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Home My WebLink About~Master - Setting Date of Public Hearing to Consider an Amendment to the 28E Agreement between the City of Ames and the City of Nevada pertaining to the establishment of a division line between corporate boundaries RESOLUTION NO.20-560 RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AMES AND THE CITY OF NEVADA PERTAINING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIVISION LINE BETWEEN CORPORATION BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,in August 2020,the City Council received a request from Verbio for the City of Ames to allow Nevada to annex their 100 acres west of 590th Street and north of the railroad tracks; and, WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the request,the existing 28E Agreement with Nevada will have to be modified; and, WHEREAS, in addition to the request to modify the Annexation Moratorium Agreement,the City of Nevada indicated support for extending the Agreement for an additional ten years; and, WHEREAS, as Verbio explained in its request, they have a desire to build a rail facility for the transport of ethanol to work with their existing plant located at the corner of 590t1i/Lincoln Way(formerly known as the DuPont Plant); and, WHEREAS,the site is located north of the Union Pacific rail line and could be annexed to either the City of Ames or Nevada, if not for the current Agreement; and, WHEREAS, Verbio indicated minimal City services would be needed to serve the site and the primary improvement would be a rail loop to service tanker cars; and, WHEREAS,on September 8,2020,the City Council directed staff to prepare an Amendment to the existing Annexation Moratorium Agreement to satisfy Verbio's request as well as extend the Agreement for an additional ten years. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the date of public hearing will be set for December 8,2020,to consider an Amendment to the 28E Agreement between the City of Ames and the City of Nevada pertaining to the establishment of a division line between corporation boundaries is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of October,2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of October,2020.