[0:22] I mean.
[0:25] Yeah, yeah.
[0:26] So we getting rid of those?
[0:31] Morning, Ryan.
[0:32] The market size
[0:35] yesterday, right?
[0:37] Yeah. So.
[0:47] People will tell you that.
[0:54] Yeah.
[1:05] Just.
[1:06] Yeah.
[1:07] It was so weird that we're.
[1:14] Because it was.
[1:19] So. Boring. Oh.
[1:33] All right.
[1:38] Know.
[1:47] Very.
[1:58] Sorry at all for that.
[2:05] You. Said
[2:12] it's.
[2:13] It's more.
[2:17] You know,
[2:19] it's commiserating.
[2:20] I wish I had a better go.
[2:23] I'm so. Apparently.
[2:25] I mean, it's just.
[2:26] I think, you know.
[2:31] The morning.
[3:01] You know,
[3:03] I'll say.
[3:13] Yeah.
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[3:56] Welcome.
[3:57] Good morning.
[3:58] Will come to order. It's 9 a.m..
[3:59] Today is Thursday, September 18th, 2025.
[4:02] This is a formal meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
[4:05] Roll call please.
[4:08] Sullivan here.
[4:10] Thanks. Morris. Present.
[4:11] Green. Present.
[4:12] Remington here.
[4:13] Green. Douglas.
[4:14] With five supervisors, we have quorum.
[4:17] The chair would seek a motion to approve the agenda as presented.
[4:20] So moved.
[4:20] Second, moved by Sullivan.
[4:22] Second by six. Morris. Discussion.
[4:24] Roll call.
[4:25] Six. Morris nine. Green.
[4:27] All right.
[4:28] Remington.
[4:28] Green. Douglas.
[4:30] Sullivan. Motion carries 5 to 0.
[4:32] The agenda is approved.
[4:33] Item B is business from the public.
[4:36] Public comment.
[4:36] Is there anyone with public comment for an item not on today's agenda?
[4:44] Yes. Good morning.
[4:53] Good morning.
[4:55] I'm Daniel McFarland, the long time resident of Johnson County,
[4:58] to the address of 624
[5:01] Summit Street in Iowa City.
[5:05] Charlie Cook, welcome to his most
[5:08] vociferous opponents on college campuses
[5:12] and gave them a microphone because of this.
[5:15] So the clock is not yet and I
[5:18] and tens of millions more on this policy,
[5:22] this board,
[5:23] this county actively and insultingly constructed,
[5:27] this will is dead because an individual that is on the express
[5:33] wishes of a few inflammatory people,
[5:37] as an example, here in Johnson County, we
[5:41] we actually do need hard
[5:44] core knuckle busting partizanship
[5:47] with the stated goal of breaking the political
[5:50] and institutional power of the Republican Party.
[5:55] What is the party burning down?
[5:58] And so the actually, this is from a post dated September the 10th.
[6:03] This is the day that,
[6:06] Charlie Cook was short of 2025,
[6:09] but it's attributed to a John Green,
[6:14] modest holdings.com.
[6:17] Now, I am a longtime Republican.
[6:20] We Republicans are not powerless to be on.
[6:24] We got rid of critical race theory with intellectual construct
[6:29] skillfully establishing what actions are
[6:32] inherently and irredeemably racist and
[6:37] we got rid of
[6:38] diversity, equity and inclusion a racist movement.
[6:42] This specifically tied to discomfort and destroyed any successful leadership.
[6:48] And we are now getting rid of work from not all governments and institutions
[6:53] shall encourage personal success
[6:56] rather than rewarding those who fail.
[6:59] Encourage the growth of families rather than protecting individuals
[7:04] that recognize the true value of Western Christian societies.
[7:09] Stimulating robust intellectual discourse
[7:13] rather than policing speech.
[7:16] Increase self-reliance, not expand dependency,
[7:20] except that criminality is not equally distributed within our society,
[7:25] and recognize the value of policing and criminal justice.
[7:29] Enforce the law with respect to immigration,
[7:32] and seek excellence in education not only with the opposite.
[7:38] Johnson County does not live in a vacuum.
[7:40] This state is the problem with an overwhelming majority
[7:44] of the fathers of our schools and colleges.
[7:48] This federal, the federal president,
[7:51] House and Senate Republicans,
[7:53] we have a governor, the House and the Senate.
[7:56] Also Republicans, the Iowa Board of Regents.
[7:59] Its concern to us all, the state and federal support
[8:04] in this
[8:04] uncomfortable reality of current supervisors.
[8:08] We have to face the fact that thousands of new students
[8:12] will be members of some point USA next year,
[8:16] and they will vote
[8:18] in supervisors, will have to buy a lawsuit.
[8:22] We, on the other hand, will continue
[8:25] to have microphones for those who oppose.
[8:28] And I call on Joe Green for the trial.
[8:33] Thank you.
[8:35] Thank you.
[8:37] Any additional public comment?
[8:46] I I'm president number.
[8:48] My solemn
[8:52] and I just want to say a few things
[8:55] first.
[8:57] I find it rather embarrassing that,
[8:59] the supervisors chose not to play by themselves.
[9:04] This in private, don't have the authority to overrule the governor
[9:07] or the president of the United States of America.
[9:10] Yes. This was done.
[9:11] The vast majority of Johnson County, the residence assistant
[9:16] counties, the vast majority of them to their wives, announced that
[9:19] whether they were liberal or conservative,
[9:22] when Jack Nash that I was driving around and I noticed this.
[9:27] So this was not represent the vast majority of the Johnson County,
[9:32] and it certainly
[9:33] was an embarrassment that they promised not.
[9:38] For the colors.
[9:39] I think they need to come down.
[9:40] They need to be taken down and apology for who we should not need to
[9:45] as a place of voluntarily speaking,
[9:49] very needs.
[9:52] Would continue to apply, but
[9:56] that's a fair question
[9:59] because we need to work to gap.
[10:03] There was a great divide in our nation
[10:05] and everybody.
[10:08] Conversation.
[10:09] The conversation.
[10:13] When he was assassinated, he was on
[10:17] the call of the tour
[10:19] was that he would sit with commentators or with others.
[10:22] I saw some of your man come and they would bring their ideas.
[10:27] The opposing, and people often didn't want to be opposed to them.
[10:31] Think about this and have a conversation
[10:36] that is like,
[10:37] welcome on America and it is powerful for.
[10:43] It is respectful of the.
[10:47] He was this was opportunity for people to be
[10:51] told not to.
[10:55] The entire city was oftentimes it was a.
[11:00] It was shaken.
[11:03] That was how we should you know.
[11:05] And that is a wonderful moment for
[11:08] or should never be met with by
[11:11] and his at the time
[11:14] were to go by.
[11:15] We should never in this country
[11:17] and it should never have been met with approval by not the one.
[11:22] That's why we approved our candidate for that.
[11:27] And that should never, ever happen.
[11:33] Because we could be down in politicians.
[11:39] Thank you.
[11:41] Additional public comment this morning.
[11:57] My name is William Ketel.
[11:59] I'm a Iowa City native and resident.
[12:03] For the last 25 years.
[12:07] And, I'm a past
[12:09] chairman of the Johnson County Republican Central Committee.
[12:13] I wonder
[12:16] when, Johnson County seceded from the Union
[12:20] and seceded from Iowa
[12:23] in the matter of flags,
[12:25] the flag business was
[12:28] a matter of custom.
[12:30] The president declares, the governor declares, and the rest,
[12:35] of government,
[12:39] cooperates.
[12:41] The Apparently there is no statute
[12:45] requiring the county to cooperate.
[12:49] This is something which we will try to remedy
[12:52] in the next session of the legislature.
[12:56] I, to have read,
[12:59] the email that Don McFarland,
[13:04] recited,
[13:07] and I'm appalled,
[13:09] the idea of,
[13:12] destroying the Republican Party
[13:15] and, pouring salt into
[13:18] the ashes is an allusion to the way the Romans treated the Carthaginians,
[13:25] and in our own history harks back to the way
[13:28] the Southerners, after the Civil War treated the Republican Party.
[13:35] This is
[13:36] an attempt to introduce
[13:39] the morals of the Ku Klux
[13:41] Klan into Johnson County politics.
[13:44] We won't stand for it. Thank you, thank you.
[13:48] Additional public comment.
[13:51] Is there any additional public comment this morning?
[13:55] Any additional public comment?
[13:57] Seeing none.
[13:59] Item B2 in business from the public acknowledgment of correspondence.
[14:04] Item A email September 4th, 2025
[14:07] from Angela Stein regarding Lake Ridge Estates rent increase.
[14:11] Seek unanimous consent from the members to accept that into the record.
[14:16] Yes. Next is our consent agenda.
[14:18] The chair would seek a motion for approval of the consent agenda items including
[14:23] payment of claims against Johnson County in the amount of $2,271,790.31.
[14:28] So moved.
[14:29] Second moved by Sullivan.
[14:30] Second by six. Marriage discussion.
[14:33] Roll call.
[14:34] Grant I Remington a green Douglas Sullivan.
[14:38] All right. Thanks, Morris.
[14:40] Motion carries 5 to 0. The,
[14:44] consent agenda is approved.
[14:46] Item D this morning is proclamations.
[14:48] Our first proclamation is for welcoming week September 12th through 21, 2025.
[14:54] Whereas Johnson County has long been home to people of many backgrounds, cultures,
[14:59] languages and traditions, and our strength as a community comes
[15:03] from the diversity, kindness and contributions of all who live here.
[15:08] And whereas, during Welcoming week, our community will come together
[15:11] to find common ground with our neighbors, seek similarities
[15:15] within our different cultures and perspectives, and deepen
[15:18] our commitments to building a stronger and more resilient Johnson County.
[15:21] And whereas, fostering a spirit of inclusivity helps
[15:26] to create opportunities for greater understanding, belonging and collaboration
[15:31] among all residents and Whereas, Johnson County will continue to choose connection,
[15:37] courage and love over divisions,
[15:40] fear and hate and whereas
[15:44] this year's Welcoming Week theme is Stories we Share
[15:48] and reminds us that the experiences, traditions
[15:50] and journeys of our neighbors enrich Johnson County.
[15:54] And by listening and learning from one another,
[15:56] we are supporting each other as people, friends and neighbors.
[16:01] Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors,
[16:05] do hereby proclaim the week of September 12th through 21st, 2025
[16:10] as Welcoming Week in Johnson County, Iowa, and call upon residents
[16:15] to join together to build stronger communities across Iowa.
[16:19] Signed this 18th December 2025, in Johnson County, Iowa.
[16:22] John Green, chairperson, Johnson County Board of Supervisors
[16:26] approval second
[16:27] moved by six members, second by Green Douglas discussion
[16:31] roll call.
[16:32] Remington I.
[16:34] Green, Douglas. Sullivan I fix my rose. Hi.
[16:37] Great.
[16:38] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[16:39] The proclamation is a doc adopted?
[16:41] Is there anyone here to speak to this proclamation this morning?
[16:52] He has props.
[16:53] I do thank you.
[16:55] Chairperson of board staff,
[16:58] greater Iowa City and Better Together 2030 are proud
[17:01] to continually support our immigrant populations,
[17:04] organizations and businesses and as important recognition each year.
[17:08] My name is Evan Doyle.
[17:09] I'm here on behalf of Greater Iowa City and Better Together 2030.
[17:12] This year marks the third consecutive year of Johnson County Communities
[17:16] collective efforts, and celebrating a welcoming week
[17:19] and welcoming week is an over a week long celebration of immigrants.
[17:23] And it started last Friday and officially ends this coming Sunday.
[17:28] Officially launched
[17:28] by the organization Welcoming America in 2012,
[17:31] it's an annual campaign that celebrates the work in our communities
[17:35] to become welcoming places for all, including immigrants.
[17:38] Through Welcoming Week, organizations and communities bring together
[17:41] neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections
[17:44] and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places
[17:48] and achieving collective prosperity
[17:51] locally.
[17:51] Our cities and organizations are leaning into welcoming more than ever in the past.
[17:56] Each additional year celebration attracts more people and community groups
[17:59] that want to get involved and show their support to
[18:03] the growing local support for welcoming.
[18:04] We exemplifies powerful collaboration to embrace the shared prosperity
[18:08] for everyone.
[18:10] This year, there's over 15 events scheduled during Welcoming Week, all
[18:13] put on by local organizations throughout Johnson County
[18:16] ready to embrace Johnson County's welcoming status.
[18:19] These events are free and
[18:20] open to the public, and we encourage everyone to attend one of these events.
[18:24] There are still multiple events between now and this Sunday.
[18:28] This welcoming week, let's declare that belonging begins with us,
[18:31] that each and every one of us has the power to help others,
[18:34] regardless of background, so that everyone is seen, embraced,
[18:37] welcomed, and included in our communities.
[18:40] To learn more about welcoming We, there's a local welcome
[18:43] I c area.org website that has a list of all of the events
[18:47] that have taken place throughout Welcoming Week, and there's multiple
[18:50] Johnson County resources for new residents to the area.
[18:55] Lastly, we do have these props.
[18:57] These are Welcoming Week signs.
[18:59] They were the same sign as last year.
[19:01] This is an annual campaign, not a year by year separate thing.
[19:05] So having these up each year will really,
[19:08] embrace the welcoming status for Johnson County long term.
[19:11] Thank you board, and I'll leave it open for anyone else.
[19:21] Good day.
[19:21] Board and staff.
[19:22] No, I do appreciate the time and accepting the proclamation for Johnson County.
[19:26] This is a big deal for for Johnson County.
[19:28] I feel this is last year's signs.
[19:31] We have this held up very well. Had outside all year.
[19:33] So I want to show you that this a good where.
[19:35] And I think this is a symbol of how well
[19:38] the citizens of the county, and I am also a board
[19:42] member of the Icy Compassion who held their welcoming welcome weekend,
[19:46] a three day, event we just had,
[19:49] Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 14.
[19:52] And, we had, great attendance with that, including,
[19:56] I have to commend the mayor of Iowa City, Bruce Teague, who came, attended
[20:01] the events and also even on Sunday, at the, Welcome festival,
[20:05] sang a couple of songs and to big rejoice to the crowd.
[20:09] That was there, was there?
[20:11] I also am a counselor at the city by,
[20:14] Lone Tree and accepted the proclamation for the city of Lone Tree.
[20:17] And I think, this speaks very,
[20:21] voluminous Lee
[20:22] for the for Jackson County having, housing the city of Iowa City,
[20:26] who is a city of Unesco, City of literature.
[20:29] And I think this is a great extension and next step towards
[20:32] the greatness of what Jackson County is and could become.
[20:35] I have to say a big thank you to, Greater Iowa City,
[20:39] city of Iowa City, Johnson County, and, you said neighborhood association,
[20:44] amongst many others who had come and attended into their in person or had
[20:48] booths or help support the, persons
[20:51] that we're, endeavoring to, to connect with.
[20:55] And the point and purpose of Welcome Weekend is to accept all
[20:58] we are all immigrants and ultimately we are all human beings
[21:01] that we should accept each other, regardless of background race situation.
[21:06] And I think this year being the third year for us
[21:09] doing the, welcome festival, really exemplified,
[21:14] what we needed to do. And,
[21:17] we learned once again that we're always better together.
[21:21] So thank you all.
[21:22] Thank you.
[21:23] Well done.
[21:26] Anyone else like to speak
[21:28] to this proclamation?
[21:36] Good morning.
[21:37] It's a pleasure for me to be here.
[21:39] My name is Marsha Martin, and I was born and raised in Iowa City.
[21:42] I consider Johnson County my home.
[21:45] And if it were up to me everywhere in Johnson County shirt.
[21:47] I love the image.
[21:48] But Iowa City today,
[21:50] a couple things I want to say, and it's a pleasure to be a part of.
[21:54] The welcome weekend that, Roger just talked about,
[21:57] that we began three years ago as a symbol
[22:00] of how wonderful it is in this community that we welcome people.
[22:04] It's a celebration of all the people who are here.
[22:07] And given what is happening around our world,
[22:11] it is so important for us to step out and say, you're welcome here.
[22:14] Two things I really want to tell you.
[22:15] One is I've been involved in international programs, and one of the things that
[22:20] I was able to do was to write about Johnson County's
[22:23] welcome weekend, welcome America's work here.
[22:26] And quite frankly, it's written up in a U.N.
[22:28] report.
[22:29] And I will forward that report to the chairperson.
[22:32] Iowa City is in a UN report,
[22:34] part of the Welcome America efforts.
[22:37] We're just a little town in the middle of it.
[22:39] Some people say no word.
[22:41] So it is a pleasure to be a part of this and to continue the message
[22:44] because people will say, Iowa, Iowa.
[22:45] I once again, Iowa, this is happening in Iowa, where we welcome people.
[22:50] The second thing I want to tell you is I was born and raised in this town,
[22:53] and I think as the only African-American in this room,
[22:56] I want to say there's a lot of conversation going on
[22:59] about who's been welcome and who has not been welcome,
[23:02] and kind of the legacy of past experiences.
[23:07] I was born here
[23:09] and my father moved here from
[23:10] South, and when my family moved here,
[23:14] there was all kinds of resistance
[23:16] to my family being.
[23:19] And the mothers and fathers
[23:21] of Iowa City approached my mother and father
[23:24] and they said, if you can get
[23:26] the people in the neighborhood where you want to live
[23:30] to agree and sign that it is
[23:32] all right for you to live here,
[23:35] then it'll be all right for you.
[23:37] Now that's the story I grew up with.
[23:39] And some people say, wow, wow, and I say, but you know what?
[23:44] The neighbors signed.
[23:45] And the neighbors agreed.
[23:47] And that is Iowa City.
[23:48] That is. And beyond.
[23:50] We can talk the story, but the reality is the outcome from
[23:53] my family was absolutely what we needed.
[23:57] People said yes.
[23:59] So I just want to say to Johnson County
[24:01] and to all the cities in Johnson County, thank you for saying yes.
[24:05] Thank you for being welcoming.
[24:07] And I would just say to continue this open expression
[24:11] of who we are as Americans, but mostly as Iowans.
[24:15] And then I have to say, go Hawks.
[24:19] Thank you.
[24:23] Anyone additional
[24:24] to speak to this proclamation?
[24:27] All right, let's get a photo, folks.
[24:34] Anybody is out here to the right.
[24:38] So phone photo.
[24:44] Yeah. And
[24:47] so, for example, people say.
[24:51] Yeah.
[24:52] I mean,
[24:54] right now because.
[24:59] Everybody is in there, right?
[25:03] Yeah.
[25:04] I was you.
[25:08] Okay. 123.
[25:14] And I want you to make sure you.
[25:20] Know everybody.
[25:37] Go. You you.
[25:43] You I think so.
[25:47] So. Chair, if it's all right.
[26:00] I did have something I wanted to say. Yes.
[26:02] I want to thank everybody for coming for the proclamation.
[26:06] It is incredible important in this moment to have welcome Week.
[26:11] And, particularly for our immigrant population.
[26:15] My mom and family are from the Philippines.
[26:17] And I just wanted to say that today I'm wearing a barong Tagalog, and I wanted to.
[26:22] It's not just trying to be fancy.
[26:23] Obviously, it's cultural pride.
[26:25] But this cultural pride
[26:27] comes out of something that I think is incredibly salient right now.
[26:30] The Philippines were colonized by the Spanish for 400 years.
[26:34] And, it was not very welcoming.
[26:36] Let's just say that this, attire, barong
[26:40] Tagalog, actually was imposed upon, indigenous Filipinos,
[26:45] because of the ruling class of Spanish
[26:49] that came wanted to indicate, several things.
[26:53] One, they didn't they wanted all the shirts to be untucked.
[26:56] And I'll stand up so you can see this.
[26:58] But it is it is untucked at the bottom.
[27:03] Because they
[27:03] didn't, they wanted to mark class and status.
[27:07] They wanted, subservience to be marked by untucked shirts, transparent fabric.
[27:13] This is actually made out of pineapple because they didn't
[27:15] want Filipinos to have weapons.
[27:18] And then lastly, no pockets because they wanted to prevent
[27:23] what they saw as stealing, which was really survival.
[27:27] And what ended up
[27:29] happening was these garments were reclaimed as a point of pride
[27:34] because Filipinos said, okay, you want to do that?
[27:37] We'll do that, and we will make them fancy, because that's what Filipinos do.
[27:41] They're extra, and to this day,
[27:45] you know, the the resistance
[27:47] that happened, the revolution that happened after 400 years,
[27:50] all of a sudden you started seeing the the uprising.
[27:53] Clothing was a marker of that.
[27:55] We reclaimed these garments that we were forced to make to
[27:59] a to wear and started turning them into beautiful points of pride.
[28:03] And now it is, Filipino presidential declaration
[28:07] that this is the formal attire, for the Philippines.
[28:10] And I think it's just really salient in this moment
[28:13] that we recognize, you know, our histories and our cultures
[28:16] and the things that we can we can share, you know, food stories.
[28:20] I love talking about my Filipino heritage because it honors
[28:24] my ancestors and my grandmother who passed away.
[28:28] But it is also in
[28:30] this moment, a reminder of where we've come from.
[28:33] Right?
[28:34] And what we have faced before and what we are facing right now, quite frankly.
[28:39] And so I want to honor all of our immigrants
[28:42] and all of the people who are welcoming.
[28:44] Thank you.
[28:45] Particularly in this moment in our country,
[28:47] I think it is very appropriate that we have welcome, Rick, right now.
[28:51] And I'm so proud of our county and how welcoming we are.
[28:56] So thank you.
[28:58] Thank you.
[28:59] Any other supervisors wish to address the welcoming proclamation?
[29:04] I would like to, I think, we are stronger
[29:08] through diversity
[29:12] in the, through diversity.
[29:14] And, I know this on a very personal level.
[29:18] I have a very large family, and I
[29:21] have people in my family who
[29:25] first generation are here as immigrants,
[29:29] and most of them have left for us
[29:32] to associate degrees.
[29:35] There's a virtuous right there and cultural,
[29:38] awareness that our family has gained from that person.
[29:43] So friends
[29:45] have expanded our language skills in another language.
[29:50] They also learn French, and they're, from Germany
[29:55] and, from Vietnam.
[29:58] And the richness that has been added to our family
[30:04] through this city has been wonderful.
[30:07] And something that I feel proud of
[30:11] and just very much, enamored of.
[30:16] And so I think that we all
[30:19] should be proud of being a member of the community.
[30:23] And that's our diversity that we allow and
[30:28] and share and seek to embrace.
[30:32] Yeah.
[30:34] Thank you Lisa.
[30:36] Just keep sharing those food recipes.
[30:40] Talk a lot about food.
[30:43] I just as somebody who moved every 2 to 3 years
[30:46] from the time I was born until I was 15,
[30:50] across the country to other countries
[30:54] and back over and over again.
[30:57] I know how much of a difference it can make to have a community
[31:01] that has a very clear, welcoming environment
[31:04] as opposed to one that does not when you are new to a place.
[31:08] And I just want to thank you all for everything that you've done to help
[31:11] make sure that Johnson County is one.
[31:17] I guess
[31:17] since I've been thrown in there two sense.
[31:21] I had an interesting thing happen to me this summer where I realized,
[31:25] unbeknownst to me, that I had,
[31:28] a number of relatives who, distant relatives
[31:33] who were killed in the Troubles in Belfast.
[31:38] And, I was not even aware of that.
[31:41] And to be completely honest, my response bothered me
[31:46] because it's because I started to be bothered by that.
[31:49] And I thought
[31:51] I didn't even know that this was the case
[31:53] a few weeks ago, and now it bothers me.
[31:56] And, you know, why don't I have the same
[32:00] feeling for the folks all over planet Earth
[32:02] who are going through the same thing? I mean, obviously
[32:05] you can look at Palestine right now or any number of places.
[32:09] And,
[32:10] I think that's the challenge to all of us, right?
[32:13] Is like, it doesn't matter that those people
[32:18] who were murdered were my relatives.
[32:21] It doesn't matter at all.
[32:22] I mean, nobody deserves to be murdered.
[32:24] And, we've got to do better.
[32:26] We've got to have more compassion for the other human beings, regardless of their
[32:31] whatever background that is.
[32:33] And, I fear that we're moving in the wrong direction.
[32:37] I hope we can turn it around and, get back to a place
[32:41] where really, we're talking about welcoming.
[32:43] And so I think the timing of this couldn't come at a better time.
[32:47] And I really appreciate all you folks for coming out and reminding us.
[32:51] Thank you.
[32:52] Supervisors.
[32:54] Our second proclamation this morning is a proclamation
[32:57] for Constitution Week, September 17th through 23rd, 2025.
[33:03] Whereas September 17th, 2025
[33:06] marks the 238th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution
[33:10] of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention.
[33:15] And Whereas the Constitution stands
[33:18] as the cornerstone of our nation's legal and political framework,
[33:22] securing the blessings of liberty, establishing justice
[33:27] and ensuring the principles of representative government.
[33:30] And whereas the Constitution affirms the principles of representative government,
[33:35] separation of powers and individual rights that continue to guide our democracy,
[33:41] and whereas, by strengthening our understanding of the Constitution,
[33:45] we reaffirm our commitment to the rights and freedoms it guarantees
[33:49] and the responsibilities it entrusts to each generation.
[33:54] And whereas, in celebration of the Constitution
[33:57] was started by daughters of the American Revolution in 1955
[34:01] to our petition Congress to set aside September 17th through 23rd annually
[34:06] to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week.
[34:10] Now, therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Jones
[34:13] County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17th
[34:17] through 23rd, 2025 as Constitution Week in Johnson County, Iowa,
[34:23] and urges residents to join in celebrating the ideals of freedom
[34:27] and democracy guaranteed to us through this foundational document,
[34:33] sign this 18th day of September 2025, in Johnson County, Iowa.
[34:38] John Green, chairperson, Johns County Board of Supervisors, move
[34:41] approval second moved by Greene Douglass, second by Sullivan.
[34:44] Discussion
[34:46] roll call.
[34:47] Greene, Douglas.
[34:49] Sullivan. All right. Thanks, Marisa.
[34:51] All right.
[34:51] Great. Remington.
[34:53] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[34:54] The proclamation is adopted.
[34:57] Is there anyone who would like to speak to the proclamation?
[35:03] Of course.
[35:07] Theresa Hart and Bumgardner.
[35:09] Rose Solon and also chair of the Johnson County Republican.
[35:12] Sorry, I forgot to.
[35:12] That was, I just want to thank you for doing that.
[35:15] I think that, a wonderful thing.
[35:17] I think that the Constitution is one of the things that unites us,
[35:20] whether we're conservative or liberal.
[35:22] And I think it's wonderful that we as Americans
[35:24] should come together and celebrate that.
[35:26] I also think that that is the reason that,
[35:28] you know, people immigrate here is because of our wonderful Constitution.
[35:31] So thank you very much. Thank you.
[35:36] Anyone else like to speak
[35:37] to this proclamation?
[35:42] Are we drawing straws?
[35:44] Okay. Let's going.
[35:45] Oh, yeah.
[35:45] Yeah.
[35:53] The painter, Johnson County recorder.
[35:56] I did not time this.
[35:58] It may be more than three minutes.
[35:59] I don't know if that applies.
[36:01] I'm willing to sit right back down if I can't say
[36:04] what I came to say.
[36:08] If anyone, any one person in this room
[36:10] objects, I'd be happy to sit down.
[36:14] For me, you know me.
[36:15] Right and right up to the end.
[36:19] Well, isn't this the height of irony?
[36:22] Constitution day during Constitution Week?
[36:25] And wait for it.
[36:27] American Founders Month.
[36:29] I thought about bringing in a tiny scroll and a tiny coffin
[36:34] and having a burial ceremony
[36:35] for our Constitution right here at the start of this meeting.
[36:39] But then I got a hold of myself and realized that would be too on the nose
[36:43] for Johnson County.
[36:46] As we are presented with this proclamation,
[36:48] we've seen a weekend of unrestrained fury over the fact
[36:52] that our board chair chose not to follow the governor's proclamation
[36:57] to lower our flag after 911,
[37:00] in memory of Charlie Kirk,
[37:03] a thought leader who was assassinated
[37:06] on the university campus while engaging in Q&A
[37:10] and debate with a crowd of students.
[37:13] Threats have been made of fines against the county.
[37:16] Calls have come for the removal of the board, chair and so on.
[37:20] Yesterday, the Board of Regents here in the state of Iowa chose to call
[37:24] for the initiation of what amounts to an electronic search and seizure
[37:29] of regents university employees social media accounts.
[37:32] Removal from these jobs at these institutions is blatantly on the table.
[37:38] If they in any way said anything insensitive in the wake of Mr.
[37:42] Kirk's murder.
[37:44] Also yesterday, in the
[37:45] entertainment realm, no less, Jimmy Kimmel,
[37:48] a much loved late night host, was sidelined indefinitely.
[37:53] Later in the day, it came out that Sinclair Media,
[37:56] the Pravda of the US right now, will run a tribute to Mr.
[38:00] Kirk during Mr.
[38:02] Kimmel's customary timeslot this Friday on ABC stations.
[38:07] So for now, our constitution and its guarantees of freedom of speech
[38:12] is in danger of becoming little more than a lapel pin
[38:16] for our current state and federal administrations as well as Congress.
[38:22] Now, you know, I've stood up countless times in front of people
[38:25] to say that life in America is the hardest bargain there is.
[38:30] You have to put everyone else's
[38:32] opinions, bumper stickers, put up with everyone else's opinions,
[38:37] bumper stickers, t shirts, and of course, hats.
[38:41] But when the chips are down, you forget about what
[38:43] they have in their yard or on their bumpers or chests,
[38:47] and you reach out to ask if they need anything.
[38:50] After a family member passes, you offer to help them
[38:53] clear their walks when you know they're sick.
[38:57] In short, you don't declare them thought criminals and try to get them or fired.
[39:02] Or as in some countries, have them slaughtered
[39:06] by roving bands of opposing our military forces.
[39:11] We've provided one another
[39:13] with some semblance of safety, respect and security.
[39:17] We do that in return for our own safety, respect and security.
[39:22] Under the egis of our founding documents.
[39:25] Never perfect by any means.
[39:27] Ours has always been a country that tried to live up to those strict
[39:31] ideals of civic respect, even during the hardest of disagreements.
[39:36] It was a hard bargain, but I've never found a better one,
[39:40] and I've cherished it and tried to live up to it
[39:43] all that seems to be fraying now more rapidly
[39:46] than any of us would have imagined possible two weeks ago.
[39:51] Whatever we do in this moment, whether we rise to meet it
[39:55] or stoop to do the worst we can in our anger, only this matters.
[40:00] The Constitution is all we have.
[40:04] The Constitution is all Charlie had.
[40:07] His faith was massive and bedrock
[40:10] for him, but the Constitution was his rock.
[40:13] As a citizen, I believe he knew that.
[40:16] I believe he lived by that.
[40:18] And I pray that whether we
[40:21] memorialize him or raise objections to his legacy,
[40:25] we all remember the Constitution is our shield and sword.
[40:30] Thank you, thank you.
[40:32] I guess I was more nervous than I thought.
[40:41] I don't know
[40:42] anybody want to try and follow that?
[40:47] Supervisors.
[40:49] Yeah, I did, I did I mean, I, I wrote this down, I hope,
[40:53] I hope I got it right because I was kind of writing contemporaneous.
[40:57] But, you know, earlier today, Mr.
[40:59] McFarland, stood up and said, you know, we will continue
[41:02] to give a microphone to those with whom we disagree.
