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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Cost-Sharing Agreements for Northern Growth public improvements RESOLUTION NO. 12-274 RESOLUTION APPROVING COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR NORTHERN GROWTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the northern growth area, generally located north of Bloomington Heights Subdivision to 109t1i Street between the UPRR tracks and Ada Hayden Heritage Park, has been identified by the Council for residential development; and, WHEREAS, to facilitate this growth, Council directed that the water main and sanitary sewer main extension to serve this area be included in the 2012/13 budget and Capital Improvements Plan; and, WHEREAS,the City will up-front the costs to design and install these improvements, and assessment or connection districts will be established to recover those costs as residential properties and developments connect to these mains; and, WHEREAS,in addition to the installation of water and sewer mains,Grant Avenue will also need to be paved to residential collector standards through this area; and, WHEREAS, cost-sharing arrangements for this road were previously negotiated between the three abutting developers and the City itself, which accepted responsibility for the road adjacent to Ada Hayden Heritage Park; and, WHEREAS,this cost sharing was established at 17%for Quarry Estates,37%for Rose Prairie,and 23% each for Hunziker and the City; and, WHEREAS,under this arrangement, Rose Prairie accepted responsibility for costs of constructing the street in front of six other residential properties along the road,none of whom desired to annexed or to pave the street; and, WHEREAS,as design work commences on the street,it is proposed that these four major parties pay for these engineering costs using the percentages shown above,and the owners of the Hunziker,Quarry Estates,and Rose Prairie developments have signed agreements confirming this cost sharing. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the cost- sharing agreements with Quarry Estates,Rose Prairie,and Hunziker for the northern growth public improvements are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of May, 2012. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor 01 Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Larson,Orazem, Szopinski,Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of May,2012.