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Home My WebLink About2025-02-13 Info PacketCity Council Information Packet CITY OF IOWA CITY Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IP1. Council Tentative Meeting Schedule February 18 Work Session IP2. Work Session Agenda IP3. Pending City Council Work Session Topics February 18 State of the City Address IP4. Annual State of the City Address Miscellaneous IP5. Memo from City Manager's Office: Housing Information IP6. Civil Service Entrance Examination - Mechanic II - Transit February 13, 2025 IP7. Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker III - Wastewater Collection IP8. Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker II - Wastewater Treatment Draft Minutes IP9. Climate Action Commission: February 3 February 13, 2025 City of Iowa City Item Number: IP1. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Attachments: Council Tentative Meeting Schedule L City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule _4 & m Subject to change 4h.;N CITY OF IOWA CITY February 6, 2025 Date Time Meeting Location Tuesday, February 18, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:00 PM State of the City 410 E. Washington Street 6:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, March 11, 2025 4:00 PM City Conference Board Meeting City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall Work Session 410 E. Washington Street 6:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, April 21, 2025 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting Iowa City CommSchool District TBD Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, May 20, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, June 3, 2025 4:00 PM Work session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, June 17, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, July 8, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, July 21, 2025 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting City of Coralville TBD Tuesday, August 5, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, August 19, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 16, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, October 7, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, October 20, 2025 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, October 21, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, November 3, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, December 9, 2025 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 February 13, 2025 Work Session Agenda Attachments: Work Session Agenda Subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office 356-5041 If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this program/event, please contact Kellie Grace at 319-356-5041, kgrace@iowa- city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Iowa City City Council - Work Session r s Agenda �;; lat� Work Session"�'�� February 18, 2025 - 4:00 PM CITY OF IOWA CITY Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street www.icgov.org City of Iowa City Land Acknowledgment can be found at: icgov.org/landacknowledgement Meeting Rules can be found at: icgov.org/meetingrules You can watch the meeting on cable channel 4 (118.2 QAM) in Iowa City, University Heights and Coralville, or you can watch it online at any of the following websites: • https://citychannel4.com/live • https://www.youtube.com/user/citychannel4/live • https://facebook.com/CityoflowaCity 1. Clarification of Agenda Items 2. Information Packet Discussion [February 6, February 13] 3. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates 4. FY26 Budget Discussion 5. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions, and committees Item Number: IP3. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Pending City Council Work Session Topics Attachments: Pending City Council Work Session Topics i r , �mwa - 4 CITY OF IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE PENDING CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TOPICS February 12, 2025 Currently Scheduled • March 11, 2025: Conference Board 21 S Linn Presentations and Discussion • April 1, 2025: Update from Think Iowa City • May 6, 2025: Comprehensive Plan Update (Joint meeting with the Planning & Zoning Commission) FY23-25 Strategic Plan Action Item Topics Requiring Council Discussion: Explore legal steps to discourage or prevent bad faith and predatory property investors Advance prioritized recommendations in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. Work with partners to undertake significant -scale affordable housing efforts Develop a vision statement for a singular regional transit system with metro Johnson County entities and obtain initial commitments to study a regional system from each entity's elected officials Other Topics: • Discussion of board and commission appointment process • License plate reader technology discussion • Air quality discussion • Alternative crisis response discussion • Historic preservation incentive discussion Note: Some items on the Pending List may require staff research and information gathering prior to scheduling. Item Number: IP4. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Annual State of the City Address Attachments: State of the City Notification Subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office 356-5041 If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this program/event, please contact Kellie Grace at 319-356-5041, kgrace@iowa- city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. City of Iowa City City Council February 18, 2025 - 5:00 PM Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street www.icgov.org 1 P i !