HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/2013 Council Work Session
July 15, 2013
Time as indicated below
Council Chambers
Roll Call.
Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended.
4:50 p.m. Discussion of CDBG Funds/Demolition.
ADJOURNMENT
Suzy Schares
City Clerk
FY2014 Block Grant Funding Process
November 8, 2012- Leisure Services Director attended Information Forum outlining Grant
Application rules and deadlines.
December 10, 2012- Leisure Services Director communicated with Carol Stahl of Gates Park
Neighborhood Association and Maxine Tisdale of We Care Neighborhood Association (Sullivan
Park) to confirm neighbor support for both projects.
December 17, 2012-Council unanimously approved and authorized Mayor to sign CDBG
requests for $18,000 (with $3,000 cash match) for Sullivan Basketball Court Replacement
Project and $50,000 (with $5,000 cash match) for Gates Park Playground Replacement Project.
December 31, 2012-Grant applications submitted to Community Development office.
January 15, 2013- First Community Development Board Public Hearing
February 19, 2013-Second Community Development Board Public Hearing
March 1- March 30- Public Comment Period
April 8, 2013-Set Date of City Council Public Hearing
April 22, 2013-City Council Public Hearing—Council unanimously passed resolution approving
the One-Year Action Plan for CDBG and HOME funds. This action allocated $35,000 for Gates
Playground Project (as published in the Sunday, February 3, 2013 Waterloo Courier).
June 18, 2013- CDBG Board public hearing for updated allocations
June 24, 2013 - City Council unanimously approved updated allocations which allocated
$50,000 for Gates Playground and $18,000 for Sullivan Basketball Court.
June 26, 2013- Received Sub-recipient Agreements for both projects
July 8, 2013-City Council unanimously approved and authorized Mayor Clark to sign
Agreements with the Community Development Board providing funding for both projects.
July 10, 2013- Leisure Services Facilities/Project Manager attended mandatory Sub-recipient
training.
NOEL ANDERSON
To: NANCY GULICK; MICHELLE WEIDNER; RUDY JONES
Cc: MAYOR CLARK; CHRIS WESTERN
Subject: RE: Demolition numbers-almost done
1. Planning will put together current list of pending demolitions—top 10 list
The Top Ten (no specific order): --housing
1. 115 Smith Street
2. 710 Willow Street
3. 1423 Hawthorne Avenue**
4. 223 Independence Avenue
5. 927 Mullen Avenue
6. 421 Almond Street (garage)
7. 928 Mulberry Street**
8. 506 Reed Street**
9. 408 Saxon Street
10. 1135 Magnolia Parkway **
Next 10:
11. 520 Cottage
12.420 Dawson
13.425 Almond
14.523 Dawson
15.820 Fowler
16. 109 Oneida
17. 426 Cherry
18. 717 Vinton
19. 210 Clay
20. 409 State
** indicates home may be able to be repaired (but often times economically infeasible)
Note: There are other homes acquired through 657A process which are priorities for potential sale and rehab, but not
listed here as this is demolition priority list
Bigger projects out there (for potential acquisition and/or dilapidated building):
1. Lafayette School (city owned)
2. 803 Commercial Street(city owned)
3. Operation Threshold (storage only)
4. Food Bank (empty)
5. Ziedler(empty)
2. Community Development to provide amount of funds dedicated to demolitions from CDBG—this year and
last 4 years
2014 (current) -
2013 -
2012 -
2011 -
2010 -
3. Planning to provide amount of funds dedicated to demolitions from bonds—this year and last 4 years
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2014 (current) -$550,000
2013 -$50,000
2012 -$800,000
2011 -$200,000
2010 -$0
Note—all Chamberlain demolitions have been from grant funds, EDI, EPA, etc.
All bond funding sown in CIP Program process. Differences in years shown as projects and priorities needed in
specific projects and/or planning efforts from year to year.
4. Planning to provide rough numbers of demolitions last 5 years—including larger demolition projects and
sources of funding
City demolitions (total demolitions for year)
2008 - 9 (26)
2009- 24 (57)
2010- 12 (25)
2011- 12 (27)
2012- 9 (36)
2013- 12 (35)
5. Planning to provide "moving ahead"summary—how we prioritize demolitions,the 657A process, intent,
and goals.
Moving ahead:
The Dilapidated Housing Committee (attorney office, Community Development Office, Code Enforcement, Planning
office) continue to work on the overall planning of the community in reference to nuisance properties:
a. Identifying nuisance properties—those in a bad state of existence, those eligible for 657A process by being
vacant for 1 year
b. Prioritizing which to work on first—paperwork process and notification process is lengthy—2 to 3 month
process. Once a property is identified as an "abandoned property", the City works through several criteria and
groups to prioritize:
a. Working with neighborhood groups for long standing and dilapidated buildings
b. Working with Building Official for dangerous buildings
c. Working with Waterloo Fire and attorney office for fire damaged buildings
d. Identifying buildings in process that have been abandoned, but may be repairable or saleable
e. Working to clean up high visibility sites
f. Working with developers for redevelopment of sites to put positive projects back on tax rolls
g. Working on larger redevelopment planning efforts for better land use and Smart Growth of community
c. Securing funds through grants, through annual C.I.P. Program, through other sources, to eliminate properties:
a. Utilized State Brownfields funds for help with asbestos removal at Francis Grout
b. Utilized Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Funds for asbestos removal at Grand Hotel
c. Utilized State Brownfield funds for acquisition and earlier demolition of River's Trail Condominium site on
Sycamore Street
d. Utilize State Assessment Grant funds for asbestos survey on eligible sites
e. Utilize CDBG demolition funding for eligible sites
f. Utilize Neighborhood Stabilization Program for demolitions on eligible sites (submitted and approved plan
area)
g. Utilize local City bond funds for majority of demolitions
d. Go through process to demolish
a. Acquisition—either through donation, acquisition, or 657A
b. Asbestos testing— must submit request for survey to companies, await response, they survey, send
samples to labs, await results to identify asbestos containing materials
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c. Asbestos removal—must submit request to companies to remove and bid, await response, hire company,
company must submit 10-day notice to DNR after being approved by City, must then go in and remove
asbestos containing materials
d. Demolition -must submit request to companies to demolish and bid, await response, hire company,
company must submit 10-day notice to DNR after being approved by City, company must work with
utilities companies for proper shut-offs, submit to Building Department with signatures showing cut-offs,
obtain demolition permit, demolish structures
e. Work towards redevelopment
a. Identify potential future use—residential, commercial, industrial
b. Identify developer or company to build on area
c. Identify needs of Development Agreement—funds for utilities, land, developer to demolish, city to
demolish, size of building, site plan layout, parking, drainage, stormwater, building design, aesthetics,
landscaping, design approvals, etc.
d. Go through City Council for approval
Noel Anderson
Community Planning & Development Director
City of Waterloo
715 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Phone 319.291.4366
Fax: 319.291.4262
Cell: 319.290.6357
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."- Heather Cortez
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