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CITY OF IOWA CITY
City Council Information Packet
August 7, 2025
Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
IP1. City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Miscellaneous
IP2. Memo from Police Chief & Fire Chief - 2025 Fireworks Calls for Service
IP3. Quarterly Investment Report - April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025
IP4. Memo from City Assessor: Iowa Property Assessment Appeal Board and
District Court Notice of Appeal (Revised)
IP5. July 2025 Building Statistics
IP6. July 21, 2025, Joint Entities Meeting Minutes
IP7. Civil Service Entrance Examination- Associate Planner - Urban Planning
IP8. Civil Service Entrance Examination- Civil Engineer
IP9. Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker II - Water Service
IP10. Civil Service Entrance Examination -Senior Landfill Operator- Heavy
Equipment
August 7, 2025 City of Iowa City
Item Number: IP1.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Attachments: City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
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City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Subject to change
CITY OF IOWA CITY
August 7, 2025
Date
Time
Meeting
Location
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.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
"QR T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
Memo from Police Chief & Fire Chief - 2025 Fireworks Calls for Service
Attachments: Memo from Police Chief & Fire Chief - 2025 Fireworks Calls for Service
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MEMORANDUM
Date: 30 July 2025
To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
From: Dustin Liston, Police Chief & Scott Lyon, Fire Chief
Re: 2025 Fireworks Calls for Service
Introduction
New legislation signed into law during the 2025 session (SF 303) prevents city councils from imposing
restrictions on the use of consumer fireworks on July 3rd and 4th that are more severe than state
regulations. This affected Iowa City by newly legalizing the use of fireworks within City limits on July 3
between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. and on July 4 between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Additionally, previous legislation
(SF 2285) signed into law during the 2022 session had changed retail sales of fireworks by preventing
cities and counties from restricting consumer fireworks sales by location, which then opened up consumer
fireworks sales in Iowa City to areas outside industrial zones. The net effect has been that the availability
and usability of fireworks in Iowa City during the Independence Day season has increased significantly
compared to even as recently as four years ago.
During the current consumer fireworks selling season, 2025-2026, state data shows five consumer
fireworks retailers licensed within the city limits.
This year shows a 19% decline in calls for service from 2024, continuing the trend since 2022 of year -
over -year decreases. 2025 also saw a decrease in total officer hours spent managing fireworks -related
calls compared to 2024. This suggests there may have been enough public awareness that fireworks
rules had been recently relaxed to depress call volume on the issue.
Police Department Calls for Service
During the 2025 sales period, the Iowa City Police Department received 146 calls for service (CFS)
related to fireworks complaints, in which 150 officers were deployed. This is compared to 180 calls related
to fireworks during the same period of 2024. Police spent a total of 28 hours responding to fireworks calls
compared to 49 hours spent responding in 2024. It should be noted that there are many calls in which the
call for service record shows the same officer being dispatched multiple times for varying and sometimes
overlapping periods of time, which makes accurately tallying total officer hours more difficult and is
something to potentially address with JECC before next fireworks season.
In 2025, officers issued 3 citations and 18 verbal warnings. For 67 calls-46% of all the fireworks calls —
officers were unable to locate the individual using fireworks. The below charts show the logged call
resolution for all calls with dispatched officers (left) and all calls where no officers were dispatched (right).
30 July 2025
Page 2
CFS With Officerls Dispatched
Calls for Service Cleared By
67 UNABLE TO LOCATE
21 COMPLETED
18 WARNING ISSUED VERBAL
5 INFORMATION
3 CHARGED/RELEASED
2 UNABLE TO CONTACT
1 INCIDENT REPORT TAKEN
1 NO REPORT
1 PREVIOUS INCIDENT
1 UNFOUNDED
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CFS Na Officer Dispatched
Calls for Service Cleared By
13 PREVIOUS INCIDENT
6 IGNORE
2 COMPLETED
2 EXTRA PATROL
2 'INFORMATION
1 CANCEL BY COMPL
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Below are five-year historical summary charts of fireworks calls, responses, and outcomes by the police;
a location map of the police calls for service related to fireworks during the 2025 summer sales period; a
table of the calls received by neighborhood; and call for service breakdowns by date and time of day.
ICPD Fireworks Calls and Res
350
300 286
250 236
229
219
200
180
158
150 146
136
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Page 3
Five -Year Historical Summary of ICPD Fireworks -Related Warnings and Citations
IWarnings and Citations Issued
50
44
45
40
35
32
30
25
20
18
15
12
10
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Total Police Fireworks Calls for Service by Neighborhood Area
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Bluffwood
0
0
0
0
0
Bryn Manor
0
0
0
1
3
Heights
College Green
1
2
5
4
2
Creekside
2
3
4
6
4
Downtown
7
18
21
14
12
Friendship
15
11
8
9
13
Gala way Hills
1
0
0
0
2
Goosetown
1
4
1
0
0
Grantwood
17
82
33
20
22
Harlocke
0
0
0
0
1
Weeber
Hilltop
1
2
1
1
3
Hunters Run
0
2
2
2
1
Longfellow
2
9
8
5
5
Lucas Farms
11
22
15
17
0
Manville
2
0
0
6
2
Heights
Melrose
1
1
0
1
1
Miller/Orchard
3
2
3
2
0
Morningside
0
7
1
6
6
Normandy
1
2
4
3
1
Northeast
11
3
1
6
6
Northside
5
26
11
10
5
Northwest
6
7
15
7
8
Oakcrest
0
0
1
0
1
Parknest
1
1
1
3
0
Penny Bryn
1
3
1
2
1
Pepperwood
2
12
2
0
0
Rochester
0
0
0
0
1
Shimek
2
4
3
2
0
Southeast
13
13
19
13
13
Southwest
1
1
1
1
1
Estates
Tyn Cae
1
0
4
1
0
Village Green
4
0
7
0
1
Walden Woods
3
5
15
17
1
Walnut Ridge
1
0
1
0
0
Westside
0
4
1
1
7
Wetherby
17
37
26
18
16
Windsor Ridge
0
3
0
1
5
Wvlde Green
0
0
0
1
2
30 July 2025
Page 5
Total Police Fireworks Calls for Service by Date
Fireworks CFS by Day 6/1- 7/8
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
Total Police Fireworks Calls for Service by Hour
Fireworks CFS By Hour 6/1-7/8
100
90
80
70
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Fire Department Calls for Service
The Iowa City Fire Department (ICFD) received 4 calls for service related to fireworks incidents. 3 ICFD
personnel and one apparatus were deployed on each call. A total of 4 personnel hours were spent on
fireworks calls for service. Below is a five-year historical summary chart of fireworks calls and responses,
a table detailing calls by hour and fire area, a location map of ICFD calls for service, and a chart detailing
the deployment summary for each call for service.
Five -Year Summary of ICFD Fireworks -Related Calls and Responses
ICFD Fireworks CFS Resources
Fire Department Calls for Service by Hour of Day and Fire Area
Hour No. of ICFD Fireworks CFS Fire Area
12:00 AM-1:00
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Item Number: IP3.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
"QF T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
Quarterly Investment Report - April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025
Attachments: Quarterly Investment Report - April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025
City of Iowa City
Quarterly
Investment Report
April 1, 2025
to
June 30, 2025
Finance Department
Prepared by:
Emily Droll
Senior Accountant -Revenue
Overview
The City of Iowa City's investment objectives are safety, liquidity and yield. The primary
objective of the City of Iowa City's investment activities is the preservation of capital and the
protection of investment principal. The City's investment portfolio remains sufficiently liquid to
enable the City to meet operating requirements that cash management procedures anticipate -
The City did not purchase any new investments this quarter. The Federal Funds Rate remained
at 4.33%.
In investing public funds, the City's cash management portfolio is designed with the objective of
regularly exceeding the average return on the six-month U.S. Treasury Bill. The Treasury Bill is
considered a benchmark for riskless investment transactions and therefore comprises a
minimum standard for the portfolio's rate of return. Since the city's investments are mostly
between the six-month and twelve-month range, the yield curve for the twelve-month U.S.
Treasury Bill has been added to the chart. The rolling average return on the six-month U.S.
