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ITEM 2. PROCLAMATIONS
ITEM 2a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — January 16
Throgmorton: (reads proclamation) Greg, I wonder if you could come up and sort of accept this
but then give it back to Julie (laughs) because we need to change the date at the
end of it. Could .... maybe just come (several talking) So, anyhow! (applause)
Hearns: (difficult to hear, away from mic) Just want to say, uh, on behalf of, uh ... (several
talking)
Throgmorton: Greg, you need (several talking)
Botchway: ....for the mic. (several talking) Yeah, for the mic.
Hearns: Guess I wasn't really prepared for this, but .... on behalf of the Iowa City
community, I want to thank Jim Throgmorton, uh, the City of Iowa City for
recognizing, ub, Martin Luther King Day. Um, I think it's important that we
carry on, um, the struggle. I think it's important that we ... remember the things
that he was fighting for and continue to fight for those things. I think that's what
makes this a great community that we live in. So ... once again, thank you very
much.
Throgmorton: Great! Thank you! (applause) Okay, Item #3, Consider Adoption of (both
talking)
Voparil: Um, could I have a full name on that? Craig?
Throgmorton: Greg.
Voparil: Greg.
Throgmorton: H -e -a -r -n -e -s.
Heams: N -s.
Throgmorton: N -s. Sorry! My bad! Yeah, Greg (several talking)
Voparil: Thank you!
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ITEM 4. COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). [UNTIL 8
PM]
Throgmorton: This is a ... any .... anybody, uh, who wants to, uh, can take an opportunity to speak
about any topic that's not on our formal meeting agenda, and I'd like to ask you to
keep your comments to not more than five minutes, but ... if you'd like to speak to
us about ... you know, anything not on the formal meeting agenda, please do so!
Cano: (speaking through translator) Hello, good evening. My name is Anna. I've been
a resident of Iowa City for 13 years. And I'm a member of the Center for Worker
Justice. For years we worked, um, to improve the community. For example, with
the community I.D. It's, uh, made our community more inclusive. Um, we've
worked to raise the minimum wage. And I consider Iowa City my second home.
Uh, I ask you, um.....in... in the .... in the, um, I ask you in the most humble way...
that we remain united, um, before the attack, the anti -immigrant attacks, um...
thank you very much for your attention.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Anna. (applause) Anyone else? Good evening!
Baltazar: (speaking through translator) Good evening, my name is Margarita. Thank you
for your attention. I would just like to direct to you that, um, we're people
who've, um, worked hard for a long time .... to improve the lives of everyone in
general. In Iowa, we're a hard-working group. We've united many people,
without regard to their color, their religion, or where they come from. We respect
the values of each person. We've achieved a lot of things by respecting each
other and uniting mutually. And each day we fight to improve the life of
everyone. We don't see differences and we don't want to see them. We want to
continue to improve and work for a better future for Iowa. For our children and
continue to grow our values. Thank you for your support.
Throgmorton: (applause) Thank you, Margarita. (applause continues)
Bernal: (speaking through translator) Good afternoon, uh, good evening, my name is
Elizabeth. I've been a resident of Iowa City for 13 years. First I'd like to thank
you because Iowa has been my home. We all have different situations. My
situation required me to run away. I have to be safe with my kids, so I have to
come to Iowa .... I decide for some reason to come to Iowa City. I've been here
and tried to be .... I was scared the first time to not be a part of this population in
Iowa City, not be accepted to Iowa City, but .... my surprise was pretty good
because I....they accept me pretty good. I was really, really.... thank you for
those people who they don't see me a race or if I Hispanic or whatever.... kind of
people. They just look to me and they able to help, and I have, urn ... really big
help in Iowa City. They ask me why Iowa City. I say God send me to Iowa City
because all Iowans, it's my angel and they be a part of my life (difficult to
understand) my family basically. That's the way they make me feel and they
really hope that you guys keeping that going to me, to be safe with my kids
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because I don't want to be worry all the time about .... some people from other
states, other part of, uh, United State, they come and say I'm a bad person because
I .... how I'm looking. We don't want those, not even for me or other races
(difficult to understand) I believe. I just want to be accepted and be happy and
teaching respect to each other, with the kids or with not the kids. We have to be
respect and accepted. We don't want to be .... separated. Iowa work really good
for me because looks like together we can move far, more far than other people.
So Iowa, that's a pretty great community for me. They response to me pretty
good and I just .... be .... see I, my hope it's continue to see Iowa be .... my second
home. It's actually, I believe it's my home. I don't see the second home. It's my
house because you guys make me feel that way, so I be .... just say thank you for
your support and I contin.... I hope you guys continue to give me that support and
the safe I feel with everybody. It's not only the police. I be ... work with kids and
a lot of people, so they make me feel really comfortable. I just say thank you for
that support.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Elizabeth. (applause) Good evening, again, Rafael!
Morataya: Good evening, again, Mayor. Thank you! Um, you know I'm .... I'm Rafael
Morataya. I'm .... as you know I'm new in Iowa City and I'm, you know, um,
I'm .... I do think, you know, the United States has .... I make the United States my
second country, you know, but uh.... um, I .... I do think as a father of, uh, three
kids who was born in this country, right, and then they are the .... the new, they are
the new .... they are the (difficult to understand) generation of. ... of myself, right,
my family back home, here in the United States, urn .... they are really,
uh.....grateful to be here in Iowa City but at the same time they are, you know,
concerned what happen on the national level, and I can see the.....the (difficult to
understand) the City has been down with the CWJ. As the member I've been
working with.... with.... with everyone here and, um, I'm really humbled to ..... to
(difficult to understand) and be helpful to the board and be helpful to the member
that I'm here today, you know, as (difficult to understand) appreciation that you
are putting the effort to still continue to work with us and then.....this is really
great and then the stuff that you did today was .... I think we're moving forward.
Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thanks, Rafael. (applause) Good evening!
Salih: Good evening. My name is Mazahir Salih, um, I'm the President of Center for
Worker Justice. I email you this, uh, but I'm going to read it anyway. Okay, this
is our position at CWJ regarding immigration discussion. (reads prepared
statement) Thank you so much.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Mazahir. (applause) Good evening, Crissy!
