Council - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Urbana City Council discussed alleyway maintenance and approved two Tax Increment Financing (TIF) applications. One TIF application was for two new manufacturing buildings, and another was for an expansion of Click Stop in the Blue Creek industrial area.

About this meeting

Government Body
Council
Meeting Type
Council
Location
Urbana, IA
Meeting Date
June 10, 2026

Transcript

30 sections

0:31Speaker 1

12, 11, and six.

0:38Speaker 3

What's my six-year-old sister's name? Yeah.

0:41Speaker 2

I don't think we'll go there, Mr. Johnson.

0:46Speaker 3

Great. My youngest hair is still Shelly Shaver.

0:49Speaker 3

Her. Her can go to that.

0:52 – 1:04Speaker 1

Yeah. Whatever it is, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I looked at that program, and my older two, they're fine.

1:04Speaker 3

It's just, I'm trying to keep them online. I mean, we have almost,

1:37Speaker 2

630, if you would call the meeting to order. Low call. Mendel? Here. Baskin?

1:45 – 2:28Speaker 2

Hubert? Here. Johnson? Light? Please rise for the pleasure of reading. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, Regent Smith, do you have a few minutes?

2:33 – 3:31Speaker 4

Yeah, last meeting you're talking about the alleyways and stuff and not keeping up with them. My issue is on 30th Avenue, you go put asphalt over there. I'm sure when I was going in, it was gravel road. i'm sure when these people bought these houses by the alleys it was upkeep so why don't we still keep them up you know that's the part of the value of the house when you buy it is the alleys some of it and then now you want to not do make your town proud and keep the nice alleys I want your TIF on application one. What's the difference between one and two for hot and dry? Is there two separate TIF programs or no answer?

3:33Speaker 1

Do you want me to answer anything or wait until the end?

3:38Speaker 2

We'll get into it. Do you wish to address the difference between the TIFs?

3:48 – 4:13Speaker 1

I certainly can. So further on the agenda under new business, where it marks a TIF application, a TIF application is accepted at the city for each structure. So if there are two TIF applications, that means that they're applying for two TIF applications, which would mean two structures. Thank you.

4:21Speaker 2

I make a motion to accept.

4:26Speaker 4

I second the motion. Yes. Yes.

4:50 – 5:05Speaker 2

Staff reports. We have all written staff reports. The City Engineer is present. Would he like to bring an oral?

5:05Speaker 3

I don't have anything to add to it, but we'd definitely be happy to answer your questions.

5:13 – 5:45Speaker 2

Any questions from the Council for the Engineer? Then we will move on to new business. Consider motion for the project planning committee to approve the recommendation for tax and financing applications for Hutton Drive. City administrator want to bring anything to the council?

5:50 – 7:05Speaker 1

Yes, so this, again, is a motion by the council to accept the recommendation that comes from the project planning committee. So we actually had multiple applications this round, and the current one at 5364 at Dry is two different manufacturing buildings that will be going up. There is already a current structure there. These will be three separate businesses. And so the recommendation from the project planning committee for modern manufacturing for building two and building three at 5364 would be a term of 10 years, a rebate of 100%, and not to exceed 125,000. and the fees for bond council fees would be deducted from the initial rebate payments and refund those amounts. Again, this is just a motion for consideration, which would allow the legal to start moving forward, and if that is, we would likely have the first steps of planning possibly by the June 24th meeting, if we happen.

7:06Speaker 4

Mike, what was the third motion?

7:19Speaker 2

We have a motion to approve the recommendation. Do I have a second? Second. Hubert?

7:48 – 9:14Speaker 1

Okay, so the next one, the project planning committee received an application for an expansion again for click stop. And this will be a larger future planning. So this will impact the current urban renewal. So this would be for the Blue Creek industrial area and the establishment of another extension for click stop to the east, I believe. My directions are correct. And again, these details are in the resolution 2026-250, which is a resolution for intent, because there's multiple things in motion right now with purchasing of land. The Quick Stop had asked the city to meet to discuss, which you know that, because he came and met with some of the members. and discuss the expansion and the future development of blue creek industrial area and again that would be for resolution 2026 250. any questions for city administrator do i have a motion make motion a second hubert yes

9:25Speaker 2

do i have a motion to begin a closed session to discuss property purchases a second 638.

10:26Speaker 3

Let me touch base with you tomorrow.

10:29Speaker 1

Can you probably call me just to remind me and I'll maybe give them a call? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. And then let me know and I'll follow up with you too. Okay. Thanks, Tom.

10:38Speaker 3

Do you have any key that I can lock back just so somebody doesn't know?

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