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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 15, 2017
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Julie Voparil, Deputy City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, February 7, 2017, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Botchway, Cole. Dickens, Mims, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton
UISG, Alternate: Nelson
Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Andrew, Dilkes, Voparil, Bockenstedt, Schaul, Boothroy, Yapp, Knoche,
Havel, Ralston, O'Brien, Seydell-Johnson, Grier, Rummels, Hightshoe, Rackis,
Campbell, Freuhling.
A transcription and power points are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.
DISCUSS PROPOSED FY18 BUDGET
[Reference IP3, February 2 Info Packet — Proposed Budget items from Council Member Rockne
Cole.]
Council Members discussed the proposed amendments to the budget as follows: 1) Robert A
Lee Recreation Center; 2) UniverCity Homes, increase number of homes purchased; 3)
Participatory Budgeting pilot program, 4) Terry Trueblood parking expansion, alternate options.
Parks and Recreation Director Seydell-Johnson presented a power point of the Terry Trueblood
parking lot; 5) Municipal Broadband feasibility study; 6) Gilbert Street Road Diet — 2019.
Manager Fruin noted that the public hearing on the budget will be set at the February 21
meeting and adopted on March 7"'.
ACTIONS:
• Finance staff will add $100,000 to the UniverCity FY 18 Budget and NDS will consider
acquisition and rehabilitation of up to 5 new homes. No other changes to the budget will
be made prior to the setting of the public hearing on February 21.
• Ajoint meeting with the Telecommunications Commission to discuss municipal
broadband will be scheduled as soon as possible.
• Staff will initiate a concept plan for a road diet on the Gilbert Street corridor (Market to
McCollister). City Manager Fruin reported that Riverfront Crossing CIP project dollars
will be used to fund the project.
CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS
1) ITEM 4f(11) [Correspondence: Ann Christianson... Environment... Pipeline divestment]
City Manager Fruin stated that we have been divesting from Wells Fargo over the past
year solely on performance issues and getting better returns from other institutions; The
city's utility billing will continue with them at this time.
Council Work Session
February 7, 2017
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January 19
IP5 (Memo from Equity Director: Social Justice & Racial Equity Update) Council
Member Mims and Mayor Pro tem Botchway commented on positive staff outreach to
community and ties to strategic planning.
➢ January 26
1) IP5 (Letter from Mayor to Iowa City Community School District: Bond Referendum)
Mayor Throgmorton and Council Member Mims agreed suggested trying to increase the
frequency of meetings with ICCSD counterparts to every other month.
2) IP7 (Memo from Senior Planner: Historic Preservation Grants) City Manager Fruin on
importance of continuing the historic building survey downtown with all local funds, since
the grant was not approved. Consensus of Council Members for staff to proceed.
Finance will amend the FY 17 budget as needed to accommodate the project $20,000)
3) IP6 (Email from James McCoy: Fee Dividend Endorsement...) Staff will ensure that the
Climate Mitigation Plan steering committee discusses the appropriate role for the City to
play in advocating for or against various legislative proposals at the State and Federal
levels (e.g. fee and dividend programs).
➢ February 2
1) (IP6 Deputy City Clerk .... KXIC Radio Show) Majority agreed to the following schedule:
Wednesday
February 8 — Dickens
February 15 — Mims
February 22 — Botchway
March 1 —Throgmorton
March 8 — Mims
March 15 —Taylor
March 22 — Thomas
March 29 — Cole
April 5 — Dickens
In addition we 7:15 — 7:45 AM the first and third Friday of each month:
Friday
February 3 — Mims
February 17 — Throgmorton
March 3 — Botchway
March 17 — Dickens
April 7 — Cole
Pending Work Session Topics: Council Member Thomas requested Neighborhood
Stabilization will be added to pending work session list. (Consensus of Council
Members to add to list.)
2) IP9 (Joint Entities Meeting minutes) Susan Mims will represent the City on the Access
Center work group.
Meeting ended 8:55 p.m.