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Council approves Tuscany North Community Improvement District and passes consent agenda including transit land purchase
Summary
The council approved a consent agenda that included establishing the Tuscany North Community Improvement District — a 7-acre development financed by a proposed 1¢ CID sales tax and special assessments to reimburse roughly $2.2 million in infrastructure costs — and passed multiple administrative items, with one abstention recorded on item 15.
The Saint Joseph City Council on Monday approved a consent agenda that included an ordinance establishing the Tuscany North Community Improvement District, a proposal for a 7-acre development at the northwest corner of Highway 169 and North Village Drive.
Jim Bowers, speaking for BR and JR Development LLC, described a three-phase project that starts with a 4.25-acre Lot 3 that is planned for a 50-unit senior apartment development. He told the council the CID would be a public subdivision with a five-member board, staggered terms, and that the mayor would select board members. "Those public infrastructure improvement costs are expected to be $2,200,000," Bowers said, and he said the CID would impose a 1¢ sales tax on taxable sales and a special assessment on certain commercial uses to reimburse the developer on a pay-as-you-go basis. He also noted a proposed CID life of 27 years and referenced a cooperative agreement the developer entered into with the city.
The consent agenda contained nominations, resolutions and administrative ordinances: among them a $50,000 housing rehabilitation grant (item 13), a $24,500 subscription for procurement software (item 14), a $43,199 change order with RS Electric for a signalized intersection project (item 15), authorizations for Burns & McDonnell work orders related to a signalized intersection and a safety action plan, and an amendment to the mass transit fund to purchase land for a new transit transfer station in the amount of $798,725. The clerk read these items into the record as part of the consent agenda.
Council members voted to approve the consent agenda. The clerk recorded "9 ayes" overall with an abstention by Council member Schultz on item 15. The council then returned to item 11 on the agenda for public comment.
Next steps: the Tuscany North CID ordinance was approved as part of the consent agenda and will proceed under the cooperative agreement terms described by the developer; specifics of board appointments and any developer reimbursements will be implemented per the approved cooperative agreement and applicable city procedures.
