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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Water Service and Annexation Agreement for 2126 State Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 11-495 RESOLUTION APPROVING WATER SERVICE AND ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS FOR 2126 STATE AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the owners of 2126 State Avenue, the executors of the estate of Mildred Caldwell, are seeking water service from the City of Ames; and, WHEREAS, Xenia Rural Water Service, the rural water provider, declined to serve the property,because service could not reasonably be extended to the property in an efficient and cost- effective manner; and, WHEREAS, since the property is not contiguous to the City limits, annexation is not presently an option,and the City is under no obligation to provide water service without annexation; and, WHEREAS,however,on February 22,2011,the City Council approved a previous request from the owners of this property, stipulating the conditions under which the property could receive water from the City, and it should be noted that there is a water main in State Avenue directly in front of the requesting property; and, WHEREAS,there is no sanitary sewer serving this area, and the nearest line is about 1,000 feet to the south along Worle Creek; and, WHEREAS, the previous Council resolution states the City's willingness to provide water service to this property, and, in return,the owners would need to agree to seek annexation into the City once annexation is possible and upon request from the City; and, WHEREAS, the owners were also to agree not to seek a subdivision or to construct additional dwelling units that might also use the water provided by the City, and an agreement that meets the stipulations of the resolution has been signed by the owners; and, WHEREAS, in 2009,the Municipal Code was amended to establish detailed procedures to provide water service to rural customers prior to the property being incorporated into the City, and these procedures require inspection of the premises' plumbing system and the installation of a backflow prevention device to protect the City's water utility from inadvertent contamination; and, WHEREAS,the owner is also required to install the wire for the water meter remote reader consistent with the City's requirements and pay an$18 per frontage foot water connection fee;and, WHEREAS,the City Council has recently referred two other requests from property owners for water service—Wiley Press at 2121 State Avenue and Ron Mowers and Margaret Epplin at 2114 State Avenue—of which both properties are also not within the City's corporate limits; and, WHEREAS, one way to address the requests of all three parties, as well as addressing the long-term interests of the City, is to "land bank" these three properties, which could be done by having the owners sign agreements that would allow them to obtain City water now, but would require annexation later at a time of the City's choosing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Covenant and Agreement for Annexation pertaining to the property located at 2126 State Avenue for connection to the City water service is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25t' day of October, 2011. C��I'W-1�� -/4. ;C/ C---'AAC& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Mahayni Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25t'day of October, 2011.