HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Addendum to MOU with ISU regarding law enforcement services at University-leased residential property RESOLUTION NO. 16-431
RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDENDUM TO MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY REGARDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AT UNIVERSITY-LEASED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,in 2013,the City and Iowa State University(ISU)signed an agreement to have
ISU Police provide law enforcement services to off-campus properties being leased by Iowa State
University and operated by the Department of Residence; and,
WHEREAS,the University is responding to growing enrollment by leasing housing units on
Stanton Avenue,Maricopa Drive,Walton Drive,Steinbeck Street,Dickinson Avenue,Twain Circle,
and Mayfield Drive; and,
WHEREAS,units on Lynn Avenue and Tripp Street are no longer under lease and are being
removed from the agreement with this addendum; and,
WHEREAS,the intent of these leases is to expand the base of university-operated housing,
while providing a student residence experience that is substantially similar to students living in more
traditional residence halls; and,
WHEREAS,ISU officials recommended that the University Police provide law enforcement
services to these locations in support of their goal of trying to provide a living environment that is
similar to what is provided on campus; and,
WHEREAS,while the City of Ames normally provides law enforcement for these locations,
ISU Police can provide the same services while also working more closely with university discipline
and judicial processes; and,
WHEREAS, the current arrangement of having ISU Police provide services to these
properties has been successful; state law provides authority to the ISU Police when acting in the
interests of the institution,which is clearly the case in the proposed arrangement; and,
WHEREAS, the Police Department is supportive of this agreement; when the ISU lease of
these properties ends, law enforcement responsibility will return to the City of Ames.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding between Iowa State University and the
City of Ames regarding the provision of law enforcement services to University-leased residential
housing properties in Ames is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of July, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Nelson
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26`h day of July, 2016.