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STATEMENT
11/15/16
Over the past week, I have been disheartened at the rhetoric, comments,
statements, and expressions of hate taking place across the country. Bigotry,
racism, sexism, and other isms have made their way into our mainstream media
and show a country more divided than ever. Selfishly, I've viewed these instances
across the nation as "their" problems. However, I'm troubled and honestly angry
that similar comments have been made in our community. And frankly those
comments, expressions, statements, and rhetoric will not be tolerated.
We are a progressive community.
We are an inclusive community.
We value our diversity.
A threat to one of us is a threat to us all and I will do everything in my power to
ensure this community remains inclusive and a safe place for those who reside here
and for all who enter.
The 2016 election represented a watershed moment in United States history. We
understand that Iowa City residents have strong and passionate viewpoints on all
sides of the political spectrum relating to its outcome. We encourage all residents
to engage in respectful thoughtful dialogue. We also understand that many have
questions about the direction of future federal policy on a host of areas ranging
from immigration to civil rights of minority groups. While we cannot predict what
the federal government will do, we can clearly express our City's values through
the Iowa City Council.
We celebrate our community's diversity, and welcome all residents who live here,
regardless of their national origin, color, religion, sexual orientation, or gender
identity. We strongly condemn any political rhetoric, regardless of viewpoint, that
involves threatening, or intimidating language, and encourage community
members to report any threatening, or violent acts to law enforcement and the City
Council. Our community encourages all community members to engage in civil
dialogue, and to resolve their political differences peacefully. In closing, we call
upon all Iowa City residents to stand united with us to uphold the values as
embodied in the Iowa state motto, "Our liberties we prize, our rights we will
maintain!"
Additionally, following our formal meeting, I will ask for councilors' support on
formal resolution to be adopted by our council during the next meeting on
December 6.
Marian Karr
From:
Tom Nixon <fidelmags1979@gmail.com>
Sent:
Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:55 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Do We Have A Flag?
Dear City Council,
I'm a lifelong resident of Iowa City who collects flags and is a student of vexillology in what little spare time I
have available to me, and I listened to a recent episode of the design related podcast, 99% Invisible, where they
were high critical of the bad design found in many municipal flags around our great nation. Well, naturally, that
got me curious so I have a couple of questions:
1. Does Iowa City, in fact, have a flag?
2. If we do, what is it? (And does it commit the terrible design sins that make so many municipal flags suck?
And if it does suck, can we change it?)
3. If we don't, would the City Council be open to accepting submissions for consideration of a municipal flag?
thank you for your time,
Tom Nixon
2902 Blazing Star Dr
Iowa City,IA 52240
507-317-4300
thomas-nixonaa,uiowa.edu
fidelmass l 979(x) m ail. com
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Marian Karr
From:
krsieck@gmail.com on behalf of Kyle Slack <chefkyle@localburrito.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:26 PM
To:
Council
Subject:
Food Truck Pilot
Dear Council,
Thank you for agreeing to support a new food truck pilot for Spring 2017. I personally look forward to working
with you, staff and the DTA, to make sure this is done right, and successful for everyone.
I will stay in touch.
Best,
Kyle Sieck
Kyle Sieck
Owner, Local Burrito Catering
www.localburrito.com
563-241-2857
Marian Karr
From: Nic Arp <arp.nic@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:53 AM
To: Council
Subject: comment food trucks downtown past 10 pm
Dear City Council, (Date)
I'm writing to voice my support for allowing food trucks in downtown Iowa City (not on the Pedestrian Mall)
after 10 pm. I believe that change would make for a more walkable and accessible downtown in the warmer
months, drawing people for something other than bars. Perhaps the City could also sponsor --or at least
encourage --some acoustic buskers as well. Our town is always in need of more and varied non-alcoholic
nightlife, and this could be a great way to use our shared downtown to do so. I do not believe it would adversely
affect brick -and -mortar businesses, which can always adapt to compete as needed.
Thank you,
Henry (Nic) Arp
2843 Brookside Drive
Iowa City IA 52245
arp.nicAgmail.com
319-621-7905
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Marian Karr
From:
mike@mikethayer.com
Sent:
Friday, November 04, 2016 11:58 AM
To:
Council
Subject:
[FWD: Your stance on police striving for positive community outreach]
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Your stance on police striving for positive community outreach
From: <mike(&mikethayer.com>
Date: Fri, November 04, 2016 8:41 am
To: kineslev-botchwav@iowa-citv.ore, LaTasha.DeLoach(a,iowacitvschools.or¢
Cc: Boardaiowacityschools.org, Inulkrab(&co.johnson.ia.us,
bill-campbell(&iowa-city.org, bbedford(d)coralville.org
Dear Kingsley-Botchway and DeLoach,
Your stance on police presence in our community schools is complete bullshit.
There is no other way to describe it. The words 'completely unreasonable' first came to mind,
but it's beyond that.
Area police departments are wanting dialog and positive interaction to alleviate fears, to
eliminate stereotyping, to DEVELOP community relations and what do you do? Unreasonably
poo -poo those efforts. Making matters worse, it seems you've based your stance on the very
false premise that men and women in a police uniform are inherently evil. You've insulted every
hard working law enforcement officer out there busting their proverbial butts to serve the area's
metro community.
You are public officials. Shame on you for calling police uniforms offensive, for questioning
police presence in schools for some un -vetted fear that somebody had a bad experience. More
importantly, shame on you for apparently not even looking to the students themselves for the
positives in these outreach programs before putting your knee-jerk reactions on public display.
Let me sum this up with a question: Banning a positive is your answer to developing
relationships?
Again, that's bullshit.
Mike Thayer
Publisher, Coralville Courier
Marian Karr
From:
Rachel Marek<ramarek@hotmail.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, November 08, 2016 8:44 AM
To:
Council
Subject:
please maintain bike lanes
Dear Mayor Throgmorton,
I voted for you in the last election in large part because of your stated commitment to making Iowa City a more
bike -friendly community. I am asking you to follow through with that commitment for the safety of the children
and adults who bike in Iowa City. I have biked to work since moving to Iowa City in 2007, including through
the winter. I have watched College Street fall apart to its current state of being too dangerous to bike on in the
dark due to large cracks and potholes every block. It is a road that is highly trafficked at all hours by both cars
and bikes and deserves re -paving. For the past year I have biked a different route, to downtown via Market
Street and back via Jefferson Street, pulling my daughter in a trailer to and from daycare as soon as she was old
enough. Large cracks, potholes, and bumps in the pavement in the Market St. bike lane take up enough space
that it is not possible to swerve around them with a trailer. I have watched other trailers jump up a foot into the
air when riding through them, and I'm horrified at the potential for injury. It is impossible to report each
individual crack and pothole with the city's app in a mile long stretch where the bike lane needs
resurfacing. Also under the city's control are the branches, walnuts, roadkill, broken glass, leaves, and gravel
that make the bike lanes unsafe. Can you ask the city to send a street sweeper every few days to clear them out?
Instead of the bike lanes my choices to bike with a trailer are to ride on the sidewalk or ride in the road. Riding
on the sidewalk is slow and creates conflicts with pedestrians, but riding in the street creates conflicts with cars.
Neither option is as good as having safe bike lanes.
I was disappointed by the response I received from the Streets Division after raising my concerns. I do
understand there are competing financial demands, but this is a safety issue that deserves immediate attention. I
also invite you to ride the length of College Street and the Market Street and Jefferson Street bike lanes. Please
maintain them or remove the bike lanes and "sharrows". They give the impression there is a safe place to ride,
where there actually is not.
Thank you,
Rachel Marek
Marian Karr 4f(5)
From:
Feather Lacy (Personal) <flacy@pobox.com>
Sent:
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:14 AM
To:
Council; thinkbicycles@gmail.com; nancy@downtowniowacity.com; Sarah Walz;
boboppliger@gmail.com; Walton, Richard E; Kent Ralston; Geoff Fruin; Chris O'Brien
Subject:
Assessment of the New Bicycle Racks on Washington St, Iowa City
Attachments:
Bicycle-Racks.pdf
To: Iowa City Council; Think Bicycles; Executive Director Iowa City Downtown District; Sarah Walz,
Assistant Transportation Planner Iowa City; Bob Opplinger, Bicyclists of Iowa City Advocate; Rick Walton,
Bicyclists of Iowa City Past President; Kent Ralston, Executive Director Metropolitan Planning Organization of
Johnson County; Geoff Fruin, Iowa City City Manager; Chris O'Brien, Director of Transportation Services
Iowa City
Given that the city will soon be installing new bicycle racks on the 200 block of Washington Street, I offer the
attached assessment of the racks that have already been installed on the 100 block of Washington Street. My
full Introduction and Report is attached.
Feather Lacy
A very experienced bicycle rider
319-621-3159
flac +a obox.com
Introduction
I have used the IC govXpress app more than once to bring the points listed below to the attention
of the Iowa City staff with no positive results. The only responses were either "HANDLED BY
PARKING DEPT" or "all of the bikes in the rack appear to be in good, working/riding condition
& secured. I' come, 1' served."
• The bicycle racks near the Iowa City Public Library and in front of Prairie Lights
Bookstore and the High Ground Caf6 are almost always full. More bicycle racks are,
needed at these locations.
The bicycle rack in the parking ramp on Iowa Ave near the Senior Center is usually full,
and the positioning makes it nearly unusable. It is on an incline, only accessible from one
side, next to an open area so the bicycle can still get rained on and there is only a narrow
sidewalk with no ramp for entrance and exit to the rack. In reality this rack holds only
about 3 bicycles. This sometimes causes bicyclists to park in the hallway that leads from
the ramp to Linn St.
The bicycle rack in the parking ramp on the corner of Dubuque and Burlington Sts, next
to the Old Capitol Mall, is heavily used. This rack is on an incline with one end of it on
the storm drain. The incline makes it difficult to secure a bicycle and often times the area
is wet and muddy because of the storm drain. Bicycles have been stolen from this area in
the past, yet when the rack is full there is no other fixture in the area where one can
secure their bicycle. This rack needs to be moved to an area away from the storm drain,
and more bike racks added, more like the nice area that is provided for motorcycles.
Given that the city will soon be installing new bicycle racks on the 200 block of Washington
Street, I offer the following assessment about the racks that have already been installed on the
100 block of Washington Street. My report follows.
Feather Lacy
A very experienced bicycle rider
319-621-3159
flacy(&Pobox.com
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Bicycle Racks on Washington St
Because the City of Iowa City has a commitment to improving bicycle friendliness and
infrastructure, please consider the following comments so that the bicycle parking to be installed
on the 200 block of Washington will be better than what is currently installed on the 100 block
of Washington.
The important aspects about the new bicycle racks on Washington St include:
1. Snow Removal
2. Number of bicycles per rack
3. Location
Snow Removal
Many Iowa City residents ride their bicycles in the winter and therefore snow removal is
important. The new bicycle racks on the 100 block of Washington St. are spaced too narrowly
for snow removal. The City's snow -removal garden tractor will not fit between the racks. One
solution would be to rotate each rack 90°. Examples of more adequate bicycle racks for snow
removal can be seen at the UI Library and many other places on campus including the racks on
the west side of Seashore Hall, the south side of Schaeffer Hall, to mention a couple..
Number of bicycles per rack
The new racks on Washington St are spaced to hold only one bicycle per rack. They measure 36"
center -to -center with 33" clearance between each rack. This is space enough for only one bicycle
unless they happen to be to "stick" bikes (bikes with drop handlebars, no mirrors, or baskets).
Below are measurements for several bicycle racks in the Iowa City Area:
• 100 block of Washington St 36" center -to -center, 33" clearance Too Narrow
• The UI (different shape) 36"center-to-center, , 24 & 33 clearance Too Narrow
• Old Court St. US Post Office 30"center-to-center Too Narrow
• New MidWestOne Bank 40"center-to-center, 37" clearance Getting Better
• Hy -Vee North Dodge near liquor store 43 %2" c -to -c; 42"clearance Good
• Washington St Parking Ramp 47" center -to -center; 44"clearance Best
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Conclusion:
If Iowa City can clean out the snow from the current arrangement, then the racks should be
spaced with a minimum of 47" center -to -center with 4411clearance. Note, this is only an
increase of 11" from the current arrangement. Otherwise the racks should be rotated 90° more
like those of the U of Iowa with minimum of 44" clearance between each one.
Location
More bicycles can access each rack if they can enter from both sides. The new racks on
Washington St are bounded by either the street (those on the corner of Washington and
Clinton) or the planters. This severely limits the number of bicycles that can be parked in
each rack.
• The rack location should not force bicycle riders to have to cross the street to reach their
desired destination.
Additional Notes:
Many bicycles that park in Iowa City have straight handlebars rather than drop handlebars. A
quick survey on bicycles parked downtown on Sunday, Oct 9`s at one bicycle rack showed:
• 1 bicycle with drop handlebars and no mirrors. Handlebar width measured 19 %z"
• 5 bicycles with straight handlebars and no minors. The handlebar widths measured 22",
24 %:", 25", 25" and 27"
• 1 bicycle with straight handlebars and mirrors. Its handlebar width measured 23", but
with the mirrors the width measured 31".
The new bicycle parklet installed at comer of Washington and Dubuque is said to provide
parking for 40 bicycles. Given the information above, that number is unlikely. The parklet was
chosen "for its unique and imaginative look that showcases Iowa City's bike -ability, as well as
its functionality to create additional safe, convenient bike parking in downtown Iowa City," and
while some additional parking will be added, when the city counts the number of bicycle parking
spaces it provides, a dose of reality tells us that the number is highly inflated. Thirteen to fifteen
bicycles is a more realistic number.
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Marian Karr 4f
From: Tim Weitzel <tweitzel.email@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 12:13 PM
To: Wendy Ford; Council
Subject: Regarding TIF review and Affordable Housing in Riverfront Crossings.
In March, 2007, I wrote this at the request of Jeff Charis-Carlson for a piece in the Press -Citizen. I find it is still
relevant.
The Near South Side holds great potential for Iowa City's future. The council -approved 1992 Near South Side
Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan recommends high density residential use intermixed with intensive
commercial use as infill around existing public buildings. This is a practical concept. Placing a greater number
of people at the center of our community will increase efficiencies in transportation, community services, and
will stimulate the central business and cultural districts. This new period of growth offers an exiting opportunity
to build transportation routes going beyond traditional "streets" where cars and trucks predominate.
Redevelopment should facilitate transportation and I hope the city and developers will cooperate to follow the
redevelopment plan's recommendations for integrating pedestrians and bicycles in a multi -modal transportation
scheme that emphasizes foot traffic and mass transportation.
I know I am not alone in wanting to see exciting, vibrant, and aesthetically pleasing streetscapes in this visibly
prominent portion of our community. Amenities such as small public courtyards, planters, and benches should
be provided throughout the district. There should be careful choice in materials for paving and building design.
Existing historic structures should be identified and preserved. A wide array of housing for all economic
levels—not just the wealthy—should be made available and accessible. Building "tall" presents additional
challenges. Judicious design review by a group of informed individuals—either city staff or citizen review
board—could help integrate new buildings into the existing skyline. To be a forward thinking community that
will lead the way into the future, Iowa City needs to come to terms with its usual way of going about things. If
handled correctly, and with a combined effort of public and private interests, redevelopment of the Near South
Side could initiate more than new growth and could set new precedents in architecture and community design.
Tim Weitzel
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TO ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IOWA CITY,IOWA
OCT 31.2016
TO DIRECTOR JULLIAN CASTRO—H.UD. WASHINGTON,D.C. OBAMA ADMINISTION.
I SUPPOSE THAT ALL THE STUFF I SENT TO YOU PEOPLE DID'T MENA A THING????
I AM NOW ATTHE HOMELESS SHELTER IN IOWA CITY,IOWA, ON MY THIRD MONTH WITH NO PLACE TO
GO, THINK TO THE OWNER OF K.A.C.E.N.A. APARTMENTS. BECAUSE I OBJECT TO BEING HARASSED BY
FOREIGN WELFARE PARISITES FROM AFRICA I NOW AM HOMELESS,WHILE THEY REMAIN IN THERE FREE
LOADERS APARTMENTS. I GUESS COMPLAINTING TO YOU JACKASS'S WON'T DO ANY THING EITHIER??
THE "BLACK'S WELFARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ROBBING PLACE ALL OVER IOWA CITY ARE EXCEPTALE TO
YOU, BUT A VETERAN IS NOT..YOU SUCK JUST LIKE THE REST OF MAGGITES,BUT CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA
FINALLY SAID ENOUGH -BULLSHIT A REFUSE TO GIVE PERMITS TO CONTINUE BUILDING SLUMS IN IOWA.
NOW MAYBE THE COWARDS IN IOWA CITY WILL DO THE SAME..
FAX TO 1ULLIAN CASTRO AT 202-619-8365 OCT 31,2016
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From:
Marian Karr
Sent:
Tuesday, November 08, 2016 1:29 PM
To:
Julie Voparil
Subject:
Selection of Chief of Police #2
From: Carol deProsse [mailto:lonetreefox@mac.comj
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 1:27 PM
To: Council
Subject: Selection of Chief of Police #2
Re -sending because I sent the wrong version the first time. First paragraph makes more sense.
Looks like the choice for IC Police Chief has boiled down to three unacceptable candidates. One is a serial
employment seeker, the one from NC, lists 5 university/college affiliations; he has worked for the same PD for 23
years and is apparently seeking acPhD from California Baptist University as a "Doctor of Public Administration" and
already claims to have a Master's in Christian Education. The other is our very own Troy Kelsey, who has never
admitted any culpability in or stated any remorse for the murder of Eric Shaw.
This is a pathetic group from which to choose our next Chief. I would like to know who the citizens were that
reviewed the applications and I would also like to know what kind of search group would choose these people for
Iowa City.
I understand there will be a general 'meet and greet' for the candidates. Kelsey will be backed by the elite because he's
already on the force and so why have a'meet and greet' when the outcome is known? The other two, when put in a
lump with Kelsey, clearly states that the fix was in for Kelsey from the outset. Plus, remember who Frain chose as his
first choice for Interim Chief, promoting Kelsey with glowing words of praise.
Good reason to Vote for Measure C and put the selection of the PC in the hands of elected officials.
Julie Voparil
Subject:
FW: Selection of Police Chief
From: Carol deProsse [mailto:lor.elreefox@mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016'1n`,53 AM
To: Council
Subject: Selection of Police Chief
Looks like the choice for IC Police Chief h�oiled down to thre/unaccble e candidates. One is a serial
employment seeker, the from NC is Austin from,]iC, who lists 5 lege affiliations. He has worked for the
same PD for 23 years and is apparently seeking a pHd from CaliUniversity as a "Doctor of Public
Administration" who already claims to have aMasters in Christiand the other is our very own Troy
Kelsey, who has never admitted any culpability in or statgd any r murder of Eric Shaw.
This is a pathetic group from which to choose our next Chie ' would like to know who the citizens were that
reviewed the applications and I would also like to know w t land of search group would choose these people for
Iowa City.
I understand there will be a general 'meet and greet' r the candidates. elsey will be backed by the elite because he's
already on the force and so why have a'meet and eet' when the outcoma 's known? The other two, when put in a
lump with Kelsey, clearly states that the fix was 'n for Kelsey from the out[. Plus, remember who Fruin chose as his
first choice for Interim Chief, promoting Kels with glowing words of praise.
Good reason to Vote for Measure C and F6t the selection of the PC in the hands octed officials and move to a
Mayor form of government.
Julie Voparil
Subject:
FW: Correction
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox(a,mac.com>
Date: November 13, 2016 at 7:53:57 AM EST
To: <council(oDiowa-city.org>
Subject: Correction
Council:
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(Date)
I was mistaken when referring to the candidate from Altoona as a job-hopper. I have found out that is
not true and regret having relied on hearsay in my correspondence to you regarding the candidates for
the Chief of Police.
I am sorry I was not able to attend the meet and greet the other night so Troy Kelsay could have
addressed me personally regarding my comments about him in the above referenced correspondence. I
was at the hospital most of the day for a family medical situation and then needed to be at home that
night to provide care.
Carol deProsse
Julie Voparil Late Handouts Distributed
Subject: FW: More questions to ask of ICPD finalists l t 1 I t-{ I 1 k"
From: Joel Gilbertson -White <joelgalbertsonwhite(a junail.com> (Date)
Date: November 14, 2016 at 3:32:57 PM EST
To: <topolicechiefsearchna Iowa-city.or¢>, <geoff-frum(@iowa-city.org>, <council(a,iowa-city.org>
Subject: More questions to ask of ICPD Finalists
Greetings City Manager Fruin and City Council,
I am writing to request that before a final decision is made for ICPD chief candidate, that the City
Manager ask them to respond to the list of stronger questions put forward by the folks at ICPDwatch.us
a ttns://medium.com/(aICPDwatch/nolicing-issues-survey-for-iowa-city-police-chief-finalists-
85a2e69fI2d3#.dk62eguz5)
Any candidate unwilling to answer all of those questions would self-select out. Our police chief will
be responsible for protecting our citizens from the waxing threat of raging hatred in our nation, and I
want somebody who proves entirely prepared for the magnitude of that calling.
If our city is not willing to ask that set of more difficult and more clarifying questions prior to making
a decision, my faith in our representative governance in Iowa City would be hard-pressed to
recover. If a candidate is presented to the IC City Council without these questions being asked, I
respectfully ask you to vote nay, and continue the search.
With gratitude and blessings,
Joel
Joel Gilbertson -White
mobile: 319.930.8032
"If the artist does not create; the world suffers."
-Paul Robeson
"a small change in awareness or perception can create a ripple effect, nudging the aesthetic and emotional life of a whole city in a new direction" -
unlistedbelarade.mrdoress.com
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Marian Karr
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> ``\ �`�
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 4:50 PM \A
To: Geoff Fruin; Council //jj��
Subject: Policing Issues Survey for Iowa City Police Chief Finalists — M.Wgte)
Geoff,
I request that you have all three candidates fill out this more detailed survey so the public can have a better idea as to
their qualifications to be Iowa City's next chief. Thank you.
Carol
https://med i um. com/@ [CPDwatch/ool ici ne-issues-su rvey-for-iowa-city-po I ice-chief-fina I ists-85a 2e69ff2d3#.eovi uO2 pm
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Marian Karr
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Late Handouts Distributed
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 5:11 PM
To: Geoff Fruin
Cc: Aleksey Gurtovoy; joelgilbertsonwhite@gmail.com; Council I
Subject: Re: Iowa City Police Chief Search —kk\ k s-
(Date)
This is not an acceptable position, Geoff. The questions on the City initiated were Bud Lite.
On Nov 14, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin(&iowa-city.or¢> wrote:
Mr. Gurtovoy,
Thank you for taking the time to attend and participate in the event last Thursday. I am glad you
found it informative yet understand your desire to ask additional questions of the
candidates. This is obviously a very important hire for Iowa City and I respect your position that
you would like to have a deeper understanding of the candidates' position on a variety of issues.
For clarification, the questionnaire you are referencing was an initial screening tool intended to
supplement the resume and cover letters that were required to make application for the
position. The candidates also participated in multiple interviews in which their answers to a
number of different questions were scrutinized. Two of those interviews involved
representatives of the community.
We did ask that community feedback from the meet and greet event be submitted by Thursday of
this week. As our background/reference checks wrap up it is important that we have that
feedback in case we feel there is something we need to probe into further before making a
decision. The public can continue to provide feedback on the search via
volicechiefsearch(d,,iowa-citv.org. After my recommendation is made, the public can share their
views with the City Council as they will be asked to confirm the appointment.
At this time, I believe that I will have the information and confidence I need to make a
recommendation to the City Council at their December 6a' meeting. Again, I appreciate your
interest and personal investment in this process.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
PS. I have copied a couple of other individuals who asked similar questions on this
response. Thank you all for reaching out.
From: Aleksey Gurtovoy [mailto:aeurtovo)i@junail.coml
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 8:07 PM
To: Geoff Froin
Cc: PoliceChiefSearchAutoReply
Subject: Re: Iowa City Police Chief Search
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Dear Mr. Fruin,
I appreciated the Nov 10th opportunity to meet and greet the three Police Chief finalists. While
immensely informative, in my opinion this event did not provide our highly educated, engaged,
thoughtful community with enough data to make an informed decision about what candidate is
most qualified to serve and protect our City for some foreseeable future.
I'm aware of the existence of the City -authored questionnaire that each candidate filled out as a
part of their application, but again, that questionnaire is quite generic and doesn't even begin to
cover all of the issues that the finalists were asked about at the meet and greet forum, not to
mention the issues that were left out due to limited forum time.
With that in mind, I strongly urge you to consider asking each finalist to complete the following
much more extensive, well -researched and extremely relevant policing issues survey put together
by a local citizens group "ICPD watch":
Policine Issues Survey for Iowa City Police Chief Finalists (http://bit.lv/ic-
policing-issue-suryey)
I also ask that you give Iowa City residents more time for providing feedback based on the
results of this survey.
If for some reason you decide against doing so, I'd appreciate an explanation of the specific
reasons behind such decision.
Thank you so much,
Aleksey Gurtovoy
4362 E Court St
Iowa City
Marian Karr
From: Geoff Fruin Late Handouts Distributed
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 8:55 PM
To: 'Dieterle, Caroline M'; Council 1
Subject: RE: Choosing a Police Chief
Caroline, (Date)
Thank you for your email and feedback on the selection process and finalist candidates. While I can understand and
appreciate your desire for more information on the candidates' positions on various topics, I do believe I will have
sufficient information to give me the confidence to make my selection and forward it to Council. I will review the videos
that you have linked in your email.
The multiple interviews that the candidates participated in were not taped and thus are not available to the
public. Throughout the recruitment I have endeavored to bring the public into this process. Public input helped shape
the recruitment brochure, which impacts the type of candidate that will apply for the position. Members of the public
also helped conduct interviews and then the public was offered a chance to ask the questions most important to them.
Through the process I have learned a great deal about each candidate and as we complete background checks and
review feedback I feel I will be able to confidently recommend a candidate to the Council.
Thank you again for your engagement in the process.
Geoff
From: Dieterle, Caroline M [mailto:caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 6:34 PM
To: Geoff Fruin; Council
Subject: Choosing a Police Chief
Geoff and Council:
I think almost everyone locally is interested in the selection of the new Chief. Whomever is chosen is likely to
be in the position for a long time, which makes the choice crucial in view of the several issues surrounding law
enforcement in Iowa City. Please do not be too hasty to conclude this process.
I do not think that the information that has been made available about the candidates so far is sufficient. It
would be a favor to everyone if the three candidates were asked to respond to the more detailed survey that can
be found here:
httas://medium.com/na)ICPDwatch/policinp-issues-survey-for-iowa-city-police-chief-finalists-
85a2e69ff2d3#.eoviu02nm
The answers should be made public and the deadline to comment/respond should be extended.
Also: if you have not watched this video taken at the `meet and greet', I believe you would find it worth your
time: https://thefourth.co/iowa-city-police-chief-search-nov-l0-public-meet-greet-report-
6e5461 f486c0#.2t2lesvwx
The City government in general has made it plain repeatedly that its overall goal is "transparency". There is no
other current decision that is more deserving of transparency than the choice of Police Chief. Were the
interviews of the three candidates by the search committee taped? If so, may they be viewed?
If I were to make a decision myself on the basis of what I heard at the `meet and greet', I would choose Jody
Matherly. He has had extensive experience in other Iowa Cities, and his answers to questions indicated his
careful preparation on the situation in Iowa City as well as statistics and facts about policing nationally. He also
seemed to be ready to listen and to be quite even-tempered and personally comfortable about his abilities.
Rich Austin would be my second choice. He appeared to be a capable person with a reasonable outlook.
Troy Kelsay is to be commended for his willingness to stay in Iowa City and try to be the best possible officer
he can be. But I would not appoint him Chief for two reasons: fust, he appears to be more highly strung and
volatile, which can be a problem for someone who is in charge of a department; second, promoting from within
in an organization in which interrelationships and prior history are so much a part of the picture is always risky,
and also does not provide the same opportunity for importing new ideas and methods that hiring from outside
does.
Sincerely,
Caroline Dieterle
Late Handouts Distributed
Marian Karr
From: Lauren Haldeman <haldeman.lauren@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:24 AM S
To: Geoff Fruin; PoliceChiefSearchAutoReply; Council
Subject: Police Chief Search in Iowa City (Dati
Dear Mr. Fruin,
I appreciated the Nov 10th opportunity to meet and greet the three Police Chief finalists. While immensely
informative, in my opinion this event did not provide our highly educated, engaged, thoughtful community with
enough data to make an informed decision about what candidate is most qualified to serve and protect our City
for some foreseeable future.
I'm aware of the existence of the City -authored questionnaire that each candidate filled out as a part of their
application, but again, that questionnaire is quite generic and doesn't even begin to cover all of the issues that
the finalists were asked about at the meet and greet forum, not to mention the issues that were left out due to
limited forum time.
With that in mind, I strongly urge you to consider asking each finalist to complete the following much more
extensive, well -researched and extremely relevant policing issues survey put together by a local citizens group
"ICPD watch":
Policing Issues Survey for Iowa City Police Chief Finalists (http://bit.ly/ic-policing-issue-suryevl
I also ask that you give Iowa City residents more time for providing feedback based on the results of this
survey.
If for some reason you decide against doing so, I'd appreciate an explanation of the specific reasons behind
such decision.
Thank you so much,
Lauren Haldeman
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Marian Karr
From: Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:55 AM
To: Geoff Fruin
Cc: lonetreefox@mac.com; joelgilbertsonwhite@gmail.com; Council
Subject: RE: Iowa City Police Chief Search h I I , W.
(Date)
Dear Mr. Fruin,
Thank you for replying to my inquiry regarding the ICPD Watch policing issues survey for police chief finalists
(hn://bit.ly/ic-policing-issue-suryey. It took me some time to deconstruct your reply, but if I understood you
correctly, you are saying that:
1. You believe that you personally do not need to know the answers to the questions in the referenced
survey in order to choose between the three finalists and proceed with a corresponding recommendation
to the City Council.
2. Consequently, you personally don't feel the need to hear the feedback from the Iowa City community at
large regarding the candidates' responses to these questions.
3. Generally speaking, you feel that the Iowa City community at large has had enough chances to learn
about the candidates because two of the candidate interviews "involved representatives of the
community".
4. Overall, you feel that this is your decision and that you already did enough to give the public a chance to
weigh in.
It would be an understatement to say that this mindset is extremely condescending, not to mention short-sighted.
While the City Manager is not an elected position, you have just as much responsibility to ensure that your
decisions reflect the interests of the city population at large rather than your personal preferences as any of the
council members. If you truly believe that you can represent the interests of our community on this immensely
important appointment without knowing the answers to the questions in the aforementioned survey and without
giving Iowa City residents more time to reflect on these answers and provide feedback, you are ill-suited to be
in charge of this process.
Before you point out that the City Charter unambiguously gives you the sole power to appoint the chief of the
police department, yes, I'm well aware of that fact. It does not negate my statement above. Your attitude on this
issue does bring up the urgency of revising this and other powers given to your position, which Iowa City voters
can do. The aftermath of this theater of a transparent process will make it an easy case to make.
Thanks,
Aleksey Gurtovoy
4362 E Court St
Iowa City
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 5:09 PM Geoff Fruin <Geoff Fruin > wrote:
Mr. Gurtovoy,
Thank you for taking the time to attend and participate in the event last Thursday. I am glad you
found it informative yet understand your desire to ask additional questions of the
candidates. This is obviously a very important hire for Iowa City and I respect your position that
you would like to have a deeper understanding of the candidates' position on a variety of issues.
For clarification, the questionnaire you are referencing was an initial screening tool intended to
supplement the resume and cover letters that were required to make application for the
position. The candidates also participated in multiple interviews in which their answers to a
number of different questions were scrutinized. Two of those interviews involved
representatives of the community.
We did ask that community feedback from the meet and greet event be submitted by Thursday of
this week. As our background/reference checks wrap up it is important that we have that
feedback in case we feel there is something we need to probe into further before making a
decision. The public can continue to provide feedback on the search via
uolicechiefsearchna,iowa-city.org. After my recommendation is made, the public can share their
views with the City Council as they will be asked to confirm the appointment.
At this time, I believe that I will have the information and confidence I need to make a
recommendation to the City Council at their December 6s' meeting. Again, I appreciate your
interest and personal investment in this process.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
PS. I have copied a couple of other individuals who asked similar questions on this
response. Thank you all for reaching out.
From: Aleksey Gurtovoy [mailto:agurtovoy@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 8:07 PM
To: Geoff Fruin
Cc: PoliceChiefSearchAutoReply
Subject: Re: Iowa City Police Chief Search
Dear Mr. Fruin,
I appreciated the Nov 10th opportunity to meet and greet the three Police Chief finalists. While
immensely informative, in my opinion this event did not provide our highly educated, engaged,
thoughtful community with enough data to make an informed decision about what candidate is
most qualified to serve and protect our City for some foreseeable future.
I'm aware of the existence of the City -authored questionnaire that each candidate filled out as a
part of their application, but again, that questionnaire is quite generic and doesn't even begin to
cover all of the issues that the finalists were asked about at the meet and greet forum, not to
mention the issues that were left out due to limited forum time.
With that in mind, I strongly urge you to consider asking each finalist to complete the following
much more extensive, well -researched and extremely relevant policing issues survey put together
by a local citizens group "ICPD watch":
Policing Issues Survey for Iowa City Police Chief Finalists (http://bit.ly/ic-
policing-issue-survey)
I also ask that you give Iowa City residents more time for providing feedback based on the
results of this survey.
If for some reason you decide against doing so, I'd appreciate an explanation of the specific
reasons behind such decision.
Thank you so much,
Aleksey Gurtovoy
4362 E Court St
Iowa City
Marian Karr
From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 6:33 AM
To: Aleksey Gurtovoy Late Handouts Distributed
Cc: Geoff Fruin; joelgilbertsonwhite@gmail.com; Council
Subject: Re: Iowa City Police Chief Search 11 ��sklb
GREAT letter, Aleksy. (Date)
On Nov 15, 2016, at 1:55 AM, Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovovna.pnail.com> wrote:
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Dear Mr. Fruin,
Thank you for replying to my inquiry regarding the ICPD Watch policing issues survey for
police chief finalistst(_gp://bit.ly/ic-policing-issue-surveyl. It took me some time to deconstruct
your reply, but if I understood you correctly, you are saying that:
1. You believe that you personally do not need to know the answers to the questions in the
referenced survey in order to choose between the three finalists and proceed with a
corresponding recommendation to the City Council.
2. Consequently, you personally don't feel the need to hear the feedback from the Iowa City
community at large regarding the candidates' responses to these questions.
3. Generally speaking, you feel that the Iowa City community at large has had enough
chances to learn about the candidates because two of the candidate interviews "involved
representatives of the community".
4. Overall, you feel that this is your decision and that you already did enough to give the
public a chance to weigh in.
It would bean understatement to say that this mindset is extremely condescending, not to
mention short-sighted. While the City Manager is not an elected position, you have just as much
responsibility to ensure that your decisions reflect the interests of the city population at large
rather than your personal preferences as any of the council members. If you truly believe that
you can represent the interests of our community on this immensely important appointment
without knowing the answers to the questions in the aforementioned survey and without giving
Iowa City residents more time to reflect on these answers and provide feedback, you are ill-
suited to be in charge of this process.
Before you point out that the City Charter unambiguously gives you the sole power to appoint
the chief of the police department, yes, I'm well aware of that fact. It does not negate my
statement above. Your attitude on this issue does bring up the urgency of revising this and other
powers given to your position, which Iowa City voters can do. The aftermath of this theater of a
transparent process will make it an easy case to make.
Thanks,
Aleksey Gurtovoy
4362 E Court St
Iowa City
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 5:09 PM Geoff Fruin <Geoff Fruin > wrote:
Mr. Gurtovoy,
Thank you for taking the time to attend and participate in the event last
Thursday. I am glad you found it informative yet understand your desire to ask
additional questions of the candidates. This is obviously a very important hire for
Iowa City and I respect your position that you would like to have a deeper
understanding of the candidates' position on a variety of issues.
For clarification, the questionnaire you are referencing was an initial screening
tool intended to supplement the resume and cover letters that were required to
make application for the position. The candidates also participated in multiple
interviews in which their answers to a number of different questions were
scrutinized. Two of those interviews involved representatives of the community.
We did ask that community feedback from the meet and greet event be submitted
by Thursday of this week. As our background/reference checks wrap up it is
important that we have that feedback in case we feel there is something we need
to probe into further before making a decision. The public can continue to
provide feedback on the search via policechiefsearch(a),iowa-citv.org. After my
recommendation is made, the public can share their views with the City Council
as they will be asked to confirm the appointment.
At this time, I believe that I will have the information and confidence I need to
make a recommendation to the City Council at their December Oh
meeting. Again, I appreciate your interest and personal investment in this
process.
Best,
Geoff Fruin
City Manager
PS. I have copied a couple of other individuals who asked similar questions on
this response. Thank you all for reaching out.
From: Aleksey Gurtovoy [mailto:agurtovoy@junail.com
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 8:07 PM
To: Geoff Fruin
Cc: PoliceChiefSearchAutoReply
Subject: Re: Iowa City Police Chief Search
Dear Mr. Fruin,
I appreciated the Nov 10th opportunity to meet and greet the three Police Chief
finalists. While immensely informative, in my opinion this event did not provide
our highly educated, engaged, thoughtful community with enough data to make
an informed decision about what candidate is most qualified to serve and protect
our City for some foreseeable future.
I'm aware of the existence of the City -authored questionnaire that each candidate
filled out as a part of their application, but again, that questionnaire is quite
generic and doesn't even begin to cover all of the issues that the finalists were
asked about at the meet and greet forum, not to mention the issues that were left
out due to limited forum time.
With that in mind, I strongly urge you to consider asking each finalist to complete
the following much more extensive, well -researched and extremely relevant
policing issues survey put together by a local citizens group "ICPD watch":
Policing Issues Survey for Iowa City Police Chief Finalists
(http://bit.ly/ic-policing-issue-survey)
I also ask that you give Iowa City residents more time for providing feedback
based on the results of this survey.
If for some reason you decide against doing so, I'd appreciate an explanation of
the specific reasons behind such decision.
Thank you so much,
Aleksey Gurtovoy
4362 E Court St
Iowa City
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From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:49 PM i (I
To: Geoff Fruin; Council 1 1
Subject: Immigration (Date)
This is probably the most important question that we should have an answer to from our three finalists for
Police Chief. Trump is vowing to start deporting 3 million or more people as soon as he sits on the throne.
Please show up tonight and express your concern about this. Remember the pastor deported in the last year,
leaving wife and children behind. He lived in Iowa City.
In your opinion, should local police take part in immigration enforcement? Why?
Julie
Subject: FW: Brief interview opportunity - solid waste code amendments
From: Hirsch, James F [mailto:james-hirsch@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 4:26 PM
To: Council
Subject: Brief interview opportunity - solid waste code amendments
Hello,
1111
09)
My name is James Hirsch and I am a sophomore studying Journalism, Sociology, and English at the University of
Iowa. I am currently working on a public affairs story for one of my journalism classes (JMC:2010) about the
amendments to City Code Title 16, Article 3H (solid waste codes) that were adopted during the 11/1 city council
meeting. I was wondering if I could perhaps meet with a council member and talk about the amendments and what
exactly was meant by the note stating "staff requests expedited action" at the end of item 11 on the agenda. We could
discuss this in person or via phone or email; whatever you find works best. I also saw that it was passed 7-0, so I
believe I could talk to nearly any of the council members. It would be great if we could talk before Thursday, 11/17,
but the sooner we could touch base the better.
Feel free to reach out for any clarification you might need on this project.
Thank you for your time,
James Hirsch
i ames-hirsch(a)uiowa.edu
816-799-4734
From: Tobias Epstein [mailto:toeps2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:42 AM
To: Council
Subject: Cell phones and recycling
Dear city council,
I'm a student at Southeast Junior High School. I'm worried about trash produced from cell phones. I think that the
city should find a way to recycle cell phones to reduce the space they take up in landfills and the damage they can do
to the environment.
First of all cell phones are comprised of a battery, antenna, circuit board, LCD (liquid crystal display). These
components are made up of very valuable materials like copper, plastic (oil), fiberglass, platinum and even gold. Cell
phones are a `gold mine' of materials. These materials are non renewable resources meaning some of them will not
come back to our earth for millions of years. If phones are recycled we can get all of the resources back.
One suggestion is to provide a recycling bin for all residents of homes in the Iowa area where technology components
like cell phones, tv's, computers, tablets and other tech like items can be recycled and sent to a technology recycling
center. They are then sorted and some are taken apart by hand others by machine. This will create jobs which is a plus
in our current time. The valuable resources can then be sold. If enough people participate, there should be a profit to
be made.
I hope you consider my suggestions and warnings.
Sincerely Tobey Epstein.
Sources:
Ramirez, Ainnisa. "Where to Find Rare Earth Elements." PBS, PBS, www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nexUphysics/rare-
earth-elements-in-cell-phones/.
"New Life for an Old Cell Phone." PsycEXTRA Dataset, doi: 10. 1 037/e511182006-007.
"How Cell Phones Work." HowStuffWorks, 14 Nov. 2000, electronics.howstuffworks.corn/cell-phone6.htm.
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: agenda
From: Katrina Wolfe [mailto:kawol2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:45 AM
To: Council
Subject:
Dear Iowa City Council,
Cell phones and other electronics are gold mines for rare metals but only about one percent are recycled. I think that
to increase the amount of cell phones recycled you should let people recycle them in their blue bins.
When cell phone are thrown away they just sit in landfills where they leak and heavy metals like cadmium, lead,
nickel, mercury, manganese, lithium, zinc, arsenic, antimony, beryllium, and copper can pollute any near by water
and soil. When the metals build up in the soil they can enter the food chain and might cause health problems. For
example the lead in the phones can give lead poisoning and cadmium one of the most dangerous substances can hurt
humans and animals who ingest it. Also lithium can burn when exposed to water and that can cause underground fires
that are very hard to put out. If everyone recycled their phones then we could avoid all of those problems.
Cell phones are made of a circuit board, an antenna, a LCD, a keyboard, microphone, speaker, and a battery. All of
these are made of plastic and and metals. When you mine for these resources used to create the phone such as such as
copper, gold, palladium, and platinum it creates radioactive waste called thorium. Also the metals used are
nonrenewable so we need to save them we are already using them to make to many different things eventually we will
run out. If more people recycled then we could reuse all the metals to make new electronics, jewelry, and to be used in
the automotive industries.
I hope you consider these suggestions,
Kate Wolfe
MARSHALL BRAIN, and JULIA LAYTON. "How Cell Phones Work." HowStuffWorks. N.p., 14 Nov. 2000. Web.
02 Nov. 2016.
Ramirez, Ainissa. "Where to Find Rare Earth Elements." PBS. PBS, 02 Apr. 2013. Web. 03
"New Life for an Old Cell Phone." PsycEXTRA Dataset (n.d.): n. pag. Life Cycle of a Cell Phone. Web. 7 Nov. 2016
VINTAGETECH. "What Materials Are Cell Phones Made up Of? - Vintage Tech Recyclers." Vintage Tech
Recyclers. N.p., 06 Feb. 2014. Web. 03 Nov. 2016
Activists Recycling to Fight 'e -waste' Tribune East Valley Tribune. "Activists Recycling to Fight `e -waste'." East
Valley Tribune. N.p., 25 Apr. 2005. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: This is a big problem with cell phones since most previous owners keep their's after they are do
using them
From: Zach Piker [mailto:zapik2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:09 AM
To: Council
Subject: This is a big problem with cell phones since most previous owners keep their's after they are do using them
Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Zach Piker and I am an Iowa City resident. I am 13 and have lived in Iowa City since I was bom. I am a
student at South East Junior High school and I would like to address a serious problem which is about cell phones.
Not just when cell phones are in use, but afterwards as well.
Iowa city residents don't know how to recycle electronics, and the ones that do usually live to far away from the
senior center so they don't bother. I think we can fix this problem by having an electronics collection day maybe,
twice per year.
The problem is that almost all cell phones contain rare Earth metals that are recyclable, but not easily. As I said
previously, the only current way to recycle electronics is to take them to the senior center and most citizens don't live
to close to the senior center. So they don't bother to take them to there to get recycled.
