Apr 09, 2024 City Council

>> ANYONE ELSE IN COUNCIL? SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSE, SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF AN ACCESS EASEMENT BETWEEN

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation of an access easement between 275 1st Avenue and 175 3rd Street SW as requested by 1st & 1st, LLC (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #EASE-000210-2024]

275 1ST AVENUE AND 175 3RD STREET SOUTHWEST AS REQUESTED BY 1ST & 1ST LLC.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE. ROB, I RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

ROB DAVIS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO COMBINE THE PRESENTATION FOR ITEMS NUMBER 2 AND 3, IF THAT'S OKAY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE PROPOSED FOR THE PARKING RAMP THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW AT 2ND AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND 3RD STREET SOUTHWEST.

AS THE DESIGN GOT FURTHER ALONG THE RAMP WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN HOW THE DEVELOPER SET UP THE PROPERTY LINES, SO IT ACTUALLY ENCROACHED OVER PROPERTY LINE, WHICH HAS BEEN REDONE.

IT ALSO ENCROACHED ON EASEMENTS THAT THEY HAD SET.

BASICALLY, YOU JUST NEED TO VACATE THE EXISTING EASEMENTS.

THEY'VE ALREADY DEDICATED EASEMENTS THAT NOW FIT WITH THE NEW PARKING RAMP THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING BUILT INSTEAD OF WHAT WAS PLANNED.

THE REPLACEMENT IS A 21 FOOT PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER AND ACCESS EASEMENT,

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THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DEDICATED.

THAT'S WHAT'S SHOWN ON THE MAP HERE.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT SHOWING THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE VACATED BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY UNDER THE RAMP AND REALLY NEED TO GO AWAY.

THAT'S A VERY SIMPLE REQUEST HERE, JUST TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE VACATING BOTH THE 24 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT AND THE 24 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENTS.

THEN, AS I SAID, THE OTHER ONES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

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

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER 2.

OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

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

NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 3,

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation of a sanitary sewer easement between 275 1st Avenue and 175 3rd Street SW as requested by 1st & 1st, LLC (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #EASE-000210-2024]

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

COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

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

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 4 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION AND

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation and disposition of a 0.99-acre parcel of 33rd Avenue SW between Williams Boulevard and west of Sequoia Drive SW as requested by Atwood Rentals, LLC (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #ROWV-033829-2023]

DISPOSITION OF A 0.99-ACRE PARCEL OF 33RD AVENUE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN WILLIAMS BOULEVARD AND WEST OF SEQUOIA DRIVE SOUTHWEST AS REQUESTED BY ATWOOD RENTALS, LLC.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE, AND ROB, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMBINING ITEM NUMBERS 4 AND 5.

>> YES, PLEASE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GREEN ACRES GROVE ADDITION, 33RD AVENUE ON THE LEFT OF THE DRAWING THERE IS UNDEVELOPED GRAVEL.

WHAT'S SHOWN ON THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OF FUTURE 33RD AVENUE TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT.

IT WOULD ACTUALLY BEND NORTHERLY AND WESTERLY INSTEAD OF JUST DUE WEST AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS.

THIS WOULD AND THEN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A NEW INTERSECTION WITH WILLIAMS BOULEVARD SOUTHWEST, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE UPPER CENTER OF THE DRAWING THERE, THAT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA.

THE PLAN IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT HERE, THERE'S TWO HALVES OF THE 33RD AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH ARE ATWOOD, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 4 ON THE AGENDA, AND ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS THE BELLON-AFRICA FAMILY FARMS, LC, THEY OWN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.

BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE IT'S VACATING ALL OF 33RD AVENUE, NUMBER 4 IS THE NORTH HALF, AND NUMBER 5 IS THE SOUTH HALF.

THE VACATION WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT, AS I MENTIONED, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE VACATION BE FOR $1 AS NEW RIGHTS OF WAY WOULD BE DEDICATED WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

THE ONE ON THE SOUTH WILL ALSO HAVE OTHER ROADS THAT WILL COME IN AS THAT DEVELOPS.

WITH THAT, WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THE RESOLUTIONS FOR BOTH ITEMS NUMBER 4 AND 5.

>> THANK YOU, ROB. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE ATWOOD PROJECT FIRST, PUBLIC HEARING TIME FOR THAT.

ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ATWOOD? COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ROB, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PHOTO?

>> THIS ONE?

>> YEAH, THAT ONE IS FINE. NOW, THE PROPERTY DOWN BELOW, THERE'S THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S DONE VERY WELL, AND WITH THE REST OF THE FARM THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED, I KNOW ONCE THEY GOT TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF UNITS, THEY HAD TO HAVE A SECOND ROAD OUT.

YOU'RE SAYING THERE'LL BE ANOTHER CONNECTION MY ASSUMPTION IS DOWN BELOW THAT WILL CONNECT ONCE THAT TRIANGLE NEXT TO HIGHWAY 30 IS DEVELOPED.

>> YEAH. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S AN EXTENSION TO THE ROAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAWING HERE WITH ANOTHER STEP.

>> YEAH. THAT GOES ON.

THAT'LL COME UP AND MEET THAT REQUIREMENT THEN?

>> YES.

>> YEAH. IN OTHER WORDS, THEN THE PEOPLE ON 33RD AVENUE THAT WERE, OF COURSE, NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY THEN HAVE A SECOND WAY OUT UP THROUGH GREEN ACRES DRIVE AND THEN OUT TO WILLIAMS. THAT'LL COMPLETE AND GIVE THEM A SECOND WAY AS WELL.

>> YES.

>> OKAY. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT FOR BELOW IT JUST ALLOWS THIS NEXT DEVELOPMENT TO MOVE FORWARD, WHICH IT IS.

>> THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANY CONNECTIONS OR ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS IT JUST VACATES THE OLD 33RD AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY.

>> BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GOING GREAT OUT THERE, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG ISSUE BACK THEN, SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE ARE IN

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THIS PROJECT ALREADY FUTURE CASTING SOME SIDEWALK AND WALKABILITY THERE.

WE'VE GOT GREAT CLINIC ACCESS THAT'S THERE.

OBVIOUSLY, WESTDALE MALL AREA IS, YOU KNOW, CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING AND SOME WALKABLE DISTANCE TO GROCERY STORES.

IS THAT PROJECT CAUSE THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY BUSY ROADS THERE AROUND IT, SO IS THAT GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS PROJECT, OR WILL THAT BE A LATER PHASE?

>> WELL, THE NEW ROADS REQUIRE SIDEWALK AS THEY'RE DEVELOPED.

I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO SIDEWALK ON WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE PROJECT.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT.

>> ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

NOW, WE NEED TO VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE,

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation and disposition of a 1.24-acre parcel of 33rd Avenue SW between Williams Boulevard and west of Sequoia Drive SW as requested by BellonAfrica Family Farms, L.C. (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #ROWV-033829-2023]

WHICH WAS THE BELLON-AFRICA FAMILY FARMS, LC.

ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM? OKAY. LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SPECIFIC? OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY POE.

THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 6 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT WITH

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider an Underground Electric Line Easement with Interstate Power and Light Company on City-owned property at 1239 4th Street SE in connection with the 16th Avenue SE from 2nd Street to 4th Street Pavement and Water Main Improvements project (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #301964-00]

INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 1239 FOURTH STREET SOUTHEAST, IN CONNECTION WITH THE 16TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST FROM SECOND STREET TO FOURTH STREET PAVEMENT AND WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

ROB, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

AS THE MAP SHOWS HERE AT SO 16TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS BETWEEN THE ALLEY BETWEEN THIRD STREET AND FOURTH STREET.

THIS IS ALSO, I WOULD ADD THE WORDS WE SAID PAVEMENT OF WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENT ALSO ADD STREETSCAPING PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS IN 2024 WOULD BE WATER MAIN AND PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN IN 2025 WOULD BE STREET SCAPING THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE REST OF NEWBO PARTICULARLY, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF THE NEWBO MARKET ON THIRD STREET.

THE UNDERGROUND FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE ALLIANT, LUMEN, IMON, AND MEDIACOM GOING UNDERGROUND ON 16TH AVENUE.

THIS BOX THAT'S SHOWN ON THE DRAWING FOR THE EASEMENT IS FOR A JUNCTION BOX TO ACCOMMODATE THESE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE OPTION OF ALSO UNDERGROUNDING THEIR ELECTRIC SERVICE.

THAT WOULD BE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.

THEY CAN ALSO HAVE A POLE ON THEIR PROPERTY IF THEY'D LIKE FOR THEIR OWN SERVICE.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE THROUGH LINES WOULD GO UNDERGROUND AND THE POSSIBLE SERVICES TO AND THEN POWER AND LIGHT WOULD MAINTAIN THAT EASEMENT FOR THAT UNDERGROUND CONNECTION THERE.

AGAIN, GOOD PROJECT, MAKE THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE LOOK LIKE THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS FOR STREETSCAPING WITH NEWBO, SO PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS EASEMENT.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, ROB.

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

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

COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION? COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

>> THANK YOU. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP? THANK YOU.

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE UTILITY EASEMENT AND THAT JUNCTION BOX.

THERE'S SEVERAL BUSINESSES AROUND THAT AREA, WHICH SPECIFICALLY BUSINESSES WOULD HAVE THAT OPTION OF CONNECTING ON THEIR OWN? DO YOU KNOW? THAT WOULD BE TORNADOES THAT YOU'RE POINTING AT.

>> I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON 16TH AVENUE ALONG THE STRIP HERE.

>> ALL OF THEM?

>> I THINK THERE WAS THREE OF THEM.

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT ADDRESSES THERE.

THIS EASEMENT HERE ALLOWS FOR THE UTILITY BOX FOR UNDERGROUNDING SOME OF THE POLES THAT COME IN ALONG THE SIDE ALLEYS.

AGAIN, THERE COULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A POLE ON THE PROPERTIES.

THERE WERE THREE OF THEM, AS I RECALL, I DON'T HAVE THE ADDRESSES THOUGH.

>> I'M ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD PERHAPS, MAYBE IT'S WRONG ASSUMPTION, IMPACT FULTON LOFTS.

THAT WOULD BE THE NEW SECTION TO THE NORTH ON THIRD.

IT SHOWS AN OPEN LOT.

I'M WONDERING, HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE? WOULD WE COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPTION AND WHAT THEY MIGHT ESTIMATE THE COST WOULD BE?

>> BEFORE WE PUT THIS ON COUNCIL AGENDA, WE WORKED WITH ALLIANT ENERGY TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH ALL THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS TO EXPLAIN THEIR OPTIONS TO THEM.

THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS,

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AND THE PUBLIC WORKS ALSO PUT IT IN WRITING TO THEM, SO BETWEEN ALLIANT MEETINGS AND PUBLIC WORKS IN WRITING, I DO BELIEVE ALL THE PROPERTIES KNOW THAT THIS IS CHANGING.

>> THAT'S WHAT I NEED. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> I'M GOING TO FOLLOW-UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER POE'S COMMENTS.

AFTER THE FLOOD, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO UNDERGROUND, AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF REASONS FOR THAT, NOT JUST THE AESTHETICS OF THAT 16TH AVENUE CORRIDOR, WHERE WE'RE DOING ALL THAT LANDSCAPING UP INTO THE CHURCH.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE POLES AND LINES GOING EVERY WHICH WAY.

IN TERMS OF GIVING PEOPLE OPTIONS, WHY DON'T WE JUST MANDATE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO GO UNDERGROUND IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> WELL, AS WE MENTIONED, IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO CONVERT YOUR OVERHEAD SERVICE TO UNDERGROUND SERVICE, AND THAT'S THE WAY ALLIANT WOULD HANDLE THAT.

LIKE KEN WAS TALKING ON PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, THE SERVICE LINES, WHETHER IT BE YOUR SEWER OR YOUR ELECTRIC, THOSE ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A PROPERTY OWNER, AND SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THOSE PROPERTIES.

>> AS A BUSINESS LOSS AND A DRETIO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE POWER BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A LIGHT POLE.

I'M CERTAINLY SYMPATHETIC TO THE ADDITIONAL COST.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC WORKS, I'M NOT BLAMING YOU GUYS FOR THIS.

BUT IN TERMS OF STRATEGICALLY, WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO REBUILD A NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN YOU HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, INSTEAD OF 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, WE'RE GOING TO SAY, WHY DIDN'T WE DO SOMETHING WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO PUT ALL THIS STUFF UNDERGROUND? JUST A CONVERSATION FOR LATER ON, BUT WE CERTAINLY MORE THAN WELCOME A DISCUSSION WITH ALLIANT AND INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS THERE.

IF THERE'S A WAY FOR US IN TERMS OF THAT STREETSCAPE SMIT THAT WE DID, IN TERMS OF A SMIT, THIS IS A COST THAT YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE A NATURAL FOR A SMIT DISTRICT, OR SOME TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP TO PAY INTO.

IT'S ALSO CHEAPER FOR ALLIANT TO PUT THE STUFF UNDERGROUND NOW THAN IT IS TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND FIGURE IT OUT DOWN THE ROAD.

ENOUGH SAID. THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER VAN RAY.

>> I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO ADD IN ADDITION TO THAT.

THE OTHER REALITY, TOO, IS THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DISPARITIES, I DO AGREE.

MAYBE WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO MANDATE THAT THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT FINDING WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION OF HAVING THAT BE THE EXPECTATION TREND WISE SHOULD BE OUR STANDARD.

MY DISTRICT TYPICALLY HAS THE LOWEST MEDIAN INCOME IN THE CITY.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE SOUTHWEST SIDE AND DISTRICT 5 LOOKS LIKE, YOU SEE A LOT OF LINES.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT IN HIGHER PER CAPITA AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THERE ABOUT WHAT SOMEBODY GETS TO LIVE IN.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE SURROUNDED BY POWER LINES OR NOT? VISIBLY AND IN TERMS OF THE CAPACITY THAT A PROPERTY VALUE WILL MAINTAIN, IT DOES START TO MATTER, AND IT DOES START TO DIFFERENTIATE DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN.

I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION, CERTAINLY THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE, BUT I THINK THE REALITY ALSO IS THAT, YES, IT WOULD COST THE UTILITY COMPANIES MORE, BUT WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH MY UTILITY BILLS FOR ANY OF THEIR INVESTMENTS, I'M PAYING FOR IT ANYWAY.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN START PUSHING. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE? I CAN I GET A COMMITMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TODD TO FOLLOW UP? SOUNDS GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY TODD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 7 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS FORM

[7. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Ellis Golf Course ADA Improvements project (estimated cost is $630,000) (Jeff Koffron). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PUR0324-234]

OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE LS GOLF COURSE ADA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AN ESTIMATED COST OF $630,000.

JEFF KOFFERN IS HERE. JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M JEFF KOFFERN WITH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES.

HERE TODAY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ELLIS GOLF COURSE ADA IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT WILL BRING INTO ADA COMPLIANCE OF CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS ELLIS GOLF COURSE.

WE ISSUED BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT ON MARCH 27.

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A PRE BID MEETING WAS HELD AT THE ELLIS GOLF CLUBHOUSE ON APRIL 2ND.

BID QUESTIONS DEADLINE WAS APRIL 3RD, AND AN ADDENDUM ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS RAISED WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 5TH.

THE BIDS ARE DUE ON APRIL 10TH TOMORROW AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING, AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THIS PROJECT IS $630,000.

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATED COST AS IN THE RESOLUTION. MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. THANKS, JEFF. THIS IS TIME TO 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 COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER.

>> CAN YOU SHARE WITH US, WHAT IS THE WORK GOING TO BE DONE? WE GOT A BRAND NEW CLUBHOUSE HERE.

IS IT TO THE CLUBHOUSE THAT SOMETHING WAS MISSED OR WHAT'S THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED THERE?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ON A GOLF COURSE, IN ORDER TO MAKE IT FULLY ADA ACCESSIBLE, WE HAVE TO MAKE EACH OF THE AMENITIES THERE ACCESSIBLE, AS WELL AS THE ROUTE 2 AND INCLUDING THE FIRST T BOX, JUST AS WE DID PREVIOUSLY AT TWIN PINES.

EVERYTHING ON THE PATIO, EVERYTHING IN THE CLUBHOUSE IS GREAT.

