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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-880A-11/9/2015 the same in accordance with Section 403.5(2). Section 2. That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause a notice of such consultatioh to be sent by regular mail to all affected taxing entities, as defined in Section 403.17(1), along with a�copy of this Resolution and the Proposed Plan, the notice to be in substantially the following form: r s 4 { ti s 4 4 a NOTICE OF A CONSULTATION TO BE HELD BETWEEN THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA AND ALL AFFECTED TAXING ENTITIES CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED EAST WATERLOO UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE EAST WATERLOO UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA The City of Waterloo, I"owa will hold a'consultation with all affected taxing entities, as defined in Section 403.17(1) of the Code of Iowa, as amended, commencing at two o'clock P.M. on November 20, 2015, in the Mollenhoff Conference Room, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa concerning a proposed Amended and Restated East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto. ° Each affected taxing entity may appoint a representative to attend the consultation. The consultation may include a discussion of the estimated growth in valuation of taxable property included in the Urban Renewal Area, the fiscal impact of the division of revenue on the affected taxing entities, the estimated impact on the provision of services by each of the affected taxing entities in the Urban Renewal Area, 'and the duration of any bond issuance included in the Proposed Plan. The designated representative of any affected taxing entity may make written recommendations for modifications to the proposed'division of revenue no later than seven days following the date of the consultation. The Community Planning, Programming and Development Director, as the designated representative of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, shall submit a written response to the affected taxing entity, no later than seven days prior to the public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan, addressing any recommendations made by that entity for modification to the proposed division of revenue. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, as provided. by Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa, as amended. Dated this 9th day of November, 2015. City Cle ity of Waterloo, Iowa 5 A. Section 3. That the,Proposed Plan be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and recommendation as to its conformity with the General Plan for the development of the City as a whole, with such recommendation to be submitted in writing to this Council within thirty (30) days of the date hereof. Section 4. That a publiclearing shall be held on the Proposed,Plan before the City Council at its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on December 7, 2015, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. Section 5. That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to publish notice of this public hearing in the Waterloo Courier, once on a.date not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before the date of the public hearing, and to mail a copy of the notice by ordinary mail to each affected taxing entity, such notice in each case to be in substantially the following form: t: E 7 (One publication required) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED EAST WATERLOO UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE EAST WATERLOO UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA The City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, will hold a public hearing before itself at its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 7.15 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, to consider adoption of a proposed Amended and Restated East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan (the,,"Proposed Plan") concerning an urban renewalarea to be known as the East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Area ("Unified Urban Renewal Area")*in the City,of Waterloo, Iowa. , The Proposed Plan is an amendment and restatement of the existing Airport Area Development Plan adopted in 1992 and subsequently amended in 1994 and 2004 for the Airport Area Development Plan Urban Renewal Area, and the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan approved in 2004 and subsequently amended in 2008, for the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Urban Renewal Area. In addition to unifying the City's two primary urban renewal areas for the north and east side of the City into a single urban renewal"area, the Proposed Plan would add additional new property to the Unified Urban Renewal Area for future development, redevelopment and infrastructure construction, which additional property is legally described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Sycamore St. and the Easterly line of Auditor's Bayou Plat; thence Northeasterly along the Easterly�line of Auditor's Bayou Plat to the Southwesterly line of Lafayette St.; thence Northwesterly along the Southwesterly line of Lafayette St. to the point of intersection with the centerline of Oak Ave., if extended Southwesterly; thence Northeasterly along said Southwesterly extension of the centerline of Oak Ave., and-the centerline of Oak Ave. to the centerline of Lafayette St.; thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Lafayette St. to the centerline of Utica St.; thence Northeasterly following the centerline of Utica St. as platted to the centerline of Broadway St.; thence Northwesterly and Northerly following the centerline of Broadway St. to the intersection with the centerline of B'ratnober St.; thence East along the centerline of Bratnober St. to the centerline of Columbia St.; thence North along the centerline of Columbia St. to the North line of Litchfield First Addition; thence East along the North line of said addition to the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14 Township 89 Range f f 8 13; thence North along the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section to the Northeast corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence West along the North line of said'Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, also being the centerline of West Louise St., to the Northeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest '/4 of Section 14, Township 89 Range 13; thence West along the North line of said_Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 to the Northwest corner of the West 410 feet of the East 440 feet of the North 366.3 feet of the West %2 of said Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4; thence South along the West line of the West 410 feet of the East 440 feet of the North 366.3 feet of the West 1/2 of said Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 to the Southwest corner of the West 410 feet of the East 440 feet of the North 366.3 feet of the West 1/2 of said Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4; thence West to the West line of said Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4; thence South along said West line to the centerline of the most Northerly leg of the Chicago Central Railroad; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to the centerline of David St; thence South along the centerline of David St. to the centerline of West Parker St.; thence West along the centerline of West Parker St. to the centerline of Fairview Ave.; thence South along the centerline of Fairview Ave. and an extension of the centerline of Fairview Ave. if extended Southerly to the Northerly line of the Cedar River; thence following the Northerly bank of the Cedar River to the point where it intersects a Northwesterly extension of the centerline of Sycamore St.; thence Southeasterly along the extended centerline of Sycamore St. and the centerline of Sycamore St. to the point of beginning' Also, Auditor's Parcel "G" in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC 12-T89N-R13W, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Black Hawk County, Iowa, as shown in the Plat of Survey recorded as Document No. 2008-10309 in the Office of the Recorder of Black Hawk County, Iowa; Also, that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section No. 12 and that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section No. 12, all in Township No. 89 North, Range No. 13 West of the 5th`P.M., in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, bounded as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of the North 8 acres of the South One-half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section; running thence West along the South line of said 8 acres a distance of 660 feet; thence South along a line parallel with the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section and with the East line of,the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section a distance of 660 feet; thence East along a line-parallel with the South line of said 8 acre tract a distance of 660 feet to the East line of the Northwest Quarter of the SouthwestQuarterof said Section; thence North a distance of 660 feet to the point of beginning, except the South 33 feet thereof. E 9 The general scope of the urban renewal activities under consideration in the Proposed Plan is to promote the continued growth and development of commercial activity within the Unified Urban Renewal Area through various public purpose and special financing activities outlined in the Proposed Plan. As described above, the Proposed Plan generally would (i) merge the existing Airport Urban Renewal Area and the Logan Urban Renewal Area into a single, unified urban renewal area known as the East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Area, (ii) add additional areas to the Unified Urban Renewal Area, and (iii) amend, restate and otherwise update the urban renewal plan for the Unified Urban Renewal Area to reflect current City objectives and to describe curreni and anticipated project activities and City actions that may be undertaken in the Unified Urban Renewal Area. , The Proposed Plan provides that the City.may issue bonds or use available funds for purposes allowed by the Proposed Plan, as amended, and that tax increment reimbursement of such costs will be sought if and to the extent incurred by the City. The Proposed Plan may be further amended from time to time to respond to future development opportunities. A copy of the Proposed Plan is on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa. Any person or organization desiring to be heard shall be afforded an opportunity to be,heard at'such hearing. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, as provided by Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa. Dated this 9th day of November 2015. City Cler , City of Waterloo, Iowa (End of Notice) 10 a Y Section 6. That the'Pro osed Plan attached hereto for the proposed Unified Urban p p p Renewal Area described therein is hereby officially declared to be the proposed Amended and Restated East Waterloo Unified Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan referred to in the notice for purposes of such consultation and hearing and that a copy of the Proposed Plan shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. } PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of No ember, 2015. � � Y` Mayor ATTEST: La f-e� City Clerk f 1 1 CERTIFICATE STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, do hereby certify that attached is a true and complete copy of the portion of the corporate records of -the Cify showing proceedings of the City Council, and the same is a true and complete copy of the action taken by the Council with respect to the 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 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 the 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 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 the proceedings, dnd 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 the City hereto affixed this 9t' day of November, 2015. City Cl rk, City of Waterloo, State of Iowa u A # m F (SEAL) 01178009-1\11310-114 P CERTIFICATE OF PUBLISHER'S E AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK ) 1, the undersigned, do.hereby certify that I am now and was at the times hereinafter mentioned, theduly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Waterloo, in the I County of Black Hawk, State of Iowa, and that as such Clerk and by full authority from the Council of the City, I havecauseda 4 j NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING which the clipping-annexed to the publisher's affidavit hereto attached is in words and figures a correct and complete copy, to be published as required by law in the Waterloo Courier, a legal newspaper published at least once weekly, printed wholly in the English language, published regularly and mailed through the post office of current entry for more than two years and iwhich has had for more than two years a bona fide paid circulation recognized by the postal laws of the United States, and has a general circulation in the City, and that the Notice was published in all of the issues thereof published and circulated on the following date: r x November 20, 2015. WITNESS my official signature at Waterloo, Iowa, this 9th day of December, 2015. City Cl k, City of Waterloo, Iowa (SEAL,) . = - 01178009-1\11310-114 k ar i