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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Extending the Ames Urban Fringe 28E Agreement to January 1, 2023 RESOLUTION NO. 22-562 RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE AMES URBAN FRINGE 28E AGREEMENT TO JANUARY 1, 2023 FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,under state law,the City has extended subdivision review authority within two miles of the City of Ames, and the City of Ames approved a Fringe Plan in 2006 to guide land use and subdivision policies within the two-mile Fringe Area; and, WHEREAS,Ames had entered into a 28E Cooperative Agreement for administration of the Fringe Plan among Story County,Ames,and Gilbert,and the initial Agreement was adopted in July 2011 and had a ten-year term; and, WHEREAS, on June 9th,2020,the Ames City Council agreed to extend the 28E Agreement until July 1 lth,2022, as the extension was intended to allow time for the City to complete the Ames Plan 2040 and to then proceed with an update to the Fringe Plan Agreement; and, WHEREAS, the City of Ames approved the Ames Plan 2040 in December 2021 and one implementation measure was to update the Fringe Plan to align with the Ames Plan 2040; and, WHEREAS, City Council directed staff to work with Story County to prepare an update to the Ames Urban Fringe Plan based upon both sets of priorities; and, WHEREAS, City and County staff worked together to prepare a draft Ames Urban Fringe Plan and the draft Plan was made available for public review on May 16th, 2022; and, WHEREAS, the new draft Plan is still in the planning process but the Agreement is set to expire; and WHEREAS, extending the 28E means that annexation policies and subdivision policies of the current Fringe Plan would continue to apply within Story County, and it would not implement the policies of the Ames Plan 2040; and, WHEREAS, an extension must also be agreed upon by all three entities to the 28E Agreement, and if all parties agreed to the extension, the 28E Agreement would be effective as of the date of the last signature and would need to filed with the Secretary of State within 30 days. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that extending the 28E Agreement until January Ist, 2023, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of October, 2022. e4 W- 4�6 e e��� Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 251h day of October, 2022.