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Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District - Resolution of Necessity_Initiate Copyrighted October 5, 2020 City of Dubuque Items to be set for Public Hearing # 1. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Greater powntown Urban Renewal District- Resolution of Necessity SUM MARY: City Manager recommending approval of a resolution that authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District and sets a public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for November 2, 2020. RESOLUTION Authorizing and directing the City Managerto prepare an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District and setting the date for a public hearing and Consultation on the Proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for said District SUGGESTED Receive and File;Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for November DISPOSITION: 2, 2020Suggested Disposition: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Greater powntown Urban Renewal District Resolution City Manager Memo of Necessity-MVM Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Attachment A- area map Supporting Documentation Attachment A- close up Supporting Documentation Attachment B - legal of new Urban Renewal Area Supporting Documentation Notice of Hearing Supporting Documentation Resolution Setting Public Hearing Resolutions Dubuque THE CITY OF � ui-Aseria cih DuB E , . � . , � II � Maste iece on tj2e Mississi i zoo�•zoiz•zois YP pp zoi�*zoi9 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Resolution of Necessity for the Proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District DATE: September 29, 2020 Economic Development Director Jill Connors recommends City Council approval of a resolution that authorizes and directs the City Manager to prepare a proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District and sets a public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for November 2, 2020. A new project has been proposed to be added to the Plan in alignment with an expected grant agreement, namely a proposed retail/commercial development in the North End. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. � Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Jill M. Connors, Economic Development Director Dubuque Economic Development Department THE CITY OF � 1300 Main Street All•America Eity Dubuque,lowa 52001-4763 �� � "h�N",`��nz�'��:�:��� Office(563)589-4393 1 I ��� TTY(563)690-6678 http://www.cityofd u bu q ue.org zoo�=zoiz*zo�3 Masterpiece on the Mississippi �oi�*Zoi9 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 powntown Urban Renewal District DATE: September 29, 2020 INTRODUCTION 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 ("Plan") for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District ("District") and 2) sets a public hearing on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for November 2, 2020. The proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan would authorize the inclusion of an adjacent area which meets the definition of an economic development area in lowa Code Section 403.17. 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 lowa 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 In compliance with lowa Code Chapter 403, several project details have been updated to reflect current planned work, including the estimated costs to the Plan as well as estimated project completion timelines. A new project has been proposed to be added to the Plan in alignment with an expected grant agreement, namely a proposed retail/commercial development in the North End. This development, if approved, would create more than 10 jobs. The boundaries of the Urban Renewal Area are not changed by the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan. The attached resolution directs staff to prepare an Amended and Restated 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 and Dubuque Community School District an opportunity to comment on the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan 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 will be scheduled for November 2, 2020. 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, preparation of the public building analysis (if applicable) and the consultation process with the taxing entities. 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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA THAT: Section 1. The area referred to herein as the Stafford Street Subarea, as generally described in Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" to this Resolution and to be included in the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, is an economic development area as defined by Iowa Code Chapter 403 and is appropriate for an urban renewal project. 092920ba1 Section 2. The development of the above -described Subarea 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. The City Manager is authorized and directed to prepare an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to accomplish the foregoing purposes and objectives, to include in such Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan 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, and submit the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan to the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission for review and recommendation as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the community as a whole. Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to publish notice of a public hearing on the adoption of an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to be held on the 2nd day of November, 2020, 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 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. The City Clerk is further directed to send by ordinary mail a copy of the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, the notice of public hearing, a notice of consultation, and, to the extent the Amended and Restated 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 5th day of October 2020. ATTEST: Kevi r . Firnstahl, ity CI rRoy D. Buol, Mayor 2 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 2nd day of November, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council will meet virtually through GoToMeeting. The official agenda will be posted on Friday, October 23, 2020 and will contain listening, viewing, and 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 said meeting the City Council will consider further amendments to the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District ("the District"). The proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, if approved, would provide updated information concerning the urban renewal projects to be undertaken in accordance with the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan. The proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan would add land to the District. The general scope of urban renewal activities under consideration in the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan includes the promotion of economic development and, in the blighted subareas of the District, the remediation of blight. Proposed activities under the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan include a proposed grant agreement to incentivize private development and the use of tax increment financing to support and incentivize other urban renewal projects described in the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan. At the above 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 Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by noon on the date of said public hearing. Copies of the proposed Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan, the current Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater powntown Urban Renewal District, and any 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. Any visual or hearing-impaired persons needing special assistance or persons with special accessibility needs should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4120 or TTY (563) 690-6678 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Published by order of the City Council given on the 5t" day of October, 2020. Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk