2026-11-02 - City Council

After 6:00 P.M. On November 2nd, 2026, and I'm gonna call the City of Iowa City meeting to order. Roll call, please. Alter. Here. Bergus. Here. Harmsen. Here. Moe. Here. Sala. Here. Teague. Here.

Weilein. Here. Alright, I want to welcome everyone to Iowa City Hall, and to those joining us virtually, welcome, as well. We're gonna start with item Number 2, which is proclamations CRPS Awareness

Month and Color the World Orange Day. Whereas Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a nerve disorder that causes chronic pain, and whereas the symptoms of CRPS,

RSD, are often described as burning that is out of proportion to the severity of the initial injury and can include swelling and extreme sensitivity to touch. And whereas, while CRPS, RSD, was first

identified during the Civil War, it remains a poorly understood condition which has no cure. And whereas the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and other institutes of the

National Institutes of Health Support, research relating to CRPS, RSD, and whereas members of the CRPS, RSD community will spread awareness in November. And whereas on November 2nd, 2026, members of

the CRPS, RSD community, will celebrate the 13th annual Color of the World Orange Day to spread awareness of this poorly understood pain disorder. Now, therefore, I Bruce Teague, mayor of Iowa City,

do hereby proclaim the month of November 2026 to be CRPS Awareness Month, and do hereby proclaim Monday, November 2, 2026 as Color of the World Orange for CRPS, RSD Awareness Day in Iowa City, Iowa.

And I'm going to invite, um, anyone up, uh, to accept this proclamation [APPLAUSE] Yeah. You're welcome. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a resident accepted the proclamation and spoke about

living with the condition, the accessibility of City Hall and restoring virtual public comment.] Thank you. [APPLAUSE] We are on to item Number 3, which is our consent agenda Items 3-7. Can I get a

motion, please? So moved Weilein. Second, Sala. All right. Anyone from the public like to discuss any of our consent agenda items? If you're in council chambers, please come forth. If you're online,

please raise your virtual hand. Seeing no one in person. We do have online. Welcome. Hi. Can you hear me? Yes, welcome. Hi. Hello. Um, hi. Uh, wait. Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to speak on this

agenda item. My bad. No worries. Thank you. Anyone else like to speak on Items 3-7? Hearing no one, seeing no one. Alright. Counsel, discussion. Roll call, please. Alter? Yes. Bergus? Yes. Harmsen?

Yes. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yeah. Teague? Yes. Weilein? Yes. Motion passes, seven to zero. Can I get a motion to accept correspondence for item number 7A. So moved. Alter. Second, Moe. All in favor say Aye.

Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. Seven to zero. We're at item Number 8, which is an opportunity for community comment. If you are wanting to speak on an item that is not on our agenda, will you raise

your hand at this time? Alright, we'll invite you up at this time. You'll be given up to three minutes to speak. Welcome. Back. Oh, I should sign in. I'm sorry. Please state your name and city you're

from. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a resident spoke about the accessibility of the city and of council meetings for people with disabilities.] Thank you. Anyone else like to address an item

that is not on our agenda that is present in council chambers. For our community comment, we only accept comments from those that are present in the chambers. Seeing no one else, I'm going to close

the community comment. We're going to move on to item Number 9, which is our regular formal agenda. This is our annual ADA Curb amps 2026 project, Resolution Approving Project Manual, an estimate of

costs for the construction of the Annual ADA Curb ramps 2026 project establishing the amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing city clerk to post notice to bidders and fixing time and

place for receipt of bids. I'm going to open up the public hearing and welcome [name]. Hey, good evening, everyone. My name is [name]. I'm a civil engineer with the Engineering Division here to talk

about the annual ADA Curb ramps project, and this rendition being the 2026 spend year. So, you may recall that this came before the council a couple of weeks ago. Um, there was a bit of a clerical

error for the bid notice posting, uh, that delayed, uh, this process, so we had to sort of start over legally, based on just posting that notice in the appropriate time for people to bid on the

project. I'll get into how that has shifted or impacted the project here shortly. A general overview of our ADA curb ramp program currently. So this is part of our transition plan for ADA compliance

for pedestrian access routes in the city. Uh, generally, it involves the removal and replacement of existing curb ramps that are non compliant, which can be for a number of different reasons. They

might have the detectable warning devices, which I believe, uh, you can sort of see are, you know, studded there. Uh, slopes may be out of compliance. There may be chips or cracks, trip hazards. Uh,

this program also installs new curb ramps where previously curb ramps were not installed. So if there's a full curb at a crossing instead of a curb ramp, that does that. Additionally, uh, there are

many occasions where the street itself is, uh, sloped in such a way that it's not compliant as an access route. If it's stop or yield controlled, often that requires specific slopes on that crossing.

Uh, and then finally, the project also includes just minor grading and seating of the right of way back to sort of previous conditions. These are the locations on the 2026 cycle. Uh, they may seem a

bit scattered, and that's because this go round they are. So for these locations that were selected, they were selected because, uh, they were sort of hangers on for other areas where along those

routes, the curb ramps were replaced, and these are sort of plugging the final holes in that route, uh, to make, uh, sort of local streets between collectors and arterials, uh, more accessible

throughout. Uh, so we have these locations here, Jacques Street, Shannon Drive, Buffwood Circle and Stewart Court, Westbury Court and Westbury Drive, Lower West Branch Road, and Westbury Drive, Alpine

Drive and Brookside Drive, Hollywood Boulevard and Western Road, Grant Wood Street and Hollywood Boulevard, Walnut Street, and Clark Street. How does this tie into our strategic plan as a city? We

have, as part of our strategic plan, advocating for mobility for all residents. Uh, that includes pedestrians and those who require ADA compliant facilities. So this connects pedestrian corridors

throughout the city and promotes non-motorized use of the right of way, and it addresses accessibility concerns of existing facilities. Uh, it also, uh, directly deals with safety and well-being. Uh,

so installing those detectable warning devices to indicate when to proceed with caution and encouraging safer crossing by providing accessible locations. Um, I'd also just like to just take a second

on this slide to talk about the other ways that 88 curb ramps, uh, tend to get addressed. Often, uh, when there are curb ramps that are adjacent to other work that is being done, so pavement

reconstruction or rehabilitation, similar projects like that, uh, we will, as well, address non-compliant curb ramps that are along that stretch. So it's sort of in concert with projects like that

that this project is currently operating to sort of catch the ends where those projects might not extend. So that's sort of how this is going currently. Uh, so just to be clear, this is not the

entirety of our, uh, curb ramp installation, sort of portfolio. Uh, cost and schedule. So this go round, the estimated construction cost is $160,000. Um, this is also the updated schedule, which is

what has primarily been impacted by the sort of delay that we've experienced. So initially, we had intended to complete some of the ramps. This year before the end of the construction window for

concrete and complete some in the spring. This deadline shifts to rebid the project next month and start in April, but the completion date has been held is the same. So essentially, just shifting, uh,

to put that time more in the spring. Additionally, this project is currently done in house to minimize consultant fees, uh, to make these dollars go as far as we can get them. Uh, that is the extent

of the presentation. My name, again, is [name]. I'm a civil engineer with the Engineering Division. This is my contact information, and I would strongly encourage anyone, uh, who is interested in

providing input with this to reach out. I'll also be based on the public comment tonight. Uh, I would like to look at maybe just hosting a workshop or two where folks can hop online, uh, via Teams or

something of that nature, just to collect more direct input into the program. Thank you all. Thank you. Any questions for [name] from Council? No. All right, thank you. All right. Anyone from the

public like to discuss this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. If you're in council chambers, please come forth. We're going to go online today, and welcome. Hi. Can you hear me?

Yes, welcome. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a virtual speaker urged the council to restore virtual public comment during general community comment.] Please state your name and city you're from.

[name] from Iowa City. Thank you. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a speaker praised the engineering staff and questioned the funding level for accessibility projects relative to other

priorities.] Thank you. Welcome. Please state your name and city you're from? Hi. Can you hear me? Yes, welcome. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a virtual speaker urged a priority fix for a

downtown curb ramp near the library and asked council members to talk with residents with disabilities.] Please state your name and city you're from. Okay. All right. That was an online speaker. All

right. Seeing no one else in person or online, going to close the public hearing. Could I get a motion to approve, please? So moved Weilein. Second, Alter. All right. Council discussion. I know that

we talked about it a little bit the last week, um, with [name] and I, but I just wanted it to be, you know, explained because I learned that when it comes to- if something, you know, that isn't in the

curb- the ADA curb plan gets kind of, like, zeroed in by community members and say, okay, this is in particularly bad, you know, because I know that with our sidewalk plan, you know, they do the big

plan, but then sometimes something comes up where it's like, Okay, this isn't acceptable, so we go fix it on a one time thing. And I know that curb cuts like this ADA curb cuts are different than just

a sidewalk square, which made it a little bit more complicated. But, can I just maybe get a, uh, clarification on if something like that were to happen? If it's something like, this is not acceptable.

We got to go replace it right away. And it's not in this plan, like what would normally be our process. Speaking to more like an emergency situation or? Or if it's just, like- like, you know, because

I've heard specifically with the- the one that was sent to all of us the last meeting, the one by the library, it's been multiple people in the community that have talked to me about it, and I think

specifically because it's right by the library, central to the city. I think it makes it a little bit, you know, if we identify something like that. Yeah. Maybe best just to describe the design

process that goes into this, um, it's more than just picking locations, but each- each location has its own unique design requirements. So [name], would you mind speaking to a little bit of that

process? Yeah, of course. So when it comes to specific locations, there are obviously different things that come up. One that comes to mind is, uh, there is a curb ramp near the free lunch program

down on Gilbert Court that crosses a railroad. That lip was lifted out of compliance, and as an immediate repair, uh, we had the streets department go down and fill with asphalt where we were able to.

Part of the difficulty on that is coordinating with the railroad. We aren't allowed to just kind of do work within the railroad right of way, um, for each area, essentially, there are a couple of

primary considerations with every curb ramp, which is what are the slopes that we're looking at, and how would we go about bringing those into compliance? That's kind of a primary motivator and a lot-

that often dictates the geometry of the curb ramp from there. So is it going to be sort of this like blended transition where it's all one big curb ramp? Is it going to be two separate? What's going

to need to be done there? Um, if it's something where there's an easy immediate fix for just sort of a crack or a panel, typically, we can reach out to streets and they can get out there and fix that

in a more immediate fashion. But, um, if there's, for instance, one that comes to mind is the Washington street and Potomac Drive intersection, that's on a pretty significant hill and also has a stop

controlled crossing, which basically just makes your slopes have to be pretty small. Like so with that one, it was brought up. We took a look into what information we had, and that would involve

almost, like, a roadway reconstruction just to make that happen. So, uh, long story short, when we get these requests, and this is maybe the information that you got previously, we put these requests

into our sort of database, and we log the date of the request. We log what information was provided to us, and then oftentimes I'll pop out and take a look. Uh, the complicating factor with the

college and Lynn Street curb ramp, which is the- the library curb ramp is that has what looks like an electrical handhole sort of directly placed within the curb ramp itself, and that would require

some utility relocations. And then from there, we'd also want to address the other curb ramps. And so when you're doing that in a downtown area with, uh, the sort of class- they're called class A curb

ramps, which means there's concrete all the way to the back of the right of way. And there's a lot of utilities that can get pretty gnarly. So that one has been on our list and is a high priority, and

we're definitely looking at it. Uh, sorry, I've kind of rambled here a little bit. It's okay. I guess, I was just, you know, from somebody who's gotten like, you know, multiple folks being like, this

in particular one. Is rough. Is rough and hard for me to get over with my wheelchair. So and I know that it's complicated with the utility. I don't know if there's, you know, what type of patching can

be done in this certain instance, but, um, Yeah. Yeah, I know it's complicated. Yeah, with this one in particular, I think it would take the electrical relocation, and I think we were discussing this

the other day, but that would be probably a location where we'd do a blended transition where essentially it's one detectable warning device going out in both directions. We'd have to take a look at

sort of if we can do that with the current curb structure, but it's what is sort of difficult about this kind of presentation on this cycle is we're sort of left saying, we see it, we'll get to it. To

the immediate fix is a little bit more involved and might be best left for a full design. I think that that's kind of the situation, unfortunately, with that location. Yeah, just trying to get, like,

some in between between make it as good as possible before the big overhaul. Right. You know, but I'm sure all are doing that, and we can follow up later too. Yeah, I would love that. Thank you. All

right. Roll call, please. Bergus? Yes. Harmsen? Yes. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yes. Teague? Yes. Weilein? Yes. Alter? Yes. Motion passes seven to, 9b, sale of Taylor Drive. Resolution authorizing conveyance of

a single family home located at Taylor Drive, I'm going to open up the public hearing. And welcome. Hi, council, [name], neighborhood services. Tonight, we're looking at the sale of Taylor Drive. This

is gonna feel very familiar to you. This is the second half of the property that you reviewed at your last October 20th meeting. I know you're all very familiar with the South District program, but

just for the sake of the public, the South District program is an effort by the city to encourage reinvestment in the South District project area and to create affordable home ownership opportunities.

Eight duplexes were acquired by the city in 2021. As tenants vacate voluntarily, the units are rehabbed and sold for affordable home ownership with our home down payment assistance. This is Taylor

Drive. It's a two bedroom, two bathroom home. The city acquired this duplex property in 2021 for about $174,000, and it was converted to a two unit condominium. Improvements include new vinyl siding,

roof replacement, kitchen remodel, flooring, and other improvements. These are some before and after photos from the rehab. Um, next steps, the city proposes to sell Taylor Drive for $169,000. The

buyer is eligible for just under $25,000 in home down payment assistance. The buyer has completed a homeowner education course through Horizons, and they are a first time home buyer. If approved

tonight, staff would proceed with the sale later this month, and Taylor Drive would be the 10th unit sold through this program. Happy to answer any questions. Did you say 19th Unit? Eleventh. Tenth.

Tenth. Yep. Sorry. Right, that's what I was. Yep. There we go. Is a buyer for this one previously used to live in the same area? That's a good question. This buyer came from the open market. If we

look at all 10 home-buyers through this program, about half have come from the neighborhood and about half have come from the open market. Thank you. All right, thank you. Anyone from the public like

to address this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. Seeing no one in person or online. I'm gonna close the public hearing. Can I get a motion to approve, please? So moved, Moe.

Second, Alter. Council discussion. Thank you. Good job. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we're excited. Roll call, please. Harmsen? Yes. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yes. Teague? Yes. Weilein? Yes. Alter? Yes. Bergus. Yes.

Motion passes seven to zero, 9c, South District SSMID renewal ordinance amending Title 3 finances taxation and fees of the City Code to re-establish the South District self supported Municipal

Improvement District pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 386 Code of Iowa and providing for the establishment of an operational fund and the levy of an annual tax in connection therewith, I'm going

to open up the public hearing, and welcome. Hi, everyone. [name], Economic Development Coordinator. Um, so I'll just give you kind of a background on the SSMID renewal process for the South District

SSMID that is seeking renewal here tonight. So first, just a little background on what a SSMID is. It's a Self-Supported municipal Improvement District. That's a self imposed taxing district that a

group of property owners can petition to impose upon themselves in order to generate funding that they can then use to pay for additional or enhanced services that the city perhaps cannot provide or

that they are seeking in that area. The ability to have a SSMID is authorized by Iowa code, Chapter 386, and kind of the general process is that the property owners petition. There are certain

thresholds that those petitions must meet. And then, ultimately, the city council would be the one to approve and establish that district by ordinance. And then we collect- the city collects the SSMID

levy revenue and then disburses it back out, kind of just passes the funds through to the organization. So the South District SSMID is the one we're looking at tonight. We do have two SSMIDs in Iowa

City. The other would be the downtown District. So this is probably familiar to you because we renewed theirs several months ago. The South District SSMID was established in 2022. It was established

for a period of five years, so it expires June 30 of 2027. Their current SSMID levy is $5 per hundred dollar of, uh, this should say assessed value, not taxable value. And they are managed by the

South of 6 Business District, which is a five oh one C six organization. I sit on the South of 6 board as the city's ex official seat, and they do have a new executive director [name], who was

recently hired. So kind of an overview of what they're requesting in their petition. It's really largely status quo. Their boundaries are staying the same. It's kind of that area including the

Pepperwood plaza area from about Highway 6 down to Cross Park Place. And then, about Broadway over to Keokuk, extending a little bit into kind of the commercial along Keokuk on both sides. [business]

from [business] up to the gas station at the corner of the highway there. The zoning in this area is CC-2, CI-1, and CO-1. The period that they're looking for is another five years. So that would

expire, let's see, 20,30, 32. And then their levy rate is not changing either. That's remaining the same at $5 per $1,000 of assessed value. Oh, sorry. Um, they intend to use their SSMID levy revenue

to help support their operations in the district, which includes programming, events, different physical improvements. And then, of course, the staff to help carry out those activities. So the SSMID

renewal process, like I mentioned, that's laid out by city code, and this is kind of a recap of everything we've done so far and then what's left. So the first would be for those property owners to

prepare sign and file that petition with the city clerk, which we received on August 24th. I verified that the petition contained the signatures required. It needs to contain at least 25% of property

owners representing 25% of the assessed value in the district. The petition that they submitted contained 29- just over 29% of property owners and just over 36% of the total assessed value. So it met

the requirements of the state code. Then the next step was for staff to notify city council that we received that petition, and you all forwarded that onto planning and zoning, who is the next step in

the process there to review it for the merit and feasibility of the proposed SSMID. They completed that at their September 16th meeting, forwarded that recommendation back to you. And then at your

October 6th meeting you set the public hearing for tonight. Um, the other required steps in there were to post or publish public notice, which the city clerk completed, and then to mail a copy by

certified mail to all affected property owners, which we did on October 8th. That has to happen 15 days before the public hearing, so we definitely met that deadline too. Um, the final steps would be

to have that first consideration or the first reading tonight, the second reading on November 17th, and then the third and final reading and adoption would be December 8th. We can't adopt the

ordinance earlier than 30 days prior to the public hearing. So we have to- there wouldn't be an opportunity to expedite this. We would need to do all three readings. And then the final vote requires,

um, six votes to pass or unanimous vote. If it's challenged, the state code does have a mechanism for challenging the petition. If at any point before the ordinance is adopted, there's a certain

percentage of property owners who can submit a petition objecting to the district, and then afterwards, if the ordinance is adopted, without challenge, it could still be appealed up to 30 days after

adoption. The kind of last step that's not listed on here is if it were all to be approved, we also execute an operating agreement with the SSMID, which just kind of details our reporting requirements

for them and how we will execute this SSMID. I'm happy to answer any questions. We also do have some representatives from the South of 6 organization. So if you have questions for their organization,

I can hand it over to them. I just have one question that's actually more out of curiosity, since this is kind of more of an economic entity or a organization, if you will. Um, why is the Planning and

Zoning Commission, the Review Commission? I'm just curious about that. That's a great question. I'm not- I'm not sure. I think, you know, how it's written in the state code would be just how I

described it. So they're tasked with reviewing it for the merit and feasibility. So I would assume what they're looking at is, you know, is it in alignment with other city planning documents is our

comprehensive plan and other documents that guide the direction of the city? That would be what they're looking for. That's the type of thing that I'm kind of presenting with them when I meet with

them. Sure. And then another question I had, and it could also go to the representatives. But I'm just curious about what the current board member size is and. You guys may, there's 11, 11 board

members. Yes. We do kind of define what we expect to be included on the board in our operating agreement as well with them. Thank you. To make sure there's broad representation. All right. Thank you.

No more questions. Anyone from the public like to, uh, discuss this topic? If so, please come forth. And if you're online, please raise your virtual hand. Yes, welcome. And for the record, please

state your name and city you're from. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a resident asked how accessibility would be addressed in the district renewal.] Thank you. Anyone else like to address this

topic? Did you go, [name]? Seeing no one in person or online. If you're online, you could raise your virtual hand as always. Seeing no one? I'm gonna close the public hearing. Could I get a motion to

give first consideration, please? So moved. Harmsen. Second, Alter. All right. council, discussion. You know, thank you for bringing. I was happy to vote for this the last time, and I'm excited to be

able to vote for it again. And it sounds like, [name], you're gonna connect with that person. Okay, they just gave comment. Thank you. Is this, like, going to happen each year? Like, each time they

renew this, they have to go through all these process. Every five years. Every five years, I mean. Yeah. Could get longer. Doesn't it depend on- I think it depends on- it depends on what [unclear]

they file in their petition. So in this case, I don't believe there's a maximum in the state code. The downtown District, for example, filed for 10 years in their petition. In this case, they filed

for five. Yeah, because I did not see the downtown bringing this and, you know, but because they filed for 10. I was their first one, three years of five? Five. Okay. And after that, you can make it

like longer? And, um, I think we- maybe we need to answer her question, we need to explain what this. Can somebody do that? Because I think she's asking about the ADA and maybe explain exactly what we

are approving. Yeah, this is a taxing, um, this tax is not about [OVERLAPPING] Of owners that are in the South District of property owners who are taxing themselves so that then there can be project

improvements, potentially. And at that point, there will be projects. This is simply the taxing portion so that they will have money in order to do improvements. So in terms of board representation,

perhaps, that's something that the board might be able to speak to in terms of their representation. But the actual activity that we're approving is simply to approve formation or the continuation of

this group that has asked, can we tax ourselves more and then get that money for ourselves, so that we can actually make Pepperwood Plaza area better. For that neighborhood. So that's just what the

actual, because you were talking about. There was a question about what the project was. The project at hand is not a project, per se. It is to create the formation of a taxing entity. And hopefully

that will give them more opportunity to make it accessible for everyone. More money. All right. Roll call, please. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yes. Teague? Yes. Weilein? Yes. Alter? Yes. Bergus? Yes. Harmsen?

Yes. Motion passes seven to zero. Can I get a motion to accept correspondence? It's so moved. Second. Moved by Bergus is seconded by Moe. All in favor say Aye. Aye. [OVERLAPPING] Any opposed? Motion

passes seven to zero, 9D, fireworks Ordinance amending Title 8, police regulations, Chapter 5, Miscellaneous offenses, Section 12, fireworks to further restrict the dates and hours during which the

discharge of fireworks remain legal. Staff is recommending that we expedite this item. There we go. I move that the rule requiring that ordinances must be considered and voted on for passage at two

council meetings prior to the meeting, which is to be finally passed, be suspended, that the first consideration and vote be waived. That the ordinance be given a second consideration and vote at this

time. Moved by Moe. Second. Second by Bergus. Anyone from the public like to address this topic? If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. If you're present in council chambers, please come

forth. Welcome. Please state your name and city you're from. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a virtual speaker opposed the fireworks restrictions, citing concerns about police enforcement.

Allegations about named individuals are not reproduced.] Thank you. Anyone else like to address this topic? Seeing no one? Council, discussion. Roll call, please. Sala? Yes. Teague? Yes. Weilein? Yes.

Alter? Yes. Bergus? Yes. Harmsen? Yes. Moe? Yes. Motion passes seven is seven to zero. Can I get a motion to pass and adopt? So move. Second. Moved by Sala, second by Alter. Roll call, please. Teague?

Yes. Weilein? Yes. Alter? Yes. Bergus? Yes. Harmsen? Yes. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yes. Motion passes seven to zero. Nine E, Ordinance amendment to utilize the Barnacle code device for recovery of unpaid

parking fines and fees. Could I give a motion- could I get a motion to give second consideration? So moved. Harmsen. Second. All right, and welcome. Good evening, everyone. Mayor, Council, Darian

Nagle-Gamm, Director of Transportation Services. Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to your last council meeting. I apologize. I was very much under the weather, and it was very much a pinch hit

from [name]. I'm very appreciative that he stepped in to present on my behalf. So I'm back to help provide some additional context and information. I know you all had some good discussion and some

good questions. So I am- my presentation tonight will just be some responses to some of those questions that you all had and some questions that have come up since. So actually, let me in case we need

this, I'm going to open the presentation. From the last meeting. All right, so there were some good questions about the tow list in general. So what does the tow list look like? How many vehicles are

on the tow list currently? So right now, we have about 2,200 vehicles on the tow list. I'd say that's pretty standard for recent years. The average balance, so this is unpaid citation balance. The

average balance of those on the tow list is $218. If you look back last fiscal year, the average balance of those that were ultimately towed was $240. So that gives you some context of what the

average balance is compared to the $150 threshold, that unpaid citation threshold that will actually get you on the tow list. Another interesting statistic that we pulled together was that the average

number of citations for individuals on the tow list is 8.7. So how I'd say the most frequent citation that we have, as you might imagine, is unpaid or excuse me, overtime on the parking meters, so

meter citation. And those citations do escalate. The first one you get every year is zero. So it's a freebie every year. Then it goes from $10 for the second, $15 for the third, $20 for the fourth,

$30 for the fifth, and then six and above, they're all $40. So it really escalates. So it gives those who get one or two tickets. It's much less impactful. But it does take seven expired meter tickets

to get you over that $150 threshold. So just to give you a sense of how many tickets, we do have at a much lower level. We do have $25 tickets for parking in commercial loading zones, maybe odd even

or prohibited zones, but I'd say 75% of our citations are related to overtime, parking on the meters. There was some questions about a grace period and when you become eligible for the tow list. So

once you hit that $150 threshold, you have 10 days, essentially, a grace period of 10 days in order to pay before you become eligible for towing. So we do that to give people time to pay for their

citations that are overdue. And in terms of notification, the first notification is the ticket and each additional notification, each additional ticket is additional notification. On the back of a

ticket, it really clearly outlines how our fines escalate, what they are per fine type. It talks about the tow list. So each citation received is another notice. We also do if we have email addresses

that are connected to that license plate number, we will also send an email that evening that you received a citation as another reminder. And then we also as- if we have addresses on file connected

to that- to that license plate, we will send out what we call citation letters. And so that would go to the household, and we would send up to three of those to just help provide a reminder to people

who may be, you know, on the go, they grab their ticket, and, you know, they're onto the next thing in their day. So we do have a few different ways built in to provide notification for individuals

outside of just the tickets. You had some good questions about non Englis- speaking drivers. So we will if you recall the well, actually, you can see it up there, what the device looks like. This is

just a sample. Ours will look different. We do have opportunity to create some of our own language and markings on the device. So we will have the parking office phone number on the device, so

individuals will be able to reach out to us. The city does subscribe to the language line services, which is a really great service. Um, where it can help us connect with any- we can basically bring

in interpretation services should we need to. So if they call on the phone, we can connect in that way. There was also a great suggestion from the council to potentially put some information or a QR

code on the actual device that would link to a city website that could be translatable by Google Translate into up to 100 different languages. So we plan to move forward with that. We're going to put

a QR code, and then we're going to kind of have an informational page that we can that folks could connect to, and they could just find out more information if they wanted to use their phone versus

call the office. And we also found out that the QR code that will be on the device so that people can- it's the QR code through which people would pay with a credit card number, we did also find out

that that payment gateway is also you can also use Google Translate. So you can translate that into 100 different languages, whatever you're most comfortable with. So then it would walk you through in

your again, whichever language you choose, you'd be able to make that payment. So those are the ways that we would support individuals who English was perhaps not their first language. Cash

transactions was another question. So just like today, so cash transactions are when towing operations unfortunately have to happen, we do take cash transactions in our parking office during the day.

So we will continue to do that with folks who are immobilized with a Barnacle. They'd still have the opportunity to come to the parking office. They'd be able to pay with cash, and then we would be

able to either have staff release or provide a release code to the individuals. After hours, transactions would need to use credit card only. And that's again, they'd be able to use that through the

device, through the actual Barnacle system. And I will say operationally, we plan to deploy these devices, should this be approved? We would deploy these with some thought as to being able to provide

a good amount of time for people to come to the parking office. So the parking office closes at 5:00. We're not putting Barnacles on at 4:00 where people wouldn't really have much of an opportunity,

should they want to pay in cash. We would be adding them or deploying them early enough in the day so people would have plenty of opportunity to come to the parking office and pay in cash. Otherwise,

they could, of course, use the credit card option. So another question came up about just the Barnacle fees and how that whole fee system works because it is a bit different. So the city pays an

annual fee per device. So right now, the most recent quote we received was 3,600 per device. So multiply that times four, which is what we would intend. That's what we're proposing to start with. Then

there's an additional about $1,000 API fee, and that is basically the programming interface and support so that our system, which is called AMS, that's our database enforcement database system

connects with Barnacle. We need them to be able to connect with each other. So there's that fee on top of that. So that's approximately $15,000 a year for four devices, and that is that would be at

the city's cost. There is no per immobilization fee. There's no, um, there's no other fees assessed to customers outside of the $50 proposed Barnacle fee that the city is proposing and the actual

total amount of the citation fines. So there is a course with all things, there's credit card transaction fees. Those are going to be assessed to the city. Those will not be assessed to the

individuals. And we wanted to make sure that's consistent, because if you paid right now, if your car was unfortunately towed and you were to come to our office and pay with a credit card right now,

that's how it works currently. So you would- the city pays for those credit card fees, and we want to make sure that was consistent between both traditional towing operations and potential Barnacle

operations. So deposits. So I think you touched on this briefly at your last meeting, but in order to discourage to encourage let's put it that way. To encourage the return of the devices, there is a

temporary credit card hold that's placed at $300 on the actual device that is returned to the individual. The hold is released when the individual returns the device. So we are notified when the

device gets returned by GPS to the actual deposit box that we will have placed. Um, and then city staff comes and picks it up, you inspect it, and then you can submit a release on the hold, and then

that hold, which wasn't a charge, it's just a temporary hold is then released. So in our research with other communities, um, or organizations who've had barnacle devices for years, they've had very

low device loss rates, um, that's something that we were curious about. And we're talking people who had- communities that have had programs since 2019 have lost two or three of those devices, and

it's just because of that- that $300, um, temporary hold on credit cards, it's just that encouragement to get people to return them. So I think between all of the five organizations, um, we had, uh,

connected with, each one of them had lost maybe 2-5 total devices over that time over multiple years. Um, let's see, the other questions. Um, a question came up about the Denver boot, um, about

whether- so we do have enabled in our code, um, a- the use of a Denver boot. If you're not familiar, it's a device that actually, um, gets attached to a wheel, which would, in theory, preclude someone

from driving off with that. That's not always the case. Um, that's one of the reasons why, um, and it can cause a lot of damage to vehicles. It's also, um, challenging for staff because they would

then have to apply it, and then they'd have to come back and remove it after the payment was made, but they have to put themselves- they have to crouch down close to the curb, kind of in the street to

both put it on and take it off. So it's something that we have on the books. I can't tell you exactly how long that's been there, what those discussions were like, but we haven't- we haven't, um,

moved forward with that for those reasons. Um, and when the barnacle presented itself, it seemed like a much safer option that reduces the staff time in half. And so that's- that's the reason we

brought the Barnacle option to you all for consideration. And then last but not least, um, just experience from other communities. Like I said, we- we reached out to five different peer communities or

organizations. I'd say, overall, the feedback was very positive in terms of staff time savings, customer savings, um, the customer service from the organization. Um, the range of fees, um, charged was

between $50 and $125. So we're definitely on the very low end in terms of our proposed fee. Um, something interesting: I found that most, or at least three of those agencies, organizations, reported

tow eligibility by the number of tickets; just they do it a different way. Some communities do, you know, citation balance; some do the number of tickets. Those that did do number of tickets, they did

two, three, or four tickets. So they were- so I think our policy is much more forgiving, um, because it really takes up to eight expired meter tickets. You could probably get there a little bit faster

with either parking in accessible space or another prohibited zone. But I feel like that, um, helps me understand that we're being pretty forgiving, um, with our, um- we're giving people plenty of

opportunities to, um, to avoid, I guess, having their vehicle immobilized or towed. The number of devices, um, ranged from anywhere 5-16 units. Um, and again, like I said earlier, the equipment losses

are actually pretty rare. And again, it's because of that temporary hold, um, which- again, the temporary hold, which you will get back, is also- you know, that's right about the amount that actual

tow costs for, um, individuals in the community today. So it's either we could temporarily hold that to incentivize people to bring the- the device back. The alternative is you're paying $230-320 to

the tow company, which, of course, you don't get back. So, um, I think the last thing I just want to mention too quick is there's some questions about how- how the payments are processed. So, um, the

payments are processed through- like all businesses have a credit card processor. So, um, off.net, authorized.net, um, and AMS, which is our software, um, those two talk and communicate, and the

credit card transactions are, um, through off.net. The only information that gets shuttled over to Barnacle is the license plate number, the GPS location, um, of the device, because they monitor where

the actual devices are at, the device number, and then the citation amounts, um, that are owed so that if somebody calls, they can confirm. That's all the information that Barnacle is actually given

in the process. So if the customers have any questions about the citations in general, of course, Barnacle, you know, points them back in our direction so we can assist them with that. And I'm happy

to answer any other questions you may have. That was remarkable because I had [OVERLAPPING] Thank you. A list of questions, and I think you hit all of them. But I have [OVERLAPPING] All the two of

mine. I do have one question, and I think I looked it up, bu, um, in terms of- if somebody has difficulty taking the barnacle off, right, once they've paid for it. If I remember correctly, there's-

well, and you even said there's, like, the parking office number, right? Yes. Staff will come and help remove it? Yes. Thank you. I left that off my list. Yes. So if you- if we have anybody who has

mobility challenges, who maybe use a wheelchair or any other mobility device, or they just have challenges with the process. Yes, thank you. No, we're- we will- again, that's part of our strategy is

to deploy them early enough in the day that people can absolutely have the time to get to the office and get support from us. Whether they need us to come to the curb and to help them or answer

questions, we will absolutely dispatch staff to help, um, help remove them, help them with payment. Yep, absolutely. That's my question, too. Thanks. And then one of mine too. And then my other

question was about, uh, the University of Iowa has this, and they have different fees. Are they going to have the same drop-off or different drop-off locations? Like, are we- is there any kind of

interoperability between them and us? Because I imagine that some people- they don't know. A lot of people don't know when they're actually parking in a UI lot versus a city lot sometimes. How will

that get sorted out? Was it just- It's a great question. So inevitably, one of them will go into the other's dropbox. I think they have a couple dropboxes. We get one included, um, and then we also

are considering the front desk as a drop-off. So if it gets dropped off during business hours here or our parking office as well, so really we'll have three areas to drop off. But we've already talked

with the university, um, so we're going to come up with kind of a plan to just communicate with each other, um, when one of the other devices has been dropped off at our location so that we can just

get them over to each other. We could send somebody over in five minutes to pick it up. Okay. Yeah. Cool. I think- oh, go ahead. No, ahead. Go ahead. Please. Yeah, I guess, ma'am. I want to ask you

about the credit card. Is this like everyone who want to access- to remove this, they have to have credit card? To use the actual device after hours, yes, during the daytime, if they wanted to do a

cash transaction, just like we do, um, during a normal towing operation, they could come to the parking office, and we would process the transaction in AMS. That's our system, um, that we use, and

then we would be able to release or provide a release code. During the daytime. During the daytime. Correct. Okay. After that, otherwise, they can just wait for the next day to come and do that. If

it's after hours. They could theoretically. Something that we'll put on our FAQ, if you will, or FY, you know, for more information website, too, is, um, you know, somebody could always also just get

a, um, like a Visa gift card. Yeah, that would work as well. They would just have to make sure there's enough room on there for the $300 temporary hold. Another thing I want to tell you because if

you- if they came to the office and paid the full amount, how are you going to hold that $300? We wouldn't have to. They don't have credit card. Because we would be- we would be going with

[OVERLAPPING] Because he already showed up in the office. Yeah. Yeah, that's- you got me there. Uh, and the other thing is speaking about language again, you said there is a QR code. I just believe

you can do both. But QR code is not working for a lot of people that I know. It is challenges, you know; they don't know how to navigate the, you know, the QR code and go- like, they complain a lot

about parking meters, how- you know, there is many challenges about that. And sometimes ask you to sign up through Google and go there. I sometimes myself get, you know, problem. I really encourage

you; if you want to do both, you can do both. But a simple thing like language, we have at least three main bigger language in this community, which is Arabic, French, and Spanish. A word by- like

call us. This is the phone number, or, like [FOREIGN] in Arabic. So I'm going to say I don't know that language. But you can- you can, like, put that. Only that thing, it's enough to, like, to see,

like, the number and the word "call." This number and the word to be in the language. So we don't have to list all the language, and there is another way for more languages; they can go to that, you

know, maybe try to figure it out because I know that the device is not going to hold everything. So just- that's- that's my main questions, and- because I don't want the people to be, like, navigating

a lot of technologies while they're doing that, just make it simple. Okay. The- yeah, first of all, uh, having had to help a family member retrieve their car from Tiffin in the past, um, I can

honestly say that they would have much rather had to deal with this if they had to deal with anything. Um, but maybe you could speak. I know we talked about this a bit last time, but kind of speak and

remind people about the- you know, while this is meant to be a way to make people abide by our parking ordinances, um, how this would be a different experience from actually having your car towed for

having over $150 worth of tickets. Like, what are we talking about in terms of the cost and also in time? Right. So yeah, cost and time are the two biggest savings, actually, for the public, and

that's what really got us thinking about this technology and got us looking into it because, um, just the towing fees, not in addition to the accumulated citation fines that are unpaid, but just the

towing fees are $230-320, depending on the time of day. So that's on top of at minimum $150 in terms of the citation, um, fines. So- and again, the- and then there's the time and the investment; you

have to come to the parking office, you have to pay, you have to go, um, get a release from the police department because they have to actually release the vehicle. The towing company won't just, you

know, release the vehicles to someone without that step. So there's multiple hours' worth of time investment and then several hundred dollar additional investment from the public. Now, with the

Barnacle, um, it's- it's- and it's also, I guess, I should say, a lot of staff time, indeed, waiting around as well. But honestly, the biggest benefits are for the public. Now, with the Barnacle, the

fee would only be $50, and that's versus the, you know, $230-320. So you're saving 80% there. Um, the amount of time you could release it and return it- release the device and return it within 15

minutes, maybe 20 minutes downtown versus taking multiple hours. Um, it's- it's from a staff time perspective; staff spends a lot of the time during a towing operation just waiting. Um, usually, I

think the average last year was 80 some minutes, waiting for a tow truck to arrive and just has to kind of stand, um, stand there, essentially. Um, they can apply a Barnacle in just a few minutes and

literally five minutes, and then they can kind of move on to their next responsibility. So really- the biggest reasons for us really was the cost savings to the community members and the time savings.

And then just the, um, you know, you don't have to have that stress of coming out and Where's my car? You know, where's my car? Um, you know where your car is. Your car is where you left it. Um, and

then it's- it's kind of like the self-checkouts, you know, there's debate on whether those are good or bad, depending on who you're talking to, but it feels you're doing something productive, um, and

you can- you can manage the process, I guess. And you're very hands-off with towing, and I think that's part of the additional stress that we're trying to avoid. No, I think that- that jibes with the-

everything from the frantic phone call of "Oh, my gosh, I think somebody stole my car" to then having to arrange for ride. Yeah. So I think that's all spot on. One last thing for the public's benefits

is [OVERLAPPING]. Is that a question? Yes. Are- will there still be any other times when a car would still be towed? Yes, there will be. If, for example, just the homecoming parade is an example. We

have to- you know, we get signage out in advance every year, but there's still vehicles physically on the course, if you will, that have to be removed. So anytime a vehicle physically needs to be

removed or it's parked in a prohibited zone or in a way that's unsafe, the vehicle will just need to be moved. Um, if this were enabled and authorized, we would lean on this as often as possible, but

there could be situations, um, that would still require us to tow. Um, we also- if an individual doesn't come back to their vehicle for, you know, say, 24 hours, which is what we're proposing, um,

then there has to be a line in the sand that's there's- there's we can't guess, leave them on the vehicles in perpetuity forever. So we have to kind of draw a line in the sand, and then vehicles would

be towed after a certain point, um, if the barnacles- if it wasn't self-addressed by the customers. Yeah. Thank you. How- do you guys offer, um, you know, a payment plan before you reach that

threshold? Sometimes, people can come and ask for a payment plan. We haven't historically had a payment plan. No. Okay, and, uh, I'm just thinking about somebody is disputing a ticket, and the balance

is over the threshold. And if this has been placed while somebody is disputing something. It's a great question. So if somebody is disputing a ticket that places them over the threshold, um, they are-

while that appeals process is going through, they will not- they are not placed on the tow list. They are not actively towed. Um, so basically what we- we allow that whole process to play out, which,

thanks to counsel's consideration in the last year, that's about a month or so it takes to get through. Um, you can expect a response back in about a month. It was much longer before, so we're really

grateful for that. Um, so it would have to go through that consideration process. Um, and then after it was adjudicated. So after a decision was made, they still have 10 days until they would act- if

it was- if the- if the appeal was denied, I should say, um, and the ticket was upheld, then they would have- excuse me, they would have 10 days starting from that, um, adjudication. Again, they would

still have an opportunity to pay, um, before they were actually, um, they were actively, um, placed on the tow list. It's a good question. This has been really through and really helpful. And you've

answered almost all my questions. I just have a couple of clarifications. I think you said on the payment processing side, that's going through the city's system, is that right? Yes. So a still, yes,

AMS, our enforcement software talks to authorized.net, which is the credit card processor. They process the online credit card transactions. So they process- they take- they have the personal credit

card information that doesn't get passed over to Barnacle. They collect the payment, they send the payment to Barnacle. Barnacle releases the device. They release the device, they release the

temporary hold on the cards. They manage all of that process. And then they send us back the payment minus that 4% credit card fee, which the city is covering. Okay. So it's not the credit card

information and the personal identifying information that would go along with that. It's not going to Barnacles associated with the license plate number or anything like that. No, it's- Okay. No. How

does that-. On the question of, like, a payment plan, if you are on the tow list because you exceed the $150 threshold, and let's say you're at $160 and you pay $20, you come off the tow list. Yes.

Okay. Yes. Excellent. So I think that's something that we want to make sure people are as well, but there's not technically a payment plan, but if you get yourself below the threshold, then- Give you

time to pay the rest? Yes. That is the payment plan. Sorry, go ahead. Um, and then just my last question is- and I have one for [name], but for we talked about windshields last meeting that there are

certain types of windshields that the barnacle doesn't affix to or if there's, like, a crack or a fault in the windshield, that you wouldn't attach it. I have a little concern with, like, well, if

people who, you know, have a flaw on their windshield might also be people who are going to have the hardest time, you know, paying the fee, that kind of thing. Have you thought about that? Have you

talked with other communities about that? Anything around the question of a cracked windshield that you could address. Yeah. I was kidding on the back windshield or is it only the front? Good

question. Only the front is what it's designed for. Um, I suspect we would have people try attempt to drive with it on their even if they couldn't see out the back window, but I think it's designed

just for the front. And, great question. Yes, if there's a chip, if there's a crack, we don't want to apply them because there's a lot of pounds of pressure with the suction, which prevents it just

from, you know, popping off. So our guidance that we've heard from other communities as well, is you just have to set clear standard operating procedures. Like, these are just not placed on any- you

have to basically inspect the windshield before you're placing it on there. And we and best practices from other organizations have also been to take a picture of the windshield before you do it. We

take pictures when we are doing all of our citations. So any citation is a company with a ticket that stays in our systems. So we would have that in case there was any question that came up or a claim

that the city received about windshield. We would have the photograph that we took. Um, at the time before it was applied. That's really good practice to take a picture before. But if somehow the

person tried to take it off and they crack who's responsible? I mean, from my perspective, they would be responsible because- But, you know, they don't know. It's not necessary trained to take this

out. Yeah, there's let me see if I can find this. Did you mean if they take it off the proper way or if they try to take it off. Try to take it off following that directions. Following the direction.

Yes. And they crack. That's a different question then, like, if they just get out the probit. No, they're following the direction. Try hard to do it, and maybe somehow they break their into class

yeah. I hadn't heard of that happening in just a regular release situation, but, um that's- yeah, I haven't heard of that happening. Once the pressure is released, once the code is entered, the

pressure is released. It's all indications is that it comes off pretty easily. Unless they try to force it, right? Without following the direction, maybe. And that might be an instance where they

call. Any person comes out and helps them? Yeah, absolutely. And there is option if you cannot do it, you can call, right? Yes. Absolutely. And I heard this is like a pilot program or you're going to

be collecting data of, like, how often this being placed, how many people use, how many all this- Yes. Kind of thing. Yep, absolutely. Yeah, we'll have every time it's placed, we do the same thing

with our toes. We just collect the data on where when, you know, any information. So we can find out. This will be interesting because part of this enforcement strategy requires the customer to return

the device. So we're curious how long it takes. Other communities have said we average 3 hours and people return them in 3 hours. So we'll be evaluating that sort of thing, too, so we can understand

so we can be more strategic with our deployment in terms of making sure people have enough time to come to the office and that sort of thing. Sound good. Thank you. Thank you much. Yeah, thank you.

Anyone from the public like to address this topic? If you're in person, please come forth. If you're online, please raise your virtual hand. Welcome. Please state your name and city you're from.

[Public comment omitted for privacy: a resident asked what disabled drivers or anyone else should do if a device cannot be removed after the office closes at 5:00 PM.] Thank you. I'm going to go

online to Dan, and then I'll come back. Welcome. Please state your name and city you're from. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a virtual speaker criticized the council and police generally and was

repeatedly asked by the mayor to stay on the Barnacle topic; allegations about named individuals are not reproduced. The mayor ended the comment when it stayed off topic.] Okay. We need people to stay

on topic. I'm going to welcome the next online speaker. Welcome. Please state your name and city you're from? Hi, can you hear me? Yes. Welcome. Okay. [Public comment omitted for privacy: a virtual

speaker asked who would assist with removing a device after hours and objected to police being involved.] Thank you. Welcome, please state your name at City you're from. [Public comment omitted for

privacy: a resident asked how many vehicles were towed last year and whether someone else may pay and return a device on a driver's behalf.] Thank you. Anyone else like to address this topic? Seeing

no. One counsel discussion. I did have, ah, a couple of more questions also for the attorney, if I could start with that one. Sure. Um, so we got a memo from a constituent relating to concerns with,

like, how the contract that we could enter into with this company would, um, like, what the terms of that could be. So could you just, um, kind of walk us through how we typically would go through the

actual contract negotiation and ensuring that the terms are acceptable to your office and to the city. Certainly. [name], you're referring to [name]'s memo communicated to counsel. He raised a lot of

excellent points, and those are exactly the kind of things that our office looks for when we're doing contract negotiation. I should mention that we have not gone through contract negotiation with

Barnacle, and so his pointing us to the terms and conditions that are on the Barnacles website was the first I'd seen it, because we just haven't reached that point. Um, but we pay attention to those

things. Oftentimes, ah, we have to consider our leverage, how much we have in negotiating those contracts. That varies quite a bit, whether there are alternatives. Um, but those are the kind of things

that we consider, um, you know, limit of liability, the indemnification provisions. One of the things that [name] correctly raised was the idea about changing terms after the fact that typically is

awfully difficult to enforce, um, because courts understand that you know, that's not the terms or conditions that have been signed on to by one of the contracting parties in this case, the city. And

so it's difficult for, in this case, the Barnacle company to be able to enforce something, particularly I mean, assuming it's a substantive change and not just a change of where notices should be

mailed or, you know, something like that. Sure. So can we be assured that your office will go through that process and make sure that our residents' interests are protected? Well, we always try for

that, but I also don't want to over promise here. You know, we certainly encounter contracts whereby there is one provider and one provider only, and they take it or leave it. And then we advise our

internal clients, like, well, these are our concerns. How bad you want it? And sometimes the answer is, Yeah, it's worth the risk. So those are things that as staff, we have to kind of consider and

weigh. Okay. Thank you for that, Mayor. [A virtual speaker interjected after public comment had closed; the mayor reminded the speaker that the council was in discussion.] Dan, please, respectfully,

we are at council discussion. I have closed the public comment section. Mayor, I'd like to just address what I heard from our staff as far as how enforcement would go. So what I understand is that the

devices will be deployed early in the day so that a person has the maximum opportunity within the business hours to contact the parking department if they should need assistance. For any person, if it

is after hours, and they cannot remove it, then they can wait until the next morning because there's a grace period and then contact the parking department. And that's what I would expect any person

to be able to do. I don't- I mean, I would like to know from staff. I don't see a reason why the police would be involved in the Barnacle at all, but if staff could address if that was the intention,

that would be helpful. There you go. So I think you articulated that exactly as I would have. So the intent is to deploy them early enough in the day so that anybody has plenty of opportunity to come

to the parking office to get assistance, to pay in cash if they so choose. And then if, you know, our meter terms are basically one hour in the downtown, so there's a reasonable expectation that

people, um, will move along pretty quickly in the downtown, but we will place them in such a way that you will have a considerable amount of time to be able to come to the parking office. And after

hours, you know, there's the opportunity, again, to pay with credit card. Um, but if you needed assistance with it or if you wanted to pay with cash, we would- again, we would expect you to come to

the parking office during our working hours, eight to five. And as to the other question about if someone wanted to get assistance from a family member or a friend, are there any limitations on that?

No, no, absolutely not. So we would expect- it happens now with towing quite often, um, where people call in a friend to assist either with making payment or to get a ride, that sort of thing. So

there'd be every opportunity to connect with friends or family. And it doesn't matter who returns the device? No, it does not matter who returns the device. It's the same thing with, um, the actual

credit card that can be used. Someone asked whether, you know, they could have a friend, you know, use credit card or a family member, and that's okay. And that happens a lot, we suspect in our towing

operations today because it's not always an expense people are expecting at that particular time. So relying on friends and family, I think, is, um, something that happens practically speaking today.

Do you know off the top of your head how many toes we have per year? So last year, um, was, I believe, 790 toes. The year before, it was about 800. Um, so that's what our current operations have been.

Thank you. Yep. Okay. That's cool. All right. Any other Council discussion. Council discussion. Oh, yeah, I was just going to say, yeah, I- thank you very much, Darian. Especially when you're just

explaining the ticketing process and all of that information. So clearly, I'm just going to find this meeting, timestamp it and send it to all the people that ask me all those questions. So thank you

very much. Um, but- and also just thanks for you and also [name], for, you know, taking all of those concerns very seriously that we're given to staff, um. But, you know, I think about, uh, two

imperfect solutions to, you know, dealing with these types of things. And, um, I think anecdotally about myself having to, like, crowd fun for people constantly for, you know, getting out to Tiffin,

and, um, even though it's not perfect, it turns something that could potentially be a catastrophic experience for someone into usually just a minor annoyance, you know, and less bad, um. Also,

anecdotally, I think about the, uh, friends who work at community, who've relayed stories about folks who live in their cars and have been towed out to Tiffin and just how, like, um, life altering

that was for them. So, you know, I think that this, uh, while imperfect, you know, I just see it saving working people more money. And between a towing company and a tech company in New Jersey, I

don't know if I'd necessarily see moral distinctions. But, yeah. Yeah, the only other comment I wanted to make is I do appreciate all the input that we've gotten and the questions and concerns from

the public. I think it's really important that we have the chance to vet those, um, you know, in an open session. And thank you, Darian, for your follow up. I felt like we'd had an initial good

conversation and learned so much more even tonight. So I really appreciate that. And I think I appreciate what you said, Oliver. Unfortunately, the most common alternative, the thing that we are

replacing is something that is generally very disruptive, can be life altering, incredibly expensive and, um, result in a vehicle being gone, you know, just that question of, like, you can't get home.

Your belongings are gone. Um, you may not know where it is. As Darian mentioned, I've known many people who've had that experience if the car gets towed of, like, where is it? Where do I even start?

So definitely an imperfect system, and I appreciate the concerns, but I think this is a better option than towing. And I'm grateful we got to learn a lot about it. And then pounding charges, I'd like,

you know, in addition if you're not able to, you know, if -. Right, you can't do it that day. Yeah. So, are there any other comments by counsel? Yeah. Hearing no? All right. Roll call, please.

Weilein? Yes. Alter? Yes. [name]? Yes. Harmsen? Yes. Moe? Yes. Sala? Yes. [name]. Yes. Motion passes seven to zero. We're on to item number. Mayor, could I get a motion to accept Correspond? Oh, could

I get a motion to accept correspondence, please? So I move. Other? Second, Harmsen. All in favor say Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes seven is zero. We're on to item number ten, announcements

of vacancies previous 10 A, Climate Action Commission, three vacancies to fill three terms, a three year term, January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029, applications must be received by 5:00 PM

Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Airport Zone and Board of Adjustment, one vacancy to fill a five year term, Airport Zoning and Board of Adjustment, one vacancy to fill a five year term, Board of Appeals,

one vacancy for a licensed electrician to fill a five year term, Board of Appeals, one vaccy for HVAC professional to fill an unexpired term. Historic Preservation Commission, one vaccy for a Brown

Street representative to fill a three year term. Historic Preservation Commission, one vacancy for Jefferson Street representative to fill a three year term, Historic Preservation Commission, one a

one vacancy for Woodlawn Avenue representative to fill a three year term. Vacancies will remain open until filled, and we're at item number 11, City Council information. Just a reminder that there's

an MPOJC sorry. Board meeting, November 18. The sneak up on me. So anyway. Thank you. Wednesday, November 18. Counselor Sala can I have, as- A listening post. Thank you. A listening post on this

Saturday at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center, um, out on the west side from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. We hope to see people there. Yes. All right. We're on to Item Number 12. Report on items from city

staff, City manager's office, City Attorney. No, thank you. City clerk? No. Item Number 13, can I get a motion to adjourn, please? So move. Second. Move by Sala. Seconded by [name]. All in favor say

Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. Seven to zero. Good night. Everyone. Thank you. [MUSIC]