HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Cost Share to create Conceptual Plan for new industrial park RESOLUTION NO. 12-557
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR
FUNDING TO CREATE A CONCEPTUAL PLAN
FOR EAST LINCOLN WAY INDUSTRIAL PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,the City Council referred to staff the September 27,2012,letter from the president
of the Ames Economic Development Commission(AEDC)requesting$7,500 from the City to share the
cost of creating a conceptual design plan with associated costs to develop a new industrial park east of
Interstate 35 along East Lincoln Way; and,
WHEREAS, the discussions among the Council members have focused on the $4,300,000
needed to extend the infrastructure (water mains and sanitary sewer trunk lines) to the industrial area
envisioned in our LUPP; and,
WHEREAS, the AEDC has indicated that this investment is the first step in creating the
necessary environment to attract or expand industries to our community along with their much needed
jobs, and it has emphasized the need for an industrial park located east of Interstate 35 along East
Lincoln Way; and,
WHEREAS, prior to developing a strategy for financing such an initiative, it is critical that a
conceptual plan for the new park be created and the associated costs be identified; and,
WHEREAS,the AEDC is prepared to hire a consulting engineer to accomplish these two tasks,
and the estimated cost for these tasks is $15,000; and,
WHEREAS, the AEDC is requesting that the City share equally in the cost of this consulting
work; and,
WHEREAS,the AEDC would contract directly with the consulting engineer and the City would
provide reimbursement for the cost of half of this work up to $7,500; and,
WHEREAS,funding for this purpose is available within the City Council's Contingency Fund.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that
the request for funding in the amount of$7,500 to create a conceptual plan for the East Lincoln Way
Industrial Park is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23`d day of October, 2012.
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Di'aln. Voss, City Clerk Ann . amp ell, ayor
Introduced by: Goodman
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 23rd day of October, 2012.