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[Call to Order]
MAY 13TH, 2025. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY CLERK, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY.AND AS ALWAYS, WELCOME TO CITY STAFF FOR MAKING YOURSELVES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND AFTER OUR MEETING.
SHOULD WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY HERE TODAY? AND A REMINDER TO TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT DISTRACT US FROM OUR PROCEEDINGS.
NOTE THAT ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS MINUTES VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.
REGULAR SESSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO WATCH LIVE AND ON REPLAY THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME? WE COME INTO THIS ROOM, AND WE SAY, THANK YOU, GOD, EVEN AS I'VE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY. GOD, THE QUALITY OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BEGINNING WITH OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY COUNCIL, GOD, OUR CITY LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, GOD .
WHAT I ASK IS THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM IN THE ISSUES THEY DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
GOD THAT WILL KEEP THIS COMMUNITY GROWING AND BECOMING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY DAY.
GOD, WE ASK THIS, AND WE SAY AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE'LL BEGIN TODAY WITH A FEW PROCLAMATIONS. WE'LL BEGIN WITH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH,
[Proclamations/Presentations]
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ASHLEY VANORNY WILL BE HERE AT THE DAIS.THOSE HERE ON BEHALF TO MARK THIS MONTH, PLEASE JOIN US HERE.
AND WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RECOGNIZE TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES AND ALL OF OUR SERVICES WORK TO KEEP PEOPLE WELL IN THEIR HOMES, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SAFE, THRIVING INDIVIDUALS OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION WILL MARK BIKE MONTH. SO I'LL INVITE ANYONE HERE TO REPRESENT OUR BIKERS.
COME ON UP. DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE.
ROLE MODELING, BIKING TO COUNCIL MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT.
WHEREAS BICYCLES ARE AN ECONOMICAL, HEALTHY, CONVENIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR RECREATION IN CEDAR RAPIDS. AND WHEREAS OVER 55 MILES OF TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN CEDAR RAPIDS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS.
CEDAR RAPIDS ECONOMY ATTRACTS TOURISM DOLLARS, IMPROVES TRAFFIC SAFETY AND REDUCES POLLUTION.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS WILL BE PROMOTING BICYCLING DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2025, AND WHEREAS THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS HAS ESTABLISHED MAY AS NATIONAL BICYCLE MONTH.
NOW, THEREFORE, I ASHLEY VANORNY ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 12TH THROUGH 18TH, 2025 AS BIKE TO WORK WEEK AS BIKE MONTH, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO RIDE THEIR BICYCLES, TO WORK, TO THE STORE, TO THE PARK, AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO PROMOTE THE PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS ACHIEVED FROM BICYCLING. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JOHN BOGERT, PRESIDENT OF THE LINN COUNTY TRAILS ASSOCIATION, AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR STRONG SUPPORT OF BICYCLING AND TRAILS IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
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THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND I NEGLECTED TO MENTION COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON WILL BE ABSENT FROM TODAY'S MEETING.MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, WHETHER DURING A PUBLIC HEARING OR DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD, OF A FEW MATTERS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING.
AS YOU WALK UP, SHE WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THEM.
SECOND, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES, SO WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE IN FRONT OF YOU TURNS YELLOW, THAT'S A SIGNAL THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT. AND WHEN IT TURNS RED, WE'LL INVITE YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE, COMBATIVE, LOUD, THREATENING, IRRELEVANT COMMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY MEETING, SO WE ASKED FOR NO APPLAUSE, CHEERING OR BOOING OR OTHER INTERACTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
SO, WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THAT. DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARD TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY? YOUR HONOR, THERE WERE NO WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS FILED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REPEALING CHAPTER 32 B OF THE
[1. A public hearing will be held to consider repealing Chapter 32B of the Municipal Code, Floodplain Management, and enacting a new Chapter 32B in its place to continue participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, qualify for increased premium discounts for property owners, and adopt higher protection standards within the Special Flood Hazard Areas and for critical facilities in the shaded X Flood Zones (Mathew Langley). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #DSD-000003-2025]
MUNICIPAL CODE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 32 B IN ITS PLACE TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, QUALIFY FOR INCREASED PREMIUM DISCOUNTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, AND ADOPT HIGHER PROTECTION STANDARDS WITHIN THE SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS AND FOR CRITICAL FACILITIES IN THE FLOOD ZONES. MATTHEW LANGLEY IS HERE.MATTHEW, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.
WE MAKE THAT A BIT OF A MOUTHFUL. YEAH. BIG THING.
THE MAIN THING WITH THIS CHAPTER UPDATE IS INCREASING OUR FLOOD PROTECTION LEVELS FROM THE PREVIOUS 1.5FT TO TWO FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD. THERE'S ALSO SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORDINANCE TO IMPROVE READABILITY.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO ALIGN IT BETTER.
SO THERE WERE SITUATIONS PEOPLE READING THROUGH THE ORDINANCE MIGHT HAVE A HARD TIME INTERPRETING WHAT PIECES OF CODE APPLY TO THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR FLOOD ZONE THAT THEY MIGHT BE IN. SO TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT READABILITY A BIT BETTER.
THE REASON WE ARE GOING THROUGH WITH THIS UPDATE, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN 2024 ADOPTED THEIR OWN FEDERAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, WHICH DID INCREASE TO A MINIMUM STANDARD SET TWO FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, WHAT THEY REFER TO AS FREEBOARD. SPECIFICALLY, THEY TIED THIS TO ALL OF THEIR HUD PROGRAMS FOR ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT, EFFECTIVE IN 2025. SO IF SOMEONE IS APPLYING FOR A FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION LOAN, IF A COMMUNITY IS APPLYING FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, A DEVELOPMENT WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF HUD.
IF THEY'RE IN A FLOOD ZONE. SO INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ALL THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE TIED TO IF THEY ARE IN OUR MAPPED FLOOD ZONES, THEY NEED TO BE ELEVATED TO THAT TWO FEET TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS HUD PROGRAM AND KEEP THOSE HUD SERVICES OPEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.
THIS IS A REALLY SHORT PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT STAFF DO RECOMMEND REPEALING AND ADOPTING THE NEW CHAPTER 32 B TO ENSURE THAT CEDAR RAPIDS RESIDENTS AND OUR FUTURE RESIDENTS MAINTAIN ACCESS TO THESE HUD PROGRAM LOANS AND ASSISTANCE.
DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[2. A public hearing will be held to consider amending Chapter 33D of the Municipal Code, Street Addresses, by defining street naming criteria in Section 33D.07 (Cari Pauli). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #STREET-000156-2025]
IN SECTION 33.07. CARRIE PAULIE IS HERE. CARRIE, I RECOGNIZE YOU.HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CARRIE [INAUDIBLE]. I'M THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SECTION IN 33, CHAPTER 33D OF OUR ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO HAVE MODIFIED.
OH, NOW IT'S ON. THERE YOU GO. YOU TURN IT OFF. OKAY.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE SECTION SEVEN OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE,
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WHICH APPLIES TO STREET NAME STANDARDS. THIS THIS MODIFICATION HAS BEEN KIND OF COMING FOR A LONG TIME.IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE CODE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPROVE NAVIGATION AND CLARITY.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY FOR SYSTEMS THAT RELY ON THE STREET NAMES, SUCH AS ONLINE MAPPING TOOLS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
LONG STREET NAME SIGNS. LONG STREET NAMES HAVE BIGGER STREET NAME SIGNS AND ARE HARDER TO MAINTAIN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT A LIMIT ON THE CHARACTERS TO AVOID OVERLY LARGE SIGNS.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE STREET NAMES MORE EASY TO PRONOUNCE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO REDUCE TIME TAKEN TO ATTEND TO AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO AVOID WORDS USING MULTIPLE SPELLINGS SUCH AS LINKS AND LINKS, AS YOU SEE HERE ON THIS PAGE. ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO AVOID REPEATED STREET NAMES WITH DIFFERENT ROAD TYPES.
ALSO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW DUPLICATIONS OF STREET NAMES IN DIFFERENT QUADRANTS.
THE LENGTH OF THE STREET NAMES IS GOING TO BE LIMITED TO 14 CHARACTERS, AND THAT INCLUDES THE SPACES AS WELL AS THE ROAD TYPE SUCH AS STREET, ROAD OR AVENUE. THE QUADRANT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL ON TOP OF THIS 14 CHARACTER LIMIT.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO PROHIBIT ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, INITIALS, HYPHENS, SLASHES, OR OTHER SPECIAL CHARACTERS FROM STREET NAMES, AS IS IMPORTANT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH STREET THEY NEED TO ATTEND TO.
THE ORDINANCE UPDATE IS ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO CHOOSE NAMES FOR NEW STREETS, SUCH AS UTILIZING NATURAL ATTRIBUTES OR LOCAL HISTORIC CONNECTIONS.
SURNAME USAGE IS GOING TO BE MODIFIED AS WELL WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE.
CHANGE IN THE EXISTING ORDINANCE. AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDED TO BE DECEASED FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS AND BE OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE, OR OF SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL STATURE.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS GOING TO REQUIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAVE BEEN DECEASED FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, AND BE A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WHO CONTRIBUTED POSITIVELY TO THE CITY'S IMAGE OR A POSITIVE, SIGNIFICANT OR ALTRUISTIC IMPACT REGIONALLY OR GLOBALLY.
THIS IS THE FUTURE SCHEDULE HERE FOR THE ORDINANCE READINGS.
THANK YOU. CARRIE. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR 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 MAIER.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, CARRIE. CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDES? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DUPLICATING OF STREETS IN MULTIPLE QUADRANTS.
SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FINAL VERBIAGE IS CLEAR TO ALLOW STREETS IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME STREET IN MULTIPLE QUADRANTS. YES, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO NAMED STREETS, NOT LETTERED OR NUMBERED STREETS.
GOT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. YEAH.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE I KNOW I HAD SOMEBODY WITH A VERY THOUGHTFUL REQUEST THAT WAS NEAR CODE AND HAD WANTED TO KIND OF CELEBRATE THAT PRIDE. BUT CERTAINLY, APPRECIATE THE ADHERENCE TO MAKING IT EASIER FOR OUR EMS SERVICES TO FIND AND LOCATE.
AND SO, IN THAT CASE, IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE TO CHANGE THE NAME, ALBEIT VERY WELL INTENTIONED BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THAT AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, FIRST AVENUE WOULD DIVIDE IT AND THEN THE STREET WOULD CHANGE NAMES.
SO IMPORTANT CONTEXT BUT CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. REAL QUICK QUESTION, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE COME FROM CEDAR RAPIDS LIKE KURT WARNER AND ZACH JOHNSON, AND WE'VE NAMED STREETS AFTER THEM. OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE NOT DEAD.
THEY'RE STILL ALIVE. SO, ARE THE, ARE THERE EXCEPTIONS AND HAVE THOSE EXCEPTIONS FOR THOSE TYPES OF CELEBRITIES? ARE THEY. IS THAT OUTLINED ANYWHERE? SO, THIS WOULD BE FOR STREET NAMES, NEW STREETS OR STREET NAME CHANGE REQUESTS GOING FORWARD.
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SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED D.C.
[3. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed D.C. Taylor Co. Urban Renewal Area and the collection of tax increments therein (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0013-2025]
TAYLOR COMPANY URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND THE COLLECTION OF TAX INCREMENTS THEREIN.SCOTT MATHER IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SCOTT, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANK YOU. SCOTT MATHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO COMBINE ITEMS THREE AND FOUR AS THEY ARE RELATED.
YES. SO, THIS IS RELATING TO THE DC TAYLOR COMPANY URA AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR BACKGROUND.
APRIL 21ST CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES WAS HELD MAY 1ST.
SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERMS INCLUDE A $6 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 33,000 SQUARE FOOT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, JUST SHY OF 10,000 SQUARE FOOT OF OFFICE SPACE.
ROUGHLY 24,000 SQUARE FOOT OF OFFICE OF WAREHOUSE SPACE.
IT IS RETAINING 75 JOBS HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
CEDAR RAPIDS CONSTRUCTION TO COMMENCE JULY 1ST ONE AND COMPLETE SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2026.
STANDARD INCENTIVE PROVIDES A TEN YEAR, 50% REBATE.
ESTIMATED 1.1 MILLION IN TOTAL TAXES OVER TEN YEARS, OF WHICH 460,000 WOULD BE REBATED BACK.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA.
LOCATION. AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PARCEL.
ALONG WITH THE SITE PLAN. AND A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS HERE.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL BEGIN FIRST WITH A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS ITEM DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MOVING ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
0400, I SKIPPED FOUR. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
[4. A public hearing will be held to consider a Development Agreement with D.C. Taylor Co. for the construction of a new commercial headquarters building at 12th Street and 29th Avenue SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0013-2025]
ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD SHOW PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCIL.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
IN THIS MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM.
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WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE FIVE AND SIX. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY.THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED GINKGO RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND THE COLLECTION OF TAX INCREMENTS THEREIN, AS WELL AS ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS THE HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ON SUMMIT AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
IT'S GOT A RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN BACKGROUND ON THIS MARCH 25TH, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED CITY INCENTIVES FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT WITH GINGKO RIDGE LLC. APRIL 8TH RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA.
APRIL 21ST TAX CONSULTATION OCCURRED MAY 1ST.
THIS INVOLVES THREE FOURPLEXES AND ONE TRIPLEX.
THESE WILL BE SALE PRICED AT 1.75, TO FOLKS THAT ARE AT 80% LMI FOR A 15 YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.
CONSTRUCTION WOULD COMMENCE HERE IN JUNE OF 25 AND COMPLETE IN DECEMBER OF 26.
THE CITY INCENTIVE IS A NET PRESENT VALUE OF 350,000 OR 15 YEARS.
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HERE IS A MAP INDICATING THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA LOCATION.FOR CONTEXT, THIS IS C STREET RUNNING ALONG HERE.
THIS IS SUMMIT AND THIS HERE IS QUARRY WITH TATE COMING UP HERE IN THE CORNER.
HERE IS A SITE PLAN. AND THEN A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS.
FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER HAGER.
MAYOR, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FOR FIVE AND SIX.
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER HAGER RECUSING FROM FIVE AND SIX.
ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.
YOUR HONOR, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE FOR NUMBER FIVE. OH, THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE? ALL RIGHT. IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THIS IS MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY MAIER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. NOW ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.
THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD SHOW PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[7. A public hearing will be held to consider annexation of land generally located along Walford Road west of Interstate 380 as requested by Margaret Probasco and Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative (Jeff Wozencraft). CIP/DID #ANNX-000097-2025]
AS REQUESTED BY MARGARET PROBASCO AND LINN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRIC CO-OP.JEFF WOLSTENCROFT IS HERE. JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANK YOU. MAYOR JEFF WOLSTENCROFT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO ANNEX LAND LOCATED OFF OF WOLFORD ROAD SOUTHWEST AND INTERSTATE 380 OR WEST OF INTERSTATE 380. SO THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED AN 80/20 ANNEXATION, WHERE 80% OF THE LAND AREA IS CONSENTING TO THE ANNEXATION, AND 20% OR LESS IS NONCONSENTING , WHICH IS PERMITTED BY STATE CODE.
THE AREA INCLUDES FIVE PARCELS. TWO ARE CONSENTING THAT TOTAL 75 ACRES, OR 86% OF THE TOTAL AREA, AND THREE ARE NONCONSENTING PARCELS THAT TOTAL 12 ACRES OR 14% OF THE TOTAL AREA.
SO APPROXIMATELY 87 ACRES IN TOTAL. IT IS WITHIN AN URBANIZED AREA BEING TWO MILES FROM SCHUYLERVILLE OR AND SWISHER AND THE APPLICANTS ARE APPLYING FOR ANNEXATION TO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT TO CITY STANDARDS.
SO HERE WE HAVE A MAP SHOWING THE AREA. WE HAVE 6TH STREET RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE.
THE CONSENTING PARCELS ARE HERE TO THE WEST. AND THEN THE NON-CONSENTING PARCELS ARE THESE THREE HERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF SIXTH STREET, WEST OF INTERSTATE 380. EVERYTHING SURROUNDING HERE IS IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
THE AIRPORT WOULD BE OFF TO THE LEFT AND OUTSIDE THE IMAGE HERE.
TO CONTEXTUALIZE THIS, WITHIN THE CITY, IT'S ON THE FAR SOUTH SIDE HERE.
SO CITY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA.
IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SWISHER AGREEMENT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SHUEYVILLE.
AND WE ARE WORKING ON. A PART OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO ADOPT A PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT TO MEMORIALIZE TERMS FOR ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, STATING THESE FUTURE ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH ALL PROPERTIES WILL BE AG ONCE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY TO ALLOW FOR PRIOR APPROVALS THAT HAVE BEEN PERMITTED IN THE COUNTY FOR THOSE NON-CONSENTING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEN TO TRANSITION PROPERTY TAXES AS PERMITTED BY STATE CODE.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE RECORDED IN AUGUST, 30 DAYS AFTER BEING APPROVED AT THE CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
AND WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
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WITH THAT, I'LL PASS BACK TO THE MAYOR. THANK YOU. JEFF. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT RESOLUTION FOR THIS ITEM, DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[8. A public hearing will be held to consider the disposition of property at 1417 5th Avenue SE to Hope Community Development Association (Jeff Wozencraft). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PRD000779-2024]
ASSOCIATION. AND, JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.THANK YOU, MAYOR JEFF. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND I SHOULD SAY SAVING PROPERTIES AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES, THE ACRONYM.
SO THE SPARK PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2023, HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
HERE IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
SO FIFTH AVENUE IS RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE.
WE WOULD HAVE CATHERINE MCAULEY, CENTER, AND WILLIS DADY OVER HERE.
AND THE HOSPITAL'S OFF TO THE LOWER LEFT HAND PORTION OF THE IMAGE.
SO 1417 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST. THERE HAS BEEN 31 CODE CASES DATING BACK TO 2014 ON THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S BEEN PLACARDED SINCE 2017 AND REGISTERED AS A VACANT SINCE 2020.
STILL AN ACTIVE NUISANCE PROPERTY, AND THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CANCELED TAX SALES SINCE 2017.
SO THERE WAS AN RFP RELEASED TO ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS.
HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE EXISTING HOME. AND SO, WITH THAT, CITY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF THE DEED.
WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR. THANKS, JEFF. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP HAPPENING HERE BETWEEN THE SPARK PROGRAM AND HOPE CDA. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE REALLY MEANT TO REHABILITATE DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT? PEOPLE AND HOMES. BUT THE FACT THAT I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THEY APPLIED FOR IT, BUT I'M HAPPY THAT THEY ARE, BECAUSE I'VE HAD THE FORTUNE OF TOURING AND KIND OF SEEING SOME OF THEIR PROGRAM, AND THEY DO A TERRIFIC JOB.
SO THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS COMING IN AND ALSO DOING THE SAME SORT OF CONTEXT FOR HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN DILAPIDATED AND THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE FOLD OF OUR COMMUNITY IS JUST REALLY SPECIAL. SO I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. JEFF, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WHAT YOUR PRESENTATION LACKED WAS PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
AND THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. BUT THE HOUSE WAS INCREDIBLY UNHEALTHY.
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THAT BUILDING.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR PROPERTIES THAT WE SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME WITH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE WOULD BE, BUT WE PROBABLY SPEND 60, 70% OF OUR TIME ON 20% OF THE PROPERTIES AT MOST.
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE WORK THAT HOPE CDA HAS DONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LAST SUMMER, AND I CAN PINPOINT DIRECTLY HOUSES THAT WERE CRACK HOUSES OR METH HOUSES OR PLACES WHERE THERE WERE SHOOTING GALLERIES, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT RISES TO THE TOP OF THAT, THAT LIST.
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AND WHEN YOU MAKE THOSE SMALL, SUBTLE CHANGES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON A BLOCK, YOU TRANSFORM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY SAID, THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY POSITIVE ONE AND ONE THAT FOLKS APPRECIATE.AND SO TO, TO DEVELOPMENT, TO HOUSING, TO LEGAL TO ALL THOSE FOLKS, INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER THAT WERE INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS PROGRAM HAPPEN. IT'S A, IT'S A FIRST STEP.
THANKS. WELL SAID. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[9. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 1st Avenue W and I-380 Southbound Off-Ramp Intersection Realignment project (estimated cost is $640,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012521- 02]
FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE FIRST AVENUE WEST AND I-380 SOUTHBOUND OFF RAMP INTERSECTION REALIGNMENT PROJECT.THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $640,000. DOUG WILSON IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT.
DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS WAS A COMMON CONCERN. VOICED BY AREA RESIDENTS DURING OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THE SIXTH STREET ELLIS BOULEVARD EXTENSION PROJECT AND THE FIRST AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED.
THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES STORM SEWER REPLACEMENT, SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION, AN UPGRADE TO ADA, RAMP COMPLIANCE, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS.
THIS PROJECT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY A $440,000 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT, AND THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST IS 640,000.
THE RAMP WILL STAY OPEN TO AT LEAST TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.
A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER.
OVERLAND. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS HAS BEEN LONG TIME COMING.
DOUG, CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES ON WHY IT HAS BEEN SO UNSAFE OVER THE YEARS? WELL, WHEN PEOPLE EXIT THE INTERSTATE, THEY CAN COME DOWN THERE AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 50 MILES AN HOUR AND TRY TO TURN ONTO SIXTH STREET. THEY CUT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HAVE CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST, SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
I THINK A CAR WAS IN THE CREDIT UNION, CRASHED INTO THE CREDIT UNION.
WENT THROUGH THE FRONT OF IT TOO AS WELL. OKAY.
YEAH. SO GLAD TO GET THAT DONE. THANKS. THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REALLY GREAT OPEN HOUSES ALL THE TIME.
AND OUR CITY STAFF IS THERE AND HAPPY TO WELCOME PEOPLE. AND I THINK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE OFTEN STOPPED BY OURSELVES, SOMETIMES BEING LIKE ONE OF 20 THAT ARE THERE IN SEVERAL HOURS.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSIVENESS TO ADJUST THAT WHEN WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.
I'M SCARING MYSELF BECAUSE I'M THROWING OUT ANOTHER COMPLIMENT HERE, BUT I WANT TO TAKE MY COLLEAGUES BACK TO ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AS A VERY, VERY CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT AND PUBLIC WORKS DID SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH ON THAT EFFORT. AND WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THAT WHOLE AREA, I THINK YOU HAVE TO SAY GOOD JOB.
AND THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THAT. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT AND I WOULD CALL IT TRANSFORMATIONAL AND A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE OF INCORPORATING FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORS AND THEN SORT OF DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T POPULAR AT THE TIME.
AND SO TO TO PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, I WOULD SAY GOOD, GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.
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I THINK IS REALLY CRITICAL. SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.DOUG AND COUNCIL, JUST A NICE REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THROUGH IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I DO REMEMBER THIS WAS THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE PROJECT, I THINK FOR THOSE EVEN FROM THE CHURCH WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, THIS, THIS PART OF IT WAS, WAS AN EASY SELL, FRANKLY.
I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU MENTIONED THE SAFETY CONCERNS.
SO, IT'S, I'M GLAD WE'RE AT THIS PART OF THE PROJECT FOR SURE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,
[10. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 8th Street NE from 1st Avenue E to A Avenue NE Pavement Rehabilitation project (estimated cost is $320,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012485- 02]
FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE EIGHTH STREET NORTHEAST FROM FIRST AVENUE TO A AVENUE NORTHEAST PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT.THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $320,000. AND, DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.
THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST IS $320,000.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH UNITYPOINT AND THE MEDC DISTRICT TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT LANES WILL BE REDUCED DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE ROAD WILL NOT BE CLOSED. IT IS A MAJOR EXIT ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE INCONVENIENCE.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOUG. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
FOR THE RECORD, COUNCIL. OKAY. SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY OVERLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,
[11. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 2025 Curb Ramp Repairs project (estimated cost is $600,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3016016-25]
FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE 2025 CURB RAMP REPAIRS PROJECT.THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $600,000. BEN WORRELL IS HERE.
BEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR BEN WORRELL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE 100 CURB RAMPS ACROSS 25 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS.
LOCATIONS WERE ALL IDENTIFIED THROUGH RESIDENT COMPLAINTS.
I WOULD POINT OUT, TOO, THAT THROUGH PREVIOUS PROJECTS, THE CITY HAS ADDRESSED OVER 90% OF THE CURB RAMP ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. REMAINING LOCATIONS REQUIRE INCORPORATION INTO FUTURE ROADWAY PROJECTS BECAUSE THE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD HAVE NEED, REQUIRE IMPACTS TO THE STREET. AND SO WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THOSE THROUGH STREET PROJECTS AS WE'RE ABLE.
HERE'S A LIST OF THE PROJECT LOCATIONS FOR THIS PACKAGE.
ENGINEER'S OPINION AND PROBABLE COST IS 600,000.
BID OPENING IS TOMORROW. CONSTRUCTION IS APPROXIMATELY A YEAR, BUT ONCE THE CONTRACTOR STARTS ON A GIVEN LOCATION, THEY HAVE TEN WORKING DAYS TO GET THAT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
AND NONE OF THESE LOCATIONS REQUIRE STREET IMPACTS.
SO MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS. AND JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, IF THEY WANT TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH A CURB RAMP OR SIDEWALK, THEY CAN VISIT MYCR IF YOU ARE NOT WANTING TO DO THAT, YOU CAN ALSO COME INTO THE CITY SERVICES CENTER.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW. WE'RE NOT GOING TO COUNT THAT.
I'M GOING TO COUNT THAT. LET THE RECORD SHOW. A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS. FOR THE RECORD, I MIGHT OBJECT TO YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC, CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING OFFICIAL HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. BEN, CAN YOU GO ONE SCREEN BACK? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT ALSO THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO SPOKE UP. AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER INSTANCE WHERE THE RESPONSIVENESS IS EVIDENT.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD VALUE CONSIDERING HOW MANY DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'RE TOUCHING. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE UP AND LET US KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT COULD BE FIXED AND ALSO THE CITY'S RESPONSIVENESS TO ACCOMPLISHING THAT.
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SECONDED BY OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[12. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Skyhawks Park ADA Compliance project (estimated cost is $260,000) (Jeff Koffron). CIP/DID #PUR0425-261]
PROJECT. THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $260,000.JEFF KAUFMAN IS HERE. JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
BID BIG QUESTIONS. DEADLINE WAS MAY 7TH AT 5 P.M., AND AN ADDENDUM ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS RAISED WAS ISSUED ON MAY 8TH, 2025, AT 3 P.M. THE BIDS ARE DOING TOMORROW, MAY 14TH AT 11:00 AM, AND THE ESTIMATED COST AGAIN WAS $260,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST AS IN THE RESOLUTION MAYOR.
THANK YOU. JEFF. THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE NOW FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? IF NOT, LET THE RECORD SHOW PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD COUNCIL COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OLSON, SECONDED BY HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[13. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Tuma Sports Complex ADA Compliance project (estimated cost is $1,492,000) (Jeff Koffron). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PUR0425-262]
COMPLIANCE PROJECT. THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,492,000.THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TOMB OF SPORTS COMPLEX INTO FULL ADA COMPLIANCE.
THE BIDS WERE ISSUED FOR THIS PROJECT ON APRIL 23RD.
PRE-BID MEETING WAS HELD ON MAY 1ST AT TEN IN THE MORNING AT THE COMPLEX BID QUESTIONS DEADLINE WAS MAY 2ND AT 11 A.M., AND AN ADDENDUM ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS RAISED WAS ISSUED ON MAY 7TH AT TEN IN THE MORNING.
THANKS, JEFF. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.
I MEAN, WHEN WE BUILT TUMA, WE BUILT IT TO ADA.
WHAT HAS CHANGED TO THE SCOPE OF 101.5 MILLION? ACTUALLY, THERE WAS THE ONLY THINGS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY COMPLIANT WERE AT ONE POINT, THE RESTROOMS WERE AND ALSO SOME OF THE CONCESSION AREA.
WE'RE ADDING OVER A MILE OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND VIEWING AREAS THERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE ADDING 28 ADA PARKING STALLS AT THE COMPLEX AS WELL.
IT'S REALLY BROKEN UP AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRIP HAZARDS THERE AS WELL.
SO, IT'S A, AND SO IN TERMS OF PUTTING IN THE PARKING, THE ADA PARKING, THE FIELD IS, THERE'S A GRAVEL FIELD, RIGHT? THE PARKING LOT, THE PARKING LOT.
SO THERE ARE OUR STALLS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR THE SPECIFIC FIELDS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THAT WAY, WHEN THEY HAVE PATRONS OR, OR PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NEEDS IN THOSE AREAS, THEY CAN ACTUALLY SCHEDULE THOSE GAMES ON THOSE FIELDS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THOSE PARKING SPOTS.
SO PEOPLE HAVE AN EASIER OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY THE GAME.
THANK YOU, JEFF . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE FIRST IS A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL ACTION SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.A SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD WILL COME AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT ARE GERMANE TO THE CITY, BUT NOT ON OUR AGENDA. TODAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY AND STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE AFTER EACH COUNCIL MEETING AT THIS TIME DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
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WE ARE HERE AS A COUNCIL TO LISTEN, SO PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THE MATTERS I ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TODAY.APPLYING TO THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS TO STAY AT THE LECTERN.
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TOTAL. ALL COMMENTS NEED TO BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER YOU WISH TO ADDRESS, AND NO ABUSIVE, PERSONAL, IRRELEVANT COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED AND WE ASK FOR NO PARTICIPATION OR DISRUPTION FROM THE AUDIENCE.
TODAY. IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.
AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS WILLIAM HOPPE FROM CEDAR RAPIDS HERE TO SPEAK, I BELIEVE ON.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON.
THANK YOU. WILLIAM. WELL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BILL HOPPE, AND I LIVE AT 3550 STONE CREEK CIRCLE, SOUTHWEST AT PRAIRIE GARDENS. I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT PRAIRIE GARDENS REPRESENTING PRAIRIE GARDENS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE RESIDENTS.
WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT APPROVE THE PROJECT. LOCATED AT 34, 45 AND 3355 STONE CREEK CIRCLE. I BELIEVE THAT'S PROJECT NUMBER 0060-2025.
THE REASONS FOR THIS REQUEST WERE SUBMITTED IN A WHITE PAPER BACK AT THE FIRST ZONING HEARING.
SO, WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO THAT. WE'RE HERE TODAY REALIZING THAT THIS PROJECT, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD COULD GO FORWARD. AND WE ARE PRESENTING A PROPOSAL FOR AN ESCROW ACCOUNT WHICH WOULD PROTECT SHAREHOLDERS IN THE EVENT THIS PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN SHARE DEVALUATION OR STOPPAGE OF SALES.
THE ESCROW ACCOUNT WOULD BE FUNDED BY PRAIRIE GARDENS REAL ESTATE TAXES AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY PROVABLE CLAIM. FUNDS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE CITY ONCE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PROJECT. I'M STANDING UP HERE TODAY, AND I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH ANYONE ON THE CITY TO WORK THROUGH THIS ESCROW ACCOUNT. IF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE WILLING TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH OUR LEGAL AND THEY FIND NO PROBLEM WITH IT, AND WE WILL BE SENDING IT FORWARD TO HUD. IN CLOSING, I HAVE TWO OTHER REQUESTS IN THE WORKFORCE APPLICATION. THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT WILL BE APPEALING TO THE NEIGHBORS.
WE ASK THAT IN THE ANSWER. PRAIRIE GARDENS CONCERNS BE ADDRESSED.
AND FINALLY, THE LAST REQUEST HAS TO DO WITH TRAFFIC.
AND IT'S A SIMPLE ONE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FOUR WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEAN ROAD AND STONE CREEK CIRCLE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HOPEFULLY WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE.
THE OTHER REQUEST IS THAT THE STATE OF IOWA SET THE SPEED LIMIT AT 45 MILES AN HOUR FOR THE AREA OF THE JUNCTION OF 30 AND 151 AND THE CIRCLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'LL BE HERE FOR QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY.
THANK YOU. BILL. ROBERT. WHO IS FROM SIOUX FALLS? NO. YEAH. I'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE THE PODIUM. RUNNING INTO WALLS.
MY NAME IS ROBERT SMITH. I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT FOR TALON DEVELOPMENT IN SIOUX FALLS.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE STONE CREEK APARTMENTS, AS WAS JUST DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT.
JUST VERY BRIEFLY, JUST GOING TO TAKE UP A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR TIME HERE TO REVISIT A COUPLE THINGS.
STONE CREEK IS GOING TO BE TWO BUILDINGS, EACH BUILDING 46 UNITS, 92 UNITS TOTAL.
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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITHIN THE BUILDINGS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FITNESS CENTER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER ON SITE MANAGEMENT. THE OVER HERE WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING FOR IS THE ITEM 45 AND THE ITEM 54, THE TAX ABATEMENT AND THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY.THIRD READING FOR THE REZONING. ONCE WE'RE HOPEFULLY APPROVED HERE, WE WILL THEN SUBMIT THIS TO IDA THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS. THIS.
THIS PROJECT IS PRIMARILY FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
IT'S A NEEDED PROPOSAL HERE IN THE CITY. THE CURRENTLY, THE CITY HAS LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON THIS. I THINK THAT'LL BE PART OF THE ONGOING COMMUNICATION THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING CODES, BUILDING CODES, STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL CODES SO THAT WE WILL BE MEETING EVERYTHING. ONCE WE GET THROUGH THESE MEETINGS AND APPROVALS, WE WILL SIT DOWN WITH THE CITY STAFF AND CONTINUE ON WITH A SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS BUILDING THAT THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED. WE'VE GOT MOST OF THOSE INCORPORATED NOW, BUT WE'LL WAIT TILL AFTER THIS.
THE STATE HAS APPROVED THE ITEM. THE BUILDING IS IN THE PROCESS OF WITH OUR ARCHITECTS RIGHT NOW OF MAKING SOME TWEAKS AND TINKERING TO MEET CITY CODE. AND SO, THERE'S DIFFERENT REVEALS ON THE BUILDING, SO IT MAKES IT MORE APPEALING THAN IT ISN'T JUST A STRAIGHT WALL ON THERE.
OUR MATERIALS ON THE BUILDINGS ARE WITHIN THE CODE LIMIT PRIMARILY CEMENTITIOUS HARDIE PLANK, THAT TYPE OF STUFF. THE SITE IS SERVICED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES THE DRY UTILITIES, THE CABLE TELEVISION, THE FIBER OPTICS, ALSO BY THE SEWER, THE WATER STORM SEWER.
WE WILL BE CONNECTED TO CITY ON THAT. THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT ALL.
RAPID CITY, CEDAR RAPIDS. YEAH. TWIST. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ROBERT. THANK YOU. YEP. I HAD A KEENAN DOWN HERE TO SPEAK, BUT IT'S CROSSED OUT.
IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST SWITCHED THE OTHER ONE.
OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY, THEN THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]
CITY MANAGER JEFF POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NO CHANGES, NO CHANGES.THANK YOU, MAYOR . I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM AGENDA ITEMS 39 AO AND 39 AP.
AO AND AB. P, P AS IN PAUL. OKAY.
THE CLERK. GET THOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER OLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LEAD US OFF AND LET COUNCIL KNOW.I'M GOING TO BE REMOVING ITEM NUMBER 28F FROM CONSENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. NOW ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[40. Report on the receipt of bids for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025A, Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025B, and Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2025C (Jon Burmeister, PFM Financial Advisors LLC). CIP/DID #FIN2024-13]
ITEM NUMBER 40 IS THE RECEIPT, REPORT ON THE RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2025, A TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2025 B AND WATER REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2025 C JOHN BURMEISTER FROM PFM FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC IS HERE ALONG WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ABHAY DESHPANDE.GENTLEMEN, I RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
PLEASED TO TELL YOU, WE HAD A GREAT SALE TODAY.
LET'S MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON, JOHN. OR IF IT'S DIRECTED TO YOU REPORT.
AND THEN THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE FINANCED WITH THE SERIES A YOU CAN SEE 60.1 MILLION, INCLUDING THE FLOOD FLOODPLAIN OF 36 MILLION.
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RECALL THAT THAT IS BEING FINANCED OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD.THE OTHER REMAINING IS FUNDED OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD.
WE DID HAVE A TAXABLE COMPONENT THERE FOR WHAT WE CALL THE SERIES B THAT'S A TAXABLE 2.5 MILLION.
RATES WERE JUMPING 50 BASIS POINTS ONE DAY AND THEN DOWN 50 BASIS POINTS, THEN UP 25 THE NEXT DAY.
YOU CAN SEE BANK OF AMERICA CAME IN AT A 4.35%.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HOW JP MORGAN WAS REALLY TIGHT ON THAT 4.36 TO A 4.37 TO A 4.38.
SO THE FACT THAT THEY CAME OUT OF WALL STREET TO BID ON YOUR BONDS IS VERY EXCITING.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE TD SECURITIES, THEY'RE AT A 4.48.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE SPREAD ON THOSE ON THOSE VARIOUS INTEREST RATES.
ALSO, YOU GOT AN EMAIL WITH THE DETAILS ON THE RESULTS OF SALE.
AND I COUNTED THEM UP BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY. THERE'S ACTUALLY 23 DIFFERENT STATES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT THEY'RE COMING FROM TO BID ON YOUR BONDS FROM NEW YORK TO ALABAMA TO COLORADO, CALIFORNIA. SO YOU'RE SEEING ALL OF THE INTEREST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES COMING, THE GOOD SIZE, THE GOOD TERMS ON THE BONDS, THE STRONG AA-1 RATING, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY MOODY'S.
MOODY'S IS KIND OF IN THEIR REPORT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THAT IS A VERY STRONG MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY.
STRONG FUND BALANCE, STRONG BALANCING BUDGETING PRACTICES.
THE DEBT BURDEN HAS BEEN GOING UP AS YOU'VE UNDERTAKEN THE FLOOD CONTROL.
BUT THE BENEFIT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AS INTEREST RATES HAVE GONE HIGHER, YOUR PENSION OBLIGATIONS HAVE DROPPED IN HALF BECAUSE INTEREST RATES WERE RECALLED LIKE A HALF A PERCENT OR 1%.
SO, WE WOULD RECOMMEND ON THE SERIES A THAT YOU AWARD THIS TO BANK OF AMERICA.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE DID ADJUST THE BOND SIZE DOWN TO 59,555,000.
SO, WE DID CHANGE IT FROM 62,255,000 TO 59,555,000.
SO, THERE WAS A REDUCTION ON THE PAR AMOUNT OF THE BONDS.
AND THEN THE NEXT SERIES WE HAD IS THE SERIES B.
THIS IS THE TAXABLE PIECE. WE ENDED UP GETTING FIVE BIDDERS ON THIS.
YOU CAN SEE ROBERT W BAIRD HAD A 5.1%. BERNARD CAME IN AT A 5.25.
AND THEN WELLS FARGO ROUNDED THAT OUT AT A 5.399%.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY 29 OR EXCUSE ME, 23 DIFFERENT UNDERWRITERS INVOLVED IN THIS IN THOSE FIVE BIDS.
AND THEN AGAIN, THIS WAS A 16 YEAR TERM TRYING TO REDUCE THE TERM OF THESE BONDS.
THEY ARE TAXABLE SO THEY'RE A HIGHER INTEREST RATE.
WE DID ALSO DECREASE THIS AMOUNT. WE HAVE 2 MILLION 575.
AND WE DID DECREASE THAT TO 2,555,000 AS WE REALLOCATED THE PROCEEDS.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE WATER REVENUE BOND.
THESE WERE RATED AT A TWO VERY STRONG AA2 RATING CONFIRMED WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.
YOU CAN SEE WE WENT OUT TO 11,175,000. WE ENDED UP GETTING THREE BIDS FROM TD SECURITIES.
THEY ARE OUT OF NEW YORK. ROBERT W BAIRD OUT OF MILWAUKEE.
AND THEN JANNEY, THEY'RE OUT OF PHILADELPHIA.
SO A FOUR 2421 AND A 424. SO REALLY GOOD BIDDING.
YOU CAN SEE HERE AGAIN, 420 TO A 421 REALLY TIGHT.
THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE MARKET.
AND THERE WAS A PRETTY CLOSE BIDDING ON THIS.
THESE ARE THREE BIDS AND THERE WAS 21 UNDERWRITERS ON THAT.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION FROM LAST YEAR, INTEREST RATES ARE UP A LITTLE BIT THERE, ABOUT 45 BASIS POINTS HIGHER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR. SO INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER THIS YEAR AS HE'S INDICATED HERE ON THE HISTORY.
AND THEN WE DID DECREASE THIS BOND ISSUE. WE WENT OUT FOR THE SERIES.
THE SERIES C AT 11,175,000. AND THEN WE DECREASED THAT TO 10 MILLION.
135. AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU AWARD THIS ONE TO TD SECURITIES.
SO WITH THAT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ALL RIGHT JOHN THANK YOU. COUNCIL THOUGHTS. QUESTIONS.
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2025A THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY POE.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT RESOLUTION, DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THIS IS DIRECTING THE SALE OF 2,575,000 TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2025B THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY SECONDED BY VANORNY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE FINAL RESOLUTION FOR THIS ITEM, DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SALE OF THE 11,175,000 WATER REVENUE BONDS FOR THE SERIES 2025.
SEE IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU JOHN.
[41. Report on bids for the Walford Road from 6th Street SW to 1,350 Feet West project (estimated cost is $1,570,000) (Ken DeKeyser). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #301919-02]
THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF AND $70,000. KEN DEKEYSER IS HERE.KEN, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR . KEN DEKEYSER WITH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS PROJECT IS UPGRADING AN EXISTING GRAVEL STREET TO A CURB CONCRETE STREET.
IT BID ON APRIL 30TH WITH A $1.57 MILLION COST.
OPINION STARTING IN JUNE FOR LATE START AND 85 WORKING DAYS.
