HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-965-11/10/2014 Prepared by Carol Nemmers, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-965
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
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY; DESIGNATING SUCH AREA
AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT;
AND ADOPTING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CROSSROADS WATERLOO URBAN RENEWAL AND
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THEREFOR.
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2013-454, adopted June 3, 2013,
Resolution No. 2013-455, adopted June 3, 2013, and Ordinance No.
5172, adopted September 3, 2013, 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 Crossroads Waterloo Urban
Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of Waterloo, Iowa
(the "Plan") for the Urban Renewal Area described as follows :
Beginning at the point where the centerline of East San
Marnan Drive intersects the centerline of La Porte Road;
thence Northeasterly along the centerline of East San
Marnan Drive to its intersection with the centerline of
U. S. Highway 218 as presently established; thence
Southeasterly along the centerline of U. S. Highway 218 to
its intersection with the East line of Section 13 of
Township 88 North, Range 13 West; thence South along the
East line of said Section 13 to its intersection with the
South line of the North Half of said Section 13; thence
West along the South line of the North Half of said
Section 13 to its intersection with the West line of said
Section 13; thence North along the West line of said
Section 13 and the West line of Section 12 of Township 88
North, Range 13 West to its intersection with the
Northwest corner of said Section 12; thence West along the
North line of Section 11 of Township 88 North, Range 13
West to its intersection with the centerline of Alexandra
Drive; thence Southerly along the centerline of Alexandra
Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Southtown
Drive; thence Easterly along the centerline of Southtown
Drive to its intersection with the Westerly line of
Crossroads Estates Replat No. 1; thence Southerly along
the Westerly line of Crossroads Estates Replat No. 1 to
its intersection with the Southeast corner of Lot 9 of
Southtown; thence S00°39' 22"E 148 . 99 feet; thence
S89°28' 31"W 260 . 99 feet to a point that is 149. 00 feet
South of the Southwest corner of said Lot 9; thence
Southerly along an extension of the West line of said Lot
9 to its intersection with the centerline of U. S. Highway
20 as presently established; thence Westerly along the
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centerline of U. S. Highway 20 to its intersection with the
West line of Section 11 of Township 88 North, Range 13
West; thence North along the West line of said Section 11
and the West line of Section 2 of Township 88 North, Range
13 West to its intersection with the centerline of
Flammang Drive; thence Easterly and Southeasterly along
the centerline of Flammang Drive to its intersection with
a Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of
Schukei Commercial Park; thence Northeasterly along a
Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of
Schukei Commercial Park and the Northwesterly line of
Schukei Commercial Park to its intersection of the
centerline of Schukei Road; thence Northwesterly along the
centerline of Schukei Road to its intersection with a
Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of Lot 2
of Phoenix Addition; thence Northeasterly along a
Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of said
Lot 2 to the Southwesterly corner of said Lot 2; thence
Northeasterly, Northerly, Easterly, Northerly and Easterly
along the Westerly and Northerly lot lines of said Lot 2
to the Northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence Easterly
along an Easterly extension of the Northerly most lot line
of said Lot 2 to its intersection with the centerline of
Camelot Drive; thence Northerly along the centerline of
Camelot Drive and a Northerly extension of the centerline
of Camelot Drive, said extension also being the Easterly
line of the Preserve at Crossroads and the Easterly line
of Orange Park, to its intersection with the centerline of
East Ridgeway Avenue; thence Easterly along the centerline
of East Ridgeway Avenue to the centerline of La Porte
Road; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of La
Porte Road to its intersection with the centerline of East
San Marnan Drive and the Point of Beginning.
WHEREAS, a proposed Amended and Restated Plan has been
prepared, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and
which is incorporated herein by reference, the purpose of which
is to amend and restate the Plan to clarify the terms of the
Plan, to make a minor modification in the legal description of
the Plan Area, and to provide further detail on projects
included in the Plan.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that these areas be redeveloped as
part of the overall development area covered by said Plan;
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to
submit the proposed Amended and Restated Crossroads Waterloo
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 adoption of the
Amended and Restated Plan has been approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission of 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 with
the Council, which report and recommendation is hereby accepted,
approved in all respects and incorporated herein by this
reference; and
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WHEREAS, on October 24, 2014, a consultation was held with
the designated representatives of all affected taxing entities
to discuss the proposed Amended and Restated Plan and the
division of revenue described therein, and that notice of said
consultation and a copy of the proposed Amended and Restated
Plan was sent to all affected taxing entities, 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 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 October 27, 2014, this
Council also set a public hearing on the adoption of the Amended
and Restated 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;
WHEREAS, in accordance with said notice, all persons or
organizations desiring to be heard on said proposed Amended and
Restated 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 view 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 Amended and Restated Plan 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 Amended
and Restated Crossroads Waterloo Urban Renewal
and Redevelopment Plan Area into decent, safe and
sanitary dwelling accommodations within their
means and without undue hardship to such
aaaaaaaaaafamilies; and
b. The Amended and Restated Plan conforms to the
general plan for the development of the City as a
whole .
Section 3 . That the Amended and Restated Crossroads
Waterloo Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan Area 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
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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 the Amended and Restated Crossroads
Waterloo Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa be and the same is hereby approved and adopted as
the "Amended and Restated Crossroads Waterloo Urban Renewal and
Redevelopment Plan for the City of Waterloo, Iowa"; that said
Amended and Restated Plan is hereby in all respects approved;
and that the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified
copy of said Amended and Restated with the proceedings of this
meeting.
Section 5 . That the Plan, as so amended and restated, for
the Crossroads Waterloo 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 Amended and Restate Plan, 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 Amended and
Restated Crossroads Waterloo 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 as
previously amended that are not affected or otherwise revised by
the terms of the Amended and Restated Plan be and the same are
hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved in all respects .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of November, 2014 .
Ernest G. Clark Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Cl rk
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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 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 10th day of November, 2014 .
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SEAL y Scares, CMNC
City Clerk