Aug 22, 2023 City Council

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THIS MEETING OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.

[Call to Order]

I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT OUR COLLEAGUE DALE TODD IS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING TODAY.

I WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK AND OUR ACTING CITY ATTORNEY TODAY.

AND THANK YOU AS ALWAYS TO CITY STAFF FOR BEING HERE AND AVAILABLE.

SHOULD OUR GALLERY HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THE MEETING? A REMINDER TO TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES SO AS TO NOT DISTRACT FROM THE PROCEEDINGS.

AND NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR MEETING AGENDAS, MINUTES AND VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.

REGULAR SESSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO WATCH LIVE AND ON REPLAY THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE.

WE WILL BEGIN NOW WITH AN INVOCATION BY PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAIN KEN GLANDORF, FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

LET US PRAY.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

WE PRAY FOR THIS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM AND INSIGHT TO THOSE MAKING THE DECISIONS.

ALSO, GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD REMEMBER OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN.

OF ALLEGIANCE] WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR PROCLAMATIONS FOR TODAY.

[Proclamations/Presentations]

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THAT PROCLAMATION TO JOIN COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

AND AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AS AN ARMY VETERAN.

WHAT IS BEING DONE WITH THE STAND DOWN IS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THIS EFFORT.

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS VALOR, INC., IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO AREA VETERANS COUNCIL, THE IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER AND THE LINN COUNTY CONSORTIUM OF CARE WILL HOLD LINN COUNTY 17TH ANNUAL STAND DOWN FOR HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS VETERANS AND NONVETERANS.

AND WHEREAS, STAND DOWN IS A TERM USED IN TIMES OF WAR IN WHICH EXHAUSTED COMBAT UNITS COME OFF THE BATTLEFIELD TO REST AND RECOVER IN A PLACE OF SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS, THE FIRST STAND DOWN WAS ORGANIZED IN 1988 BY A GROUP OF VIETNAM VETERANS IN SAN DIEGO. AND.

WHEREAS, TODAY STAND DOWN ALSO REFERS TO A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS VETERANS, TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY LIVING BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE VERY IMPORTANT HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES, INCLUDING BENEFIT COUNSELING THROUGH THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE, EYE EXAMS, HEALTH CARE SCREENINGS, HOUSING SERVICES, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING.

AND. WHEREAS, STAND DOWN HAS BEEN USED AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN REACHING OUT TO HOMELESS VETERANS NATIONALLY REACHING MORE THAN 200,000 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I.

SCOTT OLSEN, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2023, AS THE 17TH ANNUAL FIVE SEASON STAND DOWN DAY AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THIS EVENT, TO ASSIST VETERANS AND TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

SURE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS JOE STUTLER AND I'M THE SECRETARY OF VALOR OF THE VALOR BOARD.

AND I'VE BEEN, I THINK, ON THE STAND DOWN NOW FOR CLOSE TO 15 YEARS.

THIS YEAR IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, MY 60TH BIRTHDAY.

SO I GET TO GO TO THE STAND DOWN FROM MY BIRTHDAY.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 70 VARIOUS SERVICE AGENCIES COMING THIS YEAR FOR VETERANS, NON VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS, NEARLY HOMELESS, AT RISK. COME ON DOWN.

SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT THAT AREN'T IN NEED OF THE SERVICES.

AND IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED, SEND THEM OUR WAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR.

OH, SORRY. YEAH. VETS MEMORIAL STADIUM, THE SEVENTH STARTING AT ABOUT 10 A.M.

IS THE OPENING CEREMONIES.

AND WE GO TILL EARLY AFTERNOON ABOUT ONE 130 OR SO.

THANK YOU, JOE, FOR YOUR THANKS.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, I'LL INVITE MAYOR.

I'LL INVITE MAYOR PRO TEM POE TO READ THE WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKERS OF IOWA WEEK PROCLAMATION.

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THAT DEPARTMENT, I SHOULD SAY.

WELL, WELCOME, TEAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO COUNCIL.

HELLO I'LL WAIT.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONALS WHO BRING MORE THAN 140,000 RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND MAJOR INDUSTRIES, AN AVERAGE OF 39 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY AND THEN SAFELY RETURN THE WATER TO THE ENVIRONMENT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

AND. WHEREAS, WATER IS THE LIFELINE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IS NECESSARY FOR A THRIVING ECONOMY.

AND. WHEREAS, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKFORCE OF IOWA HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO APPLYING ENVIRONMENTAL PASSION AND SCIENCE TO ENHANCE THE DRINKING AND RECREATIONAL WATERS OF IOWA.

AND WHEREAS, THEIR APPLIED ENVIRONMENTALISM CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL ELEMENT IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH IN OUR STATE AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR WAY OF LIVING.

THEREFORE, I ANN POE ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL HERE DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 20TH THROUGH 26 2023, AS WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKERS OF IOWA WEEK.

AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE IN PROTECTING OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE ROLE CLEAN WATER PLAYS IN OUR LIVES OF ALL IOWANS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

SO THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 EMPLOYEES IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DIVISIONS HERE, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS THAT MAINTAIN THE SANITARY LINES. AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WORK 24 OVER SEVEN BEHIND THE SCENES AND ARE VERY, VERY RARELY RECOGNIZED.

SO WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IT'S A GREAT DEDICATION TO EVERYONE THAT WORKS FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, TEAM.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

IT'S NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

I 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 WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING. FIRST, A REMINDER TO STAY AT THE LECTERN.

IF YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE GIVE THEM THE OFFICER ON YOUR RIGHT AND HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THEM.

SECOND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.

SO YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE PODIUM THERE'S A YELLOW LIGHT.

WHEN YOU SEE THAT GO ON, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE AND WHEN IT'S RED, WE'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT AGAIN.

AND THIRD, BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE, LOUD, PERSONAL, THREATENING OR RELEVANT COMMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. AND FINALLY, WE DO NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY MEETING.

SO WE WILL ASK THAT THERE BE NO APPLAUSE OR BOOING, CHEERING OR OTHER NOISE OR CONDUCT FROM THE AUDIENCE DURING THIS PART AS WELL.

SO WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE ITEMS ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA TODAY? YOUR HONOR, FOR PUBLIC HEARING? NUMBER ONE, THERE WERE TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ONE LETTER OF OBJECTION FILED.

THERE WERE NO OTHER LETTERS FILED.

SO ONE ONE OBJECTION TO THAT TO SUPPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.

[1. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 10th Avenue SE east of 3rd Street SE from U-NG, Urban Neighborhood General District, to remove the Urban form district zoning classification along adjoining portions of 10th Avenue SE as requested by DOMOV LLC (Seth Gunnerson). CIP/DID #RZNE-033909-2023 a. First Reading: Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 10th Avenue SE east of 3rd Street SE from U-NG, Urban Neighborhood General District, to remove the Urban form district zoning classification along adjoining portions of 10th Avenue SE as requested by DOMOV LLC]

SETH GUNNERSON IS HERE, SETH.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. SETH GUNNERSON ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AS MENTIONED IN THE DESCRIPTION, THIS IS A REZONING FOR PROPERTY ALONG 10TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST.

THE OVERALL SITE IS KNOWN AS THE FORMER LOFTUS LUMBER SITE WITHIN NEWBO.

THE REZONING IS PART OF AN OVERALL PROJECT WHICH IS A PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE STORY MIXED USE COMPLEX, WITH APPROXIMATELY 180

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LAST YEAR, TWO APPROVALS WERE GRANTED RELATED TO THIS PROJECT.

THE FIRST WAS A SIMILAR REZONING REMOVING URBAN FORM STANDARDS TO GRANT RELIEF ON NINTH AVENUE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROJECT, AND THE SECOND WAS A DESIGN EXCEPTION FOR UNIQUE BUILDING DESIGN FOR ELEMENTS ON THE CORNER OF THIRD STREET AND 10TH AVENUE.

THE REQUEST TODAY IS TO REMOVE THE URBAN FORM DISTRICT DESIGNATION FROM 10TH AVENUE, AND THE NATURE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO PERMIT THE FIRST FLOOR OF THAT BUILDING TO BE USED AS PARKING ALONG THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING ALONG THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF THE BUILDING FACING 10TH AVENUE.

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON AUGUST 3RD.

THIS IS THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE AREA IN QUESTION.

THE CITY MARKET IS A LITTLE BIT OFF SCREEN HERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT.

THIS WOULD BE THE CHERRY BUILDING BOTTLEWORKS AND WATER TOWER ACROSS THE STREET.

THE PINK COLOR INDICATES URBAN HIGH INTENSITY LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA.

THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SITE.

THE STRUCTURES SHOWN IN THE AERIAL HAVE SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED BY THE APPLICANT IN ANTICIPATION OF DEVELOPING THE PROJECT.

AGAIN, BOTTLEWORKS IS LOCATED TO THE LEFT HERE ON THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS THE CHERRY BUILDING WITH THE NEW NEWBO MARKET OFF SCREEN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THIS IS A STREET VIEW OF THE SITE TAKEN FROM 10TH AVENUE, FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THIRD STREET, SHOWING THE EXISTING CLEARED SITE ALONG 10TH AVENUE.

AND HERE'S A STREET VIEW TAKEN FROM THE OPPOSITE END.

THIS IS FROM THE VICINITY OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS, LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THIRD STREET WITH THE CHERRY BUILDING TO THE LEFT AND BOTTLEWORKS AND WATERTOWER BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET. AND FINALLY, HERE'S THE ZONING MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED.

THE ORANGE COLOR IN THE STREET IS THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD GENERAL ZONE DISTRICT.

THIS ZONE DISTRICT GENERALLY PERMITS UP TO SIX STORY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS, EITHER RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE AREA OF THE MAP TO BE AMENDED IS OUTLINED HERE IN THE YELLOW DOTTED AREA.

SO OVERALL, WITH THE INTENT OF THE CODE AND A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THE REQUEST IN THE URBAN ZONE DISTRICTS, WHICH IS WHAT WE USE IN THE DOWNTOWN AND NEWBO, CZECH VILLAGE AND IN OTHER CORE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE ZONE DISTRICT REQUIRES AN ACTIVE FIRST FLOOR USE ALONG ALL STREET FACING EDGES OF BUILDINGS.

THE CODE HAS THREE PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS THAT BASICALLY DRIVE THIS REQUIREMENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN HOW APPLICANTS ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THIS, BUT THE THREE PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS ARE PARKING SETBACK, WHERE VEHICLES ALONG STREET FACING SIDES OF THE BUILDING HAVE TO BE SET BACK AT LEAST 25FT, MAKING ROOM FOR SOME SORT OF ACTIVE USE ALONG THE STREET WHERE THERE'S A STREET ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS TYPICALLY AT LEAST EVERY 75FT.

THERE SHOULD BE A STREET FACING DOOR AND FENESTRATION REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS AT LEAST 33% OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF BUILDINGS IN THE ZONE DISTRICT HAVE TO BE COMPRISED OF WINDOWS OR DOORS.

THE OUTCOMES FROM THESE ZONING, FROM THESE ZONING STANDARDS CAN VARY.

THIS HELPS CREATE RETAIL STOREFRONTS, MAIN ENTRANCES FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING AND GOING.

IT COULD BE INDIVIDUAL WALK UP UNITS SUCH AS TOWNHOMES, ROW HOMES, THAT SORT OF THING, OR SECONDARY USES WITHIN A LARGER BUILDING, I SHOULD SAY, SECONDARY ENTRANCES.

THE REASON FOR THE APPLICATION IS THE APPLICANTS REQUESTING RELIEF FROM THE CODE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE ONLY PARKING ON THE FIRST FLOOR ALONG 10TH AVENUE.

THE APPLICANT STATES IT'S NECESSARY DUE TO FINANCING COSTS FOR THE STRUCTURE AND TO SERVE HIGHER VALUE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE UPPER FLOORS.

AND THE PRACTICAL EFFECT OF THE REZONING IS IT'LL REPLACE THREE APARTMENT UNITS ON THE FIRST FLOOR FACING 10TH AVENUE.

BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE APPROVAL, IT REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE ZONING MAP, WHICH IS A REZONING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

HERE'S A VIEW OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

THIS IS FROM ACTUALLY THE CORNER OF NINTH AVENUE AND THIRD STREET AND BOTTLEWORKS SHOWING THE OVERALL PROJECT AND HOW THE APPLICANT IS BREAKING IT UP INTO VISUALLY DISTINCT ELEMENTS.

THIS IS THE, I GUESS, EXISTING OR PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALONG 10TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST SHOWING.

YOU CAN NOTE HERE THERE ARE THREE ENTRANCES TO THREE GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS ALONG 10TH AVENUE.

AND HERE'S THE CURRENT SITE PLAN.

AND WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE HIGHLIGHTED FROM THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED SITE PLAN, I SHOULD SAY, THE STREET FACING USE WITH RETAIL AND PEDESTRIAN PLAZAS OR CORRIDORS ALONG THIRD STREET AND THEN RESIDENTIAL IN FRONT OF INDOOR PARKING ALONG 10TH AVENUE.

THE REZONING REQUEST TODAY IS ESSENTIALLY TO ALLOW ALONG 10TH AVENUE THAT RESIDENTIAL USE TO BE REPLACED BY INDOOR PARKING UP TO THE FRONT OF THE

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THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL IS IN LIEU OF HAVING APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR, IS TO HELP DEVELOP AN ACTION STEP THAT WAS CALLED OUT IN THE CZECH VILLAGE NEWBO AREA ACTION PLAN, WHICH WAS TO CREATE AN ARTS CORRIDOR ALONG 10TH AVENUE, GOING FROM THE CHERRY BUILDING TO THE RIVER.

SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPOSAL FROM THE APPLICANT, WHICH I'LL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO EXPLAIN IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL DURING THEIR COMMENT PERIOD WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF THREE SCULPTURES AND AT LEAST THREE WALL ART PIECES ALONG 10TH AVENUE ALONG THE SIDEWALK.

HERE ARE A FEW RENDERINGS SHOWING THE PROPOSED LAYOUT.

I WILL NOTE THAT THESE ARE JUST CONCEPTUAL IMAGES OF WHAT SCULPTURES MIGHT LOOK LIKE OR WHERE ART COULD GO.

THE ACTUAL ART WILL BE DETERMINED AT A FUTURE DATE BY THE APPLICANT AND REVIEWED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

THEN HERE'S ANOTHER RENDERING SHOWING THE VIEW UP NEAR THE SIDEWALK.

IN TERMS OF APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR THE REZONING.

WHAT WE LOOK AT IS CONSISTENCY WITH PLANS.

AS NOTED, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING DOES MEET A SPECIFIC ELEMENT THAT WAS CALLED OUT WITHIN A PLAN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED.

SERVICES AND SUITABILITY.

THE PROPOSED REZONING DOES NOT IMPACT FACILITIES, SERVICES OR SITE SUITABILITY.

SO WE'RE NOT CREATING A SITUATION WHERE THE CITY IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE SITE.

AND IN TERMS OF OVERALL CHARACTER, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING IS CONSIDERATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE FROM THE EXISTING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT ALONG 10TH AVENUE.

IN TERMS OF REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.

I THINK CITIES FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THOUGHTFULLY REVIEWING WHEN THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS OR REQUESTS THAT DON'T MEET THE EXISTING STANDARDS AND SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF SETTING PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE APPROVALS.

WE'RE NOTING THAT THIS REQUEST FACILITATES WHAT'S OVERALL A VERY SIGNIFICANT, THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED INFILL PROJECT IN THE NEWBO NEIGHBORHOOD OR DISTRICT AND WITHIN OAK HILL. JACKSON AND IT ACCOMPLISHES A GOAL SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AND ADOPTED PLAN.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD REALLY BY THE APPLICANT.

AFTER TALKING ABOUT OPTIONS WITH THEM IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CHANGE WITHIN THE OVERALL ZONING MAP.

THE APPLICANT HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CZECH VILLAGE, NEWBO SCHMID, THE OAK HILL JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS 10TH AVENUE AND HAS REPORTED SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT FROM THOSE STAFF, RECOMMENDS OVERALL APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST WITH A FEW CONDITIONS WHICH ARE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE.

AND THIS IS SUMMARIZING FROM WHAT IS WITHIN THE ORDINANCE BEFORE COUNCIL.

THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS ARE THAT PUBLIC SIDEWALKS ALONG 10TH AVENUE WILL MEET CITY DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING STANDARDS.

THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE BUILDING WILL MEET THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE IN, WHICH THE RENDERINGS APPEAR TO MEET.

SO MAKING SURE THAT HIGH QUALITY DESIGN WINDOWS FACING THE STREET AND ALL THAT WILL BE PART OF THE UPPER FLOORS.

THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE AN EXHIBIT DEMONSTRATING THE POSSIBLE FUTURE CONVERSION OF THE FIRST FLOOR FOR ACTIVE USES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

THIS IS A SIMILAR CONDITION THAT WE USED ON THE NINTH AVENUE SIDE OF THIS PROJECT AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ART PIECE, THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF THREE SCULPTURES AND THREE MURAL STYLE PIECES ALONG THE WALL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE ARTWORK AND A MAINTENANCE PLAN, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY TO PROVIDE COMMENT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE APPROPRIATE AND DURABLE PIECES.

AND THEN THE FINAL CONDITION IS THAT IF THE FURTHER IF FUTURE MODIFICATIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE MADE THAT MEET THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING CODE, THAT THE SCULPTURE REQUIREMENT AND THE FUTURE EXHIBIT WILL BECOME MOOT AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PROCEED IN THAT MANNER AS WELL.

WITH THAT.

ON AUGUST 3RD, CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING.

TODAY IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST ORDINANCE READING, AND IF ADOPTED, THE SECOND AND POSSIBLE THIRD ORDINANCE READINGS WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? I'LL ASK YOU TO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

HI, MY NAME IS ISAAC DAVIS.

I THINK THIS PROJECT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE BALANCE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS

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IT DOESN'T DO US ANY FAVORS TO CREATE HOMES IF WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO CALL HOME.

BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, WHEN DEVELOPERS ARE FACING SUBSTANTIVE CHALLENGES TO BUILDING THOSE HOMES, WE DON'T WANT TO ADD TO THEIR LIST OF WOES AS BEING ANOTHER REASON WHY THEY COULDN'T PUT THAT BUILDING UP.

I FIND THAT THIS SPECIFIC CASE REALLY KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS HOW YOU CAN DO BOTH.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT TO TO THE PLACEMAKING THAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO NOT JUST MAKE PLACE MAKE A GOOD PLACE IN THE BEGINNING, BUT TO KEEP IT.

I SAW THAT THERE WAS A THERE WAS A CONDITION FOR A MAINTENANCE PLAN.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIS PLACE.

AND SO I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THE CITY WANTS TO CONTINUE.

SUPPORTING PLACEMAKING ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD. OH, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE.

YEAH. JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

DAVE DROME DEVELOPER.

I WANT TO JUST ADD MR. GUNDERSON CAPTURED EVERYTHING QUITE WELL.

WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS.

I WAS ASKED TO MAYBE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS RELATED TO HOW THIS PROCESS WILL WORK.

I WOULD ADD ONE BULLET POINT TO WHAT SETH TALKED ABOUT, AND THIS WILL ALSO BE MORE EFFICIENT FOR PUBLIC PARKING.

IF WE CAN CONTAIN EIGHT ADDITIONAL CARS INSIDE THE PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR OVERALL PARKING FOR THE NEWBO AREA AS OPPOSED TO WHERE THOSE TENANTS WOULD BE FORCED TO BE OUT ON THE STREET TAKING UP OTHER CUSTOMERS POTENTIAL PARKING SPOTS. SO IT WOULD BE OUR INTENT TO SOURCE ALL THIS ARTWORK LOCALLY.

WE WOULD REACH OUT TO.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANN POE TO HELP US INTERFACE WITH WILL CREATE SOME TYPE OF LOCAL COMMITTEE DOWN IN THE NEWBO AREA TO HELP US WITH THIS PROCESS AND DO EVERYTHING LOCALLY.

SO WE'LL BE THOUGHTFUL IN THAT REGARD AS WELL.

WE HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT MAINTENANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WILL BE OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT TO BE A PART OF THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH ONE OBJECTION ON THE RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU.

WELL, DAVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME IN CHOOSING ART.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION AND I CERTAINLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU WORK WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN HELP GUIDE WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT THERE AS WELL. CERTAINLY I LOVE THIS.

NEW BOHEMIA IS KNOWN AS THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT AREA BETWEEN NEW BOHEMIA AND CZECH VILLAGE.

AND SO THIS FITS SO NICELY WITHIN THAT ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT.

THE ARTWORK YOU'RE PUTTING INTO YOUR BUILDING IS WONDERFUL.

I REALLY DO LIKE THAT.

LOVE THE INDOOR PARKING.

I JUST HAD ONE REAL QUICK QUESTION, SETH.

SO COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE RENDERINGS SO I COULD BACK FARTHER? KEEP GOING. I WANT TO SEE FROM.

YEAH. THERE. OKAY.

NO, YOU WENT TOO FAR.

THERE WE GO. SO THERE WILL BE.

AND IT DIDN'T SHOW IT SHOW US IN THE RENDERING BUT THERE WILL BE.

IS THAT A THAT'S A DRIVEWAY.

I'M ASSUMING THAT GOES AROUND TO THE INSIDE THERE WHERE HE'LL HAVE SOME INDOOR PARKING INSIDE.

PARKING RIGHT THERE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT VEHICLE ACCESS? YEAH. VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE OFF OF 10TH AVENUE.

THE PARKING AND THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE ACCESSED OFF OF THIS DRIVEWAY HERE.

AND THEN THERE'LL BE AN INTERIOR OPEN PARKING LOT AND THEN ALSO INDOOR PARKING ALONG THE NINTH AVENUE SIDE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

YEAH, I LOVE IT.

I THINK THIS IS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

WELL THOUGHT OUT.

DAVE, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

THANKS, MAYOR. YEAH.

SETH I THINK PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE'LL JUST WANT TO SEE HERE, AT LEAST THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL IS THAT MAINTENANCE PLAN JUST TO ENSURE I MEAN, I THINK THAT THE DESIGN IS GREAT.

I LOVE THAT IT HAS THOSE BALCONY ACCESS AND IT'S NOT LOST ON ME.

HOW MUCH MOMENTUM IS HAPPENING IN THIS OAK HILL JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD? THERE IS A REAL SURGE HERE OF APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT THAT ARE HIGH QUALITY APARTMENTS, ATTRACTIVE LOOKING WITH

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SO I THINK THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR THE OAK HILL JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEM TO CONTINUE BUILDING CAPACITY AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THIS THIS BEAUTIFICATION THAT WE'RE ADDING AS PART OF THIS DESIGN HAS AN INTENTIONAL PLAN SO THAT IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS DOWN THE LINE END UP FALLING BACK ON THE CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP AS FAR AS A MAINTENANCE PLAN.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE CONDITIONS, SETH, THOSE FIVE? AND EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I'M A LITTLE UNCERTAIN ABOUT FIVE.

CAN YOU CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THREE AND FOUR COULD BE WAIVED? YEAH. SO UNDERSTANDING PROJECTS MAY MORPH BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THEY'RE FINALLY CONSTRUCTED AND OCCUPIED.

IF IF THE APPLICANT CAME TO US AND SAID, ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO ADD THOSE APARTMENT UNITS BACK IN, FOR EXAMPLE, OR WE SEE DEMAND FOR GROUND LEVEL RETAIL ON THAT SPACE, WE HAVE AN OFFICE USER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

AND THEY SAID, WE'LL DESIGN THE FIRST FLOOR ALONG 10TH AVENUE IN THE MANNER THAT THE ZONING CODE TODAY REQUIRES YOU TO, THEN WE'LL SAY, GREAT, THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL.

YEAH, OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WAS A LITTLE I JUST I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GAVE THAT FIRST EXPLANATION.

I MEAN, I THINK OBVIOUSLY THE CODE IS THERE FOR A REASON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE JUST A WALL UP, YOU KNOW, AND THAT IT'S OPEN AND WELCOMING TO KIND OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THREE AND THREE AND FOUR ARE IN THERE.

SO BUT I ALSO AGREE, IF THEY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO WHAT THE ORIGINAL ZONING WOULD ALLOW, THEN WE WOULDN'T REQUIRE THEM TO PUT UP SCULPTURES AND ARTWORK.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO THANK DAVE FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH ALL THE THE WORLDS TURNS WITH PANDEMIC AND INTEREST RATES GOING UP AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY. AND IT'S NICE HAVING A LOCAL DEVELOPER THAT HANGS IN THERE AND TRIES TO GET CREATIVE.

SECONDLY, I THINK THAT WHEN YOU GO DOWN THAT 10TH AVENUE, JUST AS WE DID ON THE NINTH AVENUE SIDE, ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE THAT IS BECAUSE A LOT OF AREAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING, LIKE YOU SAY, CREATE MORE TRAFFIC.

BUT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSING UNITS THAT HAD PARKING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, THEY PUT GLASS IN.

AND YOU CAN WELL, OF COURSE, THE SMOKEHOUSE BUILDING HAD IT, BUT IT'S NOT VERY EXCITING WALKING BY AND SEEING BUMPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND I THINK A COUPLE OF THE PROJECTS OVER THERE HAVE EXPOSED PARKING ON THE FIRST LEVEL.

YOU KNOW, YOU WALK BY THE CAR BUMPERS AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHY WE WENT TO THE STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL.

AND SO I THINK THE CONCEPT DOWN 10TH AVENUE DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER BUILDINGS THAT COME OUT TO IT WHERE THE PUBLIC IS WALKING DOWN THE CHERRY BUILDING A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEIR SIDE IS EVEN PARKING CARS AND OVERHEAD DOORS AND THINGS.

SO I THINK THIS CONVERSION WITH THE ART IS REALLY GOING TO BE A NICE ADDITION AND THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE PARKING ON THE STREET.

AND AND I THINK TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT MORE SUCCESSFUL, THE MORE INDOOR PARKING YOU HAVE, THE MORE UNITS YOU'RE GOING TO LEASE.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD MOVE.

AND AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT COMPROMISE.

VERY NICELY DONE.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT DESIGNED ORDINANCE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE THINGS CHANGE AND THINGS MORPH AND EACH STREET IS DIFFERENT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION AND THERE MAY BE TIMES WHERE WE DO WAIVE IT LIKE THIS.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS WELL DONE, NICELY DESIGNED.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK DAVE FOR HANGING IN THERE.

ANYONE ELSE. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS SPECIFICATIONS FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE WALFORD ROAD PAVING FROM SIXTH STREET

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Walford Road Paving from 6th Street SW to Earhart Lane project (estimated cost is $2,140,000) (Tim Mroch). CIP/DID #301994-18 a. Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Walford Road Paving from 6th Street SW to Earhart Lane project.]

DOUG WILSON IS HERE. DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE CITY HAS BEEN EXTENDING EARHART LANE TO THE SOUTH.

THE EXTENSION HAS BEEN NEEDED TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PROVIDE NETWORK REDUNDANCY.

CURRENTLY, THE LAST SECTION OF EARHART LANE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL CONNECT TO WALFORD ROAD.

THIS CONNECTION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON WORK ON EARHART LANE.

THIS CONNECTION WILL ALSO PROVIDE A ROUTE AROUND THE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD INTERSECTION INTERCHANGE PROJECT THAT'S SCHEDULED TO START IN 2024. EARHART LANE WILL NOT BE A DESIGNATED DETOUR ROUTE, BUT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THAT LOCAL TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND THE INTERSTATE

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FOR THE WALFORD ROAD PROJECT.

THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE AWARE THAT THIS PROJECT IS PROCEEDING.

WALFORD ROAD IS FROM SIXTH STREET TO EARHART.

LANE IS NOT HARD SURFACE AND WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY IF NOT CONSTRUCTED IN CONCRETE.

THIS PROJECT PAVES WALFORD ROAD FROM SIXTH STREET TO EARHART LANE.

IT ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER MAIN LOOP UNDER I-380.

THE TIMING OF THIS PROJECT IS SUCH THAT IT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON THE INTERCHANGE PROJECT.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CAUSE IS $2,140,000.

TIFF. TIFF BONDS AND WATER REVENUE IS THE FUNDING SOURCES.

WE EXPECT THE BID LETTING TO BE SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023, WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED TO START IN SPRING OF 2024.

HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTOR MAY CHOOSE TO START THIS FALL.

PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOUG.

THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? SEEING NONE LET UP TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD, NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THE FIRST IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL BUSINESS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

A SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD COMES AT THE END OF OUR MEETING FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT ARE GERMANE TO THE CITY BUT NOT ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER THE MEETING, BUT DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN.

A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THE MATTERS I ADDRESS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AS IT RELATES TO DISTRACTIONS ARE IN PLACE.

A REMINDER TO STAY AT THE LECTERN DOCUMENTS GO TO THE OFFICER WHO GET THEM TO US AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES REMINDER THAT COMMENTS NEED TO BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTERS YOU WISH TO ADDRESS HERE.

AND NO PERSONAL, ABUSIVE, IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE ALLOWED AND NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE.

SO IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, WE'LL ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.

I'LL CALL YOU IN ORDER HERE.

I THINK DAVE WAS LISTED HERE.

HE'S ALREADY SPOKEN.

NEXT ON OUR LIST IS ANGELA BRECHT HERE TO SPEAK ON TNR? TRAP NEUTER RELEASE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

HI, MY NAME IS ANGELA BRECHT.

I'M A CITIZEN HERE FOR CEDAR RAPIDS.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A GENTLEMAN I'M HELPING WITH DNR RIGHT NOW.

HIS NEIGHBOR THREW OUT A COUPLE OF CATS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

UM, ONE WAS PREGNANT.

FAST FORWARD TO NOW.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 50 CATS IN THAT AREA.

THEY CAN REPRODUCE THAT QUICKLY.

SO HE STARTED SEEING SKINNY AND NEEDY CATS LIVING IN THE SEWERS NEAR HIS HOUSE, STARTED FEEDING THEM.

AND THEN HE WAS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE TO GET HELP WITH TNR TO KEEP THEM FROM REPRODUCING.

THAT'S WHERE I CAME IN.

I'VE BEEN DOING TNR FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

I HELPED WITH THE FLOOD CATS.

I'VE BEEN COMING HERE TRYING TO GET THIS LANGUAGE PUT IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT MANY YEARS.

SO WE LAST SUMMER WE TRAPPED CLOSE TO 40 CATS AND GOT THEM ALL SPAYED NEUTERED, ALL THE FRIENDLIES, ALL THE KITTENS I PLACED IN HOMES GOT IN RESCUES, SO THAT REDUCED THE NUMBERS SIGNIFICANTLY.

WE TERMINATED SEVERAL CATS THAT WERE PREGNANCIES THAT WERE PREGNANT BY DOING SO, WE PREVENTED 60 CATS FROM BEING BORN LAST SUMMER ALONE.

NOW WE ARE WORKING ON DOING THE REMAINING FEW.

AND LAST WEEK HE GOT FINED OVER $1,400 FOR PROVIDING FOOD.

AND LET'S SEE, FOR ANIMALS AT LARGE AND NO PROOF OF RABIES.

THESE AREN'T HIS CATS. THESE ARE COMMUNITY CATS THAT HE'S HELPING WITH.

HE HAS HIS OWN CATS IN HIS HOUSE.

BUT ANIMAL CONTROL IS SAYING THAT THESE ARE HIS CATS BECAUSE HE'S PROVIDING CARE AND HE PAID TO GET HIM SPAYED NEUTERED.

RIDICULOUS. UM, LET'S SEE.

I CAN TELL YOU OF MANY OTHER SCENARIOS OF OTHER PEOPLE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING THAT ARE BEING PUNISHED.

PUNISHED FOR HAVING BIG HEARTS.

PUNISHED FOR TRYING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

TRYING TO HELP THE CATS.

TRYING TO HELP ANIMAL CONTROL.

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLIMITED INCOMES AND THEY'RE STILL GETTING FINED.

WHY? WHY ARE WE FINDING THESE PEOPLE FOR DOING GOOD? WE SHOULD BE GIVING, YOU KNOW, PATTING THEM ON THE BACK FOR HELPING US OUT.

UM, LET'S SEE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CATS FOR THAT? $1,400. WE COULD SPAY AND NEUTER 40 CATS WITH THOSE FINES.

BUT INSTEAD, WE'RE.

WE'RE TOSSING IT AWAY.

HE PAID FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE CATS OUT OF HIS POCKET TO GET SPAYED AND NEUTERED AND THE RABIES SHOTS.

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WE GET FINED AND PROSECUTED AND TAKEN TO COURT ALL BECAUSE WE CARE AND WE WANT TO HELP.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND ANY OF THIS.

NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE THAT I'VE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS.

I'VE RECEIVED MORE HELP FROM IOWA CITY WITH TNR IN CEDAR RAPIDS THAN I HAVE FROM PEOPLE OR FROM THE CEDAR RAPIDS ANIMAL CONTROL.

I DON'T GET IT.

WHEN ANIMAL CONTROL GETS A COMPLAINT ABOUT COMMUNITY CATS USING FLOWER BEDS AS LITTER BOXES, FIGHTING NOISE, WHATEVER, INSTEAD OF PROBLEM SOLVING, THEY JUST FIND THE PERSON THAT'S TRYING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CATS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WHY NOT DO SOME CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HELP EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING THAT PEOPLE NOT ANIMAL CONTROL ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? TNR SOLVES THE PROBLEM.

I'VE SEEN IT WORK. I'VE BEEN DOING IT 25 YEARS.

I'VE SEEN COLONIES DISAPPEAR AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TAGGED.

IT TAKES TIME. IT TAKES TIME TO GET THEM UP TO 40 CATS.

IT TAKES TIME TO GET THEM DOWN TO ZERO.

THERE IS LET'S SEE, THERE'S A COMMUNITY CAT WORKSHOP THIS SUNDAY THAT I'M HELPING TEACH IN IOWA CITY PED MALL.

IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ON THAT, I ENCOURAGE YOU AND ANIMAL CONTROL TO ATTEND.

I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING THEM TO ATTEND FOR A LONG TIME NOW.

WE NEED COMMON SENSE COMMUNITY CAT TNR LANGUAGE IN OUR ORDINANCE.

PRONTO. I'VE.

LET'S SEE HERE. OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

LET'S SEE. RIGHT NOW. ANIMAL CONTROL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE'S EYES ARE A PUNISHING AGENCY.

THEY AREN'T A PROBLEM SOLVING AGENCY.

I THINK IF WE WORK TOGETHER AND I, I DID HAVE A VERY POSITIVE TALK WITH DIRECTOR KELLY LAST WEEK, AND I'M CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AND TALK IS CHEAP.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO CELEBRATE UNTIL THINGS ARE DONE.

BUT LET'S SEE, I LOST MY PLACE.

LA LA LA LA LA.

WE NEED TO BE.

I THINK IF WE WORK TOGETHER, ALL OF US THAT ARE DOING TNR AND ANIMAL CONTROL, WE CAN DO AMAZING THINGS.

WE CAN REDUCE OUR NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CATS SIGNIFICANTLY.

I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I'VE HELPED WITH TNR.

I USUALLY DO ONE LARGE PROJECT A YEAR AND THEN I'M GOING TO DO A FEW LITTLE PROJECTS HERE AND THERE.

I HELP PEOPLE, MAINLY DISABLED PEOPLE THAT CAN'T DO THE TRAPPING THEMSELVES.

I TRY TO STEP IN AND HELP THEM OUT WITH THAT.

LET'S SEE HERE AND.

THE POSITIVE TALK I HAD WITH HER DOESN'T HELP ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN FINED.

FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CARING CITIZENS STOP DOING TNR WHEN WE WHAT IF WE STOP DOING THAT? WILL ANIMAL CONTROL STEP UP AND PICK UP THE SLACK? THEY BETTER BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS GOING TO EXPLODE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE.

I DON'T ENJOY DOING TNR.

I DO IT TO SAVE LIVES.

I DO IT TO END SUFFERING.

I DO IT TO WRONG THE RIGHT THAT SOME OTHER HUMAN DID.

AND IN DOING SO, I'M GETTING PUNISHED.

I'M GETTING FINED FOR DOING THIS.

I DON'T WANT ACCOLADES FOR DOING THIS.

I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT BEING PUNISHED.

SO LIKE I SAID, I THINK THAT IF ANIMAL CONTROL AND ALL OF US COMMUNITY CARE WORKERS WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CATS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE BEING FINED, AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TL 1000.

ITEM NUMBER 22.

MY NAME IS TL 1000.

I LIVE AT 300 FAIRWAY TERRACE SOUTHEAST, AND I OPPOSE THE CLUB'S MASSIVE INAPPROPRIATE BUBBLE.

YOU CAN SEE THE HANDOUT FOR THE REALITY CHECK OF HOW LARGE THAT THING IS GOING TO BE IN A SUBURBAN SETTING.

THE CLUB IS A BAD NEIGHBOR AND DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.

THE DERECHO IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 2020 DERECHO STOP BLOWING.

MY NEIGHBORS AND I RAN OUTSIDE TO USE OUR CHAINSAWS, AXES, ROPES AND BARE HANDS TO CLEAR DOWNED 100 YEAR OLD TREES TO FORM ONE SINGLE LANE THROUGH FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. WE COULD SEE THE CLUB CLEARING THE EAST END OF FAIRWAY WITH ITS BOBCAT.

WE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT COME UP TO OUR WEST END OF FAIRWAY TO ASSIST.

INSTEAD, THE CLUB SENT PEOPLE UP IN GOLF CARTS EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES WHO KEPT HONKING AT US AND SCREAMING AT US TO HURRY UP AND CLEAR THE DAMN STREET.

NOT ONCE DID ANYONE FROM THE CLUB OFFER TO HELP.

OSHA AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHUT DOWN THE CLUB'S DEMOLITION OF ITS FOUR HOUSES DUE TO ASBESTOS, WHICH EXPLODES EXPOSED THE DEMOLITION CREW NEARBY, CONSTRUCTION CREWS, PREGNANT NEIGHBORS AND EVEN THE CLUB'S OWN MEMBERS.

CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN A TENNIS CLINIC RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

THE CLUB WAS THEN FORCED NOT WILLINGLY TO BAG THE DEBRIS IN ORDER TO ABATE THE ASBESTOS.

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LAST YEAR, THE CLUB ATTEMPTED TO ILLEGALLY VACATE HALF THE LENGTH OF FAIRWAY TERRACE SOUTHEAST BY FAILING TO NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS OF ITS INTENT AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

THE CLUB CONSTANTLY VIOLATES CITY CODES AND PUBLIC SAFETY RULES.

IT ALLOWS UNPERMITTED FIREWORKS AT SPECIAL EVENTS AND WEDDINGS.

IT ENCOURAGES EVENT PARKING ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.

IT PERMITS PERMITS AFTER HOURS, NUISANCE NOISE.

IT DID NOTHING TO STOP OPEN GUN THREATS AND DRUG USE BY ITS EMPLOYEES.

CLUB MEMBERS DRIVE OVER OUR LAWNS TO SNEAK AROUND ROADWORK BARRICADES TO HURRY UP TO THE CLUB.

CLUB MEMBERS SPEED RECKLESSLY UP AND DOWN OUR NARROW STREETS, WHICH IS A WALKING NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF KIDS PLAYING STUDENTS WALKING TO SCHOOL RUNNERS, JOGGERS AND WALKERS AND NEW MOMS PUSHING THEIR BABIES IN STROLLERS.

THE CLUB BULLIED A NEIGHBOR WHO REFUSED TO SELL HER HOME TO IT SO BADLY SHE WAS FORCED TO SEND THE CLUB AN OFFICIAL CEASE AND DESIST LETTER.

CLUB BOARD EXECUTIVE LANDIS WYLIE ACCUSED US NEIGHBORS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING OF DRIVING OUR CARS ALL OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND DOG OWNERS OF PUTTING OUR DOGS AND OURSELVES IN MORTAL DANGER BY WALKING IN FRONT OF GOLFERS TEEING OFF.

BOTH WERE LIES WE OPPOSE.

WE WHO OPPOSE THE CLUB HAVE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM CLUB MEMBERS ASKING US TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES AND UNSOLICITED MENTAL HEALTH BROCHURES IN THE MAIL.

THE HOUSES THE CLUB OWNED WERE NEVER UNFIXABLE.

THE CLUB SIMPLY LET THEM FALL INTO SERIOUS DISREPAIR AND THEN HAD THE NERVE TO SAY, ISN'T OUR TEARING THEM DOWN A GOOD THING? THE CLUB LIES ABOUT THE BUBBLES DIMENSION, ESPECIALLY THE HEIGHT WITHHOLDS DIMENSIONS FROM SITE PLANS OR MAKES THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO READ.

THE CLUB EMPLOYS BAIT AND SWITCH VERSIONS OF THE SITE PLAN.

THERE'S BEEN FIVE THAT I CAN COUNT SO FAR AND DECEPTIVELY SKEWS ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS.

THE CLUB ELIMINATED 55 OF THE 130 EXTRA PARKING SPOTS IT AGREED TO ADD LAST YEAR IN ORDER TO SECURE COUNCIL APPROVAL.

THE COUNCIL HAS RIGGED THE SYSTEM TO BENEFIT THE CLUB BY EITHER TABLING HEARINGS WHEN THE VOTE APPEARS TO BE GOING AGAINST THE CLUB OR, AS IN LAST AUGUST 8TH COUNCIL MEETING, BY MANIPULATING THE AGENDA TO DIMINISH, DILUTE AND EFFECTIVELY SILENCE OPPOSITION TO THE CLUB'S PROPOSED BUBBLE BY CALLING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE AGENDA ITEM WAS EVEN DISCUSSED.

THEY ALSO CALLED UP SPEAKERS IN ORDER OF SIGNUP, AS YOU ARE DOING TODAY, RATHER THAN AGENDA ORDER, SO AS TO MUDDY OUR OPPOSITION WITH A MIX OF OTHER ISSUES.

THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT IS A SUCKER PUNCH.

THE CITY STAFF REPORT DELETES MENTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE TO RECOMMEND DENYING THE CLUB'S PETITION AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, HISTORIC SURVEY PRIOR TO ANY APPROVAL.

THE CITY STAFF REPORT IGNORES THE CITY NUMBER ONE ELEMENT OF ITS PLAN FOR GUIDING THE CITY STRENGTHEN CR, WHICH FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS AND RETAINING THEIR CHARACTER AND INSTEAD THE CITY STAFF REPORT CITES THE NUMBER TWO ELEMENT GROS CR, AS THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLE AT PLAY.

THAT IS DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOLE BENEFIT OF AN ELITIST AND PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MAYOR'S POLITICAL DONORS AS ITS PRIMARY GOAL.

AGAIN, I ASK YOU TO PLEASE DENY THE CLUB'S APPLICATION.

THEY DON'T DESERVE IT.

AND THE MAYOR, PLEASE RECUSE YOURSELF.

LYDIA BROWN HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 22.

GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LYDIA BROWN AND I LIVE AT 630 BEAVER HOLLOW COURT SOUTHEAST IN CEDAR RAPIDS, AND I AM HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO. REDO THE TENNIS FACILITY AT THE CEDAR RAPIDS COUNTRY CLUB.

MISS THOUSAND GAVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION.

WE HAVE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TRYING TO EDUCATE WITH FACTS AS OPPOSED WITH JUST FEELINGS OR IMPLICATIONS OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

THE BUBBLE IS THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

YOU CAN FIND A BUBBLE THAT'S VERY, VERY LARGE, THE ONE THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE CLUB.

THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS WHICH WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING, AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THE FACTS. THE COUNTRY CLUB HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1904.

THE CLUB AND THE CLUB MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS.

WE'VE TRIED TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AS WE GO.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT HAPPY WITH ANYTHING THAT GETS CHANGED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I THINK EVERYONE'S NEIGHBORHOOD HAD EXPERIENCES THAT AT SOME POINT I THINK FROM MY STANDPOINT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

RYAN SCHAKOWSKY HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 22.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RYAN CZAJKOWSKI AND I'VE LIVED AT 27 STREET DRIVE AND 23RD STREET DRIVE IN COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS FOR ALL MY ADULT LIFE.

I LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COUNTRY CLUB IS PART OF THAT AND THAT IS WHY I'VE REMAINED HERE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.

AND I'VE SPENT OVER 30 HOURS, THE LAST TWO YEARS OF MY WORK TIME TO FIGHT FOR THIS ISSUE AND GET CONCESSIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TODAY.

ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE 175FT OF THE PROPERTY BORDERING THE CRCC OWNED LOTS.

I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CRRC HAS ACQUIRED.

I LOVE THE PLACEMENT OF THE COURTS, BUT I AM NOT FOR THE BUBBLE AND I DO NOT, I DO HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION AS WELL AS THE DRAINAGE ISSUES SINCE THE DEMOLITION REGARDING THE INTENDED USE ALONG WITH THE PARKING NOW FEET AWAY FROM MY HOME.

MY CONCERNS HAVE GROWN DUE TO THIS NEW SITE PLAN, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT STILL SHOWS A TWO WAY ACCESS ROAD RIGHT NEXT TO MY PROPERTY LINE.

EXHIBIT A SITE PLAN PAGE 249.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN REMOVED.

IF YOU LOOK AT EXHIBIT B, PAGE 260.

COULD SOMEONE CLARIFY WHAT VERSION IS BEING VOTED ON ONCE AGAIN.

THE PLAN IS NOT COMPLETE AND FAILS TO SHOW ON AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT IS BEING VOTED ON.

ALSO, SETH HAS 40 FOOT FOR MAX HEIGHT OF BUBBLE, WHICH IS NOT CORRECT AND MR. OLSON HAS ASKED FOR AN EXACT FIGURE AND I WOULD LIKE THAT EXACT FIGURE AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HOW HIGH THIS COULD BE IF IT GETS VOTED IN.

AND EVEN IF THE ZONING RULES ALLOW FOR THAT, HAVING TRAFFIC THIS CLOSE TO MY PROPERTY WILL AMPLIFY THE NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION BEING ONLY FEET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE.

PEOPLE LIVE NEAR A WALMART GET MORE CONSIDERATION IN REGARDS TO THE EASEMENT OF PARKING LOTS THAN WE ARE GETTING FROM THE CLUB IN THE CITY.

THE CITY SOLD FAIRWAY TERRACE, A CITY STREET TO THE CLUB AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS THAT YOU COULD USE EXISTING STREETS AS PARKING AND ANGLED PARKING, SAVING THE CLUBS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE PARKING FEET AWAY FROM MY HOME, THEY BUY A STREET, CLOSE IT, MAKE IT UNACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEN THEY SHOVE ALL THE PARKING AND THE STREET ACCESS NEXT TO THE LOW DENSITY PROPERTY.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR THIS ACCESS ROAD THAT IS SHOWING AND PARKING SO CLOSE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE LESS EXPENSIVE AND MORE ACCOMMODATING ALTERNATIVE.

THAT IS A WIN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CLUB.

THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY ALONG 27TH STREET DRIVE, FAIRWAY TERRACE THAT SHOULD BE USED INSTEAD OF TEN FEET AWAY FROM NOT JUST ME, BUT ALL THE NEIGHBORS.

A BIGGER BUFFER FROM LIGHT NOISE AND TRAFFIC NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE AS WELL.

I STRONGLY FEEL THOSE ISSUES ALONG WITH THE BUBBLE.

PUTS THE COUNTRY CLUB AND THE CITY LEGALLY AT RISK OF NOT FOLLOWING ITS OWN ZONING RULES AND GUIDELINES ON THE ZONING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT FITTING IN THE SURROUNDING TRADITIONAL ZONING.

THE CITY'S OWN ZONING BOARD DID NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROJECT GOING FORWARD, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO IGNORE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALLOW THE PROJECT TO GO AHEAD WHEN THE BUBBLE DOES NOT FIT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

FROM THE SAFETY STANDPOINT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

THE BUBBLE IS ALLOWED THE SPACE UP AGAINST THE FENCE BETWEEN THE BUBBLE FENCING BEING A PLACE TO HIDE AND HANG OUT.

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE FOUND DRUGS, LIQUOR BOTTLES AND OTHER ITEMS I WON'T COMMENT ON, ALONG WITH TRASH ON THE COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY.

AT LEAST THE PARKING LOT WAS A FOOTBALL FIELD AWAY WHEN THOSE THINGS WERE HAPPENING.

NOW YOU'RE BRINGING IT TO MY DOORSTEP TEN FEET AWAY.

NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE NEXT TO THAT AND IT WILL HAPPEN.

AND IT DOES HAPPEN.

WE ALREADY HAVE CONCERNS WITH NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION COMING FROM THE PROPOSED BUBBLE AND ADDING IN THIS ACCESS ROAD AND PARKING SPOTS ALONG THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL MAKE THESE

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THERE HAVE BEEN A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THE SOUND AND LIGHT POLLUTION SINCE THEY DEMOLISHED THE HOUSES ON FAIRWAY TERRACE WHILE IN MY YARD.

NOW I HEAR CONVERSATIONS COMING FROM THE COURT AS WELL AS SOUNDS OF TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL BEING PLAYED AT A HIGHER VOLUME.

I BELIEVE THE NOISE LEVEL AT TIMES THERE'S GOING TO EXCEED WHAT THE CITY ALLOWS AND AGAIN, RUINING THE ONCE PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.

PLUS THE LIGHT POLLUTION IS MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE TO THE COUNTRY.

CLUB IS LANDLOCKED AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN SOMETHING THEY DON'T HAVE SPACE FOR.

THE CLUB PLAN HAS JUST GOTTEN BIGGER AND SQUEEZED EVERYTHING IN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PROJECT IS AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY BREATHING ROOM AND DOESN'T CONFORM TO THE CITY'S OWN ZONING LAWS.

LAST LAST YEAR WITH THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO GIVE PERMISSION TO THE CLUB, MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR PLAN, AN INDOOR TENNIS FACILITY.

THE PROXIMITY TO MY PROPERTY LINE WAS TO BE ABOUT 28FT, AND I'M ASKING THAT IT BE REINSTATED TO THAT.

I KNOW MY RECENT CONVERSATIONS WERE AT TIME, MR. CZAJKOWSKI. TOO MUCH.

TODD BARKER HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 22.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

AND ALL OF CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND TIME YOU'VE SPENT ON THIS AND WOULD ASK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON SUPPORTING THIS ORDINANCE IN ITS FIRST READING AT THE LAST MEETING.

YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHTS.

I'VE LIVED THERE AS A CHILD AND AS AN ADULT FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

AND THE CEDAR RAPIDS COUNTRY CLUB WAS THE PRIMARY REASON I DECIDED TO LOCATE THERE, AS IT IS FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FULLY VETTED AND WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPARENT AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, NO LEADING INTO A BROAD BASED SUPPORT AT THE LAST MEETING.

WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND NEIGHBORS AND THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF CHANGES BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH CONCERNS FROM BOTH THE CITY AND NEIGHBORS TO BE AS ACCOMMODATING AS POSSIBLE.

THEY WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING IN WHICH THE ACCESS DRIVE ALONG 27TH STREET WAS REMOVED FURTHER TO THE IMMEDIATE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WHO SPOKE.

WE'VE MOVED THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE FACILITY AS FAR AWAY POSSIBLE AS WE CAN.

THAT WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO HIM AND SOME OF THE OTHER IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS.

NOW, THERE IS ONLY ONE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR OBJECTING.

THE REST ARE NOT OBJECTING.

AND I WOULD ADD THAT SOME, LIKE DAVE AND CAROL MCFARLAND, ARE HUGE SUPPORTERS OF THIS PROJECT AND WHAT IT MEANS NOT JUST FOR THEM, BUT THE SURROUNDING AREA. WE HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH EXCAVATING.

AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE TENNIS BUILDING FURTHER SHIELDS THE BUBBLE.

WE HAVE A SIX FOOT SOLID FENCE AND VEGETATIVE VEGETATIVE SCREENING.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THIS WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY AND YOU WON'T SEE THIS MOST OF THE YEAR OVER SEVEN MONTHS, DEPENDING ON WEATHER.

WE HAVE BEEN FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH THE CHANGES.

THEY'RE INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATIVE TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE OBJECTED IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WOULD ALSO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1800 MEMBER FAMILIES AND OVER 200 FULL AND PART TIME STAFF THAT OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

WE SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY A PETITION THAT ALSO INCLUDED MANY NON MEMBERS FROM THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THERE IS I WOULD JUST ASK THAT RATHER THAN TO RESPOND TO OUTLANDISH ASSERTIONS OR UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS THAT THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, AS THEY DID IN ITS LAST MEETING, AND CONTINUE WITH ITS SECOND AND THIRD READING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THAT CLOSES OUT THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

NO CHANGES. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS? NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER PO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN H AND NUMBER 12 B, I WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER POE IS RECUSING HERSELF FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TEN H AND 12 B.

MAYOR. I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM 22.

ITEM NUMBER 22.

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OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ALSO WILL RECUSE MYSELF ON ITEM 22 AT THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THAT BRINGS US IN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEFFLER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, DAFT

[17. Report on bids for the Water Pollution Control Facility – DAFT Improvements project (estimated cost including alternate 2 is $6,460,000) (Terry Tiedemann). CIP/DID #6150062-02 a. Resolution awarding and approving contract including alternate 2 in the amount of $6,270,000, bond and insurance of Tricon General Construction, Inc. for the Water Pollution Control Facility – DAFT Improvements project.]

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST, INCLUDING ALTERNATE TWO IS $6,460,000.

TERRY TIEDEMANN IS HERE.

TERRY, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

TERRY TIEDEMANN WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE DEFT BASINS LOCATED AT WPC AND CIRCLED HERE IN RED WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 1978.

THEY OPERATE IN ATMOSPHERES WITH VERY HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS, WHICH IS VERY CORROSIVE TO METAL AND CONCRETE SURFACES.

THIS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING DAFT A AND B EQUIPMENT, WALKWAYS AND CONCRETE REPAIRS TO ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND WET WELLS. BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON AUGUST 9TH FROM TWO BIDDERS.

EACH BID WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO BID ALTERNATES.

BID ALTERNATE ONE FOR THE PARTIAL REMOVAL OF DAFT C AND BID ALTERNATE TWO FOR THE COMPLETE REMOVAL OF DAFT C.

UTILITY STAFF RECOMMENDS THE COMPLETE REMOVAL OF DAFT C BID ALTERNATE TWO BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME.

THE BASE BIDS, INCLUDING BID ALTERNATE TWO RANGED FROM $6,270,000 TO $6,290,000.

TRICON GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST WAS $6,460,000.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START THIS SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR.

THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION RECOMMENDS AWARDING THIS CONTRACT, INCLUDING BID ALTERNATE TWO TO TRICON GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,270,000.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL POE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[18. Presentation and resolution authorizing financial incentives under the High-Quality Jobs Economic Development Program for the construction of a new industrial facility along 76th Avenue SW west of 6th Street as proposed by TH Development LLC and Brown Truck Leasing Corporation (Scott Mather). CIP/DID #TIF-0088-2023]

SCOTT MATHER IS HERE. SCOTT, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL SCOTT MATHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM TH DEVELOPMENT LLC AND BROWN TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION FOR CITY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.

THE PROJECT QUALIFIES UNDER THE CITY'S HIGH QUALITY JOBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AS IT'S A TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS TARGETED INDUSTRY FROM OUR CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

IT COMES WITH A STANDARD INCENTIVE OF TEN YEAR, 50% REBATE OF NEW VALUE AND TAXES.

THE PROJECT INVOLVES A $4 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR A 11,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT WILL COME WITH FULL DRIVE THROUGH SHOP BAYS, AN AUTOMATED SHOP BAY AND SOME OFFICE SPACE.

THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TEN NEW JOBS TO THE AREA, ALL AT OR ABOVE THE HIGH QUALITY JOB WAGE RATE OF 2620 PER HOUR.

CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED TO BEGIN THIS FALL AND COMPLETE IN THE SPRING OF 24.

SO HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW FACING NORTH WITH THE PROJECT LOCATION ALONG 76TH AVENUE, WEST OF SIXTH STREET SOUTHWEST.

AND THIS IS FROM THE STREET VIEW ON 76TH AVENUE, LOOKING BACK SOUTH WHERE THE LOCATION WILL BE.

AND HERE IS A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY WITH ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY, THERE'S A PROPOSED DETENTION BASIN AND

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HERE'S A RENDERING FROM THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

THIS WOULD BE THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING AS WELL AS THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AND THIS IS THE REAR END OF THE BUILDING, THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO AUTHORIZE STANDARD INCENTIVE, TEN YEAR, 50% REBATE OF THE INCREASED TAXES.

WE'RE ESTIMATING 1.4 MILLION IN TOTAL TAXES GENERATED OVER TEN YEARS, WITH 523,000 BEING REBATED.

TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.

OUR NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO AMEND THE CONSOLIDATED I-380 CORRIDOR URBAN RENEWAL AREA PLAN, AS WELL AS APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LEFFLER.

IS THERE ANY JOBS PROJECTED IN THIS ONE? HOW MANY JOBS IS HIGH QUALITY JOBS? TEN. TEN? TEN.

SAY THAT I DIDN'T SEE. YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HAGER.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN? IT. IS THERE A REASON WHY THERE'S SO MUCH PARKING? IS THAT OUR CODE? OR I MEAN, WE'RE CREATING TEN NEW JOBS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

WELL, AND IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THE ON THE PICTURE, BUT THESE ARE LIKE THE ONES ON THE NORTH END ARE TRACTOR STALLS.

THE ONES ON THE ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE, AS WELL AS THE THE SOUTH SIDE ARE FOR TRAILERS.

OKAY. AND THEN THERE WILL ONLY BE A HANDFUL OF ACTUAL CAR STALLS.

GOT IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON SCOTT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I GO BACK TO SITE PLANS AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE AND THERE'S SOME NICE ONES OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS MUCH TRUCK PARKING AND STUFF, THERE'S NO LANDSCAPING SHOWN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL SITE, BUT THERE'S A TON OF TRAFFIC THERE ON 76TH AND A LOT OF THOSE SITES HAVE DONE VERY NICE JOB OF LANDSCAPING AND I KNOW THEY WILL HERE TO THE DEVELOPER IS.

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD SEE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS YOU KNOW LIKE ASPHALT CITY THERE BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF THING.

AND I THINK LANDSCAPE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROJECT.

SO JUST A THOUGHT FOR THE FUTURE.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND JUST LIKE TO, AS I USUALLY DO, ANOTHER TEN HIGH QUALITY JOBS IS ANOTHER WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND AS WE CONTINUE TO CREATE THOSE HIGH QUALITY JOBS, THE TEAM EFFORT OF GETTING THESE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND BUILT IS A BIG PLUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THAT BRINGS US NOW TO ORDINANCES.

[19. Ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code, Parks and Public Places, to add Greene Square to the list of facilities in Section 10.13, Smoking Prohibited. CIP/DID #PKS042- 23]

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEFFLER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.

THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 20 IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 80TH STREET AND E AVENUE NORTHWEST FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER

[20. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 80th Street and E Avenue NW from AAG, Agricultural District, to S-MC, Suburban Mixed-Use Community Center District, as requested by A&M LLC. CIP/DID #RZNE-033666-2023]

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.

THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, AND THIS MOTION CARRIES OUT AT NUMBER 21 IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY WEST OF EDGEWOOD ROAD, SOUTHWEST AND

[21. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property west of Edgewood Road SW and north of 76th Avenue SW from I-LI, Light Industrial District, and A-AG, Agriculture District, to I-GI, General Industrial District, as requested by Iowa Growth and Development, LLC and Iowa Land and Building Company. CIP/DID #RZNE-033803-2023]

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOEFFLER.

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THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.

THE ADOPTION. THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANN POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 22.

[22. Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 022-22 to modify the conditions and site plan for property at 550 27th Street Drive SE, zoned P-IN, Public Institutional District, to permit outdoor tennis courts and a seasonal temporary structure as requested by the Cedar Rapids Country Club. CIP/DID #RZNE-032718-2022]

I WILL NOTE AGAIN THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAGER AND POE HAVE RECUSED THEMSELVES.

THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY AND BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

[PUBLIC INPUT]

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN AS A COUNCIL.

SO REMIND EVERYBODY TO STAY AT THE LECTERN.

COMMENTS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.

SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THE LIGHT ON THE LECTERN THERE.

NO ABUSIVE, LOUD, THREATENING OR PERSONAL COMMENTS.

IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON OUR.

OH, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

OH, I SIGNED UP. OKAY.

I THINK I DO. YES, I THINK I SEE THAT NAME ON HERE.

THANK YOU. FIRST ON OUR LIST IS AJ DITMAR HERE TO SPEAK ON EMINENT DOMAIN AND FLOOD CONTROL.

HELLO. I BELIEVE I HAVE HEARD MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT A TENNIS COURT IN THE LAST MONTH THAN I'VE HEARD IN THE LAST 15 YEARS ABOUT FLOOD CONTROL.

OUR RIVER IS SO LOW THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN KAYAK ON IT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO WALK DOWN THE RIVER? IT'S THAT LOW.

WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DRIES UP? HE TOOK ALL OF OUR HOMES AND BUILT FLOOD CONTROL FOR NOTHING.

WE'RE LOSING OUR HOMES FOR THE RIVER TO SPREAD.

BUT IT'S IT'S.

IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.

AS SCOTT OLSON JUST SAID, THINGS CHANGE.

THINGS MORPH.

THE FLOOD CONTROL PLANS HAVE CHANGED SO MANY TIMES.

WHAT'S ONE MORE CHANGE? IF YOU CAN GO AROUND HUBBARD ICE, A SHELL WITH NO HOME, NOBODY LIVING IN IT, NOBODY EVEN WORKING IN IT.

THEN YOU CAN GO AROUND OUR HOMES.

ALSO, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE MOW YOUR LAWN ON FIRST STREET AND L AVENUE BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS.

I HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS LEARNING TO DRIVE AND THAT AREA IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.

AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE SHE CAN'T SEE AROUND YOUR WEEDS.

I'M GOING TO BE VERY UPSET.

ALSO, I SAW YOUR NEW LAWN MOWER AND I HOPE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT TO CLEAN UP YOUR DERECHO DUMP.

YOU KNOW, THE 20 FOOT WEEDS BEHIND MY HOUSE.

IT LOOKS LIKE TRASH.

IT MAKES THE CITY LOOK LIKE TRASH.

HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYBODY.

ROGER SLADE HERE TO SPEAK ON CLIMATE.

OH, I'M ROGER SLADE.

I LIVE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE.

I SPOKEN HERE A FEW TIMES REGARDING MY OBJECTION TO THE MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF MULTIPLE COLORED STREETLIGHTS, THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, THE AUTOMATIC PLATE READERS, THE FACIAL RECOGNITION, ALL THE SMART CITY AND 15 MINUTE NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH THE PUBLIC NEVER VOTED ON.

AND OF COURSE, THIS IS ALL DONE IN THE NAME OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TOLD ME, I'M WASTING MY TIME HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS, WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY WHEN I SPEAK HERE.

AT LEAST HALF THE COUNCIL IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHEN I SPEAK.

LAST TIME YOU REMEMBER I MENTIONED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE VISION DAMAGE THAT THESE 5G LED STREETLIGHTS WILL CAUSE.

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WHICH IS FINE. THAT TELLS ME ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND THE CHARACTER OF THE COUNCIL.

ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE METHODS BEING USED TO DESTROY THE CITY AND THE HEALTH.

THE HEALTH OF YOUR CHILDREN, BY THE WAY.

FIRST, I WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS YOUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

THIS ARTICLE WAS PUT OUT ON AUGUST 12TH.

MALONE, INSTITUTE.ORG.

YOU CAN FIND IT IN A LOT OF PUBLICATIONS NOW.

THE TITLE IS TWO PRINCETON, MIT SCIENTISTS SAY EPA CLIMATE REGULATIONS ARE BASED ON A HOAX.

