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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Purchase Agreements for Parcels for the Flood Mitigation - River Flooding (Land Acquisition) RESOLUTION NO. 21-473 RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR PARCELS FOR THE FLOOD MITIGATION -RIVER FLOODING(LAND ACQUISITION) FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on February 11, 2020, City Council approved the FEMA Grant Funding Agreement for the stream bank restoration project providing flood mitigation in the(Ioway)Creek channel; and, WHEREAS, a central component includes conveyance improvements within the channel approximately 2,000 feet either side of the South Duff Avenue bridge; and, WHEREAS, final design has been submitted with permit applications to the Army Corps of Engineers and Iowa DNR and the completed applications should be received in the coming weeks; and, WHEREAS,in April 2021,appraisals were completed on all the properties and City staff and Clapsaddle-Garber Associates (CGA) have made good faith efforts to negotiate with the property owners and have reached reasonable offers for some of the needed land, which avoids the need to use eminent domain; and, WHEREAS, the property value negotiated for each parcel are as follows: -Parcel 1: FHS Ames 2, L.P. - $139,150 (full parcel acquisition) -Parcel 2: EM Hunziker, LLC. - $7,150 (partial acquisition) -Parcel 4: Hyland Heights Apartments, LLC - $17,650 (partial acquisition) -Parcel 8: MKTM, LLC - $564,150 (full parcel acquisition) -Parcel 9: AMERCO Real Estate Company- $48,270 (permanent easement) -Parcel 11: MKTM, LLC - $13,850 (permanent easement) WHEREAS, CGA and City staff are continuing to negotiate and make final offers (before scheduled eminent domain hearings); and, WHEREAS, the project is moving toward a fall 2021 bid letting; and, WHEREAS, the felled trees currently stockpiled along Ioway Creek in this project area are being incorporated into the final design of the overall Flood Mitigation-River Flooding project;and, WHEREAS, the contractor will have options to haul out the trees or incorporate them (mulch/grind) into the erosion control/final stabilization of the project; and, WHEREAS,re-planting details have been incorporated into a row of native trees and plants that are recommended to benefit threatened and endangered pollinators, some of which have been recently identified and photographed in Ames. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Purchase Agreements for the aforementioned parcels and amounts for the Flood Mitigation- River Flooding(Land Acquisition) are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24`h day of August, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher 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 24th day of August, 2021.