North Liberty Mayor Hippee called the meeting to order.

Coralville City Council members present were: Herwig, Jacoby, Schnake, and Weihe.

Iowa City City Council members present were: Champion, Kubby, Lehman, Norton, O'Donnell, Thornberry, and Vanderhoef.

Iowa City School Board members present: Mims, and Wallace.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors members present were: Duffy, Jordahl, Lehman, and Stutsman.

North Liberty City Council members present were: Bandy, Boeke, Ferdig, Hippee, and Soukup.

Also present were staff, media, and interested citizens.

Members of the governmental bodies discussed the purpose of holding joint meetings. They want the organization to be more than a social gathering and do not want to duplicate the function of other joint bodies such as JCCOG. The following points were discussed: 1) All elected officials are invited to attend this joint meeting, whereas, only selected representatives attend the JCCOG Board meetings, 2) Joint meetings are informational only; no decisions are made, 3) Currently this is the only forum for joint discussions that includes all the members of each governmental body, 4) Discussions promote understanding and facilitate future agreements and assistance between organizations.

Jordahl reported that the committee studying mapping and data services requirements for Johnson County has recommended conducting a county-wide needs assessment that will include all the governmental bodies within the county.

Atkins agreed that it makes sense to coordinate efforts and eliminate duplication of work. Iowa City will need GIS mapping to comply with EPA stormwater permitting requirements. They estimate the cost at approximately $500,000.

Hayworth stated that Coralville is starting on the second generation of their GIS mapping. They plan to require developers to submit future plats in a CAD format.

The School Board uses the University of Iowa Geography Department for their maps. North Liberty's mapping is done on Shive-Hattery's CAD system.

Coordination at the JCCOG level was discussed. A grant applicant for funding the project would benefit from a joint effort.

Agreements between Johnson County and the cities of Coralville and North Liberty establishing policies and requirements for development within the fringe areas of each city are very close to completion. Kubby expressed her concern that environmental protection issues be addressed in the agreements. Dvorak reported that Johnson County is in the process of developing an ordinance regulating and restricting development in environmentally sensitive areas.

Davidson reported on the status of the agreement between Iowa City and Coralville regarding review of development in the overlapping areas of each city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Design standards, draining problems and preservation of the Oakdale Boulevard corridor were discussed.

The final draft of the Johnson County Land Use Plan has been adopted. The County is now developing policies for implementation of the Land Use Plan. Policies will include regulations and/or restrictions on development of environmentally sensitive areas and agricultural land, a transportation management plan, restrictions and monitoring of private wells and septic systems and will address other environmental concerns.

Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty, each stated their proposed uses for the 1% local option sales tax as they will appear on the ballot for the March 30 referendum. The Board of Supervisors is still discussing their proposed use of funds.

Wallace reported that the Iowa City School Board does not intend to request a referendum for local option sales tax for the school district.

Iowa City Council and School Board Representatives Discussed the concerns of residents in the City High area regarding the installations of lights at the City High tennis courts.

By City of North Liberty City Clerk