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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 10, 2011
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, January 10, 2011, 6:08 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion (6:40), Dickens (6:10), Hayek, Mims, Wilburn (6:08),
Staff: Markus, Helling, Dilkes, Karr, Moran, Davidson, Hightshoe, Fosse, Knoche,
Tharp
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website)
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Board of Adjustment -Brock Grenis
Airport Commission -Richard Mascari
Airport Zoning Brd of Adjustment - re-advertise, no applicants
Airport Zoning Brd of Adjustment - re-advertise, no applicants
Airport Zoning Commission - re-advertise, no applicants
Airport Zoning Commission - re-advertise, no applicants
Board of Appeals - re-advertise, incomplete application
Housing & Community Development Commission - Cheryll Clamon
Youth Advisory Commission - re-advertise, no applicants
AGENDA ITEMS
1. (Consent Calendar item # 5g(10) -Sally Stutsman re 28E agreement) Council Member
Mims noted the letter and requested the matter be scheduled for an upcoming work session.
Council Member Bailey requested that it be scheduled when Council Member Wright could
be present. Mayor Hayek also asked the City Manager and Asst. City Manage be prepared
for input at the work session.
2. (Consent Calendar item # 5g(15) -Danielle Dahl re Sister City) In response to Council
Member Mims, Council directed staff to respond declining the invitation citing the investment
of time and resources necessary, and noting the existing relationship with the Iowa City
Foreign Relation Council and UNESCO sister cities.
3. (Item 7d - Towncrest Development Plan) In response to Mayor Hayek, City Atty. Dilkes
asked that all discussion be held at the formal meeting.
ICAD ANNUAL UPDATE PRESENTATION
ICAD Group President Joe Raso presented an annual update and distributed handout:
"Iowa City Area
Development Group
Economic Impacts and ICAD Group Programming
City of Iowa City
January 10, 2011"
Council Work Session
January 10, 2011
Page 2
INFORMATION PACKET DISCUSSION [12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 1/6 Info Packets]
1. (1P 4 of 1/6 Info Packet -Memo ... prohibiting guns on City property) In response to Council
Member Bailey, a majority agreed to schedule discussion of prohibiting guns on City property.
City Atty. Dilkes suggested staff prepare a resolution for Council discussion. Majority agreed.
2. (IP 5 of 1/6 Info Packet -Memo ... KXIC Radio Show) A majority agreed to the following
schedule:
January 12 -Champion
January 19 -Dickens
January 26 -Mims
February 2 -Hayek
February 9 -Hayek
February 16 -Champion
February 23 -Mims
March 2 -Dickens
March 9 -Wright
COUNCIL TIME
None
BUDGET PRIORITIES
None
DISCUSSION OF MEETING SCHEDULES
1. City Clerk Karr reported that the Tuesday budget work session with funding requests for
Boards & Commissions and community events scheduled to start at 7Pm and currently
had included presentation until 10:30 PM. A majority of Council agreed to move the start
time back to 6:30 PM and limit presentations to 10 minutes. Karr will notify presenters of
the change.
2. Mayor Pro tem Wilburn reminded Council he would not be at the January 24 work
session but would be attending the formal meeting on January 25.
3. Council Member Dickens noted he would be unable to attend the January 24 and 25
meetings.
SUMMARY OF PENDING WORK SESSION ISSUES [IP#2]
Majority agreed to add "Prohibition of Guns on City Property" to the pending list.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS/COUNCIL INVITATIONS
Council Members Bailey and Mims stated they would be attending the ICAD Elected Officials
Breakfast at 7AM on January 19. Other Council Members interested in attending should contact
City Clerk Karr.
Meeting adjourned 6:45 PM.