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MINUTES OF MEETING TO SET
HEARING DATE ON PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO REVITALIZATION
PLAN
436989
Tiffin, Iowa
December 20, 2022
A meeting of the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa was held at 7p.m., at the City
Hall Council Chambers, in the City, on December 20, 2022. The Mayor presided and the roll
was called, showing members present and absent as follows:
Present: Limkemann, Schnedler, Orris, Olney, Havens.
Absent: None.
The City Council took up and considered a proposed amendment to the revitalization
plan for the Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area in the City of Tiffin, Iowa. Whereupon,
Council Member Havens moved the adoption of the resolution declaring necessity and providing
for notice of hearing on proposed amendment to the revitalization plan for the Villages Part I
Urban Revitalization Area. The motion was seconded by Council Member Limkemann, and
passed by record vote as follows:
Ayes: Havens, Limkemann, Orris, Olney, Schnedler.
Nays: None.
Whereupon, the Mayor declared the resolution adopted as follows:
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Tiffin/436989/Urban Revite Amend
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-096
Resolution Providing for Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendment to the
Revitalization Plan for the Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 404 (the "Act") of the Code of Iowa
the City of Tiffin, Iowa (the "City"), has designated certain real property situated within the City
as the Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area (the "Urban Revitalization Area") and has
adopted the Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Plan (the "Plan") for such Urban Revitalization
Area; and
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Plan be amended to clarify that the availability
for tax exemption under the Plan is for residential properties containing three or more dwelling
units and assessed as residential property under Section 441.21, subsection 14, paragraph "a",
subparagraph (6) of the Code of Iowa; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, before amending the Plan, the City
must prepare an amended plan, hold a public hearing thereon, and otherwise comply with the
procedures set forth in the Act; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the Plan (the "Plan Amendment") has been prepared for
presentation to the City Council for consideration in accordance with the provisions of the Act,
said Plan Amendment to have the contents substantially as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto
and by this reference made a part hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Tiffin, Iowa, as
follows:
Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that the Plan Amendment attached
hereto as Exhibit A has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Section 2. This City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., on January 3, 2023, at the Tiffin
City Council Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, in the City, at which time and place it will conduct
a public hearing on the Plan Amendment, pursuant to the Act.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice as required
by the provisions of the Act of such hearing by publication once, in a newspaper published at
least once weekly and having general circulation in the City, not less than seven and not more
than twenty days before the date on which the hearing will be held.
Section 4. Such notice shall be in the form substantially, as follows:
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Tiffin/436989/Urban Revite Amend
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN,
IOWA, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE
PLAN FOR THE VILLAGES PART I URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA
FOR THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 404 OF THE
CODE OF IOWA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That there is now on file for public inspection in the
office of the City Clerk of Tiffin, Iowa, an Amendment to the Urban Revitalization Plan for the
Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area within the City.
This City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., on January 3, 2023, at the Tiffin City Council
Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffin, Iowa, at which time a hearing will be held pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 404 (the "Act") of the Code of Iowa on the proposal to adopt the
Amendment to the Urban Revitalization Plan, pursuant to the provisions of the Act. At such
public hearing all residents of the City, and any other person having an interest in the matter,
may appear and be heard for or against the adoption of the Amendment to the Urban
Revitalization Plan, pursuant to the Act.
The Amendment to the Urban Revitalization Plan will clarify that the availability for tax
exemption under the Urban Revitalization Plan is for residential properties containing three or
more dwelling units and assessed as residential property under Section 441.21, subsection 14,
paragraph "a", subparagraph (6) of the Code of Iowa.
Published by order of the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa.
Abigail Hora
City Clerk
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Section 5. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed, to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption and approval, as provided by law.
Attest:
Passed and approved. December 20, 2022.
Mayor
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was upon motion
adjourned.
Mayor
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
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EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF PLAN AMENDMENT
By virtue of this amendment, the Urban Revitalization Plan (the "P
Part I Urban Revitalization Area is hereby amended as follows:
1. Section F of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:
F. ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS
for the Villages
Residential Improvements (Multifamily). The construction of new residential
facilities and the rehabilitation of and additions to residential facilities if such
residential facilities contain three or more separate dwelling units.
Exemption: All qualified real estate assessed as residential property under
Section 441.21, subsection 14, paragraph "a", subparagraph (6) of the Code of Iowa
is eligible to receive an exemption from taxation on 50% of the actual value added for
a period of ten years.
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ATTESTATION CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
JOHNSON COUNTY
CITY OF TIFFIN
SS:
1, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true, correct and complete copy of the minutes of a meeting of the City
Council, held as therein shown, insofar as such minutes pertain to the proposed amendment to
the Plan for the Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area, including a true, correct and complete
copy of the resolution referred to in said minutes.
WITNESS MY HAND this day of
, 2022.
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
Tiffin/436989/Urban Revite Amend
PUBLICATION CERTIFICATE:
STATE OF IOWA
JOHNSON COUNTY SS:
CITY OF TIFFIN
I, the undersigned, Clerk of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, do hereby certify that I caused to be
published a notice of public hearing, of which the printed slip attached to the publisher's original
affidavit hereto attached is a true and complete copy, on the date and in the newspaper specified
in such affidavit, which newspaper has a general circulation in the City.
WITNESS MY HAND this day of , 2022.
City Clerk
(Attach hereto publisher's original affidavit of publication of notice with a
clipping of the notice as published attached.)
(PLEASE NOTE: Do not sign and date this certificate until you have
checked a copy of the published notice and have verified that it was
published on the date indicated in the publisher's affidavit.)
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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP, ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES, IOWA
HORSEY"
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December 13, 2022
Via Email
Doug Boldt
City Administrator/City Hall
Tiffin, IA
Re: Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area (Plan Amendment)
Our File No. 436989
Dear Doug:
We have prepared and attach proceedings relating to the adoption of a resolution
declaring necessity and setting a date for a hearing on the proposal to amend the plan for
Villages Part I Urban Revitalization Area.
The proceedings attached include the following items:
1. Resolution declaring necessity and providing for notice of hearing. Included as
part of the resolution is the notice, which must be published once in a newspaper published at
least once weekly and of general circulation in the City, not less than seven and not more than
twenty days before the date on which the hearing is to be held. Please print an extra copy of the
notice for publishing and filing. The last date on which the notice can be published effectively is
December 27, 2022.
2. Attestation Certificate with respect to validity of the transcript.
3. Publication Certificate with respect to publication of the notice.
Please contact John Danos or me if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Amy Bjork
Attachments
ce: Abigail Hora
8oi Grand Avenue 1 Suite 4100 1 Des Moines, IA 150309-2790 T 515.283.1000 IF 515.283.10601 dorsey.com