Standing Committee Meeting

MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEES City Hall, 220 Clay Street May 1, 2023 The meeting of Standing Committees met at City Hall at 6:05 p.m. on May 1, 2023, with the following Committee persons in attendance: Councilmembers Susan deBuhr, Kelly Dunn, Simon Harding, Daryl Kruse, Dustin Ganfield, Gil Schultz, and Dave Sires. Staff members from all City Departments and members of the community attended in person. Community Development Committee: Chair Harding called the meeting to order and introduced the only item on the Community Development Committee Agenda, and introduced Cedar Falls Economic Development Corporation Executive Director, Jim Brown. Mr. Brown gave a brief introduction and introduced Brian Schoon, Executive Director of INRCOG. Mr. Schoon explained the importance of why we need a housing assessment, the information it provides and its uses. Mr. Schoon gave an overview of the task forces, focus groups, committees and the interviewing stakeholders that took place, the survey completed by Cedar Falls residents and raising awareness via Channel 15 and presentations, and the extensive data analysis to identify and substantiate needs. Mr. Schoon reviewed the timeline, survey results, and proposed implementation strategies and placemaking. Councilmembers discussed several of the strategies asking questions about the modification of ordinances, upper dwellings, commuting, tax abatements, and TIF. Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Minutes by Kim Kerr, Administrative Supervisor