[1. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed Google Urban Renewal Area along 76th Avenue SW and Edgewood Road SW, and the collection of tax increments therein (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0099-2024]

GOOGLE URBAN RENEWAL AREA, WHICH IS ALONG 76TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND EDGEWOOD ROAD SOUTHWEST AND THE COLLECTION OF TAX INCREMENTS THEREIN.

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

THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SCOTT MATHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. AS STATED, THIS IS REGARDING THE GOOGLE URBAN RENEWAL AREA.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND HERE. IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LL WITH HEAVISIDE, LLC FOR A NEW DATA CENTER PROJECT AT THE BIG CEDAR INDUSTRIAL PARK.

ON DECEMBER 17TH, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND TIF DISTRICT.

ON DECEMBER 30TH, THERE WAS A CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED TAXING ENTITIES.

AND THEN JANUARY 2ND, WE PRESENTED AT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND THEN TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA.

SO THE AREA IN GRAY IS THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE GOOGLE AURA, WHICH EXTENDS UP A BIT ON OLD BRIDGE ROAD AND THEN ALL OF 76 OVER TO

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TINSEL HOLLOW OR TO THE ACTUALLY TO THE COUNTY LINE.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND THEN FEBRUARY 11TH WOULD BE THE SECOND AND THIRD READING OF THE TIFF ORDINANCE.

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

THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? IF SO, I'LL ASK YOU TO PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE ON THE LECTERN AND STATE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU LIVE.

FOR THE RECORD. SO MY NAME IS MYRNA LAUGHLIN.

I LIVE AT 1305 BRINDLE HILL DRIVE, NORTHWEST.

I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE AND TWO BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSELY RELATED.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE INFORMATION I HAVE HAS COME ALMOST ENTIRELY FROM THE GAZETTE.

SO I GIVE THEM CREDIT AND ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS THE SOURCE.

I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE FINANCES RELATED TO THIS PROJECT.

LET ME SAY THAT I KNOW THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT, AND I REALLY COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR THINKING LONG TERM.

WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES THINK PRETTY FAR OUT. BUT FOR THIS MOMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 20 YEAR AGREEMENT.

THE 20 YEAR AGREEMENT IS GOING TO BRING US, ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE $1 BILLION PLUS PERHAPS ANOTHER 18 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO A FUND FOR A TOTAL OF 1018 MILLION. IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.

BUT WE'RE IMMEDIATELY GOING TO GIVE BACK 529 MILLION.

SO WHAT WE ACTUALLY END UP NET IS $489 MILLION, WHICH COMES TO US FROM THIS PROJECT.

OUT OF THAT MONEY COMES THE COST OF SERVICES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE INVESTED IN TO MAKE THE PLAN WORK.

THE OTHER THING THAT WILL BE EXPERIENCED AS A COST, PROBABLY FINANCIAL, BUT IN OTHER WAYS AS WELL, IS THE AMOUNT OF THE THE STRESS IT WILL BRING TO THE WATER AND POWER RESOURCES FOR OUR CITIZENS.

BECAUSE WE KNOW THESE KINDS OF PLANTS TAKE A LOT OF POWER AND A LOT OF WATER.

SO THOSE THINGS CONSIDERED, I LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT THE PLANT IS IS PROBABLY GOING TO, AT ITS HIGHEST POINT, EMPLOY 30 PEOPLE. SO IF YOU TAKE THESE NUMBERS AND YOU DIVIDE THEM BY 30, IT COMES OUT TO $17.6 MILLION PER JOB, WHICH SEEMS LIKE KIND OF A LOT OF MONEY. SO THE OTHER THING THAT GIVES ME CONCERN THE CITY IS, IS IT'S GOING TO BE SOME COST. AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET SOME RETURN FOR OUR COSTS, BUT IT'S GOING TO COST. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK ABOUT IS IT'S ALMOST A CERTAINTY.

I THINK, THAT THIS YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO RAISE FUNDS, THAT MORE LIMITS WILL BE PLACED ON THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO INCREASE TAXES OR MEET THESE OBLIGATIONS.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS, YES, LET'S THINK LONG TERM.

YES, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS TO DEAL WITH, BUT I AS A CITIZEN, I'M PRETTY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I SEE AS A VERY EXPENSIVE COST PER JOB. AND I'M ASKING YOU, AS THIS MOVES FORWARD, JUST DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP CITIZENS INFORMED, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A NOT VERY GOOD DEAL.

IT MAY WELL BE, BUT KEEP US INFORMED SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THE SUPPORT THAT IS DESERVED.

THANKS, MIRNA, IS THAT A COMMENT OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO REGISTER AN OBJECTION? NO, I'M NOT OBJECTING. COMMENT OKAY. THANK YOU.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND AGAIN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM ONE COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

THANKS, MAYOR. I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ALLIANCE TODAY AT THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE, WHO SAID THAT THEIR POWER GRID AND RESOURCES, WHILE WE'RE CONSTANTLY CONTINUING TO REASSESS WHAT AVAILABILITY, THE REDUNDANCY, BEST PRACTICES FOR ENERGY USAGE AND INVESTMENT.

SHE FELT EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT THE GRID ALREADY SUPPORTS UNQUESTIONABLY THE TWO DATA CENTERS THAT ARE COMING AND THAT THERE IS NOT ANY PLANS TO HAVE ANY CONCERNS THERE. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS SECTION OF LAND THAT THAT IS IN MY

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DISTRICT IS THE FACT THAT WE WENT INTO THIS BUILDING, IT TO BE SHOVEL READY SO THAT WE COULD ATTRACT BUSINESSES LIKE THE ONES THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING HERE. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN OUR LONG TERM VISION, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT STRATEGY FOR US NOT JUST FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO FOR OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE HAVE ALWAYS BUILT OUT WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, KNOWING THAT WE ARE INTENDING TO GROW OUR CITY AND TENDING TO GROW OUR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, WHICH POSITIONS US TO BE VERY FAVORABLE, THAT WHAT WE WERE ALREADY PLANNING ON DOING HAS THAT CAPACITY WITH NO NEW ANTICIPATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDING TO BE BUILT.

SO I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING, THE VERY GOOD POINTS, I THINK THERE'S GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT LIKE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS PARCELS OF LAND AS WELL, BUT WE WERE ALREADY INTENDING TO FOR THAT TO THAT TO BE DEVELOPED.

SO WE HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF CONTINUING TO BE A STAPLE AND, AND REALLY SET OFF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DATA CENTERS LIKE THIS THAT JUST HELP US BE ANOTHER ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE COLLINS HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN FOR CEDAR RAPIDS, BUT SPECIFICALLY WITH SOME COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND RESOURCES LIKE THIS.

SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO, SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS ITEM, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SO SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING 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. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CEDAR RAPIDS ONE,

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider a Development Agreement with QTS Cedar Rapids I, LLC for a data center campus along 76th Avenue SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0003-2024]

LLC FOR A DATA CENTER CAMPUS ALONG 76TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

SCOTT MATHER IS HERE, ALONG WITH BILL MATHER.

GENTLEMEN, I RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. SO, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO I THINK MAYBE BEFORE WE WE KICK OFF CITY MANAGER POMERANTZ HAS A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. SCOTT, YOU GOT TO GO BACK.

THANK YOU. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND PUBLIC JEFF POMERANZ CITY MANAGER, CEDAR RAPIDS.

SO SOME OF THESE POINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, AND THERE'S BEEN SOME GREAT QUESTIONS ASKED.

AND I THINK SOME VERY GOOD COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO BEFORE WE GO INTO THE DETAILS AND BILL AND SCOTT WILL GO INTO THOSE AT SOME DETAIL LEVEL, BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT, THESE PROJECTS TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY.

FIRST, SOME JUST SOME GENERAL THINGS. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A, AS A CITY MANAGER, REALLY MY ENTIRE CAREER SINCE SINCE THE MID 80S BUT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO DATA CENTER PROJECTS SINCE MY TIME AS CITY MANAGER OF WEST DES MOINES, WHERE WE STARTED THE MICROSOFT DATA CENTER.

AND THAT HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY AS AS A RESOURCE FOR THE DES MOINES METROPOLITAN AREA.

SO I, I HAD THAT INTEREST WE AND I'M JUST REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO THE QT PROJECT WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOOGLE PROJECT, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING INTENSELY WITH QT FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

AND DURING THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL SEPARATELY, INDIVIDUALLY, JUST ABOUT THE PROJECT AND, AND WHAT IT CAN BRING TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I FOUND IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH QT OVER THE LAST YEAR, THEM TO BE A VERY OPEN AND FORTHRIGHT COMPANY THAT TRULY WANTS TO DEVELOP A DATA CENTER IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

CORRECT. BUT ALSO DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

AND I'VE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE REACTION AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY ASKED, NOT JUST, AGAIN, ABOUT WATER AND WASTEWATER AND ELECTRIC AND ROADS, BUT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

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AND ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT A HIGH LEVEL OF QT ASKED ME WHAT THE FIFTH SEASON IS AND WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT AND THE KIND OF COMMUNITY THEY MIGHT BE JOINING.

AND THAT'S APPRECIATED. WE WE KNOW THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, THE COMPANY WILL BE MAKING SOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY, AND THAT'S TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE NONPROFIT, SEVERAL NONPROFITS WILL RECEIVE CHECKS FROM THE COMPANY AND ALSO A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY. AND THEY'RE HERE THIS EVENING.

AND SO THESE ARE JUST SYMBOLIC, REALLY, IS WHY I MENTIONED IT, BUT SYMBOLIC WITH A REAL IMPORTANCE, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND STAYING IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THEY'RE THE KIND OF COMPANY THAT I THINK WE WANT TO HAVE AS A CORPORATE PARTNER.

SO A COUPLE OF SPECIFICS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, AND THIS WILL BE IN SCOTT'S PRESENTATION IN BILLS, AND THIS WAS ALSO MENTIONED BY OUR CITIZEN WHO MADE SOME VERY VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS THAT SHE HAS.

BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THE JOBS.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE JOBS.

IT IS TRUE THAT THERE IS A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF JOBS FOR THE FIRST PHASE, BUT THIS PROJECT IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES. AND MY EXPERIENCE IN WEST DES MOINES IS IT DOES START OUT SMALL AS FAR AS EMPLOYMENT, BUT IT WILL GROW. AND WE KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT HAS MULTIPLE PHASES, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF OF JOBS, HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AND EVEN NOW WE'RE SEEING A LARGE NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS THAT THAT WERE THAT WERE PLANNING FOR. IT'S GOING TO TAKE 500 PLUS CONSTRUCTION JOBS OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD IN ORDER TO BUILD.

AND THIS IS JUST ONE BUILDING AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS. SO 500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD FOR ONE BUILDING.

AND THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ORGANIZED LABOR HERE TODAY.

BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS A PROFOUND IMPACT ON ON THE COMMUNITY.

AND THESE ARE GOOD PAYING JOBS AND JOBS THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD TO HAVE WITHIN OUR, OUR COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

WE ALSO YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE ATTRACTING LOCAL TALENT FOR THESE KINDS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS, BUT ALSO FROM AROUND OUR REGION AND STATE AND PERHAPS BEYOND. SO OBVIOUSLY, OUR EMPHASIS IS ON THE ON THE AREA THAT WE KNOW AND WE'RE PART OF, BUT THERE'LL BE A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND WITHIN OUR REGION IN THE STATE OF IOWA BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF THE, THE COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT FUND, I THINK IS A IS A VERY POSITIVE ASPECT.

AND WE'VE SEEN THIS WITH GOOGLE, TOO, BUT THEY'LL AS SH WILL BE CONTRIBUTING $300,000 PER PHASE.

AND SO IT WAS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE 18 TO 20 MILLION, $18 MILLION THAT WILL BE CONTRIBUTED, BUT THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT SUM. AND THAT WILL GO DIRECTLY BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WHAT WE ENVISION IS ONCE WE RECEIVE THE THE FIRST PAYMENT WE ENVISION WITH PROPER GUIDELINES AND WORKING WITH THE COMPANY HAVING A PROCESS FOR UTILIZATION OF THOSE DOLLARS FOR CITY PROJECTS, FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS, FOR NONPROFIT IF IT NEEDS. AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

SO AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR PHASES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE UP TO $18 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BETTERMENT FUNDS.

THAT IS NOT A SMALL AMOUNT. IT IS OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD.

BUT THAT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT. AND MYRNA MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS TIGHTENING UP ON CITIES.

AND SO THIS IS EXACTLY ANOTHER BENEFIT OF THIS PROJECT IS THE BETTERMENT FUND, BECAUSE IT'S A FUND THAT WE CAN TAP INTO OVER, OVER TIME. AND SO I THINK THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE THIS IS GOING TO BE $1 BILLION PROJECT.

I THINK THE THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT SAYS 750 MILLION, BUT I'M ALWAYS OPTIMISTIC.

SO SAY IT'S 750 MILLION. WELL, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS NUMBER FOR OUR TAX BASE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

SO THINK ABOUT OUR HOMES, THINK ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES.

BUT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A COMPANY SAY WE'RE GOING TO SPEND 750.

MILLION PLUS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. IT'S THE LARGEST MAYBE TOP TWO.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE HISTORY OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF IOWA.

SO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SIGNIFICANT. WE ALSO HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS, NOT JUST THE

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INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE DOING THE WORK, BUT INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN COMPANIES IN CEDAR RAPIDS THAT WANT A PART OF THIS PROJECT.

AND SO WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE SELLING, THAT WOULD BE A SERVICE TO THE PROJECT.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF INTEREST AND PHONE CALLS FROM COMPANIES SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHO DO WE CONTACT? HOW DO WE BECOME PART OF THIS FANTASTIC PROJECT? I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION THE ISSUE OF THE UTILITIES AND SURELY THE CITY HAS OWNERSHIP CONTROL OF THE WATER UTILITY. THE WASTEWATER UTILITY.

THE ROADS. BUT ALSO, ALLIANT HAS BEEN MENTIONED.

AND SO, AS COUNCILMAN VANORNY MENTIONED TODAY, WE HAD A LUNCHEON WITH THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE.

ALMOST A THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE THERE. SO IT WAS A BIG CROWD.

WE HAD SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE. THE MAYOR WAS PRESENT AND THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS LISA BARTON, WHO IS THE NEW CEO OF ALLIANT ENERGY. AND SO THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED BEFORE, BUT I DID ASK HER DIRECTLY.

AND SO THIS IS THIS IS WHAT LISA BARTON TOLD ME FROM ALLIANT ENERGY AS PART OF THE AGREED UPON RATES WITH THE IOWA UTILITY COMMISSION.

SO THAT'S THE STATE OF IOWA. THAT'S THE REGULATORY BODY OVER ELECTRIC UTILITIES RATES CANNOT GO UP FOR EXISTING RATEPAYERS BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT SHE CLARIFIED FOR ME.

AND THEN ALSO ALLIANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN IOWA ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP THEIR RATE BASE FLAT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS WHILE SUPPORTING NEW GENERATION PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN A LION CAN SELL MORE KILOWATT HOURS, THEY CAN SPREAD THOSE FIXED COSTS OUT, WHICH IS BENEFICIAL FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS.

AND THAT COMES DIRECTLY FROM ALLIANT. AND THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED.

BEYOND US. BUT I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AS AN EXAMPLE, WE ALSO HAD I TALKED ABOUT COMPANIES THAT MAY JOIN.

SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, YES, WE'RE HEARING FROM CONTRACTORS.

YES, WE'RE HEARING FROM CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO HIRE SKILLED LABOR, BUT WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROM COMPANIES THAT WANT TO JOIN OUR AREA.

SO THESE GUYS, SOMEONE SPENDS ALMOST $1 BILLION IN YOUR CITY.

AND WE HAVE TWO OF THESE PROJECTS. THAT MEANS THAT SOMETHING'S GOING ON IN CEDAR RAPIDS THAT'S GETTING THE ATTENTION OF OF THE WORLD.

AND SO WE'VE HAD I'VE HAD COUNCIL MEMBERS SEND ME ARTICLES ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THESE DATA CENTERS.

AND AGAIN, WE'VE HAD INQUIRIES FROM COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD THEY SHOULD JOIN.

SO I THINK THAT'S POSITIVE AT, AT THE AT THE LUNCHEON TODAY THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPANY THAT WAS THERE THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD A LARGE BASE OF EMPLOYEES THAT'S IN THE NUCLEAR BUSINESS.

AND SO THEY WERE AT THE LUNCHEON AS WELL. AND WHETHER THIS HAPPENS OR NOT, YOU KNOW, NO ONE CAN CONTROL THAT OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, POWERS WAY BEYOND THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

BUT THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN REINVESTING IN THE DWAYNE ARNOLD NUCLEAR PLANT.

AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS A DISCUSSION FOR THE FUTURE.

BUT IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF MOMENTUM WE'RE GENERATING.

THE REASON THEY'RE HERE, THEY OBVIOUSLY CLOSED THE PLANT, BUT THEY'RE SEEING EVERYTHING THAT'S OCCURRING IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

AND BY OUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL. AND SAYING, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO WANT TO BE PART OF THAT AGAIN AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION? AND THAT'S A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. BUT THESE ARE REAL INVESTMENTS, BILLION MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS.

SO THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE POINTS I WANTED TO MAKE.

LASTLY, OUR OWN UTILITIES. AND SO, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE HAVE WATER, WE HAVE WASTEWATER.

AND THEN ROADS ARE NOT A SPECIFIC UTILITY, BUT THEY'RE PART OF AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT THE CITY PROVIDES.

AND WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE FOUND THAT JUST AS A CLIENT, BY SPREADING OUT COSTS WITH A LARGE CUSTOMER BASE, THERE IS A TRUE AND SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND RATES.

SO THESE CUSTOMERS ARE LESS INTENSE AS FAR AS THEIR USE OF ELECTRICITY AND OTHER UTILITIES.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A BENEFIT TO THESE KINDS OF VERY, VERY LARGE CUSTOMERS FOR ALL THE USERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS OVER TIME.

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AND I I'M I AM SUPPORTIVE OF TAKING THIS ACTION.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IN THE SHORT TERM AS WELL AS THE LONG TERM, THIS WILL BE A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND TO THE STATE OF IOWA. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BILL WITH THE DETAILS.

YOU CAN CORRECT ALL MY MISTAKES. THANK YOU, JEFF.

APPRECIATE THAT. AND AGAIN, BILL, MICHAEL AND SCOTT MATHER FROM ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND SCOTT'S GOING TO RUN THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. AND THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY.

SO AS STATED BY CITY MANAGER POMERANTZ, THIS IS A $750 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DATA CENTER CAMPUS WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO PHASES. THE INITIAL PHASE IS TO.

CONSTRUCTION IS TO COMMENCE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND COMPLETE WITHIN SIX YEARS OF COMMENCEMENT.

THE NEXT PHASE, CONSTRUCTION, WOULD COMMENCE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE, OR OF THE INITIAL PHASE, AND COMPLETE WITHIN SIX YEARS OF COMMENCEMENT.

ANY ADDITIONAL PHASES WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 25 YEARS OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC DATA CENTER EMPLOYMENT. WE'RE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF 15 JOBS PER PHASE, WITH A TOTAL OF 30 JOBS CREATED FOR THE INITIAL AND NEXT PHASE, WHICH ALL ARE AT OR ABOVE THE HIGH QUALITY JOBS THRESHOLD.

AGAIN, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE EXPECT AT LEAST 500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS TO BE CREATED PER DATA CENTER.

THESE DATA CENTERS TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 AND 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, AND SO WHEN YOU STACK THEM ONE AFTER ANOTHER, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WELL IN EXCESS OF TEN YEARS TO CONSTRUCT THESE DATA CENTERS.

IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A POSITIVE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THESE.

WHEN THESE DATA CENTERS ARE CONSTRUCTED. YOU HAVE OTHER ANCILLARY COMPANIES, LIKE TECH COMPANIES THAT WANT TO LOCATE, CLOSE AND NEARBY AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE COMPANIES.

SO THERE'S OTHER POSITIVE EFFECTS BEYOND THE 15 JOBS WITHIN THE DATA CENTER WALLS.

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES 20 YEAR 70% REBATE PER PROJECT PHASE.

AN ESTIMATED 1 BILLION IN TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES WOULD BE GENERATED OVER THE APPLICABLE REBATE PERIODS, WITH ROUGHLY 529 BEING REBATED BACK TO THE COMPANY.

IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE A 20 YEAR, 75% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REBATE OF FRANCHISE FEES COLLECTED BY THE CITY THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL PROVIDER FOR EACH DATA CENTER.

THE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT FUND INVOLVES THE COMPANY PROVIDING ANNUAL COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PAYMENTS TO THE CITY TO INCREASE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE TO INCLUDE GROWTH OF AMENITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE PAYMENTS WOULD BE ANNUAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 300,000 PER PROJECT PHASE FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, A MAXIMUM OF 6 MILLION PER PROJECT PHASE AND 18 MILLION IN TOTAL.

HERE'S AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROJECT LOCATION WITHIN THE BIG CEDAR INDUSTRIAL PARK.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CEDAR RAPIDS ONE, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DATA CENTER CAMPUS AT BIG CEDAR INDUSTRIAL PARK.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? IF SO, WE'LL ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.

ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

FOR THE RECORD. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR. YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. I FORGOT IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS FOR ITEM ONE TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT FUND.

SO WE KNOW THAT IT'S THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO DISCUSS PROPERTY TAX REFORM.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE IN HOW WE ARE GENERATING, HOW WE ARE FUNDING THOSE QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMING THAT END UP MAKING CEDAR RAPIDS A IT'S A CONTINUED SPACE TO BE VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR BUSINESSES, FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE TO.

THIS HELPS US ACCOMPLISH EXACTLY THAT BY SUPPORTING OUR NONPROFITS, BY SUPPORTING OUR ARTS AND COMMUNITY THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO BENEFIT FROM.

WHILE THAT MAY BE A CONSIDERATION AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR CUTS ADDITIONALLY, I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, TOO, IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MEAN INCOME PER THE 2019 TO 2023 SHOWED THAT FOR CEDAR RAPIDS WAS ABOUT $68,000. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXCEEDING THE, THE, THE STATE PROGRAMING FOR WAGES, THIS IS GOING TO FAR EXCEED A LOT OF THESE WAGES THAT ARE COMING IN FOR THESE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY JOBS ARE SIX FIGURES OFF THE GET.

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AND IF YOU LOOK, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT MIT CALCULATOR, IT WAS TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT KIND OF 50, 60 RANGE ENDS UP FOR A FAMILY BEING WHAT IS LIVABLE IN CEDAR RAPIDS BECAUSE WE ARE VERY AFFORDABLE.

SO YOU HAVE THE TRADE OFF OF BEING EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE BY HAVING THESE VERY WELL-PAYING JOBS AND THEN HAVING A VERY AFFORDABLE MARKET THAT JUST CONTINUES TO CREATE THIS MOMENTUM HERE. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT WITH PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE WITH GOOGLE AND CAME SHORTLY ON THE HEELS OF THAT.

AND I EXPECT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. SO IT IS A WORTHY INVESTMENT.

THIS IS THE DIFFERENTIATOR WITH WHEN WE HAVE THE IOWA BRAIN DRAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRAINED HERE AND THEN THEY GET RECRUITED ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CREATING EXACTLY THAT.

WE'VE GOT REALLY GREAT HIGH TECH JOBS HERE, BUT WE'RE JUST CREATING THAT DENSITY AND THAT CAPACITY THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR US TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THIS TALENT THAT WE HAVE HERE LOCALLY. ADDITIONALLY, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FIVE, TEN YEAR PHASED DEVELOPMENT THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INFLUX OF JOBS CREATED HERE TO KEEP OUR EXCELLENT LOCAL LABOR MARKETS OCCUPIED WITH WORK, WHICH KEEPS THEM CLOSER TO HOME, WHICH IS JUST BENEFICIAL FOR ALL OF US, BECAUSE THE MORE INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THEM, THE MORE THAT THAT MONEY STAYS HERE LOCALLY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND REGIONAL ECONOMY THAT THE MAYOR AND OTHER REGIONAL MAYORS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY INVESTING IN.

ADDITIONALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT JUST THIS YEAR, US AND WORLD REPORT ANNOUNCED THAT CEDAR RAPIDS WAS THE NUMBER 12 BEST CITY FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE MILKEN INSTITUTE STUDY, THIS MEASURED 13 KEY METRICS, BUT REALLY ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY GROWTH WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US ACHIEVING THAT.

SO THIS IS JUST A CATALYST TO WHERE WE EXPECT TO GO.

AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. NO. I AGAIN, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I THINK THE QUESTIONS BROUGHT UP ARE ONES THAT IF YOU GO ONLINE, THIS IS WHAT YOU READ ABOUT WATER, UTILITIES, SHORTAGES OF ELECTRICAL.

AND IT WAS INTERESTING THAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION THAT, AND WHAT CAME OUT OF THE DERECHO AND OTHER THINGS IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THE FINEST TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND GRID SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY.

NOW, BECAUSE ITC AND ALLIANT ENERGY REBUILT A MAJOR PART OF OUR SYSTEM.

SO WE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION, AND NOT ALL OF OUR POWER IS GENERATED IN IOWA.

IT COMES FROM ITS, I THINK THE PRESIDENT MADE A POINT THAT THE UTILITY WE GET POWER FROM OTHER STATES AND VICE VERSA.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIG ISSUES THAT I HEAR RELATE AROUND THE SAME QUESTIONS RAISED, IT RAISED AROUND, OF COURSE, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A DATA CENTER, I'VE DRIVEN BY MANY AND IN DES MOINES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I SAID, HOLY SMOKES. IF THERE'S THEY JUST KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND THIS IS HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. THESE ARE NOT PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDINGS.

THESE ARE, HAVE TO BE OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION TO WITHSTAND STORMS. AND THEY LOOK DECENT, LIKE A MANUFACTURING PLANT AT THE UPPER SCALE.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO I THINK ENHANCE THE AREA.

AND THE IMPORTANT THING I PART OF THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE YOU KNOW, OUR WATER SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THIS AND THEY'RE GOING TO PAY A WATER BILL. AND SO WHATEVER THINGS WE HAVE TO EXPAND THAT FOR THE SYSTEM, THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT.

AND SECONDLY, IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING. AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS IS THAT IN THE CASE OF GOOGLE THEY USE WATER ALL THE TIME.

FRESH WATER IN THE CASE OF THIS PLANT, THEY'RE USING A RECYCLING SYSTEM WHERE THEY FILL TANKS AND JUST KEEP REUSING THE WATER RATHER THAN DRAWING DOWN NEW WATER, BECAUSE YOU JUST TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT'S REALLY NOT BEEN COVERED AND IS ONE OF THE MAJOR QUESTIONS. WATER AND UTILITIES, HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? YEAH, THE TECHNOLOGY IS DIFFERENT, OF COURSE, ACROSS COMPANIES AND ACROSS DIFFERENT DATA CENTERS.

THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR COMPARATIVELY TO SOME DESIGNS, USES A FRACTION OF THE WATER BECAUSE YOU CHARGE THE SYSTEM ONCE AND THEN IT RECIRCULATES. OCCASIONALLY YOU HAVE TO RECHARGE IT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT SORT OF ACTS LIKE A RADIATOR SYSTEM ON THE ON THE ROOF.

SO SIGNIFICANTLY LESS WATER COMPARED TO SOME DESIGNS.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND ARE YOU LOOKING AT SELLING THAT TOO, BY THE WAY? I MEAN IS THERE? IT'S GRAY WATER; RIGHT. RIGHT.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPLORING IS GRAY WATER, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU KNOW, OTHER DESIGNS WHICH MAY USE MORE WATER.

THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THEN TO TAKE THAT GRAY WATER, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, BEEN RAN THROUGH THE SYSTEM, BUT YET IS STILL CLEAN ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN TAKE THAT AS AN INDUSTRY AND USE IT FOR VARIOUS PROCESSES.

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AND YOU CREATE THIS CIRCULAR ECONOMY WHERE THEN SUDDENLY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'VE CREATED SOME VALUE FROM THAT WATER.

THEY PAY LESS AND THEN IT CREATES VALUE FOR THEM.

AND IT'S ALSO CHEAPER FOR THE NEXT COMPANY. AND SO IT CREATES THIS CIRCULAR.

THAT'S CORRECT. BUT I AND I THINK YOU KNOW AGAIN THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE HEARD RELATE TO UTILITIES.

AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE PRESENTATION TODAY ABOUT THE FACT OF THEY'VE GOT THE POWER, THEY'VE GOT THE THING, AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO IS IT GENERATES THESE PLANTS, GENERATE SO MUCH MORE ELECTRICITY USAGE THAT IT IS GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO HOLD THEIR RATES LEVEL. I THINK SHE MENTIONED FOR FIVE YEARS, AND THAT'S WHAT I KNOW ALLIANT HAS BEEN LOOKING AT FOR YEARS OF WHY THEY BOUGHT BIG CEDAR AND CREATED THAT WAS TO DRAW HEAVY ELECTRICAL USERS.

WELL, THEY GOT TWO. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO DRAW A LOT OF POWER, AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO SPREAD THE COST SO THAT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS GOING UP, UTILITY BILLS ARE GOING UP AND THEIR GOAL IS TO LOCK THE RATES FOR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS NEW REVENUE STREAM.

AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU READ A LOT ABOUT BITCOIN PEOPLE, HOW MUCH POWER THEY DRAW DOWN.

DON'T CREATE ANY JOBS. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THERE ARE HORROR STORIES, YOU KNOW, OF HOW IT HAS IMPACTED DIFFERENT RATES AND THINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

BUT I THINK WITH THAT KIND OF INPUT, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE AS THIS PLANT IS DEVELOPED, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE LANDSCAPING TO HOW IT APPEARS AND, AND THE TYPE OF JOBS AND TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION THEY CREATE, WE CAN TAKE WHAT HAPPENED IN OTHER PLACES AND USE IT TO OUR BENEFIT.

AND LUCKILY WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WATER.

WE HAVE THE POWER. IT'S JUST THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE LOSE IN TAX ABATEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT'S RECRUITED THEM, THAT THAT MONEY CAN COME BACK IN A DIFFERENT FORM, WHETHER THAT'S SALES TAX JOBS OTHER INDUSTRIES LOCATING NEAR THERE TO SERVE THESE PLACES.

AND THAT'S IF YOU GO TO THE DATA PLANTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALL BUILT AROUND THESE THINGS NOW BECAUSE THEY NEED OTHER SERVICES. SO I THINK JEFF MENTIONED THIS AND OTHERS HAVE IS THAT, YES, PEOPLE SAY YOU HAVE A GOOGLE.

WELL, THAT MAKES YOU PRETTY HIGH POWERED IN THE RECRUITMENT WORLD.

WHEN THEY SAY IF GOOGLE IS WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON YOU, THEN MAYBE WE WILL TOO.

SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO KEEP ADDRESSING THE ISSUES BECAUSE CITIZENS ARE CONCERNED ELECTRIC BILLS ARE GOING UP, WATER BILLS ARE GOING UP. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO, WE CAN OFFSET THAT AND HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME ADVANTAGE.

SO THAT'S JUST MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MEYER.

YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, SCOTT. I'VE RECEIVED THE SAME QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND COST. AND GREAT DISCUSSION TODAY.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

THE ONE THAT HASN'T HAD TO DO WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT.

SO AS A CITY, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE BUILD OUT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AS OUR CITY EXPANDS AS WELL AS REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

COULD YOU SHARE SOME INSIGHT IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE FOR SPECIFICALLY CUTS, IS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE, IF AT ALL, THAN ANY TYPE OF NORMAL BUILD OUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA? YEAH. SO WHEN THINKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, IT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET WATER WASTEWATER TO THE SITE.

WE GENERALLY BRING IT TO THE PROPERTY LINE SOMEWHERE.

THAT MAKES SENSE BASED OFF OF WHERE OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS AND WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. IF IT'S HOUSING, COMMERCIAL DATA CENTER WHERE THEY NEED IT TO GO.

IT IS THEN THE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY IT FORWARD FROM THERE TO WHERE THEY NEED IT ON SITE, AND THEN CARRY IT TO AN ADJACENT PROPERTY THAT THEY DON'T OWN.

AND CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT LATER.

SO, THE THE COMPANY, THE DEVELOPER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ON SITE AND THE CITY GETS IT TO THE SITE.

IN THE CASE OF, YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

YOU KNOW, THE COST TO EXTEND THE SANITARY SEWER AND WATER SANITARY SEWER ALONE IS ABOUT $13 MILLION ON, ON THEIR DIME TO EXTEND IT FROM WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO USE IT DOWN TO THE SOUTH AT 76TH AVENUE, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A GROWTH AREA FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, AND THEN 3.8 MILLION FOR WATER AGAIN ON THEIR DIME.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT CREATES THAT OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BUILD. AND MORE AND MORE, WE ARE SEEING THAT THESE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE REALLY WHAT IS WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GET PROJECTS LIKE THIS DONE. THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ALLIANT PARTICIPATED IN THE COST TO SERVE BIG CEDAR WRIT LARGE.

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THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE, IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, THE 76 AVENUE, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO ON THAT.

THERE ARE RISE GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE THAT PAY FOR 80% OF THAT.

AND THEN ANY COSTS THAT THE CITY INCURS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THESE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE YOU KNOW, THE TIF INCREMENT TO USE FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE USING MONEY GENERATED BY THE PROJECT FOR ANY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT ARE NECESSARY.

GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER POE? THANK YOU.

MAYOR. SO I YOU KNOW, I THINK MYRNA, YOU WERE RIGHT.

THE LEGISLATURE IS LOOKING PRETTY HEAVILY AT PROPERTY TAXES.

AND OUR NUMBER ONE JOB, OF COURSE, IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND SO, WITH FIRE AND POLICE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE VERY BEST EQUIPMENT AND THE VERY BEST TRAINING FOR OUR OFFICERS AND FOR OUR FIRE PERSONNEL.

AND SO AS, AS THIS MONEY COMES FORWARD, I CAN KIND OF ENVISION SOME OF THAT PERHAPS NEEDING TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO THAT WHICH RIGHT NOW OUR PROPERTY TAX IS COVERED.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS MY COLLEAGUE VANORNY MENTIONED, NOT ONLY TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A BETTERMENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS, AND THOSE AGENCIES CERTAINLY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BETTERMENT FUND AS WELL. AND SO THE ONLY REAL QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN I TAKE A LOOK AT THE 500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS, HAS THERE BEEN DISCUSSION SURROUNDING USING LOCAL LABOR? YEAH. SO, WITH BOTH PROJECTS, THERE HAS BEEN INTEREST IN USING LOCAL LABOR, WHETHER THAT'S CONTRACTORS FOR GRADING AND MOVING DIRT ELECTRICAL YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION, YOU NAME IT, THERE IS A NEED.

IN ADDITION TO THAT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GOING TO BE ENOUGH JOBS AND ENOUGH NEED THAT PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME HERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT ROUGHLY, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATIVELY, A TEN YEAR CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OR MORE.

YOU KNOW, THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE, LIVING IN OR, YOU KNOW, USING HOTELS BUYING FOOD AT RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES, THAT SORT OF THING, LOCAL SHOPS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO THAT KIND OF MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN AND BRINGING THEIR MONEY WITH THEM HAS A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BILL AND I CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THIS TEAM HAS DONE.

THE MAYOR AND JEFF AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS.

THE $18 MILLION OR 18. WHAT WAS IT? YEAH, $18 MILLION OVER THE YEARS IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I CAN KIND OF ENVISION DOWN THE ROAD US NEEDING THAT MONEY FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. AND REALLY, KUDOS TO LOOKING AHEAD AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. TODD. AM I CLEAN UP? NO. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE THE CITY MANAGER STEPPING IN TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND.

I THINK WE'RE SORT OF MISSING ONE OF THE POINTS.

PRIMARY POINTS DATA. WE ALL USE MORE DATA. WE'VE GOT TWO PHONES AND LAPTOPS UP HERE.

THE OTHER NIGHT, I CHECKED ON MY WIRELESS NETWORK.

I HAVE 48 ITEMS THAT USE MY WIRELESS NETWORK THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WERE ON MY WIRELESS NETWORK AT HOME.

AND SO, IS THERE A RISK? YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALMOST RISK IN EVERY PROJECT WE DO.

I REMEMBER ONE FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY THAT HAD A NEW WAS SUPPOSED TO GO OUT AND DO NEW THINGS AND THREE MONTHS LATER, THEY WERE BANKRUPT.

AND SO. BUT I SEE THE, I DON'T SEE THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY

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CHANGING IN TERMS OF HOW WE USE DATA AND HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO USE.

THE OTHER THING I IN TERMS OF AND THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM PER SE.

I HAVE NEVER FELT AS IF THIS COMPANY HELD US HOSTAGE IN TERMS OF, IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD THERE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A WIN-WIN FOR, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WE'RE GETTING, LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO FARM BITCOIN OUT THERE OR, YOU KNOW, JUST ALMOST BORDERLINE CONSPIRACY QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GETTING.

AND SOME OF THAT SIMPLY IS BASED ON THE PRESENTATION.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THERE WAS CLOAK AND DAGGER, BUT THERE WAS CERTAINLY THINGS THAT MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE THAT WERE MORE TRANSPARENT IN TERMS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, NOT NECESSARILY ON OUR PART, BUT ON THE ON THE COMPANY'S PART IN TERMS OF HOW THEY UTILIZE DATA, HOW THEY, WHY THE NEED, WHY CEDAR RAPIDS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS IN TERMS OF THE SITING.

I THINK IT'S A PERFECT SITE. AND I'M GOING TO HEARKEN BACK TO MY COMMENTS AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT WHOLE QUADRANT IS GROWING LIKE CRAZY. AND YOU MENTIONED THE STORES AND THE, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME THOUGHT GIVEN TO HOW THAT DEVELOPS AS A COMMUNITY, TOO.

PROBABLY THE LAST THING, AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT TANGENTIAL, BUT AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE LION TO A DEGREE.

I'M NOT SURE OF HOW THEY PLAN TO POWER. I UNDERSTAND PARTS OF IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THE BIG PICTURE IN TERMS OF THE DECOMMISSIONING OF PRAIRIE CREEK AND THE COAL PLANT THERE.

THAT THAT IS IN OUR PLANS. AND THERE'S SOME RECREATIONAL IMPLICATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

CONCERNS. AT THE SAME TIME. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD TO SEE THE DISCUSSION AT LEAST HAPPENING.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT AS A FOOTNOTE, AND I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CLEAN UP OR NOT, BUT I'M NEXT.

SO ANYWAY, ONE OF THE I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY ELSE HAS SAID.

I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO IS REFLECT ON THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

IF WE GO BACK WELL OVER 100 YEARS AGO INTO THE 19TH CENTURY, THIS CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO GENERALLY GROW ON NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY.

WE WERE A BIG MEATPACKING CENTER, EMPLOYED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

BUT WE'RE NOT ANYMORE. WE DON'T PACK ANY MEAT HERE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

YOU GO INTO ALL KINDS OF DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING.

EARLIER TODAY AT OUR LUNCHEON, IT WAS MENTIONED HOWARD HALL.

WELL, YOU GO BACK WHAT DID HOWARD DO? WELL, THEY HAD IOWA MANUFACTURING AND IOWA STEEL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

YOU GO BACK TO LINK-BELT AND HARNISCHFEGER AND LITTLE COMPANY THAT STARTED HERE CALLED COLLINS RADIO, WHICH IS NOW COLLINS AEROSPACE. BUT OVER OUR HISTORY, WE HAVE EVOLVED AND GOTTEN INTO NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF 20, 30 YEARS BEFORE THAT TIME. AND HERE WE ARE TODAY, BEING A LEADING CITY WITH FOOD PROCESSING.

WE'VE GOT FOREIGN COMPANIES THAT OWN HUGE PROCESSING FACILITIES HERE THAT HAVE BEEN LIKE LESAFFRE FROM FRANCE.

THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR FACILITY. WE JUST VOTED ON ONE HERE.

I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU KNOW, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN TIMES.

AND I THINK WHAT THE DATA CENTER, IT'S JUST AN EVOLUTION OF THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED FOR WELL OVER 100 YEARS, THAT TECHNOLOGY IS THE FUTURE NOT SOLELY, BUT IN A LARGE SENSE.

AND DATA CENTERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BUT THEY ALSO TEND TO LEAD TO COMMUNITIES HAVING ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES WANTING TO LOCATE HERE. SO, I KIND OF LOOK AT THE DATA CENTERS IS KIND OF THE CORE.

BUT LOTS OF THINGS ARE GOING TO COME BECAUSE THEY ARE WE DO HAVE A FEW LOCATED HERE.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER CHAPTER IN CEDAR RAPIDS LONG EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY AS PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY JOBS, GROWTH IN THE TAX BASE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO FROM THERE.

SO, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE OF THIS PROJECT.

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COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE DISCUSSION, I'D JUST LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. OKAY, SO I THINK I'M THE CLEANUP CREW.

WE SAY THIS OFTEN IN CITY COUNCIL. THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND PONDER ARE RARELY, IF EVER, ABOUT TODAY AND RARELY, IF EVER. ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, EVEN 20 YEARS FROM NOW.

SO TODAY, WHAT SOME MAY SEE IS A $500 MILLION TAX INCENTIVE AS A COST.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, MY LENS, THE LENS THROUGH WHICH I VIEW THAT IS INVESTMENT.

AND NOT JUST ANY INVESTMENT. IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN HIGH PAYING JOBS, LONG TERM TAX REVENUE, MAKING CEDAR RAPIDS A CITY OF INNOVATION AND GROWTH, WHICH WE ARE KNOWN TO BE.

HERE'S THE SIMPLE TRUTH IF WE DON'T TAKE THIS PROJECT, AND I SAY THIS TO ANYBODY WHO QUESTIONS THIS, YOU WANT IT TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T TAKE IT, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL.

AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT. YOU KNOW, BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER ISN'T JUST KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR.

THEY'RE KNOCKING ON A LOT OF DOORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SAY YES AND OPEN THE DOOR WIDE OPEN, YOU KNOW? OR WE COULD JUST STEP ASIDE AND WATCH OTHERS REAP THE BENEFITS.

WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED HERE. CONSTRUCTION IS 500 JOBS.

I THINK WHEN I MET WITH THE CEO OF QTS, HIS FIRST QUESTION TO ME WAS, CAN YOU GET ME 1000 ELECTRICIANS? THAT'S ONE PROJECT. OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT THAT. WE'VE GOT THE PAYCHECKS FOR THE LOCAL WORKERS.

WE'VE GOT THE SURGE IN SPENDING THAT YOU'VE ALLUDED TO AROUND THE PERIPHERY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, APARTMENTS, STORES, BUSINESSES. AND ONCE THE DATA CENTER IS OPERATIONAL, ALL OF THE BUILDINGS, WE KNOW THAT IT WILL BE 100 TO 200 JOBS, HIGH PAYING, PERMANENT TECH JOBS.

SO, THESE AREN'T JUST ANY JOBS. THESE ARE CAREERS THAT WILL ATTRACT TOP TALENT AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO RETAIN SOME OF THE SMARTEST AND THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR FUTURE HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS. THIS IS WHERE THE LONG TERM VISION REALLY MATTERS.

YES, WE ARE OFFERING INCENTIVES UP FRONT, BUT ONCE THOSE INCENTIVES PHASE OUT CONSERVATIVELY FOR SOME FUTURE COUNCIL, HOW FUN THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THEM AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

THAT'S CONSERVATIVELY $100 MILLION PER YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES WHEN THIS EXPIRES.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE THINKING PAST 20 YEARS. SOME LUCKY COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT.

AND LAST I CHECKED, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RETURN ON 20 YEARS.

THE BENEFITS DON'T STOP THERE, YOU KNOW. TO MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND'S REMARKS, IT REALLY TRANSFORMED OUR LANDSCAPE, TRANSFORMS OUR LANDSCAPE AS WE'VE ADAPTED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS.

IT WILL ATTRACT DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS. WE'VE ALREADY HAD WHAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN STATE HISTORY, KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THESE DATA CENTERS.

SO, THE ATTRACTION IS REAL AROUND THAT. WE'VE WATCHED IT HAPPEN WITH FACEBOOK.

THE DATA CENTER IN ALTOONA AND GOOGLE AND COUNCIL BLUFFS.

IT DIDN'T JUST CREATE JOBS. IT REALLY TURNED THOSE CITIES INTO ECONOMIC POWERHOUSES.

AND FRANKLY, CEDAR RAPIDS DESERVES TO BE NEXT.

SO WHY DO WE OFFER THESE INCENTIVES AT ALL? IF CEDAR RAPIDS DOESN'T COMPETE, WE LOSE.

WE LOSE THE JOBS. WE LOSE THE INVESTMENT. WE LOSE THE GROWTH.

AND LET ME BE CLEAR, I DON'T BELIEVE WE CAN SIT ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCH OTHERS REAP ALL OF THESE BENEFITS.

IT'S MORE THAN A TAX DEAL. IT'S ABOUT POSITIONING OUR CITY AS A LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S ABOUT CREATING A CITY THAT BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME.

FAMILIES ARE GOING TO WANT TO BUILD THEIR FUTURES IN.

AND OH, BY THE WAY, INVESTORS ARE GOING TO WANT TO SEE A SURE BET.

WE'RE NOT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY. WE'RE INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE AND THE RETURN OF JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, GROWTH FOR OUR ECONOMY AND REVENUE THAT'S GOING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE DO HAVE A PROUD HISTORY OF SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADAPTING AND TURNING THEM INTO HUGE SUCCESS STORIES.

SO I LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SCOTT OVERLAND VIEW THIS AS THE NEXT CHAPTER.

SO I WILL BE ABSOLUTELY IN RESOUNDING SUPPORT.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE FROM THE COUNCIL.

THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT NORTH OF WOLFORD ROAD AND EAST OF

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider the vacation of a sanitary sewer easement north of Walford Road and east of Interstate 380 (Rob Davis). CIP/DID #6550107-00 ]

INTERSTATE 380. ROB DAVIS IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

ROB, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

I THINK WE HAVE A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

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THIS IS A SANITARY SEWER THAT'S FORCEMAIN THAT SERVES THE HOOSIER CREEK LIFT STATION.

IN 1997, AN EASEMENT WAS PUT OVER THE TOP OF IT, BUT IT WAS NOT CENTERED.

SO WE HAVE AN INCORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. A NEW EASEMENT WAS PLACED OVER THE TOP OF THE SEWER CENTERED ON IT.

WITH THE 2024 PLAT OF THE PRAIRIE INDUSTRIAL.

SECOND EDITION. AND THEREFORE THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT FROM 1997 IS NO LONGER NEEDED SINCE WE'VE GOT THE REPLACEMENT EASEMENT IN PLACE, AND THEREFORE WE WOULD RECOMMEND VACATING THE EASEMENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TWO OF THEM.

THANK YOU MAYOR. 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 A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 3rd Street SE East of 16th Avenue Public Parking Lot Improvements project (estimated cost is $205,000) (Doug Wilson). CIP/DID #3018035-02]

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE THIRD STREET SOUTHEAST.

EAST OF 16TH AVENUE. PUBLIC PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF OF $205,000. DOUG WILSON IS HERE.

DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT IS FOR PAVING A GRAVEL PARKING LOT THAT WAS BUILT LAST YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 16TH AVENUE AND THIRD STREET SOUTHEAST REPAVING PROJECT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONCRETE, CURB AND GUTTER, ASPHALT, PAVING OF THE OF THE PARKING LOT, NEW STORM SEWER AND LANDSCAPING. ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $205,000.

THE BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025, WITH CONSTRUCTION TO START THIS SPRING AND COMPLETION IN LATE JUNE OF 2025.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, DOUG. TIME AND PLACE IS NOW FOR A 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.

SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. ITEM FIVE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS,

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 8th Street NW from D Avenue to E Avenue Reconstruction project (estimated cost is $230,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012300-02]

FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE EIGHTH STREET NORTHWEST FROM D AVENUE TO E AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

ESTIMATED COST IS $230,000. DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR. THIS PROJECT IS FOR FULL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PAVEMENT BETWEEN D AVENUE AND E AVENUE BY THE BUS BARN.

ENGINEERS. OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $230,000.

THE BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025, WITH CONSTRUCTION TO START IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND COMPLETION IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

ALL RIGHT, DOUG, THANK YOU. THIS IS THE TIME AND 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. ALL RIGHT. 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. I DID, NUMBER SIX IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS,

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the E Avenue NW West of 28th Street Detention Basin project (estimated cost is $2,440,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #304504-02]

FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE E AVENUE NORTHWEST WEST OF 28TH STREET DETENTION BASIN PROJECT.

WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,440,000. BEN ORAL IS HERE.

BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. BEN.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND AN EXISTING STORMWATER DETENTION BASIN LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF E AVENUE, SHOWN ON THE MAP THERE. THE CITY RECENTLY ACQUIRED LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE, AND ALSO THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THAT BASIN, TO PROVIDE MORE ROOM AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE. PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IS TO REDUCE FLOODING RISK DOWNSTREAM OF THE BASIN, BUT THERE'S ALSO WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.

SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PROJECT LOCATIONS SHOWN HERE.

BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE, NEW DETENTION BASIN PROJECT AND ALSO A STORM SEWER CROSS CONNECTION PROJECT ON 10TH STREET HAVE BEEN AWARDED GRANTS FROM FEMA WITH A STATE MATCH. THE MAP SHOWS THE HEAT MAP OF SOLID WASTE PICKUPS AFTER A FLASH FLOOD EVENT IN 2014.

IT'S GENERALLY A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHERE WE HAD DAMAGE FROM THAT HEAVY RAIN.

AND THE RED IS THE OUTLINE OF THE WATERSHED. THE BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE FROM THE DETENTION BASIN ALL THE WAY TO THE CEDAR RIVER AND

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REDUCING FLOODING RISK, AND THAT STORM SEWER CROSS CONNECT PROJECT WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT PROJECT.

THIS ONE INCLUDES THE SANITARY SEWER, REPLACEMENT WATER, MAIN LOOPING, STORM SEWER, SIDEWALK AND HAMMERHEAD TURNAROUNDS AT THE ENDS OF 31ST STREET, 30TH AND 29TH AS WELL. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S GETTING FUNDED FROM HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT FROM FEMA WITH A STATE MATCH.

AND WE ALSO RECEIVED A IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP GRANT, WHICH WILL BE FUNDING SOME WETLAND IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH I'LL SHOW ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS ALL COORDINATED WITH THE UPCOMING CHEROKEE TRAIL AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROJECTS.

SO HERE'S A CONCEPT SHOWING WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

THERE'S OXBOW FEATURES THAT WILL BE INSIDE THE BASIN AND THOSE WILL PROVIDE SOME WATER QUALITY TREATMENT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE BASIN TO PROVIDE A LOOP.

ONE WITH THE CHEROKEE TRAIL COMES IN IN THE FUTURE.

THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ON THE EAST SIDE IS GOING TO STAY.

THERE'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE A NEW BRIDGE ON THE WEST SIDE WITH THE CHEROKEE TRAIL PROJECT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME SEDIMENT REMOVAL WORK UPCOMING AS WELL DOWNSTREAM OF THIS BASIN.

AND THE PLANTINGS WILL BE WETLANDS INSIDE THE OXBOW AREAS AND THEN ALSO SOME NATIVE UPLAND PLANTINGS AS WELL.

SO IT'LL BE A NATURAL LOOKING AREA WITH EVENTUALLY HAVING A LOOP AROUND IT AS WELL.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS 2,440,000.

BID LETTING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12TH OR ESTIMATING START OF CONSTRUCTION IN APRIL.

THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY NOVEMBER 30TH.

SEATING WOULD PROBABLY OCCUR SPRING OF 26. AND SOME POTENTIAL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

THE WEIR THAT CONTROLS THE BASIN IS UNDERNEATH OF THAT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

SO THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME IMPACTS TO THAT TO BE WORKED OUT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BEN. THIS IS A TIME AND 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. COUNCIL MEMBER.

OLSON. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH AND HAD VISITS WITH DIFFERENT RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALONG THE BENTON DITCH.

AND THIS POSITIONING WILL REDUCE THE FLOW AND IMPROVE WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THERE AND REALLY REDUCE DRAMATICALLY THEIR THEIR CHANCES OF GETTING FLOODED DURING ONE OF THESE HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE CLEANING THE WATER AS A PART OF THIS AND GETTING ALL THESE GRANTS.

AND I, I THINK THIS THIS IS REALLY PART OF THE FLOOD SYSTEM.

AND BECAUSE THE BENTON DITCH IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FEEDERS INTO THE NEW FLOOD SYSTEM THAT WE'RE UNDERWAY.

AND SO THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT. PLUS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THAT AREA, WHICH IS JUST NOW JUST A GRASS AREA. AND BY ADDING THE THE WILD GROWTH AND THE TRAIL GOING AROUND THERE, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BUT THE REAL WIN IS FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOWNSTREAM, AND THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN FLOODING. AND A LOT OF THESE HOUSES DON'T REALIZE THAT THIS FLOODING CAN HAPPEN AND THEY DON'T CARRY FLOOD INSURANCE, AND IT'S VERY DAMAGING TO SOME OF THESE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO THANKS FOR THIS PROJECT. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH. THANKS, MAYOR. BEN, MY QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE? YEAH. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, $750 MILLION HERE AND NEARLY A BILLION THERE PROJECTS.

AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND THIS IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT FOR OUR RECRUITMENT.

NOT ONLY IS IT ESSENTIAL FOR US TO CONTINUE THE RECOVERY.

AGAIN, I SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT IT BEING 17 YEARS IN AND STILL RECOVERING, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING DISASTERS AFTER THAT. BUT THIS IS REALLY ESSENTIAL, NOT JUST FOR THE FACT OF RECOVERING AND FINDING SOMETHING THAT GIVES A UTILITARIAN PURPOSE, BUT ALSO INTERMIXING THE ABILITY FOR RESIDENTS TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS AS WELL, WHICH IS THE TRAIL SYSTEM. WE CONTINUE TO HEAR AT SEA ANN POE THAT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TRAILS HERE.

MY MY QUESTION IS THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION RECENTLY ABOUT SUSPENSION OF FEMA FUNDING.

DO WE ALREADY HAVE THIS MONEY SECURED OR DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES? I KNOW IT'S VERY TEMPERAMENTAL RIGHT NOW, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THIS PROJECT, GIVEN THAT THE MONEY'S ALREADY BEEN AWARDED? WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT, BUT WE'LL KEEP OUR EARS OPEN FOR SURE.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, I PIGGYBACKING ON COUNCILMAN OLSEN'S COMMENTS,

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WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO TO USE THAT HEAT MAP? MINE.

THAT WAS BRILLIANT. THAT WAS BRILLIANT. AND IF YOU COULD FORWARD A COPY OF THAT AND ADD THE THE STREETS TO IT. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FLOOD CONTROL TO, TO LOOK AT THOSE HEAT MAPS.

THE OTHER THING JUST TO DO, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S FISH IN THE DITCH RIGHT UP THERE, LITTLE ONES.

AND SO I'M CURIOUS. YEAH, THEY'RE LITTLE ONES, BUT I'M INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS YOU'RE GOING TO USE FOR SEDIMENT REMOVAL.

WE COULD MAYBE MIMIC THAT IN SOME OTHER PLACES HERE IN TOWN.

SO LET'S JUST TALK OFFLINE ON THAT LATER DOWN THE ROAD.

OKAY. OKAY. THANKS, BRO. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? MOVING ALONG. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO MORE 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. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS,

[7. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Service Replacement project (estimated cost is $510,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #655996-24]

FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE 2025 SANITARY SEWER SERVICE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $510,000. BEN, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROJECT THAT WE DO TO REPLACE ORANGEBURG OR OTHERWISE FAILING SANITARY SEWER SERVICES JUST TO THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AHEAD OF UPCOMING ROADWAY PROJECTS.

I HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE OF WHAT AN ORANGEBURG PIPE IS.

IT'S A TAR AND WOOD PULP PIPE DOES NOT HAVE A VERY LONG LIFE SPAN.

INCREASES THE USEFUL LIFE OF NEW PAVEMENT TO DO THIS, BECAUSE WHEN A SEWER FAILS UNDER A NEW A NEW PAVEMENT.

WE HAVE TO TEAR THE NEW PAVEMENT OUT AND IT AFFECTS THE LONGEVITY OF THE PAVEMENT.

PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE OPTION TO FIX THE SERVICE ON THEIR OWN BY APRIL 1ST.

WE DID HEAR FROM ONE RESIDENT ON LAWN DRIVE THAT REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL MONTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT BY HAVING THE CONTRACTOR START AT OTHER LOCATIONS.

IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER REQUESTS, THEY CAN CONTACT THE PHONE NUMBER AND THE LETTERS THAT WERE SENT, OR THEY CAN ALSO CONTACT ME. MY CONTACT INFORMATION WILL BE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

AND THIS IS A GRAPHIC THAT WE INCLUDED IN OUR LETTERS THIS YEAR.

JUST EXPLAINING RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SEWER LATERAL OR SEWER SERVICE IS BETWEEN THE HOME AND THE SEWER MAIN, AND THAT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

AND AGAIN, THIS PROJECT IS JUST BETWEEN THE MAIN AND THE PROPERTY LINE OR THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO WE CAN PROTECT OUR PAVEMENTS. HERE'S A LIST OF THE PROJECT LOCATIONS FOR THIS YEAR.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $510,000.

UP TO 50 PARCELS WILL BE ASSESSED AS A PART OF THIS.

THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY WAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED ON DECEMBER 3RD.

BUILDING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29TH, CONSTRUCTION APRIL THROUGH JULY, AND MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.

BEN, CAN YOU JUST REMIND ME OF THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS? YEAH. SO THEY GET A LETTER LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE'VE FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THEIR SEWER.

IT INCLUDES AN FAQ WITH A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS IS.

AND THEN THEY'RE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT.

AND THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO FIX IT ON THEIR OWN BEFORE WE DO THIS PROJECT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANK YOU, MAYOR BEN.

I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE SOME SOME CITIES THAT ARE ENTERING INTO.

I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF OF STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.

BUT I'VE SEEN THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER CITIES THAT ARE ASSISTING WITH SOME COST SHARING OF THOSE REPLACEMENTS.

IF IDENTIFIED. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EXPLORED THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NFC MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH, FOR EXAMPLE? WHAT CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT THAT? WE ARE LOOKING INTO OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE HOUSING MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM THAT THE CITY OFFERS.

THAT IS AN OPTION POTENTIALLY FOR THE NEXT CYCLES, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

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YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. JUST BECAUSE WHERE WE CAN FIND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS ELSEWHERE, I BELIEVE I HAVE AN EXAMPLE FROM MICHIGAN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW I HAD A DISCUSSION RECENTLY WITH A HOMEOWNER WHO WAS DISCUSSING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ON A FIXED INCOME, THEY'VE AGED IN PLACE IN THEIR HOME, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SORT OUT HOW THEY DO SOME SIDEWALK REPAIRS, FOR EXAMPLE. SO I THINK THIS IS MUCH COSTLIER THAN THAT.

AND SO I JUST ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL COME UP. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN DO EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPORTING AS WELL. AND THAT'S JUST KEEPING AND RETAINING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AT THE AFFORDABLE RATE. SO THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

AND THE FIRST ONE I SEE ONLY HAS ONE SPEAKER AND SHE HAS ALREADY SPOKEN.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, OFFICIALLY CLOSE OUT THAT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

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

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

NO CHANGES, YOUR HONOR. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, THEN THAT WILL BRING US TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

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

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[29. Report on bids for the 3rd Street SW from Diagonal Drive to 3rd Avenue Reconstruction project (estimated cost is $2,830,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012347-02]

AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 29, A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE THIRD STREET SOUTHWEST FROM DIAGONAL DRIVE TO THIRD AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,830,000.

DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FULL PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION, WATER AND SEWER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENT AT BOTH L STREET AND THIRD STREET ALONG DIAGONAL DRIVE. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE SPRING OF 2025 AND BE COMPLETED IN THE LATE FALL OF 2025.

BID OPENING WAS JANUARY 22ND AND WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS.

THE BIDS RANGED FROM $2,676,000, $666.15 TO $3,434,554.70. THIS IS JUST A REPORT ON BIDS AT THIS TIME. WE EXPECT ACTION ON AWARDING THE CONTRACT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO RESOLUTION ON THIS ITEM.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 30. THIS IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE FIFTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST FROM FIFTH STREET TO 19TH STREET PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT.

[30. Report on bids for the 5th Avenue SE from 5th Street to 19th Street Pavement Rehabilitation project (estimated cost is $4,390,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012381- 02]

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4,390,000. DOUG, ONCE AGAIN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FULL CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT, ASPHALT RESURFACING.

COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSECTION AT EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST.

WATER MAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT. CURB RAMP REPLACEMENT, AND THE INSPECTION.

THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN 2025 THIS SPRING, WITH COMPLETION IN THE LATE FALL OF 2026.

MAKING IT A TWO YEAR PROJECT. BID DATE WAS JANUARY 15TH AND WE RECEIVED SEVEN BIDS.

BIDS RANGED FROM DOLLARS AND $0.03 TO $5,544,185.30. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO ROCKY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF MARION, IOWA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DOUG. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS.

THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES 31 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE MOLECULAR SIEVE INSTALLATION PACKAGE TWO PROJECT,

[31. Report on bids for the Molecular Sieve Installation – Package 2 project (estimated cost is $300,000) (Brandon Jennings). CIP/DID #6150058-04]

WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $300,000. BRANDON JENNINGS IS HERE.

BRANDON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

COUNCIL BRANDON JENNINGS WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT PACKAGE ONE OF THIS PROJECT.

PURCHASED AIR PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT FOR THE OXYGEN PLANT AT WPC UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT.

THIS PACKAGE 2 WILL INSTALL THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION.

THE ACCESS DRIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND SIGHT IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THE MOLECULAR SIEVE SYSTEM.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT WAS $300,000.

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FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT. ON JANUARY 8TH, THE BASE BID PLUS ALLOWANCE RANGED FROM $288,585 TO $379,285. NB COOKE GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC.

FROM CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, WAS THE LOW BIDDER. CONSTRUCTION IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN MARCH AND BE COMPLETED BY JULY OF 2025.

THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO NB COOKE GENERAL CONTRACTORS IN THE AMOUNT OF $288,585.

THANK YOU. BRANDON. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER POE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES 32.

[32. Presentation and resolution authorizing Revision No. 10 to the Cedar River Flood Control System Plan (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #331001-00]

IS A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REVISION NUMBER TEN TO THE CEDAR RIVER FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE. ROB, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.

MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I THINK I'M BATTING CLEANUP FOR THE STAFF TONIGHT.

THIS IS A VERY. WELL, LET ME STAY ON THIS SLIDE FOR A MINUTE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

WE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE PLAN IN JUNE OF 2015, AND I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR VISION AND LEADERSHIP IN KEEPING THIS DOCUMENT ACCURATE. THERE'S BEEN TEN REVISIONS, SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE 11TH TIME I'VE SAT IN FRONT OF COUNCILS OVER THE YEARS.

THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT NOW BECAUSE JUST RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASSED THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, AND THAT DIRECTED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY IN THEIR WORK PLAN.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE WHAT THE CITY EXPECTS OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE ACCURATE, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY WILL DO THEIR FEASIBILITY STUDY ON.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GET INTO THE CURRENT CHANGES.

BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY LARGE PROJECT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ALSO KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SOME NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON WHEN YOU SAID THE BENTON DITCH BEFORE YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN IT WAS IN MY PRESENTATION.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASKING THE ARMY CORPS, WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THE BENTON DRAINAGE WAY HERE.