Canganelli: Good evening. My name's Crissy Canganelli and I'm Executive Director of
Shelter House, and tonight I'm just here to .... on behalf of everyone at Shelter
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House, thank you, the City Council and the City staff for again generously
supporting this year's winter low -barrier shelter. Um, this is the third year of our
program, and in addition to the financial support, I just want to especially mention
the support and... and help that, uh, specific staff have given us this year. We
faced a fair number of obstacles this year and I'd say that we only persevered
because of -the support that we received from Tim Hennis, Doug Boothroy, Jann
Ream, the Iowa City Police Department which has been a partner throughout
each .... each season, um, but .... with their patience, their guidance, their
recognition of this ... of the urgency of the situation and I'd have to say the good
humor that they provided as well along the way, um, we were successful in
opening up on the 12th, uh, at Zion Luther Church and then moving to the
intended location on the weekend of the 17th, and so thank you so very much.
You're a part of sheltering over 30 people a night, and indeed this program is
saving lives. We've keeping people off the streets during the most bitter weather
of our year, so thank you.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Crissy. (applause) Good evening!
Leonard: Hi, um, my name's Casey Leonard. Um, I must confess I've never spoken and
addressed the City Council before, and um, for the last few minutes I've been
sitting back there feeling incredibly nervous (laughs) and then I watched a whole
line of ....of im... of immigrant families and, um ..... people representing them
come up and speak on behalf of their own communities and I think how
privileged am I to simply be nervous about speaking to my City Council, many of
them would share my own background and look just like me, um, when other
people are feeling legitimately scared about their security in this country. Iowa
City already has progressive policies in place to welcome and protect its
immigrant community and population. So I see no harm in reiterating and
formalizing our support for our immigrant communities by declaring Iowa City a
Sanctuary City. This is especially important in light of recent elections, results
which will likely bring policy that threatens people and families, these very
valuable members of our society. It's time to move boldly and stand with our
vulnerable populations. Thank you.
Throgmorton: (applause) Thank you. (applause continues) You again, Greg!
Hearns: Yes, me again! (laughs) Um, again, my name is Greg Hearns. (clears throat) I
just wanna, um, say thank you and commend you guys for taking a stance. I think
this is very important to our community. I mean, the one thing that makes me
proud to live in this community is the fact that its so diverse. I mean we have a
university here that welcomes many, many international students from around the
world. Urn .... you know, here in town we have, you know, so many different,
diverse people. Um, I represent a lot of diverse people, you know, a lot of
immigrants as a labor leader. Um, a lot of immigrants in this city have stood
shoulder to shoulder with `em, stood shoulder to shoulder with a lot of, you know,
the local politicians here, fighting for the things that these people have, uh,
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mentioned, that spoke before me, you know, uh, the community I.D., um, raisin'
the minimum wage, um, even.... even just starting a .... um, a non-profit like
Center for Workers Justice that looks out for people who kinda fall by the
wayside, people who have to live in the ... in the shadows. I mean a lot of these
corporations, you know, it's okay to hire people and have `em work for `em, but
at night they don't care what happens to `em, you know, where they live, um, you
know, they have to live in the shadows. Uh, we fought for equal housing, um, we
fought for.....I mean, the list goes on and on. You know, safe policing, I think
our community's safer because of the communication that we have between the
immigrants and the Police Department. Um, people of color feel better about
living in Iowa City because of the changes that have come about because of these
things. So .... once again 1 would like to say thank you, um, I'm proud to be part
of Iowa City, proud to have you guys as a .... as ser ... or, uh, City Council
Members, and I just hope you continue to do the good things that you're doing.
Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Greg. (applause)
Voparil: Please sign in (applause continues) ...if you could please sign in. (unable to hear
response, away from mic) Sign in!
Throgmorton: Good evening, Adil.
Adams: Good evening (mumbled) Uh, good evening. Uh, my name's Adil Adams. As I
mention before, I live here for 20 years .... and, uh.... two years ago .... there was
regulation about taxi regulation. The City Council they pass this regulation.
Actually there is a ... amendment, not the ... the whole regulation, there's some
amendment and .... at that time I (mumbled) because it's, uh, I told the City
Council, uh, this amendment will affect it, our community, the Sudanese
community. Because all the driver was a minority or the drivers ... the taxi drivers
are Sudanese. I remember when the Chief, or the Police Chief, uh, call me and
say we want to talk to you about this regulation's amendment, and he show me
five amendment. I told him what examples they said we don't want a .... any more
contractors. And also .... uh.....they don't want all the .... they need the phone 24 -
hours a day and the color. I said (mumbled) no problem, but for contractors, we
can't .... get rid of these contractors cause all the drivers are contractors. And even
the Mayor at that time, not this Mayor, the one before that, he told the Police,
cause they adopted this, uh, regulations or this amendment, the Mayor said why
not .... we don't have .... why not, uh, we have contractors in the city. We have
contractors. What is the problem with contractors? But the City ... the City
Attorney and the Police, still they don't, uh.... want to follow this, uh, suggestion.
Uh, last month they give me also ticket. One of my drivers. He's a contractor.
Unfortunately he was driving his personal car and he get DWI and, uh, they....
the process, everybody know the process for DWI, and after six month they give
him back his driver license. And .... he give his car, his taxi to other driver,
because he can't drive. They took his ... his, uh (mumbled) out so he give .... other
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driver to drive for him and he made money. Then he apply for housing. The
housing denied his application and they issue me ticket. They told me because he
show them his income. He told them this income .... I .... I'm not driving but
my .... my taxi driven by other driver. So they issued two tickets to me, said you
are responsible for this contractor. I told them I don't have anything to do with
this contractor. He is a .... he has his own car. He drive his car. If he stop his
driving, the police will catch him, uh, if he drive. It's not my problem. So they
issue ticket (mumbled) respond. They issue another ticket. I think this ticket #10.
So the police is .... abuse this power. So he said I call you; he did not respond. So
he come to my house, he give me the ticket. How the police call .... (mumbled) he
can walk to my house because I live just two miles from here. I told him since
you can come to my house, and you come to my house more than 15 times, and
you know me, so how you issue ticket (mumbled) because I didn't answer the
phone. Sometimes the phone is broke. Sometimes (mumbled) is on silence. So
when they make this new amendment, almost they give me like 12 or 13 tickets,
and all this tickets unjustified and .... just (mumbled) and for ... there is no reason to
give me all this tickets. Because.... almost last year, yeah, almost 10 tickets. So I
(mumbled) the City to look again to this amendment because the police use it...
as (mumbled) power. So, when they come home, my kids (both talking)
Throgmorton: Adil, you've gone well over five minutes now. Uh.... if you have like one
sentence wrap (both talking)
Adams: ...sentence, just to review this amendment, and I don't want the police just to
come my house every time to hand me ticket. He can send it by mail or he
can .... call me to come to the station to take these tickets.
Throgmorton: Okay. Thank .... thank you, Adil. Geoff, if possible could you have, uh, someone
look into Adil Adam's situation. I know you have .... you know how to contact
him, so yeah .... okay.
Revaux: Hi, uh, my name is Kate Revaux and this is also the first time I've addressed City
Council and uh (both talking)
Throgmorton: Welcome!
Revaux: ...see my .... my pulse in my neck right now but uh... so Iowa and Iowa City have a
long history of, uh, standing up for equity and justice, and being leaders on those
fronts. I do commend, uh, the City of Iowa City and our lar .... law enforcement
officials for the work, uh, that they have done and how they've operated
historically when it comes to, uh, immigration issues. Um, but the fact is,
something is coming down the pipeline, right? Um, and people are scared, and to
not draw attention, I think, would be a disservice to those communities that would
be affected by this. Um, whether or not we like it, this won't be the last time that
we have to talk about this. Um, if the concern is not being clear and not .... not,
you know, the population not knowing what a Sanctuary City means, then let's be
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clear about it. Let's use language that is clear. Let's utilize the amazing
resources that we have around the city, including the Center for Worker Justice
and the people who work there to communicate effectively what a Sanctuary city
is. I don't think, uh, formally .... or formalizing practices that are already in place
is a negative thing. I think because it is going to be an issue, um, Iowa City has
an opportunity that I don't think should be missed to declare to our population,
uh, and our citizenry that you are protected and you are safe here. Um, to .... to
speak I think to Pauline's, uh.... uh, terms before, uniting with action and
statement, what an amazing opportunity right here to do that with this. Right? So
I .... I would certainly urge, uh... urn, the City Council to vote in support of the
Sanctuary City. However you decide to name it, um, I think it would be good to
have something, uh, on the books saying that we, uh, as a city and you guys as
City officials, support our community and will protect our citiz.... citizens. Thank
you.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Kate. (applause)
Voparil: Kate, did you sign in? Please?
Dilkes: Yeah, if we can get everyone who talks to sign in that'd be helpful.
Throgmorton: Sometimes it's pretty hard cause you're so nervous, you know, you're out there,
your hand's jumpin' all over the place. (laughter)
McCarthy: Hi, uh, I'm Carol, uh, McCarthy. I'm a recent graduate at the University of Iowa.
I'm, um, daughter of, um, long line of Mexican -American women immigrants, uh,
and I want to, uh, thank you guys for being supportive, uh, and for, um,
addressing, uh, the ... the issue and, uh, I specifically want to, uh, thank, uh, Jim
Throgmorton for I think very early on, uh, pointing out that many times, uh,
immigrants, whether they're documented, undocumented, specifically Latino
immigrants get labeled as, uh, criminals and perceived as, uh, a threat and it's
just .... so absur... absurd and, uh, untrue. Um, and I'd like to thank you for
pointing out that, um, it's not right, uh, to be labeled that way. Uh, I do want to
say that I think, uh, you will receive more support than backlash in, uh,
addressing, uh.... this .... this so-called Sanctuary City, whether it is that title or
not. Mostly the policies behind it that will incu... that will keep people, the most
vulnerable, the undocumented, protected. I mean we know from .... from being
part of this community that immigrants are hard-working, that they are .... they
uphold our economy here, uh, that they .... do pay taxes. Often times those taxes
aren't ever returned and they're not reimbursed, uh.... we know that families, um,
when they are together and when they are not under any threat of danger and
being separated feel safer and the community is safer when families are together
and people .... and families don't have to worry about who is and ... not coming
home later that night, uh, when they're going to work or, um .... to the University,
uh.....or, you know, wherever they may be off to, um .... I want to thank you guys
for that and I do think you'll.....you'll have a decision to make on what .... how
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you want to label these policies as the City Manager said, you know, they haven't
received questions or phone calls before and that is part of the reason why it has
been addressed, but we've....people have been receiving these, uh, robo calls and
have been leaving messages. So obviously there is some sort of, you know, it's a
very real possibility that somebody could be making a phone call in and it'd be
good for the Police Department and the Sheriffs Office to know how they want to
address that and what the formal statement will be on it. Urn ..... and although it
may ... we may not be adopting the title of Sanctuary City, which I think is less
important than the actual policies of what ... that will protect, uh, undocumented
folk, um, it is good to .... er, interesting to note that if you look up what a
Sanctuary City is and what cities or counties are, Iowa City comes up when you
look it up on Google as a Sanctuary City. Uh, whether it's formally that or not,
there isn't exactly a definition to a Sanctuary City that is universal across the
country. Urn .... and so .... it might be smart .... I don't know the answer. It might
be smart to avoid the title. It might be, you know, something that cannot be
helped in the end. Uh.... but I want to thank you guys.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Carol. (applause) Anyone else? Good evenin'!
Dean: My name's Bryson Dean and, um, ironically in thinking about all this, um
(laughs) as sitting... standing here as a white, waspy person, I was told that my
forbearers came over to Jamestown in 1607. I don't really know if it's true, but
they were not legal. So .... I'm one of the illegals I guess too, and I just want to
thank you. I was here at the work session. I read all the material that was
prepared, which was excellent. The discussion was excellent, and as a .... as
someone who attends the Mennonite Church and went through the whole
(mumbled) situation, our church is very aware and very supportive and I think
what I would want to emphasize is what Jim brought up at the beginning. It's a
value. It's the values of families. It's the values of a safe community, and as I
look at these small children, it's a value of keeping our children feeling safe and
secure so they can grow up to be the people that they can be. So ... I'm just proud
to live here and we'll all work together.
Throgmorton: (applause) Thank you, Bryson. (applause continues)
Eastham: Good evening, my name's Charlie Eastham and I will sign in, Ju .... Julie! Uh....
Voparil: Thank you!
Eastham: (laughter) Uh, I live at 923, uh, Canton. 925, sorry! Canton Street in Iowa City.
Uh, and I'm gonna be not nice for a minute here. Because I want to talk about
Priorities for Iowans, or Priorities for Iowa, I think, is the name of the, uh, group
that funded, uh, the spate of very unpleasant, uh.... um, disgusting calls that many
of you received and many of the emails which you received. This group,
Priorities for Iowa, has... as many of you know I think by now, uh, receives its
money from out of state, corporations and businesses. In 2016, Priorities for Iowa
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received money from (can't hear) Investment Group, Montair Corporation,
Renaissance Technologies — none of those businesses do business or is located in
Iowa. They're all out of state. In 2014, they received money, $250,000, from
Alliance Coal. There's no coal mines in Iowa! Elliott Management, Tiger
Management, $250,000; Citadel LLC, $150,000; Western Rim Properties,
$100,000; and this gets me — World Wrestling Entertainment, $100,000. Mutual
Pharmasitical .... Pharmaceutical, Property Casualty Insurance (mumbled) both
25,000....$25,000. This group is not an Iowan group. It has no business doing
what it did. It has no business insulting people in this community, deriding them,
trying to separate, uh, separate the rest of the community from them. It should not
be, uh, engaged in this. The executive director, Jim Centers I think is his name,
should... frankly excuse himself from this, uh, from this corporation, because what
he's doing is wrong! I hope that as you go forward, you realize this. I think most
of you do, by the way, and I hope the public recognize it.....recognizes it, that the
divisiveness that, uh, that we've seen in the last few weeks is caused by people
from outside of the state. Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thanks, Charlie. (applause) Anyone else? Good evening.
Turvey: Good evening. Um, my name's Carolyn Turvey and just briefly, um, on the back
of that it seems like some of the discussion in the work session was we, you
know, why don't we wait to see what happens or we don't know what will happen
or there seemed to be a bit of a debate about how imminent the crisis is, and it
seems to me that it's current. It seems to me that the future is now, with these
robo calls, with some of the incidents that have occurred in this city, this is not
just a national level problem. It is a .... a local problem. It's starting, and I think if
you truly believe that this is a value of Iowa City to be inclusive, to protect the
rights and the safety of all of the human beings in this city, having an active, open
endorsement of that, uh, is really important. The other thing is a little bit more
hypothetical, but I think our ..... our nation, the way I experience this, our nation is
in a top-down and bottom-up negotiation around whether or not we are going to
truly treat our immigrants as human beings. And our actions and your actions can
be an important part of that negotiation, in the same way your inaction or you're
saying, gee, you know what's worked for us up until now has worked really well.
You know, Iowa nice has worked so far. Well, I don't know what to say about
Iowa nice, given these robo calls from out of the .... the state. I mean, I think that
we are in an extraordinary time and it would be a good time, uh, to have a more
active, open, uh .... endorsement of that value that our immigrants deserve to be
safe and respected.
Tbrogmorton: (applause) Thank you! (applause continues) Brandon, good night!
Ross: Hey, we're in a country of immigrants. I'm second generation on both sides... of,
uh, of the street. Um .... eastern and western Europe, and urn ... I would like to, uh,
encourage the City be sanctuary. That, uh, we even have to say sanctuary at all,
uh, seems ridiculous. You know .... maybe, you know, they talk, uh, the talk in
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our upper government is, uh, about excluding Muslim people and people out
there, well you don't worry because maybe you're not a Muslim, and then ... well
maybe we will exclude, uh, Central Americans, Latino people coming from over
the border because we can accept that because, well, we're not one of `em,
maybe. So it sounds maybe not so terrible to us. And maybe .... maybe there are
laws against women or lesbians, or maybe because we're not a lesbian or gay, if a
man, uh, so we may not think that that really has anything to do with us. Maybe,
uh, there's discrimination against Afro-Americans, but .... well, maybe we're not
Afro-American so we think it doesn't really affect us. But if you think this way,
if this is the way that we think, some day down the line..... you're gonna find that
you are in one of those groups. And they're gonna want to get rid of you too.
Sanctuary City is a city for everybody. If, uh.... if Woody Guthrie is to be
believed, you know, this land is your land, it's my land too. It doesn't matter
where you come from, just matters what you do. So .... I think it's a ridiculous
thing to even have to consider to be a sanctuary. Iowa City's for everybody and
it's our diversity that makes us a strong city, that makes us a world -known city.
Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thanks, Brandon. (applause) Anyone else? Okay, seeing (both talking)
Voparil: Motion to accept correspondence.
Botchway: So moved.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Dickens. All in favor say aye. Opposed.
Motion carries.
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ITEM 5. WETHERBY PARK SPORT COURT — RESOLUTION APPROVING
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE
OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WETHERBY PARK
SPORT COURT PROJECT 2017, 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 gonna read this resolution but, uh, we ... we're gonna end up not having a
public hearing on it. (reads resolution) Staff is recommending that the public
hearing that was gonna take place tonight not be held, and be reset for a future
date. So no action's gonna be taken on this resolution tonight .... in case you were
here for that resolution.
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ITEM 6. CITY PARK CABINS RESTORATION PROJECT 2017 — RESOLUTION
APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF AGREEMENT,
AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CABIN
PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO
ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO POST
NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT
OF BIDS
a. PUBLIC HEARING
Throgmorton: Gonna open a public hearing. Hold on! (bangs gavel) There! It's done
officially. Julie Seydel-Johnson, good evening, Julie!
Seydel-Johnson: Hi! One of these times it's gonna work when I stand up here (laughter)
(several talking in background) All right, so, uh, tonight we have the plans for the
City Park cabin restoration. We have two historic cabins located in Upper City
Park. You've probably seen them up near City Park pool. Um, the cabins are
from, uh.....they were, uh, built in the .... 1889 and 1913 and both are on the
Historic Registry. Uh.... you can see they are in fairly a sad state of repair.
