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Prepared by:Judy K.Parks,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. 14-193
RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR FLOOD
WARNING SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Iowa Code Chapter 28E allows state and local governments to make efficient use
of their powers by enabling them to provide joint services and facilities with other agencies and to
cooperate in other ways of mutual advantage; and,
WHEREAS, following the floods of 1993, the City of Ames, Iowa State University, the Iowa
Department of Transportation (IDOT), and Story County entered into a 28E intergovernmental
agreement to establish a flood warning system in the area of Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this system is to aid emergency response activities, and is not
intended to serve as a public warning system in any way; and,
WHEREAS,through the agreement,the parties jointly funded the installation of four new river
stage gauges and ten new rainfall gauges in the watershed upstream of Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the 28E agreement also enables the parties to jointly contribute to the routine
operation and maintenance of the system, and this includes electricity, telephone expenses, and labor
provided by the City of Ames to maintain the system; and,
WHEREAS, all costs are shared on the following percentage basis: City of Ames 40%; ISU
40%; IDOT 10%; and, Story County 10%; and,
WHEREAS, none of the funding agencies allocate any of their administrative expenses to the
system, and the manipulation of the system during a flooding event is performed by staff of the City's
Water and Pollution Control Department; and,
WHEREAS,the original agreement was signed in March 1994,and is used multiple times each
year to provide significant advanced warning of any impending flood events,allowing for a more robust
emergency response; and,
WHEREAS, the original agreement was for a period of 20 years and expired last month; and,
WHEREAS,Ames staff has made contact with their counterparts at the other funding agencies,
and all parties have expressed a willingness at the staff level to renew the agreement for another 10
years.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the 28E Agreement for an Ongoing Flood Warning System is hereby approved, subject to the approval
of the other three funding partners to the Agreement.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of April, 2014.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of April, 2014.