Dec 19, 2023 City Council

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

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MAYOR O'DONNELL WILL NOT BE WITH US TODAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK, OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ATTENDING AND FOR BEING AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF CITIZENS.

PLEASE TURN OFF ANY OF YOUR CELL PHONES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT INTERRUPT THIS MEETING.

PLEASE NOTE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS MINUTES VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

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

WE WILL START WITH AN INVOCATION.

PLEASE JOIN ME.

DEAR GOD, GRANT US GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GIFT OF THIS DAY FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND COMMUNITY AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TOGETHER.

GOD, PLEASE CONTINUE TO BLESS THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH HOPE, PEACE, LOVE AND JOY.

GUIDE THIS COUNCIL AS SERVANT LEADERS TO DO YOUR PEOPLE'S WORK WITH OPEN HEARTS AND HANDS NOW AND IN THE NEW YEAR.

DEAR GOD, HELP US TURN OUR PRAYERS TOWARD A WORLD AT PEACE.

KEEPING YOUR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY WAR CLOSE IN YOUR HEARTS AND NOT FORGOTTEN IN THEIR SUFFERING.

PLEASE, GOD BLESS YOUR SERVANT PAT AS WE THANK HIM FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF CEDAR RAPIDS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU REMIND US TO LET KINDNESS, PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING LIFT UP OUR HEARTS WITH MERCY AND GRACE.

WE PRAY GOD THAT YOU KEEP OUR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND AND FIRST RESPONDERS SAFELY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, AND TO CARRY WITH THEM A SHIELD OF BLESSINGS FROM A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVE AND KEEP US SAFE.

IT IS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART WE ASK THESE BLESSINGS IN YOUR HEAVENLY NAME.

AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[1. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation and disposition of Edgewood Road SW south of Wright Brothers Boulevard SW, and the former Wright Brothers Boulevard SW from approximately 2,100 feet east of Cessna Place SW to 1,500 feet west of Cessna Place SW, to the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission and the City of Cedar Rapids (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #00- 24-101]

I REMIND EVERYONE 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, PLEASE REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

IF YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH COUNSEL, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE POLICE OFFICER TO YOUR RIGHT AS YOU ARE WALKING UP.

THE OFFICER WILL TAKE THE DOCUMENTS FROM YOU.

SECOND, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE COUNCIL IN FRONT OF YOU TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO FINISH YOUR COMMENTS.

WHEN IT TURNS RED, YOUR TIME IS UP AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE LECTERN.

THIRD, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THAT ABUSIVE, PERSONAL, LOUD, THREATENING OR RELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY HEARING SO THOSE SO THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING OR OTHER NOISE OR CONDUCT FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU.

DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA? NO YOUR HONOR, THERE WERE NO WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS FILED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE VACATION AND DISPOSITION OF EDGEWOOD ROAD, SOUTHWEST SOUTH OF WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD AND FORMER AND THE FORMER WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD SOUTHWEST FROM APPROXIMATELY 2100FT EAST OF CESSNA PLACE, SOUTHWEST TO 1500FT WEST OF CESSNA PLACE, SOUTHWEST TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

ROB, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL, ROB DAVIS, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

PRESUMABLY THIS WOULD BE A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM.

UH, WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD WAS REALIGNED IN MULTIPLE CONTRACTS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2003.

EDGEWOOD ROAD USED TO GO FURTHER SOUTH.

IT'S, UH, TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE END OF RUNWAY 1331 IS.

UH, IT'S BEEN TRUNCATED UP TO THE RELOCATED WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD.

THE RIGHTS OF WAY FOR, UH, OLD WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD AND OLD EDGEWOOD ROAD HAVE NOT BEEN VACATED TO DATE.

AND SO THEREFORE THEY'RE NOT NEEDED AS RIGHT OF WAY.

AND, UH, WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND TO DO THAT IN TWO PHASES.

UH, THE ALL OF EDGEWOOD ROAD AT THIS POINT, PLUS THE WESTERN SEGMENT OF WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD, OLD WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD, WE'LL DO THAT.

UH, AT THIS POINT. AND THEN IN 2024, WE'LL BE BACK WITH THE PIECE THAT GOES THROUGH, SAY, THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT, THOSE HAVE SOME EASEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE RESERVED FOR UTILITIES,

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IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS NOW BECAUSE, UH, WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH FAA REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSEOUT OF EXISTING GRANTS AND ALSO TO FACILITATE RECEIVING FUTURE GRANTS. AND AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD SINCE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY SERVING AS A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AT THIS POINT.

UH, AND THEREFORE, PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE VACATION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

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

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? IF SO, PLEASE APPROACH A MICROPHONE ON THE LECTERN AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER WAS HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN ON RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY TODD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3233 BLAIRS FERRY ROAD, NORTHEAST FROM S-RMF SUBURBAN

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 3233 Blairs Ferry Road NE from S-RMF, Suburban Residential Medium Flex District, and A-AG, Agricultural District, to S-MC, Suburban Mixed Use Community Center District, as requested by First Assembly of God Church (Bill Micheel). CIP/DID #RZNE-034158-2023]

BILL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

UH, SOME GENERAL INFORMATION.

UH, AS AS WAS MENTIONED, THE REQUEST IS FOR A REZONING FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX TO SUBURBAN MIXED USE CENTER.

AND THIS WILL FACILITATE, UH, REZONING OF ABOUT ONE AND THREE QUARTERS ACRES OF ABOUT A THIRD OF THAT IS IN THE ADJACENT LOT THAT IS OWNED BY THE CHURCH. UH, THE PROPOSED USE IS A RESTAURANT CHAIN, AND THERE IS A RECENT ANNEXATION THAT WAS FINALIZED IN OCTOBER.

THIS WAS A REMNANT ISLAND OF COUNTY JURISDICTION WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ANNEXED.

SO THAT WAS STEP ONE.

IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES INTO THE CITY AS AGRICULTURAL, UH, WHICH IS YOU KNOW WHY IT'S A BIT ODD TO SEE SOME PROPERTY ZONED AG IN THIS PART OF THE CITY, BUT, UH, UH, PER STATE CODE, IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES IN WHICH, OF COURSE, THEN WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE REZONING.

AND THERE'S A FORTHCOMING, UH, SUBDIVISION AS WELL TO ADJUST THAT PROPERTY LINE.

AND THAT WILL BECOME APPARENT ON THE NEXT SLIDES HERE.

SIGNS WERE POSTED AND, UH, NEIGHBORS WERE NOTIFIED AND INVITED TO ENGAGE WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THEY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.

UH, LOCATION MAP.

UH, THIS IS I-380 AND BLAIRS FERRY, AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO LYNN AREA CREDIT UNION, THE ALDI'S AND THE WALMART AND THE SAM'S CLUB IS ALL RIGHT THERE.

UM, SHOWING THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS A HOUSE HERE THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR DEMOLITION BY THE H [INAUDIBLE].

THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ALREADY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU CAN SEE THE RESTAURANT CHAIN PROVIDED THIS SITE LAYOUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE APPLICANT, THE CHURCH.

AND, UH, THEY WILL SHARE A DRIVE.

FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY WITH URBAN HIGH INTENSITY ON EITHER SIDE.

UH, THE ZONING MAP, YOU CAN SEE THAT ISLAND OF, UH, UM, AGRICULTURAL ZONED PROPERTY THAT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE CITY RECENTLY.

UM, IN TERMS OF THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF A REZONING THIS PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, THE SITE IS SUITABLE FOR THE PROPOSED USE.

PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, AND THE CITY HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THE SITE.

AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER AND THE, UH, THE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING AS IT CONFORMS WITH THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL, AND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON DECEMBER 7TH OF THIS MONTH. THANK YOU.

AND BACK TO YOU.

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

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN ON RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATIONS.

OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY LOEFFLER, SECONDED BY TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR VACANT LAND IN THE 3800 BLOCK OF UNION

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider amending the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan for vacant land in the 3800 block of Union Drive SW from U-LI, Urban – Low Intensity, to U-LL, Urban – Large Lot, as requested by Justin Holland (Bill Micheel). CIP/DID #FLUMA-034094-2023]

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THANK YOU.

THIS REQUEST FACILITATES, UH, THE CHANGE IN LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA FOR 20 ACRES.

AND THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A SEVEN LOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.

UH, THE NEED TO CHANGE THE LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA DESIGNATION IS SO THAT THERE CAN BE A DECREASE IN THE DENSITY. UM, IN IN THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION.

A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 16TH.

AND AGAIN, UH, NO MAJOR, UH, CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS.

UH, SO THIS IS YOU CAN SEE THE I-380 HIGHWAY 30, UH, INTERSECTION OFF TO THE EAST.

UH, YOU KNOW, ADJACENT TO THE CITY LIMITS IS WHERE THIS IS LOCATED.

UH, AERIAL VIEW, YOU CAN SEE SCENIC VIEW COURT.

SOUTHWEST IS STUBBED.

THAT'S WHERE THE, UH, THE STREET WILL GO NORTH AND THEN EAST DOWN TO THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION.

UM, FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS URBAN LOW INTENSITY, AND THE ZONING IS CURRENTLY SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LOW SINGLE UNIT UM STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.

UH, THE REQUEST WILL NOT IMPACT THE PROVISION OF CITY SERVICES.

UM, IN TERMS OF UNIQUE SITE CONDITIONS, THE REQUEST FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL PERMITTING.

AS I MENTIONED, LOTS THAT ARE LARGER IN SIZE THAN A HALF AN ACRE.

UH, CITY SUPPORTS DECREASING DENSITY, GIVING, UH, GIVEN TWO FACTORS.

ONE, THERE'S A SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS THERE.

SO LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOUSES, UH, IS RECOMMENDED AS WELL AS THERE'S A 24 INCH SEWER MAIN THAT IS, IS NEARING ITS CAPACITY.

SO LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOUSES MAKES SENSE.

UM, AND THEN THE CHANGES EITHER CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTED PLANS OR PROTECTS EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS, AS I MENTIONED, CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND ENVISION CR, AND I'VE CITED THE, UH, THE SAME REASONS AS ABOVE.

IT'S A DESIRABLE TO DECREASE THE DENSITY AS A RESULT OF THOSE, UH, SEWER CAPACITY LIMITATIONS AND THE SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, UH, AS DID THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY ON DECEMBER 7TH.

THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU BILL.

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

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN ON RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECOND BY HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THE TOWER TERRACE ROAD PHASE B

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Tower Terrace Road: Phase B – PCC Pavement project (estimated cost is $6,400,000) (Ken DeKeyser). CIP/DID #301666-07]

ESTIMATED COST IS 6,000,400.

KEN I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, KEN DEKEYSER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF TOWER TERRACE ROAD BETWEEN C AVENUE NORTHEAST AND MEADOWKNOLLS ROAD.

IT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARION, AND WE HAVE A 28 YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THEM AND HAVE DONE SEVERAL PHASES OF THE PROJECT JOINTLY WITH THEM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THE COST OPINION FOR THIS IS $6.4 MILLION, AND THIS IS BEING LET THROUGH THE IOWA DOT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED TODAY, AND THE LATE START IS GOING TO BE IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR WITH 130 WORKING DAYS.

SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THIS WORK WOULD BE WRAPPED UP BY, UH, EARLY SPRING OF 25.

UM, HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP THAT SHOWS, UM, THE AT MEADOWKNOLLS ROAD HERE.

THIS IS PHASE B IS IN THE GREEN CIRCLE, AND WE'VE ALREADY BID AND ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE GRADING.

SO THIS PROJECT THAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS FOR THE PAVING.

SO THE GRADING AND THE UTILITIES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY.

UM, YOU WILL NOTICE HERE AT C AVENUE, UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROUNDABOUT AND THAT EAST MAIN STREET, UM, EAST AND WEST HERE, IT'S GOING TO BE DISCONNECTED OFF TO THE WEST.

AND IN A FUTURE PHASE OF THE PROJECT OF TOWER TERRACE ROAD EXTENSION, WILL WILL RECONNECT UP THROUGH SOMERSET AVENUE, UM, AT A LATER TIME.

UM, JUST, UH, TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT.

I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S SOME INTEREST ABOUT THESE.

UM, WE SHOW HERE WITH THE GREEN IS THE EXISTING OUTLINE OF THE INTERSECTION, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE AN OUTLINE HERE OF THE, OF THE ROUNDABOUT.

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IT HELPS US, UH, SET THE ALIGNMENT TO CONTINUE THE ROAD ON A MORE EAST WEST ROUTE AS IT HEADS WEST TOWARD ROBINSON, HIAWATHA.

AND THE GEOMETRY IS ALSO APPROPRIATE HERE BECAUSE THERE IS A CRASH HISTORY THAT THAT CAN BE MITIGATED THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT.

AND WE WOULD NEVER BUILD A AN INTERSECTION WITH THIS KIND OF A SKEW NOWADAYS BECAUSE OF, UH, SIGHT DISTANCE CONCERNS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE TURNING MOVEMENTS ARE A LITTLE CONSTRICTED THERE.

UH, THIS IS A TYPICAL SECTION.

IT'S A MUCH LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT YOU'VE SEEN FOR PHASE A EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UM, THIS HAS PROVISIONS TO BE WIDENED TO ULTIMATELY IN THE FUTURE.

UM, THERE'S BIKE LANES SHOWN ON EITHER SIDE AS WELL AS A PROVISION FOR TRAIL.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU KEN.

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

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN ON RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

UM, WHAT? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE FUNDING SOURCE ON THIS.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT A PAVING FOR PROGRESS.

IS THIS A STATE FUNDED PROGRAM OR ARE WE DOING IT? SHARING THE COST WITH MARION? THIS IT'S BOTH.

I MEAN, IT'S AN SDGE GRANT THAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE MPO, UM, THAT PAYS FOR A LION'S SHARE OF THE PROJECT AS WELL AS COST SHARING BETWEEN MARION AND US.

UM, IN PHASE A THAT WAS MORE OF MARION'S, UM, COST SHARE OFF TO THE EAST.

UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE OF OURS BECAUSE THIS IS MOSTLY IN CEDAR RAPIDS, SO.

RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU COUNCIL.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

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

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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 NOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER EACH COUNCIL MEETING.

AT THIS TIME DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THE MATTERS I ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TODAY APPLY TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS TOO.

PLEASE REMAIN AT THE LECTERN, IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE POLICE OFFICER TO YOUR RIGHT AS YOU ARE WALKING UP.

PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTERS YOU WISH TO ADDRESS AND ABUSIVE, PERSONAL OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

THERE SHOULD BE NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.

TODAY THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP, NICK BETTIS AND NOW HE SPOKE THAT WAS ON PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER THREE.

OKAY. I DON'T SEE NICK.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

UH. MOVING ON.

UM, THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? I WILL RECUSE MYSELF ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER 28J.

THAT BRINGS US TO A TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY AND SECONDED BY TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

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.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE REGULAR AGENDA REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE 25TH STREET NORTHEAST FROM OAKLAND ROAD TO F AVENUE PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION

[29. Report on bids for the 35th Street NE from Oakland Road to F Avenue Pavement Reconstruction project (estimated cost is $4,630,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012336-02]

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THANK YOU DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED BETWEEN OAKLAND ROAD AND F AVENUE.

IT INCLUDES STORM SEWER, SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION, NEW SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, AND ADA SIDEWALK RAMP IMPROVEMENTS.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH OF 2024, AND IS A TWO YEAR PROJECT THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN FALL OF 2025.

BID OPENING WAS DECEMBER 13TH.

SEVEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED, RANGING FROM $3,645,381.91 TO $4,427,746.21. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO RATHJE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DOUG.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN OVERLAND.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

UH, DOUG, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT TO GET DONE.

IT'S IN MY DISTRICT, AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME.

UM, HAS THE SCHEME OLOGY WITH THE PROJECT, UH, BEEN LAID OUT? SO, UH, FOLKS IN THEIR HOMES ALONG THERE, SINCE IT'S FAIRLY DENSELY RESIDENTIAL, THEY CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR PROPERTIES FAIRLY EASILY DURING THIS LONG PROCESS.

YES. UH, WE, UH, HAVE PHASED IT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR HOMES.

I ASSUMED AS MUCH, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY RESOLUTION AWARDING AND APPROVING THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,645,381.91.

BOND AND INSURANCE OF RATHJE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR 35TH STREET, NORTHEAST FROM OAKLAND ROAD TO F AVENUE.

PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY LOEFFLER AND SECONDED BY TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

A REPORT ON BIDS FOR FY 24 DRAIN TILE PROGRAM PROJECT.

[30. Report on bids for the FY24 Draintile Program project (estimated cost is $280,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #304998-09]

BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND SUB TERRAIN AT THE LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW AND SHOWN ON THE MAP.

A TOTAL OF 4300FT, APPROXIMATELY.

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROTECT STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FROM SUMP PUMP DISCHARGES AND GROUNDWATER SEEPAGE.

PROJECT DOES INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF STUBS AT EACH ADJOINING PARCEL AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.

THIS PROJECT BID ON DECEMBER 6TH, WE RECEIVED NINE BIDS.

LOW BID WAS CORUM CONSTRUCTION AT $243,019.00.

HIGH BID WAS $344,105.00.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU BEN.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? THE RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR $243,019 PLUS INCENTIVE UP TO $3,000.

BOND AND INSURANCE OF CORUM CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR THE FY 24 DRAIN TILE PROGRAM PROJECT.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY AND SECONDED BY LOEFFLER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE NWTP CHLORINE CONTRACT BASIN REPAIRS PROJECT.

[31. Report on bids for the NWTP Chlorine Contact Basin Repairs project (estimated cost is $363,000) (Paul Bestick). CIP/DID #6250113-02]

PAUL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

COUNCIL PAUL BASTOCK WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A QUICK REVIEW OF THE CHLORINE CONTACT BASIN IS A 6 MILLION GALLON TANK THAT, UM, PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE DISINFECTION PROCESS AT THE NORTHWEST TREATMENT PLANT.

AND THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION HOUSES THE PUMPING EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE FINISHED WATER AT THE PLANT.

BOTH STRUCTURES ARE IN THEIR 28TH YEAR OF SERVICE AND ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRS.

UM. FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 6TH.

THE LOWEST BID BY MINTURN INCORPORATED CAME IN AT $327,800.

AND REMAINING BIDS RANGED UP TO $576,975.

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

AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MARCH OF 2024.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO MINTURN INCORPORATED.

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

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COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? RESOLUTION AWARDING AND APPROVING THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $327,800 BOND AND INSURANCE OF MINTURN, INC.

FOR THE NORTHWEST TREATMENT PLANT CHLORINE CONTRACT BASIN PROJECT REPAIR UM REPAIR PROJECT.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY.

AND BRINGS US TO THE FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

[PUBLIC INPUT]

AS WITH EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THIS IS A TIME WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN.

I WILL REMIND EVERYONE TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES AND THERE SHOULD BE NO ABUSIVE, LOUD, THREATENING OR PERSONAL COMMENTS.

IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, APPROACH A MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.

UH, FIRST PERSON UP IS ALAN MURDOCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, TODAY I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, STORYTELLING AND THE CITY AND THE WAY THE CITY TELLS STORIES.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAS A DIFFICULTY IN EXPRESSING A COMPELLING NARRATIVE.

UM, AND THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON AMONG CITIES.

WHEN I WAS IN BOULDER, COLORADO, THE CITY ACTUALLY HELD BACK ON EXPRESSING NARRATIVE ELEMENTS.

YOU KNOW, THE MOST YOU WOULD GET OUT OF THEM IS WE VOTED ON THE ORDINANCE THAT WE VOTED ON.

RIGHT. THEY JUST FACTUAL KINDS OF STATEMENTS.

I ACTUALLY PROPOSED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR THERE THAT THE CITY'S ORIGIN AS AN OUTFITTER FOR PEOPLE MINING FOR GOLD UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, UH, HAD A NARRATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INNOVATION AND STARTUP CULTURE THAT THEY HAD DEVELOPED.

BUT THE CITY WOULDN'T APPROACH THAT KIND OF STORY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY IN MANAGING CRITICISM IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

AND THE CITY FOR THE CHALLENGE FOR CITIES IN GENERAL IN TELLING STORIES IS ACKNOWLEDGING CONFLICT.

SO AND I OBSERVED THAT IN THE RECENT RCR MAGAZINE THAT THAT JUST CAME OUT.

UM, IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT SAYS, WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST FORMED, THE NATIVE AMERICANS CAME AND CAMPED AND THEN THEY WENT CAMPED SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THEN THEY JUST DISAPPEARED. RIGHT.

IT JUST IGNORES THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN CULTURES, UM, IN THAT AND THROUGHOUT THAT STORY, UM, IT REJECTS THE CONFLICTS THAT ARE AT THE CRUX OF THE SHIFTS AND CHANGES THAT HAPPENED IN THE CITY.

ALL STORIES ARE BASED ON CONFLICT, BUT CITIES WANT TO BASE THEIR STORIES ON AFFIRMATIONS.

A STORY HAS AN INCITING INCIDENT.

IT HAS A CONFLICT.

PEOPLE MAKE A CHOICE.

THEY COMMIT TO ACTION, AND IT USUALLY GETS MORE DIFFICULT BEFORE IT GETS EASIER.

AND THAT'S THE THING THAT'S REALLY HARD FOR CITIES, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO SOMETHING THAT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS STICKY, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND SAY, WE'RE ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS TOUGH PART.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET TO TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.

AND SO THEY JUST GO AFFIRMATION, AFFIRMATION, AFFIRMATION, AFFIRMATION.

UM, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, CEDAR RAPIDS SAYS, WE'RE A WELCOMING CITY.

WE'RE THE BEST CITY FOR FAMILIES.

WE EARNED 100% SCORE ON THE LGBTQIA+, UH, ASSESSMENT FROM THE HLC.

AND THAT'S A THESE ARE COZY NARRATIVES, BUT AGAINST THE REALITY THAT CR PRIDE IS LOSING TWO BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE IOWA IS INCREASINGLY UNWELCOMING. ONE IS LEAVING THE STATE, THE OTHER IS LEAVING THE COUNTRY.

UM, AND THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE RECRUITING NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

UM, IT'S NOT IT DOESN'T COME OFF AS A TRUTHFUL NARRATIVE, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S PRESENTED IN A WAY THAT SAYS THERE IS NO CONFLICT HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT THIS GREAT SCORE.

UM, I WAS, UH, INCREASINGLY, INCREASINGLY UNWELCOMING AND RESTRICTIVE, UH, IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THESE NARRATIVES.

SMACK IS FALSE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DOWNTOWN DISNEYLAND PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE INCITING INCIDENTS COULD LOOK LIKE THIS.

THE CITY IS BROKE.

THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL CAN'T BALANCE THEIR BUDGET.

THE DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS ARE SO POOR AT MAKING MONEY, THEY HAD TO FORM A PROPERTY OWNER'S UNION SUPPORTED BY THE CITY.

THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDER SUCH PRESSURE TO PERFORM THAT THEY HAVE STARTED WRITING ANTI RESIDENT POLICIES INTO THEIR ORDINANCES.

THE STATE HAS CONSOLIDATED POWER AROUND ANTI WELCOMING LAWS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE WORKING AGAINST A TIDAL WAVE OF DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.

THOSE WOULD BE MORE AUTHENTIC AND MORE TRUTHFUL FOUNDATIONS FOR A NARRATIVE ARC.

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WELL, THE CITY ISN'T WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONFLICT.

THE COMMUNITY COMMENTATORS OFTEN DO ACKNOWLEDGE CONFLICT.

THAT IS WHY PRESENTERS LIKE MATT SLADE, AJ DITTMAR, KIRA LITTLE SKYE, ASJ AND OTHERS COME OFF AS MORE AUTHENTIC, MORE REAL AND DEMONSTRATE SOMETHING THAT IS AT THE HEART OF OF TELLING A STORY.

UM, AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE ARE SIMPLY COMING TO DOCUMENT SOMETHING.

THEY'RE COMING TO DOCUMENT A CHANGE THAT'S OCCURRED AND TO IDENTIFY THE RISKS THAT COULD COME FROM THAT CHANGE.

AND JUST TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD SO THAT IT'S THERE IN THE RECORD AND THAT PEOPLE CAN REVISIT THAT LATER ON.

UM, I THINK THAT THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS, PARTNERS LIKE THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE, NEED TO DEVELOP A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S AT THE HEART OF STORY.

UM, TO BE ABLE TO PUT FORWARD SOMETHING THAT IS COMPELLING TO THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT TO SPEAK IS KIRA LITTLE SKYE . HI, MY NAME KIRA LITTLE SKYE.

I CURRENTLY LIVE AT 225 16TH STREET SOUTHEAST.

BUT I GREW UP AT 1734.5 FIRST AVENUE NORTHEAST.

THAT ADDRESS DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE.

IT IS UNDERNEATH THE I THINK IT'S THE CEDAR CENTER PSYCH CENTER, EITHER THERE OR THE FOOT CLINIC.

ONE OF THEM. UM.

I REMEMBER LIVING THERE UNTIL I WAS 13 YEARS OLD WHEN THEY REZONED IT, AND I HAD TO MOVE.

AND WHEN WE DID MOVE, MY MOM FOUND A NICE LITTLE TINY HOUSE OVER ON FIFTH AVENUE.

1806 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST.

THAT'S WHERE I LIVED UNTIL I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO COLLEGE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THESE SMALL NEIGHBORHOODS MEAN A LOT TO ME.

I'M NOT WORRIED THAT THE CURRENT MAYOR IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE SHE'S NOT FROM CEDAR RAPIDS.

SHE HAS ALL THESE BIG CITY IDEAS ABOUT CEDAR RAPIDS.

I FEEL LIKE SHE'S MORE OF A PUPPET PLACEMENT.

SHE DOES WHAT PEOPLE WANT HER TO HOLD THERE FOR.

YOU GUYS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE LIVED IN CEDAR RAPIDS A LOT LONGER.

OR HAVE BEEN IN YOUR JOB TEN YEARS OR MORE.

THOSE ARE THE LONG TERM EFFECTS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

RAMPART WAS A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, POOR PEOPLE SO IT WAS TIME CHECK.

BUT HORRIBLE THINGS HAPPENED THERE, DIDN'T THEY? SOME WITH FLOODS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE SMALL HOUSE.

BILL I DIDN'T SEE A TON OF BIG HOUSES COME DOWN BUT I DID SEE A TON OF SMALL HOUSES. ONE BEDROOMS, TWO BEDROOMS. THE ONES THAT POOR PEOPLE CAN AFFORD WITH LITTLE YARDS SO THEY CAN GROW THEIR OWN CORN.

MY MOM WAS SO PROUD ON FIRST AVENUE WHEN WE LIVED IN THAT DUPLEX.

WE WERE IN THE PAPER ONE YEAR BECAUSE SHE HAD 13 FOOT INDIAN CORN IN THE BACK YARD.

THAT'S UNDER A PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW.

JUST LIKE THE MCDONALD'S OVER THERE.

IT'S EMPTY SITTING EMPTY.

FIVE BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOUSES LIKE THE ONE I LIVE IN CURRENTLY ON SECOND AND OR THIRD AND 16TH THERE WERE TORN DOWN TO MAKE THAT MCDONALD'S, I REMEMBER THEM.

THEY HAD APARTMENTS FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT WERE KIND OF POOR.

BUT THEY COULD LIVE IN THEM.

THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL JUST LIKE MINE MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THE GREATEST BECAUSE IT'S AN OLDER BUILDING, BUT THEY FEEL GOOD AND THEY WERE BUILT TO LAST.

UNLIKE APARTMENT COMPLEXES LIKE WESTDALE COURT THAT CAME DOWN VERY EASILY.

I SAW THOSE HORRIFYING IMAGES OF PEOPLE'S ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS BLOWN OFF THE SIDE.

MY HOUSE, MY CHEAP APARTMENT, AND MY BIG HOUSE THAT USED TO BE A MANSION IN IT'S DAY STILL STANDING.

WE HAD LIKE ONE BROKEN WINDOW IN THE ENTIRE PLACE.

THAT STANDING UP AGAINST THE DERECHO.

BUT THE ONLY THING I SEE GETTING PUT UP ARE THESE TINY APARTMENTS THAT PEOPLE WITH SMALL FAMILIES, SMALL FAMILIES, WHICH IS WHAT YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN ARE

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NOT THESE BIG, HUGE PLOTS, NOT THESE BIG, HUGE FAMILIES THAT CAN AFFORD ALL THIS.

IT'S DOWNSIZING AND YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT REPLACING ANYTHING THAT WAS LOST.

TIME CHECK.

NOTHING. YOU KNOW, BIG AGAIN COMPLEXES, A COUPLE BIG HOUSES.

BUT YOU GUYS WANT TO THROW OUT THE FEW THAT LASTED, THE FEW THAT STOOD THROUGH, THE FEW THAT STOOD AND SAID, HEY, LOOK, WE CONQUERED THE FLOOD.

WE CONQUERED THE DURATION.

WE'RE STILL STANDING. WE LOOK GOOD.

YOU WANT TO TEAR THOSE DOWN.

I MEAN, THAT IS JUST ABSURD TO ME.

TO PUT UP WHAT, SOME MORE CONDOS, SOME MORE BOXES? MY, THE BEST THING ABOUT MY APARTMENT.

MY ROOMS ARE NOT SQUARES.

AND I CAN GO OUT IN THE YARD AND PLANT FLOWERS.

THIS CREATES A COMMUNITY.

THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH NO YARDS, NO COMMUNITY.

PARKING LOTS.

IT CHANGES YOUR CULTURE.

TAKE A FEW SECONDS OF SILENCE FOR CHICAGO LAST WEEKEND WAS BLOODY.

BLOODY VIOLENCE.

GUNS. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TURNING US INTO BECAUSE OF YOUR BIG CITY IDEAS.

FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN MY MOM DIED.

THIS IS HOW CULTURE CHANGES.

I FOUND MY MOM DEAD.

I CALL 911.

I STARTED PERFORMING CPR.

I WAS STILL PERFORMING CPR WHEN THE POLICE SHOWED UP.

WHEN THE AMBULANCE SHOWED UP.

WHEN THE FIREMEN SHOWED UP.

DO YOU KNOW, I HAD TO ASK SOMEONE IN THE ROOM, AND THERE'S FIVE FIRST RESPONDERS TO TAKE OVER CPR ON MY MOTHER.

KIRA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, SORRY.

NEXT UP PLEASE, IS AJ DITTMAR.

HELLO. SO PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK ARE LOSING THEIR MINDS OVER THESE HOUSES ON ELLIS BOULEVARD BEING DEMOLISHED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY THOUGHT WHEN IT COMES TO EMINENT DOMAIN, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE ALL GOING TO STAND AROUND HAND IN HAND SINGING KUMBAYA AROUND THESE HOUSES THAT YOU ALL ARE TAKING. THE COMMUNITY THOUGHT THAT THEY VOTED AGAINST THE FLOOD PROTECTION WITH THE SECOND LOST ELECTION.

UH, LITTLE DO THEY KNOW, YOU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STEALING OUR MONEY FOR YEARS WITH NO BOND REFERENDUM AT ALL WHATSOEVER.

THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE.

WE DEMAND THAT WE GET OUR BOND REFERENDUM RIGHTS BACK.

WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.

AND IF I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT ISN'T.

UH, PEOPLE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH YOUR ANTICS ARE FLABBERGASTED BY WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE.

I WISH THAT THEY WOULD COME IN AND SAY SOMETHING, BUT NO, THEY JUST SIT ON FACEBOOK AND RUN THEIR MOUTHS OR FINGERS.

THE HOUSE IS ON ELLIS FLOODED ONE TIME IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

AND THAT WAS 2008 ONE TIME.

SO YOU GUYS ARE JUSTIFYING THIS BY, WELL, TAKING IT FOR FLOOD PROTECTION, EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THOSE HALF $1 MILLION CONDOS SITTING THERE LOOKING DOWN AT OUR CRAPPY HOUSES.

JUST SHAKE YOUR HEAD YES, BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ROGER SLADE.

SO ROGER SLADE LIVE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE.

AND, UH, THERE'S A NEWS RELEASE ON DAILYMAIL.CO.UK ON DECEMBER 13TH, WHICH I'LL PARAPHRASE FOR YOU.

UH, THIS IS REGARDING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

UM, I PUT ON THE CARD THERE.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA AS WELL, AND THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE ACTION PLAN THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

THE HEADLINE READS, NOW, SCIENTISTS SAY BREATHING IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

GASES WE EXHALE CONTRIBUTE TO 0.1% OF THE UK'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

WHETHER IT'S EATING LESS MEAT OR CYCLING INSTEAD OF DRIVING, HUMANS CAN DO MANY THINGS TO HELP PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE.

UNFORTUNATELY, BREATHING LESS IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM, AS A NEW STUDY CLAIMS THAT GASES IN THE AIR EXHALED FROM HUMAN LUNGS IS FUELING GLOBAL WARMING.

SO EVEN IF WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF MILES OF BIKE PATHS AND 15 MINUTE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, AND YOU CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE ROADS TO DISCOURAGE ACTUAL VEHICLES IN THE

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NEW STUDY WAS LED BY DOCTOR NICHOLAS COHEN, AN ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICIST IN EDINBURGH.

EXHALED HUMAN BREATH CAN CONTAIN SMALL, ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE, BOTH OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING DR.

COHEN AND COLLEAGUES SAY.

AS MOST OF US REMEMBER FROM SCIENCE CLASSES IN SCHOOL, HUMANS BREATHE OXYGEN AND BREATHE OUT CARBON DIOXIDE.

WHEN WE INHALE, AIR ENTERS OUR LUNGS.

OXYGEN FROM THE AIR MOVES TO THE BLOOD, WHILE CO2 MOVES FROM THE BLOOD TO THE LUNGS AND IS BREATHED OUT.

WITH PLANTS, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND PLANTS USE CO2 TO CREATE OXYGEN AS A BYPRODUCT.

THAT'S CALLED PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT GOES THROUGH EXPLAINING THE PROCESS AS WELL.

BUT IT GOES ON TO STATE RESEARCHERS DIDN'T MANAGE TO FIND ANY LINK BETWEEN GASES IN THE BREATH AND DIETS, ALTHOUGH MEAT EATERS ARE ALSO KNOWN TO FUEL THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN OTHER WAYS. SO THERE AGAIN, YOU HAVE MORE TALK AND WHAT WE NEED TO STOP EATING MEAT AND START VEGETARIAN.

AN INSECT DIET.

SO I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW YOUR NO MEAT POLICY IS ENFORCED ON EVERY RESTAURANT AND GROCERY STORE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, BUT THIS IS YOUR AGENDA.

IT'S NOT MINE AND IT'S BABY STEPS.

THERE'S A LOT OF DATA IN THAT ARTICLE, BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK AND HEAR THE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR CLIMATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE IN YOUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THE REVISION TO SEE HOW YOU TACKLE THIS, BECAUSE WE ARE PROMISED CLEAN AIR IN THAT DOCUMENT.

BUT SINCE SCIENCE APPARENTLY PROVES THAT BREATHING ANY OF THAT AIR, CLEAN OR NOT, IT'S A THREAT TO HUMANITY.

SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU PLAN TO SOLVE THAT.

PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THIS.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS AGENDA.

YOU DON'T PLAN ON LIVING IN A 15 MINUTE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, YOU DON'T PLAN ON WALKING OR RIDING YOUR BIKE ANYWHERE.

I DIDN'T SEE A BIKE RACK OUT FRONT.

SHOULD BE PLENTY OF BIKES OUT THERE.

IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT.

YOU DON'T PLAN ON GIVING UP YOUR CAR BECAUSE EVEN ELECTRIC IS CONSIDERED BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT STUDY.

NO, THE MAYOR IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

BUT SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN THIS EITHER.

BECAUSE IF SHE DID, SHE WOULD.

SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PROMOTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PROMOTING FLIGHTS TO MIAMI AND DC TO THE FROM THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT.

AIR TRAVEL IS NOT AN OPTION ACCORDING TO THE CLIMATE AGENDA.

AIR TRAVEL IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE IF YOU'RE A GLOBALIST TRAVELING TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT, LIKE THE MAYOR OF DUBUQUE JUST DID A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, HE FLEW TO DUBAI FOR THE COP 28, HOSTED BY THE UN AND THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.

I SPOKE ABOUT THEM PREVIOUSLY.

ONE MORE THING FOR YOU.

THE WARMEST DAY, RECORDED IN DECEMBER IN CEDAR RAPIDS, WAS DECEMBER 4TH, 1998, WHEN IT WAS 69 DEGREES.

NOW, 25 YEARS LATER DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING DECEMBER 7TH, 2023.

THAT WAS THE HOTTEST DAY.

IT WAS 56 DEGREES THIS MONTH.

SO THAT'S 13 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE ACTUAL RECORD.

THAT'S GLOBAL WARMING FOR YOU.

THE WARMEST DAY EVER ON RECORD IN CEDAR RAPIDS WAS JULY 6TH, 1911.

IT WAS 110 DEGREES.

SO 110 DEGREES, NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO DECLARED CLIMATE EMERGENCY.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF CARS ON THE ROADS AT THAT TIME.

AND SINCE WE'RE HERE TODAY, WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT OUR ANCESTORS SURVIVED THAT WHOLE PANDEMIC, RIGHT? FAST FORWARD TO 2023.

THE WARMEST DAY FOR US WAS AUGUST 23RD THIS YEAR IT WAS 100 DEGREES, SO AFTER 112 YEARS, WE'RE STILL TEN DEGREES COOLER.

SO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER FALSE PROPHECY TO GAIN MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

AJ TALKED ABOUT SOME MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

THE RIVER IS AT 2.5FT RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY.

I THINK WE'LL SURVIVE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL.

WE KNOW IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTROL.

IT'S NOT. PROVE ME WRONG.

YOU ALL HAVE MY NUMBER.

YOU'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION, PLEASE WATCH THIS AGAIN ON FACEBOOK.

YOU KNOW THE WEBSITE. THANK YOU.

THAT CLOSES OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TODAY? NO COMMENTS, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WE'LL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.

[CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM.

I MOVE UNDER IOWA CODE SECTION 21.51 I 2023 ALLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION WHEN NECESSARY TO PREVENT NEEDLESS AND IRREPARABLE INJURY TO THE INDIVIDUALS REPUTATIONS, AND THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE REQUESTED A CLOSED SESSION.

I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK.

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CITY COUNCIL OR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

HOW DO YOU VOTE? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD HOW DO YOU VOTE? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY HOW DO YOU VOTE? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM VOTES AYE.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LOEFFLER HOW DO YOU VOTE? AYE. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND HOW DO YOU VOTE? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON HOW DO YOU VOTE? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER HOW DO YOU VOTE? AYE. COUNCIL WE WILL RECESS AND CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION IN THE CULVER CONFERENCE ROOM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.