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RESOLUTION NO.21-429
RESOLUTION SETTING DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DOWNTOWN
REINVESTMENT DISTRICT URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,a proposal has been made which shows the desirability of designating certain property
in the City of Ames as the Downtown Reinvestment District Urban Renal Area, pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 403, Code of Iowa; and,
WHEREAS,a proposal has been submitted to the Council under which an area within the description
set out in Exhibit A would be designated an urban renewal area; and,
WHEREAS,this Council is desirous of obtaining as much information as possible fi-om the residents
of the City before making this designation; and,
WHEREAS,a proposed Urban Renewal Plan for a project within that proposed urban renewal area
has been prepared and it is now necessary that a date be set for a public hearing on the designation of the area
and on that Plan and project; and,
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,as follows:
Section 1. This Council will meet at the City Hall Council Chambers,Ames,Iowa,on the 24`'
day of August, 2021, at 6:00 o'clock p.m., at which time and place it will hold a public hearing on the
designation of the proposed Downtown Reinvestment District Urban Renewal Area and Plan for said Area.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall publish notice of said hearing, the same being in the form
attached to this resolution, which publication shall be made in a legal newspaper of general circulation in
Ames,which publication shall be not less than four(4)nor more than twenty(20) days before the date set
for the hearing.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa, the City Planning and Housing
Director is hereby designated as the City's representative in connection with the consultation process which
is required under that section of the urban renewal law.
Section 4. The proposed Urban Renewal Plan is hereby submitted to the City's Planning and
Zoning Commission for review and recommendations, as required by Section 403.5, Code oflowa.
Passed and approved July 27, 2021.
V
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A: LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Beginning at the southwest corner of 6th Street and Clark Avenue, point being the Northeast corner of Lot
1,Block 20,Blair's Addition;thence east on the south Right-of-Way of 6th Street to the southwest corner of
6th Street and Kellogg Avenue,point being the Northeast corner of Lot 1,Block 9,Original Town of Ames;
thence southerly on the west Right-of Way of Kellogg Avenue to the north Right-of-Way of the formally
known C.R.&M.R.Railroad;thence westerly on the north Right-of-Way of said Railroad to the east Right-
of-Way of Clark Avenue;thence southerly on the said east Right-of-Way of Clark Avenue to the south Right-
of-Way of said Railroad, point being the northwest corner of Parcel "E", Part of the South Half of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 83 North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M.;thence easterly on the
said south Right-of-Way of Railroad to the west Right-of-Way of Duff Avenue, point being the northeast
corner of Duff Centre Subdivision;thence southerly on west Right-of-Way of Duff Avenue to the southeast
corner of Lot 1,Block 1,Isaac Black's Addition;thence westerly on the south line of Blocks 1 and 2 of said
Isaac Black's Addition to the southwest corner of Lot 6, Block 2 of said Addition, point being on the east
Right-of-Way of South Kellogg Avenue;thence southwesterly to the southeast corner of Lot 6,Block 3,Isaac
Black's Addition,point being on the west Right-of-Way Line of South Kellogg Avenue;thence westerly on
the south line of said Block 3 to the southwest corner of Lot 4 of said Block 3,point being on the east Right-
of-Way of Washington Avenue;thence northwesterly to the southeast corner of Lot 1,Block 4,Isaac Black's
Addition, point being on the west Right-of-Way of Washington Avenue;thence westerly on the south line
of said Block 4 to the southwest corner of Lot 6,Block 4,of said Isaac Black's Addition,point being on the
east Right-of-Way of South Walnut Avenue; thence southwesterly to the northeast corner of Lot 8, Block
A,of Black's 3rd Addition,point being a corner of Parcel"AM",point also being on the west Right-of-Way
of South Walnut Ave; thence westerly to the northwest corner of Lot 7 of said Block A of said Black's 3rd
Addition,point being a corner of said Parcel `AM';thence northerly on the west side of said Block A to the
northwest corner of Lot 6 of said Block A,point being on the south Right-of-Way of Lincoln Way,point also
being a corner of said Parcel "AM"; thence westerly on the south Right-of-Way of Lincoln Way to the
extended east Right-of-Way of North Oak Avenue;thence northerly on the extended said east Right-of-Way
to the northeast corner of Lincoln Way and North Oak Avenue, point being the southwest corner of Lot 7,
Block 3, College Park Addition, point also being on the east Right-of-Way of North Oak Avenue; thence
northerly to the southeast corner North Oak Avenue and North 4th Street, point being the northwest corner
of Lot 6, Block 4, of said College Park Addition, point also being on the south Right-of-Way of North 4th
Street;thence southeasterly to the southwest corner of North 4th Street and North Elm Avenue, point being
the northeast corner of Lot 1, of said Block 4, of said College Park Addition, point also being on the west
Right-of-Way of North Elm Avenue; thence southerly to the southwest corner of North Elm Avenue and
North 2nd Street,point being the northeast corner of Lot 1,said Block 3,of said College Park Addition,point
also being on the south Right-of-Way of North 2nd Street;thence easterly to the northeast corner of Lot Two-
A(2A),Addition to Block 2, in said College Park Addition,point being on the south Right-of-Way of North
2nd Street;thence southerly to the southwest corner of Lot 8, Block 2, in said College Park Addition,point
being on the north Right-of-Way of Lincoln Way;thence easterly on the north Right-of-Way line of Lincoln
Way and an extended north Right-of-Way line of Lincoln Way to a point that is 97.70 feet east and 33.00
feet north of the southwest corner of Section 2, Township 83 North,Range 24 West,of the 5th P.M.,point being
on the south line of Grand Junction Subdivision Second Addition;thence northerly on the east Right-of-Way of Grand
Avenue to the northwest corner of said Grand Junction Subdivision Second Addition,point being on the south
Right-of-Way of said Railroad;thence easterly on the south Right-of-Way of said Railroad to the northeast
corner of Parcel `B" in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 83 North,
Range 24 West of the 5th P.M.,point being on the west Right-of-Way of Clark Avenue; thence northerly to
the north Right-of-Way of said Railroad on said west Right-of-Way of Clark Avenue;North,Range 24 West
of the 5th P.M.,point being on the west Right-of-Way of Clark Avenue;thence northerly to the north Right-
of-Way of said Railroad on said west Right-of-Way of Clark Avenue;thence westerly on said north Railroad
Right-of-Way to the southwest corner of Parcel"A",point being on the east Right-of-Way of Grand Avenue;
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thence northerly to the northwest corner of said Parcel"A",point being on the south Right-of-Way of Main
Street;thence easterly to the extended west line of the east 53 feet of Lot 3,Block 45,Blair's 3ra Addition,
point being on the said south Right-of-Way of Main Street;thence northerly to southwest corner of the east
53 feet of said Lot 3,point being on the north Right-of-Way of Main Street;thence westerly to the northeast
corner of Grand Avenue and Main Street,point being the southeast corner of west 25 feet of said lot 3,point
also being on the east Right-of-Way of Grand Avenue; thence northerly to the southeast corner of Grand
Avenue and 5tn Street,point being the northeast corner of the west 25 feet of said Lot 3,point also being on
the south Right-of-Way of 5tnAvenue;thence easterly to the southwest corner of Clark Avenue and 5tn Street,
point being the northeast corner of Lot 1,Block 17,Blair's Addition,point also being the on the west Right-
of-Way of Clark Avenue;thence northerly on said west Right-of-Way to the point of beginning,containing
73.2 acres+/-.