Nov 21, 2023 City Council

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 5104 J STREET, SOUTHWEST FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 5104 J Street SW from I-GI, General Industrial District, to T-IM, Traditional Industrial Mixed Use District, as requested by Cedar Valley Properties, LLC (William Micheel). CIP/DID #RZNE-034102-2023]

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY CEDAR VALLEY PROPERTIES, LLC.

BILL MICHAEL IS HERE.

BILL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. BILL MICHAEL, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

SOME GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A REZONING FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL TO TRADITIONAL MIXED USE INDUSTRIAL.

THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A QUARTER ACRE PROPOSED LAND USE.

THERE IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE WHICH I WILL SHOW ON THE SCREEN HERE IN A MINUTE.

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IT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH THE LAND USE PLAN AND THE ZONING CODE.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL USE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RESIDENTIAL UNIT FOR THE THE OWNER.

NO OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN ADDITION TO THAT ARE PROPOSED, AND THE APPLICANT HAS INFORMED THE NEIGHBORS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.

THE LOCATION IS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-380 AND HIGHWAY 30.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS URBAN HIGH INTENSITY ZONING MAP, CURRENTLY GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND AGAIN PROPOSED TO GO TO TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE.

AND HERE IN THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.

AND AGAIN THERE ARE SOME OTHER RESIDENCES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY THAT ARE KIND OF REMNANTS OF THE ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND AS THIS HAS REDEVELOPED TO COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, SOME OF THESE ARE STARTING TO SEE ADAPTIVE REUSE, SUCH AS THIS PROPERTY.

IN TERMS OF THE REZONING CRITERIA, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN THAT PUBLIC SERVICES ARE IN PLACE AND ABLE TO SERVE THE SITE AND THE PROPOSED USE.

AND IN TERMS OF CHARACTER, IT DOES ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTER.

IT DOES CLEAN UP AN EXISTING NONCONFORMITY IN THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT.

THE LOT SIZE FOR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL THE MINIMUM IS ONE ACRE.

THIS CORRECTS THAT ISSUE IN ADDITION TO PERMITTING THE REQUESTED USE.

SO THE INVESTMENT AGAIN FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UPPER STORY IS PERMITTED IN THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT, AND CPC UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL DURING THEIR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2ND, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS IT CONFORMS WITH THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL, CLEANS UP THE NONCONFORMITY AND PERMITS THE RESIDENTIAL USE.

AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. THANKS, BILL.

THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL TODD.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE CEDAR LAKE AMENITIES BID

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Cedar Lake Amenities Bid Package 1: Trail, Shoreline and Lake Improvements project (estimated cost is $1,110,000) (Brenna Fall). CIP/DID #327003-02]

PACKAGE NUMBER ONE TRAIL, SHORELINE AND LAKE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,110,000.

BRENNA FALL IS HERE.

BRENNA, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.

BRENNA FALL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS PUBLIC HEARING TODAY ON WHAT WE WILL CONSIDER TO BE A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT AROUND CEDAR LAKE.

IT'S THE SIGNIFICANT FIRST ELEMENT OF THE CONNECT CR PROJECT THERE THAT WE'VE DEEMED BID PACKAGE ONE.

AND IT'S SHOWN IN ORANGE ON THE MAP THERE.

INCLUDES SOME SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION, TRAIL PAVING ALONG THE NEW SHORELINE, AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE FISHING JETTY SHOWN THERE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE. AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS CONNECT CR, AND WE DO BELIEVE THIS WILL BE TRANSFORMATIVE TO THAT AREA. THE FIRST OF MANY PACKAGES TO COME TO GET THOSE IMPROVEMENTS STARTED.

TO NOTE, THE THE TRAIL ALIGNMENT AROUND CEDAR LAKE WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION.

THIS PROJECT IS COORDINATED WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT THAT'S ALSO OCCURRING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE.

THE CEDAR RIVER TRAIL RUNS ALONG THE LAKE, AND SO WITH EITHER THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT OR THIS ONE, WE WILL BE SURE TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS TRAIL ROUTE ALONG THERE.

