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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, TO
CONSIDER A PETITION TO RE-ESTABLISH A SELF -SUPPORTED MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
Notice Is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:00 p.m, on the
10th day of November, 2015 in City Hall, Emma Hervat Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or If said
meeting Is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk; at which
hearing the Council will consider the creation of a Self -Supported Municipal Improvement District within the city
limits.
Pursuant to Chapter 386 of the Code of Iowa, herein "Act", a Petition has been filed with the City Council
requesting that the City establish a Self -Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) as contemplated by
Chapter 386 of the Code. This Petition requests that the current Self -Supported Municipal Improvement District
established by ordinance of the City Council in 2011 be extended for a period of ten (10) years with an expanded
area and sets forth maximum rates of tax to be imposed and levied on property within the District.
The name of the proposed District shall be the 'Iowa City Downtown Self -Supported Municipal Improvement
District". It is also known as the Iowa City Downtown District.
The property to be included in the proposed Iowa City Downtown Self -Supported Municipal Improvement
District Is shown on the attached map. Said property Is legally described as follows:
BEGINNING AT THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE SOUTH
LINE OF THEEAST-WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 57, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST RIGHT-
OF-WAY LINE OFLINN STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LINN STREET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF THE SOUTH 60FEET OF LOT 8, BLOCK 69, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 60 FEET OF LOT 8, TO A POINT ON THE WEST
LINE OF SAID LOT 8;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 8 AND ITS SOUTHERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT ON
THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BLOOMINGTON STREET;
THENCE EAST 5.00 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BLOOMINGTON STREET TO
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF AUDITOR'S PARCEL 2012099 AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 57 AT PAGE 120
IN THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE;
THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID AUDITOR'S PARCEL 2012098, TO THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OFSAID AUDITOR'S PARCEL 2012099;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE PLATTED EAST -WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 68, ORIGINAL
TOWN OF IOWACITY, IOWA, TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LINN STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
PLATTED EAST -WEST ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 68;
THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE PLATTED EAST -WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 68, TO A POINT
ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DUBUQUE STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DUBUQUE STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET, TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET, TO A POINT 10 FEET
SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3, BLOCK 60, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 5, BLOCK 45 ORIGINAL
TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF SAID LOT 5;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 5, TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
OF IOWA AVENUE;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF IOWA AVENUE, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
THE EAST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF CLINTON STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLINTON STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
THE SOUTH RIGHT -0F -WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON STREET;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CAPITOL STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF CAPITOL STREET TO ITS INTERSCTION WITH
THE SOUTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON STREET,
THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON STREET TO A POINT ON THE
WEST LINE OF THE EAST 25 FEET OF LOT 8, BLOCK 101, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA; (SEE
RETRACEMENT PLAT OF SURVEY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 57 AT PAGE 336 IN THE RECORDS OF THE
JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE)
THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 25 FEET OF THE
NORTH 50 FEET OF LOT 7, BLOCK 101;
THENCE EAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 7;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7, 10 FEET;
THENCE EAST 20 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF LOT 2, BLOCK 101;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF A NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY IN BLOCK 101, TO A POINT ON THE
NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 70 FEET OF LOT 4;
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, AND ITS EASTERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT ON THE EAST
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CLINTON STREET;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF CLINTON STREET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
NORTH 44 FEET OF LOT 5, BLOCK 102, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE AND ITS EASTERLY EXTENSION, TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE
OF THE PLATTED NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 102;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PLATTED NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY, TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 37 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK 102;
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 37 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK 102, AND ITS
EASTERLY EXTENSION, TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DUBUQUE STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DUBUQUE STREET TO THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF LOT 8, BLOCK 103, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 1, BLOCK 103 AND
ITS EASTERLY EXTENSION, TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LINN STREET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LINN STREET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
NORTH 35 FEET OF LOT10, JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF OUT LOT 24, IN IOWA CITY;
THENCE EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 35 FEET OF LOT 10, JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF
OUT LOT 24 AND ITS EASTERLY EXTENSION, TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE PLATTED NORTH -
SOUTH ALLEY IN SAID JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF OUT LOT 24;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PLATTED NORTH ,SOUTH ALLEY, IN SAID JOHNSON'S
SUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT 24 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, SAID JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF
OUT LOT 24;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 6, A DISTANCE OF 35.44 FEET MORE OR LESS;
THENCE NORTH 4.71 FEET MORE OR LESS;
THENCE EAST 115 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT 105 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
SAID LOT 6;
THENCE CONTINUING EAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET TO A POINT 85 FEET SOUTH
OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, LYMAN COOK'S SUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT 25 OF THE ORIGINAL
TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE EAST 185 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 81 FEET;
THENCE WEST 10 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 4 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON STREET;
THENCE EAST TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF VAN BUREN STREET;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST RIGHT -0F -WAY LINE OF VAN BUREN STREET, TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF IOWA AVENUE;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF IOWA AVENUE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF LOT 3, BLOCK 44, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 6, BLOCK 45, ORIGINAL
TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF LOT 6 AND ALONG ITS NORTHERLY EXTENSION
TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE EAST -WEST ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 45;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID EAST -WEST ALLEY, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE
EAST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH THE EASTLINE OF THE WEST 65 FEET OF LOT 6, BLOCK 46, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 65 FEET OF LOT 6, BLOCK 46 AND ITS NORTHERLY
EXTENSION, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE EAST -WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 46;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE EAST -WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 46, TO THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF LOT 4, BLOCK 46;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 4, BLOCK 46 AND ITS NORTHERLY EXTENSION AND
ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF LOT 5, BLOCK 47, ORIGINAL TOWN OF IOWA CITY.
IOWA;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF LOT 5, BLOCK 47, AND ITS WESTERLY
EXTENSION TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET;
THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GILBERT STREET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING;
AND EXCEPTING THOSE PROPERTIES ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC, WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
THE NORTH 110' OF THE WEST 58.5' OF LOT 4 BLOCK 65
LOTS 7, 8, AND THE EAST 20' LOT 6 BLOCK 65
THE WEST 58.5' OF N 110' OF LOT 4 BLOCK 65
LOT 5 AND THE WEST 28.66' OF LOT 6 BLOCK 61
TH EEAST 38.3' LOT 6, ALL OF LOT 7, AND THE WEST 39.7' OF LOT 8 BLOCK 58
The purposes of the proposed Iowa City Downtown SSMID shall be the undertaking of actions authorized by the Act
and include developing and managing business retention and attraction, making physical or other improvements
designed to Improve the image and appearance of the District and the employmerrt of an Executive Director and staff
to manage the work of the District. The Petition expresses the intent that the City will continue the We and extent of
governmental services currently provided and that the work of the Iowa City Downtown SSMID will provide new and
enhanced services.
The maximum rate of tax which is requested to be Imposed and to be levied annually against property In the District
(excluding property assessed as residential property) shall not exceed a rate of two dollars ($2) per one thousand
dollars ($1000) of taxable value for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021 and a rate of two dollars and fifty
cents ($2.50) per one thousand dollars ($1000) of taxable value for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
The proposed levy is in addition to all other taxes and will be distributed to the operation fund established by the
SSMID ordinance.
All residents may appear and be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the proposed
establishment of a self -supported municipal Improvement district
Copies of the Petition and proposed ordinance are on file for public examination in the office of the City
Clerk, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for
Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place.
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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Annual Urban Renewal Report for the State of Iowa
TIF debt certification, Dec. 1, 2015
Certification with County Auditor to verify actual
TIF revenue collection for FY17
Administrative expenses for TIF projects
Riverfront Crossings projects
■ Central Business District projects
■ Riverside Drive Pedestrian Tunnel design
■ Riverside Streetscape design project expenses
Scott 6 industrial infrastructure projects
Sabin Townhomes
Hilton Garden Inn
Riverside West Apartments
Annual Urban Renewal Report,
Dec. 1, 2015
Submitted to State Department of Management to
document all certified and certifiable TIF projects
■ Result of State TI F reforms of 2012
Describes status of every TIF project
Details sources and uses of local funding to
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Iowa City
will hold a public hearing on the 10th day of
November 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma J.
Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 E.
Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said
meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the
City Council thereafter as posted by the City
Clerk; at which hearing the Council will consider
a Resolution approving a lease agreement with
ImOn Communications, L.L.C. for space at the
Iowa City Data Center.
Copies of the proposed resolution and lease
are available for public examination in the office
of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa.
Persons wishing to make their views known for
Council consideration are encouraged to appear
at the above-mentioned time and place.
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 4, 2015
To: Tom Markus, City Manager
From: Geoff Fruin, Assistant City Manager
Re: Council Items Related to ImOn Communications
Over the last couple of years, a few telecommunication companies have evaluated the Iowa City
market and considered buildout of private fiber to the premise infrastructure. Such infrastructure
would be geared to serve businesses and homes with cable, phone, television and internet
services. Staff has been receptive to working with prospective companies as we routinely field
complaints related to the services and pricing of incumbent providers. Concerns with current
service offerings have also been illustrated in community surveys, including the most recent
community survey conducted by the Telecommunication Commission.
Over the past year, staff has worked with ImOn Communications as they have conducted
extensive market research and engineering analysis of our market. ImOn is based in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa and serves that community and the surrounding suburbs with cable, television,
phone and internet services. After conducting their review of our market, ImOn has decided to
pursue buildout of their infrastructure over the next several years.
During ImOn's due diligence phase, we explored several cooperative efforts, including shared
facility arrangements that maximize use of limited right-of-way. Two such cooperative efforts
were identified and are ready for presentation to the City Council.
First, staff is recommending that we lease ImOn 120 square feet of our Tower Place (6 S. Linn
Street) data center (Unit 1 H) for a private communication hub. This 120 square feet is currently
unused by the City and not anticipated to be needed in the foreseeable future. By leasing this
space to ImOn, the City can earn additional revenue of $1951 per year. The contemplated
arrangements pose no security threat and eliminate the need for a private utility hub in the
downtown Iowa City area where right-of-way is extremely limited.
Second, staff is recommending that we lease ImOn excess capacity in our City owned fiber
optic network. The City's fiber optic network occupies right-of-way throughout the community
and serves various public buildings and other municipal functions such as traffic signals. In
some cases the City has excess duct and/or fiber capacity. In these cases it makes sense for
the City to lease this excess capacity instead of having ImOn build separate infrastructure in the
right-of-way, which would limit future public and private utility needs in the limited right-of-way.
In order to lease the excess capacity, the City has negotiated a shared use master agreement
with ImOn. The scope of services agreements, which are part of the master agreement, spell
out a cost for each location that the City currently proposes to lease to ImOn. Lease rates were
determined by the actual construction buildout costs of those facilities with reasonable
administrative fees added to account for planning, engineering and other soft costs associated
with the management of our fiber network. Staff feels that the proposed shared facility
arrangements make efficient use of right -of -row and provide new revenue to the City. We have
no concerns about limitations to future needs of the City as the leases only utilize excess
capacity beyond our most aggressive growth projections.
A third item appears on the City Council agenda. This is a standard license agreement that
permits ImOn to install and maintain a fiber optic network within City right-of-way and provides
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for future expansion of said network within the right-of-way. The City requires such license
agreements of all entities that wish to place fiber optic networks within our right-of-way.
I believe that the three items will allow ImOn to begin their build -out of our market in a
responsible and efficient manner. The presence of a new utility company should improve
service offerings from all providers and also place a downward pressure on the price consumers
are paying for these utilities. ImOn will be a welcome addition to our community and I
recommend that the City Council approve the three resolutions on the November 10th agenda.
Finally, I'd like to acknowledge the staff contributions from the Legal, Finance and Public Works
Departments. Working with a new utility company entering the market poses several challenges,
particularly when managing limited right-of-way. The actions being considered by the City
Council are the result of creative thinking that I believe will yield significant long-term benefits to
the community.