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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - MOU for provision of law enforcement services to University leased residential housing property RESOLUTION NO. 13-413 RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT UNIVERSITY-LEASED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,Iowa State University is responding to growing enrollment by leasing housing units on Stanton Avenue and Maricopa Drive, and the intent of these leases is to expand the base of university-operated housing while providing substantially similar support to students living in these areas; and, WHEREAS, ISU officials have recommended that having the university provide law enforcement services to these locations would be consistent with its goal of trying to provide a living environment that is substantially similar to what is provided on campus; and, WHEREAS,while the City of Ames normally provides law enforcement for these locations, ISU can provide the same services while also working more closely with university discipline and judicial processes; and, WHEREAS, state law provides authority to the ISU police when acting in the interests of the institution which is clearly the case in this arrangement; and, WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding has been prepared to confirm these arrangements, and the Ames Police Department is supportive of this agreement and will continue to collaborate with ISU police in the affected areas; and, WHEREAS, when the ISU lease of these properties ends, law enforcement responsibility will return to the City of Ames. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that the Memorandum of Understanding with Iowa State University regarding the provision of law enforcement services to university-leased residential housing property in Ames is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of August, 2013. oAa 144A.'o Awe c�• � � Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Szopinski Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t'day of August, 2013.