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- '�� i MEMORANDUM
Date: May 10, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, May 7, 2024—4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Dunn, Harmsen, Moe, Salih, Teague
Parks & Recreation Commissioners: Aaron Broege, Alex Hachtman, Connie Moore, Brian
Morelli, Rachel McPherson, Caleb Recker, Alex Stanton, Virginia Hayes
Staff: Fruin, Goers, Grace, Seydell Johnson, Baird, Nagle-Gamm, Knoche, Havel, Sovers,
Davies
USG: Monsivais
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
1. Joint Meeting with the Parks 7 Recreation Commission—City Park Pool
Mayor Teague welcomed everyone and asked Parks & Recreation Commission members
present to introduce themselves. Parks & Recreation Director Seydell Johnson and members of
the project team presented a PowerPoint on the following:
Parks & Recreation Director Seydell Johnson:
> Agenda
> Today's Goals
> Meet the Experts: Project Team
➢ Project Goals
Andrew Caputo, Project Manager with Williams Architects:
➢ Existing Conditions Review
o Existing Conditions
o Recommendations
➢ Council Action
Dannie Wilson, Recreation Consultant with Berry Dunn:
> Public Input Summary
o Engagement Methods
o Open House No. 1
o Focus Groups
o How we listened &what we heard
o Who we heard from
o Design Considerations
o Top Amenities
o Pool Entry&Accessibility
o Bathhouse Considerations
Andrew Caputo:
➢ Design Concepts
o Comparison Factors
o Option A— Free Form
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o, Option A Comparison Factors
o Option B—3 Separate Pools
o Option A& B Comparison Factors
o Option C—"L" Shaped Combined Lap &Activity Pool
o Option A, B & C Comparison Factors
o Option D— Replace Pool with separate wading pool (same as current)
o Comparison Factors A- D
o Bathhouse Floor Plan
Dannie Wilson:
D. Open House No. 2 —Summary
Laura Payne, Professor at University of Illinois:
D. Survey
o Background, purpose, and methods
o Survey Methods
o Survey Methods & Data Collection
o Survey Questions
o Preference for Pool Design A, B, C & D— Interests
o Preference for Pool Design A, B, C & D— Ranking
o Response rates and sample description
o Age & Gender
o Race & Ethnicity
o Spatial Spread of Survey Response Across Iowa City
o Demographics: Children Under 18 in the Household (Yes/No)
o Frequency of visiting City Park Pool
o Pool activities engaged in by respondence.
o Interest level of each Pool Design
o Pool Ranking: All Designs
o Open-Ended Questions Themes
o Conclusions— Pool Design A(Favored)
o Open Survey Sample
o Age & Gender—Open Sample
o Race & Ethnicity
o Interest Level of each Pool Design —Open Survey—A
o Conclusion
Frank Parisi, Principal COO with Williams Architects:
➢ Recommended Action
o Option "A" recommended
o Option "B" considerations
o Additional considerations
➢ Next steps
Individual Parks & Recreation Commissioners and City Council members asked questions and
expressed their views. Members of the project team answered questions and Parks &
Recreation Director Seydell Johnson provided additional information.
[Recess to Formal meeting at 5:46pm] [Returned to Work Session at 7:52pm]
2. Discuss City's Utility Discount program
City Manager Fruin outlined the memo from the 5/2 Information Packet(IP3) and gave a history
of the program. Councilors discussed promotion of the utility discount program and other
options to help residents struggling to pay bill. Finance Director Davies provided additional
information. Individual Council members expressed their views.
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Action: The City Council directed staff to increase the percentage discount on the Utility
Discount Program. Specifically, discount on minimum water, minimum sewer and stormwater
charges to increase to 75%. Finance will work to prepare the necessary formal Council action
and plan for any needed adjustments to billing software, website content, pamphlets, etc.
3. Clarification of Agenda Items - None
4. Information Packet Discussion (April 18, April 25, May 21
> April 18 — No discussion.
> April 25 — No discussion.
> May 2—(IP4: Pending City Council Work Session Topics) City Manager Fruin asked for
clarity on future discussion for Historic Preservation Incentives. Individual Council members
expressed their views.
Action: The Pending Work Session List will be amended to add an unscheduled discussion
on historic preservation incentives.
4. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates.
Matthew Monsivais, USG Liaison presented updates.
5. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees
No updates.
Adjourn 8:42 p.m.