THIS WILL ACTUALLY GET US FROM THE PATIO DOWN TO WHERE THE CARTS ARE AT, IT'LL GET US TO THE PUTTING GREENS, TO THE DRIVING RANGE, AND THEN OUT TO HOLE NUMBER 1.

IT JUST MAKES EVERYTHING ACCESSIBLE.

WE'RE ALSO ADDING SOME ACCESSIBLE PARKING IN THE SIDE PARKING LOT THAT IS NEAR WHERE THE GOLF CARTS ARE NOW BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUSLY THERE.

ONCE WE GET TO THE FIRST HOLE, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING BEYOND THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD CHANGE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE GAME OF GOLF, SO WE BRING EVERYBODY RIGHT UP TO THE FIRST HOLE, AND FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, WE DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING FROM THERE.

>> ANYONE ELSE? THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? I'M GUESSING THAT WAS YOURS TOO. WE'RE GOOD THEN.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL. WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NO.

THIS MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU.

HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS,

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS.

THE FIRST COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL. THANK YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THAT SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD FROM OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

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

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

>> NO CHANGES, MA'AM.

>> NO CHANGES. DO ANY COUNSEL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? COUNSEL MEMBER HOEGER.

>> I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM 18M.

>> EIGHTEEN M, COUNSEL MEMBER HOEGER.

NEED PIZZA. THANK YOU.

COUNSEL MEMBER VANORNY?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR DISCUSSION.

>> ITEM NUMBER 11.

ITEM NUMBER 11, THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO COMMIT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE FUND BALANCES AND ISSUE PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE USES OF A NEW COMMITTED SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR THE STATE OF CITY ADDRESS.

COUNSEL MEMBER VANORNY.

WE DON'T NEED A SECOND, IS THAT CORRECT? JUST MOVE ALONG. WE WILL MOVE ITEM NUMBER 11 TO THE TOP OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

ANY OTHER CHANGES? THAT BRINGS US FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNSEL MEMBER HOVALINE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD,

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

WE WILL BEGIN NOW WITH ITEM NUMBER 11 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[11. Resolution authorizing the Finance Director to commit the current and future fund balances and issue payments for eligible uses of a new committed Special Revenue Fund – State of the City Address. CIP/DID #FIN2024-12]

THIS IS THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO COMMIT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE FUND BALANCES AND ISSUE PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE USES OF A NEW COMMITTED SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. COUNSEL, DISCUSSION.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THIS.

I JUST HAD SCANNED MY EMAILS AND HAD NOT SEEN ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS.

FOR TRANSPARENCY, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

THIS IS A CHANGE.

I KNOW AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, THAT THEY DID DO US A NICE SERVICE IN MANY OTHER CITIES, NOT JUST TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUMS, BUT ADDITIONALLY TO HOST THE STATES OF THE CITIES, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF DWINDLING VOLUNTEERISM, THEY HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED TO STEP UP TO THE OCCASION AND HOST THESE EVENTS.

I KNOW LAST YEAR, OUR CITY TEAM DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF FILLING IN ALL THOSE GAPS, AND IT WAS QUITE A BIT OF THE LIFTING.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHY THIS TRANSITION IS HAPPENING.

I'M FINE WITH IT. I THINK THE CITY WILL DO A GREAT JOB.

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I DID CONNECT WITH MARION, WHO DID THEIR OWN THIS YEAR.

THEY PLAN TO ASSUME THAT THEY WOULD BE DOING IT NEXT YEAR AS WELL, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WENT FINE FOR THEM.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT TRANSPARENCY ON THIS. THANK YOU.

>> TO CLARIFY, THIS ITEM AGENDA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.

THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, TO BE CLEAR, IS ABOUT A FUNDING STREAM.

THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WITHOUT A PARTNER, LIKE A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AS WE HAD IN THE PAST, THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS NEEDED TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE COULD ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO PROVIDE THIS CHARTER MANDATED MAYORAL STATE OF THE CITY.

WE HAD A VERY TRANSPARENT LOCATION FOR THAT MONEY.

WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULDN'T COMMINGLE WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TO BE CLEAR IS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THAT MONEY AND TO ENSURE ALL TAXPAYERS THAT THE MONEY THAT WE RAISE FOR A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS MANDATED BY OUR CHARTER WILL REMAIN FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

BECAUSE WE LIKE OUR COUNTERPARTS IN MARION ARE ASSUMING THAT AT LEAST FOR THE NEAR FUTURE, THIS WILL BE A PROJECT OF THE CITY, AND WE ARE GLAD TO DO IT.

LET ME JUST SAY, AGAIN, MY APPRECIATION FOR CITY STAFF, LAST YEAR, WE DID RUN INTO SOME CHALLENGES IN MAKING SURE THAT WE GOT THAT DONE TO OUR STANDARDS AND APPRECIATE THEIR WORK LAST YEAR, AND I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED THIS YEAR BY STEPPING UP AGAIN, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE INVITED THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THOSE MEETING OR TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

IT ALSO GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THAT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS, THAT'S GREAT.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH VIRTUALLY, OF COURSE, AS A CITY, WE WILL ALSO HOST THE STATE OF THE CITY LIVESTREAM, AS WELL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? YES, COUNSEL MEMBER POE.

I THINK, YOU'VE MADE A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT IN THAT, THIS IS MANDATED BY OUR CHARTER.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOUR CITIZENS WITH INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF A STATE OF THE CITY, AND SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO SHARE.

BUT LIKE YOU, IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT OUR CITY TEAM UNDER ASSISTANT MANAGER SHARPER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON THIS.

YOU'RE DOING YEOMAN'S WORK ALONG WITH YOUR TEAM.

IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, BUT YOU ALWAYS PULL IT OFF AND YOU DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, JEFF. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO SO THAT THE MAYOR HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE STATE OF THE CITY IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, AND GOOD POINTS, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> JUST TWO QUESTIONS.

HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE GOING TO DO IT FROM NOW ON. STAFF WILL DO IT.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.

I DON'T KNOW THE GENESIS OF HAVING AN OUTSIDE NON-PROFIT, AND HOW WE WENT ABOUT CHOOSING THE NON-PROFIT THAT EVEN DID OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR BUDGETS.

I'M SURE THE CITY TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER SOME BUDGET.

I THINK WE'RE IN A FORTUNATE POSITION THAT WE HAVE A LOCATION WITHIN OUR CITY THAT CAN HOUSE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES THAT CAN DO THAT.

WE'RE ALSO IN A FORTUNATE POSITION THAT WE OWN THAT ENTITY.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OUR BUDGET WAS PROBABLY SMALLER THAN OTHERS.

>> MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT, IN FUTURE BUDGETS, THERE'LL BE A LINE ITEM.

I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE THE HOPE.

>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME.

>> WE EXPECT AND LET ANGIE COMMENT.

I'M LEADING IT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, BUT WE EXPECT THAT THE EVENT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF.

I MEAN, WITH THE FEES THAT'LL BE CHARGED FOR THE LUNCH AND ASSOCIATED COSTS, THE EVENT SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. WE'RE ALSO REACHING OUT FOR SPONSORS.

WE'LL HAVE SPONSORS FUNDING IT, AND THEN JUST AS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DID WHEN THEY WERE HOSTING, THEY CHARGED FOR TABLES, JUST LIKE YOU SAY AT ALL THESE EVENTS.

YOU CHARGE FOR THAT. PEOPLE PURCHASE THEM ONLINE.

THAT MONEY WILL GO INTO THIS NEWLY CREATED FUND, AND THEN WE'LL USE THOSE DOLLARS TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE AV, FOR THE FOOD, FOR THE WHOLE EVENT.

>> THAT'S ALL. JUST AN EXPLANATION HOW MUCH AND WHAT. GREAT.

>> I APPRECIATE THE CITY.

I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE NEED TO DO THIS.

I KNOW IT TOOK WORK TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD DO IT IN A TRANSPARENT WAY AND HAVE A FUND THAT, I MEAN, IDEALLY, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER FOR NEXT YEAR.

BUT THIS, IT WILL BE ITS OWN SEPARATE MONEY.

ANYTHING THAT COMES IN FOR THAT, EVERYONE WILL SEE WHAT THAT IS VERY SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THANK YOU.

>> JUST QUICK THANKS TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHO HELPED TO FIGURE ALL OF THAT OUT. THANK YOU.

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>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.

>> MOTION MOVED.

>> THANK YOU, POE. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TYLER. COUNSEL MEMBER OLSON, I'M SORRY.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> ALL OPPOSED SAY NO. THAT MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 24 ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[24. Report on bids for the Replace North Elevator in City Hall project (estimated cost is $265,000) (Jason Stancliffe). CIP/DID #PUR0224-198]

THIS IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE REPLACED NORTH ELEVATOR IN CITY HALL PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF 265,000.

JASON STANCLIFF IS HERE.

JASON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL MEMBERS.

>> I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU TO TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON, PLEASE. THANKS.

>> I APOLOGIZE. JASON STANCLIFF WITH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BIDS WE RECEIVED FOR THE NORTH ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

THE BIDS WERE ISSUED ON MARCH 13TH.

PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON MARCH 26TH.

THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON MARCH 27TH AT 11:00 AM.

THE ESTIMATED COST, IT WAS 265,000.

WE RECEIVED ONE BID FROM THIS FROM UNZEITIG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

THAT WAS QUITE A BIT OVER BUDGET.

DUE TO THAT, WE HAVE DECIDED TO RECOMMEND REJECTING THIS BID, AND WE HAVE A DECISION WILL BE MADE VERY SOON ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO REDEFINE OUR SCOPE AND GO BACK OUT TO BID.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT IS ALL.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JASON.

COUNSEL, QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> FIRST OFF, WHICH ONE IS THE NORTH? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ELEVATOR?

>> THIS IS EVERYTHING.

>> ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

>> THOSE OPPOSE SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 25 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR

[25. Report on bids for the 4th Street SE from 1st Avenue E to 5th Avenue SE East Central Quiet Zone Improvements project (estimated cost is $510,000) (Ken DeKeyser). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #306299-04]

THE FOURTH STREET SOUTHEAST FROM FIRST AVENUE EAST TO FIFTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, EAST CENTRAL QUIET ZONE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $510,000.

KEN KAISER IS HERE, CAN I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THIS IS FOR THE QUIET ZONE IMPROVEMENTS FOR DOWNTOWN.

THEY CONSISTED OF TRAIL AND SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY, IMPROVEMENTS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS, AS WELL AS SOME SAFETY RAILS.

THIS IS THE LOCATION.

HERE'S THE BID REPORT.

BIDS WERE READ ON APRIL 3RD.

WE HAVE FOUR BIDS HERE, THE LOW BID OF $280,637.05 UP TO THE HIGH BID OF $652,011.20 WITH A $510,000 COST OPINION.

WITH THAT, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD AND APPROVE THIS CONTRACT FOR EASTERN IOWA EXCAVATING AND CONCRETE, WHO ARE THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER. THANK YOU.

>> EXCELLENT. WE LOVE THE QUIET ZONES.

THANK YOU, KEN COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

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

THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 26 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE FCS MODIFICATIONS

[26. Report on bids for the FCS Modifications Along 1st St NE project (estimated cost is $160,000) (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3315552-01]

ALONG FIRST STREET NORTHEAST PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $160,000.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE, AND ROB I RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

I WANT TO GO BACK THROUGH THIS PROJECT LIKE WE DID DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN INTUITIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, MOST OF IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY HERE.

YOU SEE ON THIS MAP, IT'S IN THE CEDAR RIVER TOWERS PARKING LOT ACROSS FIRST STREET FROM THE THREE TO FIVE SEASONS PARK.

THIS PROJECT, MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS RAISING THE PARKING LOT AND REPLACING STORMS TO ADJUSTING MANHOLES AND RESTRIPING.

AGAIN, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM? WELL, THERE'S A PUMP STATION BUILT ACROSS THE STREET BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND THERE IS NO DETENTION BASIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PUMP STATION LIKE THERE ARE WITH A LOT OF THEM.

IN THIS CASE, THERE WOULD BE A PONDING THAT COULD OCCUR AT A LOW SPOT, AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE CEDAR RIVER TOWER PARKING LOT.

WHAT THIS WILL DO IS RAISE THAT PARKING LOT AND ELIMINATE POTENTIAL PONDING AS THE WATER WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE PUMP STATION THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE WILL MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CEDAR RIVER TOWER'S PARKING RAMP AT ALL TIMES DURING CONSTRUCTION.

AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED IT'S $160,000.

OUR WORK IS SCHEDULED BETWEEN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR AND SEPTEMBER 30.

WE RECEIVED EIGHT BIDS ON MARCH 27, THE LOW BID WITH EASTERN IOWA EXCAVATING AND CONCRETE OF CASCADE, $137,305.95, AND THE HIGH BID RANGE TO $197 464, EXCUSE ME EVEN.

THAT'S RIGHT IN THE RANGE OF OUR OPINION OF PROBABLE COST WAS 160,000, AND PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS AWARDING A CONTRACT TO EASTERN IOWA EXCAVATING.

>> THANK YOU, ROB. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY MEYER, SECONDED BY HOEGER.

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>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 27 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE 2024 ON

[27. Report on bids for the 2024 On Call Concrete Repairs project (estimated cost is $71,000) (Brandon Jennings). CIP/DID #PUR1123-141]

CALL CONCRETE REPAIRS PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $71,000.

BRANDON JENNINGS IS HERE.

BRANDON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

BRANDON JENNINGS WITH UTILITIES.

THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE DRIVEWAY APRONS AND SIDEWALK AT 10 ADDRESSES AT FOUR DEAD END STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS REQUESTED BY THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION.

DRIVEWAY APRONS WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED WITH THICKER CONCRETE, WHICH WILL ALLOW COLLECTION TRUCKS TO SAFELY TURN AROUND WITHOUT DAMAGING THE DRIVEWAY OR THE SIDEWALK.

EIGHT BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT ON MARCH 27TH.

THE BIDS RANGED FROM $45,503-$107,170.

JDM CONCRETE FROM SOLON WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST WITH $71,000 AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 30TH.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE 2024 ON CALL CONCRETE REPAIRS PROJECT TO JDM CONCRETE, LLC AND THE AMOUNT OF $45,503.

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

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER.

>> THANKS, BRANDON. I HAVE A QUESTION.

I NOTICE BOTH YOU AND KEN USED THE WORD APPARENT LOW BID.

WHY IS THAT AS OPPOSED TO? YOU'VE RECEIVED ALL YOUR BIDS, AND YOU SEE THAT THAT IS THE LOWEST AMOUNT, SO WHY ISN'T IT THE LOWEST BID AS OPPOSED TO THE APPARENT LOWEST BID?

>> TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT TOTALLY SURE.

I'M PRIMARILY WORKING OFF OF PREVIOUS LANGUAGE.

I KNOW WITH LOW BID, ESPECIALLY MAYBE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT, BUT WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS, YOU CAN HAVE ALLOWANCES AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES BUILT INTO THE BID THAT CAN IMPACT WHAT THE BASE BID IS VERSUS THE ADJUSTED BID, SO APPARENT LOW BID CAN INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE CONTINGENCIES OR ALLOWANCES, WHICH CAN CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE RANKING OF THE BID, DEPENDING ON HOW THEY BID THE REST OF IT.

IN THIS CASE, IT IS THE TRUE LOW BID.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> IMAGINE IF YOU'VE GOT MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, YOU'VE GOT LOCAL BUSINESSES, THERE'S DIFFERENT WEIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TOO.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S IT.

WE COULD ALL PROBABLY USE A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATING ON HOW THAT WORKS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 28 IS THE PRESENTATION RESOLUTION ADOPTING

[28. Presentation and resolution adopting the MedQuarter Regional Medical District Master Plan Update and incorporating it into EnvisionCR (Jennifer Pratt). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #OB665560]

THE MED QUARTER REGIONAL MEDICAL DISTRICT MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND INCORPORATING IT INTO ENVISION CR.

JENNIFER PRATT IS HERE.

JENNIFER, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE THIS PRESENTATION AND JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE MED Q OVER SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND I WOULD SAY THEIR ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN REALLY HAS SERVED AS A ROADMAP FOR THEM AND THERE ARE JUST SO MANY GREAT EXAMPLES OF WAYS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND TO ENHANCE PROJECTS.

PROJECTS LIKE THE TENTH STREET WHERE THE CITY DID THE ROAD PROJECTS, AND THEY DID ALL OF THE STREETSCAPE.

AN ADDITIONAL WORK THAT REALLY CREATES THAT SENSE OF PLACE AND NOW WORKING ON EIGHTH AVENUE.

AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE WERE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS NEW UPDATE TO THE PLAN.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PHIL WASTA.

>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET MUCH OF ME TODAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS PHIL WASTA.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MED QUARTER REGIONAL MEDICAL DISTRICT.

I'M EXCITED THAT THIS ITEM IS ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OVER A YEAR OF EFFORT BY THE MEDICAL SMID COMMISSION, OUR CONSULTANTS WITH THE LAKOTA GROUP, SCOTT FERRIS, AND MYSELF IN SETTING A MEANINGFUL VISION AND STRATEGY FOR THE MED Q IN THE FUTURE.

DURING THEIR 2023 PLANNING SESSION IN OCTOBER OF 2022, THE MEDICAL SMID COMMISSION EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO UPDATE THE MED QUARTERS EXISTING MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT WAS FELT THAT WE HAD ACCOMPLISHED MANY OF THE FORMATIVE INITIATIVES DURING THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS AND THAT MUCH HAD CHANGED THAT CALLED FOR THE PLAN TO BE REFRESHED.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WANTED SCOTT FERRIS AND THE LAKOTA GROUP TO BE THE CONSULTANTS

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TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE PROCESS DUE TO SCOTT'S PREVIOUS WORK ON THE ORIGINAL MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT MASTER PARKWAY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND SCOTT WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING THE MED QUARTER'S MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

BEFORE I TURN THINGS OVER TO SCOTT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL SMID COMMISSION AND THE MED QUARTER.

YOUR COLLABORATION IS IMPERATIVE TO OUR CONTINUED SUCCESSFUL IMPROVEMENT OF THE MED Q. SCOTT.

>> CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME, OKAY? GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR HAVING ME.

SCOTT FERRIS, PRESIDENT OF THE LAKOTA GROUP IN CHICAGO.

AS PHIL MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOUR COMMUNITY FOR 12, 13, 14 YEARS NOW.

WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN 2012 AT THE FORMATION OF THE SSMID AND WE CRAFTED THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

TODAY, WE HAVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION FOR YOU, BUT WE WANT TO START BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY JUST TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED BECAUSE THERE'S A REALLY GREAT STORY BEHIND ALL OF THIS.

MAKE SURE I GET THIS THING GOING THE RIGHT WAY HERE.

THIS ONE? NO, NOT WORKING.

THERE WE GO. HOW'S THAT? EVERYBODY GOT IT? WELL, THE STORY IS REALLY ONE OF A REALLY WELL DONE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE COMMUNITY BY THE CITY.

IT IS FOUNDED IN THE MEDICAL DISTRICT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, BUT IT'S REALLY A STORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A GREATER DOWNTOWN AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE PLAY A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

BUT IT'S A BIGGER WHOLE.

THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO START A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE CURVE, TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN 2014.

2014, A MASTER PLAN SET A COURSE FOR THE SSMID'S DIRECTION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

IT FOCUSED ON CORE PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING THE DISTRICT, OF IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF THE DISTRICT, OF THINKING ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT IT HAD SERVED.

I WANT TO MAKE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT LATER IN THE THING, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSIONER HERE WITH US TODAY WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER.

WHILE WE'VE SPENT THE LAST YEAR REVISITING THE PLAN, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT PUT BEHIND THIS BY PHIL AND HIS TEAM AND A GREAT AMOUNT OF LEADERSHIP MOVING THIS FORWARD, NOT ONLY FROM THE CITY STAND BY PHIL'S STANDPOINT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

THE STORY FURTHER GOES ON TO REALLY CAPTURE PUBLIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT AT ITS FINEST.

THIS IS WHERE IT REALLY WORKS.

THIS IS TAKING THE SMALL ECONOMY OF A SSMID AND THEN PACKAGING IT WITH THE BIGGER ECONOMY OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND EXTRAPOLATING BIGGER BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE POINT THIS OUT IN THIS GRAPHIC BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOWS YOU HOW FAR IT TENDS TO GO AND REALLY EXTRAPOLATING PUBLIC BENEFIT OF DOING A PROJECT LIKE THIS AND THINKING ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE SSMID.

THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS ALL THE INVESTMENT OVER $100 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENT JUST OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.

I THINK REALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, THERE'S PROBABLY EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN YOU CAN PACKAGE IT OUT, BUT WE PULLED OUT THE BIG PIECES OF IT TO SHOW YOU FROM THIS GRAPHIC STANDPOINT, REALLY THE VALUE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE, LEVERAGING THOSE FUNDS AND WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY.

WE SET A BAR TO MAKE SURE WE PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN, ONE THAT WAS BUILT ON CORE PRINCIPLES TO DELIVER SUPERIOR VISITOR EXPERIENCE, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MEDQUARTER HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES, TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

AGAIN, THE BIGGER STORY.

WHILE WE'RE FOCUSED ON ONE THING, WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE CITY AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

THIS ISN'T JUST A NEIGHBORHOOD OR A DISTRICT.

THIS IS A REGION, AND WE'RE THINKING OF THE BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE INHERENT IN PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER.

IN ORDER TO PUT A PLAN TOGETHER AND TO DO IT RIGHT, IT HAS TO START WITH TALKING AND SHARING AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE.

WE HAD DONE THIS BACK IN 2014, AND WE REOPENED OUR DOORS BACK UP AGAIN IN OUR RECENT ENGAGEMENT STARTING BACK IN 2023.

I THINK IT WAS SPRING OF LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A NUMBER OF OPEN HOUSE EVENTS ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGING THE STAKEHOLDERS, OUR NEIGHBORS, CERTAINLY THE CITY AND LEADERSHIP AND STAFF, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE BROADER SENSE OF THE DISTRICT AND ON OUR EDGES.

IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT THERE'S A DEFINED LINE.

IT'S THE WHOLE CITY AND SO WHAT'S GOING ON, AND HOW DO WE FIT INTO THAT? WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THINGS BETTER?

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO CHANGE THINGS? WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT ISN'T WORKING, AND TO DEVELOP A REALLY AN ACTION STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS FOR THE COMMISSION TO WORK ON.

THESE ARE THE GROUPS THAT WE TALKED TO; THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE, THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH, CRAFT'D COFFEE.

I PUT THAT ON THERE BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT STORY OF FINDING EVEN THE SMALLEST TIDBITS OF BENEFIT THAT COME OUT OF HERE AND WE'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE EXAMPLE OF THAT IN A GRAPHIC IN JUST A MINUTE.

TALKED TO THE HISTORY CENTER, OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY LEADERSHIP, OWNER OF THE 411 MEDICAL BUILDING, GREAT STORY THAT CAME OUT OF THAT.

CERTAINLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO UNDERSTAND HOW SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND THE PERCEPTIONS THAT ARE AROUND NEED TO BE COMPENSATED AND ADDRESSED AS PART OF THIS PLANNING PROCESS.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THE CORE THINGS THAT THEY SAW IMPORTANT TO THEM WERE PUBLIC SPACE, PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN, CHARACTER OF THOSE OUTDOOR AREAS, AND REALLY, FRANKLY, MORE PRONOUNCED THAN BACK IN 2012, '13, AND '14 BECAUSE OF COVID.

PEOPLE SAW THE OUTSIDE AS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPACE AND HOW IMPORTANT THOSE PUBLIC SPACES, HOW IMPORTANT WALKING AND ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY WERE.

WE USED THE IDEA OF CREATING ILLUSTRATIONS AND GRAPHICS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A LITTLE CORNER POCKET PARK ON THIRD THAT REPRESENTS SOME OF THE IDEAS OF PROVIDING PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LINGER, TO HANG, TO ENJOY OUTDOOR SPACES.

WHEN I MENTIONED CRAFT'D COFFEE, CRAFT'D COFFEE OPERATES A NICE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP IN THE DOWNTOWN WE KNOW, AND THEN LEVERAGES THAT TO OPERATE A COFFEE SHOP INSIDE THE PHYSICIAN'S CLINIC.

THEY SAID, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT IF WE COULD JUST PUT SOMETHING OUT ON THE STREET AND HAVE A COUPLE OF TABLES AND CHAIRS OUT THERE WITH THE IDEA OF ACTIVATING THE STREET, BRINGING PEOPLE OUT THERE AGAIN.

