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Home My WebLink About2016-06-21 TranscriptionPage 1 ITEM 2. PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION Item 2a Juneteenth National Freedom Day — June 19 Throgmorton: We have a proclamation and a special resolution, uh, to read tonight, so bear with me. I have to change my glasses so I can actually do this. First the proclamation. (reads proclamation) I think there's somebody who could come out and accept this proclamation. Karr: Here to accept the proclamation (applause) is Raquishia Harrington (applause) the Broadway Site Director. (applause) Harrington: On behalf of the Juneteenth Planning Committee, I accept this, um, proclamation and I just have a few short comments here (laughs) to say. Um, in addition to the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, um, June 25th, um, the night before, um, which we're trying something new this year and we're going to have a trailblazer award and it's sponsored by the Sankofa OutreachConnection and the Iowa City Area Juneteenth Committee. Um, this night we'll be celebratin' local civil rights, uh, unsung heroes. Um, we have three awards that we will be givin' out — the Transformative Icon Award is, um, given to an individual who has contributed to civil rights over a significant number of years through activism and advocacy, and that award will be going to Hainza Omar. Uh, we also have an Outstanding Leader Award, which will be going to Bronis Perteit, and this award is for the outstanding leader who has given an outstanding ... uh, is given to an outstanding millennial who has developed a career dedicated to advocatin' for populations who are marginalized and deal with oppression, and then we have, um, an Emerging Activist Award. That award is given to someone who is emerging into activism in our schools and our local community, and that is Okechukwu Ukah and our keynote speaker that night will be Michael Muhammad. He, um, is a speaker who hails from Waterloo, Iowa. Um, he has a radio station, KBOL. He has, urn .... he does a lot of powerful, um, motivational speaking, and he's a dynamic speaker. You can purchase rickets from myself, um, the tickets are $15 each or two for $25, and a table of 10 for $125, and the event will be on the 24th, 7:00 P.M. at the Radisson Inn Conference Center. It's a black tie event, so hopefully we can get people to come and celebrate. um, the local civil rights unsung heroes that night, as well as attending the event on Saturday. Thank you. Throgmorton: Great! Thanks! (applause) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 2 ITEM 4. COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). [UNTIL 8 PM] Throgmorton: Uh, anyone who would like to, uh, comment about any particular topic that's not on our formal meet.... meeting agenda, please come up to speak. I would ask you to keep your comments to not more than five minutes, and if there are a lot of people that need to speak, I'd say three minutes. So, could you raise your hands if you intend to speak. I ... I'd like you to keep your comments to three minutes, uh, given the number of people who want to speak, uh, and we'll go until 8:00. 8:00 P.M. That's our normal procedure anyhow. Okay? So, Mike, go ahead! Tharp: Good evening, Councilors and Mr. Mayor. Uh, Mike Tharp. I'm the Airport Operations Specialist. I'm here with Jacob Odgaard. He's the Airport Commission Chair, and in your Information Packet on Thursday you received the Airport's Annual Report for 2015. Just wanted to, uh, highlight that a little bit for you. Uh, one of our biggest items is obviously dealing with the operations' budget. Uh, the Airport is no longer in debt. We have, uh, retired all of our debt, which I believe we talked about at the, uh, budget meetings last winter. Um, because of that, most of the money that, uh, we're getting in support for the Airport operations is going to grant -matching funds as opposed to actual operations. So .... really happy about that and appreciate the Council's continued support, uh, of that endeavor. Urn ... uh, couple of current projects that we're workin' on — the Airport Master Plan, it's a 20 -year road map document. We're in the process of getting the FAA to approve that document, and we hope, uh, later this fall to be able to share that with you. And .... couple of upcoming events, or a upcoming event that we'd like to invite you to is our annual Sertoma Fly -In Pancake Breakfast. Uh, that is August 280i. It's a Sunday, and uh, we have a lot of folks that come out, fly in and .... and support the Sertoma Club for their activities, so.... Thank you. Throgmorton: Thanks, Mike. Could you, uh, send us some kind of reminder about the August 280i event, because some of us have fleeting memories (laughs) Tharp: Absolutely! Throgmorton: Great! Befeler: Hello, my name is Dennis Befeler and I live with my family in Manville Heights. We actually had a, uh, neighborhood gathering yesterday evening, about 50 of my neighbors were there, uh, yesterday, and I .... I see a handful of them here, so anyone that was in attendance yesterday is here likely for the same reason I'm going to address right now. Unr ... I, uh, live about a block from the proposed construction project at 101 Lusk Avenue. I understand plans for a large structure are moving forward, and I'm here tonight to voice my opposition to the construction of an event venue .... in a residential neighborhood. Uh, simply because a property owner claims a 7,400 -square foot Kinnick Stadium replica is a This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 3 single-family home does not make it so. Reviewing the plans clearly shows this structure is intended as an event venue, designed to accommodate large crowds of partygoers. Although there are bedrooms on the second floor, the entire first floor is laid out as a spacious, commercial venue for entertaining. From the separate men's and women's restrooms, each with multiple toilets and dual entrances, to the commercial kitchen and large catering areas, the plans for 101 Lusk show a commercial event space, not a single-family residence. The sheer size of this venue is alarming. 2,000 to 3,000 -square foot homes can comfortably accommodate parties of 50 or more people. Imagine the possible crowds ... in an event venue more than twice that size, which is planned specifically for that purpose. Now I'm not opposed to having a Kinnick-themed event venue in this area. I think it would do really well and I personally would love to go to an event there, with restrooms designed to accommodate hundreds of users in a few minutes before a football game starts. I am, however, opposed to a themed attraction on a quiet, dead-end, family -friendly (clears throat) residential street. Lusk Avenue has but a single narrow access road and is surrounded by family homes. On football game days, the narrow streets in this neighborhood allow only for a single lane of traffic, one way at a time, due to parking on the side of the street. A themed event venue will attract tourists on game days, as well as throughout the year, and the Lusk location is not designed to handle additional traffic. An event venue requires parking and this location does not allow week- day street parking, and the property is not large enough to accommodate both this colossal structure and more than a few off-street parking spots. My largest concern about an event venue on Lusk Avenue is it will be regularly used for parties and large events, even when there are not home football games. One does not build and pay taxes on a 7,400 -square foot party palace and not use it. A structure that is designed to look like Kinnick and accommodate a crowd will promote tailgate... tailgate -type partying at events year-round. Again, approving an event venue under the guise of single-family residence is a bad decision, especially in this location. Allowing this project will open the door to other such plo... projects, claiming to be residential. Please ensure residential neighborhoods stay safe for families and don't allow Manville Heights to turn into a college party zone. John Yapp, Development Services Coordinator for Iowa City, claims in a memo that I believe was circulated prior to this meeting, uh, staff has no authority to constrain the design of a structure. I disagree. Much of the Planning and ... and Zoning Department's purpose is to make judgment calls. When someone claims single-family resident, yet hands in plans for a clear commercial event space, it is John Yapp's duty and ... and other City officials... it's all of our jobs to say no to a project like that! Thank you very much for your time. Throgmorton: Thank you. I ... I'd like, please, remember to keep your comments to three minutes, uh, not more than three minutes, so .... out of respect for all the other folks, but thank you for your overview. Southard: Good evening (clears throat) I'm Tom ... Tom Southard, 420 Lexington Avenue. I'd like to echo Den ... Dennis' comments. Uh, we had a well (mumbled) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 4 understand is we have a well-heeled businessman from Decorah, uh, that the site that he wanted to add a party .... a venue here in Iowa City, uh, for him and his friends to come here on game days. He calls it a residence, uh, let's do the math. The ... the building is a replica, like Dennis said, of Kinnick Stadium, and it's almost as big. It's ... it's 10 times the square footage of the two adjoining homes, which are fairly modest homes that are 700, 800 feet. This is over 7,000- square feet. It's got nine toilets, including two urinals. Now .... when I've gone to football games, I'm lucky to find one of those, nine toilets, in Kin...in the real Kinnick, so I know where they're all gonna be now. All of that equates to one thing — it's going to be a lot of beer drinking. It's a party venue. It is not a residence. And it's egregious for City staff to have .... agreed with this individual that it is a residence. It's not a residence! It's a party destination. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Tom. Erickson: Hello, Brad Erickson from 11 Rowland Court, just right around the corner. I'll again echo most of Dennis' statements and I promise I'll keep it just at two statements. Uh... one thing is the Planning and Zoning asked this residential owner to sign an affidavit. The affidavit stated directly that this ... they would not hold this ... this would not be a party house. They would not sell liquor, etc., etc. (clears throat) This is a, uh, an area that's very close to Kinnick and I wonder why you don't ask us to sign an affidavit as well. Clearly, uh, the zoning, the Planning and Zoning Committee recognized that there were issues with this design, and the fact that they asked `em to fill an applic.... out an affidavit should raise some red flags, I think, to this Council. The second thing is, this house was originally proposed in University Heights, uh, also known as Tailgate City, especially on game days. Uh, University Heights rejected these plans, and Iowa City has accepted them, and I'm just wondering if that's the precedent that the City wants to set. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Brad! Butler: Uh, good evening, my name's Patrick Butler and I live at 241 Lexington Avenue. Urn ... and I ... I appreciate Dennis for speaking. He spoke, uh, very eloquently about some of the issues here. I just kind of want everyone here to kind of imagine that some time in the future if a neighbor were to approach you and say, you know, something like, uh, we're gonna build a little mock-up of Taj Mahal on Ronald Street, maybe .... maybe like a .... a little Notre Dame -style house, uh, a ... you know, up on Court Street or any one of these little neighborhoods or court or whatever it might be, and then you get to the point where, you know, this ... this doesn't seem like it fits with the character of the neighborhood, and uh.... but you find out that there's nothing you can do about it because there's a precedent. The precedent has been set because we've got this little miniature stadium that's been allowed to be built over in one of our little quaint neighborhoods here. And there's nothing you can do about it, because this slipped through. Nobody said anything. Um ... you know, so in the last couple of weeks you gotta imagine just This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 5 the kind of shock that some of the neighbors have gone through when we're starting to find out that there's this ... it sounded like a joke at first! I mean at first we're just kinda like `well this is just kind of funny; this can't be really happening in Iowa City! They're gonna build this attraction kind of freak house in this little teenie neighborhood here!' Um ... but it...it slowly started to sink in and ... that this is actually moving forward! You know, in the downtown area I know that, um, there are a steady, uh.... requirements on new properties and such, to ... to .... to, you know, be uniform with the community or the neighbor and to fit in and such like this. I do not see how this is fitting in with the neighborhood at all, and you know, whether or not, you know, some of the bureaucrats down in the building, uh, commission are ... are struggling with finding out where their job is and such like this, I ... I think that there's still a political area here to say `this is Iowa City, ` and you know, this ... this just ... this isn't something we want in our neighborhoods. Um, I think it would be a .... a great thing in Branson, Missouri, or Dells, Wisconsin, where you got all these people and attractions coming up, but we got children in the neighborhood, so .... I just .... please consider this. Throgmorton: Thank you, Patrick. Bellinger: Good evening, my name is Anke Bellinger and I also live on Lexington Avenue, 241 Lexington Avenue, and I'm primarily standing here as a mom, um, there are many kids.... children in the neighborhood within one block of the building I refer to, um, the building that was talked to before, and I would just .... like to say that this is a set-up for any car accident that might happen. Let's say there are drunk people in the area. There's so many children and it's really .... on game days it's already .... a ... (mumbled) cars drive fast. There's tons of traffic, traffic already as it is, and I'm not only standing here as a mom, but also as an anesthesiologist who has seen in the hospital in the last 15 ... or 10 to 15 years, many accidents that came from the area where kids were brain dead after accidents, and it has a very devastating impact on all their families, and I ask you to help us to, um, prevent that this is going through. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Anke. Buss: I'm Anna Buss. I live at 525 W. Benton Street. I gotta tell ya, I want one of those party houses, and I have a house big enough and I got parking! But to put it ... I, this is the first I've heard of it. You guys better really be fightin' it or you're gonna get a party house. I'm here though for something else. I'm here for the streets. I don't know if you guys have driven the street, like Benton, Miller, Hudson, Orchard, down in there. Boy I'm gonna tell ya, it's going to rattle your teeth to drive on those streets. The next thing I want to complain about is you gotta lot of housing coming into the area and while that's all good, construction's good. I welcome it coming my way cause .... you know, at some point in time maybe I'm gonna want to tear down all of mine and build. But I'm gonna tell ya, we have a parking issue. The parking issue is not only on Miller, Hudson, Orchard, Michael — it goes all the way over to Oakerest and all the streets This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 6 anywhere near the University Hospital area. People come ... I see it every morning. They park, a whole group of `em get in another car, and go over to the work. Or ... they come, they park, and they get on the bus, or they take their bike off the back of their car and bike over, and they're parking in this whole neighborhood, and our streets are plugged up that we can't even park there ourselves. I'd like to see you guys come up with some kind of a parking permit plan for the neighborhood people, and I know that we're not the only neighborhood that's complained about this. I know this has been on the northside. There's a number of places. Tonight coming here, just coming over by Johnson County, and across town, the parking spots at this time of night are already just packed full, and while we do have a lot of apartments, they don't have the amount of parking that they need for all of their residents. That's understandable, but in this day and age everybody has cars. Wake up, folks! Cars! And they're gonna be here. There's nothing you can do .... you can make this town the bike town of America, and that's fine, but you got cars. And we've got `em in our neighborhood and on top of that we've got crappy streets. I pay a lot of property taxes. I'd really like to see the streets fixed, and something done about this issue. I thank you for your time and you have my deepest sympathy. Throgmorton: Thank you, Anna! Larew: Good evening, my name is Jim Larew. I'm an attorney in town. I'm speaking on my own behalf, although I did attend the meeting, uh, last night of some 50 residents brought together out of mutual concern. I, uh, have, uh, led a less adventurous life than most of my interesting neighbors. I've lived on the same street my entire life, in four different houses, and so if I say that nothing like this has happened in more than 60 years, it's not hyperbole, it's ... it's based on my own observation and experience. I keep rather careful track of what's going on in the neighborhood and I heard about this only a day before the meeting. I think this has snuck up on a community. This is not an issue where citizens have slept on their rights and complained at the last minute. It's where they act the moment that they understood something was going on. This property has been frip.... flipped from at least four different owners in less than a year's time. Kind of hard to keep track, uh, of where things are. I wanted to spend my time talking about the configuration of the roads, because I .... I'm concerned that if the City construes its role too narrowly that it's simply a question of whether a building permit shall or shall not be issued. Then the decision will have been made before the citizens have had a chance to register their views. And I'm going to encourage the Council to think a little more broadly about its potential role. But by focusing on the configuration you'll know why there are some unique issues that are here. I don't know of a more narrow, paved road with curves... curbs in all of Iowa City than this segment of road, which is a half -block, really a segment of a block, on Lusk Avenue. It's 20 -feet wide ... with curbs. That is 10 -feet with each lane. There's parking allowed on all non -regular business hours on, uh, one side of the ... of...of the street, which means that you have basically one lane of traffic 10 - feet wide. That's about the width of a fire truck. It's about the width of a first This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 7 responder truck. Trucks, if they're going down to attend to ... let's assume someone has drank too much or someone's had a heart attack at this venue. How many trucks do you get down and then how do you back thein out? Perhaps there's another emergency on a game day, where there need to be dispatched. It'll be very difficult to back out without causing, uh.... uh, dangers to the ... to the public because this road comes at an acute angle. You wouldn't design a road this way in the present century. Irving Weber once told me that as a young boy in 1911 his family took the inner urban and got off at what would be the end of Lusk Avenue. I think probably they anticipated some kind of station there at the time or a depot. He got off so his family could go to watch the Chautauqua because William Jennings Brian was coming to Iowa City to speak. It goes back that far in terms of history, but also the engineering limits, which were impressed on this land at that time, have not improved since. So you're talking about the most heavily used segment of our entire neighborhood, by design if the whole project works out well for the new owners, in a most precarious way of public safety. Here are their concerns: what do we do with emergency vehicles? How do we back them out? The angle is acute so the neighbors across the street, for reasons unrelated to this project, have put a huge boulder on the corner because people were obviously rolling over their land in order to make the curb. What do we do, rip the bottoms out of fire trucks? Or do taxpayers pay to expand the width of the road to accommodate the project? Uh, that ... these are serious, uh.... uh, serious concerns involving public safety. The size of the sewer's not built to accommodate flushing toilets and urinals, what do we do there? Is it .... if this project, in order to make it succeed, will require expenditure of public funds and if the Fire Marshall hasn't reviewed and approved it, I would ask that the City Council require those kinds of approvals, those kinds of commitments of public resources to this project before the building permit is issued, and if not, it's unfair to allow a building permit to be issued with the understanding that the taxpayers, in order to make this a safe venue, will be spending thousands and thousands of dollars going forward, just to ensure that a frivolous project like this is successful in the eyes of its owners. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Jim. Rushton: My name is Gerard Rushton. I live, and I've lived for 47 years, at 215 Lexington Avenue, which is about two blocks from the site that we're talking about. So I know this area well. And I'd just like to comment on the quality and kind of indirection that the neighbors have had with your staff. Whilst it's been cordial on both sides, uh, our impression has been that your staff all the time is simply saying to us when you look at the 5A zoning requirements, this thing makes it. And we think that they .... they (mumbled) to be at least reminding you of your own values, that you are concerned about the... about what happens when .... when something is designed as you've heard tonight, in the way that it's being designed. So something's, uh (mumbled) is really at work here. Perhaps it's not (mumbled) it's quite clear before us. And so we think that when you apply the normal standards of, uh, the consequences of your actions, and you all know that This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 8 the consequence of your actions of course can be (mumbled) you could be sued, to put it frankly, for having said and endorsed that this thing, and you just read the 5A zoning. It's so many feet back, it's so many square feet, so forth; doesn't matter that it's 3,000 square feet on one level .... 1,500 square feet on the other. So .... this is ... this is something, as has been pointed out to you tonight, it's really designed for something else, and we can't just look and say `what do these people say they're going to do with it.' It's going to live therefor a 100 years, one would expect! So .... we have to take a more long run view of this neighborhood. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Gerry. Syrop: Hi, my name's Craig Syrop. I should be very brief. Um, my wife and I are on 117 Lusk Avenue, which is two doors down from the proposed facility. Uh, and while I hope that in fact this individual and their family have that large an extended family and can gather there on weekends to enjoy Hawkeye events, uh, I'm concerned what weight an affidavit has should it be found to be, um, less than, uh, sustained, and secondly what weight does that affidavit have if in fact this person develops it and flips it to, uh, some other owner shortly thereafter. Thank you. Lahey: My name is Anne Lahey and I live at 111 Lusk, and I would be directly next to this development or whatever one wants to call it. I'll keep my remarks brief because I have a small house and I'm really worried. I can't imagine what this is going to look like on that ... it doesn't even seem like that big a lot, but this is a narrow, dead-end street. There's not going to be any ... there's really no parking on it. I would echo Jim's comments about the concerns about public safety, and obviously I'm very concerned about the neighborhood. It's totally against the aesthetics of the neighborhood, and this truly is a neighborhood. This is a residential neighborhood that children can roam freely; dogs — they're usually on leashes, but it's a very friendly type of residential neighborhood and this is going to totally change the character. What's more, I think it sets a very bad precedent throughout the whole city that someone can do this and just merely say it's going to be a residential home, he says it's going to be a retirement house for him and his wife only. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you. Would anybody else care to speak about this or any other topic not on the formal meeting agenda? Good evening, Pam! Michaud: Frequent flyer! (laughs) Thanks for listening. I'll make it brief. Um, as you know, this happened to my neighborhood and it was transformed, it continues to be transformed by the vacation of UAY and Community Mental Health. So a lot of older buildings are going down, or they're struck by lightening. Um ... I'm at 109 S. Johnson on College Green Park, and I have a four-story building behind me with, uh, a chain restaurant that is open until 4:00 A.M. Apparently there's nothing in the code against this, so that was entirely legal too. But of course This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 9 there's collateral damage when you have late parties; um, it's not just that it's the game time. In this case it's also the before game. When we have 11:00 game meeting ... uh, gl... games for football, there are party houses within earshot of my house on College Green that start breakfast tailgating at 6:00 A.M. And they've been up to 2:00 the night before. So if you think this is going to be limited to a nice, civilized, urn ... 9:00 to 5:00 type hours, it's just not. It's going to be litter and noise and .... and also the oddly enough the entrance to this Kinnick Stadium faces away from Lusk Avenue toward Woolf, and that means those people will be taking a right-of-way path along the railroad, past, uh, three or four other houses. So they're going to be tromping through people's backyards virtually. So if they throw a can or a bottle, and it hits something precious, um, like a child, um, that's going to be too bad and oh, you can always call the police at 6:00 A.M., but I'll tell ya from personal experience that if you call the police at 6:00 A.M. to tell them about a noise ... nuse... nuisance noise, chances are you're not going to fall back to sleep. So your ... your morning, your only Saturday sleep in is gone. So, anyway, the nuisance and the trespassing is my concern, and the simple solution that I will offer you today... doesn't have to do with historic preservation, but does have to do with a required good neighbor permit ne... meeting. So whenever somebody tears down a house ... or plans a big development, uh, the good neighbor sheet is handed to that developer and it is suggested that they have a meeting with their neighbors. Most people just opt out of that because it's too much hassle and they're going to get resistance, but having attended a couple, I found people are very responsive and they kind of understand what's going on with the neighborhood. Thank you very much. Throgmorton: Thanks, Pam. Ross: Good evening, my name is Jim Ross and I live at, uh, 612 Bayard Street. (clears throat) About 150 feet from this proposed home. Uh, I ... I would ask that all Council Members have a good look at the plans, and make a judgment in their own mind about the use of this structure. So it is clearly a party house. It is... nc home that anyone would want to live in, uh, for any length of time. Uh, the ... the first floor basically has no windows to the outside. As you go in the entry to the house, you're met by two bathroom doors, men's and women's bathrooms. So, this is not a single-family residence. Our neighborhood is one for single-family residences. The spirit of the structure, the intent of the structure is nothing like that, and I think it's important to realize that when .... these owners leave this structure, this neighborhood is going to be left with a structure that is not suitable for anyone as a .... as a home, as a single-family, uh, residence, and ... and it will continue to be a problem for the neighborhood. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you. Beadleston: Hi, my name is Joy Beadleston and um, I didn't know about this issue, but I would say as a person that spent her lifetime trying to recover from two different, uh, people who chose to drive drunk and, uh, was injured severely and spent my This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 10 entire life fighting to recover in .... and be a great survivor and, um, I .... I'm not too fond of people who drink too much. Um, I don't hate them or anything (laughs) but maybe the money could be better spent on a sober house instead of something where people drink more than they already do in a college town that's known as a party college town, and we don't need that reputation, um, we need to work on things to defer that (laughs) type of reputation, and it sounds fraudulent to me that someone would represent this house as a single-family home, so I would look into that, um ..... and certainly children, um, should not be in danger, and people's property, uh, value should not have to be, um, damaged by something like this coming into their community and I also, um .... had to experience a family member in a coma, uh, from, you know .... it's not something that anybody wants to end up being in emergency watching their child hang onto life. So I would really consider that cause that would be the last thing we would want to do is ... is cause a family to have to suffer like that because of, um ... you know... developers coming into our city and not being ... having integrity in what they plan on doing. Um, but what I was going to talk about (laughs) um, so best wishes in fight, um, is what I'd say to the people living on that street. Um, I also wanted to basically talk about First Avenue. I've mentioned in the past, and I've called Geoff and a few other people about, um, the issue the, you know, the separation project seems to kind of go well, except it's pretty loud in my neighborhood, but um, I go to the Mercer Pool on a .... several times a week. Um, I've talked to some of the construction workers. Sometimes they flag me down to tell me things, but uh, I was told that not too long ago, maybe two weeks ago, one of the construction workers was injured by a driver that didn't even stop after they hit that person. Um, luckily their arm was hurt, but not their body. Um, but I've watched this and made many, um, calls to the police and to ... to community, you know, to try to do something about this, because on First Avenue with the danger of the construction, um, zone and having the workers so close to the patrons that are driving down those streets to go to the businesses in that area, it's extremely dangerous, and that .... that person luckily wasn't hurt severely, but it could .... he could have been. There's also ... Tate High School and Southeast Junior High, and I don't see any kind of warning signs (laughs) that children are in this area and summer's out, but they're still walking up and down First Avenue, little children, families. I ... you need a timer, Jim! (laughs) That would (both talking) so okay, I'd like a timer up there (laughs) you know, to help us all that are, uh, trying to keep the time, but really look at this. I've made many suggestions. You can call me, like I've left messages about, and I can give you suggestions. We need to do something to make this area a safer and .... it's not a speed zone for Mario Andretti wannabes. This is supposed to be 20 miles, 25 miles an hour, not 50. Okay. Thanks. Throgmorton: Thank you, Joy. Would anybody else care to speak? Good evening. Pearman: Good evening. My name is Roger Peannan and I live at 231 Woolf Avenue, and I would just suggest, or like to suggest, that the Council Members go out to this This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page I1 Lusk Avenue, look at the neighborhood, look at the size of the street, and look at the proposed site and I think you'll see why we're all concerned. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Roger. I don't see anyone ... oh! I knew it would happen if I said (laughter and several talking) Ackerman: I'm Bill Ackerman. I own a property with my wife at 631 Bayard Street. We are totally against any development of this nature on the lot next to us, literally in our backyard. From me to you. It's out of character for the neighborhood. It's not appropriate, and I believe you all got the wool pulled over your eyes by someone telling you it's going to be a private residence for two elderly people. Not going to happen! Not it at all! Can't be! My other concerns is with the affidavit that the people signed. Um ... obviously the City has some questions regarding the nature of the house. I don't know if anyone in our neighborhood had ever signed an affidavit when they bought a house what they're gonna use it for. There's neighborhood concerns. There's concerns from the City regarding this. It has not been addressed appropriately. It needs to be looked at further. I have a question: does the City Council have jurisdiction over the building department? How does this work? You do? Throgmorton: (both talking) ...the City Manager. Ackerman: Through the City Manager. I would like to have you, the City Manager, go back, look at the affidavit, also look at the Planning and Zoning statements that were issued to University Heights when this was proposed in their area and turned down. They didn't want it. I believe it was due to a variance. Not familiar with that. But the affidavit needs to be looked at. The reasoning for the City giving the affidavit, having them sign it, there was need to do that. But it's not tight enough. The building, the structure, the playhouse, should not be built. It's not appropriate in our area and the building permit process needs to be held up or curtailed. Thanks. Throgmorton: Thank you. Uh, excuse me, I ... I know (both talking) Befeler: (both talking) I spoke once. Can I ... I have one more comment. Throgmorton: Uh, we ... we've gotten into trouble in the past about having multiple people come up and speak multiple times, so ... if you don't mind I think we get the point, it's very clear. Um ... uh (laughs) it's really clear, uh.... any ... anybody else who has not yet speaken.... spoken, uh, care to address this topic or any other? All right. I ... I don't see anybody, so I .... I'll say a couple words and ask Eleanor a question. This is kind of unusual because this is not a formal meeting agenda topic, so I don't know how far we can go into this, but .... uh, I ... I had no trouble understanding, uh, why you're upset. I mean, it's pretty ... pretty obvious. But we can't just do whatever we want. We have to follow the law, as it's written. So .... we have a staff that's supposed to advise us about what the law says and This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 12 what it requires, and that kind of thing. So, uh, we have a very skilled professional staff. So what I would like to ask Eleanor, and of course I don't know if this is appropriate since it's not an agenda topic, uh, what can we legally do, if anything, as a Council, uh, in response to this situation, especially I think to the comments that Jim Larew made. They seem to be .... they sounded kinda (laughs) legally relevant. Dilkes: It's my understanding that the code requirements have been satisfied... and the Council does not have the authority. Throgmorton: That's what I thought. So I had one follow up question, uh.... what would the staff do if the proposed house is not used as allowed by the RS5 zone? Dilkes: As with any use contrary to the provisions in any zone, uh, there is an enforcement mechanism for a zoning code violation, can be enforced through a municipal infraction I think as John's memo addressed. Uh, it's ... there's also a disorderly house infraction if it is ... used as a party house. Um ... those would be the remedies. Throgmorton: Thanks. So you see our dilemma. I ... I don't know what else to say, other than. we ... we need to move on. (unable to hear person away from mic) Yeah, since you were a leading spokesperson, but then, uh.... (both talking) Befeler: If I were to purchase a rare and valuable piece of art, for instance, and display it in a protected case in the front of my house and advertise it to the world, hey come by my property any time you want, day or night, walk around, check out this art piece, the City would be able to require me to remove that art piece from my house because I would be causing a nuisance to my neighbors, right? We're building a replica of Kinnick Stadium in our neighborhood. And not ... to me, that is a nuisance. We can identify that on paper before it's built, we don't have to wait until they actually cause a nui ... nuisance to say .... this is something that is going to attract people and traipse across people's lawns and throw beer bottles around and will cause a nuisance, can we stop it before it happens rather than waiting to enforce the law after there's a huge structure built that's very expensive to tear down, and will be a party house, like was commented, for a hundred years. Dilkes: I don't think there's any more to say to that. Um, if Mr. Larew believes that there's a code violation, he .... you know, he can contact me, but I've not heard one given tonight. Throgmorton: I understand. Taylor: Jim, I ... I just want to interject here, and being on the Council this might not be appropriate, but I just have to say that .... I'm not happy with these responses because when I read about this development, red flags went up all over the place! Especially the fact that U Heights denied this plan! And this is a small This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 13 neighborhood, and we talk about neighborhoods and preserving neighborhoods all the time, and I ... I just feel that there are ... I wish (both talking) we could do. Dilkes: I ... I ... you often do wish there's something that you can do (both talking) and there is not an applicable remedy. I have not personally looked at the U Heights issue. There was mention of it being a variance, a variant req ... if a variance was required, that's a completely different situation. Again, I've not looked at that personally. And ... and let me just say one other thing. If the Council wants to put this on a subsequent agenda and give notice and talk about it you can do that, but as you know, it's not an ... it's not a noticed item. It is not appropriate for the Council to engage in discussion of the item when it's not been noticed. Throgmorton: Right. So .... I'd be happy to put it on a future agenda. I don't know if it would be timely to be relevant, uh.... would the rest of you (both talking) Cole: I would support that (several talking) Botchway: ...as well. Throgmorton: So if we can legally do that, and if it's timely, uh, there's clearly support (both talking) Dilkes: You can put anything on your agenda. I do not know what the status of the building permit is. Throgmorton: Right, okay, so uh... we would like to put it on the next meeting's agenda. Fruin: Work session agenda for discussion or are you looking to... Throgmorton: I think it would have to be a formal meeting agenda item. Fruin: We'll figure it out. Throgmorton: (unable to hear person away from mic) (several talking) No .... (unable to hear person speaking away from mic) No, no, please, this is not the way, excuse me, this is not the .... excuse me, this is not the way we do things. If you would like to speak, you gotta come up to the microphone, but everybody's already had a chance to speak. It ... it's really important that we do that. Otherwise we could be here till 5:00 in the morning or something. So .... we understand how you feel and it makes complete sense. We're gonna move on though. So, uh, we're gonna move to Item 5. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 14 ITEM 5. Botchway: PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS ITEM 5a ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE — ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 14-2G TO ADOPT A RIVERFRONT (IH) ORDINANCE 1. PUBLIC HEARING So moved. INCLUSIONARY HOUSING Throgmorton: No. I need to open the public hearing. Open the public hearing. (bangs gavel) And, uh, Doug, why don't you wait a second to give folks a chance to step out. Boothroy: Okay. (noises in background, people talking and laughing) Throgmorton: Doug! What brings you here? (laughter) Boothroy: Doug Boothroy, Director of Neighborhood and Development Services. I'm here to, uh, discuss the proposed inclusionary housing ordinance, uh, for only the Riverfront Crossing area in Iowa City. Um, I'd like to start with the quote up above and it builds on your work session, uh.... I think appropriately. Uh, we talked about, or you all talked about, a lot of different types of, uh, policies, tools, code amendments that would, uh, allow this community to move forward, uh, wit addressing affordable housing issues, uh, in various areas of the community, uh, as well as in the Riverfront Crossing area. So, I think it's appropriate to say that, as Geoff said in his presentation, it does take time, but you ... you need to get started, you need to take that first step, uh, and open the door to affordable housing, and I think the inclusionary housing ordinance is a good first step, uh, in the direction that we've been talking about. I'm going to have to put my glasses on; I can't see the arrow keys. Sorry! Uh.... the proposed Riverfront Crossing inclusionary affordable housing ordinance, uh, as I mentioned is, uh, focused only on the, uh... uh, Riverfront Crossing area, uh, and that's a map of the area in the community. It is not proposed at this time in any other area of the community, and as you'll note that, uh.... uh, the public should note, this is the area south of downtown, uh, along, uh, both sides of, uh, Gilbert Street, uh... uh, down to Highway 6 at the bottom, uh, and then the west Riverfront area, along Riverfront, uh, Drive. Um .... this area, uh, was selected, uh, as the area to ... to address incl... inclusionary housing because of a number of things that have been happening in terms of, uh, public initiatives in this area. Uh, approximately two years ago, uh, we adopted a form -based code, uh, in the Riverfront Crossing area that, uh, significantly through, uh.... uh, adoption of this zoning code, uh, increased, uh, density, residential density. Uh, in some areas, uh, residential uses are permitted where never before. In other areas, uh, the density is increased substantially; uh, in areas north of the railroad tracks, in some cases you can have buildings as high as 15 stories of residential uses. So, with these public .... that type of public This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 15 initiative, uh, the, uh.... interest in the development of this area and the value of the land has grown substantially. In addition to just the zoning initiatives that the City took, and the form -based code which allows greater flexibility and use and mixed use, uh, we've also, uh, as you'll notice in the drawing we have a park district where we're dev... investing substantial, uh, dollars to develop a major, uh, downtown or adjacent to downtown City park, uh, that will be a high amenity, uh ...uh, facility, uh, that would attract residential uses, and also adds to the value and the livability of this, uh, neighborhood. Uh... I refer to it in the memorandum that I gave to .... gave to you as a neighborhood of opportunity. Uh, it's a neighborhood of opportunity because of these initiatives, and the other thing that's added to this is that, uh, we have designated as an area that's eligible for public financing for TIF, so .... uh, developments can get financial, public financial assistance, uh, to do what they need to do, as well as, uh, provide, uh, affordable housing. One of the things that, uh, I discussed.... have discussed in ... in my memorandums is that, uh, with all of this public initiative, and all of this investment of our funds, uh, there is also a public benefit we need to consider, and that public benefit, uh, is affordable housing. And so it's appropriate with the value we've added to this neighborhood, with the interest that we've added to this neighborhood, with the location of this neighborhood in terms of being walkable to downtown, uh, close to services and transit, uh, that we also look at....at affordable housing as a quid pro quo for all of the, uh, investment that the community has provided to the landowners and developers in this particular area. So at the time we developed the Riverfront Crossing area, uh, we proposed to the Council that we look at, uh, trying inclusionary housing in this area because of its, uh, all of these things that I've just mentioned in terms of ..of investments that we've done, and .... uh, we developed a, uh, an Ad Hoc Work