Treasury Bill for the prior 365 days was 4.43% and the twelve-month return was 4.24%. The
investment program seeks to achieve returns above this threshold, consistent with risk
limitations and prudent investment principles. The rate of return on the City's entire portfolio for
the quarter was 3.73%.
Investments for this year are $23,145,948 higher than last year. The increase in investments is
due to investing more of the City's cash on hand as interest rates have maintained favorability.
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Treasury bills and fed funds are competing investments in the money market. The federal funds
rate is highly influential and often has a direct effect on the U.S. economy, because it serves as
a base for interest rates offered by various financial and credit institutions to businesses and
consumers.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) seeks to achieve maximum employment and
inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. The Committee judges that the risks to
achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance. The economic outlook is
uncertain, and the Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate.
In support of it's goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds
rate at 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent. In considering additional adjustments to the target range for the
federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and
the balance of risks. The Committee will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities
and agency debt and agency mortgage -backed securities. The Committee is strongly committed
to supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.
Federal Funds Rate
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City of Iowa City
Investments On Hand
Listing By Institution
6/30/25
6/30/24
Investment
Investment
Depository
Institution Name
Amount
Amount
Limit
MidwestOne Bank
$
79,096,088
$
74,201,657
$
150,000,000
Piper Sandler Companies
$
29,999,858
$
27,999,186
N/A
Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust $
39,006,911
$
32,498,459
N/A
US Bank
$
-
$
-
$
65,000,000
Green State Credit Union
$
5,000,000
$
25,000,000
$
50,000,000
Hills Bank & Trust
$
101,355
$
101,102
$
25,000,000
Bankers Trust
$
63,265,799
$
25,316,215
$
50,000,000
Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust
$
5,267,998
$
15,000,000
$
50,000,000
West Bank
$
77,717,912
$
76,192,354
$
100,000,000
Total
$
299,454,921
$
276,308,973
City of Iowa City
Investments by Institution
June 30, 2025
Cedar
Rapids
Bankers Trust Bank and Trust
Hills Bank & Trust.
West Bank
Green State Credit_
Union
Iowa Public
Agency
Investment Trust
tOne Bank
Pip
Companies
City of Iowa City
Investments On Hand
Summary By Fund
6/30/25
6/30/24
Investment
Investment
Fund Type
Amount
Amount
Operating
$
279,455,063
$
248,309,787
General Fund Reserve
$
7,999,858
$
9,999,186
Equipment Reserve
$
2,000,000
$
6,000,000
Health Insurance Reserve
$
2,000,000
$
4,000,000
Landfill Closure
$
8,000,000
$
8,000,000
Total
$
299,454,921
$
276,308,973
City of Iowa City
Investments by Fund
June 30, 2025
Operating
ral Fund
;serve
Equipment
_ Reserve
Health
Insurance
Reserve
-Landfill Closure
Institution
Investments on Hand at 3/31/25
Purchases
MidwestOne
Bankers Trust
Interest and Accretion
Total Purchases
Redemptions
MidwestOne
Federal Home Loan Bank
MidwestOne
MidwestOne
Expenses
Total Redemptions
Investments on Hand at 6/30/25
City of Iowa City
Investment Activity
For The Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
Fund
Type
Investment
Type
Purchase
Date
Maturity
Date
Investment
Amount
$ 288,052,412.07
Operating
Money Market
27,000,000.00
Operating
Money Market
25,251,000.00
1,155,340.28
53,406,340.28
Operating
CD
04/22/2024
04/22/2025
10,000,000.00
Equipment Replacement Fund
Agency Bond
08/23/2021
05/23/2025
2,000,000.00
Operating
CD
06/28/2024
06/28/2025
5,000,000.00
Operating
Money Market
25,000,000.00
3,831.19
42, 003, 831.19
$ 299,454,921.16
City of Iowa City
Investments On Hand
30-Jun-25
Institution
Investment
Purchase
Maturity
Investment
Name
Fund
Type
Date
Date
Amount
Federal Home Loan
Bank
Equipment Replacement Fund
Agency Bond
02/17/2021
02/17/2026
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Bank
General Fund Reserve
Agency Bond
10/02/2020
09/22/2025
1,999,858.25
Federal Home Loan
Bank
General Fund Reserve
Agency Bond
01/14/2021
01/14/2026
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Bank
General Fund Reserve
Agency Bond
01/28/2021
01/28/2026
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Bank
General Fund Reserve
Agency Bond
03/30/2021
03/30/2026
2,000,000.00
Federal Farm Credit
Bank
Health Insurance Reserve
Agency Bond
09/10/2020
09/10/2040
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Bank
Landfill Closure Fund
Agency Bond
01/27/2021
07/27/2026
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Bank
Landfill Closure Fund
Agency Bond
01/29/2021
01/29/2027
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp
Landfill Closure Fund
Agency Bond
12/29/2020
12/29/2027
2,000,000.00
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp
Landfill Closure Fund
Agency Bond
12/22/2020
06/22/2029
2,000,000.00
Bankers Trust
Operating
CD
11/15/2024
11/15/2025
9,000,000.00
Green State
Operating
CD
07/31/2024
07/31/2025
5,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
08/23/2024
08/23/2025
5,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
09/16/2024
09/16/2025
5,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
10/16/2024
10/16/2025
5,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
10/22/2024
10/22/2025
10,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
11/07/2024
11/07/2025
5,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
11/08/2024
11/08/2025
20,000,000.00
MidWestOne
Operating
CD
02/04/2025
02/04/2026
5,000,000.00
West Bank
Operating
CD
11/08/2024
11/08/2025
67,000,000.00
CR Bank & Trust
Operating
CD
12/15/2024
12/16/2025
5,267,997.97
IPAIT
Operating
CD
02/14/2025
02/13/2026
5,000,000.00
United States Treasury
Operating
US Gov
11/12/2024
11/15/2025
20,552,782.28
Federal Home Loan
Bank
Operating
Agency Bond
12/19/2024
12/19/2025
10,000,000.00
West Bank
Operating
Money Mkt
---
10,717,911.98
CR Bank & Trust
Operating
Money Mkt
---
---
11,154,344.48
Bankers Trust
Operating
Money Mkt
-
54,265,799.18
Hills Bank
Operating
Money Mkt
---
-
101,354.80
IPAIT
Operating
Money Mkt
---
2,298,784.72
MidWestOne
Operating
Money Mkt
---
---
24,096,087.50
$
299,454,921.16
Item Number: IP4.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
"QF T-4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
Memo from City Assessor: Iowa Property Assessment Appeal Board and District Court Notice
of Appeal (Revised)
Attachments: Memo from City Assessor - Iowa Property Assessment Appeal Board and
District Court Notice of Appeal (Revised)
OFFICE OF THE
IOWA CITY ASSESSOR
JOHNSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
BRAD COMER
ASSESSOR
MARTY BURKLE
CHIEF DEPUTY
TONY STAMMLER
DEPUTY
To: Affected Taxing Districts
From: Brad Comer, City Assessor
Re: Iowa Property Assessment Appeal Board and District Court
Notice of Appeal
Date: August 7, 2025 (revised)
Iowa Code Section 441.39 (2018) requires assessors to notify taxing bodies when
an assessment of more than $5 million has been appealed to the Iowa Property
Assessment Appeal Board (PAAB) or to District Court or when an appeal to PAAB
requests a reduction of $100,000 or more. The following properties meet those
criteria.
Appealed
To Owner
District
Court
Mercy
District
Court
Hy-Vee
District
Court
Hy-Vee
District
Court
Hv-Vee
District
Court
District
Court
District
Court
District
Court
Address Property
Type
Medical
Facilities, Inc. 601 E Bloomington Office
1720 Waterfront Dr Grocery
IWV Holdings, LLC
Kwik Trip, Inc.
2024
Assessed Assessment
Requested
Value
I
$ 3,254,570 Unknown
$ 10,121,500 L $ 5,060,800 1
812 S 1" Ave I Grocery $ 6,773,180 $ 3,386,600
1125 N Dodge St
Grocery $ 7,077,280 $ 3,538,600
8 Land Parcels
Assessed as
Commercial
11-13-204-001
$ 64,760
11-13-204-002
$ 64,760
11-13-204-003
$ 65,390
11-13-205-001
$ 310,550
11-13-205-002
$ 242,620
Owner
11-13-205-003
$ 267,260
requests
11-13-205-004
Vacant Land $ 627,410
Agriculture
11-13-205-005
$ 102,040
Convenience
Classification
1907 Keokuk St
Store $ 5,084,210
$ 4,080,275
_MidWestOne Bank 500 S Clinton St Office $ 16,902,160
102-104 S Clinton St Bank
MidWestOne Bank 107 E Washington St (3 parcels) $ 12,598,540
913 SOUTH DUBUQUE STREET • IOWA CITY IOWA 52240
TELEPHONE 319-356-6066
$ 8,800,000
$ 6,700,000
Appealed
Owner
Property
Address
2024 Assessment
Assessed
To
Type
Requested
Value
PAAB
JNB Campus, LLC
200 ACT Dr
Office
$ 14,924,680
$ 6,500,000
Medical
PAAB
Iowa Cancer Cure LLC
3010 Northgate Dr
Office
$ 5,811,180
$ 3,800,000
PAAB
Iowa City ES Hotel LLC
314 S Clinton St
Hotel
$ 9,392,740
$ 5,558,467
Iowa City Hotel
PAAB
Associates
328 S Clinton St
Hotel
$ 17,732,480
$ 12,700,000
PAAB
Alpla Inc.
2309 Heinz Rd
Industrial
$ 10,557,180
$ 9,508,554
PAAB
Hills Bank & Trust
2621 Muscatine Ave
Bank
$ 1,936,520
$ 1,406,880
PAAB
Hills Bank & Trust
1401 S Gilbert St
Bank
$ 4,126,400
$ 3,283,600
Hickory Trail Senior
PAAB
Living, LLC
2450 Hickory Trail
2258 Heinz Rd
Senior Living
Industrial
$ 29,526,900
$ 7,553,550
$ 19,800,000
PAAB
Alpla Inc.
$ 5,541,018
Item Number: IP5.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
July 2025 Building Statistics
Attachments: July 2025 Building Statistics
Iowa City Building Permits
Issue date between 7/1/2025 and 7/31/2025
Permit Type
Work Class
Permit Type
Permit #
Issue Date
Address
Description
Applicant
Value
Accessory
Accessory
Building (Commercial)
Structure
Structure
Building (Commercial) - Accessory
$0
Structure Total
Addition
Addition
$0
Building (Commercial) -Addition Total
$0
Alteration
Alteration
BLDC25-0070
7/1/2025
1131 S GILBERT ST 1
Buildout of additional interior walls for new classrooms &
Mid -West America Commercial Realty Randy
$14,000
offices (Ehsan School).
Miller
Remodeling of the inside of the building, add loft &
Alteration
BLDC25-0067
7/9/2025
391 HIGHLAND AVE
JPN REAL ESTATE GROUP Joshua Luerkens
$100,000
rooms/walls (ICOR Boxing).
Alteration
BLDC25-0071
7/9/2025
323 WILLOWIND PL
Reroof building.
Century Roofing Company Olvyn Reinaldo
$10,735
Lanza Andrade
Add/remove antenna & tower ancillary equipment for AT&T on
existing rooftop. Tower height will not increase. Specific tower
Alteration
BLDC25-0002
7/14/2025
1900 MORNINGSIDE DR
scope of work Add sled mounts for antenna, add antennas (6),
Amentum TOOTIE HUDGINS
$25,000
swap antenna (6), add radios (6), swap radios (6), remove TMA
(3). (City High School).
Renovate the main floor commercial space and the upper floor
203 N Linn, 211 N Linn, 219 N Linn, Aiken
Alteration
BLDC25-0056
7/16/2025
203 N LINN ST
residential space. 2nd & 3rd floors will house a total of 14 new
$1,200,000
Condos, Winken Lots Peter Byler
apartments, bone -bedroom units & 8 efficiency units.
Alteration
BLDC25-0060
7/15/2025
1930 LAKESIDE DR
Restroom Remodel (Grant Wood Elementary Preschool).
Commercial Edge Austin Joseph Miller
$210,000
Re -do kitchen and bath in Apartment #3. Move bedroom from
Building (Commercial)
Alteration
Alteration
BLDC25-0083
7/17/2025
636 S JOHNSON ST
apt #4 to apt #3. Close off door to bedroom from apt #4. AddJOHN
O ROFFMAN JOHN O ROFFMAN
$15,000
door connecting bedroom to apt #3, add 2nd closet to new
bedroom in #3.
Changing the layout of the existing kitchen by moving some
internal doorways. Install new exhaust hood. Add electrical
Low Voltage Specialties, LLC MICHAEL
Alteration
BLDC25-0084
7/21/2025
2253 OLD HIGHWAY 218 S
$50,000
circuits for new equipment and add new serving windows
CHAPMAN
(Colonial Lanes).
Alteration
BLDC25-0092
7/31/2025
124 S CLINTON ST
Converting Hawkeye barber shop into a shake and tea shop.
McCreedy-Ruth Construction, LLC Kevin
$65,000
McCreedy
Building (Commercial) -Alteration Total
$1,689,735
Fence
Fence
BLDC24-0026
7/29/2025
1949 WATERFRONT DR
Install retaining wall on west side of property.
BarneyAnd Company Curtis H Bonney
$10,000
Building (Commercial) - Fence Total
$10,000
New
New
BLDC25-0050
7/1/2025
400 N CLINTON ST 1
New 32 Unit Multifamily Building.
Jeff Clark Jeff Clark
$4,000,000
Building (Commercial) - New
$4,000,000
Construction
Repair
Repair
BLDC25-0075
7/2/2025
2423 WALDEN RD
Replace waterproofing membrane and flashing, replace stucco
Stuart English
$500,000
for new flashing installation.
This is a repair project which will consist of the repair or
replacement of existing deteriorated joists, ledger board, and
Repair
BLDC25-0054
7/10/2025
420 N LINN ST
Lmrmdrl, Llc Dan Lopatka
$2,400
posts as necessary underneath an existing deck for the building
at 420 and 422 North Linn St.
Building (Commercial)
Repair
Repair
BLDC25-0086
7/15/2025
2701 Bradford Dr.
Remove existing roof system down to decking. Replace with
T8 K Roofing Co. Joyce Hogan
$495,600
new 90 MIL EPDM. 200sq (Mercer Park Aquatic Center).
Remove and replace metal roof, drape roll insulation, and
Repair
BLDC25-0085
7/24/2025
2003 S GILBERT ST
R3 Roofing &Exteriors Matt Matthews
$24,150
garage door.
Building (Commercial) - Repair
$1,022,150
Tenant Build-
Tenant Build -
$0
Out
Out
Building (Commercial) - Tennant Build-
$0
Out Total
Building (Commercial) Total
$6,721,885
Building (Residential)
Accessory
AccessoryBLDR25-0041
7/29/2025
2131 D ST
Add section to existing fence on west side of property.
James D Derderian
$900
Building
Building
Replace existing garage with a new 24x36x8 garage (east side
Accessory
BLDR25-0266
7/28/2025
1511 E COLLEGE ST
of house) w/ full frost foundation/footing, and meter combo
Richard Repairs L.L.C. Michael Richard
$135,000
Building
for sub service in garage.
Building (Residential) - Accessory
$135,900
Building Total
Accessory
Demo existing single stall detached garage and build a new
Dwelling Unit
ADU
BLDR25-0231
7/25/2025
419 FERSON AVE
735 SF frost protected 2-stall detached garage with a 520 SF
Cutter Construction Mike Cutter
$212,000
(ADU)
accessory dwelling unit space above the garage (ADU).
Building (Residential) - Accessory
$212,000
Dwelling Unit (ADU) Total
Building (Residential)
Addition
Addition
BLDR25-0205
7/8/2025
23 THISTLE CT
Build an 18 x 20 sgft shed in the backyard.
Maria Reyes
$8,000
This project involves the remodeling and small addition to a
Addition
BLDR25-0243
7/15/2025
834 N JOHNSON ST
laundry room bathroom, and remodeling of an existing hall
bathroom. There will be some new foundation work, the
extent of which will need to be determined during demolition
Modern Roots Design Build John Norman
Martinek
$125,000
and excavation.
Addition
BLDR25-0264
7/31/2025
1611 HEMINGWAY LN
Remove & replace existing deck on south side of house.
Esparza Construction David Valdez
$45,000
Addition
BLDR25-0250
7/28/2025
1125 KIRKWOOD CT
Addition of an egress window on the south side of the home to
create an additional bedroom in the lower level.
Wendy Zimmermann
$800
Building (Residential) - Addition Total
$178,800
Alteration/Re
model
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0208
7/7/2025
1807 E COURT ST
Replace existing deck on south side of house.
Backyard Vinyl/ Revamp Fence & Deck Mark
Mclaughlin
$21,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0214
7/1/2025
228 LEE ST
228-230 Lee St. Duplex Add one bed &one bath in both units.
DAHNOVAN BUILDERS LLC Ryan Abraham
DAHNOVAN BUILDERS LLC
$30,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0224
7/3/2025
14 FOREST GLN
Remodel of kitchen space, primary bathroom, mudroom, &
powder rooms. Project does not involve any structural work or
moving of interior walls.
Modern Roots Design Build John Norman
Martinek
$209,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0237
7/10/2025
3001 WAYNE AVE
Add a new 2nd level deck, 15x17.
YUE-WON LEE
$15,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0239
7/8/2025
301 WOOLF AVE
Replace four seasons room glass system and replace four
seasons room structural components as necessary.
Merit Construction Company Louis Ruggio
$150,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0199
7/15/2025
1224 SHERIDAN AVE
Conversion of unfinished attic to primary bedroom suite with
bathroom.
Martin Construction Peter Correll
$150,820
Building (Residential)
Alteration/Re
model
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0242
7/15/2025
4963 SHEFFIELD PL
Remodel of existing finished basement including a bathroom,
and also remodeling the upstairs hall bath. No structural work
will be included in the project.
Modern Roots Design Build John Norman
Martinek
$118,000
Repair two porches by replacing deck boards & railings.
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0245
7/15/2025
1000 FOSTER RD
Porches are located on the northwest & northeast sides of the
house. The deck frames will remain as they are in great shape
& the size of the porches will stay the same. The size of the
T&T Home Improvement Tanner Heitz
$17,115
deck will not change.
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0249
7/14/2025
711 CHURCH ST
Add bathroom in basement, move washer/dryer, adding A/C,
remove knob & tube.
Forma Construction Aaron Kelly
$27,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0255
7/16/2025
41 GOLDFINCH CIR
Kitchen/sunroom remodel.
Miller Builders Inc Terry Miller
$84,023
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0236
7/17/2025
1030 E WASHINGTON ST
Add a bathroom under the stairs (toilet &small sink).
Wolf Investment Properties Laura Wolf
$2,500
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0247
7/17/2025
450 HAWAII CT
Rebuild deck on north side of house.
Westwinds Homeowners Association Bradley
Mecham
$4,320
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0248
7/17/2025
446 HAWAII CT
Rebuild deck on north side of house.
Westwinds Homeowners Association Bradley
Mecham
$4,320
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0178
7/21/2025
1103 MARCY ST
Change of use from duplex to single family.
Thomas L Bayliss Thimas L Bayliss
$15,000
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0251
7/18/2025
733 KESWICK DR
Replacement of the stairs & railing on the existing deck on NW
side of house.
Lovewell Fence and Deck Ryan Novak
$11,418
Alteration/
Remodel
BLDR25-0260
7/22/2025
640 LARCH LN
Interior remodel, new cabinets, interior paint, small electrical &
plumbing revisions.
McComas Lacina Construction Rob
McComas
$50,000
Conversion of commercial building into a residential single
Building (Residential)
Alteration/Re
Alteration/
BLDR25-0194
7/24/2025
220 S VAN BUREN ST
family 3 bedroom house with garage and 2 exterior parking
Jeff Clark Jeff Clark
$60,000
model
Remodel
spaces. Will extend roof creating 2' overhang and finish with
aluminum soffit and fascia.
Due to safety concerns, remove existing chimney and replace it
with a fake chimney (furnace currently vents out the roof). It is
Alteration/
BLDR25-0258
7/29/2025
755 OAKLAND AVE
a simple chimney, not prominent, and not a distinctive
Michael Ayers
$20,000
Remodel
architectural feature. Received Historic Board approval on
7/14/25.
Alteration/
BLDR25-0261
7/28/2025
917 JUNIPER DR
New 4'x9' landing on westside of the house, no railing.
Home Town Restyling Brad Winn
$4,236
Remodel
Change basement stairs to comply with current code - rise, run,
Alteration/
BLDR25-0265
7/28/2025
725 KIRKWOOD AVE
headroom.
Loomis Construction John Loomis
$5,000
Remodel
No egress window at this time.
Home Renovation - Finishing Basement - Adding Shower to
Alteration/
BLDR25-0270
7/29/2025
725 WALKER CIR
first floor bath - Enlarging Master Shower on 2nd Floor /
Elevation Home Builders Nate Knause
$99,860
Remodel
Changing location of bedroom doors.
Building (Residential) -
$1,098,612
Alteration/Remodel Total
New
New
BLDR25-0066
7/2/2025
612 Allison WAY
New SFD, 4 bedroom w/ 3-car garage.
Angela Kessler
$522,000
New
BLDR25-0217
7/7/2025
938 HERON PL
New SFD, 2 story home 5 bedrooms & 3 car garage & finished
WATTS GROUP Caleb Shield
$817,104
basement.
Construction of a new ranch style duplex, with attached 2 car
New
BLDR25-0223
7/2/2025
642 MACLAN CT
garages. they will have 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, finished
Navigate Homes Karl Bigger
$680,447
basements and sunrooms
New
BLDR25-0146
7/8/2025
3976 WINNSBORO DR
New ranch -style SFD w/ 5-bedrooms, 3-car garage & finished
SHG Builders Jason Dumont
$595,000
basement.
Construction of a new ranch style duplex, with attached 2 car
New
BLDR25-0238
7/16/2025
677 MACLAN CT
garages. they will have 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, finished
Navigate Homes Karl Bigger
$673,253
basements and sunrooms
Building (Residential) - New Total
$3,287,804
Building (Residential)
Repair
Repair
BLDR25-0232
7/2/2025
528 E COLLEGE ST
Replacement of bricks on chimney. Repointing work (HPC25-
Kevin Scott Burford
$4,700
0039)
All repairs are isolated to apartment 1 D. Replace vinyl window,
Repair
BLDR25-0233
7/7/2025
2420 BARTELT RD 1 D
same size and same location. repair damaged framing &
Paul Davis Restoration of the Iowa Corridor
$8,000
Ryan Olson
drywall in apartment.
Repair
BLDR25-0186
7/10/2025
411 S LUCAS ST
Install 4' retaining wall in basement to repair old crawl space.
Dragonfly Properties Doug Goschke
$3,000
Repair
BLDR25-0256
7/22/2025
321 CENTER ST
Repair front stairs on east side of house.
CMB Rentals, LLC Thomas E Maxwell
$2,000
Repair
BLDR24-0229
7/29/2025
721 BROWN ST
Install new shingles Install Lifetime laminated Atlas Castle
J & M Property Management Joan Moreno
$12,000
Brook (HPC24-0054)
Remove shingles and install metal standing seam roof (HPC25-
Repair
BLDR25-0257
7/31/2025
821 N LINN ST
Clarence Miller
$27,000
0047).
Building (Residential) - Repair
$56,700
Building (Residential) Total
$4,968,216
Grand Total
$11,690,001
Fatal Permits Issued
54
City of Iowa City
2025 Building Statistics
Value/Type of Construction Permits Issued 2023
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL
New Single FamilDwellings (IRC) - $Valuation
$0
$636,554
$1,174,732
$4,519,900
$1,109,099
$3,960,807
$1,934,104
$13,335,196
Number of Permits
0
1
3
10
3
4
3
24
New Duplex Dwellings (IRC) - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$2,696,793
$575,579
$0
$1,353,700
$4,626,072
Number of Permits
0
0
0
4
1
2
2
9
New Multiple Unit Dwellings IBC - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Number ofBuildings
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Number of Dwelling Units
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
New Commercial or Mixed Commercial Residential IBC - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$4,000,000
$530,000
$480,000
$0
$0
$5,010,000
Number of Permits
0
0
1
1
1
01
0
1 3
Number of Buildings
01
0
1
1
1
0
01
3
Number of Dwelling Units
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New Industrial IBC - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New Iowa City Public IBC/IRC) (Replaces Public Works/Utilities - $ Valuation
$710,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$680,612
$0
$1,390,612
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Schools IBC All new and all add/alter/repair) - $ Valuation
$0
$3,000
$30,000
$0
$0
$191,254
$0
$224,254
Number of Permits
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
Misc. Structures/Fences - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,000
$10,000
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Remodel, Residential All add/alter/repair IRC $ Valuation
$538,594
$572,840
$768,698
$828,591
$1,680,987
$1,262,044
$1,332,412
$6,984,166
Number of Permits
14
13
27
28
36
41
31
190
Remodel, Commercial All add/alter/repair IBC - $ Valuation
$1,787,200
$454,700
$588,080
$5,386,604
$962,793
$1,872,102
$2,216,285
$13,267,764
Number of Permits
10
5
8
14
9
8
12
66
Remodel, Industrial All add/alter/repair IBC -$ Valuation New Category in'22
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Remodel Public (Replaces Public Works All add/alter/repair IBC - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$0
$21,000,000
$0
$495,600
$21,495,600
Number of Permits
01
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
Residential Accessory Structures (IRC) -$ Valuation
$0
$60,000
$140,000
$54,000
$135,880
$160,000
$135,900
$685,780
Number of Permits
0
1
3
3
1
4
2
14
Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit (IRC) - $ Valuation
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$212,000
$212,000
Number of Permits
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
TOTAL VALUE
$3,035,794
$1,727,094
$6,701,510
$14,015,888
$25,944,338
$8,126,819
$11,690,001
$71,241,444
TOTAL PERMITS
24
21
43
60
53
59
54
314
Item Number: IP6.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
August 7, 2025
July 21, 2025, Joint Entities Meeting Minutes
Attachments: July 21, 2025 Joint Entities Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors; City of
Coralville; City of Hills; City of Iowa City; City of Lone Tree; City of North Liberty; City of
Oxford; City of Solon; City of Swisher; City of Shueyville; City of Tiffin; City of University
Heights; Clear Creek Amana Community School District Board; Iowa City Community
School District Board; and University of Iowa was held on Monday, July 21, 2025 at City
Hall in Coralville; Council Chambers at 4:30 PM. A recorded webcast of the Joint
Meeting is available online at www.coraivilie. orprcoralvision.
Mayor Meghann Foster call the meeting to order at 4:30 PM and welcomed everyone.
Welcome and Introductions:
Johnson County Board of Supervisors present: Green -Douglass, Remington, Fixmer-Oraiz
Iowa City Council present: Harmsen, Moe, Bergus,
Coralville Council present: Mayor Foster, Goodrich, Knudson
North Liberty Council present: Mayor Hoffman, Sittig, Wayson
University Heights Council present: Gahn
Hills Council present: Mayor Kemp
Solon Council present: None
Swisher Council present: None
Tiffin Council present: Orris
Iowa City Community School District Board: Lingo, Abraham, Williams, Finch, Eyestone, Malone,
Eastham
Clear Creek Amana Community School District Board: Pfeiffer
Staff members from the school districts and local governments were in attendance along with
members of the public.
Public Comments:
Mary McCann noted many will know her through the JECC 911 data she sends to the city
councils, and she works with at risk black teens who have experienced violence and injustice.
McCann reported recently three out of five Johnson County Supervisors refused increasing
funding for more juvenile detention center beds with Linn County. McCann found out about this
from her pastor and not a press release. Two parents must visit their teen that is six hours away
because if there are not enough beds in Linn County youth in custody must be transported to
other facilities across the state. McCann voiced her concerns about those who have adopted the
abolition of law enforcement as a political identity at risk of having a society run by the rule of law
and putting marginalized groups more at risk from those who would harm them because they no
longer have protection from law enforcement. McCann asked people to support law enforcement
and leave politics at the door and look at the intent of those who attack the rule of law.
Solon City Administrator Cami Rasmussen thanked Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel for his
department's assistance during Solon Beef Days. Rasmussen noted it takes a lot of different
groups to pull off a small-town event like Solon Beef Days and it especially takes a lot of
collaboration with the Johnson County Sheriffs office and Johnson County Emergency
Management whose hard work and planning prevented any incidents from occurring during this
event. Rasmussen thanked everyone who came out to Solon Beef Days this year. Rasmussen
announced Solon is getting it's first 5-year contract with the Johnson County Sheriffs Department.
They have been on an annual contract for the last 28 years so this 5-year agreement is
groundbreaking for Solon and will help them budget and focus their resources. Rasmussen is
very appreciative to have the opportunity to work with the Sheriffs Department and share
resources as city budgets are really challenging right now.
Update on Individual Disaster Assistance Programs (Coralvil€e):
Director of Community Impact & Engagement Emily Meister with United Way of Johnson &
Washington County and Johnson County Director Debbie Ackerman with HACAP introduced
themselves. Ackerman explained they will be talking about the disaster response in Johnson
County and what they do. They are representing the Johnson County Community Organizations
Active in Disaster (JCCOAD) and it was established in 2008 and they bring agencies together to
ensure readiness to meet needs in disaster events like fires, floods, tornados and any event
where they need to come together and help our neighbors. This program is headed by United
Way, but it is several community organizations coming together to ensure needs are met. United
Way holds the Community Disaster Relief Fund which they like to keep at $125,000.00 to meet
the needs of the community that are not being met in different ways. Another role of JCCOAD is
volunteer management and United Way is very good at mobilizing and organizing volunteers and
has a big role doing this in JCCOAD. The JCCOAD has gone through some significant changes
in the last year and United Way has made sure they are organized and able to meet several
different needs. Their Steering Committee is made up of Meister, Nate Savage from Johnson
County Public Health, Ackerman and committee heads who are local agency leaders who know
the landscape and resources and can help make sure needs are met when disaster strikes. The
Steering Committee also has advisory members who necessarily head up a committee but have
expertise in several different areas to make sure needs are all met. Meister reported they have
been doing a lot of work for the last year and a half to strengthen the JCCOAD because they are
seeing a lot more disasters nationwide and in our community. They also know some of their
federal and state supports are a little bit less reliable and consistent than they used to be. Meister
explained there is a threshold that a disaster in the community must meet in terms of dollars of
damage before federal or state funds kick in. Several significant events happen in our community
that do not meet this threshold and that means 100% of that response is up to our community. An
example is the fire that happened in Coralville recently. Traditionally JCCOAD has been led and
activated by the United Way with coordination with other community partners, but it has struggled
to take hold and have the type of leadership it needed for the past several years. Part of that is
capacity because disaster response is an extra on many of their jobs. They have created a
structure where leadership can be shared and brings the right people to the table not just for
response but also preparedness, As mentioned earlier, the Steering Committee is made up of the
Co -Chairs (Meister and Savage), Ackerman and the chairs of their committees. They have an
Unmet Needs Committee that they are still looking for leadership; a Long -Term Recovery
Committee co-chaired by Lynette Jacoby with Johnson County Social Services and Adrianne
Korbakes with CommUnity; a Training & Preparedness Committee co-chaired by Director Dave
Wilson and Deputy Director Travis Beckman with Johnson County Homeland Security and
Emergency Management, Wendy Nolan with United Way and Nate Savage from Johnson County
Public Health; and a Communications & Public Relations/Outreach Committee co-chaired by Ellie
Moore with the Community Foundation of Johnson County and Michael Shaw with Neighborhood
Centers of Johnson County. One thing they realized in this most recent disaster is they are
missing some key players at the activation stage of their Steering Committee, and they have
already worked to bring on CommUnity and Shelter House. If they want to respond effectively in a
disaster, they do not have time to coordinate and build those relationships at the disaster, but
they need to exist already. They will have JCCOAD quarterly meetings which will be open to the
public and any organizations or entities are welcome to join. The only commitment is attending
the quarterly meetings which will help you know who is active, what the needs are and to get to
know each other, When there is a disaster event, they will activate the Steering Committee and
get together at the table to figure out what the needs are for community members that are
affected and to pull in other agencies. Emergency management, police departments, fire
departments and government entities are going to take the lead in the initial response, but they
will be too busy to coordinate the long-term recovery and community organizations that need to
be pulled in to fully support those who are affected. Meister let Ackerman talk about the updates
with the disaster assistance grant program. When a disaster occurs, the threshold will determine
the response. JCCOAD will always be activated and look at the situation to ensure that needs are
met for the residents who are affected. The amount of damage will determine if the Governor
declares the County or region a disaster. Ackerman explained when they first planned this
presentation they were going to talk about the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program, which
provides up to $7,000.00 for disaster related expenses for people living at 200% of the federal
poverty line or below. It is a contract that Community Action Programs across the state have
administered for decades. They have just found out their contract has been rescinded because
the Department of Homeland Security believes they are able to administer this program so
HACAP will no longer be doing it at the local level starting August 1s'. This is a program for the
most vulnerable among us that provides $7,000.00 for property, home repairs, roofs, mold
mitigation and items like that. A lot of times the power went out and people would lose food, so
they were able to provide food assistance and temporary housing, hotel stays, and deposits for
new places to live. Now folks affected by a disaster have 45-days to apply for the program and
then have additional time to get in all their documents because people who are marginalized and
have some other barriers will take a little while to get all the necessary documents together.
Ackerman does not know how this program will look moving forward but the services she
mentioned are what is covered by the program. This program also provides assistance to people
with over 200% of the poverty line in the way of Disaster Case Advocacy. This is a newer part of
the program that does not come with any grant funds, but it provides someone who will help
identify and assess resources for people affected by disaster, help prepare a home repair or
rebuild plan, create a recovery plan with steps to reach their goals and more depending on their
needs post disaster. The last time they used this program was for the tornado in Coralville in
2023 and they were able to help many people with those expenses. Since 2019 there have been
5 activations of this program and of 270 applications from Johnson County residents 177 were
approved and only one Disaster Case Advocacy application was received because it is a new
program. Ackerman noted they are currently working with Scott County residents for the flood that
recently occurred in Davenport, and they have received 220 applications. This is a program that
really helps people, and it is something our community really needs. Meister reported the last
disaster was a 12-unit apartment complex fire on April 9th on Boston Way in Coralville. Twelve
households and 26 individuals were affected. The immediate response was led by the Coralville
Fire Department and then Johnson County Emergency Management. The immediate on -site
response was led by those departments. They had a great presence by CommUnity Mobile Crisis
to support people being evacuated. The first step in this situation was to account for everyone's
safety and get them to a safe location. Traditionally the Red Cross would step in. Their preferred
method for any event larger than a single household is a general population or mass shelter. In
the last few instances in our community, instead of opening a mass shelter United Way works
with Emergency Management to find alternative accommodation in the form of a hotel room
where they can get everyone in the same place and provide coordinated resources onsite. This is
more expensive locally. The United Way spent just under $10,000.00 from their disaster relief
fund to house those individuals, some were for a couple of days, and some were for several
weeks. The Red Cross was there to do some case management and meals. One challenge is if
they do not follow the Red Cross' preferred method it makes it harder for them to deliver their
whole model, so they struggled a little with meals and case management. They found out case
management is one of their biggest struggles. They had a wide variety of individuals that were
affected. There were University of Iowa students, a single mom, an elderly couple, immigrant
populations and non-English speaking people. The recovery was a little bit more complicated and
had to be individualized. During this time JCCOAD was working on their structure and what their
committees and activation protocol would look like, and they were not finalized. During this
disaster they realized right away their gap was case management. They did not have a contract
with an organization that could provide that support for the victims and affordable housing under
$1,000.00 per month was the number one concern. They also struggle with the leasing cycle
which is August 151 through July 3151 for most properties. After a few days they developed a
contract and MOU with the Shelter House which will allow the Shelter House to prioritize people
affected by a disaster and work with them immediately with their coordinated reentry and rapid
rehousing program. They came up with a schedule where someone was always at the hotel to
answer questions and help people. In the future that will not be how it works, and they will create
partnerships with other agencies that can provide that service so the Steering Committee can
take a step back and work more with the pulling in of community resources and things like that.
Out of the 12 households 2 relocated to Cedar Rapids, some a temporarily housed in a hotel of
their own choice because they are covered by insurance and transitioning to home ownership.
Everyone is now in some form of long-term or temporary housing of their own choice. They
consider this a success despite some of the gaps they had, and they received a lot of positive
feedback from those residents. They were asked about their interaction with the school district
with families that have students involved in a disaster. Meister responded they do not have that
line of communication right now, but they have two individuals from the school district at their last
two meetings. This is an area they have identified as a need to strengthen.
Discussion on current Crisis Response Programs and exploration of opportunities to
further collaborate. (Iowa City):
Iowa City Councilperson Laura Bergus reported the Iowa City City Council recently had a
presentation by Iowa City Police Chief Dustin Liston and Executive Director Sarah Nelson from
CommUnity Crisis Services about the Co -responder and Liaison Program that they have in Iowa
City and at the Johnson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee meeting Johnson
County Sheriff Brad Kunkel, his staff and Mental Health Liaison Kieonna Pope gave a
presentation, Supervisor Mandi Remington has been participating in a national cohort about
different ways for community response and at the JECC where North Liberty Mayor Chris
Hoffman is the current Vice Chair they have talked about how they can get even more
sophisticated with better matching responses to calls. Bergus noted when 988 rolled out and what
it provides for people who are in crisis and that Johns -on County was a pilot county for mental and
behavioral health calls that came to 911 to be handed to 988. Bergus is aware of the Johnson
County Ambulance Service's Mobile Health Outreach Program and that Fire Chief Scott Lyon has
been discussing how to respond to different kinds of calls with Director Fiona Johnson_ Iowa City
Councilperson Josh Moe and Bergus thought it would be a good idea to get everyone into the
same room to talk about this at least on some introductory level. They hope to have everyone
they asked to talk for a few minutes about what those response options are and how those
organizations are working together. This is the political moment to be collaborating and to find
those efficiencies among their different organizations and departments.
Johnson County Ambulance Director Fiona Johnson reported they launched a part-time
community paramedic for a mobile integrated health program in 2024 and became a full-time
program in July of 2024. They have had great success with this and there are many benefits to
the program. It is designed to improve healthcare to underserved populations in our community;
to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. They have a community paramedic going to
people's homes and helping connect them to social services; provide basic medical care support
like medication management, connecting them with a primary care physician; and reducing the
costs by reducing the number of 911 activations because the person no longer needs ambulance,
fire or taw enforcement and cutting emergency room costs. The community paramedic is
collaborating with their partners by getting a list of their high utilizers to determine what the root
causes of the need for emergency services are, These causes might be someone not being able
to keep up with their medications and one solution they came up with was getting a person
connected with a pharmacy to provide them with daily packets of their medications. This reduced
the 911 calls from this person. The community paramedic is also working with the Johnson
County Sheriff's Department looking at a long-term injectable program to work with individuals
being released from jail that are prone to reincarceration due to a lack compliance getting their
monthly injections of psych medications so they can get the medication to these individuals
before they get into crisis and interact with law enforcement. The community paramedic is also
partnering with the University of Iowa Population Health to look at their high utilizers. They are
working with community partners to find funding mechanisms because right now it is the Board of
Supervisors trusting in the concept and goal to reduce costs, but they do have to find those other
funding mechanisms.
Iowa City Fire Chief Scott Lyon reported his role in the mobile integrated health program is a
supportive role in what is going on at Johnson County Ambulance. Lyon personally attested to the
difference Johnson County Ambulance is making daily in our community. They have identified
and collaborated on shared needs, and they recently had a remote meeting with some of Lyon's
peers in central Iowa looking at innovative strategies be it call triage at the dispatch center. Right
now, they are in the fact-finding stages of how the Iowa City Fire Department can best support
Johnson County Ambulance to fulfill their mission. Lyon feels there is a lot of low hanging fruit
they can go after and there is a financial component they must address to make this be
successful. This can make a real difference but there is a cost to it. Johnson was asked how
many people the community paramedic can assist. Johnson responded he is currently assisting
40 clients the University of Iowa could give him hundreds. Iowa City Fire had one person who
was continually falling so the paramedic went out and did an in -home fall risk assessment to
figure out what the problem was and get some solutions in place to reduce the calls for lift
support. Johnson stated they need more than one community paramedic. The dream is for this to
be a county -wide collaboration with the Johnson County Sheriffs Department and community
liaisons. The paramedic will sometime respond with a social worker and sometimes a police
officer of firefighter.
Adrianne Korbakes with CommUnity Crisis Services reported on the behavioral and mental health
crisis services they provide. They answer the 988-line state-wide with one other center in Iowa
where anyone can get connected to a trained crisis councilor, The councilors can stabilize 95% of
their callers on the phone without referring them to a higher level of care. They do a lot of
referrals to mobile crisis services, access centers, CCBHCs and now with the Iowa Mental Health
Realignment they are making referrals to system navigators to connect people with services in
their area. Last year, between all their crisis help line services they answered close to 100,000
contacts with a quarter being Iowa 988 specifically. The next level of service they provide in
Johnson County is their mobile health crisis response services teams which are comprised of two
councilors trained in Crisis mental health support and are accredited by the state. Their teams are
2417; 365 of two. Individuals can access mobile crisis by calling 988 or the old Your Life Iowa Line
where a few questions will be asked and then councilors will be dispatched to the location where
the individual is at. They have been to almost every location possible including schools, hospitals,
offices, doctor offices, a corn field, private residences where anyone is experiencing a crisis and
will work with that person to deescalate. They do screenings for suicide adulation, and they do
safety planning with every person they work with. This is proven to reduce a person's ability to
commit suicide, and it is effective in keeping people alive. They see people who are not thinking
of suicide but have other things going on in their life that feel overwhelming to them, like an
increase in mental health symptoms or experiencing them for the first time, losing a job or having
a personal situation going on that is causing a lot of overwhelming anxiety. They see a lot of
people with substance use and mental health and maybe a difficult life situation. They spend a lot
of time with people experiencing acute grief and loss. They partner with law enforcement
agencies to do death notifications and be with individuals during their most difficult time. They are
a low barrier service where they only need to know a couple of things about people before they
are able to dispatch. They send out two councilors that are not law enforcement so they want to
make sure they are safe and if they may not be safe, they will send one of their law enforcement
liaisons or co -respond with law enforcement and mobile services. They want a little bit of
demographic information from people about what is going on so they can be supportive and help
them. Their average response time in the Iowa City and Coralville area is Just over 20 minutes.
95% of people they see are stabilized in their home, in the community without needing a higher
level of care. The remaining 5% go to crisis stabilization beds or the hospital depending on the
needs of the individual. They serve all ages and are a point in time service so they are trying to
stabilize the crisis at that moment to bring the escalation down to where it is manageable for that
individual and they can be released into the community. The next day they follow up and connect
them to long term services and support based on what was going on during that crisis. They have
law enforcement liaisons embedded in the Iowa City Police Department that cover both first and
second shift and they are able to respond to higher acuity calls and they are able to do
committals for those who don't realize they are sick and they will work with their families work with
those people around them and with law enforcement to get the committal in place and get that
individual the support that they need_ They have triage councilors at the Guidelink Center who are
the first person they will meet with. Last year they had 2400 people come in. A lot of those people
go into sobering, detox or crisis stabilization and a lot of other people just meet with the triage
councilor and then discharge back into the community with resources and support in place. All
their mobile crisis teams can check in people into behavioral center beds in both Johnson and
Linn County. Their last service is Healing Prairie Farm which is a youth crisis stabilization
program for ages 12 to 17 who are experiencing some sort of emotional crisis, and they serve
youth across Iowa with most coming from Eastern Iowa. It is a 5-7 day stay at their farm, and they
use a farm care model where they integrate nature -based intervention along with a lot of
emotional support from their staff. The goal is to provide structured control for the youth to get
them connected to longer term care community support and services to help them when they are
discharged. They do a lot of work with the schools. They check in with a mental health provider
every day and they are staffed 2417/365. Eight beds are available for crisis stabilization and 4
beds are for youth shelter for youth who are experiencing homelessness. The goal of the youth
shelter is to look for long-term housing and connection to life -skills help they are going to need.
Korbakes was asked about their coordination with schools who responded they have a youth
crisis coordinator with their mobile crisis program who works closely with all the other schools in
Johnson County to help students who are suffering from a behavioral or mental health crisis and
they keep open communication with the schools for when youth are ready to be reintegrated into
Glasses they have a plan to help support them during that transition and to support the school
during that transition and help teachers integrate students safely and not push too hard. Korbakes
was asked about the loss of funding for LGBTQ 988 and how much of their calls were LGBTQ.
Korbakes answered about 70,000 out of 100,000 calls. They want to make sure that no matter
who you are please use 988 including if you are LGBTQ and it is still the same councilors
answering those lines.
Iowa City Police Chief Dustin Liston reported in 2021 Iowa City partnered with CommUnity for a
mental health liaison and in 2023 they added another position to give them 15 hours of coverage
a day for 5 days a week. In 2024 they transferred on of the liaisons into a co -responder position
who partners up with a police officer in uniform to respond to calls in the field_ This unit responds
to twice as many calls as their station -based health liaison. They average 100 calls per month,
and the station liaison gets 30 to 50 calls per month. The liaison has a lot more time to make sure
individuals are connected to services that a regular police officer does not have time to do_ The
station -based liaison does a lot more follow-up work to make sure people have the services they
need. The Iowa City Council has a goal of providing mental health services 24/7 coverage within
a few years and they are getting closer. They will evaluate if they need overnight coverage or not,
but Liston's goal is to get coverage 7 days a week. Dustin plans to look at how calls are impacted
with their new data analyst and if they increase or decrease with the mental health liaison. Dustin
isn't sure how they have impacted calls, but people are very satisfied with the service; and they
get repeat calls because people trust the liaisons. Even if they increase calls that is fine if people
are getting the services they need. Dustin was asked where the liaisons come from and Dustin
answered they come from CommUnity and have a mental health background. The liaisons do not
become police officers but remain social workers. The police officer partnered with a liaison
makes sure the scene is safe and then the liaison takes it over after. Some of the frequent users
do have mental health issues and they do overlap with the Johnson County Ambulance program.
Johnson County Sheriff Doug Kunkel reported they have a mental health liaison, but it works a
little differently than Iowa City in that they share the cost with the City of North Liberty and the City
of Coralville. It is an effective way of doing business with everyone. The Sheriff's office polices
about 35,000 people in Johnson County which is not enough of a population or call base to
sustain on person dedicated to mental health calls and the situation is similar in North Liberty and
Coralville. Combining these populations makes a lot more sense to support a mental health
liaison. They are now at a point where they need a second one. The liaison works 9:00 AM to
6:30 PM and they are noticing a gap where they need someone to serve in the evenings from
6:30 PM to 10:00 PM along with some overlap with the afternoon shift. Kunkel hopes to have the
second liaison in the budget for next year_ One person noted they have an adult son who she
cannot get mobile crisis help for unless the son agrees to it and she wanted to know if she still
needs to call 911. Kunkel responded the liaison will never replace the need for a 911 law
enforcement response in some situations and one of the things you must remember about a lot of
these services is the voluntary component, One example is the trip to Guidelink is voluntary and
the police cannot force a person to go even if they should. Sometimes arrest is the only option in
some situations like if they refuse to go to Guidelink. Kunkel noted law enforcement has to
respond to calls 20/7 and they have a lot of training for these situations and are very good at the
job they do and he is proud of the work everyone does.
