HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Support of ISU Bioeconomy Institute Research Grant RESOLUTION NO. 14-644
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUPPORT OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BIOECONOMY INSTITUTE RESEARCH GRANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,On December 6,2014,the City Council referred a request from the Bioeconomy
Institute at Iowa State University(ISU)for a letter in support of a research grant proposal to the U.S.
Department of Energy; and,
WHEREAS, the grant funding that is being pursued by the ISU researchers is for a project
that explores the effectiveness of planting perennial grasses in the watershed north of Ames as a
means of mitigating flood risk in the community; and,
WHEREAS,furthermore,the research will seek to determine the feasibility of creating a self-
contained financial system that assures the on-going feasibility of this environmentally sensitive
approach to mitigating flooding in Ames; and,
WHEREAS,the City Council will recall that after reviewing the City's consultant study, it
was decided that the following two construction projects would be pursued in an effort to
reduce future flooding: 1) the expansion of the Highway 30 bridge opening, and 2) channel
improvements on Squaw Creek adjacent to Duff Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, it would seem the approach being analyzed in this research project would be
compatible with two approved flood mitigation projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization for the Mayor to send a letter in support of the aforementioned research grant
proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 16t`'day of December, 2014.
A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Betcher, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 16th day of December, 2014.