THIS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ONE ON ONE.

WE ILLUSTRATED THAT GRAPHIC.

THE GRAPHIC HELPED EVERYBODY VISUALIZE, HEY, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE AN ENCUMBRANCE TO THE DROP OFF LANE, AND WE CAN PROBABLY MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THIS CAN BE WORKED INTO OUR PLAN.

THESE ARE THE THINGS TO GET PEOPLE THINKING WHEN WE CREATE THESE ILLUSTRATIONS AND THESE IDEAS.

WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE POCKET GREEN, AT THE CORNER OF THE 411 BUILDING, AND WE TALKED TO DOCTOR Z AND DOCTOR Z VANDASY AND HE SAID, MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT CORNER AND I COULD LEAVE A LITTLE LAND ASIDE TO DEVELOP SOMETHING ON THAT CORNER.

THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PRIVATE OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GREATER SSMID DISTRICT, AND SAY, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE A CORNER POCKET PARK.

THIS WOULD VISUALIZE THE FUTURE OF OUR GREENWAY THAT WAS BACK IN THE 2024 VISION PLAN THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY CRAFTED.

THESE IDEAS ARE IMPORTANT.

PUBLIC ART CRITICAL TO THE AREA.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, CERTAINLY THE BUILDING MURALS AS A COMPONENT OF THAT, THE URBAN DESIGN, THE CONNECTIONS, THE BIKEWAYS WORKING WITH THE CITY ON BETTER CONNECTING DOWNTOWN AND THE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THIS AREA.

NOT JUST THE DOWNTOWN, BUT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS ALL AROUND US, REALLY IMPORTANT.

PLACEMAKING WE TALKED ABOUT, BRINGING THOSE AND ACTIVATING THOSE SPACES.

A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT HOW FAR WE CAN GO AS A SSMID TO ACTUALLY PROGRAM AND OPERATE.

HOW FAR CAN WE GET INTO THAT AND ACTUALLY ACTIVATE THESE SPACES.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO THINK ABOUT.

BUT WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO ALL OF OUR FOLKS WITHIN THE DISTRICT IN THE DOWNTOWN AND BRING PEOPLE TO THESE POCKET PARKS, ACTIVATE THEM POP UPS.

THE IDEA OF AFTERNOONS ON FRIDAY AND GETTING THOSE EMPLOYEES OUT.

GOOD CONVERSATION WITH A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEE BASE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS FOR THEM AND WHAT DOESN'T.

A LOT OF THE MEDICAL STAFF DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GET OUT OF THE BUILDING AND GET OUT ONTO THE STREET SO WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE AND WORK WITH THEM.

CERTAINLY, WAYFINDING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE MEDQUARTER VERY EFFECTIVELY TO REALLY HELP DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES AND THE GATEWAYS INTO THAT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EMPHASIZE CONTINUED EFFORTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PROCESS.

OUR PLAN MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS UPDATE, AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S AN UPDATE.

IT'S ADDING ONTO AND BUILDING ON WHAT WE'VE ALREADY CREATED, ALL THE SUCCESSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED, AND SETTING THAT COURSE MOVING FORWARD.

THAT PLAN WAS BUILT AROUND FOUR PILLARS INITIALLY, AND A NEW ONE WAS ADDED ON.

THE FOUR ORIGINAL PILLARS WERE; POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING, APPEARANCE AND IDENTITY, ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

BY VIRTUE OF OUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR DISCUSSIONS AS WE MOVED INTO THIS UPDATE, WE FOUND, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO PUT ANOTHER PILLAR IN THERE THAT SPEAKS TO COMMUNITY BUILDING.

THAT'S A BROAD TERM IN PUBLIC LIGHT AND POLITICS.

BUT COMMUNITY BUILDING MEANS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HEARING, LISTENING, AND PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR NEIGHBORS AROUND US AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS.

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THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE, HOW THEY CAN BE PART OF THE MEDQUARTER CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THE MEDQUARTER CAN PERHAPS GROW IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF ITS AREA AND COVERAGE.

EACH OF THESE POLICIES, SET FORTH SPECIFIC INITIATIVES FOR PHIL AND HIS TEAM TO MOVE FORWARD.

THOSE INITIATIVES ARE FURTHER DEFINED AS WE GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE PARTICULAR AREAS.

AS WE GET INTO THEM, THEY'RE FURTHER DEVELOPED AND DISCUSSED AND IDENTIFIED HOW WE GET TO THEM.

ALL GOOD PLANS ARE GREAT.

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM REALISTICALLY ACHIEVABLE, THEY'RE USELESS.

THIS PLAN AND THIS PROCESS IN THE YEAR THAT WE TOOK WITH THE COMMISSION FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING REALISTICALLY ACHIEVABLE OUTCOMES, AND WORKING WITHIN OUR FISCAL MEANS TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF POLICIES, INITIATIVES, AND THEY'RE ALL CAPTIONED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX.

THIS IS THE WORK PLAN.

THE WORK PLAN IDENTIFIES PRIORITIES, IT IDENTIFIES DOLLARS, IT IDENTIFIES TIMELINES, METRICS FOR SUCCESS AND ADOPTION, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

THOSE ARE THE KEY THINGS THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GO THROUGH THESE PROCESSES AND MAKE SURE, AGAIN, THAT THESE ARE ON A PATH FOR REALISTICALLY ACHIEVABLE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

YOU'LL NOTE ON HERE THAT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY ONGOING SO WE PUT THOSE IN AS A DIFFERENT COLOR BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY IN MOTION.

THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED AND THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE QUEUE.

OUR TIMELINE ALLOTS FOR THAT SO THAT WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE WHERE WE'RE GOING ON A QUARTERLY BY QUARTERLY BASIS OVER THE NEXT 1, 3, 5, AND 10 YEARS.

REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A ROADMAP THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE, THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW, AND THEY CAN GET THEIR ARMS AROUND.

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH ENGAGED A NEW GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS THAT HADN'T BEEN AROUND IN THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION.

WE WANTED THEM TO DRIVE INTO SOME OF THESE IDEAS AND THESE INITIATIVES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR HEART, THEIR IDEAS, THEIR THOUGHTS WERE PUT INTO THIS AND CARRIED FORWARD BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE NEXT LEADERS AND MOVERS OF THIS PROCESS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY TO PRESENT THIS.

JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JENNIFER AND HER GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF OUR COMMISSIONERS HERE WITH US TODAY, AND A WHOLE HOST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE OVER THE LAST YEAR HELPING GUIDE THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WOW, COUNCIL. THOUGHTS? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

>> THANKS FOR LETTING ME START FIRST, MAYOR.

ONE, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND WELCOME MY ULTIMATE LEADER, CASEY GREEN, FROM UNITY POINT HERE.

THIS IS MY 11TH YEAR IN HEALTHCARE, SO I COULD NODE OUT ABOUT THIS ALL DAY. I LOVE THIS.

BUT I AM I HAVE LOTS OF BAD DAD JOKES, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.

I JOKE THAT I DIDN'T GET VERY FAR IN LIFE BECAUSE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR THE HOSPITAL I WAS BORN AT, AND I SAY THE PRIVILEGE, BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY HEALTHCARE THERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE SERVICE THAT WE OFFER.

BUT IN ORDER FOR ME TO DO MY JOB, WELL, I'M NOT A CLINICAL TEAM MEMBER, BUT I GET TO SUPPORT THEM.

IN ORDER FOR ME TO DO THEM WELL, I HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE LARGER HOLE.

I HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW MY PATIENTS ARE GETTING TO AND FROM, AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.

IT'S VERY PERSONAL FOR ME HAVING SPENT NINE MONTHS GENERALLY INPATIENT WHEN MY LATE FATHER WAS IN A COMA.

I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN A PLACE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE AND WONDERING WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET FOOD THAT DAY.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR DAY? IS THERE A NICE GARDEN TO SIT OUT IN FRONT OF? THESE THINGS ARE VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

I LOVE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN.

MOST OF OUR CLINICS ARE SERVING A TWO HOUR RADIUS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN CEDAR RAPIDS BUT WE CANNOT UNDERSTATE HOW IMPORTANT THE MEDQ IN ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES HERE, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE REALLY SERVING THE BROADER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES WIDE.

IT IS A DRAW, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE PLAN THAT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT WHEN THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO MOVE.

BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO ACCESS CARE ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT IS THEIR LIFEBLOOD.

IF THEY CAN'T GET REGULAR ACCESS TO GREAT HEALTHCARE, THEY CAN'T LIVE IN THAT CITY.

WE'VE HEARD THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH PEOPLE THAT WE'VE RECRUITED, PEOPLE THAT WE'VE TRIED TO RETAIN HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY HERE.

I LOVE THE IMAGERY AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

I KNOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE VERY BEHOLD INTO TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY KEEP THEIR IDENTITIES AS WELL.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND KEEP THAT PARTNERSHIP.

BUT I THINK THE MORE THAT WE INVEST IN THE MEDQ,

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THE BETTER AND STRONGER CEDAR RAPIDS BECOMES.

I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU ALL ARE BRINGING THIS BEAUTIFUL VISION TO US, CONTINUING, AND APPRECIATE IT BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON THE PLAN, AND ALSO THE CONTENTS OF IT.

I MEAN, THINKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES.

I MEAN, PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE WHERE TO LIVE, CHOOSE WHERE TO GROW A BUSINESS OR AN INSTITUTION OR AN ORGANIZATION.

THE MEDQ AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT MAKE IT UP ARE A HUGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR CEDAR RAPIDS.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

PEOPLE VISIT FOR THE HEALTHCARE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK IN PARTICULAR, THE FOCUS HERE ON THE CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OR WHAT REALLY ARE GOING TO DRIVE MAYBE THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE PLAN, THE MED Q AND ITS INSTITUTIONS HAVE HEALTHCARE DOWN.

I MEAN, EXPERTS, AND EACH ONE, I'M SURE, HAS A PLAN FOR HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THEIR GROWTH AND THEIR SERVICES THEY PROVIDE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE US AN ORGANIZATION ALSO FOCUSING ON THE COMMUNITY ASPECT OF IT.

WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE ENGAGEMENT, TRYING TO ACTIVATE STREET LEVEL, AREAS, LITTLE PARKS, LITTLE NOOKS AND CRANNIES THAT YOU FIND AROUND.

ULTIMATELY, AS A COMMUNITY, THEN, WE WANT TO INVEST IN OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO SET CEDAR RAPIDS APART FROM MOST OTHER COMMUNITIES.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WELL, AS PHIL WELL KNOWS, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, AND EVEN BEFORE THAT, WITH THE EVOLUTION AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MEDQ.

I MEAN, IT'S A DISCERNIBLE DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.

I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED, THEY AREN'T THE BIGGEST THINGS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, BUT THEY'RE REALLY IMPACTFUL.

THE THE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION, I HEAR PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MAKE SURE THEY DON'T BLOW AWAY DURING A FEW OF THE STORMS WE'VE HAD IN THAT TIME OF YEAR.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED IS, AND I THINK GOING FORWARD, IS THE EMPHASIS TOWARDS TRYING TO GREEN MORE OF THAT SPACE UP.

THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF CONCRETE, AND AS WE INCREASINGLY FIGURE OUT BETTER WAYS OF GREENING THOSE AREAS UP, PLANTING POLLINATORS AND NATIVE SHRUBS AND TREES, AND SO ON, I THINK THAT'LL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE ON THAT WHOLE SITE, NOR SHOULD WE.

THE OTHER THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS, I WAS IN TOWN LONG ENOUGH TO REMEMBER, AS I SUPPOSE TYLER AS WELL, WHAT USED TO BE ON THOSE BLOCKS THAT ARE PARKING LOTS TODAY.

PARKING IS A TOUCHY SUBJECT, I KNOW, IN THE MEDQ.

I THINK THIS PROCESS ALSO HELPS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TWO BIG ENTITIES, OUR HOSPITALS ON, GEE, WHERE ARE THE BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT PARKING LOTS TO HAVE? MAYBE IN THE LONG RUN, THERE CAN BE SOME SWAPPING OF AREAS FOR PARKING AND MAYBE OTHER AREAS CAN BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE, SUCH AS A HOTEL OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT I THINK THE OVERALL OPINION THAT I HAVE ABOUT THE MEDQ, IS THAT, IT EVOLVES OVER TIME.

IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE DONE, AND IT'S STICKING CLOSE TO WHAT DO PEOPLE WANT? WHAT SHOULD THIS BE? AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, IT HAS A REALLY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF ITSELF IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER, POE.

>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, FOR GRABBING A HOLD IN 2014.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SO IT WAS TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AND REFRESH AND UPDATE AND PIVOT.

I'M REALLY THRILLED WITH THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING.

I'M GLAD YOU'VE ADDED THE EXTRA PILLAR.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS TIME, AND TO REALLY FOCUS ON SOME PLACEMAKING AND COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

YOU'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I FEEL YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS DONE SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.

I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE MEDQ.

REALLY, TO TYLER'S POINT, IT REALLY DOES ATTRACT PEOPLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A DRIVER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS JEFF AND HIS TEAM GO OUT AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND RETAIN THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE.

CERTAINLY HAVE A STRONG MEDICAL CORE LIKE WE HAVE

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IS CRITICAL TO WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO AS THE CITY.

I'M THRILLED WITH THIS, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE AS YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND COME DOWN ON THOSE PILLARS AND REALLY GET INTO THE WEEDS ON SOME OF THIS.

PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED, AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL MEMBERS REALLY EXCITED. I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, AND THANK YOU TO THE LAKOTA TEAM FOR COMING IN AND INVESTING ALSO ON OUR CITY, AND BRINGING FORWARD SOME GREAT IDEAS. THANKS SO MUCH.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> PHIL CAN I ASK YOU, WHAT IS THE TAXING RATE TODAY?

>> WE MIRROR DOWNTOWN 275 PER 1,000.

>> IT USED TO BE 320.

>> WE STARTED AT MAX 375.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE STEPS, BUT AFTER ABOUT THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, WE STARTED STEPPING DOWN.

>> I DIDN'T TALK TO YOU GUYS DURING THIS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR MINUTES.

THEY ARE VERY DETAILED.

OUT OF ALL THE GROUPS, I THINK YOU DO THE BEST JOB OF THAT.

THE MEDICAL DISTRICT IS IN MY DISTRICT, AND THIS IS NOT TO BE CRITICAL, BUT IT'S SIMILAR TO THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN MY DISTRICT, NEWBO'S CZECH VILLAGE SSMID, THE COLLEGE DISTRICT.

A LOT OF THE EASY STUFF HAS BEEN DONE, AND SO NOW YOU'RE AT A POINT WHERE I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE.

YOU'VE DONE SOME GREAT STUFF, THE PARKER PARK ON 3RD AVENUE.

REALLY, THEY USE THE TRANSITION OF THAT GREEN SPACE.

THAT WAS AN AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS DREAM.

BUT NOW WE'VE GOT STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

WE'VE GOT HOMELESSNESS, THAT PERCEPTION OF CRIME.

DISTRICT'S SAFE, BUT THERE'S A PERCEPTION THERE THAT IT'S NOT SAFE.

THEN YOU STILL HAVE LAND BANKING GOING ON BY ENTITIES THERE THAT IS NOT DOING ANYBODY ANY GOOD.

I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK, AND I DIDN'T SEE IT IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT SOME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE GOT 2001 DOWN HERE.

YOU NEED SOMEBODY IN A COOPERATIVE SPIRIT WITH THOSE HOSPITALS TO PARTNER TOGETHER AND TRY TO TACKLE SOME OF THOSE LANGUISHING PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

BUT I THINK IT'S A SUCCESS STORY IN TERMS OF WHAT THE DISTRICT'S PARTNERS HAVE DONE, AND ALONG WITH WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE, THE CITY HAS PUT A LOT OF INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, ALONG WITH YOU GUYS IN THAT DISTRICT, THAT WAS THE FIRST PART OF YOUR PLAN IN 2013, TACKLE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND YOU'VE DONE THAT.

THEN YOU DID THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE.

NOW'S THE TOUGH STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

BUT REALLY THANKFUL YOU GOT US THROUGH COVID.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE ECONOMIC ENGINES.

EVERYBODY ASKS WHY DOES CEDAR RAPIDS DO SO WELL, WELL, WE KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITALS.

BUT NOW IT'S, HOW DO WE GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL IN TERMS OF A REAL DESTINATION PLACE? [INAUDIBLE] YOU GUYS WERE IN CHICAGO.

WE GO TO ALL THOSE HOSPITALS THERE.

THERE'S AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS MISSING HERE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I SEE THE MEDICAL DISTRICT BEING A REAL KEY PART OF NEWBO CZECH VILLAGE JUST SIMPLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, DOWNTOWN, WHICH NOW WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING BY THE LIBRARY AND THE HOUSING UP TO THE POST OFFICE, NOW IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT.

NOW IT'S HOW WE GET TO THE NEXT PLACE.

GOOD PRESENTATION, AND GOOD WORK, PHIL.

>> ANYONE ELSE?

>> MAYOR.

>> OH, COUNCIL MEMBER, SCOTT OLSON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN SPECTACULAR.

WHAT'S AMAZED ME SINCE 2014, MOST OF THE PROPERTY IN THIS AREA IS CONTROLLED BY ST. LUKE'S PCI MERCY, AND IT'S CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHERE A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES PEOPLE DRIVE BY ARE OWNED BY THE HOSPITALS, AND SO BASICALLY THEY OWN A MAJOR PIECE OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS AREA.

BUT I THINK DALE'S RIGHT ON THE QUESTION.

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THE PART I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT WAS, THERE'S BEEN, I KNOW, SEVERAL EFFORTS TO PUT A HOTEL THERE FOR PEOPLE COMING TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THAT'S NOT HAPPENED YET, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN REASONS WHY, SOME MORE CHILDCARE, SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS.

WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN, AS MORE PEOPLE LIVE THERE, IT CHANGES THE VIBE.

THERE'S GETTING HOUSING, BUT IT'S REALLY GOT TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10TH STREET ON DOWN TOWARD DOWNTOWN SSMID, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER TO GO INTO THOSE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS AND TEAR OUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THERE RELATING TO THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLY DALE HIT IT ON THE HEAD.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE HOSPITALS NEED TO DO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT PRIVATE SECTOR CAN TEAM WITH THE HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND HOTEL, OTHER TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.

BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, THE HOSPITALS PRETTY MUCH OWN EVERYTHING, AND SO REALLY IT IS IN THEIR CONTROL, AND SO IT IS THEIR DECISION HOW THEY USE THEIR PROPERTY.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OTHER BUSINESSES, BECAUSE AS THAT CHANGES, WE'VE LOST BUSINESSES, WHAT USED TO BE THAT AREA, A LOT OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOW GONE, AND SO IT'S HARDER TO CREATE THAT VIBE WHEN YOU HAVE AN AREA.

BUT DALE HIT IT, IF YOU GO TO THE MAJOR CITIES AROUND MOST HOSPITALS, THAT HAS GROWN UP AROUND MOST HOSPITALS, THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND STAY RIGHT NEXT TO IT, AND WHETHER YOU TAKE MAYO OR YOU TAKE ANY OF THEM, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

BUT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE AND OUR RANKING SHEETS THAT I ALWAYS HAND AROUND.

WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS LISTED AS A PINC AL AND FORTUNE 500 BEST CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL LIST IN 2023, UNITYPOINT HEALTH, ST. LUKE'S RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF NEWSWEEK WORLD'S BEST HOSPITALS IN 2023.

YOU ADD PCI INTO THAT AND ALL THE OTHER SERVICES, WE HAVE A NATIONAL RANKING.

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN SOMEBODY COMES FROM TWO HOURS, THEY HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

EASE OF FINDING A PLACE, FEELING SAFE, STAY AT A HOTEL SOMEWHERE CLOSE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET THEIR MEDICAL CARE.

I THINK IT'S GETTING CLOSE, BUT I THINK IT'S EXTRA PUSH NOW TO FILL IN THOSE SERVICES THAT WILL TAKE IT TO AN EXPERIENCE THAT EVERYBODY FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH.

IT'S EXCITING, THE PROGRESS, AND WHAT'S HAPPENED AND STREETSCAPE AND DECORATIONS AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF THING.

BUT IT'S, ALSO, I THINK, TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THE NEXT 10 YEARS, IS TO FINISH THOSE LAST PIECES.

THE HATCH PROJECT IS VERY CLOSE TO THAT.

I THINK THAT'S IN THIS, IS IT IN THE MED?

>> IT SAY MEDQ.

>> THERE'S SOME NICE HOUSING THAT'S BEEN DONE, THE HOUSING BY THE LIGHT.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME HOUSING IN THE AREA, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF LAND THAT'S CONTROLLED BY THE MEDICAL CENTERS THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE REFOCUSED A LITTLE BIT VERSUS IN EMPTY GROUND, AND SO HOPEFULLY THAT CAN HAPPEN.

ALL OF OUR MEDICAL FACILITY OPERATORS ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH, THEY'RE PROGRESSIVE, THEY'RE DOING GOOD THINGS, THEY HAVE GREAT FACILITIES, AND SO WE JUST NEED TO FIND THAT RIGHT THING AND MAYBE FIND A PARTNER THAT'LL DO THE OTHER THINGS THAT A HOSPITAL NORMALLY DOESN'T DO.

I THINK SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS ARE RIGHT ON AS WE DEVELOP THAT AREA. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE? JUST A COUPLE OF JUST TACTICAL QUESTIONS.

ARE YOU WORKING AT ALL WITH THE DOWNTOWN SSMID IN THEIR VISION PLAN IN TERMS OF, WHEN I SAW THE WAYFINDING, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYFINDING SYSTEMS OR ARE WE ALL WORKING TOGETHER?

>> WHY DO YOU DO THAT? ACTUALLY, THE WAY THE WHOLE WAYFINDING STUDY AND PLAN WAS STARTED BY THE MED Q, AND WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO IMPLEMENT IT.

THEN IT HAD SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE REST OF THE CORE.

AND THEN WHEN BUDGET WAS ALLOWED, THEN IT WAS BUILT OFF OF WHAT WAS DONE IN THE MED Q.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY A REALIZATION OF SOMETHING THAT WAS STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO? I'M GUESSING 7, 8 YEARS AGO.

>> WE'LL BE CONSISTENT.

>> IT ALREADY IS IF YOU TRAVEL THROUGH.

ALL OF THE STRUCTURAL IS THE SAME, IT'S JUST GRAPHICS.

>> QUESTION ON THE MED QUARTER FOUNDATION.

CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? WHAT THAT IS AND WHY IT IS.

>> THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAKOTA GROUP THAT WE SET UP A SEPARATE 501 C3 SO WE CAN PURSUE GRANTS.

SMITHS CAN'T PURSUE GRANTS, AND WE HAVE A SEPARATE 501 C6, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A 501 C3, AND I'M NOT A LAWYER, SO DON'T ASK.

BUT WE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH CREATING THAT FOUNDATION SO THAT WE CAN GO AFTER OTHER FUNDING STREAMS.

>> EXCELLENT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS NOTABLE TO ME AND IMPRESSIVE WAS THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, HOW EXTENSIVE THAT WAS.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

PHIL, I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE SCHMIDT FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THIS,

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JUST QUIETLY DOING THE WORK. IT'S IMPRESSIVE.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THE NEW PILLAR, THE COMMUNITY BUILDING, RECOGNIZING IT.

I WOULD SUBMIT THAT THAT IS THAT INTANGIBLE NEXT LEVEL, THE BEST CITIES HAVE THAT VIBE, WHAT IS THAT? WHY ARE THEY WALKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, SINGING THE SAME SONG? THAT COMMUNITY BUILDING IS A HUGE PIECE OF THAT, SO KUDOS TO YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT.

IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

>> THAT NOW BRINGS US TO THE ORDINANCES.

[29. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 1630 1st Avenue NE from T-MC, Traditional Mixed Use Center District, to U-NG, Urban Neighborhood General District, as requested by BCMT, LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000184-2024]

ORDINANCE 29 IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 16, 31ST AVE, NORTHEAST, FROM TRADITIONAL MIXED USE CENTER DISTRICT TO URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD GENERAL DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY BCMT, LLC.

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

THANK YOU, COUNSEL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

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

>> THANK YOU. THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY HOEGER.