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_ MEMORANDUM
Date: April 24, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, April 17, 2018, 5:18 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Botchway, Cole, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton.
UISG: Nelson, Stewart
Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Dilkes, Fruehling, Bockenstedt, W. Ford, Knoche, Havel
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(A transcription and PowerPoint are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
Clarification of Agenda Items
• [Agenda Item 3d(7)]... Senior Center maintenance positions ...Mayor Pro tem Taylor asked for
clarification on which departments budget the salaries would come out of.
• [Agenda Item 5h]... Rezoning Historic Landmark Designation 319 East Bloomington Street ...
Mayor Throgmorton inquired if the work session would be the appropriate time to discuss
deferral of the item. City Attorney Dilkes directed the Mayor to wait for discussion until the
public hearing.
• [Agenda Item 3e(4)and Item 3e(5)]... Univer-City Sale— 115 North Dodge and 619 North
Johnson...Council member Salih asked if the correct time to ask questions would be at the April
17 formal meeting. City Manager Fruin explained that they were only setting the public hearing
and the appropriate time to discuss would be when the public hearing is held at the May 1
meeting.
• [Agenda Item 3e(1)]... Rezoning 1705 Prairie Du Chien Road ...Mayor Pro tern Taylor asked if
there was any information available regarding the displacement of the residents. City Manager
Fruin stated there was not at this time, but the applicant should be expected to answer that at
the public hearing.
Information Packet Discussion (April 5, April 12j
> April 5
1. (IP2, Email from Mayor Throgmorton: Please make our city a net neutrality city-- sign the
Cities Open Internet Pledge) Mayor Throgmorton stated he had received numerous emails
asking to join other mayors in signing the Cities Open Internet Pledge and asked if the
Council would like to have a discussion. City Manager Fruin asked to report back to the
Council with additional information on the topic before discussion.
Action: In the next information packet, CMO will include an explanation of what actions the
pledge supports.
2. (IP7, Community Police Review Board Community Forum: April 23) Council member Mims
mentioned the forum date and that it was being held at the IC Public Library.
Council Work Session
April 17, 2018
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3. (IP5, Memo from Neighborhood and Development Services Director: Affordable Housing
Action Plan Update) Council member Salih had some suggestions she would like to see
added to the table of information. Individual Council members expressed their views.
Action: NDS will update the the Affordable Housing Action Plan Chart(#9)to reflect the new
occupancy standards and staff will continue to develop performance metrics.
4. (IP3, Copy of article from Council member Thomas: The Science Is In: The healthiest
neighborhoods are both walkable and green) Mayor Throgmorton thanked Thomas for
including the article in the packet. Individual Council members expressed their views.
5. (IP6, Letter from William Lesser, FEMA Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration:
National Flood Insurance Rating) Mayor Throgmorton noted the change in the rating which
should lower the cost of flood insurance.
6. (1P13, Human Rights Commission: March 29) Mayor Pro tem Taylor thanked and
commended the Commission on their activities within the community.
> April 12
1. (IP4, From the City Manager: National League of Cities— City Rights in an Era of
Preemption: A State-by-State Analysis, 2018 Update) Mayor Pro tem Taylor noted the
timeliness of the article and the corresponding items occurring in the state and across the
country. Individual Council members expressed their views.
2. (IP7, Copy of article from U.I. Student Liaison Alternate Stewart: The hidden crisis on
college campuses) Mayor Pro tem Taylor thanked the UISG Alternate Liaison Stewart for
the article and asked how the City could help. Stewart informed the Council of current
programs and looked forward to possible coordinated efforts between the University and the
City.
3. (IP8, Bar Check— March 2018) Council member Thomas inquired if the information was
useful to Council. City Manager Fruin stated that the information is used to determine
whether exception certificates to businesses should be issued. Individual Council members
expressed their views.
4. (Pending Work Session Topics) Mayor Throgmorton stated there was not a topic for the May
1 meeting. City Manager Fruin indicated some topics that would be ready for discussion.
Action: City Manager and the Mayor will discuss next Work Session topic/s.
Council updates on assigned boards, commissions and committees
Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions and committees.
Adjourn 6:03 p.m.