[5. A public hearing will be held to consider a change of zone for property south of Wright Brothers Boulevard SW and east of Kirkwood Boulevard SW from S-RLF, Suburban Residential Low Flex District, to S-RMF-PUD, Suburban Residential Medium Flex District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay, as requested by Prairie Land Development, LLC (Seth Gunnerson). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000315-2026]

NUMBER 5 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY SOUTH OF WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST, AND EAST OF KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD, SOUTHWEST FROM SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LOW FLEX DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM FLEX DISTRICT WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY. THIS IS REQUESTED BY PRAIRIE LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC.

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

THANK YOU. SETH GUNNERSON, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THIS REZONING REQUEST IS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND TWO THIRDS ACRE PORTION OF LAND WITHIN THE OVERALL AMERICAN PRAIRIE SUBDIVISION, OR DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS. THE REQUEST IS TO EXTEND AN EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY TO COVER A PORTION OF THE PLANNED NEXT PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AS I WILL DESCRIBE IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.

FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAP THE LAND IN QUESTION IS CLASSIFIED AS URBAN MEDIUM INTENSITY.

TO THE EAST AND SOUTH IS AG PRESERVE. YOU CAN SEE URBAN HIGH INTENSITY AND THEN INDUSTRIAL AS YOU CROSS, AS YOU GET CLOSE TO THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND I-380 INTERCHANGE AND CROSS IT.

FOR REFERENCE, THIS WOULD BE WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD.

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AND THIS IS KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD, WHICH GOES INTO THE DEVELOPMENT.

HERE'S THE ZONING MAP SHOWING THE CURRENT ZONING TO THE NORTH AMERICAN PRAIRIE ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS IS A SUBURBAN, MIXED USE COMMUNITY CENTER ZONE DISTRICT, WHICH IS A MIXED-USE ZONE DISTRICT THAT PERMITS MULTIFAMILY OR COMMERCIAL USES.

AS YOU TRANSITION SOUTH, YOU'LL NOTICE THIS ORANGE AREA THAT'S SURROUNDED BY THE PURPLE LINE SIGNIFYING IT'S IN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY IS A AREA THAT'S PLANNED FOR PRIMARILY FOURPLEX, TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, THE DISTRICT IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT OR DETACHED SINGLE UNIT HOMES.

THE REZONING REQUEST IS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE SITE.

HERE'S AN AERIAL SHOWING. THIS IS BRIGHTON WAY GOING NORTH SOUTH UP TO WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PLANNED EXTENSION OF KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD HERE.

THE AREA IS SUBJECT TO THE REZONING IS IN THIS FIELD HERE, WHICH WILL BE THE NEXT PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS A PORTION OF LAND THAT'S SUBJECT TO THE REZONING REQUEST IN RED.

THE, AND THEN THIS IS ALSO A LAYOUT SHOWING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO ARE THREE- AND FOUR-UNIT TOWNHOMES, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEEN BUILT FURTHER TO THE NORTH THAN THE DEVELOPMENT.

THE HOMES NOT COLORED YOU SEE ON THE MAP HERE ARE WITHIN THE EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

SO, THE REQUEST IS TO ESSENTIALLY SQUARE OFF THE DEVELOPMENT DOWN TO THIS PROPOSED MILKWEED AVENUE TO THE SOUTH.

THE EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH COVERS ALL OF THE TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS FOR WHEN WE DO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWS FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

IT ALLOWS A REDUCED FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 15FT DOWN TO 13FT.

IT DOES ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL LOTS TO BE AS SMALL AS 1,600FT², PROVIDED THE DENSITY DOES NOT EXCEED 12 UNITS PER ACRE, AND IT PERMITS THE CONSTRUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS THAT DON'T HAVE FRONTAGE ON A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREET.

THIS PRIVATE DRIVE INDICATED HERE IS INTENDED TO BE A PRIVATE DRIVE, NOT A STREET MAINTAINED BY THE CITY.

THE DEVELOPERS INTERESTED IN CREATING INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP PARCELS FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE INTENT OF THE EXISTING PUD THAT GOVERNS THE REST OF THIS SITE TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

THIS NEXT PHASE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS PLANNED FOR APPROXIMATELY 78 UNITS.

AREA THAT'S COVERED BY THE REZONING WOULD COVER JUST UNDER HALF OF THAT, APPROXIMATELY 30 OR SO UNITS AND PORTIONS OF A FEW OTHERS.

IN TERMS OF REZONING CRITERIA, STAFF FINDS THAT THE RESIST THE REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MEDIUM INTENSITY LAND USE TYPOLOGY AREA.

IT'S A PERMITTED DISTRICT. ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PUD IS TO MAINTAIN THE 12 UNITS PER ACRE DENSITY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT, WHICH MEANS THIS IS NOT AN INCREASE IN ALLOWABLE DENSITY FROM THE EXISTING ZONING.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IS TO ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF TOWNHOMES ON INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP PARCELS.

STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE SITE AND THE MODIFICATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME.

THERE'S A PLANNED TRANSITION AS YOU GO TO CROSS MILKWEED AVENUE, SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTH TO SINGLE UNIT HOMES.

THIS WENT TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON AUGUST 6TH AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL PENDING CITY COUNCIL ACTION TODAY, THIS WILL COULD BE APPROVED ON ITS SECOND AND THIRD READING IN SEPTEMBER 8TH.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE MAYOR. THANK YOU, SETH. THIS IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD SHOW A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD.

COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR.

THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT ORIGINALLY IN TERMS OF HAVING AN AREA TO PLAY.

I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TODD HAD BROUGHT THAT UP, JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE'S THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CEDAR RAPIDS HISTORY, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT OUR PARTNERS WITH COLLEGE COMMUNITY ARE AWARE OF THIS.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING OUT THERE IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT WILL HELP WITH THIS INCREASE, BUT ALWAYS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORS OF THE AGRICULTURAL FARMS SURROUNDING THAT ARE ALSO AWARE OF JUST MORE PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

THERE ARE WAS ALWAYS SOME SERIOUS WATER ISSUES IN THIS AREA IN TERMS OF FLOODING.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH INCREASED CAPACITY THAT WE'RE KEEPING A STRONG EYE ON THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY HOEGER, SECONDED BY MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NUMBER 6 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE ELLIS ROAD NORTHWEST AT RAWSON

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Ellis Road NW at Rawson Lane Sanitary Sewer Improvements project (estimated cost is $850,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #6550136-01]

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LANE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF $850,000.

BEN WORRELL IS HERE. AND BEN, JUST TO SPECIFY AGAIN, THIS IS ELLIS ROAD, RIGHT.

DIFFERENT FROM ELLIS AVE TO BE CLEAR. BOULEVARD.

WHEN I WAS READING IT THE FIRST TIME, I THOUGHT ELLIS. THEN THERE WAS THIS CRITICAL ROAD NEXT TO IT.

SO, AN IMPORTANT DISTINGUISH, SOMETHING TO DISTINGUISH.

OKAY, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEN WORRELL, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT IS BEING REBID FOR COST SAVINGS.

IT NOW INCLUDES MORE LINING AND LESS REPLACEMENT.

CURRENT PACKAGE INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF 117FT OF 36 INCH SANITARY SEWER LINING OF 1,358FT OF SANITARY SEWER.

EXTENSION OF EIGHT INCH SANITARY SEWER ACROSS ELLIS ROAD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

INSTALLATION OF A FLOW METERING MANHOLE, WHICH WAS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF PALO.

AND THIS IS ALL BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS 2080 AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PALO.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS 850,000.

BID LETTING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED FROM OCTOBER THROUGH THE SPRING.

WITH THIS NEW DESIGN, THERE IS A DETOUR NEEDED TO ROGERS ROAD FOR UP TO 30 CALENDAR DAYS.

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

THANKS, BEN. THIS IS A TIME AND 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. COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY MAIER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS.

[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.

A SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD WILL HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT ARE GERMANE TO THE CITY BUT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE BY PHONE AND BY EMAIL, BUT AT THIS TIME, HERE IS A COUNCIL. WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN TO YOU.

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

A REMINDER TO STAY AT THE LECTERN IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US, GIVE US THE OFFICER WHO WILL GET THEM TO US.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. WHEN IT'S READ, WE'LL ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT AND WE ASK THAT ALL COMMENTS BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OR MATTERS YOU WISH TO ADDRESS.

AND ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

SO, ASK, WE ALSO ASK FOR NO PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE OR DISRUPTION.

IF YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON. AND TODAY IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

I'LL JUST CALL YOU IN THE ORDER. NATHAN DOLAN HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 24.B.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE CITY TAKING DAVE MORRIS HOME AND LAND THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN.

AFTER REVIEWING CITY'S OWN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLANS, ACQUISITION POLICIES, ENGINEERING MAPS, IOWA LAW, FEDERAL REGULATIONS, I BELIEVE THE CITY OWES THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY THIS HOMEOWNER, FAR BETTER ANSWERS BEFORE USING ONE OF MOST EXTREME POWERS THE GOVERNMENT POSSESSES.

YOUR OWN REVISION SIX MAP IDENTIFIES HER PROPERTY FOR FULL ACQUISITION, WHILE THE MAP LEVY FOOTPRINT APPEARS TO BE INLAND OF HER PROPERTY.

SO, ANSWER THE MOST BASIC QUESTION, WHY DOES THE CITY NEED TO OWN HER ENTIRE PROPERTY? NOT WHY THE CITY WANTS IT, NOT WHY REMOVING THE HOME MAKES THE PROJECT EASIER.

WHY IS TAKING IT NECESSARY? THE CITY'S OWN ACQUISITION POLICY DISCUSSES FLOWAGE EASEMENTS.

THE POST-CONSTRUCTION 200-YEAR FLOODPLAIN, APPRAISALS, AND A 50% VALUATION THRESHOLD THAT CAN LEAD TO FULL ACQUISITION.

THEN SHOW THE RECORDS, WHERE IS THE PARCEL SPECIFIC FLOOD DETERMINATION? WHERE IS THE FLOWAGE EASEMENT APPRAISAL? WHERE IS THE 50% CALCULATION IF THAT'S WHAT TRIGGERED THE FULL ACQUISITION? WHERE IS THE ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATING THAT ELEVATION RELOCATION AND EASEMENT MODIFYING THE ALIGNMENT OR ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE CANNOT WORK? AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THIS FAMILY THAT $130,000 IS FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THEIR HOME, RELEASE THAT APPRAISAL. SHE SAYS THAT THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A 1,340 SQUARE FOOT, THREE-BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOME. PUBLIC PROPERTY INFORMATION I FOUND DESCRIBES IT DIFFERENTLY.

SO WHAT DID YOUR APPRAISAL, APPRAISER ACTUALLY VALUE? THESE AREN'T UNREASONABLE QUESTIONS. THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE CLEAR, DOCUMENTED ANSWERS BEFORE GOVERNMENT TAKES SOMEONE'S HOME.

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I DON'T WANT THE CITY TO TAKE HER HOME. I DON'T WANT THE CITY TO TAKE HER LAND.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE TO PROVE WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE TO PROVE WHY TAKING THEIR PROPERTY IS NECESSARY.

SO DON'T TELL US SIMPLY THAT IT'S PART OF THE PLAN.

SHOW THE ENGINEERING. SHOW THE FLOOD MODELING.

SHOW THE APPRAISAL. SHOW THE CALCULATIONS. SHOW THE ALTERNATIVES.

AND UNTIL YOU CAN PUT THOSE ANSWERS IN FRONT OF THIS COMMUNITY, DO NOT TAKE THEIR HOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AJ DITTMER HERE TO SPEAK ON 24.B.

GOOD EVENING. I AM SUBMITTING. OFFICER. I AM SUBMITTING THESE 02,600 POSSIBLY MORE PETITIONS, SIGNATURES TO THE CITY CLERK FOR THE RECORD, IN OPPOSITION TO AGENDA 20, ITEM 24.B CONCERNING THE TOTAL ACQUISITION OF 1426 1ST STREET NORTHWEST. PLEASE INCLUDE THEM AS PART OF THE RECORD FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL CLOSE OUT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO ADD MY NAME.

YOU AREN'T SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I REMINDED EVERYONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. AND YOU WERE HERE FOR THAT TO SIGN UP. I CAN SPEAK. NO, YOU MAY NOT. WE REQUIRE SIGN-UPS. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ]

NO CHANGES. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY AGENDA ITEMS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT OLSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

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

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

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

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH ITEM NUMBER 21.

[21. Report on bids for the Cedar Lake Amenities Bid Package 3A: Recreational Amenities project (estimated cost is $1,340,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #327010-03]

THIS IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE CEDAR LAKE AMENITIES BID PACKAGE 3A.

A RECREATIONAL AMENITIES PROJECT WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,340,000.

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

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS PROJECT IS A CONNECT CR PROJECT THAT INCLUDES A TRAILHEAD NODE, ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCH.

SITE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHALLENGE COURSE WITH THE CHALLENGE COURSE EQUIPMENT BEING BID THROUGH A SEPARATE CONTRACT.

INCLUDES A RESTROOM AND A JETTY NODE. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCH, WHICH IS USABLE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS PROJECT BID ON AUGUST 19TH, WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS RANGING FROM $1,161,746.70 TO $1,390,254.00. LOW BIDDER WAS EASTERN IOWA EXCAVATING AND CONCRETE. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BEN. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY VANORNY, SECONDED BY POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES.

22 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE CENTER POINT ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE CN RAILROAD BRIDGE DECK OVERLAY PROJECT.

[22. Report on bids for the Center Point Road Bridge over CN Railroad Bridge Deck Overlay project (estimated cost is $632,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #305161-02]

ESTIMATED COST OF $632,000. DOUG WILSON IS HERE.

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

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES PATCHING AND CONCRETE OVERLAY OF THE BRIDGE DECK, CONCRETE REPAIRS TO THE BRIDGE SUBSTRUCTURE.

BRIDGE APPROACH PAVEMENT REPAIRS AND GUARDRAIL REPLACEMENT.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN EITHER THIS FALL OR NEXT SPRING AND BE COMPLETED NEXT SUMMER.

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WAS HELD ON MARCH 31ST, 2026.

AND ALSO, THIS PROJECT WILL, THE ROAD WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

WE HAD FIVE BIDS RECEIVED ON AUGUST 19TH, RANGING FROM $593,682.70 TO $949,592.60. PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO JASPER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

THANK YOU, DOUG. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY, SO IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY POE, SECONDED BY OVERLAND.

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

AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. 23 IS A REPORT ON BIDS FOR THE CITY ANNEX, PHASE I FF&E PROJECT.

[23. Report on bids for the City Annex Phase 1 FF&E project (estimated cost is $315,000) (Jason Stancliffe). CIP/DID #PUR0726-010 ]

ESTIMATED COST $350,000. JASON STANCLIFFE IS HERE.

JASON, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. JASON STANCLIFFE, FACILITIES, HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY ANNEX PHASE I FF&E PROJECT AND REPORT ON BIDS.

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THE BIDS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 29TH. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 11TH.

THE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON AUGUST 12TH.

ESTIMATED COST FOR THE PROJECT WAS 315,000, WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF NOVEMBER 15TH OF THIS YEAR.

TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED. PARAGON INTERIORS FOR A TOTAL OF $241,614.40.

AND WORKSPACE INCORPORATED FOR A TOTAL OF $173,619.18.

THE BID SPECS FROM WORKSPACE DID NOT MEET THE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.

WITH THAT FACILITY MAINTENANCE SERVICES RECOMMENDS AWARDING TO PARAGON INTERIORS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. JASON COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TYLER OLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THIS MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 24 IS A PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO PROPERTY ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CEDAR RIVER FLOOD

[24. Presentation and resolutions related to property acquisition activities in connection with the Cedar River Flood Control System project (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3311200-00]

CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT. ROB DAVIS IS HERE ALONG WITH DIRECTOR BRENNA FALL.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL ROB DAVIS ON THE CITY'S FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM MANAGER.

AND I'VE ALSO SERVED ON INTERIM BASIS FOR THREE YEARS AS THE CITY'S REAL ESTATE SERVICES MANAGER.

SO, BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT DIRECTOR PAUL SAID AT THE LAST MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A PROCEDURAL PRESENTATION, BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A, AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS. IT'S AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS IS NOT AN EASY VOTE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IN THIS PRESENTATION IS WE WILL KIND OF RECAP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ALIGNMENT AND THE HISTORY OF IT.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT CONSTRAINTS PLACING THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM RELATIVE TO ITS IMPACT ON THE RIVER ELEVATIONS.

THESE MIGHT GET TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC IS ASKING.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT PROPERTY LOCATIONS RELATIVE TO THE PENDING CHANGES TO BOTH FLOODWAY AND THE FLOODPLAIN.

THESE ARE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE SET ON THE CITY.

AND JUST REAL QUICKLY FLOODWAY VERSUS FLOODPLAIN, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE? I WILL DO THAT, BUT I CAN DO THAT NOW. FLOODWAY IS WHERE THE RIVER FLOWS.

FLOODPLAIN IS WHERE THE RIVER BASICALLY SITS AND IT'S NOT FLOWING.

SO, THERE'S A LOT MORE RESTRICTIVE IN AREAS WHERE THE RIVER IS FLOWING THAN WHERE IT'S.

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE WHEN FEMA GETS INVOLVED WITH THIS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TOTAL ACQUISITION PROCESS THROUGH REVIEW OF FIVE DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL ITEMS. I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES, IT WILL HELP EXPLAIN THE FLOOD CONTROL ACQUISITION PROCESS BETTER.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE PUT FIVE OF THESE TOGETHER.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BASIS FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE BUY APPRAISAL.

THE ROLE OF THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION IN SETTING FAIR MARKET VALUE.

WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT RELOCATION AND REESTABLISHMENT BENEFITS.

IT'S ALSO GOOD TO NOTE THE THREE PLUS OR MINUS MONTHS IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR CONTINUED NEGOTIATION BETWEEN TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTION AND WHEN LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARING WOULD BE SCHEDULED.

SO, THERE'S TIME THERE. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 1 TO 3 YEARS FOR PROPERTY OWNER RELOCATION AFTER THAT COMMISSION HEARING.

SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS ISN'T THIS IS MORE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, NOT REALLY THE END OF THE PROCESS.

SO, LET'S RECAP A LITTLE BIT FROM THE OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

DIRECTOR FALL PROVIDED A HISTORY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO ARE WATCHING.

FOR MORE DETAIL, YOU MAY WANT TO WATCH THE PRESENTATION THAT SHE MADE AT THE AUGUST 11TH COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS IS A MAP FROM THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM MASTER PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED INITIALLY IN 2015.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL AMENDMENTS, USUALLY ON AVERAGING ABOUT AN ANNUAL BASIS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION.

SO, THE FLOOD WAS IN JUNE OF 2008. THERE WAS A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT.

AND THAT LED TO NOVEMBER 2008 WHEN CITY COUNCIL SELECTED A FLOOD CONTROL PERMANENT ALIGNMENT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.

THIS WAS THEIR PREFERRED ALIGNMENT. AND THAT WAS AGAIN, ONLY FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE FLOOD.

AFTER THAT POINT, ENGINEERING STUDIES WERE DONE.

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAME IN AND DID A STUDY PRIMARILY FOR THE EAST SIDE, LOOKED AT HYDRAULICS IMPACTS, COSTS TO FINE TUNE THAT. I WOULD SAY THAT THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS, THE LINE OF PROTECTION REALLY DID NOT CHANGE.

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IT HAS BEEN THE SAME ALIGNMENT, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW TWEAKS HERE OR THERE, SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2008.

SO, COMING UP ON 18 YEARS. CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THIS FORMAL PLAN WHICH LAID OUT THE ACQUISITION POLICY, HEARD A COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE ABOUT THAT IN JUNE OF 2015.

AT THAT POINT, IT LABELED WHICH PROPERTIES WERE NEEDED, EITHER STRIP ACQUISITIONS OR FULL ACQUISITIONS AND THAT.

SO THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN ON NOTICE THAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE NEEDED FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM. THERE ARE NO PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED AT TODAY'S MEETING THAT WERE NOT ON THAT LIST.

THE COUNCIL'S POLICY HAD AN EARLY ACQUISITION POLICY IN IT, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE AS A CITY, WHEN WE SAY YOU NEED THE PROPERTY, IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL TO ANYONE ELSE BUT THE CITY.

SO IF ANYONE WAS INTERESTED IN SELLING TO THE CITY BEFORE WE NEEDED A FLOOD CONTROL.

RAISE YOUR HAND. COME TO US. WE'LL BUY IT WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.

WE'VE HAD SOME GENERALLY SPEAKING, MOST WAITED.

THEY WANTED TO WAIT. CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME UNDERSTOOD THAT.

AND BECAUSE THERE WERE PUBLIC COMMENTS SAYING NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WANT TO LIVE ALONG THE RIVER.

WE WANT TO STAY THERE AS LONG AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

THE DOCUMENT FROM 2015 CITY COUNCIL INCLUDED AN ORDER IN WHICH THERE WERE SOME PRIORITIES FOR WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS WE BUILT, WHEN AND WHERE.

THE WHEN WAS, LET'S PUT NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN ON THE LIST, TRY TO GIVE EVERYONE TEN YEARS.

THAT GIVES THEM TIME FOR LIFE CHANGES. THEY CAN STAY THERE LONGER.

AND THAT WAS, I THINK, THE. OUT OF THE EIGHT SEGMENTS, THIS WAS IN ABOUT SEGMENT NUMBER SIX.

SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL. WHAT WAS FORECAST IN 2015 WERE OVER THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 2015 AND NOW, THE CITY STAFF HAS REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR AN EARLY ACQUISITION BEFORE IT'S NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT.

AND WHEN WE'VE DONE THAT, WE HAVE SENT OUT A REMINDER, AND THEN WE'VE INCLUDED DOCUMENTS.

IT'S A GOOD DOCUMENT PREPARED BY THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

IT DESCRIBES THE ACQUISITION PROCESS. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE RELOCATION PROCESS.

AND WE'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. WE DON'T HAVEN'T DONE NECESSARILY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

BUT I THINK THIS IS PRETTY WELL KNOWN THAT THIS PROJECT WAS COMING.

AND WE ARE, WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST FEW PARCELS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.

AND SO, WHERE WE STAND, YOU'RE SEEING A MAP HERE.

THIS IS THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM. THE PURPLE COLORS THESE REPRESENT LEVEES.

THE BLUE IS A FLOOD WALL. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE A LEVEE.

THOSE HAVE GOT 100 FOOT PLUS WIDE BASE. THOSE WON'T FIT EVERYWHERE, PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE'S BUILDINGS NEARBY.

SO THERE'S WALLS AND AROUND QUAKER OATS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE COMPLETE.

THERE'S LEVIES WHERE THERE'S MORE ROOM LIKE AROUND SINCLAIR.

THE ARMY CORPS IS CURRENTLY KICKING OFF A PROJECT TO PUT A WALL WHERE IT'S VERY TIGHT AROUND CARGILL ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE.

ALL IN ALL, WHERE WE STAND, WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN 2015.

WE ARE ABOUT BETWEEN 40 AND 45% COMPLETE TODAY.

SO WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY. AND I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE 42% REALLY TURNS INTO ABOUT ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE AMOUNT OF INTERIM FLOOD CONTROL THAT WE HAVE TO DO IF THERE IS A FLOOD.

SO THINK BACK TO 2016 FLOOD. WE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO DO ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THAT TEMPORARY PROTECTION BECAUSE OF THAT 42% WE PUT IN PLACE.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN REMOVING A LOT OF THE TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO.

BUT THE TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS DON'T GO TO THE TOP OF THE THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

AND AS YOU SAID, THE SYSTEM IS NOT COMPLETE. SO THERE ARE HOLES AND IT REALLY ISN'T EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS CLOSED OFF.

SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY.

THIS FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN IS ONLINE. IT'S UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO THAT CAN BE LOOKED AT THERE. IT'S NOT A SHORT DOCUMENT, BUT IT DOES DISCUSS FUNDING AND DISCUSSES THE ALIGNMENT, DISCUSS THE ACQUISITION POLICY. IT DISCUSSES THINGS SUCH AS ESTHETICS AND THEN ALSO THE PRIORITIES IN WHICH THINGS WOULD BE BUILT.

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SO, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THAT IF THEY WANT SOME MORE INFORMATION.

I AM GOING TO DISCUSS SOME ENGINEERING ITEMS WHICH ARE A LITTLE MORE DESIGN ORIENTED, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE GRANULAR, SO NOT IN THAT DOCUMENT. AGAIN, I THINK IF WE GO THROUGH THE FIVE DIFFERENT TRANSACTIONS ON THIS COUNCIL AGENDA, WE'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC ON ONE OF THEM, BUT THERE'S FIVE AND I THINK IT WILL SHOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE TYPE OF ACQUISITIONS AS WELL. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH WHAT WE WOULD CALL A DIRECT IMPACT.

THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 24 ON THE AGENDA. IT'S FOR REFERRAL TO LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION FOR 1845 ELLIS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST.

SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, ELLIS PARK IS UP ON THE UPPER LEFT OF THE DRAWING HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SOFTBALL FIELD.

YOU CAN SEE THE ELLIS LANDINGS CONDO BUILDING HERE, IT'S GOT THE RED ROOF.

THE FLOOD WALL IS ACTUALLY BUILT INTO THE BUILDING.

THIS IS EIGHTH STREET HERE. AND ELLIS BOULEVARD IS RIGHT HERE.

SO, WE'VE ACTUALLY BUILT MUCH OF THIS LEVEE SYSTEM HERE.

AND THAT WAS IN PHASE I. THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH WE ARE GETTING READY TO FINISH DESIGN AND PUT OUT FOR BID FOR STARTING IN 2027, IS THE COMPLETION OF THE ELLIS BOULEVARD PROJECT.

NOW ELLIS BOULEVARD IS ON A STRAIGHT ALIGNMENT.

THE NEW ELLIS BOULEVARD WILL KIND OF SWING ONE WAY AND THEN UP AND OVER THE OTHER AND BACK DOWN.

WE HAVE MET WITH THIS PROPERTY OF 1845 ELLIS AS RECENTLY AS LAST FRIDAY.

SO WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, EVEN IF WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO GO TO THE WAYNE COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

AND WHAT WE KIND OF SHOW HERE IS THE LEVEE IS A PRETTY WIDE FOOTPRINT AS IT'S ONE OF THE TALLER LEVEES.

IT'S OVER 100 FOOT WIDE. AND THEN THE ROAD IS IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

SO WE'RE PROBABLY TAKING THE BACK HALF A LITTLE OVER THE BACK HALF OF THE PROPERTY OF THE LEVEE.

AND THE FRONT MAYBE 15% OR SO IS THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM LEFT RIGHT HERE.

SO IT'S BEEN IMPACTED FROM THE REAR AND THE FRONT.

NOW THESE PROPERTIES, SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES ALONG ELLIS BOULEVARD ARE ONLY 40 FOOT WIDE.

SO YOU HAVE THE HOUSE IN FRONT, AND THEN YOU HAVE AN AUXILIARY BUILDING OR A GARAGE IN BACK BECAUSE IT'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH.

SO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE PRESERVING THE HOUSES HERE.

IT'S NOT ON THESE, MOST OF THESE STRIP ARE NOT UNDER THE LEVEE OR UNDER THE LEVEE OR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS ONE HERE, THE ROAD. BUT YOU'RE NOT SEEING ALL THE GARAGES.

THESE LOTS ARE ABOUT 150 FOOT DEEP OR MORE, BUT WE'RE TAKING OUT MORE THAN HALF.

IT'S NOT REALLY A VIABLE LOT TO HAVE A 40-FOOT-WIDE LOT THAT'S ONLY MAYBE 70, 70 FOOT DEEP.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR GARAGES. AND IN THIS CASE, HERE, THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE DIRECT IMPACT.

THE PROPERTY IS PHYSICALLY IN THE WAY OF BOTH THE LEVEE AND THE ELLIS BOULEVARD REALIGNMENT.

WE STARTED THIS ACQUISITION PROCESS IN 2023 THROUGH CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN WE PASSED IT WAITING FOR PROJECT READINESS, AS YOU CAN SEE OUT THERE, A LOT OF THE FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

SO, WE RESTARTED IT IN 2026 WITH AN UPDATED APPRAISAL BY A LICENSED IOWA APPRAISER.

AND I WILL GO THROUGH THAT APPRAISAL PROCESS IN A LITTLE BIT, IN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT AGAIN, I WANTED TO SHOW WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, A DIRECT IMPACT.

IT'S ON TOP OF THE PROPERTY. I THINK WE HEARD BEFORE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT THE OTHER PROPERTY ON 1ST STREET NORTHWEST IS NOT DIRECTLY UNDER THE SYSTEM.

AND WHY IS THAT? ROB, CAN I JUST INTERRUPT YOU REAL QUICKLY? WHAT'S BEEN SO FASCINATING TO ME IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS TO SEE HOW I MEAN, YOU REALLY DUE TO THE ARMY CORPS SPECIFICATIONS, WE'RE DOWN TO THE INCH AS FAR AS WHERE WATER CAN GO.

BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS A QUESTION ABOUT CAN WE JUST ADJUST IT? CAN WE JUST MOVE IT THIS MUCH THIS WAY? AND I KNOW I'VE LEARNED JUST FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT IT'S A BIG PUZZLE THAT'S, AS YOU SAID, A THIRD OF THE WAY DONE AND MOVING IT JUST A FEW FEET AFFECTS INCHES.

IT REALLY DOES. AND WE ARE AND I'LL GO THROUGH THIS, BUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE FOOT WE ARE ALLOWED TO RAISE THE RIVER 1.00FT. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REGULATES TO THE .01 FEET.

SO, THINK ABOUT HOW SMALL THAT IS. THE RIVER RISE IS AT THE 1.0FT.

WE CAN'T MOVE ANYTHING WITHOUT HAVING TO REDUCE A SOMETHING SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE IF WE MOVE IT INWARD, WE GOT TO MOVE ANOTHER PIECE OUTWARD. AND IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO DO THAT WHEN YOU FINISHED 40% OF THE SYSTEM.

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SO, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE THING ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL.

YES, THE THERE WAS A CHANGE. THE OWNER POINTED OUT THAT ORIGINALLY THIS WAS A GATE HERE AND ELLIS BOULEVARD JUST WENT THROUGH A GATE.

BUT THAT DIDN'T CHANGE THE NEED FOR THIS PARCEL BECAUSE, YES, ELLIS BOULEVARD DOES PULL INTO THESE PROPERTIES, BUT THE LEVEE WAS ALWAYS HERE AND ALWAYS ON THE BACK HALF.

SO WHILE THERE WAS A CHANGE, IT DIDN'T CHANGE THE NEED FOR ACQUIRING THIS PARCEL.

SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A DIRECT IMPACT. NOW LET'S GO TO 24.B.

THIS IS THE INDIRECT IMPACT WHICH IS HOW, WHAT DO I MEAN BY INDIRECT IMPACT? IT'S REALLY PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE PROPOSED FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM SUCH AS 1426 1ST STREET NORTHWEST.

AGAIN, THIS IS THIS PROPERTY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ADOPTED PLAN FROM NOVEMBER OF 2008.

THIS IS MAYOR, THIS IS WHAT YOU JUST ASKED ME.

THE COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IS PERMITTED TO RAISE THE RIVER UP TO 1.00FT.

NOT 1.01 OR 1.02 1.00FT DURING A 100-YEAR FLOOD.

THAT'S ALL WE WILL GET A PERMIT FROM THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE CONSTRUCTION SO FAR, WHAT THIS MAP SHOWS IS YOU SAW THE PREVIOUS MAP WHICH SHOWS WHERE THINGS ARE.

THIS ACTUALLY SHOWS WHAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. SO COMPLETED IS IN GREEN AND THAT'S ABOUT 42%.

THERE'S ALSO RED WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO, ALL THIS INTERIM WORK HAS STARTED RAISING THE RIVER AT FLOODS EVEN BELOW THE 100-YEAR.

WHEN WE GET TO THE 2008 FLOOD LEVEL, WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE DESIGN FOR THE SYSTEM ON THE PROPERTY OF 1426 1ST STREET, THERE'LL BE AN ADDITIONAL ABOUT 3.5FT OF WATER.

NOW, IF WE THINK WHAT, WHY ARE WE, WHY IS THE FLOOD SYSTEM RAISING THE WATER ELEVATIONS? SO TAKE A RIVER THAT WAS A MILE WIDE IN 2008 AND THEN YOU CONSTRAIN IT IN WORDS TO SAY 2/10 OR 3/10 OF A MILE WIDE.

KIND OF THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? TWO THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. ONE, THE WATER WILL SPEED UP THROUGH THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, AND 2, THE RIVER IS GOING TO RISE. SO, THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED NOT ONLY FOR THE 2008 FLOOD, BUT ALSO FOR THE RISE. SO, WHEN YOU SEE THE TOP OF THE FLOOD SYSTEM, IT'S PRETTY TALL BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RIVER RISE BECAUSE WE'VE CONSTRAINED IT. NOW, AS FAR AS THE RISE GOES, WE'RE ALLOWED ONE FOOT AT THE 100 YEAR FLOOD.

THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR IS STARTING TO RISE THE RIVER AT THAT REGULATORY FLOOD, AND WE'VE MITIGATED. AND ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE STATE IS CONCERNED, WE MUST START MITIGATION WHEN WE HAVE 0.01FT OR MORE OF INTERIM RISE.

THE OTHER THING THAT IS THERE'S A BERM ALONG 1ST STREET.

IT HAS DONE WELL AND I THINK WAS PUT IN MAYBE THE 1950S IN PROTECTING, BUT IT IS NOT A CERTIFIED ACCREDITED LEVY. IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED BY FEMA OR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A COMPLIANT LEVY. AND BECAUSE IT'S NOT DEEMED AS A RECOGNIZED LEVY IN THE MINDS OF THE REGULATORY BODIES, IT DOES NOT EXIST. AND THEREFORE, THAT RISE FROM THE DOWNSTREAM CONSTRUCTION OF, SAY, 1426 IS BEING RECOGNIZED AS A RISE ON THOSE PROPERTIES RIGHT NOW. NOW, THE GOOD THING IS THE BERM IS STILL THERE.

BUT AS I SAID, WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE BERM. WE NEED TO MITIGATE THAT RISE.

AND THIS IS NOT A SHORT PROCESS AS YOU WILL SEE.

SO, WE WANT TO START THE MITIGATION OF THE RISE.

BUT BEFORE THAT BERM COMES OUT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REMOVING HOMES ON THE WEST SIDE AS IT'S THE THAT IS ONE WAY TO MITIGATE THAT. SO, I GOT A DRAWING HERE, WHICH SHOWS A LITTLE MORE EXAMPLE OF 1426.

IT'S VERY CLOSE TO 1ST STREET. THIS RED AREA IS THAT BERM THAT I MENTIONED ALONG 1ST STREET.

AND THEN THE LEVEE IS SET BACK ABOUT THREE BLOCKS.

YOU KNOW, VARIES, BUT THIS IS WHERE THE LINE WAS SET IN 2008 REALLY HAS NOT CHANGED.

AGAIN, WE HAVE TO REMOVE THAT BERM ON 1ST STREET.

THE ADOPTED LINE, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN THAT SECOND BULLET ITEM THAT ADOPTED FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM LINING PROTECTION SHOWN IN GREEN.

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IT CAN BE EITHER A LEVEE OR A FLOOD WALL, BUT IT CANNOT MOVE CLOSER TO THE RIVER BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN INCREASE ABOVE THAT ONE FOOT.

THAT'S THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE, THAT WE CAN'T JUST PUT THE PUT IT OUT AT THE RIVER.

WE'RE AT THAT 1.00FT NOW. NOW, MAYOR, YOU ASKED ME WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLOODPLAIN AND FLOOD WAY.

THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THAT FLOODPLAIN IS WHERE THE WATER SITS AND FLOODWAYS WHERE IT FLOWS.

RIGHT NOW, TODAY, THE FLOODWAY LINE IS OUT AT THE RIVERBANK.

AND THIS AREA WHERE 1426 IS CONSIDERED FLOODPLAIN.

SO THAT'S THE SITTING WATER. IT'S NOT DEEMED TO BE FLOWING, ALTHOUGH IT MAY FLOW IN MAJOR FLOODS.

IT'S A REGULATORY LINE. THE CITY MANAGER WILL REMEMBER, I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO, FEMA CAME INTO TOWN AND WANTED TO REMAP ALL OF THE CEDAR RIVER FLOOD WAY AND FLOODPLAIN.

THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUILDING THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO MAP ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES BEHIND THE LINE OF PROTECTION.

MORE PROPERTIES WOULD BE UNDER THE FLOODPLAIN.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF MORE SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING.

SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM, FEMA WILL COME INTO TOWN AND REMAP THAT.

WE JUST GOT THEM TO POSTPONE THAT UNTIL THIS SYSTEM IS COMPLETE.

WHEN THEY DO THAT THOUGH WE HAVE THIS PROJECT GOING ON AS WELL.

THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY LINE FROM THE RIVERBANKS AND MOVE IT TO THE EDGE OF THE FLOODWAY OR SORRY, THE LEVEE. SO NOW EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LEVEE THAT'S IN FLOODPLAIN TODAY, WHEN FEMA COMES IN AND REMAPS IT WILL BE IN THE FLOODWAY.

THAT IS A MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE SITUATION THAN WE HAVE TODAY.

AND SO ALL RIVERSIDE PARCELS ARE, HAVE A PENDING CHANGE FROM FLOODPLAIN TO REGULATORY FLOODWAY.

THAT IS A BIG, BIG DEAL FOR THEM. IT REALLY HAS AN IMPACT THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY UNDERSTOOD AT THE TIME THAT THAT ORIGINAL 2015 PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT WE LEARNED WHEN WORKING WITH FEMA WHEN THEY WERE HERE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

SO REMOVING THE HOMES ON THE RIVERSIDE, THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM LEVEE, THAT'S THE MOST PRACTICAL MEANS OF MITIGATING THAT 0.01FT RISE.

NOW, MOVING CAN BE. MOVING HOUSE OR DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE CAN SATISFY THAT MITIGATION.

I WOULD SAY I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE HOUSE YET.

THE CITY STAFF IS NOT, OR EXPERTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE HOMES.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDE TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR MOVING.

BUT THAT IS AN OPTION TO MITIGATE THAT RIVER RISE.

AGAIN, DEMOLITION IS ONE THAT WE HAVE USED IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE TRIED TO MOVE SOME HOMES AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY BIDS.

MOVING HOUSE IS NOT EASY, BUT WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.

WE MET WITH SAVE OUR HERITAGE JUST YESTERDAY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND TALKED ABOUT MOVING HOMES.

SO THAT IS AN OPTION ON THE TABLE. WE HAVE TO GET IN THE HOMES AND SEE IF THAT CAN BE DONE.

ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS? NOT REAL PRACTICAL ONES.

RAISING SOMETHING UP 15FT IN THE AIR AND HAVING TO BUILD A SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION AT THAT SITE.

I'M NOT SURE WE WOULD GET A PERMIT FOR THAT BECAUSE ANYTHING ON PIERS WOULD BE A POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTION NOW IN THE RIVER TO CATCH DEBRIS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU CATCH DEBRIS, THAT'S GOING TO RAISE THE WATER SURFACE AGAIN.

HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE. SO REALLY THAT'S THE MOST PRACTICAL MEANS IS TO MOVE OR DEMOLISH THOSE HOMES BECAUSE OF THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY CHANGE. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF REALLY AN INDEPENDENT, INDIRECT IMPACT.

SO WE NOW WE'VE GOT TWO ONES. ONE WHERE THE FLOOD SYSTEM IS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE PROPERTY.

AND WE HAVE ONE WHERE THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IS IN THIS CASE WEST OF THE PROPERTY, BUT IT'S CAUSING A CHANGE FROM FLOODPLAIN TO FLOODWAY.

THAT'S REALLY THE ISSUE ON THIS PROPERTY. WHY IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR MITIGATION AND ACQUISITION.

I WOULD SAY THERE'S WE'RE AT THE PROCESS WHERE, AS I SAID BEFORE, REALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.

WE MADE, WE DID AN APPRAISAL. THE CITY'S PROCESS IS TO HIRE TWO LICENSED IOWA APPRAISERS.

THE FIRST APPRAISER PREPARES A FAIR MARKET VALUE APPRAISAL, AND THEN THE SECOND PERFORMS A REVIEW OF THAT APPRAISAL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ACCEPTED APPRAISAL STANDARDS. SO, WE HAVE TWO APPRAISERS LOOK AT THAT.

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THAT'S THE BASIS FOR THE OFFER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THOSE OFFERS TO THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS UNDER 24.A AND 24.B WERE SENT OUT IN APRIL AND MAY OF THIS YEAR.

SO THEY HAVE THE APPRAISALS. I WOULD ADD THERE IS NO FEDERAL FUNDING IN THIS PROJECT.

HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL SYSTEM IS. IT'S A GOOD SYSTEM.

THIS IS THE WAY THE STATE OF IOWA DOES APPRAISALS.

THIS IS THE WAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES APPRAISALS TO BE DONE.

SO WE ARE FOLLOWING STATE AND FEDERAL STANDARDS, THE CITIZEN IN LINE WITH ALL THOSE.

SO THIS IS NOT JUST A NUMBER WE CAME UP WITH.

THIS WOULD SURVIVE AN AUDIT IF IT WERE A FEDERAL PROJECT.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT. AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AS IF, YOU KNOW, EVERY PARCEL IS TREATED FAIRLY.

SO WE'VE PRESENTED THAT OFFER 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

IF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CITY CANNOT AGREE ON AN ACQUISITION PRICE.

WE'VE GOT THE OFFER OUT THERE. THE ACQUISITION IS THEN REFERRED TO THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

THAT'S A BOARD THAT IS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY WHICH WILL ESTABLISH A FAIR MARKET VALUE.

THEY WILL CONSIDER WHAT THE APPRAISAL THAT THE CITY HIRED AND HAD REVIEWED.

THEY'LL REVIEW THAT. THEY'LL ALSO REVIEW ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THEY CAN GET THEIR OWN APPRAISAL. THEY CAN PROVIDE WHAT INFORMATION THAT THEY THINK IS RELEVANT.

ITEMS 24 AND, 24.A AND 24.B ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REFERRAL TO THE COMPENSATION COMMISSION FOR THEM TO WEIGH IN, SINCE WE HAVE NOT, AFTER 3 TO 4 MONTHS, REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON PRICE.

SO, WHEN I SAY WE'RE KIND OF AT THE BIDDING BEGINNING PHASE.

THE HEARING DATE TYPICALLY TAKES 3 TO 4 MONTHS FROM A CITY COUNCIL ACTION TONIGHT.

SO, WE'RE ABOUT MAYBE HALFWAY THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO WORK OUT A PRICE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER.

NEGOTIATIONS CAN CONTINUE UP UNTIL THE MORNING OF THAT HEARING.

SO LIKELY WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A HEARING BEFORE NOVEMBER.

SO THIS ISN'T LIKE COUNCIL PASSES THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE CITY GETS A NUMBER AND THEY'RE OUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT. THIS IS A SLOW, METHODICAL PROCESS.

SO THIS IS A THIS IS ANOTHER FULL ACQUISITION.

AND THIS ONE I THINK ALSO GIVES YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK.

24.C IS AT 1308 FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST. THIS IS A NEGOTIATED ACQUISITION.

THE PROPERTY OWNER SIGNED LAST WEEK FOR THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $207,000.

SO YOUR CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TODAY INCLUDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR RELOCATION BECAUSE THE PROPERTY WAS ALREADY READY TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS.

THE FIRST TWO WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING OR TRYING TO DISCUSS AN AGREEMENT ON PRICE.

THIS ONE WE'VE AGREED TO PRICE. NOW WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ACTUAL MOVING THE PROPERTY OWNER OUT.

SO ITEMS 24.A AND 24.B WILL HAVE A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE LATER.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION DOES NOT ADDRESS THE RELOCATION BENEFITS.

THEY WILL ONLY DO THAT FIRST PART, WHICH IS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.

CITY STAFF, WE'VE GOT A GREAT REAL ESTATE SERVICES TEAM HANDLES THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, AND WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT JUST KIND OF REVIEWING, DOUBLE CHECKING WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE RULES. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THERE WAS A SIGNATURE ON ANOTHER NEGOTIATED ACQUISITION THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:00.

SO THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER ONE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AT WITH ALL THE ACQUISITIONS, YOU'VE GOT 2, 24.A AND B, YOU'VE GOT 24.C, WHICH IS ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, SETTLED THE GROUP PRICE.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE I JUST MENTIONED. THAT LEAVES IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD TWO PROPERTY OWNERS COVERING THREE PARCELS.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT HAVEN'T MADE IT TO THE RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE COMPENSATION COMMISSION BE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER OF THE PRICE, OR THAT WE'VE SETTLED ON THE PRICE. NOW WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RELOCATION WITH, BUT THERE'S REALLY JUST TWO, TWO PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT COME BEFORE COUNCIL YET, OR TWO PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO WE'RE GETTING NEAR THE END IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT I WANTED TO SHOW THIS ONE HERE, BECAUSE IT OPENS THE RELOCATION DISCUSSION.

AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

NOW, AGAIN, WE HAVE SENT DOCUMENTS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER EXPLAINING THIS.

THAT SAID, THE IOWA STATE OF IOWA DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

THEY HAVE A VERY NICE PAMPHLET THAT THEY PUT OUT THAT EXPLAINS THAT.

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BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN PAST THE ACQUISITION PRICE FOR A FEW OF THEM.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT RELOCATION FOR A MINUTE. IT REALLY HELPS THE PROPERTY OWNERS MOVE FORWARD AFTER A PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

AGAIN, THESE FCS PROJECTS HERE HAVE NO FEDERAL FUNDING.

WE RECEIVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FEMA FUNDING AND A BUYOUT PROGRAM FROM THE EARLY 2010S.

THAT PROGRAM WAS PRETTY WELL WRAPPED UP IN 2014.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY.

THIS IS A CITY LED, LOCALLY FUNDED FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT WITH NO FEDERAL FUNDING.

IF YOU HAD FEDERAL FUNDING, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED BY THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT REQUIRED ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THERE'S NO FEDERAL FUNDING.

HOWEVER, OUT OF FAIRNESS, THE CITY IS PROVIDING THAT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF THE FUNDING SOURCE AND WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED BY EMINENT DOMAIN OR NOT. ALL THE PROPERTIES ARE BEING DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

SO TAKE THE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE, THAT ARE 24.A AND 24.B, THE $200,000 ACQUISITION, $130,000 ACQUISITION.

THAT'S NOT THE FINAL NUMBER. THAT'S THE PURCHASE PRICE.

THERE WILL BE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ON TOP OF THAT.

THE ITEM 24.C HAS GOT AN ALLOWANCE. IT'S A STARTING PLACE OF $50,000 ADDITIONAL FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO THROUGH, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF THAT.

THE FIRST ONE IS REPLACEMENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

THIS IS ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT PROPERTY VERSUS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WHAT WE'RE BUYING NOW.

I THINK THE $130,000 IS A GOOD EXAMPLE, IS GOING TO, BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE, IT'S GOING TO BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A HOME FOR $130,000.

THAT ADDITIONAL COST TO MOVE THEM INTO A HOME IS BORNE BY THE CITY, NOT BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO THE PRICE IS AS IMPORTANT AS TO WHAT'S BEING MOVED INTO AS IT IS, IS WHAT WE'RE BUYING BECAUSE THE CITY COVERS THE GAP, NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S VERY CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.

THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT RIGHT NOW HAS AN ALLOWANCE UP TO $41,000 FOR THAT GAP TO GET THE PROPERTY OWNER INTO A HOUSE. AND RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSING MARKET IS VERY, VERY TIGHT IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

$41,000 MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. WHAT THEY CALL WITH THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT IS THEN IT GOES INTO ADDITIONAL POT OF MONEY, AGAIN, BORNE BY THE CITY.

IT'S CALLED HOUSING OF LAST RESORT, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WITHIN THE $41,000 THAT IS STILL BORNE BY THE CITY.

SO THE EXPECTATION IS TO FIND FIND A PROPERTY OWNER AT HOME.

NOW, IF THEY WANT TO UPGRADE AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, YOU KNOW, COMPARABLES THAT WE CAN FIND, THEN THEY CAN DO THAT AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE, BUT THEY WILL BE GIVEN A BASE HOME TO MOVE INTO.

AND I WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT BORNE BY THEM, THAT'S BORNE BY THE CITY.

THIS IS OUR PROJECT. WE ARE MOVING THEM OUT. THE CITY BEARS THE COST TO MOVE THEM AS WELL AS BUY THEM A NEW HOUSE, SO. IF A HOUSE. SO, IT'S FEASIBLE THAT IF THE ONLY HOUSE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIND.

THAT'S WHAT IS IT WHERE THE CATEGORY SAFE, SECURE.

SAFE AND SANITARY OVER $200,000. THEN WE SUPPORT THAT MOVE.

CORRECT, WE WILL SUPPORT THAT FINANCIALLY. OR THE TAXPAYERS? YES. DO. THE CITY WILL SUPPORT THAT. SO, IT IS NOT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ITEM TO BEAR.

THAT IS THE CITY'S ITEM TO BEAR. IN ADDITION, THEY GET COMPREHENSIVE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

AND SOME EXAMPLES HERE ARE ON THE SLIDE, SUCH AS WE HIRE MOVERS.

WE'LL GO AND GET THE QUOTES FOR THEM. PACKING AND UNPACKING IS COVERED.

CLOSING COSTS ARE COVERED. DUMPSTER RENTALS COVERED.

IF YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING STORED THAT'S COVERED.

SO THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS ABOVE AND BEYOND FINDING IN A, YOU KNOW, HOUSE THEY CAN MOVE INTO.

YES, THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL SITUATION. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO, THEY GET TO, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO ACTUALLY LOOK AND SAY, OKAY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO MOVE INTO? AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS STILL IT HAS NOT BEEN A QUICK PROCESS.

EVEN AFTER THE WE'VE GONE TO THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION ON SEVERAL PROPERTIES, IT'S TAKEN AN AVERAGE OF 1 TO 3 YEARS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD TO RELOCATE.

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AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH.

THIS IS NOT LIKE WE GO TO THE COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND YOU'RE EXPECTED TO LEAVE.

WE HAVE A HEARING IN NOVEMBER. YOU DON'T LEAVE AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

YOU TAKE THE TIME IT NEEDS TO, TO FIND YOU AN ACCEPTABLE HOUSE AND ORGANIZE A MOVE.

AND THEN THEN THE MOVE OCCURS. SO THIS PROCESS IS JUST ONE PART.

THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS JUST ONE PORTION OF A LONGER, MUCH LARGER PROCESS.

AND SO THIS ACQUISITION PROCESS IS VERY COMPLEX.

IT HAS A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE AREN'T REALLY VERY FAR INTO IT.

SO WHERE ARE WE? AND LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THESE, THE HOUSING MARKET IS VERY TIGHT.

ITEMS 24.D AND 24.E ARE VERY INTERESTING EXAMPLES OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS IS THE RELOCATION PORTION OF THE ACQUISITIONS.

THEY ARE ADDITIONAL RELOCATION EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENTS WHICH WERE NOT APPARENT AT THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT.

AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IN THE REAL ESTATE RIGHT NOW.

THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME TO US, PROPERTY OWNERS, BOTH OF THEM CAME TO US AND SAID, THERE'S A HOUSE I'D LIKE, AND SOMETIMES THE HOUSE ISN'T THERE IN 24 HOURS.

WE HAD STAFF OVER AT THAT HOUSE PUTTING DOWN EARNEST MONEY WITHIN HALF AN HOUR OF THAT REQUEST.

WE DID NOT CALCULATE ALL THE RELOCATION EXPENSES AT THAT TIME BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THAT HOUSE.

WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THIS, IF THEY CAN FIND THE RIGHT HOUSE.

THEY ACTUALLY LIKE THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S THEY'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, HOUSE THEY WANT TO BE IN.

SO, THESE 24.D AND 24.E WE GOT TO COUNCIL THE VERY NEXT WEEK AFTER PUTTING DOWN EARNEST MONEY IN A VERY, VERY SHORT PART, YOU KNOW, PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT WE COULD GET THE HOUSE THEY WANTED.

24.D AND E ARE NOW UPDATING IT TO WHAT THE ACTUAL COST WE ARE FINDING.

AND AGAIN, THEY COVER MOVERS AND STORAGE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO, I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY REESTABLISHED.

THAT'S NOT LIKE COUNCIL TAKES AN ACTION TODAY AND THEN WE WASH OUR HANDS OF IT.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM UNTIL THEY ARE IN THEIR NEW HOUSE AGAIN.

WE, WE MENTIONED WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO A PROPERTY OWNER MOVING A HOUSE.

THAT THAT'S AN OPTION TOO. BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WITH IT GOING TO THE REGULATORY FLOODWAY, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MITIGATION AND WE WANT TO DO THAT NOW BECAUSE AS I SAID, IT TAKES 1 TO 3 YEARS AND THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPACTS WITH THAT BERM AND OTHER FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IN THAT TIME. SO NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BE ADDRESSING THAT.

SO, I KIND OF JUST WANT TO RECAP WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IS A LONG-TERM INITIATIVE AND THE ASSOCIATED ACQUISITION.

RELOCATION IS A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS. TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS ALLOW FOR THAT ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION PROCESS TO CONTINUE.

THERE IS A LOT OF PROCESS TO GO AFTER THIS. SO CITY COUNCIL ACTION TODAY RECOMMENDING THE TWO ITEMS REFERRAL TO THE LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION, ARE BECAUSE THE PROPERTIES ARE BEING IMPACTED DIRECTLY AND DIRECTLY NOW.

AND THE WE'RE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THAT 3 TO 4 MONTHS.

WE WOULD EXPECT A LINN COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARING.

WE. WE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT.

DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, AND AGAIN, THE AVERAGE TIME THAT'S TAKEN FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO RELOCATE OUT OF PROPERTIES HAS BEEN 1 TO 3 YEARS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE PRICE BY THE COMMISSION. I DO THINK BASED ON SOME MORE RECENT HISTORY WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUMPING ON WANTING TO JUMP ON HOMES AS SOON AS THEY FIND ONES AVAILABLE, THE PROCESS CAN GO A LOT QUICKER IF IF THEY SO DESIRE.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS UNTIL THEY ARE ESTABLISHED IN A NEW HOME.

NOW LOOKING FORWARD, THIS KIND OF GOES WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.

FROM THE AUGUST 11TH PRESENTATION DONE BY DIRECTOR FALL, WE TALK ABOUT THE FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THE COMPLETED LEVEE IS WAITING ON THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS COMPLETION AND ACCREDITATION.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 STRUCTURES IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ACCREDITATION AND THE REMOVAL FROM THE FLOODPLAIN. THOSE ARE EXISTING HOMES.

THERE ARE A LOT MORE VACANT LOTS IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE LOOKED AT IF COUNCIL MAY UNDERSTAND THE TERM, THE VIABLE BUSINESS CORRIDOR IN THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S ROUGHLY 620 ADDITIONAL LOTS THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED.

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NOT EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS IN THE VIABLE BUSINESS CORRIDOR.

THOSE LOTS WERE BOUGHT WITH FEDERAL FUNDS. THEY HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS.

IT PREVENTS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH MEANS THOSE LOTS WILL STAY VACANT UNTIL THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IS COMPLETED AND ACCREDITED. THERE ARE 200 SUCH LOTS LIKE THAT THAT CANNOT BE DEVELOPED UNTIL THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE FLOODPLAIN.

SO IF WE CAN GET AN ACCREDITED FCS, THE 200 STRUCTURES THAT ARE RIGHT THERE TODAY CAN BE BENEFITED.

THE OTHER VACANT LOTS CAN THEN BE REMOVED FROM THE FLOODPLAIN.

AND IF THEY'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN THE VIABLE BUSINESS DISTRICT, THEY WON'T HAVE EVERY SITE, WON'T HAVE TO RAISE UP TO TWO FOOT ABOVE THE 100 YEAR FLOOD. YOU KIND OF SEE HOW HIGH WE'VE HAD.

THOSE HAVE TO BE BUILT. THEY CAN BE PROTECTED BY THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

AND IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE THAT, THE THE DEED CAN BE REVISED BY THE STATE AND THEY CAN BE DEVELOPED.

ALL IN ALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FINALLY BEING ABLE TO REDEVELOP THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE PROTECTED SIDE OF THE LEVEE.

THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE BALANCE FOR ALL THOSE VACANT LOTS RIGHT NOW, GETTING THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ACCREDITED.

AND THEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHY WE'RE REQUESTING TO, YOU KNOW, REMOVE AND MITIGATE.

WE WERE REQUIRED TO MITIGATE THE SYSTEM, AND THE SYSTEM IS CAUSING RISE AND DAMAGE TO, UNFORTUNATELY, A HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES, THERE ARE BENEFITS TO THE TO THE SYSTEM BEHIND THERE.

AND AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE RECOMMEND AT PUBLIC WORKS, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FOR 24 A THROUGH 24 E AND ALLOW CITY STAFF TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION WITH THOSE FIVE.

AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER ONE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE WAS A LOT THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. THANKS, MAYOR.

ROB THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT OVER THE YEARS, YOU YOU'RE NOT JUST AN EXPERT.

IN IN IN JUST MATTERS LIKE THIS, BUT YOU HAVE REALLY PROVEN TO, TO HELP US WEATHER THIS STORM, LET ALONE THE SUBSEQUENT ONES. I WAS JUST DOING A BIT OF FIGURING HERE AND IN 2008, BECAUSE I THINK THE HARDEST PART ABOUT THIS IS THE UNDERSTANDABLE EMOTIONAL CONTEXT BEHIND, BEHIND YOU KNOW, EVEN 18 YEARS LATER OF RECONCILING WITH WHAT TO DO.

IN 2008, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5390 HOMES THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE, IN 2008 THAT FLOODED OR DAMAGED IN SOME CAPACITY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT APPROXIMATELY FIVE REMAINING PARCELS.

THE DIFFICULT THING IS THAT NONE OF US GET TO ACCEPT THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME.

THE FLOOD HAPPENED, AND OUR CITY IN EVERY CAPACITY IS DIFFERENT, AND EVERY ONE OF US IN OUR OWN TIMELINES HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT IT IS NOT THE SAME AND IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME. WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IN PRIOR COUNCILS HAVE TRIED TO DO IS RECOVER FROM THAT AND MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT.

WE'RE TRYING TO AND HAVE CERTAINLY PRIORITIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROTECTION AS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WATER SO THAT THIS IS NOT AN EVERY YEAR THING FOR US.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE DOWN TO THE LAST PROPERTIES WHO AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO FAULT ANYBODY ABOUT WHAT THEIR GRIEF TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE.

I PERSONALLY HAVE STRUGGLED THROUGH PLENTY OF MOMENTS OF GRIEF, AND I KNOW THAT THAT TIMELINE IS NOT QUICK.

IT IS NOT EASY. IT IS NOT EVEN GUARANTEED THAT IT WILL EVER RESOLVE.

SO KNOWING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AVERAGE JUST AGAIN, DOING SOME FIGURING HERE.

APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOMES IN CEDAR RAPIDS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD CONTROL INSURANCE.

SO WITH THAT, THAT THE AVERAGE RANGE PER YEAR IS ABOUT 870 THROUGH THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM OR A MAX OF 1534. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING THAT IN GENERAL.

THE REASON THAT WE CAN'T LEAVE THAT PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, ANY PROPERTIES ON THE OTHER SIDE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE 1500 HOMES THAT DESERVE SOME RELIEF AFTER 18 YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOESN'T FEEL FAIR TO LEAVE THIS HOME THERE TO NOT ADDRESS THIS, BUT WE DO OWE IT AND HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS HERE AS A COUNCIL ABOUT THE OTHER 1500 HOMES THAT DESERVE SOME RELIEF. WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION ANYMORE WHERE WE GET TO, YOU KNOW, KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CONTINUE TO BE A CITY AS WELL THAT HAVE A LOT OF PRESSURE ON US FROM THE STATE OF IOWA TO REDUCE OUR PROPERTY TAX AND, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO GENERATE REVENUE.

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SO IT'S ALSO UNFAIR TO ASK THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY 137,000 CEDAR RAPIDS TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY WHOSE GRIEF TIMELINE IS DIFFERENT.

I KNOW THAT'S DIFFICULT. I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT THEY SHOULD FEEL SOME SORT OF WAY.

I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT TELLING SOMEBODY THAT SHOULD THEY SHOULD GET OVER IT.

BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VERY TIGHT BUDGETS, THAT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING TO CUT FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE FACT, AND YOU SAID THIS, ROB, THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THE BACKS OF THE OTHER TAXPAYERS. I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. WE SAID HERE ABOUT HOW A $400,000 HOUSE IN CEDAR RAPIDS DOESN'T BUY A WHOLE LOT ANYMORE.

THAT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT CONVERSATION. I DON'T LIVE IN A $400,000 HOME, SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT HOMES LIKE MINE ARE NONEXISTENT.

SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE. I THINK THAT'S VERY COMPASSIONATE TO TALK ABOUT RELOCATION FEES, BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AGAIN, 5300 HOMES THAT WERE IMPACTED, THEY DIDN'T GET THOSE BENEFITS.

THEY DIDN'T GET APPROXIMATELY FOR THAT HOME THAT WE ARE BUYING OUT AT 200, 207,000, THAT'S 60% OVER THE TAXABLE VALUE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING ON.

I DON'T HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A REDUCTION OF MY PROPERTY TAXES.

NOBODY HERE ON COUNCIL DOES. THE 5300 HOMES THAT WERE IMPACTED HAVE NOT HAD THAT.

THIS HOME HERE AGAIN BEING COMPASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE REALITY THAT THAT HOME THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING ABOUT 140 000 TO BUY OUT AND RELOCATE WITH MORE MONEY ON TOP OF THAT AND PAYING FOR CLOSING COSTS. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING THE VALUE THAT WE'RE OFFERING THEM IN TAXES EVER SINCE 2008.

SO THERE ARE ALSO COST SAVINGS THERE THAT HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE REST OF CEDAR RAPIDS WHO HAVE BEEN PAYING, PAYING THEIR FULL TAXABLE AMOUNT IN THEIR HOMES.

THESE ARE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. IT DOESN'T MEAN, AGAIN, THAT I'M NOT COMPASSIONATE, THAT I'M NOT SEEING, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN SIDE OF THIS. BUT THERE IS A BIGGER PICTURE HERE THAT I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF.

AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN ALLIANT RAISE MY RATES 22% THIS YEAR, IT HIT MY BUDGET AND I HAD TO GO, YOU KNOW, GO BACK AND GET GIVE UP SOME SUBSCRIPTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT JUST LIKE MANY OTHER CEDAR OPINIONS, EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS.

BUT THIS IS THE HONEST CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

NOW, AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY COMPASSIONATE TO PAY 60% OVER THE TAXABLE VALUE FOR THAT FAMILY.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE HELPING WITH RELOCATION FEES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE CERTAINLY THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AS RESOURCED AS OTHERS AND ASKING TO FIND SOME PEOPLE, MAYBE THEIR FRIENDS HAVE MOVED AWAY, MAYBE THEIR FAMILY ARE NOT ALIVE ANY LONGER OR WHATEVER IS THE CASE.

THAT'S ALSO DIFFICULT. SO THAT IS A REAL ADDED BENEFIT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE COMPASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND JUST IN CASE ANYBODY IS WONDERING, THE AVERAGE CLOSING COSTS THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE HELPED WITH, LET ALONE THE GAP TO TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COMPARABLE HOME IS ABOUT 3500 TO 7500 FOR THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE OF 200 TO 230,000.

CEDAR RAPIDS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS REAL DOLLARS AND CENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE ARE TRYING TO HANDLE THIS IN THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, MOST RESPONSIBLE WAY AS WELL.

AND I DO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER TODD, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION OF THE THE BACK WATER EFFECT.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT I'VE I, I DON'T WANT TO SAY LOSE SLEEP OVER.

BUT THE REALITY IS THAT AS WE BUILD THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER WHEN THERE IS AN EVENT, IT WILL BACK UP MORE FASTER. AND IT WILL THAT THAT SURFACE AREA WILL INCREASE.

AND SO WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE HAD IT HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT THIS SPRING WHEN WE WERE DOING SOME WORK IN THE RIVER DOWN BY THE BRIDGE WITH SOME PIERS AND SOME DAMS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE RIVER, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE FOUND THAT THE WATER GAGES WERE BACKING UP AND SHOWING THAT WE WERE ALMOST REACHING FLOOD CONTROL STAGE.

AND THERE WAS NO FLOOD, BUT THAT. IT JUST GOES TO ILLUSTRATE THE HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. IT'S NOT MUCH AT ALL. AND SO SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ILLUSTRATION.

COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCES IN FLOODPLAIN AND, AND, AND FLOOD AND THE FLOOD FLOW.

YOU KNOW, SO THE DIKE, I CALL IT DIKE, THE LEVEE, THE DIKE.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT CERTIFIED. THAT RUNS ALONG FIRST STREET.

WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT BEING REMOVED?

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IS IT, IS IT NECESSARY AT ONE POINT OVER ANOTHER POINT? WHEN ARE YOU ANTICIPATING THAT THAT THAT LEVEE WOULD COME DOWN OR THAT DIKE.

I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT PROBABLY WITHIN FIVE YEARS WE WOULD START DOING THAT REMOVAL.

OKAY. THERE ARE OTHER IMPACTS TO THE PROPERTIES, SUCH AS OTHER FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT ARE BEING SECTIONS THAT ARE BEING BUILT, WHICH IMPACT UTILITIES THAT ARE SERVING THE WEST SIDE LOTS.

SO THE IMPACTS WILL BE 4 OR 5 YEARS BECAUSE OF OTHER SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION ON THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM.

THE OBVIOUS ONE IS THE BERM COMING DOWN IN FIVE YEARS.

YEAH. RIGHT. AND AND SO LONG AGO YOU ALWAYS EXPLAINED TO ME AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IT'S LIKE A BIG SHOOT, IT'S LIKE A SLIDE WITH WATER RUSHING DOWN IT AND THAT, THAT SPECIFIC AREA LEADING UP TO OUR, OUR NEW LEVEE ALLOWS SOME OF THAT TO BREATHE IN THAT AREA.

AND SO IT DOESN'T IMPACT SO MUCH WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNSTREAM, ESPECIALLY IF WE THINK ABOUT OUR OUR PARTNERS AND THE CITIES DOWNSTREAM OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IT REALLY HELPS THEM BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM.

I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY CRITICAL POINTS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT FAIRNESS. I HAD A FRIEND THAT WAS HERE LAST AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND SHE'S LIVED ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN VARIOUS PLACES WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM, FROM VARIOUS DISASTERS, ESPECIALLY WILDFIRES OUT WEST AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THAT SCARRING.

AND SHE SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN A CITY STEP UP AND DO WHAT YOUR CITY IS OFFERING TO DO TO HELP PEOPLE AS THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, I REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCILS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH.

WE JUST PASSED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HOPE, I HOPE COUNCIL SAW IT FOR THE EIGHTH AVENUE BRIDGE.

HOW LONG DID WE WORK ON THAT? HOW LONG DID WE WORK ON THE FUNDING FOR THE EIGHTH AVENUE BRIDGE? ABOUT EIGHT YEARS. SO THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH HAS GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE COUNCILS.

IT'S GONE THROUGH YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF HARD WORK BY YOU, BY OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CITY TEAM. HOW MANY TRIPS HAVE WE HAD TO MAKE TO SECURE THAT FUNDING, BOTH FOR THE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT ALSO FOR THAT EIGHTH AVENUE BRIDGE? THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING TO PROTECT THE ENTIRE CITY.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, FOR YOUR FOR BREAKING IT DOWN BECAUSE THIS IS HARD.

IT IS HARD. IT IS EMOTIONAL. EVERYBODY. THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON THAT WISHES THAT FLOOD IN 2008 DIDN'T HAPPEN.

NOT ONE. AND WHO HAVE LIVED THROUGH THIS VERY PERSONALLY, BUT ALSO PROFESSIONALLY, AND HAVE DONE THE HARD WORK NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. THE OTHER REALLY GOOD POINT YOU MAKE IS WE CAN'T HAVE A HOLE IN THIS SYSTEM.

THE WHOLE THING HAS GOT TO BE SOLID AND GOT TO BE TOGETHER IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THAT THAT INSURANCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING.

I DID WONDER ABOUT YOU ABOUT UTILITIES. AND AT WHAT POINT ARE WE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO, YOU KNOW, REMOVE SOME OF THE UTILITIES IN THAT AREA BASED UPON WHAT WE'RE DEVELOPING WITH THE LEVY AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, BUT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO BE FAIR, NOT JUST AS COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY SAYS TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE REMAINING.

BUT BE FAIR TO THE PEOPLE WHO ALSO TOOK THE VOLUNTARY BUYOUT IN THE VERY BEGINNING, WHO SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND KUDOS TO THEM FOR STEPPING UP AND MAKING THAT HARD DECISION A LONG TIME AGO.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE AHEAD ON ITEM NUMBER 24.

AYE. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

BEFORE WE NEXT MOVE ON TO THE NEXT RESOLUTION FOR WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 24 B, THIS IS THE 1426 FIRST STREET NORTHWEST VALE PROPERTY.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THAT PROPERTY.

A FEW QUESTIONS ACTUALLY. ONE IS ABOUT COUNTEROFFERS BECAUSE I'VE JUST HAD PEOPLE REACH OUT ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY.

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HAVE YOU HAD. I MEAN, I THINK THE PROCESS IS THE CITY MAKES AN OFFER AND THEN YOU WOULD RECEIVE A COUNTEROFFER.

HAVE YOU RECEIVED A COUNTEROFFER? WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FINANCIAL COUNTEROFFER.

NO. OKAY. BUT THAT IS NORMALLY HOW IT WORKS. YES.

THAT'S HOW IT WOULD NORMALLY WORK. YES. OKAY.

AND YOU MENTIONED MOVING A HOME. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT THE DEED HOLDER, MR. VALE COULD USE HIS MONEY FOR TO MOVE THE HOME.

I MEAN, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S FEASIBLE, THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION. BUT CERTAINLY THAT'S AN OPTION ON THE TABLE. MOVING IS AN OPTION ON THE TABLE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. CORRECT. AND THE CITY COULD HELP SUPPORT FIND A PARCEL. CORRECT.

OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL TO US. AND THEN APPRAISAL PROCESS.

I'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT APPRAISALS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY TOO.

SO HOW DOES THE APPRAISER DO THE WORK? DO THEY GO OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE HOME TO GET THAT APPRAISER.

WE HIRE THE APPRAISER, THEY CONTACT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND REQUEST TO GO IN THE HOMES OF THE THREE HOMES THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

24 A, B AND C, THE PROPERTY OWNER. NONE OF THE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS ALLOWED THE APPRAISER INSIDE, SO THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN BY LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE.

THEY MAY LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HAS.

THEY'LL TRY TO SEE IF ANY BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY UPDATES, BUT THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE OF 24 A, B, OR C.

OKAY, SO THE THE CONDITIONS INSIDE COULD BE BETTER OR WORSE DEPENDING, BUT THEY JUST HAVE TO GO WITH AN AVERAGE OR A MEDIAN OR SOMETHING ON LIKE, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN I GUESS ONE LAST QUESTION ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC HOME TO WHAT, WHAT IF WE LEAVE THE HOME WHERE IT IS, IF WE LEAVE THE HOME WHERE IT IS? I WOULD REMIND CITY COUNCIL IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING.

WE EXECUTED A PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

IT BASICALLY LAYS OUT WHAT'S EXPECTED OF US. AND IF WE DO NOT MITIGATE, HOWEVER MITIGATED, WE CAN EXPECT TO STOP RECEIVING FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FROM THE STATE.

SO TO COUNCIL MEMBER POINT, THAT MIGHT MEAN HOLES IN THE SYSTEM IF WE CAN'T FINISH IT WITH BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MITIGATED THE RISE THAT'S BEING CAUSED.

THEY WON'T ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ADDING MORE RIDES IF WE HAVEN'T MITIGATED. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. NO PERMITS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM NUMBER 24 B? OKAY, THEN I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

ADOPT A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. NOW. ITEM NUMBER 24 C. THIS IS THE 1308 FOURTH STREET, NORTHWEST PROPERTY.

ANY COUNCIL. COMMENTS. OKAY, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 24 D. THIS IS AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? OKAY. I HAVE A FIRST. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. AND WE PASS THAT 24 E, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR MOVING EXPENSES FOR THE 1851 ELLIS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST PROPERTY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? VANORNY. SECOND. SECOND BY POLL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 25. THANK YOU.

[25. Presentation and resolutions authorizing payment of fiscal year 2027 membership dues to the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and execution of a Supplemental Memorandum of Agreement for expanded service offerings (Jasmine Almoayyed). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #CM009-26 ]

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FALL AND AND ROB. 25 IS A PRESENTATION AND RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE AND EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR EXPANDED SERVICE OFFERINGS.

JASMINE AHMED WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, ALONG WITH JULIE ABDEL FROM THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE.

I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU BOTH. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL JASMINE, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND AGAIN JOINED BY PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE, JULIETTE ABDEL.

SO BEFORE YOU TODAY, YOU'LL HAVE RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP FOR THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE CITY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE AS WELL AS THAT SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THIS YOU'RE UP IS ECONOMIC ALLIANCE IS A 501 C SIX NONPROFIT.

THEY PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BUSINESS SUPPORT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHAMBER ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY PLANNING, JUST A VARIETY OF, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

THE CITY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC ALLIANCE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND SINCE 2024,

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THE CITY HAS PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES AT THE LEVEL OF 25,000.

SO THIS FIRST PIECE IS JUST TO APPROVE THAT $25,000 FUNDING LEVEL FOR FY 27 AND CONTINUATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE 26 OR AUGUST OF 26TH OF 25, WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME THIS WAS APPROVED.

THE SECOND PIECE OF THIS IS GETTING MORE INTO THE MEAT OF THAT SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO THAT YOU'LL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.