Oct 22, 2024 City Council

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

[Call to Order]

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ABSENT TODAY, COUNCIL MEMBER ANN POE AND WE HAVE ANGIE CHARIPAR AS ACTING CITY MANAGER IN TODAY FOR JEFF POMERANZ.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND AS ALWAYS, THANKS TO CITY STAFF FOR ATTENDING TODAY AND BEING AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING SHOULD WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE GALLERY TODAY.

AND A REMINDER TO PLEASE TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT DISTRACT US FROM OUR PROCEEDINGS TODAY, AND NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR AGENDAS, MINUTES, VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.

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

WE WILL START WITH AN INVOCATION BY PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAIN JIM COYLE, FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO COMBINE OUR THOUGHTS AND THE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. I PRAY THAT YOU GUIDE ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS INVOLVED HERE, AND BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

AND I JUST PRAY THESE THINGS NOW IN YOUR 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.

[Proclamations/Presentations]

IF YOU'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS, PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE AT THE DAIS.

HIGH POWERED PLANNING STAFF COMING UP HERE.

THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY.

GEEZ, ISN'T THIS A GOOD LOOKING GROUP HERE THAT WE HAVE LEADING THAT THESE GUYS GET IT DONE.

WELL, TODAY IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER PLACES.

AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PLANS HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO UNDERSTAND, SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL FOR GROWTH, REVITALIZATION AND RECOVERY AND HOW PLANNERS CAN LEAD COMMUNITIES TO MORE SAFE, RESILIENT, EQUITABLE AND PROSPEROUS OUTCOMES.

AND WHEREAS, THE CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF THE MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND OTHER RESIDENT PLANNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE THE CITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SCOTT OLSEN, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 2024 AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE PLANNERS OF CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE GREAT PROFESSIONALS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

JENNIFER PRATT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HERE AT THE CITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE GET FROM OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS WELL, TO REALLY SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING, ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY AND MOVING US FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION.

WE'LL HAVE OUR CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD ANNUAL REPORT, HALEY SEVENING IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.

I RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL HALEY SEVENING WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND I AM JOINED THIS AFTERNOON BY ARTHUR KIM, WHO IS OUR CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD CHAIR.

AND I WILL ACTUALLY LET HIM GIVE THE PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON.

SORRY. I DROPPED MY EYES BACK THERE.

OH, WELL, WE'RE BACK AGAIN.

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THE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD HAS FINISHED THEIR ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FY 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

I WILL JUST TAKE THE CONTROLS HERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO BORE EVERYBODY WITH READING OFF EVERY SINGLE SLIDE, WORD FOR WORD, BUT I'LL JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS.

ON THIS FIRST SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SECOND BULLET POINT HERE, THE FIRST CRB MEETING WAS HELD IN JULY OF 2021.

SO WE ARE GOING ON JUST PAST THREE YEARS, IF MY MATH IS CORRECT.

AND WE ARE REALLY JUST STARTING TO HIT OUR STRIDE NOW.

IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET OUR FEET UNDER US, WORKING AND BUILDING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH; WORKING WITH THE POLICE, WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND WE'RE JUST STARTING TO HIT OUR STRIDE AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT COMING FROM US MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.

THESE ARE OUR CURRENT MEMBERS, MYSELF AS CHAIR HAROLD WALEHWA.

AS VICE CHAIR I BELIEVE MYSELF AND MONICA VALLEJO ARE THE ONLY ORIGINAL CRB MEMBERS REMAINING RIGHT NOW, WE'VE HAD SOME TURNOVER, AS YOU CAN SEE, FORMER MEMBERS FROM LAST YEAR FINISHED OUT THEIR TERMS. AND WE'VE GOT ALMOST A FULL NUMBER RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR ONE MORE MEMBER.

BUT IT IS A GREAT GROUP AND OUR SUBCOMMITTEES ARE DIVIDED HERE, SO WE HAVE AN OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, A POLICY COMMITTEE, AND A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE KIND OF DIVING IN DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO EACH SPECIFIC SUBCOMMITTEES PURPOSE MOVING FORWARD.

SO THE PAST YEAR, WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING? A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN A LOT OF THE CORE WORK THAT THE CRB WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CHIEFS REVIEWS, YOU'LL SEE LATER SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.

REVIEW OF JUST A LOT OF POLICE DATA.

WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE FORCE TO REFINE THE TYPES OF DATA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT THE GROUP IS LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE PUBLIC IS LOOKING FOR AND TRYING TO MANAGE HOW TO MAKE THAT DATA BOTH USEFUL AND DIGESTIBLE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON IT AND THEN EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND IT.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF TRAINING.

YOU SAW WITH THE NEW MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOARD, THE INITIAL TRAINING FOR CRB IS INTENSIVE.

AND THAT WE WERE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH CREATING TRAINING SCHEDULES AND GETTING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED VERY QUICKLY.

TENANTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND GETTING OUT IN THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY AND YOU'LL SEE THAT CONTINUE.

AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS PART PLAY A ROLE IN THE POLICE CHIEF'S SEARCH, SO WELCOMING CHIEF DOSTAL ON.

THE CRB WAS ONE OF THE FIVE PERSON POLICE CHIEFS SEARCH COMMITTEE.

WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS, AS AN ASIDE ON CRB THAT WERE IN A SEPARATE ROLE ON VARIOUS OTHER SEARCH COMMITTEES FOR THE CHIEF.

SO WE HAD A VERY HIGH PRESENCE IN SELECTING THE POLICE CHIEF, AND WE TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE ATTENDED THE BLACK BUSINESS EXPO, INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL LATINO, ASIAN FEST, RESIDENT APPRECIATION DAY.

WE'VE SCALED BACK A LITTLE BIT ON ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS IN PREPARATION TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.

NOT TO SAY THAT THESE AREN'T IMPORTANT AND WE WON'T CONTINUE TO DO THESE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING EVERYONE'S TIME AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND RESIDENT APPRECIATION DAY IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS, WE DO HAVE A BOARD WHERE WE COLLECT COMMUNITY INPUT ON WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WITH THE CRB.

YOU'LL SEE HERE SUPPORT WITH INCREASED DIVERSITY, TRACKING DATA, COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON AS A GROUP.

AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE THINGS REALLY BE PART OF THE CORE OF WHAT THE CRB DOES, ALONG WITH POLICE CHIEF REVIEWS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO.

FOR EACH OF THOSE EVENTS, WE USE THE SAME BOARD AND WE TRACK WHAT THAT BOARD LOOKS LIKE BEFORE THE EVENT AND AFTER THE EVENT, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY TRACK WHAT THE VOTING IS LIKE OVERALL AND FOR EACH OF THOSE SEPARATE EVENTS, CRB TRAINING.

WE MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT IT IS INTENSIVE.

WE'VE GOT 30 HOURS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, TEN ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR CRB MEMBERS AND 16 HOURS OF RIDE ALONGS.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY COMMITTEE AND OUR COUNCIL AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.

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COMPLAINTS. THIS IS ONE OF THE CORE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH THE CRB.

YOU'LL SEE, FOR THE LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD 25 REPORTS REVIEWED WITH NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THREE THAT WE DID HAVE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS.

WE DID HAVE TO REVISIT A FEW OF THEM.

ALL OF THEM WERE EVENTUALLY APPROVED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.

THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE HAD A TOTAL OF 22 ISH COMPLAINTS THAT WE REVIEWED.

I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THIS AS A BAD THING.

THE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT WERE WHERE WE ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION, WHERE WE HAD QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY WENT DOWN.

IT SHOWS ME THAT THE PUBLIC IS MORE AWARE THAT THEY CAN MAKE COMPLAINTS THAT THEY ARE ENGAGING WITH THE POLICE MORE AND THAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ARISING, WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING.

LOOKING AT THE CHIEF'S REPORTS THEMSELVES, YOU'LL SEE THAT MOST OF THE CHIEF'S REPORTS WERE FOUND UNFOUNDED, EXONERATED OR UNSUBSTANTIATED.

I WILL ACTUALLY POINT OUT THAT THE ONE SLICE OF THAT PIE THAT YOU ARE NOT SEEING IS POLICY FAILURE.

SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT POLICY, BUT WE ARE NOT SEEING MAJOR POLICY FAILURES AT ALL IN OUR REVIEWS.

AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD THING.

THE TYPES OF CHIEFS REPORTS WE'RE TRACKING.

AND LOOKING FORWARD, YOU'LL SEE CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT CORE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH COMPLAINT REVIEWS, ENGAGEMENT, POLICY REVIEW, THAT TYPE OF THING CONTINUING.

WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION COMING UP IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ISH.

AND FROM THERE, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF WORK PLANS COMING FORWARD FROM THE GROUP OVERALL AND FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEES.

AND IN THE COMING YEARS YEAR, WE SHOULD BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF THE SAME WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING FROM THE CRB.

BUT JUST DIGGING IN OUR HEELS A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GETTING A LITTLE DEEPER INTO WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL ANY THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

MAYOR I'M JUST REAL PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO DO IT WITHOUT COUNCIL INTERFERENCE.

AND WE DO LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN INVOLVED IN.

AND YOU'VE WORKED ORGANICALLY TO TO SORT OF DEVELOP YOUR OWN STANDARDS, BUT I HAVE TO COMMEND YOU, YOU'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC, YOU'RE OUT THERE AT THE IN THE HEAT TELLING THE STORY, AND YOU ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT I THINK IT WAS WE INTENDED FOR IT TO DO WHEN WE DEVELOPED IT.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR SERVICE THERE.

AND FROM THE CRB SIDE, JUST KNOW THAT WE SEE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR IT.

AND WE DO STILL KNOW THAT IF WE EVER NEED TO REACH OUT TO CHIEF DOSTAL, IF WE EVER DO NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNCIL, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT FREEDOM TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I THINK THIS IS TELLS A LOT ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A POSITIVE SENSE, OF COURSE, BUT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS ISSUES.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO THERE'S ALWAYS ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS DURING THAT.

IF YOU WERE TO LOOK BACK NOW DO YOU, DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR YOU HAVE A NICE CROSS SECTION THAT ARE BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARDS? HOW DO YOU FIND MEMBERS? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE WE HAVE A CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT CAN BRING ISSUES FORWARD AND FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK THAT MIX IS GONE AND HOW DO YOU FIND A NEW BOARD MEMBER? RIGHT NOW I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD MIX OF BOARD MEMBERS.

I THINK THAT LOOKING FOR ANY GOOD GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS IS DIFFICULT FOR THIS GROUP, ESPECIALLY, I THINK IT'S ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING BOTH BECAUSE OF THE TIME REQUIREMENTS THAT IT TAKES THE SUBJECT MATTER.

IT'S A HARD BOARD TO BE ON.

BUT IT'S NECESSARY AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE.

AND I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT WE HAVE LOST SOME MEMBERS BECAUSE IT WAS MORE THAN THEY EXPECTED IT TO BE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY FANTASTIC MEMBERS JOIN ON, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD MIX OF FOLKS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE GOING TO DO SOME GREAT WORK MOVING FORWARD.

ARTHUR, THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TOO.

AND I'LL JUST REMIND COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON, IT IS A MAYOR APPOINTED BOARD POSITION.

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IT REQUIRES ENGAGEMENT, WHICH ALWAYS REQUIRES A CERTAIN PERSON.

AND I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE BOARD FEEL CALLED TO BE THERE SO.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH. THANKS MAYOR.

MR. KIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THIS.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHY YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PACES THAT YOU ARE TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE EMPOWERED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE? I THINK WE ARE.

THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE LIMITATIONS JUST BY BEING THE NATURE OF A CITY COMMISSION.

WITH ANY SITUATION THAT YOU FIND A GROUP LIKE THIS IN, THERE ARE GOING TO BE LIMITATIONS AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES.

I THINK AS LONG AS WE AS A GROUP CAN RECOGNIZE AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, EXPLOIT THOSE LIMITATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES, I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL CHANGE.

YEAH. THIS BOARD REALLY WASN'T CREATED, YOU KNOW, TO CHASE A PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T EXIST.

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT OVERSIGHT.

WHERE I'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR DIRECTION COMING BACK TO US IN THE YEARS TO COME, IS HOW WE CAN TRANSLATE THAT OUT, TO CONTINUE BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST WITH OUR WITH OUR RESIDENTS. SO ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL CAN DO WHEN YOU'RE TAKING THIS AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW SOMETHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU CAN HELP US WITH THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A HECK OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE REALLY HAVE TO STILL BUILD THAT PUBLIC TRUST WITH ALL PEOPLE OF ALL LANGUAGES AND BACKGROUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, MAKEUPS JUST SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO HELP THEM.

SO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ARTHUR, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

ONE QUESTION.

DO YOU HAVE PERFORMANCE METRICS OR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN PLACE TO MEASURE SUCCESS, WHETHER IT'S QUALITATIVE DATA OR QUANTITATIVE DATA? IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS OR WHAT OPPORTUNITIES STILL EXIST BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE COLLECTED.

ABSOLUTELY. AT THE MOMENT, I'LL BE HONEST, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PERFORMANCE METRICS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

LIKE I SAID, THE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN REALLY KIND OF GAINING A FOOTHOLD, TRYING TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK OF WHAT THE GROUP DOES, WHO WE ARE, WHAT OUR CORE FUNCTIONS ARE.

AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL SEE US DIG MORE INTO WHERE CAN WE MAKE THOSE BIGGEST IMPACTS? HOW DO WE MEASURE THOSE IMPACTS? I THINK THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING THAT WE'LL HAVE COMING UP WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT ONE.

WE'LL HAVE ACTUAL WORK PLANS IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, AND WE CAN SET METRICS ON THOSE TO KIND OF TRACK HOW THAT PROGRESS IS MADE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND, MR. KIM, I, WE CAN GET THE GRAPHS THAT YOU SHOWED US.

WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THOSE SAME METRICS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AT LEAST.

SO WE CAN CERTAINLY COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER.

SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US.

WE CAN DO THAT ON OUR OWN.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANKS AGAIN, ARTHUR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

[1. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Consolidated Urban Renewal Area (Scott Mather). CIP/DID #TIF-0089-2023]

I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, WHETHER DURING A PUBLIC HEARING OR DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD, OF A FEW MATTERS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING.

FIRST, A REMINDER TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE OFFICER ON YOUR RIGHT AS YOU'RE WALKING UP AND HE WILL GET THEM FROM YOU TO US.

SECOND, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, SO WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE IN FRONT OF YOU TURNS YELLOW.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. WHEN IT'S RED, WE WILL INVITE YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT ONCE AGAIN.

THIRD, BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY HEARING, SO WE ASK FOR NO APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING, OTHER NOISE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR FROM THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED URBAN RENEWAL AREA.

SCOTT MATHER IS HERE.

SCOTT, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SCOTT MATHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I WOULD REQUEST TO COMBINE ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE AS THEY'RE ALL RELATED.

YES, THANKS.

SO, BACK A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

OCTOBER 10TH COUNCIL AUTHORIZED TERM SHEETS FOR TWO DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED URBAN RENEWAL AREA.

THE FIRST ONE BEING WITH ASPECT INVESTMENTS, LLC FOR A MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT AT THE HISTORIC FORMER GUARANTY BANK BUILDING AND STRAND THEATER, AND THE OTHER BEING MODERN

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AS A RESULT, WE'RE REQUIRED TO UPDATE URBAN RENEWAL PLANS THAT REFLECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO CONSULT WITH TAXING AGENCIES, WHICH OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 7TH WITH NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE TO CONSIDER THE URBAN RENEWAL AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR AND THE TWO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

SO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR ASPECT INVESTMENT.

$30V MILLION INVESTMENT FOR THE GUARANTY BANK BUILDING AND STRAND THEATER.

MAIN FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH FLOORS TWO THROUGH SIX BEING 70 RENTAL APARTMENTS INVOLVING FULL MASONRY RENOVATION, CUSTOM WINDOW MATCHING FOR THE LARGER HISTORIC WINDOWS.

STRAND THEATER WILL BE RENOVATED INTO A FITNESS CENTER WITH ALSO VERY SIGNIFICANT MASONRY RESTORATION ON THE OUTSIDE AND NEW STORE FRONT WINDOWS.

THE PROJECT MUST RETAIN THE HISTORICAL FEATURES AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OFFICE.

CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED TO BEGIN LATER THIS FALL AND COMPLETE BY FALL OF 26.

THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES INCLUDE A NET PRESENT VALUE OF $1.2 MILLION AT THE 6% DISCOUNT RATE, OR 20 CONSECUTIVE PAYMENTS.

JUST A REMINDER OF THE GUARANTY BANK BUILDING.

STREET VIEW AND THE STRAND THEATER.

SECOND PROJECT IS THE MODERN HOMEBUILDERS, LLC DEVELOPMENT, $3 MILLION INVESTMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FOURPLEX TOWNHOMES, TOTAL OF EIGHT UNITS.

THESE ARE A MIX OF THREE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS.

EACH UNIT COMES WITH A TWO STALL GARAGE.

THESE ARE ALSO MARKET RATE CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS FALL, WITH COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF 25.

THE CITY IS TO REIMBURSE UP TO $300,000 NET PRESENT VALUE, OR 20 CONSECUTIVE PAYMENTS.

A COUPLE OF STREET PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE PARKING LOT WHERE THIS REDEVELOPMENT WOULD OCCUR AND A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS OF THE FOURPLEXES.

SO RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED RENEWAL AREA AND APPROVE THE TWO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH ASPECT INVESTMENTS AND MODERN HOMEBUILDERS. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SCOTT.

THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED URBAN RENEWAL AREA.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER.

MAYOR I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTE NUMBER TWO AND THREE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE HEARING TO CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ASPECT INVESTMENTS FOR THE

[2. A public hearing with be held to consider a Development Agreement with Aspect Investments, LC for the redevelopment of property at 222 3rd Street SE and 316 3rd Avenue SE (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0093-2024]

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

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

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT'S A A DEVIATION FROM, FROM OUR POLICY, BUT IN THE SENSE OF INCENTIVIZING MARKET RATE APARTMENTS, I'M SOMEWHAT TROUBLED BY IT.

BUT I CAN CERTAINLY, IN THIS CASE, JUSTIFY IT BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THIS BUILDING. THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT, 20 YEARS IS STILL PROBABLY A LOSS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST WANT US AS A COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT THE POLICY INVOLVED IN AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A NEED FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SEGMENTS OF HOUSING, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS SUBSIDY FOR A MARKET RATE UNIT YOU SOMEHOW NEED TO DEMONSTRATE TO ME THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE COMPELLING INTEREST AND IN TERMS OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION, THE GUARANTY BANK BUILDING, I GET THAT

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AND SO I CAN I CAN BE SWAYED IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO AT LEAST LET STAFF KNOW OF A CONCERN.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

WE RECENTLY REVIEWED OUR MAXFIELD STUDIES, AND WE DO SHOW THAT WE HAVE A HUGE NEED FOR MARKET RATE.

SO THE REALITY IS THERE IS SO MUCH FANTASTIC GROWTH GOING ON IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS THAT WE NEED HOUSING OF ALL KINDS, NOT JUST DEEP SUBSIDIES.

WE ALSO NEED THOSE TOO.

WE DO NEED TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING ANY OF OUR INCENTIVIZING CAPACITIES, BUT WE ARE IN A GREAT NEED FOR MARKET RATE HOUSING AS WELL.

AND I DO THINK THAT IT HELPS, AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR, TO ACTIVATE OUR DOWNTOWN.

I DO THINK IT HELPS TO TAKE THIS BUILDING THAT IS NOT REALLY BEING UTILIZED AT ALL AND PUT HOMES IN IT, PUT PEOPLE IN IT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET BACK OUR REALLY VIBRANT DOWNTOWN. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THIS IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL IS WILLING TO I THINK THIS SHOULD SHOULD SHOW TO THE CITIZENS HERE THAT WE AREN'T RUBBER STAMPING PROJECTS, THAT EACH ONE WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT CURRENT DATA, CURRENT NEED BEFORE WE JUST WE DO THINGS LIKE THIS.

SO I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.

IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE THE ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MODERN HOME BUILDERS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY AT

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider a Development Agreement with Modern Home Builders LLC for the redevelopment of property at 123 and 129 16th Avenue SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0002-2024]

THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT 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? ALL RIGHT.

MOVING AHEAD. THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AT 265 12TH STREET, NORTHWEST TO CEDAR VALLEY.

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the disposition of property at 265 12th Street NW to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (Jeff Wozencraft). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PRD-000738-2024]

JEFF WOZENCRAFT IS HERE.

JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AS STATED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY AT 265 12TH STREET NORTHWEST.

JUST A REMINDER OF THE SPARC PROGRAM.

THIS WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2023.

AND HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION.

IT WAS A PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LINN COUNTY BUILDING SERVICES, SAFE CR, REAL ESTATE, HOUSING, AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PUT THEM BACK TO PRODUCTIVE USE.

SO AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY WOULD BE AT THE TOP LEFT OR MIDDLE SCHOOL, SORRY OF THIS IMAGE.

SOME DETAILS ON THE PROPERTY.

IT WAS PLACARDED, IT'S BEEN PLACARDED SINCE 2019 AND INCURRED SOLID WASTE ABATEMENTS OF OVER $10,000.

IT WAS ACQUIRED USING A VACANT, ABANDONED CHAPTER.

PROVISIONS OF STATE CODE.

AND THE STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD CONCERNS.

A LITTLE REVIEW OF THE DISPOSITION PROCESS FOR THIS RFP WAS RELEASED TO ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS THAT WORK IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPARC PROGRAM GUIDELINES.

WE RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL FOR THE PROPERTY FROM CEDAR VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE UNIT HOME.

AND HERE IS AN IMAGE OF WHAT PROPERTY COULD LOOK LIKE.

AND SO WITH THAT, CITY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM CEDAR VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE CONVEYANCE OF THE DEED. WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

OKAY. AND THIS IS SOLELY FOR THE 12TH STREET NORTHWEST PROJECT, RIGHT? YEP. OKAY. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

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

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH. THANKS, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, JEFF, THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST ONES THAT ARE COMING UP FOR DISPOSITION, BUT THIS IS MORE AKIN TO THE STORY THAT WE WERE JUST TELLING.

AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE HOMES EITHER SITTING VACANT WHERE SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE A DESCENDANT TO PASS IT ON TO, OR THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD INHERIT IT MIGHT NOT BE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE ALSO JUST ABANDON PROPERTIES, AND IT DOES TAKE A LONG TIME.

WE ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO TO NOT TAKE ANY PROPERTY FROM SOMEBODY, BUT TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, WEED OUT ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEBODY TO CLAIM IT TO, TO FIX IT UP, TO BE A

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BUT WHEN WE DO HAVE, WE NEVER BUILD HOUSES JUST FOR THE SAKE OF BUILDING HOUSES.

AND SO THIS PROGRAM IS REALLY IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF THAT AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ANY GAPS WHERE THERE ARE THESE ABANDONED HOMES, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEM.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DOES REALLY GREAT WORK.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF HABITAT NEIGHBORS IN MY COMMUNITY AND LOVE SEEING PEOPLE OCCUPY THOSE SPACES.

SO THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

NOTHING ELSE. OKAY.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the disposition of property at 1311 K Avenue NE to Hope Community Development Association (Jeff Wozencraft). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PRD000739-2024]

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AT 1311 K AVENUE NORTHEAST TO HOPE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.

JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU MAYOR. AGAIN, ANOTHER RESOLUTION FOR PROPERTY DISPOSITION AT 1311 K AVENUE NORTHEAST, SAME, THIS IS A SPARC PROGRAM DISPOSITION FOR A PROPERTY ACQUIRED USING THE VACANT AND ABANDONED PROVISIONS WITHIN STATE CODE.

SO HERE'S THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, J AVENUE NORTHEAST, RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE IMAGE, AND DANIELS PARK ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND.

HERE IS A STREET VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS ONE AS WELL HAS BEEN PLACARDED SINCE 2019, AND THE HOMEOWNER IS DECEASED WITH NO NEXT OF KIN INTERESTED IN TAKING TITLE.

AGAIN, IT WAS ACQUIRED USING THE STATE CODE PROVISIONS FOR VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES.

AND SINCE ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE JUNK VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ON IT.

AGAIN, WE OPENED DISPOSITION PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS.

AND ONE PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED FROM HOPE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO REHABILITATE THE EXISTING PROPERTY.

AND WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM HOPE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF THE DEED.

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

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

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

THANKS MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK SOME PRAISE TO HOPE CDA TOO.

THEY DO REALLY GREAT WORK AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR SOME OF THEIR SPACES.

THEY ARE VERY VERY EQUIPPED WITH TAKING PROPERTIES THAT ARE DILAPIDATED AND TURNING THEM INTO REALLY BEAUTIFUL SPACES.

SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION IS MOVED.

BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 4010 20TH AVENUE, SOUTHWEST FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property at 4010 20th Avenue SW from A-AG, Agricultural District, to S-RMF, Suburban Residential Medium Flex District, as requested by Big Dreams, LLC and Schillig Limited Partnership (Seth Gunnerson). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000659-2024]

SETH GUNNERSON IS HERE.

SETH, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. SETH GUNNERSON ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

AS MENTIONED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS ITEM, THIS IS A REZONING FOR PROPERTY AT 4010 20TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

THE REQUEST IS FROM THE AGRICULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX.

THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 12.25 ACRES.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP CALLS FOR THIS FOR HIGH INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH APPROXIMATELY 192 UNITS.

HERE'S A FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE SITE.

YOU NOTICE WILLIAMS BOULEVARD RUNNING DIAGONALLY HERE.

WESTDALE MALL AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAP.

THE CITY'S NEW WEST SIDE LIBRARY AND PARK THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING ON FRIDAY, IT'S JUST TO THE EAST OF THE SITE.

THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY IS PART OF WHAT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION, AND THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY IS INTENDED TO HELP FUND THE GIFT FROM THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION TO THE CITY, TO HELP PAY FOR THE LIBRARY THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

HERE'S A ZONING MAP.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL ZONE DISTRICT TO THE EAST THAT WAS REZONED A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEWLY RELOCATED LADD LIBRARY AND PARK.

THIS LAND REMAINS AGRICULTURAL.

IT'S BEEN CROPLAND SINCE BEING ANNEXED TO THE CITY AND DEVELOPED AROUND FOR SEVERAL DECADES AT THIS POINT.

THERE'S A MASH UP OF MULTIFAMILY ZONING TO THE SOUTH, AND THE RED COLOR YOU SEE IS A VARIETY OF IS SUBURBAN MIXED USE CENTER ZONED DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHAT'S TYPICAL ON THE EDGEWOOD AND WESTDALE AREAS.

THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

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IT'S SIMILAR TO THE UNION ON WILEY DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTHWEST MIGHT BE A GOOD REFERENCE OF HOUSING WITH PARKING LOCATED INTERIOR TO THE SITE AND ACCESS PLANNED FOR THE PARK TO THE EAST.

AND THEN HERE'S A RENDERING PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT THEY CONSTRUCT.

IN TERMS OF REZONING CRITERIA, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THE REQUESTED ZONE DISTRICT IS PERMITTED IN THE HIGH INTENSITY LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA, AND IS IN ACCORD WITH THE GENERAL INTENT OF THE COMP PLAN AND THE WEST HILL AREA PLAN, WHICH WAS ALSO APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

THE CITY HAS NO CONCERNS ABOUT CITY SERVICES TO SERVE THE SITE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD OCCUR UNDER THE REQUESTED ZONE.

DISTRICT AND STAFF FINDS THAT THE CHARACTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT THE PROPOSED ZONE DISTRICTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REQUEST, AS THE INTENDED USE DOES MEET THE INTENT OF THE COMP PLAN, THERE ARE NO RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS ON THE REZONING.

IN TERMS OF REVIEW OF THE REQUEST, THIS WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 3RD AND WAS RECOMMENDED BY THEM FOR APPROVAL.

PENDING TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING, THE SECOND AND THIRD READINGS OF THE ORDINANCE COULD OCCUR ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

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

ALL RIGHT. AND JUST A REMINDER, THE REQUEST OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS JUST TO CONSIDER THE CHANGE OF ZONE.

APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING US THE THE PICTURE OF WHAT THIS PROPOSED PROJECT LOOKS LIKE, BUT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TODAY IS THE CHANGE OF ZONE.

CORRECT? OKAY. TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? OKAY. PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE.

THE PODIUM. THANK YOU.

YES, MY NAME IS MIKE BYRON AND I'M WITH PEDCOR INVESTMENTS, WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH BIG DREAMS LLC TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY HERE, THE 12.3 ACRES. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM.

WE ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS.

OUR DEAL IS CONTINGENT UPON THE REZONE.

THERE'S THE SITE PLAN WE HAVE.

EACH ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS IS 24 UNITS FOR A TOTAL 192 UNITS.

I THINK IT'S 64 ONE BEDROOMS, 96 TWO BEDROOMS AND 32 THREE BEDROOM UNITS WE HAVE PLANNED.

WE HAVE IT PLANNED TO BE WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE.

SO WE WOULD APPLY THEN TO THE IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR TAX CREDITS.

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THOSE TAX CREDITS, WE HAVE TO HIT A VARIETY OF COMMITMENTS AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP THE RENT AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES IN THE AREA.

SO I THINK OUR ONE BEDROOM UNITS RENT OUT TO $900, AND THEY WOULD RENT OUT TO $966 FOR ONE, $1164 FOR A TWO BEDROOM AND THEN $1349 FOR A THREE BEDROOM UNIT.

IT'S GOING TO BE FULLY MONETIZED.

WE HAVE A PLAYGROUND, BUSINESS COMPUTER CENTER, DOG PARK, CONNECTIVITY, THERE'S PROPER BUFFERING, LANDSCAPING.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT IT'S A WONDERFUL SITUATED PROPERTY WITH ALL THE AMENITIES CLOSE BY, THE BIG BOX RETAILERS, WESTDALE TOWN CENTER PHARMACIES WITHIN A HALF MILE, GROCERIES WITHIN A HALF MILE BUS STOP ACROSS THE STREET.

IT HITS ALL THE PARAMETERS THAT WE LOOK FOR IN A DEAL.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE ALSO HAVE ON SITE MANAGEMENT STAFF.

SO WE ARE A ONE STOP SHOP.

AND THE FACT THAT WE DEVELOP THESE PROPERTIES, WE BUILD THEM WITH OUR OWN ON SITE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

WE THEN ALSO HAVE ON SITE MANAGEMENT.

WE'LL HIRE A MANAGEMENT AGENT ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT AGENT, LEASING AGENT, ASSISTANT LEASING AGENT, AND A MAINTENANCE HEAD.

IT'LL BE FIVE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WORKING OUT OF THE CLUBHOUSE AND ON SITE TO MANAGE THESE DEALS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS REZONING? ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD SHOW.

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

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

THANKS, MAYOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS JUST THE REZONING, BUT I DO THINK THAT GIVEN THE CONVERSATION, WE SHOULD PROBABLY START LETTING SOME OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AT THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT KNOW THAT THIS COULD BE COMING THEIR WAY.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF PIGGYBACK ON COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY COMMENTS WHILE WE ARE DISCUSSING THE REZONING ZONING HERE, IT SHOULD BE NO SECRET THAT THIS THIS PARCEL OF PROPERTY IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORING PARCELS, PROBABLY IN THE STATE IN TERMS OF

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IT'S IN THE LOW INCOME.

IT'S IN THE CENSUS TRACK.

AND BASED ON THE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND BASED ON WHATEVER THAT INCOME LEVEL WOULD BE, IT'S PROBABLY A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL SCORE AND PROBABLY RECEIVE THE CREDITS.

MY POINT TO YOUR POINT IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED EVOLVED IN THAT QUADRANT, I THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

AND WHETHER IT'S SIDEWALKS, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, ACCESS TO TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER, FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, I THINK STAFF HAS TO DO TO DRILL DOWN ON THAT, BECAUSE BASED ON THE UNITS, BASED ON WHATEVER PERCENTAGE OF THE AMI THOSE UNITS WOULD BE IT'S IT'S GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON WHAT HAPPENS OVER THERE. SO, SO.

IF NO ONE ELSE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THAT ORDINANCE.

MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

[7. A public hearing will be held to consider a 0.34-acre permanent Underground Electric Line Easement north of Wright Brothers Boulevard between 9100 Atlantic Drive and 1500 Wright Brothers Boulevard SW as requested by Interstate Power and Light Company (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #00-25-101]

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A 0.34 ACRE PERMANENT UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT NORTH OF WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD, BETWEEN 9100 ATLANTIC DRIVE AND 1500 WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD SOUTHWEST, AS REQUESTED BY INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE. ROB I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

MAYOR, IF I MIGHT, I'D LIKE TO COMBINE PRESENTATION FOR ITEM SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE, THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME AREA.

SURE. THIS IS THE MAP OF THE AREA.

THERE'S AN EASEMENT, A 10 FOOT WIDE EASEMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD, DIRECTLY WEST OF THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD.

THEN THERE'S A 30 FOOT EASEMENT DIRECTLY EAST OF THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD, AND THERE'S A 20 BY 20 EASEMENT FOR A TRANSFORMER ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WALFORD ROAD AND 18TH STREET SOUTHWEST.

SO INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT, ALSO KNOWN AS ALLIANT ENERGY, IS INSTALLING AND UPGRADING THEIR FACILITIES IN THE AREA.

THIS WILL PROVIDE A MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SOURCE OF POWER, WHICH WILL THEN PROVIDE A MORE RELIABLE SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT AND THEN THE DEVELOPING PROPERTIES IN THE AIRPORT'S VICINITY.

SO THIS IS REALLY CONSISTENT WITH PROVIDING RELIABLE SERVICE FOR THEM.

ALL THESE PROPERTIES ARE CO-OWNED BETWEEN THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

SO WE ACTUALLY TAKE THESE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE AIRPORT COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.

THE AIRPORT COMMISSION HAS APPROVED ALL THREE OF THESE LOCATIONS FOR THE EASEMENT AT THEIR SEPTEMBER 23RD BOARD MEETING.

AND THIS IS NOW THE CITY COUNCIL'S PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SAME SINCE, AGAIN, THESE ARE CO-OWNED AND THE WE WOULD RECOMMEND PASSING A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF EASEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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

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

COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NOTHING, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RESOLUTION HELD TO CONSIDER THE 0.53 ACRE PERMANENT UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE

[8. A public hearing will be held to consider a 0.53-acre permanent Underground Electric Line Easement north of Wright Brothers Boulevard between 1500 Wright Brothers Boulevard and Welty Park Lane SW as requested by Interstate Power and Light Company (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #00-25-102]

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

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

COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

AND THEN FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER NINE, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE 0.01 ACRE PERMANENT UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT SOUTH OF WALFORD

[9. A public hearing will be held to consider a 0.01-acre permanent Underground Electric Line Easement south of Walford Road and east of 18th Street SW, adjacent to CRANDIC Railroad right-of-way, as requested by Interstate Power and Light Company (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #00-25- 103]

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

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COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

THANK YOU. AND PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TEN HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO A PUBLICATION ERROR.

[11. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation of a 0.17-acre portion of 7th Avenue SE right-of-way southwest of 1st Street SE between 625 and 720 1st Street SE (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #ROWV-000549-2024 ]

HOWEVER, DOES ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THAT MATTER? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF A 0.17 ACRE PORTION OF 7TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST RIGHT OF WAY SOUTHWEST OF 1ST STREET SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 625 AND 720 1ST STREET SOUTHEAST.

ROB DAVIS, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THIS HAS BEEN PREPARED AS A JOINT PRESENTATION FOR BOTH ITEMS 10 AND 11.

AND I THINK IT STILL MAKES SENSE TO GO THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND BOTH THOSE TOGETHER IN CONTEXT, SINCE THEY'RE BOTH AT THE GREAT AMERICA SITE.

SO I'LL BRIEFLY MENTION ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS THE VACATION 6TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST A PORTION OF AND THEN 7TH AVENUE VACATION, A PORTION OF THAT, TOO.

THIS IS REALLY PART OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN.

THEY'LL BE RIGHT NOW, 6TH AVENUE IS ACTUALLY A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ALTHOUGH IT REALLY IS A PLAZA AREA THAT'S MAINTAINED BY GREAT AMERICA. TO GET ACCESS TO THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM THE NEW LOCATIONS WILL BE ALONG THE 5TH ALONG 5H AVENUE AT THE SITE OF THE OLD IMAX DOME THERE.

AND THEN IT'LL ALSO COME IN ON 7H AVENUE, SO 6TH AVENUE WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED.

SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO VACATE THOSE AREAS TO GREAT AMERICA THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TEN, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO BE HELD TODAY.

THAT'S THIS AREA IN AND AROUND DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE GREAT AMERICA BUILDING.

AND THEN WE WILL VACATE THIS AREA ON 7TH AVENUE, WHICH IS THE ABOUT THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF 7TH AVENUE.

WE WILL MAINTAIN THE ACCESS TO THE TRAIL SO WE WON'T BE VACATING ALL OF 7TH AVENUE, WE'LL RETAIN THIS PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY HERE, WHICH IS THE SOUTH THIRD OR SO OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF 7TH AVENUE.

THIS WILL PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY FOR GREAT AMERICA AND THEN THE COURTHOUSE OCCASIONALLY THEY'LL HAVE PEOPLE PARK OVER AT GREAT AMERICA AS WELL.

GREAT AMERICA, AGAIN WILL ASSUME MAINTENANCE OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE VACATED.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING NOW AS WE WORK ON OUR REAL ESTATE AGREEMENT WITH GREAT AMERICA.

THIS WOULD BE THIS IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THERE.

AND AGAIN, IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT, WE'RE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC TO LET THEM GO AHEAD AND MAINTAIN THAT AREA SINCE THEY'RE REALLY NOT NEEDED AS STREET RIGHT AWAY ANYMORE.

PREVIOUSLY, THE STREETS JUST USED TO GO RIGHT TO THE RIVER AND STOP.

REALLY, THEY JUST NEED TO GO TO 7TH OR TO 1ST STREET SOUTHEAST.

SO WITH THAT, PUBLIC WORKS WOULD RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR THE VACATION OF 7TH AVENUE, AND WE'LL BRING BACK 6TH ON A DIFFERENT DATE.

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

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

COUNCIL? SEEING NOTHING FURTHER THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE RIVER WALL REPAIR AND

[12. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the River Wall Repair and Balustrade Replacement & City Hall Storm Sewer project (estimated cost is $1,020,000) (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3315555-01]

ROB I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE PATTERN HERE AS WE TALK ABOUT PROJECTS DOWNTOWN.

WE ARE AGAIN GEARING UP FOR BASICALLY THE FLOOD WALL DOWNTOWN BETWEEN 1ST AVENUE AND 8TH AVENUE, THAT'S WHAT THE PREVIOUS ITEM WAS, AS WELL AS THIS ITEM HERE.

THIS INCLUDES THE BLOCKS BETWEEN 1ST AVENUE AND 3RD AVENUE.

THE RIVER WALL REPAIR AND BALUSTRADE REPLACEMENT IS IS OUTLINED IN BLUE.

THAT'S THE EAST BANK OF THE CEDAR RIVER, RUNNING FROM 1ST AVENUE TO 3RD AVENUE, ALONG CITY HALL AND ALONG THE CRST SITE.

AND THEN THE AREA ABOUNDED IN RED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THAT'S WHERE THE STORM SEWER PROJECT IS.

BASICALLY, WE'RE SEPARATING AND CREATING A CORRIDOR WHERE THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM CAN GO AND MAKING SURE WE REPAIR THE WALLS BEFORE THAT GETS IN THERE. THE ARMY CORPS WOULD HOPEFULLY BE IN THERE AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RIVER WALL FIRST.

THERE'S SOME PICTURES HERE ON THE RIGHT SHOWING THE DETERIORATION OF THE OF THE WALL AND RAILING.

THIS WALL WAS BUILT IN 1930, SO IT'S ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD.

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THAT WHITE SALT RESIDUE IS CALLED EFFLORESCENCE.

I WON'T GIVE YOU A CHEMISTRY LESSON TODAY, BUT IT CAN DETERIORATE THE SHOW A SIGN OF DETERIORATION AND WEAKENING OF THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE CONCRETE.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP THE RAILING IS BROKEN.

SOME OTHER THINGS ARE A LITTLE MORE ESTHETIC, BUT THERE'S MISMATCHED LIGHT FIXTURES AND LIGHT POLES.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE FOR THE EXPOSURE OF NEAR-CENTURY TO THE ELEMENTS.

SO THE UPGRADED SCOPE, WE WILL REPLACE THE BALUSTRADE RAILING ENTIRELY.

WE WILL PATCH AND REPAIR THE RIVER WALL.

THERE WILL BE NEW CONDUIT, A NEW CONCRETE LIGHT POLES AND NEW FIXTURES.

THE CONCRETE LIGHT POLES WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY, AND THE FIXTURES WILL ALL BE THE SAME, THEY WILL NOT BE MISMATCHED AND THEY WILL MATCH THE DOWNTOWN LUMINAIRES THAT WE USE. AND THEN YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ENDS OF THE BRIDGES, THERE'S MONUMENTS THAT HAVE PLAQUES ON THEM AND THEY THEY GET HIT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEN THEY'RE DISLOCATED.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING.

THEY'RE SITTING LOOSE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE OFF AND WE WILL ACTUALLY POUR A NEW MONUMENT IN.

AND THAT WILL BE SECURED TO THE THE FOUNDATION THERE.

SO THOSE WON'T MOVE.

AND THEN WE'LL REPLACE THE BRIDGE PLAQUES ON THOSE.

SO AT THE END OF THIS WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE PROPER REPAIRS OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE TO LOOK LIKE.

NOT SUCH MIXED MATCHED.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE RAILINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, SOME OF THE SPINDLES, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.

SO THEY WILL ALL BE REPAIRED TO THE SAME QUALITY STANDARD.

I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RAILING.

THERE'S BEEN SOME PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S SOME CODE CHALLENGES, FIRST OFF THAT THE THE RAILING IS TOO SHORT.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FALL PROTECTION.

THEY'RE ONLY 32IN HIGH AND THEY SHOULD BE TALLER THAN THAT.

AND THEN THE PILLAR OPENINGS THEY'RE THEY'RE WIDER THAN THE STANDARD FOUR INCHES.

SO YOU HAVE A PASS THROUGH CONCERN WHERE LET'S JUST SAY A SMALLER INDIVIDUAL OR A CHILD COULD POSSIBLY GET THROUGH THAT OPENING.

SO, YOU KNOW, OUR CHALLENGE IS WE WANT TO HAVE A STANDARD, STANDARD COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE.

BUT WHAT THAT IS IS TYPICALLY A RAILING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FOUR INCH CENTER POSTS.

AND THAT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU MAY RECALL WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY, SO I THINK THE TEAM HAS COME UP WITH A REALLY GOOD SOLUTION.

THERE ARE NEW PILLARS.

EVERY ONE WILL BE NEW PILLARS.

THEY'LL BE THE SAME SHAPE, BUT THEY WILL BE FOUR FOOT TALL.

SO THEY WILL MEET THE FALL PROTECTION.

ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THOSE PILLARS, THERE WILL BE SIX EQUALLY SPACED CABLES.

THOSE CABLES ARE VERY SMALL.

THEY'RE 5/32 OF AN INCH, SO THEY REALLY KIND OF BLEND IN TO THE BACKGROUND.

THIS WILL MEET THE HISTORIC STANDARDS THAT ARE SET BY THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.

THIS PICTURE TO THE RIGHT WOULD SHOW A TYPICAL PANEL.

NOW, IT MAY BE A LITTLE DARKER HERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SIX LINES HORIZONTALLY THAT THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED TO THE PILLAR OR TO THE SPINDLES THERE.

THEY'LL JUST BE ATTACHED TO THE ENDS WHERE THE MONUMENTS ARE THERE, THE POSTS ARE.

AND AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY ARE MOUNTED IS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE ON THE LOWER RIGHT.

SO THEY DON'T ACTUALLY TOUCH THEM, BUT IT WILL ALLOW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THAT PASS THROUGH.

SO I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES THE CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THIS 1930S CONSTRUCTION.

AND I DO WANT TO THANK THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL HISTORIC HBC HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AS WELL AS YOURSELVES, COUNCIL, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE YOU'VE PROVIDED.

CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR CITY ENGINEER, KEN DEKEYSER, WHO HAS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE MET THE INTENT OF THE HISTORIC NATURE AND MEET THE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR SAFETY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM AS WELL.

SO THERE'S STORM SEWER THAT BASICALLY IN THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING HERE LEADS DIRECTLY OUT TO THE RIVER.

WE DON'T WANT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS TO THE RIVER THAT CROSS UNDER THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

SO WE BASICALLY NEED TO BUILD A NEW STORM SEWER SYSTEM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FLOODWALL.

ON THE LOWER LEFT THIS IS A DEPICTION OF THE, FROM OUR MASTER PLAN OF THE FLOODWALL.

THERE'LL BE A STORM SEWER SYSTEM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THAT FLOODWALL, AND THAT WILL LEAD DIRECTLY TO THE RIVER.

AND THEN WE'LL CREATE ANOTHER STORM SEWER SYSTEM ON THE PROTECTED SIDE OF THE FLOODWALL.

AND THAT WILL DRAIN THE AREA OF THE CITY HALL GROUNDS.

AND THOSE WILL GO TO THE 3RD AVENUE AND CRST PUMP STATION, WHICH IS, I WOULD SAY THAT IS THE ALLOWABLE CROSSING OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, BECAUSE THERE'S A PROPER GATE ON THAT THAT WILL PREVENT BACKUP FROM THE RIVER.

THIS WILL ALL ACCOMMODATE WORK BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHO ARE STARTING TO GEAR UP FOR THAT WORK LIKE I SAID AT THE START OF THIS,

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WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK.

YOU MAY RECALL STORM SEWER WORK, SAY, BETWEEN 5TH AND 7TH AVENUES.

AND WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME AT 4TH AVENUE.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STORM SEWER WORK PREPPING FOR THIS FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM DOWNTOWN.

THERE WILL BE NEW PAVEMENT AND RIVERWALK REPLACEMENT IN THIS LOWER RIGHT.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO SEE ALL THE STORM SEWER LINES, BUT WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THERE WILL BE NEW CONCRETE THERE FOR THE RIVERWALK WHEN ALL THAT STORM SEWERS WERE REPLACED.

I DID ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW OF ONE ITEM THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE DOCUMENTS PLAN TO BE ADDED TOMORROW, THE ADDENDUM.

ALSO A FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ITEM.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE SHAVER ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE MCLEOD RUN THAT WAS BUILT FOR FLOOD CONTROL.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ABOUT A 65 FOOT SECTION THAT'S BEEN GOUGED OUT BY A SEMI.

THAT SHOULD NOT NORMALLY HAPPEN.

THIS HAPPENED DURING CONSTRUCTION WHEN THERE WAS A LANE CLOSURE AND WE NEED TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED.

WE WILL REPAIR.

IT'S VERY SIMILAR WORK TO THE RIVER WALL, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING IT TO THIS CONTRACT.

THAT WILL PATCH THAT BARRIER RAIL AND RETAIN THAT, TRAFFIC WILL REMAIN OPEN WHILE WE DO THAT.

SO THIS IS ONE ADD THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING BY AN ADDENDUM TOMORROW.

SOME OF THE BENEFITS TO COMBINING THE PROJECTS AT CITY HALL WERE WOULD BE REDUCED RIVER WALK CLOSURE DURATION.

THERE'S ENOUGH CHALLENGES WITH CLOSURES FOR SAY FOR THE FLOODGATE AT 2ND AVENUE ALREADY, WE WANT TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS GOING, BEING ABLE TO WALK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THIS SHOULD ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION.

IT SHOULD ALSO BE EFFICIENCY OF OUR USE OF SHARED WORK AREAS.

AND IF WE CAN GET THE STORM SEWER PUT IN THE SAME TIME AS THEY'RE DOING THE NEW BALUSTRADE RAILING, IT SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO THE RAILING VERSUS IF WE HAD DONE IT LATER.

ALSO BENEFIT OF ADDING THE SHAVER ROAD BRIDGE RAIL WOULD BE EFFICIENCY LIKE I SAID BEFORE, SAME TYPE OF WORK AS THE RIVER WALL.

AND WE DID LOOK AT TRYING TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR REPAIR THAT DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE.

HOWEVER, FOR WHATEVER REASONS, THAT WASN'T A WE WERE CONCERNED WITH THE PRICE.

IT WASN'T A PARTICULARLY COMPETITIVE PRICE.

SO WE WANTED TO GO BACK AND FOR THE PUBLIC, TAKE COMPETITIVE BIDS ON REPAIRING THE SHAVER ROAD.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO ADD THAT TO THIS CONTRACT.

SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE PROBABLE OPINION OF PROBABLE CAUSE IS $1,020,000.

THAT'S BROKEN OUT TO $440,000 FOR THE RIVER WALL AND BALUSTRADE REPLACEMENT AND $580,000 FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THE CITY HALL STORM SEWER.

I WOULD NOTE THAT WE ESTIMATE THE WORK OF THE SHAVER ROAD REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED, MAYBE IN THE RANGE OF $50,000 THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE PUBLISHED COST OPINION.

SO THE COST COULD COME IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE OF THIS ADD.

AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT BE DONE THOUGH.

THE BID OPENING IS ON OCTOBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR.

CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE REQUIRED, SUBJECT TO ACCEPTABLE BIDS TO BEGIN BY APRIL 1ST OF 2025, WITH CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETE IN THE END OF JUNE OF 2025. AND WITH THAT, PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT.

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

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

BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

ROB, THAT $50,000 ON SHAVER ROAD TO REPAIR.

IS THIS THE TRUCKING COMPANY WHO DID THIS? ARE THEY LIABLE FOR SOME OF THAT COST? WE AREN'T AWARE OF WHICH TRUCKING COMPANY DID THAT.

SO IF TYPICALLY IT WOULD GO AGAINST AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE RECORDS OF THAT OCCURRING.

SO IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE THE CITY'S COST.

INTERESTING. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION, TOO.

WAS THERE EVER ANY CONSIDERATION OF WIDENING THOSE PILLARS ON THE BALUSTRADE SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE OR SO THE PASS THROUGH WOULD MEET CODE, OR WAS REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET THAT SAME LOOK WAS TO PUT THOSE CABLES ON THE BACK? SO WE DID DEFINITELY LOOK AT TRYING TO WIDEN THEM OR PUSH THEM CLOSER TOGETHER.

AND IT JUST TOTALLY CHANGED THE LOOK OF IT THAT IT REALLY IT JUST CHANGED THE CHARACTER SO MUCH THAT IT DIDN'T LOOK ANY IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT.

SO YES, WE DID LOOK.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.

THANK YOU MAYOR. IT'S INTERESTING QUESTION.

WE REALLY THE HISTORIC BALUSTRADE ALONG THERE IS JUST IN THIS BLOCK AND THE NEXT ONE, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE TWO WITH THIS HISTORIC

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HOWARD GREEN WAS DOING THE WALLS AROUND THE RIVER, AND THEY WERE JUST GOING TO PUT UP A WALL WITH A TOP ON IT, NO RAILING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO REDO AND MAKE IT HISTORIC.

BUT WHAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT BACK THEN WAS PEOPLE SITTING ON THE WALL AND FISHING AND FALLING IN THE RIVER.

AND SO THAT LITTLE DESIGN THING YOU SEE ON TOP, I DESIGNED THAT AND GAVE IT TO THE ENGINEER, AND MAYOR KENNEY BLESSED IT.

AND SO THE ONES THAT ARE SLOPED WERE THERE SO NOBODY COULD SIT AND FALL IN THE RIVER.

BUT IT'S NOT HISTORIC.

IT'S JUST ME THAT'S HISTORIC SO, AND SO BUT I THINK THE ISSUE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, IT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S ACROSS AND ON THE ISLAND AND OTHER THINGS.

SO I WAS THINKING THIS BLOCK, BUT ARE YOU WHY ARE WE DOING IT IN FRONT OF THE GREAT AMERICA BUILDING, WHICH IS NOT HISTORIC.

ARE YOU DOING THE SAME ONE, ONE BLOCK DOWN? YOU SHOWED US THAT DASHED LINE.

YES. GREAT. AMERICA. SO IT'S IT'S IN EQUALLY BAD SHAPE ON THAT BLOCK.

SO IT NEEDS SIMILAR ATTENTION FOR REPAIRS.

SO FOR THAT REASON, IT DIDN'T REALLY SEEM TO MAKE SENSE IN REVIEWING THAT, THAT IT WOULD GO BACK IN A SIMILAR STATE AS IT IS TODAY.

INEXPENSIVE DESIGN TO TRY AND MATCH THAT STUFF.

JUST A JUST A THOUGHT, BUT THAT'S FINE.

YOU'VE GOT IT PLANNED OUT.

BUT BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT ARE WE GETTING BECAUSE OF THE HISTORIC NATURE, ARE WE GETTING ANY SPECIAL FEDERAL HISTORIC MONEY FOR THIS, OR IS JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE HISTORIC? WE ARE NOT GETTING SPECIAL FUNDING FOR THAT.

I WOULD SAY AS PART OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SHIPPO AND THE SECTION 106 THE HISTORIC RULES HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIEWSHEDS BETWEEN THIS BUILDING TO VETS MEMORIAL AND VICE VERSA, SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE A LOWER HEIGHT WALL.

AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ALLOW A FULL HEIGHT WALL.

THEY'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE VISUAL APPEARANCE OF THE BALUSTRADE WALL AS WELL.

SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT ANYTHING WE'RE BEING FUNDED FOR, BUT IT IS KIND OF BEING TIED TO THE FLOOD SYSTEM.

AS WELL FISHING OFF OF IT.

YEAH. WHAT? BUT THE RETAINING WALL ALSO NEEDS REPAIRS.

THAT'S A PART OF THIS PROJECT.

THE RIVER WALL ITSELF.

YES. THAT IS DEFINITELY PART OF THE THIS PROJECT, PATCH THAT VERTICAL FACE.

YES, YES. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. YEAH, I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER POE IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I KNOW THAT SHE HAD SOME INTEREST IN THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THOSE PILLARS. SO AM I UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY THAT I KNOW THAT THERE'S MANY OF THEM THAT ARE DEGRADED.

BUT ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE'RE REBUILDING SOMETHING THAT'S AKIN TO THAT, AND THAT IS THERE ANY WAY TO TAKE ANY OF THEM THAT COULD BE SALVAGEABLE AND MAYBE PUT THEM SOMEWHERE? I THINK THAT WAS HER ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, AND I JUST WANT TO REPRESENT IT IN THIS CONVERSATION, SINCE SHE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE HERSELF.

WELL, WE COULD CERTAINLY SALVAGE THEM AND TAKE AND TAKE THEM OFF SITE, THE ONES THAT ARE SALVAGEABLE, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS.

WE HAD TO START OVER AND, YOU KNOW, BUILD ALL NEW ONES THERE AND MAKE THEM LOOK HISTORIC.

BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN SALVAGE THE OLD ONES.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY FUNCTION HAS TO COME FIRST, BUT I DO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY MY COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT ALSO SOME FOLKS IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMUNITY ARE INTERESTED IN THOSE. SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER OVERLAND.

JUST ADD TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA FOR NOT ONLY THE HISTORICAL LOOK, BUT ALSO THE FUNCTION AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO TODAY TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND I THINK IT WILL LOOK GREAT.

THE OTHER ONE SERVED US FOR DANG NEAR 100 YEARS, AND THESE WILL GET US OUT ANOTHER 100.

SO GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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

A SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD COMES AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT ARE GERMANE TO THE CITY, BUT NOT ON THE

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AT THIS TIME DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE HERE AS A COUNCIL TO LISTEN.

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

REMAIN AT THE LECTERN, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU LIVE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO SHARE, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE POLICE OFFICER, HE WILL GET THEM TO US.

ALL COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, DIRECTED TO THE MATTERS YOU WISH TO ADDRESS ONLY.

SO NO ABUSE OF OBSCENE, IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ALLOWED AND NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE.

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

AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

CIRCE STUMBO IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THE CRB ANNUAL REPORT.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON I'M CIRCE STUMBO, 3839 COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE SOUTHEAST.

AS A MEMBER OF THE ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ONE OF THE COAUTHORS OF THE RESEARCH BRIEF THAT ASJ PREPARED IN 2020 ABOUT CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR ANNUAL REPORT TODAY.

ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, OR ASJ, ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD, OR CRB, AND THE WORK IT TOOK BETWEEN ASJ AND THE CITY COUNCIL TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH THE CRB ORDINANCE.

CITIZEN OVERSIGHT OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL POLICE ACTIONS AND SYSTEMIC PATTERNS IN POLICING IS A KEY FEATURE OF ASJ'S ORIGINAL AGENDA FOR CEDAR RAPIDS, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF AMPLIFYING AND UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED OR OTHERWISE MARGINALIZED. WE KNOW THAT MEMBERS OF THE CRB, WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING SINCE THE BOARD'S INCEPTION IN 2021, HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON BEHALF OF THE INTERESTS OF CEDAR RAPIDIANS.

WE ESPECIALLY RECOGNIZE THEM AND APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COMMUNITY'S EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS OVERALL, AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE ADVOCACY CLARIFIED THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CRB AND WAS CRITICAL TO OVERCOMING THE ATTACK ON THE INSTITUTION.

ASJ STANDS READY TO CONTINUE MONITORING STATE ACTION IN THE NEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON BEHALF OF EVERY COMMUNITY THAT IS HOPING TO ESTABLISH OR HAS ESTABLISHED A CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN FOLLOWING THE WORK OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CRB THIS YEAR, AND APPRECIATED HEARING THEIR ANNUAL REPORT TODAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANALYZING IT IN MORE DEPTH IN THE COMING WEEKS ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET TO SEE THE THE FULL REPORT.

BUT HAVING NOT SEEN THE REPORT YET, BUT KNOWING THEY WERE ON THE AGENDA, I CAME PREPARED JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF QUICK ISSUES THAT WE THINK ARE REALLY INDICATIVE OF THE CRITICALITY OF THE INSTITUTION.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HEARD THAT THE CRB HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK AROUND DATA COLLECTION AND USE, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR ANY MISSION DRIVEN AND DATA INFORMED INSTITUTION.

I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE CRB SPECIFICALLY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THE DATA WE HAVE ON CITATIONS, ARRESTS, USE OF FORCE AND OTHER POLICE ACTIONS. AND IN FULFILLING THIS ROLE, THE CRB NOTED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DATA SYSTEM SHOULD INCLUDE ETHNICITY IN ADDITION TO RACE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR BETTER DATA COLLECTION, IN PARTICULAR ON THE LATINO OR LATINX EXPERIENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

COLLECTING THESE KINDS OF DATA IS KEY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE COMBINATION OF INCIDENTS, LOCATIONS, AND SOCIAL IDENTITIES IMPACTED BY POLICING.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THAT INSIGHT, AND THEY ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES TO ADD ETHNICITY TO THE RECORDED DATA.

WHICH IS ALL JUST TO REITERATE THAT THE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMIC PATTERNS IS ONE OF THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT ROLES FOR THE CRB TO PLAY, AND THAT BY FULFILLING THEIR COMMITMENTS THIS PAST YEAR AND ANALYZING THE AVAILABLE DATA, THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS KEY AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THAT SAID, WHILE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ARE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF WHAT TO DO ABOUT DISPARITIES THAT WE DISCOVER IN THE TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF POLICE INTERACTION IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE AS WE LOOK AT THE DATA.

WE ARE COMFORTABLE IN SAYING THAT THE CRB STILL HAS A MEANINGFUL ROLE TO PLAY, AND THAT THEIR ROLE REALLY MUST BE EXPANDED.

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WE WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD HERE WAS MORE THAN A PERFORMATIVE ACT.

INDEED WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT NO ONE HERE WANTS ANYONE TO PERCEIVE OR EXPERIENCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD TO BE PERFORMATIVE. WE'RE REALLY GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTING OF THE CRBS REPORT TODAY, AND JUST AGAIN, TO SAY HOW COMMITTED WE ARE TO PROMOTING COMMUNITY DIALOG, WHICH INCLUDES ONGOING DIALOG WITH THE CITY, BECAUSE THROUGH MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TOGETHER IS HOW WE BUILD TRUST AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR KEEN ATTENTION TO THE CRB REPORT TODAY.

THANK YOU. AND THAT CLOSES OUT PUBLIC OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

NO CHANGES. THAT BRINGS US FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

ONTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 35 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE TRUST BUILDING PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $360,000.

[35. Report on bids for the Truss Building project (estimated cost is $360,000) (Jason Stancliffe). CIP/DID #PUR0924-072]

JASON, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M JASON STANCLIFFE WITH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES HERE TO REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE TRUSS BUILDING PROJECT.

THE WORKS CONSISTS OF BUILDING A 100 FOOT BY 73 FOOT TRUSS BUILDING LOCATED AT THE 3702 BOWLING STREET SOUTHWEST LOCATION.

WE ISSUED THE BIDS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, BIDS WERE DUE OCTOBER 9TH BY 11 A.M..

THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $360,000.

WE RECEIVED ONE BID FROM JC ENTERPRISES FOR $410,000.

DUE TO THE PROJECT COMING IN OVER BID, FMS WILL REVIEW AND ADJUST THE SCOPE AND WORK BUDGET OF THE PROJECT AND WE RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO REJECT THE BID AS RECEIVED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU JASON. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIERS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

[36. Report on bids for the 8th Avenue SE between 5th and 7th Streets Streetscape Improvements project (estimated cost is $220,000) (Ken DeKeyser). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #301872-11]

KEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON KEN DEKEYSER WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

THIS IS A REPAIR PROJECT OF SORTS FOR REPLACING SOME OLD ASPHALT BETWEEN CURB AND SIDEWALK WITH BRICK PAVERS, AND ALSO RECONSTRUCTING ACCESSIBLE RAMPS AT 6TH STREET SOUTHEAST.

THE PROJECT BID ON OCTOBER 16TH AND IT WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

COST OPINION OF $220,000.

THERE'S THE LOCATION 8TH AVENUE BETWEEN 5TH AND 7TH STREETS.

THERE WERE EIGHT BIDS RECEIVED.

LOW BID WAS $180,338.66, RANGING UP TO $219,429.50.

AND WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS A RESOLUTION OR CONTRACT TO THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 37 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY DECANT TANK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

[37. Report on bids for the Water Pollution Control Facility – Decant Tank Improvements project (estimated cost with allowance is $1,800,000) (Roy Hesemann). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #6150057-02]

TERRY TIEDEMANN IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.

TERRY, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL.

TERRY TIEDEMANN WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE DECANT TANKS AND ASSOCIATED PIPELINES CIRCLED HERE IN RED, WERE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1978, AND WERE REHABILITATED IN 2007.

THE DECANT SYSTEM OPERATES UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND ATMOSPHERES WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS, WHICH IS VERY CORROSIVE TO CONCRETE AND METAL SURFACES. THIS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT INCLUDES THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ODOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED PIPELINES.

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THE BIDS INCLUDE AN ALLOWANCE RANGE FROM $1,780,000 TO $2,848,000.

TRICON GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WAS LOW BIDDER.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST WAS $1,800,000.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START THIS NOVEMBER AND COMPLETED SEPTEMBER OF 2025.

THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION RECOMMENDS AWARDING CONTRACT TO TRICON GENERAL CONSTRUCTION.

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

QUICK QUESTION, TERRY.

THERE'S $1 MILLION DELTA WITH THAT ONE OPPORTUNITY.

ANY IDEA WHY THAT? WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THEIR OFFERING? SO OUR DESIGN CONSULTANT, YOU KNOW, CAME IN AT $1.8 MILLION.

ONE OF THE BIDS WAS $1.78 MILLION, BASICALLY RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

SO THE DESIGN CONSULTANT CONTACTED BOTH BIDDERS AND ASKED THEM VARIOUS, NUMEROUS QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

DID YOU INCLUDE THIS? DID YOU INCLUDE THIS? DID YOU INCLUDE THIS? AND SO BOTH BIDDERS ARE VERY, VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR BIDS.

OKAY. THE LOW BIDDER TRICON I MEAN, THEY'VE DONE NUMEROUS PROJECTS FOR THE CITY.

THEY ALSO HAVE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROJECT GOING ON DOWN AT WPC, WHICH IS THE DAFT RECONSTRUCTION.

SO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THE SAME PROJECT MANAGER, THE SAME WORKERS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.

OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. AND THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY.

[PUBLIC INPUT]

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CEDAR RAPIDS RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL BUSINESS.

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

I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

COMMENTS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES AND THERE SHOULD BE NO ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING OR PERSONAL COMMENTS IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON. AND THE FIRST PERSON TO SPEAK.

IS MICHAEL BYRON HERE TO SPEAK ON REZONING? OKAY. MADDIE FORTE OR FORT HERE TO SPEAK ON REZONING.

OKAY. JAMIE HUFF HERE TO, JUST SAYS CITY RELATED.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE THIS TIME.

I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU AS FAR AS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR UPCOMING UNION ELECTION AND EVERYTHING.

THAT WILL BE THE DATE WILL BE NOVEMBER 4TH WHEN THAT IS FINALIZED.

I JUST WANT TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION FOR BEING NEUTRAL AND SUPPORT FOR BOTH PARTIES.

AND THIS AFFECTS ALL 371 WORKERS.

IT'S THEIR DECISION.

I WANT TO JUST LET YOU I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE COMING.

I WANTED TO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME IS WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS A GROUP, ALL 371 WORKERS TO GO FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY.

AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NEGATIVE COME OUT OF THIS WHOLE DEAL.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE WE HAD TO HAVE TWO ELECTIONS.

BUT I WANT TO THANK ROCHELLE AND BRENNA, WE HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING, AND I APPRECIATE THEM TAKING THE TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH US, EACH PARTY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS.

THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME, IT WAS VERY HARD.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT AT TODAY'S MEETING.

I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT.

I WAS UP LATE.

AND I GUESS THE MAIN THING.

I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW I RESPECT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING US TOGETHER THERE.

I THINK IT WAS A POSITIVE OUTCOME WITH OUR MEETING TODAY.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME YOUNGER GENTLEMEN HERE THAT ARE EMPLOYEES.

AND THE MAIN THING I WANT THEM TO KNOW IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENCES, THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE NEED TO TRY TO COME TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY SAYS THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T SAY AT CERTAIN TIMES, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK THE YOUNGER PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY FOR ALL THE WORKERS, PLUS, AS FOR THE CITY

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SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT.

I DO WANT TO SAY I CAME THE LAST MEETING AND SPOKE OUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

BUT I KNOW I SPOKE BEFORE THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN THAT THAT SPOKE.

UNFORTUNATELY AND I'M NOT HERE TO POINT FINGERS OR ANYTHING AT ANYBODY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS TERMINATED LAST WEEK.

I THINK THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FACTS THAT AREN'T BEING HEARD IN THAT CASE.

AND I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF THESE GUYS BEHIND ME, THEY'RE YOUNG.

IT WAS PROBABLY HARD FOR THEM TO SIT THROUGH THIS MEETING, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG, THEY'RE NOT USED TO LISTENING TO ALL THE, YOU KNOW, THE INS AND OUTS OF CITY MATERIAL, THEY'D RATHER BE ON THEIR PHONES OR WHATEVER.

BUT THEY ARE HERE FOR A PURPOSE.

THEY'RE NOT HERE ABOUT OUR ELECTION.

SO I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO TALK TO THEM, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS LET GO I WANT TO SPEAK ON HIS CHARACTER, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ARE AT A CROSSROAD WHERE IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE TO MAKE A WRONG OR RIGHT.

I KNOW SOMETIMES A LOT OF PEOPLE HOLD, I HOLD GRUDGES.

I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT.

AND THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE THAT MEETING WE HAD THIS MORNING TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE ME NOTICE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS AN OLDER PERSON THESE YOUNGER GENTLEMEN SEE THAT.

AND THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND, TOO, THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU GOT TO MOVE PAST STUFF, AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE DISAGREEMENTS.

AND I THINK THIS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN A SITUATION WHERE IT MAY GET UGLY.

IT MIGHT NOT, BUT I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS THAT CROSSROAD THAT I THINK WE'RE AT A CROSSROAD WHERE WHERE THERE COULD BE A DECISION MADE TO MAKE A MORE POSITIVE THING OUT OF THIS THAN WHAT IT HAS BECOME, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE.

I DON'T WRITE STUFF DOWN.

I JUST KIND OF TALK FROM THE FROM MY MIND.

BUT I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO JUST STOP FOR A MINUTE AND THINK IF THIS REALLY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THESE YOUNG, YOUNG MEN ARE VERY, VERY HARD WORKERS, VERY, VERY INTELLIGENT.

AND THEY DO HAVE APPRECIATION FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE WORK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. HUFF.

AND OUR FINAL PRESENTER TODAY, ROGER SLADE, HERE TO SPEAK ON CITY RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY.

ROGER SLADE, NORTHEAST SIDE.

AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I SENT AN EMAIL TO ANN POE AND I COPIED ALL OF YOU.

I REALIZED THAT SHE'S SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

BUT YOU'VE ALL SEEN THIS INTERACTION.

I WAS QUESTIONING WHY ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, ANN POE ALLOWED PASTOR DOYLE, WHO STOOD HERE, ALLOWED HIM TO HAVE SIX MINUTES FOR HIS PUBLIC COMMENT RATHER THAN THE FIVE MINUTES THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS ALWAYS LIMITED TO.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE GET CUT OFF WHEN THEY ARE SEVERAL SECONDS OVER THEIR TIME, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A FULL MINUTE OVER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INTERRUPTIONS.

EVEN THOUGH 4.5 MINUTES INTO A 6 MINUTE TALK, HE STATED THAT HE APPRECIATES THE EXTENSION OF TIME.

ANN POE REPLIED TO MY EMAIL STATING THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN THE EXTENSION, AND SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE CUT HIM OFF WHEN SHE REALIZED PASTOR DOYLE WAS OVER HIS TIME.

THE PROBLEM IS, THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE VIDEO RIGHT THERE.

IN FACT, ANN WAITED FOR HIM TO FINISH AND THEN THANKED HIM FOR HIS PATIENCE IN DELIVERING THAT LENGTHY MESSAGE.

HER EMAILED STATEMENTS ARE A COMPLETE LIE, AND THOSE ARE ONLY TWO OF THE MANY LIES IN THAT EMAIL THAT I CAN'T GET INTO, BECAUSE I'VE ONLY GOT FIVE MINUTES, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. I WANTED THAT SITUATION TO BE PUBLIC RECORD, SINCE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR HER EVER TO LIE.

HER EMAIL IS DISRESPECTFUL, DISHONEST, COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, AND IF SHE CAN'T OPERATE IN REALITY, SHE IS A DISSERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND SHE NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP.

I EXPECT YOU TO GET THAT MESSAGE TO HER SOMEHOW.

SECOND TOPIC AT THE END OF THE OCTOBER 8TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY MANAGER SPOKE ABOUT HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE ARTICLE WRITTEN ON WALLETHUB.COM, WHICH NAMED CEDAR RAPIDS

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OUT OF 182 CITIES CEDAR RAPIDS RANKED AT NUMBER SEVEN.

I READ THE ARTICLE AND IT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION ONE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF THE STATISTICS FROM THE WALLETHUB.COM ARTICLE WAS THE FBI.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE FBI WAS IN THE NEWS LAST WEEK BECAUSE THEY WERE REPORTING FALSE CRIME RATE DATA.

THEY PREVIOUSLY GAVE STATS SHOWING THAT OVERALL CRIME WAS FALLING WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY RISING SEVERAL TIMES OVER.

SO THE ACCURACY OF THAT STUDY IS VERY QUESTIONABLE AT THIS POINT.

ALSO, THEY HAVE NO MENTION OF THE SAFETY OF OUR DRINKING WATER.

ON THE WEBSITE TAPSAFE.ORG IT RANKED CEDAR RAPIDS TAP WATER SAFETY AS NUMBER 345 OUT OF 406 US CITIES, AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE FACT THAT YOU INTENTIONALLY POISON OUR WATER WITH FLUORIDE.

THAT SHOULD BE LISTED AS A CRIME ON THAT REPORT, BY THE WAY.

LAST MONTH, THERE WAS A FEDERAL COURT RULING AGAINST THE EPA, THIS WAS SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING DUE TO EVIDENCE WHICH PROVED THAT FLUORIDE PRODUCES AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO CHILDREN BY LOWERING THEIR IQ.

SO THE EPA IS NOW FORCED TO REGULATE FLUORIDE AND CONSIDER THIS UNNECESSARY DANGER AND OTHER HEALTH RISKS.

AS OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, YORKTOWN, NEW YORK AND SOMERS, NEW YORK POSSIBLY MORE CITIES AND STATES BY NOW THEY HAVE HALTED THEIR FLUORIDATION.

SO THE MASS POISONING OF AMERICA'S WATER SUPPLY IS BEGINNING TO BE STOPPED, EXCEPT IN THIS CITY.

I EMAILED YOUR UTILITIES DIRECTORY, ROY HESSEMANN, TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS, AND HE STATED THAT THE CITY HAS NO INTENTIONS OF DISCONTINUING THE ADDITION OF FLUORIDE TO THE WATER.

THIS IS AN ACT OF TERRORISM.

SO YOU OWE US AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY YOU INSIST ON INFLICTING BRAIN DAMAGE TO THE CHILDREN OF THIS CITY.

IT'S NOW SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT FLUORIDE CAUSES BRAIN DAMAGE, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY CONSUME ON A DAILY BASIS.

EVEN A PREGNANT WOMAN DRINKING THE CITY TAP WATER IS DECREASING HER CHILD'S IQ BY A MINIMUM OF 1%, IF NOT MORE.

SO THEY'RE POISONED BEFORE BIRTH AND WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S PREGNANT AND YOUR NEGLIGENCE IS DESTROYING FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, ALL OF YOU HAVE PARROTED THE QUOTE, SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND MENTAL HEALTH IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, ALL WHILE POISONING US, LYING TO US, AND OF COURSE, YOU SIT UNDER THE MURAL OF A DEMON.

OVERALL, MAYOR, I FEEL MORE UNSAFE IN THE CITY NOW THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS LIVING HERE.

SO I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION, BECAUSE I'LL WARN YOU, THE LAWSUITS ARE COMING NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY.

THIS EVIL IS BEING EXPOSED.

I HOPE YOU START TO PAY ATTENTION.

I WISH YOU COULD GET OFF HER COMPUTER AND OFF HER PHONE WHILE I'M SPEAKING AND THE OTHER PUBLIC.

SHE'S COMPLETELY MISSING THIS RIGHT NOW.

THIS CRIME DOESN'T GO UNPUNISHED, AND WE'RE ALL THE VICTIM.

THANK YOU. AND THAT DOES CLOSE OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT, PERIOD.

ACTING CITY MANAGER CHARIPAR, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS FOR TODAY?

[CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]

OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND MOVES TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.