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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 092, 2003, AUTHORI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9 DATE: July 1, 2003 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM Edith Felchle imball Crangle-Krizman SUBJECT : Second Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2003, Authorizing the Acceptance of Property Donated by Willowood Corporation and Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for Said Property Acceptance. RECOMMENDATION: Staff and the Natural Resources Advisory Board recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This Ordinance, which was adopted 6-0 (Mayor Martinez was absent) on June 17, 2003, authorizes the Mayor to accept the conveyance of approximately 1.54-acres of land to be owned by the City and managed as a natural area by the Natural Resources Department. ORDINANCE NO. 092, 2003 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY DONATED BY WILLOWOOD CORPORATION AND APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR SAID PROPERTY ACCEPTANCE WHEREAS, Willowood Corporation is the owner of approximately 1.54 acres of land located adjacent to the City's Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area, more particularly described as Tract A, Huntington Hills West (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the 1.54 acres of land has been appraised at$150,000; and WHEREAS, the objectives of the Natural Areas Policy Plan as adopted by the City Council in Ordinance No. 29, 1997 and Resolution No. 98-62, 1998 include establishing a system of publicly owned natural areas to protect the integrity of critical conservation sites; protecting corridors between natural areas; preserving outstanding examples of Fort Collins' diverse natural heritage; and providing a broad range of opportunities for educational, interpretive and recreational programs to meet community needs; and WHEREAS, City staff and the Natural Resources Advisory Board have reviewed the resource, natural heritage and open space values of the Property, and have determined that the Property would provide a valuable opportunity to advance the objectives of the Natural Areas Policy Plan; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of the Property will add acreage to a currently protected site that is used by prairie dogs, allowing expansion of the colony onto upland habitat and providing additional feeding areas for the prairie dogs; and WHEREAS, Willowood Corporation has agreed to donate the Property to the City for use by the City for Natural Area purposes; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the donated Property, as described herein, will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby approves and authorizes the acceptance by the Mayor of a deed of conveyance of the Property for natural area purposes. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the General Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) for expenditure in the General Fund for the purpose of recording the donated Property asset. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th June, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of July, A.D. 2003. Mayoro,o Tem ATTEST: City Clerk , Passed and adopted on final reading this 1st day of July,A.D. 2003. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13 DATE: June 17, 2003 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STA Edith Felchle mball Crangle-Krizman SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2003, Authorizing the Acceptance of Property Donated by Willowood Corporation and Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for Said Property Acceptance. RECOMMENDATION: . -a Staff and the Natural Resources AdvisoryyBoar recommend adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Willowood Corporation has proposed to donate 1.54 acres of property to the City, having an appraised value of $150,000, f�natural area purposes.-Maintenance costs for this parcel are estimated to be $100/year (2003 dollars or routing weed o trol site cleanup, fence repair, etc. Site restoration costs are expected to be minimal, o a ing less than $500 (one-time cost; 2003 dollars) for reseeding upland nonnative gasslandI atrve g asses. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This Ordinance authorizes the Mayor to accept the conveyance of approximately 1.54-acres of land to be owned by the City and managed as a natural area by the Natural Resources Department. The parcel is adjace''t to the City' P in og ea ow Natural Area. The habitat is wet meadow and upland grassland. is pa d acres a to a currently protected site that is used by prairie dogs, allo n.ngg expan ion the colon y nto upland habitat and providing additional feeding areas for the prairie dogs. One of the preferred foods of prairie dogs is sedges, which dominate the wet meadow on this tract of land.