Committee, uh, composed of stakeholders, uh, that have experience and expertise in development, as well as, uh... uh, developing affordable housing, and so we put together a committee, uh, representing, uh, developers, uh, from the Homebuilder's Association and ... and, uh.... that, uh, had concerns about whether inclusionary housing is something that they could support in the community. Uh, we, uh, we had non-profit, uh.... uh, folks involved, stakeholders involved. We had advocates involved, uh, we had financial institution representatives involved, uh, and we used the services of the .... of our consultant, National Development Council, uh, to help us, uh.... uh, work through the various, uh.... uh, requirements, uh, that we were thinking about for Riverfront Crossing. What our charge was was to come back to the Council, uh, and ... with a unanimous recommendation that inclusionary housing would work in the Riverfrom Crossing area. Uh, and we did come back to the Council in December of 2015, uh, with that unanimous recommendation. Uh, it was no small task to get those who were opposed to agree with those who supported it, but I think one of the key things was that it was being, uh, developed primarily .... or only in the Riverfront Crossing area and then they were also able to, uh... uh, agree on what those, uh, standards should be. So in December of 2015, uh, the Council.... directed staff to develop an inclusionary housing ordinance in the Riverfront Crossing area, based on the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Work Committee. I should say that that This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 16 was a major event in the sense that we had been working for pro ... probably close to 20 years to get, uh, inclusionary housing even considered, and uh... uh, we finally got a recommendation, a unanimous recommendation, by the Council at that time to move forward with an ordinance, and it's taken us some time to get to this point and we are now there to talk about what this looks like. I wanted to, for the public, just talk a little bit in general about, uh, what inclusionary affordable housing is. Um, I know we've talked about it a lot, but maybe not everybody, uh, is familiar with it. Uh, some of the principles are that .... that it does require a certain percentage of new housing, uh, to be affordable and, uh, by doing that, making it a mandatory requirement. It therefore promotes, uh, construction of housing that is affordable, uh, in the area where the requirement exists. It also defines affordable housing. It allows us to define, uh, housing to meet a specific income level, which we did in the ordinance. Uh, it creates housing choice for low-income families. It gives, uh, them the opportunity to, uh, live in the neighborhood that they might not, uh, be able to live in because, uh, with new development, new construction, uh, these higher land values, affordable housing would be very difficult to achieve. Uh, it's as much about where affordable housing is located as it is about producing affordable housing, and I think that's really important to remember. Uh, we are close to downtown. We are in a walkable neighborhood. It's a new neighborhood that's based on a form -based code. I think it's an exciting design concept that's going to create a very habitable, uh, and attractive place to live. Uh, I believe that, uh, without inclusionary housing, without this requirement, uh, housing prices and the ... and the market would make it very difficult, if not impossible, to have any affordable housing in this area. So it promotes mixed income neighborhoods by integrating and scattering low-income housing, uh, throughout the Riverfront Cross ... uh, Crossing's area. It, uh.... also provides low-income families the .... the opportunity to benefit from some of the public improvements — the park being close to downtown and some of the other things — uh, that we are offering to other housing in the area. Inclusionary housing needs to be linked to areas of opportunity, and I mention this because it wo....it's market driven. Uh, when new housing is created, affordable housing is created, so you must have in place, uh, I think a ... uh, incentives and .... and investment that ... that creates an energy, uh, and a desire, uh, and a ... a market that people perceive that ... that they can build housing and attract people to it, and we've do ... we've tried to do that, uh, as best we can in the Riverfront Crossing area. Uh, it does rely upon the private sector to ... to produce affordable housing, therefore they are our partners in providing affordable housing. It's important that we construct our regulations to, uh, be something that not only are predictable, but things that they perceive that they can work, uh, with, and I think with ... with, uh, for-profit developers on the Committee, uh, their insight as to what they felt, uh, was things that they could work with when they did not receive public subsidy I think was invaluable to the process. Again, it's only... affordable housing units are only produced, uh, to the extent that overall development proceeds and we try to design the incentives such that the benefits off -set some of the costs primarily. So, what were some of the principles that ... that, uh, we all agreed on, and I want to emphasize everybody This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 17 agreed, uh, that was in ... at the table making this ... having this discussion. Well, what .... when property is upzoned to Riverfront Crossings, and I use the word upzone because we're increasing the density, we're increasing the flexibility, we're increasing the potential, we're increasing the value of a property. When it's upzoned to Riverfrom Crossing to a higher residential, then, uh, that's when the requirement for inclusionary housing kicks in. The other thing that we did talk about, and you guys, uh, the Council, when they hadn't adopted this in May, is that we recognize that in this area because of the, uh, type of development that's going to occur, that TIF or public financing might ... might be a common request, and so in this situation, they also recommended any time there was any kind of TIF or public financing involved that a certain percentage of, uh, hou... affordable housing be provided, and that's now been formalized in your, uh, economic development policy, uh, dealing with TIF. They looked at the percentage of units, uh, in a development that should be set aside, and remember this is for, uh, primarily for, uh, those who are not receiving any public assistance. It's development that's based on the .... the developer's financial resources, and the recommendation is that when the City is not participating financially in a development, 10% of the residential units must be affordable for a minimum of 10 years. However, as you know, with your, uh, recent, uh, adoption of the policy with TIF, if there's any public financing involved, it's 15%, uh, and 20 years, as a .... as a minimum. Project size is at 10 or more, and this will require most developments, uh, in Riverfront Crossing. Anything less than 10, uh, is recognized as small projects. It's not practical or actually financially feasible to provide affordable housing when there's no public financing involved. Uh, the... the method used to, uh, meet affor... affordability requirement is the developer's option. This is important because, uh, we have State code amendment that, uh, prohibits rent control. Uh, I think you've received a memorandum from the City Attorney's office about this. Uh, we looked at this and, uh, it was determined that, as a part of the upzoning, we should give the developer, uh, three options, uh, in order to choose how they want to meet the, uh, affordability requirement, and so we have on-site rental affordable housing as one option. Uh, we have on- site, uh.... oh, did I forget the ... (laughter) Thank you, John! I'm reading from... forgot... okay! We have on-site, uh, rental affordable housing as, uh, on- site affordable, uh, owner -occupied housing, and a fee in lieu of. These are equal choices, uh, to the developer. Uh, they can do any one of `em, or any combination of these, uh, it's ... it's up to them. So at the time we do the rezoning, uh, they would enter into an affordable housing agreement with the City and as part of that agreement, they would choose their options... from this list. We did a... we also provided some options, uh, to, uh, on-site. Uh, these require, uh, a higher standard. These ... these are not something that they have a right to. It would require, uh, City approval, and these would be, uh, that process will be de ... detailed in the administrative, uh, regulations that ... that accompany this ordinance. The funds created, uh.... uh, the ordinance, uh, are called fee in lieu of and the ... the ordinance, uh, defines that that fee in lieu of is ... is the gap between market rate and, uh, below market rate units. Uh, we used the, uh, our consultant, the National Development Council, we used, uh, (can't hear) appraisals. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 18 We .... for data, we also, uh, used some other factors recommended by our consultant. Uh, and, uh, based on looking at, uh, 10% for 10 us ... 10 years, uh, that gap was $80,872 per unit. Now the particular ordinance that you're considering tonight does not establish the fee or set the fee in lieu of That will be done by a separate resolution. It's .... and, uh, and so therefore in the future we won't have to go back and .... and, uh, amend the ordinance when we adjust the fee on our ..... on an every two-year basis. Uh... we will, we have a memorandum that details the, uh, assumptions, and at a subsequent Council meeting we will provide that information so that you'll have more detail on that. The funds can be used for a lot of different purposes, uh, in only the Riverfront Crossing area, because these funds are being generated as a requirement within the district and must be used within the district from which they've been acquired. Okay? For renter households, uh, the ... the, uh... income qualifying income level was 60% area median income. For owner -occupied, 110% area median income. Uh, we determined that anything above 60% wasn't really meeting the affordable housing need for ... for rental. Uh, there's a lot of...of reports and studies that we've done, uh, that indicate that it's .... 60% is an area of need. Uh, with regard to owner household, uh.... uh, we recognize that in this area, housing costs are going to be a little bit higher. We are limiting what that can be, but 110% will allow them to pay homeowners' fees and other kinds of things, and the development, uh, developers on the Committee felt very strongly that if it wasn't at 110%, the ... the owner -occupied piece would not work. Uh, I can tell you that in my experience of doing 30 or plus houses in the, uh, Public Housing Authority's homeownership program, uh, 80% is way too low. And is ... is not very successful. So some other information — one thing I didn't put on here is that the Committee did recommend and staff will follow through with, uh, doing regular reviews and regular reports back to Council concerning, uh, how the ordinance is working, how effective it is, if there needs to be changes, if there are things that aren't working that we hadn't anticipated, uh, we will bring that back. I do .... would intend to use members of the Ad Hoc Committee to revisit some of the issues, if there are issues, that we need to ... to adjust, uh, as .... as part of that review process. We use the HUD fair market rents, uh, to establish maximum rent levels. Um ... a lot of it is tied back to HUD. One of the things that ... that we are doing, uh, with the administrative part of this is that we're trying to, uh, use it as part of our existing processes for Home, CDBG, and voucher. The terminology, the process, the forms ... so that we're not, uh, creating a process that's going to be staff -intensive, that's... that's completely outside of the experience of some of our, uh, local non -profits, uh, and .... uh, that .... that we can do this with existing staff, at least in the near term, and I think that's really important. In some communities where they have, uh, created a whole separate system, they also create a whole separate, uh, division of staff, uh, regulating, uh, inclusionary housing. Um ... the ... the requirements have flexibility built into them for the units have to be comparable, uh, but they can be, uh, less square footage, but not less than 80%. Uh, they have to be distributed throughout the development. Um, one of the things that ... that we recommend is that for the affordable, uh, units that, uh, no parking, uh, be required. This is really important because density, uh, doesn't necessarily off -set the cost of...of providing that This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 19 additional units because you still have to construct the parking, you still have to take up the space, and .... and by building more units, you don't necessarily off -set the cost of providing affordable housing. So this is a ... I think an important, uh, incentive to help make it financially more feasible for those, uh, that are not using TIF or public financing. Some additional steps ... um ... this ordinance doesn't work without, uh, amending the, uh, affordable housing location model, uh, to exempt the Riverfront Crossing District, and we will come to you with that. In December we had a conversation with the Council at that time, and that was something that we did talk about, and there was general consensus that, uh... Council was open to exempting the Riverfront Crossing area. Uh, it's .... you can't under the affordable housing location model put 10% or ... or 15% in each project because then the bubble gets too.....and it precludes other units to be, uh, scattered throughout the area. So it has to be changed. Otherwise there's no need to adopt this regulation. Urn .... we, uh, we'll be coming back, as I mentioned, with a resolution and probably more discussion about the fee. Uh, and we will also be developing a minis... administrative rules, forms, and documents. We're in the process of doing that as, uh, I ... well, we ... we talk about today, and uh, one of the reasons that we, uh, ask for this to be effective August 1st was to give it time for us to, uh, prepare those, uh... uh, documents, um, so that we hit the ground running with the ordinance. So ... if adopted, uh, all new residential projects of 10 or more units that are upzoned to Riverfront Crossing, uh, will, uh, have to provide a certain percentage of affordable housing. Finally, I'd just like to again thank and remind the Council of the folks that were involved, uh, we had Tracy from the Housing Trust Fund; MaryAnn Dennis from the Housing Fellowship; Chad Cooney who's a past president of the Homebuilder's Association; Brad Lungith... Langguth with, uh, Hills Bank and Trust; Scott McDonough from the Habitat of Humanity; Sally Scott, Affordable Homes Coalition; and Glenn Siders. Uh, all gave good time to come up with I think a really good recommendation, uh, to the Council. Any questions? Throgmorton: So, questions for Doug? Cole: I'm curious...just maybe it's for my benefit but hopefully also for the public as well, um, how ... how does that work in terms of the mechanics of, uh, who's the one that decides that a unit is affordable, and how does that person then qualify for it? Is that something where they approach the developer and then the developer confirms the income or ... or how does that process work? I'm interested in that sort of mechanics of (both talking) Boothroy: The developer, uh, would qualify, uh, the renter, uh... uh, or the owner, and we would use existing, uh... uh, forms that we use to qualify people for the Home, uh, program or CDBG. Uh, it's a HUD form that requires a .... a detailed financial, uh, you know, what their.... information from their employer and all that kind of stuff. They provide that to us, uh.... and we do that now, and we've been doing that for years for all these other programs. Uh, once that's been approved, then subsequent years it will be based on their tax return information. So it's much This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 20 simpler in subsequent years, but the first time out the door (both talking) want to make sure that they are income -qualified. Thomas: Doug, on the, um ... parking requirement, there'll... there'll be no parking requirement for the affordable housing units. Boothroy: Yes! Thomas: Um .... I would expect some of those residents will have cars. Boothroy: Yes they will. Thomas: So where will they go? Boothroy: Well.... Thomas: What's the concept there? Boothroy: The concept is that ... uh.... uh, there will be parking in the facility that they may be able to use on-site, that ... that's available. Uh, also we know that low-income families have less vehicles. Uh.... uh, the other concept is that they may not need any vehicle because of their proximity, uh, maybe they work at the Hospital, they may work in other areas. We also have a program in place, uh, where people can, uh, buy a .... or pay the City for parking, uh.... not providing parking because we're .... we're building parking ramps. Uh, and self -storage in those parking facilities. It is available for folks that live in this area, so I think there's a combination of things, uh, that would be available for them. Dickens: Isn't the cost of parking, cause we talked about the project up on Linn Street, was like 27,000 per unit, so it .... (several talking) Thomas: ....understand the ... the, uh (both talking) economics of it on the building side. I'm just concerned (laughs) (both talking) Boothroy: ...expect to have those (several talking) we expect to have those common parking facilities continue as ... as a concept because we recognize that, uh, some of these sites, like, uh, that are being built, don't have the space for all the parking, and so, uh, we've been doing that for a number of years now. That's what's paying for the one parking facility that's under construction right now is those fees that come in. Karr: Susan? (several talking) Are you there? Mims: Yep, I'm here! Karr: Okay, good! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 21 Throgmorton: We were worried (laughs) Mims: No, I'm still here! (laughter) Boothroy: Sorry I took so long! (laughter) Throgmorton: Doug, I do ... I do have a question for you. Cheryl Cruise in the Planning and Zoning Commission, uh, deliberation raised many thoughtful and very detailed objections to basing affordability on HUD's fair market rent majors. What's your response to her objections? Boothroy: Well I think at the Commission meeting there was a .... there was several re ... or two responses anyway. One was that, uh... uh, it's a standard that's ... that people are comfortable with, that we recognize, that it's used for the Section 8 program, it's used for the Home program, uh.... uh, the CDBG program, uh.... uh, we recognize that it's based on a survey. I been ... I've been working with the Housing Authority for decades — I understand that the ... the survey is not perfect, uh, but it is a standard that ensures that it is capped at 60%, uh, AMI. Uh, secondly, uh, because we know what those rents are going to be, people that are developing affordable housing, because they know that it's ... it's capped at that particular rent level, they know what the .... they can predict what their income stream is going to be and so they.... they.... they're willing to take that risk, uh, based on, uh, having that information. Uh.... and the other thing about it is that, uh.... uh, I think that, uh.... doing it in a different way creates, uh, another system that, uh.... uh, could be more complicated, more confusing, uh, to ... to the private sector and may also, uh, require more involvement by staff. Uh, I understand that.... because you qualify at 60%, uh, you might actually be, uh, at an income level of, uh, 50%, and so in effect you might be paying more than 30%, um, but you know, that ... that kind of goes on now anyway with some of our programs, and ... and we're meeting that need. Uh, HUD looks at anything, uh, above a certain percentage, more than 30%, as .... I think you have to be above 50% of your income going for rent as being, uh, a challenged... significantly challenged by rent, and .... and I think in this case, that's not going to be the situation. So, we talked about it at the Ad Hoc Committee, Jim, uh... uh, with the folks that are there from the Trust Fund, the Fellowship and others. Uh, they felt that, uh....uh, this was the best standard, uh, to use in this situation. Throgmorton: Okay, thanks (both talking) Boothroy: ....it's also commonly used in other jurisdictions. Throgmorton: All right. Thanks, Doug. Uh, any other questions for Doug? Thomas: I have one more and it's on .... based on your .... uh, additional information memo. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 22 Boothroy: Okay. Thomas: And it talks about which ... there are some development projects underway that... may not be required to qualify... Boothroy: Uh huh. Thomas: ....based on substantial progress. What... what... what exactly does substantial progress mean? What ... what triggers or what .... what's the threshold? Boothroy: Well, where there's been an investment in .... in, uh....uh, design, uh, you know, architectural expenses, uh.... uh, maybe construction on the site, uh.... uh, they've gone far enough along the path of committing, uh.... uh, to the project that it creates a .... a problem for them to .... to start all over again, and so the code recognizes that investment as being, uh .... grandfathering them in under the old regulations. Uh, and I think it's ... I think it's a fair thing for the code to do. So in the case of CA Ventures, uh, they've.... they've provided some affordable housing funds, uh, they.... they've entered into a development agreement, uh, they've got a foundation permit, uh, their.... they've met a lot .... they completely have designed the building. It's in final design. So, you know .... that's a .... that's a substantial investment of -of hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more, uh, and that .... the code recognizes that kind of investment. Dilkes: I just want to give a little more clarification on that issue. The....the, our ... our code already, um, because of the constitutional principle of an investment backed expectations, um .... requires that .... that once you've got substantial progress in the ground that we can't impose an additional regulation. The CA Ventures' property is specifically exempted by, um, the ordinance in front of you because they've already had a development agreement commitment (both talking) Boothroy: ...affordable housing development (both talking) Dilkes: ....and that's really different than the investment backed expectations substantial progress issue. Throgmorton: Any other questions? Thank you, Doug. Boothroy: Thank you! Tbrogmorton: Would anybody else care to address this particular topic? Yes, ma'am! Cruise: My little sticker here. I am Cheryl Cruise from 905 Bluffwood Drive. I'm a retired nurse practitioner. Planning and Zoning passed this ordinance saying that they trusted that the Committee knew what was best, but neither the Committee or the Planning and Zoning Commission discussed how the country had been defining affordable housing for the last 20 years. We can make no progress on This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 23 the issue of affordable housing without having a consistent definition for all to understand. The current draft ordinance definition of affordable housing is neither rational nor objective. This inclusionary housing ordinance is intended to increase affordable housing. That is not the same as increasing subsidized public housing. HUD defines affordable housing as paying 30% of income for housing and tells how to calculate this. They come out with a table every year. HUD does not define affordable housing as paying Section 8 yearly calculated maximum rent. The ordinance should define affordable housing maximum rent as HUD defined 30% of income. This is a rational and objective measure. This is the definition used by HUD, low-income housing tax credit programs, by 500 inclusionary housing ordinances around the country, and by national housing policy experts. I disagree that it's commonly done any other way. Unless Iowa City adopts different definitions for different parts of the city, the definition of this ordinance will apply to all projects. Has maximum rent ever been discussed by Council for previous TIF projects? HUD -defined 30% of income can be used by existing and future TIF projects, and would agree with Johnson County, the Johnson County Housing Trust Fund, and the University of Iowa Initiative for a Sustainable Communities. It could serve as a useful model for additional Iowa City inclusionary housing ordinances. Developers and landlords could understand the subjective measure and might actually produce some affordable housing. Landlords could also clearly identify the current level of affordability of existing units. In healthcare, we try to use evidence -based practice. You should also try to use best practice in this field. Best practice is to change the proposed definition of maximum rent to read: HUD defined 30% of income. Thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Cheryl. Anyone else? Beadleston: Hi, Joy Beadleston. Um, the only comment I .... I did think that it was presented well but it still appears to me not to be a solution for the crisis that we have right now in Iowa City with affordable.... housing and looking at people who have very limited income of maybe .... uh, 1,200 a month (laughs) which would include a lot of people, baby -boomers that are, uh, increasingly retiring right now. Urn .... and uh, people with disabilities ... seems like they're still left out in the cold. So, I would like to know clearly... what... is this going to be something that will help them? It doesn't sound like it, and um .... you know, what kind of quality neighborhood is this going to be? Are there going to be playgrounds? Is it going to be healthy... environment for the people that are going to be living in this area? You know, just being close to DHS or some federal or government building doesn't always (laughs) help. You want to have a really healthy surrounding that you're living in or it will become a ... an unhealthy community. So, it'd be nice to have more details on, um, the landscaping, if there's going to be playgrounds for children, and what exactly, um, are examples of people's rents that they're gonna pay? Throgmorton: Thank you, Joy. Anyone else? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 24 Byler: Um, hi, I just wanna, um.... Throgmorton: Give .... (both talking) Byler: Oh, sorry, Peter Byler. Urn .... I just want to say I'm, uh.... thankful for all the work that this Committee did and obviously there are some, uh, truly, uh, you know, uh, experts, uh, on this Committee, and I think that the consensus they had to build is very powerful. I just want to make a quick comment, uh, what Councilor Thomas said. Um, you know, the difference between having a project with a development agreement and ... and uh, you know, 95% done with their design and a project that, you know, maybe tore down a building for a different building that they were gonna build (laughs) and now they're gonna build a different building but we're still gonna exempt them from this, I think there's a difference there. And I think, you know, it kinda bothered me that .... a couple of the projects that are being exempted, I think, are a little borderline, so I appreciate your point on that. Thanks. Dilkes: I ... I just want to make it clear. I'm sorry, I don't want to belabor the point, but... the CA Ventures' project is specifically exempted from the inclusionary housing ordinance because of the development agreement. The other projects are under our existing ordinance, which is constitutionally compelled that once there's investment backed expectations that have provided... given them vested rights, we cannot impose initial regulation. Throgmorton: Right. Okay! Does anyone else care to address this topic? Seeing none, I guess I need to ask, uh, Eleanor, uh, whether I need to take the temperature of the ... of the Council on this because it might be conflict with the Planning and Zoning Commission? Dilkes: That'd be appropriate. Throgmorton: So, uh, are any of you inclined to vote against this motion? (several responding) If ..if you are we'd have to have consultation, I mean if a majority would be inclined to oppose, we'd have to have consultation with the Planning and Zoning Commission. (several responding) All right. So I'm gonna close the public hearing. (bangs gavel) All right, uh, is there a motion? 2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION) Botchway: Move first consideration. Dickens: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway and seconded by Dickens. Discussion? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 25 Botchway: Yes! (laughter) I was actually going to do a wh0000 kinda thing but I decided not to (laughter) I understand that there's been a lot of comments about, you know, um, issues and honestly I understand that there are some details and some definitions that may need to be worked out. Frankly, um, just to kind of give a little history, uh, I believe Jim, 20 years ago, talked about the fact that there's been a lack of affordable housing in our community, and that other folks have been talking about it as well. Um, I think it hit somewhat of a fever pitch when ... I know Royceann's in the back of the room. Royceann Porter talked about it in the, um, 2013 election. Um ... and you know, because of that possibly steamrolled a lot of the efforts, um, that we are here today as far as, you know, the Council, uh, previous Council kinda taking up that charge, and so again I think that Peter spoke, uh, brilliantly when you talked about the fact that to get in the consensus of this magnitude, um, irregardless of, um, you know, uh.... things that are done in other places and throughout the country, it's huge. I know that there's a huge developer piece that comes along with this. Um, and again, frankly to get consensus with the folks that are at the table, and I know that they were pulling on a lot of other folks they were talking to, uh, is a big deal. I am .... you know, this is really exciting. I would say there's a party over at Terry's house after this, but um, I plan on being the only person that invites myself, so (laughter) this is a huge deal. I .... I don't know what else to say. I actually had a little more things to say, but I'm just excited because this has been something that I've wanted for a long time, it feels like. I know that, you know, you and others have wanted for even longer, and so ... I'm very excited and urn .... that's ... I won't say any more! Throgmorton: Excellent! Other discussion? Or has he said it all? (laughter) Cole: Well I just gotta say ... I think with the Riverfront Crossings District, when I look at sort of the policy planning expertise that's out there and the literature, and I'm not an expert like some people in this room, but you think about the various proposals in terms of urban planning, density, form -based code, affordable housing ... we had a lot of convergence of planning principles that continue to amaze me, and I think that the Riverfront Crossing is a real template, um, for evaluating all the different dynamic, innovative proposals in this. Are there parts of this proposal that I don't like? Yeah! I ... I have concerns about where they are in terms of those numbers, but I think Kingsley brings up a good point. It was not easy to get to this point, and I look at these names. I'm sure there was some vigorous debate that occurred in that, and the fact that we were able to get unanimous consent and recommendation on that I think is no small thing. Um, and I think as Doug talked about, um, we're gonna monitor this closely, and if it turns out that it's not delivering what we think it will, um, I don't think there's anything that prevents us from tweaking it in the future. So, uh, for the community members that are disappointed with where we set the affordable housing targets, um, please give us feedback as we monitor this and if we need to, I think we won't hesitate to tweak this, but I ... I'm just...I continue to be very impressed with Riverfront Crossing. Um, there seems to be very ... there's some dissent on it, but very little controversy about various aspects of this. So, kudos tc This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 26 staff and I think in particular, kudos to the Ad Hoc Inclusionary Housing Committee because they did the hard work, um, although we're making the decision, they deserve an enormous amount of credit for that. Dickens: Yeah, I just will say that I think Tom Markus before and Geoff has continued that it has to be a partnership, because uh, it just can't be done alone and I'm glad to see the City will step up with the TIF and working with these private entities to get this done and as you said, the list is very impressive. Now talking with the Homebuilders over the years, it's always been a sticking point, and to get them to ... to jump on board I think's very impressive that they were able to come to this consensus. So I'm very excited about the future. Taylor: I ... I agree and just looking at the list of folks that are on the, uh, Ad Hoc Committee, uh, there's a nice cross -representation of a lot of folks that ... that have a vested interest in ... in housing in this community for a long time, and I .... value what they've accomplished with this. Thomas: Yeah, this is truly a milestone achievement, and you know, many things can go around, uh, certainly the Ad Hoc Inclusory ... Inclusionary Housing Committee has .... we have a lot of thanks to give to them for all their effort. Um, you know, as we ... we learned earlier tonight, there's so many, uh, ways in which we need to address this, what is .... a crisis in terns of our shortage of affordable housing, but this is a ... a really important piece of that solution, so, you know, thanks to everyone who helped with this. Throgmorton: Susan (both talking) Mims: I would just echo (both talking) Throgmorton: Go ahead, Susan! Mims: Okay, thanks. I would just echo, um, pretty much what everybody has already said. Urn ... this is a real milestone for the City. I think we're starting, um, in a ... in a really unique area with the upzoning that we have there that has actually given us this opportunity and we'll have to see how it works there. If we, you know, if we look to try to ... to do more across the city in the fixture, and you know, as Cheryl said, Cheryl Cruise said, and ... and Kingsley mentioned and some of the rest of you, I know there's issues with, uh, some of the definitions and the way some of those things are being done, um, I spent quite a bit of time talking with Cheryl, and quite a bit of time talking with staff, about these issues and .... you know, we've got to this point. I will support this to move forward and I think those are things that we need to continue to look at, um, in the future, so I will definitely support it. Throgmorton: Yeah, I'd also like to thank Cheryl actually for, uh, being a contrarian here, uh, and ... and presenting very detailed objections to that particular measure. Uh, and This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 27 you know ... if...if it weren't for the fact that this ordinance wasn't produced by this cluster of people, uh, I'd be much more persuaded in your direction, but .... I know all these folks and I know ... I'm a huge fan of negotiated settlements, or negotiated agreements involving various stakeholders, uh, and that's what I see having occurred here, so .... uh, that pleases me a lot. And, Joy .... is Joy still here? Oh, yeah, sorry, you're behind, uh, Dennis, right (laughter) Uh, Joy, we had a 90 - minute discussion during our work session earlier tonight about all sorts of other measures that we should take to increase the supply of affordable housing, and to improve the distribution of affordable housing within our city, so this is as .... as Doug's, uh, opening slide said, this is .... a step, and there are steps following, you know, that we'll be following after we adopt this particular ordinance. So ... your point's well taken and we're acting on it. So, anyhow, I think at that moment, uh, I ... we should do a roll... Botchway: One quick thing, for the media. Uh, I just want to say, you know, as we go, because I know that a lot of times we talk about the fact that Iowa City has to step up in a regional way, so as we go I hope other communities in neighboring cities will take the, uh, leap as well. So, I wanted to make sure that was on record! Throgmorton: Okay! Roll call. Motion carnes 7-0. Karr: Motion to accept correspondence. Botchway: So moved. Dickens: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Dickens. All in favor say aye. All opposed. Motion carries 7-0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 28 ITEM 5. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS ITEM 5b ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE LONG TERM HOUSING — ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 14 TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY SERVICE — LONG TERM HOUSING USE, AND ESTABLISH PARKING, DENSITY AND PROVISIONAL AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA FOR SAID USE 1. PUBLIC HEARING Throgmorton: I need to open a public hearing, so (bangs gavel) open a public hearing. Mr. Yapp. Yapp: Uh, John Yapp, Development Services. Over the past ... uh, year, uh, and more, staff has periodically met with, uh, staff from human service agencies, uh, specifically Shelter House, to discuss the potential for a FUSE or a Housing First project. Uh, FUSE stands for frequent user system engagement. Uh, it is a reference to the chronically homeless who are frequent users of local institutions, uh, such as emergency rooms, the justice system, uh, and the human service agencies, uh, in town. Housing First is a tern for a treatment model that emphasizes, uh, provision of safe and secure housing as a very first step in treatment. Uh, older treatment models included staying at a Shelter House then transitioning to transitional housing, then.... throughout that process receiving treatment and then eventually into a more permanent, stable household. Uh, Housing First, again, emphasizes providing that housing as a very first step. Uh, this, uh, model has been done in other parts of the country, has been shown to be quite successful, and a provision of that safe and secure housing as a first step, uh, provides the stability, uh, for treatment and counseling to have a much, uh, greater effect. In ... in meeting with this, uh, group, it became clear that there was not a good fit in our zoning code ... for such a use. Uh, we have, uh, a use called a `community service' use, part of that is shelter uses, which are specifically for shorter term housing. Uh, we did not have a category for long-term housing. Uh, also our parking requirements, our density requirements, uh, did not fit this kind of use, and so what I'll focus on tonight is a proposed code amendment, uh, to address this type of use. Uh, what we're proposing is that the use be called a `community service long-term housing' use, specifically housing for persons with disabilities, operated by a public or non-profit agency. Uh, that part is important because there are, uh, benefits in density, reduced parking requirements, uh, that are not appropriate for a private multi -family project, but are .... are appropriate for this type of housing operated by a public or non-profit agency. Uh, so what ... what is proposed is adding a new use category, uh, `community service long-term housing,' uh, that density be allowed to be one unit per 900 square feet of lot area, uh, that's about a medium, uh, multi -family density. Uh, it's not as high a density as our high density multi -family zones. It's.... certainly higher than single-family, uh, zones, but it's for a medium density, uh, multi -family use. Uh, efficiency and one -bedroom units. Uh, parking requirement is proposed to be one This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 29 parking space per three units. Uh, that is consistent with the parking requirement for assisted living. Uh, we had quite some discussion of this. One of the, uh.... most if not all of the individuals moving into this use, uh, will not have a car. And so the question was should we have a parking re ... requirement at all, or just for staff at the facility. Uh... the hope is that some individuals will eventually own a car, uh, and also in looking at adaptive reuse of the building in the future, uh, we felt it was important to have a minimal, uh, parking requirement. Uh, where permitted, uh, as proposed the use would have community, uh, community room on the main floor. It would have offices, uh, for counseling. It would be in ... inviting other people, uh, to participate in counseling and services at the building. In other words, it's a mixed-use building. Uh, so we do propose that it be permitted in commercial zones. Uh, the commercial office, intensive commercial, community commercial, and then the CB -2 and CB -5 zones, which are the near downtown zones. Uh, and... and it be allowed as a provisional use. Meaning if it meets certain provisions, it be allowed. Uh, staff does recommend that a special exception be required, which is a ... an extra level of review, a public hearing before the Board of Adjustment, public notification, uh, if the use is within 200 -feet of a single-family zone, and this is due to the multi -family, uh, component of the project, uh, which includes again a reduced parking, uh, allowance. The, uh, provisional use criteria, uh, proposed, uh, largely mimic the same criteria we currently have now for shelter uses, in that a management plan, uh, be re ... be required. Uh, again, that a special exception be required if it's within 200 -feet of a single-family zone. That a neighborhood ne.... meeting be required prior to a site plan being approved. This is because of the uniqueness of the use, uh, but more importantly, uh, that neighborhood meeting would set up the lines of communication between the management of the facility and the surrounding, uh, neighborhood. Uh, we hope that with those lines of communication established, any issues, uh, that come up during operation of this use can be addressed, uh, at the neighborhood level and ... and through dialogue with the neighborhood. Uh, the facility must maintain a rental permit, and with that, there's rental inspections to make sure it....it continues to meet all the appropriate rental codes. Um, and unlike, uh, most uses in commercial zones, up to 50% of the first floor, uh, may be occupied by residential uses. Uh, this was important to the human service agencies, uh, for a couple reasons. One it .... it, some of those residences can be closer to the offices, less isolated on the second floor, uh, for the use, and it also... uh, provides more flexibility in the layout of the building. Uh, Crissy Canganelli from Shelter House and other, uh, staff who have been involved in this effort, uh, are here, uh, to address any specific questions about the operations of the use. Uh, regarding the code amendment, uh, both staff and the, uh, Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval. Be glad to take any questions. Mims: Jim, I have a question. Throgmorton: Go ahead! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 30 Mims: John, and I don't know if this is for you or for Crissy, uh, I mean it's in the code, and that's the word ... use of the word `persons with disabilities.' My .... and I saw the HUD definition of, um, chronically homeless people. I guess my question becomes as we look at a number of these chronically homeless people in Iowa City, have they been, you know, `certified' as disabled either through Social Security or some other mechanism? Are they gonna have to be .... officially determined as disabled before they can qualify for this? How does that work? I just don't want to see us .... setting up standards that then, uh, restrict who we can help. Yapp: Sure, Susan, uh, this question also came up at the Planning and Zoning Commission level. Um .... many of these individuals have been, uh, determined to have a disability, uh, and Crissy can, uh... give more clarification when she comes up, but she indicated that, uh, their staff on site would also be able to facilitate any diagnosis that is necessary. Mims: Okay. Thank you. Throgmorton: Other questions for John? Thank you. Would anyone else care to speak to this topic? Beadleston: I just ... I have a question as to whether this'll be ... urn .... people that are chronically homeless that are disabled only, or .... people that are disabled, no matter if they're chronically homeless or not. Because... people that are disabled, urn ... need the healthiest environment they can possibly have, because they're already facing really huge challenges in a lot of cases. Throgmorton: John, would you like to answer that question? Yapp: Uh, sure. Under .... under our proposed code amendment, uh, and this was a discussion we had with some of the human service agency staff, um ... the use category that we're creating, community service long-term housing, uh, would be ... housing for persons with disabilities operated by a public or non-profit agency. So under our code amendment, this type of housing could be established for persons with disabilities, if it's operated by a public or non-profit agency. Does not have to be focused on the chronically homeless. The particular effort being worked on right now .... is focused on the chronically homeless, but our code amendment also addresses any .... any housing facility for persons with disabilities. And that's why we went with the more generic community service long-term housing as opposed to calling it Housing First .... for that reason. Throgmorton: All right! Hi, Crissy! Canganelli: Hi. I'm Crissy Canganelli, Executive Director of Shelter House. Um, I'm happy to answer and respond to any questions that you have. Um, but I would just like to say this evening that it's been an incredible privilege to work with John Yapp, This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 31 Doug Boothroy, Tracy Hightshoe, and with Geoff's leadership, uh, on this project, the support and the solutions -based, um, nature of the work that we've been doing, the collaborative nature has just been, uh.... tremendous, and I'm deeply grateful for that opportunity. So .... I didn't want to leave that unsaid tonight. If there are any questions? Throgmorton: I have one! Canganelli: Yes! Throgmorton: What ... what was it, two and a half years ago, or thereabouts, that you first came before this Council and.... Canganelli: I think so! Throgmorton:.... started talking about Housing First and FUSE and so on. Yeah. Couldn't remember exactly, but I knew.... Canganelli: That's an easy one (laughter) Throgmorton: All right! (mumbled) Okay, any other questions for Crissy? Thomas: I have a quick one. I was just curious .... for a facility like this, what ... what do you find to be kind of the range of size in terms of, you know, the number of residents that .... kind of provide an optimum size for ... for such a place? Canganelli: Um, I don't think that there's an optimum. So much of that is dependent on your staffing and then of course the .... the site that you're able to look at, and then of course the demand of the population need that you're trying to address. Um, for us, uh, we're really hoping for something that would be at a maximum 24 units. We could staff that. We could operate that. Um, it would be a secure facility. Uh, we had the, urn .... uh, privilege of going to, uh, North Carolina to visit a property there. They had started with 85 units, or 80 units, and are adding an additional 30. Um, and it's simply because their site, uh, can accommodate those units and they've been able to grow the program, and in so doing are also doing a tremendous job of ending chronic homelessness in their community. Um, so it's all to scale. Cole: Crissy, one quick question. What role, if any, did the Veterans Administration play? It's my understanding that .... the VA played a big role in terms of developing the Housing First policy. Um, what impact if all ... if at all did they have on developing this particular proposal? Canganelli: Um, we partnered with the VA Medical Center, but they've had no direct involvement in directing or leading this particular initiative, and actually Housing First policy came out of private individuals and a non-profit organization working This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 32 out of New York and the east coast, and um, Dr. Sam Tsemberis is the founder of it. Uh, if you'd like to I can provide information on that. Cole: That'd be great, okay. Throgmorton: Just to be clear, we're not voting on a particular project. Cole: Yes! Throgmorton: We're voting on a code amendment. Cole: That's correct. Canganelli: Which also is so incredibly exciting is the (mumbled) (laughter) Throgmorton: That's right, you were trained as a planner weren't you! Canganelli: I was! Throgmorton: Okay, any other questions for Crissy. Canganelli: Thank you. Throgmorton: All right. Anybody else like to address this topic? If not, I'm going to close the public hearing. (bangs gavel) All right, is there a motion? 2. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE (FIRST CONSIDERATION) Thomas: Move first consideration. Botchway: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Thomas, seconded by Botchway. Discussion? Botchway: Well, Crissy took the fire away from me cause I was going to say this is very exciting, as well (laughs) Um, you know, I think you're correct. it's about two and a half years in the making cause I remember you presenting and this is just a big deal! I kinda lost all my juice from the ... my previous excitement, but ... this is just as important. Um, I'm equally interested how this dovetails or intersects with the CI ... the broader CIT discussion, um, cause I think, you know, it has huge implications in, um, how we are helping, um, our less fortunate, so .... I, this is huge! This is a big deal! (mumbled) (laughter) Throgmorton: Oh, it's one (both talking and laughing) Botchway: ...tomorrow night! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 33 Throgmorton: Yeah! Thanks, Terry! Dickens: I'll be gone by Saturday! (laughter) Throgmorton: Anybody else want to speak? Thomas: Well, it is kind of interesting that we have these two code amendments here, one after the other, and they're .... you know, it's .... it's about housing and uh.... trying to accommodate the complexity of needs that we have in terns of that ... that housing need. So .... this is a wonderful, again, uh, I think reflection of the effort of the community in trying to, uh, solve this particular piece of the puzzle. Taylor: Kingsley mentioned the, uh, CIT project and I .... I'm very envious of San Antonio and the whole campus that they have that includes all of these type of buildings and ... and housing needs and I'd love to have that here, but we don't have the space, but this is certainly a step in that direction. Cole: Well, I just think our staff is hitting it out of the park tonight. I ... and I ... I mean, you are! It's.... it's.... it's amazing, I think these two projects coupled side by side, and I think it also illustrates the fact that these projects do take time. I mean you worked on it for two and a half years, and I think it's good to remind some other community members that maybe have a really interesting idea or like to do really cool things that they have to do their homework, and I think that ... wow! I'm just overwhelmed tonight, I mean we've really hit it out of the park, urn .... I came to this issue .... there is an article called Million Dollar Murray, um, by Malcolm Gladwell and I encourage everyone to read that particular.... Google it and you should find it. But really what it identifies is is that a very small number of the homeless population, for a variety of reasons, take the vast amount of resources because they have very unique and specific needs, and it was my understanding of what this issue tend .... is attempting to do is to focus those resources on that population and you know, Kingsley, you've always made a really good point about data -driven decision making. Um, this just didn't come out of nowhere. Uh, this is supported by empirical evidence, and the reason why we're adopting it is because of its successful implementation throughout the United States. So, again, I'm just .... hittin' it out of the park tonight, guys, and I'm .... I'm so impressed by the work that's been done tonight, so .... what more can I say? I'm speechless for once! (laughter) Mims: I'd really like to thank Crissy and City staff, um, I know Crissy, like you said, came about two and a half years ago, and Crissy and I have talked about it a few times since then and she's been working on it, and .... you know, obviously a passion of hers as she's worked in the .... in the homeless area for a long time and it takes a lot of dedication to do what people like Crissy do on a day-to-day basis and to see the ideas, new initiatives that can help populations that they're working with, and .... not lose faith in the community that we will step up when we have.... This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 34 you know, the information and ... and the data and the background, etc., to try and do the right things, so ... uh, thank you, Crissy, and thanks to City staff. I'll be very glad to support this and .... looking forward to our community being able to, uh, put together the organization, raise some money, and actually, uh, put some facilities in place to make it .... to take, uh, advantage of these changes in code. Throgmorton: I'm really happy! Any other discussion? Roll call. Motion carries 7-0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 35 ITEM 5. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS ITEM 5c. PLEASANT VALLEY COUNTY REZONING — LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING A REZONING FROM COUNTY RESIDENTIAL (R) TO COUNTY COMMERCIAL (C) FOR APPROXIMATELY 5.51 -ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN JOHNSON COUNTY AT 4394 SAND ROAD SE IN FRINGE AREA B. (CZ16-00001) Throgmorton: Is there a motion to approve? Dickens: So moved. Botchway: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens, seconded by Botchway. Discussion? Mr. Yapp! Yapp: Uh, this property, uh, as shown on the overhead, it's about one-half mile south of Alexander School. Uh, on the east side of Sand Road. Uh, this is a application from Pleasant Valley for a rezoning from County Residential to County Commercial. Uh, it's in the fringe area, and a brief overview of the fringe area. The ... the fringe area is a two-mile area outside of cities, in Iowa, uh, where for... well, for ... in Iowa City's case, Iowa City has a fringe area agreement with Johnson County, uh, that (clears throat) that provides, uh, that for rezonings, uh, the City Council makes a recommendation to Johnson County, uh, on the rezoning decision. The ultimate decision is up to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Uh, but because it's an area of future city growth, um .... the City has an advisory, uh, role in that rezoning decision. Uh, this property is owned by Pleasant Valley. Pleasant Valley Golf Course is just to the east, as shown on the overhead. Uh, this is a .... a zoning exhibit that shows, uh, the outline of the area proposed to be rezoned. Uh, it would be on the south side of an existing, uh, paved drive, uh, that accesses Sand Road. These are some views of the, uh, surrounding property. It's largely.... it's both a residential and agricultural area south of Iowa City. Um ... and then this is a view of the access drive, uh, that's existing, uh, that would serve the property. In reviewing this request, staff had recommended, uh, the rezoning be approved only if it is found to be consistent with the County land use plan. Uh, the County land use plan identifies this as a residential and agricultural, uh, area. Uh, so if it is found to be consistent with the County land use plan, and if conditions are placed on the rezoning to assure that potential commercial uses do not have negative effects on the residential and agricultural uses in the area. And really the concern was not with this particular use. Uh, this use, uh, would consist of...uh.... uh.... hoop houses, uh, greenhouses, and an associated landscaping, uh, retail facility. Essentially a landscaping, uh, endeavor. Much of which probably would be, uh, in general conformance with the agricultural uses in the area. Uh, rather the concern was with other potential This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 36 commercial uses that could locate here once it is zoned, uh, commercial, such as mini warehouses, uh, bars, restaurants, etc. Uh, so as an alternative, staff had suggested that the County consider the agri-business zone. Um, and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended rezoning this ... the property to the agri- business zone, uh, by a vote of 7-0. Uh, subsequent to that vote, uh, the City received a letter from the County Planning Director regarding the limitations, uh, of that zone. Uh, and that letter was in your packet, but it raises issues, uh, such as feed operations, grain elevators, etc., that would be allowed in that particular zone. Uh, what the County Planning Director is recommending is commercial zoning with a conditional zoning agreement, uh, to limit the intensity, uh, of uses that could be on the property. Uh, so staff, uh, drafted a letter for your consideration, um, it's in your packet. That letter summarizes the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation for commercial ag zoning. Uh, the letter refers to the County Planning Director's letter, regarding the limitations of that commercial ag zoning, uh, and summarizes with a recommendation to Johnson County that the commercial zoning be approved, only if it is found to be consistent with the County land use plan, uh, and conditions are placed on the rezoning to ensure the potential commercial uses do not have negative effects on adjacent residential and agricultural uses. Uh, I would note that the County Planning Director is interpreting, uh, this use to be consistent with general policy statements in their land use plan, uh, such that it...it's...it would be ser ... served by an existing paved road, uh, it is not in an area that would displace any agricultural activity, uh, it's adjacent to a golf course, etc. Be glad to take any questions. Throgmorton: Any questions? Cole: I think Pleasant Valley's an excellent business. I think .... and I'm inclined to support the recommendation that you make. What would happen for example if Pleasant Valley sold the business to someone else and would they be bound by the same limitations that, you know, so that.... essentially change of commercial uses. Would that run with the land so to speak? Yapp; Yes, uh, conditional zoning agreements do run with the land. And are part of the .... would be part of the title search of the property. Throgmorton: Thanks, John. Yapp: Thank you. Throgmorton: Anybody else like to address this? Campbell: Hi, my name is Brian Campbell. Throgmorton: Hi, Brian! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 37 Campbell: How are ya? Uh, I'm a member of the Central Committee, Democratic Central Committee, Johnson County Food Policy Council, and uh.... our family owns a property adjacent to Pleasant Valley Golf Course right now. That was a nice picture by the way, thank you! We don't really have any objection to it. Um, I think the objection that we might have in the future is if. ... if someone else came before this Council and decided to do something, that the process would be the same. In the past the processes haven't been always the same, especially for this family. So .... that's our concern and the concern of our neighbors. This predates probably most of you, but in the past people have tried to do things they weren't allowed to do, primarily because of opposition from people around there. So, I'm not here to oppose it, but I ... I think that ... there's reasons .... you may want to put it off. The land use plan is being updated. So .... there's concern that if you do something now, and the land use plan changes, you know, you're going to have to grandfather this in and it might change for people down the road. They may not have the same opportunity, inn .... and it may not be fair for them. What's fair for them is, you know, fair for everybody else also. The letter that Josh sent to you, and I'm ... I saw it in the packet and I was kinda concerned about it is .... he references some of the provisions of the land use plan that ... kind of deal with this, but he ignores a lot of the things that might be contrary to what .... what, you know, why you would want to vote for this or not. So, my concern is down the road. If somebody comes along and wants to do something, rezone their property... you know, he may pull all these provisions from the land use plan that he's not using for this property and say ... well, you know, we don't allow it because of this such and such a reason. So .... you know, I'd like to pinpoint the County down on why they're going to approve this because in the future if it comes up before .... uh, in front of somebody else, then... they... you know, they should have something to reference and say, okay, we did it for these people and, you know, what's fair is fair. So .... we don't oppose it now, but ... you know, we're going to be keeping an eye on it and, uh.... because, you know, there's a long history with this property, so .... um .... you know, it's just a concern to us and we just want to make it known. So, thank you. Throgmorton: Thank you, Brian. Just to be clear, the .... we are simply making recommendations to the County. It's the County Board of Supervisors that will make the decision about whether to rezone the property or not. Yeah. (unable to hear person away from mic) Got it! Thanks! Okay, anybody else want to address this topic? All right, uh, we have a motion on the floor. Discussion? Dickens: (mumbled) conditional zoning for this property. There is a business already with the golf course there, and the fact that they want to move to eventually let ... where they are now become developed. I think it's a win-win for .... for us, if the County goes ahead with the conditional zoning. Throgmorton: Any other comment? Well, I .... I'm going to agree but I can't help but do this. I used to play a lot of golf when I was younger, and I even played out there, and I can remember hitting practice tee shots, um .... but it's a .... out at Pleasant Valley, This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 38 but it's the first time I've seen an aerial photograph of the place where I was hitting these practice tee shots (laughs) and .... boy, it's a good thing I wasn't hitting (mumbled) (laughter) That's all I can say cause there's that subdivision (laughs) on the left! Dickens: (mumbled) Throgmorton: Yeah, it's fun looking at the aerial photograph. Okay. Anyhow, I ... I intend to vote for this. Uh, roll call. Dilkes: Motion. Throgmorton: Motion! Sony! Uh.... Dilkes: All in favor..... Throgmorton: All in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion carries 7-0. Mims: Jim. Throgmorton: Yes, ma'am? Mims: Before you continue, can you hear me? Throgmorton: Yes, ma'am! Mims: I am going to leave the meeting. Good night, everybody! (several responding) I'm going back to my vacation (laughter) Throgmorton: Hey, hey, it's..... Dickens: It's 10:15 out east so.... Mims: (mumbled) (several talking) All right, bye! Throgmorton: All right, we'll tum to Item 6. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 39 ITEM 6. 2016 LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION SYSTEM EXPANSION PROJECT — APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2016 LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION SYSTEM EXPANSION PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS a. PUBLIC HEARING Throgmorton: I'm going to open the public hearing. (bangs gavel) Would anybody care to speak to this topic? I think we already have background knowledge, uh.... about it so we don't need to go into detail. Seeing no one that wants to speak, I'm going to close the public hearing. (bangs gavel) b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION Botchway: Move the resolution. Dickens: Second. Tbrogmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call. Motion carries 6-0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 40 ITEM 7. EXCLUDING CRIME VICTIMS FROM RENTAL PERMIT SANCTIONS - ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17, ENTITLED "BUILDING AND HOUSING," CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED "HOUSING CODE," TO EXCLUDE CRIME VICTIMS FROM RENTAL PERMIT SANCTIONS. (FIRST CONSIDERATION) Throgmorton: Is there a motion? Dickens: So moved. Botchway: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens, seconded by Botchway. Does anybody want to ... to say anything about this? Botchway: I have a brief question, Doug. So this .... this, urn .... particular, uh... change... excludes crime victims, I mean, the ... the piece that I'm trying to think here, and I keep reading it over and over again, and I guess I should have sent that question ahead of time. Sorry, I do apologize, is .... around .... I know there's been a lot of, or previous talk in the community around where individuals are put out of their homes for a particular crime that their son or daughter, or somebody in their household commits. This doesn't speak to this particular situation. Boothroy: That's a different issue. Botchway: Okay. That's what I thought. Boothroy: I think you're talking about some of the Section 8 hearings. Botchway: Correct! Boothroy: This has nothing to do with that. Botchway: Okay. Boothroy: This has to do with somebody that, uh, this clarifies that if they're a victim of assault ... then they would not be, uh.... have rental permit sanctions imposed against them. Botchway: Okay. Boothroy: And it makes it consistent with State law. Throgmorton: Okay. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call. Motion carries 6-0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 41 ITEM S. SCHOOL SPEED ZONE, AMENDMENTS TO HOURS IN EFFECT AND ADDITION OF NEW ZONE LOCATION - ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9, ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," CHAPTER 3, ENTITLED "RULES OF THE ROAD," SECTION 6, ENTITLED "SPEED RESTRICTIONS", SUBSECTION C, ENTITLED "SCHOOL SPEED ZONES" TO EXPAND THE HOURS DURING WHICH REDUCED SPEED (20 MPH) IS IN EFFECT IN ALL SCHOOL SPEED ZONES AND TO CREATE A 20 MPH SCHOOL SPEED CONE FOR ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. (SECOND CONSIDERATION) Throgmorton: Sorry, I had trouble with that! Is there a motion .... is there a motion to waive second consideration and adopt at this time? So somebody needs to pull....(several talking) Botchway: So, um, I know we don't have a motion on the floor, but I'm..... Throgmorton: We don't have a motion on the floor. Thomas: We talking about waiving second consideration? Botchway: Right. Thomas: I move that the rule requiring that ordinances must be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings, prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended. That the second consideration and vote be waived, and that the ordinance be voted on for final passage at this time. Throgmorton: Moved by Thomas. Dickens: Second. Throgmorton: Seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Botchway: I was going to say I'm recusing myself from this vote, similar to what I did previously. Throgmorton: Ah, all right. Taylor: I was just going to say.... Throgmorton: This is discussion just about, uh.... uh, combining the two votes. Taylor: I was just going to say it seems like a no-brainer, but I would hope the School Board would quit changing the bell times. (laughter) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 42 Throgmorton: All right, uh, hearing no discussion, roll call. Motion carries 5-0. Now we need a main motion. Motion to pass.... Dickens: Move to .... pass and adopt. Thomas: Second. Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens, seconded by Thomas. Discussion? Botchway: Recusing myself as well. Throgmorton: Hearing none, roll call. Motion carries 5-0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 43 ITEM 11. COMMUNITY COMMENT [IF NECESSARY] (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA) Throgmorton: Anybody else? Anna? Yeah. Buss: One of the things that I wanted to ask the Council is if you could please get together with the Police Department and up the patrol on Benton, Hudson, and Miller because I classify the Miller 500, and the Hudson 500, and it is pretty .... it's interesting over there! You know, yeah, we have a lot of speed problems. I don't know what it is. They think they can get down to Highway 1 extra fast, and then stop, but I would .... you could make a lot of money, you know. You ... I'm serious! Um, Benton Street has become.... Throgmorton: Oh, you mean the Police .... we the City (several talking and laughing) Buss: Yeah! The City could pick up some pretty good change (several talking) and then maybe you could use that to fix the streets, but .... Benton Street has become really a speed ... I mean, it's.... there's a lot of speed on there, especially.... and on Hudson and Miller. So it's somethin' you might want to think about. Throgmorton: Good! Thanks. I'm sure Geoff, uh, heard what you.... Fruin: We got it! Throgmorton: Good deal. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 44 ITEM 12. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION Throgmorton: Why don't we start with John! Thomas: Could you start with someone else, please? Throgmorton: Awwww! (laughs) Pauline? Taylor: I attended the, uh, affordable homes conference last Friday, of which John was, uh, one of the moderators for one of the panels, and it was an all -day event, and it was, uh, very excellent I thought. Very good information! Throgmorton: Yeah, good! Rockne? Cole: I don't have any information. Throgmorton: Terry? Dickens: Uh, I want to thank Jim for letting me take over as Mayor for a day at the IC Compassion (both talking) Throgmorton: .... my pleasure! Dickens: It was a great .... great event, great people, uh, if you get a chance to stop by, or if you can donate to `em, it's a great project that's been going on for quite a few years. It's a wonderful project. Uh, Friday Night Concert Series continues. The Fez was last Friday. The place was packed! It was really a great event. Jazz Fest is coming up shortly, uh, next weekend, so uh.... get out and get your .... get your, uh, chair out and get your spot! Throgmorton: (mumbled) (several talking and laughing) Botchway: I just want to reiterate the Juneteenth Celebration happening this weekend, um, Friday night the kind of trailblazer awards that Raquishia Harrington spoke to, um, starting at 7:00 P.M. If you're able to get out there, um, really try to make the tickets affordable to make sure that, you know, folks from all different backgrounds could be a part of it, so if you can it'd be great, and then obviously the Juneteenth Celebration, um, at Mercer Park from 12:00 to 6:00. Um, you know, love to see Council Members and other elected officials attend. And then I had the opportunity this last weekend to work the event, but also participate in Pride. Um, always a great event. Um, unfortunately .... or fortunately, unfortunately .... fortunately I want to thank Mayor Nielsen for, um, giving the, um, reading the proclamation, um, I ... I was there, just sitting there, working on my other hat and didn't hear it, but um, I just want to kind of thank North Liberty for, uh.... uh, taking that opportunity and helping us out. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 45 Throgmorton: John? Thomas: Now I'm ready! Okay! (several talking and laughing) Just following up on what Pauline mentioned about the Johnson County Affordable Home Coalition event from last week. The, urn .... it was really a very impressive event, I felt, and um, I and I think many others suggested to Sally that the Power Points, the presentations made, both in the keynotes and in the, uh, work sessions, uh, be made available on their web site. I felt it was an opportunity that should not be just for the one -day only and those who were there to benefit from. Uh, in particular I would mention, uh, the morning keynote, which was by, uh, Stephanie Ettinger Daquba. The ... the talk was entitled "Housing Health and Healthy Communities, Why a Stable Decent Home is Like a Vaccine." You know, if. ... if you frame this discussion, which we've been having tonight, as a public health discussion, um, the .... the significance of it magnifies dramatically. So it ... I highly recommend anyone hearing this to ... to give that a look when it's available. Throgmorton: Great. Right! I want to mention two things. The first is .... uh, that there's going to be a listening post in Forest View Trailer Court .... from 6:00 to .... 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June the 29a'. And, uh, the trailer ... that trailer park's located on Laura Drive, north of Foster Road. So, anybody who would like to meet up with, um.... Kingsley Botchway and me, and talk about any issues of concern to people that live on the northern part of our town are welcome to come. There's that, and .... I also want to mention these two flags that I happen to have right here. One is the flag of Ukraine, and the other's the flag of a city in Ukraine. And .... I was given those two flags by some visitors, uh.... who came from Ukraine and met here in this room on June the 13a', and we had a ... a really terrific conversation with them about ... how to .... accommodate people with disabilities. And the .... and they, you know, really sought out our advice, wanted to learn from our experience, and uh, luckily we had Harry Olmstead and other people present who were .... and Simon, who's done a lot of great work on this, to really help them understand what in fact we've been doing. (laughs) It was a great conversation, really a lot of fun! Uh, they were sponsored by CIVIC, the organization that brings people in from other parts of the world, uh, for various U.N. related stuff and.... international relations. So it was really fun to do. Okay! So .... that's it for us, I guess. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016. Page 46 ITEM 13. REPORT ON ITEMS FROM CITY STAFF a) City Manager Throgmorton: Wait a second! (laughter) Hear what I said, City Manager! (several talking and laughing) So I gotta say, congratulations, Geoff. I mean it was really a pleasure to have our conversation and make our decision, and welcome aboard in a real... in a different kind of way, and of course I know you and I have little stuff to do but..... Fruin: Yeah, I couldn't be more excited. Thank you for the opportunity, um.....just an amazing feeling and opportunity, and .... uh..... Dickens: Don't.... disappoint us! (laughter) Fruin: Thanks, Terry! (laughter) Nothing else! Botchway: And as you know that's like Geoff's (several talking) that's Geoff's level of excitement. (several talking and laughing) Doesn't get any more (several talking) Throgmorton: Okay! How bout you, Simon? Andrew: Nothing today. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council regular formal meeting of June 21, 2016.