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Home My WebLink About2023-04-20 Info Packet I r 1 wo®�W MI � City Council Information Packet CITY OF IOWA CITY April 20, 2023 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IP1. Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Miscellaneous IP2. Civil Service Examination: Associate Planner - Urban Planning IP3. Civil Service Examination: Housing Inspection Assistant IP4. Civil Service Examination: Senior Engineer Draft Minutes IPS. Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: April 6 April 20, 2023 City of Iowa City Item Number: IP1. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 20, 2023 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Attachments: Council Tentative Meeting Schedule City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change CITY IOWA CITY April 20, 2023 Date Time Meeting Location Tuesday, May 2,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday, May 16,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,June 6,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,June 20,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,July 11,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Monday,July 17,2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Johnson County Tuesday,August 1,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,August 15,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,September 5,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,September 19,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday,October 3,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Monday,October 16,2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Iowa City Community Sch Dist Tuesday,October 17,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Monday, November 6,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday, November 21,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Tuesday, December 12,2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street Item Number: IP2. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 20, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Associate Planner - Urban Planning Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Associate Planner - Urban Planning CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (3 19) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org April 10, 2023 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination —Associate Planner— Urban Planning Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby certify the following named person{s} as eligible for the position of Associate Planner — Urban Planning. 1. Madison Conley 2. Olivia Galyon 3. Leon Begay 4. Wael EI Fafi Iowa City Civil Service Commission Chi Ogboko Item Number: IP3. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 20, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Housing Inspection Assistant Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Housing Inspection Assistant CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.rcgov.org April 10, 2023 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Housing Inspection Assistant Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Housing Inspection Assistant. Kimberly Bales Iowa City Civil Service Commission ('A Chi Ogboko Item Number: IP4. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 20, 2023 Civil Service Examination: Senior Engineer Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Senior Engineer CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (3 19) 356-5009 FAX www.1 cgov.o rg April 14, 2023 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Senior Engineer Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Senior Engineer. Bryan Dannen Iowa City Civil Service Commission C/A'S Chi Ogboko Item Number: IP5. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 20, 2023 Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: April 6 Attachments: Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: April 6 April 6, 2023 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall Commissioners present: Chastity Dillard, Wangui Gathua, Marie Krebs, Lauren Merritt, Kevo Rivera, Clif Johnson. Commissioners absent: Eric Harris, Sikowis Nobiss, Mohamed Traore. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Eric Goers, Redmond Jones. Meeting called to order: 7:08 pm. Reading of Native American Land Acknowledgement: Merritt read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of Minutes from March 2, 2023: Rivera moved, and Merritt seconded. Motion passed 6-0. Presentation of ARPA Funds for Inclusive Economic Development: Mayor Bruce Teague introduced Deputy City Manager Redmond Jones's presentation, ARPA Funds for Inclusive Economic Development.Jones outlined City Council's plan to award $4 million of ARPA funds to local businesses and entrepreneurs.Jones estimated, of the $4 million in ARPA funds, $3 million would be spent on physical space and $1 million on support needs. Statements of interests will be due May 1st. Jones encouraged proposals that would produce community connections as well as systematic change within Iowa City. Merritt asked about the possibility of involving the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Jones answered that the appropriate staff would respond to zoning concerns as submissions come in. Merritt inquired about the deadline, questioning if there would be enough time for applicants to submit proposals. Jones answered by clarifying that the proposals are expected to be brief and built upon after submissions. Merritt suggested using an online database for proposal matchmaking. Rivera sought clarification on who would be eligible as well as the number of expected awards.Jones clarified that small businesses would be targeted but could not provide an estimate of projected award amounts. Gathua asked about how small businesses would be defined and asked that the council provide Swahili translations of promotional materials.Jones answered that he would contact Gathua, after the meeting for Swahili translation resources. Jones, in response to Merritt's query about who would be on the review committee, answered that he, Redmond Jones, Mayor Bruce Teague, and Economic Development Coordinator Wendy Ford would compose the review committee. Rivera asked how the program's success would be measured. Jones answered sustainability, systematic chance to the economic ecosystem, and investment recovery would be used to indicate and measure success. Facilitator Services Proposal: City Attorney Eric Goers introduced the consultant agreements and asked the commission for opinions and/or questions. Dillard invited the public to speak. Selena Martin of the Help, Hope, and Love Foundations inquired about the possibility of shrinking the budget by employing locally. Merritt asked about liability in the contracts and whether the City's or the Commission's interests would be prioritized. Goers answered that facilitators had not yet discussed this. Merritt inquired about the possibility of a facilitator leaving and how this might play out. Goers answered that addressing the contracts to specific individuals could prevent this. Annie Tucker raised the possibility of subcontracting mediators who might better represent varying demographics on a case-by-case basis. This prompted discussion of funding subcontractors through reallocating funds and approval of subcontracting. Goers clarified that reallocation would require written approval from City Council if the budget was exceeded or if Phase 3 were to be implemented. Goers also clarified in response to Gathua's prompting that subcontracting would be covered by the current contracts if they were referenced individually. Gathua and Krebs asked Tucker to clarify how subcontracted mediators would be paid within budget. Tuckers clarified that mediators would be paid from the mediation fund if the costs exceed the budget. Selena Martin requested clarity on phases. V. Fixmer-Oraiz outlined the first two phases. The Commission approved the contracts. Goers projected the contracts would be seen by the council in the coming month of May. ICCSD Elementary School Performance Incident: Krebs mentioned meeting with Laura Gray, Executive Director of Diversity & Cultural Responsiveness, and Carmen Gwenigale, Director of Curriculum, and noted their enthusiasm in proposing solutions. Commission Announcements: Rivera condemned recent anti-trans legislation is Des Moines and urged the commission to embrace intersection ality.Johnson thanked everyone involved in the first Iowa City Golden Gloves Tournament and promised to be more available to meet with community members after nationals. Gathua sent support to Kenya in response to increasing violence at anti-government demonstrations and encouraged community members who want to get involved to contact her. Gathua also encouraged inquiries about her upcoming trip to Zambia on which she will be joined by other Grand Canyon University faculty. Gathua acknowledged Good Friday, Passover, and Ramadan. Dillard thanked those who attended a fundraising event at Shakespeare's Pub and Grill as a part of a campaign to fund summer camp for local children. Adjourned: 8:34 PM. City Board and Commission meetings are recorded and can be viewed in their entirety by visiting this link. AD HOC TRUTH&RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2023 (Meeting Date) TERM 1/5 1/19 2/2 3/2 4/6 4/20 5/4 5/18 6/1 6/ NAME EXP. Dillard 6/23 P P P P P Gathua 6/23 A P P P P Harris 6/23 P P P P A Johnson 6/23 P A P A P Krebs 6/23 P P P P P Merritt 6/23 P P P P P Nobiss 6/23 P A P P A Rivera 6/23 P A P P P Traore 6/23 P P P A A KEY: P = Present A =Absent