HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 28E Agreement for Fiscal Agent Assistance for Edge of Field Project RESOLUTION NO. 23-438
RESOLUTION APPROVING 28E AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL AGENT ASSISTANCE
WITH IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP—
DIVISION OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY, CITY OF AMES AND
STORY COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT,AND
HAMILTON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Water Pollution Control Facility(WPCF) is being converted to a nutrient
removal treatment technology. Separate from the work that will occur inside the treatment plant,
watershed-based improvements performed by the City can be "banked" as credit toward any
future, more stringent nutrient reduction regulations; and,
WHEREAS, in a partnership with multiple entities, City staff were able to bundle together
Edge-of-Field (EOF) practices as a single bid package. The first year of the project is nearing
completion with 22 the outlets in Story County being treated by either saturated buffers or
bioreactors; and,
WHEREAS, the City acts as the fiscal agent for the EOF Project, which includes receiving funds
from the different partners,procuring necessary temporary easements, and then contracting for the
work to be performed; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate an expansion of the EOF project into Hamilton County, the
Hamilton County Soil&Water Conservation District must be added to the 28E Agreement already
in place between the City of Ames, the Iowa Department of Agricultural and Land Stewardship—
Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality,and the Story County Soil&Water Conservation
District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that 28E Agreement for fiscal agent assistance with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship—Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality, City of Ames and Story County
Soil and Water Conservation District, and Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8th day of August, 2023.
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8th day of August, 2023.