Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Good morning. We'll come to order. It's 9 a.m. Today is Thursday, October 15, 2026. This is a formal meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Roll call, please.

Present. With four supervisors present participating, including Supervisor Fix-My-Eyes on Zoom, we have quorum. Next, the chair would seek unanimous consent to approve the agenda as presented, seeing no objection. It's so ordered. Item C is business from the public. Is there anyone with public comment this morning? Welcome.

Thank you, Julie. Marlee, would the minutes be amended to reflect that Supervisor Remington join via Zoom at 9-0-1, please?

Is there any additional public comment? Any additional public comment? Any additional public comment? Seeing none, we'll move on to Item C-2. We have a couple letters to acknowledge correspondence from the public. Those letters are in the packet, and if there's no comment on them, they are hereby acknowledged. That brings us to the consent agenda. The Chair would seek a motion. to approve the consent agenda, including payment of claims totaling $10,005,707.10. Just a couple highlights from that. That includes two payments of approximately $2.8 million and $2.7 million to the Joint Emergency Co

It's been moved by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglas. Discussion? Roll call, please.

Motion carries 5-0. The consent agenda items are approved. Item E is proclamations. We have one proclamation this morning. Election Hero Day, October 20, 2026. Whereas free, fair, and accessible elections are the foundation of our democracy, ensuring that every eligible voter can participate in the democratic process and have their voice heard. And whereas election officials, poll workers, and election staff play an essential role in administering elections with accuracy, transparency, and integrity while maintaining public trust in the electoral process. And whereas, these individuals work ti

It's been moved by Sullivan, seconded by Green, Douglas. Discussion? Roll call, please.

Motion carries 5-0. The proclamation is adopted. Is there anyone from the public who'd like to address this proclamation? Welcome.

Thank you. Is there anyone else from the public who would like to address this proclamation?

Thank you, Julie. Anyone additional from the public? Supervisors, comments?

Well, Julie, thanks for all the work you guys have been putting in forever, it feels like. And it does to you all more than it does from my observation. But it's kind of like choreography. and it just is so well played. And as you mentioned, there's so many pieces to it. I voted early yesterday and I got four different comments from people about, you know, like how easy it was, what a great turnout there was, what, I mean how professional the staff was, how friendly they were, how, you know, just like there was not a negative comment. Um, None were warranted. So, yeah, a lot of people doing it

I've had a number of things crossing my mind with the first day of voting. First of all, I just I wanted to. Just share my thoughts of my old friend Gary Smith worked in elections for a long time, and we used to, the night before every election season, talk about whether or not he was going to go to prison this time around just for doing the good civic work. But, you know, it was a joke, but that happened in Georgia. You know, I mean, they didn't go to prison, but they were charged. With what? I don't recall what they were charged with, but there were precinct election officials who were charg

echo my colleagues' comments and specifically, Rod, to your point about legal jeopardy, I'd be remiss not to acknowledge that the Iowa Attorney General just lost a jury trial against Joey Norris out in western Iowa for election misconduct. I will not pass judgment on the merits of that case, but for anyone who's interested, I would strongly suggest that you educate yourself about that case. Yeah, elections are a lot of work and they require the partnership of both our employees and poll workers, but also of all of the civic organizations that help register voters, help inform voters. I know th

That brings us to item F, the immediate business item F1 this morning. It is to consider a resolution extending the existing temporary moratorium on the approval of any application for rezone and subdivision or site plan approval. or the issuance of any building permits related to the siting or construction of a data center in unincorporated Johnson County. Good morning, Nate.

Aye. Motion carries 5-0. The resolution is adopted. Item F-2 is to consider resolution setting a public hearing on the petition to vacate the preliminary and final plat of King's Estate for November 19, 2026 at 9 a.m. in the third floor boardroom 301 of the Health and Human Services Building and to authorize the auditor to publish the notice.

I was just going to say, move approval. Second.

It's been moved by Remington, second by Green-Douglas. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries 5-0. The resolution is adopted. Thank you, Nate. Item F3 is third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance associated with zoning application RAZ 26-7 of Luke Mayhew. Move approval. It's been moved by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglas. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries 5-0. The proposed ordinance is received third and final consideration favorably. Item F4 is to consider contract with Abbey Center in the amount of $49,268.44 for the Zero Overdose Community Initiative. Move approval. Second. Second. Moved by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglas. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries 5-0. The contract is adopted. Item F5, consider resolution naming financial depositories. Second. Moved by Green-Douglas, second by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries 5-0. The resolution is adopted. Item F6 is to consider Memorandum of Understanding with the United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties in the amount of $30,000 for the Wage Enhancement Program Fiscal Management. Second. Moved by Green-Douglas, second by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries 5-0. The MOU is approved. Item F7 is to consider Amendment 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Shive Hattera, Inc. in the amount of $18,500 for the Sheriff's Office Space Needs Assessment and Study. Moved by Green-Douglas, second by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries 3-2. The amendment is approved with supervisors Fix my rise and Remington voting nay. Item F8. I'm going to ask supervisors if anybody wants to discuss any of these items separately. Okay. Seeing none, item F8 is to consider fiscal year 2027 service agreements totaling $385,830.00. including Alpha Antelope Lending Library in the amount of $34,015, Bravo Emma Goldman in the amount of $11,500, Charlie Field to Family in the amount of $90,000. Delta Iowa City Bike Library in the amount of $27,500. Echo Iowa City Senior Center in the amount of $62,430. Foxtrot Iowa City UNESCO City

Aye. Green? Aye. Motion carries 5-0. Those agreements are approved. Item G, supervisor reports. Supervisor Fix-Marise?

I have a report. The Language Access Planning Committee, as you know, met and brought forth the items that we heard about yesterday. And you know, there, as you, as you saw, there are several pieces to it. I think ultimately something that we all need to recognize is that this is the first time for us. And so some of there may be tweaking that is needed along the way, and we'll be relying a lot on the front end users on that to see where those might be. But I'm pleased with where we're at. And thanks for your attention yesterday on that. And the planning committee for Sheriff's Office and Jail

Yes. Last week, some members of the League of Women Voters and myself and the self-advocacy coordinator at the Center for Disabilities and Development led a conversation on voting at Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program. That was a really

I also have been looking through Gallatin County's water quality and quantity plans. I attended the Indigenous People's Day observations at Terry Trueblood last weekend. Always a great event. Not nearly as cold and windy as it was the last couple of years, which was nice. And then on Monday, Supervisor Fix-My-Rise and I met with a director of policy from San Antonio and local progress program manager learning about San Antonio's housing investments, including their work with a group called Resident Owned Communities USA, which was able to help them make their manufactured home community become

Thank you. Chair's report this morning briefly is to echo a point that Supervisor Sullivan made last week. Harvest continues, but to just add on to that, it looks like we're going to have our first cold temperatures of the season at the weekend. So I just encourage everyone to ensure that you check your furnace filters, make sure that your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are are in good working shape and be ready for the arrival of autumn. And that's the chair's report this morning. Supervisor Sullivan.

Thank you. Well, we talked a lot about voting. I was going to talk a little about that, but a couple of ancillary things that I'd like to mention in addition to complimenting everybody on the great job they've done thus far. I want to remind county employees, especially elected officials, to lead by example and park where you're supposed to park during this time. Parking spaces are incredibly limited and really disheartening for the county employees to park where they're supposed to park and then see the elected officials getting out of their vehicle in a place where the public needs to be. Pl

Thank you. We've reached the conclusion of our agenda. Is there anything else for the good of the order this morning? Seeing none, the next meeting of the Johns County Board of Supervisors is Monday, October 19th at 4.30 p.m. when we will be sitting as the joint entities hosted by the Iowa City Community School District. And until such time, we shall stand adjourned.