| Title | Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Update on personal possessions reimbursement of flood-affected households program. Interim mortgage assistance program. LOST funds for purchasing the site for the public library. LOST funds to acquire homes adversely impacted by single family new construction program. | December 9, 2010, 2:30 pm | Play | 00:22:43< |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Finalizing the agreement with the Downtown District to operate parking in the downtown takes the bulk of this meeting. Sizing up assessments for improvements to 3rd St SE from 8th Avenue to 14th Avenue comes in for extended treatment; the discussion seemed about finished when the camera was shut down. Further discussion of uses of Local Option Sales Tax funds are omitted from this video; I had another obiligation at 4 pm, and the Budget Committee, which began its meeting around 2:30pm, ran longer than expected. | December 1, 2010, 2:30 pm | Play | 01:13:06< |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Compensation of flood-affected renters using Local Option Sales Tax funds. Use of Local Option Sales Tax funds for the acquisition of land for flood-recovery projects. Discussion of contract issues for the administration of downtown parking by the Downtown District. Discussion of assessments for paving improvements for Locust Rd. | November 19, 2010, 9:30 am | Play | 00:45:36< |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council The Committee continues seeking a formula for reimbursing flood-affected renters for loss of personal possessions using Local Option Sales Tax funds; they agree to recommend a limit of $4,000. They also decide that rather than offer for the taking garages left standing on properties where homes have been demolished, that, given FEMA regulations making that possibility unlikely, the garages will be demolished. | October 5, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 00:45:36< |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council The Council's decision to use Local Option Sales Tax funds to support rehabbing rental units causes Budget Committee consternation upon learning that just over 100 landlords out of more than 700 have applied for assistance. Similarly, confusion reigns when it comes to using LOST funds to help pay for losses of personal possessions among renters. The Committee decides to let the whole Council try on September 28 to come to grips with what they seem unable to deal with. | September 24, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 01:11:06 |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Staff presentation on and Committee discussion of an agreement with the Downtown District to manage downtown parking. Though the Committee had placed several matters on the agenda for the day, this was the only matter addressed during this meeting. Another meeting is proposed for Friday, September 24 to address the remaining issues before the Council meeting on September 28. | September 21, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 01:11:06 |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Update on the uses of Local Option Sales Tax funds, discussion of using LOST funds for interim mortgage assistance and to aid renters. Review of the application process for funds from the Hotel/Motel tax, revenue projections for FY 2012, and preparations for a Brown Bag on 8/20/10 to review appeals to FEMA on alternative projects. | August 17, 2010, 8:30am | Play | 01:11:06 |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council Forming a recommendation to use Local Option Sales Tax funds to address unmet needs respecting loss of furnishing, fixtures and equipment as a result of the flood of 2008. | June 7, 2010, 8:30am | Play | 00:37:12 |
| Budget Committee: Cedar Rapids City Council An update and review of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) and of property acquisitions. Mayor Corbett is seeking a way to use LOST funds for replacemen housing. Councilman Chuck Wieneke, who is the Council's liaison with the LOST Oversight Committee, insists that according to the committee the language of the ballot adopted by Cedar Rapidians, that LOST funds were only for acquisition and rehabilitation of flood-affected homes, forbids use for replacement housing. | May 26, 2010, 3:00 pm | Play | 01:11:37 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council budget Committee: An amendment to the 2010 budget, previewing the timeline for the 2012 budget, reviewing the receipts, expenditures and obligations to the Local Option Sales Tax. This meeting was held in the Training Room of the Public Works building on 6th St. SW. Video commences about 15 minutes into the meeting owing to the tardy arrival of the camera operator. | May 3, 2010, 3:00 pm | Play | 01:11:37 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Committee seeks to find best ways to use funds generated by the Local Option Sales Tax for rehabilitation of rental properties. | March 18, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 01:02:25 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: Budget Committee seeks to find best ways to use funds generated by the Local Option Sales Tax with discussion of purchases of homes bought on contract. | March 3, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 01:02:25 |
| Cedar Rapids City Council: The Budget Committee's deliberations regarding use of Local Option Sales Tax funds. | February 24, 2010, 4:00 pm | Play | 01:02:25 |