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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Another session seeking further to define and begin setting priorities for alternative projects to submit to FEMA. Flood director Greg Eyerly sets the stage, summarizing decisions made thus far (5/19/10), so the Council may test their ideas with officials from the State of Iowa and FEMA. |
June 7, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Defining alternative projects to submit to FEMA continued as flood director Greg Eyerly reviewed decisions made at the first meeting (5/19/10), and led the Council through a series of possibilities for inclusion on their list of enhanced/alternative projects in rebuilding the City's flood-damaged buildings and facilities. |
May 27, 2010 |
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01:08:31 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Alternative Projects was the topic of this "brown bag" meeting. Flood director Greg Eyerly gave public introduction into what he, at an earlier Council meeting, had compared to a "candy store." Lots of money coming the Council's way. The challenge: how to spend it. They'll have another round next week, when they decide. FEMA's pushing them to get their shopping list in. Trails figured nicely in this round. So did the Sinclair-New Bo-Czech Village area. |
May 19, 2010 |
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01:08:31 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: A "brown bag" briefing by leaders of the Medical District and PCI regarding the closing of 2nd Avenue SE between 10th and 12th Streets to accommodate a proposed new office building for PCI as part of the Medical District. |
May 12, 2010 |
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01:08:31 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: A "brown bag" briefing by FEMA officials. "Get a move on" with pressing projects and proposed alternatives for facilities not to be rebuilt. |
April 22, 2010 |
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01:05:18 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Introduction of the new Fire Chief, Stephen Reid, action on reconstruction of 33rd St. SW. Discussion and decision to retain Frew Nations Group as construction managers for the proposed Events Center in Downtown CR. Discussion of changes to the housing ordinance, particularly as it pertains to rental properties. Discussion of the re-organization of the CR Police Department. Discussion of approaches to hiring a new City Manager. Council Agenda Planning. Public Comment. |
April 20, 2010 |
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02:43:46 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public Comment followed by Public Hearings,—including discussion of appointments to the construction committee for the Paramount Theatre. Action on the "resignation" of City Manager Jim Prosser. Discussion of appointments to the construction committee for the Paramount Theatre. Employment of Stephen Reid as Cedar Rapids' Fire Chief. Continuation of the regular agenda, including 3rd Street SE streetscaping and amendments to the voluntary property buyout program. Ordinances and concluding business. |
April 13, 2010 |
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03:13:41 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Acting on bids received, including one for demolition of the buildings on the Sinclair site; use of LOST funds for rental rehab; redirecting the flood director to report to the Council rather than the City Manager; shifting gears on the Mays Island Parkade; an extended discussion of flood-affected home buy-outs; discussion of a "flood advocate's" position; Third Street SE streetscape (New Bohemia); a staff report on and Council discussion of "urban design standards" for Cedar Rapids; discussion and preliminary decision regarding the disposition of the flood-affected Library building; preliminary report on a "hardship advancement program; removal of outbuildings from demolition sites; Council agenda planning; Public Comment. |
April 6, 2010 |
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04:26:53 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: A brownbag briefing by OPN Architects on Building Information Modeling (BIM), a cutting-edge 3-D software based approach to building design. |
April 1, 2010 |
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00:51:07 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: An exceptionally long meeting (5+ hours) in which Public Comment is about one-third. |
March 23, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Discussion of bonding to pay for the renovations of the US Cellular Center. Report on Flood Preparedness. Discussion of the approaches to be taken to public buildings devastated by the flood of 2008. The Council decides to occupy Veterans Memorial and the old Federal Countyhouse. Discussions of Housing Services, Uses of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) and the Medical District. Public Comment. |
March 16, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Noon: Parking Program Assessment/Actions. 5:30pm—First meeting at the Hiawatha City Hall: Public Comment. Public Hearings, zoning change requested by Cargill opposed by residents of The Flats, now devastated as a result of the flood of 2008. Consent Agenda, Regular Agenda, including Indian Creek flood study and action on uses of Local Option Sales Tax. Capital Improvements Budget-2011. Budget, 2011 and concluding business. |
March 9, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: A Council work-session at 5:30 pm is in five (5) parts. The Budget Committee's deliberations regarding use of Local Option Sales Tax funds from their afternoon meeting. |
March 3, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: The Budget Committee's deliberations regarding use of Local Option Sales Tax funds from their afternoon meeting and Personal Comment from the evening meeting are all that is available at this time. This will be updated as warranted. Selection of the Public Library site, the main focus of this meeting, has yet to be posted. |
February 24, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #10, Utilities Budget. This is a city "business" funded from fees for water, waste water and trash collection. The Council sets rates. |
February 18, 2010 |
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01:56:32 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public Comment (over an hour), traffic light changes, flood property purchases, discussions of Tower Terrace interchange, new FEMA flood maps, ITC franchise fees, uses of Local Option Sales Tax, comments from JLG urban planning consultants on the siting of the the Public Library. |
February 17, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Growth Management—City Water to Other Communities. |
February 16, 2010 |
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02:06:21 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Two meetings: Interviews of applicants for the Long-range Planning Commission. Fourth and final set of interviews. (3:30pm). Public Comment, followed by Public Hearings involving an ordinance change to permit housing of voluteer workers; zoning changes for the Cedar Pond development; equipment and traffic light up-grades; contract for demolition services for flood-damaged homes. Presentation by the Cedar Rapids Public Library Board regarding its preferred site for the new library to be built. Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda: staff additions; voluntary acquisition in the Greenway; preliminary plat for Hyneks; ProSource contract for acquistion of flood-damaged homes; purchase of 5 flood damaged properties; approval of 6 mos. liquor license for R&R Corner Bar; change of date and time for Council meetings, effective March 9, Hiawatha City Hall. Ordinances: vacanting certain public ground; code amendments to Cedar Rapids Board of Ethics Rules and Procedures, adding definitions of "appearances.". Council/City Manager communications. |
February 16, 2010 |
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02:06:21 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #9, Efforts to reconcile income and expenses without raising property taxes. |
February 4, 2010 |
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02:06:21 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public Comment focuses on objections to the Council's "buy-local" resolution. Resolution regarding the re-bidding of contracts for demolition of buildings at the Sinclair site. Audit Report. Presentation and Discussion of the Parks & Recreation Department's Master Plan. Change in Council meetings time and place. Use of construction managers in rebuilding Cedar Rapids. Agenda Planning. |
February 3, 2009, 5:30pm |
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01:33:48 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviews of applicants for the Long-range Planning Commission. Third set of interviews. |
February 3, 2009, 3:30pm |
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01:33:48 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #8, Operating Budget. |
February 2, 2010 |
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02:06:21 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #7, Hotel/Motel Tax and Capital Improvements. |
February 1, 2010 |
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02:06:21 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #6, Capital Improvements. |
January 28, 2010 |
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02:34:19 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviews with applicants for the Long-range Planning Commission. |
January 27, 2010 |
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01:05:20 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #5: General Fund |
January 21, 2010 |
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02:02:58 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Work Session |
January 20, 2010 |
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| Cedar Rapids City Council: Review with the idea of revising an Administrative Plan for Voluntary Property Buyouts in order to gain the most benefits for flood-affected citizens. Work will continue at the Council meeting Wednesday, January 20, 2010. |
January 19, 2010 |
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00:58:31 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Session #4. |
January 19, 2010 |
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01:29:49 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviews of applicants for the Long-range Planning Commission. |
January 14, 2010 |
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01:29:49 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Extended discussions of the use of funds for new construction and for voluntary property buyouts from flood-affect households—and much, much more!. |
January 13, 2010 |
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04:32:09 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Presentation and discussion of the riverfront development master plan by Parks & Recreation. |
January 12, 2010 |
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00:47:46 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Budget session #3. |
January 7, 2010 |
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02:20:47 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: First Council meeting at which Mayor Ron Corbett presides. Public Comment, Council agenda planning, Election of Monica Vernon as Mayor-Protempore, an update on the Army Corps of Engineers assessment of flood protection for Cedar Rapids, limits on City Managers spending level, report on downtown parking, report on an administrative plan for voluntary property buyouts. |
January 6, 2010 |
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03:03:00 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Mayor-elect Ron Corbett, Kris Gulick, Don Karr, Chuck Swore, Pat Shey, Chuck Wieneke and Mayor Kay Halloran meet to begin exploring how the Council will do business in the coming year. City Manager Jim Prosser was also present, plus other members of the city's staff. Planning session at which no official actions were taken. |
December 28, 2009 |
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01:05:01 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Budget Session #2 |
December 17, 2009 |
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02:43:16 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: A discussion of housing buyouts using FEMA funds. Public Hearings, including sidewalk construction projects on Collins Rd/1st Avenue involving 40th St. NE; the vaction of M Avenue NW; sidewalks at Cleveland Elementary. Presentation on the third in a series of Open Houses sponsored by the City. This one on November 17-18, 2009. Presentation/discussion on funding gaps and uses of the Local Option Sales Tax. An update on the Enhance Our Neighborhoods program. |
December 16, 2009 |
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01:46:00 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Presentation on and discussion of priorities for the session of the Iowa Legislature which convenes January 11, 2010. |
December 15, 2009 |
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00:51:21 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Budget hearings for fiscal 2011. |
December 10, 2009 |
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8 videos |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Regular Session involving further discussion of sidewalks associated with Erskine School. Several bids are let for a variety of projects. |
December 9, 2009 |
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3 videos |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Two meetings—Special meeting involving appointment of board and commission members; Work Session involving presentations on and discussions of Energy Policy, land development, and city facilities |
December 2, 2009, 3:30 pm & 5:30 pm |
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6 videos |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Work session dominated by discusssions of sidewalks and sidewalk policy; flood mitigation reimbursements. |
November 30, 2009 |
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03:48:00 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Work session dominated by discusssions of sidewalks and sidewalk policy; flood mitigation reimbursements. |
November 24, 2009 |
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03:48:00 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Block-by-Block, rehabbing flood damaged houses dominate. |
October 14, 2009 |
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03:54:00 |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: One of the Council's "strategic planning" sessions. Relatively relaxed, informal, extended discussion of major priorities, led by City Manager, Jim Prosser. |
October 13, 2009 |
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78.5 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Discusses Federal legislative initiatives with lobbist from Alcalde and Fay, Arlington, VA. |
October 6, 2009 |
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66+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Discusses Key Financial Strategies. Framing the future of revenues and expenses in years to come, as they prepare to plan for the coming year. Shortfalls in revenue are likely to bring cuts in services and increases in taxes. |
October 1, 2009 |
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82 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: One of the Council's periodic "team building" efforts, led by Lisa Linn, a consultant from Minneapolis, MN. |
September 15, 2009 |
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93 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: |
September 9, 2009 |
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4 parts |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Personal Comments, again, many in opposition to Suguar Creek. a housing development proposed for Zika Avenue, near Ellis Park, by High Development and Skogman Builders, which was brought (again) to the Council last week. Platting and preliminary site plans were approved; the staff was directed to come up with sources for the approximately $2.5 million requested in subsidy. (Part 4 among the videos for 8/26/09). Council Agenda Planning/Intake-Sort. Bids on improvements for the Vinton Ditch. Report on response to flooding following the heavy rains late in August.Update on Open Houses for citizen input on public facilites to be restored/replaced. |
September 2, 2009 |
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4 parts |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Proposal and protests regarding Sugar Creek housing devlopment on Zika Avenue and discussion of property tax abatements for flood victims contemplated by the Linn County Board of Supervisors are among this week's events featured at this Council meeting. |
August 26, 2009 |
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5 parts |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: An illuminating discussion about the Eastern Iowa Airport, its present situation and prospects, with Dan Mann, Director. |
August 11, 2009 |
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67 minutes |
Cedar Rapids' City Council: 3:30 pm (2 parts)---Interviews with applicants for positions on the Civil Service Commission and the Downtown SSMID Board, followed by discussions and decisions to appoint.
5:30 pm (4 parts)--PR results on getting out the flood story to national media. Public comments. Presentation by Priority One about their work in economic development for Cedar Rapids. A presentation and discussion regarding High Construction's effort to gain Council support for a single-family housing project on Zika Dr. |
August 5, 2009 |
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71+ and 144+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids' City Council: Hears a presentation by staff and discuss various tools for reinvesting in the community, neighborhoods and businesses. |
August 4, 2009 |
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87+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: (3:30 pm) Interviews with applicants for positions on the Planning Commission. The Council's discusson and decision regarding appointments to the Planning Commission. (5:30 pm). Public comments, including an exchange between Michael Richards, President, Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Assn, and Councilman Jerry McGrane, about Poet's Park. A citizen pleads with the council to do something about changes in policy in the Jump Start program that put him and others in difficult financial positions. Public Hearings. Consent Agenda and the Regular Agenda. The first part of the Regular Agenda is taken up by a presentation of priorities for the Council's use of CDBG funds proposed by the RRCT. The Regular Agenda continues. City Manager and Council members express themselves. |
July 22, 2009 |
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87+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: The Council continues its efforts to prioritize I-Jobs projects. Anticipated need far exceeds resources to be made available through this program. |
July 21, 2009 |
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87+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Mid-afternoon the Council interviews and decides on members for the Arts Commission. At the evening work session, the Council hears a variety of reports and updates on city buildings, US Cellular Center, being a bike-friendly community, and rnhancing our neighborhoods. |
July 15, 2009 |
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49 and 140 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Strategic Planning Update. The Council is briefed and discusses with City staff how priorities are being addressed and what progress is being made. This 10-part series runs just under two hours, total. |
July 14, 2009 |
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112.5 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Discuss and decide for Alcalde and Fay, Washington DC to be the Council's Federal lobbyists. Discuss the Airport Commission. |
July 8, 2009, 3:30 pm |
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76.5 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interview with a third applicant for Federal Legislative Services, representatives from Alcalde and Fay, Washington DC. |
July 7, 2009, Noon |
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60 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviews with applicants for positions on the Ethics Board. |
July 1, 2009, 3:45 pm |
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68.5 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public Comment. This extended period of comment was largely taken up with pleas from business owners to express disappointment at the amount allocated for business recovery in the recently announced CDBG grant, amounting to something over $500 millions, and for the Council to request greater funding, or at least greater flexibility in how funds may be used. Public hearings. Discussion and action regarding flood recovery allocation for businesses through the CDBG grant. |
June 24, 2009 |
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221+ minutes in 3 parts |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Federal Legislative Services—Patton Boggs of Washington, DC. Bid: $120,000/year. |
June 23, 2009 |
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56+ |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviewing, discussing and deciding on lobbyists—state and federal—to work in Des Moines and Washington DC for the Council. |
June 22, 2009 |
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84+ |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public Comment, Council Agenda Planning/Sort, and Consent Agenda. Bids on Sewer Projects. Briefing on receipts from the Local Option Sales Tax and the role of the LOST Oversight Committee. Multi-modal Connectivity Progress Update. (Trails and Bikes). Presentation and Discussion of the I-Jobs program. |
May 20, 2009 |
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85+ |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Strategic Priorities Review. |
May 12, 2009 |
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106+ minutes in 11 parts |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Work the 2009 Budget Amendment, making adjustments in light of spending and anticipated revenues. |
May 7, 2009 |
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85+ |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Public comment. Council Agenda Planning/Issue Intake and Sort. Consent Agenda, discussion of public events applications with extended discussion of and a decisions in favor of Houby Days in Czech Village, May 15-17, 2009. Discussion of the City's flood-damaged properties and community facilities public participation process. Discussion of the demolition/review process for historically significant structures. Steam heat for downtown Cedar Rapids businesses. |
May 6, 2009, 5:30pm |
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195.5 minutes in 6 parts |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: This early evening meeting, ostensibly for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the Five Seasons Facilities Commission, turned in to a rambling, informal conversation among Council members. Five Seasons Chair, Brian DePalma, disclosed to the Council that the Roughriders, Cedar Rapids' minor league hockey team, may be sold to an out-of-state investor who has expressed interest in a long-term relationship with the community. |
May 6, 2009, 3:45pm |
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61 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: "Brown Bag" briefings—A presentation by Hazel Pegues, Executive Director, Diversity Focus, on racial and other issues bearing on diversity in Linn and Johnson Counties; and, the Council revisits and resets its priorities for its grant application to the Economic Development Administration. |
April 29, 2009 |
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Two videos: 98.5 minutes, total |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: A "Brown Bag" briefing on the Fire Departments "master plan" in the wake of flood recovery. |
April 21, 2009 |
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56.5 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: A "Brown Bag" briefing on the Administrative Plan for the Voluntary Property Acquistions under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program; Prioritizing Voluntary Property Acquistions; Establishing a Voluntary Acquistion Advisory Board. |
April 16, 2009 |
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61 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Enacts the 2010 Budget, issues a Fair Housing proclamation, deals with a dispute between an owner and the Police Chief over a bar license, and generate a little heat over the EPRC. |
April 8, 2009 |
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4 videos |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Presentations from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the Department of Economic Development, the Street Department on placement of sidewalks, grim news about insuring the city's buildings, the appointment of the Local Option Sales Tax Oversight Committee, and other business. |
April 1, 2009 |
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6 videos |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Selection of members of the Local Option Sales Tax Oversight Committee. Appointments to be confirmed at the City Council Meeting, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. |
March 30, 2009 |
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13 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Interviews of ten (10) of twenty-three (23)applicants selected from more than seventy (70) for the Local Option Sales Tax Oversight Committee. The first in a series of three scheduled meetings. |
March 24, 2009 |
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69 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Staff briefings on the Community Disaster Grant Program in preparation for making decisions on allocations of funds March 25, 2009 |
March 19, 2009 |
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49 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Security and Emergency Management briefing, a housing demolition update and other actions. |
March 18, 2009 |
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Multiple Videos |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: The LOST oversight committee: how to review the more than 70 applicants and make appointments by April 1, 2009 |
March 16, 2009 |
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63 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: This lengthy meeting includes discussion of sidewalk placement policy, hiring a Flood Manager to report to the City Manager, and automated traffic control via video cameras. |
March 11, 2009 |
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4 videos |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Hears options for addressing issues related to the Ellis Boat Harbor and a proposal from United Way construction of a facility to house NPOs. |
February 17, 2009 |
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51+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Reviews anticipated revenues; directs staff to revise the budget to reflect no more than a 5% increase in property taxes. |
February 5, 2009 |
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104+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Review and Discussion of improving its work in light of criticism—especially from the business community—that it is not performing well. |
January 29, 2009 |
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120 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: An extract from the full meeting (above), featuring a discussion among Council members of how best to improve its work in light of criticism—especially from the business community—that it is not performing well, indeed, that the Council may be handling its work incompetently. |
January 29, 2009 |
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51 minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Hearings continue |
January 22, 2009 |
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125+ minutes |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Presentation and Discussion of Neighborhood Development Corp; it's track record in Des Moines and its potential for use in Cedar Rapids, especially for developing housing and small businesses in the flood-affected areas. |
January 22, 2009 |
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55+ minutes |