HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-15 Council minutes Joint Meeting
Johnson County Board of Supervisors—Iowa City Community School District—City of Iowa
City—City of Coralville—City of North Liberty—Other Johnson County Municipalities and
School Districts
October 15, 2018
Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City
Minutes
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
Call to order
Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton called the joint meeting of Johnson County entities to order at 4:30
P.M.
Elected officials present:
City of Iowa City—Mayor Jim Throgmorton, Rockne Cole, Susan Mims, Mazahir Salih, Mayor Pro
tern Pauline Taylor, Bruce Teague,John Thomas
City of Coralville—Mitch Gross, Laurie Goodrich, Meghann Foster
City of North Liberty—Mayor Terry Donahue
Johnson County—Janelle Rettig, Rod Sullivan,Mike Carberry, Kurt Friese
Iowa City Community School District(ICCSD)-Phil Hemingway, Shawn Eyestone, Janet Godwin,
Paul Roesler
City of Tiffin—Mayor Steve Berner
City of Hills—Mayor Tim Kemp, Cathy Knebel
City of University Heights—Mayor Louise From
Others present:
City of Iowa City—Geoff Frain,Ashley Monroe, Kellie Fruehling, Ron Knoche
City of Coralville—Kelly Hayworth
City of Tiffin—Doug Boldt
Iowa City Community School District—Stephen Murley
JC Affordable Housing Coalition—Sara Barron
Public—Charlie Eastham, Royce Phillips
Flood Update—Iowa City
Public Works Director Knoche presented a flood update and information from the National Weather
Service and the Corps of Engineers. Knoche also noted the local mitigation projects made a big
impact.
Update on the State of Poverty Forum —Johnson County
Board of Supervisors member Sullivan summarized the forum and moving forward the three groups
that will be meeting regrading income, childcare, and affordable housing. Board of Supervisors Chair
Carberry gave information on dates for those who were interested in participating and also noted that
the information from the forum was on the County website for those who were unable to attend.
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FMP Update—ICCSD
Iowa City School Board Vice President Roesler gave a Facilities Master Plan update.
Attendance Area, Voluntary Transfer Policy and School Pairing Update—ICCSD
Iowa City School Board President Godwin reported on discussions regarding eliminating voluntary
transfers, targeted school boundary changes, the benefits and challenges of pairing schools, and
implicit bias training. Individual board members expressed their views.
General Entity Updates
Johnson County, Iowa City, Coralville,North Liberty, Hills,Tiffin, and University Heights gave
updates on roads,upcoming projects and completed projects.
Next Meeting Date and Time
The next joint meeting will be January 14, 2018, and will be hosted by Johnson County.
Other
None.
Public comment
None.
Adjourn
Mayor Throgmorton adjourned the meeting at 5:12 P.M.