HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.25.2002COUNCIL WORK SESSION
February 25, 2002
4:45 p.m.
Council Chambers,
Members present: Mayor Rooff, Berry, Welper, Greenwood, Clark, Jordan, Hurley.
Members absent: Getty.
Moved by Jordan, seconded by Clark that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Six.
Absent: Getty. Motion carried.
Sharon Juon, Executive Director of INRCOG, updated the council on the services provided by
Iowa Northland Regional of Governments. The following mission state association was a odf to Te
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments is a voluntary
Bremer,
governments established by state law serving o noes. Asarsery elctions in Black Hawk,
and planning organization, it is
Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy
responsible for coordinating, assisting and facilitating governmental ograms in the bodies in the INRCOG Community region.
Economic Development that will benefit all goof funds,
Emphasis is placed on intergovernmental communication COG'sand oarea includes sixlcounties and
and the need for continuing, comprehensive planning
fifty-four cities, or 98 percent of the population in those six counties.
Ms. Juon reviewed the membership services provided by INRCOG.
ing O ea bership costn, which is forta
cents per capita. INRCOG serves as the Metropolitan
federally mandated program. INRCOG provides RISE and En applications anceformentthe 18thantreet apptBrition
assistance, and they have assisted the city with
currently working on the River Road application, and contributed a small portion of grant
application for the Chain of Lakes project for funding of trails around the lakes.
INRCOG is involved with the GIS system, has a full time staff person
and the IowantrWas ee with
ExBlack
Hawk County to provide the GIS zoning overlay. INRCOG operates
hange
program which is funded by the DNR and assosperforms
e fmssta f on uAP pdatingg and grant the Comprehensive
assistance for environmental issues. They area g city
Plan.
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INRCOG is the regional transit coordinating organization. The Regional
Regional Transit Capital
mission
operates 23 vehicles with 16 drivers. They have developed
Improvements Program.
INRCOG established a housing program and worked with Cedar Falls and Waterloo to bring in
more federal dollars.
Ms. Juon reported that there are 16 INRCOG organizations
NRCOG .were housing , and rand
loo
was established in 1973. The first services provided by IBoard of
transportation. INRCOG has a Board of Directors, hich includes
of nine members rs and six The total
Supervisors members, and an Executive Committeeconsisting
budget for INRCOG is in excess of $2 million,
$1 million for INRCOG and $1 million for
Transit. INRCOG receives $83,000 in membership dues which is used to provide local match
for grants.
INRCOG helps cities create Hazardous Mitigation Plans, of which INRCOG receives about 66 to
75 percent federal funding.
INRCOG is a member of the Cedar Valley Coalition.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Greenwood, seconded by Welper
that the meeting be adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Getty. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk