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November 10, 1997
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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
November 10, 1997
6:40 p.m.
Police Library
Members present: Mayor Rooff, Krizek, Murphy, Anders, Collier,
Mollenhoff.
Members absent: Getty, Jordan.
Moved by Murphy, seconded by Krizek that the Agenda, as proposed,
be approved. Ayes: Five. Absent: Getty, Jordan. Motion
carried.
Tim Staley of Black Hawk County Community Services and
representatives from services organizations throughout the Metro
Area addressed the council regarding the Bosnian resettlement in
the Cedar Valley. Since February 1997, the Bosnian. Resettlement
Program has helped 1,300 Bosnian refugees who have settled in the
Waterloo/Cedar Valley area. From the 1,300 Bosnians currently
here, 1,700 Affidavit of Relationships have been signed, and those
people will probably be coming to the Waterloo area in the next six
to eight months. With the Bosnian Resettlement Program, there are
many areas that need to be reviewed, discussed, planned and
developed to not only accommodate the citizens who live in the
Cedar Valley area but also to provide assimilation for the Bosnian
Refugees coming to the Cedar Valley area. The agencies involved in
the Cedar Valley Bosnian Resettlement Program are requesting that
Mayor Rooff and the Council establish a city-wide meeting to
discuss, address and find solutions for further Bosnian
Resettlement in the Cedar Valley area. The following areas have
been impacted and will continue to be critically utilized:
housing, schools, jobs, financial and economic decisions, mental
health services, police and sheriff, governmental services, court
system, Juvenile Court Services, domestic violence, substance abuse
services, medical services and the Health Department. The agencies
are requesting that the cities of Cedar Falls, Waterloo and the
surrounding communities meet to discuss these issues and areas that
are being impacted by the Bosnian Resettlement Program.
Councilperson Jordan now present at 6:58 p.m.
It is hoped that through the discussions we will be able to
identify solutions to provide continued resettlement in the next
six to eight months in the Cedar Valley area. It is important to
look to the future and provide the services necessary for
resettlement. Mayor Rooff will schedule a meeting with the
council, state and county officials to discuss this issues.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by
Krizek, seconded by Anders that the meeting be adjourned at 6:59
p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk