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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-07 CorrespondenceCITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Lynn Silberstein - Mama's Deli Parking Copy of email - Mama's Deli Parking Item Number: 7.a. Kellie Fruehling From: lynnsilb48@gmail.com Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 8:11 AM To: Council Cc: Geoff Fruin Subject: Mama's Deli Parking AA RIK Good Morning Mayor Teague and Council, Let me introduce myself to those I do not already know. My name is Lynn Silberstein and I currently operate Mama's Deli. This is a locally owned family business that has been in business for 10 years. My mom and sister are the owners. Both are University of Iowa graduates and live in Iowa City. My brother-in-law and I do all of the prepping, cooking, cleaning, hiring, ordering of supplies, repairs, painting, and all of what it takes to keep a small, locally owned business going year after year. The check to pay for our parking was mailed shortly to Transportation Services a few days prior to Monday, March 23 in order to pay on time and have a valid pass. March 17, the restaurant industry had a fatal blow. Life as we knew it was no longer going to be the same. We started following the rules of the State of Iowa, for our safety and the safety of others. We continue to follow those rules today, as we should. Monday, March 23, the Dubuque Street Ramp became FREE to all who entered. I have been paying to park in this ramp for many, many previous years working downtown for Hawkeye World Travel, and now there was no charge. I spoke with Phil in March and April, at the Parking Division and he advised me to speak with the city. I then began having conversations with Geoff Fruin, in April and May. Our business has remained open. We are trying everything we can possibly do. We are just barely hanging on at this point. We want to continue working, but need help. I start each day with hope and prayer. I am usually a positive thinking person, but my worries and anxiety are weighing heavy on my heart and mind. We are asking a very small favor here. Something that everyone else was given. I would appreciate a two month credit for the time period we paid for during the closure of the ramp. Dates: March 23 — May 18, 2020. I believe it is $85.00 per month x 2 months for 2 Parking Permits = $340.00 credit on the parking passes. No check needs to be mailed. Following are the Two Parking Permits: Our Customer UID # 71205 Our Customer UID #45263 I want to be treated like everyone else. Please help us get through this together. Sincerely, Lynn Silberstein Mama's Deii 319-341-0700 business 319-325-9010 mobile T = Ci+y Mama's Deli Parking 1 message <lynnsilb48@gmail.com> To: council@iowa-city.org <council@iowa-ciity.org> Cc: geoff-fruin@iowa-city.org <geoff-(ruin@iowa-city.org> Good Morning Mayor Teague and Council, Fr;%-,Jtfn 1922020 at 8:11 AM Let me introduce myself to those I do not already know. My name is Lynn Silberstein and I currently operate Mama's Deli. This is a locally owned family business that has been in business for 10 years. My mom and sister are the owners. Both are University of Iowa graduates and live in Iowa City. My brother-in-law and I do all of the prepping, cooking, cleaning, hiring, ordering of supplies, repairs, painting, and all of what it takes to keep a small, locally owned business going year after year. The check to pay for our parking was mailed shortly to Transportation Services a few days prior to Monday, March 23 in order to pay on time and have a valid pass. March 17, the restaurant industry had a fatal blow. Life as we knew it was no longer going to be the same. We started following the rules of the State of Iowa, for our safety and the safety of others. We continue to follow those rules today, as we should. Monday, March 23, the Dubuque Street Ramp became FREE to all who entered. I have been paying to park in this ramp for many, many previous years working downtown for Hawkeye World Travel, and now there was no charge. I spoke with Phil in March and April, at the Parking Division and he advised me to speak with the city. I then began having conversations with Geoff Fruin, in April and May. Our business has remained open. We are trying everything we can possibly do. We are just barely hanging on at this point. We want to continue working, but need help. I start each day with hope and prayer. I am usually a positive thinking person, but my worries and anxiety are weighing heavy on my heart and mind. We are asking a very small favor here. Something that everyone else was given. 1 would appreciate a two month credit for the time period we paid for during the closure of the ramp. Dates: March 23 -May 18, 2020. 1 believe it is $85.00 per month x 2 months for 2 Parking Permits = $340.00 credit on the parking passes. No check needs to be mailed. Following are the Two Parking Permits: Our Customer UID # 71205 Our Customer UID #45263 I want to be treated like everyone else. Please help us get through this together. Sincerely, I 4nlrvjj"� Lynn Silberstein Mama's Deli 319-341-0700 business 319-325-9010 mobile Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Item Number: 7.b. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Preston Moore, Humane Society - Wild animal acts Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Dear Iowa City City Council: Preston Moore <pmoore@humanesociety.org> Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:27 PM Council Wild animal acts Facts heet_Traveling Shows_ Dangerous Incidents.pdf, 2017 -08 -21 -Portland ME -City Council Agenda -wild animal act ordinance.pdf The Netflix docuseries "Tiger King" has grabbed the attention of many Iowans as we look for ways to occupy ourselves during the global crisis surrounding COVID-19. Unfortunately, the show chose to sensationalize the personalities of the zoos' owners instead of the immense suffering inflicted on their animals. There is an unfortunate Iowa connection to the "Tiger King" series, as well. One of the menageries where excess tigers and other big cats ended up was Cricket Hollow Animal Park near Manchester before it was forced to shut down last year. The producers of this series missed a huge opportunity by not emphasizing the need for the local, state, and federal protections for captive wildlife — which, in turn, can help keep your community safe. As the Iowa State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, I write to you today to encourage the city of Iowa City to enact a local ordinance prohibiting the use of captive wildlife in traveling entertainment events. There are three main problems with circuses, fairs, festivals, and other venues that continue to feature transient wild animal acts and displays: 1. Trainers use violent and inhumane training methods to force animals to perform confusing and physically grueling tricks on command. Countless videos, whistleblowers, and eyewitness accounts confirm that, behind - the -scenes, circus trainers use beatings and other forms of corporal punishment to make wild animals submissive and coerce them into performing difficult tricks. 2. Animals used in traveling shows are subjected to prolonged confinement as they are hauled from city to city in poorly ventilated trucks and trailers. They are denied basic necessities, such adequate exercise and access to clean cages, food, water, and veterinary care. 3. Using wild animals in traveling shows poses public safety risks. Rampaging elephants have bolted out of circus tents with frightened children clinging to their backs and big cats and primates have run amok and injured children. Since 1990, scores of people, including dozens of children, have been injured by bears, big cats, elephants, primates, and other wild animals used in circuses and traveling shows. Iowa City can prevent similar tragedies from occurring the future, while also taking a stand against this cruel industry. The HSUS stands ready to assist you with the development of such an ordinance for Iowa City. Please do not hesitate to contact me any time. Respectfully, Preston Moore Iowa State Director, State Affairs pmoore humanesociety.or4 P 240-753-9427 humanesociety.oro i 2FrmuWrc9:rlklcs The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's most effective animal protection organization, fighting for all animals for more than 60 years. To support our work, please make a monthly donation, give in another way or volunteer. Kids watch in horror as tiger attacks trainer; , By Joshua Rhett Miller October 26, 2015 19:08am I updatca An animal trainer had to fight off a tiger clawing at her legs after the big cat knocked her to the ground in front of horrified children and their parents at a Wild animals are dangerous and unpredictable and their use in traveling shows puts the public at risk Since 1990, scores of people, including dozens of children, have been injured by bears, big cats, elephants, primates, and other wild animals used in circuses and traveling shows. When a wild animal runs amok, it is typically local law enforcement authorities who are called on to protect public safety while attempting to recapture a dangerous, stressed animal. A growing number of communities are banning the use of wild animals in traveling shows out of concerns for the safety of the public and first responders as well as animal welfare. September 16, 2018/ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Several children fell off a camel when the carriage loosened while giving rides at the Syria Shrine Circus. The camel became startled when a handler, who saw the incident, made a loud noise when he dropped a shovel. An adult passenger dangled precariously from the animal's carriage when the camel started bucking and running amok. The adult and six injured children, including one with a broken arm, were taken to the hospital.1.2 May 14, 2018/Monitor Township, Michigan: Sheriff deputies responding to a semi -truck accident on the interstate discovered that the vehicle contained eight tigers, each weighing approximately 600 pounds. The big cats belonged to exhibitor Doug Terranova and the truck was enroute to New York for a circus when it hydroplaned, and the driver lost control, causing the rig to jackknife and leave the roadway. The tigers remained in the truck overnight at a towing company while authorities worked to clear the crash site.3.4 September 6, 2017/Atlanta, Georgia: An adult tiger was spotted on an interstate, along a school bus route, and then in a residential area where she was ultimately shot and killed by police after she jumped a fence into a back yard and attacked a dog. The tiger, named Suzy, was one of 14 big cats in a circus act who was being shipped back to Europe after having performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for several years. Suzy escaped from the truck carrying the cats as it passed through Atlanta and her escape went unnoticed by the transporters until they arrived at their destination in Tennessee.5,6 July 21, 2017/Saratoga County, New York: A young grizzly bear clawed a handler's face during the marshmallow -feeding portion of an exhibition of Dexter Osborn's "A Grizzly Experience" at the Saratoga County Fair. A witness described the bear as being agitated for several minutes before the attack. The show was abruptly cancelled as the handler walked into a trailer with blood streaming from his face.' July 14, 2017/La Plata, Maryland: A camel attacked a worker with the Lewis and Clark Circus at the Charles County Fairgrounds as the man unloaded the animal from a trailer. The camel trampled and bit the man, causing serious injuries to his head and legs. The victim was airlifted to a shock trauma center and the circus was evicted when county officials discovered that it had not applied for or received the requisite permit to perform at the fairgrounds.8,9 July 5, 2017/Brockton, Massachusetts: A capuchin monkey in a petting zoo at the Brockton Fair bit an 18 - year -old girl while she was feeding the animal apples. The monkey, who belonged to Emerson Farm, reached outside of the cage, grabbed a bracelet around the girl's wrist, and bit her finger. The victim's friend drove her to a medical center where her wound was bandaged, and she was prescribed antibiotics.10,11,12 June 30, 2017/Baraboo, Wisconsin: A Carson & Barnes Circus elephant named Kelly escaped from a barn at Circus World after another elephant, Isla, unfastened the door latch. Kelly crossed a river and walked through backyards in a residential neighborhood while consuming foliage. Circus officials were unaware Kelly had escaped until they were contacted by police approximately 20 minutes later. The police monitored the elephant for another 45 minutes while waiting for the trainer to arrive. Circus World leased the elephants from Carson & Barnes for summer performances. 13,14 October 25, 2016/Pensacola, Florida: A tiger attacked a trainer during a show at the Pensacola Interstate Fair. The tiger knocked the woman down, chewed on her leg, and dragged her across the cage as she screamed for help. Another trainer charged into the performance cage—leaving the door wide open—and started beating the tiger. Both trainers struck the tiger with sticks 30 times. Two tigers were in the cage at the time and could have easily bolted through the open door and confronted a group of 33 horrified children watching the incident. The trainer was rushed to a hospital and had to have surgery for her injuries.15 October 9, 2015/Perry County, Georgia: A lemur escaped from a cage at a county fair when an employee at an exhibit provided by Eudora Farms petting zoo failed to secure a door. The lemur "creat[ed] mayhem," and bit two bystanders.16 April 27, 2014/St. Louis, Missouri: A bear cub nipped eighteen students on the face and/or hands at Washington University. The cub was part of a traveling petting zoo that was brought onto campus by Cindy's Zoo. A decision to kill the bear cub so the animal could be tested for rabies was ultimately reversed.17,18 March 22, 2014/St. Charles, Missouri: Three elephants escaped from handlers with the Royal Hanneford Circus. The elephants (Kelly, Viola, and Isa) were spooked by noise in the performance arena, pushed through a door, and exited into the parking lot. Kelly ran between two trailers, resulting in abrasions and lacerations on her right side, Viola sustained lacerations on both sides of her body, and two cars were damaged. Hanneford was performing as the Moolah Shrine Circus and had leased the elephants from Carson & Barnes Circus.19,20 April 20, 2013/Salina, Kansas: A woman attending the Shrine Circus came within two to three feet of an escaped tiger in the restroom. The tiger bolted at the end of a performance and ran into the concourse of the arena, which contained food stands and restrooms. The tiger then returned to the performance ring and walked around the perimeter of the arena—which was separated from the audience seating area only by short walls. Then she again ran to the concourse and entered the women's restroom where she was ultimately cornered and recaptured. The tiger belonged to exhibitor Doug Terranova. 21,22 February 16, 2013/ Minneapolis, Minnesota: A lemur bit a 3 -year-old boy at the Minnesota Convention Center. The lemur, exhibited by Barry De Voll's Blue Trunk Educational Series, was invited to climb up the boy's arm for a photo and bit the child on the hand when he lowered his arm. The bite appeared to be mildly infected and medical personnel were concerned that a small cyst between three bite wounds could indicate a Herpes B infection if the lemur had been housed with macaques (a species that commonly carries the Herpes B virus). Although the cyst later tested negative for the deadly virus, the boy was put on anti- viral medication and given rabies prevention shots. The animal handler falsely claimed the lemur only scratched the child.23,24 January 15, 2013/Collier County, Florida: A 125 - pound grizzly bear cub escaped from an enclosure through an improperly locked door and then off the property of Dexter and Megan Osborn's traveling zoo called A Grizzly Experience. The bear was on the loose for three days before being tranquilized and recaptured by The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The state agency spent more than $5,800 searching for the escaped bear. 25,26,27,28 November 2012/Los Angeles, California: A squirrel monkey attacked Michele Kanan, the wife of General Hospital star Sean Kanan. The monkey, who had been brought as entertainment to her birthday party, leaped out of the handler's arms, jumped five feet, and bit Mrs. Kanan on the arm. The handler grabbed the monkey as the animal was about to bite her a second time.29 August 31, 2012/Pueblo, Colorado: Numerous animals exhibited at the Colorado State Fair ran loose, causing a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector to write, "The animals [exhibited by Tammy Thomson's Camp Junction] are at risk of injury, being lost or stolen, or of potentially injuring a member of the public [... ]." Two unconfined 3 -month-old lemurs were startled when a cage fell off a table, causing them to bolt and run loose for more than 20 minutes, approaching members of the public and the food vending area. Another lemur escaped when an employee opened an enclosure and was on the loose for at least ten minutes, and an approximately 28 -day-old lemur passed through the mesh of an enclosure and into the public area at least twice.3o July 21, 2011/Warsaw, New York: Three tigers with the Kelly Miller Circus escaped from their transport enclosures inside the main transport vehicle. Two of the tigers crossed a barrier fence and bit a horse in the next trailer. It took approximately 30 minutes to safely contain the tigers.31,32 April 27, 2010/Lynchburg, Virginia: An elephant named Viola escaped from the Cole Bros. Circus. She bolted from handlers and ran directly past a line of people waiting to buy tickets, sending some running toward the parking lot. Viola slid in the mud and tumbled down a hill and into a ditch, resulting in a cracked toenail and an inflamed shoulder. She was on the loose for approximately 30 minutes before being recaptured. The circus claimed that the elephant had been spooked by a rabbit.33,34,35 April 9, 2010/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: An African elephant named Dumbo attacked and killed a handler between performances at the Irem Shrine Circus. The handler was kicked and thrown about 20 feet and died at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries. The elephant had been leased from Joe Frisco's Wonderful World of Animals.36,37,38 April 2010/Winchester, Virginia: Isa, an elephant with Carson & Barnes Circus and traveling with Cole Bros. Circus, stepped on a trainer who sustained injuries that required a foot splint and crutches and kept him off work for a few days.39 February 6, 2010/Columbia, South Carolina: Approximately 100 people were just feet away when a startled elephant broke through a door and rumbled around the performance area during a pre -show for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Colonial Life Arena, causing the pre -show to end early.40 November 4, 2009/Enid, Oklahoma: A 4,500 -pound African elephant named Kamba escaped from the Family Fun Circus and collided with an SUV on U.S. 81. Something reportedly startled the elephant as she was being loaded into a truck with another elephant and she ran off the fairgrounds and onto the highway. The passenger of the SUV hit the door when the driver swerved to avoid the elephant and suffered head, knee, and hip pain. The elephant's tusk pierced through the side of the vehicle. Kamba sustained a broken tusk, a fractured carpal bone, bruising to the trunk, and cuts and scrapes to her left front leg and body. Kamba was leased by the circus from exhibitor Doug Terranova and had escaped from another circus the previous year (see June 5, 2008/WaKeeney, Kansas).41,42,43,44,45 July 30, 2009/Las Vegas, Nevada: A 400 -pound tiger used in a magic act escaped while being walked on a leash outside of the Fercos Brothers' gated property. The tiger ran after a rabbit, causing Tony Fercos to fall and drop the leash. Police responded to reports from local residents about a tiger wandering the streets, and the animal was found in a resident's backyard. The owners cornered the tiger and returned him to his cage. 46,47 March 13, 2009/Fruitland Park, Florida: A spider monkey escaped from the Liebling Family Circus when the circus owner failed to latch the animal's leash correctly. The monkey fled into nearby woods and was not recaptured until more than six weeks later.48,49 March 7, 2009/Indianapolis, Indiana: At least a dozen children and one adult were injured when an elephant giving rides at the Murat Shrine Circus knocked over the scaffolding stairway leading to the ride. The elephant was either startled by something and stumbled into the stairway or was pushed into the scaffolding by another elephant. People standing on, under, and around the scaffolding were injured. Their injuries were treated on the scene. The Shriners had leased the elephant from exhibitor Will Davenport, d.b.a. Maximus Tons of Fun.s0,51,52,53 August 5, 2008/Richmond, Illinois: During a rehearsal for a circus performance, a tiger attacked a man at the Hawthorn Corporation circus training facility, knocking him to the ground, face down, and grabbing him by the neck. The man sustained deep puncture wounds and several scratches to his upper body, neck, and knee. Others present during the attack hit the animal with wooden poles in order to get him to release the victim. Paramedics transported the man to the hospital, where he stayed for five or six days. It was the second time the man had been attacked by a tiger at the facility.54,55 June 51 2008/WaKeeney, Kansas: Despite four days of National Weather Service warnings that severe tornados were expected in the area, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus had two elephants, Kamba and Congo, outside to give rides to the public. When a tornado hit, winds lifted an inflatable slide off the ground and it fell on one of the elephants. A handler sustained broken teeth and ribs after one of the elephants threw him. The elephants bolted from the fairgrounds and ran through neighborhoods several blocks away, causing property damage and frightening residents, including a woman who was chased into her garage. Police, sheriff's officers, firefighters, and circus workers pursued the elephants. Congo was shot three times with a tranquilizer gun in an effort to slow her down. The elephants were on the loose for approximately three hours before they were recaptured and loaded onto trucks. The circus had leased the elephants from exhibitor Doug Terranova.56,57 November 8, 2007/Columbia County, Georgia: A baboon bit a 17 -month-old boy at the Columbia County Fair. The boy's father lifted him to feed the animal through the cage and the baboon, exhibited by Eudora Farms petting zoo, bit the child's hand.58 March 6, 2007/Apache Junction, Arizona: An employee with Enterprising Elephants suffered several broken ribs and a dislocated jaw when an elephant "spooked" and ran over him at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. The injured man was hospitalized for several days.59 January 21, 2007/San Angelo, Texas: A woman was given a tetanus shot at a hospital emergency room after a 10 -week-old African lion cub bit her right forearm and would not let go until a worker repeatedly hit the cub in the face. The cub, who was placed under quarantine, was being exhibited by GW Exotic Animal Foundation at a mall where patrons were allowed to pet and interact with the lion.60 November 24, 2006/ Evansville, Indiana: A tiger clawed animal trainer Wade Burck during a performance of the Hadi Shrine Circus. Burck received hospital treatment, including stitches, for wounds to his left forearm and leg.61,62 November 18, 2006/Coral Gables, Florida: A 62 - pound cougar mauled a 4 -year-old girl at a children's birthday party. The cat took the child's head into her mouth, inflicting severe cuts to the girl's eyelid, cheek, and ear, and requiring surgical reattachment of part of her severed ear. The cougar had been provided by Wild Animal World and was killed to be tested for rabies. The proprietor of Wild Animal World had been cited at least twice previously for similar attacks.63 July 18, 2006/13allston Spa, New York: An adult tiger clawed a 4 -year-old boy at the Saratoga County Fair. The child was sitting next to a cage while having his photo taken with a baby kangaroo when the tiger, displayed by the Ashville Game Farm, reached out and clawed him. The boy was treated at the hospital and received 14 stitches for a 1 -inch gash on his head.64,65 June 16, 2006/Kaufman County, Texas: A 300 - pound tiger climbed out of an uncovered enclosure and chased and mauled a part-time employee of Zoo Dynamics, a traveling zoo owned by Marcus Cook. The tiger grabbed the man and threw him down, ripped off his ear, and left severe claw marks all over his body. The man spent the weekend in intensive care and received some 2,000 stitches. The employee in charge took the victim to the hospital without notifying local authorities that a tiger was still loose on the premises and recaptured the animal upon his return.66,67,68 March 19, 2006/Gainesville, Florida: A tiger bit a 25 -year-old employee of exhibitor Josip Marcan at the Putnam County Fair when he stuck his arm into the animal's cage. The man was treated at a hospital for severed tendons in his arm.69,70 March 5, 2006/Marlborough, Massachusetts: An Asian elephant named Minnie at the Commerford Petting Zoo injured two employees while giving rides at a children's fair taking place at the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center. As children were being loaded onto her back, she became agitated and suddenly swung her head toward the two employees, shifting her weight and pinning them against the loading ramp. An eyewitness reported that one of the employees had provoked the elephant by striking her in the face. One man sustained a chest injury and the other a broken arm. Both were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Two bystanders sustained bruises. Minnie had been involved in at least three previous dangerous incidents (see August 27, 1998/Syracuse, New York, and August 28, 1989/Essex Junction, Vermont). 71.72.73 December 12, 2005/San Juan, Puerto Rico: Two elephants ran amok and sustained cuts and scrapes from arena seats after being startled by a barking dog after a Ringling Bros. performance.74 August 29, 2005/Springdale, Ohio: A capuchin monkey belonging to trainer Phil Dolci (a.k.a. Hendricks d.b.a. Banana Derby) with the Hendricks Bros. Circus was frightened by a train whistle and fled into a nearby wooded area. He was found the next day, damp and hungry, huddled in the roof area of a picnic pavilion at a pa rk.75,76 August 25, 2005/Mt. Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania: An Asian elephant named Jewel, owned by Cole. Bros. Circus and touring with Wambold's Circus Menagerie wrapped her trunk around a woman's wrist and yanked her as she reached out toward the elephant from a crowd of people feeding the animal at the county fair. The woman was treated at an emergency room for a sprain and possibly torn ligaments.77,78 August 2005/Jefferson County, Missouri: A capuchin monkey used for photo ops with the public bit a child at a festival. The boy was treated on site by medics and later went to the hospital and underwent rabies prevention shots. Health officials were unable to quarantine the monkey because the owner took the primate to a different county a few days after the incident.79 July 2005/Richmond, Illinois: One of 14 tigers circled a man during a photo shoot and then attacked his left leg at Hawthorn Corporation's circus -training facility. The man required immediate surgery, suffered nerve damage, and subsequently filed a lawsuit against Hawthorn and the tiger trainer seeking more than $50,000 for medical bills and pain and suffering.80 April 13, 2005/Polk City, Florida: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant handier David Mannes was airlifted to a medical center to treat a fractured pelvis and soft tissue wound to his arm after being knocked down and kicked by an Asian elephant named Tova while feeding the elephants at Ringling's breeding compound.81,82 February 12, 2005/Oldsmar, Florida: A tiger cub bit a woman on the hand. The tiger cub was provided by Zoo Dynamics for public photo sessions at an automobile dealership.83 January 31, 2005/Fort Wayne, Indiana: An elephant trainer with Tarzan Zerbini Circus was trampled to death by one or more of three Asian elephants as the animals were being loaded into a trailer following performances at the Mizpah Shrine Circus.84 January 20, 2005/13araboo, Wisconsin: An 80 - pound, 7 -month-old lion cub bit an 8 -year-old girl on the chest during a promotional event at Creature Features Pet Store. The girl had to undergo rabies prevention shots.85,86 December 9, 2004/Detroit, Michigan: A capuchin monkey bit a student at a wildlife show -and -tell at Wayne State University. The monkey was part of a menagerie brought by the Chicago -based Bill Hoffman's Animal Rentals.87 December 5, 2004/Laredo, Texas: A circus worker was rushed to the hospital after she was badly bitten on the hand by a caged tiger at Great Circus of China.88 November 26, 2004/ Evansville, Indiana: An ambulance was called to the Hadi Shrine Circus at Roberts Stadium after a chimpanzee bit a circus -goer on the cheek while posing for pictures. The chimpanzee belonged to Zoppe-Rosaire Chimpanzees. The patron was treated at the hospital for a puncture wound.89 November 20, 2004/St. Augustine, Florida: A 350 - pound tiger attacked a 14 -year-old boy and his handler as the big cat was being walked on a leash to a cage at the St. Johns County Fair. The tiger, displayed by The Catty Shack Ranch, jumped on the boy's back, knocked him to the ground, scratched him, and then turned on the handler, inflicting puncture wounds to the man's head. Police used stun guns to stop the attack.90 November 2004/McHenry County, Illinois: An elephant injured two employees at the Hawthorn Corporation's circus -training facility. One employee was hospitalized and then moved to a convalescent home and the other was unable to work for four days.91 October 16, 2004/Tuscaloosa, Alabama: A participant in a fraternity -house event broke his hand when an elephant, apparently startled when a band started playing, swung her head and knocked him to the ground with her trunk. The elephants were provided by Frisco's Elephants.92 August 29, 2004/EI Paso, Texas: An elephant with the George Carden Circus attacked an arena worker following a performance at the EI Maida Shrine Circus. The elephant knocked the man down, threw him into a wall, and pinned him against a fence. He sustained a dislocated shoulder, a torn rotator cuff, and nerve injury, which required surgery for repair and reconstruction and resulted in more than $16,000 in medical bills.93,94,9s August 1, 2004/Grayslake, Illinois: A 2 -month-old lion cub bit a man at the Lake County Fair. The man was having his photo taken with the cub, who he described as "feisty," when the cub climbed up to his shoulder and bit him, breaking the skin and leaving teeth marks. The cub, exhibited by Perry's Wilderness Ranch and Zoo, was quarantined for one month.96 July 31, 2004/New York, New York: A 450 -pound white tiger belonging to Adriatic Animal Attractions bolted from the New Cole Bros. Circus while being transferred from one cage to another near the Forest Park band shell in Queens. Dozens of police officers with machine guns and tranquilizer darts pursued the tiger for 30 minutes as he prowled for a mile through a park crowded with picnickers, scattering screaming people and causing two traffic accidents. The trainer recaptured him. Two women filed a $60 million lawsuit after suffering spinal fractures and other injuries in the multicar pileup on the Jackie Robinson Parkway.97,98 July 17, 2004/Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: A tiger bit a worker with the Arcangel Wildlife Farm while on display at a local festival. The leashed tiger lunged at the man and bit him on the arm when the man attempted to move him.99 July 6, 2004/St. Charles, Minnesota: A capuchin monkey escaped and bit two people while exhibited by Staples Safari Zoo at the Winona County fairgrounds. The monkey was quarantined for 28 days while both victims agreed to undergo a series of rabies prevention shots.100 July 4, 2004/Clinton, Iowa: An African elephant named Nosey, with the Liebel Family Circus, attacked a circus worker who was tending to a water dish. The elephant hit the worker with her tusk, lifting him off his feet and propelling him down an incline. The man was rushed to the hospital and received stitches for a head injury.101 June 2, 2004/Landover Hills, Maryland: After fighting with another tiger, a tiger belonging to exhibitor Mitchel Kalmanson escaped from the UniverSoul Circus and attacked an elephant, biting her on the hip. During the escape, there were children from several elementary schools walking under the tent in the shopping mall parking lot where the tiger escaped.102,103 2004/Queensbury, New York: A bear cub being exhibited at a AAA office by the Ashville Game Farm and Exotic Zoo bit a person in the face.104 October 30, 2003/Savannah, Georgia: The U.S. Department of Agriculture cited exhibitor Brian Staples for the escape of a spider monkey at the Georgia Coastal Fair. The monkey ran through the fair's public midway before being recaptured.105 July 3, 2003/La Crosse, Wisconsin: A tiger mauled circus trainer Bruno Blaszak in front of 400 people during his show at a festival. The tiger charged at Blaszak, knocked him down, and clawed him. His right leg required 30 to 40 stitches.106 July 2, 2003/New Haven, Connecticut: A tiger briefly got loose on the back lot where UniverSoul Circus was performing.107 June 14, 2003/113odge City, Kansas: An adult tiger swiped at a young boy, tearing his pants at the Village Square Mall. The tiger, exhibited by G.W. Exotic Animal Foundation, was being used for photo ops with the public.108 February 28, 2003/Muskegon, Michigan: Sheba, a 9,000 -pound African elephant performing with Jordan World Circus for the Shrine Circus, escaped from a tent shortly before a performance and was recaptured 15 minutes later in a busy downtown area.109 February 4, 2003/Jacksonville, Florida: A 450 - pound tiger, belonging to exhibitor Mitchel Kalmanson, escaped from the UniverSoul Circus while the cage was being cleaned. The tiger climbed over a car, jumped over a fence, headed down an alley, frightened employees at a nearby restaurant, and was recaptured 10 minutes later.110,111 September 20, 2002/Scotts Valley, California: A declawed 150 -pound tiger, who was being walked on a leash by Zoo to You at an assembly with 150 children at the Baymonte Christian School, suddenly lunged at a 6 - year -old boy and grabbed the child by the head with her jaws. The boy was wrestled away from the tiger by the principal and airlifted to a medical center where he received 55 stitches for two cuts to his scalp. A psychologist gave counseling to the terrified children who witnessed the attack.112 August 4, 2002/Davenport, Iowa: A monkey performing at the Mississippi Valley Fair went berserk and jumped on a woman, hitting her head and biting her as she posed for a photograph. The woman had to undergo tests for herpes, HIV, hepatitis, and rabies. The woman filed a $5,000 lawsuit against the fair and Texas- based Gerald Eppel's Monkey Business.113 June 17, 2002/Menomonie, Wisconsin: Two elephants performing with the Mehara Shrine Circus at a county park bolted out of a circus tent during a show, scattering crowds. One hiked two miles through town before being recaptured at the University of Wisconsin— Stout campus when trucks blocked her escape. A child was injured, and the elephants damaged a door at the park and caused $600 in damage to a city truck. The Shriners had contracted with George Carden Circus for the event.114,115 March 13, 2002/Easley, South Carolina: An African elephant named Tonya, belonging to Robert Childress and used in various circuses, escaped the control of her handlers while she was being loaded into a truck, and walked about two miles before heading into nearby woods. It took police, firefighters, sheriff's deputies, and her handlers approximately 30 minutes to recapture her. This was the fourth time that Tonya has run amok (see June 21, 2000/Washington, Pennsylvania; February 16, 1998/Mentor, Ohio; and August 28, 1997/York, Maine). 116,117 2002/Washington: A 2 -year-old male macaque monkey bit a child and a high school student while at the home of an animal caretaker working for traveling zoo operator Brian Staples. According to a USDA inspector, "The licensee was informed as early as March of 1998 about the risk of macaques carrying the Herpes B virus [... ] He was instructed not to allow public contact with the macaques and agreed to do so [...] yet the problem persists."118 October 27, 2001/Charlotte, North Carolina: Debbie and Judy, two Asian elephants leased by Hawthorn Corporation to Circus Vazquez, rampaged through a church. Two church members were nearly trampled, and children had to be quickly ushered to safety. The elephants crashed into the church through a glass window, broke and buckled walls and door frames, and knocked a car 15 feet. The church estimated $75,000 in damages. The elephants suffered cuts and bruises. Debbie had rampaged twice before (see July 10, 1995/Queens, New York, and May 18,1995/Hanover, Pennsylvania).119 June 10, 2001/Denver, Colorado: Have Trunk Will Travel, a California-based elephant exhibitor that takes animals to fairs, festivals, special events, and film projects, leased two elephants to the Denver Zoo to perform daily shows during the summer. When a trainer dropped a barrel during a bathing demonstration, a 6,700 -pound Asian elephant named Hope became startled and went into a rampage. She threw the trainer against a wall, stepped over a 3 -foot barrier, and took off at a run. Crowds of zoo -goers screamed and scattered. The elephant knocked over a mother as well as her 3 -year-old daughter who fell out of her stroller and slid in front of the elephant's foot. The girl was treated at a hospital for a bump on the head, the trainer suffered cuts and bruises, a man sprained his ankle, and a woman had an asthma attack while running away from the elephant. It took three hours to return Hope to her pen. She was sedated and needed help to back out of the bushes and trees where she had gotten stuck.120,121 April 2001/Omaha, Nebraska: Animal handler Bryan Franzen required stitches after a tiger clawed him during a performance at the Tangier Shrine Circus.122 January 30, 2001/Las Vegas, Nevada: A 1 -year-old female chimpanzee named C.J., belonging to Monica Riddell's Xotic Stars of Las Vegas, bit a person on the finger during public exhibition.123 September 10, 2000/Albuquerque, New Mexico: A 16 -week old, 30 -pound tiger cub exhibited by Craig Perry bit a man on the arm during a photo op at the New Mexico State Fair.124,125 June 21, 2000/Washington, Pennsylvania: An African elephant named Tonya traveling with Circus Hope became frightened when children approached her with toy horns. Tonya escaped the control of the handlers and walked across a mall parking lot through the rain and dark. Police officers, security personnel, and trainers later led Tonya back to the circus tent.126 April 20, 2000/Yucca Valley, California: Barbara and Connie, two African elephants with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, escaped following an evening performance. Connie wandered for three blocks, prompting a flood of emergency calls to the sheriff's office before she was recaptured. A circus worker who tried to get Barbara under control was trampled by the elephant and treated at a medical center for hip and thigh pain.127 April 9, 2000/Franklin, Tennessee: A chimpanzee named Angel, brought by Sid Yost (also known as Ranger Rick Kelly) to Blockbuster Video for photo ops and to promote a Critter Gitter movie, fiercely bit a 9 - year -old girl on the hand after posing for a photograph The girl's hand swelled and required stitches. Yost left the state before the chimpanzee could be quarantined and was issued a citation for violating Tennessee's exotic animal law. Yost failed to show up in court and never paid the fine. The girl's parents filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Yost, Critter Gitters, and Blockbuster, claiming that the defendants should have been aware of the danger inherent in subjecting Angel to a crowded area with so many children. None of the parties named in the lawsuit offered to pay for medical expenses. 128,129 April 2, 2000/Metairie, Louisiana: A 9 -year-old, 400 - pound Syrian brown bear fell from a Sterling & Reid Circus trailer while the circus was driving on a freeway through New Orleans, La., at night. The trailer hit the bear and motorists found him on the road dazed and bleeding from his mouth. Traffic was halted for three hours while the bear was tranquilized and transported to the Audubon Zoo for treatment. The circus did not notice that the bear was gone until they stopped for fuel 20 miles down the road. The bear was returned to the circus the next day.130 January 26, 2000/Riverview, Florida: A female African elephant named Kenya attacked and killed a trainer at the Ramos Family Circus winter compound. Kenya knocked the trainer to the ground and stepped on her. When the woman stood up, the elephant went after her again and crushed her chest. Kenya was used in the Ramos' traveling shows and to give rides to the publlc.131,132 October 4, 1999/Dallas, Texas: An evening parade was cancelled after an African elephant named Kamba walked out of the ring where she was performing at the Texas State Fair and into an intersection filled with spectators. More than a dozen police officers worked to keep people away from the scene during the two hours it took handlers to coax the elephant back to the arena.133 May 12, 1999/Bethune, South Carolina: Flora, an African elephant with Circus Flora, grabbed a woman with her trunk as she was dismounting from a ride and threw her against a tree three times. The woman was in a body brace for three months with many broken bones and received $468,000 as settlement of a lawsuit.134,135 April 24, 1999/Duluth, Minnesota: An animal handler with the Tarzan Zerbini Circus (also doing business as Circus Maximus) which was performing as the Shrine Circus was injured by an elephant and hospitalized in serious condition with injuries to his leg, pelvis, and one side of his face.136 February 21, 1999/Poughkeepsie, New York: Luna, an African elephant with the Royal Hanneford Circus, escaped from the center ring during a performance and charged toward the audience, coming within inches of some people. Luna ran through several rows of chairs, stepped onto the front of the bleachers, and sideswiped a man in a wheelchair. Circus -goers panicked and ran for safety and a few suffered minor injuries as they tried to get out of the elephant's path.137,138 November 21, 1998/Chicago, Illinois: A Ringling Bros. circus employee was seriously mauled by a tiger used in the circus when three tigers escaped from their cage in a Chicago parking lot. The tiger clawed the handler on his neck and side. This was the second attack by tigers used by Ringling in one year. (see January 7, 1998/St. Petersburg, Florida).139 November 13, 1998/Newberry, Florida: The same tiger who killed his trainer on October 8, 1998, attacked and killed his owner. The woman was leading the tiger to a pen when he lunged and bit her neck, killing her instantly. Authorities shot and killed the tiger. The tiger had been featured in circuses, fairs, and other public Venues. 140 October 8, 1998/ Newberry, Florida: A nearly 400 - pound tiger grabbed a trainer by the throat, killing him, while being moved between pens at Holiday's Cat Dancer facility. The tiger had been used in the operation's traveling animal show and featured in circuses, fairs, and other public venues.141 August 27, 1998/Syracuse, New York: While carrying children on her back at a state fair, Minnie, an elephant with the Commerford & Sons petting zoo panicked, knocking down and then stepping on the trainer. A 3 -year-old girl was also injured after falling off the elephant. A local hospital treated both of the injured people. Minnie had been involved in at least two previous incidents (see August 28, 1989).142,143 July 30, 1998/Minot, North Dakota: A 5 -year-old boy suffered facial cuts requiring plastic surgery after being attacked by a 4 -month-old tiger cub at a Bridgeport Nature Center photo booth at the state fair. 144 May 1998/Wichita, Kansas: A macaque monkey from Safari Zoological Park bit a teen-age girl at a store's promotional event.145,146 February 21, 1998/Indio, California: An elephant being ridden in a festival show became spooked, reared back, and bolted back to the pen, taking the `queen of the festival" with her. 147 February 15, 1998/Mentor, Ohio: While waiting to enter a high school gymnasium for a circus performance, an African elephant named Tonya was startled in the hallway by a clown and bolted. The two - ton animal ambled through the hallways of the school, knocked a trainer to the ground, then opened a door and ran outside. She ran off for a quarter of a mile with police officers in squad cars and on foot chasing her and was finally caught outside a discount store. She had been spooked in the same hallway the previous day. 148 February 10, 1998/Lincolnton, North Carolina: A 150 -pound leopard nearly killed his trainer after attacking her at a Royal Palace Circus performance in North Carolina. The trainer suffered injuries requiring reconstructive surgery and hospitalization for a week. 149 January 7, 1998/St. Petersburg, Florida: A trainer with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus suffered severe head wounds after a tiger grabbed him by the head during a training session in preparation for a publicity shoot. Richard Chipperfield was hospitalized in critical condition and required extensive surgery. The trainer's brother shot the tiger five times with a 12 - gauge shotgun after the animal had been returned to a transport cage, killing him.150 1998/Harris County, Texas: A tiger mauled a 4 -year- old girl during photo ops at a county fair. The girl required stitches and $17,000 in plastic surgery to her leg. The girl's family filed a lawsuit against tiger exhibitor Bridgeport Nature Center.151 October 6, 1997/South Barrington, Illinois: A baboon at a petting zoo bit a 4 -year-old girl.152 August 17, 1997/Marshfield, Massachusetts: A 13 - year -old girl was rushed to the emergency room after a tiger bit her hand during a photo session at the Marshfield Fair. The exhibitor, Bridgeport Nature Center, left the state before authorities could quarantine the tiger. The girl had to undergo painful rabies treatment. The Marshfield Mass. Animal Control Department reported "several" other bites associated with this photo booth.153 August 15, 1997/Elburn, Illinois: A baboon with a traveling zoo scratched a 15 -year-old girl's leg during a parade.154 June 29, 1997/ Bourbonnais, Illinois: A vervet monkey with a traveling zoo bit a 3 -year-old girl In the face at a festival.155 June 28, 1997/Seagoville, Texas: An elephant attacked a 65 -year-old man when he entered an area described as "a storage yard for circus animals," causing a broken arm and dislocated shoulder.156 May 7, 1997/Carrollton, Pennsylvania: A 400 -pound tiger killed 50 -year-old Wayne Franzen in front of 200 horrified schoolchildren at the Franzen Bros. Circus. The tiger pounced on him when he turned his back, grabbed him by the neck, and dragged him around the circus ring.157 March 17, 1997/Grand Rapids, Michigan: A muzzled and caged bear with Tarzan Zerbini Circus performing for Shriners bit off the tip of a 2 -year-old child's finger. The child had to undergo surgery to repair her finger. There were no safety barriers around the bear cages, and 30 other children had been petting the bear.158 1997/Dodge City, Kansas: A 650 -pound tiger attacked famed circus performer Tammy Wallenda during a training session. The tiger, who had killed its previous owner, shook Wallenda like a rag doll before she managed to extricate herself from the animal's mouth. Wallenda sustained a broken nose and injuries to her leg that required seven hours of surgery and 67 staples.159 December 21, 1996/Brooklyn Park, Minnesota: A 7 -month-old tiger bit or scratched three pet -supply store workers. The tiger had been brought to the store to have his picture taken. The three workers agreed to receive rabies prevention shots.160 September 28, 1996/Los Angeles, California: Actor Elizabeth Hurley reeled back in shock when she was bitten on the ear by a chimpanzee while appearing on Jay Leno's Tonight Show.161 July 18, 1996/ Middletown, New York: A white tiger from Hawthorn Corporation bit the hand of a carnival worker while performing at the Orange County Fair.162 June 14, 1996/Casper, Wyoming: An Asian elephant named Sue charged, knocked down, and repeatedly kicked a trainer who required hospital treatment. At the time of the incident, the elephant was giving rides and had 5 or 6 children on her back. One child fell off the elephant. The elephant, owned by Hawthorn Corporation, was performing with the Jordan World Circus, sponsored by the Casper Shrine Club, at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds. Sue had injured two other trainers two years previously (see April 4, 1994/Salt Lake City, Utah).163 March 5, 1996/Comfort, Texas: A high school principal suffered two broken ribs as well as arm and wrist injuries and was nearly trampled when he fell off an elephant with King Royal Circus. He had been preparing to ride the elephant in a race when the animal became upset and shook him off.164,165 February 1996/Bridgton, Maine: A squirrel monkey bit a child during a school demonstration. 166 1996/Pomona, California: A lion displayed by Safari Wildlife got loose and roamed around the Los Angeles County fairgrounds before being recaptured.167 November 2, 1995/Washington, D.C.: House Speaker Newt Gingrich was bitten on the chin by a baby cougar he was holding and who had been brought to the Capitol by Jack Hanna.168 September 30, 1995/Indianapolis, Indiana: A lion with Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus bit off the index finger of a woman who put her hand in the cage that was in a staging area.169 July 10, 1995/Queens, New York: Two Asian elephants with the Clyde Beatty -Cole Bros. Circus ran amok in the middle of a performance, triggering a panic among hundreds of spectators that left 12 people injured. Six spectators were hospitalized after Debbie and Frieda bolted from the circus tent and crashed into a parked car before being brought under control by a trainer. It was the second incident in three months involving the two elephants (see May 18, 1995/Hanover, Pennsylvania). 170,171 May 28, 1995/Novi, Michigan: Three lions and four tigers toppled onto a freeway when the 6 -foot by 12 - foot trailer they were in came unhitched. An 11 -month old tiger bolted into a wooded area, leading police on a four-hour chase that included a helicopter search and foot patrols. The animals were en route to a Home Depot store for photo ops with the public.172,173 May 18, 1995/Hanover, Pennsylvania: Debbie and Frieda, two Asian elephants with the Clyde Beatty -Cole Bros. Circus, rampaged at the North Hanover Mall as they were being led to the circus tent for a show. The two elephants pushed and shoved their way around the parking lot, damaging cars and crashing through the plate glass windows of a car dealership before escaping into nearby woods. The elephants caused $20,000 in damages and one sustained a deep gash under her eye. On July 6, 1985, Frieda killed a woman by grabbing the woman with her trunk and throwing her down to the ground in a parking lot of the New London Mall in Connecticut. 174,175 February 6, 1995/Fort Wayne, Indiana: As an employee with Tarzan Zerbini Circus was loading equipment onto a trailer, an Asian elephant named Roxie knocked him down with her trunk and stomped on him twice. He suffered a crushed pelvis and was in critical condition. The elephant was performing for the Mizpah Shrine Circus.176 February 1, 1995/Hugo, Oklahoma: A tiger with Carson & Barnes Circus escaped by squeezing through an opening in a cage. The Choctaw County Sheriff Department, Hugo Police Department, Game Department, and a helicopter from the National Guard searched for the tiger for 10 days before she was finally recaptured. 177,178 November 8, 1994/Riley County, Kansas: Mickey, a 15 -month-old Asian elephant at the King Royal Circus wrapped his trunk around the neck of a 3 -year-old girl and attempted to pull her into the arena while she was feeding him grass. The girl was treated for injuries at a local hospital. 179,180 August 20, 1994/Honolulu, Hawaii: An African elephant named Tyke killed a trainer and stomped and injured a circus groom shortly before a performance with Circus International at the Blaisdell Arena. Tyke then ran amok, breaking out of the arena and leading police on a chase down several city blocks until they shot her to death with almost 100 bullets. Ambulance officials described a scene of "total panic" as circus -goers fled from the arena, pushing and trampling each other. Ambulances transported fourteen people to the hospital and others drove themselves. Multiple lawsuits were filed. This was the second elephant incident at the circus in as many weeks (see August 15, 1994/Honolulu, Hawaii.) Tyke, who had rampaged twice before (see July 23, 1993/Minot, North Dakota and April 21, 1993/Altoona, Pennsylvania), was owned by Hawthorn Corporation. 181,182,183 August 15, 1994/Honolulu, Hawaii: An elephant with Circus International rammed a fence that separated the first row of spectators from the circus rings, knocking a nearly 300 -pound man into the next row and pinning his wife and their eight children under the fence. The man and his 15 -year-old daughter suffered injuries. They filed suit against the Hawthorn Corporation (owner of the elephant), as well as Roy Yempuku, the circus promoter.184,185,186 July 18, 1994/New York, New York: An African elephant named Flora with the Great Moscow Circus attacked a Russian translator backstage at ABC's Live With Regis and Kathie Lee television show. The elephant repeatedly smashed her head into the woman, pinning her to a wall and leaving her with a fractured skull, broken ribs, a punctured lung and two broken wrists. The victim filed a $5 million lawsuit against the circus, the booking agent and ABC, and ultimately accepted a $1.65 million settlement. 187,188 April 4, 1994/Salt Lake City, Utah: While giving rides to two children, an Asian elephant named Sue picked up, tossed, and stepped on an animal trainer with the Jordan Circus, breaking his arm and ribs and causing internal organ damage. The elephant also kicked another trainer and broke her finger. A third trainer gained control of the elephant and removed the children from her back.189 March 5, 1994/Muskegon, Michigan: A Tarzan Zerbini Circus elephant giving rides at a Shrine - sponsored circus caused injuries to three children when she fell into the passenger loading platform, spilling the riders and bending the platform. 190,191 September 14, 1993/Joplin, Missouri: A circus employee lost part of her arm after an attack by a tiger on the circus' animal farm. Doctors had to amputate her arm below the elbow.192 July 28, 1993/Patterson, New York: A 23 -year-old declawed and defanged Himalayan black bear used in circuses escaped from an enclosure and disappeared into nearby woods.193 July 23, 1993/Minot, North Dakota: An African elephant named Tyke escaped from a trainer while at the North Dakota State Fair, charged, kicked, and trampled an elephant show worker, breaking three of his ribs, then led sheriff's deputies and circus workers on a 25 -minute chase as she ran through a campground and into a maintenance building. Tyke, who the trainer described as dangerous, difficult, and high-strung, was later shot and killed when she rampaged during a circus performance in Hawaii (see August 20, 1994/Honolulu, Hawaii).194,195 June 5, 1993/Fishkill, New York: An Asian elephant crushed a man to death by pinning him against a trailer in the elephant area of the Clyde Beatty -Cole Bros. Circus grounds at the Fishkill Mall.196 May 6, 1993/Las Vegas, Nevada: A keeper feeding a trio of lions in a residential backyard was hospitalized after one of the cats attacked her. The victim, a member of the Fercos performing family, suffered five gouges to her leg. During an April performance, another employee was bitten by a lion.197 May 5, 1993/Williston, Florida: Famed animal trainer Alex Gautier died of internal injuries after an Asian elephant named Reba knocked him down and stomped on his chest at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant farm. 198,199,200,201 April 21, 1993/Altoona, Pennsylvania: An African elephant named Tyke charged through an arena entryway during a performance with the Great American Circus. She ripped away part of a wall at the Jaffa Mosque, causing $10,000 in damage. Tyke ran out onto an upstairs balcony and was later coaxed back by trainers. More than 3,000 children were in the audience. One young girl suffered injuries.202,203 April 17, 1993/1-ittle Rock, Arkansas: A tiger performing with the Shrine Circus at the Barton Coliseum escaped, ran into the audience, and bit a 13 - year -old girl. The tiger was owned and trained by Jordan Circus. 204 February 24, 1993/Norfolk, Virginia: Graham Chipperfield, a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus big cat trainer, was mauled by a lion while breaking up a fight between two other lions.205 October 14, 1992/ Bloomington, Minnesota: A handler was hospitalized for a leg injury that required ten stitches when an Asian elephant named Bunny slipped and fell, gouging the man with her tusk, while she was giving rides to several children at a Shrine circus. A child also suffered a minor leg injury,206 July 15, 1992/Lafayette, Indiana: Nine people were injured when elephants who were being led around the ring at the Tarzan Zerbini International Circus collided and toppled a barricade which fell into a crowded area under the circus tent. 207 May 20, 1992/Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania: Two tigers with Clyde Beatty -Cole Bros. Circus escaped from an unlocked cage during a performance. One tiger roamed around the center ring, frightening 2,000 spectators before he was recaptured.208 February 25, 1992/Dane County, Wisconsin: A man underwent surgery to repair torn tendons in his ankle after he was attacked by a bear while participating in a bear "wrestling" event sponsored by Jungleworld Animal Rental Agency.209 February 1, 1992/Palm Bay, Florida: Janet (aka Kelly), an Asian elephant with the Great American Circus, went on a rampage while giving rides to five children and one adult. Janet knocked down a high -wire platform in the circus ring, ran out of the tent with the people still on her back, and rampaged through the circus grounds. She threw two circus workers about 20 feet into the air, rammed a tractor -trailer, and picked up a police officer who tried to rescue the riders, threw him, then picked him up again and tried to step on him. Hundreds of circus -goers panicked and fled screaming. Police fired 43 shots at the elephant but were unable to kill her until they used armor -piercing bullets. Twelve people, including trainer Tim Frisco, were treated at a hospital for injuries. In 1983, Janet had attacked the previous owner of the circus, who suffered a broken back and hips and was hospitalized for nearly four month s.210,211,212,213 August 17, 1991/Fresno, California: A lion with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus bit a man who tried to pet the caged lion .214 April 18, 1991/Wilkesboro, North Carolina: A 3 - year -old girl required stitches after she was attacked by a leopard traveling with the Great American Circus.215 August 9, 1990/Sturgis, South Dakota: A 5 -year-old girl was mauled by a 175 -pound leopard who was restrained by a small chain on a box in Engessor's Endangered Species traveling zoo. She was treated at a hospital for puncture wounds to her arm and back and claw marks on her back. The girl's mother sued for $100,000 in damages.216 July 7, 1990/Southeast Portland, Oregon: Two leashed and collared chimpanzees went out of control during a Circus Gatti performance. They dragged the trainer into the stands and pulled a child from her seat and onto the arena floor, then mauled her.217 June 20, 1990/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: An Asian elephant named Carol with the Hanneford Family Circus kicked and stepped on or sat on a handler after being startled by a passing car, crushing the man to death. 218,219,220 June 18, 1990/Sidney, Montana: A leopard bit a 7 - year -old boy when the owner of the traveling zoo removed the animal from a cage so members of the public could pet her.221 June 6, 1990/Reading, Pennsylvania: During a Great American Circus show, an elephant attacked a trainer and went on a rampage, panicking the crowd and injuring one man.222 April 7, 1990/Oakdale, California: An African elephant threw three passengers from her back while giving rides at a private party. The elephant, provided by Marine World Africa USA in Vallejo, began spinning and bumping into cars before she was brought under control. One woman who fell bruised her back on a car and another sustained a bruised arm. The third woman was dragged 40 feet before she was freed and required five stitches.223 August 28, 1989/Essex Junction, Vermont: An elephant named Minnie with the Commerford & Sons petting zoo attacked and seriously injured a handler after he struck her with a stick at the Champlain Valley Fair. Minnie picked up the handler with her trunk and threw him against a trailer, breaking his shoulder and jaw. Two children were riding on the elephant's back at the time. According to a witness, "Blood was gushing everywhere. The kids were left stranded. The attendants were afraid to get the kids off the elephant." Commerford continued using Minnie for rides at the fair despite a public outcry that the elephant was too dangerous. 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Comas, "Missing monkey 'Reggie' captured, reunited with circus owner," Orlando Sentinel, April 21, 2009. 50 "Injured were waiting in line to ride elephant," The Indy Channel, March 7, 2009. 51 "Spooked elephant at Indiana circus knocks down scaffolding, injuring children," FOX News, March 7, 2009. 52 Ruthanne Gordon, "Elephant knocks over stairs at circus," WISH -TV, March 7, 2009. 53 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Maximus Tons of Fun, License #74-C-0762, March 7, 2009. 54 Carolyn Starks and Jeff Long, "From his hospital bed, man dismisses tiger attack as 'not a big deal'; He suffered puncture wounds in Tuesday attack," Chicago Tribune, August 7, 2008. 55 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Investigation/inspection summary, Memo:Animal Welfare Complaint - Complaint #08- 219 - Hawthorn Corp - 33-C-0053, August 18, 2008, 56 U.S. Department of Agriculture Complaint, AWA Docket No. 09-0155, In re: Terranova Enterprises, Inc., page 14. 57 Tim Unruh, "Siren spooks 2 elephants," Salina Journal, June 6, 2008. 51 Barclay Bishop, "Columbia County Fair Monkey Business, A 17 -month-old boy was bitten by a baboon at the Columbia County Fair," WJBF, November 8, 2007. 59 Cindy McSperitt, "Elephant injures worker at Renaissance Festival," Apache Junction News, April 9-15, 2007. 61 City of San Angelo, Animal Bite Report, January 21, 2007. 61 Jimmy Nesbitt, "Young tiger claws trainer during circus," Courier & Press, November 28, 2006. 62 White Tops, January/February 2007, p.61. 63 "Girl mauled by a captive cougar at birthday party," WJLA, December 8, 2006. 64 "Tiger Scratches 4 -year-old Boy," WXXA-TV, July 18, 2006. 65 Kevin Goodwin, "Boy doing fine after tiger gets wild," Record, July 20, 2006. 66 Deborah Takahara, "Man survives Kaufman County tiger attack," KTVT, June 20, 2006. fi7 Jim Getz, "Man mauled by tiger remains hospitalized," Dallas Morning News, June 20, 2006. fib U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Zoocats, License #74-C-0426, July 20, 2006. 69 "Tiger bites man at county fair in Florida," WLS-TV, March 20, 2006. 70 "Man bitten by tiger at county fair," The St. Augustine Record, March 20, 2006. 71 Lisa Gentes, "Workers hurt by elephant," Daily News, March 6, 2006. 72 Lisa Gentes, "Questions arise about zoo show," Daily News, March 7, 2006. 73 Marlborough Police Department report, Incident No. 2006000003632, March 9, 2006. 74 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Feld Entertainment, Inc., License #52-C-0137, January 6, 2006. 75 "Missing: 2 ft., 8 Ib., monkey wearing blue pants; Circus trainer seeks Dillion, who fled when frightened by a train whistle," Associated Press, August 30, 2005. 76 "Missing Circus Monkey Found; Circus Leaves Town Thursday," Associated Press, August 31, 2005. 77 Dwayne Pickels, "Fair turns foul for woman after elephant encounter," Tribune -Review, August 27, 2005. 78 Etan Horowitz, "PETA wants elephant probe," Orlando Sentinel, August 31, 2005. 79 Chris Campbell, "Monkey bites are no monkey business," Jefferson County Journal, August 17, 2005. 80 Brandon Coutre, "Lawsuit triggered by tiger attack," Northwest Herald, June 14, 2007. 81 Dana Willhoit, "Man injured by elephant hospitalized," The Ledger, April 14, 2005. 82 Amber Smith, "Man to recover from elephant kick," The Ledger, April 15, 2005. e3 Nicole Johnson and Candace Rondeaux, "Tiger cub nips hand of Oldsmar woman," St. Petersburg Times, February 24, 2005. 84 Tom Coyne, "Coroner: Elephants' fatal trampling of handler ruled an accident," Star -Telegram, February 1, 2005. e5 "Lion cub bites child," Wiscnews.com, January 23, 2005. 86 Sauk County Health Department, Animal Bite Form, Complaint Number 05-0393, January 20, 2005. 87 Erika Bey, "CAMPUS : A walk on the wild side: The'zoo' comes to WSU," The South End, December 10, 2004. 66 Chantelle Janelle, "Texas circus worker bitten by Bengal tiger," WIS, December 5, 2004. 69 Amber Griswold, "Guest bitten by animal at Hadi Shrine Circus," WFIE, November 29, 2004. 90 "Teen, police tell of tiger attack," MSNBC, November 22, 2004. 91 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Hawthorn Corp., 33-C-0053, January 20, 2005. 92 Heather Henderson, "Ton o' Crimson Tide fun," The Crimson White, October 18, 2004. University of Alabama IACUC Meeting Minutes, January 27, 2005, page 3. 93 Orthopedic Surgeons Associates, Reports, progress notes, operative summary, September 27, 2004, October 6, 2004, November 11, 2004, February 24, 2005. 94 Robert Endlich, "Affadavit concerning billing costs," Orthopedic Surgeons Associates, June 15, 2005. 95 Ray A. Odle, Plaintiff vs. George Carden Circus International, Inc. and EI Maida Temple AAONMS, Defendents, Cause number 2005-5489, September 12, 2005. 96 USDA Decision and Order re Craig Perry, AWA Docket No. 05- 0026, March 29, 2012; pgs. 28, 35, 37. 97 Joe McGurk and Cynthia R. Fagen, "QNS. BENGAL TANGLE," New York Post, August 1, 2004. 98 James DeWeese, "Tiger's parkway stroll spurs $60M lawsuit," Times Ledger, December 9, 2004. 99 Animal Bite Report, Otter Tail County Sheriff, July 23, 2004. loo Jeff Dankert, "Monkey chase leads to quarantined animal and two people seeking rabies shots," Winona Daily News, July 8, 2004. 101 Warren Kitts, "Elephant attack probed," Clinton Herald, August 6, 2004. 102 Glorida McFadden, USDA internal memo regarding "Animal Incident," June 6, 2004. 103 Letter from Rodney Taylor, Associate Director, Prince George's County Government, to Ricky Walker, UniverSoul Circus, July 22, 2004. 104 Charles Fiegl, "Game farm cited for violations," Post -Star, September 14, 2006. 105 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Brian Staples, License #91-C-0060, October 30, 2003. 106 Timothy San Pedro, "Big cats, heat rule on opening day of Riverfest," LaCrosse Tribune, July 3, 2003. l07 Christopher Cox, "UniverSoul appeal: Amid chaos, circus gets its act together for the Hub," Boston Herald, July 3, 2003. 108 Sworn affidavits provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 109 Lisa Medendorp, "Elephant leaves circus, strolls through town," The Grand Rapids Press, March 2, 2003. 110 "Bengal tiger escapes in Jacksonville while cage is cleaned," Associated Press, February 4, 2003. 111 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Mitchel Kalmanson, License #58-C-0505, February 6, 2003. 112 Ken McLaughlin, "State probes tiger incident," San Jose Mercury News, September 24, 2002. 113 "Alleged monkey attack sparks lawsuit," Associated Press, July 20, 2003. "I "Elephant heads downtown, as people scatter," Associated Press, June 18, 2002. 116 Barbara Lyon, "Shrine Circus comes to town on Monday," Dunn County News, June 19, 2002. 116 `Pachyderm on parade in Easley," WYFF, March 13, 2002. 117 `Full-grown elephant escapes small circus," The Augusta Chronicle, March 15, 2002, 118 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Brian Staples, 91-C-0060, January 24, 2002. 119 "Stampeding elephants captured on videotape at local church," NBC 6, October 30, 2001. "I Carol Kreck, "Spooked elephant charges, knocks over child," Denver Post, June 11, 2001. 121 "Elephant escapes pen at Denver Zoo," Associated Press, June 20, 2001. 122 "Omaha Wowed," Circus Report, May 21, 2001. 123 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Xotic Stars of Las Vegas, License #88-C-0131, January 30, 2001. 124 "White tiger cub removed from fair for biting man," KOB-TV, September 14, 2000. 125 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Craig Perry, 42-C-0101, October 11, 2000. 126 Dave Penn, "Elephant walk," The Observer -Reporter, June 22, 2000. 127 Jeremy Berzon, "2 elephants scratched from billing: A circus sends its big stars to Arizona for behavior training after they get loose in Yucca Valley," The Press -Enterprise, April 22, 2000. 128 Janet Lethgo, "Parents sue after girl bitten by chimp; Daughter injured on hand during film promotion," The Tennessean, May 31, 2001. 129 Janet Lethgo, "Family of chimp bite victim seeks $50,000; Incident left child with stitches, swelling and suspicion," The Tennessean, May 31, 2001. 130 Keith O'Brien, "Dancing bear's misstep dumps it onto Interstate," Times -Picayune, April 4, 2000. 131 Kathryn Wexler, "Elephant tramples woman to death," St. Petersburg Times, January 27, 2000. 132 Richard Danielson, "Family insists elephant is kind," St. Petersburg Times, February 5, 2000. 133 Dorothy N. Fowler, "Elephant stops traffic at State Fair of Texas," Herald Democrat, October 5, 1999. 134 "Elephant that attacked trainer did it before," NBC 6 News, December 17, 2002. 135 Elaine De Valle and Tim Henderson, "Woman says she was attacked by elephant Flora in 1999 in South Carolina," The Miami Herald, December 18, 2002. 136 Chris Hamilton, "Shrine Circus worker suffers injuries," Duluth News -Tribune, April 29, 1999. 137 Shawn Cohen, "Elephant frightens crowd," Poughkeepsie Journal, February 23, 1999. 136 Elizabeth Lynch, "'Big top' days over for errant pachyderm," Poughkeepsie Journal, undated. 139 "Circus trainer clawed by tiger in serious condition," Chicago Tribune, November 23, 1998. 140 "Bengal tiger kills again," Boca Raton News, November 15, 1998. 141 Bob Arndorfer, "White tiger bites, kills its trainer," Orlando Sun, October 9, 1998. 142 Andrena Irvin, "Elephant panics; two hurt," Herald -Journal, August 28, 1998. 143 J.M. Lawrence, "Controversy follows elephant to Topsfield fair," Boston Herald, October 3, 1998. 144 "Boy clawed by tiger at N.D. fair," Associated Press, July 31, 1998. 145 "Tiger bites 5 -year-old," Associated Press, January 9, 1999. 146 Jenny Upchurch, "Zoos ask, please don't touch the animals," Wichita Eagle, May 22, 1998. 147 "Elephant spooked at parade," The Desert Sun, February 22, 1998. 148 "Elephant escapes circus in Mentor," The Plain Dealer, February 16, 1998. 149 Jeff Diamant, "Playful leopard nearly kills trainer as 100 watch," Charlotte Observer, February 11, 1998. 1511 Stephen Thompson, `Tiger mauls trainer," Tampa Tribune, January 10, 1998. 151 "Relatives sue over attack by tiger," Associated Press, May 6, 1999. 152 Andis Robeznieks, "Baboon bites girl," Barrington Courier - Review, October 9, 1997. 153 Letter from Thomas French, Assistant Director, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, to Heidi Riggs, Bridgeport Nature Center, March 25, 1998. ]S4 Elburn Police Department Field Report, August 15, 1997. "I Kankakee County Animal Control Department, Animal Bite Report, June 29, 1997. 156 "Man trampled by elephant," Dallas Morning News, June 28, 1997. 157 "Tiger kills trainer in front of children," Associated Press, May 8, 1997. 1511 Theresa D. McClellan, "Mom, circus at odds over bear," Grand Rapids Press, March 19, 1997. 159 Billy Cox, "Tammy Wallenda, lion tamer and circus star, dies at 53 in Sarasota," Herald -Tribune, August 17, 2018. leo "3 get rabies shots to save tiger's life," Associated Press, December 31, 1996. 161 "Chimp chomps Liz; Sexy star is mauled on live TV," Daily Record, September 28, 1996. 162 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Speed Memo, Hawthorn Corporation, July 18, 1996. 163 Bill Luckett, "Elephant knocks down and kicks circus trainer," Star -Tribune, June 14, 1996. 164 Trav Priddy, "CHS official recovering after tumble," The Boerne Star, March 8, 1996. 165 Robert Klaus, "Erratic elephants," The Times, Date unknown. 166 "Monkey is seized after allged bite at market," Boston Globe (AP), July 14, 1997. 167 Frank Geary, "Animal control officers had cited tiger's owner," Las Vegas Review -Journal, March 29, 2001. 1611 "Baby cougar bites Gingrich," Associated Press, November 2, 1995. 169 "Woman tries to pet lion, loses fingers," Las Vegas Review - Journal, October 3, 1995. 170 Miguel Garcilazo and Laurie C. Merrill, "12 hurt in circus elephant panic," Daily News, July 11, 1995. 171 "Plagued circus: 2 elephants out," The Times Herald Record, July 13, 1995. 172 "Tiger Loose 4 Hours After Crash of Van in Michigan," Associated Press, May 30, 1995. 173 "Tiger Escapes after Truck Overturns, Tranquilized Hours Later," Associated Press, May 29, 1995. 174 Caryl Clark, "No human beings injured when elephants take walk on wild side," Daily Record, May 19, 1995. 175 Patrick De Lany, "Freda's deadly past," York Dispatch, May 21, 1995. 176 "Elephant stomps circus employee," Fort Wayne News Sentinel, July 4, 1995. 177 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Inspection Report, Carson & Barnes Circus, 73-C-0001, February 23, 1995. 1711 "Capture of Shawana was a joint effort," Choctaw County News, February 16, 1995. 179 "Girl hurt while feeding elephant," Publication unknown, November 11, 1994. 180 Dana Tims, "Abuse Charges Bring King -Sized Troubles to Traveling Circus," The Oregonian, December 24, 1994. I'll "African elephant kills trainer," Associated Press, August 22, 1994. 182 "N. Dakota rampage in Tyke's dark past," The Advertiser, August 24, 1994. 1113 Christopher Neil, "Arriving medics found panic," The Advertiser, Date unknown. 184 "African elephant kills trainer," Associated Press, August 22, 1994. les "N. Dakota rampage in Tyke's dark past," The Advertiser, August 24, 1994. 186 Paula Gillingham, "Elephant rampage," The Advertiser, August 15, 1994. 187 "Deal of pachydermatous proportion," The Associated Press, June 11, 1998. 168 Salvatore Arena, "Circus paying 1.6M to elephant victim," Daily News, June 11, 1998. leg "Elephant giving rides spooks, injures trainer," Associated Press, April 6, 1994. 190 "Tarzan in Michigan," Circus Report, April 25, 1994. 191 "Elephant ride turned bumpy as two collide," The Sunday Chronicle, March 6, 1994. 192 "Circus employee mauled by tiger," Washington Times, September 15, 1993. 193 Graham Rayman, "Circus Bear Does Vanishing Act," Newsday, July 28, 1993. 194 Andrea Johnson and Kent Olson, "Elephant runs amok at Fair," Minot Daily News, July 24, 1993. 195 "N. Dakota rampage in Tyke's dark past," The Advertiser, August 24, 1994. 196 "Circus elephant crushes man to death," Associated Press, June 6, 1993. 197 "Woman home after lion's bite," Review -Journal, June 5, 1993. 198 Monica Davey, "Renowned trainer killed by elephant," St. Petersburg Times, May 6, 1993. 199 "Elephant crushes trainer," Sun -Sentinel, May 6, 1993. 200 U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Accident Investigation Summary, Report ID: 0419700, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. "I Katie Ruark, "Zoo learning to pacify punk pachyderms," The Arizona Republic, December 10, 2005. 202 "Elephant in attack went wild in Altoona," The Associated Press, August 24, 1994. 203 Laura Malt Schneiderman, "The tragic life of Tyke the elephant," Pittsburgh Post -Gazette, September 13, 2014. 204 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Civil Penalty Stipulation Agreement, October 6, 1993. 205 Robert Guy Matthews, "Circus lion mauls its trainer at Scope," Virginian -Pilot, February 25, 1993. 206 "Two people slightly injured when Shrine Circus elephant slips and falls," Star -Tribune, October 16, 1992. 207 "Nine persons hurt when elephants collide," Washington Times, July 17, 1992. Zoe "Uncaged," Associated Press, May 22, 1992. 209 Dee J. Hall and Jerry Sebastian, "Man injured in bout with wrestling bear," Wisconsin State Journal, February 25, 1992. 210 "Circus elephant is killed after it goes on rampage," New York Times, February 3, 1992. 211 Cory Jo Lancaster, "Elephant that hurt 6 shot dead," The Sentinel, February 3, 1992. 212 "Mad elephant is shot to death," Associated Press, February 2, 1992. 213 Barbara Fitzgerald, "Rampage not circus' first animal problem," Sarasota Herald -Tribune, February 4, 1992. 214 John D. Cramer, "Man sticks hand in lion's cage, is bitten," Fresno Bee, August 18, 1991. 215 "Circus had earlier violations," Atlanta Journal and Constitution, February 5, 1992. 211 Barbara Ordahl, `Lawsuit filed in mauling," Rapid City Journal, August 8, 1991. 217 "Drop wild -animal act," Oregonian, July 19, 1990. 218 "Elephant sits on handler, killing him," Orlando Sentinel Tribune, June 21, 1990. 219 "Elephant falls, crushes trainer," Chicago Tribune, June 21, 1990. 220 U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Accident Investigation Summary, Report ID: 0418800, Hanneford Family Circus. 221 "Leopard showings continue," Associated Press, July 25, 1990. 222 Andrew P. Hoppes and Steven D. Sachetta, "Angry elephant tosses trainer, scatters crowd in Berks," Reading Eagle, June 8, 1990. 221 Jim McClung, "Elephant dumps passengers at Oakdale party," Sacramento Bee, April 10, 1990. 221 "Elephant gives ride after attack, Burlington Free Press, August 30, 1989. 221 Mike Donoghue, "Elephant attack raises concerns," Burlington Free Press, August 31, 1989. ETHAN IC, STRIMLING (MAYOR) CITY 4F PORTLAND DAVID H. BRENERMAN (s) BELINDA S. RAY (I) JILL C. DUSON (AIL) SPENCER R. THIBODEAU (z) TN TIE CITY COUNCIL PIOUS ALI (A/L) BRIAN E. BATSON (3) NICHOLAS M. MAVODONES, JR (AIL) JUSTIN COSTA (4) AMENDMENT TO PORTLAND CITY CODE CHAPTER 5 RE: WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMAL ORDINANCE WHEREAS, elephants, tigers, lions and other wild animals who live out their lives in the wild suffer when caged and when hauled in trucks and trains around the country; and WHEREAS, forcing these wild animals to perform for audiences requires draconian training that can be cruel and inhumane; and WHEREAS, even the wealthiest businesses that train and exhibit wild animals, with seemingly the resources to do otherwise, have been cited for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act; and WHEREAS, elephants owned and trained by the Carson & Barnes Circus have repeatedly escaped after suffering from that circus' failure to be safely handled, for which the circus paid a $16,000 fine; and WHEREAS, Vincent Von Duke's big cat act has been cited by the ` United States Department of Agriculture for failure to provide minimum space and a proper diet to its lions and tigers; and WHEREAS, both Carson & Barnes Circus and Vincent Von Duke's big cat act have been in charge of wild animals brought to the City of Portland, Maine, to perform; and WHEREAS, wild and exotic animals have also escaped their trainers and cages and roamed in cities, threatening the safety of the residents and presenting a dangerous challenge to the police officers who must respond; and WHEREAS, enforcement of national and state animal welfare laws are inadequate, and these animals routinely suffer from starvation and cruelty without finding any mercy under the law; and WHEREAS, attitudes toward wild and exotic animals have changed since it was'considered simple entertainment to watch them do tricks, and spectators are now more likely to find the tricks themselves a form of cruelty; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, that pursuant to the City of Portland's home rule authority articulated in 30-A M.R.S. section 3001 et seq., the Portland City Code, Chapter 5, Animals and Fowl, is hereby amended by adding an Article VI, Sections 5-506 to 5-509, which said sections read as follows: Article VI. Prohibition on Display of Wild and Exotic Animals. Sec. 5-506. Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings: Director means the City Manager or his/her designee, which is the party responsible for enforcement of this Article. Display means any exhibition, fair, act, circus, ride, or similar undertakina in which wild and/or exotic animals are required to perform tricks, give rides, or 2articipate as accompaniments for the entertainment, amusement, or benefit of a live audience, whether or not a fee is charged. Mobile or traveling housing faeilit means a transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer or railway car, used to transport or house wild and/or exotic animals while traveling for exhibition or other performance of those wild and exotic animals. Traveling animal act means any display of wild and/or exotic animals where such animals are transported to, from., or s between locations for the purpose of such display, in a mobile or traveling housing facility. Wild and/or exotic animal means any live animal from any of the following scientific classifications: a) Artiodactyla (including hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, and llamas, but excepting cattle, swine, sheep, and goats); b) Crocodilia (including alligators and crocodiles); c) Elephantidae (elephants); d) Felidae (including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, and cougars, or any hybrid thereof, but excluding domestic cats); e) Marsupialia (including kangaroos); f) Non -human primates (including apes, monkeys, and lemurs); g) Perissodactyla (including rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras); h) Pinnipedia (including seals, sea lions, and walruses); i) Ursidae (bears);or j) Elasmobranchii (including nurse sharks and lemon sharks). Sec. 5507. Prohibited Acts. al It shall be a violation of this Article for an person, business, entity, corporation, limited liability company. or other similar organization to allow for the participation of a wild and/or exotic animal in a traveling animal act in the City of Portland; (b) The penalty for violations of this Article shall be $500.00 per offense. Each and every wild and/or exotic animal exhibited and each day exhibition occurs shall constitute a separate offense; and s (c) This Article may also be enforced pursuant to Chapter 1, section 1-15 of the Portland City Code. Sec. 5-50B. Administration and Enforcement. The Director shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Article. See. 5-509. Effective Date. This Article shall be effective on Item Number: 7.c. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description David Cuong Tiet - Request Change to Iowa City Code of Ordinances Kellie Fruehling From: David Tiet <davidtiet50@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 1:25 PM To: Laura Bergus; Susan Mims; Mazahir Salih; Pauline Taylor; Bruce Teague; John Thomas; Janice Weiner Cc: Council Subject: Request Change to Iowa City Code of Ordiances Attachments: Iowa City Code of Ordiances pg. 2.pdf, Iowa City Code of Ordiances.pdf David Cuong Tiet Owner/Operator of Big Ten Taxi davidtiet50@gmail.com 1 (319) 499-7781 Sig Ten Taxi 1404 Prairie Du Chien Road Iowa City, Iowa 52245 June 21, 2020 City Council, Iowa City council0owa-ci org Dear Iowa City Council Members: Bruce Teague At -Large, Mayor Laura Bergus At -Large Susan Mims District B Mazahir Salih At -Large, Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Taylor District A John Thomas District C Janice Weiner At -Large I am writing to respectfully request a change to Iowa City Code of Ordinances to provide relief for struggling small taxi business owners. Decreased ridership complicated by Covid-19 has made it financially difficult for the small business owner to meet the required number of vehicles in the fleet and the high costs of insurance per vehicle. Taxicab business owners have faced a declining business due to Lifts and Uber competition in our community and most recently the impact of the Covid-19 virus. Some companies have gone out of business. it is difficult to compete financially when services such as Lifts and Uber are able to operate without the same burdensome restrictions and requirements that taxis are required to follow. I am requesting the minimum number of vehicles required to qualify as a taxicab business be lowered to two vehicles. Title 5, Business and License Regulations, Chapter 2, Taxicabs, 5-2-5 Vehicle Requirements D. Except for pedicabs and horsedrawn vehicles, each taxicab business shall provide a minimum of four (4) taxicabs, and one taxicab shall be in operation at all times At least four (4) taxicabs shall be insured and shall have a decal at all times. (Ord. 15-4608,2-9-2015) With increased competition and the impact of Covid-19, it has become increasingly difficult to financially support a 4 vehicle fleet. Maintaining $1,000,000 liability insurance on four taxicabs, with some vehicles essentially unused, is making it nearly impossible to maintain the business in a financially sound manner. A number of years ago, Iowa City had an issue with pop-up taxi companies on college football weekends and a strict criteria for qualifying as a legitimate taxicab business was needed. With the introduction of Lifts and Uber and lower ridership, pop -ups no longer occur thus the requirement for a minimum four vehicle fleet is no longer necessary and should be reduced to help support existing small business owners. Big 10 Taxi is minority owned and has been in business for over 10 years with zero complaints. Big Ten Taxi mainly serves a regular customer base who depend on the service for essential services for work, shopping, pharmacy and medical appointments. The customers desire a business and driver they know to be safe, reliability that can be counted on and can be trusted to charge them fairly. The small business taxicab provides a valuable service to the community that cannot be replaced and should be supported. Paperwork for taxi renewals for 2021 must be submitted by July 15,2020, therefore, I humbly request addressing this issue in a prompt manner. Please help save small taxicab businesses by reducing the required number of vehicles to qualify as a taxicab business from four to two. Thank you for your Caring Consideration, CSV `.t 7L " ey (o r ) ,-1- 2 c--, ;) d David Cuong Tiet Owner/Operator of Big Ten Taxi 1404 Prairie Du Chien Road Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-499-7781 davidtiet50@gmail.com CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Scott Shephard - Outlot B Item Number: 7.d. Kellie Fruehling From: Scott Shephard <scottdotsheps@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 11:01 AM To: Council Subject: Re: Auto Response from City Council of Iowa City mailbox fi r FkI�K So a month has passed since my message and I have not heard anything back? Please advise on when I should expect a response. Thank you. Scott Shephard. Sent from my iPhone On May 11, 2020, at 3:44 PM, Council <Council@iowa-city.org> wrote: Thank you for your correspondence to the Iowa City City Council. All correspondence addressed to the City Council becomes a permanent public record that appears in the Council packet, is archived by the City, and will be distributed in the next formal council meeting packet. To contact an individual council member directly, email the member. • Laura Bergus, At -Large • Susan Mims, District B • Mazahir Salih, At -Large, Mayor Pro Tem • Pauline Taylor, District A • Bruce Teague, At -Large, Mayor • John Thomas, District C • Janice Weiner, At -Large Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Previously distributed in the 5/19/20 agenda packet (Item 8.c) Kellie Fruehling From: Scott Shephard <scottdotsheps@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:44 PM To: Council Subject: OUTLOT B On 3/6/2020 complaint #23745 was filed with the city regarding homeowner's acquiescing land along OUTLOT B. Julie Tallman was quick to respond with a letter to all homeowners saying "Do not add any more structures or landscaping" Attempts to update the status of that case after it was closed were ignored, so case #24250 was opened on 5/4/20 to inform the city of the continued landscaping. Oddly my complaint was ignored and I left a phone conversation from Julie feeling confused. I requested that I be put in touch with the City Attorney, and she instead forwarded me to assistant city attorney Sue Dulek. In an email chain with Sue, I was even more confused to learn that the city did not have intention on enforcing a letter that they endorsed. In one last attempt, case #24253 was opened to complain of junk in OUTLOT B. This complaint was swiftly closed without consideration of consequences. It is my understanding that OUTLOT B is now endorced by Sue Dulek and the City as a junkyard until Ben Cook deems that there is a blockage to storm water. If I am incorrect in this understanding, please see to it that the current junk mentioned in case #24253 is removed. Thank you for your attention to this matter. In the meantime, you are welcome for bringing this matter to your attention thus allowing you the opportunity to reclaim this land with the letter that was sent. However, if you are going to reclaim the land, you also have to maintain it and not free load off of residents illegally landscaping away the natural prairie of "Wild Prairie Estates" Sincerely, Scott Shephard Sent from my Whone This email is from an external source. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Caroline Dieterle - Deer Problem Erin Irish - Deer Problem Item Number: 7.e. Kellie Fruehling MENNEN From: Dieterle, Caroline M <caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:33 AM To: Council; Geoff Fruin Cc: Irish, Erin E Subject: Deer problem Attachments: IMG_2398 jpg; ATT00001.txt This email is from an external source. Shooting only —500 wasn't even nearly enough. Would the Council allow wild cows to wander through town grazing? I had to get a pitchfork to get this one of my yard at approximately 10:00 AM June 23 Caroline Dieterle Sent from my iPhone I t I Kellie Fruehling From: Irish, Erin E <erin-irish@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:43 AM To: Dieterle, Caroline M; Council; Geoff Fruin Subject: Re: Deer problem I agree with Caroline. The numbers have decreased enough that there is less predation in my yard, but there are still sickening mornings after they have come in and feasted on a variety of flowers that we work so hard to grow. I understand that the City's hands are tied by the rules of the natural resources commission. My question is what kind of contingency plan is there if it turns out that the bow hunts we will rely on for the next four years are so undersubscribed that they have no effect on the population. Thank you- Erin On 6/23/20,10:32 AM, "Dieterle, Caroline M" <caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu> wrote: This email is from an external source. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Eric Cochran - parking (x2) Item Number: 7.f. Kellie Fruehling From: Eric Cochran <skinnyssmoothies@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:39 AM To: Council AI Just wanted to say I'm glad were still ticketing in a manner that can only be described as predatory. At least there aren't bigger issues for the city to deal with right now, for example if we were in the choke holds of a pandemic or if say the world was up in arms about our broken system that allows law enforcement to continually kill its citizens.. Glad were focused on the real issues like parking, good work iowa city! Kellie Fruehling From: Eric Cochran <skinnyssmoothies@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:58 AM To: Council Subject: Re: Auto Response from City Council of Iowa City mailbox I RISK I can't just stop there, what if by chance the person that issued this ticket was asymptomatic!? I need to be put at risk for this petty bull shit!? I'm glad our city has its priorities in order!! On Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 10:39 AM Council <Council@iowa-city.org> wrote: Thank you for your correspondence to the Iowa City City Council. All correspondence addressed to the City Council becomes a permanent public record that appears in the Council packet, is archived by the City, and will be distributed in the next formal council meeting packet. To contact an individual council member directly, email the member. • Laura Bergus, At -Large • Susan Mims, District B • Mazahir Salih, At -Large, Mayor Pro Tem • Pauline Taylor, District A • Bruce Teague, At -Large, Mayor • John Thomas, District C • Janice Weiner, At -Large Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Kate Kasten - Waterworks Solar project Item Number: 7.g. Kellie Fruehling From: Kate Kasten <kekasten@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, lune 26, 2020 3:06 PM To: Council; Martha Norbeck Subject: Waterworks Solar project Greetings, As a citizen of Iowa City and frequent user of the Waterworks park for walking and enjoying wildlife, I originally had objected to the Waterworks Solar project, but Martha Norbeck has shared some well -researched information with me, and I now think we should go ahead with that project. Sincerely, Kate Kasten Item Number: 7.h. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Nancy Bird - Better Together funding request Kellie Fruehling From: Nancy Bird <nancy@downtowniowacity.com> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 8:56 AM To: Geoff Fruin Cr Bruce Teague; Mazahir Salih; Susan Mims; Pauline Taylor, Janice Weiner, John Thomas; Laura Bergus; Kellie Fruehling; Mark Nolte; Joshua Schamberger [CVB]; Kate Moreland; Kim Casko Subject: funding request Attachments: City of Iowa City -Holding Our Own -Request for Support.pdf RISFt Geoff, I wanted to send in a formal funding request for support of the Holding Our Own local shopping campaign that we believe is a good effort into supporting the economy during the pandemic and to keep stores open. It is Johnson County -wide and the details are in the memo attached. I look forward to future discussions and I hope the City Council can consider this at an upcoming meeting. We would be happy to attend to support details. Thank you! Nancy Nancy Bird Executive Director She, he-, hes www.downtowniowacitv.com nancv@do wntowniowacitv.com 103 E College St. Suite 200 319-354-0863 11A pfYHYIY901 WTI - ©CPNNTMINIORIACITV.COM June 26, 2020 Mayor Teague and City Council Members City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Mayor Teague and Council, The Project Better Together team would like to thank the City of Iowa City for the support and investment towards developing and enacting recovery efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud to have the local leadership that continues to work to educate, inform and motivate change. Project Better Together was developed out of a need to come together as a team in order to build a transformed future for the Iowa City area with greater economic diversity, growth, inclusivity, resilience, and well-being for all. At this point, much of this work involves developing initiatives to support our businesses. On Monday, June 22nd the team announced the first program intended to support the local businesses here in Johnson County, our Holding Our Own Shop Local incentive program. This program aims to serve all businesses in Johnson County that were forced to close during the mandated shutdown period. It has a simple, yet intriguing concept; for every $150 a customer spends shopping at locally owned businesses, they will receive $25 of incentives. • $5 of the incentive will automatically be donated to a new Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Immigrant Business Grant Fund. • The remaining $20, will be received in the form of a gift card of the customers' choice, available via the Holdina Our Own online shoo. Local businesses will continue to be added to the program with two options to participate; 1. Encouraging customers to shop, save and submit receipts, and 2. placing their gift card as an option in the online inventory for customers to select. Currently, the program has 80 businesses that have chosen to participate in both elements. The structure of this Shop Local program is to incentivize spending now, increase the dollar amount customers are spending and provide a bounceback to businesses again when the gift cards are spent in the future. We are seeking a $25,000 partnership from the City of Iowa City to help support and ensure the program is able to make an impactful difference to the local economy. The program's current supporters include Great Western Bank, MidWestOne Bank, West Bank, Green State Credit Union, Two Rivers Bank, Hills Bank, and CBI Bank and Trust. Our goal is to raise $200,000 for the program's budget to enable it to spread the incentivisation impact around to as many businesses as possible, and finish the summer with a $1,000,000 economic boost to the Iowa City area. With regards, y LCt�' _ I +-\ 1 fin_ caVR G / Nancy Bird Downtown District Josh Schamberger Think Iowa City Kate Moreland ICAD Group Vim_ Casko Business Partnership WE'RE B TOLE' SHOP LOCAL How it Works To Iowans, there is nothing more important than family, friends, and community. During times of tragedy, we are resilient, we are strong, and we are proud. While every community throughout the world is weathering a Great Big Storm right now, here in the Iowa City area we will be Holding Our Own by supporting local businesses, helping those in need, and working together so that we come out BETTER TOGETHER. Support local Johnson County businesses by shopping and spending $150(or more). For every $150 spent at participating businesses, customers will receive a $20 gift card and $5 will be automatically donated to a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Immigrant Business Grant Fund. Make sure to save your receipts! • Customers submit your receipts of $150 — $10,000 via this form. Up to THREE receipts totaling $150 (or more) can be submitted. Receipts can be made up of any amounts. • Receipts must be readable and itemized. Date, name of the business, and the full total must be included. • Taxes, delivery fees, and shipping are not eligible for the purchase total. • If receipts are valid, you will receive a "Thank you for supporting local" email with an individual custom code. This code will be specific to you and your submission. The code will be valid for $20 or more depending on the total of the receipt submitted. • For example: The code will be valid for a $20 gift card if the total receipts are $150-$299 OR The code will be valid for two $20 gift cards if the total is $3004450, etc. • Once the code is received, visit Iowa-city-area-together.myshopify.com, select gift card(s) from the inventory, check out, add code, & done! • You will receive your gift card in 5-7 days! Qualified Businesses Purchases to get to the $150 total must be from a locally -owned business that has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions with a brick and mortar business address within Johnson County. Receipts NOT eligible for the program include purchases *including but not limited to drug stores, weapons, groceries, vehicles, homes, fuel, home improvement materials, utilities, tobacco products, medications, or copays. Item Number: 71 CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Michael Muhlenbruch - Happy Hollow Park Baseball Field Infield Conversation Kellie Fruehling From: Michael Muhlenbruch <mmuhlenbruch@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:07 AM To: Council; Laura Bergus; Susan Mims; Mazahir Salih; Pauline Taylor, Bruce Teague; John Thomas; Janice Weiner Subject: Happy Hollow Park Baseball Field Infield Conversation Attachments: Happy Hollow Letter 070120.pdf Ar RI K City Council Members - Please consider the attached letter in your discussion of the baseball field at Happy Hollow Park. Also, here is a link to the petition mentioned in the letter: Change.org Thank you. Michael Muhlenbruch 4230 Morel Circle NE Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 331-1582 mmuhlenbruch@gmail.com June 1, 2020 City Council 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear City Council Members, In a time when large sports complexes are being created across the midwest to draw hordes of visitors, parents and players, the ballfield at Happy Hollow had carved out a unique niche on the northside of Iowa City. The single field nestled within the Brown Street Historic District surrounded by homes, trees and other park amenities provided a sense of nostalgia that is so -often sought for baseball and softball players. The lime infield, chain-link fence backstop, lack of outfield fence and dugouts that consist only of an aluminum bench serve as a reminder to all that the game is about the opportunities for the players and the nostalgic memories of the spectators. As a life-long Iowa Citian, a former high-school baseball coach, a current youth baseball coach, a current parent of two youth baseball players, a husband to a youth softball coach and a parent to a youth softball player; I can attest to the importance and uniqueness of this field. This field had a certain right -of -passage quality for younger players and is looked back on fondly by families that have grown out of the park. With this experience, I can attest that a grass infield is in fact appropriate for Rec T -Ball ,typically played by players aged 4-6, but it is not appropriate for older ages. To see that this field was re-classified by City staff to a recreational Feld and thus removing the lime infield and replaced with grass, was disheartening to say the least. I have previously discussed with members of City staff to determine why the field was re-classified. In conjunction with the memo from Juli Seydell Johnson on 6/24/20, 1 was told prior that there were not enough field reservations compared to the anticipated demand for open space activities. Does City staff measure the success of ball fields only by reservations received and fees obtained? Because Happy Hollow is a neighborhood park, physical reservations do not show a complete picture of the field's usage. In my experience, when arriving for a practice or game, the ball field was in use the majority of the time by people of all ages for activities such as slow -pitch softball, pickup games, batting practice or just running around the bases. This ball field is used regularly by the the LGBTQ community and University of Iowa academic groups, including the Writer's Workshop and their annual Poets vs. Novelists softball game. City staff added that Happy Hollow had field conditions that were less than optimal, that removing the tun` infield will provide more recreational uses such as flag football, removal of the field will increase efficiency of resources and that the City has 16 ball fields with field dimensions the same as Happy Hollow. These statements are incorrect and/or misleading. The City does in fact have 16 other fields, however they are not equally accessible to baseball and softball teams. For instance, the Napoleon fields are not used for baseball and the City Park fields are not used for softball. A simple solution to increase flexibility and efficiency of resources seems to be to open all fields for both baseball and softball. Currently, flag football leagues such as RedZone use the outfield grass at Napoleon for their games. A portion of the playing field encroaches on the skinned infield at Napoleon and could similarly be done at Happy Hollow. The removal of the skinned infield does not add additional opportunities that had not already existed. I would agree with City staff that the field conditions were less than optimal. There is a lot left to be desired in terms of field maintenance throughout the City, but Happy Hollow had become a sore thumb in recent years. There is a Facebook post by a local citizen on 6/13/19 that shows the condition of the field, during a paid reservation, with comments by other citizens and ultimately a member of the Iowa City Parks and Rec Commission. The love and adoration for this field is apparent as well as the lack of proper care. An improvement in maintenance to Happy Hollow and all ball fields would be greatly appreciated! If the maintenance of the field is directly a result of a budgetary issue, there are definitely more creative opportunities to save money than removing the infield. As stated in Juli's letter, the change in the park claims to support the Council's strategic goal of promoting racial and social equity. However this seems to directly contradict further comments in the letter. Acknowledging that Happy Hollow was an outlier compared to other neighborhood parks does not mean that it should be changed. Supporting racial and social equity means providing opportunities in the areas of need, not aggregating them into larger and fewer complexes. Removing features of parks and creating barriers for access to amenities is not supporting any standard of equity to our citizens. Combined with the removal of the fields at Kickers Park and the Eastside Sports Complex not any closer to fruition, the removal of the field at Happy Hollow further drops Iowa City below it's surrounding communities in terms of fields per capita. Coralville, North Liberty and Tiffin outpace Iowa City in terms of fields per capita by ratios of greater than 2:1 all the way to nearly 7:1 ! As previously mentioned, I have lived in Iowa City my entire life. I can distinctly remember my time at City Park as a young player with Howard Villhauer on the loudspeaker and Mary running the concession stand. I still remember spending my summer nights at Mercer Park playing and watching my friends play. And I can specifically remember the purity of coaching seven and eight year olds at Happy Hollow where the players could focus on having fun, learning the game and then run to the play structure and go down the slide as soon as practice was over. At the community meeting held on 6/11/19, all the community issues were addressed except the concerns over the conditions of the ball field. Changing the infield to grass did not address the issues, it literally covered them up. This meeting may have had input from the surrounding neighborhood but did not necessarily include the greater group of users. To highlight that point, I created an online petition to restore the ball field at Happy Hollow (change.org/restorehappyhollow), which as of today has surpassed 425 signatures. I urge you and other members of City staff to restore Happy Hollow to a skinned infield and implore an improved maintenance program for the 2021 season. It would be great for the City to add another hidden gem to their parks system. Sincerely, Michael Muhlenbruch CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Jerrold Austin - Abbey Smith Item Number: 7.j. Kellie Fruehling From: jerrold austin <jerroldjaustin@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:32 AM To: Council Subject: Abbey Smith fi RISK There's a woman named abbi smithbshe and her family go into people's houses and put a substance in there drinking water (water bottles) or soda bottles and kill then later the substance kills them. You need to find abbi smith and in investigate. Item Number: 7.k. CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Tim Bernemann - Iowa City Police Substation Kellie Fruehling From: T B <tceb56@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:50 PM To: Council Subject: Iowa City Police Substation To: The City of Iowa City Council Re: Iowa City Police Substation Is the City Council considering reopening the police substation located in the Pepperwood Plaza? I feel that with the increased number of criminal reports occurring in the area of the police substation (including the most recent shooting on 6/30) it would serve the common good and safety of the community to reopen the police substation. Respectfully, Tim Bernemann 3023 Radcliffe Ave. Iowa City, IA. 52245 CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Item Number: 7.1. Description Dan Lechay - virus spike in Johnson County Terri Macey - Please make mask use mandatory Jill Smith - Please require face masks in Iowa City Stephanie Kuennen - Corona outbreak [Staff response included] Dina Bishara - Johnson County outbreak Dennis Kowalski - bars [Staff response included] Melvin Donaldson - Face coverings for COVI D19 prevention [Staff response included] Jim Dreusicke - Corona virus prevention and plan Cara Held - Need for city policy mandating face coverings in public Gary & Marcy Wolf - face masks [Staff response included] Kellie Fruehling From: clan lechay <danlechay62@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:52 AM To: Bruce Teague; Council Subject: virus spike in Johnson County Helo Mayor Teague and Council members, Among so many other vital issues it is important that people know Iowa City/Johnson County coronavirus cases are spiking again. The governor seems oblivious. I ask you and other local officials to alert the public and urge all to take appropriate measures. Thank you. This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Terri J. Macey <tjm1895@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 8:08 AM To: Council Subject: Please make mask use mandatory The number of covid-19 cases in Johnson County has sparked alarmingly this week. We've gone from a weekly average of 2-3 new cases each day to an average of 14 or so cases each day. The numbers have not been this bad since March. As the city opens up please demand that it does so safely. Many other cities, large and small, are making mask use mandatory. Please act to protect the citizens of Iowa City. Thank you so much for all you do. Best, Terri Macey Iowa City This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Smith, Jill K <jill-smith@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 8:55 AM To: Council Subject: Please require face masks in Iowa City - See Comment by Iowa City Epidemiologist ASl Dear City Council, Please require people to where Face Masks when outside. Minimally, require face masks while on any city owned property (Ped Mall public areas, streets, parks, etc.). And if you fail to implement strong face mask policies to save our community, please explain why you want to be a strong contributor to the 100,000+ people dying from COVID 19. See: https://twitter.com/eliowa/status/1274387281835708417?s=21 O1 #AP nr Awa IS y < h the J Ck&fps' SW" I w XneO ato,:;t a Smag L4Xk . thee$ hkr,* been 54 rv% casts rs joNnpn Cvur*f but rXXtwV nappOtir►g LOCJI pcaiCCai. P "txrsa a ieae s are w C.knm wa hope are rct rt*co n. -C public pOhC*s CVS,,. _ o&W to speak up r14 Nhow t hm v+I mwv own ea m n e ,xwmaA CAXOWV s^,.* wry sow+ a I mm 6 v"w". rt re" 000 tQ r"'COW w+t Oakws wc*oawv 4 3 3 2 0 3 2 5 20 25 1 5 1 Jun 2020 2 Kellie Fruehling From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:48 AM To: 'The Kuennen Family'; Council; mayor@iowa-city.gov; superintendent@iowacityschools.org Subject: RE: Corona outbreak Good morning, The Iowa Attorney General has advised that the power to declare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic resides with the State (Governor) and that cities do not have the authority to require masks. Eleanor M. Dilkes City Attorney = IOWA CITY A Uk'SSCO CFYY 9F ltY[RArUA! 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5030 Eleanor-dilkes@iowa-city.org www.icaov.ora 0ol G0 From: The Kuennen Family <kuenfam@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:57 PM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>; mayor@iowa-city.gov; superintendent@iowacityschools.org Subject: Corona outbreak Hello, I'm extremely concerned by the Coronavirus outbreak that is happening in our community. We are in desperate need of unified communication, a major public health marketing push, and a cohesive, collaborative effort on the part of local leadership from all sectors to turn this around - get people wearing masks and OUT of the bars. The Governor is not going to save us. We, as a community, need to do this ourselves. How can we have school when things are going in this direction? And to imagine the students returning and filling the bars which have clearly become breeding grounds for transmission? Call me pollyanna-ish, but I am really hoping that folks like you are all already talking to each other about what can be done here. And I would love to hear the plan. Masks are needed and the people in charge need to make it mandatory in our city and schools. Thank you all for your work and service, Stephanie Kuennen Iowa City Kellie Fruehling From: Kelli Andresen <kndresen@cojohnson.ia.us> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 10:10 AM To: 'Dina Bishara'; Kate Moreland; Dave Koch Cc: Council; Board Of Supervisors Office; Nancy Bird (IC Downtown District); mayor@northiibertyiowa.org;jlundell@coralville.org; joshua@thinkiowacity.com; president@uiowa.edu Subject: RE: [External Email] Re: Johnson County outbreak This message was sent securely using Zix Hi, Dina — Thank you for your message and your concern. Please know that there are many people working to educate, inform and support our community to decrease the spread of COVID-19 in Johnson County, Johnson County Public Health is getting ready to launch a social media campaign with messaging not only for the age groups where we are seeing the spike in positives, but also for their loved ones who may have some influence in their decision-making. Once again, thank you for your concern for our community. We are all in this together! Best, Kelli Kelli Andresen I she, her, hers Communications Coordinator Public Information Officer Johnson County Office: 319-688-8011 Cell: 319-330-9951 kandresen@co.iohnson.ia.us www.iohnson-county.com From: Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 9:18 AM To: Kate Moreland <kmoreland@icadgroup.com>; Dave Koch <dkoch@co.johnson.ia.us> Cc: council@iowa-city.org; Board Of Supervisors Office <Sups@co.johnson.ia.us>; Nancy Bird (IC Downtown District) <nancy@downtowniowacity. com>; mayor@ north libertyiowa.org; jlundell@coralville.org; josh ua@thinkiowacity.com; president@uiowa.edu Subject: [External Email] Re: Johnson County outbreak CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Johnson County! Do not click links, open attachments or reply, unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the content is safe! Dear Kate, I guess I was feeling a cosmic vibration when I sent that email ;). I think that is terrific and have read three news reports about this and listened to the entirety of the press -conference (although the facebook live did not show Q&A). There are many business that can easily require masks, should require masks, and hopefully will be easily pressured into doing so because it is so obviously the right thing to do. think the elephant that remains in the room is that people cannot and will not cover their faces and social distance indoors at bars and restaurants operating at full (or even reduced, if we are being honest) capacity when they need their mouths to drink and eat. I'm glad that Ben Smart of Big Grove is requiring employees to wear masks and have their temp checked, but we all know that the real problem is bars and restaurants full of customers not wearing masks indoors. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of the bars downtown (with a couple recent, very notable and honorable exceptions) will not be closing themselves down - so how do we prevent these people from spreading their infection all over town (like at my North Dodge HyVee where the norm for college -aged people appears to be not wearing masks). I believe this requires a coordinated and professional marketing effort centered on mask -wearing for this population. While I'm a boring middle-aged lady who religiously follows local headlines, I know for a fact that the 18-25 y bar -going demographic isn't checking the daily Gazette headlines or obsessing over the Daily Positive Test charts for Johnson County. So I am very interested to know what your initiative's next steps are to help create a cultural norm around mask -wearing for this demographic and to also continue to pressure (or influence and cajole, if you prefer), businesses like Hy -Vee to require masks for customers. Thanks again for all your work on this issue. Be well, Dina On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 05:33:32 PM CDT, Kate Moreland <kmoreland(@icadgroup.com> wrote: Thanks for reaching out Dina. We held a joint press conference today around this issue and are asking our businesses and community to take the recommended precautions. KCRG covered the event and it was also live streamed on Facebook. The county also issued their own proclamation today and a video was released to encourage mask wearing. We all agree it is critical that we slow this spread down now. https://www.facebook.com/icareachamber/videos/305454450621552/ Thanks again. Kate President, ICAD Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2020, at 4:22 PM, Dina Bishara <iowadina(o�yahoo.com> wrote: Hello, I'm extremely concerned by the Coronavirus outbreak that is happening in our community. We are in desperate need of unified communication, a major public health marketing push, and a cohesive, collaborative effort on the part of local leadership from all sectors to turn this around - get people wearing masks and OUT of the bars. The Governor is not going to save us. We, as a community, need to do this ourselves. How can we have school when things are going in this direction? And to imagine the students returning and filling the bars which have clearly become breeding grounds for transmission? Call me pollyanna-ish, but I am really hoping that folks like you are all already talking to each other about what can be done here. And I would love to hear the plan. Thank you all for your work and service, Dina Bishara Iowa City This message was secured by Zix®. Kellie Fruehling From: Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:22 PM To: Council; Board Of Supervisors Office; nancy@downtowniowacity.com; kmoreland@icadgroup.com; mayor@northlibertyiowa.org; jlundell@coralville.org; Board@iowacityschools.org; joshua@thinkiowacity.com; president@uiowa.edu Subject: Johnson County outbreak I'm extremely concerned by the Coronavirus outbreak that is happening in our community. We are in desperate need of unified communication, a major public health marketing push, and a cohesive, collaborative effort on the part of local leadership from all sectors to turn this around - get people wearing masks and OUT of the bars. The Governor is not going to save us. We, as a community, need to do this ourselves. How can we have school when things are going in this direction? And to imagine the students returning and filling the bars which have clearly become breeding grounds for transmission? Call me pollyanna-ish, but I am really hoping that folks like you are all already talking to each other about what can be done here. And I would love to hear the plan. Thank you all for your work and service, Dina Bishara Iowa City Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 9:18 AM To: 'dennis kowalski'; Council Subject: RE: bars Mr. Kowalski, Thank you for your email. The City Council does not have the legal authority to mandate closure of private businesses. That authority rests with the Governor of Iowa. Best, Geoff Fruin City Manager From: dennis kowalski [mailto:mayflyd@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 6:07 PM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: bars FtfSK I can't believe that the council let the bars open. How stupid can you be? I would love to know the politics behind this decision. Dennis Kowalski Sent from Mail for Windows 10 1 Kellie Fruehling From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:50 AM To: 'Donaldson, Melvin T; Bruce Teague Cc: Council; news@iowapublicradio.org; abreaux@press-citizen.com Subject: RE: Face coverings for COVID19 prevention Dr. Donaldson, The Iowa Attorney General has advised that the power to declare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic resides with the State (Governor) and that cities do not have the authority to require masks. Eleanor M. Dilkes City Attorney �_ + IOWA_ CITY A UK[Sf+® C�"TY tlS t1TCRA[Uk[ 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5030 Eleanor-dilkes@iowa-city.org L'v�v w,dry.a 47rr� From: Donaldson, Melvin T<melvin-donaldson@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 9:36 AM To: Bruce Teague <Bruce-Teague@iowa-city.org> Cc: Council <Council@iowa-city.org>; news@iowapublicradio.org; abreaux@press-citizen.com Subject: Face coverings for COVID19 prevention FRISK Dear Mayor Teague, I am writing to implore you to mandate face coverings in Iowa City businesses/restaurants/bars/malls and in outdoor public spaces while in close proximity to others, and reduced business capacities. I am a new emergency medicine physician and epidemiologist at UIHC. Now is the time for big steps in reducing COVID transmission in Johnson county. As you are well aware, we are seeing an alarming increasing in transmission here. What makes it so alarming to me is that Johnson County is still quite empty with university students largely out of town. The only ways we know to prevent the spread of COVID19 illness currently is through hand washing, physical distancing measures and face coverings when distance is not possible. Face coverings are quite effective at preventing transmission. understand that Iowa's approach is an individual and business -oriented determination approach. It appears that this is insufficient. I don't think it's because Iowans and Iowa businesses don't care or are malicious, but I think it's because we aren't in the habit and face coverings have not been normalized. City executives have broad authority to implement public health and safety measures. In addition, BIPOC in Johnson county are disproportionately in customer -facing jobs and have been disproportionately affected in this pandemic. Employees have little recourse when their employers do not provide a comprehensive masking plan. Our face coverings protect others, so when customers do not wear masks in businesses, it is the employees who assume the risk. This situation necessitates a more direct approach from you. When more people are out and wearing face coverings, we will normalize them and it will be easier to remember. The face shields we wear at the hospital are quite comfortable and I don't even realize I'm wearing it anymore! Now is the time. What is at stake here beyond Johnson county citizens' health is the coming activities we all love. For example, football. At the current rate, football and other fall and winter sports will not be possible. It would be short-sighted to not trade face coverings now for football later. I feel like that's something more people can understand. Thanks for you attention and interest. This message is my personal professional opinion and should not be construed to reflect the official position of UIHC. Sincerely, Melvin Donaldson Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD University of Iowa Emergency Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program z cc Iowa City council Iowa City Press -Citizen Iowa Public Radio Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: I RISK Dear Council members, Jim Dreusicke <jimmydreu@gmail.com> Monday, June 29, 2020 12:58 PM Council Corona virus prevention and plan. First, thank you for volunteering for job public service! I know it's often a thankless job so cheers to all of you! In a very short note, I would like to ask a few questions and add some thoughts about how the corona virus has/will affect our area past, present and future. This is a terrible issue that will be with us for a very long time so what do we do? Current suggested prevention measures are being followed haphazardly at best. Is that okay? Is it not okay? Do we want to take the lead in providing a culture of prevention or just "follow recommendations"? We all know that we have to do "our part". Why, so we don't kill people accidently. Should we put more emphasis on this subject locally in our community? My opinion.... There has never been an issue in the last 70 years that is and will continue to negatively affect our national & local economy and our way of life more than Corona virus. Just ask any business, student, retired person, etc. If this is the case, Should we allocate significant resources and provide strong prevention guidelines & enforcement consistent with the level of risk to our community? I say a strong YES. We can not be passive about this! Our community is progressive and always have been. Let's start leading the charge to control what we can control in our community in an effort to better the lives for everyone. We need firm policy and policy awareness now! We can do this! Best, Jim Dreusicke Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: A Iowa City Council Members, Held, Cara J <cara-held@uiowa.edu> Tuesday, June 30, 2020 11:39 AM Council Need for city policy mandating face coverings in public I hope this email finds you well. My name is Cara Held and I am a current graduate student at the University of Iowa. I am deeply concerned by the current surge of COVID-19 cases in our county and others state-wide. With the reopening of restaurants, bars, and other venues, the community spread of the coronavirus is now higher than it was during the initial shut -down. If we want to be able to protect Iowans and keep businesses open, we need to mandate face coverings in public spaces. Face masks have been proven to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to others and when I walk around downtown Iowa City, I see almost no one wearing face masks. It should not be left to individual businesses to implement and enforce protective measures. That is how things currently stand and it is clearly not working. I believe that Iowans are taking their cue from state policy and state officials who have deemed this healthcare crisis as unimportant, which is why we need the state, county, and city officials to take this matter more seriously. When our elected officials set the precedent of precaution, the healthcare crisis is also taken more seriously by members of the community. By placing some mandated precautions like wearing face masks in public we can save Iowans' lives. I am also concerned that the lack of precautions coupled with the reopening will have detrimental effects on the university's ability to reopen in the fall. How bad does the community spread of this disease need to get before the university is forced to shut their doors again? What good are university policies if they are not also reflected in the surrounding community, especially when the University of Iowa is so integrated into the downtown landscape? We need to have leadership on this issue to keep things from escalating beyond control. Thank you for your time, Cara Cara Held (She, Her, Hers) Graduate Student Clinician Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Clinic University of Iowa Confidentiality Notice: This email is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, dissemination, copying, printing, or other use of this email by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. if you have received this email in error, please reply to the sender immediately that you have received the message and delete the material from any computer. Thank you. Kellie Fruehlin From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:43 AM To: 'Gary & Marcy Wolf'; Council Subject: RE: The Iowa Attorney General has advised that the power to declare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic resides with the State (Governor) and that cities do not have the authority to require masks. Eleanor M. Dilkes City Attorney = IOWA CITY A u►atsta CITY Of iirtpAzuat 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5030 Eleanor-dilkes@iowa-city.org www.icaov.om rf l7 �r From: Gary & Marcy Wolf <gmwolfl@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:48 AM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: fi R11K Dear Councilors: In an effort to keep Iowa City safe, please consider an ordinance to require face masks in public places similar to what other jurisdictions have done. You have the authority, and there is no reason not to take precautions to prevent the unnecessary spread of COVID-19. Sincerely, Gary and Marcy Wolf Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Kellie Fruehlina From: pat bowen <patjbowen@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:34 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Mask Up Iowa City (Date) 1 i�IlsK Council: As a member of Iowa CCI I am sending you the information they recently sent to the press Governor Kim Reynolds may not want to admit it, but the hottest trending topic in Iowa this week is #MaskUpIA to protect the state's citizens from Covid-19. In the last 36 hours, thousands of Iowans have signed petitions, posted photos on Facebook and Twitter, and organized their friends and family to stand up and speak out for public health and the common good. The #MaskUpIA petition was launched by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members during an episode of CCI TV on Wednesday. Guests included: LeAndre Kennedy, a Black Lives Matter street medic and Des Moines University medical student; Dr. Eli Perencevich, a University of Iowa epidemiologist; and Cathy Glasson, SEIU nurses' union president from Iowa City. Dr Eli said a universal #MaskUpIA order would be nearly as effective as a vaccine in stopping the spread of the deadly Coronavirus: "We need to talk about universal face covering policies. Mandatory face masking policies, even if they are only 50 percent effective, will basically halt the virus spreading. Mandatory masking would basically work like a vaccine, even if the masks are only 50 percent effective at spreading the virus. If you got above 30 percent of folks to wear face shields you could also start to control the virus. I'm not a politician but I would push mandatory face covering policies in any county. If the governor is not going to do it then each of our counties need to do it, and then hope that she allows it to happen. And if she blocks it, it's on her, it's on IDPH and her. You know I'm a baseball fan so I don't think we should just not go up to the plate and take our swings. I think we need to hammer our representatives locally. I think mayors and counties need to do the right thing and then I think we need to go up there and do it. Because lives and the economy depend on it even if the governor doesn't get it." For more information, go to Iowa CCI's new Covid-19 website, www.staysafeiowa.com. Nearly 2,400 people have signed the petition as of 10:45am Thursday. Please consider a Mask up Iowa City ordinance. Sincerely Pat Bowen 1210 Village Road Iowa City, Iowa 52240 319-354-1286 Kellie Fruehlin From: pat bowen <patjbowen@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 2:21 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council; sups@cojohnson.ia.us Cc: Little Village Mag _7 2_0 Subject: Universal face -covering policy (nate) i RIISXK To all: Second request: Please take immediate action to protect the citizens of Iowa City. It appears we cannot rely on the actions coming out of our state capital . We are living in a public health crisis. If our state legislatures and governor won't act, county and city leaders need to implement a policy that protects people. According to Iowa Code 372.14(2): The mayor may take command of the police and govern the city by proclamation, upon making a determination that a time of emergency or public danger exists. Iowa mayors have explicit authority granted to them by the Iowa Legislature under IC.372.14(2) to issue emergency proclamations that may be stronger than a governor's statewide order. According to the Harvard Global Health Institute. eight Iowa counties currently have "unchecked community spread" of Covid19 and should issue stay-at-home orders. Those counties are: Pocahontas, Wright, Johnson, Plymouth, Dickinson, Mitchell, Calhoun, and Shelby counties. Minimally, we should have a mask or face covering ordinance, I'd prefer to have a stay at home order. Our governor is expecting Iowans to do the "right thing" yet she gives no guidance or direction. Be better, do better. #MaskUplA www.staysafeiowa.com Pat Bowen 1210 Village Road, Iowa City -it 7, Kellie Fruehling From: Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:22 AM To: Council Cc: Board Of Supervisors Office; mayor@ northlibertyiowa.org; jlundell@coralville.org Subject: Muscatine example Late Handouts Distributed AA 7 Ite) 2-1(-)��sK. Hello, (Date) I would like to see our local leaders step out on a limb and do something similar as the Coronavirus situation continues to spiral absolutely out of control. https://www. press-citizen.com/story/news/health/2020/07/03/muscatine-mayor-issue-mandatory-face- mask-proclamation-may-ask-local-police-help-enforcing-rule/5371833002/ Thank you, Dina On Friday, June 26, 2020, 09:18:24 AM CDT, Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> wrote: Dear Kate, I guess I was feeling a cosmic vibration when I sent that email ;). I think that is terrific and have read three news reports about this and listened to the entirety of the press -conference (although the facebook live did not show Q&A). There are many business that can easily require masks, should require masks, and hopefully will be easily pressured into doing so because it is so obviously the right thing to do. I think the elephant that remains in the room is that people cannot and will not cover their faces and social distance indoors at bars and restaurants operating at full (or even reduced, if we are being honest) capacity when they need their mouths to drink and eat. I'm glad that Ben Smart of Big Grove is requiring employees to wear masks and have their temp checked, but we all know that the real problem is bars and restaurants full of customers not wearinq_masks indoors. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of the bars downtown (with a couple recent, very notable and honorable exceptions) will not be closing themselves down - so how do we prevent these people from spreading their infection all over town (like at my North Dodge HyVee where the norm for college -aged people appears to be not wearing masks). believe this requires a coordinated and professional marketing effort centered on mask -wearing for this population. While I'm a boring middle-aged lady who religiously follows local headlines, I know for a fact that the 18-25 y bar -going demographic isn't checking the daily Gazette headlines or obsessing over the Daily Positive Test charts for Johnson County. So I am very interested to know what your initiative's next steps are to help create a cultural norm around mask -wearing for this demographic and to also continue to pressure (or influence and cajole, if you prefer), businesses like Hy -Vee to require masks for customers. Thanks again for all your work on this issue. Be well, On Thursday, June 25, 2020, 05:33:32 PM CDT, Kate Moreland <kmoreland@icadgroup.com> wrote: Thanks for reaching out Dina. We held a joint press conference today around this issue and are asking our businesses and community to take the recommended precautions. KCRG covered the event and it was also live streamed on Facebook. The county also issued their own proclamation today and a video was released to encourage mask wearing. We all agree it is critical that we slow this spread down now. https://www.facebook.com/icareachamber/videos/305454450621552/ Thanks again. Kate President, ICAD Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2020, at 4:22 PM, Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello, I'm extremely concerned by the Coronavirus outbreak that is happening in our community. We are in desperate need of unified communication, a major public health marketing push, and a cohesive, collaborative effort on the part of local leadership from all sectors to turn this around - get people wearing masks and OUT of the bars. The Governor is not going to save us. We, as a community, need to do this ourselves. How can we have school when things are going in this direction? And to imagine the students returning and filling the bars which have clearly become breeding grounds for transmission? Call me pollyanna-ish, but I am really hoping that folks like you are all already talking to each other about what can be done here. And I would love to hear the plan. Thank you all for your work and service, Dina Bishara Iowa City Kellie Fruehlina From: Terri Macey <tjm1895@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 8:28 PM To: Eleanor M. Dilkes; Council Subject: Re: Please make mask use mandatory -7 2-0 (Date) i RII M Thank you for your reply. However, as our situation continues to worsen dramatically, please consider the following: According to Iowa Code 372.14(2): The mayor may take command of the police and govern the city by proclamation, upon making a determination that a time of emergency or public danger exists. Iowa mayors have explicit authority granted to them by the Iowa Legislature under IC.372.14(2) to issue emergency proclamations that may be stronger than a governor's statewide order. According to the Harvard Global Health Institute, eight Iowa counties currently have "unchecked community spread" of Covid19 and should issue stay-at-home orders. Those counties are: Pocahontas, Wright, Johnson, Plymouth, Dickinson, Mitchell, Calhoun, and Shelby counties. Minimally, we should have a mask or face covering ordinance. Our governor is expecting Iowans to do the "right thing" yet she gives no guidance or direction. I'm sure you are aware that the mayor of Muscatine has issued a requirement to wear masks. We can certainly do the same. Sincerely, Terri Macey 1366 Oxford Place Iowa City On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:45 AM Eleanor M. Dilkes <Eleanor-Dilkes@iowa-citv.ore> wrote: Good morning, The Iowa Attorney General has advised that the power to declare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic resides with the State (Governor) and that cities do not have the authority to require masks. Eleanor M. Dilkes City Attorney 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5030 Eleanor-dilkes@iowa-city.org www.icgov.org -----Original Message ----- From: Terri J. Macey <tim1895@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 8:08 AM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: Please make mask use mandatory The number of covid-19 cases in Johnson County has sparked alarmingly this week. We've gone from a weekly average of 2-3 new cases each day to an average of 14 or so cases each day. The numbers have not been this bad since March. As the city opens up please demand that it does so safely. Many other cities, large and small, are making mask use mandatory. Please act to protect the citizens of Iowa City. Thank you so much for all you do. Best, Terri Macey Iowa City This email is from an external source. Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Kellie Fruehling From: charienelange@mediacombb.net Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 6:48 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: slow the spread -7 1 1 (Date) AFR6K The pandemic is here. Please don't make Iowa another Florida or Texas. Please issue proclamation according to Iowa Code 372.14(2) that a time of public danger exists. Many people are not heeding health professionals' advice to stay safe. We have unchecked community spread in Iowa. We need leadership and rules to stop this unchecked spread of a highly contagious disease. Please help us by making a face covering ordinance. Please do the right thing even if other people in charge refuse. This is minimal. You could really step up and have curfews or scale back reopening or any number of things to slow down the spread. In the past 4 months, even the last 6 weeks knowledge has been learned on how to speed up the spread of the pandemic. Now is the time to put in place ways to slow the spread. Stop pain, save lives, save us. Instill a wear mask ordinance. Charlene Lange, 1209 Diana St. Iowa City, 52240, 319-213-3354, charlenelange@mediacombb.net CITY OIF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org July 7, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Item Number: 7.m. Description Black Lives Matter Movement/Systemic Racism/Police Policies: Drew Cameron, Lucy Dunphy Barsness, Ellen Rozek, Madonna White (x2), Gwen Thompson, Mark Nolte, Kathleen Crawford, Michelle Cook, Gary Haman, Elisa Hernandez Perez, Ward Thompson, Eric Creach (x Kellie Fruehling From: Combat Paper <combatpaper@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:32 PM To: Council Subject: Questions for City Council Special Formal Meeting of June 16, 2020 A1 RISK Questions for City Council Special Formal Meeting of June 16, 2020 Members of the Iowa City Council: My questions are pertaining to the June 3rd, 2020 incident with the Iowa City Police and other local police departments, deployment of weapons known commonly as and including: flashbangs, tear gas, CS gas, pepper spray. As well as the nature of the force posture and related personal body armor, helmets, handheld weapon systems and augmented support equipment for use during civil unrest and uprisings that occurred during the peaceable assembly and rightful exercising of the constitutionally protected and articulated amendments and protections under the rule of law. 1.) Who was the leadership on staff that evening that made the call to deploy those weapon systems? What is the police report from that evening and are they willing to attend a public dialog session to break down the complicated nature of the events of that evening? Will we have the opportunity to directly ask questions of these individuals who made the decision? I have heard reports of multiple agencies represented as an interagency effort, is this true and if so what police departments, local, state and federal departments were involved? 2.) What weapons systems exist here within the police departments that we saw unleashed on largely young, local, community members by the police departments on June 3rd, 2020 in Iowa City, IA? a. What is the training regime and administrative duties involved around those weapon systems and what are the related financial and labor costs associated with the maintenance and training circumstances around specifically "flashbangs and tear gas" b. When is the training and for how long and when was the last time at what cost? c. Do the police have to endure tear gassing in what is known in the military as going to "the gas chamber" on an annual, or semiannual basis? When did this occur, and when will it occur again? 3. Does the city of Iowa City or the county of Johnson County knowingly participate in the federal distribution of military equipment described in the 1033 program? If so, for how long and is there an accounting of the materials and equipment and procurement of these items that are available? Would the city council address banning the city from participating in such activities including the banning of chemical weapons in Iowa City as has the city of Seattle, WA? Seattle has passed ordinances both to ban weapons like the ones used here in Iowa City on June 3rd, 2020. The language addresses such conditions as "This legislation would prohibit further use of these crowd control devices and any other device that meets the definition of a Kinetic Impact Projectile, Chemical Irritant, Acoustic Weapon, Directed Energy Weapon, Water Cannon, Disorientation Device or Ultrasonic Cannon. It would also prohibit any device that is designed to be used on multiple individuals for crowd control and has the potential to cause pain or discomfort." source for the legislation at these links: http://seaftle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8597251 &GUID=466A2530-A729-47B4-B1 C8-4F92B3EDE37B Including prohibiting the use of chokeholds by officers http://seaftle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&I D=8597250&GU ID=OF4D27C8-AF36-47BB-A125- B73A1EF3C403 Thank you for consideration of these important matters concerning police violence, outmeasured escalation of force and use of military equipment against a largely young, group of community members and students exercising "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." As described in the constitution of the United States of America. sincerely, Drew Cameron resident of Iowa City, IA Kellie Fruehling From: Lucy Dunphy Barsness <lucydunphybarsness@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:58 PM To: Council Subject: Support of the IFR My name is Lucy Barsness and I am a member of the Iowa City community, and I am emailing to express my support of the demands put forward by the IFR or Iowa Freedom Riders, especially defunding the police and implementing anti - racist curricula. I urge you to fulfill their demands and take action. Thank you! Best, Lucy Kellie Fruehling From: Ellen Rozek <erozek10@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, lune 16, 2020 8:26 PM To: Council Subject: defund the police AK To the members of the Iowa City City Council, I am writing because I am concerned about the recent and continued attacks on the Black community at the hands of police nationwide. I'm writing to ask that you support divestment in the police and investment in community -led health and safety programs as a means of reducing the local crime rate. In the last thirty or forty years, the United States has seen any number of social issues --from homelessness to drug addiction to the treatment of mentally ill people --end up on the plates of local and state police departments. And for what? Incarceration rates in this country have never been higher, the opioid epidemic rages on, and the majority of mental health hospitals and treatment facilities in Iowa have closed in the last 10-15 years. Instead of forcing the police to handle a whole host of issues they're not equipped to handle and bloating their budgets to do it, why not invest that money into organizations right here in Iowa City that can and will help people without harming anyone in the process. This has always been a progressive, forward -thinking community, and you as council members have the opportunity to take a major step forward now by committing to a gradual defunding of our police department and enacting a strategy to see this defunding through. I'm hopeful that you'll do so. Sincerely, Ellen Rozek Kellie Fruehling From: Madonna <mads0@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:01 PM To: Council Subject: Deeply Saddened I attended both meetings today and took notes. I support our law enforcement officers. They are doing the best thstcggry can! I'm so sad that this discussion is taking place via Zoom, so many people in Iowa City could not participate. I implore you spend an enormous amount of time and effort letting ALL the citizens of Iowa City know what is going on with the resolution and changes are coming. Not email Notices, send letters! I realize I am a minority (over 65, io% of the population) but my circle of friends deserves to know what is happening. Very few use ZOOM! Thank you, Madonna White This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Madonna <mads0@aol.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:29 PM To: Council Subject: Stop IFR TERRORISTS This is outrageous. You gave in to all their demands and they are still terrorizing Iowa City! This needs to stop. We live out here and it's very scary not to have access to our home, or feel safe in this area. The families that live out here are all older. The actions by other terrorists around the nation is what we are afraid of. Pulling people out of cars, beating them. was told about this "action" by the granddaughter of a neighbor about 5 pm. We need a curfew for the summer, 5 pm sounds good to me! This email is from an external source. ATTENTION IOWA CITY PROTESTORS: We will be heading to I-80 tonight Liked by mae_crooks and others is there a date on that? ULZI MVI[YC.D DLA%. 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Wi organized across the state and we are strategic. Ki attention on @desmoinesblm tonight, as we watch protest unfolds. To our protestors in Iowa City, thank you for puttinc in us. As more people have left to join in at Des Mo smaller crowd tonight still managed to disrupt for t change. Your safety is always top of mind for us an route tonight will not come close to 1-80 i'' #N o FreedomRi d erLeftgeh ind View all 10 comments xavierdoveel It's a game of chess just know use ar moves ahead. 30 minutes ago kowafreedomriders 0:05 1 Q Q 7 jA t Liked by cke11999 and others iowafreedomriders Dear lovra Slate Patrcl...we know you gel really excited when you put on your riot gear. It breaks our heart we had to stand you up tonight fir, 4P -1P View all 3 comment.. IS minutes ego 0 iowafreedomriders Kellie Fruehling From: Gwen Thompson <gwenthompson@me.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00 AM To: Council Subject: BLM Protests Dear City Council Members, If and when you are considering some of the demands from these protesters, as an Iowa City taxpayer, in return I would ask that the protesters will provide community service and They will clean up ALL graffiti they sprayed in our community. If they want something from us it is fair for us to ask of them. Real partnership. Sincerely, Gwen Thompson Sent from my Wad This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: markanolte@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:43 AM To: Council; Geoff Fruin Subject: Ride Along Suggestion 1 RISK Greetings Councilors, I would like to write to suggest the City Council invite a few of the Iowa Freedom Riders leaders to a ride along with ICPD. I think it would be beneficial for them to see what our police encounter in a given shift to learn what changes have been made over the years and where more change is needed. We have some tremendous men and women who work everyday to protect our communities. There are issues with the system that need to change, but we also need to support the good people who show up every day and night and are asked to do so much more than they were ever fully trained to do. I know law enforcement supports efforts to add more social workers and the right types of assistance where traditional policing is not the right approach. I think a ride along would be a great way to build more awareness and an appreciation for what our law enforcement professionals encounter so that as policies are developed they are in line with these realities. I would also hope that is could begin to build some trust and relationships for further, future dialogue. We must and will continue to work to improve our local economy so that we have more and better jobs and I know there are so many efforts to assist with housing, child care and social services. As a resident and someone who is trying to do my part to help our community I unequivocally say: Black Lives Absolutely Matter. I also support the good men and women who serve our communities. We should constantly evaluate and improve the systems, root out and fire those who do love live up those standards, but we must also recognize that there are some amazing people who got into this dangerous profession because they have good hearts and want to serve others to improve life for all. Thank you for your service to our community in this difficult times. I believe Iowa City and surrounding communities will grow stronger, more just and equitable from this learning moment. Sincerely, Mark Nolte Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: AA R15K Sorry to get back to you so late city. Kathy Crawford <kathyuiowa25@gmail.com> Wednesday, June 17, 2020 3:10 PM Council 6/16/20 7 pm I enjoyed your meeting. I think it answered a lot of problems that have arised in the I am not sure if the police department needs to be defunded by a million dollars. The lack of money from the department would cause a lack of job satisfaction and even more violence in the nation. We need to maintain comparable salaries for police officers so that we have outstanding people that represent our city to fight crime. Iowa city needs a diversity and inclusion office to hire a diverse staff to represent the statistics of the nation or the local make up of the city. With more people in power that represent the community helps to resolve problems that arise. The community's businesses, the University of Iowa, and University of Iowa's Healthcare need to be more reflective of the diversity that exists in the nation . We need petter recruitment to let people know that Iowa City is a great place to raise a family, to go to school. or to pe a individual that is finding his or her way. I hope that I am not taking anyone's ideas, however, affordable housing is needed in the city. Perhaps to allow socially disadvantaged people to live in all complexes regardless of income. We need to have low to middle income apartments available around the city in every apartment complex including in residential complexes as a whole. In addition, the State Crime laboratory should investigate the occurrence of chemical irritants, rubber bullets, and flash bangs at the June protest to give an independent opinion. I am sure the community would like to know the results of this report. Also, the budget of the police department and if they spend money on harmful equipment against society unless it is necessary against an occurence of supreme "jerks." We should not use force against peaceful protesters that do not destroy property or harm others. Iowa city council should speak to the police union in regards to disciplinary actions that would be fair about lack of turning on body cameras. However, there needs to be signs in the police station and stickers in the cars to remind the police to turn it on so that there are no disagreements about their jobs. The police department needs to have diversity training so that they are less apt to racially profile and are more open minded. The training could be provided by the UI College of Public Health. Neighborhood statistics should be provided about crime including at UI and im Iowa city as a whole to help determine any problems that may exist in stops or police interactions. Police officers that have charges brought against them in another community should not be hired in Iowa city. A research committee should be formed to do research on safe practices of the police for a community of color or any neighborhood so that we do not have any incidents like what happened to George Floyd. Nevertheless, the black culture day to show spoken word, Jazz, theater, musicians, or artists should be considered to be in a week during the summer to give students and the community a chance to see Iowa city at its finest hour of relaxing to enjoy black culture that represents Iowa. Thank you for listening to the demands of the protestors, who I do not represent, but I have a strong sense of what hurt and frustration that they may be feeling. Have a productive year. The Truth Racial amd comcillatiom Committee should have representation of people of color amd/or plack lives that matter movement to make fair decisions about diversity, police interactions, diversity training, or other relevant discussions so that your council will use its time to agree or disagree with information from this committee instead of having extended meetings about issues in the community. Sincerely, Kathleen Crawford 319-383-5046 Kellie Fruehling From: Michelle Cook <haman1993@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:05 PM To: Council Subject: Feedback AA r lni SK Council members - I am contacting you today to express my deep disappointment in the anti -police message you are sending through your actions and your words to the community. My husband and I have lived in Iowa City all of our lives and are proud to be raising our three children here. We love the schools, the community, the diversity and the opportunities that Iowa City has to offer. I work in the school district and every year we get numerous families who move here from larger cities because they want a safer environment to raise their families. I am incredibly proud of the work that our police force does in our community. I see first hand their willingness and desire to build strong relationships with youth in our community. A few years ago I organized a 3 on 3 basketball tournament with youth and police officers and it was amazing. To see our students of color and our police officers having positive, cooperative interactions was uplifting. I saw officers and students high fiving each other, helping each other off the court and officers giving rides home to students who would have had to walk. These are the kinds of officers we have in our community. I am appalled at the message you have, intentionally or not, sent that Iowa City police are the "villain" and we cannot trust them. You have taken no action to try and build relationships, trust or empathy between police and our community, especially our community members who feel disenfranchised. I completely agree that we all have work to do. The systemic racism is apparent in many organizations and must be addressed. The answer to addressing this is not to paint one side as the enemy. Your actions and words are contributing to a greater divide, increased fear and more mistrust. Unless you plan on fully disbanding the police department, what is your plan to build trust and relationships? What is your plan to bring two sides together to get to know each other as human beings and not as a stereotype? Are you planning to show any support at all to the men and women of our police force who work endlessly and sacrifice daily to provide a safe, welcoming and thriving community that people gravitate towards?? Do our police officers not even deserve a nod by their city council as to the work they do? You have not done that. You have abandoned them. You have made them feel as though they are evil and the enemy of the community. I am embarrassed by the leadership, or lack thereof you have displayed. Your job is to build bridges, bring people together, listen to all sides, be objective and work on solutions. You have let this community down. I am the proud wife of an Iowa City police officer who has served this community for over 20 years. He will continue to wear his badge with pride and take care of the city and people he loves in spite of your lack of support. The officers in our department are a family and they will rely on each other and have each others' back through this. It is just a deep, deep shame that they cannot count on their leaders. Michelle Cook Kellie Fruehling From: ghaman9210@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:56 PM To: hamanl993@gmail.com; Council Subject: Re: Feedback Total agree with this e-mail. This council must remember they are here to serve all people of Iowa City no matter white, black or any color. My life also matters as do my rights. Just because some officers in other parts of the country have made mistakes does that make all of them bad. Same goes for those that commit crimes if they are white or black does that make all of those people criminals. No it does not. If I think I am being discriminated against is it okay for me to go paint the town break out windows, knowing that I will not be charged. Yes its time someone spoke up to this council and hopefully they will wake up and do the job they were elected to do. Gary Haman Proud Father of Michelle Cook In a message dated 6/17/2020 4:05:12 PM Central Standard Time, haman1993@gmail.com writes: Council members - I am contacting you today to express my deep disappointment in the anti -police message you are sending through your actions and your words to the community. My husband and I have lived in Iowa City all of our lives and are proud to be raising our three children here. We love the schools, the community, the diversity and the opportunities that Iowa City has to offer. I work in the school district and every year we get numerous families who move here from larger cities because they want a safer environment to raise their families. I am incredibly proud of the work that our police force does in our community. I see first hand their willingness and desire to build strong relationships with youth in our community. A few years ago I organized a 3 on 3 basketball tournament with youth and police officers and it was amazing. To see our students of color and our police officers having positive, cooperative interactions was uplifting. I saw officers and students high fiving each other, helping each other off the court and officers giving rides home to students who would have had to walk. These are the kinds of officers we have in our community. I am appalled at the message you have, intentionally or not, sent that Iowa City police are the "villain" and we cannot trust them. You have taken no action to try and build relationships, trust or empathy between police and our community, especially our community members who feel disenfranchised. I completely agree that we all have work to do. The systemic racism is apparent in many organizations and must be addressed. The answer to addressing this is not to paint one side as the enemy. Your actions and words are contributing to a greater divide, increased fear and more mistrust. Unless you plan on fully disbanding the police department, what is your plan to build trust and relationships? What is your plan to bring two sides together to get to know each other as human beings and not as a stereotype? Are you planning to show any support at all to the men and women of our police force who work endlessly and sacrifice daily to provide a safe, welcoming and thriving community that people gravitate towards?? Do our police officers not even deserve a nod by their city council as to the work they do? You have not done that. You have abandoned them. You have made them feel as though they are evil and the enemy of the community. I am embarrassed by the leadership, or lack thereof you have displayed. Your job is to build bridges, bring people together, listen to all sides, be objective and work on solutions. You have let this community down. I am the proud wife of an Iowa City police officer who has served this community for over 20 years. He will continue to wear his badge with pride and take care of the city and people he loves in spite of your lack of support. The officers in our department are a family and they will rely on each other and have each others' back through this. It is just a deep, deep shame that they cannot count on their leaders. Michelle Cook Kellie Fruehling From: Elisa Hernandez Perez <elisa.hdez88@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:06 PM To: Council Subject: Thank you! I RISK Dear members of the Iowa City City Council, I wanted to thank you for the discussion and resolution passed on Tuesday, June 16th. It is a huge step in a great direction. Keep up the good work! All the best, Dr. Elisa Hernandez Perez Kellie Fruehling From: Ward Thompson <dcnward@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:49 PM To: Council Cc: Gwen Thompson Subject: Mob rule Council: good job! You have allowed mob rule in our city. Despite no deaths and a great police department keeping us safe, you have chosen to acquiesce to mob rule, many of whom don't live here. So you bow down to mob rule. Mob rule! And no accountability for their destruction of our city. Our city! Why don't you just move over and let the mob take your seats? Sent from my Wad This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Eric Creach <ecreach@newpi.coop> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:11 PM To: Council Subject: Flash bang, Strobe lights, pepper spray, sonic disorienting devices and maybe rubber bullets were used on June 2 I RISK The night before the tear gassing Right by the Johnson County building An ambulance was at the scene at Gilbert and Kirkwood/Benton. Several protesters were pepper sprayed. One fell from a car. Several complained of stomach pain. As if the had been hit by some projectile. Maybe the flash bang maybe rubber bullets. It appeared to JOCO police at that time. patrol call were at the scene. And no surprise although the ratio of black to white protesters was 50/50 the pepper spray was used on blacks 10-1. Please include this incident in the investigation eric creach Assistant Store Lead Iowa City keeping it surreal since 1989 Kellie Fruehling From: Eric Creach <ecreach@newpi.coop> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 3:17 PM To: Council Subject: Re: Auto Response from City Council of Iowa City mailbox ARISX I would also like to know which branch of government is operating surveillance drones. I believe that there must be some privacy issues that these drones over stepping from a legal standpoint. eric creach Assistant Store Lead Iowa City keeping it surreal since 1989 From: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:11 PM To: Eric Creach <ecreach@newpi.coop> Subject: Auto Response from City Council of Iowa City mailbox [EXTERNAL EMAIL] This email is from a non -domain email address. Do not share any unauthorized financial information, open any unrecognized attachments, or make any purchases on their behalf (i.e. gift cards). 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Thank you Kellie Fruehling, CMC City Clerk office: 319-356-5041 410 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 5224o https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/-E- cCOYGBpuknAwfEgzRz?domain=icgov.org -----Original Message ----- From: rkuenster@mchsi.com <rkuenster@mchsi.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:46 AM To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: BLM Why do you not care about all life? So I am complaining, maybe you will hear our voices as well? This email is from an external source. Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: LINDA MAIER <Iindapooh6400@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 3:14 PM To: Council Cc: Linda Maier Subject: The demands of the freedom fighters I am a resident of Iowa City and while I agree that somethings need to change, I do not believe giving in to every one of their demands is the right approach. They basically are holding the city hostage if they don't receive all they want. I STRONGLY DISAGREE with not prosecuting the people who vandalized other people's property, where are those people's rights. Who is paying for the damage done. I will tell you it's the individual and tax payers nothing is free. Comparing it to the football season is a very poor analogy. Football goers yes leave messes they shouldn't but they don't destroy and deface private property and if they do cops are called and charges are filed. Let's not in the mist of saying black lives matter lose fact of all the other lives that matter as well.I have children and grand children so yes I want a better world for them BUT not at the expense of others. I hope you will take my comments into account as I am not the only one who feels this way in our community. Thank you Linda Maier Sent from my Wad This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Adam Larson <adamjohnlarson@icloud.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:59 PM To: Council Subject: Adam Dow yer cop yer Sent from my Wad This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: JAMES EBBERS <j_ebbers2_729@msn.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:10 AM To: Council Subject: cleaning up the mess from protesters I believe that the protesters should be charged with destruction of public property. The activists should be made to clean up the mess since they are the ones that started the protests. The city tax payers should not put up the bill for the clean up. Before the city council agrees to anything the activists and protesters need to clean up the graffiti out of their own pockets. I am all for peaceful protests, but I do not agree with defacing property. That really is not much better than looting. I hope you will give this serious thought before agreeing to anything. I for one don't think my tax dollars should go to cleaning up some irrational protesters mess. James Ebbers Kellie Fruehling From: Communications Team Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 1:05 PM To: Kellie Fruehling Subject: FW: Thank You to IC City Council Hi Kellie — This should go to the City Council email address, IoW_ A_ CIT_ _1_r A UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE Shannon McMahon Communications Coordinator (SHE, HER, HERS) office: 319-356-5058 cell: 319-530-4754 410 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240 WWW.ICGOV ORG 0000 From: Kim Palmer <kalpal2@brentopalmer.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 202012:50 PM To: Communications Team <CommunicationsTeam@iowa-city.org> Subject: Thank You to IC City Council AnIK We're writing to thank you for your timely consideration of the Iowa Freedom Riders (IFR) demands. As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and injustice and equity in human relations. We have been appalled at the disrespect and brutality that police forces around the nation have used on people of color. And, of course, the murder of George Floyd in broad daylight and on camera was beyond the pale. It appeared that Officer Chauvin knew he could act with impunity. We stand with the IFR in their demands for prioritizing police accountability for racism while addressing the systemic racism and inequality in our community and our nation. Lula and Kim Palmer, members, UUS Racial Justice Team Kellie Fruehling From: John Engelbrecht <john@publicspaceone.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 2:24 PM To: Council Cc: Laura Bergus; Susan Mims; Mazahir Salih; Pauline Taylor; Bruce Teague; John Thomas; Janice Weiner; Wendy Ford; Geoff Fruin; Rachel Kilburg Subject: support from the arts for a more just Iowa City Attachments: Letter to City Council .pdf I RISK Dear IC City Council and City Manager's office, I am writing on behalf of the Downtown Arts Alliance, to pledge our unified support for the resolution passed by council last week. Thank you for the bold vision. We intend to bolster and uphold this vision going forward and hope you will see and use us as an ally in this work! Attached is an official letter outlining our support. I'll conclude as our letter does, "The arts are committed to ensuring that change is enacted in our organizations and in our community." Cheers to a more just future, J (on behalf of the IC Downtown Arts Alliance) ■ • • John Engelbrecht Director \\ Public Space One c: 319.331.8893 w: publicspaceone.com PS1 runs because a lot of people give IOWA CITY -W11 IwN ARTS ALLIANCE June 22, 2020 Dear Iowa City City Council, It takes a community to make a community. We pledge our support, in word and in practice, to using our voices as well as our spaces to actively, consistently, and continuously fight systemic racism and dismantle injustice in Iowa City. As the Council works to implement resolutions brought about by the demands of the Iowa Freedom Riders to enact necessary and overdue changes, we want to publicly state: We are here, let us help. Let the arts be a driving, dynamic force for change in our community. Consider how our spaces—our walls, our theaters, our publications, our networks, our equipment—can both create and amplify change. We are here to provide space for the stories and the voices of our entire community to be heard. We are here, prepared to use our platforms and stages and pages and screens to imagine and enact a new, inclusive way of being. Black Lives Matter. We acknowledge that within our own community, the lives of Black people have been marginalized and silenced. This must finally change. We are prepared to be active participants in this necessary movement. We have our own work to do to ensure our individual organizations are inclusive and antiracist. From multidisciplinary work at Public Space One's Center for Afrofuturist Studies to curated cinema with FilmScene's African Diaspora committee to The Englert Theatre's ongoing Writers of Color Reading Series, this work is already underway. But all of it must be strengthened and expanded. We recognize this and are each committed to listening, asking questions, and making changes to ensure this inclusivity and equality. The arts dismantle. The arts dive into the heart of the matter. The arts encourage questions. The arts reflect. The arts promote healing. The arts are committed to ensuring that change is enacted in our organizations and in our community. Thank you for the work you are doing. We are one small part of this community, but here to help. The Iowa City Downtown Arts Alliance The Englert Theatre, FilmScene, Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, PromptPress, Public Space One, Riverside Theatre, and Summer of the Arts THE ENGLERT THEATRE VARTSR NE c75PROMPT ll PRESS Rly&!A DE POSSIBILITY Kellie Fruehling From: Cecelia Proffit <cecelia.proffit@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, lune 22, 2020 4:21 PM To: Council Subject: Consequences for Police Violence A RISK I was very heartened by the recent resolution directing City Manager Geoff Fruin to ban Iowa City Police officers from "any use of chokeholds or any other maneuver that cuts off oxygen or blood flow." This is a great and important first step, and I'm glad we've finally implemented it in our city. I'm also glad for the clarification that this is an outright ban on chokeholds "without exception." However, An NPR review of large police departments that instituted bans on chokeholds argued that these measures are largely ineffective and subject to lax enforcement. Despite New York City police having banned chokeholds in 1993, NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo used a chokehold on Eric Garner that killed him in 2014. "If we look at the ban in New York City, it's kind of like a rule in an employee handbook: 'Don't use a chokehold.' We shouldn't expect those kinds of light bans to work," Paul Butler, the author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men, told NPR. A friend of mine who has written company policy handbooks before suggested that a "no chokeholds" rule like this would be more effective if a specific consequence was explicitly codified; i.e. "No chokeholds, and if you use one you'll be immediately fired and we'll press charges, and if you see a partner or another cop near you using one and don't report it you will also be immediately fired and we'll press charges." Again, a no -exceptions chokehold ban is the right move and an important first step. But there's still bound to be wiggle room for police and police unions who may or may not feel like keeping their fellow cops accountable. Our next step should be codifying consequences for using or allowing someone else to use a chokehold. I suggest we put in writing that we will do the following: - Immediately fire police officers who have any excessive force complaints - Suspend the use of paid administrative leave for cops under investigation. - Withhold pensions and don't rehire cops involved in use of excessive force. I think this would go a long way towards making sure this important resolution banning chokeholds is actually implemented. Thank you for your quick and decisive action in this matter. Cecelia Proffit Kellie Fruehling From: Conor Hilton <conorbhilton@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 4:52 PM To: Council Subject: Chokehold Ban RIS1� Good Afternoon Iowa City Council! I was thrilled to learn of the recent resolution directing City Manager Geoff Fruin to ban Iowa City Police officers from "any use of chokeholds or any other maneuver that cuts off oxygen or blood flow." This is a great and important step, demonstrating care and respect for the lives of all Iowans. I was also glad for the explicit clarification that this is an outright ban on chokeholds "without exception." However, an NPR review of large police departments that instituted bans on chokeholds argued that these measures are largely ineffective and subject to lax enforcement. Despite New York City police having banned chokeholds in 1993, NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo used a chokehold on Eric Garner that killed him in 2014. "If we look at the ban in New York City, it's kind of like a rule in an employee handbook: 'Don't use a chokehold.' We shouldn't expect those kinds of light bans to work," Paul Butler, the author of Chokehold: Policing Black Men, told NPR. What can we do to ensure that Iowa City's chokehold ban is enforced? A close friend, and resident of Iowa City, with experience writing company policy handbooks, suggested that a "no chokeholds" rule like this would be more effective if a specific consequence was explicitly codified; i.e. "No chokeholds, and if you use one you'll be immediately fired and we'll press charges, and if you see a partner or another cop near you using one and don't report it you will also be immediately fired and we'll press charges." Again, I'm thrilled to see Iowa City implement a no -exceptions chokehold ban. But without an enforcement mechanism or clear codified consequence, the data suggests the ban will be little more than empty words on a page. Our next step should be codifying consequences for using or allowing someone else to use a chokehold, to further demonstrate your care for the lives of every resident of Iowa City. I suggest we put in writing that we will do the following: - Immediately fire police officers who have any excessive force complaints - Suspend the use of paid administrative leave for cops under investigation. - Withhold pensions and don't rehire cops involved in use of excessive force. I think this would go a long way towards making sure this important resolution banning chokeholds is efficacious and carries sufficient moral weight. Thank you for your quick, decisive, and thoughtful actions thus far and, I trust, going forwa rd. Cheers, Conor Conor Hilton he/him PhD Student University of Iowa Author Liaison BCC Press Kellie Fruehling From: dndmartin1 @mchsi.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 5:05 PM To: Council Subject: Kudos to City Council members I am writing to thank you for your timely consideration of the Iowa Freedom Riders (IFR) demands. As a Unitarian -Universalist, I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and in justice and equity in human relations. Our team has been appalled at the disrespect and brutality that police forces around the nation have used on people of color. And, of course, the murder of George Floyd in broad daylight and on camera was beyond the pale. It appeared that Officer Chauvin knew he could act with impunity. We stand with the IFR in their demands for prioritizing police accountability for racism while addressing the systemic racism and inequality in our community and our nation. I am very proud right now to be a citizen of Iowa City. Dave Martin, member, UUS Racial Justice Team This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: A Sent from my Wad RANDALL EMERSON <remerson48@msn.com> Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:22 PM Council Letter to IC City Council Letter to IC City Council.pdf June 22, 2020 Iowa City City Council council@iowa-city.org Iowa City, Iowa Members of the City Council, Ever since attending graduate school at the UI, I have dreamt of retiring in Iowa City. For the past seven years, my wife and I have called Iowa City home. Iowa City has provided us with the wonderful collegiate atmosphere, diversity, cultural/sporting events, outstanding medical facilities, and safety we desired. Never did I expect to see what has transpired the last few weeks in Iowa City. What started out as a large peaceful protest eventually dwindled down into a mob(200-300) that defaced property, endangered the public, and attempts extortion through demands to the city council. In my opinion, a peaceful protest group conforms to the local laws and communicates its message over a small number of demonstration s(typically over a legally authorized route). In contrast, a mob defies the law, destroys property, and threatens to continue indefinitely until its demands are met. A mob refuses to obey requests from police to disburse and attempts to block the interstate resulting in the potential of a protester being struck and killed, a major multi -car collision, and the possible blockade of emergency vehicles en route to UIHC. A mob marches to the home of private citizens and declares its demands by megaphone. Every summer, my grand- daughter visits us from St. Louis. Thanks to the mob, I will not be able to take her downtown because of all the vulgar language that has been sprayed painted everywhere. Downtown Iowa City looks like a third world country. Who is this mob? How many in the mob are long term residents of Iowa City? Do all these people pay property taxes that financially support all the security and services we enjoy? The most alarming concern that I currently have from the past few weeks is the conduct of the city council during the 6/16 meeting. I'm not sure I heard any significant discussion of the merits on the numerous demands made by the mob. It's as if I was listening to an `echo chamber'. There was no(or very little) opposition or interrogation of any demand. Actually, there appeared to be enthusiastic support for most of the demands. As unbelievable as it was, in the list of demands the mob suggested that Iowa City attempt police reform(defunding) `similar' to Minneapolis and Camden(NJ). Does Iowa City really want to become another Camden, New Jersey? One of the most violent crime infested cities in the US. Does the mob or council understand what actually occurred in Camden's `defunding' or is it just the `flavor of the month'? Camden did not eliminate its policing, they merely eliminated the city police force(primarily because of cost) and replaced it with a county police force. In fact, research indicates that Camden now has more policemen than before the defunding. Look around the US in regard to attempts to defund or diminish police presence. Do you want our community to become another Chicago, Detroit, etc.? Why are we embarking on drastic changes to the community policing presently occurring in Iowa City? I don't recall any citizen that was killed by a police officer during my residence in Iowa City. In fact, it seems as though there has been very little conflict with the police compared to other cities. Regardless, some citizens propose small reductions in traditional policing replaced by non-traditional policing (restorative justice, preventative measures,etc.). Do you really think the mob will be satisfied with a 5-10% defunding in traditional policing? also hope that the changes contemplated to meet their demands are not going to increase our property taxes. It seems logical that the demand to increase diversity(30%) in every city department can only be achieved through one of two methods. Either fire existing employees or hire additional employees. The mob will not be patient with a long term process of replacing exiting employees with new diversity employees. Terminating existing employees will surely result in law suits against the city. Hiring additional employees will most likely increase existing taxes. Iowa City is already one of the most expensive cities in Iowa with respect to property taxes. What do you think will happen when the crime rate increases from defunding policing concurrent with increasing property taxes? You will eventually lose your tax base as citizens migrate to other municipalities. By agreeing to demands from the mob, the Iowa City Council is opening a Pandora's Box. Do you really think this will be the end of their demands? What will happen if the changes made by the council are not sufficient or fast enough in the mob's opinion? It appears to me that the mob believes that the "end justifies the means" and will resort to all means necessary to achieve their goals. Most scholars believe the primary duty of government is to "protect the lives and property of the citizens". By agreeing to the demands of the mob, it appears the Iowa City Council has forgotten it's primary responsibility and feels the need to lead a crusade for social change. If you truly believe the majority of citizens in Iowa City will support the changes you propose, the council should have no concern with putting it to a vote through the use of referendums. Or, does the majority no longer rule? Sincerely, Randall Emerson 839 Camp Cardinal Rd. Iowa City, IA 52246 Kellie Fruehling From: Jo <remerson48@icloud.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:03 PM To: Council Cc: jlyness@co.johnson.ia.us Subject: Please clarify the Iowa City Council's position on defacing public... AK Please clarify the Iowa City Council's position on defacing public property. Is it a crime to spray paint public property. If it is a crime and one chooses criminal behavior, are there any consequences? I listened on the Internet to your special city council meeting of June 16. One caller into the zoom meeting said the demands of the Iowa Freedom Riders were not being met at the pace they are asking. He further stated they would continue to march to homes, disturb you and your neighbors until demands are met. Is malicious harassment a crime? The Iowa Freedom Riders demanded all charges against protestors be dropped including charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of a fire arms, speeding tickets, driving with a suspended license, etc. On June 16 Iowa City Council voted to approve a letter to the county attorney requesting all state charges be dropped. Is the City Council condoning breaking the law? Iowa Freedom Riders demand that by December 15 a plan to restructure the police department be in place. Who is going to develop this plan? What if you are not able to meet their demand? Are you able to negotiate? Can the Iowa Freedom Riders do what ever they want? Are they given special privileges? Will all offenses continue to be forgiven? Does the Iowa city council have to do exactly what the Iowa Freedom Riders demand? Can you be impartial in meeting their demands and consider the interest of all? I request Iowa City Council have a public vote regarding major changes. Thank you, Mary Jo Emerson Sent from my iPad Kellie Fruehling From: Bonnie Penno <bonniepenno@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:17 PM To: Council Subject: Thank you! I RISK Council members, Thank you for your timely consideration of the Iowa Freedom Rider's demands. We have been appalled at the disrespect and brutality that police forces around the country have used on people of color. As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and in justice and equality in human relations. . With grateful appreciation, Bonnie Penno Kellie Fruehling From: lochers@mchsi.com Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:43 PM To: Council Cc: lochers@mchsi.com Subject: Letter to Mayor & Council Re: Racial Justice Reforms Attachments: Letter to Mayor Teague - Justice Reforms 06-24-2020.docx I RISK Copy for City Council Members:Personal letter to Mayor on decision to ban choke holds, racial justice reforms & re - imagining alternatives for just & safe communities. "Stephen Locher 618 Stuart Court Iowa City, IA 52245 Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City 109 Denbigh Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Dear Mayor Teague, Thank you for leading the City Council and IC Government in responding constructively to the demands raised by demonstrators, protesters, and local racial justice organizations such as Iowa Freedom Riders and Black Lives Matter. As a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society's Racial Justice Team, I am aware of many people in our community who want to see substantial systemic reforms in law enforcement, criminal justice, substance abuse and addiction, mental health services, domestic violence interventions, and juvenile justice (including early diversion programs). They support the work of our City Council under your leadership to make such reforms happen as soon as possible. The time is indeed now. I fully support your decision to ban choke holds. The discretionary ban introduced by our Governor simply perpetuates such abuses of lethal force. A total ban will encourage the use of less dangerous and more humane interventions. I expect you and other members of the City Council will experience significant push -back from members and organized groups in our community who fear these reforms and -have been unable to imagine alternatives to a law and order based on dominance, coercive force, and incarceration. The First Housing initiative has shown how a novel and well imagined intervention can substantially reduce the need for law enforcement and emergency medical services in the homeless population. We need such imagination now to create community-based alternatives that reduce the need for dominance -based law enforcement and prevent the unnecessary use of coercive and lethal force. I wish you and the other members of the City Council great success in enacting effective and enduring racial justice reforms. Sincerely, Stephen Locher Copy: Iowa City Council Members" Stephen Locher 618 Stuart Court Iowa City, IA 52245 Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City 109 Denbigh Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246 Dear Mayor Teague, Thank you for leading the City Council and IC Government in responding constructively to the demands raised by demonstrators, protesters, and local racial justice organizations such as Iowa Freedom Riders and Black Lives Matter. As a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society's Racial Justice Team, I am aware of many people in our community who want to see substantial systemic reforms in law enforcement, criminal justice, substance abuse and addiction, mental health services, domestic violence interventions, and juvenile justice (including early diversion programs). They support the work of our City Council under your leadership to make such reforms happen as soon as possible. The time is indeed now. I fully support your decision to ban choke holds. The discretionary ban introduced by our Governor simply perpetuates such abuses of lethal force. A total ban will encourage the use of less dangerous and more humane interventions. I expect you and other members of the City Council will experience significant push -back from members and organized groups in our community who fear these reforms and have been unable to imagine alternatives to a law and order based on dominance, coercive force, and incarceration. The First Housing initiative has shown how a novel and well imagined intervention can substantially reduce the need for law enforcement and emergency medical services in the homeless population. We need such imagination now to create community-based alternatives that reduce the need for dominance -based law enforcement and prevent the unnecessary use of coercive and lethal force. I wish you and the other members of the City Council great success in enacting effective and enduring racial justice reforms. Sincerely, Stephen Locher Copy: Iowa City Council Members Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: I RI�4t Hello Iowa City Council, Akia Nyrie Smith <smith.akia.nyrie@gmail.com> Tuesday, June 30, 2020 1:39 AM Council Iowafreedomriders@gmail.com Re: IFR Black Lives Matter Resolution Thank you all for your committed dedication and compliance to see to the demands completion. Here is a letter in regards to your meeting Tuesday, June 30th, on what IFR is needing in progression of the demands. Please read through this letter and take what we are proposing seriously. We are willing to have a rep explain if further explanation is needed. However, in lieu of this letter we have spoken to other members of the council about this already and feel they understand what we are proposing. Thank you for your time. Keki IFR 101 IFR 6-30 Iowa City Council meeting Go In Peace Akia Nyrie Smith Keki Teaching Artist Actor I Choreographer I Poet Drag Performer: Majesty Jekyll & Daddy Hyde smith.akiamyrieAumail.com 616.719.7223 IFR 6-30 Iowa City Council meeting Page 1 of 1 <- IFR 6-30 Iowa City Council meeting To: Iowa City Council and Staff From: Iowa Freedom Riders Re: Black Lives Matter Resolution We have created four workgroups to address the implementation of our City demands. These groups are composed of Iowa Freedom Riders and other community/University experts who are prepared to offer research, education and policy proposals. • Police • Housing • Truth and Reconciliation Commission • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At your June 30 meeting, please assign council member liaisons to each of these groups. IFR and our community partners are committed to providing implementation steps for each of your 17 resolutions as needed. Having council member liaisons will improve communication and create opportunities for deeper learning. Also at your June 30 meeting, we ask that rather than set specific goals, timelines, or next steps, you discuss the process that you will undertake to ensure that Iowa Freedom Riders and all members of Black communities in Iowa City are welcomed to, included in, and have access to your full council discussions of these demands. We see this being applicable by having a permanent seat for IFR at the table. https:Hdocs.google.com/document/u/0/d/IDX5a4btPyKxm2als5LzlM9OcUsaD7IDcWx 2r... 7/2/2020 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:30 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell Subject: Screenshot 2020-06-16 at 7.29.24 PM This email is from an external source. This email is from an external source. s� ._ Robert Reich 0 @RBReich American taxpayers spend $107,575,000,000 more on police than public housing. Pass it on. 5:20 PM - 6/16/20 • Twitter Web App 8,255 Retweets 13.5K Likes Q L-. Robert Reich Q @RBReich • 2h Replying to @RBReich Housing budget: bit.ly/30OuYIS Police budget: 0 T Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:42 PM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell Subject: Kudo Laura Bergus I BILK Her 13 points are simply excellent. Thank you, Laura. https://twitter.com/leeherm iston/status/1273008233045733377?s=21 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:45 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell Subject: Attn: Susan Mims I RISK Susan, Tear gas is a prohibited agent for use in war. Those of us opposed to it being used by police do not want it used against white supremacists any more than we want it used against other protesting groups. Please re-evaluate your position on this issue and calm your fears about Iowa City 'maybe' being besieged some day in the future. If it is, I'm sure we'll deal with it then. Carol https://www.usatoday.com/storv/news/factcheck/2020/06/06/fact-check-its-true-tea r-gas-chemica I-weapon-banned- wa r/3156448001/ Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <Ionetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:36 PM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Tracy Jon Sargeant; Bill Campbell Subject: Cedar Rapids A1 RISX https://twitter.com/kcrg/status/1273685674324000772?s=21 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:07 PM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: New York City Council took actions New York City Council passes sweeping police reform bills https: //protect-us.mimecast.com/s/NpAQCrkp4WFOEQYf7ZUGO?domain=cnn.com This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehlin From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:13 AM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; bkunkle@cojohnson.ia.us; Lonny Pulkrabek; Bill Campbell Subject: Are you kidding us? AK https:Htwitter.com/aoc/status/1273967181500502016?s=21 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:40 AM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek Subject: Is this what happened here to cause a force of massive resistance? AXK Did we get some similar type of message? Still waiting to find out Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is cracking down in anticipation of protests of Donald Trump's first campaign rally in months. Bynum imposed a curfew for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights because law enforcement told him "individuals from organized groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behavior in other states are planning to travel to the City of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally." Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 6:47 PM To: Tracy Jon Sargeant; Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Geoff Fruin Subject: How We Can Reform Police Unions To Address Systemic Racism https: //protect -us. mimecast.com/s/gniWCPNGDgfnmV6FzrzK8?domain=huffpost.com This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehlin From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:58 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell Subject: The Washington Post: 'We arejust gonna go out and start slaughtering them': Three cops fired after racist talk of killing black residents It's a sickening story, but it illustrates how this country has a long way to go toward justice. `We are just gonna go out and start slaughtering them': Three cops fired after racist talk of killing black residents "Wipe 'em off the f------ map," Officer Michael "Kevin" Piner said of African Americans. "That'll put 'em back about four or five generations." https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ibouC82gLrtgKPgsn bgW?domain=washingtonpost.com This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:38 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin Subject: Why I Am Opposed to Tasers i Rl�lt https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/us/bipolar-man-sword-dies-tased-police/index.htmI Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 8:03 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: Other than policing 1 RISK Here are two interesting short pieces that are worth reading. Stuart Stevens/Bulwark: My Confederate Past Everyone who grew up in Mississippi was steeped in the Confederacy. Even if they didn't realize it. It's difficult to explain to a non -Southerner the role the Confederate flag has played in our lives. I suspect that's more so for a Mississippian than for someone from any other state as Mississippi is the most Southern of the states. Put it this way: If you have connections to the University of Mississippi—the most Southern school in the most Southern state—then your connection to the Confederate flag is what the shamrock is to Notre Dame. I was born in the 1950s to parents who met at Ole Miss. The role Ole Miss football played in my life was basically what the Catholic Church is to the Jesuits. It was both a belief system and the organizing principle of life. Saturdays in the fall were the Holy Days when the Faithful would gather and reinforce our devotion through the shared communion of ritual. These were not football games but celebrations of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Only this time our 11 soldiers on the field of battle more often than not emerged victorious. At halftime the band marched in Confederate battle gray uniforms while Colonel Reb led the cheerleaders in unfolding what was billed as the world's largest Confederate flag. (Even as a 10 -year-old I remember wondering, "How big was the second-largest flag?") Cheerleaders threw bundles of Confederate flags into the stands. We stood and swayed together singing Dixie, always ending in the stadium -shaking cry, "The South Shall Rise Again." It was at halftime in the 1962 Ole Miss -Kentucky game at Jackson's Memorial Stadium—walking distance from my home—that Governor Ross Barnett gave his famous speech calling for states' rights. We beat Kentucky that afternoon and the next day in Oxford there began the last pitched battle of the Civil War. It took 30,000 troops to force the University of Mississippi to accept a single black student Today you're more likely to get a student riot if a top-ranked black athlete committed to Ole Miss and then switched at the last minute to Alabama. And, from Caroline Randall in the New York Times: You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument The black people l come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them? have rape -colored skin. My light -brown -blackness is a living testament to the rules, the practices, the causes of the Old South. If there are those who want to remember the legacy of the Confederacy, if they want monuments, well, then, my body is a monument. My skin is a monument. Dead Confederates are honored all over this country — with cartoonish private statues, solemn public monuments and even in the names of United States Army bases. It fortifies and heartens me to witness the protests against this practice and the growing clamor from serious, nonpartisan public servants to redress it. But there are still those — like President Trump and the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell — who cannot understand the difference between rewriting and reframing the past. I say it is not a matter of "airbrushing" history, but of adding a new perspective. I am a black, Southern woman, and of my immediate white male ancestors, all of them were rapists. My very existence is a relic of slavery and Jim Crow. i Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 5:50 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: Read this one I MIX https://www.da ilVkos.com/stories/2020/6/28/1956552/-Ex-M iami-Ga rdens-cop-charged-after-video-shows-him- shocking-pregnant-woman-in-stomach-with-Taser Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:53 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of 'I Can't Breathe.' - The New York Times https: //protect-us.mimecast.com/s/UgsZC68MJptLA3VipPRTR?domain=nytimes. com This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:24 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: Police officers placed on leave for taking cruel photos at Elijah McClain`s memorial https: //protect -us. mimecast.com/s/aCyFCyPzgWHOrB8hZDoXa?domain=dailykos.com This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:27 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: One man's story - worth reading MLB's Ian Desmond, in a powerful post about racism and social injustice, opts out of the 2020 season https: //protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Cn84CM8XzntB5 oRIwplL5?domain=cnn. com This email is from an external source. r -Y, Kellie Fruehlina From: Judith Pfohl <judypfohl@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 10:34 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: consider CAHOOTS policing change like in Oregon -7 (Date) A I think our town might be perfect to try the change in policing program that worked in Oregon. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/us/cahoots-replace-police-mental-health-trnd/index.htmI Judy Pfohl Ty'n Cae Neighborhod President 2229 Abbey Ln Iowa City, IA 522246 Kellie Fruehlina From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:58 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek Subject: Summer Reading or Listening Late Handouts Distributed & f � t, � -2-0 (Date) As you move forward with your deliberations regarding the re -structuring of the ICPD I highly recommend this following book. I know you are working closely with IFR, but they don't represent some issues fully. At least not what I have read in the papers to date. Please make the extra effort to educate yourselves on the important issue of why our law enforcement agencies are so heavily weaponized. If you don't have time to read the book, the link below will take you to Terry Gross's Fresh Air interview with the author on July 1. You should be able to find an hour to at least listen to that. The book can be found on Amazon, possibly at the ICPL for curbside pickup, but since i bought a copy I do not know if that is a book the library has. Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Force by Radley Balko https://www. n pr.org/programs/fresh-a i r/2020/07/01/885992675/fresh-a ir-for-iuly-1-2020-the-militarization-of-u-s- po l ice-fo rces?showDate=2020-07-01 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 6:04 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Geoff Fruin; Bill Campbell Subject: Stonewall Jackson's statue is down. Too bad the endless lies about Jackson won't gg with it Late Handouts Distributed Our racist history, one example. -FI - 2 f (Date) https: //protect -us. mimecast.com/s/oPnmCZ6gQEiKQxmHziztY?domain=dailykos.com This email is from an external source. -i:VJ,M Kellie Fruehlina From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 9:01 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell Subject: [The Washington Post] Oklahoma officers charged with murder after using Tasers more than 50 times in man's death, investigators say Late Handouts Distributed -'It,11 Zf (Date) Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be tased even once? Kind of makes me think that this sort of equipment used to torture and sometimes kill is not necessary. What in God's name did we do before we gave those who are supposed to "serve and protect" all this unnecessary gear? Oklahoma officers charged with murder after using Tasers more than 50 times in man's death, investigators say The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that Wilson, Okla., police officers Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon Dingman, 34, were charged in connection with the 2019 death of 28 -year-old Jared Lakey. By Timothy Bella https://www.wash i ncito n post.com/nation/2020/07/03/pol ice-okla homa-murder-ta ser/ 1, rVt Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 6:37 PM To: Council; Geoff Fruin; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: Troops sent to DC during George Floyd protests had bayonets, top general says j US news I The Guardian Do think this is surreal, as I do? The militarization of law enforcement must stop. You can do your part. Please stiff your spines.. . https: //protect -us. mimecast. com/s/ttg-CZ6gQEiKQNDhzlh2f ?domain=theguardian. com This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed -( J, 2-& (Date) Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:11 AM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell Subject: Happy 4th of July - Please take time to reflect The Scars of Being Policed While Black https: //protect -us. mimecast. com/s/giixCQWXErtvl6 o CxDwhm?domain=nytimes. com This email is from an external source. -W 7'M Late Handouts Distributed -I./I, I I (bate) -7,01 Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 6:15 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Lonny Pulkrabek Subject: Who called the cops? https: //protect -us. mimecast.com/s/-om-CyPzgWHO23YsZRtrE?domain=dailykos.com This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed -1 ' � (' 12Z (Date) Kellie Fruehling From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 7:34 PM To: Council; Community Police Review Board; Bill Campbell; Tracy Jon Sargeant Subject: NYTimes: Chicago Gun Violence Spikes and Increasingly Finds the Youngest Victims Chicago Gun Violence Spikes and Increasingly Finds the Youngest Victims https: //protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Bi6hCgxo4WtYkYDFZpAVO?domain=nytimes.com This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed i (Date) Item Number: 7.n. �, CITY OF IOWA CITY -�"�'�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT July 7, 2020 Establishment of a parking prohibition along the west side of Dodge Street, between Burlington Street and Bowery Street. Prepared By: Sarah Walz, Associate Transportation Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe, Director, Neighborhood and Development Services Scott Sovers, Assistant City Engineer Fiscal Impact: No impact. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9; Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Install "No Parking Anytime" signs on the west side of Dodge Street, between Burlington Street and Bowery Street. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken in order to allow for the installation of bicycle lanes on Dodge Street as recommended in Iowa City's adopted Bicycle Master Plan. City Staff held a neighborhood meeting to discuss removal of parking on Dodge and Governor Streets in August, 2019. City Council indicated its support for the removal of parking on this portion of Dodge Street at a work session on September 17, 2019. Item Number: 7.o. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT .July 7, 2020 Install (1) "Stop" sign on the southeast corner of the Rochester Avenue and Nex Avenue intersection. Prepared By: Emily Bothell; Sr. Associate Transportation Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: No impact. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: None. Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (5); Install (1) "Stop" sign on the southeast corner of Rochester Avenue and Nex Avenue. Background /Analysis: This action is being taken to establish traffic control at this newly constructed intersection. Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 8:30 AM To: Kellie Fruehling Subject: FW: From Our Home to Yours Campaign CWJ Attachments: Letter to the City.pdf From: Marcela Hurtado [mailto:marcela@cwjiowa.org] Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 6:24 PM To: Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org> Subject: From Our Home to Yours Campaign CWJ I RISK Dear City Manager Fruin, Late, Handouts Distributed 7/t,/2U (Date) My name is Marcela Hurtado and I am emailing you today for a formal funding request for support for the Center for Worker Justice "From Our Home to Yours" program. This program has been providing critical assistance to families in need since it was launched in April. The details of our request are attached. We hope this item will be able to make it on the upcoming council agenda and we look forward to working with the city on this program. Thank you! Marcela Hurtado, CWJ President Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa 1556 181 Ave # C, Iowa 52240 www.cwjiowa.org July 2, 2020 Mayor Teague and Iowa City City Council Members City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Teague and Councilors, At the May 21 council meeting, City Manager Fruin presented the Council with some possible frameworks for COVID-19 recovery efforts. The council responded that relief for individuals and nonprofits was its clear and unanimous priority. We write to thank you for 1) your recognition of the devastating crisis facing our most vulnerable residents and 2) your commitment to action. The Center for Worker Justice relief effort "From Our Home to Yours" was created in April in response to this need. So far, over $120,000 has been donated by caring individuals with money to share, and the first distributions have been made to 147 local families. Every dollar raised will be redistributed to community members whose already -low wages have been further limited by the economic devastation of COVID-19. Many families in our community are in crisis with no safety net, leaving them unable to afford rent, utilities, and basic needs. Many immigrant families in our network are not eligible for unemployment or federal stimulus funds. Our project passes along payments of $300-$600/family to local community members in crisis, starting with those who are ineligible for other assistance programs. CWJ distributes the funding through a process developed and monitored by a committee of leaders. This modest amount of assistance per household has made a significant improvement on recipients' health, safety and ability to recover from the impact of COVID-19. To aid in the continued success of this program, we are requesting $25,000 from the City of Iowa City. This money will be distributed to Iowa City residents. Your support will help us to reach our overall goal of $250,000 in support from individual community members, businesses and local government. We are fortunate to live in such a strong and resilient community. We ask you to support and empower the most vulnerable in our community. Every dollar invested with our recipients will be spent again in our local economy. And, as you noted on May 21, putting individuals and nonprofits at the front and center of relief efforts is how we will truly recover, together. In Solidarity, Marcela Hurtado CWJ President Kellie Fruehling From: Thomas Lynch < tom- lynch @outlook.com> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 2:03 PM To: Council Subject: "From My Home to Yours" r Dear Iowa City Council Members, -):� -7, P Late, Handouts Distributed �-2-O (Date) I would like to encourage the City of Iowa City to dedicate available funds to the "From My Home to Yours" program through the Center for Worker Justice. This program provides financial relief to individual households in crisis within our community to help them safeguard their health and recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. By providing these funds to households in crisis this program will strengthen the recovery effort of the entire community. All the best, Tom Tom Lynch, PhD 120 Amhurst St. Iowa City, IA. 52245 -tt- -1, P Kellie Fruehling From: chrisepting830 <chrisepting830@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 2:41 PM bate, Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: My Home To Yours (Date) ARI�SK Dear friends, My wife and I contributed our $1200 COVID-19 assistance check from the government to this amazing program of the Center for Worker Justice. Please join us by granting the requested funds to help those in need in our community. C. Christopher Epting VIII Bishop of Iowa (Ret.) The Episcopal Church 86 Broadmoor Lane Iowa City 52245 Ccepting@aol.com 319-499-1416 Sent from my Sprint Phone. 4�T,r Kellie Fruehlina From: Carol Tyx <caroltyx@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 5:45 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: CWJ proposal (Date) A Dear City Council, Immigrants are bearing a heavy burden in this time of heavy unemployment. I urge you to contribute to the CWJ program that has helped families survive in these hard times. Sincerely, Carol Tyx -T. r Kellie Fruehling From: Julia Conrad <julia.a.conrad@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 5:45 PM To: Council Subject: please support CWJ's "From My Home to Yours"! -7 f .2-0 (Tlato` ARI� Dear City Council, Particularly as there is lack of governor leadership in protection from COVID, and immigrant and working class communities are most affected by the pandemic, it is the moral thing to donate to Center for Worker Justice's "From My Home to Yours." These funds are often not available through unemployment/stimulus because our economy depends on labor from families who are undocumented: this is where local government can step in and make a BIG DIFFERENCE. Please do the right thing. sincerely, Julia Conrad 1 4 - �P Kellie Fruehling From: Karin Rutkin <ksrutkin@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 8:41 AM To: Council Subject: Support "from my home to yours" (Date) Hello City Council Members, My name is Karin Rutkin. I live at 728 Fairchild St, Iowa City. I am writing to implore you to please allocate as much funds as possible to the Center for Worker's Rights program "From My Home to Yours". It is so important for our local government to show community members in crisis due to Covid ig that we care about them and are here to help support them even if our Federal government is letting them slip through the cracks. Thank you, Karin Rutkin This email is from an external source. -tt- -7, F Kellie Fruehling From: Jenn Bowen <jennuwine4@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 7:48 AM To: Council Subject: Center for Worker Justice -7 (Date) Hello, I'm writing to request your support for a community organization that serves immigrant families, the Center for Worker Justice. Please approve their request for funds to help support families without a safety net. I've already donated twice to this organization since the pandemic began and I'm calling on the city of Iowa city to do the same. Thank you Jenn Bowen Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: kalmia strong <kalmia.strong@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:51 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: support for CWJ From My Home to Yours (Date) AR11K Dear IC City Council, I'm writing on behalf of the Center for Worker Justice to urge you to allocate $25,000 of available funds to their From My Home to Yours relief effort. I am one of many community members who donated part or all of my federal stimulus check to support this initiative because I know that the CWJ is a trusted advocate and support for some of our community's most vulnerable families and individuals. This direct support to families who are ineligible for unemployment or stimulus funds is crucial to our community, especially now. Please support this important project by committing to allocate funding during this week's meeting! Thank you, Kalmia Strong Iowa City -3+-7, Se Kellie Fruehlin From: Cat F <cat-fribley@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 3:13 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Cc: Mazahir@cwjiowa.org Subject: Support for CWJ's "From My Home to Yours" program ie Z -a (Date) 1 Hello - I am writing to you today to request your support for the "From My Home to Yours" program. Many families in our community are in crisis with no safety net, leaving them unable to afford rent, utilities, and basic needs. Many immigrant families in Iowa City are not eligible for unemployment or federal stimulus funds. The Center for Worker Justice relief effort "From My Home to Yours" was created in April in response to this need and I myself donated a portion of my stimulus check in order to transfer money to a family in need in our community and am hoping that the Iowa City Council will vote to do the same. I ask you to please allocate the requested $25,000 for this important safety net that is lacking for so many community members. Our community needs immigrant families to be strongly supported during this pandemic - and our county and city governments have a responsibility alongside those of us who are donating individually to make sure that happens. PLEASE use the city dollars that we entrust to you towards that end. With thanks, Cat Fribley Iowa City, IA Kellie Fruehling From: anne silander <nn.silander@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 5:21 PM To: Council Subject: Please aid the CWJ "My Home to Yours" fund for lowa%` Ia lies Distributed � 12-0 ARIX (Date) Dear Councilmen and women, I am writing to encourage you to dedicate available funds to "My Home to Yours," a program through the Center for Worker Justice to assist low wage workers, who's families may not have been eligible for Covid related unemployment benefits and stimulus checks. Many community members have contributed to this fund, and many families have received assistance. There are many more in need however. I would ask you to approve the request for funds by CWJ in full. I feel assured that in this way - many more families will be helped! Sincerely, Aaron Silander 741 Grant St Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Kellie Fruehlina From: Rae C.F. <raecatflea@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 5:26 PM To: Council Subject: Please support the From My Home to Yours program Late, Handouts Distributed i (Date) Hello City of IC! I am in strong support of the "From My Home to Yours" program. One of my favorite elements of living in Iowa City is the consistent effort at attending to all members of our community. Please do the right thing and dedicate available funds to this imperative program! Rae Noble Kellie Fruehling From: ann zerkel <annzerkel@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 8:38 PM Late, Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Funding for Iowa City's Immigrant Families -7 / 2—CD (Date) Dear City Council Members, I urge you to dedicate available funds to support our local immigrant families. Many families have lost jobs due to COVID-19, yet are not eligible for federal stimulus funds or for unemployment insurance. These families are members of our community. Just as I don't want to live in a city where my neighbor has no voice, I don't want to live in a city where my neighbor has no food and can't pay next month's rent. Please take seriously the Center for Worker Justice program "From My Home to Yours." Like so many Iowa City residents, I donated my stimulus payment to this fund - but as months pass, our immigrant families still need our support. As our representatives, please let Iowa City help support "From My Home to Yours." Thank you. Ann Zerkel �i Kellie Fruehling From: Elizabeth Noyes <noyes.e@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 8:58 AM To: Council Subject: CWJ's Relief for families project 7 Z� (Date) 1 Risk As a member of the Social Justice team at Zion Lutheran Church I am asking you, the members of the Iowa City City Council, to approve funding for the Center for Worker Justice to provide financial relief for families (ineligible for other forms of relief) whose employment has been adversely impacted by pandemic layoffs. Thank you for considering this important measure to help our neighbors. Sincerely, Elizabeth Noyes 750 E Foster Rd, #109 Iowa City, IA 52245 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: --)7-V 7, F Mossman, Katherine S <katherine-mossman@uiowa.edu> Monday, July 6, 2020 9:11 AM Late Handouts Distributed Council From My Home to Yours & Good Morning Members of the City Council — -7 �(" /2-0 (Date) The Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa has developed a program to provide assistance to those in the Iowa City community who have been hardest hit by the Covid 19 virus in terms of loss of job, income, food security and other essentials. Primarily the marginalized black and brown members of our community. The CWJ has developed a program called from My Home to Yours to pass along payments of $300-$600 to these community members in crisis. They are requesting $25,000 from the City of Iowa City and $40,000 from Johnson County. They are also asking for support from individual community members and businesses. I am writing in support of the Iowa City Council dedicating available funds towards this important program. We ARE all in this together! Thanks so much for your consideration. Sincerely, Katherine Mossman COLLEGE OF EDUCATION University of Iowa 326 Lindquist Center North Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1529 319/335-5358 (, 7 Kellie Fruehlina From: Lexi Janezic <akjanez@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 9:35 AM Late, Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Please fund the Center For Worker Justice! -71 L, 12—,0 1 (Date) Greetings, I am emailing as a resident of the City of Iowa City to voice my support of distributing $25,000 to the Center for Worker Justice towards their "From My Home to Yours" program. I enthusiastically support this distribution of funds to families in crisis in our community. I trust the Iowa City City Council to do the right thing in helping the most vulnerable members of our community during the pandemic. Respectfully submitted, Alexandra Janezic Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: 1 Dear Iowa City City Council, Autumn Diesburg <autrd99@gmail.com> Monday, July 6, 2020 9:53 AM Council "From My Home to Yours" 74�y1,F> Late, Handouts Distributed -1 ( 2-6) (Date) I am writing to you today to urge you to fund The Center for Worker Justice program "From My Home to Yours." The CWJ's program is directly benefiting families across the community, particularly the families that are most vulnerable during this moment due to ineligibility for state and federal funding. I urge you to consider this initiative in its entirety and to consider funding this program. Thank you for your time. Signed, Autumn Diesburg Kellie Fruehling From: Jody Hovland <hovland jody@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 10:30 AM Late Handouts Distribute To: Council Subject: From My Home to Yours To members of the Iowa City City Council ~ (Date) You have before you a most extraordinary opportunity to partner with individual community members in support of the program initiated by the Center for Worker Justice, "From My Home to Yours." To aid in the continued success of the program - which has already raised more than $120,00 to distribute to families in our area devastated by the economic impact of COVID-19 - we urge you to dedicate City funds that will expand the reach of this community -wide action to even more of our neighbors. Your support now will help to move Iowa City forward in its efforts to make a safe and livable community for all its residents. We deeply appreciate your consideration. Sincerely, Jody Hovland and Ron Clark 1429 Glendale Road Iowa City This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: David Hempel <hoboe751 @gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 11:12 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: "From My Home to Yours" J� / Z0 (Date) A Please support the "From My Home to Yours" by dedicating all available funds towards this very important program. Please join the many dozens of our local citizenry who have contributed to this very worth program. The time is NOW! Thank you. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Q Virus -free. www.avq.com -A -7, p Kellie Fruehlin From: Candida Pagan <candida.pagan@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 3:33 PM To: Council 7 J Subject: in support of From My Home to Yours program (Date) Dear Iowa City City Council Members, I am writing in support of the The Center for Worker Justice relief effort "From My Home to Yours". I ask that you pledge $25,000 in support of this necessary program during this time of crisis. Sincerely, Candida Pagan This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Marcia Murphy <murphyma87533@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 1:11 PM To: Council Subject: bus transportation2-0 (Date) AR11K All the previous week (before the 3rd and 4th of July), bus riders were not informed that there would be no bus service on the 3rd, a Friday, or the 4th, Saturday, for the holiday. Many people stood at bus stops on both days for lengthy periods of time in the hot sun waiting for a bus and they had not been informed by the transit service that the buses were not running. It would not take much effort for the bus managers to post signs in the buses or at the downtown interchange informing riders of the holiday's closed schedule. Not everyone has access to computers and the ICPL is closed. What happened over the 4th holiday was very inconsiderate. pax vobis Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-mhi-outreach-patient-clothing/ 1 Kellie Fruehling From: Marcia Murphy <murphyma87533@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 1:04 PM To: Geoff Fruin Cc: Council Subject: Re: bus transportation No one I know saw any signs on the buses. On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:58 PM Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org> wrote: Ms. Murphy, Late, Handouts Distributed (bate) Thank you for emailing your concern and I am very sorry that you and others were inconvenienced with the holiday schedule of our buses this past weekend. We do try to push out scheduling changes in multiple different ways to reach as many people as possible. For this recent change in schedule we added signs to our buses and the downtown interchange on June 22"d. Those hard copy signs were supplemented with a press release and multiple social media announcements. Additionally, for those that use Google Transit or the Transit app, we added holiday schedule notifications on June 22"d Thank you again for taking the time to write. Sincerely, Geoff Fruin City Manager From: Marcia Murphy[mailto:murphyma87533@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 5, 20201:11 PM To: Council <Council@iowa-citv.org> Subject: bus transportation All the previous week (before the 3rd and 4th of July), bus riders were not informed that there would be no bus service on the 3rd, a Friday, or the 4th, Saturday, for the holiday. Many people stood at bus stops on both days for lengthy periods of time in the hot sun waiting for a bus and they had not been informed by the transit service that the buses were not running. It would not take much effort for the bus managers to post signs in the buses or at the downtown interchange informing riders of the holiday's closed schedule. Not everyone has access to computers and the ICPL is closed. What happened over the 4th holiday was very inconsiderate. pax vobis Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-mhi-outreach-patient-clothing/ Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. pax vobis 2 Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-mhi-outreach-patient-clothing/ Kellie Fruehling From: Marcia Murphy <murphyma87533@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 1:09 PM Late. Handouts Distributed To: Geoff Fruin Cc: Council Subject: Re: bus transportation ? (Date) ARI�K And we were not "inconvenienced" by your holiday schedule. Everyone deserves time off for a holiday. I was stating that the riders did not see signs posted earlier notifying them of the time off. On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:58 PM Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-citv.or> wrote: Ms. Murphy, Thank you for emailing your concern and I am very sorry that you and others were inconvenienced with the holiday schedule of our buses this past weekend. We do try to push out scheduling changes in multiple different ways to reach as many people as possible. For this recent change in schedule we added signs to our buses and the downtown interchange on June 22"d. Those hard copy signs were supplemented with a press release and multiple social media announcements. Additionally, for those that use Google Transit or the Transit app, we added holiday schedule notifications on June 22"d Thank you again for taking the time to write. Sincerely, Geoff Fruin City Manager From: Marcia Murphy[mailto:murphyma87533@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 5, 20201:11 PM 1 To: Council <Council@iowa-city.org> Subject: bus transportation RISMt All the previous week (before the 3rd and 4th of July), bus riders were not informed that there would be no bus service on the 3rd, a Friday, or the 4th, Saturday, for the holiday. Many people stood at bus stops on both days for lengthy periods of time in the hot sun waiting for a bus and they had not been informed by the transit service that the buses were not running. It would not take much effort for the bus managers to post signs in the buses or at the downtown interchange informing riders of the holiday's closed schedule. Not everyone has access to computers and the ICPL is closed. What happened over the 4th holiday was very inconsiderate. pax vobis Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-mhi-outreach-patient-clothing/ Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. i►] pax vobis Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-m hi -outreach -patient -clothing/ Kellie Fruehlin From: Marcia Murphy <murphyma87533@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 1:05 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: problem at low-income neighborhood (Date) �rsrc Last night, July 4th, there were outside agitators who came into the Towncrest neighborhood. Behind 2718 Wayne Ave parking lot was a big vehicle that sat there after dark with its headlights on. It did not belong to a tenant in the area. Then around 8--12 midnight, very loud, violent, and extremely dangerous fireworks went on. Not just light -weight fire crackers, but huge explosions and bombs that could have set the buildings in the area on fire. It would not be unlikely that some developers are trying to burn down the whole area of Town & Campus and all along Wayne Ave where the numerous firework bombs were going off. The sprays fell on top of the buildings' roofs. And some, we think, were placed inside the dumpsters. And they were all along the ground of the parking lots. This has got to stop. pax vobis Marcia A. Murphy www.hopeforrecovery.com https://www.hopeforrecovery.com/gifts-mhi-outreach-patient-clothinp/ 1