HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS RETAIL CENTER PUD - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-11-03December 16, 1985
Paul Eckman, Esq.
Fort Collins City Attorney
300 Laport Avenue
Ft. Collins, CO 80522
Dear Mr. Eckman:
Pursuant to your request, this is to confirm my understanding
that, upon development of my real estate adjacent to the
of the proposed Pavilion Retail Center in Fort Collins, that
I will be required to construct a culvert over the Larimer
County Canal No. 2 to facilitate the extension of Pavilion Street.
Yours truly,
Norman West
Sunrise Center Partnership
STATE OF COL.ORADO
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COUNTY OF LARIMER
The foregoing copy of instrument was acknowledged beforejme this
day of .:�<<<<_�_«-�, 198E, by I(r<<sicc�r T). l�u`���
author of this instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Tye,
Notary Puic
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My commission expires:
ROATH a BREGA, P c.
Office of the City Attorney
City of Ft. Collins
February 10, 1986
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to secure that indemnity by the use of an irrevocable letter
of credit or by the escrowing of sufficient construction
loan proceeds to ensure the completion of the improvements;
the Developer has put members of the Board of Land Commissioners
in direct contact with the office of the City Manager. The
State, however, continues to refuse to execute the Development
Agreement.
In this light, I think you will agree that the Developer
has done everything within its power to convince the State
to execute the Development Agreement - all to no avail. We
are hopeful, therefore, that the City of Ft. Collins will
re-evaluate its requirement of State execution of the Develop-
ment Agreement. As the State's ownership in the project
will be limited to a small portion of property (over which
the Larimer County Canal No. 2 is intended to run), the
waiver of this requirement should not present any risk to
the City.
If you have any questions or comments in regard to this
or any other matter, please don't hesitate to contact me at
the above listed telephone number.
Sincerely,
Matthew -CT Goxdbn
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Commercial Real Estate
February 11, 1986
Mr. George Holter
3509 S. Mason
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Re: Construction of Pavilion Road
Dear George:
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As you know, several months ago you and I discussed the construction of
Pavilion Lane as part of the development of a shopping center on the
property to the north of your motel. In these discussions, you agreed
that this road would lie approximately 12 feet inside your property line.
However, when the time came for you to grant the right of way for this
construction you refused. Consequently, we had to re -design our shopping
center to compensate for this lost 12 feet. You then agreed to grant
approximately 480 square feet of your property in order to facilitate the
construction of the re -designed road.
I have now received the January 22, 1986 letter from your attorney,
Douglas D. Konkel, concerning the conditions under which you will now
agree to grant the above -referenced 480 square foot easement. Upon review
of this letter, it is my position that your requirements are patently
unreasonable. It is clear that the construction of this road would be
beneficial to you and your property and yet you have indicated no
willingness to cooperate in any way with the road's construction.
In this light, I am currently undertaking discussions with the City of Ft.
Collins for the re -design of Pavilion Lane in order to avoid the necessity
of your grant of easement or other cooperation.
If you have any questions in this regard, or if you desire to reconsider
your position, please contact me or my attorney, Matthew Gordon
(691-5400).
Yours truly,
SULLIVAN, HAYES & CO.
Jo n Edward Hayes II
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Con irTiercial Real Fetate
March 21, 1986
Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
Office of the City Manager
City of Fort Collins
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
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MAR 2 5 1986
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Re: Commercial Shopping Center development (the "_Development")
located at the southeast corner of College Avenue and
Troutman Drive, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, developed by
Troutman Partnership, a Colorado general partnership (the
"Developer")
Dear Rich and Linda:
As you know, Troutman Partnership has, for some time, been
involved in the above referenced Development, which Development
has encountered more than its share of problems. Resolution of
each issue has been time consuming and difficult, and has
resulted in unanticipated delay. As a consequence, we have
fallen somewhat behind the schedule originally contemplated, and
upon which the City has relied in its municipal process. In
order to assure you and your staff that we have not been sitting
on our hands, I am outlining the issues addressed and the
progress made toward finalizing the Development.
The first significant problem arose in the acquisition and
contracting for the real property to be developed (the
"Assembla.ge Parcel"). Specifically, one of the title holders to
a key portion of the Assemblage Parcel (Ft. Collins Assemblage,
Ltd. as owners of the parcel which is to be dedicated as
Troutman Parkway) discovered that it did not, in fact, own the
fee title to the Troutman parcel. Rather, an undivided 15e
interest in that parcel was held by a hostile party. The
resolution of this problem took a great deal of money, energy
and a full twelve months. Ultimately, however, the 15%
undivided interest was conveyed to Ft. Collins Assemblage, Ltd.
("FCAL"), and we now have control of this parcel.
Unfortunately, the removal of the undivided 15% interest
required the payment of a large sum of money to the hostile
party, and FCAL is seeking the recovery of these funds from
Troutman Partnership; this situation will be more fully
explained later.
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Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
March 21, 1986
Page Two
After all of the properties that make up the Assemblage Parcel
were under contract, the next major issue arose upon examination
of title. The titles to two of the major parcels in the
assemblage werre subject to a reservation of fee title from the
original patent from the State of Colorado. This reservation
was for an undefined 4.6 acres, which 4.6 acres were supposed to
be conveyed for the passage of a ditch. The reserved fee was
never conveyed! to any ditch company and remained the property of
the State. After extensive negotiations and hearings with the
State Board of Land Commissioners and the office of the Attorney
General, we resolved this issue by the execution of the
Agreement For Exchange and Relocation of Ditch, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Pursuant to this Agreement,
the State has agreed to convey to us the State's reserved fee
interest in the Assemblage Parcel in exchange for which we will
convey an equal amount of real property to the State in the
relocated ditch (as described later). The State will then grant
a right of way to the Larimer County Canal Irrigating Company
for the passage of the Larimer County Canal No. 2. In the
negotiation of this Agreement, we encountered substantial
difficulty with the State's form of Right -of -Way agreement, as
well as the type of conveyances to be used in the transaction.
Resolution of these problems required hearings before the Board
of Land Commissioners and extensive negotiations with individual
board members. Further, because the Agreement resulted in the
State's ownership of a fee interest in the Assemblage Parcel,
the City required the State to sign both the Plat and the
Development Agreement. After initially refusing, the State
ultimately did sign the Plat, but refused to sign the
Development Agreement. Attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 is a copy
of a letter from our attorney to the Ft. Collins City Attorney
outlining this issue and its resolution.
The next set of major issues we encountered were those related
to the relocation of the Larimer County Canal No. 2 (the
"Ditch") from its current location (traversing the Assemblage
Parcel) to a new location along the east side of the Assemblage
Parcel. The difficulty associated with the relocation was
compounded by the necessity of relocating the Ditch on the
mobile home park parcel located to the south of the Assemblage
Parcel (hereinafter, the "Mobile Home Park"), as well as the
City's requirement of enlargement of the Ditch across the Mobile
Home Park to handle additional drainage and flood waters. We
have met with the City of Ft. Collins and the owners of the
Ditch (the "Ditch Company") in order to develop a scheme for the
relocation and enlargement of the Ditch. This scheme is
codified in the Tri-Party Ditch Agreement, the most recent draft
Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
March 21, 1986
Page Three
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Although the
Tri-Party Ditch Agreement has not yet been executed, its parties
have reached agreement in principle, and expect final execution
to take place sometime during the week of March 24. One
significant problem encountered in negotiation of the Tri-Party
Ditch Agreement was the Ditch Company's refusal to vacate the
currently existing Ditch easement until the new Ditch has been
running successfully for two full years. Obviously, we cannot
finance the project unless the Ditch is vacated. This problem
has been solved by our indemnification of the Ditch Company. In
turn, we are! seeking similar indemnifications from our civil
engineer, soils engineer and contractor. The negotiation of
these indemnifications has been difficult and time consuming.
The Ditch Company is also requiring us to provide waivers from
adjoining land owners, which waivers prevent these land owners
from raising any claims against the Ditch Company for damage
suffered as a result of seepage of waters from the relocated
Ditch. We are still awaiting the detailed form of seepage
agreement as well as a list of landowners from whom it will be
required. We have repeatedly requested that the Ditch Company
supply us with this information and expect it to arrive on March
24. The ditch Company is also requiring executed easements from
the owners of any parcel over which the relocated Ditch is to
run. We have obtained these easements from the State Board of
Land Commissioners as well as the owners of the parcel adjoining
the Assemblage Parcel on the east.
However, as mentioned, relocation of the Ditch on the Assemblage
Parcel necessitates relocation of the Ditch on the Mobile Home
Park as well. Additionally, and as previously mentioned, the
City is requiring that the currently existing Ditch through the
Mobile Home Park be enlarged. In attempting to obtain the grant
of easement from the owners of the Mobile Home Park, an
examination of title indicated that FCAL holds only equitable
(and not Legal) title to the Mobile Home Park parcel.
Therefore, in order to receive an adequate grant of easement, we
are required to obtain the signatures of three former owners of
the Mobile IHome Park parcel. These three owners initially
sought payment from the City of market value for the additional
property needed for the City's enlargement of the Ditch. The
City negotiated with these owners but could not agree on a
price. Ultimately, the City decided that they would line the
Ditch with gunite, and, provided that all indebtedness to them
from FCAL is paid in full, the owners of the Mobile Home Park
have consented to the easement. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is
a copy of the Agreement to Grant Easement. Although this
document has not yet been executed by these three owners, their
execution is anticipated sometime this week.
Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
March 21, 1986
Page Four
Execution by the three former owners does not, however, solve
the problem. As equitable owner of the Mobile Home Park, FCAL
is refusing to execute the Agreement to Grant Easement until it
receives $100,000 to compensate it for the cost of clearing its
title problem on the Troutman Parcel, discussed earlier.
Further, FCAL has recently increased its requirements for
execution of 1:his easement to also include Troutman Partnership
entering into a specific performance contract for the purchase
of other property owned by FCAL. We are currently negotiating
with FCAL for the resolution of this issue, but have not yet
reached agreement.
As previously discussed, FCAL is also the owner of the parcel to
be dedicated as Troutman Parkway. In exchange for our
construction of the roadway and payment for the value of the
ground, FCAL has agreed to dedicate this parcel to the City
pursuant to the Road Construction Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit D. Pursuant to this Agreement, however, FCAL is not
required to make this dedication until after Troutman Parkway
has been constructed. As this parcel is currently encumbered by
a deed of trust, FCAL does not want to finally dedicate (and
thus clear the title) until that time. We are seeking the
City's cooperation in this matter, keeping in mind that FCAL has
already execrated the Plat and, therefore, has technically
dedicated this parcel already (although it has not yet
adequately cleared title).