LET'S SEE. THE BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

WE DO ANTICIPATE THE PROJECT TO START IN THE MARCH TIME FRAME AND THEN WE'LL COMPLETE NEXT SUMMER.

WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRENNA.

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

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER TODD MAYOR.

THANKS TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND STAFF.

WE'RE ENTERING A NEW PHASE WHERE WE WERE PREVIOUSLY THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE.

NOW WE'RE INTO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMPONENT, AND BRENNA WILL BE OUR POINT PERSON ON THAT.

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ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME THIS WEEK, WE'RE STARTING DEMOLITION ON THE BRIDGE.

AND SO IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK, BUT A LOT OF THE PUBLIC AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME MORE OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN MCLEOD RUN, SHAVER ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEVEE.

AND SO ACTUALLY PART OF THE LAKE IS ACTUALLY EMPTY RIGHT NOW.

THE PUBLIC WOULDN'T REALLY KNOW THAT, BUT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP ON THIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SINCE I HAVE YOU, DO YOU WANT TO JUST CLARIFY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE SHOW BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL.

IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SHOW BY A LONG HOST OF PEOPLE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER.

BUT THE WORK THAT CONNECTS CR DID, MIKE MCGRATH AND OTHERS IN TERMS OF RAISING PRIVATE FUNDS HAS BEEN THE LARGEST PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR WE'VE GOT ONE LAST PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE, AND THAT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND WE ARE KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR.

AND SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND DALE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THIS IS A REALLY AN AMAZING PROJECT.

BRENNA, CAN YOU GO BACK TO SOME OF THE MAP OF SOME OF THE AMENITIES? YEAH. THANK YOU. I'M INTRIGUED BY THE VEGETATION FLOATING ISLANDS.

SO MAYBE YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

ALSO, I LIKE THE JETTY FOR FISHING THAT REALLY I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WHEN I'VE BEEN RIDING MY BIKE DOWN THERE WHO'VE JUST BEEN HANGING OUT ON THE SHORELINE FISHING.

SO A JETTY IS PRETTY COOL.

AND THEN THE KAYAK LAUNCH IS PRETTY AMAZING TOO.

WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOME KAYAKING THERE.

COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? THOSE FLOATING ISLANDS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PERSON TO TALK ABOUT THEM.

IT'S PROBABLY SOMEBODY IN PARKS THAT WOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

BUT YEAH, THEY'RE ENVISIONED TO BE THERE FOR NATURE AND TO CREATE INTEREST IN THE LAKE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HABITAT.

AND THAT'S GREAT. YOU CAN SEE EAGLES IN THAT AREA.

IF JENNIFER WAS HERE, SHE COULD GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND.

THE CONCEPT OF THE FLOATING ISLANDS IS TO FOR THE ROOTS OF THOSE PLANTS TO SORT OF RECYCLE SOME OF THE CONTAMINATION.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY CONTAMINATION, BUT IT CLEANS THE LAKE TO A DEGREE.

THAT WILL BE THE LAST PIECE.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, THE MAIN DRIVER OF ALL THIS IS THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

SO WE WANT TO SEE HOW YOU KNOW AND RAIN EVENTS, HOW THEY WORK IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PUMP STATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES THERE.

BUT IT'S AN AMENITY THAT WE HOPE TO ADD.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SHIFTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE FLOATING ISLANDS.

THE FIRST ONES THAT WERE CREATED ACTUALLY DIDN'T DO THAT GREAT.

BUT IN OTHER PLACES THEY'VE DONE PRETTY WELL AS TIME HAS WENT ON.

BY THE TIME THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL THIS IS DONE, WE EXPECT THE CONCEPT TO BE REFINED PRETTY WELL.

THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYBODY.

AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR FY 2024, TREES AND VEGETATION

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the FY 2024 Tree and Vegetation Removal project (estimated cost is $260,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #301990-31]

REMOVAL PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $260,000.

BEN MORRELL IS HERE.

BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

UM. HERE WE GO.

THANK YOU MAYOR. BEN MORRELL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY THAT REQUIRE SOME TREE CLEARING.

