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• -ria CITY OF IOWA CITY
- MEMORANDUM
Date: October 24, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, October 17, 2023— 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Dunn, Harmsen, Taylor, Teague, Thomas
Staff: Fruin, Goers, Grace, Platz, Brotherton, Knoche, Ralston, Hightshoe
USG: Le Fevre, Monsivais
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
1. Work Collaboratively with Johnson County and other stakeholders to launch a community
violence prevention effort in close cooperation with local law enforcement
Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith and Johnson County Community Violence
Intervention Coordinator Jes Lang presented a PowerPoint on the following:
Why did this Start in Johnson County?
r 2017-2022 10 out of 12 Homicides: Manner of Death was fatal gun shot wounds
➢ Gun Violence is a growing problem.
➢ Gun related weapons charges —Johnson County
➢ ICPD Street Crimes Unit—Shots Fired Statistics
➢ Murder &Attempted Murder Charges Johnson County
➢ What is Community Violence Intervention (CVI)?
➢ Johnson County CVI Executive Stakeholders Committee
➢ Who is involved in the work of CVI?
➢ Who is the focus of community violence intervention (CVI)?
➢ The Strategy
➢ The Goals/Outcomes
➢ Roles & Commitments from Community Partners
➢ Key Values
➢ What can you do? How can you help?
Individual Council members asked questions. Captain Brotherton of the Iowa City Police Department
provided additional information.
2. Clarification of Agenda Items
No discussion
3. Information Packet Discussion rOctober 5, October 121
➢ October 5 — No discussion.
➢ October 12
1. (IP4: Pending City Council Work Session Topics) Councilor Dunn requested to add
City Charter discussion to the Pending Work Session Topics list. City Attorney Goers
October 17, 2023
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and City Manager Fruin provided additional information about the upcoming 10-year
review by the Charter Review Commission in 2024. Individual Council members
expressed their views.
Action: A discussion item on the City Charter will be added to the Pending Work Session
Topics list.
5. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates.
Noah Le Fevre, USG Liaison, and Matthew Monsivais, USG Alternate Liaison presented updates.
6. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees
Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions, and committees.
Adjourn 4:47 p.m.