are happening at the cities. Fausett said that the tone of the two groups is different. He said that the joint meetings are more information sharing and collegial discussion. He said that JCCOG tends to have some very important votes where it can get very tense. Coralville City Council Member John Weihe said that this is the first meeting that he has been at for along time. He said that he does appreciate the communication with the School Board at this meeting. He said that most of the other things they do through the cities are more formal and JCCOG does fine with that. He said that any big issues that are community wide should be discussed at these meetings but they don't need to keep scheduling meetings just to have meetings. Coralville City Council Member Tom Gill said that it is great to have the meetings but they need to look at the staff to attend these meetings. He said that if they have something to talk about they should talk about it but to bring all of the staff just to have a meeting is partially a waste of time. Stutsman said that her frustration is that they have things on the agenda and then they are on the agendas of future meetings also. She said that it doesn't seem like there is any follow through on a lot of the proposals. Stutsman said that everyone agreed that the 15 ...-.----_._----_.._----~--._.__._,--------_.._._--_.---.-.. --_._..---_._--""'-_._~----~--_.,_.._----~--'---_._-_.--------_.._..~_.__._.._.- Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 8 in 5 was a good idea, but she asked where it will go from here. She said that it seems like this group needs a staff person or point person to shepherd ideas along. Fausett asked if the School Board could be included formally or informally in JCCOG. Davidson said that the Superintendent is an ad hoc member of the JCCOG Board. When he is in attendance he sits at the Board but is not a voting member. Elliott said that it appears that they have not been felt to be as active as other members of JCCOG. He said that he would like to find a way to change that because what happens with the schools is vitally important to all entities. He said that if they could do that they could have the meeting on an as needed basis. He said that he agrees with Gill that they don't need another meeting. Davidson said that if there is a desire to change the status of any Board member on JCCOG that is a decision of the Board and he would be happy to schedule that for a meeting. Neuzil said that to meet for an hour four times a year seems like valuable communication with each other. He said that they've just generated five or six unique ideas that they didn't have an hour ago. He said that it isn't too much trouble to do that four times a year. Neuzil said that they might need to create some subcommittees so that they can do some of the work that comes out of their ideas. He said that being elected officials they might be able to go beyond what a staff member can. He said that it would just be a matter of organizing and trying to do that. Neuzil said that he would like to keep meeting. Vanderhoef agreed with Neuzil and said that the other thing she noticed at the meeting today, and in past meetings, is that there are members of the public present. She said that members of public are here because of the agenda and things that they want to find out about. She said that there is a bit of transparency that goes throughout the community. She said that there were a number of people who were interested in the housing issues. Vanderhoef said that the other thing that struck her is that they don't have a mechanism to bring an issue that they would like to have the community talk about. She said that she doesn't know how to do that, but they could brainstorm some possibilities. Champion said that this group is growing and maturing. She said that they haven't been doing these meetings that long and haven't had an idea about where they want to go. She said that the past couple of meetings have been productive for brainstorming. Champion suggested that they give themselves a chance to mature because they are evolving and these meetings could become really productive. Correia said that on three of the agenda items there was information that needed to be shared because they were regional issues. She said that they should be using the meetings for this. She said that they need to strategize the key items that should be coming before this group to be more effective on an individual policy making level. Wilburn said that there is a political element to each of their bodies where there might be individuals on particular councils or school boards that may wish to see something but their colleague Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 9 doesn't. He said that it is going to come back to some type of individual action on each entity. Wilburn said that after attending these meetings for seven years, the one thing that was presented as a discretionary idea was the joint communications center, and that is the first thing that he recalls that looks like it is going to be come to fruition. He said that there is a political element to each entity and it is maybe too much of an expectation to see a regular series of regional projects get momentum if they haven't resolved those issues on their own bodies, although it is great to have a forum to put ideas out there. Harney said that he doesn't care if they meet twice a year or four times a year. He said that communicating with all of the entities at the same time is very useful. Elliott said that there seems to be a comfort level in these meetings. He said that it doesn't seem that they have discussed anything in this meeting that they wouldn't discuss in another meeting, but many people seem to have a comfort level with having these discussions in a more informal setting. Harney said that there are more people at the joint meetings than there are at JCCOG. Stutsman agreed and said that everyone attends the joint meetings whereas only a couple of people from each group are sent to JCCOG. The group agreed to continue having the joint meetings quarterly. SILO UPDATE (IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT) Iowa City Community School District Board Member Jan Leff said that the SILO election is coming up on February 13, 2007. She passed out a brochure summarizing many of the issues of the SILO. Neuzil asked when the SILO will be effective if it is passed. Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Lane Plugge said that it will take effect on July I, 2007. Plugge explained that voting has begun at the Administration Building. He said that the Johnson County Auditor's Office website has all of the satellite voting locations listed. Plugge said that they are planning on using the SILO funds for infrastructure, repair, maintenance, and new schools. A big part of the SILO funds will be used for new schools. They will use about $300,000 a year to support the family resource centers. They have opened two new ones this year at Roosevelt and Lucas. Plugge said that the other two school districts that will benefit most from the SILO are Solon and Clear Creek Amana. Plugge said that in their opinion the tax will probably be implemented in Johnson and Linn counties regardless of the election. CITY HIGH STUDENT GOVERNMENT POSITION ON COURT STREET AND 4TH AVENUE STOP SIGN (IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT) Plugge said that he isn't sure if the City of Iowa City has been approached by City High Student Government regarding placing a stop sign at the intersection of Court Street and 4th A venue. Davidson said that in the last ten years they have been in contact with them six or seven times. He said that it tends to be a popular project for the Student Government class. Plugge asked how they can work with their students to help them get a stop sign at the intersection of 4th A venue and Court Street. Davidson said that the request has been for an all way stop. The Traffic Engineering Division of the City has looked into this and at this time it does not come close to warranting the installation of an Informal Minutes: January 10, 2007/ page 10 all way stop. He said that he is sure that Iowa City is willing to look at that again if that is the desire. Davidson said that there are Federal requirements based on minimum thresholds. Traffic volume is the main requirement, specifically traffic volume for all of the approaches for the duration of time that the traffic volume justifies it. Davidson said that is the key thing at this intersection. He said that there is a very small amount of time when it is justified, but yet if an all way stop is put in, it is in there twenty four hours a day seven days a week. He said that there is also a crash warrant where if it has a certain threshold of crashes an all way stop can be put in. Davidson said that there have been no reported crashes at this intersection. He said that a lot of times when they look at these if they can try and forecast that it is pretty close, they might put one in but that is not the case at this intersection. Champion said that because of the short amount of time that an all way stop is needed, people would ignore the stop signs during the rest of the time and it would become very dangerous. Weihe said that the warrants give a lot of pertinent information that is not biased. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING The group agreed that the next meeting will be hosted by North Liberty on April 11, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. INQUIRES FROM THE PUBLIC Reverend Bob Welsh said that there has been a maturing in this group and as a citizen attending, the information was helpful. Adjourned at 5:31 p.m. Attest: Tom Slockett, Auditor By: On the day of , 2007 By Casie Kadlec, Recording Secretary Sent to the Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2007 at II :00 a.m. ._"._._~---"----_._--,---_.__.".,_._--~_""_'_-_'__"._.._.,_.__.----.~-_._,-_._. m:J MINUTES DEER TASK FORCE MEETING MAY 2, 2006 EMMA HARV A THALL - CITY HALL FINAL MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Farrant, Chair; Alan Nagel; Harold Goff; Jan Ashman; Pete Sidwell; Linda Dykstra MEMBERS ABSENT: Peter Jochimsen, Martin Jones STAFF PRESENT: Kathi Johansen, Sue Dulek CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Farrant called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM. RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL: APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 18,2006, MEETING: Farrant asked if anyone had any corrections or additions to the minutes of the April 18 meeting. Ashman moved to accept the minutes of the April 18, 2006 meeting as presented; seconded by Goff. Motion carried 6-0. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 2005-2006 lOW A CITY DEER TASK FORCE: Nagel began the discussion by stating that he had fewer changes than he thought he would on working to reduce this document. The significant changes are: instead of an introduction on item III (3), this is now a summary of activity for 2005-2006 and would then become a comprehensive summary of the entire year's work. This then eliminates the need for item V (5) to have this history. Nagel stated that this would flow better for the reader. Farrant asked if anyone had any objections to these changes. Goff stated he would like some clarifications on a couple items. Nagel suggested they walk through the document page by page. Nagel explained what changes he made to each page, answering questions from members as he did so. The discussion turned to the minority opinions and submission of these opinions to the City Council last year. Farrant stated she would submit her own opinion to the Council as a private citizen. Members discussed the minority opinions and the desire of some members to not include these in the Annual Report. (several talking at once) Nagel stated he would like to put on record some of the things he objects to for example a few comments made about a bow hunter's web site. Ashman clarified why these comments were included in her minority report. Goff stated he considers this unprofessional and almost juvenile, and that the report should reflect the majority of the Task Force - not personal opinions. The topic of the dissenting opinions continued with members expressing their views. Dulek suggested they be clear with their motion. The motion was made to accept the dissenting opinions as part of the 2005-2006 Annual Report. Motion failed 3-3 with Nagle, Goff, and Dykstra voting in the negative. Nagel next noted on page 6, in the phrase in the next to the last line, at the beginning of the last paragraph, stating that the phrase "as it was last year" needs to be changed. Goff went back to page 5, bringing up the paragraph beginning with, "By informal polL.. the May 2nd work session..." Nagel asked for clarification from Dulek on this topic, stating that the Council rejected bow hunting. "By informal poll at the May 2nd work session, Council rejected the Task Force recommendation of bow hunting," was the wording agreed upon. It was also agreed to remove the last sentence in the first paragraph under IV.l.a on page 6. The sentence deleted read: "In Iowa City's management program; it is typical that one antlered deer is killed for every three antlerless deer killed." Also, on page 6 the first sentence of the last paragraph, it was agreed to remove "as it was last year." On page 10, Goff noted a typo where it says "north ofI-90" and should say "north ofI- 80." It was suggested that page 14 show considerations from previous years, noting that the wording is somewhat outdated. It was agreed the title for IV.2 should read: Summary of Population Management Options The Task Force Has Considered. On page 15, under Bow Hunting, "Is it HumaneT' Nagle suggested and members agreed to amend the second sentence to read, "Estimates by hunters indicate that bow hunting may cripple more animals than gun hunting." Under, "Is it Effective?" It was agreed the second sentence should read: Bow hunters within Coralville City Limits in recent years have killed over one hundred deer per year. And in the last sentence the word "would" should be replaced with "may". The first sentence of the second paragraph should read, "Bow hunting can be selective". Under "Is it Legal?" the second sentence should read: However, the City of Iowa City prohibited bow hunting within the City limits by ordinance 97-3815,12-9-1997, at the time of instituting deer management by sharpshooting. Nagel continued the discussion regarding the changes he previously outlined in a memo to Task Force members. The next suggestion is under the "sponsorship of research" on page IS, third paragraph. Nagel stated that he feels that University studies are not "contaminated" by other things in their findings. Nagel suggested a conclusion of, "The Task Force did not recommend bow hunting prior to 2004-2005..." and then say "as of 2004-2005, the Task Force..." and let this be the conclusion. A brief discussion ensued regarding the history of this wording, with Farrant stating what she remembers of this. "The Task Force recommended bow hunting as an option for killing in the 2005-2006 Iowa City..." was then chosen as the wording for this change. Members next discussed the ending sentence, with the final change to read, "The Task Force recognizes, however, that bow hunting is a legal option. On page 17 under, "Is it legal?" the sentence should read: The DNR has authorized use of box traps for the killing of deer in Iowa City and in September 2005 the Task Force deleted it from the Long-Term Plan which was approved by the City Council by Resolution #05-328 on October 4,2005. Nagel stated that he needed to leave the meeting. The members continued with the last two suggested changes, regarding reflectors. They opted to leave 2 this wording as it currently is. Ashman moved and Dykstra seconded to accept the Annual Report as reconstructed and amended. Motion carried 5-0. IDNR PROJECTIONS: Discussion began on the number counts submitted by the DNR. Goff questioned if the projections included all of the numbers, stating that the count took place after the sharpshooting. Johansen stated that she received a call from Tim Thompson after she received Willy's email, and he stated they could have someone come from the DNR attend a future meeting to explain these projections. COMMUNITY COMMENT (5 MINUTE LIMIT PER PERSON): None. OTHER BUSINESS: None. SET AGENDA AND TIME FOR NEXT MEETING: The Task Force adjourned without a set date at this time, agreeing that perhaps later this year they would meet to discuss the DNR projections. Dulek noted that the Task Force will sunset on March 15,2007. Prior to that date the Task Force will need to reconvene to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the continuation of the Task Force. ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M. Minutes submitted by Laura Berardi 3 Deer Management Task Force Attendance Record 2006 3/28 4/11 4/18 5/2 J. Ashman X X X X L. Dykstra X X X X P. Farrant X X X X H. Goff X X X X M. Jones X X X OlE P. Sidwell X X X X A.Nal!el X X X X P. Jochimsen X OlE X OlE G. X OlE X ---- Szymkowiak Key: X = Present o Absent OlE AbsentlExcused NM No Meeting = Not a Member 4 MINUTES IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TlJESDA Y, January 23, 2007 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL DRAFT u;D Members Present: Beverly Witwer, Sehee Foss, Martha Lubaroff, Kate Karacay, Sherry Hunter, Eric Berger, Sara Baird, Joy Kross. Members Not Present: Scott King Staff Present: Stefanic Bowers Others Present: Theresa Wagner Call to Order Witwer called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Rccommendat!9D.~'Lt.Q__C'ouncil (Become effective only after separate Council action): None. Consideration of the Minutes of the December 19.2006 meeting MOTION: Baird moved to accept the minutes as submitted, and Foss seconded. The motion passed on a vote of8-0. Introduction of new Commissioners: New Commissioners Berger, Hunter and Kross were introduced. Elections Baird was nominated for Vice-Chair, Baird accepted. Foss moved for Baird to be Vice-Chair, and Karacay seconded. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. Witwer was nominated for Chair, Witwer accepted. Lubaroffmoved for Witwer to be Chair, and Foss seconded. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. Human Rights Proiect Lubaroff, Baird and Witwer have discussed planning a project with Dorothy Simpson-Taylor with Opportunity at Iowa in the near future. <;;.reatioo_ of subcommittee for YQ..uth A wards Witwer, Foss and Kross will plan on how to incorporate the Youth Advisory Council into the Youth Awards preparation and program. Cultural Diversitv Dav: Commissioners Baird, Kross, Witwer, Foss, Hunter, Lubaroff and Berger signed up to participate in the annual program. Speaker for Human Rights Breakfast: The Commission selected a speaker for the Breakfast and Bowers will contact the person to see whether they are available to be the keynote. Handouts for International Non-Native Speakers Pamphlet This item was skipped as King was not present. Film Series The Commission will show a film in the middle of March addressing homelessness, they also created a list of other possible films to show later this year. Scholarship Fund Witwer discussed the fund and the various ways the fund could be promoted in the community. Commissioners will think of how they want the fund described and for what activities. Relational Aggression Witwer spoke with the presenters of this program and mentioned the Commission would be interested in the progress of the program in the future. Gruup Picture R~2orts _Q[ Comm.i.~l?i.9ners Witwer spoke of a recent program on diversity she attended. Baird reported on a University of Iowa program she had recently attended and also spoke of her desire to hold a roundtable discussion concerning affordable housing. Adiournment There being nc further business before the Commission, Lubaroffmoved ta adjcurn. Hunter seccnded and the meeting was adjourned at 8:46 p.m. 2 Board or Commission: Human Rights ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2007 ______u_ ---- n _ _~_ ~__ ____ ~_ _ -- (Meetin" Date TERM NAME EXP_ 1123 2/27 3127 4124 5122 6126 7124 8128 9125 10123 11/27 12125 Bev Witwer 1/1108 X Sara Baird 1/1/08 X Scott King 1/1108 OlE Martha 1/1/09 X Lubaroff Kate Karacay 111/09 X Sehee Foss 1/1/09 X Joy Kross 1/1/10 X Eric Berger 1/1/10 X Sherry Hunter 1/1/10 X ---- --~-_.._. -~ -- KEY: x = Present o = Absent OlE = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member NMNQ - No meeting, no quorum 3 em DRAFT MINUTES City ofIowa City Animal Care Task Force January 18, 2007 -7:00 P.M. Meeting Room E -- Iowa City Public Library Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:07 p.m. Members Present: Jane McCune, Teresa Kopel, Paula Kelly, Pat Farrant, Lisa Drahozal Pooley Members Absent: None Staff Present: Misha Goodman Others Present: Roxanne Schomers, Michelle Hickman -December 21,2006 minutes unanimously approved as presented. -All agreed on meeting monthly but meeting bi-monthly for the first few months; meetings will take place on a Thursday at 6 P.M. Upcoming dates/times: Feb 8 at 6:00 P.M. Feb 22 at 6:00 P.M. Mar 8 at 6:00 P.M. Mar 22 at 6:00 P.M. Apr 12 at 6:00 P.M. Apr 26 at 6:00 P.M. Misha Goodman will reserve rooms in the ICPL for the above meetings. Lisa Drahozal Pooley and Misha Goodman will work on finding a way to send automatic reminders for the meetings with Outlook. -Attendance expectations: All agreed that two consecutive unexplained absences will result in a vote by the board as to whether to allow that member to remain on the Task Force. -All agreed that staff, members of the Task Force, and invited guests will sit at the table during meetings; welcome visitors will sit peripherally. -All agreed that we will have public comment after each issue. I -The Task Force determined that overpopulation was the most important issue at hand and could be addressed from four directions: I) codes, 2)license, 3) spay/neuter, 4) commercial. The Task Force used the S.W.O.T. method (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) to evaluate the current overpopulation situation. Strengths: . . . . . . . . . . State requirements concerning sin of shelter animals More awareness in the community Volunteer base Concept offeral Educated community FACF, JCHS Activists Some vet support Money (UNASH, FACF, MICCIO) City Council Weaknesses: . Ag state . Mindset that animals are livestock or property . No insurance/vet cost . Education to various cultures . Space/personnel limitations . Bum out/stress . Commercial . Misconceptions/myths . No low cost sin Opportunities: . Spay Iowa . Grants . Jurisdiction . Meaningful vet support . Resources out there to connect with and mine . Task Force to fix problem! Threats: . Commercial . Breeding . Ignorance . Breed restrictions . Not enough sin . Outside animals brought in to county 2 -For the next meeting: ./ Read Iowa City Code and 28E Agreement ./ Misha will provide information on fees ./ Pat Farrant will research sin programs ./ Teresa Kopel will research the commercial aspect ./ Lisa Drahozal Pooley will research codesllicenses in CR/DM/Big Ten cities and other cities similar in size and nature to Ie Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. 3