Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, Version 2022.3_InitiateCity of Dubuque
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April 4, 2022
Items to be set for Public Hearing # 8.
ITEM TITLE: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, Version
2022.3
SUMMARY: City Manager City Council approve a resolution that authorizes and
directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Amended and Restated
Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 ("Plan") for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District ("District") and sets a public hearing on the
proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3
for May 2, 2022.
RESOLUTION Authorizing and directing the City Manager to prepare an
Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District and setting the date for a
public hearing and consultation on the proposed Amended and Restated
Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for said district
SUGGESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for May 2,
DISPOSITION: 2022Suggested Disposition:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal Area, Version City Manager Memo
2022.3-MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
Notice of Hearing Supporting Documentation
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FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, Version
2022.3
DATE: March 31, 2022
Economic Development Director Jill Connors is recommending City Council approve a
resolution that authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Amended
and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 ("Plan") for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District ("District") and sets a public hearing on the proposed Amended
and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for May 2, 2022.
The proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan would add a project to the
Public Purpose Activities, specifically settling remediation throughout the Mystique
Community Ice Center.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Micliael C. Van Milligen
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Amended and Restated
Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District, Version 2022.3
DATE: March 31, 2022
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This memorandum presents for City Council consideration a resolution that 1) authorizes
and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 ("Plan") for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
("District") and 2) sets a public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for May 2, 2022.
The proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan would add a project to the
Public Purpose Activities, specifically settling remediation throughout the Mystique
Community Ice Center.
BACKGROUND
The District was originally established in 1967. It has been amended and restated on
several occasions over the years to expand the boundaries to assist with redevelopment
efforts of multiple key landmark buildings and areas in the city's urban core.
Before a municipality can exercise the authority conferred by Iowa Code Chapter 403
"Urban Renewal", a resolution of necessity must be adopted finding that the area being
considered for urban renewal district designation is either a slum, blighted or economic
development area and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development,
or a combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the public health,
safety or welfare of the residents of the city.
DISCUSSION
Staff recommends adding the Mystique Community Ice Center to the Public Purpose
Activities listed in the Plan. The Center is a facility that is owned and currently operated
by the City. The City intends to utilize local option sales tax as funding to hire contractors
to address settling happening throughout the Mystique Community Ice Center. Settling of
the floors has been occurring in numerous areas of the building. This work is to protect
this building asset and the schedule of ice users as outlined in agreements with Northern
Lights Hockey. In order to utilize local option sales tax, the project must be listed as an
urban renewal activity under the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal Plan. This project
supports the City Council Goal of implementation of the Schmitt Island Master Plan.
The attached resolution directs staff to prepare an Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3, to include the urban renewal projects that are currently
expected to be undertaken in the District, as required by Iowa Code Chapter 403, along
with a consultation process that provides the Dubuque County and Dubuque Community
School District an opportunity to comment on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 prior to the required City Council public hearing.
Additionally, to the extent the Plan includes the use of tax increment revenues for a public
building, an analysis must be provided demonstrating alternative development and
funding options for such public buildings.
A City Council public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal
Plan, Version 2022.3 will be scheduled for May 2, 2022. The public notice will be
published the required four -to -twenty days before the meeting which will allow time for
preparation of the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3,
preparation of the public building analysis (if applicable) and the consultation process with
the taxing entities.
RECOMMENDATION/ ACTION STEP
I recommend the City Council adopt the attached Resolution of Necessity that begins the
process of creating an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for
the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District and any other applicable updating that
may be necessary.
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Prepared by Jill Connors, Economic Development 1300 Main St Dubuque IA 52001 (563) 589-4393
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. IT' St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 121-22
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AN AMENDED
AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, VERSION 2022.3 FOR THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT AND SETTING THE DATE FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND
RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, VERSION 2022.3 FOR SAID DISTRICT
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Dubuque has heretofore approved the
Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan (the 'Plan" of "Urban Renewal Plan") for the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District (the "District') in order to provide
redevelopment opportunities which will further the purposes and objectives of the Urban
Renewal Plan; and
Whereas, City staff has recommended that the Urban Renewal Plan be further
amended and restated to add a project to the public purpose activities in the District; and
Whereas, Iowa Code Chapter 403 requires that before an Urban Renewal Plan
may be modified, the City Council must follow the notification, consultation, and public
hearing process set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare an
Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District to accomplish the foregoing purposes and objectives, to include
in such Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 any appropriate
project activities and details, to determine an appropriate date for and conduct the
consultation process required by law with affected taxing entities concerning the proposed
Amended and Restated Plan, Version 2022.3.
Section 2. That the City Clerk is directed to publish notice of a public hearing on
the adoption of an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 for the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to be held on the 2nd day of May, 2022, at
6:30 p.m. in the form attached hereto. The notice of said hearing shall generally identify
the areas covered by the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version
2022.3 and the general scope of the urban renewal activities planned for such areas and
said notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the City
not less than four days nor more than twenty days before the date of said meeting. A
copy of the notice of public hearing shall be sent by ordinary mail to the affected taxing
entities.
Section 5. That the Economic Development Director is directed to send by
ordinary mail a copy of the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan,
Version 2022.3, the notice of public hearing, a notice of consultation, and, to the extent
the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, Version 2022.3 includes the use of tax
increment revenues for a public building, an analysis of alternative development and
funding options for such public buildings, to the Dubuque Community School District
Board of Education and Dubuque County Board of Supervisors, as the affected taxing
entities.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of April, 2022.
ATTEST:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Dubuque City Council will conduct a public
hearing on the 2nd day of May, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Historic Federal Building, 350
W. 6t" Street, 2nd floor, Dubuque, Iowa, at which meeting the City Council proposes to
amend the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan to a Version 2022.3 for the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District ("the District") by adding a project to the Public
Purpose Activities.
At the meeting, the City Council will receive oral and written comments from any resident
or property owner of said City to the above action. The official agenda will be posted the
Friday before the meeting and will contain public input options. The City Council agenda
can be accessed at https://cityofdubuque.novusagenda.com/AgendaPublic/ or by
contacting the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org.
Written comments regarding the above public hearings may be submitted to the City
Clerk's Office via email at ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org or by mail to City Clerk's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13t" St., Dubuque, IA 52001, before said time of public hearing. At said
time and place of public hearings the City Council will receive any written comments.
Copies of supporting documents for the public hearings are on file in the City Clerk's
Office and may be viewed Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Individuals with limited English proficiency, vision, hearing, or speech impairments
requiring special assistance should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100, TDD
(563) 690-6678, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org as soon as feasible. Deaf or hard -of -hearing
individuals can use Relay Iowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Published by order of the City Council given on the 4th day of April 2022.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk