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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 30-year lease agreement with Ames Youth Sports Complex, Inc. for City property located south of U.S. Highway 30 and west of the South Skunk RiverRESOLUTION NO. 25-110 RESOLUTION APPROVING 30-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH AMES YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX, INC. FOR CITY PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 30 AND WEST OF THE SOUTH SKUNK RIVER FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, in 1994, the City leased a property west of the South Skunk River and south of U.S. Highway 30 to Ames Youth Sports Complex, Inc. (AYSC), which represents several separate non-profit youth sports groups. The property was then developed into the Hunziker Youth Sports Complex; and, WHEREAS, the property is furnished to AYSC in consideration of the organization providing a youth sports program for the community. This programming provides recreational opportunities and enhanced well-being for Ames residents; and, WHEREAS, the availability of such recreational amenities and improved well-being, in turn, enhances the economic development of the community by making it more likely that businesses and their employees will be attracted to locate in Ames; and, WHEREAS, a separate lease was entered into in May 2002 on the same terms as the original lease, but for an adjacent portion of the City property. This created the area that is today occupied by the complex; and, WHEREAS, both leases expire on February 28, 2025, and City staff has prepared a new lease that would extend from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2055. The agreement maintains a number of the terms from the original two leases, but revisions have been included to reflect changes that have occurred on the site since 1994 as well as clarifications for certain expectations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 30-year lease agreement with Ames Youth Sports Complex, Inc. for City property located south of U.S. Highway 30 and west of the South Skunk River is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 11th day of March, 2025. _________________________________ ___________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11th day of March, 2025.