Annotated Agenda

Monday night's Regular Council Meeting contains fairly routine approvals; I would draw your attention, though, to Item #18, which is the annual Council Goals document, which gives the council's direction to the Administrator for city operations in the coming year.  If a council member wishes, they can motion to amend this document any way they see fit, but in the past, this has not happened -- it usually gets approved with little fanfare.  The staff and I did carry out a lot of editing work on it this year, to better organize the content, improve readability, cite references, and include li

Monday night's regular council meeting consists largely of administrative items and items not likely to generate significant comment.   Of note is the approval of the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (Item #9) and the approval of the Human Rights Commission's annual report (Item #10).  Given the current national dialogue on racial injustice, we have a local obligation to ensure our residents and visitors experience a truly inclusive Cedar Falls.  The Human Rights Commission must be a key part of that effort.

In this meeting, the City Council will have the opportunity to discuss and vote on an extension to the existing mask requirement; the other items on the agenda are fairly routine and administrative.  Prior to this meeting, at 5:30 the Council will be conducting a work session on Council Effectiveness, which will include a presentation by the Ahlers Law Firm on the Council's authorities by law.  After that, at 6:30, there will be a Committee of the Whole presentation on electric bicycles and proposed restrictions on where they can be used in the city, as they've become popular.  

Tonight will be our first full meeting back in the Council Chambers since March; thank you for your patience while we continue working out the logistical and technical issues.  I didn't see any contentious issues for this evening; still, there are lots of important items but fairly routine items on the agenda.  You can attend either in person (physically distanced) or remotely like in past meetings. 

This special meeting is being held to discuss the merits of a mask mandate in Cedar Falls; due to the public health concerns surrounding this topic, I have determined that a special meeting is appropriate, rather than waiting until the next regular council meeting on September 8th.  No other topics will be discussed, nor will a public forum be held.  

The meeting will start promptly at 5:30pm, and is slated for 75 minutes.  The public is invited to attend via the links below, and to participate in the public comments section prior to final council deliberation and vote.