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2026-08-04 - City Council

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Built from the City Council agenda and the minutes, both read. The minutes are marked subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk and list only ayes, so nays and absences are unknown.

  • Consent calendar passed with 6 ayes, with item 5.d pulled and passed separately: MOU with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County for $650,000 for affordable housing, 5 ayes. See Affordable Housing Funding.
  • Other consent items: FY2027 salary resolution for the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk; one-year extension of the listing agreement for the Iowa City Industrial Campus; REAP grant for Waterworks Prairie Park; staffing position swaps in Neighborhood Services and Public Works; many alcohol licenses.
  • Consent also included the TAP agreement for the Highway 6 Trail (Broadway to Fairmeadows). See Transportation and Street Projects.
  • June disbursements of $38,656,524.02 approved on consent. See City Budget and Financial Policies.
  • Rezoning REZ26-0003 (properties on North Gilbert Street and East Market Street) to a Historic District Overlay: first consideration, 6 ayes. See Historic Preservation and Demolition Appeal.
  • New policy for sidewalk cafes in the public right-of-way and City Plaza approved, rescinding Resolution 24-229, 6 ayes. See Sidewalk Cafe Policy.
  • A special formal executive session preceded the work session; the minutes list it only by title.
  • 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.

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