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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-772-9/18/2017 Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-772 RESOLUTION AFFIRMING PREVIOUS DETERMINATION OF AN AREA OF THE CITY TO BE AN AREA OF SLUM AND BLIGHT AND AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA, DETERMINING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT OF SAID AREA IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE, DESIGNATING SAID AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, AND APPROVING THE PLAN AMENDMENT. WHEREAS, upon finding and determining that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an urban renewal area, under Iowa law on December 23, 1974, the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa (the "City") adopted Ordinance No. 2723 which was amended by Resolution No. 1996-804, adopted December 16, 1996, amended by resolution 2001-394, adopted on August 6, 2001, amended by Resolution No. 2003-225, adopted on April 7, 2003, amended by Resolution No. 2011-1109, adopted December 5, 2011, amended by Resolution No. 2014-966, adopted November 10, 2014, and amended by Resolution No. 2015-632, adopted August 10, 2015, and approved and adopted the Downtown Waterloo Riverfront Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Waterloo Iowa (the "Plan") for the urban renewal area described as follows: BEGINNING AT THE POINT WHERE THE CENTERLINE OF W. 12 TH STREET, IF EXTENDED, WOULD INTERSECT THE CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTHBOUND WASHINGTON STREET AS NOW LOCATED (ALSO KNOWN AS U.S. HIGHWAY 218), THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE OF W. 12TH STREET, AND THE CENTERLINE OF W. 12TH STREET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE CEDAR RIVER, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BANK OF THE CEDAR RIVER TO THE CENTERLINE OF W. 11TH STREET, THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE 11TH STREET BRIDGE AND E. 11TH STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF SYCAMORE STREET, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SYCAMORE STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE OF E. 7TH STREET, THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF E. 7TH STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF FRANKLIN STREET, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF FRANKLIN STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF E. 3RD STREET, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF E. 3RD STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF SYCAMORE STREET, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SYCAMORE STREET, AND AN EXTENSION THEREOF, TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE CEDAR RIVER, THENCE FOLLOWING THE NORTHERLY BANK OF THE CEDAR RIVER TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD INTERSECT THE CENTERLINE OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE, IF EXTENDED SOUTHERLY, THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE, AND THE CENTERLINE OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE TO THE CENTERLINE OF CONGER STREET, THENCE WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF CONGER STREET AND W. CONGER STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF RELOCATED ANSBOROUGH AVENUE (SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINES OF RIVER ROAD AND Resolution 2017-772 Page 2 WESTFIELD AVENUE), THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF RELOCATED ANSBOROUGH AVENUE TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF COURIER STREET, THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF COURIER STREET, AND AN EXTENSION THEREOF, TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE CANADIAN NATIONALALLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD SPUR LINE, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID RAILROAD TO THE CENTERLINE OF WEST WASHINGTON STREET (ALSO KNOWN AS U.S. HIGHWAY 218), THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF WEST WASHINGTON STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF VAUGHN STREET, THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF VAUGHN STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF WESTFIELD AVENUE, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF WESTFIELD AVENUE TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST BANK OF BLACK HAWK CREEK, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY BANK OF BLACK HAWK CREEK TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTHBOUND WASHINGTON STREET, THENCE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTHBOUND WASHINGTON STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF W. 2ND STREET, THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF W. 2ND STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH STREET, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF W. 4TH STREET, THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF W. 4TH STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTHBOUND WASHINGTON STREET, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTHBOUND WASHINGTON STREET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. WHEREAS; a proposed amendment to the Plan has been prepared, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference, the purpose of which is to amend the Plan to include one or more additional urban renewal projects and to update related financial summaries of bonding capacity, project expenses, and funding sources; and WHEREAS, on August 11, 2017, a consultation was held with the designated representatives of all affected taxing entities to discuss the proposed Plan amendment and the division of revenue described therein, and that notice of said consultation and a copy of the proposed Plan amendment was sent to all affected taxing entities, all required responses to the recommendations made by the affected taxing entities, if any, have been timely made; and WHEREAS b Resolution No. 2017-579 passed Jul 24 2017 this Council also seta public Y P Y hearing on the adoption of the Plan amendment for this meeting of the Council, and due with proper notice of said public hearing was given, as provided by law, by timely publication in the "Waterloo Courier", which notice set forth the time and place for this hearing and the nature and purpose thereof; and WHEREAS, in accordance with said notice, all persons or organizations desiring to be heard on said proposed Plan amendment, both for and against, have been given an opportunity to be heard with respect thereto, and due to consideration has been given to all comments and view expressed to the Council in connection therewith, and said public hearing has been closed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: Section 1. That the findings and conclusions set forth or contained in the Plan concerning the area of the City of Waterloo, Iowa described in the preamble hereof, be and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as the findings of this Council for this area, including but not limited to determinations that the Plan area is an area of slum and blight and an economic development area, that the development or redevelopment of said area is necessary in Resolution 2017-772 Page 3 the interest of the public health, safety or welfare, and designating said area as appropriate for an urban renewal project. Section 2. That the amendment to the Plan be and the same is hereby approved and adopted as an amendment to the "Amended and Restated Downtown Waterloo Riverfront Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan for the City of Waterloo, Iowa"; that said Plan amendment is hereby in all respects approved; and that the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of said Plan amendment with the proceedings of this meeting. Section 3. That the Plan, as so amended, for the Downtown Waterloo Riverfront Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Area shall be in full force and effect from the date of this Resolution until the later of the date of termination set forth in the Plan, or the date on which payment of all obligations issued or advances made to carry out the purposes thereof shall be fully provided for, said Plan shall be forthwith certified by the City Clerk, along with a copy of this Resolution, to the Recorder for Black Hawk County, Iowa, to be filed and recorded in the manner provided by law. Section 4. That all other provisions of the Plan as previously amended that are not affected or otherwise revised by the terms of the Plan amendment be and the same are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved in all aspects. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of September 2017. Quentin Hart, Mayor ATTEST: elley Fel le City Clerk Resolution 2017-772 Page 4 CERTIFICATE STATE OF IOWA ) ss. COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK ) I,the undersigned City Clerk of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that attached is a true and complete copy of the portion of the corporate records of said Municipality showing proceedings of the council, and the same is a true and complete copy of the action taken by said Council with respect to said matter at the meeting held on the date indicated in the attachment, which proceedings remain in full force and effect, and have not been amended or rescinded in any way; that the meeting and all action thereat was duly and publicly held in accordance with a notice of meeting and tentative agenda, a copy of which was timely served on each member of the Council and posted on a bulletin board or other prominent place easily accessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at the principal office of the Council (a copy of the face sheet of said agenda being attached hereto)pursuant to the local rules of the Council and the provisions of Chapter 21, Code of Iowa,upon reasonable advance notice to the public and media at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting as required by said law with members of the public present in attendance; I further certify that the individuals named therein were on the date thereof duly and lawfully possessed of their respective city offices as indicated therein,that no Council vacancy existed except as may be stated in said proceedings, and that no controversy or litigation is pending, prayed or threatened involving the incorporation, organization, existence or boundaries of the City or the right of the individuals named therein as officers to their respective positions. WITNESS my and the seal of said Municipality hereto affixed this 18"' day of September 2017. [SES] . elley Felf e, ity Clerk