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Home My WebLink About2018-09-18 Council minutes CITY OF IOWA CITY ®u�� MEMORANDUM Date: September 25, 2018 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kellie Fruehling, City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, September 18, 2018, 5:53 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Cole, Mims, Salih, Taylor, Thomas, Throgmorton. UISG: Stewart Staff: Fruin, Monroe, Andrew, Dilkes, Fruehling, Nations, Bockenstedt, Knoche, Havel, Hightshoe, Sitzman (A transcription and PowerPoint are available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.) Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years Mayor Throgmorton gave a brief review of the discussion item. City Manager Fruin summarized the late handout which was a memorandum with additional information requested by Mayor Throgmorton and Council member Salih. Individual Council members expressed their views. Action: Council discussion of a $15/hour minimum wage resulted in direction to move temporary starting wages to $11.50/hr beginning on July 1, 2019. Staff will plan to reach a $15/hr wage within three years (July of 2021). More information on the financial impact of each incremental step will be reviewed on an annual basis during the budget sessions. A staff committee from Human Resources, Finance, Parks and Recreation and Library will begin to plan the wage scale restructuring and compression issues. (Break to Formal meeting 6:43 p.m. - Returned 9:42 p.m.) Clarification of Agenda Items • [9.k]... Bonnie Riggan: Request for exception to City Code for prohibited animals...Council member Mims thanked staff for responding to much of the correspondence and also cautioned granting an exemption to goats within City limits. Information Packet Discussion (September 6, September 131 > September 6 1. (IP2, Email from City Manager: Response to Questions on 101 Lusk) Mayor Throgmorton thanked the City Manager for the email to Manville Heights neighbors. > September 13 1. (IP9— IP13, Council member Salih noted all items were related to serving people of color and asked to see a full description of the current processes. Individual Council members expressed their views. City Manager Fruin briefly explained some of the procedures and offered to have individual meetings set up to go over any questions Council member Salih had. Council Work Session September 18, 2018 Page 2 Action: Police and Human Rights will coordinate a meeting with Councilor Salih to review 9/13/18 Information Packet reports and memos. 2. (IP13, Memorandum from Economic Development Coordinator Diversity and Inclusion efforts of non-profit organizations funded by the City) Council member Salih asked for the City continue its efforts to include diverse populations in the programs and activities of the art, entertainment, and educational organizations funded by the City. 3. (IP3, Work Session Agenda and IP7, Email from Council Member Cole: Kinnick House Work Session) Council member Cole presented a brief background to explain the level of review that he wanted to see pertaining to a work session regarding the Kinnick House. Individual Council members expressed their views. Action: NDS will prepare a memo in response to Councilor Cole's memo on the Lusk House. In addition, staff will consider scenarios that involve combining adjacent lots for a property that could become out of scale with the neighborhood. NDS should plan to have the memo completed by December 1 in anticipation of a Council work session. The memo will be delivered in the IP prior to the work session. 4. (IPS, Memorandum from City Manager: City Council Salary and Benefits) Mayor Throgmorton offered suggestions based on the memorandum from the City Manager. Individual Council members expressed their views. Action: Further discussion of Council salary and benefits will be added to the next work session. 5. (IP11, Memorandum from Human Rights Coordinator& Equity Director Equity Review Toolkit) UISG Liaison Stewart noted the toolkit mentioned bike racks for multi-family housing units and asked what the steps would be to look into implementing something similar. 6. (IP15, Copy of Article from Library Director: To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library) Council member Thomas commented on the article and the reference to "social infrastructure". Council updates on assigned boards, commissions and committees Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions and committees. Adjourn 10:22 p.m.