AND BECAUSE IOWA IS IN THE MAPPED HABITAT RANGE FOR THE NORTHERN LONG EARED BAT, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE REGULATIONS, WE NEED TO CUT AND REMOVE THOSE TREES BY MARCH 31ST.

SO THIS IS A PROJECT TO DO THAT AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

AND I HAVE A MAP ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT WILL SHOW THOSE LOCATIONS.

ONCE THE TREES AND STUMPS ARE REMOVED, ANY DISTURBED AREAS WILL BE RESEEDED.

AND HERE ARE THE PROJECT LOCATIONS.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $260,000.

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BID LETTING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 29TH.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

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

ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS.

THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TYLER OLSON.

THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM FIVE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THE NWTP CHLORINE

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the NWTP Chlorine Contact Basin Repairs project (estimated cost is $363,000) (Paul Bestick). CIP/DID #6250113-02]

CONTACT BASIN REPAIRS PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $363,000.

PAUL BESTIC IS HERE.

PAUL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU? THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL.

PAUL BESTIC WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF HISTORY HERE, THE NORTHWEST WATER TREATMENT PLANT CHLORINE CONTACT BASIN PROVIDES A STORAGE VOLUME FOR ROUGHLY 6 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE DISINFECTION PROCESS.

WHILE THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION HOUSES THE PUMPING EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE THAT FINISHED WATER.

THE CHLORINE CONTACT BASIN AND ADJOINING PUMP STATION WERE PLACED IN SERVICE IN 1995, AND ARE NOW IN NEED OF REPAIR.

THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS FALLING AND CRACKED CONCRETE, EXPANSION CONTROL JOINTS, AGING SEALANTS, MOISTURE CONTROL MEASURES, AND THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION AND MISCELLANEOUS COATING AND HARDWARE REPAIRS.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT IS $363,000.

THE BID OPENING WILL OCCUR ON DECEMBER 6TH, AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MARCH OF 2024.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU PAUL, THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING RATHER.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

FOR THE RECORD. COUNCIL.

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

ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE NIXON PARK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans and specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Nixon Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement project (estimated cost is $260,000) (Steve Krug). CIP/DID #PUR1023-104]

REPLACEMENT PROJECT, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $260,000.

STEVE KRUG IS HERE.

STEVE, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

STEVE KRUG WITH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

AS STATED, I'M HERE FOR THE PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NIXON PARK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

UM. THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT NIXON PARK THAT CONNECTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST AND CROSSES DRY CREEK AND CONNECTS IT ACROSS THE PARK TO NIXON SCHOOL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK.

THE EXISTING BRIDGE WAS A PRE-FAB STRUCTURE WITH A WOOD DECKING, AND IT CURRENTLY BRIDGE STARTED TO RUST THROUGH IN SOME AREAS AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE CLOSED IN MARCH OF 2018.

THEN THIS IS A PICTURES OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND ITS LOCATION.

THE PROPOSED BRIDGE WILL ALSO BE A PREFAB STEEL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, WILL BE 60FT IN LENGTH, WITH AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE CONCRETE DECK.

IT WILL HAVE NEW ENGINEERED CONCRETE ABUTMENTS.

IT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED ALL THE NECESSARY PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING GRANULAR PATH FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE SCHOOL, WITH AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE CONCRETE SIDEWALK THAT WILL MEET ALL CURRENT ADA SPECIFICATIONS.

PART OF THE PROJECT IS IN THE CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A 2080 AGREEMENT AND COST SHARE TO CONSTRUCT THEIR PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK PROJECT.

ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT IS 260,000, WITH THE CITY PORTION BEING APPROXIMATELY 228,000 AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE PROJECT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU STEVE. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL. I MIGHT JUST ADD STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THIS AND THE RENDERING ESPECIALLY.

ALSO, I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY QUIET WAYS THAT THE CITY COLLABORATES WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND IT'S A TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY POE.

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HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS.

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 ACTION THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

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

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER EACH COUNCIL MEETING AT THIS TIME DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL THE MATTERS I ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING APPLY TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AS WELL.

