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-"°=' i MEMORANDUM
Date: April 23, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, April 15, 2025 — 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Harmsen, Moe, Salih, Teague, Weilein
Staff: Fruin, O'Brien, Lehmann, Goers, Grace, Vargas, Varley, Knoche, Havel, Sovers,
Davies, Fleagle, Ogden, Lyon, Seydell Johnson, Nagle-Gamm
USG: Martinez
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
1. Clarification of Agenda Items
. No discussion
2. Information Packet Discussion [April 3, April 101
➢ April
1. (IP2 — March 2025 Building Statistics) Councilor Moe noted building permit activity
increased, but very few permits were for new housing construction. Moe stated the
community was expected to grow significantly by 2050 and the current housing
development is falling short of the pace needed to meet future demands.
➢ April 10
1. (IP5 — Pending City Council Work Session Topics) Councilor Moe suggested
reviewing the mobile crisis response program as ARPA funding nears its end. City
Manager Fruin provided information.
Action: Staff will coordinate availability with CommUnity and schedule a work session
presentation on alternative crisis response.
2. (IP6 — Memo from City Clerk: Joint Entities Meeting Agenda Items for April 21) Mayor
Teague requested items for the joint meeting agenda from Council members.
Individual Council members expressed their views.
Action: No agenda items will be submitted for the upcoming Joint Entities meeting;
however the intention will be to consider adding a topic related to alternative crisis
response for the July 2025 meeting.
3. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates.
Ave Martinez, USG Alternate Liaison, presented updates.
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4. HeartSafe Community Campaign Update
James Merchant, Chair of Rotary -Kerber Heartsafe Community Campaign, and Dr. Dianne
Atkins, Member of the Campaign Committee, presented a PowerPoint on the following:
• Objectives
• Cardiac Arrest Data
• Power of a Minute
• Mission Statement
• Chain of Survival
• PulsePoint Respond App
• AED Locations
• Library CPR/AED Program
• Community Training
• Acflon Items
5. 21 S. Linn Discussion
Councilor Alter and Councilor Moe recused themselves from the discussion.
City Manager Fruin presented a PowerPoint and provided an update on the 21 South Linn
redevelopment project. After purchasing the property in 2023, the city launched a public
engagement and planning process in early 2024. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was
issued in September 2024. Fruin reviewed the RFP approval criteria, the review process,
and gave a brief summary of the following two development proposals that remain under
consideration: Proposal 1 — Grand Rail Team and Proposal 2 — Iceberg Team (merged with
Salida Partners), noting the key differences.
Individual Council members asked questions and expressed their views.
Action: Staff will follow-up with the two development teams to gain clarity on their financial
proposal, affordable housing intentions, and first floor flexibility.
6. Council updates on assigned boards commissions and committees
Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions, and committees.
Adjourn 5:15 p.m.