Special Meeting, City Council

CITY HALL CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, DECEMBER 9, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR ROBERT M. GREEN PRESIDING The City Council of the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa, met in Special Session, pursuant to law, the rules of said Council and prior notice given each member thereof, at 6:00 P.M. on the above date. The Mayor opened the meeting and announced that the meeting was being conducted electronically in conformance with the Governor’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency to limit the spread of COVID-19. Members present: Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Harding, Darrah, Sires, Dunn. Absent: None. 53107 - It was moved by Harding and seconded by Sires that Resolution #22,203, suspending paid parking fees in the municipal parking lots, be adopted. Finance & Business Operations Director Rodenbeck presented a brief summary of the parking implementation and Mayor Green called for public comment. The following individual spoke in favor of the proposed resolution: Kathryn Sogard, Executive Director of College Hill Partnership, read a letter in support of the resolution. Following questions and comments by Councilmembers Miller, deBuhr, Harding and Kruse, and responses by Finance & Business Operations Director Rodenbeck, City Clerk Jacque Danielsen, Mayor Green and City Attorney Rogers, it was moved by Harding and seconded by Sires to amend the resolution to suspend paid parking fees until to June 1, 2021. The motion to amend carried 4-3, with Miller, deBuhr and Kruse voting Nay. Following additional questions and comments by Councilmembers Sires, deBuhr, Miller, Kruse, Darrah and Dunn, and responses by Mayor Green, City Clerk Jacque Danielsen and Finance & Business Operations Director Rodenbeck, it was then moved by Councilmember Kruse and seconded by deBuhr to amend the resolution to suspend paid parking fees to April 1, 2021. The motion to amend carried 4-3 with Sires, Dunn and Harding voting Nay. The Mayor then put the question on the amended motion and upon call of the roll, the following named Councilmembers voted. Aye: Darrah, Sires, Dunn, Miller, deBuhr, Kruse, Harding. Nay: None. The Mayor then declared Resolution #22,203 duly passed and adopted. 53108 - It was moved by Miller and seconded by Kruse that the meeting be adjourned at 6:44 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. _______________________________ Kim Kerr, Administrative Supervisor