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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Application to designate Jefferson Highway Heritage Byway RESOLUTION NO. 15-118 RESOLUTION ENDORSING AN APPLICATION TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY AS A STATE HERITAGE BYWAY FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Iowa Byways program was established to identify, protect, and enhance roadways in Iowa which exemplify the state's scenic and historic resources; and, WHEREAS, this effort is carried out through volunteer work and cooperation between interested citizens, organizations, local governments, and the Iowa Department of Transportation; and, WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Transportation is empowered to accept and review applications requesting the designation of new Scenic, Heritage, and Scenic & Heritage Byways; and, WHEREAS,an application has been prepared to designate the Jefferson Highway as a state Heritage Byway; and, WHEREAS, upon designation as a state Heritage Byway, applicants are responsible for funding tourism and promotional plans and activities,and no federal or state funding is inherent with designation as a state Heritage Byway; and, WHEREAS,upon designation,the Iowa Department of Transportation will lead an effort to place Iowa Byways signs specific to the Jefferson Highway along the byway route,and will provide initial costs for development and installation of said signs and will provide replacement signs; and, WHEREAS,the Iowa Department of Transportation will be responsible for the maintenance and replacement of signs installed along state route sections; and, WHEREAS, local city and county jurisdictions will be responsible to provide replacement hardware,poles, and labor to reinstall signs once initially installed on sections of the highway that pass through their jurisdictions; and, WHEREAS,the Iowa Department of Transportation will enforce certain restrictions of off- premise signs along portions of the byway which follow interstate or primary highways in accordance with Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 761 - 117.3(1)I., and will encourage the local city and county jurisdictions to likewise restrict such signage; and, WHEREAS,the City ofAmes,Iowa,desires to endorse the designation of Jefferson Highway as an Iowa Byway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the City endorses this application requesting designation of the Jefferson Highway as a state Heritage Byway and accepts the responsibilities and expectations of such designation as described above. ADOPTED THIS 3' day of March, 2015. C-4 f A. CA�' Uka'A.", c�• � � 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 3rd day of March, 2015.