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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-16 Info Packetf = 1 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org October 16, 2014 IP1 Council Tentative Meeting Schedule October 21 WORK SESSION MEETING IP2 Work Session Agenda IP3 Memo from City Attorney and City Clerk: Late handouts for Council IN Memo from the City Clerk: Joint Meeting Agenda Items for October 27 IP5 Memo from City Clerk: KXIC Radio IP6 Pending Work Session Topics Iowa Board of Regents meeting re: property and facilities [Distributed on 10/21] MISCELLANEOUS IP7 Article from City Manager: When Whites Just Don't Get It IP8 Email from Development Services Coordinator to Johnson County Planning and Zoning Coordinator: Fringe Area Agreement IP9 Letter from Mediacom: ESPN Goal Line Beat Buzzer & SEC Alternate IP10 Economic Development Minutes —July 14 I1311 Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee Minutes —September 3 IP12 Bar Check Report— September 2014 IP13 Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Utility Bill Insert DRAFT MINUTES IP14 Housing and Community Development Commission: September 18 IP15 Human Rights Commission: October 2 1 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org October 16, 2014 IN Council Tentative Meeting Schedule October 21 WORK SESSION MEETING IP2 Work Session Agenda IP3 Memo from City Attorney an City Clerk: Late handouts for Council IN Memo from the City Clerk: Join Meeting Agenda ems for October 27 IP5 Memo from City Clerk: KXIC Radio IP6 Pending Work Session Topics MISCELLANEOUS IP7 Article from City Manager: When Whites ust Do \S;eptemb IP8 Email from Development Services Coor inator to Janning and Zoning Coordinator: Fringe Area Agreement IP9 Letter from Mediacom: ESPN Goa Ine Beat Buzate IP10 Economic Development Minut s — July 14 IP11 Criminal Justice Coordinati g Committee Minu3 IP12 Bar Check Report — Sept mber 2014 IP1 3 Local Option Sales Ta (LOST) Utility Bill Insert DRAFT MINUTES IP14 Housing and C mmunity Development Commission: September 18 IP15 Human Rig s Commission: October 2 it CITY Of IOWA CITY Date Tuesday, October 21, 2014 City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IN Subject to change October 16, 2014 Time Meeting 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Location Emma J. Harvat Hall Monday, October 27, 2014 4:30 PM Joint Meeting /Work Session North Liberty Tuesday, November 4, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Thursday, November 6, 2014 5:00 PM Spec. Work Session (Court /Linn RFP) Emma J. Harvat Hall Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 2, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, January 6, 2015 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Saturday, January 10, 2015 8AM -5PM Special Budget Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall (Department Presentations) Monday, January 12, 2015 1:00- 7:OOPM Special Budget Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall (CIP Presentations) Tuesday, January 13, 2015 5:00 PM Special Budget Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5:00 PM Work Session Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Monday, January 26, 2015 4:30 PM Joint Meeting / Work Session TBA Tuesday, Feburary 3, 2015 5:00 PM City Conference Board Meeting Emma J. Harvat Hall Work Session Meeting 7:00 PM Formal Meeting REVISED City Council Work Session Agenda October 21, 2014 Emma J. Harvat Hall - City Hall 410 E. Washington Street 5:00 PM • Questions from Council re Agenda Items • Presentation on Emerald Ash Borer plans and strategies • Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City re: property and facilities (addition) • Review of late handouts policy [IP #3 Info Packet of 10/16] • Information Packet Discussion [October 9, 16] • Council Time ■ Meeting Schedule ■ Pending Work Session Topics [IP #6 Info Packet of 10/161 ■ Upcoming Community Events /Council Invitations •� + CITY OF IOWA CITY *� 1 • 1 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 CITY OF IOWA CITY (3 19) 356 -5000 UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE (3 19) 356 -5009 FAX www.Icgov.org REVISED City Council Work Session Agenda October 21, 2014 Emma J. Harvat Hall - City Hall 410 E. Washington Street 5:00 PM • Questions from Council re Agenda Items • Presentation on Emerald Ash Borer plans and strategies • Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City re: property and facilities (addition) • Review of late handouts policy [IP #3 Info Packet of 10/16] • Information Packet Discussion [October 9, 16] • Council Time ■ Meeting Schedule ■ Pending Work Session Topics [IP #6 Info Packet of 10/161 ■ Upcoming Community Events /Council Invitations E 10-1 - IP2 last 1 �t.aii_ •� /����� CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street • Iowa City. Iowa 52240 -1826 CITY OF IOWA CITY (3 19) 356 -5000 UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE (319) 356 -5009 FAX www.1cgov.org �� r City Coun it Work Session Agenda O1tober' 21 2014 Emma J. aryat Hall - City Hall 410 E. Washington Street 5:00 PM • Questions from Council re Agenda Items r • Presentation on Emerald Ash Borer plans and strategies ■ Review of late handouts policy [IP #3 Info Packet of 10/161 ■ Information Packet Discussion [October 9, 161 ■ Council Time ■ Meeting Schedule ■ Pending Work Session Topics [IP #6 Info Packet of ■ Upcoming Comn�bnity Events /Council Invitations f ! CITY OF IOWA CITY IP3 MEMORANDUM Date: October 15, 2014 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Re: Late handouts for Council At your work session on October 7 Council expressed interested in reviewing their current policy on late handouts. Currently anything received by the City Clerk by 3:00 PM on the Tuesday of a meeting, and related to an agenda item, is distributed electronically after 3:OOPM. ■ Correspondence received after 3:00 PM on Tuesday of a meeting, and related to an agenda item, is distributed hard copy to Council at their meeting. ■ Correspondence received after 3:00 PM on Tuesday of a meeting, and NOT related to an agenda item, is distributed in the next Council electronic meeting packet. Certainly Council may change the electronic distribution deadline and it may make sense to mirror the 24 hour requirement for posting agenda items. In that way late handouts and any additions to the agenda would be electronically posted at the same time late Monday afternoon. It would be difficult for staff not to accept correspondence addressed to Council at any time. Council may decide to defer an item based on late correspondence, or state the correspondence was received too late for consideration. U: co rrespo n d e n ce mem o. d oc •�- gp& CITY OF IOWA CITY 1P4 Mail MEMO RANDUM Date: October 15, 2014 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr Re: Joint Meeting Agenda Items for October 27 The next joint meeting with City Councils of Johnson County municipalities, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the Iowa City School District and neighboring school districts will be held on Monday, October 27, 2014. The meeting will be hosted by North Liberty. Please let me know of any agenda items you would like to include on that agenda at your October 21 st work session. A complete agenda and meeting date confirmation will be available in your packet preceding the October 27th joint meeting. „t��� CITY OF IOWA CITY cps .. �' MEMORANDUM Date: October 14, 2014 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: KXIC Radio Show At your October 7 work session meeting Council Members agreed to the following schedule: October 8 — Mims October 15 — Throgmorton October 22 — Botchway October 29 — Dickens November 5 - Payne November 12 — Dobyns Future commitments: January 14 — Dobyns March 4 — Dobyns April 22 — Dobyns June 10 — Dobyns Usadioshowappts.doc IP6 ►M `t CITY OF IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF MERATURE PENDING CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TOPICS October 15, 2014 November 4th, 2014 November 18th, 2014 1. Discuss Equity Report and NLC Report from the August 28th Information Packet Pending Topics to be Scheduled 1. Discuss recycling opportunities for multi - family housing (UISG letter in 10/1/2013 packet)- To be considered subsequent to Fiberight related decisions 2. Discuss city related marijuana policies and potential legislative advocacy positions 3. Discuss community business attraction and anti- piracy compact 4. Review of the Sensitive Areas ordinance 5. Discussion on Gateway Project aesthetic elements 6. Confirmation of Court / Linn RFP finalists 7. Update from the Iowa City Area Development Group (December 16, 2014) Z, P XBOARD OF REGENTS STATE OF IOWA Information from City Manager PROPERTY AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE 2 ATTACHMENT A PAGE 5 PROPOSED POLICY ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILOTS) 9.02G Payments in Lieu of Taxes Payments in lieu of taxes ( PILOTs) are defined as payments negotiated voluntarily by officials of a tax - exempt entity and officials of the community where it is located as a substitute for property taxes. They do not include payments made under service agreements specifically provided by Iowa Code. Prior to beginning any negotiations with a political subdivsion on a PILOT, the institution shall notify the Executive Director of its intent to negotiate such an agreement. Agreements resulting in payments in lieu of taxes ( PILOTs) between institutions under the control of the Board of Regents and a political subdivision shall be approved by the Board. The request for approval shall include a detailed explanation of the need for the PILOT, the manner in which it was calculated, and concurrence from the applicable public entity assessor(s) as to the assessment calculation for establishing the amount of the PILOT. The negotiated PILOT shall include a sunset / termination date and shall ensure, to the extent permitted by law, that the PILOT is dispersed to the applicable taxing entities (county, city, school district, etc.). October 17, 2014 Page 4 /1 14S P - >s€ d & `f PROPOSED POLICY ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILOTs) AND SIMILAR VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH MUNCIPALITIES 9.02G Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Similar Agreements'with Municipalities Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) and similar agreements with muncipalities are defined as payments negotiated voluntarily by officials of a tax - exempt entity and officials of the community where it is located as a substitute for an appropriate share of property taxes or as compensation for services provided. They do RGt ,.,hide .,.,.,.. eRtG made undeF sePV* a agFeerne is speGifiGaliy pFevided by Iowa Code. Prior to beginning any negotiations with a political subdivsion on a PILOT or similar agreement, the institution shall notify the Executive Director of its intent to negotiate such an agreement. Voluntary agreements resulting in payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) or payments for services between institutions under the control of the Board of Regents and a political subdivision shall be approved by the Board. The request for approval shall include a detailed explanation of the need for the agreement PILOT, the manner in which it was calculated, a statement comparing the terms of the agreement to similar agreements with other municipalities, and concurrence from the applicable public entity assessor(s) or service provider(s) as to the asset calculation for establishing the amount of the paymentP-I_L�. If applicable, the request shall also detail why a PILOT agreement is being sought in lieu of an agreement to compensate for actual services provided. The negotiated agreementRP.QT shall include a sunset / termination date and shall ensure, to the °"dent peffnitted unless specifically prohibited by law, that the payment P" QT- is dispersed to the applicable taxing entities (county, city, school district, etc.). Further the negotiated agreement shall include an annual review of the payments and an adiustment mechanism to ensure they remain consistent with the original intent of the Board approved calculation methodology. After Ferguson, Race Deserves More Attention, Not Less - NYTiznes.com Page 1 of 3 From the City yanager IP7 i ht4NtW,V** B http: / /nyti.ms /lgQcVil SUNDAYREVIEW I OP -ED COLUMNIST When Whites .lust Don't Get It After Ferguson, Race Deserves More Attention, Not Less By NICHOLAS KRISTOF AUG. 30, 2014 MANY white Americans say they are fed up with the coverage of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. A plurality of whites in a recent Pew survey said that the issue of race is getting more attention than it deserves. Bill O'Reilly of Fox News reflected that weariness, saying: "All you hear is grievance, grievance, grievance, money, money, money." Indeed, a 2011 study by scholars at Harvard and Tufts found that whites, on average, believed that anti -white racism was a bigger problem than anti -black racism. Yes, you read that right! So let me push back at what I see as smug white delusion. Here are a few reasons race relations deserve more attention, not. less: • The net worth of the average black household in the United States is $6,314, compared with $110,500 for the average white household, according to 2011 census data. The gap has worsened in the last decade, and the United States now has a greater wealth gap by race than South Africa did during apartheid. (Whites in America on average own almost 18 times as much as blacks; in South Africa in 1970, the ratio was about 15 times.) • The black -white income gap is roughly 40 percent greater today than it was in 1967. • A black boy born today in the United States has a life expectancy five years shorter than that of a white boy. http: / /www.nytimes.com/2Q14 /08/31 / opinion /sunday /nicholas- kristof- after - ferguson- race - deserv... 10/15/2014 After Ferguson, Race Deserves More Attention, Not Less - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 3 • Black students are significantly less likely to attend schools offering advanced math and science courses than white students. They are three times as likely to be suspended and expelled, setting them up for educational failure. • Because of the catastrophic experiment in mass incarceration, black men in their 20s without a high school diploma are more likely to be incarcerated today than employed, according to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Nearly 70 percent of middle -aged black men who never graduated from high school have been imprisoned. All these constitute not a black problem or a white problem, but an American problem. When so much talent is underemployed and overincarcerated, the entire country suffers. Some straight people have gradually changed their attitudes toward gays after realizing that their friends — or children — were gay. Researchers have found that male judges are more sympathetic to women's rights when they have daughters. Yet because of the de facto segregation of America, whites are unlikely to have many black friends: A study from the Public Religion Research Institute suggests that in a network of ioo friends, a white person, on average, has one black friend. That's unfortunate, because friends open our eyes. I was shaken after a well - known black woman told me about looking out her front window and seeing that police officers had her teenage son down on the ground after he had stepped out of their upscale house because they thought he was a prowler. "Thank God he didn't run," she said. One black friend tells me that he freaked out when his white fianc6e purchased an item in a store and promptly threw the receipt away. "What are you doing ?" he protested to her. He is a highly successful and well - educated professional but would never dream of tossing a receipt for fear of being accused of shoplifting. Some readers will protest that the stereotype is rooted in reality: Young black men are disproportionately likely to be criminals. That's true — and complicated. "There's nothing more painful to me," the Rev. Jesse Jackson once said, "than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery — then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved." http:// www. nytimes. com/ 2014 /08/31/ opinion/sunday /nicholas- kristof after- ferguson- race- deserv... 10/15/2014 After Ferguson, Race Deserves More Attention, Not Less - NYTinies.com Page 3 of 3 All this should be part of the national conversation on race, as well, and prompt a drive to help young black men end up in jobs and stable families rather than in crime or jail. We have policies with a robust record of creating opportunity: home visitation programs like Nurse - Family Partnership; early education initiatives like Educare and Head Start; programs for troubled adolescents like Youth Villages; anti -gang and anti - -crime initiatives like Becoming a Man; efforts to prevent teen pregnancies like the Carrera curriculum; job training like Career Academies; and job incentives like the earned - income tax credit. The best escalator to opportunity may be education, but that escalator is broken for black boys growing up in neighborhoods with broken schools. We fail those boys before they fail us. So a starting point is for those of us in white America to wipe away any self - satisfaction about racial progress. Yes, the progress is real, but so are the challenges. The gaps demand a wrenching, soul - searching excavation of our national soul, and the first step is to acknowledge that the central race challenge in America today is not the suffering of whites. I invite you to visit my blog, On the Ground. Please also join me on Facebook and Google +, watch my YouTube videos and follow me on Twitter. A version of this op -ed appears in print on August 31, 2014, on page SR11 of the New York edition with the headline: When Whites Just Don't Get It. © 2014 The New York Times Company http:// www. nytimes. com/ 2014 /08/31 / opinion /sunday /nicholas- kristof- after- ferguson- race - deserv... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 2 - NYTimes.com http: / /nyti.ms /lxgeRXM SUNDAYREVIEW i OP -ED COLUMNIST When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 2 By NICHOLAS KRISTOF SEPT. 6, 2014 Page 1 of 3 IN my column a week ago, "When Whites Just Don't Get It," I took aim at what I called "smug white delusion" about race relations in .America, and readers promptly fired back at what they perceived as a smugly deluded columnist. Readers grudgingly accepted the grim statistics I cited — such as the wealth disparity between blacks and whites in America today exceeding what it was in South Africa during apartheid — but many readers put the blame on African - Americans themselves. "Probably has something to do with their unwillingness to work," Nils tweeted. Nancy protested on my Facebook page: "We can't fix their problems. It's up to every black individual to stop the cycle of fatherless homes, stop the cycle of generations on welfare." There was a deluge of such comments, some toxic, but let me try to address three principal arguments that I think prop up white delusion. First, if blacks are poor or in prison, it's all their fault. "Blacks don't get it," Bruce tweeted. "Choosing to be cool vs. getting good grades is a bad choice. We all start from o." Huh? Does anybody really think that we all take off from the same starting line? Slavery and post - slavery oppression left a legacy of broken families, poverty, racism, hopelessness and internalized self - doubt. Some responded to discrimination and lack of opportunity by behaving in self - destructive ways. One study found that African-American children on welfare heard only 29 percent as many words in their first few years as children of professional parents. Those kids never catch up, partly because they're more likely to attend broken http : / /www.nytimes.coml 2014 /09 /07/ opinionlsundaylnicholas- kristof -when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 2 - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 3 schools. Sure, some make bad choices, but they've often been on a trajectory toward failure from the time they were babies. These are whirlpools that are difficult to escape, especially when society is suspicious and unsympathetic. Japan has a stigmatized minority group, the burakumin, whose members once held jobs considered unclean. But although this is an occupational minority rather than a racial one, it spawned an underclass that was tormented by crime, educational failure, and substance abuse similar to that of the American underclass. So instead of pointing fingers, let's adopt some of the programs that I've cited with robust evidence showing that they bridge the. chasm. But look at Asians, Mark protests on my Google Plus page: Vietnamese arrived in poverty — and are now school valedictorians. Why can't blacks be like that? There are plenty of black valedictorians. But bravo to Asians and other immigrant groups for thriving in America with a strong cultural emphasis on education, diligence and delay of self - gratification: We should support programs with a good record of inculcating such values in disadvantaged children. But we also need to understand that many young people of color see no hope of getting ahead, and that despair can be self - fulfilling. A successful person can say: "I worked hard in school. I got a job. The system worked." Good for you. But you probably also owe your success to parents who read to you, to decent schools, to social expectations that you would end up in college rather than prison. So count your blessings for winning the lottery of birth — and think about mentoring a kid who didn't. Look, the basic reason young black men are regarded with suspicion is that they're disproportionately criminals. The root problem isn't racism. It's criminality. It's true that blacks accounted for 55 percent of robbery arrests in 2012, according to F.B.I. statistics. But, by my calculations, it's also true that 99.9 percent of blacks were not arrested and charged with robbery in 2012, yet they are still tarred by this pernicious stereotype. Criminality is real. So is inequity. So is stereotyping. The United States Sentencing Commission concluded that black men get sentences one -fifth longer than white men for committing the same crimes. In http:llwww.nytimes.coml 2014 /09/0?/ opinionlsundaylnicholas - kristof -when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 2 - NYTimes.com Page 3 of 3 Louisiana, a study found that a person is 97 percent more likely to be sentenced to death for murdering a white person than a black person. Mass incarceration means that the United States imprisons a higher proportion of its black population than apartheid South Africa did, further breaking up families. And careful studies find that employers are less likely to respond to a job inquiry and resume when a typically black name is on it. Society creates opportunity and resiliency for middle -class white boys who make mistakes; it is unforgiving of low - income black boys. Of course, we need to promote personal responsibility. But there is plenty of fault to go around, and too many whites are obsessed with cultivating personal responsibility in the black community while refusing to accept any responsibility themselves for a system that manifestly does not provide equal opportunity. Yes, young black men need to take personal responsibility. And so does white America. I invite you to visit my blog, On the Ground. Please also join me on Facebook and Google +, watch my YouTube videos and follow me on Twitter. A version of this op -ed appears in print on September 7, 2014, on page SR11 of the New York edition with the headline: When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 2, © 2014 The New York Times Company http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2014/09/07/ opinion /sunday /nicholas- kristof -when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 SUNDAYREVIEW I OP -ED COLUMNIST When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3 OCT. 11, 2014 Nicholas Kristoff SOME white Americans may be surprised to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu describe Bryan Stevenson, an African- American lawyer fighting for racial justice, as "America's young Nelson Mandela." Huh? Why do we need a Mandela over here? We've made so much progress on race over 5o years! And who is this guy Stevenson, anyway? Yet Archbishop Tutu is right. Even after remarkable gains in civil rights, including the election of a black president, the United States remains a profoundly unequal society -- and nowhere is justice more elusive than in our justice system. When I was born in 1959, the hospital in which I arrived had separate floors for black babies and white babies, and it was then illegal for blacks and whites to marry in many states. So progress has been enormous, and America today is nothing like the apartheid South Africa that imprisoned Mandela. But there's also a risk that that progress distracts us from the profound and persistent inequality that remains. After the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., I wrote a couple of columns entitled "When Whites Just Don't Get It." The reaction to those columns — sometimes bewildered, resentful or unprintable — suggests to me that many whites in America don't understand the depths of racial inequity lingering in this country. This inequity is embedded in our law enforcement and criminal justice system, and that is why Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America's Mandela. For decades he has fought judges, prosecutors and police on behalf of those who are impoverished, black or both. When someone is both and caught in the maw of the http:l /www.nytimes.com/ 2014 /10 /12/ opinion /sunday /nicholas- kxistof- when - whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3 - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 4 justice system — well, Stevenson jokes that "it's like having two kinds of cancer at the same time." "We have a system that treats you better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent," he adds. Stevenson, 54, grew up in a poor black neighborhood in Delaware and ended up at Harvard Law School. He started the Equal Justice Initiative, based in Montgomery, Ala., to challenge bias and represent the voiceless. It's a tale he recounts in a searing, moving and infuriating memoir that is scheduled to be published later this month, "Just Mercy." Stevenson tells of Walter McMillian, a black Alabama businessman who scandalized his local community by having an affair with a married white woman. Police were under enormous pressure to solve the murder of an 18- year -old white woman, and they ended up arresting McMillian in 1987. The authorities suppressed exculpatory evidence and found informants to testify against McMillian with preposterous, contradictory and constantly changing stories. McMillian had no serious criminal history and had an alibi: At the time of the murder, he was at a church fish fry; attended by dozens of people who confirmed his presence. None of this mattered. An overwhelmingly white jury found McMillian guilty of the murder, and the judge — inauspiciously named Robert E. Lee Key Jr. — sentenced him to die. When Stevenson sought to appeal on McMillian's behalf, Judge Key called him up. "Why in the hell would you want to represent someone like Walter McMillian ?" the judge asked, according to Stevenson's account. Stevenson dug up evidence showing that McMillian couldn't have committed the crime, and prosecuting witnesses recanted their testimony, with one saying that he had been threatened with execution unless he testified against McMillian. Officials shrugged. They seemed completely uninterested in justice as long as the innocent man on death row was black. Despite receiving death threats, Stevenson pursued the case and eventually won: McMillian was exonerated and freed in 1993 after spending six years on death row. I suggested to Stevenson that such a blatant and racially tinged miscarriage of justice would be less likely today. On the contrary; he said, such cases remain http: / /ww .nytimes.com/ 2014l 101 l2l opinion /sunday /nicholas- kristof when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3 - NYTimes.com Page 3 of 4 common, adding that he is currently representing a prisoner in Alabama who has even more evidence of innocence than McMillian had. "If anything, because of the tremendous increase in people incarcerated, I'm confident that we have more innocent people in prison today than 26 years ago," Stevenson said. Those of us who are white and in the middle class rarely see this side of the justice system. The system works for us, and it's easy to overlook how deeply it is skewed against the poor or members of minority groups. Yet consider drug arrests. Surveys overwhelmingly find that similar percentages of blacks and whites use illegal drugs. Yet the Justice Department says that blacks are arrested for such drug offenses at three times the rate of whites. One study in Seattle found that blacks made up 16 percent of observed drug dealers for the five most dangerous drugs and 64 percent of arrests for dealing those drugs. Likewise, research suggests that blacks and whites violate traffic laws at similar rates, but blacks are far more likely to be stopped and arrested. The Sentencing Project, which pushes for fairer law enforcement, cites a New Jersey study that racial minorities account for 16 percent.of drivers on the turnpike, but blacks account for 42 percent of stops. THE greatest problem is not with flat -out white racists, but rather with the far larger number of Americans who believe intellectually in racial equality but are quietly oblivious to injustice around them. Too many whites unquestioningly accept a system that disproportionately punishes blacks and that gives public schools serving disadvantaged children many fewer resources than those serving affluent children. We are not racists, but we accept a system that acts in racist ways. Some whites think that the fundamental problem is young black men who show no personal responsibility, screw up and then look for others to blame. Yes, that happens. But I also see a white - dominated society that shows no sense of responsibility for disadvantaged children born on .a path that often propels them toward drugs, crime and joblessness; we fail those kids before they fail us, and then we, too, look for others to blame. Today we sometimes wonder how so many smart, well - meaning white people in the Jim Crow era could have unthinkingly accepted segregation. The truth is http:llwww.nytimes.coml20l4 /10/12/ opinionlsundaylnicholas- kristof -when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3 - NYTimes.com that injustice is easy not to notice when it affects people different from ourselves; that helps explain the obliviousness of our own generation to inequity today. We need to wake up. And that is why we need a Mandela in this country. I invite you to visit my blog, On the Ground. Please also join me on Facebook and Google +, watch my YouTube videos and follow me on Twitter. Page 4 of 4 A version of this op -ed appears in print on October 12, 2014, on page SRI of the New York edition with the headline: When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3. © 2014 The New York Times Company http: / /www.nytimes.com/ 2014 /10 /12/ opinion /sunday /nicholas- kristof -when- whites just -dont- get -... 10/15/2014 Marian Karr From: John Yapp Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 4:31 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: Message from KMBT —C654 Attachments: fringe letter 2014.pdf From: John Yapp Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 9:09 AM To: 'rdvorak @co.johnson.ia.us' Cc: Tom Markus; Geoff Fruin; Doug Boothroy Subject: FW: Message from KMBT_C654 Rick — please see the attached letter in response to your Sep 19 letter regarding the Fringe Area Agreement between Johnson County and Iowa City. In summary, we feel the agreement is working well, and see no need to get together to discuss it at this time. Thanks for the offer, and I hope you are doing well. A hard copy is in the mail to you. John Yapp Development Services Coordinator I City of Iowa City, IA 319.356.5252 l john -yapp @iowa- city.or� From: PCDCopier @iowa - city.org [mailto:PCDCopier @iowa - city.org] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:11 AM To: John Yapp Subject: Message from KMBT C654 October 9, 2014 Rick Dvorak, Planning and Zoning Administrator Johnson County, Iowa 913 S Dubuque St; Suite 204 Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Rick, A. CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa S2240 -1826 (3 19) 356 -5000 (3 19) 356 -5009 FAX www.icgov.org I have been asked to respond to your September 19 letter regarding the Fringe Area Agreement between Johnson County and Iowa City. We feel the agreement is working well, and do not have any changes to suggest at this time. I appreciate your offer to discuss and resolve any issues, and we look forward to the formal review of the Fringe Area Agreement in 2016. ly, Doug throy, Director Depart ent of Neighborho d and Development Services City of a City of Iowa Cit 319-35 121 Doug- BoothrovCW-Iowa -City. org Cc: Tom Markus, City Manager Geoff Fruin, Assistant City Manager John Yapp, Development Services Coordinator October 7, 2014 Ms. Marian Karr City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 -1826 Subject: ESPN Goal Line Beat Buzzer & SEC Alternate Dear Ms. Karr, F C?'rT 10 AT-1 �1 Mediacom is happy to announce that on October 10th, 2014 it will be providing a preview of ESPN Goal Line - Buzzer Beater HD on the Sports and Information Tier* on channel 763. Watch live in game cut -ins of college football scoring drives every Saturday. Goal Line operates from noon ET to midnight ET on Saturdays. At this same time we will also provide a preview of SEC Alternate channels on the Sports and Information Tier* on channels 189 and 190. This part time channel will provide overflow coverage of SEC live events. These channels will be permanently added to the Mediacom channel line -up in your community on or about November 9th, 2014. *Requires subscription to the Mediacom Sports & Information Tier as well as Mediacom digital converter. If there are any questions please call me at 319-395 -9699 ext. 3461 or e-mail me at Igrassley@medacomcc,com . Sincerely, 06t 4 W-t Lee Grassley Senior Manager, Government Relations CITY OF IOWA CITY Ip10 MEMORANDUM Date: October 13, 2014 To: Mayor and City Council From: Wendy Ford, City Council Economic Development Committee Re: Recommendations from City Council Economic Development Committee At their October 13, 2014 meeting the City Council Economic Development Committee approved the July 14 minutes with the following recommendation to the City Council: 1. Payne moved to recommend the financial assistance request for The Chauncey to the full City Council. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. 2. Payne moved to accept staff's recommendation to deny financial support for Entrepreneurial Development Center, Cedar Rapids. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. Additional action (check one) No further action needed Board or Commission is requesting Council direction _,X_ Agenda item will be prepared by staff for Council action - DONE MINUTES APPROVED CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE J U LY 14, 2014 EMMA HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL, 8:00 A.M. Members Present: Susan Mims, Michelle Payne, Matt Hayek Staff Present: Wendy Ford, Jeff Davidson, Tom Markus, Eleanor Dilkes, Dennis Bockenstedt, John Yapp, Geoff Fruin Others Present: Marc Moen (Moen Group); Steve Rohrbach (Rohrbach Associates); James Phelps (Rohrbach Associates); Tom Jackson (National Development Council); Mark Nolte (ICAD) RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: Payne moved to recommend the financial assistance request for The Chauncey to the full City Council. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. Payne moved to accept staffs recommendation to deny financial support for Entrepreneurial Development Center, Cedar Rapids. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Mims at 8:04 A.M. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 10 2014 MEETING MINUTES: Payne moved to approve the minutes as presented. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF APRIL 1 2014 MEETING MINUTES: Payne moved to approve the minutes as presented. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHAUNCEY: Jeff Davidson addressed Members regarding a request for financial assistance for The Chauncey. He gave a brief history of the project to date, and explained that the project is ready to move forward. One of the first things to enable Council consideration of City financial assistance in the project is to amend the downtown Urban Renewal Plan to include it. Davidson explained that process will begin at the Council meeting on July 15 with a Resolution of Necessity for the City- University Project 1 Urban Renewal Area, Amendment #12. Davidson described the project and a financial structure that has been negotiated between City staff and the developer of The Chauncey, which, if approved by Council, would be memorialized in a Development Agreement. He stated since the earlier stages of the project, there has been one significant change — a reduction in height from 20 stories to 15 stories. Davidson spoke further about the zoning change needed — from P (Public) and CB -5 for the MidAmerican City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 2 property, to CB -10 (Central Business District). Davidson noted that parking for the residential part of the project will be provided in a subterranean parking area. Davidson noted that the project will displace the Bike Library, which has been known since the project was initiated. He stated that the hope is to create a retail -like area in the ground level that can accommodate it. Davidson then discussed TIF (tax increment financing) and how a project requesting TIF is evaluated. He stated that the main guides for staff are the Council's Strategic Plan and the Economic Development (ED) policies. Projects undergoing financial gap analysis must be aligned with Council's Strategic Planning Priorities and with the Economic Development policies. Noting elements of the ED policies, Davidson cited the requirement for high quality architectural and site design and that Rohrbach and Associates PC, a local firm, has designed The Chauncey project -- and brought a model for display at the meeting. Another element of the ED policies is that energy efficiency and sustainability features must be included. The developer has noted that the building will be built to LEED Silver standards. As part of the financial analysis, Davidson noted that the developer will be purchasing the property from the City along with the subterranean rights for a geothermal field to be installed under Chauncey Swan Park. Davidson explained the financial gap of $14.2 million includes $12.1 million for the building plus $2.1 million for the property and the subterranean rights for the geothermal system. He explained $14.2 million is the financial gap in the whole project, but because the Developer will pay $2.1 million to the City for the property and subterranean rights, those funds will be used to reduce the amount of TIF needed to $12.1 million. Davidson reiterated some of the goals of the project — affordable housing, the Iowa City Public Housing Program will purchase five units; creation and retention of high - quality jobs, with almost 39,000 square feet of Class A office space, there will be the potential for quality employment opportunities; developer equity equal to or greater than the public financing requested, Davidson noted that this can be seen in the report from Mr. Jackson, as can the breakout of the remaining financing of the project; redevelopment of underutilized or blighted property — Davidson stated that staff supports the designation of this parcel as blighted and in need of redevelopment; and also, projects should achieve public purposes, as detailed in the Comprehensive Plan, Urban Renewal Area planning documents, and /or City Council Strategic Plan — Staff does believe that all three of these are accomplished by this project. Davidson then focused on the Chauncey Swan Park, stating that the park will be enhanced at the completion of the project. Its improvement will benefit the entire community, and special care is planned to spare the Farmers Market from as much disruption as possible during construction. The developer has indicated that he is committed to spending up to $500,000 for the reconstruction of Chauncey Swan Park as part of the project. Summarizing, Davidson noted that staff is seeking a recommendation for the financial assistance structure presented. This arrangement would then be incorporated into a formal Development Agreement that will come to the full City Council for approval. The current estimate is that this will be a $49 million project — a 15 -story mixed -use building, including movie theaters, a bowling alley, lobby /gallery space, Class A office space, a 35 -room hotel, and eight floors of condominiums and apartments. Davidson then responded to questions from Members. Hayek asked what the anticipated payback period would be for this TIF request. Davidson referred the question to the Finance Director Bockenstedt who noted that they continue to refine the numbers and right now are City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 3 looking at a 20 to 25 year period. Davidson further explained the significance of the potential TIF increment on a parcel that has not generated property taxes in decades. Payne asked if the $2.1 million is for the sale of the property, plus the subterranean rights, which Davidson affirmed. Payne also asked about fire protection, and whether the Fire Department has trucks that can reach 15 stories. Davidson noted that there are special fire code requirements for buildings of this height, and he asked if Moen or Rohrbach could respond. Both responded, noting that in high- rises, the stair towers are pressurized to keep smoke out, thereby allowing firefighters to attack fires on higher floors as needed, without being inundated with smoke. There are also communication systems throughout the building and stair towers to aid in such situations, as well as stringent codes for sprinkler systems. Davidson asked if Members would like any further information. Payne asked if the $500,000 for Chauncey Swan Park's reconstruction is part of the $49 million. Moen confirmed that it was. Hayek asked if they could get further information regarding the gap analysis. Davidson then asked Tom Jackson from the National Development Council to join them at the table so that he could further discuss his report. He noted that NDC's philosophy in assisting cities for almost 45 years, is to ensure there is no undue enrichment of the developer if the City is to be a financial partner. Their analysis uses projections that are supported by the market study the development team was required to procure. NDC agrees with these projections in terms of rents for the residential units and rents for the other areas of the building. An 'as complete' appraisal will confirm the capitalization rate, an important part of the evaluation. NDC can substantiate a $14.2 million gap. Two key contributors to the gap are the uses in the commercial portion of the project that Council had favored — the film theaters and the bowling alley. Jackson continued, noting that in modeling this gap analysis as with other projects, such as Park at 201, they treated the project almost exclusively as a 'rental' project, while recognizing that Moen and his team are also going to offer units for sale. This has the effect of keeping the gap smaller than if 'for sale' units were factored into the model. Jackson noted a level of comfort with the analysis of this project and this developer, given the developer's experience. As the design process moves forward and bidding takes place, numbers will be refined, according to Jackson, but in terms of what they know at this time, NDC believes the developer has demonstrated a need for gap financing assistance in the amount shown in the report. Mims asked what the timeframe is on building and occupancy. Moen stated that completion of the residential component is hoped to be two years after commencement. Mims asked how far out that might be. Moen responded that they hope to begin the project in 2015, with the residential section done in two years and commercial completed in two and a half years. Mims then asked about the affordable housing piece of the project, and whether it will be part of the agreement. Moen responded that it will be. She then asked if this should be written more as a Right of First Refusal, with the parameters as they currently are. Mims further explained, noting that they are beginning to see development in the Riverfront Crossings area, also with affordable housing possibilities. She questioned if they shouldn't require affordable housing units on more of a contingency basis. Davidson noted that there are several other projects in the works where they are also considering affordable housing components, helping to scatter these units throughout the community so they are not concentrated in just one area. Hayek stated that he would like Jackson to explain what NDC does, its relationship with the City, how long the relationship has been in place, and to put some context to this arrangement, as far as services the City has received. Jackson responded, noting that the City first contracted with NDC after staff became familiar with NDC's finance certification courses about three and a half years ago. The scope of services that NDC is contracted to provide include City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 4 analyzing the debt capacity and equity attraction of proposals that are presented for development assistance. This analysis helps to determine if sources of private debt and equity have been maximized before public debt is considered and whether the developer's equity and equity of other investors is enough. NDC then looks at the rationality of developments costs, pulling all of this information together to see if the total costs, less the available debt and equity, leave a financing gap that is reasonable for the City to consider in order to reach stated community goals. NDC is performing these services in 100 other communities across the country, according to Jackson. Jackson noted that NDC's is a quantitative analysis including a focused look at the financial character of the developer's request. The goal is to determine whether or not it's a reasonable request. The qualitative or policy considerations, such as influencing the mix of uses, provision of affordable housing, additional market -rate housing, office space, etc., are left to the City to make. Davidson noted that the City has an annual contract with NDC for services at roughly $6,000 a month. Davidson added that Jackson or another representative of NDC is on -site three days a month, per the contract, and are available to us by phone and email 7 days a week. Mims asked if the developer, Marc Moen, had anything to add. He reiterated that this is a partnership and spoke highly of being able to work with the City staff to come up with the best possible project for this space. He added that when going from 20 to 15 stories, they tried to keep all of the good qualities that made this project special from the beginning. Moen talked about Film Scene and how the collaboration with them began at the Vito's building. He stated that they have been doing well and he believes will continue to be a benefit to the downtown. Hayek and Payne both spoke highly of the project and what has been laid out as the blueprint for moving forward. Mims agreed, stating that there has been a lot of discussion about the use of TIF, but that Iowa City's use has always been in a very responsible manner. She added that the long payback isn't ideal, but that the benefit of this project to the public will be worth it. Mims also spoke highly of NDC's recommendations in this process, and how this helps assure her that the decisions they are making at the Council level are sound ones. Hayek stated that he will support this. He spoke highly of the City's financial standing and its history of TIF use in the area of economic development. He noted that they could take a passive approach to development in the downtown area, but that this would not produce the results they are seeking as they look at their Strategic Plan goals and objectives. This type of development partnership is an opportunity to set the bar and to continue what has been a string of impressive projects for the City. The character of this project, hits upon several of the City's objectives — office space, community space, environmental leadership, density, and affordable housing, he said. Payne moved to recommend the financial assistance request for The Chauncey to the full City Council. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. CONSIDER REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC), CEDAR RAPIDS: Ford noted that Members have a memo in their packet regarding this request from the Entrepreneurial Development Center. This is an organization that has been around for several years now, helping startups in the Corridor. This is their third request for funding from the City. Ford stated in 2007 they requested $15,000. The Economic Development Committee at that time decided to defer a decision on that request due to the new relationship EDC had begun City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 5 with ICAD, an organization the City funds. At that time, committee members were unsure of how much involvement EDC would have with the southern portion of the Corridor. In 2009, the group requested $20,000 annually, and the City again deferred this request due to budgetary concerns and a lack of detailed information. This March, the group approached the City Manager's office with a request for $25,000 for the remainder of this calendar year, and then $50,000 per year for the next five years. She stated that staff still has the same concerns, one - - that the City funds are even more limited now, and two, that staff is not clear on the actual number of businesses in Iowa City that have received assistance from EDC. Ford stated that staff would require more detail about the finances of the group and does not have enough information to recommend the request for funds. Hayek asked if staff had requested further information in the past to no avail. Ford confirmed. Mims added that she is comfortable with staff's recommendation to not grant this request. Other Members agreed. Payne moved to accept staffs recommendation to deny financial support for Entrepreneurial Development Center, Cedar Rapids. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. UPDATE FROM IOWA CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Mark Nolte, ICAD president, addressed Members, quickly reviewing ICAD's accomplishments over the past five years. To date, they have worked on 21 projects, which have created 877 new jobs that are at or above the county average. Continuing, Nolte stated that technology is on the forefront. He talked about some of the growing industries, such as wind energy, and natural and organic products. Medical biotech is another strong industry in this area. Technology in the vehicle industry is thought to be one of the next big changes, according to Nolte, and ICAD is working with leaders around the state and nation to position itself for such changes. Nolte stated that they have drafted a proclamation that the City Attorney's office is reviewing. It says that Iowa City is open for these companies and industries are welcome to come here for the automotive automation industry. He noted they are working with the Chamber of Commerce, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Downtown District, and others to market the area as the place for automotive automation research and development. Nolte also noted the CoLab and its success. There are at least five other companies on a waiting list for space at the CoLab. Members spoke briefly with Nolte about the success of ICAD and how they are critical in helping to bring the talent we need to this area, as well as to keeping the talent that comes out of the University. Hayek thanked ICAD and the Chamber for what they do, noting these updates are helpful to the Committee. STAFF UPDATES: Davidson noted that the University has received proposals for their Art Museum project. They have asked the City to collaborate with them in the evaluation and selection of a preferred developer for this project. This will take place in August or September of this year, according to Davidson. In regards to the old St. Pat's School site in Riverfront Crossings, the deadline for proposals for this site is 4:00 P.M. July 16. Davidson stated that included in the RFP was a request for space that the City would like for some of the business incubation /applied research opportunities that are coming out of the University, as well as businesses that are outgrowing City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 6 the CoLab and need more space. Davidson noted that staff have travelled to the University of Illinois and Iowa State University to see research park facilities that are affiliated with the universities. Davidson talked next about the Harrison Townhouses and parking project, a partnership involving Midwest One Bank, stating that it will be coming to the Council soon, as is the hotel project planned for the Hieronymus Square property. Lastly, Davidson noted that the Sycamore Mall, or the Iowa City Market Place, as it is now known, will have an announcement soon on a new anchor tenant for the mall. He added that staff does anticipate the group will need some assistance from the City in enhancing the facilities, but specifics are as yet unknown. Ford shared that work continues with the real estate listing agency in marketing the industrial park. She also noted there will soon be an amendment to the Riverside Drive Urban Renewal Area on the Council's agenda. Hayek asked about what is happening in the Towncrest area. Davidson noted that there is interest in the property directly to the south of the two new buildings. He added that the streetscape project is done, and that staff hope to continue it in the area. Ford stated that there are a few tenants of this area that are exploring the possibility of a joint venture to build a new building, but that the project is still in the early stages of consideration. Davidson stated that staff continues to work with the Town and Campus Apartments owner. Hayek asked about the old Kerr McGee site at Muscatine and First. Davidson stated that one of the owners is not interested in selling, even though two others are. COMMITTEE TIME: None. OTHER BUSINESS: None. ADJOURNMENT: Payne moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:11 A.M. Hayek seconded the motion. Motion carried 3 -0. City Council Economic Development Committee July 14, 2014 Page 7 COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE RECORD 2013-2014 Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused TERM a -4 o N t NAME EXP. w `o o Michelle 01/02/14 X X X X X X Payne Matt 01/02/14 X X X X X X Hayek Susan 01/02/14 X X X X X X Mims Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused 10 -16 -14 JOHNSON COUNTY IOWA I IP11 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES • SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Conference Rooms 203 BIC Committee Meeting 4:30 PM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING 855 SOUTH DUBUQUE STREET IOWA CITY, IA 52240 PHONE: 319- 356 -6000 www.JOHNSON- COUNTY.com www.JOHNSONCOUNTYIA.IQM2.com CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING A. CALLED TO ORDER A T 4:34 PM Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee Members present: Supervisor John Etheredge, Supervisor Pat Harney, Supervisor Terrence Neuzil, Supervisor Janelle Rettig, and Supervisor Rod Sullivan, Iowa City Crime Prevention Officer Jorey Bailey, Coralville Chief of Police Barry Bedford, Community Representative Simone Frierson, Iowa City Public Library Adult Service Coordinator Kara Logsden, County Attorney Janet Lyness, Bar Association Representative Thomas Maxwell, Bar Association Representative James McCarragher, and Community Representative Diane Werzer; Iowa City City Council Member Kingsley Botchway II arrived at 4:43 p.m. and County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek arrived at 4:54 p.m. Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee Members absent: Department of Corrections Supervisor Jerri Allen, MECCA Director Ron Berg, Coralville Resident Karen Fesler, University of Iowa Student Representative Evan McCarthy, North Liberty City Council Member David Moore, State Public Defender's Managing Attorney Peter Persaud, Sixth Judicial District Judge Douglas Russell, Community Representative Professor Emeritus John Stratton, and Consultation of Religious Communities Representative Dorothy Whiston. Staff present: Board of Supervisors Executive Assistant Andy Johnson and Auditor's Office Administrative Secretary Kymberly Zomermaand. B. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1. Update and direction regarding addressing the needs of the Courthouse, including but not limited to: design of a courthouse annex, cost estimate, bond referendum, vacation of Harrison Street, public education and outreach and other related issues Executive Assistant Andy Johnson presented an update regarding the Courthouse annex which included the revised and approved bond language and a cost estimate of $33.4 million. He said the Supervisors and Board staff are drafting a Frequently Asked Questions document which will include information on the tax impact. Johnson noted that Supervisors have scheduled five public information meetings and Johnson County Iowa Page 1 Minutes Criminal, Justice Coordinating Committee September 3, 2014 visits to five city council meetings to provide information on the Courthouse annex design proposal and bond referendum. He said Neumann Monson Architects staff will produce a video highlighting various aspects of the proposed structure and this video will be uploaded to the County website and YouTube. 2. Update and direction regarding addressing the needs of the Jail, including but not limited to plans and process for necessary repair and maintenance projects and other related issues Facilities Manager Eldon Slaughter said the plans for the Jail repairs and upgrades are almost finalized and the locks, electronics, and cameras are scheduled to arrive soon. Johnson noted the bid letting and public hearing schedule for the Jail project. Johnson and Slaughter confirmed that the project is two weeks behind and is scheduled to start at the end of November. Slaughter and Rettig discussed the length of the project and potentially closing sections of the Jail for a short period of time. Major Steve Dolezal provided additional information about how much of the Jail can be closed at one time. 3. Reports and updates from subcommittees Public Information and Outreach Subcommittee Chair James McCarragher provided an update from University of Iowa (UI) Student Representative Evan McCarthy regarding a public information meeting at the UI. City of Iowa City City Council Member Kingsley Botchway II said the Disproportionate Minority Contact Subcommittee held an introductory meeting. Sullivan updated on the success of disproportionate minority contact with juveniles and noted that from the results, the subcommittee will develop recommendations for adults. County Attorney Janet Lyness said the Diversion Program for Disorderly Conduct, operated through the Iowa City Police Department will begin early this fall and will hopefully avert juveniles from the criminal justice system. Harney announced that the U.S. Postal Services Building (Post Office) is vacating the building and relocating. He said the government is not going to sell the building but rent out space. The parking lot space is still being negotiated with General Services Administration. Committee members discussed the tax impact the bond would have on $100,000 of assessed property value. McCarragher inquired about the tax burden on agriculture property. 4. Additional comments from Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee members Botchway said the November 4th General Election voting begins September 25th. He said to date more than 4,300 absentee ballots have been requested. Rettig clarified that the public information meetings are solely for educational purposes. She noted that the League of Women Voters has scheduled a Ballot Issues Forum on September 30th at the Iowa City Public Library. Johnson County Iowa Page 2 Minutes Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee September 3, 2014 C. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC No one from the public spoke. D. ADJOURNED AT 5:05 PM Attest: Travis Weipert, Johnson County Auditor Recorded by Kymberly Zomermaand Finalized and published on October 1, 2014 Johnson County Iowa Page 3 F9 C L C C C L C C L L C L L L C L C L L L C C L Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS Bar Check Report - September, 2014 'AIL IP12 Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charge4�r4 OCT (J All IQ: C, Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police Aciiv�ty �,i J ff CLPJ,= �:ar t' I­ v r n Business Name Occupancy (occupancy loads last updated Oct 2008) = University of Iowa Monthlv Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Prev 12 Month Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Under 21 V ' ' r OAVLA Ratio Ratio (prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 MO) 2 Dogs Pub 120 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Airliner 223 3 0 2 58 0 20 0 0.3448276 American Legion 140 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Atlas World Grill 165 0 0 0 Bardot Iowa 2 1 0 3 1 0 0.3333333 0 Baroncini- 0 0 0 (Basta 176 0 0 0 (Blackstone- 297 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 I Blue Moose- 436 5 0 0 80 2 3 0,025 0.0375 ]Bluebird Diner 82 0 0 0 ]Bob's Your Uncle *^' 260 0 0 0 ] Bo -James 200 0 0 0 54 0 3 0 0.0555556 ] Bread Garden Market & Bakery _ 0 0 0 ]Brix 0 0 0 ] Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's] 556 19 2 0 290 35 63 0.1206897 0.2172414 ]Brown Bottle, [The]- 289 0 0 0 ] Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar' 189 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 ]Cactus Mexican Grill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Caliente Night Club 498 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 ]Carl & Ernie's Pub & Grill 92 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 ]CarlosO'Kelly's- 299 0 0 0 ]Chili Yummy Yummy Chili 0 0 0 ]Chipotle Mexican Grill 119 1 0 0 0 I Clarion Highlander Hotel 0 0 0 ]Clinton St Social Club 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 ] Club Car, [The] 56 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Friday, October 10, 2014 Page 1 of 5 F C C C C C C E L L L C L L C L L L C L L L C L L C Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS Bar Check Report - September, 2014��' e � Possession of Alcohol Under the legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Cha'rge,('OCT 10 AN10:0 5 Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police,Activity; Business Name Occupancy (occupancy loads last updated Oct 2008( = University of Iowa Monthly Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Prev 12 Month Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Under2l PAULA Ratio Ratio (Prev 12 Mo) (Prey 12 Mo) Coach's Corner 160 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Colonial Lanes- 502 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Dave's Foxhead Tavern 87 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 DC's 120 18 4 2 239 61 16 0.2552301 0.0669456 Deadwood, [The] 218 1 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 Devotay- 45 0 0 0 i Donnelly'sPub 49 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 (Dublin Underground, [The] 57 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 (Eagle's, [Fraternal Order of] 315 0 0 0 ]Eden Lounge 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 ] El Banditos 25 0 0 0 ] El Cactus Mexican Cuisine 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ] El Dorado Mexican Restaurant 104 0 0 0 ] El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant 161 0 0 0 ] Elks #590, [BPO] 205 0 0 0 ] Englert Theatre- 838 0 0 0 ]Fieldhouse 178 11 0 0 171 28 5 0.1637427 0.0292398 ]FilmScene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ] First Avenue Club- 280 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.2 ]Formosa Asian Cuisine- 149 0 0 0 ' ]Gabes- 261 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 ]George's Buffet 75 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 ]Givanni's- 158 0 0 0 ]Godfather's Pizza 170 0 0 0 ]Graze- 49 0 0 0 , ]Grizzly's South Side Pub 265 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 Friday, October 10, 2014 Page 2 of 5 Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS Bar Check Report - September, 2014 Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charges Ei�14 OCT A j Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police Activitsy_. C F" C),y Business Name Occupancy Monthly Totals Prev 12 Month Totals Under 21 PAULA (occupancy loads last updated Oct 2008) Bar Bar Ratio Ratio ©= University of Iowa Checks under-21 PAULA Checks Under2l PAULA (Prev 12 Mal (Prev 12 Mo) ❑ Hilltop Lounge, [The] 90 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 ❑ Howling Dogs Bistro 0 0 0 ❑ICUgly's 72 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 ❑India Cafe 100 0 0 0 ❑Iron Hawk 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 ❑Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack 71 0 0 0 ❑Jobsite 120 1 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 ❑Joe's Place 281 3 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 ❑Joseph's Steak House— 226 0 0 0 []Linn Street Cafe 80 0 0 0 ❑ Los Portales 161 0 0 0 ❑Martini's 200 4 0 2 92 11 6 0.1195652 0.0652174 ❑Masala 46 0 0 0 ❑ Mekong Restaurant- 89 0 0 0 ❑Micky's— 98 1 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 ❑ Mill Restaurant, (The]— 325 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 ❑Moose, [Loyal Order of] 476 0 0 0 ❑ Motley Cow Cafe— 82 0 0 0 i ❑ Noodles & Company— 0 0 0 ❑OkobollGrill— 222 0 0 0 E] Old Capitol Brew Works 294 0 0 0 2 0 C 0 0 ❑One- Twenty -Six 105 0 0 0 El Orchard Green Restaurant— 200 0 0 0 ❑ Oyama Sushi Japanese Restaurant 87 0 0 0 ❑Pagliai'sPizza— 113 0 0 0 ❑ Panchero's (Clinton St)— 62 0 0 0 4 ! 0 0 0 0 Friday, October 10, 2014 Page 3 of 5 Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS 1 11 �) Bar Check Report - September, 2014 2014 OCT ) o All 10: o <� Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charges Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police A 1 'i� E P, K WN FV C C C C C C E E C C C L ] C C [ C Business Name Occupancy (occupancy loads last updated Oct 2008) = University of Iowa Monthlv Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Prev 12 Month Totals Bar Checks Under2l PAULA Under2l PAULA Ratio Ratio (Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo) Panchero's Grill (Riverside Dr)— 95 0 0 0 Pints 180 4 0 0 97 12 2 0.1237113 0.0206186 Pit Smokehouse— 40 0 0 0 (Pizza Hut— 116 0 0 0 (Players 114 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 IQuinton's Bar& Deli 149 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 Rice Village 0 0 0 Ridge Pub 0 0 0 i Riverside Theatre— 118 0 0 0 ]Saloon^' 120 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 ]Sam's Pizza 174 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ]Sanctuary Restaurant, [The] 132 0 0 0 ]Shakespeare's 90 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 ]Sheraton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ]Short's Burger & Shine— 56 0 0 0 ]Short's Burger Eastside 0 0 0 ]Sports Column 400 13 2 7 170 34 30 0.2 0.1764706 ]Studio 13 206 2 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 ]Summit. [The] 736 11 2 1 145 40 47 0.2758621 0.3241379 ]SushiPopo 84 0 0 0 ]Szechuan House 0 0 0 ]TakanamiRestaurant` 148 0 0 0 ]TaqueriaAcapulco 0 0 0 ]TCB 250 8 0 0 81 4 0 0.0493827 0 ]Thai Flavors 60 0 0 0 ]Thai Spice 91 0 0 0 Friday, October 10, 2014 Page 4 of 5 Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS Bar Check Report - September, 2014 Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charges Numbers are reflective of Iowa City Police activity and University of Iowa Police Activity Business Name Occupancy (occupancy loads last updated Oct 2008) ©= Unlversityof Iowa Monthly Totals Bar Under2l PAULA Checks Prev 12 Month Totals Bar Under2l PAULA Checks Under2l PAULA Ratio Ratio (Prey 12 Mo) (Prey 12 Mo) ❑Times Club @ Prairie Lights 60 0 o 0 {c a c:) r [_]Trumpet Blossom Cafd 94 0 0 0 0 ❑ Union Bar 854 15 1 11 175 11 49 0.0628571 0.28 [-)VFW Post #3949 197 0 0 0 ❑Vine Tavern, [The] 170 0 0 0 24 2 0 0.0833333 0 ❑ Wig & Pen Pizza Pub- 154 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 [_]Yacht Club, [Iowa City]- 206 1 ii 0 0 35 0 1 0 0.0285714 ❑Yen Ching 0 '.. 0 '1 0 ❑Z'Mariks Noodle House 47 0 0 0 129 12 25 2168 241 246 0.1111624 0.1134686 Totals Off Premise 0 0 21 0 0 186 0 0 Grand Totals 46 I 432 * includes outdoor seating area exception to 21 ordinance N D �f t {c a c:) r as M`�rzt 0 Q C4 Friday, October 10, 2014 Page 5 of 5 IP13 The Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Voting on LOST occurs Nov. A. What is this tax? How would the money be used? ► On Nov. 4, voters of Johnson County, including Iowa City, will vote on a I % Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). These five neighboring cities will vote together as a block to decide whether to approve the tax for their communities: Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, University Heights, and Tiffin. A simple majority (over 50 %) of combined votes for those five cities will determine if a LOST tax will be implemented in these communities. ► Despite voting as a block, ballot language for each community will state how its share of the LOST proceeds will be used. In Iowa City, it has been decided that if LOST is ap- proved, the additional revenue will be used for street improvements, property tax relief, and affordable housing. More information appears on the back of this sheet ► The remaining cities and unincorporated County will each vote to determine if there is a LOST in their own jurisdictions, and how those dollars would be spent Only commu- nities that pass the tax will share in the proceeds. (continued on back) if approved, part of Iowa City's share of the revenue generated by LOST would be used for street repair and improvements. Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) , continued from other side ► Anyone who shops in communities that approve LOST will pay the tax, including non - residents and visitors. Visitors use public services and contribute to the deterioration of roads and infrastructure. If LOST is approved, visitors will share in the costs of these services. ► It is estimated that if all jurisdictions in the county pass the tax, approximately $16 to $20 million in sales tax will be collected in the county each year. Iowa City s share would be approximately $9 to $14 million annually. ► Iowa City would use the potential LOST revenue as follows: Street improvements: 50% would be designated for street maintenance, annual overlay programs, and street re- construction. Funds could also be used for sidewalks, curb and ramp replacements, and bicycle and walking trails. Property tax relief. 40% of Iowa City's LOST funds would be used for property tax relief, helping to maintain the City's strong finan- cial position and service levels while diminishing the need for future property tax rate increases.To find out the potential property tax savings for your home, go to www.civic.iowa- cityorg/proptax/ and enter your home's assessed value into the calculator. Affordable housing opportunities: 10% of Iowa City's LOST revenue would be used for affordable housing opportunities that would support the City's healthy neighborhood initiatives. These funds would be distributed to local agencies that administer local housing programs. ► For more information, visit www.icgov.org/LOST or contact City of Iowa City Finance Director Dennis Bockenstedt at 319/356 -5053 or dennis- bockenstedt @iowa- cityorg. IP14 MINUTES PRELIMINARY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 — 6:00 PM DALE HELLING CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Andrew Chappell, David Hacker, Jim Jacobson, Peter Matthes, Dottie Persson, Christine Ralston, Rachel Zimmermann Smith, Angel Taylor MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Tracy Hightshoe OTHERS PRESENT: Kristin Watson RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: None. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Andrew Chappell. APPROVAL OF JUNE 19, 2014 MINUTES Persson moved to approve minutes with minor corrections. Jacobsen seconded. A vote was taken and the motion carried 7 -0. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None STAFF /COMMISSION COMMENT: Hightshoe shared with the Commission news on Steve Long's resignation. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Chappell explained that the by -laws require that the commission elect a Chair and Vice Chair each September. Jacobson moved to nominate Zimmermann Smith for the Chair. Persson seconded the motion. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PAGE 2 of 6 Chappell asked if there were any other nominations. A vote was taken and the motion carried 7 -0. Zimmermann Smith called for nominations for Vice Chair. Chappell moved to nominate Ralston for Vice Chair. Persson seconded the motion. Zimmermann Smith asked if there were any other nominations. A vote was taken and the motion carried 7 -0. Taylor arrived. Fair Housina Presentation by Human Rights Department Hightshoe introduced Kristin from the Human Rights Department. Hightshoe explained that periodically Human Rights staff will inform various Commissions about what is fair housing, common issues in Iowa City and explain briefly the process on how to file a complaint if needed. Kristin began by explaining the function of the Human Rights Department. Kristin's primary function is to investigate discrimination complaints. The Director, Stephanie Bowers, also investigates discrimination complaints as well as many other functions. They both serve as staff for the Human Rights Commission to do research and reports. Bowers is also the Equity Director for the City. The Human Rights Department also does community outreach training and programs. Kristin explained her function of investigating discrimination complaints. There are five areas of complaints; credit, education, housing, employment, and public accommodation. Employment is always the largest area of complaints. But housing and public accommodations are second and third in complaints. Kristin discussed what discrimination really means - it is not just being treated badly or unfairly, but discrimination legally is being treated badly because of a certain protected class. She also explained that there is a tiered legal system in this country so state and local laws can expand on federal laws or be somewhat different from federal law, as long as they don't contradict. So the Federal Fair Housing Act covers the fewest areas and state and local laws expand on that. At the federal level there is race and color, national origin, religion, disabilities, sex, and familial status (having children under the age of 18 in the household). Iowa adds gender identity and sexual orientation as protected classes, and Iowa City has broader categories with public assistance and source of income, marital status, age, and presence or absence of dependents which is wider than familial status because it can be an elderly parent or any kind of dependent, which covers more people. The department encourages citizens to call them and discuss their situations if they feel there has been a violation. If they cannot help as the person is not covered by a protective class, they will refer them to other assistance. They also encourage landlords to proactively contact the Department because the Department can provide free trainings for their staff, or be able to address specific questions. Kristin explained that they get a lot of service animal questions. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PAGE 3 of 6 Landlords tend to not understand the difference between a service animal, which is a disability accommodation, and a pet. She explained there are two types of discrimination. The one that is typically addressed is disparate treatment, which is simply that a person was treated badly because of a person's class. They are currently seeing a development of disparate impact recognized in employment and that is when there is no bad intent but a policy can affect a group negatively. Other examples in housing may be neighborhoods with very large minimum lot requirements, no sidewalks, or other low income discrimination which isn't a protected class. Seeing increasing number of neighborhoods designed that if one does not have a car there are no options. Another example more typical in larger cities is when developers are given tax incentives to include a number of affordable housing units and put all of those in one building or location away from the rest of the development and deny certain amenities. In Iowa the most common discriminations are race and disability, with African American and Hispanic persons making up the largest share. With disabilities, the major disability complaints are with service animals and mental disabilities. The Department also sees a lot of complaints from unprotected classes such as students. There are specific landlords that cater to students; however there are a few landlords that have perceptions of what students are like and deny renting to them. Students aren't a protected class, so the Department is limited unless they can base their complaint on something protected like age or familial status. Matthes asked about clarification on age discrimination. Kristin replied that there is no set age, and landlords cannot deny any tenant based on age. The process of investigating complaints was questioned. Kristin answered that the State Civil Rights Commission has done several studies so not as many have been done on the local level but occasionally she does go out to sites to view the complaints in question. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has completed studies in Iowa City (results are available on their website) and they did find issues with race and disability. Kristin also stated that the complaints in housing are almost 100% rental based. There are also several complaints from Section 8 tenants who have a difficult time finding housing. Even though income is a protected class, it excludes rental vouchers as protected because the Section 8 program is voluntary, so those complaints can be difficult. Kristin handed out brochures to the Commission that explained the Department's process in housing mediation. This is mandatory for housing; however for the other four types of complaints, mediation is done only if both parties agree. The process is begun with a written signed compliant, the investigation consists of written questions and must be signed with note that under laws of perjury all documents and statements are true. The Department then conducts interviews with both the complainant and the respondent and any witnesses. Once all the information is gathered, they view the updated legal research and apply the facts to whatever law is current and write a summary report and the decision can either be made by the Department head, or sometimes is consulted with the City Attorney's office, to decide if there was probable cause of discrimination. If there is not a clear decision, the Department may administratively close the case, which opens the complainant opportunities for appeal. The complainant can appeal to the State. It can be HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PAGE 4 of 6 appealed and reviewed by the State even if it is a local protected class case, not included in the State protected class. Kristin explained that the number of complaints per year varies but they have an average of 40- 60 complaints per year. Member questioned the Analysis of Impediments recommendations about housing vouchers as a protected class. Kristin stated they are researching that right now and there are split decisions from the courts. The discussion is if landlords are required to accept Section 8 vouchers. Not sure if that helps or hinders the cause of affordable housing. Kristin also mentioned that the Department does have a translation service for over 140 languages to assist citizens with communications. Kristin explained that the Department only makes recommendations to the City Council when specifically asked to by the Civil Rights Commission. When the Council asks for a memo on some issue it's referred to the City Attorney's office, and we many consult with them. New Business Public Hearing and Approval of the FY14 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) Hightshoe explained that the report is a HUD required document and is completed in the format required by HUD. The report basically shows how the City used its money in FY14. She clarified that the data in the report is based on the agencies that were funded during that year. She stated a good summary of the total report can be found in two tables. One summarizes CDBG accomplishments and projects and the other summarize HOME activities. She noted that the low income and minority concentrations were updated for the 2010 Census and the 2006 -2010 American Community Survey data. Hightshoe stated that the PR -26 report was not completed as staff is working with their HUD representative to resolve some technical issues. This report reconciles the HUD disbursement system with the City's records. Question on the Analysis of Impediments where it states racial and ethnic concentrations exist in Iowa City and that "we" recommend that Iowa City adopt mandatory inclusionary zoning. Member questioned clarification of who is the "we." Hightshoe stated the report was completed by the University of Iowa Public Policy Center. The City Manager certified that is in compliance with the CDBG program. The Commission discussed inclusionary zoning and the process. The report is stating that the City will continue to research this issue. There was a question about African American and Hispanics being denied home mortgage loans at a higher rate than white households. Is this a known problem? Hightshoe reported that in the research with banks there may have been a difference in reporting, such as if an applicant simply does not submit all materials or complete an application some banks count that as a denial. This makes it appear as there was discrimination, but probably wasn't the case. The City will monitor and research any complaints. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 PAGE 5 of 6 Jacobson moved to recommend approval of the FY14 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) and forward to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Persson seconded. The motion passed by a vote of 8 -0. Selection of Projects to Monitor in FY15 Hightshoe explained how the monitoring process worked and the Commission divided assignments among the members. Timeline for the Annual Review of CITY STEPS Hightshoe explained that CITY STEPS is a five year plan in which there were several meetings with the public and other agencies. The consultant will prepare a housing analysis assessment as well. We expect a first draft in October. Hightshoe will share that with the Commission via email once received. A 30 -day public comment period will begin at the end of October. HCDC will review and make a recommendation at their November meeting. The City Council will consider it at their December 2 Council meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Ralston moved to adjourn. Persson seconded. 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Excused Members: Joe Coulter. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers. Others Present: Jeff Schott. Call to Order: Olmstead called the meeting to order at 17:03. Session: A goal setting session was held at the Eastside Recycling Environmental Education Center. The following Commission members were in attendance and participated at this meeting: Harry Olmstead (Chair), Andrea Cohen (Vice- Chair), Shams Ghoneim, Paul Retish, Stella Hart, Ali Ahmed, Orville Townsend, Sr., and Kim Hanrahan. Also in attendance and participating in the session was Human Rights Coordinator Stefanie Bowers. The following were identified as recent accomplishments of the Human Rights Commission: • Participation and co- sponsorship of diverse local community events, workshops, and initiatives either through monetary contributions, actual participation or spreading the word about upcoming events and programs. • Activities of the Commission's Immigration and Education subcommittees. • Concerns /discussions of Iowa City Community School District's actions and implementation of the diversity policy. • Participating in programs and activities with other organizations, including the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, the Center for Worker Justice, and the Council for International Visitors to Iowa City. • Outreach and assistance to the University of Iowa Chinese Students Association. • Job fair. • Youth Awards. • Human Rights Awards Breakfast. • Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference. • Americans with Disabilities educational programs. • Submission of monthly proclamations to the Mayor. • Recommendation to Council to support the adoption & implementation of the Municipal Identification Card. • Recommendation to Council regarding future budgeting for the SEATS program. • Annual report. The following were identified as key purposes of the Human Rights Commission as identified by the Commission: • Educate and raise awareness on human rights and recourse if and when rights are violated. • Provide services to persons who feel they have been treated unfairly in a protected area and based on a protected characteristic. • Cooperate as appropriate with other agencies /organizations both public and private with similar /related objectives. For example through programming and other activities. • Advocate for social justice. • Make recommendations to the City Council as needed. The following were identified as new priority projects, programs, and initiatives identified by the Commission for the upcoming 24 - 36 month period (listed in priority order): 1. Develop listening posts for outreach to target communities. 2. Enhance presence with quarterly presentations to City Council on Commission events, programs and initiatives. 3. (Tie) Affordable /universal /accessible housing — educational programs. (Tie) Hold meetings with various community groups. Ghoneim left meeting at 20:05 It is recommended that staff prepare an action plan for the Commission to accomplish the planning goals. The action plan should define the steps the Commission will need to take to accomplish each goal, identify which Commissioner is responsible for implementation, and establish a timeline for accomplishment. The action plan should then be presented to the entire Commission for review and approval. It is also recommended that staff review with the Commission the status of implementing the goals on a quarterly basis. Adjournment: 20:42 Next Regular Meeting — October 21, 2014 at 6:00 pm. K Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2013/2014 (Meetinn Datel NAME TERM EXP. 11/19/ 13 12/17/ 13 1/21/ 14 2/18/ 14 3/18/ 14 4/29/ 14 5/20/ 14 6/17/ 14 7/15/ 14 8/19/ 14 9/16/ 14 10/2/ 14 All Ahmed 1/1/17 - - X X O/E O/E O/E X X X O/E X Orville Townsend, Sr. 1/1/17 X X X X X O/E X X X X X X Paul Retish 1/1/17 X X X X O/E X X X O/E X O/E X Kim Hanrahan 111115 O/E X X X X X O/E O/E X X X X Shams Ghoneim 1/1/15 X X O/E X X X X X X X X X Stella Hart 111115 - - - - - - - X X X O/E X Jewell Amos 111115 O/E X X X O/E R R R R R R X Joe D. Coulter 1/1/16 X X X X X X X X O/E X X O/E Harry Olmstead 1/1/16 X X X X X X X X X X X X Andrea Cohen 1/1/16 X X X X O/E X X X X X O/E X F- 1 1 1 1 1 KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting - -- = No longer a member R = Resignation