HomeMy WebLinkAboutA027 - Hearing on granting gas pipeline easement on City of Ames property at 601 S. Maple AvenueITEM #:29
DATE:08-26-25
DEPT:PW
SUBJECT:GAS PIPELINE EASEMENT ON CITY PROPERTY AT 601 S MAPLE AVE
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
Alliant Energy owns a gas main that crosses Ioway Creek at South 4th Street. The main is
attached to the existing roadway bridge at this location. The proposed construction of a
new pedestrian bridge directly adjacent the roadway bridge has created a need for
Alliant Energy to relocate the gas main from the bridge.
Alliant has proposed a new alignment for the gas main, which extends south down South
Maple Avenue, west through City of Ames owned property at 601 S Maple Avenue,
underneath Ioway Creek, and into privately owned property at 1400 S 4th Street. The new
alignment will require an easement to facilitate the access to construct and maintain
the gas main running through 601 S Maple Avenue.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approval of the attached easements creating legal access for Alliant Energy to construct
and maintain the proposed gas main through 601 S Maple Avenue.
2. Do not approve the easement.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The approval of the easement will resolve the conflict that the proposed construction
on the South 4th Street pedestrian bridge. The re-alignment of the main will make it so
any future bridge construction will not conflict with the gas main. Therefore, it is the
recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative #1, as described
above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
City of Ames Easement Appoved Alliant & City Ames Legal.pdf
Easement Exhibit_601 S. Maple Ave_.pdf
Signed Easement by Alliant.pdf
Alliant Gas Pipeline Easement Map.pdf
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ECRM263562 Rev. 2 01/13 Page 1
Prepared By: Heather Dee - Interstate Power and light Company – PO Box 351, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 (319) 786-4514
Legal description: See page __4_____.
Return To: Courtland Smith, Mi-Tech Services, Inc. 2815 100th St., #310, Urbandale, IA, (515) 210-7619
SAVE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER
GAS PIPELINE EASEMENT
For and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, City of Ames (“Grantor(s)”), an Iowa municipal corporation (ADDRESS 515
Clark Avenue, Ames, Iowa) do(es) hereby warrant and convey unto Interstate Power and Light Company, an
Iowa Corporation, its successor and assigns, (“Grantee”), a perpetual easement with the right, privilege and
authority to construct, reconstruct, maintain, operate, repair, patrol and remove a pipeline or lines for the
transportation and distribution of gas, steam and other substances, consisting of necessary fixtures, equipment
and for communication and electrical controls, including the necessary appurtenances under and on the surface
of the ground used, -upon, under, over and across the following described lands located in the County of Story,
and the State of Iowa (the “Easement Area”):
Part of Lot 12 Keigley’s Addition to the City of Ames as described in full on the Exhibit “A” attached hereto on
page 4.
,
together with all the rights and privileges for the full enjoyment or use thereof for the aforesaid purpose. This
grant of easement is subject to the following additional terms:
Grantor may use the Easement Area for any purpose that does not interfere with Grantee’s rights granted
in this easement.
Grantee, its contractor or agent, may enter said premises for the purpose of making surveys and
preliminary estimates immediately upon the execution of this easement and shall minimize disruption to Grantor’s
use and operations upon the property.
The Grantor(s) also grants to the Grantee the right of ingress and egress to said line or lines from
adjacent public rights of way for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, maintaining, operating, patrolling,
repairing and removing said line or lines, and the Grantee agrees to pay to the Grantor(s) or its tenants all
damages done to the lands (except the cutting and trimming of trees or other vegetation), including crops, field
tiles, terraces, fences, equipment or livestock of the Grantor(s) or its tenants, by the Grantee or its employees
while constructing, reconstructing, patrolling or repairing said line or lines. Grantor(s) also conveys the right and
privilege to trim, cut down or control the growth of any trees or other vegetation which may, in the judgment of the
Grantee, interfere with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, operation, repair or the use of said line or
lines.
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The grant of this easement is to Grantee only and cannot be assigned in whole or in part to any other
party without the written consent of the Grantor.
To the extent allowable by law, Grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Ames, its officers,
employees and agents harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, fines and expenses arising from the
fixtures, equipment, lines and other components placed by Grantee in the Easement Area or arising from
Grantee’s use of the Easement Area as contemplated by this agreement, or from any tort arising from the acts or
omissions of Grantee or its officers, employees or agents, provided, however, that in no event shall Grantee
indemnify Grantor for claims to the extent arising out of the negligent acts or omissions of Grantor, its officers,
employees or agents.
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Signed this day of , 20 .
GRANTOR(S)
City of Ames, Iowa
By:
By:
ALL PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF )
COUNTY OF ) ss:
On this day of , AD. 20 , before me,
the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally
appeared
to me personally known
or provided to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence
to be the persons(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the
same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the
entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the
instrument.
NOTARY SEAL
(Sign in Ink)
(Print/type name)
Notary Public in and for the State of
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER
INDIVIDUAL
CORPORATE
Title(s) of Corporate Officers(s):
N/A
Corporate Seal is affixed
No Corporate Seal procured
PARTNER(s)
Limited Partnership
General Partnership
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
EXECUTOR(s),
ADMINISTRATOR(s),
or TRUSTEE(s):
GUARDIAN(s)
or CONSERVATOR(s)
OTHER
SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:
List name(s) of persons(s) or entity(ies):
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EXHIBIT "A"
LOCATED IN PART OF LOT 12 KEIGLEY'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF AMES IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10. T. 83 N., R. 24 W., OF THE 5TH P.M.
STORY COUNTY, IOWA
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S00°58'07"E 15.00'N00° 58'07"W 15.00'
607 S. MAPLE AVE
BARBER, MARCIA M
ZASTROW, STEVEN RYAN
517 S. MAPLE AVE
KOERSELMAN, KONNER L
KOERSELMAN, KODY J
511 S. MAPLE AVE
AMES, CITY OF
601 S. MAPLE AVEAMES, CITY OF
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QCD 2022-07186
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1400 S. 4TH ST.
BALLARD PROPERTIES LLC
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED 2023-03961
1206 S. 4TH ST.
ACA STADIUM VIEW STUDENT
HOUSING DST
2815 100TH ST., #310
URBANDALE, IA 50322
PHONE: (920)393-5930
CELL: (515)675-3156
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: EASEMENT AREA BEING A STRIP OF LAND 15 FEET WIDE BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SE CORNER OF THE SW 14 OF THE NE 14 OF SECTION 10,T. 83 N., R 24 W.
OF THE 5TH P.M., STORY COUNTY, IOWA, THENCE S89° 53' 05"W ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE NE 14 OF SAID SECTION 258.90 FEET; THENCE N00° 58' 07"W 179.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; THENCE N00° 58' 07"W 15.00 FEET; THENCE N89° 53' 05"E 182.3 FEET TO THE WEST
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S. MAPLE ST. AS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED; THENCE S00° 58' 07"E
ALONG THE SAID WEST ROW LINE 15.00 FEET; THENCE S89° 53' 05"W 182.3 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING.
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