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Home My WebLink About~Master - Service Agreement between the City of Ames and Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc., RESOLUTION NO. 21-346 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AMES AND CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS,INC., FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,for over 20 years,the City of Ames has been part of the Metropolitan Coalition(Metro Coalition), a non-partisan advocacy organization whose purpose is to unite larger Iowa cities with similar concerns and common interests in legislative matters; and, WHEREAS, the Metro Coalition consists of the 11 largest cities in Iowa: Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids,Council Bluffs,Davenport,Des Moines,Dubuque,Iowa City,Sioux City,Waterloo,and West Des Moines; and, WHEREAS, the Metro Coalition contracts with Cornerstone Government Affairs (CGA) for legislative services and representation before the Iowa General Assembly,and member cities are annually assessed for services related to the Contract with CGA; and, WHEREAS,the assessed amount is calculated by multiplying the City's population by a factor of 0.07, and this would bring the City of Ames annual share to $4,634 (66,200 x 0.07); and, WHEREAS,the total annual amount collected from all 11 cities is $60,000; and, WHEREAS, Metro Coalition member cities rotate the responsibility of handling the financial arrangements including collecting contributions from other cities and paying for contracted services; and, WHEREAS,the City of Ames currently serves in this role and in order to fulfill the duty in a fiscally responsible manner,the City Attorney has drafted an Agreement between the City of Ames and CGA;and, WHEREAS,the other member cities have paid their contributions to the City of Ames,so funds are in place to pay CGA upon the approval of the Agreement. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Service Agreement between the City of Ames and Cornerstone Government Affairs,Inc.,effective July 1, 2020,through June 30,2021, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of June,2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of June,2021.