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Home My WebLink About2025-10-07 TranscriptionIowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:00:20] [MUSIC] I'm going to call this meeting to order. Roll call, please. [00:00:25] Alter. [00:00:26] Here. [00:00:27] Bergus. [00:00:27] Here. [00:00:29] Harmsen. Moe? [00:00:32] Here. [00:00:33] Salih. [00:00:33] Yes, here. [00:00:34] Teague. [00:00:35] Here. [00:00:35] Weilein. [00:00:36] Here. [00:00:37] Well, I want to welcome everyone to your city hall that is present here, and to those that are joining us online, welcome, as well. We're gonna jump right into our agenda, which is Item Number 2, Page 1 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Proclamations. 2A is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this will be read by Counselor Megan Alter. [00:01:01] Whereas domestic dating violence and stalking affects people of all racial, cultural and economic backgrounds, causing long term, physical, psychological and emotional harm. And whereas, one in three Americans has witnessed an incident of domestic violence. And whereas children who experience domestic violence are at a higher risk for failure in school, mental illness, substance abuse, suicide and may choose violence as a way to solve problems later in life. And whereas domestic violence in rural communities exists as a hidden, silent and often unrecognized crime that is often under reported. And whereas, through the inspiration, courage and persistence of victims of domestic violence, their children and advocates, our communities are learning to recognize the impact of violence in the home and within intimate relationships. And whereas DVIP RVAP domestic violence and sexual assault crisis services has worked to end violence and intimate relationships for more than 46 years through the collaborative partnerships of advocates, volunteers, local municipalities, criminal justice, health and human services, faith communities, business leaders, and private residents. And whereas our community's achievements should be commended and we must continue our commitment to respect and support victims of domestic violence and to prevent future violence in our community. Now, therefore, I Megan Alter, on behalf of Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2025 to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Iowa City, Iowa, and urge all community members to work together to eliminate domestic violence, dating violence and stalking from our community. And here to accept this proclamation is Alta Media, the Community Engagement Director for DVIP and RVAP. [APPLAUSE] [00:03:08] Right. [00:03:11] Hi. Thank you all so much. As always, the city of Iowa City is one of my favorite places to be. That's why I'm here every year. Um, it's where I call home, and we are so incredibly grateful as an agency for all of the support that the city has provided us for our emergency shelter, transitional housing, um, and just supporting victims survivors of domestic and sexual violence and assault. Um, we truly could not do this work without the community that we have here. It's absolutely vital to everything we do. Earlier, I dropped off some handouts with you all, and I just wanted to highlight a few things. I don't want to take a ton of time, I know there's lots of proclamations and work to be done tonight. Um, but I did want to point out that in the past fiscal year, so July 1 to June 30 of 2025, we served 1,619 individuals that are from here in Johnson County, and 1,091 of those individuals were in Iowa City alone. That number is staggering and requires that we all continue to do this important work together. I also wanted to bring up our shop for Shelter event. This Saturday we are hosting shop for Shelter. It is our bi annual. We now do them twice a year in kind donation Drive, and that provides items for victim survivors, uh, everything from non perishable food items to formula and diapers, those types of things at all area hives and fairways. But if you prefer to shop at Costco or Aldi's, you can go ahead and pick those items up and still Page 2 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. drop them off with our volunteers. That's this Saturday morning. Um, and then we also have the clothesline project. And so on the other side of your page, there is a link to that. It is on October 21. The Clothesline Project is an event that is open to the public to increase awareness and allow folks to uh, make a shirt in honor of someone they know or themselves and what they've experienced. It is allowing us to bring a conversation to the community and give a safe space for victims survivors to share their stories. So that will be at the end of the month, but that is everything. Thank you all so very much, once again, for this. [00:05:21] Thank you. [APPLAUSE] Item 2B is Fire Prevention Week. This will be read by Councilor Weilein. [00:05:34] Thank you, Mayor. Um, whereas, the city of Iowa City is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting Iowa City. And whereas fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are the locations where people are at greatest risk of fire. And whereas, home fires killed 2,890 people in the United States in 2023, according to the US fire administration and fire departments in the United States, uh responded to 344,600 residential fires, and whereas working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half, and three out of five hom- and three out of five home fire deaths result from fires and properties without working smoke alarms. And whereas, half of home fire deaths resulted from fires reported at night between 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. When most people are asleep, and whereas Iowa City first responders are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention, protection, and education. And whereas Iowa City residents are responsive to public education measures and are able to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes. And whereas the 2025 fire prevention week theme charge into fire safety, TM, lithium ion batteries in your home, effectively reminds us the new challenges and causes of home fires and home injuries.Now, therefore, I, Oliver Weilein on behalf of Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim October 5-11th, 2025 as Fire Prevention Week. And here to accept is fire marshal Axel Swanson. [APPLAUSE] [00:07:34] Thank you. Mayor, Council members, on behalf of the Iowa City Fire Department, I'm honored to accept this proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week 2025. This year's theme, charge into fire safety, lithium ion batteries in your home highlights an important safety topic for today's homes from cellphones and e bikes to laptops and power tools. Lithium ion batteries power so much of our daily life. When used and charged correctly, they're safe and efficient. But if damaged, overcharged, improperly stored, they can pose real fire risks. So throughout this week, our department will share safety tips to help residents use, charge, and store these batteries safely. Everyone can learn more by visiting the National Fire Protection Association at np.org or by contacting the Iowa City Fire Department directly. We're always here to answer questions and help you keep your home safe. Thank you for your continued support of fire prevention and life safety in our community. Together, we can keep Iowa City safe and secure. Thank you. [APPLAUSE] Page 3 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:08:56] All right, we're going to move on to Item Number 2C, Indigenous Peoples Day. Whereas the city recognizes the fact that Iowa City is built upon the homelands of Native American nations to whom we owe our existence, commitment and dedication and without whom the building of the city would not have been possible. And whereas the area of Iowa City was within the homelands of the Iowa, Meskwaki and SOC. And because history is complex and time goes far beyond memory, we also acknowledge the ancient connections of many other indigenous peoples here. And whereas Indigenous Peoples Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Nations to the United Nations sponsored International Conference on discrimination against Indigenous peoples and the Americas. And whereas the city of Iowa City recognizes its shared responsibility to honor our nation's indigenous roots, history, traditions, and cultural contributions. As the city strongly supports that Indigenous Peoples Day shall be an opportunity to celebrate the thriving cultures and values of the indigenous peoples of the region, and whereas the city is dedicated to opposing systemic racism towards indigenous people, which perpetuates high rates of poverty and income inequality and exacerbating disproportionate health, education, and social crises. And whereas the city implores our residents to commit to understanding and addressing injustices impacting indigenous people, and whereas the city strongly encourages educational institutions, businesses, and other organizations to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and join the city in committing to opposing and overcoming systemic racism and injustice. Now, I'm therefore I Bruce Teague, mayor of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim the second Monday of October each year as Indigenous Peoples Day in Iowa City. And to receive this um, accepting this proclamation is Joe Maxwell and other students from the Native American Student Association. [APPLAUSE] [00:11:25] Thank you, Mayor Teague, and city council members. I'm grateful on behalf of Iowa City's Native American community to accept this proclamation. And I'm grateful for these symbolic gestures because as we enter into the agreement of the future together, it's just good knowing that everybody's hearts have the right posture. And um, with that, I want to emphasize that entering into the future with the correct heart- heart posture is the right thing to do, and turning that heart posture into good actions with our hands is the next right thing to do. So I'm excited to see how Iowa City turns this intellectual understanding of indigenous peoples rights to the land into an embodied awareness and um, internalization of these things. Um, I noticed there's a lot of folks here that are celebrating um, and showing solidarity for the Palestinian cause, and as we continue to move into a future where indigenous voices um, are being killed um, to look for ways to protect indigenous lives wherever they may show up. Thank you again. [APPLAUSE]. [00:12:40] Thank you. [00:12:47] 2D, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is going to be read by Mayor Pro Tern Salih. [00:12:54] Page 4 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Whereas, the verbs of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to provide education about disability, employment, and celebrate the many and variety contribution of American workers with disability. And whereas, October 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. And whereas it is history tracks back to 1945, when it began as a week long recognition of people with physical disability, but later evolved into a full month that acknowledged the importance of increasing the workforce inclusion of people with all nature of disability. And whereas supporting the talents and careers of Iowa citizens with disabilities and creating meaningful experience in the workplace is an essential ingredient to building an inclusive community and a strong economy. And whereas, activities during the months will reinforce the value and the talent that people with disability add to our workplace and communities and affirm Iowa City's commitment to increase access to good job for all workers, include workers with disability. And whereas Iowa City's long term success is depending on empowering all individual with ability to work to express their talent in the workforce, filling open jobs, and enhancing the quality of life throughout the community. And whereas, Iowa City is committed to reciprocating a positive welcoming environment where an individual can pursue careers opportunity across many different occupations that welcome their skill set and help them reach their goals. Now, therefore, I'm Mazahir Salih on behalf of Bruce Teague Mayor of Iowa City, here by proclaim the month of October 2025 as a National Disability Employment Awareness Month and call upon employers, community organization in Iowa City to participate in the observance of the appropriate programs and activity in October to help ensure that workers with disability have access to good job every month of every year. And to like to take steps throughout there in pursuit of the goals of opportunity, full participation, economic self sufficient and independent living for people with disability. [00:15:40] And here, to accept is Monica Brockway, vocational reha - rehabitation Services, supervisor for Iowa Workforce Development, and a member of the Disability Service Committee. [00:16:16] Good evening. I'm gonna lower this. Thank you, Mayor Teague, and council members. First off, I want to acknowledge the city of Iowa City partners and our local employers for their commitment to this mission, not only during the month of October, but for the work that you do year round to improve outcomes for os with disabilities. Thank you. Creating positive employment outcomes requires close collaboration at all levels, the city, the state, and our local employers. Thank you for everything that you do. Today, I'm accepting this proclamation on behalf of Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, a division of Iowa Workforce Development, which administers the state VR program and helps owns with disabilities find sustainable employment. October is an important time for us for many reasons, most importantly, because it presents the opportunity to really showcase the work that happens every day to support Iowans with disabilities. Nadeem is observed nationwide to highlight this employment practice, programs and skills and talent that individuals with disabilities bring to the workplace. We don't just offer these programs in Iowa. It's nationwide, and we are proud to embrace an employment first philosophy. So that competitive integrated employment is the first and preferred outcome in everything that we do. This means that individuals with disabilities are provided the same opportunities to work in a career and earn a living similar to any other person without a disability. VR is committed to recognizing Page 5 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. the vital role that Iowans with disabilities play and strengthening our workforce and our communities and also improving the system that makes these outcomes possible. During Nadeem, our division is providing resources, hosting events, and highlighting success stories from across the state and right here in Iowa City that speak to this important need within our workforce. The city of Iowa City ADA Committee will be hosting an ADA job and resource fair this Friday afternoon 12: 30-3: 30 in the PED Mall. We will be joined by employers, job seekers, and partners interested in creating a more inclusive workforce. We hope to see you all there. Thank you very much. [00:18:41] Great, thank you [APPLAUSE]. And thanks to everyone that came for proclamations. All right, could I get a motion to accept the DVIP and RVAP correspondence, please? [00:18:57] So moved, More. [00:18:58] Second. Weilein. [00:18:59] All right. All in favor say Aye. Unopposed? Motion passes seven to zero. All right. We're going to move. [00:19:06] Six to zero with that. [00:19:07] Oh, six to zero. That is correct. [00:19:09] All right. Thank you. We're gonna to move on to our consent agenda items, which is items 3 through 8, except we're going to do a separate consideration for 6J. Could I get a motion to approve, please? [00:19:22] So moved, More. [00:19:23] Second, Salih. [00:19:24] All right. Anyone from the public like to discuss this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. [00:19:34] Okay. Mayor Pi do you mean 6.1 or the other? Page 6 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:19:39] So six J for separate consideration. [00:19:46] Not yet. [00:19:46] Oh [LAUGHTER]. [00:19:48] Alright. So seeing no one in person or online, Council discussion? [00:19:54] 1 had a question actually about 6F, which is about a bird friendly community. And in the resolution, I just want some clarification if there is any to be had. Uh, in some of the language, it talks about persons who are enthusiastic about birds, informed about the threats they face and empowered to help address those threats can trican directly contribute to maintaining healthy bird populations. And I guess that pretty much encompasses it. I just wondered if there was any specifics about what that was about what does a- community members who know like birds addressing threats? [00:20:36] It primarily speaks to just how the city cares for our natural areas. So our prairies, our wetlands, our woodlands and making sure that we're thoughtful of birds as we care for those and expand those types of areas. But it also recognizes that we have partnerships with a lot of organizations and just passionate individuals. So if you go through some of our parks or along our trails, uh Terry True Blood or Waterworks or Sycamore Greenway, you'll see bird habitat, little houses for certain types of birds. Those are all done in partnerships with community organizations or individuals, and I think it's probably speaking towards some of those things. So this is a designation that cities across really the globe can - can achieve. There are several in the Midwest, and as we evaluated our own practices, we felt like we already meet that criteria and thought that it would be good to get involved with this organization to a deeper level. [00:21:30] Yeah, no, I think it's a fantastic resolution. I have to admit I went a little bit into a dire land just because I do know that there are passionate people, and I have seen many a neighborhood conversation about those damn cats that are out getting the birds, and I was afraid we were gonna have some vigilante neighbors. So I just I wanted some clarification, and it helps to sort of get the broader expanse of what this is about, and I think it's fantastic. Thank you. [00:21:57] All right. Any other items or discussion from counsel? Hearing none. Roll call, please. Page 7 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:22:05] More? [00:22:06] Yes. [00:22:06] Salih? [00:22:07] Yes. [00:22:07] Teague? [00:22:08] Yes. [00:22:08] Weilein? [00:22:09] Yes. [00:22:09] Alter? [00:22:10] Yes. [00:22:10] Bergs. [00:22:11] Yes. [00:22:11] Motion passes six to zero. We are on to item 6 J. Could I get a motion to give consideration, please? [00:22:20] So move to Alter. Page 8 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:22:21] Second, Wyan. [00:22:22] All right. Anyone from the public like to address this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. If you're present, please come forth and you'll be allowed up to 3 minutes to speak. And there is also a sign in at the podium. Oh, I am sorry. I'm going to read the item. So 6J. Is trash compactor Procurement resolution authorizing the procurement of one new trash compactor for landfill operations. And that is the item. And welcome, please state your name and city you're from. You'll be allowed up to 3 minutes. [00:23:08] Hi, my name is Ezra Wright. I'm from Iowa City. I just wanted to bring it to the awareness of the Council. There are many people here tonight in support of the Palestinian cause, specifically because the trash compactor in question is a Caterpillar trash compactor. Caterpillar operates in illegal settlements in the West Bank. Caterpillar's bulldozers are used to destroy Palestinian homes and kill Palestinians. The D nine bulldozer was designed specifically for use by the Israeli occupation forces. The BIDS movement calls clearly for a full economic boycott of Caterpillar. Particular, this issue should be of high priority in Iowa City, because in 2003, American activist Rachel Corey was murdered by the OF using a Caterpillar bulldozer. She was in Gaza defending the home of a Palestinian family she was staying with. Two of Rachel Corey's aunts are longtime residents of Iowa City. Imagine how they must feel, knowing that the city continues to do business with the company that facilitated her murder. Imagine how Palestinian community members feel, seeing the city use the very machines that are used to destroy their homes. The Israeli occupation uses Caterpillar machinery as weapons of genocide against Palestinians. And for as long as Caterpillar maintains its partnership with the occupation force, it will be a target for boycott and diivestment. Alternatives to Caterpillar exist. In August, this council voiced its support for the Palestinian cause. This is a time to put Iowa City's values front and center, taking actual material action in line with the international call for boycott divestment and sanctions. If Iowa City moves forward with this purchase, we will remember it. We'll remember it with every further platitude we hear from this council and with every future symbolic proclamation that is issued. What is the city council going to do when alignment with human rights is inconvenient? I think we're about to find out. Thank you. [00:24:56] Thank you [APPLAUSE]. And we're going to ask people to hold their applause. Welcome, please state your name in City fra. And if you're online and you want to Oh, this is an item that folks can comment on. If you're online and want to comment, please raise your virtual hand. Welcome, please state your name in City. [00:25:15] Name is Pat Minor, and I'm from Iowa City. I've lived here for I ... I... Actually came here to go to college, and I've been living here ever since because I find Iowa City a wonderful place to live. And as many of Page 9 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. you probably know already, I have been an activist in democratic politics for at least 20 years. And during those 20 years, one of the things that's been mo- foremost in my mind has been the Palestinian people and being a voice for the voiceless. And they are now becoming people are becoming more aware of it, politicians are becoming more aware of it because of the genocide that's currently going on in Gaza. And this is one of the reasons that we have been so adamant at.. At bringing things to the fore is because there is a genocide going on currently in.... in Palestine or in Gaza by Israel. And actually, things aren't much better in the West Bank. If you follow there at all, Palestinians are being pushed out of their homes every day. They're humiliated at checkpoints. There's no end to understanding exactly what's going on. Some of you may remember that a few weeks ago, we brought before the the city council a BIDS resolution, which was passed unanimously. Unfortunately, what was taken out of that resolution was the was the part of it that would have included purchasing in this resolution. And this is exactly why we wanted it to be included. We don't want Iowa City to be complicit in buying ca...... Ca category or caterpillar uh, that participate in genocide. And we think Iowa City is forward enough thinking that we can, that you can agree with us. You proved that two weeks ago or three weeks ago, however long it was, when you signed when you passed the resolution, seven to zero. And now all of a sudden, we're suddenly being complicit again by buying a caterpillar that causes, as you heard, deaths among Palestinians and at least one American. So I would urge you please to think twice about what it is you're doing and whether or not you want to continue being complicit in this um, genocide. Thank you. [00:27:53] Thank you. Welcome. Please state your name in the city you're from. [00:28:00] Hello. My name is Clara Rinan. I live here in Iowa City, Iowa, and I also am here to urge you to reconsider purchasing this piece of caterpillar equipment. As we've already heard, Caterpillar was responsible for the death of Rachel Corey in 2003. 1 do think it's important to note that Caterpillar has been responsible for the deaths of dozens, hundreds of Palestinians and the fact that we occasionally care more about when a white woman was killed, I think speaks to, as folks said earlier, the way that we tend to dismiss indigenous struggles, regardless of where they are. I had the opportunity to portray Rachel Corey in the play. My name is Rachel Corey last year. And so I just wanted to read some quotes that have stuck with me since I was in that. These are from her journals. Quote. "Currently, the Israeli army is building a 14 meter high wall between Rafa and Palestine in the border, carving a no man's land from the houses along the border. 602 homes have been completely bulldozed, according to the Rafa popular refugee committee. The number of homes that have been partially destroyed is greater." From another email to her mother, she says, "Love you. Really miss you. I've had bad nightmares about tanks and bulldozers outside our house and you and me inside. Sometimes the adrenaline acts as an anesthetic for weeks. And then in the evening or at night, it just really hits me again. A little bit of the reality of the situation. I am really scared for the people here." Yesterday, I watched a father lead his two tiny children holding his hands out into the sights of tanks and a sniper tower and bulldozers and jeeps because he thought his house was going to be exploded. This is in an area where Sunday, about 150 men were rounded up and contained outside the settlement with gunfire over their heads and around them while tanks and bulldozers destroyed 25 greenhouses, the livelihoods for 300 people. This was in 2003. 22 years have Page 10 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. passed. What are we going to do about it? I went to leave you with this quote, one of the quotes that I find the most meaningful from Rachel. Quote." I look forward to seeing more and more people willing to resist the direction the world is moving in a direction where our personal experiences are irrelevant, that we are defective, that our communities are not important, that we are powerless, that our future is determined, and that the highest level of humanity is expressed through what we choose to buy at the mall." [00:30:41] And quote "This is an opportunity for you on city council to prove that your humanity is not determined solely by the money that you spend on construction equipment. You can choose not to buy this piece of equipment and carry forward from there." Thank you. [00:30:58] Thank you. We- welcome, please state your name and city you're from. [00:31:03] My name is Uchehan [inaudible 00:31:04]. I'm from Iowa City. Uh, I am here as well to urge the city council to vote no on this resolution approving the purchase of a caterpillar trash compactor, and as well, to remind the city council of the commitment to Palestinian humanity that they made just over a month ago. Uh, it doesn't seem right that the city council should approve sanctions on this company Caterpillar in the most minor form while continuing to do business with them to the tune of $1 million. I know that the city staff are tireless and hardworking, but the resolution passed in August of 2025, 1 think, should be an indicator that there is more due diligence to be done, that when choices like this appear, we have to work around them. Uh, I am hoping that the city council votes no today and starts to look for a way to work around participating and being complicit in genocide. Thank you. [00:32:13] Thank you. I'm going to invite you to or write your name. And if anyone did not write your name or leave a sticker in the basket, I'm going to ask you to do so um, after the last speaker come forth. And I'll also remind folks that in the back there are stickers or um, name- name, uh, sheets that you can just place in the basket. Welcome, please state your name and city you're from. [00:32:37] Neuman Asa Iowa City. I am joining my fellow friends here and people of humanity who care about what's going on. Uh, I just want to read you a little bit. Rachel Corey was killed by a um, bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar. She tried to stop the bulldozer from bulldozing her friend's house. And she was wearing an orange vest. And the bulldozer kept going on top of her, and he backed on top of her again to make sure that she is killed. And the parents of- of Rachel had a lawsuit against Caterpillar. And the court dismissed the- the lawsuit. The lawsuit was that Israel is using caterpillar equipment as weapons. And the Court sided with the establishment with the corporation. So it's your choice now to side with the corporation or to side with the people. I would urge you, actually, Rachel Corey's aunt is one of our. She lives in the Iowa City area. She is the- her aunt is a friend of ours, and she's been in this Page 11 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. hall many times. And if it was up to me, I would look for a hole to call after Rachel Corey, not to approve a bulldozer who killed Rachel Corey. So I would ask the city council to look for other alternatives. There are plenty of alternatives out there, and this is a statement for the city of Iowa City, and we wish that you guys can really speak our voice and stand with us. Thank you very much. [00:34:28] Thank you. Alright. We will move on to council discussion. [00:34:39] No. [00:34:39] No, sorry. Um, I could just say that um, being the one who, you know, pulled this from the agenda, I wanted to thank the city staff for um, making sure that the city council was aware of this and being extremely transparent about it. Technically, uh, the city staff is not, um, violating the terms of the resolution we passed in August because, like an earlier commentator said, that was, um, uh, not about purchases like this. It was about direct investments. Uh, it immensely impactful what we did. I wish it had include purchases, and that's something I think we should do in the future. Um, but I just wanted to put that context out there that staff was very transparent and helpful through this. And I think city staff now is going to give some context, perhaps. [00:35:35] Yeah, I just want to share a little bit of our history using CAT and why we do out the, um, out out the landfill. So this purchase is for a trash compactor out of the landfill. It's an essential tool for the work that we do uh, out there every day that we're opening and operating out there. Um, it's been over 30 years. I can't tell you how long that we've used exclusively Caterpillar equipment out at the landfill. That equipment is used in very tough conditions, as you might imagine. Um, and one of the critical reasons that we select caterpillar is because of the service that's available. So we have our own service, uh, folks that can do some things, but we rely very heavily on the Altfer who's the Caterpillar dealer to come in and service. They're on site at the landfill, usually weekly performing service so that those pieces of equipment can stay in operation and perform the duties that we need them to do. Um, Caterpillar is used at the vast majority of all landfills across the state of Iowa. We identified two other options that, uh, could be pursued. Both have significant drawbacks for our operations, and I want to talk a little bit about that. The two other options are Volvo and Bomag. Both Vovo and Bomag, um, do show up on some divestment lists, um, that we can find online. There seems to be a number of different types of boycott and divestment lists out there. Um, so appear Volvo and Bomag appear on some, not others. Um, our primary concern with moving to either of these operations is that service component. Um, we're aware of one other landfill that uses Bomag equipment. That service would come out of Des Moines, and, um, we fear not only that we'll have significantly more downtime, but also, um, question the level of commitment that we'll get from the service tech if we have a one off piece of equipment, as opposed to the entire fleet, like we have right now of caterpillar equipment. um, the price for all three units appears to be relatively the same. There's some add on features that we wouldn't know exactly Page 12 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 202S (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. how those, uh, are going to calculate with the new equipment that we've never used. And then we've got some software integration things that we would have to figure out that frankly, we- we don't know the answer to now. That would be trash compaction and GIS features that are currently kind of all synced with our caterpillar equipment. That would obviously, with this one piece of equipment, we'd have staff operating something that doesn't speak to the same proprietary types of GIS and compaction monitoring equipment that we have. So, um, we do have some significant concerns. Moving off, it's not as simple as just buying a different alternative. Um, and I want you to be fully aware and transparent to the public that the alternative that we buy could also be questioned, um, as well in terms of its complicity in the- in the Palestinian matter that you heard about earlier today. [00:39:10] How do you spell that? I'm looking online. [00:39:14] Volvo and Bomag B-O-M-A-G. [00:39:16] O kay. [00:39:18] B-O-M-A-G. [00:39:20] M-A-G. Yeah. Thank you. [00:39:22] Um, I suppose I could give my perspective that, um, So I one thing that, you know, always comes from, taking action like this is there's always obstacles. There's always hurdles, uncertainties in the future, but I think it's just about taking those- it's about not being afraid of those things and uh, maintaining that character, that commitment to human rights that we have as a city. Uh, Caterpillar, is one of the billboard organizations of what you see when it's sponsoring Palestinian ethnic cleansing. Um, and that added with the context of Rachel Corey's family still living in Iowa City, um, the context of we just passed a resolution, and I just don't feel that this would be in the spirit of said resolution. That Today is also the two year anniversary of It's October 7 today. It's a two year anniversary of the beginning of this iteration of the genocide that's happening. Um, and the fact that just today, a resident, I won't name him because I don't remember if I got explicit permission to use a name, but a resident showed me a video of, um, a video of a Caterpillar bulldozer that destroyed part of his neighborhood. Um, yeah, my family sent me this video of it happening recently. So with all those things combined, I know that there are challenges.Um, I would say at least what we should do today is to have staff explore those challenges a little bit longer. If not just vote no today, I would be agreeable to either of them. So we can get more context, um, direct staff to explore some of the challenges that they're talking about a little bit more in Page 13 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. depth and then bring us, um, maybe some options of, some side by side comparisons of what we can be dealing with in the future. [00:41:33] Would you like to make a motion to defer? [00:41:36] 1 would be agreeable to that. I would also be agreeable to just voting no. [00:41:41] Can I ask a question, actually, and I don't know if staff can answer it or not. But in terms, do you have - do you know of other examples of landfills where there have been the different software, that integration, those different models? [00:41:58] I'm sure there are, but I'm not- I'm not aware of them. We could- we could do that research and come back to you. [00:42:04] That would be part of the research that I'd be interested in to know about functionally how that integration can happen. [00:42:11] Yeah. We can do that. [00:42:11] Otherwise, I mean, are we talking, essentially, saying, we lose a compactor if they don't speak to each other? That they really are just working on two different systems. So I'm not expecting answers, but those are the questions I have for staff to be. [00:42:29] We can come back and elaborate on that. [00:42:32] 1 would also- one thing I forgot to mention is the specific list that was agreed upon and decided upon by the city council. Um, the other two options do not appear on that list. For context, a lot of the lists that go up there have different levels of culpability. And I think as a city council, we decided on this particular highest level of culpability. And like I said, Caterpillar is kind of like the billboard example of companies that are in complicit in what is going on. So I just think it would be woefully out of character, out of the spirit, out of the character for, you know, our values that are on all of our screens right now, you know? Um, and out of- out of step with the resolution we pass, out of the spirit of it. Like I said, I know that there can be challenges, uh, but I think as a community, when it comes to standing for what's right, Page 14 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. those challenges are worth, those risks are worth taking. Those challenges are worth persevering through. So that's how I feel. [00:43:36] 1 just think that, since Caterpillar has long been documented even by the UN and Amnesty International for supplying equipment used to demolish Palestine home. I think this is not like, how can we just buy something like couple, even last month or when? I don't remember even. And everybody was very exciting about that. And suddenly we are buying- purchasing something from this company. I- I really just will prefer that the staff look for another alternative and vote no for this today or maybe just, like, postpone it and come if you want to put it on the agenda with it again for purchases with somewhere else that not killing the Blest people. [00:44:29] 1 would be amenable to, I would- I'd like to make sure that staff has the opportunity to look at what possibilities there are for these options, right? Like, what would the challenges be in looking at these other systems? But also, are they insurmountable? It doesn't sound like they are, which I think is very positive. So, um, I mean, on its face of it, I think that given all of the context that has been laid out, it makes sense to look for an alternative. [00:44:57] I'm just interested in procedurally, what's the cleanest thing, but no one come back with more information or actually delay. [00:45:03] 1 would suggest a motion to defer. [00:45:06] Defer. [00:45:07] And give some direction, maybe for in the meantime, a memo or a presentation during the meeting or. [00:45:12] Yeah, we- we could- we could- I'll think this through. We could either do a memo in an IP and talk about it in a work session that you can direct us to what you'd like to place on the agenda. Um, that way we avoid, uh, potentially trying to guess at where you're going to land with a- with a specific resolution that's so. [00:45:34] Okay. [00:45:35] Page 15 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. I'll give that some thought, but probably return to you, um, with -with a memo, either in work session or, um, at a regular formal leaning towards work session. [00:45:45] Yeah. [00:45:47] We like bringing an internive company, not this one, right? All of us who are not agreeing for Caterpillar. Is this what I'm hearing? [00:45:58] Yeah. So I think thanks for highlighting this, thanks to staff, thanks for the public coming to talk about this. I, you know, tried to do a little research, but I think, as I'm understanding it, there are a few companies that are really highly involved, and Caterpillar, you know, is one of them. The others Volvo and Bomag may not be to that degree if they're the only options. And so with that information, I don't know that I need to delay today's vote. I think I can vote on the Caterpillar item and still have staff come back with some options for us. At least that's what I'm- [00:46:50] That's what I'm thinking? [00:46:51] What I'm thinking. It- it doesn't seem like the right thing to do to delay it and have that still as an option when I'm hearing that, that is not what at least the individuals that have spoken so far will like to do. [00:47:08] 1 think that will be the right thing just to vote, no. [00:47:11] Yeah, I agree. [00:47:12] Yeah, that's like, like, a bold statement. Yeah, let's do it. [00:47:17] And I know- and I know that, technically, this isn't buying from Caterpillar themselves. This is buying through a company that has already bought the Caterpillar that characterization. It's a dealer. It's a dealer, yeah. So but it still makes the same statement. This company is going to be like, wow, we missed out an opportunity for over $1 million because, you know, so that's where the material value of something like this comes from. Uh, I'm- I'm ready to unless anybody else has anything to say? [00:47:52] Page 16 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. I have single question, and that would be mostly for our city attorney, and that is for- no, I guess it's not horizontal or vertical infrastructure. Are there any competitive bidding requirements that we would want to consider for choosing between the two others that we're looking at right now? [00:48:06] No, I wouldn't consider the purchase of this form of equipment as a public improvement, so I clon't- [00:48:11] Or maybe I might- [00:48:12] Select the equipment that we choose, not one that's the lowest competitive bidding. [00:48:16] Oh, right. Yes. That's right. We could select something that isn't necessarily the least expensive. That's true. I do that. That's- [00:48:25] For these types of purchases, we use cooperative purchasing agreements. So these have already been competitively bid by another government agency, and we're able to use their bidding process to justify the expense. [00:48:39] Sure. [00:48:40] Yeah. [00:48:40] Well, that's good. We're not running afoul of state bidding like that. That would speak to our purchasing manual as opposed to public improvement project. [00:48:46] And I also want to reiterate that, uh, like, this wasn't anything that staff was trying to do sneakily. Like, they were doing just what we told them to do, basically. So no, um, no shade. I want to make sure that, um, they were like, they brought it up to us very transparently, wasn't trying to hide anything. So, you know, I just want to thank y'all for that. [00:49:13] Yeah, that's happened. Yeah, that's true. Like, the city manager told us about this, you know, and after that, we can decide. But I really want to raise something like if we really want to really boycott and make it, like, really clear, I don't believe we need this kind of item to come anymore to us for, like, we know Page 17 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. we made it clear we don't want to invest. And I thought- I don't know. Is my bad. I thought even invest means even the purchases will be included last time. But now I just surprised that is not. So if this item now today, we don't- we don't want to vote for it, and we're going to vote no, I think similar item will vote no, too. That's why we should make it clear to the staff not wasting their time and putting this, so they come back. I know that they are very transparent and everything, but also putting some work on this and bringing it to the agenda, that's also like wasting their time. If we really want to tell them that, please, if there is any no purchases, that will be from an organization or company that support Israel, then just don't do it. That's it. We already made a clear resolution, and we don't want to see those kind of item to come to us because all of us we don't agree. [00:50:34] 1 think they hear it right now very clearly. [00:50:36] Yes. [00:50:36] Yeah, and I think part of the reason why some people landed on not wanting to do the purchases aspect of this is because we were, I don't want to, like, bring anything into existence, knock on wood, but I think maybe people expected a more insane reaction from the state of Iowa. And this- the purchases aspect would be people were concerned that that would be a harder thing to backtrack from if for some reason it became legally. But we have not seen that yet. So I mean, I'm agreeable to at some point in the future, put a purchasing amendment on the resolution or however form that would take. So but for right now, I'm- [00:51:19] Even we don't need to- we don't need to. As long as we council right now, we agree on that, we just direct the stuff. Well, now, we don't want this anymore agenda, and that's it. But I agree that if we- if you want to put it on the resolution, thinking that we're going to, like, in the future, there is another council will come and they are not going to value the same that since we value, maybe we can bring that. But also, they can- they can come up with another resolution against our resolution. That's what we see our presidents doing. So then we should just keep this right now clear to the staff. [00:51:57] Just for clarity. So the item that we noticed up for discussion today was a purchase of a Caterpillar trash compactor. And so it would not be appropriate for council to decide to make an amendment to its earlier GASAR solution that would have to be handled separately, just so we're clear. [00:52:11] Yes. We are not doing that. I just want to highlight clearly. We don't want those kind of item to come again. That's it. Page 18 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:52:19] Alright. Any other thing on this? Any other comments by counsel? [00:52:24] No, we're ready to vote, no. [00:52:27] Alright. Roll call, please. [00:52:29] Salih? [00:52:30] No. [00:52:31] Teague? [00:52:31] No. [00:52:32] Weilein? [00:52:33] No. [00:52:33] Alter? [00:52:34] No. [00:52:34] Bergus? [00:52:35] No. [00:52:35] Moe? Page 19 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:52:36] No. [00:52:37] Motion passes 6:0. [00:52:39] It fails. [00:52:40] It fails 6:0. All right. We are moving on to item Number 9, which is community comment. This is an opportunity for folks to comment on anything that is not on our agenda. Public comment is intended so that members of the public can be heard by counsel because comments- community comments for items not properly noticed on the agenda, counsel cannot engage in discussion or debate due to open meeting laws, and wanted to see the hands of those that would like to speak during this time. All right. You'll be allowed up to 3 minutes. There is a sign in sheet, but there are also pages in the back that you can fill out and just drop in the basket. Uh, welcome. Please state your name and city you're from. You'll be granted up to 3 minutes. [00:53:31] Good evening. My name is Morgan Sass and I am from Iowa City. Today, I would like to speak about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, I would start this with a pandemic mitigation collaboratives estimate of actively infectious eyeing this week. Unfortunately, I can't. The government's shutdown has left the CDC in a communications blackout with vital information for disease prevention left at the doorstep while ICE and CBP continue to function unabated, terrorizing our communities of color. PMC's estimates based off of last week's data show one in 58 Iowans actively infectious with COVID. Last time I spoke in front of City Council, I mentioned a study from July 2025 by Colorado University that showed dormant cancer cells in the lungs- dormant cancer cells in the lungs rapidly duplicate during acute COVID and influenza infections. This leaves cancer patients and survivors at increased risk of remission and severe illness. Two weeks ago, another study confirmed the worst suspicions. Released in BioMed Central on September 26, scientists found that SARS-CoV-2 can contribute to tumorous cancer development. A short biology lesson to catch everyone up. Cancer is caused by cells with damaged DNA rapidly replicating. These damaged cells do not have the shutdown systems built into every cell called apoptosis, which is basically a cell self destruct button. SARS-COV-2 damages a cell's ability to repair, correct, and maintain healthy DNA and its ability to start apoptosis in the case of extreme damage. These damaged cells go on to reproduce unchecked and cause cancer, especially tumorous cancers. I will remind everyone that Iowa is the second highest in the nation for cancer rates per capita long attributed to dumping fertilizers and radioactive runoff in our rivers. Now we can officially add rampant COVID spread to the equation. Some steps we can take to mitigate COVID spread at the local level are one, heap of filters in every room in every public building in school. Two, mandatory COVID vaccinations for our city employees, school faculty, and children attending public schools in Iowa City with a carveout for medical exemptions. Page 20 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [00:55:35] Three, KN 95 or better mask should be [00:55:38] available in every public building in the city, mandatory for faculty in all healthcare settings, and mandatory for patients in hospitals and clinics with a carveout for medical exemptions. As time goes on, our communities have been and will continue suffering and lose productivity because of repeated damage done to our bodies from COVID infections. Please stand up for your community and protect the health of yourselves and those who you- those whom you were elected to serve. Thank you. [00:56:02] Thank you. [00:56:15] Welcome. [00:56:16] Thank you. My name is Mary Gravitt, and I'm a resident of Iowa City. And I'm here,uh, to talk about the Palestinians, as they resemble the African Herrera of Namibia. Hopefully placed on the ballot box in November, to whom Imperial Germany's general Lothar von Trotha sent his clear message, get lost or die. All German methods of genocide used by the Palestinians and Netanyahu are copied directly from von Trotha's playbook bullets, mascluraves, water poisoning, expulsion to the desert, and death by hunger and thirst. This tragedy happened at the dawn of the 20th century. Thereby, Namibia was the blueprint for the Naxi shower or Holocaust. German Lieutenant General von Trotha signed the order with the full backing of the political system, as with Trump and the mainstream press and the press of the German Empire. Everything was done in cold blood and detailed planning murder efficiently. Pardon me, with detailed planning, murderously efficiency. Von Trotha wrote in his journal, I will wipe out rebellious tribes with rivers of blood and rivers of money, similar to Netanyahu's tira against Gaza's civilian population. Only following this cleansing, can something new emerge. He wrote in his diary, published in the German press in 2004. On the hundredth anniversary of the Herrera Holocaust. The spirit was delegated to his subordinates and reported to his superiors in Berlin, using biblical reference as Netanyahu and the IDF does, has a holy reference to destroy, slay, and exterminate Perhaman's word in the book of Esther. Accordingly to the report, Israel's harass the stated, the general orders his soldiers were to shoot above their heads and the children of women and children and force them to flee. This was obviously cynical, as he allowed them to escape only to die in the desert. Anyone who tried to flee the desert was murdered. Look up this African genocide and compare it to the Gaza genocide. And furthermore, I'm bringing up the bus shelters again. After reading the memo on bus shelters, all I can say is we have had enough surveys. If you are lost, just follow the wooden benches that are already there. We have to stand our ground and- [00:59:19] Page 21 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Thank you. Welcome. [00:59:31] Hi, folks. My name is Clara Rinan and I live in Iowa City, Iowa. My public comment for tonight, I had written for San Harmson for Counselor Harmson. He is- I'm not sure. I'm sure he has a very valid reason for not being here, like, genuinely. But I'm I'm a little nervous that if I don't give the comment tonight, I will be too nervous to give it next time. So I'm just going to read it as I wrote it, and I'm sure he will see it, or I can always email it to him, as well. Um, Shawn, I want to remind you to consider the power that you hold as a city counselor who sits up at the table and has a place to speak. Last city council meeting I attended, you read the jail roster as supposed evidence for why we need to build a new massive jail. To remind you, that jail roster also includes pre trial non convicted folks. It's common practice to overcharge when arrested and have folks plead down. For example, when I was arrested for an act of civil disobedience, I was charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. I pled down to disorderly conduct and ultimately took deferred judgment, which is to say that if you had looked at my name on the roster the night I was arrested, it would show a drastically different picture than my criminal record today, which is empty because I took that deferred judgment. [01:00:58] The act of reading a jail roster is dehumanizing. And ultimately, frankly, caused harm to folks in the room. I don't know if this had crossed your mind, um, before you made the comment, but many folks who were opposed to the joint facility have also been victims of violent crime, myself included. I was not mentally or emotionally ready to hear you read a list of violent actions that were allegedly perpetrated. And if I'm being honest, it was incredibly triggering for me. I hope you can take this comment, not as a personal attack, but rather a reminder that you have immense power and privilege, and sometimes it's easy to forget what that means. So I would just like to remind you, Shawn and everyone that language is important. Our language matters. And I would encourage you to, um, just take a little bit of time to consider the impact that some of the language and, um, tactics were using to try to get certain measures to pass, just to remember the effect that that can have on folks in the room and who are reviewing the meetings later. Thanks. [01:02:07] Thank you. Anyone else would like to have a comment during this time? All right, welcome. [01:02:16] Hi, I'm Mike Anderson of Iowa City. Um, I just wanted to talk, uh, briefly about ice. Um, I just come here tonight to urge bold and decisive action by the Iowa City Council to frustrate, slow, and impede at every turn possible the presence of ice in this community. I know that I'm preaching to the choir to a certain extent to some people in this room, but, uh, on Thursday, September 25, we all helplessly watched as Ice took violently a person from our community. Um and, yeah, it's very upsetting. Um, what wrong did this person do to warrant this treatment? Where has he been taken? What condition is he in now? What will happen to the loved ones he's been ripped away from? These are the kinds of questions we've all kind of gotten used to just asking but not really expecting answers to in this time that we're in right now. Page 22 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Um, I think an important question, of course, is what are we going to do about this as a community? I think we need more than inspiring speeches to push back against the lawlessness of ice in our community. We need bold and decisive action, and I'm grateful to live in a community that took action that, you know, we all saw tonight with you guys on the vote with the caterpillar trash compactor. It's honestly, like, it's inspiring, and it's cool to see, uh, from the local leadership. Um, and I know that our civic structures limit what you guys are all able to do in the face of all of this. But that doesn't mean you're entirely powerless yesterday. Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago signed an executive order establishing ice free zones. The American Immigration Council has a paper that lists a range of other relevant municipal policies, including restricting cooperation of local police with ICE. Um, so I just urge you all to consider these and any other measures that you all as capable and experienced policymakers can imagine that might hinder or halt the activities of ICE in our community. Um, will we be able to stop the next person from being taken? You know, maybe not, but I feel like we have to try. So that's it. [01:04:28] Thank you. I'm going to invite you to sign in there, please. Thank you. And with that, we will end our community comment, um, section. We're going to move on to Items Number 10, planning and zoning matters, Title Zoning Code Amendment, floodplain management standards. Ordinance amending Title 14 zoning related to the city's floodplain management standards to ensure that communities continue participation in eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program. I'm going to open the public hearing, and welcome. [01:05:01] Good evening, Mayor and Council, Daniel Sisman Neighborhood Development Services. The proposed ordinance tonight updates the Iowa City's floodplain management standards to adopt FEMA's new flood insurance rate maps, firms, and the flood insurance study or FIS. The aligns our local zoning codes with the National, uh, Flood Insurance program requirements. Iowa City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, which makes federally backed flood insurance available for all eligible buildings, whether they are in a floodplain or not. Adoption by the effective date of the new maps in December of this year preserves major benefits for our residents and businesses such as continued access to federally backed flood insurance and mortgages. So the actions that we need to ensure tonight are adoption of our new maps that are being published by the FEMA and to align some changes on our local zoning ordinance. Um, what does it mean to be participating in the NFIP? The NFIP provides federally backed flood insurance to property owners and businesses. In exchange for flood insurance, participating communities such as Iowa City must adopt and enforce minimum floodplain management regulations to reduce flood risk. And the NFIP offers coverage for flood damage to homes, belongings, and businesses, and it's, like I said, managed by FEMA. The firm or that map is the map- the rate map for that insurance. It's once effective, it's the official and current flood insurance rate map adopted by Iowa City, and it's used to determine the minimum floodplain management building code, and flood insurance requirements under that program. FEMA provided us copies of that map in June, and they, like I said, become effective in December. Um, as a delegated community, Iowa City is responsible for locally enforcing those floodplain management regulations. We coordinate with the state and the Iowa DNR for guidance as needed. So this shows side by side of the previous effective map and the pending Page 23 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. preliminary firm that will be effective in December. In Iowa City, the Iowa River and its five tributaries, Clear Creek, Ralston Creek, Rapid Creek, Snyder Creek, and Willow Creek transport water through their banks. Throughout the year, water overtops the banks and does spread out into those floodplain areas. The area floodplain is greatest around the Iowa River, well, over 900 acres impacted and includes nearly 300 structures. Along Ralston Creek, the floodplain is less than half that size, about 400 acres, but contains roughly 450 structures. Um, as I said, in flood hazard areas, new buildings, additions, remodels require floodplain development permit through the city. Um, flood heights, um, long Ralston Creek have decreased. If you compare these two maps side by side. It's a little hard to see, but just generally that Ralston Creek area has seen a decrease in that area. So homes and businesses that were previously in a special flood hazard area and subject to mandatory flood insurance purchases requirements may no longer be. However, the flood heights along Willow Creek have increased somewhat, possibly putting some houses structures into required flood insurance standards. In addition to participating in the NFIP program, the city also takes part in the voluntary community rating system or CRS program. This program recognized communities that go above and beyond the NFIP's minimum standards by offering flood insurance premium discounts to residents and businesses. Our existing higher standards help Iowa City achieve credit points to stay at a higher class and simultaneously protect the community from flood hazard risk. The city of Iowa City currently holds a CRS class rating of six, which delivers a 20% insurance premium discount citywide, reflecting our proactive risk reduction work, as well as supporting sound floodplain management and community resilience. Uh, now, the proposed code updates, clarify definitions, spell out what constitutes development, add standards for accessory structures, strengthen enforcement and no rise flood requirements, reaffirm elevation and construction standards, formalize documentation, and provide tailored variance criteria. Together, these amendments reduce overall flood risk, help the city recover more quickly after flood events, and provide a predictable permitting framework, while preserving residents' access to insurance benefits and federally supported assistance. Staff did prepare the proposed ordinance in collaboration with the Iowa DNR, whose responsibility it is to make sure participating communities are enforcing the NFIP criteria. Overall, the adoption of the new flood insurance rate maps, flood insurance study, and the proposed amendments will ensure Iowa City continues to remain a participating community eligible for flood insurance within the NFIP. Staff did recommend adoption of the ordinance, and at their September 3rd meeting by a vote of four to zero, the Planning and Zoning Commission concurred with that. Staff recommendation. I'm happy to answer questions. [01:09:51] Right. [01:09:54] Danielle, I don't know if you know why, but do you know why Ralston Creek would be- [01:10:00] Increase. [01:10:00] Page 24 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Yeah. Flooding less? [01:10:02] That doesn't seem right. It may not be flooding less. It may just be that those maps were inaccurate, uh, when they were studied in 2007, FEMA continually refines their ability to estimate the impact of flooding. Um, there's also development differences in those corridors, so it just depends on a lot of factors, but generally FEMA just gets better at estimating and uses better data in their studies and then refines their estimates. So it doesn't reflect a change in policy or necessarily change in rainfall, although it may be. That's part of the continuing analysis that they do. [01:10:38] Okay. Thank you. I apologize for this because you may have said it already. When did FEMA do this work? Because as we know, recently, FEMA has had some issues. [01:10:49] We were anticipating this actually several years ago. They started this process several years ago. They have a process just like we do for many of these kind of code changes where they advertise them to the public. They take comment back from a variety of stakeholders. Uh, some of the comments they got in the first round of that review pointed out some inaccuracies in their estimates and their data, so they had to go back through that process. So several years ago, we actually put everybody on notice in the community these maps are going to be coming out. And it's taking a couple more years. [01:11:21] Okay. No, that's great. And I realized, Sir. I'm going to leave it at that. Thank you. [01:11:28] If I remember correctly, after the Tennessee floods, there was a lot of problems because people in some of those communities did not have approved FEMA flood maps, which means they didn't have insurance and they couldn't get FEMA recovery. Is that how that works? Like, we need these maps so people can both get insurance and get FEMA recovery if there is a disaster. [01:11:47] Well, to be eligible for FEMA money, you have to participate in this program. [01:11:51] Yeah. So the reasons for not participating are pretty. [01:11:55] 1 mean, if we did not participate in this, we would lose quite a few of the benefits we currently have, not just that 20% insurance premium discount. It would make us, you know, ineligible for FEMA recovery money. That's extra. Page 25 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:12:05] And we adopt these maps, but if a developer or community member wants to modify these maps, there's a process for that, too, right? [01:12:12] There absolutely is. After the maps are adopted, someone can study their individual property more specifically, hire an engineer, go through a process through FEMA called Letter of Map Revision. So they take that map, and they take their study, and they say, I think this part of the map needs to be revised. FEMA has a review of that, whether they choose to accept that request or not, and then they keep that on file as well. So- [01:12:33] Yeah, that can sometimes make those maps change a lot of times private people saying, nope. So, thank you. Here are no more questions. Thank you. Anyone from the public like to address this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. Seeing no one in person or online, I'm going to close the public. Wait, before I close the public hearing, I want to see if folks are inclined to vote with P&Z. All right. I'm going to close the public hearing. Could I get a motion to give first consideration, please? [01:13:05] Shall move to alter. [01:13:06] Second. All right. Council discussion. [01:13:10] 1 think we absolutely should do this. [01:13:14] How does it affect our new bird friendly status? [LAUGHTER]. [01:13:18] Are you making fun? [01:13:19] Yeah. I'm a bird enjoyer. I just want to, you know. Um- [01:13:26] Roe. [01:13:26] 1 don't want an actual answer, Jeff. [LAUGHTER] Page 26 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:13:29] Roe call, please. [01:13:30] Teague. [01:13:31] Yes. [01:13:31] Weilein. [01:13:32] Yes. [01:13:33] Alter? [01:13:33] Yes. [01:13:34] Bergus? [01:13:34] Yes. [01:13:35] Moe? [01:13:35] Yes. [01:13:35] Sarah. [01:13:36] Yes. [01:13:37] Motion passes 6-0. Item number- we're going to move on to our items number 11, regular formal agenda. 11 A is urban renewal plan amendment, resolution approving Amendment number 918 to the Page 27 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. City University Project one urban renewal plan to add projects to the urban renewal area. I'm going to open the public hearing, and welcome Rachel. [01:14:01] Yes. Hi, Marine City Council Rachel Kilberg, Economic Development Coordinator. So state code requires that any urban renewal activities that occur in an area or projects that occur in an area must be amended into that urban renewal plan. Uh, this particular, uh, amendment is for our City University Project one urban renewal area, which covers our downtown and Riverfront crossings, uh, area. And, um, this particular area has been amended 17 times prior. Most of those have been to amend projects into the urban renewal area. So this is the 18th amendment, um, and I just want to note that, uh, by approving this amendment, you're not necessarily approving the projects that or I shouldn't say not necessarily. You are not approving the projects that we're adding to the plan. It's just affording you the opportunity to use TI funding to help support the projects, and that would all come to you at a later city council meeting. So the two projects being added to the plan are the interior renovation of the Historic Senior Center Building, Amendment 17 added the exterior rehabilitation project for the Senior Center. The interior project will include, um, accessibility improvements, building code, architectural and cosmetic work, wayfinding signage, upgrades to mechanical and electrical systems, and then sustainability and energy efficiency upgrades. And then the second project being amended into this urban renewal plan is a downtown building, uh, I should say, yeah, downtown building and facade grant program. So this will be targeted at helping buildings to make facade improvements, uh, reactivate underutilized space for interior buildout. Again, energy efficiency and accessibility improvements. So again, state code requires or lays out the process that is needed to amend an urban renewal plan, and all of those steps have been completed. At your September 16 city council meeting, you passed a resolution of necessity and set that public hearing. On September 15th, the consultation with the affected taxing entities was planned and held. We received no attendees or comments on our plan amendment. [01:16:05] And then the public hearing notice was posted. Any questions? [01:16:11] Can you speak just a little bit about the building and facade grant program? What's the maximum amount per eligible building? [01:16:18] Sure. So it was just launched today, and there's two funding tiers to the program. So the first funding tier, I believe, is ten to $50,000 grant award. It's a 50 50 matching grant. So that would require a total project cost up to $100,000. There's no minimum project cost if the scope is limited to accessibility or energy efficiency improvements. So really trying to encourage those types of improvements. The second funding tier allows that grant award to go up to $100,000. So for a $200,000 project cost if energy efficiency is included in the scope. So again, just trying to prioritize those larger and more meaningful energy efficiency projects in addition to maybe others that would be included in the project scope. Page 28 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:17:08] And historic preservation. [01:17:10] That's correct. [01:17:11] Special. Yeah. Thanks. Thank you. All right. Anyone from the public like to address this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. Sing no one in person or online. I'm gonna close the public hearing. Can I get a motion to give first for approval, please. So moved, M. [01:17:34] Second, Bergus. [01:17:36] All right. Council, discussion. [01:17:40] 1 just like that there is movement for continued improvement movement for improvements for the Senior Center, in particular, as well as, you know, making sure that facades and interiors can be kept up in downtown. [01:17:58] Roll call, please. [01:18:00] Weilein? [01:18:01] Yes. [01:18:01] Alter? [01:18:02] Yes. [01:18:02] Bergus. [01:18:03] Page 29 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Yes. [01:18:03] Moe? [01:18:04] Yes. [01:18:04] Salih? [01:18:04] Yes. [01:18:05] Teague. [01:18:05] Yes. [01:18:06] Motion passes 6-0. Item number 11 B, real estate purchase, 1616, 1618, 1620 Aspen Court North Liberty resolution approving a purchase agreement for 1616, 1618 and 1620 Aspen Court. North Liberty, can I get a motion to approve, please? [01:18:23] So move Moe. [01:18:25] Second, Alter. [01:18:27] Alright, and welcome, Tracy Hisho. [01:18:29] Thank you, Mayor. I'm happy to discuss the recent funding opportunity made available to us through the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County. In 2023, the City of North Liberty contributed a portion of their ARPA funds to the Housing trust fund so that they could create affordable housing within their community. As many of you know, the housing authority is a city division, but we operate as enterprise fund. So all the money that it takes to operate the housing authority comes from generated rent revenues and federal funds through the Housing Choice voucher program and the public housing programs. Our housing jurisdiction, though, includes all the Johnson County, Iowa, parts of Washington Page 30 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. County. And as we serve the entire county, we're able to apply for these funds. We currently have about 220 voucher holders in North Liberty, but yet all the housing units that we own and manage, about 123 are in Iowa City. This opportunity allows us to better serve residents throughout our whole jurisdiction to strengthen access to housing where people live and work. We've identified three properties you see on the screen. There are three bedroom town -homes on Aspen Court in North Liberty. They are new construction, so we anticipate maintenance needs to be low for the first five to ten years. Total cost is 927,500. We secured a 368 forgivable loan-368,000 forgivable loan through the Housing trust fund in Johnson County. The remainder of the funds will be paid through our available affordable housing, sorry, housing authority available balances. On the agenda, you saw that there's an agreement for two of the units since the housing trust fund is contributing 368,000, we will limit at initial lease up to people below 50% in median income. We anticipate all vouchers being utilized at least exclusively for the first five years. But since we're using vouchers, basically everybody all three units will have to be under 50% of median income upon lease up. Um, we did look at, if you remember, when Bloomberg -when Naomi presented about opportunity zones, basically, that means it's low social vulnerability and then a higher economic mobility for children of households with lower incomes. You can see the project location. We are in basically a high opportunity area. We followed the selection criteria that we set up by Council a few years back regarding amenities. It's not in the floodplain, items like that follows all of our site selection criteria, except for it's not in Iowa City. But since this is North Liberty Funds, can't be. So we have a purchase offer on this. As soon as if you guys approve it, we'll enter that. We'll enter the affordable housing agreement with the Housing Trust Fund. It is a 40 year compliance period. That means if for some reason in year 2020, our priorities change. Bad, anything that happened, we could sell it, but we'd have to get permission through the housing trust fund. But, you know, when the housing authority owns and manages the property, we consider that permit affordability. So even if we sold it, we'd invest that back into the community. But for 40 years, if we sell it, we'd have to return those funds back to the Housing Authority. Or, sorry, housing trust fund. Too many housing words with housing? And I know Ellen from the Housing Trust Fund is here tonight, if you have any questions. I'd be happy to ask or answer anything else that you might have. [01:21:34] Go ahead. [01:21:35] 1 just had one question, and it's back, I don't know, probably about a third of the way into you talking about this. With those units, you said you anticipated something about voucher use for five years. But can you explain that. [01:21:47] The source of funding. They'll have to be project based vouchers. We anticipate using vouchers, but we'll get the minimum we'll look for the shortest period that we can to be in the project based voucher program. And then after five years, that being said, we own besides the public housing units, we own 23 other city affordable- owned affordable housing. All but one have a voucher. So we fully anticipate that a voucher will be living in these homes for the entire ten year that we own them. Page 31 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:22:14] 1 think my question also just kind of the same line. I understand what you're saying. But this is now is considered public housing owned by the city of Iowa City. But because now we are on that, like, kind of stage where our public housing will be like, we receive some voucher for the people who have Section eight telemony, right? [01:22:37] It's not public housing. It will not be entered It's city owned affordable housing. We own it and we'll manage affordable housing and we'll use our vouchers? [01:22:45] Is this like the one that we own, like in the Pennsylvania and the like. [01:22:49] Yes. [01:22:49] Okay. Like the three condos that we. [01:22:51] The three condos also. [01:22:53] I'll be operated as affordable housing as long as we own it, but it's not part of the public housing program. [01:22:59] Yeah, and it just will add to the affordable housing that we will use Section eight, can't use it. Okay. Okay. Thank you. [01:23:08] Any other questions? [01:23:10] No, this is great. [01:23:12] Alright. [01:23:12] Yeah. Yeah. Page 32 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:23:14] Housing Trust Fund is in the building. Anyone have any questions for her? [01:23:20] Thank you for the opportunity. [01:23:21] Alright, great. We're going to move on to or comments from anyone from the public at this time. Seeing no one in person or online? Council discussion. [01:23:40] Good. [01:23:40] It's really exciting. [01:23:41] Really cool. [01:23:42] Thanks to the staff for always being creative and seeking opportunities. [01:23:45] Yes. Absolutely. [01:23:46] Three down affordable housing from the goal. I don't know how much is the goal. Let's sit down. [01:23:52] And these were also sorry, this is a rhetorical question not to be answered by staff since we're in discussion. Um but these were all three bedroom units? [01:24:03] Yes. [01:24:03] Three, three bedroom? [01:24:04] Yes. Page 33 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:24:05] Awesome. [01:24:05] Very good. Mm. Yeah, I just This is really cool. I think some people might be confused why we have authority about what gets bought and done in North Liberty. So because I was confused when I came on council at first, but our housing authority covers North Liberty and Coralville, as well. And University Heights. Um, is that it? [01:24:31] Everyone Yong song County hon Pong County. [01:24:37] So our vouchers are in Johnson County, but yes, all of Johnson County with sprinkling of vouchers in the other two. [01:24:42] Okay. Yeah. So that is that's why we're doing this. But yeah, it's really cool. [01:24:48] Yeah, it's very cool, and it seems like, good to have in another community. Mm. Like this one. Thank you. [01:24:57] Roll call, please. [01:24:59] Alter? [01:24:59] Yes. [01:25:00] Bergus? [01:25:00] Yes. [01:25:01] Moe? [01:25:02] Yes. Page 34 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:25:02] Salih? [01:25:03] Yes. [01:25:03] Teague? [01:25:04] Yes. [01:25:04] Weilein? [01:25:05] Yes. [01:25:05] Motion passes 6-0. [01:25:07] Item Number 12 is council appointments. 12 A is Civil Service Commissions. One vacancy to fill a new member upon appointment through April 4, 2027 and council discussion. I would nominate Mark Fay. Okay, there was only one. [01:25:26] Yeah. Mm. [01:25:28] Alright. All in favor say aye to that nomination. [01:25:31] Sorry, we need a motion in a second. [01:25:33] Okay. [01:25:34] 1 move to nominate. Page 35 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:25:34] 1 move to nominate, Mark Fay. [01:25:36] I second. [01:25:37] All right. Move by Moe. Seconded by Salih. All in favor say. [01:25:41] Aye. [01:25:42] Any opposed? Motion passes. Six to zero. Item 13, announcements of vacancy previous, 13 A. Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment, one vacancy to fill a five year term. Board of Appeals, one vacancy to fill a lens one Vacy- one vacancy for a licensed electrician to fill a five year term, Climate Action Commission, three vacancies to fill three year terms. Human Rights Commission, three vacancies to fill three year terms. Parks and Recreation Commission, three vacancies to fill four year terms, public art advisory committee, one vacancy to fill for an at large representative in a three year term. Public art Advisory Committee, one vacancy for an art or design professional to fill a three year term, Senior Center Commission, two vacancies to fill three year terms. Applications must be received by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Housing and Community Development Commission, one vacancy to fill unexpired term. Applications must be received by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment, one vacancy to fill a five year term, Airport Zoning Commission, one vacancy to fill a six year term. Board of Appeals, one vacancy to fill a HVAC professional to fill an unexpired term. Historic Preservation Commission, one vacancy for Brown Street, representative to fill a three year term, Historic Preservation Commission one Vacancy One vacancy for Jefferson Street, for a representative to fill a three year term, Historic Preservation Commission one vacancy, for Woodlawn Avenue and a representative to fill a three year term. Vacancies will remain open until filled, and we are moving on to items. [01:27:33] 1 have a question. [01:27:33] Number 14. And we'll talk to you after because we're still in our agenda at this time, but we'll come and talk to you after. [01:27:44] Okay. [01:27:44] Page 36 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Thank you. Alright. We're at item Number 14, City Council information. [01:27:50] The free medical clinic has their ribbon cut tomorrow right? [01:27:55] Yes. [01:27:55] Yes. [01:27:58] Is it tomorrow, really? [01:27:58] Yeah. Thursday. [01:28:00] Oh, no, no, no its Thursday. [01:28:01] Is it Thursday? [01:28:02] Oh, no it's Wednesday. [01:28:03] It's tomorrow. [01:28:04] What's tomorrow, Yeah. [01:28:06] And then I also wanted to do a shoutout to there's a Childcare summit going to be held at Big Grove on October 14, 3: 30 to 6: 30. It should be interesting. A lot of different people who are going to be convening and talking about local childcare solutions. And I get to be on one of the panels. It's nice. [01:28:28] Since we had a very amazing, nice African festival so. [01:28:33] Mm. Page 37 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 202S (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:28:34] The people who did not come, they miss a a lot. [01:28:37] Sure. [01:28:37] Yeah. [01:28:39] A lot of arts and culture and great food. [01:28:42] 1 just wanted to bring up that I think a lot of people I've been trying to answer this individually as much as I can, but I feel it should make it just kind of like public record so anybody can refer to it. Most recently, Jorge Gonzalez is still in the Lynn County jail. People were asking about his whereabouts and his situation, receiving Council, probably going to be in Iowa for quite a be incarcerated in Iowa for a long haul fight is how it was described to me. So if community members were looking for an update on that, that is the information I have right now. [01:29:22] Can you say where you got that information? [01:29:24] Um, public information. [01:29:26] Okay. [01:29:27] And through. [01:29:29] Not through a grapevine. [01:29:30] Community organizations and followed up with public information to make sure that it was accurate. I also wanted to say shout out to the scouts for sticking to the whole meeting. So, yeah. [01:29:44] Page 38 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. Great. Great, great. Any other comments? All right, we're gonna move on to item number 15, which is reports from our city staff, city manager's office. [01:29:54] Nothing tonight. [01:29:55] City attorneys? [01:29:56] Nothing for me. Thank you. [01:29:57] Alright. And our city clerk. [01:29:59] No. [01:29:59] Alright. [01:30:00] Item Number 16, can I get a motion to adjourn, please? [01:30:03] So move Bergus. [01:30:04] My question was. [01:30:05] No bye Bergus. [01:30:08] You did not go back to her. [01:30:09] I'll have to talk to her after because we're still following our agenda. [01:30:13] 1 thought it was an area where you can probably come again. Page 39 Iowa City City Council Formal meeting of October 7, 2025 (audio and video recordings can be found at https:,[/citychannel4.com/city-council.html) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription through Verbit: AI -Based Transcription & Captioning Services. For greater detail please refer to the meeting recordings. [01:30:17] No. No. Move by Bergus. Second Bye. [01:30:21] Weilein. [01:30:22] Weilein. All in favor say Aye. [01:30:24] Aye. [01:30:24] Aye. [01:30:25] Any opposed? Motion passes. 6-0. We are adjourned. [MUSIC] Page 40