—MOM-W ; 4&& ; Q�P CITY OF IOWA CITY City of Iowa City Land Acknowledgment can be found at: icgov.org/landacknowledgement Meeting Rules can be found at: icgov.org/meetingrules You can watch the meeting on cable channel 4 (118.2 QAM) in Iowa City, University Heights and Coralville, or you can watch it online at any of the following websites: ■ https://citychannel4.com/live ■ https://www.youtube.com/user/citychannel4/live hops://facebook.com/CityoflowaCity Annual State of the City Item Number: IP5. a CITY OF IOWA CITY "QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Memo from City Manager's Office: Housing Information Attachments: Memo from City Manager's Office - Housing Information r _..� CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: February 10, 2025 To: Mayor and City Council From: City Manager's Office Re: Housing Information At your October 15, 2024 work session you asked staff to provide you housing related information on a recurring basis prior to each City Council meeting. Staff intends to add to this memo with each Information Packet that is publicly released prior to formal City Council meetings. We welcome feedback on the type of information that you believe will be most informative and useful in your roles as City Councilors. Date Topic Source October 31, HUD Point -in -Time Count: This is a required count Institute for Community 2024 conducted across the country of sheltered and Alliances (ICA) unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on https.//icalliances.org/pit a single night in January. In 2023, the count revealed 160 sheltered and 18 unsheltered individuals in Johnson County. In 2024, the count revealed 159 sheltered and 22 unsheltered individuals in Johnson County. November Housing Choice Voucher Utilization Rate: The HUD Housing Choice 14, 2024 utilization rate refers to the number of housing Voucher Data Dashboard choice vouchers that are under lease as a https://www.hud.gov/progra m offices/public indian hou percentage of total vouchers available. As of July sing/program s/hcvldashboar 2024, the national utilization rate is 86.23%. The d State of Iowa utilization rate is 82.74%. The Iowa City Housing Authority utilization rate of 92.85% exceeds both the national and state figures. February 10, 2025 Page 2 December I ICAAR Market Trends: ICAAR collects data about 5, 2024 home sales monthly. In Oct. 2024, the median sales price was $376,250 for single-family (up 29.9% from Oct. 2023) and was $274,000 for a condominium (up 8.5%). However, the median sales price per square foot only increased 8.3%, which suggests some of the increase is due to the size of homes. In addition, the active inventory has increased 37.7%, which can help slow inflationary pressures. Iowa City Area Association of Realtors (ICAAR): httgs://i caar.orglmarket- fronric/ January 2, 2-Bedroom Housing Wage: The National Low National Low Income 2025 Income Housing Coalition computes housing wages Housing Coalition Out of across the country (the hourly wage rate needed to Reach Report. afford housing in the selected geographic region). In Lttps.//niihc.org/oor/state/ia Iowa, the 2-bedroom housing wage across the state is $18.86. For the Iowa City metropolitan area, the 2-bedroom housing wage is $20.81. Cost Burden: A household is considered housing 2023 5-Year American January 21, 2025 cost burdened if it spends more than 30% of its Community Survey Data by income on housing expenses, including rent, the U.S. Census Bureau mortgage payments, and utilities. In 2023, 59.3% of https://data.census.gov/table /ACSDT5Y2023.B25106?q= renters and 18.0% of owners were housing cost burdened. Households with lower incomes are more iowa%20city%20cost%20bu rden%20by%20tenure&t=O likely to experience cost burden: 91 % of households caner/Renter%20(Tenure) making less than $35,000 are cost burdened. February 4, 2025 Cost of Home Construction: The NAHB regularly conducts a national, non -statistically valid survey of builders about the cost breakdowns for a new single-family home. In 2024, the average finished Cost of Constructing a Home-2024 by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) area of a new home was 2,647 square feet, and the https://www.nahb.org/- average total sales price was $665,298. /media/NAHB/news-and- Construction costs accounted for approximately economics/docs/housing- 64.4% of the sales price. Meanwhile, the finished lot economics-plus/special- February 10, 2025 Page 3 cost was 13.7% of the sales price, while other overhead costs — including financing, general expenses, marketing, and sales commissions — made up another 11.0%. This left an average of 11.0% which constituted profit. February 4, HUD Point -in -Time Count: This is a required count 2025 conducted across the country of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. In 2023, the count revealed 160 sheltered and 18 unsheltered individuals in Johnson County. In 2024, the count revealed 159 sheltered and 22 unsheltered individuals in Johnson County. The 2025 count of sheltered individuals is being gathered for submission to HUD. Unofficially, the 2025 count revealed 38 unsheltered individuals in Johnson County. studies120251special-study- cost-of-constructi ng-a- home-2024-ianuarv- 2025.pdf Institute for Community Alliances (ICA) - 2025 not yet available. https://icalliances .o /pit CITY OF I O WA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: February 10, 2025 To: Mayor and City Council From: City Manager's Office Re: Housing Information In December 2024, Mayor Pro Tern Salih clarified with the City Manager's Office which specific data was of interest for regular reporting. That is reflected in the table below. Month HCV Waiting List* (# in Top Preference Category) Public Housing Waiting List* (# in Top Preference Category) Homeless Count** Dec `24 10,091 (1,205) Jan `25 10,087 (1,204) 1,627 (570) Feb `25 10,035 (1,157) -- 1,688 of the 10,305, or 16.8%. have an Iowa City address -- 1,614 (573) -- 452 of the 1,614, or 28%, have an Iowa City address 'Data is sourced from the Iowa City Housing Authority (ICHA). The Top preference category includes households that are elderly, disabled or have minor children; and are also living and working in the ICHA jurisdiction (Johnson County, Iowa County and Washington County north of Highway 92). ** Data source is still being investigated. Item Number: IP6. a CITY OF IOWA CITY "QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Mechanic II - Transit Attachments: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Mechanic II - Transit i r I ;rw.