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Home My WebLink About2018-08-07 Council minutes r I_ .® CITY OF IOWA CITY ' ' rs MEMORANDUM Date: August 15, 2018 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, August 7, 2018, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall * Council: Cole, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton. UISG: Stewart, Wu Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Andrew, Dilkes, Fruehling, Hightshoe, Sitzman, Russett, Dulek, Ralston, Seydell-Johnson, Bowers, Knoche, Bockenstedt, Havel, Craig, Weinard, Byers (A transcription and PowerPoint are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.) Consider increasing the salary and benefits for Council members effective January 1, 2020 City Manager Fruin noted the late handout with updated costs. Mayor Throgmorton summarized the purpose for the work session and presented information with salary and benefit options. Individual Council members expressed their views. Council members requested additional information. Action: Staff will conduct a salary and health insurance survey for Mayor and Council Member positions. The survey will cover Iowa's ten largest cities as well as the cities of Coralville and North Liberty. Staff will present the survey results to the City Council in September. Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years City Manager Fruin summarized the memos (IP4 and IP5) included in the 8/2 City Council information packet. Christine Weinard, Vice President and Terri Byers, President AFSME Local 183, appeared in support of the measure. Individual Council members expressed their views. Council members requested additional information. Action: Council members Salih and Taylor will work to identify living wage policies and practices in progressive midwestern cities and report back to Council. Staff will work to gather hourly pay policies / ranges from other Big Ten communities. At the August 21 work session, Council will provide staff direction on a change from our current minimum hourly wage of$10.10 to some higher figure beginning in FY20. Review purpose statement for the social Justice and racial equity grant program City Manager Fruin summarized the memo (IP6) included in the 8/2 City Council information packet, provided background information and the purpose for discussion regarding the social justice and racial equity grant program. Individual Council members expressed their views. Action: Staff will share a copy of the transcript from the Council's work session discussion in the SJRE grant program with the Human Rights Commission. The Commission and staff will work to spread word about the upcoming opportunity with as many minority and immigrant communities and elderly and disabled groups/organizations as possible. No change was made to the purpose statement of the grant program. r CITY OF IOWA CITY . MEMORANDUM Date: August 15, 2018 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kettle Fruehling, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, August 7, 2018, 5:00 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Botchway, Cole, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton. UISG: Ste :rt, Wu Staff: Fruin, Mo•roe, Andrew, Dilkes, Fruehling, Hightshoe, Si , an, Russett, Dulek, Ralston, Seydell-Joh • on, Bowers, Knoche, Bockenstedt, Havel, raig, Weinard, Byers (A transcription and PowerPoint a - available in the City Clerk's Off e and the City website.) Consider increasin• the sala and •enefits for Council me • •ers effective Janua 1 2020 City Manager Fruin noted the late hando. with updated costs. ayor Throgmorton summarized the purpose for the work session and presente. information with salary and benefit options. Individual Council members expressed their views. Cou cil members equested additional information. Action: Staff will conduct a salary and health insur: ce ervey for Mayor and Council Member positions. The survey will cover Iowa's ten largest ci as well as the cities of Coralville and North Liberty. Staff will present the survey results to the Ci Council in September. Consider elevating hourly staff wages to$15/ our or more within two years City Manager Fruin summarized the memos (IP' and IP5) in' uded in the 8/2 City Council information packet. Christine Weinard, Vice President a • Terri Byers, Pr Qident AFSME Local 183, appeared in support of the measure. Individual Council 'embers expressed t eir views. Council members requested additional information. Action: Council members Salih and T. for will work to identify living wage policies and practices in progressive midwestern cities and r-•ort back to Council. Staff will workto gather hourly pay policies / ranges from other Big Ten commu•sties. At the August 21 work session, Council will provide staff direction on a change from our c rent minimum hourly wage of$10.10 to some higher figure beginning in FY20. Review •ur•ose stateme for the social 'ustice and racial e•ui •rant •ro•ram City Manager Fruin summarized the memo (IP6) included in the 8/2 City Council'nformation packet, provided background inf. mation and the purpose for discussion regarding the social justice and racial equity grant program. dividual Council members expressed their views. Action: Staff will share a copy of the transcript from the Council's work session discussion in the SJRE grant program with the Human Rights Commission. The Commission and staff will work to spread word about the upcoming opportunity with as many minority and immigrant communities and elderly and disabled groups/organizations as possible. No change was made to the purpose statement of the grant program. Council Work Session August 7, 2018 Page 2 Clarification of Agenda Items • [Agenda Item 2d(9)]... Housing Trust Fund Contribution ...Council member Salih requested removing item 2d(9)from the consent calendar for separate consideration. • [Agenda Item 2e(2)]... Sandy Steil: Sunrise Village—Annexation and Rezoning [Staff response included]... Council member Salih asked City Manager Fruin to summarize the staff discussions concerning streets referenced in the correspondence. • [Agenda Item 2e(9)]... Community Police Review Board: proposed revisions to Ordinance 8-8 [City Code Section 8-8]... Council member Salih stated she is pleased to see the proposal from the Review Board. Action: Staff will prepare a memo to Council responding to the CPRB's request for modifications to the City Code. Information Packet Discussion ['July 19, July 26, August 21 > July 19 1. (IP4, Memorandum from Senior Planner, Development Services Coordinator, NDS Director: Update on Possible City-wide Transfer of Development Rights Program for Historic Preservation) Mayor Throgmorton proposed for discussion a density transfer, if it was part of a Urban design plan for the area. Council member Thomas expressed his views. UISG Wu asked for clarification on density transfers. City Manager Fruin noted the Pending Work Session topics list that a work session has been scheduled on the TDR (Transfer of Density Rights) ordinance. > July 26 1. (IP5, Memo from City Clerk: KXIC Radio Show) Council members signed up for upcoming dates. (Break to Formal meeting 6:37 p.m. - Returned 9:58 p.m.) ➢ July 26 (continued) 1. (IP2, Iowa City 2018-2019 Strategic Plan Report) Mayor Throgmorton thanked staff for putting together the report and asked when Council would be receiving the final draft report of the Climate Action and Adaption plan. Assistant City Manager Monroe stated it should be within the next couple of weeks. 2. (IP3, Memorandum from Assistant to the City Manager Community Indicators) Mayor Throgmorton stated he had a list of possible indicators he would share with staff. City Manager Fruin stated staff would go with the current indicators but could add or subtract to the next strategic plan report as it goes forward. 3. (IP4, Memorandum from City Engineer: Burlington Clinton Street Intersection Improvements Project Update) Mayor Throgmorton thanked staff for the report which gave a project update. Council Work Session August 7, 2018 Page 3 > August 2 1. (IP8, Pending Work Session Topics) City Manager Fruin listed the upcoming items for the August 2151 meeting and asked for Council support of a 4:00pm start time. Fruin also discussed upcoming items for the September work sessions. Action: The August 21 meeting will commence with an executive session at 4:00 p.m.; a review of the city's current Emerald Ash Borer response plan will be conducted at the September 4th work session; staff will work with Parks to prepare information to distribute to Council prior to the that meeting and will check availability of Council Members for a special work session in September focusing on height bonuses in the RFC district and specifically the proposed 12 E. Court project, if the rezoning of said project gains approval. Council updates on assigned boards, commissions and committees Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions and committees. Action: Staff will reach out to Project Green and request a formal appeal to the Council regarding their idea to name the Black-eyed Susan the official flower of the City. Adjourn 10:08 p.m.