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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-801-10/5/2015 I Prepared by Kelley Felchle, Deputy City Clerk, City1,of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-291-4323 . RESOLUTION NO. 2015-801 c RESOLUTION DETERMINING AN AREA OF THE CITY TO BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND THAT THE REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, REDEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, OF SUCH AREA IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE 1' RESIDENTS OF THE CITY; DESIGNATING SUCH AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT,; AND ADOPTING AMENDMENT NO. 2 OF THE NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL AREA URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THEREFOR. WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 1993-57 adopted 6n or about February 8, 1993, and amended by Resolution No. 2004-.254, adopted on or about April 26, 2004, this Council found and determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an urban renewal area under Ilowa law, and approved and adopted the Northeast Industrial Areal Development Plan of the City of Waterloo, Iowa and amendments thereto (the "Plan") ; and WHEREAS, a proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Plan has been prepared, which proposed Amendment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference, the purpose of which is to set forth and include within tithe Plan an additional parcel of land, described as follows : t That part of the East One-half of the Southwestq Quarter of Section 15, Township 89 North, Range 12 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Waterloo, Black Hawk County Iowa, 11ying North of the ''Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company Right-of- Way, except the North 990 feet thereof. WHEREAS, it is desirable that these areas be redeveloped as part of the overall development area covered by said Plan; and WHEREAS, Iowa statutes require the City Council to submit the proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City for review and recommendation as to its conformity with the general plan for development of the City as a whole, prior to City Council approval thereof, and adoption of Amendment No . 2 has been approved by said Commission as being in conformity with the general plan for development of the City as a whole, as evidenced by its written report and recommendation filed with the Council, which report and recommendation is hereby accepted, approved in all respects and incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS, on September 18, 2015, a consultation was held with the designated representatives of all affected taxing entities to discuss the proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan and the division of revenue described therein, and that notice of said consultation and a copy of said proposed Amendment No. 2 was sent to all affected taxing entities, ` all fequired responses to the recommendations made by the affected taxing entities, if any, have been timely made as set forth in the report of the Community Planning & Development Director submitted to Council and incorporated herein by this reference, which report is in all respects approved; and WHEREAS, by a resolution passed September 21, 2015, this Council also set a public hearing on the adoption of said Amendment No. 2 for this meeting of the Council, and due and proper notice of said public hearing was given, as provided by -Resolution No. 2015-801 Page 2 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 Amendment No. 2, both for and against, have been given an opportunity to be heard with respect thereto, and due consideration has been given to all comments and views 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 and 'Amendment No. 2 thereto 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. Section 2 . This Council further finds : a. A° feasible method exists for the location of families who will be displaced from the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Area into decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means and without undue hardship to such families; and b. The Plan and Amendment No. 2 thereto conform to the general plan for the development of the City as a whole . Section 3 . That the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Area, as amended, is an economic development area within the meaning of Iowa Code Chapter 403; that such area is eligible for designation as an urban renewal area and otherwise meets all requisites under the provisions of Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof, of such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of this City. Section 4 . That Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Waterloo, Iowa be and the same is hereby approved and adopted as "Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan for the City of Waterloo, Iowa"; that said Amendment No. 2 is hereby in all respects approved; and that the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of said Amendmdrit- No. 2 with the proceedings of this meeting. Section 5 . That the Plan, as so amended, for the Northeast Industrial Area 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 as so amended, 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 proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Industrial Area Urban Renewal and Redevelopment 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 6 . That all other provisions of the Plan not affected or otherwise revised by the terms of Amendment No. 2 thereto be and the same are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved in all respects . Resolution No. 2015-801 Page 3 PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of c ober, 2015 . 'E Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST :» L uzyS hares, ` CMC _City Cl_ Cl r 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 and 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 hand and the seal of said Municipality hereto affixed this 5th day of October 2015 . 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