HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/15/2006 - RESOLUTION 2006-088 AUTHORIZING A REVOCABLE PERMIT ITEM NUMBER: 34
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: August 15, 2006
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Patrick Rowe
SUBJECT
Resolution 2006-088 Authorizing a Revocable Permit to the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation
for Access to City-Owned Property at 330 North Howes Street for up to Two Years.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The property at 330 North Howes Street (the "Car Barn") currently houses Poudre Fire Authority
("PFA") and City Museum antique fire fighting equipment. The Fort Collins Fire Museum
Foundation, a non-profit organization created by former Fire Chief Ed Yonker for the purpose of
restoring the City's and PFA's fire equipment, desires access to the Car Barn in order to perform
the organization's restoration work, which shall be done off the premises.
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RESOLUTION 2006-088
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO THE FORT COLLINS
FIRE MUSEUM FOUNDATION FOR ACCESS TO CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
AT 330 NORTH HOWES STREET FOR UP TO TWO YEARS
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins (the "City") is the owner of the real property located
at 330 North Howes Street, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, (the "Property") and
WHEREAS,the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation(the"Foundation"),a Colorado non-
profit corporation,desires access to the building commonly known as the"Car Barn",located on the
Property, for the purpose of offsite restoration of City and Poudre Fire Authority("PFA")historical
firefighting equipment that is stored in the Car Barn; and
WHEREAS, the above-described access to the Car Barn will facilitate the preservation of
Fort Collins history and heritage to the benefit of the Fort Collins citizenry; and
WHEREAS,Article XI, Section 10 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the
Council to permit the use or occupation of any street, alley, or public place, provided that such
permit shall be revocable by the Council at its pleasure, whether or not such right to revoke is
expressly reserved in such permit; and
WHEREAS, the revocable permit granting access shall be at no cost to the Foundation in
exchange for the Foundation's restorative work on City and PFA historical equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute such documents as are necessary
to authorize the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation to have access to the Property,consistent with
the terns of this Resolution,which authorization may include such additional terms and conditions
as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, deems necessary or appropriate to
protect the interests of the City or effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 15th
day of August, A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk