HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving List of Individuals Authorized to Sign Documents with USDA for Watershed-Based Nutrient Reduction Program RESOLUTION NO. 23-612
RESOLUTION APPROVING LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED
TO SIGN DOCUMENTS WITH USDA FOR WATERSHED-BASED
NUTRIENT REDUCTION PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Ames Water Pollution Control Facility is underway with an upgrade that
will significantly increase the facility's nutrient removal efficiency. The City Council authorized
the Watershed-based Nutrient Reduction Program as a hedge against future changes in the goals
of the strategy that would require a level of nutrient removal that the treatment plant was not
designed for; and,
WHEREAS, this program, funded in the Water Pollution Control Facility's Capital
Improvement Plan at $200,000 per year, depends heavily on outside partners for assistance, both
technical and financial. A key partner has been the US Department of Agriculture — Natural
Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS); and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the processing of documents associated with these programs, the
USDA-NRCS has requested a list of individuals authorized to sign documents with the USDA.
Following is the list as recommended by City staff:
• New memoranda of agreement and major modifications to existing memoranda of
agreement; award of construction contracts,professional service agreements, and change
orders exceeding $50,000: Ames Mayor John Haila on behalf of the Ames City Council;
• Minor modifications to existing memoranda of agreement; acceptance of payment
assignment; award of construction contracts,professional service agreements, and change
orders totaling less than $50,000: Director of Water and Pollution Control John Dunn,
Assistant Director of Water and Pollution Control (currently vacant), or an Assistant City
Manager(Brian Phillips or Pa Vang Goldbeck after January 25, 2024), as otherwise
consistent with the City's financial and purchasing policies;
• Payment on construction contracts and professional service agreements; agreements with
land owners: Director of Water and Pollution Control John Dunn, Assistant Director of
Water and Pollution Control (currently vacant), City Environmental Specialist(Dustin
Albrecht), or City Environmental Engineer(Matthew Jacob or Daria Dilparic);
• Documents related to the process of transferring funds to and from the City: Finance
Director Corey Goodenow or City Treasurer Roger Wisecup.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization of the above list of positions, and the current incumbents of those positions, to
sign documents with the USDA-NRCS associated with the Watershed-based Nutrient Reduction
Program is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 121h day of December, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of December, 2023.