[41:05] And I think this morning, hopefully you have seen
[41:09] that that's exactly what we're doing here.
[41:12] Because it's safe to say, after you spoke, that I think at least
[41:16] you and I disagree on a lot of things, but, I'm glad you're here.
[41:20] I'm glad you spoke.
[41:22] I'm glad that anybody in this room has the opportunity to come up here
[41:25] and give their three minutes.
[41:27] Many times, I'm really relieved when the three minutes passes.
[41:31] In the case of, our reporter, I'd love to hear her go longer, but,
[41:37] we try to.
[41:38] We try to live this.
[41:39] We try to live this the best we can.
[41:42] And, you know that that Constitution, it's been amended a few times.
[41:47] It's a, not a perfect document.
[41:51] That's pretty goddamn good. First try.
[41:53] And, it's kept us together for almost 250 years.
[41:58] And, I pray that'll keep us together
[42:00] longer.
[42:04] And your supervisors.
[42:09] Well, we would be happy to invite anyone
[42:13] in the audience to join us for a photo.
[42:25] But we have such.
[42:28] People sitting in.
[42:33] With you.
[42:40] But there are.
[42:43] We have
[42:44] some.
[42:45] I don't know.
[42:48] If anybody else can come up here.
[42:50] Yeah.
[42:53] I thought you were.
[43:10] So thanks for
[43:12] that.
[43:12] I know that, yeah, yeah.
[43:15] Those.
[43:21] Thank you.
[43:22] Was overplaying or,
[43:28] Someone that we just got to.
[43:30] Yeah, I know I spent my last year.
[43:37] Thank you,
[43:37] everyone, for your attendance participation this morning
[43:40] and for your comments.
[43:44] Moving on to item e, office Department business
[43:47] item E1 this morning, third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance
[43:51] associated with zoning application PCC
[43:54] 2528740 of Larry Barnes move.
[43:59] Second move by Greene Douglas.
[44:00] Second by Remington.
[44:02] Discussion roll call. Sullivan.
[44:05] All right.
[44:05] Thanks, Marisa.
[44:06] All right.
[44:06] Green. Remington. Green. Douglas.
[44:10] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[44:11] The ordinance is adopted.
[44:13] Item E to third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance associated
[44:17] with zoning application PCC dash 252874.
[44:22] One of John and Carol Schneider move approval so moved by green Douglas.
[44:27] Second by six summarize discussion roll call six more.
[44:32] Rise.
[44:32] Hi, green.
[44:33] Hi Remington I green. Douglas Sullivan.
[44:37] All right.
[44:37] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[44:39] The ordinance is adopted.
[44:41] Item e3 third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance associated
[44:45] with zoning application PCC Dash 2528746
[44:50] of Matt Slava move approval second moved by Remington, second by six.
[44:54] Marisa discussion.
[44:56] Mark.
[44:56] Just yeah.
[44:57] It's Mark.
[44:58] I thought you said man. Thank you.
[45:01] May the minutes reflect.
[45:05] Discussion.
[45:07] Roll call.
[45:08] Grant. Guy.
[45:09] Remington. Green. Douglas. Sullivan.
[45:11] All right, that's Marisa.
[45:13] All right.
[45:13] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[45:15] The ordinance is adopted.
[45:16] Item four, consider resolution setting a public hearing
[45:19] on platting application for October 9th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
[45:24] in the third floor board room 301 of the Health and Human Services Building
[45:28] and authorize the auditor to publish the notice of approval
[45:32] moved by Remington, second by green, Douglas.
[45:33] Discussion.
[45:35] Roll call. Remington I.
[45:37] Green, Douglas.
[45:38] Sullivan. All right. Thanks, Marisa.
[45:40] All right. Great.
[45:41] All right.
[45:42] Motion carries 5 to 0. The resolution is adopted.
[45:44] Item five.
[45:45] Consider appointments to the Juvenile Justice
[45:47] and Youth Development Policy Board. Good morning.
[45:50] Good morning.
[45:50] Push average communications assistant
[45:54] board consensus is to reappoint Zachary Slocum
[45:58] and Susan Valetta and appoint Michelle Bacon Curry to three year
[46:02] terms beginning October 1st, 2025 and expiring September 30th, 2028.
[46:08] This leaves two vacancies and we will re advertise.
[46:13] Chair with seek a motion.
[46:15] So moved.
[46:16] Second moved by Remington second by six.
[46:18] Morris. Discussion.
[46:20] Roll call. Green. Douglas.
[46:22] Sullivan. All right. Right.
[46:24] All right. Green.
[46:25] Hi, Remington.
[46:26] A motion carries 5 to 0.
[46:28] The appointments are confirmed. Item six.
[46:30] Consider awarding Iowa Bridge and Culvert, LLC a contract
[46:34] for Bear Town Road South West Bridge replacement, known as project FM.
[46:38] Dash Q, dash 237--7-5 to move approval.
[46:43] Second moved by six Morales.
[46:45] Second by green. Douglas. Discussion.
[46:47] Roll call.
[46:48] Sullivan.
[46:49] All right, that's my rise. All right. Green.
[46:52] Hi, Remington. Hi, green. Douglas.
[46:55] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[46:56] The contract is approved. Item seven. Consider awarding.
[46:58] Peterson Contractors Incorporated a contract for the Greencastle Avenue
[47:02] South West Bridge replacement, known as project L, dash cam.
[47:05] Dash 18, dash one, dash dash 735 to move approval.
[47:10] Second moved by six rise second by Remington.
[47:13] Discussion
[47:14] roll call six more rise.
[47:16] Green. Hi.
[47:17] Remington and green. Douglas Sullivan.
[47:20] All right.
[47:21] Motion carries 5 to 0.
[47:22] The contract is awarded.
[47:24] Item E consider resolution condemning the Trump administration's
[47:27] executive orders and affirming commitment to resilience.
[47:31] Unity and justice.
[47:33] Move approval second moved by six Monroe second by Remington.
[47:37] Discussion.
[47:39] Thank you to everyone who made this happen.
[47:42] Roll call green I Remington I green Douglas Sullivan.
[47:47] All right. That's my right.
[47:48] All right.
[47:48] Motion carries 5 to 0. The resolution is adopted.
[47:51] We have no business under item F this morning.
[47:54] Item G supervisor reports supervisor Green Douglas.
[47:58] Well,
[48:00] thank you so,
[48:02] last week, we had a meeting of the JCC.
[48:06] I also had a special out of sequence meeting
[48:10] of, conservation Board liaison.
[48:14] Just because of conference, that it's important
[48:18] they're trying to get things done before the board.
[48:23] So, it was
[48:25] just addressing these claims that support groups.
[48:29] Thank you.
[48:30] System of Care met that
[48:33] that group has been,
[48:36] has agreed to get some subcommittees working on
[48:41] some of the things that we would like to see as our initiatives.
[48:46] DCO had a meeting this month, which I attended.
[48:50] The city assessor, Brad Comber, was reappointed.
[48:54] And then I would like to address that.
[48:57] I learned that, my address, the address
[49:02] of all elected officials in
[49:05] the county were removed from the website.
[49:11] I was not asked,
[49:13] about this being removed before it was removed.
[49:16] It was just done.
[49:19] Well, there's,
[49:22] certain amount of,
[49:27] risk having your address there to tell you.
[49:31] It's kind of hard to find.
[49:32] You have to seek it out.
[49:34] There's that.
[49:36] But the other thing is for elected officials, and we're elected,
[49:42] assuming that we live in the county that we say we live in.
[49:47] We we've seen abuses of this.
[49:49] We're hearing of a potential upcoming abuse of this for an election
[49:54] coming up of my own property there.
[49:57] I don't reside there.
[49:59] I'm just saying that I think that especially
[50:02] given that we all are going to be put into districts,
[50:06] it is the right of the public to be able to seek
[50:09] that information, and, and find it readily,
[50:16] to, to know what districts we live in when those are, out there.
[50:21] They're not yet and they won't be for several months.
[50:25] But I personally would like my address put back on there.
[50:29] It is the right of refusal to have that there.
[50:32] So that concludes my comments.
[50:35] Thank you. Lisa.
[50:36] Supervisor Remington. Yes.
[50:39] I attended a couple of meetings, with
[50:45] city councilors, with Jeff Fruin and Genevieve,
[50:49] as we continue to work through the mediation application.
[50:54] I did my work day training that was really well done,
[50:59] really smoothly, thanks to the auditor's office and everyone else
[51:02] who has been involved in getting those training set up and being done.
[51:06] I attended the Welcome Week event at Mercer Park this last weekend.
[51:13] Continues to be a great event every year.
[51:17] Also, Food Policy Council
[51:19] met Brad and I had our liaison meeting
[51:23] with our social service director at Jacoby.
[51:27] We have the DGO meeting.
[51:30] City of literature met with new board members.
[51:33] The university the other day and,
[51:38] working on trying to see if some of the university programing
[51:43] that were university related programing that's been lost.
[51:47] That's within the the realm of literature.
[51:50] Can potentially be re brought back at some point through community partnerships.
[51:55] And then also had the Board of Health meeting last night.
[51:59] And just want to also shout out our public health team
[52:02] for how amazingly
[52:05] well we had site visit went for that accreditation and that
[52:10] that is really great job with that and that can of thank you Mandy.
[52:15] Supervisor six for raising.
[52:17] Yeah.
[52:18] The attended several of the meetings that have been mentioned.
[52:21] The ATO Iowa City assessors, ended up teaching a class,
[52:25] a seminar on networking for the School of Planning and Public Affairs.
[52:28] My order, which is always a joy to be with students.
[52:32] And, the networking class is always interesting
[52:36] because, you know, you're just basically teaching them
[52:38] how to have an elevator pitch, and they're very nervous.
[52:41] But, always, always wonderful to continue, that collaboration with the
[52:45] with the University, historic Port Farm had a meeting there.
[52:50] Just trying to get a handle on,
[52:52] you know, how we're kind of interacting with the city for some of the things that,
[52:56] you know, we're proposing some of the things that we've done, events
[52:59] and things like that.
[53:00] So we'll, I think continue down that pathway, working with staff with the city.
[53:05] But then also potentially doing some sort of joint meeting.
[53:08] And we'll be bringing that information.
[53:11] I say we John and I attended that meeting.
[53:13] It was requested by scheduled.
[53:16] And I think in that meeting we also had Josh Bouchard
[53:19] and, the building inspector, Neil.
[53:22] So it was good actually to to have some concrete conversations about,
[53:26] you know, what is it that the city will look
[53:27] for in terms of requirements for events and things like that?
[53:30] So we'll have more to bring back?
[53:32] They're going to meet with the city staff and then we'll bring that back
[53:36] to the full board.
[53:38] Also met with, some concerned
[53:40] citizens, including our former mayor, Jim Throgmorton, who are really trying
[53:46] to look at ways in which, just engaged citizenry can,
[53:51] in our current state of the world, address what's going on locally?
[53:57] Address what's going on in the world locally?
[54:00] And it was very it's just a very interesting conversation
[54:04] to have, elders from generations.
[54:08] I felt like I was talking across generations asking, you know, what?
[54:11] What worked in Selma, what worked in Vietnam or resistance,
[54:14] you know, all of these things.
[54:15] And how can we apply that to this moment?
[54:18] So it was really I just really appreciated kind of being a fly on the wall,
[54:21] quite honestly.
[54:22] And we do have to look to history to see how
[54:26] we are responding to authoritarianism.
[54:29] And I'll be attending a responder program webinar this afternoon.
[54:35] I also wanted to give a shout out to the wings of Hope, Iowa
[54:38] Welcome Network of Johnson County Gala that's happening this Saturday.
[54:41] Check that out if you want to have, you know, a good time.
[54:44] And, I, I wanted to just note something,
[54:49] based on what I was just talking about authoritarianism and address.
[54:54] I know we had some folks from the Republican Party here locally,
[54:57] and, I just wanted to say, you know,
[55:00] my response to the lowering or not lowering of a flag, which
[55:06] I'm not going to go into
[55:07] all of that and how, you know, politics continue to politic.
[55:10] And it is interesting.
[55:13] But I do want to note that there's a book, called On Tyranny
[55:17] by Timothy Snyder, and I just want to recommend that folks read it.
[55:21] It's talking about America's turn towards authoritarianism.
[55:24] One story that struck struck me, which really, informed
[55:30] kind of my response to Chair Greene defying the governor's orders
[55:34] to lower the flag was, you know, during
[55:37] the Nazi regime, there were shopkeepers.
[55:42] There was a requirement that you put swastikas in your in your storefronts.
[55:46] So that would indicate whether or not you were with Nazis or if you were Jewish.
[55:51] And there were other things that went on.
