Mar 10, 2026 City Council

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

WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2026. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY CLERK.

AND AS ALWAYS, THANKS TO CITY STAFF FOR BEING HERE AND WILLING TO TALK WITH RESIDENTS SHOULD THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. A REMINDER FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE TO TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MIGHT DISTRACT US FROM OUR PROCEEDINGS AND NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS, MINUTES AND VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.

REGULAR SESSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE.

WE'LL BEGIN NOW WITH OUR INVOCATION BY PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAIN, AUSTIN SPOONER. HE WILL DO THAT, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. LET US PRAY.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP WE HAVE IN THIS CITY, AND WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM THEY NEED EACH DAY AS THEY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

GOD, I ASK THAT YOU GUIDE THE CONVERSATIONS AND DECISIONS THAT WE MADE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GATHER TODAY, AND I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS THIS MEETING. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.

REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE FOR OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION,

[Proclamations/Presentations]

COUNCIL MEMBER ANN POE WILL READ THAT.

COME ON UP.

PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

WHEREAS, LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF CEDAR RAPIDS ECONOMY, CREATING JOBS, STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY AND CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, DOLLAR SPENT AT LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE MORE LIKELY TO REMAIN WITHIN THE CEDAR RAPIDS REGION, SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL LOCAL JOBS, PUBLIC SERVICES AND CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS, THESE BUSINESSES PROVIDE ESSENTIAL GOODS, SERVICES AND GATHERING SPACES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

AND WHEREAS, THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PROMOTES INITIATIVES SUCH AS BUY 319 TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO INVEST IN LOCAL ECONOMY AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF CHOOSING LOCAL. AND WHEREAS, BUY 319 LOCAL DAY ON MARCH 19TH SERVES AS A COMMUNITY WIDE CALL TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH PURCHASING GOODS AND SERVICES, DINING LOCALLY, ENGAGING ONLINE AND SHARING PARTICIPATION BY USING #BUY319.

THEREFORE, I, ANN POE, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 13TH AS BUY 319 LOCAL DAY AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS.

WE REALLY JUST ENCOURAGE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND REALLY ANYBODY TO SUPPORT LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY ON MARCH 19TH.

AND WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. AND NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE TRANSIT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY.

MY COLLEAGUE SCOTT OLSEN WILL READ THAT.

AND IF YOU'RE HERE. OH, GOOD.

COME ON DOWN. WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. WHEREAS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE MOBILITY OPTIONS THAT CONNECT RESIDENTS TO THEIR JOBS, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS, TRANSIT EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING BUS OPERATORS, MECHANICS, SERVICE WORKERS, OPERATIONAL CLERKS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WORK TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM OPERATES EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY EVERY DAY.

AND WHEREAS, THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS OFTEN WORK EARLY MORNINGS,

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AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL TRANSIT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THEIR HARD WORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICE OF THOSE WHO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION POSSIBLE.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EFFORTS OF TRANSIT EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SCOTT OLSEN, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR TIFFANY O'DONNELL AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 18TH, 2026 AS TRANSIT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE TRANSIT EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THEIR GREAT WORK.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION.

SO WE APPRECIATE AND WE´RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR TRANSIT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU TO CITY MANAGER, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GREAT MAYOR FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TRANSIT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT UP, OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS ON THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS. JEFF WOZENCRAFT IS HERE ALONG WITH STEPHANIE AND KEEYON CARTER, WHO LED THIS CHARGE. FRIENDS, I´LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO OUR PRESENTERS TODAY.

SO I'M HERE WITH PASTOR KEEYON AND STEPHANIE CARTER, WHO LED THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBOR INDEX, AN INNOVATIVE FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS AND LOOK FORWARD FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LED BY THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

SO I'LL LET STEPHANIE AND KEEYON TAKE IT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

I'M PASTOR KEEYON CARTER, LEAD PASTOR, WELLINGTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH.

PASTOR STEPHANIE. YEAH, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US AND SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM.

PASTOR STEPHANIE AND I, WE´RE GOING TO PRESENT A BRIEF RECAP OF THE VISION OF THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX, FOLLOWED BY.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME FINDINGS FOLLOWED BY THREE PRIORITIES.

AND THEN WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE.

HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR INVITING US TO SHARE SOME UPDATES ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX.

SO I WANTED TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT OUR VALUE AS AN ORGANIZATION ON THE VALUE OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND LISTENING.

AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE SEEK THE FLOURISHING OF WELLINGTON HEIGHTS BY LISTENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERING WITH A MULTI-SECTOR RESPONSE FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE TO WORK FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED THIS PROCESS CALLED THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX, WHICH IS A FORMAL PROCESS OF HOLISTIC GATHERING OF DATA WITH THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX. WE DID THIS ALONGSIDE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY, LINN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX, AS A REMINDER, IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT PROVIDES MEANINGFUL, HOLISTIC DATA, AND THE FNI GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT THE COMMUNITY'S VOICES CAN BE HEARD. IT GIVES SPACE FOR AGENCY OR THE ABILITY TO ACT UPON ALL NEIGHBORS SO THAT WE CAN SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES, OUR HOPES, AND EVEN SOME PLACES THAT WE MAY SEE SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

ONE THING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX IS THAT OFTENTIMES IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORLD, WE CAN TREAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOODS AS PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED OR PEOPLE TO FIX.

BUT THE FLOURISHING NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX REMINDS US THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS WHERE WE HAVE SHARED HISTORY, WE HAVE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTERSECT.

AND AS WE HONOR THIS COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE BUILD ON EXISTING STRENGTHS, WE SEE THAT LONG LASTING TRANSFORMATION IS POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY AS NEIGHBORS SEE THAT THEY HAVE AGENCY, THE ABILITY TO ACT, TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS.

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SO IT BEGAN IN 2023 WITH THE PHASE OF ASSEMBLE, WHICH IS WHERE WE SHARED VISION OF THIS PROCESS.

AND WE BEGAN TO PUT TOGETHER A MULTISECTOR TEAM TO WALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS TOGETHER.

THE NEXT PHASE IS ASSESSMENT, WHICH BEGAN WITH A PARCEL SURVEY, WHICH WE WALKED THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TOOK A SURVEY OF EACH PARCEL IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS. IT WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY THE NEIGHBOR SURVEY, WHICH CONSISTED OF NEIGHBORS SURVEYING NEIGHBORS, AND BOTH PARTIES WERE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR TIME IN THIS VALUABLE PIECE OF THE ASSESSMENT.

THE NEXT PHASE IS ALIGNMENT, WHICH WE'RE JUST NOW WRAPPING UP, IS WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE GATHERED TO MAKE MEANING OF ALL THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDED ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS. AND HAVING ALL OF THE COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES IDENTIFY KEY PRIORITIES FROM THE DATA. AND NOW WE'RE LAUNCHING INTO THE ACTIVATION PHASE, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE CREATING TEAMS BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND WE ARE DETERMINING WAYS THAT WE CAN SUSTAINABLY WORK TOGETHER FOR THE LONG HAUL BECAUSE WE BELIEVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T END. IT'S A CONTINUAL PROCESS.

AND AFTER THESE PRIORITIES ARE IDENTIFIED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TEAMS DEPLOYED ON THE ACTION ITEMS THAT ARE AGREED UPON.

AND THE THREE INDICATORS THAT THIS PROCESS MEASURED WAS SOCIAL COHESION, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

AND PASTOR KEEYON WILL SHARE A BIT MORE OF THE DATA FOUND IN EACH OF THESE INDICATORS.

I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT BECAUSE I WAS JUST REVIEWING SOME OF THE DATA AND THERE WAS GREAT REVIEWS ON THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT THAT'S OFFERED IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR EXPERIENCE RIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT. ALL RIGHT.

AS PASTOR STEPHANIE SAID, WE WERE ABLE TO DEPLOY VOLUNTEERS TO SURVEY PARCEL CONDITIONS AND ENGAGE NEIGHBORS TO SURVEY NEIGHBORS.

THESE SURVEYS WERE THOROUGH.

THEY TOOK ANYWHERE FROM 45 MINUTES TO 60 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.

WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE SUPPORT TO PAY BOTH THE SURVEYORS AND THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED.

SURVEY QUESTIONS COVERED STRUCTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS.

QUESTIONS INCLUDE ANYTHING RANGING FROM HOW OFTEN RESIDENTS VOLUNTEERED.

ARE THEY AWARE OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOW MUCH ACCESS DO THEY HAVE OF THE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY LEADERS? ANOTHER GOOD RANGE IN QUESTION WAS HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL WALKING, HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL WITH YOUR YOUTH WALKING? NOW I WANTED TO GO INTO SOME OF THE SURVEY PROCESS AND THE DATA.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS FROM THE SURVEY.

SO FROM THE SURVEY, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 1800 PARCELS IN THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING HOMES, RENTALS, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, NON-PROFITS AND BUSINESSES AS WELL.

THERE ARE AROUND 5000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WERE ABLE TO SURVEY 14% OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ON HOUSEHOLD NUMBERS, NOT THAT 5000 NUMBER, BUT THE 1800 NUMBER, WHICH CAME TO 204 SURVEYS.

THESE SURVEYS INCLUDE VARIOUS QUESTIONS AND INCLUDED 13 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS.

OF THE 400, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A WIDESPREAD SPREAD OF AGE, RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RENTAL HOMEOWNER AND GENDER AS WELL.

NEIGHBORHOODS WERE GRADED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 BROKEN DOWN IN FOUR DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIVE MARKERS.

SO THE FIRST ONE WAS FRAGILE, WHICH IS 1 TO 2.4.

STRAINING WAS 2.5 TO 3.4.

STRIVING WAS 3.5 TO 4.2 AND THEN FLOURISHING WAS 4.2 TO 5.

THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR, RIGHT? THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OVERALL SCORE WAS 3.35.

THIS MARKER WAS LABELED STRAINING, WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER PRESSURE. THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME PAST INVESTMENTS, BUT THEY WERE NOT ENOUGH, LEADING TO STAGNATION OR STRESS ON THE RESIDENTS.

OUR RESPONSES ARE MIXED, RANGING FROM SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TO SLIGHTLY POSITIVE. WITH THE DATA DASHBOARD, SO WE GOT A FEW DELIVERABLES OF THIS DATA,

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AND WHEN WE GO ON TO THE DATA DASHBOARD, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE DATA AND BREAK DATA DOWN FROM ANYWHERE FROM TIME LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO TRANSPORTATION, TO WHAT IS THE MAIN WAY PEOPLE GET TRANSPORTATION, TO WHETHER OR NOT FAMILY HAD HEALTHCARE.

I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHEN IT CAME TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO TOOK THEIR SURVEYS, ABOUT 53% OF THOSE SURVEYED EARNED LESS THAN $30,000 A YEAR.

31% HAD LIVED IN THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS.

49% WERE RENTERS AND 51% WERE FEMALE.

THIS DATA DASHBOARD IS REALLY COOL.

YOU COULD SPEND LIKE THE WHOLE DAY IN IT.

THE COOL THING ABOUT THE DATA DASHBOARD IS, IF YOU WANTED TO APPLY AN ADVANCED SEARCH, IT ALLOWS US TO GET SPECIFIC.

SO, RACE, GENDER. MAYBE YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT SOMEONE WHO TAKES THE BUS SAYS ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS. IT ALLOWS US TO KIND OF HONE IN LIKE THAT.

WITH THIS DATA BEING NEIGHBOR FOCUSED AND OWNED BY THE RESIDENTS, YOU CAN SEE WHY WE CONSIDER THE DATA SACRED.

THIS MEANS THAT WE VALUE PEOPLE TAKING TIME TO TAKE THIS AND COMPLETE THIS SURVEY.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO USE THIS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WELLINGTON HEIGHTS, NOT TO BE SOLICITED FOR GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE BELIEVE THIS IS SACRED WORK.

I WANTED TO GO INTO SOME HIGHLIGHTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL OF THE NUMBERS, BUT I WANTED TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SAID ABOUT EACH INDICATOR.

SO I'M GOING TO GO SOCIAL, STRUCTURAL AND THEN ECONOMIC.

SOCIAL COHESION. LET ME SEE.

YEAH. SOCIAL COHESION. HERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID.

LACK OF COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES AND THE DESIRE FOR MORE.

UNFAMILIAR WITH LEADERSHIP AND A SENSE OF DISCONNECTION FROM THEM.

A DESIRE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP.

MANY RESIDENTS FEEL CONNECTED TO THEIR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS AND A PRIDE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THERE IS STILL AN UNEASE ABOUT CRIME WITH MIXED VIEWS OF POLICE ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S A NEED FOR LIGHTING SIDEWALKS AND MORE GREEN SPACES.

AND THE ECONOMIC VITALITY.

AND THIS IS NO SURPRISE, BECAUSE WE TOOK THESE SURVEYS AROUND THE TIME THAT HY-VEE WAS CLOSED DOWN. AND SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WAS, LACK OF GROCERY ACCESS WAS A MAJOR CONCERN.

SO WE TOOK AND COMPILED A LOT OF THE DATA AND WE WANTED TO KIND OF HONE IN ON THREE MAJOR PRIORITIES. AND SO THOSE THREE MAJOR PRIORITIES WERE COMMUNITY SPACES, SECURITY AND LIGHTING AND SIDEWALKS AND THEN GROCERY.

SO THE NEXT STEP, AS PASTOR STEPHANIE SAID, IS THE ACTIVATION TEAM.

AND SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THE ACTIVATION, WE ARE KIND OF CREATING TEAMS BASED ON THESE THREE PRIORITIES TO REALLY CO-CREATE WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND WHAT MIGHT WE DO TO KIND OF ADDRESS THESE THREE PRIORITIES.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO DEPLOY THESE TEAMS AND CO-CREATE.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE DATA AND ENGAGE A MULTISECTOR RESPONSE FOR THE FLOURISHING OF THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE THOSE TEAMS AND WE'RE MEETING EACH TEAM, SOME PEOPLE ARE IN TWO TEAMS. BUT IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES CAPACITY, IT TAKES TIME.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WILL COME OF THAT.

THE THING I LIKE ABOUT MEANING MAKING PROCESS IS THAT CREATIVITY IS ENCOURAGED.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S NOT JUST PRIMARILY GETTING A GROCERY STORE AND HY-VEE. IT COULD BE MAKING THAT GROCERY STORE PROCESS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

OR IT COULD BE MAKING SOME OF THE WINDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MORE ACCESSIBLE AS WELL AND NOT PASS UP THINGS LIKE HORNBILL AND EURO HUT GROCER.

OR IT COULD BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SOMEONE TO STEP UP AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESS. FOR LIGHTING AND SECURITY PRIORITIES, A TOPIC COULD BE EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS ABOUT

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WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH GIVE THE SURVEY AND TAKE THE SURVEY SINCE WE'RE RESIDENTS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED WHEN I WAS GIVING THE SURVEY WAS A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS AROUND. PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THE OPPORTUNITIES.

PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. EVEN WHEN IT CAME TO SIDEWALKS, PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS THE CITY RESPONSIBILITY.

SO IT COULD BE EDUCATING RESIDENTS ON THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE COMMUNITY SPACE CONVERSATION.

IT COULD BE HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THE EXISTING COMMUNITY SPACES THAT WE HAVE AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE, RIGHT? ARE WE REALLY MAXED OUT? DO WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING ELSE? OR CAN WE CAPITALIZE OFF OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON? COULD WE CREATE GROUPS? AND THEN WE COULD GAUGE THE COMMUNITY ON WHETHER OR NOT WE DO NEED A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE, BUT I SAID ALL OF THAT TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT BLACK AND WHITE.

THESE ACTIVATION TEAMS AREN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE.

IT'S WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND SO THESE TEAMS ARE CREATIVELY THINKING- I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT ULTIMATELY WASN'T PRIMARILY TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS, RIGHT? BUT ULTIMATELY TO CULTIVATE CO-CREATION, CULTIVATE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS CLOSELY KNIT TOGETHER. AND THIS IS THE MOST DIVERSE, DENSE AND SOMEWHAT DEPRIVED AREAS.

AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVED WAS THAT THERE WAS A HIGH PRIDE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO AS RESIDENTS, WE CAN KIND OF ECHO THAT WE ARE PROUD OF WELLINGTON HEIGHTS.

YEAH, SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS EVEN AFTER WE TACKLE THOSE THREE PRIORITIES BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT SAID.

AND SO THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT IS A MULTI-SECTOR RESPONSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND NOW I'LL INVITE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU.

OH, STEPHANIE AND KEEYON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

I THINK ABOUT YOU GUYS OFTEN WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WONDERING HOW YOU'RE DOING WITH THIS INDEX AND THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE GATHERING IS SO CRITICAL TO PROBABLY SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT AND FACE AS WELL AS A CITY AND CERTAINLY AS THIS COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S WITH A GRATEFUL HEART.

I SAID THAT OUT TO YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANNE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR.

PASTOR, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK. I KNOW THAT THIS DATA IS REALLY CRITICAL AND IT'S ALSO EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING TO GATHER.

CERTAINLY AS A HISTORICALLY RED LINED AREA, THERE'S A LOT OF.

THE CITY HAS CERTAINLY TRIED, BUT TO OVERCOME AND COMPENSATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT STARTED, YOU KNOW, WAY BEFORE ANY OF US WERE ON THIS DAIS, AND TO COUNTERACT THOSE ONGOING SYSTEMIC ISSUES IS GOING TO BE A BIG LIFT.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE PARTICIPATED IN HERE.

THAT DATA REGARDING GREEN SPACES, I'VE PERSONALLY HEARD LIGHTING IN THERE AS WELL, JUST AS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE'RE ONLY PART OF THAT, RIGHT? SO NOW IT'S ENGAGING OUR PRIVATE PARTNERS AS WELL TO UNDERSTAND HOW SOME OF THEIR LIGHTING AND PLACEMENT OF REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN SAFETY AS WELL AS A QUICK TURNAROUND WITH REPLACING LIGHTS AND PERHAPS ADDING MORE LIGHTS JUST SO THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD BE LIT UP.

IT IS REALLY GRATEFULLY RICH OF SOME OLDER ESTABLISHED TREES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN, JUST FACTORING THAT IN, AS WELL AS CLEANING UP AND MAINTAINING SIDEWALKS, I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A LESS RESOURCE PERSON CONSIDERING GETTING OUT THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SIDEWALK HASN'T OVERGROWN IS A DIFFICULT THING TO FACTOR INTO.

AND, YOU KNOW, ALREADY COMPOUNDING DAY.

AND THEN I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL IS CERTAINLY DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING BETTER FOOD ACCESS WITH HORNBILL COMING ONLINE. I KNOW THAT'S PART OF THE EQUATION, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE THERE YET.

THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY TOO, IS THAT WELLINGTON HEIGHTS HAS ALWAYS HAD AN INCREDIBLE RICH DIVERSITY AND AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF CHARACTER WITH IT.

I OFTEN FIND MYSELF IMAGINING WHAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE WHEN THOSE HOMES, WHICH ARE BEAUTIFUL WERE FIRST INSTALLED AND JUST HOW VIBRANT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THEN.

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THERE IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE YOU REALLY DO SEE PEOPLE ENGAGING, OR YOU SEE PEOPLE SITTING ON THE STOOPS OR, YOU KNOW, GATHERING WITH BARBECUES AND, YOU KNOW, JUST COLLECTING ONE ANOTHER THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I LOVE THAT ABOUT WELLINGTON HEIGHTS.

BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A HUGE LIFT THAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO RESTORING SOME OF THAT VIBRANCY IN THE HOMES THAT IS LIKELY OUTSIDE OF MOST PEOPLE'S CAPACITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE WHERE THAT INDEX IS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? BUT IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT IN TIME REFLECTION OF WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE STARTING FROM. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET A HANDS UP OF WHO IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AND JUST BE HONEST ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE STARTING FROM TO SEE WHERE WE CAN GO BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I HOPE FOR A LOT OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THERE WAS AS MUCH ACTIVITY AND AS MUCH PARTICIPATION IN IT AS THERE IS IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO BRING US THIS DATA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER TODD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS.

WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS STRUGGLED WITH OVER THE YEARS, IT CERTAINLY HAS HAD ITS CHALLENGES.

BUT THE THING I STRUGGLE WITH IS A COUNCIL MEMBER OFTEN NOT JUST HERE BUT IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IS WHO IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD? IS IT THE PERSON WITH THE LOUDEST VOICE OR THE BIGGEST FACEBOOK PAGE? OR, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE? AND, YOU KNOW, WHO REALLY REPRESENTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHAT YOU DID, YOU WENT AND YOU CONTACTED THESE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN TURN, WHAT YOU DID, YOU HELPED.

AND YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.

IT TAKES TIME TO DO IT RIGHT.

AND SO ONE OF MY FAVORITE CITY STAFFERS YEARS AGO WAS A GUY, KENT CHOATE. KENT HAD A LINE.

HE SAID, JUST LET IT BAKE.

SOMETHING GOOD WILL COME OUT OF IT.

AND IN THIS CASE, I THINK IF WE JUST YOU GUYS KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WE STAY OUT OF IT. LET THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, REALLY COME TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE AS A PRIORITY INSTEAD OF OTHERS SAYING WHAT THEY THINK THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE.

THEN YOU REALLY GET SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF BAKING A PRODUCT THAT YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE BETTER IN THE LONG RUN.

SO THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

TIMELY AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.

YEAH. AND I'LL JUST IN CLOSING, JUST ADD MY THANKS TO, I KNOW I LEAN ON YOU GUYS A LOT WHEN I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M UNIQUELY AWARE AND APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR WHEN YOU TELL ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S SPOT ON AND WHAT NEEDS WORK.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, THIS IS A MASTERCLASS IN HOW TO GET THINGS DONE IN THE CITY.

I MEAN, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE LESSON OF GETTING OUT OF THE WAY, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING TOOLS, SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED AND ASKED AND ABLE AND THEN GETTING OUT OF THE WAY. AND I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY BE WATCHING OR WILL WATCH THIS COUNCIL MEETING, WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF REALLY GREAT IDEAS AND GOOD INTENTION, BUT VERY FEW THAT ARE WILLING TO KNOCK ON, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF DOORS OR FIND THE PEOPLE TO DO THAT AND SPEND THE TIME TO DO THAT, AND THEN TO CONTINUE ON THROUGH THIS LONG SINCE 2023. SO JUST IT'S A REAL CREDIT TO YOU.

AND WHEN ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT GREAT LOOKS LIKE, I WOULD SAY THIS PROCESS, FNI, IS REALLY WHAT GREAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THANK YOU TRULY AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE TO COME.

THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[1. A public hearing will be held to consider annexation of land at 80th Street and 16th Avenue SW as requested by A&M LLC (Jeff Wozencraft). CIP/DID #ANNX-000010-2026]

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE OFFICER.

SHE WILL GET THEM TO US. SECOND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, SO WHEN THE LIGHT ON THAT CONSOLE TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

WHEN IT TURNS RED, WE'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEATS. AND THIRD, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE,

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AND FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY HEARING. SO WE ASK FOR NO APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING OR OTHER DISRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY TODAY.

DOES THE CLERK HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS IN REGARDS TO ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY? YOUR HONOR, FOR PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER THREE, ONE PETITION CONTAINING 18 SIGNATURES WAS FILED AS A COMMENT. NO OTHER WRITTEN COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS WERE FILED.

THANK YOU. SO PETITION, BUT NO OBJECTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ANNEXATION OF LAND AT 80TH STREET AND 16TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST, AS REQUESTED BY A&M, LLC. JEFF WOZENCRAFT IS HERE.

JEFF, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS STATED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND AT 80TH STREET SOUTHWEST AND 16TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE ANNEXATION IS 100% VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF TWO PARCELS JUST AROUND 25 ACRES.

THE ANNEXATION DOES INCLUDE THE FULL RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF 16TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

IT IS WHAT'S CALLED AN URBANIZED AREA ANNEXATION BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, AND THEY ARE APPLYING FOR ANNEXATION TO DEVELOP TWO CITY STANDARDS.

SO HERE IS SOME AERIAL IMAGERY OF THE ANNEXATION AT HAND.

WE´RE ON THE FAR WESTERN SIDE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

THIS IS HIGHWAY 100 RUNNING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE IMAGE.

THE HIGHWAY 100-HIGHWAY 30 INTERCHANGE WOULD BE JUST DOWN HERE.

MORGAN CREEK PARK WOULD BE UP OVER HERE ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE IMAGE.

SO, STAFF REVIEW. CITY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE OR PROPOSED FOR THE PARCELS.

DOES NOT CREATE ANY ISLANDS OF COUNTY AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING FAIRFAX ANNEXATION MORATORIUM AGREEMENT. A TIMELINE.

TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS WOULD THEN GO TO THE CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING AT THE STATE ON APRIL 8TH, IF APPROVED.

AND THEN IF APPROVED AT THAT MEETING, IT WOULD BE RECORDED 30 DAYS LATER.

WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR. JEFF, THANK YOU. THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD. COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

THANKS, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM.

I DID CONFIRM THIS WITH CITY STAFF.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN AREA THAT KIND OF ABUTS MY COUNCIL DISTRICT, BUT THIS WILL EXPAND DISTRICT 4.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY WHERE THIS WILL BE GOING INTO.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS,

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the O Avenue NW Elevation Time Check project (estimated cost is $3,360,000) (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3311560-01]

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

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

SIMPLE TITLE, THIS TIME FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT.

THE SCOPE OF WORK IS ABOUT 700FT OF EARTHEN LEVEE.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE STREET SIDEWALK SHARED USE PATH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN IT WILL ALSO REMOVE EXCESS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA THAT'S BETWEEN THE LEVEE AND THE CEDAR RIVER. OPINION PROBABLE COST OF $3.36 MILLION.

HERE'S A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS ON THE BOTTOM THERE.

THE LEVEE WILL KIND OF RUN FROM NEAR ELLIS BOULEVARD, WHICH IS JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE DRAWINGS THERE.

AND THEN ON THE LEFT DRAWING HERE, ELLIS BOULEVARD IS RIGHT HERE, AND THEN IT WILL RUN SOUTHEASTERLY TOWARDS 5TH STREET.

WE WILL DISCONNECT 6TH AND THAT'LL BE CUL DE SAC BECAUSE O AVENUE IS ACTUALLY GOING UP IN THE AIR.

IT'LL GO THROUGH THE ARCH THAT WE BUILT IN 2018.

THIS WAS DESIGNED A LONG TIME AGO. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

BOTH THE WEST SIDE RISING SCULPTURE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF O AVENUE WILL REMAIN AS WELL AS THE PARK HONORING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE THE 2008 FLOOD DEVASTATION.

THAT WAS ALSO COORDINATED THAT WILL REMAIN.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT WILL GO TO THE TOP.

EVENTUALLY THAT WILL CONNECT WITH THE TRAIL THAT WILL BE ON TOP OF THE LEVEE.

THERE'S ANOTHER RENDERING THERE FROM THE RIGHT LOOKING FROM WEST TOWARDS THE EAST.

THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER, AGAIN, THE SAME RENDERINGS HERE.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE DETOUR WILL BE PROVIDED DURING CONSTRUCTION.

O AVENUE WILL HAVE TO CLOSE SINCE IT'S GOING UP IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 15FT.

BUT PENN AVENUE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

SO THERE´LL BE ACCESS TO ALL PROPERTIES AT ALL TIMES.

THERE AREN'T THAT MANY PROPERTIES OVER HERE. SO THIS IS A FAIRLY EASY CONSTRUCTION CLOSURE.

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THIS AREA SHOWS THE MAP. WHEN O AVENUE IS UP AND OVER, WE'LL REMOVE THE EXISTING ONE. THERE WILL BE A NEW ONE UP AND OVER. AND THEN EVERYTHING HERE THAT'S SHADED, PENN AVENUE WILL BE REMOVED UP TO O.

WE'RE BASICALLY REMOVING THE STREET SIDEWALKS AND STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER THAT ARE NOT NEEDED ANYMORE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T REMOVE ANY VEHICULAR ACCESS OR UTILITIES TO OCCUPIED PROPERTIES.

WE'VE REMOVED A LOT OF PROPERTIES OVER THE YEARS, SO THERE'S A LOT OF EXCESS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NOT NEEDED. THIS MAP HERE SHOWS THE SANITARY SEWER REMOVAL.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW LINES IN RED THAT DON'T SERVE ANYTHING.

THOSE WILL BE REMOVED. THIS DRAWING TO THE LEFT IS THE UPPER AREA FROM PENN TO JUST SOUTH OF O.

AND THEN THE RIGHT DRAWING IS FROM K TO M AVENUE.

SO YOU CAN SEE SOME AREAS WHERE WE'RE REMOVING.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE STILL STAYS AT THIS POINT.

THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSITION. WHEN YOU MOVE THE STREETS AND YOU REMOVE THE UTILITIES, THEY'LL START TO LOOK MORE LIKE THE GREENWAY AS WE'RE SETTING UP FOR THAT. THIS MAP HERE AGAIN SHOWS THE PAVEMENT REMOVALS, BUT THIS ONE SHOWS A STORM SEWER REMOVAL. THERE'S A LOT MORE STORM SEWER BEING REMOVED.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RED LINES THERE.

THAT'S BECAUSE AS THE AREA GOES TO GREEN WAY, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED STORM SEWER, WHICH IS DRAINING STREETS.

THE LAST MAP IS HERE REMOVING THE WATER MAIN.

I WOULD POINT OUT YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF WATER MAIN HERE. AGAIN, IT'S NOT SERVING HOMES, SO THAT CAN COME OUT. THIS IS THE THIRD INFRASTRUCTURE REMOVAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE 2018.

AS THIS CONVERTS MORE THE GREENWAY, THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL ONES IN THE FUTURE.

ALSO HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEIZURE RELIEF PROGRAM, AND IT WILL PLANT 26 NEW TREES WITH THE PROJECT.

AGAIN, THE PROJECT IS $3.36 MILLION COST OPINION.

THIS IS FUNDED FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS THE CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO THIS PROJECT.

BID OPENING IS ON MARCH 25TH.

ASSUMING WE GET ACCEPTABLE BIDS, THE PROJECT WOULD START IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER OF 2027.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'LL TURN THAT BACK TO THE MAYOR WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ROB.

THIS IS TIME AND PLACE FOR 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? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. YEAH. THANKS, ROB.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PHOTOS SIDE BY SIDE? THIS ONE? YEP. SO I BELIEVE THIS WILL LIKELY COME BACK TO COUNCIL.

I WOULD JUST ASK, I THINK THE VISUALS ARE REALLY HELPFUL HERE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON AND IT'S GOING TO BE SUCH AN INVOLVED PROCESS THAT I THINK THAT IT REALLY DOES HELP TO TRANSLATE THAT TO RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SECTION IS.

BUT IF WE COULD GET AN EVEN PULLED BACK VIEW AND SEE HOW THIS INTERFACES WITH THE GREENWAY PLANS, SINCE THIS IS KIND OF PART OF WHAT THAT WILL BE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IN THE ENTIRETY OF IT HOW MUCH THIS PORTION IS IN THAT, AND THEN HOW MUCH IS LEFT TO GO.

WE COULD DO THAT. I WOULD ADD WE'RE PRESENTING THIS TO THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING NEXT MONTH, SO THEY'LL GET TO SEE THAT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTS AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S THERE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IS MOVED BY TODD, SECONDED BY VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS,

[3. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Richard Drive NE from Evergreen Street to Nancy Jane Lane and Nancy Jane Lane NE from Richard Drive to Brookland Drive project (estimated cost is $2,560,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012341-02]

DOUG WILSON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. DOUG WILSON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES WATER, MAIN STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY WITH NEW CONCRETE.

NEW SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE NONE EXISTED.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $2,560,000, WITH BID OPENING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 16TH.

WE HAD A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START THIS SPRING AND BE COMPLETED THIS FALL.

THE PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

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

COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE.

THE ADOPT. MAYOR. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

THERE IS A BIT OF A CONCERN WITH ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE WHO'S GOT SOME DECORATIVE BRICKS ABOUT HIS DRIVEWAY, AND I SPOKE WITH HIM THIS MORNING.

HE'S SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT, BUT JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU GUYS GET

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AND SO I CAN TALK TO YOU TO OFFLINE ON THAT, BUT HE HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. 4.

IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,

[4. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 34th Street SE From Bever Avenue to North of Terry Drive project (estimated cost is $1,940,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012429-03]

DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THIS, ONCE AGAIN IS COMPLETE PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY WITH STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE WILL BE A SHARED USE PATH ADDED ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE ROADWAY BETWEEN BEAVER AVENUE AND NORTH OF TERRY DRIVE ON THE EAST SIDE WHERE NONE EXISTS NOW.

THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $1,940,000.

BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18TH, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING THIS SPRING IN 2026 AND COMPLETION OF 2026. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PROJECTS ON 34TH STREET.

THE NEXT SECTION FROM WHERE WE STOPPED THIS YEAR, NORTH OF TERRY DRIVE TO COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE WILL BE DONE NEXT YEAR. WE HAD TWO PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS WITH THIS PROJECT, ONE ON APRIL 16TH IN 2024 AND ANOTHER IN MARCH 6TH OF 2025.

PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

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

COUNCIL? 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 THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLANS,

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Nassau Street SE from Blake Boulevard SE to Linden Drive SE Reconstruction project (estimated cost is $570,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012406-02]

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $570,000.

DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS ONCE AGAIN, IS PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION OF NASSAU DRIVE AND SOME WORK ALONG BLAKE BOULEVARD TO EXTEND SOME DRAIN INSTALLATION TO AN EXISTING STORM SEWER.

THERE IS SIDEWALK EXTENSION ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THIS PROJECT.

THERE'S CURRENTLY SIDEWALK ALONG THE NORTHERN TWO PROPERTIES, AND WE WILL EXTEND IT THROUGH THE SOUTHERN TWO PROPERTIES ON THE EAST SIDE.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $570,000.

THE BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11TH TOMORROW.

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WAS HELD JANUARY 13TH, 2026, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING THIS SPRING AND COMPLETION IN THE FALL.

ONCE AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCIL? OH, OKAY. SO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COMMENT ON THIS.

SO I LIVE A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE STREET AND THERE ARE TWO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LIVE NEARBY.

THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE WORST STREETS IN THE CITY.

SO I'M GLAD IT'S BEING REPAIRED, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WE HAVE A PAVING FOR PROGRESS PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES AND PRIORITIZES WHERE THINGS TO GET FIXED.

AND JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE MAYBE A COUNCIL MEMBER LIVING IN A STREET OR SOME SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT ALSO HAVE THEIR HOMES ON THE STREET, THERE'S NO PREFERRED TREATMENT, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE A PLAN.

AND I JUST COMMEND THE CITY AND I AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, WE FOLLOW THAT PLAN.

AND THERE'S NO FAVORITES DEPENDING ON ELECTED OFFICIALS OR, YOU KNOW, HOW INVOLVED YOU ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. 6.

IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Cedar Lake Amenities Bid Package 2: Shaver Road NE Roadway Improvements project (estimated cost is $1,050,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #327009-01]

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,050,000.

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEN WORREL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A CONNECT CR PROJECT WHICH WILL CONSTRUCT A CUL DE SAC AT THE END OF SHAVER ROAD THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARKING STALLS AND A TRAIL CONNECTION AT THE SOUTH END OF SHAVER ROAD.

AND THIS IS ALL BEING COORDINATED WITH THE CHALLENGE COURSE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE STARTING SOON, AND THE CEDAR LAKE BID PACKAGE 3, WHICH WILL HAVE A RESTROOM AND SHELTER AND KAYAK LAUNCH AND A LOT OF THE AMENITIES THAT EVERYBODY'S

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YOU CAN SEE THE CUL DE SAC AND THE ADDITIONAL PARKING ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES, AS WELL AS ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE GRAY LINES SHOW THE OUTLINE OF PACKAGE ONE, WHICH PUT THE TRAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $1,050,000.

BID LETTING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18TH.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND ACCESS TO ALL THE BUSINESSES WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. THERE WILL BE A SHORT DETOUR OF THE TRAIL TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE WHILE THE TRAIL CONNECTION IS MADE.

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

THANK YOU, BEN. THIS IS TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON SECONDED BY HOEGER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. 7.

IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,

[7. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the FY26 Sidewalk Repair project (estimated cost is $98,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3017026-01]

THANK YOU. SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AND THAT TIES BACK TO IOWA CODE.

THIS PROJECT IS PART OF AN ONGOING CITYWIDE PROGRAM TO REPAIR DAMAGED AND MISALIGNED SIDEWALK PANELS. THIS IS A CITYWIDE PACKAGE.

THERE'S A SEPARATE PACKAGE FOR DOWNTOWN WORK, WHICH WILL BE COMING SOON.

THIS PACKAGE IS 110 PROPERTIES.

THE BID OPENING IS MARCH 18TH.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $98,000.

ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION IS MAY THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, BUT EACH LOCATION THE CONTRACTOR ONLY HAS TEN DAYS TO CLOSE AND REOPEN THE SIDEWALK, AND WE BELIEVE IT ALIGNS WITH THE COUNCIL PRIORITY OF STRENGTHENING AND STABILIZING NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE IT PROVIDES SAFE AND ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALKS.

JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS.

THE CITY WILL CONDUCT ROUTINE SIDEWALK INSPECTIONS, AND WE ALSO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH MY CR, THROUGH PHONE CALLS AND OTHER MEANS.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE DEFECTIVE SIDEWALKS ARE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER AND THEN TYPICALLY ALLOWED ABOUT A YEAR TO MAKE REPAIRS.

AND THEY CAN GET A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CITY FOR DOING THAT.

OTHERWISE, THE CITY WILL DO THE REPAIRS THROUGH PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND ASSESS THE COST TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND WHEN WE SEND THOSE LETTERS OUT, WE DO PROVIDE ESTIMATED COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT ASSESSMENT ESTIMATES.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS THAT FIX ISSUES MARKED BY THE CITY ON THEIR OWN.

THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN APPLY FOR A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SIDEWALKS THAT ARE REPAIRED BY THE CITY THROUGH PROJECTS LIKE THIS.

FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND OWNER OCCUPIED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT QUALIFY FINANCIALLY, THEY CAN APPLY FOR PARTIAL OR EVEN FULL ASSISTANCE, DEPENDING ON THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

AND JUST QUICKLY, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, A LOT OF THIS TIES BACK TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES. ANY TRIPPING HAZARDS OR, YOU KNOW, MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALK IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD MARK FOR REPAIR.

AND IF ANYONE SEES ISSUES AROUND TOWN THAT THEY'D LIKE TO REPORT, THE BEST WAY IS TO USE THE MY CR WEBSITE.

THEY CAN ALSO CALL CITY SERVICES OR VISIT US AND WE'LL ENTER IT FOR THEM.

AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN USING THIS FOR TRACKING ALL THESE REQUESTS.

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

THANKS, BEN. THIS IS TIME AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD. COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS,

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THE FIRST IS A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL ACTION SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY CLOSE OUT.

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

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

THE APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED BY MAIER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON.

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AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MOVING ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[25. Report on bids for the Improvements to Existing Sludge Storage Area at WPC project (estimated cost is $480,000) (Terry Tiedemann). CIP/DID #PUR0126-209]

THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $480,000.

TERRY TIEDEMANN IS HERE. TERRY, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL TERRY TIEDEMANN WITH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE SOLIDS STORAGE PAD AND CONTAINMENT WALLS OUTLINED HERE IN RED WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 2008 AND ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR. FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT ON MARCH 4TH.

THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE IS $480,000.

THE BIDS RANGED FROM $372,499.54 TO $648,723.80. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED.

WOOPS. RADBJE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OUT OF MARION, IOWA, WAS A LITTLE BITTER. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THIS APRIL AND CONTINUE THROUGH AUGUST OF 2026. THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT STAFF IS EVALUATING THE RECEIVED BIDS AND WILL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL AT A FUTURE DATE.

THANK YOU, TERRY. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO RESOLUTION ON THIS, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE REPORT ON

[26. Report on bids for the South Hoosier Lift Station and Force Main Improvements project (estimated cost is $4,500,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #6550108-02]

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

THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY IN THE SOUTH HOOSIER LIFT STATION TO ACCOMMODATE CITY GROWTH. IT'S A SANITARY SEWER PUMPING STATION.

NEW FORCE MAIN WILL BE EXTENDED PAST THE NORTH HOOSIER LIFT STATION.

AND BY DOING SO, WE CAN BYPASS THAT LIFT STATION AND ADDRESS CAPACITY ISSUES IN TWO LOCATIONS WITH ONE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS PROJECT BID ON MARCH 4TH.

WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS RANGING FROM $4,064,385.80 TO $8,796,220.00. I WILL POINT OUT THE TWO LOWEST BIDDERS HAVE RESCINDED THEIR BID, AND WE ARE EVALUATING EVERYTHING.

AND WE'LL RETURN TO COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION AT A LATER DATE.

ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT. THANK YOU, BEN. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. 27 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE MOUNT VERNON ROAD SOUTHEAST FROM 20TH STREET

[27. Report on bids for the Mount Vernon Road SE from 20th Street to 26th Street Pavement Improvements project (estimated cost is $7,190,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012149-08]

DOUG WILSON IS HERE. DOUG, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT, PAVEMENT PATCHING, ASPHALT SURFACING, WATER MAIN, STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT, RECONSTRUCTION, MEDIAN CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENT.

ENGINEER'S OPINION PROBABLE COST OF $7,190,000.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 25TH.

THIS WILL BE A TWO YEAR PROJECT STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2026, AND BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2027.

THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS WERE HELD IN AUGUST OF 2023 AND OCTOBER OF 2024.

FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED WITH THIS PROJECT RANGING FROM $6,572,278.77 TO $7,157,113.45. PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD A CHECK FOR EXCAVATING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOUG.

COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY POE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. 28 IS A PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1ST AVENUE EAST CORRIDOR

[28. Presentation and resolution adopting the 1st Avenue East Corridor Redevelopment Plan (Noah Zeker). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #CD-0107-2025]

NOAH, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. NOAH ZEKER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

FOR A BIT OF BACKGROUND, THIS PROJECT BEGAN WITH THE 1ST AVENUE EAST MICRO AREA ACTION PLAN, WHICH COUNCIL ADOPTED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.

ON THE RIGHT, HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONDUCTED AS A PART OF THAT PROCESS.

IN TOTAL, THE PLAN RESULTED IN 16 ACTION STEPS, NINE OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY STARTED OR ONGOING,

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THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN I'M PRESENTING TODAY IS PROPOSED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE MICRO AREA ACTION PLAN TO PROVIDE A VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN IN THE AREA'S POTENTIAL.

THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE MICRO AREA PLANNING PROCESS THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN HELPS TO ADDRESS.

FIRST IS LONG TERM AREA DIVESTITURE ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND THE NEED FOR A CLEAR FRAMEWORK FOR REINVESTMENT. THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESPONSES TO THAT GENERALIZED ISSUE.

SECOND IS THE NUMBER OF LONG TERM VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES AND THE NEED TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BUSINESSES. THE MICRO AREA ACTION PLAN RESPONDED TO THIS BY PROPOSING A NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL TASK FORCE FOCUSED ON BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETENTION.

THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WOULD BE A VITAL PIECE OF THEIR WORK IN ATTRACTING THOSE BUSINESSES.

WE HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME RECENT BUSINESS CLOSURES IN THE AREA, AND THIS WORK HELPS TO INFORM HOW WE SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES MOVING FORWARD AND ATTRACTING THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL.

AND FINALLY, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CAME UP CONSISTENTLY IN ENGAGEMENT THROUGH BOTH THE MICRO AREA PLANNING PROCESS AND THIS REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH IS WHY IT EXPLORES STREETSCAPE AND ROADWAY DESIGN POTENTIALS TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR EVERYONE WHO USES THE CORRIDOR. SHOWN HERE ARE THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE 1ST AVENUE EAST CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE BOUNDARIES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE MICRO AREA PLANNING PROCESS CO ROAD TO 17TH STREET ALONG FIRST AVENUE WITH THE BOUNDARIES OF A AVENUE NORTHEAST AND 2ND AVENUE SOUTHEAST. WE DID ALSO INCLUDE A SPUR OF A MOSTLY VACANT LAND BETWEEN 14TH STREET AND 15TH STREET, NORTHEAST AND C AVENUE. REDEVELOPMENT PLANS, AT THEIR CORE ILLUSTRATE WHAT AN AREA COULD BECOME.

THEY PROVIDE A SHARED VISION FOR HOW UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTIES AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY COULD EVOLVE OVER TIME. THEY ALSO GO BEYOND THE PLANNING PROCESS.

ONE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS BY HELPING TO ARTICULATE A CLEAR REDEVELOPMENT VISION. ANOTHER IS TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT BY HIGHLIGHTING THE CORRIDOR'S POTENTIAL FOR REINVESTMENT.

THE PLAN ALSO HELPS DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR IMPROVED STREETSCAPES AND ENHANCE SAFETY OVERALL.

IT ALSO HELPS TO BUILD A SHARED COMMUNITY IDENTITY AROUND A COMMON VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CORRIDOR. SHOWN HERE IS THE MAP FOR THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE CORRIDOR IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THE PLAN FOCUSES REDEVELOPMENT ALONG 1ST AVENUE, WHILE PULLING RESIDENTS FROM BOTH ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO SHOP ON THE CORRIDOR.

IT INTRODUCES A MIX OF BUILDING TYPES, INCLUDING MIXED USE, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND SMALLER COMMERCIAL SPACES, AS WELL AS LARGER MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURES.

THESE ELEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO CREATE A MORE WALKABLE, ACTIVE CORRIDOR THAT CAN SUPPORT BOTH NEW DEVELOPMENT AND EXISTING BUSINESSES OVER TIME.

THESE IMAGES ARE DEPICTIONS OF WHAT THE AREA COULD BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

THEY ILLUSTRATE A REDESIGNED STREET WITH NEW TREES, LIGHTING, LANDSCAPED MEDIANS, WIDER PEDESTRIAN AREAS AND NEW PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, AS DESCRIBED IN BOTH PLANS.

THEY SHOW HOW THE CORRIDOR COULD FUNCTION BOTH DURING THE DAY AND THE EVENING, WITH ACTIVE SIDEWALKS IN MORE COMFORTABLE SPACES FOR PEOPLE VISITING THE CORRIDOR.

RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS THE PLAN ON THE 1ST AVENUE EAST WEBPAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL VERSION AS WELL AS A PRINTABLE PDF.

SHOWN TO THE LEFT HERE IS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE INTERACTIVE PLAN DOCUMENT.

SO RESIDENTS CAN SCROLL THROUGH AND READ WHAT STAFF HEARD FROM RESIDENTS AS WELL AS WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE 1ST AVENUE EAST CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1ST AVENUE EAST MICROARRAY ACTION PLAN AND ITS INCORPORATION INTO ENVISION CR. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.

NOAH ZEKER, THANK YOU. APOLOGIES FOR MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME.

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CAN WE GO BACK, I THINK, TO THE RENDERINGS? PERFECT. RIGHT THERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE FIRST OFF, YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE A REALLY LOVELY JOB, NOAH, OF VISUALIZING THIS.

I THINK THIS IS SUCH A GRAND INVESTMENT.

I MEAN, THERE IS SUCH A REIMAGINING OF THIS AREA THAT THIS REALLY HELPS TO TELL THAT STORY.

WE KNOW THAT 1ST AVENUE IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE AT ALL WITH ANY OF THESE PLANS, BUT I THINK BRINGING IT UP TO SPEED ABOUT WHAT IT COULD BE AND MAKING IT SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS, WHICH ARE SO ABUNDANT THERE, IS A HUGE INTENT ON THIS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IMAGINING OF WIDER SIDEWALKS.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS INTENT HERE TO HAVE PERHAPS PROTECTED BIKE LANES AS WELL, OR SOMETHING ABOUT THAT OF KNOWING THAT PEOPLE MAY BE NAVIGATING THAT AREA LIKE THAT.

ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER WATCHED PEOPLE CROSS, YOU KNOW, TO WHAT WAS THE HY-VEE THERE, IT'S KIND OF HARROWING TO DO THAT.

IT'S TOO QUICK, TOO BUSY, TOO DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LUGGING GROCERIES ACROSS TO GET ACROSS IN ONE LIGHT.

AND SO HAVING THOSE MEDIANS, BRINGING TREES BACK INTO THAT AREA WHERE THERE JUST IS NOT A LOT OF VEGETATION THERE, LET ALONE BEING AS ROBUST AS THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT WITH HELPING PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT JUST KIND OF THE EDGE OF TOWN AS IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE RIGHT NOW.

AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INTENTION.

I KNOW YOU GUYS TOOK GREAT CARE TO REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORS, BUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER TODD'S EARLIER POINT, SOMETIMES IT DOES FEEL LIKE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO I'M AWARE OF DON'T EVEN LIVE IN WELLINGTON HEIGHTS AND IN THIS AREA WHO ARE KIND OF DOMINATING THE CONVERSATION. IT GETS REALLY DISTRACTING TO INVEST IN THE NEIGHBORS THAT THIS PREDOMINANTLY IMPACTS.

AND SO DOING THAT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ADJACENT TO THIS, WHO ARE MOST GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE IMPACT THAT THIS MAKES IS JUST GREATLY APPRECIATED, BY ME AND BY THE RESIDENTS.

SO, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TODD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOAH. THANK YOU.

NOAH HAS HANDLED THIS PROJECT SPEARHEADED IT AND THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT PROBABLY HAVE BEEN MAYBE NOT BEEN EMBRACED BY SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. BUT ONE OF THE CONSTANTS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS EXPERIENCED CHANGE OVER ALL THESE YEARS.

AND THE REALITY IS THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, IT'S JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO PRESENT ITSELF AS A BLIGHTED STRIP OF DISINVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, NEAR THE HEART OF OUR CITY.

AND SO THE TIMELINESS OF THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE TODAY WE'VE GOT IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LAKE, SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THERE.

WE DID THE WELLINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD INDEX.

WE'RE BUILDING COMMUNITY THERE.

HERE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE COME ACROSS, ESPECIALLY WHEN RECRUITING BUSINESS, THEY SAY, WHAT'S THE PLAN? WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? AND TO BE QUITE HONEST, WE HAVEN'T HAD A PLAN.

WE'VE HAD A PLAN FOR NEWBO, CZECH VILLAGE, TIME CHECK.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD PLANS FOR EVERY PLACE ELSE BUT THIS.

THIS IS A NICE PLAN. AND I EXPECT THREE, FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, THE CITY WOULD BE WINNING AN URBAN LAND INSTITUTE AWARD FOR THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY INPUT AND BUY IN.

NO ONE'S HERE AT THE MEETING TODAY TELLING US WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS.

AND IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO INSTITUTIONS LIKE CCO AND OTHERS.

BUT THEN AT THE SAME TIME, IT BUILDS ON THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE ALREADY OVER THERE. THE HEIGHTS PROJECT WON AN AWARD RIGHT THERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

AND YOU'VE GOT THE MEDICAL DISTRICT AND BRUCEMORE.

HOW DO YOU CLEAN UP THIS AREA BETWEEN THOSE TWO INSTITUTIONS? IT'S REAL DOABLE IF YOU HAD A PLAN AND YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GET IT DONE.

AND I THINK AS A COUNCIL, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET THIS THING DONE.

SO THANK YOU, NOAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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CAN YOU JUST GO BACK TO SHOW US HOW THE PUBLIC CAN CURRENTLY ENGAGE IN REAL TIME? THIS IS ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE, FOLKS.

SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT? YOU WANT TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IT? YOU GOT IDEAS ABOUT IT? I'M SO PROUD OF THE CITY TEAM FOR EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY IN THIS WAY IN MULTIPLE WAYS ON OUR WEBSITE. BUT THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THAT AREA IS AS COOL. THAT PLAN IS AS COOL AS IT IS BECAUSE YOU DID ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED.

SO GRATITUDE. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. 29 IS A PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM THE PARKLINE,

[29. Presentation and resolution accepting a proposal from The Parkline, LLC, an entity of Chad Pelley and Tyler Oswood, for the redevelopment of three City-owned properties at 604, 614, and 620 I Avenue NW (Jeff Wozencraft). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #PRD-000177-2025]

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR JEFF WOZENCRAFT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AS STATED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PROPOSAL FOR THOSE THREE PARCELS IN QUESTION.

SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PARCELS.

THERE ARE THREE JUST OVER A HALF ACRE IN TOTAL AREA, CURRENTLY VACANT LOTS THAT WERE ALL ACQUIRED POST FLOOD OF 2008.

IT'S A MIX OF ZONING BETWEEN OUR URBAN VILLAGE GENERAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SMALL SCALE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SMALL SCALE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL.

ALL OF THEM ARE LOCATED IN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH OUR FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE. SO HERE ARE THE PARCELS IN QUESTION.

I AVENUE RUNNING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE.

ELLIS ON THE LEFT SIDE. REMINDER ON THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES, ALIGNMENT WITH THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN.

HERE IS A SNIPPET FROM THAT PLAN OF TRANSFORMING ELLIS INTO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PARCELS IN QUESTION CIRCLED HERE.

A PREFERENCE FOR HOUSING CALLING AGAIN FOR HIGHER INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT ALONG ELLIS BOULEVARD DESIGN THAT MEETS OUR URBAN FORM ZONE DISTRICT AND DEVELOPMENT THAT'S FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.

SO THE CITY RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDING THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE PARKLINE, LLC, THE ENTITY COMPRISED OF CHAD PELLEY AND TYLER OSWOOD.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF A PREVIOUS PROPOSAL FOR THE NORTH HALF OF THE BLOCK.

AND IN TOTAL WOULD BE 40 UNITS OF A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT THAT INCLUDE A MIX OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING. THIS PORTION IN SPECIFIC IS THREE TOWNHOMES AND ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

AND SO HERE IS A RENDERING OF THE TOWNHOME SIDE AND THE SINGLE FAMILY SIDE WOULD BE SIMILAR.

I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE AREA INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SLIDE IN THE PREVIOUS PROPOSAL THAT WAS AWARDED BY COUNCIL IS UP ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF THAT BLOCK BOUNDED BY J AVENUE. AND SO THE REVIEW AS WITH ALL OF OUR DISPOSITIONS, IT'S REVIEWED BY STAFF AND THE STAKEHOLDER REVIEW GROUP THAT INCLUDE A NON-COMPETING DEVELOPER, NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE AND COMMERCIAL LENDER TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSAL.

THE REVIEW GROUP PROVIDED A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE PROPOSAL, INCLUDING COMMENTS SUCH AS THE FIT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LIKE THE STYLE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. AND PARTICULARLY LIKE THAT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WAS INCLUDED.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVEN CAPACITY FOR THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND JUST A GENERAL EXCITEMENT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OR CONTINUED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ELLIS BOULEVARD CORRIDOR.

WITH THAT, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE PROPOSAL BY THE PARKLINE, LLC, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AND I'LL PASS IT BACK TO THE MAYOR. THANK YOU, JEFF. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT NOW BRINGS US TO ORDINANCES.

[30. Ordinance repealing Chapter 33 of the Municipal Code, Building Code, and enacting in its place a new Chapter 33 that adopts the 2024 edition of the International Building Code with modifications. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #BSD001-2026]

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSEN, SECONDED BY TODD. 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.

ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE. SECONDED BY TODD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. 31 IS AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 33E OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE SIGN

[31. Ordinance repealing Chapter 33E of the Municipal Code, Sign Code, in its entirety. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #BSD002-2026]

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY, BRINGING US TO OUR FINAL INPUT PERIOD.

[PUBLIC INPUT]

IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNER OR BUSINESS OWNER, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK.

BUT WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO EMAIL OR CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF WITH YOUR COMMENTS.

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

I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN. COMMENTS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES. WHEN LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

WHEN IT'S RED, WE ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT.

NO ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING OR PERSONAL COMMENTS.

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

AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY.

ROB HOEGER HERE TO SPEAK ON RAIL YARD NOISE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. ROB HOEGER, 2750 OTIS ROAD SE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

INTERESTING DISCUSSION TODAY.

THE CITY HAD A PLAN FOR A RIVERFRONT NATURE CORRIDOR IN THE FLOODPLAIN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT, ALAS, THE CITY SOLD THAT PLAN OUT.

SO TODAY, INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT, WHAT WE HAVE IS LOTS OF RAIL NOISE.

THIS IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT MY HOUSE.

THAT WAS AT 1:23 P.M. AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, AT 2:21 P.M.

THIS WAS THE NOISE AT MY HOUSE.

STILL HEARING THE NOISE NEARLY TWO HOURS LATER, AFTER 4:00, I DROVE DOWN TO 24TH AVENUE.

I WOULD JUST NOTE THE RAIL CONTRACTOR IS PARKING ON BLAKELY BOULEVARD RATHER THAN PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS IS MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE SEEN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY INTENDED THAT.

YOU CAN'T HEAR THE DIESEL EXHAUST, BUT I CERTAINLY SMELLED IT.

AND THIS IS WHAT I HEAR AT 405 FROM 24TH AVENUE SE.

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THANK YOU. AND THAT'S GOING TO CLOSE OUT OUR SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO ADDITIONS, YOUR HONOR. NO ADDITIONS.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. YES.

[CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

I KNOW THE COUNCIL SHARES MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS, BUT AM HAPPY TO EXCLAIM THAT CEDAR RAPIDS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL LAST WEEK WON THEIR 26TH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE FOR ACADEMIC DECATHLON, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE REALLY PROUD OF.

SO WHAT A STREAK. WHAT A STREAK.

WAY TO GO. WAY TO GO, JEFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

ON THAT NOTE. CITY MANAGER JEFF POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TODAY? NO, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON MOVES TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND.

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.