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City Council Information Packet
CITY OF 10"IA CITY July 18, 2024
Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
IP1. Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Miscellaneous
IP2. Memo from Assistant City Manager: 2024-2025 Bow Hunt - Eligible Public
Properties
Draft Minutes
IP3. Library Board of Trustees: June 27
July 18, 2024 City of Iowa City
Item Number: IP1.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
July 18, 2024
Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Attachments: Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
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CITY OF IOWA CITY July 18,2024
Date Time Meeting Location
Tuesday,August 6,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday,August 20,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday,September 3,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday,September 17,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday,October 1,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday,October 15,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Monday,October 21,2024 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD
Hosted by the City of University Heights
Monday, November 4,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday, November 19,2024 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall,Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E.Washington Street
Tuesday, December 10,2024 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
July 18, 2024
Memo from Assistant City Manager: 2024-2025 Bow Hunt - Eligible Public Properties
Attachments: Memo from Assistant City Manager: 2024-2025 Bow Hunt - Eligible Public
Properties
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Date: July 18, 2024
To: City Council
From: Kirk Lehmann, Assistant City Manager
RE: 2024 - 2025 Bow Hunt— Eligible Public Properties
The City's 2024 — 2025 Bow Hunt season will begin September 21, 2024, and end January
10, 2025. The bow hunt is part of the City's Long-Term Deer Management Plan, which
includes a mix of non-lethal interventions, annual urban bow hunts from 2024 through 2029,
and a single year of professional sharpshooting subject to State approval between 2026
and 2029. The upcoming season will be the first of five years of bow hunts, as approved
in that Plan. More information is available at www.icgov.org/deer.
The 2023—2024 Bow Hunt Program results were presented in an annual report available on
the City website at www.ic ov.or !deer. In total, 32 deer were harvested (up from 29 the prior
season). The continued growth was due to the City's active approach by recruiting targeted
property owners in key areas with high deer densities, as recommended by Iowa DNR staff,
and by introducing hunting on a specified public property. However, while the cooperation of
large private property owners was helpful, it is important not to depend too heavily on them
as their participation is entirely voluntary and could change from year to year.
For this reason, City Council approved Resolution 23-243 on September 5, 2023, which
amended the Bow Hunt Program rules to set forth a process whereby hunting could be
allowed on specified public lands. Beginning with the 2024—2025 season, staff shall provide
a listing of City-owned property recommended as eligible for the Bow Hunt Program in the
upcoming season. Unless Council directs staff to place the matter on a future agenda, the
listed properties shall be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program without further Council action.
Increasing the amount of public land participating in the bow hunt is also an expectation of
the Iowa Natural Resources Commission.
For the 2023 — 2024 season, 1150 Covered Wagon Drive was identified as an eligible
property for the Bow Hunt Program. City-owned properties on which staff recommends
allowing hunting for the 2024—2025 include:
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Parcel Number(s) Address Approved
1022402001 1150 Covered Wagon Drive September 5, 2023
0736327001 2510 N Dodge Street New
0735355001 2099 Bristol Drive New
1022353001 & 1027226001 101 McCollister Boulevard New
1026403002, 1026403001, Sycamore Greenway south of New
1025326003, 1025326004, Lehman Avenue
1025326005, 1025351003,
& 1026476009
Appendix A contains maps of properties on which hunting would be allowed this year. The
maps show public access to the properties and the 150-foot area adjacent to homes,
buildings, property lines, and trails in which hunting is not allowed. These properties shall
be publicized by posting the maps to www.icgov.org/deer and by issuing media releases to
inform the public of any City-owned parcels eligible for the Bow Hunt Program.
Note that all the rules and requirements applicable to non-City owned property approved in
Resolution No. 20-213 apply to City-owned property, though hunting would be allowed within
150 feet of parks if authorized by Council, as would be the case for some public properties
listed in this memo. In some cases, adjacent property owners may sign waivers with hunters
to allow them to be closer to property lines than is shown in the maps in Appendix A, so long
as they comply with all Bow Hunt Program Rules. These rules will be posted on the City
website at www.icgov.org/deer.
cc: Lt. Zach Diersen (Hunt Coordinator)
Assistant City Attorney Sue Dulek
City Manager Geoff Fruin
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Item Number: IP3.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
July 18, 2024
Library Board of Trustees: June 27
Attachments: Library Board of Trustees: June 27
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Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
June 27, 2024
1st Floor— Meeting Room D
Regular Meeting - 5:05 PM
DRAFT
Tom Rocklin - President Bonnie Boothroy Robin Paetzold
DJ Johnk—Vice President Joseph Massa John Raeburn
Hannah Shultz-Secretary Claire Matthews Dan Stevenson
Members Present: Bonnie Boothroy, DJ Johnk, Joseph Massa, Claire Matthews, John Raeburn, Tom
Rocklin, Dan Stevenson.
Members Absent: Hannah Shultz, Robin Paetzold.
Staff Present: Elsworth Carman, Anne Mangano, Brent Palmer, Jason Paulios, Angie Pilkington, Katie
Roche, Jen Royer.
Guests Present: Christine Zabala-Eisshofer.
Call Meeting to Order. Rocklin called the meeting to order at 5:05 pm.
Approval of June 27, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda. Boothroy made a motion to approve
the June 27, 2024, Board Meeting Agenda. Raeburn seconded. Motion passed 7/0.
Public Discussion. None.
Items to be Discussed.
Adopt NOBU Budget. Carman said this is requested annually and determines how the library will spend
Board controlled funds. Carman said the Non-Operating Budget (NOBU) is gift money from the Friends
Foundation and money allocated by the State. Carman said the income received from the State has not
yet been determined and he based the estimate on the previous year. Carman said this year the operating
budget will cover half of the full-time position that was previously paid for by NOBU. It took several years
to make this transition and will have a positive impact on NOW funds. Carman noted he requested $6,000
more than anticipated and proposed using unspent direct state aid funds from 2020. Due to COVID-19
the state made an exception to funds being spent in the year received and there is an unspent balance of
$23,000. Raeburn noted Board Book Shelving in the NOBU request and asked what it is. Carman said
board books are for pre-kindergarten readers and tend to be stiff. Matthews showed an example. Carman
said new shelving would allow for a better browsing experience. Mangano said the current shelves weren't
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Public Library,at 379-887-6003 orlenmfer-royer(&kpLorp Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to
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built for this purpose. Pilkington said the veneer on the current shelving is falling off. Carman said the
current shelving doesn't work for very young readers. Rocklin asked if the $23,000 is from State funds.
Carman agreed and said that is the balance of Direct State Aid that was given to the library in 2020 when
an exception was made to have no end date on the spending. Carman said the balance has been held.
Rocklin asked if there is a balance in other gift fund accounts. Carman agreed there was and said
traditionally this has been held for capital campaigns. Boothroy asked when state funds are received.
Carman said October and Royer agreed. Carman said a balance of all library funds will be reported in
September when the fiscal year has ended. Rocklin noted the third issue of The Window in the NOBU
request. Rocklin said one of the functions of that issue is to do an annual appeal. Rocklin asked if it was
possible to state what that appeal generates. Roche shared she considers November through the
beginning of January to be the appeal period. Roche said the timing of The Window influences when
checks come in. Roche said donation envelopes are no longer being mailed out and the return is about
$80,000. Carman said the library is trying to determine the financial and environmental impact of print
mailers. Carman knows $16,300 in the NOBU request will not cover the price of previous mailers that have
been sent out. The library must either do smaller issues or fewer issues of The Window with this budget.
Rocklin said from a financial standpoint they receive a 400% return that is hard to walk away from. Carman
said it is hard to know if it would have the same return digitally only. Carman said in the most recent issue
there were OR codes which linked to full articles. Matthews asked if the OR Code data could be tracked.
Carman agreed it could be. Massa asked what is spent on three issues of the mailer. Roche said the year-
end mailer was $16,000. Pilkington said the summer mailer was quoted at $21,000 for 16 pages or $9,000
for 4 pages. Massa made a motion to adopt the FY25 NOBU Budget request. Johnk seconded. Motion
passed 7/0.
Staff Reports.
Director's Report. Carman thanked the Trustees for having their pictures taken before the meeting,
Carman said Policy 809 Library Use was moved to the August meeting as more time was needed on it.
Carman shared the Finance Committee normally meets in July but will likely meet in August when end of
year finances will be ready to review.
Departmental Reports: Children's Services. Pilkington said the Summer Reading Program is going well.
Matthews asked how attendance is going compared to last year. Pilkington said events have been well
attended and staff are happy with the turn out. Pilkington said staff saw major drop offs in the afternoon
when there would be a big performance in the morning and another event led by staff in the afternoon.
Pilkington said there were break dancers from Des Moines at the library that morning and in the
afternoon and they have had 200 patrons at each program.
Collection Services. Mangano said they have been doing a lot of data clean up.Johnk said it is not
glamourous, but it is a huge deal. Rocklin said Mangano's report was interesting. Matthews asked if staff
were changing the catalog away from Baker Taylor. Mangano said staff are using two catalogs
simultaneously, Baker &Taylor & OCLC, to compare data. Rocklin asked how long the comparison will
run. Mangano said one year to determine what is gained and lost by changing catalogs.
IT. Johnk said the vulnerability test results were great. Palmer said it was a good sign, and the person
testing was very good.
If you will need disability related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting,please contact Jen Royer,Iowa City
Public Library,at 379-887-6003 orlennifer-romr@ic0o%- Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to
meet your access needs.
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Development Report. Roche said it has been a successful year and will have more to report at the end of
the fiscal year.
Miscellaneous: News Articles. None.
President's Report. None.
Announcements from Members. None.
Committee Reports. None.
Communications. None.
Consent Agenda. Johnk made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Boothroy seconded.
Motion passed 7J0.
Set Agenda Order for July Meeting. Rocklin shared the July meeting will have a Strategic Plan
update, the Trustees Annual Report, the MOU Agreement, and departmental reports.
Adjournment. Rocklin adjourned the meeting at 5:24 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jen Royer
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting,please contact Jen Royer,Iowa City
Public Library,at 319-887-6003 or Jennifer-royer(3)4torq Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to
meet your access needs.
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