Nov 03, 2026 City Council

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THIS MEETING OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. WELCOME TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY,

[Call to Order]

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WE'LL START WITH AN INVOCATION. PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPLAIN TIM LEATHERS WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.

LET US PRAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE FREEDOM TO SERVE IT.

BLESS OUR MAYOR AND EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH CLEAR JUDGMENT AND STEADY PURPOSE.

HELP THEM LISTEN WELL, SPEAK WITH CARE, AND SEEK THE COMMON GOOD FOR CEDAR RAPIDS.

ON THIS ELECTION DAY, WE LIFT UP THE CITY AND OUR NATION.

GUARD EVERY VOTER, EVERY CANDIDATE, AND EVERY POLL WORKER.

GIVE US CALM HEARTS AND PATIENCE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

WHATEVER THE RESULTS, TEACH US TO CARE FOR NEIGHBORS WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WHEN THE VOTING IS OVER.

KEEP OUR LEADERS HUMBLE, OUR RESIDENTS HOPEFUL, AND OUR ACTIONS GUIDED BY THOSE PURPOSE VALUES WE SHARE.

AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY IS GOING TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, IF THERE ARE ANY, TO COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY YOU'RE UP. WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING CHILDREN PERMANENT, SAFE AND LOVING FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION. AND WHEREAS, OVER 77,000 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES FOSTER CARE SYSTEM ARE WAITING FOR PERMANENCY WITH THE FAMILY THAT CAN HELP THEM THRIVE. AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 15,000 TEENS WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO ADULTHOOD THIS YEAR, HAVE AN ESPECIALLY URGENT NEED FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OR PERMANENT CONNECTIONS TO CARING ADULTS.

AND WHEREAS NOVEMBER IS A SPECIAL TIME OF THANKS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, AND THE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES WHO WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS A SAFE AND STABLE HOME.

AND WHEREAS EVERY SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION IS A SUCCESS STORY IN WHICH ALL CEDAR RAPIDS RESIDENTS CAN SHARE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS FUTURE DEPENDS ON OUR COMMITMENT TO HELPING ALL CHILDREN DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I ASHLEY VANORNY ON BEHALF OF MAYOR PRO TEM TYLER OLSON AND THE ENTIRE CEDAR RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER 2026 AS ADOPTION MONTH IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGH FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, KINSHIP CARE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT FOUR OAKS. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM JENNIFER PEDEN WITH AREA AMBULANCE COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY AND I ARE HONORED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF AREA AMBULANCE.

JENNIFER HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB IN HER FIRST YEAR LEADING THE ORGANIZATION.

AND SO, JENNIFER, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. YEAH, WE MAKE SURE TO TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE ON THE BOTTOM.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

HERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. AND DIRECTOR DESHPANDE IS ALSO ON THE BOARD.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU OUT. GOT ALL OF THE BOSSES HERE TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES ABOUT AREA AMBULANCE SERVICE. I WANTED TO START WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION.

WHILE AREA HAS BEEN PROVIDING PRE-HOSPITAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1971.

IT WAS IN JANUARY OF 2006 THAT THESE FIVE ENTITIES CAME TOGETHER TO SIGN A 28E COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO ENSURE AND

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WE ARE A 501C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, BUT PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW IS THAT WE ARE 100% SELF-SUSTAINING.

WE RECEIVE NO SUBSIDY, NO TAX SUBSIDY, NO SUBSIDY FROM OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS.

QUICK OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW. AREA'S FISCAL YEAR BEGINS JULY 1ST AND ENDS JUNE 30TH.

HERE I'M DEPICTING ALL OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IN BLUE SINCE 2020.

SO LAST YEAR, FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2026, WE RESPONDED TO OVER 32,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THE RED DATA INDICATES THE 911 CALLS IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

SO LAST YEAR WE RESPONDED TO 19,600 911 CALLS HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF OUR FISCAL YEAR HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY.

EXTRAPOLATED OUT FISCAL YEAR ENDING, WE'RE ANTICIPATING RESPONDING TO ABOUT 36,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE, WITH 22,000 OF THOSE BEING 911 HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS.

SO CURRENTLY, WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 100 CALLS FOR SERVICE EACH DAY, AND THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 76 TRANSPORTS DAILY.

ABOUT 30% OF OUR TRANSPORTS ARE INTER-FACILITY GOING IN BETWEEN THE TWO HOSPITALS OR THE STANDALONE EDS TO THE MAIN CAMPUSES OR DOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY, THINGS LIKE THAT. AREA HAS ITS OWN DISPATCH CENTER WHERE WHAT'S CALLED A SECONDARY PSAPS.

SO WHEN YOU CALL 911, THE CALL GOES INTO THE CITY'S COMM CENTER.

IF AN AMBULANCE IS NEEDED, IF IT'S A MEDICAL CALL THROUGH AN INTEGRATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE, WE GET THE DATA INTO OUR CALL CENTER. WHAT THE DISPATCHER DOES THEN IS SEND THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE UNIT AND THEN REARRANGES THE REMAINING AVAILABLE UNITS.

THIS IS CALLED DYNAMIC DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DO TO HELP US KEEP OUR RESPONSE TIMES AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A PHOTO FROM OUR CAD. THIS IS MAPPING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF HISTORY OF CALL DATA BASED ON THE DAY OF WEEK AND THE TIME OF DAY.

THIS IS OUR PREDICTIVE AI DISPATCHING. THIS IS HOW WE POST AND DEPLOY OUR UNITS.

HERE I'VE SHARED OUR AVERAGE FRACTAL RESPONSE TIMES SINCE JULY OF 2026.

OUR RESPONSE TIME STARTS THE SECOND THE CALLS RECEIVED IN OUR CALL CENTER.

WE MEASURE OUR RESPONSE TIMES USING A FRACTAL BASED RESPONSE TIME STANDARD.

THIS MEANS WE WANT TO REACH ALL OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE WITHIN OUR RESPONSE TIME THRESHOLD, 90% OF THE TIME OR BETTER. FRACTAL RESPONSE TIME IS A HIGHER STANDARD TO MEASURE THAN JUST AN AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME.

AVERAGE RESPONSES CAN SOMETIMES MASK OUTLIERS, WHILE A FRACTAL RESPONSE TIME TAKES IN ALL CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THE RED BOX INDICATES THE PERCENTAGE OF TIMES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HIT OUR CALLS NINE MINUTES OR LESS FOR THOSE LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES, THE BLUE IS THE NONLIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES.

WE HAVE A THRESHOLD OF 12 MINUTES OR LESS. ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS, LIKE I SAID, IS THE HIGH CALL VOLUME. WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING OVER 900 CALLS FOR SERVICE OVER WHAT WE BUDGETED THIS YEAR.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT REALLY TAXES THE SYSTEM.

THIS IS WHERE THE TIERED RESPONSE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDER PARTNERS IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.

THE COMM CENTER DOES EMD AT CALL INTAKE. THIS IS EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHING.

IT'S A LIST OF SCRIPTED QUESTIONS THAT A CALLER GOES THROUGH TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT RESOURCE GOES AT THE RIGHT LEVEL.

LIGHT SIRENS. NO LIGHT SIRENS. WE HAVE A PRETTY STRINGENT EXCEPTION TRACKING PROCESS.

SO ANY TIME THAT WE DON'T MAKE OUR RESPONSE TIME THRESHOLD, WE ARE ASKING THE CREW AND THE DISPATCHER TO FILL OUT SOME DOCUMENTATION ABOUT WHY.

SO WE CAN TREND THAT AND SEE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.

WE DO AN ONGOING DEMAND ANALYSIS REVIEW. SO EVERY 20 WEEKS WE PULL ALL OF THE DATA OUT OF OUR CAD, MAP IT OUT, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAFFING THE RIGHT NUMBER OF AMBULANCES AT THE RIGHT TIME.

AND RECENTLY, WE'VE ADDED UNIT HOURS. LIKE I SAID, WITH THAT INCREASED CALL VOLUME, WE'VE ADDED SOME UNIT HOURS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND ALSO REVISED OUR CURRENT DEPLOYMENT MODEL TO, AGAIN, SHIFT SHIFTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING WHEN THOSE CALLS ARE COMING IN.

LASTLY, I WANTED TO HIT BRIEFLY ON COMMUNITY PARTNERING.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE FOCUS ON. SO HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

WE HAVE A QR CODE FOR FEEDBACK. SO OUR FIRST RESPONDING PARTNERS, OUR CREWS CAN SCAN A QR CODE AND REQUEST FOLLOW UP CLINICAL DATA ON PATIENTS THAT THEY TRANSPORTED. SO MANY TIMES WE GO OUT ON A CALL, WE'RE WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES.

IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR CREWS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE REST OF THE STORY FROM THE HOSPITALS.

IT HELPS REALLY HONE OUR CLINICAL EXPERTISE. WE DO MEDICATION EXCHANGE ON SCENE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDER PARTNERS.

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WE ALSO SUPPLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH THEIR DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

SOME OF THEM WE. THAT'S MEDICAL DONATIONS ABOUT $23,000 ANNUALLY.

AND IN THIS LAST YEAR, WE STAFFED OVER 200 COMMUNITY EVENTS STANDBYS.

THIS INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH THE CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE FARMERS MARKET TO DO HANDS-ONLY CPR.

WE ALSO STAFFED ABOUT 100 PD STANDBYS AND 400 FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDBYS.

AGAIN, WE DO THAT FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN THOSE PARTNERS ARE OUT ON DANGEROUS CALLS, WE LIKE TO BE THERE IN CASE ANYTHING GOES SIDEWAYS FOR THEM.

LASTLY, AREA AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS A TRAINING CENTER.

THIS IS JUST A FEW YEARS OLD. THE STATE OF IOWA MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR CODE, AND WE ARE NOW ABLE TO CERTIFY EMTS, WHICH HELPS KIND OF BUILD THAT STAFFING BACKLOG FOR US SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR STAFFING LEVELS HIGH.

WE ALSO PARTNER WITH CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY THEIR EMTS IF THEY'RE HIRING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ACADEMY THAT DON'T ALREADY HAVE THEIR EMT CERTIFICATION. WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A COUPLE OF CLASSES WITH THEM QUITE SUCCESSFULLY.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GRADUATE OUR FIRST PARAMEDIC CLASS.

SO THAT'S THE PICTURE HERE ON THE SCREEN. THESE ARE OUR FIRST FOUR INTERNAL FOLKS WHO WERE EMTS WITH US THAT ARE COMPLETING THEIR PARAMEDIC SESSION.

WE GOT A LETTER OF REVIEW FROM THE ACCREDITING BODY THAT LETS US DO A YEAR OF THIS, AND THEN WE EXPECT TO GO THROUGH OUR FULL ACCREDITATION EVALUATION.

SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, WHERE WE'LL BE A FULLY ACCREDITED TRAINING CENTER TO BE ABLE TO CERTIFY PARAMEDICS AGAIN, HOPEFULLY HELPING WITH THAT EMS SHORTAGE JUST IN THE REGION IN GENERAL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD IS A QUICK OVERVIEW. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, JENNIFER. WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND. THANK YOU MAYOR.

ONE QUESTION I HAVE. WHAT'S DRIVING THE INCREASE? I MEAN, THAT'S THE MOST OBVIOUS QUESTION. I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUSLY SURE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY MOVING HIGHER.

YEAH. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND ONE THAT I WISH I HAD A GOOD ANSWER FOR.

I GET ASKED THAT ALL THE TIME. LAST YEAR, ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE OPPOSITE SWING IN OUR CALL VOLUME.

WE WERE RUNNING 200 CALLS BELOW WHAT WE BUDGETED EACH MONTH.

AND I DON'T HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THAT EITHER.

A LOT OF TIMES WE TURN TO OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS TO SEE IF THE TRAFFIC THAT THEY'RE SEEING IN THEIR HOSPITALS KIND OF MIRRORS WHAT WE'RE SEEING.

SOMETIMES THAT HELPS US EXPLAIN IT. AND THEY END UP KIND OF IN THE SAME BOAT THAT WE DO.

YOU JUST HAVE TO KIND OF GO WITH IT AND DO YOUR BEST.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

JENNIFER, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAMS KIND OF THE UNSUNG HEROES.

YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE WITH PEOPLE FOR JUST A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT THEY CERTAINLY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE HEALTHCARE JOURNEY SHOWING UP AT PEOPLE'S WORST MOMENTS. AND, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS, IS REALLY CRITICAL.

I WILL ALSO JUST LIFT YOUR TEAM UP AND THE FACT THAT IT'S PRETTY RARE TO HAVE TWO COMPETITIVE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS FULLY AGREE THAT THIS IS A VERY FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM AND TO HAVE THEIR MEDICAL DIRECTORS ENDORSE, YOU KNOW, THE CALL TIMES, RESPONSE TIMES AND THE SERVICE THAT'S HAPPENING.

BUT, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

I KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, RECENT REVIEWS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND TO HAVE THEIR CONTINUED ENDORSEMENT JUST IS ANOTHER SIGN OF, OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE DOING.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THEIR LEADER. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JENNIFER.

I JUST ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY'S THANK YOU.

PLEASE PASS IT ALONG TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FROM FROM THE CITY.

I KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VIEWS YOU AS A AS A GREAT PARTNER.

AND SO THANK YOU. ESPECIALLY MANAGING THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS AND YOUR FIRST YEAR AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM'S FIRST YEAR IS A REALLY ADMIRABLE JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

I REMIND EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, WHETHER DURING A PUBLIC HEARING OR DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC INPUT PERIODS OF A FEW MATTERS TO ENSURE WE HAVE AN ORDERLY MEETING. FIRST, PLEASE REMAIN AT THE LECTERN IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE POLICE OFFICER TO YOUR RIGHT. AS YOU'RE WALKING UP, THE OFFICER WILL TAKE THE DOCUMENTS FROM YOU.

SECOND COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE IN FRONT OF YOU TURNS YELLOW. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO FINISH YOUR COMMENTS.

WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS RED, YOU SHOULD FINISH YOUR COMMENTS AND LEAVE THE LECTERN.

THIRD, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO HOLD AN ORDERLY HEARING SO THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING OR OTHER NOISE OR DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

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[1. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed Airport #1 Urban Renewal Area along Wright Brothers Boulevard SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0027-2026]

SO I WANTED TO START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND THAT WILL APPLY TO THREE OF THE URAS TODAY.

SOME GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION. CITY STAFF HAVE MET OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO IDENTIFY SOME POTENTIAL GROWTH AREAS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE DID PRIORITIZE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHERE FUTURE GROWTH IS LIKELY AND MAYBE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED TO BE EXTENDED TOO.

THIS DID REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH AND ALSO CONSENT FROM PROPERTY OWNERS FOR LAND CURRENTLY USED FOR AGRICULTURE.

SO WE DID IDENTIFY A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL URBAN RENEWAL AREAS THAT MET THESE CRITERIA OF WHICH THREE I PLAN TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.

SO BY INCLUDING THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE URA AND TIF DISTRICT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, IT DOES PROVIDE THE CITY SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE TAX INCENTIVES WHICH FOR DESIRABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IT PROVIDES SOME INCREASED CERTAINTY WITH THE EXISTING URA LAW TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH.

AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE EXERCISING THE SAME PROCESS AS WE ARE.

SO REGARDING AIRPORT #1, URA TIMELINE. ON OCTOBER 6TH, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URA AND TIF DISTRICT BASED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ON OCTOBER 19TH, CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED TAXING ENTITIES OCCURRED WITH NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS.

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MET ON OCTOBER 22ND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THIS.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR PUBLIC HEARING, RESOLUTION AND FIRST TIF ORDINANCE READING.

A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON THIS AREA. THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT AND IS CURRENTLY MARKETED FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE.

THE AIRPORT IS TAX EXEMPT AND SO NO TAXES ARE CURRENTLY BEING GENERATED.

PRIVATE COMPANIES WOULD GENERATE NEW TAXES, INCREASE THE TAX BASE.

THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL FUTURE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED IN THIS AREA TO INCLUDE WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS AND EDGEWOOD ROAD, AND THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE GENERATED TAX INCREMENT TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO HERE'S A MAP SHOWING THE AREA TO THE NORTH.

76TH AVENUE TO THE SOUTH IS WRIGHT BROTHERS. THIS MAP, YOU'LL SEE THIS A COUPLE TIMES.

THE AREA IN BLACK UP HERE. THIS IS THIS IS THE AREA FOR AIRPORT #1.

SO BOTH OF THESE ARE WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS. SO ONE BEING $1.1 MILLION, ONE BEING $2.6 MILLION.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION AND 1ST ORDINANCE READING.

AND NOVEMBER 17TH WOULD BE THE 2ND AND POSSIBLE 3RD ORDINANCE READING.

WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, SCOTT. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER? DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN IN THE RECORD. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO THE ORDINANCE.

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[2. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed Airport #2 Urban Renewal Area along Wright Brothers Boulevard SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0027-2026]

OCTOBER 6TH. RESOLUTION INITIALLY, INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND TIF DISTRICT.

OCTOBER 19TH CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES WITH NO OBJECTIONS OR COMMENTS.

OCTOBER 22ND. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGAIN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION AND FIRST TIF ORDINANCE READING.

THIS AREA IS ALSO OWNED BY THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT.

AGAIN, THE AIRPORT IS EXEMPT AND NO TAXES ARE CURRENTLY GENERATED.

SO PRIVATE INVESTMENT WOULD GENERATE NEW TAXES AND INCREASE TAX BASE.

THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL FUTURE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA AS WELL TO TO INCLUDE ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS BOULEVARD AS WELL AS 18TH STREET AND WALFORD.

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SO THIS IS THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRPORT URA THE AIRPORT LAND WHICH MAKES UP AIRPORT #2.

AND AGAIN SAME MAP AS BEFORE THIS AREA ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS IS BORDERED BY BOTH OF THOSE URA.

SO EITHER ONE COULD UTILIZE INCREMENT TO HELP OFFSET THAT WATER MAIN EXTENSION.

AND THEN DOWN HERE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT SHOWS IMPROVEMENTS ALONG 18TH AND RIGHT AROUND WALFORD ROAD.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION 1ST TIF ORDINANCE READING.

AND THEN NOVEMBER 17TH WOULD BE THE 2ND AND POSSIBLE 3RD ORDINANCE READING.

WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SCOTT. THIS IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN IN THE RECORD. COUNCIL COMMENTS? CONSIDERATION? HEARING NONE.

THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO. THE MOTION CARRIES. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 3.

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SURE. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. SEPTEMBER 22ND.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED INCENTIVES FOR HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AT 1756 MALLORY STREET WITH OFB, LLC, AN ENTITY OF TYLER OSWOOD. ON OCTOBER 6TH, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA IN TIF DISTRICT. OCTOBER 19TH CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED TAXING ENTITIES.

AGAIN, NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS. OCTOBER 22ND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

AND TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. RESOLUTION AND FIRST TIF ORDINANCE READING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERMS INCLUDE A $969,000 IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT INCLUDES THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES.

CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR UNIT TOWNHOME, ALL OF WHICH ARE THREE BEDROOM, TWO AND A HALF BATH, DETACHED ONE STALL GARAGES WITH RENT RATES BELOW 80% AMI CONSTRUCTION WOULD COMMENCE IN THE SPRING OF 27 AND COMPLETE BY THE SPRING OF 28.

CITY WOULD PROVIDE A 15 YEAR, 100% REBATE OF TAXES GENERATED.

WE EXPECT THE PROJECT TO GENERATE 210 IN TOTAL TAXES OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD, OF WHICH $160,000 WOULD BE REBATED BACK TO THE DEVELOPER.

SO THE AREA IN WHITE IS THE AREA OF THIS URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS OF THE FOUR UNITS.

SO RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH OFB, LLC. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS.

THANKS, SCOTT. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN.

THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN IN THE RECORD COUNCIL COMMENTS. SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PRESENTATION.

SO THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS TO CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH OFB, LLC AND ENTITY OF TYLER OSWOOD FOR HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1756 MALLORY STREET.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE PRESENTATION, SO THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME AND COMMUNITY WHERE YOU LIVE FOR THE RECORD, AND GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. ALEX FRAZIER, CEDAR RAPIDS. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M ALEX AND I'M A DEVELOPER WITH OFB AND ALONGSIDE TYLER OSWOOD, JOSH BASS HERE TO SUPPORT OUR PROJECT ON MALLORY.

WE'RE SEEKING A TIF TO JUSTIFY SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT COME ALONG WITH THESE INFILL PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION TO RISING INTEREST RATES AND BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, COSTS.

WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE EXCITED TO OFFER FOR FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT AND

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AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN IN THE RECORD. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. A PUBLIC HEARING.

[5. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed Parks Urban Renewal Area along Earhart Lane SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0028-2026]

SO THIS WOULD PERTAIN TO THAT FIRST SLIDE THAT I HAD SHOWN REGARDING AIRPORT #1.

REALLY THIS IS ABOUT FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MORE FLEXIBILITY AND CERTAINTY REGARDING URBAN RENEWAL AREAS CREATED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST.

SO IN TERMS OF TIMELINE, OCTOBER 6TH, WE HAD A RESOLUTION INITIALIZE OR INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND TIF DISTRICT.

OCTOBER 19TH CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES WITH NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS.

OCTOBER 22ND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

AND TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION AND TIF ORDINANCE.

SO THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE PROPOSED URA IS OWNED BY HUNTER PARKS AND CHRIS DEWOLF.

THERE IS SOME PRELIMINARY PLANNING UNDERWAY FOR A MASTER PLAN REDEVELOPMENT.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY THE CONSOLIDATED I-380 CORRIDOR URA.

IT WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

THERE ARE SOME FUTURE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED TO INCLUDE A WATER MAIN EXTENSION FROM BISON LANE, SOUTHWEST TO EARHART. SO HERE'S THE AREA. IT'S JUST RIGHT ALONG WRIGHT BROTHERS AND ALONG EARHART LANE.

AND THIS MAP INDICATES THE WATER MAIN EXTENSION THAT WOULD BE PLANNED BISON IS OVER HERE IN THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE DEVELOPMENT AND WOULD RUN ACROSS AND CONNECT TO EARHART.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION AND FIRST ORDINANCE READING, IF APPROVED.

SECOND AND POSSIBLE THIRD ORDINANCE READINGS ON NOVEMBER 17TH.

I'LL RETURN IT BACK FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS, SCOTT. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN. FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED STONE RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AREA

[6. A public hearing will be held to consider the Urban Renewal Plan for the proposed Stone Ridge Urban Renewal Area along Stoney Point Road SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0026-2026]

SCOTT. I PROMISE I'M DONE AFTER THIS ONE. SO I WOULD REQUEST TO COMBINE THESE TWO ITEMS, NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN, AS THEY ARE RELATED. SURE. THANK YOU. AGAIN, SOME BACKGROUND HERE.

CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 22ND APPROVED CITY INCENTIVES WITH FORGE, INC., AN ENTITY OF BRYCE RICKLEFS FOR CITY INCENTIVES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME SUBDIVISIONS ALONG STONY POINT ROAD.

ON OCTOBER 6TH, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URA AND TIF DISTRICT.

ON OCTOBER 29TH, CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES OCCURRED WITH NO COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS.

OCTOBER 22ND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MET AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

SO TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION AND FIRST TIF ORDINANCE READING.

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERMS. THIS IS A $1 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME SUBDIVISION.

IT INCLUDES INCLUDES THINGS SUCH AS GRADING, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC ROAD.

THE ENGINEER HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THIS COST LIST.

THIS IS A TOTAL OF 32 LOTS, AND THE 300 TO $350,000 RANGE, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE LOT.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD COMMENCE BY SPRING OF 27, COMPLETE LATER IN THE FALL OF 27.

THE CITY INCENTIVE PROVIDES 50% REBATE OF THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTED COST OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF 1 MILLION IN TOTAL COSTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THE CITY WOULD REBATE UP TO $500,000 BACK TO THE DEVELOPER THROUGH NEW TAX INCREMENT GENERATED BY THE NEW HOMES.

THESE INCENTIVES ARE NECESSARY TO OFFSET COSTS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PASSED ON TO THE HOME BUYER.

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THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE URA IS ALONG STONY POINT ROAD, JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

AND A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS OF THE TYPES OF HOMES THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED THERE.

SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THE STONE RIDGE URA AND APPROVING THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH FORGE, INC.. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SCOTT. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN IN THE RECORD. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. THE MOTION CARRIES.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[7. A public hearing will be held to consider a Development Agreement with Forge Inc., an entity of Bryce Ricklefs, for the construction of public infrastructure for a future subdivision of single-family homes along Stoney Point Road SW (Scott Mather). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #TIF-0026-2026]

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH FORGE INC., AN ENTITY OF BRYCE RICKLEFS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FUTURE SUBDIVISION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG STONY POINT ROAD, SOUTHWEST. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND COMMUNITY WHERE YOU LIVE. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS BRYCE RICKLEFS.

CENTRAL CITY. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER TO ALLOW SOME OF THESE PROJECTS TO COME TO LIGHT.

WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD THIS. WE HAD THIS PROPERTY IN THIS PROJECT BOUGHT AND DRAWN UP ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND APPROVED, BUT WE COULD NEVER GET THE NUMBERS TO WORK OUT FOR THE TARGET PRICE OF THE HOME.

SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN SITTING THERE. UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON, I JUST COMPLIMENT THE CITY AND THE CITY STAFF WORKING THROUGH THIS VERY STRUCTURED PROCESS AND OUR GOAL AND GOAL IN MIND IT'S GOING TO BRING THIS LITTLE PROJECT IN 32 AFFORDABLE HOMES TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THINKING FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS, THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN IN THE RECORD.

THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the 34th Street SE from north of Terry Drive to Cottage Grove Avenue project (estimated cost is $4,270,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012644-01]

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

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION, WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT, STORM, SEWER AND SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH SHARED USE PATH CONSTRUCTION. THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $4,270,000.

A BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18TH, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR AND COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR. THIS WORK HAS BEEN PHASED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WORK CAN CONTINUE ON THE PIECE THAT'S BEING BUILT NOW BETWEEN NORTH OF TERRY DRIVE AND BEAVER AVENUE, AND START ON TIME AND BE COMPLETED ON TIME.

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS WERE HELD IN APRIL OF 2024 AND MARCH OF 2025, AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS MAILINGS IN REGARD TO THIS PROJECT AND THE ONGOING PROJECT, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER MEETINGS.

PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANKS, DOUG. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN IN THE RECORD. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

[9. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Kirkwood Boulevard SW from Rolling Ridge Drive to 66th Avenue Rehabilitation project (estimated cost is $1,380,000) (Doug Wilson). (Paving for Progress) CIP/DID #3012544-03]

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REHABILITATION PROJECT. ESTIMATED COST IS $1.380 MILLION DOLLARS.

DOUG YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF TWO PHASES OF WORK ON KIRKWOOD BOULEVARD.

THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE FROM 66TH AVENUE TO KIRKWOOD COURT AND BE TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION AND START IN 2027.

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES PAVEMENT PATCHING AND REHABILITATION, INCLUDING DIAMOND GRINDING.

IT HAS STORM SEWER AND STORM SEWER INTAKE IMPROVEMENTS, ALONG WITH TRAIL REPAIR AND INSTALLATION OF A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON ALONG WITH ADA CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENTS. ALSO, THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COSTS IS $1,380,000.

BID OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 4TH, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN THE SPRING AND COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.

WE HAD A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON APRIL 10TH AND HAD OUTREACH WITH PROMINENT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ON THIS PROJECT.

PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANKS, DOUG. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD, WITH NO OBJECTIONS SHOWN. FOR THE RECORD THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

SEEING NONE, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TEN. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED PLANS,

[10. 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 3B: Recreational Amenities project (estimated cost is $3,790,000) (Ben Worrell). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #327010-04]

PROJECT ESTIMATED COST IS $3.790 MILLION. BEN YOU'RE UP.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. BEN WORREL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS THE LAST OF A SERIES OF CONNECT CR PROJECTS OUT AT CEDAR LAKE, AND IT'S TO INSTALL SEVERAL AMENITIES.

FIRST BEING NATURE VIEWING PLATFORM, WHICH WE'RE CALLING A BIRD WALK BECAUSE IT'LL OVERLOOK A HABITAT RESTORATION AREA AS WELL AS SOME FLOATING VEGETATED ISLANDS THAT'S AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE.

PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES TWO OTHER PIERS AND A SHELTER ON THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE, AND TRAIL RECONSTRUCTION IN THE AREAS SHOWN IN BLUE, AS WELL AS BENCHES, BIKE RACKS, TRASH RECEPTACLES, ETC.

AND PARK, TRAIL AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE. ON THE LEFT IS A SCHEMATIC SHOWING THE LAYOUT OF THE BIRD WALK.

IT'S GOT A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT ARE WIDER FOR PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE, AND ON THE RIGHT IS JUST A PHOTO OF ANOTHER PROJECT WHERE THESE SYSTEMS WERE USED, WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT'S ELEVATED PLATFORM OVER THE WATER.

HERE'S A PORTION OF THE HABITAT RESTORATION. THE BIRD WALK IS DOWN HERE GOING INTO THE LAKE AND IT'S COMING OFF OF PORTION OF RECONSTRUCTED TRAIL. AND THERE'S A LIMITED NUMBER OF FLOATING ISLANDS.

SMALLER ISLANDS OUT IN THE LAKE. THE HABITAT RESTORATION INCLUDES DIFFERENT PLANTINGS, WETLAND AND NATIVE GRASSES AND FORBS, INCLUDING SOME FLOWERS AND AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF TREES OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND SHRUBS.

THE ISLANDS WILL HAVE SOME NATIVE VEGETATION PLANTED ON THEM.

AND SOME TEMPORARY FENCING TO TRY TO KEEP GEESE OFF WHILE THE VEGETATION IS GETTING ESTABLISHED.

YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO OF AN EXAMPLE ISLAND ON THE BOTTOM THERE.

ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS $3,790,000.

BID LETTING US SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18TH. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS ANTICIPATED SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR SEEDING AND PLANTING ESTABLISHMENT.

THE FINAL COMPLETION DATE FOR THAT IS JUNE OF 2028.

TRAIL DETOUR WILL BE PROVIDED AS NEEDED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE, AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WETLAND AND PRAIRIE PLANTINGS.

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

THANKS, BEN. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? LET THE RECORD INDICATE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTION SHOWN FOR THE RECORD, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. JUST THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I THINK ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT WHILE THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT LEAST. ON TOP OF THE PUMP STATION THAT HAS TO GO IN THERE, AND A TRAIL CONNECTION TO THE MCCLOUD RUN TRAIL.

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BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE IT PRETTY GOOD THIS SEASON AND STILL HAVE FUN.

SO THANKS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 11.

[11. A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Ellis Blvd NW Levee and Floodwall Improvements project (estimated cost is $4,530,000) (Rob Davis). (Council Priority) CIP/DID #3311559-02]

ESTIMATED COST IS $4.530 MILLION. ROB YOU'RE UP.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL ROB DAVIS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROJECT IS A CONTINUATION OF TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE AREA STARTING IN 2024.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE AREA OF ELLIS BOULEVARD, ELLIS LANE THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED.

THIS ALSO IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, WHICH WILL BE DONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IS THE RELOCATION OF THE ELLIS PARK PARKING LOT TO MAKE WAY FOR THIS PROJECT.

BASICALLY, WHAT THIS PROJECT WILL DO IS COMPLETE THE ROADWAY SEGMENT FOR THE ELLIS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST REALIGNMENT.

WE'VE DONE THE MIDDLE PIECE. THIS WILL DO THE END PIECES.

IT WILL PUT A LEVEE ACROSS CURRENT ELLIS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST AND CREATE A CUL DE SAC RIGHT NEXT TO THE ELLIS CONDOS THERE.

THE SIGNED DETOUR WILL BE VIA O AVENUE, EDGEWOOD ROAD, ELLIS BOULEVARD, NORTHWEST LOCAL ACCESS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION ZONES WILL BE MAINTAINED TO ELLIS PARK. THE ENGINEERS OPINION OF PROBABLE COST, AS I MENTIONED, IS $4.53 MILLION.

IT IS FUNDED WITH THE IOWA FLOOD MITIGATION FUNDS, BID OPENING IS ON NOVEMBER 18TH.

THE CONTRACT START DATE IS THE END OF MARCH OF 2027, AND THIS IS A TWO YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FINISHING UP AT THE END OF OCTOBER OF 2028.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANKS ROB.

THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? LET THE PUBLIC.

LET THE RECORD INDICATE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN HELD WITH NO OBJECTIONS. FOR THE RECORD, COUNCIL COMMENTS.

HEARING NONE. THAT BRINGS US TO A VOTE. THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 12 HAS BEEN CANCELED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

[12. A public hearing will be held to consider repealing Chapter 31 of the Municipal Code, Subdivisions, and enacting a new Chapter 31 in its place to include avoidance and mitigation of damage to public infrastructure and public improvement requirements for unplatted land development. CIP/DID #49-27-002]

HOWEVER, DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON. THANK YOU. HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

SUBJECT ON THE SUBJECT PERTAINING TO COUNCIL ACTIONS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

CITY MANAGER POMERANZ, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

[MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA]

ANYONE ELSE? DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US. SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO.

WE'LL DO THE CONSENT AGENDA IN JUST A SECOND. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER? OKAY.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND APOLOGIES FOR ANY CONFUSION.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM 14 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, PLEASE.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14 TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY CHANGES? THAT BRINGS US TO THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, AS AMENDED HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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

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

[14. Resolution extinguishing seniority rights, including accrued seniority, under Iowa Code Section 400.12 for all eligible civil service employees, subject to applicable collective bargaining agreements and statutory exceptions for police officers, firefighters, police and fire chiefs, and assistant police and fire chiefs. CIP/DID #HR0117]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO BE JOINED BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND HR DIRECTOR,

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BUT BEFORE WE GO INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THERE'S SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND MATERIAL I NEED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE AS A MATTER OF CONTEXT FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE MAKING.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THIS CENTERS AROUND OUR BUDGET PROCESS, AND WE HAD CERTAIN GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS WE EXAMINED OUR BUDGET, AS WE PLANNED FOR YEAR 2028, AND DEAL WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN PLACED IN AS A MUNICIPALITY BY THE LEGISLATURE, AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES THAT WE, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS, SUCH AS INFLATIONARY COSTS AS WE PLAN FOR THE 2028 BUDGET.

WE RECOGNIZE WE NEED TO BEGIN EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER.

SO USUALLY WE WOULD PRESENT THE BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY.

AND IN THIS CASE, THAT WILL HAPPEN. AND WE'LL BE GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT, OF THAT PRESENTATION ON ITS REGULAR SCHEDULE.

BUT AS FAR AS JUST BRINGING SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT THAT BUDGET TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A STRATEGY TO PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH THAT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THE WORK WE ARE AND WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

SO AS WE LOOKED AT OUR BUDGET SUCCESSES, OUR BUDGET STRENGTH AS WELL AS CHALLENGES, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE KEPT IN MIND AS WE REVIEWED THAT.

AND WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN THE DIRECTORS OF THE CITY.

WE, WE WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY OVER A SEVERAL MONTH PERIOD WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING SURE WE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WE BEGAN WITH CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES.

WE NUMBER 2. MADE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, NOT AS ONE DEPARTMENT BEING REPRESENTED BY A DIRECTOR IN THE ROOM, BUT EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE ONE CITY CONCEPT.

WE'RE ALL PART OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS. WE HAVE OUR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE ALL RECOGNIZE, BUT ALSO WE HAVE A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY, ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

NUMBER 3. PROTECT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND CORE SERVICES.

SO WE KNOW WHY WE'RE WHY WE'RE HERE. AND THAT'S TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES TO OUR PUBLIC. AND WE TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, MAKING SURE THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR CORE SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS AS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO WHAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT IT'S REALLY, AGAIN, ONE ORGANIZATION. SO IT WENT WAY BEYOND THAT LONG TERM FISCAL AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. WE TRADITIONALLY ALWAYS HAVE PRESENTED A BALANCED BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

OUR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE EQUAL, OR WE ACTUALLY HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF REVENUE THAN THAN EXPENDITURE.

AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE FINALIZE THE SUBMISSION AND THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE 28 BUDGET.

AND THEN NUMBER FIVE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AHEAD OF THINGS THAT WE'RE MAKING CLEAR, CONCISE, AND ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS FAR AS THE, THE BUDGET THIS PARTICULAR CHART, I THINK IS VERY, VERY TELLING. THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED ON TAX BASE GROWTH TO HELP KEEP PACE WITH RISING COSTS.

AND AS PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS, THEY'VE BASICALLY LIMITED CITIES AND OTHER ENTITIES TO A 2% LIMITATION. AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF YEARS WHERE THE VALUATION GROWTH HAS BEEN MUCH HIGHER THAN, THAN 2% OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

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AND WE'RE NOW AS BASED ON THE NEW PROPERTY TAX LAW BEING HELD TO 2%, THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A HUGE AMOUNT IF OUR AVERAGE IS 2.6 BEING HELD TO A 2% GROWTH LIMITATION, BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY QUITE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. BASICALLY MEANING POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT RECEIVE BECAUSE OF THIS LIMITATION. THERE IS, IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAX LIMITATION, WE HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE CITY.

AND SO FOR INSTANCE, THE NEW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THAT WILL MEAN A COST TO THE CITY OF $3.6 MILLION. WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE BACKFILL.

AND THIS IS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL AND A PRIOR LEGISLATURE.

THERE WERE CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM, BUT AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID WE WANT TO KEEP CITIES REASONABLY WHOLE AND THEREFORE THERE WAS A COMMITMENT TO BACKFILL OR REPLACE THE DOLLARS DUE TO A REDUCED REVENUE PACKAGE TO CITIES.

AND THAT IN THE CASE OF THE COMMERCIAL BACKFILL, $1.43 MILLION IS GOING TO BE A IMPACT TO THE CITY NEGATIVELY. AND THEN $0.37 MILLION AS FAR AS THE ELIMINATION OF BACKFILL ON, ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

SO YOU TAKE ALL THIS TOGETHER. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A 2% CAP ON OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THIS LOSS OF OVER $7 MILLION.

AND THIS IS ALL ANNUALLY. AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO THE ORGANIZATION.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN OVER TIME? WHY ARE WHY ARE WE HERE? WE TAKE OUR BUDGETING EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY. WE TAKE OUR BALANCED BUDGET EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR KEY PRINCIPLES IS THAT WE MAINTAIN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION.

AND WE DO THAT IN A VERY RESPONSIBLE WAY. SO WE KNOW THAT WHILE WE HAVE A STRONG RESERVES AT THE CITY, IF WE BASICALLY SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING AND JUST ACCEPT WHAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN BY THE BY THE LEGISLATURE PRIMARILY, AND BY 2032, WE'LL HAVE A A LOSS OF OVER $35 MILLION ANNUALLY.

SO WE KNOW WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE KNOW WE WILL NOT DO THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO DEAL WITH THE CAP OF GROWTH AT THE 2% AND ALSO THE OTHER REVENUES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THAT RESULTS IN OVER $7 MILLION OF REVENUE LOSS.

SO AS OUR DIRECTORS CAME TOGETHER, WE DID THIS AGAIN AS A TEAM.

IT WASN'T OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR OR OUR HR DIRECTOR OR MYSELF.

IT WAS THE ENTIRE TEAM, A NUMBER OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY.

SO HOW DO WE BALANCE OUR BUDGET AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF SERVICES THAT WE, WE KNOW ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR TO OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND, AND COMMUNITY. SO WE LOOKED AT THE INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURES OF DEPARTMENTS.

WE TRIED TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE MOST STRATEGIC MANNER.

WE LOOKED AT POTENTIAL NEW REVENUES TO THE CITY.

WE LOOKED AT USING. IN SOME CASES, ONE TIME RESOURCES ONLY WERE APPROPRIATE.

AND WE MINIMIZE THAT BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT IF WE HAVE ONE TIME, THEY'D BE DIFFICULT TO OBVIOUSLY REPLACE IN FUTURE YEARS.

AND THEN CONSIDERATION OF OTHER, OTHER REVENUE SOURCES.

SO AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE'RE A PEOPLE ORIENTED ORGANIZATION AND WE RELY VERY HEAVILY ON THE GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES THAT WE THAT WE HAVE.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT A GOOD PORTION OF OUR EXPENSES ARE TIED UP APPROPRIATELY WITH PEOPLE.

AND SO IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET WITH AGAIN, A VIRTUAL LOSS OF WELL OVER $7 MILLION.

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AND SO WE MADE THE DECISION DIFFICULT BECAUSE ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE IMPORTANT AS THEY FILL THEIR POSITIONS.

BUT WITHOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WE KNEW THEY WOULD BE AN IMPACT.

BUT WE DEVELOPED PROPOSALS TO MINIMIZE THAT IMPACT.

SO THAT'S 16 POSITIONS THAT WERE VACANT AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

WE ALSO MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO LAY OFF SIX INDIVIDUALS.

AND THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

BUT OVERALL IN ADDITION TO EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE OPERATIONS WE HAD OVER, OVER 24, 24.75 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS THAT WE ARE SIMPLY EITHER NOT FILLING OR IN A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT NUMBER BECAUSE IT INVOLVES PEOPLE LAYING OFF THE SIX THAT I, THAT I MENTIONED. THE A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHAT'S, WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND WHY I WANTED TO GO THROUGH THIS INFORMATION FOR, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL IS WE HAVE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE WE NEED COUNCIL SPECIFIC SUPPORT. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED THE COUNCIL SUPPORT WHEN WE GO TO THE BUDGET PROCESS.

BUT FOR, FOR TODAY, TWO SPECIFIC AREAS. AND I'M GOING TO BE, I'M GOING TO READ THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE, THE CORRECT WORDS FROM ME. BUT THE FIRST IS ITEM 14, WHICH IS SENIORITY RIGHTS.

AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW THIS ACTION DOES NOT AFFECT POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, OR EMPLOYEES WITH SENIORITY PROTECTION UNDER ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. INSTEAD, IT WOULD REMOVE STATUTORY SENIORITY RIGHTS FOR ELIGIBLE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, ALLOWING THE CITY TO MAKE STAFFING DECISIONS BASED ON OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY FOR REMAINING POSITIONS RATHER THAN SENIORITY ALONE. UNDER CURRENT RULES, AN EMPLOYEE WHOSE POSITION IS ELIMINATED MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPLACE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH LESS SENIORITY, POTENTIALLY TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL DISPLACEMENTS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.

THIS PROCESS CAN PROLONG UNCERTAINTY FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE JOBS MAY BE AFFECTED.

THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS INTENDED TO PREVENT THE CHAIN REACTION AND ALLOW THE CITY TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY AFFECTED EMPLOYEES MORE DIRECTLY AND PROMPTLY. SO THAT'S THE SENIORITY RIGHTS.

AGAIN, IT'S HERE, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE UNION EMPLOYEES.

IT'S THE NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED AT THE NUMBER OF NO MORE THAN SIX.

AND THEN ON SEVERANCE BENEFITS, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE AND THAT WE RESPECT THE TENURE THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO US AS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR SERVICES.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING, WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT, A SEVERANCE PACKAGE TO PROVIDE 12 WEEKS OF PAY AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THESE STAFFING REDUCTIONS.

THE INTENT IS TO EASE THEIR TRANSITION TO NEW EMPLOYMENT.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE NEED, AS WE MAKE THIS CHANGE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.

AND SO WE THINK THAT THE SEVERANCE BENEFIT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY FAIR.

WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO BE AFTER JANUARY 1ST.

SO IN ESSENCE, THERE'LL BE TWO MONTHS OR SO IN IN THIS YEAR IN 26.

AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE THE THREE THE THREE MONTHS OF, OF SEVERANCE PAY ON TOP OF THAT.

SO AGAIN, I'D JUST LIKE TO CONCLUDE WITH SAYING THAT WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS STRONG.

WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. WE HAVE A VERY, VERY TIGHT AND WELL BALANCED FISCAL PLAN

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BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LEGISLATIVE ACTION IS A MAIN DRIVER AND THE IMPACT OF OVER $7 MILLION ON OUR BUDGET. AND SO IT'S OUR JOB IN THIS CASE TO REACT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS STRONG. AND THAT'S WHY AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THE IDEAS AND THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBVIOUSLY REVIEW IN DEPTH.

BUT FOR NOW, WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PERSONNEL ACTIONS THAT I, THAT I NOTED AND RECEIVED THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE SENIORITY AND ON SEVERANCE BENEFITS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. AND IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LATER ON, ABHI AND RACHELLE WILL ALSO BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU CITY MANAGER POMERANZ. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ISSUE THAT COMES FROM HAVING EXPERIENCED SENIORITY FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE.

ONE OF MY FIRST JOBS WHEN I WAS STILL IN SCHOOL I WAS A MEMBER OF A UNION.

THAT WAS COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND RECEIVED MY FIRST PROMOTION AS A RESULT OF SENIORITY.

MANY YEARS LATER. I WAS A LEADER IN A BUSINESS IN MINNEAPOLIS WHERE THE BUSINESS WAS FULL UNION MEMBERS, I MEAN, INCLUDING OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS AND OUR MAILROOM.

SO I'VE, I'VE SEEN BOTH SIDES, RIGHT. I'VE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN A UNION, BUT ALSO A BURDEN OF BEING A MANAGER. THAT COMES WITH SENIORITY.

BUT I, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT OUR WORKERS DESERVE PROTECTIONS.

AND I WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SUPPORTING ANY ACTION THAT TAKES AWAY RIGHTS THAT WORKERS HAVE EARNED.

AND THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THE SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE IN FISCAL YEAR 28.

AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO MANAGE THOSE COSTS AND TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.

BUT I STRUGGLE WITH THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE BY REDUCING THE STATUTORY PROTECTIONS OF HOURLY EMPLOYEES.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THE DISTINCTION THAT THIS LAW MAKES BETWEEN EMPLOYEES WHO RETAIN THESE PROTECTIONS AND THOSE WHO DON'T.

SO POLICE AND FIRE ARE EXCLUDED AS WELL AS ANYONE COVERED UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

SO THIS, THIS MEANS THAT SOME OF OUR WORKERS ARE GOING TO RETAIN THESE PROTECTIONS WHILE OTHERS MAY, OTHERS WHO HAVE EQUALLY IMPORTANT ROLES IN THE CITY AND HAVE MADE EQUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CEDAR RAPIDS, ARE GOING TO LOSE THOSE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT CREATING A SYSTEM OF RIGHTS WHERE ONE GROUP OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HAS PROTECTIONS, WHILE THE OTHER GROUP, THEIR RIGHTS ARE BEING DIMINISHED.

SO FOR THESE REASONS, I CAN'T SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION ON SENIORITY RIGHTS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS OUR UPCOMING CHALLENGES WHILE NOT TAKING AWAY PROTECTIONS FROM OUR EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HAVE EARNED. SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AS WE HEARD THESE IN STAFF COUNCIL MEETINGS ONE, I, I RESPECT THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PREPARED IN THE PRESENTATIONS WITH STAFF COUNCIL.

THERE IS ONE THING THAT IS CERTAIN AND THAT THAT THE PROPERTY LIMITS PROPERTY TAX LIMITATIONS WERE EXTREMELY SHORT SIGHTED AND I THINK MADE QUITE HONESTLY ON THE HEELS OF AN IMPORTANT ELECTION WHERE ANY SORT OF WINS LIKE THAT, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU CAN PUT A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CASH IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET, HELPS FAVORABLY. IT IS NEVER POPULAR TO HAVE TO RAISE TAXES.

NOBODY ENJOYS IT. WE ARE VERY PROUD HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS THAT WE'VE ONLY DONE THAT FOR EMERGENCY RESTORATION, LIKE OUR 2008 FLOOD RECOVERY. WE ALSO HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM WHO IS VERY GOOD AT MANAGING OUR BUDGETS.

I ALSO HAVE EVERY EVERY CERTAINTY THAT OUR CITY DIRECTORS AND TEAMS DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF MANAGING THEIR TEAMS AND VALUE EVERY SINGLE TEAM MEMBER.

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HOWEVER, I THINK THERE'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED. THIS SENIORITY RIGHT, IS NOT STATUTORY. IT IS A NICE TO HAVE THAT WE HAVE HAD UNTIL CONDITIONS CHANGE, WHICH IS NOW.

IT IS STATE LAW TO PROTECT THE POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING UNION EMPLOYEES.

THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT TOUCH THAT BECAUSE OF STATE LAW.

ANYBODY WHO IS NOT COVERED BY THAT STATE LAW, THOUGH IT DOES NOT HAVE A STATUTORY RIGHT.

SO THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. I'VE ALSO BEEN A PERSON WHO, YOU KNOW, GOT A HOSPITAL SYSTEM THROUGH COVID AND DERECHO AND WAS PERFORMING AS ONE OF THE ONLY SOLVENT UNITS AND WAS STILL FURLOUGHED.

SO I ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. WHAT I DIDN'T HAVE THEN WAS SEVERANCE.

THREE MONTHS SEVERANCE. IT TYPICALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO FIND A NEW PLACEMENT.

I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WE WOULDN'T HELP SOMEBODY WITH LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND ATTESTING TO THEIR SKILLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING THESE TOUGH DECISIONS.

BUT I ALSO REALLY WANT TO EMPOWER THE MANAGERS THAT ARE THERE TO KNOW WHO IS THEIR BEST TEAM MEMBERS.

SENIORITY DOES NOT INDICATE WHETHER SOMEBODY IS YOUR BEST EMPLOYEE OR NOT.

AND OFTENTIMES I'VE HAD PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, WERE 20 YEAR TEAM MEMBERS WHO WERE THE ABSOLUTE WEAKEST PEOPLE ON MY TEAM.

AND SO I TRUST THE DECISION MAKERS THAT HAVE TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT CUTS.

AND I DO I DO SUPPORT THE CHANGE THAT YOU'RE MAKING FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY STATE LAW.

IN THIS, I HOPE WE GET TO RETAIN THOSE PEOPLE SOME OTHER TIME OR BRING THEM BACK.

WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY DONE THAT BEFORE. AND I ALSO HOPE THAT OUR LEGISLATURE WAKES UP AND GETS SOME SENSES ABOUT THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE TOUGH CHOICES AND I RESPECT AND SUPPORT YOUR DECISIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. I LIKE TO SAY COUNCILMAN MAIER.

THANKS FOR PULLING THIS OFF THE AGENDA. I THINK IT DESERVES A BIT OF A DISCUSSION.

I AM. VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THE CONCEPT OF SENIORITY.

I THINK AT LEAST IN THE PUBLIC WORKPLACE IT CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, DECREASE SAFETY ISSUES AND HELP LEAD TO A STRONG, A STRONGER ORGANIZATION.

I WAS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WILL NOT APPLY TO UNION EMPLOYEES.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN STATE GOVERNMENT WHERE THERE'S BEEN THESE COMPETING FACTORS OF UNION EMPLOYEES AND NON NONUNION EMPLOYEES. AND WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO ENCOURAGE FOR THE NONUNION TO JOIN THE UNION.

AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE HERE, BUT IT'S OBVIOUS WE'RE GOING INTO A, A TIGHT BUDGET.

I'VE HAD THOSE BEFORE WHERE I'VE HAD TO RAISE TAXES AND I, WHY I DON'T ENTERTAIN THAT IDEA EASILY.

I WOULD DO IT HERE, EXCEPT WE HAVE A BULK OF OUR MONEY GOING FOR FLOOD PROTECTION.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM THAT A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD.

AND SO I WILL. I WILL SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME.

BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE US AS WE GO INTO THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT BUDGETS AND PERSONNEL TO DO IT WITH A SENSE, AND I'M SURE YOU ARE OF THE IMPLICATIONS THAT IT CAN BE TO THE MORALE AND TO THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK OF THE CITY. I MEAN, WE'VE, YOU'VE BUILT A GOOD TEAM AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE US THROW THAT AWAY JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO SOME, SOME TIGHT, TIGHT DISCUSSIONS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY MENTIONED THAT TEN YEARS OF REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF THE CAPITAL HAS PUT STATES IN A VERY DIRE POSITION. JEFF AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE HAVE MANAGED THIS WELL IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE NOT IN THE SAME POSITION THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES AND OTHER CITIES ARE, BUT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE CHANGE AND THERE WILL

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AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE GOING TO FLESH OUT YET AS.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE TRENDS WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS OR MITIGATION, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET WORSE.

AND SO I'LL SUPPORT IT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE QUESTION UP.

COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND. THANK YOU MAYOR. PERHAPS THIS QUESTION IS FOR RACHELLE.

I'VE NEVER REALLY DELVED INTO SOME OF THESE ISSUES BEFORE WHILE IN THIS POSITION, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS I UNDERSTAND WITH SENIORITY, IT'S BASICALLY REFERRED TO AS LIFO LAST IN, FIRST OUT.

SO I'M GIVING YOU A HYPOTHETICAL. A CERTAIN PERSON AND A CERTAIN JOB.

THEIR POSITION IS ELIMINATED AND THEY'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY A LONG TIME.

SO THEN THEY HAVE TO GET A JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.

AND THEN SOMEBODY WHO PERHAPS JOINED THE CITY IN THE LAST YEAR IS ELIMINATED AND MAYBE DOESN'T EVEN DO WHAT THAT PERSON DID.

AND THEN PERHAPS MULTIPLE PEOPLE, DEPENDING ON HOW THE HOW THE THING GOES.

YEAH, ESSENTIALLY THAT'S CORRECT. THE WAY OUR CURRENT POLICIES READ WITH BUMPING RIGHTS AND SENIORITY.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ACROSS THE CITY.

SO IF WE WOULD REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STAFFING IN A DEPARTMENT, THEY COULD BUMP THE LEAST SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ANYWHERE IN THE CITY.

BUT WHAT ALSO COMPLICATES IT IS THAT THEN IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HELD A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION AT ANY TIME DURING THE CITY, THEY COULD USE THEIR SENIORITY IN THAT CLASSIFICATION TO THEN BUMP SOMEBODY IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION FROM WHAT THEY'RE IN NOW.

SO IT HAS THIS, IT CAN HAVE THIS DOMINO EFFECT AND PROLONG THE ACTUAL LAYOFF PERIOD.

SO WOULD THIS PROCESS THEN BE A BIG NEGATIVE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE CITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHERE, SAY, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, THEY WOULD BE AT GREATER RISK OF BEING LAID OFF DEPENDING ON HOW THAT DOMINO FALLS? RIGHT. SO IF SENIORITY RIGHTS CONTINUE TO EXIST, PEOPLE WITH LESS SENIORITY ARE MORE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR POSITIONS.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU COULD END UP, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ANNUAL OCCURRENCE, BUT UNTIL OR UNLESS WE SEE SOME CHANGES, IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE SOME LEGS INTO FUTURE BUDGET YEARS.

THEN YOU COULD HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME TO WHERE BASICALLY YOUR EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE ENDS UP BEING ON THE OLDER SIDE, AND YOU HAVE FEWER YOUNGER PEOPLE COMING IN WITH NEW IDEAS AND TRAINING AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING AS A MEANS OF HAVING TO GET WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE WITH YOUR BUDGET.

POTENTIALLY, YES. OKAY. WELL THAT HELPS. AS I SAID, NOT CONTEMPLATED THIS IN THE PAST AND REALLY WASN'T AWARE WE HAD SENIORITY AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWERS.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY MOVES APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AND ITEM NUMBER 14, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

[31. Report on bids for the FY27 Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Inspections project (estimated cost is $900,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #651-011-01]

ESTIMATED COST IS $900,000. WHEN YOU'RE READY, BEN, YOU CAN GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE INSPECTION OF LARGE DIAMETER SANITARY SEWERS.

THESE REQUIRE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM ON THE RIGHT, INCLUDING TELEVISING LASER PROFILING AND SONAR.

EQUIPMENT IS BEING DONE TO IDENTIFY CONDITION ISSUES IN THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, AS WELL AS SOURCES OF INFILTRATION AND INFLOW, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WATER THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE SANITARY SEWER.

PROJECT INCLUDES MORE THAN 82,000FT OF SANITARY SEWER INSPECTION, AS WELL AS 277 MANHOLE INSPECTIONS.

HERE'S A MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED INSPECTION AREAS IN PINK VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY.

THIS PROJECT BID ON OCTOBER 28TH. WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS, RANGING FROM $805,128.90 TO $1,568,350.00. LOW BIDDER WAS TAPLIN GROUP, LLC.

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THANK YOU. THANKS, BEN. COUNCIL. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 32.

[32. Report on bids for the FY 2027 Tree & Vegetation Removal project (estimated cost is $270,000) (Ben Worrell). CIP/DID #301990-34]

ESTIMATED COST IS $270,000. BEN YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROJECT THAT THE CITY DOES AHEAD OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR THAT REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF TREES.

THIS IS BEING DONE BECAUSE IOWA IS WITHIN THE HABITAT RANGE FOR THE NORTHERN LONG EARED BAT, WHICH USES TREES AS SUMMER ROOSTING HABITAT. AND SO IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT WITH U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE REGULATIONS, THE TREES ARE GOING TO BE CUT BEFORE MARCH 31ST, AND THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE RESEEDING OF ANY DISTURBED AREAS.

HERE'S A MAP SHOWING THE PROJECT LOCATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR THAT REQUIRE THE TREE REMOVALS.

HAD A LOT OF BIDDERS ON THIS ONE. NINE BIDS RANGING FROM $135,235.97 TO $247,804.20. LOW BIDDER WAS TLC CONSTRUCTION AND TREE SERVICE, LLC.

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

THANKS, BEN. COUNCIL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT NOW BRINGS US TO THE ORDINANCES.

[33. Ordinance renaming G Avenue NW between 1st Street and 2nd Street, and 2nd Street NW between G Avenue and F Avenue, to F Avenue NW in connection with the Cedar Crossing Casino roadway configuration. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #60-27-030]

I ACTUALLY NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS AGENDA ITEM AS WELL.

CITY CLERK THANK YOU. THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

THANK YOU COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.

I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.

THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 34.

[34. Ordinance granting a change of zone for property at 475 10th Avenue SE and 1015 5th Street SE from U-VR, Urban Village Residential District, and U-VG, Urban Village General District, to T-RFPUD, Traditional Residential Flex District with a Planned Unit Development Overlay, as requested by Tyler Oswood, OFB LLC. (Council Priority) CIP/DID #RZNE-000484-2026]

TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL FLEX DISTRICT WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AS REQUESTED BY TYLER OSWOOD, OFB, LLC. THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS SECOND READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER POE. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I MOVE THE RULE REQUIRING THREE READINGS ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BE SUSPENDED AND THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING.

THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS THIRD AND FINAL READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VANORNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 35.

[35. Ordinance amending Chapter 22A of the Municipal Code, Nuisance Properties, to update and realign references that correspond to recent revisions made in Chapter 23, Animal Control, Animal Laws, and Other Regulations, ensuring accurate numbering and proper cross-referencing of violation records. CIP/DID #OB807542]

NUISANCE PROPERTIES TO UPDATE AND REALIGN REFERENCES THAT CORRESPOND TO RECENT REVISIONS MADE IN CHAPTER 23.

ANIMAL CONTROL, ANIMAL LAWS AND OTHER REGULATIONS ENSURING ACCURATE NUMBERING AND PROPER CROSS-REFERENCING OF VIOLATION RECORDS.

THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE ON ITS FIRST READING HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OVERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOEGER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

THAT CLOSES OUT OUR FORMAL BUSINESS TODAY AND BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD.

[PUBLIC INPUT]

AS WITH THE EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT THIS TIME, WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN.

I WILL REMIND EVERYONE TO REMAIN AT THE LECTERN.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND THERE SHOULD BE NO ABUSIVE, OBSCENE, LOUD, THREATENING OR PERSONAL COMMENTS.

IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WHEN CALLED UPON.

THE FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP IS CHRISTINA AKERS FROM CEDAR RAPIDS.

HELLO. WELL, MAYOR IS NOT HERE, BUT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

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I HAVE STAPLED TO IT THE FULL TEXT OF THE NOTICE OF PRINCIPLES AND PRINCIPLES OF NOTICE, WHICH THE MAYOR UNCONSTITUTIONALLY SUPPRESSED AND CUT OFF USING AN ARBITRARY THREE-MINUTE RULE OF OCTOBER ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2026. BECAUSE THIS BODY CHOSE TO USE PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AS AN IMPLICIT THREAT OF ARREST TO MUZZLE A CITIZEN OF THIS, YOU KNOW, CITY AND COUNTY.

I HEREBY TODAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO FORMALLY PUT YOU ON NOTICE.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE DOES NOT AND WILL NEVER OVERRIDE THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND YOU OPERATE UNDER THE STRICT LEGAL BINDING CONTRACT CALLED THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH YOUR SWORN OATH TO UPHOLD IT UNDER ARTICLE 6, CLAUSE 3, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT COMPLETELY REVOLUTIONIZED THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW UNDER LOPER, AND BRIGHT JUDGES NO LONGER DEFER TO THE LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS OF YOUR CODES.

UNDER [INAUDIBLE] YOU CANNOT USE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO BYPASS THE DUE PROCESS OF JURY TRIALS OR TO PENALIZE THE PEOPLE.

ONE THROUGH TEN AMENDMENTS ARE UNALIENABLE. UNDER CORNER POST YOU ARE PERPETUALLY LIABLE FOR YOUR UNCONSTITUTIONAL RULES.

THE CLOCK RESETS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT YOU HARM A CITIZEN.

UNDER OHIO VERSUS EPA, YOU HAVE A STRICT LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH AND PROVIDE REASONED RESPONSES TO THE GRIEVANCES THAT WE BRING, RATHER THAN TREATING THE PUBLIC COMMENT AS A MEANINGLESS CHECKBOX BECAUSE YOU ENFORCE AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL TIME LIMIT.

I CANNOT READ THIS ENTIRE LEGAL NOTICE ALOUD.

THEREFORE, I FORMALLY DEMAND THAT THIS FULL PACKET, INCLUDING THE SUPPRESSED OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 DOCUMENT, BE ACCEPTED INTO THE PERMANENT PUBLIC RECORD, UNREDACTED AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.

I DEMAND THAT ALL OF YOU READ IT, AND I DEMAND A FORMAL WRITTEN RESPONSE REASON TO THE SPECIFIC CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS LISTED IN IT.

YOU ARE SERVANTS AND YOU ARE NOT THE MASTER. YOU MUST YIELD TO THE CONSTITUTION OR FACE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES.

AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT A SUGGESTION.

IT'S NOT A PHILOSOPHY, AND IT'S NOT JUST A SET OF GUIDELINES.

IT IS A SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND, AND IT. IT IS NOT THE SUPREME POSITIVE LAW FOR THE UNITED STATES.

USING THIS WORD POSITIVE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ON ITS FACE.

THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT USE ITS POWER TO CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM OF RULES AND LAWS TO PROTECT ITSELF, WHILE STRIPPING AWAY THE PEOPLE'S UNALIENABLE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES.

WHICH, LET ME REMIND YOU, THOSE ARE, THEY CAN'T BE TAKEN.

THEY'RE GIVEN BECAUSE WE'RE HUMAN BEINGS. THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GRANT RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES TO THE CITIZENS.

BUT IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ALREADY OWN THEM.

THE CONSTITUTION COMMAND. MS. AKERS YOUR TIME IS UP.

PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR SIT.

[CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS]

AND THE MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.