[55:52] But so what you saw was whether or not shopkeepers were aligned
[55:56] with the Nazi regime, they put swastikas on their storefronts
[56:00] because the alternative was obviously, you know, death or whatever.
[56:04] It was very terrifying.
[56:06] And in this moment, while we may not be,
[56:09] in that level of authoritarianism,
[56:13] the effect of having swastikas in every storefront, is the is
[56:18] the condoning of that Nazi regime, whether or not you believed in it.
[56:23] And I think that as we unfortunately, I agree with rod,
[56:28] I think that we're headed in the wrong direction.
[56:30] And I hope that we can turn it around.
[56:32] And I'm very proud of the fact that,
[56:33] you know, we are sticking to what is legal and what is not legal.
[56:37] But we when you look around and see all of these flags that are half mast,
[56:43] it gives the impression that,
[56:47] you know, what is happening in our country is okay and it's not okay.
[56:50] You can not agree with the way that somebody
[56:54] was murdered or assassinated. And
[56:58] I mean, you can you can
[56:59] say I, I, I definitely am not, in, in favor
[57:04] or condoning assassination of anybody.
[57:06] And at the same time, I cannot ignore how that person lives their life.
[57:10] It doesn't absolve you of that.
[57:13] So I just wanted to say that that was one of the things that really struck me
[57:18] was, yeah, you did look around and you did see flags at half mast.
[57:23] And I was very proud of the fact that ours wasn't, because we need to signify that
[57:28] this is authoritarianism is what is happening.
[57:31] You cannot have a private citizen.
[57:35] You know, I don't know.
[57:37] So I'm going to stop there.
[57:38] I don't want to get too far down that road, but also just to address
[57:42] the taking down of our, our addresses.
[57:45] And I appreciate what Chair Greene had said. Dr.
[57:48] Greene, Douglas had said, about her opinion on that.
[57:51] I, I was one of the ones that requested having mine taken down, because I also had
[57:55] to put a security system in my house over the weekend.
[57:59] And I'm really mindful of the fact that we've had
[58:01] we're in a different world right now.
[58:03] We've had legislators murdered in Minnesota,
[58:06] for their stance on abortion.
[58:09] And we just looked at what was happening with somebody who's
[58:13] who stood up for his own beliefs and was and was assassinated.
[58:18] This is just a different world that we're in right now.
[58:21] And it happened quick. I mean,
[58:24] Ken's not wrong.
[58:25] Two weeks ago, I would not have thought that this was what was going to happen.
[58:28] But we have to meet.
[58:29] I want to meet the moment.
[58:31] And, so I'm proud of what we did.
[58:33] I do request that.
[58:34] Yes, you can find my address.
[58:37] It's required by law.
[58:39] But it's not required by law.
[58:40] I don't think that we have it on our website.
[58:42] So that was my, request that that be taken down for, for safety reasons,
[58:47] but I, I do agree that potentially we need to discuss that at further length.
[58:52] Anyway, that concludes my report.
[58:53] Thank you. Supervisor Sullivan.
[58:56] Yeah. Thank you.
[58:57] I will, try not to repeat anything that's been said, but I do want to note,
[59:02] the city conference board that was mentioned, isn't just,
[59:07] a regular meeting.
[59:09] This was to reappoint our, our city assessor, Brad Comber.
[59:15] To another term.
[59:17] And I do think it's important to note, because these folks, just do their job
[59:21] very under the radar, for the most part in, in, in this city in this case.
[59:28] And,
[59:30] for, I would say at least 35 years,
[59:34] the Iowa City assessor's office is year after year after year,
[59:38] ranked in the top three of every possible statistical measure
[59:42] that they have for, doing a good job as an assessor.
[59:47] Brad was a deputy for part of that time.
[59:49] He he, it has been, the actual,
[59:53] chief assessor now for,
[59:56] I don't know, six, seven, eight years, something like that.
[59:59] And, I may be underestimating. Sorry, Brad.
[1:00:02] And, he's done a great job, and his office does a great job,
[1:00:05] and we don't, very often get a chance to, sing their praises.
[1:00:10] And so I just wanted to do that here today.
[1:00:12] They really do a wonderful job here. Here.
[1:00:14] A couple other quick things.
[1:00:16] I had another opportunity to speak about the guide link center
[1:00:20] and some of the services
[1:00:22] that are provided there and the challenges that we face with,
[1:00:27] getting some of those services
[1:00:29] paid for, with a few more legislators.
[1:00:33] And so,
[1:00:34] I think there's a little bit of momentum and, I'm feeling good
[1:00:38] about where that is headed.
[1:00:39] Obviously for the public's sake, it's important to know
[1:00:43] that, guide link is open 24 over seven 365.
[1:00:46] We want you to go there.
[1:00:48] But it is costing the county a lot of money,
[1:00:51] and we need to figure out a way to, get some help with that.
[1:00:55] And, the only other thing I wanted to mention real quickly was,
[1:00:59] I was out at the Paw Farm on Saturday, or,
[1:01:02] I'm sorry, Sunday as part of the Iowa barn tour.
[1:01:05] This is a statewide, biggest one in the country function
[1:01:09] where people do self-guided tours, around Iowa of various barns.
[1:01:14] And so we had, everything open up at the poor farm.
[1:01:17] And it was really fun, walking some people around and helping them,
[1:01:22] see what we've done out there. And,
[1:01:24] so thanks to the, Historical Society for the work on that, that's my report.
[1:01:28] Thank you. Ron.
[1:01:30] Given recent events, I don't
[1:01:33] believe that any report from the chair is warranted.
[1:01:37] I'd, that's the end of our regular agenda item h this morning.
[1:01:41] Closed session for collective bargaining.
[1:01:44] Item H, one possible closed session pursuant Iowa Code section 20.
[1:01:48] That's 17 and three, which outlines the collective bargaining negotiation
[1:01:53] procedure and states that strategy meetings of public employers
[1:01:56] shall be exempt
[1:01:57] from the provisions of Iowa Code, chapter 21 official meetings open to the public.
[1:02:01] Open meetings law chair would seek a motion to go into closed
[1:02:04] session, so moved second moved by Remington.
[1:02:07] Second by six more raised discussion roll call.
[1:02:11] Remington. AI. Green, Douglas. Sullivan.
[1:02:14] All right. Thanks, Marisa.
[1:02:15] All right.
[1:02:15] Great. Motion carries 5 to 0.
[1:02:18] We are in closed session, and we will stand at ease for five minutes.