We've had the tarps on for at least a year, probably longer, um, trying to maintain
what we can until we were able to get them, uh, to get the funds to have them
fixed. You can see the roofs need to be repaired. There's significant damage,
um, to the wood and foundations. Um, there's some pictures of the inside, uh,
numerous, uh, critters living in and around the buildings, so it's quite fun to go
visit it right now (laughs) and see what you can find. Uh, they have a .... a past of
being used for recreation programming, historic programming, and we certainly
hope to return to that as soon as the cabins are restored. Uh, priorities, this bid is
a little different in that we will be bidding it with six alter... alternates. Um, hope
to get all six, but the priority would be the roof, foundation, um, the flooring
repairs, repairs to the windows and doors, which they are serviceable at this point.
They're just not historic at the moment, so that would re .... replace them to what
they were, and then some more rehabilitation work, uh, in restoration to the logs
and finally site work around the cabins. So we'd like to get all six done, but that's
the priority if the bids come in and we aren't able to accomplish all of them.
Throgmorton: Okay! Any questions for Juli? I'm not hearing any. Thanks, Julie! Anybody
else care to address this particular topic? If not I'll close the public hearing.
(bangs gavel)
b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
Botchway: Move the resolution.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by .... Dickens. Discussion?
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Thomas: It's a nice little project (laughs) Happy to see it going forward.
Dickens: Long time comin'!
Throgmorton: All right. I think that's pretty much it, so roll call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 7. FOOD TRUCK VENDING - ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9,
ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," CHAPTER 4,
ENTITLED "PARKING REGULATIONS," TO ESTABLISH A PILOT
PROGRAM FOR FOOD TRUCK VENDING IN THE DOWNTOWN.
(FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Botchway: Move first consideration.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Dickens. Simon Andrew!
Andrew: Hi! Simon Andrew, Assistant to the City Manager. Uh, this ordinance
amendment is the first step to authorize the, uh, pilot program that we discussed in
November after the Mobile Vending Association, uh, came forward with their
proposal. Um, this, uh, allows the City Manager the authority to establish such a
pilot program, uh, currently the hours of operation and locations are codified in
City Code and so this, um, allows us the authority to conduct that pilot. Uh, the
next step, uh, before we get to the third reading of this ordinance is to sit down
with the Downtown District and the vendors, uh, to hash out what the best
locations for, uh, testing this program would be. Um, but we already know that it
will be in the late night hours. That's what we're, uh (clears throat) looking to
evaluate. Um, but we need to identify the exact locations that those will be, um,
that will be included in the pilot, and so we'll come back to you before the third
reading, um, with those locations that are recommended, um, and probably more
importantly through those conversations with the vendors and the Downtown
District is establishing, um, what the criteria will be for, uh, success, uh, for the
program, what the criteria will be for you all to decide if these are changes that
you want to enact permanently or, um, whether it's not a direction that you would
like to go. So .... uh, that's really where the feedback from those two groups will
be, uh, very important but, um, fairly simple ordinance amendment here. It's just
kind of broad discretion to establish that pilot program.
Throgmorton: Okay. Any questions for Simon? I'm really happy to see you're.... you'll be
obtaining stakeholder feedback, you know, to really get a sense of how it works
from particular points of view.
Andrew: Absolutely! Absolutely! It's obviously not a .... an industry we're well versed in
so ... you know, any of that feedback'll be helpful.
Throgmorton: Right. Okay, uh.... let's see, is there a motion to .... we already did that? Did we
do a motion already? All right, good deal! Any further discussion? No? Roll
call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 8. WASTEWATER TREATMENT CITY CODE — ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 16, ENTITLED "PUBLIC WORKS", CHAPTER 3,
"CITY UTILITIES", ARTICLE D, "WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WORKS USERS", TO ESTABLISH UPDATED INFLUENT
LIMITATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH MAINTENANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES. (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Throgmorton: Hi, Ron .... Ron Knoche.
Mims: (several talking) Move first consideration.
Botchway: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway.
Knoche: Ron Knoche, Public Works Director. Um, this ordinance change will update, uh,
a lot of our code from having two plants to one plant. Um, also will update our
influent requirements for our industrial users. Uh, right now we permit our
industrial users and limit what they can, um, put in .... into the system. Um, it
wasn't as easy as adding the two limitations that we had on both plants into one,
uh, the DNR did a study. Um, put those, uh, influent requirements on us and put
that out to public comment. Um, also with this change, um, it's basically, um,
defining what the service line is for a residential or a commercial user. Uh, right
now that is not defined .... defined very well and so there's been some confusion
on who's responsible for their service line. Uh, this just cleans up that language
within the code.
Throgmorton: Good deal! Any questions for Ron?
Knoche: Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thanks, Ron. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 9. DEFINING "DOWNTOWN" IN THE PERMIT SYSTEM - ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 16, ENTITLED "PUBLIC WORKS," CHAPTER 3,
ENTITLED "CITY UTILITIES," ARTICLE H, ENTITLED "SOLID
WASTE," BY DEFINING "DOWNTOWN" IN THE PERMIT SYSTEM
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES. (FURST CONSIDERATION)
Botchway: Move first consideration.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Chris O'Brien.
O'Brien: Hi there, Chris O'Brien, Director of Transportation and Resource Management.
This is .... I've been here before sort of frame... framing this issue up, and this is
the next step for us, uh, in order to address the downtown alleys. Uh, we were
here before to talk about, um, the permitting system. We made some amendments
to that. So what this does, um, we're really only addressing downtown as it
equates to the solid waste code, um, and .... and we're doing that so that when we
go to a ward, uh, the RFP that we have in place for alley hauling that we can
incorporate the Northside Marketplace area into that so that they .... they fall into
our permit system, which they currently do not at this time. Um, kind of framing
this up, this started back 2015. We received a letter from the Downtown District,
uh, outlining some issues and concerns as some things they wanted us to address.
Staff met with the Downtown District, as well as the haulers that .... that had units
in our alleys, um, to try .... to outline what we wanted was a ... a new program that
consolidated the amount of units in the alleys, expanded the level of services to
incl.... incorporate, uh, additional recycling, composting, um, and also to be able
to address the cleanliness and maintenance of those alleys so that we could, uh,
potentially down the road hopefully have usable alleys for things other than just
an alleyway or a walkway. Urn .... the RFP, we've received our responses. Um, at
the final reading of this not only will we have the administrative rules, but we
hope to have an award to that RFP as well so we can move forward. Let me know
if you have any questions.
Cole: This will allow less haulers then to be able to participate downtown and .... what
sort of feedback have you gotten from the haulers that presumably won't be able
to participate or .... or has that been an issue at all or.....
O'Brien: So we had responses from.....I think all that we thought we .... except one, urn ... so
we've had a little bit of negative feedback, um, but the majority of them submitted
proposals for it. I think everybody understood, which is why we met with them
early on, is to outline the framework, not just what we're doing but the ... the why
we were doing it. Um, the wear and tear on the alleys, the .... the hodgepodge of
units that you see in there. It didn't really allow for consolidation because it was
`I have a contract with business A,' and .... someone else has one with business B
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and so they all have different units. This allows us to, by having just one permit,
uh, to be able to consolidate .... consolidate those so that we're able to hopefully
minimize the units. So I .... I think they understand what we were going for. It
took a few iterations to get through it, but..... I'm sure .... I'm sure at the end
there'll be some .... some concerns because only one person's going to get the
award, uh, but I think everybody understood and therefore had a .... had an
opportunity to submit.
Cole: And you said this will allow more downtown composting for the restaurants (both
talking)
O'Brien: It's gonna offer the ability .... we made it as a part of it. Everybody has to have, if
they didn't provide the service, they have to be able to subcontract. Uh, so even
like for the grease, which you know we know not your typical hauler is going to
do, but that the subcontractor who lies underneath them to provide that. So there
really .... you have one point of contact once you have your contract set up
and .... and you'll have recycling options, composting options, waste, as well as
grease all being offered as a service. It fits right in with a lot of the waste
minimization items that we have brought to you before. It kind of falls right in
line with ... with what we're doing there.
Throgmorton: Okay, good deal! Any other questions for Chris? Thanks, Chris.
O'Brien: Thank you.
Throgmorton: Discussion?
Thomas: Well I just think .... you know, this is the first step in .... in a reclamation effort
with the alleyways, which have just enormous upside really (laughs) and, um .... I
just happened to be looking through the downtown Master Plan and when the
visioning workshop was held for the downtown, the alleys were considered the
greatest threat, received the highest number of votes, of any feature in the
downtown. So it's ... it really speaks to the importance of this issue, so it's really
great we're moving forward on.
Throgmorton: Anybody else?
Cole: Well .... this is a topic that seems extremely boring. You know, dumpsters... but I
think it's really exciting because really what it's going to do is it's going to be the
first step to making our alleys usable finally. Uh, and so this is really innovative
and I think kudos to Geoff and staff for making this happen. I remember talking
to Geoff, I think when I first met you about two and a half years ago about this
precise issue, and I remember you allo.... you outlined that's what we need to do,
we need to consolidate it if we wanted to get the composting downtown, and it's
really fun to see that finally come into fruition. So this is great work on the part
of staff and that's really going to start paying dividends pretty soon when we see
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these alleys opening up with activities and .... and various items. So, awesome
work!
Throgmorton: Anybody else? I agree! Okay, uh, roll call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 10. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES - ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 5, ENTITLED "BUSINESS AND LICENSE
REGULATIONS," CHAPTER 3, ENTITLED "TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANIES," TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 16-4663
REGARDING CITY LICENSING OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES. (FIRST CONSIDERATION)
Throgmorton: Simon, again....
Andrew: Uh, Simon Andrew, Assistant to the City Manager (both talking)
Throgmorton: Hold on (several talking)
Botchway: Move first consideration.
Thomas: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Botchway, seconded by Thomas. (coughing in background) Simon!
Andrew: All right, now I'll be brief! (laughter) Um, you'll remember from our
conversation when this, uh, was originally passed last spring, last April, that ... I
believe it was the day after or the day before the State, uh, legislature essentially
took this away from us. So that's in effect now. We no longer have any authority
to regulate, uh, transportation network companies and this cleans up City code to
that effect.
Throgmorton: Well gosh! We'll probably have a long discussion about this! I assume there's
no discussion.
Cole: I guess I have one question (both talking)
Throgmorton: There is!
Cole: Could this affect taxi, I mean is it just TNCs or is taxi still the exact same, and if
so, is there any effort to make sure that we have that regulatory parody with the
State code in terms of our local taxi ordinance?
Andrew: Yeah, it...it doesn't affect the taxi side of it. Um, and the State code is essentially
it's very close to what we passed last year. Uh, so, uh, it's basically the same
amount of parody that we currently (both talking)
Cole: ....do any additional modifications for taxis (both talking)
Andrew: Right. (several talking in background)
Throgmorton: Anything else? Roll call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 11. WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS - RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF THE APPLICATION OF 1301 GILBERT, LLC FOR WORKFORCE
HOUSING TAX INCENTIVES PROGRAM FROM THE IOWA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AT 1301 GILBERT STREET AND
COMMITTING LOCAL FUNDS TO THE PROJECT
Mims: Move the resolution.
Botchway: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway. Tracy Hightshoe. Hi, Tracy!
Hightshoe: Hello! Hi, the City received an application from Randy Miller to develop 312
units, um, in the property, there's two sites that currently Pleasant Valley and
Alexander Lumber occupy. It's a application for workforce housing tax credits,
and just based on our conversation earlier, I just want to clarify. In the state, the
Iowa workforce housing tax credits not necessarily affordable housing program.
It states right in their .... their code that it's to assist the development of housing
projects that are targeted at middle income households and that focus on
redevelopment or repurposing of existing structures. Now, because of our
inclusionary housing ordinance, 10% of the units will have to be affordable.
Randy plans on developing eight new buildings. Five of those buildings he's
applying for workforce housing tax credits. The tax credit program has no
income limitations. It has no, um ..... sales limitations. It basically states that the
average cost to .... to construct the units has to be below 200,000. Um, the plans
that Randy submitted are conceptual. They'll still have to go through our
subdivision, our site plan, our building review, our design review. Um, Randy
Miller is here tonight if you have any questions about the proposed development.
His first application is for 54 units, or up to 54 units, which would require, um,
City Council to support a $54,000, um, subsidy for this project, and then, uh, a
second application for 258 units. So the total request is for 312,000. Um, we put
that the funds, um, we want to put it in our urban renewal plan so that you have
the flexibility to use TIF, uh, to assist with the .... the financing of this project.
Um, it goes nicely with our Riverfront Crossings' plans. Like I said, it's a
substantial part of our southside of our Riverfront Crossings District. And ... we're
here for any questions and Randy's here as well.
Throgmorton: So ... so the .... hold on. All right, so the real question before us is do we want to
support the housing tax credits, right? The application for that. Okay. So, uh...
I ... I guess I'd want to say, I was just down right across the street from 1301,
Randy. I was, uh, there.... down there this morning, uh, visiting with my vet
(laughs) and looking across the street with, uh, your renderings in mind, uh,
which are very clear and very well done. Both for the 1301 project and then up
the street for the 1201 project. And, you know, I recognize that there's a really
pretty dramatic transformation of that side of Gilbert Street involved in this, and
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that's what we planned with the Riverfront Crossings District plan. So .... seems
to me .... we gotta, you know, eagerly support this project. I'm happy to do it!
But ... just gettin' a.....kind of a point of view out there. I wonder if the rest of you
have any questions you want to ask Tracy or discussion about the .... the, this
particular proposal.
Taylor: I was thinking the same thing as you, Jim, when I've driven by there, and after I
saw the renderings, it's like the .... it's just going to be a totally different corner,
totally different look than what it has been over the years. But a good ... in a
positive way!
Mims: It's going to be good to see that entryway to our city start getting to be, at least on
one side (laughs) We'll hopefully get to the other eventually. Um, looking a lot
better with landscaping, better sidewalks, and certainly much more attractive
buildings and the other thing that cannot be lost in this, and this is, you know,
what the money is supporting, is look at the incredible increase in housing that
this is doing, and when we keep talking about affordable housing, even though
this is not ... under this part is not `affordable,' we've got the inclusionary zoning.
Any time that we can increase the supply, it certainly is going to help .... in terms
of costs, so for tenants or buyers. So I'm very happy to support both of these.
Throgmorton: It's interesting to reflect .... I'm sorry, Terry! Were you (both talking)
Dickens: No! I think the same and the fact that it's going to blend very well with the park
(several talking) ....fits in and makes it very walkable, which is a big concern of
all of ours, that it's walkable. There's going to be a grocery store catty -corner
from, uh, building one, which is being built right now, and behind you you have a
whole area of walking, so .... I think it's just a great project.
Hightshoe: I did want to add that timing is important. I called the State at the end of
November. They have already allocated all their workforce housing tax credits
for fiscal year 17. They only had $3.5 million left for fiscal year 18, and once
that's allocated, they'll start on the fiscal year 19. So it is a competitive program,
and it is first-come, first -serve.
Thomas: I was looking at the, uh, the density of this project, if I have my acreages right,
um .... it's roughly 60 units per acre, so I mean it's a pretty significant, uh.... level
of density. What ... what is, as Terry said, is .... I think the density here, uh, will
work very well because you have the park so close by, as well as Ralston Creek.
Uh, you have, um, a nice diversity of land uses, good accessibility to public
services, transit is ... runs on Gilbert Street. So .... so there are a number of pieces
in place which will make that density work quite well (both talking)
Dickens: ...ever get the train down in that area.
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Thomas: Yeah, light rail, uh, the light rail as well and .... and looking at the South District,
south Gilbert district, most of that district is proposed for in -fill development. I
mean it's .... in many of the districts of Riverfront Crossings, it's, you know, here
and there. This is an entire wholesale, uh, of renovation. I am sorry to see the
nursery and Nagle's (laughs) I .... I feel like I'm personally being (laughs)
my .... my favorite, some of my favorite businesses are being, urn .... you know, are
moving on, but um.....this.....this is certainly a strong project.
Throgmorton: I'd like to observe also that Big Grove Brewery is under construction right there
(laughs)
Cole: ...(both talking) ...where's Big Grove in the conversation! (laughter)
Throgmorton:.... buildings and uh, having gone on a tour with Geoff, uh, of...of that particular
building, I think it's clearly going to be a real asset for that whole neighborhood
and the housing will reinforce that. So .... yeah! Looks pretty good to me!
Cole: I just wanted to say, I'm an enthusiastic supporter of this. We want to see growth
in the Riverfront Crossings District. I'm not in love with how the State structured
this particular program, in terms of not having any income limitation, but that's a
State issue. We use the development tools that we have, and I'm an enthusiastic
supporter of this particular project.
Fruin: Reiterate one point, uh, one point (both talking)
Cole: (mumbled)
Fruin: Um, Tracy mentioned that, you know, there's still some .... some, uh, this is
conceptual and there's still some, uh, site plan, site .... or some guidelines that
need to be conformed. Randy has been great at working through some of the
Riverfront Crossings, uh, form -based code issues. This.... this type of
redevelopment, obviously this scale of redevelopment, is hard to plan for when
you, um, are creating a new code like this, and then you get the Big Grove piece
in the middle which wasn't really intended to .... to be there, per plan. So, um,
he's been, and his team have been, very flexible in .... in working with staff. There
is probably, um, a code amendment or two, um, that will need to be considered,
uh, by the Council in order to fac.... facilitate the project. I would, you know,
consider those minor tweaks to the code. Um, but that's part of the growing pains
in ... in having a new form -based code like this. So, um, you may .... you may see
this come back, but the zoning's in place. You guys have already approved the
zoning, and with this, uh, Randy and his team can get in line for those tax credits.
Throgmorton: Okay! Good deal! No further discussion? Roll call. Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 12. WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS - RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF THE APPLICATION OF 1201 GILBERT, LLC FOR WORKFORCE
HOUSING TAX INCENTIVES PROGRAM FROM THE IOWA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AT 1201 GILBERT STREET AND
COMMITTING LOCAL FUNDS TO THE PROJECT
Mims: Move the resolution.
Botchway: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway. Well we just had a discussion about
this. Does anybody want to elaborate? (several talking in background) Roll call.
Motion carries 7-0.
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ITEM 13. AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF IOWA CITY AND THE IOWA CITY LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 183, AFL-CIO, TO
BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 AND ESTABLISHING
CLASSIFICATION COMPENSATION FOR PLANS, FOR
CONFIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES
FOR FY19, FY20, AND FY21.