With regard to the Plat, a problem was discovered and has been
resolved. Upon completion of an Alta survey we had ordered for
the title company and the lender, an error was uncovered due to
an original survey interpretation. This error facilitated
correcting the legal description thus changing the Plat
boundaries as submitted. We have redrawn the Plat to reflect
this change as well as a modification to the signature page.
The signature page modification reflects our disposition as well
as eliminates the ownerships that will transfer upon closing.
We also plan on executing a new development agreement with
Troutman Partnership as the owner. This, in our opinion,
significantly cleans up these two documents.
Another unresolved issue in this Development has to do with the
dedication of a right of way along the proposed Pavilion Lane on
the south side of the Assemblage Parcel. George Holter, the
owner of property adjacent to the Assemblage Parcel on the
south, had originally agreed to dedicate a 12-foot strip along
the north end of his property for the construction of Pavilion
Lane. Pavilion Lane would clearly benefit the Holter parcel.
Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
March 21, 1986
Page Five
However, when it came time for execution of the dedication
documents by Mr. Holter, he reneged on his promise.
Consequently, we were forced to redesign the shopping center,
moving all improvements 12 feet to the north, thus allowing
Pavilion Lane to be located on the Assemblage Parcel. This
scenario, however, would still require Mr. Holter to grant an
easement on the northeast corner of his parcel for a small
radius curb cut of approximately 480 square feet. Although Mr.
Holter had agreed to grant this easement, on the day before the
Developer's final Planning and Zoning approval, he sent a letter
refusing to grant the easement unless we made significant
financial concessions. This extortive demand was made known to
the City Planning staff, who have been assisting us in several
alternatives. One such alternative is the redesign of the
Pavilion Lane intersection, another possibility is the City's
condemnation of that parcel. We will continue to negotiate with
Mr. Holter to attempt to get Mr. Holter to dedicate this small
right of way without involving the City. To this point, such
negotiations have been unsuccessful (please see correspondence
attached hereto as Exhibit Q. If we are unable to resolve this
issue, we will seek the City's assistance in either allowing a
redesign or in proceeding with condemnation while we proceed
with construction of the shopping center.
Finally, we have proceeded through the various municipal
processes. We have been granted preliminary approval by the
Planning and Zoning Board as well as a conditional final
approval (conditioned upon the resolution of the FCAL offsite
easement issue, and the Holter right of way issue). We have
also received approval from your office, which approval is
contingent upon our closing on the purchase of the Assemblage
Parcel. As you know, we have not yet closed on the Assemblage
Parcel, but have scheduled a closing (and so notified the
various owners) for April 15, 1986.
In conclusion,, although significant gains and progress have been
made in putting together this most difficult Development, some
issues still remain unresolved. We are confident that, with the
assistance of the City, these problems can be solved and an
excellent Development will result. These issues include:
1) the redesign or possible condemnation of the right of
way at the intersection of Pavilion Lane and College
Avenue;
Mr. Rich Shannon
Ms. Linda Hopkins
March 21, 1986
Page Six
2) the payment of funds to FCAL in exchange for its
granting of the offsite Ditch easement, the cash for
which can only be generated at closing -- we seek the
City's indulgence and are awaiting the final grant of
easement until after we have closed on the Assemblage
Parcel;
3) we seek the City's indulgence also in allowing a delay
in the final dedication of Troutman Parkway until such
time as the roadway has been constructed and accepted
by the City -- FCAL's obligation to so dedicate at that
time is unconditional, pursuant to the enclosed Road
Construction Agreement; and
4) the Developer needs the City to assign an address for
the National Car Rental site and Shopping Center site
in order to facilitate the submission and processing of
the Developer's building plans for permitting.
I appreciate the City's cooperation and assistance on this
matter to date. We look forward to a long and profitable
relationship.
L
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Vice)
QPresi)dent Development
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit A - Agreement for Exchange and Relocation of Ditch
Exhibit A-1 - Letter to Ft. Collins City Attorney Re: State
execution of Development Agreement
Exhibit B - Tri-Party Ditch Agreement
Exhibit C - Agreement to Grant Easement
Exhibit D - Road Construction Agreement
Exhibit E - Holter correspondence
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
March 31, 1986
Mr. George Holter
3509 South Mason
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
Dear Mr. Holter:
I appreciate the time you took for our phone conversation last week. It is
important that the details of the development agreements for the Fort
Collins Retail Center be completed as soon as possible.
An easement for the curb return of Pavilion Drive is necessary. It is
important that the easement for the safe design and construction of the
street be granted. I understand that the street design was changed to
minimize the impact on your site and was, except for this easement,
designed to be entirely on the Troutman Partnership property rather than
the standard "half and half" right-of-way design.
As we discussed you are willing to grant the necessary easement to the
developers of the Fort Collins Retail Center given certain conditions. I
have reviewed the correspondence on file regarding the conditions you have
requested. It appears to me that your request to have access, without any
obligation to enter into the standard repay agreements is unreasonable
given the current and future benefits of the proposed street to your site.
To agree to such a condition would in effect make the easement very, very
costly.
I appreciate that you face similar development requirements on your South
College property, Boardwalk Crossing PUD. I think your understanding of
the need for such agreements should be helpful in continuing negotiations
for the resolution of this situation.
To grant the easement conditioned upon the release of the repay agreement
seems to ignore the benefits you will realize from the construction of the
new street and commercial development adjacent to your property.
I have also talked to your attorney, Mr. Konkel, and he has indicated that
you may be willing to negotiate a compromise agreement with Troutman
Partnership for• the easement and repayment for the street construction. If
an amicable agreement the easement cannot be achieved, the City would
consider exercising the option of condemnation.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Linda Hopkins, Acting Director. CO Dept.
Ron Mills, ROW Agent
Elaine Kleckner, City Planner
FROM: Bonnie Tripoli, Development Coordinator
DATE: 10-1-BS
RE: Minutes of Fort Collins Retail Center Right-of-way Meeting
Thls memo is to recap the discussion held with Jed Hayes and James Johnson
regarding possible City intervention in obtaining right-of-way for Troutman
Parkway.
A sequence of events was established at this meeting to inform the
developer of the steps necessary to follow, should they (the Developer)
desire the City to consider using its powers of condemation in obtaining
right-of-way for Troutman Parkway which would be necessary for this
Development. They are as follows;
1. An Appraisalacceptable to the City must
be performed on the property establishing
a value before the take and a value after
the take. This also requires a title
commitment.
2. Documented negotiations must take place
between the Developer and the property
owner.
3. Proof of failure to come to a
satisfactory agreement must be submitted
to the City along with the appraisals.
4, City studies the issue to see if it is
reasonable for the City to become
involved.
G. Notification of proceedings to be sent to
all owners of the property by the City.
S. City negotiates with owners.
7. Resolution of Condemnation to be adopted
by Council.
8. Set Court date and go to Court to
establish possession.
Depends on Developer's
schedule (DODS)
0009
DODS
2 weeks min.
1 week min.
30 - 4S days min.
3 - 4 weeks min.
30 - 46 days min.
Mr. George Holter
March 31, 1986
Page 2
The current street design necessitates a 30 foot radius; condemnation
efforts would consider all safety issues, any potential traffic needs, and
would pursue a larger easement based on a 50 foot radius. Acquiring the
easement through condemnation would not eliminate the necessity of the
repay agreement. The cost of condemnation seems to be unnecessary, if in
fact an agreement can be reached. As you are aware, in the development
business time is an expensive element. The solution to this problem should
be resolved between the property owners without City involvement as soon as
possible.
Please contact me if you have any questions, or if I can provide any
additional information. My phone number at City Hall is 221-6763.
Sincerely,
Linda Hopkins
Assistant to the City Manager
for Economic Opportunity
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: April 11, 1986
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
FROM: Linda Hopkins, Assistant to the City Manager
for Economic Opportunity
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THRU: Steve Burkett, City Manager 0 y
Rich Shannon, Deputy City Manager
RE: Fort Collins Retail Development Proposal
There is a current development proposal, recently reviewed and approved by
the Planning and Zoning Board, which is struggling with some rather
technical difficulties. I would like to outline the situation for Council,
should you receive calls or hear concerns about the development.
The proposed development is Fort Collins Retail Center, or as it is being
marketed, "Pavilion". The 151,460 square foot retail center is located on
18.2 acres at the southeast corner of South College Avenue and Troutman
Parkway. The site is part of the South College Properties Superblock #1
Plan developed in 1981. The Superblock Plan was designed to direct land
use, development, and circulation in the area bounded by College Avenue,
Troutman Parkway, JFK Parkway, and Harmony Road. The Super Block Plan
facilitates a coordinated approach to the area which has been complicated
by a number parcels of varying sizes, under complex ownership, each with
different needs and development schedules.
The Fort Collins Retail Center PUD is bounded by College Avenue on the
west, JFK Parkway (a 4 lane arterial as designated on the Master Street
Plan), Troutman on the north, and Pavilion, a local street on the south.
Pavilion has been the subject of considerable frustration, negotiation, and
ultimately redesign. Under the standard development scenarios, streets are
constructed with right-of-way dedicated half-and-half from the adjacent
properties benefiting from the new street. Total construction costs are
paid by the developer initiating the project. Repay agreements are secured
so that in the future should the adjacent owner develop and obtain access
to the street, 1/2 of the construction costs are repaid to the original
developer.
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Fort Collins Retail Development Proposal
April 11, 1986
Page 2
The construction of the collector street adjacent to the Retail Center and
Mr. George Holter's property to the south was complicated and the
negotiation resulted in the redesign of the street so that the entire
right-of-way was on the property to the north. The remaining issue, yet
unresolved, is the acquisition of a small, approximately 450 square foot,
easement for the curb return from College onto Pavilion. Mr. Holter was
reluctant to grant the easement to the developers without the guarantee of
several stringent conditions. Initially Holter requested that he be
granted access without obligation to repay any of the construction costs
for the street. After considerable negotiation it appeared that this point
could virtually stop the development.
The repay agreement is not unfamiliar to Mr. Holter. As the developer of a
site on the west side of College Avenue (Kentucky Fried Chicken), Holter is
seeking repayment from the property owners north of the street he has
recently built.
Normally, off -site easements must be secured before consideration by the
Planning and Zoning Board, however given the complexity of this situation,
including this easement, the Board heard the proposal and conditioned their
approval on the completion of all necessary easements and agreements within
45 days. There has been considerable negotiation, continued discussion,
and work by all the parties involved to see that this project is completed.
It does not seem reasonable that the project be stopped simply because of
the difficulties obtaining a 400 square foot parcel needed for the access
from College Avenue. Condemnation may need to be considered.
Condemnation procedures are difficult and can take a long time. All costs
are paid by the developer. Should it be impossible to obtain the easement
in any other way, Council may be asked to consider condemnation to secure
safe proper access. I am working with Mr. Holter and the developers of the
retail area to resolve this issue, the details needed to meet the P & Z
deadline, and see that the project is ready for construction. This has
been one of the first projects I have been working on as an ombudsman, and
the variety of problems and issues has been instructive.
LH/ab
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
STORM WATER UTILITY
RECEIVED
ACTION MEMORANDUM CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: April 15, 1986
TO: Steven C. Burkett, City Manager
THRU: Paul Eckman, Assistant City Attorney
Carol Osborne, Public Works Administrator
Bob Smith, Acting Transportation Services Director
FROM: Tom Gathmann, Civil Engineer II M
RE: Contract Approval for Drainage Improvements
Please find attached two items: (1) A contract for your signature that
details the responsibilites between the City, the Larimer N2 Irrigation
Company and the developer of the Fort Collins Retail Center P.U.D. for the
construction of certain drainage improvements in the McClellands-Mail Creek
Basin; (2) a vicinity map that shows the location of the improvements.
The project will extend the existing improvements to the Larimer p2
Canal from just south of Troutman Parkway to Harmony Road. The enlarged
canal will then transport both irrigation and stormwater to Mail Creek.
The portion of this work that is not immediately on or adjacent to the Fort
Collins Retail Center P.U.D. will be paid for by the Stormwater Utility
from the McClelland -Mail Creek Basin Account. The estimated City cost of
$74,575 is appropriated in that account and a substantial percentage will
come directly from the drainage basin fee this development is obligated to
pay. This project will complete the primary drainage route for the 100
year storm runoff in this area.
Please return the executed copies to e-four mailing.
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: April 11, 1986
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
FROM: Linda Hopkins, Assistant to the City Manager
for Economic Opportunity
1
THRU: Steve Burkett, City Manager
Rich Shannon, Deputy City Manager
RE: Fort Collins Retail Development Proposal
There is a current development proposal, recently reviewed and approved by
the Planning and Zoning Board, which is struggling with some rather
technical difficulties. I would like to outline the situation for Council,
should you receive calls or hear concerns about the development.
The proposed development is Fort Collins Retail Center, or as it is being
marketed, "Pavilion". The 151,460 square foot retail center is located on
18.2 acres at the southeast corner of South College Avenue and Troutman
Parkway. The site is part of the South College Properties Superblock #1
Plan developed in 1981. The Superblock Plan was designed to direct land
use, development, and circulation in the area bounded by College Avenue,
Troutman Parkway, JFK Parkway, and Harmony Road. The Super Block Plan
facilitates a coordinated approach to the area which has been complicated
by a number parcels of varying sizes, under complex ownership, each with
different needs and development schedules.
The Fort Collins Retail Center PUD is bounded by College Avenue on the
west, JFK Parkway (a 4 lane arterial as designated on the Master Street
Plan), Troutman on the north, and Pavilion, a local street on the south.
Pavilion has been the subject of considerable frustration, negotiation, and
ultimately redesign. Under the standard development scenarios, streets are
constructed with right-of-way dedicated half-and-half from the adjacent
properties benefiting from the new street. Total construction costs are
paid by the developer initiating the project. Repay agreements are secured
so that in the future should the adjacent owner develop and obtain access
to the street, 112 of the construction costs are repaid to the original
developer.
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Fort Collins Retail Development Proposal
April 11, 1986
Page 2
The construction of the collector street adjacent to the Retail Center and
Mr. George Holter's property to the south was complicated and the
negotiation resulted in the redesign of the street so that the entire
right-of-way was on the property to the north. The remaining issue, yet
unresolved, is the acquisition of a small, approximately 450 square foot,
easement for the curb return from College onto Pavilion. Mr. Holter was
reluctant to grant the easement to the developers without the guarantee of
several stringent conditions. Initially Holter requested that he be
granted access without obligation to repay any of the construction costs
for the street. After considerable negotiation it appeared that this point
could virtually stop the development.
The repay agreement is not unfamiliar to Mr. Holter. As the developer of a
site on the west side of College Avenue (Kentucky Fried Chicken), Holter is
seeking repayment from the property owners north of the street he has
recently built.
Normally, off -site easements must be secured before consideration by the
Planning and Zoning Board, however given the complexity of this situation,
including this easement, the Board heard the proposal and conditioned their
approval on 'the completion of all necessary easements and agreements within
45 days. There has been considerable negotiation, continued discussion,
and work by all the parties involved to see that this project is completed.
It does not seem reasonable that the project be stopped simply because of
the difficulties obtaining a 400 square foot parcel needed for the access
from College Avenue. Condemnation may need to be considered.
Condemnation procedures are difficult and can take a long time. All costs
are paid by the developer. Should it be impossible to obtain the easement
in any other way, Council may be asked to consider condemnation to secure
safe proper access. I am working with Mr. Holter and the developers of the
retail area to resolve this issue, the details needed to meet the P & Z
deadline, and see that the project is ready- for construction. This has
been one of the first projects I have been working on as an ombudsman, and
the variety of problems and issues has been instructive.
LH/ab
SullivanH.ayes
C o h( P A N I E S
June 11, 1986
Ms. Elaine Kleckner
City of Fort Collins
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Elaine:
Pursuant to your letter of May 6, 1986, I would like to clarify the
specific nature of all submittals we have made in order to comply for
re -processing for final approval by the Planning and Zoning Board.
1. Development Agreement -- The Development Agreement has been
redrafted,under Bonnie Tripoli's supervision and approval.
It has been submitted signed by all parties of interest.
2. Holter Easement -- The 480 square feet easement required to
facilitate the construction of Pavilion Lane has been signed
by George Halter and has been submitted.
3. Sunrise Center and Alma West Easement -- Both of these
easements were previously submitted. However, they were
lost or, misplaced somewhere along the line. They have been
re -submitted.
4. Fort Collins Retail Center Plat -- This document has been
revised with the direction of the City Manager's office to
reflect: the future ownership. The reason for this is that
it significantly reduces the complexity of problems with
dedication and objections the current landowners did not
want to deal with. The signature of the attorney certifying
ownership obviously cannot take place until we close on the
ground. As 1 had mentioned to you in our previous conversation,
we are not able to close on the ground until we can provide
documentation to our lender that we have final approval on the
zoning.
Ib00 IIUDSON'S RAY CENTRE • 1(,00 SPOUT STREFT' • DI:NVER, COLOR ADO 80202 • O07) 534 0900 • FAX- (303) 825-3502
Ms. Elaine Kleckner
Page 2
June 11, 1986
5. Griffith, Brown, Middle & Fort Collins Assemblage Easement --
The easements to provide for transition for the relocation
of the irrigation ditch through the property and the improvement
to the ditch downstream of the development have been submitted.
All signatures required have been provided. As you know, we
were unable to obtain Mr. Brown's signature due to his
unfortunate death. Mr. Brown's wife has, however, signed.
6. Troutman Parkway Plans -- These drawings have been submitted
and have been approved.
7. Tri-Party Ditch Agreement -- This executed document was
submitted to Mr. Paul Eckman April 30, 1986. _
It is my express understanding that this completes all the necessary
documentation required by the City. This project, as we are all aware,
has been a more than difficult puzzle to piece together. I would like to
thank you for the patience and tolerance you and other members of staff
have demonstrated through this process. It has made a significant
difference in our ability to accomplish this task.
V r' truly yours,
SOL�IVAN PA;; S COMPANIES
/JameSA. Jtl nson
Vic reside t Development
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The L,arimer County Canal No. 2
Irrigating Company
c/o William C. Stover, Esq.
P.O. Box 523
Fort Collins, CO 80522
W. Paul Eckman, Esq.
Assistant City Attorney
City of Fort Collins
300 LaPorte Avenue
P.O. Box 530
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Troutman Partnership
1600 Stout St., Suite 1300
Denver, CO 30202
Attn: .Tim Johnson
Re: Tri-Party Ditch Agreement
Gentlemen:
As you will recall, early last May Lar_imer County Canal
No. 2 Irrigating Company, the City of Fort Collins and Troutman
Partnership all executed the Tri-Party Ditch Agreement which
provides For the relocation and enlargement of the Larimer County
Canal No. 2 (tile "Ditch") through certain real property locate.9
at the intersection of Trautman Parkway and :College Avenue (the
"PrJ ert ") AS VO�1 aI so will .P_Caii., Troutman Partnerships
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acquisition of the Property, and therefore the relocation of the
D1t;h, .was delayed cluee On Troutman's inability to acquit the
nacesGary right-of-way for part o` the Ditch relocation.
ae are pleased to inform you that, as of last Friday,
Troutman has received the necessary right-of-way and is hoping to
proceed Very Soon with its acquisition Of the subject Property
and relocation or the Ditch. In the course of acquiring the
right-oE-way„ it became necessary to slightly change the
configuration of the relocated Ditch, as -cell as the right-of-way
area.
The Larimer County Canal No. 2
Irrigating Company, et al
December 5, 19BG
Page 2
Accordingly, I have reviewed the Tri-Party Ditch
Agreement in order to determine what changes, if any, need to be
made so that the document reflects the changed situation.
Assuming everyone agrees, I would like to amend the Tri-Party
Ditch Agreement to reflect the following:
1. Recital A: Exhibit A needs to be changed to reflect
t'he revised legal description of the Property.
2. Recital I would like to add a sentence to the
effect that the term "Mobile Home Park" is used for convenience
and that the relocated No. 2 Ditch will not actually be located
to any extent upon the Pioneer Mobile 'come Park.
3. Recital G: Exhibit 3 Plans and Specifications have
changed to some minor extent. The new Plans and Specifications
will need to be substituted and the appropriate officer of the
Ditch Company will need to sign off on the same.
4. Paragraph 4: I would like to add an acknowledgement
by the Ditch Company of their receipt of the $2,500 fee.
5. Paragraph 5: The April 25, 1986 deadline should be
changed. I assume April 25, 1987 is the appropriate new date.
6. Paragraph 3: I would like to add a sentence whereby
the Ditch Company acknowledges their receipt of the required
E l3iaeerls Design Certificate.
7. Paragraph 9: I would like to change the language of
this paragraph to reflect that the grant of easement by the owner
of the Mobile some Park South is sufficient to fulfill the
requirement of authorization. I would rather not have to obtain
any additional documentation from the owner of that property.
S. Paragraph 13: I would like to finally determine
exactly who needs to execute Seepage Damage Waivers.
9. Paragraph 17: As you may have ❑oted from my new
letterhead, I am no longer affiliated with Roath & Brega, P.C.
Therefore, I would like to change my notice address accordingly.
I invite everyone to carefully review the Tri-Party
Ditch Agroem.ant to see if any other changes are necessary. As
the closing on the Property is imminent, it is imperative that we
After step 8 is completed the City could take possession of the ground and
the project could proceed to the Planning and Zoning Board. All costs
involved in the City's condemnation proceedings shall be borne by the
Developer. The final step would occur when the case comes up and is
settled by the court, possibly 2-or more years later.
The Larimer County Canal No. 2
Irrigating Company, et al
December 5, 1986
Page 3
(as usual.) act very quickly.
everyone soon.
MDG/jm
I look forwar.] to hearing from
Sincerely,
Matthew D. Gordon\
for
OTTEN, JOHNSON, ROBINSON,
NEFF & RAGONETTI
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
February 6, 1987
Mr. Jim Johnson
c/o Sullivan Hayes Companies
1600 Stout Street, Suite 1800
Denver, CO 80202
Dear Jim,
This letter is to confirm our discussion on the telephone this afternoon
regarding access to properties north of the proposed Fort Collins Retail
Center along Troutman Parkway and College Avenue.
First of all, no access locations are shown on a plat. The plat is a pro-
perty description only. The access locations would be shown on a site
plan and utility plan.
Access to the property would be approved in the planning process during
the review and approval of a proposed P.U.D. or subdivision. Our prefer-
ence for driveway locations on Troutman Pkwy. would be to line them up
with driveways on the south. Access onto College Ave. must be approved by
the State.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Mike Herzig
Development Coordinator
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xc: Jim Newell, Civil Engineer I
C -ICF OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P O. Box 580 • Fort Collms, Colorado 80522 • (303) °21 6750
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SullivanHayes
C O M P A N 1 L S
February 16, 1987
Mr. Tom Peterson
Director of Planning
City of Fort Collins
300 La Porte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Re: Fort Collins Retail Center "The Pavilion" PUD
Dear Tom:
As you know, we were unable to comply with the conditions set forth by the
P & Z Board to complete the requirements for final approval of our PUD.
We had difficulty getting Mr. Strickfadden to sign the plat, site plan and
the Development Agreement by the deadline. The plat, site plan and the
Development Agreement are however, fully executed and in the possession of
the City. The Tri-Party Ditch Agreement Admendment is forth coming and
should be in the City no later than next week.
This leaves only the closing to take place. At the time of closing, we
will be able to provide the City proof of clear title and remove the
easement from escrow and record. A closing date has not been set as of
this writing. Due to the depressed economic condition of real estate in
Colorado, lenders are cautiously reviewing potential developments and
taking a much longer time to give commitments. We do have a commitment at
this time but still need to finalize details prior to scheduling a
closing.
Considering these factors, we would like to reapply to appear before the P
& Z Board for final approval of our PUD at the earliest convenience.
Unfortunately, at the December 15, 1986 meeting, we were confident that we
would close by year end. If I would have had any indication from the
lender contrary to that understanding, I would have asked the Board to
extend the final approval as appropriate to the situation. Enclosed
please find a check in the amount of $60 for the application fee.
We have all spent many hours devoted to making this project a success. It
is not our intention to drag this on indefinitely, but to build this
project as soon as possible. If the Planning Staff and the Board would
please indulge this situation for a little while longer, we will all be
,b16"ased with the results.
ly,
Johnson
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DEVELOPIME�T SEPN/ICES — ECOJ:C%:IC DE'dELOP�'lE'JT
July 7, 1937
Mr. George Halter
Holter Real Estate
3509 So. Mason
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Dear George:
I was pleased to attend the meeting with you, Mrs. Halter, Rick Ensdorff,
Joe Frank, and Debbie Debesche on Wednesday, June 24, 1987. I thought it
was helpful to discuss the general issues of traffic, street improvements,
and development related to the South College corridor from Horsetooth to
Harmony.
From the meeting it was my understanding that the South College Super Block
Plan remain; as a good planning tool, which is helpful in the preliminary
planning stages for development in the area. I understood that given the
intensity of new developments and existing traffic, thorough and complete
traffic studies are crucial to the land use and access decisions for the
area. Fortimately, there is some current base data available to use in
conjunction with your new data. Specifically related to Boardwalk Crossing
AID, I was confident that if proper traffic study analysis supported the
access and egress points and proposed design, the City staff would add
their suppo:-t to the permit process with the State. Close coordination
between the State and City is irportant.
I also felt that the discussions related to access to your property on the
east side of College was equally as direct and helpful. I can appreciate
your desire to secure commitments for future access points to the motel
site. However, I recognize the City is unable to make such long-term
commitments, particularly without specific development proposals. You can
be confident that access frcm Pavilion on the north side of your site is
approved and will be constructed with that project. In our meeting, Rick
Ermrsdorff noted that with proper documentation and a supportive traffic
study and analysis, staff could also support a right-in/right-out access on
College to the motel site. It did not seem to be particularly beneficial
to attempt to secure this access with a tentative development plan. The
City is interested in the safest and most efficient access and traffic
movement along South College and staff will work with the developers to
secure the State permits to achieve those goals.
P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins. Colorado 80522 • (303) 221 6605
LCUNUMIC DEVELOPMENT
The only remaining unresolved issue is the access easement fer the curb
return at Pavilion and South College. Previously you'd indicated that
prior to granting the easement and finalizing the agreements with Sullivan
and Hayes, you would have li}:cd to have had the South College access
negotiated. The City cannot make that co:r fitment, but will cork with you in
the future to secure the access to serve your site. From my perspective
nothing further is to be gained by delaying the easement request. In fact
it would appear that the completion of the Pavilion PUD will serve to
enhance the potential of the notel site for future redevelopment.
Please review again the easement agreements, sign and return the copies to
me, and I'll see that they are processed.
Thanks again
for the opportunity
to participate
in the discussions. It was
helpful for
me to understand
more about
the traffic impacts and
requirements
in the South college
area.
Sincerely,
Linda Hopkins
Economic Development Administrator
Attachments
cc: Debbie deBesche
Rick Ensdorff
SullvanHyes
IE
June 11, 1986
Ms. Elaine Kleckner
City of Fort Collins
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CC 80522
Dear Elaine:
Pursuant to your letter of May 6, 1986, I would like to clarify the
specific nature of all submittals we have made in order to comply for
re -processing for final approval by the Planning and Zoning Board.
1. Development Agreement -- The Development Agreement has been
redrafted under Bonnie Tripoli's supervision and approval.
It has been submitted signed by all parties of interest.
2. Holter Easement -- The 480 square feet easement required to
facilitate the construction of Pavilion Lane has been signed
by George Holter and has been submitted.
3. Sunrise Center and Alma West Easement -- Both of these
easements were previously submitted. However, they were
lost or misplaced somewhere along the line. They have been
re -submitted.
4. Fort Collins Retail Center Plat -- This document has been
revised with the direction of the City Manager's office to
reflect the future ownership. The reason for this is that
it significantly reduces the complexity of problems with
dedication and objections the current landowners did not
want to deal with. The signature of the attorney certifying
ownership obviously cannot take place until we close on the
ground. As I had mentioned to you in our previous conversation,
we are not able to close on the ground until we can provide
documentation to our lender that we have final approval on the
zoning.
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Ms. Elaine Kleckner
Page 2
June 11, 1986
5. Griffith, Brown, Middle & Fort Collins Assemblage Easement --
The easements to provide for transition for the relocation
of the irrigation ditch through the property and the improvement
to the ditch downstream of the development have been submitted.
All signatures required have been provided. As you know, we
were unable to obtain Mr. Brown's signature due to his
unfortunate death. Mr. Brown's wife has, however, signed.
6. Troutman Parkway Plans -- These drawings have been submitted
and have been approved.
7. Tri-Party Ditch Agreement -- This executed document was
submitted to Mr. Paul Eckman April 30, 1986.
It is my express understanding that this completes all the necessary
documentation required by the City. This project, as we are all aware,
has been a more than difficult puzzle to piece together. I would like to
thank you for the? patience and tolerance you and other members of staff
have demonstrated through this process. It has made a significant
difference in our ability to accomplish this task.
Vfr$ truly yours,
SVL4IVAN AY�S COMPANIES
.- uame -t. u nson
Vic reside t Development
JEJ/js
VIA ZAP MAIL -- FEDERAL EXPRESS
March 6, 1987
Mr. Kelly Ohlson, Mayor
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO. 80522
Dear Mr. Ohlson:
On behalf of the other signatories, I herewith submit for your
consideration the attached Petition from Keil Ingestment
Brokerage,Inc., residents of Andersonville and Fort' Collins
Business Center, Ltd. partnership.
With this Petition we are requesting the City of Fort Collins to
give priority to, and budget for, the installation of the Lemay
Avenue extension around the east side of Andersonville.
We request the City Council's consideration of this matter
and look forward to a favorable decision.
T. Gregory,
Collins Bus
ral Paxltner 1
s C@RjAer, Lt
cc: Steve Burkett,-fify Manager
Mike Davis, Dev.Services Dir.
Tom Peterson,Planning Director
Ken Waido, Planning Dept. e
Gary Diede, City Engineer;
Rick Ensdorff, City Traffic Eng.
- Bob Wilk :in'son,-Planning'Dept.
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PETITION
March 6, 1987
The undersigned are owners of property in Andersonville and the
residential and industrial portions of Fort Collins Business Center. It
is the desire of the property owners of land lying to the east of
Andersonville to develop their respective parcels. In order to serve the
well being of Andersonville residents as well as to achieve optimum land
development for the property to the east of Andersonville it is necessary
to construct the proposed new alignment of Lemay Avenue around
Andersonville. Consideration of the need for this street goes beyond the
immediate vicinity of Andersonville as the need for smooth traffic flow
through this area affects all residents to the north of Andersonville.
Construction of the new Lemay Avenue alignment is important for a major
portion of northeast Fort Collins.
