HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment No. 1 to Ioway Creek Watershed Management Authority 28E Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 23-439
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. I TO THE IOWAY CREEK
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 28E AGREEMENT
AND APPROVING HAMILTON COUNTY AS A NEW COOPERATOR
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Ames is a founding member of the 28E Agreement which formed
the loway Creek Watershed Management Authority(WMA).The 28E Agreement,created in 2012,
includes cities, counties, and soil and water conservation districts from the watershed. The mission
is to engage, educate, and encourage all citizens to improve the health, stewardship, and resiliency
of local watershed resources; and,
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2021, the City Council was asked to make two changes to
the original 28E Agreement by the Ioway Creek Board of Directors. The first change was to
formally revise the name of the organization to reflect the new name of Ioway Creek. The second
was to accept the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors as a new cooperator in the Ioway Creek
WMA. The City Council passed the action as presented. The actual amendment document is now
being circulated among the cooperators for formal approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that Amendment No. 1 to the Ioway Creek Watershed Management Authority 28E Agreement
adding Hamilton County as a new cooperator is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8th day of August, 2023.
Renee hall, 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 81h day of August, 2023.