Apr 22, 2025 City Council

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

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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND THANK YOU AS ALWAYS TO CITY STAFF FOR ATTENDING AND BEING WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF OUR CITIZENS.

PLEASE TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT INTERRUPT US TODAY AND NOTE THAT ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS, MINUTES, AND VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.

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

WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR INVOCATION RATHER BY PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAIN, KEN GLANDORF.

FOLLOWED BY THAT, WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> LET US PRAY. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING, CITY COUNCIL.

WE ASK GOD THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE DONE AND ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WOULD BE COMPLETED.

WE PRAY YOU GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS STRENGTH AND WISDOM AS THEY DECIDE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. AMEN.

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>> WE'LL BEGIN TODAY WITH OUR VOLUNTEER MONTH PROCLAMATION.

ANYONE WHO'S HERE TO MARK THIS, PLEASE JOIN MAYOR PRO TEM ANN POE HERE AT THE DIOS.

>> WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, APRIL IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, A MONTH DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING AND HONORING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS VOLUNTEERS MAKE BY GENEROUSLY DONATING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO WORTHY CAUSES.

WHEREAS IN 2023, MORE THAN 900,000 I ONES VOLUNTEERED THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRIBUTING OVER 1.5 BILLION IN STATEWIDE ECONOMIC VALUE.

WHEREAS THE SHEEP METAL WORKERS LOCAL 263 AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES LOCAL UNION 1,178 HAVE GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO VOLUNTEER TO REPAIR THE CITY'S REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.

WHEREAS THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERISM, AND THANKS ALL VOLUNTEERS IN CEDAR RAPIDS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

THEREFORE, I AND POE, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 2025 AS VOLUNTEER MONTH AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER IN CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY BY VOLUNTEERING AND RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO SERVE, WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO ONCE AGAIN REPAIR THE STATUTE.

SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 2653 HAVE HAD A LONG HISTORY.

THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THAT WE'VE REPAIRED THE STATUTE SINCE IT STARTED.

OUR RETIREE THAT'S TAKING LEAD ON IT.

THIS IS HIS FOURTH TIME THAT HE'S LED THIS PROJECT.

THIS TIME WE'RE INCORPORATING SOME OF OUR APPRENTICES TO PASS THAT KNOWLEDGE ON.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.

>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE WILL MARK A PROCLAMATION FOR DAYBREAK ROTARY AND THEIR UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY.

I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING THE PROCLAMATION AT THE MEETING AS WELL AS HERE AT COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THIS IS THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB WITH NEARLY 120 MEMBERS STRONG, HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PART OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

WHEREAS THE DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB SINCE ITS INCEPTION, HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF LOCAL YOUTH.

FROM LONG TIME RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS AT

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DAYBREAK MEMBERS HAVE INVESTED THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND WHEREAS THE DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB HAS SPONSORED THE POPULAR DUCK RACE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, AND WHEREAS THE DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB LEGACY FOR LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH.

WHEREAS DAYBREAK ROTARY CLUB THAT WORKS HARD AND PLAYS HARD IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE PEDAL ON THE GAS TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL YOUTH ARE EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESSFUL FUTURES.

THEREFORE, I AND POE, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY RECOGNIZE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025 AS DAYBREAK ROTARY ANNIVERSARY.

THROUGH THE POPULAR DUCK RACE, DAYBREAK ROTARY HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $800,000 TO LOCAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

THE LONG TERM SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLUB'S MEMBERS EFFORTS, BUT ALSO TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED DUCKS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

THOSE LUCKY WINNERS WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IT TRULY IS A TERRIFIC EVENT AND A COMMENDABLE ORGANIZATION.

>> THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG NOW TO OUR FIRST PRESENTATION TODAY.

BRENNA FALL IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECT TRACKING MAP ALONG WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ANGIE CHARIPAR.

ANXIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT THIS IN AN EFFORT TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS.

THIS IS A BIG MOVE TO JUST TO INCREASE THEIR ACCESSIBILITY TO WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THEIR STREETS AND BEYOND.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ANGIE CHARIPAR WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TODAY TO ANNOUNCE A ROLLOUT OF A NEW MAP, A PROJECT TRACKING MAP THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE REALLY FANTASTIC FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND FROM THE COUNCIL.

THERE'S SO MANY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, SO MANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, SO MANY ROAD PROJECTS, AND PEOPLE OFTEN ASK, WHAT IS THIS PROJECT? ARE YOU RIPPING UP MY STREET FROM UTILITIES TO THE TOP? ARE YOU JUST DOING AN OVERLAY? WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE? WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CREATED A MAP ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND BRENNAN IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, OR HOW IT WORKS.

IT'S SO EXCITING THOUGH.

IT'S GOING TO BE EVERY PROJECT THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ON THE WEBSITE.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROJECT.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RESEARCH WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

WE HAVE A LINK YOU CAN CLICK ON, WHICH TAKES YOU EVEN INTO MORE DETAIL.

IT GIVES CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE PROJECT MANAGER AND THE CONTRACTOR.

JUST A REALLY FANTASTIC WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND.

I ALSO THINK ABOUT THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET TO WORK.

BECAUSE WE'RE SO FORTUNATE WITH OUR PAVING FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FOR THAT, WE ARE DOING A LOT OF PROJECTS.

I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO WORK AND YOU DRIVE AND YOU GO, I CAN'T TURN LEFT HERE. WELL, I CAN'T GO THIS.

I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THEY WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION ON A STREET BY ME AND I JUST STOPPED MY CAR AND I SAID, I CAN'T GET HOME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.

BUT THIS MAP IS GOING TO BE GREAT BECAUSE RESIDENTS CAN LOOK AT THAT, BE PROACTIVE AND SAY, I'M GOING TO CHART MY PATH TO WORK OR SCHOOL, WHEREVER I'M GOING.

I KNOW HOW TO AVOID THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS A LITTLE BETTER.

VERY EXCITED TO SHOW THIS TO YOU AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO BRENNA.

>> I DON'T DO THIS VERY OFTEN.

THANK YOU. I WILL JUST CLICK THROUGH HERE REAL QUICK TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

I WANT TO MAKE NOTE.

AT THE TOP THERE, I HAVE A WEBSITE LINK.

THAT IS HOW YOU WILL FIND THIS NEW PAGE THAT WE HAVE.

WHILE WE HAVE LABELED IT CONSTRUCTION, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN JUST EVEN CONSTRUCTION THAT WE HAVE ON HERE AND THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY DO WITH IT.

THAT'S WHAT THE PAGE LOOKS LIKE.

AS YOU SCROLL DOWN, THERE'S TWO BUTTONS HERE THAT SHOW A CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MAP AND A ROAD CLOSURE MAP.

THEN AS YOU CAN SEE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, IT SHOWS 162 RESULTS.

THAT'S HOW MANY PROJECTS WE HAVE LOADED IN HERE RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S JUST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, EITHER CURRENT, PLANNED OR SCHEDULED.

WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MAP BUTTON, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE.

IT'S A VERY ZOOMED OUT VIEW OF THE WHOLE CITY, THE NUMBERS THERE IN CIRCLES ARE AN INDICATION OF THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS PER QUADRANT.

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IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE PROPOSED, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PLAN FOR SOMETHING, YOU CAN TOGGLE THOSE ON AND OFF AND THEN SELECT YOUR DATE RANGE AS WELL.

WHEN YOU HAVE ENTERED IN THAT INFORMATION AND THEN START TO ZOOM IN ON THE AREA THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, THE MAP STARTS TO LOOK LIKE THIS WITH MORE DETAIL.

THE RED LINES ARE GOING TO INDICATE WHERE A PROJECT IS.

I TOGGLED ON CONSTRUCTION AND TOGGLED EVERYTHING ELSE OFF FOR THIS VIEW.

WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT THINGS THAT ARE ACTIVE RIGHT NOW AND ONLY IN THE YEARS 2025.

THEN I CLICKED ON ONE OF THE RED LINES AND YOU'LL SEE A BOX POP UP THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT.

IT'S A VERY QUICK VIEW.

SHOWS YOU THE SCHEDULE, WHO'S DOING THE WORK AND A REAL QUICK SCOPE OF WHAT THE WORK IS.

THEN IF YOU SCROLL DOWN IN THAT BOX, THERE'S A LINK THERE THAT SAYS, LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

I HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE, SO YOU CAN SEE IT.

WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT, IT TAKES YOU TO A PROJECT PAGE.

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE A LOT MORE DETAILED.

YOU CAN SEE THIS PAGE WAS LAST UPDATED LAST WEEK.

WE'LL UPDATE THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION AS THINGS CHANGE.

THESE PAGES WILL INCLUDE, AGAIN, A PROJECT DESCRIPTION, THE SCHEDULE, TRAFFIC IMPACTS.

IT MIGHT HAVE MAPS AND PICTURES.

IF THERE WERE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SOME EXHIBITS FROM THOSE MEETINGS, THOSE ARE UPLOADED HERE SO THAT THEY'RE ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE.

THEN ON EVERY PAGE, THERE'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP FOR UPDATES.

IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE AND GETTING UPDATES VIA E-MAIL OR TEXT, THEY CAN ACCESS THAT FROM EVERY PROJECT PAGE.

THEN IF YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU CAN SEE I'VE HIGHLIGHTED ROAD CLOSURES HERE.

THIS IS A SAME MAP, DIFFERENT LAYERS, I GUESS, IF YOU WILL.

THIS SHOWS THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS.

LIKE ANGIE WAS MENTIONING, THIS ROAD IS CLOSED THAT ROAD IS CLOSED.

WHERE CAN I GO? WHAT'S GOING TO REMAIN OPEN? THIS IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE PROJECT MAP THAT I HAD ZOOMED IN ON.

YOU CAN SEE THERE ON 42ND STREET WHERE THAT PROJECT WAS THAT I HAD HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE.

IF YOU CLICK ON THAT LITTLE SIGN, THAT INFORMATION POPS UP AGAIN WITH WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS AND WHAT THE SPECIFIC LANE CLOSURE IS.

IT WOULD SAY FULL ROAD CLOSURE, LANE CLOSURE, MINIMAL CLOSURES, AND JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT IS.

THEN IF YOU GO BACK TO THE MAIN CONSTRUCTION PAGE, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THIS IS REALLY SEARCHABLE.

PUT IN A KEYWORD OR A STREET NAME IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC.

YOU CAN ALSO FILTER BY PROJECT TYPE, WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD YOU'RE IN, THE STATUS, AND SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO FILTER DOWN TO THE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

GOING FROM 162 PROJECTS AND TRYING TO SCROLL THROUGH EVERYTHING TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

FOR THIS SCREENSHOT, I JUST TYPED IN 42ND, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THREE RESULTS POPPED UP.

ONE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST SCHEDULED.

THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO FIND THE INFORMATION FAIRLY QUICKLY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FOR THE STREET OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO LOOK AT.

IF YOU CLICK ON ONE OF THE IMAGES, IT'LL TAKE YOU AGAIN BACK TO THAT PROJECT PAGE WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, THEN THIS IS ON THAT PROJECT PAGE.

THERE ARE TWO BUTTONS THAT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT BACK TO THE MAP.

THERE'S A LOT OF CAPABILITY AND INTERACTIVENESS WHEN IT COMES TO LINKS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE MAP TO THE PROJECT PAGE AND BACK.

I WANT TO GIVE OUR IT DEPARTMENT A SHOUT OUT.

THEY HAVE DONE A TON OF WORK TRYING TO GET ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ORGANIZED.

IT'S ORGANIZED IN WAYS THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T UTILIZED IT BEFORE.

WE'VE HAD THE INFORMATION. I JUST HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE DISPLAYED QUITE LIKE THIS.

THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. THEN I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT LINK OUT THERE AGAIN.

THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND THAT PAGE AND GET TO THE MAPS.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OUT THERE.

>> JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS LIVE RIGHT NOW.

IT CAN START TODAY.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING FEEDBACK.

WE'VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING, BUT A LOT OF TIMES, WE DON'T, SO INTERESTED IN HEARING FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE AND EXCITING.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? THOUGHTS. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF.

I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE.

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FOR ALL THE TEAMS, ANGIE, BRENNA, ALL YOUR TEAMS THAT HAVE CULMINATED IN THIS BEING AN ACCESSIBLE LINK AND LIVE TODAY, I WOULD JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.

>> THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF PROVIDING THE INFORMATION.

COULD YOU JUST TOUCH ON BRENNA JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF IS GOING TO HAVE TO UPDATE ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SO IT IS SOME EXTRA WORK, BUT IT ALSO HOPEFULLY REPLACES MAYBE PHONE CALLS OR THINGS THEY GET.

COULD YOU TALK ABOUT HOW CURRENT THE SITE IS GOING TO BE.

>> IT WILL BE UPDATED VERY FREQUENTLY, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE PROJECT.

DURING CONSTRUCTION, UPDATES WILL HAPPEN MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN A PROJECT THAT IS JUST PLANNED FOR A FUTURE YEAR.

THAT WILL BE JUST A BIT MORE STATIC.

I DON'T SEE IT BEING A LOT OF EXTRA WORK.

THIS IS INFORMATION THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING IN ONE SYSTEM OR ANOTHER.

THE HEAVY LIFT WAS REALLY PUTTING IT ALL INTO A SYSTEM THAT COULD TALK AND PULL THAT INFORMATION OUT AND DISPLAY IT.

IT SHOULDN'T BE A LOT OF EXTRA WORK.

WE'RE JUST TRACKING INFORMATION IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WAY.

I DO WANT TO SAY TOO, IT'S VERY FOCUSED ON PUBLIC WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL, BUT ALSO WE WANT TO ADD MORE TO IT.

PARKS PROJECTS, UTILITIES PROJECTS, EVEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS COULD VERY WELL FIND THEIR WAY TO THE MAP AND BE REALLY USEFUL.

WE DO EXPECT STAFF WILL USE IT FREQUENTLY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS MAP, I DIDN'T HAVE A SCREENSHOT OF IT, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES SPECIAL EVENTS, PERMITS, AND CLOSURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF WE USE THE MAP RIGHT AND ARE OVERLAYING THE INFORMATION, WE'LL QUICKLY SEE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONFLICT HERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONFLICT THERE? WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS ROUTE OR ADJUST TIMING OF SOMETHING.

I'M JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT IT FOR STAFF AS I FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT TOOL FOR EVERYBODY.

>> GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS.

THIS IS JUST GREAT. REAL COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS INFORMATION THAT IT'S AVAILABLE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? WHAT'S THE COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR SHARING THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT NOW THEY HAVE A SITE THEY CAN GO TO.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL, OF COURSE, USE ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS TO GET THAT OUT OUR FACEBOOK, OR ALL THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS TO GET THAT OUT.

WE WILL ALSO BE PUTTING THIS IN THE NEWSLETTER FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, AND SO WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE THERE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO WALK THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THOSE GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SO THEY CAN SHARE IT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THAT'S REALLY THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

>> THEN ONE OTHER LAST QUESTION, DO WE HAVE AN IS ROB WALK IN THE ROOM? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING SIMILAR TO THIS OR IS THIS SOMETHING WE COULD USE FOR OUR PROGRESS ON FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS?

>> YEAH, THEY ARE IN THERE.

THEY WILL SHOW UP AS PROJECTS JUST LIKE STREET PROJECTS WILL, AND IF YOU ZOOM IN, I DON'T HAVE A SCREENSHOT OF IT, BUT YOU ZOOM IN ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND SPECIFICALLY THIS AREA, THE PUMP STATION AND EVEN THE WORK AT THE TREE OF FIVE SEASONS PLAZA SHOWS UP AS A PROJECT ON THERE THAT'S CLICKABLE.

FOR RIGHT NOW, WE ARE VERY MUCH FOCUSED TO MAKE THIS LIVE ON WHAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

BUT THERE'S A TOGGLE FOR COMPLETED PROJECTS, TOO, AND SO ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH A PROJECT, IT WILL STAY OUT THERE, AND THERE WILL BE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

IT DOES INCLUDE MORE THAN JUST STREET PROJECTS.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ANYONE ELSE? WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.

THANKS AGAIN TO CITY STAFF FOR LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC WHO DESERVES THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION IN INTERACTIVITY.

APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO PUSH STAFF AND JUST REMIND CITIZENS THIS IS WHAT THEY DESERVE WITH PAVING FOR PROGRESS. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION, RSM REVIEW OF OUR BANKING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

RECOGNIZE ABBY DISFONDE AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PHONE CALL FROM JOSHUA PARKER FROM RSM JOINING US REMOTELY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, MAYOR. ABBY [INAUDIBLE] A FINANCE DIRECTOR.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THE BANKING AND INVESTMENT CONTRACT WITH THE US BANK, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JULY 31.

CONSIDERING ALL THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BANKING PARTNER,

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TODAY THE RSM IS GOING TO PRESENT THEIR ANALYSIS AND THE STUDY FINDINGS IN THIS REPORT.

JOSH, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR US?

>> YES, I AM. THANK YOU.

>> JOSH, GO AHEAD. I WILL CLICK THE PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU, ABBY. THANKS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME JOINED TODAY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FINANCE TEAM, NOEL AND CHAD AND ABBY AND HEATHER HAVE BEEN PURCHASING.

THEY'RE FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH.

THEY PUT IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THESE RFP ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT.

MY APPRECIATION TO THEM AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN.

THE RFP THAT WAS PRESENTED TO PROSPECTIVE BANKS WAS DEVELOPED INTERNALLY BY THE CITY, AND RSM HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THAT AND PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY WHO I WORK WITH IN MY CONSULTING PRACTICE.

WE WORK PREDOMINANTLY WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

WE HAVE SOME INSIGHT AROUND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER AND HOW THEY GET APPLIED TO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF CUSTOMERS.

WE WERE PROVIDING THAT INITIAL FEEDBACK TO THE CITY.

THEN AS THE RFP RESPONSES WERE COMING IN, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THOSE PROPOSALS, LOOKING AT THEM FROM FOUR KEY CATEGORIES, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE BEING PRESENTED NOW ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE.

WE WERE EVALUATING THOSE FOR EACH RESPONDENT'S ABILITY TO MEET THE KEY REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE RFP.