Mims: Move the resolution.
Botchway: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway. Uh, Geoff?
Fruin: Give you a brief overview of this. We have an existing contract with, uh, the
AFSCME, uh, work group that takes us through fiscal year 20. Um, as part of
that contract, there is a reopener provision for wages and insurance in fiscal year
19 and fiscal year 20, uh, so a reopener means that, uh, for those particular years,
we would need to bargain, uh, those specific provisions of the agreement, just the
wages and insurance piece. Uh, AFSCME recently, uh, approached us with a
proposal to settle those two years and add additional year, that would be fiscal
year 20, uh, 21, to the contract. Um, we found their proposal to be very fair and
reasonable, and uh, thus are bringing that before you, uh, tonight. Uh, that
proposal includes for fiscal year 19, a wage settlement of 2.6%, which is
consistent with the Police and Fire settlements that we have, uh, on the books, and
for fiscal year 20 and 21, a 2%, uh, increase in wages in each of those fiscal years,
and there's also, uh, what I would say are minor adjustments to the employee
share of, uh, health insurance costs, as well, consistent with what has been done
for the last several years, um, in our bargaining practices. So again, this would
take the AFSCME contract, um, which, uh, currently extends through fiscal year
20 to fiscal year 2021, and settle the two reopener years of 19 and 20.
Throgmorton: All right. Discussion?
Mims: Just nice to have in place what I think some very reasonable pay raises and .... and
also gives the City some idea of what we have coming forward in terms of
obligations.
Throgmorton: Right. I'm pleased to see it. All right. No further discussion? Roll call. Motion
carries 7-0.
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ITEM 14. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. Applicants MUST reside in Iowa City and be
18 years of age unless specific qualifications are stated
Throgmorton: We have .... one vacancy to fill an unexpired term upon appointment for the
Airport Zoning Commission. Two vacancies, uh, to fill unexpired terms for the
Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment. One vacancy for a Jefferson Street
representative to fill a three-year term on the Historic Preservation Commission.
So we've received no .... here's a shock, we've received no applicants for those
positions. We will readvertise. Also, Senior Center Commission, we have one
vacancy to fill an unexpired term upon appointment, and we had, what, two
applicants? Right? So we need to discuss this and figure out who we want to
appoint. Uh, there .... the two are, what, Jay Honohan and, uh.... uh, Lorraine
Dorfman.
Mims: Well it would seem like since we deferred this last time because our only
candidate was Jay and he's been on for 18 years, that unless people have
objections to Lorraine that we would appoint Lorraine. I don't have any
objections. (several talking)
Taylor: She had some good experience related to senior issues. (several talking)
Throgmorton: Yeah, excellent experience. I agree. So, uh, we .... do we need a motion on that?
Yeah, roll call?
Dilkes: No, just a motion (several talking)
Mims: Move to appoint Lorraine Dorfman.
Botchway: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Botchway. All in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion
carries.
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ITEM 15. ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES. Applicants MUST reside in Iowa
City and be 18 years of age unless specific qualifications are stated
Throgmorton: We have one vacancy to fill a five-year term on the, uh, app .... the Board of
Appeals. Two vacancies to fill three-year terms on the Public Art Advisory
Committee. Two vacancies to fill three-year terms on the Senior.... Senior Center
Commission. One vacancy to fill an unexpired term upon appointment to the
Telecommunications Commission. Applications must be received by 5:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, January 11, 2017. We also have a new vacancy, uh, one vacancy to fill
an unexpired term upon appointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Applications for that position must be received by 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, February
14W.
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ITEM 17. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION
Tbrogmorton: Uh, I'm not hearing much, but I want to let you know that when we had our last
meeting, I asked if it would be all right with you if I signed the Mayors Pledge
against LGBT discrimination. I did in fact sign it after, you know, hearing
agreement that you had no objection. I know there's somethin' else....
Botchway: Budget session comin' up!
Throgmorton: Sorry?
Botchway: Budget session comin' up (several talking) Yeah.
Throgmorton: Saturday, Monday (several talking and laughing)
Botchway: I unfortunately (several talking) possibly not be able to be there for Tuesday. I
was ... may or may not be selected for jury duty, so .... it's an interesting thing that
came about that I wasn't prepared for! (laughs)
Throgmorton: I warm mention also that .... as probably everybody knows, it has been announced
in the news, Iowa City has been awarded the 2018 World Cup Free Style
Wrestling World Cup bid. That should be a big event. Josh Schamberger at the
Convention and Visitors Bureau has been pretty excited, and will be pretty busy!
You want to mention (mumbled)
Mims: Oh yeah! Jim and I were here for the swearing in of our four new police officers I
think on the 29"', so want to welcome them to the community. They I think have
headed off to Des Moines for Police Academy for 16 weeks and .... then will come
back and do field training and we'll see `em on the streets later.... spring, summer!
Botchway: I did want to briefly mention, kudos to, um, the Downtown District and, uh, the,
uh, University of Iowa Diversity Office for doing the, uh, equity inclusion
trainings. I think it's a great step forward. Um, there's been some conversations,
well.... there's been some conversations throughout, but I know I was part of
conversations last year with the President, um, about, um, you know, making sure
that the downtown's inclusive for everyone. So I think they're taking a step in the
right direction. I just want to, you know, give them public kudos for that.
Dickens: Happy New Year, everyone!
Tbrogmorton: Well, on that point, Terry, I want to mention that my wife Barbara and I went to
Baroncini's New Year's Eve and had a fabulous two and a half hour dinner
(several talking) from 9:00 (several talking) 1:30 in the morning, and you know,
I'm normally asleep by 3:00 in the afternoon or something, you know, so being up
to 1:30 was a challenge for me! But it was terrific. So, uh, the chef at
Baroncini's deserves a huge amount of praise! Yeah. Anything else, folks?
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Cole: I think the only thing is I would just like to congratulate all of our newly sworn in
County officials that are serving— the Board of Supervisors, Sheriff and everyone
else who's starting a new term. So.....congratulations!
Dickens: Do we get to go into work session now?
Throgmorton: (laughter) Sorry, Terry, I know you wanted to (laughter) Okay!
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