HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/19/2014 - RESOLUTION 2014-069 AUTHORIZING A LICENSE TO ENTERAgenda Item 14
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY August 19, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Helen Matson, Real Estate Services Manager
SUBJECT
Resolution 2014-069 Authorizing a License to Enter to the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation for Access to
City-Owned Property at 330 North Howes Street for Up to Two Years.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to authorize the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation to use a portion of the City's
Car Barn for restoring historic fire equipment belonging to the City and Poudre Fire Authority (PFA). This
License to Enter is effective for up to two years, but can also be terminated by either party at any time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The City's Car Barn, located at 330 North Howes Street is currently used as storage for various City needs and
has included space for storage of historic fire equipment. The Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation (FCFMF)
is a non-profit organization created by former Fire Chief Ed Yonker for the purpose of restoring the City's and
PFA's fire equipment. This historic fire equipment is stored at the Car Barn and this license to enter gives
FCFMF access to the historic fire equipment in order to perform the organization's restoration work. The major
restoration work is performed off-site.
The City's use of the Car Barn for storage is likely to change in the near future. Because of this, the
agreement with FCFMF is that the license to enter is valid for up to two years; however, the license may be
terminated by either party at any time.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
Staff recommends that this license to enter be granted to the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation at no cost
in exchange for the restoration and maintenance of historic fire equipment at no cost to the City.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location map (PDF)
ATTACHMENT 1
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RESOLUTION 2014-069
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A LICENSE TO ENTER 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, on April 15, 2006, the City Council approved Resolution 2006-088,
authorizing the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation (the “Foundation”), a Colorado non-profit
corporation, to access 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”) historic
firefighting equipment that is stored in the Car Barn; and
WHEREAS, the Foundation wishes to continue accessing the Car Barn for this purpose;
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 City 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, City staff has recommended that the revocable permit granting access be at
no cost to the Foundation in exchange for the Foundation’s restoration and maintenance work on
City and PFA historic 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 permit the Fort Collins Fire Museum Foundation to have access to the Property,
consistent with the terms of this Resolution, including 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.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of August, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk