HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated December 10, 2024ITEM #:17
DATE:12-10-24
DEPT:PW
SUBJECT:AMENDMENT TO IOWAY CREEK-BROOKSIDE WATER QUALITY GRANT
AGREEMENT
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
The City was awarded a $100,000 grant by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
(IDALS) for the 2019/20 Stormwater Erosion Control Program (Ioway Creek- Brookside Water Quality
Project). City Council approved the original agreement on April 12, 2022, with a completion date
of December 31, 2023 and a one year extension was granted to December 24, 2024. With delays in
easement acquisition and permitting, a request for a second extension to December 31, 2026 has
been approved by IDALS and is included in the attached amendment.
The grant will assist with construction of a water quality oxbow as part of the overall project that will
treat storm water runoff from the existing storm sewers. This runoff currently runs untreated directly
into Ioway Creek. The oxbow will greatly improve water quality conditions from the existing
neighborhood runoff on the east side of creek.
The report of bids and award of contract are under a separate item on this December 10, 2024, agenda.
Construction is anticipated to commence in spring 2025 with anticipated completion in early 2026.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Funding Agreement for the
Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project revising the completion date to December 31,
2026.
2. Reject the amendment and allow the agreement to expire.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of this agreement with the IDALS must happen before moving forward with construction of
this project in the 2025 construction season. Delay or rejection of this amendment to the agreement
would result in additional local funding being required. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the
City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as noted above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Ioway Creek Revised Mitigation Plan (002).jpg
WQI EXTENSION AMENDMENT #2.docx
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WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
Urban Conservation Demonstration Projects
CONTRACT NUMBER: URBAN22WQUI-001
Project Name: Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project
COST-SHARE GRANT CONTRACT AMENDMENT #2
BETWEEN IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
(IDALS)
AND CITY OF AMES
This amendment is entered into by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship;
hereinafter referred to as IDALS, and the City of Ames; hereinafter referred to as the Grantee.
I.Relative to the Ioway Creek-Brookside Water Quality Project.
II.Purpose of the Amendment
A. In response to the Grantee’s request to extend the Project Completion Date in general
accordance with Section 2 of the Cost-Share Grant Contract.
The Project Completion Date will be amended from December 31, 2024, to December
31, 2026.
B. This Amendment does not change any other provisions of the agreement.
III.Effective Date of this Amendment
This amendment takes effect upon signature by all parties below.
CITY OF AMES:
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Authorized Representative Date
FOR IDALS:
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Grant Menke, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Date
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