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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Supplemental Development Agreement for Ringgenberg Subdivision DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Douglas R.Marek,Ames City Attorney,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5146 Return to:Ames City Clerk,P.O.Box 811,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5105 RESOLUTION NO. 12-565 RESOLUTION APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR RINGGENBERG SUBDIVISION FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in accordance with the 2005 Development Agreement for the Ringgenberg Subdivision,the City is to pay for up-sizing Cedar Lane to Collector Street Standards,and if the cost of the City's share is in excess of$50,000, the contract would be bid through the City; and, WHEREAS, since 2005, the State's bidding laws changed such that, if the City has any funds in the contract, the contract must be bid by the City as a public improvement; and, WHEREAS, the developer of this subdivision is anxious to have this street paved this fall, however,if the City were to abide the contract,time constraints involved with the public bidding process would not allow the street to be constructed this calendar year; and, WHEREAS, under the existing agreement, the developer is responsible for paving the section of concrete trail on the west side of Cedar Lane from Oakwood Road to Suncrest Drive; and, WHEREAS,the cost to construct that trail is comparable to the City's portion of the costs to up- size the Cedar Lane; and, WHEREAS,to facilitate construction of Cedar Lane this fall,an amendment has been prepared to exchange these two responsibilities; and, WHEREAS, the developer will cover the City's over-sizing costs and take responsibility for paving the street while the City will assume the responsibility to construct the trail; and, WHEREAS, staff will incorporate the Cedar Lane trail section into a project to extend the trail connection from Christofferson Park to Cedar Lane, which is planned for the near future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Supplemental Development Agreement to allow the developer to construct the extension to Cedar Lane this calendar year, thus providing a hard-surfaced roadway to new residents in the Ringgenberg Subdivision is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of October, 2012. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Seconded by: 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.