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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-083-2/1/2016 4 � i t Prepared by Nancy Higby, Administrative Secretary, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323., RESOLUTION NO. 2016-083 RESOLUTION SETTING DATE OF HEARING AS MARCH 7, 2016 TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE RATH URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SETTING A CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES ON FEBRUARY 18, 2016, AND INSTRUCT CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE. WHEREAS, this Council previously has found and determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an urban renewal area under Iowa law, and has approved and adopted the Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan") for the Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Area (the "Urban Renewal Area") described therein, which Plan is on file in the office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, City staff has caused there to be prepared a form of Amendment to the Plan (the "Plan Amendment"), a copy of which has been placed on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference, the purpose of which is to amend and otherwise update the Plan through the approval of the Plan Amendment in order to reflect current City objectives and to describe current and anticipated project activities and City actions that may be undertaken in the Urban Renewal Area; and WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to notify all affected taxing entities of the consideration being given to the Plan and to hold a consultation with such taxing entities with respect thereto, and further provides that the designated representative of each affected taxing entity may attend the consultation and make written recommendations for modifications to the proposed division of revenue included as a part thereof, to which the City shall submit written responses as provided in Section 403.5, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes further require the City Council to hold a public hearing on the Plan subsequent to notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having general circulation within the City, which notice shall describe the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the urban renewal area covered by the Plan and shall outline the general scope of the urban renewal project activities under consideration, with a copy of the notice also being mailed to each affected taxing entity. NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: Section 1. That the consultation on the Plan Amendment required by Section 403.5(2) of the Code of Iowa, as amended, shall be held on the 18th day of February, 2016, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at two o'clock p.m., and the Community Planning and Development Director and the City Planner are hereby appointed to serve as the designated representative and the alternate designated representative, respectively, of the City, for purposes of conducting the consultation, receiving any recommendations that may be made with respect thereto, and responding to 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 consultation to be sent by regular mail to all affected taxing entities, as defined in Section 403.17(1), along with a copy of the Plan, the notice to be in substantially the following form: Page 2 ,Resolution No. 2016-083 DATE:, February 4, 2016 RE: AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED RATH URBAN"RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. Pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 403.5, please find enclosed a copy of the Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Amendment. A consultation to discuss this proposal will be held on February 18, 2016 in the Mollenhoff Conference Room located on the second floor of City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, and will commence at 10:00 a.m. This plan was previously approved by the City of Waterloo, however we are updating wording to the plan, including,project details and project budget. If you should have any questions,please do not hesitate to contact our office at 319.291.43 66. (End Notice) Section 3. That a public hearing shall be held on the Plan before the City Council at its meeting which commences at 5:30 p.m. on March 7, 2016, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. Section 4. 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: IMPORTANT NOTICE—PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 AT 5:30 P.M., CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, WATERLOO,IOWA. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO DISCUSS AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS TO THE RATH URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND UPDATE RELATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan area is an area of slum and blight and an economic development area within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 403.17(10). Such area is appropriate for commercial and industrial enterprises and is eligible for an urban renewal project and otherwise meets all requisites under the provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 403. The rehabilitation, conservation, development, redevelopment, or a combination of such activities, of such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the City of Waterloo. The area included within the Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan, initially adopted November 19, 1990 by Resolution No. 1990-644 and amended on June 14, 2004 by Resolution No. 2004-372 and on July 6, 2009 by Resolution No. 2009-633, is as follows, and the proposed amendment does not alter the area included within said plan: Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerline of East Eleventh street and the Northerly bank of the`Cedar River,thence Northeasterly along the centerline of East Eleventh Street to its intersection with the centerline of Franklin Street, thence Southeasterly and Easterly along the centerline of Franklin Street to it`s intersection with the centerline of Vinton Street,thence, Southerly along the centerline of Vinton street to its intersection with,the centerline of Sycamore Street,thence Southeasterly along the centerline of Sycamore Street to its intersection with the centerline of Dunham Place,thence Southerly along the centerline of Dunham Place and an extension of the centerline of Dunham Place to its intersection with the Cedar River, thence Northwesterly along the Northerly bank of the Cedar River to the point of beginning, all in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa(the "Original Area"). And Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Nevada Street and Lafayette Street, thence Southeasterly along the centerline of Lafayette Street to the centerline of Page 3 Resolution No. 2016-083 Glendale Street, thence South along the centerline of Glendale Street and an extension thereof, to the point where said extension would intersect the extension Easterly of the centerline of Hawthorne Avenue,thence West along the extension of the centerline of Hawthorne Avenue and the centerline of Hawthorne Avenue to the centerline of northbound Washington Street,thence Northwesterly along the centerline of northbound Washington Street to the centerline of West 12th Street, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of West"12th Street and its extension Northeasterly to the Southerly line of the Cedar River, thence Northwesterly along the Cedar River to centerline of West 1 lth Street,thence Northeasterly across Cedar River along the centerline of the 1 lth Street bridge and continuing Northeasterly along the centerline of East 1 lth Street to the centerline of Sycamore Street,thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Sycamore Street to the centerline of East 7th Street, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of East 7th Street'to the centerline of Franklin Street, thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Franklin Street to the centerline of Westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,thence Northeasterly following said Westbound centerline to the centerline of South Barclay Street, thence South along the centerline of South Barclay Street to the centerline of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the centerline of Linden Avenue, thence South along the centerline of Linden Avenue to the centerline of the Canadian National Illinois Central Railroad,thence following- said railroad centerline to the centerline of Nevada Street, thence South along the centerline of Nevada Street to the point of beginning, except the Original Area. And That part of Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 in Township 89 North, Range 12 West of the 5th Principal Meridian in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Lafayette Street and the centerline of Glendale Street; thence South along the centerline of Glendale Street to its intersection with the centerline of the existing spur line of the Canadian National Railroad, said point also being the Point of Beginning; thence continuing South along the platted, now vacated centerline of Glendale Street to the point of intersection with the Northeasterly line of the Cedar River;thence Southeasterly following the Northeasterly line of the Cedar River to its intersection with the East line of the City of Waterloo Corporate Limits (as now established in Section 32, Township 89 North, Range 12 West); thence North following said Corporate Limit line to the Southerly line of Dubuque Road;thence Northwesterly following the Southerly line of Dubuque Road to its intersection with the East line of Block 8 of Blowers Addition;thence South along the East line of said Block 8 to the most Southerly corner of Lot 19 Block 8 said addition; thence South to the most Northeasterly corner of Lot 9 Block 17 Blowers Addition; thence South along the East line of said Block 17, and an extension thereof to the Southerly line of Lafayette Street; thence Northwesterly along the Southerly line of Lafayette Street to the Southeasterly line of Block 2 Kahler's Addition; thence Southwesterly along the Southeasterly line of Block 2 Kahler's Addition to the centerline of the existing spur line of the Canadian National Railroad; thence Northwesterly along said railroad line to the Point of Beginning. The public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2016, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall in Waterloo, Iowa. Any questions regarding the proposed amendment to the Rath Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan should be directed to the Planning and Zoning Officeat 291-4366. Anyone who is interested may appear at same time and place and be heard or may file written objections or comments with the City Clerk, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa,before the date set for said hearing. By order of the City Council this 1"day of February, 2016. Suzy Schares, City Clerk (End Notice) Section 5. That the Plan Amendment for the Urban Renewal Area described therein is hereby officially declared to be the proposed Plan Amendment for the Rath Urban Renewal and Page 4 Resolution No. 2016-083 Redevelopment Plan referred to in the notice for purposes of such consultation and hearing and that a copy of the Plan Amendment shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. PASSED AND ADOPTED this I" day of February, 2016. Quentin Hart, Mayor rt ATTEST:. Su y Schare , CMC City Clerk g