A REMINDER TO STAY AT THE LECTERN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS TO SHARE, GIVE THEM TO THE OFFICER.

SHE WILL GET THEM TO US.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON.

WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

WHEN IT'S RED, YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT.

ALL COMMENTS NEED TO BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTERS THAT YOU WISH TO ADDRESS.

ABUSIVE, PERSONAL OR RELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE.

IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY, WE ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.

TODAY WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE LISTED.

I'LL ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM.

AND FOR THIS SPECIFIC PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, I WILL REQUIRE AN AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC TO BE LISTED ALONG WITH YOUR NAME BEFORE YOU SPEAK. AND I DON'T SEE THAT ON OUR COUPLE THESE.

SO I'M GOING TO DO THIS IN REVERSE ORDER BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO HAS IDENTIFIED THAT.

SO IF I COULD JUST ASK SKYLER KLEIN AND GRANT KLEIN TO IDENTIFY WHAT AGENDA ITEM AND TOPIC YOU'LL BE SPEAKING ON, AND JUST BE PREPARED TO LET US KNOW BEFORE YOUR COMMENTS.

I'LL BEGIN WITH ISAAC DAVIS, WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 25 ON THE AGENDA, THE HEIGHTS.

HEY, GUYS. ISAAC DAVIS.

1215 OAKLAND ROAD NORTHEAST.

I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS BRIEF BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD YOU GUYS DISCUSS THIS PROJECT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

AND I FEEL AS A RESIDENT, I'M PRETTY REPRESENTED BY THE REMARKS AND DISCUSSION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON IT.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT IS VERY UNIQUE FOR THE CITY, VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF IT.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE RESIDENCY PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND CARE ABOUT PROJECTS LIKE THIS, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HACAP HAS IN STORE FOR THIS, FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.

AND YEAH, LOOK, HOPEFULLY THIS GOES REALLY WELL.

THANK YOU. SKYLAR KLEIN.

GRANT KLEIN. OKAY.

WE WILL MOVE ALONG THEN.

THE KLEINS ARE NOT HERE.

OKAY, THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THEN CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

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

ALL RIGHT. CONFIRMED.

NOTHING. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS MOVED BY, BEEN MOVED BY HAGER, SECONDED BY POE.

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

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

24 REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE KENILWORTH COURT STREAMBANK STABILIZATION PROJECT, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $120,000.

[24. Report on bids for the Kenilworth Court Streambank Stabilization project (estimated cost is $120,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #304548-01]

BEN MORRELL IS HERE AGAIN.

BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

BEN MORRELL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT IS TO INSTALL REVETMENT TO STABILIZE THE SOUTH BANK OF INDIAN CREEK AT THE LOCATION SHOWN HERE ON CITY PROPERTY EAST OF EAST POST ROAD.

THE REVETMENT WILL TIE INTO EXISTING REVETMENT ON BOTH ENDS WITH CONSTRUCTION ACCESS FROM KENILWORTH COURT.

THIS PROJECT BID ON NOVEMBER 15TH.

WE HAD VERY AGGRESSIVE BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT.

13 BIDS TO BE EXACT.

THE LOW BID WAS $63,587.00 FROM BOOMERANG, AND THE HIGH WAS $114,965.00.

WE FEEL THAT WITH THE DRY WEATHER THIS YEAR, A LOT OF CONTRACTORS ARE OUT LOOKING FOR MORE WORK, AND SO WE HAD VERY GOOD BIDS ON THIS ONE.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO BOOMERANG.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU BEN.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

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AT NUMBER 25 IS THE PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, HACAP, FOR THE DISPOSITION OF A CITY OWNED

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[25. Presentation and resolution accepting a proposal from Hawkeye Area Community Action Program for the disposition of a City-owned property at 1500 2nd Avenue SE, known as The Heights, and authorizing negotiation of a development agreement (Sara Buck). CIP/DID #CDBG-CV-FY19]

PROPERTY AT 1500 SECOND AVENUE SOUTHEAST, KNOWN AS THE HEIGHTS, AND AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SARA BUCK IS HERE.

AND, SARAH, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SARA BUCK WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

THE CITY PURCHASED A VACANT, BLIGHTED BUILDING IN DECEMBER OF 2021.

WE SECURED FOUR FEDERAL GRANTS TO REHABILITATE THE BUILDING INTO 25 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, WHICH ARE DUE FOR COMPLETION IN MARCH OF 2024.

PROPERTY IS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO AN ENTITY TO OWN AND MANAGE THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THAT 15 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE THERE WILL BE A PROPERTY LIEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THAT AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

AND THIS IS REALLY OUR PRIMARY WAY OF ENSURING LONG TERM COMPLIANCE THROUGH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THAT 15 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

THERE ARE A LIST OF SOME OF THOSE PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS.

AGAIN, I ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT SIX OF THOSE UNITS ARE FULLY ADA COMPLIANT.

ONLY TWO OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY CODE.

WE DID HEAR THAT THAT WAS A HUGE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, SO WE WANTED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNITS.

THERE ARE OFFICE SPACES, A COMPUTER LAB, A MEETING ROOM, AND IT ALSO HAS A GAS POWERED BACKUP GENERATOR FOR ALL OF THE UNITS.

THERE'S A PHOTO AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY, AND THIS IS A ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING WHICH IS GETTING CLOSER TO LOOKING LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY IF YOU'RE DRIVING BY.

SO WE DID RECEIVE FOUR PROPOSALS FOR THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THIS BUILDING.

WE HAD A REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS, WHICH CONSISTED OF A LOCAL LENDER, A PROPERTY MANAGER EXPERIENCED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH FEDERAL GRANTS, A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL AND GRANT COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTS.

THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WE USED LOOKING AT OWNER CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY.

SO JUST REALLY THAT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SPECIFICALLY THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY, LOOKING AT THAT 15 YEAR PROFORMA AND MAKING SURE THERE WERE ADEQUATE RESERVES AND IN PLACES THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, WHICH WAS SERVING A HIGHER NEED POPULATION POTENTIALLY, AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AMENITIES OR SERVICES TO THE TENANTS, WHICH WERE NOT REQUIRED.

BUT WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, FOR $6.9 MILLION, WE WOULD LIKE A LITTLE EXTRAS IF WE COULD GET THEM.

SO THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION, WE THE COMMITTEE SELECTED THE HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN PROGRAM KNOWN AS HACAP.

THEY DID RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SCORE OVERALL, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE LAST TWO CATEGORIES THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT.

THEY DO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TYPES OF FUNDING SOURCES AND WITH THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE SERVED BY THESE GRANTS.

THE PROFORMA, THE LOCAL LENDER HAD SEEDED, THIS WAS REALLY THE ONLY PERFORMER THAT REALLY WAS 100% REALISTIC LOOKING AT RESERVES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THE PERFORMER DID SHOW SIGNIFICANT COSTS ALLOCATED TO THE REPLACEMENT RESERVES, MAINTENANCE, STAFFING COSTS FOR THAT LONG TERM COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS REALLY ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A LONGER AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S STILL IN GOOD CONDITION AND MEETING ALL OF, CHECKING ALL OF THOSE BOXES.

AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO LEVERAGING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO PROVIDE THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO TENANTS, WHICH REALLY GOT THEM SOME ADDITIONAL SCORING IN THE END THERE.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZE THAT NEGOTIATION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HACAP FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1500 SECOND AVENUE SOUTHEAST.

THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL.

THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE WINTER OR SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, BEFORE THAT MARCH DATE, WE CAN ACTUALLY TURN THE PROPERTY OVER UNTIL WE GET 100% COMPLETED WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH.

COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, HACAP HAS BEEN A HUGE PARTNER TO CEDAR RAPIDS, NOT JUST IN TIMES OF GREAT EMERGENCY LIKE THE DERECHO, BUT ALSO IN THE EVERYDAY. AND PROOF OF THAT IN THIS SEASON OF GIVING THANKS, IS THE FACT THAT I PICKED UP FOOD AS MEDICINE BOXES JUST TODAY FOR PATIENTS IN MY SPECIALTY CLINICS.

THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT I BUILT WITH THEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO HAS RIPPLED OUTWARD, AND THERE ARE MANY CLINICS NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS THAT.

SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY A GREAT PARTNER, BUT THEY ARE EXHIBITING ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT MADE THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THIS APPLICATION EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO LIFT THEM UP AND GIVE THEM THANKS FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

SO SARAH, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THOSE SIX FULLY ADA AND THE BACKUP GENERATOR.

I JUST THINK THAT'S GREAT.

I AM ASSUMING AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO ASK, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'VE GOT WI-FI AND INTERNET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY.

YEAH. SO AS PART OF SOME OF THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT I TALKED ABOUT, SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS ARE TO HAVE THAT BROADBAND ACCESS.

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AND SO INCLUDING THE COMPUTER ROOM AS PART OF THAT, THAT BUILD WAS SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT OF, ESPECIALLY SERVING LOW INCOME, POTENTIALLY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, NOT HAVING ACCESS TO INTERNET OR POTENTIALLY OWNING A COMPUTER.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.

YEAH, I WAS I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT COMPUTER ROOM.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WILL THERE BE SOMEONE ON SITE? HOW IS THAT PROCESS GOING TO WORK? YEAH, AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION OR PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL, THEY HAD STATED THEY WOULD HAVE A PERSON THERE AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK.

SO THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT'S CLOSE BY THAT THEY WILL BE SHARING A PERSON, BUT IT WOULD BE 30 HOURS A WEEK AT THIS LOCATION IN TOWN, HOURS A WEEK AT THE OTHER LOCATION.

OKAY, GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

AND THANK YOU, CITY TEAM.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT AND CERTAINLY NEEDED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER TODD.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

WELL, I HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH, LONG ENOUGH AS COUNCILMAN OLSON, 50 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ORGANIZATIONS CHANGE THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR MISSIONS, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE KEY COMPONENT HERE.

THERE'S CERTAINLY A NEED THAT THEY PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE.

SO IN TERMS OF THE OPERATIONS AND THE SUPPORT OF SERVICES, THOSE THINGS ARE THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.

AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOUR REVIEW COMMITTEE SAW THAT THOSE SAME NEEDS AS A PRIORITY.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THIS THIS IS ONE PART OF I THINK IS A CITY TEAM.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS BEING A COMPONENT IN SORT OF THE REVITALIZATION OF THAT BLOCK, THAT THAT CORE PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WELLINGTON AND IN MOUNTAIN VIEW.

AND SO THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST START IN HELPING TO STABILIZE WHAT WAS A REALLY BLIGHTED.

BUILDING. THEY PROBABLY CAME VERY CLOSE, VERY CLOSE TO THE DEMO BALL, THE WRECKING BALL.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE, AND IT WILL BE, I HOPE, THE START OF SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE AREA.

AND SO THANK YOU, SARAH.

THANK YOU. IT WILL BE A CATALYST OVER THERE AT 15TH STREET.

I THINK A LOT OF US LOOK AT THAT FACILITY AS REALLY A GATEWAY INTO JUST AN EVERYDAY, IMPROVING WELLINGTON HEIGHTS.

I'M THRILLED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS ALL AROUND, AND EVEN HAPPIER THAT WE KNOW THERE'LL BE RESOURCES THERE ON SITE SO WE CAN HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR CITIZENS.

SO THANK YOU, SARAH, TO YOU AND THE TEAM FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY POE.

THAT BRINGS US TO ORDINANCES.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 25 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER NINE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE STREETS, ALLEYS AND SIDEWALKS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE STATE OF IOWA INCOME OFFSET

[26. Ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Municipal Code, Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks, to update a reference to the State of Iowa Income Offset program in Section 9.11(p). CIP/DID #AMD-SEC-911P]

PROGRAM IN SECTION 9.11 P.

THIS APPROVAL ON THE ORDINANCE IS ON IT'S SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.