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Home My WebLink About2004-11-10 Info Packet i: 1 -....= -14!t ~~W~ ~.. -=.~~ CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET ......,...~ November 10, 2004 CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS I IP1 City Council Meetings and Work Session Agendas IP2 Copy of Memorandum from City Engineer to the City Manager: North Dodge Street Improvements Project IP3 Letter from the City Manager to Jeff Edberg: Aviation Commerce Park IP4 Memorandum from the Director of Planning and Community Development: Cultural Caucus Brochure IP5 Copy of Memorandum from the Human Services Coordinator to the City Manager: Consultation of Religious Communities' Interim Homeless Overflow Shelter IP6 Copy of Memorandum from the Human Services Coordinator to the City Manager: Furniture Project Update Brochure: Rape Victim Advocacy Program [Distributed at 11/15 Work Session] Memorandum from Doug Elliott, ECICOG: Legislative Open House [Distributed at 11/16 formal meeting] I PRELIMINARY DRAFT/MINUTES I IP7 Scattered Site Housing Task Force: October 18, 2004 IP8 Deer Task Force: October 27,2004 IP9 Senior Center Commission: October 19, 2004 IP10 Charter Review Commission: November 8, 2004 i: 1 !~~~-r -.,;;;:,... -=.~ CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET ........ ...... November 10, 2004 CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS I IP1 uncil Meetings and Work Session Agendas IP2 Copy of emorandum from City Engineer to the City Man er: North Dodge Street Improveme s Project IP3 Letter from the Manager to Jeff Edberg: IP4 Memorandum from t Director of Planning and Com unity Development: Cultural Caucus Brochure IP5 Copy of Memorandum m the Human S ices Coordinator to the City Manager: Consultation of Religious mmunities' Int 1m Homeless Overflow Shelter IP6 Copy of Memorandum from the Project Update IP7 IP8 IP9 Senior Center Commissi IP10 Charter Review Comm" sion: November 8,2004 I ~ I I 11-10-04 I !~~~1It City Council Meeting Schedule and IP1 :::-~...aa.' .....~ Work Session Agendas November 9, 2004 CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org . MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:30p Council Work Session ~ Rape Victim Advocacy Program . Planning and Zoning Items . Agenda Items . Council Appointments . Council Time . Identification of Priorities for Discussion . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00P Formal Council Meeting I TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS I . MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:30p Council Work Session . TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00P Formal Council Meeting . MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:30p Council Work Session Cancelled . TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Formal Council Meeting Cancelled . MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:30p Regular Work Session . TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00p Regular Formal . THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall 8:30a-5:00p Special Budget Work Session . MONDAY, JANUARY 10 Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:30p Special Budget Work Session Board/Commission/Organization . TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 Emma J. Harvat Hall 12:00p-7:00p Budget Work Session Meeting datesltimes/topics subject to change FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS Regulation of Downtown Dumpsters City of Iowa City rnJ- MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Atkins. City Manager FROM: Ron Knoche, City Engineer ~ DATE: November 4, 2004 RE: North Dodge Street Improvements Project On Friday, October 15, 2004, the decision was made to remove the North Dodge Street Improvements Project from the October 19th bid letting. The pipe specified for the sanitary sewer is not available. This project will be bid in the December 21st letting. The delay in the bidding of the project will not have an impact on the proposed schedule. It will delay the installation of the temporary signal at the south 1-80 interchange. The revised contract and bid package will require the temporary traffic signal at the interchange be operational by April 1, 2005. If you need further information, please let me know. Cc: Rick Fosse, Public Works Director Jeff Davidson, JCCOG Transportation Planner ? ~~WA;} I ~ j -...= -4!t !.~ai;es ::' _aa.' J]L] ....",.......... CITY OF IOWA CITY WWW.ICgOV.org OFFICE OF THE November 5, 2004 CITY MANAGER Stephen J. Atkins Mr. Jeff Edberg City Manager Coldwell - Banker steve-atkins@iowa-city.org 44 Sturgis Corner Drive Dale E. Helling Iowa City, IA 52240 Assistant City Manager dal e-hclling@iowa-city.org Dear Jeff: Enclosed is a copy of a letter I recently received requesting an exception to the City Council's policy with respect to the sale of land in Aviation Commerce Park. Apparently your office has represented these interests. This issue was recently discussed and reaffirmed by the City Council's Economic Development Committee. They have reiterated the desire of the City with respect to the Aviation Commerce Park that tax-paying businesses be located in this new commerce park. It is their desire to have a vital, active commercial area as well as generating income to repay the significant capital investment made by the City. Furthermore, it is the desire of the Airport Commission to create revenue for Airport operations. The sale of the land for non-taxpaying purposes would be contrary to this policy. Sincerely, ffi~~ Steph J. Ins City Manager cc: City Council Airport Commission Chair Sue Dulek-Assistant City Attorney 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 mgr/ltrs/11-2aviation.doc Phone: (319) 356-5010 Fax: (319)356-5009 Iowa City Mosque AI-Iman Center 114 E. Prentis Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 354-6167 October 15, 2004 Steve Atkins City Manager of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: Offer on Lot 17, Aviation Commercial Park Dear Mr. Atkins: We are writing this letter on behalf of the Iowa City Mosque (AI-Iman Center) regarding the city's recent rejection of our offer to purchase Lot 17 of Aviation Commercial Park. The reason for this rejection, as we were told, was based upon the city's desire to develop the area commercially in order to increase its revenue. While we duly understand this stated goal, we hope that an exception might be made, in lieu of our situation, for the following reasons. For over fifteen years we have resided at 114 E. Prentis Street, as the only house of worship for Muslims in the Iowa City area. Our community consists of a continual influx of students, professors, and immigrants - most recently, refugees coming from Sudan. Due to increased growth in recent years, the number of members in our community greatly exceeds the capacity of our current building, and we routinely have to make other arrangements in order to hold community gatherings. After a long search for either a new building or land, we came across lots that the City is selling as Aviation Commercial Park. The Aviation Commercial Park offers an ideal location for our community to build a mosque. It is conveniently located with proximity to both the University ofIowa campuses, and residential areas including student housing, and is within walking distance to Iowa City Transit bus stops. In requesting that an exception be made for our situation, please know that by building a mosque, we are seeking to fulfill a vital social need for an increasing number ofIowa City residents. While we are not asking for special treatment, we hope you will consider the fact that we represent the only religious gathering place for an increasing number of Muslims that have decided to make Iowa City their home. Please do not hesitate to contact us either directly, or via our agent Jeff Edberg at Coldwell Banker. Thank you for your consideration and we hope that we might come to an agreement soon. Sincerely, ~~ M4~ ~y Tarek Khowassah Asghar Bhatti Khurram Qadir i ~ 1 MEYMOORANAOUMrnJ --= -~ ~~W!:'t ,,~...~.~ ...... ... Date: November 5, 2004 To: City Council // -C!?~~ From: Karin Franklin, Director, ~ Re: Cultural Caucus brochure On November 8, 2004, Marcia Klingaman and Chuck Felling, chair of the PAAC, represented the Iowa City Public Art Program at the State Department of Cultural Affairs Imagine Iowa 2010 Cultura/ Caucus. We were asked by the State to showcase our program. The attached brochure was developed by Lanny Wilkerson in Document Services as a handout for the event. At the caucus, Iowa City was also honored with certification of two cultural districts--the Old Capitol Cultural District and the Iowa River Cultural District. We are one of the first eight cities in the State to receive certification. The cultural districts will be highlighted by the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau as they promote the area in the state and the region. The Districts are one way to celebrate the cultural amenities that make Iowa City such a great place to live. 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MEYMOciRARtDUM~ ~~~~tt -..;;;:..... _IIII.~ .......~ Date: November 8,2004 ~-/ To: Steve Atkins, City Manager ()A -:1:& From: Linda SevEfrson, Human Services Coordinator Re: The Consultation of Religious Communities' Interim Homeless Overflow Shelter Approximately a year ago, the Consultation of Religious Communities expressed a concern for individuals who did not have an appropriate place to sleep during the cold months when the Shelter House was at capacity, which is most nights. A subcommittee of the Consultation and Shelter House staff met to develop a plan of action. The subcommittee met with City of Iowa City staff to determine what needed to be done in terms of occupancy and fire marshal approval. This took longer than anticipated but the Overflow Shelter project finally started on February 1, 2004 and was in operation two months last winter. Donations and purchased items included cots, blankets and pillows. Each location had three trained volunteers each night. A volunteer developed an operational manual. For some of the faith communities that were not able to host, they offered assistance through volunteers, driving, transporting supplies from one location to the next location, securing supplies, and doing laundry. The project served 79 individuals and provided 400+ nights of shelter. The Overflow Shelter Program was started again on November 1, 2004 and will continue until the end of March 2005. The Consultation has hired a person to help coordinate activities, volunteers and supplies. This year they are having faith communities partner for each week. So one faith group may provide the physical space and some of the volunteers while the other faith group may provide more volunteers and do the driving and transfer of supplies. They are working on getting University students involved. An example is Campus Ministries will do laundry on Wednesday nights when the University is in session. The faith community in the greater Iowa City area saw a need and have developed a plan of action to meet the need. They have committed to provide wintertime shelter until the new Shelter House is constructed. And they will continue to work with Shelter House in the future. I have been impressed with their commitment, cooperation among the different faith groups, volunteers, resources, and organizational skills. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at 356-5242 or Ii nda-severson @iowa-citV.orq. Jccoghs/memos/overflowshelterupdate 11-04.doc ,~ ! CITY OF IOWA CITY~ -.....= -~ ~~-a:~'t "... _IIII.~ MEMORANDUM ....,...:. Date: November 10, 2004 J- To: Steve Atkins, City Manager CA1f1/~ Linda sever~{~OG Human Services Coordinator From: ~ Brad Neumann, CCOG Solid Waste Management Planner Re: Furniture Project Update At your request, we are providing an update on the Furniture Project. The Furniture Project is a program of the Iowa City Landfill that accepts good used furniture (beds, sofas, tables, chairs, dressers) and distributes it to households in need throughout Johnson County. It serves two major goals - a recycling program that keeps items out of the landfill and a human services program that helps households in need of basic furniture. The program has been in existence since 1993, and was managed by the Domestic Violence Intervention Program until October of 2003 when the Iowa City Landfill incorporated the Furniture Project in with their other recycling programs. For the past year, the Furniture Project has been coordinated by City employees from JCCOG, the Department of Planning and Community Development, and the Landfill. During the early part of October, the Furniture Project warehouse was nearly empty and we had about 15 referrals for furniture. A press release was sent to local media explaining the situation and the need for donations. As a result of the press release, we were interviewed by KCRG (Channel 9) and KXIC radio station. The Iowa City Press-Citizen ran an article on October 22"d along with a picture of the empty warehouse, which was an effective combination. The week after the media publicity, the Furniture Project received a number of donations including a large one (beds, dressers, side chairs) from an area motel. The Press-Citizen had a follow-up article on October 30th. We are working with a group of students from a UI communication class who will be developing a plan on how to publicize the Furniture Project. We will attend a class presentation on their final report the first week of December. We have also provided Furniture Project program information to the Consultation of Religious Communities for bulletins and newsletters. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Brad Neumann at 356-5235 or brad-neumann@iowa-city.org or Linda Severson at 356-5242 or linda-severson@iowa- city. org. cc: Jeff Davidson Karin Franklin Dave Elias John Thomas Rick Fosse Tracy Hightshoe jccoghs/mem/LS-furnproj.doc /05 k/. ~. Rape Victim Advocacy Program Offices Rape Victitn 320 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 Advocacy Progratn Johnson County (319) 335-6001 Cedar County (563) 886-6500 Iowa County (319) 642-9269 Washington County (319) 863-8800 http:/ /www.uiowa.edu/ ~rvap rvap@uiowa.edu Fax: (319) 335-6057 RVAP t- Wt Crurv. Rape Crisis Line (319) 335-6000 Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-284-7821 If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in About Our Services order to participate in this program, please contact us at (319) 335-6001. \X! e provide services regardless of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, Local Rape Crisis Line (319) 335-6000 sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline 1-800-284-7821 association preference. (Both lines answered 24 hours) - - - This brochure is designed to give you basic Sexual violence includes a broad spectrum of information about our program and the services we experiences. A common thread among all sexual offer. If you are a victim/ survivor of sexual abuse, or offenses is that perpetrators take power and control away suspect you may have been, the staff and volunteers of from their victims. Sex is a weapon used to degrade and the Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RV AP) are here to humiliate. ~l1ether the violation is a non-touching to support you and the people close to you. We know offense (e.g., an obscene phone call), or child sexual the courage and strength it took to survive. abuse or rape, the dynamics are the same: the perpetrator is in control and is solely responsible for what has Whether it happened today or twenty years ago, happened. effects of emotional trauma and pain can be long- lasting. It helps to talk with someone who understands We believe that you are never to blame for an the impact and dynamics of sexual abuse and the assault against you. In addition, we think that you are healing process. A rape crisis counselor or trained uniquely capable of making your own best choices, and therapist can help you work through the experience and that doing so is a critical part of the healing process. We its aftermath in a confidential and secure environment. can act as a personal link between you and law enforcement officials, medical personnel, mental health Sexual assault is an attack on the body, mind, care professionals, and other agencies or services that and spirit, sometimes wounding your spirit even more may be involved. Our role is to ensure that (1) you get profoundly than it wounds your body. %en those the information you need, (2) you are listened to, and (3) wounds are not visible, it can be hard to understand you are treated with the sensitivity, respect, and dignity why they are still painful during the weeks, months, or you deserve. years after the assault. Time, support, and talking with understanding people are all important to healing. R V AP Services Our program provides advocacy, support, and information to victim/ survivors immediately following RV AP services are available in] ohnson, Cedar, Iowa an assault and throughout the healing process. Trained and Washington counties. The RV AP provides support, advocates are available on a 24-hour basis to provide advocacy, and information to sexual abuse victim/ confidential crisis intervention and support. Short-term survivors and their family and friends immediately after peer counseling and referrals are available by an assault and throughout the healing process. RV AP appointment Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until also provides the community with information and 5 p.m. Our staff also offers periodic groups for programs addressing sexual violence. survivors of rape and child sexual abuse. Our services are free of charge, confidential About tbe ArtJPOrk/ Logo -I and available to everyone. I I In 1989, R ~:AP commissioned artworkfor our nelp ¡q~o. Lore! Mast wa.f tbe cbosen arti.ft. Sbe /Fa.f asked to create an artwork logo that incorporated ima¡;es of hope, empowerment and choice. I - - Rape Crisis Line Advocacy Contacting An Advocate (319) 335-6000 (Loca~ Your initial contact with us may have been through You have a legal right to have an advocate with you the Rape Crisis Line. The Rape Crisis Line is answered during each part of the medical and legal processes. An around the clock by staff members and trained volunteer advocate can be reached by calling the Rape Crisis Line or by rape crisis counselors. The Rape Crisis Line can provide telling law enforcement or medical personnel that you would you with support, information and crisis intervention. like an advocate. The Rape Crisis Line is designed to provide you Medical Options with immediate emergency support; however, it is not a substitute for longer-term individual counseling or If you were assaulted recently, you may want to therapy. There may be some cases in which continued consider going to the hospital for a sexual assault evidentiary support from the Rape Crisis Line may not be an examination. An advocate from the RV AP can go with you appropriate resource to meet your needs. to the hospital for your medical examination and stay with you throughout the procedure. This examination preserves evidence of the sexual assault in case you decide to report the crime to the police. It is also a time when you can get Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline checked out physically and get prescriptions to treat potential sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancy. The 1-800-284-7821 (Statewide) evidentiary exam and the prescriptions are paid for by the TIT and Interpreters Mondqy-Fridqy, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. State of Iowa, whether or not you choose to make a report to the police. The Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline (lSAH) is a 24- Even if you were assaulted some time ago, it is a good hour hotline staffed by trained volunteers and staff who provide counseling, support, information, and referrals to idea to go to a doctor in order to be checked for injuries, callers from outside other agencies' service areas, to STls, and pregnancy. Some local clinics provide free exams people who are not aware of their local services or, who or reduced rates for people who have been sexually assaulted. for reasons of confidentiality, wish to use the ISAH. You can call the Rape Crisis Line for more information about any of these options. Reporting Options You may be thinking of reporting the assault to the police. In] ohnson County, and in many other jurisdictions, - you can tell a police officer about what happened to Feelings you without making an immediate decision about whether you want criminal charges filed. You may not * Fear * Anger have a choice about charges being filed in cases of * Isolation * Feeling out of control domestic abuse or child abuse. You can talk with the * Depression * Feeling crazy police about an assault even if it happened some time * Numbness * Irritability ago. An advocate from the RV AP can go with you to " * Inabilitv to feel sadness * Hopelessness I the police station and stay with you during your * Confusion * Shame interview with police officers. , * Self-blame Healing Information Individual Peer Counseling When you were victimized, it probably affected your Many survivors find it helpful to work individually with a staff rape crisis counselor. Our rape crisis life in many ways. counselors have been trained in dealing with all aspects Sexual violence affects all areas of your life, including: of sexual abuse, its impact, and the recovery process. 1) Control 5) Spirituality Weare peer counselors who can give you support and help you to identify issues, options, and resources 2) Identity 6) Relationships with others on a short-term basis. We can also provide referrals for 3) Sexuality 7) Security/Safety longer-term therapy. 4) Guilt & Shame 8) Self-esteem/Self worth Here are some common feelings and reactions For a recovering victim/ survivor of sexual assault, it is common to feel crazy or out of control for some shared by countless victim/ survivors: time. It is important to remember that you are reacting Possible Reactions to a life-threatening emotional trauma. Your reactions, however, do not need to be permanent. * Nightmares * Difficulty working ¡ The healing experience is unique for each victim/ * Difficulty sleeping * Decreased interest in \ survivor but there are similarities. Our framework , * Substance abuse things you have J involves re-examining the event and the feelings * Mood swings previously enjoyed associated with it. From there, we look at how the * Memory loss * Decreased concentration assault has affected your life and what you are doing to * Eating disturbance * Difficulty being alone cope. Some of your coping strategies may feel * Sex/Sexuality issues or with people effective, and some you may choose to change or * Difficulty trusting * Problems with close discard. We have suggestions for other effective coping relationships skills you might find helpful. - - I Weare available to meet weekly with you for up to twelve sessions. Near the tenth session, you and your Groups rape crisis counselor will make plans for closure and continuing support. Groups give you the opportunity to continue At the end of the twelve weeks, you and your rape your healing with other survivors who have had crisis counselor may decide that continued individual similar experiences. Group counseling works support with us would be appropriate. If so, we can differently from individual meetings. For many meet bi-weekly for an additional twelve weeks. survivors, it works particularly well. Here are some possible benefits of a group experience: If you feel you have longer-term issues, particularly if your history includes childhood sexual abuse or · Sharing your experience with others in a safe incest, you may want to consider a referral to a therapist envIronment who understands the effects of sexual abuse. On a · Exploring similarities with other victim/ longer-term basis, a trained therapist can continue the survIvors work we have begun together on the issues you have · Breaking the feeling of isolation that is often identified. We work closely with several therapists in characteristic of sexual assault the Iowa City /] ohnson County area. Sometimes · Developing new and healthier ways of coping therapy is more helpful than peer counseling, and we · Learning and practicing new skills can make a referral for you at any time. · Helping others in the group In some cases, we do continue to meet with It may be a good idea to work individually for a survivors beyond twenty-four weeks. It is not unusual while before you plan to start with a group. Your for legal or administrative proceedings to last longer staff counselor can discuss with you the types of than six months, so we will continue to work with you groups available and whether participation will meet until your case is resolved. You may request to see us your needs. If you decide to work in a group with us, while you are on a waiting list to see a therapist. In we ask that you discontinue your individual meetings addition, sometimes you, your therapist, and your rape with our staff for the duration of the group. If you crisis counselor may decide that our working together are working with an outside therapist or another best suits your needs. support person, you may feel free to continue to meet .. with them while the group is going on. ---.........- To make an appointment, call the RVAP o/Jice between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our o/Jice number is (319) 335-6001. -........-............- --.......--.......--- ---.........--- ---.........-- Education and Training Volunteer Opportunities Community Education RV AP has volunteer opportunities available. RV AP provides education to the community on Dedicated volunteers provide 24 hour advocacy on topics related to sexual abuse and harassment the Rape Crisis Line, at hospitals, law enforcement through its Speaker's Bureau. We can tailor agencies, and in court. Some volunteers also present individual programs to your group's needs. educational programs, provide office support, work on special projects, and serve on our Advisory Board. Consultation & Training RV AP staff also provides consultation and training for medical personnel, law enforcement, R V AP is funded by: counselors and other professionals. To schedule · Cities of Iowa City and Coralville training, please call (319) 335-6001. · Community Chest of Washington County · Crime Victim Assistance Division of the The Clothesline Prqject Attorney General's Office · Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. · Johnson County During the public display, a clothesline is hung · Private donations with shirts. Each shirt is decorated by victim/ · United Way of Johnson County survivors to represent a particular woman's · University of Iowa expenence. · University of Iowa Foundation · University ofIowa Student Government Resource Library j Our program maintains a lending library of material about sexual abuse and the healing process. You may find that reading about aspects of healing and the experiences of others helps to reduce the isolation. Most books may be checked out from our library. \'Ve ask that you return borrowed books within two weeks. - Marian Karr From: Doug Elliott [doug.elliott@ecicog.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:08 PM To: ECICOG Cities and Counties Subject: Legislative Open House Dear Colleague: The East Central Iowa Council of Governments, the Iowa League of Cities, the Iowa State Association of Counties, and the City of Coralville will once again sponsor an open house for legislators in the ECICOG region. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 4:00 - 6:00p.m., at the Coralville City Hall, 1512 7th Street, Coralville. The agenda begins with a social gathering including refreshments, followed by an opportunity for formal statements by attending legislators and a question and answer period. All twenty-five state legislators representing the ECICOG region have been invited. Elected officials and staff from your city or county are encouraged to attend. An RSVP is not required, but is appreciated. RSVPs should be directed to gina.peters@ecicog.org, or by calling our offices at 319-365-9941. We look forward to seeing you at the open house on November 23. Douglas D. Elliott Executive Director ECICOG 108 Third Street SE Suite 300 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (319) 365-9941, x22 (voice) (319 ) 365-9981 (fax) www.ecicog.org 1 MINUTES PRELIMINARY SCATTERED SITE HOUSING TASKFORCE ~ OCTOBER 18, 2004 CITY HALL, LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Don Anciaux, Jerry Anthony, Darlene Clausen, Matthew Hayek, Jan Leff, Jan Peterson, Sally Stutsman, Joan Vandenberg STAFF PRESENT: Steve Nasby, Steve Rackis OTHERS PRESENT: Maryann Dennis, Charles Eastham, Alexis Kluklenski, Luke Pelz, Patti Santangelo CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Hayek called the meeting to order at 5:05 pm. Approval of the September 20, 2004 Minutes: Several revisions were noted for the Minutes. The names of Clausen and Leff were transposed though out as Clausen attended the meeting and Leff was not present. There was also an incorrect attribution of comments noted on pages 4 and 5. MOTION: A motion was made by Left, seconded by Anthony, to approve the September 20 minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. DELIBERATIONS REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL Hayek began the meeting by inviting suggestions on how to proceed with the deliberations and then reviewed the multi-point process proposed in the August 30 memorandum to the Taskforce. Hayek said these were as follows: 1) Agree on a definition of "concentration", 2) Decide whether there is a concentration of assisted housing, 3) If there is a concentration of assisted housing, what are the impacts and are they positive or negative? and 4) If impact is negative, what are some options for the city to pursue to address the issue? Unless there are other suggestions, Hayek recommended the Taskforce follow this procedure. If at any point the answer to the question first question about concentration is "no," then the proceedings could be at an end. Peterson asked if the Taskforce has available a working definition of what is concentration? Hayek replied that is the first step; to outline a set of standards that the Taskforce thinks is appropriate. There may be one or several factors that should be considered, and it would be useful for the Taskforce to discuss different things that should or should not be part of the criteria. Anthony inquired if the City, who set up the Taskforce, defined concentration? If so, what terminology was used, concentration of low-income families or affordable housing? Anciaux replied he thought it was a concentration of government-assisted housing. Hayek agreed, saying that the question was centered on concentration of assisted housing. "Assisted housing" is defined in the City Council resolution, but "concentration" is not so it is up to the Taskforce to come with their own definition. Clausen said that when she was looking at the maps earlier on in the process, assisted housing was scattered, and there was a discussion of density in certain areas of the community. Anthony said that we have to decide what "concentration" means, but also what is concentrated. Is it a concentration of low-income families, affordable housing, assisted housing, publicly assisted housing, or poverty? These need to be defined. Hayek answered that he would like the Taskforce to brainstorm and talk about what would be appropriate to consider in relation to this topic. Hayek said that Peterson had previously noted a distinction between assisted housing and poverty rates. Peterson agreed, adding that it seemed in various discussions to come back to the issue of poverty rather Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 2 than housing location. She added that they probably correlate, but don't know for sure, and she had not seen data about different income levels. Clausen noted that the maps from Heather MacDonald do include median income level, including affordable housing prices for 50% median income households. Hayek replied that the information from MacDonald includes all housing, not just assisted housing. Clausen added that the information looks at where affordable housing is located, and maps indicating affordable housing could be compared to where concentrations of poverty may be located, Hayek added, that with the free/reduced lunch numbers, could we correlate what percentage of assisted housing households qualify as low or moderate? Vandenberg replied that is a difficult correlation, as free/reduced lunch numbers are highly confidential. Assisted housing programs would have to disclose how many children live in their units, which schools they go to, and see if that information could be obtained. Vandenberg said the F\R lunch addresses cannot be released. Hayek clarified that he is interested in knowing on a school-by-school basis how many students receive free/reduced lunches. Vandenberg answered that she can get those numbers, but cannot correlate with assisted housing. A question was asked if anyone can also provide numbers of children live in poverty in the schools. Peterson asked what is the bussing pattern currently in place? She is unsure whether students receiving free/reduced lunch at a given school live in the neighborhoods. Hayek replied that bussing is fairly limited, and could be factored in. Leff noted that students are bussed a long distance from Hawkeye CourVDrive to Horace Mann, but does not think Grant Wood and Mark Twain schools are greatly affected by bussing. Vandenberg added that the farthest that students are bussed are from Lakeridge Manufactured Housing Park to Twain. Leff remarked that many Lakeridge students are open enrolling into the Highland School District. Peterson noted that the choice of schools that students are bussed to is interesting. Anthony inquired if there is there really a correlation between free/reduced lunch and school performance? Leff replied that statistically speaking nationwide; students who participate in free/reduced lunch programs score lower than students who do not participate. Peterson noted that this is not necessarily a direct correlation. Anthony agreed, adding that low scores could be influenced by other factors. Vandenberg replied that there is a correlation, though the suspected cause is the mobility factor more than anything else. Anthony noted there may be students who live in the Twain district and do not qualify for free/reduced lunches, who may be driving the scores down in that school. Leff replied that students who are not in assisted housing and who do not qualify for free/reduced lunch usually drive the scores up. Anthony would like to see information on the scores in relation to free/reduced lunches. Vandenberg agreed that information is available. How should it be broken down? Anthony replied by scores on ITBS, and free/reduced program, within each school. Vandenberg noted some of that information is on page 45 of the packet, where it is stated that 61 % of students at Mark Twain on free/reduced lunch program are not proficient and no one is saying that every student on the free/reduced program is not proficient. Hayek requested number of students who are not on free/reduced who are not proficient. Vandenberg said that information is available. The data is a year old, but is consistent from year to year. Peterson said the information they have show that there is a large range in students on free/reduced lunch programs who are not proficient, from 20% to 61 %. What is the cause or difference? Vandenberg answered that it would be helpful to know the "n" value, or the overall number of students. Peterson added that she is curious what other factors in the environment affect whether a student is proficient or not. For example, if on free/reduced lunch program at one school, are you more likely to be proficient than students at another school? Leff replied that students learn best in a middle-class environment. Vandenberg added that teachers are better able to accommodate lower level students in a class when there are fewer students below proficiency. Stutsman asked why is Lemme so high? Vandenberg replied that there are a lot of Latino students in that school who have ESL barriers. Anciaux remarked that only 19% of students are not proficient, so the first number is important since there are not very many there who are not proficient. Vandenberg added that it Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 3 is the percent of free/reduced lunches that is so high. Peterson noted that the number of students is on page 44 of the packet. Hayek said that at this point, the discussion is centered on schools, and this is data currently available that should be incorporated in the analysis. Vandenberg added that it is a concentration of poverty that is of concern to schools. It would be good to have a public policy that guides the City away from increasing poverty in some areas. In the classroom, it doesn't matter how the students got into poverty, just the effects, and she believes that the concentration of poverty is the issue. Anthony agreed, noting that housing is not a central issue. Peterson noted that assisted housing is not the only area where there is poverty. If the Taskforce is only looking at assisted housing, some areas of poverty are not considered, such as trailer courts. The existing map does not indicate all the information that correlates with what the Taskforce is trying to find out. Vandenberg added that Hills school has the highest free/reduced lunch number, due to Regency trailer court. However, she also noted that the map indicates factors that the City has control over, publicly controlled programs versus privately owned property. Hayek said that the Taskforce should consider connections between assisted housing and poverty, since in by definition or requirement, assisted housing falls into that category. Due to the different programs there is a spectrum of incomes, however all have to be low-moderate. Hayek noted that they should also look at connection between assisted housing and income levels in the area, if there is one. Anthony said that only a small percentage of assisted housing is publicly controlled. A lot of units are controlled by other organizations, so what the City can control is even smaller than first impression. Hayek noted that might be something to consider for the solution part of the discussion. Vandenberg said that within free/reduced lunch program also has a big spectrum. Homeless families have even more barriers than others that are receiving housing assistance. Even within poverty there are different gradations of need. Stutsman asked how many families on free/reduced programs are student families? This group may have greater resources than others. Vandenberg concurred, remarking that students are in temporary poverty versus households in generational poverty. The group that needs the most consideration during planning are the ones with the higher needs, which the map might help identify. Stutsman asked if they should start defining different groups? Leff said that it would be helpful to note the locations of resources as well, such as family resource centers and the focus should not be solely on schools. Anciaux said that he would like additional census tract information for Iowa City, including the number of subsidized housing units and the poverty level in each tract, and whether the situation has been aggravated by putting more subsidized housing in those tracts. Census tracts have roughly the same population levels, and that can be correlated to the schools the students are attending. If subsidized housing is being put into a tract with a high poverty level, it's going to the wrong place. Hayek replied that is an inference or conclusion they could make. Hayek said that information on income level based on census tract could be gathered. Anciaux asked if they could get a map of the census tracts with the number of assisted housing units and the level of poverty in each tract? Nasby responded that income level is not a problem, but not sure that the poverty level by tract\block group is available. Anthony replied that the data on poverty level is available by tract, though may not be available by block group. Anthony added that the definition of pocket of poverty or concentrated poverty is when over 40% of the population are below poverty level in a census tract. Hayek said that some of the census tracts in Iowa City are large. Anciaux replied he thought that comparisons could be made using the tracts, whether different areas have problems with poverty. Anthony agreed that census tracts are somewhat comparable in population. Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 4 Rackis said they could also get data on the number of owner-occupied units versus rental units in the census data. Peterson agreed that she would like to have information on the types of units. The different terms can be confusing when discussing subsidized or assisted housing. People with greater needs, such as homeless, should have greater consideration than those who are progressing towards self-sufficiency. Hayek said one map does provide some of that information, such as the transitional shelters. Peterson asked if the map included Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship or Habitat for Humanity housing? Nasby replied that the map does not include owner-occupied housing only rentals. Anciaux asked how many census tracts are in Iowa City? Nasby replied that there appear to be 17. Anciaux asked how many elementary schools in the City? Vandenberg replied there are 11 . Anthony asked if the boundaries of the schools follow census tracts? Vandenberg replied no. Peterson asked if this information is dealing only with Iowa City, not including Hills or North Liberty? Vandenberg replied yes. Hayek said the Taskfoce could recommend a larger district-wide discussion in the solutions section. Stutsman agreed that idea could merit additional discussion. Anciaux asked if the assisted housing units in the census tracts could be broken up between public and private owners, such as the Iowa City Fellowship? Nasby asked if he meant broken up by specific provider or type? Anciaux would like it broken down by provider, and include Burns and Burns if possible. Hayek said that on the map, the green and purple bubbles are Section 8. Anciaux replied that he would like to have a defined area and see how things are distributed, and the census tracts already have a lot of data available for use. Hayek asked if he would like to know the type of unit per block? Anciaux would like the data by tract as the 17 tracts have the same population. Rackis noted that the numbers in some areas may be skewed because of transitional housing and a voucher are used in the same unit, such as with HACAP and MECCA. Vandenberg asked if there is there an occasion when MECCA or HACAP would have units without Section 8 vouchers? Rackis replied this is possible, but not likely. When HACAP purchased Broadway, part of the arrangement was an agreement to use Section 8 vouchers. The City Council also passed a resolution that referrals from MECCA can have special admission into the transitional housing units. He added that they never have 100% occupied vouchers, but it is unknown whether the units are 100% occupied. Hayek said that MECCA, for example, are the vouchers distributed through HUD or through the City? Rackis answered they are distributed through the Iowa City Housing Authority (ICHA). Hayek asked if there is a set number of vouchers that go to MECCA? Rackis replied 12 units. Hayek asked if the vouchers are assigned to a place, or to a person? Rackis responded that the vouchers to MECCA function similarly to a project-based voucher program, but is more hybrid with special admission to the program. If a family leaves the transitional housing, they will take the voucher with them, so while there may be 11 vouchers, there are still 12 units. Rackis noted that it is unknown whether the extra unit is vacant or is occupied by someone not in the program. Hayek said generally, those 12 vouchers are maintained for those 12 units? Rackis replied that yes, families get a different voucher. HACAP and MECCA programs are considered special admissions to the Section Eight, by agreement with the City Council. The other special admission program is the Family Unification vouchers from DHS. Nasby noted that these could be sorted out by address if needed. Hayek said that Section 8 units are not the only ones to consider, but also units assisted with CDBG funds? Nasby replied that some may be using Section 8, and some may not. The census data is a Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 5 snapshot that only reflects data at that particular time. Rackis added that some of the elderly complexes will give a double count due to those being a tax credit building plus the use of vouchers. Hayek added that in some cases, even if Section 8 vouchers are not in use, the units might still be renting at low- to moderate-income level. Nasby agreed, noting that the programs would have an income cap, and it would just require eliminating the vouchers at that address from the data. Eastham added that the Housing Fellowship does rent to some families with lower income whose children do not qualify for free/reduced lunch program. The number is in the 10-15% range of their total number of units. Vandenberg asked if that is that because the families are at the 80% rather than 50% income? Eastham confirmed these families have higher incomes. Anthony asked what are the income requirements for the free/reduced lunch program? Vandenberg replied that to qualify for free is 30%, and reduced is 50% of median income. Anthony said that in subsidized housing, most families earn above 50% median income, but many families may not qualify for the free/reduced lunch program if living in tax credit housing. Hayek said it seems like the Taskforce is looking for additional layers of information. Vandenberg agreed that there are degrees of need and impact. The impact is different if there is a concentration of families at 80% median income, versus a concentration of families at 30%. Hayek said he thinks the Taskforce is missing some data also about transitional housing. Vandenberg noted that the census would provide some of this data Anciaux said that the census tract information might give them an insight into whether assisted housing is being concentrated in poor areas of the City. If the census data indicates the area is already at poverty level, then perhaps additional assisted housing should not be put there. Hayek noted that the Taskforce needs the additional information in order to decide whether concentration has positive or negative impacts. Leff added that she would like to defer definition of concentration until additional data is obtained. Anthony said the Taskforce would probably need additional information on poverty levels. Stutsman agreed, noting that there are many different income levels of poverty. She questioned if the number the Taskforce uses should be 50%, 30%, or something else? Dennis asked if the information used by the Taskforce includes elderly poor with no children and people with disabilities? Hayek replied that some of that data is already distinguished; though not the ones without school-age children. Stutsman said the focus has been the schools thus far, but should the Taskforce broaden its focus to include the elderly and persons with disabilities? Hayek replied that the numbers need to be researched. Rackis noted that subsets of data may be most useful, detailing different age levels. Vandenberg added that the data on elderly is relevant, and pointed out that neighborhoods don't fight creation of housing for the elderly. General agreement expressed by the Taskforce members to note housing for elderly and disabled persons in deliberations. Hayek asked if the information about property values arrived from the Homebuilders Association? Nasby replied that they are still waiting for board approval of the report, but it should be submitted by November 22. Peterson noted that there was some information on property values from Heather MacDonald. Hayek answered that they currently only have general information from the homebuilders, which reported that Coralville and North Liberty lots are more expensive than Iowa City. Leff added that Habitat for Humanity reported there were no lots available in Iowa City for less than $40K. Hayek said they also have information in packets on income and rent from the City on graphs. Nasby explained that the graphs all show the same information, but at different income levels. The wide lines are income, and the narrow lines are rent costs. HUD says families can spend 30% of income on housing, so the wide green line represents a 1.5 person household. This number waS chosen because a one- bedroom unit can house one- or two-person families. In 1998, a 1.5 person family could afford $250 per month on housing. Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18. 2004 Page 6 Hayek noted that the number is actually 30% of 30%, meaning that the family is at 30% median income, and spending 30% of its income. The other graph indicates 30% of 50%. Nasby continued by explaining that according to the first graph, in 2003 a 1.5 person household could afford $400 per month, and the thin green line indicates the cost of a one-bedroom unit from 1998-2003. In the case of a 1.5 person household, the thick and thin green lines are close together, indicating a small gap between income and housing. The red line is for a 6-person household in a four-bedroom unit, which has a much larger gap between income and housing. The charts detail trends in income and housing costs, and all the charts indicate some sort of affordability gap. Families earning 30% median income will not be able to afford a unit in Iowa City without assistance. Hayek added that the gap for a 1.5 person family is small, but increases as the family size increases. The cost for a six-person family is double what that family can afford. But the chart for 50% median income changes dramatically. Again, the thin lines show the rental unit costs, and the thick lines show the income levels. Nasby remarked that the graph indicates all families can afford housing at the appropriate sizes on 50% income. Dennis asked if the figures for rent cost only? Nasby replied that the study does not discriminate completely as some units include utilities and some do not. Dennis noted that HUD includes utilities in the 30% figure allowed for housing, so though a family may be able to pay rent, they may still be burdened by the added expense of utilities. Rackis said that the ICHA has to calculate the maximum gross rent, which includes the contract rent plus utilities, and the family cannot pay 30% over the maximum gross rent because of HUD-required utility reimbursements. This may limit some families seeking units under Section 8, because of the need to adjust utility costs into the rent and then have the landlord pay the utilities instead of the tenant. Vandenberg said that on the 50% chart, the red line indicates the unit rents for $1200 and it is assumed the family can afford $2000? Nasby replied theoretically yes, for a six-person household at 50% median income. Anthony noted that there is not much difference in the two charts except for the lines. All the data points are the same, so are they both correct? Nasby agreed that the median family income line might not be correct on both. Hayek asked if the median income should almost be doubled? Anthony agreed the incomes should be doubled, but should the rental costs be the same? Nasby replied that the rental costs should be the same. Anthony said that according to the literature from MacDonald, Johnson County is the most cost-burdened county in the state in terms of housing. As such, he would like to have clarification about the income and rental levels on the chart. Nasby noted that it is the experience of the ICHA that families that reach 50% income also reach maximum rents? Rackis replied that families at this level or better reach payment standards, where they are paying the full contract rent and the HA is no longer assisting. There is a safety buffer in place, so families remain in the program for 6 months after reaching this point. This only includes the payment standards of the ICHA. There are units that exceed their payment standards, which families would not be able to afford at 50%. Peterson said that from previous discussions, a family at 50% of median income may just be getting out of assisted housing, but according to the chart, families at this level can easily afford rent in the city? Nasby confirmed that the chart is incorrect and will have to be redone. Hayek noted that the chart for 30% median income is correct, and requested that a revised chart be included in the packet for the next meeting, including a note on it that it is the revised chart. Peterson asked if the Taskforce is looking at the question of whether Iowa City has adequate affordable housing, or is that outside the purview of the discussion? Hayek replied that is up to the Taskforce to decide. Stutsman remarked that the City Council might like to hear the Taskforce's opinion, and that the question would likely evolve into that consideration sooner or later. Peterson remarked that it may not have originally part of the Taskforce's charge, but it would be difficult to evaluate all the data and not form some idea regarding the question. Stutsman confirmed that while it was Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 7 not specifically stated, there appears to be an interest in knowing the answer to the question. Hayek added that a recommendation on whether more or less assisted housing is needed could be included in step four of the deliberations. Stutsman asked if recommendations could be made regarding inclusionary zoning or other public policies? Hayek replied that depending on what the Taskforce decides in the other parts of the deliberation, a recommendation to evaluate certain policies might be made. The Taskforce will not give specific suggestions on what the policies should be, but rather a recommendation to have them evaluated. Stutsman said why would the policy be added without a statement whether there is enough assisted housing or not? Peterson answered that it could be used as general guideline for building in the future, rather than a specific policy. Whether or not more public housing is needed in Iowa City is a challenging question, because of different interpretations of the data. Hayek said that the conversation is appropriate for the Taskforce at a later meeting, but asked them to return to the definition of concentration, what other data and information does the Taskforce need or want? Peterson said that she would like to know generally accepted definitions of concentration. The articles tended to indicate that greater than 30% is high. Anthony added that in the census data, high poverty is 30% or above, while concentrated poverty is greater than 40%. Therefore, a "concentration" is higher than "high." Vandenberg asked if according to the census tract data, is there high or concentrated poverty in Iowa City? Nasby and Anthony replied that they did not think either level is recorded in any Iowa City tracts. Anthony remarked that according to federal standards, Iowa City does not have any appreciable levels of poverty, which is why the Taskforce needs to come up with its own standards. Vandenberg asked if the data could be evaluated in smaller areas? Nasby replied he is unsure whether the data on poverty is available for individual block groups, but he can check. Anciaux noted that it would be useful to look at the tract data to see if there are any trends in a particular area already, and whether assisted housing needs to be spread around in the future. Hayek noted that in order to make that recommendation, the connection needs to first be made between the concentrations and their impact. Peterson noted that trends also should to be evaluated. Heather MacDonald spoke of trends in her presentation, and evaluating where things will be in 20 years if things proceed unchanged. Anciaux added that it will be much more difficult to change in 20 years than it would be now. Peterson asked where is the highest concentration of poverty in Iowa City? Nasby reported he would have to look up the answer. Hayek: also need to factor in the student population, since the downtown tract data is likely impacted by the students. Nasby said the percentage of low- and moderate-income is available, though not the percentage of poverty. The following tracts include a population of at least 51 % low- and moderate-income families. Families under 80% median income are included in this group. Tract Percent of Population 4A 58.5 (includes Pheasant Ridge) 6 71.1 104 60.5 21 90.5 11 72.1 16 88.3 17 56.2 (east half, left of the 17) 15 52.0 (block group 2, east) (block group 1, west is 39%) 18 57.0 Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 8 Stutsman: are 11, 16, and 21 are students? Nasby replied yes, that is a likely answer but it also includes some elderly housing projects. Stutsman said she felt that students are in a different group of low income, mostly in that situation by choice and for a limited time. Peterson noted however that students do have an impact on available housing. Stutsman inquired whether they have an impact on services? Clausen replied if they have children, possibly. Stutsman asked if student families reflect a drain on schools? Rackis raised another aspect of the data. For example, tract 18 is 57% owner occupied and 43% rental. He said that tract has been identified as a drain on the schools because of assisted housing, even though it has a high percent of owner-occupied units. Nasby added a 57% owner-occupied rate is higher than the City as a whole. Anciaux asked how many block groups are in tract 18? Nasby replied two, and both groups have the same percentage of low-moderate income persons. Dennis said that if they are looking at median income, then that means half of the population makes more and half make less. So when talking about low-moderate, we're talking about 80% of the area median income. She added that 50% of income is the cutoff point for eligibility for assisted housing, so when looking at the census tract data, the data is skewed because of those making between 51 % and 80% of median income. Anthony said that regarding concerns about the student population, the neighborhood character is still stable and consistent even if groups of students come and go. To the extent that living conditions affect school performance, perhaps the consistent low-income character of the student areas do factor in. Clausen said that perhaps assisted housing should be discouraged in the north side of town, because those areas may already have a high concentration, which may affect how children learn in the schools. Hayek noted that he would like to continue to focus on definition of concentration. One factor may be strong neighborhoods, as suggested by Vandenberg. This is a less tangible and measurable factor. Hayek asked if we have any juvenile court information? Vandenberg reported that Lloyd Smith was only able to get it by school, not by address. It does not give very relevant information, because it is concentrated in the junior high and high schools, rather than geographically by residence. Also, schools with Behavior Disorder (BD) programs have a higher incidence of students in juvenile court. BD programs are not at all geographic. Hayek asked about the status of the crime data? Nasby reported that it is being divided up by watch area, so the number of calls in each area can be determined and evaluated. Anciaux asked how many watch areas are in Iowa City? Nasby replied four: one west of the river, one downtown, one in northeast, and one southeast. Vandenberg asked if they were based on population? Nasby answered no, the office he had talked with said it was just an area that was defined according to service needs. Hayek remarked that might be helpful to know in relation to how services are distributed in Iowa City, where the police are sending their services may help narrow down the information. Vandenberg asked if the Taskforce were looking at some trend data with the census tracts? Anthony replied that the Taskforce should not look at the 2000 data and say that things are increasing, but should go back to 1990 for an historical perspective. Leff added that the school district has information from 1995-2002. Anciaux asked if the census data break out poverty level, 30%, 50%, and 80%? Nasby replied that the information is only recorded at 80% or below, as HUD considers this low-mod income. He noted that LMI data is available from 1980, 1990, and 2000, but not more specific than 80%. Hayek said that the Taskforce has generated a good list of ideas for the discussion, and he will try to distill these ideas and present them to the group at the next meeting. Invited volunteers to assist with putting together a summary. Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 9 Anthony said that they need additional data in order to continue the discussion about the definition of concentration. Vandenberg said that with census data, does the information break down low-moderate income information. Clausen replied only 80% or below is available. Nasby added that the poverty level in each tract is available, which is defined as 30% median income. Hayek said staff would try to get as much requested data as possible, and put it into a list to be adopted. Probably need the data before the next meeting, to allow for review prior to discussion. Vandenberg asked if the Taskforce is going to try to quantify mobility? Hayek if there is some mobility information available from the school district and service assessment. Peterson said regarding list on the board, the Taskforce is not getting information from juvenile court, and how would we measure neighborhood cohesion? Stutsman asked if Marcia Klingaman would have data on cohesion and activity of the neighborhoods? Is activity level Neighborhood Associations a measure of cohesion? Vandenberg inquired if the census asks how long a person has lived in their neighborhood? Clausen replied yes. Stutsman wondered how would we define cohesion and stability? Peterson replied that it might not be feasible to define. Clausen remarked that comparing the numbers between 1990 and 2000 would give an indication of the stability of the area, whether there has been a major change over that time period. Hayek asked Clausen if she would be willing to evaluate the cohesion idea and bring a suggestion on the appropriate way to approach that to the next meeting. Clausen agreed. Anthony inquired if there is any way to get census tract data for mobility? Peterson replied that gathering neighborhood data is difficult. Anciaux asked if census tract 18 includes Grant Wood and Mark Twain? Hayek replied 18 includes Grant Wood and part of Twain. Anciaux asked if census tract 17 includes other part of Twain and Lucas? Vandenberg answered Longfellow rather than Lucas. Clausen notes that she would like an overlay map showing school districts over the census tracts with the income and housing information. Hayek inquired if the Taskforce should meet in two weeks on November 1? Stutsman and Clausen said they cannot attend a November 1 meeting. Hayek then asked if the next meeting should be November 15 or 8? Anthony inquired how long it will take to put together additional data. Nasby replied that it will be the most difficult to get Section 8 addresses by census tract. Rackis added that some data is easily available, but some will be very time-intensive to gather, particularly owner-occupied versus rental-occupied units by census tract. Hayek agreed that all data might not be available in time. Vandenberg: how much will the current map match up with the census tract? Hayek replied that census data could be overlaid. Rackis noted that the housing choice vouchers will be significantly different than the current map. Vandenberg asked if they could get data from a specific time? Rackis reported that the database will not allow them to gather census tract data from the past, because of turnover. Hayek asked if the March data as currently displayed on the map useful, or completely out of date? Rackis answered that it is similar, but not the same because of sales of units and turnover. Dennis noted that most rentals in Iowa City and Coralville go from August 1 through July 30. So many people will have moved since March. Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Minutes October 18, 2004 Page 10 In response to a previous question, Nasby said that a tract map can be overlaid on current map, but will not be able to identify every individual unit. Anciaux said he is not concerned about maps so much as hard numbers. Interested in having census tracts overlaid and getting numbers of units in each tract. Rackis agreed, saying that numbers may not be easy to determine from the map. Hayek noted that the maps are secondary to the hard data. Anciaux added that census tract data could be very useful because it is comparable regarding population. Anthony noted to keep in mind that the poverty data in the census is from 2000. Hayek agreed, adding that it is the data that is available, and the Taskforce will need to keep its date that in mind. Hayek inquired if anyone volunteer to assist with distilling the brainstorm list from the board? The Taskforce needs to define concentration based on some points, and data needs to be gathered for other points. He would like a volunteer to assist with summarizing the information. Peterson said there appears to be a mix of information on the board, both of items to do with definition, and items to do with impact. Hayek suggested that the Taskforce members think about where each point fits, and at the next meeting discuss and come to a consensus. Vandenberg asked when will the police data be available? Nasby replied that it is relatively easy to run, but needs to be plotted on the map and it would be available for the next meeting. Peterson volunteered to assist Hayek with the summary. Hayek asked the Taskforce when is the next meeting? And if they should meet November 8, 15, or both? Stutsman sug~ested meeting on the 8th and see how the discussion goes. Peterson may not be able to meet on the 8 . Hayek agreed that the group will meet on the 8th, and will decide on the 15th during the meeting. Peterson said she would like to have info from the brainstorming session on the board written down. Hayek noted that he is writing it down. Anciaux volunteered to assist with summarizing as well. Hayek will write first draft and email it to the others for discussion. Stutsman acknowledged the concern about including elderly and disabled in consideration. Clausen noted that the Taskforce would like that information, but separated out. Peterson added that group may figure into the issue of concentration differently than the area of impact, and it would be good to know how that group fits in. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the taskforce, Vandenberg moved to adjourn. Anthony seconded, and the motion passed uncontested. Meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Minutes submitted by Robyn Miessler-Kubanek s :/pcd/mi nutes/ScatteredSi leHousi ng T askforce/1 0-1 8-04ssht.doc Scattered Site Housing Taskforce Attendance Record 2004 04/29 05/12 05/17 06/07 06/21 07/12 07/19 08/02 08/16 08/30 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15 12/06 12/20 D. Anciaux X X X X X OlE OlE X X X OlE X X J. Anthony X OlE X X X X OlE X X X X X X D. Clausen X X X X X X X X OlE X X X X M. Hayek X X X X X X X X X X X X X J. Leff X X X X X X X X X X X X X J. Peterson X X X X OlE X X OlE X X X X X S. Stutsman OlE X X X X OlE X OlE OlE X OlE X X V andenBer~ X X X X X X X X X OlE X X X Key: X = Present 0 = Absent OlE = Absent/Excused NM = No Meeting -- -- = Not a Member I ~ MINUTES DRAFT DEER TASK FORCE MEETING October 27,2004 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM--CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Farrant, Jan Ashman, Alan Nagel, Harold Goff, Pete Sidwell, Peter Jochimsen, Marty Jones, Linda Dykstra MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Sue Dulek, Kathi Johansen OTHERS: Tim Thompson, Andy Sliceman, Vanessa Miller, Joel Flack, Dave Lewis CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Farrant called the meeting to order at 5:45 pm RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL . The Deer Task Force recommends that the City ofIowa City enter into an agreement with White Buffalo, Inc. to implement a deer kill for December 2004. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of October 12, 2004 meeting were moved and seconded and passed unanimously. MEMBERSHIP New appointments had already taken place. There is still a vacancy for the biologist/scientist position and task force members were encouraged to make suggestions for the position. DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN Chairperson Farrant opened discussion by stating that every year the task force consults with the DNR, but this year there has also been communications with the University. Kathi Johansen reported that a response had been received from Donald Guckert, the Vice President and Director of Facilities Management at the University, and the city's request for access to University property is on the November 1 st agenda for the Campus Planning Committee. Anyone is welcome to attend. Farrant questioned how long it would take to win its way from there to a decision. Johansen replied that the answer was unknown. Nagel volunteered to attend if a time for the meeting could be established. Johansen stated she would follow up on that information. 1 Farrant asked if there has been anything else from the DNR. Johansen replied that she spoke with Dale Gamer to see how things are progressing with the Task Force' request. Gamer replied they will tentatively hold a spot for the Task Force on the November 10 agenda. The DNR has a couple questions regarding 1.) Bow and Arrow and 2.) Reflectors (how the program has progressed, etc.) Ashman inquired as to whether the task force is still adding to the reflector program. Johansen replied that she had not had any response regarding that information and was directed to Animal Services Supervisor Misha Goodman. Johansen further addressed the issue of maintenance and that staff needed to monitor the reflectors. Farrant suggested that the Task Force ask the City to reconsider the use of community service volunteers for this project. Nagel suggests that the task force look into solar powered deer detectors similar to those on the Indiana turnpike. These are detectors that turn on flashing lights to warn motorists when deer are present. The task force agreed that this would be something to explore further. Farrant goes on to state that the consensus of the Committee over the years is to choose a method of kill every year that is humane, instantaneous and painless. Each year the Task Force suggests this method as sharp shooting. Every year the Task Force must make a recommendation to the city council. It is discussed that January or February would be a good time for this. Johansen has spoken to Tony DeNicola of the White Buffalo Inc. who said he would like to go ahead with the kill from December 6th and continue through December 21 st if necessary. Farrant mentions this is later than last year, but earlier than previous years. Tim Thompson of the DNR is present and answers questions posed by several Task Force members regarding antlerless deer, does, etc. Farrant reminds the Task Force that they are looking at a slightly different model than previously used (i.e. the shoot would be done in smaller areas). The DNR's deer population report is visited and it is agreed the population needs to be reduced. Thompson discusses the success of bow hunting in the Coralville area. He also mentions that the penalties have changed and brings up the disturbance factor. Chairperson Farrant reintroduced the Long Term Deer Management Plan and notes that if any changes are to be made, the plan must be amended. All lethal methods available will be considered including sharp shooting, bow and arrow and trapping. Nagel states that the plan as it stands is a useful guide even though there may be several interpretations of it but it is acceptable to present it to the City Council. Farrant questioned ifthere is any sentiment to alter the current plan and there are no distinct replies or objections. The discussion continued with the financial options of a deer kill are acknowledged stating that the City paid $75,000 last year for the sharp shooting option, while the bow hunting option cost Coralville around $500. The Task Force members ask that this discussion not be eliminated altogether, but deferred momentarily. It is moved by Ashman that the Task Force recommend the City enter into an agreement with White Buffalo Inc. for a deer kill in December 2004 and keep the other concerns [regarding bow and arrow hunting] on the table. Nagel seconded and the motion passed unanimously. 2 Further discussion is introduced regarding what the Task Force can do next year so that they can take time for more consideration. Farrant replied that this is an exceptiomil year and that next year, discussions will be made earlier. More discussion arose regarding the fact that DeNicola is available only at a limited time, is there anyone else that could be contracted to do it. Farrant replied that it is an option to explore in the future, but due to time constraints, it's unfeasible this year. POLICE REPORT ON NOISE CONSTRAINT Johansen distributed the police report on noise constraint and after a brief discussion, Task Force members decided that it would be unhelpful for the Task Force's purpose. DEER SIGNAGE 1-80 Thompson mentions that before the first shoots ofthe season, the peninsula population was undisturbed until the construction started. Deer/vehicle accidents are a major problem, but they are distributed evenly throughout Iowa. The DNR is not receiving as many complaints regarding this. Most passionate complaints regarding deer are due to garden eating. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Task Force is in consensus that it seems like a good idea. Ashman moves for pursuing an educational program centered around the White Tail Deer. Nagel seconds. Further discussion established that the City would provide a location and the Conservation Board would provide programs. The Deer Task Force would be responsible for ensuring that it is held within the City and for the City. Motion is further amended to direct Johansen to look into the option. Motion is not voted on. PUBLIC COMMENTS Joel Flack, a hunters education instructor was present. Flack brought up his desire to be allowed to bow and arrow hunt in the Iowa City limits. Flack discussed the range of both riffle and bow and arrow hunting. He also stated that Bow and Arrow hunting was a more humane method of kill because it killed by hemoraging while bullets kill by blunt force. Flack further discussed that there are eight cities in Iowa that use bow hunting as the only means of controlling the city herd. Bow hunters pay for hunting tags and the City would have less expense if this means was implemented in Iowa City. Flack stated that people in the city will take care ofthe deer management and possibly donate meat. He cited that in nationwide polls, bow hunting is the only cost effective means to control city herd. Dave Lewis was also present and wanted to know what the criteria for vendor selection was. Farrant explained that initially the Task Force looked at three, but White Buffalo Inc. was the clear leading candidate. Lewis asked whether or not the task force would consider other vendors in the future to 3 which Farrant replied that the Task Force would consider others, but due to time constraints this year, it wasn't revisited. Farrant also mentioned that she would be willing to accept any suggestions for vendors that Lewis may have. OTHER Johansen reports it was suggested that a representative from the City and Deer Task Force be present for the November 10 meeting of the DNR to answer any questions they may have. Johansen volunteered to attend, but suggests that someone with longer tenure on the Task Force also attend. Chairperson Farrant agreed to attend, but it is suggested that Sue Dulek may also be able to attend. NEXT MEETING Tuesday, November 16th, or Wednesday, November 1 ih at 5:30 pm Lobby Conference Room ADJOURNMENT It is moved by Ashman and seconded by Nagel that the meeting be adjourned at 7:07 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Minutes submitted by Malissa Freidhof 4 :-= ;:= ;:: :-= r-' =-- [J) .... ~ ""1 ~ > ... ~ '" c. 0 0 "'t =- ~ ::; =: "'t ~ :3 I'D ~ <II I'D - - '" ::; "'t ~ - - ~ ::; ~QO><~ t'd ':'1 ..... II II II >< >< >< >< >< >< 0 II -- ..... z>>'"d N o cr" cr" @ '" '" ..... S:;::(1)(1)'" 0 ::; ::; (1) >< >< >< >< >< >< -- (1) ~.-+- g. N ~t'd ...:J _. ~ ::; 0 (Jq t= ..... '" ..... (1) -- p.. ..... ...:J ~ ~ ~ .., >~ ::::~ ~ = = ~ Q.IJQ N~~ C=a Cn~ ...~= ~- ~ i-3 n ~ Q ~ .., ='" Q."I'j Q .., n ~ V1 Draft MINUTES ~ SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION October 19, 2004 ROOM G09/8 - SENIOR CENTER Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 2:05 PM. Members Present: Lori Benz, Jo Hensch, Betty Kelly, Sarah Maiers Charity Rowley, and Nancy Wombacher. Members absent: Jay Honohan. Staff Present: Michelle Buhman, Linda Kopping, Susan Rogusky and Julie Seal. Others Present: Betty McKary, and Charlotte Walker. Recommendations to Council: None. Approval of Minutes: Motion: To approve the minutes from the September 21,2004 meeting as distributed. Motion carried on a vote of 6-0. Rowley/Hensch. PUBLIC DISCUSSION None COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXPANDED USE OF THE BUILDING - HENSCH The committee does not have a report at this time. RFY06 OPERATIONAL BUDGET REPORT -KOPPING Kopping reported that the proposed budget for 2006 was submitted to the Finance Department last month. Kopping submitted a handwritten proposal, once the information is entered into the new accounting program, Finance will provide the Senior Center with copies. Kopping provided Commissioners a brief summary of the projected expenses and revenue for FY06. The budget request for FY06 if higher due to the fact that expenses previously paid for out of the Gift Fund are now incorporated into the Operational Budget. In addition, revenue projections for FY06 operational budget are also higher. Kopping also prepared and submitted budget projections for the New Horizons Band fund. Kopping submitted the request to Kevin O'Malley to transfer funds to Senior Center Fund Inc. REPORT ON 28E AGREEMENT DISCUSSION - Kopping Kopping reported that a meeting is scheduled for Oct. 25 to discuss the possibility creating of a new 28E Agreement. 1 Draft SENIOR CENTER UPDATE- Operations- Kopping Repairs to the water damaged areas of the building are almost complete. We are waiting for a few items that are currently on backorder. The Senior Center will be receiving a free used Automated External Defibrillator. Staff will be attending a CPR, AED training session on October 29, 2004. Staff is currently working on the Winter Program Guide, which will cover the months of December, January and February. The guide should be available in mid November. Kopping met with the Participant Advisory Committee and reported that they are looking for some additional committee members. Programs - Seal Seal distributed a copy of programs scheduled for November. For a complete listing of programs see the Fall Program Guide and the November edition of the Post. Volunteers - Rogusky Rogusky reported on the 100 Year Dance Program, that many people enjoyed the program. As a result the Center may be offering some dance classes. Saturday the Center will be offering a concert featuring the Voices of Experience. Membership Fundraising Report - Buhman Buhman reported collecting $12,957 in membership dues during the first two months of FY05. COMMISSION DISCUSSION- Kelly asked that the Commission plan a goal setting session for the Commission to be held in January 2005. 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'" 0 ::> .I>- :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: ~ w 0 0 V> :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: ~ tI1 - 0 0\ :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: ~ N N -.] :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: ~ N 0 t:J 0 0 0 '<'2 ..., :x: :x: :x: :x: OJ w ~ ~ ~ - :::> trJ trJ trJ -.] 0 '" :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: ~ ~ N trJ - G:[J MINUTES DRAFT CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 - 7:00 AM LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL Members Present: Kevin Werner, Andy Chappell, Karen Kubby, Penny Davidsen (left 8:47 AM), Vicki Lensing, Nate Green (left at 8:45 AM), Naomi Novick, William Sueppel, Chair; and Lynn Rowat (arrived at 7:25 AM) Staff Present: Marian Karr, Eleanor Dilkes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Sueppel called the meeting to order at 7:00 AM. APPROVE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER L 2004 MOTION: Lensing moved to accept the minutes of November 1, 2004, as submitted; seconded by Chappell. Motion carried 8-0 (Rowat absent). PUBLIC COMMENT None. DECEMBER 1 COMMUNITY PROCESS SESSION Sueppel noted that the members had received a handout from Kubby, regarding run-off voting and elections, for them to read. Review Letter Next, Sueppel stated that they would review the latest draft of the letter that they plan to send to organizations in the community. Green noted that under the second bullet, there should be an "is" after primary (first sentence). Novick stated that she agrees with adding the "is", which then means adding a "," before the "and" in the sentence. She further would like to see the next sentence read: The November city election has district council members elected by voters city-wide." Sueppel asked if the members agreed with these changes, and they all agreed. Novick then questioned the election of the mayor, where it states, "others powers as set out in State Code." A discussion ensued about what powers this position has, and Dilkes responded to questions. Green stated he agrees with Chappell on adding "Generally," to the beginning of the second sentence, "Generally, the mayor is the figurative head..." Members discussed leaving the sentence as is, but ending it after "meetings," and delete the "and other powers..." section. Sueppel asked if the members agree to this change, and they all agreed. Karr noted that before the members approved the letter they may want to discuss putting contact information in the letter, and any possible enclosures. The members agreed that adding an enclosure with "Contact the City Clerk... ," as well as the phone numbers and email addresses of the members, is necessary. Karr will work on this. She also asked members ifthey wanted to send a copy of the Charter with the letter; and the members stated they want redline copies available the night of the public session, but not to mail any. Sueppel asked for clarification in the fourth paragraph, where it states, "... up to twenty-five minutes Charter Review Commission November 8, 2004 Page 2 discussing both issues." He asked if this should read "each" instead of "both." The members agreed to change this to "each." (Rowat arrived at 7:25 AM) Sueppel quickly reviewed the suggested changes to the letter. MOTION: Kubby moved to approve the letter (CR53) as amended; seconded by Davidsen. Motion carried 9-0. Direct Mail Communitv "invitations" Kubby noted that under the Iowa Women's Foundation, the contact person should be Mari Sue Hartung, the new Executive Director. Kubby also noted that she would like to add the group FAIR! to the mailing list, with an address ofP. O. Box 1812, in Iowa City, 52244. Kubby also noted that under the DVIP organization, the Chair is now Kristi Doser is. Kubby suggested sending the letter to chairs of boards and commissions, and staff members as well. Green suggested adding the student government to the mailing list (48IMU). Sueppel asked that the city manger, and current and past Council Members be invited. Faculty Senate was also suggested, as members want to get the U of! involved. Margaret Raymond was the name given for this. Chappell noted that the Bar Association head is now Cynthia Parsons. There will be approximately 200 letters mailed out. Kubby asked Karr to send the letter electronically to the Charter Review members once she has finalized it. Publicity Members next discussed what type of publicity they want to use for the December 1 public session. Posters on city buses; handouts at City Hall and Public Library; Cambus handouts; a press release/media release will be done by Karr; guest editorial in the Sunday, November 281\ issue for the Gazette, the Daily Iowan, and the Press-Citizen- Sueppel and Chappell to work on this (Karr to get deadline); the city website - Karr will prepare this; cable TV - Karr will prepare this as well, from the information the members have already approved for the letter; radio programs - Lensing will check with the Dottie Ray program; Talk of Iowa was also discussed, and WSUI/KSUI. Kubby will talk to producers at WSUI about Talk of Iowa to see what is available for them. Rowat and Novick are available to help Kubby with this. It was suggested that KCJJ also be contacted. Everyone will check into these various avenues and report back to the members at the next meeting. Handouts Karr noted that the newest redline version ofthe Charter will be available for everyone at the December 1 public session. Karr asked the members if they wanted flip charts for that evening, and it was agreed that they would need at least two. Facilitators will use these for group discussions. Facilitator Information Sueppel stated that he would like to see teams working as facilitators at the public session. This way, one person will be the "facilitator" of the discussion, and the other will be the "note taker." Groups were set up as follows: Charter Review Commission November 8, 2004 Page 3 Rowat (facilitator) + Lensing (note taker) Kubby " + Sueppel " Chappell " + Novick " Green " + Werner " (TAPE ENDS) Discussion continued on how these teams will work to keep the discussion going, and to keep notes, but to work together to keep the evening flowing. Sueppel suggested that they have a break after these discussion sessions, and at that time the facilitators and note takers will get together to compare notes, and to prepare something for the group as a whole. Davidsen stated that she feels they are structuring this public session too much, and it may eliminate open discussion by those in attendance. Kubby stated that she feels the opposite is true, that as people bring up these others issues, the facilitators can ask them to bring up their issues in the large group, and to see how it relates to what they are discussing. Sueppel stated that he feels the last hour should be opened up to discussion by the attendees. Davidsen asked if she could have an audiotape of the public session, as she will not be in town. Karr will make sure she gets one. Sueppel then asked ifthey were going to tape each individual group. Members agreed that this was not necessary. The opening and ending part of the session will be on audiotape. Sueppel suggested they go ahead and decide what points they want to make at the public session, and asked that they go ahead and write up something for the facilitators to use that evening. Under the first issue, Mayor, Kubby listed the following ideas: have we suffered under the current system; good personality versus good governance; inexperience; vacancy created in other council seat - causing special election; and higher spending in campaigns. On the other side, she listed: trust electorate to pick leader of the leaders; entrenched experience (stale); and more democratic. The issue of term length was discussed briefly, with the pros and cons being looked at. Under the next issue, district representative, the following was proposed. Kubby asked that this information be typed up for the facilitators to use at the December 1 session. Green opened the discussion with a positive and a negative concerning the election of representatives. It could be either more democratic, or less democratic, depending on the at-large seats. The growth ofthe community, versus the amount of representation, was also discussed. The topic of reducing voter confusion was also discussed, in terms of more direct representation. The Help America Vote Act (HA V A) was mentioned briefly. MEETING SCHEDULE Sueppel asked the members if they felt they needed to meet tomorrow at 3:00 PM, as scheduled. The members agreed there was no reason to meet tomorrow, and that the next meeting will be November 16 at 3:00 PM, as scheduled. Charter Review Commission November 8, 2004 Page 4 REVIEW CHARTER Sueppel asked Dilkes to quickly explain the changes made to the most recent red lined copy of the Charter. Section 4.04 (3) and (4) were the sections with the major changes. Sueppel asked if Dilkes was of the opinion that the Charter could provide for termination without the consent of the Council and Dilkes said yes. MOTION: Green moved to TA Section 4.04 as red lined; seconded by Novick. Motion carried 8-1; Kubby noting the negative. Dilkes noted that under Section 2.12 (B) she added an exception that deals with the appointment of the police and fire chiefs. MOTION: Kubby moved to TA Section 2.12 as red lined; seconded by Lensing. Motion carried 9-0. Section 7.01 (B) (1) G) (k) limitations, that the members agreed to, was mentioned next. These are changes from the Commission's last meeting. MOTION: Rowat moved to TA Section 7.01 (B) (1) (j) (k) as red lined; seconded by Chappell. Motion carried 9-0. Dilkes noted that in Section 8.02, she clarified the wording, as recommended by the Commission. A brief discussion took place regarding the wording, and members gave their opinions. MOTION: Lensing moved to TA Section 8.02 as red lined; seconded by Green. Motion carried 9-0. (Green left at 8:45 AM) Karr noted that packets will go out on Wednesday, due to the November 11 th holiday. OLD BUSINESS Sueppel stated that he wanted to thank Davidsen for her participation in the Commission, as this will be her last meeting. She will be leaving for Arizona. Davidsen thanked everyone and wished them luck, and members bid her farewell. Kubby had a question regarding why the City does not require birth date on the petitions, and why it is optional. (TAPE ENDS) Dilkes and Karr explained that a previous Commission was concerned about "invasion of privacy" issues. Sueppel noted that he initially wondered whether it was necessary to require Charter Review every 10 years but now believes it is a good idea. He stated that issues such as initiative and referendum are in the courts, and could possibly make the next review different. Novick stated that the need for an appendix is still strong, especially in light of the changes made to the Charter. Charter Review Commission November 8, 2004 Page 5 ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Chappell moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Rowat. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 AM.