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Item 2. Proclamations
Item 2a Juneteenth National Freedom Day — June 19
Throgmorton: So I'd like to welcome everybody on this last full day of. ... of spring. It's been a
gorgeous day! Uh, I've seen a lot of it by driving from here to Aurora and back,
so (laughs) I can attest that it's been a beautiful day that way. I'd also like to
mention that, uh, Kingsley will not be with us tonight. He is, uh, required by, uh,
a work responsibility to, uh, be away. So .... he's not here with us. He sends his
respects and all that. Okay, so Item 2 is Proclamations. Is anybody here to accept
the Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation? All right, seeing no one, I'm not
going to read it. I'll just read .... read the first one .... which is about Juneteenth
National Freedom Day. It's one of my favorite proclamations actually! (reads
proclamation) Could someone accept this proclamation, please?
Fruehling: Eliza Willis.
Throgmorton: Sorry?
Fruehling: Eliza Willis (both talking)
Throgmorton: Eliza! (applause)
Willis: Thank you very much. I'm accepting on behalf of the, uh, Iowa City Human
Rights Commission and I do encourage people to attend on Saturday. It's a
fabulous event — free food, uh, great entertainment! So, thank you very much!
Throgmorton: Thank you.
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Item 4. Community Comment (items not on the agenda)
Throgmorton: This is for items not on the formal meeting agenda. Uh, if anybody wants to
address any topic that's not on the formal meeting agenda, please feel free to
come up. State your name .... and.....take not more than five minutes to say
what's on your mind. Good evening, Adil.
Adams: (mumbled) ....Human Right meeting but, uh (mumbled) see what is going on. So
I get, uh, something in my mind about shooting and, uh, last week there is
shooting in Iowa, and uh.... this is very dangerous thing in Iowa when the
shooting happen cause there is victims. In Iowa City, uh, two weeks ago .... two
months ago, we have, uh (mumbled) Library. We have, uh (mumbled) police,
about how to protect yourself when there shooting, and I remember ... I asked the
police if there is any police attending any high schools, and they told me the
school, they don't want the police to be there, and I told them why, they said we
don't know. So I ask the City Council, why not ... we keep the police in the high
school, even in front of the door. One police car would protect, uh, or save a lot
of children, and also as a Muslim, I know there's a group now called anti -Islam.
Also, why not the police can't attend by the mosque sometimes. Because as a
Muslim, some (mumbled) some people anti -Islam, they are crazy, and I wanted
the police to be around (mumbled) the mosque, especially on these days because
we pray the whole night, until morning (mumbled) around and we are not safe.
Every day.... everybody come to the mosque in the morning (mumbled) 2:00 in
the morning. It feels not safe. So I hope the police can attend this two area, the
schools (mumbled) not now because there is no school now, but when the school
is open, I hope the police to be inside the school every day. But in the mosque, in
Ramadan, I hope the police, uh, to help us now. Uh, we invite you, all of you, to
come to our mosque and to see how people (mumbled) and, uh, we enjoyed to
talk to you about, uh (mumbled)
Throgmorton: Adil, I know that we received an invitation for that meal. Can you remind me of
what day that is?
Adams: Friday.
Throgmorton: Friday. Thank you. Anyone else?
Nelson: Hello! In light of recent State legislation that prohibits cities from regulating
apartment occupancy limits based on familial status, the City will be considering
a number of measures meant to stabilize neighborhoods from becoming
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predominantly rental units. I find it troublesome that student prevalence within
the surrounding community is often met with limitation within this chamber.
During the June 6t" work session, it was remarked that neighborhoods that consist
primarily of student rental housing were deemed "lost," and that the goal of the
City's policies moving forward should be to "save" those neighborhoods .... that
are not quite lost. I would caution against this sort of mentality moving forward,
as that kind of rhetoric suggests that students are a homogeneous group that
intentionally (mumbled) neighborhoods and that they are not deserving of living
in housing within the community, and it does not do justice to the positive
economic and cultural impacts students have on our community. During the fall
and spring semesters, our community swells to the tune of 24,000 undergraduate
students. These students are bright, enthusiastic, and are dedicated to getting an
education to better society. They study hard. They do research. They join clubs.
They volunteer for organizations such as the Crisis Center and the Hospital, and
contribute to the overall well-being of the University and the community. Of
course as with any sizable population, there are a few bad apples, a few loud
apartments and littered beer cans, and we would concede that these individuals
are poor neighbors. But they're also the most visible neighbors and by no means
represent the student body. Within a certain parameter from the University, it is
likely that the majority of the neighbors that people have are also students, but
they're not given that recognition. As Council and staff move forward with the
considerations, we urge that realistic and pragmatic expectations are maintained
regarding the housing environment surrounding the University core. In the same
way the University has an obligation to its students to provib.... to provide
housing where and when it can. So too does the City have an obligation to
promote appropriate for its residents where it is necessary, and that includes
housing available to students in neighborhoods adjacent to their school. Indeed
student housing is not simply a University issue or a City issue, but should instead
be highly collaborative between both institutions. To that end, the University of
Iowa Student Government is committed to both good neighbor practices and
improving the current student housing situation. Soon we will be engaged in the
housing market study, and at the moment we are analyzing data from the
University's affordable housing survey conducted last semester. Over the
summer we plan to establish a task force, camp .... with campus partners, to
improve support and resources for students who live off campus. The task force
will discuss a range of topics from rental advising to food insecurity to good
neighbor practices, and finally, we have expressed our need for secure locks on
housing and for background checks for employees of property management
companies. Housing markets are intricate and long-term problems that require an
honest effort from all parties involved. UISG looks forward to working with the
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City to tackle these problems and to improve the community that both students
and residents share. Thank you.
Throgmorton: Thank you, Ben. Uh, Geoff, I'm sure that, uh.... we will make efforts to reach out
to Ben and others in Student Government to make sure they have a role to play in
assessing these steps we have to take.
Fruin: Absolutely!
Throgmorton: Anyone else?
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Item 7. Urban Renewal Plan Amendment — Resolution approving Amendment No. 3
to the Riverside Drive Urban Renewal Plan to add projects and to add land
to the Urban Renewal Area
a) Public Hearing
Throgmorton: I'll open the public hearing. (bangs gavel) Wendy!
Ford: Hi, good evening! I'm Wendy Ford, Economic Development Coordinator. Um,
you are considering tonight the third amendment to the Riverside Drive Urban
Renewal Area, and as you can see on the slide we've projected, the additional
area that we're talking about is that which is, uh.... uh, shaded to the left or to the
west of the larger portion cross -hatched there. That portion matches the Orchard
District of the Riverfront Crossings Plan and we're .... we wanted to bring that
into, uh, the same alignment with the same, uh, borders and shape, um, that the
Master Plan for the whole area had. So that's the primary reason for bringing that
piece in. And then secondly, at the very top, in the north, you'll see along Myrtle
Avenue there a ... a little strip of cross -hatching and, um, we're adding that because
the original boundaries for the, uh, Riverside Drive Urban Renewal Area went to
the center line of Myrtle Avenue and we've got a planned intersection, uh,
signalization for that area and we want to be able to use TIF if we need it. You
would choose to do that at a later date. Uh, but this would enable you to choose
to use TIF dollars to help fund that project. In order to amend a .... uh, an urban
renewal area, as you know, um, you need to do a couple of, uh.... uh, legislative
steps, and the first one was taken on May 16a' with the Resolution of Necessity
that you passed then. The stec... the second step is for us to hold a consultation
with our neighboring taxing entities of the School District and the County. That
was, uh, held on June 1" and there are opportunities for representatives from those
taxing entities to give us comments and for us to respond back. However, A...
nobody attended that taxing consultation and B ... there were no comments for us
to respond to. Um, and today is the last step and that's the public hearing on it.
So, um, if you had any questions, I'd be happy to entertain those for you.
Throgmorton: I see `em up on the screen, but could you remind us and the audience about what,
uh, what projects are being added.
Ford: Sure! The, um, we're .... we're putting four public improvement projects into the
plan and I'll reiterate again, um, that should, uh, should you.... that.... that just
makes it, uh, possible for you to choose to use tax increment financing dollars to
fund these. One is Riverside Drive streetscape. The second is the riverfront, uh,
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bank, the west riverfront bank stabilization. The third is the river trail between
Benton Street and Sturgis Park, and then lastly the Myrtle, uh, and Riverside
Drive, uh, intersection signalization, all of these projects which help to improve
pedestrian access and ... and walkability in the neighborhood.
Throgmorton: Great! Thanks, Wendy! Any questions for Wendy? Thanks! Would anybody
else care to address this topic? Seeing no one I'm going to close the public
hearing. (bangs gavel)
b) Consider a Resolution
Mims: Move the resolution.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call.
Motion carries 6-0.
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Item 8. Happy Hollow Park Restroom and Shelter Replacement 2017 - Resolution
approving plans, specifications, form of agreement, and estimate of cost for
the construction of the Happy Hollow park restroom and shelter replacement
2017 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: I'll open the public bearing. (bangs gavel) Good evening, Juli!
Seydell Johnson: Hi, Juli Seydell Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director. Um, a project we've
been workin' on for quite a while. It's been over a year since we actually had the
public meeting out in the neighborhood, um, but I'm happy to show you the plans
that we have tonight. I think this is gonna be a very cute and appropriate, uh,
appropriately historic park when we finish. Uh, Happy Hollow is just the shelter
and restroom, um, renovations. We aren't doing anything else with the
playground or other areas of this park. Um .... the, uh, alignment of the restroom
and shelter stays very similar to where they are now. This shows, uh, the
differences. It's a separate building. A single -stall separate restroom, and then
the shelter area. There's currently a storage area on one end of the shelter and
that will be going away as part of this project. Uh, the design of the shelter and
restroom were based on the historic architecture of the neighborhood. Um, the
coloring isn't quite right in this rendering, so the color will be similar to what you
see on the next slide, uh, for the restroom. But we have, uh, limestone around the
pillars and then the metal roof, and you can see this, uh, calls to mind some of the
historic houses around the area. There was a ..... there is some history to this park
that it was one time, uh, a brick quarry. You'll notice we didn't include that in the
actual buildings themselves. We still hope to do some brick work in the, uh, some
of the cement walk or some other way to bring .... bring that into the site as well.
So I'll answer any questions.
Throgmorton: Is that it? Okay! Any questions for Juli? I don't hear any! Thank you, Juli!
Would anybody else like to address this topic? Seeing no one I'm going to close
the public hearing. (bangs gavel)
b) Consider a Resolution
Mims: Move the resolution.
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Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? I'm excited to see this. I
was present, uh, when you, Juli, were at, uh.... Happy Hollow Park. I don't know,
I might have been down there with my dog, who knows!
Seydell Johnson: I believe you were!
Throgmorton: Uh, but uh.... I know you were down there. I think Zach was with you at that time
as well, and there were quite a few neighbors present and giving ideas and re...
reactions to preliminary proposals and that kind of thing. So it's really fun to see
how that .... how the plans have evolved, uh, over the past year or so, and uh, I'm
really looking forward to seeing the end product! Anyone else?
Thomas: Yeah. I would just add that I think what ... what was a key factor in the design
development was that it ... the park falls within the Brown Street Historic District.
So the design process required doing through the Historic Preservation
Commission, uh, I think that aspect of it really gave the design a focus in terms of
what the character of those structures would be and, uh, I think, you know, the
results are very pleasing to everyone. So it....it....it's a goo .... good example of
how historic preservation districts can ... not only influence how the residential
component, um, is preserved, but also public improvements can .... can (mumbled)
benefit as well.
Taylor: I .... I applaud you for ... for doing that and thinking about the historic nature of the
park, and it's such a visible area there, with the road, very busy road running past
there. It's really going to, uh, enhance the appearance of that park I think.
Throgmorton: It's also a .... a pleasing place, and .... and in light of some things that Ben said
earlier, it's, um, a park that's used not just by, you know, home -owning
neighbors, but also students. I mean there're often ballgames down there. There
are often, uh, picnics, uh, celebrations of one kind or another. So it really serves
the, uh, the population of the neighborhood as a whole. I think that's a great
thing.
Seydell Johnson: I would agree and it was a .... one of the more interesting neighborhood
meetings we had there, was at that park. A lot of residents nearby, very interested
in that park and wanting to keep the open space there and wanting, you know,
some upgrades but very much keep it the way it is because they like what they're
able to do there right now. So ... it was very fun!
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Throginorton: Great! Thank you, Juli. Uh, anybody else want to address this topic? I don' t see
anybody. So I haven't closed the public hearing yet, have I? I don't think I have.
Yeah, I'm going to close the public hearing. (bangs gavel)
Mims: Move the resolution.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Have we already (both talking)
Fruin: Yeah, and we (both talking)
Throgmorton: .... sorry!
Mims: Then .... you also already closed the public hearing.
Throgmorton: Yeah. So ..... (laughter) can't close it too many times! (laughter and several
talking)
Dilkes: It won't hurt anything!
Throgmorton: Okay .... (several talking) we were doing discussion. Roll call, please! Motion
carries 6-0.
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Item 9. City Park Cabin Restoration Project - Resolution awarding contract and
authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for
construction of the City Park Cabin Restoration Project
Throgmorton: Is there a motion to approve, please?
Dickens: So moved.
Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens.
Thomas: Second.
Throgmorton: Seconded by Thomas. Discussion? Juli, would you, uh, tell us about this, please?
Seydell Johnson: Yeah, I wanted to take a few minutes. This project is a little unusual. It's a
very unique project in of. ... in and of itself with the historic nature of the cabins,
um, but we are asking for a considerable additional money, $80,000, in addition
to what we thought the project would cost. So I want to kind of walk you through
what's included and.....and why we're asking for that. Um, as you know the City
Park cabins sit in Upper City Park. They're on the National Registry of Historic
Places. Um, they are in .... sad disrepair at this point. Um, luckily they're very
strong structures or they wouldn't even be standing right now. I .... I'm not sure
how long the blue tarp's been on, two or three years probably. Um, so we
brought in some historic preservation experts to look at it, help us decide how best
to restore these. Um, that's where the recommendations came for.....what's
included, uh, in the project. So as you can see there's lots of things that need
work on these shelters. Uh, the first priority was the roof and that was the base
bid on this project, and you can see there's blue tarps over it, just to try to
maintain what we can, and that you can see some of the, um, rotting wood on the
inside. So that is the first priority. Uh, the second priority is foundation work
underneath and I don't particularly have a great picture of the foundation, but it's
cracked and it needs, uh, some shoring up. The third part is restoration of the
logs, and this is quite a detailed process. In fact the contractor will come in, um,
evaluate it, look at it, decide how much they can salvage and how much needs to
be replaced, then they have to go look for historically appropriate logs salvaged,
um, from other historic buildings, and they will be doing that, and that's part of
the timeline on this project. It will go for an entire year, um, because they
estimate it will take that long to track down the appropriate materials. You can
see here some of the rot and some of the .... the chinking's falling out. There's
numerous holes. It's not, um.....you know, not an airtight (laughs) it'll never be
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an airtight building but (laughs) urn .... lots of things happening there. Inside, uh,
the next priority is to look at the flooring and then the windows and doors. Um,
so you can see the condition of the win ... windows and doors. I've ... I heard it was
once used as a concession stand. So some of the original windows were taken
out, and concession stand windows were put in and things have been moved
around a little bit. This will get us back to the historic, true nature of the cabin.
Um, the reason we're asking to do it all at one time, and for the additional funds,
is it is highly specialized work, and if you remember we bid this once before and
had no bidders whatsoever on the project. So we feel fortunate we got two good
bids at this point. Um, we have a consultant on board that can help us manage
this project and it seems to make sense to do it all at once rather than coming back
and trying to rebid the smaller sections, um, later on. So I'd ask for your
consideration to be able to do the entire project, um, at once.
Throgmorton: Juli, can you tell us how the cabins will be used .... once they're renovated?
Seydell Johnson: Sure. Uh, recreation programming, um, primarily with youth groups, Cub
Scout groups, um, smaller youth groups like that that will want to come out,
experience what life was like back in the 1840s and before here in Iowa, so we'll
have some interpretive programming. Um, our summer camps will be able to use
the facilities. It won't be an open rental type situation. It will be something that's
staffed and overseen. Even when restored these are still, um, fairly delicate
structures. So...
Thomas: Will there be any interpretive signage .... as part of this project?
Seydell Johnson: It's not actually part of this project, but it's something we will definitely have
and definitely have, uh, information on the web site when we're done and ... and
written materials available at the site, so....
Throgmorton: Can you remind us of when these cabins were built? I know they aren't .... they
aren't original, you know (both talking)
Seydell Johnson: They have an interesting history. They were built by the Johnson County Old
Settlers, um, as .... Old Settlers group as demonstration cabins. I believe they were
first at the fairgrounds, um, as a demonstration even back in the 1840s of what,
and I hope I'm saying the right date with the 1840s. They were actually, um....
built in 1889 and 1913, I'm sorry, I messed up there. Um .... and they were used
heavily for camps and ... and children's programs till about 2006. So it's been that
long. But before that they were, even then they were demonstration, but they're
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still considered historically significant, um, because they were built so close to
what the originals were, even at that time. So....
Throgmorton: I find myself feeling kind of curious about this. So, I mean, I ... I'm gonna support
the resolution, but....I.....I want to explore something with my fellow
Councilpeople and staff. Uh, it ... it's pretty easy to look at structures like this and
imagine that what they reflect is only about the people who originally settled here.
Meaning basically white Europeans who originally settled here. But there was a
lot more going on at the time. I mean it involved the, uh, the Sac and Fox Indians,
uh, and the fact that they had to move, and we also have quite a few new residents
who do not have this sort of historical connection, some of whom are, you know,
white people like me who come from Kentucky. So I'm wonderin' about
programming. I wonder .... I'm wondering if there are ways to expand the
thinking about how this, uh, these two cabins could be used so that they actually
can be meaningful to, uh.... people from Adil's community, uh, our recent Muslim
immigrants, or .... um.....some of our Hispanic residents, African American
residents, uh, natives who once .... whose tribes once lived here but don't
anymore. You know, that kind of thing. I'm not ask .... Juli (laughs) I'm not
expecting you to kind of answer what I'm leading to here, but I'm wondering if
we can expand the programming of these two cabins so that they really connect
with the population that exists.... here, instead of some sort of mythical population
about the past.
Seydell Johnson: I think it's probably a two -fold answer to that question though. I think it can be
a touchstone for a number of programs. It can ... it can relate to that time period in
general, whether it even be in our immediate area or what was happening around
the United States or around the world at that period. I .... I think that's a really
neat way to tie in Iowa City's history to the history of everything else going on
around us, um, and I would also tell you from my past experience managing a
historical property like this, we had a lot of recent immigrants who wanted to
come because they specifically wanted to learn their new history and they wanted
to learn, you know, they weren't aware of what the history was in their new
community. So they were just as interested in learning about it because it was not
their own, um, as their own history. So I think it can play both ways.
Throgmorton: Great! All right. Thank you, Juli. I don't know if there's anybody else who
wants to address this topic. We're not having a public hearing but ... if anybody
wants to, that'd be good. All right, I don't see anybody else. So, uh, do we have
a mo .... we have a motion, don't we? So we're having discussion... so, Council,
discussion?
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Thomas: I like your idea, Jim. I mean I think it's .... I sort of view it as something that...
you know, if the community.... some members of the community want to step up
and pursue that I ... maybe yourself at some point in the future, uh, I think it's an
interesting topic to explore and ... and the buildings will .... are evocative. I think
they would really lend themselves to that.
Throgmorton: Okay. Seeing no one else, roll call please. Motion carries 6-0.
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Item 10. Workforce Housing Tax Credits - Resolution in support of the Saddlebrook
Meadows Development, Inc. application for the Workforce Housing Tax
Incentives Program from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to
construct residential housing at 2666 and 2674 Pinto Lane and 2769 and 2751
Blazing Star Drive and committing local funds to the project
Throgmorton: Is there a motion?
Dickens: So moved.
Thomas: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens, seconded by Thomas. Uh, Geoff, do you want to have
anybody talk about this?
Fruin: Uh, yeah, Tracy can come up and give you a quick overview.
Throgmorton: Yeah, be brief I'm sure. Tracy!
Hightshoe: Do you want me to update on the project itself or the workforce housing tax
credits?
Throgmorton: Yeah, I think we got the workforce housing tax credit thing.
Hightshoe: Okay!
Throgmorton: So maybe just this project.
Hightshoe: Sure! Um, Steve Gordon applied to the Housing Trust Fund and he was awarded
funds to assist three of the four houses. They will be sold at that .... let me get my
memo out. I think they're 175,000. Yeah I think so. Yep, and then the Housing
Trust Fund allocated $50,000 per house. So the developer will, for the three
homes, they'll be providing $10,000 and then the developer.... well the
developer's providing 10,000 grant and then the Housing Trust Fund will provide
12,500 as a five-year forgivable loan, and 12,500 in a no -interest 10 -year loan. So
it'll be affordable to folks below 80%, so three of the four homes will be sold to
people under 80% of median income.
Throgmorton: Yeah (both talking)
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Hightshoe: They're small, modest homes.
Throgmorton: Good deal! Thank you. Any questions for Tracy? All right, we have a motion on
the floor. The motion was made by Dickens, seconded by Thomas. Uh, any
Council discussion? Hearing none, roll call. Motion carries 6-0.
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Item 11. Solid Waste Code Amendments for Cardboard Ban. Ordinance amending
Title 16, Public Works, Chapter 3, City Utilities, Article H, Solid Waste, To
Prohibit Landfilling of Corrugated Cardboard. (First Consideration)
Mims: Move first consideration.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Jen Jordan! Good evening,
Jen!
Jordan: Jen Jordan, Resource Management Superintendent. Let me bring up the slide I
have here for tonight, and this single slide summarizes the last year's work,
almost to the date. Um, on June 6d of 2016, Resource Management staff brought
seven initiatives to Council for your consideration, for the general concept
consideration. We were given, uh, direction to proceed with all seven of those
and on November .... in November of 2016, we came back with four proposed
code changes, which were passed at that point. So the first four there are
currently in effect. I take that back. The first three are — the fourth of the first
four is .... becomes effective July I51 of this year. So that was the multi-fam....
starting at the beginning there, the mandatory multi -family recycling. Um, that
went into effect in November and will roll out over the course of two years. Um,
the electronics waste ban is actually specifically for computers, monitors, and
televisions. That went into effect in .... on January 2nd of this year. That has been
going very well at the Landfill. Um, curbside organics, we've been doing a lot of
information education on food waste reduction, but the other piece of that is
picking up the food waste at the curb for curbside customers. We rolled that out
in March and that is also going very well after a couple of initial snafus and some
really good public input in getting those corrected. Um, the last item then again is
the ... of the first four that have passed is the cover load policy at the Landfill. So
that is an effort to reduce the amount of blowing litter on ... um, from trucks on the
way out to the Landfill. We've .... we are working right now on getting
information out about that, so you'll start seeing that and, um, hopefully
tomorrow actually, uh, so that outreach is in effect. That will affect the entire
service area, all Landfill users. The code change that we're bringing tonight then
is specifically for a cardboard ban, which will have a significant impact on the
materials going into the Landfill. The other item, uh, tonight proposed is not a
code change. It's an operational and equipment change. That is single -stream
recycling. I'm happy to answer questions about any or all of those.
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Mims: Jen, I have a question, um, on the cardboard ban. One, I'm totally supportive of
it, but have already started hearing questions from the construction community.
Jordan: Sure!
Mims: Um, and I've seen some stuff in the last few days, people posting that.... Eastside
and also, uh, Republic spots have just been overwhelmed with stuff. What ... what
are we looking at doing to either as a ... as the City or in conjunction with Republic
or whoever to make sure that we have sufficient locations and capacity to handle
all the cardboard that's not going to be going to the Landfill.
Jordan: Sure. It's gonna be probably three -fold. Um, the biggest one, to directly answer
your question, is we are in the process of purchasing a cardboard compactor for
the Eastside Recycling Center, which will not only be much easier for the public
to use, including contractors, but it will result in pretty significant efficiencies. So
if. ... just, not to get into too much detail, but right now we're making eight trips
from the Landfill to Eastside Recycling Center to dump cardboard every week.
This will essentially, we're estimating, quadruple the amount of material that
we're getting there. So if you can picture that, that's basically a full-time staff
person and a full-time truck, running cardboard back and forth, all week. So the
operational efficiencies come in with the compactor, that it's gonna get it down
from roughly 35 or 40 trips per week down to one, cause it'll hold so much more
material. So that's the big one that's already in, um, happening now. We also
have budgeted a cardboard compactor for the Landfill facility. (both talking)
Mims: ....one of the big questions (both talking)
Jordan: Yep, and ... and all the public will be able to use those, and not just Iowa City
residents, not just residents. It'll be for businesses, non -profits, whoever wants to
use those.
Mims: When will we have the compactor out at the Landfill, do you expect?
Jordan: Um .... I will say tentatively by the end of the year.
Mims: Okay.
Jordan: It's in the next budget. So by the time we get through the purchasing process and
doing all that, it should .... six months should be sufficient for that.
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Mims: Thank you!
Jordan: Yep, and then more directly to the .... the, um.....the other part of this and it ties in
with the multi -family is that the multi -family residents will have access to
recycling where they live in the very near future as that's rolling out. So a lot
of ..a lot more people, um, will have access right where they live. So that's part
of why we're putting that one off too, till January of ..of 2018. So it'll give
things a little bit more time to roll out.
Mims: Okay. Thank you!
Throgmorton: Jen, I have a more micro -scale question, and it's one I've asked before, but I don't
remember how you answered it (laughs)
Jordan: I may not either! (laughter)
Throgmorton: No, it has .... it has to do with pizza. You know my question!
Jordan: Pizza boxes! Yes, I actually (both talking)
Throgmorton: .... cheese inside your cardboard so (both talking)
Cole: (both talking)
Throgmorton: ..... yeah, so....
Jordan: I've gotten a couple of those already too, yes. Thanks.... thanks for asking! So,
um, the short answer is ... it's probably a gray area. The .... the formal language
will be `clean cardboard,' I believe. So if it's .... if it's covered with cheese or
pepperoni chunks, we don't want it in the recycling obviously, but with the new
curbside composting program, we can take it in that. Now that won't serve all of
the residents of Iowa City. That's just the curbside customers, but that will be a
significant chunk of them. So, it could be composted in a home compost bin too.
But the clean cardboard, the top if there's not cheese on it, of the .... of the pizza
box, that could be recycled. (laughter)
Cole: But the bottom part (both talking)
Throgmorton: (both talking)
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Cole: Where does that go? That ... we would compost that because (both talking)
Jordan: So that could get composted, yep! (both talking)
Cole: ...the Landfill.
Jordan: Right, if there's grease or cheese on it, it shouldn't go in with the cardboard
recycling.
Cole: Okay, so we compost (mumbled) Okay. I've been gettin' a lot of questions too
on this question of verification, um, so ... how are you actually going to verify
who's putting cardboard in there, and what will the penalties be if they do
discover that there's cardboard. For .... let's say for example for me, suppose
Councilor Cole put something in there that he's not supposed to. Uh, how ... how
would that play itself out?
Mims: They just leave your trash there the next two weeks! (laughter)
Cole: Yeah! Call the media! (laughter and several talking)
Jordan: ...staff at the Landfill pointed out this morning, the buck stops at the Landfill.
Cole: Okay.
Jordan: So we will have spotters at the Landfill checking loads, at least initially, till
people get in the hang of this, but we do have a six-month period built in, since it
won't be rolling out until January, where we have lots of opportunity for
education and outreach. So, it's .... other communities have done this. I realize
that it seems a bit foreign maybe to some of us. It will be a struggle. It will take a
lot of education outreach, but I think we can do it.
Cole: Okay. So I ... I mean in terms of the mechanics of it though, like for individual
households....
Jordan: Uh huh.
Cole: ....it's my understanding though that they would be the ones that would actually
be fined, and so when they.....do they just randomly check certain, um .... garbage
cans and then at....at the site or .... I'm still unclear as to how that would (both
talking)
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Jordan: Gotcha! The fine would actually come into effect at the Landfill. So if you are,
you're served by City services, so if the ... the hauler, the City truck that picks up
your trash, um, didn't see it, when it got to the Landfill, and if there was a
significant amount, basically we're using the tern `any discernible amount of
cardboard'.....
Cole: Yeah.
Jordan: ....that load would be charged an additional tipping fee and that ... we would come
back to Council with that later this fall, when we have that set (both talking)
Cole: Okay!
Throgmorton: Anything else for Jen? Thank you!
Jordan: My pleasure! Thank you.
Throgmorton: You .... you're almost finished with your list!
Jordan: Pretty close! It's a year's work right here! (laughter) We'll have another list
(mumbled)
Throgmorton: You've done a great job!
Jordan: Thank you.
Throgmorton: All right, we have a motion on the floor. Any Council discussion?
Fruin: Can I .... can I chime in just (both talking)
Throgmorton: Sure!
Fruin: ...for a second. Uh, obviously this has taken a lot of effort to get us from last June
to where we are today and, uh, there's a gentleman in the back in a green shirt
whose face is probably about to turn red (laughter) uh, who ... (both talking)
Throgmorton:... there is only one person back there (both talking)
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Fruin: ...instrumental in ... in getting, um, all of these initiatives off the ground, because
they're.... they've been, um, on our list of `to dos' for .... several years and, uh,
Chris O'Brien, um, really stepped up and .... and helped the staff figure out the
best path forward, and so, um, Chris' last day will be this Friday, but uh, we
should all, uh, acknowledge the role that he played, um, in .... in makin' all this
happen as well.
Dickens: Thank you, Chris (applause and several talking) (laughter)
Fruin: You're welcome, Chris! (laughter)
Throgmorton: You've done a great job! All right, well, no further discussion?
Cole: On the pizza box issue, I do think though that's something that we might have to
figure out. Um, it strikes me that for the ... the cheesy bottom, that not everyone's
gonna be able to compost that, so it just strikes me as something we have to keep
an eye on. I don't mean to make too much of a controversy out of it, but I think
we have to monitor that pretty closely, cause you don't mess with people's pizza,
so .... (laughs)
Throgmorton: Don't... don't mess with the pizza! (several laughing and talking) Headline:
Council messes with pizza! (laughter) Okay, roll call. Motion carries 6-0.
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Item 13. Amending City Code Title 1 Chapter 8 — Ordinance amending Title 1,
Administration, Chapter 8, Administrative Service Departments, Section 1,
Administrative Service Departments Organized: to revert the title of the
Transportation and Resource Management department to the
Transportation Services department to reflect a realignment of supervision
over Resource Management to the Public Works Director. (Second
Consideration)
Throgmorton: This is second consideration, but again staff requests expedited action.
Mims: I move that the rule requiring that ordinances must be considered and voted on for
passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally
passed be suspended, that the second consideration and vote be waived, and that
the ordinance be voted on for final passage at this time.
Dickens: Second.
Tlrogmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion?
Mims: Just remember, they're only doing this because Chris is leaving. We couldn't get
him to stay.
Dickens: It's all Chris' fault again! (laughter and several talking)
O'Brien: This was going to be the point Geoff promised me no shenanigans tonight, so
he ... he failed miserably, but uh.... (laughter) before we get to the final vote, you
know, obviously this was (mumbled) and thank everybody for ... of the support
you've given, not only this Council, but several Councils in the 19 and a half-ish
years I've been with the City. Uh, 2008 the Director position, so .... uh,
Transportation Ser .... it's kinda funny as you're going through emails and you
start to see a lot of these things. Uh, came across one that I sent ... I think I sent a
copy to Eleanor and to a couple people where we sent out an email to staff, re...
asking for ideas to rename this department to Transportation and Resource
Management, um, and actually one of the first things in 08 we did I think was
change over the name of the division to Transportation Services. So it's odd how
all of that comes full circle, uh, what? Nine years later. So, thank you to
everybody, um, from obviously Geoff to Tom to everybody else I've worked with
in the City, uh, including the support I've gotten from this Council and several
others, so....thank you very much.
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Mims: Thank you. We're going to miss (several talking)
Throgmorton: Okay, we have a motion on the floor. Any further discussion? Hearing none, roll
call. Motion carries 6-0.
Mims: (several talking and laughing) I move final adoption at this time!
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call.
Motion carries 6-0.
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Item 16. City Clerk Appointment - Resolution Appointing Kellie K. Fruehting as City
Clerk and Authorizing the Mayor to Sign and the Deputy City Clerk to attest
an employment agreement
Mims: Move the resolution.
Taylor: Second.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Taylor. Discussion?
Mims: Just happy to make this appointment. Kellie is going to do a great job. She's
been in that office for a long time. Very experienced. Very knowledgeable and I
think will serve the City very, very well for a long time so..... glad to have her in
the position.
Throgmorton: Me too. I'm very excited. Kellie and I were going to have lunch today, but I
ended up being in Aurora, Illinois, and (laughs) had to .... we're gonna have to
reschedule, right? I ... I'd like to note that Kellie's appointment takes effect
tomorrow morning at, I don't know, 8:00 or whenever, uh, the day begins.
Mims: 6:00! (laughter and several talking)
Throgmorton: We're happy to have you, uh, on board, Kellie. Okay, roll call please. Motion to
accept correspondence, please.
Dickens: So moved.
Thomas: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Dickens, seconded by Thomas. All in favor say aye. Opposed.
Motion carries.
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Item 17. Council Appointments. Applicants MUST reside in Iowa City and be 18
years of age unless specific qualifications are stated
Throgmorton: So we have, uh, Item 17a, the Airport Commission. There's one vacancy to fill a
four-year tern. We received two applications from, uh, Derek LaBrie and
Christopher Lawrence. No gender balance is required. So, um ... what's your
pleasure, folks?
Mims: I think mine was Christopher Lawrence. I was tryin' to go back through (both
talking)
Throgmorton: That's.... that's my inclination (several talking)
Thomas: ....they're both candidates but I leaned a little bit toward ... (several talking)
Christopher.
Taylor: Derek had a very impressive resume, but has not been in Iowa City quite as long
as Christopher has, or been dealing with the Airport as long, uh, he's certainly a
good candidate, they're both good candidates (several talking)
Throgmorton: Yeah, I agree. So, uh, I guess we're .... we're on board with Christopher
Lawrence. Okay, so ..... uh, let's see and then.....well I guess I need to read those,
don't I? Well we have one other .... one other commission, Senior Center, right?
Mims: Oh, that's right, we've got the Senior Center.
Throgmorton: Yeah, so we have, uh, two applicants to fill one unexpired term on the Senior
Center Commission, and there's a male gender balance requirement. The two are
from Kenneth Bowen and Jay Honohan.
Mims: I would say Kenneth looks fine and we've had the conversation about Jay
multiple times, with having served six times already, that we were looking for a
new face and so Kenneth ... his application looked fine to me.
Taylor: I agree (several talking)
Throgmorton: Okay. So, uh.... since .... these are two commissions at which .... to which we're
appointing people. Could I have a motion to appoint the two individuals... or the
individuals we've named.
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Mims: So moved.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by....
Thomas: Second.
Throgmorton: .... Thomas. All in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion carries. Okay, so we have
some other vacancies I want to announce.
Freehling: There was correspondence (both talking)
Throgmorton: Oh yes, I'm sorry! Yeah, could I have a motion to accept correspondence with
regard to the Airport Commission, please?
Mims: So moved.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. All in favor say aye. Opposed. Motion
carries. So we have, uh, one vacancy to fill an unexpired term on the Air ... no,
two ... I do this every time! Two vacancies to fill unexpired terms on the Airport
Zoning Board of Adjustment. One vacancy to fill an unexpired term upon
appointment to the Airport Zoning Commission. One vacancy for a Jefferson
Street Representative to fill a three-year term on the Historic Preservation
Commission. And two vacancies to fill three-year terms, uh.... uh, on the
Telecommunications Commission. No applications .... no applicants have been
received for any of those, so we'll need to readvertise.
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Item 20. City Council Information
Throgmorton: And maybe we could start with ... just kinda throw a clinker in things, John
Thomas.
Thomas: Okay, I .... I had mentioned during the work session that there's a summer mixer
with the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition tomorrow evening, uh,
5:30 to 7:00 at the, um ... Iowa City Area Association of Realtors in Coralville.
And on Thursday, uh, the Picnic in the Park will move to North Market Square.
So welcome... it was interesting to hear at the .... you know listening post at...at
Kiwanis that there are outsiders that came to that event. So I encourage outsiders
to come to North Market Square.
Cole: What time's it start?
Thomas: It starts at 6:30 and runs till 8:00, and there'll be also a puppet show, uh, prior to
the music.
Throgmorton: Is that it? Uh, okay, which way to go? Susan!
Mims: (laughs) Um, couple of good events in the last couple weeks. Went to the Crisis
Center's Hunger Banquet, uh, week or so ago. It was kind of an interesting, uh,
new type of fundraiser they did. It was ... it was promoted very well that you were
buying a ticket for the banquet but you did not know if you were getting a meal.
Um, meals .... the meals they were serving were everything from nothing to steak
and lobster. Uh, you might get a peanut .... get a .... get a sandwich, which is what
I got, um, you might (laughs) get chicken, and we joked at our table that all of us
had had enough banquet chicken so (laughs) we didn't care about that. Um, there
was mac and cheese, um, and then there was steak and lobster, and nobody at our
table got the steak and lobster. But it ... the idea was to kind of show people, you
know, for some people they don't know where their next meal is coming from or
what they are getting. So it was very interesting concept. Had a great turnout at
the Sheraton. Um.....banquet room was pretty well packed (several talking in
background) It was a .... a great.... great fundraiser for the Crisis Center. Um, and
then last week went to, uh, the Martini Shake -Off for Have Life. It's a non-profit
in town. Geoff s on the board. Raise money for scholarships for youth for sports,
drama, music, different kinds of things. Um, the thing that I was most impressed
about at that fundraiser was the average age of the people in that room. It is the
next generation getting involved, um, really as ... hopefully as volunteers and also,
you know, maybe being able to donate some money, but it was.....the event was
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very much .... I would say younger (laughs) generation, but, uh, a lot of businesses
in town who donated, uh, lot of the bars were set up with, you know, they had...
mini -martinis is basically what they had, um, all the liquor was donated. All the
food was donated. You paid to get in and then a silent auction, so great
fundraiser for a great organization. Um, gonna miss out on the Affordable
Housing Coalition thing tomorrow night. Going to, um, a function encouraging
women to get involved in politics. Part of the, uh, 50/50 by 2020 or whatever,
so .... lookin' forward to that!
Throgmorton: Terry?
Dickens: Um, Natural Grocers at the corner of Highway 6 and Gilbert will have their
ribbon cutting tomorrow morning, and I will be there in place of Jim since he's
gonna be gone. Uh, Alexander Lumber's showroom is having a ... a little get-
together at, uh, their new facility in the old Aldi building. That'll be from 6:00 to
8:00 tomorrow night, and they've asked me to come and represent the Council
there. Um, and then Juli Seydell Johnson, I ... just left, but uh, Miller Frauenholtz
Park, which I've been working on ... got a garbage can a few years ago, the
playground is officially open today. So people can go out there. They will have
a .... a.....a ground, or a .... opening of the park at a later date, but it is officially
open. So .... I'm glad to see that after seven and a half years of workin' on getting
a park put in there, so....
Throgmorton: Nice to see!
Dickens: Yeah!
Cole: So I wanted to talk about the community bar-b-que and remind people about that.
I think that that particular bar-b-que is really gonna fit in well, um, it's put on by
the Black Voices Project. It's really going to fit in well with what we heard
during the work session. It's gonna involve a lot of non -profits. I know that
essentially non, um, Inside Out program's gonna be there. It's gonna be a great
neighborhood concept, and of course there's gonna be, uh, locally sourced bar-b-
que, so it should be really, really tasty. Uh, we have Jimmy Jack's bar-b-que...
is ... is volunteering to essentially make all of it, so it's gonna be really fabulous.
Think there's gonna be a lot of people there. It's gonna be a really good turnout.
Um, and I think what they're hoping to do is use this as a template so that people
can, um, hold their own community banquets in other parts of the community as
well. So hopefully they'll be able to replicate that very well and sort of support
them. Um....
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Mims: What's the date and location again (both talking)
Cole: Yeah, it's June 29th, um, from 4:00 to 8:00 at Wetherby Park. So June 29th from
4:00 to 8:00 at Wetherby Park, um, so I think it's going to be a really great event
and thanks for reminding me about the actual time and place! That's always
important. Um .... couple different things. Normally I don't talk about little
family vacations, but couple weeks ago I went to, um, Springfield, Illinois, and
the reason why I bring it up in connection with Iowa City, I didn't know this — our
old capitol is modeled after their old capitol, and .... (both talking)
Throgmorton: .... architect!
Cole: Yeah, same architect, and it was funny that I learned that actually afterwards
when I posted it on Facebook, and I went into their capitol — it looks just like
ours! So, encourage people to visit our sister old capitol, except they didn't
actually move it to a location. They actually got to keep their capitol location. Of
course it was fun to learn about Honest Abe. Um, final thing is is that I was going
to talk about Kiwanis Park, uh, during this part of it, but I just want to re-
emphasize the point of visiting all of our fabulous parks, I thought of Happy
Hollow Park. Um, we've spent a lot of wonderful time there as a family. Just
sort of a reminder that no matter how great each indiv... one of our neighborhood
parks are, it's really good to explore. You could almost spend the whole summer
exploring all the beautiful parks. So, uh, just want to encourage the community to
get out and experience those.
Throgmorton: Somebody a few days ago told me that .... that, uh, people that live on the east side
hardly ever go to any of the parks on the west side and vice versa.
Cole: Can I share one story along that point? A good friend of mine, who has lived on
the west side for 30 years did not know we had that bike trail on the east side, um,
near HyVee Park. Or near HyVee store, and he lived here for 30 years and
literally didn't know it existed, and conversely I'd never been over to Kiwanis, so
I think that does emphasize that point in terms of really getting on both sides of
the river.
Throgmorton: Pauline!
Taylor: Uh, again on our, uh, adventure at Kiwanis Park (both talking)
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Cole: ...the legendary event now, Pauline (both talking)
Taylor: ....really like to thank the people that did take the time to ... to talk to us and, uh,
even though they were in the middle of having some good family fun, cause it
was very informative. It was great. Uh, also remind folks the (mumbled)
bookmobile was there and it will be at all of the Parties in the Park. Uh, the kids
all loved that. They all talked about that. Thought that was really great! Uh,
remind folks, since no one else has said this, about .... I don't think, about the
Block Party, uh, the Iowa City Block Party, uh, first ever coming up, uh, this
Saturday I believe it is, from 5:00 till 11:00 P.M. downtown. Should be fun!
Mims: Oh, if I could just real quick, Jim.
Throgmorton: Sure!
Mims: Um, if people haven't seen it, the .... I got an email and I don't remember .... I don't
know if it came from the Downtown District, but tickets are on sale for the ... the
Farm to Table Dinner. So .... and I know last year it was sold out really fast, and I
don't think they're on sale to the public yet. I think we have a .... I think we have
a .... a special code that we can use to get them ahead of time (laughs) So....
Throgmorton: Special handshake (several talking and laughing)
Mims: No, it's .... so, yeah, so if you haven't gotten it and you want it, let me know. I'll
find it, but .... yeah! Cause I know last year they opened up some extra tickets for
electeds because I don't think many of us were going to be there and we hadn't
bought tickets so .... they're available if you want `em!
Throgmorton: So, uh, Susan, last year, uh, they .... they invited me as the Mayor to speak at that
event and, uh, I can't be there this time, so I've asked the organizers if they want
somebody from the Council to come and say a few words on behalf of the
Council. Yeah, I .... so I haven't gotten a response to that yet.
Mims: Okay. I'll be there, so.....
Throgmorton: Yeah.
Mims: If you need somebody.
Throgmorton: John?
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Thomas: I already spoke!
Throgmorton: Oh (several talking) Well, my turn then, huh? Okay, let's see.... speaking, I
spoke at Merge's grand opening on the 15'h. Spoke at IC Compassion's Refugee
Summit on the 16'h. Both of those were really good events. Participated in the
Pride Parade on the 17'h. That was fun to do, and I gotta say, that—the number of
people involved was far greater than any of the others I've seen, both in terms of
people in the parade and people watching. It ... it was a .... it was an important
event.
Cole: Downtown event was great too.
Throgmorton: Yeah, and .... let's see, I want to also mention that, uh, tomorrow Geoff and I
are ... and maybe some other staff people, I don't know. Is it, Geoff (both talking)
Fruin: Just the two of us.
Throgmorton: Geoff and I are going up to Des Moines to meet with other members of the Metro
Coalition, and talk with them about (laughs) about last .... last winter's legislative
session and what we might anticipate and so on. Nobody mentioned Juneteenth,
the ... the Saturday the 2e at Mercer Park. Lookin' forward to goin' to that. Let's
see.... yeah.....
Cole: Do we have a time as to when those events will actually start? Does anyone know
that?
Mims: (several talking) The proclamation said noon. I didn't (several talking)
Throgmorton: Yeah, it's noon to 6:00.
Cole: Noon to 6:00. Okay.
Throgmorton: Yeah. I want to mention two other things, uh, first the National League of Cities
City Summit in Charleston, South Carolina .... or North Carolina will take
place ... it is, yeah, North Carolina, will take place, um. .... in, sometime in
November. I don't remember the exact dates, but .... I intend to go, but I think it'd
be reasonable for one other Council Member to go. We've talked about that a
little bit before, and ... and, uh, if anybody's interested, it'd be good to talk with
Geoff and get registered because, uh, I think the deadline for registering is the 30'h
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of June, in order to get .... to save $150 or something like that. So, please connect
with Geoff. Uh, also .... or with Simon, I guess. (mumbled)
Monroe: I just found the date. It's the 151 through the 18`b of November.
Throgmorton: Thanks! And the last thing I wan to mention is something I learned about today.
Uh, and I cannot elaborate upon this, but I have several days ago I .... I sent a ... I
reached out to Governor Reynold's scheduler, to see if we could arrange a time to
meet, uh, and talk about topics of mutual interest, uh, either in Des Moines or here
or maybe some fashion both. Uh, so, uh, the scheduler got back to me today and
said well let's ... let's see what we can set up. So if I learn somethin' I'll let ya
know! All right, uh, Geoff, anything?
Fruin: Nothing.
Throgmorton: Ashley? No. Eleanor? No. I'd like to say welcome aboard (applause and
cheers) and I'm lookin' forward to lunch! Okay, so, uh....
Mims: Move to adjourn.
Throgmorton: Move to adjourn.
Dickens: Second.
Throgmorton: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. All in favor say aye. We are adjourned!
(bangs gavel)
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