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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-10 Bd Comm minutes05-1 U-1 U MINUTES 3b~ HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION APPROVED March 16, 2010 -18:00 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL Members Present: Dianne Day, Corey Stoglin, Howard Cowen, Connie Cuttell, Yolanda Spears, Martha Lubaroff. Members Absent: Dell Briggs, Fernando Mena-Carrasco, Wangui Gathua. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers. Others Present: Keely Kemp, Libris Fidelis, Francesca Folcaelli, Nicholas Stuber. RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (to become effective only after separate Council action): None CALL TO ORDER Vice-Chair Day called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE February 16, 2010 MEETING: Cowen moved to approve. Stoglin seconded. The motion passed 5-0. (Spears not present for vote). INVISIBLE CHILDREN Commissioners agreed to promote the program being held April 5th at 7:30 pm at W151 Pappajohn Building. SPEAKER'S BUREAU Nicholas Stuber, from the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights presented to the Commission on this program he helped to initiate with the Dubuque Human Rights Commission. Stoglin will remain on the UICHR Board. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONERS Day requested that this item be placed on the agenda. She asked for Commissioners to be more visible in the community. SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES Day (other subcommittee members Gathua, Cuttell) reported on a speaker, Mark Braverman who will be speaking at the Senior Center on April 26th. The Commission agreed to be a co-sponsor of the event. Lubaroff, Spears and Mena-Carrasco have not met. Stoq~lin (other subcommittee members Cowen, Briggs) discussed he was planning a program to be held on April 24t ,the program will look at the history of the Police and Minorities in the United States. REPORTS OF PROGRAMS Day reported on the Dialogue Circles, a Civil Society, Cultural Diversity Day and her participation on the Sanctuary City Committee. Day also mentioned a program she would like to plan centered on Immigration Law. Bowers gave an update on the Southside Neighborhood Coalition meeting. Bowers asked Commissioners to contact local schools and organizations to promote the Youth Awards. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS Spears will be walking in a Breast Cancer Parade being held in Chicago in August. Day reminded Commissioners of an upcoming program being held by the University on race in Iowa City. Human Rights Commission March 16, 2010 Page 2 of 3 ADJOURNMENT Cowen moved to adjourn. Lubaroff seconded. The motion passed 6-0 at 19:48. Human Rights Commission March 16, 2010 Page 3 of 3 Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD 2010 (Meetina Datel NAME TERM EXP. 1/19 2/16 3/16 4/20 5/18 6/15 7/20 8/17 9/21 10119 11116 12/21 Dell Briggs 1/1/11 X X O/E Yolanda Spears 1/1/11 X O/E X Corey Stoglin 1/1111 O/E O/E X Dianne Day 1/1/12 X X X Wangui Gathua 1/1/12 X O/E O/E Martha Lubaroff 1/1/12 X X X Howard .Cowen 111/13 X X X Constance Goeb- Cuttell 1/1/13 X O/E X Fernando Mena- Carrasco 1/1/13 X X O/E KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = AbsentlExcused NM = No meeting/No Quorum R =Resigned - = Not a Member 3b 2 MINUTES APPROVED PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM -CITY HALL Members Present: Jan Finlayson, Rick Fosse, DaLayne Williamson Members Absent: Patrick Carney, Mark Seabold, Annadora Kahn, Terry Robinson Staff Present: Jeff Davidson, Marcia Bollinger, Karl Burhop Public Present: Michael Finelli, DI Freelance Report, Bounnak Thammavong CALL TO ORDER Finlayson called the meeting to order at 3:31 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA None CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE January 7, 2010 MEETING MOTION: Finlayson moved to approve the minutes; Fosse seconded. The motion passed 3:0. DISCUSSION WITH BOUNNAK THAMMAVONG -THOUGHTS ON FUTURE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM/COMMISSION Bollinger introduced Bounnak Thammavong to the Committee. Bounnak is an artist wishing to share his experience and public art vision with the Committee and Iowa City. Bounnak has a history of involvement with public art programs, including with Cedar Falls. Bounnak informed the Committee that Cedar Falls began their own art program as part of RAGBRAII decorating. Cedar Falls used a percentage of hotel/motel tax to fund their program. Cedar Falls began small, with a $2,000 budget, but quickly moved up to larger $20,000-$30,000 projects. Bounnak complimented the Committee for the work they had done. Bounnak shared his concerns with the Committee about the current economic and political climate regarding PAAC's continued work. Bounnak believes that the Committee needs an art logistics side. While the Committee does an excellent job decorating neighborhoods, Bounnak would like to see a larger demographic hit. Bounnak's goal would be to see PAAC fund itself, and for art projects to become sustainable. Donations could be raised for larger art projects. Bounnak showed the Committee his pieces on a computer monitor, starting with smaller 2D piece and working up to commissioned public works that were 3D. Again, sculptures and the like were great for fundraising. Bounnak asked about the issue of raising money, and Bollinger replied that it wouldn't be a problem so long as raised money went back into PAAC. Bounnak then suggested that the Committee could auction donated artwork to raise money for larger commissions. Bounnak added that functional public art goes along way with public perception. Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, January 7, 2010 Page 2 of 5 Bounnak then elaborated on some of his public projects, including a $3,000 2-year rental piece that was reasonably sized and was 3D sculpture for public display. Committee members commented they liked the work. Bounnak then scaled up to a $15,000 permanent installation piece; two 3D pieces with interactive poetry next to them. Finally, Bounnak showed a $44,000 gateway-arch that became a starting point for a trail. Bounnak commented that most of the money for that project had been successfully fundraised. Again, Committee members commented that the pieces looked nice, though $44,000 was a considerable project. Bounnak commented that many parks in Iowa City are not landscaped and artwork can move traffic in and to parks. Bounnak said that evidence suggested major art pieces attract visitors and can increase business if placed properly. Bounnak hopes that the Committee can lay the groundwork now to ramp up the art program in 3-5 years. Finlayson asked Bounnak what his role would be to the Committee. Bounnak said he has no intention of being a member; that would create certain conflicts of interest. Bounnak said he could serve as a consultant, and he was worried about flighty artists giving the City's Art Program a bad reputation. Again, Bounnak said he wanted to help with logistics. Bounnak offered one piece for free rental. Bounnak offers his service to help build the program. Finlayson and Williamson agreed that Bounnak could certainly help in some capacity. Bollinger added that adding artwork on and around public trails was a program that had been discussed. Bollinger reminded the Committee the direction of the art program was entirely up to them, though to do anything to large would be somewhat of a leap of faith considering budget constraints. Bounnak commented that when it comes to trails there are two routes to go: either make one large monumental piece that starts the trail or do some small pieces along the trail that have a common theme. Bounnak emphasized that all City art should be themed and come together. Bounnak stated that it isn't enough to just decorate, rather art pieces need to work together to build a theme and intertwine with one another. Bounnak added that kinetic art is currently popular, and hypothetically a bicycle powered art piece would be very popular and probably command good sponsorship. Finlayson said that the Committee would have to discuss Bounnak's ideas at the next meeting. Bounnak replied that he would like to come up with some proposals for the next three years. Bounnak added that he knows local artists and would push them to come up with proposals as well. Fosse asked Bounnak what his ultimate motivation was. Bounnak said he had several, which include eventually bidding on a large $40,000 or so project, to help his students get started, help Iowa City build its art program, and help build connections with local schools. Bounnak said he knew and supported artists of good quality. Bounnak went on to say that if Iowa City could have something have as awesome as the Chicago Bean that would be fantastic. Bounnak asked how the tree project was coming along [Waterworks Park project by Dale Merrill). Bollinger answered that the City had a $5000 committed payment to the artist yet but also an option on the project to finish it if they wanted. Bollinger added that $14,000 had just been approved for PAAC for this fiscal year, of which $10,000 goes for neighborhood art projects. Bollinger reminded Bounnak and the Committee that neighborhood art drives the art program. Bounnak responded that he would love to hear what ideas the neighborhoods had, and he could help them shape their thoughts. Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, January 7, 2010 Page 3 of 5 Bounnak said he would send a CD and resume of work. Bounnak copied his artwork CD to Burhop's computer for future dissemination. Fosse commented that this future relationship was very intriguing. Bounnak thanked the Committee for their time and for hearing him out. Williamson said that the Committee had considered in the past auctioning pieces to raise money. Bollinger and Bounnak had a brief discussion on the Iowa Sculptor's Showcase. Bounnak thanked Committee once last time and exited the meeting. Bollinger commented that Bounnak had many intriguing ideas. Fosse said that fundraising requires considerable staff time. Finlayson said that Bounnak had many good ideas, and that we [PAAC] need to consider our direction. Fosse commented that free consulting is generally a bad idea. Finlayson said that there is always the concern of public perception and that while Bounnak no doubt knows many good artists, the Committee also knows many good artists of high quality. Bollinger added that the last major project, the Waterworks Park project, still has garnered much public attention and created public perception on the art program. Bollinger added that Bounnak does indeed have many connections. Bollinger and Finlayson agreed that the Committee should continue this discussion at the next meeting. Finlayson said that fundraising requires staff time and discussed the Committee size, currently at five, being increased. Finlayson said that more money is required from either the City or another source for expansion. Williamson asked if Coralville or North Liberty have art programs. Fosse and Bollinger both agreed that they didn't believe Coralville or North Liberty had art programs. Bollinger finished by summing up that the Committee would continue this discussion at the next meeting. UPDATE ON POETRY IN PUBLIC/ART PROGRAM Burhop and Bollinger updated the Committee this year's Poetry in Public and Poetry in Public Art Program. Burhop said that turnout had been high again, with 70 adult and 462 children submissions. Children submissions had declined in some schools but increased in others. Burhop said that 84 poems had been selected for public display, including 34 adult and 50 children submissions. Bollinger said that Summer of the Arts was going to display art selections with the poetry at Artsfest. Bollinger talked about Kidztent on Sunday and perhaps getting more donations this year as last year was so successful. Finlayson agreed. Bollinger concluded by saying that many excellent poems were submitted this year and hopefully many inspire 2D art work submissions. IOWA SCULPTOR'S SHOWCASE CALL TO ARTISTS Bollinger presented the Committee with a "Call to Artists" for aone-year exhibit at the Iowa Sculptor's Showcase Pad in the downtown Pedestrian Mall. COMMITTEE TIME/UPDATES The regularly scheduled meeting for PAAC will occur on April 1, 2010. Lisa Barnes of SOA will be at the meeting. Davidson commented that Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty were now listed as an "Iowa Great Place". The result could be possible future funding. Davidson discussed extending the Literary Walk and way finding in the Northside Marketplace. Fosse commented that the Literary Walk was high maintenance, especially for snow removal, Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, January 7, 2010 Page 4 of 5 and also was a tripping hazard. Fosse said that they should consider how to make the Literary Walk safer and better. ADJOURNMENT Williamson motioned to adjourn; Fosse seconded. Meeting adjourned at 4:34 PM. Minutes submitted by Karl Burhop. a~ o ~ U ~~ ~~ Q~~n ~ ~ o U N ~ _ ~ N ~ 7 ~ 7 .L f4 d H ~ a~ ... O V ~. 0 .; b ..., a b t~ O a~ ~, o v ~ p o ~ N b ~". ~ ~ ~ M O 0 0 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ .-r N ~--+ M N ~ ~,, .--+ ~ '-. ~ r. ~ .--~ ~ .-+ ~ O O O O O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W .-~+ r. ,-~ .--+ .~--+ O O O O O C O v~ ~" p GC S ' ~ Ca ,.~ y r ^' O C ~ rr' ~" °' U ° o C C V1 o x a~ ~ ~ (sr .~ ~ ..~ ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ i~ ~ H z d A a b U W ~ ~ ~ ~ Q II II II ~ W ~~COO 3b 3 MINUTES APPROVED IOWA CITY BOARD OF APPEALS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, IOWA CITY CITY HALL 410 E. WASHINGTON STREET IOWA CITY, IA MEMBERS PRESENT: John Roffman, Steve Buckman, Andrea French, Scott McDonough, Chad Campion STAFF PRESENT: Tim Hennes (Sr. Building Inspector), Doug Boothroy (Director, Housing & Inspection Services), Sue Dulek (Asst. City Attorney), John Grier (Fire Marshall), Brian Greer (Fire Inspector), Norm Cate (Sr. Housing Inspector), Jann Ream (Code Enforcement Asst. acting as minute taker) OTHERS PRESENT: Joan Tiemeyer (Iowa City Homebuilders Association), Dan Smith (Iowa City Chamber of Commerce), Glenn Siders (Southgate Development) RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: Recommended by a unanimous vote (5-0) to proceed with the adoption of the 2009 International Building, Residential, Fire, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes and the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Codes with local amendments. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Roffman called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES: Minutes from the January 12, 2009 meeting were reviewed. Buckman moved to approve the minutes. McDonough seconded. Minutes were approved with a unanimous vote of 5- 0 Discussion and possible recommendation to Council regarding adoption of the 2009 International Buildina Residential Fire Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes and the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code. Board of Appeals November 2, 2009 Page2of4 Tim Hennes stated that staff was requesting review and adoption of the 2009 International building codes and the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code with suggested local amendments to be effective, hopefully, January 1, 2010. Hennes stated that staff had worked with the Iowa City Homebuilder's Association and had obtained their support for the proposed amendments. He said that there were three major changes to be aware of. The 2009 International Residential Code is requiring all single family and duplex dwellings to be fully sprinkled. Most jurisdictions including the State of Iowa are amending the code to deal with the sprinkling issue differently. Hennes said that in working with the Fire Department and the Homebuilder's Association, staff felt they had come to a good solution by eliminating the requirement for sprinkling provided lightweight construction (such plywood I-joists and trusses) are protected with half inch drywall. The second big change is that the 2009 IRC is requiring carbon monoxide detectors be installed outside of all sleeping areas. And the third major change is the requirement to add "visit-ability" standards to the code. There are eight standards proposed: interior doors be framed for future openings that would accommodate a 32 inch clear opening door, switches and outlets to be installed between 15" and 48" from the floor, electrical panels to be located so that the individual circuit breakers are between 15" and 54" from the floor, lavatory and water closet to be located on a level accessed from a designed no step entrance, wall reinforcement in bathrooms for future grab bars, one no step entry be designed into the project -not necessarily installed just designed so it could be added later, garages to be wired for an overhead door opener, and all exterior decks and patios that are served by the level accessed by the designed no step entrance be no less than 4" below the level of that entrance. The "visit-ability" section is entirely a local amendment. Roffman asked for any comments or questions on the 2009 IRC. Joan Tiemeyer thanked City staff for giving the Iowa City Homebuilders the opportunity to review the proposed amendments to the code so that an agreement could be reached that was amenable to all parties -especially the amendments concerning Universal Design standards and fire sprinkling. She said everyone worked well together. Doug Boothroy stated that he felt they had positive working relationship with the Homebuilders in drafting the amendments. A large difference in this code cycle concerning the "visit-ability" standards is that they are creating an adaptable situation so that Universal Design standards can be installed at a later date when needed. It creates a flexibility that everyone can agree on. Glenn Siders expressed that he had worked well with Hennes and Boothroy on the proposed amendments not as a representative of the Homebuilders but as a concerned builder. He felt that by turning the focus from required Universal Design features to "visit-ability" and adaptability, the costs for these features at the time of construction could be kept to minimum. Since there was no more discussion from the public or board members, Roffman requested a motion to adopt the 2009 International Residential Code as presented. MOTION: McDonough moved to recommend to the Council to proceed with adoption the 2009 International Residential Code with the proposed amendments. Campion seconded. VOTE: The motion was approved unanimously with a 5-0 vote. Hennes pointed out the 2009 International Building Code and amendments were intertwined with the 2009 IRC. He pointed out a few of the changes in the 2009 IBC. Corridor fire walls with acoustic ceilings are now required to be physically labeled every 30 feet above the ceiling with the fire wall rating in order to insure that the rating is 2 Board of Appeals November 2, 2009 Page 3 of 4 maintained with future renovations. Handrails regulations within individual dwelling units in amulti-family building now are the same as in the 2009 IRC - a handrail is only required on stairs with more than 3 risers. Guardrails are now required on decks if the grade 36" out from the edge of the deck is more than 30". MOTION: French moved to recommend to the Council to proceed with adoption of the 2009 International Building Code with the proposed amendments. Buckman seconded. VOTE: The motion was approved unanimously with a 5-0 vote. Hennes stated that there were very few changes in the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code. Waterless urinals are now allowed and bonding is required for corrugated stainless steel tubing where it enters a house. French stated that the amendments were similar to those in the previous code. MOTION: Buckman moved to recommend to the Council to proceed with adoption of the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code with the proposed amendments. French seconded. VOTE: The motion was approved unanimously with a 5-0 vote. Buckman asked what the City would do if the State of Iowa adopted the 2009 International Plumbing Code. Would the City have to adopt that code? Hennes said that he thought the State would first accept the 2009 IPC as an alternative so jurisdictions could decide which code they wanted to adopt. He was hopeful that eventually the two codes would merge. Hennes presented the few changes that were in the 2009 International Mechanical Code and the International Fuel Gas Code. Hennes said that there two notable changes: the code provides more clear direction on how to terminate the exhaust for Type II kitchen hoods. And because there are now so many different cooker types for commercial kitchens, the code simply classifies them into light, medium or heavy duty cooking appliances which should make it easier to determine what type of hood is required. MOTION: McDonough moved to recommend to the Council to proceed with the adoption of the 2009 International Mechanical Code and the 2009 International Fuel Gas Code. Campion seconded. VOTE: The motion was approved unanimously with a 5-0 vote. John Grier pointed out changes and new amendments to the 2009 International Fire Code. There are new requirements for biodiesel storage. Facilities now must ensure that the fire alarm will not be disabled when they develop a lock down plan. Facilities that are off of a public way will retroactively be required to post an ID or address sign for direction. A previous amendment has been replaced with code that ensures that fire fighters can communicate on the radios within a building. How often commercial kitchen appliances need to be cleaned is now covered in the code. Ambulatory health care facilities have been changed from an I (Institutional) occupancy to a Group B occupancy which affects when sprinkling is required. Required sprinkling in Group E occupancies (Educational) has been changed from facilities with 20,000sf or more to 12,000sf or more. Furniture stores that carry upholstered furniture are now required to be sprinkled. Also Group I-2 N Q Q. Q L M0 W o~ o v ~ d Z O Os 0 ~ x x x I x x O Z Os 0 + . 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MOTION: McDonough moved to recommend to the Council to proceed with the adoption of the 2009 International Fire Code. Campion seconded. VOTE: The motion was approved unanimously with a 5-0 vote. OTHER BUSINESS: Hennes stated that Board was still short two members (electrical and mechanical) but that he was working to get applications for the positions. Buckman stated that his term was up 12/31/2009 and would be making a decision in the near future as to whether he would apply for another term. ADJOURNMENT: Roffman moved to adjourn the meeting. Buckman seconded. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM. 4