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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-03-Resolution 2020-277_Development Agreement Amended and Restated, The Quarter at Waukee LLC, Waukee Prairie Apartments LLCRESOLUTION NO. 2020-277 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF WAUKEE, THE QUARTER AT WAUKEE, L.L.C., AND WAUKEE PRAIRIE APARTMENTS LLC WHEREAS, this Council previously found and determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an urban renewal area under Iowa law, and by Resolution No. 13-257 approved and adopted the Gateway Economic Development Urban Renewal Plan for the Gateway Economic Development Urban Renewal Area described therein, which Plan was subsequently amended several times; and WHEREAS, this Council has consolidated the Gateway Economic Development Urban Renewal Area, along with other urban renewal areas, into the Waukee Consolidated Urban Renewal Area ("Urban Renewal Area" or "Area") by adoption of Amendment No. 1 to the Waukee Consolidated Urban Renewal Plan ("Urban Renewal Plan" or "Plan") by Resolution No. 19-402 on November 4, 2019, which Plan has subsequently been amended and is on file in the office of the Recorder of Dallas County; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that properties within the Area be redeveloped as part of the overall redevelopment area covered by said Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Iowa ("City") and Midtown Waukee Holdings, LLC ("Original Developer") entered into an Agreement for Private Development on November 4, 2019 ("Original Agreement"), pursuant to which the Original Developer was to cause certain Minimum Improvements to be constructed in connection with the redevelopment of certain real property located within the Urban Renewal Area ("Development Property"); and WHEREAS, the Original Agreement included a Minimum Assessment Agreement between the City and Original Developer also dated November 4, 2019 ("Original Minimum Assessment Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Development Property was subsequently transferred to The Quarter at Waukee, L.L.C. ("Developer"); and WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal from the Developer, in the form of a proposed Amended and Restated Agreement for Private Development (the "Agreement") by and between the City, the Developer, and Waukee Prairie Apartments, LLC (the "Additional Property Owner"), to amend and restate the terms of the Original Agreement and Original Minimum Assessment Agreement to reflect changes to: (i) the parties, (ii) the descriptions of the Development Property and Minimum Improvements, and (iii) the terms for construction, assessed value and operation of the Minimum Improvements on the Development Property; and WHEREAS, the City, Developer, and Additional Property Owner will enter into a minimum assessment agreement replacing the Original Minimum Assessment Agreement to set minimum assessed values on the 18 commercial buildings and the surface parking lot to be included in the Minimum Improvements, as set forth in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the City would make payments of Economic Development Grants to Developer, with the amounts of the payments to be calculated based on the Tax Increment generated by the various buildings included in the Minimum Improvements and collected by the City under Iowa Code Section 403.19, under the formulas and schedules for the various buildings set forth in the Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, with the cumulative maximum amount of all Economic Development Grants under the Agreement not to exceed $32,371,483; and WHEREAS, Chapters 15A and 403, Code of Iowa, authorize cities to make grants for economic development in furtherance of the objectives of an urban renewal project and to appropriate such funds and make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said Chapters, and to levy taxes and assessments for such purposes; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the Agreement is in the best interests of the City and the residents thereof and that the performance by the City of its obligations thereunder is a public undertaking and purpose and in furtherance of the Plan and the Urban Renewal Law and, further, that the Agreement and the City's performance thereunder is in furtherance of appropriate economic development activities and objectives of the City within the meaning of Chapters 15A and 403, Code of Iowa, taking into account any or all of the factors set forth in Chapter 15A, Code of Iowa, to wit: a. Businesses that add diversity to or generate new opportunities for the Iowa economy should be favored over those that do not. b. Development policies in the dispensing of the funds should attract, retain, or expand businesses that produce exports or import substitutes, or which generate tourism - related activities. C. Development policies in the dispensing or use of the funds should be targeted toward businesses that generate public gains and benefits, which gains and benefits are warranted in comparison to the amount of the funds dispensed. d. Development policies in dispensing the funds should not be used to attract a business presently located within the state to relocate to another portion of the state unless the business is considering in good faith to relocate outside the state or unless the relocation is related to an expansion which will generate significant new job creation. Jobs created as a result of other jobs in similar Iowa businesses being displaced shall not be considered direct jobs for the purpose of dispensing funds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to notice published as required by law, this Council has held a public meeting and hearing upon the proposal to approve and authorize execution of the Agreement and has considered the extent of objections received from residents or property owners as to said proposed Agreement; and, accordingly the following action is now considered to be in the best interests of the City and residents thereof. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE IN THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. That the performance by the City of its obligations under the Agreement, including but not limited to making of grants to the Developer in connection with the development of the Development Property under the terms set forth in the Agreement, be and is hereby declared to be a public undertaking and purpose and in furtherance of the Plan and the Urban Renewal Law and, further, that the Agreement and the City's performance thereunder is in furtherance of appropriate economic development activities and objectives of the City within the meaning of Chapters 15A and 403, Code of Iowa, taking into account the factors set forth therein. Section 2. That the form and content of the Agreement, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference, be and the same hereby are in all respects authorized, approved and confirmed, and the Mayor and the City Clerk be and they hereby are authorized, empowered and directed to execute, attest, seal and deliver the Agreement for and on behalf of the City in substantially the form and content now before this meeting, but with such changes, modifications, additions or deletions therein as shall be approved by such officers, and that from and after the execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do all such acts and things and to execute all such documents as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the Agreement as executed. PASSED AND APPROVED this Yd day of August, 2020. Mayor ATTEST: " e w� City Clerk RESULTS OF VOTE: AYE NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN Anna Bergman X R. Charles Bottenberg X Chris Crone X Larry R. Lyon X Ben Sinclair X