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Home My WebLink About2016-07-07 Info PacketL wr®�� CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2016 IPI Council Tentative Meeting Schedule MISCELLANEOUS IP2 City Council Listening Summary Report - June IP3 Copy of News Release from Shanti Sellz, Johnson County Local Foods and Planning Specialist to Interim City Manager: Director of USDA Center for Nutrition Policy to Hold Press Conference at Iowa City Farmer's Market IP4 Article from Interim City Manager: How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality IP5 Email from Bob Elliott to Brenna Fall, Snyder and Associates: Proposed 'Road Diets' IP6 Email from Darrell Hansen to Brenna Fall, Snyder and Associates: Proposed Road Diet for First Avenue and Mormon Trek IP7 Building Statistics — June 2016 IP8 Civil Service Entrance Examination — Parking Enforcement Attendant IP9 Press Release: Tenth annual Rummage in the Ramp begins July 23 IP10 Press Release: Public events planned to celebrate ADA's 26"' anniversary DRAFT MINUTES IP11 Human Rights Commission: June 21 P 1 City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule IP1 y ^� Subject to change MMJ July 7, 2016 CITY IOWA CITY Date Time Meeting Location Monday, July 18, 2016 4:00 PM Reception Coralville City Hall 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting Tuesday, July 19, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, August 2, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, September 6, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, September 20, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, October 4, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, November 1, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 20, 2016 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting LISTENING POST SUMMARY REPORT Date: June 29, 2016 Location: Forest View Trailer Court Time of Listening Post: 6 to 8 p.m. Council Members Attending: Jim Throgmorton and Kingsley Botchway Approximate number who attended: 75 Topics discussed (bullet points): • Current plans for redeveloping the area • Ways in which the residents can be involved in the process • Residents' concerns about what will happen with regard to trailers that are too old to be moved, and about trailers for which there is no clear title of ownership • Residents' desire to be informed on a regular basis in Spanish about impending actions pertaining to the development • Residents' questions about how representatives on a proposed Resident Advisory Committee would be chosen/elected • Implications of the proposed project upon secondary access to The Peninsula and nearby neighborhoods • Implications of the proposed project on Dubuque St traffic Public Comments on this location of listening post: Most attendees seemed to appreciate having City Council members come to the trailer court. Public Comment on future locations of the listening post: None Public Comments on the listening posts: Any items/things that would improve future listening posts: This listening post revealed how challenging it is to discuss complicated development processes and city codes with people who are not fluent in English and who have very little knowledge about those processes and codes. It also reveals how important it is for City officials to respond deftly to public anxieties, fears, and distrust, and to speak in ways that can easily be translated into languages other than English. We also may want to provide a structure/format around how listening posts will be conducted. disteningposts/report From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 3:03 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: FW: News Release: Director of USDA Center for Nutrition Policy to Hold Press Conference at ICFM Info Packet please. Thanks - From: Shanti Sellz [mailto:ssellz@co.johnson.ia.us] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 2:20 PM To: Shanti Sellz Subject: News Release: Director of USDA Center for Nutrition Policy to Hold Press Conference at ICFM I hope you can join us at the Iowa City Farmers' Market on Saturday, June 9`" at 11:30 am for this important event. If you have any questions about this event, the Double Up Food Bucks Program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the Iowa City Farmers' Market, please contact me directly at ssellz@co.lohnson.ia.us. You can also visit www.DoubleUi)FoodBucks.org. Additional information about Iowa's Healthiest State Initiative is available at www.iowahealthieststate.com. I look forward to seeing you on Saturday! Please forward this on to anyone you think would be interested. Thank you. Shanti Sellz Local Foods and Planning Specialist Johnson County Planning, Development and Sustainability 319-356-6083 ext 8057 ssellz6 co.iohnson.ia.us Johnson County BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Rod Sullivan, Chairperson Mike Carberry Lisa Green -Douglass Contact: Shanti Sellz; Local Foods and Planning Specialist Contact Number: 319-356-6083 Contact Email: ssellz@co.iohnson.ia.us July 6, 2016 For Immediate Release Pat Harney Janelle Rettig DIRECTOR OF USDA CENTER FOR NUTRITION POLICY AND PROMOTION TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AT IOWA CITY FARMERS MARKET Johnson County, Iowa — Following up on last week's launch at the Iowa City Farmers Market of "Double Up Food Bucks," Iowa's healthy food incentive program, the executive director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), Angela Tagtow, MS, RD, LD, will hold a press conference at 11:30 am on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Chauncey Swan park adjacent to the farmers market, at the corner of Washington and Van Buren Streets in Iowa City. Double Up Food Bucks matches the value of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps) purchases made at participating sites with additional dollars to spend on fresh, locally grown produce. The Iowa City Farmers Market began market -wide SNAP acceptance in May and added the Double Up Food Bucks program July 2. Locally, the Double Up Food Bucks program is funded through money designated by the Iowa City Council Sustainable/Locally Grown Agriculture Initiative, with support from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and Iowa's Healthiest State Initiative. "Double Up Food Bucks allows eaters with limited financial resources to better access our area farmers markets and to incorporate more fresh food into their diets," said Shanti Sellz, Johnson County's Local Food and Planning Specialist. "We are honored to host Executive Director Tagtow at the Iowa City Farmers Market to help link the importance of nutrition and food security in our community." The CNPP, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C., develops and promotes the Dietary Guidelines in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services. Tagtow has served as the CNPP's executive director since July 2014. A native Iowan, she earned her BA in dietetics from the University of Northern Iowa and MS in Family and Consumer Science education from Iowa State University. Before accepting the appointment to the CNPP, Tagtow served in numerous leadership roles in Iowa, including co-founder of the Iowa Food Systems Council; founder and convener of the Iowa Food Access and Health Work Group; a project director with Cultivate Iowa; and with the Iowa Department of Public Health's (IDPH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality - NYTimes.com Page 1 Business Day From Interim City Manager IP4 SUBSCRIBE I LOGIN How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality A construction site in Boulder marks a new Google campus that will allow the company to more than triple its local work force. MATTHEW STAVER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES By CONOR DOUGHERTY JULY3, zor6 BOULDER, Colo. — The small city of Boulder, home to the University of Colorado's flagship campus, has a booming local economy and a pleasantly compact http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07lO4ibusinesslhow-anti-growth-sentiment-reflected-in-zon... 7/6/2016 How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality - NYTimes.com Page 2 downtown with mountain views. Not surprisingly, a lot of people want to move here. Something else is also not surprising: Many of the people who already live in Boulder would prefer that the newcomers settle somewhere else. "The quality of the experience of being in Boulder, part of it has to do with being able to go to this meadow and it isn't just littered with human beings," said Steve Pomerance, a former city councilman who moved here from Connecticut in the 196os. All of Boulder's charms are under threat, Mr. Pomerance said as he concluded an hourlong tour. Rush-hour traffic has become horrendous. Quaint, two-story storefronts are being dwarfed by glass and steel. Cars park along the road to the meadow. These days, you can find a Steve Pomerance in cities across the country — people who moved somewhere before it exploded and now worry that growth is killing the place they love. But a growing body of economic literature suggests that anti -growth sentiment, when multiplied across countless unheralded local development battles, is a major factor in creating a stagnant and less equal American economy. It has even to some extent changed how Americans of different incomes view opportunity. Unlike past decades, when people of different socioeconomic backgrounds tended to move to similar areas, today, less -skilled workers often go where jobs are scarcer but housing is cheap, instead of heading to places with the most promising job opportunities, according to research by Daniel Shoag, a professor of public policy at Harvard, and Peter Ganong, also of Harvard. One reason they're not migrating to places with better job prospects is that rich cities like San Francisco and Seattle have gotten so expensive that working-class people cannot afford to move there. Even if they could, there would not be much point, since whatever they gained in pay would be swallowed up by rent. In Boulder, for instance, the median home price has risen 6o percent over the last five years, to $648,200. Today, someone who makes the typical Boulder salary would have to put about 40 percent their monthly income toward payments on a new mortgage or about half toward rent, according to Zillow. "We've switched from a world where everybody educated and uneducated was moving from poorer parts of the country to the richer parts of the country," said http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07lO4lbusinesslhow-anti-growth-sentiment-reflected-in-zon... 7/6/2016 How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality - NYTimes.com Page 3 _ _ _ Professor Shoag, "to a world where the higher -educated people move to San Francisco and lower educated people move to Vegas." Zoning restrictions have been around for decades but really took off during the 196os, when the combination of inner-city race riots and "white flight" from cities led to heavily zoned suburbs. They have gotten more restrictive over time, contributing to a jump in home prices that has been a bonanza for anyone who bought early in places like Boulder, San Francisco and New York City. But for latecomers, the cost of renting an apartment or buying a home has become prohibitive. In response, a group of politicians, including Gov. Jerry Brown of California and President Obama, are joining with developers in trying to get cities to streamline many of the local zoning laws that, they say, make homes more expensive and hold too many newcomers at bay. To most people, zoning and land -use regulations might conjure up little more than images of late-night City Council meetings full of gadflies and minutiae. But these laws go a long way toward determining some fundamental aspects of life: what American neighborhoods look like, who gets to live where and what schools their children attend. And when zoning laws get out of hand, economists say, the damage to the American economy and society can be profound. Studies have shown that laws aimed at things like "maintaining neighborhood character" or limiting how many unrelated people can live together in the same house contribute to racial segregation and deeper class disparities. They also exacerbate inequality by restricting the housing supply in places where demand is greatest. The lost opportunities for development may theoretically reduce the output of the United States economy by as much as $1.5 trillion a year, according to estimates in a recent paper by the economists Chang -Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti. Regardless of the actual gains in dollars that could be achieved if zoning laws were significantly cut back, the research on land -use restrictions highlights some of the consequences of giving local communities too much control over who is allowed to live there. "You don't want rules made entirely for people that have something, at the expense of people who don't," said Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. So far, the biggest solution offered comes out of California, where Governor Brown has proposed a law to speed up housing development by making it harder for cities http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07lO4lbusincsslhow-anti-growth-sentiment-reflected-in-zon... 7/6/2016 How Anti -Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality - NYTimes.com Page 4 to saddle developers with open-ended design, permit and environmental reviews. The Massachusetts State Senate passed similar reforms. And President Obama has taken a more soft -touch approach, proposing $300 million in grants to prod local governments to simplify their building regulations. Mr. Brown's proposal has inflamed local politicians, environmentalists and community groups, who see it as state overreach into how they regulate development. But it has drawn broad support from developers, not surprisingly, as well as a number of business leaders, including many from the technology industry. To understand how a bunch of little growth laws make their way into existence, consider how well Boulder is doing — and why it has made people wary of promoting local growth. The city, about a 45 -minute drive from Denver, is surrounded by postcard views of the Rockies. The list of yuppie -friendly amenities includes streets full of bike lanes and a walkable downtown full of bars, restaurants and marijuana shops. It has the charms of a resort town with the bonus that, unlike a resort town, it has more than ski lift and bar -tending jobs. The result is a virtuous economic cycle in which the university churns out smart people, the smart people attract employers, and the amenities make everyone want to stay. Twitter is expanding its offices downtown. A few miles away, a big hole full of construction equipment marks a new Google campus that will allow the company to expand its Boulder work force to 1,500 from 400. Looking to slow the pace of development, last year a citizens' group called Livable Boulder — Mr. Pomerance was involved in the effort — pushed a pair of local ballot measures that would have increased fees on new development and given neighborhood groups a vote on zoning changes in their area. Will Toor, Boulder's former mayor, who worked for the "no" campaign, said, "You would never build affordable housing, you would never build community facilities like homeless shelters — those things would just never happen if you had all veto power at the neighborhood level." Voters shot the measures down, but development is almost certain to remain the city's most contentious issue. "We don't need one more job in Boulder," Mr. Pomerance said. "We don't need to grow anymore. Go somewhere else where they need you." http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07lO4lbusinesslhow-anti-growth-sentiment-reflected-in-zon... 7/6/2016 From: Bob Elliott <e1liottb57@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 8:58 PM To: bfall@snyder-associates.com Cc: Marian Karr Subject: Proposed'Road Diets' To: Brenna Fall Snyder & Associates Cedar Rapids, Ia From: Bob Elliott Iowa City,Ia Date: July 6, 2016 With federal, state, and neighboring city governments implementing ways to move motor vehicle traffic more efficiently on streets and highways, Iowa City is proposing what appears to be the opposite with so-called 'road diets' on portions of Mormon Trek Blvd. and First Ave. I oppose reducing four lanes to three lanes (1 lane each way with center turning lane). It will significantly slow traffic movement, resulting in tie-ups and longer waiting lines, thus increasing driver frustration and tempting road rage incidents. The Iowa City -Cedar Rapids Corridor is one of the two fastest growing areas in Iowa, with the Iowa City metro area population having more than tripled in 60 years -- from 29,216 in 1950 to 102,073 in 2010. Based on that history and with clear expectations such growth will continue, intentionally frustrating drivers by reducing lanes to hamper traffic flow and increase drive times appears more than ill advised. It's potentially dangerous. With Coralville's population increasing from 977 in 1950 to 18,907 in 2010, imagine what today's 'Coralville Strip' would be like today if that city hadn't planned ahead and expanded that street to 2lanes each direction with center turning lanes at intersections. Years ago, when I first began regular visits to St. Louis, one of the main streets (I think it was Kingshighway Blvd.) into the city was three lanes -- one each way with what then appeared to be a passing lane (or 'suicide lane') in the middle, with head-on collisions just waiting to happen. Not sure when it was fixed, but I haven't seen that 3 -lane street there in decades. While Iowa City is contemplating 'road diets' on our two heavily traveled streets, the federal government has already expanded I-80 through Iowa City-Coralville to three lanes each way and is now considering expanding that 6 -lane section eastward toward West Branch. While it's clear that motor vehicles and bike riders should never share the same street, the reality is that it's necessary. Biking is not only healthy for riders, but it's an inexpensive form of local transportation and is good for our environment. So we must be conscious to promote safety on all city streets. However, as city and county governments spend increasing amounts needed to promote safe bike riding, it's also time to implement a reasonable use tax for bike riders who use our specially altered streets, bridges, and pathways. Please think very seriously before significantly hampering the flow of traffic on two of our city's most heavily traveled streets, thus increasing traffic tie-ups and driver frustrations and anticipated additional traffic -related problems. Bob Elliott Marian Karr: please see that copies of this communication are provided to city council members. IP6 From: Darrell Hansen <dohjkh@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 10:37 AM To: bfall@snyder-associates.com Cc: Marian Karr Subject: Road Diet for First Ave and Mormon Trek Brenda, I attended both the Mormon Trek and First Avenue "Road Diet" meeting. My feedback on these meeting include: Tuesday, June 28th meeting on Mormon Trek: - A majority of the people in attendance were not in favor of making the change. They could not see the reduction in lanes as improvement and offered options that would be significantly less costly and improve safety, while allowing the current 4 lanes of traffic. - Change the Stop light in existence today at the following locations to add a turning light: - comer of Benton Street and Mormon Trek - comer of Robert Road and Mormon Trek - The consultants projected growth in vehicle traffic to increase by 10% from 2010 to 2040 (30 years). The growth in populations in the Iowa City metro area has grown by 200% from 1960 to 2010 (50 years). These numbers do not add up! The consultants said this is what their "model" shows. Mormon Trek is a major North to South street, the only through street in west Iowa City that goes from Interstate 80 to Sand Road. How does the "model" take this into consideration? - The consultants project an increased travel time with the road diet to increase by 39 seconds. They obtained this information by "driving a car the distance on the road diet." This analysis seems to be light to project actual results! - The consultants project a 25% reduction in accidents. There are studies (the Federal Highway Administration) of 10 cities that put in a road diet which show a 6% reduction in accidents. What studies are the consultants using to come up with this data and do they match the streets in Iowa City? - In general, people riding bikes favor the change. At this meeting, it seemed like a small minority of people were bike riders. One of my neighbors (Durango Place) off Robert Road was at the meeting and rides his bike daily to University Hospital. His comment after the meeting was that, "he would not ride a bike on