-4 k 21111 +''�►�rrM+� CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org February 11, 2025 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Mechanic II — Transit 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 Mechanic II — Transit. Brenner Gibson Iowa City Civil Service Commission Jam' �7 Rick Wy s, Chair Item Number: IP7. a CITY OF IOWA CITY "QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker III - Wastewater Collection Attachments: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker III - Wastewater Collection I r f wr®'� CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-S000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org February 11, 2025 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker III — Wastewater Collection 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 Maintenance Worker III — Wastewater Collection. Kyle Westfall Iowa City Civil Service Commission r- RTic k Wy , Chair Item Number: IP8. a CITY OF IOWA CITY "QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker II - Wastewater Treatment Attachments: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker II - Wastewater Treatment � r CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 3S6-5000 (319) 356-SO09 FAX www.icgov.org February 11, 2025 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker II — Wastewater Treatment 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 Maintenance Worker II — Wastewater Treatment. 1. Caleb Burkholder 2. Zane Eagle 3. Ryan Cox Iowa City Civil Service Commission Rick Wyss, Chair Item Number: IP9. a CITY OF IOWA CITY "QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT February 13, 2025 Climate Action Commission: February 3 Attachments: Climate Action Commission: February 3 MINUTES IOWA CITY CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION FEBRUARY 3 — 4:00 PM — FORMAL MEETING EMMA J. HARVAT HALL PRELIMINARY MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Anderson, Emma Bork, Jamie Gade, Zach Haralson, Brinda Shetty, Michelle Sillman, Angie Smith, Robert Traer MEMBERS ABSENT: Ben Grimm, Nadja Krylov, Wim Murray STAFF PRESENT: Daniel Bissell, Sarah Gardner, Diane Platte OTHERS PRESENT: Casi Elton, Alexis Kurth, Jason Taylor, Molly Kirby, Connor Jenkins CALL TO ORDER: Gade called the meeting to order at 3:59. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 6, 2025 MINUTES: Traer moved to approve the minutes with a correction to strike "Traer reported flexibility;" Smith seconded, and the motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome and introduction of new member Emma Bork. Action items from last meeting (staff): • Staff sent information about Council work session, legislative priorities, Inclusive Transportation webinar registration, and Habitat for Humanity video. Events: • Inclusive Transportation virtual Q&A with author Feb. 4, 6 p.m., Zoom • Climate Ambassador training (Feb. 20-April 17) • Other events in the community (commissioners) - none Update on Comprehensive Plan efforts for Iowa City • Gardner gave an overview of the Comprehensive Plan and noted that Commissioner Smith would be representing the Climate Action Commission in that process. Smith spoke about the process and the first meeting. NEW BUSINESS: Midyear presentations from Climate Action Grant awardees, summarized in slides in agenda packet. • Alexis Kurth reported on how Antelope Lending Library used grant funds to replace limited -use plastic with 60 reusable upcycled tote bags made from retired sailboat sails. Climate Action Commission February 2025 Page 2 of 5 o Haralson asked the name of the company that made the totes. Elton answered Renegade Marine. • Jason Taylor explained how Bur Oak Land Trust is using funds to increase native shrubs for the Rusty -Patched Bumblebee's, as well as other pollinators', habitat. Of 225 shrub packets available, over 50 have already been reserved in the first week of the program. o Traer asked if a handout accompanies this program. Taylor affirmed that the shrubs will be distributed with educational materials. o Gade asked what the grant purchased. Taylor explained the grant paid for supplies: the plants, pots, soil, etc. o Smith asked which neighborhoods needed more pollinator resources. Taylor mentioned Eastside Neighborhood and explained how Bur Oak is working with T'Shailyn in Neighborhood Outreach. • Connor Jenkins and Molly Kirby reported how Nomadic Foods / Kindred Coffee used funds for a glass jar program to reduce the use of disposable cups. They have also instituted reusable containers for their wholesale beans. Their next step is to adopt reusable food containers for mobile service. o Smith asked about storage space and Kirby explained their staggered reordering system. o Gade asked if other businesses were asking questions about implementation. Kirby noted that Daydrink uses all glass containers, and Gardner noted that other businesses have been reaching out to the Climate Action and Outreach office about reusables. o Haralson asked about lessons learned. Kirby reflected that patrons have been surprisingly supportive. • Bissell described the timeline for 2025 Climate Action Grants and noted that commissioners would be asked at the next meeting to serve on the scoring committee. NCS survey transportation mode data • Bissell summarized the memo from the agenda packet. • Traer asked if weather has been a factor in designing the survey, noting that he walks when the weather is better and takes the bus when the weather is inclement. Bissell noted that while ACS focused on a single week, the NCS data captured averages for a year. • Smith asked if any of the data were surprising. Bissell described seeing a decrease in working from home since the last ACS data collection, but the number of people driving alone has also decreased. • Smith commented she was pleasantly surprised that 10% of people in Iowa City reported riding bikes; it is much higher than the national average of 3% and is worth celebrating. Gade suggested the popularity of e-bikes may help boost the number of riders. • Bissell noted that both walking and biking were reported at higher levels in the local (NCS) survey than the ACS survey. Gardner suggested that leisure rides were likely included in the NCS survey, while the ACS survey focused solely on commutes to work. • Commissioners discussed moving people from recreational riders to bike commuters. • Traer asked if the NCS survey included Coralville Transit and CAMBUS. Bissell said that only Iowa City residents were surveyed. Traer noted that many bus riders likely use all three systems. • Shetty asked a clarifying question about Table 1: whether respondents could choose more than one transportation mode that they take 5+ times a week. Bissell affirmed that was the case. Climate Action Commission February 2025 Page 3 of 5 • Haralson asked about how the goal stated in the climate action plan to achieve 55% of trips with a more sustainable option might be measured, noting that the questions asked by the survey had a slightly different focus. Gardner said that travel diaries or travel surveys would be the traditional way of gathering such data but was unsure if that method was employed by the Johnson County MPO. She offered to inquire about it, and said the intention was to include the same transportation mode question in future iterations of the community survey to help track changes over time. • Gardner informed commissioners about the data -collection opportunity around the new protected bike lane. • Traer asked if CAMBUS and the Coralville transit system had been asked for their ridership data. Bissell affirmed their data was available. OLD BUSINESS: Revisions to equity mapping approach • Bissell summarized the history of equity mapping efforts within the Climate Action and Outreach Division and explained the newest approach. Borrowing the color system of heat maps, it is possible to show the "density of participation" in a program such as the utility -discount program and the insulation program. • Gardner gave details about the learnings gleaned from the insulation mapping exercise and how this approach lends itself well to further action. • Traer asked if data exist about student housing and where it is situated. Bissell and Gardner noted information was limited regarding student housing. Gardner also noted the limitations of analysis based on census tracts or a reliance on Justice 40 tracts in Iowa City, which is more mixed by area than bigger cities and where nuanced differences are more important. • Haralson asked for more information about the utility discount program, noting that it is a proxy for below -median -income households. Gardner explained it is the water discount program run by Iowa City. Haralson asked if City staff were confident that the water discount program was distributed equitably. Gardner affirmed it was a long running program and widely distributed. Gade asked how households were contacted about participating. Gardner offered to find out. • Haralson asked if the heat map scale was the same between the maps. Bissel confirmed that it was not, but Gardner offered to provide maps that had like scales. PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: • None RECAP: Confirmation of next meeting time and location: • Monday, March 3, 4-5:30 p.m. Emma J. Harvat Hall Actionable items for commission, working groups, and staff: • Staff will follow up with an email about whether commissioners may participate in Bur Oak's shrub program, whether the MPO uses travel diaries as data collection, and how households are notified of the utility discount program. Climate Action Commission February 2025 Page 4 of 5 ADJOURNMENT: Traer moved to adjourn, Haralson seconded, and the motion carried. Meeting adjourned 5:21. Climate Action Commission February 2025 Page 5 of 5 CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2024-25 W \ A \ (n \ 0) \ CO \ l0 \ �' O N \ �' N I--� \ fv \ NAME TERM EXP. A N A F� N A Ol N A W N A (Jl N A CO N A \ v N A F-� � N \ N N A Q1 N to W N Ln A Michael 12/31/2026 X O/E O/E X O/E X X X X X X Anderson Emma Bork 12/31/2027 O/E X Michal Eynon- 12/31/2024 X X X X O/E X X X X Lynch John Fraser 12/31/2024 X X O/E X X X X O/E O/E Jamie Gade 12/31/2025 X X X X X O/E X O/E X X X Ben Grimm 10/31/2026 O/ X X O/E O/E X X X X X O/E E Zach Haralson 12/31/2026 X X X O/E X O/E X X X X X Nadja Krylov 12/31/2027 X O/E Wim Murray MiclAmerican X X X X X X X X O/E X O/E Rep Michelle Sillman 12/31/2025 X X O/E X X X O/E X X X X Brinda Shetty UI Rep X X X X O/E X X X X X X Angie Smith 12/31/2025 X X X X X X O/E X X X X Gabe Sturdevant 12/31/2024 X X X O/E X X X O/E X F-0bert Traer 12/31/2027 I I X XI KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent 0/E = Absent/Excused NM= No Meeting * No longer on Commission