2026-08-04 - City Council Work Session

Summary

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Built from the work session agenda, read; no minutes were read.

• Harvard Bloomberg internship overview.
• Housing dashboard presented. See Affordable Housing Funding.
• STREETS grant application. See Transportation and Street Projects.
• Review of historic preservation incentives and guidelines. See Historic Preservation and Demolition Appeal.
• Discussion following the Joint Entities item on data centers. See Data Centers.
• Council members as listed on the city site on 2026-11-11: Mayor Bruce Teague, Mayor Pro Tem Megan Alter, Laura Bergus (District A), Shawn Harmsen (District B), Oliver Weilein (District C), Josh Moe and Mazahir Salih (At-Large); City Manager Geoff Fruin. The minutes list only ayes, so attendance, nays and abstentions are not recorded here.

Sources

• Agenda and minutes: https://icgov.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=546
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue3pn4QG2Ko (City of Iowa City YouTube channel, City Channel 4)
• Town: Iowa City