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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-16 Public hearing NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Iowa City will hold a public hearing on the 16th day of August, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk; at which hearing the Council will consider a Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of 724 Ronalds Street, also described as Lot 7, Block 12, Original Town, to The Housing Fellowship. A copy of the proposed resolution is on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. KELLIE K. FRUEHLING, CITY CLERK C a-� iv a „ ry Prepared by: Susan Dulek, First Asst. City Attorney,410 E.Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240(319)356-5030 Resolution No. Resolution authorizing conveyance of the property at 724 Ronalds Street. Whereas, the property at 724 Ronalds Street was a nuisance property for many years; and Whereas, the City purchased 724 Ronalds Street at Sheriff's sale; and Whereas, because the condition of the home and out-building on the property were beyond rehabilitation, the City demolished the structures and the property at 724 Ronalds Street is now a vacant lot; and Whereas, the City has received an offer to purchase 724 Ronald Street for the principal sum of $75,400 from The Housing Fellowship; and Whereas, this sale would provide the opportunity for construction of affordable housing; and Whereas, on August 2, 2022, the City Council adopted a Resolution proposing to convey its interest in 724 Ronalds Street, authorizing public notice of the proposed conveyance, and setting the date and time for the public hearing; and Whereas, following the public hearing on the proposed conveyance, the City Council finds that the conveyance is in the public interest. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. Upon the direction of the City Attorney, the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to execute a warranty deed conveying the City's interest in 724 Ronalds Street, Iowa City, Iowa for the sum of$75,400. 2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to deliver said warranty deed and to carry out any actions necessary to consummate the conveyance required by law. It was moved by and seconded by the Resaltition be adopted, and upon roll call there were: ram,, .. W� Resolution No. Page 2 AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Alter Bergus Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Passed and approved this _ day of , 2022. Mayor Attest: City Clerk Approved by City Attorney's Office CJ:7 =w v � r .:.En;itat Late Handouts Distributed CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 5 2 240-1 82 6 (319) 356-5000 I (319) 356-5009 FAX (Date) www.icgov.org City Council Agenda — August 16, 2022 — Regular Formal Meeting Information submitted between distribution of packet on Thursday and 4:00pm on Monday. Late Handout(s): 15. Johnson County Direct Assistance Program — See correspondence from Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Sally Hartman. 16. Removal of Commission member — See correspondence Nicholas Theisen. Kellie Fruehling From: Donna Brooks <dbrooks@johnsoncountyiowa.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 5:29 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Cc: Geoff Fruin; Mike Hensch; Royceann Porter Subject: RE: [External Email] DAP Partnership Proposal g Attachments: We sent you safe versions of your files; Letter to City of Iowa City 8. 22 df RISK Mimecast Attachment Protection has deemed this file to be safe, but always exercise caution when opening files. Greetings, Mayor Teague and City Council Members: Chairperson Porter asked me to share the attached response for your consideration.Johnson County Board of Supervisors and staff appreciate all you do for our residents and community. Sincerely, Donna Brooks She/Her Grants Manager Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 52240 dbrooks@johnsoncountyiowa.gov 319-688-8012 My email address has changed to dbrooks(aiohnsoncountyiowa.pov. Please update your contact list. The Johnson County website is now located at www.Johnsoncountyiowa.pov. From: Geoff Fruin <GFruin@iowa-city.org> Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 12:53 PM To: Board Of Supervisors Office <Sups@johnsoncountyiowa.gov> Cc: Mike Hensch <mhensch@johnsoncountyiowa.gov>; Donna Brooks<dbrooks@johnsoncountyiowa.gov> Subject: [External Email] DAP Partnership Proposal CAUTION This email originated from outside of Johnson County! Do not click links, open attachments or reply, unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the content is safe! Chair Porter and the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Please see the attached letter from Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague on behalf of the City Council. We recognize the requested timeframe is quite tight but hope that you can give it consideration. Thank you for all your continued efforts and for your partnership with this and many other services. Sincerely, Geoff 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY Geoff Fruin UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE City Manager p:319-356-5013 WWW.ICGOV..ORG 410 E Washington St 0 0 0 Iowa City,IA 52240 Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 2 Johnson County BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Royceann Porter, Chairperson Jon Green Lisa Green-Douglass, Vice Chairperson Pat Heiden Rod Sullivan August 11, 2022 Greetings, Mayor Teague and City Council Members: First and foremost, thank you for your partnership and participation in the Johnson County Direct Assistance Program. This collaboration has resulted in household stabilization for our residents and local economic recovery in our community. We are grateful for your support, innovation, and investment, and look forward to sharing additional program impacts with the City. On November 18, 2021, after months of public input, discussion, and consideration. the Johnson County Board of Supervisors invested its $29.3 million State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocation in more than three dozen public improvement projects; $2 million of which was used to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a Direct Assistance Program to provide one-time, $1,400 emergency relief payments to eligible residents. Johnson County spent its $2 million ARPA investment by issuing 1,428 payments. Due to potential W-9, social security number, and 1099 requirements. Johnson County chose not to use Standard Allowance or County general funds for this program to safeguard applicant identity and expand eligibility. To date, Iowa City has funded 472 recipients of Direct Assistance payments, and has been invoiced: • $660,800 in direct assistance payments • $13,957.04 in check processing fees • $53,281.32 in DA Program administration costs_ On August 10, the Board of Supervisors discussed the City's letter of request for Johnson County to allocate additional funds to the Direct Assistance Program to provide payments to the 319 eligible applicants not selected for program benefits_ While the Board supports a continued partnership to fund all eligible applicants and deeply values the contributions made by the City of Iowa City, there was not consensus to defund previously Board-approved projects without due outreach, discussion, and consideration. In an effort to expedite the release of additional payments to the 319 residents not selected under the existing subrecipient agreement, the Board agrees the most efficient and equitable solution is to use funds already allocated to the Direct Assistance Program. The Board proposes the City and County mutually agree to modify program administration terms within the subrecipient agreement to fund all eligible applicants. Johnson County will fund the 319 eligible applicants who reside outside the municipal corporate boundaries of Iowa City and were not selected for program benefits. In order to make this possible, Iowa City will fund 791 recipients and be invoiced an additional: 913 South Dubuque Street • Iowa City, Iowa 52240 • 319-356-6000 • www.johnsoncountyiewa.gov • $446,600 in direct assistance payments • $9,432.83 in check processing fees Our proposed solution carries an increased program administration cost of approximately $25,000. Johnson County will incur this expense and not invoice Iowa City for additional administrative costs associated with funding all eligible applicants. Iowa City is estimated to spend approximately $1.2 million of the $1.5 million allocation. We appreciate your time and consideration, and look forward to your response and future collaboration. Respectfully, Royceann Porter Chairperson Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 South Dubuque Street ♦ Iowa City, Iowa 52240 ♦ 319-356-6000 ♦ www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov I Kellie Fruehling From: Sally Hartman <sallyahartman@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2022 10:37 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Excluded workers g — ; S' a— -- (Date) RISK Dear Iowa City Councilors, Thank you for your work on behalf of Iowa Citians. I write to urge you to address the needs of excluded workers. They work, they send their children to school, and they make purchases here. Why would we want to short them money? One family I know moved last year because their rent went up $1200 a year. The place where they moved also raised the rent $1200 this year. That means the children are attending their third school in three years. Meanwhile the parents' wages have not increased, and their hours have been reduced. Many families are truly challenged economically. I hope you can find the path forward to work with other municipalities and ensure excluded workers are treated with the fairness they deserve. Sally Hartman 826 Roosevelt Street, IC 1 I ( 4 Kellie Fruehling From: Nicholas Theisen <uahsenaa@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022 10:51 AM To: *City Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Vote No to Remove Amel Ali -Ij - �.Z (Date) RISK Dear City Council, I am writing to you in support of Truth and Reconciliation Commission member and chair, Amel Ali, and in strong opposition to the motion to remove her from it. So much of the politics of Iowa City is ruled by spite and petty grievances, and the current situation is no exception.And yet, despite that, Amel is probably the only person I know involved in all of this who has shown time and again how capable she is of seeing past those grievances, of finding the good in people even when they go to great lengths to hide it. Her harsh words,then, never come from a place of anger, but, as far as I have known her, come from frustration and, ultimately, profound compassion. There is a very real divide in this city. You can see it right now. Amel is one of only a few people capable of meaningfully crossing that divide without betraying anyone's trust. Without her, I don't know if that divide can be healed, and by removing her from the commission,you send a clear message that compassion and understanding are only available to those with power and influence. Voting no on the motion is the only correct course of action. By voting yes, you achieve nothing but signaling your allegiance to the politics of enmity. Sincerely, Nicholas Theisen 1 I - Late Handouts Distributed omse• CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (Date) (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org City Council Agenda — August 16, 2022 — Special Formal Meeting Information submitted between distribution of late handouts on Monday and 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Late Handouts(s): 12. Housing Fellowship Grant — See correspondence from Sara Barron 16. Removal of Commission member— See correspondence Natalie Harwood, Michael Moran, Clay Moel. Kellie Fruehling From: Sara Barron <sara@jcaffordablehousing.