I READ A FEW LINES FROM THE ARTICLE HERE.

TWO PROMINENT CLIMATE SCIENTISTS HAVE TAKEN ON TAKEN ON NEW RULES FROM THE EPA ON CUTTING CARBON DIOXIDE, CO2 EMISSIONS IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ARGUING IN TESTIMONY THAT THE NEW THAT THE REGULATIONS WOULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THE COUNTRY AND NO SCIENTIFICALLY JUSTIFIABLE REASON BEHIND IT.

A PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND A PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT MIT, ARGUED IN CLAIMS USED BY THE EPA TO JUSTIFY THE NEW REGULATIONS.

THEY AREN'T BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS, BUT RATHER POLITICAL OPINIONS AND MODELS THAT HAVE CONSISTENTLY PROVEN TO BE WRONG, HE CONTINUES.

INCREASED LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE CREATE MORE FOOD FOR PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING MORE FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN DROUGHT STRICKEN AREAS.

INCREASES IN CARBON DIOXIDE OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES, SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, FROM ABOUT 280 PARTS PER MILLION TO 420 PARTS PER MILLION CAUSED AN APPROXIMATE 20% INCREASE IN THE FOOD AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, AS WELL AS AN INCREASED GREENING OF THE PLANET AND A BENIGN WARMING IN TEMPERATURE.

IN OTHER WORDS, NO REAL WARMING THAT HAS ANY EFFECT, BUT IT JUST PRODUCES A LOT MORE FOOD.

SO YOU'RE PUSHING THIS AGENDA AND TRYING TO BRAINWASH EVERYBODY INTO THINKING THAT CARBON DIOXIDE IS A POLLUTANT IN THE WORLD IS MELTING.

BUT SCIENCE IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE WITH THAT ARGUMENT.

IT'S ALL FABRICATED.

CEDAR RAPIDS HOTTEST TEMPERATURE WAS 110 DEGREES.

SET JULY 6TH, 1910.

SO IF WE HIT 111 THIS WEEK, 113 YEARS LATER, I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'S 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY.

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY REVIEW YOUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN SPECIFICALLY ON PAGE 20, IT SAYS IN BIG, BOLD LETTERS AT THE TOP, IT SAYS, CLIMATE ACTION BUILDS PROSPERITY.

SO I GUESS THAT'S WHY OUR HOMELESS RATE HAS DOUBLED, TRIPLED, QUADRUPLED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

YOUR DOCUMENT STATES WE CARE ABOUT POLLINATORS, BIKE TRAILS, GROWING FOOD, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND TREES.

SO YOU WANT TO REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE AND SOMEHOW THIS.

JUST COMPLETELY DISREGARD PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

RIGHT? YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND, WHEN YOU HAVE HIGHER CARBON DIOXIDE, MORE FOOD GROWS, PRICES COME DOWN.

YOU HAVE LESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A STEP TOWARDS BUILDING PROSPERITY.

AMAZING HOW THAT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF THAT DOCUMENT.

THE ONLY DANGER IS THE CO TWO IS WHEN YOU PUT A MASK ON WHICH RESTRICTS YOUR OXYGEN INTAKE WHILE OVERLOADING YOURSELF WITH CO TWO, WHICH CAUSES ALL KINDS OF ILLNESS AND COGNITIVE ISSUES.

I NEED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WOULD BE THE CITY THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST TO MANDATE THAT FIRST CHANCE THEY GET.

JUST LIKE THE UK, JUST LIKE NEW YORK TODAY.

JUST LIKE CALIFORNIA TODAY.

AND. YEAH, THEY'RE DOING IT ALL AGAIN EVERY SUMMER.

THE LAST THREE. YOU KNOW, THE CYCLE.

IT'S ELECTION SEASON, SO IT'S PROPAGANDA TIME.

SO KEEP IN MIND THE HOAX OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS JUST A DOORWAY TO COMMUNISM.

JUST LIKE YOUR FLOOD PROCLAMATION STATED, YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD BACK STRONGER.

THAT'S EXACTLY THE WORDING OF A GLOBALIST THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE.

SO YOU KNOW THE PLAYBOOK.

15 MINUTE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT A NEW CONCEPT.

BY THE WAY, IN 1941, IN POLAND, THEY CALL THESE GHETTOS.

DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION, YOU COULD ONLY LEAVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A PASS.

AND IF YOU LEFT WITHOUT A PASS, YOU GOT THE DEATH PENALTY.

I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU CONNECT SOME DOTS HERE.

ARE YOU DOING THE SAME THING IN CEDAR RAPIDS? EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT.

MY TIME IS UP, BUT I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON ROGER SLATE.COM LATER TONIGHT.

I INVITE ANYBODY TO CONTACT ME.

I HAVE A LOT MORE MATERIAL.

THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

I APOLOGIZE IF I GET THE PRONUNCIATION WRONG, MARINA GOMEZ MORITZ.

AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT MY PRONUNCIATION.

I WILL NOT BE OFFENDED.

THE LAST TIME I'M.

WHERE TO START? OKAY.

I'M FROM THE DRAWING GALLERY.

I'M ALSO ONE OF YOU GUYS.

I DO. I HAVE AN A CORPORATION, AND I HAVE A WAY THAT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS TALKING AND ATTACKING ABOUT ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

AND PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES.

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BUT IF WE JUST ACTUALLY DO OUR ROOTS AGAIN, WHICH IS A GREENHOUSES, WHICH IS TAKING PLANTS AND GOING UNDERNEATH INSTEAD OF GOING UP, YOU HAVE BIODOMES YOU ACTUALLY CHANGE THE CARBON MONOXIDE BECAUSE YOU USE A SELF SUFFICIENT STANDING THAT MAKES LESS WATER OUT OF THE AIR.

THEY'RE ALREADY SELLING THAT AND OUR LUNAR PANELS ARE MADE OUT OF VEGETABLE POOP.

SO LIKE NOTHING GOES TO WASTE.

SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING ENERGY BACK ON EARTH AND GIVING HER WHAT SHE NEEDS BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST HAVE ALL THE SEEDS AND GROW IT.

THERE'S NO POINT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR NUTRITION.

SO IF YOU HAVE INMATES IN SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO NOT WASTE OUR TIME FEEDING SOMEBODY TO BE IN HELL BECAUSE THAT'S A LONE JAIL CELL IS IN YOUR HEAD.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE NOT DOING ANYTHING.

AND WHY WOULD I JUST CONTINUE TO DO THAT? WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.

ALL I JUST HEAR IS EVERYBODY'S ANGRY.

ME TOO. BUT WE ALL ARE SMART ENOUGH TO GO AND GET THESE SEEDS AND START BOTANICAL GARDENS.

BECAUSE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NOBLE, THERE'S A CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE AIR THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE EVEN IF YOU GUYS ARE ALL ARGUING.

SO IF YOU DON'T USE MECHANICS AND ACTUALLY DO LOOK IT UP, SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN, IT'S A GAS.

IT'S AN ELEMENT THAT'S COMING.

OUR WATER COMES FROM OUR AIR ELEMENT.

SO IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL AND YOU KNOW THAT WATER CAN EVAPORATE OR FREEZE, WELL, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION EVEN IF IT'S NOT US DOING IT.

WE DON'T CONTROL THE UNIVERSE.

SO HOW ARE WE ALL GOING TO GET ALONG TO GET THROUGH IT? I HAVE A SOLUTION. THAT'S CALLED THE DRAWING GALLERY.

WE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL.

BECAUSE I CAN FEEL YOU AND HEAR YOU AND LIVE IN IT.

BUT EVERYBODY'S LIKE TOO BUSY ARGUING.

JUST SET THE ARGUMENTS ASIDE AND START TAKING OUT THE POSITIVE BECAUSE WE'VE COME THIS FAR THAT WE'RE ARGUING SOPHISTICATED AND NOT HITTING EACH OTHER.

LIKE BACK IN THE DAYS, THEY WOULD CIRCLE AROUND AND SHOOT YOU.

SO, I MEAN, MY GRANDMA WAS A TWIN, SO I'M AZTEC AND I'M NATIVE AND I'M ITALIAN AND SPANISH, SO EVERYBODY JUST DECIDED NOT TO GET ALONG.

AND I'M BORN IN AMERICA.

YOU TRIED TELLING YOUR MOM? NO. IN PUBLIC.

SO. CLEAN IT UP.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF ARGUING IF THERE'S NO ACTION? AND I'D RATHER BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY.

I LOOK GOOD? BECAUSE YOU GUYS MADE US LOOK GOOD.

LOOK AT US. THAT'S WHY YOU, BABY.

THANK YOU.

AND THAT CLOSES OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TODAY?

[CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]

HE IS. HE'S.

I KNEW YOU WERE THERE, BUT SEAN JUST STARTED ON MONDAY.

YESTERDAY AS AS OUR IT DIRECTOR.

SEAN COMES TO THE CITY AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR KENOSHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

AND AS I SAID, HE STARTED YESTERDAY.

SEAN HAS HIS MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND HAS A NUMBER OF CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL.

AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME SEAN TO OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK. THANK YOU.

THANKS, SEAN. WE WON'T HOLD THAT BADGER THING AGAINST YOU TOO MUCH.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER POE MOVES TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LOEFFLER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.