The owners of the 10.7 acre parcel of residential land lying
immediately to the east of Andersonville wish to proceed with a P.U.D.
plan for the development of this property. Meetings with residents of
Andersonville subsequent to the neighborhood meeting held December 9, 1986
reveal that, in principal, Andersonville residents support the concept of
a low cost, single family development on the subject parcel, however, they
would prefer to have the new Lemay Ave. installed to accomodate the
increased traffic which will result from the new residential area.
Residents of Andersonville have complained that traffic along the
current alignment of Lemay Ave. (9th St.) has reached intollerable levels
and is negatively impacting their quality of life. Traffic backs up at
the railroad and Vine Dr, intersection and during peak traffic times it is
extremely difficult to make a left turn out of Andersonville to go south
on 9th St. Further, the exhaust fumes from the heavy 9th St. traffic has
caused a notable deterioration of the air quality in this area.
Andersonville residents need the new Lemay Ave. alignment now. Any
further development in the area or to the north will only make this bad
situation worse.
The owners of the residential parcel, on the other hand, wish to
develop a quality, low cost, single family residential neighborhood on
it's parcel which will enhance the area by increasing real estate values
as well as building the tax base for the City of Fort Collins. The owners
and future developers of this property wish to work closely with
Andersonville residents to achieve an improved quality of life for all
concerned.
In the fall of 1986 the 60 acres of land lying to the east of
Andersonville were annexed into the City of Fort Collins and the right of
way for the new Lemay Avenue within this parcel is in the process of being
deeded to the City. The undersigned believe that now is the time for the
City of Fort Collins to give the construction of this planned street a
high priority and we herewith petition the City to allocate funds in the
budget and schedule the installation of new Lemay Ave.
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Colorado limited partnership.
By: Day, Peters 6 Co., a Colorado
limited partnership.
By: Rg�,,Inc., a Colorado Corporation.
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January 23, 1986
Alma West
Sunrise Center Partnership
Bruce L. Cason
Stephen D. Johnson
East Side Venture, Ltd.
Ft. Collins Assemblage, Ltd.
Super Block Holding
c/o Troutman Partnership
1600 Stout. Street, Suite 1800
Denver, CO 80202
Re: Ft. Collins retail center subdivision plat, site plan
and development agreement (which document shall herein-
after be collectively referred to as the "PUD") as
executed by the above named addressees (the "Addressees")
Dear Sirs and Madam:
On Monday, January 27, 1986 the Planning and Zoning
Board for the City of Ft. Collins, Colorado (the "City")
will consider final approval of the above referencedPUD.
The City acknowledges that execution by the Addressees of
the PUD documents is a necessary prerequisite to such final
approval by the City, but that the Addressees do not intend
to develop their respective portions of the real property
subject to the PUD (the "Property"); rather, the Addressees
intend to sell their respective portions of the Property to
Troutman Partnership (the "Developer") who shall in turn
develop the Property pursuant to the PUD. The City further
acknowledges that execution of the PUD documents by the
Addressees may legally bind some or all of them to development
and/or dedication obligations, which obligations should not
accrue to Addressees, but rather to Developer after Developer
receives fee title to the Property.
Therefore, this letter shall serve as the City's under-
taking to the Addressees that, in the event the Developer
does not acquire fee title to all of the Property prior to
the 45th day following the City's final approval of the PUD,
that such final approval shall be rescinded and the PUD
documents executed by Addressees shall be destroyed and all
obligations of Addressees pursuant to said PUD documents
shall be null and void and of no further force and effect.
The City acknowledges that the Addressees may rely upon this
letter to induce their execution of the PUD documents.
SullivanHayes
C 0 M P A N I E S
June 11, 1987
Mr. Rick Ensdorff
Traffic Engineering Department
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: The Pavilion, Fort Collins, Colorado
Dear Rick:
SFCEIVED
JUN! 4 51987
PLANNING
UPARTMENT
There have been numerous conversations regarding the site access for the above
construction traffic. I have had several conversations with Mike Hertzig and
the site superintendent has had numerous conversations with your field
representatives. I would like to confirm the directions we have been given to
date.
We have been told that the City of Fort Collins would prefer that the
construction traffic access the site from JFK Parkway off of Harmony Road
rather than from College Avenue via Boardwalk. Trucks are then to enter the
site via Troutman Parkway off of JFK Parkway. Trucks are prohibited from full
use of the intersection at JFK Parkway and Troutman Parkway due to the limited
capacity of the bridge at the storm water crossing. We have also been told
that the City will provide signage indicating maximum load levels acceptable on
this portion of the roadway.
We have a concern that the roadways, that are being recommended for access by
the City of Fort Collins, are sufficient to withstand the traffic being
proposed. We are also concerned whether the roadways are sufficient for the
future delivery traffic that is anticipated for the shopping center.
Your review of these concerns, and your written confirmation of the direction
we are to take will be greatly appreciated. Please call if I can be of any
assistance in providing any additional information toward or your decision.
Best regards,
Donald Casper .
Director of Construction
do/bn
cc: Jack Knopinski, Saunders Construction
Dick Fullerton, Saunders Construction
Mike Hertzig, City of Fort Collins, Planning Department
Jim Newell, City of Fort Collins, Planning Department
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P.O. BOX 22356
DENVER, COLORADO 80222
June 12, 1987
Mr. Mark Goldrich
Schmidt Earth Builders
621 Sherry Drive
Ft. Collins, Colorado 80524
6950 S. JORDAN ROAD
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Re: Ft. Collins Retail Center
Dear Mark:
(303)699-9000
It has come to our attention that the sanitary sewer manholes furnished
by Aguilar Concrete Products are not acceptable to the City of Ft.
Collins Engineering Department. This problem was discussed during our
meeting of June 11, 1987 and resolved as noted in the minutes of the
meeting. After the meeting, Steve Biegler, Engineering Construction
inspector, visited the site and delivered a memorandum dated June 10,
1987 whichaddressed this problem. A copy of this memorandum is
enclosed.
Saunders Construction must insist that only first class materials be
utilized in the construction of this project. Inferior products or
workmanship will not be tolerated or accepted.
We are greatly concerned that this problem will have a detrimental
impact to our schedule. Due to the fast track nature of the project
schedule, we cannot allow this situation to create any delays. We
must insist that Schmidt make the necessary corrections promptly and
provide additional crews or work all overtime as necessary to correct
this occurence, and to maintain the schedule.
Should you have any problems complying with the instructions of the
City of Ft. Collins or in maintaining the schedule, please advise me
immediately.
Sincerely,
Jace�_Xr�4 -
nski
Project Manager
JK:cyt
CC: Don Casper
Steve Biegler
Stan Myers
Bill Greer
June 19, 1987
Mr. Mike Herzig
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: The Pavilion, Fort Collins, Colorado
Dear Mike:
JUN 2 41987
PLANNIN%a
pr?ASWEN.i
This serves to confirm my conversations with you and Rick Ensdorff regarding
the construction access to the above project. The following facts were
confirmed:
1. The City of Fort Collins prefers that construction access to the
site be restricted to Harmony Road, Boardwalk Avenue, JFK Parkway, and
the eastern portion of Troutman Parkway adjacent to the site. These
roadways are designed to withstand the 35 to 40 ton weight loads of
the construction vehicles. Any "unusual" damage to the roadway due to
rapid deceleration or turning of vehicles while fully loaded will be
the responsibility of that subcontractor. Any failure of the roadway
under normal use would be considered the City of Fort Collins'
responsibility..
2. Construction traffic exceeding 17 tons is prohibited from
crossing over the ditch crossing at the intersection of Troutman and
JFK Parkway.
3. The sign that is currently posted at the intersection of
Boardwalk and JFK Parkway, which stipulates a 17 ton maximum load,
will be relocated to the northeast corner of Troutman and JFK
Parkway. This will mitigate any confusion as to the accessibility of
the site from JFK Parkway.
4. An access permit will be required from the Colorado Division of
Highways prior, to any acc ss to College Avenue other than light
vehicle. Z;,v Ap
Thank you for your assistance in clarifying this issue.
Bregds,
Donald Cas r
Director of Construction
do/bne
cc: Rick Ensdorff
Jack Knopinski
Dick Fullerton
Bill Greer
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July 22, 1987
Mr. Mike Davis
Director of Developmept Services
City of Fort Collins
300 LaPorte
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Mr. Davis:
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
I am writing you this letter as a result of my continued frustration with
the City of Fort Collins. Currently, there are two issues before me that
have created a great many problems for our project at College and
Troutman, known as The Pavilion. They are, the increase in the street
oversizing fees and the Heart Special Improvement District boundary
amendment.
I would first like to address the street oversizing fee issue. When we
submitted our zoning for approval by the P & Z Board, the street
oversizing fees were approximately $5,000 per acre. Because of the
numerous delays to gain final approval, in which we had no control over,
we were, in my opinion, penalized with an additional $8,000 per acre in
street oversizing fees. We were informed that the street oversizing fund,
if you will, was suffering and this was a necessary measure. This
resulted in approximately $140,000 in additional fees which will be
required to pay the City.
When we recently pulled our building permit, we were informed that the
fees had increased again and that we would be required to pay an
additional $20,000 on top of the $140,000 we were already required to
pay. I find this not only outrageous, but terribly irresponsible on
behalf of the City. We were never informed that the fees had been
increased again and we feel it is the City's responsibility to inform
developers, who have projects submitted to the City for approval, about
fee increases.
As you are aware, we all have budgets which we must abide by. An increase
of $160,000 over the original budget is a devastating one. I am
requesting an abatement of some sort be considered by the Staff and City
Council.
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July 22, 1987
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Secondly, and even more alarming, is the issue concerning the Heart
Special Improvement District. The property which we purchased for the
development is split by the Heart SID. It has been our intention from day
one to incorporate the land within the development, yet outside the
District boundaries, into the district. Enclosed is a map illustrating
this.
Prior to closing, I had a meeting with Steve Roy and Matt Baker to discuss
this issue, along with a potential problem we had concerning the State.
During that meeting, we had a conference call with our attorney, Matt
Gordon, to make sure we were covering all of our bases for the closing.
As a result of this meeting, Matt Gordon and I had an expressed
understanding that amending the district boundaries would not be a
problem. We therefore, conveyed this to our lender and proceeded with our
closing. Since that time, the City has reviewed its position and informed
us that their interpretation of the code does not allow this proposed
amendment.
We proceeded with our closing with reasonably reliance from the City that
this was not going to be a problem. I might add, that many conversations
with regard to this boundary amendment had been discussed with staff prior
to my meeting with Mr. Roy and Mr. Baker and never was there a mention of
a potential problem. We have spent a significant amount of time and
thousands of dollars in attorney's fees as a result of this situation.
The solutions that we have presented to the staff are reasonable and
extremely beneficial to bond holders, the District and the City. The
staff's reluctance to move in a more expeditious manner to resolve this
issue is confusing at best considering the extreme urgency of this matter.
For the most part, I have enjoyed the working relationship I have with the
City of Fort Collins. Certainly without the help of a few dedicated staff
people, such as Linda Hopkins, this project would have never happened.
However, the problems I have described in this letter seem to be typical
throughout my experience with this project in the city. This does not
shed a very bright light for our continued motivation to do business in
Fort Collins.
pe you will consider my concerns as warranted and will take the
opriate action as soon as possible. I would welcome the opportunity
,pet with you to discuss this further.
Vetyj�truly yours,
-�JamE. Johnson
Vice resident: - Development
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DIP: July 28, 1987
TO: John. Huisjen, City Attorney
FM: James M. Davis, Director of Development Services /<
Attached is a memo from Matt Baker and a letter from Mr. James E. Johnson,
Vice President for Development with the Sullivan Hayes Companies. Mr.
Johnson alleges that the passage of time, unnecessary delays, and
misinformation from public officials have cost his company $140,000 in
additional, unbudgeted development fees associated with the subject AID.
He also asserts that staff made certain representations regarding the Heart
SID that have caused "...significant amount of time and thousands of
dollars in attorney's fees..."
Mr. Johnson has asked this office to intercede and set the record straight.
Matt Baker's memo of July 24, 1987, attempts to respond to Mr. Johnson's
concern.
Please review the contents of this correspondence and advise as to the most
appropriate response that should come from the City.
We appreciate your assistance in this regard. I will be out of the office
until August 3, 1987. Let's discuss this when I return.
Attachments
cc: Gary Diede
Matt Baker
Steve Roy
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 24, 1987
TO: Mike Davis, Director of Development Services
THRU: Gary Diede, Director of Engineering
FROM: Matt Baker, SID Coordinator
RE: Attached letter from James Johnson
It has been one year since the street oversizing fee was significantly
raised by Council action. It has been 7 months since the fees were raised
to their current levels.
Notices were sent to all developers of record and all contractors of record
when the fees were originally increased in July of 1986.
Since that original notice, a 4% increase in the fee was requested by staff
and approved by Council, to cover the costs of inflation. This inflation
was calculated by difference in unit prices the City paid out for street
oversizing reimbursements in 1985 and 1986. This increase was only an
adjustment for inflation and a massive mailing of notices was not
undertaken. All legal notice requirements were met.
On a commercial property of this size, the inflation rate increase would
add approximately $5,600 to the street oversizing fee, not $20,000 as Mr.
Johnson states.
Staff indicates that the two year delay of the project was directly under
the control of Sullivan -Hayes. It is their responsibility to meet City
requirements for approval of their project. It is not the City's
responsibility to obtain street, storm drainage, and utility easements for
developers.
Development fees are due at building permit issuance by Code. The
developer was well aware of street oversizing fees when he submitted for
approval, yet he comes in for a permit after two years without obtaining
new estimates.
On the second issue regarding the Heart S.I.D., I attended a meeting with
Mr. Johnson and a conference call with his attorney. At the time,
Sullivan -Hayes were trying to close on the property and had become
concerned about a State Easement and obtaining a reallocation to remove the
assessment against the proposed easement upon dedication of the State. we
discussed this problem in detail for one and one-half hours. At the very
end of this meeting, Mr. Johnson mentioned they were also thinking about
this change in district boundaries. At that time, I indicated that
changing boundaries is a "difficult if not impossible thing to accomplish,
requiring Council action".
That mention of changing district boundaries was the only contact I had
with Mr. Johnson on that subject. I do not understand how Mr. Johnson
could call that reasonable reliance from the City. I never was involved in
"many conversations with regard to this boundary amendment" that Mr.
Johnson claims.
My opinion has been that the ordinances prohibit boundary changes in a
district after construction of the improvements are complete (Chapter
16-9).
I have since been involved with discussions between Steve Roy and
Sullivan -Hayes' attorney regarding changes to the ordinance to allow
boundary changes in Special Improvement Districts. Although I agree that
boundary changes could be beneficial in some circumstances if done prior to
the assessing ordinance of a district, I have serious reservations about
changing the district after assessment.
1. If the new assessment or boundary is challenged and deemed illegal or
delayed in court, the City may lose the assessment for an entire district.
At best in this situation, it would involve many months of staff time to
re -assess a district with the City paying on the bonds until this could be
accomplished. At worst, the City would become liable to retire the bonds
out of other revenues. Although the risk is small, it becomes
significantly greater as properties develop and more and more property
owners become involved.
2. The addition of new property in a district after assessment may change
the assessments for all properties in the district. How to allocate a new
assessment over properties who have made partial payments and those that
have not made any payment would be complex at best. This would become
exceedingly complex as properties subdivide.
3. The legal issue of benefit to the property was a concern of John
Huisjen which I do not feel has been addressed. I think this is a major
criteria for any change in district boundaries, before or after assessment.
4. Changing district boundaries would be an option that a developer would
have to remove a parcel of property from a district. This would allow a
developer to sell off a portion of his property without paying off the
assessment, and "load up" the remaining properties with the full burden of
the assessment.
5. Any change in district boundaries after assessment would
administratively be the equivalent of creating a new district. This is a
complex process requiring much staff time. This type of change could be
repeated on a district year after year as properties develop.
In summary of these points, I cannot recommend changing district boundaries
if it puts the City in any risk, however minimal. The consequences of
losing the assessment on a district would seriously jeopardize the City's
financial standing.
I have not received a written opinion from the City's bond counsel
regarding this issue, and would recommend delaying any decision until then.
Even if the changes to Ordinance 16-9 are deemed appropriate and taken to
Council for approval, I would not recommend any changes to the Heart S.I.D.
Even though this development will add security to the district, by
increasing the land value, the district has sufficient land value already
or would not have been formed initially. Also, the benefit to the
additional properties proposed to be included, is not clear.
The main reason that this boundary change is being requested is so that the
S.I.D. assessment can be reallocated over the entire shopping center as a
common area fee. This could be accomplished by a private agreement or the
lease agreement, and not through a change in the district boundaries. I
would suggest. that Sullivan -Hayes renegotiate their own leases rather than
ask the City to take on the task of re -opening a completed Special
Improvement District.
Attachment
January 23, 1986
Page Two
By its execution of this letter, Developer acknowledges
that, in the event Developer fails to acquire fee title to
all of the Property prior to the 45th day following the
City's final approval of the PUD, that the City may take all
appropriate and necessary action to rescind its approval of
the PUD and remand the PUD approval process back to the
preliminary PUD approval existing prior to January 27, 1986.
The Developer further acknowledges that such approval rescission
may be taken by the City, or any agency thereof, without any
cooperation, permission or other participation of Developer.
THE CITY OF FT. COLLINS, COLORADO,
a municipal corporation
By
Acting Community IreveloPment Director
ATTEST:
4b�� City C TROUTMAN PARTNERSHIP, a Colorado
general partnership
By:
John dward Hayes, II
Genitral Partner
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August 24, 1987
Mr. Jim Newell
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80552
RE: The Pavilion
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dear Jim:
AUG 2 6 1987
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
This serves to confirm our conversation on August 18, 1987 regarding the
extension of sanitary sewer main in Troutman Parkway to the Strickfaden
property to the north. We are extending the eight inch sanitary sewer line
from the existing man hole in Troutman Parkway to the property line with the
understanding that. the City of Fort Collins will require the property owner to
utilize this facility upon future development. The cost of the manhole and the
sanitary sewer main extension shall be reimbursed to Troutman Partnership by
the property owner north of Troutman Parkway pursuant to Chapter 112 of the
City of Fort Collins' ordinances upon development of the property.
The installation of the line will begin immediately in order to preceed the
asphalt pavement which is scheduled for Tuesday of this week.
Please call immediately if you have any comments regarding the above.
Best regards,
SULLIVAN HAYES COMPANIES
Don Casper
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C U M P A N I If S
August 24, 1987 AUG 26 1987
Mr. Jim Newell PLANNING
City of Fort Collins DEPARTMIENT
Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80552
RE: The Pavilion
Fort Collins
Dear Jim:
This serves to document our conversation on August 20, 1987 regarding the
installation of the accel/decel lane at College Avenue. Pursuant to our
conversation, and my telephone conversation with Mr. Dean Yost with the
Colorado Division of Highways, I am directing our contractor to proceed with
the demolition of the existing curb and installation of new curb work and
accel/decel lane. The work will be completed in accordance with the Colorado
Division of Highways' requirements and the City of Fort Collins' requirements,
with the exception of the top lift of asphalt which will be delayed until the
existing power and telephone poles can be removed. On completion of the
telephone service relocation, the poles will be pulled, the holes will be
patched, and the top lift of asphalt will be completed. Lighted barricades
will be provided during all phases of construction and until the completion of
work and acceptance by the City of Fort Collins.
Please indicate your acceptance of the above information by signing in the
space provided below and remitting one copy to our office. Acceptance of the
above information does not constitute responsibility or liability for
maintenance of the barricades during the construction phases and until the
acceptance of the final improvements.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Best regards,
SULLIVAN,HAYES COMPANIES
D3Fi�Casper�h 1 ig
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cc: Dean Yost, Colorado Division of Highways
Jack Knopinski/Saunders Construction �.
APPROVED, READ and ACCEPTED this day of August, 1981
By:
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 28, 1987
TO: Mike Herzig
FROM: Steve Biegler `7
RE: Right -of -Way
This is to inform you that Bill Greer, Job Superintendent
at the Fort Collins Retail Center representing Saunders
Construction Company, was notified September 8, 1987 that
the property belonging to a Mr. Holter at the SE corner of
Pavilion and College Avenue was not dedicated as City right-
of-way and not to trespass. This message was repeated to
Mr. Greer again the following week.
RMINC
Engineering Consultants
2900 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
303/226-4955
October 22, 1987
Mike Herzig
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
RE: DRAINAGE OF HOLTER SITE SOUTH OF PAVILION LANE
Dear Mike:
Attached are the meeting minutes and proposed sketch of the storm
drain extension we discussed with George Holter on April 21. As
per his request the invert of the storm drain extension will be
stubbed out as low as possible with the inlet invert elevation
set at 26.00. It should be clarified with Mr. Holter that future
developed flows entering this pipe must be detained. It should
also be clarified that detained flows should be allowed only from
the southern offsite area (see Attached Exhibit A). The storm
drain pipe system in Pavilion Avenue is not designed to handle
any detained flows south of the southern offsite area shown in
Exhibit A. The southern offsite area will now be drained at two
low points, rather than one as originally designed.
I trust this letter clarifies the present and future impacts of
the proposed storm drain extension.
Sincerely,
RBD, Inc.
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Stan A. Myers, P.E.
cc: Susan Hayes
Don Casper
Other Offices Vail. Colorado 303/476-6340 • Colorado Springs, Colorado 3031574-3504
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
I7P: November 6, 1987
TO: City Council Members
TIUU: Steven C. Burkett, City Manager/ /LX,_
FM: James M. Davis, Director of Development Services
RE: Pavilion PUD and &dnent Domain Issue
The following is in response to Council's request for more information
regarding (wilding permits issued for the Pavilion PUD with an outstanding
P & Z Board condition having not been met, and the need for eminent domain
action to secure an easement. The request of eminent domain consideration
came to Council only after extremely lengthy and arduous negotiations
between the two developers and, ultimately, in the interest of public
safety, between the City and the property owner. Preliminary development
of the Fort Collins Retail PUD was complicated by the number of property
owners (including the State) required to be assembled for any viable
project in the South College Super -Block Area. Since July 1985, staff has
worked as a facilitator, coordinating meetings, researching and providing
information on issues of traffic, access, and drainage. The primary
purpose of the staff work was to help resolve issues critical to the City
and not specifically to benefit any one developer. Consequently, staff
worked diligently to address the concerns of both the developer and the
involved adjacent property owners.
Staff advises that by April 1, 1986, negotiations between the owners of the
Pavilion and Mr. George Holter for the land area needed for the curb
return, had taken the form of a draft agreement. All parties were pursuing
the resolution in good faith and there was every expectation that the
matter would be concluded.
The plans were approved by P & Z with a number of conditions. The plat was
recorded with all signatures and required an off -site drainage easement.
The plat noted that the curb return easement would be dedicated by the
adjacent owner. There was no Engineering hold placed on the permit. The
Building Inspection Department issued a permit for a recorded and approved
plan. Given the negotiation progress and apparent timely resolution, no
hold was issued on the permit.
As indicated at the Council meeting, between issuance of the building
permit and this date, Mr. Holter added the granting of the easement, a
matter involving a claim against the City for costs he incurred to defend
against a Public Service Company condemnation of property he owns near the
Anheuser-Busch plant. The claim has been denied by the City's insurance
carrier and Mr. Holter has indicated his intention to sue the City unless
this issue can. be resolved with the Pavilion PUD and the need for land to
accommodate the curb return.
Staff has grappled with this issue for over 18 months. The strategy
brought to the. Council Tuesday night was to use the threat of condemnation
as a way of breaking the log jam and, hopefully, resolving the Pavilion
issue; while recognizing the unrelated, outstanding claim can be resolved
through separate legal procedures.
An agreement pending between the developers of Pavilion and Mr. Holter
provided for a curbcut, water and sewer lines, and storm drainage
improvements extended to the Holter property, at his request, presumably
for his future! use. These improvements were installed by the developer of
the Pavilion PUD in exchange for the dedication of the curb return
right-of-way to the City. This agreement also limited Mr. Holter's repay
obligation from the standard one-half of the cost to construct the subject
street and utility extensions to approximately $10,000. Should the City
condemn Mr. Holter's property, the pending agreement between the developers
of the Pavilion and Mr. Holter will become moot and Mr. Holter could become
responsible to repay the Pavilion developers for one-half the cost to
construct the street, assuming Mr. Holter were to use the curbcut and
utility lines. Given this agreement, Holter got a "good deal" and has had
an incentive to dedicate the property. However, he is now attempting to
resolve other issues with the City.
As a developer himself, Holter has now brought forward every concern he has
had with the City on his own developments over the years. Staff has worked
to resolve a number of these issues including access approval with the
State for his property on the west side of College, and has negotiated
requirements for traffic studies for his development proposals. In each
case, these issues have been tied to the resolution of the Pavilion
easement. These other issues were resolved to Holter's satisfaction. The
A-B utility corridor easement had been denied by the city's insurance claim
process and a proposed cash settlement is again attached to the Pavilion
Staff continues to negotiate with Mr. Holter for the dedication of the
easement.
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DENVER, COLORADO 80222 ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
October 19, 1987
Mr, Steve Siegler
City of Fart Collins
Public Works Department
300 La Porte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Re: The Pavilion
Dear Steve.:
This letter shall confirm our verbal estimate regarding the valuation
of the off -site work yet to be completed for The Pavilion.
Troutman Parkway, final asphalt lift - 5,444 SY $16,200.00
Collec[e Avenue decelleration lane - 667 SY 9,000.00
Pavilion Lane, final asphalt lift - 2,600 SY 7,800.00
City sidewalk on College Avenue - 1,120 SF 2,000.00
TOTAL $35,000.00
This is the work that Saunders Construction shall provide to Sullivan -
Hayes, however, does not include landscaping or sprinkler work which
is not in our contract.
Should you have any questions or need any additional information,
please advise.
Sincerely,
SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Jac Knopinski
Project Manager
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cc: Don Casper
January 19, 1988
Mr. Dave Stringer
Engineering Department
Fort Collins Water and Sewer
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80552
Re: The Pavilion Shopping Center
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dear Dave:
Pursuant to our telephone conversation of this date, I am requesting a final
acceptance of the improvements at the above project. The areas of particular
concern are the roadway improvements at Troutman Parkway, College Avenue, and
Pavilion Lane. I am also concerned about verification that the water main
improvements have been satisfactorily completed.
Please send the information to Sullivan Hayes Companies, Attention: Mr. Bob
Boxwell at the address below, and copy to my attention at P.O. Box 37402, Denver,
Colorado, 80237.
Thank you.
B
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regards,
Donald (Caspe—
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Sullivan ayes
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March 10, 1988
Strickfaden Associates
3600 S. Beeler Street
Suite 220
Denver, CO 80237
Attn: William K. Strickfaden
RE: Pavilion S.0 / Troutman Parkway
Ft. Collins, CO
Dear Bill:
By Messenger
Confirming our conversation on site of 3/3/88, we will install the following im-
provements to assure access to your properties.
1. Troutman Parkway: we will complete the drive pan currently across from our
north egress. additionally we will install a similar structure immediately north
of our egress at the rear of the center which also services the new National Car
Rental facility.
2. Pavilion Lane: we will install a depressed curb type access on the extreme S.E.
corner of Pavilion to allow access to your property. This will match the existing
access servicing Holter'sproperty to the west.
As agreed, upon completion of these improvements, you will expedite processing of the
paperwork necessary for the dedication of Troutman Parkway. as you know, this is im-
perative in my requirements with the City; your prompt attention will be greatly app-
reciated.
I am enclosing drawings showing the location of the above described improvements for
your reference. We anticipate completion of this work, weather permitting, no later
than 3/15/88. I will contact you and Mike Herzig to schedule an inspection for the
purpose of expediting the process.
In regards to the joint access to both Holter's property and yours off of Pavilion,
I have been unable to reach Mr. Holter. The idea, however, is an extra expense that
I cannot bear. We will have provided all agreed upon access improvements with the com-
pletion of the above detailed items. Should you and Mr. Holter arrive at a mutually
agreeable means of modification to the existing access, I would be glad to refer you
to people who could performthe work for you.
Bill, your cooperation and assistance is appreciated, if I may be of further assistance
do not hesitate to contact me.
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PLANNING DIVISION
February 5, 1986
MEMORANDUM
TO: Rich Shannon, Interim City Manager
FROM: Linda Hopkins, Acting Community Development Director
RE: Fort Collins Retail Center
The attached letter and section of a map depict another problem facing Jim
Johnson and the Sullivan -Hayes firm related to the development of the Fort
Collins Retail Center.
The P & Z approval was conditioned upon S-H obtaining all the property and
easements within the 45 day period. From my discussions with Mr. Johnson, I
know that they are working to accomplish that, but the property owners are
making it very, very difficult. Mr. Holter, the property owner to the
south, would not agree to have the normal split of right-of-way for
Pavilion Street on his property which caused redesign of Pavilion Street
during the project review. The entire street right-of-way is on the S-H
property, except: for a small easement for the curb return. Mr. Holter has
informed S-H that he would agree to allow that easement under some very
stringent conditions, which the attached letter outlines. The most costly
and, in my mind„ unreasonable condition is (c) - which releases Holter from
paying the standard re -pay to the developer of the adjacent street. The
street would clearly benefit him, and at such time that he wanted to
improve his property or get another point of access, the re -pay agreement
would have in the standard situation be in place and Holter would then
reimburse S-H approximately $40,000.
Given the S-H efforts to date - redesigning the street, and moving the
building alignment further into the site, to maintain the desired setback -
another change to the street design seems unreasonable. Jim Johnson is
asking that the City use it's powers of condemnation to secure the
easement. S-H would pay the entire land costs, (estimated at $2800 for the
full 480 feet) plus fees, and staff time. The financial benefit is obvious
to them, but the question is this an appropriate use of condemnation
powers.
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. PLANNING DEPARTMENT
April 4, 1988
Mr. Bob Boxwcll
Vice President of Construction
Sullivan and Hayes Companies
1800 Hudson's Bav Centre
1600 Stout Street
Deliver, CO. 80202
KF.: Pavilion Shopping Center
Dear Mr. Boxwcll:
Mr, Don Casper asked that the City of Fort Collins supply information regard-
ing the improvements required for a bus stop on Troutman Parkway. It will be
recalled that the bus stop was originally intended to be placed internally within
the Pavilion but this option was dropped after objections by one of the anchor
tenants.
As a result, it was decided that in lieu of internal service, bus service would be
handled on Troutman Parkway contingent upon an improved bus stop. Please
find enclosed a rough schematic which outlines what improvements would be
acceptable to both Transfort and the Planning Department.
Basically, the City
is asking
that the 10 foot wide concrete walk exiting
the
Center be extended
from behind
the existing 5 foot wide public sidewalk,
all
the waa to the back
of the existing curb along Troutman Park�hay. Within
this
10 foot wide concrete
walk,
it is suggested that a 3 foot area remain flat
for
relocation of the existing
bus
bench, a 3 foot area be used as transition, and
4
feet be devoted to a
standard
handicap ramp. This ramp will line up across
the
street with a future
bus stop
also featuring a ramp.
The ramp may feature either a vertical curb or a flared curb on the west side.
'file final design would be your option.
There are no plantings in this area other than sod. There are two sprinkler
heads nearby as shown on the diagram. As best that can be determined, no
sprinkler heads would have to be relocated.
OFFICE Of DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES, PLANNING
300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6750
Page 2
Transfort will need a sign for the bus stop. Please assist in locating the
underground irrigation lines so the line is not damaged during sign installation.
The enclosed sketch is not intended to be a construction document but merely
an illustration of the extent of the improvements. Please call if there are any
questions or comments.
Sincerely,
T
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Ted Shepard
City Planner
cc: Ken Sylvester, Transfort
Mike Herzig, Development Coordinator
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May 5, 1988
City of Ft. Collins
Development Services
300 LaPorte Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Ft. Collins, CO. 80522
Attn: Steve Biegler
Engineering Construction Inspector
RE: Pavilion Retail Center
Dear Steve:
As requested, I researched the required area of hydro -seeding of the Larimer Ditch No.2.
My investigation showed the original parameters of seeding modified by change to the
P.U.D. and Landscape/Irrigation plans on 10/13/87. This was done by Pouw & Associates,
our Architect on the project.
I trust this will clarify your concerns; should you desire further assistance, do not
hesitate to contact me.
Cordially yours,
Dwight Boyles /
Construction Manager
cc: Bob Boxwell
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Engineering ConsuRants
2900 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
3031226-4955
June 20, 1988
Dwight Boyles
Sullivan -Hayes Company
303 16th Street, 3rd Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202
RE: VERIFICATION FOR THE POND AREAS AT
FORT COLLINS RETAIL CENTER
Dear Mr. Boyles:
We have completed the field spot elevations in the detention
areas; for the Fort Collins Retail Center. These spot elevations
confirmed that the construction of these detention areas provide
the required detention as specified in the drainage report for
this project.
Sincerely,
RBD, Inc.
Gary 7illAlanjdP.'
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Other Offices: Vail, Colorado 3031476-6340 • Colorado Springs, Colorado 3031574-3504
June 23, 1988
City of Fort Collins
Development Services - Engineering
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Attn: Steve Biegler
Engineering Construction Inspector
RE: Pavilion Shopping Center
Dear Steve:
As requested, enclosed please find documentation confirming the capacity of
detention ponds constructed on the above referenced property.
This should complete our requirements for verification type documents. I plan to
be able to schedule our last required repair work this next week. At that time,
I will notify you and request final inspection and acceptance.
Cordially yours,
Dwig�'�i
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Construction Manager
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cc: Bob Boxwell
September 28, 1988
City of Fort Collins
Development Services - Engineering
300 LaPorte Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Attn: Steve Biegler
KL: Paviiiuii Shuppiny Center
Dear Steve:
Upon review of our files, I do not find evidence of final acceptance of public
improvements on the above referenced property.
To the best of my knowledge, all items we had discussed have been completed. As
we are in need of closing the books on this project, please respond at your
earliest convenience so we may complete our required one year warranty period
without undue time lapse.
Your prompt assistance will be appreciated.
Cordially yours,
Dwigh Boyles
Construction Manager
cc: Bob Boxwell
I'd suggest that a redesign of the curb be investigated. There are some
difficulties because informal agreements with the State regarding access
points to the State Highway do not allow much design flexibility. The
whole situation is uncomfortable and I'm not sure how or if we ought to be
involved. I would appreciate your direction.
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Engineering Consultants
2900 South College Avenue
Fort Collins. Colorado 80525
3031226 4955
Octo')er 14, 1988
Susan Ilayes
City of Fort Collins
Storm Drainage Dept.
235 Mathews
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
RF: RETAIL SPACE PROPOSED ON PAD A OF THE FORT COLLINS RETAIL
CENTER P.U.D. a.k.a. THE PAVTIJ ON
Dear Susan
This letter's purpose is to clarify drainage impact of the
forementioned project. The area for Pad A was .included in the
original drainage report- done for the Port Collins Retail Center
P.U.D., dated September 4, 1985. A copy of the pertinent area of
Lhe drainage plan is attached.
The original layout included a driveway and teller window area.
This has now been eliminated with a parking area added along the
west. side of t_he proposed retail space. The overall change in
the site V' factor is insign1ficanL to t_he overall drainage plan
(see attached calculation).
The proposed use of pad site complies with the previously ap-
proved overall drainage plan for the Retail Center-.
The proposed improvements can therefore be built according to the
approved grading plan without changing the previous drainage
approach.
Sincerely,
RBD, Inc.
Stan A. Myers, P.E.
Oltrcr OfficesVail, Colorado 3031476-6310 • Colorado Springs, Colorado 303/574-3504
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September 8, 1989
Rick Richter
Office of Development Services
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
300 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE OF THE SOUND WAREHOUSE SITE
Dear Rick:
Please find attached the record drawing we are submitting of the
site improvements constructed at the Sound Warehouse site on Pad
A of the Pavilion. This information is the result of our site
survey of the finished construction. On the basis of this
information, we certify that the construction of these improve-
ments is in substantial compliance to the overall drainage plan
for this area. The owner is aware of a potential low level pond-
ing problem which could occur in the landscaped area immediately
north of the building pad. We have made recommendations to deal
with this problem and he is accepting responsibility to remedy
the situation. This problem, however, does not effect the site
substantial compliance to the Pavilion's drainage plan.
I trust this plan and letter will address your concerns.
Sincerely, \ /�
Stan A. Myers P.E.
cc: Dwight Boyles, Sullivan Hayes
105-008A
Other Offices: Vail, Colorado 303/476-6340 • Colorado Springs, Colorado (719) 598-4107
Engineering Consultants
2900 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
303/226-4955
September 12, 1989
Susan Hayes
Stormwater Utility Department
City of Fort Collins
235 Matthews
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE OF THE SOUND WAREHOUSE SITE
Dear Susan:
Please find attached the record drawing_we are submitting of the
site Im rovements constructed at the Sound Warehouse site on Pad
A of the Pavilion. This information is the result of our site
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survey of the finished construction. This survey revealed that
i ��,}�,r'the finish floor elevation of the pad site was constructed 0.5
feet below the design elevation or 30.00. It also showed that
11\ 3k(til areas of the parking lot were constructed from 0.6 feet above to
f;!rl 0.3 feet below the design elevations. These discrepancies from
the design plan, however, do not effect the ultimate drainage
patterns. On the basis of this information, we certify that the
construction of these improvements is in substantial compliance
to the overall drainage plan for this area.
The owner is aware of a potential low level ponding problem which
could occur in the landscaped area immediately north of the
building pad. This area will likely pond water in minor storms
with major storms draining toward Troutman Parkway. We have made
recommendations to deal with this problem including the installa-
tion of a curb cut and sidewalk culvert to drain to Troutman
Parkway. The owner is accepting responsibility to remedy the
situation. This problem, however, does not effect- the site sub-
stantial compliance to the Pavilion's drainage plan.
Other Offices: Vail, Colorado 3031476-6340 • Colorado Springs, Colorado (719) 598-4107
I trust this plan and letter will address your concerns.
Sincerely,
Stan A. Myers P
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FAX. 303,226-4971
June 11, 1992
Ms. Susan Duba Hayes
Stcrmwater Utility Dept.
City of Fort Collins
235 Mathews
Fort Collins, Co. 80522
RE: VERIFICATION OF DETENTION AND STORM DRAINAGE FACILITIES
APPLEBEE'S RESTAURANT
Dear Susan:
RBD Inc. has field surveyed the storm drainage improvements
indicated on the ApplebeeIs Restaurant Utility Plans. The attached
blueline reflects the field survey in the critical design area for
this site. I:n discussion with Don Tippen of Bevans Enterprises a
concrete pan will be installed joining the southern sidewalk chase
for the roof drain to the drainage pan along the south side of the
building. The concrete pan along the northern section of sidewalk
called for on the plans was eliminated by the owner but should not
effect the intent of the overall drainage plan. The survey shows
that the drainage swale have been constructed to comply with the
intent of the drainage plan and is within construction tolerances
of the design shown on the above referenced plans. Although
sections of the pan - were installed above the design elev t ons
adequate fall and freeboard are -available at the doorways..
I trust this letter addresses your needs and agrees with your
understanding to the status of the existing drainage improvements.
Sincerely, ,t`\m",.. R...
18?CO
Stan A. Myers P.E.
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cc: Don Tippen, Bevans Enterprises
Stephen A. Grove, Restaurant Concepts Inc. «v;
Other offices. Denver 303,458-5526 • Vail 303,476-6340 • Longmont 303,678-9584
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Engineering Department P a O
City of Fort Collins
March 2, 1993
Ms. Micki Elliot
Sullivan Hayes Companies
303 Sixteenth Street 3rd Floor
Denver, Co. 80202
Re: Pavilion Shopping Center
Fort Collins, Co.
Dear Ms. Elliot:
The intent of this is to inform Sullivan Hayes Companies that the
City has accepted the streets constructed as a condition for
development of the Fort Collins Retail Center, dba Pavilion
Shopping Center. Specifically, Troutman Parkway and Pavilion Lane
have been accepted for maintenance by the city.
If you need additional information please contact me at 221-6314 or
221-6605.
sincerely
David Stringer \
Chief Construction Inspector
cc:
Mike Herzig
Matt Baker
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6WU
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Esq.
0` teve Roy, Esq.
Office of the City Attorney
City of Ft. Collins
800 LaPorte Avenue
Ft. Collins, CO 80522
Re: "Development Agreement" for real property located at
the Southeast corner of College Avenue and Troutman
Parkway, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Gentlemen:
This farm represents Troutman Partnership, the potential
developer of the above -referenced property ("Developer"). As
you know, the State of Colorado, acting through the State
Board of Land Commissioners, has refused to execute the
Development: Agreement. The Board's rationale for this
refusal has centered on their unwillingness to commit the
State to the continuing obligation to construct onsite and
offsite improvements upon this development. The Board feels
that since the State will own only a small, undevelopable
portion of the subject property, and because the project
does not benefit the State in any direct manner, the State
has no reason to accrue this type of liability. Further,
the State would be the only signator to the Development
Agreement with any continuing liability.
In order to alleviate the State's concerns, the Developer,
in conjunction with the office of the Colorado Attorney
General, has suggested several alternatives. The Developer
has offered to indemnify the State from any liability pursuant
to the Development Agreement and has indicated its willingness