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Home My WebLink About2024-07-25 Info Packet � r City Council Information Packet CITY OF 10"IA CITY July 25, 2024 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IP1. Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Miscellaneous IP2. Civil Service Examination: Animal Care Technician IP3. Civil Service Examination: Housing Choice Voucher Program Coordinator IP4. Civil Service Examination: Public Works Aide IPS. Joint Entities Meeting: July 15 Draft Minutes IP6. Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: July 18 IP7. Human Rights Commission: July 23 July 25, 2024 City of Iowa City Item Number: IP1. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Attachments: Council Tentative Meeting Schedule City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule nil Subject to change CITY OF IOWA CITY July 25,2024 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 OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Civil Service Examination: Animal Care Technician Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Animal Care Technician j Imp CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX wwwJcgov,org July 9, 2024 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination —Animal Care Technician 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 Animal Care Technician. Mareike Pagliai Iowa City Civil Service Commission Rick Wys , Chair Item Number: IP3. CITY OF OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Civil Service Examination: Housing Choice Voucher Program Coordinator Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Housing Choice Voucher Program Coordinator CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East WashingLon Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (3(9) 356-5009 FAX wwwJgov.org July 18, 2024 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Housing Choice Voucher Program Coordinator 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 Choice Voucher Program Coordinator. Carr( Fox Rummelhart Iowa City Civil Service Commission Rick Wyss, Chair Item Number: IP4. CITY OF OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Civil Service Examination: Public Works Aide Attachments: Civil Service Examination: Public Works Aide � r j jW Irl + OQiIr CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa S2240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org July 16, 2024 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Public Works Aide 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 Public Works Aide. Grace Sullivan Iowa City Civil Service Commission Rick Wysg� Chair Item Number: IP5. CITY OF OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Joint Entities Meeting: July 15 Attachments: Joint Entities Meeting: July 15 �� North Liberty � �� IOWA Joint Entities Meeting North Liberty City Hall 3GONorth Main Street Monday,July 7S'2024 Minutes Call to order North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman called the meeting toorder at4:33p.m. Welcome and Introductions Elected officials present included: City of North Liberty- Chris Hoffman,and Councilors Erek Sittig, Paul Park, and Brian Lebold; University Heights - Councilor Stepheny Gahn; Tiffin - Councilor Tim Orris; Iowa City - Councilors Josh Moe, Megan Alter, and Laura Bergus, Swisher - Mayor Julie Persons: Hills - Mayor Tim Kemp and Councilor Cathy Knebe|; Johnsnn County Supervisors - Jon Green and Lisa Green-Douglas, Iowa City Community School District - Board members Molly Abraham, Charlie Eastham, Mitch Lingo, Lisa Williams,and Shawn Eyestone;and City of Coralville- Mayor Meghann Foster and Councilor Laurie Goodrich. CRANDIC Rail Line and Pop Up Metro Upda Mackenzie DeRuo, Greater Iowa City, Inc., and Cady Gerlach, Better Together 2023' provided an update on the Pop Up Metro Project. Kent Ralston, MPOJC, provided an update onthe Rapid Bus Study. The elected officials discussed the reports with DeRou. Gerlach and Ralston. General entity update Mayor Hoffman reported that Emergency Management provided anupdate that severe weather conditions are expected in the next forty minutes. North Liberty updates included the new City Hall,the Centennial Center construction,no Blues and BBO next year,and anupdated bridge over|3OO. Hills has anew awning atCity Hall. University Heights Police Chief Troy Kelsay retired. Chris Akers is the new Chief.University Heights will have L(}3EJ'nnthe ballot. Other Business No other business was offered. Adiournment Mayor Hoff man adjourned the meeting at5:09p.m. POBox 77North Liberty m52]l7 (319)626-5700 north|inenY|vwa»/g �^~/69, Item Number: IP6. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: July 18 Attachments: Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission: July 18 July 18, 2024 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma Harvat Hall, City Hall Commissioners present: Amos Kiche, Cliff Johnson, Chad Simmons, Chastity Dillard, Lauren Merritt. Commissioners on Zoom: Lubna Mohamed, Wangui Gathua, Kayla Rossi. Commissioners not present: Louis Tassinary. Staff present: Geoff Frain. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 7:09 PM Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Merritt read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of minutes from June 20, 2024: Dillard moved, and Johnson seconded. Motion passed 8-0. Next steps for phase three and four: Dillard led the discussion with a recap on what are areas of focus in the last meeting. Kiche shared a potential budget that would offer a new approach to the commission's goals leading to the end of the year. In Kiche's budget it was suggested to focus on groups by race/ethnicity. Dillard mentioned that in previous meetings the commission agreed as a whole to allow the focus for the remainder of the work to be put towards Africans and Black communities. Merritt and Johnson agreed the proposed budget looked realistic and doable for the commission. Dillard suggested using the budget as a loose guide that allows for some changes throughout their work. It was suggested to update the timeline of the budget due to it being late July and leading up to the commission end date of December 2024. Frain offered a suggestion to have both a summary budget that allows for more flexibility and then a more detailed budget that allows the commission a rough guideline for planning purposes. Frain also mentioned that the city is likely to be more interested in the bottom-line number that the commission plans to spend for the remainder of its time. Dillard suggested allocating less funds to space rentals and putting that money towards food and other necessities. Mohamed suggested the Coralville Public Library as a free meeting space. Simmons recommended making a motion for the budget in order to focus on more important issues at hand and then focusing on the smaller details in the budget for a later date. 1 It was agreed that the "miscellaneous" line of the budget would be changed to "report writing, facilitation, and shared services"with a budget of$7,500. Simmons clarified the budget by suggesting doubling the numbers in the budget for special meeting and special event promotion than keeping the amount for community marketing, and putting the remainder $7500 towards writing, facilitation, and shared services, totaling $20,000 for the overall budget. Johnson brought up the idea of using students as interns for the remainder of the commission. From advised against putting out an open call for intems due to government requirements for the hiring process. It was recommended to seek help that would be considered an independent contractor. Simmons recommended Tevin Robbins and Dr. Venise Barry. Simmons suggested prioritizing an event planner within the budget. Kiche asked about the community outreach and engagement specialist that will be hired as city staff through the Office of Human Rights. Johnson asked about the status on commission merch to provide during outreach efforts. Dillard noted that it will be necessary to order more. Dillard mentioned the importance of the subcommittees coming up with a schedule that maps out each committee's responsibilities through the December 2024 end date. Gathua asked if there was an outline of what is left to do and what is expected for the final report. Dillard reported that the tasks at hand are to focus on the report (with Tassinary leading this work and a suggested date of October-early Nov. to get a report to City Council by its December meeting date) and focusing on community engagement(gathering information and showcasing the commissions potential). Gathua suggested a calendar of events with flexible dates and a general overview of what is to be expected. Dillard offered to work with Kiche on cleaning up the budget to better match the evenings discussion. Motion to approve the budget for phase three and four in the amount of$20,000. It was moved by Dillard and seconded by Johnson. Motion passed 7-0. Simmons abstained. Announcements of commissioners: Gathua asked for commissioners to keep Kenya community members in their thoughts as a way to support community members who's home of origin is Kenya as their government faces corruption. Dillard shared the upcoming event National Night Out on August 6t' as an opportunity to table the event. Announcements of staff: None. The meeting adjourned at 7:54 PM. The full meeting video can be viewed at this link. 2 .. a N �. a a N a d N 0 N a N � P-i P-i N d a Q b b � P-i d � a d N a a N � a d � a a a a Z � a � � a a N d 0 H � a � � a a a a M O CJ o z � � a � � a a d a 0 F ° W� a � N C0 M P. �. �. P. P. P. P. � W N A CEJ �CyyQyyQ"J i./ Q ^��]i G� M W � � W W W W [�:=WyJ] W `I F F r F � M a d � a N a a I.: F � x � .. N a � a a a a N P-i � P-i N P-i Q O ti � Q.I 'y N � d a a a �.y .rl yl '� Py � N N N N N N N N � � 0 N7C a � N W M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N ^�� A � N 'O � � � � � Z 'L 7 � � � � Q C.7 � ti � � V1 F �i Item Number: IP7. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 25, 2024 Human Rights Commission: July 23 Attachments: Human Rights Commission: July 23 Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission July 23, 2024 Emma Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Roger Lusala,Jahnavi Pandya, Idriss Abdullahi, Mark Pries,Vianna Qaduora, Elizabeth Mendez Shannon, Kelsey Paul Shantz. Commissioners present via Zoom: Doug Kollasch. Staff present:Stefanie Bowers. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:31 PM. Native American Land Acknowledgement:Abdullahi read the Land Acknowledgement. Public comment of items not on the agenda: Corey Stoglin greeted the commission and shared that he served on the commission in 2007. Approval of meeting minutes of May 28, 2024: Pries moved; and Mendez Shannon seconded. Motion passed 8-0. Correspondence:There is a program being held on Monday,July 30 on Water Rights at the Environmental Education Center from 6-7 pm.The office is also sponsoring a fair housing and disability training on Thursday,July 25 over the noon hour. Updates on Outreach and Engagement by the Police Department: National Night Out is scheduled for August 6 at Christ the King Church and Wetherby Park.The Ready Set School will be held on August 9 and will offer school supplies, dental and eye screenings,vaccinations,and haircuts. Support for a Community Transportation Commission:This item will be discussed at the August meeting date. Palestinian Children's Relief Fund:Qaduora spoke about a local event that will collaborate with different organizations and local businesses, artists, and activists that will be donating ticket revenue to Palestine Children Relief Fund. Qaduora proposed having a commissioner speak at the event or for the commission to have a table at the event.The commissioners discussed the possibility of tabling and what they would need for the event.The discussion was broken up into three topics: having a commissioner speak at the event, representing the commission as a whole at the event(with name, logo, etc.), and tabling at the event. Lusala and Pries expressed their support for having the commission represented at the event. Qaduora shared her reasons for supporting the commission's presence at the event stating it is a matter of universal human rights. Paul Shantz expressed support and stated that the charity mentioned is reliable with their funding going where it is intended.Abdullahi expressed support for the event stating it is a matter of human rights beyond politics. Mendez Shannon shared her support and that there was a call from community members for the commission to show more support on the topic of Palestine.The 1 commission came to an agreement that they would like to be involved in the events. Paul Shantz asked if any commissioners would be available to attend the event in order to represent the commission.Abdullahi and Pries agreed to attend the event and Paul Shantz shared she may be able to join for one of the two days the event will be occurring. Kollasch spoke in support of the commission being present at the event. The commission took a vote and unanimously agreed to be represented at the event. Reschedule September Meeting Date:The September meeting date conflicts with an office sponsored event.The commission moved its meeting date to the following Wednesday, September 25. Schedule a Retreat Date to Revisit the Strategic Plan from 2022:Staff will reach out to the facilitator who assisted on the commission's last strategic plan to see if they are available and if so,what days in times work for them the first weeks of November. Human Rights Awards:The breakfast is scheduled for October 23 at 7:30 am in the Vue Rooftop. Commission Committees' Update: Building Bridges (Paul Shantz, Kollasch, Pandya): Paul Shantz spoke about the committee's communication with the transportation commission effort. Pandya clarified there is a potential future meeting with one of the transportation committee members. Kollasch stated the committee will regroup once they can meet together in person again after personal travel obligations are met. Paul Shantz spoke about her experience tabling at Pride and the change of engagement from morning to afternoon stating there was less traffic later in the day. Reciprocal Relationships (Lusala, Pries,Abdullahi): Pries updated the commission on their outreach efforts to applicants who did not receive the Racial Equity Social Justice Grant. Outreach happened overthe phone with Pries and Lusala calling individuals and asking for feedback.The feedback received was generally positive including gratitude for the call, updates on other funding received in place of the grant, and a request for help filling out the form in the future. Pries suggested possibly assigning a former or current commissioner to the task of helping with grant applications. Lusala shared that the preexisting relationships with the individuals they reached out to helped ease any tension over the discussion. Lusala also shared his suggestion to organizations to reach out to University programs that could help with grant writing/application for future grant applicants. Qaduora asked if the majority of people asking for help were facing a language barrier when applying. Lusala stated that a language barrier was not the problem for the majority. Paul Shantz asked about groups requesting general funding rather than project-based funding and if there was feedback from those organizations asking for general funding. Lusala shared his discussion with one applicant who requested funding for a business start-up rather than a specific project. Lusala provided clarification to the applicant of what is expected in the application and encouraged them to apply next year. 2 Pries also shared some advice he gave during his outreach like providing clarification on the importance of particularity when applying and to avoid the sole use of Al when filling out the application.Abdullahi shared he was unable to participate in the last meeting but values the feedback. Pries and Lusala shared their positive experience tabling for Juneteenth. Lusala suggested