Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal AreaCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Copyrighted
July 1, 2024
Items to be set for Public Hearing #
03.
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the
Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area
SUMMARY:
City Manager recommending adoption of a Resolution of Necessity that:
1) finds that a proposed Urban Renewal Plan ("Plan") for the Mount
Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area is both necessary and
appropriate; and 2) sets a public hearing on the proposed Plan for
August 5, 2024.
RESOLUTION of Necessity Finding that Certain Property in and Near
Mount Pleasant Place Subdivision is an Economic Development Area
and that the Development of said area is Necessary in the Interest of the
Residents of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, and Setting a Date for Hearing
on a Proposed Urban Renewal Plan For Said District
SUGGESTED
Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for August 5,
DISPOSITION:
2024Suggested Disposition:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Type
MVM Memo
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Staff Memo
Resolution
Resolutions
Attachment A - Map
Supporting Documentation
Attachment B - Legal Description Supporting Documentation
Notice of Public Hearing
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
Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area
DATE: June 27, 2024
Economic Development Director Jill Connors is recommending adoption of a Resolution of
Necessity that: 1) finds that a proposed Urban Renewal Plan ("Plan") for the Mount
Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area is both necessary and appropriate; and 2)
sets a public hearing on the proposed Plan for August 5, 2024.
I concur with recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval.
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development Director, City of Dubuque
SUBJECT: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the
Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area
DATE: June 26, 2024
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council consideration a Resolution of Necessity that:
1) finds that a proposed Urban Renewal Plan ("Plan") for the Mount Pleasant Place Housing
Urban Renewal Area is both necessary and appropriate; and 2) sets a public hearing on
the proposed Plan for August 5, 2024.
The proposed Plan would include a low- and moderate -income housing development
comprised of 16 single-family homes to be undertaken in accordance with Chapter 403 of
the Iowa Code.
BACKGROUND
The Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area (the "Area") will be an urban
renewal area which allows the City of Dubuque to capture tax increment revenue from
improvements made in the Area in order to promote housing and residential development
activities. The Area will be created primarily for the development of a low- and moderate -
income residential district consisting of 16 single-family homes and infrastructure
improvements.
The proposed Plan for the Area describes the specific use of tax increment funds, reflecting
the utilization of tax rebates to incentivize the development.
DISCUSSION
The primary goal of the Plan is to stimulate, through public involvement and commitment,
private investment in new housing and residential development as defined by the Iowa
Code Section 403.17(12). This proposed Area would result in the creation of 16 new
single-family homes, assisting in housing creation for low- and moderate -income families
in the City of Dubuque.
The attached Resolution directs staff to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan for the Mount
Pleasant Housing Urban Renewal Area, setting forth the area to be included and the
urban renewal project that is currently expected to be undertaken in the Area, including
assistance to low- and moderate -income families in the community. Additionally, staff is
required to hold a consultation process, required by law, with the affected taxing entities
concerning the proposed Plan.
A City Council public hearing on the Urban Renewal Plan will be scheduled for August 5,
2024. The public notice will be published four to twenty days before the meeting to allow
for the appropriate publication requirements. This will allow time for preparation of the
Plan and the consultation process with the taxing entities.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend the City Council adopt the attached Resolution of Necessity that begins the
process of creating the Urban Renewal Plan for the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban
Renewal Area to include the above -described area and any other applicable updating that
may be necessary.
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Prepared by Ian Hatch, Assistant Economic Dev. Director, 1300 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4105
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 1 V St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 220-24
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FINDING THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY IN AND NEAR
MOUNT PLEASANT PLACE SUBDIVISION IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA
AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAID AREA IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST
OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND SETTING A DATE
FOR HEARING ON A PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR SAID DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dubuque has determined that the
creation of the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area will stimulate, through
public involvement and commitment, private investment in new housing and residential
development as defined by Iowa Code 403.17(12), as described in the Urban Renewal
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the area described in Attachment
A to this Resolution meets the definition of an Economic Development — LMI Housing
Area as defined in Chapter 403 "Urban Renewal" of the Iowa Code; and
WHEREAS, a significant need for 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, a 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 proposed Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal
Area, generally described in Attachment A and Attachment B to this Resolution, is an
Economic Development — LMI Housing Area as defined by Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code,
appropriate for public improvements related to housing and residential development and
is appropriate for an urban renewal project.
Section 2. That the development of the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban
Renewal Area 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 this area will provide new opportunities for
quality housing and job creation in the community.
Section 4. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare an Urban
Renewal Plan for the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area, 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 Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban
Renewal Area to be held on the 5th day of August, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the form attached
hereto. The notice of said hearing shall generally identify the areas covered by the
proposed Urban Renewal Plan 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 6. That the Economic Development Director 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, and, to the extent the Urban Renewal Plan 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 Ist day of July, 2024.
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Attachment B
Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal
Area
Dated June 25, 2024
District Boundary Description
The District shall include the following described area:
Lot 2 of Mount Pleasant Place; and
Lots 55, 56, 57, and 58 of Rosedale Addition; and
Lots 8, 9. 10, and 11 of the Subdivision of Lot 3 of the Subdivision of Mineral Lot
No. 178; and
Lot 12 of Lot 3 of Mineral Lot 178; and
All of the 40' street right of way lying south of Lots 55, 56, 57, and 58 of Rosedale
Addition and lying east of the right of way of Wood Street.
All in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, will
hold a public hearing on the 5th day of August, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Federal
Building, 350 W. 6th Street, 2nd floor, Dubuque, Iowa. At said meeting the City Council
will consider a proposed Urban Renewal Plan ("the Plan") for the Mount Pleasant Place
Housing Urban Renewal 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 _cityofdubugue.org.
The Plan for the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area is proposed to
assist local officials to promote housing and residential development in the City of
Dubuque ("the City"). The primary goal of the Plan is to stimulate, through public
involvement and commitment, private investment in new LMI housing and residential
development as defined by the Iowa Code Section 403.17(12). The proposed Plan, if
approved, would include incentives necessary to create new LMI housing to be developed
in the Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area in order to achieve the
objectives of the Plan.
The Mount Pleasant Place Housing Urban Renewal Area is legally described as follows:
Lot 2 of Mount Pleasant Place; and
Lots 55, 56, 57, and 58 of Rosedale Addition; and
Lots 8, 9. 10, and 11 of the Subdivision of Lot 3 of the Subdivision of Mineral Lot
No. 178; and
Lot 12 of Lot 3 of Mineral Lot 178; and
All of the 40' street right of way lying south of Lots 55, 56, 57, and 58 of Rosedale
Addition and lying east of the right of way of Wood Street.
All in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Under the Plan, incremental revenues equal to the required amount of LMI assistance will
be used by the City to provide LMI family housing assistance. The assistance for LMI
family housing may be provided anywhere within the City.
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.citVofdubugue.org/Agendas.
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 Iowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Published by order of the City Council given on the 1st day of July, 2024.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk