HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-197-3/17/2008 Council Member Hart then introduced the following
Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION DETERMINING AN AREA OF THE CITY
TO BE A BLIGHTED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA IN
COMBINATION, 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 THE CITY;
DESIGNATING SUCH AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT; AND ADOPTING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
LOGAN AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
THEREFOR" and moved that the same be adopted. Council Member
Steve Schmitt seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and
the vote was,
AYES: Getty HartSteve Schmitt Welper, Reggie Schmitt
NAYS: None
Whereupon, the Mayor declared the Resolution duly adopted as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-197
RESOLUTION DETERMINING AN AREA OF THE
CITY TO BE A BLIGHTED AND 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
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY; DESIGNATING SUCH
AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT; AND ADOPTING
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE LOGAN URBAN
RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 4665, adopted on January 12, 2004, and
Resolution No. 2004-10, adopted January 12, 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 Iowa law, and approved and adopted
the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa (the 'Plan") for the Urban Renewal Area described as follows:
Attached Exhibit "A"
WHEREAS, a proposed Amendment No. 1 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 the Plan an additional parcel of land, described as follows:
Attached Exhibit "B"
and incorporates a number of potential incentives including a property tax rebate
program and other incentives; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that these areas be redeveloped as part of the
overall redevelopment area covered by said Plan;
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to submit the
proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and
Redevelopment Plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission 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
WHEREAS, adoption of Amendment No. 1 has been approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission for the City 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 herewith, which report and recommendation is
hereby accepted, approved in all respects and incorporated herein by this
reference; and
WHEREAS, consultation was held with the designated representatives of
all affected taxing entities to discuss the proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Logan
Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan and the division of revenue
described therein, and that notice of said consultation and a copy of the proposed
Amendment No. 1 to the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan
be sent to all affected taxing entities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such notice, the consultation was duly held as
ordered by the City Council and all required responses to the recommendations
made by the affected taxing entities, if any, have been timely made as set forth in
the report of the Designated Representative filed herewith and incorporated herein
by this reference, which report is in all respects approved; and
WHEREAS, by said resolution this Council also set a public hearing on the
adoption of Amendment No. I to the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and
Redevelopment Plan for this meeting of the Council, and due and 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 Amendment No. 1 to the Logan Avenue
Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan, 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 this 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. I 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 feasible method exists for the location of families who will
be displaced from the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment
Area into decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their
means and without undue hardship to such families;
* The Plan and Amendment No. 1 to the Logan Avenue Urban
Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, conform
to the general plan for the development of the City as a whole; and
* As to those areas of open land included within the Logan
Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Area to be acquired by the
City:
* With reference to those portions thereof which are to be
developed for residential uses, this City Council hereby determines that a
shortage of housing of sound standards and design with decency, safety and
sanitation exists within the City; that the acquisition of the area for
residential uses is an integral part of and essential to the program of the
municipality; and that one or more of the following conditions exist:
A. That the need for housing accommodations has
been or will be increased as a result of the clearance of slums
in other areas, including other portions of the urban renewal
area.
B. That conditions of blight in the municipality
and the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing cause or
contribute to an increase in and spread of disease and crime,
so as to constitute a menace to the public health, safety,
morals, or welfare.
C. That the provision of public improvements
related to housing and residential development will encourage
housing and residential development which is necessary to
encourage the retention or relocation of industrial and
commercial enterprises in this state and its municipalities.
D. The acquisition of the area is necessary to
provide for the construction of housing for low and moderate-
income families.
* With reference to those portions thereof which are to
be developed for non-residential uses, the City Council hereby
determines that such non-residential uses are necessary and
appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the
City in accordance with sound planning standards and local
community objectives.
Section 3. That the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment
Area is an economic development and blighted area in combination 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. 1 to the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal
and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Waterloo, Iowa be and the same is hereby
approved and adopted as "Amendment No. 1 to the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal
and Redevelopment Plan for the City of Waterloo, Iowa"; Amendment No. 1 to
the Logan Avenue Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby in all respects approved; and the City Clerk is hereby
directed to file a certified copy of said Amendment No. 1 with the proceedings of
this meeting.
Section 5. That the Plan, as so amended, for the Logan Avenue Urban
Renewal and Redevelopment 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. 1 to the Logan Avenue 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. 1 thereto, as well as Ordinance No. 4665
and Resolution No. 2004-10, previously adopted by this City Council be and the
same are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17`h day of March, 2008.
Tim Hurley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Eckert MC
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE
STATE OF IOWA )
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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 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
19`h day of March, 2008.
Nancy Ecket , MC
City Clerk
SEAL
EXHIBIT "A"
LOGAN AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL AREA
Legal Description
Logan Avenue Urban Renewal Area
Beginning at the intersection of the Centerline of West Donald Street and the Centerline
of Heath Street, thence North,Northeasterly and Easterly along the Centerline of Heath
Street to its intersection with the West line of Tract "A" of BV Addition, thence North
along the West line of BV Addition to the North line of Lot 2 said addition,thence East
along the North line of Lot 2 BV Addition and an extension of said line East to the
Centerline of Logan Avenue (also known as U.S. Highway 63), thence North along the
Centerline of Logan Avenue to the North line of Ralston Road,thence East along the
North line of Ralston Road to the East line of East 4th Street, thence South along the East
line of East 4`h Street to the Centerline of East Donald Street, thence West along the
Centerlines of East Donald Street and West Donald Street to the point of beginning.
EXHIBIT " B "
Logan Avenue Urban Renewal Area and Redevelopment
Amendment #1
Ola Rhodes Addition to the City of Waterloo;
And also:
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Columbia St. and the centerline
of West Donald St.; thence East along the centerline of West Donald St. and
East Donald St. to the intersection with the centerline of Barclay St. as originally
platted in Enterprise Place addition to the City of Waterloo, said line also being
the North and South centerline of Section 13 Township 89 Range 13; thence
South along the North and South centerline of said Section to its intersection with
the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad right-of-way; thence
Southeasterly following the centerline of said main railroad right-of-way to its
intersection with the centerline of Linden Ave., said line also being the East line
of Section 24 Township 89 Range 13; thence South along the centerline of
Linden Ave. to the Southeast corner of said Section 24, said point also being the
intersection with the centerline of Independence Ave.; thence West along the
South line of said Section 24 to the Southwest line of the Canadian National
Railroad (formerly known as the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad); thence
Northwesterly following the Southwesterly line of said railroad to the intersection
with the East line of Mobile St.; thence South along the East line of Mobile St. to
a point where the North line of Lot 7 Block 13 of William Watkin's Subdivision of a
Part of Lots 12, 13, and 14 of Hardy and Virden's Plat of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 24 Township 89 Range 13 extended Easterly would intersect said
East line of Mobile St.; thence West to the Northeast corner of Lot 7 Block 13
said addition; thence West along the North line of said Watkins Addition to the
Northwest corner of Lot 9 Block 13 said addition; thence South along the East
line of Elm St. to the Northwest corner of Lot 1 Block 13 said addition;
thence West to a point on the North line of Lot 2 Block 14 said addition that is 10
feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 2 Block 14 said addition; thence
Southwesterly to a point that is 35 feet East of and 30 feet South of the
Northwest corner of Lot 1 Block 14 said addition; thence West 35 feet to the East
line of Lane St.; thence South along said East line of Lane St. to the Northwest
corner of Lot 10 Balliet & Gilberts Subdivision, said point also being a point on
the South line of Glenwood St.; thence West along the South line of Glenwood
St. to the West line of Irving St.; thence North 22' on an extension of the West
line of Irving St.; thence West along a line that is 11' South of and parallel to the
North line of Glenwood St. as platted to a point that is 100 feet normally distant
East of the East line of South Barclay St.; thence Southwesterly to a point on the
East line of South Barclay St. that is 8 feet North of the Northwest corner of Lot 7
Alford, Gates & Krapfel's Subdivision; thence South along the East line of South
Barclay St. as platted to the point where the North line of Lot 12 Auditor
Rainbow's Plat of Cooley Subdivision extended Easterly would intersect said
East line; thence West to the Northeast corner of said Lot 12; thence West 41'
along the North line of said Lot 12; thence Southwesterly to a point on the
Northwesterly line of Lot 7 Auditor Rainbow's Plat of Cooley Subdivision that is
92.8 feet Northeasterly of the most Westerly corner of said lot; thence
Southwesterly 92.8 feet along the Southwesterly line of Lot 7 said addition to the
Northeasterly line of Walnut St.; thence Southwesterly across Walnut St. to the
most Easterly corner of Lot 1 Block 58 of Cooley Addition; thence Northwesterly
along the Southwesterly line of Walnut St. to its intersection
with the centerline of East 5th St. as originally platted; thence Southwesterly
along said centerline of East 5th St. to the centerline of Franklin St.; thence
Northwesterly along the centerline of Franklin St. to the centerline of East 3 rd St.;
thence Southwesterly along the centerline of East 3`d St. to the centerline of
Sycamore St.; thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Sycamore St. to 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 Bratnober 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 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 Northwest Quarter, also being the centerline of
West Louise St., to the centerline of Columbia St.; thence North along the
centerline of Columbia St. to the centerline of West Donald St.; said point also
being the point of beginning; except all that part of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 24 Township 89 Range 13 lying Southeasterly of the Southeasterly line
of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way (formerly known as the Chicago &
Northwestern Transportation Company), Northeasterly of the Northeasterly line
of the Canadian National Railroad (formerly known as the Chicago Central &
Pacific Railroad) right-of-way, and West of the East line of said Section 24
Township 89 Range 13.
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