Study Session Agenda

City of Council Bluffs, Iowa

February 26, 2024, 3:45 PM

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall

209  Pearl Street

VIDEO

STUDY SESSION AGENDA
VIDEOA.Matt Cox & HR Green - Pavement Management Program
VIDEOB.Review Agenda
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A.Richard Wade - Litigation Potential per Chapter 21.5.1(C)
 

Council Agenda, City of Council Bluffs, Iowa

Regular Meeting  February 26, 2024, 7:00 PM

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall

209 Pearl Street

 

AGENDA

1.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2.CALL TO ORDER
3.CONSENT AGENDA
A.Approval of Agenda and tape recordings of these proceedings to be incorporated into the official minutes.
B.Reading, correction and approval of the February 2, 2024 Special Meeting and February 12, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes.
C.Ordinance 6597

Ordinance to amend Chapter 15.09 R-2/Two-Family Residential District of the Municipal Code (zoning ordinance) and setting a public hearing for March 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. by amending Section 15.09.030 “Conditional Uses” to include “boarding, lodging, rooming house or bed and breakfast”.  ZT-24-001

D.Ordinance 6598

Ordinance to amend the zoning map as adopted by reference in Section 15.27.020 and setting a public hearing for March 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. by rezoning property legally described as Lots 1 and 3a, Lake Manawa Centre Subdivision from P-C/Planned Commercial District to C-2/Commercial District as defined in Chapter 15.15 with specific requirements described in the Council packet.  Location: 3200 Manawa Centre Drive. ZC-23-015

E.Ordinance 6599

Ordinance to amend the zoning map as adopted by reference in Section 15.27.020 and setting a public hearing for March 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. by rezoning property legally described as Lot 2, Arbor Creek from R-2/Two-Family Residential District to C-1/Commercial District as defined in Chapter 15.14 of the Municipal Code and repealing the P-R/Planned Residential Overlay adopted on said property by Ordinance 6453.  Location:  Undeveloped property lying at the northwest corner of the intersection of College Road and Railroad Highway. ZC-24-001 & PR-21-001

 

 

F.Resolution 24-48

Resolution determining the necessity and fixing a date for a public hearing as April 1, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. on the matter of the adoption of a proposed amended and restated consolidated urban revitalization plan.  URV-24-001

G.Resolution 24-49

Resolution approving Request for Proposals and setting a public hearing for April 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for approximately .25 acres of land at 1st Avenue and S. 8th Street. 

H.December 2023 Financial Reports
I.Boards/Commissions
Board of Appeals
J.Right of Redemption
K.Claim
4.MAYORS PROCLAMATIONS
VIDEOA.Women in Construction Week
5.PUBLIC HEARINGS
VIDEOA.Ordinances 6595 and 6596

Ordinance to amend the zoning map as adopted by reference in Section 15.27.020 by rezoning property legally described as the west ½ of vacated South 20th Street right-of-way abutting Block 66, Railroad Addition, from C-2/Commercial District to R-3/Low Density Multifamily Residential District as defined in Chapter 15.10, with specific requirements as set forth in the Council packet.  Location: Undeveloped land lying north of 27th Avenue and west of South 19th Street. ZC-23-016

Ordinance to amend the zoning map as adopted by reference in Section 15.27.020 by appending a planned residential overlay onto property legally described as Lots 1 and 2, Union at Bluffs Run, as defined in Chapter 15.28.  PR-23-007

VIDEOB.Resolution 24-50 and Ordinance 6600

Resolution determining an area of the City to be a blighted area, and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof, of such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the city; designating such area as appropriate for urban renewal projects; and adopting Amendment No. 1 to the 23rd Avenue Urban Renewal Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance providing that general property taxes levied and collected each year on all property located within the 23rd Avenue Urban Renewal Area by and for the benefit of the State of Iowa, City of Council Bluffs, County of Pottawattamie, Council Bluffs Community School District, and other taxing districts, be paid to a special fund for payment of principal and interest on loans, monies advanced to and indebtedness, including bonds issued or to be issued, incurred by the City in connection with the 23rd Avenue Urban Renewal Area (the 23rd Avenue Urban Renewal Plan as amended by Amendment No. 1.)

VIDEOC.Resolution 24-51
Resolution authorizing the City wide parking lot upgrade project for Big lake Park parking lot and Valley View Park parking lot. 
VIDEOD.Resolution 24-52

Resolution approving and authorizing execution of a development agreement by and between the City of Council Bluffs and Union at Bluffs Run, LP.

6.RESOLUTIONS
VIDEOA.Resolution 24-53

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the petition for voluntary annexation and annexation agreement with Morris Properties, LLC as well as the Joint City/County Agreement pertaining to property legally described as the northeast quarter section of the southwest quarter of section 7-17-43, except railroad right-of-way.

VIDEOB.Resolution 24-54
Resolution authorizing the City to award a $10,000 hiring bonus to police officer candidates certified by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. 
VIDEOC.Resolution 24-55

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with JEO Consulting Group, Inc. for engineering services in connection with the 6th Avenue Pump Station Odor Control.  Project # PW24-17

VIDEOD.Resolution 24-56

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc. for engineering services in connection with the Hillcrest Avenue Reconstruction, Phase 1. Project # PW24-13   

VIDEOE.Resolution 24-57

Resolution accepting the bid of Bluffs Paving & Utility Co. Inc. in connection with the Mid-America Center Parking Lots Rehab, Phase 4. Project # BM24-01

 

 

 

 

VIDEOF.Resolution 24-58

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Ehrhart Griffin & Associates for engineering services in connection with the South 23rd Street Sewer Rehab, Phase I.  Project # PW24-12

VIDEOG.Resolution 24-59
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement and award a contract in the amount of $285,000 to Dostals Construction Co, Inc for the Prospect Park Playground Upgrade. R24-16
VIDEOH.Resolution 24-60

Resolution to adopt an associated development plan on property legally described as Lots 1 and 2, Union at Bluffs Run.  Location: Undeveloped land lying north of 27th Avenue and west of South 19th Street. PR-23-007

VIDEOI.Resolution 24-61

Resolution certifying the FY2024 Water, Sewer, and Refuse collection lien schedule for nonpayment to the County Treasurer to be assessed against the owner's property.

VIDEOJ.Resolutions 24-62 through 24-68
Resolutions granting approval of tax abatement on improvements made to real property within Urban Revitalization Areas during the 2024 tax assessment year (2023 calendar year.)
7.APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS AND CANCELLATIONS
A.Liquor Licenses

1. 3rd Base Bar and Grill, 800 North 8th Street
2. Lansky's, 1131 North Broadway

3. Longhorn Steakhouse #5397, 3727 Denmark Drive
4. Maggie’s Rodeo Saloon, 164 West Broadway

5. Whispering Woods Golf Course, 3011 Macineery Drive (New)

B.Special Event Application
Triple Crown Sports - Omaha SlumpBuster (Fireworks)
8.OTHER BUSINESS
9.CITIZENS REQUEST TO BE HEARD
10.ADJOURNMENT

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the City Clerk's office at (712) 890-5261, by 5:00 p.m., three days prior to the meeting.