City Council Joint Meeting with Legislators

CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION – JOINT MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS Public Safety Facility January 28, 2022 The City Council held a joint meeting with local legislators at 2:00 p.m. on January 28, 2022 to discuss the 2022 legislative session. The following persons were in attendance: Mayor Rob Green; Council Members Gil Schultz, Simon Harding, Dustin Ganfield, and Kelly Dunn; Local Legislators Eric Giddens, Bob Kressig, and Dave Williams; City Lobbyists Tom Cope and Jon Murphy; staff members Ron Gaines, Jennifer Rodenbeck, Jeff Olson, Chase Schrage, and Kevin Rogers; Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier representative Andy Milone. Mayor Green called the meeting to order and introductions were made. Each state legislator discussed what committees they serve on and issues they are currently working on. Tom Cope outlined the various 2022 legislation of interest to the City of Cedar Falls. There was discussion on the various topics. The Mayor also noted of interest will be the legislation regulating the sale of fireworks. Lastly, there was discussion about University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) priorities and information about attending the UNI Day at the Capitol. The meeting was adjourned at 3:05 pm.