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�k MEMORANDUM
Date: October 27, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, October 21, 2025 — 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Emma J Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Harmsen, Moe, Salih, Teague, Weilein
Staff: Fruin, O'Brien, Lehmann, Goers, Grace, Caro, Hightshoe, Stitzman, Russett, Conley,
Brodersen, Schroer, Knoche, Havel, Sovers, Kilburg, Seydell Johnson, Cahill
P&Z: David Davies, Vice Chair Maggie Elliott, Steven Miller, Billie Townsend
(A transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website.)
1. Joint Meetina with the Planning & Zonina Commission: Comprehensive Plan Update
Christopher Shires, Principal with Confluence, presented an update on Iowa City's
Comprehensive Plan process, summarizing community input, survey results, and next steps.
The PowerPoint included the following:
• Engagement Overview
• Stakeholder Interviews + Focus Group Results
• Statistically Valid Survey
• Key Themes + Takeaways
• Questions + Comments
• What's Next
Individual Council members and Planning & Zoning Commission members asked questions.
2. Clarification of Agenda Items
No discussion.
3. Information Packet Discussion [October 9. October 161
➢ October 9 —No discussion.
D October 16
1. (IP7 — Memo from the City Manager's Office: Housing Information) Mayor Pro Tern
Salih requested the waiting list(homeless numbers be highlighted on the front page
of the agenda. Individual Council members expressed their views. City Attorney
Goers and City Manager Fruin provided information.
Action: For future Information Packets, staff will display the most recent month of the
Housing Authority's waitlist data on the work session agenda. The full Housing IP
item will continue to be placed in the body of the Information Packet immediately
preceding a formal meeting date.
October 21, 2025
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4. University of Iowa Student Government (USG) Updates.
Ave Martinez, USG Liaison, and Eden Coy, USG Alternate Liaison, presented updates.
S. Council updates on assianed boards, commissions, and committees
Council members reported on various assigned boards, commissions, and committees.
Adjourn 5:03 p.m.