HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/1989CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
October 2, 1989
5:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present: Mayor McKinley, Brown, Buck, Fox, Budak.
Mayor McKinley presented information concerning what the City is
doing about the drug problem. He reviewed the nature and the
extent of the Substance Abuse Program in the community, using as
a guide post information prepared by the Iowa Northland Regional
Council of Governments (INRCOG) in the preparation of the Grant
Wood Johnson Foundation Grant. He also briefly described
agencies in the community that operate some type of abuse related
programs, including the Northeast Iowa Council on Substance Abuse
that provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for City
employees.
Mayor McKinley stated that he declared "The Mayor's D Day in the
War on Drugs" on November 18, 1986. At that time, the Mayor's
Drug Task Force was formed and has been meeting regularly ever
since chaired by Frank Mollenhoff. As a part of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation Grant, the Mayor's Task Force would remain in
force with the cooperation and support of the ten Mayors in Black
Hawk County. Within the Mayor's Task Force, two major entities
would exist including the Steering Committee and the Technical
Committee.
INRCOG has been selected as the applicant organization for the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fighting Back Grant Program. This
is an opportunity for this regional based agency to band together
the resources of the community and work toward an effective end.
The Mayor's Task Force Goals and Objectives were reviewed.
Mayor McKinley stated that the Waterloo Police Department has
been involved in the problem of drug and alcohol abuse. Chief
Shook reviewed the department's mission and objective statements
and their plans to utilize the $50,000 budgeted in the FY 1990
budget for use on the "War on Drugs." The mission of the Police
Department is to establish an effective strategy for the
prevention of drug abuse, drug trafficking and drug related
crimes within the community through education, prevention,
treatment, research and planning, and law enforcement. Each of
these areas was described and the involvement of the Police
Department was outlined. The history of the department's funding
and manpower was also delineated. The Chief reported that the
$50,000 will be utilized as follows: $20,000 for
pre -implementation costs, training, and supplies for a joint,
cooperative educational program with the school system; $10,000
to support narcotic investigations of the purchase of drugs and
information; $20,000 to the foot patrol program. No official
action was taken by the Council. The information was taken
under advisement.
With no further business before the Work Session, the meeting was
adjourned.
Larry P. Burger
City Clerk/Auditor