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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-16 Resolution 2023-018_First Amendment to Development Agreement, The Quarter at Waukee LLCRESOLUTION NO. 2023-018 RESOLUfION RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND APPROVING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC IIEARING AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND MINIMUM ASSESSMENT AGREEMFNT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF WAUKEE AND THE QUARTER AT WAUKEE, L.L.C. WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2022-535, adopted December 19, 2022, this Council 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 approved and adopted The Quarter Commercial Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan" or "Urban Renewal Plan") for The Quarter Commercial Urban Renewal Area (the "Area" or "Urban Renewal Area") described therein, which Plan 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 The Quarter at Waukee, L.L.C. ("Developer") previously entered into an Agreement for Private Development dated December 19, 2022 ("Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Developer agreed to construct certain Minimum Improvements (as defined in the Agreement) on certain real property located within The Quarter Commercial Urban Renewal Area (the "Development Property") and the City agreed to provide certain incentives described as "Economic Development Grants" to the Developer in exchange for Developer's obligations under the terms and conditions of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Agreement included a Minimum Assessment Agreement between the City and Developer also dated December 19, 2022 ('Minimum Assessment Agreement"), pursuant to which the parties agreed the Buildings to be constructed on the Development Property as part to of the Minimum Improvements would be subject to certain Minimum Actual Values for assessment purposes; and WHEREAS, the City and Developer desire to amend the Agreement and Minimum Assessment Agreement pursuant to a proposed First Amendment (the "First Amendment") to: (a) amend the description of some of the Buildings being constructed as part of the Minimum Improvements; (b) amend the minimum actual values for some of the Buildings to be constructed on the Development Property; and (c) revise the Economic Development Grant schedules for some of the Buildings to be constructed on the Development Property, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the First Amendment; 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 First Amendment 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 First Amendment 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. ,lobs 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. City staff has caused publication to be made of a notice of the proposal to enter into the First Amendment and of the time and place of this meeting at which it is proposed to take action on the authorization of the First Amendment and to receive oral and/or written objections from any resident or property owner of said City to such action; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said notice, which notice is hereby ratified by the Council, this Council has held a public meeting and hearing upon the proposal to approve and authorize execution of the First Amendment and has considered the extent of objections received from residents or property owners as to said proposed First Amendment, 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 TIIE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. That the performance by the City of its obligations under the First Amendment and the Agreement and Minimum Assessment Agreement, as amended, 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 First Amendment, the Agreement, the Minimurn Assessment 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 First Amendment, 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 First Amendment 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 First Amendment, 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 and Minimum Assessment Agreement, as amended, and the First Amendment as executed. PASSED AND APPROVED this 16`h day of January, 2023. ATTEST: City Clerk RESULTS OF VOTE: AYE Anna Bergman Pierce X R. Charles Bottenberg X Chris Crone X Larry R. Lyon X Ben Sinclair X Mayor NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN