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The City Council of the City of Fort Madison, State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing before itself at its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on June 20, 2017 in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 811 Avenue "E", Fort Madison, Iowa, to consider adoption of a proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Urban Renewal Plan (the "Amendment") concerning an Urban Renewal Area in the City of Fort Madison, State of Iowa, legally described as follows:

ORIGINAL AREA

Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of U.S. Highway 61 (Avenue L) with the centerline of 33^rd Street in the City of Fort Madison, Iowa; thence South along the centerline of 33^rd Street, 1,770 feet to the centerline of the BNSF railroad tracks; thence southwesterly along said centerline of tracks, 5,620 feet to the centerline of 48^th Street; thence North along said centerline, 1,860 feet to a point 655 feet South of the centerline of U.S. Highway 61; thence West 1,023 feet; thence South, 1,930 feet to the North R.O.W. line of the BNSF railroad; thence West said North R.O.W. line 1,620 feet to the West line of the N.E. ¼ of Section 12, T 67 N, R 5 W; thence North along the West line of the N.E. ¼ of said Section 12, a distance of 2,560 feet to the South R.O.W. line of U.S. Highway 61; thence West along said South R.O.W. line 2,025 feet to a point 675.75 feet East of the West line of the N.W. ¼ of said Section 12 and the thread of the stream of a drainage ditch; thence S 00° 05’ W, 664.64 feet with said stream thread; thence West, 464.40 feet; thence N 00° 33’ W, 95.67 feet; thence West, 164.00 feet; thence N 00° 33’ W, 112.75 feet; thence East, 168.75 feet; thence N 00° 33’ W, 456.24 feet to the South R.O.W. line of U.S. Highway 61; thence West along said R.O.W. line, 208.75 feet to the West line of the N.W. ¼ of said Section 12; thence continuing West along said South R.O.W. line, 825 feet; thence North, 155 feet to a point on the South line of Reve Sub Plat 1; thence around the boundary of Reve Sub Plat 1 through the following courses; N 53° 21’ 59” W, 343.84 feet; thence N 00° 56’ 55” W, 134.63 feet; thence N 45° 05’ 47” E, 755.79 feet; thence N 61° 19’ 19” E, 554.13 feet; thence S 00° 58’ 12” E, 828.35 feet; thence S 89° 36’ 57” W, 250.00 feet; thence S 00 58’ 12” E, 330.92 feet; thence S 00° 23’ 03” E (leaving Reve Sub Plat 1) 19.1 feet to North R.O.W. line of U.S. Highway 61; thence East along said R.O.W. line 312.92 feet  to East line of the S.E. ¼ of Section 2, T 67 N, R 5 W; thence North along said East line 351.28 feet to the “Sullivan” (Half Breed) line; thence easterly 40 feet more or less along the “Sullivan” line to the East line of the S.E. ¼ of said Section 2 running North; thence North along said East line 760 feet to the North line of the West Side Mobile Home Park property; thence East along said North line 630 feet more or less to the East line of the West half of the West half of the S.W. ¼ of Section 1, T 67 N, R 5 W;  thence South along said East line 1,107.7 feet to the North R.O.W. line of U.S. Highway 61; thence East along said North line 538.42 feet; thence North, 197.62 feet; thence East, 100.03 feet; thence North 488.29 feet; thence East, 370.75 feet; thence North, 1,880 feet to the Southerly R.O.W. line of Bluff Road; thence Easterly along said R.O.W., 81.54 feet; thence South, 459.71 feet; thence East, 951 feet to the East line of the West ½ of Section 1, T 67 N, R 5 W; thence North along said East line, 900 feet more or less to the centerline of Bluff Road; thence Northeasterly along said centerline, 2,730 feet more or less to the East line of the N.E.. ¼  of Section 1, T 67 N, R 5 W; thence continuing Northeasterly along said center of Bluff Road 720 feet more or less to the East line of River Hills Addition extended South; thence North along said East line and East line extended, 935 feet to the Northeast corner of said River Hills Addition; thence around the boundary of said River Hills Addition through the following courses; West, 176.67 feet; thence Northwesterly, 128.01 feet; thence Southwesterly, 390 feet to the East R.O.W. line of 280^th Avenue; thence North along said East R.O.W. line, 650 feet to the North line of the N.W. ¼ of Section 6, T 67 N, R 5 W; thence West along said North line, 60 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 6; thence North, 60 feet; thence East, 823.42 feet; thence South, 60 feet to the North line of said Section 6; thence East along said North line 4,450 feet to the Northeast corner of said Section 6 and the centerline of 33^rd Street extended North; thence South along said section line and centerline, 4,260 feet to the Point of Beginning, excluding from said described District Lots 1, 3 and 4 of River Bend Subdivision in the East half of Section 1, T 67 N, R 5 W, excluding Parcel #024815071000240, agricultural land owned by Scotts Manufacturing Company.

Included is the area: “The City of Fort Madison Urban Renewal Plan #8,” approved November 18, 1997 and first certified in November 1998, described as follows:

Part of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section Twelve (12),

Township Sixty-Seven (67 North), Range Five (5) West of the 5^th

Principle Meridian, Lee County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the North Quarter corner of said Section Twelve, thence East 1631.88 feet along the Section line; thence South 00° 07’ 00’’ East 776 feet; thence continuing South along a property line fence 1839 feet, more or less, to the North line of the Railroad right-of way; thence West along the  North line of the Railroad right-of-way 1629.47 feet to a point 33 feet North of the Southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence North along the  one-half Section line 2586.46 feet, to the point of beginning.

And including: “The City of Fort Madison Urban Renewal Plan # 4, 5, 6,” adopted December 6, 1994 described as follows:

Part of the E1/2 of Section 1, Twp 67N, R5W of the 5^th P. M., Lee County, Iowa, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the NE corner of the SE1/4 of said Section 1, said corner being the point of beginning of the tract of land hereinafter described:  thence South 01º15’00” East (assumed bearing for this description)  520.77 feet on the East line of the SE1/4 of said Section 1 to a point on the Northerly right-of-way of 48^th Street as now established; thence South 88º45’00” West 40.00 feet;  thence South 01º15’00” East 713.19 feet on the Westerly right-of-way line of said 48^th Street;  thence South 89º27’00”  West 702.13 feet; thence South 00º33’00” East 430.00 feet;  thence North 89º27’00” East 707.17 feet to a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of said 48^th Street;  thence South 01º15’00” East 151.96 feet on the Westerly right-of-way line of said 48^th Street;  thence South 89º48’55” West 1555.68 feet on the Northerly right-of-way line of Avenue L as conveyed to the City of Fort Madison for street purposes on October 10, 1972;  thence South 89º52’50” West 1070.85 feet on the Northerly right-of-way line of said Avenue L to a point on the West line of the E1/2 of said Section 1;  thence North 01º03’55” West 2226.60 feet on the West line of the E1/2 of said Section 1 to a point on the Southerly right-of-way line of Bluff Road as now established; thence North 73º56’45” East 668.84 feet on the Southerly right-of-way line of said Bluff Road; thence North 72º06’40” East 412.69 feet on the Southerly right-of-way line of said Bluff Road; thence North 74º08’05” East 684.79 feet on the Southerly right-of-way line of said Bluff Road:  thence North 75º01’45” East 777.78 feet on the Southerly right-of-way line of said Bluff Road;  thence South 04º34’00” East 282.60 feet;  thence North 88º45’00” East 182.25 feet to a point on the East line of the NE1/4 of said Section 1;  thence South 01º15’00” East 824.91 feet on the East line on the NE1/4 of said Section 1 to the point of beginning, containing 149.9 acres, more or less.

Including the following:  Part of the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 1, Twp 67N, R5W of the 5^th P. M., Lee County, Iowa, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing (as a point of reference) at the SE corner of the SE1/4 of said Section 1;  thence North 00º11’35”West (assumed bearing for this description) 750.59 feet on the East line of the SE1/4 of said Section 1 to the intersection with the center line of Avenue L as it is now established in the City of Fort Madison, Iowa;  thence North 01º15’00” West, 225.25 feet on the East line of the SE ¼ of said Section 1; thence South 89° 27’ 00’’ West 40.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land hereinafter described, said point being on the south line of property owned by Lawrence V. Kutzner and recorded in Book 62, Page 165 in the Lee County Recorder’s Office in Fort Madison, Iowa, and on the West line of 48^th Street as now established in the City of Fort Madison, Iowa;  thence South 01º15’00” East, 151.96 on the West line of said 48^th Street to the North line of said Avenue L;  thence South 89º48’55” West 709.04 feet on the North line of said Avenue L;  thence North 00º33’00” West, 147.43 feet to the South line extended of said Lawrence V. Kutzner property;  thence North 89º27’00” East, 707.17 feet on the South line and South line extended of Lawrence V. Kutzner property to the point of beginning and containing 2.43 acres, more or less, and subject to easements of record.

Excepting a tract of land located in part of the SE1/4 of Section 1, Twp 67N, R5W, City of Fort Madison in Lee County, Iowa more particularly described as follows:  Commencing at the NE corner, SE1/4, of the Section 1, thence running South 1º15’ East 1234.45 feet with the East line of the SE1/4 of said Section 1, thence South 89º27’ West 40.00 feet to the true point of beginning, said true point of beginning being the NE corner of the Ralph Ritter property;  thence South 89º27’ West 702.13 feet;  thence North 1º15’ West for 200 feet;  thence North 89º27 feet East 702.13 feet;  thence South 1º15’ East 200.00 feet to the true point of beginning, and containing 3.22 acres, subject to all easements of record.

Also excepting there from the following:   Part of the NE1/4 of Section 1, Twp 67N, R5W of the 5^th P. M., Lee County, Iowa, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing, as a point of reference, at the SE corner of NE1/4 of said Section 1;  thence North 01º15’00” West (assumed bearing for this description)  824.91 feet on the East line of the NE1/4 of said Section 1 to the point of beginning of the following described tract of land;  thence South 33V05’00’’ West 107.20 feet; thence South 01º15’00” East 125.00 feet;  thence North 88º45’00” East 65.00 feet;  thence North 64º46’45” East 194.48 feet to a point on the East line of the NE1/4 of said Section 1;  thence North 01º15’00” West 134.51 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.96 acres, more or less, subject to any easements of record, and also subject to a 15 foot wide water line easement for maintenance and repair purposes centered on the following described line; Beginning at a point on the South line of the above described property 83.9 feet Easterly of the SW corner; thence South 08º51’45” East 530.2 feet along the existing water line to the existing well.

And including: “The City of Fort Madison Urban Renewal Plan #10,” adopted October 15, 2002 with Agreement for Private Development passed November 4, 2003 and expiring June 1, 2013, described as follows:

A tract in the SE ¼ , SE ¼, Section 2, T67N, R5W, 5^th P.M., Lee County, Iowa, fronting 512.8 ft. on the North side of U.S. Highway 61, and more particularly described as:

Commencing at the SE corner said Section 2, thence S89º 36’ 57” W, 312.92 ft. with the south line of said Section 2; thence N00º 23’ 03” W, 69.08 ft. to an iron pin marking the north right of way line of U.S. Highway 61 and the west line of a 250 ft. x 350 ft. parcel recorded in Deed Book 67, Page 411 in the Lee county Recorder’s Office, Fort Madison, Iowa, and the Point of Beginning;  thence S89º 36’ 33” W, 392.80 ft. with said right of way line;  thence N78° 36’ 01’’ W, 122.59 ft. with said right of way line; thence N53° 21’ 59’’ W. 343.84 ft; thence N00º 56’ 55” W, 134.63 ft.;  thence N45º 05’ 47” E, 383.82 ft.;  thence S44º 54’ 13” E, 25.00 ft.;  thence N45º 05’ 47” E, 30.00 ft.;  thence N44º 54’ 13” W, 25.00 ft.;  thence N45º 05’ 47” E, 341.97 ft.;  thence N61º 19’ 19” E, 554.13 ft. to the east line of a tract deeded to Lawrence L. Hoenig and Mary L. Hoenig, recorded August 7, 1978 in the Lee County Recorder’s Office, Fort Madison, Iowa;  thence S00º 58’ 12” E, 828.35 ft. with the said east line to the NE corner of said 250 ft. x 350 ft. parcel;  thence S89º 36’ 57” W, 250.00 ft. with the north line of said parcel; thence S00° 58’ 12’’ E, 330.92 ft. with the west line of said parcel to the Point of Beginning, containing 16.715 acres and subject to easements of record.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 AREA

Removes land as follows:

Lot 1 of the Bluffs Subdivision and Lot 2 of The Bluffs Subdivision and River Valley Road adjoining Lot 1 and Lot 2 of the Bluffs Subdivision in Section 1, Township 67, Range 5 West, City of Fort Madison, Lee County Iowa.

A copy of the Amendment is on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, City of Fort Madison, Iowa.

The City of Fort Madison, State of Iowa is the local public agency which, if such Amendment is approved, shall undertake the urban renewal activities described in such Amendment.

The general scope of the urban renewal activities under consideration in the Amendment is to promote the growth and retention of qualified industries and businesses in the Urban Renewal Area through various public purpose and special financing activities outlined in the Amendment.  To accomplish the objectives of the Amendment, and to encourage the further economic development of the Urban Renewal Area, the Amendment provides that such special financing activities may include, but not be limited to, the making of loans or grants of public funds to private entities under Chapter 15A of the Code of Iowa.  The City also may reimburse or directly undertake the installation, construction and reconstruction of substantial public improvements, including, but not limited to, street, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer or other public improvements.  The Amendment provides that the City may issue bonds or use available funds for purposes allowed by the Plan, as amended, and that tax increment reimbursement of the costs of urban renewal projects may be sought if and to the extent incurred by the City.  The Amendment initially proposes no specific public infrastructure or site improvements to be undertaken by the City, and provides that the Amendment may be amended from time to time.

The proposed Amendment No. 2 would add and/or confirm the list of eligible projects to be undertaken within the Urban Renewal Area.  The proposed Amendment adds no new land.  Other provisions of the Plan not affected by the Amendment would remain in full force and effect.

Any person or organization desiring to be heard shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at such hearing.

This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Fort Madison, State of Iowa, as provided by Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa.

Dated this 2nd day of June, 2017.

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