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Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 717 Mulberry Street, Waterloo,
IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-554
RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND SETTING
DATE OF HEARING AS NOVEMBER 3, 2025, TO APPROVE A
PROPOSED HIGHLAND MEADOWS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
FOR A PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA IN THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA, AND SETTING A
CONSULTATION WITH TAXING ENTITIES ON OCTOBER 17,
2025, AND INSTRUCT THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE.
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined that one or more economic development areas,
as defined in Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, exist within the City and the rehabilitation, conservation,
redevelopment, development, or combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the
public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, a proposed Highland Meadows Urban Renewal Plan ("Plan" or Urban Renewal
Plan") has been prepared which has been placed on file for public inspection in the office of the City
Clerk, and which is incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Plan is to designate an area of the City, as described in the
proposed Plan and below, and hereinafter "Area" or "Urban Renewal Area," as an economic
development area for purposes of urban renewal law, to allow within such area the carrying out of
urban renewal activities and projects that involve the rehabilitation, conservation, development, and
redevelopment of such area, or a combination of such activities or projects in the area, including the
provision of public improvements related to housing and residential development consistent with Iowa
Code Sections 403.19 and 403.22, and to promote continued growth and development in the area
through various public purpose and special financing mechanisms, and provide assistance for low and
moderate income family housing consistent with Iowa Code Section 403.22; and
WHERE AS, the property to become part of the Urban Renewal Area under the proposed Plan
is legally described as follows:
PART I OF CAPTION
The East 29 17/27 rods of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21,
Township 88 North, Range 13 West of the 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County,
Iowa, except Parcel "B" of Plat of Survey Doc. #2006-17037, and also except the East 16
rods of the South 38 '/z rods thereof, and also except that part described as:
Commencing at a point on the East line of said Section that is 38 Y2 rods North of
the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section;
running thence North along the East line of said Section 136.25 feet; thence West at right
angles 216.5 feet; thence South at right angles 136.25 feet; thence East at right angles 216.5
feet to the place of beginning;
And also except that part lying within the following described premises:
Commencing at a point 29 17/27 rods West of the East line of said Section and 46
517/1337 rods or 765.38 feet South of the North line of said Section, which point is the
point of beginning, thence East a distance of 224.89 feet to a point 16 rods West of the East
line of said Section along a line parallel with the North line of said Section, thence South
a distance of 554.62 feet along a line parallel with the East line of said Section, which point
is the South line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence West along the
South line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,a distance of 392.7 feet,
thence North along a line parallel with the East line of said Section, a distance of 554.62
feet, thence East a distance of 167.81 feet to the point of beginning.
PART II OF CAPTION
Those parts of the North One -Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21,
Township 88 North, Range 13 West of the 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County,
Iowa described as follows:
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Commencing at a point 29 17/27 rods West of the East line of said Section and 46
517/1337 rods or 765.38 feet South of the North line of said Section, which point is the
point of beginning thence East a distance of 224.89 feet to a point 16 rods West of the East
line of said Section along a line parallel with the North line of said Section, thence South
a distance of 554.62 feet along a line parallel with the East line of said Section, which point
is the South line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence West along the
South line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 392.7 feet,
thence North along a line parallel with the East line of said Section, a distance of 554.62
feet, thence East a distance of 167.81 feet to the point of beginning,
And
Commencing at a point 415 feet South and 29 17/27 rods West of the Northeast
corner of said Section; thence West along a line parallel with the North line of said Section
a distance of 600 feet; thence South along a line parallel with the East line of said Section
a distance of 905 feet to the South line of said North Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence
East along the South line of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section a
distance of 432.19 feet to a point 656.7 feet West of the East line of said Section; thence
North along a line parallel with the East line of said Section a distance of 554.62 feet;
thence East along a line parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 167.81
feet; thence North along a line parallel with the East line of said Section a distance of
350.38 feet to a point of beginning.
PART III OF CAPTION
A part of the North One Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 88,
North, Range 13 West of 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County, Iowa, described
as follows:
Commencing at a point on the North line of said Section that is 143.55 feet or 8.7
rods West of a point 29 17/27 rods West of the Northeast corner of said Section; thence
South along a line parallel with the East line of said Section a distance of 174.9 feet; thence
East along a line parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 143.55 feet;
thence South along a line parallel with the East line of said Section a distance of 240.1 feet
to a point 415 feet South of the North line of said Section; thence West along a line parallel
with the North line of said Section a distance of 600 feet; thence North 30 feet to a point
385 feet South of the North line of said Section; thence East at right angles a distance of
113 feet; thence North at right angles a distance of 218 feet; thence East along a line parallel
with the North line of said Section a distance of 160 feet; thence North 167 feet to the North
line of said Section; thence East along the North line of said Section to the point of
beginning; except that part thereof described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the North line of said Section that is 143.55 feet or 8.7
rods West of a point 29 17/27 rods West of the Northeast corner of said Section; thence
South along a line parallel with the East line of said Section a distance of 244.9 feet, thence
West along a line parallel with the North line of said Section to the most Westerly line of
said described real estate, thence North to a point 167 feet South of the North line of said
Section, thence East along a line parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of
160 feet; thence North 167 feet to the North line of said Section; thence East along the
North line of said Section to the point of beginning.
AND
PARCEL B OF PLAT OF SURVEY AS FILED IN DOCUMENT NO. 2006-17037 IN
THE OFFICE OF THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA RECORDER.
AND
All that part of West Orange Road as it presently exists lying Easterly of a line that is
parallel and 29 17/27 Rods West of the East line of Section 21, Township 88 North, Range
13 West of the 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Westerly of a line
that is parallel and 33 feet East of the centerline of Kimball Avenue.
AND
All that part of Kimball Avenue as it presently exists lying Southerly of a line that is parallel
and 33 feet South of the centerline of East Orange Road and West Orange Road, and
Northerly of a line that is parallel and 38 1/2 Rods and 136 feet North of the South line of
the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21, Township 88 North, Range 13 West of
the 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
AND
The North 24 feet of the East 134 rods of the South half of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21,
Township 88 North, Range 13 West of the 5TH Principal Meridian in Black Hawk County,
Iowa.
WHEREAS, the property proposed to be included in the proposed Urban Renewal Area is
legally described in the proposed Plan and above, and this Council has reasonable cause to believe that
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the Area described in the Plan satisfies the eligibility criteria for designation as an urban renewal area
under Iowa law; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the area be redeveloped as part of the overall redevelopment
covered by the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to submit the proposed 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 Council approval of such Plan, and further provides
that the Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit its written recommendations thereon to this
Council within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such proposed Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to notify all affected taxing entities of
the consideration being given to the proposed Urban Renewal 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, Code of Iowa, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes further require the City Council to hold a public hearing on the
proposed 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 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 proposed Plan required by Section 403.5(2), Code of
Iowa, as amended, shall be held on October 17, 2025, at 2:20 p.m. in the Mollenhoff Conference Room
located on the second floor of City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, and the Community
Planning and Development Director, or his delegate(s), is hereby appointed to serve as the designated
representative 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),
Code of Iowa.
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), Code of Iowa,
along with a copy of the Plan.
Section 3. That a public hearing shall be held on the proposed Plan before the City Council at
its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on November 3, 2025, in the Council Chambers, City Hall,
715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to publish notice of this public hearing
in the Waterloo -Cedar Falls 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.
Section 5. That the proposed Plan be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review
and recommendation as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the City as a
whole, with such recommendation to be submitted in writing to this Council within thirty (30) days of
the date hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of October 2025.
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