SO IT SHOULD GET FINISHED UP HERE TOWARD THE END OF THE CONSTRUCTION SEASON.
THIS IS A LOCATION, SO IT'S WALFORD ROAD JUST WEST OF SIXTH STREET, AND WE RECEIVED 12 BIDS ON THIS ONE, RANGING FROM $1,019,947.91, UP TO $1,411,410.90. AND WITH THAT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO E&F PAVING COMPANY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KEN. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY VANORNY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[42. Report on bids for the 60th Avenue SW At-Grade Railroad Crossing Improvements project (estimated cost is $200,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #3018043-01]
THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $200,000. BEN WORRELL IS HERE.ENSURES A SMOOTH AND SAFE CROSSING FOR BOTH VEHICLES AND TRAINS.
IT'S A COST SHARED BETWEEN THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS FUNNELED THROUGH THE IOWA DOT, CRANDIC, AND ALSO THE CITY. THERE'S A SEPARATE BUT CONCURRENT PROJECT BY CRANDIC TO REPLACE THE TRACKS.
ON APRIL 23RD, WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS RANGING FROM $202,817.00 TO $287,754.50. LOW BIDDER WAS EASTERN IOWA EXCAVATING AND CONCRETE.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BEN. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY OLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[43. Report on bids for the Water Pollution Control Feeder Main Extension project (estimated cost is $3,450,000) (Brandon Jennings). CIP/DID #2024040-02]
WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,450,000. BRANDON JENNINGS IS HERE.BRANDON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
COUNCIL. BRANDON JENNINGS WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.
THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 10,000 LINEAR FEET OF WATER MAIN ALONG BERTRAM ROAD FROM MOUNT VERNON TO THE PLANNED EXPANSION AT WPC TO SUPPORT FUTURE WATER DEMANDS AND TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FIRE PROTECTION TO THE SITE.
THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST WAS $3,450,000.
FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT ON APRIL 23RD.
THE BIDS RANGED FROM $2,357,796.50 TO $3,393,114.10. BOOMERANG CORPORATION WAS THE LOW BIDDER.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN THIS JULY AND BE COMPLETED IN SPRING OF 2026.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BRANDON COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
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ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OLSON, SECONDED BY HAGER.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[44. Report on bids for the Replace Third Floor Roof at the Downtown Library project (estimated cost is $295,000) (Jason Stancliffe). CIP/DID #PUR0325-253]
THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $295,000. JASON STANCLIFFE IS HERE.JASON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
OH, SORRY. WRONG WAY. THE BIDS WERE ISSUED ON APRIL 9TH.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON APRIL 22ND. THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON THE 23RD AT 11 A.M.
ESTIMATED COST FOR THE PROJECT WAS 295,000. THE PROJECT IS SET FOR COMPLETION THIS SUMMER.
SO, THESE MAINTENANCE SERVICES RECOMMENDS AWARDING TO T&K ROOFING COMPANY AS LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AS DESCRIBED.
THANK YOU, MAYOR . THANK YOU, JASON. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. YEAH. JASON, I KNOW THAT THIS IS DESPERATELY NEEDED.
THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, ARE THERE SOME CONTINGENCIES OR INSURANCES THAT WILL COVER US SO THAT WE KNOW WE GET LONGER TENURE, WHILE THIS IS BASICALLY AFTER THIS IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, YOU KNOW, THIS ROOF IS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT, WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS THERE.
ANY INSIGHT? IT IS QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE, AND WE DID ASK ABOUT THAT.
SO ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER I HAD THE SAME QUESTION.
AND NOT ONLY WAS THERE A BIG GAP, BUT THE SECOND AND THIRD BIDS WERE VERY CLOSE.
THAT WAS OUR CONCERN AS WELL. YEAH. SO, THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING UP AND CLARIFYING.
MAYOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. TODD. JASON, DID YOU FACTOR IN ROOFING COSTS? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'VE INCREASED 20%, AT LEAST IN THE LAST MONTH.
RELATIVE. YES, AS LONG AS THEY CAN SECURE IT IN A RELATIVE SOON.
TIME FRAME. IT SHOULD BE JUST FINE. WE DON'T HAVE.
WE DIDN'T GIVE THEM ANY LEEWAY TO INCREASE DUE TO TARIFFS OR ANYTHING ELSE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, JASON, THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[45. Presentation and resolution of support and authorizing local match funds for an application by Stone Creek Apartments, LLC to the Iowa Economic Development Authority for Workforce Housing Tax Credits for a housing redevelopment project at 3445 and 3355 Stone Creek Circle SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #URTE-0060-202]
LLC, TO THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THOSE WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR THAT HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT THREE, FOUR, FOUR FIVE AND 3355 STONE CREEK CIRCLE, SOUTHWEST SCOTT MATHER.I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR LOCAL MATCH FUNDS FOR AN APPLICATION BY STONE CREEK APARTMENTS, LLC TO THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING TAX CREDITS AT 34, 45 AND 3355 STONE CREEK CIRCLE, SOUTHWEST. THIS PROJECT QUALIFIES UNDER THE LOCAL MATCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE IN JUNE TO ADA, WITH THE PROJECTS BEING AWARDED IN AUGUST.
THIS IS A $14.5 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO THREE STORY BUILDINGS, 46 UNITS EACH, FOR A TOTAL OF 92 UNITS, A MIX OF ONE AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS.
CONSTRUCTION WOULD OCCUR OCTOBER OF 25 AND COMPLETE BY APRIL OF 27.
HERE'S AN AERIAL. THE AREA IN GRAY SHADED AREA IS WHERE THE PROJECT WOULD BE OCCURRING.
AND HERE'S A SITE PLAN. AND THEN THESE.
THIS BUILDING HERE AND THIS BUILDING HERE ARE THE TWO THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED.
SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
JUNE IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATIONS WITH AWARDS BEING MADE IN AUGUST.
AND IF THEY ARE AWARDED THEN THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO CREATE THE URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA.
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WITH THAT, I'LL RETURN IT BACK WITH ANY QUESTIONS.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MR. SMITH AND MR. HOPPE FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
I WOULD JUST ASK SCOTT A FAVOR. IF YOU COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. HOP ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT BEST PRACTICES ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE, BUT I APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY.
SO, IF THERE'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
I WILL JUST SAY, TOO, WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY ASSESSOR TO ALSO JUST SAY TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PRECEDENTS FOR WHERE MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED, IF IT HAD ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES.
AND THE ACTUAL THE ANSWER WAS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY.
SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT IN IN ANY RECENT YEARS THAT THAT'S NOT HAD ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT.
OKAY. THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER POE.
YEAH, SCOTT, YOU CAN LEAVE THAT PICTURE UP. SO, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS DURING CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS TO THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT THAT I SO WHAT'S THIS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM THERE TO GET IN AND OUT TO DEVELOP THESE BUILDINGS.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE DURING CONSTRUCTION.
ANY THOUGHTS? YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEIR PLANS FOR STAGING ARE, BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING ONE BUILDING WOULD GO UP BEFORE THE OTHER ONE. SO IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE ALL THEIR STAGING EQUIPMENT BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH THEM ON THAT.
THE STREET DOESN'T LOOK THAT WIDE. THERE'S A CUL DE SAC AT THE END.
AND MY CONCERN IS FOR THEM AND HAVING THAT ACCESS IN THE PARKING IN THE FRONT IN PARTICULAR.
SO PLEASE. AND THEN I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, WE ASKED MR. SMITH TO REALLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR THREE 60 DESIGN STANDARDS AND THAT THE BACK OF THESE BUILDINGS FACE MAJOR ENTRY POINTS INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, HAVE THERE BEEN UPDATES OR RENOVATIONS TO WHAT THE PLAN WAS? TO KIND OF INCREASE THE LOOK OF THOSE BUILDINGS.
AND THIS IS THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION I HAVE.
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT IF THERE'S MORE UPDATED RENDERINGS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
IT BOTHERS ME. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.
YEAH. THANKS, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF 45, WE ALSO HAVE 54.
THAT'S ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR 45. WE'RE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WORKFORCE.
DO WE SUPPORT THE APPLICATION, WHICH I DO? THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON HERE.
THE SECOND ONE WILL BE ABOUT SHOULD THIS BE ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING OR NOT? I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY RECENTLY TO HEAR FROM A SPEAKER FROM THE MULTI, THE NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COALITION WHICH IS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE'S ALWAYS THIS CONCEPT OF HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH HOUSING.
AND THE REALITY IS WITH THEM WORKING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
AND THEN WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO OUR MAXFIELD STUDIES WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE DO NEED THIS HOUSING. AND THE SPEAKER FROM THE NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COALITION SAID, LIKE, THERE IS NO BAD HOUSING RIGHT NOW. THERE IS SUCH A DEFICIT, NOT JUST IN EVERY STATE, BUT NATIONALLY, THAT YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH IF YOU BUILD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW, WITH THE INTENT OF QUALITY. THERE IS JUST THAT BIG OF A SHORTAGE IN THE NATION.
WE KNOW THAT TOO. WE KNOW WE'RE GROWING. WE'RE BRINGING HEADQUARTERS HERE TODAY.
I THINK ALL OF COUNCIL HAS A BIG APPETITE FOR BRINGING IT BACK AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DESIGN FITS.
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IF THERE'S A FINAL PLAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN REVIEW TO KIND OF MANAGE THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE COUPLE OF DISCUSSIONS, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY MAIER, SECONDED BY HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[46. Ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code, Water Service, by repealing existing rates and establishing new rates for fiscal year 2026. CIP/DID #WTR26-01]
REPEALING EXISTING RATES AND ESTABLISHING NEW RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY SECONDED BY OLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[47. Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code, Wastewater Facilities, by repealing existing rates and establishing new rates for fiscal year 2026. CIP/DID #WPC26-01]
YEAR 26. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY OLSON.SECOND BEEN MOVED BY OLSON, SECONDED BY OVERLAND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE? THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS, BE SUSPENDED, AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[48. Ordinance amending Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code, Solid Waste and Recycling, by repealing existing rates and establishing new rates for fiscal year 2026. CIP/DID #SWM26-01]
26. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY TODD.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS, BE SUSPENDED, AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY SECONDED BY VANORNY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[49. Ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code, Water Service, by repealing existing rates and establishing new rates for fiscal year 2027. CIP/DID #WTR27-01]
27. THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY MAIER.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL .
COUNCIL MEMBER POE? THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED, AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY SECONDED BY MAIER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO, AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. 50 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
[50. Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code, Wastewater Facilities, by repealing existing rates and establishing new rates for fiscal year 2027. CIP/DID #WPC27-01]
WASTEWATER FACILITIES BY REPEALING EXISTING RATES AND ESTABLISHING NEW RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 27.THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY MAIER, SECONDED BY HAGER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL . COUNCIL MEMBER POE? THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS, BE SUSPENDED, AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED. ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING, THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[51. Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code, Wastewater Facilities, to clarify property owners’ responsibility to maintain building laterals and connections to sanitary sewer mains. CIP/DID #49-25-002]
CONNECTIONS TO SANITARY SEWER MAINS. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE? THANK YOU.
THE ORDINANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, RATHER ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING, HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY OVERLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM NUMBER 52 IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT 1406 AND 1410.
[52. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 1406 and 1410 Adair Court SW from I-LI, Light Industrial District, to S-MC, Suburban Mixed Use Community Center District, as requested by Midland Ventures I, LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000113-2025]
ADAIR COURT, SOUTHWEST FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY MIDLAND VENTURES, LLC. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. POE. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
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THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY VANORNY.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
[53. Ordinance amending a Planned Unit Development Overlay in a S-RL1, Suburban Residential Low Single Unit District, for property north of Holly Circle and Gibson Drive NE and east of Sanden Road NE as requested by Northern Boundaries LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000108- 2025]
CIRCLE AND GIBSON DRIVE, NORTHEAST AND EAST OF SAND AND ROAD NORTHEAST, AS REQUESTED BY NORTHERN BOUNDARIES, LLC. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER POE. THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES 54. IS AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY AT THREE,
[54. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 3445 and 3355 Stone Creek Circle SW from T-ML, Traditional Mixed Use Limited District, to S-MC, Suburban Mixed Use Community Center District, as requested by Stone Creek Apartments, LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE000109-202]
FOUR, FOUR FIVE AND 3355. STONE CREEK CIRCLE SOUTHWEST FROM TRADITIONAL MIXED USE LIMITED DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY STONE CREEK APARTMENTS, LLC. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY HAGER, SECONDED BY OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER POE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
[55. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 3220 Wiley Boulevard SW from S-MR, Suburban Mixed Use Regional Center District, to T-IM, Traditional Industrial Mixed Use District, as requested by Warrior Enterprises LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000154-2025]
SOUTHWEST FROM SUBURBAN MIXED USE REGIONAL CENTER DISTRICT TO TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY WARRIOR ENTERPRISES, LLC. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER POE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY SECONDED BY VANORNY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 56 IS AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF 3RD STREET, 4TH STREET,
[56. Ordinance vacating portions of 3rd Street, 4th Street, G Avenue, H Avenue, and I Avenue NW and associated alleys generally bounded by F Avenue NW and the Chicago & North Western Railroad right-of-way. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0080-2023]
G AVENUE, H AVENUE AND I AVENUE, NORTHWEST AND ASSOCIATED ALLEYS GENERALLY BOUNDED BY F AVENUE NORTHWEST AND THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY TODD.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE? THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS, BE SUSPENDED, AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. AND THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY.
AND BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.
[PUBLIC INPUT]
THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL BUSINESS.I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.
HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT HATE CRIME, ETC.. MR. HILL.
AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M SOMEBODY WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE.
MOVEMENTS AND STEPS ARE A LOT HARDER TO MAKE IT WORK SLOWER.
IT IS CONSIDERED A TERMINAL DISEASE. LAST AFTER FOUR YEARS.
FIVE YEARS. I'M AT YEAR FOUR YEARS AND NINE MONTHS OR SO.
MOST. IF YOU'RE REALLY GOOD, YOU'RE GOING TO LAST 18 MORE YEARS.
I'M GOING TO BEAT THAT ONE. THAT BEING SAID. I HAVE A WINDOW IN A HOUSE.
THE WINDOW IS 72 YEARS OLD. IT'S MADE OUT OF METAL.
I'D LEAVE IT OPEN. IT'S A BASEMENT WINDOW. THERE'S NO SCREEN TO IT.
I NEED THE VENTILATION IN THE HOUSE ALL THE TIME.
IT EQUALIZES THE CLIMATE IN THE HOUSE. ONE LITTLE TEENY WINDOW.
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YET. SO THE CITY COMES ALONG AND THEY DECIDE TO NAIL IT UP.WHEN I REPEAT A WORKING 72 YEAR OLD WINDOW MADE OUT OF STEEL WITH NO NOTICE, WITH NO NOTHING, THEY DID GIVE A LETTER OUT SAYING AND I AND I ANSWERED HIM, AND I SAID, I NEED IT FOR CIRCULATION. SO, THEY BOARDED IT UP.
IT WAS THE ONLY THING I USED FOR VENTILATION IN THAT HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS OPEN.
IT WAS ALWAYS WHAT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS.
THE QUESTION THEN BECAME. IS, WAS IT WAS IT INTENTIONAL? YES. WAS IT AIMED DIRECTLY AT ME? YES. WAS IT PUNITIVE? YES. THEN WAS IT A HATE CRIME? YES. PLAN THAT, PLAN IN THE FUTURE TO SEE THAT COMING. BUT AT LEAST THE COUNCIL KNOWS WHY. A NORMAL, UNBROKEN WINDOW.
SAME PERSON WHO REPORTED THE COMPLAINT COMPLAINS ON THE OTHER SIDE AT LEAST 12 TIMES.
THE MUSIC WAS TOO LOUD. IT. YOU'VE CREATED THIS SITUATION NOW.
IT'S. NOW IT'S OCCURRING. HAD A PERSON IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE THIS HAS GONE ON A LONG TIME AND THIS PERSON GOES, YOU CALL THE FBI ON ME? AND I GO, YES, I DID. I WAS, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH FEDERAL RULES.
AND I'M NOT, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT HAPPY.
AND YOU HELP WHENEVER YOU CAN. AND THE FBI, ONE AT ONE TIME, ONLY WANTED A LETTER THAT I HAD, AND THEY CALLED ME A STRING SAVER, BUT I GAVE IT TO HIM.
SO THIS GUY, YOU KNOW, GIVES HIM A HARD TIME THAT I CALL THE FBI ON HIM.
HELLO? I'M A POTENTIAL WITNESS, BUDDY. YOU'RE JUST HARASSING A BUNCH OF POTENTIAL WITNESS.
ARE YOU STUPID? YES. THEN THIS IS THE PERSON WHO ORDERED THE WINDOW TO BE SHUT.
WHERE DOES THE RETALIATION STOP? OH, BUT I'M GOING TO FIND OUT.
NOW THAT I'M UP AND AROUND THAT I WAS EXTRAORDINARILY DISAPPOINTED.
WE HAD A PROBLEM AT THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HOUSE.
THE HOUSE WAS BEING LOOTED, AND THE COPS LET IT BE LOOTED.
HE SAID THE COPS REALLY DIDN'T CARE. THEY WEREN'T GOING TO ARREST ANYBODY.
PEOPLE WERE WALKING OUT WITH ITEMS, AND THEY LET IT OCCUR.
THEY WERE INDIFFERENT. THEY USED THE WORD INDIFFERENT.
OKAY, THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HOUSE, YOU GUYS WILL NEVER KNOW THE FEELING WHEN A CURATOR OF THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM CALLS YOU AND SAYS, YOU FIGURED IT OUT, I WANT TO KNOW HOW.
AN OLD HOUSE CROOKED ON THE LOT. HAD TO BE MOVED.
DID IT GO HERE? I DID EVERYTHING. I DID EVERY, IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO MAKE SURE I WAS LOOKING FOR. IF IT WASN'T A RIGHT HOUSE, IT WOULDN'T BE HERE.
IT WAS. IT'S AN OLD HOUSE THAT NEEDS HELP. BUT IT IS.
IT'S PART OF THE CITY'S LEGACY. IT HAS TO BE SAVED.
I DID PUT A ROOF ON IT. NO, NO. PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ATTACHED TO OR NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY HAS OFFERED IN ANY WAY TO HELP ON THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HOUSE.
I LET YOU GO A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, KENAN MILICEVIC.
FEEL FREE TO CORRECT MY PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME.
HERE TO SPEAK ON THE INFERNO NONPROFIT. THANK YOU, MAYOR .
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KENAN MILICEVIC, AND THAT'S OKAY.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CEDAR RAPIDS INFERNO, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT'S FOCUSED ON KIND OF UNITING THE YOUTH THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORTS. AS YOU CAN TELL, I DON'T RIDE BICYCLES VERY WELL, BUT I THINK I THINK I HAVE A NICE LITTLE HIDDEN GEM FOR EVERYONE TODAY.
[01:30:05]
AND IF YOU ALLOW ME, JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, SOME OF YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW.NEXT YEAR, OUR COUNTRY IS SET TO HOST WHAT'S CONSIDERED ARGUABLY THE GREATEST EVENT IN HUMANKIND HISTORY, WHICH IS THE WORLD CUP. AND IT'S PROJECTED TO HAVE 5.1 BILLION PEOPLE WATCHING AT SOME POINT.
THE WAY THIS WORKS IS I'M THE FOUNDER OF INFERNO.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 2018. IT'S A LOCAL NONPROFIT.
WE HAPPEN TO BE JUST, MY GOAL IS TO KEEP THE KIDS OFF THE STREETS.
AND WHAT I'VE NOTICED AROUND US HERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON LITTLE KIDS IN THE SUMMERTIME, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT THAT HELPS TEENAGERS AND A BIT OLDER KIDS GET OFF THE STREETS IN THE SUMMER, AND I DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF WE'RE FACING CURRENTLY WITH YOU KNOW, DRINKING AND WEAPONS AND WHATNOT AROUND. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT INFERNO IS AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SPEAK BECAUSE I'M OBVIOUSLY BIASED BECAUSE IT'S MY ORGANIZATION. BUT WE HAVE KIDS FROM 15 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PART OF INFERNO, AND I DID NOT PLAN THAT. I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE PLAY SOCCER NOW. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S CONNECTED A LITTLE BIT TO COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
TO MY SURPRISE, AND VERY NICE ONE, ACTUALLY. WE STARTED RIGHT OFF THE BAT WITH KIDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WHETHER IT'S THEIR FAMILIES MOVING HERE AND THEM JOINING US RIGHT OFF THE BAT, OR WHETHER IT'S SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM OUR MERCY AND CO COLLEGE AND SURROUNDING UNIVERSITIES THAT DECIDE TO STAY IN THE SUMMERTIME AND PLAY WITH US.
WE'RE CURRENTLY PART OF THE LEAGUE THAT HAS THAT'S ACTUALLY SPREAD OUT ACROSS NINE DIFFERENT STATES.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY WE'RE ACTUALLY DEFENDING CHAMPIONS COMING INTO THIS SEASON.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE. WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE REALLY GOOD.
BUT THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS OUR SEASON ACTUALLY KICKS OFF THIS COMING SUNDAY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, I JUST RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TWO DAYS AGO FROM A MAJOR SPONSOR WHO TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US $10,000, WHICH IS ALL THAT WAS REMAINING FOR US TO FUNDRAISE FOR THIS SEASON.
THEY BACKED OUT. NOW, I'M NOT HERE TO ASK YOU TO.
I DIDN'T ASK THEM FOR REASONS. I KNOW THE COVID PLAYS A ROLE.
I KNOW THAT THE RACHEL PLAYED A ROLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO HELP US.
BUT I JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO HOW TO KEEP THIS THING ALIVE, BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE PHENOMENAL. SOCCER ASIDE THESE KIDS NOW ATTEND EACH OTHER'S GRADUATIONS.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE PHENOMENAL GROUP ON AND OFF THE FIELD, AND I JUST REFUSE TO LET THEM DOWN.
SO, I'M HERE, YOU KNOW, IN THE NAME OF ALL OF THEM, JUST KIND OF ASKING TO, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER HELPING US OUT IN WHICHEVER WAY YOU CAN, BECAUSE THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A STOPGAP. THAT WAS KIND OF UNEXPECTED TO HEAR TWO DAYS AGO.
SO, NOW I'M JUST KIND OF LIKE, THIS IS THE LAST RESORT.
I'M OBVIOUSLY NERVOUS, BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.
[ CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]
CITY MANAGER JEFF POMERANZ DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS FOR TODAY? I DO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS, MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, AND THIS WAS THE POLICE CHIEF THAT PLACED THIS HERE FOR EACH OF YOU AT YOUR DESK.BUT THIS IS A NOTE FROM THE POLICE CHIEF, AND IT'S A RECOUNT OF CRIME IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
AND HOW REALLY, THINGS ARE REALLY GOING WELL, AS FAR AS CRIME STATISTICS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT CEDAR RAPIDS BEING A SAFE COMMUNITY.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT EVEN COMPARING 2019 TO 2024, THERE'S JUST A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN THE CRIME STATISTICS. SO, THIS IS FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CRPD, LED BY OUR CHIEF, AS WELL AS PRIOR CHIEF AND PRIOR ADMINISTRATION AS WELL.
BUT IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE TURNAROUND IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE WERE SAFE BEFORE, BUT WE'RE EVEN SAFER.
SAFER NOW. SO, THIS DOCUMENT FROM THE CHIEF REALLY GIVES YOU ALL THE DETAILS.
AND IT'S VERY, VERY GRATIFYING TO SEE THE NUMBERS IMPROVE.
THE SECOND THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, AND THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE THING.
[01:35:01]
RAPIDS. BUT IT REALLY IS IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU SEE THE OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT REALLY LOOKS AT THE STATISTICS, LOOKS AT THE NUMBERS, LOOKS AT THE DATA LOOKS AT THE EVIDENCE OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND COMPARES US TO OTHER CITIES IN IOWA AS WELL AS THE UNITED STATES. SO, IN IOWA, WE'RE DEFINITELY ONE OF THE TOP PLACES TO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST.AND AS THE MAYOR'S ALREADY MENTIONED IT'S IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU SEE WHO ELSE IS ON THAT LIST.
SO QUITE OFTEN, AS CITY OFFICIALS WERE IN MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY OR THAT COMMUNITY? AND, WELL, WHY CAN'T CEDAR RAPIDS DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL? WELL, THIS IMPARTIAL ENTITY WITH AN EYE ON THE NUMBERS AND ON THE DATA SAID WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST.
SO I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY GRATIFYING. AND THEN THEY LOOKED NATIONALLY AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE ALSO VERY HIGH ON THE LIST. I THINK IT'S NUMBER 25 OF PLACES TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, TOP QUALITY. SO THAT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS A TREMENDOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE BY NOT JUST LIVABILITY MAGAZINE, BUT BY OUR COMMUNITY BY OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
YOU DON'T JUST GET THESE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. IT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S BASED ON DATA.
YOU DON'T MAKE THE STUFF UP. IT'S NOT A PR, PR DOCUMENT.
ALTHOUGH FOR US IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE, BUT IT'S BASED ON DATA.
SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL SEE SOME OF YOU EITHER HERE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY TOMORROW AT NOON FOR OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LAST OF OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
AND THE MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.