Calendar
To add a meeting or event to our community calendar, send an email with details and contact information to: Calendar@RiverBendNeighborhood.org
Events in February 2021
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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
February 17, 2021Regular monthly meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission. Agenda and virtual meeting link can be found here.
(Not an RBNA meeting)
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AMOS Housing Committee Meeting
AMOS Housing Committee Meeting
February 18, 2021Here's the Zoom link for Thursday's meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87807096528Some agenda items may include:
- In March of 2020, the Iowa Land Banks Act (SF 2369 at the time) passed through the Local Government Committee. The floor manager was Mark Lofgren (R) District 46 (Davenport). Senator Pam Jochum (D) was a member of the Local Government Committee. Read her article “Enhancing Communities through Land Banks” here: https://www.senate.iowa.gov/democrats/2020/03/enhancing-communities-through-land-banks/
- On January 21, 2021, Senate Study Bill 1079 was introduced and referred to the Local Government Committee. Here is the opening paragraph: S.F._____Section1.Section331.304, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:2NEWSUBSECTION.13. A county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessor, sublessor, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent out a dwelling unit from refusing to lease or rent out the dwelling unit to a person because of the person’s use of a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development. Such an ordinance or regulation adopted prior to the effective date of this Act is void and unenforceable and after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this subsection, 12“dwelling unit” means the same as defined in section 562A.6. Sec.2.Section364.3, Code2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection: The next paragraph contains the same language but applies to cities. If this bill were to pass, the decision made recently by the City of Des Moines to prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to people with housing vouchers will be UNENFORCEABLE.
For more information about AMOS, or to get involved, email Jon Royal at royal.jond@gmail.com.
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RBNA General Membership Meeting
RBNA General Membership Meeting
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February 23, 2021RBNA members and 50314 neighbors and business representatives are invited to join our general membership meeting on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm. Meetings are temporarily being held virtually via Zoom. Meeting invites are shared online every month on our neighborhood Facebook page. If you have any questions or would like to add an item to the agenda, email the board at Board@RiverBendNeighborhood.org.
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