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RESOLUTION NO. 19-425
RESOLUTION APPROVING DONATION OF PARCEL A(1.2 ACRES) FROM SUNSET
RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION FOR FUTURE PARK LAND,
CONTINGENT UPON RECEIVING 10' PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT ALONG THE
EAST EDGE OF PARCEL A AND SURFACE FLOWAGE AND STORM SEWER
EASEMENTS OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PARCEL A AT 397 WILDER
AVENUE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Sunset Ridge Property Owners Association(POA)has agreed to transfer 1.34
acres of an outlot to the City of Ames for the primary use as a neighborhood park and during the
2017/18 Budget hearings, the City Council committed $80,000 in the 2018/19 Capital Improvement
Program for developing the site as a neighborhood park; and,
WHEREAS,the entire outlot is 1.90 acres; however, 0.56 acres to the north and to the west is
a drainage way and the City was not interested in taking on the maintenance of that area; and,
WHEREAS, the outlot was divided into two parcels (Parcel A - 1.34 acres and Parcel B-0.56
acres) and City Council approved the Plat of Survey for this area on July 9, 2019; and,
WHEREAS,Sunset Ridge residents have been strong advocates for the addition of a park in this
growing neighborhood, and Parks and Recreation staff has met with residents and created a plan to
develop Parcel A into a park; and,
WHEREAS,the Sunset Ridge Property Owners Association has been fundraising and securing
in-kind contributions to supplement the City's funding; and,
WHEREAS,all legal documents have been finalized with the Property Owners Association for
the transfer of the property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the donation of 1.34 acres of land on Wilder Avenue from Sunset Ridge Property Owners'Association
for the primary use as neighborhood park is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t'day of August, 2019.
Diane o , y Clerk John . H ss Cit aila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Beatty-Hansen
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t1i day of August, 2019.