Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the Emri Urban Renewal District Copyrighted
October 16, 2023
City of Dubuque Items to be set for Public Hearing #
City Council Meeting 03.
IT EM T IT LE: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the
Emri Urban Renewal District
SUM MARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt a resolution that
authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Urban
Renewal Plan (the "Plan")for the Emri Urban Renewal District (the
"District")and sets a public hearing on the proposed Urban Renewal Plan
for November 20, 2023.
RESOLUTION Authorizing and Directing the City Managerto Prepare
an Urban Renewal Plan for the Emri Urban Renewal District and Setting
the Date for a Public Hearing and Consultation on the Proposed Urban
Renewal Plan for Said District
SUGGESTED Receive and File;Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for November
DISPOSITION: 20, 2023Suggested Disposition:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
Notice of Public Hearing Supporting Documentation
Attachment A- Map Supporting Documentation
Attachment B - Legal Description Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the
Emri Urban Renewal District
DATE: October 11, 2023
Economic Development Director Jill Connors is recommending City Council adopt a
resolution that authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Urban
Renewal Plan (the "Plan") for the Emri Urban Renewal District (the "District") and sets a
public hearing on the proposed Urban Renewal Plan for November 20, 2023.
The District would include property adjacent to Radford Road, south of Pizza Ranch
located at 2020 Radford Road in the City of Dubuque, lowa. A map is attached to show
the boundaries.
The Developer, St. Michael Development Group, LLC, is proposing to build a 48-unit
mixed-income housing facility along Radford Road. The building will be three stories
with a surface parking lot and an outdoor children's play area. A mix of one-, two-, and
three-bedroom units will be available with a range of affordable rents based on county
median income and the affordable housing tax credit program.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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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 Urban Renewal Plan for the
Emri Urban Renewal District
DATE: October 10, 2023
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council consideration a resolution that authorizes
and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan")
for the Emri Urban Renewal District (the "District") and sets a public hearing on the
proposed Urban Renewal Plan for November 20, 2023.
The District would include property adjacent to Radford Road, south of Pizza Ranch
located at 2020 Radford Road in the City of Dubuque, lowa. A map is attached to show
the boundaries.
BACKGROUND
The Developer, St. Michael Development Group, LLC, is proposing to build a 48-unit
mixed-income housing facility along Radford Road. The building will be three stories
with a surface parking lot and an outdoor children's play area. A mix of one-, two-, and
three-bedroom units will be available with a range of affordable rents based on county
median income and the affordable housing tax credit program.
The property will be purchased by the Developer and will be zoned to accommodate the
multi-residential project. The St. Michael Development Group is associated with the
Garden's of Dubuque housing development located adjacent to this property. The
Gardens of Dubuque housing development created 50 mixed-income housing units with
a surface parking lot and children's playground in 2021.
The current property is vacant and therefore under-utilized. There will be significant
positive impact from the proposed development. The new housing development will
provide much needed affordable housing in an area of town where currently little exists.
It will also provide a buffer from the commercial use on properties adjacent to the north
and the Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School adjacent to the south.
DISCUSSION
The creation of the Radford Road Urban Renewal District will allow for the necessary
incentives for this project to meet its debt service requirements, therefore meeting the
need for additional affordable housing on Dubuque's West End.
The attached resolution directs staff to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan, to include the
urban renewal projects that are currently expected to be undertaken in the District, as
required by lowa Code Chapter 403, along with a consultation process that provides the
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors and Dubuque Community School District Board
of Directors an opportunity to comment on the proposed Urban Renewal Plan prior to
the required City Council public hearing.
A City Council public hearing on the proposed Urban Renewal Plan will be scheduled
for November 20, 2023. The public notice will be published the required four-to-twenty
days before the meeting which will allow time for preparation of the Urban Renewal Plan
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 Urban Renewal Plan for the Radford Road Urban Renewal
District to include the above-described area and any other applicable projects located in
the District, as necessary.
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RESOLUTION NO. 344-23
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AN URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE EMRI URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT AND SETTING THE
DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR SAID DISTRICT
Whereas, the City Council has determined that the active development of vacant
property for low-income and mixed-income housing is a beneficial use that will enhance
the City's ongoing economic development efforts; and
Whereas, the City Council has determined that the area described in Section 1
below meets the definitions of an economic development area as defined in Chapter 403
"Urban Renewal" of the Iowa Code; and
Whereas, a significant need for affordable and mixed-income housing units exists
in the community and local resources are needed to advance the development; and
Whereas, Iowa Code Chapter 403 requires that before urban renewal authority
may be exercised, the City Council must adopt a resolution of necessity finding that the
area in question is a slum, blighted or economic development area, and that so
designating such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare
of the residents of the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the following described area is an economic development area as
defined by Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code and is appropriate for an urban renewal project,
to wit:
Lot 2 of Pizza Ranch Place, and all that part of the Right of Way of Radford
Road adjacent to said Lot 2
All in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, hereinafter called the Emri Economic
Development District.
Section 2. That the development of the Emri Economic Development District is
necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the
community in accordance with sound planning and local community objectives.
Section 3. That the development of the Emri Economic Development District will
provide new opportunities for quality housing in the community.
Section 4. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare an Urban
Renewal Plan for the Emri Economic Development District, to forward said Plan to the
City's Long Range Planning Commission for review and comment and to begin the
consultation process required by law with affected taxing entities.
Section 5. That the City Clerk is directed to publish notice of a public hearing on
the adoption of an Urban Renewal Plan for the Emri Economic Development District to
be held on the 20th day of November, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the form attached hereto.
Section 6. That the City Clerk is further directed to send by ordinary mail a copy
of the proposed Urban Renewal Plan, the notice of public hearing, a notice of consultation
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 16th day of October, 2020.
Bra .M.JCAvanagh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Dubuque, lowa, will
hold a public hearing on the 20th day of November, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic
Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street, 2nd floor, Dubuque, lowa. At said meeting the City
Council will consider a proposed Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan") for the Emri Urban
Renewal Area ("the Area"). 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.
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. Written comments regarding the
proposed Plan may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office on or before said time of public
hearing.
Copies of supporting documents for the public hearing are on file in the City Clerk's Office,
50 W. 13t" Street, and may be viewed during normal working hours. Agendas can be
accessed at https://www.cityofdubuque.orq/Aqendas.
Individuals with limited English proficiency, vision, hearing or speech impairments or
requiring special assistance should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100,
TDD/TTY (563) 690-6678, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org as soon as feasible. Deaf or hard-
of-hearing individuals can use Relay lowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Published by order of the City Council given on the 16t" day of October, 2023.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
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Attachment B
Emri Economic Development District
Dated October 4, 2023
District Boundary Description
The District shall include the following described area:
Lot 2 of Pizza Ranch Place, and all that part of the Right of Way of Radford Road
adjacent to said Lot 2
All in the City of Dubuque, lowa