HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Tenant lease for Intermodal Facility RESOLUTION NO. 13-313
RESOLUTION APPROVING LEASE WITH JEFFERSON LINES
AT AMES INTERMODAL FACILITY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,under the approved Intermodal Facility operating agreement between the City
of Ames and Iowa State University,CyRide staff is charged with negotiating leases for the terminal
area of the building; and,
WHEREAS, last year, staff prepared a one-year agreement for Jefferson Lines that expired
June 30,2013, and is currently operating month-to-month until a new agreement can be approved;
and,
WHEREAS, its service began operating from the Intermodal Facility on July 1, 2012, and
over the last seven months, staff has worked with the carrier to negotiate a second-year lease
agreement that will provide office/waiting room space for Jefferson; and,
WHEREAS, in negotiating a new lease agreement, the following sections of the existing
lease agreement were modified: contract term; determination of utility costs; parking spaces for
employee vehicles within the facility; insurance and indemnity clauses; and, new section on
termination for convenience; and,
WHEREAS,the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees approved the Jefferson three-year
lease at its June 12, 2013 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Ames Intermodal Facility Commercial Tenant Lease with Jefferson Lines for a three-year
period is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of July, 2013.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9"day of July, 2013.