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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2126 State Avenue water service request RESOLUTION NO. 11-063 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST TO PROVIDE WATER SERVICE TO 2126 STATE AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City Council recently referred a letter to staff from Xenia Rural Water District regarding water service to 2126 State Avenue; and, WHEREAS,this property is in unincorporated Story County on the east side of State Avenue directly across from Wiley/Blackwell Press,and is part of a peninsula of unincorporated land reaching into the City; and, WHEREAS,a 12-inch City water main currently runs through the lot in the east ditch of State Avenue,and the letter states that a request was made for Xenia Rural Water to provide water service to the property,which was denied by its board of directors because service could not reasonably be extended to the property in an efficient and cost effective manner; and, WHEREAS,due to the existence of a City water main on the property,Xenia released the property to the City of Ames for the purpose of providing water service;and, WHEREAS,it has been long standing City policy to only provide municipal services to properties that have been incorporated into the City limits; and, WHEREAS, this particular request is different,in that the rural water utility denied the service request due to Xenia's desire to not extend rural water to this unincorporated area; and, WHEREAS,this request for water service could easily be granted if the property at 2126 State Avenue annexed into the City,and staff would support such an annexation; and, WHEREAS,the property owner desires water service and is willing to be annexed whenever this property becomes contiguous to the City; and, WHEREAS,given the fact that the City's long-term interests would be served by this annexation,this creates a unique situation that may merit an exception to the City's policy of not providing utilities outside the City; and, WHEREAS, it is possible to facilitate approval of the present request now and still delay a decision on the annexation of either property until the sewer situation is better understood; and, WHEREAS,this couldbe accomplishedby authorizing the 2126 State Avenue property to connect onto City water in accordance with the requirements set up by Council in 2009, and by also requiring that the owner agree to voluntary annexation of the property either when it becomes contiguous,or at a later date, at the discretion of the Council; and, WHEREAS,it would also be appropriate to seek a guarantee that the property will not be further subdivided in order to make it clear that this exception is for only one home on the property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the request to provide rural water service to 2126 State Avenue is hereby approved,provided:the owner agrees to voluntarily annex into the City either when the property becomes contiguous,or at a later date,at the discretion of the City Council;and,that no further division of the lot or construction of additional homes be allowed on the property. ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of February,2011. Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor Introduced by: Wacha Seconded by: Mahayni Voting aye: Larson,Mahayni,Orazem,Wacha Voting nay: Davis,Goodman Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22"d day of February,2011.