The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #19-28
Scheduling Public Hearing on proposed Amendments to
the Monticello Urban Renewal Area and Plan.
WHEREAS, The City of Monticello has previously created the Monticello Urban Renewal Area, as subsequently amended, hereinafter referenced as the “Urban Renewal Area”, and has also created, and amended from time to time, the Monticello “Urban Renewal Plan”, the plan including those projects eligible for the use of Tax Increment Financing, and
WHEREAS, The Council, being been duly advised, has determined it appropriate to amend the Urban Renewal Area and Plan to add property purchased by Menasha Corp. a/k/a Orbis Mfg. near the site of their manufacturing facility, said property being acquired by Menasha after the approval of a development agreement between the City and Menasha related to the construction of a significant addition to their facility, and has also added a water main through the newly acquired parcel to serve their facility, and to better serve the area, and
WHEREAS, The Council desires to cover, by way of incentives, a portion of the overall costs associated with the installation of the new water main through the newly acquired property and has approved a development agreement with Menasha to provide said incentives, the provisions of said Development Agreement being contingent upon the amendment of the Urban Renewal Area and Plan as proposed herein, and
WHEREAS, A Public Hearing must be scheduled to allow for public input on the proposed amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council in session this 4th day of March, 2019 as follows:
- That a Public Hearing is hereby scheduled for the 15th day of April, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting, same to be held in Council Chambers at the Monticello Renaissance Center.
- The City Clerk shall publish notice of said hearing, same to be in the form of the notice attached hereto, and identified as “Exhibit B”, in the Monticello Express not less than four nor more than twenty days prior to the date set for hearing.
- City Administrator, Doug Herman, is designated as the City’s representative in connection with the consultation process per Iowa Code section 403.5.
- The proposed Urban Renewal Plan Amendment is hereby submitted to the City of Monticello Planning and Zoning Board for review and recommendation, as required by Iowa Code Section 403.5.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto. Done this 4th day of March, 2019.
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Brian Wolken, Mayor
Attest:
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Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk
Exhibit B
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL AREA and PLAN AMENDMENT
Notice Is Hereby Given: That at 6:00 o’clock p.m. on the 15th day of April, 2019, at the Mary Lovell LeVan, Monticello Renaissance Center, Community Media Center, 220 East First Street, Monticello, Iowa, there will be conducted a public hearing on the question of whether or not the City Council should amend the Urban Renewal Area and Plan for the Monticello Urban Renewal Area pursuant to Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, a copy of said amendment being on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The proposed amendment to the Urban Renewal Area and Plan provides that the City of Monticello would add property acquired by Menasha Corp. (Orbis) on 11th Street to the Urban Renewal Area and would also add the installation of a Water Main through said newly acquired property as a project eligible for incentives, using incremental property tax revenues (TIF). At said hearing any interested person may file written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matters of the hearing.
Sally
Hinrichsen
City Clerk