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:52 AM To: *City Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Ronalds St, Housing Fellowship (Date) RISK **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. Just a quick note of support for the Ronalds St partnership with Housing Fellowship and HBA: We need more affordable rental housing for larger families We need more people trained in the building trades, especially environmentally-responsible practices The Northside will benefit from more economic inclusion Arguments about process, etc, may be genuine and may also be just garden-variety NIMBY-ism. When you get an opportunity like this, say yes! Thanks, all. Sara Sara Barron (she/her/hers) Executive Director Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition www.jcaffordablehousing.org Kellie Fruehling Lat,, D1slr1Lul,,d From: Natalie Harwood <natalieaharwood@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022 4:53 PM To: *City Council - Subject: Vote no to remove Amel (Date) **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Dear City Council, I am writing to ask you to please reconsider the removal of Amel Ali from the TRC. She is absolutely brilliant and irreplaceable.This is the perfect opportunity to use the exact tactics the TRC was created to employ. I hope you vote no on her removal. Her community is behind her. Thank you so much, Natalie **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** i Itp Kellie Fruehling From: michael.moran515DSM <michael.moran515DSM@proton.me> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 7:21 AM To: *City Council; memmert@press-citizen.com Subject: County Supervisor caught lying about origin of controversial podcast, Council will vote on TRC chair tonight at 6 PM Late Handouts Distributed RISK (Date) **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** https://www.reddit.com/r/IowaCity/comments/wpsldh/county supervisor caught lying about origin of/ 1 I (o Kellie Fruehling From: Clay Moel <cmtrojan001@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 1:02 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Amel Ali is an Abuser- Please Read (Date) RISK **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. Hello. I am an Iowa City native/resident and I have personally witnessed Amel sexually and verbally abuse someone close to me. I think it is absurd that she has not already been removed as the leader of the TRUTH and RECONCILIATION commission. Council member Laura Bergus has made a point to say that Amel is guilty of making only 1 mistake... I have a few more incidents in the past 8 months that I would like to bring to your attention. I ask that this personal account of Amel's abuse stays PRIVATE in order to protect the identity of the victim. Back in December of 2021 Amel Ali was at my house to celebrate a "Friendsgiving" and it quickly turned dark when Amel got belligerently drunk and abusive. She repeatedly tried to grab the private parts of her(ex) boyfriend while he was non- consenting. She then became very angry and verbally abusive towards her partner,then left my house in a rage.Amel then drove drunk with her boyfriend in the car.That night, Amel's boyfriend then decided to end their relationship and I picked the victim up and brought him back to my house. Amel was not done though. She then drove drunk to the house that she shared with her boyfriend and stole his dog and continued to verbally abuse the victim through phone calls. It was a terrible night and we were very close to calling the police on Amel. Ever since then,the victim of Amel's abuse as well as the other people involved that night have had to relive that trauma every time Amel pops up in the news due to her hateful speech and behavior. Oh yeah, and the victim of Amel's abuse is also a stage 4 cancer survivor and is continuing his fight to this day.Amel constantly makes the argument of"trauma begetting trauma" and it is more like an BS excuse for her awful behavior. In May of 2022 Amel visited Tate Highschool to speak to students and soon after that, the ICCSD superintendent had to send an email to all parents, apologizing for the sentiments that Amel was voicing to these students. What were these sentiments?She was condoning violence and destruction of property. Has anyone on the council been made aware of this? Is Amel the person that the council &TRC wants to be leading the TRUTH and RECONCILIATION commission?? In July of 2022 Amel goes on a public forum podcast and spews hate speech as well as allegedly admits to driving drunk, showing up to TRC meetings drunk, having sugar daddies (I hope she is not talking about her last boyfriend), and more??? If the true details of these podcasts come out to the public, it will (already has) created a massive controversy in the community.There are a lot of people in the community who would not be surprised to hear that Amel has admitted to these offensive acts. Amel Ali is an adult and she should not be coddled in this situation. She is extremely unprofessional and her right to activism should not come at the expense of abusing others and treating people the way that she treats people. LASTLY, if the council decides not to remove her from the TRC and the victim of her abuse decides to speak publicly about it, how poorly would that be received by the public? Please remove her from the TRC. I have worked with Chastity at NCJC and she is more than qualified to lead the TRC. She is very professional, wise and capable.Amel is a cancer. Enough is enough. -Clay Moel 1