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SANDIE L. SMITH, RECORDER
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Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-716
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND
CONVEYANCE OF 217-221 W. 5TH STREET TO THE
BATTERY BUILDING, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 .00, FOR
THE APPROXIMATE $6.63 MILLION REHABILITATION OF
AN APPROXIMATELY 16,700 SQUARE-FOOT THREE-
STORY BUILDING, INTO RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE SAID DOCUMENTS.
WHEREAS the City of Waterloo owns the property located at 217-221 W. 5th Street;
and
WHEREAS, The Battery Building, LLC proposes to purchase and rehabilitate the
approximately 16,700 square-foot, three-story building for a nominal fee of$1.00; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rehabilitation, valued at approximately $6.63 million, will
transform the building into residential and commercial spaces, promoting economic development
and urban revitalization; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds this development proposal to be in the best interest of
the community and supports the economic growth and redevelopment of the downtown area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, that:
1 . The sale and conveyance of the property located at 217-221 W. 5th Street to The
Battery Building, LLC, for $1.00, is hereby authorized, contingent upon the execution of a $6.63
million rehabilitation project.
2. The sale is conditioned upon The Battery Building, LLC's commitment to fulfill the
redevelopment as outlined in the proposal, focusing on creating mixed-use residential and
commercial space.
3. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said documents on
behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2025.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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Notice is hereby given that on the
6915 Chancellor Drive 15th day of December 2025, at 5:30
Cedar Falls 50613 p.m.. in the Harold E. Getty Council
(319) 291-1440 Chambers in the City Hall in the City
of Waterloo, Iowa, a public hearing will
be held by the Council of the City of
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, Waterloo,�rlco, Iowa, �, rthori�.,.. sale
and conveyance of 21 i-221 W. 5th
Street to The Battery Building. LLC
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(s)he is a duly authorized signatory of Column Software, PBC, duly ' proximate 56.63 million rehabilitation
authorized agent of Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a publication that I of an approximately 16,700 square
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is a "legal newspaper as that phrase is defined for the city of Cedar 1 tial and commercial space. including
Falls, for the County of Black Hawk, in the state of Iowa, that this approval of a Development and Mini-
affidavit is Pace I of I with the full text of the sworn-to notice set mum Assessment Agreement,. legally
dforth on the pages that follow, and that the attachment hereto Theecrib as follows: _.
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newspaper in consecutive issues on the following dates: of the Northwwsterly 40 feet of Lot
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PUBLICATION DATES: 'Waterloo,o, Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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Publication Fee: $25.16 By order of the Council of the City of
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Docusign Envelope ID: E34EFEFE-BC09-410C-B60C-8BE932E5F543
Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-716
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND
CONVEYANCE OF 217-221 W. 5TH STREET TO THE
BATTERY BUILDING, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.00, FOR
THE APPROXIMATE $6.63 MILLION REHABILITATION OF
AN APPROXIMATELY 16,700 SQUARE -FOOT THREE-
STORY BUILDING, INTO RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE SAID DOCUMENTS.
WHEREAS the City of Waterloo owns the property located at 217-221 W. 5th Street;
and
WHEREAS, The Battery Building, LLC proposes to purchase and rehabilitate the
approximately 16,700 square -foot, three-story building for a nominal fee of $1.00; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rehabilitation, valued at approximately $6.63 million, will
transform the building into residential and commercial spaces, promoting economic development
and urban revitalization; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds this development proposal to be in the best interest of
the community and supports the economic growth and redevelopment of the downtown area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, that:
1. The sale and conveyance of the property located at 217-221 W. 5th Street to The
Battery Building, LLC, for $1.00, is hereby authorized, contingent upon the execution of a $6.63
million rehabilitation project.
2. The sale is conditioned upon The Battery Building, LLC's commitment to fulfill the
redevelopment as outlined in the proposal, focusing on creating mixed -use residential and
commercial space.
3. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said documents on
behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2025.
DocuSigned by:
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Quentin Hart, Mayor
ATTEST:
Signed by:
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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk