HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Public Hearing date on establishment of Water and Sanitary Sewer Connection Districts in Northern Growth Area RESOLUTION NO. 14-126
RESOLUTION SETTING DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ESTABLISHMENT OF
WATER AND SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION DISTRICTS
IN NORTHERN GROWTH AREA
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, since 2009, the City has been working with developers, land owners, and
current residents within the Northern Growth Area to plan for the installation of public infrastructure
to serve this area; and,
WHEREAS, the Northern Growth Area, generally located north of Bloomington Heights
Subdivision to West 190"` Street between the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Ada Hayden
Heritage Park, has been identified by the Council for residential development; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this growth,the Council directed that the water main and sanitary
sewer main extensions to serve this area be included in the 2012/13 Capital Improvements Plan and
Budget,and the 2014/15 Capital Improvements Plan also includes the street paving of Grant Avenue;
and,
WHEREAS,the City will up-front the costs to design and install each of these improvements,
and utility connection districts will be established to recover the utility costs as developments are
platted and as existing homesteads connect to these mains; and,
WHEREAS,street construction costs will be shared and recovered through a separate special
assessment district,and the annexation agreements previously signed between the City and the three
developers (Rose Prairie, Quarry Estates and Hunziker) confirmed these financing arrangements;
and,
WHEREAS,when a city chooses to install utilities abutting undeveloped properties,it may
establish connection districts to recoup construction costs through fees collected at the time utility
service is requested, and this process is authorized under Iowa Code, Section 384.38(3); and,
WHEREAS, action to set a date of public hearing will initiate these processes for the water
and sanitary sewer main extensions to be bid and constructed this year.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that April 8, 2014, is hereby set as the date of public hearing for the purpose of establishing water
and sanitary sewer connection districts in the Northern Growth Area; and, the City Attorney is
hereby directed to prepare ordinances that establish these districts and recover the City costs that will
be spent to install utilities as the properties are developed.
ADOPTED THIS 18'h day of March, 2014.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 18"`day of March, 2014.