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Date: March 1, 2010
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, March 1, 2010, 6:55 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion. Dickens, Hayek, Mims, Wilburn, Wright
UISG Rep: Shipley
Staff: Helling, Dilkes, Fosse, Karr, O'Brien, Moran, Elias, Morris, Long, Davidson,
Hightshoe, Lewis, Rackis, Hart ,
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website)
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Airport Commission -Steve Crane
Civil Service Commission -reappoint Lyra Dickerson
Historic Preservation Commission
Brown St. rep -Kent Ackerson
Summit St. rep. -reappoint William Downing
At Large -reappoint Alicia Trimble
Police Citizens Review Board - Royceann Porter
Telecommunications Commission -reappoint Hans Hoerschelman
AGENDA ITEMS
1. (Item # 21 -resolution adopting an unsuccessful or delayed projects policy for CDBG and
HOME projects and rescinding Resolution No. 46-68) Community Development Planner
Hightshoe present for discussion.
2. (Item # 10 -public hearing .... Resolution approving plans, specifications, .... East Side
Recycling Center Project) In response to Interim City Manager Helling, there were no
questions for Architectural Services Staffer Morris or Wastewater Division Supt. Elias.
3. (Items # 14 -Resolution adopting the annual budget ... # 15 resolution approving the three-
yearfinancial plan ...)Mayor Hayek requested a mid year budget status report from the
Finance Director be added to the pending list.
4. (Items # 7 -resolution approving the Iowa City Housing Authority's Five (5) year Plan ... and
annual plan ....; # 8 -adopting the amended Iowa City Housing Authority Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) administrative plan; # 9 -resolution adopting the amended Iowa City
Housing Authority Public Housing Admissions and continued occupancy policy (ACOP) ... )
Housing Administrator Rackis responded to questions from Council Member Mims.
5. (Item # 25 -resolution adopting assessment schedule ....) In response to Council Member
Wilburn, Interim City Manager Helling stated staff would be in attendance at the formal
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meeting for questions. City Clerk Karr noted additional correspondence would be distributed
at the formal meeting.
6. (Item # 22 -resolution ... establishing a public art program ... set a new annual allocation of
$14,750 for public art) PCD Dir. Davidson clarified that carry over monies provided for three
years of operation, and this resolution follows earlier Council direction on funding.
FARMERS MARKET -PARKS & REC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS [Agenda #16]
Parks & Rec. Dir. Moran present for discussion. Majority agreed to proceed as outlined.
MULTI-USE PARKING FACILITY -FORMER ST. PAT'S PARISH HALL SITE [Agenda #26]
PCD Dir. Davidson and City Atty. Dilkes presented information. Majority agreed to proceed as
outlined.
INCLUSIONARY ZONING AND SCATTERED SITE HOUSING [IP#3]
PCD Dir. Davidson, Community Development Coordinator Long, Housing Administrator Rackis
and City Atty. Dilkes presented information. After discussion there was not a majority interested
in further discussion of mandatory inclusionary zoning. A majority did agree that the JCCOG
Affordable Housing Committee should discuss an affordable housing policy on a regional basis;
and requested a map of Section 8 voucher locations.
STAFF ACTION: Summary memo, with attached 2005 Scattered Site Task Force Final
Report, included in the March 4 information packet. (Davidson)
PROPOSED AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING SITE 2500 MUSCATINE AVE [IP#4]
Community Development Coordinator Long and Community Development Planner Hightshoe
presented a power point (archived with City Clerk) and facilitated discussion. The Housing
Fellowship representative Maryann Dennis responded to questions. A majority (Champion,
Dickens, Mims, Hayek) denied the request to locate on the site with CDBG and/or HOME funds.
INFORMATION PACKET DISCUSSION [Feb 18 & 25]
None
COUNCIL TIME
1. In response to Council Member Wright, a majority agreed to add a review of taxicab
regulations to the pending list.
2. In response to Council Member Mims, a majority agreed to add discussion of ECICOG
funding proposal to the Council work session of March 22.
3. Council Member Wright stated he had received an email regarding the designation of
Longfellow Neighborhood as one of the best old house neighborhoods by This Old House
magazine. Mayor Hayek noted he had also received the email and a memo will be in the
next information packet.
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4. In response to Mayor Hayek, a majority of Council agreed to place discussion on the work
session of March 22, and first reading on the March 23 formal agenda, of a 21 bar entry
age.
BUDGET PRIORITIES
None
SUMMARY OF PENDING WORK SESSION ISSUES (IP#5]
Majority agreed to add "City Boards/Commissions -number, function, and gender balance" to
the pending list.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS/COUNCIL INVITATIONS
Council Member Mims expressed an interest in attending "Teaching the Levees" (IP10 of 2/25
Info Packet) on March 4.
DISCUSSION OF MEETING SCHEDULES
None
Meeting adjourned 9:35 PM.