providing an informational handout the helps community members understand the commission and their work. Breaking Bread (Mendez Shannon, Qaduora): Mendez Shannon spoke about the Meet and Greet event she and Qaduora hosted. She stated there were attendees who filled out information cards as well as participated in group discussions. Some takeaways from the meeting were community members awareness of the commission,the need for more EBT support(including summer funding),a need to support education in the community and trans rights, and more commission involvement in the community overall,so people have access to the commissioners and get to know them. Qaduora mentioned future Meet and Greets,or similar events should be held in more open, busy spaces where there is more visibility to encourage community engagement. Mendez Shannon stated there was a news station that interviewed them about the event like why they were there and for information about the commission. Mendez Shannon spoke about her experience tabling for Pride stating there was a lot of community engagement and curiosity about the commission and the work they do. Announcements of Commissioners: Pries shared his involvement in a variety of local organizations and committees including the Common Future Committee for the Rotary, Iowa Interfaith Alliance: Faithful Voices for Racial Justice,and Interfaith Alliance: Exposing Christian Nationalism-which is having showings of the movie God in Country on Aug. 25 and Sept. 8. Pries also shared his experience at a Juneteenth prayer services at St.Thomas More Catholic Church and their denial to share the movie God in Country, his involvement in preaching to expose Christian Nationalism at Gloria Day on July 7`h and 14`h and attended the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council. He also shared the shows he had seen including Come From Away, Ugly Lies the Bones, and The Outsider. Abdullahi shared his experience attending a University Cohort where he learned about belief systems leading to emotional reaction and what is happening in between.The talk touched on how to manage these emotions and control the thought process that leads to a physical reaction.Abdullahi also shared his experience visiting the Davenport Recycling Center and learning about the work that goes into the proper disposal of recycled materials. Mendez-Shannon spoke about her experience working with the City High non-profit,The Golden Beakers, that supports students in STEM who need funds to buy supplies.She also attended a fundraising event for the non-profit that was able to raise funds through collected donations during a public singing performance. aduora Shared the work of a local organization called Hope providing aid to those in Gaza including fundraising,telehealth efforts, and providing formula and other baby supplies to those in Gaza. Qaduora 3 also spoke on the organization Iowans for Palestine. Qaduora attended a Public Space One event that displayed young artists'work from different backgrounds and experiences. Qaduora was able to take the Mariam Girl's Club to see the exhibit. Lusala shared his takeaway from Juneteenth and the need for the commission to be more involved in the community. Pandya shared her experience attending a conference in London that spoke about working with children who are displaced or experiencing war/trauma. Pandya also had the opportunity to sit in at an LGBTQ clinic where she learned more about the community. Pandya also did a training for suicide prevention and encouraged others to do the same. Pandya also attended a problem management conference that is a culturally sensitive mental health intervention that pays people to do the training and then train others in their community. Pandya also attended Iowa Summer Writing Festival that included people across the US. Kollasch shared his experience at Pride where he tabled Hawkeye Pride,the LGBT Alumni group,that he is the president of he reported this was the biggest turnout he has seen for Iowa City Pride. Kollasch also shared the San Francisco Gay Men's Choir recent performance in Iowa City and their work providing awareness for how AIDS impacts the LGBTQ community. Paul Shantz shared her work exploring the intersection of mass violence and urban violence and the takeaways that are transformative to her work. She also shared her experience attending meetings in DC that touched on the topic of the global need for peace and how that plays into the role of community leaders. Paul Shantz also talked about her work on disinformation and the conference she attended that touched on the topic of identity-based disinformation through online spaces. Paul Shantz also shared the collaborative event between the Stanley and Filmscene that touches on the topic of tourism and how its impact on the climate, wildlife, and vulnerable communities. Announcements of staff: Staff provided copies of the One Community One Reads selection for 2024, Wastelands:The True Story of Farm Country.The author will be speaking in Iowa City on October 20,from 3-4:15 pm at the Boyd Law School.The book Human Justice was also introduced to commissioners. Adjourned:7:05 pm. The meeting can be viewed at https:Hcitychannel4.com/video.html?series=Local%20Government. 4 § x P4 * x x x x x x x 4 x x x x x w w � \ D x 4 x x < x x x e @ a x x xx x x x = ƒ § \ \ 77 \ * aw ] « ■ e ( ±