Mormon Trek as designed, it is an accident in the making with heavy vehicle traffic mixed with bicycle lanes that are not protected!" Thursday, June 30th meeting on First Ave: - A majority of people in attendance were bicyclists and in favor of the change. - People expressed the same concerns about the data the consultants presented so I will not repeat this. - The best improvement suggestion, made by a person who owns a business on First Avenue was, "do not put bicycle lanes on First Avenue, as there are children going to South East Junior High and will ride in these lanes, this will produce significant injuries when mixing bicycles with heavy traffic on the same mad." I hope this opens up some questions that the City Council might ask before we spend $1,000, 000 or more to make changes that need to be redone at an additional cost. If there are vehicle and bicycle accidents on Mormon Trek or First Ave, would the city be legally responsible by providing bike lanes mixed with heavy traffic from vehicles? Darrell Hansen 83 Durango Place Iowa City, Is 52246 319-338-5253 dohikh(alvahoo.com Marion, please copy the City Council with this e-mail. Thanks! 07-07-16 IP7 City of Iowa City 2016 Building Statistics Isluellrypso onstruction Bingle Family -$ January 1,085,600 February 2,631,225 March 4,534,025 AprilMay 4,285,494 4,502,146 June July j jAuqust —September r Noneember 3,122,390 December 20,160,880 Number of Permits 4 8 20 16 21 13 80 Duplex -$ 1,349,870 420,000_ 1,769,870 Number at Permits 2 1 3 Sorodlies $ Fraternities - $ Numb" of Permits Muaiple Units 3,863,333 1,564,850 4,060,000 1,000,000 13,252,114 23,740,297 Numb" of Permits 3 4 2 11(founcialla 2 12 Number of Buildings 3 4 2 2 11 Number "Duelling Units 1 27 17 28 78 150 - Commercial/Residential 6,949,457 6,949,467 Number of Permits 2 (1 -foundation) 2 Number of Buildings 1 I 1 1 Number of DmMng units 8 8 Motels, Hotels -$ 23,500,000 23,500,000 Number of Permits 1 1 orches- $ 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 Numb" of Permits 1 1 ndusbial -$ 10,700,000 470,000 11,170,000 Numberef Permits 1 1 2 Service Stations - $ Number of Permits Hospitals 8 Institulisns - $ Number of Permits Offices, Banks. Pref. -$ 188,000 9,500,000 1,500,000 11,188,000 Number a Permits 1 (foundation) 1 1 3 Public Works 8 Mires -$ 7,619,000 7,619,000 7,619,000 Number of Permits 3 3 Schools -$ 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 Number of Permits 1 1 Stares 8 Customer Svc. - $ 1,916,418 1,100,867 3,017,285 Number of Permits 1 1 1 2 Aim Sbucluresfences-$ 151,500 1,0001 1 152,500 Number of Permits 7 11 8 Remodel, Residential -$ 414,212 895,942 929,8511 688,030 6,252,798 5,714,583 14,895,416 Number of Permits 23 23 39 41 39 37 202 Remodel, Commercial -$ 1,295,544 13,495,592 1,718,550 4,467,960 11,665,395 8,317,942 40,960,983 13,687,008 Number of Permits 15 8 13 7 20 13 76 Remodel, Public Works - $ Number of Permits kocessory Structures 4,000 222,000 25,000 179,000 430,000 Number "Permit, 1 4 1 2 8 TOTAL VALUE 13,687,356 44,608,092 34,067,146 23,026,484 25,908,257 48,256,353 187,553,688 43,506,608 TOTAL PERMITS 45 45 81 89 901 74 404 IPs CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319)356-5000 (319)356-5009 FAX www. icgov.org July 6, 2016 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Parking Enforcement Attendant Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Parking Enforcement Attendant. Yvette Dolezal IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Lyra V. Dickerson, Chair From: City of Iowa City<CityoflowaCity@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2016 10:40 AM To: Marian Karr Subject: Tenth annual Rummage in the Ramp begins July 23 O SHARE Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web pace. 10WACITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 5, 2016 Contact: Jennifer Jordan Phone: 319-887-6160 Tenth annual Rummage in the Ramp begins July 23 Since its inception, Rummage in the Ramp has diverted 218 tons (436,000 pounds!) from the Landfill, and has raised more than $130,000 to benefit the community. Items that are donated for sale range from furniture and beds to clothing, books, pots, pans, dishes, exercise equipment, electronics, and other household goods, including many unique or hard -to -find items. Sofas and other large items are seldom priced for more than $20, while small appliances go for around $5 and many individual items sell for $1. Those who come to buy should bring cash or a credit/debit card for purchases. As in all previous years, Rummage in the Ramp will be held on the ground floor of the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp under the College Street bridge, across from City Hall at 410 E. Washington Street and adjacent to the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center parking area. The 2016 event begins Saturday, July 23, with the following schedule: Donations and sales Drop off your donations or stop by to shop during these hours: Saturday, July 23 ...............................................4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July is here, which means leases are about to expire, hundreds ✓ of people are packing up to move in or move out of their homes fore �j�O" or apartments, and it's almost time for the City's annual mega- recycling event, Rummage in the Ramp. RUMMAG4Now in its tenth year, Rummage in the Ramp is the City's annual IN mreduce / reuse / recycle / repurpose / upcycle event in which students and local residents who are moving out are encouraged 17"M to donate, rather than throw away, items they no longer need or want. Those items are then sold at bargain prices to the public during anine-day gigantic garage sale, with proceeds going to local nonprofits and student groups that help staff the event. Since its inception, Rummage in the Ramp has diverted 218 tons (436,000 pounds!) from the Landfill, and has raised more than $130,000 to benefit the community. Items that are donated for sale range from furniture and beds to clothing, books, pots, pans, dishes, exercise equipment, electronics, and other household goods, including many unique or hard -to -find items. Sofas and other large items are seldom priced for more than $20, while small appliances go for around $5 and many individual items sell for $1. Those who come to buy should bring cash or a credit/debit card for purchases. As in all previous years, Rummage in the Ramp will be held on the ground floor of the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp under the College Street bridge, across from City Hall at 410 E. Washington Street and adjacent to the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center parking area. The 2016 event begins Saturday, July 23, with the following schedule: Donations and sales Drop off your donations or stop by to shop during these hours: Saturday, July 23 ...............................................4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 24 through Friday, July 29......... noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 30 ..............................................8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 31 through Wednesday, Aug. 3 .... noon to 8 p.m. A special donations drop-off will also be held on Tuesday, July 26 from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Mercer Park Farmers Market off Bradford Drive. Electronics and small appliances All electronics and small appliances will be accepted -- even those that aren't working. But if they're not in good working order, please let the sale assistants know so the items are not put on a sale table. A recycling fee of $10 will be charged for TVs, computers or laptops (working or non -working) in case the items do not sell. Pick-up service Pick-up service will be available for residents and households within Iowa City city limits who want to donate items but have no way to transport them to the ramp. The pick-up fee is $10. If working or non -working TVs, computers or laptops are being picked up, there will be an additional $10 per item fee. Sign up for an appointment at www.icgov.org/rummageintheramp in mid-July. Last -day specials and celebration On the last day of the sale, August 3, everything goes! Beginning at 4 pm, staff will implement a "Name Your Price" sales strategy. Come on down, see what's left, and tell us what you'll give for it! A Rummage in the Ramp celebration is also planned from 4 to 8 p.m. on the last day. Stay tuned on Facebook and our web page for more information. Rummage ReDux We are working with local creative individuals to repair/repurpose/upcycle a few Rummage in the Ramp items to show how things can easily go from serviceable to spectacular. The items will be showcased during Rummage in the Ramp to show shoppers what a little love and creativity can accomplish! Stay tuned on Facebook and our web page for more information. Rummage in the Ramp is co-sponsored by the City's Landfill / Recycling and Neighborhood Services Divisions. For more information, visit www.icgov.org/rummageintheramp or contact Jennifer Jordan, City of Iowa City Recycling Coordinator, at 319-887-6160 or iennifer-iordan(a)iowa- citv.org, or Marcia Bollinger with the Neighborhood Outreach Office at 319-356-5237 or marcia- bollinger(a)iowa-city.org. 3 % r� ar��y Questions? Contact Us C11Y OF 1O11'A CITY UMKOCircdU RAiva Public events planned to celebrate ADA's 26th anniversary Page 1 of 2 IP10 0 Receive Updates I Enter Email Address Go Public events planned to celebrate ADA's 26th anniversary City of Iowa City sent this bulletin at 07/06/2016 02:56 PM CDT D SHRRE Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web oaae. City of IOWA CITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 6, 2016 Contact: Simon Andrew Phone: 319-356-5010 Public events planned to celebrate ADA's 26th anniversary Two special events are planned in Iowa City later this month to mark the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the civil rights law that bars discrimination toward people with disabilities with regard to employment, public services, public accommodations and telecommunications. On Friday, July 22, 2016, Tai Tomasi, a disability rights attorney with Disability Rights of Iowa, will give a presentation at 2 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Street. A long- term advocate for the blind, she will tell her personal story, present information regarding professionals' legal obligations under the ADA, and discuss ableism and what people can do to counteract it. There is no fee, and the event is open to the public. Tomasi's presentation is sponsored by the ARC of Southeast Iowa, the City of Iowa City, and the Iowa City Human Rights Commission. The following day, on Saturday, July 23, the Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall will be the site of "Nothing Is Impossible," a celebration of 26 years of the ADA. The public is invited to join in the event from 10 a.m. to noon to commemorate the anniversary of access for all, with speakers and entertainment scheduled. Refreshments will be provided, compliments of Lucky's Market in Iowa City. There is no fee to participate in the event. The Downtown celebration is sponsored by Access 2 Independence, ARC of Southeast Iowa, City of Iowa City, Combined Efforts, Epilepsy Foundation, Goodwill of the Heartland, Heritage Agency, https:Hcontent. govdelivery.com/accounts/IAIO WA/bulletins/ 1543266 7/6/2016 Public events planned to celebrate ADA's 26th anniversary Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program (MYEP), National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Federation of the Blind, Sheraton Hotel, Systems Unlimited, University of Iowa Children's Hospital Center for Disabilities and Development, the University of Iowa School of Social Work, and Uptown Bill's Coffee House. For more information, contact Simon Andrew with the City Manager's Office at 319-356-5010 or simon-andrew@iowa-city.org. I ! 1 !� 4 '"� Questions? +�JR� Contact Us CITY01 1OWA C11Y 1^1 VO(11\ (H IIIIRA1IMI STAY CONNECTED. 013W®$0 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences I Unsubscribe I Help Ppwnd by !91 Page 2 of 2 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IAIOWA/bulletins/1543266 7/6/2016 Minutes Human Rights Commission June 21, 2016 Lobby Conference Room Preliminary Members Present: Eliza Willis, Orville Townsend Sr, Andrea Cohen, Kim Hanrahan, Paul Retish, Shams Ghoneim, Adil Adams, Joe D. Coulter. Members Absent: Karol Krotz. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers. Recommendations to Council: No. Call to Order: Ghoneim called the meeting to order at 5:30. Minutes from the May 17, 2016 meeting date were approved after noting that Krotz term expiration should be 2017 and not 2018. Motion Coulter, seconded by Hanrahan. Motion passed 8-0. A funding request for an ADA Anniversary event featuring Tai Tomasi, a disability rights attorney with Disability Rights of Iowa, was approved for $100 out of the $325 request. Motion Coulter, seconded by Hanrahan. Motion passed 7-1 (Townsend dissenting). The event will be held on Friday, July 22 at the Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A. The ARC of Southeast Iowa is also a sponsor. Commissioner Adams and possibly Commissioners Ghoneim and Retish (if their schedules allow) will staff the vendor table at the ADA Anniversary Celebration 2016. The celebration will be held on Saturday, July 23 from 10am-12pm on the Iowa City Ped Mall. Commissioner Willis will present the awards to the Juneteenth essay and art contest winners at the Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration being held on Saturday, June 25 from 12pm-6pm at the Mercer Park and Aquatic Center. An Awards banquet will be held on Friday, June 24 recognizing Trailblazers for Civil Rights in three different age categories. Co-sponsors for the upcoming Solidarity event to date include the Center for Human Rights, Consultation of Religious Communities, Johnson County Board of Supervisors, United Nations Association Iowa Chapter, and the Muslim Public Affairs Council. This event will be part of a series and will include keynote speakers and breakout sessions. See attached handout by subcommittee for more information. Commissioners selected Diane Finnerty to be the keynote speaker for the Annual Human Rights Breakfast being held in October. Motion Coulter, seconded by Relish. Motion passed 6-2 (Willis and Cohen dissenting). The annual job fair may be moved to the Robert A. Lee Recreational Center as it was held in past years. Commissioners Willis and Hanrahan will meet in the near future to plan a program and/or event prior to the general election. Commissioners Cohen, Coulter and Hanrahan attended the Affordable Housing Conference on June 17, 2016. Bowers will send out the links to the PowerPoint presentations from the Conference. Commissioners Willis and Coulter participated in Iowa City Pride Day on June 18, 2016 on behalf of the Commission. It is noted as the largest turn out for the event ever. ' Commissioners Willis, Retish and Ghoneim met with a group of Disability Rights Activists visiting from the Ukraine. The meeting included the Mayor of Iowa City as well. Commissioner Ghoneim and past Commissioner Olmstead will be reappointed on the University of Iowa's Center for Human Rights Advisory Board. Reports of Commissioners: Ghoneim will serve on several cultural panels in the fall to discuss and share information on end of life care for persons who are Muslim. These include the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights on September 19, 2016 and October 4, 2016 for Hospice Board. Adams invited community members to attend the end of Ramadan Celebration Coulter serves on the Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs, State Department of Human Rights. This Commission recently sent a letter to federal agencies including the Army Core of Engineers, the Environmental Protection agency that noted the impact the Bakken Pipeline has on Native Communities here in Iowa. Coulter also did a major presentation on Transient Indian Health in Iowa. Adjournment: 7:03 p.m 2 Human Rights Commission Attendance Record NAME TERM EXP. 6/16 15 7/21 15 8/18 15 9/16 15 10/20 15 11/17 15 12/15 15 1/19 16 2116 16 3/15 16 4/18 16 5/17 16 6/21 16 Joe D. Coulter 1/12019 X O/E X X X X X X X X X O/E X Atli[ D. Adams 1/12019 — — — -- — — — O/E O O/E O X X Eliza Jane Willis 1/1/2019 — — — — — — -- X O/E X X X X Paul Relish 1/12017 X X X X X X X O/E X X X X X Orville Townsend, Sr. 1/12017 O/E X X X X X X X X X X X X Andrea Cohen 1/1/2018 — -- — — — -- — X X X X X X Kim Hanrahan 1/12018 O/E X X X X X X X X O/E X X X Shams Ghoneim 1/12018 X X X X O/E X X O/E X X X X X Karol Krotz 1/12017 — — — — — — — — — — — O O Key X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused — = Vacant COPY From: Shams y, Jun 1.2016 ghoneimQmchsi.COm> Sent Saturday, June 18, 2016 2:47 PM � f L n To: Stefanie Bowers , Ce: Kingsley Botchway; Charlie Eastham; Charlie Eastham; Amy Weismann n Subject: Summary & Minutes of Planning Committee June 16 Meeting i r Dear Commissioners and Planning Committee Members: Below is the summary of that meeting for your information and reference. Thank you. Best regards Shams June 16,2016 Planning Committee Meeting Summary and updates: Background and obiective of October 13, 2016 Event: (Building and Crossing Bridges Together) As shared previously the intent is to: Spearhead a grass root event partnering with several entities to plan a Joint Solidarity Event before the election that can include (UICHR, ACLU -IA, CRC, City Council, JC BOD of Supervisors, Members of the LGB, Persons with disabilities, Latino /African /Native American Communities, immigrant, refugees, Center for workers justice, UNI, and Muslim Community) to demonstrate solidarity, propose an action plan, to address and fight against the hate and fear mongering tactics / rhetoric by GOP front runners, their supporters, and all who are misinformed. The Planning Committee met on June 16, 2016 at 11 am in City Ball. Present: Orville (briefly), Kim, Amy, Charlie, and Shams. The following agenda items were addressed or bypassed: * Updates from Planning Committee members: - ** Kingsley: update on the second session etc. (Absent) ** Orville: ideas and updates on race relations. (Left early) ** Charlie: update on his selected topic. Plans to work with Center for Workers Justice on issues of interest. ** Kim: LGBTQ voices. Kim kindly agreed to be a leader/facilitator of a related topic/breakaway group. Proposed having an Allied group as well. ** Paul /Andrea :unable to attend. ^<.OPY 6) Being a Muslim, Arab, Sudanese, or Southeast Asian today. 7) Latino concerns and rights. 8) ADA, Mental Illness, barriers, local resources & self -advocacy. 9) Immigrant and refuges lives and challenges. 10) Human Rights and Students Collective voices ** Shams: updated all on progress need to articulate Panel's objective, and participants. Professor Motier Haskins agreed to be a panelist. (Representing the Muslim Perspective). Need to articulate Save the day Flyer, what to have on it, including images by the next meeting. *Committee Members are encouraged to please contact other sponsors and breakout group leaders/facilitators. * Present Committee members indicated that best days for them are Mondays & Fridays. *Suggested next meetings are Monday June 27 at 3 Pm or Friday July 1 at 11 am. Please all email me as soon as you can your preferred date. Minutes and summary were respectfully submitted by Shams. G. Attending committee members please feel free to correcttedit as needed. -Z -1 Iowa City Human Rights Commission's Goal Setting Questionnaire for July 7, 2016 The Commission will hold a goal -setting session on Thursday, July 7 from 5 -7 p.m, in the Helling Conference Room here at City Hall. The purpose of the session is to prepare a recommendation for the City Council as it relates to a social and racial equity grant and, if time allows, discuss the current structure of Commission sub -committees. If time runs out and we are not able to discuss sub- committees we will plan to continue the discussion at a future meeting date. Part One: In its Strategic Plan for 2016-2018 the City Council committed $25,000 to fund a grant that is to advance social and racial equity in the community. In the space below please answer the following. How you envision the grant working? Include in your response the role the Commission should play in the process. Part Two: in the fall of 2014 the Human Rights Commission established the following sub -committees: Community Outreach; Council Outreach; Educational Programming; Educational Outreach. How can the Commission sub -committees be more effective? Part Three Please list and explain any concerns or opportunities as it relates to the Human Rights Commission or operations. Your response does not need to identify potential solutions. Please return this questionnaire to Stefanie Bowers either in the self-addressed stamped envelope or via email at stefanie-bowers@iowa-citv.ora.