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Date: January 14, 2008
CITY OF IOWR CITY
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, January 14, 2008, 5:45 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Hayek, O'Donnell, Wilburn, Wright
UISG Rep.: Volland
Staff: Helling, Dilkes, Karr, O'Malley, Hargadine, Rocca, Davidson, Craig
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
BUDGET/FIRE CHIEF 8~ POLICE CHIEF Q&A (IP3 of 1/10 Information Packet)
Police Chief Hargadine and Fire Chief Rocca presented a power point presentation regarding
budget requests (on file).
PLANNING Sz ZONING ITEMS
PCD Director Davidson present for discussion:
B. APPROVING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL FINAL PLAT OF LYN-DEN HEIGHTS, PART III
PHASE I, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA.
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Coalition of Cities -Council Member Wilburn; Mayor Bailey serving as alternate
Board of Adjustment -Karen Leigh
Board of Appeals -Scott McDonough
AGENDA ITEMS
1. (Agenda item # 8 -ordinance amending Title 7, entitled "Fire Prevention and Protection,"
...to provide that fees for false alarms be set by resolution, to clarify when a false alarm fee
is assessed, to eliminate the requirement to submit certain information, and to amend
definitions.) Fire Chief Rocca present for discussion.
2. (Agenda item # 9 -resolution approving and authorizing ....agreement for the administration
of four downtown Iowa City kiosks .... Downtown Association.) PCD Director Davidson
present for discussion. .
Council Work Session
January 14, 2008
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3. (Consent Calendar # 5b(7) -Parks & Recreation minutes) Council Member Correia noted
discussion in the minutes regarding submission of a CAT grant application for the Sand
Lake area and questioned the status of the application. ICM Helling will follow up with staff
and provide a memo on the status.
4. (Agenda item # 4 -Student Citizenship Awards) Mayor Bailey suggested a Council
Member assist her in presenting the awards, and suggested involving Council Members who
reside in the district or neighborhood that the school is located. It was agreed that Mayor
Pro tem O'Donnell would assist in the Lincoln awards and Council Member Wright for the
Horace Mann awards at the formal meeting the next evening.
COUNCIL TIME
1. Mayor Pro tem O'Donnell noted previous concerns regarding additional handicap parking in
front of the Library. ICM Helling stated he had discussed this with Library Director Craig and
she would be taking it to the Board for a recommendation.
2. Council Member Champion re-stated her previous concerns regarding unused commercial
parking on Iowa Avenue and the commercial parking that occurs on Dubuque Street,
Majority agreed to add "commercial vehicle congestion downtown" to the pending list of
items for an upcoming work session.
3. Mayor Bailey requested that the Economic Development Committee meeting packets be
handled the same as all other Boards and Commissions and not distributed in their entirety
in the Council information packet. Majority agreed and asked that any Council action
requested on an application have the application included in the council agenda packet.
4. Mayor Bailey suggested adding an item to each work session agenda to provide for
discussion of upcoming community events and a council presence at each.
• Chamber Banquet (1/17) -Hayek, Bailey, Correia attending social hour
• Housing Summit (1/18) -Correia and Hayek
City Clerk Karr reminded Council to notify her of any function that they would be attending
that will require City registration and/or payments and she would handle the arrangements.
BUDGET/HIRING PRIORITIES
ICM Helling handed out "Budget '09 - Pending Discussion Items".
After discussion, Council agreed to the following Public Safety hiring priorities:
^ Retain 3 new firefighters in the budget for the next three years for a total of 9
^ Retain 2 new Police officers in the FY09 budget and monitor;
not retained in FY10 or FY11
^ Move forward on 5 CEO's (Police) as outlined
Council discussed possible funding sources and agreed to continue discussion next week.
Meeting adjourned 9:10 PM.