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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaterloo Community Schools-10/6/2014CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 715 Mulberry Street • Waterloo, IA 50703 • (319) 291-4366 Fax (319) 291-4262 City Council Communication City Council Meeting: October 6, 201 Prepared: September 30, 2014 Dept. Head Signature: # of Attachments: SUBJECT: Resolution approving amended Development Agreement, with two changes to previous Development Agreement with the Waterloo Community School District for the development of a new bus barn and maintenance facility located at 1601 and 1624 Black Hawk Street. Submitted by: Noel C. Anderson, Community Planning (Si. Development Director Summary Statement: As you may recall, the City of Waterloo, MET, and the Waterloo Community Schools approved a multiple party Development Agreement to redevelop the former Street Department building into the new bsu barn for the Waterloo Schools. This agreement will work long term to save tax payers money through fuel savings, employee work hours, as well as redevelop an empty building. It will also work to better share and utuilize the fuel station in this area, and potential collaboration for bus maintenance and wash facilities between MET and the Waterloo Schools. Since the original approval by the City Council, two changes have been made on th attached document: 1. There was an option of how a portion of work for additional paving was to be done in Section 5 (last sentence). In the new version it has eliminated the second option, as the Waterloo Schools and MET have now agreed upon the method to get this completed. 2. In the first document, it was noted that the Waterloo Schools and City of Waterloo would split any revenue made from the sale of land of the former Orange School site in Section 3C. This revised document notes that the Schools would first be repaid for demolition work prior to any split of revenue. The original approval required a hearing due to the sale of land being involved in the Development Agreement. These two changes do not change anything to do with the sale of land portion, so only require a resolution to alter and approve this amended document. Staff believes these changes to be minor, as the first allowed an alternate, so there is, in effect, no change to document options, and the second is about an option to sell Orange School land for a profit. The City intends to sell the land through a Development Agreement which will work to garner more in future property taxes with a set timeline for development of the land, creation of CITY WEBSITE: www.cityofwaterlooiowa.com WE'RE WORKING FOR YOU! An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer property taxable value, etc. Such an agreement would most likely sell the land for $1.00, in exchange for a developer committing to infrastructure provision, platting of land, road construction, etc. Expenditure Required: None Source of Funds: N/A Policy Issue: Property Management Legal Description: See attached Background Information: The City of Waterloo and the Waterloo Community School District through this agreement would agree to exchange the property in question and the current location of the bus barn, school and adjoining land owned by the Waterloo Community School District (see attached map) generally located on the corner of Kimball Avenue and West Orange Road. The Waterloo Community School District and the City of Waterloo have a history of many parmerships in the past and present including working together to provide residential infill of public spaces that were no longer necessary, for example Williston Field and Baltimore Field. They have worked together on many projects to provide land use patterns for future growth throughout the city and wish to continue this partnership. The proposed site is located adjacent to the City of Waterloo fuel station. Staff believes this location would be beneficial not only to the Waterloo Community School District but also to the City of Waterloo and the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The proposed location will bring similar entities together and improve the area by bringing in new development. The site would have the potential to bring in additional employment to the downtown area in turn assisting with support and development of businesses downtown. The Waterloo Community School's Bus Barn and maintenance facility and the Waterloo Metropolitan Transit Authority transfer station could potentially assist each other with bus parts, repairs, washes etc. The central location of the bus barn could be more economical and more favorable for tax payers through the school budget potentially saving on gas and travel time for buses. The Waterloo Community School District is also acquiring the property to the south of Black Hawk Street, known as 1624 Black Hawk Street, for additional parking and an office/maintenance building. At their May 6th meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended 5-0 with one member abstaining to Approve the requests of a Special Permit, vacate alley and to appeal city code to allow for 35 parking stalls along city owned right-of-way. The Board of Adjustment voted 3-0 to approve the special permit and variance with one member abstaining at their May 29th meeting on the Special Permit request and also on a variance to the ordinance that states an alley needs to be paved if direct access to a parking area is provided along said alley. The property is currently being used as a part of the City's public works department but will soon be relocating all equipment to the new public works facility at 625 Glennwood Street. The area in question is Zoned "M-1" Light Industrial District and has been since March of 1987 when it was rezoned from "G2" Commercial District and "U-1" Unclassified District. The surrounding properties are also zoned "M-1" Light Industrial and is made up of industrial and residential uses. cc: Noel Anderson, Community Planning & Development Director Aric Schroeder, City Planner File EXHIBIT "A" Legal Description of City Property Primary Parcel Lots 1-10 and alley, Block 18, Hayes Addition, City of Waterloo, Iowa; and That part of W. 14'11 Street lying Northeasterly of Black Hawk Street. Secondary Parcel That part of Lots 1-5, Block 64, Anthony Baker's Addition, City of Waterloo, Iowa, lying Southwesterly of the Southwesterly toe of the Cedar River levee. Easement Parcel That part of Lots 1-5, Block 65, Anthony Baker's Addition, City of Waterloo, Iowa, lying Southwesterly of the Southwesterly toe of the Cedar River levee, except the Southwesterly 255 feet thereof. EXHIBIT `B" Legal Description of District Property [to be supplied, consisting of parcel nos. 8813-21-226-010, -012, -013, -024, -025, and the "no records found" parcel] EXHIBIT "C" Legal Description of MET Property [define a Northeasterly portion of the following:] The Southwesterly 255 feet of Lots 1-5, Block 65, Anthony Baker's Addition, City of Waterloo, Iowa.