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Home My WebLink About2017-03-21 Council minuteslk I OF IOWA CITY C I T Y -I, 101 L' MEMORANDUM Date: March 29, 2017 * Revised 4/5/17 To: Mayor and City Council From: Julie Voparil, Deputy City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, March 21, 2017, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Botchway, Cole, Dickens, Mims, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton UISG: Simpson, Nelson Staff: Fruin, Dilkes, Monroe, Andrew, Dilkes, Guidry, Voparil, Ralston, Bockenstedt, Havel, Boothroy, Yapp, Wa1z, Hightshoe, Nagle-Gamm, Seydell-Johnson, Rummels, Knoche, Bowers A transcription and power points are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website. 1PDATE ON BIKE MASTER PLAN Executive Director of MPOJC Ralston introduced consultant Kevin Neill, Transportation Planner for Alta Planning and Design. Mr. Neill presented an update and power point of the Bike Master Plan including survey results and goals. Council Members followed up with questions concerning how to promote a bicycle friendly community. Topics including bike lanes, bike racks, bicycle safety, collision data and cost of implementing plan were discussed. ACTION: Bike Master Plan will be presented to Council (approximately) Jun-_ 2017. STRATEGIC PLAN STATUS REPORT PRESENTATION Assistant City Manager Monroe presented an analysis and power point of the Strategic Plan. Goals and initiatives were outlined in order make Iowa City a more inclusive and sustainable city. The following sections of the plan were presented and discussed in �etzil: • Strong & Resilient Local Economy • Vibrant and Walkable Urban Core • Healthy Neighborhood • Solid Financial Foundation • Community Engagement • Environmental Stability ACTION: The City Manager's -Office will update the Strategic Plan Status Report to include the Prairie Hill Co -housing project. CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS 1. (Consent Calendar # 3f(3) Amy Charles ... Sexual harassment and subversion ..al UBER)... Mayor Pro tem Botchway asked if we have heard any complaints about UBER pertaining to this correspondence. City Manager Fruin stated he has not. , "-- �- 4 CITY OF IOWA CITY Olt MEMORANDUM Date: March 29, 2017 To: Mayor and City Council Botchway, Cole. Dickens, Mims, Taylor, Thomas, TA,'J �oi Staff: FruillVoparil, Ralstoniii, Bockenstedt, Have% =00 0 Nagle-Gamm, Seydell-JohnsorF, Rumme17M, INS tow QvITIVAI A transcription and it CAerk's Office and the City website. "T • Executive Director of MPI# --JC Ralston consultant Kevin Neill, Transportation Planner for Alta Planning ari, f, Design. pumix; #i. ii the Bike Master Plan incIudQ`;o,z`urvey sul 0 )4 anr goals. Council Members followed up with questions concerning how fiii,pro teo,. bicycle friendly community. Topics including bike lanes, bike racks, b6xcl sA-fety, collision data and cost of implementing plan were discussed. ACTION: Bike Master Plan will 2017. �M Assistant City Manager Monroe pl- - 7-4 g Goad rd F ke Iowa City a more exclusive and e Plan. ls aninitiatives sustainable city. The follo iniii w e presented and discussed in dtail: • Strong & Resilient Lfcal �^-onomy • Vibrant and Walka�i'e UrUn Core • Healthy Neighborl;�bod • Solid Financial F,41'undat"o • Community En, gement • Environmental,11 tability 7 ACTION: The City Aanager's Office will update the Strategic Pla6`Status Report to include the PralrM! �ill Co -housing project. LARIFICATION OF AZENDA ITEMS 1. (Cr i.r # 3f(3) Amy Charles ... Sexual harassment and subversion ... at r pertaining to t' Council Work Session March 21, 2017 Page 2 2. (ITEM 8 Solid Waste Rate Changes)... Mayor Throgmorton stated complaint from a citizen questioning the $2.00 a monthly fee for yard Member Mims and Taylor commented on issue and recycling e community. City Manager Fruin reported that administrative costs are into the system and this fee is simplifying through a monthly fee as expands with composting. INFORMATION PACKET DISCUSSION [March 9,16] ➢ March 9 he received a waste. Council !fforts of whole currently figured the user group IP2 (City Manager... Sioux City Collective Bargaining Resolution)... Mayor Throgmorton asked if we could have a similar resolution; Council Members agreed. A collective bargaining resolution will be prepared using the language from the Sioux City, Iowa resolution. Staff will have the resolution ready for the April e agenda. IP4 (Council Member Thomas... Complete Streets Policy)... Council Member Thomas spoke regarding Complete Streets memo and his incorporation of strategic plan and bike master plan initiatives into it. City Manager Fruin stated that staff is looking into the design standards to be used in the Complete Streets policy and should come back with recommendations within a couple months. IP6 (Police Dept... Bar Check Report) Mayor Pro tem Botchway asked if Mayor had reached out to Union Bar owners. Mayor Throgmorton has not contacted them yet, but may at a later time. IP5 (City Manager... Trump administration considers... cut to HUD...) City Manager Fruin reported that there are professional associations advocating for funding (HUD, EPA). Fruin stated that he will he is working with Coralville and North Liberty on some joint position statements and that he will be attending D.C. with a group from Johnson County the end of April to further advocate funding. ➢ March 16 None Meeting ended 6:30 PM.