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MEMORANDUM
Date: June 19, 2012
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, June 19, 2012, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Champion, Dickens, Dobyns, Hayek, Mims, Payne, Throgmorton
UISG: Uttermark
Staff: Markus, Fruin, Dilkes, Karr, Bentley, Kopping, Robinson, Moran, Havel, Howard,
Long, Davidson, Rackis, Craig, O'Malley, O'Brien, Jennings, Hightshoe, Yapp
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website)
RECAP OF 2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION [IP #3]
City Lobbyists and Attorneys Tom Stanberry and Jessica Harder form the Davis Brown Law firm
provided a wrap -up of the legislative session and answered questions.
REVIEW OF CITY'S EE04 WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT [IP#4]
Human Resources Adm. Jennings present for discussion.
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS [Agenda #29]
Library Board — Jay Semel
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL RE PLANNING & ZONING ITEMS
None
AGENDA ITEMS
1. City Clerk Karr noted the addition to the Consent Calendar of item # 3d (6) AUTHORIZING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH JOSEPH J. HENDERSON & SON, INC.
amending the agreement for the wastewater treatment project re the liability insurance
provision.
2. (Agenda item # 20 — resolution approving an agreement ... MDK Development, L.L.C.) City
Atty. Dilkes highlighted recent changes in the agreement as distributed, and responded to
Council questions.
3. (Consent Calendar # 3e(1) — resolution setting a public hearing ... S. Dubuque Street Storm
Sewer and Water Main Improvements Project ...) Council Member Payne noted the typo on
the bottom of the cover memo where the award date should be July 31 (not June 31).
4. (Consent Calendar # 3f(7) — correspondence from Jerry Bokassa re Forest View Trailer
Court) In response to Council Member Throgmorton. City Manager Markus stated staff a
regular contact with Mr. Bokassa.
5. (Agenda item # 18 — resolution authorizing .... agreement ... 118 East College Street) PCD
Dir. Davidson, City Attorney Dilkes, and City Manager Markus responded to questions.
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6. (Agenda item # 19 — resolution approving funding for Blitz Boxing and Fitness .... ) PCD
Dir. Davidson and Community Planner Hightshoe present for discussion.
7. (Agenda item # 21 — resolution approving ... "PIN" ... grant funds) PCD Dir. Davidson
responded to questions.
8. (Agenda items # 22 - resolution fixing date ... taxable General Obligation Urban Renewal
Bonds; and # 23 - resolution fixing date ... taxable Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds ...
Central Park / South Dubuque Street project). City Atty. Dilkes responded to questions,
noting further discussion would occur during the hearings on the 10tH
9. (Agenda items # 16 — resolution adopting the Iowa City Housing Authority's Public Housing
Admissions and continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP); and # 17 — resolution adopting the
Iowa City's Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative Plan).
Housing Adm. Rackis present for discussion.
REVIEW STRATEGIC PLAN STATUS REPORT
Asst. to the City Manager Fruin continued the review of the Plan (distributed as IP# 4 in the May
31 Info Packet). Further discussion will continue at future meetings including a summary report
on succession planning scheduled in the fall.
INFORMATION PACKET DISCUSSION [June 7 & 14]
June 7th Packet
No discussion
June 14th Packet
1. (IP7 — Mary Murphy & James White ... Idyllwild and Taft Flood Mitigation) In response to
Council Member Throgmorton, City Manager Markus stated he would follow up on
notification requirements and notices for the meeting.
2. (IP 12 — Economic Development Committee minutes) Council Member Dobyns requested
more complete minutes.
COUNCIL TIME
In response to Council Member Dickens, City Markus provided an update to road connections
for both Pearson and the Moss Green Development.
PENDING WORK SESSION TOPICS [IP #5]
Council Member Dobyns requested that item # 2 "Review feedback from the Police Citizen
Review Board's annual public forum" be removed and placed on the agenda for the newly
formed Ad Hoc Diversity Committee. Council Member Throgmorton requested that a
transcription of the annual forum be provided with the summary.
MEETING SCHEDULE /UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS /COUNCIL INVITATIONS
Mayor Hayek stated he would be attending the Community Development celebration on the
20th.
Council Members Payne, Dobyns, Throgmorton stated they would be attending one of the
County tours of the Court House /Jail on the 20th
Meeting adjourned 6:35 PM.