Kunkel & Associates, Inc. - Urban Revitalization Area Plan_Public Hearing Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Public Hearings # 6.
ITEM TITLE: Kunkel & Associates, Inc. - Urban Revitalization Area Plan
SUMMARY: Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider adoption of an
Urban Revitalization Plan for the Kunkel & Associates Urban Revitalization
Area with final approval on January 20, 2015 agenda and the City
Manager recommending approval.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Expansion of Kunkel&Associates, Inc.-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ Resolution Approving Urban Revitalization Plan Supporting Documentation
❑ Proofs\Proof of Publication Kunkel and Associates Urban Revitalization Supporting Documentation
Area
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007-2012-2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Approval of Urban Revitalization Plan for Lot 6, Block 2
of Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque (Kunkel and
Associates Urban Revitalization Area)
DATE: December 9, 2014
Economic Development Director Maurice Jones requests that the City Council hold the
public hearing on December 15, 2014, on the Urban Revitalization Plan for Lot 6, Block
2 of Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque (Kunkel and Associates Urban
Revitalization Area), and defer action on the resolution approving the plan until
January 20, 2015.
Kunkel & Associates, Inc. is located in the Dubuque Technology Park. The company is
proposing a 10,000 square foot expansion to its current building, which will be primarily
used for office space. The Company plans to create 18 full-time jobs within three years
and retain the jobs for at least two years. The State of Iowa is providing assistance to
the Company for the proposed expansion. As a local match, the City is exploring the
approval of a partial 10 year tax abatement. Normally, the City would offer a 10 year
Tax Increment Financing property tax rebate for a project like this, but the TIF rebate
component of this part of the Urban Renewal District expires in 2019, so that is not an
option. This is the first time the City has used the state property tax abatement statute
in this manner.
The first step in the Urban Revitalization designation process occurred on October 20,
2014, with the City Council approving a Resolution of Finding this property meets the
criteria for Urban Revitalization as defined in the Code of Iowa.
The second step in the process occurred on November 3, 2014, with the City Council
reviewing a proposed Urban Revitalization Plan for the area and setting a public hearing
on the plan for December 15, 2014.
Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa requires that prior to the City Council taking action on
a resolution approving an Urban Revitalization Plan, a public hearing has been held on
the proposal to approve the plan. Additionally, Chapter 403 requires the City Council
hold a second public hearing if, within 30 days of the first hearing, a petition is filed
requesting a second hearing. Therefore, the City Council may not approve the plan
until January 20, 2015.
1 concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director
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Dubuque Economic Development Department
THE CITY OF 50 West 13th Street
All-AmericaCity Dubuque,Iowa 52001-4864
D U B34 E1 I Office(563)589-4393
TTY(563)690-6678
http://www.cityofdubuque.org
Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007.2012.2013
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on approval of Urban Revitalization Plan for Lot 6, Block 2 of
Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque (Kunkel and Associates Urban
Revitalization Area
DATE: December 15, 2014
Introduction
This memorandum presents an explanation of the next City Council steps in the
approval of the Urban Revitalization Area Plan for Lot 6, Block 2 of Dubuque
Technology Park in the City of Dubuque (Kunkel and Associates Urban Revitalization
Area, and requests City Council to defer action on the resolution approving the Plan
until January 20, 2015.
Background
Kunkel & Associates, Inc. (commercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm), is
located in the Dubuque Technology Park. The company is proposing a ten thousand
square foot (10,000) expansion to its current building which will be primarily use for
office space. The Company plans to create 18 full-time jobs within three years and
retain the jobs for at least two years. The State of Iowa is providing assistance to the
Company for the proposed expansion. As a local match, the City is exploring the
approval of a partial 10 year tax abatement through Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa,
2014 (Urban Revitalization). Normally, the City would offer a 10 year Tax Increment
Financing property tax rebate for a project like this but the TIF rebate component of this
part of the Urban Renewal District expires in 2019, so that is not an option. This is the
first time the City has used the state property tax abatement statue in a project like this.
The first step in the Urban Revitalization designation process occurred on October 20,
2014, with the City Council approving a Resolution of Finding that Lot 6, Block 2 of
Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque meets the criteria for Urban
Revitalization as defined in Section 403.17 of the Code of Iowa, 2014.
The second step in the process occurred on November 3, 2014 with the City Council
reviewing a proposed Urban Revitalization Plan for the area, and setting a public
hearing on the plan for December 15, 2014.
Discussion
Chapter 403 requires that prior to the City Council taking action on a resolution
approving an Urban Revitalization Plan, a public hearing has been held on the proposal
to approve the plan. Additionally, Chapter 403 requires the City Council hold a second
public hearing if, within 30 days of the first hearing, a petition is filed requesting a
second hearing. Therefore, the City Council may not approve the plan until January 20,
2015.
RECOMMENDATION/ACTION STEP
I recommend that the City Council hold the public hearing on December 15, 2014, and
defer action on the resolution approving the Urban Revitalization Plan until January 20,
2015.
Prepared by: Anderson Sainci, Economic Development, 50 W. 13t°Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4393
Return to: Anderson Sainci, Economic Development, 50 W. 13t°Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4393
RESOLUTION NO. -15
APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF AN URBAN REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR THE
KUNKEL & ASSOCIATES URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Dubuque (the City), Iowa on October 20,
2014, approved Resolution No. 327-14, a resolution of finding that the economic
development of Lot 6 Block 2 of Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque,
Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof known as the Kunkel and Associates Urban
Revitalization Area is necessary in the interest of the welfare of the residents of the City,
and the property meets the criteria for Urban Revitalization as defined in Section 403.17
of the Code of Iowa, 2014, and
Whereas, on November 3, 2014 the City reviewed a proposed Urban
Revitalization Plan (the Plan) for the Kunkel and Associates Urban Revitalization Area,
and scheduled, by Resolution No, 342-14, a public hearing to be held on December 15,
2014 on the proposed adoption of the Plan, and
Whereas the City ordered the City Clerk to publish, at least once, not less than
thirty days prior to the public hearing notice of said hearing in the manner provided in
Section 362.3 of the Code of Iowa, and cause notice of said hearing to be given by
ordinary mail at the last known addresses of the owners of record of Lot 6 Block 2 of
Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to the recorded plat
thereof, and
Whereas, the City Clerk published the notice of public hearing on November 7,
2014 and gave the notice to the property owners by ordinary mail at least thirty days
prior to the public hearing, and
Whereas, the City has held the required public hearing, and has not received a
valid petition requesting a second public hearing within thirty days after the public
hearing held on December 15, 2014,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
The Urban Revitalization Plan for Lot 6 Block 2 of Dubuque Technology Park in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof, known as the Kunkel
and Associates Urban Revitalization Area is hereby approved.
Passed and approved this day of 20th Day of January, 2015.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA ISS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
1, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation,publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: November 07, 2014, and for which the charge is $64.96.
Subscribed to before me, a tary Public and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /oo day of 20
eary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
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154885
FEB 1 2017
RESOLUTIOW
N6.342-141, ,
FIXING THE DTE
FOR A,PUBLIC``HEAR
ING ON THE:MATTER
OF THE ADOPTION OF
A PROPOSED URBAN Section 3.The notice I. :"Any visual or nearing
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PLAN- FOR THE ing shall be in substan
tially. the [provided] needing special awith
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ATES;URBAN NEVI- ; special accessibility
TALIZATION,AR R Passed,approved and
adopted this 3rd day of needs should contact
WHEREAS 'th`e City the City Clerk's Office
Council has deter November, rlwA at (563), 5994100 or
mined that certain Ka'Irrla^A.Braig, i -TDD (563)-690-6678 at
areas Wit 'n.the City of, Mayor Pro Tern least 48 hours prior:to
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talizetl and.the, poten- City Clerk -.;This notioe is given by
tial for development r CITY OF DUBUQUE,
order of;the City,Coun
enhanced by the adop f IOWA,
P'cil of the City of Dubu-
tion'of an`Urban Revi- OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOi7CE;QFP,UBLIC "que,Iowa.-,
talization Plan .(the Dated this 7th day Of
Vlan')'"as authorized'- HEAiliN � 'OF THE
by Chapter 404, Code' CITY COUNCIL OF, , November,2014.
oflowa and THE CITY OF'DUBU- r KevirrFirnstahl,
QUE, IOWA; ON THE City Clerk,of Dubuque,
u £WHEREAS, the City iiIcwa !
Council considers that MATTER OF THE ` It 11/7
the Plan encompasses; ADOPTION OF`A PRO
an ar"ea which;is suita,' POS ED,`URBAN REVI- -—
ble for an economic de
YALIZA ION` 'PLAN `
i velop'ment area as de FOR THE KUNKEL &
fined'<m Section r4041; ASSOCIATES URBAN
Code, of Iowa as" REVITALIZATION
arriend0d,an ARS
, EA ,
WHEREAS,the adop- Public!hdtice inhere-
tion,of the Plan for by gIven that the Coun- i
cil•of the City of iDubu-
such urban revitaliza- que, Iowa, will hold a
tion,vvill result in the Public hearing on De-
improverrie`nt of public cember 15, 2014, at l
health,safety and'wel-- 6:30 p.m'.,in the Histor-
fare of the residents of is Federal.Building,350
Dubuque;and West 6th Street;Dubu-,
WHEREAS, before que, Iowa," at which
such''Plan, can be ii meeting,the City Coun
adopted'it is necessa- cil proposes to take.ac-
ry that a public"hearingtion on the adoption of
be r held thereon .and I amurban revitalization
that due notice be giv- [ plan designated as,the
en ih'accordance with Urban Revitalization
the .requirements of I Plan for the Kunkel &
Chapter:404, Code of I``Associates Urban'Rev!-
Iowa.'' talization, Area, (the
NOW,
EF E,BE "Plan") under the au
IT,RESOLVED BY THE thonty of Chapter 404,
COUNCIL OF THE CITY Code of Iowa; as
OF DUBUQUE IOWA: amended.
Secfiion 1.°It iS deter- The property which
mmed'that it is in the comprises the revitali-
best"interests'of,the zation area Within
citizens,of th`e'City of i` which,the Pl,an',shall be
Dubuque to hold a pub- applicable is legally de-
lic heann'g_on the mat- r' `scr+bdd a5"Lot 6, Block 1
ter of`the adoption of 12 Dubuque Technology
the Urban Revitaliza- Park in the City of Du-
tion Plan for the City of I'buque,Io'Wa;,according
Dubuque described recorded plat
he on theaay of thereof.`
December 15, 2014 at Chapter 404 Code of
6:30 p.m-, in the City Iowa,as amended„and
Council Chambers His- the Plan authorize the I
toric.Federal Building,_ City to,mak�sg property
350 West-6th”:Street, I`:tax a"xempfiro`ns for
Dubuque, ,Iowa. The " property on which im-
Clerk is hereby direct- '<provements have been I
ed to:publish notice of made.
such hearing at least Any persons interest
once, not less than ed may appear,at said
thirty days'prior to the ,'meeting'°of the City '
date of public hearing I ?Council '-and present
in the manner providedevidence for or against
In section 362.3:of the.
the adoption of the l
Code'of Iowa: Plan. The proposed !
Section 2. The Clerk Pian.is on Elle in the of 1
also shall,hot less than fice of the City,'Clerk ;
thirty,`days prior;to the And available for public
public hearing; cause inspection or copying
notice.of said hearing ('''during ;regular office
to be given by ordinary hours.
mail at the last.known Written`comments re-
addresses of the own ;`•9arding the above"pub
ern ofFrecord located lic hearings may be
within the designated submitted'to the City
area;The Clerk shall al- Clerk's Office on or be-
so send notice by ordi- i fore said time of public
nary mail;addressed to hearing,at 50 W. 13th
the occupants of all Street, or ctyclerkC�cit
Ci '
ty"addresses located .,-Mdubuquexrg. At
within the.,proposed i :sale time and place of
area,if such addresses public hearings .all in-
be available. Copies of terested`citizens. and''
the,Plan shall be made parties will be given an
available to the public opportunity to,. be
through the office of heard,=.for or ;against
the Clerk. , said proposal 1`1 .,. _
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PtiBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: November 07, 2014, and for which the charge is $64.96.
Subscribed to before me, a�►J�tary Public n and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 40 day of
20 /V-
otary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
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a umber 154885
aa, FEB. 1, 2017]
RESOLUTION
NO. 342-14
FIXING THE DATE
FOR A PUBLIC HEAR-
ING ON THE MATTER
OF THE ADOPTION OF
A PROPOSED URBAN
REVITALIZATION
PLAN FOR THE
KUNKEL & ASSOCI-
ATES URBAN REVI-
TALIZATION AREA
WHEREAS, the City
Council has ,deter-
mined that certain
areas within the City of
Dubuque can be revi-
talized and the poten-
tial for development
enhanced by the adop-
tion of an Urban Revi-
talization Plan (the
"Plan") as authorized
by Chapter 404, Code
of Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the City
Council considers that
the Plan encompasses
an area which is suita-
ble for an economic de-
velopment area as de-
fined in Section 404.1,
Code of Iowa, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, the adop-
tion of the Plan for
such urban revitaliza-
tion will result in the
improvement of public
health, safety and wel-
fare of the residents of
Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, before
such Plan can be
adopted, it is necessa-
ry that a public hearing
be held thereon and
that due notice be giv-
en in accordance with
the requirements of
Chapter 404, Code of
Iowa.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE IOWA:
Section 1. It is deter-
mined that it is in the
best interests of the
citizens of the City of
Dubuque to hold a pub-
lic hearing on the mat-
ter of the adoption of
the Urban Revitaliza-
tion Plan for the City of
Dubuque described
herein, on the day of
December 15, 2014 at
6:30 p.m., in the City
Council Chambers, His-
toric Federal Building,
350 West 6th Street,
Dubuque, Iowa. The
Clerk is hereby direct-
ed to publish notice of
such hearing at least
once, not less than
thirty days prior to the
date of public hearing
in the manner provided
in Section 362.3 of the
Code of Iowa.
Section 2. The Clerk
also shall, not less than
thirty days prior to the
public hearing, cause
notice of said hearing
to be given by ordinary
mail at the last known
addresses of the own-
ers of record located
within the designated
area. The Clerk shall al-
so send notice by ordi-
nary mail, addressed to
the occupants of all
City addresses located
within the proposed
area, if such addresses
be available. Copies of
the Plan shall be made
available to the public
through the office of
the Clerk.
Section 3. The notice
of the proposed hear-
ing shall be in substan-
tially the [provided]
form:
Passed, approved and
adopted this 3rd day of
November, 2014.
Karla A. Braig,
Mayor Pro Tem
Attest: Kevin Firnstahl,
City Clerk
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DUBU-
QUE, IOWA, ON THE
MATTER OF THE
ADOPTION OF A PRO-
POSED URBAN REVI-
TALIZATION PLAN
FOR THE KUNKEL &
ASSOCIATES URBAN
REVITALIZATION
AREA
Public notice is here-
by given that the Coun-
cil of the City of Dubu-
que, Iowa, will hold a
public hearing on De-
cember 15, 2014, at
6:30 p.m., in the Histor-
ic Federal Building, 350
West 6th Street, Dubu-
que, Iowa, at which
meeting the City Coun-
cil proposes to take ac-
tion on the adoption of
an urban revitalization
plan designated as the
Urban Revitalization
Plan for the Kunkel &
Associates Urban Revi-
talization Area (the
"Plan") under the au-
thority of Chapter 404,
Code of Iowa, as
amended.
The property which
comprises the revitali-
zation area within
which the Plan shall be
applicable is legally de-
scribed as Lot 6, Block
2 Dubuque Technology
Park in the City of Du-
buque, Iowa, according
to the recorded plat
thereof.
Chapter 404, Code of
Iowa, as amended, and
the Plan authorize the
City to make property
tax exemptions for
property on which im-
provements have been
made.
Any persons interest-
ed may appear at said
meeting of the City
Council and present
evidence for or against
the adoption of the
Plan. The proposed
Plan is on file in the of-
fice of the City Clerk
and available for public
inspection or copying
during regular office
hours.
Written comments re-
garding the above pub-
lic hearings may be
submitted to the City
Clerk's Office on or be-
fore said time of public
hearing at 50 W. 13th
Street, or ctyclerk@cit
yofdubuque.org. At
said time and place of
public hearings all in-
terested citizens and
parties will be given an
opportunity to be
heard for or against
said proposal.
Any visual or hearing
impaired persons
needing special assis-
tance or persons with
special accessibility
needs should contact
the City Clerk's Office
at (563) 589-4100 or
TDD (563) 690-6678 at
least 48 hours prior to
the meeting.
This notice is given by
order of the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubu-
que, Iowa.
Dated this 7th day of
November, 2014.
Kevin Firnstahl,
City Clerk of Dubuque,
Iowa
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