WE ASSESSED THE PRICING MODELS THAT WERE BEING PROPOSED BY EACH RESPONDENT.

ALSO THEIR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE, PROVIDING BANKING SERVICES AND INVESTMENT SERVICES TO MUNICIPALITIES.

MUNICIPAL BANKING AND WORKING WITH PUBLIC FUNDS IS A VERY SPECIALIZED BANKING SERVICE.

WE WANTED TO ASSESS WHAT EACH RESPONDENTS LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE WAS, PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES TO THEIR CLIENTS AND OF SIMILAR SIZE TO THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

LASTLY, THE ADDITIONAL OR ENHANCED SOLUTIONS THAT EACH RESPONDENT COULD PROVIDE.

AGAIN, THE CITY IN THE RFP OUTLINED THE STANDARD SERVICES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT EACH RESPONDENT WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IN ADDITION TO THAT, THAT WOULD ENHANCE OR IMPROVE THE INTERNAL PROCESSES OR GIVE GREATER ACCESS OR CONVENIENCE TO THE RESIDENTS OR INTERNAL TEAM MEMBERS.

WE LOOKED AT IT FROM THOSE FOUR PERSPECTIVES.

THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LAYS OUT FROM A HIGH-LEVEL, OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE FULL RESPONDENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED, FOUR PROPOSALS THAT RECEIVED FROM THE RESPONDENTS.

FIRST, YOU'RE ON KEY REQUIREMENTS, THAT BEING WHETHER THE RESPONDENT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE BOTH SETS OF SERVICES, BANKING SERVICES AND INVESTMENT SERVICES.

WE LOOKED AT THOSE SEPARATELY, WHETHER THE RESPONDENT COULD PROVIDE BOTH SETS OF SERVICES.

THE PRICING MODEL, AGAIN, HOW THE PRICING THAT WAS BEING PROPOSED COMPARED TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING PAID FOR BANKING SERVICES AS WELL AS JUST AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE COST STRUCTURE THAT WAS BEING PROPOSED.

THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IS LAID OUT THERE AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL ENHANCED SOLUTIONS.

FOR KEY REQUIREMENTS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THREE OF THE FOUR RESPONDENTS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WERE BEING REQUIRED WHILE ONE WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT SERVICES.

THEY DON'T PROVIDE BANKING SERVICES.

THE RFP OUTLINED 72 REQUIREMENTS FOR BANKING AND INVESTMENT SERVICES AND EACH RESPONDENT NEEDED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT SHOWED HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO THE CITY.

THE PERCENTAGE THAT ARE THERE ARE THE PERCENT THAT EACH RESPONDENT WAS ABLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OR THE REQUESTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RFP.

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US BANK HAD 97% SATISFACTORY RESPONSE WITH TWO GAPS, AND THEN THE FOURTH THAT CAN ONLY PROVIDE INVESTMENT SERVICES HAS 78% OF THE INVESTMENT RELATED REQUIREMENTS.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE NEXT SCREEN, WHICH IS GOING TO PROVIDE A DEEPER EVALUATION OF US BANK.

THIS TAKES THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF DETAIL SPECIFIC TO THE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION.

AS I SAID, WE LOOKED AT IT IN FOUR AREAS, KEY REQUIREMENTS, PRICING MODEL EXPERIENCE, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

AS I SAID, KEY REQUIREMENTS, THE US BANK, GIVEN THAT YOU'RE CURRENT PROVIDER, WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE BOTH BANKING AND INVESTMENT SERVICES OF THE 72 REQUESTS LAID OUT IN THE RFP.

THEY WERE ABLE TO RESPOND SATISFACTORILY TO 70 OF THOSE, LEAVING TWO GAPS IN RESPONSE.

THEN WE DO OUTLINE A CRITICAL ISSUE, WHICH THEY HAVE REQUESTED SOME CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS, BUT WE ARE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE STANDARD WITH YOUR EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

WE THEN LAY OUT THE PRICING MODEL AND SHOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PRICING THAT IS PROPOSED BY THE INDIVIDUAL SPUN, IN THIS CASE, US BANK, AS WELL AS WHAT THEIR INVESTMENT COST PROPOSAL IS TO SERVICE AND MANAGE THE CITY'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND THEN LASTLY THE EARNINGS CREDIT.

EARNINGS CREDIT IS EARNED BASED ON THE BALANCES KEPT IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTS.

THOSE CREDITS ARE USED TO OFFSET THE ACTUAL BANKING COSTS.

THEY'RE OFFERING CURRENTLY A 4.5% EARNINGS CREDIT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST OF ALL RESPONDENTS.

THEY DO THE CALCULATION WHICH WE'VE DONE.

THE EARNINGS CREDIT THAT IS EARNED OFFSETS 100% THE BANKING COSTS THAT THE CITY WOULD INCUR FROM US BANK.

IT SAYS IN THE COST PROPOSAL, $43,302 A YEAR, ALL OF THAT IS OFFSET BY THE EARNINGS CREDIT MADE, SO THERE IS NO OUT OF POCKET TO THE CITY FOR THE BANKING SERVICES.

THAT'S THE SAME FOR ALL THE RESPONDENTS.

EACH OF THE RESPONDENTS HAS AN EARNING CREDIT, AND WE DID THE ANALYSIS AND WE'RE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE EARNINGS CREDIT EARNED MORE THAN OFFSETS THE COST OF THE BANKING PROPOSAL.

THE EXPERIENCE SECTION, US BANK, AS I SAID, THEY HAVE A DEDICATED PUBLIC MUNICIPAL DIVISION.

AS YOUR CURRENT PROVIDER, THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO YOU AS WELL AS TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

MUCH LARGER THAN CEDAR RAPIDS, SOME SMALLER, BUT THEIR DEDICATED PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL DIVISION UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF MUNICIPALITIES, UNDERSTANDS HOW THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THEY NEED AND IS ABLE TO DELIVER THOSE CONSISTENTLY BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE.

THE SAME WOULD BE SAID FOR INVESTMENT BANKING.

AGAIN, THEY HAVE THAT LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR IN MANAGING, BOTH AGAIN, THEIR GENERAL BANKING AND INVESTMENT BANKING.

FINALLY, WITH ADDITIONAL ENHANCED SOLUTIONS, WE LOOKED AT WHAT OPTIONS OR WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS EACH RESPONDENT WAS OFFERING OR COULD PROVIDE.

IN THE CASE OF US BANK, THEY HAVE FIVE OR SIX OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO THE CITY INCLUDING LOCKBOX, PAYEE CHOICE.

THESE SERVICES ARE ALL AVAILABLE AND COULD BE IMPLEMENTED ACCORDING TO THE BANK RELATIVELY QUICKLY, WHICH WOULD THEN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALLOWING TO AUTOMATE AND MOVE TO AGAIN, A MORE AUTOMATED PROCESSING AS OPPOSED TO MANUALLY PROCESSING.

THESE ARE COMPARABLE TO SOME OF THE OTHER SOLUTIONS OFFERED BY SOME OF THE OTHER RESPONDENTS, WHICH WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE WAS ACROSS THE BOARD UNDERSTANDING OF THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT COULD BENEFIT THE CITY.

BUT FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, US BANK WAS ABLE TO OFFER MORE SERVICES AND

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THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES OUTLINE IN GREATER DETAIL EACH OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AS WELL AS WHAT WE'VE SEEN ON THE US BANK SPECIFIC EVALUATION SHEET.

WE'RE SHORT FOR TIME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME GOING THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE IN DETAIL, BUT IT LAYS OUT FOR YOU THE SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AGAIN, EACH OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES THAT WE ASSESSED ON.

THE SCOPE OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND SHOWS WHERE EACH RESPONDENT WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THEY SATISFIED AND WHAT THE GAPS WERE.

AS WELL AS THE BANKING AND INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE THAT'S PRESENTED THERE.

WE SEPARATED THE TWO, AGAIN, INVESTMENT VERSUS GENERAL BANKING TO SHOW WHERE THE STRENGTHS WERE FOR EACH, WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO SATISFY THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS.

IN ALL CASES, AGAIN, A LOT OF BANKING EXPERIENCE WAS AVAILABLE FROM ALL OF THE RESPONDENTS, AGAIN, SOME GOOD INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE AS WELL.

BUT THIS DEDICATED MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC FUNDS DIVISION AGAIN FROM US BANK, JUST OFFERS A HIGHER LEVEL OF FOCUS AND EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA, WHICH BENEFITS THE CITY.

MOVING ON TO THE DEPOSIT INTEREST RATE, AGAIN, THIS JUST GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE EARNINGS CREDIT RATES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED TO THE CITY BY EACH RESPONDENT.

ALL THE RESPONDENTS MADE A VERY GOOD OFFER TO THE CITY AS FAR AS EARNING CREDITS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT COVERS THE COSTS OF BANKING SERVICES AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF FUTURE SOLUTIONS, TALKING ABOUT WHETHER IT'S LOCKBOX OR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ENHANCEMENTS.

THE SOLUTIONS THAT EACH ARE OFFERING, THESE FEES THAT ARE BEING EARNED OR THESE CREDITS THAT ARE BEING EARNED BY THE CITY CAN OFFSET THOSE COSTS.

SO IN THE CASE OF US BANK, THEY MADE AN EXAMPLE THEY PROPOSED AN EXAMPLE OF ADDING TWO SERVICES, LOCKBOX, AND ONE OTHER, AND GAVE THE PRESENTATION THAT THE CITY COULD ADD THOSE SERVICES BASICALLY AT NO COST.

THE EARNINGS CREDIT WOULD MORE THAN COVER THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

ADDING IN THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES, REDUCING THE MANUAL PROCESSING AND JUST [INAUDIBLE] DAY TO DAY WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND IT WOULD COME AT NO TANGIBLE COST TO THE CITY.

JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT ECR CAN BE USED FOR AND HOW IT CAN BE USED GOING FORWARD.

INVESTMENT SERVICE ANNUAL FEES PRESENTED AT THE BOTTOM.

WE HIGHLIGHTED THE GREEN SECTION BECAUSE THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO EXCEEDS $100 MILLION WHO WERE FOCUSED IN MOSTLY ON THAT UPPER PORTION TO SHOW WHAT THE LEVEL OF FEES WOULD BE TO SERVICE THE CITY'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO THE CITY.

>> THE NEXT PAGE OUTLINES THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF ALL OF THE COST PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FROM THE RESPONDENTS.

WE OUTLINED WHAT THE CURRENT COSTS ARE FROM BANKING, AS WELL AS THE THREE RESPONDENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL SERVICES.

WE DID THE COST ANALYSIS FOR THOSE.

ALONG THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ANNUAL ESTIMATED TOTAL WOULD BE FOR EACH BANK.

ONE IS LOWER THAN THE OTHERS.

IT'S ABOUT A $9,000 DIFFERENCE OUT ABOUT $750 CHANGE OR SO PER MONTH.

BUT THE ECR, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, US BANK IS OFFERING IS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER RESPONDENTS AND ACTUALLY OFFSETS THAT DIFFERENCE THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE.

YOU'RE EARNING MORE CREDIT WITH THE US BANK ECR THAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST PROPOSED COST AND WHAT US BANK IS PROPOSING.

IT'S BASICALLY A WASH THERE.

FINALLY, ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE OUTLINED THE DIFFERENT PROPOSED SOLUTIONS THAT US BANK WAS OFFERING, AS WELL AS THEY DEFINED SOME OF THEIR OFFERINGS, BUT ALSO OFFERED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE SOME OF THEIR TEAM MEMBERS COME IN FROM THE PUBLIC FUNDS DIVISION,

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FINALLY, AS WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE PROPOSALS.

THERE'S SOME HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF PROPOSALS.

WE DID A ASSESSMENT OF ALL OF EACH OF THEM BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE BANKING SERVICES AND INVESTMENT SERVICES.

THERE ARE TWO ASSESSMENTS IN THE PACKAGE.

THE FIRST ONE IS BASED ON THE METHODOLOGY THAT THE CITY OUTLINED IN THE RFP, WHICH IS A WEIGHTED METHODOLOGY.

FIRST, LOOKING AT QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE, HAVING THE HIGHEST WEIGHT OF 60%, FINANCIAL PROPOSAL, THE COST, HAVING 10, AND THEN COMPANY RESPONSIVENESS TO THE RFP BEING 30.

WE ASSESSED EACH OF THE PROPOSALS BASED ON THE VARIOUS CRITERIA, DEVELOPED A WEIGHTED SCORE AND THEN TOTAL UP THE WEIGHTED SCORE ALONG THE BOTTOM.

THE HIGHER NUMBER OF STUDENTS, THE HIGHER THE SCORE THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED.

THE NEXT PAGE IS JUST A SIMILAR ASSESSMENT, BUT THIS IS THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE SEMI IDENTIFIED, WHICH WAS THOSE KEY SCOPE OF SERVICES, I OUTLINED ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, THE KEY PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE, THE PRICING MODEL AND ADDITIONAL ENHANCED SOLUTIONS.

THIS MIRROR IS REALLY WHAT THE CITY'S METHODOLOGY WAS ON THE PRIOR PAGE.

WE JUST ADDED IN THIS ADDITIONAL ENHANCED SOLUTIONS THAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE BOTTOM, RATED ON A SCALE OF 1-5 AND IDENTIFIED TOTALLY THE SCORE ALONG THE BOTTOM.

IN BOTH SCORING ASSESSMENTS, THE HIGHER NUMBERS ARE THE ASSESS BETTER PROPOSAL.

IN BOTH CASES, US BANKS PROPOSALS HAVE THE HIGHEST SCORE.

FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE THROUGH IT A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE ME TO TOUCH ON, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.

>> NO, I THINK YOU DID TOUCH ALL THE AREAS.

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL AND THEN IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN TAKE THOSE.

>> QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCIL OLSON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT WAS EXCITING THAT WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR THIS SERVICE.

SOMETHING BEING A PART OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF DOLLARS TO INVEST, AND IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE QUALITY OF SERVICE.

COULD YOU JUST MENTION WHAT IS APPROXIMATELY THE VALUE OF THAT ANY ONE OF THESE BANKS WOULD BE HANDLING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AS FAR AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT MIGHT BE OCCUR? THEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, US BANK IS OUR CURRENT, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND THESE OTHERS WERE IN HERE AND I THINK OUR CONTRACTS ARE WHAT THREE YEARS THIS CONTRACT WILL BE FIVE YEARS.

IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE WITH US ANOTHER FIVE YEARS.

I WANT YOU JUST TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US BANKS, SINCE THAT APPEARS TO BE, RATHER THAN NAME THE OTHER BANKS.

I APPRECIATE THAT HAPPENING BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE FACT THAT WE'RE EVALUATING ALL THESE BANKS.

BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT US BANK, AS WE CAN SEE HERE SCORED WELL.

WHAT'S BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THEM?

>> DEFINITELY, SO THE SIZE OF OUR PORTFOLIO, LIKE WE HAVE THE BANKING SIDE AND THE INVESTMENT SIDE ON THE BANKING SIDE THE COMMON LANGUAGE COULD BE THE CHECKING ACCOUNT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND MORE THAN $150 MILLION OF IN AND OUT FUNDS ON THE BANKING SIDE AND INVESTMENT SIDE, WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND MORE THAN $400 MILLION ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE, IN AND OUT AS WELL.

THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE US BANKS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, SINCE I JOINED MY POSITION LAST YEAR MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH US BANK AND THE TEAM IS NOTHING SHORT OF TOP NOTCH EXPERIENCE AND SERVICES THAT WE RECEIVED.

THE SIZE OF PORTFOLIO THAT WE HAVE IT REQUIRES

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WE US BANK HAS PROVIDED THAT EXPERTISE TO CITY TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND A VERY TIMELY MANNER AND TIMELY FASHION.

OUR DEDICATED PORTFOLIO MANAGER IS AVAILABLE ON MANY INSTANCES AND IMMEDIATELY ON THE REQUEST OF THE CITY AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

DEFINITELY THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICE AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILOR VANORNY.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. WELL, ABBY AND TEAM, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE CRITICAL EVALUATION OF OUR OPTIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S IMPORTANT MANAGING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THEM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN OUR CONTRACTS ARE NEARING EXPIRATION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING EXACTLY THAT BEING THE BEST STEWARDS OF THESE DOLLARS.

I DO FEEL SATISFIED THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR WINNER HERE AS FAR AS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THAT'S JUST RETAINING OUR SERVICES WITH US BANK.

I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO EVALUATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> I ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND CERTAINLY A CITY MANAGER FOR ALLOWING THE COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON THIS AND OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

IT'S A LITTLE CLOSER THAN I EXPECTED.

I DON'T KNOW WHO BANK X IS.

BUT BANK X IS PRETTY CLOSE TO US BANK.

I'M ALSO UNIQUELY AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF LOCAL BANKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'VE WATCHED US BANK JUST GRADUALLY LEAVE OUR CITY, CERTAINLY PRESENCE WISE DOWNTOWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER WHICH BANKS, BUT WAS THERE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDED LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THIS PROCESS?

>> THERE WAS LOCAL PREFERENCE POLICY, WHICH ALL OF THESE THREE BANKS, THEY QUALIFIED AS PER THE COUNCIL POLICY THAT HAS THE LOCAL BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE HEADQUARTERED IN CITY OR THE LOCAL COUNTY.

HOWEVER, THEY HAVE THE BUSINESS OUTFIT HERE IN THE LYNN COUNTY, AND ALL OF THE BANKS BASICALLY QUALIFIED FOR THAT LOCAL PREFERENCE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE DID NOT EVALUATE THE BANKS BASED ON THE PRIMARY LOCAL OR PRIMARY BUSINESS LOCATION.

>> THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU. JOSH, I THINK YOU CAN DROP THE CALL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, JOSH. QUICKLY, BEFORE YOU GO.

ABBY, I COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTED TO DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THIS, WOULD THIS INFORMATION BE AVAILABLE TO US?

>> YES, DEFINITELY.

I SENT THAT, BUT AS WELL AS WE CAN DEFINITELY SIT DOWN WITH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

>> THANKS SO MUCH. THEN, IT'S NOW TIME FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

REMIND EVERYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, WHETHER DURING A PUBLIC HEARING OR DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC INPUT PERIODS OF A FEW MATTERS TO ENSURE WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING.

FIRST, PLEASE REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

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

YOU WILL GET THEM TO US.

SECOND, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

WHEN THE LIGHT IN THE CONSOLE IN FRONT OF YOU TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO FINISH UP YOUR COMMENTS, AND WHEN IT'S RED, WE'LL 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 NO ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING, OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY MEETING.

A REMINDER, NO APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE, CHEERING, BOOING, NOISE OR OTHER DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TODAY'S AGENDA?

>> YOUR HONOR, FOR PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 1, THERE WAS ONE OBJECTION FILED.

FOR PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 13, THERE WAS ONE OBJECTION FILED.

>> ONE OBJECTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 1.

WE HAVE ONE OBJECTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 13.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 1, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET.

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ABBY AND ROY HASMAN, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ABBY DIANE FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND I HAVE OUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR ROY HASMAN WITH ME.

WE WOULD LIKE TO COMBINE ITEM NUMBER 1-6 IN THIS PRESENTATION.

WITH THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF 2026 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE NEXT FEW ITEMS ARE PUBLIC HEARING, AMENDING CHAPTER 12, 13, AND 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF FISCAL YEAR 26 AND AMENDING CHAPTER 12, 13 OF MUNICIPAL CODE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.

MOVING FORWARD, FY 26 BUDGET.

THIS BUDGET NOT ONLY FOCUSES ON THE COUNCIL PRIORITIES, COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEES, LONG TERM INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTAINING QUALITY OF THE SERVICES DELIVERED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO MAKE SEVERAL ADJUSTMENT TO ADOPT NEW FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS TO PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET.

MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS THE SIZE OF OUR ALL FUNDS EXPENSE BUDGET.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TOTAL SIZE OF THE BUDGET IS $866 MILLION WHICH IS THE 2% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FY 2025 BUDGET.

THE BIGGEST CATEGORIES THAT YOU CAN SEE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ACCOUNTS, THAT'S 42%, $336 MILLION.

THE SECOND CATEGORY, THE BIGGEST CATEGORY IS THE PERSONNEL SERVICE ACCOUNT, THAT'S 21%, AROUND $185 MILLION.

THE SECOND ONE IS 16%, WHICH IS THE DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT, WHICH IS $141 MILLION.

THEN AFTER THERE ARE OTHER EXPENSES AND DEBT SERVICE AROUND 9%, $74 MILLION.

THIS IS AGAIN, THE EXPENSE SIDE, ALL FUNDS.

THE KEY INCREASES IN EXPENSES ARE AS FOLLOWS.

THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE 9 MILLION INCREASE IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND WAGES, 3.2 MILLION INCREASE IN THE HEALTH FUND COST, AND 1.5 MILLION INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY, LIABILITY, AND THE VEHICLE INSURANCE COST.

THERE IS A INCREASE OF THAT SERVICE PAYMENT FOR 4.1 MILLION DOLLAR DUE TO THE LARGE WPC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

MOVING FORWARD TO THE REVENUE SIDE OF ALL FUNDS, AS IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET, SO THE REVENUES BUDGET IS ALSO $160,866 MILLION.

THERE ARE VARIOUS SOURCES, OUR FUNDING THAT FUNDS ALL THE EXPENDITURE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LARGEST FUNDING SOURCES, THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH IS A $253 MILLION, 29% OF OUR BUDGET.

BASICALLY, THAT INCLUDES THE CHARGES LIKE UTILITY SERVICE CHARGES OR THE CHARGES FOR THE UTILITY CUSTOMERS.

THE SECOND LARGEST FUNDING SOURCE IS THROUGH TAXES, AROUND $205 MILLION AROUND 23% OF OUR REVENUES.

THAT INCLUDES PROPERTY TAX, FRANCHISE FEES, HOTEL AND MOTEL TAX, AND ANY STREET LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX.

MOVING FORWARD, AS YOU KNOW, THAT PROPERTY TAXES ARE BASICALLY A COMBINATION OF OUR ASSESS VALUATION OF PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THE STATE ROLLBACK RATE AND THE CITY LEVY RATE.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF THREE DIFFERENT FACTORS HERE, AND THAT DEFINES THE PROPERTY TAX BILL BASICALLY.

MOVING FORWARD, THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT THE ASSESS VALUATION OF OUR CITY, WHICH IS THE 100% ASSESS VALUATION.

AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE VALUATION INCREASE FROM FY 25-26 AROUND 3.5%.

THE FY 26 100% VALUATION IS 15.8 BILLION DOLLAR.

>> MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS THE TAXABLE VALUATION.

NOW, WE HAD 100% VALUATION, BUT THEN AFTER DUE TO THE STATE ROLLBACK RATES, THIS BASICALLY THE ASSETS VALUATION DECLINES TO THE TAXABLE VALUATION.

THE TAXABLE VALUATION INCREASED 4.8% FROM 7.4 BILLION TO $7.8 BILLION.

ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SECOND BOTTOM LINE, THE EXEMPTIONS.

THESE ARE THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT EXEMPTIONS THAT ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO TAKE ON TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS, AND THAT EXEMPTION AMOUNT HAS INCREASED ALMOST 65% FROM

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NOW, AS PER THE CHANGES IN THE STATE LEGISLATION, IF THE TAXABLE VALUATION IS MORE THAN 2.75%, THEN BASICALLY WE NEED TO TAKE OUR GENERAL FUND CONSOLIDATED LEVY UH, IS REDUCED BY 2%.

AS YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR TAXABLE VALUATION INCREASE BY 4.8%, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TAP ONTO OUR ACTUAL GROWTH HERE, SO THAT HURTS IN MANY WAYS TO THE CITY'S TRACK ALL THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

MOVING FORWARD, THESE ARE THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLBACKS RATES.

BASICALLY, THESE ARE THE HISTORICAL ROLLBACKS RATES THAT SHOWS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ROLLBACKS RATES HAS DECREASED OVER THE PERIOD, WHICH BASICALLY TRANSLATE INTO THE LOWER AMOUNT OF REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

IN FY 26, THE ROLLBACK RATE WAS 47.43, WHICH SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY 1.1% IN FY 25.

MOVING FORWARD, THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT ALL THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE.

OVERALL, THIS BUDGET PROPOSES AROUND $0.19 INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY AND WHICH IS DUE TO FUND THE CITY'S FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM EXPENSES AND EVEN THOUGH AS YOU SEE THAT THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM LEVY IS GOING $0.22 UP.

HOWEVER, WE ARE ALSO OFFSETTING BY 3% DECREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY, OTHER PROPERTY TAX LEVY.

AS A RESULT, THERE IS A 19 CENT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL LEVY.

NOW, THIS CHART SHOWS BASICALLY THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX HISTORY.

LEVY RATE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, LEVY HAS INCREASED BY AROUND $1.44 OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, AND WHICH IS BASICALLY USED TO FUND CITY'S FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

NONE OF THESE LEVY INCREASES HAVE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, THERE WON'T BE ANY TAX INCREASE HERE.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CITY HAS ALWAYS KEPT THE PROPERTY TAX RATES PRETTY MUCH FLAT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR PRIOR TO WHEN WE STARTED THE FLOOD CONTROL LEVY, AND THAT GOES BACK EASILY AROUND 10 YEARS BEFORE THAT 2019.

SINCE LIKE 2009, 2010, WE CITY THEIR LEVY RATE FLAT.

ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD CONTROL LEVY, THE TAXES HAVE BEEN INCREASED.

NEXT COUPLE SLIDES ARE SHOWING AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT ON THE ACTUAL PROPERTY TAX BILL? THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF CITY'S PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX PAID ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS ASSESSED AT 200,000 WITH NO EXEMPTIONS.

THIS PROPERTY WILL SEE AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF $54, ROUGHLY 3.53%.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IMPACT IS A COMBINATION AGAIN, AS I SAID, THE ROLLBACK RATE PLUS WHICH WE INCREASED BY 1.1% AND AND THE LEVY RATE.

MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.

IF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ASSISTS AT THE $1,000,000, THIS PROPERTY WILL SEE AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF $186, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 1.3% INCREASE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS BASICALLY, THE CITY'S COMPARISON OF LEVY RATE WITH COMPARABLE CITIES IN THE STATE OF IOWA.

IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE IS THIS COMPARISON RIGHT NOW IS DOING THEIR FY 25 LEVY RATE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE FY 26 LEVY RATES FOR THE CITIES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE SECOND FROM THE BOTTOM IS THE CEDAR RAPIDS FY 25 LEVY RATE, WHICH WAS SECOND LOWEST IN THE GROUP IN FY 25.

ONCE THE FY 26 LEVY RATES ARE OUT, WE'LL UPDATE THIS CHART.

MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE SHIFTING THE GAIT TO NOW FROM THE ALL FUND BUDGET TO

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WE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENERAL FUND REVENUE CHALLENGES TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET.

OVERALL, THERE WERE DUE TO ALL THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND SOME OF THE REVENUE PRESSURES, AROUND WE SAW AROUND 5.8 MILLION LOSS OF REVENUE IN FY 26 BUDGET.

FRANCHISE FEES ARE DECLINING, THAT RESULTED 1.7 MILLION LOSS IN THEN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AS I EXPLAINED, THE VALUATION GROWTH LIMITS TO ONLY 2.75% RATHER THAN 4.8%, THAT REDUCED OUR REVENUE BY $1.3 MILLION.

THERE ARE VARIOUS EXEMPTIONS THAT I MENTIONED THAT WHICH WE INCREASED BY ALMOST 65% THAT REDUCE OUR REVENUE BY $360,000.

ALSO, THE PROPERTY TAX BACK-FILL FROM THE STATE OF IOWA IS DECLINING, WHICH WILL BE PHASE OUT COMPLETELY IN 2030, AND THAT IS REDUCED ANOTHER $360,000.

AS WE KNOW, THE AT REGULATIONS, THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERA REGULATIONS WILL CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF LAST FISCAL YEAR, OR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT WILL RESULT AROUND 2.1 MILLION LOSS FOR THE GENERAL FUND IN FY 26.

THIS IS THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT THE SIZE OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS $168 MILLION, 3% INCREASE, 5.1 MILLION.

THE LARGEST INCREASE, YOU CAN SEE IS THE PERSONAL SERVICES AROUND $6.2 MILLION DUE TO THE INCREASED COST OF WAGES AND THE BENEFITS AND THE BENEFITS ARE REALLY THE HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO REFLECT THE CITY'S COMMITMENTS TOWARDS ITS WORKFORCE.

THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY DEPARTMENTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LARGEST DEPARTMENTS BY BUDGET, SIZE ARE POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, FIRE, AND PARKS AND RECREATION, THAT'S ALMOST 72% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET, AND THESE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS BASICALLY REPRESENT AS THE PRIMARY SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE RESIDENT.

NOW, THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME NEW EXPENSES OR INCREASES.

THERE ARE NOT MANY, AS I SAID, BUT THE BIGGEST ONE IS YOU CAN SEE THE 6.2 MILLION IN THE WAGES AND BENEFIT.

THERE IS AROUND HALF MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY AND LIABILITY IN THE VEHICLE INSURANCE COSTS.

THE INSURANCE COSTS ARE GOING INCREASING EVERYWHERE NATIONALLY.

THEN ALSO WE ARE HAVING RESERVING LIKE 500,000 ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY HALL ANNEX PROJECT, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CITY HALL, AND THERE ARE AROUND 400,000 INCREASE IN THE SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER SUBSCRIPTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE MARKET RATES.

AS I MENTIONED, THERE WERE DEFINITELY SEVERAL REVENUE CHANGES OR CHALLENGES.

IN THAT CASE, AS EXPLAINED BEFORE, WE ADJUSTED THE PROPERTY TAX LEVIES, WHICH BASICALLY REDUCED THE DEATH LEVY AND WAS ALLOCATED TO THE OPERATIONAL LEVY, WHICH BASICALLY INCREASE 1.4 MILLION EXTRA MONEY.

THEN WE ARE PROPOSING 1% INCREASE IN THE FRANCHISE FEE FROM 3% TO 4%.

ALSO, THERE IS AN INCREASE OF REVENUES GENERATED BY DEPARTMENT FEES FOR SERVICES AND LICENSING AND PERMITTING.

AND ALSO THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE MARKET HELPS TO GET HIGHER INTEREST INCOME AS WELL.

ALTOGETHER, THERE IS A 1.1 MILLION INCREASE IN THE INTEREST AND AS WELL AS SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR FEES.

THERE ARE ALSO CONTAIN SEVERAL EXPENSE ITEMS THAT WERE REDUCED TO BALANCE THE GENERAL FUND.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE REMOVED THE 382,000 FOR THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE.

ALSO, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAM AREAS.

THOU HAVE THE SUFFICIENT CASH ON HAND TO FUND THE FY 26 OPERATIONS.

THESE ARE JUST ONE TIME CHANGES, THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT REMOVED,

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THE FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFER HAS BEEN REDUCED, BUT THESE PROGRAMS STILL HAVE THE CASH ON HAND, WHICH CAN SUSTAIN THEIR FY 26 OPERATIONS.

YOU CAN SEE THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM.

THE THE TRANSFER WAS REMOVED FROM FOR 125,000 FROM GENERAL FUND TO THAT PROGRAM.

NEIGHBORHOOD FINANCE CORPORATIONS TRANSFER WAS REMOVED FROM 500,000 ENVISION CR PLANS, 100,000, HISTORIC REHAB PROGRAM 25,000.

ALSO SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM OR INITIATIVE TRANSFER WAS REDUCED FROM BY 75,000-175,000.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENTS CAME TOGETHER AND THEY PROPOSED SEVERAL REDUCTION IN THEIR PERSONNEL SERVICES, AS WELL AS DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES, TOTALING TOGETHER A 128,000, INCLUDING FREEZING 6.38 FDE VACANT POSITIONS.

THIS IS THE LIST OF THOSE VACANT POSITIONS, SUCH AS THE CITY CLERK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ONE FDE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THERE ARE A FEW POSITIONS IN PARKS AND RECREATIONS AND THEN OTHER POSITIONS IN PUBLIC WORKS.

THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

OVERALL, THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE CIP BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR FY 26 IS AROUND $350 MILLION.

THE LARGEST BEING THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IMPROVEMENT, AROUND $103.5 MILLION.

AS WELL AS THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, YOU CAN SEE $81 MILLION THERE.

THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT THE DEATH CAPACITY, WHICH IS BASICALLY IS BASED ON THE CITY'S ASSETS VALUATION AND THE OUTSTANDING DEATH.

CURRENTLY, CITY HAS 42% REMAINING DEATH CAPACITY.

RIGHT NOW, THE OUTSTANDING DEATH COVERS AROUND 58% OF THE DEATH CAPACITY IS ALREADY CONSUMED THERE.

OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS, I DID TALK ABOUT THEM THE PROPERTY OR LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND, WHICH IS AROUND $9.1 MILLION HEALTH FUND EXPENSES, WERE INCREASED BY $3.2 MILLION TOTALING TO 32.8, ALMOST $33 MILLION FOR ALL THE HEALTH INSURANCE RELATED EXPENSES.

$4 MILLION WE ARE BUDGETED FOR THE HOTEL MOTEL REVENUE, WHICH ARE UNCHANGED SINCE FY 25.

ON THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE SIDE, AMPHITHEATER BUDGET WAS INCREASED BY HALF MILLION DOLLAR.

IT'S A BALANCED BUDGET.

IF THE REVENUES ARE INCREASING, THE EXPENSES ALSO INCREASE.

THEY ARE SELF SELF SUSTAINING OPERATIONS THERE.

CEDAR RAPIDS TOURISM OFFICE BUDGET WAS UNCHANGED FROM THE $2.1 MILLION.

THIS INCLUDES 800,000 IN HOTEL MOTEL REVENUE FROM THE CITY TO CEDAR RAPIDS TOURISM OFFICE.

PARAMOUNT THEATER BUDGET WAS INCREASED BY ANOTHER 571,000, TOTALING TO $4.6 MILLION.

AGAIN, THESE ARE THE REVENUE EXPENSE NEUTRAL BUDGET.

ON THE OTHER TWO ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES, IMON ICE.

IT WAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY $12,000.

ALSO, IT RECEIVED IMON ICE RECEIVED 200,000 IN HOTEL MOTEL FUNDS TO COVER THEIR OPERATING LOSS.

HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER ARENA COMPLEX COMBINED COMPLEX EXPENSE BUDGET WAS IS $29.4 MILLION.

THIS BUDGET INCLUDES AROUND MILLION DOLLAR FROM THE COMPLEX TO FUND THE PORTION OF CITY'S DEATH PAYMENT TOWARDS ENTIRE COMPLEX IN FY 26.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ROY FOR THE UTILITY PART.

>> THANK YOU. ABBY ROY HUMAN UTILITIES.

WE'LL SWITCH FROM GENERAL FUND TO UTILITIES HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY BE REQUESTING COUNCIL APPROVE TWO YEARS OF RATE INCREASES.

THIS IS BASED ON ADVICE OF OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS.

THE TABLE SHOWN HERE SHOWS THE IMPACT TO A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL 10 UNIT PER MONTH CUSTOMER FOR BOTH FY 26 AND FY 27.

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THIS TABLE SHOWS THE TOTAL UTILITIES COSTS FOR THAT TYPICAL TEN UNIT RESIDENT BASED ON NOT ONLY CEDAR RAPIDS COSTS, BUT ALSO THE OTHER LARGE CITIES WITHIN IOWA.

NEXT ONE. TO GET INTO DETAILS SLIGHTLY MORE.

SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING RATES FOR FY 26, SO WILL BE GOING UP 3.5%.

PART OF THIS REASON IS WE ARE PLANNING A VARIABLE CUT SIZE FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL TO BE ROLLED OUT IN THE SECOND HALF OF FY 26, AND SEWER DAILY SERVICE CHARGE AND VOLUMETRIC CHARGES WILL INCREASE BY 9%.

SEWER INDUSTRIAL RATES WILL INCREASE BY 6% FOR BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND AND 9% FOR OTHER CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEWER RATES.

WATER DAILY SERVICE CHARGES WILL INCREASE BY 5%, AND THEN WATER VOLUME METRICS STEPS 1-3 WILL INCREASE BY 5%, AND STEP 4 WILL INCREASE BY 2%.

AGAIN, THIS CHART SHOWS OUR FY 26 COSTS FOR THE WATER SIDE, FOR A RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER, COMPARED TO ALL OTHER CITIES OR MANY OTHER CITIES FY 25 RATES.

AS THEY ADJUST THEIR RATES, WE'LL AGAIN UPDATE THIS CHART FOR THE WATER SIDE.

NEXT. THEN THIS CHART SHOWS THE SEWER RATES FOR THAT RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OF UTILITIES.

NEXT. GO AHEAD.

>> THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AND APPROVAL OF THE FIRST ORDINANCE REGARDING AMENDING CHAPTER 12, 13, AND 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MAYOR.

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

DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER 1? IF SO, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.

LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH ONE OBJECTION FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL. 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.

>> THE OPPOSED, SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

NOW, ITEM NUMBER 2.

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

THIS IS THE AMENDING OF CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WATER SERVICE.

THIS IS TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

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

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THE MOTION CARRIES.

NOW FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, THIS IS THE AMENDING OF CHAPTER 13.

THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE 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 APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 4.

THIS IS THE AMENDING OF CHAPTER 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE 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 APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING, 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.

NOW, ITEM NUMBER 5.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 12, REPEALING EXISTING RATES AND ESTABLISHING NEW RATES FOR FISCAL 27.

THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

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

COUNCIL? SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE POSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT, ITEM NUMBER 6.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WASTEWATER FACILITIES, REPEALING EXISTING RATES, ESTABLISHING NEW RATES FOR FISCAL 27.

THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

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

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET.

ABBY, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU ONE MORE TIME.

>> JUST SHIFTING THE GEARS FROM THE 26 TO 25 BUDGET.

THE FY 25 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED OR DEVELOPED AROUND 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE F 25 BUDGET BASED ON THE REVENUE EXPENSES OF, AROUND 18 MONTHS PRIOR.

SOME OF THE REVENUE EXPENSES PROJECTION CHANGE OVER TIME BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR.

THE STATE OF IOWA REQUIRES AN AMENDMENT PRIOR TO EXCEEDING THAT BUDGET, IF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES WILL EXCEED THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND IF THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

AMENDMENT WILL ADJUST THOSE UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES EXCLUDED FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

BASICALLY TO COMPLY WITH THIS STATE REQUIREMENT, AN AMENDMENT FOR ONE STATE PROGRAM IS SUBMITTED TODAY.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SECOND AMENDMENT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS IN MAY AS WELL FOR COUNCIL'S REVIEW.

THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT IMPACT ANY PROPERTY TAX LEVIES.

IT ONLY REFLECTS THE CHANGES IN THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE PROJECTIONS AND INCLUDES SOME OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

WITH THAT, THE AMENDMENT IS REGARDING THE REVENUE EXPENSES TO INCREASE REVENUE OF 3.8 MILLION AND EXPENSE OF 5.9 MILLION, INCREASE IN REVENUE AND EXPENSES OF 3.2 MILLION FOR APPROVED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT USES.

THEN ALSO INCREASE IN EXPENSES OF 2.1 MILLION FOR TIMING RELATED FOR THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES, AND INCREASE IN REVENUE AND EXPENSES OF 650,000 FOR HOUSING PROGRAM GRANTS.

ALSO, THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES TRANSFER OF FUNDS, WHICH IS THE INCREASE IN TRANSFER OF IN AND OUT OF 11.9 MILLION FOR TIMING OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR APPROVED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT USES.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL.

>> THANK YOU, ABBY. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE 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.

THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTION, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

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

ITEM NUMBER 8 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WASTEWATER FACILITIES TO CLARIFY PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN BUILDING LATERALS AND CONNECTIONS TO SANITARY SEWER MAINS.

BEN WORRELL IS HERE. BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEN WORLD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE TO SECTION 13.06 OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH DISCUSSES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SEWER CONNECTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO CITY SEWER MAINS.

THE LANGUAGE WILL EXPLICITLY STATE THE PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE LATERALS, INCLUDING THE CONNECTION TO THE CITY SEWER MAIN.

THE INTENT HERE IS REALLY NOT TO CHANGE EXPECTATIONS.

IT'S MORE TO DOCUMENT WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE, AS MANY OTHER CITIES IN IOWA HAVE DONE.

JUST SOME BACKGROUND. SEWER LATERALS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, THAT'S NOT NEW.

WHEN LATERALS ARE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, IT NOT ONLY INCREASES THE RISK OF SEWAGE BACKUPS FOR HOMEOWNERS, BUT ALSO INCREASES THE MAINTENANCE BURDEN ON THE CITY.

HAVING PRIVATE MAINTENANCE EXPECTATIONS WRITTEN EXPLICITLY INTO THE CITY CODE WILL ASSIST SEWER OPERATION STAFF WITH ENFORCEMENT WHEN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR THE RIGHT OF WAY IS IMPACTED BY LACK OF PRIVATE LATERAL MAINTENANCE.

THAT'S REALLY WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM IS FROM OUR OPERATION STAFF, WANTING SOME CITY CODE TO BE ABLE TO REFERENCE FOR REQUIREMENTS.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS LANGUAGE IN CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING

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THE IMPACT ON CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND RIGHT OF WAY.

SOME OF THE COMMON THINGS WE SEE ARE ROOT INTRUSION INTO THE MAIN.

WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS A SCREENSHOT OF SOME TELEVISING OF A CITY MAIN AND THE PRIVATE LATERAL IS FAILING AND ROOTS ARE GROWING INTO THE CITY SEWER MAIN.

IF THAT'S NOT CUT OUT AND ADDRESSED, IT'LL CAUSE A BACKUP OF SEWAGE AND AFFECT OTHER PROPERTIES.

THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON.

THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, LIKE MANY OTHER ONES, THE CITY HAS TO GO BACK AND CUT THESE ROOTS OUT MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR TO PREVENT THOSE SEWAGE BACKUPS.

OTHER ISSUES, SINK HOLES.

IF THERE'S A SEPARATED JOIN OR A COLLAPSE, A CRACK, GROUNDWATER WILL PULL SOIL DOWN INTO THE LATERAL AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT'LL FORM A HOLE.

SOME OF THEM ARE SMALL ANKLE TURNERS, BUT SOME OF THEM CAN BE LARGER AND A LITTLE MORE DANGEROUS.

THAT CAN ALSO AFFECT STREETS AND SIDEWALK PAVEMENTS.

THEN ANYTIME YOU HAVE OPENINGS IN THE SEWER SYSTEM, YOU'RE GIVING A CHANCE FOR STORM WATER AND GROUNDWATER TO ENTER THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL.

I JUST WANT TO START WITH A COUPLE OF DEFINITIONS.

THESE ARE NOT CHANGING.

BUILDING SEWER AND THE CEDAR RAPIDS CODE, MEANS THAT PART OF THE LOWEST PIPING OF A DRAINAGE SYSTEM, WHICH RECEIVES THE DISCHARGE FROM SOIL, WASTE, AND OTHER DRAINAGE PIPES INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING, CONVEYS IT TO THE BUILDING LATERAL.

BUILDING LATERAL IS THE EXTENSION FROM THE BUILDING SEWER, MEANING BEGINNING FIVE FEET OUTSIDE THE INTERFACE OF THE BUILDING WALL AND EXTENDING TO THE PUBLIC SEWER OR OTHER PLACE OF DISPOSAL.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? [NOISE] KELLY ALBERT AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION MADE THIS GRAPHIC FOR ME.

I'M NOT THIS GOOD OF AN ARTIST. THANK YOU, KELLY.

THE BUILDING SEWER IN CEDAR RAPIDS CITY CODE IS THE SEWER ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING AND THE FOUNDATION, THE LATERAL, WHICH IS WHAT THIS AFFECTS OUTSIDE OF THAT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOMES OR FOUNDATIONS.

THE WHOLE THING IS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY, INCLUDING THE CITY MAIN, BUT THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR LATERALS.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE.

ALL BUILDING LATERALS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO SANITARY SEWER MAIN SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THE CITY MAY INSPECT BUILDING LATERALS WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ANY FAILURE OR DEFECT OF THE BUILDING LATERAL OR THE CONNECTION OF THE BUILDING LATERAL TO THE CITY SEWER MAIN, INCLUDING SURFACE RESTORATION, SHALL BE PROMPTLY REPAIRED BY THE OWNER.

IF NOT PROMPTLY REPAIRED AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OWNER, THE CITY MAY PERFORM THE REPAIRS AND ASSESS THE COST TO THE OWNER.

THIS LANGUAGE IS LARGELY BASED OFF OF CITY OF IOWA CITY LANGUAGE.

WE'VE ALSO ROLLED IN THE INSPECTION COMPONENT FROM CITY OF WATERLOO, BUT IT REFERENCES BACK TO THE DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING LATERAL AND THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY CODE.

AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN THIS WOULD BE USED, LET'S SAY THAT A SINKHOLE OPENS UP IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE CITY GETS A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

COULD BE A NUMBER OF CAUSES, BUT THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY INSPECT OUR CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE COULD GO IN AND SEE, IS THIS SINKHOLE ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIVATE LATERAL.

IF IT IS, WE WOULD PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OWNER THAT, HEY, YOU NEED TO GET THIS FIXED, AND THEN IF THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT, THEN WE WOULD FIX IT AND ASSESS THE COST.

SOME BENEFITS OF THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES CLARITY FOR THE PUBLIC ON THEIR MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT REALLY CHANGING EXPECTATIONS HERE.

IT'S JUST A DOCUMENTATION EXERCISE.

ALLOW CITY STAFF TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF AN ISSUE, PROVIDE WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR THE OWNER TO REPAIR, AND IF NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AND ASSESS THE COST.

AGAIN, CORRECTION OF PRIVATE LATERAL ISSUES.

SEVERAL BENEFITS REDUCES THE RISK OF SEWAGE BACKUPS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THEIR NEIGHBORS.

A LOT OF THESE HAVE A PUBLIC INTEREST.

REDUCES THE BURDEN OF RECURRING MAINTENANCE FOR CITY STAFF, PROTECTS PAVEMENTS FROM UNDERMINING, STOPS THE FORMATION OF SINKHOLES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF STORM WATER AND GROUNDWATER ENTERING THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.

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

>> THANK YOU, BEN. THIS IS THE TIME TO PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL?

>> LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD, COUNCIL.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

IS THERE ANY WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO BE PROACTIVE IN PREVENTING THINGS LIKE THE ROOTS, WHAT SUGGESTIONS?

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>> YOU CAN HIRE COMPANIES TO DO A LATERAL LAUNCH AND INSPECT.

IF YOU HAVE AN OLDER LATERAL AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE CONDITION, YOU CAN GET TELEVISING DONE AND THEY WILL TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY CONDITION ISSUES.

WE ALSO HAVE A MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM THROUGH THE CITY, WHICH CAN HELP PEOPLE THROUGH REPAIRS LIKE THAT IF THEY QUALIFY FINANCIALLY AND SOME OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

>> WOULD A RESIDENT BE ABLE TO CALL THE CITY TO PROACTIVELY TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATUS OR DO WE NOT DO THAT?

>> PROBABLY NOT IN A PROACTIVE SENSE.

IT WOULD JUST BE IF WE'VE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY?

>> JUST TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, THOUGH, BEN, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THESE ARE NOT ALWAYS, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A REAL CAUSE OF TREES AND WHERE THEY ARE ROOTED.

DO WE HAVE ADVICE FROM OUR FORESTER TEAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT SAYS, PLEASE DON'T, BECAUSE YOU CAN GO OUT AND CALL 411 AND GET SOME LINES MARKED IN DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, SIMILARLY, WOULD YOU ALSO POTENTIALLY CALL 411 AND HAVE YOUR OWN LINES MARKED SO THAT YOU KNOW WHERE NOT TO PUT TREES THAT HOPEFULLY THEY WOULDN'T IMPACT SOME OF THESE PIPES? I IMAGINE THAT THAT'S MAYBE WHAT YOU WERE THINKING.

>> YEAH, THAT IS AN OPTION.

>> DO WE THEN HAVE ADVICE IN TERMS OF HOW FAR AWAY FROM WHERE THESE LINES ARE? I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF IF YOU CAN PREVENT IT IN THAT, AND THERE IS SOME ADVICE SAYING MAYBE 10 FEET FROM ANY EXISTING LINES.

>> BASICALLY, THE ROOTS CAN EXTEND MORE OR LESS AS FAR AS THE DRIP LINE OF THE TREE, SO AS WIDE AS THE TREE LOOKS OVERHEAD AS POTENTIALLY HOW WIDE THE ROOTS ARE.

IT'S PRETTY COMMON TO HAVE LATERALS THAT ARE WITHIN THAT RANGE OF A TREE.

>> IT COULD JUST BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.

I THINK THAT GRAPHIC WAS GREAT.

THOSE VISUALIZATIONS ARE REALLY HELPFUL IN JUST EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND THEN ANY CHANGES.

BUT THEN ALSO IF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CAN EXPLAIN ANY TIPS AND TRICKS IN TERMS OF THAT, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE ARE ENCOURAGING SO MANY PRIVATE OWNERS TO REPLANT TREES AFTER A DERECHO, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.

>> AGREE. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH, BEN.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS, THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

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

AT A NUMBER 9 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OF THIRD STREET, FOURTH STREET, G AVENUE, H AVENUE, AND I AVENUE, NORTHWEST, AND ASSOCIATED ALLEYS GENERALLY BOUNDED BY F AVENUE, NORTHWEST AND THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD RIGHT AWAY.

ROB DAVIS IS HERE, ROB, WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE AREA THAT THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED, THE FIVE STREETS AND ALLEYS ARE SHOWN HERE IN BLUE.

THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY 4.5 ACRES.

FOR REFERENCE, I'VE ALSO SHOWN IN THE TAN PEACH COLOR HERE, THAT'S THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM THAT BOTH THESE PROJECTS, THE AREA IN BLUE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CEDAR CROSSING CASINO SITE.

THESE ARE JUST THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ALLEYS THAT THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE ITEM TO COUNCIL, WHICH WHEN THE CITY SELLS THE NON-RIGHT OF WAY LAND TO THE CASINO, THEY'LL ALSO BE ADDRESSING UTILITIES, WHETHER IT BE PRIVATE OR RELOCATED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS JUST ON THE AREAS IN BLUE, WHICH ARE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE WOULD VACATE TO THE CASINO, AND THIS IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH FIVE ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 25-29, IN WHICH WE'LL BE ESTABLISHING FIVE EASEMENTS OVER THOSE RIGHT OF WAYS.

THREE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH UTILITIES, AND TWO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE AREA HERE SHOWN WILL BE BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CASINO SITE, ANTICIPATED TO ALSO OPEN IN LATE 2026.

THIS IS ALL IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CEDAR RAPIDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP.

AGAIN, WE'LL BRING BACK EASEMENTS ALSO THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY HERE.

THE PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READ IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THE VACATIONS OF THESE RIGHTS OF WAY, AND THEN AGAIN, NOTING THERE'S FIVE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHING EASEMENTS IN THESE AREAS, WHICH WILL BE RETAINED AFTER WE VACATE IT. THANK YOU.

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

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COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM.

>> RECUSING YOURSELF. ANYONE ELSE? THEN, IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DISPOSITION OF 15 CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG ELLIS BOULEVARD, NORTHWEST NEAR TIME CHECK PARK.

JEFF WOZENCRAFT IS HERE. JEFF I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, JEFF WOZENCRAFT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AS STATED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROPERTIES ALONG ELLIS BOULEVARD NEAR TIME CHECK PARK.

AN AERIAL IMAGE HERE SHOWING THE PARCELS IN QUESTION, TIME CHECK PARK IS OVER OFF THE RIGHT AT THE IMAGE, ELLIS BOULEVARD RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE, AND THEN TWO GROUPS OF PARCELS, ONE BETWEEN J AND I AVENUE, AND THEN THE OTHER BETWEEN K AVENUE AND J AVENUE.

SOME CHARACTERISTICS.

JUST OVER TWO ACRES IN TOTAL, 15 PARCELS IN QUESTION.

THEY ARE ALL VACANT LOTS.

THERE IS A MIX OF ZONING BETWEEN URBAN VILLAGE GENERAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL USES ON TOP OF RESIDENTIAL USES, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SMALL-SCALE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN T-R1, TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL SINGLE UNIT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SINGLE UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

ALL OF THE PARCELS IN QUESTION HAVE ACCESS TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

THEY WERE ACQUIRED POST FLOOD OF 2008, AND THEY ARE ALL LOCATED IN 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN, SO WE'LL NEED TO MEET OUR FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE.

ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE SOME STREET VIEWS OF THESE PARCELS IN QUESTION.

ON THE TOP IS THE PARCELS, JUST TO THE, WHAT WOULD THAT BE, EAST OF ELLIS AND BETWEEN SIXTH STREET AND I AVENUE.

THE RIGHT OR THE BOTTOM IS K AVENUE AND ELLIS THE NEXT TWO IMAGES, OUR TOP IS ALONG I AVENUE, AND THEN THE BOTTOM IS ALONG EIGHTH STREET, NORTHWEST, EXCUSE ME.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES, ALIGNMENT HERE WITH THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2017.

THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS HOW WE ENVISIONED THIS AREA REDEVELOPING AS ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PLAN WITH THIS TEAL GREEN ENHANCING AND INCREASING INTENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USES ALONG ELLIS BOULEVARD.

NOTED IN THAT SECOND BULLET PREFERENCE FOR HOUSING AND THEN IN PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL USES ALONG K AVENUE AND ELLIS AT THAT INTERSECTION.

DESIGN THAT MEETS THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS.

MANY OF THESE PARCELS ARE LOCATED IN OUR URBAN FORM DISTRICTS, SO MEETING THAT DESIGNATION, THEY SHOULD ALSO CONTEMPLATE PAVING HALF WIDTH OF THE ADJACENT ALLEY AND THEN ALSO BE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.

WE HEARD IN OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION, ENSURING THAT TREES ARE CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THIS DISPOSITION, NOTING THAT THERE ARE SOME LARGER TREES ON SOME OF THESE LOTS, SO OUR CITY ARBORIST DID A TREE INVENTORY HERE, NOTING SOME OF THE LARGER TREES ON THE LOTS BETWEEN J AVENUE AND I AVENUE, SORRY.

JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE OF THIS, ORANGE DOT HERE WAS NOTED AS A 36 INCH WHITE POPLAR TREE IN GOOD TO FAIR CONDITION.

AS A REMINDER, OUR TREE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT TREE, WHICH IS A TREE OVER 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER BE REPLACED WITH THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT TREES.

SO IF THAT 36 INCH WHITE POPLAR WERE REMOVED, AN EQUIVALENT 36 INCHES OF REPLACEMENT TREES WOULD NEED TO BE PLANTED ON SITE OR PAID FOR FEE IN LIEU.

FOR THE NEXT STEPS, TODAY, WE'RE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

JUNE 20TH IS WHEN WE WILL HAVE PROPOSALS DUE.

AFTER THAT, THERE WOULD BE A STAKEHOLDER REVIEW, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE, A LENDING PROFESSIONAL, AND A NON-COMPETING DEVELOPER, AND THEN HOPE TO BE BACK TO CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 8 FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION, AND IF NECESSARY, A NEGOTIATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN SUMMER.

WITH THAT, CITY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO INITIATE THE RFP, AND I WILL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, JEFF.

THIS IS THE TIME IN A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JEFF. THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE COUNCIL-MEMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO TREES, BECAUSE AS YOU TOOK A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE PICTURES,

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WHEN AND IF A DEVELOPER IS REPLACING TREES, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTING NATIVE TREES.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHEN WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS ABOUT THAT PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE SPECIFIC TREES RATHER THAN, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ORNAMENTAL TREE?

>> THAT WAS CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY IN THE RELIEF PLAN AS THOSE KEYSTONE SPECIES FOR REPLACEMENT, AND THOSE ARE RECOMMENDED AS PART OF THAT PLAN.

AS IT GOES FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THOSE ARE NEGOTIATED, AND CERTAINLY THAT COULD FACTOR INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IF IT IS OF COUNCIL'S PRIORITY.

>> I WOULD WONDER ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD HOPE THAT DEVELOPERS WOULD PAY SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO UTILIZING THOSE TREES IN REPLANTING THE NATIVE TREES, SO I WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.

THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO OUR TEAM. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> MAYOR, JEFF, ARE WE ASKING FOR PROPOSALS SEEM PLURAL? JUST I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO THINK ABOUT CLAWBACKS, OR AT LEAST TIME LIMITS ON HOW LONG SOMEBODY CAN HOLD ONTO IT WITHOUT ANY DEVELOPMENT.

I SAY THAT AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH.

I THINK, COUNCIL, WE NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF THESE HOMES.

LUMBER COSTS ARE PROBABLY INCREASED 20%.

SOMEBODY CAN TELL US HERE.

I'M SURE, BUT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND DEVELOP A HOUSE THAT'S AFFORDABLE WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT BUY IN FROM THE CITY, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO MAKE IT WORK THERE, AND SO THAT BEING SAID, WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE AWARE THAT BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS, THAT IS IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE IN THAT AREA TO DO A MARKET RATE, I'M SURE A DEVELOPER COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO AND CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CHARGE, BUT IT WOULD BE KEEPING IN CONTEXT WITH WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY THINK MIGHT BE WHAT IS THE BEST OUTCOME FOR BOTH PARTIES, AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT DETERMINATION WHEN YOU GET THE PROPOSALS BACK.

IT'S NOT GETTING CHEAPER.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD POINT.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ELEVEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 1406 AND 1410 ADAIR COURT SOUTHWEST FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY MIDLAND VENTURES, LLC.

SETH GUNDERSON IS HERE, SETH, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU. SETH GUNDERSON, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AS MENTIONED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM, THIS IS A REQUESTED CHANGE OF ZONE FROM THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO THE SUBURBAN MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT.

THIS IS FOR A LITTLE OVER 2.5 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD IN SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS.

HERE IS AN AERIAL SHOWING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THIS IS THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD COMPLEX ACROSS WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD FROM THE SITE.

THIS WAS RECENTLY SUBDIVIDED FOR ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND SUBDIVIDED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPER IS WANTING TO REZONE THESE TWO PARCELS ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

HERE IS THE ZONING MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY TO BE REZONED IN THE EXISTING ZONING.

THEY WOULD BE GOING TO THE RED COLOR SUBURBAN MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT.

HERE'S AN AERIAL SHOWING THE SITE.

YOU CAN SEE DEVELOPMENT ALONG ADAIR COURT TO THE SOUTH OF IT IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE DISTRICT FROM THIS AERIAL, AND THEN HERE'S A CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING STRIP COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FACING WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN THERE.

IN TERMS OF REZONING CRITERIA, WE FIND THAT THE REQUEST IS IN ACCORD WITH THE URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY DESIGNATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

STAFF FEELS THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, AND AREA WILL NOT BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSAL.

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THIS WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 3RD, PENDING TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING, SECOND AND POTENTIAL THIRD READINGS OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE ON MAY 13TH.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS DOES THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS THE TIME OF PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

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

COUNCIL. COUNCILOR VANORNY.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. SETH, THIS JUST REMINDS ME OF A CONVERSATION THAT A RESIDENT BROUGHT UP NOT THAT LONG AGO, AND ACE IS ACTUALLY HERE.

TALKING ABOUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN AND AROUND THIS AREA, AND I EXPECT IT TO BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN.

BUT I DO THINK THAT WE'RE AT THAT CRITICAL TIPPING POINT, WHERE I THINK IT'S GOOD JUST TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE AND START REALLY CRITICALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE FILLING THAT IN.

I KNOW THAT AT SOME POINT IN TIME WHEN WE'VE GOT QTS AND WE'VE GOT GOOGLE, AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE WANTING TO BUILD THERE AS WELL, WE NEED TO START IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MISSING PIECES BECAUSE I THINK THIS HELPS US.

THE SERVICES THAT WERE MOCKED UP THERE ARE THINGS THAT ANYBODY WOULD REALLY USE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

BUT I THINK WE ALSO WANT TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT OTHER THINGS INCLUDING POTENTIALLY A GROCERY STORE, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A LONG CONVERSATION HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT CRITICAL DENSITY.

IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC.

>> THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD TO THAT.

THAT IS REALLY THE GATEWAY INTO OUR CITY.

I THINK IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES, AS A PART OF THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH I COMPLETELY AGREE, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND PUTTING OUR BEST FACE ON.

AGAIN, WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD WILL BE OFTEN THE FIRST AND THE LAST THING PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY COME TO OUR CITY, SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THAT CONVERSATION.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ZONING. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

>> SETH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE? I WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK.

WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD IS BEHIND?

>> YEAH.

>> THAT'S.

>> WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING.

I NEVER PICKED UP ON THAT.

IT'S WEIRD TO HAVE OUR BACK DOOR [LAUGHTER] TO A MAJOR TO YOUR POINT, MAY OR TO A MAJOR STREET ENTERING OUR CITY, AND HAVING A HAVING IT REVERSED, I WOULD THINK, WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S THERE.

I KNOW THIS IS A ZONING THING AT THIS POINT, BUT I THINK THAT FEELS REALLY WEIRD.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. I AM MINDFUL.

THIS IS A ZONING QUESTION, AND IF I DON'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ZONING, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.

IF THERE AREN'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEN VAN ORNE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> AYE.

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

ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY.

A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LOW SINGLE UNIT DISTRICT TO PROPERTY NORTH OF HOLLY CIRCLE AND GIBSON DRIVE, NORTHEAST AND EAST OF SAND AND ROAD NORTHEAST AS REQUESTED BY NORTHERN BOUNDARIES, LLC.

SETH, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUEST TO MODIFY AN EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

THAT REQUEST IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS A REZONING REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING APPROVAL TO DELETE TWO CONDITIONS RELATED TO A PAST APPROVAL THAT ARE NO LONGER RELEVANT, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE SIDE YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I'LL DESCRIBE.

THIS IS THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE AREA IN QUESTION.

THIS IS AT GIBSON DRIVE.

SANDIN IS A STREET HERE TO THE EAST.

BLAIR'S FERRY IS TO THE SOUTH DOWN HERE.

THIS AREA, WHICH IS NOT COLORED TO THE EAST IS IN THE CITY OF HIAWATHA.

HERE'S A REZONING MAP SHOWING THE EXISTING ZONE DISTRICT.

THIS IS CURRENTLY S-RL1 WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT THAT IS A ZONE THAT IT WILL STAY IN.

THE S-RL1 ZONE DISTRICT IS BASICALLY ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF HERE DOWN TO BLAIR'S FERRY ROAD.

THE ACRE LOTS, IS A RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT TO THE WEST OF THE PARCEL, AND SOME OF THIS OVER TO THE EAST ARE ACRE LOTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN THE COUNTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY ANNEXED.

THEN HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW SHOWING THE SITE IN CLOSER DETAIL.

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THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 3.

IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THE SITE WILL BE DEVELOPED.

ALL OF THE PARCELS ON THE LOT MEET THE ZONING CODE REQUIREMENTS, SO THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAT WAS NOT CONTINGENT UPON THIS REQUESTED CHANGE TO THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE BACK IN 2023, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS AN OVERLAY THAT ALLOWS FOR EXCEPTIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE UNDERLYING ZONING WAS APPROVED.

AT THAT TIME, THE DEVELOPER WAS SEEKING TO DEVELOP AN AGE RESTRICTED GATED COMMUNITY ON THE SITE, WITH UP TO 36 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON A SINGLE PARCEL, WITH THE REST OF THE SITE LEFT TO BE DEVELOPED BY OTHERS.

THAT DEVELOPER HAS SINCE GONE AWAY.

THE CURRENT DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP, LIVED ABOUT 56 SINGLE UNIT LOTS ON THE SITE.

WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING IS A REQUESTED REDUCTION IN THE SIDE YARD SETBACK.

THEY'RE REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE SIDE YARD SETBACK BETWEEN PARCELS FROM 14 FEET REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOME DOWN TO TEN FEET REQUIRED.

THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE SIDE YARD SETBACK ALONG A CORNER STREET FROM 15 FEET TO TEN ON THE CORNER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

THE FRONT YARD SETBACK AND THE REAR YARD SETBACK WOULD REMAIN AT 25 FEET.

ON THE RIGHT, IS THE AVENUE OF THE SAINTS PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2005.

SINCE THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THAT WAS DEVELOPED, STORMWATER ISSUES WERE BROUGHT UP AND HAS BEEN SOMETHING THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THERE ARE ISSUES WITH UNDERSIZED LINES AND NOT INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT THAT WAS DEDICATED TO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS PROVED A BARRIER TO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IN THE UPPER LEFT IS THE AREA DEDICATED TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AS PART OF THE CURRENT SITE PLAN AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION EARLIER THIS MONTH.

APPROXIMATELY, I THINK ABOUT THREE ACRES WORTH OF LAND IN THREE SEPARATE DETENTION BASINS.

THE STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST TO REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF LAND ON THE SITE THAT THEY'RE DEDICATING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS EXISTING ISSUES ON THE SITE AND ALSO DEAL WITH THE STORM WATER THAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY THE SITE.

IN TERMS OF STORMWATER CRITERIA, THIS ISN'T CORRECTION ERROR IN THE CODE.

IT MODIFIES THE EXISTING PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BUT DOES NOT CHANGE THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT, SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE REQUEST REMOVES CONDITIONS WHICH ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.

THE REDUCED SETBACK DOES NOT CREATE ADDITIONAL BUILDABLE LOTS, BUT IT DOES ALLOW FOR LARGER HOMES TO BE BUILT ON LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLATTED.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THE ABILITY TO SERVE THE SITE.

IN TERMS OF CHARACTER, IT MAINTAINS SINGLE FAMILY ZONING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT DOES ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE BUILDABLE AREA TO OFFSET STORMWATER RETENTION, BUT DOES NOT CHANGE THE EXISTING ZONING.

A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WAS HELD BY THE APPLICANT ON FEBRUARY 26.

THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE STORM WATER WE MENTIONED, TRAFFIC, INCLUDING STREET CONNECTIONS, AND OTHER THINGS.

STAFF COMMUNICATED WITH THE RESIDENTS, SOME RESPONSES TO COMMENTS FROM THE MEETINGS.

THIS WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 3 AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

THERE WAS ONE CONCERN RAISED AT THE MEETING ABOUT A STREET CONNECTION, ESSENTIALLY MAKING SURE THAT THERE'D BE A DEAD END SIGN INSTALLED WITH THE STREET TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM CUTTING THROUGH, WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

PENDING APPROVAL OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING, THE SECOND AND POTENTIAL THIRD READINGS OF THE ORDINANCE WILL OCCUR ON MAY 13.

>> THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE 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, COUNSEL? COUNSELOR BORNE.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. SETH I REMEMBER THIS LAST POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HERE.

I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT ALSO IT LOOKS LIKE WE WOULD ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE CONNECTIONS FOR SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS.

LIKE SOME OF THE AREAS DO NOT HAVE THEM.

THE NEWER PARTS DO, AND SO WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR THAT CONTINUITY THAT THAT IS A PART OF THIS.

CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THAT IS?

>> ALL OF THE STREETS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION WILL HAVE SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES AS DEPICTED HERE.

THERE'LL BE A STUB STREET TO THE NORTH TO LOVERS LANE.

THIS RIGHT AWAY IS UNIMPROVED HERE, SO AT SOME POINT, A STREET WILL HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

WE ANTICIPATE THAT'LL HAPPEN WHEN

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WE WOULD ANTICIPATE SIDEWALKS WOULD BE INSTALLED WITH THAT.

SAND AND ROAD TO THE WEST HERE IS A RURAL CROSS SECTION, AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE STUBBED TO IT, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT STREET AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. YES, COUNCIL MER HAGER.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THE LOT SIZES AND CORRECTING THE WATER ISSUES BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

THIS IS WHERE THE CITY GROWS OUT TO WHERE THEIR COUNTY LOTS.

THEY SAY, WELL, THESE ARE GOING TO BE MUCH SMALLER LOTS THAN WHAT WE HAVE, THEY ALL HAVE ACRE LOTS.

BUT THEY ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WATER ISSUES.

THE DEVELOPERS DOING A GREAT JOB FIXING BOTH ISSUES.

I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VAN ORNE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> AYE.

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

ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM URBAN LOW INTENSITY DISTRICT TO URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT AND A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM TRADITIONAL MIXED USE LIMITED DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY AT 3445 AND 3355 STONE CREEK CIRCLE, SOUTHWEST, AS REQUESTED BY STONE CREEK APARTMENTS, LLC.

SETH, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU ALONG WITH BILL MICHAEL.

>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, SETH GUNDERSON, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH BILL MICHAEL, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS A REQUESTED CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 30 AND WILLIAMS BOULEVARD TO THE SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER ZONE DISTRICT.

THIS IS ALSO A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CHANGE TO THE URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY ONE OR LUDA.

THE TOTAL AREA HERE IS JUST UNDER FOUR ACRES.

THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING A 92 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX.

THIS IS THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD HAVE YOU NOTE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT MORE IN ANOTHER SLIDE IS THIS AREA TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF DEAN ROAD IS SHOWN AS LOW INTENSITY ON THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THIS IS THE AREA THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING A FUTURE LAND USE MAP EMBEDMENT.

THEN THIS IS THE ZONING FOR THE AREA.

TO THE NORTH IS THIS ORANGE COLORS SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX, WHICH IS A MEDIUM DENSITY APARTMENT AND MULTIFAMILY ZONE DISTRICT.

THE PROPERTY SURROUNDING THIS IS ONE, TRADITIONAL MIXED USE LIMITED ZONE DISTRICT, WITH TRITAL MIXED USE CENTER BEING AT THE CORNER WHERE THE GAS STATION IS.

IN TERMS OF THE REQUEST, THE PROPERTY REQUIRES A REZONING BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS PER BUILDING, THE EXISTING ZONING LIMITS STRUCTURES TO TEN UNITS PER STRUCTURE AND THE PROPOSED BUILDING FOOTPRINT.

THE EXISTING ZONING DISTRICT LIMITS A FOOTPRINT OF BUILDINGS TO ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET.

THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS ARE JUST UNDER, I THINK 15,000 SQUARE FEET AND SOME SITE LAYOUT FEATURES AS WELL.

THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE ZONE DISTRICT THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECT IS NOT PERMITTED IN THAT URBAN LOW INTENSITY AREA.

WHAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS THAT SITUATION APPLIES TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON STONE CREEK CIRCLE.

SOME OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THERE IS ESSENTIALLY NON CONFORMING TO THE EXISTING ZONING DISTRICT AND THE ZONE DISTRICT THAT WOULD MAKE THEM CONFORMING IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOTED BY STAFF ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, AND WE FLAGGED IT FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE CITY INITIATED MAP AMENDMENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE TOOK TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION.

HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW SHOWING THE TWO PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO THE REZONING OFF THE STONE CREEK CIRCLE.

AGAIN, NOTING SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A 48 UNIT, SENIOR HOUSING COOPERATIVE IMMEDIATELY ACROSS STONE CREEK CIRCLE, TO THE SOUTHWEST OF IT IS A NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING AND I BELIEVE MEMORY CARE FACILITY, AND THEN APARTMENTS FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

AS I NOTED A MINUTE AGO, ALL OF THIS LAND HERE IS SHOWN ON OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS URBAN LOW INTENSITY, WHICH IS GENERALLY INTENDED FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND SPORADIC MIX OF USES.

WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HERE ARE A COUPLE OF LARGE INSTITUTIONAL OR APARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS.

THEN IN TERMS OF ZONING, THE APARTMENTS FURTHER UP DEAN ROAD FROM THIS HERE ARE ZONED APPROPRIATELY,

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THEN THIS PROPERTY ACROSS DEAN ROAD, IS NON CONFORMING TO THE ZONING DISTRICT DUE TO BUILDING SIZE AND THE SCALE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

THE APPROPRIATE ZONING THAT WOULD FIX THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A MAP AMENDMENT.

THIS IS A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO SAY THAT THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT IN THE ISS STAFF IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY LAND USE AREA UNDER A COMP PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BASIS FOR STAFF RECOMMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.

THEN FOR THE REZONING, THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF DEVELOPMENT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUESTED SUBURBAN MIXED USE CENTER ZONE DISTRICT.

ANOTHER REASON WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE REFERRED THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION OF A FUTURE MAP UPDATE.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND SITE PLAN, AS YOU KNOW, IS NOT APPROVED AS PART OF A REZONING.

THE PLANS PROVIDED A CONCEPTUAL AND MAY CHANGE EITHER DUE TO CITY REVIEW OR DUE TO ANOTHER PROJECT TAKING OVER DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

THE APPROVAL OF THE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT IN REZONING IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO BE MOVING FORWARD.

THE APPLICANT IS INTENDING TO SUBMIT THE PROJECT THAT I'LL SHOW ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES TO THE STATE FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUNDING.

THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY COUNSEL AT A FUTURE MEETING, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL AT THE MAY 13 MEETING, WHICH WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD READINGS OF THE REZONING ORDINANCE SHOULD THAT MOVE FORWARD.

HERE'S A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT WAS SHOWN OR PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT WITH 246 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDINGS OFF OF STONE CREEK CIRCLE HERE.

WILMS BOULEVARD IS TO THE SOUTH.

THERE'S A PRETTY SIZABLE CITY WATER LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARCEL HERE, AND THEY'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR SITE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ADEQUATELY REMOVED FROM THAT LINE IN CASE WE NEED TO DO MAINTENANCE ON IT.

HERE'S CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

THESE TWO BUILDINGS WOULD BE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, SHOWN IN SCALE WITH THE SENIOR HOUSING COOPERATIVE TO THE NORTHEAST OF IT, AND THEN THERE'S A DENTAL OFFICE AND SOME OTHER SIMILAR SUBURBAN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FURTHER OFFSCREEN ON THIS RENDERING.

THEN HERE'S SOME ELEVATIONS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE BUILDINGS.

IN TERMS OF CRITERIA TO APPROVE A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, STAFF FINDS THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES ARE IN PLACE TO SERVE THE PROPERTY.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE REQUESTED PROJECT IS SUITABLE FOR THIS LOCATION.

>> THE OTHER CRITERIA COUNSEL IS ASKED TO CONSIDER.

THE THIRD ONE IS NOT APPLICABLE, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T DOWNGRADING THE INTENSITY OF THE REQUEST.

WHEN WE'RE UPGRADING THE INTENSITY OF THE REQUEST, WE FIND THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AS I MENTIONED.

WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED AND POTENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERSECTION.

IN TERMS OF REZONING CRITERIA, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, STAFF FINDS THAT THE REZONING WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN AS AMENDMENT.

THE PROPOSED DENSITY FALLS WITHIN THE 4 - 24 UNITS PER ACRE THAT'S REQUIRED WITHIN THE URBAN MEDIA INTENSITY LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE LOT.

WE'RE AWARE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CONCERNS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND OTHER ESSENTIALLY TRAFFIC ISSUES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE FEEL THAT TO THE EXTENT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS CONTRIBUTING, THAT CAN BE HANDLED THROUGH SITE PLAN APPROVAL, AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY RAISED ARE MORE GLOBAL THINGS.

I WOULD JUST REQUIRE CHANGES AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPS IN THE FUTURE, AND AS MORE AND MORE TRAFFIC IS ON WILLIAMS DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE CITY AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF CHARACTER, THE REQUESTED ZONE DISTRICT, THE PROPOSED DISTRICT PROVIDES A SUBURBAN CHARACTER AND COMPLEMENTS THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDATION NEXT STEP, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF BOTH REQUESTS.

I WILL NOTE THAT THE CITY RECEIVED ONE PETITION FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY ACROSS STONE CREEK CIRCLE PROTESTING THE REZONING.

THAT PROPERTY ACCORDING TO STATE LAW IF MORE THAN 20% OF THE LAND WITHIN 200 FEET OF A PROPERTY OBJECTS TO A REZONING.

THAT REQUIRES THE COUNCIL HAVE A SUPER-MAJORITY THAT APPROVES THAT REZONING REQUEST.

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THAT MEANS THAT ADOPTION OF THE REZONING REQUEST REQUIRES A SUPER-MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL.

I WILL ALSO STATE THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT MUST BE PASSED FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST.

WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? IF SO, I'LL INVITE YOU TO GO TO THE PODIUM.

JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY.

>> THIS IS NOT WHY I INTENDED TO COME TODAY.

MY NAME IS LAURIE DOLLY IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

I'M A RESIDENT OF WALFORD, SO WE TAKE THIS ROAD ALL THE TIME AND THE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN CEDAR RAPIDS, FAIRFAX, AND WALFORD HAS JUST BEEN BLOWING UP.

THAT ROUNDABOUT IS INCREDIBLY BUSY ALREADY.

I JUST WONDER, IS THERE ANY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WITH ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT JUST OUTSIDE OF FAIRFAX, AND THEN THIS ADDITIONAL MULTIFAMILY IS THAT SUFFICIENT?

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY.

>> SHANNON THOMPSON, CEDAR RAPIDS.

I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS LAURIE, HONESTLY.

I'M NOT HERE FOR THIS PURPOSE, BUT I ALSO DRIVE THAT ROAD FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS TO GET TO WORK.

UNTIL THAT ROUNDABOUT WAS PUT THERE, THERE WERE ISSUES WHERE TRAFFIC.

MY KIDS WOULD BE LATE ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE WOULD WAIT FOR 10, 15 MINUTES AT STOP LIGHTS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TRAFFIC COMING FROM A MAN AND WHATEVER.

I'M JUST SAYING DEFINITELY, NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE TRAFFIC, PLEASE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK THERE.

ANYONE ELSE? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING? I'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ROBERT SMITH, 1305 EAST BENSON ROADS, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

I'M THE DEVELOPER AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, EAGLE CONSTRUCTION.

WE FOUND THIS PROPERTY NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT IT'S A GOOD MIX, IT'S A GOOD FIT.

FROM THE PLAN THAT'S UP THERE NOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF CARE IN DESIGNING SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL WITHIN AS YOU DRIVE IN, DRIVE OUT.

THAT MATCHING THE COLORS, BUT HAVING COLORS THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S THERE ALREADY.

AS A DEVELOPER, AS A PLANNER, AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, AND AS A BUSINESSMAN, WE LOOK AT WORKING WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WE'RE THEIR NEW NEIGHBORS, AND WE TRY TO TAKE AND BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE HAD THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH THESE FOLKS.

I THINK WE'VE COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SOME ANGST BETWEEN THE TENANTS, THE PEOPLE OF THE COOP THIS WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A MARKET-RATE, WORKFORCE HOUSING, TAX CREDIT PROPERTY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND QUESTION.

IS THIS A LOW-INCOME? NO, IT'S NOT.

THIS IS MARKET RATE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM GOVERNOR REYNOLDS TO FIT THE IEDA, THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PROGRAM FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.

IT'S A POPULAR PROGRAM.

WE'VE USED IT IN THE PAST.

AS A DEVELOPER AND A BUILDING GENERAL CONTRACTOR, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WE'VE BUILT 32 COMMUNITIES SIMILAR TO THIS ALL THE WAY FROM 490 UNITS TO ABOUT 50 THROUGHOUT FROM A LOT OF THEM, MOST OF THEM IN IOWA IN FACT.

FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS TO DUBUQUE AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.

WE'RE WORKING ON A COUNCIL BLUFFS NOW, LE MARS. WE DID ORANGE.

WE'RE WORKING ON SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS AROUND AND WE HAVE A LOT.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED, HOW LONG DO WE HANG ONTO THIS BEFORE WE SELL? NO LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND USUALLY 10 YEARS.

AS A BUSINESS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

WE MAY SELL SOMETHING TO GENERATE CASH FLOW FOR A RAISE FOR EQUITY INTO A NEW DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT A $15 MILLION PROJECT.

WE HAVE ABOUT $4 MILLION OF CASH EQUITY BROUGHT INTO THIS.

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WE'RE HERE NOW IN FRONT OF YOU ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS, BOTH THE COMP PLAN AND THE ZONING AMENDMENT, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE MAY 13TH PROJECT.

THEN WE WOULD IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND AND SUBMIT THAT TO IEDA, IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NO LATER THAN JUNE 10.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BE PART OF YOUR CITY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AS A PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING?

>> MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. NAME IS ASA BETTY.

I LIVE IN THE APARTMENTS LITERALLY RIGHT BEHIND THE COOP, SO THIS PROJECT IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO ME.

TRAFFIC-WISE, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN 151, BUT THAT'S MAINLY WHIRLPOOL TRAFFIC.

I KNOW I USED TO WORK THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE THE PROJECT.

I THINK DENSITY-WISE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD FIT.

ALTHOUGH I'VE NOTICED DEAN ROAD WEST OF I THINK IT'S STONE VIEW COURT NEEDS A MAJOR OVERHAUL, BECAUSE IT'S FALLEN APART.

IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING DEVELOPMENT IN LIKE THIS, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS UP A PAR.

OTHER THAN THAT, I GOT NO CONCERNS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? COUNCIL COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SETH, DID YOU SAY THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL AND WHEN WAS THAT?

>> I'LL LET GO.

>> AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS, THAT REQUIRES LOCAL SUPPORT BY STATE LAW.

THAT WILL BE COMING BACK IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL LIKELY AT THE NEXT MEETING. YES.

>> I KNOW THIS IS A ZONING ISSUE, BUT ONCE AGAIN AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE WHEN WE'VE GOT MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND WE'RE ADDRESSING AN ENTRY POINT INTO OUR CITY, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? WE STILL HAVE 360 DESIGN STANDARDS, CORRECT ASSOCIATED WITH OUR DEVELOPMENTS?

>> YES.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST TO THE DEVELOPER THAT THERE'S SOME CONSIDERATION WHEN HE COMES BACK TO WHAT THAT BACKSIDE AGAIN, FACING A HIGHWAY, FACING A MAJOR ENTRY POINT INTO OUR COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME OVER THE YEARS TO DEVELOP THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS.

THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS GOTTEN PRETTY USED TO LOOKING AT THINGS FROM ALL SIDES.

WITH THE DEVELOPER HERE, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL IN THAT PROCESS AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW THIS IMPACTS OUR CITY COMING IN AND THAT'S MY COMMENT.

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE ZONING, BUT I WANT US TO REALLY START THINKING ABOUT INTENTIONALITY. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER ASH VANORNEY.

>> THANKS, MAYOR. WELL BILL AND SOUTH, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO SPEAK TO THE OWNERS OF THE COOP.

IT'S A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT EXISTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE CO-SHARING THAT SPACE AND I KNOW THEY HAD REACHED OUT.

GIVEN IT'S A REZONING, IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO MEET WITH THEM, TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR LEGAL EXPECTATIONS.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAD REACHED OUT SAYING, THAT YOU HAD ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THEIR CONCERNS WERE ABOUT LANDSCAPING, ABOUT TRAFFIC, ABOUT THE LOOK OF THE BUILDING.

AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE DO GET PAST THE ZONING, SHOULD WE PASS THIS TODAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS KEEPING IN WITH THE DESIGN OF THE COOPERATIVE THAT IS NEXT DOOR, THAT THEY ARE CO-SHARING THE VALUATION OF.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST A UNIQUE SCENARIO HERE.

THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL IMAGE, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE COUNCIL TODAY AND YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THEM IN THIS AREA.

OBVIOUSLY, THE ROUNDABOUTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I WORK TO LEAD THE WAY IN REALLY HELP TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY, EMPHASIS ON SAFETY FOR THIS AREA.

THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND BOOMING, AND IT IS VERY AKIN TO THE PRIOR CONVERSATION I HAD JUST FURTHER NECESSITATING AN ACTION PLAN FOR ALL OF THIS AREA.

BECAUSE IF YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH, THERE'S EVEN MORE STUFF HAPPENING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WRIGHT BROTHERS AND DOWN TO WHERE THE NEW EDGE OF TOWN IS GOING TO BE.

THIS USED TO BE IT.

THIS USED TO ALL BE COUNTY LAND INCLUDING BEVERLY ROAD WAS WAY OUT THERE IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THAT'S VERY MUCH WITHIN SIDE THOSE BORDERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AS DISTRICT 5 CONTINUES TO GROW.

I THINK FOR THE ZONING, I THINK THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE FELT THAT THEIR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

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HOWEVER, I THINK AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYBODY IN THIS AREA, HAVING PROBABLY A BROADER SPAN INCLUDING SOME OF OUR FAIRFAX NEIGHBORS OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING, INCLUDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 30.

I THINK THIS PROJECT FITS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MEETS OUR MAX FIELD NEEDS, AND THAT WILL BE WELL-SUITED.

>> COUNSELOR OLSON.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, THIS AREA IS CHANGING DYNAMICALLY AND THAT ROUNDABOUT WORKS.

IT'S A VERY NICE ROUNDABOUT.

>> I THOUGHT I HEARD APPROVAL OF A ROUNDABOUT IN THOSE COMMENTS. LET THE RECORD SHOW.

>> INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE HONEST WITH YOU.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON HIGHWAY 151 TO WHIRLPOOL OR ANYBODY ELSE OR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FAIRFAX OR WALFORD.

I THINK THAT WHEN I WENT OUT AND DROVE THIS THING, AND WE CAN SEE IT HERE ON THAT.

WE HAVE GREAT STREETS THAT SERVE THESE PROJECTS.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE MISSED THAT REZONING WHEN THIS WAS BUILT.

I WENT TO THE OPEN HOUSE OF THE OTHER THEATER AND THEN THIS LATER, AND I SAID, I WONDER HOW THAT HAPPENED.

BUT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ALL BELONG TOGETHER.

I THINK THAT THE DESIGN FITS.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ANNE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING LOOK GOOD, BECAUSE THIS IS A HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA.

BUT THE SIDEWALKS ARE CONNECTED, WIDE STREETS.

THEY HAVE A ROUNDABOUT AT THE END, THEY HAVE GAS, THEY HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

IF YOU LOOK ACROSS IN THE PICTURE HERE ACROSS HIGHWAY 30, THEY'VE CROWDED SO MANY BUILDINGS OVER IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

YOU CAN SHAKE YOUR HAND, JUST RAISE OUT THE WINDOW AND SHAKE YOUR HAND WITH A NEIGHBOR.

THIS TO ME IS MORE OPEN, IT'S GOING TO HAVE LANDSCAPING.

I THINK IS A PERFECT FIT TO BLEND WITH THE COOP AND THE COOP IS GOING TO MAKE GREAT NEIGHBORS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THESE APARTMENTS.

I THINK THE COMMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE AND I THINK THAT WE'LL STILL HAVE A SHOT AT DESIGN.

THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT ARE DIFFERENT THAN PEOPLE GOING.

IT'S AN APARTMENT TRAFFIC PLAN VERSUS SOMEBODY GOING TO WORK TRAFFIC PLAN.

THE ROADS ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THAT TRAFFIC.

IT'S JUST THAT THE WORLD IS CHANGING.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIT FOR THIS CORNER. MY FIRST OPINION.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER, MYER.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SETH, CAN YOU CLARIFY.

YOU SAID THE NEIGHBOR'S VOICE DISAPPROVAL OF THIS.

CAN YOU CLARIFY ON THIS.

IT'S THAT WHICH IS INTERESTING, BECAUSE IT LOOKS IT'S PART OF THE SAME DEVELOPMENT.

I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT IT WAS.

>> THAT'S THE COOP, RIGHT? SENIOR COOP?

>> DID THEY GIVE SPECIFICS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WERE OPPOSED OF OR WHAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE?

>> THEY EXPRESSED, I THINK, CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC.

THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF PROPERTY VALUES.

I THINK JUST HAVING NEW NEIGHBORS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON WHAT'S A QUIET INSULAR COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

ACTUALLY, BILL AND I AND ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER MET WITH THEM YESTERDAY TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM, JUST ABOUT TRAFFIC IN THE LARGER AREA THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE CHALLENGING THING ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS THAT IT'S BORDERING THREE ROADS, SO IT'S HARD TO MAKE EVERY SIDE LOOK LIKE IT'S THE FRONT SIDE.

BUT WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS WHEN YOU READ ON PAPER 96 UNITS, YOU'RE JUST WONDERING WHAT THE SCALE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

BUT THIS FOR SURE FITS IN WITH THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

WHAT I ALSO APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS USUALLY WHEN WE GET SOME CONCEPT RENDERINGS, THEY'RE GRAY BOXES.

I KNOW THIS IS A CONCEPT, BUT NOW THIS IS AN EXPECTATION.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THIS IS ACTUALLY A CITY, AND WHEN WE DESIGNED IT WE WANTED [OVERLAPPING].

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANKS, EVERYBODY.

>> YOUR HONOR.

>> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

>> TWO SECONDS. FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER COMING TO AT LEAST SHARE WITH US THEIR VISION OF WHAT THE INTENT IS TO BE.

THE KEY PIECE HERE THOUGH IS THE DEPENDENCE ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS.

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WHAT HAPPENS, AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE INTENT IS TO KEEP A MARKET RATE.

BUT IN THE EVENT THAT THOSE WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS DON'T GET AWARDED, THEN IT WOULD PROBABLY FALL BACK ON COUNCIL TO LOOK AT WHATEVER INCENTIVE MECHANISM WE'RE USING TO ASK FOR THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON TOP OF THE ADDITIONAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION, AS I HINTED TO EARLIER, IN TERMS OF THE LUMBER AND THOSE OTHER COSTS, JUST SHOULD BE PREPARED.

BUT WITH IT STAYING MARKET RATE, I DON'T SEE WHERE TERMS OF ANY CONFLICT WITH THE NEIGHBORS SHOULD BE OF AN ISSUE.

I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOVE.

>> I THINK I NEGLECTED TO MENTION, AS THE CLERK MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, WE DID HAVE ONE OBJECTION FOR THE RECORD.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, DUE TO THIS ROBUST DISCUSSION, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

>> SO MOVED.

>> POE, MOVE. SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO? THIS MOTION DOES CARRY BY SUPER-MAJORITY. THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE, GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON. SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO? THIS MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 3220 WILEY BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST FROM SUBURBAN MIXED USE REGIONAL CENTER DISTRICT TO TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY WARRIOR ENTERPRISES, LLC.

SETH, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, SETH GUNDERSON, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS A REQUESTED CHANGE OF ZONE.

THIS IS FOR A 3.7 ACRE PARCEL ON THE CORNER OF WILEY BOULEVARD AND 33RD AVENUE, SOUTHWEST.

THE PROPOSED USE ON THE PROPERTY IS A TRACK AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, SALES AND SERVICE USE.

HERE IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP HIGHLIGHTING THE PROPERTY, WILEY BOULEVARD, EDGEWOOD IS HERE TO THE EAST-WAYS.

THIS IS THE WEST-SIDE WALMART, WEST-SIDE TARGET.

THIS IS IN THE URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY LAND USE AREA.

THE ZONING AND THIS IS AN AERIAL SHOWING SOME OF THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS, THE EXISTING SUBURBAN MIXED USE REGIONAL CENTER ZONE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A PARCEL THAT WOULD BE REZONED TO THE TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE ZONE DISTRICT.

HERE IS A STREET VIEW SHOWING THE PROPERTY.

THIS WAS FORMERLY A CAR DEALERSHIP.

THE APPLICANT IS A KUBOTA DEALERSHIP, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, SALES AND SERVICE IS, WHAT WE CLASSIFIED THEM AS USER OUT OF MARSHALLTOWN, WHO IS LOOKING TO OPEN UP ANOTHER LOCATION HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

THEY SELL TRACTORS, UTILITY VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY SELL MEETS THE ZONING CODE DEFINITION OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THIS LOCATION WILL FOCUS MORE ON IN RESIDENTIAL SCALE PRODUCTS.

BUT THERE WILL BE A COUPLE LARGER TRACTORS OR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PIECES THAT WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY.

AS SUCH, WE CLASSIFIED THE USE AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND SALES AND SERVICE, AND TO BE AT THIS LOCATION IT REQUIRES THE ZONE CHANGE.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE ZONE DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT DISTRICT PERMITS A WIDE VARIETY OF USES.

IT ALLOWS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES, SUCH AS WHAT IS PROPOSED.

IT'LL ALSO ALLOWS WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH A REZONING PROCESS, CONVERSION BACK TO COMMERCIAL USE, SUCH AS AN AUTO DEALERSHIP OR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL USES ON THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS A ZONE DISTRICT THAT'S PERMITTED AT THIS LOCATION, ACCORDING TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE USE REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

WE TOOK THAT TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT LAST THURSDAY, AND IT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

THAT APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON CITY GRANTING THE CHANGE OF ZONE.

AS FAR AS SITE IMPROVEMENTS, THEY WILL BE CREATING A SCREENED IN AREA ON THE REAR OF THE BUILDING.

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BASICALLY, THEY'LL BE PROVIDING A STORAGE AREA AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, THEY'LL BE COMPLETELY SCREENED IN.

IN TERMS OF CRITERIA TO CONSIDER THE REZONING, THIS IS NOT A CORRECTION OF MAP ERROR.

THE REQUESTED ZONE DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT ACCORDING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S A DISTRICT THAT CAN BE PERMITTED AT THIS LOCATION.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS OVER THE ABILITY TO SERVE THE SITE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE ZONE DISTRICT BECAUSE IT HELPS MAKE THE PROPOSED USE AND FUTURE CHANGES TO THE SITE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING MIX OF USES WITHIN THE AREA.

THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE TOOK THE CONDITIONAL USE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PRIOR TO COUNCIL CONSIDERATION JUST SO THAT COUNCIL ULTIMATELY HAS A FINAL SAY ON THE REQUEST.

AS NOTED, THIS WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION EARLIER THIS MONTH, THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL USE PENDING COUNCIL ACTION, AND THIS WILL COME BACK IF APPROVED TODAY FOR A SECOND AND POTENTIAL THIRD READINGS ON MAY 13.

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

>> THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

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

COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE].

>> THANKS, MAYOR. SETH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS, THE CHURCH, ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT AS A KUBOTA OWNER MYSELF, AS IT WERE.

I WOULD SAY THAT THOSE ARE PRETTY BIG TRACTORS, AND IF THEY'RE REALLY EXPECTING TO HAVE IT THERE, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW THEY WOULD GET THEM IN AND OUT IF THEY ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE THOSE TOOLS.

THERE ARE CLEARLY A LOT OF THINGS IN THEIR CATALOG THOUGH THAT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF NAVIGATING AROUND, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL IN THE AREA.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF HEIGHT WITH SOME OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AROUND THERE ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY MANAGEABLE TO HAVE ON SITE, BUT IT'LL BE GOOD TO PUT SOMETHING AND GET THIS SPACE BACK IN USE.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON THAT, THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY TODD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO? THIS MOTION CARRIES.

OUT OF RESPECT FROM MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, WE ARE OVERTIME, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BIO BREAK AND COME BACK OR YOU WANT TO POWER THROUGH? POWER THROUGH.

LET'S KEEP GOING. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 15, IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN, SPECIFICATIONS FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE WALFORD ROAD FROM 6TH STREET SOUTHWEST TO 1,350 FEET WEST PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,570,000.

KEN DEKEYSER IS HERE.

KEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, KEN DEKEYSER, PUBLIC WORKS.

THIS PROJECT IS UPGRADING AN EXISTING GRAVEL SURFACE TO A CURVED CONCRETE STREET.

IT'S IN CONNECTION WITH THE FEDEX FACILITY ALONG WALFORD ROAD, AND IT WAS AWARDED A STATE RISE GRANT FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT.

BIDS APRIL 30 WITH A $1,570,000 COST OPINION.

FUNDING IT WITH THE RISE GRANT AND EXISTING TIF WITH THE JUNE LATE START, AND WE SHOULD GET IT COMPLETE THIS CONSTRUCTION SEASON.

THIS IS A LOCATION MAP FROM 6TH STREET WEST ABOUT 1,350 FEET.

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

IT'S AN URBAN GUTTER ROAD WITH STORM SEWER.

IT LEADS UP TO ONE OF THE ENTRANCES OF FEDEX.

WE ALSO HAVE A DETOUR ROUTE DURING THE CLOSURE OF THAT, AND THIS DETOUR ROUTE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE OTHER PROJECT WE'RE DOING OVER AT THE 6TH STREET SOUTHWEST AND WRIGHT BROTHERS WITH THE IOWA DOT.

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

>> THANK YOU, KEN. THIS IS A TIME AND I 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? 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? THIS MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 16, IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE 60TH AVENUE, SOUTHWEST AT GRADE RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $200,000.

BEN WORRELL IS HERE. BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

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>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEN WORRELL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

PROJECT IS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD CROSSING PAVEMENT AT 60TH AVENUE, SOUTHWEST.

PROJECT WILL ENSURE SMOOTH AND SAFE CROSSING SURFACE FOR BOTH VEHICLES AND TRAINS.

IT'S A COST SHARE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FUNNELED THROUGH THE IOWA DOT, CRANDIC, AND THE CITY.

THERE'S A SEPARATE BUT CONCURRENT PROJECT FOR THE RAIL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED BY CRANDIC.

A DETOUR IS GOING TO BE PUT INTO PLACE AND THEN CRANDIC IS GOING TO COME IN AND REPLACE THE RAIL, AND THEN THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR WILL COME IN AFTER THAT AND REPLACE PAVEMENT AROUND THE RAIL.

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW SHOWING OUR PORTION.

ENGINEER'S OPINION ON PROBABLE COST IS $200,000.

BID LETTING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

CONSTRUCTION IS LATE JUNE THROUGH EARLY JULY.

60TH AVENUE IS A DETOUR ROUTE FOR WACONIA AVENUE OR WE'RE DOING A SIMILAR PROJECT.

THE TIMING OF THOSE HAS BEEN COORDINATED FOR THIS PROJECT.

THE TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED DOWN TO 66TH AVENUE, SOUTHWEST.

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

>> THANK YOU, BEN. THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE 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 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO? THIS MOTION CARRIES.

SEVENTEEN, IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLAN SPECIFICATIONS FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPLACED THIRD FLOOR ROOF AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $295,000.

JASON STANCLIFFE IS HERE.

JASON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M JASON STANCLIFFE, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY, THIRD FLOOR ROOF REPLACEMENT.

THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE THIRD FLOOR ROOF ONLY.

THE BIDS WERE ISSUED ON APRIL 9.

THE PRE-BID MEETING WAS HELD AT TWO O'CLOCK ON THURSDAY THE 17TH.

BID QUESTION DEADLINE WAS ALSO THURSDAY THE 17TH.

THE BIDS ARE DUE TOMORROW BY 11:00.

ESTIMATED COST IS $295,000, AND WE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF PLAN SPECIFICATIONS, FORM A CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, JASON.

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

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

COUNCIL? SEEING NOTHING, 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? THE MOTION CARRIES.

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

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

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

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER EACH COUNCIL MEETING.

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

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THE MATTERS THAT WE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO THE MEETING APPLY TO THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AS WELL.

STAY AT THE LECTERN, LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, ONE MINUTE LEFT.

RED, WE ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT.

IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON, AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE HAVE 1, 2, 03, 4, 5, 6, 7 SPEAKERS.

I'LL JUST CALL YOU IN THE ORDER IT'S WRITTEN ON THE SHEET HERE.

WE MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM ROBERT FROM SUE FALLS, HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 13.

WE'VE HEARD FROM HIM. TOM BELL IN HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 13.

>> I DO HAVE PACKET FOR COUNSEL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, YOU MIGHT GO AHEAD AND START.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TOM BELEN.

I AM A CEDAR RAPIDS RESIDENT.

I'M A LOCAL AND MULTIFAMILY OWNER OPERATOR.

I OWN AND MANAGE ROUGHLY 400 UNITS.

IT IS MY LIVELIHOOD.

I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD IN MAKING CR BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

I SUPPORT YOUR EFFORT.

I'VE DONE AND PUT ABOUT ROUGHLY 6 MILLION INTO MY PROPERTIES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE REASON FOR ME BEING HERE IS THAT, I AM CONFUSED WITH YOUR STRATEGY REGARDING NEW MARKET RATE CONSTRUCTION.

THE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE IS ESSENTIALLY DETAIL AND IT SUPPORTS THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE.

TODAY, YOU ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER PROJECT STONE CREEK THAT ONLY ADDS TO A GROWING PROBLEM.

IF IT WERE LEFT TO THE ACTUAL MARKET, DEMAND WOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS AND IT WOULD NOT GET BUILT.

I REALIZE THAT THAT WAS A ZONING REQUEST, BUT IT SPEAKS TO THE BROADER CONCERN ABOUT THE CITY'S GOAL REGARDING APARTMENT HOUSING.

I KNOW YOU HAD A VALID CONCERN ABOUT GETTING NEW CONSTRUCTION, BUT I THINK YOU'VE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CONSTRUCTION, IT'S BEING DONE IN THE APARTMENT SEGMENT RIGHT NOW THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOME FORM OF INCENTIVE.THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR THAT.

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STONE CREEK DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SUPPORTING OR ASKING FOR CREDITS FROM YOU RIGHT NOW, AND DALE, YOU'D BROUGHT THAT UP IN TERMS OF THAT THEY MIGHT BE BACK.

FROM MY STANDPOINT, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE APPROACHING I WORKFORCE, BUT AT SOME POINT, I THINK WE'VE GOT TO LET THE MARKET DETERMINE WHAT GETS BUILT, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE THERE NOW.

GENERAL OF THUMB IS IF YOU LOOK AT 1% OF WHAT IT COSTS OR WHAT THE MARKET RATE OF THE PROPERTY IS, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THESE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING ASKED AND DEVELOPED, THEY'RE FAR EXCEEDING WHAT CURRENT MARKET RENTS ARE.

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ROUGHLY $175-$250,000 A UNIT.

IF YOU DO THE 1% RULE, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR $1,700-$2,500 A UNIT.

THOSE UNITS ARE BEING MARKED AT $1,200-$1,700.

THE CURRENT MARKET IS ROUGHLY $600-$100 IN TERMS OF WHICH YOU'RE AT.

THESE THINGS JUST DO NOT MAKE SENSE.

IF YOU LOOK IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE, WE'RE A RELATIVELY SMALL MARKET, AND COSTAR, WHO OWNS OPERATES APARTMENT.COM, RENTS, HAD DONE A REPORT INDICATING THAT THERE'S ROUGHLY 1,459 UNITS, MARKET RATE UNITS THAT HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE MARKET 2023-2024.

THE MAXFIELD STUDY ITSELF, I'M SORRY, LET ME BACK UP, THE MAXFIELD STUDY INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THEY'RE ALLCING FOR SOMETHING LIKE 3-400 UNITS UP AND THROUGH 2026.

IF YOU DO THE MATH, IT'S ROUGHLY A THREE YEAR SUPPLY OF NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OUT THERE.

COSTAR ALSO INDICATED A 12 MONTH, 472 UNIT ABSORPTION FOR MONTHS AGAIN, WITH THE THREE YEAR.

I THINK IT'S ALSO INTERESTING THAT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE NEW STUFF THAT'S BEING BUILT, AND WHAT THEY HAVE IN TERMS OF RATES.

21% OF THE TOTAL VACANCY IS ESSENTIALLY 1,000 UNITS THAT THEY HAVE, WHERE THEY HAVE RATE AND VACANCY DETAIL.

THE MAXFIELD REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT THERE'S A 1.5% VACANCY RATE WITHIN THE MARKET.

THEY HAD 165 UNITS.

I ALSO EXCLUDED THE ESSENTIALLY 3,000 UNITS WHICH ARE IN THE LEASE UP PHASE.

I THINK IT'S A DISSERVICE TO NOT JUST YOU, BUT EVERYBODY OUT THERE THAT THEY DON'T GIVE US ANY INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THERE.

I STRUGGLE WITH THE MAXFIELD 1.5% NUMBER BEING ACCURATE.

IF YOU DO IT IN TERMS OF MYSELF AND ANOTHER INVESTOR, WE OWN ROUGHLY 4%-9% OF THE STABILIZED APARTMENT PROPERTIES IN THIS MARKET, DEPENDING ON WHAT BASE YOU USE, IF IT'S 11,000 14,000 OR 22,000.

OUR COMBINED VACANCY AT THE TIME OF THE MAXFIELD REPORT WAS 11% OR 113 UNITS.

IN APRIL, WE'RE NOW AT 13% VACANT.

IT'S MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT THE HEALTHY MARKET INDICATOR WAS FOR MAXFIELD. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 68%.

IF YOU DO THE MATH, WE HAVE 4%-9%, MY OWNERSHIP HAS ESSENTIALLY 68% OF THE MARKET VACANCY, WHICH SEEMS OUT OF PLACE.

COSTAR ALSO DID A STUDY AT THE TIME OF THE MAXFIELD.

THEY FOUND A 10% MARKET VACANCY WITH A 6.5% RATE.

THEY DID SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT IS SLIPPING IN TERMS OF WHAT THE STABILIZED PROPERTIES ARE DOING.

THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN 8% VACANCY RATE.

THIS IS ALSO WELL ABOVE THE HEALTHY RATE.

I'M NOT AGAINST NEW CONSTRUCTION.

I JUST THINK IT NEEDS TO BE HEALTHY.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE WITHIN REASON AND WITHIN THE CITY.

I AGREE WITH MAXEL STUDY.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY OURSELVES FOR THE NEXT 3-4 YEARS.

I'M NOT HERE ASKING FOR ANY FAVORS.

I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY INCENTIVES.

I JUST WANT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD.

I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A PAUSE ON ANY ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZED APARTMENT UNITS BEING BUILT TO LET THE MARKET HEAL AND ABSORB THE EXCESS NEW APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION WE ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GENE CANABLE, HERE TO SPEAK OUT HOMELESSNESS.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WORK WITH THE HOMELESS A LOT.

VOLUNTEERING. I'M WITH HOPE IN THE GAP, AND IT'S A MINISTRY OUT OF MARANATHA BIBLE CHURCH.

I AM NOT HERE REPRESENTING THEM.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHY I WORK WITH THE UNHOUSED.

BUT I'M LEAVING MY CHURCH OUT OF THIS.

I'M JUST A PERSON THAT CARES ABOUT PEOPLE.

AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, OBSERVING THE PLIGHT OF OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION DAILY, I'M UNNERVED BY THE POTENTIAL LEGISLATION BEING EXAMINED THAT SEEKS TO CRIMINALIZE OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.

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THIS IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR, BUT IT ALSO IS AN IMPEDIMENT TO PROVIDING NECESSARY AID TO OUR FELLOW MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

IN NUMEROUS REGIONS, THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE UNHOUSED ARE GIVEN PERMISSION TO SET UP CAMPS, YET THERE'S NO PROVISION OF BASIC AMENITIES.

NEEDED FOR DECENT SURVIVAL.

A CLEAR REQUIREMENT BEING CLEAN RUNNING WATER, TOILETS AND SHOWERS.

AN EXAMPLE IS THE OVERFLOW, A TEMPORARY HOUSING SITE WHERE THERE ARE NO SHOWERS AT ALL.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS CANNOT BE NEGLECTED WHILST GIVING PERMISSION TO SET UP CAMPS.

WHY NOT LEAVE OVERFLOW OPEN ALL YEAR INSTEAD OF ARRESTING THEM FOR BEING HOMELESS? FURTHERMORE, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE UNHOUSED POPULATION IS DEEMED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN OFFICIAL REPORTS SUGGEST.

WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE STUDIES INVESTIGATING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, WE CANNOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS IT OR ESTABLISH FAIR LAWS AROUND IT.

IT IS TIME TO INVEST ATTENTION, TRUTH, AND EMPATHY IN OUR APPROACH TO DEALING WITH THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS.

HOUSE STUDY BILL 286 IS A MESS.

IN THE WORDS OF JOHN F KENNEDY.

WE CAN DO BETTER.

WE CALL FOR A HALT ON THESE UNJUST PROPOSITIONS FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE REAL ISSUES AT STAKE AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITIES OF THE UNHOUSED POPULATION.

THE UNHOUSED ARE NOT CRIMINALS.

THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS IN NEED OF COMPASSION AND AID.

I KNOW MOST OF THEM PERSONALLY.

THEY KNOW WHO I AM.

I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THEM.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO GO AND DO THINGS ON THEIR OWN.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH OUT THERE.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WORKERS AT ESTATE, AND EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN POSITION.

ALL I NEED TO KNOW IS THERE A NEED AND WHATEVER I COULD DO.

I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING, AND I'M NOT EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY, BUT WHATEVER I CAN DO.

I'VE TAKEN PEOPLE FOR HOUSING.

WHEN MAN TOLD ME YESTERDAY HE'S BEEN OUT HERE FOR YEARS AND NOBODY'S HELPING HIM, AND I'VE TAKEN MANY TO LOOK AT HOUSING AND STUFF.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HIM, SO I SAID I'LL GET YOU APPLICATIONS, SO I'M GOING TO DO THAT.

ANYWAY, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, BUT THERE'S NEEDS OUT THERE, AND WE'RE JUST NOT MEETING THEM.

I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT I'M JUST BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER WHAT'S BEFORE YOU.

I ALSO HAVE A PETITION THE MAJORITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THE 286 OR THE 1195.

I TOOK MY TIME AND I READ IT ALL, AND IT TROUBLES ME NOT ONLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA, BUT ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT IS ON THE STREETS CARRIES A BIBLE.

IT'S A FULL SIZED BIBLE.

YOU KNOW HOW HEAVY IT IS? HE CARRIES IT EVERYWHERE.

HE SO NOW. THANK YOU, JESUS.

BUT. SORRY. BUT TO CARRY THAT, I MEAN, IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THERE'S GOOD PEOPLE.

THERE'S THEY'RE ALL GOOD PEOPLE.

WE ALL MAKE POOR CHOICES. BUT.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> NO. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. SHANNON THOMPSON, HERE TO SPEAK ON REZONING OF WILLIAMS BOULEVARD.

>> HI, I'M SHANNON THOMPSON FROM HUNDRED COMPANIES.

MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

I SPOKE ABOUT THE REZONING OF 4415 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

I'M REPRESENTING ST. LUKES MENARDS, LLC, WHICH IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST.

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WE APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL DEFERRING THE THIRD AND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS MEETING TO GIVE US SOME TIME.

WE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY LAST WEEK, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER VAN ORNE, HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION.

WE'RE MEETING WITH THE SITE DEVELOPER TOMORROW.

WE APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION SHOWN BY THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER TO DATE AND WILL NOT BE OPPOSING THE REZONING.

HOWEVER, WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROAD AND WE FEEL THAT EXTENDING BRIAR STREET IS NOT A GOOD SOLUTION.

IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE A MAJOR ARTERIAL STREET.

I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH A CONNECTION TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSES.

THE INTERSECTION IS DESIGNED IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

THE AREA WAS INTENDED TO DEVELOP WITH A FRONTAGE ROAD LIKE THE ONE IN FRONT OF MENARDS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER ON THE ROAD CONNECTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> LAURIE DOLLY, REZONING OF WILLIAMS BOULEVARD.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M ALSO BRINGING UP DAVID SOTO WITH THE ATWATER GROUP.

LAURIE DOLLY, WITH SHUTTLE IN [INAUDIBLE], CEDAR RAPIDS.

>> DAVID SOTO WITH THE ATWATER GROUP, 162 WEST GRAND, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. DIRECTOR. [NOISE].

>> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US THIS EVENING.

WE DO HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW AN ALL HANDS ON MEETING AT OUR OFFICE BETWEEN CITY STAFF, HUNTER AND SHANNON, AND SOME UNITY POINT FOLKS.

WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THEM.

WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THEIR COMMENTS AND WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION.

THE DEVELOPER HAS ENGAGED THEIR PROFESSIONALS TO FLIP THE BUILDING SO THAT THE OUTDOOR STORAGE WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE, NOT FACING UNITY POINT.

IT ACTUALLY HELPS US WITH GRADING, SO THAT'S A WIN WIN.

WE DO WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS JUST A REZONING REQUEST, AND THE REZONING CLASSIFICATION WE ARE REQUESTING IS LESS THAN WHAT MENARDS AND UNITY POINT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED AS, AND IT ALSO FLOWS RIGHT NICELY INTO THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THIS PARCEL.

MENARDS WAS BUILT IN 1995, UNITY POINT BUILT IN 2016.

MENARDS OUTDOOR STORAGE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE UNITY POINT FACILITY.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PUBLISHED HOURS FOR UNITY POINT, THEY INDICATE THEY'RE CLOSING BY 5:00 PM.

WHICH WORKS NICELY WITH OUR TRAFFIC FLOW.

OUR HIGH TRAFFIC IS EVENING AND WEEKENDS, AND UNITY POINT IS NOT OPEN DURING THE WEEKENDS.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT LINE HERE BETWEEN COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOLS.

A FRONTAGE ROAD COULD BE CHALLENGING TO KEEP US WITHIN THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT LINE BECAUSE WE CANNOT BUILD OVER THE LINE.

WITH THAT SAID, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL KNOWS WE ARE LISTENING.

WE ARE TRYING TO REACT AND RESPOND AND WE'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DAVID, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, PLEASE DO.

>> NO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, OUR TIME SPENT WITH CITY STAFF HAS BEEN ONGOING.

WE'VE BEEN ALL YEARS AND WE'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND HOPEFULLY SATISFY STAFF, BUT AT THE SAME TIME.

TRACTOR SUPPLY IS EAGER TO OPEN A NEW STORE AT THIS LOCATION.

THE STORE THEY'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING IS, I THINK STORE ONE OH EIGHT.

THEY'RE NOW CLOSE TO 3,000 STORES, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT A PROTOTYPE STORE LOOKS LIKE TODAY COMPARED TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE MANY MANY YEARS AGO, IS A LOT DIFFERENT.

IN TERMS OF THE FLIP OF THE BUILDING, I THINK THE PRESENTATION WILL BE ADEQUATE TO THAT LOCATION.

IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE ROAD.

WE'VE DONE COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC STUDIES BOTH AT A LETTER LEVEL AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT LEVEL.

WE'VE PROVIDED THAT TO STAFF.

CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES, I THINK TO THE WEST OF US IS A WETLANDS.

WE'VE DONE WETLAND STUDIES.

CROSSING THAT WETLANDS OVER INTO CHICKADEE PRESENTS A CHALLENGE, AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT WITH STAFF.

AGAIN, STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WORK WITH AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND GARNER SUPPORT THERE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. GEORGE ZIEMAN, HOMELESS ISSUES.

>> THANK YOU.

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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IS THIS THING EVEN ON? THE OVERFLOW SHELTER CLOSED ON THE 31ST OF THE MONTH.

AFTER THAT, THERE'S A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF HOUSING OR SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS.

THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY CLOSED THE OVERFLOW, THERE'S ABOUT 40 PEOPLE DISPLACED OR MORE, AND THEY ARE HAVING TO FIGHT FOR ANY PLACE THAT THEY CAN LIVE.

SOME OF THEM ARE JUST STAYING IN THE RIGHT OF WAYS, AND UNINHABITED VACANT LOTS, EVERY PLACE.

THERE'S MORE PLACES I'VE SEEN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAN I EVER HAVE, AND THERE'S MORE.

IT'S A SERIOUS, SERIOUS THING FOR THEM.

WE DID A PETITION ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT JEANIE TALKED ABOUT.

WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT NEED HOUSING, THEN THE RAPID RE-HOUSING IS NOT WORKING.

THERE ARE JUST WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE.

IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.

THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE ON A RAPID RE-HOUSING LIST FOR YEARS.

I'VE TALKED TO ONE TODAY, SAID, WELL, I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE LIST FOR TWO YEARS.

YOU NEED TO TALK TO SO AND SO OVER HERE.

HE'S BEEN ON THE LIST FOR FOUR YEARS, AND NOTHING'S BEEN DONE.

WHEN YOU CLOSE THE OVERFLOW SHELTER, WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE GO? IT'S REALLY, REALLY TROUBLING TO SEE THEM OUT THERE.

THE LAST TIME WHEN THE OVERFLOW SHELTER WAS CLOSED, A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO.

SOME OF THE PLACES, LIKE WAYPOINT, GAVE A BUNCH OF TENTS OUT.

LAST YEAR, A BUNCH OF THEM WAS CAMPED OUT BY BASICALLY MOUNT TRASHMORE.

WHEN THEY GOT THAT AREA POPULATED, THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS DECIDED IT WAS A NUISANCE AND THEY WENT AND THREW WAY BASICALLY THEIR WHOLE LIVES WHEN THEY WENT AND CLEARED THAT AREA; THEIR TENTS, THEIR BLANKETS, THEIR SLEEPING BAGS, EVERYTHING.

THE BASIC NECESSITIES ARE MISSING.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO REALLY COOK FOOD OR SURVIVE ANYTHING.

NOW, WHEN THEY WERE OUT THERE STUCK AFTER THE OVERFLOW WAS CLOSED DOWN, A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER IT RAINED AND HAILED.

WHERE DID THESE PEOPLE GO? THERE'S A FEW OF THEM LIVING IN MOTOR HOMES THAT ARE JUST BASICALLY JUNK.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THEY HAVE NO PLACE THEY CAN CALL HOME, AND WE ALL DO, BUT THEY DON'T.

I THINK THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS COUNCIL TO CREATE A METHOD THAT REALLY CAN SHINE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND IT'S WORKING.

THIS IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. IT REALLY IS.

SOME OF THEM NEED TO FIND JOBS.

THAT'S TRUE. ALL OF THEM NEED A PLACE TO STAY.

THIRD OF THEM DON'T HAVE TELEPHONES OR PHONES.

THEY'VE EITHER BEEN STOLEN OR BROKEN, AND THAT'S A COMMON PLACE THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE OVERFLOW SHELTER.

THAT WAS A SHOPPING CENTER FOR SOME PEOPLE.

ANYTHING LEFT AT THE OVERFLOW IS LIKELY TO BE STOLEN.

WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. WE REALLY CAN.

THIS IS ONE OF THE RICHER CITIES AROUND.

WE HAVE THE MEANS, WE HAVE THE PEOPLE.

WE JUST NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE.

IF YOU WALK OUT THERE, AND JEANIE AND I HAVE GONE AROUND AND SEEN A LOT OF THESE FOLKS OUT THERE.

THEY'RE NOT ALL IN GREEN SQUARE.

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THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEIR SOLUTION IS TO TELL THEM TO MOVE ON. WHERE DO THEY GO?

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ISSA BETTY HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 13.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY EVERYTHING THAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT ITEM 13, I SAID EARLIER, SO THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

>> NO CHANGES, YOUR HONOR.

>> DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM AGENDA ITEMS 25-29.

>> TWENTY-FIVE THROUGH 29.

COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON, RECUSING. COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND?

>> YES, MAYOR. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF ON 41B.

>> 41B, COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, RECUSE. COUNCIL MEMBER POE?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF ON 35B.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER POE, RECUSAL ON 35B. ANYONE ELSE? THAT BRINGS US FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 42 IS A REPORT ON THE BIDS FOR THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT FOX TRAIL PARK.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $245,000.

STEVE KRUG IS HERE. STEVE, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

WE'RE MOVING ALONG PRETTY QUICKLY NOW.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

>> THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

AS STATED HERE FOR THE REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT FOX TRAIL PARK.

THIS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DUE TO AGE, MAINTENANCE, AND HIGH WATER ISSUES.

IT WILL INCLUDE A 2-5-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE, A 5-12-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE, AND ADDITIONAL STANDALONE EQUIPMENT.

BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON APRIL 9TH, AS FOLLOWS: PLAY-PRO RECREATION WITH $244,400, CUNNINGHAM RECREATION, $244,620.

ESTIMATED PROJECT COST IS 245,000.

STAFF WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE ABOVE BIDS BASED ON PLAY EVENTS AND WHAT WAS PROVIDED, AND WE'LL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

THE FOLLOWING IS JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF 3D VIEWS OF WHAT WAS PRESENTED. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, STEVE. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER 43 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE FY 2025 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROJECT.

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,090,000.

KEN DEKEYSER IS HERE. KEN, I RECOGNIZE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE PROJECT ENTAILS DECK AND STRUCTURE REPAIRS IN BOTH THE THIRD AVENUE BRIDGE OVER CEDAR RIVER AND J STREET SOUTHWEST OVER PRAIRIE CREEK.

IT BID ON APRIL 16TH, WITH AN OVERALL COMPLETION FOR BOTH BRIDGES BY JULY OF 2026.

COST OPINION WAS $2,050,000, FUNDING MAINLY FROM THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROCEEDS.

THIS IS THE OVERALL SITE PLAN FOR J STREET OVER PRAIRIE CREEK.

THEN THIS IS THE OVERALL SITE PLAN FOR THIRD AVENUE OVER CEDAR RIVER.

WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS, RANGING FROM $2,181,399.40-$2,574,040.10.

WITH THAT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TOWARD THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THAT BRINGS US TO OUR ORDINANCES.

ITEM NUMBER 44 IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 4415 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST FROM AGRICULTURE DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED-USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY ANDREA AND ALLISON FACHES.

THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

THIS MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY AND BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS

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AS WITH THE EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AS A COUNCIL, WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN.

I'LL REMIND EVERYONE AT THE LECTOR AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.

WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT, AND WHEN IT IS RED, WE'LL INVITE YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT.

PASTOR DOYLE, HERE TO SPEAK ON YOUTH ADVANCEMENT.

>> FOR THE RECORD, D-O-Y-L-E.

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND RY, AS A MARINE CORPS VETERAN. THIS IS ME AT 19.

THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD. HERE'S WHY.

I WAS RETHINKING MY FIVE MINUTES AS THE COUPLE WHO WERE SPEAKING ABOUT HOMELESS WERE TALKING.

THE BEST WAY I CAN SAY THIS IS AT 30, I WAS HOMELESS.

WHY? BECAUSE I WAS A RECENT WIDOWER WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN.

CHRISTMAS EVE 2000, BY THE WAY, AS A REMINDER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED, BECAUSE I WAS ANGRY AT GOD BECAUSE THAT WASN'T MY PLAN.

FAST FORWARD TO THE LAST TIME THAT I WAS BEFORE YOU, SEPTEMBER 10TH, SPEAKING ABOUT YOUTH ADVANCEMENT.

YOU ALL CAME UP AFTERWARDS ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER, AND I COULDN'T.

AGAIN, NOT MY PLAN, BECAUSE 10 DAYS LATER, FIRST DAY OF FALL, MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY AND FELL INTO THE ARMS OF GOD.

GRIEF. I HAVE AN OLDER BROTHER WHO'S HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL AUTISTIC WHO SHARES THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS MAYOR O'DONNELL, WHO HAS NOT SAID A WORD SINCE OUR MOTHER HAS PASSED, WHO COULD BE HOMELESS IF HE DOESN'T DECIDE TO GO GET HELP.

LITERALLY HAS NOT SAID A WORD SINCE SEPTEMBER 20TH.

AUTISM. SWINGING TO WHAT'S PASSED AROUND BEFORE YOU.

AGAIN, IT'S IN THE CBJ IN TERMS OF THE MAYOR'S BIRTHDAY, BUT I HAD ALREADY ASKED HER A WHILE BACK WHAT HER BIRTHDAY IS.

ON THE DAY THAT THIS WAS PRINTED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OBITUARY FOR OFFICER ENRIQUE MARTINEZ OF CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SAME DAY THAT THIS WAS PRINTED WAS THE SAME DAY THAT HE WAS MURDERED ON THE JOB IN CHICAGO, DOING HIS JOB.

THE MURDERER LOOKED LIKE ME.

SEVEN DAYS AGO IN CHICAGO, ALMOST TO THE MINUTE, THIS FATHER DIDN'T ASK FOR HIS SON TO BE MURDERED, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN CHICAGO, WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THE MURDERER LOOK LIKE ME.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH YOUTH ADVANCEMENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS? IT'S MY SINCEREST HOPE, BECAUSE IT'S LOST IN CHICAGO, YOU CAN LITERALLY THROW THAT AWAY THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE RECOVERABLE, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I DO AGREE WITH THAT COUPLE, PART OF IT, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT WANT FOR SOMEONE MORE THAN WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEMSELVES.

YOU CANNOT HAVE A BLEEDING HEART FOR SOMEONE WHO CHOOSES TO BLEED FOR THEIR OWN LIFE.

I'M SAYING THAT AS A PASTOR.

THAT IS BIBLICAL.

WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT I'M HOPING FOR, IS THAT EVERY 16-YEAR-OLD THAT'S WORKING WITH THE CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, EVERY 16-YEAR-OLD STARTING IN THE FALL, IS EMPLOYED, NOT A SUMMER JOB, BUT A YEAR-ROUND JOB, BECAUSE WHAT'S MISSING IS A WORK ETHIC.

AS I CLOSE, YESTERDAY I SAT IN THE BUS DEPOT, TALKED TO OFFICERS, AND PARTICULARLY CHIEF DOSTAL, LIEUTENANT WALSH.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO EVERYONE IS SCARED OF BECAUSE THEY VAPE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT SENTENCE? MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DO NOT PAY RENT.

THEY DO NOT KEEP REAL BILLS.

YET EVERYONE IS SCARED OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED WHERE? YET, NOWHERE.

THINK ABOUT IT WITH THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, UNHOUSED,

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THINK ABOUT IT. THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S PASSED AROUND IN TERMS OF CHICAGO FIRE COMMISSIONER ANNETTE NANCE-HOLT? HER YOUNGEST AND ONLY, YOUNGEST AT 16 AND ONLY SON, BLAIR, WAS MURDERED MAY 10TH, 2007, ABOARD A CTA BUS.

YOU CAN GOOGLE HIM, B-L-A-I-R HOLT.

>> THAT IS TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. [OVERLAPPING]

>> WELCOME.

>> THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, ANY COMMUNICATIONS LEFT FOR TODAY?

>> NOT REALLY.

>> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO MORE BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON MOVES TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THIS MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.