Most citizens just end up either keeping their phone and, all of the rare Earth metals inside of it. Or, they just throw it
away which is worse because that gets rid of the rare Earth metals inside of it. However, if the cell phones and
electronics were recycled, the rare Earth metals would be able to be used again.
I propose that, just like waste and recyclables, we have an electronics collection day but it would be way less often,
like maybe twice per year. Once after Christmas and once more in the summer sometime. This would allow people to
recycle old electronics that are not in use anymore.
If these electronics are recycled, we wouldn't have to mine for these rare Earth metals anymore. This would decrease
the amount of energy used to mine these rare Earth metals. It would also decrease the amount of energy and
greenhouse gas emissions from factories. It would also decrease the amount of gas emissions and energy used to burn
electronics in landfills.
Sincerely,
Zach Piker
Sources:
Writer, Contributing. "Mobile Phone Manufacturing Process." EHow. Demand Media, 2015. Web. 09 Nov. 2016.
<http://www.ehow.com/how-does 5318078 mobile-phone-manufacturing-nrocess.html>.
Ramirez, Ainissa. "Where to Find Rare Earth Elements." PBS. PBS, 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
<httn://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/rare-earth-elements-in-cell-phones/>.
Elements." PBS. PBS, 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2016. <http://www.pbs.org/wQbh/nova/next/Thnics/rare-earth-elements-
in-cell-phones/>.
"City of Iowa City." Electronic Waste. 2016 City of Iowa City, 2016. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
<httl2s://www.icgov.org/ewaste>.
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: How running shoes affect the environment and what we can do.
From: Kyden Hotka [mailto:kyhot2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:51 AM
To: Council; Taylor Schlicher; Chelsea Sims
Subject: How running shoes affect the environment and what we can do.
Kyden Hotka
1908 G st.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 333-4379
kyhot2l @icstudents.org
November 9,2016
Iowa City Council
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA
Dear Iowa Council,
Hi, I'm Kyden Hotka and I'm an 8th grader at South East Junior High School. I've lived in Iowa City for 5 years and I
was doing a research project on how running shoes affects the environment and how we can make production
cleaner.
There are many components to making the running shoe; there's the tongue, midsole, insole, outsole, foxing heel, toe
box, and more. One of the main resources that are used to create these parts is called ethylene vinyl acetate(or EVA)
and it's a nonrenewable source; and that's just making the separate materials.Then manufacturing companies then
have to put the shoe together. The gases that are released from the factories are causing global warming.
Now the reason I'm telling you this because I think you can try to convince the larger corporation's like Nike and
Adidas to re -use the EVA material in their shoes by using The Green max Densifier. This machine recycles
Styrofoam and EVA material by compressing the material into a new product. By using this machine you can lower
the amount of pollution that's coming from production factories.
I hope you consider my proposal because it will make the earth a healthier place to live.
Sincerely, Kyden Hotka
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: Life cycle of a Shoe
From: Jayden Freeman [mailto:jafre2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:10 AM
To: Council
Subject: Life cycle of a Shoe
Dear Iowa City Council,
Hi, I've been doing this project for a couple of days on the life cycle of a shoe. What I've found is that about 300
million pairs of shoes are thrown away each year in landfills where they take 30 to 40 years to decompose according
to the U.S department of Interior. This is why I'm proposing that the Iowa city council have the recycling system for
shoes that was created at the University Innovation Manufacturing and Construction.
The system process first requires metal pieces like eyelets to be manually removed, after that it's put into the machine
where it grinds the materials in the shoe into tiny fragments were its sorted by the material of the shoe. Next is the
cyclonic separation process where a tornado like vortex picks up all the small fragments in the chamber and transfers
them through a tube at the top, while the heavier fragments sit at the bottom.
Then it goes through the "zigzag" section where light blows of air blow the lighter materials go to the side where they
get pushed to receptacles, allowing the heavier materials reach the bottom. Finally they enter a sieve like screen built
into a table that vibrates allowing smaller fragments to fall through. By the time it gets to the end it's organized into
four piles leather, foam, rubber, and other materials which can be recycled.
This is a great option since it would save lots of resources to use for other things. Also its most important part
ethylene, is mostly made by oil which is a nonrenewable resource that takes millions of years to form and every day
the number of oil depletes. This is why we have to save everything made from oil or other materials that aren't
renewable. I hope you take my advice on this topic into consideration and the damage that's happening because of
manufacturing goods that use depleting resources.
Sincerely,
Jayden F.
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: Shoe Recycling
From: Ian Roller <iarol2I Aicstudents.ora>
Date: November 10, 2016 at 11:28:01 AM CST
To: <Council(a)iowa-city.org>
Subject: Shoe Recycling
Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Ian Roller, I am an 8th grade student at South East Junior High, and in our science
class, we are finding new ways to recycle various objects. I am here to talk to you about how we could
recycle running shoes.
I think that if you put a price on the return of shoes like you do with bottles, people would be a lot
more open to give back their shoes for recycling. According to Britannica, running shoes are usually
thrown away after they get too small, not after they get broken, even with the option to give them to a
second hand store like Goodwill. If people had more options that could give them incentive to recycle
them, I feel like this idea could have some leeway on the topic.
Another idea I have is that if you set up certain places that could take shoes and they could grind
them up and use them for turf on playgrounds or basketball courts. If that happens people who find a
lack of things to do, they could find some old shoes they don't wear and give them over to people that
grind them up, and in the process, it would save the community money buy not needing to spend
money on turf. All they would need to do is grind up the shoes.
In conclusion, I believe through some changes to our community, I think that this problem could be
nothing more than a memory.
Sincerely,
Ian Roller
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: Save The Planet
From: Sydney Nunnally <svnun2l (a icstudents.org>
Date: November 10, 2016 at 11:26:19 AM CST
To: <CounciI Q,iowa-city.org>
Subject: Save The Planet
Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Sydney Nunnally I am a student at South East Junior High and today I'm going to be
talking to you about how running shoes are ruining our city. Did you know that the midsole of a shoe
sits in a landfill for over 1,000 years.And here are a few ideas we could do. We could have a shoe box
kinda like curbside recycling but, for shoes.And we could have a person kinda like a trash dude but,
instead a shoe dude and we could donate to the homeless. And how we have a food bank we could
have a shoe bank I guess and people can come and get shoes and we could send out gift bags with
shoes.
I believe that we should do this because, putting shoes into a landfill is killing our planet. And if we
did curbside running shoes recycling we could save our earth. You may say that nobody going to want
to do this. However, we don't know that unless we try. You might also think how are we going to be
able to do this well I have an answer. The government could start a group of people who could put this
into action.
Sincerely,
Sydney Nunnally
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Subject: FW: How you can make a difference about Fleece Clothing
From: Sonja Liebig [mailto:sonli2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:02 AM
To: Council; schlicher.taylor@iccsd.kl2.ia.us; Chelsea Sims
Subject: How you can make a difference about Fleece Clothing
Dear Council,
I am an 8th grader at South East Junior High. We think that using and producing more fleece jackets and clothing will
benefit our environment, here's why. We pollute our environment way too much and we are just leaving it up to the
future to fix it for us, but the future is going to do the exact same thing. Fleece jackets are a great way to upgrade our
environment because even though it is just one step, it can take us far in helping the future.
Fleece clothing can be made out of recycled PET bottles which are harmful to our environment. But if we make the
PET bottles into fleece clothing we are helping our environment a lot. Fleece clothing does not need to be thrown out
because it can be washed and then reused. Fleece can be passed through families and generations and it is taking the
harmful PET bottles out of the environment which is a good thing.
Using recycled PET bottles is also super useful to helping our environment because the energy to make polyester out
of PET bottles is way less than the energy needed to make other polyester clothing items. So really, using recycled
PET bottles is helping our environment by using less energy and polluting less. Also polyester fleece is very
comfortable and many people like wearing it such as astronauts and deep sea divers.
We think that if you are trying to help our environment, which everyone should, you should try to buy recyclable
material like polyester fleece. Patagonia is a really great company for having recyclable and reusable materials and
clothing. It is just super simple to check the tag and see whether or not it is a beneficial material for our environment.
So in conclusion, just checking to see if it is a recyclable material can benefit our environment so much.
Sincerely,
Sonja Liebig
8th Grader
South East Junior High
Sources:
"Polyester Fleece." How Polyester Fleece Is Made. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2016.
"Petroleum." Britannica School, Encyclopeedia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/276386.
Accessed 9 Nov. 2016.
"Wool." Britannica School, Encyclopwdia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/277788.
Accessed 9 Nov. 2016.
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Subject: FW: agenda
From: TKius Orr [mailto:tkorr2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:08 AM
To: Council
Subject:
Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Tkius Orr and I'm an 8th grader at Southeast Junior High. I've lived in iowa City for 8 years.
I have been researching plastic bottles. I have learned that they are bad for the environment.
There are many recycling bins downtown, but not enough in neighborhoods or in parks. To increase the number of
plastic bottles that get recycled, I think that Johnson County should put more recycling bins in neighborhoods and
parks. Wherever there is a trash can, there should be a recycling bin.
I think it will help the environment because plastic bottles won't sit in landfills for hundred of years and the toxins
won't get in the air when they try to burn it. Recycling bins will also keep plastic from getting in the water and
harming the animals.
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Subject: FW: Tire Recycling
From: Melanie Tran-Duong [mailto:metra2l@icstudents.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:26 AM
To: Council
Subject: Tire Recycling
Dear Iowa City Council,
We would like to propose an idea on the topic of tire recycling in Johnson County. We would like every automobile
company in Johnson County to be required by law to recycle their used tires. The way the recycling would be done is
that there would be large dumpster like bins to hold the used tires. The tires would then be collected every month by a
recycling company.
What happens to tires that are not being recycled? Some tires are reused for new purposes like tire swings,
playground, benches, sports practices, and ect. Otherwise the tires are put into landfills. This is a serious problem
because the tires are not biodegradable and they will pollute the earth. They will most likely sit in the landfills longer
than you will live. If they catch on fire, it creates an enormous problem because a lot of toxic smoke.
There are many companies who are already recycling the tires, but we believe that every company should have to
recycle or reuse the tires that they collect. We have spoken to two companies, Tires Plus and Ace Auto Recyclers Inc.,
and they have stated that they recycle their tires and then after that, the companies send the tires to other companies
who melt them down to make new tires or different materials.
Scientists are working on a new type of tire that lasts much longer, they are called Airless Tires. There would then be
less tires in landfills and they wouldn't become a huge problem. If people use the tires there would be less pollution
and less rubber to recycle in the recycling plants. The people would also not have to change their tires so often.
The Airless Tires and our proposal about the recycling bins would create a way for there to be little to no tires in our
landfills. It would mean that pollution is cut down and there are less tires everywhere.
Thank You,
Melanie, Cece, Olivia, and Brian
South East Junior High
"Tire." How Tire Is Made. Advameg, Inc., 2016. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
"City of Iowa City." Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
Library, Iowa City Public, and Class by Iowa City Public Library. "City of Iowa City." Iowa City Landfill and
Recycling Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2016.
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From:
Gabriel Baird <gabai21@icstudents.org>
Sent:
Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:32 AM
To:
Council
Subject:
A Letter From A Concerned Citizen
Letter To The Iowa City Council
My school email is Qabai2I (a,icstudents.org
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Dear Iowa City Council,
It has come to our attention that aluminum cans are very bad for the
environment. In the process of making aluminum cans you have to mine bauxite,
bauxite is not a renewable resource and is very bad for areas in which they are mining.
How they mine bauxite is first they Prepare the mining area, then they mine the
bauxite, then they crush the bauxite, after that the crushed bauxite is shipped and
transported around the world,and finally they wait for the area in which they were mining
to go to back to normal and do it again.The problem with this is that it makes a lot of
noise, it pollutes streams and ponds, it erodes the land, and it pollutes the air.
Recycling cans not only saves the environment but saves energy and the
economy. If you do not recycle aluminum cans it can take several hundred years to
decompose. You can do this by going to a can shed or grocery store and taking the
cans.
People like Bagan Majhi are holding rallies and raising more attention against
Bauxite mining. Because of the noise and the pollution but the only way to stop that is to
keep recycling your cans and bringing them to can sheds. But the problem is that the
locations where you can take your cans are so close to each other that it's a long way to
recycle your cans and instead they throw them away and it spends several hundred
years in the dump and make more pollution and noise.
We thank you for your time and consideration by reading this letter and hope
you can add more can sheds or locations you can take your cans.
Sincerely,
Harley Werderitsch and Gabe Baird
"Aluminum." Britannica School, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016.
school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/272824#196241.toc. Accessed 4 Nov. 2016.
"Aluminum Beverage Can." How Products Are Made. Advameg Inc., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016
"Aluminium Flowchart." Bauxite Mining. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
"Eco -terns: Biodegradable Versus Compostable." / Green Home Library. Green Home, LLC, 1 May 2013. Web. 03
Nov. 2016.
Collective, By Eye Art. "Anti -bauxite Mining Activist Bhagaban Majhi Arrested for Voicing Dissent as Adivasis Fight
Back against Police State i EYEZINE." EYEZINE. N.p., 30 June 2016. Web. 04 Nov. 2016
Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: Recycling
From: Gabriel Etuma <gaetu2l na,icstudents.org>
Date: November 10, 2016 at 11:28:19 AM CST
To: <councilAiowa-city.org>
Subject: Recycling
Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Gabriel, and I am a student from South East Junior High. I have lived in Iowa City, Iowa
for about two years. I have a request that might help people in our community recycle more. I believe
that the city of Iowa City should have more recycling bins in popular areas like downtown and in
parks.
This idea could be helpful because the plastics will pollute our environment and plastic is not
biodegradable, which means over time plastic bottles will just break down into smaller pieces making
it harder to clean up. Plastic is made out oil and there is not an infinite amount of oil in the world so
not recycling plastics will be a waste of natural resources.
That's why I think that the city of Iowa City should have more recycling bins in popular areas like
downtown and in parks.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Etuma
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Subject: FW: We should Recycle
From: Daquan Johnson <dajoh2l (a,icstudents.ore>
Date: November 10, 2016 at 11:25:25 AM CST
To: <Counci1Aiowa-ci1y.org>
Subject: We should Recycle
Dear Iowa City Council,
Hi I'm Daquan, I'm a student at SouthEast Junior High.
I think that neighborhoods need more recycling bins; for example if you go to a park and you look
around you might be able to find a trash can, but chances are you might not see a recycling bin. I think
there should be more recycling bins in more areas so we are not killing the environment.
When you throw away a plastic bottle it take's century for it to decompose. And when it's burned it
releases deadly toxins into the air.
It takes a lot of work to get oil out of the ground to create plastic. You got to find the a rock that holds
the oil, then you got drill into that rock. After they are drilled they are brought to refineries. But this
can and can't be a good thing. The good news is we get more water bottles and things that are made
out of plastic. The bad news is that the more we use the less oil we gather, oil does not come back but
this would take centuries for this to happen so don't be too worried.
The world can have more oil if we do these two things, Recycle, Reuse them, and don't throw them
away. Please make more recycling bins in more areas so we don't throw away things that can be
recycled.
Sincerely,
Daquan
"Petroleum." Britannica School, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016.
school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/353619. Accessed 4 Nov. 2016.
Secrest,Rose "Soda Bottle." How Soda Bottle Is Made, Advameg,2016.02
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Subject: FW: Dear IOWA CITY council, My name is Clifton, I am a student at Southeast Junior High. I think
we should start using recycle bins so that people don't put it in the trash. About 90% of things could
be recycled but are thrown away. For an example, if...
From: Clifton Kelly <clkel2l (q-),icstudents.org>
Date: November 10, 2016 at 11:23:22 AM CST
To: <counci1@iowa-citv.org>
Subject: Dear IOWA CITY council, My name is Clifton, I am a student at Southeast Junior High. I think we
should start using recycle bins so that people don't put it in the trash. About 90% of things could be recycled
but are thrown away. For an example, if you go to a park now you would see a trash bin but not a recycling
bin. We need a recycling bin in every park in Iowa City. I think we should start using the recycle bins because
it is not safe for the environment. If it get thrown it takes time to decompose. And people can't reuse the bottle.
When it burns it releases had toxins when it burns it releases bad toxins. The reasons why i say that is because
people is just throwing away the bottles and that is bad. For the environment
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From: Colton Kollasch <colko2l@icstudents.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 1:57 PM
To: Council Late Handouts Distributed
Subject: 8th grade science
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From: Jack Carrell <jacar21@icstudents.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:12 PM
To: Council
Subject: Cell Phone Recycling Possible ad campaign
(Date)
Dear Council Members,
My name is Jack Carrell and I'm an eighth grade student at South East Junior High. My classmates and I
recently had to do a product on the environmental effects of the disposal and making of various products we
then had to address them to a certain audience (my audience is the city council). I did my project on the
wrongful disposal of cell phones. My claim is that Iowa City should start an ad campaign on how to properly
recycle cell phones .... now I do realize that in my video I never mentioned how to recycle cell phones so you can
recycle them at the Iowa City landfill and recycling center (I had a very nice e-mail exchange with the recycling
coordinator Jennifer Jordan) and you can also recycle them at stores like Best Buy. Now the following video is
my actual proposal and I understand that this is more than unusual and you may not even watch it, but if you do
I thank you for taking time to watch and hopefully consider my proposal. If you want to contact me my school
e-mail is iacar2l (a)icstudents.or¢. Thank You.
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Sincerely,
Jack Carrell
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From: Joanna Rivera <joriv21@icstudents.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:33 PM Late Handouts Distributed
To: Council
Subject: T shirt recycling.
Letter
(Date)
Dear City Council, I am an 8th grade student here at sejh in science and I'm here to inform you of the t
shirts that are polluting our city. First my claim is that, we use clothing everyday in our lives but we don't know
how it's made or how much resources it takes up. One reason why we should do something about t shirts, is that
we use polyester in it and that is related to petroleum, and this is not renewable nor natural. Another reason is,
when shirts are buried in landfills, they not only take up space there, they release ghastly odors and soil
contamination. Also Activists are turning plastic bottles into t shirts to reduce pollution or landfills. The good
thing about shirts and what their made of is that their renewable. The cotton is made out of a plant, so you can
use it again and again. Many people throw out good clothing and this amounts to billions of pounds of clothing
thrown out every single year. Taxpayers had the potential of saving more than 1 billion dollars a year if people
kept their old clothes.And a last reason is that if we burn these clothes, we are releasing greenhouse gases and
may potentially cause climate change or global warming. An easy way to recycle is have a recycling box with a
sign saying shirts only, but that's my opinion and I hope you can consider this. I really recommend that you pay
attention to this situation and find a way to restore all these shirts.
Sincerely,
Joanna Rivera
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From: Corrine Smith <cosmi2l@icstudents.org> Late Handouts Distributed
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:49 PM
To: Council
Subject: Tire Recycling Plants LA\1�
(Date)
Dear Iowa City Council
I am a 13 year old 8th grader that goes to South East Junior High and I am writing you about recycling tires in
iowa.
This a a big problem in Iowa because there are very few tire recycling places at this time, and the tires are
filling up our landfills. In an article by Iowa Department of Natural Resources it states that there are
approximately 700,000 tires filling our landfill. The tires can out of no wear cheach fire and if one tire starts on
fire it might catch the other 700,000 tires on fire and make a huge fire, and the chemicals in the tires will be
released into the air.
Tires are made out of mostly rubber and rubber is recyclable. The tires can be cut up and used for many things
such as a cushioned bottom for playgrounds and rubber basketball courts/ sports places. You can use tires for
playground structures.
The tires can be sent to a recycling plant to be cut up and used for other things. The only problem is the closest
recycling plant is about two hours away from iowa city. I have two solutions for this problem
#1 is that there can be a day like trash that people can put out there tires on the curb and a truck would come a
pick them up and bring them to a recycling plant. Sop that people would not have to drive themselves to the
closest recycling plant.
#2 we could build a tire recycling plant here in iowa city or in another place in iowa. This would make it be
more convenient for the people living in and around that area. The people would be able to bring the tires by
themselves so the city would not need to pick up the tires and drive them to the plant.
This is why I think we should eather have a way for the city to pick up the tires or to build a new plant in/
around iowa city. Thank you for taking your time to read and considering this letter.
Sincerely
Corrine Smith
Bibliography
"Tire." How Products Are Made. Advameg, Inc., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
"Rubber Tree." Britannica School. Encyclopxdia Britannica, Inc, n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016
Bacheschi, Daniel. "A Tire in the Making- Officially." Prezi.com. 2016 Encyclopxdia
Britannica, Inc, 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2016.
"Rubber Tree." Britannica School. Encyclopxdia Britannica, Inc, n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
"Tire Recycling." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
"Environmental Protection." Tires. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2016.
Library, Iowa City Public. "Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center." Iowa City Landfill and Recycling
Center. 2016 City of Iowa City, 2016. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
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Dear Iowa city council,
Erik Jones <erjon2l @icstudents.org>
Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:57 PM
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Hello, I am Erik from South east Junior high and I chose running shoes as my project and how running shoes
affects the planet environmentally.
Running shoes usually have up to 20 parts and the souls are the main part. The souls consist of 2 parts. The
insole is made ethylene vinyl acetate which is a non renewable which means it can't be recycled. Mid sole is
made of foam and the rest is either nylon or artificial suede.
So now that I have explained what the shoes are made out of it. I will say what we should do for the problem
with shoes being very bad for the environment. I think that we should put out bins that are about the size of
recycling bins at every house of neighborhood so people can recycle shoes. If they are able to be recycled they
can being donated to goodwill or give the shoes to a non profit organization that supplies close and food for the
poor.
So if you were wondering what ethylene vinyl acetate it is a material that is taken out of the ground and taken
out of the ground and part of it is oil so it means that they are non renewable. So we are slowly losing those
martrials and it will take millions of years. The shoes is made by Suede and ethylene vinyl acetate mixed
together and put into a mold for the shoe. Then it is blow molded.
So about 20 billion shoes are made a year and and about 300 million are thrown away.
which means they go to the landfill. I know it's very hard to find shoes that are biodegradable but they do exist.
I hope more are being made and put into stores that sell shoes that aren't biodegradable because lots of running
shoes affect the environment.
So in the end the running shoes are very bad for the environment and release lots of pollution. So please start
thinking about donating shoes or making them biodegradable. Thank you for reading my paragraph. Have a
great day and consider my idea.
Sincerely,
Erik Jones
Citations
"Running Shoe." How Products Are Made. Admeg„ n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
"Polyethylene (PE)." Britannica School, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2009.
school.eb.com/levels/hiOVarticle/98896. Accessed 4 Nov. 2016.
"Shoemaking Dictionary of Terms - How Shoes Are Made - The Sneaker Factory." How Shoes Are Made The
Sneaker Factory. How Shoes Are Made - The Sneaker Factory, 27 Feb. 2016. Web. 04 Nov. 2016
@USAgainTweets. "The Shoe Waste Epidemic." 1. N.p., 06 May 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2016
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From: Abigail McCormick <abmcc21@icstudents.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:33 PM
To: schlicher.taylor@iowacityschools.org, schau.elizabeth@iowacityschools.org, Council
Subject: Recycling: Abbie McCormick Period 6
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Dear Iowa City Council,
My name is Abbie. I am an eighth grader at South East Junior High. For the past few weeks,
I have been exploring the effects of not recycling. Currently plastic is the most commonly found
item in the ocean. That means there is more plastic in the ocean than coral reefs, fish, than all
marine life. Also more than one million seabirds are killed each year due to ocean pollution. I
believe we can help fix this.
As of now, in Iowa City, people are not allowed to put their plastic bags in their
curbside recycling bins. They have to drive to the nearest grocery store that supports plastic bag
deposits. It is costing the citizens of Iowa City roughly 12 dollars to be able to put there trash
along with their paper, aluminum, and most plastic recyclables on the curbside for pick up. But
no plastic bags. I believe if plastic bags were allowed to be recycled, like the rest of these
things, the problem at hand could subside a substantial amount
Why is it such a big deal for us to have our bags picked up, or for that matter; recycled at all?
For one it is a huge problem for not only humans but for many other living things we live with
and around. When a bag is not recycled it will be put into a landfill, with the trash it was throw
out with. In the landfill, toxins from inside the bag with leach into the ground polluting ground
water. If the bag takes a different route, the no trash, no recycling route, it will potentially end up
somewhere worse: an ocean, river, forest, animals mouth etc. Here not only do they release the
toxins as mentioned before, but also kill animals. Everything from sea turtles to raccoons have
been and are being harmed by these bags. Suffocation and indigestion are two of the main
ways animals are affected.
I hope that you get a chance to read this letter, and potentially take to mind the effects of first,
not recycling plastic bags, and second, no curbside recycling of plastic bags. Thank you for your
time.
With gratitude,
Abbie
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Subject:
FW: Tire Pollution in Iowa City
From: Ana Koch <anako2l @icstudents.org>
Date: November 13, 2016 at 10:39:22 PM EST
To: <councilAiowa-city.org>
Subject: Tire Pollution in Iowa City
November 13, 2016
Dear Iowa City Council,
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I am a student at South East Junior High, and I have been working on an environmental project about
tires in science class. After researching, I've become concerned about the environmental problem of
tire pollution in Iowa City. When tires aren't recycled properly, they pollute the earth. Tires are also
extremely flammable. When they burn, they release toxic chemicals that pollute the environment. It it a
law that people are supposed to recycle them, but not everybody does. It costs money to recycle tires,
and I think that more people would would if they didn't have a recycling fee.
Tires are made from natural rubber from the hevea tree, and carbon black. The natural rubber is found
as a liquid at the bark of a rubber tree and is called latex. The hevea tree has many vessels in which the
latex flows through. A worker shaves off the bark halfway around the tree, and then the latex comes
out of the vessels and is put into a cup. Carbon black is created when crude oil or natural gas is burned
with small amounts of oxygen. Natural rubber is created when water is taken out of the latex by
spinning it out with centrifugal force, evaporation, or through creaming. Carbon black is then added
and it is diluted with acid. After many hours, l lb or rubber is made for every 3 lb of latex. The rubber
is then shaped into tires using molds.
When tires are no longer used, they are often dumped into fire stockpiles or are just thrown away. Tire
stockpiles are a severe health risk. They can burn for months, releasing toxins into the environment. As
chemicals are released into the air, they fill our lungs as we breathe, poisoning our bodies. The
chemicals are also released into the ground, poisoning our food and water. When fires are recycled,
they can be turned into asphalt, turf, the padding on playground equipment, and other tires. Tires
should not be thrown away because they are not biodegradable or compostable. In Johnson County,
they can be recycled at a recycling center for a fee, or repurposed into other objects.
After calling "Iowa City Tire" and speaking to Mike Brown, I was told that after they change the tires
on someone's car, they ship the tires out to company called "Liberty Tire". "Liberty Tire" is
responsible for properly recycling all the tires sent in from the midwest. Even though the tire
companies in the area recycle them, our problem is people in general. Because of the recycling fee,
people don't always recycle them. More people would want to recycle tires if there was no fee. Having
less tires thrown away would also have less of an impact on the environment. Thank you for your time
and I hope that you take my proposal into consideration.
Sincerely,
Ana Koch
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From: Amari Cookes <amcoo2lAicstudents.org>
Date: November 14, 2016 at 11:02:03 AM EST
To: <counciIAiowa-citv.or¢>
Dear City Council, (Date)
My name is Amari Cookes and I'm an eighth grader at South East Junior High.
I've been studying plastic bottles and how they're bad for the environment. I think there should be more
recycling bins.There are many recycling bins downtown but not as much in parks and neighborhoods.
There needs to be more because when people throw them away they are not biodegradable so then they
just sit there and it can get into rivers and other sources of water when they go to the dump,which
causes pollution.
You can never get rid of plastic bottles but you can recycle or reuse them. When they are recycled they
are shredded into smaller pieces and used to make other things.
That's why i think there should be more recycling bins provides around town. So please consider
placing more around town.
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Subject:
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From: Frida Escorcia <fresc2I (&icstudents.org>
Date: November 14, 2016 at 12:59:40 PM EST
To: <council@,iowa-citv.org>
Subject: Tire Pollution
Dear Iowa City Council,
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Hello my name is Frida Escorcia and I have been living in Iowa city for my whole life (13 years) and I
love I, I have a mom, dad and brother. We don't feel that tires are being recycled right.I want to change
the way we recycle tires because what you would normally do is drive to Liberty Tire and that takes
forever average is like an hour. A lot of people don't have time to do that either because of work or
kids or some people are just lazy to drive. So that's why I want to change the way we recycle tires.
What I was thinking of doing is instead of driving for such a long time. We can just leave our tires left
on the curb of our house and then once a year some people (volunteer;, people who pick up the trash)
can come and pick up the tires and take them to Liberty Tire. That way we can recycle tires so much
easier. Also some tires that might have not gotten recycled can get recycled and won't have random
tires getting burned and having toxic fumes in our beloved city.
Getting more into pollution when tires are burned they have toxic gases and fumes get leaked into the
air and can cause global warming which is not good at all. Tires can rick kids and our own lungs
because of the particles. The tires that are burning can contribute to heart disease and can worsen
asthma. So if we do recycle them properly they can get used for playgrounds and sometimes even used
to make brand new tires.
This is why I think it's better to change the way we recycle tires and I hope that it will persuade you to
do something new and change a little bit of what I have mentioned. Thank you so much for reading
this.
From, Frida Escorcia
Miller, Robert C. '"tire." How Products Are Made. Advameg, Inc, 2016. Web. 03 Nov. 2016.
Natural and synthetic rubber." Britannica School, Encyclopwdia Britannica, 19 Sep. 2016.
school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/276807#207512.toc. Accessed 9 Nov. 2016
This is a student email account managed by the Iowa City Community School District.
Julie Voparil
Subject:
FW: Aluminum Can Recycling
From: Rachel Meehan <rcmeehan124aa.gmai1.com>
Date: November 14, 2016 at 3:28:56 PM EST
To: <councilAiowa-citv.org>
Subject: Aluminum Can Recycling
Dear Members of the Iowa City City Council,
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My name is Rachel Meehan. I am an 8th grade student at Southeast Junior High, and I have been
researching aluminum can recycling.
Based on my research, I believe that people should stop throwing away aluminum cans and recycle
them instead. I think there should be more places to recycle aluminum cans and more redemption
centers in the community.
Aluminum is made out of bauxite, which comes from the earth's crust. About 7% of the earth's crust is
bauxite, mostly found near the equator. Since bauxite is a non-renewable resource, we only have so
much of it in the earth, so once it's gone, it's gone. If people continue to just throw away their
aluminum cans, eventually there will be no more aluminum left to use. Aluminum is not
biodegradable, so it might corrode, but will not compost and will stay on the earth forever.
Aluminum is a recyclable material, so we can turn used aluminum cans into large aluminum ingots,
bikes, airplane parts, and even brand new aluminum cans. If people keep throwing their aluminum cans
in the trash, we will not benefit from reusing all of the used aluminum cans.
If there are more redemption centers to recycle aluminum cans, people might be more motivated to
recycle aluminum cans. If families live far away from a redemption center, they will be more likely to
just throw aluminum cans away. I mean, what is one more aluminum can being thrown away, right?
WRONG.
If we had more places like the Can Shed in our community, more people will start recycling their
aluminum cans instead of throwing them away. We can make a difference. We can conserve our
natural resources and reuse them to make a difference in our community.
Thank you for taking your time to read this!
Sincerely,
Rachel Meehan
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MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 2, 2016
To: City Clerk
From: Darian Nagle-Gamm, Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner
Re: Item for November 15th, 2016 City Council meeting; Installation of a NO PARKING
HERE TO CORNER sign on the northwest corner of North Linn Street and the alley
between East Bloomington Street and East Market Street.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action.
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Install a NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign on the
northwest corner of North Linn Street and the alley between East Bloomington Street and East
Market Street.
Comment:
This action was taken at the request of the Transportation Services Department as the space
does not have adequate dimensions for on -street parking.
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Date: November 4'h. 2016
To: City Clerk
From: Darien Nagle-Gamm; Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner
Re: Item for November 15'h, 2016 City Council meeting: Installation of NO PARKING 8 AM —
5 PM MON — FRI signs on the north side of Killarney Road.
As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council
of the following action:
Action:
Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Install NO PARKING 8 AM — 5 PM MON — FRI signs on the
north side of Killarney Road.
Comment:
This action is being taken as the City received a petition from Killarney Road residents
requesting an 8 AM - 5 PM MON — FRI parking prohibition on the north side of the street. A
formal survey of households indicates a majority (83%) support this change. The survey
response rate was 75%. Parking will remain available on the south side of the street.
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Julie Voparil
Subject:
FW: Protesters blocking 1-80
From: Brent Millis <brentmillisna hotmail.com>
Date: November 14, 2016 at 10:17:09 AM EST
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Subject: Protesters blocking I-80
Hello, I am very concerned that the Iowa City Police Department allowed protesters to block I-80
during a recent demonstration. Not only is it extremely dangerous but motorists were prevented from
traveling freely. What if one of those motorists were in a dire situation? i.e. they need to get to the
hospital... Please explain why this was allowed to happen.
thank you,
Brent Millis
Julie Voparil
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From: mary u maxson <ronmMnaxson ,gmail.com>
Date: November 12, 2016 at 10:43:46 AM EST (Date)
To: <councilAiowa-city.org>
Subject: protests closing I-80
The Press Citizen reported that state troopers and Iowa City police held back traffic on Interstate -80 for
the protesters of November 11.
I would think that it would be the responsibility of our police to protect the rights of the protesters, but
also protect the rights of the drivers on the interstate. Would it not be illegal to stop the flow of traffic
on a national interstate route? Why would the local police assist the unsanctioned closure?
I would surely appreciate a response to this letter and perhaps suggest that it would be question of
importance in the appropriate and lawful acts of the police.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Maxson
1274 Elder Ridge Rd
West Liberty, Iowa
319-627-4418
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Julie Voparil
Subject: FW: Request A Stand Against Racial Hate Crimes
From: Lucy David <lucvdavid.silverli tworks(d,email.com> Late Handouts Distributed
Date: November 14, 2016 at 9:31:56 AM EST
To: <council(&jowa-citv.or¢> _ I 114 I�
Subject: Request A Stand Against Racial Hate Crimes
(Date)
Dear City Council Members,
Although Iowa City is a pleasant place to live, there is still a seething underbelly of hate in this
community. With the election of Donald Trump as president, those who might not have dared publicly
declaring their true natures are doing so all over the country. There have been at least three instances of
hate that I have heard of in Iowa City - a nasty message left on the door of a Sudanese family, a young
man shouting racial slurs from a truck and a racial slur scrawled and bigoted remarks at the
University. Although we, as a city, deal with racial profiling in many areas, this out and out hatred,
this daring to be vile, is very unsettling.
I would like to see the City Council make a public statement that these kinds of behaviors will not be
tolerated in our community. Please make a public stand that says Iowa City is a decent place to
live. Our city has issues to address on many levels but letting outed hate crimes go without a public
statement from your group, is bowing down to the hideous messages of our president-elect. We are,
you are, hopefully better than that.
Sincerely,
Lucy David
Lucy David
lucydavid.silverli¢htworksAgmail.com
319-338-0514
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I am writing to express my dismay at the completely inappropriate response of the Iowa City police to a
troubling incident in which a message --clearly a message of hate and possibly a threat --was posted on the door
of the home of a Sudanese American family. For the responding officer to simply ask the victims to "throw [the
note] away and ignore it" shows a complete lack of regard for the safety of this family and can only work to
encourage other people to post similar messages and threats. Indeed, if this message were posted on the door of
a white person's family, I believe the Iowa City police would have responded differently.
If the Iowa City police cannot be counted on to properly respond to events in which people receive threats, then
who can the people of Iowa City turn to when they feel that their very safety is threatened? I call on the City of
Iowa City to mandate proper training for all police officers so that they can properly respond to these situations
as grave threats and not merely dismiss them as something that does not matter to people affected.
Sam Van Horne
1722 Ridgeway Drive
Iowa City, IA
Marian Karr
From:
Moe Emam <karar80@hotmail.com>
Sent:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:47 AM
To:
Council
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Dear at the City of Iowa City.
As you all know last week one of of our community members has found a hateful note on his door signed
Trump at the end.
the Sudanese community in Iowa city and surrounding are frightened and worried of what is about to come
ahead in the wake of this hateful note. we have kids who goes to school who have been exposed to such attitude
and hate and racial slur from those sick people .Unfortunately, the police response in these matter was weak and
is not up to the seriousness of the incident which jeopardize the safety of all minority groups in the area.
The complain am setting here is that the police officer who took the call showed he has no regard to the safely
of the minority groups in the area, he simply said "there is nothing I can do".
I honestly this type of response from the officer makes me seriously think that the some ICPD officers does in
fact endorse this kind of hate message or at least he has no regard to safety of minority in the community
for the reasons above we ask you open a full investigation to find out why the police officer did not take t a
report and open investigation. is due to lack of training of the police office or that the police himself is a trump
hate message supporter.if either one of these assumption are the case, then your are obligated to take action.
Regards
Mohamed Ahmed
Sudanese Community,Iowa City
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Marian Karr
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To: Jim Throgmorton; Gillaspie, Hunter
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Mayor,
The City Code does not address conversion therapy. If the Council is interested in exploring a city ban I will need to do
some research to determine if there are any issues with state preemption. I am not familiar with the regulatory scheme
other than to know there is extensive state regulation of the practice of medicine/psychology. It appears from press
reports that the Iowa Board of Psychology recently rejected a petition by the Iowa Youth Advisory Council to adopt an
administrative rule banning the practice. See http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/08/12/iowa-
psychology-board-rejects-conversion-therapy-ban/88640314/; http://www.kcci.com/article/conversion-therapy-ban-
to-be-studied-by-iowa-board-of-medicine/6919135; http://www.Igbtgnation.com/2016/08/iowa-state-board-explains-
vote-banning-conversion-therapy/
Eleanor
Eleanor M. Dilkes
City Attorney
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Email: eleanor-dilkes@iowa-city.org
Phone: (319) 356-5030
Fax: (319) 356-5008
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From: Jim Throgmorton
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 9:54 PM
To: Gillaspie, Hunter
Cc: Eleanor M. Dilkes
Subject: RE: Conversion Therapy Ban
Dear Hunter Gillaspie,
Let me check with our City Attorney to learn what our City Code currently stipulates with regard to conversion therapy,
and then get back to you.
ELEANOR, could you please let me know whether additional legislation would be required to achieve the objectives
Hunter Gillaspie states, or whether our current Code would be sufficient. If additional action would be required, the
Council would have to discuss in a work session whether it wants to move in that direction.
Mayor Jim Throgmorton
Iowa City City Council, At -Large
From: Gillaspie, Hunter [hunter-gillaspie@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 1:30 PM
To: Kingsley Botchway; Rockne Cole; Terry Dickens; Susan Mims; Pauline Taylor; John Thomas; Jim Throgmorton
Cc: Finn, Sean; Solon, Daniel
Subject: Conversion Therapy Ban
Hello Iowa City City Council Members,
My name is Hunter Gillaspie, and I am a student at the University of Iowa and a resident of Iowa City. I am also the Vice
President of Delta Lambda Phi fraternity, the University of Iowa's first and only historically progressive and queer
inclusive fraternity.
As an active member of the LGBTQ community, I have long been aware of the fight to end conversion therapy. I have
followed the efforts of my fellow community members that have attempted to lobby various political and medical
groups in the state of Iowa. While such efforts have been beneficial in making the issue known to those in power, they
have so far been unsuccessful in producing regulations that protect LGBTQ individuals in Iowa from the damaging and
traumatic practice of conversion therapy.
I recently stumbled across an article with news that Cincinnati, Ohio had recently become the first city in the nation to
ban conversion therapy. A few days later, I learned that Seattle and Miami had also banned the practice within their city
limits. Upon additional research, I discovered that 5 states as well as Washington D.C. have also imposed similar bans. I
have linked both articles as well as a guide to the status of conversion therapy regulations throughout the nation at the
end of this email.
In the wake of last week's election results, which have invoked a sense of fear and despair from the LGBTQ community
across the nation, I think it would be worthwhile to consider adopting a ban on the harmful practice of conversion
therapy in Iowa City. I believe that the power to make change as individuals and as communities is more important now
than it has been in recent times. I also believe that banning the practice of conversion therapy in Iowa City would
bestow a great sense of safety and security upon the LGBTQ community of Iowa City, and that it would contribute to a
resounding statement that America's cities will not accept the discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ platform that we are now
faced with as a result of the recent elections. Iowa City and the University of Iowa have been at the forefront of
pioneering LGBTQ rights and human rights as a whole since its inception, and I see this as a way to continue that
progressive legacy.
I am emailing you to to see what my next steps would be in order to go about making this a reality for the people of
Iowa City. I am willing to take this issue to a city council meeting should you see that be the best option moving forward,
and I would appreciate any guidance in what exactly you would like me to bring to the meeting should you see that to be
fit. I have also contacted members of the University of Iowa's student government, and I am confident that we could get
them to consider endorsing the city wide conversion therapy ban, should you agree to take up the issue. In addition,
Delta Lambda Phi and the other undergraduate queer student organizations are prepared to raise awareness of the
issue among the campus community, and to rally the student body in support of this regulation.
Any thoughts you have would be much appreciated. Let me know what you're thinking!
Here are the links to the articles I referenced previously:
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therapy/>
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therapy_us_57a0f440e4b08a8e8b5fcf77>
Seattle Bans Gay Conversion Therapy I Huffington Post<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seattle-conversion-
therapy_us_57a0f440e4b08a8e8b5fcf77>
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Seattle Bans Gay Conversion Therapy Five states, the District of Columbia, Miami and Cincinnati have also banned the
widely discredited practice.
Movement Advancement Project I Conversion Therapy Laws<http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-
maps/conversion_therapy>
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NOTE: These laws prohibit licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting minors to harmful "conversion therapy"
practices that attempt to change their sexual ...
Hunter Gillaspie
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University of Iowa I Class of 2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
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Assistant I University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Student demands for a safe environment against bullying harassment and discrimination
Students of the Iowa City Community School district need and deserve a safe environment to learn, grow, and
thrive. Recent events including racist remarks and attacks on students of color and religious minorities have
failed to be addressed properly by our current faculty. We the students of West High and City High demand
that the following principles are implemented and that actions take place to address these incidences of racism
and xenophobia inhibiting our right to a safe and supportive environment for learning.
Immediate Demands:
1. Clear support from faculty and administration must be shown and a statement made against
bullying and harassment. Students do not currently feel safe at school. This disrupts our ability to
learn and participate fully in our education. We must see and hear renewed commitment from our
teachers and administrators that bullying and harassment will not be tolerated. We see this as vital to
our ability to feel safe again in our schools and regain trust in the adults in our learning environment.
2. Teachers and administrators must enact the provided procedure when an incident has
occurred. In the past several days, students have come forward to report acts of violence, bullying,
and harassment not just in our school but across the nation. These reports have been met with a lack
of belief and have garnered no disciplinary actions against students who committed such acts. The
school faculty and administrators have guidelines and procedures with which to address these acts
(Policy 502.1 and 502.3). We must see administrators and faculty enact these procedures and protect
vulnerable students when they come forward with complaints.
3. Education about the rights of students and the procedures to ensure rights. A show of good faith
from faculty means educating students on their available rights and resources available to protect them
from bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Teachers should spend an amount of time educating all
students on the anti -bullying/ anti -harassment policy and the grievance process so that all students
know the steps to report a complaint.
4. There must be student -led workshops and trainings about diversity. We recognize storytelling and
experience sharing as powerful ways to build empathy and create change. We want the cooperation of
faculty and students to create diversity and sensitivity training in which students schoolwide must
participate in response to nationwide xenophobia, racism, and discrimination.
5. Available mental health counseling and staff must be prioritized. The mental health and safety of
students must be supported and prioritized by the district. Students facing bullying, harassment, and/or
discrimination must have available access to trained and adequate staff to respond.
Demands for Sustained Change:
1. Education for students about our rights. It should be part of practice for all students to know the
procedures about how to report a complaint, trigger Due Process, and begin the Grievance Procedure.
Educational materials must be created and provided for all students.
2. Diversity classes should be added as a required course for graduation for all students. Students
should have to take a diversity training course in order to graduate.
3. Devoted mental health specialists must be made readily available to students. There must be a
mental health professional on staff at each school that is known to students always available and
accessible whom we can seek out in time of need.