Director Tom Jones with the Johnson County Emergency Center (JECC) one unique thing about
JECC is they represent and serve all the communities in the county. They are the center taking
your 911 calls and dispatching those resources. They also work with 988. Their dispatchers have
a flow chart that has been approved by Johnson County law enforcement agencies, so they have
a list of questions they ask callers. Based on the answers to those questions they determine if the
caller needs a law enforcement of public safety response or if the call will be transferred to 988. In
some cases, 988 could return those calls to 911. There are also calls that start at 988 and are
transferred to 911. The calls that come to 911 and should go to 988 are very low. There have
been three in the last year and a half and only one was a real transfer that they made. They have
found locally the 911 and 988 numbers are being used appropriately. When they do call 911 it is
because there is an immediate possibility, they may harm themselves or others. That requires a
public safety or law enforcement response. When they get suicidal calls, which happens a lot the
person isn't thinking about it 30 days from now or two weeks from now or if they just lost their job
they are not thinking if things don't get better in a few days I'll think about hurting myself. When
they make those calls, they are thinking about harming themselves or someone else now. Those
calls get transferred to law enforcement responders. Their dispatchers would dispatch mobile
crisis at their request. They have been having discussions about how they can dispatch mobile
crisis sooner and as of today they are dispatched at law enforcement's request. They then give
mobile crisis all the information that they can because they are giving those, they dispatch very
little information in a very short amount of time. It can take a couple of minutes to make the
determination to ask JECC to send out mobile crisis to come and assist when the scene is safe.
As JECC looks to the future there has been talk about integrating these councilors into the
communication centers where they get the calls immediately for dispatch_ In order to make that
effective they need to think about the number of calls they are getting; time of day it is occurring;
are they getting enough calls to incorporate a councilor or is the flow chart and training they have
sufficient to continue. If they bring a councilor in there will be a cost and they want to make sure it
is cost effective to have them there. They also need to think about what a councilor can do if they
are there when a suicidal call comes in to deescalate it. They will continue to think about that for
the future. The one thing as a call center for all the law enforcement and public safety
departments in the county is they try to keep their procedures down to one way because they
have 5 full-time law enforcement agencies, over 15 fire departments and a county -wide
ambulance service and if each one tried to do things there own way JECC would be making
mistakes and have delayed dispatch times if they had to think about which procedure to follow.
We dispatch based off of their individual response policy. JECC doesn't dictate how these entities
respond in these situations, and they work collaboratively with all their law enforcement officers
and JECC develops their policies and procedures based on their responses.
Joint County Health Departments measles information campaign. (Coralville):
Sam Jarvis with Johnson County Public Health reported back in June they reported Johnson
County's first case of measles and the third case of measles in Iowa, and they quickly responded
with the state to investigate that case and collect those contacts. In July the state announced their
seventh case, and they found out there a no links with that case to other cases. They have tried
to track that back to the case in Johnson County and at this point in time there is not a link. There
has been a posture change in the recommendation for vaccinations, and they are recommending
"Dose Zero" which is vaccinating infants ages 6 to 11 months. This does not count for the normal
vaccination series, so it is referred to as "Dose Zero." They want to make people aware of this
change so people can talk about it with their pediatrician. As of today, the United States has seen
1,300 cases of measles reported. They are fortunate to have those lines with the state and
federal governments still open with all the current chaos 90% of those cases are from
unvaccinated people so these cases are still driven by people who chose not to or couldn't get
vaccinated. It is encouraging to see the vaccine is still effective. They appreciate everyone
making sure that correct information gets out to folks because they are seeing a lot of
misinformation. Jarvis was asked if they are seeing more interest from parents in getting their kids
vaccinated now. The State Health Department has told them since a couple of months ago after
recommending the early second dose and now with the zero -dose strategy they have seen an
upturn in vaccinations in our area. Director Pettit-Majewski has recently been working to get the
word out to childcare providers and other partners. Jarvis was asked what percentage of people
in Johnson County are vaccinated and he answered it is somewhere in the high eighties but
wasn't sure of the exact number. They would love to see it higher especially for a lot of other
vaccines. Jarvis was asked if those exposed must stay quarantined for 21 days still. Jarvis said
so far, they are not looking about changing the 21-day quarantine. The quarantine begins at 21
days after exposure. Jarvis noted out of 200 contacts with the case in Johnson County they did
not have any other cases from public exposure. It's good to know there is less risk in outdoor
spaces, but indoor spaces are still a concern. Measle symptoms begin 7 to 12 days after
exposure. They start to lose time to stop people from being exposed after a person gets exposed,
gets symptoms and decides to get tested, which also takes time to get the results. One person
asked if there are any changes for adult vaccinations. Jarvis answered at this time there is no
recommendation for adults to get a booster. One of the things they look for with people who are
contacts are if they are vaccinated and it is helpful to have that on file especially when it is in the
state registry system. Having those records of staff vaccinations is important if they can get them
to establish risk for folks. For those parents with children that just got vaccinated the
recommendation is to have the second dose 28 days later. Jarvis wasn't sure but thought if your
child got "Dose Zero" they would get their second dose at one year. One person asked if
everyone would consider being exposed in a larger building with a shared ventilation system if a
carrier had been in the building working all day. Jarvis responded he hadn't heard any guidance
on that situation, and he wilt take that back to their team to look at but right now he would err on
the side of caution and say yes and note that publicly.
Timeframe reminder for City[School Elections for 2025. (Johnson County),,
Johnson County Auditor Julie Persons wanted to remind those running for school board and city
elections that their petition numbers have probably changed and to make sure they check it out
because if they are short, they cannot be on the ballot. It is always a good idea to get extra
signatures and to reach out to the Johnson County Auditor's Office if you have any questions.
Persons asked everyone to please not turn in their paperwork at 5:00 PM on the very last day
because they need time to look through it and contact you if there is time to fix it. Everything is
available on their website, and you can call he office during business hours and they can walk
you through it. Persons will see them all on election day.
Primary Cities (Iowa City, University Heights)
Filing period: 8111-8/28
Iowa City At -large candidates need 166 signatures
Iowa City District B candidates need 127 signatures
c University Heights needs 10 signatures
c If a primary is triggered, the primary vote will be Tuesday, October 71"
Non -Primary Cities (all others)
Filing period: W25-9I18
c Coralville and North Liberty need 50 signatures
Solon and Tiffin need 25 signatures
Hills, Lone Tree, Oxford, Shueyville, and Swisher need 10 signatures
School Boards
o Information is available on the Auditor's Website:
h itps:llwww.}oh Izsoncuu ntyiowa.govinovember-4-2025-city-and-schooi-
election or stop by the office.
Affidavit of Candidacy and Nomination Petition forms are available on the
Auditor's Website: https:/lwww.iohnson_CDUn_t,yin,na.onv!nc)vember-4-2025-cit -and-
school-election or stop by the office.
Nomination Petition must have signatures from eligible electors.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Other Business:
North Liberty Councilperson Erek Sittig was asked by North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman to
inform everyone former North Liberty Councilperson and Mayor Pro-tem Gerry Kuhl passed away
yesterday.
Coralville Mayor Maghann Foster adjourn the meeting at 5:48 PM.
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Civil Service Entrance Examination- Associate Planner - Urban Planning
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
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August 5, 2025
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination —Associate Planner — Urban Planning
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 Associate Planner —
Urban Planning.
1. Samuel Brodersen
2. Lisa Schroer
Iowa City Civil Service Commission
Rick Wy s, Chair
Item Number: IP8.
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Civil Service Entrance Examination- Civil Engineer
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
August 5, 2025
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Civil Engineer
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 Civil Engineer.
Vivienne Olsson
Iowa City Civil Service Commission
Rick Wy , Chair
Item Number: IP9.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker II - Water Service
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
(319) 356-5000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.icgov.org
August 5, 2025
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker II — Water Service
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 — Water Service.
Todd Morrow
Iowa City Civil Service Commission
Rick Wy s, Chair
Item Number: IP10.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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Civil Service Entrance Examination - Senior Landfill Operator - Heavy Equipment
Attachments: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Senior Landfill Operator - Heavy
Equipment
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa S2240- 1826
(319) 3S6-S000
(319) 356-5009 FAX
www.lcgov.org
August 5, 2025
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination -- Senior Landfill Operator — Heavy
Equipment
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 Senior Landfill
Operator — Heavy Equipment.
Tyler Hebl
Iowa City Civil Service Commission
ick Wyss, Chair