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Home My WebLink About~Master - Amendment to Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project Funding Agreement Revising Completion Date RESOLUTION NO. 23-598 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR IOWAY CREEK— BROOKSIDE WATER QUALITY PROJECT REVISING COMPLETION DATE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the City was awarded a grant in the amount $100,000 through a competitive application process for the Water Quality Initiative Program administered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) for the 2019/20 Stormwater Erosion Control Program for the Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project; and, WHEREAS,this grant program was established to assess and reduce nutrients in the state's watersheds. City Council approved the original agreement on April 12, 2022, with a completion date of December 31, 2023. With delays in easement acquisition, a request for an extension to December 31, 2024, has been made; and, WHEREAS,the City plans to incorporate a water quality oxbow to treat storm water runoff from the existing storm sewer. This runoff currently runs directly to the Ioway Creek untreated and undetained. The oxbow will greatly improve conditions from the existing streets and neighborhood on the east side of creek; and, WHEREAS, the Ioway Creek-Brookside project continues to be included in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) with funding since FY 2019/20. Funding consists of$432,000 from the Stormwater Utility Fund, and $900,000 in State Grants. Construction is anticipated to commence in FY 2023/24 with anticipated completion in late 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Funding Agreement for the Ioway Creek — Brookside Water Quality Project revising completion date to December 31, 2024, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28th day of November, 2023. 4 W- 4�lo e_�� Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28th day of November, 2023.