HomeMy WebLinkAboutA005 - Resolution No. 79-439 RESOLUTION NO. 79-439
A RESOLUTION TO RESCIND AND REPEAL RESO-
LUTION NO. 75-106 ENACTED JULY 1, 1975
AND PERTAINING TO THE EXERCISE OF POWERS
OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER MAINLINE RAIL-
ROAD TRACKS
WHEREAS , on the first day of July, 1975 , the City
Council for the City of Ames , Iowa, enacted Resolution No.
75-106 declaring their intent to exercise powers of eminent
domain to acquire an easement for street right-of-way across
the mainline tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern Transpor-
tation Company to extend Thirteenth Street across said tracks
at grade; and,
WHEREAS , on July 17 , 1979 , the City Council approved
and concluded an agreement with the Chicago and Northwestern
Transportation Company for the extension of said street across
said tracks by means of constructing an underpass ; and,
WHEREAS, the exercise of said powers of eminent
domain to acquire an easement for a grade crossing is no
longer necessary or advisable.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council
for the City of Ames , Iowa, that Resolution No. 75-106 per-
taining to the exercise of powers of eminent domain and enact-
ed on July 1 , 1975 , shall be and the same is hereby rescinded
and repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall
cause the aforesaid agreement with the railroad and this re-
':solut on and the resolution of July 17 , approving the agree-
ment with the railroad to be recorded in the records of the
Story County Recorder.
Adopted this 16th day of October 1979 .
Mayor
Attest :
C T
City Clerk
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Introduced by: Curtis
Seconded by: Shank
Voting aye: Atherly, Curtis, Hammer, Huston, Shank and Van Drie
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 16th day of October, 1979..