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State of Iowa December 18,2023
COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Black Hawk County Harold E.Getty Council Chambers
Roll Call.
Members present:Mayor Quentin Hart in
the Chair.Mr. Boesen,Mr. Nichols, Ms.
Creighton-Smith,Mr.Grieder,Ms.Wilder
and Mr. Feuss. Ms. Wilder joined by
Zoom and Mr.Chiles was absent.
Agenda,as proposed or amended.
Feuss/Grieder
that the agenda as proposed, be
rriedved. Voice vote-Ayes: Six. MotionWaterloo, City of - Legals caa
Approval of Minutes of December 4,
2023,Accounts Payable Feuss/Gneder
presented.
Y Feushe minutes the minutes of December 4,2023,as
715 MULBERRY ST. proposed,be approved.Voice vote-Ayes:
Six.Motion carried.
WATERLOO IA 50703 Discussionth St. of Sisterai .0 Partnership
Dish Thomas, ca.
Abraham Funchess,Executive Director of
Human Rights, provided an overview of
starting a sister city relationship with St.
Thomas, Jamaica. The conversation
an
ORDER NUMBER 233005 startedran with had beeninstrumental nttaed ln in
helping Jamaican immigrants here in the
Cedar Valley.A meeting was initially held
with the Mayor of Cedar Falls and
The undersigned, beingdulysworn, on oath, do depose and saythat I eventually brought before the Mayor of
9P Waterton to present the idea of a sister
am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that that thel idea ipf He
celebratingedthat
felt
The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly would go over very well in Waterloo, in
part due to our demographics.But in the
published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, largeru lac ntexeofal sari caeis ni m;u
Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said Rights Commission, and he believes it
would also be appealing to a larger swath
city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true copy of Waterloo
te oo a swshell.Mayor that Mr. Norman
of which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Grant, along with the Western Home,
received the Diversity and Inclusion
Courier on the following days, to-wit: Award at the Grow Cedar Valley
Conference and that part of the reason is
not just because people are living here,
but also the impact it has had on the
overall commerce within the Cedar
Valley. He has been able to supply
workers and college students trained to
take over in a number of capacities at the
Western Home, potential partnerships
with the Waterloo Community Schools,
work at the Themepark and Waterpark
and other areas of opportunity to help
meet some of the workforce demands we
have in the community.He stated that this
is really about the culture and the
economic impact this will have on both of
our communities.
Abraham Funchess shared that Intema-
tional Human Rights Day is celebrated
every December 10 and, though it has
passed, he wanted to make sure we
recognize it.
Section: Le aIS Ms. Wilder commented that she had
g heard a lot of great things about Mr.
Norman Grant's work and believes our
Category: 950 Legal Notice partnership with him will be incredible.
ADJOURNMENT
Feuss/Nichols
PUBLISHED ON: 12/30/2023 that the council adjourn at 4:59 p.m.
Voice vote-Ayes:Six.Motion carried.
Kelley Felchle
City Clerk
TOTAL AD COST: 71.64
FILED ON: 1/11/2024
That the issues of said paper conta ing said notice were duly
ci late in the regular manner..
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