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Des Moines City Council meeting on Monday, August 5, 2019.
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A
A
B
Welcome
to
the
Des
Moines
City
Council
meeting
we're
not
quite
ready
to
start,
but
we've
got
a
very
special
event
coming
up
this
week
and
I've
got
a
proclamation
to
notice
that
but
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
good
friend,
Larry
Davey
and
Linda
Westergaard,
and
and
talk
about
National
Night
Out
Larry.
Thank.
C
You
Merrick
so
tomorrow
night
August
6,
it's
the
first
Tuesday
of
August,
always
a
national
night
out
across
the
country.
Tomorrow
we
have
36
events
different
locations,
if
you
would
like
to
which
I
encourage
you
to
find
an
event,
that's
in
your
neighborhood
and
show
up
get
out
and
get
to
know
your
neighbors.
That's
all
part
of
crime
prevention,
community,
policing,
that's
what
this
whole
program
is
all
about,
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
that.
If
you
want
the
information
as
to
where
the
locations
are,
you
can
get
on
the
dmpd
Facebook
page.
C
You
know
we'll
direct
connect,
you
to
the
city
webpage
and
there's
an
attachment
there.
That
has
a
list
of
all
of
the
events
so
pick
one
up,
but
pick
a
few
out.
That's
close
to
your
neighborhood
and
show
up
there's
a
lot
of
good
food.
I.
Think
everybody
up
here
can
attest
to
that,
but
basically
what
it
is.
It's
a
it's
a
night
that
we
make
the
criminals
aware
that
we
are
out
there,
the
community
police
relationship
that
we
have.
C
We
have
eyes
and
ears
that
live
in
those
neighborhoods
that
know
the
dynamics
of
those
neighborhoods
know
what
may
be
right.
Well,
they
wrote
be
wrong
and
encourage
people
to
talk
to
each
other.
Neighbors
just
going
to
work
and
coming
home
and
closing
their
selves
in
the
house
is
not
good
crime
prevention.
C
We
need
to
get
out,
use
the
parks
get
to
know
people,
the
more
you
get
to
know
people
the
better,
the
more
investment
you're
going
to
have
in
your
community,
so
turn
your
lights
on
your
porch
lights
tomorrow,
night,
if
even
if
you
can't
attend
an
event
and
support
the
National
Night
Out
program.
Thank
you
mayor.
B
And
I
not
only
want
to
thank
all
of
our
members
of
the
Des
Moines
police
department
that
there
are
going
to
be
out
with
us,
enjoying
all
that
great
food,
but
also
our
community
ambassadors,
and
thank
you
all
for
everything
that
you
guys
do
as
well.
They're
out
there.
It
seems
like
whenever
we
need
it
more
something's
going
on
or
we
need
a
little
instruction
or
direction.
B
The
our
community
ambassadors
are
there
to
help
us
out,
and
especially
the
Linda's
that
are
up
there
like
anyone
yeah
exactly
so
they
they
do
a
great
job
and
but
all
of
our
citizens
have
partnered
so
well
and
I.
Think
that
part
of
National
Night
Out
is
to
get
everybody
out.
Let's
meet
each
other,
let's
relax!
Let's
get
to
know
our
public
safety
people
they're
out
there
every
day
they
support
us
24/7
365
days
a
year
and
I
I
just
again
want
to
thank
them
all
for
doing
what
they
do
every
single
day.
B
A
B
B
B
And
thank
him
for
the
years
and
years
of
service
that
they've,
given
specifically
in
this
case
to
history
of
volunteering,
the
City
of
Des
Moines
over
40
years
and
Des
Moines
youth
golf
championship
that
they
have
worked
on
and
helped
you,
the
Des
Moines,
get
out,
enjoy
the
sport
and
get
to
know
our
our
City
Goths.
They
volunteered
there
our
tournament
directors.
B
So
any
rate
they
have
had
literally
thousands
of
kids
participate
in
in
their
efforts
of
youth
golf
in
the
City
of
Des
Moines,
and
they
have
supported
them
and
given
us
guidance
and
direction
as
to
how
to
put
a
program
together,
these
guys
have
led
it
all
these
years,
so
Jim
and
Larry.
Thank
you
for
your
countless
hours
of
volunteering
on
this
and
to
help
all
of
our
youth
understand
and
learn
and
participate
in
the
sport
of
golf
and
since
they're
retiring.
B
A
D
B
You
know
this
is
sometimes
not
a
fun
thing
to
do,
and
and
I'm
for
those
of
you
that
are
not
colorblind
I'm
wearing
orange
again
and
orange
is
a
specific
color
that
we
wear
and
we
as
mayors
and
a
lot
of
citizens
around
the
country.
Wear
when
there's
a
significant
amount
of
human
life
lost
through
gun
violence
and
over
the
last
few
days,
we've
lost
a
few
people
and
I
just
prior
to
coming
into.
A
B
And
this
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
we
don't
want
to
happen
in
the
United
States
of
America
or,
more
specifically,
in
certainly
in
Des
Moines
Iowa.
So
how
do
we
all
work
together
to
try
to
make
some
things
happen?
So
these
tragic
killings
in
El,
Paso
and
Dayton
within
24
hours
of
each
other?
They
require
all
Americans
to
search
our
souls
and
be
honest
with
ourselves
know.
B
Us
community
is
immune
from
such
random
violence
that
wreaks
havoc
on
our
families,
instills
fear
and
our
children
in
tears,
at
the
fabric
of
who
we
are
not
only
as
a
city
and
a
family,
but
as
a
nation.
As
mayor
I'm
committed
to
engaging
with
our
elected
officials
at
all
levels,
our
senators,
our
congressional
delegation,
our
governor
and
state
legislators,
to
encourage
them
and
ask
them
to
come
together
and
let's
find
real
solutions
in
the
spirit
of
common
humanity.
B
B
Okay,
we're
gonna
take
another
quick
little
delay.
We
have
another
little
thing
that
we
do
on
occasion
at
least
about
every
month,
we're
going
to
have
a
meeting
of
municipal
housing
agency
governing
boards
today
and
we're
going
to
take
up
its
agenda,
which
is
a
very
short
one.
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
please
take
role
of
the
board
County.
E
B
G
E
G
B
F
B
B
Right,
that's
the
only
item
on
our
miscible
housing
agency
governing
board
agenda
this
evening.
So
I'd
ask
for
a
motion
to
adjourn
we'll
move
all
in
favor,
aye
aye
all
right
opposed
none.
We
should
adjourn
all
right.
We
did
our
National
Night
Out
presentation,
mr.
Coleman,
if
you're,
okay,
we'll
use
our
moment
of
silence,
ISM
invocation,
you.
B
E
B
E
B
F
B
I
B
Right
opposed
the
agenda
passes.
Item
three
is
approving
the
consent
agenda
tonight.
Those
are
items
3
through
54
and
I
quickly
have
a
couple
of
notes
on
that
item:
4
and
404
T
for
you
for
EE
and
for
double-f
councilmember,
kulmann
votes,
no
item,
5
County
votes,
no
item,
38
Westergaard
wishes
to
speak
for
those
are
you
are
marking
this
up?
This
is
a
little
out
of
whack
here:
item
13
in
30
councilmember,
Mandelbaum
horses
to
speak
in
item
37
councilmember
Gatto
wishes
to
speak
again.
These
are
items
3
through
54.
B
J
J
J
E
B
A
J
Just
a
couple
of
things:
I
wanted
to
say
real,
quick
about
this
one
I.
You
know
this
is
my
first
appointment
to
Planning
and
Zoning
and
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment.
I'm,
not
reappointing.
Someone
who
I
think
has
served
our
community
well
for
a
number
of
years
and
wanted
to
recognize
that
service
publicly
and
call
that
out
and
that's
Mike
Simonson
he's
done
a
lot
more
than
just
serve
as
a
planning
and
zoning
commissioner
and
his
commitment
to
our
community
shows
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
J
You
know
one
of
the
things
I've
talked
about
off
and
on
is
how
it's
important
to
me
to
get
to
gender
balance
on
our
boards
and
commissions,
and
this
is
my
first
opportunity
to
make
an
appointment
to
Planning
and
Zoning,
and
this
will
now
bring
Planning
and
Zoning
back
into
balance,
and
it
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
and
I
hope
as
a
council,
that
we
can
continue
to
work
together
in
the
future
to
address
this
issue
across
our
boards
and
commissions.
I.
J
B
Man
Obama-
that
does
in
fact
bring
it
into
balance
and
know
that
we
have
moved
over
the
past
number
of
years
and
committed
to
this
council
to
to
move
in
that
direction.
So
thank
you
for
your
work
to
help
us
get
there.
Now.
Next
is
item
30
again,
council
member
of
Mandelbaum.
This
is
approving
a
support
of
high-quality
jobs,
program,
business
and
financial
assistance,
application
to
the
Iowa
Economic
Development
Authority
ieda
on
behalf
of
Helena
Industries
LLC
Troy
Hugin,
plant
manager,
35:25
Vandalia,
Road,
Council,
communication,
number,
19,
353.
That.
G
B
H
J
G
Happy
to
do
that
and
I
just
item
37
is
we've
had
a
great
corporate
partner
in
Helena
and
we've
got
some
representative
here.
You
know
their
team
I
spoke
with
them
three
years
ago
and,
like
I,
told
them
they're
doing
exactly
what
they
said.
They
were
going
to
do
their
reinvested
in
our
community.
There
they're
adding
more
jobs.
B
Right
now,
let's
go
to
item
30.
This
is
on
a
lease
purchase.
Agreement
in
the
principle
amount
not
to
exceed
120
thousand
dollars
for
the
purpose
of
acquiring
for
Nissan
Leaf
hatchback,
electric
vehicles-
and
this
is
I
believe
setting
date
of
hearing-
and
this
is
council
communication
on
number
19
356
and
that
hearing
will
be
August.
19Th
councilmember,
mantel
bomb
yeah.
J
I
I
just
wanted
to
speak,
as
this
is
a
first
step.
One
of
the
other
items
I
talked
about
quite
a
bit
is
a
climate
action
plan
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
is
look
at
our
vehicle
fleet
and
these
would
represent
the
first
for
electric
vehicles.
I
think
we
might
have
a
electric
motor
bike
right
now,
but
the
first
for
electric
vehicles
in
our
fleet
and
that's
a
potentially
significant
step
in
what
I
hope
will
be
a
larger
examination
of
how
we
approach
our
vehicle
fleet
over
the
coming
years.
J
It's
something
that
I
think.
Not
only
will
we
be
able
to
to
make
this
transition
I
and
have
an
environmental
accomplishment,
but
I
think
if
this
works
out
as
we
think
it
should
over
time
we
will
be
saving
the
city
money
on
fuel
and
operation
and
maintenance
costs.
So
it's
the
the
proverbial
win-win-
and
this
is
the
the
first
step
to
testing
that
out
a
little
bit
and
I'm
happy
that
we
are
taking
this
step
and
just
wanted
to
to
highlight
this
as
another
small
step
towards
a
more
sustainable
Des,
Moines
yep.
A
H
I'm
I'm,
supportive,
we're
safe
setting
the
date
of
hearing
I
think
isn't
that
right,
yeah
and
so
I
I
have
asked
for
just
some
additional
information
that
I
think
Vance
largely
provided
me
now,
but
you
may
have
seen
my
questions
and
you
know
the
the
issues
of
building
up
charging
stations
and
others
are
what
I
asked
about
and
those
those
cost.
I
would
say
it's
the
first
time,
I
think
we're
buying
electric
vehicles,
but
we
have
bought
flex
vehicles
and
some
hybrids
before
in
testing.
That
I
know
that's
something
you
know
the
mayor.
B
Purchase
over
time
yeah
we
bought
some
praises
and
actually
the
first
department
to
step
up
was
our
chief
of
police
bill
McCarthy.
All
right
whoo,
you
know
said
this
is
something
we
got
to
do.
I'm
more.
The
mayor,
we're
gonna,
move
it
forward,
so
I'm
glad
that
we're
moving
forward
and
at
least
looking
at
other
alternatives,
and
hopefully
we'll
look
at
his
Josh
points
at
all
of
our
vehicles
and
get
them
as
a
efficient
as
possible,
and
hopefully
there'll
be
high
performance
and
long
lasting.
So
thanks
Josh
for
pointing
that
out.
E
B
B
I
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
dr.
Lasky
and
Mary
Lasky.
Thank
you
for
investing
in
our
neighborhood
you're,
coming
toward
they're
on
2nd
Avenue
they're
building
a
million
dollar
building.
It
will
bring
23
jobs,
high-paying
jobs
at
average
of
30
to
50
I,
believe
in
our
and
we're
just
excited
that
you're
here.
Thank
you
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
the
coming
months
and
in
the
coming
years.
So
with
that
I
would
like
to
move
the
resolution
in
support
of
the
quality
jobs
program.
B
Right
that
completes
our
consent
agenda,
we're
going
to
move
quickly
into
our
ordinances.
First
consideration:
item
55
item
55
is
amending
chapter
102
of
the
Municipal
Code
regarding
street
use
permits
council
communication
number
19
352.
Anyone
in
the
audience
want
to
talk
about
Street
use
permits.
B
B
He
said
yeah
item
56
is
amending
chapter
114.
The
Mizpah
code
regarding
traffic
regulation
changes
as
follows:
this
council
communication
number
19
350
a
is
a
code
modification
related
to
the
vacation
of
Elm
Street
between
Southwest
5th
and
vacated
South
West
4th
Street
B
is
a
parking
restriction.
East
Bell
Avenue
between
South
East,
6th
Street
in
South
East,
7th,
Street
C,
is
a
parking
restriction.
B
G
H
E
B
A
M
B
B
M
I've
read
in
the
paper:
40%
of
our
property
is
nonprofit.
We
don't
collect
any
property
taxes
from
them,
has
it
ever
been
audited
and
these
properties,
and
if
not,
why
not
that's
a
lot
of
property
that
we're
not
connect
collecting
any
property
taxes
from
and
should
we
audit
them
I
think
so
to
see
if
there
C
is
a.
J
B
I'd
like
to
have
that
answer
yeah
into
your
point
that
will
refer
that
one
also.
We
do
watch
that
very
closely.
We
try
to
get
some
to
pay
in
lieu
of
taxes,
so
we
get
a
little
bit
of
a
pilot
out
of
some
we're,
hoping
that
the
people
under
the
gold
dome
they're
behind
you
that
they'll
step
up
and
want
to
make
some
payment
to
us
as
well
right
and
we'll
see
how
that
goes.
Okay,.
M
Last
time
use
past
nine
dollars
worth
of
projects.
I
was
watching
from
home.
What?
How
long
does
it
take
to
pay
for
these
projects
from
that
for
the
sales
tax
and
the
property
taxes?
What
amount
of
time
frame?
And
when
you
had
all
the
the
pieces
of
property
up
there,
there
were
no,
there
were
no
direct
numbers
that
I
had
relate
to
were
they
on
the
West
Side
south
side,
East
Side
north
side.
They
were
just
projected
projected
amounts
of
money.
M
B
And
I
would
suggest
that
you
pull
up
the
blue
letters
and
if
you
don't
get
all
the
specific
information
that
you
need,
Joe
will
have
the
city
manager
work
with
you
and
will
get
you
those
numbers
because
they're
very
specific.
We
have
beds
on
them.
Some
are
going
out
to
bed
chair,
so
we
don't
know
exactly
what
they
are,
but
our
engineers
have
estimated
what
those
should
cost.
We're
hopeful
that
they'll
all
come
in
under
estimate,
but
we'll
see
mayor.
H
H
M
M
I
was
out
of
form
out.
There
were
a
couple
of
codes,
there
had
been
there
about
nine
months
and
I
called
it
in
and
they
got
the
froude
fix,
but
the
people
out
informal
they
want
to
know.
What
are
we
going
to
do
with
the
property
out
there?
Are
you
gonna,
have
a
domain
for
these
pieces
of
property
there
left
and
force
the
people
out.
Are
you
gonna?
Wait
till
it
floods
the
majority
of
the
people
there?
They
don't
want
to
be
bought
out.
M
They
want
the
sewers
fixed
so
that
they
can
stay,
and
accordingly,
you
would
think
that
that
would
be.
If
I
owned
a
home
there
I
want
to
stay.
He
got
my
whole
life
investment
there,
so
they
don't
want
to
be
bought
out
and
they
just
want
the
sewers
fixed
so
that
they
don't
damage
their
what
their
damage,
their
property.
G
M
I
Went
through
a
process
where
inspectors
came
out
and
inspected
and
and
we
purchased
the
homes
that
were
damaged,
there
are
a
few
people
that
are
still
in
the
floodplain
very
few
houses
that
they
chose
not
to
move,
but
that
was
their
choice.
I'm,
not
aware
of
any
sewer
issues
with
them.
They
are
concerned
about
what
happens
when
it
floods
next
time,
but
many
of
those
people,
for
whatever
reason-
and
some
of
them
were
very
personal
reasons
that
I'm
aware
of
that
they
could
that
they
chose
not
to
to
be
bought
out.
I
But
everyone
who
has
been
in
a
floodplain
that
had
damaged
homes
were
were
bought
out.
Some
of
them
stayed.
There
are
others
that
are
outside
of
the
floodplain
that
might
like
to
be
bought
out,
but
that's
that's
not
what
the
city
is
doing
right
now.
All
of
that
information
is
in
the
blue
letter,
because
it's
been
very
specific
in
the
past,
we
have
sold
that
land
to
Polk,
County
and
Polk.
County
will
manage
the
the
four-mile.
B
M
B
That
that
probably
for
what
would
you
say,
Linda
the
last
30
years
we've
been
working
on
4,
Mile,
Creek
and
we've
got
much
better
participation
recently
from
a
lot
of
the
people
north
of
us
Ankeny
and
Bondurant
and
Holloman
and
those
kinds
of
places,
and
to
try
to
come
up
with
a
strategy
to
slow
the
flow.
But
unfortunately
we
see
the
kind
of
events
like
we
did.
B
Last
year,
June
30th
you
get
a
dump
of
10
inches
in
3
hours
it
it
fills
up
more
than
the
sewers
and
it
fills
up
that
that
Creek
to
levels
we
never
ever
would
have
expected
it
to
exceed.
But
they
do
so.
It's
sort
of
a
new
reality
that
we
have
to
deal
with
and
a
lot
of
that
is
because
of
climate
issues,
but
that's
a
longer
deeper
wider
subject
than
we
want
to
go
into
tonight.
But
if
you've
got
four
or
five
hours
someday
well
sure.
If.
I
I
could
just
add
one
thing
in
the
last
year,
Polk
County,
the
city
of
Des
Moines,
the
Soil
and
Water
Commission.
We've
all
worked
together
and
there
there's
an
item
on
tonight's
agenda
for
an
additional
expo
we've
put
in
to
expose
south
of
East
and
Boulevard
that
will
help
with
flooding
it's
empty
now,
you're
right
because
we
haven't
had
flooding,
but
when
it
does
flood
we'll
be
prepared
to
handle
that
we've
also
partnered
with
our
with
our
County
and
and
other
organizations
that
we've
got
a
huge
wetlands
to
the
north
that
we've
purchased.
M
A
couple
things
here:
you
know:
if
you
walk
around
the
East
Village
people,
they
don't
like
the
meter
they
park
until
nine
o'clock,
because
they're
businesses
and
then,
when
you
walk
down
Ingersoll.
The
next
question
is:
are
they
going
to
start
putting
metered
parking
on
Ingersoll
like
they
do
on
East,
Village
and
the
rest
of
downtown?
So
I,
don't
know
the
answer.
I
can't
give
an
answer,
but
but
the
ingersoll
people
are
worried
about
there.
M
B
G
Then
I
believe
the
majority
understand,
especially
with
a
new
garage
being
built
in
the
East
Village
and
with
that
garage
and
the
and
the
state
garage
there's
three
garages
that
we
lower
the
rate
that
they
can
park
in
the
in
the
in
the
parking
garage.
Yes,
and
it
really
helps
for
the
residents
aren't
sitting
there
parking
for
free
when
it's
taking
up.
If
I
want
to
go
out
to
dinner
in
the
East
Village
and
the
resident
that
lives
upstairs
is
parked
there
and
I
can't
park
there.
M
E
B
B
65
on
the
vacation
of
a
portion
of
8th,
Street
right-of-way,
located
east
of
an
adjoining
eNOS
Avenue
in
the
conveyance
to
the
Des
Moines
area,
community
college
for
eleven
thousand
two
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
is
the
first
consideration.
The
ordinance
above
B
is
the
final
consideration.
The
ordens
above
the
waiver
is
requested
by
D
Mac
and
requires
six
votes.
Let's
go
ahead
and
open
the
hearing.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
piece
of
property
up
near
Des,
Moines
area,
community
college.
B
L
F
B
J
B
B
Future
land
use
designation
from
low
density
residential
to
medium
density,
residential
to
allow
the
property
to
be
rezone
to
a
limited,
are
three
multi-family
residential
for
the
development
of
sixty
three
point:
eight
seven
acres
of
agricultural
land
to
be
developed
in
phases
for
single-family
residential
subdivision,
with
future
possibility
of
townhome
units
in
multi-family,
residential
apartment
dwellings,
subject
to
a
maximum
density
of
12
units
per
acre.
B
is
a
hearing
to
rezone
the
property
from
a1
agricultural
to
limited
are
three
multi-family.
B
Residential
C
is
the
first
consideration
of
the
above
ordinances
and
D
is
a
final
consideration
of
the
ordinance
is
above
the
waivers
requested
by
the
applicant
and
requires
six
votes.
Let's
go
ahead
and
open
the
hearing
on
sixty
nine,
which
is
property,
asked
to
be
rezone
at
3301
block
of
East
56th.
Anyone
here.
N
Honorable
mayor
memory,
city
council,
my
name
is
Brett
cult
I'm
with
Snyder
&
Associates
at
27.7,
Southwest,
Snyder,
Boulevard
and
Ankeny
Iowa
representing
the
Armstrong
property
John
Larson
is
the
owner
developer
with
me
this
evening?
Well,
we
have
before
you
is
the
current
concept
that
we
presented
to
Planning
and
Zoning
walk
through
that
we're
at
50
East,
56th,
Street,
US,
highway,
65
bypass,
there's
an
existing
church.
N
We
have
water
out
on
East
56th
Street
we've
met
with
the
parks
department
and
are
working
on
a
trail
access
to
connect
to
the
existing
trail
and
bring
it
up
and
through
and
to
our
property.
We
worked
closely
with
staff,
as
well
as
the
planning
zoning
of
the
Planning
and
Zoning
meeting
they're
just
one
item
on
5b
that
I
wanted
to
point
out
that
it
is
listed
there,
but
there
may
be
as
we
develop
the
pond.
N
There
may
be
some
areas
that
lower
level
basements
may
be
an
issue
and
I'm
talking
two
or
three
Lots,
but
that
is
listed
in
here,
but
that's
just
something
speaking
of
Eric
Lundy
today.
He
asked
me
to
kind
of
bring
that
up
to
the
council.
We
don't
want
that.
We
don't
foresee
that
John
built
his
homes
with
basements,
but
just
if
the
dam
height,
the
overflow
and
then
the
normalization
becomes
an
issue.
We've
met
with
and
spoke
with.
N
The
property
owners
to
the
west,
Karen
Armstrong
is
selling
the
property
on
the
north
parcel,
and
another
gentleman
was
on
the
South.
We'd
worked
with
him
understanding
his
drainage
that
comes
down
across
and
into
our
pond,
as
well
as
the
drainage
on
the
east
side
of
East
56th
Street.
Now,
like
I
said,
we
received
a
lot
of
input
and
discussion
with
the
planning
Zoning
Commission.
They
provided
us
some
input
along
with
staff
at
the
meeting,
and
they
provided
us
a
unanimous
approval
at
the
meeting.
So
we'd
be
happy,
John
Wright.
J
N
Would
want
those
homes
yep,
we
would
manage
the
there's
really
two
basic
locations.
You
can't
you
can't
see
on
this
exhibit
that
was
down
through
here,
which
we
have
the
out
lot
and
then
the
out
lot
would
come
over.
We've
managed
it
with
internal
storm
sewers
bite
and
also
providing
a
clear
flow
path
for
the
larger,
stronger
dress
and
then
up
in
there's
another
smaller
area
here
that
we'd
also
bring
into
that
a
lot.
So
we
reserved
the
areas
where
we
wouldn't
have
lots,
trying
to
sneak
it
between
a
couple
homes.
B
I
Make
a
motion
this
is
in
Ward,
2
and
I
appreciate
that
it's
always
great
to
see
new
homes,
new
development
in
Ward
2
that
just
adds
value
to
to
our
entire
city.
So
I
do
appreciate
that
I
would
like
to
move
item
69
a
b
c
and
d,
but
may
we
make
an
addition
to
address
item
5b
in
the
plan
and
so
in
the
planning
zoning
report,
where
it
says
any
house
shall
have
a
full
basement
unless
determined
infeasible
by
the
city's
building,
official
and
planning
administrator.
Is
everybody
okay
with
that?
I
G
I
B
E
G
B
B
E
G
F
B
71
a
request
from
San
koke
Properties
LLC
met
grid,
Brook
officer
to
rezone
50
92
East,
Broadway
Avenue
from
a1
agricultural
to
limited
M,
1,
light
industrial
to
allow
the
expansion
of
existing
sales
service,
warehousing
and
distribution
uses
in
operation
at
the
adjoining
business
at
4975,
Hubbell
Avenue,
subject
to
conditions
a
is
the
first
consideration.
The
ordinance
above
and
B
is
the
final
consideration.
The
urns
above
the
waiver
is
requested
by
the
applicant
and
requires
six
votes.
Let's
go
ahead
and
open
the
hearing.
E
B
Item
72
and
these
are
items
regarding
property
at
14,
24,
14,
28,
14,
32
and
1436
East
25th
Street
and
23
23
24
25,
Hubbell,
Avenue,
24,
25,
Hubbell,
Avenue,
LLC,
Todd
Mendenhall
is
the
officer
a
is
amending.
The
plan
dsm
creating
our
tomorrow
plan
future
land
use,
designation
from
industrial
to
low
density
residential,
be
as
a
hearing
on
the
rezoning.
The
property
from
PUD
Planned
Unit
development
to
limited
are
161
family
low-density
residential
in
two
men.
B
The
town's,
an
engineering
PUD
conceptual
plan
to
allow
the
property
to
be
removed
from
the
existing
PUD
and
be
developed
for
single-family
residential
dwellings.
See
is
the
first
consideration.
The
ordens
above
B
is
the
final
consideration.
The
ordinance
above
the
waivers
request
by
the
applicant
requires
six
votes.
Anyone
here
to
speak
about
these
various
addresses
along
Hubbell
Avenue.
O
Evening
dug
salts
gave
our
engineering
resource
group
24,
13
Grand
Avenue
des
moines.
Also
here
is
Todd
Mendenhall,
the
owner
of
the
property.
Try
to
be
very
brief.
This
is
the
Townsend
Engineering
site
and
what
we
want
to
do
is
take
out
and
rezone
six
originally
planted
single
family
lots
and
convert
them
back
to
single
family
use.
O
The
owners
had
a
number
of
issues
on
those
vacant
properties
that
people
are
using.
It
is
a
dumping
zone
for
couches
refrigerators
trash
and
he
thought
converting
them
back
to
owner
occupied
single-family
would
be
the
best
use
and
help
generally
police
the
area,
and
with
that
I'll
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
anybody
have
anything.
I
E
B
P
Members
of
council
Chris,
Johansen
community
velopment
director,
so
to
give
you
a
just
brief
background
on
this
item.
This
item
comes
up
about
once
every
five
years.
It's
a
part
of
our
HUD
consolidated
plan
and
it
is
a
requirement
for
our
federal
funding
that
we
do
receive.
Two
years
ago.
Back
at
2017,
we
did
collaborate
with
the
city
of
West
Des
Moines
in
the
housing
agency,
where
everyone
agreed
to
work
together
to
create
an
analysis
of
impediments
for
the
for
the
region.
P
The
analysis
of
impediments
was
written
by
city
staff.
We
did
obtain
technical
assistance
from
HUD
where
they
were
able
to
provide
free,
consulting
to
help
us
through
this
process,
and
we
did
put
together
a
steering
committee
that
helped
proposed
what
these
are.
The
recommendations
that
come
out
in
themes
and
goals
will
be
the
steering
committee
put
together
a
lot
of
work
over
the
last
couple
years.
P
Just
wanted
to
give
credit
to
those
that
did
help
the
City
of
Des
Moines
City
West,
Des
Moines,
the
housing
agency,
Polk
County,
Housing,
Trust
Fund,
the
Polk
County
Housing,
continuum
of
care,
Capitol
crossroads
and
dart
also
participated
in
the
process.
The
fair
housing
issues
that
we
did
have
in
the
plan
and
as
to
those
solutions,
were
determined
from
existing
plans.
We've
had
a
lot
of
planning
work
go
on
in
the
community
over
the
last
several
years.
We
did
want
to
look
at
existing
work
that
was
done.
P
Looked
at
plan
DSM,
the
bridging
the
gap
series
City
of
Des
Moines
did
a
housing
needs
assessment
and
there
was
a
one
economy
report
that
was
done
as
well,
that
we
did
take
into
consideration.
So
the
report
did
come
up
with
nine
goals.
There
are
are
kind
of
divided
amongst
four
different
themes,
so
I
just
want
to
just
remind
you
what
those
four
themes
are
advance
equity
with
education
is
the
first
goal.
First
theme,
second,
is
to
promote
affordable
housing.
P
The
third
theme
is
to
implement
local
government
policies
to
encourage
social
equity
and
mitigate
disparate
impacts,
and
the
final
theme
is
implement
other
policies
and
practices
that
reduce
disparate
impacts.
So
this
does
get
submitted
to
hide
it'll
get
submitted
with
our
five-year
consolidated
plan.
We've
just
began
work
through
that
process
that
Prof.
P
That
document
will
come
back
to
Council
in
November
for
approval
and
that
sets
out
how
we're
going
to
utilize
our
federal
funds,
which
includes
our
community
of
element,
Block
Grant
funds,
our
home
funds
and
our
emergency
solutions
grant
funds
we
get
for
our
homeless
programs
now
will
be
over
the
next
five
years,
so
starting
in
calendar
year
2020
through
the
end
of
2024.
That
planning
document
guides
how
to
spend
those,
so
just
want
to
give
you
a
kind
of
a
big-picture
overview.
P
H
P
Year,
the
caper
that
usually
annually
shows
up
on
the
council
agenda
that's
kind
of
our
annual
performance
evaluation
report
that
gets
submitted
to
HUD
and
we
just
report
back
on
how
we're
doing
on
meeting
these
goals.
We
don't
get
a
score
on
it,
but
it's
something
that
we
do
report
on
every
year.
Okay,
so
through
this
there
is
kind
of
a
matrix
of
different
steps
that
we're
going
to
take
to
take
steps
towards
improving
these
areas
and
that's
something
we
will
report
on
annually
through
our.
H
P
P
Q
Q
In
the
City
of
Des
Moines
regarding
housing,
lately
we
have
a
new
source
of
income,
ordinance,
a
workforce,
housing
study,
a
proposed
new
zoning
code
and
a
new
neighborhood
redevelopment
strategy
called
invest
of
Moines.
The
purpose
of
my
comment
tonight
is
to
make
sure
that
the
analysis
of
impediments
and
analysis
of
fair
housing
report
delivered
to
you
today
doesn't
get
lost
in
all
of
the
other
activity.
Q
Every
five
years,
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
requires
the
City
of
Des
Moines
to
make
a
focused
effort
to
identify
circumstances
in
our
city
that
are
barriers
to
those
folks
folks
protected
by
the
fair
housing
laws
and
from
benefiting
from
everything
that
this
community
has
to
offer.
Recent
guidance
and
data
from
HUD
has
allowed
the
city
to
take
a
more
nuanced
look
at
these
barriers
and
to
better
suggest
strategies
to
eliminating
the
barriers.
The
report
in
front
of
you
is
rich
with
that
data.
Q
Unfortunately,
the
data
exposes
significant
inequities
in
the
housing
opportunities
in
des
moines,
combined
with
the
information
in
the
one
economy
report
released
two
years
ago.
The
analysis
analysis
of
impediments
paints
a
stark
picture
of
economic
and
racial
segregation
within
the
boundaries
of
the
City
of
Des
Moines.
If
you
haven't
read
the
report
and
studied
the
many
maps
and
infographics
I
urge
you
to
do
so,
it
is
a
portrait
of
our
community.
Q
Since
my
almost
decade-long
involvement
in
affordable
housing,
the
Polk
County
Housing
Trust
Fund,
has
consistently
supported
regional
approaches
to
housing
equity.
We
still
very
much
do,
however,
discussion
of
Housing
Opportunity
too
often
turns
to
the
shortcomings
of
others.
Addressing
des
moines
shortcomings
can't
mean
just
requiring
others
to
do
more.
We
need
strategies
to
address
the
situation
within
our
own
borders,
and
this
report
requires
us
to
do
that.
Your
recent
approval
of
the
source
of
income
ordinance
is
a
first
big
step
in
addressing
des
moines
centered
messages
and
strategies.
Q
The
ordinance
requires
that
all
landlords
open
their
property
to
holders
of
Housing,
Choice
vouchers,
landlords
can
no
longer
pick
and
choose
which
properties
welcome
voucher
holders
based
upon
their
geographic
location
or
the
demographics
of
their
market
rate.
Tenants,
as
the
analysis
of
impediment
indicates
the
surrounding
neighborhood
and
the
economic
circumstances
of
one's
neighbors
has
a
positive
impact
on
low-income
families.
Q
Invest
DSM
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
address
inequities
with
one
of
the
city's
biggest
financial
commitments
and
decades.
The
resources
directed
by
the
city
and
the
county
over
the
next
10
years
can
open,
affordable
housing
opportunities
in
neighborhoods,
identified
by
your
consultants,
ez
be
as
up-and-coming.
If
invest,
DSM
limits
its
financial
investments
to
those
residents
who
are
currently
living
in
neighborhoods.
Q
Finally,
the
single-family
provisions
of
the
proposed
zoning
code:
this
is
not
the
hearing
scheduled
for
comment
on
that
document,
however,
know
that
the
analysis
of
impediments
does
have
much
to
say
about
that,
especially
the
benefits
inherent
in
our
new
and
future
greenfield
development.
It
is
those
benefits:
new
housing,
stock,
new
infrastructure,
new
schools,
parts
and
high
income.
Neighborhoods
are
proven
time
and
time
again
to
produce
better
outcomes
for
our
children
of
color
and
to
improve
the
financial
prospects
of
their
parents.
Q
The
proposed
code
must
affirmatively,
transparently
and
measurably,
provide
these
opportunities
in
order
to
meet
des
moines
obligation
to
HUD.
We
must
aggressively
adopt
des
moines
centered
strategies
to
address
the
demonstrable
historic
inequities
in
housing.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
this
important
issue.
I
Q
J
Sorry
I
have
a
question:
we
could
take
it
offline
too,
but
I'm
curious
about
you
know
the
things
I've
struggled
with
in
the
broader
conversation
is
the
affirmative
step,
mm-hmm
related
to
to
Greenfield,
because
I'm
not
sure
what
what
that
is.
I've
toured
with
ideas
requiring
a
mix
of
housing
in
any
Greenfield
so
that
you
have
grow
house.
Q
Could
it
can
look
like
any
number
of
things?
It
can
look
like
that
inclusionary
that
inclusionary
program
that
you
just
talked
about
it
can
talk
about
reducing
barriers
to
building
all
kinds
of
housing,
so
that
so
that
that
the
market
dictates
the
housing
that's
available
it.
Can
it
can
talk
about
making
sure
that
if
there
are
city
programs
that
are
available
to
assist
with
downpayment
assistance
or
other
incentives
for
folks
to
live
in
certain
places
that
they
don't
just
include
incentives
for
higher
income
folks,
but
they
include
incentives
for
for
families
of
all
income
levels.
Q
What
is
what
I
was
gonna?
Well,
the
one
economy
report,
the
one
economy
report
was
released
about
two
years
ago
by
the
directors
Council.
What
your
but
Prue
I
understand
approving
here
tonight
is
a
report
that
was
produced
by
the
City
of
West
seasoned
by
the
City
of
Des
Moines
and
West
Des
Moines
jointly,
along
with
the
committee
that
Chris
mentioned,
that
HUD
requires
in
order
to
continue
to
receive
HUD
funds
for
housing.
Q
It's
about
a
hundred
and
thirty-eight
page
document
it
as
as
an
organization
that
was
involved
in
putting
it
together.
I
will
tell
you
I,
believe
it
to
be
extremely
well
done.
Amazing
number
of
Maps
infographics
data
regarding
the
current
minority
population
and
distribution
around
the
city
of
Des
Moines
and
the
opportunities
that
there
either
are
or
aren't
for
that
particular
population.
That
is
those
folks
who
are
protected
by
the
Fair
Housing
law
from
accessing
the
the
benefits
of
the
City
of
Des
Moines.
Those.
G
Q
G
H
H
You
know
two
weeks
before
that
they
passed
several
things
all
that
had
minimum
size
requirements
when
they
went
to
specific
projects
and
you
get
away
from
theory
and
college
textbooks,
and
you
say
on
specific
projects
in
this
area
of
the
city.
Should
we
have
a
minimum
square
feet
allowance?
You
know
requirement
everyone
that
they
voted
on.
H
So
I
look
forward
to
that,
but
I
mean
I.
Didn't
I
didn't
hear
anybody
stand
up
today
when
we
had
an
actual
project
in
front
of
us
and
say
we're
doing
something
wrong
by
requiring
twelve
hundred
and
fifty
or
fourteen
hundred
square
foot
houses.
We
all
voted
for
it.
We
have
every
time
we've
been
at
the
council
table
for
a
decade.
I
think
I
mean
a
hundred
percent
of
the
time,
so
how
how
we
transition
from
kind
of
the
theoretical
textbook
you
know
which
I
want
to
agree
with.
H
We
got
to
find
ways
to
make
housing
affordable
and
in
the
past
we've
been
able
to
do
that.
You
know
through
the
planning
and
zoning
process.
What
we're
talking
about
now
is
exempting
basically
every
project
from
the
Planning
and
Zoning.
You
made
an
appointment
tonight,
I'm,
not
quite
sure,
they'll
have
much
reason
to
me.
H
H
H
As
you
said,
that's
kind
of
the
shining
star
of
what's
happened.
You
know
in
the
metro
area
the
last
couple
of
years
on
this
subject:
I
hope
you
take
that
and
that
becomes
kind
of
your
you
know
singular.
You
know
hallmark
goal
over
the
next
couple
of
months
to
ensure
that
most,
if
not
all,
of
the
communities
in
Polk
County,
where
you
serve,
provide
that
same
level
of
support
and
protection
for
potential
residents
and
current
residents
yeah.
G
Q
Understand,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
this
report
that
you're
approving
tonight,
while
I,
said
the
Polk
County
Housing
Trust
Funds,
towards
a
regional
approach
to
affordability.
This
report
doesn't
give
us
that
luxury.
This
report
says
what
are
you
doing
in
the
City
of
Des
Moines
and
that's
what
HUD
asks
of
all
entitlement
jurisdictions
and
so
in
order
to
receive
the
federal
funds.
J
J
It's
thinking
about
how
we,
how
there
are
subsidies,
how
we
want
to
subsidize
affordable
housing,
how
we
subsidize
housing
in
decisions
that
we
make
or
don't
make,
because
there
there
are
lots
of
pieces
put
into
that
I
mean
there
are
a
lot
of
things
and
you
know
one
of
the
frustrations
with
some
of
their
at
least
my
frustration
with
some
of
the
code
discussion.
I.
J
Think
one
of
the
most
important
steps
that
we
can
take
as
a
community
for
affordable
housing
in
the
coming
years
is
the
density
along
our
corridors
and
really
focusing
on
high
quality
mixed
income,
housing,
inclusionary
housing
on
corridors
that
adds
density
and
provides
really
good,
affordable
opportunities
integrated
in
with
with
what
might
be
higher
income
of
range
of
incomes.
But
that
to
me
is
one
of
the
biggest
contributions
that
we
can
make
and
if
we
do
that,
right,
it'll
help
make
our
transit
system
more
accept.
J
You
know
our
transit
system
work
better
it'll
make
our
community
more
vibrant,
because
that
density
is
part
of
what
what
creates
nodes
within
a
community
and
destinations
and
in
that
piece
is
really
in
the
code.
And
we
should
be
elevating
that
piece
and
that's
something
that
to
be
proud
of.
And
it's
thinking
about
strategies
like
that
and
how
we
perhaps
put
dollars
behind
that
strategy
to
make
it
a
reality.
To
what.
H
H
And
that's
you
know
we
we
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is
by
increasing
the
economic
incentives
for
those
and
taking
it
away
from
everywhere
else,
so
that
development
flow
there
it
hasn't
worked
quite
as
well
as
I
would
have
wished,
but
I
mean
we're
talking
about.
You
know
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
of
subsidy
in
our
policy
that
the
zoning
ordinance
only
catches
up
to
absolutely
anybody.
L
Say
I
think
I,
appreciate,
I,
think
it's
the
balance
and
I
think
from
what
people
have
experienced
in
the
past.
Where
was
the
concentration
it
really
hasn't
served?
We
have
low,
affordable
housing
with
no
transportation.
So
we
do
to
your
point.
We
need
to
be
very
careful
on
how
we're
addressing
where
we're,
putting
it
and
get
a
balance
so
that
we
have
the
combination,
whether
it
be
new
development,
rehab
infill.
L
Whatever
we're
doing,
there
needs
to
be
a
balance
and
the
opportunity
and
I
do
think
and
I
appreciate
the
regional,
because
I
brought
up
the
regional
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
when
you're
talking
about
the
total
picture.
I
appreciate
this
report,
but
I
still
think
we
have
to
look
at
a
total
picture
of
our
metro
area
because
Metro
is,
we
are
all
one
working
together
to
support
and
serve
the
people
in
need,
affordable
housing.
So,
while
this
report
is
centered
on
Des
Moines,
we
do
work
with
West
moines.
L
G
A
C
G
The
corridor
and
I
think
that
we
should
I
think
that's
a
wonderful
thing,
but
right
now
you
and
I
share
one
of
the
main
corridors
in
the
city
and
that's
all
I
see
is
buildings
close
it
up.
So
I
think
that
we
need
to.
We
need
to
focus
maybe
more,
where
there's
transit
and
there's
a
corridor,
and
we
need
to.
N
Q
J
To
see
huge
opportunity
is
properties
redeveloped
there,
I'd
love
to
see
mixed
use
mixed
in
count,
agree
more
dense
development
than
we've
had
in
the
last
round
and
I
think
that
would
benefit
the
entire
city
as
well
as
that
corridor.
So
my
hope
is
that
and
they're
their
challenges,
because
there
are
all
sorts
of
things
that
come
to
us
that
don't
necessarily
accomplish
those
goals
and
folks
that
asked
us
to
make
exceptions
to
that
all
the
time
and
it's
sticking
to
those
principles.
J
It's
pushing
on
ideas
of
mixed
income
and
pushing
when
there
are
projects
and
if
that
maybe
means
a
slightly
better
incentive
to
get
all
of
what
what
we
want.
When
there's
a
piece
that
would
otherwise
be
missing,
then
we
need
to.
We
need
to
do
that
and
we
need
to
push
to
make
that
part
of
what
happens.
Q
You
know
you
just
make
one
more
comment.
A
couple
of
things
one
is
is
at
least
to
make
sure
the
council
understands
that
the
Polk
County
Housing
Trust
Fund,
has
not
made
a
public
comment
on
the
new
zoning
code
to
you.
We
will
make
that
at
your
first
public
hearing
on
that.
So
to
the
extent
that
that
anyone
has
seems
to
think
that
made
a
particular
comment
on
that.
We
have
not,
to
the
extent
that
I
go
back
and
I
remind
the
council.
This
is
only
this
report
is
only
marginally
about
affordable
housing.
Q
This
report
is
about
racial
segregation,
affordable
housing
ties
into
that,
because
we
know
that
most
of
our
communities
of
color
are
the
communities
that
need
affordable
housing.
But
what
HUD
is
looking
for
in
this
report
is
not
our
affordable
housing
policy.
It's
looking
to
see
how
the
community
is
doing
in
desegregating
the
city,
so
that
all
folks,
regardless
of
their
race
or
their
national
origin,
are
able
to
find
places
to
live
in
neighborhoods
that
they
choose
to
live.
F
B
Item
74
is
on
a
five-year
lease
agreement
with
three
five-year
extensions
with
electronic
engineering
company
not
to
exceed
two
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars
per
month
with
two
percent
annual
increases
for
property
at
forty
thirty
nine
Delaware
Avenue
for
police
communications
purposes,
council
communication
number
19
336.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
item.
B
All
right,
we
got
seven
YES
on
that
one
and
let's
note
that
it's
556
in
that
completes.
Our
hearing
items
takes
us
back
to
item
58
item
58
is
again
communication
report,
this
time
from
Sharon
Jenkins
wells
of
1431,
East,
19th
Street
to
speak
regarding
affordable
housing,
additional
application
fees
and
restriction
on
ex-offenders
Sharon.
R
Good
evening,
council
members
at
the
forgive
me
I,
don't
have
my
glasses
on
some
kind
of
line
right
now,
I'm
requesting
to
discuss
two
topics:
the
housing
restrictions
for
ex-offenders
and
affordable
housing.
Several
years
ago,
I
approached
the
City
Council
regarding
this
subject
matter
of
changing
their
current
restrictions
of
ex-offenders
in
the
area
of
housing
and
employment.
I
received
positive
feedback,
yet
no
solutions
were
imposed,
as
suggested
with
the
legislature.
R
Obstacles
have
been
placed
in
the
way
once
a
prisoner
is
released
even
after
serving
their
time.
Another
sentence
has
been
imposed.
We
talk
about
prison
reform
and
to
me
all
that
is
going
through
the
motion
for
years.
I
have
fought
for
the
rights
of
prisoners
and
I
can
no
longer
keep
silent,
even
though
my
talks
in
any
public
speaking
has
been
monitored.
Why?
If
a
person
is
a
non
vita'
upon
release,
what
threat
are
they
to
the
community?
This
is
my
question
to
you.
R
There
are
prisoners
who
have
DUIs
property
crimes,
financial
crimes
and
the
way
the
state
of
Iowa
is
going
about.
It
places
the
prisoner
with
hopelessness
and
despair,
double
jeopardy,
I
call
it
and
it's
unfair.
It's
also
illegal
I
am
pleading
with
you
to
give
us
another
chance
at
life.
In
most
cases,
one
is
placed
on
parole.
I
met
a
supervision
once
that
is
fulfilled.
They
have
their
freedom,
but
the
stigma
of
being
rejected
still
remains.
You
may
might
say
once
a
criminal,
always
a
criminal,
but
common
sense
will
tell
you.
R
Many
people
have
committed
crimes,
never
seen
a
prison
door.
They
live
with
no
restrictions,
so
I'm
pleading
with
you
to
address
these
issues.
My
next
topic
is
affordable.
Housing
des
moines
rental
prices
have
gone
real
sharply.
The
wages
that
are
paid
make
it
impossible
to
leave
live
a
decent
life.
I
could
not
believe
the
rent
being
charged
for
old
warehouses
and
buildings
which
have
been
restored
review
the
list
for
yourself
now
there
has
been
another
which
no
one
can
explain.
R
You
pay
application,
fee
security,
deposit
and
now
an
administration
fee
which
is
non-refundable
my
question
to
you:
what
is
an
administration
fee
and
most
landlords
are
requesting
this?
Why
is
this
additional
fee
for
rental
property
being
required,
especially
if
it
enhances
your
rent
and
moving
costs.
B
Years
ago,
so
what
I
think
we
need
is
to
receive
and
file
your
comments
and
then,
let's
get
the
the
manager
to
again
follow
up
and
see
what
kind
of
responses
we
can
get
out
of
our
departments
that
are
going
to
address
those
various
issues
today,
rather
than
you
know
seven
years
ago,
I
would
presume
that
you
got
some
answers
then.
Yes,.
B
R
When
the
gentleman
was
talking
up
here,
I
have
experienced
racial
discrimination,
I
lived
in
a
building,
it's
very
sad
I
was
only
black
there.
This
just
happened
a
couple
of
months
ago
a
new
rental
company
has
taken
over
in
Des
Moines
in
other
areas.
Out
of
California
and
the
people
didn't
want
me
there
they
threatened
the
landlord.
If
you
do
not
evict
her,
we
will
not
renew
our
lease
I've.
Never
in
I'm
over
60
I've
never
experienced
that
type
of
racism.
R
R
I
love
that
apartment,
but
they
didn't
want
me
there
and
was
affordable
for
me
now
I'm
looking
at
places
that
are
nine
hundred
here,
this
to
that
I'm,
retired
I'm,
still
a
certified
paralegal
but
I'm,
retired
and
I
am
permanently
disabled,
and
it's
sad
that
I
had
to
experience
something
like
and
the
renters
didn't
do
nothing
now,
there's
on
me,
I
had
to
leave
my
things
there,
because
I
had
no
way
to
transport.
It
I
mean
this
thing
that
you
don't
want
this
person
here
and
then
another
one
Liza.
R
B
J
E
S
S
S
We
need.
The
communication
I've
asked.
If
you
know
I
originally
requested
a
neighborhood
meeting
to
communicate
this
as
I
was
writing
my
bike
across
the
great
state
of
Iowa
I
thought?
Why
can't
we
have
a
Facebook
page
dedicated
to
47th
and
Holcomb
or
infrastructure
projects
or,
however,
people
want
to
do
it
I'm
finding
in
trying
to
get
information
on
what
is
going
on
on
my
street
in
the
infamous
words
of
my
late
father,
it's
like
pulling
teeth
from
a
chicken.
S
Don't
know
what
the
answer
is,
but
we
need
to
have.
We
need
to
have
a
place
where
we
can
get
information.
We
need
to
have
a
place
where
we
can
ask
questions
and
the
city
answers
them.
The
contractors
answer
them,
I
mean
I'm,
finding
I
get
home
from
RAGBRAI
and
the
streets
torn
up
and
utilities
are
being
moved
and
maybe
my
gas
is
on.
Maybe
it's
capped.
The
city
says:
well,
that's
utilities.
That's
a
private
entity!
Okay!
Well,
somebody
has
to
know
something.
Cuz,
there's
work
being
done
on
my
street
so
somewhere.
S
S
I
mean
somebody
said
that
Maquoketa
was
having
problems.
You
know
I'd
like
to
see
what's
going
on
over
there
with
those
folks,
Gloria
Gloria
Hoffman
said
well
I'm,
not
on
Facebook,
but
if
you
show
me
how
to
get
on
Facebook
I'll
do
that
she's
91
years
old
she
wants
to
follow
this.
Can
we
make
it
happen?.
S
L
B
K
Honorable
members
of
the
City
Council
on
Steve
neighbor
city
engineer,
so
the
questions
are
on
communication
and
Facebook.
So,
generally
again,
we've
created
a
general
project
map
where
you
can,
where
residents
can
go
on
the
city
website,
click
find
out
the
general
information
on
the
project
and
it
also
gives
the
contact
of
that
specific
project
manager
and
who
they
can
directly
call
in
terms
of
when
we
do
face
book
pages
or
even
more
web
sites.
K
We
we
typically
do
those
in
larger
corridor
projects,
so
in
other
words,
like
Hubbell
Avenue
and
floor
drive
there
you
know,
there's
thirty
thousand
vehicles
a
day
that
go
down
floor
drive.
We
can't
possibly
you
know
that.
That's
the
way
we
found
to
push
information
out
to
those
folks
now,
generally
the
we
do
that
as
a
one-way
street
for
the
most
part,
meaning
we're
getting
information
out.
K
As
you
can
imagine,
some
of
the
the
posts
that
other
people
post
on
those
on
those
sites
aren't
are
always
warranty
a
response
when
it
comes
to
neighborhood
type
projects
such
as
forty,
seven,
that
Holcomb,
you
know,
we
have
I
mean
probably
over
100
active
projects
right
now
going
on
in
different
stages.
You
know,
so
we
typically
don't
do
it
on
those
projects,
because
we
actually
do
direct
mailings
or
direct
handouts
communications
at
the
very
beginning,
the
letter,
at
the
very
beginning
of
a
letter
sent
out
with
the
project
manager's
name
with
their
phone
number.
K
So
if
there
are
issues
they
the
folks
have
the
contact
and
and
the
person
and
generally
the
projects
in
a
defined
area.
So
there's
the
city
inspector
on
site,
but
in
terms
of,
if
we
always
kind
of
look
at
what
are
we
trying
to
solve
when
we're
trying
to
change
something
well
in
terms
of
you
know,
creating
a
Facebook.
You
know
right
now,
what's
going
on
in
Maquoketa
and
47th
and
Holcomb
is
private
utilities
relocate
so
so?
In
other
words,
even
in
my
neighborhood
and
in
the
east
side
of
Des
Moines,
there
is
Mediacom.
K
Is
replacing
a
line
for
one
of
their
cables
and
what
I'm
getting
at
is
that
is
going
on
all
over
the
city?
There
are
private
utilities
doing
their
work,
or
maybe
it's
installing
a
new
fiber.
If
we're
talking
about
trying
to
update
the
public
on
what
private
utilities
are
doing
that
that
I'll
be
honest,
that
is
a
substantial
ask.
I
mean
to
say
the
least,
and
and
and
in
my
personal
opinion,
is
that's
between.
K
If
media
comments
or
or
mid
M
is
going
to
shut
down
power
on
their
customers,
because
they're
doing
something
whether
it
be
whether
it
be
tied
it's
because
of
a
city
project
or
whether
it's
on
their
own
upgrade
to
me
that's
between
them
and
their
customers.
So
I
just
want
to
look
at
that.
So,
what's
going
on
at
47,
Holcomb
is
those
private
utilities
are
doing
work
and
advance
the
project.
We
have
a
pre-construction
meeting
to
my
I
think
it's
late
this
month,
we're
with
the
construction
contractor
will
will
get
more
of
a
detailed
schedule.
K
We
anticipate
they'll
start
work
on
the
city
work
in
October
and
you
know
still
targeting
completion
of
late
next
fall
and
again
once
we
have
that
pre-construction
meeting.
We
would
then
issue
notices
to
the
residents
about
what
is
going
on
and
and
with
those
contacts
and
so
and
so.
If
we're
trying
to
do
face,
I
mean
I,
don't
think
we
want
80
80
to
100
Facebook
sites
out
there
for
every
single
project.
K
You
know,
and
so
that's
I'm
with
you
I'm
stumped,
on
a
solution
for
a
two-way
street
where
anyone
at
24
hours
a
day
can
have
a
communication.
Again,
we
have
a
specific
project.
We
sent
out
letters
to
those
who
are
directly
affected
with
the
project
managers
number
phone
number,
so
they
know
how
to
contact
them.
If
there's
an
issue.
S
Yep,
thanks
for
the
information,
Steve
and
I
appreciate
your
help,
but
the
current
system
is
not
effective.
It's
just
not
effective
and
direct
mail
with
the
timeline
company.
Everyone
knows
the
timelines
changed
problems
arise,
you
have
issues,
I
mean
and,
and
I
only
met
mat
once
maybe
twice,
but
I
sent
him
an
email
on
July
17th.
When
I
got
back
from
RAGBRAI
it
hadn't
heard
back
from
him.
It
was
on
July
28th,
it
wasn't
until
ice
I.
Let
them
know
that
I
was
going
to
come
and
talk
to
the
City
Council.
S
That
I
got
a
reply
back
and
it's
it's
broken
I
mean
we
need
to
come
together.
Oh
you
need,
and
we
do
need
something
that
that
we
can
go
back
and
forth
on
and
I'm,
not
asking
for
an
update
on
private
utilities.
I
think
what
I'm
asking
is
for
the
response
that
the
private
utilities
gave
me
I
mean
we
should
have
communications
on
these
projects
like
we're
a
private
entity.
We
need
to
over
communicate
and
it's
not
over
communicating
when
I
don't
get
a
reply
to
an
email
in
12
days.
We
can't
have
that.
B
Mr.
manager
now
would
Deb
acid
you
and
Steve
and
everybody,
let's
see
what
we
can
do
to
optimize
whatever
it
is.
We
can
do
and
I
can
understand
your
conundrums
Steve.
Regarding
all
the
projects
you
have
go
on.
How
do
we
do
that
without
moving
parts
and
some
of
you're,
not
in
control,
and
so,
let's
at
least
see
what
we
can
do
and
get
an
answer
back
to
Jenny
and
see
if
we
can't
find
a
better
way
to
keep
neighbors
up
to
date.
F
Happy
glad
to
end
I
one
thing:
I
would
like
to
point
out:
I
I
just
ran
across
the
same
situation
up
here
in
Canada
and
the
right
hand
doesn't
know
what
the
left
hand
is
doing
and
the
frustrating
thing
that
we
have
seen
up
here.
It
just
seems
like
we're
trying
to
herd
cats
it
we
need
something
that
is
improved.
I,
don't
know
what
the
in
solution
would
be.
I
but
I
agree
with
Jenny.
E
B
B
L
E
B
A
J
T
T
T
Or
parking
garage
there
and
I,
don't
they
don't
let
me
charge
it
and
it
needs
to
be
charged
like
if
I,
don't
it.
If
you
don't
run
it.
If
you,
what
am
I
trying
to
say
it's
like
it
got
it's
this
pretty
much
the
size
of
a
golf
cart.
If
you're,
not,
if
you
don't
drive
it,
then
it
needs
to
be
charged.
It's
like
it's
like
it.
What
it's
like
a
Tesla
yeah.
T
You
know
it's
not
just
for
me.
It's
for
you
know
other
people
and
wheelchairs
and
scooters
I've
even
seen
out
my
window
I've
even
seen
able-bodied
people
and
none.
You
know
and
I've
I've,
even
seen
able-bodied
people
in
and
disabled
people
up
and
down
grande.
You
know
and
I'm
just
like.
Where
do
they
park?
Where
do
they
charge
up?
T
L
G
J
T
D
J
T
Went
in
and
I
talked
to
the
owner
if
I
could
charge
up,
he
treated
me
like
a
homeless
person,
no
joke.
He
was
like
well
I'm,
only
gonna.
Let
you
charge
up
there
one
time
and
then
you
have
to
find
some
other
place
to
go.
Then
you
have
to
leave
and
I'm
like.
Are
you
kidding
me?
You
know
because
he's
like
well
they're
floor-to-ceiling
windows
and
then
you
have
to
you
know:
I,
don't
want
people
to
you
know
the
you
know.
This
is
a
place
of
business.
G
T
B
B
T
E
T
O
G
T
They
were
saying:
I
could
park
one
one
at
a
time
there
and
then
I
got
in
trouble
by
the
city,
and
they
said
no,
you
can't
and
so
I'm
just
kind
of
like,
oh
okay,
so
I
can
only
Park
the
green
scooter
there
and
you
know
I'm
not
trying
to
you,
know
finagle
I'm
not
trying
to
I'm
not
trying
to
make
anybody
lose
their
jobs.
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
trying
to
okay.
Let's.
B
T
B
U
Cuz
I
because
I
work
with
him
and
and
I
think
he's
right
what
he's
saying
I
he
he
brought
to
my
attention
earlier
this
afternoon.
I
didn't
know
anything
about
these.
These
station
is
talking
about,
but
he
has.
He
has
a
point.
He
has
an
issue,
but
I
think
we
should
go
one
step
beyond
just
not
just
not
with
built
with
apartment
complexes,
but
we
should
do
it
for
all
public
places.
It's
a
new
thing
that
it's
a
new
thing.
U
U
Well,
not
we
shouldn't
discriminate
for
one
person,
it
should
be
a
whole
group,
and
this
is
why
I
get
very
irate
about
people
in
name
and
when
they
single
out
one
person,
because
when
you
sing
got
one
person
you're
seeing
out
the
whole
group,
it
should
be
for
everybody
and
that's
the
way
it
should
be.
Thank
you.
I.
H
V
B
A
T
A
T
T
Why
and
they
told
me
they
said
well,
Adam,
that's
an
8
and
88
concern
because
of
you
falling,
and
you
know
I
actually
did
fall
going
from
my
apartment
to
the
garage
one
time
and
I
was
like
yeah
and
my
mom
even
said
that
to
that
it's
an
ad
a
concern
so
I
mean,
like
I,
said:
I'm
not
trying
to
get
anybody.
You
know
yeah
from
the
City
Council.
Did
you
have
one
more
all
right,
I
just
want
to
say:
oh.
T
It
was,
and
it
was
the
other
reason
why
I
think
we
need
to
have
charging
stations
as
well
is
because
there
was
a
day
when
I
was
working,
that
a
customer
came
up
to
me
out
of
the
blue,
and
he
asked
me
you
know,
sir.
Where
is
a
place
where
I
can
charge
my
scooter
and
I
said
to
him.
I
don't
know,
and
he
even
asked
me
can
I
borrow
your
scooter,
so
I
can
go
around
and
survey
the
area
and
I
said
to
him.
Know
you
even
wanted
me.
T
He
even
asked
or
told
me
I'll,
give
you
my
wallet
and
I
was
like
no,
because
that's
just
too
dangerous
I
mean
I've
even
a
couple
weeks
ago,
I
even
surveyed,
downtown
and
I
couldn't
even
find
it
any
charging
stations
other
than
that
Red
River
Bridge.
So
again,
I
mean
this
is
why
we
need
trading
stations.
J
This
this
is
great
hey
and
thank
you
for
for
bringing
this
to
our
attention.
I
think
this
is
something
that
that
we
can
definitely
solve
and
I'll
make
a
motion
to
refer
this
to
the
manager.
In
particular,
it
would
be
great
in
the
email
that
Adam
sent
that
he
asked
me
to
afford
to
my
colleagues,
which
I
done
earlier.
I
think
other
cities
have
taken
a
standard
electric
outlet
and
the
ones
that
they
use.
J
It
sounds
like
our
parks
department
might
already
be
one
step
ahead
of
us
on
this,
so
if
you
could
check
with
what
what
they
did
is
a
model
and
if
we
could
think
about
if
there
are
other
places,
maybe
this
is
something
to
refer
to
the
access
advisory
board
to
take
a
more
comprehensive
look
at
of
what
we
should
do,
perhaps
citywide,
but
as
a
start
would
be
to
find
a
couple
in
in
some
of
our
parking
facilities.
Well,.