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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-17 Council minutes r ^� CITY OF IOWA CITY M E M O RA N D U M Date: September 24, 2024 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, September 17, 2024—4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall Council: Alter, Bergus, Dunn, Harmsen, Moe, Salih, Teague Staff: Fruin, Lehmann, Goers, Grace, Kilburg, Knoche, Havel, Sovers, Nagle Gamm, Bowers, Davies, Ogden, Hightshoe, Kubly, Thul, Gardner USG: Monsivais, Martinez (A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.) 1. Clarification of Agenda Items Councilor Moe requested item 6.d Burlington St/ Hwy 1 Bridge Improvements Project to be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Mayor Teague clarified that unless counselors wanted a separate vote on an item, they could comment on items without pulling them from the Consent Agenda. Moe stated he only wanted to discuss them item and would not request removal. 2. Information Packet Discussion [September 5, September 121 September 5 1. (IP2 — Press Release: Give your input to our Charter Review Commission) Councilor Harmsen asked staff to explain what the Charter Review Commission is and how the public can participate at the upcoming forum. City Attorney Goers provided information. 2. (IP3 - Building Statistics: August 2024) Councilor Harmsen asked staff for a summary of what is included in the report. City Manager Fruin provided information. September 12 1. (IP2 — Work Session Agenda) Councilor Alter asked if other Councilors were interested in evaluating public hunting areas in the Manville Heights vicinity for deer. Councilor Alter also requested to have further discussion on the budget and budget priorities at a future work session, possibly tying in affordable housing finances. City Manager Fruin asked for clarification regarding the topic on evaluating public hunting areas and prioritization. Action: `Opportunities to expand bow hunting opportunities in or around Manville Heights' will be added to the next work session agenda. Staff will prepare a memo outlining options for the City Council to consider. `Affordable housing finances presentation' and `FY 2026 budget discussion' will both be added to the Pending Work Session List. September 17, 2024 Page 2 3. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates. Matthew Monsivais, USG Liaison and Ava Martinez, USG Alternate Liaison presented updates. 4. UNESCO City of Literature update John Kenyon, Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature Executive Director, presented a PowerPoint on who they are, what they do, where the organization is going, and what the designation means. Individual Council members expressed their views. 5. Sister City Organizational Structure Discussion Mayor Teague noted the memorandum from City Attorney Goers which was included in the September 12th Information Packet (IP3). Teague stated the City joined Sister Cities International in early 2024 and has since been in discussions on how to move forward and again noted the memo which outlined the structures of different Sister Cities. Individual Council members asked questions and expressed their views. City Attorney Goers provided additional information. Action: Mayor Teague and Mayor Pro Tern Salih agreed to lead community conversation about sister cities. They will return to the full City Council with their recommended course of action. 6. Review of City grant programs (Social Justice, Racial Equity, Climate Action, Public Art, and Aid to Agencies) City Manager Fruin summarized the memorandum included in the September 12th Information Packet (IP4) which provided details on the City grant programs. Individual Council members asked questions and expressed their views. City Manager Fruin and Neighborhood Services Coordinator Kubly provided additional information. Action: `Review of the Aid to Agencies grant program' will be added to the Pending Work Session List with the potential for that to be a joint meeting with the HCDC. Staff will inform Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) of the City Council's direction to rename `Emerging' to `Non-Legacy' in the context of the Aid to Agencies program. This change can be made effective immediately. Staff will coordinate creation of a shared document that states the purposes of the four recurring grant programs outlined in the September 12th Information Packet (IP4) and provide a 5-year funding history of each grant program. The funding history will contain the recipient, grant amount and purpose (if applicable). Staff liaisons to the HCDC, HRC, CAC and PAAC will provide this document annually to the commissions prior to the start of scoring or deliberations on grant awards. The document is being provided for transparency purposes and is it not intended to be incorporated into scoring rubrics. 7. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees Updates were given during the formal meeting with item 13. Adjourn 5:46 p.m.