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Courier Communications COUNCIL WORK SESSION
April 19,2021
100 East 4th Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703 4:15 p.m.
Meeting was held via Zoom.
Black Hawk County Members present:Boesen,Amos,Monis.
say,Klein,Feuss,Grieder,and Juon.
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that the Agenda, as proposed, be
approved. Voice-vote Ayes: Seven. Mo-
tion carried.
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that the Minutes of April 5, 2021, Work
do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of notice was published in Session, as proposed, be approved.
Ayes:Seven.Motion carrie&
the WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS COURIER, a daily newspaper Object ef: Discussion of amendments to
printed in WATERLOO, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and that the prey ntion and SPoteof cttion lar Titlre e F'9,
annexed rate of advertising is the regular legal rate of said Building Regulations,of the Waterloo City
e.
newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for publishing said Martin Peterson, City Attorney, provided
an overview of the proposed amendments
notice. to the City Code that would allow the Fire
Chief the discretion to appoint inspection
officials for inspection enforcement.
Pat Treloar, City Fire Chief,commented
Waterloo, City of- Legals that the changes make sense as the Fire
Department shares about 10 chapters of
the building code.
Mrs.Juon questioned it this would change
current inspector status or staffing.
715 MULBERRY ST. Pat Treloar responded there would not be
a change in operations for all three
departments.
WATERLOO IA 50703 Objective: Discussion of establishing a
SSMID in downtown Waterloo.
Jessica Rucker, Main Street Waterloo,
provided an overview of implementing a
Sett-Imposed Sales Tax,SSMID,to both
aesthetically and economically improve
ORDER NUMBER 197347 the Downtown District. This mechanism
will allow business owners and property
owners within the SSMID District to come
together to create a district that will
.1 generate funds for specific improvements
and services they warn, and requested
that Council support matching City funds.
Mr. Morrissey stated m supported the
SSMID the idea of City matching funds.
Mrs. Juon stated she agreed with Mr.
Signed ormeasures o
the and all ofWaterloand
that it was time to re-instate the SSMID.
Mr. Boesen questioned if they were
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5 day of �C J 20requesdN$150.000.00 in addition to City
funds already going to support Main
Street Waterloo and asked about the
sunset clause,
J Ms.Rucker explained they were propos-
. long a five (5) year sunset clause if
LiAlapproved, and at that time would come
Notary P u b b c back to the council to ask for a renewal to
crondnue with the program.
Mr.Bossed expressed his concerns with
financing and budgeting to support the
Received of SSMID year after year and asked about
the taxable value and boundaries being
considered for the District.
Ms. Rucr explained the taxable value
the sum of Dollars in full woud kebe $68,896,000.00, including
multi-residential.
for publication of the above invoice. Mr.Boesn questioned if the city match
fluctuates if the valuations go up or down.
Ms.Rucker responded this would need to
Notary Seal: ^.•^ JODI E MCMINISTRY be part of the conversation when
o f developing the agreement with the City.
COMM SION NO.782413 Mr.Bossed questioned if businesses or
p 0 MY IBES property owners had the option of
non-participattn.
�o r• Ms.Rucker explained the measure would
Section: Legals only pass if a majority of the property
owners chooses to implemerd the SSMID,
and would be collected through the
Category: 950 Legal Notice property tax levy.
Mrs.Juon stated her preference would be
the$150,GX
PUBLISHED ON: 05/03/2021
to
DkowntownTIFF Disstrict.lymatch from.
Mayor Hart commended everyone for
working on the project and supporting the
effons for moving the community forward.
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that the meeting be adjourned at 4:47
p.m. Voice-vote Ayes: Seven. Motion
carried.
TOTAL AD COST: 48.29 LeAnn M.Even,CMC,IaCMC
Deputy City Clerk
FILED ON: 5/5/2021