December 9, 1999--MINUTES

Present: Chair Russ Nading, Evelyn Rank, Robert Miller, Barbara Leestamper.

Others present: Roger Hansen, Executive Secretary; Pam Griebel, Assistant Attorney Susan Griffel, staff; Frank Hansen, staff; LuAnn Julstrom, staff.

Nading called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Miller moved, seconded by Leestamper, to go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(d) and (f). Roll call vote as follows: Rank, aye; Nading, aye; Leestamper, aye; Miller, aye. Minutes were recorded. The Commission entered into closed session at 9:02 a.m. and arose therefrom at 9:20 a.m. Recommendations from the investigative committee were discussed.

Leestamper moved, seconded by Rank, to find probable cause in cases 99-077, A99-003, 99-089, and 99-090. Motion carried unanimously.

Rank moved, seconded by Miller, to close cases 99-080, 99-102, 99-103, 99-093. Motion carried unanimously.

Leestamper moved, seconded by Miller, to approved minutes of the November 10 meeting.

Rank will chair the January 27, 2000, meeting. The investigative committee on January 26 will be Rank and Miller.

Communications from J. Margolis and from Cendant Mobility were discussed.

Miller moved, seconded by Rank, to adopt the new Uniform Waiver and Variance Rule. Motion carried unanimously.

Leestamper moved, seconded by Rank, to file Notice of Intended Action for the new and amended rules.

R. Hansen discussed the ARELLO "best practices" guidelines for Internet use.

Miller moved, seconded by Leestamper, to allow Hansen to refer to the ARELLO "best practices" Internet guidelines when questions arise, until the commission can approve them.

Nading reported on the ARELLO meeting and offered congratulation to Hansen for the award he had received. Nading has talked to the Burlington-Fort Madison area board about commission-related information.

Griebel reported on the Review of Administrative Procedures Act and Kay Chapman’s leadership of the study group. She related that there is a March 1 deadline for the governor’s office to have the boards’ plans to review administrative rules. The Commission has set a workshop for formulating such a plan for February 9 at 9 a.m. She also reported on a trust account training session she had attended at the ARELLO meeting.

Griffel reported that the newsletter would be mailed out on January 8.

F. Hansen submitted a recap of audits done this year to date.

R. Hansen reported on the ARELLO meeting. He will continue to chair the Information Technology Committee. He relayed information about the possibility of ARELLO partnering with the National Realtors Database System.

Rank moved, seconded by Leestamper, to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at 10:50 a.m.