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Home My WebLink About2017-10-03 Council minutes� r ®a•.� IN A r"®1ON ■■l CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: October 9, 2017 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, October 3, 2017, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Botchway, Cole, Dickens, Mims, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton UISG: Nelson and Stewart Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Andrew, Dilkes, Fruehling, Bockenstedt, Hightshoe, Ralston, Yapp, Knoche, Havel, Grier A transcription and power points are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website. Review of Remaining Pending Work Session Topics City Council members reviewed Pending Work Session topics as outlined in a memo from City Manager Fruin in the 9/28/17 information packet (IP3). Individual Council Members expressed their views. Action: Staff will update the Pending List per the Council discussion. This will include a November 6t1 work session on residential parking permit programs. The City Manager's Office will continue to work on developing a recommended set of community indicators that we can present to the Council during the next Strategic Planning session. Clarification of Agenda Items • [Agenda Item 4d(4)]... Burlington Clinton Intersection Improvements ...Mayor Throgmorton asked if staff could give a brief description of the project and the intent of the resolution and amendment before the vote on the consent calendar. Information Packet Discussion [September 21, September 281 ➢ September 21 1. (IP2, Copy of article from City Manager: Iowa's largest property tax cut in history fails to deliver, Register investigation finds) Council member Mims referred to the article and the importance of building reserves and the emergency fund. Individual Council members expressed their views. 2. (IP5, Memo from Assistant to the City Manager: FY2019 Preliminary Budget Discussion follow-up) Council member Cole thanked the Assistant to the City Manager and staff for the memo. (1134, Copy of article from Assistant City Manager: Buses, Yes Buses, Are'the Hottest Trend in Transit') Council member Taylor liked the article and thought there were many points in the article that were similar to Iowa City and asked about considering a consultant. City Manager Fruin stated they would see that recommendation in the budget. Council member Thomas asked if the City had conversations with the University regarding their Cambus routes. Fruin stated they Council Work Session October 3, 2017 Page 2 collaborate quite a bit with the University but wasn't aware of any discussions of Cambus taking off campus routes. 4. (IP3, Copy of article from City Manager: What Amazon's HQ2 Wish List Signals About the Future of Cities) Council member Thomas found the article encouraging and that many of the initiatives Council is taking are reflected in the wish list. Mayor Throgmorton noted the emphasis on the importance of connected and sustainable placemaking. ➢ September 28 1. (1134, Information from Economic Development Coordinator: Hieronymus Square Fact Sheet) Mayor Throgmorton thanked Economic Development Coordinator Ford for the fact sheet on Hieronymus Square. 2. (1136, Memo from City Clerk: Joint Meeting Agenda Items for October 16) Council member Cole expressed an interest to place Makers Space on the joint meeting agenda for discussion. Action: The City Clerk will add 'Makers Space" to the Joint Meeting agenda. (IP7, Memo from City Clerk: KXIC Radio Show) Council members signed up for upcoming dates. Council member Dickens stated that he has been asked if the UISG liaison could attend one of the shows with a Council member. Dickens stated Nelson could attend with him. Council discussed inserting department heads into the rotation. It was agreed that with each new schedule, one space would be reserved for staff. Action: The City Manager's Office will assign a staff member to fill the November 8'h KXIC slot. Mayor Throgmorton - Convention and Visitors Bureau - FRYFest and the Cyclocross World Cup were both successful. Upcoming events include Grand Gable on October 1st World Cup Wrestling next April, Run Crandic, a marathon taking place on April 291 of 2018 that will go from New Bo in Cedar Rapids to Kinnick Stadium. Throgmorton also stated that Iowa City had applied to be a RAGBRI stop in 2018. Council member Cole — City of Literature Board — October 81 through October 15'" is the Iowa City Book Festival. Council member Dickens — Para -Transit Advisory Committee — Previous meeting was held in August and the next meeting will be towards the end of November. A new Council representative will need to be appointed When Dickens term expires. Mayor Pro tem Botchway — Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee — A subcommittee has been doing data collection and coordinating with different jurisdictions regarding the Police and there has been someone hired to review nexus points within the adjudication process to look for disproportionality. Council member Mims — Behavioral Access Center — Committees are working on details to potential management of the facility and have asked councils to put a placeholder in their budgets. Council Work Session October 3, 2017 Page 3 Council member Thomas — MPOJC Board — An item coming up will be the question of the federal aid swap in Iowa whereby state funding could replace federal funding on certain infrastructures. Council member Taylor — Invest Health — 50 cities across the country received a planning grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Reinvestment Fund to come up with solutions to better health and quality of life in lower income neighborhood in the community. They're engaging residents to participate and making partnerships with many groups within the community. Adjourn 6:26 p.m.