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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - IDAL Water Quality Initiative Urban Conservation Demonstration Grant Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 15-181 RESOLUTION APPROVING IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE URBAN CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on February 24, 2015, the City Council supported application of two state- funded grants toward making stormwater quality and quantity improvements in the downtown area; and, WHEREAS, staff was notified that the City has successfully received$100,000 from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) for water quality improvements as proposed in the application; and, WHEREAS, no response has been received about the status of the second application approved during that meeting, which would be funded from the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Sponsored Project Program; and, WHEREAS, staff has created a master plan for the project site within the Squaw Creek Watershed,including the area between 5th Street and 6th Street, around City Hall,Parking Lots M, MM,N, and the roadway right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, this project can be combined with the 2014/15 Downtown Street Pavement Improvements project(5th Street from Grand Avenue to Burnett Avenue),which will be carried out in the 2015 construction season, and the parking lot improvements, as approved with the amended budget, will be completed in the 2016 construction season; and, WHEREAS,the City has also been successfully awarded an initial water quality grant in the amount of$188,540 from the SRF Sponsored Project Program,which was supported by City Council at the February 25, 2014, meeting that is tied to the Residuals Handling Improvements (Biosolids Storage project); and, WHEREAS, although award of this contract is uncertain at this time, the master plan associated with the urban conservation demonstration project(water quality improvements at City Hall) can be phased, alternative revenue pursued, and design modifications can be evaluated to continue implementation of these stormwater improvements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Agreement for the IDALS Water Quality Initiative Urban Conservation Demonstration Project in the amount of$100,000 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14t'day of April, 2015. cde�a- L. a& A. tom• ��� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman 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 14th day of April, 2015.