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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Settlement Agreement pertaining to Breckenridge v. City of Ames DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER 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. 15-475 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF AMES AND BRECKENRIDGE GROUP AMES IOWA, LLC WHEREAS,Breckenridge Group Ames,Iowa,LLC,owns three properties located at 205 South Wilmoth Avenue, 321 State Avenue, and 601 State Avenue; and, WHEREAS,Breckenridge Group Ames Iowa,LLC,has been engaged in efforts to develop that land; and, WHEREAS,Breckenridge Group Ames Iowa,LLC, and the City of Ames have been engaged in litigation arising from disputes about Breckenridge's development efforts; and, WHEREAS, Breckenridge Group Ames Iowa,LLC, and the City of Ames have been engaged in negotiation and are desirous of resolving all of their disputes in a way that provides for preservation of environmentally sensitive areas, supports the opportunity for owner-occupied affordable housing, locates higher impact mixed-use development in close proximity to a transit corridor, and offers a chance to end the litigation; and, WHEREAS, Breckenridge Group Ames Iowa, LLC, and the City of Ames have agreed upon terms of a proposed settlement that would accomplish the goals and purposes set forth above,and public input in open meetings and through other means has been received and considered about that proposed settlement. THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa that the terms of the settlement agreement have been found to be acceptable and are approved and confirmed, and that the Mayor is authorized is execute said agreement on behalf of the City of Ames. ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of July, 2015. li-a-0 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Betcher, Goodman Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28' day of July, 2015.