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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Intergovernmental Agreement with Nevada RESOLUTION NO. 10-189 RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO INTERSTATE 35 AND HIGHWAY 30 FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, due to the heavy traffic on I-35 and U.S. Highway 30, motor vehicle accidents commonly occur on these highways; and, WHEREAS, the Nevada Fire Department is currently responsible for providing fire and emergency medical services to the following areas: the entire area of the I-35 and U.S. Highway 30 interchange, including all entrance and exit ramps;U.S.Highway 30,both eastbound and westbound, from the Dayton Road interchange,including all exit and entrance ramps,through the above-described area;and,I-35,both northbound and southbound,from Lincoln Highway,the present Ames city limits on I-35, through to the I-35 merge lane with the southbound I-35 entrance ramp and the northbound I-35 exit in the I-35 interchange with Highway 30; and, WHEREAS,though the Nevada Fire Department always responds to incidents in these areas, they frequently request further assistance from the Ames Fire Department,which responds to provide additional personnel and apparatus according to the existing Intergovernmental Agreement; and, WHEREAS,under most circumstances and conditions, the Ames Fire Department can reach the above areas in a more timely fashion than Nevada emergency personnel; and, WHEREAS, due to the proximity of these areas to the Ames city limits, many citizens automatically assume that the Ames Fire&Rescue Department will respond to accidents in this area, and further, given callers' uncertainty regarding precise locations of accidents reported to E-911, our Fire Department is often times dispatched to incidents in these areas to make sure that the City fulfill's its responsibilities to accident victims. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Nevada to provide fire and emergency medical services to the aforementioned interchanges and highways along I-35 and U.S. Highway 30 is hereby approved ADOPTED THIS 11' day of May, 2010. `�a& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I I'day of May, 2010.