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THIS MEETING OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.
[Call to Order]
WELCOME TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2023.I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? A REMINDER TO PLEASE TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT DISTRACT US FROM TODAY.
AND A QUICK REMINDER THAT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS, MINUTES AND VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE, AND REGULAR SESSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO WATCH LIVE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS ON REPLAY, AS WE ALWAYS DO HERE AT THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL CITY STAFF.
AND I PRAY THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.
[Proclamations/Presentations]
WE'LL BEGIN TODAY WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE ALLIANCE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET ASHLEY START IT OFF.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
SO EARLIER THIS JUST THIS LAST FALL, I CAME TO YOU ALL INITIALLY PRESENTING ON THE IDEA OF THE ALLIANCE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN DONE AT THAT POINT. AT THAT TIME, I'D COMMITTED TO YOU THAT I WOULD COME BACK WITH REGULAR UPDATES AS WE HAD THEM, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
SO THE ALLIANCE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING CAME OUT OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT DURING BOTH THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS THE AUGUST 2020 DERECHO, THAT HOUSING WAS A REALLY BIG ISSUE THAT CAME UP AS A RESULT OF THOSE TWO EVENTS.
AND SO WE WENT OUT AND HAD COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, CONDUCTED A SWOT ANALYSIS AS WELL AS UNDERSTOOD OR GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT THOSE CENTRAL ISSUES WERE FACING OUR COMMUNITY. SO AS A RESULT OF THAT SWOT ANALYSIS, WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A REALLY HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE COULD OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES WE HAD IN FRONT OF US, BUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY COGNIZANT OF STAFF CAPACITY AND FATIGUE AS THOSE THINGS WERE AT A REALLY ALL TIME, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY, LOW AND HIGH AS A RESULT OF DISASTER RESPONSE.
AND SO WE CREATED A FRAMEWORK TO REFLECT THAT.
SO WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE HAVE CREATED, AND IT'S BASED OFF OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD HEARD AND AGAIN, REALLY REFLECTING THE EFFICIENCIES THAT WE KNEW WE WOULD NEED TO PUT INTO THIS SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THE STAFF CAPACITY ISSUE.
SO YOU'LL SEE THERE'S FOUR COLORFUL LOGOS ON THE SIDE AND THEY REFLECT BOTH ISSUES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED OR CENTRAL ISSUES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, AS WELL AS ACTION PLANNING GROUPS THAT WE HAVE FORMED MOVING FORWARD.
SO THE WAY THAT THIS FRAMEWORK IS INTENDED TO WORK IS THAT THESE ACTION PLANNING GROUPS ARE MADE UP OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELD THAT ARE IDENTIFYING EXACTLY WHAT WITH COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, OF COURSE, IDENTIFYING WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES WERE AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO PRIORITIZE AND MOVE FORWARD.
SO AS THEY DO THAT AND THEY ENCOUNTER THOSE BARRIERS, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK TO WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE STEERING COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF ALL THOSE LEADERS AT THE BEGINNING TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THOSE CHALLENGES.
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DO NEED TO HAVE SOME BETTER STRUCTURES AROUND.SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT.
SO THEN JUMPING INTO THE ACTION PLANNING GROUPS AND THE UPDATE THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN, WHEN I WAS HERE IN THE FALL, I SORT OF GAVE YOU THE BIG THE BIG OVERVIEW OF ALL OF THESE AREAS AND THE ISSUES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE TODAY IS WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING AND PRIORITIZING WITHIN THESE GROUPS.
AND SO THIS GROUP IS TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THOSE, WHAT ARE THOSE DIFFERENT LEVERS THAT WE CAN PULL TO TRY TO IMPACT AND IMPROVE RENTAL QUALITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, WITHIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE SO BLESSED AND SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE CEDAR RAPIDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION TO LEVERAGE A LOT OF EXPERTISE, AND WHICH WE'RE FOCUSING ON BOTH DEVELOPER DEVELOPER ENGAGEMENT IN DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT WE COULD USE AND BEST PRACTICES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE AND USE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY IN THE HOMELESSNESS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING ARENA.
ADDITIONALLY, AS IT RELATES TO ACCESS TO HOUSING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED IS A NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOUSING INSTABILITY IS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE SYMPTOM.
SO LIKE WITH RENT ASSISTANCE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.
INSTEAD OF REALLY FOCUSING ON HOW WE GET FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, HOW ARE WE DOING THAT? BUT THEN ALSO ENSURING THAT WE ARE HAVING PROBLEM SOLVING SOLUTIONS WITH THEM AND FOCUSING ON HOUSING STABILITY.
SO WHAT THIS GROUP IS FOCUSING ON IS DEVELOPING GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH TENANTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THIS GROUP THAT WE CAN CONSTANTLY GO BACK TO TO SAY, DO THESE SOLUTIONS REALLY MEET YOUR NEEDS? DO THEY REALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED OR NOT? WHAT FEEDBACK DO YOU HAVE ON THIS? UM, WITH LANDLORD ENGAGEMENT.
WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THIS IS IT'S IT'S MORE THAN JUST BUILDING A NETWORK OF LANDLORDS.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO THEM TO SAY, WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU HAVE, WHAT BARRIERS DO YOU HAVE, WHAT ISSUES HAVE YOU ALSO EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND TRYING TO BUILD A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT AROUND THEM? BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO VERY MUCH A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANT THEM TO ALSO BE WELL IN THIS COMMUNITY? SO SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE HAVE, ONE IS WE WILL BE RELEASING A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING THAT GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING I JUST SAID, BUT IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON DEVELOPING A WEBSITE THAT WILL BE LIVE BY THE END OF JULY WHERE REGULAR UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ABOUT THE ALLIANCE AND PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING. WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED A NEED TO HAVE A UNIQUE LOGO AND BRANDING TO GO ALONG WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING.
SO THAT WAY IT REALLY SHOWS THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THIS.
AND THEN LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, I'M SO VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND HOMELESSNESS TO THIS COMMUNITY, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT BEFORE THE MEETING AND HOW IMPACTFUL THAT WAS.
SO AND WITH THAT, I CAN TURN IT OVER TO MY GOOD FRIEND SARAH.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE.
AND NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS.
THEY WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS.
THEY ANALYZE LOCAL DATA AND TRENDS AND PROVIDE DATA AND RESEARCH TO AGENCIES AND POLICYMAKERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS LEADING TO A STRONGER PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND HELP COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS.
SO WHY DID WE BRING THEM INTO OUR COMMUNITY? MAINLY BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS, OUR FAMILY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET AS WELL.
AND THEN WE PRIORITIZE THIS THROUGH OUR ARPA FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS, TO COMPLETE THAT SYSTEMS DESIGN CLINIC FOR ALL OF COUNTY, NOT JUST THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
SO WE HAD A TWO DAY EVENT THAT WAS HELD LAST WEEK.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE IN ATTENDANCE, BUT IT SHOWS THERE WHO ELSE WAS IN ATTENDANCE? SHELTER. SO SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LOCAL CHURCHES, FUNDING AGENCIES, OBVIOUSLY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY AND COUNTY STAFF WERE THERE AS WELL.
AND I WILL SAY THAT JOSH JOHNSON WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE WAS IN TOWN IN MAY.
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WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT FEEDBACK.JUST LOOKING AT THIS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE A GREAT CLOCK SHOP, RIGHT? SO ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES WORKING ON INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS WORK GREAT IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS AS THEIR OWN CLOCK.
SO GETTING TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WHO'S DOING WHAT, WELL, WHERE CAN WE MAYBE PULL FROM ONE PROGRAM AND INVEST IN ANOTHER PROGRAM? WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE TO A SYSTEM OF ONE CLOCK RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL CLOCKS IN A CLOCK SHOP.
SO REALLY JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYONE IS HOUSING READY.
AND WHILE THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WILL COMPLETELY GET RID OF SHELTER BECAUSE THAT IS DEFINITELY A NEED ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT IT'S REALLY MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF THAT SHELTER QUICKLY AND INTO HOUSING IS THAT PHILOSOPHY.
AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE IN HOUSING, WE DON'T JUST PLACE THEM IN HOUSING AND LEAVE THEM THERE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WHICH IS KEY TO STABILIZING THEM IN THAT HOUSING, WORKING TOGETHER TO TRACK DATA AND REPRIORITIZE THE RESOURCES AND INTERVENTIONS AS NECESSARY.
I THINK AS WE FOUND OUT WITH COVID AND DERECHO, THOSE THINGS CONTINUE TO CHANGE.
SO WE CAN'T JUST GO IN TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.
FUND EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT REACH THE SCHOOL.
SO RESOURCES SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON OUTCOMES AND NOT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES.
FOR INSTANCE, HAVING THREE RAPID REHOUSING PROVIDERS ENSURING THE POLICIES ACROSS THOSE PROVIDERS ARE ALL THE SAME SO THAT SOMEONE'S NOT PICKING AND CHOOSING WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO GO BECAUSE THEY MAY GET SOME KIND OF DIFFERENT SERVICE OR MAYBE MORE TIME FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
SO THE TOP THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH I JUST WANT TO MENTION, THAT WHEN THE ALLIANCE PROVIDED SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, WE AS A GROUP GOT TO PRIORITIZE WHAT WE THOUGHT THE TOP THREE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE AND WE WERE ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THESE TOP THREE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.
SO I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT EACH ONE.
SO ESTABLISHING A LOCAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THIS OVERSIGHT BOARD, WHICH WILL ANALYZE THE DATA AND SET TARGET GOALS, DEVELOP CONSISTENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND STRATEGIC COORDINATED FUNDING STRATEGIES. REIMAGINING THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT ALL SIDE DOORS ARE CLOSED SO NO ONE'S MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THAT COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM. SO JUST BECAUSE I KNOW SUCH AND SUCH OVER AT THIS PROGRAM, I'M NOT GETTING HOUSING FIRST VERSUS SOMEONE THAT HAS A HIGHER PRIORITY.
AND THIS IS REALLY THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
SO HOW CAN WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS UP FRONT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT ENTERING INTO THE HOMELESS SYSTEM AND THEN PRIORITIZING THOSE THAT HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS? I WILL SAY THAT THIS PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS YESTERDAY AS WELL, AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING A LINK TO ALL OF THE TO THE SLIDES THAT WERE PROVIDED AT THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS VIA COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS ON FRIDAY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
EXCELLENT. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU. SARAH AND ASHLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ON WEDNESDAY AND I LEARNED SO VERY MUCH AND I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER TODD WAS THERE AS WELL, BUT I WAS I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLIP MY THINKING.
I ORIGINALLY HAD THOUGHT THAT ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PROBABLY INTERVENTION WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL AND AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT JUST BY PROVIDING HOUSING, WE COULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.
AND BY THE END OF THE DAY, MY ENTIRE THINKING HAD FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD.
AND IT WAS SO CLEAR THAT WE HAVE TO STABILIZE OUR OUR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PEOPLE, OUR FRIENDS, AS YOU MENTIONED, OUR NEIGHBORS GET THEM INTO HOUSING AND THEN PUT THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AROUND THEM.
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THAT DATA TO ALIGN IT WITH WHAT'S GOING ON NOW AND WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THAT VERY MOMENT AND THAT WE HAVE TO GO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE RATHER THAN HAVING THEM COME TO US.AND BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.
I WAS ALSO SURPRISED TO KNOW HOW MANY SINGLE PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE 187 LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WHEN WHENEVER THIS COUNT WAS TAKEN.
BUT 170, 178 INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WERE HOMELESS AND MORE SO THAN FAMILIES.
THE WHOLE DAY WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
YOU ALL HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL.
IT WAS A FULL COUNCIL INITIATIVE THAT WE LOOKED AT DURING OUR PLANNING SESSIONS, SO I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO MYSELF, BUT WE HEARD FROM OUR COUNCIL TOO, THAT IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ALL OF US.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I PERSONALLY CAN DO TO HELP.
COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY THANK YOU, MAYOR.
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU.
ALL THE WORK THAT HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IS SURROUNDING IS INCREASING IN ITS COMPLEXITIES.
YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW THAT VERY INTIMATELY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON OUR RADAR PRIOR TO THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, INSURMOUNTABLY CHALLENGING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR MANY. SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
I KNOW THAT IT MATTERS TO SO MANY.
I MEAN, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THEY HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS AND IT ISN'T EASY.
IT DOESN'T FIT INTO A LOT OF MOLDS.
IT BREAKS A LOT OF OUR CONVENTIONAL NOTIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IF WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM OR ENABLING THEM.
AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD MAYOR, THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. THEY WERE SPOT ON.
COUNCILMAN LOEFFLER ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.
I HAVE TO GIVE A PLUG TO JENNIFER PRATT, WHO, YOU KNOW, WHO REALLY SPEARHEADED THE INITIATIVE.
PEOPLE ASK WHY WE WHY DID WE DO THIS? AND I MEAN, WERE WE JUST DOING IT FOR THE MEDIA OR WHATEVER? BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL.
WHEN I GOT OUT OF IT, IT CHANGED LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER POE.
IT DID CHANGE SOME PERCEPTIONS, AT LEAST ON MY END.
IT ALSO GAVE US A FRAMEWORK FOR WHERE WE'RE AT, AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO HEAR IN COMPARISON TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT THEY REALLY THOUGHT THAT OUR CHALLENGE HERE IS MANAGEABLE, ESPECIALLY IN COMPARISON TO SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES.
IT WAS INTERESTING ALSO TO SEE.
THAT IN TERMS OF ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, THERE WERE DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS.
AMONGST THEM IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS.
AND SO, A, IT GAVE US THE DATA THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, WHICH WE HAVE THE ANNUAL COUNT DATA, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR BEDS AND WHO WAS GETTING SERVED. IT ALSO SORT OF GAVE US A ROADMAP.
COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED IT AS A PRIORITY.
BUT HERE'S WHERE IT MIGHT IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE TOP THREE IS TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
BUT WHAT'S YOU KNOW, I THINK OUR CHALLENGE HERE.
ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF THE CITY.
WE'RE SPENDING 60% OF OUR TIME NOW IN POLICE AND FIRE ON HOMELESS ISSUES, HOMELESS CALLS FOR SERVICE. AND SO WE SEE OURSELVES SLOWLY EVOLVING INTO THIS ROLE MORE AND MORE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THIS IS WHAT
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WE DO NOW. THIS IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST.THE LOCAL OVERSIGHT BOARD IS GREAT, BUT YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO DRIVE IT.
AND SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY THE COUNTY, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO DEFINE.
AND SO BUT A VERY BENEFICIAL EXERCISE.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WAS INVOLVED HOUSING.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ASHLEY, YOUR TIME WAS VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, BUT A GOOD PLACE TO START. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BOTH OF YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO SEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY.
I HEARD SOMETHING KIND OF DISTURBING FROM ONE OF OUR ROUNDTABLES.
I KNOW, ASHLEY, I'M LOOKING AT YOUR EYEBROWS.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, HOW INTERESTING.
THE NUMBERS MIGHT NOT SOUND IMMENSE.
PEOPLE WILL COMPARE US TO THESE OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS.
AND IF WE HAVE 75 AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOW NUMBER THAT THE ALLIANCE SAYS THAT'S 75 TOO MANY.
SO I APPRECIATE THIS AS A FIRST STEP, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND.
AND WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN OTHER METRO AREAS THAT WEREN'T AS FORTUNATE AS WE ARE TO BE AT THIS POSITION EARLY ENOUGH IN THE GAME WHERE WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET TO MORE PEOPLE. SO MY APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO YOU.
AND AGAIN, WE KNOW THIS IS WE'RE IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL.
SO APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THE FIRST STEPS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT COUNCIL SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE DO APPRECIATE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH ALSO STATED YESTERDAY THAT THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE OF BEING BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND VERY THANKFUL FOR THE CITY AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, TOO.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU.
THANKS AGAIN. IT'S NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[1. A public hearing will be held to consider renaming 6th Street NW to Ellis Boulevard NW, beginning at 1st Avenue West and continuing north to E Avenue NW, as requested by the Public Works Department in connection with the Ellis Boulevard and 6th Street NW Connection project (Doug Wilson). CIP/DID #STREET-032793-2022]
I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, WHETHER DURING A PUBLIC HEARING OR DURING ONE OF OUR TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS OF A FEW MATTERS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING TODAY.FIRST, A REMINDER TO STAY AT THE LECTERN.
IF YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE OFFICER.
SECOND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES OF SPEAKERS, SO WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT AND WHEN IT TURNS RED, WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT ONCE MORE.
THIRD, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE, LOUD, PERSONAL, THREATENING OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
AND FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY HEARING.
DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY? YOUR HONOR, THERE WERE NO WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS FILED.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER RENAMING SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST TO ELLIS BOULEVARD, NORTHWEST BEGINNING AT FIRST AVENUE WEST AND CONTINUING NORTH TO E AVENUE NORTHWEST, AS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELLIS BOULEVARD AND SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT.
DOUG WILSON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANK YOU. DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, RENAMING SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST TO ELLIS BOULEVARD, NORTHWEST BEGINNING AT FIRST AVENUE WEST AND CONTINUING NORTH TO E AVENUE NORTHWEST.
THANKS, DOUG. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN FOR THE RECORD.
COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.
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CONNECTION FOR THE TIMECHECK AREA, I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE.I'M NOT SURE WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA, BUT THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AFTER I SAW THAT IT WAS ON OUR AGENDA, IT'S A LOGICAL WAY TO CONTINUE FOR KEY STREETS AND WE HAVE FIRST AVENUE GOING TO WILLIAMS BOULEVARD AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS GOING AND CONNECTING.
AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION AND THANKS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
[2. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property north of Highway 30 and east of Williams Boulevard SW from S-MC, Suburban Mixed Use Community Center District, to S-RMF, Suburban Residential Medium Flex District, as requested by Atwood Rentals, LLC (Dave Houg). CIP/DID #RZNE-033759-2023]
ITEM NUMBER TWO A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND EAST OF WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST FROM SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX DISTRICT.THIS IS REQUESTED BY ATWOOD RENTALS AND DAVE HAUG IS HERE.
DAVE HOGG, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WE HAVE A REZONING REQUEST FROM SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX, AND THIS IS A 13.7 ACRE SUBDIVISION.
THE PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP 18 DUPLEXES ALONG WITH 17 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THIS IS A MEDIUM INTENSITY LUTA, WHICH DOES PERMIT THIS CONSIDERATION.
AND WE NOTE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON JUNE 1ST.
HERE'S OUR LOCATION AND ZONING MAP.
SOUTH SIDE OF WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH INDICATES THE MEDIUM INTENSITY LUTA. THIS IS THE LAYOUT WITH SINGLE FAMILY ON THE INTERIOR AND DUPLEXES ALONG THE EXTERIOR.
THE DEVELOPER WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR A DERECHO REBUILDING AND THAT REQUIRED SINGLE FAMILY.
HOUSING. HE COULDN'T DO THAT WITH THE PREVIOUS ZONING.
AS FOR OUR CRITERIA, THE DENSITY WOULD BE 4.6 UNITS PER ACRE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED DENSITIES.
WE DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS.
THE SITE'S PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED FOR AG AND THE PROPOSED DISTRICT WOULD HAVE THE SAME SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AS THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND FOR THESE REASONS WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, DAVE. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A.
PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I'M TODD WOOD. I'M THE DEVELOPER.
THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY IS IT'S INSTEAD OF 17, THERE'S 27 OF THE SINGLE FAMILY.
NOT THAT SHOULD PROBABLY CHANGE MUCH FOR ZONING, BUT THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU. DAVE.
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT? I AM NOW, YES.
DOES THIS CHANGE YOUR REMARKS? IT DOES NOT. NO. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HERE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? KATHY POTTS 1118 FIRST STREET, SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE HOME OWNERS IN THOSE THREE HOMES WERE COMPENSATED OR HELPED IN ANY WAY WITH ALL THE CHANGES THEY HAVE TO MAKE WITH THEIR ADDRESSES BECAUSE IT IS EXPENSIVE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR CHECKBOOKS, CREDIT CARDS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND I HOPE THAT AS YOU TOOK THIS, THAT YOU CONSIDERED WHAT IT WOULD COST THE HOMEOWNERS.
THANK YOU. ARE YOU REFERRING TO ITEM ONE? THE LAST ITEM.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.
SO LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER IS HELD WHEN NO OBJECTIONS.
FOR THE RECORD, COUNCIL HAS NO COMMENTS.
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SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY LOEFFLER.THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
[3. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 1425 60th Street NE from S-MC, Suburban Mixed Use Community Center District, to T-IM, Traditional Industrial Mixed Use District, as requested by PBI-SBIZ LLC (Dave Houg). CIP/DID #RZNE-033756-2023]
MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT TO TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY PBI BIZ LLC.DAVE, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU. REQUEST TO REZONE 3.2 ACRES TO A TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND THIS WOULD BE TO HAVE A PROPOSED RV STORAGE FACILITY.
AND THIS ALSO WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 1ST.
OUR LOCATION AND ZONING MAP SHOWS US EAST OF COUNCIL, JUST SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE.
IN THE FUTURE. LAND USE MAP SHOWS THAT WE'RE IN A HIGH INTENSITY LUTA.
AND THE AERIAL PHOTO SHOWS THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO STORAGE RECENTLY, AND THEN A PORTION OF THE EXISTING PAVING WOULD BE USED FOR RV AND BOAT AND TRAILER STORAGE.
AND THEN THEY'VE GIVEN US A PLAN SHOWING HOW THEY WOULD SCREEN IT.
AND AS FOR CRITERIA, AS WE MENTIONED, THIS IS A HIGH INTENSITY LUTA ADEQUATE LEVELS OF SERVICE TO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS ARE NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS PROPOSED USE.
AND FOR THESE REASONS WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
AND AGAIN, THIS COULD COME BACK FOR POTENTIAL SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ON JULY 11TH.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, DAVE. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER. VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR DAVE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE BRINGING THIS TO US TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW CEDAR RAPIDS WHO ARE INTERESTED OR HAVE RVS AND IT'S OFTEN COST PROHIBITIVE TO ADJUST THEIR YARDS OR THEIR PLATS THAT THEY OWN TO SUPPORT THESE VEHICLES.
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT STREET STORAGE FOR VEHICLES LIKE THIS.
OLSON. YEAH, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WE'RE HAVING AN OVERREACH OF LACK OF TENANTS FOR OFFICE USE, AND THIS CONVERSION IS SOMETHING THAT STORAGE IS THE BIG THING GOING NOW.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD, DAVE, WHEN WE SAY SCREENING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THIS AREA? THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
SO IS SCREENING FENCING, IS IT SOLID SCREENING? COULD YOU ANSWER THAT? IT WOULD BE A SOLID FENCE OR IT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH EVERGREEN PLANTINGS OR PLANTINGS? OKAY. YEAH, IT WOULD HAVE TO REACH EIGHT FEET AT MATURITY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S MATCHES THE QUALITY OF THE OFFICE.
THAT HAS TO BE IT HAS TO BE OPAQUE SCREENING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[4. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 1627 Hamilton Street SW from U-VG, Urban Village General District, to U-VR, Urban Village Residential District, as requested by KN Properties 18, LLC (Seth Gunnerson). CIP/DID #RZNE-033782-2023]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 1627 HAMILTON STREET, SOUTHWEST FROM URBAN VILLAGE GENERAL DISTRICT TO URBAN VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY CN PROPERTIES 18, LLC.THANK YOU. SETH GUNNERSON ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS REQUEST IS, AS MENTIONED AT 1627 HAMILTON STREET SOUTHWEST.
IT'S ALSO REMOVING FORM BASED STANDARDS ON PORTIONS OF 17TH AVENUE AND BARBER STREET SOUTHWEST.
THE OVERALL AREA IS JUST UNDER ONE HALF OF AN ACRE.
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THEY'VE ALSO MET WITH THE CZECH VILLAGE NEWBO SCHMID TO PREVIEW THEIR PROJECT.THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.
HERE'S A LOCATION ON HAMILTON 17TH AND BARBER IN SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS, KIND OF NEAR CZECH VILLAGE.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT.
THE CURRENT ZONING MAP IS SHOWN ON THE RIGHT.
THIS IS AN URBAN HIGH INTENSITY LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE URBAN ZONE DISTRICTS AROUND THIS BLOCK.
THIS IS A FORMER US BANK SITE IN OR ADJACENT TO THE CZECH VILLAGE.
HERE'S AN AERIAL SHOWING THE PORTION OF THE SITE THAT WILL BE WORKING ON.
IT'S THE FORMER DRIVE THRU FACILITY.
AND THEN THEY'VE PURCHASED THE HOME TO THE SOUTHEAST.
CALL THAT THE NORTHEAST OF THAT LOT.
HERE'S A VIEW ALONG HAMILTON STREET WHERE HOMES WILL BE BUILT FACING HAMILTON ALONG HERE.
HERE'S A VIEW ALONG 17TH AVENUE AND BARBER STREET.
I'LL NOTE, ESPECIALLY BARBER STREET FUNCTIONS MORE LIKE AN ALLEY WHERE IT'S THE GARAGES OF THE ADJACENT HOMES BACK UP TO THE STREET, WHICH IS PART OF THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST TODAY TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP.
IT WOULD ALSO REMOVE THE URBAN FORM DESIGNATION ON 17TH AVENUE AND BARBER.
THIS WOULD REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE UNITS AND FRONT DOORS FACING THOSE STREETS.
AS NOTED ALONG ESPECIALLY ALONG BARBER, THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY REQUIRE THERE TO BE BUILDINGS WITH FRONT DOORS FACING DIRECTLY ONTO ALLEYS IN THE BACK WITH THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS FOR THREE UNIT RESIDENTIAL UNITS BUILDINGS SO 12 UNITS IN TOTAL WITH A DRIVEWAY GOING THROUGH THE SITE AND.
ACCESS OR WITH BUILDINGS FACING HAMILTON AND THEN SOME PRIVATE GREEN SPACE AS A BUFFER ALONG BARBER STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SITE. THE APPLICANTS PROVIDE THESE CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS OF THE STRUCTURES THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD.
IN TERMS OF REZONING CRITERIA.
THE STAFF BELIEVES THERE IS SOME JUSTIFICATION TO REZONE IN TERMS OF IT BEING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE MAP BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEVE BARBARA STREET AS IT'S DEVELOPED IS REALLY CONDUCIVE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE URBAN FORM BASED ZONING DISTRICT ALONG THAT STREET.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE CZECH VILLAGE NEWBO AREA ACTION PLAN STAFFS IDENTIFIED NO ISSUES WITH THE ABILITY TO SERVE THE AREA, AND THIS WOULD IN EFFECT BE A DOWN ZONING TO SOME DEGREE.
THIS IS SIMILAR CHARACTER TYPE.
AS YOU GET INTO THE SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT TO IT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST ON ITS FIRST READING AS A NOTE.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.
THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S SCHOOL NEARBY THAT IS VERY WALKABLE TO THEM.
AND WITH ALL THAT FLOOD PROTECTION, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE SPACE FOR THEM TO MOVE INTO.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 1st Avenue E and 1st Street NE Traffic Signal Improvements project (estimated cost is $140,000) (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #3315554-01]
TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $140,000.ROB DAVIS IS HERE. ROB, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
CITY COUNCIL ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS PROJECT IS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE NORTH OF THIS BUILDING HERE.
IT'S AT FIRST AVENUE AND FIRST STREET, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST.
IT'S THE INTERSECTION WILL REACH ITS FINAL FORM.
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THIS PROJECT WILL REMOVE THE WOOD POLES AND THE TEMPORARY SIGNALS PROVIDE THREE NEW FOUNDATIONS FOR NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE ASSEMBLIES AND LED LIGHTING ON TOP OF THEM.THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST FOR THIS CONTRACT IS $140,000.
WE'VE DONE A SEPARATE EQUIPMENT MATERIALS ORDER OF $80,000.
THAT MAKES THE OVERALL PROJECT ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST HERE, 220,000.
THERE'S AN EXTRA ZERO ON THAT.
FUNDING SPLIT IS EVENLY BETWEEN THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE TRAFFIC CONTROL ENGINEERING BUDGETS, AS TWO OF THE FOUR SIGNALS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MOVED FOR THE FLOOD SYSTEM. AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ARE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPGRADE AT THE SAME TIME.
THE BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 28TH.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE IN DECEMBER OF 2023 AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION IS ABOUT A MONTH.
I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ROB. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? NONE. LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHAT'S THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE SEPARATE MATERIALS CONTRACT? IT'S THE LEAD TIME.
NORMALLY IT CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF 20 PLUS WEEKS TO GET THE MAST ARMS. THEY HAVE TO BE SPECIALLY FABRICATED WITH THE LENGTH FOR THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION.
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS.THE COUNCIL HERE IS HERE TO LISTEN.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL MATTERS I ADDRESSED EARLIER TO THE REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING HEARING HEARING TODAY APPLY TO THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AS WELL. A REMINDER TO PLEASE STAY AT THE LECTERN.
AND YOUR COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES AS SPEAKER.
ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTERS THAT YOU WISH TO ADDRESS.
AN ABUSIVE, PERSONAL AND IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
THERE SHOULD ALSO BE NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE IF YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
A REMINDER TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.
TODAY, WE HAD THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
THE FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST IS CATHY POTTS, HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL KATHY POTTS 1118 FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST.
THE CENTRAL MEANING OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT JUSTICE WILLIAM BRENNAN DECLARED, IN HIS OPINION FOR A UNANIMOUS COURT IS THE RIGHT TO CRITICIZE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
TO CRITICIZE MEANS TO INDICATE THE FAULTS OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IN A DISAPPROVING WAY.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING, OFFICER, FOR YOU TO PASS OUT.
PLEASE. THIS FIRST ONE IS FOR THE IS 15 C IN YOUR PACKET. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE D.
HE'S SET TO GET SOME MONEY OR, YOU KNOW, MINIMUM INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES BY THE CITY.
THIS IS ALSO THE PROPERTY THAT IS TWO HOUSES FROM ME.
HE HAS NOT REPAIRED HIS FENCES SINCE THE DURATION SHOW.
IS THIS THE TYPE OF PERSON AND THE COMPANY THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE? IT'S ERIC GOUDSMIT IS THE PRESIDENT OF D TAGGART HOLDINGS.
I'VE TRIED THAT. IT DOESN'T WORK.
SO WE PUT UP WITH THIS NASTY LOOKING PLACE, TWO HOUSES DOWN.
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SO I ASK YOU, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GIVING TAX INCENTIVES TO.THE GUY TWO HOUSES DOWN THAT HAS A HOME OFFICE GETS TAX INCENTIVES.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE.
THIS IS FROM THE CHARTER WITH SECTION OH TWO WITH THE BOARD OF ETHICS.
I FOUND OUT THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER OWNS A BUSINESS ON CEDAR LAKE.
AND SO, ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA OR THE EXCUSE ME, THE CHARTER, IT SAYS THAT A COMPLAINT FROM CITIZENS CAN BE REQUESTED OR CAN BE MADE FOR THE BOARD OF ETHICS.
HERE TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT? NO. OKAY. FINAL SPEAKER.
AND I CAN'T. I'M NOT SURE I'LL GET THIS NAME RIGHT.
DARREN. OR BEGINS WITH A D LAST NAME.
LOOKS LIKE IT STARTS WITH AN H.
DARRYL? ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? I'M SORRY. MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE, SO I JUST SIGNED UP IN CASE YOU NEED ME.
ANYONE ELSE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. THAT CLOSES OUT OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
CITY MANAGER POMERANZ ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?
[Approval of the Agenda]
ONE ITEM, YOUR HONOR, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTED TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 25 A FROM THE AGENDA.ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER POMERANZ.
DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER PO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF ON ITEM 24.
COUNCIL MEMBER POE IS RECUSING HERSELF FROM 24.
SEE, CLARK GOT THAT? OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[25. Report on bids for the Middle McLoud Run Advanced Grading project (estimated cost is $2,370,000) (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #3314551-01 a. Resolution awarding and approving contract in the amount of $2,646,566.50, bond and insurance of Boomerang Corp. for the Middle McLoud Run Advanced Grading project.]
$2,370,000. ROB DAVIS IS HERE.THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
ON JUNE 14TH, 2023, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS.
THE LOW BID WAS READ AS BOOMERANG CORPORATION OF ANAMOSA, IOWA, $2,646,566.50.
AND THE HIGH BID RANGE WAS TO $3,886,322.30.
THIS IS ONLY A REPORT ON BIDS TODAY.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BRING THIS.
[26. Report on bids for the Tait Cummins Field Lights LED Upgrade project (estimated cost is $270,000) (Steve Krug). CIP/DID #PUR0423-272 a. Resolution awarding and approving contract in the amount of $201,585, bond and insurance of Acme Electric Company for the Tait Cummins Field Lights LED Upgrade project.]
$270,000. STEVE KRUG IS HERE.THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURES ON FIELDS TWO LED LIGHTING FIXTURES.
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THE CURRENT FIXTURES ARE FAILING DUE TO AGE.WE USE THE EXISTING POLES AND REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES ON SIX POLES PER FIELD.
IT WILL HELP REDUCE POWER USE AT THE COMPLEX AND THE WIRING WAS UPGRADED IN A PREVIOUS PROJECT.
BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON JUNE 14TH, WITH THREE BIDS BEING RECEIVED.
THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT WAS 270,000.
THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 31ST OF 2023.
ANY QUESTIONS? SO STEVE, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN FRONT OF US ASKING FOR LIGHTS? HOW LONG DO THESE THINGS LAST? THESE LIGHTS SHOULD HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE UPWARDS OF 20 YEARS.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON. STEVE, JUST MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE JUST TAKING THE BASE BIDS.
YOU'RE NOT DOING THE ALTERNATES.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $201,585 HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
[27. Presentation and resolution approving preliminary terms and setting a public hearing date for July 11, 2023 to consider a proposed Option Agreement with Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC for the potential purchase and redevelopment of City-owned property between F Avenue and I Avenue NW and 1st Street and 4th Street NW (Caleb Mason). CIP/DID #TIF-0080-2023]
ITEM 27 IS A PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY TERMS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR JULY 11TH, 2023 TO CONSIDER PROPOSED OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE CEDAR RAPIDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC FOR THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN F AVENUE AND I AVENUE NORTHWEST AND FIRST STREET AND FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST.AND CALEB, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANK YOU. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
CALEB MASON WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
THIS ITEM IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN CASINO THAT'S BEING PROPOSED BY THE CEDAR RAPIDS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR, EXCUSE ME, CEDAR RAPIDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CITY AND CRG, AS WELL AS LINN COUNTY GAMING ASSOCIATION, HAS BEEN UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SINCE 2012 THAT WAS RECENTLY EXTENDED IN 2017 TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE SUPPORT OF A CASINO BY THIS DEVELOPER EXTENDING THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2029.
THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED THE CITY'S FURTHER SUPPORT IN IDENTIFYING A PROPOSED LOCATION FOR A DOWNTOWN CASINO SHOULD THE LINN COUNTY GAMING ASSOCIATION OPEN A LICENSE OPPORTUNITY FOR GAMING.
WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PROPOSED TERMS FOR AN OPTION AGREEMENT WHICH IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PURCHASE TERMS AS WELL AS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERM SHEET, WHICH IS PART OF THAT OPTION AGREEMENT.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION, WHICH INCORPORATES MOSTLY CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND A FEW PRIVATE PROPERTIES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE BETWEEN FIRST STREET, NORTHWEST FOURTH STREET, NORTHWEST F AVENUE AND I AVENUE TO THE NORTH.
A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE RETAINED FOR FLOOD CONTROL PURPOSES ON THE EAST SIDE.
SO THE OPTION AGREEMENT TERMS THIS PROVIDES A FORM OF SITE CONTROL TO THIS DEVELOPER UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND A POTENTIAL PATH TO PURCHASE.
THERE WOULD BE AN OPTION FEE OF $165,000, WHICH THE DEVELOPER WOULD PAY TO THE CITY FOR AN OPTION TERM WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEVELOPER IS ENGAGED WITH THE RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION, WHO WOULD BE ACTIVELY CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION FOR A CASINO LICENSE, THAT OPTION TERM COULD BE EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AND THE DEVELOPER WOULD PAY AN ADDITIONAL $55,000 TO THE CITY TO EXTEND. THE CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE DEVELOPERS ABILITY TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WOULD BE FIRST, THE RECEIPT OF A GAMING LICENSE.
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SHORTLY. THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN THE CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS TO PURCHASE ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND EXECUTE A MINIMUM ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT THAT ACCORDS WITH IOWA CODE 403.8.SO ATTACHED TO THE OPTION TO PURCHASE, AS I MENTIONED, IS A TERM SHEET.
THIS OUTLINES THE DETAILS OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH AGAIN WOULD BE A CONDITION TO THE DEVELOPER'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE. THE FIRST TERM WOULD BE THAT THE PROPERTY SUBJECT OF THE OPTION WOULD BE SOLD AT ITS FAIR MARKET VALUE BASED ON AN APPRAISAL.
IN TERMS OF CLOSING, THE FOLLOWING WOULD HAVE TO BE SATISFIED PRIOR TO CLOSING THE RECEIPT OF THE GAMING LICENSE, CONDUCTING TWO PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE APPROVED THE MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS, THE DESIGN, THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT, A FUNDING COST SHARE AGREEMENT FOR ANY INCREASED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY UPGRADES NECESSARY FOR OUR FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECT.
THE CITY WOULD INITIATE THAT PROCESS.
THE DEVELOPER WOULD CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT ANY THE COST SHARE AGREEMENT TO THAT THE CITY WOULD BE OBLIGATED EXCUSE ME, THE COST SHARE AGREEMENT, WHICH IDENTIFIES ANY OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, WOULD HAVE TO BE AGREED UPON WITH THE CITY AND DEVELOPER AND THAT AGAIN IS A CONTINGENCY OF CLOSING AND THEN ANY INCREASED COST TO THE CITY FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR PROJECT, THEY WOULD AGAIN, WE WOULD ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT THAT IDENTIFIES THOSE SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND ANY TERMS FOR THEIR PAYMENT OF THOSE UPGRADES.
OF THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO COMPLETE 125,000 SQUARE FOOT GAMING FACILITY, INCORPORATING RESTAURANT SPACE, EVENT SPACE AND A GAMING FLOOR, NO LESS THAN 1300 PARKING SPACES AND A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $150 MILLION.
AND THEY WOULD ENTER INTO A MINIMUM ASSESSMENT OF AGREEMENT OF NO LESS THAN $50 MILLION.
IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, THE DEVELOPER WOULD MAKE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PAYMENTS TO THE CITY COMMENCING ONE YEAR AFTER THEY OPENED THEIR FACILITY.
THE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PAYMENTS ARE CALCULATED AS 2.25% OF THE ADJUSTED NET GAMING WIN.
SO THIS IS THEIR GROSS REVENUE LESS ANY TAXES AND THOSE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PAYMENTS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO ANY PROPERTY TAXES THAT THEY PAID OR ANY TAXES THAT ARE ALREADY ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A HALF A PERCENT OF THE ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE. SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE PRELIMINARY TERMS OF THE OPTION AND THE TERM SHEET.
AND THEN AS IDENTIFIED IN THE OPTION, THE OPTION PERIOD FOR THE DEVELOPER WOULD EXTEND FROM JULY THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2025 WITH THE POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL YEAR.
AND WITH THAT, I TURN IT OVER TO THE MAYOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I NEGLECTED EARLIER TO TELL YOU I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM.
CLERK LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON IS RECUSING HIMSELF.
CALEB I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT BESIDES CITY PROPERTY, THEY HAVE TWO OPTION OTHER PRIVATE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE CITY AND SO IS IT STILL ANTICIPATED THAT WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR OUT ON THE STATE RELEASING THE MORATORIUM BECAUSE NOBODY CAN APPLY? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. AND I FAILED TO MENTION THAT THERE CURRENTLY IS A MORATORIUM THAT WAS ADOPTED LAST JUNE THAT EXTENDS THROUGH JUNE OF 2024.
OKAY. RIGHT. AN OPTION MEANS A LOT ON A CONTRACT.
SO THE OPTION IS A PAYMENT THEY MAKE TO THE CITY IF THEY DECIDE NOT TO PROCEED.
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MY ASSUMPTION IS WE RETAIN THE OPTION MONEY.AND DOES THE OPTION MONEY APPLY TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OR IS THAT IN ADDITION TO WHAT PURCHASE PRICE COMES OUT ON APPRAISAL? THE OPTION WOULD APPLY IF THEY'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE IF THEY'RE PAID.
SO IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PROCEED, WE KEEP THE 165 OR THE 55.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
CALEB, WILL YOU GO BACK A SLIDE, PLEASE, AND SHOW ME THAT I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE 0.5.
IS THAT. IS THAT OKAY? TAXES TO THE CITY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS TO THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO STATE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.
CALEB, IN TERMS OF THE INTENDED USE, HYPOTHETICALLY, SAY WE GO THROUGH AND WE GET TO A POINT IN TIME WHEN MAYBE THERE'S A MORATORIUM EXTENDED.
DOES THE DEVELOPER HAVE THE OPTION IN THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE INTENDED USE? NO. THIS IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR A CASINO.
NO. OKAY, SO WE'LL HAVE ORDER IN THE GALLERY.
THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD INDICATE WE DO HAVE ONE VOTE OF NO.
[28. Presentation and resolution authorizing City financial incentives under the Green Building Economic Development Program for the redevelopment of property at 512 3rd Avenue SE as proposed by Progression, LC (Scott Mather). CIP/DID #TIF-0085-2023]
ITEM NUMBER 28 IS A PRESENTATION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES UNDER THE GREEN BUILDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY AT 512 THIRD AVENUE SOUTHEAST, AS PROPOSED BY PROGRESSION LLC.SCOTT MATHER IS HERE. SCOTT, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL SCOTT MATHER CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM PROGRESSION LLC FOR CITY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
THIS PROJECT DOES QUALIFY UNDER THE CITY'S GREEN BUILDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
THE STANDARD INCENTIVE WITH THIS PROGRAM IS UP TO A TEN YEAR, 100% REBATE OF THE NEW VALUE AND TAXES BASED ON THEIR DEMONSTRATED INCREASE COST OF THE LEED CERTIFICATION.
THIS IS A $6.3 MILLION INVESTMENT.
ON THE ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT, IT'S A TOTAL OF 25,500FT² POST DEVELOPMENT.
HERE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROJECT FACING EAST.
AND HERE'S A STREET VIEW OF THE PRIOR GAZETTE BUILDING.
AND HERE IS THE RENDERING ON THE REAR SIDE WITH THAT ADDITION.
THIS PROJECT WILL ACCRUE ROUGHLY 1.7 MILLION IN TOTAL TAXES OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WITH UP TO 950,000 AVAILABLE, DEPENDING ON THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEED CERTIFICATION.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE BUILDING IS ALREADY TAXED.
CORRECT. AS AN EXISTING BUILDING.
THAT DOES NOT CHANGE. SO THE INCENTIVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE IMPROVED OVER AND ABOVE.
OVER AND ABOVE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T QUITE REINFORCE THAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
SO THERE'S ALREADY WORK BEING DONE IN THIS AREA.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY THEN? I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING RIGHT HERE.
AND SO WHAT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING AND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY? SO I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL HAS BEEN ALREADY DONE TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON. LEED CERTIFICATION IS FOR ENERGY THINGS, SO IT'S TOTALLY.
I MEAN, YOU CAN BUILD A BUILDING AND THEN AFTER THE BUILDING IS DONE, IT'S CERTIFIED.
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SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT'S WHY HE HAS TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING.AND THEN THEY BRING AN ENGINEER IN, INDEPENDENT ENGINEER AND CERTIFY IT FOR ENERGY.
IT SAVES ENERGY FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND IT'S ALSO AN ADAPTIVE REUSE.
AND SO DOING AN ADAPTIVE REUSE IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN DOING ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION.
YES, GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.
[29. Presentation and resolution approving a project term sheet with Modern Home Builders LLC for the redevelopment of property at 1627 Hamilton Street SW (Scott Mather). CIP/DID #TIF-0087-2023]
1627 HAMILTON STREET SOUTHWEST.SCOTT, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.
WITH THE REQUEST FOR ABOVE STANDARD INCENTIVES, WE DID COMPLETE A FINANCIAL GAP ANALYSIS.
WE VERIFY CONSTRUCTION COSTS, OPERATIONAL COSTS.
THOSE THINGS. WE ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPERS EQUITY EXCEEDS THE PRESENT VALUE OF CITY INCENTIVES.
THIS PROJECT INVOLVES A $4 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
IT INVOLVES THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER US BANK SITE WITH CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR THREE PLEX TOWNHOMES, 12 UNITS TOTAL OVER 1500 SQUARE FOOT PER UNIT, THREE BEDROOM, TWO AND A HALF BATH WITH A TWO STALL ATTACHED GARAGE PER UNIT.
AND HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROJECT, AND I KNOW SOME OF THIS IS REDUNDANT.
YOU HAD SEEN SOME OF THIS IN A PRIOR PRESENTATION TODAY.
HERE'S A STREET LEVEL VIEW ON THE CORNER OF HAMILTON AND 17TH FACING BACK TOWARDS CZECH VILLAGE.
AND A SITE PLAN SHOWING WHERE THOSE UNITS WOULD FIT ON THE LOT.
AND SOME OF THE RENDERINGS FROM THE EXTERIOR.
SO NEXT STEPS. TODAY WE'RE HERE TO CONSIDER THE PROJECT TERM SHEET.
COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS. ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[30. Presentation and resolution accepting a proposal from High Properties for the disposition of City-owned property at 116 16th Avenue SE and authorizing negotiation of a project term sheet (Adam Lindenlaub). CIP/DID #DISP-0045-2023]
NEGOTIATION OF A PROJECT TERM SHEET.GOOD AFTERNOON. ADAM LINDELOF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING.
AND JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHERE THEY'RE AT.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF IOWA IS LOCATED RIGHT HERE, SECOND STREET KICKSTAND.
AND YOU CAN SEE OUR FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.
SO WE RECEIVED AN INQUIRY TO PURCHASES FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE.
SO WE USED EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH INCLUDED LOOKING AT RELEVANT CITY CODES AND PLANS, THE EXPERIENCE AND CAPACITY OF THE DEVELOPER, A FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT.
WE DID RECEIVE FOUR PROPOSALS AND WE HAD A REVIEW PANEL THAT WAS COMPRISED OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT AND CZECH VILLAGE, NEW BOHEMIA SELF-SUPPORTED MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, A FINANCIAL LENDER AND ALSO A NON COMPETING DEVELOPER.
AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR HIGH PROPERTIES PROJECT, WHICH IS A TEAM THAT ALSO CONSISTS OF CONLON CONSTRUCTION AND NEWMAN MUNSON ARCHITECTS. EXCUSE ME.
SO IT IS ALMOST A $24 MILLION INVESTMENT.
IT'S MAXIMIZING THE DEVELOPMENT SITE WITH TWO BUILDINGS AND I'LL SHOW SOME IMAGES HERE.
ONE OF THOSE IS SIX STORY AND ANOTHER IS A FOUR STORY.
SO LET'S START ON THE TOP LEFT.
SO THIS IS A VIEW UP IN THE AIR LOOKING TOWARDS THE RIVER.
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RESIDENTIAL AND HAS 63 UNITS.AND THE FOUR STORY BUILDING IS MIXED USE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT THAT HAS 22 UNITS AND ABOUT 1400 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE. AND THEN THAT BOTTOM PICTURE IS ON SECOND STREET LOOKING TOWARDS THE BUILDING.
THE TOP RIGHT IS FROM THE 16TH AVENUE BRIDGE.
AND THEN THE BOTTOM TWO IMAGES.
THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS AN OVERHEAD, WHICH SHOWS SOME OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES WITH THE PROJECT.
BUT ON THE SIX STORY BUILDING IS ALSO ABOUT 2000 SQUARE FOOT OF ROOF TERRACE.
AND THAT BOTTOM RIGHT IS STANDING ON THAT GARDEN TERRACE LOOKING TO THE NORTH.
SO AFTER THE PUBLIC THE TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT.
SO WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING BACK ON IN MARCH.
WE HAD PROPOSALS DUE IN MAY AFTER CONSIDERATION TODAY, THEN A POSSIBILITY OF COMING BACK TO NEGOTIATE A PROJECT TERM SHEET IN THE SUMMER, AND A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM HIGH PROPERTIES AND AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATION OF A PROJECT TERM SHEET. I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.
COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER POE.
AND YOU'VE REALLY PAID ATTENTION TO THAT.
THERE ARE NO BARRIERS TO ENTRY AT THAT LOCATION BECAUSE IT IS SO VISIBLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR FOR GIVING THAT A LOT OF ATTENTION.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER VANORNY.
YEAH, THANKS, MAYOR. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
ARE THOSE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF, THEN? YES. OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD MAYOR I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT.
FOR ME, IT SIGNIFIES SORT OF A NEW LEVEL, A NEW PHASE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING WE'RE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE A LITTLE BIT.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THAT I SEE THAT HAVE REALLY SORT OF PUSHED IT.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND AND I WOULD JUST SAY TO DARREN, WELCOME TO NEWBO.
ANYONE ELSE. I'LL JUST SECOND THAT DEAL.
AND IT'S DARYL, IF I CAN READ HIS WRITING CORRECTLY.
HI. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.
THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY AND BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.
[PUBLIC INPUT]
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL BUSINESS AS IS WITH THE EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.AT THIS TIME, WE ARE HERE AS A COUNCIL TO LISTEN.
WE DO REMAIN HERE AFTER COUNCIL.
A REMINDER TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.
COMMENTS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES, NO ABUSIVE, LOUD, THREATENING COMMENTS.
MAYOR, WOULD I BE ABLE TO DEFER TO YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
YOU CAN'T GIVE FIVE MINUTES, BUT AJ, YOU'RE ON THE LIST FOR FIVE MINUTES.
IF YOU BOTH EACH LIKE TO HAVE FIVE MINUTES, THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE SPEECH.
EXERCISE THEREOF ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OF THE PRESS OR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.
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PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.NOW I WANT TO GET ON WITH THE FLOOD PROTECTION.
I WAS OUT KAYAKING LAST WEEKEND AND REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY WIDE AND AND THE RIVER REALLY SPREADS OUT AND IT'S THIS DEEP.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU'VE GOT TO GET UP AND WALK.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE RIVER SPREADING THING.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S A REASON TO DECLARE EMINENT DOMAIN BACK IN 2006.
ROBIN TUCKER WROTE, JIM PROSSER IS NOW THE FIRST CITY MANAGER.
JIM PROSSER SAID, I'M NOT COMING HERE TO RUN THE SHOW.
MY ROLE ISN'T MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYONE ELSE'S IN THIS ORGANIZATION.
THEN RON CORBETT HAD HIM STEP DOWN FROM FLOOD MITIGATION.
AND HE QUIT. I'M WONDERING, LIKE THIS WHOLE THING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A VOLUNTARY PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND YOU GOT $27 MILLION FROM FEMA.
NOW THAT YOU GOT DIFFERENT MONEY.
NOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME IN AND TAKE OUR HOMES FROM US.
AND I DO WANT TO CLARIFY AND CLEAR UP A RUMOR.
I HAVE NEVER MY HOUSEHOLD HAS NEVER BEEN OFFERED A SINGLE PENNY, MUCH LESS $300,000.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN OFFERED A DIME.
THAT WAS JUST A RUMOR I NEEDED TO CLEAR UP.
NOW. I STILL THINK THAT YOU GUYS CAN GO AROUND US.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CASINO IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PAY BETTER THAN THE CITY.
THE CASINO IS OFFERING A HANDSOME AMOUNT TO THE HOMEOWNERS OVER THERE ON G AVENUE.
THE CITY COULD ACT MORE LIKE THE CASINO.
NOW ON TO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO THROW MONEY HERE, WE'RE GOING TO THROW MONEY THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE A LITTLE PRESENTATION.
BUT I HAVE A LADY WHO CAME TO MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT HOMELESS.
AND ASKED IF SHE COULD STAY IN HER CAR ON MY STREET.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING, WHY ISN'T THERE A DESIGNATED PLACE FOR THE HOMELESS THAT THEY CAN STAY? IN THIS IN TOWN AND NOT HAVE TO CAMP OUT HERE AND THERE AND GET REMOVED BY THE POLICE AND REMOVE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE CITY OR WHATEVER.
WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS DESIGNATE A PLACE FOR THEM WHERE THEY CAN STAY IN PEACE? WHERE THEY COULD HAVE RESOURCES AND FEEL SAFE.
CAUSE I MEAN, WE HAVE PEOPLE STAYING IN THEIR CARS ON THE STREET.
AND I BELIEVE THAT NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IS A LOT HIGHER THAN ANYBODY WANTS TO ADMIT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE DO NOT WANT TO ASK FOR HELP, DO NOT WANT TO BURDEN ANYBODY.
AND ALL THESE APARTMENTS, I DON'T EVEN THESE PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD THESE APARTMENTS.
SO I'M JUST FLABBERGASTED BY ALL THE APARTMENTS BEING BUILT.
I MEAN, IT ISN'T GENEVA TOWERS.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE THE GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ADDRESS YOU IN ANY WAY WE LIKE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. KATHY, DID YOU WANT TO STILL SPEAK? OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR.
COUNCIL KATHY POTTS 1118 FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST.
THE US COURTS.GOV SAID WHAT DOES FREE SPEECH MEAN? AND IT'S TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND USE CERTAIN OFFENSIVE WORDS AND PHRASES TO CONVEY POLITICAL MESSAGES.
WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID WHEN THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SPEAK? YOU KEEP SAYING SPEAK TO US AFTERWARDS.
IS IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REALLY SAYING OR WHAT WE'RE REALLY SAYING? WE WANT TO SPEAK ON THE RECORD TO SPEAK TO YOU AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE GET TO SPEAK TO YOU AS A COUNCIL.
LIKE I SAID, I THINK YOUR PUPPETS.
I WANT TO KNOW WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW.
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BUT THE THING IS, DONNA IS STILL DYING IN HER HOUSE.AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
YOU'RE STILL DOING EMINENT DOMAIN TO TAKE HER HOME.
AND I TALKED TO SCOTT ON THE WAY UP, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK YOU'RE NICE GUYS, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I'VE MET SOME CRUEL PEOPLE IN MY LIVES, IN MY LIFE.
AND TO TELL A WOMAN, HER HUSBAND THAT IS COMPLETELY STRESSED WITH HIS WIFE IN HER DEATH BED THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR HOME, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE YOUR DYING WIFE OUT OF HER DEATH BED.
HOW CRUEL CAN YOU PEOPLE GET? IS THERE ANY OTHER.
IS THIS HOW YOU WOULD TREAT YOUR MOTHER, YOUR AUNT, YOUR NEIGHBOR? I DON'T THINK I'D TREAT ANYBODY THIS WAY BECAUSE I AM A CHRISTIAN.
AND IT SAYS, DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD DO UNTO YOURSELF.
AND I KNOW DARN GOOD AND WELL THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD DO THIS TO YOURSELF.
SO WHY ARE YOU CRUEL PEOPLE? YOU KNOW, I LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER SAT DOWN I'VE NEVER HAD DINNER WITH ANY OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
I NEVER WOULD AND WE'VE HAD SOME NICE CONVERSATIONS, BUT THIS IS CRUEL.
AND I HAVE SOME PERSONAL STUFF TO DEAL WITH THIS.
ONE OF THEM LIVES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
THE OTHER LIVES IN DENVER, AND THEY HAVE HER IN A SMALL TOWN IN MISSOURI.
WE WENT TO VISIT HER AND SHE SAID, THIS IS LIKE BEING IN PRISON.
SHE HAS SOMEONE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF HER.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THOSE GIRLS.
WE'VE JUST AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, THEY'RE NOT IN OUR FAMILY ANYMORE.
WE DO NOT LIKE THE WAY THEY'RE TREATING TOM'S MOTHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, TIFFANY, YOU'RE THE WORST MAYOR CEDAR RAPIDS EVER HAD.
BRAD ASKED ME TO WRITE A LETTER ON HIS BEHALF, AND I DID.
AND WHEN HE LOST, HE CAME TO MY HOUSE, GAVE ME A HUG, SAID, I APPRECIATE IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, REALLY CONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO DONNA.
BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING THIS, IT IS YOU DOING IT.
JEFF POMERANZ IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST PEOPLE I KNOW.
HE GAVE YOU THE CHOICE NOT TO DO THIS.
SO THE CITY MANAGER HOLDS NO RESPONSIBILITY.
HE TOLD YOU YOU CAN DO THIS OR THIS.
AND WHAT DID YOU CHOOSE? YOU CHOSE TO PUT A MAN IN EVEN MORE MISERY THAN HE ALREADY IS.
LIKE I SAID LAST TIME, WHEN SHANNON WAS HERE WITH THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, SHE WENT TO VISIT HIM.
AND SHANNON'S IDEA, WHAT SHE SAID AFTER MEETING THIS WILL KILL BOTH OF THEM.
SO GO AHEAD AND LIVE YOUR CRUEL LIVES.
AND DON'T FORGET WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.
AND WHEN YOU'RE OLD, REMEMBER HOW YOU TREATED PEOPLE.
AS MY GRANDMOTHER SAID, TREAT OLD PEOPLE NICE.
TREAT DYING PEOPLE NICE, BECAUSE ONE DAY IT'S GOING TO BE YOU.
A NEXT STEP. I CAN'T READ THIS NAME EITHER.
T T AND A P PUBLIC COMMENT IS TIM.
OKAY. AND LIKE THE OTHERS, I'M GOING TO ADDRESS YOUR GUYS'S ACTIONS.
YOU GUYS SEEM TO BE UNDER THE MISGUIDED IMPRESSION THAT YOU CAN LIMIT THE CONSTITUTIONAL, CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH OF US CITIZENS AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY.
YOU ARE HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
YOUR POWER DOES NOT SUPERSEDE THE CONSTITUTION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE US SUPREME COURT CASE FROM 1964, NEW YORK TIMES VERSUS SULLIVAN.
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THIS NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PROFOUND NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT DEBATE ON PUBLIC ISSUES SHOULD BE UNINHIBITED, ROBUST, WIDE OPEN. AND IT MAY WELL INCLUDE VEHEMENT, VEHEMENT, CAUSTIC AND SOMETIMES UNPLEASANTLY SHARP ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS.YOU HAVE NO PLACE TO TELL SOMEBODY THEY CANNOT CRITICIZE YOU.
WHOEVER COMES UP HERE CAN CRITICIZE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
YOU DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO STOP THEM.
IF YOU DO, YOU OPEN THE CITY UP TO LIABILITY.
YOU OPEN THE CITY UP TO BE SUED FOR VIOLATING THEIR RIGHTS.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM TO SUE YOU AND SUE YOU PERSONALLY.
YOU ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS ON THIS COUNCIL FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES, YET BLOCK PEOPLE WHEN THEY CRITICIZE THEM OR SAY SOMETHING THEY DON'T LIKE. YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
IT BECOMES AN OFFICIAL PAGE AND IT CAN BE VOIDED IF THE PEOPLE WANT AND YOU CAN BE SUED FOR BLOCKING SOMEBODY BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU VIOLATED THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT.
YOU TOOK AN OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION OVERRIDES YOUR POLICIES, OVERRIDES EVERYTHING.
YOU DO NOT SUPERSEDE THE US CONSTITUTION AND YOU DEFINITELY DON'T SUPERSEDE THE SUPREME COURT.
YOU GUYS NEED TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND START ACTING.
FOR THE PEOPLE AND LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT NICE TO YOU.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, RESIGN, QUIT.
WALK OUT OF THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW AND QUIT.
WE WILL FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
I'M ROGER SLADE, NORTHEAST SIDE.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT EMAIL WITH ANYBODY WHO ASKS ME, BY THE WAY.
FIRST OFF, I DO NOT TRUST THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
REASON NUMBER ONE, BILL GATES FUNDED.
THEY POSTED THIS LAST WEEK ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.
IT'S RIGHT ON THEIR WEBSITE. I HAVE A LINK TO MINE AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE TAKE ADVICE FROM THIS CORRUPT ORGANIZATION.
I WAS ALSO EMAILED A LINK TO THE CDC FLUORIDE DATA.
BY NOW. EVERYONE MOST LIKELY CAN RELATE TO THAT.
IF YOU NEED EXAMPLES, CHECK THE OBITUARIES THIS WEEK.
IT JUST GOES ON AND ON ALL OVER.
WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT NOW IS WHAT ELSE WE HAVE IN OUR WATER.
IT'S A GENDER BENDER. CHEMICAL.
IT'S A CHEMICAL CASTRATION, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE HORMONE THERAPY DRUG THAT PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS ADVERTISING ALL OVER THE CITY.
BUSSES HERE. AND YES, WE HAVE ATRAZINE IN OUR CITY WATER.
ONE OTHER COMMENT I NEED TO MAKE.
WHEN YOU TAKE A CROSS AND YOU TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN, THAT'S DEMONIC SYMBOLISM.
THAT'S LUCIFER RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL.
WHEN SOMEONE TAKES GOD'S SEVEN COLOR RAINBOW, WHICH IS A PROMISE, THE EARTH WILL NOT FLOOD AGAIN.
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SORRY, COUNCIL. IT'S TRUE.WHEN YOU TAKE THE WORD PRIDE MONTH, YOU PUT THE WORDS TOGETHER.
YOU SEE DEMON RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
LAST MONTH, KCRG DID A STORY AND ASKED BUSINESSES TO HELP SPONSOR THE PRIDE PARADE.
THEY FILMED TWO KIDS CROSS-DRESSING.
YOU PRAY FOR THOSE KIDS? LAST WEEKEND, NEW YORK PRIDE PARADE MARCHERS CHANTED, WE'RE COMING FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND SEATTLE PRIDE.
NUDE ADULTS RODE BIKES IN FRONT OF A CROWD, INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN.
READ THE DOCUMENT BY THE UN AND THE W.H.O.
THAT I MENTIONED. IT ALSO MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO CONTACT CHAINS AND ERUPTED, HAVE THEM COME BACK HERE, GIVE YOU A REFRESHER COURSE ON WHAT CHILD TRAFFICKING LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO STOP IT. I HOPE AND PRAY WE END THIS WORSHIP OF THE DEMONIC AND GET BACK TO THE PROMOTION OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY.
AND THAT UNITES US AND DOESN'T DIVIDE US LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
NO ONE VOTED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND NO ONE WANTS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PROMOTED IN THEIR CITY.
I WON'T TRUST YOU TO MAKE A SINGLE RATIONAL DECISION WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ELECTED POSITION.
THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER TODAY, TODD WOOD.
OKAY. WELL, THAT CLOSES OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
CITY MANAGER POMERANZ DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TODAY? NONE, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.