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DATE March 27, 2001
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT FOR FIRE STATION LAND
BACKGROUND:
Last year the State of Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission approved an easement
agreement to allow the City to construct a fire station on land at the State Forest Nursery
site on South Duff Avenue. This easement was recommended and supported by Iowa
Department of Natural Resources staff at both the state and local levels.
The signed easement document has now been received from the I.D.N.R., and has been
sent to the Story County Recorder for recording. A copy is attached.
It is important to note that the easement specifies June 30, 2002 as the termination date
if the City Council has not committed to construct a fire station by that date.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Formally accept the "Easement for Fire Station and Community Services Facility"
granted by the State of Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission.
2. Do not accept the "Easement for Fire Station and Community Services Facility" granted
by th3 State of Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative #1,
formally accepting the "Easement for Fire Station and Community Services Facility"
granted by the State of Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission.
COUNCIL ACTION: