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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. Joint Meeting October 15, 2018 Page 2 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.